World Radio TV Handbook 2017: The Directory of Global Broadcasting
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World Radio TV Handbook is the world's most accurate and comprehensive directory of global broadcasting. It contains full details by country of radio broadcasts and broadcasters on AM (LW, MW and SW) and FM, and details of national TV. The Features section for this 71st edition contains articles on Remote Receivers , A Pacific Radio Adventure , The Mighty KBC Station , CKZN St Johns ,the International Radio for Disaster Relief Project , and a reminiscence by Vagn Fentz who collaborated on the 2nd and 3rd editions of WRTH in 1948. There are also reviews of the latest equipment and other articles, information and maps. The remaining pages are full of information on National and International broadcasts and broadcasters, Clandestine and other target broadcasters, MW and SW frequency listings, and an extensive Reference section. Review: The best radio reference source in the world for all bands: shortwave, medium wave, FM and TV. - The World Radio TV Handbook is the reference for international and domestic broadcasting on shortwave, medium wave, FM and TV. Lots of great reference material both up front and in the back of the book. Articles on every country with broadcasting facilities separated by National Radio (Domestic), International and Clandestine. Very complete lists on Medium Wave stations separated by continent groups. I have been buying this Handbook since 1962 and have never been disappointed. My only gripe is that many station staff e-mail contacts are out of date - not unusual considering staff turnover and the dynamic nature of e-mails. Review: WRTH covers tons of frequencies for serious and novice dxing. - I'm sad that Passport to Worldband Radio is gone, but WRTH is still around. Although not as attractive as Passport and not as many radios, antennas and other product reviews it lists tons more radio frequencies. It covers shortwave, longwave, am, fm, tv and more. Excellent for serious dxers and novices. And for a few years WRTH has been including more radios for reviews and adding more feature articles. I hope WRTH never goes bye bye like Passport.
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B**L
The best radio reference source in the world for all bands: shortwave, medium wave, FM and TV.
The World Radio TV Handbook is the reference for international and domestic broadcasting on shortwave, medium wave, FM and TV. Lots of great reference material both up front and in the back of the book. Articles on every country with broadcasting facilities separated by National Radio (Domestic), International and Clandestine. Very complete lists on Medium Wave stations separated by continent groups. I have been buying this Handbook since 1962 and have never been disappointed. My only gripe is that many station staff e-mail contacts are out of date - not unusual considering staff turnover and the dynamic nature of e-mails.
D**E
WRTH covers tons of frequencies for serious and novice dxing.
I'm sad that Passport to Worldband Radio is gone, but WRTH is still around. Although not as attractive as Passport and not as many radios, antennas and other product reviews it lists tons more radio frequencies. It covers shortwave, longwave, am, fm, tv and more. Excellent for serious dxers and novices. And for a few years WRTH has been including more radios for reviews and adding more feature articles. I hope WRTH never goes bye bye like Passport.
J**I
Absolutely indispensable!
As a fairly recent convert to SWLing and DXing in general, I was lucky enough to discover WRTH last January and pre-ordered my first volume. The information, reviews, tech evaluations and explanations and the exhaustive broadcaster listings are a weath unmatched anywhere else in the DXing universe. If you are new to DXing and don't have a copy of the WRTH, you need one. Otherwise you're not reaching your listening potential. If you're an old hand, well... you've already got yours!
G**L
Another good pub year
Good reference
J**W
Another yearly edition - great resource!
Another year - another WRTH. Same layout - same 674 pg, inc covers. The price dropped since I ordered it Wed - and it's only Fri - aggravating. It's now $36.71 + s/t (Prime). That beats the pre-available order price of $49.95! A few reviews of SDR & a new Wellbrook loop were interesting. Some of the data, of course, is already out of date - Example: Radio Australia will go off the air next month! Still a valuable resource - I started buying it in the eighth grade - still have that 1963 edition.
O**D
A must for any serious radio listener on the world bands
I have purchased the annual WRTH for almost 25 years and I still enjoy reading about changes in the radio and TV broadcast functions of the various countries I can hear from my location. I use mine for shortwave and it allows me to know the broadcast times and frequencies for the English-language transmissions that are beamed toward N. America. I dread the day the publishers decide to stop publishing these books - as happened with the wonderful "Passport to Worldband Radio" books.
F**Y
It's as good or bad as ever
As I usually say, "another year, another WRTH". It's as good or bad as ever, depending upon one's point of view. I'm getting old however and my eyesight isn't what it used to be, and it would be great if next year's edition had larger type. It's also about time that the U.S. was listed as having 120 V AC power, since that's been the standard for a number of years now. I would also like to see Internet ccTLDs (country code top level domains) shown in the listing for each individual country.
T**D
As a SWL I'll be listening to a foreign station on a given frequency and if I want to know from where their broadcasts originate
A must have if you're a Short Wave Listener (SWL). Everything you want to know about a station in this book: frequency, times in GMT, language. antenna location, etc. As a SWL I'll be listening to a foreign station on a given frequency and if I want to know from where their broadcasts originate all I have to go is look up the frequency and the rest is hopefully great native music.
A**ー
必要なバイブルである
我々ラジオ聴取を趣味とするものにとっては無くてはならないバイブルである。すべてが全て網羅されているとは言いがたいところもあるが、これ以上の情報源はない。問題は日本円で5000円程する事だろうが、それだけの情報をこの一冊で享受で来るのならばそれは仕方が無い事だ。
U**.
Handbuch
das WRTH ist ja leider heutzutage das einzige handbuch für den kurzwellenempfang noch! Das "Sender& Frequenzen" von Siebel (in Deutsch) gibt ers ja leider nicht mehr. DasWRTH ist informativ ,wie immer: aber alles nur in engl. ! Auch finde ich die Aufteilung in nat. und Intern.Dienste doof. Man muß immer hin und herblättern!!!
A**E
Highly recommended
Have had this book for many years, and have always found it useful. Am former R/O og later 3rd mate, 2nd mate and Chief Mate, and always been at sea, until my retirement. If you ar interested in shortwave, HF and MF stations, I can highly recommend it.
S**N
new radio stations
I like to find new radio stations and this is a great book
M**S
La comodidad
Es muy cómodo pues hay la mayoría de productos muy interesantes y el servicio es generalmente rapido
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