DX NOTES

New Zealand Listener, Volume 29, Issue 743, 9 October 1953, Page 18

DX NOTES

Soman notes are supplied by the New Zea tand Radio DX League and are designed to ‘ecord items of interest from overseas stations on ‘both the broadcast and shortwave bands. Inquiries sent to The Listener regarding the identification of stations will be forwarded to the League for attention. Particulars of the type , of programmes, approximate frequency date and time heard, are necessary SOOM

‘THE BBC has the world’s’ most popular shortwave service, according to the annual popularity poll conduc‘ed by the International Short Wave Club of London, Listeners from all over the world gave the BBC a 96-vote lead over Radio Australia in second’ place, Radio New ‘Zealand, with its limited coverage, did well to gain 25 votes, which put it in 29th place. The Belgian shortwave service, which was first in last year’s poll, slipped to fourth. Apparently its programmes are not so well received in Europe since its transmitters were shifted to Brussels from Leopoldville, in the Belgian Congo. Radio Australia and the Swiss shortwave service maintained their second and third placings. Radio Nederland continues to be popu'ar and a newcomer ih the top placings is Radio Ceylon. All India Radio and the missionary station HCJB in Quito, Ecuador, received no votes this year. The placings are:-BBC 847 votes, Radio Australia 751, Switzerland 615, gium 531, Radio Canada 471, Radio Nederland 417, Radio Ceylon 318, Brazzaville 245, Ankara 233, Pakistan 151, Armed Forces Radio Service 150, Voice of America 148, Argentina 144, Radio Andorra 140, Radio Sweden 135, Indonesia 121, Radio Norway 94, Radio Vatican 72, Spain 72, Rome 67, Monte Carlo 64, Danish State

Radio 55, Egyptian State Broadcasting 34, Radio Journal (Brazil) 32, Radio Club of Mozambique 31, Moscow 31; 4VEH Haiti 30, Damascus 27, Radio New Zealand 25, United Nations 23, Bayerischer Rundfunk (Germany) 22, Radio Rumbos (Venezuela) 20, Paris 18, Radio France Asie (Saigon) 17, WRUL Boston 15, COCY Havana 13, Lisbon 12, Radio Morocco 12, Blue Danube Network (Austria) 11, Luxembotrg 10, Israel 9. The poll once again proves that shortwave listeners prefer entertainment to propaganda. Propaganda agencies, such as Radio Moscow, the Voice of America and United Nations Radio, make a poor showing, considering the many stations which carry their programmes. DX-er Harold. M » Barrowclough, of Dunedin,’ was a winner in an essay contest run in conjunction with the poll. Around the World Japan: Radio Japan has extended its overseas. service to ten transmissions. A session is directed to Australia and New Zealand at 9.0 pum. daily. English news is ‘broadcast when. the ‘transmission starts, Reception is best on’ 11725 kes. (25-metre band) and fait on, 15135 kes, (19-metre band), The transmission © to Ha 7.0: p.m. is also well received: Jacarta. difetts a i transmission Sh New Zealand ~ evening. at 1 clock. jals are improvitig on 9710 "kesy(30-me band), The broadcast includes- "news at "1195 p.m. and a musical request ‘programme. at 11.30 p.m. on Stindays." Pi cs hae Se Answer .to Correspondent: © Green’ [sland Listener: The foreign — using the 80-metre barid in the eVénings is Radio Noumea, New Caledonia, broadcasting in French on 3375 kes, from 7.0 to 10.30 p.m. we