Radio Free Asia announces new QSL card

Radio Free Asia Releases third QSL transmitter Series

IBB IRanawila

July 2014

Radio Free Asia (RFA) announces the release of the third QSL card in the series highlighting the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) transmitter sites used for RFA programming. RFA programs broadcast from the following IBB sites: Biblis, Iranawila, Kuwait, Lampertheim, Saipan and Tinian. IBB's Iranawila transmitter site in Sri Lanka is equipped with four 500 kW and three 250 kW transmitters.  All seven of these transmitters broadcast at a power level of 250 kW in carrying out the station’s mission, which includes broadcasting RFA's Burmese programming on shortwave. This is RFA’s 54^th QSL overall and will be used to confirm all valid RFA reception reports from July 1-August 31, 2014.

RFA’s 3^rd IBB transmitter site QSL – IBB Iranawila, Sri Lanka

RFA is a private, nonprofit corporation that broadcasts news and information to listeners in Asian countries where full, accurate, and timely news reports are unavailable. Created by Congress in 1994 and incorporated in 1996, RFA broadcasts in Burmese, Cantonese, Khmer, Korean to North Korea, Lao, Mandarin (including the Wu dialect), Vietnamese, Tibetan (Uke, Amdo, and Kham), and Uyghur. RFA strives for accuracy, balance, and fairness in its editorial content. As a ‘surrogate’ broadcaster, RFA provides news and commentary specific to each of its target countries, acting as the free press these countries lack. RFA broadcasts only in local languages and dialects, and most of its broadcasts comprise news of specific local interest.  More information about Radio Free Asia, including our current broadcast frequency schedule, is available at www.rfa.org.

RFA encourages listeners to submit reception reports.  Reception reports are valuable to RFA as they help us evaluate the signal strength and quality of our transmissions. RFA confirms all accurate reception reports by mailing a QSL card to the listener.  RFA welcomes all reception report submissions at http://techweb.rfa.org (follow the QSL REPORTS link) not only from DX’ers, but also from its general listening audience.  If you have a smart phone, feel free to use the QR code below to access our main website for the latest news and information from Radio Free Asia.

Reception reports are also accepted by email at qsl@rfa.org and by mail to:

            Reception Reports

            Radio Free Asia

            2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300

            Washington DC 20036

            United States of America. 

(A.J. Janitschek/RFA)