Transmitter
Allocation
Call sign/Frequency
ZBW 860 Kc/s
English
Running Hours
6379.04
Due to TX.
Service Interruptions
Due to other causes
Nil
8 mins. 10 secs.
Service
ZEK 640 Kc/s
Chinese
6357.07
5 mins. 12 secs.
8 mins. 40 secs.
Service
ZBW3 3940 Kc/s
6438.13
1 min.
32
TBM 860/640 Kc/s Standby
233.36
1 min.
0 sec.
30 secs.
9 mins. 5 secs.
Mt. Gough-F.M. Transmitters
89. The Mt. Gough transmitting station is equipped with 2 pairs of 5 K.W. Marconi BD 321 B VHF/FM transmitters.
90. The Chinese Service is broadcast daily on 94.0 Mc/s and the English Service on 91.0 Mc/s. The following is an account of the service interruptions to the VHF/FM transmissions during the period under review.
Date
English
Chinese
1.5.63
13.8.63
W
3 mins.
49 mins.
49 mins.
Remarks
Transmitter fuse blown by faulty valves. Failure of A.C. supply.
19.9.63
2 mins.
2 mins.
Failure of A.C. supply.
2.1.64
7.1.64
12 mins.
12 mins.
5 mins.
68 mins.
5 mins.
71 mins.
Failure of A.C. supply. Failure of A.C. supply.
Reception of Overseas Programme
91. During the year a total of 1,466 English and 1,083 Chinese pro- grammes were received at Mt. Butler for direct relay or recording by Radio Hong Kong. This represented a drop of 40% in the English pro- grammes compared with the previous year, mainly due to the cessation of Radio Australia News relay. The Chinese Service requirements were approximately the same as 1962-63.
92. The standard of reception of the B.B.C. broadcasts direct from London and via the B.B.C. Far Eastern Station in Singapore was generally acceptable. In the summer months from June to September a better signal is obtained from Singapore than from London direct.
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