June 24, 2020
21 April 2016By Antonia Quirke As the presenter reads news items coming in from Shetland to Japan and Ecuador, I realise there’s no heirarchy. It’s 8am on the island of Bressay and the news on 18 April is of the earthquake in Ecuador; then …
June 24, 2020
RADIO fans take pride in the number of stations they can “log” and verify, especially if these are at a great distance. Contests for the most successful listening are as popular, now that one may hear Australia or South America, as they were in the …
June 13, 2020
Manx Radio is the national public service broadcaster of the Isle of Man and broadcasts from its own studios at Broadcasting House in Douglas. The station first went on air in June 1964, long before commercial radio became part of everyday …
May 25, 2020
REDIFFUSION (Malta) Ltd.Rediffusion HouseGuardamangia Rediffusion House in Gwardamangia. In 1935, radio broadcasting began in Malta by a company called Rediffusion (Malta) Limited, which had been given the power and authority by the …
May 24, 2020
Introduction The origin of broadcasting in Malta dates back to the first broadcast transmitted from the Naval Wireless Station at Rinella in 1933. In 1934 an agreement was reached between the Government of Malta and the Rediffusion Group of …
May 22, 2020
By Richard Harding June 15, 2017 In 2015 the Bailiwick’s newest radio station took to the air although you may not know it unless you live in Alderney. On the 12th February, following a series of short-term trial licences, Quay FM became the …
May 20, 2020
Community station in France runs radio studio on an electric tricycle By Franck Ernould ⋅Published: May 20, 2020 VALENCE, France — Radio Méga has been broadcasting from a fully functional, autonomous mobile radio studio since June 2019. Hosting …
May 18, 2020
Newstatesman Gibraltar 20 January 2015 Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) is Gibraltar’s public broadcaster, and has been providing the Rock’s community with television and radio programmes since the 1960s. Its head, Gerard Teuma, takes us …
May 14, 2020
The commercial operator has successfully pioneered the country’s DAB+ broadcasts By Davide MoroPublished: May 14, 2020 STOCKHOLM — Sweden was one of the last countries in Europe to distribute legal commercial radio broadcasting licenses. Only in …
May 5, 2020
Providing universal services that bring people together is a vital contribution to society By Graham DixonPublished: May 5, 2020 The author is head of radio for the European Broadcasting Union. GENEVA — As a medium, radio is perfectly adapted to …
March 10, 2020
Through smart investments and service efficiency, DAB Italia is rapidly expanding the nation’s digital services The Plan de Corones site serves Italy’s South Tyrol region, a mountainous area by the Austrian border. By Claudia Kienzle ⋅Published: …
November 17, 2019
Enjoy this 1994 short two-part film, produced by Deutsche Welle TV, about the West Berlin radio station, RIAS (Rundfunk im amerikanischen Sektor) https://youtu.be/4MfDs89WXt4 https://youtu.be/D-BJw0W-E6c The history of the American radio station …
October 3, 2019
A four part documentary to commemorate 75 years of broadcasting history showing the BBC, Auntie as it is affectionately known, from its humble beginnings in the era of wireless right up to the modern day international programme producer and …
September 22, 2019
The Pawsey family recently wrote to us: My aunt is clearing her home. Her husband, David Pawsey, worked for STC in Sydney during WW2, and as an electrical engineer subsequently. Among his papers is a 1960s profile of the UK Rugby Radio Station …
April 3, 2019
The remote Atlantic Relay Station transmits critical radio broadcasts to millions in Africa and beyond
August 13, 2018
For 75 years, the broadcaster has been providing U.K. troops worldwide with news, sports, and content from home By James CarelessPublished: August 13, 2018 SUFFIELD, Alberta — Drive to Suffield —just east of where the Canadian Rocky Mountains rise …
March 10, 2016
History pre-1955There were no broadcast transmitters on the islands. Jersey was just another part of Western Europe where we could receive LW and MW from outside of the island. 1955October, BBC1 TV starts from Les Platons, 405 lines B&W on VHF …
January 21, 2016
BROADCAST IN ICELAND CONSTITUTION: The Iceland State Broadcast Service was established in the year 1930. Its offices and studios are in Reykjavik, occupying the fourth and fifth floors of the Telephone and Broadcast Building. It is conducted …
January 9, 2016
By Bruce Carty After spending Christmas and New Year in London at 23 years of age, I visited Heathrow airport in 1973, purely for something to do. Two hours after arriving at Heathrow, I was on a plane to Iceland. I first visited a local family on …
March 31, 2015
After a four year absence from long wave transmission, Danish Radio (DR) returned to this frequency band in 2011 using a Nautel NX50-LW transmitter. Programs that were previously transmitted on a medium wave frequency are now carried on 243 kHz.
June 24, 202021 April 2016By Antonia Quirke As the presenter reads news items coming in from Shetland to Japan and Ecuador, I realise there’s no heirarchy. It’s 8am on the island of Bressay and the news on 18 April is of the earthquake in Ecuador; then …
June 24, 2020RADIO fans take pride in the number of stations they can “log” and verify, especially if these are at a great distance. Contests for the most successful listening are as popular, now that one may hear Australia or South America, as they were in the …
June 13, 2020Manx Radio is the national public service broadcaster of the Isle of Man and broadcasts from its own studios at Broadcasting House in Douglas. The station first went on air in June 1964, long before commercial radio became part of everyday …
May 25, 2020REDIFFUSION (Malta) Ltd.Rediffusion HouseGuardamangia Rediffusion House in Gwardamangia. In 1935, radio broadcasting began in Malta by a company called Rediffusion (Malta) Limited, which had been given the power and authority by the …
May 24, 2020Introduction The origin of broadcasting in Malta dates back to the first broadcast transmitted from the Naval Wireless Station at Rinella in 1933. In 1934 an agreement was reached between the Government of Malta and the Rediffusion Group of …
May 22, 2020By Richard Harding June 15, 2017 In 2015 the Bailiwick’s newest radio station took to the air although you may not know it unless you live in Alderney. On the 12th February, following a series of short-term trial licences, Quay FM became the …
May 20, 2020Community station in France runs radio studio on an electric tricycle By Franck Ernould ⋅Published: May 20, 2020 VALENCE, France — Radio Méga has been broadcasting from a fully functional, autonomous mobile radio studio since June 2019. Hosting …
May 18, 2020Newstatesman Gibraltar 20 January 2015 Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) is Gibraltar’s public broadcaster, and has been providing the Rock’s community with television and radio programmes since the 1960s. Its head, Gerard Teuma, takes us …
May 14, 2020The commercial operator has successfully pioneered the country’s DAB+ broadcasts By Davide MoroPublished: May 14, 2020 STOCKHOLM — Sweden was one of the last countries in Europe to distribute legal commercial radio broadcasting licenses. Only in …
May 5, 2020Providing universal services that bring people together is a vital contribution to society By Graham DixonPublished: May 5, 2020 The author is head of radio for the European Broadcasting Union. GENEVA — As a medium, radio is perfectly adapted to …
March 10, 2020Through smart investments and service efficiency, DAB Italia is rapidly expanding the nation’s digital services The Plan de Corones site serves Italy’s South Tyrol region, a mountainous area by the Austrian border. By Claudia Kienzle ⋅Published: …
November 17, 2019Enjoy this 1994 short two-part film, produced by Deutsche Welle TV, about the West Berlin radio station, RIAS (Rundfunk im amerikanischen Sektor) https://youtu.be/4MfDs89WXt4 https://youtu.be/D-BJw0W-E6c The history of the American radio station …
September 22, 2019The Pawsey family recently wrote to us: My aunt is clearing her home. Her husband, David Pawsey, worked for STC in Sydney during WW2, and as an electrical engineer subsequently. Among his papers is a 1960s profile of the UK Rugby Radio Station …
April 3, 2019The remote Atlantic Relay Station transmits critical radio broadcasts to millions in Africa and beyond
March 10, 2016History pre-1955There were no broadcast transmitters on the islands. Jersey was just another part of Western Europe where we could receive LW and MW from outside of the island. 1955October, BBC1 TV starts from Les Platons, 405 lines B&W on VHF …
January 21, 2016BROADCAST IN ICELAND CONSTITUTION: The Iceland State Broadcast Service was established in the year 1930. Its offices and studios are in Reykjavik, occupying the fourth and fifth floors of the Telephone and Broadcast Building. It is conducted …
January 9, 2016By Bruce Carty After spending Christmas and New Year in London at 23 years of age, I visited Heathrow airport in 1973, purely for something to do. Two hours after arriving at Heathrow, I was on a plane to Iceland. I first visited a local family on …
March 31, 2015After a four year absence from long wave transmission, Danish Radio (DR) returned to this frequency band in 2011 using a Nautel NX50-LW transmitter. Programs that were previously transmitted on a medium wave frequency are now carried on 243 kHz.