From: towfiq@Microdyne.COM (Mark Towfiq)
Newsgroups: soc.religion.bahai
Subject: SATELLITE BROADCAST OF BAHA'I WORLD CONGRESS
Date: 9 Nov 92 21:24:31 GMT
Article-I.D.: ogicse.45677
Organization: -


  I think the following press release will be of interest to many people:

	     SATELLITE BROADCAST OF BAHA'I WORLD CONGRESS
		     Thursday, November 26, 1992
		       7 a.m. until 12 noon EST

      Satellite Transmission Will Be Carried On KU And C-BANDS;
     Audio Will Be Carried In Both English And Spanish Languages

  On November 26, a worldwide live satellite broadcast of the final
day of the Baha'i World Congress in New York City will be carried on
both C-Band and KU-Band satellites in the United States. The audio
portion of the four-hour broadcast will be provided in English and
Spanish.

  The two-hour live feed from Jacob Javits Center will feature a
satellite connection to 10 countries on the five continents.  Nearly
30,000 Baha'is from 180 countries will convene at the Jacob Javits
Convention Center November 23-26 to commemorate the 100th anniversary
of the passing of Baha'u'llah, prophet-founder of the Baha'i Faith.

  Two hours of taped highlights from the first three days of the World
Congress will include excerpts from the main sessions of the Congress;
a classical jazz concert at Carnegie Hall; a 75th birthday concert for
jazz great and Baha'i, Dizzie Gillespie; a 400-voice international
choir; thousands at an international youth forum; concerts and
cultural events.

  The Baha'i World Congress offers the media an opportunity to see the
Baha'i Faith in action, to understand its principles and to take note
of its accomplishments.

  Because the transmission will be carried on both C-Band and KU-Band
satellites, anyone in the U.S. who has a satellite dish should be able
to receive the World Congress broadcast.

  The broadcast will occur 7 a.m. to 12 noon EST. Test signals will be
transmitted from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. EST. At 8 a.m. two hours of recorded
activities of the first three days of the Congress will be broadcast.
At 10 a.m., the two-hour final Congress session will be broadcast.

  Following is technical information required for radio or television
stations to receive the satellite broadcast:

			BROADCAST INFORMATION

BROADCAST DATE:		Thursday, November 26, 1992

BROADCAST TIME:		7:00 am - 12 Noon, EST (New York City time)

SATELLITES:		SBS-6, transponder 8, KU-Band.
			Audio: 6.2 Hz - English; 6.8 Hz - Spanish
			Video: 4 Mhz

			Galaxy 6, transponder 7, C-Band.
			Audio: 6.2 Hz - English; 6.8 Hz - Spanish
			Video: 3840 Mhz - Horizontal downlink

BROADCAST SCHEDULE:

7:00 am -  8:00 am EST:		Test signals

8:00 am - 10:00 am EST:		Congress highlights

10:00 am - 12 Noon EST:		Live broadcast of the closing session
				of the World Congress

12 Noon				Broadcast concludes


  NOTE TO JOURNALISTS: To obtain media credentials for the World
Congress, contact Sally Wallace at the Baha'i World Congress Media
Task Force office, 866 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017.
Telephone: 212-756-3500; FAX 212-756-3573.

  For more information about the World Congress or to obtain a press
kit, contact the U.S. Baha'i Office of Public Information, Baha'i
National Center, Wilmette, IL 60091.
Telephone: 708-869-9039; FAX 708-869-0247.
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