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Welcome to VOA Radiogram from the Voice of America.

I'm Kim Andrew Elliott in Washington.

Here is the lineup for today's program, all in MFSK32 except
where noted:

  1:48 Program preview (now)
  2:48 Iranians fear health effects of jamming*
13:23 Flagstaff, Arizona, keeps night sky dark*
23:29 VOA 75th anniversary*
25:57 Closing announcements
26:31 Olivia 64-2000: Transmission schedule

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From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:

Iran Officials Vow To Look Into Public's 'Jamming' Fears

Golnaz Esfandiari
January 11, 2017

Officials in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz have pledged to
look into suggestions of a link between public health risks and
the jamming of communications in the area, after residents took
to the streets to complain of ailments that could stem from
technology used to block foreign broadcasts.

Authorities have acknowledged in the past that jamming takes
place in Iran, but no official has ever come forward to assume
responsibility for the practice.

The officials in Shiraz offered their assurances at a January 9
gathering where dozens of citizens called for action against
jamming, which they suspect of causing health problems such as
headaches and even cancer.

"Jamming is betrayal of the people," some chanted.

Others argued that good health is their "inalienable right."

On January 9, Fars Province Deputy Governor Hadi Pazhuheshi
Jahromi said that "because the health of Shiraz's citizens is of
high importance to us," Shiraz University and its
medical-sciences staff have been asked to conduct research on the
extent of jamming in the city and its possible impact on public
health.

Some jamming technology disrupts wireless signals like satellite
transmissions or WiFi through the use of electromagnetic
currents, which are sometimes blamed by the public for a number
of health problems.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has concluded based on
scientific literature that "current evidence does not confirm the
existence of any health consequences from exposure to low level
electromagnetic fields."

'Links To Cancer, Infertility'

Recently published conclusions from Shiraz University appear to
have contributed to the local concerns, linking electromagnetic
currents to cancer, infertility, and immunological disorders.

"We are with you, and we promise that we will review the issue of
jamming in a precise and scientific manner," Ayatollah Razmjoo,
an adviser to Fars's governor and the head of the governorate's
international PR office, said, adding, "The issue of jamming has
nothing to do with the government."

The health concerns have gained momentum from Persian-language
social media posts that claimed the jamming signals had become
exponentially stronger, and cited disruptions in mobile
communications and television signals in the area.

Ali Akbari, a lawmaker from Shiraz, told parliament in an open
session earlier this month that the spread of headaches --
particularly in the west of the city -- has prompted concerns.

Akbari complained that no officials were ready to take
responsibility for the problems.

"Neither the interior minister, the communications minister, nor
the health minister is giving a clear answer in this regard, and
the jamming signals are spreading headaches and disrupting the
mobile network, television, and [creating] environmental
problems," Akbari was quoted as saying by domestic media on
January 3.

Last month, Deputy Governor Jahromi reportedly dismissed talk of
potentially hazardous jamming as "rumors" and urged citizens to
ignore it.

The United Nations' International Telecommunication Union has
asserted the duty of states to confront the possible risks to the
public of electromagnetic fields, including jamming.

As a purportedly heavy user of jamming to combat Western
influence and news and other information, Iran has confronted
public concerns in the past about its potential impact on health.

The Iran Meteorological Organization in 2014 took public its own
complaint that jamming devices had crippled its forecasting
ability ahead of a deadly dust storm that struck Tehran.

Lack Of Clarity

Health Minister Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi said in 2014 that a
committee was looking into whether jamming indeed posed a health
threat. He also cited widespread "rumors" about jamming's effects
and its consequences on people's health, adding that "most of the
rumors have no scientific basis." It is unclear whether such a
committee issued any findings or even concluded its research.

A lack of clarity from Iranian officials would complicate efforts
to determine health risks, as experts would need to know the
method and extent of such jamming to make a determination.

Ali Akbar Musavi, a U.S.-based rights activist and a former
lawmaker who investigated jamming in Iran a decade ago, told
RFE/RL in 2014 that at that time jamming centers were scattered
in and around major cities and operated by "military bodies."
Musavi said Iran jammed satellite signals and used "local
jamming," deploying trucks in specific locations to interfere
with reception at ground level.

Jamming activities are said to intensify at politically sensitive
times, as do campaigns to combat the widespread presence of
illegal satellite dishes used to capture foreign news and
entertainment broadcasts.

Article 33 of a Citizens' Rights Charter launched recently by
President Hassan Rohani states that "Citizens have the right to
freely and without discrimination enjoy access to and communicate
and obtain information and knowledge from cyberspace."

It adds that the "imposition of any type of restriction (such as
filtering, interference, speed reduction and network
interruption) without explicit legal authority is prohibited."

http://www.rferl.org/a/iran-jamming-public-fears-shiraz/28226308.html

See also video:
http://www.rferl.org/a/iran-jamming/28222172.html


Image: Screen capture of anti-jamming demonstration from the
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Arizona City Successful in Keeping Night Sky Dark

Associated Press via voanews.com
January 11, 2017

FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA - A decades-long commitment to preserving a
dark sky for stargazers and wildlife is paying off for Flagstaff,
with satellite images showing far less excess artificial light
here than in cities of comparable size, the National Park Service
said.

The state, with mountain peaks and stretches of desert sky that
are a haven for astronomers, is a leader in efforts to protect
the dark, including using fewer lights or dimmed LED lights, the
International Dark-Sky Association said. Arizona is home to three
of the nation's largest telescopes.

Darkness preserves people's ability to see stars and spot the
Milky Way, an ever-dwindling phenomenon, and is critical to bird
migration and survival of insects that larger animals eat, the
park service said.

"This issue goes beyond astronomy. It has impacts on wildlife
ecology, public safety, potentially public health," said John
Barentine, program manager for the Tucson-based dark sky group.

Flagstaff, home to the Lowell Observatory, embraced dark-sky
efforts nearly 60 years ago, and the images from July show those
efforts are making a difference, Christian Luginbuhl, a retired
U.S. Naval Observatory astronomer who helped collect data for the
analysis, told The Arizona Daily Sun newspaper.

The images taken by a panoramic camera developed by the park
service show nighttime light emissions in Flagstaff are nearly 14
times fainter than those of Cheyenne, Wyoming, the newspaper
reported.

In the images, light represented by a rainbow of colors blooms
from Phoenix, Cheyenne and Fort Collins, Colorado, but only a
faint halo of yellow and green can be seen around Flagstaff.

Critics say efforts to protect the night sky from street lights,
electronic signs and other sources of excess artificial light,
known as light pollution, raise concerns about public safety and
crime. Many cities are wary of going dark.

Electronic billboards

And businesses have fought back against regulations. The
billboard industry, which has increasingly put up electronic
signs along freeways, has opposed strict regulations in Arizona
such as a state-mandated buffer around main observatories and a
2012 agreement that banned electronic signs in two counties.

Legislation introduced last year would have allowed electronic
signs to be posted in those western Arizona counties but
ultimately failed. Advocates said electronic billboards would not
harm rural areas known for dark skies because they would never go
up on untraveled roads.

Republican state Senator Sonny Borrelli said Wednesday that he
was negotiating with opponents of last year's proposal and might
introduce it again.

The National Park Service is studying the effect of different
types of lighting that cities use, and the new images are part of
that effort, said Ashley Pipkin, a regional specialist with the
agency's natural sounds and night skies division.

Other measurements have compared Flagstaff's light pollution to
other places, but this study's on-the-ground data are "pretty
pioneering," said Luginbuhl, who is part of the Flagstaff Dark
Skies Coalition.

"The results have shown we have done even better than we might
have expected," he said.

http://www.voanews.com/a/arizona-city-successful-in-keeping-night-sky-dark/3673126.html

Image: Stars streak across the sky during a 35 minute long
exposure at Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona.



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VOA Marks 75th Anniversary in 2017

A special URL for information about the VOA 75th anniversary,
http://voa75.com, has been established, although for now it lands
on the VOA Public Relations web page. On that page is a link to a
downloadable VOA 75th anniversary calendar in pdf format.

A short video about VOA's 75th anniversary, requesting your
ideas, memories, and photos, is here:

http://www.insidevoa.com/a/3672147.html

You could also provide any interesting audio of VOA that you
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I'm Kim Elliott. Please join us for the next VOA Radiogram.

This is VOA, the Voice of America.



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