MONTHLY REPORT -- PARAGUAY BUREAU -- OCTOBER 1986

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• Original Classification: K
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 2, 2012
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: November 3, 1986
• Content Type: MEMO

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FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE
PARAGUAY BUREAU
ASUNCION, PARAGUAY
MPY-6053
3 November 1986
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, FBIS
THROUGH : Chief, Operations Group
SUBJECT : Monthly Report -- Paraguay Bureau --
October 1986
A. Monitorial/Editorial
1. The Bureau is continuing to experience
problems with coverage of Argentina because of its growing
use of microwave relays of radio and television
broadcasts. On 2 October, for example, while President
Alfonsin was addressing the nation over a national network,
the Bureau lost reception because of a microwave failure at
Formosa Domestic Service. The Bureau then picked up the
speech from Formosa Television, which also experienced
microwave problems, but luckily at this point Buenos Aires
Domestic Service faded in on medium wave. Additionally,
all three Argentine news agencies covered at the Bureau --
TELAM, NOTICIAS ARGENTINAS, and DYN, which are transmitted
from the same location in Buenos Aires -- have been
experiencing interference and keying problems, further
complicating coverage. The Bureau has been able to
overcome most of the problems with the news agencies by
adjusting our converters and using the remote antennas, but
the problem created by Argentina's use of microwave relays
looks like it will stay with us for a long time.
2. The problems with Argentine coverage
notwithstanding, the Bureau remained open 2 hours late on
the evening of 29 October to cover the Argentine reaction
to the British declaration of a 150-mile exclusive fishing
zone around the Falkland Islands. The Bureau filed
numerous reports from Buenos Aires Domestic Service and the
three Argentine news agencies.
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2. Wordage filed from ROSET sources, which hit an
all-time high last month because of coverage of the Chilean
crisis, dropped sharply this month with the dish focused
entirely on Brasilsat. The most noteworthy subjects covered
from Brasilsat were two specials broadcast by Rio de
Janeiro Rede Globo Television on the Brazilian weapons
industry and the Brazilian nuclear program.
3. The Bureau contractor in Lima provided reports
from Peruvian radios on the assassination attempt against
President Garcia on 11 October, including the Interior
Ministry communique on the incident. The Bureau reviewed a
1-week sample of the new newspaper Lima LA RAZON, which
represents the moderate leftist opposition United Left.
The Bureau has recommended to MOD that the Bureau initiate
coverage of it and drop coverage of Lima LA REPUBLICA,
which is a sensationalist newspaper that reports heavily on
the blood and gore of accidents and terrorist incidents.
B. L ateral _Servi ceps
1. The BBC Monitoring Service expressed its
"appreciation for the timely and full coverage" of
Argentina's reaction to the UK declaration of the exclusive
fishing zone around the Falkland Islands. The items were
filed "well ahead of Western press coverage and were passed
... directly to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office." The
BBC said: "Many thanks for a job well done."
C. Technical
1. ESG has agreed to install a new polarizer for
both circular and linear polarization in the Associate
ROSET equipment configuration. This will allow the Bureau
to overcome the interference being experienced on the FDM
signal that is used to copy the two Brazilian press
agencies the Bureau covers. These two agencies currently
are experiencing considerable garbling caused by the
interference and in the last days of the month apparently
because of transmission problems.
2. The microwave expansion project has been
completed and is fully operational. The technicians now
are fabricating a new antenna selector panel to accommodate
the additional six channels.
3. The technicians installed a transformer in the
rhombic antenna offered by ANTELCO for use by the Bureau.
The antenna is directed at Rio de Janeiro on degree setting
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84.14. It should improve reception of Brazilian shortwave
stations if for some reason the ROSET cannot be used to
cover Brasilsat or if the ROSET equipment is
malfunctioning.
D. Ccuisin9
The Cruising Monitor reported on the Moscow Radio
fall primary frequency changes. He also observed Brasilsat
SBTS Al, starting on 16 October and continuing to the
present, broadcasting a special program by Rio de Janeiro
Television Executiva entitled "Elections 86," on the
upcoming congressional and gubernatorial elections.
A. Pecsonnei
1. On 31 October, the Bureau Chief was proud to
announce at a Bureau party promotions for Administrative
Assistant (from 8/6 to 9/5), Cruising
Monitor (from 7/5 to 8/4), and Associate
Editor (from 7/4 to 8/3).
1. DDI economic analysts
visited the Bureau on the 20th and received a
briefing on Bureau operations and coverage. They were very
appreciative of the Bureau's coverage of Southern Cone
economic affairs.
2. Anthony Spafauskas, State FBO Washington, and
James Doane, State AREX Washington, visited the Bureau on
the 27th to inspect the physical plant.
Chief, FBIS Paraguay Bureau
CC: Chief, Panama Bureau
Chief, Key West Bureau
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Nov, 03, 1986
MEMORANDUM
TO: BUREAU CHIEF
FM: TTY SUPERVISOR
SUBJ: NOTES FOR THE GENERAL MONTHLY REPORT OCTOBER/1986
OUTAGE: WE did not experience any outage during this month.
One telex on NOTICIAS ARGENTINA contract was sent to
B.A. and One to Panama due to Panama outage.
STAT
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Paraguay Bureau Production Report for October 1986
I. TOTALS FROM ALL SOURCES:
TOTAL PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 289060
TOTAL NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 99080
TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS FILED DURING MONTH: 919
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
I I . INPUT OF REGULAR COVERAGE: 10315.00 398.40. 00 174.23
(minutes or issues per week) min. min, issues
III. OUTPUT FROM ALL SOURCES:
(publishable words per month)
ARGENTINA
Buenos Aires Argentina Televisora Color
Network in
Spanish
Buenos Aires Domestic Service in
Spanish
Formosa 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 TIEMPO ARGENTINO in
Spanish
7640
115 00)
2546()
4450
3970
C)
1650
BOLIVIA
La Paz La Red P-anamericana in
Spanish 576()
La F'az Radio Illimani in
Spanish C)
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La Paz El Diario in
Spanish
La Paz PRESENCIA in
Spanish
BROAD- PRESS PURL I -
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
BRAZIL
Brasilia Domestic Service in
Portuguese 2410
Brasilia Radio Nacional da Amazonia
Network in
Portuguese 3030
Porto Alegre Radio Guaiba in
Portuguese 0
Rio de Janeiro Radio Globo in
Portuguese 0
Rio de Janeiro Rede Globo Television in
Portuguese 2160
Sao Paulo Bandeirantes Television in
Portuguese 0
Sao Paulo Radio Bandeirantes in
Portuguese 100
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
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CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
Santiago ANALISIS in
Spanish
Santiago APSI in
Spanish,
Santiago CAUCE in
Spanish
0
Santiago COSAS in
Spanish
0
Santiago EL MERCURIO in
Spanish
7890
Santiago HOY in
Spanish
79()
Santiago LA TERCERA DE LA HORA in
Spanish
4330
Santiago MENSAJE 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 Privada de Teledifusora
Paraguaya Television in
Spanish
Asuncion EL DIARIO in
Spanish
Asuncion EL PUEBLO in
Spanish
Asuncion HOY in
Spanish
Asuncion LA TARDE in
Spanish
Asuncion PATRIA in
Spanish
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Asuncion SENDERO in
Spanish
Asuncion ULTIMA HORA in
Spanish
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
PERU
Lima Cadena America Television in
Spanish 0
Lima Canal 9 Television in
Spanish 1490
Lima Domestic Service in
Spanish 3140
Lima Latinoamericana Television in
Spanish 0
Lima Panamericana Television
Network in
Spanish 1300
Lima Radio Star in
Spanish 80
Lima Radio del Pacifico in
Spanish 160
Lima Radioprogramas del Peru in
Spanish 1100
Lima Television Peruana in
Spanish 3000
Lima CARETAS in
Spanish
Lima EL COMERCIO in
Spanish
Lima EL DIARIO MARKA in
Spanish
Lima EL NUEVO DIARIO in
Spanish
Lima EXPRESO
Spanish
Lima LA REPUBLICA in
Spanish
SPAIN
Madrid EFE in
Spanish
URUGUAY
Montevideo Radio Carve in
Spanish 11
Montevideo Radio El Espectador in
Spanish
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BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
Montevideo LA HORA in
Spanish
Montevideo EL DIA in
Spanish
USSR
Moscow Radio Magallanes in
Spanish 2.360
Moscow Radio, Peace and Progress in
Spanish to Latin America 0
Moscow in
Portuguese to Brazil 0
Moscow in
Spanish to Latin America 1860
.Moscow in
Spanish to Chile 4420
Moscow in-
Spanish to Cuba 1)
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Brasilia EBN in
Portuguese 9570
Rio de Janeiro AJB in
Portuguese 970
Brasilia Radio Nacional do Amazonia Network in
Portuguese
Brasilia Domestic Service in
Fortuguese
Rio de Janeiro Radio Globo in
Portuguese o
Sao Paulo Bandeirantes Television in
Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro Rede Globo Television in
Portuguese
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