Path: utzoo!utgpu!ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca!CUVMA!SWL-L Date: Sun, 11 Feb 90 18:52:21 EST Reply-To: postmaster@CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU Sender: Short Wave Listener's List From: postmaster@CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU Subject: Radio RSA special broadcast on Nelson Mandela X-To: swl-l@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: UofToronto LAN redistribution Message-ID: <90Feb11.215028est.58336@ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca> Newsgroups: bitnet.swl-l Distribution: ut Approved: devnull@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu Radio RSA extended their afternoon transmission today to cover the release of Nelson Mandela from Victor Verster (sic) Farm Prison and his first speech at City Hall in Cape Town. Basically, they just rebroadcast the sound track from the SABC's television coverage, with occasional break-ins by a continuity announcer in Johannesburg who would announce the frequencies and play music during lulls in the coverage. It was interesting to hear how the TV reporters seemed to harp on the connection between the ANC and the South African Communist Party. It was also interesting to hear how R. RSA seemed after a while to have its technical glitches coincide with these mini-commentaries. When Mandela's speech was on the American networks, I kept the sound down and listened on the radio; the picture was about two seconds behind the sound on the shortwave due to the satellite delay. Judging from a brief glitch on CNN when the Visnews card came up, I would guess that the signal went by satellite from SA to London, and then to another satellite to cross the Atlantic; hence the longer than usual delay. -- Ralph Brandi ralph@lzfme.att.com att!lzfme!ralph Please do not reply to ralph@cbnewsj.att.com or cbnewsj!ralph Work flows toward the competent until they are submerged.