From: patrik@cup.portal.com (Patrick M Crumhorn) Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave Subject: Radio For Peace International Date: 21 Apr 91 23:02:17 GMT Organization: The Portal System (TM) igc:rfpi Conf: amarc.radio Radio for Peace International (RFPI) has had some new developments since we last entered anything on PeaceNet. 1) A transmitter building has been built with little money and lots of muscle power and 2) a new 5 room building with radio studios and an office is in process right now, hopefully to be finished in a couple of months. This is all still on the campus of the UniveUniversity for Peace in Costa Rica. This makes RFPI a supranational global community radio station. It is independent, non-commercial and not connected to any country (since the University for Peace was created by a resolution of the United Nations). It has been on the air since 1987 and as you can see, is developing. 3)Beginning as soon as May 1, hopefully, RFPI will be having an hour of women's programming 5 days a week, to increase to 3 hours a day as soon as is feasible. We will be wanting news by and about and for women internationally as soon as and as much as possible. How to do this is yet to be worked out in detail, but do get in touch if you want to participate and its going to need lots of participation. In fact, there is still air time available for more programs in English so if you are interested get in touch with Max Loffler, the Program Director at RFPI. You can write to RFPI, APDO. 88, Santa Ana, Costa Rica, or call at (506) 49-18-21 between 2:00 and 9:00 pm Central Standard time or FAX at (506) 49-19-29. Spanish programming will be recommencing as soon as the new building is finished as the Spanish Programming coordinator is also busy doing the building. However, it's not too soon to get in touch with programs. There are two half hours of German programming at this point also-- produced at RFPI and about Central America. The frequencies are 15.030 MHz,13.630MHz and 7.375MHz. This last is upper sideband and best after sundown. The programs are repeated every 6 hours and the station broadcasts 17 hours a day during the week and 19 on weekends. Most of the programming is in English at this point, but we don't want it to stay that way. We really want it to be international, but that will depend on your participation. Our greatest need right now is still the 20 kw transmitter or, better yet, 2 20 kw transmitters. Then RFPI could reach a million or more people around the world (now the estimated listenership is 35,000 at any given broadcast hour, 40% of whom are estimated to be in North America and 40% of whom are estim. to be in Europe with the remaining 20% in the rest of the world) Help RFPI to grow so that the whole world can have access to the information that so few of us have now. Oh, I think I never said that it's shortwave. A great deal for the dollar at this time whem most media is so controled and so expensive. Participate with programs, listening, donating equipment and spreading the word about this global community radio station. We can be reached on PeaceNet with RFPI and for talking call Sue Supriano at (415) 540-8850 or write to 2707 College Ave, Berkeley, Ca. 94705. I'd be glad to give you details about what you can do to help support this exciting and unique radio station. ok \ | - * c x