Listener’s Notebook, December 1998 (pt. 4)
Last Updated on December 8, 2005 by Ralph Brandi
November-December 1998, Part 4
Contents
- AFGHANISTAN
- ALBANIA
- ALGERIA
- ANGOLA
- ARGENTINA
- AUSTRIA
- AZERBAIJAN
- BANGLADESH
- BELARUS
- BELGIUM
- BHUTAN
- BOLIVIA
- BRASIL
- BULGARIA
- CAMBODIA
- CANADA
- CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
- CHINA
- CHINA – TAIWAN
- CLANDESTINE – LATIN AMERICA
- CLANDESTINE – MIDEAST
- CONGO
- COSTA RICA
- CROATIA
- CZECH REPUBLIC
- DENMARK
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
- ECUADOR
- EGYPT
- EQUATORIAL GUINEA
- ERITREA
- ETHIOPIA
- FRANCE
- GEORGIA
- GERMANY
- GREECE
- GUAM
- GUINEA
- GUYANA
- HUNGARY
- ICELAND
- INDIA
- INDONESIA
- IRAN
- IRAQ
- ITALY
- JAPAN
- JORDAN
- KAZAKHSTAN
- KENYA
- KOREA – NORTH
- KUWAIT
- KYRGYZSTAN
- LAOS
- LIBERIA
- LIBYA
- MALAWI
- MALAYSIA
- MEXICO
- MOLDOVA
- MONACO
- MONGOLIA
- MOROCCO
- MOZAMBIQUE
- MYANMAR
- NAMIBIA
- NEPAL
- NETHERLANDS
- NEW ZEALAND
- NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
- NORWAY
- OMAN
- PAKISTAN
- PALAU
- PAPUA NEW GUINEA
- PARAGUAY
- PERU
- PHILIPPINES
- POLAND
- QATAR
- ROMANIA
- RUSSIA
- RWANDA
- SAUDI ARABIA
- SEYCHELLES
- SLOVAKIA
- SOLOMON ISLANDS
- SOMALIA
- SOUTH AFRICA
- SPAIN
- SRI LANKA
- SWAZILAND
- SWEDEN
- SWITZERLAND
- SYRIA
- TAJIKISTAN
- TANZANIA
- THAILAND
- TUNISIA
- TURKEY
- TURKMENISTAN
- UKRAINE
- UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
- UNITED KINGDOM [Canada]
- UNITED STATES
- URUGUAY
- UZBEKISTAN
- VATICAN CITY STATE
- VENEZUELA
- VIETNAM
- YEMEN
- RADIO FREE IRAQ
- UNIDENTIFIED
- RAMADAN
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SOUTH AFRICA
B98 schedule of Channel Africa:
0300-0325 | English | 9525 |
0300-0325 | Swahili | 9765 |
0330-0355 | French | 9525 |
0400-0430 | English | 5955 |
0430-0455 | French | 9525 |
0430-0455 | Portuguese | 3345 5955 |
0500-0530 | English | 15215 |
0530-0555 | Portuguese | 15215 |
0600-0630 | English | 15215 |
0630-0655 | Portuguese | 15215 |
1300-1455 | English | 11900 17895 21530 Sa/Su |
1500-1525 | Swahili | 15545 |
1500-1530 | English | 17870 |
1530-1555 | French | 17870 |
1600-1630 | English | 6000 |
1600-1630 | Swahili | 11900 |
1630-1655 | French | 11900 |
1630-1655 | Portuguese | 3345 6000 |
1700-1730 | English | 17860 |
1730-1755 | Portuguese | 17860 |
1800-1830 | English | 17870 |
1830-1855 | French | 17870 |
Radio Sonder Grense (SABC Domestic Service)
0500-1700 | 7185 |
1700-0500 | 3320 |
(15-Oct/Volk-GER/WWDXC TopNews/Bueschel-GER + Otto-SENTECH)
Trans World Radio:
0330-0400 | Oromo | 7215 We-Fr |
0330-0400 | Tigrinya | 7215 Mo/Tu |
0330-0430 | Amharic | 7215 Sa/Su |
0600-0635 | English | 11735 |
1527-1542 | Yao | 7265 |
1542-1557 | Sena | 7265 |
1600-1630 | KiRundi | 9530 |
1630-1700 | Borana | 9530 Mo |
1630-1700 | Oromo | 9530 Tu-Su |
1630-1700 | Tigrinya | 11705 |
1640-1655 | Somali | 9650 |
1657-1712 | Juba | 9650 Th-Sa |
1657-1712 | Shuwa | 9650 Mo-We |
1657-1727 | Arabic | 9650 Su |
1730-1800 | Amharic | 9530 |
1800-1827 | Amharic | 9530 |
1803-1833 | Fulfulde | 9510 |
1830-1900 | Bambara | 9680 |
1833-1848 | Hausa | 9510 |
1848-1903 | Yoruba | 9510 |
1900-1930 | Baoule | 9680 |
1903-1933 | Kanuri | 9510 |
1930-2000 | French | 9680 |
1933-2003 | Nupe | 9510 |
2000-2015 | French | 9680 Su |
2003-2033 | Twi | 9510 |
2033-2048 | Ewe | 9510 Sa |
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SPAIN
Radio Exterior de España:
0000-0100 | Spanish | 11815 Mo-Fr |
0000-0100 | Spanish | 17845 Sa/Su |
0000-0100 | Spanish | 6125 9540 9620 9745 11815 11945 11880 |
0000-0200 | English | 6055 |
0100-0200 | Spanish | 6125 9540 9620 11945 |
0100-0400 | Spanish | 3210 5970 5990 Tu-Sa |
0100-0400 | Spanish | 5990 Su/Mo |
0115-0145 | Sefardi | 11775 11795 Tu |
0200-0500 | Spanish | 6125 9540 9620 |
0200-0500 | Spanish | 6055 Tu-Sa |
0400-0500 | Spanish | 5970 Tu-Sa |
0415-0445 | Sefardi | 9690 Tu |
0500-0556 | English | 6055 |
0500-0700 | Spanish | 6000 9710 11890 |
0700-0800 | Spanish | 9710 12035 15215 15480 |
0800-0900 | Spanish | 12035 15215 15480 |
0900-1000 | Spanish | 12035 17755 21570 21610 |
0900-1100 | Spanish | 17755 Sa/Su |
0900-1200 | Spanish | 9520 Su |
1000-1100 | Spanish | 9620 12035 17755 21570 21610 |
1100-1200 | Spanish | 5970 17755 Sa/Su |
1100-1200 | Spanish | 9620 9630 11815 12035 17755 21570 21610 |
1100-1400 | Spanish | 5970 Mo-Fr |
1200-1300 | Spanish | 11910 12035 17755 21570 21610 21700 |
1200-1600 | Spanish | 9500 Mo-Sa |
1200-1700 | Spanish | 5970 9500 17755 Su |
1200-1700 | Spanish | 5970 17755 Sa |
1300-1400 | Spanish | 11795 Sa/Su |
1300-1400 | Spanish | 11795 11910 12035 17755 21570 21610 21700 |
1400-1700 | Spanish | 11795 12035 17755 21570 21610 21700 |
1400-1700 | Spanish | 11795 15125 Sa/Su |
1600-1700 | Spanish | 15375 Mo-Sa |
1700-1730 | Russian | 9500 |
1700-1800 | Spanish | 7275 11795 17715 21700 |
1700-1800 | Spanish | 9745 11795 15125 Sa/Su |
1700-1900 | Arabic | 21610 |
1700-1900 | English | 15170 Mo-Fr |
1700-1900 | Spanish | 17755 Sa |
1700-2100 | Spanish | 9665 17755 Su |
1700-2200 | Spanish | 9665 Sa |
1730-1800 | German | 9590 |
1800-1900 | French | 9590 |
1800-1900 | Spanish | 7275 9745 11815 15125 17715 |
1800-2100 | Spanish | 9745 15125 17845 Sa/Su |
1800-2400 | Spanish | 11815 Mo-Fr |
1825-1855 | Sefardi | 6130 Mo |
1900-2000 | French | 6045 Sa/Su |
1900-2000 | French | 7170 9595 Mo-Fr |
1900-2000 | French | 9595 Sa |
1900-2200 | Arabic | 6045 7270 |
1900-2200 | Spanish | 7275 9630 9745 11815 15125 |
2000-2100 | English | 9595 9680 Mo-Fr |
2100-2200 | French | 9595 Su |
2100-2200 | Spanish | 9745 15125 Sa/Su |
2200-2300 | English | 9595 Sa/Su |
2200-2300 | Spanish | 6045 7270 7275 9630 9745 11815 11880 |
2200-2400 | Spanish | 9745 Sa/Su |
2300-2400 | French | 6055 |
2300-2400 | Spanish | 6125 9540 9620 9745 11815 11880 11945 |
(Radio Incontro/Rev. of International Broadcasting/Hauser-OK)
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SRI LANKA
6005 SLBC, *0030-0052, English //9730, 15425 and very unusual harmonic or spuriohs signal on 11852.6 – no idea what is this – poor to weak with a lot of QRM (14- Oct/Timofeyev-RUS/DSWCI DX Window)
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SWAZILAND
Trans World Radio:
0300-0330 | Ndebele | 3200 |
0300-0330 | Swahili | 5965 |
0300-0345 | Shona | 3240 |
0330-0345 | Swahili | 5965 Sa |
0342-0358 | Lomwe | 4775 |
0400-0430 | Chewa | 6040 Mo/We/Th/Sa/Su |
0400-0430 | German | 3200 |
0400-0430 | German | 4775 |
0400-0430 | Tumbuka | 6040 Tu/Fr |
0430-0500 | Chewa | 6040 |
0430-0600 | English | 3200 |
0430-0605 | English | 4775 |
0505-0605 | English | 4775 9500 |
0605-0705 | English | 4775 6100 9500 |
1400-1415 | Urdu | 15330 |
1435-1440 | Portuguese | 7315 Mo-Fr |
1440-1510 | French | 7175 |
1440-1510 | Portuguese | 7315 |
1510-1525 | Makua | 7315 |
1510-1555 | Malagache | 7175 |
1525-1540 | Lomwe | 7315 |
1540-1555 | Kimwani | 7315 Sa/Su |
1540-1555 | Lomwe | 7315 Mo-Th |
1540-1555 | Portuguese | 7315 Fr |
1540-1555 | Tigrinya | 9500 |
1600-1630 | Chewa | 6135 We-Mo |
1600-1630 | Shangaan | 4760 Su |
1600-1630 | Tshwa | 4760 Mo-Fr |
1600-1630 | Tumbuka | 6135 Tu |
1600-1700 | Portuguese | 4760 Sa |
1600-1830 | English | 9500 |
1630-1645 | Portuguese | 4760 Mo-Th |
1630-1645 | Shangaan | 4760 Fr/Su |
1630-1658 | Chewa | 6135 |
1700-1800 | Swahili | 6135 |
1730-1745 | English | 3200 Mo-Th |
1730-1745 | Pedi | 3200 Su |
1730-1745 | Sotho | 3200 Fr |
1730-1745 | Tswana | 3200 Sa |
1745-2015 | English | 3200 |
1800-1830 | Ndebele | 3240 |
1800-1830 | Swahili | 6135 |
1830-1900 | Shona | 3240 |
1845-1900 | Umbundu | 6130 |
1900-1915 | KiKongo | 6130 We-Fr |
1900-1915 | Lunyaneka | 6130 Sa |
1900-1915 | Ndau | 3240 |
1900-1915 | Portuguese | 6130 Mo/Tu |
1900-1930 | Lingala | 9525 |
1900-1930 | Portuguese | 6130 Su |
1915-1930 | Luchazi | 6130 Sa |
1915-1945 | Portuguese | 6130 Mo-Fr |
1930-1945 | Chokwe | 6130 Sa/Su |
1930-2000 | French | 9525 |
1945-2000 | Kimbundu | 6130 |
2000-2005 | Portuguese | 6130 Mo-Fr |
2000-2015 | French | 9525 Sa/Su |
(6-Oct/Schaay-HOL/BC-DX/Bueschel-GER)
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SWEDEN
Radio Sweden Stockholm B98, replaced English sce to winter time:
1230 | 7280 9455 [?] |
1430 | 15240 17870 21810 |
0230 | 7280 9455 |
0330 | 7115 9435 |
(15-Oct/Hauser/World of Radio)
IBRA Radio makes extensive use of various broadcasters worldwide, on MW, SW and VHF, and satellite. SW facilities carrying IBRA Radio segments include Voice of Hope (Lebanon), FEBA Seychelles, FEBC Manila, FEBC Saipan (KFBS), TWR Sri Lanka, SLBC Sri Lanka, Radio Mayak, and Voice of Russia. For example, for B98, IBRA Radio programs in Amharic are via FEBA 11640 1630-1700. Swahili prorams from IBRA Radio are also broadcast over FEBA – 0315-0345 9820 and 1613-1645 9810 for B98. For QSL purposes, IBRA Radio is generally considered as a separate “station”, via any of the various faiclities over which it transmits, and reports for any of its broadcasts should be sent to IBRA Radio in Sweden. (Padula- AUS/EDXP)
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SWITZERLAND
Swiss Radio International Final B 98:
0030-0100 | German | 9885 SOT 9905 GUF |
0100-0130 | English | 9885 SOT 9905 GUF |
0130-0200 | Spanish | 9885 SOT 9905 GUF |
0200-0230 | French | 9885 SOT 9905 GUF |
0230-0300 | Spanish | 9885 SOT 9905 GUF |
0300-0330 | Italian | 9885 SOT 9905 GUF |
0330-0400 | German | 9885 SOT 9905 GUF |
0400-0500 | English | 9885 SOT 9905 GUF |
0500-0530 | English | 6165 JUL |
0500-0530 | French | 9885 SOT |
0530-0545 | Italian | 9885 SOT |
0530-0600 | French | 6165 JUL |
0600-0615 | German | 6165 JUL |
0600-0700 | French | 9885 JUL 11860 JUL 13635 SOT |
0615-0630 | French | 6165 JUL |
0630-0700 | English | 6165 JUL |
0700-0730 | Italian | 6165 JUL |
0700-0730 | Italian | 9885 JUL 11860 JUL 13635 SOT |
0730-0800 | English | 9885 JUL 11860 JUL 13635 SOT |
0800-0815 | German | 9885 JUL 11860 JUL 13635 SOT |
0830-0900 | English | 9885 GUF 13685 SOT |
0900-0930 | Italian | 9885 GUF 13685 SOT |
0930-1000 | German | 9885 GUF 13685 SOT |
1000-1030 | French | 9885 GUF 13685 SOT |
1100-1130 | English | 9535 JUL |
1100-1200 | English | 9540 SNG 17815 SOT |
1130-1200 | German | 9535 JUL |
1200-1230 | French | 9535 JUL |
1200-1230 | German | 9540 SNG 17815 SOT |
1230-1300 | French | 9540 SNG 17815 SOT |
1230-1300 | Italian | 9535 JUL |
1300-1330 | English | 9535 JUL |
1300-1330 | Italian | 9540 SNG 17815 SOT |
1400-1500 | English | 9575 SNG 15185 SOT |
1500-1530 | German | 9575 SNG 15185 SOT |
1530-1600 | French | 9575 SNG 15185 SOT |
1600-1615 | English | 9575 SNG 15185 SOT |
1630-1700 | Italian | 6165 JUL 9620 JUL 15275 SOT |
1700-1800 | Arabic | 6165 JUL 9620 JUL 15275 SOT |
1800-1815 | French | 6165 JUL 9620 JUL 15275 SOT |
1830-1900 | German | 6165 JUL |
1830-1900 | Italian | 9620 SOT 9885 JUL 11910 JUL |
1900-1930 | Italian | 6165 JUL |
1900-2000 | Arabic | 9620 SOT 9885 JUL 11910 JUL |
1930-2000 | French | 6165 JUL |
2000-2030 | English | 6165 JUL |
2000-2030 | English | 9620 SOT 9885 JUL 11910 JUL 13700 GUF |
2030-2100 | German | 9620 SOT 9885 JUL 11910 JUL 13700 GUF |
2100-2130 | French | 9620 SOT 9885 JUL 11910 JUL 13700 GUF |
2200-2230 | French | 9885 SOT 11660 GUF |
2230-2300 | German | 9885 SOT 11660 GUF |
2300-2330 | Italian | 9885 SOT 11660 GUF |
2330-0000 | Spanish | 9885 SOT 11660 GUF |
(20-Oct/SWISSCOM/MIDXB/Brazhnikov-RUS)
3985 performed well for the last time (apart from the terrible, distorted feed from China). The pause between the penultimate and the final CRI Program around 2129 was filled by the ongoing SRI output (with conclusion of the French transmission). Beijing finished with some interval signal ringing at 2157, followed by an English ID “This is Swiss Radio International” as last words from Lenk. After four minutes of silent carrier the bar in my radios LCD display caved at 22:00:58. That was it. What remains is some malicious joy: It will become a little bit more expensive now to heat the swimming pool at Lenk, as until now the cooling water from the transmitters was used for this purpose. By the way, I’m somewhat curious about the fate of the rig. (24-Oct/Ludwig-GER)
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SYRIA
For B98 period Radio Damascus Adra 500 kW 13605 is registered as follows:
1700-1800 | nd, to zones 29,30 |
1800-2100 | 340 degr, to zones 4,8,37n,38nw |
2200-2400 | 250 degr, to zones 13-15,37,38,46 |
0000-0100 | 312 degr, to zones 4,8-10,27,28 |
(20-Oct/PanIview-BUL/BC-DX/Bueschel-GER)
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TAJIKISTAN
4635 Tajik Radio 1, Dushanbe, 0100 with twangy string instrument IS twice, then “Inja Dushanbe” by man and then by woman, followed by choral anthem. Fair but quite readable. (21-Oct/Novello-NC) 1800, Tajik with mention of Dushanbe, piece of music and news, At recheck 1814 Tajik talk with mention of Dushanbe, Turkish Tartar music with handdrums and local flute and Tajik M songs at 1825 local sitar with Tajik W songs (sounding the same as the music you hear from Uzbek Radio) (13- Nov/van Rooy/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN)
7515 Tajik Radio 1828 new freq for Dushanbe with Central Asian vocals and lengthy, mournful instrumental selections till 1849, when into talk by woman in presumed Tajik (closely related to Farsi). Back to instrumentals at 1856, followed by brief announcement at 1900 and off. Audio seemed to fade up and down at times. ID per Padula in EDXP. (1-Nov/Hill-MA)
7465 VoTibet 1220-1255 in Tibetan on air on new channel 1225-1255 via Dushanbe, ex7470. No more //11520. (25-Nov/Goonetilleke-SRI)
Democratic Voice of Burma observed today on new 7490 via Dushanbe (x9985, x11580), //DTK Jülich on poor co-ch stns spoiled 15330. Always time delay noted between both channels ! (14-Nov/Bueschel-GER/BC-DX/Bueschel-GER) 5945 NF Democratic Voice of Burma in Burmese 1245-1345 deliberately close to Yangon/5985 kHz, //15330 and 7490. (23-Nov/Goonetilleke-SRI) [A report from the same day and same reporter (Victor Goonetilleke) lists the three freqs for this broadcast as 5945, 7490 and 15330. Which combination is correct – this one or the previous? – AQ]
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TANZANIA
5985 R. Tanzania, 1900, fair signal with identification then news in vernacular. Have been looking for this one for some time… parallel of 5050 was audible at similar strength. (11-Oct/Ormandy/HCDX/DSWCI DX Window)
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THAILAND
Radio Thailand, Bangkok:
0000-0030 | English | 9680 |
0030-0100 | English | 13695 |
0100-0200 | Thai | 13695 |
0300-0330 | English | 15460 |
0330-0430 | Thai | 15460 |
0530-0600 | English | 15115 |
1100-1115 | Vietnamese | 7285 |
1115-1130 | Khmer | 7285 |
1130-1145 | Lao | 11805 |
1145-1200 | Burmese | 11805 |
1200-1215 | Malaysian | 11805 |
1215-1230 | Indonesian | 11805 |
1230-1300 | English | 9810 |
1300-1315 | Japanese | 7145 |
1315-1330 | Mandarin | 7145 |
1330-1400 | Thai | 7145 |
1400-1430 | English | 9530 |
1800-1900 | Thai | 11855 |
1900-2000 | English | 9535 |
2000-2015 | German | 9535 |
2015-2030 | French | 9535 |
2030-2045 | English | 9535 |
2045-2115 | Thai | 9535 |
(8-Oct/R. Thailand/BDXC Hotline/Nieuwenhuis-HOL)
6070 R. Thailand 1100-1600 mixing Singapore to 1400, then in the clear. // to better 4830 and poorer 7115. (23- Nov/Goonetilleke-SRI)
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TUNISIA
RTT was noted on a new freq of 7215 (ex-7225) at 0400-0700, 7225 at 1700-2330 at present (other channels are: 7280 0400-0600 1700-2330, 11730 0700-1700, 12005 0500-0600 1700-2330, 15450 and 17735 0600-1700) (12-13-Nov/Timofeyev-RUS/DSWCI DX-Window/van den Boogert-TAI)
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TURKEY
Voice of Turkey B98 schedule:
0000-0400 | Turkish | 5980 6120 7300 8445 9460 15105 |
0400-0500 | English | 6010 7240 21715 |
0400-0500 | Turkish | 5980 6120 7300 9445 9460 |
0500-0800 | Turkish | 9445 11605 11925 11955 17715 21500 21715 |
0800-1000 | Turkish | 9460 11925 11955 15350 17715 21715 |
0830-0930 | Azerbaijani | 11835 17755 |
0930-1030 | Persian | 11795 17870 |
1000-1100 | Turkish | 9460 11955 15350 21715 |
1000-1200 | Arabic | 15105 15245 |
1030-1100 | Croatian | 13770 |
1030-1130 | Rumanian | 9630 |
1100-1130 | Serbian | 13770 |
1100-1300 | Turkish | 9460 11955 15350 15615-Fri 21715 |
1130-1230 | Greek | 9630 11625 |
1200-1300 | Chinese | 15105 |
1230-1330 | Albanian | 11910 |
1230-1330 | Bulgarian | 7110 |
1300-1400 | Urdu | 17715 |
1300-1600 | Turkish | 9460 11955 13750 15350 15615- Fri |
1330-1430 | English | 15295 17815 |
1400-1500 | Persian | 11940 |
1400-1500 | Russian | 15385 |
1430-1530 | German | 17870 |
1500-1600 | Azerbaijani | 5965 |
1500-1700 | Arabic | 6120 11790 |
1530-1630 | Greek | 6145 |
1600-1700 | Kazakh | 7295 |
1600-1700 | Turkish | 9460 11955 13750 15350 |
1630-1730 | Hungarian | 9655 |
1700-1730 | Georgian | 5960 |
1700-1800 | Kyrgyz | 6095 |
1700-2000 | Turkish | 5980 6120 7110 9460 9560 |
1730-1800 | Macedonian | 5970 |
1730-1800 | Tatar | 7270 |
1800-1900 | Russian | 6135 |
1800-1900 | Uzbek | 5955 |
1830-1930 | German | 6035 9635 |
1900-2000 | Bosnian | 5990 |
1900-2000 | Turkmen | 6060 |
1930-2030 | English | 9630 9655 |
2000-2200 | Turkish | 5980 6120 7110 7190 9460 9560 |
2030-2130 | French | 6135 7150 9590 |
2130-2230 | English | 9525 |
2200-2300 | Turkish | 5980 6120 7110 7190 9445 9460 9560 15105 |
2300-2400 | English | 7280 9655 |
2300-2400 | Turkish | 5980 6120 7300 9445 9460 15105 |
(21-Oct/Brazhnikov-RUS/WWDXC TopNews/Bueschel-GER)
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TURKMENISTAN
5015 R. Asgabat, 0235 Emotive, wailing M vocal, accompanied by acoustic band of pipes and stringed instruments. Didn’t stick around for ID, but distinctive sound gives this one away. (18-Oct/Novello-NC)
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UKRAINE
Radio Ukraine International noted 19 November at 2340 on both 6030 and 7150. At 0000 RUI split into two separate networks: 6030 and 7150 carried Ukrainian programming, while the “European” frequencies (4820, 7205 etc.) had the German broadcast instead. 6030 is in 2330-0030 range a awful clash with IRIB Teheran French service (Ludwig-GER)
The mystery station I reported on 6690 is Radio Promyn (Progr 2 of the National Radio Company), listed in the WRTH only on MW. Thanks to Feodor Brazhnikov for his help to identify the stn. (26-Oct/Volk-GER/BC-DX/Bueschel-GER)
9620 Kazakh Radio via Kiyev, 1205, nice signal with multiple selections of acoustic guitar strumming and solo M vocals, // 11720. Easy to hear at Cape Hatteras, but rare at home. (19- Oct/Novello-NC)
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
UAE R. Abu Dhabi current observed schedule, all programs in Arabic:
0200-0400 | 6180 13605 21630 21735 |
0400-0600 | 11945 21630 21735 |
0600-0700 | 15265 17825 21735 |
0700-0800 | 15265 17825 21630 |
0800-0900 | 17825 21735 |
0900-1100 | 17770 17825 21630 21735 |
1100-1300 | 13605 17825 21630 21735 |
1300-1500 | 15315 17825 21630 21735 |
1500-1600 | 15315 21630 21735 |
1600-1800? | 15385 17760 |
1800-1900 | 11690 15385? 17760? |
1900-2200 | 9605 11690 13755 |
(28-29-Oct/Timofeyev-RUS)
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UNITED KINGDOM [Canada]
BBC WS via Sackville, valid March 1999:
0000-0500 | 6175 |
1100-1200 | 5965 |
1200-1400 | 5965 9515 |
1400-1500 | 9515 15220 |
1600-1615 | 9515 |
1615-1700 | 9515 Sa |
1700-1830 | 17840 |
1830-1900 | 17840 Mo-Sa |
2000-2200 | 11755 |
2200-2400 | 6175 9590 |
(1-Oct/RCI/Hauser-OK)
Merlin Network One – Frequency Schedule – 25/10/98 to 27/03/99:
0000-0300 | 3985 9560 |
0300-0600 | 3985 9895 |
0600-0700 | 6110 13720 |
0700-0800 | 6110 9915 13720 17630 21550 |
0800-0900 | 9915 13660 13720 17630 21550 |
0900-1200 | 9915 13660 17630 21550 |
1200-1400 | 9915 13645 17630 21550 |
1400-1600 | 9915 13680 17630 21550 |
1600-1700 | 6185 21550 |
1700-1800 | 3965 6185 21550 |
1800-1900 | 3965 6125 21550 |
1900-2000 | 6125 9690 |
2000-2200 | 11755 11985 |
2200-2300 | 7120 7170 9835 |
2300-2400 | 3985 7170 9835 |
(23-Oct/Wiltsher/MNO)
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UNITED STATES
KNLS, Anchor Point; schedule valid until 28th March 1999:
0800-0900 | English | 7365 |
0900-1000 | Russian | 7365 |
1000-1100 | Mandarin | 7365 |
1100-1200 | Russian | 6150 |
1200-1300 | Mandarin | 7365 |
1300-1400 | English | 7365 |
1400-1700 | Mandarin | 7355 |
1700-1800 | Russian | 7355 |
(12-Oct/KNLS/BDXC Hotline/Nieuwenhuis-HOL)
WYFR sked:
0000-0100 | English | 9505 6085 |
0000-0100 | French | 15400 |
0000-0100 | Hindi | 15165T |
0000-0100 | Portuguese | 11885 11720 9690 |
0000-0100 | Spanish | 17845 15215 15170 11895 9715 |
0100-0200 | Spanish | 15215 11895 9985 9715 9605 5985 |
0200-0300 | Spanish | 11895 9985 9715 5985 |
0300-0500 | Spanish | 11895 9715 5985 |
0500-0600 | Spanish | 11855 9705 |
0100-0500 | English | 9505 6065 |
0100-0200 | English | 15165T |
0100-0200 | Portuguese | 11885 9690 |
0300-0400 | German | 9985 |
0300-0400 | Russian | 9355 7520 |
0400-0500 | English | 9985 |
0400-0500 | German | 11550 7355 |
0400-0500 | Portuguese | 11580 |
0400-0500 | Russian | 5850 |
0500-0600 | Arabic | 11580 9455 |
0500-0700 | English | 5985 |
0500-0600 | English | 11550 9455 |
0500-0600 | German | 7355 5850 |
0600-0700 | English | 7355 |
0600-0700 | French | 11580 9455 5850 |
0600-0700 | Italian | 11550 7520 |
0700-0800 | English | 9985 9455 7355 |
0700-0800 | Italian | 5850 |
0800-0900 | Portuguese | 9605 6175 |
0800-1000 | Spanish | 9555 6105 |
1000-1100 | Spanish | 9575 9555 6105 6085 |
1100-1200 | Spanish | 11830 11725 9605 9575 6085 |
1200-1300 | Spanish | 11725 9605 9575 6085 |
1300-1400 | Spanish | 15355 15130 11725 6085 |
1400-1500 | Spanish | 15130 |
0900-1000 | Portuguese | 9860 9605 9575 6175 |
1000-1102 | Chinese | 1098T |
1102-1602 | Chinese | 9280T 6300T |
1000-1100 | English | 5950 |
1000-1100 | French | 11740 9680 |
1100-1200 | English | 7355 5950 |
1100-1300 | French | 13695 |
1200-1300 | English | 11970 11830 7355 5950 |
1300-1400 | English | 13695 11970 11830 5950 |
1302-1502 | English | 11550T |
1400-1500 | English | 17760 11830 5950 |
1500-1600 | English | 17760 11830 |
1502-1602 | Hindi | 11550T |
1505-1705 | Russian | 9955T |
1600-1700 | Arabic | 21745 |
1600-1700 | English | 21525 17555 15695 |
1600-1700 | English | 17760 15215 11830 |
1700-1800 | Arabic | 21525 |
1700-1800 | English | 17555 15695 |
1700-1800 | German | 21745 |
1700-1800 | Russian | 21725 17760 |
1800-1900 | Arabic | 13720U |
1800-1900 | English | 15695 |
1800-1900 | French | 21725 21525 17760 |
1800-1900 | Italian | 15565 |
1900-2000 | English | 17555 |
1900-2000 | German | 15565 5745 |
1900-2000 | Portuguese | 21525 |
2000-2100 | English | 21525 15565 7355 5810 |
2000-2100 | French | 5745 |
2100-0000 | Chinese | 9280T 6300T |
2100-2200 | English | 15565 11580 7355 |
2100-2200 | Italian | 11665 5745 |
2200-0000 | Chinese | 9630T 9280T 6300T |
2200-2300 | English | 15565 11580 |
2200-0000 | English | 11740 |
2200-2300 | Portuguese | 15130 |
2200-2300 | Spanish | 7355 |
2200-2300 | Spanish | 11855 5985 |
2300-0000 | French | 15400 6085 |
2300-0000 | Portuguese | 11885 |
2300-0000 | Spanish | 17845 15215 15170 11855 5985 |
T=via Taiwan U=via UK (BBCM)
WRNO is probably the most incompetent operation on SW. On Sat night, Oct 3, noticed a distorted mess on 7355 0000-0300 Oct 4; two progrs mixed together at the same time, one of them a ball game. This happens quite often, especially on weekends. The operator on duty must have been drunk or asleep. I wish the FCC would crack down on WRNO and put a stop to this nonsense. (14-Oct/Behr=ONT/Rev. of International Broadcasting/Hauser- OK)
Reception reports for the AFRTS broadcasts can be sent to AFRTS, Broadcast Center, Affiliate Relations Service, 1363 Z St., Building 2730, March AFB, CA 92518-2017, U.S.A. or US Naval Communications Station, MARS, Key West Naval Base, Key West, FL 33040, U.S.A. (10-Oct/Harms/SW Bulletin/Magrone-ITL/Play-DX/Bennett/WDXC Contact/Hauser/Review of International Broadcasting) 12689.5 and 4278.5 USB utilize 1 kW on each freq. Military transmitters, model URA119, are used. The programming is in support of Operation UNITAS and will cease on/about 15 Nov 1998. (10- Oct/O’Driscoll/Review of International Broadcasting/Hauser-OK)
KWHR Hawaii
0000-0400 | 17510 |
0400-0700 | 17780 |
0700-0800 | 11565 17780 |
0800-1500 | 9930 11565 |
1500-1600 | 9930 11565 |
1600-2000 | 9930 |
2000-2200 | 15405 |
2200-2400 | 17510 |
WBCQ Kennebunk, ME
2000-1000 | 7415 |
WHRA Greenbush, ME
0000-0300 | 7395 |
0300-0500 | 7465 |
0500-0800 | 7435 |
1800-2000 | 17655 |
2000-2200 | 15460 |
2200-2400 | 13760 |
WHRI Noblesville, IN
0000-0400 | 5745 5755 7315 |
0400-1000 | 5755 7315 |
1000-1300 | 6040 9495 |
1300-1500 | 6040 15105 |
1500-1800 | 13760 15105 |
1800-2100 | 9495 13760 |
2100-2200 | 5755 9495 13760 |
2200-2400 | 5755 9495 |
WINB Red Lion, PA
0000-0800 | 11950 |
1900-2400 | 13790 |
WRNO New Orleans, LA
0400-1600 | 7395 |
1600-2300 | 15420 |
2300-0400 | 7355 |
WSHB Cypress Creek, SC
0000-0100 | 7535 |
0100-0200 | 7535 |
0200-0400 | 5850 7535 |
1000-1300 | 6095 |
2200-2400 | 7510 |
KTBN Salt Lake City, UT
0000-1600 | 7510 |
1600-2400 | 15590 |
KVOH Rancho Simi, CA
0000-2400 | 9975 |
1400-0300 | 17775 |
(George Jacobs & Associates, Inc.)
High Adventure Ministries
1325-1529 | 15715 |
1900-2059 | 5975 |
2100-2259 | 6000-Jülich |
(Bob German-USA, Oct 19)
World Harvest Radio WHRI / KWHR / WHRA Frequency Schedule, eff Oct 25, 1998 to Mar 28, 1999:
WHRI Angel 1
0000-1000 | 7315 |
1000-1300 | 9495 |
1300-1800 | 15105 |
1800-0000 | 9495 |
WHRI Angel 2
0000-0400 | 5745 Tu-Su |
0400-1000 | 5755 |
1000-1500 | 6040 |
1500-2100 | 13760 |
2100-1000 | 5755 Su |
2100-2400 | 5755 |
KWHR Angel 3
0400-0800 | 17780 |
0800-2000 | 9930 |
2000-2200 | 15405 |
2200-0400 | 17510 |
KWHR Angel 4
0700-1600 | 11565 |
WHRA Angel 5
0000-0300 | 7395 |
0300-0500 | 7465 |
0500-0800 | 7435 |
1800-2000 | 17655 |
2000-2200 | 15460 |
2200-2400 | 13760 |
(14-Oct/Brashier-WHRI/WWDXC TopNews/Bueschel-GER)
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) uses shortwave transmitters in Germany, Philippines, Portugal, Saipan, Spain, UK and elsewhere. Radio Liberty:
0000-0100 | Russian | 9520 7245 7220 7155 5985 5955 |
0000-0100 | Kazakh | 9625 7145 6135 |
0100-0200 | Russian | 9520 7245 7220 7155 6095 5985 |
0100-0200 | Kyrgyz | 9835 7295 6050 |
0200-0300 | Kazakh | 9625 7145 6135 |
0200-0300 | Tajik | 9585 7295 6050 |
0200-0300 | Turkmen | 9680 7275 6170 |
0200-0400 | Uzbek | 9725 7190 5985 |
0300-0400 | Russian | 9520 7245 7220 7155 6105 5955 |
0300-0400 | Armenian | 7255 7120 6130 |
0400-0500 | Russian | 11885 9520 7220 6140 6105 5955 |
0400-0500 | Belarusian | 9750 7295 7275 5995 |
0400-0500 | Tatar-bashkir | 9540 7255 7190 |
0400-0500 | Georgian | 9725 6040 5985 |
0400-0500 | Azeri | 9680 9595 7180 |
0400-0500 | Ukrainian | 7245 7165 6170 |
0500-0600 | Russian | 11885 9520 7220 7180 6140 5955 |
0600-0700 | Russian | 11885 11875 9680 9520 7220 7190 |
0600-0700 | Tatar-bashkir | 11855 11730 9540 |
0600-0700 | Ukrainian | 9695 7245 6170 |
0700-0800 | Russian | 15250 15205 11885 11875 9680 9520 7220 |
0800-0900 | Russian | 15370 15250 15205 11970 11885 9680 9520 |
1100-1300 | Russian | 17805 15370 15215 11885 11725 9520 |
1200-1300 | Kazakh | 17750 15340 11795 |
1300-1400 | Kyrgyz | 11990 9595 7290 |
1300-1400 | Uzbek | 15215 11770 6170 |
1300-1400 | Russian | 17805 15370 11885 11725 9520 7220 |
1400-1500 | Turkmen | 11875 11770 9660 |
1400-1500 | Kazakh | 11970 11840 9695 |
1500-1600 | Tajik | 11705 9695 7280 |
1500-1600 | Armenian | 13770 11895 11770 |
1500-1600 | Russian | 15445 11885 11805 9520 7220 7190 |
1600-1630 | Ukrainian | 12005 11785 7175 Mo-Fr |
1600-1700 | Tatar-bashkir | 9745 9505 7115 |
1600-1700 | Kyrgyz | 9675 9660 7270 |
1600-1700 | Turkmen | 11770 9770 9565 |
1600-1700 | Tajik | 11705 9695 7190 |
1600-1700 | Russian | 11885 11805 9860 9520 7220 6105 |
1600-1700 | Azeri | 11875 9795 7240 |
1600-1730 | Belarusian | 7295 7155 6170 6000 |
1700-1730 | Ukrainian | 11855 11705 7175 |
1700-1800 | Russian | 11885 9860 9520 9505 7220 6105 |
1700-1800 | Armenian | 11875 7195 6020 |
1700-1800 | Georgian | 9595 7280 6150 |
1700-1800 | Uzbek | 9660 9565 7260 |
1730-1800 | Ukrainian | 11855 11705 7175 Sa |
1800-1900 | Ukrainian | 9625 7115 5985 |
1800-1900 | Turkmen | 9565 9505 7280 |
1900-2000 | Azeri | 9670 7180 6140 |
1900-2000 | Georgian | 9585 7190 6095 |
1930-2000 | Ukrainian | 9625 7115 5985 |
2000-2030 | Ukrainian | 9625 7115 5985 Su-Fr |
2000-2100 | Russian | 9660 9520 7270 7265 7220 6140 6105 |
2000-2100 | Tatar-bashkir | 7280 7245 5955 |
2000-2130 | Belarusian | 7155 6170 6025 6010 |
2100-2200 | Russian | 9645 9520 7270 7265 7220 6140 6105 |
2200-2300 | Russian | 9645 9520 7245 7220 6105 5955 |
2300-0000 | Russian | 9520 7245 7220 7155 5985 5955 |
Radio Free Europe
0430-0530 | Persian | 9850 9585 6150 6025 |
0500-0600 | Romanian | 9725 7165 6095 Mo-Sa |
0600-0700 | Romanian | 9725 9605 7165 |
0700-0800 | Romanian | 9725 9605 7165 Su |
0700-0800 | Bulgarian | 15215 11855 9625 |
1100-1200 | Bulgarian | 17730 11915 9725 |
1500-1600 | Bulgarian | 17895 15370 9625 |
1600-1700 | Persian | 12025 11730 9680 6040 |
1600-1700 | Bulgarian | 15370 11740 9625 |
1600-2000 | Romanian | 9725 7165 6155 |
1700-1800 | Serbo-croat | 9695 7245 7115 |
1700-1800 | Bulgarian | 11915 11740 9625 |
1900-2000 | Latvian | 9505 7255 5955 |
2000-2030 | Serbo-croat | 9690 9600 7180 |
2000-2100 | Bulgarian | 11915 7295 6115 |
2100-2200 | Lithuanian 7255 6150 5970 |
|
2100-2200 | Serbo-croat | 9680 7165 5955 |
2200-2300 | Estonian | 7255 7155 6140 |
Check out 7415 at 0300 when VOA is interfering with WBCQ. Indeed VOA is back on this channel it had been using seasonally long before it became the only outlet for the new WBCQ. But this clash should have been avoided by coordination — wake up, frequency managers! VOA was way on top of WBCQ here at 0300, but by 0430 WBCQ had the advantage, — this can’t go on. On the other hand, it makes William Cooper four nights a week even more unlistenable than usual, so there’s a silver lining (26-Oct/Hauser-OK) [expect a resolution of this conflict soon!- AQ]
2939.84H KVLH, Pauls Valley OK, 0050 Super-strong with FM country format and no ads at all; 0124 ID for “KVLH-KTOK”. 2 x 1469.92. (8- Nov/Novello-NC)
25910 WJFP Fort Pierce, 1523-1600, with Gospel program in English and several IDs, FM feeder; quite good at times, but heavy fading; completely disappearing soon after getting dark outside (15- Nov/Kuhl/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN)
Radio Marti, all in Spanish:
0000-0300 | 6030 7365 |
0300-0400 | 6030 7365 7405 |
0400-0500 | 6030 7405 |
0500-0900 | 6030 |
0900-1000 | 5890 6030 |
1000-1200 | 5890 6030 |
1200-1400 | 7405 9565 |
1400-1500 | 11930 13820 |
1500-1700 | 11815 11930 13820 |
1700-1800 | 9825 11815 11930 13820 |
1800-2200 | 9825 11930 13820 |
2200-2300 | 11930 13820 15330 |
2300-2400 | 6030 13820 15330 |
(IBB website/Norfolk)
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URUGUAY
While visiting 9650-Emisora Ciudad de Montevideo we learned from Jorge Yizmeyian that they are thinking to leave the current frequency in the 31mb and take amove into the 49mb (still on an unknown channel). He did no mention of the also assigned 19mb fqcy and probably there is no connection with the pair of 49 mb frequencies recently offered by the telecom authorities. (Nigro- URU)
A Brief Summary of Current Uruguay Activity on SW:
ACTIVE STATIONS:
6125 CXA4 SODRE, Montevideo 1000-1245 // CX6 (MW 650) Class mx program. 1245-0100 // CX38 (MW1290) Educative programs, specifically IDs as “Radio Educativa SODRE” in the period 1700-2100. 0100-0300 // CX6 (MW 650) Class mx program. QSL info: Send your rpts to “Radioactividades,”c/o Sr Luis “Lula” Ignacio Moreira, P.O.Box 7011, 11000 Montevideo. He is co-producer of this program on mass media and DX- ing,that has been bcst for ten years over CX26, and which is the descendant of the old (and defunct) “DX Club del Uruguay.” You can contact them also via their website at <www.chasque.apc.org/radioact> and E-mail at radioact@chasque.apc.org
6140 CXA20 R. Montecarlo, Montevideo 1030-1530 //CX20(MW930). 1405-1425 carries “Aqui Roma,” produced by “RAI (Radio Televisione Italiana), Representacion para las Americas,” a trilingual Italian nx program (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese), produced in the office of RAI in Montevideo (RAI’s ADDR: Av. 18 de Julio 1044, 11100 Montevideo, URUGUAY). A 2KW xmtr is used, the same for all Montecarlo/Oriental SW channels. Inverted-V ant., NE. QSL info: The station is confirming with QSL-lt v/s: Alexi Haysaniuk, Gerente Tecnico, who is also a ham. In good relations with him, I personally have been helping foreign DXers, intermediating with tapes and rcpn rpts that are sent to my QTH and which I forward to Mr. Haisaniuk. They have E-mail but I would suggest to forward rpts via snail-mail.
9595 CXA72 R. Montecarlo, Montevideo, 2330-0300(of the folowing day). //930, but has occasionally been hrd relaying certain programs of CX12 R. Oriental MW730 (specially sports) in the past. Carries “Aqui Roma” 0205-0222. Dipole ant, NE. QSL info see above.
9650 CXA42 Emisora Ciudad de Montevideo, Montevideo 1300-2130 //CX42 (MW 1370). Occasionally extends s/off when special sport broadcasts and during summer Carnival in Feb, first of Mar every year, when bcsts are made of the “Concurso de Agrupaciones Carnavalescas” from the “Teatro de Verano del Parque Rodo,” a classical carnival competition.PWR:1.5 KW. QSL info:f/d QSl-cd issued, no rp required. v/s: Aramazd Yizmeyian, owner.
11735 CXA7 R. Oriental, Montevideo 1630-2330 //CX12 (MW 730). Sked may be extended when special sports bcsts. Carries “Aqui Roma” 2205-2220. Xmtr, same as 6140/9595. Ant: Dipole oriented to Europe. QSL-info, see 6140
INACTIVE STATIONS:
6045 CXA61, R. Sarandi Sport, Montevideo (ex-R. Sport or Libertad Sport, ex-R. Integracion Americana, with xter in Rivera during past years). SW channel for MW 890. Owner has declared there is no interest in using SW for the moment, but has not returned license.
6075 CXA3 LV de Artigas, Artigas, SW channel for CX118 (MW 1180). Lack of 4-400 tubes. Reportedly plans to resume, but date unknown. See Future Plans.
9620 CXA6 SODRE, Montevideo. //CX26 (MW 1050), faulty transformer. Resuming delayed because almost no funds are devoted to SODRE’s SW activity. QSL info see 6125 ,above.
11835 CXA19 R. El Espectador, Montevideo, in a recent QSL-lt to a Canadian DXer for a 1993 rpt I have helped him to get (and which tok a month of efforts), current Gerente de Programacion: Sr. Oscar Pessano states that “SW xmssns are “suspended” (note that he doesn’t write “dropped”) in favor of all-day RealAudio bcsts over their website at <www.espectador.com>. The stn is having its 75 anniversary next month. I presented him an idea of making special “a la St. Helena” bcsts using this inactive xter (if something remains of it),during the anniversary, but no answer was given.
15275 SODRE, inactive for a long period.
FUTURE PLANS:
6035 CXA30 R. Nacional, Montevideo -INACTIVE- (used to //CX30 MW 1130). Has expectations to return to SW, but their economical situation is not easy and the stn plans are slow. Plans are to adapt to SW use their current MW xter (of Czech origin). But one of the new MW xters was broken, and this is delaying the process.
6055 CXA? To be assigned soon. Usually well informed source indicated that MW stn CW148 R. Universo, Castillos, Depto. de Rocha has applied for this channel. Awaiting official granting.
6075 CXA3 LV de Artigas, Artigas -INACTIVE- some reports indicate that they plan to resume in a future but no date given. See below.
6155 CXA? To be assigned soon. Applicants for this channel were CW155, R. Sarandi del Yi,Sarandi del Yi, Depto. de Durazno, also CW155 R. Universo, Castillos, (as 6055) and two other persons located in Montevideo (intermediates?). Awaiting official granting.
9620 SODRE, Montevideo -INACTIVE- if technical problem, as read above, is solved would be on the air again relaying CX26 MW 1050, 1000-0300. Budget to SODRE’s SWs is almost nil. The MW stn, however has continued to ID mentioning also this fqcy.
31mb LV de Artigas has revealed interest in opening a fq in this band, but no more info available.
15230 CXA142 Emisora Ciudad de Montevideo, still no date for starting here. Station seemingly has not hurry and State doesn’t force them. (Nigro-URU)
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UZBEKISTAN
Radio Uzbekistan 1st home sce was observed on 8082, //4850. (4-Oct/Spremberg-GER/BC-DX/Bueschel-GER)
Current observed schedule of Radio Tashkent:
0000-0030 | Uighur | 5040 |
0100-0130 | English | 5955 5975 7105 7285 9540 |
0130-0200 | Dari | 5955 5975 7285 |
0130-0230 | Uzbek* | 7105 9540 |
0200-0230 | Pushtu | 5955 5975 7105 7285 9540 |
0230-0330 | Uzbek** | 5955 5975 7105 7285 9540 |
0330-0430 | Uzbek* | 7105 9540 |
0500-1300 | Uzbek* | 15165 15330 |
1200-1230 | English | 5060 5975 6025 9715 |
1230-1300 | Urdu | 5060 5975 6025 9715 |
1300-1330 | Hindi | 5060 5975 6025 9715 |
1300-1330 | Uzbek* | 15330 |
1330-1400 | English | 5060 5975 6025 9715 |
1330-1400 | Uighur | 5040 |
1330-1400 | Uzbek* | 7105 15330 |
1400-1430 | Uighur | 5040 |
1400-1430 | Urdu | 5060 5975 6025 9715 |
1400-1430 | Uzbek* | 7105 |
1430-1500 | Chinese | 5040 |
1430-1500 | Hindi | 5040 |
1430-1550 | Uzbek* | 7105 9540 |
1500-1530 | Uighur | 5040 |
1520-1550 | Dari | 5975 6025 7285 |
1550-1630 | Uzbek** | 5975 6025 7105 7285 9540 |
1630-1700 | Farsi | 5975 6025 7285 |
1630-1700 | Uzbek* | 7105 9540 |
1700-1730 | Arabic | 5975 6025 7285 |
1700-1730 | Turkish | 7105 9540 |
1730-1830 | Uzbek** | 5975 6025 7105 7285 9540 |
1830-1900 | Farsi | 5975 6025 7105 7285 9540 |
1900-1930 | Arabic | 5975 6025 7105 7285 9540 |
1935-2030 | German | 5025 5035 5060 7105 9540 11905 |
2030-2100 | English | 7105 9540 |
2100-2300 | Uzbek | 7105 9540 |
2330-0000 | Chinese | 5040 |
Uzbek*=Uzbek R. HS 2nd program (//4850 0000-2300) Uzbek**=FS (R. Vatandosh) Uighur at 0000, 1330, 1400 and 1500 only as a tentative language. (28-29-Oct/Timofeyev-RUS)
IBRA/TASHKENT After a brief stay on 7400 khz IBRA Radio in Begnali from Tashkent is now back on 15470 khz at 1330-1400 hrs. (30- Oct/Dasgupta-IND)
TWR/CIS The Indian service of TWR via CIS relay is now as follows: 0000-0030 7430 (ex 9430), 0030-0200 hrs on 9825 (ex 12035), 1130- 1600 hrs 7420 khz (ex 12005). (30-Oct/Dasgupta-IND)
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VATICAN CITY STATE
Vatican Radio, thru March 1999:
0330-0345 | Albanian | 4005 |
0345-0400 | Slovenian | 4005 |
0400-0415 | Croatian | 4005 |
0415-0430 | Czech | 4005 5880 |
0430-0445 | Slovak | 4005 5880 |
0445-0500 | Hungarian | 4005 5880 |
0500-0520 | Polish | 4005 5880 7250 |
0520-0540 | German | 4005 5880 7250 |
0540-0600 | French | 4005 5880 7250 |
0600-0620 | English | 4005 5880 7250 |
0620-0630 | Italian | 4005 5880 7250 |
0630-0700 | Mass Latin | 4005 5880 6185 7250 9645 11740 15595 |
0700 | Ital/FF/EE | 4005 5880 6185 7250 9645 11740 15595 |
0710 | Mass-Romanian | 7250 9645 Su |
0745 | Arabic | 5880 7250 9645 15595 Mo-Fr |
0830 | Mass-Italian | 7250 Su |
0930 | Mass-Oriental | 11740 15595 17550 Su |
1000 | Papal Audience | 5880 We |
1100 | Angelus | 5880 9645 11740 15595 21850 Su |
1100 | Ital/FF/EE | 5880 9645 11740 15595 21850 Mo-Fr |
1110 | Italian | 5880 Su |
1130 | French | 11740 Sa |
1150 | Spanish | 11740 Sa |
1300 | Italian | 5880 9645 11740 15595 21850 |
1400 | SS/Port | 9645 11740 |
1500 | GG/Polish | 5880 7250 9645 |
1530 | Italian | 5880 7250 9645 Fr |
1530 | Music | 5880 7250 9645 Fr |
1600 | Vespers | 5880 7250 9645 |
1630 | Italian | 5880 7250 9645 |
1700 | FF/English | 4005 5880 7250 9645 15595 |
1730-1740 | Albanian | 4005 5880 7250 |
1740-1800 | Slovenian | 4005 5880 7250 |
1800-1810 | Croatian | 4005 5880 7250 |
1810-1830 | Hungarian | 4005 5880 7250 |
1830-1840 | Czech | 4005 5880 7250 |
1840-1900 | Slovak | 4005 5880 7250 |
1900-1920 | Polish | 4005 5880 7250 |
1920-1940 | German | 4005 5880 7250 |
1940-2000 | Rosary | 4005 5880 7250 9645 11625 |
2000-2020 | Italian | 4005 5880 7250 9645 11625 |
2020 | Esperanto | 4005 5880 Su |
2030-2050 | French | 4005 5880 7250 |
2050-2110 | English | 4005 5880 7250 |
2110-2130 | Spanish | 4005 5880 7250 |
2130-2140 | Portuguese | 4005 5880 7250 |
2140-2200 | Arabic | 4005 5880 7250 |
2200-2310 | Italian | 4005 5880 |
2310 | Music | 4005 5880 |
(10-Oct/Vatican Radio/BDXC Hotline/Nieuwenhuis-HOL)
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VENEZUELA
9640 Ecos del Torbes 2124 man in Spanish with play-by- play of sporting event (presumably ftbol), including lots of gooooooooals. Stronger than // 4980, which was just beginning to fade in; buried at 2130 by AWR s/on. First time I’ve heard the 31M channel in ages. (1-Nov/Hill-MA)
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VIETNAM
Voice of Vietnam is absent from 10060 at present. Not clear if this is a frequency change or transmitter failure (25- Oct/van den Boogert/DSWCI DX Window/Petersen-DEN)
Regionals audible here incl Lao Cai 5597 and 6668 (both vary +/-1 kHz or so) at 1200-1340 (noted 8 Nov among others). Both freqs in // whenever I have checked. Also UNID location on 6468, 1000-1030 & 1200-1330, addit relays Hanoi HS prgr1 0930!-1000 //5925, 9875 on certain days only. No trace found of Son La on clear channel 4740, may have changed freq or be inactive. (9- Nov/Davies-THA/BC-DX/Bueschel-GER)
4740 Son La, no trace found of on clear channel, may have changed freq or be inactive. (Alan Davies, Hua Hin-THA, Nov 9 in BC_DX/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN)
4796v R. Son La (t), 1347-1358*, in local language, local singing, short final ann – unusual strong signal, but with severe QRM from a utility transmitter (13-Oct/Timofeyev-RUS/DSWCI DX Window)
4959.7 V. of Vietnam, Hanoi 2205 Woman in Vietnamese giving the 1-2-3-4 count for morning calisthenics; somewhat stronger than // 5924.6. Much better reception than usual. This one seems to alternate between 4959.7 and 4960 these days. (7-Oct/Hill- MA)
5034.74 Dia Tieng Noi, Hanoi, 1155 Hmong language service with fragile-sounding reed instrument mx to 1159, short orchestral theme with probable ID spoken over by M then by W, bit of talk by W, then into extended talk by M after 1200, then into solo vocalizations by W 1210. All // 6165 which was stronger, and lasted until AIR *1229. Growl on xmtr but good audio on a very good Asian morning; and definitely varying from 5035.00 as logged by Hans van den Boogert in September. (20-Nov/Novello-NC)
5597 Lao Cai, 1200-1340, also other days, and 6668 (both vary +/- 1 kHz or so). Both freqs in // whenever I have checked. (8- Nov/Davies-THA/BC-DX/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN)
6468 UNID location, 1000-1030 & 1200-1330, addit relays Hanoi HS prgr1 0930!-1000 //5925, 9875 on certain days only. (9-Nov/Davies- THA/BC-DX/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN)
6494v R. Cao Bang, 1236-1359*, in local language with nx at 1300-1305, also a lot of local songs -poor to fair with an almost good signal at approx. 1250-1320 (time of local sunset, I suppose…), very poor modulation. (13-Oct/Timofeyev- RUS/DSWCI DX Window)
7154.4 RTV Bac Thai, 1314-till approx.1400, in local language, local music and singing; weak. (13-Oct/Timofeyev-RUS/DSWCI DX Window)
Updated summary of Domestic Services in Vietnam, for those stations known to be operational, based on actual recent monitoring in South Asia by Bob Padula. Details of some local morning services are not known. Frequencies and broadcast times are subject to variation, for Lao Cai, Yen Bai and Cao Bang.
4681 | Lao Cai Broadcasting Station 1000-1300 Vn Ve |
4740 | Son La Broadcasting Station, Tuyen Quang, 0300-1400 Vn |
4960 | Voice of Vietnam (2) Hanoi 2200-1600 Vn |
5030 | Voice of Vietnam (Hmong Service) Hanoi 1200-1600 Hm |
5597 | Lao Cai Broadcasting Station 1000-1330 Vn Ve |
5925 | Voice of Vietnam (1) Hanoi 2200-1600 Vn |
6165 | Voice of Vietnam (Hmong Service) Hanoi 1200-1600 Hm |
6386 | Radio Yen Bai 1000-1300 Vn drift ex 6542 |
6516 | Radio Cao Bang 0300-0500 Vn, severe drift |
6516 | Radio Cao Bang, 0230-1400 Vn severe drift |
6696 | Lao Cai Broadcasting Station 2230-2300 Vn Ve |
6696 | Lao Cai Broadcasting Station 0500-0600 Vn Ve |
7153 | Radio Bac Thai, Tainquyen 0300-0600 Vn relays Hanoi 0500-0530 |
7153 | Radio Bac Thai, Tainquyen 0900-1420 Vn relays Hanoi 1100-1130 |
10060 | Voice of Vietnam (1) Hanoi 2200-1600 Vn [see above – AQ] |
12035 | Voice of Vietnam (2) 2200-1600 Vn |
(Padula/EDXP)
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YEMEN
5950 R. Yemen, Sana, *0300-0330, one more reactivation after some months of silence, 1 time signal, opening ann, ID, long NA, Quran reading and singing, //9780.3 (*0255 witn unusual “bird trill” IS) (14-Oct/Timofeyev-RUS/DSWCI DX Window)
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RADIO FREE IRAQ
Radio Free Iraq began at 1600 UTC on Friday, October 30. Schedule from 30-Oct thru 27-Mar:
0300-0400 | 5965K 7110K 7275K 9740L |
1600-1700 | 6130K 9540W 9850L 11915W |
K=Kavala L=Lampertheim W=Woofferton (Effective: Oct 30 1998 – Mar 27 1998)
A source within Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) tells CRW that Radio Free Iraq (RFI) “is starting out modestly.” Programs will last one hour and will be broadcast to Iraq twice, at 1600 UTC and repeated at 0300 UTC. She also indicates that broadcasts will eventually increase to six hours a day with more Arabic programs and the addition of a Kurdish-language service.
Chris Noonan Sturm, the Internet Project Director for RFE/RL, is organizing the Internet efforts for RFI and said today “We expect to bring… (the webpage) live either this evening (6 p.m. ET, 2300 UTC) or tomorrow when the broadcasts begin.”
The URL for Radio Free Iraq will be: <http://www.rferl.org/bd/iq/> Radio Free Iraq Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington, D.C., 20036 USA
Radio Free Iraq’s schedule is to be officially released with the activation of the station’s homepage, raising questions about how its managers plan to attract listeners in Iraq. The release of the schedule at such a late hour, according to CRW sources, is to undermine potential jamming efforts on behalf of Saddam Hussein’s regime. “RFI is being publicized through other means in Iraq,” they tell CRW.
RFE/RL’s Farsi-language service to Iran will also begin on October 30, however, CRW was unable to obtain a copy of the schedule for security reasons. “Their jamming mechanism is much more difficult to break,” the source said. Interested listeners can access RFE/RL’s website for information when it is publicly available. (Clandestine Radio Watch/Schoech-GER) (DX’ers can now kiss Ethiopia-7110 goodbye – AQ) (DX’ers can now kiss Ethiopia-7110 goodbye – AQ)
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UNIDENTIFIED
There is a weak signal on 6055 after Rwanda goes off, heard virtually every day, but neither Al Quaglieri-NY or I have been able to figure out who this is. (Sundstrom-NJ) Re the weak stn you and Tom Sundstrom are hearing on 6055 after Rwanda s/off at 2100 (DXW 139), a possibility is JOZ. Beginning around this time of year, we move toward grayline at that hour — sunrise in Japan, sunset here. The 3925 outlet becomes fairly regular for about two months around 2100-2200, and there’s no reason the 6055 outlet wouldn’t propagate as well. (Hill-MA)
UNID Russian 6915, 2150 western songs man in Russian, ad “upotenie” then close at 2200*; modulation problems (19-Nov/Liangas-GRC)
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RAMADAN
Ramadan will begin on December 20th this year. (Veldhuis/DSWCI DX- Window/van den Boogert-TAI)