SHORTWAVE FROM MELBOURNE
HORTWAVE listeners throughout the world will be taking a special interest in the Olympic Games broadcasts of Radio Australia from Melbourne, During this period, Radio Australia, overseas service of the Australian Broadcasting Commission, will be broadcasting for 23} hours a day. Two new 50,000-watt transmitters have been brought into service, and the full array of transmitters will be VLA, VLB, both 100,000 watts; VLC, VLD, VLY, all 50,000 watts; VLG, 10,000 watts; and VLR, 2000 watts. Transmissions will be beamed to every :continent, and the facilities will be used by many broadcasting organisations. Transmissions especially for New Zealand listeners will be broadcast on 11760 kc. (25-metre band), 8.14-10.45 a.m; 15160 ke, (19-metre band), 11.0 a.m.-8.45 p.m.; 11900 ke, (25-metre band), 9.0 p.m.-1,30 a.m, The commentaries for local interest in New Zealand will be broadcast on’ the VLR transmitter, a station which at present relays the ABC Home Service. ‘ : Frequencies have not as yet been announced, but VLR has been assigned 15230, 11880, 9680 and 6150 ke., and any of these channels could be used. In all, Radio Australia will use frequencies ranging from 7220 ke, in the 41-metre band, to 25675 kc. in the ll-metre band.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 902, 16 November 1956, Page 7
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199SHORTWAVE FROM MELBOURNE New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 902, 16 November 1956, Page 7
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