SHORTWAVE HIGHLIGHTS
ORLD interest at the moment is centred on Indonesia, and this week’s shortwave notes give the frequencies and times of news bulletins, commentaries, etc., from the Indonesian Broadcasting Centre and the Nether-lands-controlled Radio Batavia. Since UN has: now intervened in the dispute the frequencies and times of UN newsbroadcasts are also given, The voice of Free Indonesia may be heard broadcasting in English on a frequency of 11 me/s., 27.27 metres, every evening at the el times: 9.0-9.30 p.m. (news at 9.5 , followed by a commentary at 9.15 p.m.) 10.30 p.m.-12.30 a.m. (news at 10.45 p.m., commentary at 11.15 p.m.). Reception of this station may be marred cceasionally by interference. Radio Batavia, Java (15.145 mc/s., 19.80 metres; and 9.55 mc/s., 31.41 metres), which broadcasts an English transmission from 10.30 until 11.0 p.m., is being received at quite good strength on the 15 mc/s. frequency, and at fair strength on the 31 metre band. A news bulletin is heard at 10.30 p.m., usually followed by a commentary The Voice of the United States of America, broadcasting from KRHO (17.80 me/s., 16.85 metres), KNBI (17.85, 16. 80), KNBA (9.65, 31.09), presents every evening Py t day), at 7.30 p.m. news of scussions of ‘the UN Assembly, and at 48 actuality broadcasts of the day's proceedings. ‘
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 425, 15 August 1947, Page 23
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215SHORTWAVE HIGHLIGHTS New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 425, 15 August 1947, Page 23
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