[A-DX] RTE SW relays via RSA begin March 17

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Ab 17. März 2009 sendet RTÉ täglich auf 6220 kHz von 1930-2030 UTC via
Meyerton, Südafrika. Grund dafür ist lt. RTÉ die Worldspace-Pleite. 

Liebevoll gekürzt von mir die Originalmeldung aus DXLD:

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IRISH IN AFRICA TO CELEBRATE ST PATRICK'S DAY NEXT TO THEIR SHORTWAVE RADIOS
LISTENING TO RTÉ

St Patrick's Day will see the launch of a daily shortwave radio broadcast
from RTÉ to the Irish in Africa.

This link with home is in response to many requests from Irish people
scattered throughout the continent, and working in fields such as aid,
peace-keeping, construction projects, and missionary work. According to the
Irish government there are many thousands of Irish working in Africa.

Although RTÉ has long been available on satellite and via the internet,
those in remote regions of Africa have asked for old fashioned short-wave
transmissions which will reach portable radio sets in areas which do not
even have electricity supplies let alone easy access to satellites and the
web. The main coverage area will be West, Central and East Africa.

>>From March 17, every evening they will be able to hear a one hour selection
of RTÉ radio programmes from the day at 1930-2030 UT/GMT on 6220 kilohertz.
That will be 7.30 pm at Ryan's Bar in Accra, Ghana and 1030 pm at O'Willies
Pub in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.

The transmission will be provided by WRN the London-headquartered
international radio and TV transmission company that has been transmitting
RTÉ around the world since 1994. WRN's Director of Development Jeff Cohen
said "it is a privilege to continue our long association with RTÉ and
broadcast this important link with home to Irish people who are doing such
valuable work in Africa".

Said JP Coakley, RTÉ's Head of Operations, "RTÉ ceased its worldwide
shortwave service in 2004 due to the growth of technologies such as the
internet for serving the diaspora. Africa obviously presents particular
challenges and in 2004 we also introduced a specific service based on
delivery to small satellite radios called Worldspace. However, this service
has effectively ceased for the moment so we are reintroducing a shortwave
service to Africa - we want Irish people there to know that RTÉ values the
connection with them as much as they do."

This and other RTÉ programmes will continue to be available on WRN satellite
services around the world and to Africa five times daily. Details at
http://www.wrn.org

For further information about WRN please contact:
Sophie Wilson, Business Development Manager, WRN
Tel: +44 20 7896 4022 Fax: + 44 20 7896 9007 
Email: sophie.wilson @ wrn.org

For further information about RTÉ Radio SW broadcasts please contact:
Sarah Martin, RTÉ Radio Press Office
Tel: +353 1 208 2312 Email: sarah.martin @ rte.ie

The weekly RTÉ Radio programme schedule on SW 6220 kHz is as follows:

Monday: Drivetime 
Tuesday: Today with Pat Kenny 
Wednesday: Derek Mooney
Thursday: Morning Ireland 
Friday: Drivetime 
Saturday: Playback 
Sunday: Marian Finucane

Further information and detail on these programmes is available from
http://www.rte.ie/radio


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