[HCDX] DX Tips

["Md. Azizul Alam Al-Amin" <alamin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

DX TIPS

Radio Prague Annual competition:
Radio Prague is running a new competition for listeners. To enter, just 
send us a few sentences on the following subject:
"What Czech beer means to me."
The winner will receive a week's stay for two in the Czech Republic, while 
runners-up will receive other attractive prizes.
The best answer will be broadcast on Radio Prague.
The winner and a friend will be accommodated in family style in the heart 
of Prague, at the hotel Falkensteiner Maria Prag, while your flight will be 
courtesy of Czech Airlines - Your travel partner to the Czech Republic.

Please send your entries to the following address before June 15th:

Radio Prague
Vinohradska 12
120 99, Prague 2
Czech Republic
or you can use our email address: cr@xxxxxxxx
(Source : Radio Prague Website)

VOA Launches News Bulletin Service to Indonesia:
Sunday, April 3, the Voice of America begins delivering Indonesian language 
newscasts 25 times a day to its network of more than 200 radio affiliates 
in Indonesia.
The new service, VOA Headline News, will deliver the freshest news possible 
every 30 minutes during the 12-hour period when Indonesian radio audiences 
are at their peak. The service was developed in response to Indonesian 
radio stations' requests for short newscasts throughout the day.
"The concept behind the new program is to provide our affiliate stations 
with constantly updated news reports," said Norm Goodman, Chief of VOA's 
Indonesian Service. "These 25 newscasts each day will be in addition to our 
regular programming, so Indonesian stations will always have the most 
up-to-date news at their fingertips."
Each newscast will cover world, regional, and U.S. news. The daily program 
will air every half hour between 0030 UTC and 1030 UTC and a second segment 
between 1300 UTC and 1630 UTC.
VOA's Indonesian Service broadcasts an average of four and a half hours per 
day of news and information programming to Indonesia. Its radio programs 
are carried by more than 200 AM/FM affiliates across Indonesia and its 
television programs are aired by 12 national and regional TV stations. The 
service also maintains a dynamic Indonesian-language website at 
www.voaindonesia.com
(Source: VOA Website)

RTM-Malaysia to unveil new corporate image for its radio stations :
(01 April 05)
National broadcaster Radio Television Malaysia will unveil a new corporate 
image for its radio stations tonight during a ceremony at its Angkasapuri 
headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.
The New Straits Times reported that RTM's 32 national, state and district 
radio stations will be given an image make-over with the launch.
In conjunction with the rebranding, its stations nationwide have arranged 
new line-ups of shows and themes. The broadcaster is an ABU member.
Malaysian Information Minister Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir said RTM radio 
should not be left behind in competition with private radio stations.
He added that the current rebranding exercise was aimed at consolidating 
RTM's authoritative position in local broadcasting. ( Source : ABU Website)

BBC launches advertising campaign in Iraq :
(1 April, 05)
The BBC has launched a major TV advertising and billboard campaign in Iraq, 
promoting the availability of the BBC Arabic service programing on seven FM 
frequencies across the country.
Filmed in Iraq, a dynamic 30-second TV ad with the strapline Your world, 
your news - on BBC Arabic will appear on Iraq's first independent satellite 
channel, Al-Sharqiya TV.
Starting on Friday 1 April and running for the next 30 days, the ad 
promotes the BBC Arabic availability on FM relays in Iraq, including 96.0 
FM in Mosul and Irbil, 89.0 FM in Al Kut, 89.0 FM in Al Amara, 89.0 FM in 
Baghdad, 100.0 FM in Al Naseriya, 90.0 FM in Basra and 92.9 FM in Kirkuk.
The billboard campaign starts on Tuesday 12 April and will last for 12 months.
It features two hands encircling a map of the Middle East and will appear 
in high profile locations in Baghdad, Basra and Mosul.
Alan Booth, Controller of BBC World Service Marketing Communications & 
Audiences, said: "The BBC's position in Iraq is increasingly strong, with 
at least 3.5 million people listening to BBC Arabic, mostly on FM.
"We are keen on making even wider Iraqi audiences aware of the world-class 
programing BBC Arabic offers them.
"With impartial and objective international news and analysis, the BBC 
keeps them up to date, putting the Arab agenda in the global context."

Notes to Editors
Al-Sharqiya TV is Iraq's first independently owned satellite channel 
launched on 11 June 2004 across more than 90 countries.
The channel was set up by Iraqi media tycoon Saad al-Bazzaz, best known as 
the founder of Al-Azzaman, a London-based newspaper for Iraqi exiles.
BBC Arabic is the leading international radio news service in Arabic and 
bbcarabic.com is the leading Arabic online news site.
BBC Arabic broadcasts 24 hours a day, every day, with news on the hour, 
every hour.
BBC Arabic broadcasts to the whole Arab world on short wave and through 
digital audio channels on the principal satellites covering the Arab world.
In most of the eastern Arab world, BBC broadcasts are heard on medium wave 
and in key cities the BBC is available on FM.
The award-winning site bbcarabic.com also carries a live audio feed of BBC 
Arabic radio.
BBC World Service broadcasts programs around the world in 43 languages and 
is available on radio and online.
It has a global audience of 146 million listeners and is available globally 
on short wave; on FM in 140 capital cities; and selected programs are 
carried on around 2,000 FM and MW radio stations around the world.
The BBC World Service websites receive around 280 million page impressions 
every month. (BBC Press Release, 1 April, 05)

Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation to set up 47 radio stations in 3 years :
(30 March 05)
The Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) will set up 47 new FM radio 
stations over the next three years to ensure 100 percent coverage in terms 
of both area and population, reports the Daily Times of Pakistan.
This was stated by PBC Director-General Tarique Imam while talking to an 
eight-member Malaysian delegation led by Information Secretary-General Dr 
Arshad Hashim at the PBC headquarters. PBC is an ABU member.
Mr Imam briefed the delegation on the news, program and engineering 
departments of the organisation, adding that the media could play an 
important role in expanding and promoting friendship between both countries.
Draft proposals for bilateral cooperation between Radio Pakistan and Radio 
Malaysia were also discussed, and the two sides expressed a desire to 
enhance cooperation and exchange programs regularly.
In addition, visits of technical and professional personnel from Pakistan 
to facilities in Malaysia and vice versa were also agreed. (Source : ABU 
Website)

Best Regards,

MD. AZIZUL ALAM AL-AMIN
GOURHANGA, GHORAMARA
RAJSHAHI-6100
BANGLADESH
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