wmartin@brl-smoke.UUCP (03/27/86)
The following blurb is from a description of the "Media Network" program (a program about radio and communications) that will be broadcast on Radio Nederland the first week in April. This description is copied from the April issue of "International Radio" magazine. "India -- Video or Radio? Shortwave broadcasters know that India is a completely different market than other places in Asia. The audience is responsive and used to tuning the shortwave dial. Each year, one company, called PEICO, sells nearly 13 million radios. Still, we have received letters from listeners asking why the Indian receivers seem to lack the finish and technology of sets found in other parts of Asia, such as Singapore and Hong Kong. We talk to Philips for their reply. And can the Indian market expect PLL [Phase Lock Loop -WM] technology of new shortwave receivers soon? How much of a threat is the growing interest and importance of television? We also hear the views of some of our Indian listeners." This program can be heard in North America during local Thursday evenings. The prime broadcast times are at 8:50 PM Central Standard Time on Thursday (which equates to 0230 GMT Friday) on 6165 and 9590 kHz, and repeated at 11:50 PM Central Standard Time (0550 GMT Friday) on 6165 and 9715 kHz. "Media Network" is a weekly feature program about radio and communications-related matters. I noticed this since I have long wondered about the Indian consumer electronic industry (something we never hear about in the US), and I thought that net.nlang.india readers that have shortwave radios might be interested in this broadcast. Since I was posting it anyway, I figured that net.ham-radio should get a copy on general principles... :-) Regards, Will Martin
wmartin@brl-smoke.UUCP (03/27/86)
Ooops! I just re-read that posting, and realized that, though I referred to "the first week in April", I did not give a specific date! That particular Media Network broadcast is scheduled for Thursday, April 3 (in the US -- that is Friday, April 4 in GMT terms). Sorry about that! Will