[HCDX]: Radio Fest 99 Essay Contest

[Harold Sellers <dxontario@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

NEWS RELEASE

June 15, 1999 for immediate release
Contact: Harold Sellers, e-mail dxontario@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ontario DX Association, P.O. Box 161, Station A, Willowdale, Ontario M2N
5S8, Canada. Web site: www.odxa.on.ca

Re:     Radio Fest 99 Essay Contest

Please publish and distribute. Direct inquiries to above contact.
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"RADIO IN MY LIFE"
RADIO FEST 99 ESSAY CONTEST

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Ontario DX Association - Canada's
largest radio listener club - the ODXA announces a special essay contest.

Radio listeners around the world; listeners of international shortwave,
mediumwave, FM, scanning, amateur radio; listeners of all ages and levels
of experience; all are invited to participate.

Send us your essay on the following topic:

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"Radio in my life"
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Tell us about the importance of radio to you, how it has contributed to
your life, why you love radio...share your emotions and passions with other
radio listeners around the world.

Length : up to 1000 words (approximately 4500 characters in computer
wordprocessor file). 

All essays will be published in a booklet to be available at Radio Fest 99,
September 24-25 in Oakville, Canada.  All entrants will receive a
complimentary copy of the booklet. Copies will also be made available to
other radio clubs, publications and international radio stations, as chosen
by the Ontario DX Association.

Prizes
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First prize will be a portable shortwave radio. Four runnerup prizes will
be awarded and will be the winner's choice of the 2000 Passport to World
Band Radio or the World Radio TV Handbook 2000 edition.

Rules of Entry
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There is no charge or fee to enter.
Contest open to anyone, anywhere in the world.
Entries must be submitted by e-mail or by printed copy. Printed copy must
be typewritten.
All entries become the property of Ontario DX Association.
Essays must be received no later than September 1, 1999.
E-mail to: dxontario@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Mail to: Ontario DX Association, P.O. Box 161, Station A, Willowdale,
Ontario M2N 5S8, Canada

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