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Italian appeals court reverses acquittal of Vatican Radio officials
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 14 2008, 5.01pm
Italy’s top appeals court reversed the acquittal of two Vatican Radio officials implicated in alleged electromagnetic pollution emanating from the station’s transmitters. The Court of Cassation announced its decision late yesterday evening to put both the former director and president of the radio station back on trial, after they were acquitted in June 2007 by Rome’s court [...] (more)

Two solar cycles in progress concurrently
From Media Network Weblog. Posted March 29 2008, 11.02am
Barely three months after forecasters announced the beginning of new Solar Cycle 24, old Solar Cycle 23 has returned. Actually, it never left. “This week, three big sunspots appeared and they are all old cycle spots,” says NASA solar physicist David Hathaway. “We know this because of their magnetic polarity.” Earlier yesterday, the Solar and Heliospheric [...] (more)

Italian appeals court finds Vatican Radio directors not guilty
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 5 2007, 6.15pm
An appeals court in Italy has overturned the conviction of two Vatican Radio directors on charges of electromagnetic pollution. The decision reverses the 2005 conviction of former Vatican Radio Chairman Cardinal Roberto Tucci and former Director Father Pasquale Borgomeo, who had been found guilty of violating Italy’s tough standards for emission of electromagnetic waves. After their [...] (more)

Almost the end of the road for open-reel tape - but not quite
From Media Network Weblog. Posted January 29 2007, 5.03pm
Open-reel magnetic recording tape, once used by every broadcaster, is almost obsolete. The only remaining manufacturer of professional audio tapes is based here in the Netherlands. After more than 60 years, Quantegy Recording Solutions has discontinued producing tapes due to falling demand, as most broadcasters have switched to Hard Disks for storing their programmes. Quantegy itself produces a [...] (more)

Magnetic storm predicted, bad news for world?s pigeons
From Media Network Weblog. Posted December 16 2006, 11.24am
China’s National Center for Space Weather Monitoring and Warning forecast yesterday that another powerful magnetic storm may occur today, affecting the normal operation of the world’s man-made satellites and telecommunication systems. A magnetic storm on a huge scale that was caused by a sunspot arrived on earth on Friday, said Le Guiming, a Chinese researcher on [...] (more)

Scientist seeks link between solar flares and strokes
From Media Network Weblog. Posted April 24 2006, 6.51pm
Could the same solar energy surges that disrupt radio transmissions and cause power blackouts also trigger strokes in human beings? Neurologists who traced about 6,800 strokes and related cerebral attacks in one region of Slovakia have added that question to ongoing studies of whether solar cycles, solar wind and geomagnetic storms on Earth may be somehow connected to human health. Dr Michal (more)

New voice for online stations
From Radio Today. Posted April 12 2006, 10.45pm
A new association has been created by internet radio stations to represent the industry. The Association of Streaming Media Companies (ASMeC) will lobby for fairer licencing of music, as well as develop commercial opportunities and network resources. Tom Lousada of Glasgow's Magnetic Radio is the association's co-ordinator. Tom told Radiojam that in order for internet radio to develop and move into profitability, representation was critical: "The streaming media industry offers the consumer a varied choice of entertainment that is not viable under the traditional media model, it is therefore vital that the correct practices are developed and maintained to ensure quality for the consumer and the ability for the industry to grow in size and commercial value." (more)

NASA spacecraft helps researchers see the sun's far side
From Media Network Weblog. Posted March 9 2006, 1.52pm
NASA researchers using the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft have developed a method of seeing through the sun to the star's far side. The sun's far side faces away from the Earth, so it is not directly observable by traditional techniques. "This new method allows more reliable advance warning of magnetic storms brewing on the far side that could rotate with the sun and threaten (more)