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1500 HISD San Pedro Macoris, Radio Television South America. in Portuguese to South America and International Radio, VOA, Dominicana, 1 kw. West Africa. in Italian to Europe and the Americas. 1510 HIBL Santo Domingo, Radio Pueblo, 10 kw. Harold Camping, pres: Thomas Schaff. prog mgr; Radio Free Europe, AFRTS 1527 HIPK Neyba, Radio Neyba, 1 kw. Daniel Elyear, st mgr. Format: Relg. ti 1530 HIJN Santiago, Radio Accion, 5/1 kw. Far East Broadcasting Co.. Friendship Station, Red- 1540 HIBD La Romana, La Voz de la Romana, 250 w. transmitters. VOA's total power is now 20,590,000 wood City. Calif. (94063). (415) 591 -7374. -KGEI 1540 HIFB Santo Domingo, Radio El Mundo, 1 kw. watts. Also 15 satellite circuits are used to feed VOA's San Francisco /Redwood City, Calif. with 50 kw 1550 HIJC Santiago Radio Maiba, 1 kw. overseas relay stations. 1550 HITS Tamayo, Radio Enriquillo, 10 kw. and 250 kw, broadcasting in English. Spanish. and German to Mexico. Central America, the Caribbean Local Placement 1560 HIPZ Pedernales, Radio Pedernales, 1 kw. in Many VOA tapes. music recordings and 1570 HIRJ- La Romana, Radio Juventud, 250 w. and South America; and Japanese. Russian. Ukra- script nian, Chinese. and English to the USSR, China. Japan materials are furnished by International Communica- 1570 HIAJ Santo Domingo, Radio Reloj Union, 1 kw. Asia. mgr: Steve tion Agency offices overseas for local distribution and 1580 HIWJ Samana, Radio Samana, 500 w. and Southeast Jack Brooks, gen broadcast. Other relays and rebroadcasts are made 1590 HIDA Santiago, Radio Hit Musical, 3 kw. Overstreet. bus mgr: Wiley Ranier, chief engr. Format: Relg. through arrangements with local broadcasters in 1600 HIEG Santo Domingo, Radio Alegria, 1 kw. Western Europe. Africa, the Near East, South Asia, the Trans World Radio Pacific. 560 Main St., Chatham. N.J. Far East and Latin America. For example, VOA's Haiti 635 -5775. KTWR Agana, Guam -Four 07928. (201) Spanish -language feed of 20 daily (M -F) correspon- 640 khz 4VJS Port-au- Prince, La Voix du Seigneur, 100 -kw shortwave transmitters to broadcast to the dent reports are broadcast a total of 1,200 times on 210 w. For- eastern part of the Soviet Union and the Far East. stations and networks throughout the southern 660 khz 4V1 Port Prince, Radio Lumiere, 5 kw. au mat: Religious (10 languages). Paul E. Freed. pres; hemisphere. 720 khz 4VIA Artibonite, Radio Lumiere, 1 kw. Roy Deck. field dir; George Zenson, chief engr. 740 khz 4VIE Pignon, Radio Lumiere, 1 kw. Voice of America Weekly Language 760 khz 4VU Les Cayes, Radio Lumiere, 20 kw. United Nations Radio & Visual Services. New York Broadcasts (hours and minutes per week), 780 khz 4V0 Jeremie, Radio Lumiere, 500 w. 10017. (212) 754 -1234. Coverage of UN meetings & 840 khz 4VEF Cap Haitien, Radio 4VEF 10 kw. other events on film, video & sound; radio broadcasts July 1978 Independance, w. in 18 languages. documentary film prod. Marcel Mar- 885 khz 4VGS Gonaives, Radio 300 Albanian 7:00 Latvian 7:00 895 khz 4VVB Gonaives, Radio Artibonite, 500 w. tin, dir; George Movshon. prin officer; Erik Valters. Arabic (Near East & Lithuanian 7:00 910 khz 4VRMN Port au Prince, Radio Nouveau chief radio; Gilbert Lauzun, chief visual: Daphne Brooke- Landis, prom & distribution. North Africa) 52:30 Persian 35:00 Monde. 10 kw. Armenian 7:00 Polish 14:00 940 khz 4VLF Saint Marc, Radio Saint Marc, 400 w. World International Broadcasters Inc.. Box 88. Red Bengali 10:30 Portugese (Africa, 960 khz 4VCD Port au Prince, Radio Carillon, 300 w. Lion. Pa. (17356). -WINB Red Lion, Pa., Beams pro- Bulgarian 10:30 Europe & Latin khz 4VCPS Port Prince. Radio Cacique, 200 w. 995 au grams to Western Europe. the Mediterranean and Burmese 7:00 America) 28:00 1035 khz 4VEC Cap Haitien, Radio Stn. 4VEH, 10 kw. North Africa. John H. Norris. pres; Dorothy Norris. VP.; Chinese 63:00 Romanian 12:15 1080 khz 4VRD Port -au- Prince, Radio Nationale, 20 Dario D. Shoft. VP gen mgr; Patricia Norris Slaughter. Czech -Slovak 14:00 Russian 98:00 kw. sec and dir: John C. Norris. dir; and Mary Norris English (inclusive to all Serbo-Croatian 8:45 1 145 khz 4VWB Port-au- Prince, Radio Citadelle, 1 kw. Michel. dir. Format: Relg. areas) 225:30 Slovenian 3:30 1 150 khz 4VAB Port Prince, Radio Caraibes, 250 w. au Estonian 7:00 Spanish (Latin America) 1 170 khz 4VRS Port -au- Prince, Radio 10 kw. Soleil, French (Africa) 37:00 38:30 1 190 Ihz 4VAF Jeremie, La Voix de la Grand Anse, 200 Georgian 7:00 Swahili 7:00 w. Greek 3:30 Thai 3:30 1205 4VDS Port Prince, Radio Progress, 1 kw. khz -au- Voice of America Hausa 3:30 Turkish 7:00 1230 khz 4VBL Cap Haitien, Radio Creole, 1 kw. Hindi 7:00 Ukrainian 28:00 1280 khz 4VAM Port Prince, Radio Metropole, kw. -au- 3 Hungarian 17:30 Urdu 10:30 1330 khz 4VJD Port -au- Prince, Radio Haiti -Inter, 10 Headquarters: 330 Independence Ave. S.W., Wash- Indonesian 21:00 Uzbek 7:00 kw. ington. (202) 755 -4180. Mary C.F. Bitterman. dir; M. Khmer 7:00 Vietnamese 21:00 1370 khz 4VMN Les Cayes, Radio Cayenne, 1 kw. William Martunian, dep dir; Robert M. Henry. dir ad- Korean 10:30 Total Broadcasts 868:00 1385 khz 4VARH Radio Port -au- Prince, 1 kw. min; David Hopkins, act dir engr Public info office: Lao 7:00 1385 khz 4VTS Port -de -Paix, Voix du Nord'Ouest, 200 755 -4744. w. 1430 khz 4VBM Port -au- Prince, R.M.B.C., 1 kw. Policy 1455 khz 4VEA Cap Haitien, La Voix du Nord, 1 kw. By law, the Voice of America, a part of the Interna- 1475 khz 4VAA Port -au- Prince, Radio Val au Peuple, tional Communication Agency, operates under the 500 w. following directive: "The long -range interests of the Radio Free Europe/ 1500 khz 4VOC Port -au- Prince, Radio Select, 5 kw. United States are served by communicating .directly 1595 khz 4VEC Cap Haitien, Radio Skywave, 1 kw. with the peoples of the world by radio. Tobe effective, Radio Liberty Jamaica the Voice of America must win the attention and 550 khz Montego Bay, Radio Jamaica, 5 kw. respect of listeners. These principles will govern VOA 560 khz Kingston, Jamaica Bcstg Corp., 5 kw. broadcasts: 580 khz Point Galina, Radio Jamaica, 5 kw. Radio Free Europe /Radio Liberty, RFE /RL Inc. "1. VOA will serve as a consistently reliable and 620 khz Mandeville, Jamaica Bcstg Corp., 5 kw. authoritative source of news. VOA news will be accur- Oettingerstr 67, am Englischen Garten, 8000 Munich 700 khz Montego Bay, Jamaica Bcstg Corp., 5 kw. ate. objective and comprehensive. 22. Germany. Dr. Glenn W. Ferguson, pres & chief exec 720 khz Kingston, Radio Jamaica. 5 kw. "2. VOA will represent America. not any single seg- officer. 750 khz Port Maria, Jamaica Bcstg. Corp.. 5 kw. ment of American society. and will therefore present a 1201 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Washington 20036. 770 khz Spur Tree, Radio Jamaica, 5 kw. balanced and comprehensive projection of significant William A. Buell, VP. 90.5 mhz Spur Tree, Radio Jamaica, 20 kw. American thought and institutions. Broadcasts to East Europe in Bulgarian, Czech, 91.1 mhz Coopers Hill, Jamaica Bcstg Corp., 2 kw. "3. VOA will present the policies of the United States Slovak. Hungarian; Polish and Romanian; broadcasts 92.1 mhz Montego Bay, Jamaica Bcstg Corp., 250 w. clearly and effectively. and will also present responsi- to the Soviet Union in Russian, Ukrainian, Belorussian, 92.7 mhz Kingston, Radio Jamaica, 10 kw. ble discussion and opinion on these policies." Armenian. Azeri, Georgian, Lithuanian. Estonian, Lat- 93.3 mhz Spur Tree, Jamaica Bcstg Corp., 2 kw. To implement this directive, these broadcasts pre- vian, Tatar -Bashkir. Kazak. Kirghiz, Tajik, Turkmen, 94.7 Kingston, Radio Jamaica, 5 kw. sent news and news- related items of American and Uzbek. 95.9 mhz Kempshot, Jamaica Bcstg Corp.. 500 w. world events. news analyses. commentaries. corres- 100.3 mhz Oracabessa, Jamaica Bcstg Corp., 250 w. The Board for International Broadcasting pondents' reports, editorial roundups. and feature 103.3 mhz Spur Tree, Jamaica Bcstg Corp., 250 w. material such as documentaries, roundtable discus- 1030 15th St. N.W., Suite 430, Washington 20005. 105.7 mhz Half Way Tree, Jamaica Bcstg Corp., 250 w. sions. interviews and special events all of which pro- (202) 254 -8040. Established by Congress in 1973, the vides overseas audiences with a balanced and accur- board evaluates and makes grants to Radio Free ate concept of the many facets of American life and Europe and Radio Liberty and assures that funds are clear information regarding U.S. policies. applied consistently with U.S. foreign policy;- Board members are John A. Gronouski, chmn; Rita E. Facilities U.S. International Radio Hauser, Frank Markoe Jr., John T. Murphy, Thomas The Voice of America has a network of 101 Henry Quinn; ex officio: Glenn Ferguson, John S. transmitters: 33in the continental United States and These stations. located in the U.S. but beaming over- Hayes. Staff: Walter R. Roberts, exec dir: George 68 overseas. These are short and medium wave sta- seas. operate on various frequencies depending on Jacobs, engr dir: James Critchlow, rsch off; Anatole tions ranging in power from 35 kw to 1,000 kw. The the seasons of the year. The frequencies (in the 6 -25 Shub, prog off; Arthur D. Levin. budget & admin off. largest transmitter complex is at Greenville, N.C. mhz band): 6.