From: xberri@quark2.aero.org (Jason E. Berri)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: SCDX 2136
Date: 28 Jul 91 20:21:00 GMT
Organization: The Aerospace Corporation
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-b1
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:: SWEDEN CALLING DXERS ::
:: from Radio Sweden ::
:: Number 2136--July 16, 1991 ::
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Shortwave and other electronic media news from Radio Sweden.
This week's bulletin was written by George Wood.
Packet Radio BID SCDX2136
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RADIO SWEDEN--Radio Sweden plans to begin broadcasts over the Astra 1A
satellite, starting sometime this coming Spring. Broadcasts would include
relays of Swedish Radio's domestic programs, as well as Radio Sweden programs
in English, German, French, and Spanish.
Besides reaching European satellite dish owners, broadcasts would be aimed at
radio stations in Europe currently receiving Radio Sweden transcription
programs. Swedish programs would be intended as well for embassies, Swedish
companies, and hotels with many Swedish guests in the Mediterranean region.
Satellite broadcasting will mean a reorganization of Radio Sweden, and some
programming changes will be introduced with the upcoming Fall schedule.
A number of international broadcasters currently use satellite to Europe,
such as BBC World Service, VOA, Radio France, and Deutsche Welle. Radio
Sweden will be the first medium-sized shortwave broadcaster to begin regular
satellite broadcasting.
SATELLITE TELEVISION-EUROPE:
We had a report last time about a BBC 2 caption on the former Eurosport
transponder on the Astra 1A satellite, on 11.258 GHz. Last week a picture
appeared on that channel promising a new service would be beginning there
soon.
We still don't know what it will be, although one report on packet radio from
Germany suggests either the planned French RTL 2 service or the former East
German DFF (Deutscher Fernsehfunk)(or its new successor, Mitteldeutscher
Rundfunk).
A proposed British "adult" channel called After 12 has reportedly shown
interest in leasing a fulltime transponder on Astra 1B. ("Transponder"
magazine)
Turkey's TRT International has been broadcasting on the Eutelsat 2-F1
satellite, on the transponder at 11.181 GHz. There are daily 10 minute news
bulletins in English at 19:30 hrs and in German at 19:40. They sometimes
start a few minutes early. This week's English edition of Sweden Calling
DXers includes an interview with Semra Eren, one of the presenters of the
English newscast.
The launch of the Eutelsat 2-F3 satellite has been delayed until October at
the earliest. ("Transponder")
Meanwhile, the Olympus satellite has been drifting out of control, around 5
degrees a day, but began accepting commands from the Mission Recovery Team on
June 19th. By early July it had gone as far as 140 degrees East and is now
being controlled from Perth, Australia. The plan is to let it continue to
drift until it can be controlled by the American space agency NASA from
California. (Bo Eklind, Sweden)
German broadcasting authorities hope to turn the television section of an
American-founded radio station in Berlin into an international satellite TV
channel. Germany's 16 states have proposed merging RIAS-TV with the official
German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle. RIAS stands for "Radio in
the American Sector" and it was founded after World War II by US occupation
officials in Berlin. RIAS-TV was launched in 1988. Germany's states have also
proposed merging RIAS radio with Deutschlandfunk and the former East Berlin
state Deutschlandsender. (Reuters)
SATELLITE RADIO-EUROPE:
A new radio station has appeared on the RTL 4 transponder on the Astra 1A
satellite (11.391 GHZ). Called RTL 4 Radio, it uses the subcarriers at 7.74
and 7.92 MHz. Radio Luxembourg already uses two other subcarriers on this
transponder. Meanwhile, Sky Radio has appeared on the Sky Movies Plus
transponder (11.436 GHz) on 7.92 MHz. ("Transponder")
A radio signal has also appeared on the Astra 1B satellite. It's the German
service of Radio Luxembourg, and can be heard on the Tele-5 transponder
(11.523 GHz) on the subcarriers at 7.38 and 7.54 MHz. (Thomas Bergstam,
Sweden)
Another station, called Holland FM, is reported to be planning to broadcast
via Astra 1B. Nightime broadcasts are to be produced in Norway, and will also
be broadcast on the "Norwegian" Intelsat 5A-F12 (at 1 degree West). (Tom,
PA3ENJ, the Netherlands)
SATELLITE TV-NORTH AMERICA:
Telesat Canada says it's rescued the Anik E2 satellite, by spinning it to
deploy a jammed antenna. Launched on April 4th, the 200 milliondollar
satellite would have been useless without the antenna. (Reuters) Stations
using the Anik D1 satellite at 104.5 degrees West are to moving to E2 soon.
D-1 is expected to run out of steering gas by September. Meanwhile, on D-1,
the two transponders carrying relays of the Canadian House of Commons, in
English and French, are apparently being merged onto one channel, transponder
24, with sound on separate subcarriers. (Gary Bourgois via Internet, thanks
to Kauto Huopio)
On July 1st, NASA Select TV, operated by the American space agency on the
Satcom 2R satellite, transponder 13, expanded operations. Programming is now
in four hour blocks, repeated during the broadcast day. (Gary Bourgois)
SATELLITE RADIO-NORTH AMERICA:
Let's Talk Radio is a new program on the Spacenet 3 satellite (87 degrees
West), transponder 21, using the 6.2 MHz subcarrier. The first program
featured an interview with Bill Brown of "73" magazine, one of the USA's best
known amateur radio magazines. He's to be featured on Tuesdays, with a
program on shortwave radio on Sundays, Howard Walker, publisher of a magazine
for the satellite-TV hacker underground on Saturdays, along with Havanna
Moon, the well-known clandestine broadcast expert, computer features from
Gary Bourgois, and more. Ironically, users of the VC II descrambler will have
to bypass them to hear the program.(Gary Bourgois via Internet)
SATELLITE TELEVISION-ASIA:
The Cable News Network is facing problems with its feed to the Far East. The
Intelsat used by CNN in Asia is entering the final stage of its lifetime, and
signals are growing weaker. Analysts say that hotel guests, who account for
about one-third of the network's viewers in Asia, could notice a decline in
the quality of signals in the coming months.
The launch of a replacement Intelsat failed last year. CNN is faced with the
alternative of waiting until a new series of Intelsat satellites become
available in 1994, or switching to another satellite. The two possibilities
are the privately owned Asiasat or the Indonesian government's Palapa. CNN
says its talked with both organizations. The Hong Kong-based Hutchvision
holds exclusive broadcasting rights on Asiasat. It says it would be willing
to let CNN use the satellite, in exchange for rights to integrate CNN
programming into its planned satellite TV news channel, scheduled to begin by
the end of this year.
But Hutchvision's reliance on advertising would also mean a change in CNN's
subscription-based strategy as a primary revenue source.
The drawback to using Palapa, is that it only broadcasts to the southern
portions of the Asian-Pacific region. Most of CNN's Asian audience is in
Japan. (Dow Jones)
UNITED KINGDOM--The BBC is preparing to launch a permanent all-news radio
service, possibly in the run-up the general elections, which are expected
sometime next year. The channel is likely to be run on the lines of Radio 4
Gulf FM, the BBC all-news service set up during the Gulf War. However, it is
unlikely the new service would be broadcast on Radio 4's existing FM
frequency. ("Medium Wave News")
TELEVISION--Final approval has been received for "Cosmos TV", a wireless
cable business serving Moscow. A package of subscription TV channels will be
made available to 3.5 million households in the Soviet capital, beginning in
late August. The system will use the frequency band between 2.5 and 2.7 GHz.
(Dow Jones)
GLOBAL BEEPERS--The Japanese company NTT International says it is starting an
electronic pager system whose messages will cover the globe by satellite. The
system will be test-marketed in North America and Singapore in September.
(Reuters)
SHORTWAVE:
HONDURAS--Sani Radio, HRRI, has been observed on unannounced 6299 kHz at
12:00-16:00 hrs and from fade-in at 20:45 until sign-off at 24:00 hrs. The
statin previously operated on 4755 kHz, and announcements continue to mention
this frequency. (BBC Monitoring)
HUNGARY--Radio Budapest has reduced programming. BBC Monitoring has found the
following schedule. All broadcasts use 11910 and 9835 kHz, along with the
following extra frequencies:
00:00 hrs Hungarian 6025 kHz
02:00 hrs Enbglish 6110 kHz
12:00 hrs German (Sundays) 7220 kHz
17:00 hrs German 7220 or 6110 kHz
18:00 hrs Hungarian 6110 kHz
19:30 hrs German 6110 kHz
21:00 hrs English 6110 kHz
22:00 hrs Hungarian 15160 kHz
USSR--Radio Rodina and Radio Peace and Progress have gone off the air. Radio
Moscow says it funded these stations, and the staff have been offered jobs at
other Radio Moscow sections. Radio Moscow's World Service in Russian is now
on the air 20 hours day. (BBC Monitoring)
The commercial radio station in Volgorad, Radio Vedo, has announced at 16:00
hrs sign-on that it was broadcasting on shortwave 13710 and 11760 kHz.
Morning broadcasts on 5915 and 7125 kHz were also announced. BBC Monitoring
has confirmed only 13710 kHz. (BBC Monitoring)
UNOFFICIAL RADIO--The Voice of the People of Kurdistan has been heard on 4000
kHz for its transmission at 16:00 hrs. (BBC Monitoring)
PUBLICATIONS--We've received a very interesting satellite broadcasting
newsletter called "Transponder". It's published 24 times a year and is
available in the UK for GBP 39.60, in EC countries for GBP 60, and outside
Europe for GBP 75. The address is: Transponder, Box 112, Crewe Cheshire, CW2
7DS, England.
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Sweden Calling DXers is the world's oldest radio program for shortwave
listeners. Radio Sweden has presented this round-up of radio news, features,
and interviews since 1948. The program is now broadcast on the first and
third Tuesday of each month. RS broadcasts to North America:
15:30 hrs on 17875 and 21500 kHz
02:00 hrs on 9695 and 11705 kHz
03:30 hrs on 9695 and 11705 kHz
To Latin America:
23:30 hrs on 9695 and 11705 kHz
To Europe, Africa, and the Middle East:
17:00 hrs on 1179, 6065, and 9615 kHz
18:30 hrs on 6065 and (Middle East) 15270 kHz
19:30 hrs on 1179, 6065 and 9655 kHz
20:30 hrs on 6065 kHz
22:00 hrs on 1179 and 6065 kHz
23:30 hrs on 1179 kHz
And to Asia and the Pacific:
11:30 hrs on 11960, 17740, and 21570 kHz
13:00 hrs on 11960, 17740, and 21570 kHz
01:00 hrs on 9765 kHz
Contributions can be sent to DX Editor George Wood by fax to +468-667-6283,
from Internet, MCI Mail or CompuServe (to the CompuServe mailbox 70247,3516),
through the FidoNet system to 2:201/697 or to SM0IIN at the packet radio BBS
SM0ETV.
Reports can also be sent to:
Radio Sweden
S-105 10 Stockholm
Sweden
Contributions should be NEWS about electronic media--from shortwave to
satellites--and not loggings of information already available from sources
such as the "World Radio TV Handbook". Clubs and DX publications may reprint
material as long as Sweden Calling DXers and the original contributor are
acknowledged, with the exception of items from BBC Monitoring, which are
copyright.
We welcome comments and suggestions about the electronic edition, Sweden
Calling DXers, and our programs in general.
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