DX NOTES

New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 900, 2 November 1956, Page 15

DX NOTES

~ p~ a "THESE notes bring news about stations in other countries, programmes information ond details of special broadcasts for New Zealand listeners. They are supplied by the New Zealand Radio DX League, 212 Earn Street, Invercargill, from which further information can be obtained.

N the past few weeks four new stations have made their appearance in Manila, Philippines, and the latest are two stations which are operated by the Manila, Chronicle. A new 50,000watt "Voice of the Chronicle" is DZXL, operating on 960 kc., and- heard in this frequency to sign off at 4.0 a.m. The programme preceding sign-off is generally of uninterrupted music. A sister station is operating with lower power on 1160 kc., and appears to close at the same hour, but due to poorer reception on the frequency fuller details cannot be heard, Hawaii.-Stations in this country are consistently received by the listener on the broadcast band during the evenings, and again in the mornings at 4.0 a.m. The better received stations are KGMB (590), KPOA (630), and KHON (1380). Newcomer to the broadcasting scene in Honolulu is Station KIAM, operating on 870 kc., which has been heard in the evenings and also opening at 4.0 a.m. KIAM, which is operated by Christian Broadcasters, formerly operated a station on frequency modulation, and has been granted authority to open on the normal broadcast band. Shortwave Canada.-The popular — Listeners’ Letter session from the Montreal studios of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and formerly heard in. the New Zealand transmission at 8.50 p.m., has been enlarged, and is now carried in the Monday transmission being aired at 8.45 p.m., the session being extended now to 15 minutes. The programme is compéred by Earl Fisher, and consists

of answers to letters from _ listeners. New Zea.and-iisteners will, enjoy best teception on 9630 kc. (31 metres) or 11720 kc. (25 metres). Germany.-The transmission to the Far East and Australasia, from the Voice of Germany at Cologne, is giving splendid reception from opening of transmission at 7.0 p.m., when English’ is included amongst the identification announcements. At 8.0 p.m. a five-min-ute news session in English is broad-’ cast. Best reception of this three-hour transmission is on 11795 kc. (25 metres). Philippines-The well-known Chris-_ tian Radio in Manila, operated by the Far East Broadcasting Company, has begun a special daily service for listeners in New Zealand, released over. four frequencies, DZ16, 17800 kc, (16 metres), DZH9, 15300 kc. (19 metres), DZH8, 11850 ke. (25 metres), and DZH7. 9730 kc. (30 metres). Schedule

is 8.0 to 10.0 p.m., and the session includes many of the American transcribed programmes, such as The Hour of Decision, Bringing Christ to the Nations, etc. The Manila organisation has recently purchased the former KWID transmitter which, during the last war, broadcast from San_ Francisco.’ This 50,000-watt transmitter will help soon to make the FEBC stations better heard in the round-the-clock missionary broadcasts. Australia. -- During the forthcoming Olympic Games, most of the schedules of Radio Australia will be suspended and, with seven transmitters on a 23-hour a day schedule, broadcasts to the world in English and many other languages will be available. A 40-page Olympic programme guide is available to listeners who -vrite to Radio Australia, Box 790H, Melbourne, and this publication is free to listeners.