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I am not one who generally forwards e-newsletters to e-groups if you can subscribe to the e-newsletter yourself, but occasionally I'll send them out just as a reminder of interesting radio-related resources you can tap into.

The World Radio Network issues these weekly, and they do contain advance programming information that you might not otherwise see.

Some of the programming listed here -- such as that from Radio Romania International or Radio Australia, is also available via shortwave directly from the broadcasters.

WRMI does relay WRN programming as follows, according to their website schedule (latest edition 31st March 12), which allows some broadcasters to claim they're still on shortwave...

Tues-Fri 0500-0530 UTC
Mon-Fri 0600-0830 UTC
Mon-Fri 1600-2200 UTC
Sat 1600-2000 UTC
Sun 1600-1900 UTC

You can subscribe to the newsletter yourself via the link at the bottom of the e-mail or by visiting the WRN website:

http://www.wrn.org

Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA  USA


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Date: Fri, May 11, 2012 at 7:16 AM
Subject: WRN Newsletter No 481
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WRN English Newsletter
11th May 2012  
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Dear Listener,

Welcome to the latest edition of the WRN Newsletter which keeps you informed of upcoming programme highlights on WRN Broadcast's English networks that broadcast to North America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Asia Pacific region.

Happy Reading and Happy Listening!




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A Prairie Home Companion

Sunday, May 13 2012: A Prairie Home Companion

This week on "A Prairie Home Companion", it's a live broadcast performance from the Fabulous Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia with Garrison Keillor. With special guests, road-tested Texas troubadour Joe Ely, the King of Newgrass Sam Bush, and Southern noir songstress Lera Lynn. Plus, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Sue Scott, Tim Russell, and Fred Newman, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon.

In Africa and Europe:          1100 BST / 1200 CET / 1300 CAT
                                                  
Asia Calling

Sunday, May 13 2012: Asia Calling

This week on "Asia Calling": Taliban teenager turns a new leaf. The Taliban recruits hundreds of young boys in Pakistan’s notorious Swat Valley every year. The surrounding tribal areas are a breeding ground for future militants, and where many train to become suicide bombers. A former guard to a senior Taliban member, one Pakistani teenager has quit the hard line life and says he is ready to go back to school. Mudassar Shah has his story.

Philippine Running Priest “Runs” With Post Workers. In his last public act before a year-long religious seclusion, activist priest Father Reyes has thrown his support behind Filipino postal workers. On May 8 he kickstarted a charity run, where he acted as a postman delivering letters from the workers to Philipine President Aquino. The letters protested the recent string of jobs cuts for people that have worked for company for decades. Madonna Virola has the story from Manila.

India’s traveling boat clinics. Assam, a state in northeast India, has the highest maternal mortality rate in the country. The lack of medical infrastructure is one of the main reasons. Over three million people in Assam live on islands around the Brahmaputra River that flows across the state. For many islanders, boat clinics – a joint NGO and government initiative – are the only means of healthcare. "Asia Calling"’s Gayatri Parameswaran and Felix Gaedtke stepped on deck in Assam.

A Taste of Bali in Brussels. On May 6, Belgium hosted the largest Balinese festival held outside of Indonesia. The Ogoh-Ogoh festival features giant Balinese puppets and traditionally marks Nyepi, or Balinese New Year – a day marked by silence on the island of the gods. The event was held in Pairi Daizi Park, a former monastery turned international cultural park. Ging Ginanajar joined Balinese from all over Europe at the unique festivities.



In North America:                   2230 ET / 1930 PT

In Europe:                          2100 BST / 2200 CET

In Africa and Asia           1100 UTC / 1300 CET / 1200 CAT


Radio Australia



Saturday, May 12 2012: Radio Australia

"Innovations" is a showcase of Australian design, discoveries, invention, engineering and research skills.


In Europe:                          0800 BST / 0900 CET
                                                       
In Africa and Asia           1730 UTC / 1830 CET / 1930 CAT
Radio Guangdong

Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13 2012: Radio Guangdong

Radio Guangdong, established in October 1949, is a leading radio group in south China.  Radio Guangdong programmes cover political, economic, social and cultural issues; programmes about Guangdong, programmes about Guangdong people and programmes linking Guangdong with the world.

This week on "My Guangdong", John Burger, General Manager of the new Hilton Guangzhou Tianhe, shares the stories about opening the new hotel, and of his discovery of Guangzhou tea houses.



In North America:              Sat 1200 ET / 0900 PT 
                               Sun 2030 ET / 1730 PT

In Africa and the Middle East: Sat 0015 UTC / 0215 CAT
                               Sat 2045 UTC / 2245 CAT
                                                              
In Asia and the Pacific:      Sat 0015 UTC / 1015 AEDT                                       Sat 2045 UTC / 0745 (Sun) AEDT
                               

In Europe:                    Sat 2045 BST / 2145 CET
                               
                               
Radio Netherlands

Friday,  May 11 and Saturday, May 12 2012: Radio Netherlands

In "Earth Beat", Marnie Chesterton and her team look at the footprint we’re leaving on our planet.

This week: The extra mile

This week on "Earth Beat" the team brings you stories from people who have gone above and beyond the basics, in one case, putting themselves through backbreaking hard work. Hear why, from people whose appreciation of this planet has led them to go the extra mile.


Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13 2012: Radio Netherlands
In "The State We're In", Jonathan Groubert and his team look at current events from an unexpected perspective.

This week: It’s All in the Mind

A woman’s personality changes after a parachuting accident, a businessman wakes up a new man after a stroke, and the two meet and fall in love. What life is like as “The Human Google”. And an author explains how brain research can’t explain away free will.



Radio Netherlands broadcast times:

In North America:                  0800 ET / 0500 PT  
                                   1800 ET / 0300 PT  
                                   

In Africa and the Middle East:     1100 UTC / 1300 CAT 
                                   2200 UTC / 0000 CAT                                     

In Asia and the Pacific            1100 UTC / 2200 AEDT 
                                   2200 UTC / 0900 AEDT 
                                   
In Europe:                         1830 BST / 1930 CET                                            0030 BST / 0130 CET 
                                     



                
Radio New Zealand International

Saturday, May 12, Sunday, May 13 and Monday, May 14 2012: Radio New Zealand International

RNZI is New Zealand's only shortwave station, broadcasting to the Island nations of the Pacific. Its broadcasts range from Papua New Guinea in the west across to French Polynesia in the east, covering all South Pacific countries in between.


In North America:               Mon - Fri 1200 ET / 0900 PT

                                Sun 1530 ET / 1230 PT 

In Africa and the Middle East:  1700 UTC / 1900 CAT



In Asia and the Pacific:        1700 UTC / 0400 AEDT

In Europe:                      Sun 1400 BST / 1500 CET   
                                Sun 0530 BST / 0630 CET
National Public Radio

Saturday, May 12 2012: NPR "Fresh Air"

"Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programmes. Though "Fresh Air" has been categorised as a "talk show", it hardly fits the mould. Its 1994 Peabody Award citation credits "Fresh Air" with "probing questions, revelatory interviews and unusual insights". A variety of top publications count Gross among America's leading interviewers. The show gives interviews as much time as needed, and complements them with comments from well-known critics and commentators. 


In Europe:                             1100 BST / 1200 CET  


Radio Romania International

Friday,  May 11 and Saturday, May 12 2012: Radio Romania International

"A Challenge for the Future" looks at how earthquakes can be anticipated, given the experts' increasing efforts to try to identify ways to predict an earthquake. In "Practical Guide" the team discusses the right to stay in Romania.

Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13 2012: Radio Romania International

"World of Culture" introduces Romanian painters in Balchik, which is also the name of an album published by the Monitorul Official publishing house. Don’t miss "RRI Encyclopedia" which takes you to the Udriste-Nasturel Mansion in Heresti, a village located 35 kms southeast of Bucharest. In the regular "Cooking Show", the team brings you a recipe for tochitura - a quick stew made of a mixture of meat and offal.

Sunday, May 13 and Monday, May 14 2012: Radio Romania International

In "Inside Romania" the team discusses the first anti-discrimination doll; a Rroma doll, launched this year in Sibiu, in central Romania, at of the World Rroma Day celebrations. Also, don't forget the jazz music programme and the lesson of Romanian in "Romanian without Tears".

Monday, May 14 and Tuesday, May 15 2012: Radio Romania International

"Pro Memoria" looks at how history was popularised in Communist Romania. "Historical Review" was the most successful magazine for history lovers in Communist Romania as it was one of the few publications where one could read something interesting in the context of a censored press.

Wednesday, May 16 and Thursday, May 17 2012: Radio Romania International

"Society Today" looks at the progress of the child adoption process in Romania. Recent legislative amendments speed up the process of adoption and implicitly shorten the period the child spends in placement centres. In addition, the path to international adoptions is becoming smoother. 

Thursday, May 17 and Friday, May 18 2012: Radio Romania International

"Traveller's Guide" takes you on a trip to the Danube Delta, a genuine natural paradise and one of Romania's tourist hot spots.


Radio Romania International broadcast times:

In North America:                  0600 ET / 0300 PT  
                                   1730 ET / 1430 PT  
                                   

In Africa and the Middle East:     1130 UTC / 1330 CAT 
                                   0430 UTC / 0630 CAT

In Asia and the Pacific:           1230 UTC / 2330 AEDT 
                                   0530 UTC / 1630 AEDT

In Europe:               Mon - Fri   1400 BST / 1500 CET                                            2000 BST / 2100 CET   

                

RTE Ireland

Sunday, May 13 2012: RTE Ireland

"Age and the City", presented by Doireann Ni Bhriain, is a four-part series which brings the subject of ageing in the city to life through a mix of personal stories told by older people, with analysis and discussion of some of the issues facing our ageing society.


In North America:                  2100 ET  / 1800 PT

In Africa and the Middle East:     0330 UTC / 0530 CAT 

In Asia and the Pacific:           0330 UTC / 1430 AEDT
This Way Out

Saturday, May 12 2012 to Monday, May 14 2012: "This Way Out"
On this week's show: A prominent think tank measures LGBT political power / North Carolinians get an earful on marriage equality / US trans workers win rights under sex discrimination rules / DADT-discharged vets are drowning in paperwork / civil unions take a step down the Colorado Senate aisle / marriage equality foes team up for the Maine event / pop star Anthony Wong comes out "tongzhi". All this and more global LGBT news.




In Africa and the Middle East:  Sun 0930 UTC / 1130 CAT 
                                Sun 2030 UTC / 2230 CAT

In Asia and the Pacific:        Sun 0930 UTC / 2030 AEDT  
                                Sun 2030 UTC / Mon 0730 AEDT

In Europe:                      Sat 1030 BST / 1130 CET
                                Sun 1730 BST / 1830 CET



United Nations Radio

Saturday, May 12, Sunday, May 13 and Monday, May 14 2012: United Nations Radio "UN and Africa"

"UN and Africa" is a weekly radio programme that aims to cover topical and current affairs-related stories about what the UN is doing for Africa, in Africa and about Africa.

The military coup of 12 April in Guinea Bissau is creating economic difficulties for the people. The top UN envoy in the country says the coup has disrupted the harvesting and selling of cashew nuts. As a result, there is no cash flow in the country and people are surviving by bartering. He says  civil servants have not been paid.

Leaders of communities in Jonglei State of South Sudan have signed an agreement to end inter-ethnic fighting. The conflict in the state has become one of major challenges that the newest nation of South Sudan is facing. The Lou Nuer and Murle have engaged in deadly attacks and counter attacks over cattle, grazing land and water for several years.

Indigenous people from around the world have gathered in New York for a two week forum. Samuel Naikada, a Maasai from Kenya is one of the 2,000 delegates attending this year's session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. He says the Maasai of Kenya are being neglected and forced to live in arid areas of the country.


In Africa and the Middle East:  Sun 1030 UTC / 1230 CAT                                     
In Asia and the Pacific:        Sun 1030 UTC / 2130 AEDT
                                
 In Europe:                      Sun 0500 BST / 0600 CET
World of Radio

Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13 2012: Glenn Hauser's "World of Radio"

Glenn Hauser's "World of Radio" provides DX tips, broadcast insights and the latest developments (and gossip) from the world of domestic and  international broadcasting. Give it a listen!

This week, DX and station news about: Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Cuba, Eritrea, Europe, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Kuwait, Laos, Lithuania, Mali, Martinique, Mexico, the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Romania, Rwanda, Sarawak, South Sudan, Tunisia, the UK, the USA and Western Sahara.


In North America:               Sat&Sun 1330 ET / 1030 PT
                                Sun 0430 ET / 0130 PT
                                
In Africa and the Middle East:  Sat 0900 UTC / 1100 CAT
                                

In Asia and the Pacific:        Sat 0900 UTC / 2000 AET
                                  
                                                             
 In Europe:                      Sat 0900 BST / 1000 CET

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WRN Broadcast's English language networks and your favourite programmes can be heard all over the world. To find out how to hear them follow the link:

http://www.wrn.org/listeners/#ways-to-listen

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WRN's website, www.wrn.org  provides information about all our partner broadcasters plus links to their websites.

The website hosts an extensive range of archived, on-demand programmes and you can also listen to WRN’s North America stream live 24/7.


WindowsMedia Radio Tuner

Please click on the web link below, following the link to Internet Radio and clicking on the genre News and Talk. 

http://www.windowsmedia.com/mediaguide/radio



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