Talk:1worldspace

message: Could you add on the page that receivers are made by BPL in India too? I'm listening to one just at this moment! --fredericknoronha 18:15, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Receivers made in India too 

message: I've been following WorldSpace for some time now, and here's a list of articles circulated via me (including those written by others). Feel free to use this as a reference, specially for WorldSpace's involvement in India.
http://www.google.co.in/search?q=worldspace+noronha&sourceid=mozilla-search&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:unofficial
--fredericknoronha 18:20, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Some background on WorldSpace 

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JOTTINGS: My (second) love affair with WorldSpace * FN in Goa
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Having grown up with radio as company has its own implications.
In the 'seventies, we in India thought the radio to be a great
tool -- one of the few options available in a largely-closed,
un-globalised, non-affluent economy.
Jetking had their tiny sets costing about Rs 130, which could
barely struggle to get you the SLBC (Sri Lanka Broadcasting
Corporation, who doesn't know that?) Mr Dalal in Mapusa had
just put together a Tricity Chetana, three-in-one. We were
thrilled that it could actually play 33-1/3 and 45 rpm records
*and* also get you some faint stations after fidgeting with
the built-in valves after they heated up sufficiently and
glowed red.
     A bias against television -- the idiot box, trivial
     news-bytes, so superficial in its coverage, so
     hogging of one's attention, etc -- means that radio
     is still an option. I recall visiting a priest in
     (emigration oriented) Sirlim in Salcete as a schoolboy,
     and wondering how the they managed to get BBC reception
     almost as if it was next-door All India Radio's,
     the monopoly of the airwaves for long as far as most
     of us in South Asia go. So, the other day, I walked
     into an electronic shop at Mapusa, thinking that I
     was going in to buy a battery-eliminator. Well, I
     ended up buying a (actually, my second) WorldSpace receiver.
What's WorldSpace? 
You'll find small ads talking about it, as say on today's
(July 6) frontpage of the Herald. (There were times when
WorldSpace advertised hugely, including on billboards along
the approach to Panjim.) 38 channels for 24 hours in
five models? What does that all mean?
It's a satellite radio. Just as you receive TV via satellite,
this same technology is now being used to broadcast
(is that the right word?) radio. The story is fascinating;
the son of an Ethiopian ambassador believes that the 2/3rds
world is poor, in significant part, because they're
information-poor. So, he goes about and starts this network,
that is focussed largely on Africa, Asia, and the Middle-East.
See http://www.worldspace.com
What's it like?
When I went into the electronics shop, the first thing
that happens is that I run into this oddly-shaped, large
fish-like radio set. The first thing, is that reception
is crystal clear. "Near CD-quality," as they describe
it. I'm already getting bowled over....
The second thing that had me fall head-over-heels over
the set was the growing number of talk-channels they
had -- NPR Worldwide, BBC Asia, CNN-I, even NDTV 24x7
in its audio format (minus the distracting pictures).
For a news-junkie (though not necessarily a *political* news
junkie) what could be more interesting?
Next thing one realised was that Kenya-born Adrian (Fernandes,
of course, as his tone said it) was over at home. This young
instructor at the German-run tech school at Siolim was very
comfortable in setting up the WorldSpace receiver. Adrian
was over to set up the external antenna. (Made by
Kavveri Telecom Products in the tech-confident Bangalore,
it requires you to mount the Azimuth/elevation adjustment
plate, with a clamp and then adjust gently with their
respective plates It and clamps... don't ask what all
this mumbo jumbo means.) This time round, I made it a
point to go in for the extra Rs 1200 external antenna.
So the signal hardly fades in-and-out, as my first time
listening experience was plagued by.
     Adrian is from Camurlim ("a village between Mapusa
     and Siolim, hardly anyone knew it once", as he
     told me). We quickly exchanged links and drew
     connections. He studied in SFX Siolim and cartoonist
     Alexyz's wife Tecla was his teacher. He's passionate
     about electronics, and we spoke about radios and
     what not. Who says Goa lacks the talent and
     interest? I say, it just isn't tapped! Listening
     to WorldSpace has been a real pleasure. So far.
     Earlier, they offered a handful of channels free
     of cost. But there was only a limited choice. Now,
     they've gone ahead and made the service almost
     wholly 'pay'. That's not entirely a bad thing. It
     costs you Rs 1200 per year for the silver service
     (which brings all the channels, who wants an
     additional BBC World and Bloomberg at $9 per month?)
The choice is good. On WRN, the World Radio Network, one
can hear half-hour broadcasts in English from South Korea,
the Vatican, China, Hungary, Romania, Canada, Sweden and
elsewhere. A nice perspective to the world in our English,
UK/US dominated worldviews.
Asia Development network, run by the Equal Access NGO from
the US with whom one had contact in another context, has a
lot of regional language programmes (Nepali, Afghani or
Dari, etc). One thought they spent a lot (too much) of
time on music; but an early morning session today changed
that impression somewhat. The Nepali broadcast was indeed
nice and foot-tapping! There's a much wider scope to discuss
development oriented issues in South Asia, though. 
WorldSpace has channels aimed at different age-groups.
The Hop covers the fifties, the sixties and the early
seventies. There are channels like Ritmo, Up Country,
Maestro (classical), etc. Radio Amore plays some good,
old-fashioned slow music; wonder why so much of musical
energies have been invested in just emotion the human
race knows -- love.
Each of the 'stations' is treated as a 'channel' (much
like TV). First, you make your set 'learn' what
channels are available via both the satellites covering
Goa (and also Africa, the Middle East, parts of Europe ...
there was talk of WorldSpace covering Latin America too,
but this doesn't seem to have happened yet). Then, on
this set, you can 'feed in' ten channels into the memory.
Somehow, the channel for children's stories seems to
have vanished from the set; and that's a pity. What
with kids around, and a desire to keep off the excessive
and easy-to-lapse-into influence of TV. This channe
for children's stories was around the last time one
heard the set....
Which brings me to my first, futile romance with WorldSpace. 
It must have been 4-5 years ago. With some money to spare,
and wanting to give myself a birthday present, one went
in for the (then) only available Japanese model from CMM
at Panjim. It cost Rs 12,000! Within a year's time, the
set got ruined -- possibly a victim to Goan humidity.
After all, these are sensitive electronic sets.
     Fortunately, the dealers replaced my set. Free.
     Setting up the (mobile) antenna was a hassle, and
     often one would not get any reception at all. Some
     years later, some of the glitches have been sorted
     out, and one has to appreciate WorldSpace's
     doggedness. (Of course, I was was shaken enough to
     hand over the friend to someone who could be more
     careful than me; fortunately they're still using it.)
Today, the sets are made in India, by BPL. My Celeste Vibe
model costs just under Rs 4000. Add to that a Rs 1200
subscription for a year's service, and almost a similar
amount if you want the fixed antenna (worth it, in my view).
This set has mono speakers, but a stereo output, meaning
it can be piped through a stereo for better listening.
Maybe the jury is still out; maybe I should be waiting a
few months before giving a recommendation. But, at this
point of time, I'm hugely enthusiastic and head-over-heels
about WorldSpace. One issue remains pending though: can
Goa convince WorldSpace to have a channel in Konkani,
considering the wealth of music we have in that realm?
--Frederick Noronha, Goa. July 6, 2005.
--fredericknoronha 19:45, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  An article I wrote 

message: What's the neutrality dispute?  There's supposed to be a REASON for tagging something as POV, you can't just tag it and not say anything. Ryan Salisbury 19:59, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Removed.  per  the addition of the tags needs to be discussed here.  They weren't.  Kythri 19:59, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Removed? I can't see that edit. Appears to have been tagged since March 2007 without discussion. I've asked the editor to provide some supporting statements. If none are forthcoming, you can remove it again. I've also updated the tag.  Your friendly drive-by editor, David Spalding (☎ ✉ ✍) 18:23, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The section under "Finance" that describes the personal aspects of Noah Samara are non-POV.  If he is "Renowned as a man of profound conviction and humility" it needs to be cited.  The language used for such descriptions is also not encyclopeadic.--KJRehberg 22:02, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Neutrality? 

message: I, for one, am puzzled by the radio advertisements for Worldspace here in the Washington DC metro area.  They highlight the disaster relief aspect, whatever it might be, and plug the worldspace.com web site.  Thanks for putting the blurb about NGOs and diplomats possibly interested in using Worldspace in their regions because the service is wholly unavailable anywhere near here.  There's no news on when Ameristar will ever launch, and that beam will only be availabble for South and Latin America
Interestingly there was supposedly a dispute or conflict with portions of the L-band that are used by elements of the US Military in the regions Ameristar intends to operate--could this be the source of these advertisements?  --KJRehberg 22:06, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Turns out the advertisements were apparently lobbying tactics to help get the launch of AfriStar 2 approved for co-location at 21.0 east longitude.  I added AfriStar 2 information to the article. --KJRehberg 19:42, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Washington DC metro area advertisements 

message: I sectionalized the article to make it more readable and easier to edit. --KJRehberg 21:02, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sectionalized 

message: i have a receiver and when i tried to tune it said there was a weak signal.how do you go about solving this problem. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 195.202.66.170 (talk) 08:55, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: This is not a forum for customer service issues. Contact WorldSpace directly. --KJRehberg 22:07, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  weak signal 

message: Article moved to 1worldspace due to company's new name. --KJRehberg (talk) 14:48, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article moved to 1worldspace 

message: I do not know who to address in reference to the violations of neutrality. There are many negative sections in this article, and some which are blatantly incorrect. The discussion about the stock price of 1worldspace is true, but how many companies include this information on their wikipedia page? The information about receivers are also incorrect, as well as "Worldstar" which is not a satellite name at all. In addition to these findings, the entire first paragraph of the "Philanthropy" section incorrect. The portion I find most troubling is the part of the section, which mentions "low-cost satellite radio services to rural Africa has failed, due to the cost of receivers and batteries, which led to the service being accessible only to expatriates and to the wealthier members of urban African society." The greatest reason for this 'failure' is the switch from a free-to-air (ad based) model to a subscription based model, and despite efforts to remove this defamatory portion, someone has put it back up.
Allow me to say that any information that I add to this page can be found on the company's website or on a reliable news source (i.e. Forbes/ Washington Post). I would like to ask the individual who tagged the article to please remove the violation, or at least explain why.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thetruthtruth (talk • contribs) 20:25, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Questions about neutrality 

message: The article had problems left and right so I went through and straightened it up.  I tried to find a common ground between the article as it was and this edit made right before what appears to be an influx of POV pushers.  The article as I found it was filled to the brim with unsourced statements, biased wording, and way too many statements that were just not true!  I added some factual information where I deemed it appropriate, especially in regards to the financial crisis, which has been getting a lot of media attention lately and took the scizzors to the irreparable problems.  I did my best to cite all of the major statements/claims.
Feel free to touch up the revisions and check for NPOV but please don't revert the edit to the mess of an article we had before.  Themfromspace (talk) 06:14, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rewrite 

message: I am quite shocked to see the adjustments that have been made to this page yesterday. Since, the last time I contributed, I have seen a great deal of negative comments come to the page. Two quotes in particular comes to my attention. "one of the most rancid stocks I've ever seen." With all due respect, does the opinion of a controversy-seeking journalist take priority over a neutral stance? Last I checked, worldspace stock was doing better than Sirius XM, yet I don't find comments like that on XM or Sirius' page. The second comment states, "critical of worldspace's corporate practices and out-of-this-world claims." I am going to delete all 'opinions' like this. In addition, I would ask the authorities and reviewers of wikipedia to strongly consider banning the person who posted these changes; they do not educate or inform, they are simply malicious.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thetruthtruth (talk • contribs) 16:54, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Response to Recent Changes 

message: em...the company does broadcast to Europe, it just doesn't sell subscriptions in Europe anymore. (Because the technology it wants to use for mobile satellite broadcasting is different to the one currently used and will require people buy new radios).
This is sort of explained at
http://www.worldspace.com/maintenance/index.html, which the company links to from http://www.1worldspace.com/corporate/faq/# -> coverage map-> "new satellite service available soon (click here to learn more)" 
It means that if you happen to have an "old-style" Worldspace radio, you can pick up several FTA channels Griffindd (talk) 12:40, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  service in Europe 

message: Users Thetruthtruth, Enlitened_one, Briskfix, 65.216.176.5, and 1worldspace have been confirmed as being the same user at Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Thetruthtruth and Wikipedia:Requests for checkuser/Case/Thetruthtruth and have been blocked from editing.  All of their edits to the article or talk page should be considered as being from one user for purposes of argument and consensus.  Also note the IP originates from the company itself. Themfromspace (talk) 14:04, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That's too bad.  Perhaps today's bankruptcy filing after this weeks' horrid stock price plummet may give some insight into their motivations. --KJRehberg (talk) 20:33, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Note on sockpuppetry 

message: Not much information in the article about how it actually works. What frequencies it uses. Similarities and differences to DAB-S, Sirus, XM etc. 89.243.4.106 (talk) 22:30, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lack of technical info 

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