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From: "George Wood" 
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  ::           MediaScan             
  ::      SWEDEN CALLING DXERS       
  ::       from Radio Sweden          
  ::    Number 2273-75--June 17, 1997    
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[This is Part 2] 
Satellite, shortwave and other electronic media news from Radio
Sweden.
This week's bulletin was written by George Wood.
Packet Radio BID SCDX2273
Updated Web edition at: http://www.sr.se/rs/english/media/
All times UTC unless otherwise noted.
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GLOBAL
ITU--The International Telecommunications Unin has defined two major
new TV standards. It has agreed on a new global standard for digital
terrestrial television broadcasting (DTTB), which will result in end-
to-end digital TV with high-defination quality, and will unify
television broadcasting systems worldwide. It has also unanimously
agreed on the convergence toward a single HDTV production standard
based on the High Definition Common Image Format (HD-CIF). (ITU)
WORLDSPACE--Satellite radio broadcasting company World Space Inc. says
it has awarded contracts to four Japanese electronics companies to
manufacture a new generation of digital radio receivers. At the Asia
Telecom 97 trade fair in Singapore, World Space chairman Noah Samara
said the four companies are Hitachi, Matsushita (Panasonic), a
subsidiary of Sanyo, and JVC. The inexpensive radios are needed if
Samara's dream of bringing CD-quality digital satellite radio to 4.6
billion people in the Third World is to be realized. The four
companies have been granted exclusive rights for 3 years from 1998,
when the first satellite is to be launched. The receivers are expected
to initially cost around USD 150 each, but the cost is expected to
come down as the numbers sold increase. Samara says World Space will
offer 80 to 100 stations, across Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and
Latin America. (AP and Reuters)
CYBERSPACE AND COMPUTERS
EURO-TX--Jan Nieuwenhuis has written a brilliant database program of
shortwave broadcasters called Euro-TX. When we reviewed the "World
Radio TV Handbook" and the "Klingenfuss Super Frequency List" CD-ROM a
few weeks ago, we wished the former was on the Internet or at least
CD- ROM. And while the latter is much improved over earlier editions,
and an unparalleled guide to utility stations, it's interface still
leaves a bit to be desired.
Euro-TX, while apparently limited to broadcasts to Europe only, has a
wonderfully easy interface (and fits on a 3.5 inch floppy). You can
choose a list of stations broadcasting at the moment, all stations in
a particular language, all stations in a particular country, stations
between particular times in any or all languages or countries, etc.
There are also listings of stations' Worldwide Web sites and
addresses, and a number of other features.
Euro-TX is for Windows 3.1/3.11 and Windows 95 only, and requires a
386 or better processor, 4 MB RAM, and a VGA monitor (all of which is
pretty standard for Windows anyway). The program is shareware, and
registration costs 25 Dutch guilders (which is around USD 14, GBP 9,
or DM 23). The database cannot be updated or modified by users, but
annual updates are available for 10 guilders. More information from: 
nieuw@nioz.nl
POLICE SCANNERS--Audionet has been relaying signals from a police
scanner in its home base of Dallas in live RealAudio for some time
now. The site has now moved to:
http://www.policescanner.com
Besides Dallas, there are police radio signals from Los Angeles and
New York, and fire department signals from Dallas. More is promised.
(When we visited the site, we got error messages instead of sound, but
Audionet is an expert at RealAudio, so any problems ought to be
cleared up soon.)
MICROSOFT--Microsoft is expanding its media empire by investing USD 1
billion in the US cable operator Comcast, a move designed to bring
high-speed Internet hook-ups and programming to cable TV customers
faster. Comcast needs the cash infusion to improve its network for its
4.3 million subscribers. ("USA Today" via Michael Murray)
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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 and Africa/Middle East: 
Satellite:
12:30 and 17:30 hrs on Eutelsat II-F1 (NBC Europe -- 10.987 GHz, audio
7.56 MHz)
19:30 hrs (21:30 CET) via the World Radio Network on Astra transponder
22 (VH-1) audio 7.38 MHz
Via WRN to Africa and the Middle East on Intelsat 707 3.9115 GHz
Right-hand circular polarization, Symbol Rate 8.022 Mbaud, FEC 3/4, in
MPEG-2, Audio Stream "WRN1", Saturdays only also at 00:30 UTC (02:30
CAT). This can also be heard in South Africa on SAfm 104-107.
The WRN relays can also be heard in South Africa on the MultiChoice
digital direct-to-home service on PanAmSat 4, 68.5 degrees West, Audio
Channel 51.
Shortwave:
17:30 hrs    1179, 6065, and 13800 kHz (Sundays 9590 and 13800)  19:30
       1179 and 6065 kHz  20:30        1179, 6065, and 13625 kHz
(weekends only) 21:30        1179, 6065, and 9430 kHz 
Asia/Pacific:
Satellite:
Via WRN on AsiaSat-2 on 4.000 GHz, Vertical polarization, MPEG-2 DVB,
Symbol Rate 28.125 Mbaud, FEC 3/4 (Select WRN1 from audio menu),
Saturdays only at 00:30 UTC (10:30 AET).
Shortwave:
12:30 hrs    13740 and 15240 kHz
13:30 hrs    13740 kHz
01:30 hrs    9435 kHz
North America:
Satellite:
Via WRN on Galaxy 5 transponder 6 (WTBS), audio 6.8 MHz at 9:30 PM
EST, 6:30 PM PST
Across Canada on CBC Overnight Monday to Friday at 2:05 AM local time,
weekends at 3:05
Shortwave:
11:30 hrs on 11650 and 15240 kHz
13:30 hrs on 11650 and 15240 kHz
02:30 hrs on 7135 kHz
03:30 hrs on 9430 kHz
Latin America:
01:30 hrs on 7290 kHz
Each program Monday to Friday, recorded at 13:30 hrs UTC, is available
in the RealAudio format at:
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Contributions can be sent to DX Editor George Wood by fax to
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      S-105 10 Stockholm 
      Sweden 
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Thanks to this week's contributors            Good Listening!
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