TWR Extends Outreach to Asia

Guam Transmitter Upgrade Features Live On-Air Dedication on Nov. 18

CARY, NC, November 10, 2011-Striving to extend its strategic outreach in Asia, international Christian media organization TWR has upgraded its powerful shortwave transmission station on the island of Guam. The advancement gives TWR the ability to cover much of the spiritually needy region, including China and southeast Asia, with a robust, quality signal. To celebrate this significant initiative, TWR President Lauren Libby and other ministry staff members will present an on-air dedication during a live
broadcast Friday, November 18 from 8:30-9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. The 30-minute broadcast will begin at 1330 UTC on a shortwave frequency of 15.4 megahertz in the 19 meter band.

"This upgrade gives TWR the opportunity to touch even more lives with the good news of Jesus Christ," says TWR President Lauren Libby. "We thank God for the privilege of increasing our spiritual footprint in Asia."

Two 250,000-watt, digital-capable Thomson transmitters have been installed to provide increased coverage to the Asia region. These revitalized transmitters join three existing 100,000-watt units. Digital shortwave capability will enable TWR to reach both rural areas and large cities with a strong, FM-like quality signal. TWR is now well-positioned to reach listeners across Asia into the future, and reception is excellent anywhere - from cities to dense forests.

Special guests for the dedication broadcast include Dr. Alan Cureton, president of Northwestern College in St. Paul, Minn.; Collin Lambert, vice president of Moody Radio in Chicago, Ill.; and Mike Tirone, general manager and senior vice president of KCBI-FM in Dallas, Texas. These three organizations, plus thousands of individuals around the globe, helped with the purchase and installation of the transmitters.

"As Moody Radio continues to expand its global focus, TWR is one of the leading organizations that we are pleased to partner with," says Lambert. "Our joint efforts tied to the [upgraded] transmitter in Guam have not only broadened our participation in spreading the gospel throughout the world, but also allowed us to inform and mobilize our listeners in the process. In addition to a live stream over www.twr.org, the dedication broadcast will be carried on KTIS-AM, Moody Radio and KCBI and its sister stations.
(TWR News Release)
(Alokesh Gupta,VU3BSE, New Delhi, India)

TWR Radio 155

www.twrradio155.org.za/

As listeners from nearly every nation tune into the world’s biggest sporting event, a brand new sports programme, called Up For The Corner, commenced on 9 June ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™. The daily broadcast will air on TWR Radio 155 and the internet from the 9th of June to the 12th of July, covering the duration of the sporting event. Refer to the bottom of the page for broadcast times.

Based in the host city for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, Johannesburg, South Africa, the sport programme includes the freshest details on the games with a unique Christian perspective. “We have a great opportunity to engage with football fans during the tournament,” said CEO Adrian Barnard from 2K Plus, a broadcast partner of Up For The Corner. 2K Plus is the World’s only Christian sports media agency, and has reported on Olympic Games and World Cups since 1991. Feba South Africa, Rhema FM 91.9, and HCJB Global will also help produce the sport programme.

Up For The Corner’s coverage will include news, commentary and analysis on the World Cup, as well as Christian outreach events and interviews with Christian footballers, such as Brazil’s Lucio and Kaka. Steve Bickers, an experienced BBC World Service sports producer, produces and presents the programme, assisted by local 2K Plus reporter Solomon Ashoms and sports journalist, Marcos Falcao from London. The focus of the programme is to express a Christian perspective on the sport, culture and community surrounding Africa’s first Soccer World Cup.

Additionally, Up For The Corner is being produced in both Spanish and French. “We pray that our partnership for the Gospel will be a strong witness as well as the content in the programmes,” said Adrian Barnard. To promote a relevant, alternative, Christ-centred lifestyle to sports fans around the world is one of the outcomes desired by producers of Up For The Corner. But above all, on a backdrop of colours from all flags and races of the world, this programme wishes to bridge all participants of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ with the knowledge of God.

TWR will be airing Up For The Corner on the following platforms at the following times:
Monday to Saturday - [Central African Time]

08:00 on Vivid Satellite Platform (Ch number varies)
13:30 on TWR Radio 155 (DStv Audio Channel 155) – which will be simulcasts on TWR Malawi
22:00 on TWR Radio 155 (DStv Audio Channel 155) – which will be simulcasts on TWR Malawi
And at the above times as a live broadcast on www.twrafrica.org and http://www.twrradio155.org.za/.

The programme will also be available from the 2K Plus Gateway website; and on the TWR Africa website as a daily podcast.
Source: World Cup Radio Programme Kicks Off http://bit.ly/9m6IpF

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About TWR Radio 155

In 1968 TWR began pursuing the possibility of building a radio station in southern Africa. Six years later, on 1 November 1974, TWR went on the air from the Kingdom of Swaziland - an answer to some 25 years of prayer by Christians in South Africa.

Today, from Swaziland and Johannesburg, programmes in 60 languages are beamed to southern, East and West Africa via short- and medium wave, FM and satellite.

Many programmes are also aired to the area known as the 10/40 window.

TWR Radio 155 today...

Trans World Radio - South Africa (TWR-SA), with offices and studios in Kempton Park and Pinetown, is the national partner of TWR.

On 4 December 1994 – Trans World Radio (Johannesburg, South Africa) increased its number of transmitting stations to ten with the start-up of broadcasts from a transmitting station south of Johannesburg, South Africa. With the addition of the Johannesburg transmitting site, TWR has dramatically expanded its area of broadcast coverage on the African continent.

Satellite delivery lets TWR Radio 155 relay its programs simultaneously to broadcast outlets in dozens of countries, allowing TWR to operate special broadcast centers in multiple languages. On several continents, listeners can receive TWR programming through home satellite dishes or from broadcasts on 24-hour satellite channels. TWR continues to leverage online technology to reach millions over the internet via the audio streaming process.

TWR Radio 155, in partnership with Triple M Productions, provides high-quality programming to local broadcasters is a very effective means to increase the listenership of the stations. Christian, secular, and even some government stations broadcast a wide variety of TWR programming.

LISTEN: http://infant.antfarm.co.za/twr/player.asp

Taken from the website: http://www.twrradio155.org.za/about.php
(Yimber Gaviria, Colombia)

KTWR frequency change

Trans World Radio - KTWR, is reporting a frequency change for the Chinese service as;

1100- 1200 UTC 12120 (100 kW) 305 deg, ex frequency 11590
(Source: DX Mix News # 516 via Alokesh Gupta, India)

KTWR to celebrate 30th anniversary

Pacific Daily News
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11:40 a.m., March 31 - Radio station KTWR will hold its 30th anniversary celebration with a fiesta at the station from 3 to 5 p.m. on April 12. On April 13, author and international Christian speaker Woodrow Kroll will speak. His "Back to the Bible" broadcasts are heard daily on about 1,000 radio stations in the U.S. and another 100 stations in Canada. KTWR shortwave radio station broadcasts to Asia and the South Pacific and in more than 70 countries. The public is welcome on these days.
http://www.guampdn.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080331/LIFESTYLE/80331013/1024

(Source: Alokesh Gupta, India)

KTWR Trans World Radio - A08 Multilingual schedules

KTWR Trans World Radio - Guam
A08 Frequency Schedule
Effective: March 30, 2008 – October 26,2008

All times UTC
Language start/stop days meter band target areas

Amdo-Tibetan 1300-1315 Mon-Thu 9370 31 China
Cantonese 1100-1145 Mon-Fri 9975 31 China
Cantonese 1100-1115 Sat 9975 31 China
Cantonese 1100-1200 Sun 9975 31 China
Cantonese 2200-2245 Mon-Fri 12130 25 China
Cantonese 2200-2215 Sat 12130 25 China
Cantonese 2200-2300 Sun 12130 25 China
Hakka 1145-1200 Thu-Fri 9975 31 China
Hakka 1115-1200 Sat 9975 31 China
Hui 1300-1330 Sat 9370 31 China
Hui 1030-1100 Sun 13765 22 China
Mandarin 0930-1100 Daily 12105 25 China
Mandarin 1015-1200 Daily 11590 25 China
Mandarin 1100-1200 Daily 9910 31 China
Mandarin 1200-1230 Sun-Fri 9910 31 China
Mandarin 1200-1300 Daily 9370 31 China
Mandarin 1315-1345 Mon-Fri 9370 31 China
Mandarin 1200-1400 Sun 9370 31 China
Mandarin 1200-1330 Sat-Sun 7430 41 China
Mandarin 1200-1400 Mon-Fri 7430 41 China
Mandarin 1400-1500 Daily 7520 41 China
Mandarin 2200-2215 Daily 11765 25 China
Mandarin 2230-2315 Daily 13720 22 China
Nosu Yi 1100-1115 Sat-Sun 11590 25 China
Swatow 1145-1200 Mon-Wed 9975 31 China
Uyghur 1030-1100 Mon-Fri 13765 22 China
Mongolian 1200-1215 Sat 9910 31 Mongolia
Korean 1400-1515 Daily 11570 31 Korea

English 0800-0835 Mon-Fri 11840 25 South Pacific
English 0800-0815 Sat 11840 25 South Pacific
English 0805-0900 Tu,Th,Fr 15170 19 SE Asia
English 0820-0900 Wed 15170 19 SE Asia
English 0830-0900 Mon 15170 19 SE Asia

Balinese 0900-0915 Fri-Tue 15200 19 Indonesia
Indonesian 0945-1045 Daily 15200 19 Indonesia
Javanese 1045-1115 Daily 15200 19 Indonesia
Madurese 0915-0945 Daily 15200 19 Indonesia
Sundanese 1115-1145 Daily 15200 19 Indonesia
Torajanese 0900-0915 Wed-Thu 15200 19 Indonesia
Burmese 1200-1300 Sun-Fri 13765 22 Myanmar
Burmese 1200-1235 Sat 13765 22 Myanmar
Sgaw Karen 1300-1330 Daily 9585 31 Myanmar
Vietnamese 1100-1130 Daily 9635 31 Vietnam
Vietnamese 1400-1430 Mon-Fri 9920 31 Vietnam
Vietnamese 1400-1500 Sat-Sun 9920 31 Vietnam
Khmer 1300-1330 Daily 9975 31 Cambodia
Kokborok 1230-1300 Mon-Fri 11570 25 South Asia
Kokborok 1245-1300 Sat 11570 25 South Asia

English 1355-1400 Daily 9975 31 South Asia
English 1400-1500 Tue-Wed 9975 31 South Asia
English 1400-1430 Mo,Th,Fr 9975 31 South Asia

Assamese 1330-1400 Mon-Fri 12075 25 South Asia
Assamese 1330-1345 Sun 12075 25 South Asia
Santhali 1345-1400 Daily 9900 31 South Asia
Boro 1300-1315 Wed-Sun 11570 25 South Asia
Manipuri 1315-1330 Mon-Wed 11570 25 South Asia
Mus/Bengali 1300-1315 Mon-Tue 11570 25 South Asia

Reports to :
Trans World Radio - Guam
P.O. Box 8780, Agat, Guam 96928 USA
(Via George Ross, 1st Mar 2008)
(Source: Alokesh Gupta, India)