US Armed Forces Network to reduce radio programs in May

 

April 21 2025 (UPI)

By Allen Cole

American Forces Network will reduce radio programming starting on May 1 to "better streamline operations," the Department of Defense announced Monday.

Removed will be the AFN Legacy, Freedom Rock, The Blend and Joe Radio, according to a news release. Also, commercially produced podcasts will no longer be available on the audio streaming service, AFN Go.

The radio network will continue top-rated music, entertainment and news channels on its AFN Go app. AFN's 24 Eagle radio stations around the world will continue serving U.S. overseas.

"AFN takes pride in its 83-year legacy of serving U.S. military audiences overseas," a release saId. "Along with enhancing troop morale, retention and recruiting, as well as safety and security, AFN continues to live up to its motto, 'We Bring You Home. ' "

Additional story at:

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/04/21/American-Force-Network-radio-programs-cut/6061745280716/

Recent video posts on the the Shortwave Central YouTube channel

 

Recent videos, posted at the Shortwave Central YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/c/ShortwaveCentral 

AM

AM Airchecks - USA, WWL New Orleans, Louisiana https://youtu.be/1huPSfmEZUg

AM Airchecks - USA, KLEB Golden Meadows, Louisiana https://youtu.be/wkmMHQOPAes

AM Airchecks - USA, WLW Cincinnati, Ohio wlw https://youtu.be/P8dNbbluLzo

International Mediumwave

Saudi Arabia, SBA Radio Riyadh https://youtu.be/yUCE6P1QVEc 

Saudi Arabia, SBA Quran Radio https://youtu.be/_gC79sEWF5E

Sweden, Sveriges DX-Forbund https://youtu.be/d2mfTldoj5M 

Sweden, Radio Sweden Int'l/Asfalttelegrafen https://youtu.be/RtP1ftVFsYM 

Longwave

Algeria, Chaine 3,  Tipaza https://youtu.be/a2esccghCI4

Morocco, Medi 1 https://youtu.be/EA4a6AvJ4xI

Shortwave

Brazil, Rádio Inconfidencia https://youtu.be/noYa-XnXBFg

China, CNR 6 Shenzhou Easy Radio https://youtu.be/4qJT0ICch9c 

Clandestine, North Korean Jamming Signal 4450 kHz https://youtu.be/gXIIr2dxuIc 

Clandestine, Voice of the People 3480 kHz https://youtu.be/bPITr5LOwXg 

France, NDR Gruß an Bord relay https://youtu.be/9qS3ByTwVuw 

India, Akashvani https://youtu.be/3aFkAPOrqWE 

Indonesia, Voice of Indonesia (English) https://youtu.be/8exhkZ0w00U

Indonesia, Voice of Indonesia (French) https://youtu.be/c6vLEauTs9o

Lithuania, Radio Signal 666 kHz https://youtu.be/MsherVz6Nyw 

Mali, ORTM1-Radio Mali https://youtu.be/P8TqTurpyTE 

Myanmar, Myanma Radio, Yongon 5985 kHz https://youtu.be/TAnLsrTSGjs 

United Arab Emirates, IBRA Media/Radio Ibrahim via Al-Dhabbiya https://youtu.be/ymK1Js0vp7I 

United States, WBCQ The Planet https://youtu.be/t7RZ7hNivBQ 

Vatican, Vatican Radio (English) https://youtu.be/P_Z08mkV2cA

Vietnam, VO Vietnam # 4 https://youtu.be/1w5anhE6_JE 

Vietnam, Voice of Vietnam (German) https://youtu.be/nLqm7st730s

Zambia, Voice of Africa https://youtu.be/BqYlMOnzkU0

(Gayle Van Horn W4GVH/Shortwave Central YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ShortwaveCentral

New Documentary Explores the Legacy of Irish Pirate Radio

 

Former BBC correspondent Russell Padmore revisits the stations he said shaped careers and rivaled RTÉ

By Nick Langan 

Published: April 17, 2025 - Updated: April 18, 2025

A new radio documentary captures the impact of Irish pirate radio stations in the 1980s.

Russell Padmore, who spent 27 years as a BBC correspondent, said he owes his media career to Irish pirate radio. He was approached by a friend to produce a documentary on how pirate stations had a lasting social and cultural effect on areas in northwest Ireland.

Full story with links at: 

https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/new-documentary-explores-the-legacy-of-irish-pirate-radio?utm_term=A8208372-8B15-4B60-A12B-B5B02339D50A&lrh=5fe29bca13dc3e17fdcf1cf80df5f0574faf550d6593cce4d12e8d4836f3656a&utm_campaign=0028F35E-226C-4B60-AC88-AB2831C8A639&utm_medium=email&utm_content=51C05807-3B9E-4F54-8A82-2211DBF8B3E4&utm_source=SmartBrief

Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/4dccrs7e

Radio in and from the Land of the First Passover

 

Jeff: Today is Easter Sunday, or Resurrection Sunday as it is known in many Christian churches.  We did cover the radio scene on Easter Island quite extensively in 2021, but we are mindful that today is also the end of the Passover festival, which has been commemorated for the past eight days.  Passover isn’t only celebrated by Jews, but also by many Christians who recognize the importance and prophetic significance of the Levitical feast days.  So, where were the Children of Israel when the first Passover occurred?  That’s right, in Egypt, immediately before their Exodus to the Promised Land.  In keeping with that theme, Ray Robinson in Los Angeles today has a feature for us on the radio broadcasting scene in Egypt, a country which we have only mentioned very briefly once before, way back in 2011 at the time of the Arab Spring Uprisings.  So, Ray, tell us more about Egypt.

Ray:  Thanks, Jeff.  On the map, Egypt looks like a small country at the top right corner of Africa, but in reality, it is quite large at nearly 800 miles across and 700 miles long.  It’s a modern country in many ways, although at the same time, it’s one of the most ancient countries in the entire history of our world.  The beginnings of civilization in Egypt can be traced way back more than 4,000 years ago.

Egypt, of course, is well-known for its pyramids and the Sphinx, the lion-like creature with a human head.  Although mostly desert, it has very fertile land along the Nile River, and has some fabulous archeological displays in the Cairo Museum.  From a Christian perspective, Egypt is mentioned by name more than a thousand times in the Bible.  In addition, the Bible also mentions several of the ancient Pharaohs by name, thus enabling a reliable correlation for ancient events in the Middle Eastern areas.  The actual date of the first Passover in Egypt is debated by Bible theologians, but most conservative scholars put it in the year 1446 B.C.  Well, I’m not looking that far back in our story of radio broadcasting in Egypt, but we will delve into the late 19th century.

When the Great War broke out in Europe in 1914, Egypt had been under British occupation since 1882.  Britain had occupied the country mainly in order to secure the Suez Canal (which had been opened in 1869), a vital strategic artery that was part of the key route between Britain and its vast empire in the East.

Wireless came to Egypt quite early.  The New York Times on March 8, 1912, stated that a large wireless station would be established in Egypt as part of the Imperial Wireless Scheme, as outlined by the famous Guglielmo Marconi.  This station was constructed at Abu Zaabal on the north eastern outskirts of Cairo during the year 1914.  The 300 kW transmitter at Abu Zaabal was on the air on 55 & 66 kHz longwave under the callsign SUC, and it communicated with a similar station at Leafield in England.

During the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, Egypt had formally remained a province of the Ottoman Empire.  However, when the Ottomans joined the war on the side of Germany and Austria-Hungary in November 1914, the British felt it necessary to change the status of their occupation.  On December 18, 1914, Britain declared Egypt a protectorate of the British empire.  They deposed the pro-Ottoman head of government, called a Khedive, and replaced him with a relative.

The British authorities imposed martial law on the country, which became a frontline state in the war when Ottoman forces crossed the Sinai Peninsula to try unsuccessfully to take the Suez Canal.  Egypt became an enormous military base for Allied forces, serving as the rear area for the disastrous Gallipoli campaign, and the more successful Allied invasions of Palestine and Syria by the British imperial Egyptian Expeditionary Force.  By the end of World War I, British military control covered the whole of what is now Iraq, Kuwait, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Cyprus, Egypt and Sudan, although Syria and Lebanon were later ceded to the French.

There was much post-war political maneuvering, and on February 28th 1922, the British declared Egypt to be an independent monarchy, although with certain limitations.  Most importantly, Britain retained control of the Suez Canal, as well as Egypt’s defense and foreign affairs, and British troops remained stationed in Egypt.  Britain also continued to administer Sudan, a former Egyptian colony, as a joint protectorate with Egypt.

Radio broadcasting in Egypt began in 1924 when several small broadcasting stations were established as privately owned and operated community stations, mainly in Cairo and Alexandria.

By the end of the 1920’s, more than 100 radio broadcasters were operational in Egypt, mostly in and around Cairo.  Most of the operators of these stations were amateurs, but there were also some businesses advertising their goods between the music that was broadcast. These stations were mostly in the hands of English, Italians and Greeks residing in Egypt, and hardly any programming was in Arabic.

The number of radio receivers in the general population remained small.  Few homes in rural and poorer urban areas in Egypt even had electricity, and radios were still expensive and large.  In 1931 the government closed most of the stations that existed at that time, permitting just a few well-run stations to remain on the air.  

Then in 1934, the Egyptian State Broadcasting Service was established, and in May 1934, all private ownership and operation was abolished, with the remaining privately-owned stations being forcibly closed down.  To replace them, Radio Cairo began two stations, one in Arabic and the other in the languages of the non-Arabic communities in Egypt.  By the end of 1939 there were 86,477 radio receivers in Egypt.  But all radio broadcasting in Egypt remained under government control and was officially nationalized in 1947.

On the shortwave scene, new shortwave transmitters were installed at the longwave transmitting station at Abu Zaabal in the late 1920’s, and it appears that initially two units rated at 10 kW were in use.  These units were on the air for phone communication with Europe and the United States under callsigns in the SU series, such as SUV, SUX & SUZ.  The first known use of these shortwave transmitters for radio programming was in mid-1935, when SUV was received on 9570 kHz in both the United States & Australia.

During World War II, British troops used Egypt as its primary base for all Allied operations throughout the region, but the British troops were again withdrawn to the Suez Canal area in 1947.  Although the British occupation was supposed to be temporary, it actually lasted until 1952.  It was then that an Egyptian military officer, Major Gamal Nasser, ended the monarchy forcing King Farouk into exile, and created the Republic of Egypt, which he ruled autocratically as President until his death in 1970.  The last British troops left Egypt in June 1956, and the following month, Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, precipitating the Suez Crisis over the following few months.

The longwave station at Abu Zaabal, after successive upgradings and modernizations, was eventually destroyed in 1954 during unrest in the run up to the Suez Crisis.  But over the years, the shortwave base at Abu Zaabal was re-outfitted with numerous additional transmitters, with as many as 18 being listed in 2011.

After Nasser’s appointment as president of Egypt in 1953, he ordered the building of new shortwave transmitters.  He began using transnational radio as the ‘pulpit of the revolution’ to spread his anti-colonial and Pan-Arab ideas to the rest of the Arab World.  And thus another shortwave station located at Mokattam, also near Cairo, was developed, with at least four 50 & 100 kW transmitters in use.  This station is no longer on the air.  A third shortwave base was developed at Abis near Alexandria also in the late 1950’s with several Marconi transmitters rated at 250 & 500 kW.

Sadly, in recent decades, Radio Cairo became notorious for terribly distorted or otherwise awfully sounding audio.  Broadcasts were often off-frequency, and sometimes occupied as much as 40 kHz of bandwidth, with lots of hum, very low audio levels, and over modulation.  Programming has been in ten different languages, featuring mostly news and Egyptian music.  In 2022, the station still had two transmitter sites, at Abu Zaabal and Abis.

The Abu Zaabal site, which is now no longer in use, had 17 transmitters including 13 100 kW transmitters from the 1950's to the 1990's, made by Brown Boveri, Marconi, Telefunken, Harris and Thomson.  It also had a 250 kW Continental transmitter installed in 1980 and four 500 kW Thomson transmitters installed in the 1990's.  However, all antennas at that site have now been removed, leaving only the building with the transmitters.

The other site at Abis was still on the air mid-year last year, 2024.  There are reports, however, that as of October 2024, all shortwave broadcasting had ceased.  The site is believed to have eight 250 kW Brown Boveri and Thomson transmitters from the 1970's and one 500 kW Marconi B6132 transmitter purchased in 1996.  The 2025 edition of the WRTH does still list Radio Cairo transmissions from this site using two 125 kW transmitters, on seven different frequencies, all in the 31 meter band, but it is not known if these have been heard recently.  The previously extremely poor audio quality clearly indicated that the transmitters were in need of serious repair or replacement, and they may have simply been switched off.

(This week's audio featured a station ID from 1973, recorded by Dan Robinson, at about the time of the Yom Kippur War.)

High power medium wave transmitters are still very common throughout the Middle East and across North Africa because of the vast territories over which the Arabic-speaking populations are dispersed.

The WRTH for 2025 still lists some 40 medium wave stations currently operating in Egypt, and some are quite high power, with:

• 100 kW on 558, 711, 1071 and 1341 kHz,

• 300 kW on 819 kHz,

• 400 kW on 774 kHz, and

• 500 kW on 864 kHz.

These are all run by the National Media Authority.  But, following a recommendation from the Arab States Broadcasting Union in the mid-1990’s that Arab governments should ease themselves out of the broadcasting sector, Egypt began to allow limited operation of privately-owned stations on FM from February 2000.  Since that time, the number of commercial stations has flourished, although most stay well away from politics.

Over the years since the mid-1930’s, the statistics show that Radio Cairo shortwave has utilized a total of somewhere around 40 shortwave transmitters ranging in power from 10 to 500 kW.  The station has not always been a reliable verifier, but multitudes of colorful QSL cards showing ancient monuments and current scenes have been issued.

(Ray Robinson/Jeff White/Wavescan)

9Graphic/Nat Geo)

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

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:Issued: 2025 Apr 21 0125 UTC

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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 14 - 20 April 2025

Solar activity reached moderate levels due to M-class flare activity on 14-15, 18 and 20 Apr. The largest event of the period was an M4.4 flare at 18/2350 UTC from an unseen source beyond the SE limb. No Earth-directed CMEs resulted from this week's solar activity. 

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached high levels on 14 Apr, with normal to moderate levels observed over 15-20 Apr. 

Geomagnetic field activity began the period at quiet to active levels in response to negative polarity CH HSS influences on 14 Apr. Periods of G1-G2 (Minor-Moderate) storming was observed on 15 Apr, with periods of G1-G4 (Minor-Severe) storming observed on 16 Apr, due to the passage of a CME that left the Sun on 13 Apr. Remnant CME influences and bouts of southward IMF persisted on 17-18 Apr with quiet to active levels observed. Quiet to active levels were observed on 19 Apr, and quiet to G1 (Minor) levels were observed on 20 Apr, in response to prolonged periods of southward Bz. 

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 21 April - 17 May 2025

Solar activity is expected to be predominately low with a varying chance for M-class (R1-R2/Minor-Moderate) flares throughout the forecast period. 

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit, barring significant flare activity. 

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is likely to reach high levels on 21-28 Apr, and 03-12 May. Normal to moderate levels are expected to prevail throughout the remainder of the period. 

Geomagnetic field activity is likely to reach G2 (Moderate) levels on 22-23 Apr, and G1 (Minor) levels on 24-25 Apr, due to the anticipated influence of a positive polarity CH HSS. Periods of G1 storms are likely on 01 May, and periods of G2 storms are likely on 02 May, due negative polarity CH HSS influences. The geomagnetic field is likely to reach G1 storm levels again over 05-11 May due to the influences of another negative polarity CH HSS. 

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#   UTC      Radio Flux   Planetary   Largest

#  Date       10.7 cm      A Index    Kp Index

2025 Apr 21     160          12          4

2025 Apr 22     165          35          6

2025 Apr 23     165          35          6

2025 Apr 24     165          25          5

2025 Apr 25     165          18          5

2025 Apr 26     165           8          3

2025 Apr 27     165           8          3

2025 Apr 28     170           6          2

2025 Apr 29     170           6          2

2025 Apr 30     170           6          2

2025 May 01     170          25          5

2025 May 02     175          35          6

2025 May 03     170          20          4

2025 May 04     165          12          4

2025 May 05     165          25          5

2025 May 06     165          20          5

2025 May 07     160          18          5

2025 May 08     165          18          5

2025 May 09     165          18          5

2025 May 10     165          15          5

2025 May 11     160          18          5

2025 May 12     155           5          2

2025 May 13     155           5          2

2025 May 14     155           5          2

2025 May 15     155           5          2

2025 May 16     155          12          4

2025 May 17     155          12          4

(NOAA)

D-Xpress newsletter and DX Fanzine information

 

“D-Xpress”, is a separately mailed, mid-month newsletter, introduced in November 2024 as a supplement to the monthly DX Fanzine, which is issued at the end of each month, with the aim to allow a faster release of medium and short wave loggings. 

This explains why D-Xpress does not include other columns (such as “QSL Review”) which regularly appear in DX Fanzine. As not every subscriber to DX Fanzine is receiving this (new) supplement, loggings that have been included in  “D-Xpress” are also repeated in DX Fanzine. “D-Xpress” is planned to be sent out to its subscribers on the 16th day of each month (except for August). 

(Antonello Napolitano/DX Fanzine-DX-Press)

To receive the free DX Fanzine newsletter, and the mid-month D-Xpress send your email request to: dxfanzine@gmail.com 

REE Spain Summer Broadcast Schedule

 

SPAIN  A25 schedule of Radio Exterior de Espana mainly in the Spanish language

All times UTC

0000-0200 17715 South America; 15500 North America (Tuesday to Saturday)

1400-2300 15390 West Africa, South Atlantic;

          15520 Middle East, Indian Ocean;

          17715 South America;

          15500 North America (Saturday & Sunday)

1500-2300 15390 West Africa, South Atlantic;

          15520 Middle East, Indian Ocean (Monday to Friday)

1800-2400 17715 South America;

          15500 North America (Monday to Friday).

Detailed schedule in language order

           Time UTC  Days    Frequencies

Arabic     1630-1700 .2.4.6. 15390 15520

Spanish    0000-0200 ..34567 17715 15500

Spanish    1400-2130 1.....7 15390 15520 17715 15500

Spanish    1500-1630 .2.4.6. 15390 15520

Spanish    1500-1700 ..3.5.. 15390 15520

Spanish    1700-1730 ....5.. 15390 15520

Spanish    1800-2200 .23456. 15390 15520 17715 15500

Spanish    2130-2300 ......7 15390 15520 17715 15500

Spanish    2200-2300 1....5. 15390 15520 17715 15500

Spanish    2230-2300 ..3.... 15390 15520 17715 15500

Spanish    2330-2400 .23456. 17715 15500

French     2230-2300 .2.4.6. 15390 15520 17715 15500

English    2200-2230 .2.4.6. 15390 15520 17715 15500

Portuguese 1730-1800 .23456. 15390 15520

Portuguese 2300-2330 .2345.. 17715 15500

Portuguese 2300-2330 .....6. 15390 15520 17715 15500

Russian    1700-1730 .2.4.6. 15390 15520

Sefardi    1700-1730 ..3.... 15390 15520

Ladino     2130-2200 1...... 15390 15520 17715 15500

Ladino     2200-2230 ..3.... 15390 15520 17715 15500

Day 1 = Sunday ... Day 7 = Saturday

(AER, Asociacion Espanola de Radioescucha, March 31;

via wwdxc DX-Magazine #4-2025, April 14)

(WWDXC Top Nx 1614/17 Apr 2025)

Trans World Radio - via Kyrgyz Republic

 

photo via TWR

KYRGYZ EPUBLIC   

Trans World Radio South Asia MW Broadcast Schedule for A-25 season from Bishkek Radio Krasnaya Rechka Bishkek Kyrgyztelekom

Effective to: 25 Oct 2025 

All times UTC

LOCAT FREQ STARTSTOP DAYS    LANGUAGE

       kHz

C A E 1467 1330-1400 1...... Kashmiri

C A E 1467 1330-1400 .234567 Urdu

C A E 1467 1400-1415 ......7 Pahari-kangri

C A E 1467 1400-1430 1...... Hazaragi

C A E 1467 1400-1430 .234... Urdu

C A E 1467 1400-1430 ....5.. Pashto

C A E 1467 1415-1430 ......7 Saraiki

C A E 1467 1430-1445 12..... Urdu

C A E 1467 1430-1445 ..3.... Punjabi

C A E 1467 1430-1445 ...4... Sindhi

C A E 1467 1430-1445 ....567 Hazaragi

C A E 1467 1445-1500 1234567 Urdu

C A E 1467 1500-1530 1234567 Dari

C A E 1467 1530-1545 12.4.67 Pashto

C A E 1467 1530-1545 ..3.5.. Dari

C A E 1467 1545-1630 1234567 Pashto

C A E 1467 1630-1645 1234567 Tajiki

C A E 1467 1645-1715 1...... Dari

C A E 1467 1645-1710 .2...6. Farsi

C A E 1467 1645-1715 ..345.7 Farsi

C A E 1467 1710-1715 .2...6. Dari

C A E  612 1425-1455 .2345.. 300325-251025 Uyghur

(Trans World Radio, March 12

via wwdxc DX-Magazine #4-2025, April 14)

(WWDXC Top Nx 1614/17 Apr 2025)

KBS World Radio Summer Schedule

 

Vintage Radio Korea QSL

South Korea

Schedule, effective 30th March 2025: KBS World Radio airs 51 hours 30 minutes of programming a day on shortwave, mediumwave, and FM. In addition, English, Arabic and Russian programs reach listeners via satellites, with Indonesian programming available on local FM and Chinese programming available on mediumwave.

TARGET                LANGUAGE   TIME UTC       FREQ

                                                 kHz

Europe                Korean 1   16:00-17:00    7275

                                 17:00-18:00    9515

                                 07:00-08:00   13610

                      Russian    13:00-14:00    9645

                                 18:00-19:00   15265

                                 18:00-19:00     WRN

                      English 2  15:00-17:00    9515

                      English 3  22:00-23:00   11810

                      English 4  22:00-22:30     WRN

                                 13:30-14:00     WRN

                      French     21:00-22:00    3955

                      German     20:00-21:00    3955

                      Spanish    17:00-18:00    9740

                      

North America         Korean 1   14:00-15:00   15575

                      English 3  13:00-14:00   15575

                      Spanish    02:00-03:00   15575

                      

South America         Korean 2   03:00-04:00   11810

                      English 3  10:00-11:00    9570

                      Spanish    11:00-12:00   11795

                      

Southeast Asia        Korean 1   08:00-09:00    9570

                                 09:00-10:00    9570

                      Chinese    11:30-12:30    9770

                      English 1  08:00-10:30    9770

                      English 3  13:00-14:00    9570

                                 16:00-17:00    9640

                      Indonesian 12:00-13:00    9570

                                 14:00-15:00    9570

                      Vietnamese 10:30-11:00    9770

                                 15:30-16:00    9640

Middle East & Africa  Korean 1   16:00-17:00    9740

                                 09:00-10:00   15160

                      Arabic     20:00-21:00    6090

                                 17:00-18:00     WRN

                      French     20:00-21:00    9655 (ENC Ascension)

China                 Chinese    11:30-12:30    6095

                                 12:30-13:30    6095

                                 23:00-24:00    7215

                                 11:00-12:00    1557 (MW)

India                 English 2  14:00-16:00    9785

Japan                 Japanese   01:00-02:00   11810

                                 02:00-03:00   11810

Non Direction         Korean 1   00:00-01:00   11810

                                 10:00-11:00    1170 (MW)

                      Japanese   08:00-09:00    6155

                                 09:00-10:00    6155

                                 11:00-12:00    1170 (MW)

                      Russian    12:00-13:00    1170 (MW)

                      Chinese    13:00-14:00    1170 (MW)

(Schedule KBS World Radio; via wwdxc DX-Magazine #4-2025, April 14)

(WWDXC Top Nx 1614/17 Apr 2025)

KSDA and KTWR Summer Schedules

KSDA Guam

 GUAM/MADAGASCAR/GERMANY   A-25 KSDA AWR Short Wave Broadcast Schedule.

2025-03-30 to 2025-10-25 (first and last day of transmission).

Public Version 24 - 2025-03-15:

StartStop  Days     Language    Site Service Area                 kHz   kW

0000-0030  1234567  Burmese     SDA  Myanmar,Thailand,China     17650  100

0230-0330  1234567  Malagasy    MDC  Madagascar                  6065  125

1000-1100  1234567  Mandarin    SDA  S-China                    15290  100

1000-1100  1234567  Mandarin    SDA  C/N-China                  15450  100

1100-1130  1234567  Indonesian  SDA  W-Indonesia                15500  100

1100-1200  1234567  Mandarin    SDA  S-China                    15290  100

1100-1200  1234567  Mandarin    SDA  C/N-China                  11855  100

1130-1200  1234567  Shan        SDA  Myanmar                    15530  100

1130-1200  1.3.5.7  Sundanese   SDA  Indonesia, Malaysia        15500  100

1130-1200  .2.4.6.  Javanese    SDA  Indonesia, Malaysia        15500  100

1200-1230  12345..  Min Nan     SDA  Chinese C/N-China           9610  100

1200-1230  1234567  Mon         SDA  Myanmar                    15630  100

1200-1230  .....67  Mandarin    SDA  S-China                    15530  100

1200-1230  .....67  Mandarin    SDA  C/N-China                   9610  100

1200-1230  12345..  Min Nan     SDA  Chinese S-China            15530  100

1230-1300  .....6.  Mandarin    SDA  C/N-China                   9610  100

1230-1300  12345.7  Cantonese   SDA  S-China                    15530  100

1230-1300  12345.7  Cantonese   SDA  C/N-China                   9610  100

1230-1300  .....6.  Mandarin    SDA  S-China                    15530  100

1300-1330  1.....7  Uighur      SDA  W-China                    15600  100

1300-1330  1234567  Dayak       SDA  W-Indonesia                15630  100

1300-1330  .23456.  Mandarin    SDA  W-China                    15600  100

1300-1330  1234567  Bangla      SDA  Bangladesh                 15430  100

1300-1330  1234567  Kachin      SDA  Myanmar                    15530  100

1330-1400  1234567  Lisu        SDA  Myanmar                    15505  100

1330-1400  1234567  Kokborok    SDA  Bangladesh                 15265  100

1330-1400  1..4...  Assamese    SDA  NE-India                   15550  100

1400-1430  1234567  Karen       SDA  Myanmar,Thailand,China     15530  100

1400-1430  1234567  Mandarin    SDA  W-China                    15440  100

1400-1500  1234567  Mandarin    SDA  W-China                    15710  100

1400-1430  1234567  Asho Chin   SDA  Myanmar                    15505  100

1430-1500  1234567  Karen       SDA  Myanmar,Thailand,China     15530  100

1430-1500  1234567  Burmese     SDA  Myanmar                    15505  100

1500-1530  1234567  Kannada     SDA  S-India                    15215  100

1500-1530  1234567  Tamil       SDA  S-India                    15530  100

1500-1600  1234567  Malagasy    MDC  Madagascar                  6065  125

1530-1600  1234567  Kannada     SDA  S-India                    15680  100

1530-1600  1234567  Hindi       SDA  N-India                    15215  100

1600-1630  1234567  Telugu      SDA  S-India                    15680  100

1630-1700  1.3.5.7  Sindhi      SDA  Pakistan                   15360  100

1630-1700  .2.4.6.  Pushto      SDA  N-India                    15360  100

1630-1730  1234567  Korean      SDA  Korea                       9870  100

1730-1800  1234567  Oromo       NAU  S-Ethiopia                 15440  250

1730-1830  1234567  Korean      SDA  Korea                       9490  100

1800-1830  1234567  Tigrinya    NAU  Eritrea                    15440  250

1800-1900  1234567  Korean      SDA  Korea                       9610  100

1830-1900  1234567  Amharic     NAU  Ethiopia                   15440  250

1830-1930  1234567  Korean      SDA  Korea                       9830  100

1900-2000  1234567  Arabic      SDA  Egypt,Iraq,Arab Peninsula  11805  100

1900-1930  1234567  Hausa       NAU  Nigeria                    15440  250

1930-2000  1234567  Ibo         NAU  E-Nigeria                  15440  250

2000-2100  1234567  Korean      SDA  Korea                       9885  100

2000-2030  1234567  Yoruba      NAU  Nigeria                    15440  250

2030-2100  1234567  Pidgin      NAU  Nigeria                    15440  250

2100-2200  1234567  Mandarin    SDA  C/N-China                  15625  100

2200-2300  1234567  Mandarin    SDA  NE-China                   15625  100

2300-2400  1234567  Mandarin    SDA  NE-China                   17620  100

2300-2400  1234567  Mandarin    SDA  C/N-China                  17530  100

SDA = KSDA AWR Agat Guam Pacific site.

MDC = MGLOB Madagascar relay facility, Talata Volonondry site.

NAU = MBR Media Broadcast Cologne, Nauen, Germany site.

AWR Frequency Management Office, Sandwiesenstr. 35, 64665 Alsbach, Germany

Europe. Phone: +49 6257 9440969, Email: <qsl -at- awr.org>

(AWR, March 15, 2025, via Siegbert Gerhard-D;

via wwdxc DX-Magazine #4-2025, April 14)

KTWR Guam

GUAM   KTWR SW Broadcast Schedule for A25 season eff 300325

FDATE - TDATE  300325 - 251025.

FREQ. STARTSTOP CIRAF    PWR  AZI  .DAYS..  LANGUAGE

 kHz            zone     kW   deg

11965 0930-1000 54       100  248  .23456.  Madurese

11965 0945-1000 54       100  248  ......7  Indonesian

11965 1000-1015 54       100  248  1......  Balinese

11965 1000-1030 49,50,54 100  248  .234567  Indonesian

11965 1015-1030 49,50,54 100  248  1......  Madurese

11965 1030-1100 49,50,54 100  248  1.....7  Indonesian

11965 1030-1100 49,50,54 100  248  .23456.  Sundanese

11965 1100-1115 49       100  248  ......7  Malay

11965 1100-1116 49       100  263  1......  English

11965 1100-1115 49       100  263  .234567  English

12040 1200-1230 49       100  293  ......7  Burmese

12040 1230-1245 49       100  293  1......  Sgaw Karen

11550 1230-1315 49       100  278  ......7  Vietnamese

 9910 1100-1130 44-45    200  305  123456.  Korean

12120 1100-1130 42-44     90  305  ......7  DRM Engl

 9910 1130-1200 44-45    200  305  ..3456.  Korean

11965 1130-1200 45        50  350  ......7  DRM Jp

 9910 1130-1145 42-45    200  305  1......  English

11965 1200-1230 45        50  350  ......7  Drm Engl

 9910 1200-1215 42-44    200  305  .23456.  Yunnanese

 9910 1145-1245 42-44    200  305  1......  Mandarin

12040 1215-1245 42-44    200  320  .23456.  English

 9910 1245-1300 42-44    200  305  1234567  Hui

 9975 1300-1340 42-44    200  305  .23456.  Mandarin

 9975 1300-1345 42-44    200  305  1......  Mandarin

 9975 1300-1400 42-44    200  305  ......7  Mandarin

15400 1400-1415 41       250  290  1......  Ho

15400 1400-1415 41       250  290  .2.....  Bondo

15400 1400-1415 41       250  290  ..3....  Kurukh

15400 1400-1415 41       250  290  ...4...  Kui

15400 1400-1415 41       250  290  ....5..  Santhali

15400 1400-1415 41       250  290  .....6.  Dzonka

15400 1400-1415 41       250  290  ......7  Bengali

11590 1415-1445 42       250  305  .2345..  Uyghur

11590 1445-1500 42       250  305  1234567  Kazakh

 9900 1500-1600 44       250  335  1234567  Korean

15390 1600-1630 41        90  290  ......7  DRM Vari

15390 1600-1645 41        90  290  1......  DRM Englh

15120 1045-1100 32-33    200  315  .234567  Mongolian

15120 1100-1115 43-44    200  315  1234567  Mongolian

12160 1115-1145 42-44    200  315  .23456.  Mandarin

12160 1145-1200 42-44    200  315  1234567  Mandarin

12160 1200-1215 42-44    200  315  .23456.  Mandarin

 9975 1215-1245 45       100  345  1......  Japanese

 9975 1215-1245 45       100  345  .23456.  English

15400 1245-1300 41       250  290  1......  Manipuri

15400 1245-1300 41       250  285  .234...  English

15400 1300-1301 41       250  285  .23456.  English

15400 1301-1308 41       250  285  .23456.  Hindi

15400 1300-1315 41       250  285  1......  Bhatri

15400 1300-1315 41       250  285  ......7  Desiya

 9320 1315-1345 44-45    200  345  .23456.  Korean

 9320 1345-1400 44-45    200  345  1234567  Korean

 9320 1400-1515 44-45    200  345  1234567  Korean

 9320 1900-2000 44-45    200  345  1234567  Korean

GUM = KTWR Merizo site.  Day 1 = Sunday ... Day 7 = Saturday

(Trans World Radio Asia SW Broadcast Schedule, March 12;

via wwdxc DX-Magazine #4-2025, April 14)

(WWDXC Top Nx 1614/17 Apr 2025)

English programming from China's CGTN

 

CHINA   CGTN Radio Programmes in English, A-25 summer schedule.

Hour UTC    Frequencies in kHz

0000-0100   6075  6180  7350  9700 11865 13750 15125 17740

0100-0200   6180  9535  9580-CUB   11770 13640 15125 17640 17740

0200-0300  11770 13640

0300-0400   9790-CUB   12000 13590 15110 15785 17840

0400-0500  13590 15785 17730 17840 17855

0500-0600  11895 15350 15465 17510 17540 17730 17855

0600-0700  11870 11895 11925 13645 15145 15350 15465 17510 17540 17710

0700-0800  11895 13660 15350 15465 17490 17540 17670 17710

0800-0900  11710 11895 15350 15465 17490 17540 17670

0900-1000  11710 11905 13800 15350 17490 17570 17650 17750

1000-1100  11635 11895 11905 13580 13590 13720 15260 15350 17490 17750

1100-1200   5955  9500 11650 11795 13590 13720 15660 17490

1200-1300   5955  9460  9500  9600  9645  9730  9760 11650 11760 11980

           15555 15590 15660 17490

1300-1400   5955  9500  9730  9765  9800  9870 11760 11910 11980 13670 

           13755 15590

1400-1500   5955  9765  9870 11675 11765 11815 13685-MLI*  13710 15590

           17630-MLI* (* from 1430)

1500-1600   5955  7325  7445  9675  9870  9880 11610 13630 13640 13685-MLI

           15245 17630-MLI

1600-1700   6060  6175  7235  9570  9880 11900 11940 11965 13760 15250

1700-1800   6060  6140  6165  6175  7235  7330  7410  7420  9570  9880

           12015 13760

1800-1900   9600 13760

1900-2000   7295  9440

2000-2100   5985  7295  7415  9440  9600 11640-MLI 11770 13630-MLI

2100-2200   7205  7325  7415  9600 11640-MLI*  11770 13630-MLI* (*to 2130)

2200-2300   9590

2300-2400   5990-CUB    6160  6180  7350 11690 11790 11955

Five-minute news bulletin every hour at xx.00

(Compiled by Alan Roe-UK, April 1;

via wwdxc DX-Magazine #4-2025, April 14)

(WWDXC Top Nx 1614/17 Apr 2025)

Bible Voice Broadcasting Summer Schedule

 

Inclusing relays from Bulgaria, Canada, Germany and Uzbekistan 

Bible Voice Broadcasting Summer Schedule

Programs are available on  http://www.bvbroadcasting.org

All times UTC

Direcion          kHz   kW  Transm.   Day       STARTSTOP  Language

Middle East 1    9810  100  Nauen     Sunday    1730-2015  English

                                      Friday    1700-1715  English

                                      Saturday  1700-1830  English

Middle East 2    9635  250  Nauen     Sunday    1815-1830  English

Middle East 3    9490  100  Sofia     Daily     1730-1745  Arabic

Middle East 4   13730  250  Nauen     Friday    0500-0515  Arabic

Middle East 5    9490  100  Sofia     Monday    1710-1730  Arabic

                                      Wednesday 1710-1730  Arabic

Middle East 8   11600  250  Sofia     Daily     1545-1600  Arabic

Middle East 9    5900  100  Sofia     Daily     1945-2000  Arabic

Middle East 11   5900  250  Sofia     Daily     1930-1945  Arabic

Iran 1          11855  100  Nauen     Sunday    1800-1830  Farsi

                                      Monday    1800-1830  Farsi

                                      Tuesday   1800-1830  Farsi

                                      Thursday  1800-1830  Farsi

                                      Friday    1800-1830  Farsi

East Africa 1b  15310  100  Nauen     Sunday    1600-1630  Oromo

                                                1630-1700  Somali

                                                1700-1730  Tigringa

                                      Monday    1600-1630  Oromo

                                      Tuesday   1600-1630  Oromo

                                                1700-1730  Amharic

                                      Wednesday 1700-1730  Amharic

                                      Thursday  1600-1630  Tigrinya

                                                1700-1730  Amharic

                                      Friday    1600-1630  Tigrinya

                                      Saturday  1630-1700  Somali

                                                1700-1730  Tigringa

                                                1730-1800  Kunama

North Africa 1  11655  125  Nauen     Daily     0600-0615  Arabic

North Africa 2   9400  250  Sofia     Daily     1945-2000  Arabic

Sudan 1         15300  100  Nauen     Daily     1430-1500  Nuer

India 1         17650  250  Nauen     Sunday    1430-1500  Dari

                                      Saturday  1400-1430  English*

                                                1430-1500  English

China 1         11670  100  Tashkent  Saturday  1200-1245  English

China 2          9345  200  Tashkent  Sunday    1300-1330  Korean

                                      Monday    1300-1330  English

                                      Tuesday   1300-1330  English

                                      Friday    1300-1315  English

                                                1315-1330  Korean

                                      Saturday  1300-1330  Korean

Indonesia 1     17670  100  Tashkent  Sunday    1230-1245  Bahasa

East Europe 2    7520  100  Tashkent  Saturday  1800-1830  Russian

Spain 1          9720  125  Nauen     Sunday    1830-1900  Spanish

* first Saturday each month

Broadcasts of High Adventure Ministries / Bible Voice Broadcast heard on 30 March at *1730-1915* UT (not as in their schedule till 2015 UT) on 9810 kHz and on March 31 at 1300-1330 UT on 9340 kHz (not on 9345 kHz), both in English. The broadcast in Russian was noted on March 30 Sunday (will be not on Saturday) at 1800-1830 UT on 7520 kHz.

Programmers love to hear from you directly. Please send your reports to: mail@bvbroadcasting.org  or postal mail to:

BVB

P.O.Box 95561

Newmarket, ON L3Y 8J8

Canada, North America.

(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 2 via wwdxc DX-Magazine #4-2025, April 14)

(WWDXC Top Nx 1614/17 Apr 2025)

Sunday broadcast from Museumradio 1476

 

AUSTRIA  

Museumsradio 1476' https://www.plattenkiste.radio (also audible via livestream) has a new broadcasting partner: Radio DARC broadcasts on Sundays from 1900 to 2000 CET/CEST additionally via Museumsradio.

Radio DARC is already listed in the March programme schedule of Museums-radio's "Plattenkiste" by Edith Schiller and Reinhard Pirnbacher.

Radio DARC also announced that reception reports are welcome to radio@darc.de

(Steffen Mehnert-D; via Prof. Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, March 9)

(WWDXC Top Nx 1614/17 Apr 2025)

KNLS Summer Broadcast Schedule

 

KNLS QSL

ALASKA   KNLS Anchor Point A25 Summer

All times UTC

KNLS TX1 Anchor Point, Alaska     KNLS TX2 Anchor Point, Alaska

 Freq  Azm  Lang Target          UTC   Freq  Azm  Lang Target

0800  11875  285  CHN  Ea China        0800  9695  270  ENG  Pac. Rim

0900  11875  285  CHN  Ea China        0900  9545  300  RUS  Ea Rus

1000   9580  270  ENG  Pac. Rim        1000  9685  285  CHN  Ea China

1100   9730  300  KOR  Korea           1100  9580  300  RUS  Ea Rus

1200   9795  270  ENG  Pac. Rim        1200  7355  270  ENG  Pac. Rim

1300   9740  315  CHN  No China        1300  7395  315  KOR  Korea

1400   7395  315  CHN  No China        1400  9580  270  ENG  Pac. Rim

1500   9800  315  RUS  Ea.CentralRUS   1500  9760  315  CHN  No China

1600   9580  315  RUS  Ea.CentralRUS   1600 11760  315  CHN  No China

1700  11760  315  CHN  No. China       1700  9580  315  RUS  Ea.CentralRUS

(Schedule World Christian Broadcasting, Febr 14

via wwdxc DX-Magazine #4-2025, April 14)

(WWDXC-Top Nx 1614/17 Apr 2025)

Encore Classical Music from Radio Tumbril

 

Regular Broadcast times of Encore By WRMI and Channel 292 are:

02:00 - 03:00 UTC Friday 5850 kHz WRMI to US

20:00 - 21:00 UTC Friday 15770 kHz WRMI to Europe

10:00 - 11:00 UTC Saturday 9670 kHz Channel 292 to Europe

01:00 - 02:00 UTC Sunday 5850 kHz WRMI to US and Canada

19:00 - 20:00 UTC Sunday 3955 kHz Channel 292 to Europe

03:00 - 04:00 UTC Monday 5950 kHz WRMI to the US and Canada

13:00 - 14:00 UTC Tuesday 15770 kHz WRMI to Europe, east coast of US and Iceland. (Sometimes RTTY on the lower sideband. Suggest notch out or use USB.)

 

Some Things to see on The Encore Website:

The Encore website is www.tumbril.co.uk where you will find:

Important information about funding of Encore - Radio Tumbril.

Up to date transmission times and frequencies.

The playlists for the most recent programmes.

An email link.

Informal reception reports as well as those requesting eQSL cards are welcome.

 

ENCORE IS A ONE-MAN OPERATION -  PLEASE MAKE A PAYPAL DONATION AND HELP KEEP ENCORE ON THE AIR - Go to - www.tumbril.co.uk

 

WRMI and Channel 292 are very generous with their air-time but Encore still costs around 100 Dollars/Euros a month to broadcast. If you can - please send a small contribution to help Encore keep going.

 

THE DONATION BUTTON is on the homepage of the website - www.tumbril.co.uk - which folks can use if they would like to support Encore.

 

(Please don't be put off by the POWR security wall when using the PAYPAL button - it is a harmless requirement of WIX the website hosting service.)

 

THIS FORTNIGHT'S PROGRAMME - First broadcast this FRIDAY 18th April by WRMI at 0200 UTC on 5850, and 2000 UTC on 15770 and then Channel 292 on SATURDAY 19th April at 10:00 UTC on 9670 kHz:

Starts with a toccata by Bach for the clavier, a sonata for organ and horn by Rachel Laurin, and Valse Triste composed by Sibelius.

After that a waltz from Johan Strause II, Serenade by Franz Schubert, and a maritime tone poeM from Felix Mendelssohn.

The programme ends with the onl;y string quartet written by Germaine Tailleferre, and the second movement from Mozart's last completed work - his Clarinet Concerto

 Brice Avery - Encore - Radio Tumbril - www.tumbril.co.uk 

GMØTLY

UK Propagation Update

 

RSGB

GB2RS News Team

 April 17, 2025

Last week was characterised by increased Kp index numbers and severe geomagnetic storms, peaking at G4. These drove down maximum usable frequencies and disrupted DX contacts, especially on the higher HF bands.

The solar wind speed increased from 380 kilometres per second to around 500 kilometres per second on 15 April  and an increase in plasma density was noted as well. Subsequently, the Kp index peaked at 7.67 on Wednesday 16 April, causing visible aurora alerts in the UK.

This was caused by a pair of CMEs that left the Sun on Sunday 13 April. We had a total of 22 M-class solar flares over four days, so a CME event was inevitable.

Unsettled geomagnetic conditions are a feature on the declining side of a solar cycle, so we could unfortunately be in for many more.

According to Propquest, MUFs over a 3,000km path fell to below 18MHz for long periods on Wednesday 16 April , before climbing to around 21MHz at the end of the day.

Meanwhile, the solar flux index fell from a high of 170 on Friday 11 April to a low of 148 on Wednesday 16 April.

Next week, NOAA predicts that the SFI will start the week around 145 but could increase to 165 as the week progresses. Unsettled geomagnetic conditions are forecast for the 22 to the 24 April, with a predicted maximum Kp index of four.

As always, keep an eye on solarham.com for daily updates, but more importantly, get on the bands, which are a much more effective guide to HF propagation!

VHF and up :

The current period of unsettled weather looks likely to continue into the coming week. This does not mean rain every day, but periods of rain or showers with some intervening drier spells. These drier interludes are not really dominated by high pressure, just gaps between the wetter periods, so it’s unlikely to produce much significant Tropo.

In terms of propagation, there may be some rain scatter, although it won’t be very reliable. However, the prospects for meteor scatter are more promising with the peak of the Lyrids due on Tuesday 22 April. It is worth checking up on procedures for meteor scatter working if you’ve not done it before and you may find a new part of the hobby to add to your operating schedule.

The prospects for aurora continue to be raised by what seems like an almost daily supply of aurora alerts. Continue to monitor the Kp index for signs of elevated values, where Kp is above five, for radio activity. Early signs such as fluttery signals on the LF and HF bands may suggest it’s worth looking on the VHF bands for auroral activity.

As we move towards the new season it is good to get into the habit of looking for Sporadic-E. The Propquest website   shows several useful components for analysing the Es prospects.  If you look at the position of the jet streams shown on the Es blog tab, these can produce favourable conditions geographically to give a hint of the right direction in which to listen. The opening season typically favours 10m or 6m.

EME path losses are now decreasing towards perigee on Sunday 27 April. Last Friday, 18 April, saw minimum Moon declination, so Moon windows will lengthen along with peak elevation. 144MHz sky noise starts this week very high but decreases to low as the week progresses.

https://rsgb.org/main/blog/news/gb2rs/propagation-news/2025/04/17/propagation-news-20-april-2025/

(Mike Terry, UK/BDXC)

Russia's Radio Maria broadcasting for the Easter holidays

 

Radio. Maria, from St. Petersburg, Russia, 1053 kHz will broadcast during Easter. Information from Reijo Alapiha 

The activation from April 17-20 on 1053 kHz (and 92.6 MHz).

(Mauno Ritola, MWlist iog (2025-04-16) MW Info)

Radio Igloo slated for Saturday broadcast

 

Radio Igloo QSL

Radio Igloo will be on air on Saturday 19 April on 5040 or 5035 kHz

The same program will be broadcast twice.  The first time at 07.00 and the second time at 08.30 CEST  (05.00 and 06.30 UTC)

It will be a repeat of the Igloo-programme, which was first broadcast a year ago, on 2 and 3 March 2024.

Correct reports - with comments on the content of the programme - will be answered with our e-QSL. 

An audio-clip of the reception is highly appreciated.

We wish you a Happy Easter

The Radio Igloo Team - reception reports to radioigloo@gmail.com 

(NORDX)

Upcoming Radio Caroline North broadcast

 

Radio Caroline North via FB

Our next Radio Caroline North broadcast is between 18th – 20th April, live from our radio ship Ross Revenge.

During our three-day Easter broadcast you'll hear some great music from the 60s to 90s – plus we have three elegant Martins Luxury Easter Chocolate Hampers to give away in this month's competition draw, courtesy of The Locks Inn, in Geldeston, Beccles. See panel below for details.

Listen on 648 AM across England, The Netherlands, Belgium and beyond, on 1368 AM in the North/North-West courtesy of our friends at Manx Radio, worldwide online here via our Caroline North Player, on smart speakers and the Radio Caroline app.

We'd love to hear from you during the broadcast via north@... and remember, it's the only email address that gets you straight through to our 'North' broadcasters.

https://radiocaroline.co.uk/#home.html

Uncle Bill's Melting Pot, April 18, 20

 

Lesotho music/photo via Goldren Scissors

Uncle Bill's Melting Pot, April 2025 (NOTE NEW SCHEDULE) 

April's program will feature mainly music from Lesotho with some helpful recommendations from its embassy in the US and will air as follows: 

Friday, April 18: 

6070 kHz at 1700 UTC 

3955 at 2100 UTC 

Sunday, April 20: 

9670 kHz at 1800 UTC using beam E (repeat of April 18 episode). 

**In addition to direct radio reception, both programs honor reception reports using remote SDRs as long as the whole program is described and which SDR is specified. 

(Tilford Productions)

Update on Radio Liberty on mediumwave

 

UPDATE! Radio Liberty said late last night (15 April) that the operator of the Lithuanian transmitter on 1386 had agreed to continue relaying RL for free. 

It said the relays would now be at 1930 to 2200 Moscow time (1630-1900 GMT). https://www.svoboda.org/a/retranslyatsiya-radioprogramm-svobody-iz-litvy-prodolzhaetsya/33386488.html 

(Chris Greenway, UK/BDXC)