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            Articles in this issue include:

BBC World Service                    (SGRIFFITH)
Digital    Radio                        ("Ing. Harvey Angulo Z)
Re: FCC    Rules and Regs                    (Eric Weaver)
Imus Correction...                    ("BREAK    OUT THE    FISH)
re: AM 1000 legal ID                    (testnet)
NPR in Connecticut                    (Joe Collins)
Tambuli    Radio -    Philippines                (Bruce Girard)
WHA-AM RECEPTION REPORT                    (RIELAND)

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Subject: BBC World Service
From: [e-mail]
Organization: NONE


Just to give you the (sorta) definitive word on the BBC World Service;

American Public Radio is the exclusive distributor of the BBC World Service
in the United States.  Minnesota Public Radio provides technical support
for APR's distribution.

Here's how it works.  The World Service signal originates from Bush House
in London.  It gets bounced across the Atlantic to NPR Washington.  NPR
Washington (The MOTC, or Main Operations Techincal Center - i.e., uplink
types) then shoots it up to Galaxy IV to make it available to APR
affiliates across the nation.  NPR acts as a subcontractor in this case.
Here at MPR we have various ways to redistribute the World Service signal
if necessary - ranging from short wave (!?!) to SW56 digital feed, if it
would become necessary to bypass Washington and uplink it ourselves.

If you have SCPC downlink capability, you too can tune into the Beeb -
Galaxy IV at 99 degrees, transponder 2D, 62.7 mhz, wideband, 3:1 companding,
7.5 millesecond preemphasis.

If you're an APR affilate, and ever run into troubles with BBC, give us a
call...maybe I'll get a chance to help you!

Steve Griffith
Studio Engineer
Minnesota Public Radio
St. Paul, MN
[e-mail]

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Subject: Digital Radio
From: "Ing. Harvey Angulo Z." <[e-mail]>
Organization:  ITESM Campus Sonora Norte Mexico


I am trying to do some project with a local station, but i am
confused casue i don't know who can help me with the equipment.
The situation is this:
    We want to put 6 audio channels into a digital decoder in order
to have only one channel (data). Then we will transmit this data
channel thru a DSP-6000 to the transmitter site. At this point we'll
put the signal (one channel data) into the subcarrier of a local
station (exiter Harris) so the signal can be at the air like any
signal, the diference is that this signal will be DATA, thus if you
scan the frecuency of the subcarrier you will, here binary sounds.
    To translate this data to its original 6 audio channels we want
the decoders, not only one but many of them (100 or 400 maybe).
    The 6 audio channels may be 3 stereo studio sites, so it may be
feasible to charge a fee to anybody who want to listen 3 digital
quality radio without comercials. The only problem seem to be the
decoders (it have to be feasible, no more than $300 per unit).
    I need 1 encoder and many decoder (all at the same frecuency, the
subcarrier frecuency). It is like MUSAK bussines but with digital
quality an 3 options.
    I hope that you understand the main idea, and if have any idea,
that could help or any vendor phone number, please send it
to me.

    Thanks in advance for your time.I will apreciate any comments.
PS- Sorry about my english :(
My house Fax: [phone]

Harvey Angulo Z.
Centro de Informacion Cientifica y economica
Instituto tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Voice number: 1-01152-62-591000
Internet: [e-mail]
          Hangulo@132.254.152.60
          [e-mail]
          [e-mail]
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Subject: Re: FCC Rules and Regs
From: [e-mail] (Eric Weaver)
Organization: SONY Advanced Video Technology Center San Jose, CA USA


In article <2bvf38$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Mark Wozniak, WBFO) writes:
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|> Anyone know if the FCC Rules and Regulations are available in
|> electronic form on the Internet? Our station's copy is a few years
|> old, and my PD is hesitant to invest $$ in a new one if the info
|> can be found electronically by FTP, gopher, telnet or whatever.

Oh for heaven's sake, it only costs $20 (at least the volume containing
Part 73 does).  Take up a collection among station staff.
--
Eric Weaver  Sony AVTC  3300 Zanker Road, MS 4B1  SJ CA 95134  408 955-4904
& Chief Engineer, KFJC 89.7  Foothill College  Los Altos Hills, CA 94022

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Subject: Imus Correction...
From: "BREAK OUT THE FISH STICKS...IT'S TIME TO PARTY"
Organization: NONE

Hi Bill--
I just want to make a quick correction to the Imus List...specifically about
the sister AM/FM stations who are simulcasting this AWESOME talent.  (You
know, talent...what Stern needs bad)  Anyhow, for the listings in Harrisburg,
PA, one of the latest stations to carry Imus was listed as WIMX 93.3.  This
station, simulcasting the show with sister station WCMB 1460-AM, is ACTUALLY
at 99.3 on the FM dial.  WIMX-FM is one of those "MIX -- the station everyone
at work can agree on" stations, with an AC/70's thru 90's mix from 9 AM on.  If
you want to catch the last hour of the show, you can catch it on the AM sister
station, as they aren't concerned with switching over to the mid-day music
format...they are all talk.

Just, once again, my $.02 worth...
Scott

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Subject: re: AM 1000 legal ID
From: testnet![e-mail]
Organization: NONE

Instead of all this debate about did person A or person B hear
the official calls for AM 1000 Chicago, and "according
to official FCC rules" quotations of what constitutes a legal ID
(they may be doing no "legal" ID, within the strictest guidelines)
how about this:

someone in Chicago, please listen to AM 1000 continually from :50
to :10 and tell us what IDs the station gives.

It's possible they're saying WLUP Chicago at :55 and WMVP Chicago at :05
and you can choose which is the legal one. It's also been suggested
that they have to say both to get credit for those all-important DIARY
entries.

Others have pointed out how, regardless of rules, stations bury that
legal ID anywhere from 10 of till 10 after anyway.  Is it really so
important to know if they have OFFICIALLY changed to WMVP?

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From: [e-mail] (Joe Collins)
Subject: NPR in Connecticut
Organization: NONE


I am looking for the FM frequency and station id for the NPR
outlet in lower Fairfield County in Connecticut. I believe
it is broadcast out of Greenwich Ct.

Thanks in advance....

Joe
[e-mail]


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Subject: Tambuli Radio - Philippines
From: [e-mail] (Bruce Girard)
Organization: NONE

Philippines

sailing voices on fm airwaves

Surprisingly, the seas are more a carrier for  communication than a barrier.
Around the island of Panay in southern Philippines, fragile bangkas (outrigger
boats powered by paddles, sail or diesel engine) brave the waves, carrying
produce and people, connecting communities and islands.

Through community radio,  FM  takes to the airwaves and carries ideas and
inspirations,  and ways to turn goals into realities.

        Humble farmlands of Aklan produce rice and vegetables. Small trader
and fishing boats ply the coast. People are hard working, but the means to
advance are not always available. Marketing is yet to be developed into a
paying industry.  Tourism is a potential money earner, with fine-sand beaches,
most of them wild, but unbridled tourism risks polluting this most beautiful
legacy of nature.

        In this context, the idea of using radio and a local newspaper to
propel ideas of social and economic development was proposed to the town of
Banga, the fifth community centre to be established under the Tambuli
Community Radio project. After long discussions and research preparation, a
crash course was held on radio production for 13 volunteers. All made
sacrifices to attend this course: Lyn Villasis had to close her beauty shop
for three weeks, Bert Rala asked his wife to take over his butcher shop,
Jemuel Garcia's tricycle was left idle. All of this meant giving up income or
reducing it. The early commitment of these and the ten others was a good
beginning sign.

        These 13 trainees were to be the core of the new radio station DYTM,
Tinig ng Manduyog, or Voice of Mount Manduyog, named after a little known Datu
(chieftain) who fiercely fought and killed the more famous Datu Kalantiao
during the pre-Spanish era. Evoking the name of Datu Manduyog was a challenge,
as one trainee urged: "It has to be a fighting station if it is to live up to
its name."

        The crash course was organized by the Institute of Development
Communication of the University of the Philippines, Los Baos, but also
brought in practitioners from the local and national radio stations, thus
fostering a brotherhood among the broadcasters.


        The training introduced practical skills in handling  microphones and
recorders, preparing radio talks,  writing  scripts for various programme
formats -- magazine, features, news, interviews, panel discussions.

        Orly Punzalan, who took time off from his work in a major broadcast
network, cautioned that the  21-day intensive program might be too short to
learn what is normally  offered in college as a four year communication
course, but he added: "The eagerness to learn and to serve the  community
would be a main factor for the trainees. Their familiarity  with  their target
audience is an outright advantage."

        One programme innovation was Baranggayan sa Himpapawid (Community on
the Air). This features songs, local compositions,  poems,  stories,  vox
pops,  declamations,  panel discussions and interviews done by the regular
community  members transforming  them from mere listeners to programme
producers. This  type of  production  has been considered the flagship program
 of an earlier TAMBULI station set up in Laurel, not only because of its
popularity  but because it reflects the desire of the project to give the
people the  opportunity  to  express  themselves  socially,  culturally,
politically and spiritually.

        Baranggayan sa Himpapawid  opens up a ready forum to manifest people's
wishes, aspirations, joys,  sentiments, talents and pride. It is produced in
people's homes or in public gatherings, not in the studio! Thus the familiar
atmosphere evokes  candidness among the participants and contributes to the
programme's high level of participation and popularity. A special feature is
the integration of the karaoke (taped music to sing by) which has stimulated
many original songs and verses about development and community problems. The
advantage is that many of these programmes can be made without the assistance
of trained producers.

        The Voice of Manduyog  will be managed by a  multi-sectoral  community
 media council (CMC)  taken from a cross-section of the population  of Banga
and the neighboring towns. Coming mainly from  the  grass-roots sector, the
council shall  formulate  the policies and programming  thrust of the radio
station and newspaper, soon to be  established.

        Although thought by some to be a  sleepy  agricultural town, Banga has
activated the region through the field work of Aklan State College of
Agriculture (ASCA).

        As most families in Banga and surrounding towns seek their livelihood
from the fertile, rolling farmlands of the island, the College is their main
resource for information, learning and new farm technology. Established as a
small farm school in 1918 in response to  the  needs of the rural people, ASCA
has accumulated  a  rich experience  in  participatory  community-building
and outreach activities. Baranggay Sibalew, for instance, which is 18
kilometers  from the coastal road was formerly among the  most  depressed
villages. It is now a model for the  province,  thanks  to ASCA's
introduction of high yielding vegetables and  fruit  tree varieties about a
decade ago. Sibalew boasts of having an average family  annual  income of over
P30,000 (a little over US$ 1,000). This is 10,000 pesos over the average for
the whole province, but well below the average for rural households in the new
take-off countries of Asia, which is around $2,000.

        With the help of local engineers, an FM antenna will be set up on
Mount Manduyog, a 100-metre steep mountain formation right at the heart of the
Aklan Colleges campus. With the right power and antenna configuration, this
height might allow FM signals to spill over to ten other municipalities  20 to
 30  kilometers up and down the coast, and possibly reach the islands just
across the sound, Sibuyan and Masbate. The sub-regional potential of Banga
radio therefore cannot be underestimated. But it will be necessary to
programme in such a way as to encourage  meaningful interaction and
participation among the communities.

        As Dr. Helmar Aguilar, the President of ASCA said: "There can be
genuine development only if people, especially the grassroots folks, become
part of  the process."

        In the end, if development is people working together to improve their
living conditions, radio is people  talking with people to encourage this
cooperation. TAMBULI only provides the  setting for development to take place.
The Voice of Manduyog is at least a first forum in which the  community can
ask its own questions and seek its own directions, and gradually take the
steps towards development.

                                                %        Louie Tabing




        Tambuli is the carabao horn used by the village captain to call the
people together, to discuss problems, to arrive at decisions, to cooperate in
work.  Tambuli Community Radio calls the people over the community FM station.
It is the open forum for wider and more relevant interaction among the people
to turn their aspirations to reality. The project is coordinated by UNESCO and
funded by the Danish International Development Agency.

This report may be freely cited or reproduced with acknowledgment of author
and source.  For further information, contact Carlos A. Arnaldo, Chief of Free
Flow of Information, Communication Division, UNESCO 1 Rue Miollis 75015 Paris;
or Louie Tabing, Project Manager, Tambuli Community Radio,  UP-ISSI Bldg., E.
Jacinto St., University of the Philippines Diliman, 1100 Quezon City,
Philippines.

Redirected Via Node 2:254/70  12:17am, 10 Nov 1993

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Subject: WHA-AM RECEPTION REPORT
From: [e-mail]
Organization: NONE


 This is sort of a DX response card for Earl Higgens' reception of WHA-AM,
 970KHz in Madison, WI on 10/22/93 from St Louis at 1805. I thought other
 IRJ subscribers would like to read my reply.  WHA operates at five
 different power levels during our broadcast day, what with PSRA, STD and
 three flavors of PSSA. On the day in question, we were indeed doing our fall
 pledge drive. We signed on that morning at 0500 at our normal nightime power
 of 44 Watts (luckily we are in the middle of Madison in a marsh, the MSA
 barely knows!), at 0600 we switched to 434 Watts (PSRA), at 0715 we went to
 our authorized 4,340W. If Earl had received us after 1815, I would have been
 MORE impressed as we go to 265W (PSSA #1) then. At 1845 that day we switched
 to 95 Watts and at 1915 we dutifully dropped down to 44 Watts or 0.95 Amps
 into our 255' tower. We use a 1990 Nautel ND5 solid state transmitter which
 makes this all seamless and relatively simple, however we STILL are doing
 all this manually... We designed and built a switcher which we hope to
 install soon to both "automate" all this and lower our nightime
 distortion a bit. Thanks for the report!

Al Rieland, WHA Radio


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