From news.cs.tut.fi!news.funet.fi!sunic!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!umn.edu!maroon!heldx004 Fri May 27 04:54:36 EET DST 1994 Article: 5092 of rec.radio.info Xref: news.cs.tut.fi rec.radio.shortwave:31335 rec.radio.info:5092 Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.info Path: news.cs.tut.fi!news.funet.fi!sunic!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!umn.edu!maroon!heldx004 From: heldx004@maroon.tc.umn.edu (Ruediger Held) Subject: Deutsche Welle - General Information Message-ID: Followup-To: rec.radio.shortwave Keywords: DW,DEUTSCHE WELLE Sender: news@news.cis.umn.edu (Usenet News Administration) Nntp-Posting-Host: maroon1.tc.umn.edu Organization: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Date: Sat, 21 May 1994 22:52:58 GMT Approved: rec-radio-info@ve6mgs.ampr.ab.ca Lines: 136 Enclosed are, as usual, the DEUTSCHE WELLE TV and Radio Program for next month. *********************************************** General Info: German Radio, TV, and Newspapers *********************************************** 1: "Deutsche Welle" TV and Short Wave Radio 2: Sunday Paper "DIE ZEIT", and other German publications 3: Technical Information for Satellite TV If you need more information send email to: RudyHeld or held0014@gold.tc.umn.edu *********************************************** 1: "DEUTSCHE WELLE" TV AND SHORT WAVE RADIO *********************************************** If you are interested in the German language, Germany, or Europe, you might be interested in the radio and TV program of Germany's international broadcasting service "Deutsche Welle". The service broadcasts in German, English, and Spanish. The service prints a monthly program guide for short wave radio and TV. You can subscribe to the program guide (it's free!) by writing to: Deutsche Welle Oeffentlichkeitsarbeit D-50588 Koeln Germany Tel.: 011-49-221-389-0 Telex: 011-49-888485 FAX: 011-49-221-389-4155 Deutsche Welle Studio Washington P.O.B. 50641 Washington, DC 20091-0641 USA Tel.: 1-800-392-3248 Deutsche Welle 190 000 Sankt Petersburg Glawpotschtamt Abonentnyj jaschtschik 596 Nemezkaja Wolna Russia Internet: 100144.2133@compuserve.com CompuServe: 100144,2133 The program guide also explains how to receive the programs by short-wave radio, which are available for about $30 and up in any radio store. The TV program can be received by satellite or in some areas by cable. For example, "Mind Extension University" carries the news daily in German (5:30pm, Sa. & Su. 4:30pm), English (5:00pm, Sa. & Su. 4:00), and Spanish (6:00pm, Sa. & Su. 5:00pm) for 30 min. each, as well as a 1 hour Journal on Sunday (3:00pm). All times are Central. The Programming Guide for both Radio and TV is also available as a file at the following locations: INTERNET: Newsgroups rec.radio.info, soc.culture.german, de.alt.tv.misc COMPUSERVE: Foreign Language Forum -> German/Germanic Section HamNet -> SWL Library AOL: Keyword HAM, Software Exchange, Shortwave Listener's Library Keyword INTERNATIONAL, Gottingen Archives If you need more information, do not hesitate to e-mail me. *********************************************** 2: German Publications, Sunday Paper "DIE ZEIT" *********************************************** One of the most popular German Sunday Papers is available in the United States for some time now. It is very up to date due to the fact that the printing plates are flown to the US and it is printed and shipped from there, avoiding delay due to overseas mail. The paper costs $54 for 1 year (52 issues) and $2 for a sample copy. Just send a check and your address to the following address, or obtain an official order form first if you prefer. German Language Publications P.O. Box 9868 Englewood, NJ 07631 At the same address you can also subscribe to other German publications, daily and weekly papers, as well as monthly magazines (all together more than 150). Just ask for their catalog. *********************************************** 3: Technical Information for Satellite TV *********************************************** S3 INTELSAT-K 21.5 degree West North-, Central- and South America Transponder H 7 on 11.605 Ghz Polarization North America: horizontal Polarization South America: vertical DEUTSCHE WELLE tv 16:00-06:00 UTC TV Standard: NTSC-M Sound: 6.80 Mhz DEUTSCHE WELLE radio German Program (stereo): a: 7.38/7.56 Mhz Foreign Language Programs: b: 7.74 Mhz Min. Dish Diameter: 1.3m or 4ft S4 SATCOM C-4 135 degree West North America, Caribic Transponder 5 V on 3.800 Ghz Polarization: vertical DEUTSCHE WELLE tv 16:00-06:00 UTC TV Standard: NTSC-M Sound: 6.80 Mhz DEUTSCHE WELLE radio German Program (stereo): a: 7.38/7.56 Mhz Foreign Language Programs: b: 7.74 Mhz