24 HOUR COVERAGE FROM THE VATICAN

St Peter's cupola

As the Cardinals gather in the Sistine Chapel to vote for the next Pope, for the first time in history, 24-hour live coverage is being provided from the Vatican using every available broadcast platform, both digital and analogue.

Internet:

- Webcast on the YouTube/Vaticanradiovideo channel hosting an in-studio round-table, including guests and experts and telephone link-ups with St Peter’s Square: www.youtube.com/vaticanradio

- Permanent television coverage with the cameras of the Vatican Television Centre.
- In-depth reports in text, sound and images in real time on the website: http://en.radiovaticana.va/index.asp

- Constant updates on Twitter: http://twitter.com/news_va_en.
- Ongoing interactivity on Facebook: www.facebook.com/VaticanRadioEnglish.

Airwaves:

- Live broadcasts on Short Wave to Africa (21,700 kHz e 13,765 kHz).
- Live broadcasts on FM 93.3 to Rome and surrounding area following the election.

Satellite:

- Live broadcasts on Channel I 3 for Africa and Asia, and on Channel A1 for the Americas.

Smartphone:

- Updates (top news), the Vatican Agenda (TIC), and live audio and video streaming on channel 9 of the Vatican Radio App. The App can be downloaded from the website: http://en.radiovaticana.va/diretta.asp

Vatican Player:

- Audio (on channel 9) and video streaming (live and on demand) is available on the Vatican Player with the Vatican Agenda (including the Vatican Press Office briefing) and updates of top news stories www.radiovaticana.va/player/index_agenda.asp.

Link-ups

Link-ups with other European Broadcasting Union (EBU) member radios via ISDN lines.
Link-ups with other Cathoic radio stations world-wide and on the websites of specific English-language Episcopal Conferences.

Fr Melwin Pinto SJ
Vatican Radio