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48transmitters at 250 kW each together with a new antenna farm were installed. Some years ago, Jose Jacob VU2JOS ofHyderabad in India, made a visit to AIR Bambolim, and he tells us that the two transmitters are identified by staff personnelas Mandovi & Zuari, the names of two local rivers.The first test transmissions from this new shortwave station were noted in November 1994 on 4775 kHz. Due to staffshortages, there was a delay in taking these two impressive units into regular service. However, in February 1995, these twotransmitters were noted on a regular schedule, which included the relay of programming from the local mediumwave station,Panaji A on 1287 kHz.These days, the External Service programming from AIR Bambolim is beamed towards foreign countries to the north east& north west, and also to the south east.Radio Broadcasting in the Portuguese Colonies at Daman & DiuTowards the end of the Portuguese era in the Indian sub-continent, ambitious plans were laid in 1960 for the constructionof two high powered shortwave stations in Daman & Diu. It was intended that the station in Daman would beam itsprogramming to East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and the station in Diu would beam its programming to West Pakistan.It was intended that the program relay for these two transmitters would come from Goa, and that the 50 kW transmitter thatwas inaugurated in August 1960 would provide the program feed. It would be presumed that the two projected transmittersat Daman & Diu would also be rated at 50 kW each.However, these two linked colonies, Daman & Diu, were annexed into India at the end of the year 1961, at the same timeas Goa was taken over, and these projected radio stations were never constructed. Daman & Diu were two small Portuguesecolonies on the west coast of India, less than a hundred miles north of Bombay.Currently, there are just two radio stations listed for the Indian territories of Daman & Diu. All India Radio in Daman is heardon 102.3 FM, and in Diu on 102.0 FM.Adventist International Radio in GoaBack at the time when Goa was a Portuguese colony, the Adventist denomination began a regular series of broadcasts fromthe old Emissora Goa. The program was the American ”Voice of Prophecy” with the illustrious Dr. H. M. S. Richards inCalifornia, it was broadcast from the large 18 inch disc recordings of that era, and it was on theair each Sunday for half an hour.This ”Voice of Prophecy” radio program was the first syndicated Christian religious broadcastfrom Emissora Goa and it was transmitted from station CR8AA with 2½ kW on 557 kHz, andCR8AB with 1 kW on 9610 kHz. The opening broadcast of this program was inaugurated onSunday April 30 1950, and the final broadcast took place at the end of the following year 1951.However, the World Radio TV Handbook for 1954 tells us that there was a revival of thisprogramming from Emissorra Goa three years later, on Sundays at 0700 UTC. At that time,mediumwave CR8AA was still on the air with 2½ kW on 557 kHz, though the shortwave servicewas now on the air with a new 7½ kW transmitter at Bambolim on the same internationalshortwave channel 9610 kHz. It is suggested that this second series of Adventist broadcasts fromGoa for coverage into India was on the air for a few months during the years 1953 & 1954.(Dr. Adrian M. Peterson, Adventist World Radio, AWR ”Wavescan” - DX Programme)vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvRADIO IN NORWAY - NRK's History in BriefThe first step was taken towards broadcasting in Norway in 1923 as aseries of test broadcasts were made from Tryvann and Kongensgate inOslo.Two years later, in 1925, the first broadcasting company was founded,and the first year of regular radio broadcasts became reality. 1925 wasalso the first year that the licence fee was collected. A permit was alsorequired to own a radio. Local offices were openedDr. Adrian M. PetersonThe first legislation covering NRK was passed in 1933, and the companyNRK Broadcasting House in Oslo