Shortwave: KBS World Radio Preliminary Audience Survey Numbers & other News

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(1) Germany

The World Radio TV Handbook (WRTH) is going to publish its last printed edition – that will be the WRTH 2026 edition.

Among other cost drivers for the printed handbooks, the WRTH team mentions tariffs, besides the inevitable Printing, paper, shipping, and logistics costs. I don’t know about customs elsewhere, but here in Germany, it is a regular nuisance – even small gifts from international stations are often held for ransome – stuff like keyring pendants.

(2) Germany

shortwaveradio.de in Winsen on the Aller has streamlined its schedule. During summer, they had suspended daytime transmissions from Monday through Friday under the label of a holiday break, but these cuts ave now been made permanent. However, weekends offer daytime and nightime programs, starting at 07:00 UTC and ending at around 23:00 or 24:00 UTC. The sign-off times are about the same on working days and on weekends.

(3) Korea (South)

KBS World Radio‘s Chinese mailbag program said on Friday (September 12) that this year’s global response to the station’s listener satisfaction survey had already surpassed the 2,300 entries reached in 2024. 2024 itself had seen a larger number of entries than 2023 – two years ago, the participation number had been at 1,730 listeners, according to KBS German’s mailbag show on November 8, 2024. 36 per cent of the 2023 respondents stated that they listened to KBS World Radio on shortwave.
 

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