James Serpell of Christian Vision announced that CVI has decided to cease operations at its Jülich, Germany transmitter site at the end of the A09 season (Oct. 25, 2009). He cited as reasons for the closure financial considerations and "the changing patterns of how people are using media."HFCC Chairman Oldrich Cip noted that although many large international broadcasters have reduced or eliminated their shortwave broadcasts due to budget cuts and in favor of new media such as the Internet, the shortwave bands are still crowded, and there is no danger of shortwave broadcasts disappearing in the near future. So worldwide frequency coordination is still very much needed.
(excerpt from NASB newsletter/Sept 09)
Comments:
Interesting that CVI is opting to cease operations from Jülich. In World QSL Book, I covered their announcement that former T-Systems (now Media Broadcast) and parent Deutsche Telekom AG, completed the sale of the Jülich shortwave transmission facility in 2006, to UK based Christian Vision. The site (Jülich) is equipped with 100 kW analog and digital (DRM) transmitters and numerous antennas that provide end users with a global reach.
Christian Vision was to take full operational control by the end of 2007, and planned to use the site for DRM and analog transmissions in numerous languages to reach audiences in Africa, West Asia, Europe, Russia and Middle East.
Gayle Van Horn
To learn more about the Christian Vision ministry go to: www.christianvision.com/