:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:: MediaScan ::
:: SWEDEN CALLING DXERS ::
:: from Radio Sweden ::
:: Number 2211--Nov. 1 1994 ::
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Satellite, shortwave and other electronic media news from Radio Sweden.
This week's bulletin was written by George Wood.
Packet Radio BID SCDX2211
All times UTC unless otherwise noted.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please note that our E-mail address is now: wood@stab.sr.se
EUROPEAN MEDIA NEWS:
ASTRA--At 00:37 hrs UTC Tuesday morning, a French Ariane rocket carried the
Astra 1D satellite into orbit. When it is finished testing in around 6 weeks
time, it will be placed alongside the other three Astra satellites at 19
degrees East, where it will add a further 16 transponders to the Astra
system, making it possible to tune into 48 TV stations with a fixed dish
between 60 and 150 centimenters.
Actually, two of the 1D frequenices are already on the air, as extra
transponders for them were included in last year's Astra 1C. And one of those
is changing a bit today. FilmNet's new Central European service begins on
transponder 63, 10.921 GHz, today. It will initially run between 13:00 and
01:00 hrs daily, and later go to 24 hour operation. (James Robinson)
The transponders on the new satellite, numbers 49 to 64, lie outside the
standard range of almost all satellite receivers, on frequencies between
10.714 and 10.935 GHz. The latest generation of satellite receivers cover
these channels, and there are also new converters on the market.
Astra's owner SES has cautioned viewers not to buy new equipment until they
know what is on the satellite, and SES has been typically closed-mouthed
about revealing any of the new channels. "What Satellite TV" magazine
published a list last month, but that seemed to be largely wishful thinking,
and didn't take into account that the German Bundespost has bought into SES,
so there ought to be a number of German channels on the new satellite.
What seems more likely is the report that British Sky Broadcasting has booked
four transponders to add to its existing Sky Movies and Movie Channel pay
film services, so they can run the same films on staggered schedules,
creating what is called a "video nearly on demand" service. "Sky Guide"
relays a report that B-Sky-S has booked a total of 6 transponders on the new
satellite. ("Sky Guide")
Curiously, B-Sky-B's own Sky News channel seems to have totally ignored the
Astra launch, although it was carried on Euronews.
Meanwhile, there have been shake-ups at Astra's owner SES in Luxembourg. On
October 20th director-general Pierre Meyrat was relieved of his duties,
reportedly because of differences over the way the business was being
developed. SES's chairman says it may be a few months before a director-
general is appointed. (Reuters)
According to the newspaper "Tageblatt", Meyrat tried to rent whole satellite
capacities to major cutsomers, whereby the company would have sacrificed its
principle of independence towards program suppliers. (BBC Monitoring)
Recently "What Satellite TV" reported that SES's board threw out a plan by
Meyrat to rent the majority of Astra 1D, 1E, and 1F transponders to Rupert
Murdoch's British Sky Broadcasting, and German interests Bertelsmann, the
Kirch Group, and South Africa's Nethold (owner of FilmNet). The magazine was
forced to retract the story after a denial from SES. Apparently the original
story was true.
Trans World Radio is due to launch on QVC's transponder 38 ub December, on
7.38 MHz. (James Robinson)
BSkyB and USA Networks are deep in negotiation regarding launching The Sci Fi
Channel on Astra as part of Multichannels, but Sky is apparently more
interested in the idea of launching its own Sci-Fi channel and eliminating
the middle man. A similar situation occurred when the currently
cable-exclusive Travel Channel expressed interest on Astra - talks with Sky
were held and in the end Sky launched their own Travel channel. ("Skyguide")
Disney has begun negotiations with BSkyB and media company Flextech, owners
of The Children's Channel, about the possibility of launching a UK version of
The Disney Channel onto Astra. This follows the announcement that a German
language Disney Channel in collaboration with RTL will begin next year.
Five years ago Sky and Disney and Sky had secured what at least Sky had
assumed was a concrete agreement for the launch of The Disney Channel as one
of the first pay-TV channels in the UK, alongside Sky Movies.
Embarrassingly, Disney pulled out of the deal just as the wave of advertising
material and point-of-sale displays were hitting the streets. Facing legal
action from Sky, Disney eventually came to an agreement with Sky for the
release of films from its Touchstone movie house for broadcast. (Skyguide")
FILMNET--FilmNet launched its Central European service on October 28th. (The
official launch is today, as reported above.) The celebrate the occasion the
channel has offered its new potential viewers special unscrambled half hour
broadcasts. Slovakia's was on the 28th, the Czech Republic's turn is on
November 2 (at 12:00 hrs), with Hungary on the 3rd (at 13:00 hrs). All the
programming is over Astra transponder 63 (10.921 GHz).
FilmNet says it is racing ahead with expansion plans to reach break-even
point. FilmNet currently broadcasts seven channels in 13 European countries -
- Belgium, the Netherlands, the Nordic countries, Poland, central Europe, and
Greece. But only subscribers in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Scandinavia
have access to two different channels, the second customized for their
market. According to FilmNet Communications Manager Jean-Louis Erneux: "Two
channels is a good formula for people who have already reached a certain
level of television consumption."
In Central Europe programs are provided with a Polish voice-over and
subtitles in other languages, including Czech, Hungarian, and Slovenian.
Erneux says FilmNet will be concentrating on developing Central Europe unitl
the end of the year, "but we might approach other countries, including the
Baltic states, later on." FilmNet is working with Rupert Murdoch's News
International and Multichoice, which could become active in 35 European
countries. (Reuters)
DMX--The digital radio service DMX is to launch an 86 channel DTH service
from Astra in April, 1995. Subscriptions will be handled in the UK by BSkyB,
by Multichoice in Scandinavia and the Benelux, and by Selco in Germany.
("Tele-Satellit" via NBC Text)
EUTELSAT--As the November 30 Ariane launch V70 seems to be carrying PAS-3,
rival Eutelsat is set to launch its Hot Bird-1 satellite on Ariane launch V71
on December 12th. Eutelsat will use the Astra concept by positioning the new
satellite alongside the existing Eutelsat II-F1 satellite at 13 degrees East,
providing a total of 36 TV channels at that position.
Unlike Astra, Eutelsat has been happily disclosing who will be on the new
satellite. Some, like NBC Super Channel, Emirates Dubai TV, MTV, and TV Cinq,
will be moving from Eutelsat II-F1. Others will be moving from other
Eutelsats, like Italy's RAI Uno and RAI Due, Spain's TVE International, and
two Polish channels.
Luxembourg's CLT is adding two new channels, one of which is supposed to be
carrying programming from Disney. Dow Jones is launching its European
Business News channel on February 27, 1995, according to Managing Director
Michael Connor. Initially it will be 18 hours a day. ("Tele-Satellit" on NBC
Text)
BBC World Service Television is said to be announcing any week now when it
will start its channel on Eutelsat II-F1. It's hard to understand what the
BBC is waiting for--the 24 hour news service is already running to Asia and
Africa, and the transponder is there waiting for it. 11.671 GHz is currently
carrying a Eutelsat promotional video. "Sky Guide" reports that the channel
will be on the air within a month.
"Tele-Satellite" has released a frequency list for Hot Bird. The most
interesting item is that the Science Fiction Channel is listed on 11.283 GHz.
That channel, though long-rumored, is not mentioned in the Eutelsat press
release.
1 11.221 H TVE Internacional
2 11.242 V MTV Europe
3 11.262 H EBN: European Business News
4 11.283 V Sci Fi Channel
5 11.304 H MCM Euromusique
6 11.325 V TV5 Europe
7 11.345 H Premiera (Czech)
8 11.366 V CLT (Super RTL/RTL 7)
9 11.387 H Eurosport
10 11.408 V NBC Super Channel
11 11.428 H TV Polonia
12 11.449 V RAI Uno
13 11.471 H NPT (Polish)
14 11.492 V RAI Due
15 11.513 H EDTV Dubai
16 11.534 V CLT (RTL 7/Super RTL)
Note that Hot Bird gives Eutelsat 14 less transponders than Astra has had for
the past year. When the 20 channel Hot Bird-2 is launched in August, 1996,
Eutelsat will have 56 transponders at one position, 8 less than Astra will
have when 1D is in final position in 6 weeks.
Eutelsat's only advantages over Astra are that the coverage area is much
wider, and virtually all these transponders will be in the clear. On the
other hand, the Eutelsat offerings may not be as exciting as those on Astra.
With Hot Bird Eutelsat will be able to offer capacity for a single digital TV
channel along with each analog transponder. With the exception of some tests
on 1D, Astra will not have digital transponders until 1E is launched next
year.
On Eutelsat II-F4, Kanal D has now left 11.575 GHz for Turksat. A number of
feeds have been seen on this frequency, including ABC news from the US, and a
test of FilmNet in Greek.
The Brussels-based Euratel (European Arab Radio and TV Company) on Eutelsat
II-F3 11.163 GHz, has been irregularly relaying Libyan TV's main evening news
bulletin in Arabic at 19:00 hrs UTC. (BBC Monitoring)
CZECHOSLAVAKIA--The Czech channel Cable Plus is joining the Multichoice
package. The satellite has now begun broadcasts via Eutelsat I-F5 at 21.5
degrees East. Transmissions on the Gorizont at 11 degrees West will end in
two months. ("Tele-Satellit" via Martyn Williams)
TESUG-TV--After weeks of advertising, at the last minute Eutelsat switched
the weekend broadcast of satellite news from TESUG-TV from Eutelsat II-F1 to
the much more obscure II-F3, on 10.987 GHz. The programs were also carried on
Intelsat 601, to North America on 3.820 GHz, and to Europe on 11.135 GHz.
(James Robinson) After the broadcast formally ended Sunday, there was some
rather odd programming from Hungary on Intelsat.
TELECOM--The relay of the BBC Arabic service from London to the Rome Arabsat
uplink is no longer on Eutelsat I-F4. It is now on Telecom 1C at 3 degreees
East, 12.645 GHz. (Bertil Sundberg in "Paa TV")
The ITN news feeds that used to to on I-F4 are now on DFS 2 Kopernikus at
28.5 degrees East. ("Transponder")
DBS--Hughes Communications, operator of the DirecTV DBS satellites in America
is understood to be planning to launch a number of DBS satellites in Europe.
In America, many movie companies sell film rights directly to Hughes rather
than individual broadcasters, which could cause concern for European
broadcasters such as Filmnet, Sky and Canal Plus. ("Sky Guide")
RUSSIA--The Gorizont-17 satellite at 53 degrees East has been observed
carrying Channel 6 TV from St. Petersburg. ITN international news in English
is carried at 15:30 hrs UTC. (BBC Monitoring)
The first Ekspress communications satellite was launched on October 13th. The
new series feature 1 Ku and 10 C-band transponders and will replace the
current Gorizonts. The first satellite is understood to be heading for 37.4
degrees West, with further satellites at 14 and 11 degrees West, then 40, 53,
80, 90, 96.5, 99, and 103 degrees East. A separate report says the first
satellite is to be placed at 14 degrees West, where it will be used by
Reuters, currently active on the Gorizont at that position. C-band
transponders are: 3675, 3725, 3775, 3825, 3875, 3925, 3975, 4025, 4075, and
4125 MHz. The Ku-band transponders are on 11.525 and 11.675 GHz. ("Tele-
Satellit" via Matryn Williams, "Satellite News Desk", and BBC Monitoring)
TURKSAT--The following Turkish television and radio services have been
observed on the new Turksat 1-B at 42 degrees East:
TRT-1 11.556 GHz, audio 6.80 MHz (TRT Tourist Radio scheduled for 8.03 MHz)
TRT-2/GAP TV 11.592 GHz, audio 6.80 MHz, TRT Tourist Radio on 8.03 MHz
TRT-3 11.644 GHz, audio 6.80 MHz
TRT-4 11.680 GHz, audio 6.80 GHz
In addition, Kanal 6 (11.080 GHz) and Kanal D (11.030 GHz, Radio Club or
Kulup on 7.02/7.56 MHz) continue to be carried on the satellite. TRT
International is supposed to be on 11.572 GHz (unlike the others, vertical
polarization). TRT-1 is supposed to be coming to Europe on 10.970 GHz (but I
haven't seen anything). (BBC Monitoring and Senol Gulgonul, Turksat Control
Center)
Except for Kanal 6 and Kanal D, none of the private Turkish stations on
various Eutelsats have signed contracts to broadcast on Turksat. On the other
hand, there is only capacity for one more private broadcaster on 1-B. Others
will have to wait for 1-C, due to be launched in 1996. ("Nokta" via BBC
Monitoring)
CYBERSPACE:
CNN--There is now a CNN section on CompuServe. "Go CNN" will take you there.
BRITAIN--Listings of British terrestrial and satellite radio and TV stations
can be found on CompuServe. "Go PAO" will take you to the Press Association
Online sesction. Unfortunately the online format is nowhere near as handy as
a paper magazine, like "The Radio Times".
NORWAY--Norway's private broadcaster TV Norge now has its own section on the
Worldwide Web on the Internet. Check out: http://tvnorge.no
FINLAND--Finland's public broadcaster YLE has activated an Internet section
called yle.fi but there are no publicly announced services yet. (Kauto
Huopio)
NORDIC MEDIA NEWS:
VIOLENCE ON TELEVISION--The most discussed issue concerning Scandinavian
media recently has been the effect of television violence on children, after
a 5 year old Norwegian girl was beaten and left to die by her playmates last
month. In response, the Kinnevik company's TV3, which operates separate
satellite channels to Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, has temporarily dropped
the show "Power Rangers". Sweden's TV 2, a public broadcaster, followed suit
by taking another American program called "The Edge" off the air.
The other Swedish public broadcaster, Channel 1, which has mostly nice and
cuddly programming for children, decided to replace its most violent show,
"Darkwing Duck", but they're still negotiating with Disney to find a
replacement, and removing occasional episodes.
The two public channels have promised to not broadcast any entertainment
programs with violence before 9:00 PM. Meanwhile, one of Sweden's most
successful children's authors, Gunilla Bergstr�m who writes the Alfie Aktins
wooks that have been translated into some 20 languages, has called for a tax
on violent TV programs. She talked to our reporter Azariah Kiros, which you
can hear in today's program.
Sweden's new Minister of Culture Margot Wallstr�m disagrees, and says the
best way to get violent programs off TV is to boycott them.
Coincidently, the November issue of the BBC World Service magazine
"Worldwide" has an article on children's television. Disappointingly, it only
covers British programs. It would have been interesting if the author could
have taken up highly praised American programs like "Sesame Street" (which
the Children's Channel is carrying in the new year). It might have been even
more interesting if the article had mentioned American programs thought to be
harmful to children, such as "Bevis and Butthead", "Teen-Aged Ninja/Hero
Turtles", and "Power Rangers".
Is there a bias towards cartoons? Or for Rupert Murdoch? The article mentions
the Children's Channel and Nickelodeon, while ignoring Turner's Cartoon
Network, which is also left out of the BBC's domestic TV guide "The Radio
Times". The first two channels are part of Murdoch's Sky package, Turner is
not.
CABLE-TV--The city of Stockholm is preparing to sell its cable TV network,
Stjaern-TV (Star-TV) the largest one in the municipal area, to Singapore
Telecom. The Kinnevik media empire, which lost out in its bid to buy the
network, has been running full page newspaper advertisements, urging citizens
to block the deal. Kinnevik says that the city is loaning Singapore Telecom
the money to buy the system. ("Dagens Nyheter")
KINNEVIK UNDER FIRE--Meanwhile, Kinnevik is under fire from the pay movie
channel FilmNet, which competes with Kinnevik's TV1000. FilmNet has
complained to the European Commission that Kinnevik's control over the
distribution of channels on the Thor, Sirius, Tele-X, and Intelsat 702
satellites gives it too much power. For instance, a broschure about the
satellite offerings doesn't even mention that FilmNet is an option. ("Dagens
Nyheter")
And in other bad news for Kinnevik, Sweden's new Minister of Cultue Margot
Wallstr�m says a new study group is going to investigate media ownership.
LATIN AMERICAN MEDIA NEWS:
ECUADOR--Here's the new HCJB English schedule that went into effect on
October 25:
*** AMERICAS RELEASE ***
1100-1430 UTC 15115 kHz (19m) 12005 kHz (25m) until 1430 UTC
1430-1600 UTC 15115 kHz (19m) to South America only
Monday thru Friday
1100 Mon: Let My People Think
Tue: The Living Word
Wed: Back to God Hour
Thu: Christian Brotherhood Hour
Fri: Haven of Rest
1130 Insight for Living
1200 Morning in the Mountains
1330 Focus on the Family
1400 Key Life/Our Daily Bread/News
1430 Back to the Bible
1500 Gateway to Joy/Hope for the Heart
1530 Through the Bible
Saturday
1100 Hour of Decision
1130 Words of Hope
1200 A Visit with Mrs. G
1215 Critter County
1230 Odyssey
1300 Children's Bible Hour
1330 Morning in the Mountains
1430 Sounds of Joy
1500 Words of Hope
1530 Hour of Decision
Sunday
1100 Afterglow Classics
1130 Songtime Weekend
1200 Kids' Corner
1230 Your Story Hour
1300 Telling the Truth
1330 Mountain Meditations
1400 Moody Presents
1430 Heaven and Home Hour
1500 Let My People Think
1530 The Urban Alternative
*** EASTERN NORTH AMERICAN RELEASE ***
0030-0500 UTC 9745 kHz (31m) 12005 kHz (25m)
The days mentioned are local and not UTC days.
Monday thru Friday
0030 Focus on the Family
0100 News and Studio 9
0130 Mon: You Should Know
Tue: El Mundo Futuro
Wed: Ham Radio Today
Thu: What's Cooking in the Andes
Fri: Musica del Ecuador
0200 Mon: Master Control
Tue: Unshackled
Wed: The Latest Catch/The Book Nook
Thu: Unshackled
Fri: On Line
0230 Mon: Sounds of Joy
Tue: Blues, Rags and Jazz
Wed: Sounds of Joy
Thu: Woman to Woman
Fri: On Track
0300 Mon: Chords of Love
Tue: Psychology for Living
Wed: Caribbean Baptist
Thu: Connecting Points
Fri: Science, Scripture and Salvation
0315 Rendezvous
0330 Mon: Let My People Think
Tue: Stories of Great Christians/
Wonderful Words of Life
Wed: The Living Word
Thu: Christian Brotherhood Hour
Fri: Odyssey
0400 Insight for Living
0430 Nightsounds
Saturday
0030 Musical Mailbag
0100 Latin and International News
0110 DX Partyline
0145 What In The World
0200 Sounds of Joy
0230 Solstice
0300 Sports Spectrum
0330 Songtime Weekend
0400 Joni and Friends
0405 Hour of Decision
0430 Afterglow
Sunday
0030 Mountain Meditations
0100 Latin and International News
0110 Saludos Amigos
0200 Radio Reading Room
0230 HCJB Today
0300 The Sower
0315 The Word Today
0330 Joy International
0400 Songs in the Night
0430 Afterglow Classics
*** WESTERN NORTH AMERICAN RELEASE ***
0500-0700 UTC 9745 kHz (31m)
The days mentioned are local and not UTC days.
Monday thru Friday
0500 News and Studio 9
0530 Mon: You Should Know
Tue: El Mundo Futuro
Wed: Ham Radio Today
Thu: What's Cooking in the Andes
Fri: Musica del Ecuador
0600 Mon: Master Control
Tue: Unshackled
Wed: The Latest Catch/The Book Nook
Thu: Unshackled
Fri: On Line
0630 Mon: Sounds of Joy
Tue: Blues, Rags and Jazz
Wed: Sounds of Joy
Thu: Woman to Woman
Fri: On Track
Saturday
0500 Latin and International News
0510 DX Partyline
0545 What In The World
0600 Solstice
0630 Musical Mailbag
Sunday
0500 Latin and International News
0510 Saludos Amigos
0600 Radio Reading Room
0630 The Sower
0645 Glorious Intentions
*** ANDEAN REGIONAL RELEASE ***
1430-2100 UTC 6080 kHz (49m)
Monday thru Friday
1430 Back to the Bible
1500 Gateway to Joy/Hope for the Heart
1530 Thru the Bible
1600 Morning in the Mountains
1700 News and Studio Nine
1730 Mon: You Should Know
Tue: El Mundo Futuro
Wed: Ham Radio Today
Thu: What's Cooking in the Andes
Fri: Musica del Ecuador
1800 Mon: Master Control
Tue: Unshackled
Wed: The Latest Catch/The Book Nook
Thu: Unshackled
Fri: On Line
1830 Mon: Sounds of Joy
Tue: Blues, Rags and Jazz
Wed: Sounds of Joy
Thu: Woman to Woman
Fri: On Track
1900 Mon: Let My People Think
Tue: Friends of Israel
Wed: The Living Word
Thu: Christian Brotherhood Hour
Fri: Odyssey
1930 Nightsounds
2000 Focus on the Family
2030 Insight for Living
Saturday
1430 Sounds of Joy
1500 Words of Hope
1530 Hour of Decision
1600 Morning in the Mountains
1700 Latin and International News
1710 DX Partyline
1745 What in the World
1800 Solstice
1830 Sports Spectrum
1900 Musical Mailbag
1930 Afterglow
2000 Odyssey
2030 Family Foundations
Sunday
1430 Heaven and Home Hour
1500 Let My People Think
1530 The Urban Alternative
1600 Songtime Weekend
1630 Afterglow Classics
1700 Latin and International News
1710 Saludos Amigos
1800 Radio Reading Room
1830 Joy International
1900 Mountain Meditations
1930 Songs in the Night
2000 Moody Presents
2030 Glorious Intentions
*** EUROPEAN RELEASE ***
0700-0830 UTC 6205 kHz (49m) 9420 kHz (31m)
Monday thru Friday
0700 Mon: HCJB Today
Tue: Back to God Hour
Wed: The Latest Catch/The Book Nook
Thu: Words of Hope
Fri: On Line
0730 News and Studio 9
0800 Mon: You Should Know
Tue: El Mundo Futuro
Wed: Ham Radio Today
Thu: What's Cooking in the Andes
Fri: Musica del Ecuador
Saturday
0700 Musical Mailbag
0730 Latin and International News
0740 DX Partyline
0815 What In The World
Sunday
0700 Friends of Israel
0730 Latin and International News
0740 Saludos Amigos
1700-2000 UTC 15490 kHz (19m)
Monday thru Friday
1700 News and Studio 9
1730 Mon: You Should Know
Tue: El Mundo Futuro
Wed: Ham Radio Today
Thu: What's Cooking in the Andes
Fri: Musica del Ecuador
1800 Mon: Master Control
Tue: Unshackled
Wed: The Latest Catch/The Book Nook
Thu: Unshackled
Fri: On Line
1830 Mon: Sounds of Joy
Tue: Blues, Rags and Jazz
Wed: Sounds of Joy
Thu: Woman to Woman
Fri: On Track
1900 Mon: Let My People Think
Tue: Friends of Israel
Wed: The Living Word
Thu: Christian Brotherhood Hour
Fri: Odyssey
1930 Nightsounds
Saturday
1700 Latin and International News
1710 DX Partyline
1745 What In The World
1800 Solstice
1830 Sports Spectrum
1900 Musical Mailbag
1930 Afterglow
Sunday
1700 Latin and International News
1710 Saludos Amigos
1800 Radio Reading Room
1830 Joy International
1900 Mountain Meditations
1930 Songs in the Night
*** SOUTH PACIFIC RELEASE ***
0700-1130 UTC 6135 kHz (49m) 9745 kHz (31m) until 1030
UTC
Monday thru Friday
0700 Thru the Bible
0730 Words of Truth
0745 Rendezvous
0800 In Touch
0825 Joni and Friends
0830 Mon: HCJB Today
Tue: Focus on the Family
Wed: Family Bible Hour
Thu: Words of Hope
Fri: Haven of Rest
0900 Mon: Sounds of Joy
Tue: Blues, Rags and Jazz
Wed: Sounds of Joy
Thu: Woman to Woman
Fri: On Track
0930 Mon: Master Control
Tue: Unshackled
Wed: The Latest Catch/The Book Nook
Thu: Unshackled
Fri: On Line
1000 News and Studio 9
1030 Mon: You Should Know
Tue: El Mundo Futuro
Wed: Ham Radio Today
Thu: What's Cooking in the Andes
Fri: Musica del Ecuador
1100 Nightsounds
Saturday
0700 Encounter
0730 Chords of Love
0745 Wonderful Words of Life
0800 The Sower
0815 The Stones Cry Out
0830 Sounds of Joy
0900 Solstice
0930 Musical Mailbag
1000 Latin and International News
1010 DX Partyline
1045 What In The World
1100 Afterglow
Sunday
0700 Radio Bible Class
0730 Hour of Decision
0755 Guidelines
0800 Communication
0815 The Stones Cry Out
0830 Mountain Meditations
0900 Glorious Intentions
0915 The Sower
0930 Radio Reading Room
1000 Latin and International News
1010 Saludos Amigos
1100 Songs in the Night
GENERAL NOTES: The Single Side Band frequencies of 21455 kHz in
13 meters and 17490 kHz in 16 meters also carry English.
PROGRAM NOTES ON HCJB PRODUCED PROGRAMMING:
> News: At HCJB we lead with Latin American News and follow with
International News. HCJB is your source on news of Latin
America.
> Studio 9: Curt Cole and Ralph Kurtenbach are your hosts on
your travel and adventure guide to life in Latin America.
> You Should Know: A contemporary view of issues and ethics
hosted by Leonard Kinzel.
> El Mundo Futuro: Allen Graham looks at the future world of
science and technology.
> Ham Radio Today: Enjoy the amateur radio hobby even more as
you learn with your host, John Beck.
> The Latest Catch: Richard McVicar brings you a quick midweek
update with thelatest finds in shortwave listening and
news.
> The Book Nook: A new book reading program with Marita Regier
as your host.
> What's Cooking in the Andes: Karen Schmidt takes your taste
buds on a tour of Latin America!
> Musica del Ecuador: Enjoy Ecuadorian music and friendly
chatter with Jorge Zambrano.
> Morning in the Mountains: Start your morning off with the
crew of Morning in the Mountains, Allen Graham as your host and
Len Kinzel with the news. Karen Schmidt is your Saturday
hostess. Music, scripture reading, news, sports and other fun.
> DX Partyline: Rich and Lisa McVicar help you get more fun out
of shortwave listening.
> Musical Mailbag: Always a crazy time with food, listener
letters and the famous Question of the Week!
> What in the World: News from a Christian perspective brought
to you by Paul Bell.
> Saludos Amigos: Ken MacHarg is your host on HCJB's popular
program of International Friendship. Now in it's 10th year!
> HCJB Today: A weekly update on the people and ministries of
HCJB World Radio in Quito, Ecuador.
TO CONTACT HCJB'S ENGLISH LANGUAGE SERVICE, YOU MAY...
...write to us at English Language Service
Radio HCJB
Casilla 17-17-691
Quito, Ecuador
South America
...or by INTERNET at ENGLISH@MHS.HCJB.COM.EC
...or by FAX at 593-2-447-263
...or by phone at 593-2-466-808 Ext. 441
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sweden Calling DXers/MediaScan is the world's oldest radio program about
international broadcasting. Radio Sweden has presented this round-up of radio
news, features, and interviews on Tuesdays since 1948. It's currently
broadcast on the first and third Tuesdays of the month.
Radio Sweden broadcasts in English:
Europe:
17:15 hrs 1179 and 6065 kHz
18:30 1179, 6065, 9655, and 13690 kHz (also Africa/Middle East)
21:30 1179, 6065, and 9655 kHz (also Africa/Middle East)
22:30 1179 and 6065 kHz
23:30 1179 kHz
Asia/Pacific:
12:30 hrs 13775, 15120, and 15240 kHz
23:30 11910 kHz
01:30 9895 and 11695 kHz
North America:
13:30 and 14:30 hrs on 11650 and 15240 kHz
02:30 and 03:30 hrs on 6200 and 9850 kHz
Latin America:
00:30 hrs on 6065 and 6200 kHz
The broadcasts at 17:15 and 18:30 hrs are also relayed to Europe by
satellite:
Astra 1B (19.2 degrees East) transponder 26 (Sky Movies Gold) at
11.597 GHz, audio subcarrier at 7.74 MHz,
Tele-X (5 degrees East) via TV5 Nordic at 12.475 GHz, audio subcarrier
7.38 MHz.
Radio Sweden is also relayed to Europe via the World Radio Network on VH-1's
transponder 22 on Astra, audio 7.38 MHz, daily at 20:00 hrs UTC.
Radio Sweden can also be heard on WRN's North American service on Galaxy-5,
on WTBS's transponder 6, audio 6.8 MHz, daily at 00:00 and 20:00 hrs.
Sound files of Mediascan are archived at:
ftp.funet.fi:pub/sounds/RadioSweden/mediascan.
If you access to the WorldWide Web, you can also find the programs among the
offerings of Internet Talk Radio at:
ftp://town.hall.org/radio/Sweden
Contributions can be sent to DX Editor George Wood by fax to +468-667-6283,
via the Internet to wood@stab.sr.se, from MCI Mail or CompuServe to the
CompuServe mailbox 70247,3516, 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 MediaScan/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.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thanks to this week's contributors, especially Curt Swinehart and Kauto
Huopio for all their postings from Usenet newsgroups!