MONTHLY REPORT -- PARAGUAY BUREAU -- DECEMBER 1986

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• Publication Date: January 2, 1987
• Content Type: MEMO

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FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE
PARAGUAY BUREAU
ASUNCION, PARAGUAY
MPY-7001
2 January 1987
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, FBIS
THROUGH Chief, Operations Group
SUBJECT Monthly Report -- Paraguay Bureau --
December 1986
The Embassy is continuing to enhance its security and safety
program. This month there was a bomb-threat drill that caught two
Embassy sections napping. As a result, the Bureau has drawn up
instructions for personnel action in the event of another drill or
an actual threat.
A. Monitorial/Editorial
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1. The jamming of opposition Paraguayan Radio Nanduti
continued during the month. Moreover, beginning on the 9th another
station was observed on the same frequency as Radio Nanduti. It
carried music but never identified itself and at times was so strong
that it covered both Nanduti and the jamming. The unidentified
station was last heard on the 17th. On the 24th Buenos Aires TELAM
reported that a radio station in Formosa, Argentina, was jammed from
Paraguay as it was airing a program about Radio Nanduti.
2. South American presidents spoke frequently and late
during December, and the Bureau remained open past normal closing
time to cover speeches by Brazilian President Sarney, Argentine
President Alfonsin, and Peruvian President Garcia.
T. The Bureau sampled two Peruvian newspapers sent by
the American Embassy in Lima. Neither added significantly to current
coverage.
B. Communications
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Because technicians were testing the Embassy's generator
and because of frequent and heavy local thunderstorms, the -urea&.t
experienced six communi cations outages dun i n+ t `ie Month.
I. Lateral Services
On the 22d the E'u_ireau Chief received a note from
Amb- sane;- C `ode Taylor expressing thane's for the Bureeau'S
tr ar: la _ i or- C-I- a document f ssi.ied by the "Group of _'4, " a faction
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within Paraguay's ruling Colorado Party, which appeared in the
morning daily HOY. The Ambassador said: "We really appreciate the
extra, local service. It helps us in Washington, too. Please convey
my gratitude to your colleagues."
D. Technical
1. S.T. Research engineer Jim Ross visited the Bureau
from the 9th to the 12th to correct problems in the TVRO-270
receivers and the reception problems with the two press agencies
monitored off Brasilsat. He discovered that the signal was being
degraded by an FDM-7300 demodulator and that the problem was being
caused by noise mixing with the channel of interest from the higher
frequency portion of the base band. Experiments showed that with a
2-mhz-low-pass filter ahead of the demodulator, signal quality
improves and the signal can be printed. To permanently solve the
problems, Ross recommended: installing the correct 2.54 mhz filters;
inserting the filters at the input of the demodulators; and
adjusting the signal levels so the press agencies can be printed
accurately.
2. After Ross' visit the EBN signal deteriorated
significantly. Panama Bureau was asked to check reception to help
us confirm the problem was not with our ROSET equipment. The
signals from both agencies have improved slightly since then.
E. Cruising
The Bureau continued to cruise Brasilsat SBTS Al, and for
the first time heard La Paz Radio El Mundo on 6015 kHz. The cruising
monitor kept close track of Radio Nanduti's transmission problems.
When the Bureau experienced reception problems of Beijing
International Service, the cruiser carried out a frequency survey,
and found new frequencies that resulted in slightly improved
reception.
1. S.T. Research Engineer Jim Ross visited the Bureau
from the 9th to the 12th to work on ROSET reception problems.
2. Deputy Chief left for the United States on STAT
the 12th for 5 weeks R&R and 2 days TDY at Headquarters.
1. Ambassador Taylor and DCM Jim Mack visited the Bureau
on the 23d at the invitation of the Bureau Chief to participate in
the office Christmas party, one of several held at the Embassy.
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2. As a Christmas charity project this year, Bureau
personnel collected money and bought food and clothing, which a
committee from the Bureau presented to Hogar San Ramon, a home for
eight disabled orphan girls. FBIS employees in Asuncion plan to
continue contributing to this home throughout the year.
STAT
Chief, FBIS Paraguay Bureau
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Paraguay Bureau Production Report for December 1986
I. TOTALS FROM ALL SOURCES:
TOTAL PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH:
TOTAL NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH:
TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS FILED DURING MONTH:
252000
93480
752
BROAD-
CASTS
PRESS
AGENCIES
PURL I -
CATIONS
II.
III.
INPUT OF REGULAR COVERAGE:
(minutes or issues per week)
OUTPUT FROM ALL SOURCES:
(publishable words per month)
1 1 O
20. 00
min.
50220. 00
min.
174. 23
issues
ARGENTINA
Buenos Aires Argentina Televisora Color
Network in
Spanish
Buenos Aires Domestic Service in
Spanish
Formosa LT 88 Television in
Spanish
Buenos Aires DYN in
Spanish
Buenos Aires NOTICIAS ARGENTINAS in
Spanish
Buenos Aires TELAM in
Spanish
Buenos Aires BUENOS AIRES HERALD in
English
Buenos Aires CLARIN in
Spanish
Buenos Aires GENTE in
Spanish
Buenos Aires LA NACION in
Spanish
Buenos Aires LA PRENSA in
Spanish
Buenos Aires LA RAZON in
Spanish
BOLIVIA
La Paz La Red Panamericana in
Spanish
La Paz Radio Illimani in
Spanish
La Paz El Diana in
Spanish
3090
4330
C)
5850
14460)
6200
12130
1120
0
2 630
1890
730
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La Paz PRESENCIA in
Spanish
BROAD- PRESS PURL I -
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
BRAZIL
Brasilia Domestic Service in
Portuguese
9200
Brasilia Radio Nacional da Amazonia
Network in
Portuguese
5410
Porto Alegre Radio Guaiba in
Portuguese
0
Rio d
Rio d
e Janeiro Radio Globo in
Portuguese
e Janeiro Rede Globo Television in
Portuguese
C)
8160
Sao Paulo Bandeirantes Television in
Portuguese O
Sao Paulo Radio Bandeirantes in
Portuguese 1010
Brasilia EBN in
Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro AJB in
Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro JORNAL DO BRASIL in
Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro MANCHETE in
Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro 0 GLOBO in
Portuguese
Sao Paulo FOLHA DE SAO PAULO in
Portuguese
Sao Paulo 0 ESTADO DE SAO PAULO in
Portuguese
Sao Paulo VEJA in
Portuguese
CHILE
Santiago Domestic Service in
Spanish
Santiago Radio Chilena in
Spanish
Santiago Radio Portales in
Spanish
Santiago QUE PASA in
Spanish
Santiago ALTERNATIVA in
Spanish
Santiago COSAS in
Spanish
1408+
14180
6020
0
8920
5060
9530
4400
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Santiago EL MEF(CUR I O in
Spanish
Santiago HOY in
Spanish
Santiago LA SEGUNDA in
Spanish
Santiago LA TERCERA DE LA HORA in
Spanish
Santiago MENSAJE in
Spanish
Santiago QUE PASA in
Spanish
CHINA
Beijing Beijing in
Spanish
FRANCE
Paris AFP in
Spanish
PARAGUAY
Asuncion Radio Nanduti in
Spanish
Asuncion Cerro Cora Sistema Nacional
de Television in
Spanish
Asuncion Domestic Service in
Spanish
Asuncion Radio Primero de Marzo in
Spanish
Asuncion Red Nacional de Television in
Spanish
Asuncion EL DIARIO in
Spanish
Asuncion EL PUEBLO in
Spanish
Asuncion HOY in
Spanish
Asuncion LA DEMOCRACIA in
Spanish
Asuncion LA TARDE in
Spanish
Asuncion PATRIA in
Spanish
Asuncion SENDERO in
Spanish
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
5220
2500
850
160
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Asuncion ULTIMA HORA in
Spanish
PERU
Lima Cadena America Television in
Spanish
Lima Canal 9 Television in
Spanish
Lima Domestic Service in
Spanish
Lima Latinoamericana Television in
Spanish
Lima Panamericana Television
Network in
Spanish
Lima Radio Star in
Spanish
Lima Radio del Pacifica in
Spanish
Lima Radioprogramas del Peru in
Spanish
Lima Television Peruana in
Spanish
Lima CARETAS in
Spanish
Lima EL COMERCIO in
Spanish
Lima EL NUEVO DIARIO in
Spanish
Lima EXPRESO
Spanish
Lima LA REPUBLICA in
Spanish
SPAIN
Madrid d EFE in
Spanish
URUGUAY
Montevideo Radio Carve in
Spanish
Montevideo Radio El Espectador in
Spanish
Montevideo LA HORA in
Spanish
Montevideo EL DIA in
Spanish
BROAD- PRESS PULLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
1980
i>
930
2690
6780
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BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
Montevideo LA DEMOCRACIA in
Spanish
USSR
Moscow Radio Magallanes in
Spanish
290
Moscow Radio Peace and Progress in
Spanish to Latin America
0
Moscow in
Portuguese to Brazil
0
Moscow in
Spanish to Latin America
650
Moscow in
Spanish to Chile
4920"
Moscow in
Spanish to Cuba
0
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WORDAGE FILED FROM ROSET SOURCES
Brasilia EBN in
Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro AJB in
Portuguese
Brasilia Radio Nacional da Amazonia Network in
Portuguese
Brasilia Domestic Service in
Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro Radio Globo in
Portuguese
Sao Paulo Bandeirantes Television in
Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro Rede Globo Television in
Portuguese
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