| ←352 | Messages from the Universal House of Justice, 1986-2001 Approval and Testing of Persian Radio Broadcasts |
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| 14 MARCH 2001 |
To selected National Spiritual Assemblies
Dear Bahá’í Friends,
353.1 We are pleased to inform you that the Universal House of Justice has approved a project involving radio broadcasts in Persian, entitled "Payam-e-Doost," to reach the Cradle of the Faith, as well as Iranians in other parts of the world. Steps are currently being taken to make regular broadcasts possible in a few months time; however, for the success of the project your assistance is requested.
353.2 In order to test the transmissions of programs being broadcast, a three-day trial period will be held this coming Naw-Rúz. It is not clear which countries or regions will be able to receive the broadcast clearly, and which will not be able to pick it up at all. You are therefore kindly asked to select a number of reliable Persian-speaking Bahá’ís in your communities, who will listen to the program, check the quality and strength of the signal, and report their findings to your Assembly immediately following the testing period, so that you can promptly pass this information to the Bahá’í World Center, no later than 30 March 2001.
353.3 Three hours of shortwave radio programs on the theme of Naw-Rúz have been prepared for this test and will be aired twice daily on 20, 21 and 22 March 2001. The broadcast will be between 18:00-19:00 GMT each night on 5890 kilohertz, shortwave band, and repeated the same evening between 19:00-20:00 GMT on 7480 kilohertz, shortwave band.
353.4 The friends should report whether they received any signal from each hour of the program during each day of the broadcast, whether the first or second broadcast each day produced a stronger signal or better reception, and in which city or area they sought the transmission. It is important, at this stage, to limit information about this project to the Bahá’ís assigned to the task, as wide publicity may jeopardize the launch of future programs.
353.5 Your assistance in this historic undertaking is much appreciated by the House of Justice.
- With loving Bahá’í greetings,
- DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARIAT
