{"id":31016,"date":"2018-03-01T09:37:47","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T13:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=31016"},"modified":"2018-03-01T09:37:47","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T13:37:47","slug":"tamil-nadu-state-disaster-management-authority-plans-shortwave-weather-broadcasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/tamil-nadu-state-disaster-management-authority-plans-shortwave-weather-broadcasts\/","title":{"rendered":"Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority plans shortwave weather broadcasts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Source: The Hundu<\/a> via Mike Hansgen)<\/p>\n

After facing criticism for its failure to warn fishermen at sea during Cyclone Ockhi, the State government plans to use shortwave radio broadcasts to provide vital information.<\/p>\n

The Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority (TNSDMA) will soon hold a meeting with the Regional Meteorological Centre and All India Radio to discuss the possibility of starting a dedicated radio station to disseminate weather forecasts to fishermen at deep sea. Shortwave radio, which has a frequency band extending up to 30 Mhz, can be used for long-distance communication, officials said.[…]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Click here to read the full article at The Hundu online.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: The Hundu via Mike Hansgen) After facing criticism for its failure to warn fishermen at sea during Cyclone Ockhi, the State government plans to use shortwave radio broadcasts to provide vital information. The Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority (TNSDMA) will soon hold a meeting with the Regional Meteorological Centre and All India Radio […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,43],"tags":[34,507,2710,3463],"class_list":["post-31016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-shortwave","tag-the-hindu","tag-weather","tag-weather-radio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-84g","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1504,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/china-radio-international\/","url_meta":{"origin":31016,"position":0},"title":"CRI’s growing Tamil audience","author":"Thomas","date":"August 2, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: The Hindu) S. 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