



    The DX Audio Service is an audio magazine for the blind which deals with 
radio topics.  In 1983, the founder of the DX Audio Service worked with 
several radio clubs to provide information to a missing group of radio 
listeners.  Those were the blind radio listeners and DX'ers that had no 
access to publications like the National Radio Club's "DX News" and other 
magazine and books.

    In 1985 a cooperative effort was made between the National Radio Club and 
Fred Vobbe, the founder and editor of the DX Audio Service, and the first 
publication was made in April.  Since that time the DX Audio Service has 
evolved, and when you listen to the magazine it's like listening to an All 
News or Talk station that just deals with the subject of radio.  The DX Audio 
Service, (as the National Radio Club), is manned by volunteers whose only pay 
is the satisfaction of getting this information out to DX'ers.  The 
subscription costs cover only the postage and operational costs involved in 
this project.

    Each issue starts out with news and notes read by Fred Vobbe.  Then you 
find out about the changes in the industry with Jerry Starr's "AM Switch" 
column.  Jerry informs listeners about new stations, changes in station 
facilities, call letter changes, and much more.

    John Bowker is next with the "Travellog".  In the Travellog, John will 
select a frequency and let you hear what the top of the hour Station ID 
sounds like from stations on that frequency.  Since his retirement from RCA 
and NBC, John has made his unusual hobby open to the membership.  John also 
provides "Historical Moments In Radio" where he reads from press releases, 
books, and magazines from the past.

    Phil Wayne gives you a sample of what radio sounds like in certain towns 
with "Market Scope".  On the Market Scope you we start with the bottom part 
of the AM band and go to the top, then switch to the FM side and do the same.  
You hear all the stations that a person living in that town would normally 
hear.  Phil and friends have covered stations from Anchorage AK to New York 
City.

    We also feature news and notes from the National Radio Club and the 
industry, and keep you in touch with such topics as Sports Networks, AMAX 
Stereo, FMX, legal actions, and anything of interest to the radio listener.

    From time to time you can also get a big dose of radio with "After Dark".  
This cassette series is a 4 tape series, consisting of C-90 tapes, that 
contains very detailed interviews and examples which are normally too long 
for the DX Audio Service magazine.  Fred Vobbe is the host of this series, 
and gives you 360 minutes of interesting talk.

    If you would like more information on the DX Audio Service, you can 
contact the National Radio Club's Publication Center and request a sample 
tape and information for $1.00.   You will receive a sample tape, a catalog 
of NRC Products, and information on joining.  A yearly subscription to the DX 
Audio Service is $25.00, and all tapes are sent via 1st class mail.   The 
address to write to is; National Radio Club, Box 164,  Mannsville NY 13661.
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