Affordable all band DRM/Analog receiver to be manufactured in India

SOLAR GROVE SOLUTIONS, a leading innovator in consumer electronics based in Florida, USA, known for making accessible devices, has just announced the commencement of manufacturing its All-Band (MW, SW, VHF) Analog and Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) receiver model N88 in India. This is a significant step towards delivering cutting-edge technology at accessible prices to a global audience.

The N88 is developed in close collaboration with CML Microcircuits (UK) Ltd, renowned for their expertise in mixed-signal integrated circuits, and Alongside Tech, LLC (USA) that is providing design and application development. Douglas Gregson from Alongside Tech, a recent member of the DRM consortium, says that "this revolutionary radio boasts four key, game-changing differentiating features. They are: small size, low power consumption, as N88 it extends the 3x AA battery life, low cost and seamless integration with a dedicated Android app opening the way to data applications and additional features.

"We are incredibly excited to bring this innovative DRM radio to market, manufactured right here in India," said Mr. Templeton, CEO of SOLAR GROVE SOLUTIONS. "This project is a testament to the power of international collaboration, combining the expertise of CML Microcircuits and Alongside Tech with SOLAR GROVE SOLUTIONS' commitment to delivering exceptional products at accessible prices. Our partnership with SHEMISH GROVE SOLUTIONS INDIA PVT LTD, our affiliated company in India, has been instrumental in making this vision a reality."

For the DRM chairman N88 is "the kind of product made in India for Indians. It is thus fulfilling the DRM Consortium vision of offering a new kind of digital radio services at affordable prices, in line with the policy, ambition and tastes of each individual country adopting DRM."

(Source : Digital Radio Mondiale Consortium)

For more info about Digital Radio Mondiale www.drm.org

 

World Christian Broadcasting website revamped

World Christian Broadcasting has revamped its website with a new look !

https://www.worldchristian.org/

Akashvani Jagdalpur MW Tower collapsed !

Akashvani Jagdalpur MW off air

MW tower of Akashvani Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh state  has fallen down on 21 Feb 2025 afternoon  in heavy winds, thus there is no transmission on 756 kHz in AM Mode and 747 kHz in DRM Mode with 100 kW transmitter. According to press reports the tower was 168 meters high and 48 years old. The transmission is now only on 100.1 MHz with 100 watts.

This station was commissioned on 22nd of January, 1977 with the transmitting capacity of 2x10 KW which was later increased to 100 KW.

Source : https://www.thegazette.in/2025/02/48-year-old-168-meter-high-tower-of-Akashvani-Jagdalpur-collapses-20250222.html

(Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio, Hyderabad)

EBU quarterly magazine - tech-i – March 2025 – Issue 63

Latest issue of EBU's quarterly magazine, tech-i March 2025, Issue 63 is now available for download at :

https://tech.ebu.ch/docs/tech-i/tech-i-063.pdf

Prasar Bharati website revamped with new look...

Prasar Bharati website revamped with new look...

https://prasarbharati.gov.in/

Radio Bulgaria celebrates in 89th Anniversary

Radio Bulgaria celebrates in 89th Anniversary

On February 16, Radio Bulgaria celebrates its 89th anniversary. Radio Bulgaria is active on social media in 11 languages and connect with listeners through modern digital platforms. 

It all began on a Sunday in February when Bulgarian Radio, then called Radio Sofia, began broadcasting its first foreign language programmes to Europe, North Africa and North America. The first programmes were in Esperanto. A few months later, broadcasts in French, German, English and Italian were introduced. 

After 9 September 1944, broadcasts in Bulgarian for foreign audiences were discontinued. They were not resumed until the late 1950s.

In 1992, the foreign language programmes of Bulgarian National Radio were renamed Radio Bulgaria. In the following years, some language sections were closed, including Italian, Portuguese and Arabic.

Radio Bulgaria's first website was launched in 2004, offering content in 11 languages to reach an even wider audience. Today Radio Bulgaria offers content in English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Serbian, Greek, Albanian, Turkish, Romanian and Bulgarian, through sound, text and images.

(Source : Radio Bulgaria)

https://bnr.bg/en

Akashvani extended schedule on the ocassion of "Shivaratri" today, 26th Feb '25

Watch out for extended schedule (past 2310 IST/1740 UTC) by AIR stations from South India carrying live broadcast/devotional programs songs/drama/talk etc in regional languages on the occasion of religious festival "Shivaratri" on 26th Feb, 2025 (Wednesday).

Andhra Pradesh in Telugu:
837 kHz Vijayawada
900 kHz Kadapah
927 kHz Visahakapatnam

Puducherry in Tamil
1215 kHz Puducherry

Karnataka in Kannada:
612 kHz Bengaluru
675 kHz Bhadrawathi
765 kHz Dharwad
1107 kHz Gulbarga
1089 kHz Udipi

Tamil Nadu State in Tamil:
720 kHz Chennai
936 kHz Tiruchirapalli
999 kHz Coimbatore
1197 kHz Tirunelveli
1269 kHz Madurai

Telangana State in Telugu:
738 kHz Hyderabad

Tamil FM stations from SriLanka also carry live relay of special program for Maha Shivaratri.
Last year AIR stations from Tamilnadu, Karnataka and Puducherry were not heard.

From the shortwave radio to the web: RCI turns 80 today

From the shortwave radio to the web: RCI turns 80 today

Since February 25, 1945, Radio Canada International has been Canada's voice to the world. Throughout the years, RCI had to adapt — and still does — to new technologies and face many financial challenges and waves of disinformation in order to fulfill its mandate to broadcast Canadian realities and perspectives worldwide.

Read the full story at : 

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/2143350/80th-anniversary-rci-radio-canada-international

AWR Wavescan via Reach Beyond Australia in A25

AWR Wavescan program will be broadcasted via Reach Beyond Australia wef A25 season (30th March 2025 onwards).

1400 -1430 UTC on 11870 kHz (Sunday)

2230-2300 UTC ON 17650 kHz (Monday)

Monitored change for R Tamazuj

Radio Tamazuj news in English usually only carried in the 1500 UTC broadcast (now 1500-1515 on 15550 via Madagascar) on Tuesdays and Fridays only.

English confirmed in the online Evening podcasts for 4th and 7th February which can be heard at https://www.radiotamazuj.org/en/broadcasts

(Via Dave Kenny , BDXC List)

Marconi Radio International - New QSL Policy

Message from Marconi Radio International...

Here is our e-QSL for confirming reports on reception of our 39th anniversary transmission, aired on 4th January 2025. All reception reports for that broadcast have been verified.  If you don't have received a reply from us, please write again!

We regret to inform you that we have stopped sending full data digital QSLs in response to reception reports from listeners who have not used their own receiver and antenna.  However, a thank you letter mentioning only the web receiver used for remote recetion is sent.

Reception reports for broadcasts aired on 25th December 2024 and 19th January 2025 will be verified in the next days.

And don't forget! our next broadcast is scheduled on 9th February, from 1300 to 1630 UTC on 7400 and 11390 kHz.

If you are a DX blogger, or use social networks, please post an announcement on your own blog and/or Facebook page or send out a tweet on X. You can also forward this message to a friend.

Stay tuned! 

Radio broadcasting in Thailand is 95 years old

February 25th 2025, Thailand's radio broadcasting service is now in its 95th year.

The humble start of radio broadcasting began in 1928 when an experimental station was initiated in Bangkok. This station, under the Post and Telegraph Department, was located at the mouth of the Ong Ang Canal, one of the canal rings around the old city. The experimental radio station was later moved to Sala Daeng.

Thailand's first radio station – "Radio Bangkok of Phaya Thai" – commenced its services in 1930.

In 1939, the function of radio broadcasting was transferred from the Post and Telegraph Department to the PRD.

Radio Thailand has been adjusting and developing in light of global advances and has been at work to make its content interesting to the audience.

Sudruetai Lertkasem, Director-General of the Public Relations Department, chaired an event marking the 95th National Radio Day at the Radio Thailand headquarters in Bangkok. In Thailand, National Radio Day is observed on February 25th of each year.

The event saw participation from Chanisa Chomsilp, Executive Director of Radio Thailand, and representatives from various agencies. Event participants paid respect to sacred entities and engaged in Buddhist merit-making.

The opening ceremony of Thailand's first state radio station broadcasting on short and medium frequencies occurred on February 25th, 1930, to commemorate the coronation anniversary of King Rama the 7th. On this day, the king delivered a speech in the Royal Palace, broadcast to the Phya Thai Palace, marking the birth of Thai radio broadcasting and resulting in February 25th being celebrated as National Radio Day.

(Source : Radio Thailand)

Official Texas Radio Shortwave Schedule for February 2025

Official Texas Radio Shortwave Schedule for February 2025

Texas Radio Shortwave verifies correct reception reports thru beautiful QSL cards.

Send your reception reports to : texasradioshortwave@protonmail.com

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Source : Texas Radio Shortwave 

Fijian Broadcasting Corporation turns 70

Fijian Broadcasting Corporation turns 70

The Fijian Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) launched its 70th birthday celebrations at Viseisei village in Vuda, Lautoka.
FBC's journey began on July 1, 1954 with the broadcast of its first program during the official opening ceremony.

Read more at: 

https://radioinfo.asia/news/fijian-broadcasting-corporation-turns-70/ © RadioInfo Asia

Afghanistan: Radio For Peace International and Nothing2Hide launch program to protect journalists and women amid growing restrictions

Afghanistan: Radio For Peace International and Nothing2Hide launch program to protect journalists and women amid growing restrictions

In the face of severe restrictions on journalists and women in Afghanistan, Radio For Peace International (RFPI) and Nothing2Hide are joining forces to provide critical support. Together, they are launching an innovative digital safety training program, broadcast in Farsi and Pashto, and designed in collaboration with Afghan journalists.

A direct response to needs on the ground

After launching programs in 2023 focused on psychological support for Afghan women  and promoting their voices through "Parole de femmes afghanes", RFPI is now partnering with  cybersecurity experts Nothing2Hide. Their goal: to equip journalists, especially  women, with the essential tools to secure their communications and continue to inform in  a context of censorship and surveillance.

Radio, a vital space in danger

With more than 170 radio stations still active in Afghanistan, according to the Afghan Journalists Association  , the threat of closure looms. Local authorities are targeting FM radio stations in the  Khost region in particular. For Sylvain Clament, president of RFPI:  " We want to allow journalists to continue their work despite the obstacles, by  strengthening their digital security and offering them alternative means, such as shortwave broadcasting

Training to protect women and defend their freedom

Afghan women, including journalists, are exposed to alarming risks:  online stalking, harassment and violence. As Jamila Karimi, Afghan journalist and  Middle East and Asia Director for RFPI, points out:  " In a country where even a simple digital trace can lead to retaliation,  online communication remains one of the last spaces of freedom for women and girls. We  must protect them and allow them to express themselves. "

A program widely distributed and accessible to all

Since October 31, RFPI and Nothing2Hide have been broadcasting two weekly 15-  minute episodes, every Thursday and Friday (1430-1500 UTC), from the Issoudun site in France on the  17860 Khz frequency.  According to Grégoire Pouget, director of Nothing2Hide: " Training directly on site in Afghanistan was a crucial first step. Today, we  are moving to a mass broadcast to reach as many people as possible. "

The programme will run for seven weeks, comprising 14 episodes, and will be accessible via:

• Websites www.nothing2hide.org and www.rfpi.eu

• Social media (Facebook, YouTube)

• Major podcast platforms.

Together, RFPI and Nothing2Hide demonstrate that it is still possible to defend freedom and  information, even in the most hostile environments.

(RFPI Press Release)