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it was at 9 a.m. on Sunday, 30th Apni1, 1950, that nadio prognamme was regulan Adventist the finst R a d i o Goa, in India.. The f n o m t h e o t d bnoa.dcast Sonia Podda., announce. fo. RMI p r ^ o g n a m r nwe a s t h e f a m i l i a n half-hout^ bnoadcast wlth P a s t o . H . M . S . R i c h a n d s , a n d t h e s t a t i o n w a s s i m p l y a s m a 1 1 1 f W r r a n s - ri t T e - b n o a d c a s t . L n go n s h o n t w a v e . sma11, but auspiuious beginning mone than 30 years ago, has gnown the F.om this t n t e n n a t i o n a l s h o n t w a . v eo u t n e a c h c o n d u c t e d b y t h e A d v e n t i s t s i n S o u t h e n n A s i a , u n d e n the concept of Adventist World Radio in Asia, AWR-ASia., nadio pnogrammefnom Radio Ceylon, which 1a-ten changed its name to The first Adventist the Sni Lanka Broadcasting Conporation, was intnoduced a few months aften the Goa b n o a d c a s t s , w h i c h w e r e e v e n t u a l l y d i s c o n t i n u e d . T h e p n o g n a m m ea g a i n w a s t h e f a m i l i a . n , ' V o i c e o f P n o p h e c y " w i t h P a s t o n H . [ , 4 . S . R i c h a r d s , a . n d t h e s a n ] e p n o g n a m m ew a s b r o a d c a s ted foun times each Sunday. In the earlien days, Radio Ceylon broadcast negufa. p.ogaammes on short wave to Afnica, South East Asla as well as to the Indian sub" V o i c e o f P n o p h e c y " w a - sh e a . . d i n t h e s e v a n i o u s s e f v i c e s . I n t h o s e Continent, and the days, Radio Ceylon was the most pov!e|.fu1 commerciaf radio station in the wor1d. As a. nesult of a special pnoject accepted as a personal senvice, "Your Radio Docton" in the R. Anderson, an AustnaLian docton resident wa.s commencedby Dr. Cliffond bnoadcast was ained on fon bnoadcast fnom Ceylon. The finst U.S.A., specifically Satunday, June 6th, 1953, at 7 p.m. And the same time slot, 7 p.m., has been used fon "Youn Radio Docton'r ever since. Dn. Andenson's broadcasts stil1 pnoduce the langest m a i l n e s p o n s e o f a l l t h e A W R p n o g n a m m e si n S o u t h e n n A s l a , w h e r e , a s 1 n m a . n yc o u n t n l e s of the won1d, l.eliabfe doctons a-ne often scance. Thousandsof people tune in to the bnoadcast on Satu[day night to learn how to handle day to day problems, and hean the l . r o - r

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o t h en t h l n g s . Fadio Ceylo , addjtronaf oroT o l l o w i n g l h a s - c c o s ) o r t h e F n g . L , s ho n o a o . a s t s f . o r as well as g n a m m e sw e n e p n o d u c e d i n s e v e n a l I n d i a n l a n g u a g e s i n t h e e a n l y ' l i f t i e s , in the [/iddfe Arablc and Fa.rsi. The latte|^ two pnogrammes wene pnoduced in studios in that anea. The Tndlan fanguage East and wene beamed by Radio Ceylon to listenens bl"oadcasts at this time wefe Tamil, Hindi, Telegu and Malayam, which were all produced in Poona. p l . o g n a m m e sw e n e b n o a d c a s t b y t h e B u n m a time also that Adventist Tt was about this Bnoadcasting Senvice in Rangoon, and Radi.o Nepal in Kathrnandu. 1n both ca.ses' the p r o g n a r n m ew a s " Y o u r R a . d i o D o c t o n " , i n E n g l i s h a n d t h e l o c a l l a n g u a . g e . Because of a change in adventising poficy by Radio Ceylon, all religious bnoadcasts u , r e n ed f o p p e d i n 1 9 5 7 . F o n t h e n e x t 1 4 y e a n s , t h e o n l y A d v e n t i s t p n o g n a m m e s b n o a d c a . s t b y R a d i o C e y l o n w e n e t h e h e a l t h p n o g n a m m e" Y o u n R a d i o D o c t o n " a n d t h e c h i l d n e n ' s p r o g l . a m m e ," Y o u n S t o r y H o u r ' r . B o t h p r o g n a m m e so n i g i n a t e d i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s . In 1967, ,,Voice of

in an endeavoun to neach the fange nadio audience in Southenn Asia, the P n o D h e c v i 'h a l f h o u n b r o a d c a s t w a s a i n e d f n o m t h e M a l d i v e f s l a n d s B n o a d c a s t i n g

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cover onfy a veny sma11 anea., S:-,, rce. 1. l,lale. Ho!,leven, the signals fnom this station 'rstly compnised of the Indlan Ocean, and aften a while of expenimenting, this service was onoppeo. I t w a s i n 1 9 7 1, t h a t a n e w s e n i e s o f A d v e n t i s t b f o a d c a s t s c o m m e n c e df n o m R a d l o C e y l o n , a l ] l d t h e l ' r n s t o i t h E s e w a s t h e " V o i c e o f P r o p h e c y N l u s i c H o L r n "w i t h P a s t o n J , W i l l m o t t . Quite qurckly s--ve.al othen India.r lafrguages were added and today thene ane five q L r a r t r . - h o u l " p . c g l . a m n ' r ei sn v a r l o u s m a j o n f a n g u a g e s o f I n d i a . "[/]oderr Ways to Health" in Dani For was hea.d afd Pushto lnom a whrle, p.ogramming is Afghanistan, Kabul. Anothen station which has cannied Adventisi

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Cufnently, AWR-Asia is on the a.ir for I houns weekfy fnom the various stations ol the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Conponation. In addition, two programmesal.e bnoadca-stfnom N Y A B B h u t a n , a . fd o n e f n o m l y ' 8 C , t h e [ , 4 u s i c B n o a d c a s t i n g C e n t n e i n M a l e , l v l a l d i v e f s l a n d s .

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Back rrL the eanlien part o1' 1975, marly listenens to the English senvice ol SLBC n e q u e s t e d t h a t a s e r v i c e p | - o g r a m m eo l s e m i - t e c h n i c a f n a d i o i n f o . m a t i o n b e p n e s e n t e d regufarl./ from thein station. An approach was made to Mn. Adnran Petenson, dinector ol A W R - A s i a t o c o m p l l e a n d p r e s e n t a p r o g r a m m eo f t h i s n a t u r e . A g r e e m e n t w a s n e a c h e d , a n d -lst the first bnoadcast was ai.ed orr Sunday, June, 1975 at 0420 GMT. then, the progfamme, kro\,!n as "Radio [y'onitons Intennational" has been heand each yeans, tho!gh the iime was subsequently Sunday for the past nire changed to the peak listenirig to 7 p.m. lidian time ol' 1350 and then 1330 G[/]T,which c.,.respofds Standard lime. it has g|.own to 15 minLrtes a.nd row haff Ffom rts oniginaf B-minute dunation an hour. RllI is twlce is made up o1' up-to-date broadcast a week and each edition news Since

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ne-brcadcast ane afso by scones of nadio stations elsewhefe, considel.abfe co-opcratiof is obtalf ed from other inte|.national bnoadcaste|.s, such Radio Car'rada International, as ORF, the Austrian Shont Ulave Senvice, S1^riss Radio lnternational, al'ldAWR-Eunope, with whom scnipts ar-- exchanged. and

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S--.ior Iech.r.La'r Isaac Chava. ac rhe c..t.oIs du.rl! a .eco.di.g ses:ioi. The p.od!i:t r.' 5t!drn: fo. AWR-Asid nave always bee. located rn the twosto.ey buil!:1i.! rn Poo.a whrch serves .o, rr. d , InF f d ,_q.o, '"r , -.fr.a Sev€nth-day A,lvenrist ChL.ch in So"the.. AsiaThe.e a.e th.ee st!dior used in the p.oducrio. of p.og.amdes. Ihe Ia.ge husic studi,r is rs,.d F.r 'nu'4- d, rtd-r rr J.'-r6-. There is also a smatl talk studio q,,rc. can De !sed r.dependentLy fo. a..ou.cements and talk .eco.d1n9s. The .ec.nr, ly oode.nised technicat stu.rio was ofrrcrally ina!gu.ated in tr riflple ceremony on 20th 5eptember, 1982. Ir co.tains the ba.k of mod--.r rape .ecc.,le.s, disc p!aye.., ampI,-ar€rs ant n. T:.".\. l, I r - t-ooL:r.l 1i lr. st!'ii!5 of A!tR-As!a a.. i.rwa.drd t! 'l-aC fo. di.ect b.oadca:t ac.io.Llr..j Lo a p.e-a..ang-ad 5ched!Ie.

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o f Un t e n t u 1 I n e n b a c h , n e a n V i e n n a , A u s t n i a , Liv ing in the srnalf village n W R - t u r o p e n a d i o p n o g n a m m ep r o d u c e n s . H e o f t h e i s o n e T a u s c h e r Rudolf his living as a sound engineen in a e a n n s v l h o is af audio expert ' , ' , -rdio in Vlenna. Iar ile Hls main interest , howeven, is at home, whene both space and leisure pnoducing his talents and time to t irne afe very scance. Dedicating 1oca1 s e v e n al W o n l d R a d i o a n d f o n A d v e n t i s t pnogrammes in Genman s ound b u t w e l l e q u i p p e d h a s u p a s m a f l he set stations, Adventist studio 1n his attrc. private new pnoductions ane coming fnom his Each week excellent "Gos" E v o f u t i o n a n d C n e a t l o n ? " on two senies, such as studio, lange and have attnacted audiences pel both of whlch Magazine", ( A p p 1 y positive n o x i m a t e a n e s p o ns e s w h e n a i n e d o n s h o n t w a v e a n d F M . p n o g n a m m e s h a v e b ' e e n cannied on AV\/R quarten of the Stimme den Hoffnung a n d H e i d e m a n i e p n o d u c e d b y T a u s ch e r i n A u s t r 1 a , t h e n e s t b y F n i e d h e l m K l i n g e b e r g i n D a n m s t a d t , G e n m a n y .)

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