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From: wmartin@brl-vgr.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Shortwave Frquency Listing Needed
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Date: Tue, 8-May-84 08:59:44 EDT
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Posted: Tue May  8 08:59:44 1984
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For those interested in listening to programming on shortwave,
the BEST source for info, including extensive reprints from the BBC's
program magazine, London Calling [which has to be ordered direct
from Britain with all the hassle of getting an international draft
or money order] is a subscription to the privately-published magazine
REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING. [Address: PO Box 6287, Knoxville,
TN 37914] A sample copy is $1.50, subscriptions $18.00 for 12 issues.

This is published by a well-known DXer and SWL, Glenn Hauser (he does
the DX News segments for Radio Canada International's SWL Digest program,
and has a radio show called "World of Radio", aired on some FM stations
and on WRNO shortwave -- best time is 0430 GMT Saturdays on 6185 kHz --
that's Friday night 2330 CDT). The magazine was created to fill a void
in the DX/SWL community for something oriented toward program listeners,
as opposed to DXers who just log stations and care little about program
content, though it does have DX info (new and rare station data, etc.).

The magazine has periodic listings of "Broadcasts in English", either
by country of origin or by time & frequency, usually each seasonal
change period, when the broadcasters shift frequency. These are more
current and accurate than the listings in Popular Communications,
because this isn't a slick magazine with 3-month-minimum leadtime.
Glenn gets the data updated at the last minute and keeps it current
with followup updates in succeeding issues.

The magazine is much like a print version of a network digest, with
reader contributions forming the majority of the contents. There
are listings by country of discussions and program info of various
broadcasters, articles on stations or personalities, and equipment
reviews and discussions on modifications or technical details of
receivers, antennas, and accessories.

Everybody with a general-coverage receiver should have a subscription
to RIB; it's the handiest and most worthwhile adjunct to SWLing
available. Membership in one or more DX clubs can be quite worthwhile
in addition to RIB, but no club has the depth of program info RIB has.

Will Martin

PS - I hope I got the zip right above; I'm doing this from memory.
If I made an error, I'll send in a follow-up after checking at home. WM