RADIO REVIEW

New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 41, 5 April 1940, Page 37

RADIO REVIEW

Contributed by

N.Z. DX R.A.

Inc.

Address all Communications — P.O. Box 437, DUNEDIN.

Broadcast Re-Allocations O conform to the provisions of the North American Regional Broadcast Agreement which has now been ratified by Canada, Cuba, Haiti, Mexico and the United States, tentative re-allocations are now being considered. At present, .no channels are made available specifically for Mexican and Cuban stations. The operation of highpowered statioris in these countries has been a source of serious interference to stations in the United States. Some 730 Stations in the United States operating between 550 to 1600 kc/s, particularly those above 720 kc/s, may be affected. The agreement provides one year in which to make the change, but this time will probably be reduced. N.Z. DX-ers are just waiting--and | hoping. Shortwave News | Reception of KZRH Manila. on | 9.635 mc/s has fallen off after midnight. One night recently the broadcast station on 710 kc/s was being received with louder signals.

YDB at Soerabaya, Java, is now being received with good signals from 9.30 p.m. on 9.55 mc/s consequent on DJN shifting to 9.65 mc/s. The same programme can always be heard from PLP on -11.00 mc/s and PMN on 10.26 mc/s. These two transmitters are located at Bandoeng. WGEA, Schenectady, New York, can be heard with good signals on 15.33 mc/s when starting its programmes at 1 a.m. with relays from Paris, London and Berlin of news bulletins. The two Moscow transmitters RV96 on 6.03 mc/s and RV59 on 6.00 mc/s are on the air daily from 2.30 a.m. with the same programme, both being heard with powerful signals. XEXA, Mexico City, on 6.175 mc/s, has not been reported for some time, but is being heard again from 1- a.m, with getting-up exercises. A new South African transmitter is relaying the programmes of the South African Broadcasting Company on 11.77 mce/s daily until 4.15 a.m. It is located at Durban, and its call is understood. to be ZTE. ;