[Swprograms] Fwd: [ODXA] VOA Initiates Broadcasts to Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Region

["Richard Cuff" <rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx>]

FYI...

Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA  USA

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From: Fred Waterer <programming_matters@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Sep 29, 2006 6:31 PM
Subject: [ODXA] VOA Initiates Broadcasts to Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Region
To: odxa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


VOA Initiates Broadcasts to Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Region

PRESS RELEASE -  Washington, D.C., September 29, 2006 - The Voice of
America (VOA) launched the first full news hour of a new radio
broadcasting service to the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region this
week. In the coming months VOA Deewa (Light) Radio will expand to 6
hours of daily news programming.

"VOA Deewa's first hour-long daily newscast marks the beginning of a
new Pashto language radio program specifically designed for the
Afghanistan-Pakistan border region," said VOA Director David S.
Jackson. "This is an area that is facing significant challenges
ranging from ethnic and political strife to poverty and health issues,
so it's critical for them to have access to accurate and unbiased news
and information."

  The first hour of VOA Deewa Radio offers local, regional, and
international news as well as features on topics such as politics,
economy, health, education and sports. Special features are also
planned, including an on-going series on Muslims in America and "Who
We Are," an informative series about life in the United States.

  In addition to the one-hour News Hour, Deewa Radio has begun
broadcasting 10 minutes of regional and global news at the top of the
hour for four hours every evening, followed by contemporary Pashto
popular music on a 24-hour, 7-day per week basis. Over the coming
months VOA Deewa Radio will expand to 6 hours of news and information
tailed for listeners in the Pashto-speaking region.

  VOA Deewa Radio programs can be heard in select cities on FM 100.5
and on shortwave from 1300-1400 UTC on 11510 kHz (26.06 meters) and
15645 kHz (19.18 meters). Deewa's News Hour runs from 1300-1400 UTC
(6:00-7:00 p.m. local time) with 10-minute news bulletins at the top
of the hours between 1400-1700 UTC (7:00-10:00 p.m. local time).

  Programs can be heard online at www.voadeewaradio.com.

  http://voanews.com/english/About/2006-09-29-deewa.cfm


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