Tag: English language programme

Thank you for reading out my letter in the mailbag program. I did enjoy two features covered during April in particular, the one about the Orthodox Easter in Sunday Studio on the 12th. I had always wondered why the Orthodox Easter was held later than the Catholic one, Id never realised it was all connected to the Moon. The other feature I was really interested in was the one about buses in Romania. This is something that I have an interest in over here, and enjoy photographing them, particularly the older, ‘heritage types. Its always nice to learn about something you didnt know anything about before.

(Alan Gale of Whitworth, Lancashire)

As always, I found the programs very interesting and enjoyable. I particularly liked learning about the Iulia Hasdeu castle. Unfortunately I missed the opportunity to enter the Black Sea competition, but as I am currently planning a holiday for later this year, I think I may pay a visit to Bucharest to learn about Romanias history and culture.

(Conor Farrell of Ardee, Ireland)

“I shall be visiting Bucharest between May 11th and 22nd, would it be possible to visit the radio station whilst in Bucharest?

(Michael Whing of Great Britain)

“Expat in Romania spotlighted Mariana Castro and Argentinean tango. This was very interesting.

(Richard Nowak of Fort Pierce, Florida, the US)

“As always I enjoyed your broadcast. It is extremely varied, including all kinds of topics. I suppose I shall have to take part in your contest, as Timisoara is a city I would like to visit one day. You have talked extensively about this city in the past, as I recognised many of the details given.

(Christer Brunstrom, Halmstad, Sweden)

I very much like to listen to the program. I enjoy hearing the news and music from your part of the world.

(Mr Michael Brandt of Golconda, Illinois, the US)

“As always, your feature programs were very informative and entertaining. I listened with great interest to Business Club. It is great that Romania now produces its own strawberries. In Florida, this fruit is our second highest one produced, next to oranges.

(Tim Marecki of Crystal River, Florida, the US)

“I write to you while listening to your English language broadcast. As usual, your signal and sound quality are amazing in my corner of the North American continent. I imagine spring must be well under way and it must be looking like summer in Bucharest. In Ottawa, the temperatures soared to plus 18 degrees C. Everyone was outside this weekend without their winter coats. Restaurants had their patio tables and chairs on the streets, as if we were trying to convince ourselves that summer, not spring was almost upon us. Spring also means ice hockey championships on tv for two months in Canada. Is ice hockey at last a bit popular in Romania, or is it a sport very few people play in Romania? I imagine every town in your country has a soccer pitch, but how popular is ice skating or skating rinks in Romania?

(Robert Gauvin of Ottawa, Canada)

I like clear sky without clouds and a spring breeze. How about you in Romania? I am happy to learn that your station is now active in the 13m band.

(Hiroyuki Ogasawara of Otawara, Tochigi, Japan)

Thank you for reading out my letter in the mailbag program. I did enjoy two features covered during April in particular, the one about the Orthodox Easter in Sunday Studio on the 12th. I had always wondered why the Orthodox Easter was held later than the Catholic one, Id never realised it was all connected to the Moon. The other feature I was really interested in was the one about buses in Romania. This is something that I have an interest in over here, and enjoy photographing them, particularly the older, ‘heritage types. Its always nice to learn about something you didnt know anything about before.

(Alan Gale of Whitworth, Lancashire)

As always, I found the programs very interesting and enjoyable. I particularly liked learning about the Iulia Hasdeu castle. Unfortunately I missed the opportunity to enter the Black Sea competition, but as I am currently planning a holiday for later this year, I think I may pay a visit to Bucharest to learn about Romanias history and culture.

(Conor Farrell of Ardee, Ireland)

“I shall be visiting Bucharest between May 11th and 22nd, would it be possible to visit the radio station whilst in Bucharest?

(Michael Whing of Great Britain)

“Expat in Romania spotlighted Mariana Castro and Argentinean tango. This was very interesting.

(Richard Nowak of Fort Pierce, Florida, the US)

“As always I enjoyed your broadcast. It is extremely varied, including all kinds of topics. I suppose I shall have to take part in your contest, as Timisoara is a city I would like to visit one day. You have talked extensively about this city in the past, as I recognised many of the details given.

(Christer Brunstrom, Halmstad, Sweden)

I very much like to listen to the program. I enjoy hearing the news and music from your part of the world.

(Mr Michael Brandt of Golconda, Illinois, the US)

“As always, your feature programs were very informative and entertaining. I listened with great interest to Business Club. It is great that Romania now produces its own strawberries. In Florida, this fruit is our second highest one produced, next to oranges.

(Tim Marecki of Crystal River, Florida, the US)

“I write to you while listening to your English language broadcast. As usual, your signal and sound quality are amazing in my corner of the North American continent. I imagine spring must be well under way and it must be looking like summer in Bucharest. In Ottawa, the temperatures soared to plus 18 degrees C. Everyone was outside this weekend without their winter coats. Restaurants had their patio tables and chairs on the streets, as if we were trying to convince ourselves that summer, not spring was almost upon us. Spring also means ice hockey championships on tv for two months in Canada. Is ice hockey at last a bit popular in Romania, or is it a sport very few people play in Romania? I imagine every town in your country has a soccer pitch, but how popular is ice skating or skating rinks in Romania?

(Robert Gauvin of Ottawa, Canada)

I like clear sky without clouds and a spring breeze. How about you in Romania? I am happy to learn that your station is now active in the 13m band.

(Hiroyuki Ogasawara of Otawara, Tochigi, Japan)

Rajdeep Das, Kolkata, India: “RRI programs are always my favourites, and whenever I can manage time (especially during weekend mornings) I tune in. The sheer variety of your programs, with lots of information on News, Culture and Life in Romania enriches me. Please carry on the good work.”

John C. Cooper, USA: “Keep up the great work you do transmitting SW to the US. And other places. I listen daily and really enjoy the programs. I am especially interested in Romanian culture, history and current events with an emphasis on Romania’s feelings towards the recent Russian aggression and NATO participation.”

Robert Krolikowski, USA: “Despite the deficiencies in reception, I was able to make out portions of the contents of your broadcast. There was that interesting feature about the role that the Danube River had played in developing the Romanian economy. It was mentioned, too, that this particular river also has had an impact upon those neighbouring nations located near Romania. Another feature had to do with a certain prominent and wealthy family who had influenced life in Romania. It is an example of wealthy people who sometimes have a way of becoming popular and thereby using their status to influence the public in a beneficial way. I look forward to tune in to your spring-summer broadcasts to North America.”

John Fisher, USA: “I am sending a reception report to you towards membership in the RRI Listeners Club. I also wish to thank you for the beautiful QSL cards which you recently sent me. They are really nice! I always enjoy your broadcasts, as they are a great source of news on both Romania, and what takes place from a European perspective. I hope you will continue to broadcast on short wave. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Please accept my best wishes.”

Hans Verner Lollike, Denmark: “Dear friends at RRI! Thank you for the beautiful QSL card I received today. Your Black Sea contest is of course full of wonderful memories. Just to mention one: one day the weather was really bad. Strong wind, black clouds on the black sea. I did take my raincoat and warm clothes and walk along the beach all the way to Mangalia. In sunshine the beach would be full of tourists, but it was almost empty. It was an impressive panorama.”

Atsuhisa Kageyama, Japan: “This report is the first about the new schedule. Your reception condition was quite good here in Osaka, so I wanted to inform you as soon as possible. I will be very happy if this report is useful for your station. During this reception, I was able to hear many Romanian stories. There were history shows, a feature on energy projects and news. I also heard some popular songs in Romania, which sound very nice to me. I usually listen to your English language programme every Saturday and Sunday morning.”

Dmitry Zhavoronkov, Russia: “I listen to your radio constantly. I usually listen to short wave and via the internet. Your program, I think it is very interesting and informative. I especially like your information programs, from which I learn about the events taking place in Romania.”

Lars Bergstrom, Sweden: “Hello, radio friends! At this very moment I’m sitting by my shortwave receiver tuning in to your broadcast. I have been listening to Radio Romania from time to time since 1970. I tend to listen more often nowadays, as Radio Romania has nice programmes and is one of the few European stations left on the shortwave band. Please keep up your service! It’s a real joy to be able to tune in to your broadcasts. The Sunday programme mix is very enjoyable, so I mostly listen to that programme.”

Dominik Biech, Poland: “Dear friends at RRI, first of all, I would like to thank you very much for answering my last question. It’s been a while since I have written my last letter. I had very little time for radio listening in the recent months, but I have been tuning in to your broadcasts at least once a week. I especially enjoyed the music programmes, mainly those dedicated to jazz.”

Rajdeep Das, Kolkata, India: “RRI programs are always my favourites, and whenever I can manage time (especially during weekend mornings) I tune in. The sheer variety of your programs, with lots of information on News, Culture and Life in Romania enriches me. Please carry on the good work.”

John C. Cooper, USA: “Keep up the great work you do transmitting SW to the US. And other places. I listen daily and really enjoy the programs. I am especially interested in Romanian culture, history and current events with an emphasis on Romania’s feelings towards the recent Russian aggression and NATO participation.”

Robert Krolikowski, USA: “Despite the deficiencies in reception, I was able to make out portions of the contents of your broadcast. There was that interesting feature about the role that the Danube River had played in developing the Romanian economy. It was mentioned, too, that this particular river also has had an impact upon those neighbouring nations located near Romania. Another feature had to do with a certain prominent and wealthy family who had influenced life in Romania. It is an example of wealthy people who sometimes have a way of becoming popular and thereby using their status to influence the public in a beneficial way. I look forward to tune in to your spring-summer broadcasts to North America.”

John Fisher, USA: “I am sending a reception report to you towards membership in the RRI Listeners Club. I also wish to thank you for the beautiful QSL cards which you recently sent me. They are really nice! I always enjoy your broadcasts, as they are a great source of news on both Romania, and what takes place from a European perspective. I hope you will continue to broadcast on short wave. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Please accept my best wishes.”

Hans Verner Lollike, Denmark: “Dear friends at RRI! Thank you for the beautiful QSL card I received today. Your Black Sea contest is of course full of wonderful memories. Just to mention one: one day the weather was really bad. Strong wind, black clouds on the black sea. I did take my raincoat and warm clothes and walk along the beach all the way to Mangalia. In sunshine the beach would be full of tourists, but it was almost empty. It was an impressive panorama.”

Atsuhisa Kageyama, Japan: “This report is the first about the new schedule. Your reception condition was quite good here in Osaka, so I wanted to inform you as soon as possible. I will be very happy if this report is useful for your station. During this reception, I was able to hear many Romanian stories. There were history shows, a feature on energy projects and news. I also heard some popular songs in Romania, which sound very nice to me. I usually listen to your English language programme every Saturday and Sunday morning.”

Dmitry Zhavoronkov, Russia: “I listen to your radio constantly. I usually listen to short wave and via the internet. Your program, I think it is very interesting and informative. I especially like your information programs, from which I learn about the events taking place in Romania.”

Lars Bergstrom, Sweden: “Hello, radio friends! At this very moment I’m sitting by my shortwave receiver tuning in to your broadcast. I have been listening to Radio Romania from time to time since 1970. I tend to listen more often nowadays, as Radio Romania has nice programmes and is one of the few European stations left on the shortwave band. Please keep up your service! It’s a real joy to be able to tune in to your broadcasts. The Sunday programme mix is very enjoyable, so I mostly listen to that programme.”

Dominik Biech, Poland: “Dear friends at RRI, first of all, I would like to thank you very much for answering my last question. It’s been a while since I have written my last letter. I had very little time for radio listening in the recent months, but I have been tuning in to your broadcasts at least once a week. I especially enjoyed the music programmes, mainly those dedicated to jazz.”