NEWS RELEASE - September 24, 2014
WRMI to Expand Family Radio Broadcasts
As of UTC October 1, WRMI in Okeechobee, Florida will add three hours per day of programming from Family Radio in Asian languages. This is in addition to the two hours per day of Spanish-language programming from Family Radio that WRMI already broadcasts. The new broadcasts will be in Chinese, Japanese and Hindi.
"This will be a short-term experiment," explained WRMI General Manager Jeff White. "But if results are good, it could be extended. The idea is to see how well these broadcasts can be received by listeners in China, Japan and India. These are very distant target areas from Okeechobee, but recent listener reports indicate that our signal is audible in much of Asia at certain times and frequencies. If that is confirmed, we may be able to begin broadcasts of other programs to these Asian audiences.¨
The schedule for the Family Radio broadcasts via WRMI as of UTC October 1, 2014 will be as follows:
1000-1100 UTC daily on 7570 kHz in Japanese
1100-1200 UTC daily on 7570 kHz in Chinese
2300-0000 UTC daily on 5950 kHz in Spanish
0000-0100 UTC daily on 5950 kHz in Spanish
0100-0200 UTC daily on 15770 kHz in Hindi
The Japanese- and Chinese-language programs are on a beam to western North America, but will also be intended for listeners in Japan and China. The Hindi-language program is on a beam to Europe and the Middle East, but will also be intended for listeners in India. The two Spanish-language hours are two different programs.
Radio Miami International acquired the Okeechobee transmission facility from Family Radio in December 2013, when the call letters were changed from WYFR to WRMI. As part of the agreement, WRMI has been broadcasting two hours per day of Family Radio's Spanish programming to the Caribbean, Central and South America.
Reports for the new Japanese, Chinese and Hindi programs will be greatly appreciated, especially from listeners in Asia. They may be sent to info@wrmi.net.
WRMI Radio Miami International
10400 NW 240th Street
Okeechobee, Florida 34972 USA
Tel +1-305-559-9764
Fax +1-863-467-0185
www.wrmi.net