Re: [HCDX] [dxld] Radio Pakistan to go off air in favour of sports complex

["Wolfgang Bueschel" <dg1sbn@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

three MW sites at present at Quetta:


PAK_Quetta Sariab Road 855 kHz 10 kW - former SW 5040 / 7155 kHz
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/107502825.jpg

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/107502912.jpg
location
30Â08'25.52"N  66Â58'48.84"E
http://binged.it/1hkDVZI


and PAK_Quetta Bolan Road 1134 kHz 100 kW site
probably left side ?
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/78046351.jpg

at
30Â04'54.71"N  66Â58'43.07"E
http://binged.it/1EoV3Zg


and PAK_Quetta Pishin 756 kHz 150kW too
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/33823115.jpg

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/63671251.jpg
at
30Â29'23.71"N  66Â56'48.51"E
http://binged.it/1hkEbI1

wb df5sx



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JOSE MIGUEL ROMERO ROMERO jmromero782004@xxxxxxxx [dxld]"
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 7:54 AM
Subject: [dxld] Radio Pakistan to go off air in favour of sports complex

Radio Pakistan to go off air in favour of sports complex

Quetta: The Balochistan government has finalised a plan to take over 64
acres of land owned by Radio Pakistan in Quetta by shutting down the stationâs
transmission, removing its machinery and transmission towers from the Sariab
area.

On Wednesday, sources confirmed that government officials had been
directed to put finishing touches on the plan to take over land worth
billions of rupees belonging to the radio station. Sources claim that the
land was being taken over under the pretext of constructing a sports complex
and park.

Also read: Radio Pakistan woesâYou will not be able to listen to
local shows or programmes in other languages from Radio Pakistan Quetta,â
said a senior Radio Pakistan official while talking to IDawnI. âThe
government is going to remove the transmission towers and other machinery
from the land on Sariab Road. It was allotted to Radio Pakistan in 1964.â

He added that by using this piece of land for a sports complex would be like
gagging the voice of the station as it would be take several shows,
including those on recitation of the Holy Quran and other popular programmes
in different languages, off the air.According to the stationâs senior
official, when a government official was asked about why they wanted these
64 acres, he replied: âSome people have had their eyes set on this precious
land for a long time. They want to take over the land by claiming to build a
sports complex even though Quetta already has a large sports complex [Ayub
Stadium].â

The station was set up in Quetta in 1956 on 64 acres on Sariab
Road. In 1959, Radio Pakistan installed medium-wave and short-wave
transmitters on the property so the stationâs programmes could be heard all
over the province.

Radio Pakistan Quetta had installed 93.5 kilowatt
transmission on the site before Ramazan this year, and had launched an FM
transmission, âSout-ul-Quranâ, for programmes related to recitation of the
Holy Quran and Islamic teachings. An official of Radio Pakistan expressed
fears that if the provincial government decided to go ahead with the plan,
these transmissions and shows would have to be taken off the airwaves.

A government official said the Shahwani Sports Stadium constructed by the
government had the capacity for building a new sports complex and was
located close to Radio Pakistan. He said that the provincial government also
had acres of official land available on the Hazarganji and Sibi roads
linking to Sariab Road and they could construct a new sports complex there
instead.

He added that he did not know why the provincial government was
insisting on constructing a sports complex on Radio Pakistanâs property. A
senior official of the radio station said the Pakistan Broadcasting
Corporation should take notice of what was happening in Quetta and ask the
federal government to release funds to install powerful transmitters and
other equipment to enable Radio Pakistan Quetta to air its programmes for
listeners across the province.Published in Dawn, August 27th, 2015

Radio Pakistan to go off air in favour of sports complex







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