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Wednesday, February 28, 2007

A closer look at ORTB Benin


With conditions still favorable, Benin is being heard on 5025 kHz from 2230 UTC. Why not try for this one with the following schedule ? Good luck !
BENIN 5025 ORTB, Parakou, 2231-2244, 17 Feb, French, AfR. Pops, phone-
ins; 54434, QRM de CUB. Has been audible vy. late mornings.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 21)
(Source: WWDXC Top News (BC DX #796 via Wolfgang Bueschel)

ORTB Parakou schedule
UTC/ French and Vernacular languages
0500-0600 mtwhf 5025
0600-0700 mtwhf 5025
0700-0800 mtwhf 5025
0800-0900 mtwhf 5025

1100-1200 mtwhf 5025
1200-1300 mtwhf 5025
1300-1400 mtwhf 5025

1700-1800 mtwhf 5025
1800-1900 mtwhf 5025
1900-2000 mtwhf 5025
2000-2100 mtwhf 5025
2100-2200 mtwhf 5025
2200-2300 mtwhf 5025

0700-0800 Sat/Sun 5025
0800-0900 Sat/Sun 5025
0900-1000 Sat/Sun 5025
1000-1100 Sat/Sun 5025
1100-1200 Sat/Sun 5025
1200-1300 Sat/Sun 5025
1300-1400 Sat/Sun 5025
1400-1500 Sat/Sun 5025
1500-1600 Sat/Sun 5025
1600-1700 Sat/Sun 5025
1700-1800 Sat/Sun 5025
1800-1900 Sat/Sun 5025
1900-2000 Sat/Sun 5025
2000-2100 Sat/Sun 5025
2100-2200 Sat/Sun 5025
2200-2300 Sat/Sun 5025

Parakou Station identification in French as:
"ici Parakou, Office de Radiodiffision et Television du Benin, station regionale"

French correspondence with return mint postage may be directed to:

ORTB Parakou
Boite Postal 128
Parakou, Benin

(Source: GVH TP NC)