International Audio Broadcasting for the Twenty-first Century |
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Administrative Radio Conference allocation amplitude audience areas azimuth beam beamwidth broadcast satellites broadcasting system budget committee recommends Compact Disk cost cost-effective countries coverage curtain array developed dipole direct audio broadcasting direct broadcast satellites director distributed transmitters economic effective emergency preparedness equipment European Broadcasting Union facilities FM broadcast frequency bands Frequency Modulation geostationary geostationary orbit high-power horn horn antenna improve interim report international broadcasting International Telecommunication Union IONCAP Ionospheric listeners measurements modernization program modulation Molniya orbit monitoring National Research Council orbit parameters percent performance planning potential prediction propagation radiating elements radiation patterns radio receivers reception report National Research satellite audio broadcast satellite broadcast service satellite communications satellite service scheduling service area shortwave broadcasting signal quality signal strength space techniques television terrestrial shortwave transmission transmitter power U.S. Department United USIA VOA broadcast VOA's Voice of America World Administrative Radio