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OLLAND, the shortwave pioneer of Europe, first became known to Eng-lish-speaking listeners before the war through the "Happy Station" broadcasts. Since 1945, Radio Nederland has expanded its activities and now broadcasts 20 hours a day in Dutch, Indonesian, English and Spanish. The organisation has two tasks-to keep Dutch settlers overseas posted on news from home and to acquaint people abroad with Holland’s history, customs and institutions, and its views on world affairs. Because. present transmitters are too low-powered, a» new. 100-kilowatt station is being built. This will be ready at the end of this year. The ‘oldest stations are at Juizen, but the later ones are at Lopik, a little: village which is becoming the transmitting centre of the Netherlands. Around the World Finland: The new 100,000-watt transmitter at Pori is broadcasting to the Far East and North America at good strength in the late evening. At 9.30 p.m. French is heard and English news and commentary follow from 9.45 to 10.0 on 15195 kilocycles (19-metre band). The broadcast in English is fepeated at 11.0 p.m. on the same frequency. North Africa: Cairo and Rabat are both conducting test broadcasts to the Far East in the 19-metre band. Cairo, on 15315 kes., opens at midnight, with English at 1.0 a.m. Rabat, using 15195 kcs., operates from midnight to 1.30 a.m. and asks for reports to "Radio Maroc," Rabat, Morocco.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 30, Issue 761, 19 February 1954, Page 17
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