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Since it was incorporated as a non-profit, fee-based service in
December 1992, World Radio Transcription Services has been
providing a timely, online source of news on economic policy,
political/constitutional change, social policy, the environment and
other human rights-related topics to thousands of nettors.  As the
name implies, WRTS' principal source is shortwave radio broadcasts
which are consistently monitored from which verbatim country
reports are prepared frequently within a day or two of the original
date of transmission.  Currently, those stations include Radio
Moscow World Service (including its 20-minute feature news
programme heard on weekdays, "Commonwealth Update"), China Radio
International in Beijing, Radio Japan/NHK's half-hour programme,
"News Round," also on weekdays and finally Radio Habana Cuba.  In
the past, however, others have included Radio Exterior de Espana,
Radio Nederland and Swiss Radio International.  In the future more
will no doubt be added.  In all cases, written permission has been
given to WRTS to prepare the reports which total over 2000 to date.

In addition to receiving several files each week, subscribers will
have free, unlimited access to WRTS' archives for the duration of
the subscription.  All news items have been indexed in an
electronic database which supports boolean searching through a
number of access points -- date and time of broadcast, source,
nation(s) involved, region, general subject heading and keywords
within the text.  Upon receipt of a request, a report will be sent
off within a week.

For those wishing in sampling this service, a trial offer
lasting a week is available at no cost and with no obligation.

Regards,
Andrew Waldie.



SOME COMMENTS FROM READERS

We've had numerous favourable comments on the quality of the
transcriptions produced by World Radio Transcription Services. The
gen.shortwave conference is regularly in the top 10 conferences
read on Web (the Canadian member of the APC), and has been for the
past year and a half, since the conference was first set up.

Readers of gen.shortwave have let us know that they find the
careful organization of the information, and how easy it is to find
current reports on different regions, extremely useful.
(Maureen James, Web User Service Co-ordinator)

I have had gen.shortwave conference on my `visit list' ever since
I joined the GlasNet about 18 months ago. Your reports have
always been among the important sources of information. They are
solid and frequent enough, the choice is representative and
unbiased. Your timely and carefully focused attention to the
developments in various regions of the CIS is particularly valued
here.

Moreover, at times of crisis and ensuing information blockades,
your WRTS, along with other services on the APC networks, have
proved to provide for essential channels of communication for
many organisations and individuals in the non-profit sector.
(Vassily Balog, GlasNet user, Russian Federation)

Take this as a note of thanks and support.  I taught a course in
Russian media (in Russian) this semester and I supplemented it with
copies of items from your reports. I will no doubt continue to use
them even more next academic year.
(Robert Beard, Program in Linguistics, Bucknell University)