[A-DX] UNICEF's Welt-Kindertag

[BueschelW@xxxxxxxxxxx (Wolfgang Bueschel)]

Merlin hat 12 Sendestunden anlässlich des UNICEF Weltkindertags am  
8.12.2002
gespendet. Aussendungen über Al Dhabbaya-UAE und Meyerton-AFS.

21730 aus Südafrika muesste eigentlich hier in Europa spielen, da wird
bestimmt eine 355 bis 007 Grad Antenne benutzt. 73 wb df5sx



Transmission Schedule (Sunday 8th December 2002)

Time (UTC) Frequency Transmitter Site Coverage Area
0330-0500 21630 kHz UAE China
0330-0500 17730 kHz UAE China
1000-1130 17720 kHz UAE India
1000-1130 15350 kHz UAE India

1300-1430 21730 kHz Meyerton West & Central Africa
1300-1430 15235 kHz Meyerton East & Central Africa
1300-1430 11505 kHz Meyerton Southern Africa
1300-1430  9800 kHz Meyerton Southern Africa


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Thursday 5th December 2002

VT MERLIN & SENTECH DELIVER PROGRAMMES FOR
UNICEF'S INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S DAY OF BROADCASTING
Sunday 8th December 2002

VT Merlin Communications, part of VT Group plc has donated twelve  
hours of
transmission capacity to UNICEF as part of the International  
Children's Day
of Broadcasting on Sunday 8th December 2002.

The programmes, produced for UNICEF by BBC World Service Trust, will be
transmitted internationally by both VT Merlin, and partners Sentech  
in South
Africa to enhance UNICEF's broadcast schedule for this very special day.

VT Merlin will play out the programmes from its Central London  
Control room
and distribute to the short wave facility it operates and maintains  
in the
United Arab Emirates, providing extensive coverage of China and India.

VT Merlin will also distribute the programmes to Sentech in South  
Africa who
will transmit them on short wave from Meyerton, providing UNICEF with
comprehensive coverage of the African Continent.

The International Children's Day of Broadcasting (ICDB) is all about
children telling their own story, as reporters, producers, writers,  
hosts
and directors for TV and radio programmes.  ICDB is the largest  
broadcast
campaign for children in the world encompassing more than 2000  
broadcasters
covering just about every part of the globe.  On the second Sunday of
December each year, broadcasters open their studios and airwaves to  
children
and the result is innovative, lively and challenging programmes that  
attract
substantial audiences.

Richard Hurd, VT Merlin's Head of Transmission Services said:  "We are
delighted to be associated with the ICDB allowing children in the  
developing
world, who might only have access to short wave radio, the  
opportunity to
hear the voices of other children from around the globe."

Marjorie Newman-Williams, Director of UNICEF's Division of  
Communications
added: "ICDB allows children all over the world to express themselves  
and to
be heard.  UNICEF strongly believes that child participation is an  
essential
part of every child's education and maturing process.  Broadcasts  
such as
these allow young people to develop their understanding of world  
events and
their role within them."

Dr Sebiletso Mokone-Matabane, Sentech's Chief Executive Officer said:  
"It is
a privilege for Sentech to donate six hours of broadcast time in  
support of
this initiative to bring these programmes to the children of Africa. For
many people on the continent short wave radio is still the only  
medium of
information in today's global village. We believe the broadcast time  
forms
an important building block in making the New Partnership for Africa's
Development (NEPAD) a reality."

(aus Cumbre list, Dez 6)


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