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CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR SPECIALS
Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year
Eric and Leigh
Postcard From Poprad looks back at 2000 through to 2009
On this week’s show Eric and Leigh look at all things new in the first decade of the millennium.
Things that today are household names, but when did they start?
The show pays tribute to Sir Terry Wogan, well Eric does with Leigh interfering, and gives you some top tips for tech at Christmas.
And an update on how BT resolved issues for forgotten villages in the UK.
RTI’s Postcard from Poprad saves Village of the Damned
14 December 2009, Luton, Poprad : Radio Tatras International, AquaCity’s cult radio station, took on one of the world’s biggest companies to save the UK’s Village of the Damned yesterday.
Postcard from Poprad’s two grumpy old men presenters take an irreverent look at the news each week – but in their last broadcast they took on British Telecom after more than 1,000 people in a UK village were cut off from the internet.
Co-presenter Leigh G Banks said yesterday. “The internet crashed on Thursday but BT told everybody that they couldn’t do anything about it for five days – well, I live in the Village of the Damned and it looked like the show was doomed.” So began a David and Goliath battle between RTI.fm, broadcast from Poprad at the foot of Slovakia’s High Tatras mountains, and the telecoms giant.
RTI.fm’s broadcast director Eric Wiltsher, a former BT engineer, said: “Leigh phoned me because BT had basically told him the fault was with his computer and that they would only send out an engineer if he gave them £90. Yet they must have already known that everybody else in the area was off line too.
“But as soon as he told me what the symptoms were I knew that it was a problem with the exchange not individual computers.”
Leigh said: “They told me they don’t have engineers working at the weekends and that’s what the real problem was. I was livid.”
The next eight hours became a nightmare in the Village of the Damned, a small Staffordshire village that was given the nickname when a series of scandals and tragedies were revealed in the 1980s. The local post office almost ground to a halt, farmers couldn’t update their records and the village school returned to traditional teaching.
“BT wouldn’t even admit there was a fault at first,” Leigh said. “Then something really silly happened – I asked the call centre for the head office number – and they didn’t know it. A giant communications company doesn’t even know its own home phone number?”
Eric and Leigh decided to show BT up on the air. Leigh said: “We went out on the air at 1.30pm UK time and we lampooned and insulted BT mercilessly – it was hilarious.”
And amazingly, half an hour into the show the Village of the Damned was turned back on. Leigh said: “Well, the question in my mind is, if BT could fix it immediately, why did they say they couldn’t, why did they try and charge me £90 to get it sorted out and why did they keep saying there wasn’t a problem?”
The village postmaster, Peter Thompson, said: “Everybody is grateful to the lads for taking up the fight. We felt abandoned until RTI stepped in.”
Eric said: “Postcard from Poprad gets more than two million listeners a week across Europe and in America and we are being picked up by new stations all the time. People like the show because it is a vehicle that allows regular guys and gals to express their views – and because we are not afraid to take on the big boys.”
Mr Jan Telensky, Managing Director and owner of RTI.fm, said: “This is typical of the boys, always ready to fight for the underdog. I’m really pleased for the people of the village.”
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Notes for Editors
About RTI
• Radio Tatras International (RTI - Station Of The Stars TM ) was launched on 09 April 2005.
• After years of debate with the Slovak regulator, RTI was forced to end its terrestrial service.
• The final program was aired at 11.00pm CET 25 January 2009.
• In February, due to popular demand, RTI returned via www.rti.fm
• 2009 has seen PostCard From Poprad syndicated to numerous stations, even the USA.
• RTI now continues via a transmission system based in the UK.
Online information at www.rti.fm
FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Radio/11929680734
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RTI
BT can't find an engineer to help PostCard From Poprad MOBILE!
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Postcard From Poprad SPECIAL
Postcard From Popad 27 November
Poprad, Pudsey and Pirates equals RTI.
Poprad, Pudsey and Pirates equals RTI.
20 November 2009, Luton, Poprad : RTI, Radio Tatras International, is proud to announce it will be airing the track ‘I Fell In Love With A Snowgirl’, all proceeds to the BBC’s Children in Need, on the stations’ Flag Ship programme Postcard From Poprad.
RTI was contacted by Mike Hayes, singer song writer, about his track ‘I Fell In Love With A Snowgirl’. Former Royal Air Force man, Mike first hit the airwaves in the 60’s as a 'pirate DJ' on Radio 270. When the pirates were closed down, he settled in Holland.
Mike will be joining Eric Wiltsher and Leigh Banks, this week, and explaining how his track is to help Pudsey Bear, the mascot of the BBC’s Children in Need, to the zany hosts of Postcard From Poprad on RTI.
Mike Hayes joked, “There must be something about old pirates never dying and just finding new ways to help citizens around the world.
“I’m really looking forward to meeting Eric and Leigh on the air, I have a feeling The Good, Bad & Ugly are about to join forces and raise money for Pudsey. I can’t wait!”
Jan Telensky, CEO of RTI said, “As RTI continues to flourish, even though some hoped there actions would destroy the station, the small team continues to produce amazing radio.
“I think we should re Christen the station ‘Rebels Transmitting Internationally’.
“I sincerely wish Mike all the best with his fund raising project for Pudsey and I am so pleased RTI will play a part in his project, I’ll be listening in gentlemen”.
Eric Wiltsher, Broadcast Director added, “I’m so pleased Mike approached us about his Pudsey project. It will be great to talk to him in the knowledge that people around the world will be listening. I look forward to downloads of the track helping the BBC’s Children In Need”.
Leigh Banks, co host of Postcard From Poprad, concluded “I know they’ll end up talking about radio, I just know it!
“But Children In Need is a great and so I’ll live with it because of Pudsey – good luck Mike and I’ll try to get a word in edge ways on the show, although with two of you I won’t hold my breath”.
Listeners to Postcard From Poprad will hear to hear ‘I Fell In Love With A Snowgirl’ written and sung by Mike Hayes on the 20 November edition of the show.
Links to the track can be found on www.rti.fm and
www.ifellinlovewithasnowgirl.com
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For more information:
Petra Norris
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Notes for Editors
About RTI
- Radio Tatras International (RTI - Station Of The Stars TM ) was launched on 09 April 2005.
- After years of debate with the Slovak regulator, RTI was forced to end its terrestrial service.
- The final program was aired at 11.00pm CET 25 January 2009.
- In February, due to popular demand, RTI returned via www.rti.fm
- 2009 has seen PostCard From Poprad syndicated to numerous stations, even the USA.
- RTI now continues via a transmission system based in the UK.
Online information at www.rti.fm
FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Radio/11929680734
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RTI
PostCard From Poprad 23 October
PostCard from Poprad 16 October 2009
Postcard From Poprad http://www.rti.fm
New on RTI
In a future show YOUR DIY DISASTER email them to pfp@rti.fm
NEW My Uncle Arthur
NEW FLIGHTS ! ! ! Poprad-Tatry Airport announces new schedule
New on RTI Katarina Kiktova and Postcard from Poprad
After Postcard from Poprad comes Katarina Kiktova and Postcard from London, the former Poprad girl who now lives in London.
The Sentinel Newspaper now on Youtube
For those that haven't seen the full article in the Sentinel, it's now on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSBAnyQkdFU
RTI je hrdé na to, že môže pomáhať slovenským školám
RTI je hrdé na to, že môže pomáhať slovenským školám
18. September 2009, Londýn: RTI, Radio Tatras International, popredná globálna online rozhlasová stanica, s potešením oznamuje začiatok kampane dodania vzdelávacieho softvéru slovenským školám zdarma.
Softvér, ktorý dodalo RTI, je zameraný pre menej skúsených používateľov počítačov a obsahuje programy na výučbu anglického jazyka a to pomocou hier – balíček obsahuje viac ako 150 vzdelávacích hier pre deti.
Jan Telensky, majiteľ RTI Ltd, Letheby & Sons a konateľ AquaCity, povedal, “ Som hrdý na náš tím, ktorý je aj naďalej oddaný RTI a zásadam, ktoré má.
“Mnoho ľudí, by odstúpilo od projektu, ktorý musel prejsť potupnou cestou len preto, že na propagáciu Popradu a Slovenska bol využívaný anglický jazyk. O oddanosti nášho tímu občanom Popradu svedčí fakt, že aj naďalej podporuje projekty pre mládež na Slovensku.
“Som si istý, že žiaci Základnej školy v Spišskej Teplici majú radosť z nového IT zariadenia, ktoré sme im venovali a teraz aj z nového vzdelávacieho softvéru.”
Eric Wiltsher, riaditeľ vysielania , RTI Ltd, dodal, “Zaviazali sme sa, presne tak ako sme to urobili pri projekte – bezpečné bicyklovanie slovenských detí, že budeme pomáhať slovenským školám a toto je začiatok.
“Cez RTI UK budeme pokračovať v propagácií Slovenska ako fantastickej krajiny a kedykoľvek to bude možné budeme pomáhať mládeži tejto krajiny”.
RTI teraz vysiela svoje programy zo štúdia v UK. Programy sú preberané rôznymi rozhlasovými stanicami – najnovšie rozhlasovou stanicou v Texase, ktorá má 2 milióny poslucháčov a tiež sú vysielané priamo cez internet. RTI sa taktiež zviditeľnilo v jednom z najväčších denníkov vo Veľkej Británií a čitatelia tohto denníku, ktorých je viac ako 1,2milióna, si teraz môžu vypočuť RTI priamo na webovej stránke Sentinel.
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Fotografia je dostupná na požiadanie
Základná škola Spišská Teplica gets new software
18 September 2009, London : RTI, Radio Tatras International, the leading online global radio station, is proud to announce it campaign to supply free educational software to Slovak schools.
The software made available via RTI is aimed at early users of computers and includes English language learning interactive programs through games designed to coach kids in how to tidy up their bedrooms – the package includes over 150 educational games for youngsters.
Jan Telensky, Owner of RTI Ltd, Letheby & Sons and CEO of AquaCity, said, “ I am so proud of our team who have such commitment to RTI and the principles it still has.
“Lesser people would have walked away from the project following the disgraceful way the team were treated for using English to promote Poprad and Slovakia, it is a true testament to their dedication to the citizens of Poprad that they continue to support projects for youngsters in Slovakia.
“I am sure the children at the Základná škola Spišská Teplica are enjoying the new IT equipment we donated and now the education software.”
Eric Wiltsher, Broadcast Director, RTI Ltd, added, “We made a commitment, as we did with the safe cycling project for Slovak children, to assist in Slovak schools and now we have started.
“We will continue, via RTI UK, to promote Slovakia as the fantastic country it is and whenever possible help the youth of the country”.
RTI now originates programmes from its UK broadcast centre. Programmes are relayed by numerous stations, as well as directly via the internet, with the most recent addition being a station with 2 million listeners in Texas. RTI has also featured in one of the biggest daily newspapers in the UK and readers of that newspaper, 1.2 million, can now hear RTI on the Sentinel web site.
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1.2 million readers find out about RTI
The article uses a map of Poprad, and the story is also on the front page of the edition and on the Sentinel's website. The ful page article includes pictures.
The Sentinel's readership is currently at 1.1 million.
The Sentinel has also placed the RTI player on there web site, meaning those that go to the PostCard From Poprad story will automatically hear RTI.
