DX NOTES

New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 933, 28 June 1957, Page 26

DX NOTES

HESE notes bring news about stations in other countries, programmes information and 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. IGHER power and many = new stations have been reported from countries in the Pacific area in the past few weeks, and listeners will note an increase in strength in many of the Stations in this part of the world. New Zealand stations were recently permitted to ‘increase in power, and this covers the YA stations, which will go to 20,000 watts (with the exception of 2YA, which goes to 100,000 watts); 1YD and 2YD, with an increase in power to 2000 watts, will give better coverage; while southern listeners will note the increase in strength from both 4ZA and 4YZ when they install new 10,000-watt transmitters, ‘Australian stations of the Australian Broadcasting Commission are to get power increases, and the’ key ABC Stations are to go to 50,000 watts, 6WA being expected to be the first on the air with this power in three months’ time. Japanese stations of the Government NHK _ network have installed higher-powered stations, and the key stations of this network are now 100,000 watts, The Philippines has been the scene of new stations, and Manila now

boasts some 16 stations in that city, DZFH on 1250 kes. is. the latest to be heard, closing at 4.0 a.m, Pacific: The reception of the Rarotonga station in the Cook Islands has been noted during the usual Thursday broadcast from 4.30 p.m. on the new frequency of 4965 kc. The station has programmes provided on tape by the Social Development Department, and these are carried on station ZKI1ZA. Before closing at 5.15 p.m. the station gives news on shipping in the area. Near-by Tonga is expected to operate on shortwave in the future, following a survey of prospects at Nukualofa and low frequency transmissions are expected to be in operation next year. The Tonga station would leave the New Hebrides as the only major island group in the Pacific without a radio service. Short Wave Switzerland: The International Red Cross at Geneva are to carry out test broadcasts over the 7210 kc,, 41-metre band transmitter in the late June in an endeavour to ascertain the reception of the station throughout the world. Best reception in New Zealand should be at 6.30 am. on Tuesday, June 25, Thursday, June 27, and Saturday, June 29. The programme will be of one hour duration, but the time stated is the timing of the English period. Philippines: Two new stations in this country have been heard here at good strength. The Cotabato station on Mindanao on 3945 ke. has a programme preview at 10.25 p.m., and news is re-

leased at 12.30 a.m, The station broadcasts both commercial and Catholic programmes. The Manila station of the Far East Broadcasting Company is now using 21515 kc, in the 13-metre band to good effect during the afternoons with the usual missionary broadcasts. United States: The Armed Forces Radio and Television Service, Los Angéles, has increased the schedule and now operates from 1.0 p.m. to 3.0 p.m. News is broadcast each hour with the

exception of 4,0 p.m. and 11.0 p.m., when baseball is being carried. The best signals are 9570 and 9700 ke. in the 31metre band. Burma: Radio Rangoon with a new powerful transmitter is now providing good signals at 3.0 a.m. when they carry news in English on 11765 ke. It is expected that an increased schedule will soon be in operation, and a service for other areas in the world will be introduced.