21 August 2003

Radio Prague's finest hour In the early hours of the morning on 21 August 1968, troops of the Warsaw Pact countries crossed the border into Czechoslovakia, and within hours they had brought an end to the bold experiment called "Socialism with a human face" that was being pursued by the government of Alexander Dubcek. This tragedy for Czechoslovakia was played out on the airwaves of Radio Prague. To commemorate the 35th anniversary of these dramatic events, Radio Netherlands publishes a special feature, including another chance to hear extended highlights from the Media Network documentary Truth Will Prevail. http://www.rnw.nl/realradio/features/html/prague010830.html 4:15:08 PM     comment on this entry []

Breaking News: Radio 10 FM to test tomorrow in DRM!! Talpa Radio International has announced that Radio 10 FM will become the first Dutch domestic radio station to broadcast in DRM. They will make a test transmission tomorrow, Friday 22 August, between 1100 and 1300 UTC via the UK mediumwave transmitter at Orfordness on 1296 kHz. Although Talpa Radio is continuing with efforts to secure terrestrial FM coverage for Radio 10, it is seriously considering DRM as a possible long-term solution. Regular mediumwave broadcasts in AM continue on 1395 kHz at 0400-1800 UTC. 4:05:19 PM     comment on this entry []

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