[Swprograms] Fwd: [ODXA] VOA’S CREOLE SERVICE EXPANDS HOURS

[Richard Cuff <rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx>]

FYI from the ODXA's Fred Waterer.

Richard


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Fred Waterer <programming_matters@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 8:56 AM
Subject: [ODXA] VOA’S CREOLE SERVICE EXPANDS HOURS
To: odxa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


About VOA

VOA’S CREOLE SERVICE EXPANDS HOURS, ADDS AM FREQUENCY TO REACH QUAKE VICTIMS
VOA is providing earthquake victims with news and information in their
own language
Washington, D.C., January 14, 2010 – The Voice of America’s (VOA)
Creole Service, reaching out to Haitian earthquake victims in their
language, is ramping up the strength and frequency of emergency
broadcasts to Haiti.

Creole BroadcastsWith Haiti’s communications infrastructure badly
damaged, the VOA, the largest international broadcaster in Haiti, is
providing listeners with news and information via a combination of
shortwave, AM and satellite broadcasts.

“We’re doing everything we possibly can to reach people in Haiti who
have a desperate need for information,” said Alberto Mascaro, chief of
VOA’s Latin America Division.

He said Creole Service programming on shortwave and satellite radio
has expanded from 1.5 hours daily to 5 hours. Programs now air at
7:30-8:30 am EST (1230-0130 UTC); 12:30-2:30 pm EST (1730-1930 UTC);
5:00-6:00 pm EST (2200-2300 UTC) and 8:00-9:00 pm EST (0100-0200 UTC).
 The evening programs can also be heard on 1180 AM from a transmitter
and tower in Marathon, Florida, pre-empting Radio Marti at those
times.

VOA is playing a leading role to help Haitians reach out to one
another.  A special call-in number – 1-202-205-9942, mailbox 42 – has
been established for people to leave messages that will be broadcast
to Haiti.  Facebook and Twitter accounts have also been created in
Creole.


VOA reporters are on the ground in Haiti, covering the international
response to the disaster.  Basic survival information, statements by
President Obama  and messages from Haitians living in the United
States have been broadcast back to those dealing with the disaster.

Like other native Haitians living in the United States, VOA Creole
staffers are still trying to confirm the status of their relatives on
the island, according to Ronald Cesar, chief of the Creole Service.

VOA’s Creole Service reaches more than 50 percent of adult Haitians on
a weekly basis.  Up-to-date information is also available around the
clock on www.VOANews.com/creole.

VoA News Release via Fred Waterer

To those of you who seek lost objects of history, I wish you the best
of luck. They're out there, and they're whispering. - Clive Cussler

http://www.doghousecharlie.com


     __________________________________________________________________
The new Internet Explorer® 8 - Faster, safer, easier.  Optimized for
Yahoo!  Get it Now for Free! at
http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/


------------------------------------

Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odxa/

<*> Your email settings:
   Individual Email | Traditional

<*> To change settings online go to:
   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odxa/join
   (Yahoo! ID required)

<*> To change settings via email:
   odxa-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
   odxa-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
   odxa-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
   http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/




-- 
Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA  USA

International broadcasting / shortwave blog:
http://www.intlradio.blogspot.com

_______________________________________________
Swprograms mailing list
Swprograms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms

To unsubscribe:  Send an E-mail to  swprograms-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above.