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Thanks, Glenn WORLD OF RADIO 1557 HEADLINES: *New schedules for Croatia and non, France, Greece, India, Iran, Netherlands non, Poland non, Russia and non, South Africa, Spain and non, Turkey, Ukraine *More news about Argentina, Bonaire, Brazil, Cambodia non, Canada, China non, Congo DR, Cuba, Guatemala, Japan, Libya non, Papua New Guinea, UK, USA non NOTE: WOR 1557 IS THE NEW EDITION FOLLOWING THE ERRONEOUSLY NUMBERED 1558 LAST WEEK; NEXT WEEK: ON TO 1559 SHORTWAVE AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1557, March 31-April 6, 2011 [produced later than usual so first airing was Fri 0330] Wed 2115 WBCQ 7415 [or 2100, or 2130] Thu 0330 WRMI 9955 Thu 1500 WRMI 9955 Thu 2100 WRMI 9955 Fri 0330 WWRB 2390 [confirmed, also on 5050 this week] Fri 1430 WRMI 9955 [confirmed] Fri 2030 WWCR1 7465 [confirmed] Sat 0800 WRMI 9955 Sat 1400 WRMI 9955 [confirmed] Sat 1600 WWCR2 12160 [confirmed] Sat 1730 WRMI 9955 Sat 1800 IPAR/IRRS/NEXUS/IBA 7290 [new] 1566 1368 Sun 0630 WWCR1 3215 Sun 0800 WRMI 9955 Sun 1530 WRMI 9955 Sun 1730 WRMI 9955 Mon 1130 WRMI 9955 Mon 2130 WRMI 9955 Tue 1530 WRMI 9955 Wed 0100 WRMI 9955 Wed 1530 WRMI 9955 Latest edition of this schedule version, including AM, FM, satellite and webcasts with hotlinks to station sites and audio, is at: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html or http://schedule.worldofradio.org or http://sked.worldofradio.org For updates see our Anomaly Alert page: http://www.worldofradio.com/anomaly.html WRN ON DEMAND: http://193.42.152.193/listeners/stations/station.php?StationID=24 WORLD OF RADIO PODCASTS VIA WRN: http://www.wrn.org/wrn-listeners/world-of-radio/ http://www.wrn.org/listeners/world-of-radio/rss/09:00:00UTC/English/541 OUR ONDEMAND AUDIO: http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html or http://wor.worldofradio.org DXLD YAHOOGROUP: Why wait for DXLD? A lot more info, not all of it appearing in DXLD later, is posted at our yg without delay. When applying, please identify yourself with your real name and location, and say something about why you want to join. Those who do not, unless I recognize them, will be prompted once to do so and no action will be taken otherwise. Here`s where to sign up: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dxld/ ** AFGHANISTAN [non]. 11955, R Sadaye Zindagi, via Germany, verified an electronic report with an electronic attachment reply in 17 days info@sadayezindagi.org ; info@afghanradio.org from Mark Anderson who noted “I am slow at getting back to you. Here is a QSL card for you. If you went to our website you probably saw that we provide many audio downloads for Afghans. We have also now started TV. And of course we have books and other material for sale on line. If you meet Afghan, or even Persian, friends there in Pennsylvania, you could introduce them to our web site http://www.AfghanRadio.org Our current times and frequencies are also given on our home page, both in Dari and English” (Richard D’Angelo/NASWA, Wyomissing, U.S.A., DSWCI DX Window March 23 via DXLD) ** ALBANIA. 7530, R. Tirana, Shijak. Slight fades but superb in English, 2109 on 17/3 (Gavin Hellyer, Ararat Vic (Yaesu FRG8800, 80 & 50m Long Wires with Yaesu FRT7700 ATU, April Australian DX News via DXLD) B-10, no longer in effect ** ALBANIA. Summer A-11 schedule of Radio Tirana Albanian Daily 0630-0800 on 1458 FLA 500 kW / 338 deg to WeEu 0630-0800 on 7390 SHI 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu 0801-0900 on 1395 FLA 500 kW / 033 deg to WeEu 0801-0900 on 7390 SHI 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu 1400-1530 on 1458 FLA 500 kW / non-dir to WeEu 2030-2200 on 6165 SHI 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu 2030-2200 on 9860 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to WeEu 2300-0030 on 7425 SHI 100 kW / 300 deg to NoAm 2300-0030 on 9860 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to NoAm English Tue-Sun 0030-0045 on 9860 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to NoAm 0145-0200 on 7425 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to NoAm 0230-0300 on 7425 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to NoAm 0330-0400 on 7425 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to NoAm English Mon-Sat 1430-1500 on 13625 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to NoAm 1845-1900 on 7520 SHI 100 kW / 300 deg to U.K. 1845-1900 on 13640 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to NoAm 2000-2030 on 7465 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to U.K. 2000-2030 on 13640 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to NoAm German Mon-Sat 1801-1830 on 1458 FLA 500 kW / 338 deg to Germany 1931-2000 on 7465 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to Germany Greek Mon-Sat 1545-1600 on 1458 FLA 500 kW / non-dir to Greece French Mon-Sat 1730-1800 on 7465 SHI 100 kW / 300 deg to France 1901-1930 on 7465 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to France Italian Mon-Sat 1700-1730 on 7465 SHI 100 kW / non-dir to Italy 1901-1930 on 7520 SHI 100 kW / 300 deg to Italy Serbian Mon-Sat 1800-1815 on 6015 SHI 100 kW / non-dir to Serbia 2015-2030 on 1458 FLA 500 kW / 004 deg to Serbia Turkish Mon-Sat 1830-1900 on 1458 FLA 500 kW / non-dir to Turkey (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, 30 March, via DXLD) ** ALBANIA. 13625, March 28 at 1428, our first chance in A-11 to check R. Tirana`s new schedule of English to North America: no adjacent- or co-channel QRM at all, signal S9+10, fair with fading, and as so often the case, modulation is muffled and so low, that the propagational fading is louder than the station. I am able to make out parts of the complete English schedule being announced, and it does have the new DST timings, such as 2000, 1430 and 0030, so presumably updated and correct altho I could not copy it completely with frequencies. CODAR goes no higher than 13605, so R. Tirana has an absolutely clear frequency. If only it would do its part by fully modulating. At 1451, it`s still too low to understand anything; for a couple of minutes I was even wondering if there was any audio at all. Next English is at 1845 on 13640 and 7520. Inaudible here on 7520; 13640 has fair signal and better modulation now so that with some concentration one can understand most of the news about Albania. Again this frequency is totally free of adjacent- and co-channel QRM. The A-11 schedule of all R. Tirana English for our further monitoring: Mon-Sat: 1430-1500 13625 1845-1900 13640 7520 2000-2030 13640 7465 [and WWCR should be off 7465 now until *2100!] UT Tue-Sun: 0030-0045 9860 0145-0200 7425 0230-0300 7425 0330-0400 7425 And Albanian, daily: 0630-0900 7390 2030-2200 9860 6165 2300-2430 9860 7425 Further monitoring of R. Tirana A-11 on March 28: At 2010: 13640 good signal with music, fair modulation, and again absolutely no interference co- or adjacent channel. 7465 for Europe not audible, although WWCR is indeed no longer on it at this hour. At 2101: Albanian on 9860 is fair, during music; not audible of course on 6165 this early, for Europe, where I expect it will have co-QRM from Chad. UT March 29: At 0010, Albanian speech on 9860 // 7425, both fair and with fair modulation, no ACI or CCI. At 0030: English on 9860; missed it At 0145: 7425 English good signal, undermodulated; some spikes from Brother Scare on WBCQ 7415 unless narrow selectivity used on DX-398; also some lite clix nearby, probably spur of DentroCuban jammer At 0230: 7425 English S9+22 on FRG-7 but too undermodulated At 0330: 7425 English somewhat weaker, no QRM At 1441: 13625 English too weak to copy; also there is a weak signal on 13620 in S Asian language, but not enough to bother RT. This is listed as IBB Kuwait in Urdu, 250 kW, 80 degrees. 13625, R. Tirana, March 30 at 1439 is slightly stronger on the meter than adjacent 13620 IBB Kuwait, but less readable due to low modulation despite being in English vs Urdu. Not that I understand Urdu (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ALGERIA. A-11 RTAlgeria in French, but really not yet active on SW: 0400-0558 on 7265 QRG 250 kW / 206 deg to NWAf 0400-0558 on 7415 BEC 250 kW / 135 deg to CeAf 0600-0658 on 9815 BEC 250 kW / 135 deg to CeAf 0600-0658 on 9835 QRG 250 kW / 206 deg to NWAf 1800-1858 on 11715 QRG 250 kW / 206 deg to NWAf 1800-1858 on 11855 BEC 250 kW / 135 deg to CeAf 1900-2258 on 9420 QRG 250 kW / 206 deg to NWAf 1900-2258 on 9705 BEC 250 kW / 135 deg to CeAf (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, 30 March, via DXLD) 9420?! Already a pileup there vs poor Greece, i.e. IRAN (gh, DXLD) ** ALGERIA [non]. 7295, RTA via Issoudun, FRANCE, March 23 at 0517 with very heavy echo. I wish monitors in Europe and elsewhere would check whether they hear such an echo on this as it still does not make propagational sense for long/short path and may be caused by something else. Some could even measure the delay in milliseconds as a significant clue (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 162 and 194 degrees ALLISS units. Two different location units on very same frequency, I guess they start/stop a little early/late around 0500 UT ? vy73 de (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7295, checking again for the heavy echo from RTA via Issoudun, FRANCE, March 29 at 0535 in Arabic, not this time, altho some reverb on the audio. Wolfgang Büschel suggests they are running two transmitters there at different azimuths, but not synchronizing the audio feeds. It`s true that these RTA relays use both 162 and 194 degree antennas, but supposedly not at the same time. Currently 7295 is scheduled as 04-05 on 162 degrees, 05-06 on 194. But perhaps they sometimes fail to turn off one of them before turning on the other one. 48 hours earlier, Eric Bryan in WA reported to DXLD: ``Radio Algerienne presumed on 7295 at 0515 on March 27th via France with sole male voice singing Koran/call to prayers. Outstanding signal in the clear.`` Before that, Ralph Anderson, F/K9GGZ replied on primetimeshortwave: ``I monitored this station with two different vertically polarized antennas from southern France, 0520-0540 on both 24 and 25 Mar. Signal was only fair here (near the Med), but no echo or reverb noted`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Summer A-11 RTAlgeria HQ in Arabic via TDF, FRANCE: 0400-0458 7295 ISS 500 kW / 162 deg CEAf 0500-0558 9535 ISS 500 kW / 162 deg CEAf 0500-0558 7295 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg NWAf till Apr 30, from Sep 04 0500-0558 9535 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg NWAf from May 01, till Sep 03 0600-0658 9535 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg NWAf till Apr 30, from Sep 04 0600-0658 11985 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg NWAf from May 01, till Sep 03 1800-1958 13820 ISS 500 kW / 162 deg CEAf 1900-2058 11775 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg NWAf 2000-2158 9375 ISS 500 kW / 162 deg CEAf 2100-2258 7495 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg NWAf (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, 30 March, via DXLD) ** ANGOLA. 4949.8, RNA-Canal "A", Mulenvos, 2206-2221, 18 Mar, newscast until 2207, then into local pops; 35321 (Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ANTARCTICA [non]. 15476, LRA36 still no-show, March 23 at 1322, while Turkey was fair on 15480 // 15350. No 15476 carrier at 1348 either. March 24, still nothing. 15476, another week completes with LRA36 still a no-show, checked Friday March 25 at 1310, while Turkey had a fair signal on 15480 // stronger 15350. 15476, another week starts with nothing from LRA36, checked March 28 at 1334 and once or twice more in the following sesquihour. Fortunately, still nothing scheduled on 15475 any time, but adjacent channels are fuller now than in B-10: 15470: Saudi Arabia until 13, Brother Scare via Germany 13-14, BBC Cyprus in Hindi & Urdu 14-16; 15480: Poland: via Woofferton in Russian 1300-1330, via Rampisham in Belorussian at 1330-1430. 15476, LRA36 still absent, March 29 at 1313, 1350. 15476, March 30, still no show from LRA36 at 1310 and later chex. Sawa now QRMs from 15470 until 1330; see USA: SAWA 15476, still no LRA36 carrier detectable, March 31 at 1313, and now would be quite squeezed between POLAND [non] on 15480, and Sawa strong via ??? on 15470 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ARGENTINA. RADIO NACIONAL ESTRENÓ NUEVO TRANSMISOR Y LANZÓ SU PROGRAMACIÓN Radio Nacional inauguró ayer un nuevo transmisor de última generación en su Planta Transmisora de General Pacheco, un logro que la directora de la emisora, la periodista María Seoane, definió como “una herramienta que nos dará más potencia y más alcance”. "Estamos cumpliendo con lo prometido, con la palabra de la Presidenta. Equipando la radio pública, el gobierno de Cristina Fernández demuestra que no solo reparte beneficios a los más necesitados con los planes Jefas y Jefes o la Asignación Universal por hijo, también reparte la palabra", subrayó Seoane a Télam. . . . FUENTE: http://bit.ly/hLdm79 (via Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, March 24, DXLD) Sorry, not about SW (yet?), but MW 870, getting a new Canadian transmitter (gh) ** ARGENTINA. CAMBIO DE NOMBRE DE EMISORA ARGENTINA EN LA X-BAND AM 1710 URQUIZA es el nuevo nombre de la que hasta hace poco se identificaba como "AM Mil Setecientos Diez". La emisora transmite desde el barrio de Villa Urquiza, en el noreste de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires y está en el aire las 24 horas del día. Su sitio en Internet es http://www.am1710.com/ Ahora parece que ha adoptado el nombre de la barriada desde la cual emite y a la cual pretende representar (Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina, March 24, condiglist via WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DXLD) Llama la atención la parquedad de datos en la página de esta emisora. En contactos no da ni dirección, teléfono ni fax. La historia refiere a 15 años... pero no aclara cómo, cuando y dónde se inició... ??? Los demás links, excepto la programación, no llevan a ninguna parte. Vas a tener que pedirle a Andrés que te explique el método del goniómetro para ubicarla, Arnaldo (Rubén Guillermo Margenet, ibid.) Sí, hasta la frecuencia llama la atención no? Esa QRG tiene una impresionante penetración y la he reportado desde lugares muy distantes. Su programación está en constante cambio (Arnaldo Slaen, ibid., WORLD OF RADIO 1557, via DXLD) ** ARGENTINA. 6060, RAE, General Pacheco. 2331-2355* March 25, 2011. Spanish programming, mostly with very nice tangotoonces, into eight- note solo bell interval signal at 2351-2353, then open carrier, off 2355. Clear and very good. Parallel nominal 15345 (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, Equipment JRC NRD- 535; ICOM IC-R75; Hammarlund HQ-180A; Sangean PR-D5; Aqua Guide 705 Radio Direction Finder; Sony ICF-7600GR; GE SuperRadio III; RadioShack DX-399; 1 X roof dipole; 1 X in-room random wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 15345.33, RAE, 2309, Spanish. Newscast, with a man and woman alternating stories. Many local mentions and full ID after the news. Very good and all alone. 18 March (David Sharp, NSW: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8, ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010, Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026, MFJ 959C, Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 15345 [not measured to the fraxion], RAE with variety of lite music, March 31 at 2350; then to 8-note IS 2356-2357* about to QSY to 11711v; fair signal (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ARUBA. 24950-USB, March 26 at 1920, leisurely contacts by P49MR, Martin, whose home call is VE3MR, with XE1R and an HB9. Had a hard time copying correct call of the XE. QRZ.com shows: ``P49MR, Martin ROSENTHAL, Aruba. VE3MR is currently active from Aruba as P49MR. He is active on HF Bands. QSL via home call`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ASIA [non]. RADIO FREE ASIA A-11 DAILY BROADCAST FREQUENCIES As of March 27, 2011 All times UTC Burmese (4 hours daily) 0030-0130 13820, 13865, 17835 1230-1330 7390, 9335, 13675 1330-1400 7390, 9335, 12140 1400-1430 7390, 9335 1630-1730 9945 Cantonese (2 hours daily) 1400-1430 6025 1430-1500 6025, 7280 2200-2300 9720, 11785 Khmer (2 hours daily) 1230-1330 12140, 15145 2230-2330 5840, 13740 Korean (5 hours daily) 1500-1700 648, 5895, 7210, 7455 1700-1800 648, 5895, 9975 1800-1900 648, 5895, 7465 2100-2200 648, 7460, 9385, 12075 Lao (2 hours daily) 0000-0100 15545, 15690 1100-1200 9355, 15145 Mandarin (12 hours daily) 0300-0600 13760, 15120, 15615, 15635, 17615, 17855, 21550, 21580 0600-0700 13760, 15120, 15615, 15635, 17615, 17855, 21550 1500-1600 9455, 9905, 11540, 11965, 12005, 13640, 13675 1600-1700 5855, 9455, 9905, 11540, 11870, 12005, 13675 1700-1800 5855, 7280, 9355, 9455, 9540, 9905, 11870, 13625 1800-1900 7280, 7355, 9355, 9455, 9540, 9690, 11540, 13625 1900-2000 1098, 5855, 7260, 7355, 7435, 9355, 9455, 9875, 9905, 11785, 13625 2000-2100 1098, 5855, 6140, 7260, 7355, 7435, 9355, 9455, 9905, 11785 2100-2200 1098, 5855, 6140, 7355, 7435, 9455, 9905 2300-0000 7540, 9535, 11760, 11785, 15430, 15585 Tibetan (10 hours daily) 0100-0300 9365, 9885, 11695, 15225, 17730 0600-0700 17510, 17765, 21500, 21690 1000-1100 15435, 17750, 21530 1100-1200 7470, 13830, 15670, 17750 1200-1400 7470, 11590, 11605, 13830, 15670 1500-1600 9370, 11585, 11590, 11795 2200-2300 5865, 7505, 9880 2300-0000 5860, 7505, 9805, 9875 Uyghur (2 hours daily) 0100-0200 9350, 9490, 11895, 11945, 17640 1600-1700 9370, 9530, 9555, 11750 Vietnamese (2.5 hours daily) 0000-0030 7445, 11605, 13740, 15560 1400-1430 1503, 7520, 9465, 9715, 11605, 11680, 12140 1430-1500 7520, 9465, 9715, 11605, 11680, 12140 2300-2330 1359 2330-0000 1359, 7520, 11605, 13740, 15560 (Reproduced from RFA A11 Pdf Frequency list) 73's (via Prithwiraj Purkayastha, Jorhat, Assam, India, March 22, dxldyg via DXLD) (also via Juan Franco Crespo, DXLD) And another version adding transmitter sites except classified ones: USA [non] A-11 RFA Daily Broadcast Frequencies. All times in UT. Burmese (4 hours daily) 0030-0130 13820IRA, 13865TIN, 17835SAI 1230-1330 7390IRA, 9335TIN, 13675TIN 1330-1430 7390TIN, 9335TIN, 12140TIN(-1400) 1630-1730 9945IRA Cantonese (2 hours daily) 1400-1500 6025TIN, 7365PHT 2200-2300 9720TIN, 11785TIN Khmer (2 hours daily) 1230-1330 12140TIN, 15145IRA 2230-2330 5840IRA, 13740TIN Korean (5 hours daily) [but see update below] 1500-1700 1350 , 5895UDO, 7210IRK, 7455TIN 1700-1800 1350 , 5895UDO, 9975IRA 1800-1900 1350 , 5895UDO, 7465TIN 2100-2200 1350 , 7460 , 9385TIN, 12075SAI Lao (2 hours daily) 0000-0100 15545TIN, 15690IRA 1100-1200 9355SAI, 15145IRA Mandarin (12 hours daily) 0300-0600 13760SAI, 15120TIN, 15615TIN, 15635 , 17615TIN, 17855SAI, 21550TIN, 21580TIN 0600-0700 13760SAI, 15120TIN, 15615TIN, 15635 , 17615TIN, 17855SAI, 21550TIN 1500-1600 9455SAI, 9905PAL, 11540TIN, 11965TIN, 12005SAI, 13640TIN, 13675TIN 1600-1700 5855TIN, 9455SAI, 9905PAL, 11540TIN, 11870TIN, 12005SAI, 13675TIN 1700-1800 5855TIN, 7280TIN, 9355SAI, 9455SAI, 9540TIN, 9905PAL, 11870TIN, 13625 1800-1900 5855TIN, 7280TIN, 7355TWN, 9355SAI, 9455SAI, 9540TIN, 9690TIN, 11540SAI, 13625 1900-2000 1098TWN, 5855TIN, 7260TIN, 7435TIN, 7355TWN, 9355SAI, 9455SAI, 9875TIN, 9905PAL, 11785TIN, 13625 2000-2100 1098TWN, 5855TIN, 6140TIN, 7260TIN, 7355TWN, 7435 , 9355SAI, 9455SAI, 9905PAL, 11785TIN 2100-2200 1098TWN, 5855TIN, 6140TIN, 7355TWN, 7435 , 9455TIN, 9905PAL 2300-2400 7540 , 9535SAI, 11760TIN, 11785TIN, 15430TIN, 15585TIN Tibetan (10 hours daily) 0100-0300 9365KWT, 9885 , 11695UAE, 15225TIN, 17730 0600-0700 17510 , 17765KWT, 21500TIN, 21690UAE 1000-1100 15435BIB, 17750KWT, 21530KWT 1100-1200 7470 , 13830 , 15670UAE, 17750KWT 1200-1400 7470 , 11590KWT, 11605TIN, 13830 , 15670UAE 1500-1600 9370 , 11585TIN, 11590KWT, 11795UAE 2200-2300 5865KWT, 7470 , 7505 , 9880SAI 2300-2400 5860KWT, 7470 , 7505KWT, 9805UAE, 9875 Uyghur (2 hours daily) 0100-0200 9350 , 9490LTU, 11895UAE, 11945UAE, 17640TIN 1600-1700 9370 , 9530IRA, 9555UAE, 11750IRA Vietnamese (2 hours daily) 1400-1500 7520IRA, 9465SAI, 9715TIN, 11605TWN, 11680TIN, 12140IRA 1400-1430 1503TWN 2300-2330 1359TWN 2330-2400 1359TWN, 7520IRA, 11605TWN, 13740TIN, 15560TIN 0000-0030 7445IRA, 11605TWN, 13740SAI, 15560TIN (Radio Free Asia, via William Hague-UK, NWDXC March 20 via BCDX March 22 via DXLD) Some late changes in A-11: RFA A-11 late change, 5895 UDO - now TIN site instead Korean (5 hours daily) 1500-1700 1350MNG, 5895TIN, 7210IRK, 7455TIN 1700-1800 1350MNG, 5895TIN, 9975IRA 1800-1900 1350MNG, 5895TIN, 7465TIN 2100-2200 1350MNG, 7460MNG, 9385TIN, 12075SAI (Wolfgang Büschel, March 24, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AUSTRALIA. Something I have long thought about local radio, especially in the Australian country. It is pretty obvious these are often fully automated and controlled from a central studio except maybe for a breakfast program. How can these stations be of any assistance during an emergency situation? Yes, the ABC is supposedly the “emergency services network” but in the event of a local emergency, then the ABC announcer in a capital city will not have local knowledge of the area. As was also shown with ABC radio’s otherwise excellent coverage of Cyclone Yasi recently, they cover too big an area. The announcer in Brisbane was taking calls from a huge section of the coast which was great for people interested in listening to the whole situation from a news perspective. For someone in Tully needing to urgently know what was happening in the local area, hearing a caller from Townsville is not particularly useful. I remember years ago a very localised overnight flooding event in Gosford due to a torrential downpour. In the wee small hours the roads were cut in town and even the fire trucks couldn’t get from one side to the other. I was listening to the scanner so knew how bad things were. At the time the one local 2GO just relayed 2WS overnight. Eventually after about two hours the 2WS announcer made a quick announcement about what was going on and at the same time apologised to the Sydney audience for having to do so. And that was it. Bushfires are another example; these are local events – even in the case of the tragic Victorian ones in the recent past. Yes, a huge area may have been under threat or burning – at the same time that is why a single program out of Melbourne can’t provide the local information needed by the people in one particular town to know what is happening there. They have to keep shifting focus to cover all the problems so can’t concentrate on one place. So I firmly believe that even in this age of automation and cost savings – every local station should have someone who can come into the studio and take over in the case of an emergency. Then there is a local point of contact for people to ring in with updates of what is happening and get the vital information out to their neighbours which may just save lives. So that’s Richard’s rant for April (Richard Jary, Rydalmere NSW, April Australian DX News via DXLD) ** AUSTRALIA. 2368.5, R. Symban, Sydney. Irregular of late, and not always a great signal, however a very imposing presence 0752 with Greek music on 27/3 (Craig Seager, Bathurst NSW (Icom R75, Yaesu FRG- 7, Horizontal Loop, Folded Dipole, April Australian DX News via DXLD) 3210, Schofields. Back here after a spell on 5050! Good reception of Bible readings at 0844 on 14/3 (Dennis Allen, Milperra NSW (Icom R75, Realistic DX160, Dipole), April Australian DX News via DXLD) Continuous blues music loop 1020, very strong. Running 24 hours, seemingly, 6/3. Off on checking 27/3 (Craig Seager, Bathurst NSW (Icom R75, Yaesu FRG-7, Horizontal Loop, Folded Dipole, April Australian DX News via DXLD) 5050, Aussie Music Radio, Schofields. Non stop pop music loop tape, no announcements, 400 watts testing. 11/3 clear good strong signal 0900 (John Wright, Peakhurst NSW (Icom R8500 + EWE antennae and Tony Magon preamp, April Australian DX News via DXLD) Is ``Aussie Music Radio`` a real name for this or just a description? (gh) 5050, good reception of an English song – “Take me to the place where the white boys dance” at 0947 on 9/3. More songs until 1000+ but no announcements (Dennis Allen, Milperra NSW (Icom R75, Realistic DX160, Dipole), April Australian DX News via DXLD) 5050, non-stop test music loop tape. 0930 10/3 fair level some fades (Chris Hambly, Mont Albert North Vic (Icom R75 and a dipole), April Australian DX News via DXLD) 5050, testing at 1200, 9/3. It is a monster signal here, but between music items, I can hear traces of China. Some suggestion that this is fact a separate site, near St. Marys (Craig Seager, Bathurst NSW (Icom R75, Yaesu FRG-7, Horizontal Loop, Folded Dipole, April Australian DX News via DXLD) ** AUSTRALIA. 3210 & 5050 kHz have been silent for around a week/2 weeks respectively or so. No sign of VL8T Tennant Creek this morning (local) on either 2325 or 4910 kHz (Ian Baxter, NSW, March 29, dxldyg via DXLD) ** AUSTRALIA [and non]. 7240, RA after 1400 to Pacific and hence USward, is usually in the clear, but March 25 at 1411 there`s an SSB ham net not needing any other BFO. One in St Louis; they were complaining about the QRM, ``the broadcaster is just about covering you up``, but seemed to think they could not QSY to 7235 or 7245. I also checked for RA on 7140, as has been reported recently, evidently an inexplicable spur, but nothing heard there (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.: 7140.00, Radio Australia, here at 1443, with M and F in English, talking, but too much ham QRM. Short mx piece from 'Peter and the Wolf' at 1446. Continued their conversation. At 1459, Radio Australia ID. Weak by 1506. Found // to 7240. 3/23 (Jim Young, CA, NASWA yg via Ron Howard, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) It was back in March 2009 that I first reported on this. Have occasionally heard it since then and sometimes reported it, but I am sure people must have wondered if I was imagining things here. What would RA be doing in the ham band where they are not supposed to be and no one else ever reported hearing them here? So I am glad to have someone else independently confirm my observations. I still wonder what this is? A spur of some type? Jim, thanks for reporting on such an interesting assortment of stations. We are indeed fortunate here on the west coast to be able to have such unique reception (Ron Howard, Monterey, CA, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7140.00, Radio Australia, here at 1412, with M and F in English, talking, but too much ham QRM. // to 7240, as found yesterday. 3/24 (Jim Young, Wrightwood, CA, ICOM IC-756ProIII + 40-M yagi + antenna tuner, NASWA yg via DXLD) Conditions have been quite good on this first day of the A-11 sched. I was surprised to be able to hear R. Australia on 17750 15415 15160 13690 and 13630 before 0700 UT, then 11945 9710 and 9475 were all well heard too from 0700. They haven't been propagating very well at all - and 17750 not at all. RNZI was also audible on 6170 at 0700 at fair strength (Noel Green, NW England, March 27, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AUSTRALIA. 15340, good with flutter, March 28 at 1459 gospel C&W song, 1501 no ID but introducing Steve Green singing a hymn; 1505 preaching. Must be HCJB, in English at 1445-1530; at tune-in was free of Moroccan 15341 het as that was briefly off for QSY to 15345, resuming at 1502 in Arabic, but no problem for 15340. Reception of these changes wildly from day to day (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BAHRAIN. 9745, Radio Bahrain, 0010-0040, March 26, carrier + USB. local Mid-East style music. Arabic announcements. Lite instrumental music. Poor to fair with occasional digital utility QRM and some adjacent channel splatter (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) ** BANGLADESH. BANGLADESH BETAR REACHES EXPATS WITH THOMSON by Digital Production Middle East Staff on Mar 31, 2011 Thomson Broadcast is supplying a 250 kW TSW 2300D shortwave transmitter, together with the rotatable HP-RCA 2/2/0.5 shortwave antenna system. This configuration will allow Bangladesh Betar to increase its coverage to the diaspora of Bangladeshi workers abroad. The new transmitter and antenna installation will be located at the Kabirpur Shortwave Station, about 40 km north of the capital Dhaka, and is scheduled to be operational by September 2011 while the antenna is planned to be on air by spring 2012. More at: http://www.digitalproductionme.com/article-4100-radio-bangladesh-betar-reaches-expats-with-thomson/ (via Alokesh Gupta, VU3BSE, New Delhi, dxldyg via DXLD) ?? What good is being `operational` if the antenna will not be ready for 6 months? A more detailed version: (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) RADIO BANGLADESH BETAR REACHES EXPATS WITH THOMSON by Digital Production Middle East Staff on Mar 31, 2011 Thomson Broadcast today announced that Bangladesh Betar, the Bangladeshi national radio network, is to install a new shortwave transmitter and rotatable antenna from Thomson Broadcast, to extend the reach of its service to the Middle East, Central Asia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Indian subcontinent. The new transmitter and antenna installation will be located at the Kabirpur Shortwave Station, about 40 km north of the capital Dhaka, and is scheduled to be operational by September 2011 while the antenna is planned to be on air by spring 2012. Thomson Broadcast is supplying a 250 kW TSW 2300D shortwave transmitter, together with the rotatable HP-RCA 2/2/0.5 shortwave antenna system. This configuration will allow Bangladesh Betar to increase its coverage to the diaspora of Bangladeshi workers abroad who rely on Bangladesh Betar for home news and other entertainment programs in their own language. The installation is being carried out in collaboration with Bangladesh-based distributor and systems integrator Triwave Network Ltd. "We have confidence in Thomson Broadcast equipment and services, built on many years of excellent experience with the company's transmitters," said AKM Shamim Chowdhury, the director general of Bangladesh Betar. "It is an important part of our mission as the national broadcaster for Bangladesh to ensure that Bangladeshis who are living abroad are able to receive our programs, and this new installation will make a significant improvement in our coverage." http://www.digitalproductionme.com/article-4100-radio-bangladesh-betar-reaches-expats-with-thomson/ (via Mike Barraqclough, UK, dxldyg via DXLD) ** BELARUS. 6070 19/03 2032- Radio Belarus, African music (we are not crazy) introduced and discussed by a girl, clearly in Belarus language. May be a program dedicated to African workers in Belarus ???. GOOD (Giampiero Bernardini, Con Dario Monferini, DX editor di Play DX sono tornato a Bocca di Magra per un'altra DX night session, la numero 23, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BELARUS. A-11. Radiostation Belarus. UTC / kHz / kW / Azumut 1100-2300 / 7360 / 75 / 270 1100-2300 / 7390 / 150 / 246 1705-2300 / 7255 / 250 / 252 1900-2300 / 1170 / 800 / 244 Belarusskoe Radio. 0400-0700 / 11930 / 250 / 72 0400-0700 / 1170 Sosnovy / 800 / 64 1500-1700 / 7255 / 250 / 72 1500-1700 / 1170 Sosnovy / 800 / 64 0000-2400 / 279 Sosnovy / 500 1500-2100 / 1278 Brest / 10 0200-0100 / 6010 Brest / 5 0200-0100 / 6040 Grodno / 5 0200-0100 / 6070 Brest / 5 1500-2100 / 6080 Kolodishchi / 150 / 127 1500-2100 / 6115 Kolodishchi / 75 / Circular 0200-0100 / 6190 Mogilev / 5 0200-0100 / 7235 Mogilev / 5 0200-0100 / 7280 Grodno / 5 Kanal Kultura 1500-2100 : 1008 Grodno 7 kW 1026 Myadel 25 kW 1026 Sologorsk 5 kW 1026 Brest 7 kW 1125 Kolodishchi 150 kW 7265 Grodno 5 kW (Alexander Mazgo, Vitebsk, Belarus, RusDX March 27 via DXLD) Vitebsk srednevolny transmitter SRV-40 at a frequency of 1197 kHz because of the lack of broadcasters will be dismantled for parts. The problem was that he was a lamp, just for him expensive lamps and those in deficit. Although the plan was being transferred to DRM, but counting the number of funds thatshould be invested, it was decided to abandon, to the same DRM has not justified itself as the technical side and the reception. Just all the tests conducted on professional doroguschy equipment and at short distances, but as it came to domestic receivers, although high-end, it turned out that they can not take it (an exception - with only a high SNR), because signal quality is simply not possible (collapsed signal + noise from adjacent analog stations). (Alexander Mazgo, Vitebsk, Belarus via RusDX March 27 via DXLD) Radiostation Belarus a-11 27.03.2011 – 30.10.2011 SW 1100-2300 on 7390 and 7360 kHz 1705-2300 on 7255 kHz MW 1900-2300 on 1170 kHz FM Brest - 96.4 MHz Grodno - 96.9 MHz Svisloch - 100.8 MHz Geraneny - 99.9 MHz Braslau - 106.6 MHz Myadel - 102.0 MHz http://www.radiobelarus.tvr.by/rus/ (Alexey Zinevich, Minsk, / ”open_dx’ via RusDX 27 March via DXLD) Summer A-11 of Radio Belarus, Minsk: 1100-2300 on 7360 MNS 075 kW / 270 deg to WeEu 1100-2300 on 7390 MNS 150 kW / 246 deg to SoEu 1705-2300 on 7255 MNS 250 kW / 252 deg to CeEu scheduled as follows: 1100-1400 in Belarussian; 1400-1600 in Russian; 1600-1800 in Polish; 1800-2000 in German, including 1940-2000 in French Sat/Sun; 2000-2200 in English, including 2000-2020 in Spanish Sun; 2200-2300 in Russian. Home Service 1 in Belarussian (only high power): 0400-0700 on 11930 MNS 250 kW / 072 deg to EaEu 1500-1700 on 7255 MNS 250 kW / 072 deg to EaEu (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, 30 March, via DXLD) ** BELGIUM [non]. TDP A-11 SHORTWAVE TRANSMITTER AIRTIME PROGRAM AND FREQUENCY SCHEDULE A11 PROGRAM TIME FREQUENCY AM/ DAYS LANGUAGE TARGET (UT) (kHz) DRM AREA Denge Mezopotamya 0400-1800 11530 AM mtwtfss Kurdish Middle East Denge Mezopotamya 1800-2000 7540 AM mtwtfss Kurdish Middle East TDPradio 0700-0800 6015 DRM m...... English Europe TDPradio 0800-0900 6015 DRM .t..... English Europe TDPradio 0900-1000 6015 DRM ..w.... English Europe TDPradio 1000-1100 6015 DRM ...t... English Europe TDPradio 1100-1200 6015 DRM ....f.. English Europe TDPradio 1200-1300 6015 DRM .....s. English Europe TDPradio 1300-1400 6015 DRM ......s English Europe The Khmer Post Radio 1200-1300 9960 AM mtwtfss Khmer Asia [***] La Voix de Djibouti 1200-1300 21525 AM ...t... Somali Africa The Disco Palace 1400-1500 6015 DRM mtwtfss English Europe Gunaz Radio 1430-1930 7610 AM mtwtfss Azeri Middle East Voice Of Asena 1700-1800 15350/ [and/or??] 15360 AM m.w.f.. Tigrinya Africa The Disco Palace 2000-2100 17755 DRM mtwtfss English America TDPradio 2100-2200 17755 DRM mtwtfss English America Suab Xaa Moo Zoo 2230-2300 7530 AM mtwtfss Hmong Asia [*** see CAMBODIA [non]] Source: http://www.airtime.be/schedule.html 73! (via Alexey Zinevich: a DXer from Minsk, Belarus, dxldyg via DXLD) ** BOLIVIA. 3310, R. Mosoj Chaski Cochabamba, 0143-0201*, March 23, presumed Quechua. M & W announcers with music & talk between selections; presumed s/off announcements over music at 0158; suddenly off at 0200 & carrier cut one minute later; poor-weak in ECCS-USB. 4700, R. San Miguel Riberalta, 0908, March 22, Spanish. Lively Andean mx w/ announcer between selections; weak but clear & improving. 4716.46, R. Yura Yura, 0126-0138, March 22, Spanish. Up-beat music with M announcer between selections; announcer over music with "Yura! Yura! Yura!" at 0136; fair at best; best heard at my location in quite some time (Scott R. Barbour Jr. Intervale, N.H. USA, NRD-545, MLB-1, 200' Beverages, 60m dipole, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BOLIVIA. 5952.46, 2340-0030 23 and 26.03, R Pio XII, Siglo XX, Quechoa talk and hymns, Spanish discussion and music, 42232, sideband QRM as usual (Anker Petersen, on my AOR AR7030PLUS with a longwire antenna and heard this in Skovlunde, Denmark, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) 5952.362, Pio XII, Siglo Veinte, 1032 noted with narrow filter, cochannel slop. 28 March (Bob Wilkner, Icom 746Pro I, Drake R8, NRD 535D, Amplified Elliptic Low Pass Audio Filters, Noise Reducing Antenna, 60 Meter Dipole, 41 meter dipole, Pompano Beach, South Florida, US, Cumbre DX via DXLD) ** BOLIVIA. 6134.81, R. Santa Cruz, 0948, Spanish. Local vocals, then mensajes or similar by a man. Music cut through QRN okay but speech was "in the mush." More music after 0953. 16 March (David Sharp, NSW: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8, ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010, Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026, MFJ 959C, Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6134.80, R Santa Cruz here at 1023 with M and F voices in language other than Spanish. Bolivian style music and singing in Spanish at 1028 to 1035. Bird chirps, ID by M voice. Other announcements in Spanish. 3/24 (Jim Young, Wrightwood, CA, ICOM IC-756ProIII + 40-M yagi + antenna tuner, NASWA yg via DXLD) Radio Santa Cruz, Bolivia --- I received this station very clearly with my Sony ICF-2010 and with my Yaesu FT-100D very clearly before and after 1000 UT on Friday, March 26, 2011. - Des Preston, KB8UYJ, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Tenia recepción muy buena de esa radioemisora aquí en el sureste del estado de Michigan en los EEUU. La frecuencia exacta fue 6134.80. Después mucha hablando música empezó a las 1026 horas UT (Des Preston, KB8UYH, Sent from my iPhone, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BONAIRE. 6250, Spanish at 0513 March 29 soon proves to be NHK World R. Japón, mixing with weaker Dutch from RNW. In A-11 this mixing product is back like A-10, leapfrog of NHK 6080 over RNW 6165, another 85 kHz higher, but off at 0527 when 6165 closes altho 6080 runs another two sesquiminutes. NOT to be confused with Equatorial Guinea fundamentally on 6250 with widely variable opening time, rarely before 0530! At 0534 nothing but ute noises audible so far around 6250. From latest version of RNW`s comprehensive A-11 schedule at http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/rnw-frequency-schedule-summer-2011 I find all the times when two 49m frequencies are on the air from Bonaire, and thus likely to produce leapfrogs; this handy schedule should prevent mistaken assumptions or unIDs on any of these pairs: 0159-0227 5915 & 6290 from Vatican Spanish 6040, RNW Spanish 6165 125 0229-0250 5915 & 6290 from Vatican French 6040, RNW Spanish 6165 125 0400-0427 6135 & 6225 from RNW Spanish 6165, NHK Spanish 6195 30 0500-0527 5995 & 6250 from NHK Spanish 6080, RNW Dutch 6165 85 1000-1030 5615 & 6485 from DW German 5905, RNW Spanish 6195 290 1059-1100 5645 & 6425 from DW German 5905, RNW Spanish 6165 260 The only other occasion when two Bonaire transmitters are on the same band at the same time is: 2200-2227 14990 & 15815 from 15265 NHK Japanese, RNW Dutch 15540 Of course, leapfrogs are also possible, but less likely between two transmitters several MHz apart on different bands, as are difference products B minus A (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. Rádio Rio de Janeiro utiliza o esperanto na cobertura do terremoto no Japão O programa *Esperanto, a Língua da Fraternidade* desta terça-feira (29/03/2011) terá como entrevistado o esperantista japonês Harada Tsukuru. A conversa terá como tema as conseqüências do terremoto, do *tsunami* e do desastre nuclear no Japão. Mais uma vez a Rádio Rio de Janeiro utiliza o esperanto para cobertura de um acontecimento de repercussão mundial. Assim foi na invasão do Iraque (2003), no terremoto de Ban, no Irã (2003) e nas mais recentes Jogos Olímpicos (Atenas/2004 e Pequim/2008) . O uso do esperanto possibilita o contato direto com habitantes dos locais onde os fatos acontecem. A comunicação flui de modo simples, direto e com uma riqueza de detalhes impossível para quem se vale de intérpretes como a maioria dos órgãos de imprensa. *Esperanto, a Língua da Fraternidade* terá início às 15h, com reprise na próxima sexta-feira, às 23h. O programa é transmitido pela Rádio Rio de Janeiro (AM 1400 kHz). Pode-se ouvir pela internet, no endereço http://www.radioriodejaneiro.am.br Informou: (Fabiano Henrique, 28 March, radioescuttas yg via DXLD) ** BRAZIL. 3355, Brasil, Radio Dif. Acreana noted fading out 1030, 23 March [Wilkner] 4754.885, Brasil, Radio Imaculada Conceição, Campo Grande, MS, 2250 to 2300 excellent program of music 19 March (Bob Wilkner, Icom 746Pro, I, Drake R8, NRD 535D, Amplified Elliptic Low Pass Audio Filters, Noise Reducing Antenna, 60 Meter Dipole, Pompano Beach, South Florida, Cumbre DX via DXLD) ** BRAZIL. 4865.03, R Alvorada, Londrina, PR (tent.), 1023-1055, playing insipid ballads and schlocky pop (e.g. "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden", in Portuguese), good (Ralph W. Perry, Wheaton, Illinois, U.S.A., DSWCI DX Window March 23 via DXLD) ID ? (DSWCI Ed. Anker Petersen – cf. below) Date? 4865.03, R Verdes Florestas, Cruzeiro do Sul, AC, 1040-1050, Mar 12, Portuguese comments, fair (Chuck Bolland, Clewiston, Florida, U.S.A., DSWCI DX Window March 23 via DXLD) ID ? (DSWCI Ed, ibid.) ** BRAZIL. 5045, R. Cultura do Pará, Belém PA, 2245-2258, 17 Mar, VdoB end of part 2; 44422, adjacent QRM de CUBA on 5040. If I am not mistaken, I have observed this one airing R. Senado news during this schedule after which they relayed A Voz do Brasil (Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 6059.96, Súper Rádio Deus é Amor, Curitiba, Paraná. 2355- 0001 March 25, 2011. In the clear once RAE pulled the plug on 6060. Screaming Braso-Portuguese preacher with a big stadium size crowd of his flock responding. Audio abruptly cut for canned ID by man at 0000, back to preacher for a moment, then cut again for another canned ID by man, only with frequencies this time. Seconds later, it was all over. Radio Habana Cuba's carrier came up at 0001:47, into Spanish programming mid-sentence at 0002:14. Bye-bye (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 6105, R Filadélfia, Fóz do Iguaçu, PR, 1740, Mar 20, religious program in Portuguese, ID as “Radio Filadélfia”, regular reception (Samuel Cássio, São Carlos, Brazil, DSWCI DX Window March 23 via DXLD) ** BRAZIL. BRASIL: 9592.9v, Rádio Deus é Amor; 2234-2245+, 20-Mar; Religious program; M&W in Portuguese alternating & sounding desperate; ID without "Super" at 2242, into new Portuguese religious program with less desperate M. SIO=3+33-, drifty & hets. Only // found was 11765 ZYE726, SIO=3+22 (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, All logged by ear, on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 9820, Rádio 9 de Julho, São Paulo, 0555-0605, 28-03, male, female, Portuguese, religious, program "Com a mãe aparecida", "Com a mãe aparecida, até as 5 horas". 24322. Also 0537-0545, 29-03, same program "Com a mae aparecida", comments and songs. Portuguese. 24432 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Lugo, Grundig Satellit 500 and Sony ICF SW 7600 G, Antenna; cable, 8 meters, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. Can anyone verify what the real name of the Brasillian station on 11725 is? In recent months, it has been reported as R. Deus é Amor, R. Novas de Paz, and R. Marumby (Harold Frodge, Cumbredx mailing list via DXLD) ** BRAZIL. Following is official word about poor audibility of RNA: 11780 is operating with as much power as the 30-year-old transmitter can manage, 180 kW. This should be plenty, but Brazilians complain of poor reception, not realizing that they are too close to Brasília and thus in the skip zone of 11780. The other frequency 6180 (really was mostly on 6185), has been off the air for a long time, because they are having problems getting a replacement tube. They have verbal authorization to buy new transmitters, but imply that nothing is likely soon due to the bureaucracy. MW 980 runs 200 kW and reaches Amazonia well without `6180`. If it ever gets back on air, let`s hope it really is on 6180 and not 6185 messing up Mexico (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz RÁDIO NACIONAL DA AMAZÔNIA COM BAIXA AUDIBILIDADE Salve, A resposta sobre a situação da Rádio Nacional da Amazônia. Abraços, Paulo Lima PU8YPL ---------- Mensagem encaminhada ---------- De: Ouvidoria Ebc Data: 22 de março de 2011 12:59 Assunto: Re: Rádio Nacional da Amazônia com baixa audibilidade Prezado Sr. Paulo Henrique, Em resposta ao seu e-mail, a Diretoria de Suporte informou que: "O ouvinte questionou a qualidade das transmissões de dois sinais da EBC: 11.780 e 6.180 KHz. Vamos então, por partes, apresentar o status e as providências que estão sendo tomadas para manter a qualidade do sinal, de forma a atingir as áreas mais distantes situadas na Amazônia: - 11.780 kHz - A programação da EBC transmitida nessa frequência é emitida por transmissor com mais de 30 anos de operação. Mesmo antigo, temos feito alterações em seus circuitos de forma a poder contar com componentes para sua operação e manutenção com potência a maior possível. Hoje conseguimos operar com 180 kW e, isso pode ser considerado uma proeza em decorrência do seu longo tempo de operação. Todavia, estamos em processo de aquisição de novos transmissores, aguardando a liberação de verba pelos orgãos competentes. Recentemente fizemos a substituição de 01 válvulas excitadora, de maneira a melhorar substancialmente o nível de potência e a qualidade do sinal. Em resumo: estamos atentos à qualidade do sinal e ao nível de potência, sempre buscando manter os 180 kW. - 6.180 kHz - Também nesse caso a transmissão se dá através de equipamentos velhos, considerados obsoletos, mas que, através de modificações conseguimos uma extensão na sua vida útil. Como agravante principal temos que o transmissor encontra-se inoperante devido a necessidade de 01 válvula de potência. O processo de aquisição tornou- se complicado devido a problemas com o fornecedor, vencedor de um processo licitatório, mas que apresentou unidades com problemas técnicos que foram recusadas nos testes de aceitação. Além de iniciar novo processo de compra de válvulas, contamos também com a autorização de verba para compra de novos transmissores à exemplo do caso acima. Esperamos ter esclarecido tudo e gostaríamos de que fosse chamado a atenção do ouvinte que ele tem também a opção de sintonizar a Rádio Nacional na frequência de 980 kHz. Hoje estamos operando com 200 kW e com boa cobertura na Amazônia." Pedimos desculpas pela demora em responder e agradecemos sua participação. Atenciosamente, Carolina Farah, Assessora da Ouvidoria da Empresa Brasil de Comunicação - EBC (via Paulo Henrique Lima, March 22, radioescutas yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DXLD) ** BRAZIL. 11830, R. Daqui, Goiânia GO, 1921-1954, 17 Mar, prorgram announcements, MW frequency (1230 kHz) announcement, songs, TCs; 35443, but poor audio quality which they haven't solved in many weeks. 11855, R. Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 1931-1957, 17 Mar, country songs program; 35443. Their 9630 (9629.9 when I last observed them back in February) outlet seems to be performing poorly (Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 15190, R. Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte MG, 1932-1957, 19 Mar, foot/ball match report, Cruzeiro vs. Cruzeiro do Norte; 34443, QRM de GNE. They're audible throughout the day (Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 15189.96, Radio Inconfidência, 2103-2200+, March 25, Portuguese talk. ID at 2104. Local ballads. Weak but readable. Improved to good levels by 2235. Weak // 6010 noted after 2200. No sign of Radio Africa today (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) 15190, R. Inconfidência, March 29 at 0116, fair with flutter, DJ greeting listeners. In A-11 should be blocked by WYFR, also in Portuguese to Brasil at 2200-2445, as yet unchecked. See also SPAIN [and non] (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 15190, Rádio Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte, 0900-0935, 29-03, Portuguese, male, comments, identification: "Seis horas, 880 AM, ondas curtas, 6010 kHz, faixa de 49 metros, 15190 kHz, faixa de 19 metros, FM 100.9 MHz, Rede Inconfidência de rádio, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil", program "Trem Caipira", with Brazilian music and comments. 24322 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Lugo, Grundig Satellit 500 and Sony ICF SW 7600 G, Antenna; cable, 8 meters, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 15190, R. Inconfidência, March 31 at 2310 mixing about equally with WYFR Portuguese to Brasil, making lo and wavering het. That`s better than to be expected, and depending on whether WYFR begins to drop out/skip over. At same time, WYFR had much stronger signals on 15130 and 15440, not aimed at Brasil. This was on the DX-398 portable; rechecked at 2338 on the FRG-7, WYFR was way on top; too much antenna? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 25925-LSB, renegade out-of-banders. 1514 March 26, 2011. Simplex, two Braso-Portuguese talkers, echo audio but otherwise very good (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BULGARIA. 11600, March 31 at 0527 open carrier with flutter; 0530 starts speaking German, but keeps dropping off the air several times; 0531.5 back on with carrier only. Without knowing the exact schedule, I figure it`s Bulgaria, and probably // 9600 --- tuning down there at 0532, yes, it is // as 11600 resumes some fitful German (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CAMBODIA [non]. From new A11 TDP schedule above under BELGIUM [non] The Khmer Post Radio 1200-1300 9960 AM mtwtfss Khmer Asia Source: http://www.airtime.be/schedule.html Looks like this is a new one; due west from T8WH/KHBN. TDP has quite an archive of clandestine clients, http://www.airtime.be/whose.html each with a neat logo, most of which are no longer on the air, but not yet this one, the only Khmer one being: http://www.khmerkrom.org/ Anyone have any info on the new one or how to reach it? Yes, it must be from this podcast: http://thekhmerpost.com/Podcast/ (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA [and non]. 15365, RCI, 1832, English. A little surprised to hear this so well, with pop song and commentary by a woman, who asked Canadian listeners to phone-in their comments and for overseas listeners to e-mail or snail-mail comments. 16 March (David Sharp, NSW: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8, ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010, Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026, MFJ 959C, Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Re: RCI Abandons the Americas --- What's ironic is that this month is the 20th anniversary -- can't be possible but it is -- of Ian McFarland's departure from RCI amidst the end of SWL Digest. Seems ironic that RCI says bye-bye to the USA 20 years later. RC (Richard Cuff, March 23, ODXA yg via DXLD) At 0003 UT Mar 24 it was announced during "The Dink" that as of this Sunday (the start of the A11 broadcast season) RCI will no longer we available on Sirius satellite radio. Barring shortwave reception, then you'll be forced to listen on line at http://www.rcinet.ca (Mark Coady, Ont., ibid.) CBC Radio 1 and CBC Radio 3, however, are and will remain available on Sirius and they're far superior to RCI at this point anyway. Honestly, I can't remember when I last bothered tuning RCI in there or on shortwave. Whenever I did so on Sirius the program was in Chinese or Arabic (John Figliozzi, Halfmoon, NY, ibid.) I just got an e-mail from RCI confirming they have dropped all English and French to North America but do not give a reason for this. I suspect that, since CBC domestic programming is on Sirius and NPR, that played into the decision. – (Mark Coady, Peterborough, ON K9J 6X3, March 24, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Re >>> ** CANADA [and non]. Hi Glen[n] - At the end of Radio Canada International's "The Link" broadcast at 1702 UT today, it was announced that as of April 1, Sirius would no longer be carrying RCI programs <<< See also http://rciaction.org/blog/ Posted Feb 9: "She confirmed that RCI contract with Sirius Satellite Radio would come to an end on March 31, 2011. The loss of about $500,000 of revenue means that there will be cuts among contractual employees." And before that, on Jan 12: "She also added that there would be more cuts at the service." (Kai Ludwig, Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) CANADA / VATICAN, RCI in Arabic, via Vatican City according to RCI's tech schedule, on 7230, heard 0308-0358* on 3/27. (Chuck Albertson, Seattle, Wash., Sent via BlackBerry, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6115, strong open carrier, March 27 at 0641 and earlier in the hour; presumed Sackville which decided to burn kW even tho with A-11 there is no longer any CRI English relay here at 06-07, and hence no audio input. 17735, 15330 and 15235, RCI`s ONLY remaining English frequencies from Sackville (an hour of DRM aside), Sunday March 27 at 2050 in `Maple Leaf Mailbag`, its irrepressibly cheery host acknowledging listeners in India, Russia, Florida, etc. Slightly better signal on 15330 than the others, in use at 2000-2100 for Africa. Re my last report, RCI in English on 15330 before 2100: I heard it there, but checking the A-11 schedule later, it`s supposed to be on 13650 which I did not check, with 15330 on the air only after 2100 in French. Are they confused in Sackville about ADT vs UT vs A11 changes? Checking RCI`s only English from Sackville again, 20-21 scheduled on 17735, 15235 and 13650: March 28, like March 27 it is NOT on 13650, but instead 15330 at 2010. There is residual lite bubble jamming underneath from Cuba against nothing, since R. Martí does not use 15330 at all in A-seasons. At 2101, 15330 is still on in French when it does appear on the RCI schedules (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. ROGER ABBOTT RIP --- Roger Abbott, a founding member of the CBC program The Royal Canadian Air Farce on radio and television has passed away. SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 2011, A MESSAGE FROM DON FERGUSON: I’m heartbroken to tell you that our beloved friend, Roger Abbott, died last night at Toronto General Hospital, fourteen years after being diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a progressive disease that he kept secret from all but a few close friends and family until a week ago. Roger was the guiding light of Royal Canadian Air Farce since it began in 1973, and all of us who have had the honour of working with him and the pleasure of knowing him will dearly miss his kindness, generosity, integrity, leadership, and wonderful sense of humour. The family requests privacy at this painful time. God bless Roger! http://www.airfarce.com/ To those of you who seek lost objects of history, I wish you the best of luck. They're out there, and they're whispering. - Clive Cussler http://www.doghousecharlie.com [Fred`s tagline] (Fred Waterer, March 27, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I _just_ read about this on the Sowny "board" web site. I've been a fan of the RC Air Farce since the beginning, too young then to know it was the beginning ("Live, from the Curtain Club in Richmond Hill!") That was only a few miles north of me then, so slightly surreal in its geographical nearness and availability on national radio. They inspired a couple of us to create our own "radio shows" whether tape or live to "air"(school PA system) or handed in for English class assignments. My friend John was big into the comedic writing styles especially of Roger and Don. I grooved on the delivery, initially responding the most strongly to Dave Broadfoot, later to that of the entire show cast. Thanks for posting. How sad, he was so poopuler. 73, John – (J. D. Erskine, Victoria, BC, VA7OTC/VE0JD, ODXA yg via DXLD) Roger Abbott, Luba Goy, and Don Ferguson, before there was the Royal Canadian Air Force, would do improv comedy with Dave Broadfoot. I remember seeing them all circa 1971 at the Old Firehall Theatre before it became Second City's home. RIP (Mark Coady, Ont., ibid.) I remember listening to the Air Farce when the programs were on RCI at the time. What a great time to be listening to shortwave, so many creative shows were on at the time from so many broadcasters (Maryanne Kehoe, ibid.) Went to see the Air Farce in Stratford one time; they asked for people to come up from the audience so I stuck my hand up, went up on stage with them and read some jokes out, great time, loved the Air farce and now will relish any episodes I see on TV even more. RIP Roger Abbot (Al ve3gam (Allen McRorie, March 27, ibid.) Death of Roger Abbott, 64, "guiding light of Royal Canadian Air Farce" on CBC Radio. http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2011/03/27/roger-abbott.html (via Kim Elliott, dxldyg via DXLD) with two video tributes Hi, Don't know if you've heard this sad news yet. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2011/03/27/roger-abbott.html We had the good fortune to have a passing acquaintance with Roger and met him on several occasions while visiting CBC Toronto. If you'd like to see a bit more here's the Air Farce memorial page. http://www.airfarce.com/ (Dale Rothert, March 28, WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Yes, I met him once too. Gave me a tour of CBC Radio, Toronto. (Glenn WORLD OF RADIO 1557, ibid.) My wife and I also were the guests of Roger at Roy Thompson Hall for the 20th anniversary radio show. Worried about getting there in winter but the travel was without incident. On a personal note, I've pretty much been literally blown out of shortwave listening. My Icom R-75 took a lightning hit and Icom said it was beyond repair. With all the broadcasters abandoning shortwave for Internet I've been reluctant to buy some kind of replacement. I still have dial-up Internet so I don't get to hear them on line. I'm not happy with the situation but things change over time (Dale Rothert, ibid.) ** CANADA [and non]. IS THE CBC INDISPENSABLE? (It is to MPs who are ignored by local media otherwise) The Corpse http://hlbtoo.wordpress.com/2011/03/23/the-corpse/ Two events in the past few weeks have made me wonder about the future of the CBC. The first is the U.S. House of Representatives vote to stop funding NPR (National Public Radio). NPR is my primary source of information whenever I am in the United States. Outside of New York, Washington, Los Angeles, and maybe Boston and Chicago, it is very difficult to find a decent newspaper that covers major national stories, never mind international news. NPR does all of that and does it well. The stated thinking by the Republican dominated House is that public, non-profit radio should not be funded. There are better uses for taxpayers` money. We all know the real reason has more to do with the Republicans` perception that NPR leans far to the left, especially when it comes to national U.S. issues and politics. As an irregular listener and a Canadian it seems to me that NPR is hardly left wing. By my great white northern standards NPR seems pretty centrist, leaning somewhat to the right on international stories, especially those that involve the United States. According to Jeffrey Dvorkin, who should know, he headed the news at NPR and went on to become the NPR ombudsman, the big stations in places like New York and L.A. will be able to carry on with listener, corporate and charitable donations. In smaller centers the stations could disappear. In other words, where there is an alternative to NPR it will still function, where there is no alternative it may disappear leaving hundreds of millions of people with only extreme right wing shock jocks, religious programming and centrally programmed music stations. As first world countries go, America looks to me to already have the most ignorant population when it comes to politics, both internal and international. This decision, if it stands will surely make the problem worse, leaving no radio alternative to the Rush Limbaughs of the broadcast world who peddle lies and half-truths on the important issues facing Americans. CBC Radio is basically NPR in Canada. Sure there are differences, but it gets the same sort of listeners, albeit a heck of a lot more than NPR by percentage of the listening audience. Is it possible, could a Stephen Harper majority government look south and say to themselves, what a great idea? We could save a bundle of dough by cutting CBC. A few years ago I would have laughed at the prospect. Even when CBC TV was going through major problems, strikes, Stursburgian leadership issues, the radio service was being hailed as an example of how the CBC gets it right. That was before the dismantling of Radio 2 as a classical music station that resulted in the loss of up to 50% of the audience and a move by CBC Radio One to broaden its musical and content horizons to get more youthful listeners. Radio One has managed to hold most of its audience because of shows like As It Happens which have been around for decades. But there is much unhappiness with CBC radio among the people I talk to. They still listen, maybe not as much as before, but there is little else to listen to if you are a news and information junkie. The numbers say that the changes have not drawn in new young listeners. So with less enthusiastic listeners and dropping numbers could Stephen Harper get away with major cuts that spell doom for CBC? I`m not sure, but it does worry me. The second event that got to me was an appearance on a panel discussion about media and topical events that I took part in on CTS. The show is called Behind the Story and is deftly hosted by Richard Landau. You should have a look at the program if you get an opportunity, you may be pleasantly surprised. In any case, one of my fellow panelists was National Post Columnist Lorne Gunter. His columns are thoughtful, provocative and generally make excellent arguments, even when I disagree with them. Lorne is based in Alberta. At one point in the show he said that the CBC was irrelevant to anyone outside southern Ontario and Quebec. He said he looked forward to the end of the CBC under a Harper government. He surprised me for two reasons. First, I always thought the success of CBC was stronger in rural Canada and I do know that historically the CBC gets its best numbers in Manitoba and Newfoundland. I spent four years in Nova Scotia and CBC radio dominated. My wife is from New Brunswick and she grew up listening to only CBC radio and watching CBC TV. The second reason is that CBC, even at just over a billion dollars per year is highly underfunded and frankly costs each Canadian a pittance for a service that has the ability and mandate to bring Canadians together and showcase Canadian talent. I`m sure Lorne believes like many in the Tory party that CBC is a left wing cabal. That doesn`t make it true, and more to the point, I like reading columnists I disagree with and hearing what politicians and opinion makers on the right and the left have to say. As a journalist and a broadcaster I have always believed the more outlets available and the more money being spent on getting the best stories and angles the better off we all are. During the last CBC lockout I was having a lunch discussion with a CBC staffer who lamented the lack of public interest into the loss of CBC programming on both radio and television. He said that if the strike had happened 10 years earlier many in the public would be demanding an end to the strike or at least would be upset by the loss of programming. There is a lesson in all this. The CBC is losing its place in the Canadian broadcast scene. It may be the programming, it may be the underfunding, it may even be the pointless chasing of younger ears and eyeballs. I suspect it is all of the above. But with a Harper majority government a strong possibility it behooves the CBC to take a hard look at itself. I suggest that the corporation go back to basics: a news service that is respected and viewed; journalism that sets the standard in Canada; a leadership role in documentary production; excellent drama that enlightens and informs; coverage of things that no one else will cover because of cost or interest like the arts and amateur sports. First the CBC has to become indispensable again=85then it can grow and prosper (via Dan Say, alt.radio.networks.cbc via Mike Cooper, DXLD) ** CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC. REP. CENTRO-AFRICANA, 5035, R. Centrafrique, Bimbo, 1911-1914*, 17 Mar, vernacular, talks, abrupt closure; 35342. Audible again on 19/3 at 1835, and off a few minutes past 7 PM (Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHAD. 6165, RTV du Chad (presumed); 2233-2330+, 21-Mar; Lengthy speech by W in French to 2249 into lengthy speech by M in French. No break at 2300. SIO = 443- with muted audio; increased splash QRM from 6175, presumed CRI in Spanish via Albania after 2300. Nothing on 4905 or 7120 (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, All logged by ear, on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6165, RNT N'Djamena, 0504-0510, March 22, French. M announcer with talk & Afropop/hi-life music; poor-fair in ECCS-LSB with light 6160- CKZN, Newfoundland splash (Scott R. Barbour Jr. Intervale, N.H. USA, NRD-545, MLB-1, 200' Beverages, 60m dipole, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6165, RNT, 2205-2232*, March 25, French talk. Afro-pop music. Sign off with National Anthem at 2231. Poor to fair with some adjacent channel splatter (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) ** CHINA. 4940, Voice of Strait (VOS). Back in 2005 (March), the program “Focus on China” (FoC) was heard both Saturday and Sunday. For three years after that I was unable to hear it due to a change in their broadcasting time. Finally noted again in 2008, but by then was only on the air Sunday. Since then VOS has continued broadcasting FoC only on Sunday, until today. Saturday, March 26, heard FoC from tune in at 1514 to the end of the program at 1535. News items about China in English; Ministry of Health has passed a ban on smoking in public buildings; smoking zones to be away from public places; 1534: “Listeners we conclude this week’s edition of Focus on China”; VOS email and postal address given; final ID in English: “This is the Voice of Taiwan Strait News Radio”; mostly poor; no trace of AIR Guwahati. This new ending time conforms to that as reported recently by Harold Sellers, et al. In past years was either 1500-1525, 1500-1530 or 1530-1600. What will tomorrow (Sunday) bring? Will their new schedule now be Saturday and Sunday? When does FoC actually start? Clearly this needs more monitoring. 4940, Voice of Strait. March 27 (Sunday) found no “Focus on China” program during 1455 to 1538; which was also confirmed by Mauno Ritola (Finland); nice to hear two IDs in English (“This is the Voice of Taiwan Strait News Radio”) at 1430 and 1435, but otherwise in Chinese. So perhaps the new schedule is now only a Saturday broadcast, unless this weekend was an anomaly. Need to check again next weekend (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 5050, Beibu Bay Radio (BBR), 1400, March 22. Pips (5+1); TC in Chinese; multi-language series of IDs (including English: “FM 96.4 Beibu Bay Radio”); multi-language series of “Hello B-B-R” (in Chinese: “Ni Hao B-B-R” - pronounced: Nee HaOW); “B-B-R news”, but as usual news was in Vietnamese; strong signal; audio of ID at http://www.box.net/shared/4sq05otb7r (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 7110-7150, Intruder into worldwide 40m hamband, OTH radar pulses, March 31 at 1250, same rate and sound as several other spots, but variable intensities, 6960-7000, 6460-6510, 6780-6840, all approx.; presumed from here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA [and non]. Firedrake March 23: 8400, poor at 1324; no 10300 or any other found. 17790, March 24 at 1306 and still at 1324, big collision between BBC Uzbek via Woofferton, and CNR1 jamming at about equal level // 7540 jammer against BBC Mandarin via Thailand. Uzbek is at 1300-1330 only. So the ChiCom continue to intervene in the internal affairs of Uzbekistan. Firedrake March 25: 8400, poor at 1228 10300 good with flutter at 1236; very poor at 1537 recheck 15375, fair mixing with something at 1308 and 1357. Now 8400 and 10300 are off so cannot compare whether //. The target is R. Free Asia in Tibetan, 75 degrees via UAE at 11-14. Firedrake March 26: 8400, poor at 1332 10300, good at 1330 12240, poor at 1329 12980, good at 1330 13130, very good at 1329 13970, poor at 1327 14970, fair at 1322 15900, fair at 1322 16980, fair at 1325, mixed with noise; none others up to 20 MHz At 1330-1332 I checked which ones were // with which: one group in //: 8400 10300 12980 13130 13970 16980; another group in // only to each other: 12240 14970 15900 At 1522, all those were gone, but FD could be heard on 9450, mixing with a 100 kW Sound of Hope transmitter in Taiwan at 14-16 per Aoki. 15375, CNR1 jamming at 1335 against something, i.e. RFA in Tibetan via UAE until 1400. {Note: the day before, this was jammed by Firedrake} (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also INDIA 13850, tentative Firedrake music noted at 0455 UT March 27, S=9+15dB (Wolfgang Büschel, Stuttgart, Germany, March 27, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 10300 / 12240 / 12980 / 13130 / 16100, "Firedrake" jammers. 1138-1155 March 27, 2011. All in perfect synch parallel, with frequencies (respectively), excellent; very good; excellent; excellent; and fair- poor. But recheck just after 1200, all were silent. A real jammerfest while it lasted. Fun! (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Firedrake March 27: 10300, poor at 1336 // 13130 11500, poor at 1527, mixing with something else. Aoki A-11 not up yet, but B-10 showed Sound of Hope 1530-1600 via Tajikistan, CNR1 jamming 12980, very good at 1333 13130, very good at 1330 13500, poor at 1331, and not // the others. One of those 100-watt SOH nuisance frequencies, per B-10 Aoki. 15900, poor at 1250 No other FD found 12-19 MHz around 1334. 17705, March 27 at 1252, Indian music over Chinese talk CCI, i.e. AIR Chinese service vs CNR1 jamming; but no Arabic from BSKSA heard tho still supposedly scheduled here too. See also EAST TURKISTAN. Firedrake March 28, all //: 15900, good with flutter at 1346 14700, very poor at 1346 13500, good with flutter at 1347 13130, good at 1347 No others found 10-17 MHz (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Firedrake, 0336-0400, March 29. 14720 // 16100 were not // with 13500, 13970, 14400, 14900, 15900, 16980 and 17170 (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Firedrake March 29: 8400, fair with flutter at 1246, mixing with something, while normally alone: presumably Sound of Hope, on higher power now? 12240, VG at 1316, flutter 12600, VG at 1345 // 13130, 12240; unusual frequency 13130, VG at 1316 15545, fair with flutter at 1352 // others. Nothing scheduled on 15545; maybe wandering SOH or Voice of Tibet used it today 15900, JBA at 1315 No others found up to 19 MHz by 1357. 11595, March 29 at 1406, CNR1 jamming plus noise roar, against an IBB Tibetan service via Kuwait, the jamming // 12040. Firedrake March 30: 8400, fair March 30 at 1250; no others found up to 18 MHz by 1317, but plenty more later: 12240, very poor at 1346 // 15900 12600, poor at 1346, not // 15670 but // 15900 13130, very poor at 1347 13500, poor at 1347 // 15670 15520, fair at 1338 // 8400, and also a het circa 15522. A-11 Aoki not available yet, and nothing to account for this in B-10, but likely either peripatetic clandestine Sound of Hope, or Voice of Tibet 15540, very poor at 1353, not positive it`s FD; hi side het like 15520 15670, poor with flutter at 1342 // 15520. Same comment as 15520 15900, poor at 1342, not // 15670 16100, good at 1349 // 15670 16980, fair at 1348 // 15670 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA [and non]. 9650 again this A-season has a big collision at 1300 March 28 between CRI English via Sackville, CANADA and RNW Dutch via Tinang, PHILIPPINES. We repeatedly complained about this last summer, but old habits are hard to break. First of all, it makes no sense to go from a higher band in the winter to a lower one in the summer for a transmission at the same time: 11885 for CRI English via Canada at 13-14 during B-seasons, down to 9650 in A-seasons. RNW lasts only until 1327 (or plus 3-minute bonus of erroneous English? Must check for that again), but until then the signals are roughly equal here, making them both useless, contrary to theory since RNW is 200 degrees from Tinang toward Indonesia, and we ought to be in prime coverage area of 240 degrees from Sackville (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 17515, raucous CNR1 programming, extremely annoying hyper-assertive announcer, March 28 at 1328, good with heavy flutter. First assumption is that it must be a jammer rather than a service on its own merits, and that is correct, to block BBC Uzbek via Thailand at 1300-1330; something else via Tashkent itself is scheduled after 1330 on 17515 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Some CRI signals direct from China were heard on 3/28 and 3/29: English on 9835 heard at fair-to-good level at 2330; 7350 had good level from 0000, likely aimed at Europe (Joe Hanlon, NJ, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** COLOMBIA. I asked Rafael Rodríguez in Colombia about the relations to Alcaraván R nowadays. Here is his answer (Anker Petersen, Ed, DSWCI DX Window March 23 via DXLD) ”The first frequency operated was 6010 kHz. At that moment did it relay the signal Alcaraván Radio 1530 kHz and after we made programation as La Voz de tu Conciencia and some hours at day continue relay Alacaraván, but others hours specially at night the programation only La Voz de tu Conciencia. Later we obtained the frequency 5910 kHz and relayed the FM signal Marfil Estéreo (88.8 MHz local) for many years, but this was irregular with Mincomunicaciones de Colombia. This year was decided to separate this signal, and we made a new programation to Alcaraván Radio to 1530 and 5910 kHz. And now on 6010 kHz renovated programation all day La Voz de tu Conciencia; although must be said, both station have similar programation, basic Colombian music, predical from Martin Stendall and few hours local announcers in live.” (Rafael Rodriguez, Bogotá, DC, Colombia, Mar 20, DSWCI DX Window March 23 via DXLD) predical = preaching ** COLOMBIA [non]. EE.UU RADIO CIUDAD GLOBAL EN ONDA CORTA Y EN LA RED QSL de Radio Ciudad Global - Colombia Radio Ciudad Global está en Onda Corta por los 9955 kHz, los días Lunes entre las 0300 a 0330 UT del Martes; los días Jueves difundimos musicales y documentales en dos horarios: El primero de 2200 a 2300 UT y el segundo de las 0300 a 0330 UT del Viernes, todo vía Radio Miami Internacional. También puede encontrar nuestros programas de la semana en: (((((((( http://www.radiociudadglobal.com ))))))))))) (via Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, March 14, DXLD) Jeff, Is this correct and current? Not on your program schedule still dated Feb 1. Nor on your list of programs. When did it start? (Glenn to Jeff White, WRMI, March 14, ibid.) Oops. Missed this one, Glen[n]. Yes, it's correct, and it began March 15 UT. Sked for Radio Ciudad Global is: 0300-0330 UT martes 2200-2300 UT jueves 0300-0330 UT viernes 0630-0700 UT sabado (Jeff White, WRMI, March 26, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CONGO DR. CONGO-Kinshasa, 5066.3, R. Candip, Bunia, 1816-1904*, 18 Mar, Vernacular, phone-ins, French for religious propaganda program "seasoned" with songs in French too, s/off announcements at 1903; 35433, but deteriorating (Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5066.35, 18+19/03, 1742-1904*, Radio Candip, Bunia, Congo Democratic, Tentative. just final talk and S/off. On 19/03 at 1742 woman talking. At 1820 still on air, talks in French, better signal. FAIR/WEAK. BOC23 (Giampiero Bernardini, Con Dario Monferini, DX editor di Play DX sono tornato a Bocca di Magra per un'altra DX night session, la numero 23, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 22/03/2011, 1744, 5066.3, R Télé Candip, Bunia, COD, px mx - Suff. Ciao e buoni DX 73! (Mauro - Giroletti, Italy, Lat. 45 25'0"N Long. 9 7'0"E -Locator grid. Jn 45 Nk, bclnews.it yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DXLD) Radio Tele Candip, proprio ora. 5066.3, Radio Tele Candip, Bunia, 1805-1810, mar 24, afro music, talk, 23222 (Leonardo Peppe, playdx yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DXLD) ** COSTA RICA. 5954.22, Radio República, 2350-0000 subjected to unsuccessful jamming, ID en español 25 March (Bob Wilkner, Icom 746Pro I, Drake R8, NRD 535D, Amplified Elliptic Low Pass Audio Filters, Noise Reducing Antenna, 60 Meter Dipole, 41 meter dipole, Pompano Beach, South Florida, US, Cumbre DX via DXLD) 5954.25, 2345-2355, CLANDESTINE, 26.03, R República, via Guápiles, Spanish discussion, 32232 (Anker Petersen, on my AOR AR7030PLUS with a longwire antenna and heard this in Skovlunde, Denmark, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) ** CROATIA [and non]. VOICE OF CROATIA (Glas Hrvatske), Zagreb - A11 ------------------------------------------------------------ 0000-0100 3985 Eu Deanovec 10 kW/ N-D # 7375 NAm-E Wertachtal 100 kW/ 300 degrees # 7375 SAm Wertachtal 100 kW/ 240 degrees @ 9925 NAm-E Nauen 100 kW/ 300 degrees @ 9925 SAm Wertachtal 100 kW/ 240 degrees 0100-0300 3985 Eu Deanovec 10 kW/ N-D # 7375 NAm-E&W Wertachtal 100 kW/ 315 degrees # 7375 SAm Wertachtal 100 kW/ 240 degrees @ 9925 NAm-E&W Wertachtal 100 kW/ 315 degrees @ 9925 SAm Wertachtal 100 kW/ 240 degrees 0300-0500 3985 Eu Deanovec 10 kW/ N-D # 7375 NAm-W Wertachtal 100 kW/ 325 degrees @ 9925 NAm-W Nauen 100 kW/ 325 degrees 0500-0800 7410 Eu Deanovec 100 kW/ N-D 0800-1100 7410 Eu Deanovec 100 kW/ N-D 11675 Au&NZ Kranji 100 kW/ 140 degrees 1100-1200 7410 Eu Deanovec 100 kW/ N-D 11675 Au Kranji 100 kW/ 140 degrees 1200-1600 7410 Eu Deanovec 100 kW/ N-D 1600-1800 1134 Eu Rasinovac 600 kW/ 315 degrees 7410 Eu Deanovec 100 kW/ N-D 1800-2200 1134 Eu Rasinovac 600 kW/ 315 degrees 3985 Eu Deanovec 10 kW/ N-D 2200-2245 1134 Eu Rasinovac 600 kW/ 315 degrees 3985 Eu Deanovec 10 kW/ N-D # 7375 SAm Wertachtal 100 kW/ 240 degrees @ 9925 SAm Wertachtal 100 kW/ 240 degrees 2245-2300 3985 Eu Deanovec 10 kW/ N-D # 7375 SAm Wertachtal 100 kW/ 240 degrees @ 9925 SAm Wertachtal 100 kW/ 240 degrees 2300-2400 3985 Eu Deanovec 10 kW/ N-D # 7375 NAm-E Wertachtal 100 kW/ 300 degrees # 7375 SAm Wertachtal 100 kW/ 240 degrees @ 9925 NAm-E Nauen 100 kW/ 300 degrees @ 9925 SAm Wertachtal 100 kW/ 240 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------ VOICE OF CROATIA (Glas Hrvatske), Zagreb - A11 LANG SCHEDULE ------------------------------------------------------------ 0200-0215 ENGLISH 0230-0245 SPANISH 0600-0605 ENGLISH MON-FRI 1000-1005 ENGLISH MON-FRI 1200-1205 SPANISH MON-FRI 1400-1410 ITALIAN [from R Rijeka] MON-FRI 1600-1615 ENGLISH MON-FRI 1600-1605 ENGLISH SAT-SUN 1730-1740 HUNGARIAN [from R Osijek] MON-SAT 1800-1805 GERMAN 1805-1810 ENGLISH [simulcast with HR1] MON-SAT 2215-2230 ENGLISH 2230-2245 SPANISH OTHER TIMES ARE IN CROATIAN ------------------------------------------------------------ # 27/MAR - 09/MAY/2011 & 07/SEP - 29/OCT/2011 @ 10/MAY - 06/SEP/2011 Best regards & many 73s! (Dragan Lekic from Serbia, March 22, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DXLD) Note: from March 27 V of Croatia do not use 6165 kHz at all (Lekic, March 28, ibid.) ** CUBA. 670 (new) Radio Rebelde, unknown site. 1710 March 25, 2011. Surprise! A second Rebelde on 670 (just maybe a third), way underneath the big signal Arroyo Arenas area Rebelde. Audio is just under a second behind the big one. Tune-in to "Noticias Nacional de Radio" news feed hook-up (1700-1730). Checked back after 1730 to confirm it was not a Cuba station other than Rebelde, and indeed Rebelde audio remained out-of-synch with the strong one. Wherever it is, it's definitely central to western Cuba, to be heard here mid-day. Almost seemed to be yet a third Rebelde virtually in synch with the weak one as well, but not certain. Obviously, a concentrated effort to block WWFE, Miami's Spanish signal. [HISP-D5] 910, Radio Metropolitana, Arroyo Arenas, Ciudad de la Habana. 1758 March 25, 2011. Spanish disco, female ID. Excellent, but just like six days ago at this same site, still overdriven audio. Local WTWD, Plant City is easily nulled at this site. Not so at the QTH. [HISP-D5] 980, COCO, El Periódico del Aire, Sapo, Ciudad de la Habana. 1800 March 25, 2011. Surprised to pull this one in, and so well at that what with local 970 WFLA's IBOC. Very tight nulling of WFLA with this very good, 1803 female "... Radio Centro de Cuba... la emisora COCO..." [HISP-D5] 1000, Radio Cadena Habana, unknown site, western Cuba. 1705 March 25, 2011. Unlike six days ago at this same site, no Radio Artemisa audio. Instead, back to Radio Cadena Habana (parallel 1020), confirming it's the same transmitter. Very good, with female announcer, into Instituto de Meteorología de Cuba telco weather forecast for the day (with bad echo). A short report, the weather there no doubt as perfect as it was here today. [HISP-D5] HONEYMOON ISLAND STATE PARK LOGS: NOTE: Logs appended with HISP were made mid-day at Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL. For this remote session, we additionally appended are "R75" or "D5" to indicate the ICOM IC-R75 with 150 feet of random wire on ground pointing roughly NNW into the northern Gulf of Mexico, or the "D5" portable Sangean PR-D5 barefoot were used to make the log. For more on Honeymoon Island State Park, and other Florida remote DX sites, visit: http://sites.google.com/site/floridadxn/remote-florida-dx-ing-sites (Terry Krueger, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. 5025, R. Rebelde, Bauta, 1016-fade/out 1050, 21 Mar, morning program Haciendo Radio; 35443. The parallel 1620 outlet was observed on 17 Mar at 2309-2316 with an oldies (60s) music program, 24442, QRM de ARGENTINA (presumed). (Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5025, R. Rebelde, March 25 at 0517 with distorted undermodulated audio during talk, rather like out of phase stereo into mono. A shame, as this has lots of good music. 5025, March 26 at 0540, R. Rebelde back to good modulation after breakdown last night; lots of drumming and percussion at the moment, from our much more music station (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA [and non]. RHC has finally updated its own schedule March 24 showing timeshifts for Spanish and other changes, as previously publicized in DXLD 11-12. http://www.radiohc.cu/espanol/c_frecuencia/frecuencias.htm Have not compared it line by line to our version, but does show English at 19-20 on 11760, 23-24 on 5040, both one hour earlier now. Also still shows 6050 in use at 01-07, despite promises to HCJB that RHC would not be using it in A-11. 11760 in Spanish is shown at ``24-05`` but nothing there March 23 at 0221. I check again at 0502, and now 11760 is on and in English, contrary to schedule. Apparently these are just sloppy overruns of the scheduled Spanish, with the feed switching to English at 05. This time 11760 went off at 0504. At 0505, 6010 was still off, believed to be the same transmitter. By 0509 it had come on, in English. Meanwhile, at 0503, despite Spanish ending at 0500, `Revista Informativa de la Noche` was starting another playback on 12010; then the signal began to cut down, but not out, like a loose connexion in the antenna, or maybe an uncooperative off-switch. 9790, at 0509 had huge open carrier, no doubt the 250 kW 305 degree relay of CRI at 0300-0500 still not turned off. Has happened before. 9955, Israel Radio via WRN via WRMI with an English report about Syria at 0510 March 23 has lite bubble-jamming intermittently, not what we usually hear from Cuba, but can`t imagine it coming from anywhere else. Next night, UT March 24, I tune 11760 at 0455 and some British tune is playing, but 0456 RHC Spanish signing off until 1100, giving all the morning frequencies. Now it`s // 5040, 12010 and 12040. At 0504, 11760 is still on but in English, 12010 is off, but 12040 is still on not // with music, presumably Spanish service. At 0516 final check of 6010, and this time it has still not come up in English (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6010, RHC by 0517 March 25 was on in English, and 11760 off as well as Spanish on 5040 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA [and non]. 5040, March 27 at 0603, RHC Spanish is still on, more than an hour past official closedown time now. No Spanish frequencies to be heard on 6 MHz band; perhaps the RadioCuba operator fell asleep and forgot to turn off 5040. Recheck at 0643 just as it said ``les ofrecemos a Vds.`` the next program, faded out audio to dead air. Meanwhile, RHC English at 0603 had Arnie Coro`s `Breakthru` about windmills, best on 6010, then 6050, 6150, 6060. This is supposed to be toward the end rather than beginning of hour-long repeats. `En Contacto` DX program remains Sunday at 1335; March 27 I heard most of it on 11760, about early Cuban radio history, including R. Caibarién; and marking the RHC 50th anniversary, when the RHC Bauta transmitter site had been set up in 1961, Che`s pilot took the first director of the Bauta center, Luis --- Mendoza, up to see how vulnerable it was, being painted gray and white, and told him to have the buildings repainted olive green. The first 100 kW transmitter, a Brown Boveri, had a non-direxional antenna covering all the Americas, and was visited not by Fidel, but by Pres. Osvaldo Dorticós. Four anti-aircraft guns from China were also installed to protect it during the Bay of Pigs. By the 1962 October crisis, a second transmitter was on the air. 17750 in open carrier over VOA Kurdish, at 1408, but off at 1445. Another Sunday-only channel for VENEZUELA, q.v., 13750, was absent at 1528. 11760 reconfirmed with R. Havano Kubo in Esperanto, Sunday March 27 at 1519 quick check. On the first day of A-11, R. Martí makes its usual seasonal frequency changes, but the incompetent DentroCuban Jamming Command misses them, allowing RM to get thru jamming-free, such as: 6030, March 27 at 1242, RM clear, no jamming. 11845, March 27 at 1306, RM VG with no jamming on reactivated summer- only channel at 13-17, report on the persecution of Max Marambio. Meanwhile at 1306, wall-of-noise jamming on 11930 (now scheduled at 14-24), and at 1536 on 15330, both Martíless, the latter not used at all in A-seasons (but the DCJC still jammed it sporadically during A- 10). 11845 still in the clear at 1526 with sports/boxing report. 11670, checking whether RNV is still on at 22-23, and thus blocking INDIA [q.v.] after 2200, March 27 at 2253 instead it`s RHC in Portuguese! Per RHC`s latest schedule this is supposed to be only on 15230 at 22-23, but when rechecked at 2256, 11670 is off, and 15230 only bears a weak R. Australia. However, RHC Portuguese is now on the huge 15250 signal, changing at 2300 to RHC English, much better than // 5040 which is supposed to be the only frequency for it at that hour, while the RNV relay is habitually on both 13680 and 15250 at 23-24. On the contrary, at 2256 March 27, huge 13680 had RNV closing in English, and restarting at 2300 partly in English on how Venezuela and intellexuals all over the world are supporting Q`Daffy, a kindred evil spirit to El Hugazo. So has RHC gots its feedlines all crossed up, or what? 6010, UT Monday March 28 at 0610 `DXers Unlimited` is starting with coded message like spy numbers, studio quality canned intro by Arnie, then his voice switching to deliberately degraded filtered phone- quality content of new show; also on 6050, 6060, 6150. It seems Arnie is maliciously re-expanding usage of 6050 to hurt HCJB. When RHC quit 24-hour broadcasts at the end of January, that freed 6050 for HCJB at least in the mornings from its *0825, and 6050 was not one of RHC`s morning frequencies from *1200. But March 28 at 1259 tune-in, 6050 is on the air with frequency announcements, but before they got down to the ones on 49m, cut off the air at 1300* sharp as 25m channels were about to be given. 6050 is apparently on the air now from the summer start of *1100. It also had the het from off-frequency Malaysia altho by 1300 HCJB has faded out here. RHC schedule at http://www.radiohc.cu/espanol/c_frecuencia/frecuencias.htm as of 1622 UT March 28 still shows 6050 only for English at 01-07, so there is some slim hope this -1300* usage was merely a mistake. Time will tell. That schedule will likely be modified, only for RHC`s own benefit, to get away from some A-11 collisions which could have been avoided if Cuba condescended to participate in HFCC advance planning. 5025, Rebelde, March 28 at 1304, altho fading into daylight seemed weaker than it should still be; reduced power and/or modulation? 11845, on the second day of A-11, the incompetent DentroCuban Jamming Command still has not rediscovered R. Martí on its habitual summer channel, jamming-free March 28 at 1323 while jamming nothing on 11930. Also jamming DW on 15330 instead of Martí; see GERMANY [non]. 9570, steady open carrier March 28 at 1410, presumably Cuban operators in no hurry to turn off the CRI relay at 1400, just like 9790 after 0500. How many malnourished DentroCubans could be fed if RadioCuba were just a little more efficient in electrical consumption? Ration food, waste power! 12040, yet another failure of Arnie Coro`s isolationist, go-it-alone frequency ``management``: March 28 at 1432, RHC just ending frequency announcement and starting `Formalmente Informal`, // 11760, 11730, 11690, of which only 11760 is listenable, and 12040 has co-channel QRM in Chinese. No doubt that`s CNR1 ChiCom jamming against VOA Chinese via Tinang, Philippines, now scheduled also on 12040 at 11-15; Commies vs Commies! After the big mixup in RHC languages and RNV relays March 27, I check again March 28. Now things seem back to normal. At 2206, 11670 has RNV in Spanish about Libia; 11770 is RHC in `Revista Iberoamericana` // 12010, 12040, and nothing yet on 13680 or 15250. 11845, March 29 at 1343, DentroCuban Jamming Command has finally caught up with R. Martí on usual A-11 frequency which went unjammed on March 27 and 28, penetrating Cuba for a biday with its evil free speech. No jamming either on 11930 before RM comes up on it too. At 1359, jamming has started on 11930 vs RM carrier as RM cuts on modulation at 1400, under the jamming level here. 12040, March 29 at 1349, RHC buried by ChiCom echo jamming against VOA, Commies vs c-Commies! How long will RHC stick on 12040? 15230, however, no longer has the RHC collision with CRI English via CANADA, since as always in A-seasons at 13-14, that has shifted to 15260. Arnie ignored suggestions from listeners all B-10 to QSY away from China, and what do you bet the collision resumes in B-11, if Cuba is still Communist? 15230 RHC signal at 1348, however is poor with crackles, signal cutting down but not out, a short in the antennas? During boring 50th- anniversary self-promotion, getting to be almost as stultifying as the constant barrage about Los Cinco. On March 28 I caught RHC on 6050 until 1300*, unscheduled frequency surely blocking HCJB again in the mornings if on from *1100. Did not have a chance to check it March 29, but March 30 at 1115, 6050 is not on, just usual 6000, 6095, 6140 and 6150, 49 mb overkill enough for RHC Spanish, and 6050 with presumed HCJB vs the constant het from off- frequency Malaysia (how bad is that in the Amazon?). Same at 1235, still no RHC on 6050, so perhaps it was really a mistake on March 28. 6030, R. Martí still clear of jamming March 30 at 1240 // jammed 7405 as the DCJC must still be out of synch with RM`s A-11 schedule. News about México; the DentroCubans must be so envious of their great, free neighbor to the west (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6030, USA, Radio Martí, Greenville, NC. 1235+ March 27, 2011. In the clear, or so it seems, with no jammers apparent. Maybe because Arnie's Noise Team is all confused with these variable national time DST time changes? Or it's Sunday morning and someone on the Team sleeps in? 11930 strong around 1400, though definitely a jammer underneath. Team Member awake? (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. GOBIERNO CUBANO SE ARMA PARA “CIBERGUERRA” | Noticias | Radio/TV Martí http://www.martinoticias.com/noticias/cuba-yoani-internet-bloguero-118438839.html La decisión de recuperar el monopolio de las telecomunicaciones habría sido el primer paso de su estrategia contra los blogueros. El gobierno de Cuba no cederá un ápice del control de las telecomunicaciones, incluida la telefonía e Internet en la isla porque lo considera estratégico y vital para su seguridad, además de ser un negocio muy rentable, según un ex ministro cubano. José Luis Rodríguez, quién durante 15 años fuera titular de Finanzas y Planificación en Cuba, aseguró en México que el gobierno cubano ya determinó que las telecomunicaciones quedarán en manos del Estado, aún cuando por falta de recursos económicos en 1995 se permitió en el sector la inversión extranjera. En declaraciones publicadas por _el diario mexicano La Jornada_ http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2011/03/21/index.php?section=economia&article=027n1eco Rodríguez admitió que en un primer momento el gobierno permitió la participación de empresas extranjeras en las telecomunicaciones porque no había otra opción, y fue así que la empresa italiana Telecom se asoció con la cubana Etecsa. Pero en enero pasado las autoridades cubanas recuperaron el control absoluto del sector, después de comprar todas las acciones de Telecom a Italia por 706 millones de dólares, según anunció la propia firma en Milán. En los anunciados reajustes económicos del gobierno y que serán aprobados formalmente por el próximo Congreso del Partido Comunista de Cuba, las telecomunicaciones están excluidas de toda posibilidad de inversión extranjera. Recientemente, el director de Regulaciones y Normas del Ministerio de Informática y Comunicaciones, Wilfredo López, aseguró que la isla tendrá este año su primera Ley de Telecomunicaciones. En teoría las intenciones de la ley serían fijar “la soberanía nacional sobre el espectro radioeléctrico, el papel social de las telecomunicaciones, sus perspectivas y los derechos de los operadores”, dijo López. Pero el la práctica el propósito podría ser muy bien el de poder penalizar como una “violación de la integridad territorial cubana” a todo el que por ejemplo facilite a algún ciudadano en la isla la forma de conectarse a Internet o a un canal de telefonía satelital fuera del control del gobierno. Eso explica la constante advertencia de las autoridades de que se está creando una “red clandestina” en Internet para fomentar la “subversión”, y la acusación en la televisión cubana el lunes 21 de marzo a la bloguera Yoani Sánchez de encabezar una “ciberguerra” planeada por EE.UU. Un nuevo capítulo de la serie titulada Las Razones de Cuba, en que el gobierno ha dedicado a "denunciar" las "actividades subversivas" de los opositores, pasó por alto que ser bloguero no sólo es algo inofensivo sino muy natural, y definió que “existe en la Isla una contrarrevolució n de nuevo tipo compuesta por blogueros”. Como respuesta, Yoani publicó en su blog “Generación Y” un video titulado Razones Ciudadanas en el que subraya que las autoridades cubanas no tienen la menor intención de abrir el acceso masivo a Internet y que el control de la web “empeoró” en las últimas semanas. Para Yoani se trata de que el gobierno cubano "está nervioso porque las redes sociales, Twitter, Facebook, pueden jugar en Cuba un papel similar a lo que ocurrió en Egipto, en Túnez, y ahora mismo estamos en otra vuelta de tuerca, en una nueva satanización de la tecnología, de la Internet", dijo (via Oscar de Céspedes, March 22, noticiasdx yg via DXLD) ** CYPRUS [non]. Dardasha 7 Cyprus program in Arabic. 13640 Bad frequency selection at 1900-1930 UT, March 29. Only two remote Perseus SDR-rx in Tampere Finland and Kalix-Lulea in Sweden, showed Dardasha 7 program. B u t RX at Moscow, England, Holland and Greece showed AIR 13640 kHz, also in Arabic language. Need check at 0300 and 0500 UT in the morning, in A-10 MBR read under BVB. 7310 0300-0330 39S WER 125 120 D MBR 11810 0500-0530 46SE NAU 125 185 D MBR 13600 1700-1730 39S NAU 125 130 D MBR 13640 1900-1930 46SE WER 125 180 D MBR Delete : 11635 1700-1730 39S WER 125 120 D MBR 5519 sape 11750 1900-1930 46SE WER 125 180 D MBR 5524 18 (Wolfgang Büschel, March 29, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CYPRUS [and non]. 21785-21810, OTH radar pulses, weak, presumed from here, March 28 at 1333. Could not yet compare it with BBC Cyprus 21470 since that does not take over from Seychelles until 1400; at 1333 that has only a JBA carrier. 17440-17475 approx., intermittent OTH radar pulses March 28 at 1423 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CZECHIA [non]. 9955, R. Prague via WRMI, March 27 at 0610 with monthly science report on a book about ice in Bohemia; good signal and no jamming at the moment (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. 2279.87, Radio Anacaona, 0215-0431*, March 26, 2 x 1140v. Spanish romantic ballads. Spanish talk. IDs. Some US pop ballads by Kenny Rogers, Donna Summer and others. Poor in noisy conditions, but fair on peaks (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) ** EAST TURKISTAN. 17490, CRI English, March 27 at 1253, VG with flutter, and likewise 17650 in Chinese both via Kashgar ending by 1300 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 15190, R. Africa in English: (Presumed) Mar 19 0748-0841 25422-25432, Talk, chorus music, URL announce at 0822 Mar 19 2258* 34333, Closing announce, ID at 2258, 2258 sign off. Mar 20 2254-2256* 34433, Closing announce and ID, 2256 sign off. Mar 21 0743-0823 25422-25432, Talk and chorus music, Address announce and ID at 0816. Mar 22 0740-0805 25332-25322, Talk, ID at 0740 and 0750 and 0753 (Kouji Hashimoto, Japan, Japan Premium March 25, via DXLD) 15190, R. Africa active this Sunday, March 27 at 1944 with YL gospel huxter, poor signal; 2053 check now with an OM, distorted and fluttery (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 15190, Radio Africa, 0605-0612, 28-03, English, male, religious comments. 24332 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Lugo, Grundig Satellit 500 and Sony ICF SW 7600 G, Antenna; cable, 8 meters, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 15190, R. Africa, 1447, March 28. Able to hear this a little earlier than usual; Tony Alamo preaching; much better reception by 1533 with another preacher in English (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ERITREA. ERITREIA, 7175, Voice of the Broad Masses, Selai Dairo, 1710-1802*, 20 Mar, vernacular, talks, local songs, national anthem at 1800; 45433. 7210, Voice of the Broad Masses (presumed; Ethiopia instead perhaps?), Selai Dairo, 1708-1728, 20 Mar, vernacular, local songs; 24431, increasing adjacent QRM (Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7175, VOBM Asmara, 0335-0345, March 22, vernacular. M announcer with talk & HoA music; fair; // 4760-very weak; Eritrea on 4760 is most likely "unidentified" as suggested by G. Hauser in DXLD 11-11 (Scott R. Barbour Jr. Intervale, N.H. USA, NRD-545, MLB-1, 200' Beverages, 60m dipole, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Eritrea is on early today; or did they switch to DST?? No holiday or elections listed. Heard on 26 March 2011 at 0305 UT with news, good signal (O=3-4 with hams) on 7175 kHz, weak // on 7120, and a carrier without audio heard on 7165. News and reports (on Libya) in a language that sounds quite like Arabic, with occasional jingles. 73, (Eike Bierwirth, Leipzig / Germany, JRC NRD525 + DX-10 Pro, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Eike, No daylight saving time in 2011, per http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=700 (Ron Howard, ibid.) ** ETHIOPIA. 9705, R. Ethiopia Addis Ababa, 2038-2101*, March 21, vernacular. HoA & indigenous music with brief announcer between selections; techno music bit at 2058; announcer with presumed s/off announcement; another techno bit & brief announcer into NA; fair. 9705, R. Ethiopia Addis Ababa, 0303-0315, March 22, vernacular. M announcer with talk; techno bit into HoA music; presumed news at 0305; M announcer at 0312 between music bits; fair (Scott R. Barbour Jr. Intervale, N.H. USA, NRD-545, MLB-1, 200' Beverages, 60m dipole, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9705, Radio Ethiopia, 2005-2100:30*, March 25, Amharic talk. Afro-pop music. Local Horn of Africa style pop music. Possible Amharic news at 2057. Sign off with National Anthem at 2059. Strong. Very good signal. No sign of Niger today. 9705, Radio Ethiopia, *0258-0325, March 26, sign on with short IS on electronic keyboard. Opening Amharic announcements and National Anthem at 0259. Three chimes at 0300, Amharic talk and some electronic music. Horn of Africa music followed. Fair to good (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) ** EUROPE. PIRATE. 6305, Radio Powerliner International, 0045-0140, March 26, lite pop music. IDs at 0106,0109. Contact information. Announced location in The Nederlands. Poor in high local noise level (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) ** FRANCE. RFI workers voted again today to extend their strike. Organizers are calling for people to turn out for a Thursday morning meeting where a workers committee is to be briefed on plans to move RFI to the Paris suburbs (Mike Cooper, Mar 23, DX LISTENING DIGEST) On this morning's 1200 RFI English broadcast, newscaster Amanda Morrow said the program schedule would be changing. "We hope you'll join us from 0400 to 0800 on the hour and half-hour, seven days a week," she said. She also mentioned that today's "World Tracks" was the last, ending a program that began in 1997 (Mike Cooper, GA, Mar 25, WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) [and non]. 21580, RFI in French about development in African countries, March 27 at 1322, fair. I thought this was new for A-11, as had not heard in a long time, but was also scheduled in B-10 for 1200- 1330. 17690, March 27 at 1403 songs in French, just music, no announcements heard tho an ``RFI Musique`` might have been inslipped, off at 1430* with no announcement either. Now scheduled for RFI in Spanish, 305 degrees from GUIANA FRENCH to Central & East USA, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean at 1400-1430 and 1600-1630, but no such programming due to strike (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 17690, RFI, March 28 at 1419 in Spanish with `Revista de la prensa`, so taking a break from strike fill-music this Monday, good via GUIANA FRENCH at 1400-1430 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) On the broadcasts/podcasts page http://www.english.rfi.fr/broadcasts the new times shown are 0400-0430, 0500-0530, 0600-0630 and 0700-0800. Announcements made on the Friday 25 and Saturday 26 March podcasts said that the new time from Monday 28 March would be from 0400-0800 and that it would be a daily 4 hour broadcast unlike the morning broadcasts in previous years which were Monday to Friday only and half hours. There were no frequencies announced and there were no podcasts posted on Sunday 27 March and presumably no shortwave broadcasts either. The frequencies page http://www.english.rfi.fr/general/20100208-how-listen-rfi-english and the broadcast schedule page http://www.english.rfi.fr/general/20100205-our-daily-broadcast-schedule have not been updated yet. Regards (Harry Brooks, North East England, UK, March 29, WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) On March 28, I heard the 30 minute broadcasts as usual. This new schema has probably been delayed (Jean-Michel Aubier, France, IBID.) Jean-Michel, Do you have the times and frequencies you heard the broadcasts on? Regards (Harry Brooks, North East England, UK, ibid.) Yes, Harry -- 0400-0430 : 9805 11995 0500-0530 : 15160 + ? 0600-0630 : 11615 17800 0700-0730 : 15615 + ? Regards (Jean-Michel Aubier, ibid.) This message has appeared today, Tuesday 29 March 2011, on the RFI pages linked below, URGENT --- Big changes at RFI in English. A restructuring of Radio France Internationale's English service has led to major changes in our broadcasts and website. Our broadcasts now start at 4 hours GMT and run for four continuous hours. There will no longer be broadcasts at 12, 14, 16 and 17 hours GMT. Most of the features will not longer be broadcast or posted on the website but a daily report on France and a shortened version of Susan Owensby's Sound Kitchen will be. Regards (Harry Brooks, North East England, UK, WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Unable to find RFI in English at 1600 UT on usual 15605 but did hear RFI in Portuguese at that hour on 17605, a new broadcast time with good reception here. Checked again at 1700 on 15605 but still no English, but Portuguese found again at 1900 on 13675, another new time. The RFI website, as usual, had no information about the new schedule for English (Will Flynn, Pennsylvania, March 27, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** FRANCE. [re ALGERIA [non]]: Hello Glenn, On 6175 Radio France International, today at 2144 UT and getting the same heavy echo; doubt if this is the long path coming in causing this echo. But it is always possible. I am located in Quebec, Canada; good DXing (Rick in Sherbrooke QC Canada Tribble, March 25, primetimeshortwave yg via DXLD) ** GABON. 9580, Afrique Numero Un, Moyabi, 2134-2202, March 21, French. Motown/R & B ballads with M announcer between selections; ID & promos at 2159; 4 + 1 pips at ToH into M announcer with news; fair; improving by ToH (Scott R. Barbour Jr. Intervale, N.H. USA, NRD-545, MLB-1, 200' Beverages, 60m dipole, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Some years ago it was reported that the Libyan government had acquired a considerable stake in ANO; how is that going these days? (gh, DXLD) ** GERMANY. Ismaning SW Site History & Images http://members.aon.at/wabweb/frames/ismanf.htm May 2008 images http://members.aon.at/wabweb/frames/ismaningf.htm (Ian Baxter, NSW ,March 26, Shortwavesites Yahoo Group via DXLD) ** GERMANY. Radio 6150, near Munich, Germany testing with only 5 W: Hi, we are testing for the next 24 hours on 6150 kHz, 49 meter band. Still low power, but now using our new and final antenna system with different direction than the other one. Reception reports and audio recordings are welcome at qsl @ radio6150.de Correct reports will be answered with our QSL card. Regards Mark West (1830 UT) 73 (via Christoph Ratzer, Austria, March 21, -- http://www.ratzer.at http://a-dx.at/facebook/ http://www.facebook.com/christoph.dxer dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GERMANY. 5980, 0958-1020 Sunday 20.03, Hamburger Lokalradio, via Kall-Krekel German talk about 1977, German songs, 25232. 6140, *1000-1100* Sunday 20.03, European Music R, via Wertachtal, English frequent ID's, ann nice evergreens from the 1970'ies, R Caroline and R London sounds, 1028 Listener's reports including Erik Koie, "Hotel California", 55544 (Anker Petersen, on my AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire here in Skovlunde, Denmark, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) ** GERMANY [non]. Deutsche Welle Hits in Germany --- It was announced today, March 21, at 2155 UT that Deutsche Welle's pop music program "Hits in Germany" is being replaced/renamed with "Soundscape 100" as of the start of the A11 broadcast season. "Hits in Germany" has been a favourite of mine and Fred Waterer's for quite a while. We can only hope that "Soundscape 100" continues that enjoyment for us, although I really miss Deborah Friedman who left the show earlier this year (Mark Coady, March 21, ODXA yg via DXLD) Hmmm; if it ain't broke, fix it until it is (Fred Waterer, ibid.) ** GERMANY [non]. Also silent since 0000 after still being on around 2330: 6075, which was on air continuously for decades, taken aside transmission failures which had become more frequent since 2007. Interesting that they took 0000 as deadline, since officially the B10 schedule is still in force and local midnight in Germany was already at 2300. But perhaps local midnight at the transmitter site was decisive for turning it off, and in Portugal this was at 0000 UT, too (Kai Ludwig, Germany, 0034 UT March 27, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6075 may no longer run 24 hours with DW German from various sites, but it`s still on March 27 at 0606, during this hour via Woofferton UK; now scheduled 04-22 via Portugal or one of the UK sites. 17610, March 27 at 1932 political news about Alemanha, in Portuguese, so it must be DW --- Yes, and via Sines, PORTUGAL, 250 kW, 140 degrees at 1930-1957, good signal so must be outputting a hefty fraxion of that backwards at 320 degrees. 21840, fair March 28 at 1416 talking about Q`Daffy; listed as Amharic, at 14-15, DW, 250 kW, 110 degrees via Sines, PORTUGAL. This is the highest frequency scheduled in A-11, also with other DW at 12-13, 15- 17. Frequency managers ignore not only RHC at their own risk, but frequencies jammed by Cuba. Even tho R. Martí does not use 15330 at all during A-seasons, that does not mean any other station is clear to use it! March 28 at 1422, wall of noise on 15330 against much weaker station, and not // clear Martí on 11845. Then I hear some talk, intonation seems German. At 1441 it`s a little better with guitar music, and still not // 11845. At 1457 definite German is starting to hold its own against the still heavy noise jamming, then with jazzed-up, klezmerized `Moscow Nights` tune, abruptly cut off at 1459:30*, finally stopping QRM to the jamming. Yes, DW in German is now scheduled 14-15 on 15330, 300 kW, 107 degrees from Woofferton UK, oblivious of the DentroCuban Jamming Command. 15330 is also on the RCI schedule at 21-22, but I heard it yesterday before 21 with no jamming then; see CANADA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GERMANY [and non]. Dear Listeners, Radio Gloria is on the air this Sunday the 27th of March 2011. The frequency will be 6140 khz, and the time slot will be 1400 to 1500 UT. Good listening and good reception! Good Listening 73s Tom PS. MV Baltic Radio relay service Schedule for Summertime 2011 1st Sunday – MV Baltic Radio 3rd Sunday – European Music Radio (June) 4th Sunday – Radio Gloria International (Tom Taylor, via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) Nothing heard here in Copenhagen 1400-1410 UT. 73, (Erik Koie, Denmark, ibid.) Actually it`s 1300 to 1400 UT. 1320 UT, SINPO 44433. 73 (Achim Brückner, Detmold, Germany, ibid.) Radio Gloria Int. was on air at 1300-1358 UT. I received it, SINPO 45444. Maybe somebody has confused time of broadcasting (Vitaliy Lisofskiy, Russia?, ibid.) "Tom Taylor" gets very confused about time conversion. Those forwarding his posts should beware (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) We have this Media&Broadcast frequency and time listing on bc-dx on March 10th entry 6140 1300-1400UT 28 NAU 100 kW 126 degr MVB 1=Sun Such confused time conversion happened also in previous years with Radio Gloria and Radio Rasant broadcast announcement too. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) No signal on 6140 at 1415 check. Seems to be a matter of conversion to UT disregarding DST. I hear that 6140 is supposed to be on air 1300- 1400 now, no longer via Wertachtal but now from Nauen, through the sixties vintage antenna and the 100 kW transmitter moved in from Jülich as replacement for the original rig. Nothing about this on their website so far, but instead I see a report about . . . (Kai Ludwig, Germany, ibid.) ** GERMANY. A DEUTSCHER SOLDATENSENDER 935 NOSTALGIA MEETING: http://www.mvbalticradio.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=409&Itemid=24 ... which provides a link to http://www.deutscher-soldatensender.de Unfortunately some image files there are not working, at least right now, and this includes the studio photos, shucks! But at least at http://www.deutscher-soldatensender.de/page3.php the 250 kW Funkwerk Köpenick transmission equipment at Burg can be seen. These were the transmitters used until 1978 on 782 and 904/908/935 kHz, after 1978 on 657 and 1575 kHz. Note also the blue trailer in the outdoor photo, it contained a mobile 20 kW transmitter, used after 1978 on 1044 and later 1089 kHz, then from 1992 on 783 kHz (instead of the high power equipment) and finally until the closure in 1998 on 531 kHz Addendum regarding http://www.deutscher-soldatensender.de : If images are not loading properly within the pages, right click and "show image" or similar browser function. I would suggest to just go through the material, but to annotate some of the pictures: http://www.deutscher-soldatensender.de/attachments/Image/Studio_KR_001.jpg http://www.deutscher-soldatensender.de/attachments/Image/Martin_Sprecherraum_001.jpg http://www.deutscher-soldatensender.de/attachments/Image/Ansicht_Hauptraum_001.jpg ... main control and announcer rooms. http://www.deutscher-soldatensender.de/attachments/Image/Arbeitszimmer-Studio_001.jpg ... second announcer room and producer office. http://www.deutscher-soldatensender.de/attachments/Image/Studior__ume_001.jpg ... hallway leading to studio area. And how did DSS obtain its music? Here's the answer (I think the picture needs no explanation): http://www.deutscher-soldatensender.de/attachments/Image/Mitschnitt_001.jpg (Kai Ludwig, Germany, ibid.) ** GERMANY [non]. DW A-11: 5905 1000 1100 7SW,8SW, BON 250 0 Deu HOL DWL DWL 5915 0400 0500 19,28NE, RMP 500 48 Rus G DWL DWL 5915 0500 0530 19,28NE, RMP 500 48 Rus G DWL DWL 5915 1730 1830 40 ARM 200 132 RUS DWL GFC 5955 2200 2300 49SW,51W TRM 250 120 Ind CLN DWL DWL 6075 0400 0500 27SE,28, SIN 250 40 Deu POR DWL DWL 6075 0500 0557 27SE,28, SIN 250 40 Deu POR DWL DWL 6075 0600 0700 27SE,28, WOF 300 105 Deu G DWL DWL 6075 0700 0800 27SE,28, WOF 300 105 Deu G DWL DWL 6075 0800 0900 27SE,28, WOF 250 105 Deu G DWL DWL 6075 0900 0959 27SE,28, WOF 250 105 Deu G DWL DWL 6075 1000 1100 27SE,28, RMP 500 110 Deu G DWL DWL 6075 1100 1200 27SE,28, RMP 500 110 Deu G DWL DWL 6075 1200 1300 27SE,28, RMP 500 110 Deu G DWL DWL 6075 1300 1400 27SE,28, RMP 500 110 Deu G DWL DWL 6075 1400 1500 27SE,28, RMP 500 110 Deu G DWL DWL 6075 1500 1559 27SE,28, RMP 500 110 Deu G DWL DWL 6075 1600 1700 27SE,28, WOF 250 105 Deu G DWL DWL 6075 1700 1800 27SE,28, WOF 250 105 Deu G DWL DWL 6075 1800 1900 27SE,28, WOF 250 105 Deu G DWL DWL 6075 1900 2000 27SE,28, WOF 250 105 Deu G DWL DWL 6075 2000 2100 27SE,28, RMP 500 110 Deu G DWL DWL 6075 2100 2159 27SE,28, RMP 500 110 Deu G DWL DWL 6095 0100 0200 29E,30,3 RMP 500 76 Rus G DWL DWL 6150 1600 1657 52,53,57 KIG 250 190 Deu RRW DWL DWL 6150 1800 1900 52,53,57 KIG 250 190 Deu RRW DWL DWL 6150 1900 1930 53W,57N KIG 250 190 Eng RRW DWL DWL 6150 1930 2000 52S,53W, KIG 250 190 Por RRW DWL DWL 6150 2000 2057 52S,52NW KIG 250 190 Eng RRW DWL DWL 6165 0000 0100 30SE,40E TRM 250 15 Deu CLN DWL DWL 6170 1600 1657 30SE,40E TRM 250 15 Eng CLN DWL DWL 6180 0300 0357 53W,57NE KIG 250 180 Swa RRW DWL DWL 6180 0400 0500 46,47,52 SIN 250 150 Eng POR DWL DWL 6180 0500 0529 37S,46,4 SIN 250 150 Eng POR DWL DWL 7220 1730 1830 40 KCH 500 115 MDA DWL GFC 7240 0400 0457 46,47W KIG 250 295 Eng RRW DWL DWL 7290 0000 0100 22,31E,3 DHA 250 35 Rus UAE DWL DWL 7330 2000 2100 55SE,59S TRM 250 120 Deu CLN DWL DWL 7380 2200 2300 49SW,51W MDC 250 85 Ind MDG DWL DWL 7400 1000 1100 12,13,14 HRI 250 152 Ger USA DWL FCC 7410 0200 0300 28SE,29S RMP 500 95 Deu G DWL DWL 7430 0500 0530 46,47W RMP 500 180 Eng G DWL DWL 9440 0200 0300 29SE,30S SIN 250 75 Deu POR DWL DWL 9480 0400 0500 38E,39SW KIG 250 30 Deu RRW DWL DWL 9480 0500 0530 52S,53W, KIG 250 190 Eng RRW DWL DWL 9480 0530 0600 52S KIG 250 190 Por RRW DWL DWL 9480 0600 0700 27SE,28, WOF 250 70 Deu G DWL DWL 9480 0700 0800 27SE,28, WOF 250 70 Deu G DWL DWL 9485 1000 1100 47S,52N, KIG 250 265 Swa RRW DWL DWL 9485 1500 1557 47S,52N, KIG 250 265 Swa RRW DWL DWL 9505 0000 0100 30SE,40E RMP 500 85 Deu G DWL DWL 9505 0100 0158 29E,30,3 TRM 250 345 Rus CLN DWL DWL 9535 1900 1905 29W RMP 500 76 Rus G DWL DWL 9535 1905 1930 29W RMP 500 76 Bel G DWL DWL 9545 0400 0500 19,28NE, WOF 250 78 Rus G DWL DWL 9545 0500 0530 19,28NE, WOF 250 78 Rus G DWL DWL 9545 0600 0630 46,47SW SIN 250 170 Eng POR DWL DWL 9545 1800 1857 18,27,28 SIN 250 40 Deu POR DWL DWL 9545 1900 1959 28NE,29N WOF 300 78 Deu G DWL DWL 9545 2000 2100 27SE,28, SIN 250 40 Deu POR DWL DWL 9565 1000 1100 48SW,52N KIG 250 0 Swa RRW DWL DWL 9715 1600 1700 18SE,19, DHA 250 335 Rus UAE DWL DWL 9715 1700 1800 18SE,19, RMP 500 62 Rus G DWL DWL 9715 1800 1900 18SE,19, RMP 500 62 Rus G DWL DWL 9715 1900 1959 18SE,19, RMP 500 76 Rus G DWL DWL 9735 1700 1759 46SE,47, MEY 100 5 Fre AFS DWL DWL 9735 1800 1900 28S,37,3 WOF 300 152 Deu G DWL DWL 9735 1900 1930 47E,48,5 TRM 250 270 Eng CLN DWL DWL 9735 2100 2157 47,48W,5 SIN 250 120 Eng POR DWL DWL 9765 2200 2300 49S,50S, TRM 250 105 Deu CLN DWL DWL 9770 1500 1557 48SW,52N KIG 250 0 Swa RRW DWL DWL 9785 2300 2400 33S,43E, KIM 250 275 Zho KOR DWL DWL 9800 1600 1657 39SE,48N KIG 250 30 Amh RRW DWL DWL 9845 0000 0100 10N,10SE RMP 500 260 Deu G DWL DWL 9855 0800 0900 55SE,59S BON 250 230 Deu HOL DWL DWL 9865 2300 2358 33S,43E, TRM 250 45 Zho CLN DWL DWL 9875 2000 2100 55SE,59S TRM 250 120 Deu CLN DWL DWL 9880 1400 1457 39SE,48N KIG 250 0 Amh RRW DWL DWL 9885 0000 0058 49,50,54 TRM 250 90 Eng CLN DWL DWL 9885 0400 0500 52SE,53W KIG 250 180 Deu RRW DWL DWL 9885 0630 0700 46E,47W SIN 250 140 Hau POR DWL DWL 9895 2200 2300 49S,50S, KIG 250 85 Deu RRW DWL DWL 11615 1800 1900 18SE,19, TRM 250 345 Rus CLN DWL DWL 11615 1900 1958 18SE,19, TRM 250 345 Rus CLN DWL DWL 11630 1600 1700 39SE,48N KIG 250 0 Amh RRW DWL DWL 11640 1800 1859 18SE,19, WOF 300 78 Rus G DWL DWL 11640 1900 2000 18SE,19, RMP 250 47 Rus G DWL DWL 11655 2300 2359 33S,43E, SNG 250 13 Zho SNG DWL DWL 11770 1200 1258 49SW,51W TRM 250 120 Ind CLN DWL DWL 11780 0300 0357 29E,30,3 KIG 250 30 Rus RRW DWL DWL 11795 1200 1300 46SE,47, KIG 250 0 Fre RRW DWL DWL 11795 1900 1930 47E,48,5 RMP 500 140 Eng G DWL DWL 11795 1930 1959 52SE,53W RMP 500 140 Por G DWL DWL 11795 2000 2059 46E,47,4 RMP 500 125 Eng G DWL DWL 11830 0530 0557 52S,53W, SIN 250 150 Por POR DWL DWL 11865 2000 2057 46E,47W, SIN 250 140 Eng POR DWL DWL 11865 2100 2200 46,47W KIG 250 295 Eng RRW DWL DWL 11865 2200 2300 12S,12NE SIN 250 235 Deu POR DWL DWL 11875 0500 0530 47,48W,5 MEY 250 5 Eng AFS DWL DWL 11890 1700 1759 37,38W,4 WOF 300 170 Fre G DWL DWL 11915 1400 1500 18SE,19, WOF 250 58 Rus G DWL DWL 11915 1500 1559 18SE,19, WOF 250 58 Rus G DWL DWL 11915 1600 1657 18SE,19, KIG 250 30 Rus RRW DWL DWL 11915 1700 1759 18SE,19, WOF 300 58 Rus G DWL DWL 11935 1400 1457 39SE,48N KIG 250 0 Amh RRW DWL DWL 11965 0300 0400 47S,48SW RMP 500 140 Swa G DWL DWL 11965 1800 1857 46E,47W KIG 250 295 Hau RRW DWL DWL 12000 1200 1300 30SE,40E TRM 250 345 Deu CLN DWL DWL 12005 0100 0158 29E,30,3 TRM 250 345 Rus CLN DWL DWL 12005 0300 0358 30SE,40E TRM 250 345 Eng CLN DWL DWL 12045 0600 0700 52S,53SW KIG 250 210 Deu RRW DWL DWL 12050 0000 0100 10N,10SE KIG 250 280 Deu RRW DWL DWL 12060 1900 1905 29W SIN 250 45 Rus POR DWL DWL 12060 1905 1930 29W SIN 250 45 Bel POR DWL DWL 12070 0000 0100 10N,10SE SIN 250 275 Deu POR DWL DWL 12070 0300 0400 47S,48SW DHA 250 230 Swa UAE DWL DWL 13730 1200 1300 37,38W,4 SIN 250 110 Fre POR DWL DWL 13735 1300 1356 33S,43E, TRM 250 60 Zho CLN DWL DWL 13780 0000 0058 33SE,43E TRM 250 45 Eng CLN DWL DWL 13780 0600 0700 27SE,28, WOF 250 122 Deu G DWL DWL 13780 0700 0800 27SE,28, WOF 250 122 Deu G DWL DWL 13780 0800 0900 27SE,28, WOF 250 107 Deu G DWL DWL 13780 0900 1000 27SE,28, WOF 250 107 Deu G DWL DWL 13780 1500 1559 27E,28,2 WOF 250 107 Deu G DWL DWL 13780 1600 1700 28S,38N, WOF 250 122 Deu G DWL DWL 13780 1600 1700 28N,28SE WOF 250 75 Deu G DWL DWL 13780 1700 1759 28S,38N, WOF 250 122 Deu G DWL DWL 13780 1700 1759 28N,28SE WOF 250 75 Deu G DWL DWL 13780 1800 1900 27SE,28, SIN 250 40 Deu POR DWL DWL 13840 0400 0459 39SE,47E DHA 250 225 Eng UAE DWL DWL 13840 1330 1400 40E,41NW TRM 250 335 Prs CLN DWL DWL 13840 1400 1430 40E,41NW TRM 250 335 Pus CLN DWL DWL 13840 1430 1500 40NE,41N TRM 250 335 Urd CLN DWL DWL 13860 1800 1859 46E,47W RMP 500 169 Hau G DWL DWL 15105 1200 1258 49SW,51W TRM 250 105 Ind CLN DWL DWL 15275 0600 0630 46,47SW KIG 250 295 Eng RRW DWL DWL 15275 0630 0700 46E,47W KIG 250 295 Hau RRW DWL DWL 15275 1200 1300 37,38W,4 WOF 250 170 Fre G DWL DWL 15275 1400 1500 29SE,30S KIG 250 30 Deu RRW DWL DWL 15275 1600 1700 28S,37NE WOF 250 128 Deu G DWL DWL 15275 1800 1855 36,37,46 KIG 250 295 Deu RRW DWL DWL 15275 2100 2200 47,48W,5 SIN 250 120 Eng POR DWL DWL 15330 1400 1500 27E,28,2 WOF 300 107 Deu G DWL DWL 15400 0300 0358 47S,48SW TRM 250 255 Swa CLN DWL DWL 15400 0400 0500 39SE,47E TRM 250 270 Eng CLN DWL DWL 15410 1000 1100 53W,57NE KIG 250 180 Swa RRW DWL DWL 15410 1200 1300 46E,47S KIG 250 295 Fre RRW DWL DWL 15410 1300 1357 46E,47W KIG 250 295 Hau RRW DWL DWL 15410 1400 1459 18SE,19, WOF 250 75 Rus G DWL DWL 15410 1600 1659 30SE,40E RMP 500 80 Eng G DWL DWL 15410 1730 1830 40 SIN 250 80 Fas POR DWL DWL 15450 0200 0300 30,31S,3 TRM 250 345 Rus CLN DWL DWL 15450 0300 0358 29E,30,3 TRM 250 345 Rus CLN DWL DWL 15510 1400 1500 18SE,19, RMP 500 62 Rus G DWL DWL 15510 1500 1559 18SE,19, RMP 500 62 Rus G DWL DWL 15510 1600 1659 18SE,19, RMP 500 62 Rus G DWL DWL 15510 1700 1757 18SE,19, KIG 250 15 Rus RRW DWL DWL 15595 0300 0400 30SE,40E MDC 250 35 Eng MDG DWL DWL 15595 1330 1500 40E,41NW ARM 250 110 RUS DWL GFC 15605 0600 0700 36SE,37, WOF 300 158 Deu G DWL DWL 15620 1300 1358 33S,43E, TRM 250 45 Zho CLN DWL DWL 15620 1400 1457 18SE,19, KIG 250 30 Rus RRW DWL DWL 15620 1500 1557 18SE,19, KIG 250 15 Rus RRW DWL DWL 15620 1700 1800 37,38W,4 RMP 500 168 Fre G DWL DWL 15620 1800 1857 46E,47W KIG 250 295 Hau RRW DWL DWL 15640 0800 0830 40E,41NW DHA 250 45 Pus UAE DWL DWL 15640 0830 0900 40E,41NW DHA 250 45 Prs UAE DWL DWL 15640 0900 0959 33SE,34S SNG 250 25 Eng SNG DWL DWL 15640 1400 1500 41,42S TRM 90 5 BBC CLN DWL DWL 15640 1500 1600 41,42S TRM 90 5 BBC CLN DWL DWL 15640 1600 1700 41,42S TRM 90 5 Eng CLN DWL DWL 15640 1700 1800 41,42S TRM 90 5 Eng CLN DWL DWL 15640 1930 2000 52S,53W, TRM 250 255 Por CLN DWL DWL 15640 2100 2200 46,47W KIG 250 295 Eng RRW DWL DWL 15650 0400 0500 19,28NE, KIG 250 15 Rus RRW DWL DWL 15650 0500 0530 19,28NE, KIG 250 15 Rus RRW DWL DWL 15650 0600 0657 37,38S,3 SIN 250 140 Deu POR DWL DWL 15650 0800 0900 55SE,59S TRM 250 120 Deu CLN DWL DWL 15650 1000 1100 49S,50S, TRM 250 120 Deu CLN DWL DWL 17610 1700 1757 46,47,52 KIG 250 295 Fre RRW DWL DWL 17610 1800 1900 37,38W,4 WOF 250 158 Deu G DWL DWL 17610 1900 1930 47E,48,5 SIN 250 140 Eng POR DWL DWL 17610 1930 1957 52S,53W, SIN 250 140 Por POR DWL DWL 17650 1330 1400 40E,41NW RMP 500 92 Prs G DWL DWL 17650 1400 1430 40E,41NW RMP 500 95 Pus G DWL DWL 17710 0800 0830 40E,41NW RMP 500 80 Pus G DWL DWL 17710 0830 0900 40E,41NW RMP 500 80 Prs G DWL DWL 17780 0500 0600 43,44,45 TRM 90 45 Eng CLN DWL DWL 17780 1000 1100 44S,49,5 TRM 250 75 Deu CLN DWL DWL 17800 0530 0559 52S,53W, DHA 250 225 Por UAE DWL DWL 17800 1200 1300 30SE,40E MDC 250 35 Deu MDG DWL DWL 17800 1300 1357 46E,47W KIG 250 310 Hau RRW DWL DWL 17820 0400 0500 38E,39SW TRM 250 270 Deu CLN DWL DWL 17820 0600 0700 36,37S,4 KIG 250 295 Deu RRW DWL DWL 17820 0800 0830 40E,41NW TRM 250 335 Pus CLN DWL DWL 17820 0830 0900 40E,41NW TRM 250 335 Prs CLN DWL DWL 17820 0900 1000 33SE,34S TRM 250 45 Eng CLN DWL DWL 17820 1200 1300 37,38W,4 RMP 500 168 Fre G DWL DWL 17820 1300 1359 46E,47W SIN 250 145 Hau POR DWL DWL 17820 2200 2300 11-16 HRI 250 152 Ger USA DWL FCC 17840 1400 1500 27E,28,2 SIN 250 80 Deu POR DWL DWL 17840 1700 1757 37S,46,4 SIN 250 150 Fre POR DWL DWL 17865 0000 0100 23,33,34 SNG 250 25 Rus SNG DWL DWL 21780 0530 0600 52SE,53W TRM 250 240 Por CLN DWL DWL 21780 1000 1100 49S,50S, KIG 250 85 Deu RRW DWL DWL 21780 1200 1257 46,47,52 KIG 250 295 Fre RRW DWL DWL 21780 1700 1757 37S,46,4 SIN 250 140 Fre POR DWL DWL 21840 1200 1300 30SE,40E SIN 250 80 Deu POR DWL DWL 21840 1400 1457 39SE,48N SIN 250 110 Amh POR DWL DWL 21840 1500 1558 47S,48SW TRM 250 240 Swa CLN DWL DWL 21840 1600 1700 39SE,48N SIN 250 110 Amh POR DWL DWL (via Wolfgang Büschel, DXLD) ** GREECE. 1680, UNID Greek, 2300-…, 17 Mar, Greek, pops… for a change as they're typically airing Greek stuff. 1690, UNID Greek, 2225-…, 19 Mar, talks; 45444. At the same time, CHTO, a Greek speaking station in Ontario, Canada was also heard mixed with some other NAm station. 1700, R. Asteras (presumed, but it seems they use this fq often), GRC, 2250-…, 17 Mar, Greek, talks, Greek songs, transmitter on & off several times; 45343. 1710, UNID Greek, 2300-…, 18 Mar, talks in Greek; 35433. 1721.6, UNID Balkan station, 2254-…, 17 Mar, Serbian (presumed), talks; 25342. 1730.9, UNID Greek, 2252-…, 17 Mar, talks, traditional music & songs; 45343 (Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GREECE. 9420, Radio Filia, Avlis. Own program in Greek (usually the program is // to some Home Service) 0110-0150 on 17/3 (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria (Sony ICF 2001, 16m Marconi, April Australian DX News via DXLD) ?? Odd time for R. Filia, which *is* some home service (gh) 12105, March 25 at 0053, Greek talk from VOG, weaker than // 9420 and 7475. 12105 is B-10 scheduled at 23-03, 285 degrees. 15630, March 25 at 1940, series of standards from the American songbook, YL with ``Embraceable You``, ``Nice Work If You Can Get It``, ``I Got Plenty o` Nuthin``` by Bing? ``Swanee`` by Jolson. Mixed in and even talking over some of the songs were DJ announcements I thought were Slavic, but must have been colloquial Greek since this has to be VOG on 15630, cutting off abruptly at 1955:30* (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) VOICE OF GREECE (ERA-5) SW schedule effective from 27/03/11 to 30/10/11 UTC Freq/Azi Freq/Azi Freq/Azi -------------------------------------- 0000-0100 15650/105 7475/285 9420/323 0100-0200 15650/105 7475/285 9420/323 0200-0300 15650/105 7475/285 9420/323 0300-0400 15630/285 7475/285 9420/323 0400-0500 15630/285 7475/285 9420/323 0500-0600 15630/285 11645/2 9420/323 0600-0700 15630/285 17705/182 9420/323 0700-0800 15630/285 17705/182 9420/323 0800-0900 15630/285 11645/2 9420/323 0900-1000 15630/285 11645/2 9420/323 1000-1100 Daily maintenance at 1000-1100 UT 1100-1200 9935/285 ERT3 15630/285 9420/323 1200-1300 9935/285 ERT3 15630/285 9420/323 1300-1400 9935/285 ERT3 15630/285 9420/323 1400-1500 9935/285 ERT3 15630/285 9420/323 1500-1600 9935/285 ERT3 15630/285 9420/323 1600-1700 9935/285 ERT3 15630/285 9420/323 1700-1800 7450/323 ERT3 15630/285 9420/323 1800-1900 7450/323 ERT3 15630/285 9420/323 1900-2000 7450/323 ERT3 15630/285 9420/323 2000-2100 7450/323 ERT3 15630/285 9420/323 2100-2200 7450/323 ERT3 15630/285 9420/323 2200-2300 7450/323 ERT3 15630/285 9420/323 2300-2400 15650/105 7475/285 9420/323 0800-1200 UT: Weekly maintenance every Tuesday SW-MACEDONIA RADIO STATION 1100-1650 9935/285 EUROPE 1700-2050 7450/323 EUROPE URL Live Audio Internet: http://www.ert.gr (Via Alokesh Gupta, VU3BSE, New Delhi, India, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DXLD) Thank you so much, Alokesh! And I heard 'Greek in Style' (English announcement + non-stop Greek music) 8-9 UT this Sunday on 9420 & 15630 kHz. 73, (Erik Koie, CPH, WORLD OF RADIO 1557, ibid.) ** GREECE. This is my reception report for Saturday and Sunday March 26, 2011: SATURDAY 3/26 SUNDAY 3/27 2000 2100 2200 2300 0000 0100 0200 MHz. Az. Kw. Station 15331 25332 35333 XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX 7.450 323 100 AVL 1 ERT3 XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX 25332 15331 00000 00000 12.105 226 100 AVL 1 ERA5 15331 25422 45344 45334 55455 45444 45455 7.475 285 100 AVL 2 ERA5 15331 25442 55445 55455*54444*54545*54555 9.420 323 170 AVL 3 ERA5 *Co-channel interference from Iran Radio. Perhaps this is the reason for the delay of Voice of Greece's A-11 Shortwave Transmission Schedule. Are the Greeks at it again after the Greek Independence Day Holiday on March 25? http://1524.de/2011/03/anti-austerity-riots-erupt-amid-greece-strike/ (John Babbis, March 28, DX LISTENING DIGEST) [later:] This is on BCL NEWS web site this morning. [as above] Note 17705 frequency at 0600-0800 UT and 15630 at 0300-1000 UT. (John Babbis, March 28, ibid.) Hello dear John, re strange usage of 17705 kHz channel in our European morning session. Cecked the 1100-2400 UT portion yesterday March 30, and reflect 100 % the file given by Mr. Alokesh Gupta. 1100-1200 9935/285 ERT3 15630/285 9420/323 correct 1200-1300 9935/285 ERT3 15630/285 9420/323 1300-1400 9935/285 ERT3 15630/285 9420/323 1400-1500 9935/285 ERT3 15630/285 9420/323 1500-1600 9935/285 ERT3 15630/285 9420/323 1600-1700 9935/285 ERT3 15630/285 9420/323 1700-1800 7450/323 ERT3 15630/285 9420/323 correct 1800-1900 7450/323 ERT3 15630/285 9420/323 1900-2000 7450/323 ERT3 15630/285 9420/323 2000-2100 7450/323 ERT3 15630/285 9420/323 2100-2200 7450/323 ERT3 15630/285 9420/323 2200-2300 7450/323 ERT3 15630/285 9420/323 2300-2400 15650/105 7475/285 9420/323 correct Especially noted correct 15630 til 2300 UT, and switch to 15650 at 2300 UT. Noted also on 3 different remoted SDR Perseus receiver units located in NoEaUSA and especially at receiver in Ottawa Canada area. March 31, unfortunately woke up little late at 0617 UT. On all three channels same Greek program were in progress. Music program talk accompanied by lady and men announcer. Also REALLY working on new channel 17705 kHz on air! Checked on various remoted PERSEUS receivers at northern Germany and close to Amsterdam the Netherlands. Nothing heard of Filia re-transmission in French this morning. 0000-0100 15650/105 7475/285 9420/323 0100-0200 15650/105 7475/285 9420/323 0200-0300 15650/105 7475/285 9420/323 0300-0400 15630/285 7475/285 9420/323 0400-0500 15630/285 7475/285 9420/323 0500-0600 15630/285 11645/2 9420/323 probably R Filia English on 11645 0600-0700 15630/285 17705/182 9420/323 correct all 3 in Greek 0700-0800 15630/285 17705/182 9420/323 correct all 3 in Greek 0800-0900 15630/285 11645/2 9420/323 11645 0800UT German, 0830UT Russian 0900-1000 15630/285 11645/2 9420/323 ERA5 in Greek on 9420 + 15630 but 11645 kHz carried another different Greek program played INTERNATIONAL modern concert like pop music from Greece, Portugal, France, Spain and Argentina. Yes break 1000-1100 Daily maintenance at 10:00-11:00 UT. Kind regards de (Wolfgang df5sx in Germany WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 17705 was `parked` woodenly for many years in the HFCC registrations as Delano or Greenville, whence it was last used (gh, DXLD) MONDAY 3/28 TUESDAY 3/29 2000 2100 2200 2300 0000 0100 0200 MHz. Az. Kw. Station 00000 25332 35333 XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX 7.450 323 100 AVL 1 ERT3 25343 25343 35232 XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX 15.630 285 100 AVL 2 ERA5 XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX 15321 00000 00000 00000 15.650 105 100 AVL 1 ERA5 XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX 55455 55555 45444 45444 7.475 285 100 AVL 2 ERA5 15331 25332 45444*32443*32433*53444*53444 9.420 323 170 AVL 3 ERA5 *Co-channel interference from Iran Radio. TUESDAY 3/29 WEDNESDAY 3/30 2000 2100 2200 2300 0000 0100 0200 MHz. Az. Kw. Station 00000 15331 35343 XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX 7.450 323 100 AVL 1 ERT3 55455 55455 45344 XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX 15.630 285 100 AVL 2 ERA5 XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX 25332 12221 00000 00000 15.650 105 100 AVL 1 ERA5 XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX 55444 55444 55555 55555 7.475 285 100 AVL 2 ERA5 00000 25332*23333*43444*33333*53555*53555 9.420 323 170 AVL 3 ERA5 *Co-channel interference from Iran Radio. WEDNESDAY 3/30 THURSDAY 3/31 2000 2100 2200 2300 0000 0100 0200 MHz. Az. Kw. Station 00000 15331 25332 XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX 7.450 323 100 AVL 1 ERT3 12221 00000 00000 XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX 15.630 285 100 AVL 2 ERA5 XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX 00000 00000 00000 00000 15.650 105 100 AVL 1 ERA5 XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX 45444 55555 55555 55555 7.475 285 100 AVL 2 ERA5 25332 25332*35333*43444*43444*55555*55555 9.420 323 170 AVL 3 ERA5 *Co-channel interference from Iran Radio. Regards, (John Babbis, Silver Spring, MD, USA WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Yes, thank you. At what times are the weekly English transmissions and what about other foreign languages? I am listening now to 9420 kHz. I suppose Greece is OK in Central Europe, but here in the north it is a terrible mess of China, Ukraine and Greece in that order of strength! Best regards, (Mauno Ritola, Finland, 1452 UT March 31, WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Iran [q.v.] starts at 1630 on 9420 (gh) ** GUAM. On 22 March at 1510 noted (listed) AFN Guam on 13362-USB in parallel with 5765-USB. Are they now running on two channels simultaneously or just forgot to switch off one transmitter after frequency change? (Jari Savolainen, Kuusankoski, Finland, dxldyg via DXLD) Jari, Thanks for the tip. They are still running both transmitters at the same time. 13362-USB, AFN Guam. March 23 checked at 1153 + 1236 + 1259; in English with usual AFN talk format; // 5765-USB AFN Guam; both fair at first check; at last check 13362 was much weaker than 5765; by 1259 was // AFN Diego Garcia (4319-USB). 13362 is their daytime frequency; normally both would not be on the air at the same time, but Guam recently has been doing strange things with their programming. http://myafn.dodmedia.osd.mil/Shortwave.aspx (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5765-USB, could not hear AFN March 28, but it`s there March 29 at 1258 closing `Marketplace` from APM. Others have reported AFN on 13362-USB simultaneously, but not audible here and now (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GUAM. KTWR A11 Trans World Radio - Guam (March 27, 2011 - October 30, 2011) FREQ STRT STOP CIRAF ZONES PWR AZI SLW ANT DAYS LANGUAGE 9585 1300 1330 49 100 285 0 218 1234567 S'gaw Karen 9910 1100 1230 42-44 100 305 -15 218 1234567 Mandarin 9920 1400 1500 49 100 278 0 218 17 Vietnamese 9920 1400 1415 49 100 278 0 218 23456 Vietnamese 9955 1400 1430 42-44 100 285 30 218 23456 Yue Chinese 9975 1130 1200 42-44 100 315 30 218 1234567 Mandarin 9975 1200 1215 43,44 100 308 30 218 1234567 Mandarin 9975 1230 1330 42-44 100 305 -15 218 1234567 Mandarin 9975 1330 1400 42-44 100 315 0 218 23456 Mandarin 9975 1415 1500 42,43,44 100 320 0 151 23456 Mandarin 11580 1345 1500 44-45 100 335 15 218 23456 Korean 11580 1345 1445 44-45 100 335 15 218 7 Korean 11580 1345 1430 44-45 100 335 15 218 1 Korean 11695 1100 1130 49 100 285 0 218 1234567 Vietnamese 11840 0830 0910 51,55,56,58-60 100 165 0 149 234567 English 11870 1230 1300 41 100 293 0 218 23456 Kok Borok 11870 1300 1315 41 100 293 -30 218 1234567 Santhali 11870 1315 1330 41 100 293 -30 218 1234567 Bengali 11895 1100 1200 42-44 100 308 30 218 1234567 Mandarin 12075 1330 1345 41,49 100 293 15 218 1 Assamese 12075 1330 1400 41,49 100 293 15 218 234567 Assamese 12105 0930 1100 42-44 100 315 30 218 1234567 Mandarin 12105 1500 1600 42,43,44 100 308 0 218 1234567 Mandarin 12140 1500 1525 41,49,50 100 285 0 218 25 English 12140 1500 1535 41,49,50 100 285 0 218 13467 Englsih 13750 1015 1100 42-44 100 305 -15 218 23456 Mandarin 13765 1200 1245 41,49 100 285 0 218 2345 Burmese 13765 1200 1300 41,49 100 285 0 218 167 Burmese 15170 0820 0900 49,50,54 100 263 -15 218 123456 English 15200 0900 0915 54 100 248 -30 218 45 Toraja-Sa'dan 15200 0900 0915 54 100 248 -30 218 12367 Balinese 15200 0915 0945 54 100 248 -30 218 1234567 Madurese 15200 0945 1030 54 100 248 -30 218 1234567 Indonesian 15200 1030 1100 54 100 248 -30 218 1234567 Sundanese Reports at: http://www.twr.asia/twrasia/discover/about_twr/qsl_form (Alokesh Gupta, VU3BSE, New Delhi, India, dxldyg via DXLD) ** GUATEMALA. Please monitor our signal --- Dear Glenn, We have repaired our transmitter and we are testing with only 100 Watts. We need to know if we are on frequency. We are going to increase to all power (maybe 500 or 600 Watts) later. We are checking the amplifier right now. They are all repaired. We ask you monitor the signal and Please send us your report. Thank you and Blessings! (Edith Madrid, R. Verdad, Guatemala, 2327 UT March 24, to gh via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Edith, I just checked at 0005 UT --- 6:05 pm your time, right? It is not dark yet and there is a lot of noise on the band, but I detect a very weak carrier just slightly below 4055.0 (NOT 4052.5), so if you are now trying for 4055, you are very close (if that is really TGAV). I can`t measure it exactly, but I would estimate about 4054.98 or .99. I would hope there is nothing else on 4055 it could be mistaken for. It seems that this 4055 is closer to correct than 4052.5 which was a little further off to the low side. I will check later in the evening when it is fully dark (Glenn to R. Verdad, ibid.) Thank you, Glenn. I think we'll try to put on the full power tomorrow morning (Friday). We need to do some adjustments. May God bless you (Dr. Édgar Madrid, Radio Verdad, ibid.) By 0040 UT March 25, some audio was making it. Now at 0115 UT your signal is much better, and I can hear talk in Spanish. It seems very close to 4055.0, also comparing it with Spain on 6055.0. There is however a weaker carrier on the high side causing a heterodyne about 0.2 kHz. Possibly that is from my computer. I may have a chance to turn it off before my next check (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) Thank you, Glenn for your report. Radio Verdad is still transmitting in 200 Watts today. Eng. Rafael Wayne Borthwick from Canada is here in Guatemala helping my father. They will continue working tomorrow. Please monitor the signal tomorrow. We appreciate all your reports. My father will explain you with more details. Many thanks, (Edith Madrid, ibid.) [Later:] Since 0130 UT March 25 signal has been much better and mostly readable. Still heterodyne from 4055.2 which is not from an internal source here. Not a major problem but I am surprised to be hearing that. Have you turned up the power? (Glenn to RV, ibid.) Thank you, Glenn. By that time, we had put on 200 watts power. We hope to put on 500 or more watts power tomorrow Friday (in the morning?). May God bless you (Édgar Madrid, Radio Verdad, ibid.) However, at 0515, 4055 was a bit weaker vs the het on the hi side. I see in DXLD yg that Bryan Clark in NZ was also getting a carrier with weak audio at 0533 on 4055.2 and thought that was R. Verdad (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.: (tentative) 4055.2, solid carrier noted here 0533 UT 25 March with weak audio may be Radio Verdad, expected to move to 4055 imminently. Last heard on 4052.46 yesterday 24 March at 0546 with hymns. According to Station Manager and Director Dr. Édgar Amílcar Madrid who promptly acknowledged my email reception report of 16 March, engineer Ralph Borthwick from Canada was due on site this week to make some repairs to the transmitter. The station also expects to increase its power up to 500 watts or more, and the frequency moved slightly to 4055 kHz (Bryan Clark, Mangawhai, NZ, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Dear Glenn, Eng. Rafael Wayne Borthwick from Canada did a good job at Radio Verdad’s transmitter today. Everything was a success, thank God! Now, we are transmitting with 700 Watts. Please monitor the signal e inform to others Radio listeners about it. We will thank you send us a report. Blessings! (Edith Madrid, Guatemala City, 2257 UT March 25, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Spectral view from Larry Ewan's remote Perseus rx in Florida shows 4054.994v kHz, corrected 1 Hz up according to WWV on 5 MHz. Also visible here in Finland. 73, (Mauno Ritola, 0011 March 26, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Just now UT 0020 March 26 heard here in Southern Sweden on 4054.996. Very good signal and frequent ID's (Thomas Nilsson, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4055.2, Radio Verdad, Chiquimula, 0423-0605*, 27-03, English male religious talks, identification at 0600: "Radio Verdad, Chiquimula", anthem and close down at 0605. Fair and good at moments, bad modulation also at moments. At 0457 good and very clear signal, but minutes later noisy and poor. Look like they are adjusting the transmitter. 25322 (Manuel Méndez, Spain, WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Dear Glenn and Manuel, Thank you for the latest information on R Verdad testing transmitter on 4055. Here are my measurements: 4055.00 (+ - 0.02), R Verdad, Chiquimula, 0055-0130 and 0548-0606*, Mar 26, Spanish (?) talk and music, signing off with long National choral Anthem, heterodyne -0608*, 22332. Unusable here in Denmark due to a very strong open carrier on 4055.21 heard 24 hours a day here always with S 9+10 dB, so obviously a European utility station. It causes the weak heterodyne to R Verdad, testing new frequency. Thanks to Glenn Hauser and Manuel Mendez for information on these new tests! Best 73, (Anker Petersen, Denmark, WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Anker, Very good. Glad you could get it. But I don`t think RV considers it a test any more, as they are finally running full power on the intended frequency. Too bad about the 4055.21 carrier, but it`s not much of a problem here nor I assume closer to or inside Guatemala. 73, (Glenn to Anker, via DXLD) 4055, R. Verdad, March 26 at 0040 check, better signal than 24 hours earlier, and likely up to full power now. Then got this message: ``WE HAVE REPAIRED OUR TRANSMITTER OF RADIO TRUTH, AND WE ARE ON THE AIR WITH 700 WATTS. WE ALSO CHANGED OUR FREQUENCY, AND NOW WE ARE AT 4055 KHZ. We expect your reports; we have a new and beautiful commemoration QSL Card. Please SPREAD THE NEWS. Dr. Édgar Amílcar Madrid, Director and Manager`` Thomas Nilsson was also getting it in Sweden; he and Mauno Ritola in Finland measure TGAV at 4-6 Hz low in frequency. Next check here at 0539, during Hammond organ music, could not hear the het from 4055.2 until the music stopped and into English announcement (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4055, Radio Verdad, Chiquimula. 1210 March 26, 2011. Presumed the one after the frequency adjustment, but almost no audio though by now it is 0810 local for me (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4055.00 (or very close to it), Radio Verdad, 0408, March 27, US gospel huckster mentioned Moses leading his people out of Egyptian bondage, went on and on and on, noted during random checks, then finally shut up 0531, PO Box address, choir, still no ID. Gave up but Spanish closing announcement heard 0600, then into lengthy, sung NA to 0606:51 carrier off. Overall poor but just about readable in LSB due to annoying ute on 4055.20. 73, (Martien Groot, Schoorl, Netherlands, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4055, March 27 at 0558, R. Verdad definitely running announcement in Japanese, presumably recorded by a fan for benefit of DXers; then one at much lower modulation which I think was Italian. 0600 brief sign- off in English and 0600.6 starting choral NA featuring children`s voices. S9+15 and noticeably better signal now that they are up to full power of 700 watts. 4055, R. Verdad absent UT Monday March 28 at 0540 check; contrary to this schedule, http://www.radioverdad.org/programaci%C3%B3n The strange URL is caused by a proper accent on the O of programación. R. Verdad habitually closes earlier than 0600 on Sunday nights, but when? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Radio Verdad con programación religiosa en inglés, el 27 de marzo a las 0405 UT, señal aceptable, con espurias de FM locales en Mérida, Yucatán y ruido atribuible al receptor. Parece ser que la decisión de cambiar la frecuencia a 4055 se debió en parte (según me dijo) a buscar una frecuencia adecuada a los receptores digitales que manejan múltiplos de 5 KHz. A la noche siguiente señal bastante mala. Envío archivo de audio. http://rapidshare.com/files/454787014/SW4055KHZ-27MAR2011-0405.WAV Atte.: (Ing. Civ. Israel González Ahumada, M.I., Yucatán, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Glenn, Thank you for the frequency measurements. I had a miniature counter bought just before I came and it counted erratically so wasn`t sure if we got the crystal right on or not. Will be contacting the distributor when I get back. I also heard the carrier about 200 Hz off R. Verdad frequency while we were at a site about 180 km north east of Chiquimula on the week end. It peaked in the early evening and by late evening it was inaudible there. It is not audible on the ground wave here in Chiquimula tonight (Mon). Very little chance it was the transmitter as we have not heard it here in Chiquimula or had any reports of it here where the ground wave is strong and midday absorption limits incoming skip during the day. 73, (Wayne VA7GF Borthwick, UT March 29, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Estimado Sr. Hauser: Le informó que capté a Radio Verdad el 29 de marzo UT a las 0300 con buena señal. Identificación a las 0300, un himno religioso y luego identificación a las 0305 seguido del programa Escudriñando las Escrituras. La emisora anuncia como frecuencia de operación 4.05 MHz. Le envío archivo de audio. http://rapidshare.com/files/454955195/SW4055KHZ-29MAR2011-0300.WAV Atte.: (Ing. Civ. Israel González Ahumada, M.I., Yucatán, ibid.) 4055, Radio Verdad, Chiquimula, 0545-0605*, 29-03, religious songs in English, at 0558 comments in English, identification in English and Spanish, anthem and close at 0605. Very noisy channel today, Radio Verdad audible only on LSB, on this mode the noise was minimized. 24131 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Lugo, Grundig Satellit 500 and Sony ICF SW 7600 G, Antenna; cable, 8 meters, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GUINEA. 7125, Radio Guineé, 0738-0805, March 25, Afro-pop music. French talk. Fair (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) ** GUYANA. 3289.98, VOG, 0321-0400, March 23. Program of all 50s music (Paul Anka’s “Put Your Head on My Shoulder", etc.); 0400 pips; BBC news and The World Today program. In the past during this time period I normally would only have heard an open carrier with no audio; so this was by far the strongest reception yet for this time spot. Heard no ute carrier on the low side! Thanks to Bruce Jensen and Jim Young (both CA) who first observed it was gone on Sunday, March 20 and also subsequently absent (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Thanks to Bruce Jensen for his continued monitoring of the VOG. Their reception certainly has improved a lot recently. Ron - - correspondence from Bruce Jensen: "V. Guyana also heard here (San Lorenzo, near Oakland, CA) at 0609Z on 3/23. No Ute :-) and the reception of Guyana is better than I have heard it as well (although it is still badly stuck down in the local noise). . . Bruce Jensen" (via Ron Howard, ibid.) RE: DXLD 11-12: “Nice to hear another NA in English. [and you Googled the lyrix?? gh]” Hi Glenn, I did pull up the lyrics online and then listened to my recording and was able to match up a good portion of it. Audio at http://www.box.net/shared/af32mev7rl (Ron Howard, California, March 27, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 3290, Voice of Guyana was off for 24 hours, per John Herkimer tip, back 0950-1006 with om Cricket talk, West Indies loss to Pakistan. 23 March (Bob Wilkner, Icom 746Pro, I, Drake R8, NRD 535D, Amplified Elliptic Low Pass Audio Filters, Noise Reducing Antenna, 60 Meter Dipole, Pompano Beach, South Florida, Cumbre DX via DXLD) 3289.98, VOG, Jamestown [you mean Georgetown], with numerous carriers at various frequencies dropping short transmissions all across the 120-M band!! These were strong, and lasted 2 seconds each from tune in at 0721. M and F in a lengthy discussion from the BBC. Severe QRM from these constant carriers. Discussion of the Libyan conflict by F voice at 0732. QRM still here at 0743. Missed TOH, but into Religious music. M voice with, "This is the VOG, The Voice of Guyana" at 0803. There is a second carrier under VOG, with a slow SAH (2-4 hertz) after 0800. SAH still here at 0912, but stronger. Could this be Radio Central, Boroko, PNG?? Other PNG stations on 3260, 3275, 3325, 3365, and 3385 fair to good. 3/24 (Jim Young, Wrightwood, CA, ICOM IC-756ProIII + 40- M yagi + antenna tuner, NASWA yg via DXLD) 3289.97, Voice of Guyana, 0915-0930 March 29, Noted an armchair signal this morning so far. Listening to a cricket game. I understand that cricket games can last for a long time before they are finished, so this could be the same game I reported last week? :) During the play, an ad was broadcast. Heard India as one of the teams (Chuck Bolland, Clewiston FL, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 3290, after a week or so of much better reception of V. of Guyana, back to little or nothing lately vs the ute on the low side, e.g. at 0535 check March 31. I also read that they were off the air for at least 24 hours (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** HAWAII [a subset of USA but considered a distinct radio entity for geographical reasons]. Not only has WWV 10000 been putting out nasty spurs for a week, see U S A, but WWVH is acting up: on 10000, March 28 at 0545 right after the propagation info finished, tone came on erroneously for several seconds before the voice announcement leading up to the next minute (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDIA [and non]. India vs Pakistan - Important matchup in the World Cup cricket games --- The World Cup cricket match that will take place at Mohali, India on Wednesday (March 30) promises to be a major sporting event, as it will be the 2nd semi-final match between India and Pakistan. It now takes on even more significance, as Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has accepted an invitation from his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh to watch the match at Mohali. As usual we can expect extensive SW coverage of this dynamic matchup (Ron Howard, California, March 27, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) March 26 World Cup cricket coverage of the England vs Sri Lanka match; poor to fair in Hindi and English; many ads; from 1405 to 1435 the following stations in and out of //: 4810 - AIR Bhopal 4880 - AIR Lucknow 5010 - AIR Thiruvananthapuram 5040 – AIR Jeypore AIR stations heard with no coverage on March 26: 4775, 4835, 4840, 4965 and 4970. 4970, AIR Shillong, 1435-1500, March 26. In English; music show of mostly Beach Boys and Beatles songs; 1443 “Evening news headlines” with items about Shillong, Nagaland, etc.; many local IDs; mostly fair with hum. 4880 // 5010 // 5040, AIR, 1427-1446, March 29. Coverage of the New Zealand vs Sri Lanka World Cup cricket match; many ads; poor to fair. 4970, AIR Shillong, 1234, March 28. In English; item about a special broadcast via MW for the upcoming cricket match between India and Pakistan (I also hope for some additional SW coverage too on Wednesday!); PSA “for the fight against terrorism”; “do not accept any packages without proper identification”; AIR promo; YL DJ with the Monday “Hit Parade” music show (Queen “We Are the Champions”, etc.); 1315 panel discussion in English about Indian youth; fair even with the hum (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4810.00, AIR, Bhopal, noted here with good audio from after 1312 with announcements, conversation. Jingle by F voice, then into some kind of sportscast by M voice after 1403. // 4880 Lucknow, 5010 Thiruvananthapuram, and 5040 Jeypore. Jingle at 1411 with M and F voices. Other AIR regionals heard this morning (some by 1200), 4760, 4775, 4800 (under China), 4835, 4840, 4860, 4920, 4965 and 4970. 3/24 (Jim Young, Wrightwood, CA, ICOM IC-756ProIII + 40-M yagi + antenna tuner, NASWA yg via DXLD) 4860.00, 0030-0040 11.03, AIR Delhi A, Kingsway, vernacular ann, Indian songs - back on nominal frequency, clear signal, but heavy transmitter hum, 43443 (Anker Petersen, on my AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire here in Skovlunde, Denmark, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) 5015.00, AIR, Delhi (presumed), F voice in language at 1304. This transmitter always has very serious hum, and seldom much audio. Today, the audio is quite strong despite the hum. Indian music followed to past 1215. M voices at 1318. (Noted here after 1240, but no audio then). Almost no audio heard after 1342. F voice talking again at 1420 with better audio, but still pretty weak! 3/24 (Jim Young, Wrightwood, CA, ICOM IC-756ProIII + 40-M yagi + antenna tuner, NASWA yg via DXLD) ** INDIA [and non]. 17705, March 26 at 1302, BSKSA has CCI and SAH from Indian music, but strangely enough, no ChiCom CNR1 jamming audible, as this is the usual overlap between AIR Chinese service via Bangalore until 1315, and BSKSA Riyadh from 1200, both on 17705. Before 1300 I was getting several CRI frequencies on 16m, probably from Kashgar, EAST TURKISTAN; and afterwards lots of Firedrake up to 17 MHz; see CHINA. 11670, interesting wailing caught my ear, March 27 at 2059, then two IDs for General Overseas Service of All India Radio, 2100 into news; fair and listenable on new frequency ex-6280 for A-11, 500 kW, 320 degrees from Bengaluru toward Europe and more or less USward too at 1730-2230 including the break for Hindi at 1945-2045. Totally in the clear, but to be blocked after 2200 by Venezuela via Cuba --- not exactly! See CUBA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDIA. All India Radio ES changes A-2011 --- Hello! The following are changes monitored of AIR External Services for A-2011 on 27 Mar UT Language New khz (old khz) Target 1000-1100 English 13695 (ex 13710) Australia/NZ 1000-1100 English 15410 (ex 15235) NE Asia 1115-1215 Tamil 13695 (ex 13710) SE Asia 1215-1214 Telugu 13695 (ex 13710) SE Asia 1730-1945 Arabic 13640 (ex 6180) Middle East 1745-1945 English 11670 (ex 6280) Europe 1945-2030 French 13640 (ex 6180) W. NW Africa 1945-2045 Hindi 11670 (ex 6280) Europe 2045-2230 English 11670 (ex 6280) Europe All the above transmissions are presumed to be via Bengaluru 500 kW (Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio, Raj Bhavan Road, Hyderabad 500082, India, Cell: + 91 94416 96043, Telefax: + 91 40 2331 0287, Tel: + 91 40 6516 7388 http://www.niar.org March 28, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hello Glenn! The A-2011 Home & External Service schedules of All India Radio in now available in the official web site http://www.allindiaradio.gov.in/schedule/fqsch.html The A-2011 Schedules are available in my site as follows; Summery of A-2011 changes: http://qsl.net/vu2jos/new.htm SW Frequency wise: http://qsl.net/vu2jos/sw/freq.htm SW Transmitter Site wise: http://qsl.net/vu2jos/sw/loc.htm External Service Time wise: http://qsl.net/vu2jos/es/time.htm External Service Language wise: http://qsl.net/vu2jos/es/Language.htm 73 (Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio, Raj Bhavan Road, Hyderabad 500082, India, March 30, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDIA [non]. TRANS WORLD RADIO INDIA BROADCAST SCHEDULE A11 LOC FREQ START STOP CIRAF PWR AZI SLEW ANT DAYS LANGUAGE -------------------------------------------------------- IRK 11965 0000 0015 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 23456 BENGALI IRK 11965 0000 0045 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 1 HINDI IRK 11965 0015 0045 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 23456 BHOJPURI IRK 11965 0015 0045 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 7 NEPALI IRK 11965 0045 0100 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 123 DZONKA TAC 11930 1315 1330 41 100 131 0 2/4/0.5 23456 DOGRI TAC 11930 1315 1430 41 100 131 0 2/4/0.5 1 7 HINDI TAC 11930 1330 1345 41 100 131 0 2/4/0.5 23456 HINDI TAC 11930 1345 1400 41 100 131 0 2/4/0.5 23 56 HINDI TAC 11930 1345 1400 41 100 131 0 2/4/0.5 4 BRAJ BASHA TAC 11930 1400 1415 41 100 131 0 2/4/0.5 3 AWADHI TAC 11930 1400 1415 41 100 131 0 2/4/0.5 4 HARYANVI TAC 11930 1400 1415 41 100 131 0 2/4/0.5 2 56 HINDI TAC 11930 1415 1430 41 100 131 0 2/4/0.5 23456 GARHWALI TAC 11930 1430 1445 41 100 131 0 2/4/0.5 1234567 HINDI TAC 11930 1445 1515 41 100 131 0 2/4/0.5 1234567 PUNJABI TAC 11930 1515 1530 41 100 131 0 2/4/0.5 7 HINDI TAC 11930 1515 1545 41 100 131 0 2/4/0.5 23456 HINDI TAC 11930 1515 1545 41 100 131 0 2/4/0.5 1 PUNJABI IRK 12055 1245 1300 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 1 SANTHALI IRK 12055 1245 1300 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 7 KUI IRK 12055 1300 1315 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 1 KUMAONI IRK 12055 1300 1315 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 7 HO IRK 12055 1315 1330 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 123 MARWARI IRK 12055 1315 1330 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 45 MEWADI IRK 12055 1315 1330 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 6 HINDI IRK 12055 1315 1330 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 7 BENGALI IRK 12055 1330 1345 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 1 BONDO IRK 12055 1330 1345 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 23 MAITHILI IRK 12055 1330 1345 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 4 KASHMIRI IRK 12055 1330 1345 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 5 TIBETAN IRK 12055 1330 1345 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 6 HINDI IRK 12055 1330 1345 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 7 GARHWALI IRK 12055 1345 1400 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 1 KURUKH IRK 12055 1345 1415 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 23456 MAITHILI IRK 12055 1345 1400 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 7 BUNDELI IRK 12055 1400 1415 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 1 KHARIA IRK 12055 1400 1415 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 7 ORIYA IRK 12055 1415 1430 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 12 MAGHAI IRK 12055 1415 1430 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 34 MUNDARI IRK 12055 1415 1430 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 567 KURUKH IRK 12055 1430 1445 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 1 7 SADARI IRK 12055 1430 1500 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 23456 SINDHI IRK 12055 1445 1500 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 1 7 CHODRI IRK 12055 1500 1515 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 1 7 BHILI IRK 12055 1500 1515 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 234 GAMITH IRK 12055 1500 1515 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 56 VASAVI IRK 12055 1515 1530 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 23 MOUCHI IRK 12055 1515 1530 41 250 224 0 4/4/1 45 DHODIA SAM 11685 1500 1530 41 250 140 0 2/4/1 234567 URDU SAM 11955 1600 1615 40 250 140 0 2/4/1 1234567 PASHTO SAM 11955 1615 1630 40 250 140 0 2/4/1 23456 PASHTO SAM 11955 1615 1630 40 250 140 0 2/4/1 7 DARI Submit reports at : http://www.twr.in/technical_info.htm OR info at twr dot in (via Alokesh Gupta, VU3BSE, New Delhi, dxldyg via DXLD) ** INDONESIA. 3325 and 3345 RRIs, March 24 at 1223 as I tune in sound like they are //, same talk and music, but as I bring up second receiver on weaker antenna, at 1225 they are not //, maybe just having split apart (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 3344.97, RRI, Ternate, here weakly at 0940 with M voice in chant. M announcer, more chanting continued at 0944. Drum music and singing at 0952 thru TOH with no break. More chanting noted at 1123, quite strong now. 3/24 (Jim Young, Wrightwood, CA, ICOM IC-756ProIII + 40-M yagi + antenna tuner, NASWA yg via DXLD) 3344.995 INDONESIA. RRI Ternate, 1213, 3/25/2011. Fair to good signal w/ OM & YL alternating in possible nx. At same time 3325, Palangka Raya was threshold level; decent carrier but weak audio modulation. 3385 Kupang was at a level in between (Jerry Strawman, Des Moines, IA. Equipment: Perseus SDR, Wellbrook 330S Loop, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Didn`t we conclude that Kupang is long gone and 3385 must be PNG? (gh) 3344.97, RRI Ternate, 1330-1403, March 31. Excellent program of the “Bali International English Club” (BIEC) in English; scheduled for Thursday from 1300 to 1400 UT; two young men chatting about the history of North Maluku (a.k.a. Moluccas); reading messages sent in by listeners; on air calls; BIEC meeting this Sunday at 10 o’clock to practice English, seems they are going on a tour with a guide, for a fee of 1000 rupiah; numerous mentions of “North Maluku”; almost fair; 1408 back to Bahasa Indonesia after some music (Kenny G, etc,). Very entertaining! A 10 minute audio of this interesting show at http://www.box.net/shared/43l12tum1h BTW – It seems that Kang Guru Indonesian’s (KGI) English program is only broadcast via FM for North Maluku, not on SW (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDONESIA. Following Indonesian SW stations heard in the Banda Sea last night at 2130 local time, Mar 08 (about 1230 UT): 3975, RRI Pontianak weak 3987, RRI Manokwari weak 3995, RRI Kendari, Good 4750, RRI Makassar fair 4790, RRI Fak-fak INAUDIBLE 4870, RRI RRI Wamena fair 4920, RRI Biak weak (Rolf Løvstrøm, Oslo, Norway visiting Indonesia/Malaysia, DSWCI DX Window March 23 via DXLD) ** INDONESIA. 4749.95, RRI Makassar, 1200, March 22. Back on the air again after being off yesterday. No SCI; Jakarta news relay // RRI Palangkaraya on 3325, which did play SCI before the news; // RRI Ternate on 3344.96 with no SCI and about a minute late starting the news; // RRI Wamena on 4869.96 did play SCI before the news and // RRI Jakarta on 9680 with no SCI (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDONESIA. 7289.86, RRI, Nabire, Irian Jaya, found at tune-in at 0754 with pop music and singing to 0058, orchestral music, then IS to TOH (no TS), announcements, ID, all by M voice, talking continued (news?), and got stronger by 0820. Orchestral music/singing to 0828, and off mid-sentence with F voice at 0829*. 3/23 (Jim Young, CA, NASWA yg via Ron Howard, dxldyg via DXLD) Fantastic, Jim! Very pleased to see another NAm reception of this one. Believe they can regularly be heard here on the west coast and surely up in British Columbia too. Not sure how far east of here that it could be heard, but others in the mid-west should certainly give a listen, as Ralph Perry has suggested. This is great motivation to get out of bed at that time! (Ron Howard, Monterey, CA, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7289.86, RRI Nabire, Irian Jaya, first heard at 0715, but too weak for audio yet. Program like 3/23 logging. Gone after 0830 check. 3/24 (Jim Young, Wrightwood, CA, ICOM IC-756ProIII + 40-M yagi + antenna tuner, NASWA yg via DXLD) ** INDONESIA. 9525.966, Voice of Indonesia, 1900, English. Fair, with news by a woman and ID as "The Voice of Indonesia." Station lowside causing a few problems but this was 100% readable in USB. 19 March (David Sharp, NSW: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8, ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF- 2010, Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026, MFJ 959C, Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9525.96, Voice of Indonesia, 1012-1035, March 26, tune-in to English news. Feature program at 1030 about local music. Fair signal (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) [and non]. VOI, 9526, lucks out in A-11 with nothing on 9525 during 1300 English hour March 28, so still loud and clear, suffering only from its own self-imposed problems, notably intermittent audio dropouts. But het starts at 1357, from CRI Russian, 500 kW, 37 degrees via SZG site so also USward at 14-15, just like last A-season. At 1410 there was too much QRM from CRI to enjoy VOI, altho in Indonesian during this hour, and a source for music. If VOI stay on past 1500, it should again be in the clear. 9526-, VOI, Tuesday March 29 at 1319 ``and that was the news``, slogan ID as ``Voice of Indonesia: let`s make the world dream`` (? Or is it green? Preen? Can`t tell). Perpetual IADs. 1320 Commentary about ASEAN. 1323 announced as `Exotic Indonesia` co-produxion with RRI Banjarmasin; Jak announcer`s English is quite broken, while mystery man in Banj speaks it much better; they chat for a while, then 1324 `Today in History` by YL from Jak starting with 3/28/04, Ireland banned smoking in all public places, and had no adverse economic impact. 1331 ending `Focus` which opposed both Q`Daffy and US axion against him. Then co-hosts back to gab about how bad smoking is, best to quit, altho I had the impression one of them has not, yet. 1334 introducing main pre-produced feature from Banj, 1335 about education, Islamic studies, Arabic language (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** IRAN. 4880.00, Iranian jamming at 0305 UT March 27, S=6 signal, \\ similar Iranian jammer on 3927...3932 kHz at same time. 9610, Saut Falestin - "Voice of Islamic Palestinian Revolution" in Arabic from Tehran at 0330-0427 UT on both 9610 and 11875 kHz. Phone- in interview at 0354 UT March 27. All S=9+10dB, at same channels also IRIB Hebrew at 0430-0457 UT. IRIB Kurdish Sorani progr on 9715 kHz S=9+15dB 0330-0427 UT. 11940, Dari program of IRIB Kamalabad observed in 0300-0630 UT slot with S=9 signal. Heard a childrens/women radioplay hour at 0445 UT, also TRT Turkish on 12015 kHz with similar S=25dB signal at same time (Wolfgang Büschel, Stuttgart, Germany, March 27, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 15515, Kuwait still missing after mistaken appearance earlier; March 23 at 1303 it`s VIRI mentioning Indonesia, news sounder, 1308 website sounded like www.indonesian.irib.ir but that does not work nor indonesia without the n. M&W conversation, fair with flutter in the 1230-1330 service. 21670, March 27 at 1322 weak station talking in unID language, gone at 1330, something new which had not been there in B-10. It`s VIRI`s Indonesian ``Melau`` service, 500 kW, 109 degrees from Kamalabad at 1230-1330, ex-15515 where I had also been hearing that until today (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Some late changes in A-11 --- IRIB late change BOSNIAN 0530-0627 11790 now13670 (ex13830) [S-Cr] 1730-1827 9860 12020 2130-2227 9810 11685 ENGLISH 0130-0227 9605 11920 "Voice of Justice" 1030-1127 now17710 21630 [deleted now 25820 !! 11mb usage !!] 1530-1627 9600 11945 1930-2027 5940SIT 6205 7215 9780 9800 (Wolfgang Büschel, March 24, DX LISTENING DIGEST) (full IRIB Tehran schedule see BC-DX TopNews #1006 March 19) via WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DXLD) 9420, Surprise, surprise. IRIB Tehran scheduled 9460 kHz appeared instead on 9420 kHz this morning. New IRIB Arabic all night frequency channel at 1630-0530 UT in A-11. Zahedan site S=9+15dB at 0350 UT March 27. Hits ERT Athens Avlis on co-channel 9420 heavily, so the Greek will NOT HAPPY here ! \\ 11660 kHz at similar S=9+15dB, registered 0230-0530 UT. 9420 1630-0530 37-39 ZAH 500kW 289deg. (Wolfgang Büschel, March 27, WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Frequency change of VOIROI/IRIB in Urdu from March 28: 1300-1427 NF 11620#KAM 500 kW / 178 deg to N/ME, ex 11805* # co-ch AIR in Burmese/English * to avoid VOA in Mandarin Chinese (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, 30 March, via DXLD) ** IRAN [non]. 17755, used to hearing Turkish music from German service of VOT during B-10 around 1300, and still hearing good signal with similar music in A-11 at 1253, but now it`s scheduled as R. Farda via Biblis, GERMANY at 12-14. This was atop some much weaker unknown co-channel, however, so maybe Turkey was still there too on day 1. [Yes: changed a day late: see TURKEY] 17755, R. Farda IDs, music, fair and now in the clear March 28 at 1325, scheduled 12-14 via Biblis, GERMANY. Turkey`s German service has left this frequency for 13760 at 1130-1230. 17695, March 29 at 1420, vocal music I took to be in Arabic, but must have been Persian as R. Farda is now scheduled 1330-1430, 100 kW, 77 degrees via Lampertheim, GERMANY. Gone at 1430* altho supposed to continue another sesquihour via Biblis, 85 degrees (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** IRELAND. 6295, Tentative, Reflections Europe, 1925, English. Possibly the one with religious sermon, but not much more than threshold copy. Tried // 12255 and there was a carrier (detectable only in sideband and no audio making it through). 20 March (David Sharp, NSW: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8, ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010, Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026, MFJ 959C, Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** IRELAND [non]. Re 11-12, Russians threatening other broadcasters not to use 6.2-6.3 MHz: Similar interference occurred some few years ago, when Portugal Maritime communications complaint at ITU Genève against Radio Tirana broadcasts on 6225 (Wolfgang Büschel, BCDX via DXLD) ** JAPAN. Japan information from DX Listening Digest --- I am editing a few radio related pages for CrisisCommons.org in on support of United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) efforts in gathering datasets from publicly available sources that would be relevant to teams responding to disaster and humanitarian situations. Because of the wealth of Japan-related information your DX Listening Digest has published, I would like to excerpt some of your digest, with proper citations. The pages I am working on are: http://wiki.crisiscommons.org/wiki/Honshu_HAM and http://wiki.crisiscommons.org/wiki/Japan_Earthquake_-_HAM_Radio_Updates Japan related information from your DX Listening Digest was posted to http://wiki.crisiscommons.org/wiki/Honshu_HAM including links to your original digest. The http://wiki.crisiscommons.org/wiki/Honshu_HAM page includes links to your network of radio information sites. Best Regards, (Richard Barber, KD6KXR, Morgan Hill, CA, March 25, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also LIBYA ** JAPAN. Radio NIKKEI announced on March 22 that they will stop program 2 (3945/6115/9760 kHz) on weekdays (2300-0605), which is the same content as program 1 (3925/6055/9595 kHz), from March 24 until the end of April. On Saturdays (2300-0900 on 3945/6115 kHz, 2300-0800 on 9760 kHz) and Sundays (2300-0605) they will broadcast normally with their own program (mainly live broadcast of horse races in western Japan). This is due to the electric power shortage by the stop of Fukushima nuclear power stations, very severely damaged by the earthquake and tsunami on March 11 (Takahito Akabayashi, Japan, March 23, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** JAPAN. A VOA news report says Japan may consider instituting daylight time for the first time since U.S. occupation to help cope with energy shortages (Mike Cooper, Mar 25, DXLD) would be UT +10 ** JAPAN. QUAKE AREA RESIDENTS TURN TO OLD MEANS OF COMMUNICATION TO KEEP INFORMED === By MARTIN FACKLER Published: March 27, 2011 MIYAKO, Japan — To Ryo Orui, a high school junior, almost as frightening as the trembling of the earth or the wailing of tsunami sirens was the loss of his cellphone signal. When Japan’s big earthquake struck, Mr. Orui said, he felt a wave of panic at not being able to instantly contact loved ones, or get news on what was happening. Enlarge This Image Ko Sasaki for The New York Times Miyako Disaster FM fills a need for very local information: stores that are open, goods that are for sale and above all, messages from people looking for missing friends and family members. So he jumped on his bicycle and pedaled around this tsunami-ravaged fishing port on Japan’s rugged northern coast to check on the safety of his parents and classmates. “I felt so isolated,” said Mr. Orui, 17. “You don’t realize how much you rely on something until you lose it.” Among the casualties of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake on March 11 were modern communications networks, which proved surprisingly vulnerable. Millions of people in eastern and northern Japan, including Tokyo, lost some or all cellphone service. A total of 1.3 million land lines and fiber-optic links also went dead. . . http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/28/world/asia/28phones.html?pagewanted=1&p&_r=2&ref=global-home (via Chuck Albertson, DXLD) Including setting up emergency FM station ** JAPAN [non]. 9770, NHKWRJ in English, March 25 at 0528 closing with Robert Jefferson saying goodbye as he is leaving radio to become financial correspondent for NHK World TV starting Monday. Also mentioned there would be a format change in the half-hour English radio broadcasts starting next week, but did not catch exactly what it is. Of course, they have suspended most or all of their regular features for coverage of the triple-whammy (not that NHK ever uses this term, and I do not mean it to be disrespectful). This 9770 relay via FRANCE at 0500-0530 is moving March 27 to 11970 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** JAPAN. NHK - A-11 schedule: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/radio/shortwave/all_201103.pdf 73! (Alexey Zinevich: a DXer from Minsk, Belarus, dxldyg via DXLD) Viz JAPAN NHK World - R. Japan - A-11 summer season file Arabic 0600-0630 ME 11975iss 2015-2145 ME MW1350yer 89.3+107.2 MHz in Palestine Bengali 1300-1345 swAS 11685sng Burmese 1030-1100 seAS 11740sng 1430-1500 seAS 11740sng 2340-2400 seAS 13650 Chinese 0900-0930 AS 6090 1200-1230 AS 6090 1300-1330 AS/seAS 6190 9455 1430-1500 AS 6190 1530-1600 AS 6190 1600-1630 seAS 11730 2230-2250 AS 9560 2240-2300 seAS 13650 2340-2400 AS 15195 2340-2400 seAS 17810 English 0500-0530 AF/EU 5975rmp 11970iss 0500-0530 NoAM 6110sac 1000-1030 OC/Hawaii 9625 9840 1000-1030 seAS 9605 1100-1130 EUR 9760wof, Fris only DRM mode 1200-1230 NoAM 6120sac 1200-1230 seAS 9695 1300-1330 AS 15735uzb [alt 15660uzb] 1400-1430 seAS 11705 1400-1430 AS 15735uzb [alt 15660uzb] 1400-1430 EU/AF 21560iss French 0530-0600 AF 11730iss 13840mdg 1230-1300 AF 17690mdg Hindi 0130 0200 swAS 11740uzb 1430-1515 swAS 15745mdg Indonesian 0945-1030 seAS 6140sng 1315-1400 seAS 11705 2310-2340 seAS 17810 Japanese 0100-0500 seAS 17810 0200-0500 AS 15195 0200-0300 seAS 11780sng 0200-0400 SoAM 11935bon 0200-0500 ME/AS 17560 0200-0500 CeAM 5960sac 0200-0500 AS 15325 0700-0800 AS 6145 6165 0700-1700 AS 9750 0800-0900 SoAM 9825 0800-1000 seAS/AF 11740sng 15290iss 0900-1000 SoAM 9795sac 1000-1700 seAS 11815 1300-1500 CeAM 11655sac 1500-1700 AF/swAS/SoAS 12045sng 1500-1700 EU/AF 17735iss 1700-1900 AF/ME 15445wer 1700-1900 EU/AF 11945iss 1700-1900 AS 6035 7225 1700-1900 SoAM 9835 1900-2200 CeAS/ME 11670 2000-2400 CeAS/ME 11910 2000-2100 OC 9625 2000-2200 AS 6085 2100-2200 OC 13640 2200-2300 ME 9620wer 2200-2400 AS 13680 2200-2400 SAM 15265bon Korean 0915-0945 AS 6160 1130-1200 AS 6090 1230-1300 AS 6190 1400-1430 AS 6190 1500-1530 AS 6190 2210-2230 AS 9560 Persian 0400-0430 ME 11730uzb 1430-1500 ME 13680iss 88.0MHz Kabul 1630-1700 ME MW927tjk Portuguese 0930-1000 SAM 6145chl 2130-2200 SAM 11880chl Russian 0330-0400 EU MW738mos MW1386sit 0430-0500 EU 6165sit 0530-0600 AS 11715 11760 0800-0830 AS 6145 6165 1130-1200 EU 9760wof, Fris only DRM mode 1130-1200 AS 6185 1600-1630 EU MW738mos MW927tjk Spanish 0400-0430 SAM 6195bon 0500-0530 CAM 6080bon 1000-1030 Ce-SoAM 6120sac 6195bon Swahili 0315-0400 AF 7395mdg 1730-1800 AF 13730mdg Thai 1130-1200 seAS 11740sng 1230-1300 seAs 9695 2300-2320 seAS 13650 Urdu 1515-1600 swAS 7410uzb MW927tjk Vietnamese 1100-1130 seAS 9695 1230-1300 seAS 11740sng 2320-2340 seAS 13650 Relays: bon Bonaire, Neth Antilles chl Santiago, Chile dhb Al Dhabayya, UAE iss Issoudun, France mdg Madagascar mos Moscow, Russia rmp Rampisham, wof Woofferton UK sac Sackville, Canada sit Sitkunai, Lithuania sng Kranji, Singapore tjk Dushanbe, Tajikistan uzb Tashkent, Uzbekistan wer Wertachtal, Germany yer Gavar Yerevan, Armenia [note: some of the above abbrs. are non-standard differing from ITU/ HFCC, possibly causing confusion, e.g. MOS = Moosbrunn, Austria -gh] URL: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/radio/shortwave/all_201103.pdf (NHK Radio Japan, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 9; final updated NHK, via Alexey Zinevich-BLR, DXLD March 24 via dxldyg) Hello DXers, as I can see it, they have dropped the 2nd Arabic transmission that used to start around 0700 UT. Not a good sign for the Arabic section of NHK, as the MW frequency of 1350 is covering mainly the eastern part of the Arab world, mainly Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, but not that well received in the western part of the Arab world. Let's see (Tarek Zeidan, Aalborg, Denmark, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Just heard the IS loop of NHK Radio Japan on 15325 kHz, weak but in the clear, later than scheduled (0200-0500), at 0828 UT (26 March 2011). Signed off at 0830. Extended broadcast? 73, (Eike Bierwirth, Leipzig / Germany, JRC NRD525 + DX-10 Pro, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Here in Asia it was the same last weekend. (Keith Perron, Taiwan, March 26, ibid.) Thanks to rising solar-flux levels, noted big signal from NHK-World direct on 9825 at 0830 check 3/31 in Japanese for SAm/HI; also heard fair signal in JP on 9750 for Asia at 0900 (Joe Hanlon, NJ, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KAZAKHSTAN. 9365, March 29 before 13 is open carrier; 1338 just barely modulated with flutter; still OC at 1407. In A-11 this is scheduled as YFR in Burmese at 13-14, English at 14-15, 300 kW, 141 degrees from Almaty. Tsk2 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH. 2850, 1735-1745, 25.03 KCBS, Pyongyang, Korean opera 25333 heard // 9665.33 (45333) and 11679.78 (43433) (Anker Petersen, on my AOR AR7030PLUS with a longwire antenna and heard this in Skovlunde, Denmark, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) 3970.57, DPR, Korea, Wonsan (presumed) here weakly daily between 1100 and 1400. Audio so weak, and 'ham' QRM usually severe, never can get enough for language. Better audio at 1326, with drama and singing, // 2850.03 Pyongyang, 3219.93 Hamhung, and 3959.02 Kanggye. Hrd to past 1346. 3/24 (Jim Young, Wrightwood, CA, ICOM IC-756ProIII + 40-M yagi + antenna tuner, NASWA yg via DXLD) ** KOREA NORTH. Hi everyone, 12015 kHz 1315 UT 23/3/11, V of Korear, Pyongyang giving new schedules as from today in English: http://www.box.net/shared/kqklydxvq7 (Mark Davies, Anglesey, Wales, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. "Siokaze-Sea breeze" service time reinforcement: A-11 sked. 1330-1430 5985 or 6020 or 6135 kHz via YAM (ex 1400-1430) 2000-2100 5955 or 5965 or 6045 kHz via YAM (ex 2030-2100) de Hiroshi (S. Hasegawa, Japan, March 25, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6020 (Ex-5910), Shiokaze/Sea Breeze via Yamata, 1355-1430*, March 27. New scheduled: 1330 to 1430 (Ex: 1400-1430). Indeed they have expanded their broadcasting time; thanks to Sei-ichi Hasegawa and Hiroshi for the tip; back to back half hour programs; not a new one hour production; in Korean; the only unusual thing noted was that at 1404 seemed to give many frequencies (listing alternate frequencies?). Poor choice of frequencies, as mixing badly with R. Australia during their last half hour of air time; after 1359 Shiokaze was mostly in the clear except for some light QRM on the low side from assume VOV-4 Buon Me Thuot, Dak Lak (aka Daclac) Province. BTW – March 25 (Friday) on former 5910, noted *1400 and 1430*, but was in Korean, not the normal Friday English (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6020 is the new frequency for Shiokaze = Sea Breeze via JSR JAPAN, says Ron Howard, as of March 27, and expanded to an hour at 1330-1430, says S. Hasegawa. So I look for it at 1330 March 28, but hear only R. Australia, fortunately in the clear with `Innovations`. After RA closed at 1400, checked 6020 again at 1414, but there was only a JBA carrier. Asian conditions were quite poor today on lower bands, altho around 1300, 6020 did bear the usual heavy clash between Australia and Vatican via Philippines (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6020; Shiokaze/Sea Breeze via Yamata. March 28, a mess here before 1359 with about three stations mixing together; after that Shiokaze in the clear; their ex-5910 was still being jammed (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6020, trying to hear Shiokaze = Sea Breeze at its earlier time and new frequency reported by S. Hasegawa and Ron Howard, March 31 at 1340, all I can detect is an undercurrent of something vs strong R. Australia, on 6020 until 1400, but SB stays another half hour into our daylight (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA SOUTH [non]. FRANCE/SOUTH KOREA, Summer A-11 of KBS World Radio via TDF: 2000-2058 on 5950 ISS 250 kW / 185 deg to NWAf in French (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, 30 March, via DXLD) ** KOREA SOUTH [and non]. KBS World Radio A-11 Arabic 1700-1800 WRN 2000-2100 9620 (Sines) Middle East/Africa Chinese 1130-1230 9770 Southeast Asia 1130-1230 6065 China 1300-1400 1170(MW),7275 Non Direction 2200-2300 7275 China 2300-2400 9805 Southeast Asia English 0000-0100 1440 (Marnach) Europe 0200-0300 9580 South America 0800-0900 9570 Southeast Asia 0830-0900 WRN 1100-1130 9760 (DRM) Europe Sat 1200-1300 9650 (Sackville) North America 1300-1400 9570 Southeast Asia 1600-1700 9515 Europe 9640 Southeast Asia 1800-1900 7275 Europe 2100-2130 3955 (Skelton) Europe 2200-2230 WRN 2300-0000 1440 (Marnach)Europe French 1900-2000 6145 (Skelton) Europe 2000-2100 5950 Midle East/Africa German 2000-2100 3955 (Skelton)Europe Indonesian 1200-1300 9570 Southeast Asia 1400-1500 9570 Southeast Asia 1900-2000* 102.6 (FM)Jakarta 2200-2300 9805 Southeast Asia Japanese 0100-0200 9580 Japan 0200-0300 11810 Japan 0800-0900 6155,7275 Japan 1000-1100 9805 Japan 1100-1300 1170 MW Japan Korean 0300-0400 11810 South America 0700-0800 9860 (Skelton) Europe 0900-1000 15160 Middle East/Africa 0900-1100 9570 Southeast Asia 0900-1100 7275 Non Direction 1000-1100 1170 (MW)Non Direction 1200-1300 7275 Non Direction 1400-1500 9650 (Sackville) North America 1600-1800 7275 Europe 1600-1800 9705 Middle East/Africa 1700-1900 9515 Europe Russian 1800-1900 15360 (Rampisham)Europe 2030-2100* 738 (AM) Moscow Spanish 0100-0200 11810 South America 0200-0230 9560 (Sackville) North America 0600-0700 6045 (Sackville)Europe 1100-1200 11795 (Sackville)South America 2200-2053* 94.7 FM Buenos Aires Mon-Fri Vietnamese 0100-0200 9690 Southeast Asia 1030-1130 9770 Southeast Asia 1500-1600 9640 Southeast Asia * Local times (via Alokesh Gupta, VU3BSE, India, March 28, dxldyg via DXLD) There is also a German transmission via Luxembourg 1440 kHz in the morning at 0600-0630. Possibly also on 6095 DRM. PS: Are you sure about the 0000-0100 transmission via Lux.? Must be checked. 73, (Erik Koie, Denmark, ibid.) 1440 kHz: The abridged German programme 0600-0630, if still on air, has in January been described by KBS German service as a "present" that "will perhaps last until April". Perhaps Glenn can ask WRN about this, since they arrange the KBS relays on 1440. English 0000-0100 simply became 2300-2400 as a result of the change to DST. The KBS policy to always stay at the same UT times for shortwave transmissions is of course not applicable to such mediumwave slots. By the way, what is the deal for KBS transmissions via Babcock now? This used to be a reciprocal airtime exchange with the BBC. The BBC still uses Kimjae after eliminating its broadcasts in Chinese, but so far I have spotted only two hours of English, so it would no longer be reciprocal if I have not overlooked something (Kai Ludwig, Germany, ibid.) I heard it this morning, March 28, at 06-0630, followed by RTL German, until 7, I presume. We'll have to check again after April 1st. 73, (Erik Köie, Denmark, ibid.) ** KUWAIT. 15515, Tentative Radio Kuwait in Arabic heard at 0500 UT Mar 27, S=9+15dB. Serious political phone-in program, Kuwait used that channel previously at 05-10 UT slot approx (Wolfgang Büschel, Stuttgart, Germany, March 27, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 15540, checked at 1800 March 25 but nothing heard, so expected another day of zero reception from R. Kuwait in English. But must have come on late, as at next check, 1859, there it was with song by YL, fair signal S9+20 and fadey; 1900 ID in English, historical talk about construxion, modernization, all the great things the Sabah leadership has done, full of musical interludes longer than the talk segments. 1909 traditional music. 2030 still good signal with rock music; 2058 sign-off mentioning 963 kHz, 96.3 MHz, to be back in English at 8 am on 15110 to S Asia; 9 pm to Europe and North America on 11990! 2059 brief NA by military band, 2100 accurate 3+1 timesignal, martial news theme, start news in Arabic, but off shortly afterward. So the studio STILL thinx they are on 11990 instead of 15540 where they have been all winter for English at 18-21, mostly not propagating! But improving now with spring conditions; really should have stayed on 11990. Furthermore, the 0500 English on 15110 has been gone for years. Main newscast is at 1830, and headlines around 2055. 21540, R. Kuwait the SSOB, March 26 at 1442 with Qur`an, way over Spain which still caused a SAH, but Spain seemed to be gaining. Lots of 15m SSB ham signals now. 21540, March 27 at 1321, R. Kuwait in Arabic atop Spain providing only a SAH, as another season starts maintaining this stupid collision. 21540, R. Kuwait, VG at 1456 March 29 during beautiful Qur`an recitation, and I am gritting my teeth anticipating its habitual interruption: yes, abruptly cut off air at 1500:30. Allah`ll get `em for that? There had been no CCI, Spain apparently having closed a bit earlier. SSOB, much better than 21610 Spain, 21655 Portugal (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 17550, March 31 at 2358, Arab music, heavy flutter, then R. Kuwait ID; off when rechecked at 2407. This was a regular last summer, upholding surprisingly late across midnite meridian from weehour Kabd. Checking HFCC A-11 for Kuwait transmissions to CIRAFs 6 and 7, i.e. contiguous C&W USA west of 90 degrees: 11950 22-05 150 kW 350 degrees, DRM in ENGLISH [really on?? 7 hours??] 13650 18-21 500 kW 350 degrees, Arabic 13770 14-20 500 kW 350 degrees, Arabic 17550 20-24 500 kW 350 degrees, Arabic I continue to be amazed that Kuwait even tries to serve this area, at least in Arabic; are there a lot of Kuwaitis around, like in California? There are two other transmissions better suited to ENAm, but designated for CIRAF 27, 28 = Europe: 9880 21-24 500 kW 310 degrees, Arabic 15540 18-21 150 kW 310 degrees, Arabic [but really in English!] Such a gross error, repeated season after season, forces us to question accuracy of the rest (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** LIBYA [and non]. Jamming continues to be a problem for broadcasters beaming programmes to the region, with Al Arabiya, Alhurra, Al Jazeera, Deutsche Welle, RT and the BBC all suffering from what appears to be deliberate harmful interference to some of their satellite signals. AIB has called on those involved in this to cease the illegal jamming immediately. Libyan TV, perhaps conscious that its satellite channels are now being monitored in newsrooms around the world, has introduced English- language scrolling text. The text is rather poorly translated and it is sometimes difficult to understand exactly what is meant. Meanwhile, technical quality remains extremely poor, with audio levels thoroughly mismatched between different sources, for example (AIB industry briefing, 23 March via DXLD) ** LIBYA [non]. USAF EC-130J STEEL 74 transmitting on 6877.0 kHz http://audioboo.fm/boos/307814-usaf-ec-130j-steel-74-transmitting-on-6877-0-khz-libya-20-march-2011 Regards (Ian Johnson, March 21, ARDXC via DXLD) Less than a minute, the do-not-leave-port, you-will-be-attacked, notice in English, French, Arabic (gh, DXLD) Hi Glenn, I was monitoring 4196-USB on 22 March 2011 from 0200 to 0230 UT and heard a series of two-way communications. In a story published by Yahoo News 03/22/2011, mention was made that the United States involvement in Libya is part of Africa Command based in Stuttgart, Germany. At the start of Operation Odyssey Dawn, NATO Command AWACS communications could be heard. This is apparently what I was hearing as well. I also noted a German accent in communication contacts, which would most likely be from Africa Command headquarters. You might wish to check this frequency after sunset. Reception was fair, but certainly clear enough to copy details. I did encounter a high level of noise in the form of incessant static crashes, perhaps from thunderstorm activity. 73, (Ed Insinger, NJ. March 22, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6877, 20/03 1045- Odyssey Dawn operation, Mediterranean Sea or Sky. Loop message to people of Libya in 3 languages: Arabic, English, French. In USB. At 1150 Jamming but good reception the same. Then activity in French observed on 6712 kHz at around 1130 UT. 4196 was observed active in the afternoon. At 1733 UT O5M... calling EL1, then others, man voices speaking in English with French accent. Another frequency involved in Odyssey Dawn operation is 6688 as reported by Borgnino and BCL news. SUFF/GOOD (Giampiero Bernardini, Con Dario Monferini, DX editor di Play DX sono tornato a Bocca di Magra per un'altra DX night session, la numero 23, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Psyops, directed to Libyan ships on 10405-USB, heard here at 0910 under heavy QRM/jamming? In English and presumed Arabic. The short English message asks Libyan naval officers to leave their ships and return to their families. The transmission is apparently broadcast from an aircraft in the area (Steve Lare, Holland, MI, USA, March 28, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Steve, thanks for the tip. Strong signal here 28 March at 0947. No qrm or jamming heard (Jari Savolainen, Kuusankoski, Finland, ibid.) Also OK in Copenhagen here at 10 UT. 73, (Erik Køie, ibid.) AUDIOCLIP: NEW ALLIED'S MESSAGE TO THE LIBYAN SAILORS 10405 KHz This afternoon the anti Ghaddafi's coalition broadcast a new message to the libyan sailors on the 10405 kHz. The message is in arabic and english language and without jamming with very strong signal in central Italy. The audioclip is available here: http://blog.libero.it/radioascolto/10048940.html 73's (Francesco Cecconi, March 27, radioescutas yg via DXLD) Ciao, vi segnalo che sono ricominciate le trasmissioni Psyop su 10405 khz Usb dirette agli ufficiali e ai marinai libici, trasmesse da un aereo Ec-130j della coalizione. Qui c'e' la registrazione del segnale in lingua inglese e araba http://soundcloud.com/iw0hk/psyop-for-libian-vessel 73 And IW0HK (Andrea Borgnino IW0HK - HB9EMK March 28 bclnews.it via DXLD) Libya - PsyOps on 10405 kHz --- US PsyOps transmission targeting Libya currently audible on 10405 kHz upper sideband, with strong signal since 1250 UT tune-in. Slight bubble jamming in the background. Thanks to a tip from Steve Lare on DXLD. The transmission is in English and Arabic with a tape loop telling Libyan naval officers to refuse orders and return to their home and families "if you attempt to leave port you will be attacked and destroyed immediately". 73s (Dave Kenny, UK, March 28, AOR 7030 + 25m long wire, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) Seems like bullying by radio to me! (Roger Parsons, ibid.) 3 minute recording of tape loop: http://audioboo.fm/boos/314593-coalition-psyops-broadcast-10405-khz-3-28-2011 (Mike Barraclough, ibid. WORLD OF RADIO 1557) Hi everyone, Following Steve Lare's tip in dxld and as reported by Dave Kenny here is a recording from 1230 UT today http://www.box.net/shared/mnt9vycizh (Mark Davies, Anglesey, Wales, ibid.) Heard here again this morning at 0802 on 10405. Still have the noise which seems to be some other utility station (Steve Lare, MI, March 29, ibid.) ** LIBYA. 675, R Free Libya, Benghazi, 2135-2145, Mar 07, Arabic, co- channel with R Maria, The Netherlands, 32442-3 (Bernard Mille, Bailleul, France, DSWCI DX Window March 23 via DXLD) MW observations Mar 19, 1945-2005: 675 kHz Free Libya, Benghazi 972 kHz LJB Main programme, Sirt: Pro-Gaddafi Programme with messages to the people of Benghazi 1053 kHz LJB Main programme 1125 kHz Free Libya, El Beida 1251 kHz LJB Voice of Africa, Tripoli 1449 kHz loop with "Allahu akhbar"-chantings. Others reported this as R Free Libya, Misrata (Patrick Robic, Leibnitz, Austria, DSWCI DX Window March 23 via DXLD) Re 11-12: 1449 kHz is back on the air with rebels programs!! Thanks to great tips I received from Mauno Ritola and Günter Lorenz, Radio Free Libya in Misrata on 1449 was heard in the afternoon and evening of 21 March with live programming, rather than the chants that had been aired continuously since 18 March. There were some dramatic statements by the presenters. The IDs "Radio Free Libya from Misratah" and "Free Libya, the voice of freedom and dignity" were heard. It now appears certain that this transmitter is in or near Misrata, not Al-Assah, as in the WRTH. However, it was not heard on 22 March, though what may have been the carrier (with a hum) was heard on 1449 in the UK that evening (Chris Greenway, UK, March 23, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hello DXers, checking 1449 kHz around 0640 UT I noticed a very weak station in Arabic talking about the situation in Libya. A sheikh talking about the current situation in Libya mentioning Mesrata several times. Asking the Army not to obey the orders of Gadaffi to kill civilians. ID at 0703, Idhaat Libya Al Hurra. I wonder if they just reduced the power of the TX? or --- More to come (Tarek Zeidan, Aalborg, Denmark, March 24, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 1053, is IDing as Idhaat al Jamaheriya al Ouzma 1215, mainly with V of Africa 1449, Idhaat Libya Al Hurra sout al Hurriya wal Karama (Radio Free Libya, Voice of Freedom and Dignity) some IDs with From Mesrata (though I doubt it, as the technical quality of the programs is not same as 1125 and 675. I have my doubts about the location of that station) 1125, Sout Libya al Hurra min al jabal al a5dar [sic] (Voice of Free Libya from the green mountain) 675, Sout Libya al Hurra (Voice of Free Libya) from Benghazi. B. Rgds (Tarek Zeidan, Aalborg, Denmark, 1724 UT March 24, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** LIBYA. Today`s `The World` from PRI had a good report on R. Free Libya, with clips of it and PsyOps warnings: http://www.theworld.org/2011/03/radio-free-libya/ (Glenn Hauser, March 29, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I heard the PsyOps clip on the air, but not in this version (gh) ** LIBYA. 7500, Libyan Jamahiriya Broadcasting Corp., Sabrata (presumed), 2055-2112*, Mar 09, Arabic inflammatory speech about Gaddafi to an often shouting crowd // 972 MW Sirt, Gaddafi's home city. Thanks to Günter Lorenz! 34333 (Anker Petersen, Skovlunde, Denmark, DSWCI DX Window March 23 via DXLD) 8500.00, Libyan Jamahiriya Broadcsting Corp., Sabrata (presumed), 0730-0750, 1455-1519 and 1845-2103v*, Mar 08, 10, 11, 12 and 13, Arabic inflammatory talks about Gaddafi and speeches to an often shouting crowd // 972 MW Sirt. At 2026-2103 probably Mr. Gaddafi himself was speaking to an well disciplined audience where the same person in the audience raised questions that were answered, and with applauses and with the crowd chanting, praising Allah, 45434 (Van Arnhem, Berg, Churchill, Green, Herkimer, Jensen, Kuhl, Liangas and Petersen, DSWCI DX Window March 23 via DXLD) 8500: Also heard at 1830-1850, Mar 19, Pro Gaddafi Programme with messages to the people of Benghazi, 35443 (Patrick Robic, Leibnitz, Austria, DSWCI DX Window March 23 via DXLD) 8500: On Mar 20 heard at 1430-1502* relaying Jamahiriyah TV audio in USB with a speech in French with translation into Arabic, 1500 headlines // to the webstream. 34333 (Patrick Robic, Leibnitz, Austria, DSWCI DX Window March 23 via DXLD) 8500: Also heard in USB at 1540-1740, Mar 21 and 22, Arabic talk, 35333 (Anker Petersen, Skovlunde, Denmark, DSWCI DX Window March 23 via DXLD) The Gaddafi regime obviously has found it necessary to start relaying the Domestic Main Program on SW, after at least two of its major MW stations (El Baida (1125 kHz) and Benghazi (675 kHz)) in the East have been taken over by the opposoition and are called "Free Libya" (Anker Petersen, Skovlunde, Denmark, DSWCI DX Window March 23 via DXLD) ** LIBYA. 17725, VOAf from the GJ chex: March 23 at 1350, poor in Swahili. 17725, March 24 at 1303 fair with good modulation in Swahili, ``Radio Libya --- habari``. Listened inattentively to English 1400-1500+ but heard nothing topical (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hello all, Just to let you know Voice of Africa with excellent signal on 17725 and also pretty good audio today, I did listen yesterday and audio was too low to understand. Voice of Africa is English 1400-1600 on 17725 and 21695 kHz. Program is mostly music. No mention of what is happening in Libya (Gilles Letourneau, Montreal, Canada, March 24, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ?? 21695? That had been missing for a couple weeks. Did you really hear it on March 24? Seems that is one day I did not check (gh, DXLD) Ivo sent me this observation log: "Today LJBC Voice of Africa in English at 1530 on 17725 (55555) excellent reception in Bulgaria and Main program in Arabic at same time on 8500 (35553)." 73! Ivo March 24 (R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Mar 24 via Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DXLD) Evening channels are 8500 Arabic and 11800 Hausa to WAf (wb, ibid.) Hello DXers, 972 // 8500, 1700 UT, the usual stuff; 972 never gives an ID now, only speeches by Gadaffi and messages to the ppl of Benghazi (Tarek Zeidan, Aalborg, Denmark, 1724 UT March 24, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 17725, VOAf from the GJ, already in English March 25 at 1401 talking about Africa, poor signal and still nothing on 21695, altho at this time, even Spain had nothing but JBA carriers on 21610, 21570, 21540. 17725, VOAf from the GJ, already starting English at 1401 March 26, pompous announcer with extremely stale 9.9.99 propaganda, fair signal and sufficient modulation. 1511 recheck, YL mentioned Nicaragua, and ``we come to the end of the news`` -- drat, missed something which might really have been topical, at 1500? Into Green Book nonsense introduced by Beethoven`s Ninth riff. Still nothing on 21695 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 17725, Voice of Africa. 1500 March 26, 2011. Clear and very good with heavily-accented female, "This is the Voice of Africa broadcasting from the Great Jamahiriya" into news from same person (vague mentions of "Western aggression" against the Jamahiriya. into quasi-commentary by male about "the instrument of government" and how The Green Book resolves this problem. No parallels found (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 17725, VOAf from the GJ, quite poor and low-modulated March 27 at 1400 when English should have started, nor any better at further chex during the following sesquihour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Libya is still operating their FS on 17725 only, and according to their previous sched so far. I doubt that NATO will destroy it as it could come in useful later on. 73 from (Noel Green, NW England, March 27, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 17725, VOAf from the GJ, March 28 at 1418 fair with music, then talk about African unity, echo. Some Eurafrican signals at this time on 16m were echoey, perhaps long/short path. See also USA [non] 17750. At 1503, retried 17725 hoping for topical news, and there was someone screaming, but soon into hilife music. 1509-1511.6 dead air, then YL talking, not certain if English, music. 17725, VOAf from the GJ, March 29 at 1420 poor signal in English about Africa; ho, hum. 17725, VOAf from the GJ, March 30 at 1403 ID in English, drumming, poor signal and just logged to confirm it`s still on (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** LIBYA. Hi Libya watchers! There are some rumours around that the Libyan government is engaged in some broadcast radio jamming, particularly of the rebel radios. Just third-hand reports. Has anyone heard anything to confirm this? I've not. There have been plenty of specific reports that Libya has been jamming satellite broadcasts, but not MW or SW. Benghazi on 675 was rather poor the last two evenings (Tuesday and Wednesday) but I think that might just mean they were on reduced power. Al-Beida on 1125 and Misrata on 1449 are still going strong. Thanks, (Chris Greenway, UK, March 31, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** LIBYA. [see JAPAN] PS, I've also been working on http://wiki.crisiscommons.org/wiki/Country_Profile_Libya and will also be including relevant information from your digest as it relates to Libya (Richard Barber, KD6KXR, Morgan Hill, CA, March 25, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** LIBYA [and non]. A-11 schedule of LJBC Voice of Africa FYI - - - Nach den Ereignissen der vergangenen Wochen - und dem veröffentlichten dubiosen LJBC Sendeplan seit letztem Juli 2010 -, ist es seeeehr fraglich, ob diese Registrierungen überhaupt Realität erlangen werden. 73 wb [very questionable] Subject: A-11 schedule of LJBC Voice of Africa FRANCE/LIBYA Tentative A-11 schedule of LJBC Voice of Africa, but whether it will be real? Arabic 0400-0558 on 7355 ISS 500 kW / 180 deg to NCAf 0400-0558 on 9790 ISS 500 kW / 150 deg to CSAf 0500-0658 on 11720 SAB 500 kW / 130 deg to ECAf 0600-0658 on 13730 ISS 500 kW / 160 deg to CSAf 0600-0758 on 11945 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf 0700-0758 on 15360 ISS 500 kW / 153 deg to CSAf 0700-0858 on 11650 SAB 500 kW / 230 deg to NWAf 0700-0858 on 17750 ISS 500 kW / 135 deg to CEAf 0800-0858 on 15360 ISS 500 kW / 175 deg to NWAf 0800-0858 on 17595 ISS 500 kW / 135 deg to CEAf 0900-1158 on 17860 ISS 500 kW / 155 deg to CSAf 0900-1158 on 15505 ISS 500 kW / 200 deg to NWAf 0900-1158 on 17590 SAB 500 kW / 130 deg to CEAf 0900-1158 on 17725 SAB 500 kW / 210 deg to NWAf Swahili 1200-1358 on 17725 SAB 500 kW / 180 deg to CEAf 1200-1358 on 21695 SAB 500 kW / 130 deg to ECAf 1200-1358 on 21710 ISS 500 kW / 145 deg to CEAf English 1400-1558 on 17725 SAB 500 kW / 180 deg to CEAf 1400-1558 on 17790 ISS 500 kW / 190 deg to NWAf 1400-1558 on 17820 ISS 500 kW / 155 deg to CSAf French 1600-1658 on 15660 SAB 500 kW / 230 deg to NWAf 1600-1658 on 17725 SAB 500 kW / 180 deg to CEAf 1700-1758 on 11995 SAB 500 kW / 230 deg to NWAf 1700-1758 on 15215 SAB 500 kW / 180 deg to CEAf Hausa 1800-1858 on 15215 SAB 500 kW / 180 deg to CEAf 1800-1958 on 9480 ISS 500 kW / 160 deg to NCAf 1800-1958 on 11995 SAB 500 kW / 230 deg to NWAf 1900-1958 on 11600 SAB 500 kW / 180 deg to CEAf Arabic 2000-2158 on 7460 ISS 500 kW / 190 deg to NWAf 2000-2158 on 9665 ISS 500 kW / 140 deg to CEAf, alt. 9935 2000-2158 on 12105 SAB 500 kW / 180 deg to CSAf Today [March 24] LJBC Voice of Africa in English at 1530 on 17725 (55555) exellent reception in BUL and Main program in Arabic at same time on 8500 (35553). 73! Ivo (R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Mar 24 via DXLD) Evening channels are 8500 Ar and 11800 Hausa to WeAF. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Those relays via Issoudun, FRANCE, keep appearing in registrations, but never show up; I rather doubt they ever will, now that France and Q`s Libya have had a bit of a falling-out (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** LITHUANIA. 6165, Russian program of NHK Tokyo at 0430-0500 UT via Sitkunai Lithuania relay, powerful S=9+30dB at 0439 UT noted here in Germany with powerful BACK LOBE of the 79degr antenna. Tsunami report (Wolfgang Büschel, Stuttgart, Germany, March 27, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Summer A-11 of Sitkunai Relays: 0100-0158 9490 SIT 100 kW / 079 deg CeAs Radio Free Asia in Uyghur 0300-0358 9635 SIT 100 kW / 079 deg CeAs Radio Liberty in Tatar 0430-0458 6165 SIT 100 kW / 079 deg EaEu Radio Japan NHK in Russian 0500-0558 9635 SIT 100 kW / 079 deg CeAs Radio Liberty in Tatar 0630-0728 9770 SIT 100 kW / 259 deg WeEu VOIROI/IRIB in Italian 1430-1528 9555 SIT 100 kW / 079 deg EaEu VOIROI/IRIB in Russian 1530-1558 9770 SIT 100 kW / 079 deg EaEu HCJB Global in Russian Sun 1600-1628 9770 SIT 100 kW / 079 deg EaEu HCJB Global in Chechen Sun 1630-1728 5940 SIT 100 kW / 259 deg WeEu HCJB Global in German 1730-1828 5940 SIT 100 kW / 259 deg WeEu VOIROI/IRIB in German 1830-1928 5940 SIT 100 kW / 259 deg WeEu VOIROI/IRIB in French 1930-2028 5940 SIT 100 kW / 259 deg WeEu VOIROI/IRIB in English 2030-2128 6055 SIT 100 kW / 259 deg WeEu VOIROI/IRIB in Spanish (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, 30 March, via DXLD) ** MADAGASCAR. 5010.00, RTV, Madagascar here at 1427 // 6135.29 (there AM), but here USB. Music, lively singing to 1429. Mixing with AIR. Into language at 1430 by M voice. Back to music program at 1438. Quite strong! Another station wiped out them at *1430 on the 6135 channel. 3/23 (Jim Young, CA, NASWA yg via Ron Howard, dxldyg via DXLD) Thanks, Jim, for confirming that 6135.29 is still off frequency. Seems to be yet another instance of the best reception of this is here on the west coast (Ron Howard, Monterey, CA, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5010.29, RTV, Madagascar here at 0236 in AM. Pop music program, some announcements in language, but quite weak. Not // 6135. Seems way too weak for 100 kW transmitter. F voice after 0240, but not sure of language. More pop music at 0248. Talking to TOH, but little audio after. Weaker than Zanzibar (10 kW on 6015 at *0257). Possible newscast by F voice after 0303, and back to Island music after 0306. M and F in conversation at 0310, still not sure of language, but possible French. Noted here on/off (transmitter or antenna connection problems, after 1440. It became stable by 1446, with M voice talking. Noted carrier on 6135.29 after 1410, but gone there after found on 5010.29. Very weak carrier on 6135.00 with same type of transmitter/antenna problems during same period as on the 5010.29 channel. 3/24 (Jim Young, Wrightwood, CA, ICOM IC-756ProIII + 40-M yagi + antenna tuner, NASWA yg via DXLD) ** MALAYSIA. 5964.67v, Klasik Nasional, 1337-1351, March 27. In vernacular; DJ with eclectic selection of music (Perry Como “You are the Sunshine of My Life”; Islamic sounding music; pop songs in vernacular, etc.); almost fair (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5964.70, Klasik Nasional 1300-1344 Mar 29. Two pips, then Kuala Lumpur news, with 7270, 5030.02, and 9835 in parallel. 6049.64 was not parallel; 11665 not sure due to QRM. The news ended at 1310 - 7270 no longer // but 5030.02 and 9835 remained // for one song, then went to local programming at 1314. Klasik Nasional continued with regional and sub-continental music with a fair signal (John Wilkins, Wheat Ridge, Colorado, Drake R-8, 100' RW, Cumbre DX via DXLD) ** MALAYSIA. 6049.64, RTM, Malaysia, (presumed) Malaysian language by F announcer at 1016, then into local pop music program. F voice, announcements and short music pieces at 1031. Music and talking in Malaysian thru 1230. Audio is distorted! 3/24 (Jim Young, Wrightwood, CA, ICOM IC-756ProIII + 40-M yagi + antenna tuner, NASWA yg via DXLD) 6049.63, Asyik FM (presumed), 1247-1309 Mar 30. M chatting and taking an occasional phone call; not sure of language; vocal music and chat continued past ToH to 1309 tuneout. Fair signal (John Wilkins, Wheat Ridge, Colorado, Drake R-8, 100' RW, Cumbre DX via DXLD) ** MALI. 9635, R. Mali, Kati, 1207-1309, 20 Mar, Vernacular, talks (news?), chanting, French for news at 01PM; 35443, very weak audio. It's even worse on their evening outlet of 5995 (Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MAURITANIA. MAURITÂNIA, 783, R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, 1946-…, 17 Mar, Arabic, talks; 24442 (QRM de Spain), so pretty bad as compared to their typical signal when observed in the south. Maybe they're not running full power due to power supply problems which may be also causing their HF operation to be silent for quite a number of weeks (Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 939.86, XEQ Bésame 9-40, Iztapalapa, México DF. 1140 March 26. Mexican vocals, bad channel het (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MICRONESIA. (Federated States of), 4755.4, PMA-The Cross R, 0743- 1102*, Mar 07, 10, 15 and 17, continuous inspirational music, 0814 preacher. 0914 also a preacher, 1100 ann “The Cross” and gave local time as 10:00 PM. Another program seemed to commence, but it was cut off as carrier was terminated, 25342 (D’Angelo, Sellers and Wilkner, DSWCI DX Window March 23 via DXLD) 4755.44, Cross R. in English: Mar 19, 0853-0905, 34443, Music and talk, ID at 0859 Mar 21, 0836-0853, 34443, Music, ID at 0836 Mar 22, 0842-0856, 34443, Music, ID at 0850 (Kouji Hashimoto, Japan, Japan Premium March 25, via DXLD) 4755.45, 'The Cross', FSM, with religious talk by M voice in English at 0715. Address for religious web site at 0738, then into Christian music and singing. ID at 0748, then more singing and orchestral music to 0800, then "This is 88.5 FM, The Cross Radio". Religious discussion at 0917; Christian music at 0937. More religious discussion at 1006. 3/24 (Jim Young, Wrightwood, CA, ICOM IC-756ProIII + 40-M yagi + antenna tuner, NASWA yg via DXLD) The Cross R (V6MP) verified an electronic report with an electronic form response from Sylvia Kalau, Station Manager in 1 hour. The form response incorrectly notes the 24/7 operation of the shortwave transmitter. In a separate e-mail exchange, Sylvia noted that the station now operates 8:30 AM to 9:30 PM Pohnpei time (1930-1030 UT) referring to the information contained in her form e-mail QSL as “mis- information” (Richard D’Angelo/NASWA, Wyomissing, U.S.A., DSWCI DX Window March 23 via DXLD) ** MONACO. Listening around earlier, I logged the following. 4363 khz USB at about 2058-2100. Music heard. I checked AM & nothing heard, went back onto USB & the transmission ended. This frequency has been used for a numbers station in the past, but I can find no record of music being heard (Alan, M0LSX, March 24, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) Monaco Radio use 4363 kHz usb - this log from DX Listening Digest No. 1110 9 March: ** MONACO. Monaco Radio, 4363 USB, 8 March at 0558 UT. YL with broadcast schedule of marine weather bulletins ending with url www.naya.mc and music. http://www.mediafire.com/?h0rwo5d08n0o6le (Terry Wilson, MI, Ten-Tec RX320D, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Also uses other frequencies, e.g. 8728 kHz usb and used to carry news broadcasts and closes with music (anthem?). (Alan Pennington,ibid.) ** MONGOLIA. 4830.00, R Mongolia, weaker than // 4895 and 7260 (buried under CRI), with F singer and music from 1146 to 1159, pause, then TS at 1200:27, and F voice with ID as "....Radio...", almost sounded English. M voice continued in language. Talking still at 1238. Singing continued at 1241 up to 1300, then 5 pips at TOH, F voice with ID(?), M voice continued. 3/24 (Jim Young, Wrightwood, CA, ICOM IC-756ProIII + 40-M yagi + antenna tuner, NASWA yg via DXLD) ** MONGOLIA. Hi Everyone, looking for some programming in English this pm --- 9665, V. of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, 1530 21/3/11, half hour program: http://www.box.net/shared/z99hpz76ii (Mark Davies, Anglesey, Wales, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 1:28 opening clip [non]. ARMENIA{/GEORGIA/}MOLDOVA{/MONGOLIA/}RUSSIA, Radio Voice of Mongolia with a program in Russian was heard on March 16 via transmitters used by Voice of Russia in Russian on MW 1350 kHz Abkhazia \\ with delay! on 999 Moldova and with longer delay on SW 5940 kHz at 1646-1658 UT (Rumen Pankov, Bulgaria, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 22 via BC-DX via DXLD) 1350 kHz is rather more powerful signal of V of Russia worldservice via Gavar, Yerevan site in Armenia - not Abkhazia, \\ Grigoriopol Moldova 999 kHz ex DWL, and shortwave relay via Samara-RUS site 5940 kHz. Maybe the program content was tentatively a copy repeat of Voice of Mongolia? (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) ** MOROCCO. 9575, R. Mediterranée Un, 2230, March 21, French. "Live" concert with bad cover of "Hey Jude"; brief announcer at 2236 followed by pop ballad; poor with big 9580-Gabon splash (Scott R. Barbour Jr. Intervale, N.H. USA, NRD-545, MLB-1, 200' Beverages, 60m dipole, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MYANMAR/BURMA. They continue to switch transmitter sites during their evening broadcast. Noticeable better reception recently from the Yangon transmitter (modified?). No difference now between them regarding signal strength! 5985.84v, Myanma Radio via Yangon, 1436*, March 22; fair. 5985.0, Myanma Radio via Naypyidaw, *1436, March 22. Fair; for about half a minute also on at the same time as Yangon; overlapping transmissions (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5985.85, R Myanmar, Rangoon, (presumed), F voice in language talking at 1132. Music at 1141, but quite weak. F voice and talking at 1227, then singing; Myanmar on 5770.02 same time, but weaker. 3/24 (Jim Young, Wrightwood, CA, ICOM IC-756ProIII + 40-M yagi + antenna tuner, NASWA yg via DXLD) Myanma Radio continues to switch transmitter sites. March 28 noted them earlier on 5985.83 (Yangon), but by 1445 was via 5985.0 (Naypyidaw) (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NETHERLANDS [non]. 15495, March 27 at 1942, ID in passing as RNW, poor signal in English, but maybe one of our better chances to hear this station which abandoned its North American SWLs. A-11 scheduled at 1759-1957, 500 kW, 150 degrees from Wertachtal, GERMANY, but not enough signal backwards at 330. The only other possibility here for this afternoon transmission, possibly better, is 11610, 250 kW, 280 degrees via RWANDA overlapping this hour, at 1859-2057. 6125, RNW in Dutch, March 29 at 0515 running a couple words behind stronger // 6165. 6125 is via VATICAN to Greece and Turkey, until 0557 and still heard at 0532, while 6165 is Bonaire to WNAm finishing at 0527. 11835, RNW English March 29 at 1400 with documentary/interview on Libya, fighting Islamic extremism (no longer any NEWS from RNW, in English!), fair signal and thank god, not yet a super-signal from adjacent WYFR 11830. For A-11, this service to S Asia has been cut from two hours to one, and only two frequencies left, this 250 kW, 50 degrees from MADAGASCAR, and 9800, 250 kW, 345 degrees from SRI LANKA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also BONAIRE! Collision again on 9650: see CHINA [non] ** NEW ZEALAND. A-11 Radio New Zealand International from Mar. 27: 0459-0658 on 11725 RAN 050 kW / 000 deg AM All Pacific 0459-0658 on 11675 RAN 025 kW / 000 deg DRM All Pacific 0659-0758 on 6170 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg AM Tonga 0659-0758 on 15720 RAN 025 kW / 035 deg DRM Tonga 0759-1058 on 6170 RAN 050 kW / 000 deg AM All Pacific 0759-1058 on 7440 RAN 025 kW / 000 deg DRM All Pacific 1059-1258 on 9655 RAN 050 kW / 325 deg AM NW Pac, Timor 1059-1158 on 7440 RAN 025 kW / 325 deg DRM NW Pac, Timor 1259-1550 on 6170 RAN 050 kW / 000 deg AM All Pacific 1551-1750 on 7440 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg AM Cook Isl, Samoa, Fiji 1551-1750 on 6170 RAN 025 kW / 035 deg DRM Cook Isl, Samoa, Fiji 1751-1850 on 9615 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg AM Cook Isl, Samoa, Fiji 1751-1850 on 9890 RAN 025 kW / 035 deg DRM Cook Isl, Samoa, Fiji 1851-2150 on 11725 RAN 050 kW / 000 deg AM All Pacific 1851-2150 on 15720 RAN 025 kW / 000 deg DRM All Pacific 2151-0458 on 15720 RAN 050 kW / 000 deg AM All Pacific 2151-0458 on 17675 RAN 025 kW / 000 deg DRM All Pacific (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, 30 March, via DXLD) RNZI with fair reception on 9650 at 1130 UT with relay from domestic service. Remarkable since this transmission is directed toward Australia/SE Asia and not toward the Pacific (Will Flynn, Pennsylvania, March 27, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Should be 9655? (gh) 6170, reactivated A-season frequency of RNZI ex-5950, March 27 at 1317, fair with Pacific political news (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 15720 - Checking this frequency over the last couple of nights, 0000- 0300 UT, I have heard nothing from RNZI. Normally this signal is good to very good almost every night at this time of the year. Australia, 15240, & Srilanka, 15745, have been in with fair/good signals each night. I checked the RNZI website but they show broadcasts as normal. Is anyone hearing this at this time? (Stephen Wood, Harwich, MA, UT March 31, DX DX LISTENING DIGEST) I find RNZ on in English at 0405 on 15720 tonight (Jim Young, CA, NASWA yg via DXLD) ** NIGER. 9705.02, La Voix du Sahel, 2217, French, about the best I've ever heard them, with uptempo hilife and frequent comments by a woman announcer. All alone on freq but gone (or maybe s-off?) at 2300. 18 March (David Sharp, NSW: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8, ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010, Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026, MFJ 959C, Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) NÍGER, 9704, La Voix du Sahel, Goudel, 1131-1310, 20 Mar, vernacular, traditional Music, French at noon for newscast, more folk music & songs in a program in vernacular again; 25442, heterodyne with a UNID on 9705, presumably ETHIOPIA (Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Back off frequency one day? (gh) 9705, Voix de Sahel Niamey, 2101-2130, March 21, vernacular. Continuos Afropop & hi-life music; audible after co-channel Ethiopia s/off; poor & fluttery signal; wiped out at 2130 by 9710-VOIRI s/on (Scott R. Barbour Jr. Intervale, N.H. USA, NRD-545, MLB-1, 200' Beverages, 60m dipole, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) and then: 9705, La Voix du Sahel; 2208-2231+, 21-Mar; Afro-pop music to D.A. at BoH -- missed ID insert? Music continued, then ID by M in French at 2232. SIO=443. Back on 9705 -- caught them on 9704 several days ago (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, All logged by ear, on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NIGERIA. 7255, Voice of Nigeria, 1955-2000, March 25, English programming with “This Day in History” program at 1955. News at 1957. IDs. Local tribal music. Into French at 2000. Weak but readable (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) 15120.01, Voice of Nigeria, 0620, English. Tune-in to have this under co-channel CRI, but it rapidly faded-up to bury China. World news by a woman, which ended with a brief sports segment by a man at 0632. ID by a woman, "The Voice of NIgeria from Lagos," and into "From Our Correspondent." 19 March (David Sharp, NSW: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8, ICF- SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010, Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026, MFJ 959C, Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 15120, looking for VON again March 23 at 0500, but inaudible, probably off. 15160 Australia had a fair signal this night. 15120, March 24 at 0459, VON is back with program previews by YL for after 1800. Still scratchy audio. 0500 GMT timecheck and into `Von- Scope` news introduced by drumming. Audio became more distorted for the news. Tonight it`s the only station on band, no sign of Australia (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Re 11-12: I'm hearing 15120 regularly around 0730, and to my ears it sounds to be the old equipment - buzz, hum and scratchy as Glenn describes. I wonder why the hold up in getting the new equipment on air (Noel R. Green (NW England), dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Also in that previous report I quoted them as announcing http://www.thevoiceofnigeria.org/ but it`s really without the the: http://www.voiceofnigeria.org/ More erroneous info: don`t you believe the transmission or program schedule, despite autodisplaying the current date, http://www.voiceofnigeria.org/programmeschedule.htm which claims 1500-1600 is in Swahili & Yoruba, on other frequencies, not English on 15120! (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORTH AMERICA. Glenn, Radio Pancho Villa 2011 edition. At the top of the link: http://www.ka2emz.net/pancho_villa_2011.html You are part of the cast. 73s, (Artie Bigley, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Audio of latest and several previous RPV broadcasts climaxing SWL Winterfests (gh) ** NORTH AMERICA. Radio Casablanca: Keeping you safe from the Nazis Just a note to let you know we are now on the air on 6940 AM. Don't mistake us for the Germans! -- (Richard Blaine, American, Radio Casablanca, radiocasablanca1 @ gmail.com 2350 UT March 27 via Mark Coady 0018 UT March 28, via NASWA yg via DXLD) Coming in with great signal in WI from 0105. Neat 1940s music, bits of soundtrack from Casablanca, Greenstreet and Bogart, and occasional IDs with request for reports to email address as above (Don Jensen, Kenosha WI, ibid.) R. Casablanca strong to the end, 0132, off after La Marseillaise and Bogey cut from Casablanca, "This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship!" A first time broadcast?? Don't say this about many pirate broadcasts, but this was a fun reception (Don Jensen, ibid.)_ Is it just me or did the fading and static just make the broadcast that much better (myteaquinn, west of Cleveland, 0144 UT, ibid.) I guess I don't pay enough attention to pirates. Radio Casablanca apparently has been around for a while and I just didn't know it. I guess I should listen more carefully to George Zeller in the future. -dnj (Don Jensen, 0301 UT, ibid.) Rick Blaine, the operator, will keep you in the loop for future broadcasts if you contact him via e-mail (at radiocasablanca1 at gmail dot come) for an E-QSL. I've asked Rick if he plans to be on the air next Saturday evening as we will have six of us at the ODXA's Shadow Lake Radio Camp (Mark Coady, ibid.) Note to pirates: 6940 should be avoided between 02 and 12 UT when WWCR can put a leapfrog spur on it mixing 4840 and 5890 (gh, OK, DXLD) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6924.96U USA (PIRATE) Random Radio. 0052-0110* March 26, 2011. Nice Swing Jazz and Big Band-era songs ("Flying Home" by Lionel Hampton and other artists versions of the same song; Charlie Barnet, etc.), live male announcer referencing the songs and flipping to MP3 tracks as best he could locate while live. Closing with mention that Mushroom Radio was on earlier, and that he'll check FRN online to see who's logging what tonight, "...smoke one for me" and off. Very good signal. Awesome format (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORWAY. Polish Radio via Norway ---- I note the following Polish Radio broadcast in the A-11 Babcock schedule. 7265 1700-1800 smtwtfs PRW Kvitsoy 40 220 English EUR Is this a first? Is any other broadcaster using Kvitsoy? (Harold Sellers, Editor of World English Survey and Target Listening, available at http://www.odxa.on.ca March 27, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) It seems like all transmissions from Kvitsoy, Norway, are in DRM mode: In B10 Polish R in English used 5895 kHz 18-19. Also, I know that Romania is using Norway in A11 in German & English at 1600-1630 on 7460 and 1700-1730 7350. 73, (Erik Koie, Denmark, ibid.) Re DRM bcasts via Norway. Was in B-10 season on 5895 kHz, in A-10 from 28 March 2010 also on 7265 kHz. ENGLISH B-10 1300-1359 9460ors 11860wof 1800-1859 5895kvi-drm 9650uae and two 30 mins each transmissions of RRI Bucharest Romania also via 40/60 kW DRM unit at Kvitsoe, but latter provider is not Babcock, but NPT Norway instead. ENGLISH 0000-0056 7385 9580 0300-0356 7335 9645 11895 15340 0530-0556 *7305 9655 17760 21500 1100-1156 15210 15430 17510 17670 1700-1756 *9535 11735 [also 1700-1730 +DRM 7350 Kvitsoe Norway] 2030-2056 *9765 11880 11940 2200-2256 5960 7435 9790 11940 GERMAN 0600-0626 *7230 9740 1200-1256 9675 11875 [also 1600-1700 +DRM 7460 Kvitsoe Norway] 1800-1856 7240 *9495 (RRI Bucharest March 6) (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) > It seems like all transmissions from Kvitsoy, Norway, are in DRM mode Indeed. This is the result of a decision made by Telenor, the parent company of Norkring, when NRK and Danmarks Radio ceased using these transmitters at yearend 2003. Since then they are available only for DRM transmissions anymore, although it seems that shortly some AM had been done again. I have not seen an explanation for this policy so far, but it seems that Telenor simply wanted to get rid of all the clannie stuff that apparently brought them some trouble. I'm aware of bad press they got for relaying Denge Mezopotamya, like "Norkring transmits PKK programming"; NRK had made this a mainstream news story. Of course it remains to be seen for how much longer Norkring will still spend money on maintaining its shortwave facilities. The small amount of airtime they can still sell for useless DRM services can hardly be sufficient for covering the related costs. The same goes for the 1314 kHz mediumwave facility which to my knowledge saw no use anymore after an RNW special in November 2006. Is it still in operational condition at all? So far the Kvitsøy site has been considered as safe also because all Norkring AM transmitters are remote-controlled from there. But the Vigra transmitter (630 kHz) will be closed in June, followed by Røst at yearend 2012. So all that will be left as of 2013 will be the Ingøy longwave facility. Thus it seems to me that the medium-term prospects for Kvitsøy are bleak, unless they will actively try to sell airtime, which would require allowing the hated Ancient Modulation and accepting the hated kind of customers from outside the established broadcasting business again (Kai Ludwig, Germany, ibid.) ** OKLAHOMA. Re: KMUS AM 1380 Sperry/Tulsa, Any updates on this station? Also, is $300,000 cash a pretty good deal for this station? (Artie Bigley, circa March 25, radio-info.com OK board via Artie, DXLD) Nothing new as of yesterday on 1380; still "Promises, Promises." It appears the assignment of the license was "accepted for filing" Feb 18th. Their application, filed when they resumed broadcasting in January, says: Quote The new main studio for the station is now co-located at the transmitter site at 7737 North Peoria This "positional interest information" page: http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/posi_list.pl?Application_id=1417513&File_number=BAL-20110216AAY&Callsign=KMUS ...says the new licensee will be Radio Las Americas LLC, with 100% of the interest held by Antonio Pérez in Owasso. Here's the public notice, stating the same thing: http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/comment.pl?Application_id=1417513&File_number=BAL-20110216AAY 1120 is still off the air; no response from the email address they listed with the FCC. (I wanted to know if he knew his station was off the air, and why it had been mis-identifying its city of license when it WAS on the air.) Here's 1120's page on the FCC website: http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?state=OK&call=&arn=&city=&freq=1120&fre2=1120&single=1&type=0&facid=&class=&list=0&dist=&dlat2=&mlat2=&slat2=&NS=N&dlon2=&mlon2=&slon2=&EW=W&size=9 Of particular interest to me in #1 the construction permit (granted December 7th, 2010) to significantly increase power & allow "critical hours" coverage at a greater level than the current license allows during daylight hours; and #2, the "ownership biennial" accepted for filing on 2/16/11. There doesn't appear to be any knowledge by the FCC or admission by the owner that the signal has been dark for quite some time now: http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1417873 Should someone write the FCC a letter? (nightaire, ibid.) ** OKLAHOMA. 92.1, KAMG-LP, Enid, March 24 at 2046 UT with musicalabanza, super-hype non-ID as ``estás escuchando tu radio 92.1, somos Maranatha!!!`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. 99.9, the GCN pirate previously traced to a business on the south side of Enid, I have not mentioned lately, but it is still active; however, usually off the air weekends, such as Saturday afternoon March 26. But Monday March 28 at 2035 UT check it was also off (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. 1670, March 28 at 2040 UT on caradio I am getting weak talking house, with Greg Winkeljohn, but can`t quite copy the address. Last one on 1670 we heard in December was at 3017 Falcon Crest but its range was not quite so far as my location when hearing this. To be investigated further. It`s about time that house sold (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Yes, still 3017 Falcon Crest (gh, later) ** PAKISTAN. Radio Pakistan revamped website --- Hi Glenn, I hope you are fine. Radio Pakistan has recently revamped its site. Now it is available in two languages i.e. English and Urdu. The content has been improved. Now five stations of Radio Pakistan are available live. These are National Broadcasting service, FM 101 Islamaabad, Planet 94 English channel, FM 93 Islamabad and the fifth one is a Relay service from some different channels of Radio Pakistan. The quailty of live audio is also good. Regards (Aslam Javaid, Lahore, Pakistan, March 27, DX LISTENING DIGEST) http://www.radio.gov.pk/ 3975.00, 1750-1800 25.03, R Pakistan, Rewat, Islamabad, Kashmiri, Pakistani songs with orchestra, time signal, news, 45444. From *1800 QRM WYFR in Hungarian (Anker Petersen, on my AOR AR7030PLUS with a longwire antenna and heard this in Skovlunde, Denmark, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) 15725, Early Urdu program from Islamabad at 05-07 UT heard here with local singer music at 0515 UT, S=7-8 only fair, \\ did propagate well also on 17830 kHz, S=5-6 only poor. Even the two Chinese jammers against US IBB on 21.5 MHz did propagate strong from Eastern Asia this morning at same time slot (Wolfgang Büschel, Stuttgart, Germany, March 27, DX LISTENING DIGEST) [and non]. Audible here on new 15725 (ex 15100) until 0700 and again from 0830. There was a DRMer on 15720 until 0800 (not sure when it started) and I don't see any registration for it. I could also hear Pakistan's Chinese service using new 15700 (ex 9670) at around 1240 to off at 1300. They were playing music most of the time. BULGARIA put carrier on at 1250 but PAK was strong enough to be heard through it. There was no trace of new // 11845 though (Noel Green, NW England, March 27, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 3260 kHz, NBC Radio Madang reported that SW transmitter was damaged by a power surge on February 16th, 2011. Hopes to return to SW in future (Ian Baxter, NSW, March 28, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) PNG: But monitoring (no ID) & other DXers` logs indicate that Radio Madang quickly returned to air within days or a couple of weeks - not often the case with PNG regionals. Still no sign of 4960 kHz Radio Maria - Vanimo (Ian Baxter, NSW, March 29, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.: ** PAPUA NEW GUINEA [and non]. Radio Maria is on air in Papua Nuova Guinea on the frequency of 4960 kHz. The antenna is located in Vanimo, in the North of the country, not far from the Indonesian border. Power is 1 kW. It was reactivated few days ago. You can find a picture of the antenna on http://rxreport.blogspot.com/ Reports can be sent to Giampiero Bernardini: QSL (at) radiomaria.org Recorded clips are welcome. 73 (Giampiero Bernardini, QSL manager Radio Maria World Family, Milano, Italia, March 24, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Giampiero, thanks for the info. Now, what's their schedule? 73, (Jari Savolainen, ibid.) No reply; he doesn't know what himself should confirm. Ridiculous for me (Roberto Scaglione, Sicily, ibid.) Jari, The station name of Radio St. Gabriel on 4960 kHz, Vanimo by my log on Oct. 2007 at 24 hrs service (S. Hasegawa, Japan, ibid.) I searched on the web for info and it seems 4960 R Maria is on a 24 hour schedule but this is not confirmed as far as I can see. This is the new name of former Catholic Radio Network. 73 (Thomas Nilsson, March 26, ibid.) If the station is 24 hours, then the overall schedule must be erratic, due to power cuts and other factors. There are times this station is NOT on the air. 73s (David Sharp, NSW Australia, ibid.) But you have heard it after the reactivation? (Mauno Ritola, Finland, ibid.) Hi Mauno, No, I haven't. 73s (David, 2323 UT March 27, ibid.) No trace of it here either (Ian Baxter, NSW, 0420 UT March 28, ibid.) I initiated an enquiry about the report that Radio Maria had reactivated on 4960 kHz from Vanimo, PNG. The reports are simply not true. This is now the second PNG 60 mb SW rumour this year - so what gives? Radio Maria (Vanimo) was last reported on SW airwaves in 2008. The Vanimo based SW station shouldn't be regarded as extinct. The bishop in Vanimo just needs to get motivated to organise the reactivation of the SW station & maybe it could return to the airwaves in some months, but that maybe just wishful thinking on my part. Regards (Ian Baxter, March 30, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) A compendio delle informazioni diffuse recentemente, aspettiamo ulteriori conferme dal posto ma questo messaggio di Ian Baxter sembrerebbe chiarire definitivamente la situazione, bisognerebbe comunicarlo anche al QSL manager italiano (Scaglione, shortwave yg via DXLD) About Radio Maria Papua 4960 kHz Ciao, Sorry for my delay, but I had to contact the chief engineer that works with Radio Maria Papua Network and other 14 Radio Maria National Networks. He is often in travel so I need some time to get his answers. Then I'm not a radio professionist, I have another job, so I can't answer in real time to the mails. And Radio Maria World Family is a real complex network of networks and it is not so easy to get all info. About the schedule, it is random. Technics would like 24 h service but there are some problems. Here is the mail I received: "Papua is a difficult country. In the remote areas the electrical power is on and off many times a day and the blackouts can last for many hours. In Vanimo we have a generator in the FM site only. The SW site, due to the higher power of the transmitter and the aircons is not connected to the small existing generator because it will be overloaded. This problem will be solved…" I hope they can solve the problem. The antenna looks OK. About the name: now it is Radio Maria. Ian Baxter wrote about the Bishop of Vanimo, but this radio is no more a local radio. It doesn't belong to this Bishop, but it is a National Catholic Network of Radio Maria. A DXer asked me If I can confirm Radio Maria Russia on MW. I contacted the Chief Engineer of Radio Maria World Family, Claudio Re, (that worked also in Saint Petersburg about this project) and I'll try to do it. But you can't think that I can know everything about is happening in Russia as in Santo Domingo, about all their local problems. I got this job just talking with Claudio Re, that is a good friend, a radio listener, an ham and a builder of receivers and antennas. There were several reports from DXers "lost" in the boxes. He and me talked about this problem with the President of Radio Maria World Family. So I started to answer to the reports they found in the boxes or over the desks. It's not an honor and I don't get a euro. I only give some of my time, hoping to help other DXers. If I do mistakes, yes I am a simple man, I bag your pardon. Sorry for my bad English. Have nice DXing (Giampiero Bernardini, Milano, Italia, March 31, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 5960.00, 'Radio Fly', Tabubil, PNG, here in English at 0811, but extremely weak. M and F voices at 0829, possible ID at 0831, then more talking continued. Not very strong. More singing pop music at 0837. F voice in English, "Good Evening" with ID as 'Radio Fly' at 0859, when much stronger. A kind of business discussion with mention of the '..Board of Directors..' by F voice. Native language by M voice heard at 1011. Actual frequency is 5-10 hertz below 5960 kHz. 3/24 (Jim Young, Wrightwood, CA, ICOM IC-756ProIII + 40-M yagi + antenna tuner, NASWA yg via DXLD) ** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 7324.95, Wantok Radio Light, heard here at 0710 with its wobbly carrier. Music and singing finally noted at 0814, but audio has the wobble as well. F voice with "Wantok Radio.." at 0825, then back to music. Religious discussion at 0853. 3/24 (Jim Young, Wrightwood, CA, ICOM IC-756ProIII + 40-M yagi + antenna tuner, NASWA yg via DXLD) ** PERU. 4824.47, La Voz de la Selva, 1117, Spanish. Fair with mensajes by a man and woman; several clear references to "Iquitos." 23 March (David Sharp, NSW: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8, ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010, Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026, MFJ 959C, Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PERU. 4850.7, R. La Hora, Cuzco, 2248-2305, 20 Mar, Quechua, talks, references to Cuzco… or Cusco as they say, music & Indian songs; 34342, CODAR QRM (Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PERU. 4955 kHz R Cultural Amauta --- Hi Everyone, 2357 UT 21/3/11, Radio Nacional ID at 12 and 42 secs. Need your headphones! http://www.box.net/shared/eqv0et3p8b (Mark Davies, Anglesey, Wales, March 22, Thanks to Maurits (RealDX), BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) Altho on this frequency it probably is Amauta, on the clip I don`t hear any mention of `R. Nacional`, nor would expect to (gh, DXLD) ** PERU. 4986.45, Radio Manantial, Huancayo 2355 with strong signal 25 March (Bob Wilkner, Icom 746Pro I, Drake R8, NRD 535D, Amplified Elliptic Low Pass Audio Filters, Noise Reducing Antenna, 60 Meter Dipole, 41 meter dipole, Pompano Beach, South Florida, US, Cumbre DX via DXLD) ** PERU. 6019.18, Radio Victoria here with emotional talk at 0333, not Spanish, to 0341, then pop music sounded in Spanish. F announcer in Spanish, then more pop music. Very strong but wedged against CRI on 6020. Lite singing music continued past TOH, no ID. Music program continued past 0408, frequent announcements, no ID detected. CRI 0400* At 0410, "La Voz de la Liberación". M announcer also said same ID at 0411. More songs, talking, announcements all in Spanish. Mention of Peru, but not "Victoria". Still strong at 0508 with lite Spanish singing music. 3/24 (Jim Young, Wrightwood, CA, ICOM IC-756ProIII + 40-M yagi + antenna tuner, NASWA yg via DXLD) ** PERU. 6047.15, Radio Santa Rosa, Lima noted at 1210, 23 March (Bob Wilkner, Icom 746Pro, I, Drake R8, NRD 535D, Amplified Elliptic Low Pass Audio Filters, Noise Reducing Antenna, 60 Meter Dipole, Pompano Beach, South Florida, Cumbre DX via DXLD) ** PERU. 6173.94, R. Tawantinsuyo, 1000+, Spanish. Thanks Bob Wilkner tip, noted as het against presumed CNR-1. Best copy in LSB with huaynos, but still a very tough catch. 16 March (David Sharp, NSW: FT- 950, NRD-535D, R8, ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010, Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026, MFJ 959C, Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6173.933, Radio Tawantinsuyo, Cusco 0955-1010, music y om, "cinco y cinco minutos", signal seems to be improving. 23 March (Bob Wilkner, Icom 746Pro, I, Drake R8, NRD 535D, Amplified Elliptic Low Pass Audio Filters, Noise Reducing Antenna, 60 Meter Dipole, Pompano Beach, South Florida, Cumbre DX via DXLD) 6173.891, Radio Tawantinsuyo, Cusco, 0930 noted with weak signal. 28 March [Wilkner -XM -Cedar Key] (Bob Wilkner, Icom 746Pro I, Drake R8, NRD 535D, Amplified Elliptic Low Pass Audio Filters, Noise Reducing Antenna, 60 Meter Dipole, 41 meter dipole, Pompano Beach, South Florida, US, Cumbre DX via DXLD) ** PERU. 6192.066, Radio Cusco, Cusco, 1040 fading up with om en espanol, then yl into music bridge, 1043 om, 1043 om over music "en misiones de ... Cusco... en la mañana..." by 1050 faded out. 28 March. Is this a reactivation or has Radio Cusco been so weak as to be overlooked? Tnx XM -Cedar Key 73s de (Bob Wilkner, Icom 746Pro I, Drake R8, NRD 535D, Amplified Elliptic Low Pass Audio Filters, Noise Reducing Antenna, 60 Meter Dipole, 41 meter dipole, Pompano Beach, South Florida, US, Cumbre DX via DXLD) 6192.2, Tentative, Radio Cusco, 1200+, Spanish. Per Wilkner, Andean- sounding station here, but very tough copy. Will be worth an earlier check, if freq is clear. 23 March (David Sharp, NSW: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8, ICF-SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010, Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026, MFJ 959C, Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) No, it was a spur from R. MARTI, as later corrected by Bob (gh, DXLD) ** POLAND [non]. 11675 - PRES English returned to its summer frequency at 1200 UT with only fair to poor reception. At 1745, English was heard on 9770 with fair reception. Both transmissions come from the ORF Austria facilities with 100 kW at 12 UT but 300 kW at 17 (Will Flynn, Pennsylvania, March 27, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PORTUGAL. TRANSMISSÃO EM ONDA CURTA – RDP Internacional Período de Verão 2011 (A11) – Início a 27 de Março de 2011 Emissões de 2.ª-f.ª a 6.ª-f.ª Mon-Fri ZONA DE RECEPÇÃO HORA UC (1) K H z K W AZIMUTE (º) EUROPA 0500-0800 7240 300 45 0645-0800 11850 S 250 55 0800-1200 12020 300 45 1600-1854 11905 300 45 1900-2300 EE 9820 300 45 [see note] ÁFRICA: Eixo São Tomé e Príncipe - Angola - Moçambique 0500-0700 12060 300 144 0700-1000 15160 300 144 1000-1200 15180 300 144 1900-2000 EE 15560 300 300 AMÉRICA DO NORTE 2000-2300 EE 13755 300 300 2300-0200 9715 300 300 Venezuela 1300-1554 17575 100 261 Brasil; Cabo Verde / Guiné 1300-1900 21655 300 226 Brasil 2300-0200 11940 300 226 Emissões aos Sábados e Domingos Sat & Sun EUROPA 0700-1400 12020 300 45 0830-1000 11995 S 90 45 DRM 1400-1900 11905 300 45 1900-2000 9820 300 45 2000-2300 EE 9820 300 45 [see note] ÁFRICA 0700-1000 15160 300 144 1000-1354 15180 300 144 EUA / CANADÁ 1400-2000 15560 300 300 2000-2300 EE 13755 300 300 EE = Transmissões extraordinárias (1) HORA UC = HORA LISBOA – 1 CEOC, São Gabriel: 4 x 300 kW S = via Pro-Funk, Sines: 3 x 250 kW TRANSMISSÃO VIA SATÉLITE COBERTURA DA EUROPA, NORTE DE ÁFRICA E MÉDIO ORIENTE HOT BIRD 8 (digital) – Posição orbital 13º Este Transponder 111; Frequência 10 723 MHz – Banda Ku; FEC 3/4; Symbol Rate 29 900 kSymbols/s Polarização Horizontal ANTENA 1 (radio A1) SID 4635; PID 1235 RDP Internacional (RDPi radio) SID 4630; PID 1230 COBERTURA DE ÁFRICA INTELSAT 907 (digital) – Posição orbital 27,5º Oeste Transponder 22; Frequência 3 841 MHz - Banda C; FEC 3/4; Symbol Rate 10 850 kSymbols/s Polarização Circular direita RDP África PID 412 ANTENA 1 PID 411 RDP Internacional PID 413 COBERTURA DA ÁSIA E OCEÂNIA ASIASAT 5 (digital) – Posição orbital 100,5º Este Transponder C10H; Frequência 4 000 MHz – Banda C; FEC 3/4; Symbol Rate 28 125 kSymbols/s Polarização Horizontal RDP Internacional ANTENA 1 COBERTURA DE TODO O CONTINENTE AMERICANO INTELSAT 805 (digital) – Posição orbital 55,5º Oeste Transponder 16; Frequência 4 080 MHz – Banda C; FEC 3/4; Symbol Rate 4 340 kSymbols/s Polarização Vertical RDP Internacional PID 413 COBERTURA DA AMÉRICA DO NORTE, AMÉRICA CENTRAL E DO HAVAI GALAXY 19 (digital) – Posição orbital 97º Oeste Transponder 20; Frequência 12 059,5 MHz – Banda Ku; FEC 3/4; Symbol Rate 22 000 kSymbols/s Polarização Horizontal RDP Internacional PID 4001 COBERTURA DO BRASIL TELSTAR 14/ ESTRELA DO SUL (digital) – Posição orbital 63º Oeste Frequência 11 832,00 MHz – Banda ku; FEC: 2/3; Symbol Rate 3 200 Msps Polarização Horizontal RDP Internacional PID 268 TIMOR (FM) A estação emissora de Díli (Marabia), em 105,3 MHz, retransmite a RDP Internacional. INTERNET Na página da RTP, cujo endereço é o seguinte: http://www.rtp.pt podem ser escutados os programas ANTENA 1, ANTENA 2, ANTENA 3, RDP Internacional, RDP África, RDP Madeira – Antena 1 e Antena 3, RDP Açores – Antena 1, Rádio Lusitânia, Rádio Vivace, Antena 1 Vida, Rádio República, Antena 3 Rock e Antena 3 Dance (RDPI via Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, March 22, tidied up by gh for DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PORTUGAL. 21655, March 28 at 1332, RDPI with sports talk, 1416 music, fair. Per A-11 schedule via Carlos Gonçalves, this is now M-F 13-19, 300 kW, 226 degrees to Brasil, Cabo Verde, Guiné. 17575 also in Portuguese, YL a bit muffled at 1421, // 21655. This is also M-F, 1300-1554, 100 kW, 261 degrees to Venezuela. No 17 or 21 MHz frequencies are in use at all on weekends (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PRIDNESTROVYE. Radio PMR on 9665 at 2140 UT? I spent the last 20 minutes listening to an English language service of Radio PMR on 9665 here in Ohio, SINPO 54444 with my end fed longwire sloped to the southwest. Does anyone know anything about this station? There's not much on the 'net (Matt KD8NCP McCloskey, March 27, primetimeshortwave yg via DXLD) Here's their website: http://radiopmr.org/about/27/Cetka-veshhaniya Regards (Jean-Michel Aubier, France, ibid.) Thank you for the link. Their website said that I was listening to a 500 kW transmission. No wonder it sounded like it was broadcast from next door (Matt KD8NCP, ibid.) ** QATAR. Hi Everyone, With regards to comments made in the latest DXLD, I'd have to agree, that Al Jazeera is proving to be a good source of hard news. I can't comment on the main Arabic news service, but the English stream provides as much hard news (if not more) than the competitors. My Satellite TV provider has: Sky (Australia) (and also sometimes Sky UK), CNN, FNC, BBC World, CCTV News, Bloomberg and Al Jazeera. I watch them all from time-to-time and Al Jazeera "struck it lucky" with the current unrest, as they seem to have had reporters placed in many stricken areas, before their Western counterparts. It should be mentioned that many of the Al Jazeera reporters are ex- BBC and a few are ex-CNN. I also notice, Al Jazeera is likely to give important African news events more coverage, than the competitors. And, I find this interesting. It's also worth noting, that the United States and Israel get a "fair go" on the network -- it's much fairer than I was led to believe, prior to my Satellite TV provider offering the channel. One more point: there's nothing worse than a network (like CNN) breaking from coverage, to go to a sponsored program (like "Living Golf"). Al Jazeera pretty much stays with the story. I believe, all networks serve a purpose, based on what they cover and their perspective. But Al Jazeera, at the moment, leads with the Libya Crisis and coverage of similar events in other Middle East nations. 73 (David Sharp, NSW Australia, March 28, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ROMANIA. 7220, Radio Romania Aktualitatez [sic] (1st Home Service in Romanian). Program // LW, MWs, FMs 0500-0557 on 18/3. It is a different radio from Radio Romania International (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria (Sony ICF 2001, 16m Marconi, April Australian DX News via DXLD) ** ROMANIA [and non]. 7225-7230-7235, DRM noise blob March 27 at 0607 listed as RRI; and another one on 7425-7430-7435 from BBC via Austria. 11805-11810-11815, March 30 at 0522, DRM noise, so we can forget about hearing RBC, Goiânia 11815 during this semihour. Listed as RRI in French to France. Would everyone in France or anywhere axually listening to this DRM broadcast please raise their hands? I`ll settle for a réponse from any reader of this message. New frequency for RRI in Romanian on 15310 from 1700 right through until 1955 or so. Very enjoyable music program in the first hour and reception conditions were excellent. At the same hour, English to Europe returned to its usual summer frequency of 11735 which also provided good reception (Will Flynn, Pennsylvania, March 27, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA. Re DXLD 11-12 under RUSSIA --- I think nowadays most (new) transmitters are OK. Harmonics occur when the filtering fails. This is just lack of proper monitoring and maintenance. Mixing product is in my opinion a different thing. I think these are produced in transmitting antennas close to each other, not in transmitters or feeding lines. Maybe the local transmitter site weather (snow, rain, etc.) has also something to do with this. So-called spurs (clear or distorted signals up/down nearby nominal) are a note of malfunctioning transmitter. Maybe someone on the list with knowledge of high power transmitters/antennas can tell us more (Jari Savolainen, Kuusankoski, Finland, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA. RÚSSIA (?), 5001, Voice of Russia, site?, 2227-…, 18 Mar, Russian, talks, ID at 2230, news headlines followed; 35332, surely the outcome of an external mixing spur. UNID BC signal audible underneath (Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA. 5470, Voice of Russia, Moskva, 2000-2010, Mar 09, French news, ID: "Le Voix de la Russie", 15111. A Mixing product (11600 - 6130 = 5470) heard // 6130 (Moskva 54554) and // 11600 (Moskva 45434) with French scheduled 1700-2200. So this IS NOT R Veritas, Liberia, reactivated ! Thanks to Jari Savolainen! (Anker Petersen, Skovlunde, Denmark, DSWCI DX Window March 23 via DXLD) ** RUSSIA. 5930 (Ex-6075), R. Rossii via Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka, 0507, March 29. // 5940 and 7320 (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5930, March 30 at 1246, R. Rossii with rock music, in English, // 5940; 1259 R. Rossii closing ID, timesignal three sesquiseconds late, not as far off as it used to be, and open carrier remained on for a sesquiminute. 5930 is the A-11 replacement for Pet/Kam on 6075 in B- seasons, and one UT hour earlier. 6075 was frequently accompanied by CW on 6074, VVV CQ marker from 8GAL or 2MTL right around 1400, but never a sign of anything like that near 5930. 5940 keeps being registered as Okhotsk but WRTH shows Arman = Magadan. 13870, March 30 at 1320 good in Russian with slogan as ``Radio Bolshoi Strane`` [great country], i.e. VOR via St Pete, 200 kW, 145 degrees at 12-15. 12055, March 25 at 1256, Russian tune-up intermittent tones, 1258 OC, 1259 Golos Rossii sign-on with music I think including some notes from the old R. Moscow IS, 1400 timesignal 3.5 seconds late compared to WWV (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA. Voice of Russia A11 program schedule THE VOICE OF RUSSIA WORLD SERVICE March 27 – October 29, 2011 [LOTS of new titles on the air now --- gh, WORLD OF RADIO 1557] News – Every hour on the hour News in Brief – On the half hour In Focus Focuses on the most significant events on the home and world scenes Mon - Fri 12.05, 16.05, 20.05, 23.05 Tue – Sat 02.05, 05.05, 06.05, 09.05, 12.05, 16.05, 20.05, 23.05 Burning Point In-depth analyzes of the most significant and controversial events Mon 13.05, 15.31, 20.32 Tue - Fri 00.05, 02.32, 05.32, 09.32, 13.05, 15.31, 20.32 Sat 02.32, 05.32, 09.32 In Between Discussing vital problems of Russia's everyday life Mon 14.32, 17.32, 18.32 Tue – Fri 00.32, 04.32, 07.32, 14.32, 17.32, 18.32 Sat 04.32, 07.32 Outlook A roundup of current events and stories as they develop Mon - Fri 14.05, 17.05, 22.05 Tue - Sat 07.05, 14.05, 17.05, 22.05 One to One Featuring leading Russian and foreign political scientists, economists and art celebrities Mon - Fri 12.37, 16.52, 21.32 Tue 01.32, 12.37, 16.52, 21.32 Sat 01.32 Sun 01.23, 12.32 Russia Business Report Latest news from Russia and the CIS Mon-Fri 00.05, 08.05, 12.05, 16.32, 19.05, 21.05, 23.32 Tue 06.32, 10.05, 16.32, 19.05, 21.05, 23.32 Sat. 06.32, 10.05, 16.05 Sun. 00.05, 04.05, 08.05, 16.05 Inside View Through in-depth interviews with leading figures explores the most topical news of the day Mon-Fri 18.37, 23.52 Tue-Fri 08.37, 18.37, 23.52 Sat 08.37 Press Review Polina Boiko is filling you in on what the Russian papers are writing today Mon-Fri 16.47, 18.32 Tue - Fri 01.37, 08.32, 16.47, 18.32 Sat 01.37, 08.32 Travel Russia Tells you about some of the gems of the Russian Federation, takes you for a short look around Russian towns exploring the history and giving you a picture of what's on offer Mon 05.42, 12.47, 19.20, 21.20, Tue – Fri 04.20, 06.47, 10.20, 19.20, 21.20 Sat 04.20, 06.47, 13.42, 21.42, Sun 05.42, 13.42, 21.42 .RU Peter Lekarev fills you in on all things online and beyond Mon 18.20 Tue – Fri 01.20, 08.20, 18.20 Sat 01.20, 08.20 Russian Sports Daily Updates on Russian sports, athletes and current sport events Mon. 18.44, 22.37 Tue - Fri 01.42, 08.42, 18.44, 22.37 Sat. 01.42, 08.42, 18.05, Sun. 02.05, 10.05 Out & About Entertainment, culture events and interesting facts from Moscow Mon - Sat 01.05, 08.05 Red Line A view on current events the way they are seen in Moscow Sat 00.05, 15.05 Sun 07.05, 15.05, 23.05 Mon 07.05 Russian BookWorld A weekly look at books from and about Russia and the context in which they are written, produced, translated and marketed Sat. 17.32 Sun. 01.05, 17.32 Mon 01.05 Home from Home Sam Gerrans speaks with a different foreigner living in Russia Sat. 16.32 Sun. 00.32, 05.05, 08.32, 16.32 Mon 00.32, 05.05, 08.32 Military and Space Review An insight in the latest achievements in space exploration and modern warfare Mon 05.32 Wed 19.20 Thu 10.20 Sat. 10.20, 13.32, 21.32 Sun. 05.32, 13.32, 21.32 The Culture Room is a place where we discuss the important issues that contemporary art and other social activities give rise to Mon – Fri 13.42 Sat-Sun 17.05 From Moscow with Love A look at the city of Moscow, our lives in the city and how the city has changed over the years Sat 19.05 Sun 03.05, 11.05, 19.05 Mon 03.05, 11.05 Moscow Heartbeat A glimpse on life in Russia's hectic capital Sat - Sun 12.05, 20.05 Rushing for Success Introduces you to expats and movers living and building their careers and businesses in Russia Sat – Sun 13.05, 21.05, Climate Change Reporting on issues relating to the environment and sustainability in Russia Sat. 14.32, 22.32 Sun. 06.32, 14.05, 22.05 Mon 06.05 In Tune with Moscow Introduces you to a world contemporary Russian rock and pop-music Sat. 13.52, 21.52, Sun. 13.52, 21.52, 05.52 Moscow Mailbag A question and answer show based on your letters. For many years the top-rated program from Moscow Mon, Wed 18.05 Tue, Thu 04.05 This is Russia Addressed to those who want to get to know Russia and the Russians better, visit our cities and regions, hear more about our nature, culture, the arts, religion, and, of course, about Russians Sat 13.42 Sun 05.42 The Voice of Russia Treasure-Store Includes archival programs on various topics - historical, cultural, etc. Tue – Fri 10.32 Sat 10.32, 18.32 Sun. 02.32, 10.32, 18.32 Mon 02.32, 10.32 Kaleidoscope Information on the latest events in the CIS, economic, social and cultural, and also on the traditions and customs of its peoples Mon 12.32 Tue, Fri 18.05 Wed, Sat 04.05 Music and Musicians World-famous performers and composers play for you Sun 09.05 Tue-Sat 03.05, 11.05 Musical Tales A wealth of eye-opening information, little-known facts, popular music and rare recordings will help you to know more about the past and present of Russian music Mon 21.40 Sun 20.40 Russia – 1000 Years of Music Leads you, year by year, century by century, through the history of Russian music Wed 21.40 Sat 20.40 Music Calendar A monthly program about musicians and musical events that have stood the test of time. In each broadcast we'll be remembering the high points of the incoming month Sun 21.40 Folk Box An indispensable program for lovers of folk music Thu 21.32 Sat 12.32 Sun 01.32 Jazz Show Welcoming you to the world of jazz Mon 03.32 Tue 21.32 Sun 07.32, 19.32, 11.32 Songs from Russia Presents melodies of the past and musical novelties Sun 12.32 Mon 01.40 Russian Hits Ten songs by Russia's top pop and rock performers Sat. 19.32 Sun. 04.32 Mon 04.42, 11.32 All times UTC This program is subject to change without prior notice [and non] Voice of Russia A11 frequency schedule THE VOICE OF RUSSIA WORLD SERVICE March 27 – October 29, 2011 Africa 1500-1800 11985 1800-2100 12040 Australia,New Zealand 0600-0900 15405 Europe 0500-0800 1323 0800-0900 15545*, 12060*, 1323 0900-1000 15545*, 12060* 1000-1200 15545* 1400-1500 9870*, 9750*, 7225* 1500-1600 12040, 7225* 1600-1900 12040 1900-2100 12040, 1215 2100-2300 1215 [I notice that VoR is operating three DRM SW channels at times in our mornings in English, but only 1323 in AM - and that one is gradually becoming more difficult to hear as daylight comes earlier. Amazing! Noel Green, NW England, March 27, DX LISTENING DIGEST] North America 2200-2300 9800 2300-0200 9800, 9665 0200-0300 15425, 7440 0300-0400 15425 0400-0600 13775 [WORLD OF RADIO 1557] Middle East 1400-1500 4975, 1251 1500-1600 11985, 4975 1600-1800 11985, 4975, 1251 1800-1900 4975 Latin America 2200-2300 9800 2300-0200 9800, 9665 0200-0400 9665 [WORLD OF RADIO 1557] Asia 0300-0500 15585, 15735* 0700-0900 1251 0900-1100 15170 1100-1200 12065 1200-1300 11500, 9445* 1300-1400 12065 1400-1500 13610, 11840, 11500, 4975, 1251 1500-1600 13610, 11840, 9660, 4975 1600-1700 4975, 1251 1700-1800 4975, 1269, 1251 * - DRM broadcast (via Harry Brooks, North East England, UK, March 25, dxldyg via DXLD) ** RUSSIA. RUVR - the German Service - A-11: http://ruvr.ru/hot/ger.jpg RUVR - the Spanish Service - A-11: http://ed.ruvr.ru/data/2011/03/23/1263279497/spa.gif 73! (Alexey Zinevich: a DXer from Minsk, Belarus, March 26, dxldyg via DXLD) ** RUSSIA [non]. 9430, ARMENIA, New A-11 channel of Voice of Russia in Spanish via Gavar site towards Central and Southern America. S=9+5dB, at 0350 UT March 27, registered 2200-0400 UT (Wolfgang Büschel, Stuttgart, Germany, March 27, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SARAWAK. Wai FM continues to switch frequencies. March 28 heard on 7270.48 at 1412; by 1441 was on 7270.0; best reception when they are away from the QRM on 7270.0; // 11665 (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SAUDI ARABIA [and non]. 15170, March 30 at 0513, fluttery Qur`an under something in Chinese. Once again this A-season, BSKSA HQS is back here at 03-06, 500 kW, 355 degrees from Riyadh, but like so many other frequencies, China spoils this at 04-06, via Kashgar, then Jinhua. BSKSA could still lullaby us clearly before 0400 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) SAUDI ARABIA 2 x Motorboot Riyadh 11820 / 11915 BSKSA Riyadh in Arabisch auf 11820 kHz produziert einen schönen Motorboot Sound im Bereich 11812 bis 11827 kHz, im remote SDR sehr schön zu sehen. Ich höre auch noch ein schwächeres Signal auf 11917 bis 11923 kHz, aber nur einseitig im oberen Seitenband von dem gleichermaßen Riyadh Sender auf 11915 kHz. 73 (Wolfgang Büschel, March 30, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SERBIA [and non]. Re 11-12, IRS A-11: Hey there. Dragan, any idea why their Russian broadcast at 18 UT is beamed towards Western Europe? DD> 1800-1830 6100 BIJ 250 kW/ 310 deg WeEu RUSSIAN (Aleksandr Diadischev, Ukraine, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Aleksandr, the only reason is because they didn't use other antennas for transmitting for ages, so they are not functional. 73 (DrAgan, IBID.) Dragan, are the antenna COPPER array curtains IN ALL DIRECTIONS hardware-complete, - AFTER THE CIVIL WAR clashes in the 90ties?? In Germany, - copper thieves are underway every night to stealing a lot of copper wire from German state railway. Google Earth image shows the following antennas at Bijeljina: 1 non-dir quadrant antenna, located isolated on the southern side of the area. 1 x 100 /280 degrees left below 4 x 120 / 250 degrees below of the TX house. left side 2 x 40/220 degrees northerly 4 antennas x 000 degrees northeasterly of the tx house 4 antennas 130/310 degrees. 2 antennas 70/340 degrees. 73 (Wolfgang Büschel, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Copper wires are all there in BIJELJINA, but very old, and the mechanism is "rusty". Copper wires at STUBLINE are stolen, only one antenna is functional. 73 (Dragan Lekic, ibid.) ** SOLOMON ISLANDS. 5019.88, SIBC, Honiara, here with conversation with two M voices in English at 0922. Splatter from Havana on 5025 terrible. Some kind of commentary on religion ended at 0928 with western music, then F voice with SIBC ID, then mention of "Solomon Island...Education." M voice gave numbers, but difficult to follow his broken English accent. Havana was almost silent (splatter-wise) from 0930-31, which really helped! Heard at checks till 1201* 3/24 (Jim Young, Wrightwood, CA, ICOM IC-756ProIII + 40-M yagi + antenna tuner, NASWA yg via DXLD) ** SOUTH AFRICA. Channel Africa drops shortwave at weekends --- Channel Africa monitored at 1730 on 15255 March 24 running an announcement that as of April 1 they will not be on shortwave Saturdays and Sundays but will be on satellite and the internet. (Mike Barraclough, UK, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Guess that may mean that the whole Meyerton site will be closed at weekends, so affecting other broadcasters who use it (Chris Greenway, UK, ibid.) Not necessarily. Could just be cost saving measure by ChAf, not SENTECH, which would lose a lot of client time that way. Glenn Not only client time I suspect. Which broadcasting organization would bother to still deal with a transmission provider that is at their service only Mon-Fri anymore, forcing them to make other arrangements for weekends anyway? If Meyerton will really be closed on weekends as of April I would not count on the whole facility to stay in service for much longer (Kai Ludwig, Germany, ibid.) SENTECH which operates Meyerton has had many difficulties for many years now. Corruption, poor management which is all too real in today's South Africa (Keith Perron, Taiwan, ibid.) SENTECH A11, HF TRANSMISSIONS FROM MEYERTON TRANSMITTING STATION EFFECTIVE FROM 27 MARCH 2011 TO 29 OCTOBER 2011 All times quoted is UT. All transmissions are daily, unless otherwise indicated. Time UTC kHz kW Target Area Language CHANNEL AFRICA 0300-0355 5980 250 East & C.Africa English 0300-0500 3345 100 Southern Africa English 0500-0800 7230 100 Southern Africa English 0600-0655 15255 250 Far West Africa English 0800-1200 9625 100 Southern Africa English 1200-1300 9625 100 Southern Africa Nyanja 1300-1400 9625 100 Southern Africa Lozi 1400-1500 9625 100 Southern Africa Portuguese 1500-1600 9625 100 Southern Africa English 1500-1555 15660 250 East & C.Africa Swahili 1600-1655 15235 250 West Africa French 1700-1755 9675 500 West Africa English [WORLD OF RADIO 1557] All Channel Africa broadcasts are Monday to Friday Only RADIO SONDER GRENSE 0500-0800 7285 100 Northern Cape, RSA Afrikaans 0800-1700 9650 100 Northern Cape, RSA Afrikaans 1700-0500 3320 100 Northern Cape, RSA Afrikaans SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE 0800-0900* 7205 100 Southern Africa English 0800-0900* 17570 250 East Africa English 1630-1730** 3230 100 Southern Africa English * Sunday ** Monday RADIO BAR-KULAN 1600-1700 9930 500 Somalia Somali BBC 0300-0400 6145 500 West Africa English 0300-0600 6190 100 Southern Africa English 0300-0600 3255 100 Southern Africa English 0400-0500 7310 250 West Africa English 0500-0600 9410 250 West Africa English 0500-0600 11925 250 East & C.Africa Kirundi # 0530-0600 11925 250 East & C.Africa Kirundi ## 0600-0700 12015 250 West Africa English 0600-1600 6190 100 Southern Africa English 0600-0700 9860 100 Southern Africa English 0700-1400 12095 100 Southern Africa English 0700-0730 15490 500 West Africa French 0700-0800 17830 500 West Africa English 1400-1600 7435 100 Southern Africa English 1600-2200 3255 100 Southern Africa English 1600-2200 6190 100 Southern Africa English 1630-1700 7405 500 East & C.Africa Kirundi * 1700-1900 7405 250 East & C.Africa English 1800-1830 6095 250 Indian Ocean Isles French 2200-2300 5935 100 West Africa English * Monday to Friday # Saturday ## Sunday RADIO FRANCE INTERNATIONAL 0430-0500 7340 500 East Africa Swahili 0500-0700 11605 100 West Africa French 0530-0600 11790 100 East Africa Swahili 0700-0800 15170 250 West Africa French 1200-1300 17660 250 C.Africa French 1500-1600 15410 250 East Africa Swahili 1700-1733 9910 250 West Africa Portuguese 1900-1933 5950 500 West Africa Portuguese TRANS WORLD RADIO 0330-0345 7215 250 Ethiopia 1234567 Amharic 1557-1627 9675 250 Burundi 12345 Kirundi 1625-1655 9660 500 Somalia 12345 Somali 1625-1640 9660 500 Somalia 7 Somali 1718-1733 7265 250 Mozambique 1234567 Yao Day 1 = Monday, Day 2 = Tuesday ... FAMILY RADIO 1600-1700 6100 250 Madagascar Malagasy 1700-1800 6100 100 Madagascar French 1800-1900 9490 250 East Africa Kinyarwanda 1800-1900 5840 100 Angola Kituba 1800-1900 5905 100 East Africa English 1900-2000 5930 250 East Africa Swahili 1900-2000 6100 100 Angola Portuguese 1900-2000 3955 100 Mozambique Portuguese 1900-2000 3230 100 Southern Africa English 1900-2000 7270 250 West Africa English HIRONDELLE FOUNDATION 0400-0500 11690 250 Central Africa French DEUTSCHE WELLE 0500-0530 11875 250 East Africa English 1700-1800 9735 100 Central Africa French ADVENTIST WORLD RADIO 1700-1730 9600 250 East Africa Swahili 1730-1800 9600 250 East Africa Masai 1800-1830 3215 100 Botswana,Namibia English 1800-1830 3345 100 Zimbabwe,Zambia English 1800-1830 9610 250 East Africa English EDC 1600-1700 11770 100 Sudan Various * * Everyday but Friday IBRA RADIO 1730-1800 9615 100 Somalia Somali RADIO DIALOGUE 1755-1855 4895 100 Zimbabwe English RTE 1930-2030 5840 100 Central Africa English VOICE OF AMERICA 1600-1630 11695 100 East Africa Kirundi # 1700-1730 6080 100 West Africa English 1800-1830 9850 100 West Africa English 1830-2030 6080 100 West Africa English # Saturday Sentech Broadcast Planning, Private Bag X06, Honeydew, 2040 South Africa --- (via Alokesh Gupta, VU3BSE, New Delhi, dxldyg via DXLD) ** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. As we noted already, Brother Scare is gone from 17580 via GERMANY. Now back on 17485 as in early B-10, poor with music at 1328; at 1422 BS hoarsetalking. Much weaker at 1454 when checking // 13810 as he was mentioning his schedule on WVNJ. 13810 was atop some weak CCI, i.e. IRAN; These two are now scheduled for TOM: 17485 14-16, 125 kW, 180 degrees from Wertachtal 13810 14-16, 100 kW, 130 degrees from Nauen; vs VIRI in Hindi, 1430- 1530, 500 kW, 102 degrees from Sirjan (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SPAIN [and non]. Esquema de Radio Exterior de España a partir del 27 de marzo 2011 PDF: http://programasdx.com/principal_archivos/frecuenciasreea11.pdf DOC: http://programasdx.com/principal_archivos/frecuenciasreea11.doc (via Juan Franco Crespo, March 23, DXLD) ** SPAIN. 11895, REE, March 23 at 0505 with token Catalan newscast. Has been M-F at this time, but when and where will it be in A-11? Presumably followed by Galician, but not Basque. This repeat was missing from the B-10 schedule, nor is it on this version of the A-11, http://programasdx.com/principal_archivos/frecuenciasreea11.pdf just M-F at 2330. Altho official-looking, it`s on a DX website as the URL implies, and in the past has proven not to be accurate. 17595, REE, March 25 at 1540 as I tune across, there is Allison Hughes with another token 3-minute English newscast, 1541 turning it over to Arabic. This M-F 1530-1545 quadrilingual segment on this and several other frequencies started unexpectedly last fall, and is omitted from REE schedules showing nothing but Spanish around this time. Including the new A-11 at http://programasdx.com/principal_archivos/frecuenciasreea11.pdf Perhaps it will shift to 1430-1445 next week, perhaps not (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) [and non]. REE 15170 via Costa Rica to NAm is gone for A-11; instead VG signal on 11880, Sunday March 27 at 1255, // much weaker 11815 for SAm; 1305 starts `La Hora de Asia` about Japan, China, but also including Pacific later in hour, instead of `Amigos de la Onda Corta` DX program which had been at 1330 Sundays; is that now at 1230, or when? REE`s super-signal direct from Spain on 17595 also missing, now scheduled M-F only at 13-15. 17850 via CR was on again this Sunday at 1535 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Yet this says 1330, and Sat at 0630 instead of 0605: AMIGOS DE LA ONDA CORTA - -- HORARIOS PARA EL PERIODO A11 Emisión del SÁBADO 06:30 UTC Europa: 12.035 kHz - 9.780 kHz DRM Oriente Medio: 11.890 kHz América del Sur: 5.965 kHz Emisión del DOMINGO 13:30 UTC Europa: 13.720 y 15.585 kHz Oriente Medio: 21.610 kHz Africa: 21.540 kHz Filipinas: 11.910 kHz América del Sur: 11.815 kHz América Central: 5.970 kHz América del Norte: 11.880 kHz INFORMES DE RECEPCION: Dirección postal: Radio Exterior de España Apartado de Correos 156202 Código postal 28080 Madrid, España. Dirección electrónica: amigosdx @ rtve.es Se puede escuchar en directo por Internet en: http://www.rtve.es/programas/radioexterior En la página web del programa, se puede escuchar este último así como los anteriores: http://www.rtve.es/programas/amigosdelaondacorta Además desde "PROGRAMAS DX", en cualquier día y a cualquier hora: http://programasdx.com/amigosdelaondacorta.htm Si desea escuchar otros espacios diexistas en español lo puede hacer en: http://programasdx.com/ 73' (José Bueno, Córdoba, España, condiglist yg via DXLD) 17850, 17715 and 15110, March 27 at 2051 playing neat klezmer music. VG signal on all of them, but 17850 and 17715 not synchronized as 17850 is via CR and the others direct. What is the true schedule for REE`s Spanish DX program in A-11? As usual, the only way to find out is by monitoring and finally hearing it, but that won`t be possible before next weekend. This page shows the times are still Sat 0605 and Sun 1330 UT, with new A-11 frequencies entered at the bottom: http://programasdx.com/amigosdelaondacorta.htm But it was NOT on the air Sunday March 27 at 1330. This grid linked to REE itself is still outdated, showing a one-hour instead of two-hour difference between UT and HOE. http://www.rtve.es/radio/radio-exterior/programacion/ According to it, `La Hora de Asia` is at 1205 UT Sundays = 1305 HOE, and `Amigos de la OC` at 1330 Sundays = 1430 HOE. If an overall one- UT-hour-earlier shift were made, `Asia` should now be at 1105, instead of 1305 UT when I did hear it, an hour *later* than before! So it`s not that simple. This page about `AOC` itself is no help about current scheduling, dated 20.01.2010 when there was a third airing Wednesdays at 0830, not that that would have been of any use in the Américas: http://www.rtve.es/radio/20100120/amigos-onda-corta/313335.shtml 11895, REE at 0555 March 28 with different version of the IS: instead of the same electronic notes driving you batty by repeating every 5 seconds or so, the same melody on authentic instruments with variations lasting about a minute. Is this new, or have I just never run across it before? 15385, looking for Ladino on lunes from REE, March 28 at 1420 there is already a carrier; 1422 now stronger with REE IS; 1425 sign-on `Emisión Sefarad`, program summary, but contrary to usual, no schedule announcement of the three weekly broadcasts. Has clicking QRM from usual spurs de Cuban jammer on 15330, now against DW. 1426 address as sefarad @ rtve.es and then music. Also has ACI from 15390, i.e. Gospel for Asia via Wertachtal. At 1440 check, also squeezed by stronger signal from other side, 15380, i.e. VOA Pashto also via Wertachtal. At 1445 heard `Ashna` mentioned on that. REE Sefarad`s repeat to SAm UT Tuesday at 0115-0145 is supposedly back on 11795 in A-11, out from under Brasil on 11780, but cannot believe it unless confirmed by monitoring. The final repeat to NAm at 0415- 0445 Tuesday is scheduled on 9650, not 9690, ditto. Since REE`s own schedules are uselessly outdated and incomplete, we look for the 15-minute 4-language token news capsules which in B-10 had been M-F at 1530: March 28 at 1435 the now weekday-only direct channel of 17595 is on, and Allison Hughes is already headlining news in English, 1437.7 turning it over to Arabic YL. 1440 outro in Castilian ``noticias en idiomas del mundo``, so it must have started circa 1425 instead of exactly one hour earlier at 1430. Comprehensive English SW schedules should now show this as 1433-1437 M-F, assuming this timing stix, instead of 1537-1541; also on 11880 via CR; 21610 fair direct, 21540 under Kuwait, and 21570 is apparently off. Still to be located, the Euskera/Basque news which in B-10 had been irregularly 1330/1355 on multiple frequencies; now at 1230? 6055, REE 00-01 English to NAm is indeed back here after most of B-10 on 5970, March 29 at 0008 check. 11795, REE `Emisión Sefarad` scheduled A-11 here instead of 11780 during B-10, and yes, it is on 11795, UT Tuesday March 29 at 0112 with maddening REE IS of eight electronic notes (last one prolonged so I used to count nine), repeating every six seconds. 0115 opening Sephardic. Altho to SAm, excellent signal here this time, and in fact much better than Brasil 11780. Why REE doesn`t use 11795 the other half of the year is beyond me. 11880 via COSTA RICA, Tuesday March 29 at 1249 REE is in Basque, so that confirms new A-11 time for it circa 1230 M-F, also on all other frequencies including direct 17595. 17595, March 29 at 1423 I am standing by for expected early start at 1425 of 15-minute token foreign language news headlines from REE, but some Castilian program keeps on going; 1429 outro as having been `Africa Hoy`. 1430 timesignal and `Noticias en idiomas del mundo`, so this *is* exactly one hour earlier during DST. Right into Brazilian first, YL announcer with annoying nasal voice; 1432.5 already into French, 1435 English with Allison, 1437.5 Arabic, 1440 closing in Spanish. So the program still lacks Russian as originally publicized to be included, and has been cut from 15 to 10 minutes as each language has been trimmed to 2.5 minutes. Revise my yesterday`s comment on its scheduling, notably English segment. 21570, BTW, I am no longer hearing at all from REE in the mornings, and per http://www.bclnews.it/a11schedules/ree.htm it is not being used in A-11 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also KUWAIT 11880, REE via COSTA RICA again in Basque at 1235 check March 30; tried // 5970 but too buried under listed YFR via Komsomol`sk/Amure, DVR to be sure. Don`t you believe this schedule which shows 5970 the entire three hours 1200-1500 both in Spanish and Basque! http://www.bclnews.it/a11schedules/ree.htm 17595, // 21610, CR 11880, token English world news headlines from REE March 30 at 1435-1437.5 this time by Justin Coe. 11890, REE in Spanish, March 31 at 0526, good reception now with climbing overnight MUF. On March 23 I reported this on 11895 --- rechecking, at 05-07 they do use 11895 in B-seasons, 11890 in A- seasons (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SURINAME. 4990, R. Apintie, Paramaribo, 2237-…, 20 Mar, Dutch (presumed), unreadable talks; music; 25321. Always bad reception of this one, never a decent signal (Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SWAZILAND [and non]. 3199.93, TWR, Swaziland, at 0442 with religious discussion, with Bible passages, by M voice in English. 'Sermon on the Mount' mentioned at 0449. Closing music to 0500, full ID in English, then 0501* // 4775.00. Weaker at sign/off. There is also an open/carrier on 3199.50 24/7! 3/24 (Jim Young, Wrightwood, CA, ICOM IC-756ProIII + 40-M yagi + antenna tuner, NASWA yg via DXLD) ?? Not 24/7, but when on 3215, WWCR puts spur around 3199.4. If you really hear that at noon, it must be nearby to you (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SWITZERLAND. Save swissinfo.ch --- Many thanks! Hello, The online petition, http://save-swissinfo.ch has been running for several months. We would like to thank you sincerely for adding your signature. Since the petition was launched, the government has shelved its savings programme on the grounds of higher than expected tax income. It has also committed itself to continue funding half of the budget of swissinfo.ch until 2014. To ensure long-term federal financing, the swissinfo.ch offering is currently under review by the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation. The aim is an efficient organisation that costs less to run and meets new international information requirements. To make Swiss viewpoints and solutions heard in the global exchange of opinions, Switzerland needs a multilingual media voice. I thank you for your support and hope you will continue to visit swissinfo.ch regularly. Best wishes, Walter Spahni, swissinfo.ch readers council (via Yimber Gaviría, Colombia, March 23, DXLD) ** SYRIA. Re 11-12: Re: [dxld] Radio Damascus observations My own observations of the shortwave transmissions are as follows (although I mostly tune in on the Hotbird satellite or download the audio file of the daily program at syriaonline.sy and don't have a professional or semi-professional receiver - only using a Sony ICF 7600 G) (Kris Janssen, Belgium, 2140 UT March 21, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I've checked their online shows, which is available for download as MP3 128 KBPS STEREO. When I have listened to that file, I recognized it is transformed from WMA 20 KBPS MONO!!! I think that is really not professional (Dragan Lekic, Serbia, ibid.) ** TAIWAN. TAKAI SHINLINGDE SOUCHI via Huwei, 7460, in Chinese at 1100 to 1157, March 22. Woman spoke continuously, except for brief opening and closing instrumental music. Fair signal. Format, time, and frequency identical to I-kuan Tao broadcast heard in July 2010 (Wendel Craighead, Prairie Village, Kansas, USA, March 25, Cumbredx mailing list via DXLD) ** TAIWAN [non]. FRANCE/TAIWAN, Summer A-11 of Radio Taiwan International via TDF: 1400-1500 on 15225 ISS 500 kW / 060 deg to CeAs in Russian 1600-1700 on 15485 ISS 500 kW / 085 deg to SoAs in English 1700-1800 on 11705 ISS 500 kW / 055 deg to EaEu in Russian 1700-1800 on 15690 ISS 500 kW / 160 deg to SoAf in English 1800-1900 on 6155 ISS 250 kW / 345 deg to U.K. in English 1900-2000 on 15690 ISS 500 kW / 190 deg to NoAf in French 2000-2100 on 3965 ISS 250 kW / 215 deg to SoEu in Spanish 2100-2200 on 3965 ISS 250 kW / 050 deg to WeEu in German 0200-0300 on 11995 GUF 500 kW / 195 deg to SoAm in Spanish (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, 30 March, via DXLD) ** TAJIKISTAN. On 23 March at 0940 noted Tajikistan HS on approximately 14295.12 (3 x 4765). A bit unstable carrier. This harmonic pops up every now and then when troubles occur at the transmitter (Jari Savolainen, Kuusankoski, Finland, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TATARSTAN [non]. 15110, Tatarstan Wave/GTRK Tatarstan, via Samara, *0410-0459*, March 29. Brief IS; first ID in assume Tatar; second ID in Russian: “V efirye programa na volnye Tatarstana” (thanks to Jim Young’s wife, Karen, who speaks Russian, for listening to my audio clip and providing this ID!); programming mostly music (nice instrumentals, ballads, folk songs, etc.); carrier off at 0500. Mostly fair reception; would have been good except for hum. Audio of clear IDs: http://www.box.net/shared/a3j90y7mo6 Ex-15105 and ex: 0510-0600 (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** THAILAND. 7260, Radio Thailand, Udorn. 1120-1129* March 27, 2011. Presumed Khmer, female talk until 1128 ID, chimes interval signal and abruptly off 1129*. Very good. Not 7255? (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) A-11 on 7260 (gh) [and non]. 9575, March 29 at 1409, poor signal from R. Thailand in English, mixing with hum, as always infesting this frequency from one of the All India Radio Delhi transmitters. Not yet checked, the other HSK9 morning English at 1230 on 9890, but likely to be bothered by VOA Spanish 9885. 9890, HSK9, R. Thailand, March 30 at 1255 ID, as news but then commentary that Thailand should get submarines like Vietnam and China; 1259 says at half-hour mark in the news hour, mentions several FM frequencies before this 1230 semi-hour cuts off. Fair signal, and Greenville VOA Spanish 9885 no stronger, so not a problem on this occasion (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Radio Thailand A11, Effective March 27,2011 Time Target Frequency(KHz) --------------------------- Burmese 1145-1200 Asia-Pacific 6030 Bahasa Malaysia 1200-1215 Asia-Pacific 9890 Cambodian (Khmer) 1115-1130 Asia-Pacific 7260 Chinese 1315-1330 Asia-Pacific 7465 English 0000-0030 US-East 15275 *Live 0030-0100 US-West 15275 *Live 0200-0230 US-East 15275 0530-0600 Europe-Africa 17655 *Live 1230-1300 Asia-Pacific 9890 1400-1430 Asia-Pacific 9575 1900-2000 Europe 7205 2030-2045 Europe 9680 German 2000-2015 Europe 9680 Japanese 1300-1315 Asia-Pacific 9575 Lao 1130-1145 Asia-Pacific 6030 Thai 0100-0200 US-West 15275 0230-0330 US-East 15275 1000-1100 Middle East 17820 (Re-Run from 1800-1900 UT txn) 1330-1400 Asia-Pacific 9575 1800-1900 Europe 7595 2045-2115 Europe 9680 Vietnamese 1100-1115 Asia-Pacific 7260 Radio Thailand World Service (HSK9), Public Relations Department, Royal Thai Government 236 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Din Daeng, Bangkok 10400, Thailand; Tel: 662 6919917 --- (via Alokesh Gupta, VU3BSE, New Delhi, dxldyg via DXLD) ** TIBET [non]. VOA TIBETAN SERVICE CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST BROADCAST ---- Washington, DC — March 25, 2011 — The Voice of America’s Tibetan Service, which began with a 15 minute shortwave radio broadcast on March 25, 1991, is being hailed today as one of the most influential Tibetan language multi-media platforms in the world. Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, once noted that, “Tibetans call VOA broadcasts their medicine for depression and exhaustion, and on days that they don’t get to hear it, they say they’ve missed their vital medicine.” Earlier this month the service hosted a televised debate with the three candidates vying to become Prime Minister (Kalon Tripa) of the exiled Central Tibetan Administration based in Dharamsala, India. VOA Director Danforth W. Austin called the satellite and web-streamed broadcast a “a prime example of how VOA’s Tibetan Service is able to share important events with an audience that is cut off from the free flow of objective and comprehensive news. VOA Tibetan Service ProgramsVOA’s Tibetan Service produces two hours of original television programming each week, and 42 hours of radio. The programs are broadcast on shortwave, transmitted via satellite and streamed on the service’s website, www.voanews.com/tibetan/news. The Voice of America has also undertaken a number of initiatives to make the broadcasts accessible to Tibetans through a variety of social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter, and with ongoing strategies to combat jamming and Internet restrictions imposed by the Chinese government. VOA Tibetan Service The VOA Tibetan Service was created by an Act of Congress signed into law on February 16, 1990 to established “a service to provide Voice of America Tibetan language programming to the people of Tibet.” VOA’s parent organization, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, marked the anniversary with a resolution calling the Tibetan Service broadcasts, “as vital to the people of Tibet today as when the Service’s first daily 15-minute shortwave broadcast debuted to the Tibetan plateau 20 years ago.’’ For more information about the Voice of America or any of its 44 language services, visit our website at http://www.voanews.com (VOA press release March 25 via DXLD; also via Hansjoerg Biener) You might have mentioned that it`s heavily jammed on SW by the ChiCom (gh, DXLD) ** TUNISIA. 9725, March 24 at 0321, good signal tho aimed 100 degrees from Sfax, especially heartfelt Qur`an performance, but 0329 a group joins in so maybe not a strict recitation. Still in at 0440 with good signal in secular Arabic music. As usual, on the air in the hour earlier than HFCC registered *0400 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) RTT Tunis, 7275 at 0525 on March 27th, with "Frère Jacques" sung by woman. Solid signal in the free and clear. The bands are alive again (Eric Bryan, WA DX Listening Digest). ** TURKEY. 15450 is listed as the reactivated A-11 frequency for VOT in English to Europe at 1230-1320v, also USward, but no trace of it March 27 at 1253, nor on // 15520 for Asia. The B-10 channels an hour later, 12035 and 11735 were not making it either. How is 15450 in Europe? Wolfgang Büschel says Turkey will be one day late switching to DST and consequently A-11! ``TRT still on winter schedule. Turkey DST one day later: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Summer_Time For the year 2011, Turkey will switch to European Summer Time at 3:00 am in the night from Sunday March 27 to Monday March 28, one day later than the rest of Europe, to avoid disrupting the examination for admission to higher education (YGS) held nation-wide on March 27. Only the PC nets on the Turkish airport to serve airline passengers to go abroad were switched manually.`` This explains my March 27 observations [or non] on 15450, 17755. I now figure I was hearing TRT at 1253 on 17755, with R. Farda the understation. 13635, March 28 at 0605, Turkish talk with adjacent QRM to and from Australia 13630. Now that A-11 has come to Turkey, this is a new summer frequency at 06-13, 500 kW, 310 degrees from Emirler to W Europe, but also USward. Should be good for music also in the hour before sign-off. 15450, March 29 at 1312, Turkish vocal music, even rap, fair here // JBA 15520 eastward, so VOT confirmed on reactivated A-11 frequencies for English at 1230. Final third to half of most transmissions is music fill. 17770, March 29 at 1421, as I tune in, pronouncing URL in English, www.trtarabic.net (which really forwards to http://www.trtarabic.net/trtworld/ar/news.aspx a bit more complex), and back into Arabic; recheck 1454 with only two iterations of VOT piano IS until off at 1455* just in time to escape KVOH 17775 whose carrier was already on; see U S A. TRT is 500 kW, 252 degrees from Emirler at 14-15 in Arabic. 15450, March 30 at 1322, VOT 1230 English concluding with news headlines by YL who talks far too fast and indistinctly: another one trying to flaunt her fluency by speaking incomprehensibly rather than clearly, like any good SW announcer should. She also gave the old expired B-10 time and frequencies for this as 1330 on 11735, 12035! Doesn`t she even know what Universal time it is in the studio? Just read the script, please, don`t engage brain. Only time for a few repeats of the VOT piano IS until 1325* --- but enough to tell that they have eliminated the multiple variations, so each repeat is identical! What a shame! It wasn`t broken, but they `fixed` it. I think I have the whole thing recorded somewhere (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** UGANDA. 4750, Dunamis Shortwave, 1745, English. All alone with sermon by a man. Tough copy with distant t-storm QRN, but then the station briefly peaked after 1800, with a mix of contemporary Christian music and occasional comments by a man. Presumed, as no ID was noted. 18 March (David Sharp, NSW: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8, ICF- SW7600GR, PR-D5, ICF-2010, Timewave 599zx, MFJ 1026, MFJ 959C, Palstar MW550P, SP-2000 speaker, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) and then; 4750, Dunamis BC, Mukono, 1811-1905*, 18 Mar, English, African pops; 35433 (never so good as this), but deteriorating fast. 73, (Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** UGANDA [non]. via FRANCE. 17725, Radio Y’ Abaganda, *1700-1715*, March 26, vernacular talk. Many mentions of Uganda. Sat only. Poor with strong co-channel QRM from Libya’s Voice of Africa in French (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) ** UKRAINE. Radio Ukraine International is reportedly heard on 9420 kHz (1400-1700 UT) with its program in Ukrainian. So, RUI A-11 schedule is: Romanian 1700-1730 657 Chernivtsi 25 kW to Romania and Moldova 1930-2000 657 Chernivtsi 25 kW to Romania and Moldova 2100-2130 657 Chernivtsi 25 kW to Romania and Moldova Ukrainian 1400-1700 9420 Kharkiv 100 kW 055deg to Russia 73! (Aleksandr Diadischev, Ukraine, March 31, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DXLD) SO that`s all, no English (gh) ** U K [non]. The single BBC World News semihour we get on TV here via OETA OKLA, M-F at 2130 UT, presumably still delayed a sesquihour, this week has switched to anchorage from the USA, Washington DC, I think, rather than London; why? They now mention ``BBC World News America``. Different anchor, and wallpaper sometimes behind him shows The Space Needle! Could BBC have Washington DX confused with Washington State? O, there`s the Gateway Arch too, quite a feat to get them in the same shot. Later: it seems this is a permanent change; Katty Kay sometimes anchors too from Washington; still with quite a British outlook, like far too much about the RoyWed (Glenn Hauser, OK, March 30, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K. BBC RUSSIAN RADIO HITS THE OFF SWITCH AFTER 65 YEARS. By Steven Eke, Editor, BBC Russian Service http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12820788 At the end of this week, the BBC's Russian Service will close its radio frequencies for good. The Russian Service began broadcasting to the Soviet Union in 1946 and quickly established a reputation with Soviet listeners, in the brief period before the onset of the Cold War. From 1949 until 1987, the jamming of the signal by the Soviet authorities consumed vast amounts of money and technical expertise. For many years, a significant part of the USSR's entire radio broadcasting system was devoted to blocking transmissions from abroad. The BBC's Russian Service was blocked selectively and varyingly. However, jamming was never totally effective, and listening to the Russian Service as well as other western broadcasters had, by the 1970s, become a ubiquitous phenomenon among the Soviet urban intelligentsia. 'Soft' on Kremlin This week, the Russian Service is playing out audio postcards from listeners, revealing how they listened, and what it meant to them. One especially memorable episode comes from a listener in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, explaining how her family learned of the assassination of President Kennedy from the Russian Service's news broadcasts. The Soviet authorities had started broadcasting in foreign languages earlier - in 1929. There was never any ambiguity about its purpose. Indeed, the Great Soviet Encyclopaedia states it "serves as a powerful weapon in the propaganda of Communist ideology, a highly effective way to speedily inform the toilers in foreign countries about life in the Soviet Union". There was no pretence that the output of foreign language broadcasting - Inoveshchaniye - was an honest or necessarily accurate reflection of Soviet life. The ideological conflict between East and West had a direct impact on the BBC Russian Service. On several occasions, over the decades, it was accused of being too soft on the Kremlin. The persecuted dissident writer, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, insisted over the years that it should not endow the Soviet regime with a sense of legitimacy. The respected Anatol Goldberg, who ran the service, was removed in 1958 after a public campaign to discredit him by parts of the British Establishment and a right-wing magazine. Decades later, in the aftermath of the murder in London of Alexander Litvinenko, the service again faced accusations that it was soft on Russian official statements and positions. It strongly denied the accusations, citing the need to work to the BBC's editorial standards. The BBC's Russian radio programmes evolved over time, but it was the opening up of the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev's policies of perestroika and glasnost that provided a massive leap forward. Mr Gorbachev said he had been a long-term listener. Suddenly, there was access to interviews and opinions from Russia itself. Many of the Russian Service's presenters were household names in Russia and the countries once part of the USSR. In particular, Seva Novgorodtsev, who was one of the Soviet Union's first rock DJs and who opened up the western music scene to Russian listeners, remains a much-loved media personality in Russia. The service recently celebrated his 70th birthday with a memorable evening hosted by him in St Petersburg. It attracted a great deal of local media attention. In its heyday, the Russian Service provided a full range of news and current affairs, analysis, musical, medical, scientific, cultural and religious programmes. In the past week, the Russian Service has revived some outstanding material from the archives: an interview with Paul McCartney and a ground-breaking hour-long, live studio interview with Margaret Thatcher, answering questions from listeners across the Soviet Union. It was an early, highly successful example of interactivity. A much more recent example was a live broadcast with students at Moscow State University, looking at the legacy of the USSR's collapse 20 years later. One memorable quote came from the famous TV presenter, Aleksander Molchanov, telling us that such a debate would have been impossible in Soviet times - and it would also be impossible on state-controlled national television today, even if the Russian internet remains uncensored. Cooling relations In post-Soviet Russia, as Russia's own media blossomed and modernised, partnerships were sealed with Russian stations, some of them with nationwide FM networks. The BBC hoped to access a much wider radio audience with its mix of BBC standards and expertise. However, with the cooling of British- Russian political links in recent years, the strategy was revealed to be vulnerable. One after another, often without explanation, partner stations in Russia announced they would no longer collaborate. This cut off a big chunk of the audience, in a country where people will not return to the culture of short-wave listening. Over recent years, the Russian Service has invested heavily in bbcrussian.com, boosting its audio-visual content, interactivity, as well as its presence in international and Russian social media. The context and depth of BBC material will continue to boost the service's coverage of key regional and global stories. The BBC Russian Service goes on air for the last time on 26th March. However, the BBC's Russian output will continue on bbcrussian.com, where two radio programmes will be broadcast every Monday to Friday and one will be broadcast on Saturdays and Sundays (via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) Another version from BBC itself: BBC RUSSIAN MARKS END OF TRADITIONAL RADIO BROADCASTING AFTER 65 YEARS ON AIR --- Date: 23.03.2011 Category: World Service On Saturday 26 March, the BBC Russian live weekend programme, Pyatiy Etazh (Fifth Floor), broadcasts from the studio in Bush House, London, for the last time. Airing at 1830 GMT (21.30 Moscow time), the final programme signals the end of the BBC's 65-year history of traditional radio broadcasting in Russian. In a week of special programming in the run-up to this milestone date, BBC Russian is featuring special multimedia content, looking back at the radio journalism that has made the BBC a household name, from Vilnius to Vladivostok, and also looking at future shape of media. Head of BBC Russian, Sarah Gibson, says: "This is a sad time for all of us at BBC Russian. We are also proud of the unique heritage our broadcasts have left behind – in the hearts and minds of millions of radio listeners. As we move on, we will continue to serve our audiences through online and mobile services. Our website bbcrussian.com will continue to bring global stories to the Russian audience, and put Russian stories in a global context." The BBC started regular Russian-language broadcasts to the Soviet Union on 24 March 1946. Throughout the years, the BBC radio brought independent news and analysis to Russian-speaking audiences. In its special programming, BBC Russian looks again at the key stories it has covered – reporting the cold war and the perestroika, the attempted putsch of August 1991 and the collapse of the Soviet Union, the two Chechen wars and Beslan, the Russia-Georgia conflict and everything else that has mattered to its audiences in the region. Highlights from the 65 years of broadcasting also include the BBC voices that have been well known to listeners, ground-breaking interactive interviews with Margaret Thatcher and Paul McCartney, both speaking to audiences in the Soviet Union, as well as unique archive material such as Joseph Brodsky's first radio interview, hours after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1987. Key Russian media, political and business personalities share their views of the BBC's work over the years – including the businessman and owner of The Independent, Alexander Lebedev, leading Russian journalists such as Yevgeniy Kiselyov, Dmitriy Muratov, Leonid Parfyonov, Vladimir Pozner and Mikhail Rykhlin, human-rights activist Lev Ponomaryov, writer Dmitriy Bykov, and President of the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow Sate University, Yasen Zassurskiy. The BBC looks at what its broadcasts to the Soviet Union, and then to Russia and other post-Soviet states, meant for the people in those countries, and its influence. Putting its work in the wider context of foreign broadcasting, BBC Russian also looks at how the Western views of the importance of broadcasting to the USSR and post-Soviet states changed over the years, and what these changes mean for politics and the media in Russia. Another focus looks at how the media in Russia is changing, the role the internet is playing in the current media landscape, and the rapid changes in media consumption. The BBC is closing three of its Russian-language radio programmes – Ranniy Chas (Dawn), Utro na Bi-bi-si (Morning with the BBC) and Vecher na Bi-bi-si (Evening with the BBC). However, BBC Russian will continue to produce BBSeva, Vam Slovo and Pyatiy Etazh which will be available for listening via the website bbcrussian.com as well as for FM partners outside Russia. BBC World Service is also stopping its short- and medium-wave broadcasts to Russia in English. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/03_march/23/russian.shtml (via Hansjoerg Biener, Germany, DXLD) ERA ENDS WITH CLOSURE OF BBC SERVICE The Moscow Times By Alexander Bratersky 24 March 2011 http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/era-ends-with-closure-of-bbc-radio-service/433704.html When Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev was exiled to a Black Sea island during a short-lived coup in 1991, the BBC Russian Service broadcasts on his pocket radio was the only way he got news. This was perhaps the ultimate victory for the radio station, which the KGB jammed for decades, trying to prevent it from voicing an alternative view on politics and society that, for many, offered a respite from the official propaganda. But on Friday, the era will come to an end. The BBC Russian Service, on air since 1946, will cease radio broadcasts because of drastic budget cuts by the British government, now bent on economic austerity measures at home rather than ideological standoffs with Russia. Only the agency's Russian-language web site, featuring online broadcasts, will remain in operation. Four other BBC foreign-language services will also be closed: the Azeri, Turkish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese bureaus. Public and media figures contacted by The Moscow Times were unanimous in their disappointment over the closure, praising the BBC Russian Service for its balanced coverage, lack of preaching and willingness to go beyond propaganda. "I can't advise the British government on how it should spend its money, but this is a sad thing," Leonid Gozman, co-chairman of the pro-business Right Cause party, said by telephone. "Now we are able to listen to variety of radio stations, but possibly a day will come when we would again have to turn to foreign radio stations for the truth," Gozman said. Still, the closure was not entirely unexpected after the Russian BBC left the FM broadcast band in 2007, switching to middle waves and losing a chunk of its audience in the process. BBC representatives cited technical issues at the time, but the shift coincided with a spat over the death of former FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko, poisoned in London by what British authorities suspected were Kremlin agents. The killing seriously soured Russian-British relations. "I think we have already lost the majority of our audience, when we switched to medium waves. I don't think so many people will notice the disappearance," a BBC Russian Service employee told The Moscow Times on Thursday. About 30 percent of the service's 100-plus staff in Moscow and London face layoffs, said the employee, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment to the media. The BBC is aiming to cut expenses by 16 percent by 2014, when its current government grant ends. Axing the five foreign-language broadcasts is expected to result in net savings of £46 million ($74 million) - and the loss of some 30 million listeners worldwide, the broadcaster said in a January statement. "I believe that the BBC World Service was the jewel crown of the British media, and I don't like what's happening now," said Natalya Babasyan, a former freelance reporter for the company's Russian service. She admitted "nostalgic feelings" about her BBC stint. Kommersant radio host Konstantin Eggert, who headed BBC's Russian bureau from 2002 to 2009, also expressed regret about the move. But Eggert, who will host a farewell show on the BBC Russian Service on Friday, also said the station's Russian online service has "huge potential." Indeed, the BBC is the only foreign media outlet to win the prestigious Runet prize, awarded to Russia's best web sites. Moreover, it won the prize only last year, adding weight to a prediction by Eggert that "the BBC brand in Russia will be preserved and developed." Gozman, who became an avid BBC listener while still in school, said the broadcaster is a part of Russia's cultural heritage. "When people tell stories about a station, it means it has achieved cult status," he said. The broadcaster is, indeed, featured in the works of many leading postwar Soviet writers, including Sergei Dovlatov and Mikhail Weller. It was known outside intelligentsia circles, too. Dissident Vladimir Bukovsky recounted in his 1978 book how his old female neighbors in Moscow asked him to make the BBC criticize bad communal services in their housing - something the state-run media, eager to promote the advantages of communism, were unlikely to do. Admittedly, the BBC trailed the U.S.-sponsored Radio Liberty in popularity, but some preferred its editorial stance. Media analyst Alexei Pankin said he always felt more comfortable with the BBC since he felt its editorial line was more diverse. "You could listen to it and not feel irritated," Pankin said, adding that, unlike Radio Liberty - whose Russian service is still on air - "the BBC was not trying to teach us." The programming was not limited to politics, either. Among the service's most popular programs was music show "Rok-Posevy" ("Rock Seeding"), hosted by iconic rock journalist Seva Novgorodtsev since 1977. The Soviet propaganda machine denounced Novgorodtsev as an "agent of the West," but leading music critic Artyom Trotsky dubbed him last year as a "spiritual guide" to millions of Russian rock fans. Novgorodtsev's broadcasts, featuring music unavailable elsewhere in the Soviet Union, were instrumental in fostering Russia's own rock movement, which burgeoned during perestroika. "Unlike many other 'enemy voices,' the BBC dedicated more time to music and culture," political analyst Stanislav Belkovsky said. Eggert said he developed an interest in Novgorodtsev's shows at the age of 16 and considered him and other BBC hosts to be real media legends. For Belkovsky, also a long-term listener, the first hook was even more exquisite - a show dedicated to 17th-century English philosopher Francis Bacon. While Belkovsky called the closure of the BBC Russian Service a "negative decision," he acknowledged that it was an inevitable consequence of the West "losing interest in Russia." "Russia is turning from a country whose people the West wanted to lead to a run-of-the-mill Third World country," he said (via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) (As someone who remembers the dark days of cold war broadcasting I find it wonderful that a Russian newspaper should publish this article, although sad that the BBC Russian service is closing - Mike Terry, ibid.) VOICE OF RUSSIA REPORT ON CLOSURE OF BBC WS RUSSIAN Just in case nobody has noticed http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/03/25/47981009.html Best Wishes (Ken Fletcher, March 25, CH43, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD [Moderator: Thanks for this Ken - interesting perspective. But do I detect more than a touch of "Schadenfreude" from Voice of Russia here? Or is it more a case of "watch out, we may be next?"- Mark S ] Since BBC Russian radio programs will be canceled in 2 days, I've recorded some of the nice jingles of them. You can download my small collection here: http://www.mediafire.com/?1xechuxg08frcys Regards, (Dragan Lekic, Serbia, dxldyg via DXLD) BBC World Service "Witness: The BBC Russian service" ================================== For 65 years the BBC World Service has broadcast in Russian, this weekend it stops. The Russian Service came into its own during the attempted coup by communist hardliners in August 1991. Mikhail Gorbachev said he got his news from the BBC, while being held under house arrest in the Crimea. STREAMING (flash AAC 64 kbps stereo): http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00ffsnh/ DOWNLOAD podcast (mp3 64 kbps mono): http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/witness/witness_20110324-0908a.mp3 Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00ffsnh (via Dragan Lekic, Serbia, dxldyg via DXLD) ** U K. BBC CHINESE SERVICE MAKES FINAL BROADCAST IN MANDARIN By Vivien Marsh, BBC World Service Asia-Pacific editor BBC broadcast from Bush House --- To a country starved of information, BBC Chinese carried news from inside and outside China [caption] The BBC Chinese Service has made its final radio broadcast in Mandarin after nearly 70 years. Shortwave programming in Mandarin is a casualty of spending cuts announced by the BBC World Service in January. From now on, Mandarin-speakers will be served only by the BBC's Chinese-language websites; a weekly radio broadcast in Cantonese will continue. BBC managers say they have had to make tough choices because of a 16% cut in UK government funding. BBC World Service Mandarin programming began back in 1941, pre-dating by eight years the proclamation of the People's Republic of China. Listening in secret To a country starved of information, BBC Chinese carried news from inside and outside China - most notably of the Vietnam War and Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution in the 1960s and 1970s. In June 1989, with the world's attention on the democracy protests in China, more and more Chinese tuned in. Joseph Ren, who began working for the Chinese service in 1970, said the broadcasts were very important. "Via our letter-boxes in south- east Asia, we got a lot of letters, so we knew that they were listening to us. "They could hardly get any news about the world, and hardly anything about the rest of China, so they listened to us in secret just to understand the world and understand China itself." Chinese sailors were avid listeners, carrying home what they had gleaned from the transmissions from London. But with leader Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms in the 1980s, China began opening up. Later, the internet delivered new ways to serve those hungry for global news. Anxious to control their citizens' access, the Chinese authorities built what is known as the Great Firewall, blocking many foreign news sites - including that of BBC Chinese. The head of the Chinese service, Raymond Li, believes China's Mandarin-speakers will still be adequately served by the BBC. "You need a bit of effort, but having said that, a lot of people as far as I know actually are using what they call proxy servers or proxy sites. "It's not ideal. But then of course, away from online, actually we know the mobile technology has taken up. A lot of people in China are increasingly using mobile phones to access foreign media websites." So for the BBC, the future is digital. And also, it seems, for the Voice of America, funded by the US government. It, too, plans to shift Mandarin to a web-only service. The English-language version of one of China's largest papers, the Global Times, called it the "end of an era". The Western broadcasters contend they have simply moved with the times. SOURCE: http://bbc.in/ezFoO1 (via Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, March 26, DXLD) ** U K. The BBC's great shut-down weekend draws near. BBC broadcasts in Azeri, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian and Vietnamese, and in English to the Caribbean, will be on the air for the last time on Friday or Saturday. The BBC's services in Indonesian, Kinyarwanda/Kirundi, Kyrgyz, Nepali and Swahili make their final shortwave transmissions on Saturday (continuing after that date only on FM, and in some cases mediumwave). The big one for us in southeast England (not to mention listeners across much of Europe) is the ending of 648 on Saturday. Standard WS practice is generally for transmissions to start/end 30 seconds before the notional time, suggesting that 648 will fall silent at 2359:30 GMT on 26 March. But it is possible that the 500-kW transmitter at Orfordness will remain on air for some days after the 26th with a looped announcement. Will there be a farewell announcement on Saturday night? It is the end of more than 71 years of continuous mediumwave broadcasting from the UK to Europe. I have taken the following information on such broadcasts from the very detailed listings at: http://www.bbceng.info/Technical%20Reviews/Development_of_the_BBC_AM_Transmitter_Network4.pdf 1939: Droitwich on 1149 kHz (converted 150-kW longwave transmitter) . 1940: Also on 804. 1940: Also from Start Point on 1050. 1941: Droitwich on 1149 now 400 kW. (Also on 200 longwave from Droitwich, Daventry and Brookmans Park.) 1943: Ottringham, four 200-kW transmitters (could be combined to give 800 kW on a single frequency). 1945: Ottringham on 977 and Crowborough (Aspidistra 600-kW) on 1122. 1950: Ottringham on 1295 (closed in 1953) and Crowborough on 1340. 1962: Crowborough on 1295. 1972: Crowborough on 1088 and 1295. 1978: Crowborough on 648 and 1296. 1978-1982: Crowborough services transferred to Orfordness, first 1296, then 648. Last transmission from Aspidistra in September 1982. (Chris Greenway, England, March 23, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) From an internal announcement at the BBC this morning, some corrections and updates to my message above: -- Azeri, Mandarin Chinese and the Caribbean service make their last broadcasts today (Friday). -- Russian has its last broadcast on Saturday. -- Ukrainian and Vietnamese are not closing; they are continuing radio broadcasts, but not on SW after tomorrow. -- Apologies - I forgot that Kinyarwanda/ Kirundi had already had a reprieve and will continue on SW. -- No reprieve for 648. It is confirmed that this is closing. -- Various WS English programmes are stopping today or this weekend, including "Europe Today", "Politics UK", "The Interview", "The World of Music", "Something Understood", "Letter From..." and "Crossing Continents". Finally, as Richard Gedye has pointed out, before the 1978 MW changes, the external services were also on 809 kHz from Crowborough during the daytime (when there would be no interference to Scottish R4). (Chris Greenway, March 25, bdxcuk yg via DXLD) The Orfordness transmitter on 648 kHz has apparently been turned off at 0000 UT = local midnight in the UK. At 2330 it was still on air with its irritating, heavily compressed modulation, containing a fancy teaser with hooks for "World have your say" and more announcer teasing for upcoming mailbag show with moaning and groaning. Was not really interested in that stuff and rechecked at 0010, finding Radio Murski Val [Slovenia, 10 kW], which was a regular source of interference to Orfordness here, in the clear. So that was it then, apparently without running a "retune" loop even for a single minute, presumably leaving some listeners behind surprised, unless they have been bombarded with trailers recently (Kai Ludwig, Germany, 0034 UT March 27, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) The 648 sender was cut (the carrier itself, not just the audio) at midnight exactly, with only the first five pips of the GTS being transmitted. There was no close-down announcement immediately beforehand. I liked 648's modulation. It helped audibility for those of us in the UK in the back of the beam. Compressed audio can be tiring to listen to, but 648's was OK for me, certainly a brighter sound (more bandwidth, I think) than the heavy compression on 198. An end to more than 71 years of daily MW transmissions from the UK to the continent. (I don't count the jamming that still continues for two hours each morning on 1296.) (Chris Greenway, UK, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) BBC World Service on 648 kHz fell silent at exactly 0000 UT. The plug was pulled without ceremony or special announcement. And not even a loop tape to tell listeners what's happened. Ironically the final programme had been "Over to You" about cuts to BBCWS including 648 as well as the Caribbean, Serbian, Macedonian, Albanian and Portuguese for Africa services. Over here in Caversham now RNE Spain is dominant on one aerial, Radio Murski Val Slovenia on the other (Alan Pennington, Caversham, UK, AOR 7030+ /beverage / longwire, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) 648, last 19 minutes. The last 19 minutes have been uploaded here: (not by me) http://www.zshare.net/audio/882867422fa16052 Rgds, (Gareth Foster, March 27, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) The BBC and the 'cuts-r-us' government will live to regret especially closing 648 kHz - the Internet can, by foreign government action (e.g. Egypt), in closing 'servers' be blocked completely - unlike jamming. Agreements to re-broadcast on FM stations can be broken if the particular country disagrees with the UK and satellite dishes can (and have been) forbidden in certain countries. Cheap AM- Medium Wave receivers are available and that way the poorest people could have continued to get a fair BBC signal and a perhaps fairer BBC News. Shame on the government , shame on BBC (Rog Parsons (BDXC 782), Hinckley, Leics., ibid.) The Radio 4 News at midnight had a report on the closedowns. It'd been more believable if the reporter hadn't said 468 kHz (Mark Hattam, ibid.) Yes, I noticed that too, Mark, and had to suppress a chuckle at the reporter's apparent ineptitude. Mind you, she wasn't that far wrong. Remember that until the "Great 9 kHz bandwidth" changes of November 1978, the wavelength equivalent of 648's forerunner frequency (I'm afraid my maths is not up to calculating it after losing an hour's sleep last night :-) ) was 464 Metres. It's very easy to forget - and members younger than 33 would never have known - that this UK frequency allocation has had a long and interesting history in BBC domestic useage, not just World Service. However, memory easily fails one on exactly what was there and for how long. Wasn't this Radio 3's main AM frequency until the knock-on effects of other moves, i.e. Radio 1 and Radio 2 going FM only, as well as the commercial allocation of former BBC frequencies? Radio 3 moved to 1215, didn't it, for a while before it too went FM only, the main reason at the time being to preserve an AM opt-out for cricket, I think? Cricket of course - along with Yesterday in Parliament and the Daily Service - ultimately ended up on 198 LF, which is now of course the only BBC network, domestic or international, capable of reaching a large part of Europe consistently on lower frequencies. As to the fate of 648 at midnight GMT last night, several people have expressed surprise at the lack of a loop tape to announce the ceasing of this frequency. What they perhaps forget is that, whereas in the past this would have happened, sadly the BBC is no longer, strictly speaking "a broadcaster" and therefore have no 'rights' to do so. The BBC ceased to own transmitters - with the sole exception, I believe, of the Ascension Island Relay - in the mid-90s when the government of the time (interesting to note what colour that was.., too :-) ) forced the privatisation of both the BBC's domestic facilities - which went initially to Crown Castle - and World Service, which was taken on initially by a new venture company, Merlin, run by ex-BBC engineers, but later bought by Vosper Thorneycroft [note spelling], later VT, which itself has now been bought by its former rival, Babcock. The terms of sale of the BBC transmitters allowed for an initial ten years during which it would cost the BBC no more to operate existing services with the new private operators than it would in-house. That ten years is now long past; as a result, I suspect the lack of a taped loop is a harsh but commercial decision- the BBC couldn't or wouldn't pay for it, and Babcock have no vested interest in broadcasting it- after all, it would cost money in energy consumed etc. Or is it just the Beeb trying to be as low key as possible about the loss of this precious resource, when really they are dead embarrassed by it? (Mark Savage (Opinions expressed are my own, historical information from memory), ibid.) I hear that the last thing they aired before the time signal was their "Wherever you are, you're with the BBC" promo. Quite a bad joke under the circumstances. Not that I had expected them to do things like playing "When I am laid in earth" (although this would have been suitable: May my wrongs create no trouble in thy breast...), but this way of just turning the AM scrap off without giving listeners any warning appeared quite shabby, reminiscent of the blabbering about "opinion formers and decision makers" that on my side destroyed back in 1999 any sympathy for BBC WS. At this time I found the modulation of 648 kHz much more pleasing. Photos from 2002 showed a set of old, brown Optimod boxes at Orfordness, I would assume the 9100 model. Seems to me that some new processing gear has been installed for 648 kHz since (and only for 648; I think 1296 kHz still sounds as it always did). It provided less upper-mids boost, more bass drone and a pretty hard compression. To my ears the result was already overprocessed. But, as described, it did not matter for me anyway. And yes, indeed the new Babcock schedule still shows DRM on 1296, 0400-0600, and Skelton 3955 / 100 kW at the same time must be DRM, too, just to mention the first shortwave entry that caught my eye in this regard. So the BBC WS has no money for program distribution in Europe anymore, but still has money to burn up for a pilot project that tries to establish a system that can in Europe now be called a complete market failure. Please, no crocodile tears over the budget cuts anymore!! (Kai Ludwig, Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Oh dear, what a fuss about '648' although I can understand it, from those affected. In a different way, the overall result of the Cuts makes thing BETTER for us, up here in the North West. A preliminary scan of the Radio Times (which no doubt will be up-dated, during coming weeks), shows an IMPROVEMENT in news coverage. Certainly this is, in the main, what I use BBC World Service for, which of course, is available up here, by a number of 'Digital Means'. Coverage of the Libya (etc) Situation has been MUCH better, than on domestic channels. Although I can see the nostalgia regarding these developments - it`s not ALL bad news (Ken Fletcher. CH43 bdxc uk yg via DXLD) ** U K. I noticed that DRM was still on air via 5875 at 0700 UT. I guess this is the BBC/DW morning service. It seems a brilliant idea to drop 648 that a lot of people could hear but continue with DRM that only a handful can (Noel Green, NW England, March 27, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K. DIGITAL RADIO FEATURE ON "YOU AND YOURS" The BBC Radio 4 daily consumer programme "You and Yours" had a feature on DAB today. It starts about forty minutes into the programme, and lasts for approximately ten minutes. The item was prompted by the news that car manufacturers, spearheaded by Ford UK with its Focus range, will fit DAB radios into all their new vehicles from 2013. It featured an interview with someone from Digital One, who of course have a very vested interest in that they one of the multiplexes. The controversial question of an analogue-digital radio switchover date was also covered in some detail, as were alternative "relatively cheap" means of converting existing FM car radios to digital (though not named as a brand, it was clear they had in mind the Pure Highway). The item will be available on BBC i-player until 12.00 noon BST next Monday, 4th April (Mark Savage, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) ** U K [non]. BBC CARIBBEAN SERVICE BEGINS FAREWELL TO LISTENERS Posted on Tue, 03/22/2011 - 07:43 in World News http://www.caymannewsservice.com/world-news/2011/03/22/bbc-caribbean-service-begins-farewell-listeners (CNS): After more than 72 years of broadcasting to the people of the region the BBC World Service is axing its Caribbean Service this week as part of the organisation’s enforced cuts. The service will come off air on Friday 25 March is one of the oldest English Language services that the BBC has provided. It started broadcasting in 1939 featuring its first programme Calling the West Indies. Liliane Landor, Controller, Languages at BBC World Service described BBC Caribbean as "The Caribbean Service, one of the oldest and most distinguished services that the BBC has provided in English." The Caribbean Service Transmissions form part of some 50 stations across the region including Radio Cayman. BBC Caribbean Magazine has reported on the region's music and literature, BBC Sports Caribbean provided by World Service has provided the Caribbean Programme Stream and BBC Caribbean Reports has featured morning and evening drivetime editions. On the eve of the service’s radio silence the team will be hosting a special one-hour call-in programme looking at the future of pan- Caribbean news and current affairs. “During this programme, we hope to both reflect the legacy of BBC Caribbean but, more importantly, we will be looking at what the Caribbean can now do for itself in terms of cross-regional media coverage and output. In addition to this, we are planning to leave a legacy website celebrating the best of BBC Caribbean output over the years,” said Debbie Ransome from the BBC Caribbean service team. Caribbean service is not the only one to be axed across the world a number of specialist language services are also being cut. Along with the loss of 600 jobs 25 March will also mark the end of an era after almost 90 years of broadcasting in some cases, from its headquarters in Bush House. The service has been forced to cut as a result of the UK coalition government’s cut in its funding to the Foreign & Commonwealth Office The World Service has built an unparalleled reputation in news broadcasting and the famous words “this is London” opening news is a by-word for accuracy. Although BBC executives have slowly reduced the World Service’s shortwave transmissions in all languages recently stating that shortwave is “a dying concept” in the world of the internet, given the recent unrest in the Arab world the difficulty for dictators to jam shortwave demonstrates its continued value (via Artie Bigley, DXLD) ** U K. I've decided to list BBC closures by date for easier reference 25. February 2011: - PORTUGUESE for Africa service closed - SERBIAN service closed - SPANISH for Cuba radio canceled 28. February 2011: - ALBANIAN service closed 04. March 2011: - MACEDONIAN service closed 25. March 2011: - CARIBBEAN ENGLISH service closed - AZERI radio canceled - MANDARIN radio canceled 26. March 2011: - RUSSIAN radio canceled - VIETNAMESE radio canceled - 648 mediumwave frequency closed [at 2359:59 GMT] - Shortwave distribution canceled for INDONESIAN, KYRGYZ, NEPALI and SWAHILI NOTE: Turkish and Ukrainian radio is to be canceled soon, but I don't know the exact dates. Programs regularly aired on 28. March 2011, when I checked (Dragan Lekic, Serbia, March 28, dxldyg via DXLD) According to letter from BBC Ukrainian, evening radio programs (1800- 1900 UT weekdays) in this language will be cancelled in late April, morning show (0300-0500 UT weekdays) - in late May. Currently, BBC Ukrainian is still on the air via "Radio ERA FM" which has a national coverage + via numerous partner stations around the country (Aleksandr Diadischev, Russia, ibid.) ** U K [non]. Noted BBC with good level from 0000 on most nights since start of A11, on 17685 for Asia; // 15360 is only fair. 6195 via Cyprus heard with fair level at 02 (Joe Hanlon, NJ, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 17685 at 00 = THAILND, also heard here; 01-02 switches to Singapore (Glenn Hauser, OK, ibid.) Still waiting for the BBC to post the A-11 frequency schedule online, so have to poke around to see what's still on after the presumed cuts. Heard early on UT Sunday March 27: Nothing from BBCWS on 7445 at 0300; this was a solid signal from Ascension during B-10. Weak signal on 7255 at the same hour, presumably Ascension. Seems this frequency does better during the B- season, different azimuth during A-season? At 0400 fair signal on 7310, presumed Meyerton as in A-10. Very poor signal on 7255. Nothing on 9410, used in A-10 for now discontinued beam to Western Russia. At 0500 nothing on 7310, but 9410 with a fair signal. Since the Russia beam has been dropped, presume this frequency is now for Africa, but which site? Very faint signal on 7255, not sure if BBC still there, heavy ham QRM. Past couple of seasons BBCWS has been a little late in updating the online frequency schedule, and even more tardy with the transmitter site grids. With all the cuts taking place, you would think this information would have been released sooner (Steve Luce, Houston, Texas, 0542 UT March 27, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) And an 0600 update: Nothing heard on 9410, so this frequency apparently only on for a hour. Forgot to add in my previous post that 6005 had weak BBCWS at 0400, but extremely strong slopover from Cuba on 6010 obliterated any signal on 6005 at 05 and 06 (Steve Luce, Houston, Texas, UT March 27, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9410 putting a fair signal off the back of the beam into Houston at 0300 Monday March 28, so now we know at least this transmission is for real. 7255 from Ascension at the same hour doing much better than yesterday. So BBCWS English seems to have escaped any big SW cuts for A-11, other than dropping the Western Russia beams. However I recall a new contract for transmitter operation starts in April 2012, so A-12 is when we might see significant reductions (Steve Luce, Houston, Texas, UT March 28, ibid.) ** U K [non]. 7425-7430-7435, DRM noise blob March 27 at 0607 listed as BBC via Austria; and another one on 7225-7230-7235 from Romania. 21470, BBCWS English news about Libya, March 27 at 1406. This is 175 degrees from CYPRUS at 14-17, just started for A-11 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) It seems there has been a massive cut in usage of the powerful MF transmitters in the Middle East: 1. 639 Cyprus now only used briefly for English in the morning. It used to carry Arabic 0330-2300. 2. No listings at all for 702 Oman (used to be 1500-2100 Arabic). 3. No listings at all for 720 Cyprus (used to be 0300-2200 Arabic). 4. No usage of 1413 Oman any more for Hindi and Urdu. (Chris Greenway, UK, March 27, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ?? see full schedule further below; they are listed (gh, DXLD) Re Arabic, Hindi and Urdu --- Chris, we had previously only the question of BBC English services in A-11. But here are the Arabic, Hindi and Urdu outlets at Cyprus and Oman too. 639 0330-0330 smtwtfs BBC Cyprus 500 180 Ar ME MF 639 0330-2100 smtwtfs BBC Cyprus 500 180 Ar ME MF 702 1500-2100 smtwtfs BBC A'Seela 800 315 Ar ME MF 720 0300-2100 smtwtfs BBC Cyprus 500 110 Ar ME MF 1413 1400-1500 smtwtfs BBC A'Seela 800 80 Hindi S AS MF 1413 1700-1730 smtwtfs BBC A'Seela 800 80 Hindi S AS MF 1413 0130-0200 smtwtfs BBC A'Seela 800 80 Urdu S AS MF 1413 1500-1600 smtwtfs BBC A'Seela 800 80 Urdu S AS MF - - - 702 1500-2100 smtwtfs BBC A'Seela 800 315 Arabic ME MF 1413 0030-0100 smtwtfs BBC A'Seela 800 35 Dari SW AS MF 1413 0100-0130 smtwtfs BBC A'Seela 800 35 Pashto SW AS MF 1413 0130-0200 smtwtfs BBC A'Seela 800 80 Urdu S AS MF 1413 0200-0230 smtwtfs BBC A'Seela 800 80 English S AS MF 1413 0230-0300 smtwtfs BBC A'Seela 800 350 Farsi ME MF 1413 0300-0400 s...... BBC A'Seela 800 350 English ME MF 1413 0300-0400 .mtwtfs BBC A'Seela 800 350 English ME MF 1413 1300-1400 smtwtfs BBC A'Seela 800 80 English S AS MF 1413 1400-1500 smtwtfs BBC A'Seela 800 80 Hindi S AS MF 1413 1500-1600 smtwtfs BBC A'Seela 800 80 Urdu S AS MF 1413 1600-1700 smtwtfs BBC A'Seela 800 350 Farsi ME MF 1413 1700-1730 smtwtfs BBC A'Seela 800 80 Hindi S AS MF 1413 1730-1800 smtwtfs BBC A'Seela 800 80 English S AS MF 1413 1800-1900 smtwtfs BBC A'Seela 800 80 Dari SW AS MF 1413 1900-2100 smtwtfs BBC A'Seela 800 350 English ME MF 639 0300-0330 .mtwtfs BBC Cyprus 500 180 English N AF MF 639 0300-0330 s...... BBC Cyprus 500 180 English N AF MF 639 0330-0330 smtwtfs BBC Cyprus 500 180 Arabic ME MF 639 0330-2100 smtwtfs BBC Cyprus 500 180 Arabic ME MF 720 0300-2100 smtwtfs BBC Cyprus 500 110 Arabic ME MF 1323 0200-0730 .mtwtf. BBC Cyprus 200 150 English ME MF 1323 0200-2300 s.....s BBC Cyprus 200 150 English ME MF 1323 0900-2300 .mtwtf. BBC Cyprus 200 150 English ME MF (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) ** U K [and non]. Thanks to Babcock via ADDX Germany club, via Andreas Volk Munich, March 21. [gh filtered for A-11 BBCWS IN ENGLISH ONLY, 196 entries; now, would someone like to re-sort it into time order? A lot of multi-hour entries could be combined] 198 0000-0500 smtwtfs Droitwich 500 0 NW EUR LF-ND 639 0300-0330 s...... Cyprus 500 180 N AF MF 639 0300-0330 .mtwtfs Cyprus 500 180 N AF MF 675 0000-2400 smtwtfs Hong Kong 1 0 S CHN MF 1251 1630-1700 s.....s Duchanbe 100 0 C AS MF 1251 1700-1800 s.....s Duchanbe 100 0 C AS MF 1296 0400-0500 smtwtfs Orfordness 35 96 C EUR MF 1296 0500-0600 smtwtfs Orfordness 35 96 C EUR MF 1323 0200-0730 .mtwtf. Cyprus 200 150 ME MF 1323 0200-2300 s.....s Cyprus 200 150 ME MF 1323 0900-2300 .mtwtf. Cyprus 200 150 ME MF 1413 0200-0230 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 80 S AS MF 1413 0300-0400 s...... A'Seela 800 350 ME MF 1413 0300-0400 .mtwtfs A'Seela 800 350 ME MF 1413 1300-1400 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 80 S AS MF 1413 1730-1800 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 80 S AS MF 1413 1900-2100 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 350 ME MF 3255 0300-0400 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 0 S AF LP 3255 0400-0600 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 0 S AF LP 3255 1600-1800 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 0 S AF LP 3255 1800-2200 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 0 S AF LP 3915 2100-2200 smtwtfs Singapore 100 160 SE AS HR 2/2/0.3 3915 2200-2300 smtwtfs Singapore 100 160 SE AS HR 2/2/0.3 3915 2300-2400 smtwtfs Singapore 100 160 SE AS HR 2/2/0.3 3955 0400-0500 smtwtfs Skelton 100 121 EUR HR 1/1/0.3 S1 3955 0500-0600 smtwtfs Skelton 100 121 EUR HR 1/1/0.3 S1 5845 1400-1800 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 100 290 S AS HR 2/3/0.5 5850 1800-1830 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 290 S AS HR 2/3/0.5 5850 1800-1830 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 255 S AS HR 4/4/0.5 S335 5875 0600-0700 smtwtfs Woofferton 250 114 EUR HR 2/3/0.5 5875 0700-0800 smtwtfs Woofferton 250 114 EUR HR 2/3/0.5 5875 1200-1300 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 25 FE HR 2/4/0.5 5875 1300-1600 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 25 FE HR 2/4/0.5 5875 1800-1900 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 90 W AS HR 2/2/0.5 S13 5875 1900-2000 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 90 W AS HR 2/2/0.5 S13 5875 2100-2200 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 20 FE HR 4/4/0.5 5875 2100-2200 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 45 FE HR 4/2/0.5 S25 5875 2200-2300 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 0 SE AS CT 2/2/0.3 5905 2100-2200 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 60 FE HR 4/3/0.5 S25 5905 2200-2300 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 60 FE HR 4/3/0.5 S25 5935 2200-2300 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 330 W AF HR 4/4/0.5 S345 5950 1800-2000 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 20 C AS HR 4/3/0.5 S345 5970 0000-0100 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 63 S AS HR 2/3/0.5 S13 5975 1600-1700 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 63 S AS HR 2/3/0.5 S13 5975 1700-1830 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 63 S AS HR 2/3/0.5 S13 6005 0200-0300 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 270 E AF HR 2/2/0.75 S15 6005 0300-0400 smtwtfs Ascension 250 114 S AF HR 2/2/0.75 6005 0400-0500 smtwtfs Ascension 250 27 W AF HR 2/2/0.75 6005 0500-0600 smtwtfs Ascension 250 27 W AF HR 2/2/0.75 6005 0600-0700 smtwtfs Ascension 250 27 W AF HR 2/2/0.75 6005 1900-2100 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 270 E AF HR 4/2/0.75 6005 2100-2200 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 240 S AF HR 4/2/0.75 S345 6145 0300-0400 smtwtfs Meyerton 500 335 W AF HR 4/4/0.5 S345 6190 0300-0600 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 15 S AF LP 6190 0600-1400 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 0 S AF LP 6190 1400-1600 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 0 S AF LP 6190 1600-1800 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 15 S AF LP 6190 1800-2200 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 15 S AF LP 6195 0000-0100 smtwtfs Singapore 125 1 SE AS HR 2/2/0.5 S21 6195 0200-0300 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 90 W AS HR 2/2/0.5 S13 6195 0300-0400 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 90 W AS HR 2/2/0.5 S13 6195 0900-1100 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 0 SE AS CT 2/2/0.3 6195 0900-1100 smtwtfs Singapore 125 90 SE AS H 1/1/0.3 6195 0900-1100 smtwtfs Singapore 125 1 SE AS HR 2/2/0.5 S21 6195 1100-1200 smtwtfs Singapore 125 1 SE AS HR 2/2/0.5 S21 6195 1100-1600 smtwtfs Singapore 125 90 SE AS H 1/1/0.3 6195 1200-1600 smtwtfs Singapore 125 1 SE AS HR 2/2/0.5 S21 6195 2100-2200 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 150 SE AS LP 6195 2200-2300 smtwtfs Singapore 125 90 SE AS H 1/1/0.3 6195 2200-2400 smtwtfs Singapore 125 1 SE AS HR 2/2/0.5 S21 6195 2300-0100 smtwtfs Singapore 125 90 SE AS H 1/1/0.3 7255 0300-0500 smtwtfs Ascension 250 65 W C AF HR 2/2/0.75 7255 0500-0600 smtwtfs Ascension 250 65 W C AF HR 2/2/0.75 7310 0400-0500 smtwtfs Meyerton 500 328 W AF HR 4/3/0.5 S348 7395 0000-0100 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 90 W AS HR 2/2/0.5 S13 7395 0100-0200 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 64 C AS HR 2/2/0.5 S347 7405 1700-1900 smtwtfs Meyerton 250 5 E AF HR 4/3/0.5 S25 7430 0600-0700 smtwtfs Moosbrunn 40 300 RUSS LP 7435 1400-1600 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 15 S AF LP 7490 2200-2300 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 45 FE HR 4/2/0.5 S25 7490 2300-2400 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 45 FE HR 4/2/0.5 S25 9410 0100-0200 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 63 S AS HR 2/3/0.5 S13 9410 0300-0400 smtwtfs Rampisham 500 105 EUR HR 4/4/0.5 9410 0500-0600 smtwtfs Meyerton 250 328 W AF HR 4/3/0.5 S348 9410 0600-0700 smtwtfs Ascension 250 65 W C AF HR 2/2/0.75 9410 1700-1800 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 280 E AF HR 2/2/0.5 9410 1830-2100 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 280 E AF HR 2/2/0.5 9410 2100-2200 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 270 E AF HR 2/2/0.75 9495 1600-1700 smtwtfs Singapore 250 315 S AS HR 2/2/0.75 9495 1700-1800 smtwtfs Singapore 250 315 S AS HR 2/2/0.75 9540 1500-1600 smtwtfs Singapore 100 320 S AS HR 2/2/0.3 S340 9580 2200-2400 smtwtfs Kimjae 250 285 FE HR 4/4/0.5 S15 9740 0900-1100 smtwtfs Singapore 125 135 SE AS HR 2/2/0.75 9740 0900-1100 smtwtfs Singapore 125 13 SE AS HR 2/2/0.5 S348 9740 1100-1600 smtwtfs Singapore 125 135 SE AS HR 2/2/0.75 9740 1100-1600 smtwtfs Singapore 125 13 SE AS HR 2/2/0.5 S348 9740 2200-2300 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 63 S AS HR 2/3/0.5 S13 9740 2200-2300 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 150 SE AS LP 9740 2300-0200 smtwtfs Singapore 125 13 SE AS HR 2/2/0.5 S348 9740 2300-0200 smtwtfs Singapore 125 135 SE AS HR 2/2/0.75 9750 0300-0400 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 270 E AF HR 2/2/0.75 S15 9810 1700-1800 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 90 W AS HR 2/2/0.5 S13 9860 0600-0700 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 15 S AF LP 9890 2300-2400 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 25 FE HR 2/4/0.5 9915 2100-2300 smtwtfs Ascension 250 65 W C AF HR 2/2/0.75 11750 0100-0200 smtwtfs Singapore 100 140 SE AS HR 2/2/0.3 S340 11750 0100-0200 smtwtfs Singapore 100 340 S AS HR 2/2/0.3 11750 1200-1300 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 25 FE HR 4/4/0.5 11760 0700-1400 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 320 ME HR 2/2/0.5 11765 0700-0800 smtwtfs Ascension 250 27 W AF HR 2/2/0.75 11810 1800-2000 smtwtfs Ascension 250 65 W C AF HR 2/2/0.75 11810 2000-2100 smtwtfs Ascension 250 65 W C AF HR 2/2/0.75 11850 2300-2400 smtwtfs Singapore 100 90 SE AS HR 2/2/0.75 11925 0700-0800 smtwtfs Sines 90 40 W EUR HR 4/4/0.8 11945 0400-0500 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 285 E AF HR 2/2/0.75 S15 11945 0500-0600 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 280 E AF HR 2/2/0.5 11955 0000-0100 smtwtfs Singapore 100 340 S AS HR 2/2/0.3 12010 2300-2400 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 20 FE HR 4/2/0.5 12015 0600-0700 smtwtfs Meyerton 250 328 W AF HR 4/4/0.5 S348 12035 0300-0400 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 173 E AF HR 4/4/0.5 12035 0400-0500 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 173 E AF HR 4/4/0.5 12095 0000-0100 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 255 S AS HR 4/4/0.5 S335 12095 0000-0100 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 290 S AS HR 2/3/0.5 12095 0100-0200 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 275 S AS HR 4/3/0.5 S335 12095 0200-0300 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 77 W AS HR 3/4/0.5 12095 0300-0400 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 77 W AS HR 3/4/0.5 12095 0400-0500 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 77 W AS HR 3/4/0.5 12095 0400-0500 smtwtfs Skelton 300 110 EUR HR 4/4/0.5 12095 0500-0600 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 90 W AS HR 2/2/0.5 S13 12095 0600-0700 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 90 W AS HR 2/2/0.5 S13 12095 0700-1400 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 15 S AF LP 12095 1400-1600 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 290 S AS HR 2/3/0.5 12095 1600-1700 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 290 S AS HR 2/3/0.5 12095 1700-1900 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 177 N AF HR 4/3/1 12095 1900-2100 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 177 N AF HR 4/3/1 12095 2100-2300 smtwtfs Ascension 250 27 W AF HR 2/2/0.75 13710 2000-2100 smtwtfs Skelton 300 180 NAF HR 4/4/0.5 13820 1400-1500 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 90 W AS HR 2/2/0.5 S13 13820 1500-1700 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 90 W AS HR 2/2/0.5 S13 13830 0700-0800 smtwtfs Ascension 250 55 W C AF HR 4/4/0.5 S330 15105 0600-0700 smtwtfs Skelton 300 180 NAF HR 4/4/0.5 15285 0900-1100 smtwtfs Singapore 100 13 SE AS HR 4/2/0.75 S348 15285 1100-1200 smtwtfs Singapore 100 13 SE AS HR 4/2/0.75 S348 15310 0100-0200 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 290 S AS HR 2/3/0.5 15310 0200-0300 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 63 S AS HR 2/3/0.5 S13 15310 0300-0600 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 63 S AS HR 2/3/0.5 S13 15310 0600-1200 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 290 S AS HR 2/3/0.5 15310 1200-1400 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 290 S AS HR 2/3/0.5 15310 1400-1500 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 63 S AS HR 2/3/0.5 S13 15310 1500-1600 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 63 S AS HR 2/3/0.5 S13 15335 0000-0200 smtwtfs Singapore 100 13 SE AS HR 4/2/0.75 S348 15360 0000-0200 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 25 FE HR 4/4/0.5 S345 15365 0300-0400 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 20 C AS HR 4/3/0.5 S345 15365 0400-0600 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 20 C AS HR 4/3/0.5 S345 15400 0700-0800 smtwtfs Ascension 250 65 W C AF HR 2/2/0.75 15400 0800-1000 smtwtfs Ascension 250 27 W AF HR 2/2/0.75 15400 1000-1130 s.....s Ascension 250 27 W AF HR 2/2/0.75 15400 1100-1130 .mtwtf. Ascension 250 27 W AF HR 2/2/0.75 15400 1500-2000 smtwtfs Ascension 250 27 W AF HR 2/2/0.75 15400 2000-2100 smtwtfs Ascension 250 27 W AF HR 2/2/0.75 15420 0500-0600 s.....s Cyprus 250 177 N AF HR 4/3/1 15420 0500-0600 .mtwtf. Seychelles 250 270 E AF HR 2/2/0.75 15420 0600-0700 .mtwtf. Cyprus 250 177 N AF HR 4/3/1 15420 0600-0700 s.....s Seychelles 250 270 E AF HR 2/2/0.75 15420 1300-1400 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 270 E AF HR 2/2/0.75 15420 1500-1700 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 280 E AF HR 2/2/0.5 15575 0700-1300 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 90 W AS HR 2/2/0.5 S13 15575 1300-1400 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 90 W AS HR 2/2/0.5 S13 17640 0500-0700 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 173 E AF HR 4/4/0.5 17640 0700-0800 .mtwtf. Cyprus 250 177 N AF HR 4/3/1 17640 0700-1300 s.....s Seychelles 250 270 E AF HR 2/2/0.75 17640 0800-1300 .mtwtf. Seychelles 250 270 E AF HR 2/2/0.75 17640 1300-1400 smtwtfs Ascension 250 114 S AF HR 4/4/1 17640 1400-1700 smtwtfs Ascension 250 114 S AF HR 4/4/1 17685 0000-0100 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 25 FE HR 2/4/0.5 17685 0100-0200 smtwtfs Singapore 250 13 SE AS HR 4/2/0.75 S348 17760 0900-1000 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 25 FE HR 2/4/0.5 17760 1000-1200 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 25 FE HR 2/4/0.5 17790 0200-0300 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 290 S AS HR 2/3/0.5 17790 0300-0600 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 290 S AS HR 2/3/0.5 17790 0600-0700 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 280 S AS HR 2/4/0.5 17790 0700-1200 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 63 S AS HR 2/3/0.5 S13 17790 1200-1300 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 63 S AS HR 2/3/0.5 S13 17790 1300-1400 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 63 S AS HR 2/3/0.5 S13 17795 1600-1800 smtwtfs Ascension 250 55 W C AF HR 4/4/0.5 S330 17795 1800-2000 smtwtfs Skelton 300 180 NAF HR 4/4/0.5 17830 0700-0800 smtwtfs Meyerton 500 328 W AF HR 4/4/0.5 S348 17830 0800-1000 smtwtfs Ascension 250 65 W C AF HR 2/2/0.75 17830 1000-1100 s.....s Ascension 250 65 W C AF HR 2/2/0.75 17830 1100-1700 s.....s Ascension 250 65 W C AF HR 2/2/0.75 17830 1100-1700 .mtwtf. Ascension 250 65 W C AF HR 2/2/0.75 17830 1700-1800 smtwtfs Ascension 250 65 W C AF HR 2/2/0.75 21470 0800-1400 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 240 S AF HR 2/2/0.75 S345 21470 1400-1700 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 175 E AF HR 4/2/0.5 S348 21660 0900-1000 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 20 FE HR 4/2/0.5 21660 1000-1100 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 20 FE HR 4/2/0.5 (via Büschel, via gh, WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DXLD) I notice that there are several listings for BBC English to EUR via Rampisham and Skelton, on 3955, 5875, 9410, and 12095. Do these really exist, or are they "wooden registrations?" It will be easier to digest all this once the changes are posted on the BBCWS site by target area. At first glance it doesn't appear there have been major cuts to English SW output (Steve Luce, Houston, TX, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) It looks as if a number of last-minute changes has been made at the request of the BBC, so perhaps the complete image still has to emerge. 3955 0400-0600 is apparently meant to be DRM, as the power level of 100 kW indicates. The same goes for 5875 0600-0800, although in the Babcock file now shown as 250 kW, which would be typical carrier power for AM. For 9410 0300-0400 and 12095 0400-0500 the target area appears to be rather the Middle East, considering that in both cases 4/4 curtain antennas are to be used. But the most remarkable one is this: 6195 1400-1500 smtwtfs BBC Skelton 300 110 Dari W EUR HR 2/4/0.5 6195 1500-1600 smtwtfs BBC Skelton 300 110 Pashto W EUR HR 2/4/0.5 6195 1600-1700 smtwtfs BBC Skelton 300 110 Farsi W EUR HR 2/4/0.5 Not a mistaken entry. It's for Europe, it's in Dari, Pashto and Persian, it exists already since shortly after 2000 or thereabouts, and I made sure to check that it is really on air. I have never seen any explanations for rationale and target audience of this transmission. Perhaps it even has some special status, pilot project or whatever, since its introduction. USIB did a similar thing years ago. The Persian broadcasts from RFE/RL that preceeded the actual launch of Radio Farda and also Radio Farda in its first days had been transmit to Europe, too, for two hours in the late evening from Morocco if I recall correct. But RFE/RL soon lost its interest in such an outlet it seems. I do not recall a similar thing for RFE/RL Dari/Pashto, but it could have been done as well (Kai Ludwig, Germany, ibid.) ** U K [and non]. ARMENIA/ASCENSION ISL/AUSTRIA/CYPRUS/HONG KONG/NORWAY/OMAN/PALAU/PORTUGAL/RUSSIA/RWANDA/SEYCHELLES/SINGAPORE/SOU TH AFRICA/TAIWAN/TAJIKISTAN/THAILAND/UAE/U.K./USA/UZBEKISTAN BAB - Babcock (former VTC VT-group, Merlin) A-11 summer season operation schedule. freq st -time days call site pwr brg lang target 198 0000-0500 BBC Droitwich 500 0 English NW EUR 639 0300-0330 .mtwtfs BBC Cyprus 500 180 English N AF 639 0300-0330 s...... BBC Cyprus 500 180 English N AF 639 0330-0330 BBC Cyprus 500 180 Arabic ME 639 0330-2100 BBC Cyprus 500 180 Arabic ME 675 0000-2400 BBC Hong Kong 1 0 English S CHN 702 1500-2100 BBC A'Seela 800 315 Arabic ME 720 0300-2100 BBC Cyprus 500 110 Arabic ME 1251 0200-0230 BBC Duchanbe 100 0 Dari C AS 1251 0230-0330 BBC Duchanbe 100 0 Farsi C AS 1251 0330-0400 s.....s BBC Duchanbe 100 0 Farsi C AS 1251 0930-1000 BBC Duchanbe 100 0 Dari C AS 1251 1000-1030 BBC Duchanbe 100 0 Tajik CAS 1251 1300-1400 BBC Duchanbe 100 0 Uzbek C AS 1251 1400-1500 BBC Duchanbe 100 0 Dari C AS 1251 1530-1600 s.....s HCJ Duchanbe 100 0 Unknown C AS 1251 1630-1700 s.....s BBC Duchanbe 100 0 English C AS 1251 1630-1700 .mtwtf. BBC Duchanbe 100 0 Russian C AS 1251 1700-1800 s.....s BBC Duchanbe 100 0 English C AS 1251 1800-1830 BBC Duchanbe 100 0 Dari C AS 1251 1830-1900 smtwt.s BBC Duchanbe 100 0 Dari C AS 1251 1830-1900 .....f. BBC Duchanbe 100 0 Tajik CAS 1296 0400-0500 BBC Orfordness 35 96 English C EUR 1296 0500-0600 BBC Orfordness 35 96 English C EUR 1323 0200-0730 .mtwtf. BBC Cyprus 200 150 English ME 1323 0200-2300 s.....s BBC Cyprus 200 150 English ME 1323 0900-2300 .mtwtf. BBC Cyprus 200 150 English ME 1413 0030-0100 BBC A'Seela 800 35 Dari SW AS 1413 0100-0130 BBC A'Seela 800 35 Pashto SW AS 1413 0130-0200 BBC A'Seela 800 80 Urdu S AS 1413 0200-0230 BBC A'Seela 800 80 English S AS 1413 0230-0300 BBC A'Seela 800 350 Farsi ME 1413 0300-0400 .mtwtfs BBC A'Seela 800 350 English ME 1413 0300-0400 s...... BBC A'Seela 800 350 English ME 1413 1300-1400 BBC A'Seela 800 80 English S AS 1413 1400-1500 BBC A'Seela 800 80 Hindi S AS 1413 1500-1600 BBC A'Seela 800 80 Urdu S AS 1413 1600-1700 BBC A'Seela 800 350 Farsi ME 1413 1700-1730 BBC A'Seela 800 80 Hindi S AS 1413 1730-1800 BBC A'Seela 800 80 English S AS 1413 1800-1900 BBC A'Seela 800 80 Dari SW AS 1413 1900-2100 BBC A'Seela 800 350 English ME 3230 1900-2000 YFR Meyerton 100 5 English S AF 3255 0300-0400 BBC Meyerton 100 0 English S AF 3255 0400-0600 BBC Meyerton 100 0 English S AF 3255 1600-1800 BBC Meyerton 100 0 English S AF 3255 1800-2200 BBC Meyerton 100 0 English S AF 3915 2100-2200 BBC Singapore 100 160 English SE AS 3915 2200-2300 BBC Singapore 100 160 English SE AS 3915 2300-2400 BBC Singapore 100 160 English SE AS 3955 0400-0500 BBC Skelton 100 121 English EUR 3955 0500-0600 BBC Skelton 100 121 English EUR 3955 1900-2000 YFR Meyerton 100 76 Portuguese S AF 3955 2000-2100 KBS Skelton 250 106 German EUR 3955 2100-2130 KBS Skelton 250 106 English EUR 4895 1755-1855 BAB Meyerton 100 0 English S AF 5790 0300-0400 BBC Skelton 300 110 Arabic ME 5790 0400-0500 BBC Skelton 300 180 Arabic N AF 5790 2000-2100 BBC Rampisham 250 140 Arabic N AF 5840 1800-1900 YFR Meyerton 100 345 Kituba C AF 5845 1400-1800 BBC Nakhon Sawan 100 290 English S AS 5850 1800-1830 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 255 English S AS 5850 1800-1830 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 290 English S AS 5855 1330-1400 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 305 Bengali S AS 5865 1700-1730 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 300 Dari SW AS 5865 1730-1800 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 300 Pashto SW AS 5865 1800-1830 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 300 Dari SW AS 5865 1830-1900 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 300 Dari SW AS 5875 0000-0030 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 325 Burmese SE AS 5875 0030-0100 BBC Cyprus 300 77 Dari SW AS 5875 0100-0130 BBC Cyprus 300 77 Pashto SW AS 5875 0130-0200 BBC Cyprus 300 77 Dari SW AS 5875 0600-0700 BBC Woofferton 250 114 English EUR 5875 0700-0800 BBC Woofferton 250 114 English EUR 5875 1200-1300 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 25 English FE 5875 1300-1600 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 25 English FE 5875 1600-1700 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 300 Farsi ME 5875 1700-1800 BBC Cyprus 300 101 Arabic ME 5875 1800-1900 BBC Cyprus 300 90 English W AS 5875 1900-2000 BBC Cyprus 300 90 English W AS 5875 2100-2200 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 45 English FE 5875 2100-2200 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 20 English FE 5875 2200-2300 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 0 English SE AS 5905 1800-1900 YFR Meyerton 100 15 English S AF 5905 2100-2200 BBC A'Seela 250 60 English FE 5905 2200-2300 BBC A'Seela 250 60 English FE 5915 0400-0530 DWL Rampisham 500 48 Russian RUSS 5925 1800-1830 BBC Seychelles 250 300 Somali E AF 5925 1830-1900 .mtwtf. BBC Seychelles 250 270 Krwanda/KrundiE AF 5925 2215-2245 s....fs BBC Cyprus 250 314 Greek SE EUR 5930 1900-2000 YFR Meyerton 250 19 Swahili E AF 5935 2200-2300 BBC Meyerton 100 330 English W AF 5950 1800-2000 BBC A'Seela 250 20 English C AS 5970 0000-0100 BBC A'Seela 250 63 English S AS 5975 0500-0530 NHK Rampisham 500 140 English EUR 5975 1600-1700 BBC A'Seela 250 63 English S AS 5975 1700-1830 BBC A'Seela 250 63 English S AS 5995 1600-1700 BBC A'Seela 250 335 Farsi ME 6005 0200-0300 BBC Seychelles 250 270 English E AF 6005 0300-0400 BBC Ascension 250 114 English S AF 6005 0400-0500 BBC Ascension 250 27 English W AF 6005 0500-0600 BBC Ascension 250 27 English W AF 6005 0600-0700 BBC Ascension 250 27 English W AF 6005 1900-2100 BBC Seychelles 250 270 English E AF 6005 2100-2200 BBC Seychelles 250 240 English S AF 6035 0430-0500 BBC Ascension 250 70 French C AF 6035 1930-2000 PRW Skelton 300 90 German EUR 6040 0300-0400 BBC Cyprus 250 101 Arabic ME 6040 2330-2345 BAB Dhabayya 250 85 Non-Specific S AS 6040 2345-2400 ...wt.. BAB Dhabayya 250 85 Non-Specific S AS 6040 2345-2400 smt..fs BAB Dhabayya 250 85 Non-Specific S AS 6045 1900-2000 BAB Rampisham 250 168 French W EUR 6065 0130-0200 BBC A'Seela 250 50 Urdu S AS 6075 0600-0800 DWL Woofferton 300 105 German EUR 6075 0800-1000 DWL Woofferton 250 105 German EUR 6075 1000-1200 DWL Rampisham 500 110 German EUR 6075 1200-1400 DWL Rampisham 500 110 German EUR 6075 1400-1600 DWL Rampisham 500 110 German EUR 6075 1600-1800 DWL Woofferton 250 105 German EUR 6075 1800-2000 DWL Woofferton 250 105 German EUR 6075 2000-2200 DWL Rampisham 500 110 German EUR 6095 0100-0200 DWL Rampisham 500 76 Russian RUSS 6095 1800-1830 BBC Meyerton 250 76 French S AF 6100 1600-1700 YFR Meyerton 250 76 Malagasy SE AF 6100 1700-1800 YFR Meyerton 100 76 French SE AF 6100 1900-2000 YFR Meyerton 100 330 Portuguese S AF 6105 0600-0630 BBC Ascension 250 27 French W AF 6120 1800-1815 .mtwtf. TWR Dhabayya 250 225 Non-Specific E AF 6120 1800-1830 s.....s TWR Dhabayya 250 225 Non-Specific E AF 6120 1815-1845 .mtwtf. TWR Dhabayya 250 225 Non-Specific E AF 6120 1830-1845 s...... TWR Dhabayya 250 225 Non-Specific E AF 6135 0530-0600 BBC Ascension 250 55 Hausa W AF 6135 1930-2000 PRW Woofferton 250 82 German EUR 6140 0945-1030 NHK Singapore 250 140 Indonesian SE AS 6140 1100-1300 ABC Singapore 100 13 English SE AS 6145 0000-0130 BAB Dhabayya 250 85 Non-Specific S AS 6145 0300-0400 BBC Meyerton 500 335 English W AF 6145 1900-2000 KBS Skelton 250 150 French EUR 6155 1345-1430 BBC Singapore 100 340 Burmese SE AS 6155 1700-1730 BBC Cyprus 300 77 Dari SW AS 6155 1730-1800 BBC Cyprus 300 77 Pashto SW AS 6155 1800-1830 BBC Cyprus 300 77 Dari SW AS 6155 1830-1900 BBC Cyprus 300 77 Dari SW AS 6155 2100-2200 PRW Skelton 250 150 Polish W EUR 6180 1700-1730 FEB Dhabayya 250 215 Somali E AF 6185 1900-2000 BAB Skelton 250 105 German W EUR 6190 0300-0600 BBC Meyerton 100 15 English S AF 6190 0600-1400 BBC Meyerton 100 0 English S AF 6190 1400-1600 BBC Meyerton 100 0 English S AF 6190 1600-1800 BBC Meyerton 100 15 English S AF 6190 1800-2200 BBC Meyerton 100 15 English S AF 6195 0000-0100 BBC Singapore 125 1 English SE AS 6195 0100-0130 BBC Cyprus 250 77 Pashto SW AS 6195 0130-0200 BBC Cyprus 250 77 Dari SW AS 6195 0200-0300 BBC Cyprus 250 90 English W AS 6195 0300-0400 BBC Cyprus 250 90 English W AS 6195 0900-1100 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 0 English SE AS 6195 0900-1100 BBC Singapore 125 90 English SE AS 6195 0900-1100 BBC Singapore 125 1 English SE AS 6195 1100-1200 BBC Singapore 125 1 English SE AS 6195 1100-1600 BBC Singapore 125 90 English SE AS 6195 1200-1600 BBC Singapore 125 1 English SE AS 6195 1400-1500 BBC Skelton 300 110 Dari W EUR 6195 1500-1600 BBC Skelton 300 110 Pashto W EUR 6195 1600-1700 BBC Skelton 300 110 Farsi W EUR 6195 1700-2100 BBC A'Seela 250 305 Arabic ME 6195 2100-2200 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 150 English SE AS 6195 2200-2300 BBC Singapore 125 90 English SE AS 6195 2200-2400 BBC Singapore 125 1 English SE AS 6195 2300-0100 BBC Singapore 125 90 English SE AS 7220 2215-2245 s....fs BBC Cyprus 300 314 Greek SE EUR 7245 2100-2200 PRW Woofferton 125 78 Polish EUR 7255 0300-0500 BBC Ascension 250 65 English W C AF 7255 0500-0600 BBC Ascension 250 65 English W C AF 7265 1700-1800 PRW Kvitsoy NOR 40 220 English EUR 7270 1900-2000 YFR Meyerton 250 342 English C AF 7290 0000-0100 DWL Dhabayya 250 35 Russian RUSS 7305 0530-0600 BBC Ascension 250 55 Hausa W AF 7305 0600-0630 BBC Ascension 250 70 French C AF 7310 0400-0500 BBC Meyerton 500 328 English W AF 7320 0230-0330 BBC Skelton 300 95 Farsi ME 7320 0330-0430 BBC Armavir RUS 200 132 Farsi ME 7325 0400-0500 BBC Rampisham 250 168 Arabic N AF 7365 0430-0500 BBC Ascension 250 85 French C AF 7375 0400-0500 BBC Cyprus 300 173 Arabic ME 7375 0500-0600 BBC Cyprus 300 173 Arabic ME 7375 0600-0700 BBC Cyprus 300 173 Arabic ME 7375 1700-2100 BBC Cyprus 300 173 Arabic ME 7380 0200-0230 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 325 Burmese SE AS 7395 0000-0100 BBC Cyprus 300 90 English W AS 7395 0100-0200 BBC Cyprus 300 64 English C AS 7400 1000-1100 DWL Furman USA 250 152 German S AM 7405 1630-1700 .mtwtf. BBC Meyerton 500 5 Krwanda/KrundiE AF 7405 1700-1900 BBC Meyerton 250 5 English E AF 7410 0200-0300 DWL Rampisham 500 95 German EUR 7410 1630-1700 BBC Singapore 250 340 Bengali S AS 7430 0500-0530 DWL Rampisham 500 180 English W AF 7430 0600-0700 BBC Moosbrunn 40 300 English RUSS 7435 1400-1600 BBC Meyerton 100 15 English S AF 7445 0030-0100 BBC Cyprus 300 81 Dari SW AS 7445 0100-0130 BBC Cyprus 300 81 Pashto SW AS 7445 0130-0200 BBC Cyprus 300 81 Dari SW AS 7445 0200-0230 BBC Cyprus 300 81 Pashto SW AS 7445 0230-0300 BBC Cyprus 300 81 Dari SW AS 7445 0300-0330 BBC Cyprus 250 81 Pashto SW AS 7470 1330-1400 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 325 Bengali S AS 7475 1730-1800 FEB Erevan 300 192 Silte E AF 7485 0000-0100 FEB Tashkent 100 131 Bangla S AS 7485 1500-1530 FEB Tashkent 100 131 Bangla S AS 7490 2200-2300 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 45 English FE 7490 2300-2400 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 45 English FE 7600 1400-1500 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 280 Hindi S AS 7600 1500-1545 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 305 Urdu S AS 7600 1545-1615 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 255 Tamil S AS 7600 1630-1700 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 255 Sinhala S AS 9410 0100-0200 BBC A'Seela 250 63 English S AS 9410 0300-0400 BBC Rampisham 500 105 English EUR 9410 0500-0600 BBC Meyerton 250 328 English W AF 9410 0600-0700 BBC Ascension 250 65 English W C AF 9410 1700-1800 BBC Seychelles 250 280 English E AF 9410 1800-1830 BBC Seychelles 250 295 Somali E AF 9410 1830-2100 BBC Seychelles 250 280 English E AF 9410 2100-2200 BBC Seychelles 250 270 English E AF 9425 0130-0200 BBC A'Seela 250 45 Urdu S AS 9425 0200-0230 BBC A'Seela 250 35 Pashto SW AS 9425 0230-0300 BBC A'Seela 250 35 Dari SW AS 9425 0300-0330 BBC A'Seela 250 35 Pashto SW AS 9435 1130-1200 PRW Woofferton 125 92 German EUR 9440 0300-0400 BBC Cyprus 300 117 Arabic ME 9440 0630-0700 BBC Ascension 250 55 Hausa W AF 9480 0130-0200 BBC Cyprus 250 77 Urdu SW AS 9480 0200-0230 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 355 Burmese SE AS 9480 0600-0800 DWL Woofferton 250 70 German EUR 9490 1800-1900 YFR Meyerton 250 5 Kinyarwanda E AF 9490 1900-2000 YFR Dhabayya 250 230 Lingala C AF 9490 2300-2330 ABC Dhabayya 500 90 Burmese SE AS 9495 1530-1600 PRW Rampisham 250 80 German EUR 9495 1600-1700 BBC Singapore 250 315 English S AS 9495 1700-1800 BBC Singapore 250 315 English S AS 9500 0230-0330 BBC Cyprus 300 97 Farsi ME 9500 1400-1500 FEB Novosibirsk 250 195 Urdu S AS 9505 0000-0100 DWL Rampisham 500 85 German EUR 9505 1800-1900 YFR Rampisham 500 95 Czech C EUR 9510 1500-1600 BBC A'Seela 250 45 Urdu S AS 9535 1900-1930 .mtwtf. DWL Rampisham 500 76 Belorussian RUS 9540 1500-1600 BBC Singapore 100 320 English S AS 9540 1630-1700 BBC Singapore 250 340 Bengali S AS 9545 0400-0530 DWL Woofferton 250 78 Russian RUSS 9545 1900-2000 DWL Woofferton 300 78 German EUR 9550 1900-2027 FEB Kigali 250 30 Arabic ME 9565 0230-0330 BBC Rampisham 500 95 Farsi ME 9565 0330-0430 BBC Cyprus 250 97 Farsi ME 9570 0030-0100 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 325 Bengali S AS 9580 2200-2400 BBC Kimjae 250 285 English FE 9590 1830-1900 .mtwtf. BBC A'Seela 250 230 Krwanda/KrundiE AF 9590 2200-2400 ABC Dhabayya 500 90 English SE AS 9595 1400-1500 YFR Dhabayya 250 105 Marathi S AS 9610 1130-1200 PRW Woofferton 125 82 German EUR 9615 1730-1800 IBR Meyerton 100 15 Somali E AF 9630 1700-1730 FEB Kigali 250 30 Orominya E AF 9630 1730-1757 FEB Kigali 250 30 Tigrinya E AF 9645 1345-1430 BBC Singapore 100 340 Burmese SE AS 9685 1400-1500 BBC A'Seela 250 63 Hindi S AS 9685 1400-1500 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 275 Hindi S AS 9685 1900-2000 YFR Dhabayya 250 260 Hausa W AF 9695 2200-2330 ABC Dhabayya 500 105 Indonesian SE AS 9715 1600-1700 DWL Dhabayya 250 335 Russian RUSS 9715 1700-1800 DWL Rampisham 500 62 Russian RUSS 9715 1800-1900 DWL Rampisham 500 62 Russian RUSS 9715 1900-2000 DWL Rampisham 500 76 Russian RUSS 9725 0130-0200 FEB Dhabayya 250 105 Telegu S AS 9725 0200-0315 FEB Dhabayya 250 45 Dari W AS 9735 1700-1800 DWL Meyerton 100 5 French C AF 9735 1800-1900 DWL Woofferton 300 152 German N AF 9740 0900-1100 BBC Singapore 125 13 English SE AS 9740 0900-1100 BBC Singapore 125 135 English SE AS 9740 1100-1600 BBC Singapore 125 135 English SE AS 9740 1100-1600 BBC Singapore 125 13 English SE AS 9740 2200-2300 BBC A'Seela 250 63 English S AS 9740 2200-2300 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 150 English SE AS 9740 2300-0200 BBC Singapore 125 135 English SE AS 9740 2300-0200 BBC Singapore 125 13 English SE AS 9750 0200-0230 FEB Dhabayya 250 60 Urdu S AS 9750 0300-0400 BBC Seychelles 250 270 English E AF 9760 1100-1130 .....f. NHK Woofferton 250 102 English EUR 9760 1100-1130 ......s KBS Woofferton 250 102 English W EUR 9760 1130-1200 .....f. NHK Woofferton 250 102 Russian W EUR 9760 2215-2245 s....fs BBC Cyprus 250 315 Greek SE EUR 9770 1700-1800 PRW Moosbrunn 300 300 English EUR 9770 1800-1900 YFR Dhabayya 250 230 English E AF 9775 1900-2000 YFR Dhabayya 250 210 English E AF 9780 1600-1630 BAB Taipei TWN 250 45 Japanese FE 9790 1700-1800 YFR Dhabayya 250 225 Amharic E AF 9795 1800-1830 BBC Cyprus 300 77 Dari SW AS 9795 1830-1900 BBC Cyprus 300 77 Dari SW AS 9810 0000-0030 BBC Singapore 100 340 Burmese SE AS 9810 1400-1500 BBC A'Seela 250 35 Dari SW AS 9810 1500-1600 BBC A'Seela 250 35 Pashto SW AS 9810 1600-1615 ....tfs BAB Dhabayya 250 100 Non-Specific S AS 9810 1600-1615 smtw... BAB Dhabayya 250 100 Non-Specific S AS 9810 1615-1630 smtw... BAB Dhabayya 250 70 Non-Specific S AS 9810 1615-1630 ....tfs BAB Dhabayya 250 120 Non-Specific S AS 9810 1700-1800 BBC Cyprus 300 90 English W AS 9830 1800-1900 YFR Rampisham 500 105 English ME 9835 0130-0200 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 325 Bengali S AS 9845 0000-0100 DWL Rampisham 500 260 German CARIB 9860 0600-0700 BBC Meyerton 100 15 English S AF 9860 0700-0800 KBS Skelton 300 110 Korean EUR 9860 1545-1615 BBC Singapore 250 270 Tamil S AS 9865 1630-1700 FEB Dhabayya 250 230 Somali E AF 9865 1730-1800 .....f. TWR Dhabayya 250 230 Non-Specific E AF 9890 2300-2400 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 25 English FE 9895 0200-0230 BBC Cyprus 300 77 Pashto SW AS 9895 0230-0300 BBC Cyprus 300 77 Dari SW AS 9895 0300-0330 BBC Cyprus 300 77 Pashto SW AS 9915 0300-0400 BBC Cyprus 300 173 Arabic ME 9915 0400-0500 BBC Skelton 300 140 Arabic N AF 9915 0500-0600 BBC Skelton 300 180 Arabic N AF 9915 0500-0600 BBC Skelton 300 140 Arabic N AF 9915 1800-2100 BBC Cyprus 250 280 Arabic N AF 9915 1800-2100 BBC Skelton 300 125 Arabic ME 9915 2100-2300 BBC Ascension 250 65 English W C AF 9930 1600-1700 BAB Meyerton 500 20 Somali E AF 9950 1300-1330 BAB Taipei TWN 100 2 Korean FE 9950 1330-1357 BAB Taipei TWN 100 2 Japanese FE 9960 1430-1500 BAB Palau 100 345 Japanese FE 9965 1300-1430 ABC Palau 100 318 Chinese SE AS 9965 1530-1600 BAB Palau 100 345 Korean FE 9965 1600-1630 ABC Palau 100 270 Chinese SE AS 9975 1500-1530 BAB Palau 100 345 Korean FE 11605 1500-1600 YFR Dhabayya 250 105 English S AS 11640 1530-1630 PRW Skelton 300 70 Polish EUR 11640 1800-1900 DWL Woofferton 300 78 Russian RUSS 11640 1900-2000 DWL Rampisham 250 47 Russian RUSS 11650 1930-2130 BAB Dhabayya 250 205 Somali E AF 11655 1600-1630 FEB Armavir 300 188 Afar E AF 11655 1700-1800 IBR Rampisham 250 115 Arabic ME 11655 2300-2400 DWL Singapore 250 13 Chinese FE 11660 1930-2000 smtwt.s BBC Ascension 250 55 Hausa W AF 11660 1930-2000 .....f. BBC Skelton 300 160 Hausa W AF 11660 2000-2030 .....f. BBC Skelton 300 160 Hausa W AF 11675 0800-1200 HRT Singapore 100 140 Croatian OC 11675 1200-1300 PRW Moosbrunn 100 300 English EUR 11680 0500-0700 BBC Rampisham 250 168 Arabic N AF 11680 1700-2100 BBC Rampisham 500 168 Arabic N AF 11685 1300-1345 NHK Singapore 250 315 Bengali S AS 11690 2000-2100 YFR Ascension 250 27 English W AF 11730 1800-1830 PRW Woofferton 125 58 Russian RUSS 11730 1830-1900 PRW Rampisham 250 80 Ukrainian UKR 11730 1900-1930 PRW Woofferton 125 75 Ukrainian UKR 11740 0400-0500 BBC Cyprus 300 180 Arabic ME 11740 0800-0900 NHK Singapore 250 1 Japanese SE AS 11740 0900-1000 NHK Singapore 250 1 Japanese SE AS 11740 1030-1100 NHK Singapore 250 330 Burmese SE AS 11740 1130-1200 NHK Singapore 250 1 Thai SE AS 11740 1230-1300 NHK Singapore 250 1 Vietnamese SE AS 11740 1430-1500 NHK Singapore 250 330 Burmese SE AS 11740 1830-1930 BAB Woofferton 250 122 Somali E AF 11745 1500-1600 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 300 Urdu S AS 11750 0000-0030 BBC Singapore 250 330 Burmese SE AS 11750 0030-0100 BBC Singapore 250 330 Bengali S AS 11750 0100-0200 BBC Singapore 100 340 English S AS 11750 0100-0200 BBC Singapore 100 140 English SE AS 11750 1200-1300 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 25 English FE 11755 1500-1530 FEB Erevan 300 100 Dari W AS 11755 1800-1830 BBC Ascension 250 65 French W C AF 11760 0700-1400 BBC A'Seela 250 320 English ME 11760 1430-1500 PRW Woofferton 125 66 Russian RUSS 11760 1630-1700 PRW Rampisham 250 76 Belorussian RUSS 11765 0700-0800 BBC Ascension 250 27 English W AF 11765 1800-1900 RCI Skelton 300 160 English EUR AF 11780 0100-0130 ABC Singapore 100 340 Burmese SE AS 11780 0200-0300 NHK Singapore 250 340 Japanese SE AS 11785 1730-1800 IBR Skelton 300 140 Swahili C AF 11790 1030-1100 PRW Moosbrunn 100 300 Polish EUR 11795 1330-1400 BBC Singapore 250 340 Bengali S AS 11795 1400-1500 BBC Singapore 250 340 Hindi S AS 11795 1900-1930 DWL Rampisham 500 140 English C AF 11795 1930-2000 DWL Rampisham 500 140 Portuguese E AF 11795 2000-2100 DWL Rampisham 500 125 English WC AF 11800 0530-0600 BBC Woofferton 250 160 Hausa W AF 11800 0630-0700 BBC Ascension 250 55 Hausa W AF 11800 0700-0730 BBC Ascension 250 27 French W AF 11810 1800-2000 BBC Ascension 250 65 English W C AF 11810 2000-2100 BBC Ascension 250 65 English W C AF 11820 0300-0400 BBC Skelton 300 125 Arabic ME 11820 0400-0500 BBC A'Seela 250 305 Arabic ME 11820 0500-0600 BBC A'Seela 250 305 Arabic ME 11820 0600-0700 BBC Cyprus 250 101 Arabic ME 11820 0600-0700 BBC Rampisham 250 140 Arabic N AF 11820 1700-1800 BBC Cyprus 250 280 Arabic N AF 11845 1800-1830 BBC Cyprus 250 160 Somali E AF 11850 1600-1700 YFR Dhabayya 250 90 English S AS 11850 2300-2400 BBC Singapore 100 90 English SE AS 11855 0330-0430 BBC Cyprus 300 77 Farsi ME 11855 1900-2000 YFR Ascension 250 65 Yoruba WC AF 11860 1400-1500 BBC Seychelles 250 300 Somali E AF 11860 1630-1700 .mtwtf. BBC Seychelles 250 270 Krwanda/KrundiE AF 11865 0600-0630 BBC Rampisham 500 168 French N AF 11865 1800-1830 PRW Skelton 300 110 Hebrew ME 11865 1830-1900 .mtwtf. BBC Cyprus 250 185 Krwanda/KrundiE AF 11875 0500-0530 DWL Meyerton 250 5 English E AF 11875 1800-1900 YFR Ascension 250 65 Igbo W AF 11875 1900-2030 IBR Rampisham 250 169 Non-Specific W AF 11890 1700-1800 DWL Woofferton 300 170 French W AF 11915 1400-1500 DWL Woofferton 250 58 Russian RUSS 11915 1500-1600 DWL Woofferton 250 58 Russian RUSS 11915 1700-1800 DWL Woofferton 300 58 Russian RUSS 11925 0500-0600 ......s BBC Meyerton 250 7 Krwanda/KrundiE AF 11925 0530-0600 s...... BBC Meyerton 250 7 Krwanda/KrundiE AF 11925 0700-0800 BBC Sines 90 40 English W EUR 11945 0400-0500 BBC Seychelles 250 285 English E AF 11945 0500-0600 BBC Seychelles 250 280 English E AF 11945 1345-1430 BBC Singapore 250 330 Burmese SE AS 11955 0000-0100 BBC Singapore 100 340 English S AS 11955 1330-1430 PRW Rampisham 250 76 Belorussian RUSS 11965 0300-0400 DWL Rampisham 500 140 Swahili E AF 11980 1200-1300 PRW Woofferton 125 45 English EUR 11985 2145-2215 .mt.tf. FEB Ascension 250 27 Pulaar W AF 11995 0130-0200 BBC Singapore 250 330 Bengali S AS 11995 0200-0230 BBC Singapore 250 340 Burmese SE AS 11995 0300-0330 BBC Dhabayya 250 70 Urdu S AS 11995 1630-1700 BBC Singapore 100 330 Bengali S AS 12005 0000-0030 ABC Dhabayya 500 105 Indonesian SE AS 12010 2300-2400 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 20 English FE 12015 0400-0430 BBC Cyprus 250 160 Somali E AF 12015 0600-0700 BBC Meyerton 250 328 English W AF 12025 1400-1430 FEB Dhabayya 250 110 Telegu S AS 12025 1430-1500 FEB Dhabayya 250 70 Punjabi S AS 12025 2100-2145 HCJ Rampisham 250 168 Arabic N AF 12035 0300-0400 BBC Cyprus 250 173 English E AF 12035 0400-0500 BBC Cyprus 250 173 English E AF 12035 1500-1600 YFR Dhabayya 500 100 English S AS 12045 1500-1700 NHK Singapore 250 315 Japanese SW AS 12060 2000-2100 YFR Ascension 250 65 English C AF 12060 2100-2200 YFR Ascension 250 65 English C AF 12070 0300-0400 DWL Dhabayya 250 230 Swahili E AF 12070 1800-1930 IBR Woofferton 250 140 Arabic C AF 12070 1930-1945 IBR Woofferton 250 140 Arabic C AF 12095 0000-0100 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 290 English S AS 12095 0000-0100 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 255 English S AS 12095 0100-0200 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 275 English S AS 12095 0200-0300 BBC Cyprus 250 77 English W AS 12095 0300-0400 BBC Cyprus 250 77 English W AS 12095 0400-0500 BBC Cyprus 250 77 English W AS 12095 0400-0500 BBC Skelton 300 110 English EUR 12095 0500-0600 BBC Cyprus 250 90 English W AS 12095 0600-0700 BBC Cyprus 250 90 English W AS 12095 0700-1400 BBC Meyerton 100 15 English S AF 12095 1400-1600 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 290 English S AS 12095 1600-1700 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 290 English S AS 12095 1700-1900 BBC Cyprus 250 177 English N AF 12095 1900-2100 BBC Cyprus 250 177 English N AF 12095 2100-2300 BBC Ascension 250 27 English W AF 12125 1600-1700 FEB Erevan 300 192 Amharic E AF 13610 1700-1730 BBC Skelton 300 90 Dari SW AS 13610 1730-1800 BBC Skelton 300 90 Pashto SW AS 13630 1630-1700 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 255 Sinhala S AS 13660 0400-0500 BBC Cyprus 300 117 Arabic ME 13660 0500-0600 BBC Cyprus 300 117 Arabic ME 13660 0600-0700 BBC Cyprus 300 117 Arabic ME 13660 0600-0700 BBC Skelton 300 180 Arabic N AF 13660 0700-0800 BBC Skelton 300 180 Arabic N AF 13660 1300-1315 s....fs TWR Kigali 250 30 Afar E AF 13660 1400-1500 BBC Cyprus 300 81 Dari SW AS 13660 1500-1600 BBC Cyprus 300 81 Pashto SW AS 13660 1600-1700 BBC Skelton 300 90 Farsi ME 13660 1700-1800 BBC Moosbrunn 100 115 Arabic ME 13660 1700-1800 BBC Skelton 300 180 Arabic N AF 13660 1800-2000 BBC Moosbrunn 100 115 Arabic ME 13660 1800-2000 BBC Skelton 300 180 Arabic N AF 13660 2000-2100 BBC Moosbrunn 100 115 Arabic ME 13685 0830-0930 BAB Dhabayya 250 225 Somali E AF 13700 1700-1800 YFR Skelton 300 110 Arabic ME 13710 2000-2100 BBC Skelton 300 180 English NAF 13720 1800-1900 YFR Skelton 300 140 Arabic N AF 13730 1500-1530 PRW Rampisham 250 80 Ukrainian UKR 13780 0600-0800 DWL Woofferton 250 122 German EUR 13780 0800-1000 DWL Woofferton 250 107 German EUR 13780 1500-1600 DWL Woofferton 250 107 German EUR 13780 1600-1800 DWL Woofferton 250 122 German EUR 13780 1600-1800 DWL Woofferton 250 75 German EUR 13820 0830-0900 BBC A'Seela 250 35 Pashto SW AS 13820 0900-0930 BBC A'Seela 250 35 Pashto SW AS 13820 0930-1030 BBC A'Seela 250 35 Dari SW AS 13820 1030-1130 BBC A'Seela 250 35 Pashto SW AS 13820 1400-1500 BBC Cyprus 300 90 English W AS 13820 1500-1700 BBC Cyprus 300 90 English W AS 13830 0700-0800 BBC Ascension 250 55 English W C AF 13840 0400-0500 DWL Dhabayya 250 225 English E AF 13860 1800-1900 DWL Rampisham 500 169 Hausa WAF 15105 0600-0700 BBC Skelton 300 180 English NAF 15105 1400-1430 BBC Ascension 250 55 Hausa W AF 15105 1800-1830 BBC Ascension 250 65 French W C AF 15105 1930-2000 smtwt.s BBC Ascension 250 65 Hausa W AF 15105 1930-2000 .....f. BBC Rampisham 500 168 Hausa W AF 15105 2000-2030 .....f. BBC Rampisham 500 168 Hausa W AF 15155 1830-1900 PRW Woofferton 125 86 Ukrainian UKR 15155 1900-1930 PRW Skelton 300 90 Russian RUSS 15180 0700-0800 BBC Cyprus 250 280 Arabic N AF 15180 1800-1830 BBC Rampisham 500 168 French N AF 15180 1900-2000 RCI Rampisham 250 115 Arabic ME 15195 2000-2100 YFR Ascension 250 65 English C AF 15215 1200-1230 FEB Dhabayya 250 85 Tibetan S AS 15250 1830-1845 FEB Ascension 250 70 French C AF 15255 1700-1800 YFR Rampisham 500 125 Somali E AF 15265 1030-1100 PRW Woofferton 125 82 Polish EUR 15265 1100-1130 PRW Woofferton 125 70 Russian RUSS 15265 1500-1530 PRW Woofferton 125 86 Ukrainian UKR 15275 1200-1300 DWL Woofferton 250 170 French W AF 15275 1600-1700 DWL Woofferton 250 128 German EUR 15285 0900-1100 BBC Singapore 100 13 English SE AS 15285 1100-1200 BBC Singapore 100 13 English SE AS 15285 2100-2200 YFR Ascension 250 27 English W AF 15310 0030-0100 BBC Singapore 250 315 Bengali S AS 15310 0100-0200 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 290 English S AS 15310 0200-0300 BBC A'Seela 250 63 English S AS 15310 0300-0600 BBC A'Seela 250 63 English S AS 15310 0600-1200 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 290 English S AS 15310 1200-1400 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 290 English S AS 15310 1400-1500 BBC A'Seela 250 63 English S AS 15310 1500-1600 BBC A'Seela 250 63 English S AS 15320 1900-2000 RCI Skelton 250 175 French EUR AF 15325 1500-1530 RCI Rampisham 250 62 Russian RUSS 15325 1600-1630 RCI Rampisham 250 62 Russian RUSS 15330 1300-1330 BBC A'Seela 250 10 Uzbek C AS 15330 1400-1500 DWL Woofferton 300 107 German EUR 15335 0000-0200 BBC Singapore 100 13 English SE AS 15360 0000-0200 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 25 English FE 15360 1800-1900 KBS Rampisham 250 62 Russian RUSS 15365 0300-0400 BBC A'Seela 250 20 English C AS 15365 0400-0600 BBC A'Seela 250 20 English C AS 15370 1300-1600 ......s BBC Cyprus 250 160 Somali E AF 15390 1545-1615 BBC Skelton 300 95 Tamil S AS 15400 0700-0800 BBC Ascension 250 65 English W C AF 15400 0800-1000 BBC Ascension 250 27 English W AF 15400 1000-1130 s.....s BBC Ascension 250 27 English W AF 15400 1100-1130 .mtwtf. BBC Ascension 250 27 English W AF 15400 1500-2000 BBC Ascension 250 27 English W AF 15400 2000-2100 BBC Ascension 250 27 English W AF 15410 1400-1500 DWL Woofferton 250 75 Russian RUSS 15410 1600-1700 DWL Rampisham 500 80 English S AS 15420 0500-0600 s.....s BBC Cyprus 250 177 English N AF 15420 0500-0600 .mtwtf. BBC Seychelles 250 270 English E AF 15420 0600-0700 .mtwtf. BBC Cyprus 250 177 English N AF 15420 0600-0700 s.....s BBC Seychelles 250 270 English E AF 15420 1300-1400 BBC Seychelles 250 270 English E AF 15420 1400-1500 BBC Seychelles 250 295 Somali E AF 15420 1500-1700 BBC Seychelles 250 280 English E AF 15430 0600-0630 BBC Cyprus 300 280 French N AF 15445 0100-0200 ......s AWR Taipei TWN 100 250 Vietnamese SE AS 15460 1100-1130 PRW Woofferton 125 75 Russian RUSS 15470 1400-1500 BBC Cyprus 250 97 Hindi S AS 15470 1500-1600 BBC Cyprus 250 97 Urdu SW AS 15480 1300-1330 PRW Woofferton 125 75 Russian RUSS 15480 1330-1430 PRW Rampisham 250 80 Belorussian RUSS 15490 0400-0430 BBC Seychelles 250 295 Somali E AF 15490 0430-0500 BBC Seychelles 250 240 French E AF 15490 0500-0600 ......s BBC Seychelles 250 270 Krwanda/KrundiE AF 15490 0530-0600 s...... BBC Seychelles 250 270 Krwanda/KrundiE AF 15490 0700-0730 BBC Meyerton 500 320 French C AF 15500 1430-1500 PRW Woofferton 125 74 Ukrainian UKR 15510 0130-0200 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 305 Urdu S AS 15510 1400-1500 DWL Rampisham 500 62 Russian RUSS 15510 1500-1600 DWL Rampisham 500 62 Russian RUSS 15510 1600-1700 DWL Rampisham 500 62 Russian RUSS 15515 0630-0700 BBC Rampisham 500 169 Hausa W AF 15520 1400-1500 YFR Dhabayya 250 90 Hindi S AS 15520 1500-1600 YFR Dhabayya 250 90 English S AS 15530 1100-1130 BBC Cyprus 300 160 Somali E AF 15575 0700-1300 BBC Cyprus 250 90 English W AS 15575 1300-1400 BBC Cyprus 250 90 English W AS 15605 0600-0700 DWL Woofferton 300 158 German C AF 15620 1700-1800 DWL Rampisham 500 168 French N AF 15640 0800-0830 DWL Dhabayya 250 45 Pashto ME 15640 0830-0900 DWL Dhabayya 250 45 Dari ME 15640 0900-1000 DWL Singapore 250 25 English FE 15660 0300-0330 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 305 Urdu S AS 15690 1545-1615 BBC Cyprus 300 117 Tamil S AS 15690 1630-1700 BBC Skelton 300 95 Sinhala S AS 15700 0400-0700 BAB Dhabayya 250 205 Somali E AF 15750 0500-0600 BAB Dhabayya 500 225 Somali E AF 15790 0500-0600 BBC Cyprus 300 180 Arabic ME 15790 0600-0700 BBC Cyprus 300 180 Arabic ME 17510 0300-0330 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 300 Urdu S AS 17515 1200-1300 YFR Dhabayya 250 90 Khmer SE AS 17515 1300-1330 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 325 Uzbek C AS 17525 1200-1230 BBC Ascension 250 27 French W AF 17545 1200-1300 YFR Dhabayya 250 90 Lao SE AS 17545 1600-1700 YFR Ascension 250 85 English E AF 17545 1700-1800 YFR Ascension 250 85 English E AF 17580 1500-1600 YFR Ascension 250 114 English S AF 17585 1200-1230 BBC Sines 250 170 French N AF 17585 1830-1930 YFR Ascension 250 85 French W AF 17610 1800-1900 DWL Woofferton 300 158 German C AF 17640 0500-0700 BBC Cyprus 250 173 English E AF 17640 0700-0800 .mtwtf. BBC Cyprus 250 177 English N AF 17640 0700-1300 s.....s BBC Seychelles 250 270 English E AF 17640 0800-1300 .mtwtf. BBC Seychelles 250 270 English E AF 17640 1300-1400 BBC Ascension 250 114 English S AF 17640 1400-1700 BBC Ascension 250 114 English S AF 17650 1330-1400 DWL Rampisham 500 92 Dari ME 17650 1400-1430 DWL Rampisham 500 95 Pashto ME 17655 0300-0330 BBC Novosibirsk 250 195 Urdu S AS 17680 1300-1400 ......s BBC Cyprus 300 160 Somali E AF 17680 1400-1500 smtwtf. BBC Cyprus 300 160 Somali E AF 17680 1400-1500 ......s BBC Cyprus 300 160 Somali E AF 17680 1500-1600 ......s BBC Cyprus 300 160 Somali E AF 17685 0000-0100 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 25 English FE 17685 0100-0200 BBC Singapore 250 13 English SE AS 17690 1700-1800 YFR Woofferton 250 102 Turkish SE EUR 17690 1800-1900 YFR Woofferton 250 102 Turkish SE EUR 17695 1300-1330 BBC Cyprus 250 57 Uzbek C AS 17710 0800-0830 DWL Rampisham 500 80 Pashto ME 17710 0830-0900 DWL Rampisham 500 80 Dari ME 17715 1300-1400 YFR Dhabayya 250 100 Telegu S AS 17715 1400-1500 YFR Dhabayya 250 100 Tamil S AS 17735 1300-1400 YFR Dhabayya 250 100 Kannada S AS 17760 0900-1000 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 25 English FE 17760 1000-1200 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 25 English FE 17780 1100-1130 BBC Cyprus 300 160 Somali E AF 17780 1400-1430 BBC Ascension 250 55 Hausa W AF 17780 1430-1600 ......s BBC Ascension 250 55 Hausa W AF 17785 1700-1800 YFR Ascension 250 102 Shona S AF 17790 0200-0300 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 290 English S AS 17790 0300-0600 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 290 English S AS 17790 0600-0700 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 280 English S AS 17790 0700-1200 BBC A'Seela 250 63 English S AS 17790 1200-1300 BBC A'Seela 250 63 English S AS 17790 1300-1400 BBC A'Seela 250 63 English S AS 17795 1600-1800 BBC Ascension 250 55 English W C AF 17795 1800-2000 BBC Skelton 300 180 English NAF 17800 0400-0430 ABC Palau 100 270 Indonesian SE AS 17800 0500-0530 ABC Palau 100 270 Indonesian SE AS 17800 0530-0600 DWL Dhabayya 250 225 Portuguese E AF 17810 1800-1900 RCI Skelton 250 175 English EUR AF 17820 1200-1300 DWL Rampisham 500 168 French N AF 17820 2200-2300 DWL Furman USA 250 152 German S AM 17830 0700-0800 BBC Meyerton 500 328 English W AF 17830 0800-1000 BBC Ascension 250 65 English W C AF 17830 1000-1100 s.....s BBC Ascension 250 65 English W C AF 17830 1100-1700 .mtwtf. BBC Ascension 250 65 English W C AF 17830 1100-1700 s.....s BBC Ascension 250 65 English W C AF 17830 1700-1800 BBC Ascension 250 65 English W C AF 17860 1300-1330 PRW Dhabayya 250 20 Russian W AS 17865 0000-0100 DWL Singapore 250 25 Russian RUS 17870 0830-0900 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 300 Pashto SW AS 17870 0900-0930 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 300 Pashto SW AS 17870 0930-1030 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 300 Dari SW AS 17870 1030-1130 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 300 Pashto SW AS 17885 1800-1830 BBC Ascension 250 27 French W AF 17885 1930-2000 smtwt.s BBC Ascension 250 55 Hausa W AF 17885 1930-2030 .....f. BBC Ascension 250 55 Hausa W AF 21470 0800-1400 BBC Seychelles 250 240 English S AF 21470 1400-1700 BBC Cyprus 250 175 English E AF 21630 1200-1230 BBC Ascension 250 85 French C AF 21630 1400-1430 BBC Sines 250 145 Hausa W AF 21660 0900-1000 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 20 English FE 21660 1000-1100 BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 20 English FE (via ADDX Andreas Volk-D, March 21, 2011; transformed via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews via DXLD) ** U S A [and non]. Dragan Lekic reports IBB added some shortwave frequencies for Libya from R. Sawa, the rebranded VOA Arabic service which abandoned SW for MW and FM years ago (altho a brief special program for Darfur was put on SW last year). SW hours are 0730-1300 only, i.e. mid-day in Libya, I suppose when MW 990 from Cyprus can`t make it to Tripoli. The final set of frequencies until 1300 were reported as 17880, 17555, 15325, 13835, 11950. Propagation was poor on March 23, and all I could hear at 1250 was a JBA signal on 17555. It was better on March 24: 1250 tune-in to pop music best on 17880, next best // 15325, and then 17555, but not audible on 13835 or 11950. 1255 Arabic announcement, back to more music, YL with rock song but not sure of language. 17880 cut off the air at 1257* while 17555 and 15325 continued. 15325 off at 1300, and I thought 17555 too until I heard the VOA Yankee Doodle Dandy sign-off until 1302*. Never caught a R. Sawa ID, but no doubt that was it. Sites: 17880 Kuwait, 17555 and 15325 Botswana. Looking for the new R. Sawa SW frequencies March 25 at 1238: nothing audible on 17880, 17555 or 15325 where heard before. Dragan Lekic tells DXLD that they keep changing the schedule day to day, latest as of March 24 being: 0730-0900 13735 SAO 000 0730-1030 15650 LAM 132 0730-1300 17880 KWT 285 0900-1100 13835 SAO 360 1030-1300 15325 LAM 132 1100-1300 11950 LAM 132 [so no more via BOTswana] ``This is just for the final two days of the B10 season. If you want to hear ID of Radio Sawa, their newscasts are at 15 and 45 minutes of each hour``. So we may expect further changes for A-11 if not sooner - -- if not canceled (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Reception here in the NW of England is good to very good via KWT 17880 - will this be via their rotatable antenna at 285 deg? SAO is/was audible on 13735 and 13835 but at weak strength, while 15650 via LAM is very weak and only occasionally audible. As Dragan states, 10 minutes of news was heard at 0915. Otherwise it's a mix of pop music (Noel R. Green, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 17880, March 26 at 1255 Arabic pop music, presumed R. Sawa via KUWAIT on new/temporary SW schedule; not audible on 15325 via Lampertheim. At 1259, 17880 cut to ``This is Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Praha`` loop + beep; 1300 opening some non-Arabic news, probably SW Asian language. Not on schedules, so runover, or something else new intentionally? HFCC shows only CRI in French via Mali at 1300 but nothing heard from it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I think rather something that was already on the same satellite channel, perhaps one that was so far free until 1300. IBB has run out of satellite capacity, as the BBG budget request laments. Seems to indicate that this is not one of the existing incarnations of Radio Sawa but a new one, especially for Libya, hastily brought on air on Tuesday, only to change the arrangement again after just three days. Perhaps the availability of an audio channel even dictated the slot until 1300 (Kai Ludwig, Germany, ibid.) 15785, Arabic pop music, March 27 until 1515 switch to news until 1525 back to music. Had lots of axualities, including clips of Clinton & Gates in English into voice-over translations. Presumably R. Sawa, matching its format, on another brand-new frequency. Still Arabic pop music at 1537. Seems R. Sawa has added more SW frequencies after 1300, and Wolfgang Büschel forwarded this as of March 26, showing 15785 is 250 kW, 285 degrees from Kuwait at 14-17: ADDX club, Andreas Volk, Munich sent me the following SAWA file SAW ARAB SAO 13710 1200 1300 100 020 SAW ARAB BOT 17600 1200 1300 100 350 SAW ARAB KWT 17840 1200 1400 250 285 SAW ARAB BOT 17485 1300 1400 100 350 SAW ARAB SAO 13730 1300 1400 100 020 SAW ARAB SAO 13780 1400 1500 100 020 SAW ARAB BOT 17525 1400 1530 100 350 SAW ARAB KWT 15785 1400 1700 250 285 ### SAW ARAB SAO 11820 1500 1600 100 020 SAW ARAB KWT 11510 1700 1900 250 285 Also the separate Sudanese-Arabic program: SAW SUDA SMG 5945 0300 0330 250 146 SAW SUDA SAO 7330 0300 0330 100 052 SAW SUDA NAU 9815 0300 0330 250 160 SAW SUDA NAU 9815 1800 1830 250 160 SAW SUDA SAO 11670 1800 1830 100 052 SAW SUDA SMG 11745 1800 1830 250 146 SAW SUDA WER 9745 1900 1930 250 150 SAW SUDA SMG 9800 1900 1930 250 146 SAW SUDA BOT 11830 1900 1930 100 350 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) SUDA are of course the "Afia Darfur" programmes for Sudan. But what is "ARAB"? I suspect this is in fact the new Libya service, hastily arranged in last week, apparently retimed now and no longer using off-beam transmissions via the Balkans antenna at Lampertheim. No separate webstream for that is so far linked at http://www.radiosawa.com/english.aspx but could well be within the primary Arabic pages. Btw, Radio Sawa has as much to do with VOA as RFE/RL or Radio Free Asia. Nowadays it can be best described as the radio service of Al- Hurra, the TV program that is much more significant than its radio offshoot of course. The studios of Al-Hurra and Radio Sawa are in a Washington suburb called Springfield, in a building leased from Boeing if I recall correctly (Kai Ludwig, Germany, March 28, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Radio Sawa to Libya --- No, this is not new slot only for Libya, it is actually a SAWA LEVANT stream. You can check it at http://www.radiosawa.com/livestreams/radiosawalv.asx (Dragan Lekic, Serbia, ibid.) 15470, yet another new frequency for R. Sawa, not yet seen on any updates, March 30 at 1310 from site unknown, with colloquial Arabic man-on-the-street comments about Libya, 1311 rock music in English; 1315 ID and akhbar; 1322 check already back in music; 1328 giving http://www.radiosawa.com and then more music until 1330 cut to ``Voice of America, Washington DC, signing off`` with YDD, and carrier a minute longer. Steady S9+15, much stronger than 15480 Woofferton relaying Poland, so 15470 will certainly impede LRA36, if and when it ever come back, and if R. Sawa really stay there. This is the first day on 15470, as I am sure I would have noticed if on during March 29`s LRA36 check. Originally planned for A-11 on 15470 at 13-14 was Brother Scare via Nauen, never heard (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 15470, March 31 at 1329, R. Sawa, with ``I Wanna Ride Your Body`` song in English designed to corrupt innocent Moslem youth, until cut at 1330 for Voice of America sign-off, and off at 1331 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 15470 lasted only two days, de Greenville ** U S A [and non]. VOA frequencies web site http://www.voanews.com/english/programs/frequencies/ Regards, (Ivan Huziak from Croatia, March 21, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Now finally all on one page rather than one for each letter (gh) Has VOA changed its program schedule? I tuned in at 1230 to listen to "Issues In The News" (a good panel discussion on the week's events) and instead heard "Encounter." Web page for "Issues" indicates there was a fresh show produced this weekend, and the web page for the program at http://www.voanews.com/english/programs/radio/64962382.html still indicates broadcasts at 1130 and 1230 on Sunday (among other airings). Encounter's Web page does not show airings at these times. (Mike Cooper, Mar 27, DXLD) Pleased still to hear VOA`s `Jazz America` hour in A-11, Sunday March 27 at 1312 on 12150, 9510, 7575, sites being Tinang, Poro and Poro, PHILIPPINES. 17750, under carrier presumed from CUBA, Sunday March 27 at 1408, weak SW Asian language. Once again VOA Kurdish via Wertachtal, GERMANY is now scheduled here 14-15; carrier gone at 1445. 17560, Sunday March 27 at 1950, VG signal with American hits of the 1960s, presented in French; 2000 Mathieu LaVoie with jazzier show, no break for news. 1930-2030 is 250 kW, 90 degrees from Bonaire but plenty RF way offbeam here. VOA French also on 17560 previous hour at 1830-1930 via São Tomé. IBB is again using 9335 this A-season, ignoring the presence of V. of Korea, which as an outlaw nation does not participate in HFCC. However, VOK`s usage ought to be well-known as it is long-established. Ask Arnulf or any SWL? March 28 at 1313 there is a heavy mix and SAH between VOK in English and RFA in Burmese, which is via TINIAN at 1230-1430. Still colliding at 1412 when VOK is in French. In A-11, IBB is also on 9335 at 1430- 1930 emanating from Kuwait to Afghanistan, and per B-10 Aoki, probably still the same, VOK runs 9335 from 1000 to 1750. 17750, March 28 at 1417, VOA Kurdish, 250 kW, 120 degrees via Wertachtal, GERMANY, with echo, due to long/short path? Or short path plus backscatter. See also LIBYA. 15580, March 28 at 1448, VOA English with mailbag, mostly from Facebook to `International Edition`, good signal. But then gives address as crossroads @ voanews.com --- so which program is it? That`s the address of `Crossroads Asia` at 1400. 1454 mentions `International Edition` again. 1430 is one of many scheduled times for the latter. Site is São Tomé until 1530, then handing over to Botswana. Full A-11 VOA English usage of 15580: 1400-1500 São Tomé 100 kW 138 degrees 1500-1530 São Tomé 100 kW 124 degrees 1530-1800 Botswana 100 kW 350 degrees 1800-1830 Sri Lanka 250 kW 275 degrees 1830-2200 Botswana 100 kW 350 degrees BTW, as far as I can tell, in A-11, there are no longer ANY Greenville frequencies during the daytime for VOA English, nor even via Bonaire, which used to give us adequate reception at certain hours. More items concerning IBB/USA in this report under: CUBA; IRAN; SPAIN Re my previous remark that there are *no* Greenville frequencies any more for VOA English in the daytime, Peter W Hansen replies, ``Hi Glenn, I think 17545 kHz 1400-1430 is from Greenville``. Yes, I had seen that listed, switching to Botswana at 1430-1500 but contradicted in different versions showing only Botswana at 1400-1500. So I check March 29 at 1418 --- nothing except a JBA carrier, and no change, no better after 1430. Otherwise this would have resumed the nonsensical site-switch in the middle of an English hour, with its consequent gap- or-overlap problems we kept logging last summer (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 17750, not only is 16m propagating in the nightmiddle, just barely past equinox, March 30 at 0515, but revealing collisions, here between R. Australia in English and the only other thing listed, VOA Kurdish, 250 kW due north from MADAGASCAR // 11905 Germany and 15130 Sri Lanka. 17855, another late signal, March 30 at 0517 in slow Chinese conversation, either R. Free Asia, 100 kW, 310 degrees from SAIPAN or ChiCom jamming. CRI English from Beijing site is also scheduled here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Some late changes in A-11, also VOA A-11 change --- Pashtun 0130-0230 5970bib 6105wer 7345bib 1530-1630 1593kwt 7295kwt/ira 9390ira/udo 11780bib <<<< 1630-1700 1593kwt 6040wer 9390udo 11780bib 1700-1730 1593kwt 6040wer 9370udo 11780bib 1730-1800 1593kwt 6040wer 7455udo 9370udo 1800-1830 648tjk 1593kwt 6040wer 7455udo 9370udo 1830-1900 648tjk 6040wer 7455udo 9370udo 1900-1930 6040wer 7455ira 9370udo (Wolfgang Büschel, March 24, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 6192.18 tentative Peru, Radio Cusco, Cusco noted at 1210 and again 2230 to 2315. Very weak March 23. 73s de (Bob Wilkner, Icom 746Pro, I, Drake R8, NRD 535D, Amplified Elliptic Low Pass Audio Filters, Noise Reducing Antenna, 60 Meter Dipole, Pompano Beach, South Florida, Cumbre DX via DXLD) Later corrected to a spur of R. Martí ** U S A. The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Time and Frequency Division is conducting a survey to learn more about its users, seeking to determine how the agency can make its services more useful in the future. Make your voice heard at http://www.tf.nist.gov/survey Back in the 1970s the National Bureau of Standards (the predecessor of the NIST) conducted a survey to determine how it could shut down WWV/H to save energy during the oil crisis. They eventually realized that WWV/H were services the taxpayers actually needed and relented, but one of the free-form comments submitted sticks with me to this day. Someone wrote "I believe in God and WWV." How often does a government agency get compared to a deity in a favorable way? :) I hope they aren't thinking of cutting back. Tell the Air Force to fly one less mission a month and you'll pay for the NIST. Sigh.... :) //kvz (Kenneth Vito Zichi, Williamston MI, MARE Tipsheet March 25 via DXLD) WWV, 10000, has developed a serious spur problem. March 24 at 1627, strong distorted spurs around 9950 and 10050, and weaker ones on 9900 and 10100. Especially bothered is VOLMET on 10051. Tnx to William Hassig tip, making this in its third day already (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.: Last night on WWV 10 MHz I noticed strong spurs about 50 kHz either side of 10 MHz at 9950 and 10050 kHz. Also two weak spurs at 9900 and 10100. The carriers of these spurs were wildly unstable. They were amplitude modulated by the same program as 10 MHz but with some distortion. I tried contacting nist.gov but was unable to send email to them. I was using an old Panasonic RF2600 portable with analog tuning knob but also has digital readout. Just now I tried Drake R8 and the spurs are still there +- about 49 kHz. Upper spur causing QRM to aviation weather on 10051 usb. On 10 MHz, announcements, other than time announcement, are distorted and muffled (William T Hassig, IL, 1317 UT March 23, DX LISTENING DIGEST) WWV and WWVH are making announcements about an NIST survey online. March 25 at 0003 I heard it on 5000. Also at 0516. At 1303 on 5000, the announcement came from WWVH, ending with ``aloha``. Website it is http://www.ts.nist.gov/survey ``Nist special announcement`` repeated at 1304 on 5000 from WWV with similar wording, ending with ``thank you``. However, that URL forwards to http://ts.nist.gov/ and I don`t see any survey, rather homepage of technology services, so ts does not mean timesignals. Searched that page with many linx and the word survey appears nowhere. O, they are really saying indistinctly without fonetix http://www.tf.nist.gov/survey --- tf = time and frequency, and that gets you to it. For starters, people should tell them about the spurs from 10000 WWV on 9950, 10050 and weaker ones on 9900, 10100. Checked at 1307, hardly any WWV audible on 10000, instead dominated by WWVH, and hence no spurs to reconfirm. But at 1703 UT when I monitor the announcement again on 10000, the signal is now at big daytime level from less than 500 miles away, and with it the awful spurs. To hear it on WWVH again at 1702, I had to listen on 15000 as WWV normally skips over most of its signal there to here. 9950, extremely distorted WWV spur still going March 26 for at least the sixth day, at 1424 as I am trying to check WORLD OF RADIO on 9955 WRMI, to which it causes additional interference. However, spur gone at 1425, and it seems fundamental 10000 has also cut off air, leaving weaker WWVH. So are they finally aware of the problem and working to fix it??? But at 1437, spurs and fundamental are back on. At 1518 check the big spur on 9950, and little one on 9900, but this time without the match on 10050 leaving 10051 VOLMET in the clear. 9950 & 10050, big dirty spurs from WWV still pulsing away March 26 at 2053, despite my having mentioned this in a comment field on the current NIST online survey. Is anyone paying attention? Haven`t they received multiple complaints by now after a week of this?? Still nothing done to fix them March 27; when fundamental signal had built up at 1352, so had the 9950/10050 spurs. At 1539 when I was trying to confirm the scheduled Sunday 1530 WORLD OF RADIO broadcast on 9955 WRMI, could get nothing past the spur axually centred closer to 9951, and the weaker one around 9900 also audible. NIST is really having technical problems, which is certainly a bad sign for this of all federal agencies! No doubt the Republicans are trying to cut its funding. Who needs standards? Bad for business and imaginary jobs! WWV spurs from 10000 now in their second week: March 28 at 1349 circa 10050; at 1409 awful on 9951 blocking WRMI 9955 and whatever is on 9950, and secondary weaker spur on 9900 too; see also HAWAII. 10000, pleased to note that after more than a week, WWV no longer spurring around 9900, 9950, 10050, 10100, even after fundamental has built up to very strong daytime level, March 29 at 1340; however, modulation on 10000 itself is still rather ragged (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 2390, WWRB: March 23 at 0215 has YL preacher // 5050, Scare on 3185, barker on 3195. So maybe WORLD OF RADIO at 0330 UT Friday will be back on both 2390 and 5050 unlike last week? 2390 // 5050 again March 24 at 0143, but 3195 is not on, so is WWRB finished testing there? No, Dave Frantz tells me: ``Transmitter #3 3.185 had an antenna issue: We switched transmitter #4 3.195 to 3.185. Should be back up tonight.`` Checking WWRB during the WORLD OF RADIO 1558 broadcast, UT Friday 0330 March 25: excellent at 0337 on 2390, and the buzz envelope seems to have been reduced. 5050 is not // but back to promo loop barker, which repeats every 58 seconds. If you`ve heard one, you`ve heard them all. 3195 still missing like last night. But wait --- that transmitter is on 3185, colliding with the other WWRB transmitter! So we are hearing both Brother Scare and the barker loop at equal levels, and a fast SAH between them of maybe 15 Hz. I hope the transmitters did not suffer any damage. Dave had explained that because of an antenna issue, the 3195 transmitter was used on 3185 the night before. Trouble is, they forgot to change its frequency back to 3195! I e-mailed WWRB immediately about this but kept clashing until the 0400* closedown of the barker transmitter, as 2390 also went off without announcement once WOR was finished, and 5050 too, leaving only BS on 3185. I assume the collision went on for the entire two-sesquihour period 3195 is supposed to be on, 0100-0400. Yet another problem: the next morning, I am hearing BS on 9250.3 or so, good carrier but undermodulated. It`s synchronized with 9385, so a spur from WWRB, not synchronized with BS on WWCR 9980. 9250.3 had deep fades, and could not hear a match 135 kHz on the other side, around 9520 but it might have been under QRM. At 1408 no longer audible on 9250, while the 9385 signal had weakened (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1558 monitoring: Wednesday March 23 on WBCQ webcast, and presumably 7415, `Amos `n` Andy` ran additional episode until 2130, then played back WOR 1556 from last week. Altho 1558 was ready just in time for 2115, WBCQ could not get it on the air. (Note: my mistake in skipping 1557 in numbering the shows: there was none with that number.) 1558 presumably aired first on WRMI at 0330 UT Thursday March 24. And definitely at 1500, barely audible on 9955 but confirmed on webcast. Next WRMI airings are: Thursday 2100, Friday 1430, Saturday 0800, 1400, 1730, Sunday 0800, 1530, 1730. On WWRB: UT Friday 0330 on 2390 and/or 5050; on WWCR: Friday 2030 on 7465 (next week replaced by 15825), Saturday 1600 on 12160, Sunday 0630 on 3215; on IPAR, Saturday 1900 on 6090, 1566, 1368; presumably replaced in April by 1800 on 7290. WORLD OF RADIO 1558 monitoring: Friday March 25 at 1436, barely audible on WRMI 9955, with some lite pulse jamming, unclear whether deliberate or bleeding from 9965. An hour later WRMI was doing slightly better during Wavescan with Jeff White but still vs lite pulsing. Next WOR airings on 9955: Saturday 0800, 1400, 1730; Sunday 0800, 1530, 1730. On WWCR: Friday 2030 on 7465, Saturday 1600 on 12160, Sunday 0630 on 3215. On IPAR: Saturday 1900 on 6090, 1566, 1368 in Europe. WORLD OF RADIO 1558 monitoring: confirmed Friday March 25 at 2030 on WWCR 7465 (to be 15825 from next week). Also on the ACB Radio Mainstream webcast-only at 2100, in 2-hourly odd-hour repeats UT Fridays. 9955, WRMI airing of WOR Saturday March 26 at 1400 confirmed, tuned in at 1424 but JBA, and now besides jamming, overload from WWCR 9980, stronger adjacent broadcasts on 9950 and 9960, we now have the nasty spur from WWV around 9950! See USA: WWV entry. Next WRMI repeats are Sat 1730, Sun 0800, 1530, 1730. WRMI would have grounds for a complaint to WWV if that`s what it takes. WOR also confirmed on WWCR 12160 webcast Saturday at 1600; final repeat there is Sunday 0630 on 3215. Final WOR airing on 6090 from IRRS should be Saturday at 1900, to be replaced next week by 7290, and presumably at 1800 instead (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) WRMI: see also COLOMBIA [non] Larry Will tells me that since he could not get a new International Radio Report, he will be playing World of Radio 1558 at 0230 UT Monday on 5110 WBCQ. Thanks, Larry! (Glenn Hauser, 2323 UT Sunday March 27, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Axually started around 0238 (gh) WORLD OF RADIO 1557 monitoring: this edition was finished later than usual, making the first SW airing to be UT Friday April 1 at 0330 on WWRB 2390. It also picks up the program number missed the previous week when we called that edition #1558 by mistake. So next week it will be on to #1559. Note well: 1557 is the latest, current edition, produced March 31. Confirmed on ACB Radio Mainstream webcast starting at 0100 April 1, to be repeated 2-hourly. Next SW airings: WRMI 9955: Friday 1430, Saturday 0800, 1400, 1730, Sunday 0800, 1530, 1730. WWCR: Friday 2030 on reactivated 15825, Saturday 1600 on 12160, Sunday 0630 on 3215. IPAR/IRRS/NEXUS-IBA, Saturday 1800 on reactivated 7290, to be confirmed. WBCQ 7415 was playing Amos `n` Andy on webcast when I checked at 2130 Wednesday March 30. Operator told me he played WOR 1558 at 2100, rather than previously scheduled 2115, and the week before, WOR appeared at 2130. WBCQ has not replied to our inquiry about what time it is really supposed to air (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. WWRB 9385 --- Hey there everyone, wow, from time to time, 9385 kHz really bad distortion, just had one example where it was really bad and I could hear it 20 khz wide. Should get that transmitter fixed. Have a nice Sunday, everyone (Gilles Letourneau, Montreal, Canada, 1547 UT March 27, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Are you sure about that? While this has happened before, I have been getting spurs this morning originating from WTJC 9370, up to 9395 or higher, down to 9345 or lower. Try matching the audio (Glenn, ibid.) ** U S A. 9955, FLORIDA, WRMI, Miami. 2107 March 26, 2011. Local level, nice audio processing for shortwave, and the first time I can recall ever hearing WRMI this well from Clearwater, FL, where the Cuba jammers are brutal, and presumably pieces of the WRMI signal skip over me. Tune-in to the "Wavescan" Adventist World Radio DX program, narrated by Mr. Jeff White. Canned Jeff White English/Spanish ID 2130 and into "The Gospel Of the Kingdom" program that I guess paid for the last hour. Recheck 0000 (now March 27), totally obliterated by Cuba jammers. And on March 27, 1900: English ID, into English news from Canada, Radio New Zealand International, etc. Good, but Cuban jammers also present underneath, but by 1945, completely obliterated. And at 1956, at least a second if not third or fourth pulser jammer came up. Sweet. Hi, Arnie (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also COLOMBIA [non] ** U S A. WWCR March 27, 2011 to May 31, 2011 Transmitter #1 0100-0900 3215 0900-1100 9985 1100-2100 15825 2100-0100 7465 Transmitter #2 0100-1200 5935 1200-1500 7490 1500-2100 12160 2100-0000 9350 Transmitter #3 0000-1200 4840 1200-0000 13845 Transmitter #4 0200-1200 5890 1200-0200 9980 (WWCR webpages via Alan Roe, UK, March 27, dxldyg via DXLD) ** U S A. 5755, WTWW is back on the air March 23 at 0216, having been off both frequencies on March 22. George McClintock explained March 23 at 0155: ``Glenn, A plate loading cap went mechanically bad and would not turn at frequency change time. Then after replacement with a spare, a water leak developed that took several hours to correct. Then during the night the drive tube went bad. Then we had a power shut down by the power company in the morning so a new set of transformers could be installed to power up # 3 transmitter. What a hell of a 24 hours. George Mc`` 9479 also back on air March 23 at 1323, usual VG signal but with hum and warbly unstable carrier (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 13570, WINB, Red Lion. Presumed this station as it was too weak and noisy to make out the language. Religious-type songs at 0401- 0408, 18/3. Also not scheduled for this time (Dennis Allen, Milperra NSW (Icom R75, Realistic DX160, Dipole), April Australian DX News via DXLD) Yes it was 13570, still no trace of WINB if really on the air overnight, March 26 at 0549; in fact, there were NO stations audible on 13 MHz band. 18530, March 26 at 2109, just checking for WINB harmonic after 2100 change from 13570 to 9265, and there it is, screaming gospel huxter matching 9265, poor but audible on 18530. [and non]. 13570, JBA carrier but wobbly, typical of WINB, March 29 at 0528 as now allegedly scheduled here all-night; while 22 mb bore much better signals from Australia 13630, 13690, Russia 13775 and several others. 13570, for the first time since it allegedly changed 9405 to 13570 for overnight broadcasts, WINB audible and with VG signal, March 30 at 0510, Radio 2:11. 22m was really hopping this night with lots of other signals, all overseas. 14670 CHU was also unusually audible at this hour. Are these wild fluxuations in WINB audibility solely due to propagation, or also operation? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 13570, March 31 at 0529, presumed WINB is back to a JBA carrier, compared to VG signal 24 hours earlier; tonight Australia and Russia are still in on 13 MHz band (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 9370, the POS WTJC transmitter has gone haywire again. For the last few weeks has been just barely modulated and not causing problems beyond its bandwidth, but March 27 at 0552, modulation is higher, but distorted and also putting out big dirty spurs as far as 9335-9405, with further peaks around 9290, 9430, 9450. Still same at 0630. And later that UT day at 1311, 9370 is undermodulated and distorted, with the worst spurs circa 9345, 9395. At 1538, 9370 had weakened, but still spur around 9395. Something is fundamentally wrong with WTJC. 9370, WTJC, getting somewhat back in whack: March 28 at 0550, there is a distorted spur around 9393 but cannot match it to 9370 modulation so maybe from somewhere else. 9370-, WTJC back in whack March 29 at 0525 with hymns, good signal and modulation without spurs, but still slightly off-frequency to low side. We know it won`t last, periodically degrading (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENIG DIGEST) ** U S A. 7415, March 27 at 0608, ``Baby, I Love You`` rock song, so must be WBCQ with another late run of QSO with Ted Randall, way past listed time until 0400; and another oldie still running at 0638 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 11715-, KJES, March 29 at 1404, steady S9+18 but very undermodulated, woman and then child with rote biblical citations. Tho should now be on at 13-16, nothing there when tuned by an hour earlier (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 15550 USB, WJHR, Milton, FL, 2000-2015, March 25, English preacher. Gospel music. Good signal (Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 15550-USB, WJHR, March 30 at 1359 `Rock of Ages` on banjo(?), seems like turning up power as steadily stronger, 1400 no sign-on or even ID, into gospel huxter at a multi-night tent revival citing John IV:1. Iran collision is gone for A-11, only VOR is registered until 1500, unheard here, probably another of their countless wooden ones (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) QSL: 15550, WJHR Radio International, Milton FL. F/D WB4BFO ham card in 9 days from George S. Mock. Station name not noted anywhere; also, the frequency was listed incorrectly as 15555 (John Wilkins, Wheat Ridge, Colorado, Drake R-8, 100' RW, Cumbre DX via DXLD) A real amateur operation ** U S A. 17775, just as I am catching Turkey closing Arabic on 17770 at 1455*, VG open carrier already here from KVOH, 1455:30 cutting on modulation in mid-scream during raucous gospel music, in Spanish? No finesse here, like fading it in gently, a station which really knows how to drive away listeners. Restored on Tuesday March 29, after taking Sat-Sun-Mon off. 17775, KVOH, already underway March 30 at 1430, VG signal with Spanish gospel huxter; on March 29 it was starting at *1455:30. For A-11 it is registered to start at 1500 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 15665, March 26 at 2102, gospel huxter in English with modulation spike spurs out to 15670-15700. Per B-10 schedule it`s WHRI. In A-11, 15665 is available for WHRI only at 20-21 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Chris, I want to listen to DXing with Cumbre here: http://cdxpodcast.ralabs.com/ but it has not been updated in a few months. I emailed Marie a couple of times in the past few months but she hasn't been responding. Can you get this updated: http://cdxpodcast.ralabs.com/ (Artie Bigley, to Chris Lobdell, via DXLD) It has the latest ones on there now, through March 19th. Check it out (Chris, Lobdell, Pirating with Cumbre, 21 March, via Bigley, DXLD) 9825, Came across of huge powerful signal from WHRI, S=9+40dB of 250 kW powerhouse unit, at 04-05 UT March 27. "Monitoring DX program magazine", read reports of international broadcaster logs; canary birds singing in background on the kitchen studio. Then Marie Lamb introduced Chris Lobdell's "DXing with Cumbre" hobby program at 0419 UT. "Happy Pirate DX" program, lots of unofficial pirate hobby program logs read and given from 6.9 MHz frequency range. For example "Atlantic Radio" audio clip from western Ireland heard, like "1251 Mediumwave" announcement. Terrible audio clip quality noted at 0420. Website URL given by Marie Lamb at 0427 UT. Switched into WHRI's religious program at 0429 UT March 27 (Wolfgang Büschel, Stuttgart, Germany, March 27, DX LISTENING DIGEST) That makes two known SW times for `DXing with Cumbre`, of which `Pirating with Cumbre` is one major segment: UT Sunday 0400 (gh, DXLD) ** U S A. EWTN (WEWN) A11 UT Africa/SEAsia/ S.Am/Caribbean Mexico/C.America MEast/Europe (English) (Spanish) (Spanish) --------------------------------------------------- 0000 11520 Africa/85 11870 5810 0100 11520 Africa/85 11870 5810 0200 11520 Africa/85 11870 5810 0300 11520 Africa/85 11870 5810 0400 11520 Africa/85 11870 5810 0500 11520 Africa/85 11870 7555 0600 11520 Africa/85 11870 7555 0700 11520 Africa/85 11870 7555 0800 11520 Africa/85 11870 7555 0900 11520 Africa/85 11870 7555 1000 9390 SEAs/335 12050 7555 1100 9390 SEAs/335 12050 7555 1200 13580 SEAs/335 12050 7555 1300 13580 SEAs/335 12050 11550 1400 15610 MEast/40 12050 11550 1500 15610 MEast/40 12050 11550 1600 15610 MEast/40 12050 11550 1700 15610 MEast/40 13830 11550 1800 15610 MEast/40 13830 12050 1900 15610 MEast/40 13830 12050 2000 15610 SEAs/85 13830 12050 2100 15610 SEAs/85 13830 12050 2200 15610 MEast/40 13830 12050 2300 15610 MEast/40 13830 12050 (via Alokesh Gupta, VU3BSE, New Delhi, India, dxldyg via DXLD) ** U S A [non]. GERMANY: 9925, Family Radio; 2041-2045+, 24-Mar; Droning Harold Camping on Open Forum; caller wanted to know if there was a cutoff time when they should no longer send in money. H danced around a bit and finally said he didn't really want to get into that question. H seems to be waffling a bit on the exact time of the Rapture's arrival. In the past, he's said it would be when it's noon in Jerusalem, but now says it might be midnight -- he's sticking to 5/21/11, though. SIO=4+43 (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, All logged by ear, on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST) 17580, no more Brother Scare here via Germany: March 27 at 1411, S Asian language, now scheduled as Bengali from YFR via Wertachtal at 13-15, 500 kW, 90 degrees. 17750, March 27 at 1931, talk in Burmese, the same (only?) speaker as before, so it must be WYFR`s Arabic service! Yes, indeed, now scheduled 19-20 on 17750 toward Europe when it`s 1 am in Myanmar (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [and non]. [ARMENIA, ASCENSION ISL, FRANCE, FRENCH GUIANA, GERMANY, KAZAKHSTAN, LESOTHO, MADAGASCAR, MOLDOVA, RUSSIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SRI LANKA, TAIWAN, TAJIKISTAN, UKRAINE, UAE, U.K., UZBEKISTAN] Family Radio - A-11 schedule. March 27, - Oct 30, 2011. [from 16-page PDF multilingual schedule WB also forwarded, whereupon the *expiration* date is May 21, 2011! Unlike info to HFCC, etc. – gh] New relay sites in use, Ekala-CLN and Mykolaiev-UKR. Amharic to Ethiopia UTC kHz 1600-1700 15750WER 1700-1800 9790UAE Arabic to Near East, Middle East, and No Africa, Sahara 0500-0600 9355, 9385 0700-0800 11530 1600-1700 13645WER, 15770 1700-1800 11885NAU, 13700SKN, 13840WER 1800-1900 11955WER, 13720SKN 1900-2000 9590WER, 17750 2000-2100 21525 2000-2200 6115WER 2100-2200 18930 2200-2300 7420WER, 17885 Assamese to India 1400-1500 15450UZB Bengali to Bangladesh & India 1300-1500 17580WER 1430-1530 11570CLN Bulgarian to Bulgaria 1800-1900 7560ERV Burmese to Myanmar in South East Asia 1100-1200 6220HUW 1200-1300 11570HUW 1300-1400 9365A-A 1800-1900 1503FAN Cambodian / Khmer to Cambodia 1200-1300 17515UAE Cantonese to China/Asia 0600-0700 1503FAN 0800-0900 1557KOU Chinese to North America [6845 below has been registered as 6875, like B-10, but does show as 6845 in the WYFR PDF original schedule. It is really on 6875 -- gh] 0500-0600 6845 0600-0700 6845 1300-1400 13695 1500-1600 11865 Chinese to East and South East Asia 0000-0200 1503FAN, 1557KOU 0200-0300 1557KOU 0500-0600 1503FAN 0700-0800 1503FAN 0800-1000 1503FAN, 1557KOU 1000-1400 1557KOU 1700-1900 1557KOU 1900-2000 1359FAN 2200-2400 1557FAN Chinese to China and Taiwan 0900-1000 11565HUW 0900-1100 9545TAI, 9945YUN 1000-1100 9920TAI 1100-1200 9460P.K. 1100-1300 9865P.K, 11725P.K. 1100-1600 6240BAJ, 9280YUN 1200-1300 11535YUN 1300-1400 9865P.K, 11560HUW, 11725P.K. 1400-1500 9465P.K, 11560HUW, 11725P.K. 2100-2400 9280YUN 2200-2400 6230BAJ 2300-2400 9540TAI Creole to Haiti 0100-0200 9830GUF Czech to The Czech Republic 1800-1900 9505RMP English to Canada & Mexico 0000-0100 5950, 6985, 9505, 15440 0100-0200 6985, 9505, 15440 0200-0300 6985, 9505, 11835 0300-0400 6985, 9505 0400-0500 5985, 6985, 9505, 9680, 9715 0500-0600 5985, 9680 0600-0700 9680 0700-0800 5950, 5985, 6875 0800-0900 5950, 5985, 6875 0900-1000 5985, 6875, 9755 1000-1100 5950, 5985, 6875, 9755 1100-1200 5950, 5985, 9755 1200-1300 5950, 5985, 6875, 17795 1300-1400 11830, 11865, 11910, 17795 1400-1500 11830, 11910, 13695, 17795 1500-1600 11830, 11910, 17795 1600-1700 11830, 11865, 13695, 17795 1700-1800 13690, 17795 1800-2000 13615, 13690, 17795 2000-2200 13615, 17795 2100-2200 13690 2200-2400 5950, 11740, 15440 English to Central and South America and The Caribbean 0000-0100 7360GUF, 7520 0200-0300 5930GUF, 5985, 6100GUF, 9385 0300-0400 11740, 15255 0600-0700 5850, 11580 0700-0800 9505 1100-1200 7730, 9550, 9625 1200-1300 17555 1500-1600 15770 1600-1700 6085 1900-2000 6085 2000-2100 17725 2300-2400 11580, 15255 English to Europe and Middle East 0600-0700 7520 0700-0800 7520 1600-1800 17555, 18980 1800-1900 18980 1900-2000 18930, 18980 2000-2100 7540UKR, 9850, 17750, 18980 2000-2200 7540UKR, 18980 English to Africa 0100-0200 9830 0600-0700 11530 0700-0900 9385 1500-1600 17580 1600-1700 17545, 21525 1700-1800 7385MDG, 7395MDG, 17545 1800-1900 7395MDG, 9770UAE, 9830RMP see Greek, 9925WER Xho, 11785NAU Setswana, 17845 1900-2000 3230MEY, 7270MEY, 7395MDG, 9775UAE, 17845 1900-2100 6020MDG, 9610WER 2000-2100 11690ASC, 12060ASC, 15195ASC, 17845 2100-2200 7425WER, 9610WER, 12060ASC, 17845 2200-2300 15770 English to Southern Africa 0300-0500 1197LSO 1600-1900 1197LSO English to India 1500-1600 6280TSH, 11605UAE, 15520UAE 1530-1630 11570CLN, 15210CLN 1600-1700 11850UAE English to Southeast Asia 0900-1100 9465PAO 1300-1400 11520PAO, 12155HUW, 13820A-A 1400-1500 9365UZB 1600-1900 1359FAN 2000-2200 1503FAN English to East and South East Asia 1400-1700 1557KOU 1600-1900 1359FAN 1900-2200 1557KOU English to Korea/Japan/Asia 1000-1100 9450IRK 1100-1200 15560KAZ Farsi to the Middle East 1600-1700 11670WER 1700-1800 13740ISS French Francais Vers L'Europe et L'Afrique 0500-0600 11530, 11580 0600-0700 9340, 9355, 9385 0800-0900 11530 1700-1800 6100MEY, 17885ASC 1800-1900 18930, 21525 1830-1930 17585ASC 1900-2000 11840WER, 17555, 21525 2000-2100 9390A-A, 9595NAU 2100-2200 9715NAU 2200-2300 15600 Francais Vers Le Canada 1200-1300 13695 1600-1700 11855, 11910 2300-2400 6985 - misprint in YFR printed schedule as 6085 Francais Vers Les Antilles 0000-0100 15255 1000-1100 9625, 11970 1300-1400 11970 2100-2200 17725 German Deutsch nach Europa und Nord-Afrika 0500-0600 7730 0700-0800 11580 1700-1800 17750 1800-1900 17555, 21455 1800-2000 7320SAM?, 9390KAZ 2000-2100 15695 Greek to Greece 1800-1900 9830RMP Gujarati to India 1500-1600 15495ISS Hausa Zuwa Afrika 1800-1900 13790ISS 1900-2000 9685UAE Hindi to India 1400-1500 15520UAE, 15670WER 1430-1530 15210CLN 1500-1600 15670WER 1600-1700 6280TSH, 11680ISS Hungarian to Hungary, Magyar Nyelven 1800-1900 3975WER Igbo N'Afrika 1800-1900 11875ASC Indonesian Bahasa Indonesia to South East Asia 0000-0100 11865PAO 1100-1200 11550TAI 1200-1300 11520PAO 1200-1400 9615MSK 1200-1500 918Bandung, 963 Jakarta 105.2 MHz 1400-1500 1359FAN 2200-2300 1359FAN Italiano In Europa E Nordafrika [but see update below] 0600-0700 9985 1700-1800 21670 1800-1900 17750 1900-2000 6010MDA Japanese to Japan 1000-1100 7245K/A Kannada to Karnataka 1300-1400 17735UAE 1500-1600 17800WER Kikongo to Central Africa 1900-2000 9505NAU Kinyarwanda/Birundi to Africa 1800-1900 9490MEY Kirundi to Central Africa 1900-2000 9925WER Kituba to Central Africa 1800-1900 5840MEY Korean to Korea 0800-0900 11895TAI 1100-1200 9450IRK 1200-1300 5970K-A Kurdish to the Middle East 1700-1800 11760WER Lao to SouthEast Asia 1200-1300 17545UAE Lingala to Central Africa 1900-2000 9490UAE Malagasy to Africa 1600-1700 6100MEY Malayalam to India 1400-1500 15690ISS 0230-0300 873 0930-1030 873 Marathi to India 1330-1430 15210CLN 1400-1500 9595UAE 1500-1600 11655ARM Nepali to Nepal 1400-1500 9900TJK Oriya to India 1330-1430 11570CLN 1400-1500 15565NAU Oromo to Africa 1600-1700 15160WER Pashto to Pakistan and Afghanistan 1500-1600 12130UKR Philippine Tagalog to Southeast Asia 0900-1000 1359FAN, 1494MNL 1100-1200 11520PAO 1200-1300 1359FAN, 1494MNL, 13820A-A, 13850VLD? 2100-2200 1359FAN Cebuano alang sa Pilipinas, to in South East Asia 1000-1100 1359FAN 1200-1300 9465IRK Ilocano para Iti Pilipinas, to Philippines in South East Asia 1100-1200 1359FAN, 9900VLD Polish to Poland Europe - Jezyk Polski W Europie 0700-0800 7730 1800-1900 9615ERV 2000-2100 18930 Portugues Para Europa 0700-0800 9985 2100-2200 15695 Portugues Para Brasil 0000-0100 11580, 15190, 17725 0100-0200 7520, 11530, 11550 0200-0300 11550 0300-0400 7730, 11550 0800-0900 9605, 9625, 11770 0900-1000 6175, 9605, 9625, 11770 1000-1100 6175, 9605, 11770 1200-1300 9625 1300-1400 17555 1400-1500 15770 1500-1600 18980 1700-2000 17725 2200-2300 7360GUF, 15190, 17725 2300-2400 7360GUF, 7520, 15190 Portugues Para A Africa Ocidental 0400-0500 11530 1700-1800 21525 1900-2000 3955MEY, 6100MEY 2100-2200 15770 Punjabi to India & Pakistan 1400-1500 9405ARM 1500-1600 11505ERV 1600-1700 9735ARM Romanian To Romania 0600-0700 7730 1800-1900 7330WER 2000-2100 15600 Russian to Russia 0400-0500 9355 1200-1300 11850TJK 1500-1600 9955TAI 1600-1700 9955TAI, 18930 1700-1900 11600WER - misprint in YFR printed schedule 1900-2000 15600 Family Radio can be heard in English in Moscow on Radio Center 1503 kHz 1100pm-1230am, 0430pm-0600pm local time. Serbian To Serbia - Srpski za Srbiju 1900-2000 3975WER Sesotho to Africa 1800-1900 9600ISS Shona to Africa 1700-1800 17785ASC Sindhi to Pakistan 1400-1500 17800WER Somali to Africa 1700-1800 15255RMP Spanish Espanol Para Europa 0500-0600 9985 0700-0800 9355 1600-1700 21670 1800-1900 9635WER, 21670 2100-2200 15600 Espanol Para America del Sur y El Caribe 0000-0100 5930GUF, 5980GUF, 5985, 6915, 11530 0100-0200 5985, 7570, 11580, 15255, 17725 0200-0300 11530, 11580, 15255 0300-0400 5985, 9985, 11580 0400-0500 5985, 7730, 9985, 15255 0500-0600 5850 0700-1000 5850 0800-1000 9550, 11855, 11970 1000-1100 6085, 9550, 11855 1100-1200 6085, 9355, 11855, 11970 1200-1300 6085, 11970, 13800, 15770 1300-1400 6085, 13800, 15770 1400-1600 6085, 11970, 13800, 17555 1400-1500 18980 1700-1900 6085 2000-2300 5985 2100-2300 6915 2200-2300 7520, 9935GUF, 15255 2300-2400 5985, 6915, 9465GUF, 9935GUF, 11530 Espanol Para Mexico, America Central Y Canada 0000-0200 11835, 11855 0100-0200 5950 0200-0300 11740 0300-0400 9385, 9680, 9715 0400-0500 9715, 11740 0500-0600 7520, 9505, 9715 0600-0700 6875, 9505, 9715 0700-0800 9680, 9715 0800-0900 9505, 9715 0900-1000 5950, 9505, 9715 1000-1200 9715 1100-1200 6875, 9805 1200-1400 7730, 9605, 15130 1400-1500 11670, 11865, 15130 1500-1600 11670, 13695, 15130 1600-1700 15130 1700-1800 13615, 15130 1800-2000 15130 2000-2100 13690 2000-2400 11855, 15130 Swahili - Kiswahili Kwa Afrika 1600-1700 9590MDG 1700-1800 15750WER 1900-2000 5930MEY Swedish to Sweden 1900-2000 9850ARM Tamil to India 1400-1500 17715UAE 1500-1600 13790WER 0130-0230 873 1030-1130 873 Telugu to India 1300-1400 17715UAE Thai to Thailand in South East Asia 0800-1000 1035BKK 1200-1300 15490NVS 1300-1400 1035BKK 1900-2000 1503FAN Turkish to Turkey 1700-1900 17690WOF FM Radio Muejde 89.6 MHz, Istanbul Turkey, times in Yerel Saat 0400-0500 Arabic, 0500-0600 En, 0600-0800 Turkish 1500-1600 Ge, 1700-1800 En, 1800-2000 Turkish 2000-2200 En, 2200-2300 Fr Urdu to Pakistan & India 1400-1600 12065ARM 1600-1700 11505ERV Uzbek to Uzbekistan 1400-1500 13730WER Vietnamese to South East Asia 0000-0100 11630PAO 1000-1100 9455TAI 1200-1300 7460PAO, 11895IRK 1300-1400 7260TAI, 9960TAI, 11895IRK 1400-1500 1359FAN 1600-1700 1359FAN 1700-1800 1503FAN 2000-2100 1359FAN 2300-2400 1503FAN Yoruba to Africa 1900-2000 11855ASC (YFR, via ADDX Andreas Volk-D, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 22 via DXLD) I see now a late change of the huge YFR registration file A-11 Italiano In Europa E Nordafrika UTC kHz 0600-0700 9985 1700-1800 21670 1800-1900 17750 1900-2000 6065(ex 6010)MDA Grigoriopol site also a 2nd ? transmission via UAE to India on 12035 English to India UTC kHz 1500-1600 6280TSH, 11605UAE, 12035UAE, 15520UAE <<<<<< 1530-1630 11570CLN, 15210CLN 1600-1700 11850UAE (Wolfgang Büschel, March 24, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Complete multilingual WYFR A-11 schedule booklet in pdf via Wolfgang Büschel, which he laboriously transformed to plain text for BC-DX and DXLD, shows FR`s own Chinese to North America at 05-07 on 6845 --- that`s strange, has been on 6875 in B-10, never on 6845, a typo? Yes, and they did it twice, once for each hour, as confirmed still on 6875, March 28 at 0501. I wonder how many more mistakes WYFR is publishing in its own schedules? Let alone operational mistakes like Burmese during Arabic; I think they are over-extended. BTW, altho WYFR A-11 transmission skeds from Okeechobee show expiration Oct 30, the pdf booklet *expires* May 21! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENIING DIGEST) See also KAZAKHSTAN ** U S A [non]. ADVENTIST WORLD RADIO A-11: AUSTRIA/FRANCE/GERMANY/GUAM/MADAGASCAR/SOUTH AFRICA/TAIWAN AWR A-11 Short Wave Broadcast Schedule, 2011-03-27 to 2011-10-29 SiteStartStop Language Service Area kHz kW Days MDC 0230 0330 Malagasy Madagascar 3215 50 Daily except MDC 1430 1528 Malagasy Madagascar 3215 50 MEY 1800 1830 English SW-Africa 3215 100 MEY 1800 1830 English Botswana,SoAF,Zimbabwe 3345 100 WER 0300 0330 Tigrinya Eritrea 6065 250 WER 0400 0430 Bulgarian Bulgaria 6065 100 MOS 0200 0230 Urdu Pakistan 6140 300 MOS 0230 0300 Panjabi Pakistan 6140 300 MOS 0430 0500 French Morocco,Algeria 6155 300 WER 0300 0330 Oromo S-Ethiopia 9505 250 MOS 0330 0430 Farsi Iran 9505 300 SDA 1500 1530 Telugu S-India 9530 100 SDA 1400 1430 Chin Myanmar 9560 100 SDA 1430 1500 English Myanmar,Thailand,China 9560 100 MEY 1700 1730 Kiswahili Tanzania,Kenya,Uganda 9600 250 MEY 1730 1800 Masai Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda 9600 250 SDA 1600 1630 Urdu N-India 9610 100 MEY 1830 1900 English E-Africa 9610 250 SDA 2100 2200 Korean Korea 9620 100 SDA 1400 1500 Mandarin S-China 9700 100 SDA 1200 1300 Mandarin S-China 9720 100 SDA 1300 1330 Khmer Cambod,Viet,Thai,Laos 9720 100 1 567 SDA 1300 1330 Malay Malaysia 9720 100 234 SDA 1330 1400 Russian E-Russia 9720 100 MOS 1800 1830 Col English S-Sudan 9755 300 4 MOS 1800 1830 Bari S-Sudan 9755 300 2 MOS 1800 1830 Zande S-Sudan 9755 300 6 MOS 1800 1830 Acholi S-Sudan 9755 300 7 MOS 1800 1830 Juba Arabic S-Sudan 9755 300 3 MOS 1800 1830 Dinka S-Sudan 9755 300 5 MOS 1800 1830 Moro S-Sudan 9755 300 1 WER 1900 1930 Arabic Morocco, Algeria 9765 100 WER 1930 2000 Tachelhit Morocco, Algeria 9765 100 WER 2000 2030 French Morocco, Algeria 9765 100 NAU 0900 1000 Italian Italy 9790 100 1 SDA 1200 1300 Mandarin NE-China 9800 100 WER 0330 0400 Amharic Ethiopia 9815 250 MOS 1630 1730 Farsi Iran 9825 300 WER 1600 1630 Bulgarian Bulgaria 9830 100 WER 2000 2030 French Cameroon, Niger 9830 100 SDA 1200 1300 Korean Korea 9880 100 MOS 1830 1900 Arabic Libya 11660 300 WER 1730 1800 Kabyle Morocco, Algeria 11670 100 SDA 1500 1530 English S-India 11720 100 SDA 1530 1600 Kannada S-India 11720 100 SDA 1630 1700 English N-India 11740 100 SDA 2100 2200 Mandarin C/N-China 11750 100 WER 2030 2100 Yoruba Nigeria 11755 100 SDA 1100 1200 Mandarin NE-China 11775 100 SDA 1600 1630 English C-India 11805 100 SDA 2100 2200 Mandarin W-Japan, S-China 11850 100 SDA 2200 2230 Sundanese W-Indonesia 11850 100 2 4 67 SDA 2200 2230 Javanese W-Indonesia 11850 100 1 3 5 SDA 1330 1400 Assamese NE-India 11860 100 1 4 SDA 1330 1400 English Bangladesh 11860 100 23 7 SDA 1330 1400 Hmong Thailand 11860 100 56 SDA 1500 1530 Tamil S-India 11870 100 SDA 1530 1600 Malayalam S-India 11870 100 SDA 1330 1400 Lao Cambod, Viet,Thai,Laos 11880 100 5 7 SDA 1330 1400 Thai Cambod,Viet,Thai,Laos 11880 100 2 4 6 SDA 1330 1400 English Cambod,Viet,Thai,Laos 11880 100 13 MOS 1500 1530 Turkish Turkey 11880 300 SDA 1430 1500 Burmese Myanmar 11885 100 SDA 1500 1530 Mizo NE-India 11895 100 SDA 1530 1600 Marathi C-India 11895 100 SDA 1030 1100 Cebuano Philippines 11925 100 67 SDA 1030 1100 Ilonggo Philippines 11925 100 45 SDA 1030 1100 Ilocano Philippines 11925 100 1 SDA 1030 1100 Tagalog Philippines 11925 100 23 SDA 1300 1330 Karen Myanmar,Thailand,China 11945 100 MOS 1900 1930 Hausa Nigeria 11955 300 MOS 2000 2030 Dyula BFA,Ivory Coast,MLI 11955 300 MOS 2030 2100 French W-Africa 11955 300 MOS 2100 2130 English W-Africa 11955 300 WER 0700 0800 Arabic Morocco,Algeria 11980 100 WER 0800 0830 Kabyle Morocco,Algeria 11980 100 SDA 1530 1600 Hindi C-India 11990 100 WER 0800 0830 French Morocco,Algeria 12010 100 WER 0830 0900 Tachelhit Morocco,Algeria 12010 100 SDA 1000 1100 Mandarin C/N-China 12010 100 SDA 0000 0200 Mandarin NE-China 12025 100 SDA 1600 1630 English S-India 12035 100 SDA 1100 1200 Mandarin S-China 12080 100 SDA 1100 1200 Mandarin C/N-China 12105 100 SDA 1200 1300 Mandarin C/N-China 12105 100 SDA 1300 1400 Mandarin C/N-China 12105 100 SDA 1400 1500 Mandarin C/N-China 12105 100 SDA 2200 2300 Mandarin NE-China 12120 100 SDA 2300 2400 Mandarin NE-China 12120 100 SDA 1400 1430 Sinhalese Sri Lanka 12130 100 NAU 1730 1800 Oromo S-Ethiopia 15155 250 NAU 1900 1930 Fulfulde Cameroon,GHA,(Senegal)15205 100 WER 1930 2000 Ibo E-Nigeria 15205 250 SDA 1300 1330 Bangla Bangladesh 15215 100 SDA 2200 2300 Mandarin C/N-China 15215 100 MOS 1930 2000 French C-Africa 15220 300 WER 1500 1530 Panjabi N-India 15255 250 WER 1530 1600 English Nepal, Tibet 15255 250 MOS 1600 1630 Urdu Pakistan 15260 300 NAU 1900 2000 Arabic Morocco, Algeria 15260 100 WER 1300 1330 Uighur W-China 15320 250 1 7 WER 1300 1330 Mandarin W-China 15320 250 23456 WER 1330 1500 Mandarin W-China 15320 250 SDA 2200 2230 Indonesian W-Indonesia 15320 100 SDA 2230 2300 English W-Indonesia 15320 100 SDA 2300 2400 Vietnamese Vietnam 15320 100 NAU 1500 1530 Nepali Nepal 15360 250 ISS 1530 1600 Hindi N-India 15360 250 SDA 2300 2400 Mandarin C/N-China 15370 100 MOS 1400 1430 Urdu Pakistan 15440 300 TAI 0100 0200 Vietnamese Vietnam 15445 100 7 SDA 1000 1100 Mandarin S-China 15510 100 SDA 1100 1130 Indonesian W-Indonesia 15540 100 SDA 1130 1200 Sundanese Indonesia,Malaysia 15540 100 1 3 5 7 SDA 1130 1200 Javanese Indonesia,Malaysia 15540 100 2 4 6 WER 1200 1230 English NE-India,Bangladesh 17535 250 WER 1230 1300 Bangla NE-India,Bangladesh 17535 250 WER 1630 1700 Somali Somalia 17575 250 MOS 1430 1500 Afar DJI,NE Ethiopia,Somalia17605 300 SDA 0300 0330 Russian E-Russia 17645 100 SDA 0000 0030 Burmese Myanmar 17650 100 SDA 0030 0100 Karen Myanmar,Thailand,China 17650 100 SDA 0100 0200 Mandarin S-China 17650 100 MDC 1300 1400 Vietnamese Vietnam 17670 250 SDA 0000 0200 Mandarin C/N-China 17880 100 - - - SiteStartStop Language Service Area kHz kW Days SDA 0000 0030 Burmese Myanmar 17650 100 Daily except SDA 0000 0200 Mandarin C/N-China 17880 100 SDA 0000 0200 Mandarin NE-China 12025 100 SDA 0030 0100 Karen Myanmar,Thailand,China 17650 100 TAI 0100 0200 Vietnamese Vietnam 15445 100 7 SDA 0100 0200 Mandarin S-China 17650 100 MOS 0200 0230 Urdu Pakistan 6140 300 MDC 0230 0330 Malagasy Madagascar 3215 50 MOS 0230 0300 Panjabi Pakistan 6140 300 WER 0300 0330 Oromo S-Ethiopia 9505 250 SDA 0300 0330 Russian E-Russia 17645 100 WER 0300 0330 Tigrinya Eritrea 6065 250 MOS 0330 0430 Farsi Iran 9505 300 WER 0330 0400 Amharic Ethiopia 9815 250 WER 0400 0430 Bulgarian Bulgaria 6065 100 MOS 0430 0500 French Morocco,Algeria 6155 300 WER 0700 0800 Arabic Morocco,Algeria 11980 100 WER 0800 0830 French Morocco,Algeria 12010 100 WER 0800 0830 Kabyle Morocco,Algeria 11980 100 WER 0830 0900 Tachelhit Morocco,Algeria 12010 100 NAU 0900 1000 Italian Italy 9790 100 1 SDA 1000 1100 Mandarin S-China 15510 100 SDA 1000 1100 Mandarin C/N-China 12010 100 SDA 1030 1100 Cebuano Philippines 11925 100 67 SDA 1030 1100 Tagalog Philippines 11925 100 23 SDA 1030 1100 Ilocano Philippines 11925 100 1 SDA 1030 1100 Ilonggo Philippines 11925 100 45 SDA 1100 1200 Mandarin S-China 12080 100 SDA 1100 1130 Indonesian W-Indonesia 15540 100 SDA 1100 1200 Mandarin C/N-China 12105 100 SDA 1100 1200 Mandarin NE-China 11775 100 SDA 1130 1200 Sundanese Indonesia,Malaysia 15540 100 1 3 5 7 SDA 1130 1200 Javanese Indonesia,Malaysia 15540 100 2 4 6 SDA 1200 1300 Mandarin S-China 9720 100 SDA 1200 1300 Mandarin C/N-China 12105 100 WER 1200 1230 English NE-India,Bangladesh 17535 250 SDA 1200 1300 Mandarin NE-China 9800 100 SDA 1200 1300 Korean Korea 9880 100 WER 1230 1300 Bangla NE-India,Bangladesh 17535 250 WER 1300 1330 Uighur W-China 15320 250 1 7 MDC 1300 1400 Vietnamese Vietnam 17670 250 WER 1300 1330 Mandarin W-China 15320 250 23456 SDA 1300 1400 Mandarin C/N-China 12105 100 SDA 1300 1330 Bangla Bangladesh 15215 100 SDA 1300 1330 Karen Myanmar,Thailand,China 11945 100 SDA 1300 1330 Khmer Cambod,Viet,Thai,Laos 9720 100 1 567 SDA 1300 1330 Malay Malaysia 9720 100 234 SDA 1330 1400 Thai Cambod,Viet,Thai,Laos 11880 100 2 4 6 SDA 1330 1400 Lao Cambod, Viet,Thai,Laos 11880 100 5 7 WER 1330 1500 Mandarin W-China 15320 250 SDA 1330 1400 Hmong Thailand 11860 100 56 SDA 1330 1400 Russian E-Russia 9720 100 SDA 1330 1400 English Bangladesh 11860 100 23 7 SDA 1330 1400 Assamese NE-India 11860 100 1 4 SDA 1330 1400 English Cambod,Viet,Thai,Laos 11880 100 13 SDA 1400 1430 Sinhalese Sri Lanka 12130 100 SDA 1400 1500 Mandarin S-China 9700 100 SDA 1400 1500 Mandarin C/N-China 12105 100 SDA 1400 1430 Chin Myanmar 9560 100 MOS 1400 1430 Urdu Pakistan 15440 300 MDC 1430 1528 Malagasy Madagascar 3215 50 MOS 1430 1500 Afar DJI,NE Ethiopia,Somalia17605 300 SDA 1430 1500 English Myanmar,Thailand,China 9560 100 SDA 1430 1500 Burmese Myanmar 11885 100 SDA 1500 1530 Mizo NE-India 11895 100 NAU 1500 1530 Nepali Nepal 15360 250 SDA 1500 1530 Telugu S-India 9530 100 MOS 1500 1530 Turkish Turkey 11880 300 WER 1500 1530 Panjabi N-India 15255 250 SDA 1500 1530 Tamil S-India 11870 100 SDA 1500 1530 English S-India 11720 100 ISS 1530 1600 Hindi N-India 15360 250 SDA 1530 1600 Hindi C-India 11990 100 SDA 1530 1600 Marathi C-India 11895 100 SDA 1530 1600 Malayalam S-India 11870 100 WER 1530 1600 English Nepal, Tibet 15255 250 SDA 1530 1600 Kannada S-India 11720 100 WER 1600 1630 Bulgarian Bulgaria 9830 100 SDA 1600 1630 English S-India 12035 100 SDA 1600 1630 English C-India 11805 100 MOS 1600 1630 Urdu Pakistan 15260 300 SDA 1600 1630 Urdu N-India 9610 100 WER 1630 1700 Somali Somalia 17575 250 SDA 1630 1700 English N-India 11740 100 MOS 1630 1730 Farsi Iran 9825 300 MEY 1700 1730 Kiswahili Tanzania,Kenya,Uganda 9600 250 WER 1730 1800 Kabyle Morocco, Algeria 11670 100 NAU 1730 1800 Oromo S-Ethiopia 15155 250 MEY 1730 1800 Masai Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda 9600 250 MEY 1800 1830 English Botswana,SoAF,Zimbabwe 3345 100 MOS 1800 1830 Moro S-Sudan 9755 300 1 MOS 1800 1830 Col English S-Sudan 9755 300 4 MOS 1800 1830 Zande S-Sudan 9755 300 6 MOS 1800 1830 Dinka S-Sudan 9755 300 5 MOS 1800 1830 Acholi S-Sudan 9755 300 7 MOS 1800 1830 Juba Arabic S-Sudan 9755 300 3 MEY 1800 1830 English SW-Africa 3215 100 MOS 1800 1830 Bari S-Sudan 9755 300 2 MEY 1830 1900 English E-Africa 9610 250 MOS 1830 1900 Arabic Libya 11660 300 MOS 1900 1930 Hausa Nigeria 11955 300 NAU 1900 1930 Fulfulde Cameroon,GHA,(Senegal)15205 100 WER 1900 1930 Arabic Morocco, Algeria 9765 100 NAU 1900 2000 Arabic Morocco, Algeria 15260 100 WER 1930 2000 Ibo E-Nigeria 15205 250 WER 1930 2000 Tachelhit Morocco, Algeria 9765 100 MOS 1930 2000 French C-Africa 15220 300 WER 2000 2030 French Cameroon, Niger 9830 100 MOS 2000 2030 Dyula BFA,Ivory Coast,MLI 11955 300 WER 2000 2030 French Morocco, Algeria 9765 100 WER 2030 2100 Yoruba Nigeria 11755 100 MOS 2030 2100 French W-Africa 11955 300 SDA 2100 2200 Mandarin C/N-China 11750 100 MOS 2100 2130 English W-Africa 11955 300 SDA 2100 2200 Mandarin W-Japan, S-China 11850 100 SDA 2100 2200 Korean Korea 9620 100 SDA 2200 2230 Indonesian W-Indonesia 15320 100 SDA 2200 2230 Javanese W-Indonesia 11850 100 1 3 5 SDA 2200 2300 Mandarin NE-China 12120 100 SDA 2200 2230 Sundanese W-Indonesia 11850 100 2 4 67 SDA 2200 2300 Mandarin C/N-China 15215 100 SDA 2230 2300 English W-Indonesia 15320 100 SDA 2300 2400 Mandarin C/N-China 15370 100 SDA 2300 2400 Mandarin NE-China 12120 100 SDA 2300 2400 Vietnamese Vietnam 15320 100 Site: ISS Issoudun MDC Madagascar MEY Meyerton MOS Moosbrunn NAU Nauen SDA Agat, Guam TAI Taipei WER Wertachtal Days: 1 Sunday 2 Monday 3 Tuesday 4 Wednesday 5 Thursday 6 Friday 7 Saturday Version 01/2011-03-21/pub (AWR Frequency Management Office, Germany via Alokesh Gupta-INDIA, VU3BSE, March 21, via BC-DX via DXLD) ** U S A. 1189.871, MISSISSIPPI, WMEJ, Bay St. Louis. 1816 March 25, 2011. Spanish current contemporary pop vocals. I didn't realize that they flipped formats and calls (used to be WBSL with excellent Blues and Black R&B). They've been off-frequency for many years, and despite the format/calls (ownership?) flip, they remain way off frequency. Apparently the FCC never visits coastal Mississippi. [HISP-R75] (Terry Krueger, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) HISP: see CUBA ** U S A. 1200, March 22 at 1745 UT on caradio, gold ad during talkshow, very poor signal and then fading out. Presumed WOAI almost 500 miles away, remnant skywave even tho it`s past equinox and only half a sesquihour before local mean noon (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Re: 1360 WMOB made it to UK; did BOS get a verie? I recently heard WMOB and was surprised they not reply to my email. Following it up with our Scandinavian friends at Distance I now know why! Best wishes (Barry :-) Davies, March 23, ABDX via DXLD) Viz.: Hello Barry, unfortunately WMOB has made it quite clear, in e-mail to Jan Edh, that they don't want any reception reports. This is what the owner Buddy Tucker wrote to Jan a couple of months ago: "YOUR RECEPTION OF MY STATION IS OF NO INTEREST TO ME! THESE E-MAILS ARE BECOMING ANNOYING!!!! I GET AT LEAST 10 A DAY! PLEASE QUIT." :-( Best wishes, (Lars, Sweden, Distance, 22 March, via Barry Davies, ibid.) Hmm, I know Buddy Tucker is blind. I wonder if he is writing these. Possible, I'm sure. Ask him if he would like you to donate money to the station (sarcasm). I hear him asking for donations often, the programming mostly is paid programming --- dollar a holler fire and brimstone sort of fare. Also has 1310 WYND Deland, FL 10 kW by day. I get a kick out of when he announces listeners' donations. Some wiseguy sends "$10.40", which is also the main form number for annual individual income tax reporting. Maybe you can send him a prayer request with a fin/quid attached for a QSL for every Dxer; the possibilities are limitless. BTW The audio, I thought, on WMOB was pretty suberb (Ron Gitschier, WNZF, Palm Coast, FL, easy earshot of WYND 1310, ibid.) Yeah, they constantly cheat on their power levels. The FCC is a vestigial joke of what it once was. The corporations seized control of it under FCC Chairman Mike Powell, son of Colin Powell. Mike Powell was true Bush corporate lover and gave them everything the corporations asked for. First Reagan wrecked music on AM when he ended the Fairness Doctrine. Then polemic talk radio and sports radio torpedoed AM radio. Then Clinton nuked radio with the 1996 Telecommunications Act allowing corporations to own massive amounts of stations, killing any regionality in AM and FM radio. If that wasn't enough, W. Bush let Mike Powell kill everything left, bayonetting and shooting any survivors. Doesn't matter who is in charge of the FCC; they have under every political stripe, done exactly what is wrong for the peoples airwaves, and everything right for corporations. Because of this, stations like WMOB can flagrantly flaunt their engineering regulation constantly and the FCC says they don't have money to enforce the rules. Time to get off the soap box before I get extremely political (Kevin Redding, Where the sign to town says "Dam Evil. Tennessee" Adamsville, TN, ibid.) Print out a copy of the reply and ask them to place the correspondence in the public inspection file (Ron Gitschier, ibid.) Amen! Also, I for one, feel that the industry`s push to go digital (because of the prospect of gaining additional side channels) was a case of ``Beware of what you pray for --- you might just get it.`` One of the main reasons that radio and television are only marginally profitable is that there are too many channels --- not too few. The available audience has been sliced up into little niche groups, to such an extent that no format can acquire a substantial number of viewers/listeners. In theory, the road to profitability would have been to reduce the number of channels, not increase them. I realize that this is not practical, but mathematically that`s the way the numbers roll out. The FCC gave in to the whims of the industry, and the industry was misguided in terms of what it thought it needed (Dick W., ibid.) Pardon me for stating the obvious, but --- Wow, WMOB sure seems to have a real Christian attitude. NOT! Most Christian broadcasters are overjoyed to hear from the DX community; they think it's a real thrill to learn that their signal was heard hundreds of miles away. Apparently not this one. And as far as the FCC being "Too broke to enforce the rules," that hasn't stopped them from issuing NALs against small-town mom n pop stations which are already teetering financially anyway. Just. WOW (Eric Berger, ibid.) We have BBC local radio on AM. BBC cutbacks may involve all day national radio save for an hour or so at drive times. We have to pay $225/year licence (read tax) for the privilege. Best wishes (Barry :-) Davies, UK, ibid.) To all those who are not Christian, I beg you forgive me for this post, but since they are so-called Christians, I thought I would use their laws in the vain hopes they would come to some small part of enlightenment. [replying to Eric Berger] "By their fruits shall ye know them" Sorry to get preachy but this needs to get sent to WMOB. Romans 13:1-7 13:1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval. 4 For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. 7 Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed. Bottom line is all these so-called Christian broadcasters who do not follow FCC regulations are showing what fruits they bear. Even the church says to follow the laws. Bishop Willis and Blind Buddy Tucker deserve to come under the wrath of the FCC. They are harming others who are plying their trade on their frequencies. This is stealing from another, also a sin. I am sure you can figure out how Christian they are (Kevin Redding, Crump, TN, ibid.) I was DONE with doing Christian radio 15 years ago. Despite the religious overtones, it was very much run like a secular business: - Hostile takeovers (the "raid" on WCIE by church leadership) - Bad management driving stations into bankruptcy - i.e. programming by the station owner, completely devoid of input from listeners (customers) "this is what God wants, he spoke to me": ratings = 0 - Strong central "boss" that practiced workplace bullying on a scale that would shock even secular radio. - Unfair rate increases - careless announcing staff, almost causing fires when they left a coffee maker on after leaving - twice - with trash all over the studio. Flammable trash. - theft of time by announcers from one show - from the show following. - bad and / or nonexistent paperwork. - equipment breakdowns, one time an ANNOUNCER (who had some engineering experience) had to CLIMB the tower to fix lightning damage on the bays before doing his show. - violence IN THE STATION. - complete hypocrites and borderline crazy people allowed on the air because they had money. The list goes on and on. If I were looking at Jesus' supposed followers for inspiration, I doubt I would be a Christian. Fortunately, He is not responsible for the wreckless stupidity of some of his followers (Bruce Carter, TX, ibid.) Makes me wonder if T. Bone Burnett had Turner in mind when he put the bit about the rural Mississippi radio station & it's blind owner & operator into the movie 'O Brother Where Art Thou'? (Don Kaskey, CA, ibid.) I can get WMOB solidly day and night here. Programming is nothing to be excited about. They also seem to be running beyond the NRSC curve, too. What I used to do in my heyday of corresponding with the engineering staff at stations is, when you get some sort of snotty response like “don’t bother us”, or even semi-profane language, is to simply remit the email snail-mail as a registered letter in its entirety with your own letter of concern about the response you received to the station’s management (or corporate office if it’s a conglomerate), and request your letter be placed in the Public File. This raises the management’s eyebrows, and you usually get an apology back when they learn about how one of their employees is communicating with listeners. Probably would be even better in this case if you added a WWJD (what would Jesus do) liner about Buddy Tuckner’s response. If it’s your first time communicating something as friendly as a reception report, and someone tells you “Don’t bother us”, that’s absolutely unacceptable. Listeners are doing THEM a favor – and Buddy Tuckner should be taking these reports as a compliment toward his work, not as an inconvenience or ridicule (Darwin Long, Empire, LA, ibid.) Personally, I couldn't be bothered and have already sent the file to the recycle bin. My only thought was maybe a member of the church got to see my original alert about the WMOB lot! Best wishes (Barry :-) Davies, ibid.) ** U S A. HOW TO RUIN A ONCE-GREAT CLASSICAL RADIO STATION -- KHFM http://www.insidethearts.com/scanningthedial/2008/08/10/marty-ronish/84/ 2.5 years of blog comments (via Glenn Hauser, ex-KHFM, Albuquerque, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. San Jose, CA – KSJO 92.3 FM --- Hi Glenn, While driving around Monterey today (March 21), I happened to tune through the FM band. Was not particularly paying much attention till suddenly I realized I was listening to Chinese pop songs. Of course I have often heard this over SW, but never via local FM. Have since been reading that KSJO 92.3 FM has been sold and last week went to an all-Chinese format. “. . . KSJO is now airing an all-Chinese format and I have been catching a range of Chinese pop sounds over their airwaves (and still no commercial announcements). They don’t seem to have a new website up yet, so details are sketchy as to what the goals and format of this new KSJO will be. It was interesting for me to hear some unexpected sounds over commercial radio this week, . . . But the biggest bonus of all: no commercials . . . I wonder how long that will last?” http://www.radiosurvivor.com/2011/03/17/former-rock-station-ksjo-morphs-into-chinese-pop/ As a new part time resident of San Francisco, I was interested in the latest data released by the Census Bureau indicating that Asians now make up fully one-third of The City’s population. Given the large Asian population throughout the SF Bay area, the station should do well (Ron Howard, California, March 21, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. WEAU 13 TOWER COLLAPSES IN FAIRCHILD http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/WEAU_13_tower_collapses_in_Fairchild.html WEAU 13's transmitting tower in Fairchild has collapsed. WEAU 13 News will present a webcast starting at 5am. Click the LIVE BREAKING NEWS BANNER above this story between 5am and 7am for the latest local news and information. FAIRCHILD (WEAU) - WEAU 13's transmitting tower in Fairchild has collapsed. The tower fell Tuesday night in eastern Eau Claire County. The 2000 foot tower, which was built in 1966, fell in three different directions. Part of it covered County Road H. Nobody was hurt. The tower did not hit any buildings. It's unclear exactly what caused the tower to collapse, but the weather last night was windy and icy. WEAU is working on alternative plans to bring NBC and local programming back to the Chippewa Valley and beyond. WEAU will continue providing up-to-the-minute news coverage right here on WEAU.com with web postings and LIVE STREAMED NEWSCASTS. WEAU will let you know as soon as we have a fix so we can bring you programming on a television channel. Watch for information on our facebook page.. and right here on weau.com. Many of you are wondering about your favorite NBC shows that you missed. You can watch them online right here on WEAU.com. Here is the link: http://www.weau.com/nbcvideo Full episodes are posted there. Look for them the next day (via Kevin Redding, TN, Mar 22, ABDX via DXLD) There are zero primetime entertainment programs on NBC I care to watch, but if I did, are they always available online the next day even for non-WEAU viewers? (gh, DXLD) Tower down: http://www.weau.com/ http://www.radio-info.com/news/a-2000-foot-tower-collapse-knocks-wisconsins-country-waxx-fm-off-the-air http://www.wqow.com/Global/story.asp?S=14308227 (via Artie Bigley, DXLD) ** U S A. I could hardly believe my eyes and ears: as President Obama was delivering his much-anticipated speech about Libya, live at 2330 UT March 28 on numerous major broadcast (not including Fox) and cable news networks, including Telemundo into Spanish --- on Univisión he was also to be seen, but in a totally different appearance sponsored by Univisión along with its anchor, about rather less serious topics. What`s with that?? Then just as he was wrapping up live on the other nets, U started playing back the Libya speech at 2358 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. TV station that acts like a Radio Station --- Around in my neck of the woods in Jackson, MS, I was told of a new LP TV station that is acting like a radio station. I found this station at approximately 87.8 MHz. I don't know whether enough LPTV stations across the country are trying this in lieu of getting a programming feed. Is anyone else trying this? I have also been told that the equipment is being recalibrated. This may well be DX catch for the year for some TV DXers. The last time I picked up the audio portion of any station on Channel 6 was a year or two before the analog to Digital TV conversion. At that time I picked up the audio feed for WDSU in New Orleans, LA at that time from Forest, MS (Richard Lewis, Forest, MS, March 25, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Rich, This is a somewhat controversial subject. The channel 6 TV stations that are acting like FM stations are called "Franken FMs" in the industry. Here's a link to a recent story: http://www.rwonline.com/article/112552 Also at Radio World, you can see a number of articles addressing the issue. Just type "Franken" in the search box. 73, (Mike Gorniak, ibid.) ** VATICAN CITY. 4005, Vatican R via the 10 kW transmitter in Vatican City State verified an electronic report with a postal mail reply in 16 days indicating carrier power of 2.5 KW, P.E.P. 10 KW, L.S.B. suppressed, carrier reduced-6dB, from Sergio Salvatori, Frequency Management. Sergio included a R Vaticana 2011 program guide, an English booklet about R Vaticana, and frequency schedule (Richard D’Angelo/NASWA, Wyomissing, U.S.A., DSWCI DX Window March 23 via DXLD) [non]. 9660, March 24 good signal at 0319, English report about a community radio station in Kenya, marred by recording in an echoey room. It`s Vatican Radio via MADAGASCAR (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** VATICAN [and non]. VATICAN RADIO A11 http://tinyurl.com/6dtx39w --- (Alokesh Gupta, VU3BSE, New Delhi, March 27, dxldyg via DXLD) Which leads to xls on Alokesh` own blog (gh) Thanks for the link Alokesh! I've managed to extract the information into text form, as follows: Africa 02.30 French 7360 03.00 English 7360 9660ma 03.30 Kiswahili 9660ma 11625 03.45 Somali [7] 9660ma 11625 04.00 Amharic, Tigrigna 9660 11625ma 04.30 French 9660 11625ma 05.00 English 9660 11625 13765ma 05.30 Portuguese 11625 13765ma 06.00 French 11625 13765 06.30 English 11625 13765 15570 08.30 Ge'ez Liturgy [7h] 15595 17765 10.00 Angelus [7h] 585 1611/DRM 15560 12.00 Italian News 585 1611/DRM 15570 16.00 Kiswahili 13765 16.15 Somali [6] 13765 16.30 Amharic, Tigrigna 13765 15570 17.00 French 13765 15570 17.30 English 11625 13765 15570 18.00 Portuguese 11625 13765 15570 18.40 Rosary 585 1530 9755 11625 19.00 Spanish [6] 9755 11625 20.00 English 7365 9755 20.30 French 7365 9755 11625 Americas 00.30 Portuguese 1260 6040bo 01.00 Spanish 1260 6040bo 7305 01.45 Spanish 6040bo 7305 02.30 French 7305 9610£bo 6040%bo 02.50 English 7305sa 9610£sa 6040%sa 03.20 Spanish 7305sa 9610£sa 6040%sa 10.00 Portuguese [W] 1260 11.00 Portuguese [W] 1260 13730sa 11.30 Spanish [W] 1260 13730sa 11.30 Spanish 13730sa 12.00 English [W] 13730sa 15.00 Spanish [1,5] 1260 15.00 Portuguese [4] 1260 17.00 Portuguese 1260 17.30 Spanish 1260 19.45 English 9800/DRM-sa 23.00 English 9755/DRM Asia 00.25 Urdu [1,4] 7335 9580$ta 11730@ta 00.40 Hindi/Tamil/Malayalam/English 7335 9580$ta 7335@ 11730ta 02.00 Hindi/Tamil/Malayalam/English 15460ph 10.00 Angelus [7h] 585 1611/DRM 17765 11.30 Mass in English [5] 15595 17765 12.30 Chinese [1,2,3,4,5,7] 6020ph 9900ir 17765 12.30 Mass in Chinese [6] 6020ph 9900ir 17765 12.32 Russian 1260 9700ta 13685 13.15 Vietnamese 9900tg 17765 14.15 Urdu [3,7] 13765 15235 14.30 Hindi/Tamil/Malayalam/English 11850ta 13765 15235 15.30 Mass in English [6] 11850ta 13765 15235 20.00 Russian 1260 5910 7385 22.00 Chinese 7300 9600tn 12035tg 23.15 Vietnamese 9600tg 12035 Europe - Mediterranean 02.10 Armenian 1260 6185 9645 02.30 Slovenian 4005 02.30 Russian 1260 6185 7335 9645 02.50 Croatian 4005 03.00 Ukrainian 1260 6185 7335 03.10 Czech 4005 03.20 Byelorussian 1260 6185 7335 03.25 Slovak 4005 03.40 Hungarian 4005 03.40 Lithuanian 1260 6185 7335 04.00 Polish 4005 04.00 Latvian 6185 7335 04.00 Arabic 1260 9645 11715 04.20 German 4005 5965 7250 04.20 Rumanian 1611 6185 7335 04.40 French 4005 5965 7250 04.40 Bulgarian 1611 6185 05.00 English 1530 4005 5965 7250 05.00 Scandinavian 1260 1611 7335 9645 05.20 Albanian 1260 1611 05.30 Mass in Latin 585 1530 4005 5965 7250 9645 11740 15595 06.00 Italian-French-English News [W] 585 1530 1611 4005 5965 7250 9645 11740 15595 06.10 Rumanian Liturgy [7h] 7250 9645 06.15 Ukrainian Liturgy [7h] 1611 9850 11740 06.45 Arabic [W] 5965 7250 9645 11740 15595 07.30 Mass in Italian [7h] 585 7250 08.13 Italian [7h] 585 1611/DRM 5965 08.20 Papal Audience [3] 585 1611/DRM 5965 08.30 Oriental Liturgy [7h] 11740 15595 17765 10.00 Angelus [7h] 585 1611/DRM 5965 7250 9645 11740 15595 10.00 Italian News [W] 585 1611/DRM 5965 11.00 French News [W] 585 1611/DRM 5965 12.00 Italian News 585 1611/DRM 5965 7250 9645 11740 15595 13.00 Spanish News 1260 9645 11740 13.15 Portuguese News 1260 9645 11740 14.00 German News 5885 7250 7340/DRM 9645 14.15 Polish News 5885 7250 7340/DRM 9645 14.30 Music [1,2,3,4,6,7] 5885 7250 14.30 Italian [5] 5885 7250 15.00 Vespers [1,2,3,4,5,6] 5885 7250 9645 15.00 Vespers [7] 5885 7250 9645 15.30 Italian 585 5885 7250 15.30 Arabic 1260 11935 15595 15.50 Armenian 1611 11715 15185£ 9585% 16.00 French-English News 585 4005 5885 7250 15595 16.10 Russian 1260 1611 7360% 9585 11715 15185£ 16.30 Slovenian 4005 5885 7250 16.40 Ukrainian 1260 1611 11715£ 7360% 9585 16.50 Croatian 4005 5885 17.00 Byelorussian 1611 9585 11715£ 7360% 17.10 Hungarian 4005 5885 17.20 Lithuanian 1611 9585 11715£ 7360% 17.30 Czech 4005 5885 7250 17.40 Latvian 1611 9585 11715£ 7360% 9585 17.45 Slovak 4005 5885 7250 18.00 Polish 4005 5885 7250 9645 18.00 Rumanian 1260 - 1611 6185 7360 18.20 German 4005 5885 7250 9645 18.20 Bulgarian 1260 1611 6185 7360 18.40 Rosary 585 1530 4005 5885 7250 9645 13765 18.40 Scandinavian 1260 1611 5980 7360 19.00 Italian News 1530 4005 5885 7250 9645 13765 19.00 Albanian 1260 1611 5980 7360 19.20 Esperanto [7h] 1530 4005 5885 7250 9645 13765 19.20 Esperanto [3,4] 1260 1611 5980 7360 19.20 Philippine [7h] 1260 1611 19.30 French 1530 4005 5885 7250 9645 19.50 English 1530 4005 5885 7250 9645 20.20 Spanish 4005 5885 7250 9645 20.40 Arabic 4005 5885 7250 9645 21.00 Italian News 585 1611/DRM 4005 5885 21.20 Compieta 585 1611/DRM 4005 5885 21.45 Italian 585 1611/DRM 4005 22.10 German-English-Italian 1611/DRM Dates: @ = 1 May to 3 Sept $ = 27 Mar to 30 Apr and 4 Sept to 30 Oct % = 4 Sept to 30 Oct £ = 27 Mar to 3 Sept Days: [1] = Monday ..... [7] = Sunday [W] = Weekdays [h] = Holidays Transmitters: bo = Bonaire ir = Irkutsk ma = Madagascar ph = Philippines sa = Sackville ta = Tashkent tg = Tinang tn = Tinian (Vatican Radio, spreadsheet via Alokesh Gupta, dxldyg, extracted and re-formatted by Alan Roe, dxldyg via DXLD) ** VENEZUELA [non]. 13750 and 17750 had no axion earlier on Sunday March 27, see CUBA, but checking at 1853 for `Aló, Presidente`, there`s El Hugazo best on 11690 altho weak with RTTY aside, and also seems audible on the four other frequencies but all with varying degrees of co-channel: 13680, 13750 (buried), 15370, 17750 (under WYFR). Way to go, Arnie! My previous report about `Aló, Presidente` for March 27 was a last- minute addition, before I had time to research the collisions in A-11: By refusing to participate in HFCC, because he would have to negotiate with ---ugh!!--- Americans, Arnie Coro fails to protect frequencies he has been using for Venezuela, let alone RHC itself: 17750 has WYFR at 1700-2045. 15370 has nothing scheduled 1600-2300. 13750 has something in Russian via France at 17-18; YFR via Wertachtal at 18-19 13680 has VOA Somali via Sri Lanka at 17-18; RFI Russian via France at 18-19 11690 has CRI French via Kashgar at 16-18; Turkey in Arabic 1830-1930. See also TURKEY. Then RNV`s 22 and 23 broadcasts are all jumbled up: see CUBA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** VIETNAM. 6019.88, VOV-4 (presumed) via Buon Me Thuot, Dak Lak (aka Daclac) Province. After Shiokaze signed off (1430*) heard a weak signal here on March 28; by 1518 almost fair with indigenous singing/chanting and in vernacular; their Minority Language Service (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** WESTERN SAHARA [non]. CLANDESTINA: 1550, Polisario Front, Rabouni, ALG, 1127-1301*, 20 Mar, Arabic, music, talks, speech, closed with their anthem; 35343; \\ 6297.15 good, but remains off evenings when just 1550 is used. 6297.15 Polisario Front, Rabouni, ALG, 1128-1301*, 20 Mar, cf. \\ 1550 above; 55444. As mentioned above, this HF outlet is not being used during the evening broadcast (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ZAMBIA. SOUTH AFRICA - CVC 1Africa A-11 schedule eff. 27 March: English 0400-0600 Internet/Satellit only 0600-2000 wAF 13590zm 2000-2200 wAF 9595zm No mention of 4965 - presumably still broadcast 1700-2200 . (Transmissions are via Zambia) (1Africa website http://www.1africa.tv via Alan Roe, Teddington, UK) March 29, dxldyg via DXLD) 2000-2200 UT is 9505 kHz not 9595 (Peter W Hansen, ibid.) Hi Peter, Website gives new frequency of 9595 for 2000-2200 period -- are you hearing 1Africa since 27 March still on the old frequency of 9505? Many thanks! (Alan Roe, Teddington, UK, ibid.) ** ZANZIBAR. 6015.00, R Tanzania, Zanzibar, *0257 with Xylophone IS till 0259. Short music, then announcements in Swahili thru TOH to 0301. Then M chanting to 0302. M voice in Swahili(?) continuing past 0312. African singing music followed. Splatter from 6020 severe! Multiple voices after 0314. Pre-recorded sounding message heard at 0318 (political, religious?), ending with music at 0323. F voice still here at 0342. 3/24 (Jim Young, Wrightwood, CA, ICOM IC-756ProIII + 40- M yagi + antenna tuner, NASWA yg via DXLD) 6015, RTZ, *0302, March 29. One of their better receptions; late starting; suddenly on with reciting from the Qur'an till 0304; two men talking (one impassioned [religious?] and the other very neutral [interpreting/translating?]); audio of the men talking at http://www.box.net/shared/bufdm8lvx5 about the clearest reception to date, but still with adjacent QRM (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ZIMBABWE [and non]. ZANU (PF) JAMMING ON STUDIO 7 Written by John Chimunhu Friday, 25 March 2011 06:07 http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38374:zanu-pf-jamming-on-studio-7&catid=53&Itemid=37 HARARE - Relentless jamming by President Robert Mugabe's forces is depriving Zimbabweans of a wide array of free entertainment sources provided by foreign governments. Music and soccer have become the latest battlefronts, with talented musicians forced to sing praises of Mugabe while footballers play in tournaments named after him. - But the latest deployment of Chinese-made jamming has forced even the VOA to acknowledge routinely in its Zimbabwe broadcasts that the waves are jammed. An announcer is now regularly heard to say: "This is Studio 7 for Zimbabwe broadcasting on 909 AM, but due to jamming your best reception would be on Shortwave... " - Zanu (PF) made external broadcasts a major issue during the negotiations for a settlement in 2008, demanding that they be banned. Recently, the controversially-appointed Broadcasting Authority announced it was ready to take applications, which would be a first step for the so-called pirates to come home. None of the big players have taken up the offer, citing continued insecurity in the country and the sheer economics of setting up independent broadcasting in a collapsing economy. Surprisingly, Zanu (PF) officials are clamouring to be heard on the Voice of America Studio 7, which is virtually banned in Zimbabwe by Mugabe's government. Recently, senior Zanu (PF) and pro-Mugabe officials Rugare Gumbo, Joram Gumbo, Mines Minister Obert Mpofu and Attorney General Johannes Tomana have freely given interviews to the 'pirates' (via Bob Wilkner, radioescutas yg via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. 4850.75, weak M voice noted at 1048. Spanish music and singing then followed at 1054. Signal has slight wobbly sound. F voice and jingle at 1058. M voice, announcements at 1101, but no ID heard. Spanish language (?) music, but much weaker at 1120. 3/24 (Jim Young, Wrightwood, CA, ICOM IC-756ProIII + 40-M yagi + antenna tuner, NASWA yg via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. OTH Radar obliterating 6800 to 7000 kHz --- Wow, what a huge swath of spectrum that's destroyed by regular pulsations at about 2 1/2 to 3 cycles per second and occupying a big swath from 6800 to 7000 kHz. So much for trying anything on the Pirate band at the moment! (0035 UT March 27) (Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 6925.16/AM; 0431-0509+, 23-Mar; Maharishi sings such hits as "I Want a New Goat" & numerous tunes about the usual suspects, women's smells, Jerry's farm & marijuana. SIO=343 With ute hisses. No ID — Voice of the Runaway Maharishi? (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, All logged by ear, on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 6925.1-AM, pirate with hard rock, poor signal March 24 at 0448. Somewhat better at 0520 when repeats a canned announcement about six times with long pauses, but all I can copy in it is ``echo kilo``. Is that enough for someone to ID this? Then back to some slower rock music. 6925-AM, pirate March 26 at 0545, fair with rock music, refrain ``when the sun goes down``; maybe same station as heard previously around this hour. Off or fadeout at 0556 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 7120.02, carrier here at 0329 check. Could this be Voice of Broad Masses, Eritrea? No audio heard. Terrible jamming came on at 0400. Both gone at 0424 check. 3/24 (Jim Young, Wrightwood, CA, ICOM IC-756ProIII + 40-M yagi + antenna tuner, NASWA yg via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. ARMENIA/RUSSIA: There is another faulty tx on 7210 0500- 0600 V of Russia in Spanish with similar sounds like on MW 1377 (already months ago!). The sounds are different, sometimes like motorboating, also airplane and now as frog choir (Observed 15-17 March). (Michael Bethge, Germany, March 22, BCDX via DXLD; or was this from Rumen Pankov, Bulgaria?) That's not true, I guess. Monitored this channel 7210 since mid Nov 2010, and observed always an UNID ute signal from the 'western world', most probably across the Atlantic. On remote SDR-IQ and PERSEUS screen browser images definite ute signal visible around plus 730 Hertz; the V of Russia Spanish site is exact on 7210.00 kHz. See February monitoring: 7210, V of Russia Moscow in Spanish at 05-06 UT, S=9+20dB, morning temperatures of Russia today, suffers heavily by interference of ute station on 7210.730 kHz - every day! - ?but could also be an unknown ham radio station in digital mode of the western Hemisphere like Americas: ham band in Ams exceed to 7300 kHz (Wolfgang Büschel, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 23, 2011 via DXLD) 7211 approx., constant noise at 0510 March 24, but also noted 2 or 3 hours earlier. Atop weaker 7210 broadcaster, presumably VOR in Spanish. Suspect the noise has something to do with Ethiopia/Eritrea as 7210 is also a R. Fana frequency per Aoki (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 7505.0, good open carrier March 27 at 0637 and earlier in that hour. No broadcasters scheduled in B-10 or A-11, except WRNO, now registered at 22-16. It has really been mostly off the air for months, using only 02-05/01-04 during DST, and when on, closer to 7506. Possibly they are testing for a return on the correct frequency? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. Re 11-12, Hello again, after 2 days in a row of listening around the frequency of 9500 kHz, did now [not?] hear anything suspicious. Could it have been some HAARP testing? who knows. Maybe we'll never know what it was. This is what makes shortwave great; you never know what you'll hear from day to day! (Gilles Letourneau, Montreal, Canada, 1445 UT March 24, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED [non]. 9705, Ethiopia? Hi Everyone, Listening out for R Ethiopia's English section at 1200-1300, 9705, no sign of English but this is the sign off at 1230. Programming resumed later, was on at 1310 so perhaps came back on at 1300. I`m assuming it`s Ethiopia but doesn't sound like the IS that I`ve found on the ISonline site. Can anyone confirm or help? http://www.box.net/shared/5d71r2ph8i Mark Davies, Anglesey, Wales, March 23, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) That`s a former IS of R. Peking! (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Mark, Your unID IS on 9705 is definitely Xinjiang PBS closing their Kyrgyz service at 1230. 73, (Martien Groot, Netherlands, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) EAST TURKISTAN UNIDENTIFIED. 9981, March 25 at 0520 very strong carrier with occasional low digital/computer sounds, ACI from 9985 WYFR (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 17475, tuning a bit further down from Brother Scare on 17485 via Germany, March 30 at 1405-1410* I hear an `IS` of six notes repeated in AM mode. Three rising tones, and another three rising tones but starting lower than the first set; Anyone recognize? I may put up a clip of it later. Utility? Searching the 32,854 posts so far in the UDXF yg on 17475 and 17.475 and 17,475 gets zero hits. Nothing on 17475 either in the 2002 Klingenfuss Shortwave Frequency Guide (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) This is probably not it, plus it's very old. Just grasping at straws. http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Rec/rec.radio.shortwave/2007-05/msg00409.html (Terry Krueger, FL, ibid.) Viz.: Heard on 17475 kHz today at 1445 UT, transmission ended at 1449. Female voice Spanish numbers. -- Panzeroo (K4JDP, 7 May 2007) Coincidental frequency, but nothing like numbers, tnx anyway (gh) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PUBLICATIONS ++++++++++++ HFCC A-11 HFCC has now published the A11 coordinated schedule. Still no Aoki or EiBi list for A11 (Dan Ferguson, March 29, dxldyg via DXLD, and WORLD OF RADIO 1557) FCC A-11, final B-10 FCC has new B10 and A11 schedule files posted, via: http://www.fcc.gov/ib/sand/neg/hf_web/seasons.html (Dan Ferguson, North American Shortwave Assn, dxldyg via DXLD) A-11: http://www.fcc.gov/ib/sand/neg/hf_web/A11FCC01.TXT (Ferguson, NASWA yg via DXLD) A-11 PTSW English shortwave schedules The first edition of the Prime Time Shortwave English schedules for the A-11 schedule season are available. Thank you Ernest Riley for your work on the database. The schedules are available in Excel, dBase, ASCII text and tab delimited formats. (Daniel Sampson, Prime Time Shortwave, http://www.primetimeshortwave.com March 26, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) WORLD OF HOROLOGY +++++++++++++++++ Great link showing lengths of days Use Fast forward button .gd http://science.sbcc.edu/physics/flash/LengthofDay.swf (via Dick Pache, DXLD) DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DAB See UK ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DRM See BELARUS; BELGIUM; CANADA; JAPAN; ++++++++++++++++++++++++ KOREA SOUTH; KUWAIT; NEW ZEALAND; NORWAY; PAKISTAN; PORTUGAL; ROMANIA/ RUSSIA; SPAIN; UK; VATICAN RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM +++++++++++++++++++++ SONY TO SUSPEND OPERATIONS AT 5 PLANTS DUE TO PARTS SHORTAGE March 22, 2011 --- Sony Corp said today it will temporarily suspend output of products at five of its factories in Japan through 31 March due to a shortage of materials and parts in the aftermath of the powerful earthquake that hit the northeastern and eastern regions of the country. The electronics giant said the plants in Shizuoka, Aichi, Gifu and Oita prefectures, all far from the quake-stricken Tohoku and northeastern Kanto regions, have not been damaged but it may consider transferring production to outside Japan for the time being if the parts shortages continue. The five plants mainly manufacture broadcasting equipment, cameras, mobile phones, flat TV displays and microphones. Meanwhile, the company resumed some of its operations today at a battery production factory in Shimotsuke, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo. It is also working to restore its seven factories in he Tohoku region and Ibaraki Prefecture, but has not decided on when it can resume production at the plants. (Southgate http://www.southgatearc.org/news/march2011/sony_parts_shortage.htm via Mike Terry, March 25, dxldyg via DXLD) PROPAGATION ++++++++++++ APRIL BDXC PROPAGATION REPORT Propagation Summary The Solar Flux has reached the100 mark for a total of 15 days during March peaking at 110 from the 13th to the 15th. The Solar flux trend charts at Solarcycle24.com are showing a sharp rise toward the predicted peak of 130 following the dip in mid February. April will start on a high of 100 which should last for around 10 days, peaking at 115 by the 18th. The Boulder A Index has remained fairly steady during March and should remain mostly at 5 during early April. The Boulder K index should stay mainly at 2 as it has done during March. Charts can be found at http://www.solarcycle24.com A 28 day forecast from NOAA is updated daily at: http://www.wm7d.net/hamradio/solar/27d_forecast.shtml Lyrid Meteor Shower A Lyrid Meteor Shower is due from 19 to 24 April. However, any Meteor Scatter propagation will depend on where you are in the world. The best time of the year for MS DX’ing is between October and early January. More at: http://www.jt6m.org/meteor-scatter.php Researchers Crack the Mystery of the Missing Sunspots (NASA Science News) In 2008-2009, sunspots almost completely disappeared for two years. Solar activity dropped to hundred-year lows; Earth's upper atmosphere cooled and collapsed; the sun’s magnetic field weakened, allowing cosmic rays to penetrate the Solar System in record numbers. It was a big event, and solar physicists openly wondered, where have all the sunspots gone? Now they know. An answer has been published in the March 3rd edition of Nature. "Plasma currents deep inside the sun interfered with the formation of sunspots and prolonged solar minimum," says lead author Dibyendu Nandi of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research in Kolkata. "Our conclusions are based on a new computer model of the sun's interior." For years, solar physicists have recognized the importance of the sun's "Great Conveyor Belt." A vast system of plasma currents called ‘meridional flows’ (akin to ocean currents on Earth) travel along the sun's surface, plunge inward around the poles, and pop up again near the sun's equator. These looping currents play a key role in the 11-year solar cycle. When sunspots begin to decay, surface currents sweep up their magnetic remains and pull them down inside the star; 300,000 km below the surface, the sun’s magnetic dynamo amplifies the decaying magnetic fields. Re-animated sunspots become buoyant and bob up to the surface like a cork in water. For the first time, Nandi’s team believes they have developed a computer model that gets the physics right for all three aspects of this process -- the magnetic dynamo, the conveyor belt, and the buoyant evolution of sunspot magnetic fields. "According to our model, the trouble with sunspots actually began in back in the late 1990s during the upswing of Solar Cycle 23," NASA Science News 2 March 2011. Links to these articles can be found at http://www.jameswelsh.org.uk (James Welsh, March 25, DX LISTENING DIGEST) The geomagnetic field was quiet for the majority of the period, except for a few instances of unsettled conditions on 24 March due to Coronal Hole (CH) high speed stream (HSS) effects. FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 30 MARCH - 25 APRIL 2011 Solar activity is forecast to be low for the period with C-class flares expected and a chance for M-class flares exists based on the size and magnetic complexity of Regions 1176 and 1183 (N15, L= 136, class/area Eai/250 on 28 March). Region 1176 is expected to remain on the disk through 05 April and Region 1183 will rotate off the west limb on 09 April, if it does not decay prior. Old Region 1169 which is anticipated to return on 31 March produced an M4.2/1N flare during the last rotation. Imagery from STEREO-B spacecraft as well as brightening on the east limb on GOES 15 SXI and NASA SDO AIA 193 suggest that the region may remain prominent this rotation as well. No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels on 01-02 April. Geomagnetic activity is expected to range from quiet to unsettled levels. Unsettled levels are expected 30 - 31 March, 07 - 09 April, and 18 - 19 April, with a slight chance for an isolated active to minor storm period at high latitudes due to anticipated recurrent coronal holes. Predominantly quiet levels are expected for the remainder of the period. :Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt :Issued: 2011 Mar 29 1817 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # Product description and SWPC contact on the Web # http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wwire.html # # 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table # Issued 2011-03-29 # # UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest # Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index 2011 Mar 30 130 10 3 2011 Mar 31 135 10 3 2011 Apr 01 140 8 3 2011 Apr 02 135 5 2 2011 Apr 03 135 5 2 2011 Apr 04 135 5 2 2011 Apr 05 130 5 2 2011 Apr 06 130 5 2 2011 Apr 07 125 8 3 2011 Apr 08 120 8 3 2011 Apr 09 110 8 3 2011 Apr 10 100 5 2 2011 Apr 11 95 5 2 2011 Apr 12 95 5 2 2011 Apr 13 90 5 2 2011 Apr 14 88 5 2 2011 Apr 15 88 5 2 2011 Apr 16 90 5 2 2011 Apr 17 100 5 2 2011 Apr 18 100 8 3 2011 Apr 19 105 10 3 2011 Apr 20 110 5 2 2011 Apr 21 115 5 2 2011 Apr 22 115 5 2 2011 Apr 23 115 5 2 2011 Apr 24 120 5 2 2011 Apr 25 120 5 2 (SWPC via WORLD OF RADIO 1557, DXLD) ###