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Thanks, Glenn SHORTWAVE AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1454 Thu 0530 WRMI 9955 Thu 1900 WBCQ 7415 Fri 0000 WBCQ 5110-CUSB Area 51 Fri 0100 WRMI 9955 Fri 1130 WRMI 9955 Fri 1900 WBCQ 7415 Fri 1930 IPAR/IRRS/NEXUS/IBA 7290 Fri 2030 WWCR1 15825 [or 2029] Sat 0800 WRMI 9955 Sat 0800 IPAR/IRRS/NEXUS/IBA 9510 [except first Sat] Sat 1630 WWCR3 12160 Sun 0230 WWCR3 5070 Sun 0630 WWCR1 3215 Sun 0800 WRMI 9955 Sun 1515 WRMI 9955 Mon 0500 WRMI 9955 Mon 2200 WBCQ 7415 Tue 1100 WRMI 9955 Tue 1530 WRMI 9955 Tue 1900 WBCQ 7415 Wed 0500 WRMI 9955 [or new 1455] Wed 1530 WRMI 9955 [or new 1455] Wed 1900 WBCQ 7415 [or new 1455] 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://new.wrn.org/listeners/stations/station.php?StationID=24 WORLD OF RADIO PODCASTS VIA WRN NOW AVAILABLE: http://podcast.worldofradio.org or http://www.wrn.org/listeners/stations/podcast.php OUR ONDEMAND AUDIO: http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html or http://wor.worldofradio.org EDITOR`S NOTE. This is really part II of 9-028, which see for everything thru ROMANIA ** RUSSIA. Re: VOICE OF RUSSIA cuts/expansions CONFIRMED! From their English website .... http://www.ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=eng&q=42574&cid=219&p=25.03.2009 VOICE OF RUSSIA TO HOLD HIGHER PROFILE IN WORLDWIDE WEB Voice of Russia chairman Andrei Bystritsky says his radio company will be holding a much higher profile on the Internet. The Voice of Russia broadcasts in 38 languages, to 160 countries. There will be more radio, online and multimedia broadcasting. The Voice of Russia audience will be treated to video films, multimedia reports, and infographics. The Voice of Russia will be broadcasting in 40 languages, instead of today’s 38. Special attention will be paid to the languages of former Soviet republics – say, Ukrainian and Georgian. Twelve language divisions will limit their efforts to online broadcasting. Bystritsky wants Voice of Russia broadcasts to remain timely and true to life. He lays emphasis on professionalism and good judgment. 25.03.2009 (via Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, March 27, dxldyg via DXLD) Today's Kommersant Daily runs a report on VoR's upcoming changes: http://www.kommersant.ru/doc.aspx?DocsID=1144699 Also, there's an interview with VoR's head Andrei Bystritskiy: http://www.kommersant.ru/doc.aspx?DocsID=1144617 Both are in Russian. Hopefully, BBC Monitoring will translate those pieces into English soon. Here's a brief summary: Kommersant confirms new languages in VoR's schedule - Georgian and Ukrainian. Also, Russian-language broadcasting will be increased to 63 hours. It's unclear it that's per day or what. I suspect it's a weekly increase _by_ 63 hours. Those developments underscore Russia's special interest in CIS. On March 29 VoR World Service in English goes 24x7 and its online presence in other languages increases, as well. VoR will be paying more attention to Latin America broadcasting in both Spanish and Portuguese because Russia has a special interest in that region, too. According to Bystritskiy, "We will not weaken our efforts [in broadcasting to] Europe, Middle East, China and India." Here's another quote from his interview: Q. What about finances? There's a crisis in Russia and you are talking about expanding. How much is it going to cost us? Bystritsiy: In terms of financing [our plans will mean] only savings. By developing online-broadcasting we will be able to stop using overlapping and expensive SW and AM transmitters that are located outside of Russia. That's how we save. Our budget for the initial stage is about 10 million Rubles [U$300,120.00, according to today's exchange rate]. (Sergei S., Russia, March 27, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) http://www.ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=ger&e=130&p= has just been updated. The column headed "07.09.09-24.10.09" appears to show the old B08 schedule, but with some mistakes and without the Samara frequencies. But "29.03.09.-06.09.09" appears to be the A09 schedule anyway. And indeed no analogue shortwave anymore. So tomorrow will be the end of an era. I think abolishing AM-shortwave altogether is indeed a bit too drastic. During midsummer the coverage will be quite limited, especially for the 1700-1800 hour on Bolshakovo-1215 and Wachenbrunn- 1323 only (Kai Ludwig, Germany, 0814 UT March 27, ibid.) There's an important point from Bystritskiy's interview to VoR repeated twice: "Twelve [of VoR's] languages will be heard online only. However, we do not rule out the return of those languages to traditional radio format." And then again: "The large part of our audience will have a chance to listen [to VoR] in traditional format. But I hope some listeners in Europe where Internet is well-developed will become the regular users of our online resources. However, we do not rule out the possibility of any online- only language returning to traditional radio format. We are ready to study any offers to cut our sizable airtime bill." Bystritskiy's interview to VoR in Russian in here: http://ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=rus&q=107321&cid=382&p=24.03.2009 I guess it's one more piece for BBC Monitoring to translate as VoR hasn't done that yet. Those in Germany who live outside of reliable AM coverage should probably consider a letter-writing campaign (Sergei S., ibid.) THE VOICE OF RUSSIA WORLD SERVICE ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHEDULE A09 MARCH 29 - OCTOBER 24, 2009 AFRICA 1600-1800 13855 11985 ASIA 0300-0500 15735* 15755 15585 0700-0900 1251 0900-1100 15610 15470 1100-1200 15470 12065 1200-1300 15470 12065 7330 603 1300-1400 12065 7330 1400-1500 15605 9850 9445* 7330 6045 1323 1251 1500-1600 15605 9850 9660 9625 1600-1700 1251 1700-1800 1269 1251 AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND 0600-0900 21790 17635 0900-1000 21790 MIDDLE EAST 1400-1500 1251 1500-1600 11985 9735 4975 1600-1700 11985 4975 1251 1700-1800 11610 4975 1251 1800-1900 4975 EUROPE 0400-0500 1575 1431 693 630 0500-0800 1575 1431 1323 693 630 0800-0900 12060* 1575 1431 1323 693 630 0900-1000 12060* 1200-1300** 558 (except Saturday) 1400-1500 9750* 1500-1600 12040* 1900–2300 1215 NORTH AMERICA 2200-2300 9890 2300-0200 9665 9890 0200-0400 15425 0400-0600 13775 CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA 2300-0000 9665 0000-0100 9665 9480 0100-0200 9665 9480 0200-0300 9665 9480 0300-0400 9665 * DRM broadcast This schedule is subject to change without prior notice Web site: http://www.ruvr.ru E-mail: world @ ruvr.ru VOR English Program Schedule : http://alokeshgupta.googlepages.com/VOR_summer_progschd_09.pdf (via Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Are VoR really serious about this? Without a DRM receiver, reception in the UK will only be possible on 1323 - and in summer-time it won't be for the whole 4 hours - and for one hour (except on Saturdays) on 558 only for listeners within range of this 1kW transmitter in London. So I guess we are expected to listen via the Internet too (Noel R. Green (NW England), ibid.) Noel, Everyone who doesn't have a DRM receiver is welcome to send his/her strongly worded email to letters @ ruvr.ru I'm serious. It appears that VoR decided to quit SW broadcasting to Europe altogether (except for its Russian service)! Bystritskiy is very cryptic in his interviews but that's the picture that is becoming evident. VoR Russian A09 has quite a few DRM frequencies, as well (Sergei S., Russia, ibid.) Hello Sergei, Okay, then I will mail the letters page, but if decisions have been made, I doubt that minds will be changed. It just seems most strange that some parts of Europe will hear a reasonable signal on medium wave, but where English is the mother tongue - ie UK and Ireland - we will struggle to hear anything without a DRM receiver. 73 (Noel, ibid.) Unbelievable. Self mutilation starts by Voice of Russia`s decision-makers tomorrow. Bye-bye for the Voice of Russia wider audience after in service in two thirds of past century. Just heard the 'dry' Moscow German service this morning, the announcement at 1055 UT, that all AM mode transmissions on shortwave from Kaliningrad Bolshakovo, Moscow, Samara and Armavir to be ceased from tomorrow. Only few DRM transmissions remain out of the Taldom site north of Moscow - for a handful technic freaks. Surprise, six weeks ago on the conference in Tunisia, the Russian frequency manager ordered the same amount of shortwave channels as every year. The various \\ mediumwave relays in Germany only cover the northern and eastern part of the country. For the average listener with a cheap handheld receiver living within a concrete building the powerful transmissions via shortwave bands were sufficient, but in future on mediumwave NO reasonable signals anymore at my place. So, Voice of Russia - Stimme Russlands - will also go decline the path down, "live in the shadows" like others Swiss Radio, RFI, R Sweden, ORF etc. So, we will use the GOOGLE doorway for the VoRUS's German service in future. 73 (Wolfgang Büschel, March 28, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Good-bye VoR German on shortwave (you know what I mean) And the moment has already come, since 6145 is from 1900 also occupied by, guess whom, CRI, with Romanian from Urumqi, overriding VoR almost completely. Before 1900 again the recorded frequency change announcement, a now quite unnecessary ritual (for lack of new shortwave frequencies) and finally the canned hour closer, this one announcing the next hour with "we hope that you will still be with us". What a match. Again these were perhaps the last German words ever transmitted from Samara. On 7300 the interval signal followed, until at 1900 sharp an audio source switch let VoR German go away with a big boooom, a jingle from Mezhdunarodnoye Russkoye Radio with their bass-hefty audio processing. Btw, the site closest to the studio had the longest delay: 6145 was two seconds behind 7300 and 1215 which were in synch, thus presumably getting audio the same way. And 1215/7300 were again a half second behind 1323 which is already satellite-fed (DVB-S of course). Who knows how many remuxes and reencodings were involved until the audio from ul. Pyatnitskaya 25 finally reached the modulation transformer (Kai Ludwig, Germany, March 28, ibid.) And apparently the signal source for the transmitters in Germany is now Express AM1: http://www.ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=rus&w=158&p= Sounds first a bit unlikely: C-band for easy on-site reception? But why not, 3.675 GHz is an example of the Russian C-band power, delivering about 45 dBW over Germany. That's beyond the scope of the dish size tables I could find, but I guess that 180 cm are enough even for professional purposes. So the C-band LNB would be the only unusual piece of equipment. And concerning 7100...7200: Almost all quiet and peace after 2300. Galbeni did not show up again on 7105 with English, so appears to be already on new A09 frequency (whatever one this may be). However, there is still one broadcasting signal: RDP on 7145, powerhouse signal aiming at Central Europe, with reporter material, at 2308 an interview with lots of mic handling noises. But as Wolfy already hinted: Check out 7145 between 0030 and 0200 for Radio Farda via Lampertheim. There is a chance that this will be the last transmission from a major broadcaster in this range (Kai Ludwig, ibid.) I was a little dismayed, that VOR has deleted all analog transmissions on shortwave in English to Europe (according to the schedule I received from VOR). They have also chosen 1215 kHz AM between 1900 and 2300 --- what's the deal with that? Absolute Radio here in the UK blocks this out, thus making 1215 inaudible, as far as VOR is concerned. The rest are DRM or other mediumwave frequencies, which are [not] particularly great in my location. Disappointing (Chris Lewis, England, March 27, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Note that they appear to be dropping SW AM transmissions to Europe; the only SW frequencies listed to Europe are in DRM. MW continues but 1323 used in the morning is not likely to be audible in UK during summer and 1215 used in the evening will be totally blocked in UK by Absolute Radio (Dave Kenny, March 27, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) > 1500-1600 12040* Just look at the schedule of RUVR on the official website http://ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=eng&w=129&p= This frequency (12040 kHz) to Europe is NOT marked with "*" as a DRM one. Either they forgot to mark it or it's the only SW frequency towards Europe. ------ 73! (Alexey Zinevich: a DXer from Minsk, Belarus, March 28, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 12040 (to Europe) in analog at 1500, not in DRM as previously indicated // 15605, 9735... to other directions. Regards (JM Aubier, France, March 29, ibid.) And Jean-Michel did try VoR 12040 and found it in analogue, so the missing star * is correct. Aren't we lucky to have one hour per day on SW after all! (Noel R. Green, NW England, March 29, ibid.) This complete table also offers a simple explanation for the 1215 slot: Maybe they chose it just to make the point that English is on air around the clock, since no other frequencies are in use between 1900 and 2200. So it not necessarily aims at real listeners at all. And now it remains to be seen what the new schedules for French and, even more important, Russian will be like (Kai Ludwig, ibid.) It seems that all is not lost - at 1600, 13855 directed towards Africa in English is a very good signal, and so was 11985 (also to ME) until BBC IS chimes started at 1625 - Sinhala via Nakhon Sawan from 1630 to 1700. And BTW, I note that 12040 at 1500-1600 does not have a * against it on their schedule at 1500-1600. I didn't check it today to find out if it should. 12040 15.00-16.00 (Noel R. Green (NW England), March 29, ibid.) The Russian language tentative schedule already exists (though only in Russian, no English copies), it is shown here: http://www.dxing.ru/content/view/851/172/ (it's under the foreign services' schedules). ------ 73! (Alexey Zinevich: a DXer from Minsk, Belarus, ibid.) And it looks like there are NO Russian broadcasts to North America, in the Western Hemisphere, just Central and South America, right? (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) Correct, North America does not exist as target area in this schedule anymore. In practice, 15425, scheduled 0100-0300 for Central America, would also have North America in the beam if it's indeed Yelizovo, the transmitter plant on the Kamchatka peninsula. 7260, if indeed from one of the Moscow area sites, will presumably be on an antenna such as used for serving Central Europe, with the main beam ending up south from North America. Especially interesting is 7285: Maybe again Grigoriopol, but with South America given as target area; thus if Grigoriopol, it will presumably be another azimuth than the now gone 7125. And now a look at http://www.ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=eng&w=129&p= and everything falls apart: Here 15425 is shown as carrying English from 0200. 9665 looks like the usual Grigoriopol. Otherwise any further speculation appears to be pointless. As already said: I would not be surprised if they end up with a big mess of switching errors, wrong frequencies etc. (Kai Ludwig, Germany, ibid.) Thank you! Here shortwave for Russian, i.e. the former Russian worldservice plus Sodruzhestvo combined, with presumed or rather speculated sites: 2200-0300: 7260 ("MSK", to Americas) 2300-0300: 7285 (Grigoriopol) 0100-0300: 15425 (Yelizovo/Kamchatka) 0200-0300: 7410 (to Asia, probably Tbilisskaya) 0200-0400: 15585 (Yelizovo), 15735/DRM (Khabarovsk), 15755 (Irkutsk) 0800-1000: 9730/DRM (Bolshakovo?) 1000-1200: 11750 (Oyash-Raduga) 1200-1300: 7390 (Yangi-Yul/TJK?), 9730/DRM (Bolshakovo?) 1200-1400: 9745 (Atamanovka), 12030 (Angarsk), 15660 ("MSK"; Lesnoy?) 1200-1500: 13755, 13870 (both "MSK") 1300-1400: 9750/DRM (Taldom), 12055 (Oyash-Raduga), 15540 ("MSK") 1400-1500: 5925 (Oyash-Raduga), 11985 ("MSK") 1400-1700: 12055 (Samara to Asia) 1500-1800: 9800 (Irkutsk) 1600-2000: 7310 ("MSK", to Eastern/Central Europe) 1700-1800: 5925 (Oyash-Raduga), 15540 ("MSK") 1700-2000: 11630 ("MSK", to Eastern/Central Europe) 1800-1900: 11610 ("MSK") 1900-2100: 12055 (Krasny Bor to Middle East) "MSK" means the triplet around Moscow for which the break-down to the individual sites is still hardly known. Frequencies from here are generally for Middle East and Asia unless mentioned otherwise. And Mezhdunarodnoye Russkoye Radio: 2300-0300: 5980 (to Fear East, no clue about site) 0100-0300: 7250 (Gavar/Armenia to Americas) 0300-0400: 9480 (to Americas; Wertachtal??) 0400-1300: 15500 (to Far East, perhaps Samara) 1400-1500: 9890 (Samara), 15540 ("MSK") 1400-1700: 15540 ("MSK") 1500-1700: 15430 (to Middle East; Wertachtal??) 1700-1900: 7300 (Bolshakovo to Central Europe) 1700-2200: 5925 (Bolshakovo to Asia) Note that 7125 from Grigoriopol, still on air last night, appears to be cancelled without any substitute. And it could be that Wertachtal is still in use by Voice of Russia but not shown in the schedule distributed a few days ago because the plannings were still underway, now that anything from just six weeks ago is toast (Kai Ludwig, Germany, ibid.) And North American English will be difficult with only one or two frequencies at a time, from Samara, Kishinov, Pet-Kam or Vladivostok; not including Guiana French which had been planned for 0100-0500 on 9735 --- but maybe just in Russian, if not canceled? NORTH AMERICA Time (UTC) Meter bands Frequencies (kHz) 2200-2300 31 9890 2300-0200 31 9665, 9890 0200-0400 19 15425 0400-0600 22 13775 CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA Time (UTC) Meter bands Frequencies (kHz) 2300-0000 31 9665 0000-0100 31 9665, 9480 0100-0200 31 9665, 9480 0200-0300 31 9665, 9480 0300-0400 31 9665 9480 had been planned as Wertachtal, 300 degrees to NAm, not SAm (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) In fact I did laugh out loud when I saw the scheduled use of 1215 for English. Who gets such brilliant ideas??? Putting it on the transmitters in Germany at this time would make much more sense, but presumably they want to use this slot there for Russian, as it was so far the case with 1215, too. Concerning 9480: It does not show up in the A09 schedule from the Cologne office seen here a few days ago. In fact no Voice of Russia transmissions are still shown there at all. So it could be that all Wertachtal and Montsinéry relays are indeed cancelled. It's like a flash back to 1993 when the station was close to starving (Kai Ludwig, Germany, ibid.) A good description, Kai. That's why I call all those abrupt and messy changes a perestroika --- If VoR wants to save money, why would it waste it on DRM broadcasts?! Note that some language services managed to update their online schedules. Obviously that was done in a great rush. Often the validity dates are not there. And Italian service provided only its new frequencies (11745, 9880 DRM, 1548) but no transmission times. At any rate, the Italian service will have one normal SW frequency. I don't understand why English for Europe didn't at least one, too. (Sergei S., Russia, ibid.) Very good point. A considerable amount of the comparatively big VoR audience in Germany are elder people who certainly prefer to simply tune in by way of AM radio. And tech-savvy people can be reached online in the first place. Why should anybody who is not a DXer (once again, we're talking about audiences outside this scene!) bother with the dead DRM horse? Talking about online: Then, bring on a new website which is state of the art! Bring on comprehensive online audio, not just these two streams set up by T-Systems in Germany years ago as kind of bonus for this good AM transmission customer! What they have now is clearly insufficient. And I say this as somebody who already for years gets VoR German content primarily online, for simple lack of time to listen via the radio. Btw, in the referenced Mysnip thread some disbelief has been expressed, because in autumn the AM frequencies are again in the table etc. Well, on the air nothing else is read out, i.e. no analogue shortwave frequencies anymore as of tomorrow, as just noted at 1054 on 9720. This was followed by a piece of classical fill music, then usual recorded wrapping-up-the-hour announcement, some strokes of IS, then silence until the carrier was switched off about 30 seconds later. Perhaps these were the last German words ever transmitted in AM through the shortwave equipment at Bolshakovo (Kai Ludwig, Germany, ibid.) RUVR Voice of Russia in Polish - A-09: Ramo'wka [garbled, omitted here – gh] Or my variant: Time UTC: Frequencies, kHz: Target: 1700-1800 693, 1143, 7440, 9615 Poland Source: http://ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=pol&w=90 ------ 73! (Alexey Zinevich: a DXer from Minsk, Belarus, March 27, dxldyg via DXLD) So shortwave will still be in use for Polish? And the set-ups for Voice of Russia here in Germany are such that the Wachenbrunn transmitter on 1323 takes another satellite feed than Scheppau (Königslutter) on 630, Zehlendorf on 693, Wilsdruff on 1431 and Burg on 1575, enabling VoR to use it for different programming. Thus Polish will end up on 630, 1431 and 1575, too, unless Zehlendorf gets a separate third feed now. And somehow I suspect that no such modifications have been made. I would not be surprised if we will see an utter chaos on Sunday (Kai Ludwig, Germany, ibid.) [Polish above:] SW is 7440 Krasnodar, 9615 Samara (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) 6055, *1830-1900* 27.03, Voice of Russia, Swedish - announcing last broadcast in this service on MW and SW, replaced by internet http://www.ruv.ru news and comments, closed by Tjaikovsky, 54554. Best 73, (Anker Petersen, Denmark, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) VoR: Perestroika Explained "VOICE OF RUSSIA" BROADCASTS 145 HOURS A DAY http://ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=eng&q=42756&cid=59&p=27.03.2009 As of March 29th the "Voice of Russia" Radio Broadcasting Company, which broadcasts to 160 countries and territories, increases broadcasting hours and expands airtime. According to "Voice of Russia" Chairman Andrei Bystritsky, the company will soon launch broadcasts in Ukrainian and Georgian. He said the company's foreign language service will now be targeted at audiences in post-Soviet republics. At present the "Voice of Russia" is broadcasting in Armenian and Moldavian and is planning to increase broadcasting hours in Kirghiz. Some of the audiences in CIS countries listen to the news in Russian, Andrei Bystritsky said, but some would prefer to listen to the news programs in their native languages. The "Voice of Russia"'s English-language service goes on a 24-hour broadcasting schedule. Until now only International Russian Radio broadcast on a round-the-clock basis. The new schedule provides for two and a half times more airtime to broadcast to Latin America in Spanish and Portuguese. When asked whether the changes coincided with Russia's politically motivated expansion into Latin America, Andrei Bystritsky said they coincided with Latin America turning into a rapidly developing news generating region. The "Voice of Russia" Radio Broadcasting Company, which celebrates the 80th anniversary this year, produces more than 400 programs which inform the audiences of events in Russia and beyond in 38 languages. Andrei Bystritsky had this to say on the innovations planned. The company will continue to broadcast in all 38 languages and we plan to increase the number of broadcasting languages to 46 in the future, he says. The "Voice of Russia" will be broadcasting in languages of the Commonwealth of Independent States too, as the CIS audiences make our major targets. We're also increasing on-line broadcasting hours and all languages the Voice of Russia broadcasts in will be available on the company's Website. Expanding Voice of Russia broadcasting time on the Internet, Andrei Bystritsky says, is fairly justified, as it creates multi-media diversity. The company will offer audio and video materials, multi- media clips, infographics, mobile telephone options, audio podcasts and RSS-services. Financially, as crisis bites, these gadgets are fairly lucrative, as they don't require hefty investment and even save money. In the words of the "Voice of Russia" Chairman, despite multiple innovations the basic principles the company is guided by stay the same – reliability, efficiency, competence and competitiveness. Alexei Chernichenko 27.03.2009 VOICE OF RUSSIA SWITCHES TO NEW FORMAT http://ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=eng&q=42568&cid=59&p=24.03.2009 Andrei Bystritsky The Voice of Russia that airs in 38 languages to 160 countries will switch to a new broadcasting format as of March 29 with emphasis on multimedia. That will be the first in a series of future transformations aimed at making our company more efficient. The Voice of Russia President Andrei Bystritsky explains: «There will be no cardinal changes in our air policy. So what will happen? First, we will keep all of our languages. What's more, we are planning to bring their number to 40. These will include the languages of post-Soviet countries, members of the Commonwealth of Independent States. In future, we are planning to broadcast to audiences in Ukraine and Georgia in their national language. Work with CIS audiences is one of our priorities. The second major novelty is the expansion of Internet broadcasting. I'd like to point out that absolutely all of the Voice of Russia languages will be present on our company's web site. Twelve languages will only be available on-line but the traditional air format can, in prospect, be revived. Theoretically, the Voice of Russia, being one of the largest international broadcasters, is supposed to air in all existing languages 24 hours a day. But this is too expensive, especially in times of crisis». Partly, the necessity to modernize the Voice of Russia broadcasts is linked exactly to the fact that during the world economic crisis it is necessary to take decisions that would enable the Voice of Russia Radio Company to develop dynamically and in a more modern way. Andrei Bystritsky stressed that it is for the first time that mankind has found itself in an absolutely artificial and man-made information environment. It operates in a single global information space. Under such conditions, the strengthening of the Voice of Russia broadcasts in the Internet network is justified and expedient since it makes it possible to present multi-media variety as it is. We'll offer our listeners audio and video materials, multi-media plots, info-graphics, mobile telephony in all its variety, sound podcasts, and the RSS services. The determining factors for our broadcasts, as before, will be trustworthiness, operability, competence, and competitiveness. We must offer information stirring up interest and polemic in its essence. The Voice of Russia as a company integrated into the world polemics, must, in addition, set the tone, offer its own news and create the agenda, which means to present facts that were unknown to the public opinion at large and turn them into news. 24.03.2009 (both via Sergei S., dxldyg via DXLD) VoR Online --- In mid-March VoR hired Yaroslav Ognev to "reform" its online offerings. Mr. Ognev is known in Russia for developing InoSMI.ru, a popular RIA-Novosti resource devoted to translating Russia-related articles from the foreign press into Russian. InoSMI.ru boasts a high traffic. But in the past its editorial policies were criticized for translating mostly anti-Russian pieces and stirring up xenophobic tendencies among some Russian bloggers. I read Ognev's blog and exchanged a few public comments with him there. He is a courteous correspondent with a wealth of knowledge of Russian online audiences. On the down side, he seem to have a rather limited understanding of international broadcasting. It appears that he doesn't have a clue about the overseas audiences, either. I agree with some of his ideas but I'm not so sure about others. Ognev says that in its current form RUVR.ru is a disaster that is beyond repair. He is working on a complete overhaul of the website and even promises a new name. Great idea, as far as I'm concerned. (Note that the Voice of Russia isn't using "VoR" abbreviation on its logo but rather RUVR. In Slavic languages the word "vor" means a "thief." Ognev explained to me where RUVR comes from. RU is Russia's domain destination. And VR stands for Voice of Russia... Well, the logic of RUVR abbreviation is still beyond me.) Here are some of Ognev's ideas that I doubt: He states that VoR's new site will attempt to compete for VoA, BBC, RFI and DW audiences "at least in Russia." To my argument that VoR is supposed to be mostly external service he replied that he is not so sure and that he wants to work in both directions. To my suggestion to study BBC online offerings as a good example of a successful service, Ognev replied that InoSMI.ru users always criticized BBC and that was for a good reason. In his view BBC model is basically useless. He likes what RussiaToday.com is doing but he notes that their statistics is closed (meaning that they probably don't have many visitors). From his comments I gather that he is enamored with the concept of online forums. That's how InoSMI.ru got many of its hits. Somehow he expects people from different countries to communicate with each other on VoR's platform. I found one of Ognev's public responses particularly strange and even disturbing. But first - a bit of context. Some Russian bloggers are trying to set up a new, volunteer-run InoSMI.ru. They are upset that real InoSMI.ru is now headed by a young Russian woman Marina Pustilnik who spent 14 years in the US and graduated cum laude from Middlebury College with a degree in international politics and economics. Some Russian bloggers describe this venerable college as an American no- name trade school and Ms. Pustilnik herself as a US propaganda puppet and a pot smoker. (Ms. Pustilnik publicly announced that under her helm InoSMI.ru will be translating all kinds of articles from the foreign press, not only those with anti-Russian slant.) In replying to one of those volunteers, Ognev said that VoR's new site might provide some articles to be translated by such an alternative project. And then he stated: " For instance, I badly want to translate [Joseph] Goebbels [into Russian]. The [Soviet] External service started in 1929 with radio broadcasting. And Goebbels [always] appreciated radio." Source: http://blogs.inosmi.ru/users/2560438/post98130662 Initial source: Ognev's personal blog at http://0gnev.livejournal.com/843.html To sum it up, I believe VoR has been moving in the wrong direction for some time now. Sadly the service seems to be picking up speed in its slide to oblivion (Sergei S., Moscow, March 29, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) RUVR Voice of Russia in French - A-09: Time UTC: Frequencies, kHz: Target: 1600-1700 12040, 9745 Africa 1700-1800 15465, 12040 9745 Africa 1800-1900 15465, 11745, 12040 Africa 1900-2000 15465, 11745, 12040 Africa 2000-2100 12040 Africa 1600-1700 12040, 9880 Europe 1700-1800 15465, 12040 Europe 1800-1900 15465, 12040 9880 Europe 1900-2000 15465, 12040, 9880, 1323 Europe 2000-2100 12040, 9880, 1323 Europe No information about which frequencies are AM and which are DRM. Source: http://ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=fre&w=58&p= 73! (Alexey Zinevich: a DXer from Minsk, Belarus March 28, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) This apparently needs monitoring, too. At 2015 not any signal on 9880. At the same time a faint carrier on 12040, maybe the transmitter reported here earlier as carrying English 1500-1600. Concerning 1323 see the separate post: Only English via Wachenbrunn, also in the 2000- 2100 hour (Kai Ludwig, Germany, ibid.) 9880: But was regularly at 1700-1800 UTC in DRM in Italian (Roberto Scaglione, Sicily, ibid.) RUVR Voice of Russia in Serbian - A-09: Time UTC: Frequencies, kHz: Target: 1600-1800 12060, 7300, 1548 Serbia 2100-2230 9470, 7340, 1548 Serbia Source: http://ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=scr&w=201&p= ------ 73! (Alexey Zinevich: a DXer from Minsk, Belarus, ibid.) Voice of Russia German screwed up --- With its sudden changes, Voice of Russia badly messed up its mediumwave relays in Germany. Before 1700 I found 693 and 1323 carrying English instead of German which went out only on 630, 1431, 1575 as well as via good old Bolshakovo on 1215. From 1700: 630/1431/1575 Mezhdunarodnoye Russkoye Radio, 693/1323 still English, 1215 an Universelles Leben (a.k.a. Radio Santec) programme that presumably was the German service studio output. From 1800: 630/1431/1575 back to German // 1215, 693/1323 still English. From 1900: 630/1431/1575 again Mezhdunarodnoye Russkoye Radio, 693/1323 still English. And indeed English from 1900 also on 1215. They switched audio sources already at 1859 or thereabouts, disrupting the national anthem with which the German program closed. This disaster is probably the result of an attempt to put Polish on 693. If so it did fail altogether; as mentioned, 693 carries 1700-1800 English instead. Polish was only on 1143 (Bolshakovo) plus shortwave 7440 which is allegedly Tbilisskaya 100 kW and could indeed be, judging from the high pitch of the interrupted test tone before 1700. And does Voice of Russia still use 1170 from Belarus at all? Shortly before 1900 I noted only open carrier here until Radio Belarus with German started at 1900 as scheduled. 1170 used to carry the Voice of Russia program block of Hungarian, Czech and Slovak between 1700-1900 (summer; 1800-2000 in winter and so until yesterday). (Kai Ludwig, Germany, March 29, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Thanks, Kai! Just as you have predicted :) ``And does Voice of Russia still use 1170 from Belarus at all? Shortly before 1900 I noted only open carrier here until Radio Belarus`` VoR's online schedule claims that 1170 is still in use for RMR 0-6 and VoR Russian 07-15 UT. Both broadcasts are targeting Belarus and Baltics so I'm sure they mean Sasnovy transmitter. Actually, RMR's use of 1170 doesn't look correct as there should be a break 04-07 UT for Belarusian Radio's First Channel. Surprisingly, VoR's "Evangelskie chteniya" (The Gospel Reading) broadcast is still there. Confirmed from 19 to 20 UT on 1089 and 612. It's a daily program that consists of monotonous readings of the New Testament and some rather dated Russian Orthodox sermons. A quote from tonight's sermon: "Only fifty years ago Americans would buy and sell black people. And today there's a growing trade in white people." (Sergei S., Moscow, ibid.) 1323 --- Contrary to previously published schedules, the Wachenbrunn outlet WILL be used 1900-2100 in English. For all UK & Eire listeners (with the exception of those unlucky souls living anywhere near Brighton), this will fill the feared gap. Doubtful when sunset is well after 2000! 1323 still on in English at 2148. 73's (Dan Goldfarb, Brentwood, England March 29, ibid.) Most regular of all, Super Power RMR 7125 from Grigoriopol has vanished, from Sunday, March 29 checking at 0200. Maybe someone here mentioned where has landed, but I missed it. 73 (Raúl Saavedra, Costa Rica, ibid.) It's gone altogether. Not due to "7100...7200", possible new frequencies above 7200 were already under consideration. But the outlet has been cancelled, like many other Voice of Russia shortwave frequencies (Kai Ludwig, Germany, ibid.) But could that be 7270 scheduled for RMR towards Central America 23-03 UT? On unrelated note, VoR is heard in Spanish 20-21 and Portuguese from 21 on 5920 (Sergei S., Moscow, ibid.) How it continued: 693 and 1323 stayed with English until they went automatically off at 2200. Also Mezhdunarodnoye Russkoye Radio continued on the other frequencies until 2200 cut-off (630, 1431) or switch-over to the DRM experiment (1575), respectively. And actually this is the next mistake: http://www.dxing.ru/content/view/851/172/ shows Russkaya Sluzhba for 630, 1431, 1575 1700-1800 and for 630, 693, 1323, 1431, 1575 2200-2300. Not so, Mezhdunarodnoye Russkoye Radio was on these slots, taken aside the 693/1323 matter. Same story for 999 (Grigoriopol): At least until 2200 it was Mezhdunarodnoye Russkoye Radio here, too, instead of listed Russkaya Sluzhba. Now, after 2200, it carries a talk program I'm not sure what it is. Then the schedule shows 7260 2200-0300 for Russkaya Sluzhba: Not any trace of such a signal, at 2240 I hear only something else that appears to be China. The only thing I can confirm here concerns again Mezhdunarodnoye Russkoye Radio: It was indeed on scheduled 5925 towards the Kavkas region, perhaps from Bolshakovo. And I can also confirm Spanish 2000-2100 and Portuguese 2100-2200 on 5920 (maybe Tbilisskaya), 7310 (maybe Bolshakovo) and 7440 (this one maybe from Orzu in Tajikistan). (Kai Ludwig, Germany, ibid.) At least some things did not change: 9665 is the long-established summer frequency of Grigoriopol for VoR English to North America. In B08 this outlet was on 6240. Here in eastern Germany I have right now only a faint carrier on 9665; obviously it is skipping over me. And 9890 is perhaps Samara, this one not skipping. But no Russian, neither Russkaya Sluzhba nor Mezhdunarodnoye Russkoye Radio, on shortwave. 7260, 7270, 7285 are all empty. And concerning 1170: Yupp, Mezhdunarodnoye Russkoye Radio is on air here now, the audio was uncut at 0000 sharp (Kai Ludwig, Germany, 0011 UT March 30, ibid.) Hello Kai, I'm very surprised to read your comments. At 0000, I had a powerful Russian signal on 7260 and 7285, here in France. It's now 0030, signal is still very good JM (Jean-Michel Aubier, ibid.) I wonder if 7285 and 7260 are skipping over you, Kai; they're coming in here at about equal strength now (Mar 30 0105). Yeah, this is about the biggest change to VOR since Radio Moscow lost its Havana relay -- you used to be able to hear 11840 through the fillings in your teeth :-)! 73 de (Anne Fanelli in Elma NY, ibid.) Good morning, yes, here is skipping in play. Tonight I have 7260 in, but only faintly, just enough to copy the "Golos Rossii" ID at ca. 2315. And 7285 has an even weaker signal; here I think I could make out that it's // 7260 during a peak. But at the same time (around 2315) I have tonight Mezhdunarodnoye Russkoye Radio with a strong signal on 7270. How does it come in elsewhere, especially compared to 7260 and 7285? This could give clues about the site usage (which in theory could involve Wertachtal, too). Original planning were apparently 7260 = Moscow and 7285 = Grigoriopol while no 7270 was planned at all. In all likelihood 7270 is not co- located with 7260 and 7285; the signal strength differs too much here. 7260 and 7285 could be the same site, but are not necessarily. And I think nobody of you mentioned 7270 last night, so perhaps it was indeed not on then? Anyway it is not shown at http://www.dxing.ru/content/view/851/172/ Update in regard to the mediumwave transmitters in Germany: 693 and 1323 carried English also through the noon hours, I suspect it is on air here around the clock at present. And I think after 0900 I heard on 693 and 1431 Russkaya Sluzhba instead of scheduled German which finally was on after 1000. If so this would be another error (Kai Ludwig, Germany, March 30, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hello, 7285 still booming here // 7260 excellent too. 7270 good at 0025. Regards (JM Aubier, France, UT March 31, ibid.) Jean: Just Checked and Those three VOR channels are coming in well tonight as opposed to 9890 which came in good last night. 9665 has a buzzing noise there. 73's from (Tennessee, Noble West, 0141 UT March 31, ibid.) The buzz is probably from CRI via Brasília (gh) I enjoy a good mystery. Here in the Buffalo area (near Lake Erie) 7285 is strong -- as strong as 7125 was from Grigoriopol -- and // 7260. 7260 and 7270 are about equal strength now (Mar 31 0110) and weaker than 7285, so I wonder if 7270 might be from Moscow also -- although, with propagation what it's been, it's hard to draw conclusions from a single observation. Tnx for the tip about 7270, Kai -- love that Russkipop! 73 de (Anne Fanelli in still-wintry Elma NY, ibid.) Kai: I am hearing VOR on 9890 with a better signal here, and in English. Only some fading but also a little noise but propagating nicely as I write this. It is now 0050 and still coming in well here. Not bad for an outdoor reelout antenna you can get for under ten bucks at Radioshack! 73's, (Noble West, TN, ibid.) OK, RMR Grigoriopol 7125 cancelled. It's coming on 7285 now at 0200 with almost same quality, but is this Kaliningrad? (Raúl Saavedra, Costa Rica, UT March 30, ibid.) Think 7285 is Grigoriopol also but it's VOR, not RMR. I'll take it :-) Very 73 de (Anne Fanelli in Elma NY, ibid.) Good morning, Anne. There's one thing you can be sure of RMR: the characteristic beep dubbed over a disco instrumental track they play just before TOH. I wouldn't say RMR if I don't get that ID. OTH, VOR usually play a set of chimes before TOH. Have a nice day (Raúl Saavedra, Costa Rica, ibid.) Yes, I know what you mean about the beep and the whoop-whoop just before TOH; it IS hard to tell them apart because you often hear "Golos Rossii" on RMR. VOR plays some pop music, but not enough for my liking :-). Enjoy your weather--it's snowing here again! Very 73 de (Anne, ibid.) ** RUSSIA. Voice of Russia noted in English with very good signals at 1300-1400 on 12065, 1400-1500 on 15605, 1500-1600 on 12040 and 1700- 1800 on 11610. No interference either co-channel or adjacent. Very nice! Voice of Russia also noted with very good signal at 2200 sign-on in English on 9890. Again no interference either co-channel or adjacent. Regards (Harry Brooks, North East England, UK, March 29, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA. 7390, 2254-2318, Voice of Russia, St. Petersburg, 28/03, Russian, carrier + tone, 2259 OM ann, then news program and pop song of one well-known Russian musical group called "Lyube" - very good signal for this first A09 St. Petersburg Regional Center transmission beamed to S. America (2300-0300 daily) 73! (Mikhail Timofeyev, Location: North-East part of the St. Petersburg city; Receiver: Sangean 909; Antennas: 15 meters outdoor long wire, HCDX via DXLD) ** RUSSIA [and non]. Already gone, the superb 7335 Guiana French relay of VOR in English, UT March 29 at 0355 check; I did find VOR in Spanish on 7395 with a good but fadey signal; 0359 announced that the following hour would be on ``31 metros`` --- no specific frequency; then IS, and started another hour in Spanish, STILL on 7395 and still claiming to be on ``31 metros`` only! What do they know in the studio? Their A-09 sked for Spanish really shows 0400-0500 on 7395, 9945 and 9880, but the latter two were inaudible here. 7395 is not registered at all for this transmission, so what is the site? Possibly a relay abroad as it was audible well enough here. What about English? The ONLY frequency to N America now on their schedule at 0400-0600 is 13775, but that was also inaudible. It`s registered only until 0500, 250 kW at 50 degrees from Vladivostok, and we know how inferior Vlad is compared to Pet-Kam in serving W&C NAm. VOR has made major reduxions in its SW broadcasts, which they are touting as improvements! 13870 in Russian conversation, March 29 at 1320 past 1332, fair with flutter. What does PWBR `2009` say? Nothing. 13870 is the `highest` 13 MHz broadcast frequency in use; later also by IBB Germany at 1730-1930 to Africa (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Glen[n], 13870 is our St. Petersburg relay at 1200-1500 to the M. East with 147 degrees (Mikhail Timofeyev, Russia, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7395, Russian at 0342 March 31, VG signal but some fading. VOR is in no hurry to availablize its true A-09 schedule with relay sites, but suspect this is French Guiana, ex-7335; strangely enough, two nights earlier this was in Spanish before and after 0400, so apparently they are still fine-tuning their schedule, or working out the bugs. 15510, at 1344 March 31, rock music with heavy beat, flutter, 1345 announcements, sounds like Radio Farda style, more music with Persian(?) lyrix. Faked me out, as at 1358 gave websites in .ru and 1359 VOR IS until 1400*. In A-08 per WRTH May update, VOR was using 15510 for Dari at 12-13 and Pashto at 13-14. They know how to co-opt a popular format. 15605, VOR making it here on its summer frequency in English, 1418 March 31, good with fading. Quality will likely vary a lot from day to day, intended for S Asia (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Yes, much poorer on April 1 (gh) ** RUSSIA [and non]. 9665 [Pridnestrovye] and 9890 [Samara?] with VORWS in English heard at excellent level from 2300, going past 02 when signal decreases. VOR in Portuguese to Brazil via Montsinery was VG on 11605 at 2300. Golos Rossii in Russian from 2300 now on 7285 [Prid.], going past 0000 (Joe Hanlon, NJ, March 30, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UT-3/31: Noted Golos Rossii with separate programming from 7285; heard on 7395 and it's via Montsinery 01-05 -- no VORWS in English there (Joe Hanlon, NJ, March 31, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Alas, nothing heard here in the Buffalo area on 7270 at 2310 (near our local sunset, and a beauty it is tonight). Boy, do I miss RMR on 7125 during our evenings (and it's only been two days!). What I've heard today of RMR -- 15540 from 1400 to 1500 -- is tough copy here. On a brighter note, though, 9890 and 9665 are excellent now and it's good to hear VOR in English during the early evening in ENAm. 73 de (Anne Fanelli in Elma NY, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGERT) ** RUSSIA. 7200, R. Rossii, Yakutsk, 1047-1103, Mar 26, Russian/English. Surprised to tune/in to familiar sounding English heavy metal/hard rock music; talk in unID language between selections with Russian translation; ads/promos at 1058; 5+1 pips; bells and ID at ToH, into W with news; weak but clear (Scott R. Barbour, Jr., Intervale, NH-USA, NRD-545, RX-350D, MLB1, 200' Bevs, 60m Dipole, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA. 6160, GTRK Pomorye (tentative), 0410-0436, March 27. First time I have ever heard Russian here; no sign of Vancouver. At 0410 and BoH sounded like IDs for “Radio Rossii Pomorye”; definitely not parallel with the other R. Rossii network programming on 6075, 7200 and 7320. Their local/regional programming consisted of interviews and pop Russian song; poor-fair. Unusual reception conditions! Frequency changes for Radio Rossii. Checked 0700-0726 + 1241-1300* (ex: 1400*), March 29: 5920 via Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka (ex: 6075), started out with usual QRM here, but by sign-off was fair, with good audio; assume their local “Radio Rossii Kamchatka” Mon.-Fri. programming will be changing to 0710-0800 (ex: 0810-0900), but I need to actually confirm this; parallel with 5940 via Magadan (ex: 5935). Heard the usual 7320 via Magadan, also parallel. 7200 via Yakutsk continued on past 1300. 5920, GTRK Kamchatka, via Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka, 0710-0800, March 31. New time for their local/regional programming (ex: 0810-0900). IDs: "Radio Rossii Kamchatka"; interview with frequent mentions of “Kamchatka”; the regular “This is Kamchatka" at BoH; local news; Russian songs/ballads; pips; rejoins Radio Rossii network programming; poor, QRM from 5919.9. Thanks to David Crawford (Florida) for pointing out the interactive map at http://rtrs.ru/coverage.asp showing the Radio Rossii edition zones (Ron Howard, Asilomar Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA. Summer A-09 of Radio Rossii in Russian to WeEu: 0400-0800 on 12070 MSK 250 kW / 265 deg 0820-1300 on 13665 MSK 250 kW / 265 deg 1320-1700 on 9410 MSK 250 kW / 265 deg 1700-2100 on 9410 MSK 250 kW / 265 deg till Sep. 5 [see below] 1720-2100 on 7420 MSK 250 kW / 265 deg from Sep. 6 [see below!] (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, March 30 via DXLD) Updated A-09 of Radio Rossii in Russian to WeEu: 0400-0800 on 12070 MSK 250 kW / 265 deg 0820-1300 on 13665 MSK 250 kW / 265 deg 1320-1700 on 9410 MSK 250 kW / 265 deg 1720-2100 NF 7220 MSK 250 kW / 265 deg, ex 9410/7420 Thanks for this new frequency info from Vasily Gulyaev, Astrakhan, Russia (Ivo Ivanov, March 31, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 15500: Moscow's Russian services on shortwave these days, a close-up comparison at 0700-0800 UT. A very lonely Voice of Russia Russian service outlet noted today Mar 31 in 0700-0800 UT slot announcing as "Mezhdunarodny Russkiye Radio". Most likely towards Caucasus and Near/Middle East area? Suffers a little bit by Chinese national station CNR2 Beijing underneath. At same time only different but very powerful R Rossii Moscow on 12070 kHz on air. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, March 31, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) RUVR Voice of Russia in Arabic - A-09: Time UTC: Frequencies, kHz: 1500-2000 1314, 1377, 5925, 5965, 7305, 7315, 9360, 11610, 11795, 12060, 12065, 13855 2200-2330 1314, 1377 Source: http://ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=arb&w=49&p= 73! (Alexey Zinevich: a DXer from Minsk, Belarus, March 30, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Times probably wrong --- 13855 : I heard VOR in Turkish 1400-1500 and English is scheduled 1600-1800 on the same frequency 12060 : VOR in Serbo-Croatian noted at 1500 March 29 (JM Aubier, France, ibid.) It looks like the time in my sked is not UT then. 73! (Alexey Zinevich: a DXer from Minsk, Belarus, ibid.) But what could it be? There are multiple timezones in the Arabic- speaking world, 4 or 5 (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) Not sure it's a problem of UT. It's a list of frequencies planned for the period, but not used at each time slot. Regards (JM Aubier, France, ibid.) RUVR Voice of Russia in Japanese - A-09: Time UTC: Frequencies, kHz: 1200-1300 7380, 7265, 5900, 720, 630 1300-1430 7380, 7265, 5900, 720, 630 Source: http://ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=jap&e=73&p= RUVR Voice of Russia in Mongolian - A-09: Time UTC: Frequencies, kHz: Days: 1230-1400 13590, 5930, 1080, 801 Mon-Sat 1230-1330 13590, 5930, 1080, 801 Sun Source: http://ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=mon&w=66&p= RUVR Voice of Russia in Pashto/Dari - A-09: Time*: Frequencies, kHz: 1630-1830 15510, 12015, 4975, 972, 801, 648 *I'm not sure whether this time is UTC, so it'll be checked today. Source: http://ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=dar&w=45&p= and http://ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=pas&w=47&p= 73! (Alexey Zinevich: a DXer from Minsk, Belarus, March 30, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Probably Afghanistan time, UT +4:30, as I was hearing 15510 until 1400* UT, as just reported (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) RUVR Voice of Russia in Chinese - A-09: [is that all?? gh] Time UTC: Frequencies, kHz: 1000-1100 12000, 7390, 7330, 7300, 5930, 1251, 648, 585 1100-1200 12000, 7390, 7330, 7300, 5930, 1251, 1080, 648, 585 1200-1300 12000, 7390, 7330, 7300, 5930, 1251, 1080, 648, 585 1300-1400 12000, 9640, 7300, 6045, 1251, 648, 585 Source: http://ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=pek&w=56&p= 73! (Alexey Zinevich: a DXer from Minsk, Belarus, March 30, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SAINT HELENA [and non]. St. Helena Island logged on MW!!! and also on ULR Wow... what a night!!!! I got very happy when I heard my 16th Department on ULR with my Eton E-100, sitting on my backyard on a warm late evening that resembled more summertime than Fall. URUGUAY. 1180 LV de Artigas, 0113, with play by play soccer and mentioning "Oribe (street name)... para todo el Departamento de Artigas" (Nigro, Uruguay, Mar 29). The remaining Departments (Uruguay Geographical divisions total 19) that remain to be heard with ULR are: Rivera, Flores, and Salto. -- At 0330, my wife was already at bed, I was preparing to do the same, my listening post is at my bedside. I started to search with my Kenwood R-600 and first got CB118 Radio Corporación from Santiago, Chile. Good! Also checked with the E-100 and positive! A new Chilean added to the ULR log. I continued and stopped at a carrier on 1548. Great!!! This is the first time I get a offset European frequency signal in Montevideo. In the dark and with my flashbulb I opened the WRTH 2009... looked at the most powered station in the listing, there appears: R. Sawa Kuwait 600/300 kW and Grigoropol 500 kW. Signal was enough strong to get a woman with talks in English at 0325 I checked on the E-100 and it was there too. But signal was fair and faded out for 5 minutes. On the E-100 it was evident more QRM from a Brazilian station. On the R600 the carrier was more evident due to the nice narrow filter on this last receiver. Suddenly a short tune melody was heard and I thought --- this sound is familiar: it certainly was the ID musical signature for R. St. Helena, the one we usually heard every year at their annual St. Helena Day!!! The audio degraded for several minutes, but there was still a carrier detectable, while on E-100 there was more activity from the 1550 channel. At 0400 the signal faded-out. While I was in this special thrilling moment I tried -in the dark- to connect my mp3 to the E-100, something I didn't expect to do earlier, a mix of cables from different earphones, line in/out; the flashbulb, the logbook, trying to keep the WRTH open. It was too late to get the significative part and it wasn't recorded. I still cannot plug the recorder to the R600 since it has no line out audio level. So I regret to not bear a recorded proof of this St. Helena log. But this forces me to further keep trying on this offset frequency in the future. R. St. Helena on MW and without Beverage in a suburban quarter in the capital city, and also on an UL!?? Yes it's possible!!!! ! Incredibly possible. Recap log: ST. HELENA, 1548, R. St. Helena (presumed), Jamestown, 0325. Carrier and English talks by woman, detected with my Kenwood R-600, (+15 m randomwire, 9:1 balun + ferrite balun in series). Faded out till 0335 when back. R. St. Helena well known ID musical signature strikes my ears!! Also checked with UL Eton E-100 getting the signal. In the interim, the UL had more QRM from 1550 UNID Brazilian. Degraded and faded out at 0400 with a short peak at 0353, with apparent choir music (Nigro, Uruguay, Mar 30) --- At this time: By now, I feel a sort of bitter hang-over. It was a short but incredible moment, those that DXing fortunately gives time to time and keep us connected with the hobby for the entire life. But I have no recording to show as proof and it's a pity. St. Helena and me were alone in a hot romantic affair last night, and it was indeed a pretty young lady. But there's no "photo" to show just the memory. :( Checked the mp3 this morning and there's no recording for St. Helena, just the 1550 Brazilian and one "AM 15-50" ID in Spanish surely from Argentina, (this latter was not heard on the R-600). I am sure I will be every night sticked at 1548 from now on. I hope it wasn't a propagational extreme coincidence and will have another chance. Very recent reports from Brazilian SWers in the "Radioescutas" YG say that at that moment all bands were closed, only local Tropical banders were present, not even a single one on 25m or 31m. They report a similar situation didn't take place since last July. And will be better prepared next time (Horacio Nigro, Montevideo, Uruguay, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 3400 miles (gh, DXLD) ** SAUDI ARABIA. 9870, BSKSA, 2144-2150, 28 Mar. Traditional Arabic music, man with ID in Arabic, and into feature program with talk punctuated by techno music. //9555 which was splashed by badly overmodulated Martí and its jammer on 9565 (Paul Brouillette, Geneva, IL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SAUDI ARABIA. Sawt ul-Buzz continues on 15435 in A-09, March 30 at 1501 so loud that it overrides the Qur`an recitation; still // 15225 much weaker but buzzfree, in skirts of CRI via Canada 15220 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) And later on at night, 11915 buzzy Qur`an prayer to Northern and West Africa 1800-2300 UT, noted here at 1930-2000 UT with heavy buzz on March 30th. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, Stuttgart, Germany, ibid.) ** SERBIA [non]. Just as I predicted when the A-09 schedule of IRS came out a few days ago, showing a change from 6190 to 9580 for the North American service at 0000-0130 --- It is colliding with RRI on 9580, at 00-01, as checked March 30 at 0034. A clash between two English broadcasts to North America, and a SAH of approximately 6 Hz between them. At the momoent there were two male voices, the bassier one coming from IRS and the tenor one from Romania, which helped to distinguish them, but not exactly the best resolution for this problem. A minute later, RRI had a M&W conversing, and the latter station also has crisper modulation, as you would expect from their brand-new transmitter. Another way out would be for one of them to be on LSB and the other on USB! But I doubt such cooperation would be possible. Moving one of them to a completely different frequency is what is needed. The only reason IRS went to 9580 is that they (or as R. Yugoslavia) had used that frequency several years ago to NAm --- but they should not have assumed it was still open for them after years of absence. IRS is one of few (only?) European broadcasters that do not participate in HFCC, but even a cursory check of HFCC or other frequency listings should have shown them that 9580 is NOT now available for them. Altho RRI has just started using 9580 at this hour in A-09, the second hour, 01-02, has been used by CRI via Habana for many years, and it still is. By recheck at 0116, CRI was way on top, but I could hear some music under, presumably IRS, also with a SAH but seemed slightly slower than 6 Hz. According to Dragan Lekic in DXLD 9-027, IRS A-09 schedule is: 0000-0030 9580 BIJ 250 kW/ 310 degrees NCAm SERBIAN MON-SAT 0000-0100 9580 BIJ 250 kW/ 310 degrees NCAm SERBIAN SUN 0030-0100 9580 BIJ 250 kW/ 310 degrees NCAm ENGLISH MON-SAT 0100-0130 9580 BIJ 250 kW/ 325 degrees NoAm ENGLISH While looking for a clear 9 MHz frequency, they should go back to 6190 as in B-08, which per a few chex seems unoccupied, altho Urumchi and Berlin are registered, but they were no obstacle in the previous season. IRS has also retimed the two English broadcasts so now they are in consecutive half-hours. This makes no sense; previously there was a half-hour break between them. Since there are 5 major timezones in NAm, the second broadcast should be much later in our evenings for convenient listening in the western zones as intended by the 325 azimuth. This was once the case, as I recall, at 0430 UT when they were using 11 MHz in summer. IRS still colliding with RRI on 9580 at 0030 UT April 1 check, both in English to NAm, with big SAH. Hope it doesn`t take a month to get this resolved like it did wrong language from Turkey via Canada (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9580, International Radio of Serbia, 0107-0110, 30 March. Only a solid local quality CRI English heard here from Cuba, with their characteristic hum on carrier. Trying next nite 1 April at 0032 Serbia is there alright, mixing with CRI and making a real mess (Paul Brouillette, Geneva, IL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Before 0100 it is mixing with RRI (gh) ** SEYCHELLES [non]. FEBA A09 Revised Schedule (Updated 26th Mar) http://www.febaradio.net/word/a09_all.doc Changes : 1530-1545 smtwtfs HAZARAGI 9830 ARM (Deleted) 1530-1545 smtwtfs MIXED LANG 9830 ARM (ex 1545-1600) (Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India, April 1, dxldyg via DXLD) ** SLOVAKIA. 5930, R. Slovakia International, 0100-0105, 30 March. English news. Would be very good, but clobbered by overmodulated Dr. Gene Scott on 5935. Slovakia // 9440 is detectable only as a weak carrier (Paul Brouillette, Geneva, IL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SOLOMON ISLANDS. 9541.5, SIBC, Honiara. Thought I’d have my 10 cents worth! Quite strong here with a reggae song at 0552, 9/3. English ID at 0555, and frequency given as 9545 (Dennis Allen, Milperra NSW (Icom R75, DX160, Dipole), April Australian DX News via DXLD) ** SOMALIA. NEW ISLAMIST RADIO STATION OPENS IN SOUTHERN PORT TOWN | Text of report by Somali pro-Islamist Goobjoog website on 29 March A new radio that is said to be an Islamic station has been opened in Kismaayo town [southern Somalia] which is controlled by Al-Shabab Islamist group. A reporter based in Kismaayo told Goobjoog website that the radio administration said that they were independent from the Islamist group controlling the town, but that it is an Islamic station. A celebration held in Kismaayo yesterday evening to inaugurate the radio was attended by Islamist administration officials. Goobjoog website learnt that the radio is owned by the Islamist administration in the area though they agreed not make it public in order to make the station free for business. This comes at a time when Radio HornAfrik is still closed after the station disagreed with the Islamists over airing of music programmes. This new radio station will be the only station operating in Kismaayo. Source: Goobjoog website, in Somali 0000 gmt 29 Mar 09 (via BBCM via DXLD) WTFK?? ** SOMALILAND. Thanks to Sam Voron tip via Harald Kuhl in DXplorer 30 March at 1535 tune-in nice signal of Radio Hargeisa on 7145. Alone on the frequency, not even ham QRM. They had ID around 1745 just before qur`an chant (Jari Savolainen, Kuusankoski, Finland, dxldyg and cumbredx via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Thanks for this tip, just tuned in to this frequency at 1723. This was via a remote tuner located in Italy. Male announcer with bits of music. Sounds like a Somali station to me, but it has been a while since I have heard one :) Let's see if they ID, in the meantime, I found this: (Hans Johnson, FL, Cumbre DX via DXLD) RADIO HARGEISA'S NEW TRANSMITTER BEGINS BROADCASTING Mar 16, 2008 at 12:37 AM "Halkini waa Hargeysoo heerarka dhaadheer.." Hargeisa --- The Somaliland Information Minister, Mudane Ahmed Haji Dahir Elmi stated this evening that the new broadcasting unit for Radio Hargeisa, the Voice of Somaliland, has begun conducting test transmissions. These transmissions began at noon and will continue for the next few days to gauge the performance of the new transmitter. Speaking on Radio Hargeisa this evening, Mudane Ahmed Haji stated "I can confirm that around noon today the new transmitter for Radio Hargeisa began preliminary broadcast and I would like the ask the listeners, both at home and abroad, to contact the radio station if they have received the programmes" Mudane Ahmed Haji declared that the new transmitter is broadcasting on Short Wave at the 41 Meter Band and 7120 KHZ. [sic] According to Radio Hargeisa technicians the results have been better than expected and there have already been unconfirmed reports of reception across the region, the Arabian peninsula and points beyond. Omar Mohamed Farah (via Hans Johnson, Cumbre DX via DXLD) SOMALILAND, 7145, Radio Hargeysa, Hargeysa, 1724-1735, presuntamente, escuchada el 30 de marzo en idioma africano sin identificar, locutor con comentarios, locutora, emisión de música folclórica local, inconfundible estilo africano, SINPO 24432. He intentado conectar con el Real Audio de ésta página web, Radio Hargeysa 24, http://www.radiohargeysa24.com/# Pero ha sido imposible escuchar nada, ni con el Realplayer ni con windows media player. También lo he intentado en esta otra; http://www.hargeysa-online.com/ --- en ninguna de las dos he encontrado ninguna referencia a emisión alguna por Onda Corta (José Miguel Romero, Burjasot (Valencia), España, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) I guess some third world countries like Eritrea, Conakry or Somaliland will fail a budget to get new transmitter CRYSTALS, or even ready tune the single frequency dipole antenna to positive matching a new frequency some 1-2 meters shorter in meter band (Wolfgang Büschel, DX LISTENING DIGEST) i.e., fail to get out of 7100-7200 band (gh) SOMALI REPUBLIC [sic], 7145 on 3/30 from 1509 tune via Global Tuners Australia with man talking to 1516.5, Call to Prayer 1517. Man at 1521, HOA vocals at 1523. Man announcer 1527.5, then into what sounded like some type of feature program with various men/women and occasional HOA music breaks. Decent S3 signal despite 8,000 mi path – this sounds like the new 25 KW transmitter installed in March 2008 courtesy British DX Club – see http://www.users.waitrose.com/~bdxc/hargeisa.pdf Moderate local noise level but no QRM, ARO or otherwise. Thanks to this morning’s tips from Sam Voron and Harald Kuhl. Heard later from 1706 tune via Global Tuners UK with about the same signal level (S3) but much quieter channel and easier copy with overall improving trend. Man at tune-in with what sounded like news or commentary to 1716.5. Then HOA vocal to 1718 followed by feature program with men and occasional HOA music breaks (Bruce W. Churchill, Fallbrook CA, March 30, Cumbre DX via DXLD) ** SOUTH AFRICA. 29 Mar 2009, 1658-1755 UT, 15235 for English broadcast to West Africa. Music at 1658 followed by time pips at 1700 and ID in English as "Channel Africa". Mention of 15235 in 19m band. There was then a news broadcast presented by a lady mentioning the political upheaval in Madagascar between Marc Ravalomanana and Andry Rajoelina. The news also included mention of kidnappings in Nigeria, the withdrawal by president Al-Bashir of Sudan from the Qatar summit of Arab nations. Into sport at 1708 which included mention of the Australian Grand-Prix result and also a football match between South Africa and Norway. There was then a programme at 1715 called "SADC Calling" [SABC? gh] which featured news and some great music. The programme lasted until 1753 after which the list of Channel Africa's new broadcasting frequencies from 29th March. There was then some music to end the broadcast but I had to turn off my radio while this was still playing because I had to go out for a while. SINO 4544 throughout. QSL request sent. Was surprised to get this here as they don't intentionally broadcast to Europe. Good broadcast: I will listen again. Good wishes and 73's, (Dave Harries (a.k.a. DXDave), Bristol, England, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 335 degrees from Meyerton, so certainly favorable for Europe altho intended for closer regions of Africa (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) ** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. As I tuned across Brother Scare, on WWRB 3185, March 30 at 0543 he was talking about some of his AM outlets, including all-night on KCKN, 1020, Roswell NM. His website shows Mon- Sat 12-5 am MDT = 0600-1100 UT. Not sure if this is new, but new to me; KCKN is not easily heard here at night, fortunately. I am so thankful that I am not in the commercial radio business, where making a living depends on selling time to cash cow gospel huxters like this, rendering an anti-public service in doing so (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SPAIN [and non]. Radio Exterior de España A-09 http://www.rtve.es/files/70-13842-FICHERO/VERANO_2009_Frecuencias_PDF.pdf Europa 12035 0400-0900 L a V Español 12035 0500-0900 S y D Español 9780 0500-0900 Diaria Español DRM 13720 0700-1300 L a V Español 13720 0700-1400 S y D Español 15585 0900-1700 Diaria Español 15585 1240-1255 L a V Cat, Gall y Vasco 15325 1700-1730 L a V Ruso 9665 1700-2100 S y D Español 7275 1700-2300 Diaria Español 9665 1800-1900 L a V Francés 9665 1900-2000 L a V Inglés 9650 2100-2200 S y D Inglés 6155 2300-2400 S y D Francés Oriente Medio 11895 0500-0700 Diaria Español 21610 0900-1700 Diaria Español 21610 1700-1900 Diaria Árabe 15325 1425-1445 Lunes Sefardí 9690 2000-2100 L a V Francés 12015 1900-2000 Domingo Francés 12015 1900-2100 L a V Árabe África Ecuatorial 21540 0900–1500 ESPAÑOL Lunes a Viernes 21540 0900–1400 ESPAÑOL Sábado y Domingo 15385 1500–1700 ESPAÑOL Lunes a Viernes 17755 1400–2200 ESPAÑOL Sábado y Domingo 17755 1700–1900 ESPAÑOL Lunes a Viernes 9570 1900–2000 FRANCÉS Sábado 9570 1900–2100 ÁRABE Lunes a Viernes 11620 1900–2000 INGLÉS Lunes a Viernes 9570 2000–2200 ÁRABE Sábado y Domingo 11620 2000–2100 FRANCÉS Lunes a Viernes 11650 2200–2300 ESPAÑOL Sábado 9570 2200–2300 ESPAÑOL Diaria AUSTRALIA 17770 0700–0900 ESPAÑOL Diaria FILIPINAS 11910 1200–1400 ESPAÑOL (Desde Xian) Diaria AMÉRICA DEL SUR 6020 0000–0400 ESPAÑOL Diaria 11795 0115–0145 SEFARDÍ Martes 6125 0200-0500 ESPAÑOL Diaria 5965 0400-0800 ESPAÑOL Diaria (*) 5930 1200–1500 ESPAÑOL Lunes a Viernes (*) 21570 1300–1700 ESPAÑOL Diaria 17595 1300–2200 ESPAÑOL Sábado y Domingo 11815 1200–2300 ESPAÑOL Domingo (*) 21570 1240–1255 CAT, GALL Y VASCO Lunes a Viernes 17595 0000–1800 ESPAÑOL Lunes a Viernes 11815 1600–2300 ESPAÑOL Sábados (*) 17715 1700–1900 ESPAÑOL Diaria 11815 1800-2000 ESPAÑOL Lunes a Viernes (*) 17595 1800–1900 PORTUGUES Lunes a Viernes 17595 2100–2200 PORTUGUES Lunes a Viernes 11680 2300–0200 ESPAÑOL Diaria 15160 2300–0200 ESPAÑOL Diaria 9620 2300–0500 ESPAÑOL Diaria 3350 0200–0600 ESPAÑOL Diaria (*) 6125 0200–0500 ESPAÑOL Diaria (*) 5970 00–1500 ESPAÑOL Lunes a Viernes (*) [sic, numbers missing] 17595 1300-2200 ESPAÑOL Sábado y Domingo 9765 1200–1500 ESPAÑOL Domingo (*) 9765 1240–1255 CAT, GALL: Y VASCO Lunes a Viernes (*) 17595 1500-1800 ESPAÑOL Lunes a Viernes 9765 1500–2300 ESPAÑOL Domingo (*) 17595 1800-1900 PORTUGUES Lunes a Viernes 11815 0000–2300 ESPAÑOL Sábado (*) 9765 1800-2000 ESPAÑOL Lunes a Viernes (*) 15160 2300-0200 ESPAÑOL Diaria AMÉRICA CENTRAL 9535 2300-0500 ESPAÑOL Diaria AMÉRICA DEL NORTE 6055 0000–0100 INGLÉS Diaria 6055 0100–0600 ESPAÑOL Diaria 9630 0200–0600 ESPAÑOL Diaria (*) 9650 0415–0445 SEFARDÍ Martes 15170 1200–1500 ESPAÑOL Lunes a Viernes (*) 15170 1200–1500 ESPAÑOL Domingo (*) 17595 1300-1500 ESPAÑOL Lunes a Viernes 17595 1240–1255 CAT, GALL Y VASCO Lunes a Viernes 17850 1500–2300 ESPAÑOL Domingo (*) 17850 1600–2300 ESPAÑOL Sábado (*) 17850 1800-2000 ESPAÑOL Lunes a Viernes (*) 15110 1900–2300 ESPAÑOL Diaria 6055 2300–2400 FRANCÉS Diaria 9535 2300–0500 ESPAÑOL Diaria * DESDE EL CENTRO EMISOR DE CARIARI, COSTA RICA (via José Miguel Romero2, Spain, March 26, dxldyg via DXLD) Years ago (decades), REE played a big march at the beginning of transmissions. I always imagined it was some sort of national anthem. Can anyone tell me what this music was and where I might get a copy? 73, (David Coursey, March 27, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Ah, I can hear it now. So they never play it any more? I listen mostly to Castilian so haven`t heard the English opening in a longtime (gh, DXLD) ** SRI LANKA. SLBC still on 7190: see MYANMAR ** SUDAN. 7200, R Omdurman, Mar 30, 0355 - Mainly moderate signal with many fair to strong peaks, Arabic talk by woman, ethnic vocal, talk by male speakers. 3 + 1 time pips at 0401 (almost sounds like sonar beeps) then ID by man mentioning al-Sudan, music bridge then possible news. Long monologue and off in mid-sentence at 0430. Weak carrier noticed on 7200.011 (Brandon Jordan - Memphis, TN, http://www.bcdx.org Perseus SDR, Wellbrook ALA100, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7200, 30/03 1848, R Omdurman, presumida, em arabe, desde Al Fitahab, com 100 kW, OMs Talk, voltando às 1918 UT passa um discurso com final em aplauso e OM volta a falar, o sinal continua o mesmo, 34333. 73 e boas escutas (Jorge Freitas, Feira de Santana Bahia - Brasil, Degen 1103, Antena Dipolo de 16 metros e balum 4:1 em toroide. Direção Leste/Oeste, HCDX via DXLD) ** SUDAN [non]. Radio Dabanga to Darfur very strong here on 11500 at 1533 tune in with talk in local languages, weak with fading on parallel 13730, both frequencies free of interference. Sites previously reported by Glenn Hauser in DXLD as 11500 Madagascar, 13730 Werchatal. This is a new broadcast for A-09 scheduled 1530-1730 (Mike Barraclough, Letchworth Garden City, UK, March 30, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Radio Dabanga sent me a no-data card from Holland for my reception report with 1 IRC after 18 days. The report was sent to; Radio Darfur Network, Press Now, Witte Kruislaan 55, 1217 AM Hilversum, Holland. Their URL is http://www.radiodabanga.org E-mail is radiodabanga @ yahoo.com (Takahito Akabayashi, Japan, March 29, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Site Germany or Madagascar depending on frequency (gh) ** SWEDEN. I checked Radio Sweden's English broadcasts at 1730-1800 and 1900-1930 on 1179 today, Sunday 29 March, and found both broadcasts definitely not in English. It sounded like Swedish to me, otherwise excellent signal for both broadcasts. Radio Sweden 2130 broadcast on 1179 again NOT in English. Swedish? (Harry Brooks, North East England, UK, March 29, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Radio Sweden at 1900-1930 on 1179 today, Monday 30 March, now in English (Harry Brooks, North East England, UK, March 30, ibid.) ** SYRIA. 9330, Radio Damascus, 2110-2204*, March 28, tune-in to English news. Local music. More news at 2125 about Israel’s government & President Obama. IDs. National Anthem at 2159. Strong carrier, weak hum, & fair to good modulation. // 12085 - strong carrier, hum & basicly no audio with only some occasional bits and pieces of weak audio at times. Both frequencies off the air at 2204 but noted 9330 back on the air at 2225 check in Spanish but with weak modulation (Brian Alexander, PA, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SYRIA. Dear Radio Friends, Please find here the full schedule for Radio Damascus A09 : Shortwave 1600-1700 UTC/GMT Turkish daily 9330 Khz, 12085 Khz and satellite 1700-1800 UTC/GMT Russian daily 9330 Khz, 12085 Khz and satellite 1800-1900 UTC/GMT German daily 9330 Khz, 12085 Khz and satellite 1900-2000 UTC/GMT French daily 9330 Khz, 12085 Khz and satellite 2000-2100 UTC/GMT English daily on satellite 2100-2200 UTC/GMT English daily 9330 Khz, 12085 Khz and satellite 2200-2300 UTC/GMT Spanish daily 9330 Khz, 12085 Khz and satellite Satellite Hot Bird at 13.0 E : 12380 MHz Nilesat at 7.0 W : 11823 MHz Badr / Arabsat at 26.0 E : 12054 MHz Mediumwave 783 Khz 1600 - 1830 UTC/GMT Hebrew 1830 - 1900 UTC/GMT Russian Daily internet download : http://www.rtv.gov.sy/index.php?m=541 Their address is : Radio Damascus P.O. Box 4702 Damascus Syrian Arab Republic http://www.radio-damascus.net email : radiodamascusenglish@yahoo.com http://www.radio-damascus-listeners-club.tk or http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radio_damascus http://www.rtv.gov.sy (RTV Arabic Website) http://www.syriaonline.sy (RTV English Website) RADIO DAMASCUS PROGRAM SCHEDULE Day, first part, second part, third part Saturday: Welcome to Syria, Arab Human Right, Arab Civilization Sunday: An Arab Profile, Music from the Orient, [no third part] Monday: Dialogue with Europe and the World, From Our Literature, Listeners Overseas Tuesday: Arab Affairs in the World Press, Syria Today, Peace : People's Option Wednesday: Arab Affairs in Focus, Listeners Overseas, Palestine forever in Mind Thursday: Cultural Magazine, Israel : a State for Fraud, Social Perspective Friday: Arab News Week, Selected Readings, Arab Press in a Week Greetings (Kris Janssen, Belgium, March 29, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TAIWAN. 7185, R Taiwan International, 1130-1145+ Noted a male and female in Chinese language comments. This was parallel with 9680 where Taiwan has been lately interfering with that Indonesian there. 7185's signal is very good while 9680 is poor. Here on 7185 I can hear a weak Asian station in comments under Taiwan (Chuck Bolland, March 30, 2009, Clewiston Florida, WJ HF1000, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) How do you know you were really hearing Taiwan on either frequency and not ChiCom jamming which always attacks it and is likely to be stronger over here? (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) See also INDONESIA ** THAILAND. Remaining languages of Radio Thailand in A-09, with azimuths [English already published]: 0100-0200 12120 Thai 006 0100-0200 15275 Thai 038 0230-0330 15275 Thai 006 1000-1100 11870 Thai 308 1030-1100 1575 Thai 145 (till 1230 UT Mons-Fris) 1100-1115 7260 Vietnamese 144 1115-1130 7260 Cambodian 144 1130-1145 6030 Lao 030 1145-1200 6030 Burmese 284 1200-1215 11870 Malay 154 1300-1315 9455 Japanese 054 1315-1330 9455 Mandarin 030 1330-1400 9455 Thai 054 1800-1900 9680 Thai 316 2000-2015 9680 German 321 2045-2115 9680 Thai 313 2230-0000 1575 Thai 145 (Suns-Thurs) (Wolfgang Büschel, Mar 24, BC-DX via DXLD) ** THAILAND. 12095, Radio Thailand, *0030-0102, March 28, abrupt sign on with English news in progress. ID at 0034. Ads for yacht sailing and Thai Airways. Business news at 0037. Sports news at 0046. Weather at 0057. Anthem. Gongs/chimes at 0100. Into Thai at 0102. Surprisingly good signal (Brian Alexander, PA, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** THAILAND. RE 9-026: “Use of 15275 before 0200 would be new, to be confirmed (Glenn Hauser)”: 15275, R. Thailand, 0037-0101, March 30. In English with good reception; “International Business News”; “Sports News”; “Take On Thailand”; Upcoming Events”; “Weather Flash”. This is a relay of “Radio Thailand English Language Service broadcasting live from FM 88”; pips; “The time is now 8 AM in the Kingdom of Thailand”; played choral National Anthem (Phleng Chat). Interesting fact that back in 1939, when the name Siam became Thailand, the Prime Minister ordered Phleng Chat be played every day at 8 AM and 6 PM and that law is still upheld today and with people having to stand during the playing of the anthem. At 0101 into Thai language programming (Ron Howard, Asilomar Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** THAILAND. 8743-USB, Bangkok Meteorological Radio, 1025-1028, March 28, English, Interval signal, announcement and traffic, 25342, // 6765-USB with same SINPO (Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TUNISIA. 7190: Tunisia-Sfax heard 1955-2007 with a steady signal 44444 with slight QRM from the amateurs (who actually should be there!) At this time (2007) no other broadcasters audible between 7100 and 7185. 73's (Dan Goldfarb, Brentwood, England, March 29, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Dan, heard Tunisia here too after my local midnight, Sunday 0600 UT with VG signal, no QRM from amateurs. Only station heard on (new) 7100-7200. 73. Raúl Saavedra, Costa Rica. March 30, referring to UT March 29, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) I'm a fan of Radio Tunis, on 7190 (love the music), and with the 29 March 09 end of SWBC in the 7100 to 7200 range, I found they had shifted tonight to 7335. Same programming and usual s/off at 0808z. 73 (Denny Driscoll, WB4HDC, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Re Giampiero Bernardini`s bandscan: ``7190 29/3 2101 RTT Tunis, news, talks, mx, AA, fair`` RTT Tunis now moved to 7345, strong here with news 1905 March 30, parallel to 9725 and 12005. RTT Tunis also heard on 7190 0630 March 29; on March 30 they had moved to 7335 (Mike Barraclojugh, Letchworth Garden City, UK, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TURKEY [and non]. You guessed it --- VOT via Sackville 7325 still in Turkish instead of correct English, at 0403 UT check March 27. No, I don`t expect anyone to publish every single follow-up logging like this, but I am keeping track for the record of Turcanada`s grand SNAFU. Also UT March 28 at 0410: Turkish. UT March 29 at 0350, nothing on air yet; 0415 and 0459* -- Turkish, as Sackville had still not switched to the A-09 schedule when this broadcast is supposed to be at 0300-0359. But hopes are dim that it will axually be in English, as it seems no one at TRT or RCI cares enough about the LISTENER to fix this month- long mistake. VOT confirmed on new A-09 frequency 15450, for 1230-1322v English to Europe and thence toward NAm, March 29 at 1316, fair with Turkish music. As of UT March 30, the VOT relay via Sackville moved one UT hour earlier to 0300, still on 7325. And it is STILL in Turkish (?) instead of English, checked at 0335 UT. VOT English broadcast at 0300 via Canada 7325 is still in Turkish, 0343 check March 31. TRT finds no problem on their end and have sent the correct downlink info to Sackville, so maybe at last this will be fixed? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Yes! see below ** TURKEY. The only remaining shortwave broadcast of Voice of Turkey in Russian (if I recall correct) is now 1200-1300 on 11965 (was in B08 1300-1400 on 7215). And Turkish to Europe during daytime (ex 15350) is now on 13635 (Kai Ludwig, Germany, March 29, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) In 9-026 we had an annotated VOT A09 schedule; here the official one: LANG. FREQ.(kHz) M UTC TRANSMITTER SITE POWER(kW) MODULATION EUROPE Bulgarian 7210 41 1100 - 1130 EMR 500 DSB English 5975 49 0300 - 0400 EMR 500 DSB English 15450 19 1230 - 1330 EMR 500 DSB English 9785 31 1830 - 1930 EMR 500 DSB English 9830 31 2200 - 2300 EMR 500 DSB French 5980 49 1930 - 2030 EMR 500 DSB German 13760 22 1130 - 1230 EMR 500 DSB German 11835 25 1730 - 1830 EMR 500 DSB Italian 9610 31 1630 - 1700 EMR 500 DSB Russian 11965 25 1300 - 1400 EMR 500 DSB Spanish 9870 31 0100 - 0200 EMR 500 DSB Spanish 9770 31 0100 - 0200 EMR 500 DSB Spanish 11930 25 1630 - 1730 EMR 500 DSB Tatar 13770 22 1000 - 1030 EMR 500 DSB Turkish 6040 49 0400 - 0600 EMR 500 DSB Turkish 13635 22 0600 - 1300 EMR 500 DSB Turkish 9840 31 1300 - 1600 EMR 500 DSB MIDDLE EAST Arabic 11750 25 0900 - 1000 EMR 500 DSB Arabic 11690 25 0900 - 1000 EMR 500 DSB Arabic 9540 31 1400 - 1500 EMR 500 DSB English 6165 49 0300 - 0400 EMR 500 DSB Turkish 11980 25 0400 - 0600 EMR 500 DSB Turkish 6040 49 0400 - 0600 EMR 500 DSB Turkish 11750 25 0600 - 0900 EMR 500 DSB Turkish 11955 25 0600 - 1300 EMR 500 DSB Turkish 5960 49 1600 - 2100 EMR 500 DSB AUSTRALIA English 7205 41 2030 - 2130 EMR 500 DSB AFRICA Arabic 11690 25 0900 - 1000 EMR 500 DSB Arabic 15285 19 1400 - 1500 EMR 500 DSB French 9535 31 1930 - 2030 EMR 500 DSB ASIA Azerbaijani 11730 25 0700 - 0800 EMR 500 DSB Azerbaijani 9530 31 1530 - 1630 EMR 500 DSB Chinese 15240 19 1100 - 1200 EMR 500 DSB Dari-Pastho-Uzbek 11765 25 1500 - 1630 EMR 500 DSB English 15520 19 1230 - 1330 EMR 500 DSB English 7205 41 2030 - 2130 EMR 500 DSB Georgian 9655 31 1000 - 1100 EMR 500 DSB Kazakh 11880 25 1330 - 1400 EMR 500 DSB Persian 11795 25 0830 - 1000 EMR 500 DSB Persian 9765 31 1500 - 1600 EMR 500 DSB Russian 11965 25 1300 - 1400 EMR 500 DSB Tatar 13770 22 1000 - 1030 EMR 500 DSB Turkish 7260 41 0000 - 0200 EMR 500 DSB Turkish 11750 25 0600 - 0900 EMR 500 DSB Turkmen 11825 25 1200 - 1230 EMR 500 DSB Urdu 13710 22 1200 - 1300 EMR 500 DSB Uyghur 9510 31 0200 - 0300 EMR 500 DSB Uyghur 15180 19 1400 - 1500 EMR 500 DSB Uzbek 15280 19 1030 - 1100 EMR 500 DSB AMERICAS "NORTH AMERICA" English 5975 49 0300 - 0400 EMR 500 DSB English * 7325 41 0300 - 0400 SAC 250 DSB English 9830 31 2200 - 2300 EMR 500 DSB "CENTRAL AMERICA" English 5975 49 0300 - 0400 EMR 500 DSB Spanish 9770 31 0100 - 0200 EMR 500 DSB "SOUTH AMERICA" Spanish 9870 31 0100 - 0200 EMR 500 DSB Spanish 9770 31 0100 - 0200 EMR 500 DSB (*) : VOT Transmission from Canada - Sackville Transmitter Site Radio Department Tel: +90 312 463 3173. Fax: +90 312 463 3174 e-mail: rdb@trt.net.tr External Services Tel: +90 312 463 3271. Faks: +90 312 463 3355 e-mail: tsr@trt.net.tr English Desk (Web) : +90 312 463 3363 English Desk : +90 312 463 3372 englishdesk@trt.net.tr (via Jaisakthivel, Chennai, India. Detail Excel schedule on www.adxc.wordpress.com, dxldyg via DXLD) Re 9-026: - VOT does NOT broadcast in Japanese (VOT English Desk, March 30, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Had previously been registered as such by TRT itself, so changed plans, or delayed? (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) Planned - or real on air? TRT Japanese 9635 kHz at 2000-2100 UT via Emirler 500 kW at 52 degrees. Maybe somebody in Nippon can check this outlet? 73 (Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DXLD) On March 30 and 31, as far as I know, there has been no report that this new service was heard in Nippon. At this time this seems to be a reservation for future plan. 2000-2100 UT is 0500-0600 in Nippon, too early! (Takahito Akabayashi via Wolfgang Büschel, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Notice something about the schedule above? Only transmitter site is now Emirler! As of March 24, a few Çakirlar transmissions were still on the planned tentative A09 schedule: 0600-0630 9700 Albanian, 500 kW 284 degrees 0700-0800 11730 Azerbaijani, 250 kW 87 degrees 0800-0830 11820 Macedonian, 250 kW 285 degrees 0900-1300 17645 Turkish, 500 kW, 104 degrees 1430-1500 7310 Greek, 150 kW, 267 degrees WRTH 2009 says there are two 250 kW and three 500 kW at CAK, but usage has been nowhere near that for years, and CAK has been the source of badly modulated or spur-producing transmissions (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Dear Mr. Hauser, The Japanese and the Mongolian programmes were planned for A09 period, but the idea was abandoned after the decision was taken to close down one of our transmitter sites. A number of other programmes were also deleted. Our A09 schedule was changed by our External Broadcasts Dept. over and over again until a few days before the start of the period and I could not find time until today to update the schedule at some web sites. Hopefully today I will do it. As for the language problem on 7325 kHz, we could not find a problem on our side. Even if there is, but we could detect it yet. We consulted RRSat that uplinks our programmes to Galaxy. The technical director there thinks maybe the Canadian station is downlinking the wrong channel at Sackville. I sent them the correct data today and asked them to check it. Now I am waiting for their message. If there is no problem at Sackville we will trace the link back to the studios here. Please note that it may also be possible for you to listen to our English programme from 03 to 04 UTC on 5975 kHz. Attached you will kindly find our A09 schedule in two formats. Kind regards. (Elvan Boratav, Chief Engineer, TRT, March 31, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TURKEY [non]. After a month of broadcasting the wrong language on 7325 via Canada, V. of Turkey back in English, for the 0300 UT broadcast April 1, checked at 0313 giving website. Rather poor signal as fighting the dropping MUF. Despite my frequent prodding and daily monitoring, it took this long to get the correct downlink info from Ankara to Sackville. You`re welcome (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** UGANDA. 4750 (Tentative), R. Dunamis Shortwave on 3/30 from 1815 tune to 1902:45 carrier off via Global Tuners Australia. Signal at threshold level with only occasional appearance of audible program. Tough to get a decent signal with only 1 kW on this long path. Will check this one out with Ms. Marty McLaughlin at High Adventure Canada / BVB (Bruce W. Churchill, Fallbrook CA, March 30, Cumbre DX via DXLD) ** UGANDA. 7194.98, tentative, R Uganda, Kampala, Mar 30, *0559 - likely Radio Uganda is active here with transmitter turned on at 0559. Too far past transmitter sunrise for audio, scant carrier-only observation barely above noise floor (Brandon Jordan - Memphis, TN, USA, http://www.bcdx.org Perseus SDR, Wellbrook ALA100, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** UKRAINE. Radio Ukraine International is probably during daytime now on 11550. Quite weak here and faded into the noise around 1300 hourtop, thus not reliably identified. Needless to say that this signal is not usable for actual listening (Kai Ludwig, Germany, March 29, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) I have monitored Radio Ukraine today, Sunday 29 March 2009. English was heard at 0900-1000 and at 1100-1200 on 11550. Both broadcasts were very poor or barely audible with lots of static. I didn't notice any obvious interference. 1900-2000 on 7490. Very good with no interference. 2100-2200 on 7510, again very good with no interference. Regards (Harry Brooks, North East England, UK, March 29, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Someone had posted an `A09` schedule for RUI but it was really old B08 times and frequencies, outdated (gh) Poor information from RUI Kiev these days. Unfortunately our good DX friend Alex Yegorov who provided us with excellent info material over the decade, left the station for a new job in the private industry a month ago. 7510 kHz powerful signal from Kharkov tonight, English at 2100-2200 UT. and two fair spurious signals noted symmetrically in western Europe on 7486.20 to 7493.15 and 7529.25 to 7533.15 kHz. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) That's right, and he had prepared A09 RUI schedule just before he retired, but he didn't take part in its subsequent coordination. He posted this preliminary version to open_dx russian-speaking yg only yesterday, and only because the final schedule had not been published by the moment. But it appears that no alterations have been made. Here it is: RUI Tentative A09 schedule 29 March 2009 - 20 September 2009: Time(UTC); Freq.; Tx; Azimuth; Beam 0000-0500; 7530; Kharkiv; 055; Russia 0500-0800; 9945; Kharkiv; 290; W.Europe [reported as 9950 on March 29] 0800-1300; 11550; Kharkiv; 277; W.Europe 1300-1700; 7530; Kharkiv; 055; Russia 1700-2000; 7490; Kharkiv; 290; W.Europe 2000-2400; 7510; Kharkiv; 290; W.Europe 2300-0400; 7440; Lviv; 303; N.America English: 0000-0100 7440 0300-0400 7440 0500-0600 9945 [reported on 9950 on March 29] 0900-1000 11550 1100-1200 11550 1400-1500 - only by Internet 1900-2000 7490 2100-2200 7510 German: 1700-1800 7490 2000-2100 7510 2300-2400 7510 20 September 2009 - 25 October 2009: Time(UTC); Freq.; Tx; Azimuth; Beam 0000-0500; 5830; Kharkiv; 055; Russia 0500-0800; 7420; Kharkiv; 290; W.Europe 0800-1300; 9950; Kharkiv; 277; W.Europe 1300-1700; 5840; Kharkiv; 055; Russia 1700-2000; 7490; Kharkiv; 290; W.Europe 2000-2400; 5840; Kharkiv; 290; W.Europe 2300-0400; 7440; Lviv; 303; N.America English: 0000-0100 7440 0300-0400 7440 0500-0600 7420 0900-1000 9950 1100-1200 9950 1400-1500 - only by Internet 1900-2000 7490 2100-2200 5840 German: 1700-1800 7490 2000-2100 5840 2300-2400 5840 Transmitter power: Kharkiv 100 kW; Lviv 600 kW Romanian: 1700-1730, 1930-2000, 2100-2130, 657 kHz (Chernivtsi 25 kW) The schedule is subject to change. (Olexandr Yegorov, Kiev, Ukraine via open_dx) -- 73! (via Serghey Nikishin, Moscow, Russia, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7440, RUI, 0010-0035, 1 April. English program. Very good signal (Paul Brouillette, Geneva, IL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** UKRAINE. 6617, RFFQ, Kiev Volmet, 1825 UT, 28/03/2008, locutora en ucraniano con datos de temperaturas, SIO 343 (José Miguel Romero, Burjasot (Valencia), España, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Is Ukraine still using R- callsigns at all? (gh, DXLD) ** U A E [and non]. Re: your debate on the meaning of ADM --- Dear Glenn, I agree with your insisting on being precise both when it comes to reporting a new station and following up. Concerning the ADM, I would like to draw your attention to an earlier schedule of Media Broadcast: MEDIA BROADCAST GmbH (formerly T-SYSTEMS - DTK) B08 B08 period (26/10/2008 - 28/03/2009) 05.03.2009 - B08 operational DTK schedule .... List of Broadcasters which are using MEDIA BROADCAST technical equipment ADM Abu Dhabi Media Company ... This should end all speculations about the meaning of ADM. Kind regards, Hj. (Dr Hansjoerg Biener, Germany, March 30, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Yes, we knew that was listed as such, but we still are unclear about the sub-client (?) whose programs are being broadcast, and even verified merely as ADM (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) ** U K. Some BBCWS programme changes imminent, as discussed on this week`s Over To You mailbag-cum-justification show --- Instant Guide is going off to be replaced by Letter From --- including once a month India, by Mark Tully. Clive James also participates and later in the year David Attenborough, but it`s not clear just what the rotation will be initially. Mark Tully also gets more airtime as the main participant in Something Understood, which was treated as if it were a brand-new idea, rather than something that has been on Radio 4 for sesquidecades! Anyhow, a worthy addition to the WS. The BBCWS internet schedule grid for the following week is now here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/schedules/internet/wsradio_weekly.shtml Good luck hunting other schedules if you are still trying to hear BBCWS on the shrinking number of SW frequencies remaining, which will not necessarily match this one. Watch out for the BBCWS schedule as one of many BBC networks on the domestic schedules access, which is really in BST but not specified as such! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) But of course I try to find BBC - a real DX station these days, after all their limitations which are indeed a scandal! They throw away short-wave AM, believing that DRM and internet is all that counts today.... "Oh, BBC, paske qenë Zojë e randë, burrat e dheut të queshin Nânë!!" - Or in English: "BBC had its days of hope and glory, today it's quite another story..." (Ullmar Qvick, Sweden, March 30, via Drita Çiço, Albania, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I have also found some usable BBC frequencies. They have a programme pearl, a xhevair as you say. "World, Have Your Say" daily at 1705-1800 UT which can be heard on 5875 kHz via Cyprus. They give a theme of the day, and listeners are invited to phone the BBC. Yesterday listeners phoned in from Pakistan, especially from Lahore, discussing the situation in the country and the recent attack on the police school. This programme is one of the best existing in radio, I am sure. I will never forget the conversation between two teenage girls, one in Gaza and one in Israel, evacuated from a town which was shelled with Hammas missiles. This was in the critical phase when Israeli troops had entered Gaza. The two girls had very different opinions, but they could talk with each other instead of using guns. BBC with its network of reporters around the world is a fantastic broadcaster, but unfortunately they rely too much on the internet and DRM these days and have decreased too much their good old AM broadcasts on shortwaves. This is very sad... but with some skill we can still hear them! All Good Wishes (Ullmar Qvick, Sweden, via Drita Çiço, Albania, DXLD) ** U K. Why can't BBC Bangla get its frequency announcement right? Through whole of B08 frequency period BBC Bangla put up incorrect frequency information in its webpage and gave out incorrect frequency announcement. Curiously, regular shortwave frequencies are not announced but only special or extended shortwave frequencies and Bangladesh FM frequencies are announced. I have repeatedly emailed to various BBC email address that they were incorrectly announcing their Sunday extended broadcast 1330-1500 Hrs as 9435 and 7580 kHz whereas they were actually being aired on 9355 and 7550 kHz. I know of many other members of Bangla DX Yahoo group who tried to draw attention to this anomaly but to no avail. Early February 08 the BBC Bangla web page did manage to change the frequency information of B08 but got the special frequencies wrong. Nowhere in the English language www could I get BBC Bangla frequencies. What does it speak of BBC in the digital age? The transmitters are privatised, the frequency managers are outsourced, the principal editorial team has been moved from London to Dhaka. That leaves the good old shortwave listener high and dry with no clue where to find them on the first day of A09 frequency period beginning tomorrow. From a very disappointed Supratik Sanatani who is a BBC Bangla shortwave listener since 1977 (Supratik Sanatani, West Bengal, 0218 UT March 28, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6020 1630-1630 smtwtfs BBC Singapore 100 340 Bengali S AS 6020 1630-1700 smtwtfs BBC Singapore 100 340 Bengali S AS 6065 30- 30 smtwtfs BBC A'Seela 250 75 Bengali S AS 6065 30- 100 smtwtfs BBC A'Seela 250 75 Bengali S AS 7225 1330-1330 smtwtfs BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 305 Bengali S AS 7225 1330-1400 smtwtfs BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 305 Bengali S AS 7435 1630-1630 smtwtfs BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 300 Bengali S AS 7435 1630-1700 smtwtfs BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 300 Bengali S AS 9395 1330-1330 smtwtfs BBC Duchanbe 200 135 Bengali S AS 9395 1330-1400 smtwtfs BBC Duchanbe 200 135 Bengali S AS 9570 30- 30 smtwtfs BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 325 Bengali S AS 9570 30- 100 smtwtfs BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 325 Bengali S AS 9605 1630-1630 smtwtfs BBC Singapore 250 340 Bengali S AS 9605 1630-1700 smtwtfs BBC Singapore 250 340 Bengali S AS 9695 330- 430 .mt.... BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 325 Bengali S AS 9835 130- 130 smtwtfs BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 325 Bengali S AS 9835 130- 200 smtwtfs BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 325 Bengali S AS 11795 1330-1330 smtwtfs BBC Singapore 250 330 Bengali S AS 11795 1330-1400 smtwtfs BBC Singapore 250 330 Bengali S AS 11795 1400-1500 s...... BBC Singapore 250 330 Bengali S AS 11850 30- 30 smtwtfs BBC Singapore 250 330 Bengali S AS 11850 30- 100 smtwtfs BBC Singapore 250 330 Bengali S AS 11850 130- 130 smtwtfs BBC Singapore 250 330 Bengali S AS 11850 130- 200 smtwtfs BBC Singapore 250 330 Bengali S AS 11995 330- 430 .mt.... BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 305 Bengali S AS 13790 330- 430 .mt.... BBC Nakhon Sawan 250 325 Bengali S AS 15450 1330-1330 s...... BBC Armavir 200 104 Bengali S AS 15450 1330-1500 s...... BBC Armavir 200 104 Bengali S AS (via Wolfgang Büschel, 0239 UT, ibid.) DXLD Yahoo Group does in 21 minutes what BBC Bangla failed in 3 months! Thanks to Wolfgang for promptly posting the BBC Bangla A09 schedule in reply to my frustrating post over BBC Bangla lack of frequency info. With due credits I have posted it in the Bangladx Yahoo Group (Supratik Sanatani, 0305 UT, ibid.) ** U K. BBC WS to Europe (yes!) noted at 1415 on 6195 (Skelton), language listed as Dari. In detail the BBC schedule shows for this transmission Dari 1400-1500, Pashto 1500-1600 and Persian 1600-1700. This service certainly deserves a bit of attention. What's the goal? Target audience must of course be expatriates, but why does the BBC WS run this transmission, on the very medium they otherwise consider as absolutely irrelevant in Europe now? Maybe they even deliberately keep this thing as low-profile as possible because it not exactly matches their overall strategy? (Kai Ludwig, Germany, March 29, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K [non]. BBC observations: 15400-Ascension now goes off at 2100; 12095-ASC heard after 2100, and new 7410 noted at 21-22 from Meyerton, best in LSB for radios with sync detection to avoid WBCQ +5. Also noted 11810 at 20-21; last half wiped out by Romania in English to NAm (Joe Hanlon, NJ, March 30, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K [and non]. BBC A09 UTC UTC Freq Days Site Power Target ------------------------------------------ Arabic 0300 0400 6015 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 ME 0300 0400 7410 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME 0300 0400 5905 smtwtfs Skelton 300 ME 0300 2200 720 smtwtfs Cyprus 500 ME 0330 0330 639 smtwtfs Cyprus 500 ME 0330 2300 639 smtwtfs Cyprus 500 ME 0400 0500 11820 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME 0400 0500 6115 smtwtfs Rampisham 500 N AF 0400 0500 9915 smtwtfs Skelton 300 N AF 0400 0500 13660 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 ME 0400 0600 11740 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME 0400 0600 5905 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME 0400 0600 7325 smtwtfs Rampisham 500 N AF 0500 0530 13650 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 ME 0500 0530 12015 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME 0500 0600 13660 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 ME 0500 0700 9915 smtwtfs Rampisham 500 N AF 0500 0700 9915 smtwtfs Skelton 300 N AF 0500 0800 11820 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME 0600 0700 15180 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 ME 0600 0700 11680 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 N AF 0600 0800 13660 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME 0600 1400 5905 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME 0700 0800 15180 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 ME 0700 0800 15180 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 N AF 0700 0800 11680 smtwtfs Rampisham 500 N AF 0800 1000 17505 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 N AF 0800 1000 15180 smtwtfs Woofferton 250 N AF 1400 1600 5905 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 ME 1400 1600 5905 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME 1400 1700 15790 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 ME 1400 1700 11820 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME 1500 1700 13660 smtwtfs Rampisham 250 N AF 1500 1700 15180 smtwtfs Skelton 300 N AF 1500 2100 702 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 ME 1600 1700 5905 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 ME 1600 1700 5905 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME 1700 1730 17585 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 ME 1700 1730 15790 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 ME 1700 1800 11820 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME 1700 1800 13660 smtwtfs Moosbrunn 100 ME 1700 1800 13660 smtwtfs Rampisham 250 N AF 1700 1800 15180 smtwtfs Skelton 300 N AF 1700 1900 11680 smtwtfs Skelton 300 N AF 1700 2000 6195 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 ME 1700 2100 7375 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME 1800 1900 13660 smtwtfs Moosbrunn 100 ME 1800 1900 13660 smtwtfs Rampisham 250 N AF 1800 2100 9915 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 N AF 1800 2100 9915 smtwtfs Skelton 300 ME 1900 2000 13660 smtwtfs Rampisham 250 N AF 1900 2100 11680 smtwtfs Moosbrunn 100 ME 1900 2100 11680 smtwtfs Skelton 300 N AF 2000 2100 6195 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 N AF 2000 2100 6195 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 ME Azeri 0200 0215 6165 .mtwtf. Cyprus 250 C AS 0200 0215 6065 .mtwtf. Skelton 300 C AS 0200 0215 9430 .mtwtf. A'Seela 250 CAU 1500 1530 15360 smtwtfs Rampisham 500 C AS 1500 1530 13720 smtwtfs Skelton 300 C AS 1500 1530 11945 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 CAU 1600 1630 9505 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 C AS 1600 1630 13820 smtwtfs Moosbrunn 100 C AS 1600 1630 15360 s.....s Rampisham 500 C AS 1600 1630 15360 .mtwtf. Rampisham 500 C AS Bengali 0030 0100 6065 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS 0030 0100 11850 smtwtfs Singapore 250 S AS 0030 0100 9570 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS 0130 0200 11850 smtwtfs Singapore 250 S AS 0130 0200 9835 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS 0330 0430 13790 .mt.... Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS 0330 0430 9695 .mt.... Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS 0330 0430 11995 .mt.... Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS 1330 1400 9395 smtwtfs Duchanbe 200 S AS 1330 1400 11795 smtwtfs Singapore 250 S AS 1330 1400 7225 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS 1330 1500 15450 s...... Armavir 200 S AS 1400 1500 11795 s...... Singapore 250 S AS 1630 1700 6020 smtwtfs Singapore 100 S AS 1630 1700 9605 smtwtfs Singapore 250 S AS 1630 1700 7435 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS Burmese 0000 0030 9815 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS 0000 0030 11750 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS 0000 0030 6065 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 SE AS 1100 1130 11740 .mtwtf. Singapore 250 SE AS 1100 1130 6165 .mtwtf. Nakhon Sawan 250 SE AS 1100 1130 7410 .mtwtf. Nakhon Sawan 250 SE AS 1345 1430 11945 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS 1345 1430 9500 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS 1345 1430 6155 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 SE AS Dari 0030 0100 7445 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS 0030 0100 9895 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS 0030 0100 1413 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 SW AS 0130 0200 7445 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS 0130 0200 9895 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS 0130 0200 6195 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 SW AS 0200 0230 1251 smtwtfs Duchanbe 100 C AS 0230 0300 11965 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS 0230 0300 7445 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS 0230 0300 9895 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS 0830 0900 12030 smtwtfs Dhabayya 250 SW AS 0830 0900 15420 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 SW AS 0930 1000 1251 smtwtfs Duchanbe 100 C AS 0930 1030 17515 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS 0930 1030 17870 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS 0930 1030 12030 smtwtfs Dhabayya 250 SW AS 0930 1030 15420 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 SW AS 1400 1445 1251 smtwtfs Duchanbe 100 C AS 1400 1500 13735 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS 1400 1500 6195 smtwtfs Skelton 300 W EUR 1400 1500 9810 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 SW AS 1445 1500 1251 smtwtfs Duchanbe 100 C AS 1700 1730 6155 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS 1700 1730 13610 smtwtfs Skelton 300 SW AS 1700 1730 6090 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 SW AS 1800 1830 9795 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 SW AS 1800 1830 6155 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS 1800 1830 1251 smtwtfs Duchanbe 100 C AS 1800 1830 1413 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 SW AS 1800 1830 6090 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 SW AS 1830 1900 9795 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 SW AS 1830 1900 6155 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS 1830 1900 1251 smtwt.s Duchanbe 100 C AS 1830 1900 1413 ....t.. A'Seela 800 SW AS 1830 1900 6090 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 SW AS English 0000 0030 5970 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 FE 0000 0030 5970 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS 0000 0100 7395 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS 0000 0100 6195 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS 0000 0100 11955 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS 0000 0100 13725 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 FE 0000 0100 9410 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS 0000 0200 15335 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS 0000 0200 15360 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 FE 0000 0500 198 smtwtfs Droitwich 500 NW EUR 0000 2400 648 smtwtfs Orfordness 500 W EUR 0000 2400 675 smtwtfs Hong Kong 1 S CHN 0030 0100 5970 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 FE 0100 0200 7395 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 W AS 0100 0200 9410 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS 0100 0200 11750 smtwtfs Singapore 100 S AS 0100 0200 11750 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS 0100 0200 17615 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS 0100 0200 11955 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS 0100 0200 15310 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS 0130 0230 1260 smtwtfs St Petersbur 10 RUSS 0130 0230 666 smtwtfs Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 0130 0230 1260 smtwtfs Moscow 10 RUSS 0200 0230 1413 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 S AS 0200 0300 6195 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 W AS 0200 0300 6005 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF 0200 0300 11955 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS 0200 0300 15310 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS 0200 0400 9410 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 RUSS 0200 0730 1323 .mtwtf. Cyprus 200 ME 0200 2300 1323 s.....s Cyprus 200 ME 0230 0230 1260 .mtwtf. St Petersbur 10 RUSS 0230 0230 666 .mtwtf. Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 0230 0230 1260 .mtwtf. Moscow 10 RUSS 0230 0300 1260 ......s St Petersbur 10 RUSS 0230 0300 666 ......s Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 0230 0300 1260 ......s Moscow 10 RUSS 0230 0600 1260 s...... St Petersbur 10 RUSS 0230 0600 666 s...... Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 0230 0600 1260 s...... Moscow 10 RUSS 0300 0330 639 s...... Cyprus 500 N AF 0300 0330 639 .mtwtfs Cyprus 500 N AF 0300 0330 594 s.....s Kiev 50 UKR 0300 0400 1260 ......s St Petersbur 10 RUSS 0300 0400 6145 smtwtfs Meyerton 500 W AF 0300 0400 6005 smtwtfs Ascension 250 S AF 0300 0400 6195 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 W AS 0300 0400 12035 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 E AF 0300 0400 666 ......s Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 0300 0400 9750 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF 0300 0400 1260 ......s Moscow 10 RUSS 0300 0400 12095 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 C AS 0300 0400 1413 s...... A'Seela 800 ME 0300 0400 1413 .mtwtfs A'Seela 800 ME 0300 0500 7255 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W C AF 0300 0600 3255 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 S AF 0300 0600 6190 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 S AF 0300 0600 15310 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS 0300 0600 17790 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS 0330 0500 11945 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF 0330 0906 594 s.....s Kiev 50 UKR 0400 0500 6005 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF 0400 0500 12095 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 W AS 0400 0500 12035 s.....s Cyprus 250 E AF 0400 0500 13675 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 RUSS 0400 0500 1296 smtwtfs Orfordness 200 W EUR 0400 0500 12035 .mtwtf. Woofferton 250 N AF 0400 0600 7310 smtwtfs Meyerton 250 W AF 0400 0600 9410 smtwtfs Rampisham 250 RUSS 0400 0600 15360 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 C AS 0406 0600 1260 ......s St Petersbur 10 RUSS 0406 0600 666 ......s Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 0406 0600 1260 ......s Moscow 10 RUSS 0500 0530 15420 s...... Seychelles 250 E AF 0500 0600 7255 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W C AF 0500 0600 15565 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 RUSS 0500 0600 15420 .mtwtf. Seychelles 250 E AF 0500 0600 11945 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF 0500 0600 1296 smtwtfs Orfordness 200 W EUR 0500 0700 6005 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF 0500 0700 12095 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 W AS 0500 0700 17640 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 E AF 0500 0700 3995 smtwtfs Skelton 250 W EUR 0600 0700 12015 smtwtfs Meyerton 250 W AF 0600 0700 11765 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W C AF 0600 0700 9410 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W C AF 0600 0700 17790 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS 0600 0800 15420 s.....s Seychelles 250 E AF 0600 1200 15310 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS 0600 1400 9860 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 S AF 0600 1400 6190 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 S AF 0606 0630 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 0630 0800 1260 smtwtfs St Petersbur 10 RUSS 0630 0800 666 smtwtfs Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 0630 0800 1260 smtwtfs Moscow 10 RUSS 0633 0700 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 0700 0800 17830 smtwtfs Meyerton 500 W AF 0700 0800 15400 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W C AF 0700 0800 11765 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF 0700 0800 13820 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W C AF 0700 0800 5790 smtwtfs Woofferton 250 W EUR 0700 1200 17790 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS 0700 1400 15575 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 W AS 0700 1400 11760 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 ME 0706 0800 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 0800 1000 17830 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W C AF 0800 1000 15400 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF 0800 1300 17640 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF 0800 1400 21470 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 S AF 0806 0900 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 0815 0830 1260 smtwtfs St Petersbur 10 RUSS 0815 0830 666 smtwtfs Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 0815 0830 1260 smtwtfs Moscow 10 RUSS 0830 0900 1260 .mtwtfs St Petersbur 10 RUSS 0830 0900 1260 s...... St Petersbur 10 RUSS 0830 0900 666 .mtwtfs Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 0830 0900 666 s...... Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 0830 0900 1260 .mtwtfs Moscow 10 RUSS 0830 0900 1260 s...... Moscow 10 RUSS 0900 1100 9740 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS 0900 1100 9740 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS 0900 1100 6195 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS 0900 1100 6195 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS 0900 1100 21660 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 FE 0900 1100 6195 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 SE AS 0900 1200 17760 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 FE 0900 2300 1323 .mtwtf. Cyprus 200 ME 0906 1000 1260 s...... St Petersbur 10 RUSS 0906 1000 1260 .mtwtfs St Petersbur 10 RUSS 0906 1000 666 s...... Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 0906 1000 666 .mtwtfs Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 0906 1000 1260 .mtwtfs Moscow 10 RUSS 0906 1000 1260 s...... Moscow 10 RUSS 0906 1000 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 0906 1400 594 s.....s Kiev 50 UKR 1000 1100 17830 s.....s Ascension 250 W C AF 1000 1130 15400 s.....s Ascension 250 W AF 1000 1500 9545 smtwtfs Moosbrunn 100 W EUR 1006 1100 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 1015 1030 1260 smtwtfs St Petersbur 10 RUSS 1015 1030 666 smtwtfs Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 1015 1030 1260 smtwtfs Moscow 10 RUSS 1030 1100 1260 smtwtfs St Petersbur 10 RUSS 1030 1100 666 smtwtfs Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 1030 1100 1260 smtwtfs Moscow 10 RUSS 1100 1130 15400 .mtwtf. Ascension 250 W AF 1100 1200 1260 smtwtfs St Petersbur 10 RUSS 1100 1200 666 smtwtfs Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 1100 1200 1260 smtwtfs Moscow 10 RUSS 1100 1200 15340 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS 1100 1200 6195 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS 1100 1200 6195 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS 1100 1600 9740 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS 1100 1600 9740 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS 1100 1700 17830 .mtwtf. Ascension 250 W C AF 1100 1700 17830 s.....s Ascension 250 W C AF 1106 1130 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 1133 1200 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 1200 1300 11750 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 FE 1200 1400 17790 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS 1200 1400 15310 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS 1200 1600 6195 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS 1200 1600 6195 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS 1200 1600 5875 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 FE 1206 1300 1260 .mtwtf. St Petersbur 10 RUSS 1206 1300 666 .mtwtf. Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 1206 1300 1260 .mtwtf. Moscow 10 RUSS 1206 1300 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 1215 1230 1260 s.....s St Petersbur 10 RUSS 1215 1230 666 s.....s Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 1215 1230 1260 s.....s Moscow 10 RUSS 1230 1500 1260 s.....s St Petersbur 10 RUSS 1230 1500 666 s.....s Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 1230 1500 1260 s.....s Moscow 10 RUSS 1300 1400 17640 smtwtfs Ascension 250 S AF 1300 1400 15420 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF 1300 1400 1413 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 S AS 1306 1330 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 1333 1400 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 1400 1430 594 s.....s Kiev 50 UKR 1400 1500 12095 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 W AS 1400 1600 7230 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 S AF 1400 1600 6190 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 S AF 1400 1600 15310 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS 1400 1700 17640 smtwtfs Ascension 250 S AF 1400 1700 21470 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 E AF 1400 1700 11920 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS 1406 1430 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 1430 1500 594 s.....s Kiev 50 UKR 1430 1500 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 1500 1530 7385 smtwtfs Meyerton 500 E AF 1500 1530 11860 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF 1500 1530 15420 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF 1500 1600 5975 smtwtfs Singapore 100 S AS 1500 1600 5790 smtwtfs Woofferton 250 W EUR 1500 1700 12095 smtwtfs Rampisham 500 EUR 1500 2000 15400 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF 1530 1700 7385 ......s Meyerton 500 E AF 1530 1700 15420 ......s Seychelles 250 E AF 1600 1630 594 s.....s Kiev 50 UKR 1600 1700 5790 smtwtfs Woofferton 250 W EUR 1600 1800 3255 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 S AF 1600 1800 6190 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 S AF 1600 1800 17795 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W C AF 1600 1800 9625 smtwtfs Singapore 250 S AS 1600 1830 5975 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS 1606 1700 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 1615 1700 7385 s...... Meyerton 500 E AF 1615 1700 11860 s...... Seychelles 250 E AF 1615 1700 15420 s...... Seychelles 250 E AF 1630 1700 11860 ......s Seychelles 250 E AF 1630 1700 15420 .mtwtf. Seychelles 250 E AF 1630 1700 594 s.....s Kiev 50 UKR 1700 1746 6005 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF 1700 1746 9410 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF 1700 1800 17830 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W C AF 1700 1800 9960 smtwtfs Kvitsoy 250 W EUR 1700 1800 5790 smtwtfs Skelton 250 W EUR 1700 1800 7400 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS 1700 1900 7385 smtwtfs Meyerton 250 E AF 1700 1900 12095 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 E AF 1700 1900 5875 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 RUSS 1700 1900 13675 smtwtfs Rampisham 250 RUSS 1701 2100 594 s.....s Kiev 50 UKR 1706 1730 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 1733 1800 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 1800 1830 6015 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS 1800 1830 9625 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS 1800 1900 9485 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 W AS 1800 1900 9960 smtwtfs Kvitsoy 250 W EUR 1800 1900 5790 smtwtfs Skelton 250 W EUR 1800 2000 11810 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W C AF 1800 2000 17795 smtwtfs Skelton 300 NAF 1800 2000 5995 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 C AS 1800 2200 3255 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 S AF 1800 2200 6190 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 S AF 1830 2100 6005 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF 1830 2100 9410 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF 1900 1906 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 1900 2000 6155 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 W AS 1900 2000 5875 smtwtfs Kvitsoy 250 W EUR 1900 2000 3995 smtwtfs Skelton 250 W EUR 1900 2100 12095 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 E AF 1900 2100 1413 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 ME 1906 1930 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 1930 1935 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 1935 2000 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 2000 2100 11810 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W C AF 2000 2100 15400 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF 2000 2100 5875 smtwtfs Kvitsoy 250 W EUR 2000 2100 3995 smtwtfs Skelton 250 W EUR 2000 2100 13820 smtwtfs Skelton 300 NAF 2100 0300 594 smtwtfs Kiev 50 UKR 2100 2200 7410 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 W AF 2100 2200 6005 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 S AF 2100 2200 5790 smtwtfs Skelton 250 W EUR 2100 2200 5905 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 FE 2100 2200 3915 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS 2100 2200 5965 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 FE 2100 2200 5965 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 FE 2100 2200 6195 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 SE AS 2100 2300 9915 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W C AF 2100 2300 12095 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF 2200 2300 6005 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 W AF 2200 2300 5905 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 FE 2200 2300 3915 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS 2200 2300 9740 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS 2200 2300 9740 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS 2200 2300 6195 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS 2200 2300 5965 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 FE 2200 2300 9440 smtwtfs Vladivostok 500 FE 2200 2400 6195 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS 2300 0100 6195 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS 2300 0200 9740 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS 2300 0200 9740 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS 2300 2400 3915 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS 2300 2400 11850 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS 2300 2400 12010 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 FE 2300 2400 5965 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 FE 2300 2400 9885 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 FE 2330 2400 9580 smtwtfs Kimjae 250 FE Farsi 0230 0300 1413 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 ME 0230 0330 1251 smtwtfs Duchanbe 100 C AS 0230 0330 7320 smtwtfs Skelton 300 ME 0230 0330 11855 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 ME 0230 0430 9565 smtwtfs Skelton 300 ME 0330 0400 1251 s.....s Duchanbe 100 C AS 0330 0430 7320 smtwtfs Armavir 200 ME 0330 0430 11855 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME 1000 1030 1251 smtwt.s Duchanbe 100 C AS 1600 1630 9915 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 ME 1600 1630 6100 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 ME 1600 1700 5875 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME 1600 1700 13610 smtwtfs Skelton 300 ME 1600 1700 6195 smtwtfs Skelton 300 W EUR 1600 1700 6090 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 ME 1600 1700 1413 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 ME French 0430 0500 7375 smtwtfs Ascension 250 C AF 0430 0500 6035 smtwtfs Ascension 250 C AF 0430 0500 17885 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF 0600 0630 7205 smtwtfs Ascension 250 C AF 0600 0630 6105 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF 0600 0630 15430 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 N AF 0600 0630 13740 smtwtfs Rampisham 250 N AF 0700 0700 17640 smtwtfs Meyerton 500 C AF 0700 0700 12095 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF 0700 0730 17640 smtwtfs Meyerton 500 C AF 0700 0730 12095 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF 1200 1230 17780 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF 1200 1230 21630 smtwtfs Ascension 250 C AF 1200 1230 15425 smtwtfs Sines 250 N AF 1800 1830 5985 smtwtfs Meyerton 250 S AF 1800 1830 15105 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W C AF 1800 1830 17640 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W C AF 1800 1830 17885 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF 1800 1830 15180 smtwtfs Skelton 300 N AF Greek 2215 2245 9760 s....fs Cyprus 250 SE EUR 2215 2245 5930 s....fs Cyprus 250 SE EUR 2215 2245 7210 s....fs Cyprus 300 SE EUR Hausa 0530 0600 9610 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF 0530 0600 7205 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF 0530 0600 6135 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF 0630 0700 11750 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF 0630 0700 9440 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF 0630 0700 15515 smtwtfs Rampisham 250 W AF 1345 1415 15105 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF 1345 1415 21630 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF 1345 1415 17780 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF 1930 2000 15105 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF 1930 2000 11955 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF 1930 2000 17885 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF Hindi 0100 0130 7205 smtwtfs Armavir 500 S AS 0100 0130 6065 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS 0100 0130 1413 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 S AS 0100 0130 11995 smtwtfs Singapore 250 S AS 0100 0130 13745 smtwtfs Tashkent 200 S AS 0100 0130 15510 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS 0230 0300 17710 smtwtfs Irkutsk 250 S AS 0230 0300 11995 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS 0230 0300 15215 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS 0230 0300 15405 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS 1400 1500 11785 s...... Chita 250 S AS 1400 1500 15160 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 S AS 1400 1500 9395 smtwtfs Duchanbe 200 S AS 1400 1500 5915 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS 1400 1500 1413 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 S AS 1400 1500 11785 .mtwtfs Singapore 250 S AS 1400 1500 7205 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS 1700 1730 6060 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS 1700 1730 1413 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 S AS 1700 1730 9605 smtwtfs Singapore 250 S AS 1700 1730 11865 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS 1700 1730 7435 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS Indonesian 1100 1130 7395 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS 1100 1130 11920 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS 1100 1130 9510 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 SE AS 1300 1330 11795 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME 1300 1330 6035 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS 1300 1330 7395 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS 1300 1330 11945 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS 1300 1330 9670 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 SE AS 2200 2300 7235 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 SE AS 2200 2300 7275 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS 2200 2300 6080 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS 2200 2300 5875 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 SE AS K[inya]rwanda/K[i]rundi 0500 0600 11925 ......s Meyerton 250 E AF 0500 0600 15420 ......s Seychelles 250 E AF 0530 0600 11925 s...... Meyerton 250 E AF 0530 0600 15420 s...... Seychelles 250 E AF 1630 1700 7385 .mtwtf. Meyerton 500 E AF 1630 1700 11860 .mtwtf. Seychelles 250 E AF Kyrgyz 1300 1330 13845 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 C AS 1300 1330 12095 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 C AS 1300 1330 15180 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 C AS Mandarin [is that all? gh] 1300 1530 6095 smtwtfs Kimjae 250 CHN 1300 1530 15285 smtwtfs Singapore 100 FE 1300 1530 9605 smtwtfs Singapore 250 FE 1300 1530 7420 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 CHN 2200 2300 7325 smtwtfs Dhabayya 250 CHN 2200 2300 9610 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 CHN 2200 2300 7405 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 CHN 2200 2330 9580 smtwtfs Kimjae 250 CHN 2200 2330 9695 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 CHN 2200 2330 11980 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 CHN Nepali 1500 1530 9395 smtwtfs Duchanbe 200 S AS 1500 1530 11995 smtwtfs Singapore 100 S AS 1500 1530 6020 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS Pashto 0100 0130 7445 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS 0100 0130 9895 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS 0100 0130 6195 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 SW AS 0200 0230 7445 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS 0200 0230 9895 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS 0200 0230 15215 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 SW AS 0300 0330 11965 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS 0300 0330 7445 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS 0300 0330 9895 smtwtfs Rampisham 500 SW AS 0900 0930 12030 smtwtfs Dhabayya 250 SW AS 0900 0930 15420 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 SW AS 1030 1130 17515 .....f. Cyprus 300 SW AS 1030 1130 17870 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS 1030 1130 12030 .....f. Dhabayya 250 SW AS 1030 1130 15420 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 SW AS 1500 1600 9810 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 SW AS 1500 1600 13610 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS 1500 1600 6195 smtwtfs Skelton 300 W EUR 1630 1700 9915 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 SW AS 1630 1700 7295 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS 1630 1700 6100 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 SW AS 1730 1800 6155 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS 1730 1800 13610 smtwtfs Skelton 300 SW AS 1730 1800 6090 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 SW AS 1830 1900 1413 smtw.fs A'Seela 800 SW AS Portuguese 0430 0530 3380 .mtwtf. Meyerton 100 S AF 0430 0530 6145 .mtwtf. Meyerton 250 S AF 0430 0530 5940 .mtwtf. Ascension 250 S AF 2030 2100 6065 .mtwtf. Meyerton 500 S AF 2030 2100 6135 .mtwtf. Meyerton 250 S AF 2030 2100 3380 .mtwtf. Meyerton 100 S AF 2030 2100 11855 .mtwtf. Ascension 250 S AF 2030 2100 13745 .mtwtf. Rampisham 250 W AF 2030 2100 15105 .mtwtf. Skelton 300 W AF Russian 0100 0130 1260 smtwtfs St Petersbur 10 RUSS 0100 0130 666 smtwtfs Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 0100 0130 1260 smtwtfs Moscow 10 C AS 0200 0230 9680 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 RUSS 0200 0230 5875 smtwtfs Rampisham 250 RUSS 0200 0230 11855 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 C AS 0230 0400 9680 .mtwtf. Cyprus 250 RUSS 0230 0400 5875 .mtwtf. Rampisham 250 RUSS 0230 0430 11845 .mtwtf. Cyprus 250 RUSS 0230 0430 9585 .mtwtf. Woofferton 250 RUSS 0230 0600 1260 .mtwtf. St Petersbur 10 RUSS 0230 0600 666 .mtwtf. Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 0230 0600 1260 .mtwtf. Moscow 10 C AS 0330 0400 1251 .mtwtf. Duchanbe 100 C AS 0400 0406 1260 ......s St Petersbur 10 RUSS 0400 0406 666 ......s Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 0400 0406 1260 ......s Moscow 10 C AS 0400 0430 13745 .mtwtf. Cyprus 250 RUSS 0400 0430 9680 .mtwtf. Rampisham 250 RUSS 0506 0600 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 0600 0630 1260 smtwtfs St Petersbur 10 RUSS 0600 0630 666 smtwtfs Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 0600 0630 1260 smtwtfs Moscow 10 C AS 0800 0815 1260 smtwtfs St Petersbur 10 RUSS 0800 0815 666 smtwtfs Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 0800 0815 1260 smtwtfs Moscow 10 C AS 0900 0906 1260 smtwtfs St Petersbur 10 RUSS 0900 0906 666 smtwtfs Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 0900 0906 1260 smtwtfs Moscow 10 C AS 1000 1015 1260 smtwtfs St Petersbur 10 RUSS 1000 1015 666 smtwtfs Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 1000 1015 1260 smtwtfs Moscow 10 C AS 1200 1206 1260 .mtwtf. St Petersbur 10 RUSS 1200 1206 666 .mtwtf. Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 1200 1206 1260 .mtwtf. Moscow 10 C AS 1200 1215 1260 s.....s St Petersbur 10 RUSS 1200 1215 666 s.....s Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 1200 1215 1260 s.....s Moscow 10 C AS 1300 2000 1260 .mtwtf. St Petersbur 10 RUSS 1300 2000 666 .mtwtf. Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 1300 2000 1260 .mtwtf. Moscow 10 C AS 1400 1700 11845 .mtwtf. Cyprus 250 RUSS 1400 1700 9635 .mtwtf. Cyprus 250 RUSS 1400 1700 13690 .mtwtf. Rampisham 250 RUSS 1400 1700 15245 .mtwtf. Woofferton 300 RUSS 1500 1600 594 s.....s Kiev 50 UKR 1500 1905 1260 s...... St Petersbur 10 RUSS 1500 1905 666 s...... Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 1500 1905 1260 s...... Moscow 10 C AS 1500 2000 1260 ......s St Petersbur 10 RUSS 1500 2000 666 ......s Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS 1500 2000 1260 ......s Moscow 10 C AS 1506 1600 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 1600 1700 13690 s.....s Rampisham 250 RUSS 1600 1730 11845 s.....s Cyprus 250 RUSS 1600 1730 9635 s.....s Cyprus 250 RUSS 1600 1730 15245 s.....s Woofferton 300 RUSS 1630 1633 12085 s...... Moscow 250 C AS 1630 1700 12085 ......s Moscow 250 C AS 1633 1700 12085 s...... Moscow 250 C AS 1700 1730 1251 smtwtfs Duchanbe 100 C AS 1700 1730 13800 s.....s Rampisham 500 RUSS 1730 1800 1251 smtwtfs Duchanbe 100 C AS 2000 2100 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR Sinhala 1630 1700 9815 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS 1630 1700 11985 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS 1630 1700 6180 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS Somali 0400 0430 13685 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 E AF 0400 0430 12015 smtwtfs Skelton 300 E AF 1100 1130 17780 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 E AF 1100 1130 15530 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 E AF 1400 1500 11860 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF 1400 1500 15420 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF 1400 1500 17865 smtwtfs Woofferton 250 E AF 1800 1830 11845 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 E AF 1800 1830 6005 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF 1800 1830 9410 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF Spanish 1200 1300 9410 .mtwtf. Furman 250 CARIB 1200 1300 11860 .mtwtf. Montsinery 250 CARIB Swahili 0300 0330 5915 smtwtfs Meyerton 500 E AF 0300 0330 9610 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF 0300 0330 7210 smtwtfs Rampisham 500 E AF 0400 0430 9835 smtwtfs Meyerton 250 E AF 0400 0430 7205 smtwtfs Ascension 250 E AF 0400 0430 15400 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF 1330 1530 11705 ......s Meyerton 500 E AF 1530 1615 7385 s...... Meyerton 500 E AF 1530 1615 11860 s...... Seychelles 250 E AF 1530 1615 15420 s...... Seychelles 250 E AF 1530 1630 7385 .mtwtf. Meyerton 500 E AF 1530 1630 11705 ......s Seychelles 250 E AF 1530 1630 11860 .mtwtf. Seychelles 250 E AF 1530 1630 15420 .mtwtf. Seychelles 250 E AF 1746 1800 7230 ......s Meyerton 500 E AF 1746 1800 7230 smtwtf. Meyerton 500 E AF 1746 1800 6005 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF 1746 1800 9410 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF Tajik 1000 1030 1251 .....f. Duchanbe 100 CAS 1830 1900 1251 .....f. Duchanbe 100 CAS Tamil 1545 1615 6020 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS 1545 1615 9645 smtwtfs Singapore 250 S AS 1545 1615 11985 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS 1545 1615 7205 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS Turkish 0400 0430 6145 .mtwtf. Cyprus 250 SE EUR 0400 0430 9435 .mtwtf. Moosbrunn 100 SE EUR 0800 0900 7375 s...... Cyprus 300 SE EUR 0800 0900 17870 s...... Rampisham 250 SE EUR 1500 1530 3990 s.....s Cyprus 300 SE EUR 1500 1530 11615 s.....s Moosbrunn 100 SE EUR 1500 1530 13580 s.....s Skelton 300 SE EUR 1500 1550 3990 .mtwtf. Cyprus 300 SE EUR 1500 1550 11615 .mtwtf. Moosbrunn 100 SE EUR 1500 1550 13580 .mtwtf. Skelton 300 SE EUR Ukrainian 0300 0500 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 0500 0506 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 0600 0606 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 0630 0633 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 0700 0706 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 0800 0806 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 0900 0906 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 1000 1006 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 1100 1106 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 1130 1133 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 1200 1206 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 1300 1306 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 1330 1333 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 1400 1406 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 1500 1506 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 1600 1606 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 1700 1706 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 1730 1733 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR 1800 1900 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR Urdu 0130 0200 7205 smtwtfs Armavir 500 S AS 0130 0200 9605 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS 0130 0200 6065 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS 0130 0200 1413 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 S AS 0130 0200 15510 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS 1500 1545 7205 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS 1500 1600 5965 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS 1500 1600 1413 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 S AS 1500 1600 11685 smtwtfs Singapore 100 S AS 1500 1600 9510 smtwtfs Singapore 250 S AS 1730 1800 9605 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 SW AS 1730 1800 6060 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS 1730 1800 1413 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 S AS 1730 1800 11865 smtwtfs Singapore 100 S AS 1730 1800 7435 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS Uzbek 1300 1330 17515 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 C AS 1300 1330 15330 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 C AS 1300 1330 13855 smtwtfs Rampisham 500 C AS 1300 1400 1251 smtwtfs Duchanbe 100 C AS 1600 1630 12085 smtwtfs Moscow 250 C AS 1600 1630 11995 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 C AS 1600 1630 9615 smtwtfs Singapore 250 C AS 1600 1630 17630 smtwtfs Woofferton 300 C AS 1630 1700 1251 smtwtfs Duchanbe 100 C AS Vietnamese 1430 1445 11945 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS 1430 1445 7390 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS 1430 1445 1503 smtwtfs Taipei 600 SE AS 1430 1445 5990 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 SE AS ----- (via Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, March 28, dxldyg via DXLD) From 25 March 2009 to 28 March 2009, BBC Tamil service also listen on 11635 kHz at 1545-1615 UT. May be testing broadcast? Already they broadcasting on 6235, 7205 and 9645 (Jaisakthivel, Cennai, India, March 28, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11635 not on the A09 full schedule above (gh) ** U K. March 31 at 1420, two different programs in Russian on 15265 and somewhat weaker 15245. 15265 is DW via Rampisham, and 15245 is BBC via Woofferton (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) BBC on 15245 kHz at 1638-1700 UT in English --- This broadcast was probably a programming error. The BBC A09 schedule as supplied by Alokesh Gupta to dxldyg on March 28th, lists 15245 kHz from 1400-1700 UT as a Russian language BBC broadcast from Woofferton. However, when I monitored 15245 kHz today (March 31st) from 1638 until signoff at 1700 UT it was an English language broadcast // with 12095 kHz via Rampisham. Reception was fair to good. Incidentally, I noticed that Glenn Hauser reported receiving BBC's Russian language broadcast on 15245 kHz at 1420 UT earlier today (see "Glenn Hauser logs March 30- 31, 2009" posted on dxldyg today). (Bill Hodges, Atlanta, GA, Kenwood R-2000, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Only a Russian language entry in VTC table: 15245 1400-1700 .mtwtf. BBC Woofferton 300 82 Russian RUSS HR 4/4/1 15245 1600-1730 s.....s BBC Woofferton 300 82 Russian RUSS HR 4/4/1 (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) ** U K [and non]. VTC-UK (former Merlin) schedule in summer A-09 freq stti-spti days site pwr brg lang target AWR 15445 100- 200 ......s Taipei 100 250 Vietnamese SE AS BBC 3255 300- 600 ....... Meyerton 100 0 English S AF 3255 1600-1800 ....... Meyerton 100 0 English S AF 3255 1800-2200 ....... Meyerton 100 0 English S AF 3380 430- 530 .mtwtf. Meyerton 100 76 Portuguese S AF 3380 2030-2100 .mtwtf. Meyerton 100 76 Portuguese S AF 3915 2100-2200 ....... Singapore 100 160 English SE AS 3915 2200-2300 ....... Singapore 100 1 English SE AS 3915 2300-2400 ....... Singapore 100 160 English SE AS 3990 1500-1530 s.....s Cyprus 300 28 Turkish SE EUR 3990 1500-1550 .mtwtf. Cyprus 300 28 Turkish SE EUR 3995 500- 700 ....... Skelton 250 121 English W EUR 3995 1900-2000 ....... Skelton 250 121 English W EUR 3995 2000-2100 ....... Skelton 250 121 English W EUR 5790 700- 800 ....... Woofferton 250 114 English W EUR 5790 1500-1600 ....... Woofferton 250 114 English W EUR 5790 1600-1700 ....... Woofferton 250 114 English W EUR 5790 1700-1800 ....... Skelton 250 105 English W EUR 5790 1800-1900 ....... Skelton 250 105 English W EUR 5790 2100-2200 ....... Skelton 250 105 English W EUR 5875 200- 230 ....... Rampisham 250 76 Russian RUSS 5875 230- 400 .mtwtf. Rampisham 250 47 Russian RUSS 5875 1200-1600 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 25 English FE 5875 1600-1700 ....... Cyprus 300 97 Farsi ME 5875 1700-1900 ....... Cyprus 300 7 English RUSS 5875 1900-2000 ....... Kvitsoy 250 190 English W EUR 5875 2000-2100 ....... Kvitsoy 250 190 English W EUR 5875 2200-2300 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 150 Indonesian SE AS 5905 300- 400 ....... Skelton 300 125 Arabic ME 5905 400- 600 ....... Cyprus 300 173 Arabic ME 5905 600-1400 ....... Cyprus 300 173 Arabic ME 5905 1400-1600 ....... Cyprus 250 101 Arabic ME 5905 1400-1600 ....... Cyprus 300 173 Arabic ME 5905 1600-1700 ....... Cyprus 250 101 Arabic ME 5905 1600-1700 ....... Cyprus 300 173 Arabic ME 5905 2100-2200 ....... A'Seela 250 60 English FE 5905 2200-2300 ....... A'Seela 250 60 English FE 5915 300- 330 ....... Meyerton 500 20 Swahili E AF 5915 1400-1500 ....... A'Seela 250 60 Hindi S AS 5930 2215-2245 s....fs Cyprus 250 314 Greek SE EUR 5940 430- 530 .mtwtf. Ascension 250 102 Portuguese S AF 5965 1500-1600 ....... A'Seela 250 50 Urdu S AS 5965 2100-2200 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 20 English FE 5965 2100-2200 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 45 English FE 5965 2200-2300 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 45 English FE 5965 2300-2400 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 45 English FE 5970 0- 30 ....... A'Seela 250 50 English FE 5970 0- 30 ....... A'Seela 250 85 English S AS 5970 30- 100 ....... A'Seela 250 50 English FE 5975 1500-1600 ....... Singapore 100 320 English S AS 5975 1600-1830 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 290 English S AS 5985 1800-1830 ....... Meyerton 250 76 French S AF 5990 1430-1445 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 55 Vietnamese SE AS 5995 1800-2000 ....... A'Seela 250 20 English C AS 6005 200- 300 ....... Seychelles 250 270 English E AF 6005 300- 400 ....... Ascension 250 114 English S AF 6005 400- 500 ....... Ascension 250 27 English W AF 6005 500- 700 ....... Ascension 250 27 English W AF 6005 1700-1746 ....... Seychelles 250 270 English E AF 6005 1746-1800 ....... Seychelles 250 270 Swahili E AF 6005 1800-1830 ....... Seychelles 250 300 Somali E AF 6005 1830-2100 ....... Seychelles 250 270 English E AF 6005 2100-2200 ....... Seychelles 250 240 English S AF 6005 2200-2300 ....... Meyerton 100 330 English W AF 6015 300- 400 ....... Cyprus 250 101 Arabic ME 6015 300- 400 ....... Cyprus 300 173 Arabic ME 6015 1800-1830 ....... A'Seela 250 63 English S AS 6020 1500-1530 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 305 Nepali S AS 6020 1545-1615 ....... A'Seela 250 110 Tamil S AS 6020 1630-1630 ....... Singapore 100 340 Bengali S AS 6020 1630-1700 ....... Singapore 100 340 Bengali S AS 6035 430- 500 ....... Ascension 250 70 French C AF 6035 1300-1330 ....... Singapore 100 160 Indonesian SE AS 6060 1700-1730 ....... A'Seela 250 60 Hindi S AS 6060 1730-1800 ....... A'Seela 250 50 Urdu S AS 6065 0- 30 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 325 Burmese SE AS 6065 30- 30 ....... A'Seela 250 75 Bengali S AS 6065 30- 100 ....... A'Seela 250 75 Bengali S AS 6065 100- 130 ....... A'Seela 250 65 Hindi S AS 6065 130- 200 ....... A'Seela 250 55 Urdu S AS 6065 200- 215 .mtwtf. Skelton 300 95 Azeri C AS 6065 2030-2100 .mtwtf. Meyerton 500 315 Portuguese S AF 6080 2200-2300 ....... Singapore 250 140 Indonesian SE AS 6090 1600-1700 ....... A'Seela 250 335 Farsi ME 6090 1700-1730 ....... A'Seela 250 63 Dari SW AS 6090 1730-1800 ....... A'Seela 250 63 Pashto SW AS 6090 1800-1830 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 305 Dari SW AS 6090 1830-1900 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 305 Dari SW AS 6095 1300-1530 ....... Kimjae 250 290 Mandarin CHN 6100 1600-1630 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 300 Farsi ME 6100 1630-1700 ....... A'Seela 250 35 Pashto SW AS 6105 600- 630 ....... Ascension 250 27 French W AF 6115 400- 500 ....... Rampisham 500 140 Arabic N AF 6135 530- 600 ....... Ascension 250 55 Hausa W AF 6135 2030-2100 .mtwtf. Meyerton 250 32 Portuguese S AF 6145 300- 400 ....... Meyerton 500 328 English W AF 6145 400- 430 .mtwtf. Cyprus 250 343 Turkish SE EUR 6145 430- 530 .mtwtf. Meyerton 250 32 Portuguese S AF 6155 1345-1430 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 325 Burmese SE AS 6155 1700-1730 ....... Cyprus 300 77 Dari SW AS 6155 1730-1800 ....... Cyprus 300 77 Pashto SW AS 6155 1800-1830 ....... Cyprus 300 77 Dari SW AS 6155 1830-1900 ....... Cyprus 300 77 Dari SW AS 6155 1900-2000 ....... Cyprus 300 90 English W AS 6165 200- 215 .mtwtf. Cyprus 250 64 Azeri C AS 6165 1100-1130 .mtwtf. Nakhon Sawan 250 325 Burmese SE AS 6180 1630-1700 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 255 Sinhala S AS 6190 300- 600 ....... Meyerton 100 15 English S AF 6190 600-1400 ....... Meyerton 100 0 English S AF 6190 1400-1600 ....... Meyerton 100 0 English S AF 6190 1600-1800 ....... Meyerton 100 15 English S AF 6190 1800-2200 ....... Meyerton 100 15 English S AF 6195 0- 100 ....... Singapore 250 1 English SE AS 6195 100- 130 ....... A'Seela 250 35 Pashto SW AS 6195 130- 200 ....... A'Seela 250 35 Dari SW AS 6195 200- 300 ....... Cyprus 250 90 English W AS 6195 300- 400 ....... Cyprus 250 90 English W AS 6195 900-1100 ....... Singapore 250 90 English SE AS 6195 900-1100 ....... Singapore 250 1 English SE AS 6195 900-1100 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 0 English SE AS 6195 1100-1200 ....... Singapore 250 1 English SE AS 6195 1100-1200 ....... Singapore 250 90 English SE AS 6195 1200-1600 ....... Singapore 250 1 English SE AS 6195 1200-1600 ....... Singapore 250 90 English SE AS 6195 1400-1500 ....... Skelton 300 110 Dari W EUR 6195 1500-1600 ....... Skelton 300 110 Pashto W EUR 6195 1600-1700 ....... Skelton 300 110 Farsi W EUR 6195 1700-2000 ....... A'Seela 250 305 Arabic ME 6195 2000-2100 ....... Cyprus 250 281 Arabic N AF 6195 2000-2100 ....... A'Seela 250 305 Arabic ME 6195 2100-2200 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 150 English SE AS 6195 2200-2400 ....... Singapore 250 1 English SE AS 6195 2200-2300 ....... Singapore 250 90 English SE AS 6195 2300- 100 ....... Singapore 250 90 English SE AS 7205 100- 130 ....... Armavir 500 110 Hindi S AS 7205 130- 200 ....... Armavir 500 110 Urdu S AS 7205 400- 430 ....... Ascension 250 85 Swahili E AF 7205 530- 600 ....... Ascension 250 55 Hausa W AF 7205 600- 630 ....... Ascension 250 70 French C AF 7205 1400-1500 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 305 Hindi S AS 7205 1500-1545 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 300 Urdu S AS 7205 1545-1615 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 255 Tamil S AS 7210 300- 330 ....... Rampisham 500 140 Swahili E AF 7210 2215-2245 s....fs Cyprus 300 314 Greek SE EUR 7225 1330-1330 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 305 Bengali S AS 7225 1330-1400 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 305 Bengali S AS 7230 1400-1600 ....... Meyerton 100 15 English S AF 7230 1746-1800 ......s Meyerton 500 5 Swahili E AF 7230 1746-1800 smtwtf. Meyerton 500 5 Swahili E AF 7235 2200-2300 ....... A'Seela 250 110 Indonesian SE AS 7255 300- 500 ....... Ascension 250 65 English W C AF 7255 500- 600 ....... Ascension 250 65 English W C AF 7275 2200-2300 ....... Singapore 100 140 Indonesian SE AS 7295 1630-1700 ....... Cyprus 300 77 Pashto SW AS 7310 400- 600 ....... Meyerton 250 328 English W AF 7320 230- 330 ....... Skelton 300 90 Farsi ME 7320 330- 430 ....... Armavir 200 132 Farsi ME 7325 400- 600 ....... Rampisham 500 168 Arabic N AF 7325 2200-2300 ....... Dhabayya 250 60 Mandarin CHN 7375 430- 500 ....... Ascension 250 85 French C AF 7375 800- 900 s...... Cyprus 300 7 Turkish SE EUR 7375 1700-2100 ....... Cyprus 300 173 Arabic ME 7385 1500-1530 ....... Meyerton 500 5 English E AF 7385 1530-1630 .mtwtf. Meyerton 500 5 Swahili E AF 7385 1530-1615 s...... Meyerton 500 5 Swahili E AF 7385 1530-1700 ......s Meyerton 500 5 English E AF 7385 1615-1700 s...... Meyerton 500 5 English E AF 7385 1630-1700 .mtwtf. Meyerton 500 5 Krwanda/KrundiE AF 7385 1700-1900 ....... Meyerton 250 5 English E AF 7390 1430-1445 ....... Singapore 100 13 Vietnamese SE AS 7395 0- 100 ....... A'Seela 250 63 English S AS 7395 100- 200 ....... Cyprus 300 64 English W AS 7395 1100-1130 ....... Singapore 100 140 Indonesian SE AS 7395 1300-1330 ....... Singapore 100 140 Indonesian SE AS 7400 1700-1800 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 300 English S AS 7405 2200-2300 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 40 Mandarin CHN 7410 300- 400 ....... Cyprus 300 121 Arabic ME 7410 1100-1130 .mtwtf. Nakhon Sawan 250 305 Burmese SE AS 7410 2100-2200 ....... Meyerton 100 330 English W AF 7420 1300-1530 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 20 Mandarin CHN 7435 1630-1630 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 300 Bengali S AS 7435 1630-1700 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 300 Bengali S AS 7435 1700-1730 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 280 Hindi S AS 7435 1730-1800 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 305 Urdu S AS 7445 30- 100 ....... Cyprus 300 77 Dari SW AS 7445 100- 130 ....... Cyprus 300 77 Pashto SW AS 7445 130- 200 ....... Cyprus 300 77 Dari SW AS 7445 200- 230 ....... Cyprus 300 77 Pashto SW AS 7445 230- 300 ....... Cyprus 300 77 Dari SW AS 7445 300- 330 ....... Cyprus 300 77 Pashto SW AS 9395 1330-1330 ....... Duchanbe 200 135 Bengali S AS 9395 1330-1400 ....... Duchanbe 200 135 Bengali S AS 9395 1400-1500 ....... Duchanbe 200 135 Hindi S AS 9395 1500-1530 ....... Duchanbe 200 135 Nepali S AS 9410 0- 100 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 290 English S AS 9410 100- 200 ....... A'Seela 250 63 English S AS 9410 200- 400 ....... Cyprus 250 50 English RUSS 9410 400- 600 ....... Rampisham 250 62 English RUSS 9410 600- 700 ....... Ascension 250 65 English W C AF 9410 1200-1300 .mtwtf. Furman 250 182 Spanish CARIB 9410 1700-1746 ....... Seychelles 250 270 English E AF 9410 1746-1800 ....... Seychelles 250 270 Swahili E AF 9410 1800-1830 ....... Seychelles 250 295 Somali E AF 9410 1830-2100 ....... Seychelles 250 270 English E AF 9430 200- 215 .mtwtf. A'Seela 250 335 Azeri CAU 9435 400- 430 .mtwtf. Moosbrunn 100 115 Turkish SE EUR 9440 630- 700 ....... Ascension 250 55 Hausa W AF 9440 2200-2300 ....... Vladivostok 500 240 English FE 9485 1800-1900 ....... Cyprus 250 90 English W AS 9500 1345-1430 ....... Singapore 250 340 Burmese SE AS 9505 1600-1630 ....... Cyprus 300 64 Azeri C AS 9510 1100-1130 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 150 Indonesian SE AS 9510 1500-1600 ....... Singapore 250 320 Urdu S AS 9545 1000-1500 ....... Moosbrunn 100 300 English W EUR 9565 230- 430 ....... Skelton 300 90 Farsi ME 9570 30- 30 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 325 Bengali S AS 9570 30- 100 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 325 Bengali S AS 9580 2200-2330 ....... Kimjae 250 285 Mandarin CHN 9580 2330-2400 ....... Kimjae 250 285 English FE 9585 230- 430 .mtwtf. Woofferton 250 75 Russian RUSS 9605 130- 200 ....... Cyprus 300 97 Urdu SW AS 9605 1300-1530 ....... Singapore 250 13 Mandarin FE 9605 1630-1630 ....... Singapore 250 340 Bengali S AS 9605 1630-1700 ....... Singapore 250 340 Bengali S AS 9605 1700-1730 ....... Singapore 250 315 Hindi S AS 9605 1730-1800 ....... Cyprus 250 77 Urdu SW AS 9610 300- 330 ....... Seychelles 250 270 Swahili E AF 9610 530- 600 ....... Ascension 250 65 Hausa W AF 9610 2200-2300 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 20 Mandarin CHN 9615 1600-1630 ....... Singapore 250 320 Uzbek C AS 9625 1600-1800 ....... Singapore 250 315 English S AS 9625 1800-1830 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 275 English S AS 9635 1400-1700 .mtwtf. Cyprus 250 359 Russian RUSS 9635 1600-1730 s.....s Cyprus 250 359 Russian RUSS 9645 1545-1615 ....... Singapore 250 270 Tamil S AS 9670 1300-1330 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 150 Indonesian SE AS 9680 200- 230 ....... Cyprus 300 57 Russian RUSS 9680 230- 400 .mtwtf. Cyprus 250 359 Russian RUSS 9680 400- 430 .mtwtf. Rampisham 250 47 Russian RUSS 9695 330- 430 .mt.... Nakhon Sawan 250 325 Bengali S AS 9695 2200-2330 ....... A'Seela 250 63 Mandarin CHN 9740 900-1100 ....... Singapore 250 135 English SE AS 9740 900-1100 ....... Singapore 250 13 English SE AS 9740 1100-1600 ....... Singapore 250 135 English SE AS 9740 1100-1600 ....... Singapore 250 13 English SE AS 9740 2200-2300 ....... Singapore 250 135 English SE AS 9740 2200-2300 ....... Singapore 250 13 English SE AS 9740 2300- 200 ....... Singapore 250 135 English SE AS 9740 2300- 200 ....... Singapore 250 13 English SE AS 9750 300- 400 ....... Seychelles 250 270 English E AF 9760 2215-2245 s....fs Cyprus 250 315 Greek SE EUR 9795 1800-1830 ....... Cyprus 250 77 Dari SW AS 9795 1830-1900 ....... Cyprus 250 77 Dari SW AS 9810 1400-1500 ....... A'Seela 250 35 Dari SW AS 9810 1500-1600 ....... Cyprus 250 77 Pashto SW AS 9815 0- 30 ....... Singapore 100 330 Burmese SE AS 9815 1630-1700 ....... A'Seela 250 120 Sinhala S AS 9835 130- 130 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 325 Bengali S AS 9835 130- 200 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 325 Bengali S AS 9835 400- 430 ....... Meyerton 250 19 Swahili E AF 9860 600-1400 ....... Meyerton 100 15 English S AF 9885 2300-2400 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 25 English FE 9895 30- 100 ....... Cyprus 300 81 Dari SW AS 9895 100- 130 ....... Cyprus 300 81 Pashto SW AS 9895 130- 200 ....... Cyprus 300 81 Dari SW AS 9895 200- 230 ....... Cyprus 300 81 Pashto SW AS 9895 230- 300 ....... Cyprus 300 81 Dari SW AS 9895 300- 330 ....... Rampisham 500 76 Pashto SW AS 9915 400- 500 ....... Skelton 300 180 Arabic N AF 9915 500- 700 ....... Rampisham 500 140 Arabic N AF 9915 500- 700 ....... Skelton 300 180 Arabic N AF 9915 1600-1630 ....... Cyprus 250 77 Farsi ME 9915 1630-1700 ....... Cyprus 250 77 Pashto SW AS 9915 1800-2100 ....... Cyprus 300 280 Arabic N AF 9915 1800-2100 ....... Skelton 300 125 Arabic ME 9915 2100-2300 ....... Ascension 250 65 English W C AF 9960 1700-1800 ....... Kvitsoy 250 190 English W EUR 9960 1800-1900 ....... Kvitsoy 250 190 English W EUR 11615 1500-1530 s.....s Moosbrunn 100 115 Turkish SE EUR 11615 1500-1550 .mtwtf. Moosbrunn 100 115 Turkish SE EUR 11680 600- 700 ....... Cyprus 250 281 Arabic N AF 11680 700- 800 ....... Rampisham 500 168 Arabic N AF 11680 1700-1900 ....... Skelton 300 150 Arabic N AF 11680 1900-2100 ....... Moosbrunn 100 115 Arabic ME 11680 1900-2100 ....... Skelton 300 150 Arabic N AF 11685 1500-1600 ....... Singapore 100 315 Urdu S AS 11705 1330-1530 ......s Meyerton 500 20 Swahili E AF 11705 1530-1630 ......s Seychelles 250 285 Swahili E AF 11740 400- 600 ....... Cyprus 300 180 Arabic ME 11740 1100-1130 .mtwtf. Singapore 250 340 Burmese SE AS 11750 0- 30 ....... Singapore 100 340 Burmese SE AS 11750 100- 200 ....... Singapore 100 340 English S AS 11750 100- 200 ....... Singapore 100 140 English SE AS 11750 630- 700 ....... Ascension 250 55 Hausa W AF 11750 1200-1300 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 25 English FE 11760 700-1400 ....... A'Seela 250 320 English ME 11765 600- 700 ....... Ascension 250 65 English W C AF 11765 700- 800 ....... Ascension 250 27 English W AF 11785 1400-1500 s...... Chita 250 230 Hindi S AS 11785 1400-1500 .mtwtfs Singapore 250 315 Hindi S AS 11795 1300-1330 ....... Cyprus 300 121 Indonesian ME 11795 1330-1330 ....... Singapore 250 330 Bengali S AS 11795 1330-1400 ....... Singapore 250 330 Bengali S AS 11795 1400-1500 s...... Singapore 250 330 Bengali S AS 11810 1800-2000 ....... Ascension 250 65 English W C AF 11810 2000-2100 ....... Ascension 250 65 English W C AF 11820 400- 500 ....... Cyprus 300 101 Arabic ME 11820 500- 800 ....... Cyprus 300 101 Arabic ME 11820 1400-1700 ....... Cyprus 300 121 Arabic ME 11820 1700-1800 ....... Cyprus 300 121 Arabic ME 11845 230- 430 .mtwtf. Cyprus 250 7 Russian RUSS 11845 1400-1700 .mtwtf. Cyprus 250 7 Russian RUSS 11845 1600-1730 s.....s Cyprus 250 7 Russian RUSS 11845 1800-1830 ....... Cyprus 250 160 Somali E AF 11850 30- 30 ....... Singapore 250 330 Bengali S AS 11850 30- 100 ....... Singapore 250 330 Bengali S AS 11850 130- 130 ....... Singapore 250 330 Bengali S AS 11850 130- 200 ....... Singapore 250 330 Bengali S AS 11850 2300-2400 ....... Singapore 250 90 English SE AS 11855 200- 230 ....... A'Seela 250 10 Russian C AS 11855 230- 330 ....... A'Seela 250 335 Farsi ME 11855 330- 430 ....... Cyprus 300 97 Farsi ME 11855 2030-2100 .mtwtf. Ascension 250 114 Portuguese S AF 11860 1200-1300 .mtwtf. Montsinery 250 305 Spanish CARIB 11860 1400-1500 ....... Seychelles 250 300 Somali E AF 11860 1500-1530 ....... Seychelles 250 270 English E AF 11860 1530-1630 .mtwtf. Seychelles 250 270 Swahili E AF 11860 1530-1615 s...... Seychelles 250 270 Swahili E AF 11860 1615-1700 s...... Seychelles 250 270 English E AF 11860 1630-1700 .mtwtf. Seychelles 250 270 Krwanda/KrundiE AF 11860 1630-1700 ......s Seychelles 250 270 English E AF 11865 1700-1730 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 300 Hindi S AS 11865 1730-1800 ....... Singapore 100 315 Urdu S AS 11920 1100-1130 ....... Singapore 250 90 Indonesian SE AS 11920 1400-1700 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 290 English S AS 11925 500- 600 ......s Meyerton 250 7 Krwanda/KrundiE AF 11925 530- 600 s...... Meyerton 250 7 Krwanda/KrundiE AF 11945 330- 500 ....... Seychelles 250 280 English E AF 11945 500- 600 ....... Seychelles 250 280 English E AF 11945 1300-1330 ....... Singapore 250 90 Indonesian SE AS 11945 1345-1430 ....... Singapore 100 340 Burmese SE AS 11945 1430-1445 ....... Singapore 100 13 Vietnamese SE AS 11945 1500-1530 ....... A'Seela 250 335 Azeri CAU 11955 0- 100 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 275 English S AS 11955 100- 200 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 275 English S AS 11955 200- 300 ....... A'Seela 250 63 English S AS 11955 1930-2000 ....... Ascension 250 55 Hausa W AF 11965 230- 300 ....... Cyprus 300 77 Dari SW AS 11965 300- 330 ....... Cyprus 300 77 Pashto SW AS 11980 2200-2330 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 25 Mandarin CHN 11985 1545-1615 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 255 Tamil S AS 11985 1630-1700 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 255 Sinhala S AS 11995 100- 130 ....... Singapore 250 315 Hindi S AS 11995 230- 300 ....... A'Seela 250 100 Hindi S AS 11995 330- 430 .mt.... Nakhon Sawan 250 305 Bengali S AS 11995 1500-1530 ....... Singapore 100 320 Nepali S AS 11995 1600-1630 ....... A'Seela 250 10 Uzbek C AS 12010 2300-2400 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 20 English FE 12015 400- 430 ....... Skelton 300 125 Somali E AF 12015 500- 530 ....... Cyprus 300 177 Arabic ME 12015 600- 700 ....... Meyerton 250 328 English W AF 12030 830- 900 ....... Dhabayya 250 46 Dari SW AS 12030 900- 930 ....... Dhabayya 250 46 Pashto SW AS 12030 930-1030 ....... Dhabayya 250 45 Dari SW AS 12030 1030-1130 .....f. Dhabayya 250 45 Pashto SW AS 12035 300- 400 ....... Cyprus 250 173 English E AF 12035 400- 500 s.....s Cyprus 250 173 English E AF 12035 400- 500 .mtwtf. Woofferton 250 140 English N AF 12085 1600-1630 ....... Moscow 250 117 Uzbek C AS 12085 1630-1633 s...... Moscow 250 117 Russian C AS 12085 1630-1700 ......s Moscow 250 117 Russian C AS 12085 1633-1700 s...... Moscow 250 117 Russian C AS 12095 300- 400 ....... A'Seela 250 20 English C AS 12095 400- 500 ....... Cyprus 250 90 English W AS 12095 500- 700 ....... Cyprus 250 90 English W AS 12095 700- 700 ....... Ascension 250 27 French W AF 12095 700- 730 ....... Ascension 250 27 French W AF 12095 1300-1330 ....... A'Seela 250 35 Kyrgyz C AS 12095 1400-1500 ....... Cyprus 250 90 English W AS 12095 1500-1700 ....... Rampisham 500 95 English EUR 12095 1700-1900 ....... Cyprus 250 173 English E AF 12095 1900-2100 ....... Cyprus 250 173 English E AF 12095 2100-2300 ....... Ascension 250 27 English W AF 13580 1500-1550 .mtwtf. Skelton 300 110 Turkish SE EUR 13580 1500-1530 s.....s Skelton 300 110 Turkish SE EUR 13610 1500-1600 ....... Cyprus 300 77 Pashto SW AS 13610 1600-1700 ....... Skelton 300 90 Farsi ME 13610 1700-1730 ....... Skelton 300 90 Dari SW AS 13610 1730-1800 ....... Skelton 300 90 Pashto SW AS 13650 500- 530 ....... Cyprus 250 187 Arabic ME 13660 400- 500 ....... A'Seela 250 305 Arabic ME 13660 500- 600 ....... A'Seela 250 305 Arabic ME 13660 600- 800 ....... Cyprus 300 121 Arabic ME 13660 1500-1700 ....... Rampisham 250 168 Arabic N AF 13660 1700-1800 ....... Moosbrunn 100 115 Arabic ME 13660 1700-1800 ....... Rampisham 250 168 Arabic N AF 13660 1800-1900 ....... Moosbrunn 100 115 Arabic ME 13660 1800-1900 ....... Rampisham 250 168 Arabic N AF 13660 1900-2000 ....... Rampisham 250 168 Arabic N AF 13675 400- 500 ....... Cyprus 250 359 English RUSS 13675 1700-1900 ....... Rampisham 250 62 English RUSS 13685 400- 430 ....... Cyprus 250 160 Somali E AF 13690 1400-1700 .mtwtf. Rampisham 250 47 Russian RUSS 13690 1600-1700 s.....s Rampisham 250 47 Russian RUSS 13720 1500-1530 ....... Skelton 300 95 Azeri C AS 13725 0- 100 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 25 English FE 13735 1400-1500 ....... Cyprus 300 77 Dari SW AS 13740 600- 630 ....... Rampisham 250 168 French N AF 13745 100- 130 ....... Tashkent 200 131 Hindi S AS 13745 400- 430 .mtwtf. Cyprus 250 7 Russian RUSS 13745 2030-2100 .mtwtf. Rampisham 250 189 Portuguese W AF 13790 330- 430 .mt.... Nakhon Sawan 250 325 Bengali S AS 13800 1700-1730 s.....s Rampisham 500 47 Russian RUSS 13820 700- 800 ....... Ascension 250 55 English W C AF 13820 1600-1630 ....... Moosbrunn 100 95 Azeri C AS 13820 2000-2100 ....... Skelton 300 180 English NAF 13845 1300-1330 ....... Cyprus 250 50 Kyrgyz C AS 13855 1300-1330 ....... Rampisham 500 62 Uzbek C AS 15105 1345-1415 ....... Ascension 250 55 Hausa W AF 15105 1800-1830 ....... Ascension 250 65 French W C AF 15105 1930-2000 ....... Ascension 250 65 Hausa W AF 15105 2030-2100 .mtwtf. Skelton 300 195 Portuguese W AF 15160 1400-1500 ....... Cyprus 300 97 Hindi S AS 15180 600- 700 ....... Cyprus 250 180 Arabic ME 15180 700- 800 ....... Cyprus 250 180 Arabic ME 15180 700- 800 ....... Cyprus 300 280 Arabic N AF 15180 800-1000 ....... Woofferton 250 170 Arabic N AF 15180 1300-1330 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 325 Kyrgyz C AS 15180 1500-1700 ....... Skelton 300 180 Arabic N AF 15180 1700-1800 ....... Skelton 300 180 Arabic N AF 15180 1800-1830 ....... Skelton 300 180 French N AF 15215 200- 230 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 300 Pashto SW AS 15215 230- 300 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 300 Hindi S AS 15245 1400-1700 .mtwtf. Woofferton 300 82 Russian RUSS 15245 1600-1730 s.....s Woofferton 300 82 Russian RUSS 15285 1300-1530 ....... Singapore 100 13 Mandarin FE 15310 100- 200 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 290 English S AS 15310 200- 300 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 290 English S AS 15310 300- 600 ....... A'Seela 250 63 English S AS 15310 600-1200 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 290 English S AS 15310 1200-1400 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 290 English S AS 15310 1400-1600 ....... A'Seela 250 63 English S AS 15330 1300-1330 ....... Cyprus 300 77 Uzbek C AS 15335 0- 200 ....... Singapore 100 13 English SE AS 15340 1100-1200 ....... Singapore 100 13 English SE AS 15360 0- 200 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 40 English FE 15360 400- 600 ....... A'Seela 250 20 English C AS 15360 1500-1530 ....... Rampisham 500 92 Azeri C AS 15360 1600-1630 s.....s Rampisham 500 92 Azeri C AS 15360 1600-1630 .mtwtf. Rampisham 500 92 Azeri C AS 15400 400- 430 ....... Seychelles 250 270 Swahili E AF 15400 700- 800 ....... Ascension 250 65 English W C AF 15400 800-1000 ....... Ascension 250 27 English W AF 15400 1000-1130 s.....s Ascension 250 27 English W AF 15400 1100-1130 .mtwtf. Ascension 250 27 English W AF 15400 1500-2000 ....... Ascension 250 27 English W AF 15400 2000-2100 ....... Ascension 250 27 English W AF 15405 230- 300 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 305 Hindi S AS 15420 500- 600 .mtwtf. Seychelles 250 270 English E AF 15420 500- 530 s...... Seychelles 250 270 English E AF 15420 500- 600 ......s Seychelles 250 270 Krwanda/KrundiE AF 15420 530- 600 s...... Seychelles 250 270 Krwanda/KrundiE AF 15420 600- 800 s.....s Seychelles 250 270 English E AF 15420 830- 900 ....... A'Seela 250 35 Dari SW AS 15420 900- 930 ....... A'Seela 250 35 Pashto SW AS 15420 930-1030 ....... A'Seela 250 35 Dari SW AS 15420 1030-1130 ....... A'Seela 250 35 Pashto SW AS 15420 1300-1400 ....... Seychelles 250 270 English E AF 15420 1400-1500 ....... Seychelles 250 295 Somali E AF 15420 1500-1530 ....... Seychelles 250 280 English E AF 15420 1530-1630 .mtwtf. Seychelles 250 280 Swahili E AF 15420 1530-1615 s...... Seychelles 250 280 Swahili E AF 15420 1530-1700 ......s Seychelles 250 280 English E AF 15420 1615-1700 s...... Seychelles 250 280 English E AF 15420 1630-1700 .mtwtf. Seychelles 250 280 English E AF 15425 1200-1230 ....... Sines 250 170 French N AF 15430 600- 630 ....... Cyprus 300 280 French N AF 15450 1330-1330 s...... Armavir 200 104 Bengali S AS 15450 1330-1500 s...... Armavir 200 104 Bengali S AS 15510 100- 130 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 280 Hindi S AS 15510 130- 200 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 305 Urdu S AS 15515 630- 700 ....... Rampisham 250 169 Hausa W AF 15530 1100-1130 ....... Cyprus 300 160 Somali E AF 15565 500- 600 ....... Cyprus 250 359 English RUSS 15575 700-1400 ....... Cyprus 250 90 English W AS 15790 1400-1700 ....... Cyprus 250 180 Arabic ME 15790 1700-1730 ....... Cyprus 250 177 Arabic ME 17505 800-1000 ....... Cyprus 250 280 Arabic N AF 17515 930-1030 ....... Cyprus 300 77 Dari SW AS 17515 1030-1130 .....f. Cyprus 300 77 Pashto SW AS 17515 1300-1330 ....... Cyprus 300 57 Uzbek C AS 17585 1700-1730 ....... Cyprus 250 180 Arabic ME 17615 100- 200 ....... Singapore 250 13 English SE AS 17630 1600-1630 ....... Woofferton 300 70 Uzbek C AS 17640 500- 700 ....... Cyprus 250 173 English E AF 17640 700- 700 ....... Meyerton 500 320 French C AF 17640 700- 730 ....... Meyerton 500 320 French C AF 17640 800-1300 ....... Seychelles 250 270 English E AF 17640 1300-1400 ....... Ascension 250 114 English S AF 17640 1400-1700 ....... Ascension 250 114 English S AF 17640 1800-1830 ....... Ascension 250 65 French W C AF 17710 230- 300 ....... Irkutsk 250 224 Hindi S AS 17760 900-1200 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 25 English FE 17780 1100-1130 ....... Cyprus 250 160 Somali E AF 17780 1200-1230 ....... Ascension 250 27 French W AF 17780 1345-1415 ....... Ascension 250 55 Hausa W AF 17790 300- 600 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 290 English S AS 17790 600- 700 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 280 English S AS 17790 700-1200 ....... A'Seela 250 63 English S AS 17790 1200-1400 ....... A'Seela 250 63 English S AS 17795 1600-1800 ....... Ascension 250 55 English W C AF 17795 1800-2000 ....... Skelton 300 180 English NAF 17830 700- 800 ....... Meyerton 500 328 English W AF 17830 800-1000 ....... Ascension 250 65 English W C AF 17830 1000-1100 s.....s Ascension 250 65 English W C AF 17830 1100-1700 .mtwtf. Ascension 250 65 English W C AF 17830 1100-1700 s.....s Ascension 250 65 English W C AF 17830 1700-1800 ....... Ascension 250 65 English W C AF 17865 1400-1500 ....... Woofferton 250 120 Somali E AF 17870 800- 900 s...... Rampisham 250 105 Turkish SE EUR 17870 930-1030 ....... Cyprus 300 77 Dari SW AS 17870 1030-1130 ....... Cyprus 300 77 Pashto SW AS 17885 430- 500 ....... Seychelles 250 240 French E AF 17885 1800-1830 ....... Ascension 250 27 French W AF 17885 1930-2000 ....... Ascension 250 55 Hausa W AF 21470 800-1400 ....... Seychelles 250 240 English S AF 21470 1400-1700 ....... Cyprus 250 175 English E AF 21630 1200-1230 ....... Ascension 250 85 French C AF 21630 1345-1415 ....... Ascension 250 65 Hausa W AF 21660 900-1100 ....... Nakhon Sawan 250 20 English FE DVB 11685 1300-1400 ....... Palau 100 270 Burmese SE AS FEBA 5885 30- 100 ....... Erevan 100 125 Tamil S AS 5890 1730-1800 ....... Meyerton 250 19 Silte C AF 6180 1700-1730 ....... Dhabayya 250 215 Somali E AF 7255 1830-1845 ....... Meyerton 100 345 French C AF 7370 15- 100 ....... Tashkent 100 131 Bangla S AS 7370 1500-1530 ....... Tashkent 100 131 Bangla S AS 9500 1400-1500 ....... Novosibirsk 250 195 Urdu S AS 9540 1430-1500 ....... Tashkent 100 131 Hindi S AS 9550 1903-2030 ....... Kigali 250 30 Arabic ME 9725 130- 200 ....... Dhabayya 250 105 Telegu S AS 9725 200- 230 ....... Dhabayya 250 45 Pashto SW AS 9725 230- 300 ....... Dhabayya 250 45 Dari ME 9865 1630-1700 ....... Dhabayya 250 230 Tigrinya/AmharE AF 11655 1600-1630 ....... Armavir 300 188 Afar E AF 11775 1700-1730 ....... Kigali 250 30 Orominya E AF 11775 1730-1757 ....... Kigali 250 30 Tigrinya E AF 11985 2145-2215 ....tf. Ascension 250 27 Pulaar W AF 12025 1400-1430 ....... Dhabayya 250 110 Telegu S AS 12025 1430-1500 ....... Dhabayya 250 70 Punjabi S AS 12035 200- 300 ....... Dhabayya 250 70 Urdu S AS 15215 1200-1230 ....... Dhabayya 250 85 Tibetan S AS HCJB 1251 1530-1545 ....... Duchanbe 100 0 Unknown C AS 1251 1545-1600 ..twtfs Duchanbe 100 0 Uzbek C AS 1251 1545-1600 sm..... Duchanbe 100 0 Hazaragi C AS 1251 1600-1615 ....... Duchanbe 100 0 Turkmen C AS 11740 1600-1630 ....... Rampisham 500 76 Russian RUSS 12025 2100-2145 ....... Rampisham 250 168 Arabic N AF HRT Croatian radio 11675 800-1200 ....... Singapore 100 140 Croatian OC IBRA 9615 1730-1800 ....... Meyerton 100 15 Somali E AF 11655 1730-1800 ....... Woofferton 300 114 Arabic ME 11785 1730-1800 ....... Woofferton 300 140 Swahili C AF 11875 1900-2030 ....... Rampisham 250 169 Non-Specific W AF 11980 1800-1900 ....... Woofferton 300 140 Arabic C AF 11980 1900-1915 ....... Woofferton 250 140 Arabic C AF 11980 1915-1930 ....... Woofferton 250 140 Arabic C AF KBS 3955 2000-2100 ....... Skelton 250 106 German EUR 3955 2100-2130 ....... Skelton 250 106 English EUR 6145 1900-2000 ....... Skelton 250 150 French EUR 9660 1430-1500 .....f. Woofferton 250 102 English W EUR 9870 700- 800 ....... Skelton 300 110 Korean EUR 15360 1800-1900 ....... Rampisham 500 62 Russian RUSS 15365 1900-2000 ....... Rampisham 500 168 Arabic N AF LBC !!!!!!!! not on live anymore, a little joke? wb. 9290 0-2400 ....... Ulbroka 100 250 Unknown W EUR RTI Taiwan. - or some Confidential broadcasts etc. 6040 2330-2345 ....... Dhabayya 250 85 Non-Specific S AS 6040 2345-2400 smt..fs Dhabayya 250 85 Non-Specific S AS 6040 2345-2400 ...wt.. Dhabayya 250 85 Non-Specific S AS 6045 1900-2000 ....... Rampisham 500 168 French W EUR 6145 0- 130 ....... Dhabayya 250 85 Non-Specific S AS 6185 1900-2000 ....... Skelton 250 105 German W EUR 9585 1333-1357 ....... Taipei 100 2 Japanese FE 9780 1600-1630 ....... Taipei 250 45 Japanese FE 9810 1600-1615 smtw... Dhabayya 250 100 Non-Specific S AS 9810 1600-1615 ....tfs Dhabayya 250 100 Non-Specific S AS 9810 1615-1630 smtw... Dhabayya 250 70 Non-Specific S AS 9810 1615-1630 ....tfs Dhabayya 250 120 Non-Specific S AS 9820 1701-1731 ....... Taipei 100 2 Korean FE 9865 1730-1800 smtwt.s Dhabayya 250 215 Somali E AF 9895 1830-1900 ......s Dhabayya 250 225 Amharic E AF 9965 1530-1600 ....... Palau 100 345 Korean FE 13685 830- 930 ....... Dhabayya 250 225 Somali E AF 15325 1800-1830 ....t.. Rampisham 500 168 French N AF 15550 2330-2400 ....... Palau 100 270 Hmong SE AS NHK R Japan Tokyo 5960 0- 20 ....... Skelton 300 140 English EUR 5960 230- 300 ....... Erevan 100 125 Persian ME 5975 500- 530 ....... Rampisham 500 140 English EUR 5980 400- 430 ....... Erevan 100 222 Arabic ME 6140 945-1030 ....... Singapore 250 140 Indonesian SE AS 9650 2200-2300 ....... Dhabayya 500 285 Japanese ME NAF 9760 1100-1130 .....f. Woofferton 250 102 English EUR 9760 1130-1200 .....f. Woofferton 250 102 Russian W EUR 11740 800- 900 ....... Singapore 250 1 Japanese SE AS 11740 900-1000 ....... Singapore 250 1 Japanese SE AS 11740 1030-1100 ....... Singapore 250 1 Burmese SE AS 11740 1130-1200 ....... Singapore 250 1 Thai SE AS 11740 1230-1300 ....... Singapore 250 1 Vietnamese SE AS 11740 1300-1330 ....... Singapore 250 1 Chinese SE AS 11780 200- 300 ....... Singapore 250 340 Japanese SE AS 12045 1500-1700 ....... Singapore 250 315 Japanese SW AS 13630 1400-1430 ....... Rampisham 500 62 English EUR 13740 1700-1900 ....... Dhabayya 500 285 Japanese ME NAF RNZi [in DRM mode ?] 9660 1400-1430 ......s Woofferton 250 102 English W EUR TWR 9865 1730-1800 .....f. Dhabayya 250 230 Non-Specific E AF 9895 1800-1815 .mtwtf. Dhabayya 250 225 Non-Specific E AF 9895 1800-1830 s.....s Dhabayya 250 225 Non-Specific E AF 9895 1815-1845 .mtwtf. Dhabayya 250 225 Non-Specific E AF 9895 1830-1845 s...... Dhabayya 250 225 Non-Specific E AF 13660 1300-1315 .....fs Kigali 250 30 Afar E AF VTC 5995 2000-2100 ....... Dhabayya 250 210 English S AF 12050 1900-2000 ....... Skelton 300 160 English W AF YFR 3230 1900-2000 ....... Meyerton 100 5 English S AF 3955 1900-2000 ....... Meyerton 100 76 Portuguese S AF 5930 1900-2000 ....... Meyerton 250 19 Swahili E AF 6100 1900-2000 ....... Meyerton 100 330 Portuguese S AF 6180 1800-1900 ....... Meyerton 100 15 English S AF 9595 1400-1500 ....... Dhabayya 250 105 Marathi S AS 9685 1900-2000 ....... Dhabayya 250 260 Hausa W AF 9770 1800-1900 ....... Dhabayya 250 230 English S AF 9775 1900-2000 ....... Dhabayya 250 210 English W AF 9790 1700-1800 ....... Dhabayya 250 225 Amharic E AF 11850 1600-1700 ....... Dhabayya 250 90 English S AS 12055 2100-2200 ....... Ascension 250 65 English C AF 13700 1700-1800 ....... Skelton 300 110 Arabic ME 13720 1800-1900 ....... Skelton 300 140 Arabic N AF 15195 2000-2100 ....... Ascension 250 65 English C AF 15520 1400-1500 ....... Dhabayya 250 90 Hindi S AS 15520 1500-1600 ....... Dhabayya 250 90 English S AS 15760 1700-1800 ....... Woofferton 250 102 Turkish SE EUR 15760 1800-1900 ....... Woofferton 250 102 Turkish SE EUR 17545 1700-1800 ....... Ascension 250 85 English E AF 17585 1830-1930 ....... Ascension 250 85 French W AF 17715 1300-1400 ....... Dhabayya 250 100 Telegu S AS 17715 1400-1500 ....... Dhabayya 250 100 Tamil S AS 17735 1300-1400 ....... Dhabayya 250 100 Kannada S AS (VTC- UK via ADDX Andreas Volk-D, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Mar 26 via DXLD) ** U K. Feedback on Radio 4 today (as I write) is carrying a feature about the BBC Monitoring station at Caversham "Later this year, it's the 70th anniversary of BBC Monitoring, so we visit them at Caversham and take a look at what they do." http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/feedback.shtml (Mike Terry, UK, March 27, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Setting the record straight --- You know, I just came across something dating back to March 2007 in: http://www.worldofradio.com/dxld7031.txt While I appreciate your crediting me with "considerable expertise" as a newsman, I have to take issue with the following: "Belida's tenure in the Managing Editor spot was not without problems, as he was faced with some strong complaints from employees. Although he issued a number of statements pledging his commitment to the VOA charter, questions were asked about his willingness to confront attempts emanating from within the building, to limit wide-open discussion of certain topics in the news on the VOA Talk to America program." For the record, I had no input whatsoever into T2A topics or any other English programs. Can't even recall a conversation in which supervisors in the division responsible for T2A and other shows asked me about what they should or shouldn`t do. It wasn't part of Central News responsibilities. Someone sold you a load of BS. For the record, in the area I was responsible for, the news, I resisted each and every attempt by anyone outside of Central to politically interfere in our output. Any suggestion that I somehow collaborated in political interference in the news is utter rubbish and contemptible. If you haven't seen it, I commend to you the "blog" in which I discuss journalism issues for VOA. It's at: http://voanewsblog.blogspot.com/ Best regards (Alex Belida, VOA, March 31, 2009, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [and non]. Voice of America (VOA) A-09 full sked: (frequencies in effect 29 March 2009 through 24 October 2009) Afaan Oromoo 1730-1800 11520 11905 11925 12140 13870 (Mon-Fri) Albanian 0500-0530 9460 1600-1630 9605 1830-1900 3995 Amharic 1800-1900 11520 11905 11925 12140 13870 Azerbaijani 1730-1800 7215 7235 13580 Bangla 0130-0200 11735 15205 1600-1700 1575 7260 9320 Burmese 0000-0030 1575 6035 7430 9325 0130-0300 11820 15110 17775 1130-1230 11965 15620 17775 1430-1500 1575 5865 9325 11910 12120 1500-1530 5865 9325 11910 12120 1500-1530 1575 (Sat-Sun) 1530-1600 1575 5865 9940 1600-1630 5865 9940 2300-2400 6185 7430 9325 Cantonese 1300-1500 1170 7365 9355 Chinese (Mandarin) 0000-0200 9545 11830 11925 15150 15385 17765 0200-0300 9545 11830 11925 15385 17765 0700-0900 13610 13740 15250 17775 17855 21705 0900-1000 11825 11965 13610 13740 15250 15665 17775 17855 1000-1100 9575 11825 11965 12040 13610 15250 15665 17855 1100-1200 1170 6110 9575 11785 11825 11990 12040 15255 1200-1230 6110 9845 11785 11825 11990 12040 15255 1230-1300 6110 9845 11785 11805 11825 12040 15255 1300-1400 6110 9845 9985 11785 11805 11990 12040 1400-1500 6110 9845 11615 11805 11990 12040 2200-2300 6135 7205 9510 9845 11925 13775 Creole 1130-1200 9660 15390 (Mon-Fri) 1630-1700 15390 17565 2100-2130 11895 13725 15390 Croatian 0430-0500 5975 1830-1845 6060 7295 Dari (Radio Ashna) 0130-0230 1296 9335 12140 1530-1630 1296 9335 15090 15380 1730-1830 1296 9335 11565 11580 1930-2030 1296 5750 7595 Deewa Radio (Pashto) 1300-1900 7495 9310 9380 9780 English to Europe, Middle East, and North Africa 0100-0130 1593 1400-1500 15530 17740 1500-1600 12005 15530 English to Africa 0300-0400 909 1530 4930 6080 9885 15580 0400-0430 909 1530 4930 4960 6080 9885 15580 0430-0500 909 4930 4960 6080 9885 15580 0500-0600 909 4930 6080 12080 15580 0600-0700 909 1530 6080 12080 15580 1400-1500 4930 6080 13570 15580 17585 1500-1600 4930 6080 13570 15580 17895 1600-1700 909 1530 4930 6080 9885 15580 17715 1700-1730 6080 9885 11835 15580 1730-1800 6080 9885 15410 15580 1700-1800 15675 (Sat-Sun) 1800-1830 6080 9885 11975 15410 15580 1800-1830 909 4930 (Sat-Sun) 1830-1900 909 4930 6080 9885 11975 15410 15580 1900-2000 909 4930 4940 5990 6080 9885 15580 17895 2000-2030 909 1530 4930 4940 6080 9885 15580 17895 2030-2100 909 1530 4930 6080 9885 15580 17895 2100-2200 1530 6080 15580 English to Zimbabwe 1800-1830 909 4930 12080 15775 (*) 1720-1740 909 4930 12080 15775 (Fri-Sun) 1800-1830 909 4930 12080 15775 (3-language talk show, Live Talk) (Fri) (*- maybe a mistake: colour used there means "Mon-Thu", but on these days Ndebele language is used on these frequencies during this time.) English to Afghanistan 0000-0030 1296 7555 2030-2400 1296 7555 English to Far East Asia, South Asia, and Oceania 0100-0200 7430 9780 11705 1100-1130 1575 (Sat-Sun) 1130-1200 1575 1200-1300 1170 6140 7575 9510 9760 12075 1300-1400 7575 9510 9760 1400-1500 7430 7575 9760 11715 1500-1600 7430 7575 9700 12150 2200-2300 5895 5915 7460 7480 9415 11955 2230-2400 1575 (Fri-Sat) 2300-2400 5895 5915 7480 9415 11955 English-Special 0000-0030 1593 0030-0100 1575 1593 7430 9715 9780 11725 15205 15290 15560 17820 0130-0200 1593 6040 9820 (Tue-Sat) 1500-1600 6160 7520 9590 9760 15550 1600-1700 12080 13570 17895 1600-1700 1170 (Mon-Fri) 1900-2000 7480 9670 2230-2300 9570 11705 15145 2300-2330 1593 9570 13755 15145 2330-2400 1593 7460 9570 13755 15145 15340 French to Africa 0530-0600 1530 4960 6035 6095 9885 13710 (Mon-Fri) 0600-0630 4960 6035 6095 9885 13710 (Mon-Fri) 1830-2000 1530 6170 9815 17550 2000-2030 6170 9815 12080 15730 17550 2030-2100 4940 9815 9830 12080 15225 15730 (Sat-Sun) 2100-2130 9815 9830 12035 12080 (Mon-Fri) Georgian 1530-1600 11945 15460 1600-1630 9850 15460 1700-1800 7480 9530 Hausa 0500-0530 1530 4960 6045 9600 0700-0730 4960 11785 17800 1500-1530 11890 11905 13750 2030-2100 4940 6170 7355 9815 15185 (Mon-Fri) Indonesian 0000-0030 9535 11805 13705 1130-1230 9700 9890 12010 1400-1500 9945 13620 2200-2400 7225 9535 11805 Khmer 1330-1430 1575 5955 11540 2200-2230 1575 6060 9325 15340 Kinyarwanda/Kirundi 0330-0430 6095 7340 11905 1600-1630 11640 12015 15730 (Sat) Korean 1200-1300 1350 5890 7225 11625 1300-1330 1350 5890 7225 11740 1330-1500 1188 5890 7225 11740 1900-2100 648 6060 7365 9510 Kurdish 0500-0600 7230 9770 15380 1300-1400 9825 13680 15130 15530 1400-1500 1593 9825 13680 15130 1700-1800 9770 11950 15130 2000-2100 1593 Laotian 1230-1300 1575 9810 11930 Mandarin (Chinese) 0000-0200 9545 11830 11925 15150 15385 17765 0200-0300 9545 11830 11925 15385 17765 0700-0900 13610 13740 15250 17775 17855 21705 0900-1000 11825 11965 13610 13740 15250 15665 17775 17855 1000-1100 9575 11825 11965 12040 13610 15250 15665 17855 1100-1200 1170 6110 9575 11785 11825 11990 12040 15255 1200-1230 6110 9845 11785 11825 11990 12040 15255 1230-1300 6110 9845 11785 11805 11825 12040 15255 1300-1400 6110 9845 9985 11785 11805 11990 12040 1400-1500 6110 9845 11615 11805 11990 12040 2200-2300 6135 7205 9510 9845 11925 13775 Ndebele 1800-1830 909 12080 15775 (Mon-Thu) 1740-1800 909 12080 15775 (Fri-Sun) 1800-1830 909 12080 15775 (3-language talk show, Live Talk) (Fri) Pashto (Radio Ashna) 0030-0130 1296 7555 9335 1430-1530 1296 9335 15090 15380 1630-1730 1296 9335 11565 11580 1830-1930 1296 7555 7595 Pashto (Deewa Radio) 1300-1900 7495 9310 9380 9780 Persian 0230-0330 9695 11870 17855 1530-1600 1593 6040 11760 11780 1600-1700 1593 6040 9840 11780 1700-1730 1593 5860 6040 9855 1730-1800 1593 5860 6040 7455 1800-1830 648 1593 5860 6040 7455 1830-1900 648 5860 6040 7455 1900-1930 5860 6040 7455 1930-2030 5860 7455 9310 Portuguese to Africa 1000-1030 17740 21590 (Sat-Sun) 1700-1730 1530 11960 12080 1730-1800 1530 9815 11960 12080 15730 1800-1830 1530 6170 7310 9815 (Mon-Fri) Shona 1700-1730 909 4930 12080 15775 (Mon-Thu) 1700-1730 909 4930 12080 15775 (Fri-Sun) 1700-1730 909 4930 12080 15775 (Fri) Somali 1300-1400 12110 15170 1600-1630 1431 12110 15430 1630-1800 12110 15430 Spanish 1130-1200 9885 13715 15590 (Mon-Fri) 1200-1300 9885 13715 15590 2300-0000 5890 6110 9825 Swahili 0300-0330 7380 9440 (Mon-Fri) 1630-1730 9815 15365 15730 Tibetan 0000-0100 7250 9480 9855 0300-0600 15265 15490 17735 1400-1500 7465 11510 11975 1600-1700 7330 7565 9565 Tigrigna 1900-1930 11520 11905 11925 12140 13870 (Mon-Fri) Turkish 0330-0400 7265 (Mon-Fri) 1045-1100 15240 17565 (Mon-Fri) 1830-1900 9840 12025 (Mon-Fri) Ukrainian (Radio broadcasts in Ukrainian ended on December 31, 2008.) Urdu (Radio Aap ki Dunyaa) 0000-0100 972 1539 0100-0200 972 1539 7460 9515 1400-1500 972 1539 7440 15725 1500-2400 972 1539 Uzbek 1500-1530 801 7280 9670 13755 15450 Vietnamese 1300-1330 1575 5955 9720 1500-1600 1170 5955 7440 9355 2230-2330 6060 15340 (from VOA A to Z Frequency Guide) ------ 73! (via Alexey Zinevich: a DXer from Minsk, Belarus, March 28, dxldyg via DXLD) ** U S A [non]. Radio Liberty/Free Europe A-09 SW Schedule Daily except where indicated; Time is UT, From website March 29, 2009 Afghan (Pashto and Dari) 0730 - 1330 15680 0730 - 0830 17670 0730 - 1230 17685 0830 - 1430 15090 1230 - 1430 11550 Azerbaijani 1500 - 1600 7480 15565 Belarusian 1500 - 1700 7445 9725 1700 - 1900 6050 6105 1900 - 2100 5820 9405 Georgian 1130 - 1145 MonTueWedThuFri 12070 15130 15460 1400 - 1500 13615 15460 1800 - 1900 7520 9370 2000 - 2045 MonTueWedThuFri 7480 9840 2000 - 2100 SatSun 7480 9840 Kazakh 1300 - 1400 9465 12005 Kyrgyz 1200 - 1230 11780 15140 1500 - 1530 7465 11780 Moldovan 1500 - 1530 SatSun 9495 1600 - 1630 MonTueWedThuFri 7430 1800 - 1830 MonTueWedThuFri 3995 North Caucasus (Avar, Chechen, Circassian) 1500 - 1600 6120 11810 Persian (Farsi) -Radio Farda 0030 - 0530 5860 0030 - 0400 7280 0030 - 0330 7295 0330 - 1400 15690 0400 - 0500 9635 0500 - 0600 15255 0530 - 1200 21715 0600 - 1000 17845 1000 - 1400 7435 1200 - 1600 17755 1400 - 1629 11520 1400 - 1500 17670 1500 - 1629 15410 1600 - 1629 7340 1630 - 1700 7340 15410 1630 - 1730 11520 1700 - 2129 7580 1700 - 1800 9760 1730 - 1800 9855 1800 - 1900 5820 1800 - 2129 5830 1900 - 2129 9505 Russian 0800 - 1000 11700 15130 17730 1200 - 1300 11700 15130 17730 1200 - 1500 15565 1300 - 1700 9530 1300 - 1600 11725 1400 - 1500 11735 11880 1500 - 1600 9520 11885 1600 - 1700 7270 9445 1700 - 1800 5980 5995 1700 - 1900 9520 11805 1800 - 1900 9820 11755 1900 - 2000 7220 9475 9840 1900 - 2100 9465 2000 - 2100 7285 Tajik 1400 - 1700 9790 1400 - 1500 11895 1500 - 1600 11975 1600 - 1700 7540 Tatar-Bashkir 1500 - 1530 9715 11760 1600 - 1630 9695 11790 1900 - 2000 9805 Turkmen 1400 - 1500 9685 13830 1500 - 1600 7260 7420 1600 - 1700 7350 11975 1700 - 1800 9485 9670 Uzbek 1400 - 1500 7560 9510 12005 1600 - 1700 6060 7555 9390 9520 (via Bernie O`Shea, Ottawa, Ontario, March 29, DXLD) or put elsewise: RFERL A-09 schedule, ``every day``, u.o.s. Pashto/Dari: (R. Free Afghanistan) 12140 0230 - 0330 17670 0230 - 0830 17685 0230 - 1230 15680 0330 - 1330 15090 0830 - 1430 11550 1230 - 1430 Belarussian 612 0300 - 0500 612 1500 - 2100 6105 1500 - 1700 6120 0300 - 0500 7445 0300 - 0500 9725 1500 - 1700 6050 1700 - 1900 6105 1700 - 1900 5820 1900 - 2100 9405 1900 - 2100 North Caucasus Service 7290 0300 - 0400 11520 0300 - 0400 6120 1500 - 1600 11810 1500 - 1600 Persian (R. Farda) 1575 0000 - 1629 1575 1630 - 2129 1575 2130 - 2359 5860 0030 - 0530 7280 0030 - 0400 7295 0030 - 0330 15690 0330 - 1400 9635 0400 - 0500 15255 0500 - 0600 21715 0530 - 1200 17845 0600 - 1000 7435 1000 - 1400 17755 1200 - 1600 11520 1400 - 1629 17670 1400 - 1500 15410 1500 - 1629 7340 1600 - 1629 7340 1630 - 1700 11520 1630 - 1730 15410 1630 - 1700 7580 1700 - 2129 9760 1700 - 1800 9855 1730 - 1800 5820 1800 - 1900 5830 1800 - 2129 9505 1900 - 2129 Georgian 9725 0500 - 0600 11875 0500 - 0600 17770 0500 - 0600 MonTueWedThuFri 12070 1130 - 1145 MonTueWedThuFri 15130 1130 - 1145 MonTueWedThuFri 15460 1130 - 1145 13615 1400 - 1500 15460 1400 - 1500 7520 1800 - 1900 9370 1800 - 1900 MonTueWedThuFri 7480 2000 - 2045 SatSun 7480 2000 - 2100 MonTueWedThuFri 9840 2000 - 2045 SatSun 9840 2000 - 2100 Kazakh 7215 0100 - 0200 9750 0100 - 0200 9465 1300 - 1400 12005 1300 - 1400 Kyrgyz 11780 1200 - 1230 15140 1200 - 1230 7465 1500 - 1530 11780 1500 - 1530 Moldavian MonTueWedThuFri 5955 0400 - 0430 SatSun 9495 1500 - 1530 MonTueWedThuFri 7430 1600 - 1630 MonTueWedThuFri 3995 1800 - 1830 Russian 5925 0300 - 0500 7205 0300 - 0500 11700 0300 - 0400 15470 0300 - 0400 9520 0400 - 0700 9760 0400 - 0700 12005 0500 - 0700 17560 0500 - 0700 11700 0800 - 1000 15130 0800 - 1000 17730 0800 - 1000 11700 1200 - 1300 15130 1200 - 1300 15565 1200 - 1500 17730 1200 - 1300 9530 1300 - 1700 11725 1300 - 1600 11735 1400 - 1500 11880 1400 - 1500 9520 1500 - 1600 11885 1500 - 1600 7270 1600 - 1700 9445 1600 - 1700 5980 1700 - 1800 5995 1700 - 1800 9520 1700 - 1900 11805 1700 - 1900 9820 1800 - 1900 11755 1800 - 1900 7220 1900 - 2000 9465 1900 - 2100 9475 1900 - 2000 9840 1900 - 2000 7285 2000 - 2100 Tajik 9760 0100 - 0400 13760 0100 - 0200 15525 0200 - 0400 9790 1400 - 1700 11895 1400 - 1500 11975 1500 - 1600 7540 1600 - 1700 Tatar/Bashkir 7390 0300 - 0400 9635 0300 - 0400 9635 0500 - 0600 9715 1500 - 1530 11760 1500 - 1530 9695 1600 - 1630 11790 1600 - 1630 9805 1900 - 2000 Turkmen 9555 0200 - 0400 15460 0200 - 0400 864 1530 - 1600 9685 1400 - 1500 13830 1400 - 1500 7260 1500 - 1600 7420 1500 - 1600 7350 1600 - 1700 11975 1600 - 1700 9485 1700 - 1800 9670 1700 - 1800 Uzbek 9855 0200 - 0400 12025 0200 - 0300 15145 0200 - 0400 17770 0300 - 0400 7560 1400 - 1500 9510 1400 - 1500 12005 1400 - 1500 6060 1600 - 1700 7555 1600 - 1700 9390 1600 - 1700 9520 1600 - 1700 from RFERL website: http://www.rferl.org ------ 73! (Alexey Zinevich: a DXer from Minsk, Belarus, dxldyg via DXLD) ** U S A. WWCR NAMES PHIL PATTON CHIEF ENGINEER For Immediate Release Contact: Brady Murray Tel. +1.615-255-1300 Brady@WWCR.Com http://www.wwcr.com/phileng1.htm Phil Patton has accepted the position of Chief Engineer at WWCR. WWCR is an international shortwave station in Nashville, Tennessee USA. Patton assumed the post, officially, on February 10, 2009. Eric Westenberger, Vice-President and General Manager, offered Phil the position during a meeting in Nashville. Phil is a veteran engineer who knows and appreciates shortwave. WWCR and its sister stations in Nashville and Memphis are in good hands, Westenberger said. Phil was also retained as Chief Engineer for WLRM-Memphis, WMQM-Memphis, and WNQM-Nashville. Phil has been a HAM radio operator since 1979 (N4CSV); he is a Licensed pilot and DataFM RF Engineer. [caption] Sitting on top of the CR-1 transmitter, Phil is monitoring the Vector impedance analyzer via computer (via Dr Plummer, DXLD) ** U S A [and non]. A-09 schedule shows WHRA at 0500-0700 on 7390, 75 degrees across Iberia; nevertheless, I heard a sign-on from WHRI at 0459 March 29 on 7390. The problem is, 7390 collides with Tirana which starts its non-direxional Albanian service to Europe at 0630. If it`s really a WHRI transmitter it would be less harmful in Europe, aimed at some other direxion (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See ALBANIA ** U S A. Global Catholic Network A09; A09 HFC 12 January-2009, 250 kW FREQ STRT STOP CIRAF AZIMUTH LANGUAGE 5810 2200-0500 10,11 220 Spanish 7555 0500-1300 10,11 220 Spanish 9340 1200-1500 43,44 40 English 11520 0000-0900 46,47 85 English 11520 1100-1700 11-15 155 Spanish 11550 1300-2200 10,11 220 Spanish 11640 0900-1200 43,44 335 English 11870 0100-1100 11-15 155 Spanish 15610 1500-1700 27,28 40 English 15610 1700-2000 9 40 English 15610 2000-2400 39,40 40 English 17510 1700-0100 11-15 155 Spanish (Jaisakthivel, Chennai, India, For complete A09 visit http://www.adxc.wordpress.com dxldyg via DXLD) ** U S A. FlooDX --- There have been some reports of KFGO 790 Fargo ND being heard where it normally is not. May well be running day facilities due to the flooding, i.e. non-direxional instead of due north. Also look for the new station on 1100, WZFG which has 50 kW day facility but seldom DX-reported for some strange reason. Without researching them further, other frequencies for Fargo stations are 740 and 970; Bismarck 550, 710, 1130, 1270 (Glenn Hauser, OK, 2346 UT March 26, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Presumably with their 50 kW Non Directional day pattern, copied at near local like signal on my boombox with sandbagging and flood information, ID'd as "AM 110 [sic] The Flag WZFG Dilworth Fargo Moorhead and 106.9 The Eagle KEGK Wahpeton Fargo Moorhead". Played a commercial, then ran a WZFG Top of hour Jingle and into Fox (Paul Walker, Ord, Nebraska (Central part of the state, 55 to 60 airmiles Northwest of Grand Island, NE), 0504 UT March 27, NRC-AM via DXLD) Thanks to the flood in Fargo, I figured I would at last have a chance to hear the new WZFG-1100, which has a 50 kW day rig from its site in Minnesota, but very low power normally at night. Sure enough, March 27 at 0552 UT, there it was with live coverage, giving phone 271-1100, e- mail talk@am1100.tv and toll-free 1-888-598-8464, also slogan ``Talk Radio The Flag, AM-1100``. At first it was dominating the frequency; then I had to easily null WTAM-1100 Cleveland OH as it faded back up, a slow SAH with it. By 0558 IBOC from KFAB-1110 Omaha NE was bothering 1100, almost the same direxion from here; discussing areas which are to be evacuated. 0559 legal ID ``WZFG, Dilworth-Fargo-Moorhead, USA``, 0600 Fox `News` Radio, leading with their own local story. By 0602 KFAB IBOC was blocking WZFG. There ought to be a law. Meanwhile I was checking the other Fargo, and Bismarck frequencies, but could not pull anything floody or identifiable out of the QRM on 550, 790, 970, 1130; or 1200 where KFNW also has a 50 kW day rig; just WOAI heard. No doubt the 50 kW-at-night from WZFG will continue for the duration of the emergency the next few days. There had been a number of reports of KFGO-790 getting out on 5 kW non-direxional day power at night, rather than shooting it all northward at night. CBW- 990 is another station to keep an ear on, as they are worried in Winnipeg, barely mentioned in US media coverage (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) KFGO 790 heard here for the very first time at 0815 UT. Talking about flooding and evacuation, station ID. March 27. Thanks for the tip! They read my email on the air regarding operating at full power, non- directional (Steve Lare, Holland MI, 0929 UT March 27, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) WZFG 1100 Fargo, ND, heard extremely well at 0939 UT. Interview with a police officer I had heard earlier on KFGO 790. WZFG is shown in the 'AM Logbook' as licensed to Dilworth, MN (Steve Lare, Holland, MI USA, ibid.) KFGO is also coming in here into Colorado with man and woman announcements about the flooding in Fargo such as a sandbag truck is stuck and needs help, a man called in to say he had some space in his home and could take a few flood-displaced individuals, Concordia College is closing due to water/sewer service being shut off, etc. I also logged 740-KVOX from Fargo, but they seem on normal nighttime power and aren't covering the emergency. Sports as usual from them. WDAY-970 in Fargo is covering the Flood Emergency and has a strong signal into Colorado right now at 0309 UT. KFNW-1200 is NOT covering the flood emergency, just woman preacher at 0314 UT. Big signal, though! (Chris Knight, Fort Lupton, Colorado, UT March 27, IRCA via DXLD) I briefly tuned past 1100 last night [0400 UT March 27] about two hours earlier and heard a someone with a strong signal in WTAM null, but didn't think to stick around and ID it; might have been this, as I was hearing KFGO-790 as well. I'll definitely check 1100 again tonight (Randy Stewart, Springfield MO, March 27, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 2229 EDT, fading up over Cavs basketball on WTAM, with talk of sandbags, mention of West Fargo, "24/7 emergency coverage for the Red River Valley," am1100.tv website, and "AM 1100, the Flag" slogan. Peaking over WTAM occasionally. MN #3 here. A tip of my hat to all three of the Fargo talk stations - WZFG, WDAY 970 and KFGO 790 - for absolutely outstanding coverage. I've been dipping in and out of all of their streams all day. Incredibly impressive work. s (Scott Fybush, Rochester NY, March 27, IRCA via DXLD) 1100, WZFG, MN, Dilworth, 3/27 2135-2303 EDT, Fair to Excellent signal with talk about the Flood Emergency in Fargo, ND/Moorhead, MN. Took call-in questions for ND Governor John Hoeven. "Talkradio AM 11 Hundred, The Flag" slogans. Gave phone numbers 888-598-8464 and 701- 271-1100. Took out of state calls from Oklahoma, Nebraska and Ohio. Mentioned a caller who called from British Columbia. Gave website http://www.am1100.tv Singing legal ID: "...AM 11 hundred WZFG Dilworth-Fargo-Moorhead". Faded but heard a minute later with Fox News. Annoying, loud IBOC hiss the entire time from 1110-KFAB. Thank you Paul Walker for the tip! New catch! (Chris Knight, Fort Lupton, Colorado, Drake R8, NE Conti Superloop antenna, ibid.) 1100, WZFG, MN, Dilworth 3/27 2159 CDT. Poor to good in WTAM null with emergency flood programming; station host Chip interviewing Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker, phone number given to report dike leaks (701- 241-1545), singing legal ID (cities given as Dilworth-Fargo-Moorhead), into Fox news where the lead story was on the Fargo situation. New. Tries to hear KFGO 790 and WDAY 970 unsuccessful (790 dominated by CIGM and WSGW, 970 by only partly nullable local WHA); also no trace of Fargo market stations on 740, 1200, 1280 and 1660. A big thank you to all who have posted about this one in the last two nights. 73 Bill Dvorak Madison WI Drake R8B, Quantum QX Pro loop, ibid.) Finally pulled WZFG AM-1100 out from behind Cleveland between 10:30 and 10:45 PM EDT with AM 1100 The Flag ID. New logging here in the Montreal area. Thanks for the tips. Still working on 790 kHz. CIGM in Sudbury is dominating and I have a weird pulsing sound on the frequency which I am having difficulty locating the source of. There is a talk station breaking through periodically which is probably North Dakota but nothing official yet (Sheldon Harvey, March 27, NRC- AM via DXLD) Hearing what is most certainly WDAY 970, Fargo ND, during the 0800 UT hour, many mentions of roads flooded in the Fargo area. (got my map out), but mostly blocked by a C & W station here. Heard WDAY 970 ID right after the weather at 0908 UT. Also, have KFGO 790 in here again along with WZFG 1100. 28 March (Steve Lare, Holland, MI, USA, dxldyg via DXLD) After the hockey game last night, I went out to my NW Phased BOG System (320 ft // 185 ft at ~ 318 deg) to check out what was happening from the flood area. WZFG which was under WTAM on the car rx was tremendous on the Phased BOG System as expected. Clearly they are running 50 kw ND and they are lots better than I get them via SSS when they have 5 kw CH power and much better than when I can dig them out running normal night rig. There was some talk on 790 but superswamped even by my best attempts to phased WBBM IBOC (13 miles away) so who knows as I couldn't get more than a mumble thru the I-BUZZ, but I don't need KFGO anyhow. 970 was dominated by MN's C&W stn, but as usual WDAY was in there and they had flood coverage as well. Were they on day ND pattern ? I have my doubts. I didn't try for 740, but I don't recall ever getting them on night rig. 1200 I can get at night on this antenna setup when I phase Chicago's SSer out; they weren't 100% copy o/u weak (using this direction BOGs) WOAI, but they were clearly running normal religion and during a break no mention of the tragedy. 1280 was all WWTC (The Patriot) over WNAM. No trace of Moorhead which I only get via SSS sometimes anyhow and as always nothing I could pin down as needed 1280 C&W from SK, in spite of 1220 and 1250 from MB being in with classical music. 1660 had Fargo's ESPN really dominant as usual on these BOGs which are nicely directive at this length in X-band. No mention of the flooding during a local ad break. It seems that WZFG 1100 has the emergency broadcasting situation under control and is doing a good job. A pity that they aren't licenced to ND since ND is a very difficult catch far back east of here. 73 KAZ (Neil Kazaross, Barrington IL, March 28, NRC AM via DXLD) Indeed, too bad it doesn't count as North Dakota; it was in well here last night with Fargo/Red River flood info, phone interviews, "1100 The Flag" slogan. Able to null WTAM pretty much out of the picture. This was around 2245-2300 CDT last night (Randy Stewart, Springfield MO, March 28, Sony 7600GR, ibid.) WZFG heard under WTAM 3/28 2100 EDT with Fox News, // webstream. WTAM mentioned that listeners may be hearing WZFG mixing with their signal due to emergency broadcast (Brett Saylor, State College PA, SDR-IQ, IRCA via DXLD) It took me a while to get a positive ID from this station. Last evening they were in here loud and clear with many mentions of the floods, emergency phone numbers, etc. Then slowly they faded down into the KFAX/KNZZ/WTAM mix never to return. So I resorted to my usual method of overnight recordings with my timer setup. And lo and behold slightly before 06:00MST (08:00EST) I heard the "Talkradio AM 11 Hundred, The Flag" ID twice and at the TOH I heard the full ID, "AM 110 The Flag WZFG Dilworth Fargo Moorhead." My thanks to everyone who reported this, and for giving the ID details. At the very least I knew what to listen for, but as it turned out it wasn't necessary as the ID I heard was loud and clear (Mike in St Isidore, AB, Stonebridge, March 28, with AOR 7030+ and 1000' E/W beverage, IRCA via DXLD) Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 22:48:07 -0500 From: "Offerdahl Broadcast Service" Subject: [IRCA] WZFG WZFG is operating at 25 kW ND critical hours/nighttime as of 3/27/09. 3/28/09 was at 50 kW ND. Operating under FCC Rules Part 73 section 1250. Will continue at 25 kW as long as broadcasting under emergency conditions. Probably 5 to 7 days. May go back to 50 kW if there are any new major flood related emergencies. email me your QSLs jim @ offerdahlbroadcast.com (Jim Offerdahl, Chief Engineer, WZFG 1100 AM, IRCA via DXLD) Likewise, received an email from Chief Engr. Offerdahl in 2 hours for audio file of TOH ID. Many thanks to him for taking the time to verify our reports (Brett Saylor, ibid.) I thought I might as well chime in on this one. Although Fargo is only 300 miles away from me and WZFG 1100 is like a semi-local due to the high soil conductivity around here, unfortunately it's completely buried by KFAB's IBOC at night. The only way I can receive WZFG is if I completely null KFAB (Kenneth Nawalkowski, Sandy Lake, MB, March 29, IRCA) Even when it`s running 25 or 50 kW? (gh, DXLD) Listening again this morning during the 0900 UT hour for Fargo, ND, I found KFGO 790, WDAY 970, and WZFG 1100. KFGO 790 has been the most reliable overall, WDAY 970 fading in on occasion to a good level, then out again, and WZFG 1100 generally mixing with WTAM, Cleveland OH. (Steve Lare, Holland, MI, USA, March 30, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Everyone: My QSL from Jim Offerdahl was in my mail box this morning. I had sent off the request yesterday evening, so this has to be the fastest return I have ever had. This was for my reception of WZFG early Saturday morning. My thanks to Jim and to everyone for posting this (Mike in St Isidore, AB Stonebridge, March 30, IRCA via DXLD) Hi Group: I was in the Fargo-Moorhead area all weekend for a job interview. They sure picked a great weekend to have me out there. Actually I was in Casselton. Just a few notes. I doubt the flooding in Bismarck is serious enough to allow the stations there to operate on their day power/patterns at night, and it has largely subsided, though the area is currently at the end of a blizzard. Second, the blizzard is now going just south of Fargo, and the high winds could cause so much water action the temporary levees will be threatened, and that condition will likely persist for awhile, so expect those stations operating on day rig to continue to do so for awhile. Moreover, with all the displaced people being housed in schools (at places like Casselton), there will likely be no school and continued special broadcasting the rest of this week. 1100, WZFG, as someone noted, is beamed at downtown Fargo and is likely to continue on day power. It got into Casselton as well at night as it did during the day. 740, KKAG, was noted during the day carrying its sports format. However, at night it had clearly switched to its night rig (signal much reduced, though still quite good) and was // KFGO. I haven't checked topazdesigns list since I got back, but last I saw they were listed as // KVOX, Moorhead, which was also listed as a sports talker. KVOX is now a religious, mostly preaching station and KKAG continues with sports. KVOX was also definitely not running its day rig at night, and indeed was hardly covering the flood at all, though Moorehead is at least as threatened as Fargo. Finally, barring a quick melt-off of snow already on the ground combined with that falling now, don't expect any trouble (drdsfaulkner, March 30, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hello all; An update from here in Fargo, ND . . . we are now in the midst of a blizzard that is dropping 8 to 13 inches of snow on us. This flood fight is continuing and we expect to operate under FCC rules sec 73.1250 for at least a few more nights. If any of you would like to listen or watch our live video on the net see: http://www.am1100.tv We have former US Ag Sec and ND Gov. Ed Shafer hosting coverage as we speak (Jim Offerdahl, WZFG, 0210 UT March 31, IRCA via DXLD) 1100, WZFG, MN, Dilworth - 3/31 0300 [EDT?]- "Recharged! Refreshed! And keeping the faith for a High Alert Flood Fight 2009! There's no 'quit' in our community! The 50,000 Watt Beacon of Hope for the Heartland of America, this is the One and Only Talk Radio AM 1100 - The Flag!" Then sung by women: "Newstalk Radio, The Flag! WZFG Dilworth-Fargo-Moorhead USA!", into Fox News. Potent signal in WTAM null. (Steve Francis, Alcoa, Tennessee, Sanyo stereo, Select-a-tenna, Intermatic timer, IRCA via DXLD) I was listening to WTAM AM radio last night at 10:35 PM when I heard the host make the following announcement about the WTAM signal. The WTAM nighttime host said "Some of you may be having problems hearing us due to the emergency in Fargo/Minot [sic], North Dakota." He said, "WZFG, 1100 in Fargo, North Dakota is operating out of standards normally not allowed by the FCC" he said. "So, if that station is bleeding in under us, we're sorry. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to all the people affected buy the flooding in North Dakota. A similar announcement was repeated at 11:35 PM. Unrelated OR related to this, is WTAM is operating at lower power? (Artie Bigley, Columbus OH, March 31, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Artie, We are operating during nighttime hours under the authority granted by Section 73, part 1250 of the FCC rules at a power level of 25,000 watts non-directional. Our normal nighttime power is 440 watts directional, aimed to the NW from our transmitter site in Sabin, MN. We normally operate at 440 watts DA aimed to the NW from our site AT Fargo, ND. We are operating at 25 kW now as a compromise with WTAM as we were interfering with them considerably close to them with 50 kW. We have agreed as long as there is not a major evacuation or other event that 25 kW covers the areas affected. We have reserved the right to return to 50 kW should an evacuation or other high level emergency arise (Jim Offerdahl, Chief Engineer, WZFG, March 31 via Artie Bigley, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Lum & Abner on 780, UT Friday March 27 at 0548, which I can only assume is the OTR show from WBBM, quite a timewarp and a respite from current `news`. Had a low rumbling het too, I suppose from some Mexican or other LA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. WCNZ-1660 request --- Hi, can you please listen to the audio file which is attached and help me to understand the whole slogan? I get this: "Playing south-west Florida's greatest hits ........ ??? ........ 16-60 14-80". I am sorry for my limited knowledge of English but even after many attempts the rest still reminds a secret for me... :-) Many thanks, (Karel Honzik, CZECHIA, March 26, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Karel, I listened to it about 20 times, and can`t figure it out. Sounds like the first word is ``true``, but the rest of it makes no sense to me. Perhaps you can get a clue from their website if any, and/or if they have web stream. I see that 1480 used to be ``good time oldies``, per the NRC AM Log. If someone else gets it or you find out for sure, I`d be interested in knowing what it is. 73, (Glenn to Karel, via DXLD) Hi Glenn, thanks for your effort. This is what Andrew Brade (UK) figured out: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I hear "Playing south-west Florida's greatest hits, True Oldies 1410 and 1660 and 1480." These frequencies correspond to stations as follows: 1410 WMYR Fort Myers (ex-Relevant Radio) 1480 WVOI Marco Island 1660 WCNZ Marco Island (ex Relevant Radio). 73 (Andrew Brade, via Honzik, ibid.) Now I can hear it too... when I know what it is :-) Regards, (Karel, ibid.) ** U S A. LARRY GLICK, DEAD AT AGE 87 --- For those of you in the Boston area, or those who used to listen to late nite radio on WBZ, former WMEX, WBZ, WHDH radio legend Larry Glick died yesterday following open heart surgery. WBZ's Steve Leveille on his show just paid tribute to Larry this AM. Rest in Peace, Larry! (Chris Lobdell, Stoneham MA, March 27, NASWA yg via DXLD) LARRY GLICK, RADIO TALK SHOW HOST, DIES AT 87 March 27, 2009 08:53 AM By Globe Staff http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/03/larry_glick_rad.html Larry Glick, a legendary talk show host on Boston radio stations, is dead at the age of 87. Glick, who had moved to the Boca Raton, Fla. area, died after undergoing open heart surgery Thursday afternoon, according to WBZ-AM news and programming director Peter Casey. Glick had worked for WBZ for 20 years, building up a faithful following of "Glicknics," the radio station said on its website. He most recently worked as a greeter at a Legal Sea Foods in Boca Raton. Glick's career at WBZ reached its zenith when he was host for the station's early morning weekday shows, from midnight on. His name became a household word among night owl radio fans who were reached by the station's powerful signal in close to 40 states and eastern Canada. He also worked in a 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. spot and in the mid- afternoons before leaving the station in 1987. Glick worked at WHDH-AM, hosting a 10 p.m. to 2 a.m, show until 1992. When he retired, he said he might carry on with his act as a stage hypnotist. Glick told the Globe in 1991 that he loved the nighttime airwaves because he preferred the audience. "I like people better at night," he said. "During the day, they're in a more business frame of mind. At night they might be the same callers, but they're more relaxed and less stressed. They might have their feet up, with a drink next to them while they're listening to the radio." He said he liked to keep an upbeat pace and didn't get too many lovesick callers. "I shoot them off the air if they get too draggy," he said (via Kevin Redding, ABDX via DXLD) Back in the 1970s, I used to listen to his witty late night talk show. Once, I called him up after a late night out and having a few, and he tore me to shreds on the air in a humorous way, and not at all mean spirited, when talking about our (at the time) maverick Mayor of Utica, NY, Ed Hanna, (who also just passed away recently). He was a staple for the insomniac to late night talk radio at the time, well heard throughout the northeast. RIP, Larry (Roger Chambers, NY, ODXA yg via DXLD) I grew up in Boston and listened to Larry Glick every night. Sad to hear he is gone. His likes will never again be heard on the radio; he was definitely one of a kind. Today's talk show folks, whether on the radio or TV, depend on deprecating people in order to be funny. Glick was funny and entertaining without putting anyone down. He was a hilarious innovator on the radio. Anyone know a site that might have some recorded Glick audio? (AL STERN, Satellite Beach FL, ibid.) This is the website of Steve Cichon, a newscaster at WBEN 930 in Buffalo, NY. One can spend hours just scrolling through this very interesting website. He's set up a Larry Glick page, with some audio clips. http://www.staffannouncer.com/larryglick.htm (Fred Waterer, ibid.) ** U S A. 92.1, WEST LOS ANGELES PIRATE --- Since I've been actively checking out the local dial, I've noticed a pirate on 92.1 (adjacent to local 92.3 KHHT) playing Persian music, and seemingly operating in Beverly Hills or Santa Monica (solid full strength on the 398 from home), which would make sense given the large Persian community living in the area. I guess since the target audience is within such a limited radius, they can manage to use an adjacent to a 42kw/887m HAAT station 20 miles away running IBOC. I haven't listened long enough for any type of ID, but the other day with KHHT off, the station got out at least 12 miles, and I'll have to check today to see how they get covered by KHHT's IBOC. Also, thanks to Bob Cooper for a useful article on Hawaii<->California ducting in the April VUD. I know the Mt. Wilson stations get shadowed by the Santa Monica mountains in places along the Malibu coast (about a 30 minute drive for me). (Tim Katlic, Beverly Hills, CA, March 30, WTFDA via DXLD) I've heard them here in Pasadena as well; lots of static, but audible, and I've got an unobstructed view of Mt. Wilson from my window. They're doing something right (Matt Lanza, ibid.) I've heard this for several months now, when KHHT's IBOC was on it was barely audible under the noise, now it is full quieting with the beam pointed west. If they are really on the west end of LA they have a pretty good setup to get a decent signal out here (~30 miles away). I heard some talking in what sounded like Hebrew, and sure enough, Google brought this up from Sep. '08: *Its with Great pleasure to announce the "Launching of the First Ever Jewish FM Radio station in Los Angeles!"* *It`s Live 24/6, covering West LA to Fairfax in Los Angeles?* *This is not a commercial radio and is strictly for the JEWISH COMMUNITY!* Their website: http://www.ateretisrael.org/ (Bryce Foster, ibid.) ** U S A. SAN DIEGO'S 106.1 MHZ PIRATE SILENCED The FCC has issued separate Notices of Unlicensed Operation to Russell Greene (identified as the property owner) and Dwayne Sutherland (presumably the property lessee) for operating an un-licensed FM station on 106.1 MHz at 3020 Monroe Ave./San Diego. Assuming free-space propagation from the transmitter to the FCC monitoring equipment, the parameters provided by the FCC (3,005,629 microvolts per meter at 565 meters) indicate that this pirate was running a whopping 58 kW ERP. If the field strength data are accurate, this would be the highest powered pirate we recall seeing. However, 58 kW would be difficult to achieve in a residential setting (as implied by looking at 3020 Monroe Ave. on Google Maps), so the reported data are probably incorrect. The bottom line is that the pirate is off the air. Citing the landlord probably did the trick. http://www.fcc.gov/eb/FieldNotices/2003/DOC-289527A1.html http://www.fcc.gov/eb/FieldNotices/2003/DOC-289526A1.html (CGC Communicator March 30 via Kevin Redding, ABDX yg via DXLD) ** UZBEKISTAN. A-09 for CVC The Voice Asia via TAC=Tashkent: English to South Asia 0100-0300 on 11790 TAC 100 kW / 141 deg 0300-0600 on 13680 TAC 100 kW / 141 deg English to India 0030-0330 on 11800 TAC 100 kW / 153 deg 0330-0930 on 15555 TAC 100 kW / 153 deg Hindi to South Asia 0100-0400 on 9975 TAC 100 kW / 153 deg Hindi to India 0000-0400 on 6260 TAC 100 kW / 153 deg 0400-1100 on 13630 TAC 100 kW / 153 deg 1100-1400 on 9660 TAC 100 kW / 153 deg 1400-2000 on 6260 TAC 100 kW / 153 deg (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, March 30 via DXLD) ** VATICAN. From the unusual occasion to play around with the radio before leaving for the office: Noted Radio Vatican starting Arabic on 5965 and 7250, their standard frequencies for Central Europe, at 0745. Was so far not aware that they beam it not only to the Middle East. What library of production music are they using? The bumper bed was familiar to me from elsewhere, probably from Kol Israel ten years ago or so (Kai Ludwig, Germany, March 27, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also CUBA [and non] A-09 sked of Radio Vatican appeared on their website: http://www.radiovaticana.org/en1/palin_ing.asp 73! (Alexey Zinevich: a DXer from Minsk, Belarus, dxldyg via DXLD) As usual in a format not suitable for rendering in plain text (gh) ** VATICAN [non]. Puzzled after 1230 about some programming in Chinese on 9900. Finally at 1312 the IS revealed what it was: Radio Vatican, here via Novosibirsk, replacing 5985 from B08 (Kai Ludwig, Germany, March 29, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** VENEZUELA [non]. Sunday March 29 check of the ``Aló, Presidente`` service via Cuba: after Cuban NA, softer-gentler version, 13750 signed on at 1404; RHC announcer mentioned that Chávez goes as late as ``5 pm`` (tho RHC SW coverage stops before 2000 UT, I think), and starts at 11:30 am = 1530 UT. Nevertheless, RHC presents a sesquihour of lead-in programming starting with Mundo 7, at 1407. 13750 was usual VG signal, and also audible on much weaker 13680, nothing on 11875 yet, and 11690 only with HCJB. At 1412 found poor signal on 17750; at 1414 11690 now on making 5 Hz SAH with poor HCJB, and still no 11875 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** VIETNAM [non]. VOV, 6175 via Canada, nice Vietnamese music at 0505 March 29 marred by irregular audio dropouts of a split second each, averaging about ten per minute. Weakest link syndrome (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** WESTERN SAHARA [non]. 6300, 27/03 2225, ALGERIA, Nat. R. of Sahara Arab D Rep, presumida, em Arabic, desde Rabouni, com 20 kW, mx árabe, `as 2226 UT OM Talk, sempre chega aqui com sinal até bem melhor que hoje, forte QRM esporádica de jamming tipo "água que cai da torneira", 23332 (Jorge Freitas, Feira de Santana Bahia - Brasil, Degen 1103, Antena Dipolo de 16 metros e balum 4:1 em toroide. Direção Leste / Oeste, HCDX via DXLD) March 30, 2009 -- Radio Nacional de la RASD, Western Sahara, Rabuni, Algeria heard well on 6300 at 2045 until fade out 2120 in Arabic with nice local music and talk (Peter DeHart, Middletown, Pennsylvania, Kenwood R-2000, Gemini equalizer and 50' long wire, Cumbre DX via DXLD) ** ZAMBIA. 5915, ZNBC, 0310-0350, March 27. DJ in African vernacular with nice program of Hi-Life music; mentions “program Zambia”; mostly fair and well above average reception for them (Ron Howard, Asilomar Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ZAMBIA. A-09 of CVC International via LUS=Lusaka: English to West Africa and Nigeria [a.k.a. 1Africa – gh] 0400-0600 on 9430 LUS 100 kW / 315 deg 0600-1900 on 13590 LUS 100 kW / 315 deg 1900-2200 on 5940 LUS 100 kW / 315 deg [N.B., ex-9420, confirmed?] A-09 for Christian Voice via LUS=Lusaka: English to South and Central Africa 0600-1600 on 6065 LUS 100 kW / non-dir 1600-0600 on 4965 LUS 100 kW / non-dir (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, March 30 via DXLD) ** ZANZIBAR. 6015, 0305-0310, R. Tanzania, Zanzibar, 28/03, Swahili, OM talk after Qur`an-like OM singing - poor because of the BBC on the same channel and CRI on 6020 (Mikhail Timofeyev, Location: North-East part of the St. Petersburg city; Receiver: Sangean 909; Antennas: 15 meters outdoor long wire, HCDX via DXLD) 11735, Radio Tanzania-Zanzibar, 1800-1814, March 28, English “Spice FM” news at 1800-1811. Swahili talk at 1811. Wobbly, slightly distorted audio. Audio continues to get worse & worse every week (Brian Alexander, PA, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ZIMBABWE [and non]. MINISTRY TO HOLD CONSULTATIVE MEDIA CONFERENCE ON MEDIA LAW REFORMS IN ZIMBABWE http://appablog.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/zimbabwe-ministry-to-hold-consultative-media-conference-on-media-law-reforms-in-zimbabwe/ HARARE, Zimbabwe, March 27, 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Ministry of Information will from 28 March hold a two-day consultative conference to review the country’s media policies and chart a new direction for the sector ahead of impending changes to statutes governing the profession. The Zimbabwe Independent reported on 27 March. Deputy Information minister, Jameson Timba, in a press statement on 26 March , said the conference will include “thematic workshops” covering media economics, media training, professional development, gender politics and media law and regulation. The conference comes at a time when several prospective media operators have submitted applications for licences to launch newspapers as stipulated by the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Aippa). Civil society and privately-owned media organisations have criticised existing laws for narrowing democratic space and suffocating media freedom. Four “key presenters”, according to Timba, will cover a “wide range” of issues that include the anatomy of media laws in Zimbabwe, the role, structure and management of public media and self-regulation. “Stakeholders from the private media, public media and civic society will present position papers and recommendations on the state of the media in Zimbabwe with particular reference to the challenges and opportunities,” said Timba. “The conference represents the first consultative step by the ministry as it reviews Zimbabwe’s media environment and policies with a view to advising the inclusive government on its new policy in the context of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) and the Short-Term Emergency Recovery Programme.” The September 15 GPA, which ushered in the inclusive government, states that “government shall ensure the immediate processing by the appropriate authorities of all applications for re-registration and registration in terms of both the Broadcasting Services Act as well as Aippa”. Representatives from media organisations such as the Zimbabwe Union of Journalists, Misa, the Zimbabwe National Editors Forum, Media Alliance of Zimbabwe, the Media Monitoring Project and the Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe are expected to present position papers at the conference. The power-sharing pact also demands the termination of external “hosting or funding” of radio stations broadcasting into Zimbabwe. *** If this measure is fully implemented, the US-based Studio 7 of the Voice of America and SW Radio which both broadcast through the shortwave band could cease coverage on Zimbabwe. *** Instead, the inclusive government “encourages” Zimbabwean media entrepreneurs living abroad to make broadcasting applications in terms of the law. SOURCE : Media Institute of South Africa (MISA) (via Artie Bigley, OH, DXLD) O sure, external target broadcasts into Zim are going to close down because of this (gh, DXLD) ** ZIMBABWE [non]. SW R Africa frequency change 29 March --- from SW Radio Africa website http://www.swradioafrica.com/ Change of frequency --- On Sunday 29th March we are changing one of our frequencies - this is a normal seasonal change that happens at this time of the year. As from Sunday evening we will no longer be broadcasting on 11745 kHz and will be changing to 12035 kHz, in the 25 metre band. Our 4880 kHz frequency will remain the same. [12035 1700- 1900 UT via Rampisham] (Alan Pennington, UK, March 26, BDXC-UK via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. 600 Hz tone at 1340 and 1400 kHz --- The recent observation of a 600 Hz tone on 1400 kHz might be a further indication of Maine as the source. Although I haven't been able to get a reading on 1400 due to co-channel local WLLH, the 600 Hz tone on 1340 kHz is heard during midday here through "Love 1340" WWNH with WGAW phase- nulled out. A 1340 and 1400 parallel might indicate that it's from the two Veazie, Maine, radio stations WNZS and WWNZ, though it's only speculation on my part based on the direction of 1340 reception and the co-ownership of the stations (Bruce Conti - Nashua NH, March 27, NRC-AM via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. Folks, Please check 4980 for Spanish broadcast. Don't have anyone on that frequency who speaks Spanish. Thanks (Chuck Bolland, Clewiston FL, 0026 UT March 29, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) The exact frequency on my last is: 4979.95 kHz. Still got a female in Spanish comments (Chuck, 0036 UT, ibid.) [Later:] Unid, 4979.95, 0012-0030 Initially noted a female in comments. Heard a male in there commenting too. At 0022 possibly Latin American music presented briefly (only a couple of bars) then a female comments. Nothing else by 0051. Signal never improved enough to glean other details and was dropped. (Chuck Bolland, March 29, 2009, ibid.) UNIDENTIFIED. 6180, open carrier at 0533 March 31. VOA has registered Greenville English to Africa here at 05-07, like in A-08, but it is not on their public English schedule currently. Could also be RHC not turning off its transmitter at 0500 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. EUROPirate -- 6585 LSB, Italian station, 1839-1915, 29 Mar, Italian, non-stop pop oldies; 35332, but deteriorating. 73, (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED [non]. Buenos días Glenn Hauser. Mi nombre es Braulio Hernández y te escribo desde Maracaibo, Estado Zulia, Venezuela. Pertenezco al "Club Diexixta de la Amistad" de Venezuela. Te escribo para dar la siguiente información: En los 6850 kHz hay una estación, la cual he monitoreado desde el 25/03/2009 y el 26/03/2009, desde las 2345 hasta las 0040 UT. La señal es muy débil con mucho ruido, un SINPO: 22222, el idioma es desconocido. Se escucha una voz masculina y femenina con canciones y coros parecidos a cantos gregorianos. No sé si alguien más ha reportado esta estación. P.D. Mi equipo es un Receptor RadioShack DX-394 y una Antena Vertical Helicoídal (construida por mi). Saludos, (Braulio Hernández, March 27, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I told him it must be R. Cairo, Arabic to NAm, which starts at 2300, and wouldd no longer be in use after that week; altho there is also Eurpirate Playback Radio reported before 2300 on 6850v (gh, DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED [non]. 15110, Noted an unknown Holy Qur`an program with prayer around 1400-1600 UT, today Mar 29th. Most likely R Kuwait ? [B08 1315-1800 15110 SoAS,SoEaAS] (Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DXLD) Hello Wolfgang, Surely R. Kuwait, also noted here, on March 27th, in progress at 1510z with Qur`an chanting and recitation, followed by program about football (Barcelona, José Mourinho, C. Ronaldo usw !), until 1605 tune-out. Out of air at 1810z recheck. Huge signal. Clear ID at 1600. Greetings (from Portugal, José Pedro Turner, ibid.) UNIDENTIFIED. Strong open carrier noted at 1410 on 21660, as only signal in the whole band (Kai Ludwig, Germany, March 29, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) It`s an old BBC channel but not scheduled now (gh) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS ++++++++++++++++++++++++ Many thanks, Glenn, for the meticulous care and hard work you devote each week into producing WOR; yours is an incredible and continuing achievement of mammoth proportion. Another great resource is this list set up in April 2004 so approaching its 5th birthday. As I write the number of messages posted to DXLD for March is 917. The highest monthly number ever posted since the list was started was 938 in March 2008. So this month looks like beating the record ....it may even exceed 1,000. It's great to know that our hobby is alive and well and in very good hands (Mike Terry, England, DXLD yg) PUBLICATIONS ++++++++++++ A-09 ENGLISH SHORTWAVE SCHEDULES The first schedule listing for English shortwave broadcast is now available at Prime Time Shortwave. Thank you to Ernest Riley for doing the work on this. The schedules are available in Excel, DBase, and ASCII text formats. The Palm OS file will be available soon (Daniel Sampson, http://www.primetimeshortwave.com 0421 UT March 29, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) FIREDRAKE & NEPAL CDS DOWNLOAD LINKS For adventure I do a lot of traveling in Asia, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. Along the way I always make a point of visiting radio and television stations, as well as recording local FM and AM radio. I have around ten thousand studio quality files of both TV and radio from these regions on my media servers in Sydney. Well its time some of the recordings were set free as a collection of downloadable albums. The albums are radio collages of local music, jingles, DJs and commercials from some of the most exotic locations in the world and are absolutely free of charge for academic and personal use. I have set up a new download page at my website. On it you will find the first two albums: The first release is the full one hour of studio quality copy of Firedrake and the second release is MediaExplorer Nepal. Currently I am editing Oman and the French Pacific (Tahiti / New Calidonia / Wallis and Futuna), they will [be] up for download in around 4 weeks time. Head over to: http://www.satdirectory.com and click on the menu tab marked "audio". Cheers, (Mark Fahey, Sydney NSW, March 29, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) BLANDX 2009 The April 1 2009 edition of BLANDX has been availabilized [sic] for your reading enjoyment. http://www.blandx.com (Bill Kyle, CEO, The BLANDX Corporation, 0002 UT April 1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) LANGUAGE LESSONS ++++++++++++++++ GALICIAN! Re DXLD 9-025, 22 Mar'09. ``BRAZIL. 9819.5, Radio Nove de Xulho [sic], São Paulo, 0817-0835, 22-03, locutor, portugués, comentario religioso, canciones, identificación: "Radio 9 de Xulho, Sao Paulo". 14321 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, España, Escuchas realizadas en Friol, Lugo, Grundig Satellit 500 y Sony ICF SW 7600 G, Antena de cable, 10 metros, orientada WSW, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Means they pronounce Julho with an sh sound? (gh)`` Glenn, I suppose you aren't familiar with Galician. Both Galician & Portuguese share some equal/similar sounds so to speak, but of course they also share a lot with Castilian ones, and are known to follow the Castilian writing system. Check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galician_language I don't think the j sound in Portuguese, which is the same as in French, for ex., exist in Galician, but may be wrong. They, and the Catalans/Valentians, do have the sh (as in machine) though, which you can't find in Castilian. So j does have the same zh sound with any vowel, and so does letter g, but only g+e or g+i, again, like in French. In any case, the reporter in Galicia - who I don't even know whether he's a Galician speaker despite having corresponded a few times -, should have written the text in Portuguese, but unfortunately it's not just our friend Manuel Méndez who sends reports where Portuguese words &/or sentences passed on to paper are corrupted: most Castilian speakers and even some non-Castilian (and needless to say non- Portuguese too) speakers use to write wrong words/sentences when they choose to include those in their reports. 73, (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, DX LISTENING DIGEST) DX-PEDITIONS ++++++++++++ LATEST SOUTH AFRICAN DXPEDITION Our latest MW DXpedition report and logs written up at: http://www.dxing.info/dxpeditions/seefontein_2009_03.dx (John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa, March 31, DX LISTENING DIGEST) DIGITAL BROADCASTING - DRM in 9-028 see also: AUSTRALIA; BULGARIA; ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CHILE; ECUADOR; FRANCE; INDIA; KOREA SOUTH. In 9-029 see: RUSSIA; SPAIN; UK NEW DRM RECEIVER UNVEILED AND REITERATED SUPPORT FOR DRM FROM EBU/ABU Erlangen, Germany – A new state-of-the-art DRM digital radio receiver was unveiled to DRM members at the annual general assembly of the Consortium being held in Erlangen, Germany where the world’s two biggest broadcasting unions – EBU and ABU – re-iterated their support to the DRM Consortium. The new DRM receiver is called ‘Di-Wave 100’ and has been developed by Uniwave Development SAS. This is the first DRM receiver with colour screen and will be in mass production from April 2009. The receiver has all the multimedia features offered by DRM technology including identification by station name, programme information, Journaline, MOT Slideshow and listening time shift. The radio can receive DRM broadcasts in SW, MW and LW as well as analogue FM and can store 768 stations in its memory. The receiver also has a USB/SD card -reader and mp3/mp4 play-back. The 3.5 inch TFT display colour can display text in many different languages. Patrick Leclerc, CEO of Uniwave said "The unique thing about the new receiver is that we have a clear road-map and plan to produce subsequent models with newer features like recording, EQ, DVD, GPS and navigation for an in-car version." The DRM General Assembly is being attended by members from all over the world and got support from the EBU and ABU. Sharad Sadhu, Technical Director of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union told the DRM members "It is the most suitable technology for MW broadcasters in the Asia-Pacific region and that the Consortium should have a ‘look east’ policy for the roll-out of DRM". Lieven Vermale, Technical Director of the European Broadcasting Union said "DRM is one of the critical technologies for converting analogue radio to digital and is being endorsed by several countries in the world. Both broadcasting unions are in favour of different digital radio bodies in the world working more closely together to give a unified message to the users." "We are really excited about the good news we are sharing with our members : major countries like India and Russia opting for DRM, up-to- date receivers ready to hit the market, completion of the DRM standard family with DRM+. The DRM consortium is in a good place, ready for cooperation and real activities to push the digitisitation of radio worldwide", said Ruxandra Obreja, DRM Chairman. Picture: Patrick Leclerc, Uniwave SA, CEO with the receiver 'Di-Wave 100' http://www.drm.org/uploads/media/P1000809.JPG (www.drm.org Press Release via Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, dxldyg via DXLD) The press release neglects to mention the price of this receiver, if it's in "mass production", however many units that is, I'm surprised at the omission. Which markets is this set to be sold in and who are they targeting? (Mike Barraclough, ibid.) Precisely. Forgive my skepticism, but we've been down this road before. That skepticism will be blunted somewhat when (or is it "if") I see this item available for sale from reputable dealers at an acceptable consumer price level commensurate with its capabilities. Otherwise, it's just another DRM tease (John Figliozzi, ibid.) Cannot answer that question, but Uniwave Development SAS has a nice web site - a single page saying under development. Can find little about Uniwave online elsewhere, apart from a couple of rehashed press releases. A Thai- based business directory has it listed but no details! Its all very well "lobbing" in extra features like colour videoscreens, DVD (???), GPS - which obviously increase the price, but there is still the basic question? Where (and I don`t just mean geographically), is the market? I like the quote "DRM is one of the critical technologies for converting analogue radio to digital" from Lieven Vermale, Technical Director of the European Broadcasting Union - it's a brilliant piece of "negative" promotion material.??? Why do we need another interim "media"????? I wonder if this is why Digital Radio [DAB] is having trouble getting a decent chunk of the markets? (Keith, UK, ibid.) I'm very surprised to see only one loudspeaker on this new DRM receiver called DiWave-100. That means, since I love classical music, if I want to hear it in STEREO, I'll must use earphones or headphone!! I suppose stations with talking only will use MONO with lower bitrates, and with music will use PARAMETRIC STEREO. We know DRM audio is actually in AAC+ format, which is quite listenable with lower bitrates, but needs at least 20 kbps for PARAMETRIC STEREO music. By the way, I'm interested what is the higher possible bitrate for DRM transmission on SW and MW. And, I have just uploaded a 450 KB size ZIP file, in which you can hear short example how music is beeing heard on DRM in AAC plus format with varoius bitrates. When you unzip the files, open them (.aac) with the latest Winamp! (5.5 or newer version). The file is located in our Yahoogroup FILES => DRM folder. Best regards! DL (Dragan Lekic, Serbia, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) TENSILICA DEBUTS DIGITAL RADIO MONDIALE DECODER FOR HIFI 2 AUDIO DSP Posted by EDA Geek News Staff in DSPs on Monday, March 30, 2009 Tensilica,® Inc. announced the immediate availability of the Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) decoder on its popular HiFi 2 Audio DSP, which can be easily integrated into system-on-chip (SOC) designs. The implementation is based on software developed by Dolby and has passed Dolby's certification procedure. Now designers of digital radio systems can use one processor core - Tensilica's HiFi 2 Audio DSP - to run all decoders required throughout the world for digital radio, enabling a universal worldwide digital radio receiver. Tensilica's HiFi 2 Audio DSP already has support for four other terrestrial and satellite standards: DAB, DAB+, HD Radio, and XM Radio. DRM can deliver FM-comparable sound quality on frequencies below 30 MHz (the bands currently reserved for AM broadcasting) for very long- distance signal propagation. It has the advantage of being able to fit more channels into a given amount of spectrum with higher quality because it employs digital audio compression rather than amplitude modulation techniques. DRM has been approved by the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission), and the ITU (International Telecommunications Union) has approved its use throughout most of the world. Approval for ITU region 2 (North and South America and the Pacific) is pending. More detail on DRM is available at www.drm.org. "In today's economy, manufacturers don't have the luxury of developing different radios for different geographic markets," stated Larry Przywara, Tensilica's director of mobile multimedia. "Now single SOCs, including the HiFi 2 Audio DSP, can be compatible with all global digital radio standards. We chose Dolby's implementation of DRM because of our previous close collaboration with them on HE AAC and derivative standards including DAB+ and T-DMB. Two Tensilica customers have already licensed the HiFi 2 DRM decoder." "Both India's and Russia's regulators just recently have taken serious steps towards digital radio and mandated DRM due to its advantages of wider geographic coverage in the sub 30 MHz spectrum. With these countries gaining momentum, the arrival of Tensilica's solution appears to be just in time for the marketplace," stated Toni Fiedler, senior manager, business development, Dolby Laboratories. "Tensilica's HiFi 2 Audio DSP will enable development of low cost DRM receivers by leveraging the aggregate investment in all the digital radio standards for highly integrated multi-standard SOCs. HiFi 2 provides a proven, approved, drop-in audio solution." Because the HiFi 2 Audio DSP is based on Tensilica's programmable Xtensa® processor, it provides chip designers with one hardware platform that can be used for multiple audio standards. Tensilica, its customers, and its partners have ported over 50 software packages to the HiFi 2 Audio DSP, so designers can pick the software they need for the application. As the market evolves and new standards are defined, they can be easily and quickly ported to the HiFi 2 Audio DSP, thereby "future proofing" the chip design. The HiFi 2 Audio DSP has been designed into chips for portable devices by five of the top 10 semiconductor companies. Availability --- The DRM decoder is available now from Tensilica. About Tensilica http://www.tensilica.com/ Tensilica, Inc. is the recognized leader in customizable dataplane processors. Dataplane Processor Units (DPUs) consist of performance intensive DSP (audio, video, imaging, and baseband signal processing) and embedded RISC processing functions (security, networking, and deeply embedded control). The automated design tools behind all of Tensilica's application specific processor cores enable rapid customization to meet specific dataplane performance targets. Tensilica's DSPs and processors power top tier semiconductor companies, innovative start-ups, and system OEMs for high-volume products including mobile phones, consumer electronics devices (including portable media players, digital TV, and broadband set top boxes), computers, and storage, networking and communications equipment. Tensilica and Xtensa are registered trademarks belonging to Tensilica Inc. http://edageek.com/2009/03/30/dolby-drm/ (via Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India, March 30, dxldyg via DXLD) DIGITAL BROADCASTING – DTV ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Re 9-027: POWER VARIES ON DTV SUBCHANNELS? Along the same line, my Magnavox STB picks up KTCI-16.1 & 16.2 with a good signal. It does NOT pick up channels known as KTCA-2.3 & 2.4., even after remapping! My Zenith & Insignia STB's won't pick up 16.1 & 16.2, but do pick up 2.3 & 2.4 (Same programs as on 16.1 & 16.2. My older Accurian STB will show a signal on 16 but will not decode. It also decodes 2.3 & 2.4. The whole thing seems rather strange to me. I knew analog TV well, but this digital aspect seems odd. I'm glad that Scott & Doug have a handle on it. Thanks, guys (John Ebeling in MN, March 26, WTFDA via DXLD) All four boxes are indeed getting KTCI-DT - it's just that some of them are able to display its signals the way the station intends, and some of them (well, one anyway, the Magnavox) isn't able to do it. Here's what I think is happening: when the Magnavox does its mapping, it sees virtual channels 2.1 and 2.2 on the RF stream (channel 34) of KTCA-DT, and apparently its software isn't prepared for the possibility that 2.3 and 2.4 might be on a different RF stream - in this case, KTCI-DT 16. But it still sees the data from KTCI-DT and displays it in the next best way it knows how, as "16.1" and "16.2." The Zenith and Insignia boxes get the channel 16 signal and understand the way TPT wants it displayed, so they show it, properly, as 2.3 and 2.4. It's not just the "same programs" being displayed as 16.1/16.2 on the Magnavox - it's literally the same signal. The Accurian gets it, too - it's telling you it has an RF signal on 16, and it actually is decoding --- but it's decoding that signal to virtual channels 2.3 and 2.4, just like it's supposed to do. (It probably shows a signal on RF 34, too --- but decodes that signal as virtual 2.1/2.2, as it should.) It is indeed confusing to us DXers, because we know that there are underlying RF channels involved. I think in the end it's probably simpler to the "civilian" viewer, who just knows that his PBS programming is on channel 2.x and doesn't have to think it through beyond that. s (Scott Fybush, ibid.) [Tvfmdx] Dynamic Channel remapping Dear Scott, I concur with you. As a digital transmission technician at the telegraph company, and later as a microwave engineer, I know that when it comes to actually transmitting a signal, it's just one carrier, everything else fits inside. Think of it like a hard drive. You can (theoretically) partition it any way you want as long as you don't exceed total capacity. Only in digital transmission, it's the symbol rate instead. Usually, the HD is called sub channel .1, and if that's the only sub channel, such as in San Francisco's KPIX/5, it can occupy the entire symbol rate capacity of the carrier. Thus it's 5.1 while the actual carrier is on ch 29. Another channel, KQED, for years actually dynamically remapped their 9.1 HD to appear at 5PM each day while they ended their 9.4 and 9.5 sub channel broadcasts. This changing symbol rate was simply beyond the capability of the ATSC tuner built into a duopoly dish satellite receiver I had at the time. It went catatonic, to say the least. As I watched, digital TV grew from an experiment into the mainstream ready for prime time, now set for June 12. This was stopped about a year ago when the HD went full time, and subsequently they started carrying the San Jose affiliate as SD KTEH on 9.2. Last week, I just found out when swinging my new rig that KTEH broadcasts their HD on 54.1 and KQED SD on 54.2. Until your comment, I had not heard of spreading subs beyond a single carrier. I would imagine the two stations involved will eventually settle down to a sub-channel sharing like KQED and KTEH. May we live in interesting digital times. I'm almost ready for June 12th. TA (Tim Alderman, ibid.) Is the data stream of 19.39 megabits/sec the maximum stream for a DTV station? If not, what would be the maximum? (John Ebeling, MN, WTFDA via DXLD) A very good question, indeed. And I don't know. What I do know is that digital microwave carries 3 DS3 signals plus overhead in a 30 MHz bandwidth, around 155 Mbps. The modulation scheme there is 64QAM which is quite a bit more than the 8VSB used in DTV, which of course is in a 6 MHz bandwidth. Maybe Doug Smith would have the answer (Tim Alderman, 27 March, WTFDA via DXLD) 19.39 is not only the maximum, but it's the *only* possible data rate. If the station doesn't need the full 19.39 MBps, the remaining bandwidth is stuffed with "null packets". Receivers simply ignore these (this is actually a fairly common practice, among smaller stations that transmit only a single standard-definition program.) (Doug Smith, ibid.) RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM +++++++++++++++++++++ THE NEW PHONES: http://www.nab.org/xert/scitech/pdfs/rd032309.pdf What the story is not telling is that these phones are designed to integrate digital information from FM broadcast facilities into the phone circuit. Paging, text, news services, weather services all independent to the listening side of radio. This is all in anticipation that broadcasting as we know it on FM is going to go away. Think I am kidding? Study these new phone circuits and plans. These phones have the capability of downloading digital programs from “beacon stations” for play back at a later time. Looks like FM facilities are going to be digital beacons for other digital services unrelated to radio broadcasting as we know it. AM radio very well may outlast FM as far as “live radio” is concerned. The IPod and streaming have arrived, the streaming and digital services are going to be of highest demand when it comes to these devices. Local radio will probably only be available on AM (Ted Randall, TN, March 30, DX LISTENING DIGEST) BROADCASTERS MOVING AWAY FROM THE 7 MHZ AMATEUR ALLOCATION - RSGB News Sunday 29 March will go into the records as a landmark date for the amateur radio service in the greater part of the world. Following on from the decision made during the World Radio Conference in 2003, the amateur service becomes the primary user in the HF segment between 7100 and 7200 kHz in ITU and IARU Regions 1 and 3. In layman's terms, this represents everywhere except the Americas, who have always enjoyed this segment as part of the 7 to 7.3 MHz allocation in Region 2. Although this date also coincides with the start of the HF broadcasting schedule, it would be naïve to think the segment might be completely clear of broadcasting stations on the start date, however a number of international broadcasters have already moved nearer to 7.5 MHz. In addition, a large number of countries have reserved their position in respect to fixed service stations by way of footnotes to the relevant Radio Regulation. It is not anticipated that these stations will cause any major problems. While in the UK we have been fortunate in having special permission to use this part of the band since the 31 October 2004, the recommended IARU Region 1 40m band plan from 29 March can be found in the February RadCom or on the internet at http://www.rsgb.org/spectrumforum/bandplans http://www.rsgb.org/news/news340.php (via Mike Terry, UK, dxldyg via DXLD) BANDSCANS, PRIMARILY OF 7100-7200 KHZ BEFORE AND AFTER MARCH 29 [Note: we have not attempted to place most of these items in proper country order above!] Time for some bandscans I think... 7105: At 2145 a multi-echo mess of Chinese programming, as if they are jamming something, but what? At 0015 it's the BBC in English via Oman. 7110: A faint signal at 2330, could be listed CRI in Russian. 7125: At 0015 Mezhdunarodnoye Russkoye Radio with bass-hefty audio on air. For how many years was this frequency continuously in use from Grigoriopol (it did not switch to 31 metres during summer seasons)? 7130: A faint signal at 2330, could be China. 7135: Until 2300 Minsk with quite low modulation. 7160: At 2145 a powerhouse signal of CRI in Portuguese from Urumqui. 7170: At 2145 Taldom with CRI in English, still only a phone-quality feed, at least with only a little bit of non-linear distortion now. 7180, 7190: More faint signals at 2145, probably the BBC via Nakhon Sawan and China, respectively (Kai Ludwig, Germany, March 27, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) There are a lot of radioamateurs in this piece of band even today. Here are those I have heard using my DE1103: 08:02 UTC - 7149 kHz - SO6X - Szymanski Janusz - Wroclaw, POLAND 08:04 UTC - 7186 kHz - OM0WR - Peter Galanda - Snina, SLOVAK REP. 08:05 UTC - 7153 kHz - SO9S - Contest Call - POLAND 08:06 UTC - 7124 kHz - YT5C - Goran Hajosevic - Sombor, SERBIA 08:11 UTC - 7138 kHz - US5D - Club contest call - UKRAINE 08:12 UTC - 7???*kHz - S56P - Bo~tjan Sever - Bistrica OB Dravi, SLOVENIA * - forgot to write the frequency :( 73! (Alexey Zinevich: a DXer from Minsk, Belarus, March 28, i id.) And tonight from 1800: 7105: Strong Mezhdunarodnoye Russkoye Radio, from one of the Moscow area sites to Central Europe. 7110: CRI in English from Beijing area transmitters to Europe, in peaks on equal strength with 7105. 7120: CRI with Mandarin to Europe, signal behaviour much like 7110, site either Urumqi or Beijing. 7130: CRI in Persian via Krasny Bor, weak here outside the beam. 7140: Powerhouse Galbeni with RRI in Romanian. 7145: DW in Russian via Woofferton, splashed by 7140. 7150: A faint signal that again gets splashed by 7145, presumably one more time CRI, listed here with Italian. 7160: A bad mixture of presumed Romania in Ukrainian and Turkey in Spanish. 7170: CRI in German from Kashi, talking about the happy lifes of farmers. 7180: CRI in French, this time not from Chinese soil but from Albania. 7190: Guess what, CRI in Russian, from Urumqui, talking about Tibet. I do not even dare to continue into the range still available for broadcasters tomorrow. Or are there other stations than the ubiquitous CRI on air, too? (Kai Ludwig, Germany, March 28, ibid.) A quick scan thru that portion of the band 28th at 1910 here shows only empty (no broadcast) channels are 7105 7115 7160 7185 7195 all other channels have a weak or strong broadcasting station. We'll see tomorrow :-) (Jari Savolainen, Finland, ibid.) Jari, your action is too speedy. Usual IBB and other organizations carries old season registrations till about 08 UT next Sunday morning. So, please wait for coming noon and afternoon for a new season check action. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) Harhar, now there is no empty 7160, Urumqi here on air through 2200, together with 7200 and another Chinese site on 7190 while 7105 has again the mysterious Chinese echo mess (or does some mixing in the radio fool me?). And 7180 had Voice of Turkey in English to Asia, at 2220 wrapping up with frequency announcements, IS once and off. Before 2200 I noted Voice of Russia with their Russian world service wrapping up on 7170, with a trailer for using http://www.ruvr.ru to contact them, followed by music which shortly before the hour was abruptly cut off. I waited for the carrier to go off, but instead a rather loud hum appeared, followed by programming: Of course CRI in English, carried on this frequency for many winter seasons. This feed is of limited bandwith and badly distorted, unlike the preceding VoR program that had excellent audio quality. So the transmitter is definitely not to blame. 7170 reportedly originates from Taldom, and it again shows that the parameters shown for Russian transmitters in HFCC are not worth much. VoR until 2200 and CRI from 2200 are registered with different ones, but there is no carrier break in between. Same transmitter, same antenna, same azimuth (Kai Ludwig, Germany, 2226 UT March 28, ibid.) quick and dirty scan: 0045-0100: 5860: Radio Farda via Iranawila where it will probably stay for A09. No trace of suspected // 7145 here, but I'm of course in the skip zone for 41 metres from Lampertheim at night. 5900: Very weak, perhaps Radio Bulgaria in English, still on B08 frequency. 5935: WWCR with female preacher, not affected by the season change. 5950: A bad mixture of WYFR and something else (IRIB?), about 3 Hz apart. Both should be new A09 outlets. 0100-0120: 5990: Presumed All India Radio in Sindhi, apparently to stay here for A09. Excessive ramping up of background noises during pauses in speech. 6000 // 6140: Radio Habana Cuba, with 6140 being clearly stronger here. Slow, monotonous read-out of propaganda script, rather strenuous (and I do not mean the content, it is hard to follow from the start). 6025: Unid. programming in Arabic. 6290: Radio Kairo with distortion and rough gate action, just as it has to be on this station. 0130-0150: 7105... nothing... nothing... until... 7205: BBC in Urdu via Tbilisskaya, fancy programming, hard to recognize as BBC (but what else should this be?). 7235: IRIB with Voice of Justice, frequency announcements referring to Hotbird, too. Bass range suppressed, a clear indicator for Sirjan. So this is the replacement for 7160. Hard gating present and audio sounding hollow, as if this is a stereo production with serious mono compatibility issues. 7250: Voice of Russia in English, presumably from Gavar (Armenia). 7325: RNW Spanish via Sines. Only strong signals on 31 metres: Firedrake on 9645 and 9690. Same signal characteristics and modulation on both frequencies, so presumably co-located like the victim, RFA in Uighur via Al-Dhabbaya, still on old B08 frequencies if still on air (no trace of SAH or other indication for the presence of a co-channel signal). (Kai Ludwig, Germany, 0200 UT March 29, ibid.) Re Kai Ludwig 0045-0100: ``5860: Radio Farda via Iranawila where it will probably stay for A09. No trace of suspected // 7145 here, but I'm of course in the skip zone for 41 metres from Lampertheim at night.`` Very good here on 7145, but I think it's their last use of this frequency. ``6025: Unid. programming in Arabic.`` Iran of course... Two more broadcasters were noted between 7100 & 7200 at 0050-0130: 7200 Radio Bulgaria, apparently on the old schedule, too; 7180 CRI in English until 0057 (no trace of CRI Russian on 7110 though)... ... and lots of HAMs throughout the band. -- 73! (Serghey Nikishin, Moscow, ibid.) Observations on 7100-7200 khz 0000-0400 today [see also INDIA] The other stations noted on 7100-7200 today 29 Mar 2009 at 0000-0400 UT are as follows: 7105 0300 China 7110 0330 Ethiopia 7125 China // 6110 7130 0030 China 7145 0030 Radio Farda // 5860 7165 China 7170 0015 China 7180 0000-0100 CRI English 7185 0040 Myanmar 7190 0045-0300 SLBC, Sri Lanka 7195 0000 China More info later (Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio, Raj Bhavan Road, Hyderabad 500082, India, 0420 UT March 29, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Heh Wolfy, my intention was just to check what was the usage day before the Big Day :-) 29 March at 1250 still broadcast stations on at least 7105/7125/7135/7165/7170/7185/7195/7200. Lot of local noise at this hour and a lot of hams, too. 73, (Jari Savolainen, Finland, ibid.) I heard Tunisia still using 7190 earlier this Sunday morning, but at 1500 I can only hear 7185. My guess is that it's Taiwan in Chinese with jammers. I can't hear any of the others listed by Jari, but there's a lot of noise here too, and lot of ham activity due to a contest this weekend. Things might be less busy from tomorrow and then we can have a proper look. 73 from (Noel R. Green (NW England), 1533 UT March 29, ibid. Scan 29th at 1555 UT still shows bc stations on 7105/7110+/7120+/7125/7130/7135/7145/7165/7170/7185/7195/7200 (Jari Savolainen, Finland, ibid.) Noel, I did a scan at 1720 UT the 29th and these broadcasts were detected: 7120.1 appr., carrier with possible faint audio 7125 China // 4905 7130 Two stations in Chinese 7135 a carrier 7145 unid sounds African [see SOMALILAND!] 7165 African HOA music 7175 Arabic, African accented, HOA music 7195 sounds like Chinese minorities service 7200 Arabic. 73, (Jari Savolainen, Finland, ibid.) 7175, NO ID, 1733-1735, escuchada el 29 de marzo en idioma árabe a locutora con comentarios, probablemente se trate de Voice of Broad Masses 2 desde Asmara en Eritrea, SINPO 24432 ETIOPÍA, 7110 Radio Etiopía, Addis Ababa-Gedja, 1652-1658, escuchada el 29 de marzo en idioma sin identificar a locutor con comentarios, emisión de música folklórica local, se aprecia fuertes interferencias de radioaficionados, SINPO 23442. 7165, Radio Etiopía, Addis Ababa-Gedja, 1700-1705, escuchada el 29 de marzo en francés a locutor con comentarios, segmento de música folklórica local, también se aprecia fuerte interferencia de radioaficionados, SINPO 23442. SUDAN, 7200, Radio Omdurman, Al Fitahab, 1706-1710, escuchada el 29 de marzo en árabe a locutor con comentarios, emisión correspondiente a la emisión por Internet en: http://www.sudanradio.info/media/ referencias a “Bin Laden”, saludo en árabe, SINPO 34443. JMR (José Miguel Romero, Spain, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Re BELARUS: ``I couldn't hear Hrodna 7110 this Sunday morning. And Mahiliou always used 7145 in summer time (7235 in winter) but not heard either. Condx were poor this morning and I wasn't certain that I could hear any of these low power SW transmitters on 41m. Are they reaching eastern Germany or Finland - or anywhere else?`` The low power transmitters on the border to Poland are usually audible here in eastern Germany during the afternoon, but only with faint signals. I did hear co-located 6040 today, but unfortunately I'm not sure whether or not I checked 7110, too (Kai Ludwig, March 29, ibid.) According to Olexandr Yehorov's recent info in open_dx yg, Belarus has registered 7235, 7265 and 7280 kHz for its 5-kW transmitters to use in A09 season. I heard BR-1 today on 7280, presumably via Hrodna, but I couldn't find Mahiliou on either 7235 or 6190 during the day. Brest was on 6010 and 6070 as usual, as well as Hrodna on 6040. -- 73! (Serghey Nikishin, Moscow, ibid.) Bandscan 7100-7200 kHz new 40 m band Ciao, The international BC stations left 40 meter band 7100 e 7200 kHz range, to leave it to hams. So far it is possible to listen to some domestic services. Here is an evening bandscan made in Milan, Italy: 7100, 29/3 1935, Voice of Korea, N. Korea, English, reports, fair - at 2000 in Korean very good 7105, 29/3 2151, PBS Menggu, China (presumed), very weak, stopped by a carrier at 2155 7105, 29/3 2200 Voice of Hope, Taiwan, start program, IDs, news, good off at 2259 [and/or ChiCom jamming? -- gh] 7110, 29/3 1845 Radio Ethiopia, Talks, Ahmaric, good 7125, 29/3 2005 Radio Conakry, talks, poor modulation, poor with HAM QRM, better around 2100, FF 7135, 29/3 2040 Belarus Radio 1, music, id at 2047 and 2100 with time pips weak signal 7160.1, 30/3 0012 American Hams, QSO in AM ! S=8 good! Now it is possible to hear them. Also on 7150 7165, 29/3 2250 PBS Nei Menngu, China, // 9520 poor, QRM HAM 7170, 29/3 2105 PBS Xizang, China, (presumed), slow music, weak and slowly fading down 7175, 29/3 1758 Voice of Broad Masses, Eritrea, talks, vn, good 7180, 29/3 2130 Voice of Korea, N. Korea, Talks in Chinese, fair/good 7185, 30/3 0030 Myanma Radio, Myanmar, Start bc, poor/fair 7190, 29/3 2101 RTT Tunis, news, talks, mx, AA, fair 7195, 29/3 2330 PBS Xinijang, China, starting BC, //4980 fair RX: SDR-14, Drake R-4C, Icom R71E, Ant: T2FD 15 meters long. Ciao (Giampiero Bernardini, Milano, Italy, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGERST) Jari, thanks for the scan, and I found something similar to that myself around that time, plus lots of hams with better signals. This Monday morning March 30 I still cannot hear any station on 7110 or 7145 - there was instead a W2--- ham in New Jersey talking to a DL- -- on 7146.35 at 0645. However, I can hear a broadcast signal on 7265 which should be Hrodna BR2, and which has been there all winter. And now on 7280 (using LSB due to a DRMer on 7280-7290) I can hear BR1 // 6040 and 6115, so this could be Hrodna x 7110. Unfortunately, due to RDP 7240 plus splatter from 7230-7250 I cannot detect if Mahiliou is still using 7235. I don't hear any broadcasters between 7100 and 7200 at 0630/0800UT - Tunis has shifted to new 7335 this morning x 7190. There are fewer hams today so we shall see if China and ETH move eventually. 73 (Noel Green, England, March 30, ibid.) Further to Chris Greenway's posting on 24 March, the following African stations were observed this evening (29 March) in the 7105-7200 range: 7110 Radio Ethiopia National Service (sign-off with NA at 2100 UT) 7175 Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea (sign-off with NA at 2000) 7190 RTT Tunisia // 9720 at 1920 UT 7200 presumably Sudan in Arabic I would be interested to hear what other BDXC members can pick up in this range during the week ahead (Tony Rogers, Birmingham, UK, AOR 7030+, BDXC-UK via DXLD) Reception result in Japan on Mar. 29. 7100 VOKorea 7105 Nei Menggu PBS *2150-, -1605* Chinese 7110 R. Ethiopia -1900- 7115 Nei Menggu PBS *2150-, -1605* Chinese, spurious of 7105kHz 7120 Xinjiang PBS *1030-1230* Kyrgyz 7125 Xizung PBS *2100-,-1800* Tibetan, incl English 1630-1700 7125 UnID Afro -1930- 7130 RTM-Sarawak FM +1000- 7130 RTI-CBS *1400-1800* Chinese and Jamm. on CNR-1. 7140 VOKorea 7140 R. Rossii *1900-, -1500* Yakutsk? not confirmed local px. 7155 Xinjiang PBS -1200* Chinese 7165 Nei Menggu PBS *2150-, -1600* Chinese 7170 Xizang PBS *2000-, -1800* Chinese 7175 VOBM -1400- 7180 VOKorea 7185 RTI-CBS *1000-1700* Chinese and Jamm. on CNR-1 7190 UnID Arabic -1900- 7195 Xinjiang PBS -1800* Uighur (S. Hasegawa, NDXC, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Ciao, here are other two survey in the frequency range 7100-7200 kHz. In the morning and in the afternoon, made in Milano, Italy, on March 30 & 31. Morning: 7110, 30/3 0355 Radio Ethiopia, nice music, great id at 0400 very good 7115, 30/3 0558 AIR Port Blair ? Indian music and talks on the hour, weak 7135, 30/3 0455 BR1 Belarus, talks, mx, id 0500, fair 7165, 30/3 0458 Voice of Broad Masses afro mx and talks on the hour with news. fair/good strong QRM from digital signal before 0458 and since 0359: I can think it could be a jamming from Ethiopia, that in the evening use the same frequency. Evening: 7110, 31/3 1950 Radio Ethiopia, nice songs, News at 2000, songs again. Good 7115, 31/3 1807 AIR, India, slow Indian songs, id and off at 1830 good 7130, 31/3 1727 two stations, one surely chinese with id heard, the other not sure if Chinese too. Disappeared after 1800. 7135, 31/3 1835 BR1 Belarus, talks, fair 7145, 31/3 1835 Hargeisa Somalia, songs, reports, off 1900 good 7165, 31/3 1720 Radio Ethiopia, songs, news at 1730 in French, fair- good 7175, 31/3 1835 Voice of Broad Masses, Eritrea, reports, off at 2001 after Hymn good rx SDR-14 and T2FD dipole 15 meters long. 73 (Giampiero Bernardini, Milano, Italy, ibid.) I have not noticed any significant broadcast signals on 7100-7200 during my usual bandscan times around 0500-0600, 1300-1400, March 29 and 30! However, I did during the latter period April 1, as to be reported next (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) PROPAGATION +++++++++++ TOTALLY OFF SCALE: THE CARRINGTON EVENT In September 1859, the entire Earth was engulfed in a gigantic cloud of seething gas, and a blood-red aurora erupted across the planet from the poles to the tropics. Around the world, telegraph systems crashed, machines burst into flames and electric shocks rendered operators unconscious. Victorian magnetometers were driven off scale. http://www.stuartclark.com/sunkings.html http://www.geomag.bgs.ac.uk/carrington.html http://tinyurl.com/CarringtonEvent (CGC Communicator March 30 via Kevin Redding, ABDX yg via DXLD) Geomagnetic field activity was at quiet levels at all latitudes on 23 March. Field activity increased to quiet to unsettled levels on 24 March with minor storm periods detected at high latitudes. Activity increased to quiet to active levels on 25 March. Activity decreased to quiet to unsettled levels during 26 - 27 March. A further decrease to quiet levels at all latitudes occurred during 28 - 29 March. ACE solar wind observations indicated the 24 - 25 March activity increase was associated with periods of enhanced solar wind velocities (peak 526 km/sec at 24/2352 UTC), weakly enhanced interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) Bt (peak 8 nT at 23/1958 UTC), and intermittent southward IMF Bz (minimum -6 nT at 24/1225 UTC). FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 01 - 27 APRIL 2009 Solar activity is expected to be very low. No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to increase to high levels during 10-14 April. Normal flux levels are expected during the rest of the period. Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at mostly quiet levels through 08 April. Activity is expected to increase to unsettled to active levels during 09 - 10 April due to a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. Activity is expected to decrease to quiet levels during 11 - 19 April. Activity is expected to increase to quiet to unsettled levels during 20 - 21 April. Activity is expected to decrease to quiet levels during 22 - 27 April. :Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt :Issued: 2009 Mar 31 2152 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 2009 Mar 31 # # UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest # Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index 2009 Apr 01 72 5 2 2009 Apr 02 72 5 2 2009 Apr 03 72 8 3 2009 Apr 04 72 5 2 2009 Apr 05 72 5 2 2009 Apr 06 72 5 2 2009 Apr 07 72 5 2 2009 Apr 08 72 5 2 2009 Apr 09 72 15 4 2009 Apr 10 70 10 3 2009 Apr 11 70 5 2 2009 Apr 12 70 5 2 2009 Apr 13 70 5 2 2009 Apr 14 70 5 2 2009 Apr 15 70 5 2 2009 Apr 16 70 5 2 2009 Apr 17 70 5 2 2009 Apr 18 70 5 2 2009 Apr 19 70 5 2 2009 Apr 20 70 5 2 2009 Apr 21 70 8 3 2009 Apr 22 70 8 3 2009 Apr 23 72 5 2 2009 Apr 24 72 5 2 2009 Apr 25 72 5 2 2009 Apr 26 72 5 2 2009 Apr 27 72 5 2 (SWPC March 31 via WORLD OF RADIO 1454, DXLD) ###