We now have three transmitters back on the air following the fire at the RNW Madagascar relay station. The 50 kW transmitter was activated today. The fourth transmitter, a 250 kW ABB rig, has suffered some heat damage and must be repaired, which will take up to a week. Our Head of Distribution Jan Willem Drexhage says that the Dutch word for the damaged components is "hoogspanningsschakelaarbeveiligingselectronica" which he suggests would be a good word for Scrabble, at least if you're playing it in Dutch :-)
There have also been some changes to which broadcasts are assigned to which of the Philips transmitters. A revised schedule for all three transmitters, effectively immediately, is in the Media Network Weblog.
http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/
(Andy Sennitt, Radio Netherlands/HCDX)
There have also been some changes to which broadcasts are assigned to which of the Philips transmitters. A revised schedule for all three transmitters, effectively immediately, is in the Media Network Weblog.
http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/
(Andy Sennitt, Radio Netherlands/HCDX)
blog posting - Broadcast schedule update for RNW Madagascar relay station (31 Dec. 2009)
