ACTUALIDAD DX.COM.AR Hello dear friends of Actualidad DX.com.ar the DXIng program aired weekly by RAE - Argentina to the World. Argentina’s International Short Wave Radio Station.Remember you can send your messages to actualidaddx.com.ar@gmail.comYou can also write to us: RAE - CC555 - PO Box 1000, BA, Argentina.CORTINA MUSICALLet’s start with some hearings:Clandestine broadcaster Radio Itakuha, for Burundi, could be picked up via a transmitter located in Talata, Madagascar, on April 1, between 1800 and 1900 on 15420 KHZ, with 250 KW, airing programs for Southwest Africa, in Kirundi language. The station only broadcasts on Saturdays.AUDIO No. 1Religious station Lutheran World Federation, or Voice of Gospel, was picked up from the transmitters in Issoudun, France, between 1830 and 1900 on 15315 KHZ; with 500 KW, and programs in Fulfulde language.Another interesting broadcaster is Radio ERGO, for Somalia, via transmitters in Dhabayya, United Arab Emirates. The station could be picked up between 1200 and 1300 on 17485 KHZ with 250 KW for Eastern Africa. They broadcast 7 days a week.AUDIO No. 2We continue with Africa. We’ve got now some hearings by Spanish colleague Manuel Méndez, from Lugo. He reports:Radio Mali, from Bamako, on 5995 KHZ, between 1849-1910 UTC, in French and vernacular.Voice of Nigeria, via transmitter in Ikorodu, on 7255 KHZ between 1830 and 1845 in vernacular.And finally, Radio Hargeisa from Somalia, on 7120 KHZ between 1839 and 1847, in vernacular.AUDIO No. 3Now some news from our country.Recently, the National Communications Authority ENACOM, ruled in favor of Perfil, a publishing and media company, that had bidded for obtaining a broadcasting license that used to belong to former Radio America.The decision was informed by the board of ENACOM, that chairs Miguel De Godoy.AUDIO No. 4Perfil owns a building at the Edition and Design Cluster of BA City, built to house a newspaper, magazines, websites, two TV channels and two radio stations, one AM and another FM.The project of having a radio airing only news is linked to the history of the now defunct Radio America.Impresario Eduardo Eurnekian had bought it back in 1989, and he changed the name to América from Radio Antarctica. It had been also called Malvinas Argentinas and Radio Phoenix, when it was originally established in the 1920s.24-hour news stations are successful in various countries, but so far, in Argentina, there’s nothing like that.In Brazil, for instance, the prestigious CBN, Brazilian News Central, is third in ratings in the South American giant.The oldest broadcaster of this kind is New York’s AM1010 WIns, that marked 50 years broadcasting only news in 2015.CORTINA MUSICALWe have now very sad news, that will be a blow to everybody linked to the world of shortwaves.Reverend José Holowaty died last March 26, as Swedish DXer Henrik Klemetz reports to us.Holowaty’s characteristic voice was transmitted via the now defunct KGEI Short Wave station in San Francisco, US.AUDIO No. 6Holowaty had been living in Paraguay, where he created Radio Broadcasting America.On the remarkable site: programasdx.com, there’s a file by Rubén Margenent from KGEI.On July 31, 1994, KGEI, the Voice of Friendship was coming off the air for good.But a little earlier, in 1991, they had broadcast programs tailored for DXers. The segments were only five minutes long, but they were aired several times a day. On 1305, 0335, 0705 on 9615 kHz and 0005 on 15280 kHz, produced and hosted by Samuel A. Ramírez and Benito J. Quintana, with talk about topics picked up from a book called “Shortwave Radio Listening with the experts”.On this edition you’ll hear makes reference to the QSL card. It’s hosted by the late José Holowaty, who introduces the show and informs listeners they are tuned in on KGEI.CORTINA MUSICALLet’s move on now to Short Wave news of international broadcasters.France’s RFI launched the third edtion of the prize “RFI Interview in Spanish”, for Latin American and Caribbean students of journalism.This contest is open between March 22 and May 21 2017, aimed at journalism students below the age of 30.The winner will be announced on Wednesday, June 7, in the context of the Latin American and Caribbean week in France.Journalism schools are invited to present a candidate via email to : premio.reportaje@rfi.fr.Until May 21, they can submit a radio interview of up to 20 minutes, as well as a proposal for an interview to carry out in Paris.A jury integrated by RFI journalists will analyze candidates’ work and chose the winner, that will be announced at the Paris America show of June 7, 2017.The prize is a paid internship at the Spanish-language newsroom of RFI in Paris, during 2017, with all expenses covered.This comest few months before France 24 launches its Spanish-language version next September.RFI and France 24, lets’ recall, are both part of State-ran media conglomerate France Médias Monde.Last year, the winner...
