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New schedule for BBC Cymru
From Radio Today. Posted July 6 2008, 12.21am
A new schedule will launch for BBC Radio Cymru in the autumn, and will include a new morning show presented by Camp Lawn's Eleri Siôn and Daf Du. (more)

Radio review: In search of the perfect Glastonbury loo
From Media Guardian. Posted July 5 2008, 11.04pm
Radio: The BBC went Glasto-mental this year. At one point, it seemed there were more festival-based programmes than the combined coverage of tennis, football and the Zimbabwean elections (more)

Report recommends changes to make SLBC financially viable
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 5 2008, 12.39pm
Anusha Palpita, the outgoing chairman of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) who is also a qualified accountant, has produced his government-commissioned report on ways to make the financially ailing state media unit viable. Anusha Palpita has recommended the voluntary retirement of hundreds of SLBC employees as a measure to make the corporation viable. The [...] (more)

Article 19 releases analysis of draft Media Bills for Southern Sudan
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 5 2008, 12.13pm
Human Rights organisation Article 19 has released its analysis of the revised package of four draft Media Bills proposed for Southern Sudan. Article 19 says the draft Bills largely conform to international standards, but has identified areas for further improvement to the drafts. Article 19 has been working closely with the Ministry for Information and Broadcasting for the [...] (more)

Radio Pakistan to be made modern, efficient broadcasting service
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 5 2008, 12.00pm
Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) will be made a modern and efficient public broadcasting service, and its deficits will be reduced and programming diversified to meet the challenges of the modern day information environment. These views were expressed by  Federal  Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ms Sherry Rehman, while talking to the Director-General of the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation, [...] (more)

Burmese Junta nobbles shortwave radios donated by China
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 5 2008, 11.53am
The Democratic Voice of Burma reveals that the military authorities disabled the tuning systems on 2000 shortwave radios donated  by China as part of the emergency aid after Cyclone Nargis. The authorities then distributed the radios in the Irrawaddy Delta and sent photos back to the Chinese to prove that they had been distributed. But [...] (more)

Burmese Junta hobbles shortwave radios donated by China
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 5 2008, 11.53am
The Democratic Voice of Burma reveals that the military authorities disabled the tuning systems on 2000 shortwave radios donated by China as part of the emergency aid after Cyclone Nargis. The authorities then distributed the radios in the Irrawaddy Delta and sent photos back to the Chinese to prove that they had been distributed. But [...] (more)

Tributes to Sir Charles Wheeler
From Radio Today. Posted July 5 2008, 2.54am
Radio Four journalist and veteran BBC foreign correspondent Sir Charles Wheeler CMG has died from Lung Cancer.Charles was a popular Newsnight and Panorama presenter, and was most recently working on a documentary programme for BBC Radio Four about the Dalai Lama almost until he died. (more)

New signing for Alpha 103.2
From Radio Today. Posted July 5 2008, 2.22am
Darlington’s Alpha 103.2 has signed former Premier League referee Jeff Winter to host its Football Phone-in every Saturday night from August 2nd at 6pm. (more)

Future looks bleak for GrootNieuws Radio
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 4 2008, 3.28pm
It’s becoming increasingly likely that GrootNieuws Radio, the Dutch Christian radio station on 1008 kHz, will be forced to close down on 1 August. The station still needs to find 500,000 euro by the end of the month. Its appeal for financial assistance has so far resulted in about 500 donations, but the amounts are nowhere [...] (more)

Polish Radio External Service begins longwave broadcasting
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 4 2008, 12.54pm
From July 1, Polish Radio External Service has started broadcasting on 198 kHz longwave. The 198 LW frequency is shared with Polish Radio Parliament, which will continue to broadcast when parliament is in session. At all other times Polish Radio External Service transmits on this frequency.  Polish Radio External Service broadcasts in seven different languages: English, [...] (more)

RNW Annual Report 2007 now available online
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 4 2008, 11.47am
The Radio Netherlands Worldwide annual report for 2007 is now available online. You can access the report on this page. If you have any comments, please leave them on that page on our website rather than in this blog. Bookmark to: (more)

The return of the chameleon
From Radio Today. Posted July 4 2008, 9.04am
The famous Listen in Colour strapline and chameleon-based logo for Jazz FM is returning to promote the relaunch of the digital only station later this year. (more)

GTN hires more producers
From Radio Today. Posted July 4 2008, 8.03am
Global Traffic Network UK has signed two new producers to work at its existing airborne operations base at Oxford and Plymouth Airports. (more)

Media Talk podcast: live(ish) and on location in Glasgow at the Radio Academy Festival
From Media Guardian. Posted July 4 2008, 7.22am
Matt Wells presents a special edition of the podcast from Scotland's second city, rounding up all the news and issues from the Radio Academy Festival (more)