Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2009 Mar 31 2151 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC web contact: www.swpc.noaa.gov/weekly.html
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# Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
23 - 29 March 2009

Solar activity was very low. Isolated low-level B-class flares were detected early on 26 March. The visible disk was spotless.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at normal levels throughout the period.

Geomagnetic field activity was at quiet levels at all latitudes on 23 March. Field activity increased to quiet to unsettled levels on 24 March with minor storm periods detected at high latitudes. Activity increased to quiet to active levels on 25 March. Activity decreased to quiet to unsettled levels during 26 - 27 March. A further decrease to quiet levels at all latitudes occurred during 28 - 29 March. ACE solar wind observations indicated the 24 - 25 March activity increase was associated with periods of enhanced solar wind velocities (peak 526 km/sec at 24/2352 UTC), weakly enhanced interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) Bt (peak 8 nT at 23/1958 UTC),
and intermittent southward IMF Bz (minimum -6 nT at 24/1225 UTC).

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
01 - 27 April 2009

Solar activity is expected to be very low.

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to increase to high levels during 10-14 April. Normal flux levels are expected during the rest of the period.

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at mostly quiet levels through 08 April. Activity is expected to increase to unsettled to active levels during 09 - 10 April due to a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. Activity is expected to decrease to quiet levels during 11 - 19 April. Activity is expected to increase to quiet to unsettled levels during 20 - 21 April. Activity is expected to decrease to quiet levels during 22 - 27 April.

Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2009 Mar 31 2152 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC web contact:
# www.swpc.noaa.gov/wwire.html
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# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2009 Mar 31
#
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2009 Apr 01 72 5 2
2009 Apr 02 72 5 2
2009 Apr 03 72 8 3
2009 Apr 04 72 5 2
2009 Apr 05 72 5 2
2009 Apr 06 72 5 2
2009 Apr 07 72 5 2
2009 Apr 08 72 5 2
2009 Apr 09 72 15 4
2009 Apr 10 70 10 3
2009 Apr 11 70 5 2
2009 Apr 12 70 5 2
2009 Apr 13 70 5 2
2009 Apr 14 70 5 2
2009 Apr 15 70 5 2
2009 Apr 16 70 5 2
2009 Apr 17 70 5 2
2009 Apr 18 70 5 2
2009 Apr 19 70 5 2
2009 Apr 20 70 5 2
2009 Apr 21 70 8 3
2009 Apr 22 70 8 3
2009 Apr 23 72 5 2
2009 Apr 24 72 5 2
2009 Apr 25 72 5 2
2009 Apr 26 72 5 2
2009 Apr 27 72 5 2
(NOAA)

South Korea-KBS World Radio - A09 English schedule

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009
broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated
target areas as indicated

All times UTC

English
0200-0300 9580 South America
0800-0900 9570 Southeast Asia
1200-1300 9650 (Sackville) North America
1300-1400 9570,9770 Southeast Asia
1430-1500 9660 (DRM) Europe
1600-1700 9515 Europe
1800-1900 7275 Europe
2100-2130 3955 (Skelton) Europe
(Alokesh Gupta, India)

CVC International - The Voice Africa A09 English schedule

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009
broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated, targeted to West Africa and Nigeria
The Voice Africa formerly known as Christian Voice

All times UTC

(via Lusaka, Zambia 100 kW/ 315 degrees)

0000-0100 4965af
0100-0200 4965af
0200-0300 4965af
0300-4000 4965af
0400-0500 4965af 9430af
0500-0600 4965af 9430af
0600-0700 6065af 13590af
0700-0800 6065af 13590af
0800-0900 6065af 13590af
0900-1000 6065af 13590af
1000-1100 6065af 13590af
1100-1200 6065af 13590af
1200-1300 6065af 13590af
1300-1400 6065af 13590af
1400-1500 6065af 13590af
1500-1600 6065af 13590af
1600-1700 4965af 13590af
1700-1800 4965af 13590af
1800-1900 4965af 13590af
1900-2000 4965af 5940af
2000-2100 4965af 5940af
2100-2200 4965af 5940af
2200-2300 4965af
2300-0000 4965af
(wb, Germany/DX Mix News #566)

CVC International - The Voice Asia A09 English schedule

Effective: 29 March - 25 october 2009
broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated, targeted to South Asia and India

All times UTC
(via Tashkent, Uzbekistan )

0030-0100 11800as
0100-0200 11790as 11800as
0200-0300 11790as 11800as
0300-0330 11800as
0300-0400 11790as
0330-0400 15555as
0400-0500 11790as 15555as
0500-0600 11790as 15555as
0600-0700 15555as
0700-0800 15555as
0800-0900 15555as
0900-0930 15555as
(wb, Germany/DX Mix News #566)

CVC International - Christian Vision A09 English schedule

Germany, CVC Intl/ Christian Vision - A09 English schedule
Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009
broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated, targeted to Central Africa

All times UTC
(via Julich, Germany 100 kW 145 degrees)

1400-1500 17770af
1500-1600 17770af
1600-1700 17770af
1700-1800 17770af
1800-1900 17770af
1900-2000 17770af
2000-2100 17770af
(wb, Germany/DX Mix News #566)

China Radio International - A09 English schedule

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009
broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated
target areas: af (Africa) as (Asia) eu (Europe) na (North America)va (various areas)

All times UTC

English

0000-0100

6020na 6075as 6180as 7415as 9570na
11790as 11885as 13750as 15125as

0030-0100 11730as

0100-0200

6080na 6175as 9410eu 9470eu 9535as
9580na 9790na 11870as 15125as 15785as

0200-0300

11770as 13640as

0230-0300

15435as

0300-0400

9690na 9790na 11770as 13750as 15110as
15120as 15785as

0400-0500

6020na 6080na 6190na 13750as 15120as
15785as 17730as 17855as

0500-0600

6020na 11710af 11880as 11895as 15350as
15465as 17505af/as 17540as 17730as 17855as

0600-0700

11710af 11870as 11880as 11895as 13660as
15140as 15350as 15465as 17505af/as 17540as
17710as

0700-0800

11880as 11895as 13660as 13710eu 15125as
15350as 15465as 17490eu 17540as 17710as

0800-0900

11620as 11880as 11895as 13710eu 15125af
15350as 15465as 15625as 17490eu 17540as

0900-1000

11620as 15210va 15270eu 15350as 15625af
17490eu 17570eu 17690va 17750as

1000-1100

6040na 6090as 11610as 11635as 11750na
13590as 13620as 13720as 15190as 15350as
17490eu

1100-1130

6060as

1100-1200

5955as 6040na 11650as 11660as 11795as
13645as 13650eu 13790eu 17490eu

1200-1230

11780as

1200-1300

5955as 9460as 9600as 9645as 9730as
9760va 11650as 11660as 11690as 11760va
11980as 13645as 13650eu 17490eu

1300-1400

5955as 9570na 9650na 9730as 9760va
9870as 11660as 11760va 11980as 13610eu
13755as 13790eu 15260na

1400-1430

7325as

1400-1500

5955as 9870as 11675as 11765as 13740na
13710eu 13790eu

1500-1530

9600as

1500-1600

5955as 6095as 7160as 7325as 7405as
9720as 9800as 9870as 11965eu 13640as
13740na

1600-1700

6095af 6180as 7235as 7420af 9570af
9720af 9760as 11650eu 11900af 11940eu
11965eu 13760eu

1700-1800

6060as 6090as 6140as 6145eu 6165as
7235as 7265as 7315af/as 7335eu 7410as
7420as 9570af 9695eu 11900af 11940eu
13760eu

1800-1830

6020eu 7265eu

1800-1900

6030eu 9600eu 13760eu

1900-2000

7285eu 7295af/as 9435af/as 9440af/as

2000-2030

11940eu

2000-2100

5960eu 5985af 7275af/as 7285eu 7415eu
9600eu 11640af 13630af

2100-2130

6135eu 7225eu 7415eu 9490eu 9600eu
11640af 13630af

2100-2200

5960eu 7205af 7285eu 7325af

2130-2200

6135eu 7225eu 7325eu 7365eu 7415eu
9600eu

2200-2300

7350eu 7360eu 9590as

2300-0000

5915as 5990na 6145na 7410as 9610as
11690as 11790a 11840na
(Mike Barraclough, worldxclub/Rachel Baughn, MT/CRI/Gayle Van Horn, Frequency Manager/Monitoring Times SW Guide)

WWCR - A09 English schedule

USA, WWCR Nashville, TN

Effective: 08 March - 31 May 2009
broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated

All times UTC

Transmitter #1
0500-0900 3215
0900-1100 9985
1100-2100 15825
2100-0100 7465
0100-0500 3215

Transmitter #2
0500-1200 5935
1200-0000 13845
0000-0500 5935

Transmitter #3
0500-1100 5070
1100-1600 7490
1600-2200 12160
2200-0500 5070

Transmitter #4
0500-1200 5890
1200-0200 9980
0200-0500 5890

(WWCR website via Alan Roe)
(Mike Barraclough, UK/worlddxclub)

KNLS - A09 Multilingual schedule

USA, KNLS Anchors Point, Alaska - English A09

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009
broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated

All times UTC


Although the new schedule does not yet show on the KNLS English pages, it can be
found on the Russian pages, as follows:

English
0800 7355
1000 6890
1200 7355 9780
1400 7355

Mandarin
0800 11765
0900 11765
1000 11765
1100 11870
1300 9780 9795
1400 9795
1500 9920
1600 9920
1700 9920

Russian
0900 7355
1100 7370
1500 7355
1600 7355
1700 7355
(KNLS web pages in Russian, via Alan Roe)
(Mike Barraclough, UK/worlddxclub)

BBC World Service - A09 Multilingual schedules

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009
broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated

All times UTC

Arabic
0300 0400 6015 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 ME
0300 0400 7410 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME
0300 0400 5905 smtwtfs Skelton 300 ME
0300 2200 720 smtwtfs Cyprus 500 ME
0330 0330 639 smtwtfs Cyprus 500 ME
0330 2300 639 smtwtfs Cyprus 500 ME
0400 0500 11820 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME
0400 0500 6115 smtwtfs Rampisham 500 N AF
0400 0500 9915 smtwtfs Skelton 300 N AF
0400 0500 13660 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 ME
0400 0600 11740 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME
0400 0600 5905 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME
0400 0600 7325 smtwtfs Rampisham 500 N AF
0500 0530 13650 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 ME
0500 0530 12015 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME
0500 0600 13660 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 ME
0500 0700 9915 smtwtfs Rampisham 500 N AF
0500 0700 9915 smtwtfs Skelton 300 N AF
0500 0800 11820 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME
0600 0700 15180 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 ME
0600 0700 11680 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 N AF
0600 0800 13660 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME
0600 1400 5905 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME
0700 0800 15180 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 ME
0700 0800 15180 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 N AF
0700 0800 11680 smtwtfs Rampisham 500 N AF
0800 1000 17505 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 N AF
0800 1000 15180 smtwtfs Woofferton 250 N AF
1400 1600 5905 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 ME
1400 1600 5905 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME
1400 1700 15790 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 ME
1400 1700 11820 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME
1500 1700 13660 smtwtfs Rampisham 250 N AF
1500 1700 15180 smtwtfs Skelton 300 N AF
1500 2100 702 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 ME
1600 1700 5905 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 ME
1600 1700 5905 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME
1700 1730 17585 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 ME
1700 1730 15790 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 ME
1700 1800 11820 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME
1700 1800 13660 smtwtfs Moosbrunn 100 ME
1700 1800 13660 smtwtfs Rampisham 250 N AF
1700 1800 15180 smtwtfs Skelton 300 N AF
1700 1900 11680 smtwtfs Skelton 300 N AF
1700 2000 6195 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 ME
1700 2100 7375 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME
1800 1900 13660 smtwtfs Moosbrunn 100 ME
1800 1900 13660 smtwtfs Rampisham 250 N AF
1800 2100 9915 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 N AF
1800 2100 9915 smtwtfs Skelton 300 ME
1900 2000 13660 smtwtfs Rampisham 250 N AF
1900 2100 11680 smtwtfs Moosbrunn 100 ME
1900 2100 11680 smtwtfs Skelton 300 N AF
2000 2100 6195 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 N AF
2000 2100 6195 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 ME

Azeri
0200 0215 6165 .mtwtf. Cyprus 250 C AS
0200 0215 6065 .mtwtf. Skelton 300 C AS
0200 0215 9430 .mtwtf. A'Seela 250 CAU
1500 1530 15360 smtwtfs Rampisham 500 C AS
1500 1530 13720 smtwtfs Skelton 300 C AS
1500 1530 11945 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 CAU
1600 1630 9505 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 C AS
1600 1630 13820 smtwtfs Moosbrunn 100 C AS
1600 1630 15360 s.....s Rampisham 500 C AS
1600 1630 15360 .mtwtf. Rampisham 500 C AS

Bengali
0030 0100 6065 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS
0030 0100 11850 smtwtfs Singapore 250 S AS
0030 0100 9570 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS
0130 0200 11850 smtwtfs Singapore 250 S AS
0130 0200 9835 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS
0330 0430 13790 .mt.... Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS
0330 0430 9695 .mt.... Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS
0330 0430 11995 .mt.... Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS
1330 1400 9395 smtwtfs Duchanbe 200 S AS
1330 1400 11795 smtwtfs Singapore 250 S AS
1330 1400 7225 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS
1330 1500 15450 s...... Armavir 200 S AS
1400 1500 11795 s...... Singapore 250 S AS
1630 1700 6020 smtwtfs Singapore 100 S AS
1630 1700 9605 smtwtfs Singapore 250 S AS
1630 1700 7435 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS

Burmese
0000 0030 9815 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS
0000 0030 11750 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS
0000 0030 6065 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 SE AS
1100 1130 11740 .mtwtf. Singapore 250 SE AS
1100 1130 6165 .mtwtf. Nakhon Sawan 250 SE AS
1100 1130 7410 .mtwtf. Nakhon Sawan 250 SE AS
1345 1430 11945 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS
1345 1430 9500 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS
1345 1430 6155 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 SE AS

Dari
0030 0100 7445 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS
0030 0100 9895 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS
0030 0100 1413 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 SW AS
0130 0200 7445 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS
0130 0200 9895 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS
0130 0200 6195 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 SW AS
0200 0230 1251 smtwtfs Duchanbe 100 C AS
0230 0300 11965 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS
0230 0300 7445 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS
0230 0300 9895 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS
0830 0900 12030 smtwtfs Dhabayya 250 SW AS
0830 0900 15420 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 SW AS
0930 1000 1251 smtwtfs Duchanbe 100 C AS
0930 1030 17515 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS
0930 1030 17870 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS
0930 1030 12030 smtwtfs Dhabayya 250 SW AS
0930 1030 15420 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 SW AS
1400 1445 1251 smtwtfs Duchanbe 100 C AS
1400 1500 13735 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS
1400 1500 6195 smtwtfs Skelton 300 W EUR
1400 1500 9810 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 SW AS
1445 1500 1251 smtwtfs Duchanbe 100 C AS
1700 1730 6155 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS
1700 1730 13610 smtwtfs Skelton 300 SW AS
1700 1730 6090 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 SW AS
1800 1830 9795 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 SW AS
1800 1830 6155 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS
1800 1830 1251 smtwtfs Duchanbe 100 C AS
1800 1830 1413 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 SW AS
1800 1830 6090 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 SW AS
1830 1900 9795 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 SW AS
1830 1900 6155 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS
1830 1900 1251 smtwt.s Duchanbe 100 C AS
1830 1900 1413 ....t.. A'Seela 800 SW AS
1830 1900 6090 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 SW AS

English
0000 0030 5970 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 FE
0000 0030 5970 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS
0000 0100 7395 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS
0000 0100 6195 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS
0000 0100 11955 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS
0000 0100 13725 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 FE
0000 0100 9410 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS
0000 0200 15335 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS
0000 0200 15360 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 FE
0000 0500 198 smtwtfs Droitwich 500 NW EUR
0000 2400 648 smtwtfs Orfordness 500 W EUR
0000 2400 675 smtwtfs Hong Kong 1 S CHN
0030 0100 5970 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 FE
0100 0200 7395 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 W AS
0100 0200 9410 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS
0100 0200 11750 smtwtfs Singapore 100 S AS
0100 0200 11750 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS
0100 0200 17615 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS
0100 0200 11955 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS
0100 0200 15310 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS
0130 0230 1260 smtwtfs St Petersbur 10 RUSS
0130 0230 666 smtwtfs Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
0130 0230 1260 smtwtfs Moscow 10 RUSS
0200 0230 1413 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 S AS
0200 0300 6195 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 W AS
0200 0300 6005 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF
0200 0300 11955 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS
0200 0300 15310 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS
0200 0400 9410 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 RUSS
0200 0730 1323 .mtwtf. Cyprus 200 ME
0200 2300 1323 s.....s Cyprus 200 ME
0230 0230 1260 .mtwtf. St Petersbur 10 RUSS
0230 0230 666 .mtwtf. Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
0230 0230 1260 .mtwtf. Moscow 10 RUSS
0230 0300 1260 ......s St Petersbur 10 RUSS
0230 0300 666 ......s Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
0230 0300 1260 ......s Moscow 10 RUSS
0230 0600 1260 s...... St Petersbur 10 RUSS
0230 0600 666 s...... Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
0230 0600 1260 s...... Moscow 10 RUSS
0300 0330 639 s...... Cyprus 500 N AF
0300 0330 639 .mtwtfs Cyprus 500 N AF
0300 0330 594 s.....s Kiev 50 UKR
0300 0400 1260 ......s St Petersbur 10 RUSS
0300 0400 6145 smtwtfs Meyerton 500 W AF
0300 0400 6005 smtwtfs Ascension 250 S AF
0300 0400 6195 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 W AS
0300 0400 12035 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 E AF
0300 0400 666 ......s Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
0300 0400 9750 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF
0300 0400 1260 ......s Moscow 10 RUSS
0300 0400 12095 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 C AS
0300 0400 1413 s...... A'Seela 800 ME
0300 0400 1413 .mtwtfs A'Seela 800 ME
0300 0500 7255 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W C AF
0300 0600 3255 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 S AF
0300 0600 6190 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 S AF
0300 0600 15310 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS
0300 0600 17790 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS
0330 0500 11945 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF
0330 0906 594 s.....s Kiev 50 UKR
0400 0500 6005 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF
0400 0500 12095 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 W AS
0400 0500 12035 s.....s Cyprus 250 E AF
0400 0500 13675 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 RUSS
0400 0500 1296 smtwtfs Orfordness 200 W EUR
0400 0500 12035 .mtwtf. Woofferton 250 N AF
0400 0600 7310 smtwtfs Meyerton 250 W AF
0400 0600 9410 smtwtfs Rampisham 250 RUSS
0400 0600 15360 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 C AS
0406 0600 1260 ......s St Petersbur 10 RUSS
0406 0600 666 ......s Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
0406 0600 1260 ......s Moscow 10 RUSS
0500 0530 15420 s...... Seychelles 250 E AF
0500 0600 7255 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W C AF
0500 0600 15565 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 RUSS
0500 0600 15420 .mtwtf. Seychelles 250 E AF
0500 0600 11945 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF
0500 0600 1296 smtwtfs Orfordness 200 W EUR
0500 0700 6005 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF
0500 0700 12095 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 W AS
0500 0700 17640 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 E AF
0500 0700 3995 smtwtfs Skelton 250 W EUR
0600 0700 12015 smtwtfs Meyerton 250 W AF
0600 0700 11765 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W C AF
0600 0700 9410 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W C AF
0600 0700 17790 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS
0600 0800 15420 s.....s Seychelles 250 E AF
0600 1200 15310 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS
0600 1400 9860 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 S AF
0600 1400 6190 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 S AF
0606 0630 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
0630 0800 1260 smtwtfs St Petersbur 10 RUSS
0630 0800 666 smtwtfs Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
0630 0800 1260 smtwtfs Moscow 10 RUSS
0633 0700 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
0700 0800 17830 smtwtfs Meyerton 500 W AF
0700 0800 15400 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W C AF
0700 0800 11765 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF
0700 0800 13820 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W C AF
0700 0800 5790 smtwtfs Woofferton 250 W EUR
0700 1200 17790 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS
0700 1400 15575 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 W AS
0700 1400 11760 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 ME
0706 0800 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
0800 1000 17830 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W C AF
0800 1000 15400 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF
0800 1300 17640 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF
0800 1400 21470 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 S AF
0806 0900 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
0815 0830 1260 smtwtfs St Petersbur 10 RUSS
0815 0830 666 smtwtfs Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
0815 0830 1260 smtwtfs Moscow 10 RUSS
0830 0900 1260 .mtwtfs St Petersbur 10 RUSS
0830 0900 1260 s...... St Petersbur 10 RUSS
0830 0900 666 .mtwtfs Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
0830 0900 666 s...... Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
0830 0900 1260 .mtwtfs Moscow 10 RUSS
0830 0900 1260 s...... Moscow 10 RUSS
0900 1100 9740 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS
0900 1100 9740 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS
0900 1100 6195 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS
0900 1100 6195 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS
0900 1100 21660 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 FE
0900 1100 6195 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 SE AS
0900 1200 17760 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 FE
0900 2300 1323 .mtwtf. Cyprus 200 ME
0906 1000 1260 s...... St Petersbur 10 RUSS
0906 1000 1260 .mtwtfs St Petersbur 10 RUSS
0906 1000 666 s...... Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
0906 1000 666 .mtwtfs Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
0906 1000 1260 .mtwtfs Moscow 10 RUSS
0906 1000 1260 s...... Moscow 10 RUSS
0906 1000 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
0906 1400 594 s.....s Kiev 50 UKR
1000 1100 17830 s.....s Ascension 250 W C AF
1000 1130 15400 s.....s Ascension 250 W AF
1000 1500 9545 smtwtfs Moosbrunn 100 W EUR
1006 1100 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
1015 1030 1260 smtwtfs St Petersbur 10 RUSS
1015 1030 666 smtwtfs Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
1015 1030 1260 smtwtfs Moscow 10 RUSS
1030 1100 1260 smtwtfs St Petersbur 10 RUSS
1030 1100 666 smtwtfs Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
1030 1100 1260 smtwtfs Moscow 10 RUSS
1100 1130 15400 .mtwtf. Ascension 250 W AF
1100 1200 1260 smtwtfs St Petersbur 10 RUSS
1100 1200 666 smtwtfs Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
1100 1200 1260 smtwtfs Moscow 10 RUSS
1100 1200 15340 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS
1100 1200 6195 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS
1100 1200 6195 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS
1100 1600 9740 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS
1100 1600 9740 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS
1100 1700 17830 .mtwtf. Ascension 250 W C AF
1100 1700 17830 s.....s Ascension 250 W C AF
1106 1130 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
1133 1200 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
1200 1300 11750 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 FE
1200 1400 17790 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS
1200 1400 15310 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS
1200 1600 6195 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS
1200 1600 6195 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS
1200 1600 5875 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 FE
1206 1300 1260 .mtwtf. St Petersbur 10 RUSS
1206 1300 666 .mtwtf. Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
1206 1300 1260 .mtwtf. Moscow 10 RUSS
1206 1300 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
1215 1230 1260 s.....s St Petersbur 10 RUSS
1215 1230 666 s.....s Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
1215 1230 1260 s.....s Moscow 10 RUSS
1230 1500 1260 s.....s St Petersbur 10 RUSS
1230 1500 666 s.....s Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
1230 1500 1260 s.....s Moscow 10 RUSS
1300 1400 17640 smtwtfs Ascension 250 S AF
1300 1400 15420 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF
1300 1400 1413 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 S AS
1306 1330 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
1333 1400 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
1400 1430 594 s.....s Kiev 50 UKR
1400 1500 12095 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 W AS
1400 1600 7230 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 S AF
1400 1600 6190 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 S AF
1400 1600 15310 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS
1400 1700 17640 smtwtfs Ascension 250 S AF
1400 1700 21470 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 E AF
1400 1700 11920 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS
1406 1430 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
1430 1500 594 s.....s Kiev 50 UKR
1430 1500 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
1500 1530 7385 smtwtfs Meyerton 500 E AF
1500 1530 11860 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF
1500 1530 15420 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF
1500 1600 5975 smtwtfs Singapore 100 S AS
1500 1600 5790 smtwtfs Woofferton 250 W EUR
1500 1700 12095 smtwtfs Rampisham 500 EUR
1500 2000 15400 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF
1530 1700 7385 ......s Meyerton 500 E AF
1530 1700 15420 ......s Seychelles 250 E AF
1600 1630 594 s.....s Kiev 50 UKR
1600 1700 5790 smtwtfs Woofferton 250 W EUR
1600 1800 3255 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 S AF
1600 1800 6190 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 S AF
1600 1800 17795 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W C AF
1600 1800 9625 smtwtfs Singapore 250 S AS
1600 1830 5975 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS
1606 1700 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
1615 1700 7385 s...... Meyerton 500 E AF
1615 1700 11860 s...... Seychelles 250 E AF
1615 1700 15420 s...... Seychelles 250 E AF
1630 1700 11860 ......s Seychelles 250 E AF
1630 1700 15420 .mtwtf. Seychelles 250 E AF
1630 1700 594 s.....s Kiev 50 UKR
1700 1746 6005 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF
1700 1746 9410 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF
1700 1800 17830 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W C AF
1700 1800 9960 smtwtfs Kvitsoy 250 W EUR
1700 1800 5790 smtwtfs Skelton 250 W EUR
1700 1800 7400 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS
1700 1900 7385 smtwtfs Meyerton 250 E AF
1700 1900 12095 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 E AF
1700 1900 5875 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 RUSS
1700 1900 13675 smtwtfs Rampisham 250 RUSS
1701 2100 594 s.....s Kiev 50 UKR
1706 1730 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
1733 1800 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
1800 1830 6015 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS
1800 1830 9625 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS
1800 1900 9485 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 W AS
1800 1900 9960 smtwtfs Kvitsoy 250 W EUR
1800 1900 5790 smtwtfs Skelton 250 W EUR
1800 2000 11810 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W C AF
1800 2000 17795 smtwtfs Skelton 300 NAF
1800 2000 5995 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 C AS
1800 2200 3255 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 S AF
1800 2200 6190 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 S AF
1830 2100 6005 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF
1830 2100 9410 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF
1900 1906 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
1900 2000 6155 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 W AS
1900 2000 5875 smtwtfs Kvitsoy 250 W EUR
1900 2000 3995 smtwtfs Skelton 250 W EUR
1900 2100 12095 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 E AF
1900 2100 1413 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 ME
1906 1930 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
1930 1935 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
1935 2000 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
2000 2100 11810 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W C AF
2000 2100 15400 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF
2000 2100 5875 smtwtfs Kvitsoy 250 W EUR
2000 2100 3995 smtwtfs Skelton 250 W EUR
2000 2100 13820 smtwtfs Skelton 300 NAF
2100 0300 594 smtwtfs Kiev 50 UKR
2100 2200 7410 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 W AF
2100 2200 6005 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 S AF
2100 2200 5790 smtwtfs Skelton 250 W EUR
2100 2200 5905 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 FE
2100 2200 3915 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS
2100 2200 5965 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 FE
2100 2200 5965 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 FE
2100 2200 6195 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 SE AS
2100 2300 9915 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W C AF
2100 2300 12095 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF
2200 2300 6005 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 W AF
2200 2300 5905 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 FE
2200 2300 3915 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS
2200 2300 9740 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS
2200 2300 9740 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS
2200 2300 6195 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS
2200 2300 5965 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 FE
2200 2300 9440 smtwtfs Vladivostok 500 FE
2200 2400 6195 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS
2300 0100 6195 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS
2300 0200 9740 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS
2300 0200 9740 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS
2300 2400 3915 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS
2300 2400 11850 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS
2300 2400 12010 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 FE
2300 2400 5965 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 FE
2300 2400 9885 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 FE
2330 2400 9580 smtwtfs Kimjae 250 FE

Farsi
0230 0300 1413 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 ME
0230 0330 1251 smtwtfs Duchanbe 100 C AS
0230 0330 7320 smtwtfs Skelton 300 ME
0230 0330 11855 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 ME
0230 0430 9565 smtwtfs Skelton 300 ME
0330 0400 1251 s.....s Duchanbe 100 C AS
0330 0430 7320 smtwtfs Armavir 200 ME
0330 0430 11855 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME
1000 1030 1251 smtwt.s Duchanbe 100 C AS
1600 1630 9915 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 ME
1600 1630 6100 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 ME
1600 1700 5875 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME
1600 1700 13610 smtwtfs Skelton 300 ME
1600 1700 6195 smtwtfs Skelton 300 W EUR
1600 1700 6090 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 ME
1600 1700 1413 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 ME

French
0430 0500 7375 smtwtfs Ascension 250 C AF
0430 0500 6035 smtwtfs Ascension 250 C AF
0430 0500 17885 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF
0600 0630 7205 smtwtfs Ascension 250 C AF
0600 0630 6105 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF
0600 0630 15430 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 N AF
0600 0630 13740 smtwtfs Rampisham 250 N AF
0700 0700 17640 smtwtfs Meyerton 500 C AF
0700 0700 12095 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF
0700 0730 17640 smtwtfs Meyerton 500 C AF
0700 0730 12095 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF
1200 1230 17780 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF
1200 1230 21630 smtwtfs Ascension 250 C AF
1200 1230 15425 smtwtfs Sines 250 N AF
1800 1830 5985 smtwtfs Meyerton 250 S AF
1800 1830 15105 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W C AF
1800 1830 17640 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W C AF
1800 1830 17885 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF
1800 1830 15180 smtwtfs Skelton 300 N AF

Greek
2215 2245 9760 s....fs Cyprus 250 SE EUR
2215 2245 5930 s....fs Cyprus 250 SE EUR
2215 2245 7210 s....fs Cyprus 300 SE EUR

Hausa
0530 0600 9610 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF
0530 0600 7205 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF
0530 0600 6135 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF
0630 0700 11750 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF
0630 0700 9440 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF
0630 0700 15515 smtwtfs Rampisham 250 W AF
1345 1415 15105 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF
1345 1415 21630 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF
1345 1415 17780 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF
1930 2000 15105 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF
1930 2000 11955 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF
1930 2000 17885 smtwtfs Ascension 250 W AF

Hindi
0100 0130 7205 smtwtfs Armavir 500 S AS
0100 0130 6065 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS
0100 0130 1413 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 S AS
0100 0130 11995 smtwtfs Singapore 250 S AS
0100 0130 13745 smtwtfs Tashkent 200 S AS
0100 0130 15510 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS
0230 0300 17710 smtwtfs Irkutsk 250 S AS
0230 0300 11995 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS
0230 0300 15215 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS
0230 0300 15405 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS
1400 1500 11785 s...... Chita 250 S AS
1400 1500 15160 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 S AS
1400 1500 9395 smtwtfs Duchanbe 200 S AS
1400 1500 5915 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS
1400 1500 1413 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 S AS
1400 1500 11785 .mtwtfs Singapore 250 S AS
1400 1500 7205 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS
1700 1730 6060 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS
1700 1730 1413 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 S AS
1700 1730 9605 smtwtfs Singapore 250 S AS
1700 1730 11865 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS
1700 1730 7435 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS

Indonesian
1100 1130 7395 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS
1100 1130 11920 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS
1100 1130 9510 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 SE AS
1300 1330 11795 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 ME
1300 1330 6035 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS
1300 1330 7395 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS
1300 1330 11945 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS
1300 1330 9670 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 SE AS
2200 2300 7235 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 SE AS
2200 2300 7275 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS
2200 2300 6080 smtwtfs Singapore 250 SE AS
2200 2300 5875 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 SE AS

Krwanda/Krundi
0500 0600 11925 ......s Meyerton 250 E AF
0500 0600 15420 ......s Seychelles 250 E AF
0530 0600 11925 s...... Meyerton 250 E AF
0530 0600 15420 s...... Seychelles 250 E AF
1630 1700 7385 .mtwtf. Meyerton 500 E AF
1630 1700 11860 .mtwtf. Seychelles 250 E AF

Kyrgyz
1300 1330 13845 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 C AS
1300 1330 12095 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 C AS
1300 1330 15180 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 C AS

Mandarin
1300 1530 6095 smtwtfs Kimjae 250 CHN
1300 1530 15285 smtwtfs Singapore 100 FE
1300 1530 9605 smtwtfs Singapore 250 FE
1300 1530 7420 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 CHN
2200 2300 7325 smtwtfs Dhabayya 250 CHN
2200 2300 9610 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 CHN
2200 2300 7405 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 CHN
2200 2330 9580 smtwtfs Kimjae 250 CHN
2200 2330 9695 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 CHN
2200 2330 11980 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 CHN

Nepali
1500 1530 9395 smtwtfs Duchanbe 200 S AS
1500 1530 11995 smtwtfs Singapore 100 S AS
1500 1530 6020 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS

Pashto
0100 0130 7445 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS
0100 0130 9895 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS
0100 0130 6195 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 SW AS
0200 0230 7445 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS
0200 0230 9895 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS
0200 0230 15215 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 SW AS
0300 0330 11965 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS
0300 0330 7445 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS
0300 0330 9895 smtwtfs Rampisham 500 SW AS
0900 0930 12030 smtwtfs Dhabayya 250 SW AS
0900 0930 15420 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 SW AS
1030 1130 17515 .....f. Cyprus 300 SW AS
1030 1130 17870 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS
1030 1130 12030 .....f. Dhabayya 250 SW AS
1030 1130 15420 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 SW AS
1500 1600 9810 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 SW AS
1500 1600 13610 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS
1500 1600 6195 smtwtfs Skelton 300 W EUR
1630 1700 9915 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 SW AS
1630 1700 7295 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS
1630 1700 6100 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 SW AS
1730 1800 6155 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS
1730 1800 13610 smtwtfs Skelton 300 SW AS
1730 1800 6090 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 SW AS
1830 1900 1413 smtw.fs A'Seela 800 SW AS

Portuguese
0430 0530 3380 .mtwtf. Meyerton 100 S AF
0430 0530 6145 .mtwtf. Meyerton 250 S AF
0430 0530 5940 .mtwtf. Ascension 250 S AF
2030 2100 6065 .mtwtf. Meyerton 500 S AF
2030 2100 6135 .mtwtf. Meyerton 250 S AF
2030 2100 3380 .mtwtf. Meyerton 100 S AF
2030 2100 11855 .mtwtf. Ascension 250 S AF
2030 2100 13745 .mtwtf. Rampisham 250 W AF
2030 2100 15105 .mtwtf. Skelton 300 W AF

Russian
0100 0130 1260 smtwtfs St Petersbur 10 RUSS
0100 0130 666 smtwtfs Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
0100 0130 1260 smtwtfs Moscow 10 C AS
0200 0230 9680 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 RUSS
0200 0230 5875 smtwtfs Rampisham 250 RUSS
0200 0230 11855 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 C AS
0230 0400 9680 .mtwtf. Cyprus 250 RUSS
0230 0400 5875 .mtwtf. Rampisham 250 RUSS
0230 0430 11845 .mtwtf. Cyprus 250 RUSS
0230 0430 9585 .mtwtf. Woofferton 250 RUSS
0230 0600 1260 .mtwtf. St Petersbur 10 RUSS
0230 0600 666 .mtwtf. Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
0230 0600 1260 .mtwtf. Moscow 10 C AS
0330 0400 1251 .mtwtf. Duchanbe 100 C AS
0400 0406 1260 ......s St Petersbur 10 RUSS
0400 0406 666 ......s Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
0400 0406 1260 ......s Moscow 10 C AS
0400 0430 13745 .mtwtf. Cyprus 250 RUSS
0400 0430 9680 .mtwtf. Rampisham 250 RUSS
0506 0600 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
0600 0630 1260 smtwtfs St Petersbur 10 RUSS
0600 0630 666 smtwtfs Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
0600 0630 1260 smtwtfs Moscow 10 C AS
0800 0815 1260 smtwtfs St Petersbur 10 RUSS
0800 0815 666 smtwtfs Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
0800 0815 1260 smtwtfs Moscow 10 C AS
0900 0906 1260 smtwtfs St Petersbur 10 RUSS
0900 0906 666 smtwtfs Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
0900 0906 1260 smtwtfs Moscow 10 C AS
1000 1015 1260 smtwtfs St Petersbur 10 RUSS
1000 1015 666 smtwtfs Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
1000 1015 1260 smtwtfs Moscow 10 C AS
1200 1206 1260 .mtwtf. St Petersbur 10 RUSS
1200 1206 666 .mtwtf. Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
1200 1206 1260 .mtwtf. Moscow 10 C AS
1200 1215 1260 s.....s St Petersbur 10 RUSS
1200 1215 666 s.....s Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
1200 1215 1260 s.....s Moscow 10 C AS
1300 2000 1260 .mtwtf. St Petersbur 10 RUSS
1300 2000 666 .mtwtf. Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
1300 2000 1260 .mtwtf. Moscow 10 C AS
1400 1700 11845 .mtwtf. Cyprus 250 RUSS
1400 1700 9635 .mtwtf. Cyprus 250 RUSS
1400 1700 13690 .mtwtf. Rampisham 250 RUSS
1400 1700 15245 .mtwtf. Woofferton 300 RUSS
1500 1600 594 s.....s Kiev 50 UKR
1500 1905 1260 s...... St Petersbur 10 RUSS
1500 1905 666 s...... Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
1500 1905 1260 s...... Moscow 10 C AS
1500 2000 1260 ......s St Petersbur 10 RUSS
1500 2000 666 ......s Ekaterinburg 10 RUSS
1500 2000 1260 ......s Moscow 10 C AS
1506 1600 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
1600 1700 13690 s.....s Rampisham 250 RUSS
1600 1730 11845 s.....s Cyprus 250 RUSS
1600 1730 9635 s.....s Cyprus 250 RUSS
1600 1730 15245 s.....s Woofferton 300 RUSS
1630 1633 12085 s...... Moscow 250 C AS
1630 1700 12085 ......s Moscow 250 C AS
1633 1700 12085 s...... Moscow 250 C AS
1700 1730 1251 smtwtfs Duchanbe 100 C AS
1700 1730 13800 s.....s Rampisham 500 RUSS
1730 1800 1251 smtwtfs Duchanbe 100 C AS
2000 2100 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR

Sinhala
1630 1700 9815 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS
1630 1700 11985 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS
1630 1700 6180 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS

Somali
0400 0430 13685 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 E AF
0400 0430 12015 smtwtfs Skelton 300 E AF
1100 1130 17780 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 E AF
1100 1130 15530 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 E AF
1400 1500 11860 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF
1400 1500 15420 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF
1400 1500 17865 smtwtfs Woofferton 250 E AF
1800 1830 11845 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 E AF
1800 1830 6005 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF
1800 1830 9410 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF

Spanish
1200 1300 9410 .mtwtf. Furman 250 CARIB
1200 1300 11860 .mtwtf. Montsinery 250 CARIB

Swahili
0300 0330 5915 smtwtfs Meyerton 500 E AF
0300 0330 9610 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF
0300 0330 7210 smtwtfs Rampisham 500 E AF
0400 0430 9835 smtwtfs Meyerton 250 E AF
0400 0430 7205 smtwtfs Ascension 250 E AF
0400 0430 15400 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF
1330 1530 11705 ......s Meyerton 500 E AF
1530 1615 7385 s...... Meyerton 500 E AF
1530 1615 11860 s...... Seychelles 250 E AF
1530 1615 15420 s...... Seychelles 250 E AF
1530 1630 7385 .mtwtf. Meyerton 500 E AF
1530 1630 11705 ......s Seychelles 250 E AF
1530 1630 11860 .mtwtf. Seychelles 250 E AF
1530 1630 15420 .mtwtf. Seychelles 250 E AF
1746 1800 7230 ......s Meyerton 500 E AF
1746 1800 7230 smtwtf. Meyerton 500 E AF
1746 1800 6005 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF
1746 1800 9410 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 E AF

Tajik
1000 1030 1251 .....f. Duchanbe 100 CAS
1830 1900 1251 .....f. Duchanbe 100 CAS

Tamil
1545 1615 6020 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS
1545 1615 9645 smtwtfs Singapore 250 S AS
1545 1615 11985 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS
1545 1615 7205 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS

Turkish
0400 0430 6145 .mtwtf. Cyprus 250 SE EUR
0400 0430 9435 .mtwtf. Moosbrunn 100 SE EUR
0800 0900 7375 s...... Cyprus 300 SE EUR
0800 0900 17870 s...... Rampisham 250 SE EUR
1500 1530 3990 s.....s Cyprus 300 SE EUR
1500 1530 11615 s.....s Moosbrunn 100 SE EUR
1500 1530 13580 s.....s Skelton 300 SE EUR
1500 1550 3990 .mtwtf. Cyprus 300 SE EUR
1500 1550 11615 .mtwtf. Moosbrunn 100 SE EUR
1500 1550 13580 .mtwtf. Skelton 300 SE EUR

Ukrainian
0300 0500 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
0500 0506 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
0600 0606 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
0630 0633 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
0700 0706 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
0800 0806 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
0900 0906 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
1000 1006 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
1100 1106 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
1130 1133 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
1200 1206 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
1300 1306 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
1330 1333 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
1400 1406 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
1500 1506 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
1600 1606 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
1700 1706 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
1730 1733 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR
1800 1900 594 .mtwtf. Kiev 50 UKR

Urdu
0130 0200 7205 smtwtfs Armavir 500 S AS
0130 0200 9605 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 SW AS
0130 0200 6065 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS
0130 0200 1413 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 S AS
0130 0200 15510 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS
1500 1545 7205 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 S AS
1500 1600 5965 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS
1500 1600 1413 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 S AS
1500 1600 11685 smtwtfs Singapore 100 S AS
1500 1600 9510 smtwtfs Singapore 250 S AS
1730 1800 9605 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 SW AS
1730 1800 6060 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 S AS
1730 1800 1413 smtwtfs A'Seela 800 S AS
1730 1800 11865 smtwtfs Singapore 100 S AS
1730 1800 7435 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250S AS

Uzbek
1300 1330 17515 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 C AS
1300 1330 15330 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 C AS
1300 1330 13855 smtwtfs Rampisham 500 C AS
1300 1400 1251 smtwtfs Duchanbe 100 C AS
1600 1630 12085 smtwtfs Moscow 250 C AS
1600 1630 11995 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 C AS
1600 1630 9615 smtwtfs Singapore 250 C AS
1600 1630 17630 smtwtfs Woofferton 300 C AS
1630 1700 1251 smtwtfs Duchanbe 100 C AS

Vietnamese
1430 1445 11945 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS
1430 1445 7390 smtwtfs Singapore 100 SE AS
1430 1445 1503 smtwtfs Taipei 600 SE AS
1430 1445 5990 smtwtfs Nakhon Sawan 250 SE AS
(Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India/Rachel Baughn, MT)

Radio Netherlands - Program Guide March 28 - April 3

SATURDAY 28 March
*** The State We're In ***
US President Obama has said he's considering negotiating with 'moderate' elements of the Taliban. But Afghan parliamentarian Fawzia Koofi tells us that giving the Taliban any kind of power would be a disaster for women's rights.

We look at the right to learn and speak with teachers in Zimbabwe who are regularly beaten by government thugs on suspicion of having voted for the opposition. And we report from Beijing were school discipline can be so strict that not only students get beaten, sometimes the parents do too.

And do animals have rights? We let two thinkers on rights of our four footed friends and food duke it out on the air.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1505 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
1905 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1300 Europe
1500 Europe
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
2300 Europe

*** Network Europe Week ***
A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe. If you missed any editions of Network Europe satisfy your needs with this digest of the programme's top stories.

Broadcast time on SW (UTC):
1505 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825

Note that we run Network Europe Week every hour on Monday until 1600

SUNDAY 29 March
*** Network Europe Extra ***

Arts and Culture brought to you each Sunday from Europe's widest partnership of international broadcasters.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1505 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
1905 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1300 Europe
1500 Europe
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
2300 Europe

*** Global Perspectives (primary programme) ***

Radio Books takes a break as we present our annual documentary exchange series featuring eight national and international broadcasters giving their perspective on a topic of global interest. This year the theme is 'Islands'.

'A Prison within a Prison'
When one thinks of prison islands many names spring to mind - Devil's Island, Robben Island, Alcatraz Island, to name a few. Gaza may not be an island or a prison, but it feels like both to many residents - especially since an Israeli blockade has isolated them from the rest of the world.

In October 2008, RNW producer Eric Beauchemin travelled to Gaza for a mental health conference and spent time with the Saleh family. Fouzan Saleh suffers from depression. He's had to close his small textile factory and one by one sell off the sewing machines to support his family. He lives in a small apartment with his wife, three children and his 60 year old mother.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1505 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
1905 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1300 Europe
1500 Europe
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
2300 Europe

MONDAY 30 March
*** Curious Orange (primary programme) ***

When pop meets jazz! Sarah Mable from the Music Center of the Netherlands will join us for a sampling of three unsigned Dutch artists, including Ruben Hein, Electric Barbarian, and Myriam Gaasbeek.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1505 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
1905 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1500 Europe
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
2300 Europe

*** Global Perspectives (repeat from Sunday) ***

Radio Books takes a break as we present our annual documentary exchange series featuring eight national and international broadcasters giving their perspective on a topic of global interest. This year the theme is 'Islands'.

'A Prison within a Prison'
When one thinks of prison islands many names spring to mind - Devil's Island, Robben Island, Alcatraz Island, to name a few. Gaza may not be an island or a prison, but it feels like both to many residents - especially since an Israeli blockade has isolated them from the rest of the world.

In October 2008, RNW producer Eric Beauchemin travelled to Gaza for a mental health conference and spent time with the Saleh family. Fouzan Saleh suffers from depression. He's had to close his small textile factory and one by one sell off the sewing machines to support his family. He lives in a small apartment with his wife, three children and his 60 year old mother.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1300 Europe
2300 Europe

*** Network Europe Week ***
A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe. If you missed any editions of Network Europe satisfy your needs with this digest of the programme's top stories.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1300 Europe

*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
2300 Europe

*** Network Europe ***
A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

Broadcast time on SW (UTC):
1905 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

TUESDAY 31 March
*** Network Europe ***
A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1905 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1300 Europe
2200 Asia, North America, Safm

*** The State We're In - Midweek Edition ***

US President Obama has said he's considering negotiating with 'moderate' elements of the Taliban. But Afghan parliamentarian Fawzia Koofi tells us that giving the Taliban any kind of power would be a disaster for women's rights.

We look at the right to learn and speak with teachers in Zimbabwe who are regularly beaten by government thugs on suspicion of having voted for the opposition. And we report from Beijing were school discipline can be so strict that not only students get beaten, sometimes the parents do too.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1300 Europe
2300 Europe

*** Earthbeat (repeat from Thursday) ***
This week on Earthbeat, we hear what noise you can get from a traffic cone, some drain pipes and a funnel. Recycling never sounded so good as we get a tour backstage with the Lost and Found Orchestra.

We also dig into an idea to make concrete out of carbon dioxide and find dodgy foundations to the scientific theory.

We have a report on Islam-friendly microfinance initiative and also discover why developing countries should reach for the stars, even when they have more immediate problems closer to home.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1300 Europe

*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
2300 Europe

WEDNESDAY 1 April
*** Network Europe ***
A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1905 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1300 Europe
2200 Asia, North America, Safm

*** Bridges with Africa (repeat from Friday) ***
In this week's Bridges With Africa we continue our series on Zimbabwe, the plight of a nation and we also continue with our occasional coverage of the Probo Koala Abidjan toxic waste scandal. And there will be music from Côte d'Ivoire.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1300 Europe
2300 Europe

*** Reloaded (primary programme) ***

Another selection of this week's programme highlights presented by Mindy Ran.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1300 Europe
2300 Europe

*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
2300 Europe

THURSDAY 2 April
*** Network Europe ***
A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1905 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1300 Europe
2200 Asia, North America, Safm

*** Earthbeat (primary programme) ***

This week in Earthbeat we do some digging behind the buzz-phrase 'cradle-to cradle'. The idea is a version of recycling, where nothing is wasted - where at the end of a product's life, you still have exactly what you had at the start. But is this idealism ever possible? We look at a couple of examples; following the life cycle of leaf plates in India, and carpet tiles made here in the Netherlands.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1300 Europe
2300 Europe

*** Curious Orange (repeat programme) ***

When pop meets jazz! Sarah Mable from the Music Center of the Netherlands will join us for a sampling of three unsigned Dutch artists, including Ruben Hein, Electric Barbarian, and Myriam Gaasbeek.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1300 Europe
2300 Europe

*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
2300 Europe

FRIDAY 3 April
*** Network Europe ***
A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1905 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1300 Europe
2200 Asia, North America, Safm

*** Bridges with Africa (primary programme) ***
We're giving the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and are linking up with stations in Africa. The show goes beyond the clichés of starving children and war-ridden countries and seeks to bring you genuine voices from a vibrant continent.


Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1300 Europe
2300 Europe

*** Reloaded (repeat programme) ***

Another selection of this week's programme highlights presented by Mindy Ran.


Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1300 Europe
2300 Europe

*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
2300 Europe
(R Netherlands)

CBC makes drastic cuts

CBC cuts hit news, drama, sports, radio

Last Updated: Thursday, March 26, 2009 3:19 PM ET
CBC News

CBC English Services plans to cut up to 80 positions from its news division and a further 313 from sports, entertainment, current affairs, sales and support across the country as part of its efforts to make up a $171-million shortfall in 2009-10.

Richard Stursberg, executive vice-president of CBC's English Services, announced details of the cutbacks to radio and TV in a speech to employees on Thursday. The details came a day after CBC president and chief executive Hubert Lacroix announced the public broadcaster would have to cut about 800 full-time positions in total at the CBC/Radio-Canada, as well as selling about $125 million in assets.

The cuts to programming at CBC English Services will mean fewer episodes of many prime-time television shows and cuts to entire programs on both Radio One and Radio 2, Stursberg said.

Changes coming to Radio One and 2

Changes on Radio One include:

* Cancellations of The Inside Track, Outfront and The Point.
* Reduction of regional noon-hour programs to one hour.
* Reductions in drama.

Changes on Radio 2 include:

* Cancellations of In the Key of Charles and the weekend edition of The Signal.
* Reductions in live music production and recordings.
* More consolidations with Radio 3.

On CBC-TV, investigative programs such as The Fifth Estate and Marketplace will have reduced budgets, though it's not yet known whether that will mean fewer episodes.

Canadians can also expect to see more repeats of many prime-time programs, with shorter seasons ordered for ones including:

* The Border.
* This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
* Being Erica.
* Little Mosque on the Prairie.

The CBC will also reduce spending on new children's programming and cancel the Living programs produced in each region.

In CBC Sports, there will be reductions or cutbacks in coverage of:

* International figure skating.
* CONCACAF Champions League soccer.
* World aquatics.
* World athletics.
* Skiing.

The CBC will also drop its Blue Jays baseball telecasts.

CBC Radio loses 121 jobs

About $14.4 million must come out of radio, leading to a reduction of 121 jobs, including 20 in Toronto.

There will also be job losses in the Ontario cities of Windsor, Thunder Bay and Sudbury, in Quebec City, in the New Brunswick cities of Moncton and Saint John, in Sydney, N.S., and in Corner Brook, Gander and Grand Falls in Newfoundland and Labrador. There will be budget reductions at CBC North. (Perhaps an excuse to do away with CBC NQSWS?-FW)

One-person bureaus in La Ronge, Sask., and Thompson, Man., will be closed.

About 109 positions will come out of television entertainment, including the previously announced cancellations of Fashion File and the placing of Steven & Chris on hiatus. A further three jobs will be cut from CBC-TV Sports.

A total of $7 million must be cut from the news division, including 80 jobs in radio news, current affairs and TV current affairs.

The number of people who lose their jobs could be reduced if a number of employees opt for a retirement package to be announced in April.

Stursberg also said there would be further details released about cuts in news on April 16.

He called the cuts "painful" and said he was worried about the future of news, TV drama and children's programming. He noted that the cuts in drama will also have an impact on dozens of independent producers and their employees.

"We want to maintain as much as we can and stay on strategy as much as possible as we make these cuts," Stursberg said.

He emphasized that radio morning and afternoon drive shows have been spared and radio remains ad-free. On television, the CBC will keep 80-per-cent Canadian content in prime time and increase it during the day, with shows such as Martha Stewart and The Simpsons expected to be cancelled.
Cuts needed despite high ratings

He said the CBC tried to make cuts that would maintain the strong position it has now with high ratings in radio and television.

"The irony is, we are in financial difficulty when we're doing better than we've ever done before," he said. More than 20 million Canadians tune in to CBC Radio, CBC-TV and CBC.ca every week, he said.

Stursberg said he didn't know whether further cuts would be necessary, perhaps a year from now.

Ad revenue by all conventional broadcasters has been falling and private broadcasters, like the CBC, have experienced a steep decline in revenue.

"It depends in very large measure on what happens to earnings. If ad markets recover, we will be in much better shape," Stursberg said.

"We can't really see where the bottom is. No one has any sense of when the economy is going to come back."

At a speech in Montreal on Thursday, Lacroix warned there would be deeper cuts if the CBC is unable to sell off assets.

He announced on Wednesday that the CBC was hoping to sell $125 million in assets — but those sales must be approved by the federal government.

Lacroix criticized the Conservatives for leaving the CBC in limbo over its budgetary allocation for 2009-10, saying the government has not yet let the CBC know whether it approved the special $60 million for programming it has received since 2001. The CBC's new fiscal year begins in five days.
Supper hour newscasts cut in Quebec

Lacroix said no part of Radio-Canada will be untouched by the cuts.

Among the large cuts on the French side are the elimination of noon hour news shows in Quebec City, Ottawa, Moncton and Sherbrooke and reduction of the supper hour newscasts in those markets to half an hour from an hour.

The programs Vous êtes Ici and Macadam tribus have also been cancelled.

Lacroix also announced Radio Canada International will eliminate its Ukrainian and Cantonese services.

President of the Canadian Media Guild's CBC branch Marc-Philippe Laurin said employees face a hard six months.

"It's sad that we've come to expect layoffs as a way of life at CBC," he said in memo to CMG members, saying these decisions "cut to the very heart of what we do and who we are."

"It is also very disappointing that the Conservative government has let this happen at a time when our members and the public broadcaster are doing better than ever in every market across the country in providing valuable and informative programming to Canadians," he added.

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/media/story/2009/03/26/cbc-layoffs.html
(Fred Waterer/ODXA)

HCJB Global Voice - Ecuador, A09 Multilingual schedules

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009
broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated

(no English programming)

All times UTC
Freq Power Azimuth Target

Cofan
0030 0100 6050 50 18/172 S.America

German (High)
0230 0300 9780 100 110/290 Mexico
0900 0930 11625 4DRM 43 Europe (Sat/Sun)
0930 1030 11625 4DRM 43 Europe
2300 2400 12040 100 157/330 N/S America

German (Low)
0300 0330 9780 100 110/290 Mexico
2230 2300 12040 100 157/330 N/S America

Kulina
2245 2300 11920 100 126 Brazil

Portuguese
1500 1700 11705 4DRM 131 Brazil
1730 2000 15295 100 139 Brazil
2300 0230 11920 100 110/290 Brazil

Quichua
0000 0100 690 50 000/180 Ecuador
0000 0300 3220 10 90(Vert) S.America
0830 1100 690 50 000/180 Ecuador
0830 1300 3220 10 90(Vert) S.America
0830 1100 6050 50 18/172 Ecuador
0830 1300 6080 10 90(Vert) S.America
2130 0300 6080 10 90(Vert) S.America

Spanish
0000 0200 11625 100 150 N/S America
0100 0500 6050 50 18/172 Ecuador
0100 0500 690 50 000/180 Ecuador
0200 0500 9745 100 324 Mexico
0830 0930 11625 4DRM 43 Europe (Mon-Fri)
0830 0900 11625 4DRM 43 Europe (Sat/Sun)
1100 2400 690 50 000/180 Ecuador
1100 1500 6050 50 18/172 Ecuador
1100 1300 11960 100 355 Cuba
1100 1500 11690 100 150 S.America
1300 1500 11960 100 330 Mexico
1900 2400 6050 50 18/172 Ecuador
2100 2230 12000 100 150 S.America

Waodani
0000 0030 6050 50 18/172 S.America

Mailing Address:
HCJB Global Voice
Casilla 17-17-691
Quito, Ecuador S.A.

Frequency Manager: Douglas Weber
(Alokesh Gupta,New Delhi)

Radio Free Asia - A09 Multilingual schedules

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009
broadcast daily uless otherwsie indicated

All times UTC

Burmese (4 hours daily)
0030-0130 13820 13865 17835
1230-1330 7390 9320 13675
1330-1400 7390 9320 12140
1400-1430 7390 9320
1630-1730 9945

Cantonese (2 hours daily)
1400-1430 11595
1430-1500 7280 11595
2200-2300 9355 11715 11785

Khmer (2 hours daily)
1230-1330 12140 15160
2230-2330 7580 13740

Korean (5 hours daily)
1500-1700 1350 5810 7210 7455
1700-1800 1350 5810 9370
1800-1900 1350 5810 7210
2100-2200 1350 7460 9385 12075

Lao (2 hours daily)
0000-0100 15545 15690
1100-1200 9355 15145

Mandarin (12 hours daily)
0300-0600 13760 15130 15615 15635 17615 17880 21550 21690
0600-0700 13760 15130 15615 15635 17615 17880 21550
1500-1600 9455 9905 11540 11625 12025 13675 15495
1600-1700 9455 9905 11540 11795 12025 13675 15530
1700-1800 7260 7280 9355 9455 9540 9905 11540 11795 13625
1800-1900 7280 7355 9355 9455 9540 9865 11540 11700 13625
1900-2000 1098 7260 7355 9355 9455 9850 9865 9905 11700 11785 13625 15510
2000-2100 1098 7260 7355 9355 9455 9850 9905 11700 11740 11785 13625
2100-2200 1098 7355 9455 9850 9905 11740 11935 13625
2300-0000 7540 11760 11785 15430 15485 15585

Tibetan (10 hours daily)
0100-0300 9365 9885 11695 15225 17730
0600-0700 17510 17780 21500 21690
1000-1100 15460 17750 21530
1100-1200 7470 13830 15375 17750
1200-1400 7470 11590 11605 13830 15375
1500-1600 9370 11550 11585 11795
2200-2300 5865 7500 9880
2300-0000 7470 7500 9805 9875

Uyghur (2 hours daily)
0100-0200 9350 9490 11895 11945 17640
1600-1700 9350 9370 9555 11750

Vietnamese (2 hours daily)
0000-0030 7525 11580 11605 13740 15535 15560
1400-1430 1503 7520 9715 9805 11605 11680 12140
1430-1500 7520 9715 9805 11605 11680 12140
2330-0000 7520 11580 11605 13740 15535 15560
(A.J. Janitschek/RFA)

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2009 Mar 24 2221 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC web contact: www.swpc.noaa.gov/weekly.html
#
# Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
#
Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
16 - 22 March 2009

Solar activity was very low. No flares were observed. The visible disk was spotless.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at high levels on 16 - 18 March. Normal levels were observed on 19 - 22 March.

Geomagnetic field activity was at predominantly quiet levels from 16 March to mid-day on 20 March. During this time, ACE solar wind velocities gradually decreased from 473 km/s to a minimum of 271 km/s at 19/1947 UTC. The interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) Bz
ranged between -4 nT and + 5 nT. Activity increased at mid-day on 20 March, as a recurrent coronal hole rotated into a geoeffective position. Quiet to unsettled conditions were observed at
mid-latitudes through early on 22 March. Major storm periods were observed at high latitudes on 21/09 - 15 UTC. During this period, ACE solar wind velocities increased to a maximum of 472 km/s at 22/0550 UTC. The IMF Bt increased to a maximum of +12 nT, and Bz reached a minimum of -9 nT at 21/0928 UTC.

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
25 March - 20 April 2009

Solar activity is expected to be at very low levels.

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to increase to high levels during 10-14 April. Normal flux levels are expected during the rest of the period.

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at predominantly quiet levels through 08 April. Activity is expected to increase to unsettled to active levels during 09 - 10 April, with a chance for minor storm periods at high latitudes due to a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. Mostly quiet activity is expected for the rest of the period.

Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2009 Mar 24 2222 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC web contact: www.swpc.noaa.gov/wwire.html
#
# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2009 Mar 24
#
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2009 Mar 25 70 8 3
2009 Mar 26 70 8 3
2009 Mar 27 70 5 2
2009 Mar 28 70 5 2
2009 Mar 29 70 5 2
2009 Mar 30 70 5 2
2009 Mar 31 70 5 2
2009 Apr 01 70 5 2
2009 Apr 02 70 5 2
2009 Apr 03 70 5 2
2009 Apr 04 70 5 2
2009 Apr 05 70 5 2
2009 Apr 06 70 5 2
2009 Apr 07 70 5 2
2009 Apr 08 70 5 2
2009 Apr 09 70 15 4
2009 Apr 10 70 10 3
2009 Apr 11 70 5 2
2009 Apr 12 70 5 2
2009 Apr 13 70 5 2
2009 Apr 14 70 5 2
2009 Apr 15 70 5 2
2009 Apr 16 70 5 2
2009 Apr 17 70 5 2
2009 Apr 18 70 5 2
2009 Apr 19 70 5 2
2009 Apr 20 70 5 2
(NOAA)

Voice of Korea - A09 English schedule

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009
broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated
Target areas as indicated

Voice of Korea, Pyongyang, DPR Korea (North), will start its A09 Summer schedule on Sunday, 29 March 2009, 07:00 UTC. Announcements so far suggest that it will be exactly the same schedule as last year's. This year, however, will be the first time ever to completely synchronize the frequency change date with the international community. Up to now they usually have changed frequencies twice a year on the first Mondays of May and November. Last year they just missed out one day when they effected the changes on Monday, October 27

Schedule subject to change at short notice. Programs last 47 to 57 minutes*.*Data based on announcements and schedules of the Voice of Korea and own monitoring.

All times UTC

English
01:00 7140 9345 9730 Northeast Asia
01:00 11735 13760 15180 Central & South America
02:00 13650 15100 Southeast Asia
03:00 7140 9345 9730 Northeast Asia
10:00 11710 15180 Central & South America
10:00 11735 13650 Southeast Asia
13:00 13760 15245 Western Europe
13:00 9335 11710 North America
15:00 13760 15245 Western Europe
15:00 9335 11710 North America
16:00 9990 11545 Near & Middle East; North Africa
18:00 13760 15245 Western Europe
19:00 7100 11910 South Africa
19:00 9975 11535 Near & Middle East; North Africa
21:00 13760 15245 Western Europe
(Arnulf Piontek, Berlin, Germany/HCDX)

Voice of Korea - A09 Multilingual schedules

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009
broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated
Target areas as indicated

Voice of Korea, Pyongyang, DPR Korea (North), will start its A09 Summer Schedule on Sunday, 29 March 2009, 07:00 UTC. Announcements so far suggest that it will be exactly the same schedule as last year's. This year, however, will be the first time ever to completely synchronise the frequency change date with the international community. Up to now they usually have changed frequencies twice a year on the first Mondays of May and November. Last year they just missed out one day when they effected the changes on Monday, October 27

Schedule subject to change at short notice. Programs last 47 to 57 minutes*.*Data based on announcements and schedules of the Voice of Korea and own monitoring.

All times UTC

Arabic
15:00 9990 11545 Near & Middle East; North Africa
17:00 9990 11545 Near & Middle East; North Africa

Chinese
00:00 13650 15100 Southeast Asia
02:00 7140 9345 9730 Northeast China
03:00 13650 15100 Southeast Asia
08:00 7140 9345 Northeast China
11:00 7140 9345 Northeast China
13:00 11735 13650 Southeast Asia
21:00 7180 9345 Northeast China
21:00 9975 11535 China
22:00 7180 9345 Northeast China
22:00 9975 11535 China

German
16:00 9325 12015 Europe
18:00 9325 12015 Europe
19:00 9325 12015 Europe

French
01:00 13650 15100 Southeast Asia
03:00 11735 13760 15180 Central & South America
11:00 11710 15180 Central & South America
11:00 11735 13650 Southeast Asia
14:00 13760 15245 Western Europe
14:00 9335 11710 North America16:00 13760 15245 Western Europe
16:00 9335 11710 North America
18:00 7100 11910 South Africa
18:00 9975 11535 Near & Middle East; North Africa
20:00 13760 15245 Western Europe

Japanese
07:00 621 3250 9650 11865 Japan
08:00 621 3250 9650 11865 Japan
09:00 621 3250 6070 9650 11865 Japan
10:00 621 3250 6070 9650 11865 Japan
11:00 621 3250 6070 9650 11865 Japan
12:00 621 3250 6070 9650 11865 Japan
21:00 621 3250 9650 11865 Japan
22:00 621 3250 9650 11865 Japan
23:00 621 3250 9650 11865 Japan

Korean
00:00 (PBS) 7140 9345 9730 Northeast China
07:00 (PBS) 7140 9345 Northeast China
09:00 (KCBS) 7140 9345 Northeast China
09:00 (PBS) 13760 15245 Europe
09:00 (PBS) 9975 11735 Far Eastern Russia
10:00 (PBS) 7140 9345 Northeast China
12:00 (KCBS) 11710 15180 Central & South America
12:00 (KCBS) 11735 13650 Southeast Asia
12:00 (PBS) 7140 9345 Northeast China
13:00 (PBS) 9325 12015 Europe
14:00 (KCBS) 11735 13650 Southeast Asia
17:00 (KCBS) 13760 15245 Western Europe
17:00 (KCBS) 9335 11710 North America
20:00 (KCBS) 7100 11910 South Africa
20:00 (KCBS) 9325 12015 Europe
20:00 (KCBS) 9975 11535 Near & Middle East; North Africa
23:00 (KCBS) 7180 9345 Northeast China
23:00 (KCBS) 13760 15245 Western Europe
23:00 (KCBS) 9975 11535 China

Russian
07:00 13760 15245 Europe
07:00 9975 11735 Far Eastern Russia
08:00 13760 15245 Europe
08:00 9975 11735 Far Eastern Russia
14:00 9325 12015 Europe
15:00 9325 12015 Europe17:00 9325 12015 Europe

Spanish
00:00 11735 13760 15180 Central & South America
02:00 11735 13760 15180 Central & South America
19:00 13760 15245 Western Europe
22:00 13760 15245 Western Europe

Data based on announcements and schedules of the Voice of Korea and own
monitoring.
KCBS = Korean Central Broadcasting Station (Choson Jungang Pangsong)
PBS = Pyongyang Broadcasting Station (Pyongyang Pangsong)
(Arnulf Piontek, Berlin, Germany/HCDX)

HCJB Australia - A09 Multilingual schedules

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009

broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated

Target areas as indicated

All times UTC

target to East Asia
2200-2230 15525 English Daily
2230-2300 15525 Japanese Sat/Sun
2230-2300 15525 Mandarin Mon-Fri
2300-0000 15525 Mandarin Daily
0000-0030 15525 Fujian Daily
1030-1130 15400 Mandarin Daily
1130-1230 15400 Mandarin Sun/Sat
1130-1200 15400 Fujian Mon-Fri
1200-1230 15400 English Daily
1230-1245 15400 English Daily
1245-1300 15400 English Sun-Fri
1245-1300 15400 Mandarin Sat
1300-1330 15400 Eng/Mandarin Daily
1330-1430 15400 Mandarin Daily

target to South Asia
0000-0030 15400 Indonesia (Bahasa) Mon-Sat
0000-0030 15400 Myanmar (Rawang) Sun
0030-0100 15400 Myanmar (Rawang) Daily
1200-1230 15340 Malay (Bahasa) Sun
1230-1330 15340 Indonesia (Bahasa) Mon-Sat
1330-1330 15340 Myanmar (Rawang) Daily

target to South Asia
0100-0115 15400 Nepali Daily
0115-0130 15400 Malayalam Sun
0115-0130 15400 Gujarati Mon
0115-0130 15400 Urdu Tues
0115-0130 15400 Marathi Wed
0115-0130 15400 Bhojpuri Thu
0115-0130 15400 Punjabi Fri
0115-0130 15400 Tamil Sat
0130-0200 15400 Urdu Daily
0200-0230 15400 Hindi Daily
0230-0245 15400 Chhattisgarhi Fri/Sat/Sun
0230-0245 15400 Kuruk Mon/Thu
0230-0245 15400 Marwari Tues
0230-0245 15400 Telegu Wed
0245-0300 15400 English Daily
1300-1315 15340 Nepali Daily
1315-1330 15340 Malayalam Sun
1315-1330 15340 Gujarati Mon
1315-1330 15340 Urdu Tues
1315-1330 15340 Marathi Wed
1315-1330 15340 Bhojpuri Thu
1315-1330 15340 Punjabi Fri
1315-1330 15340 Tamil Sat
1330-1400 15340 Hindi Daily
1400-1430 15340 Urdu Daily
1430-1445 15340 Chhattisgarhi Fri/Sat/Sun
1430-1445 15340 Kuruk Mon/Thu
1430-1445 15340 Marwari Tues
1430-1445 15340 Telegu Wed
1445-1530 15425 English Daily

target to South Pacific
0730-0930 11750 English Daily

DX Partyline program
1245-1300 15400 FRI TO EAST ASIA
1445-1500 15425 SAT TO SOUTH ASIA
0800-0815 11750 SAT TO SOUTH PACIFIC
(Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India)

Trans World Radio Europe - A09 English schedules

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009
broadcast days as indicated
targeted to Europe

All times UTC

Monaco, TWR Europe
0645-0700 Sun 9800eu
0700-0750 smtwhf 9800eu
0715-0750 Sat 9800eu

Germany, TWR Europe
0645-0700 Sun 6105eu
0700-0750 smtwhf 6105eu
0715-0750 Sat 6105eu
(TWR/wb, Germany; Gayle Van Horn-Frequency Manager/Monitoring Times SW Guide)

Radio Veritas Asia - A09 Multilingual schedule

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009

All times UTC

Bengali

0030–0057 11.945
1400–1430 11.870

Burmese

2330–2357 9.720
1130–1157 15.450

Filipino

1500–1530 9.615

2300-2327 9.720
(Wed/Fri/Sun ext) 1530-1600 9.615

Hindi

0030–0057 11.710
1330–1400 11.870

Hmong

1200–1227 11.935

Kachin

2330–2357 9.645
1230–1257 15.225

Karen

0000–0027 11.935
1200–1230 15.225

Mandarin

2100–2257 6.115
1000–1157 9.615

Russian

0130–0230 17.830
1500–1600 9.570

Sinhala

0000–0027 11.730
0000–0027 9.865
1330–1400 9.520

Tamil

0030–0057 11.935
1400–1427 9.520

Telugu

0100–0127 15.530
1430–1457 9.585

Urdu

0100–0127 15.280
0100–0127 17.860
1430–1457 11.870

Vietnamese

2330–2357 9.670
0130–0230 15.530
1030–1127 11.850
1300–1327 11.850

Zomi-Chin

0130-0200 15.520
(Ashik Eqbal Tokon,Rajshahi, Bangladesh/Cumbre DX)

Reception reports may be directed to:

P.O. Box 2642
Quezon City 1166
Phillippines

Transmitter Site:
Radio Veritas Asia
Palauig, Zambales
Philippines

Return mint postage recommended.
Website: (with streaming and on-demand audio) http://www.rveritas-asia.org/

(World QSL Book)

Forty years of Radio Veritas in Asia
Radio Veritas Asia (RVA) will celebrate forty years of broadcasting on 15 and 16 April, 2009. The station first aired its regular overseas and domestic programs on 11 April, 1969 after a longer period of test broadcasts. The jubilee celebration on 16 April will be preceded by a symposium on 15 April. Radio producers, programmers and other invited professionals will share their experiences and insights on the theme “Catholic Radio Broadcasting in Asia.”

The jubilee celebration proper on 16 April stands under the heading “Crossing Borders, Sharing Christ.” It will be opened by Archbishop Claudio Ma. Celli, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications in the Vatican, who will give the keynote address. This will be followed by greetings and reflections from the Apostolic Nuncio in the Philippines, Archbishop Joseph Edward Adams, and other Church and secular authorities.

Radio Veritas Asia operates in the responsibility of the “Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences” (FABC). It broadcasts in 15 different Asian languages via shortwave. Some programmes are also available via the Internet. The studios of RVA are in Quezon City, Metro Manila; whereas the transmitter site is in Palauig, Zambales, some 230 km north-west of Manila. Major parts of the programmes are produced in the local target areas, wherever this is possible.
(Source: Indian Catholic/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Clandestine, Radio Mada Internationale on shortwave

A station calling itself Radio Mada Internationale (but apparently not connected with the domestic station called Radio Mada that has been on the air since 1995) has begun daily broadcasts on shortwave. The station supports the deposed president Marc Ravalomanana. Broadcasts are scheduled at 0400-0430 and 1700-1730 UTC on 5895 kHz. There are also broadcasts every three hours from 0300 UTC on the website at www.radiovazogasy.com.

The station is an initative of Tiako I Madagasikara (I Love Madagascar, TIM) which is a political party in Madagascar founded by a group of individuals on July 3, 2002 to support President Marc Ravalomanana. It is now the largest party in the National Assembly of Madagascar with 106 of 127 seats, after the parliamentary election held on September 23, 2007
(Source: Wikipedia/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Radio New Zealand - A09 English schedule

Effective: 29 March 2009
programming targeted to Pacific regions

All times UTC


0000-0100 15720pa
0100-0200 15720pa
0200-0300 15720pa
0300-0400 15720pa
0400-0458 15720pa

0459-0500 11725pa
0500-0600 11725pa
0600-0658 11725pa

0659-0700 6170pa
0700-0800 6170pa
0800-0900 6170pa
0900-1000 6170pa
1000-1058 6170pa

1059-1100 9655pa
1100-1200 9655pa
1200-1258 9655pa

1300-1400 6170pa
1400-1500 6170pa
1500-1550 6170pa

1551-1600 7285pa
1600-1700 7285pa
1700-1750 7285pa

1751-1800 6170pa
1800-1850 6170pa
1851-1900 9615pa
1900-1950 9615pa

1950-2000 11725pa
2000-2050 11725pa
2051-2100 13730pa
2100-2200 13730pa
2200-2235 13730pa

2236-2300 15720pa
2300-0000 15720pa

DRM
0000-0100 13730pa
0100-0200 13730pa
0200-0300 13730pa
0300-0400 13730pa
0400-0458 13730pa

0459-0500 11675pa
0500-0600 11675pa
0600-0658 11675pa

0659-0700 7285pa
0700-0800 7285pa
0800-0900 7285pa
0900-1000 7285pa
1000-1100 7285pa
1100-1158 7285pa

1200-1550 (no DRM service)
1551-1600 6170pa
1600-1700 6170pa
1700-1750 6170pa

1751-1800 7285pa
1800-1850 7285pa
1851-1900 9890pa
1900-1935 9890pa
1936-1950 9890pa
1951-2000 9890pa
2000-2050 9890pa
2051-2200 15720pa
2200-2235 15720pa
2236-2300 13730pa
2300-0000 13730pa
(Adrian Sainsbury/R NZ Intl)

Czech Republic - Radio Prague A09 Multilingual schedules

Effective: 29 March - 15 October 2009
broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated

All times UTC

Czech
0130-0157 on 6200 7345
0230-0257 on 7345 9870
0830-0857 on 11600 15710
0930-0957 on 9880 21745
1100-1127 on 11665 15710
1230-1257 on 6055 7345
1530-1557 on 5930 17485
1730-1757 on 5930 17485
1930-1957 on 5930 11600
2100-2127 on 9410 11600
2330-2357 on 7345 9440

English
0000-0027 on 7345 9440
0100-0127 on 6200 7345
0300-0327 on 7345 9870
0330-0357 on 6080 SAC
0330-0357 on 9445 11600
0700-0727 on 9880 11600
0900-0927 on 9880 21745
0900-0927 on 9955 RMI
1030-1057 on 9880 11665
1300-1327 on 13580 17540
1330-1357 on 9850 WOF Fri/Sat in DRM
1400-1427 on 9955 RMI
1600-1627 on 5930 17485
1700-1727 on 5930 17485
2000-2027 on 5930 11600
2130-2157 on 9410 11600
2230-2257 on 7345 9415

German
0630-0657 on 5930 7345
1000-1027 on 6055 9880
1200-1227 on 6055 7345
1300-1327 on 9850 WOF Fri/Sat in DRM
1500-1527 on 5930
1630-1657 on 11700 SIN
1630-1657 on 11825 ARM

French
0600-0627 on 5930 7345
0730-0757 on 9880 11600
1330-1357 on 13580 17540
1630-1657 on 5930 17485
1830-1857 on 5930 13580
2200-2227 on 7345 9415

Russian
0400-0427 on 9445 11600
1130-1157 on 11665 15710
1430-1457 on 7345 13580
1800-1827 on 5840 DB

Spanish
0000-0027 on 7275 ASC
0030-0057 on 7345 9440
0200-0227 on 6200 7345
0430-0457 on 9955 RMI
0800-0827 on 11600 15710
0930-0957 on 9955 RMI
1400-1427 on 11625 13580
1800-1827 on 5930 13580
1900-1927 on 5930 13580
2030-2057 on 5930 11600
2300-2327 on 7345 9415
2330-2357 on 11740 SAC

Relays
ARM = Armavir, Russia
ASC = Ascension Island
DB = Dushanbe, Tajikistan
RMI = WRMI, USA
SAC = Sackville, Canada
SIN = Sines, Portugal
WOF = Wooferton, U.K.
(Radio Prague Booklet via Alexey Zinevich, Minsk, Belarus/PTSW)

RTA Algeria - A09 schedule via TDP

France/ Algeria - RT Algeria Holy Qura'n in Arabic via TDF

All times UTC
0400-0457 5865 ISS 500 kW 162 deg to CeEaAf till May 2&f rom Sep 6
0400-0457 7295 ISS 500 kW 162 deg to CeEaAf from May 3 till Sep 5
0500-0557 5865 ISS 500 kW 194 deg to NoWeAf till May 2& from Sep 6
0500-0557 7295 ISS 500 kW 194 deg to NoWeAf from May 3 till Sep 5
0500-0557 7295 ISS 500 kW 162 deg to CeEaAf till May 2& from Sep 6
0500-0557 9535 ISS 500 kW 162 deg to CeEaAf from May 3 till Sep 5
0600-0657 7295 ISS 500 kW 194 deg to NoWeAf till May 2& from Sep 6
0600-0657 9535 ISS 500 kW 194 deg to NoWeAf from May 3 till Sep 5
1800-1857 11775 ISS 500 kW 162 deg to CeEaAf
1900-1957 9375 ISS 500 kW 162 deg to CeEaAf till May 2& from Sep 6
1900-1957 11775 ISS 500 kW 162 deg to CeEaAf from May 3 till Sep 5
2000-2057 7495 ISS 500 kW 194 deg to NoWeAf till May 2& from Sep 6
2000-2057 9375 ISS 500 kW 194 deg to NoWeAf from May 3 till Sep 5
2100-2157 7495 ISS 500 kW 162 deg to CeEaAf
2100-2257 5875 ISS 500 kW 194 deg to NoWeAf
(R Bulgaria DX Mix News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Mar 24/Alokesh Gupta, India)

Radio Tirana - A09 Multilingual schedule

Albania - Radio Tirana

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009
broadcast days and target areas as indicated

All times UTC



Albanian - daily
0630-0800 on 1458 FLA 500 kW / 338 deg to WeEu
0630-0800 on 7390 SHI 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu
0801-0900 on 1395 FLA 500 kW / 033 deg to WeEu
0801-0900 on 7390 SHI 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu
1400-1530 on 1458 FLA 500 kW / non-dir to WeEu
2030-2200 on 6165 SHI 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu
2030-2200 on 9345 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to WeEu
2300-0030 on 7425 SHI 100 kW / 300 deg to NoAm
2300-0030 on 9345 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to NoAm

English Tuesday - Sunday
0030-0045 on 9345 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to NoAm
0145-0200 on 7425 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to NoAm
0230-0300 on 7425 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to NoAm
0330-0400 on 7425 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to NoAm

English - Monday - Saturday
1430-1500 on 13625 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to NoAm
1845-1900 on 7430 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to U.K.
1845-1900 on 13640 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to NoAm
2000-2030 on 7465 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to U.K.
2000-2030 on 13640 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to NoAm

German - Monday - Saturday
1805-1835 on 1458 FLA 500 kW / 338 deg to Germany
1931-2000 on 7465 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to Germany

Greek - Monday - Saturday
1545-1600 on 1458 FLA 500 kW / non-dir to Greece

French - Monday - Saturday
1730-1800 on 7430 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to France
1901-1930 on 7465 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to France

Italian - Monday - Saturday
1800-1830 on 7430 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to Italy
1901-1930 on 7430 SHI 100 kW / 300 deg to Italy

Serbian - Monday - Saturday
1800-1815 on 6145 SHI 100 kW / non-dir to Serbia
2015-2030 on 1458 FLA 500 kW / 004 deg to Serbia

Turkish - Monday - Saturday
1530-1545 on 1458 FLA 500 kW / non-dir to Turkey
(Via Ivo Ivanov, DX Mix News # 565, 24 March 2009/Alokesh Gupta, India)

Radio Slovakia International - A09 English schedule

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009
target areas: am (North/Central/South America) eu (Europe) va (Various/Australia, South Asia, Pacific)
broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated

All times UTC

0100-0130 5930am 9440am
0700-0730 9440va 11650va
1630-1700 5920eu 6055eu
1830-1900 5920eu 6055eu
(RSI/Gayle Van Horn, Frequency Manager/Monitoring Times SW Guide)

Radio Taiwan International - A09 English schedule

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009
target areas: af (Africa) as (Asia) eu (Europe) na (North America)
broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated

All times UTC
English
0200-0300 5950na (via WYFR/Family Radio)
0300-0400 5950na (via WYFR/Family Radio)
1100-1200 7445as 11715as
1600-1700 11550as 13840as
1700-1800 15690af
1800-1900 6155eu
(RTI/Gayle Van Horn, Frequency Manager/Monitoring Times SW Guide)

Radio Taiwan International - A09 Multilingual schedules

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009
broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated

All times UTC

UTC Days area kHz Site kW
----------------------------------
Mandarin
0300-0400 Fri/Sun CHN 11885 TWN 100
0400-0600 Daily CHN 11885 TWN 100
0300-0400 Fri/Sun CHN 15245 TWN 100
0000-0300 Daily CHN 9660 TWN 100
0300-0400 Fri/Sun CHN 15290 TWN 250
0400-0600 Daily CHN 15290 TWN 250
0400-0500 Daily CHN 1008 TWN 600
0300-0400 Fri/Sun CHN 11640 TWN 100
0400-0600 Daily CHN 11640 TWN 100
1000-1100 Daily CHN 1422 TWN 50
1000-1400 Daily CHN 6150 TWN 100
1000-1500 Daily CHN 6085 TWN 300
1000-1700 Daily CHN 11665 TWN 300
1000-1700 Daily CHN 603 TWN 500
1000-1700 Daily CHN 7185 TWN 100
1000-1700 Daily CHN 1008 TWN 600
1000-1200 Daily CHN 1503 TWN 600
1000-1400 Daily CHN 9780 TWN 100
1100-1300 Daily CHN 11710 TWN 300
1100-1700 Daily CHN 9680 TWN 100
1300-1330 Daily CHN 1503 TWN 600
1300-1400 Daily SeA 15265 TWN 250
1300-1500 Daily SeA 7445 TWN 100
1300-1700 Daily CHN 1098 TWN 300
1435-1535 Daily CHN 7270 TWN 300
1400-1800 Daily CHN 7130,6145 TWN 100
1600-1700 Daily CHN 1503 TWN 600
1600-1700 Daily CHN 7365 TWN 300
2200-2400 Daily CHN 11710 TWN 300
2200-2400 Daily CHN 11885 TWN 100
2200-2400 Daily CHN 6105 TWN 100
2200-2400 Daily SeA 11635 TWN 100
2300-2400 Daily CHN 9685 TWN 100
2300-2400 Daily CHN 9660 TWN 100
2200-2400 Daily CHN 6150 TWN 100

Hokkein
0500-0600 Daily CHN 1422 TWN 50
1000-1100 Daily CHN 15465 TWN 100
1200-1300 Daily SeA 11715,1206 TWN250/100
1300-1400 Daily CHN 11635 TWN 100

Hakka
0230-0300 Daily NwA 15440 WYFR 100
0430-0500 Daily SeA 15320 TWN 100
1030-1100 Daily SeA 15270,11635 TWN 100
1230-1300 Daily NeA 6150,11915 TWN 100/250
1530-1400 Daily SeA 11550 TWN 100

Cantonese
0200-0230 Daily NwA 15440 WYFR 100
0400-0430 Daily SeA 15320 TWN 100
1000-1030 Daily SeA 15270,11635 TWN 100
1200-1230 Daily CHN 11915,6105 TWN 250/100
1500-1530 Daily SeA 11550 TWN 250

French
1900-2000 Daily wEu 11755 Issoudun 500
1900-2000 Daily wEu 6045 Skelton 250

Spanish
0200-0300 Daily SAm 7570 WYFR 100
0200-0300 Daily SAm 9840 Montsinery 500
0400-0500 Daily CAm 17725 WYFR 100
0600-0700 Daily CAm 5950 WYFR 100
2000-2100 Daily EU 3965 Issoudan 250
2300-2400 Daily SAm 17725 WYFR 100

German
1900-2000 Daily Eu 6185 Skelton 250
2100-2200 Daily wEU 3965 Issoudun 250

Russian
1400-1500 Daily wSiberia 15225 Issoudan 500
1400-1430 Daily Moscow 738AM Moscow N/A
1100-1200 Daily NeA 11985 TWN 100
1700-1800 Daily Moscow 11705 Issoudan 500

Japanese
0830-1000 daily NeA 11605(From April 1,the time
will change to 0800-0900)TWN 250
1100-1400 daily NeA 9735 (From April 1,the time
will change to 1100-1200 and 1300-1400)TWN 250

Vietnamese
0000-0100 Daily SeA 11655 TWN 100
0900-1000 Daily SeA 15270 TWN 100
1100-1200 Daily CHN,TWN 1422 TWN 50
1300-1400 Daily CHN,TWN 1206 TWN 100
1400-1500 Daily SeA 11550 TWN 250

Thai
1300-1500 Daily CHN,TWN 1422 TWN 50
1400-1500 Daily SeA 11635 TWN 100
1500-1600 Daily SeA 7555 TWN 100
1500-1600 Daily SeA 1503 TWN 600
2200-2300 Daily SeA 1503 TWN 600
2200-2400 Daily SeA 7445 TWN 100
2300-2400 Daily SeA 1422 TWN 50

Indonesian
0300-0500 Daily CHN,TWN 1422 TWN 50
1000-1100 Daily SeA 11520 TWN 100
1000-1100 Daily SeA 11550 TWN 250
1200-1300 Daily TWN 1422 TWN 50
1200-1300 Daily SeA 11635 TWN 100
1400-1500 Daily SeA 11875 TWN 250

Code for Area and Countries :
Af-Africa
CHN-China
CAm-Central America
Eu-Eruope
ME-Middle East
NAm-North America
NEm-North East America
RUS-Russia
SAm-South America
SAs-South Asia
SeA- South East Asia
TWN-Taiwan

RELAYED VIA:
WYFR,USA
Skelton,UK
Issoudum,Montsinery,France

AM
KEBAR AM 1210 kHz,Sacramento CA,USA
Mandarin: 2000-2300,Cantonese/Hakka: 2300-2400, local time

WBGR 860 EST DST
Mandarin A 2000-2100
Mandarin B 2100-2200
Cantonese/Hakka 2200-2400
(Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi)

Media Broadcast - A09 Multilingual schedules

Media Broadcast GmbH (formerly T-Systems), operates transmitters in Germany leased by shortwave stations, clandestines, and independent stations throughout the world. Located in northwest Germany, MB is recognized as one of the leading transmission sites in Europe.

Contact Address: Media Broadcast GmbH, Order Management & Backoffice, Josef-Lammerting-Allee 8-10, 50933 Cologne, Germany
Website: http://www.media-broadcast.com/
Reception reports to:
QSL-Shortwave@media-broadcast.com
The active Media Broadcast schedule at:
www.media-broadcast.com/en/radio/kurzwelle.html
Gayle Van Horn

A-09 Multilingual schedules
Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009

All times UTC

frq start stop ciraf ant azi type day from to loc pow broad

13820 1700 1759 47E,48 340100 140 216 7 290309 241009 NAU 500 ADM
17575 1630 1659 48 231000 135 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 AWR
17575 1730 1759 48 212200 135 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 AWR
15205 1900 1930 46S 320200 215 218 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 125 AWR
9790 0900 1000 28W 350300 180 216 1 290309 241009 NAU 100 AWR
15320 1300 1457 42,43W 310200 70 218 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 250 AWR
15260 1900 2000 37,38W 350200 215 156 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 100 AWR
9845 0300 0330 48 230500 135 216 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 AWR
6065 0300 0330 48 211700 135 216 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 AWR
9815 0330 0400 48 231100 135 218 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 AWR
9845 0400 0430 39,40W 211900 120 216 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 AWR
6145 0500 0600 28E 212400 120 201 1234567 290309 241009 WER 100 AWR
11980 0700 0830 37,38W 220400 210 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 100 AWR
12010 0800 0900 37,38W 221100 210 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 100 AWR
15435 1200 1300 41NE 211100 90 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 AWR
15160 1500 1529 41N 80 217 1234567 290309 241009 ISS 250 AWR
15160 1530 1559 41N 80 217 1234567 290309 241009 ISS 250 AWR
15335 1500 1529 41N 221400 90 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 AWR
15335 1530 1559 41N 221400 75 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 AWR
9445 1700 1729 39,40W 230500 120 216 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 AWR
11915 1730 1800 37,38W 220400 210 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 100 AWR
9765 1900 2030 37,38W 221300 210 216 1234567 290309 241009 WER 100 AWR
15205 1930 2000 46SE,47W 231000 165 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 AWR
11755 2000 2100 46E,47W 230800 180 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 100 AWR
9430 1545 1659 39,40 110400 115 206 24 290309 241009 JUL 100 BVB
9430 1615 1630 39,40 110400 115 206 6 290309 241009 JUL 100 BVB
9435 1800 1830 37NW 140600 220 805 1 290309 241009 JUL 100 BVB
11970 1830 1859 39,40 120800 100 218 1 290309 241009 JUL 100 BVB
5945 0700 0730 27,28N 210900 300 216 1 290309 241009 WER 100 BVB
5945 0700 0815 27,28N 210900 300 216 7 290309 241009 WER 100 BVB
5945 0745 0800 27,28N 210900 300 216 6 290309 241009 WER 100 BVB
6130 1815 1830 28,29 222501 55 141 24 290309 241009 WER 125 BVB
6130 1800 1845 28,29 222501 55 141 57 290309 241009 WER 125 BVB
6130 1800 1830 28,29 222501 55 141 36 290309 241009 WER 125 BVB
6130 1800 1859 28,29 222501 55 141 1 290309 241009 WER 125 BVB
9430 1815 1845 39,40 211900 120 216 1 290309 241009 WER 250 BVB
9430 1800 1830 39,40 211900 120 216 7 290309 241009 WER 250 BVB
9430 1830 1859 39,40 211900 120 216 6 290309 241009 WER 250 BVB
11830 1830 1959 46,47 230800 165 216 1 290309 241009 WER 100 BVB
11830 1930 1959 46,47 230800 180 217 7 290309 241009 WER 100 BVB
11635 0430 0530 48 231100 135 218 7 290309 241009 WER 125 BVB
11635 0430 0500 48 231100 135 218 1 290309 241009 WER 125 BVB
11865 0430 0500 39,40 231100 120 218 2345 290309 241009 WER 250 BVB
11865 0430 0545 39,40 231100 120 218 6 290309 241009 WER 250 BVB
11970 1800 1830 39,40 120800 100 218 246 290309 241009 JUL 100 BVB
11970 1800 1859 39,40 120800 100 218 35 290309 241009 JUL 100 BVB
11970 1800 1815 39,40 120800 100 218 7 290309 241009 JUL 100 BVB
12140 1530 1730 39,40 111000 100 218 1234567 290309 241009 JUL 100 BVB
11955 1530 1545 39, 40 105 217 1 290309 241009 WER 250 BVB
13810 1600 1859 38S,39S,47,48 110600 130 217 16 290309 241009 JUL 100 BVB
13810 1630 1830 38S,39S,47,48 110600 130 217 7 290309 241009 JUL 100 BVB
9430 1730 1759 39,40 230500 120 217 1 290309 241009 WER 125 BVB
9430 1701 1800 39,40 211900 120 216 7 290309 241009 WER 125 BVB
17535 0900 1000 38,39 230700 135 217 6 290309 241009 WER 125 BVB
13810 1600 1759 38S,39S,47,48 110600 130 217 245 290309 241009 JUL 100 BVB
13810 1630 1759 38S,39S,47,48 110600 130 217 3 290309 241009 JUL 100 BVB
13590 1530 1815 39,40 350200 125 216 1 290309 241009 NAU 100 BVB
13590 1545 1829 39,40 350200 125 216 7 290309 241009 NAU 100 BVB
13590 1545 1615 39,40 350200 125 216 6 290309 241009 NAU 100 BVB
13590 1730 1759 39,40 350200 125 216 6 290309 241009 NAU 100 BVB
13590 1545 1600 39,40 350200 125 216 24 290309 241009 NAU 100 BVB
13590 1545 1645 39,40 350200 125 216 5 290309 241009 NAU 100 BVB
13590 1545 1620 39,40 350200 125 216 3 290309 241009 NAU 100 BVB
13590 1700 1800 39,40 350200 125 216 3 290309 241009 NAU 100 BVB
15495 1630 1729 47,48 130400 145 217 1234567 290309 241009 JUL 100 BVB
15495 1729 1745 47,48 130400 145 217 6 290309 241009 JUL 100 BVB
15680 1400 1459 41 85 217 17 290309 241009 ISS 250 BVB
13580 1625 1715 39,40 110 217 2356 290309 241009 ISS 250 BVB
13580 1625 1729 39,40 110 217 4 290309 241009 ISS 250 BVB
15295 1500 1530 41 77 218 17 290309 241009 ISS 250 BVB
15295 1530 1559 41 77 218 23 290309 241009 ISS 250 BVB
15295 1500 1559 41 77 218 56 290309 241009 ISS 250 BVB
15295 1515 1559 41 77 218 4 290309 241009 ISS 250 BVB
17650 1530 1559 47,48 120 227 4 290309 241009 ISS 100 BVB
9815 0030 0045 41 222200 75 216 17 290309 241009 WER 250 BVB
9490 0030 0100 41 221200 90 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 BVB
15680 1530 1559 40,41 120700 90 218 17 290309 241009 JUL 100 BVB
15680 1500 1559 40,41 120700 90 218 3 290309 241009 JUL 100 BVB
15610 1200 1230 31S,42N 310200 70 218 23456 290309 241009 NAU 250 BVB
7410 2000 2100 44E 222100 45 218 1 290309 241009 WER 250 BVB
15680 1515 1559 40,41 120700 90 218 456 290309 241009 JUL 100 BVB
11830 1945 2015 46SW 220500 210 217 23456 290309 241009 WER 125 BVB
6055 0900 0959 27,28 210200 90 201 1 290309 241009 WER 100 CHW
9585 1800 1859 28E,29 210400 75 216 7 290309 241009 WER 125 CHW
9490 2330 0030 41,49 220800 75 218 1234567 290309 241009 WER 125 DVB
13820 1700 1759 38E,39S,48 231000 135 217 14 290309 241009 WER 250 EFD
13820 1700 1759 38E,39S,48 350300 145 216 5 290309 241009 NAU 125 ELF
6055 1030 1100 27,28 231500 ND 926 17 290309 241009 WER 125 EMG
13710 1100 1130 19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26 310200 20 218 7 290309 241009 NAU 250 EMG
11955 1500 1529 29,30 220201 60 201 7 290309 241009 WER 250 EMG
7230 1900 1930 39N 210800 105 216 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 FEB
15350 1230 1459 41 221400 90 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 GFA
15390 1330 1529 41NE,43S,49N 75 217 1234567 290309 241009 ISS 250 GFA
13750 1530 1628 40E,41NW 211000 90 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 GFA
9435 0030 0130 40E,41NW 211000 90 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 GFA
9680 2330 0030 41NE,43S,49N 222100 75 218 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 GFA
6015 1700 1800 27W,28 140100 ND 926 1234567 290309 241009 JUL 100 HCJ
6045 0900 1000 27E,28 231500 ND 926 1 290309 241009 WER 100 HLR
7375 2200 0300 11,12,13,14,15,16 210900 240 216 1234567 290309 090509 WER 100 HRT
9925 2200 0300 11,12,13,14,15,16 221000 240 217 1234567 100509 241009 WER 100 HRT
7375 2300 0300 6,7,8,9,10 210300 300 216 1234567 290309 090509 WER 100 HRT
9925 2300 0300 6,7,8,9,10 211200 300 217 1234567 100509 241009 WER 100 HRT
7375 0100 0500 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 230600 325 215 1234567 290309 090509 WER 100 HRT
9925 0100 0500 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 350300 325 216 1234567 100509 241009 NAU 100 HRT
6040 1600 1930 40 211700 105 216 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 IBB
6050 1700 1859 29 222300 45 208 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 IBB
6060 1600 1659 19;29 222300 60 208 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 IBB
9510 1400 1459 210400 75 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 IBB
9670 1500 1530 310100 84 216 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 250 IBB
6105 1700 1759 29 222000 60 206 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 IBB
13830 1400 1459 222200 75 216 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 IBB
7260 1500 1559 30S 211900 90 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 IBB
7270 1600 1659 29,30 222100 60 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 IBB
7280 0030 0400 40 210400 105 216 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 IBB
7340 1600 1659 40 211400 105 216 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 IBB
7350 1600 1659 30S 210800 90 216 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 IBB
7420 1500 1559 30S 221200 75 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 IBB
9635 0400 0500 40 211000 105 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 IBB
9650 1900 1930 47 230500 150 216 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 IBB
5995 0300 0330 340100 155 216 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 250 IBB
9695 0230 0330 40 211000 105 216 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 IBB
9725 1500 1659 29 222200 60 216 1234567 290309 241009 WER 125 IBB
9760 1700 1759 40 210400 105 216 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 IBB
9780 1700 1859 40E,41NW 220800 90 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 IBB
9805 1900 2000 29,30 221200 60 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 IBB
9885 0100 0300 42,43 220800 75 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 IBB
11810 1500 1559 29SE 222100 90 218 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 IBB
12140 1800 1900 48 231100 150 217 17 290309 241009 WER 250 IBB
12140 1800 1930 48 231100 150 217 23456 290309 241009 WER 250 IBB
13645 1400 1500 30S 211000 75 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 IBB
13870 1730 1759 48 231100 150 217 23456 290309 241009 WER 250 IBB
15380 1430 1629 40 210500 105 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 IBB
15565 1500 1559 29SE 211100 90 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 IBB
17670 1400 1459 40 212200 105 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 IBB
9485 1600 1659 48 310100 103 216 23456 290309 241009 NAU 250 IBB
9770 0500 0600 39N,40 320100 105 216 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 250 IBB
9815 2030 2100 46,47,48,52,53 340100 190 216 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 250 IBB
11905 1730 1800 48 340100 140 216 23456 290309 241009 NAU 250 IBB
11950 1700 1759 39N,40 310100 113 216 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 250 IBB
9825 1400 1456 340100 113 216 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 250 IBB
13870 1800 1900 48 330200 140 218 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 250 IBB
13870 1900 1930 48 330200 140 218 23456 290309 241009 NAU 250 IBB
15430 1630 1659 48 340200 140 218 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 250 IBB
9655 1830 1859 46S,47SE 220400 180 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 500 LWF
11645 1715 1758 47W,48 212000 150 216 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 LWF
6140 0900 1000 27,28 222600 ND 926 1 290309 241009 WER 100 MVB
5945 1100 1115 27,28 222600 ND 926 1 290309 241009 WER 250 MWA
6130 0330 0400 27,28 221900 45 147 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 NHK
6130 0430 0500 27,28 222300 60 208 1234567 290309 241009 WER 500 NHK
9850 0530 0600 46,47 220400 195 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 500 NHK
11750 0530 0600 46,47 220500 180 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 500 NHK
15150 0830 0900 38,39,40 212000 105 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 500 NHK
9790 1200 1230 27,28 212100 300 216 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 NHK
9640 0030 0045 41 211900 90 216 1 290309 241009 WER 100 PAB
15205 1400 1415 39N,40 320100 95 216 7 290309 241009 NAU 250 PAB
15205 1400 1430 41 320100 95 216 1 290309 241009 NAU 100 PAB
15205 1415 1430 41 320100 95 216 234567 290309 241009 NAU 100 PAB
15205 1430 1445 41 320100 95 216 1 290309 241009 NAU 250 PAB
9515 1930 2015 37,38 231300 150 200 1 290309 241009 WER 250 PAB
9515 1930 2030 37,38 231300 150 200 7 290309 241009 WER 250 PAB
13830 1600 1629 39,40 120800 100 218 15 290309 241009 JUL 100 PAB
11995 1030 1100 28NE,29W 350201 100 156 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 100 PRW
11915 1030 1059 27 212100 300 216 1234567 290309 241009 WER 100 PRW
13745 1100 1129 29 221800 60 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 100 PRW
13840 1100 1129 29S 220800 90 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 100 PRW
5975 1130 1159 28NW 222400 40 805 1234567 290309 241009 WER 100 PRW
5965 1130 1159 28NW 231500 ND 926 1234567 290309 241009 WER 100 PRW
9525 1200 1300 27 230400 300 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 100 PRW
7330 1200 1300 18 350100 5 156 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 100 PRW
11835 1300 1329 29 222200 60 216 1234567 290309 241009 WER 100 PRW
13690 1300 1329 30N,31W 220800 60 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 500 PRW
11975 1330 1429 28NE,29W 220300 60 216 1234567 290309 241009 WER 100 PRW
9440 1330 1429 28NE,29W 222000 60 218 1234567 290309 241009 WER 100 PRW
11955 1430 1459 29N 221900 45 147 1234567 290309 241009 WER 100 PRW
11750 1430 1529 29S 222000 75 206 1234567 290309 241009 WER 100 PRW
5945 1530 1559 28NW 55 151 1234567 290309 241009 ISS 100 PRW
9670 1530 1659 28NE,29W 220200 60 201 1234567 290309 241009 WER 100 PRW
7265 1700 1759 27 211800 300 206 1234567 290309 241009 WER 40 PRW
9555 1700 1759 18 25 216 1234567 290309 241009 ISS 100 PRW
6140 1800 1829 29S,30 222000 75 206 1234567 290309 241009 WER 100 PRW
9695 1800 1830 38E,39 211000 120 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 100 PRW
6140 1830 1929 29S 222001 75 146 1234567 290309 241009 WER 100 PRW
6175 1830 1859 29S 210200 75 201 1234567 290309 241009 WER 100 PRW
6050 1900 1930 29N 221900 45 147 1234567 290309 241009 WER 100 PRW
6135 1930 1959 28NW 222400 40 805 1234567 290309 241009 WER 100 PRW
6030 1930 2000 28NW 231400 ND 930 1234567 290309 241009 WER 40 PRW
7245 2100 2200 27S 340101 220 146 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 250 PRW
9440 1500 1530 29S 111100 75 216 1234567 290309 241009 JUL 100 PRW
6155 2100 2159 28NE,29W 222501 55 141 1234567 290309 241009 WER 100 PRW
3975 0400 0500 28 231700 ND 926 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 RBP
6025 1000 1059 28 222600 ND 930 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 RBP
6025 1600 1700 28 231500 ND 926 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 RBP
15160 1600 1659 47,48 231000 150 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 RBP
3975 2100 2200 28 231700 ND 926 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 RBP
11640 1630 1659 38E,39S,48 350200 145 216 36 290309 241009 NAU 100 RHU
11760 1600 1630 47E,48 110500 130 217 135 290309 241009 JUL 100 RMI
13830 1700 1730 47E,48 110500 130 216 7 290309 241009 JUL 125 RMI
13830 1730 1800 47E,48 110500 130 216 6 290309 241009 JUL 125 RMI
15670 1600 1630 47E,48 110300 125 217 135 290309 241009 JUL 100 RMI
6125 0459 0557 310101 243 146 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 250 RNW
9895 0459 0557 340100 160 216 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 250 RNW
6035 0559 0657 340101 215 146 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 250 RNW
9895 0559 0657 310101 226 146 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 250 RNW
6035 0659 0757 340100 186 216 234567 290309 241009 NAU 250 RNW
6035 0659 0800 340100 186 216 1 290309 241009 NAU 250 RNW
6120 0659 0757 230600 300 215 234567 290309 241009 WER 250 RNW
6120 0659 0800 230600 300 215 1 290309 241009 WER 250 RNW
11935 0659 0757 221000 240 217 234567 290309 241009 WER 250 RNW
11935 0659 0800 221000 240 217 1 290309 241009 WER 250 RNW
9895 0757 1000 330100 221 216 7 010609 310809 NAU 250 RNW
6120 0759 1000 220700 255 215 23456 290309 241009 WER 250 RNW
5955 0758 1000 231400 ND 930 7 010609 310809 WER 250 RNW
5955 1000 1657 231400 ND 930 1 290309 310509 WER 250 RNW
5955 1000 1657 231400 ND 930 1234567 010609 310809 WER 250 RNW
5955 1000 1657 231400 ND 930 1 010909 241009 WER 250 RNW
9895 1000 1657 221000 240 217 1 290309 310509 WER 250 RNW
9595 1159 1600 211200 300 217 1234567 040709 270709 WER 100 RNW
13700 1159 1459 320200 230 218 1234567 040709 270709 NAU 500 RNW
13700 1459 1557 320200 230 218 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 500 RNW
13700 1557 1657 320200 230 218 1234567 010609 310809 NAU 500 RNW
13700 1159 1459 340200 140 218 1234567 040709 270709 NAU 500 RNW
13700 1459 1557 340200 140 218 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 500 RNW
13700 1557 1657 340200 140 218 1234567 010609 310809 NAU 500 RNW
5955 1459 1657 231400 ND 930 234567 290309 310509 WER 250 RNW
9895 1000 1657 221000 240 217 1234567 010609 310809 WER 250 RNW
9895 1000 1657 221000 240 217 1 010909 241009 WER 250 RNW
9895 1459 1657 221000 240 217 234567 290309 310509 WER 250 RNW
13730 1529 1727 231100 150 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 500 RNW
11665 1659 1727 231300 120 201 1234567 290309 241009 WER 500 RNW
15535 1759 1957 212000 150 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 500 RNW
15335 1859 1957 340200 183 218 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 500 RNW
6125 1959 2200 310101 225 146 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 250 RNW
9895 1459 1657 221000 240 217 234567 010909 241009 WER 250 RNW
9895 2059 2127 220100 320 216 1234567 010609 310809 NAU 250 RNW
5955 1459 1657 231400 ND 930 234567 010909 241009 WER 250 RNW
15675 1830 1845 52,53 350200 170 216 35 290309 241009 NAU 100 RRP
5945 1300 1400 27,28 140200 ND 976 1 290309 241009 JUL 100 RTR
13830 1700 1759 38E,39S,48 110500 130 216 14 290309 241009 JUL 125 SBO
6110 1400 1559 27,28W 140600 290 805 1234567 290309 241009 JUL 100 TOM
6175 1900 2000 27,28W 211800 300 206 1234567 290309 241009 WER 125 TOM
13810 1400 1557 28,29W,38E,39 350300 120 216 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 100 TOM
17485 1500 1559 46E,47,48W,52 130300 160 216 1234567 290309 241009 JUL 100 TOM
7220 1357 1500 28,29,30 210800 60 215 1234567 290309 241009 WER 100 TWR
9440 1528 1559 28 210401 105 201 7 290309 241009 WER 100 TWR
9440 1528 1559 29S,39N 210400 90 216 23456 290309 241009 WER 100 TWR
9505 1629 1700 30S,40 211900 90 216 1234567 290309 241009 WER 100 TWR
6145 0642 0750 27 350100 285 156 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 100 TWR
5935 0000 0100 41 340100 103 218 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 250 WRN
9895 1800 1859 28E 110400 100 206 1234567 290309 241009 JUL 100 YFR
13605 1400 1459 30S,40N 220800 75 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 YFR
13840 1700 1759 37,38 220500 180 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 100 YFR
9635 1801 1901 37N 310100 230 216 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 250 YFR
15750 1600 1759 47,48 330200 155 218 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 500 YFR
11670 1600 1659 40 212000 105 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 500 YFR
11850 1700 1759 40 211100 105 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 500 YFR
9565 1700 1859 29,30 320100 65 216 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 250 YFR
15715 1500 1559 41 221800 90 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 500 YFR
15670 1400 1559 41 212000 90 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 500 YFR
11680 1600 1659 41 220800 90 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 500 YFR
15370 1500 1558 41 330200 95 218 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 500 YFR
15690 1400 1459 41S 211100 105 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 500 YFR
15255 1300 1459 41E 330200 84 218 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 500 YFR
13830 1500 1559 41E 220800 75 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 500 YFR
13645 1600 1659 39 230800 120 218 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 YFR
11885 1700 1759 39 211000 120 218 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 YFR
11600 1800 1859 37E,38 231300 150 201 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 YFR
9590 1900 2000 37E,38 211900 150 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 YFR
9610 1900 2200 46,47,52 220400 180 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 500 YFR
11840 1900 2000 37,46 221000 210 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 500 YFR
9595 2000 2100 46E,47,52N 231100 180 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 500 YFR
6115 2000 2200 37,38W 330100 210 216 1234567 290309 241009 NAU 250 YFR
9720 2100 2159 46E,47,52N 230500 180 216 1234567 290309 241009 WER 500 YFR
7420 2200 2300 37,38W 220700 210 215 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 YFR
13790 1800 1859 46E,47W 220500 180 217 1234567 290309 241009 WER 500 YFR
3975 1800 2000 28 231700 ND 926 1234567 290309 241009 WER 250 YFR

List of Broadcasters which are using MEDIA BROADCAST technical equipment
AWR Adventist World Radio
BVB High Adventure Gospel - Bible Voice Broadcasting
CHW Christliche Wissenschaft
CVC Christian Vision
DVB Democratic Voice of Burma
EFD Ethiopeans For Democracy
ELF
EMG Evangelische Missionsgemeinden in Deutschland
FEB Feba Radio UK
GFA Gospel for Asia
HCJ Voice of the Andes
HLR Hamburger Lokalradio
HRT Hrvratska Radio Televizija
IBB International Broadcast Bureau
IBR IBRA Radio Schweden
LWF Lutheran World Federation
MVB Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Baltic Radio
MWA Missionswerk Arche
NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai
PAB Pan Am Broadcasting
PRW Polskie Radio Warsaw
RHU Radio Huriyo (Xoriyo)
RMI Radio Miami International
RNW Radio Netherlands World Service
RRP Radio Reveil Paroles de Vie
RTR Radio Traumland (Belgium)
SBO Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo
TOM The Overcomer Ministry
TWR Trans World Radio
VOR Voice of Russia
WRN World Radio Network
YFR WYFR Family Radio
DTK MEDIA BROADCAST (ex Deutsche Telekom)
(Media Broadcast)

Trans World Radio India - A09 Multilingual schedule

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009
All times UTC

(no English broadcast)
LOC FREQ START STOP CIR PWR AZI SLEW ANT DAYS LANGUAGE
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NVS 12085 0000 0045 41 250 180 0 218 1 HINDI
NVS 12085 0000 0015 41 250 180 0 218 23456 BENGALI
NVS 12085 0015 0045 41 250 180 0 218 23456 BHOJPURI
NVS 12085 0000 0015 41 250 180 0 218 7 DZONKA
NVS 12085 0015 0030 41 250 180 0 218 7 NEPALI
NVS 11930 1300 1315 41 250 180 0 218 234567 GARHWALI
NVS 11930 1315 1430 41 250 180 0 218 1 7 HINDI
NVS 11930 1330 1345 41 250 180 0 218 2 HINDI
NVS 11930 1345 1400 41 250 180 0 218 34 HINDI
NVS 11930 1400 1415 41 250 180 0 218 56 HINDI
NVS 11930 1315 1330 41 250 180 0 218 23456 DOGRA
NVS 11930 1345 1400 41 250 180 0 218 2 TIBETAN
NVS 11930 1400 1415 41 250 180 0 218 23 BRAJ BHASHA
NVS 11930 1400 1415 41 250 180 0 218 4 KASHMIRI
NVS 11930 1415 1430 41 250 180 0 218 23456 BHOJPURI
NVS 11930 1430 1500 41 250 180 0 218 1 7 PUNJABI
NVS 11930 1430 1445 41 250 180 0 218 23456 HINDI
NVS 11930 1445 1515 41 250 180 0 218 23456 PUNJABI
NVS 11930 1500 1515 41 250 180 0 218 1 7 MARWADI
NVS 11930 1515 1530 41 250 180 0 218 234567 HINDI
NVS 11930 1530 1545 41 250 180 0 218 23456 HINDI
IRK 9415 1230 1245 41 250 180 0 218 34 DHODIYA
IRK 9415 1230 1245 41 250 180 0 218 56 MAITHILI
IRK 9415 1230 1245 41 250 180 0 218 7 SANTHALI
IRK 9415 1245 1315 41 250 180 0 218 23456 URDU
IRK 9415 1300 1315 41 250 180 0 218 1 KUMAONI
IRK 9415 1245 1300 41 250 180 0 218 7 KUI
IRK 9415 1300 1315 41 250 180 0 218 7 HO
IRK 9415 1315 1330 41 250 180 0 218 1 MARWARI
IRK 9415 1330 1345 41 250 180 0 218 1 BONDO
IRK 9415 1315 1345 41 250 180 0 218 23 MUSLIMI BENGALI
IRK 9415 1315 1330 41 250 180 0 218 23 DHODIYA **
IRK 9415 1330 1345 41 250 180 0 218 23 MAITHILI **
IRK 9415 1315 1345 41 250 180 0 218 4 PUNJABI
IRK 9415 1315 1330 41 250 180 0 218 7 BENGALI
IRK 9415 1315 1330 41 250 180 0 218 56 MEWADI
IRK 9415 1330 1345 41 250 180 0 218 567 DZONKA
IRK 9415 1345 1415 41 250 180 0 218 1 BUNDELI
IRK 9415 1345 1400 41 250 180 0 218 7 BUNDELI
IRK 9415 1400 1415 41 250 180 0 218 7 ORIYA
IRK 9415 1415 1430 41 250 180 0 218 12 MAGHAI
IRK 9415 1415 1430 41 250 180 0 218 34 MUNDARI
IRK 9415 1415 1430 41 250 180 0 218 567 KURUKH
IRK 9415 1430 1445 41 250 180 0 218 1 7 SADRI
IRK 9415 1445 1500 41 250 180 0 218 1 7 CHODHRI
IRK 9415 1430 1500 41 250 180 0 218 23456 SINDHI
IRK 9415 1500 1515 41 250 180 0 218 1 7 BHILI
IRK 9415 1515 1530 41 250 180 0 218 1 7 MOUCHI
IRK 9415 1500 1530 41 250 180 0 218 23456 KUTCHI
IRK 9415 1530 1545 41 250 180 0 218 1 7 AWADHI
IRK 9415 1530 1545 41 250 180 0 218 234 GAMITH
IRK 9415 1530 1545 41 250 180 0 218 56 VASAVI
IRK 9415 1545 1600 41 250 180 0 218 1 HARYANVI
IRK 9415 1545 1600 41 250 180 0 218 23456 URDU
IRK 9415 1545 1600 41 250 180 0 218 7 HINDI
IRK 9415 1600 1630 41 250 180 0 218 1 7 URDU
SAM 11955 1600 1615 41 250 180 0 157 1234567 PASHTO
SAM 11955 1615 1630 41 250 180 0 157 23456 PASHTO
SAM 11955 1615 1630 41 250 180 0 157 1 DARI
** WEF 31-May-09 to 25-Oct-09
(Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi)

'Painful' BBC Cuts to Hit Top Talent

By Vicky Shaw, Press Association Media Correspondent
BBC director-general Mark Thompson outlined plans today to slash .400 million in "painful cuts and reductions" from the corporation's budget.
The cuts to balance the books would range from freezing senior management pay to the amount paid to the corporation's top talent.
Mr Thompson also defended the licence fee, saying that the idea that the creative industries needed further investment reductions made little sense.
Mr Thompson's speech to the Changing Media Summit in London comes in the same week that Tory leader David Cameron said that the Conservatives would freeze the BBC licence fee for one year in response to the recession.
Mr Cameron challenged the Government to match his pledge, which he said would provide a lead in showing how taxpayer-funded institutions can "deliver more for less".
He said he wanted to see the BBC prosper and succeed but in the current tough economic climate, all public institutions had to show that they can "live within their means" and the compulsory fee of .139.50 a year for a colour set should be frozen for one year.
Mr Thompson said today that the idea that the BBC was swimming with cash was out of step with current times.
He said: "Later this morning I'm discussing the BBC's budget for the next three years with the BBC Trust.
"Even given those savings, the impact of the likely falling-away of household growth, the collapse of the commercial property market and pressure on our commercial revenues mean that without further significant reduction in our spending plans we would exceed our statutory borrowing limit within two years. "So we will be proposing a budget which includes a further .400 million of painful cuts and reductions in expenditure, from freezing senior manager pay and withdrawing discretionary bonuses to the amount we pay top talent."
He said the BBC did not face the same scale of financial challenge as some of its commercial colleagues, "but the picture of a BBC swimming with cash and people and able to make additional savings at the drop of a hat is simply out of date".
"We will protect programmes and services over the next few difficult years. "As far as we can, we will also protect jobs and our investment in independent production and in the digital future.
"We can only do those things because we began the difficult process of reform nearly five years ago. And even so the economics are tight."
The BBC has faced controversy in the past over the pay of presenters such as Jonathan Ross, whose earnings have been estimated at around .6 million a year. Mr Thompson said the BBC is not immune to job losses - including 7,200 jobs which have gone over the last four and-a-half years and 1,200 still to go. He said this was a "bigger programme of restructuring and redundancy than has been announced by any other broadcaster, public service or otherwise".
The director-general described the licence fee as a unique privilege with advantages and responsibilities. He described the fee as "an integral and critical element in investment in the creative industries and specifically in creating content". The Government is currently looking into the future of public service broadcasting as part of its forthcoming Digital Britain report.
The BBC has already announced various ways in which it is looking to partner up with other broadcasters, including sharing facilities.
Mr Thompson continued: "More than a third of the licence fee goes straight out of the BBC each year in external contracts with independent producers and other suppliers. "Most of what remains pays directly for creative talent and creative content from Comic Relief to Newsnight.
"The idea that what this country's creative industries need now is a further reduction in investment is not one that makes much sense to me.
"And yet the broader challenge - is the BBC going to stand by, secure in its own funding, while much of the rest of British media faces the abyss, or is the BBC going to take tangible, measurable steps to partner, to support, to share some of its advantages with other broadcasters and media players? - that broader challenge is a fair one and one that the BBC must answer."
He continued: "I believe though that a BBC which visibly helps support and strengthen the rest of UK media, a BBC for whom success is not just about its own programmes and services but about the success of the whole sector in the country but also around the world: I believe that such a BBC will not be weaker, but stronger."
(Dave Alpert/ABC News, Los Angeles via Rachel Baughn)

Radio Romania International - A09 English schedule

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009
broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated
target areas: af (Africa) eu (Europe) na (North America) pa (Pacific)

All times UTC

0000-0100 9580na 11790na
0300-0400 6150na 9645na 9735as 11895as
0530-0600 7305eu 9655eu 15435pa 17770pa
1100-1200 5210eu 11775eu 11790af 15430af
1700-1800 9535eu 11735eu
2030-2100 9765eu 11810eu 11940af 15465af
2200-2300 7440eu 9675eu 9790af 11940af
Programs are avaible via http://www.rri.ro/
(Gayle Van Horn, Frequency Manager/Monitoring Times SW Guide)

CVC International - A09 English schedule

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009
broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated

Australia, CVC International
via DRW=Darwin

English to India
0830-0900 15555as DRW 250 kW/303 deg
0900-1000 15555as DRW 250 kW/303 deg
1000-1100 15555as DRW 250 kW/303 deg
1100-1130 15555as DRW 250 kW/303 deg

1130-1200 13635as DRW 250 kW/303 deg
1200-1300 13635as DRW 250 kW/303 deg
1300-1400 13635as DRW 250 kW/303 deg
1400-1500 13635as DRW 250 kW/303 deg

1500-1600 11730as DRW 250 kW/303 deg
1600-1700 9680as DRW 250 kW/303 deg
1700-1730 9680as DRW 250 kW/303 deg
(Gayle Van Horn, Frequency Manager/Monitoring Times SW Guide)

CVC International - A09 Multilingual schedules

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009
broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated

Australia, CVC International
via DRW=Darwin:

Chinese to China
2200-0200 on 15170 DRW 250 kW/340 deg
0400-1000 on 17830 DRW 250 kW/340 deg
0630-0900 on 17660 DRW (DRM) /340 deg
1000-1400 on 13660 DRW 250 kW/340 deg
1400-1600 on 11640 DRW 250 kW/340 deg

Indonesian to Indonesia
2300-0200 on 15250 DRW 250 kW/290 deg
0400-1000 on 17820 DRW 250 kW/290 deg
1000-1300 on 9670 DRW 250 kW/290 deg
1300-1700 on 6110 DRW 250 kW/290 deg
(Updated 16 Mar,2009)
(Alokesh Gupta,New Delhi)

TDP - A09 Multilingual schedules

Transmitter Documentation Project (TDP) brokers leased airtime over worldwide transmitters. The following list reflects the A09 period. For additional information on TDP, consult www.broadcast.be/ or schedule information at www.airtime.be/schedule.html. Contact address for reception reports: c/o Ludo Maes, P.O. Box 1, B-2310 Rijkevorsel, Belgium
E-mail : info@transmitter.org

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009

All times UTC
Station/ Time/ Freq/ Days/ Lang/ Target Area

Moj Them Radio 0100-0130 15260 AM m.w.f.. Hmong Asia
Haiv Hmoob Radio 0100-0130 15260 AM .t..... Hmong Asia
Hmong Lao Radio 0100-0200 15260 AM ...t..s Hmong Asia
Hmong World Christian Radio 0100-0130 15260 AM .....s. Hmong Asia
Aso Radio 0530-0600 9680 AM mtwtf.. Hausa Africa
Denge Mezopotamya 0400-1800 11530 AM mtwtfss Kurdish Middle East
Denge Mezopotamya 1800-2000 7540 AM mtwtfss Kurdish Middle East
TDPradio 0800-0900 6015 DRM m...... English Europe
TDPradio 0900-1000 6015 DRM .t..... English Europe
TDPradio 1000-1100 6015 DRM ..w.... English Europe
TDPradio 1100-1200 6015 DRM ...t... English Europe
TDPradio 1200-1300 6015 DRM ....f.. English Europe
TDPradio 1300-1400 6015 DRM .....s. English Europe
TDPradio 1400-1500 6015 DRM ......s English Europe
TDPradio 1500-1600 6015 DRM mtwtfss English Europe
Que Huong Radio 1200-1300 15680 AM ..wtf.. Vietnamese Asia
Aso Radio 1600-1630 15215 AM mtwtf.. Hausa Africa
EOTC Holy Synod Radio 1600-1700 15340 AM m...... Amharic Africa
Addis Dimts Radio 1600-1700 15195 AM ......s Amharic Africa
Radio Xoriyo Ogadenia 1700-1730 15350 AM m...f.. Somali Africa
Radio Xoriyo Ogadenia 1700-1730 17870 AM m...f.. Somali Africa
Voice Of Asena 1730-1800 15350 AM m.w.f.. Tigrinya Africa
Ginbot 7 1700-1730 15350 AM .t.t.s. Amharic Africa
Ginbot 7 1700-1730 17870 AM .t.t.s. Amharic Africa
Voice Of Meselna-Delina 1730-1800 15350 AM .t.t.s. Tigrinya Africa
Radio Bilal 1700-1800 15350 AM ......s Amharic Africa
TDPradio 2300-2400 9790 DRM mtwtfss English America

Blog Logs - Clandestine

All times UTC // parallel frequency *sign-on sign-off*

4880, SW Radio Africa, Meyerton, 1818-1822. English interview about Zimbabwe, SINPO 24432. (Romero)

5935, Zimbabwe Community Radio, via Dhabbaya, United Arab Emirates, launched on Mar 01, 2000-2100 daily. From Mar 29 frequency will be 5995. Schedule 2000 Ndebele, 2025 English, 2045 Shona. (Savolainen in DXplorer, Feb 28). Heard Mar 02 fading in 2020-2100* under much stronger ertachtal relaying Polish R in Ukrainian until 2030*. After that a long interview in English, 2043 a native folksong, 2050 Shona ID, mentioning "shortwave" and talk mentioning Zimbabwe, local music and song, 2059 ID again, SINPO 32332 strong splashes from Voice of Russia in Russian on 5980. (Petersen)

6300, RASD Radio Nacional Saharaui, Rabouni, *0700-0745 and 1835-2359*v, Anthem to Qur`an soloist, Hasania Arabic talks referring to "Saharauia ..Islamía..Medina", IDs, folklore music, Spanish news 2315, reports, 34333. (Boc15, Petersen and Romero)

7165, Voice of Peace and Democracy of Eritrea, Geja Dera, Addis Ababa, 0420-0425. Tigrinya talks, local folk music, SINPO 23332. (Romero)

7315, Radio Dabanga, via Wertachtal, *0429-0527. Open carrier with music opening at 0430, Arabic ID: "..Radio Dabanga a Sudan", announcement, news with several IDs during newscast, mentions of Sudan, jingle: "Radio Dabanga." SINPO 34443 with heterodyne from Radio France International which left carrier on after signing off at 0430*. (D'Angelo and Romero)

7530, Radio Free North Korea, via Gavar, Armenia , 1916-1925. Korean interview and comments, SINPO 24432. (Romero). They verified an electronic report to ini6915@hanmail.net with a no data electronic reply in 48 days from v/s Min Jae Oh from mjoh6701@naver.com . (D’Angelo)

7540, Dengue Mezopotamya, via Mykolaiv, Ukraine, 1852-1932. Kurdish ann popular songs with choir, SINPO 45544. (Romero)

7550, Open Radio North Korea, via Gavar, Armenia , 2115-2130. Korean talk, piano, SINPO 24322. (Romero)

9610, Voice of Asena, via Samara, Russia. I am happy to announce that I got a very nice, personal letter in English, confirming my reception this station on Feb 16. The director and founder, Amanuel Eyasu, says that I was the first to send them feedback through a detailed report. When you say "Asena" to a person it means "that you are happy about something", so I say "Asena" to you all. Website: www.assenna.com . Email to the station: aseye.asena@googlemail.com>. (Fransson)

11760, Voice of Oromia Liberation Front, via Juelich (100 kW / 130 degrees) from Mar 01: Tu/Th/Su 1600-1630 in Oromo to East Africa // 9695, ex 1600-1700. ( Ivanov, via BC-DX)
11835, Ethiopia Adera Dimtse Radio, via Nauen, Germany (500 kW / 145 degrees), Sat 1700-1800 in Amharic. (Ivanov, via BC-DX, Mar 01). Until now reported as an UNID clandestine. (Ed)

15195, Addis Dimts Radio, via Samara, Russia, *1600-1657.* Opening announcement with four "Salaams." Station ID and schedule to assorted talks past 1650, all in presumed Amharic. Good 1600-1645, but the noise took over 1650. (Wilkins in DXplorer)

15240, Somali Interactive Radio via Dhabbaya, 0610-0613. Somalí talk and local folk music, SINPO 23422.
(DX Window # 372)

Italy, NEXUS/ IRRS - A09 English schedule

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009

All times UTC

0430-0500 mtwh 5990va (eu/af)
0500-0530 mtwh 5990va (eu/af)
0800-0900 Sat 9510va (af/eu/me)
0930-1000 Sun 9510va (af/eu/me)
1000-1100 Sun 9510va (af/eu/me)
1100-1200 Sun 9510va (af/eu/me)
1500-1600 daily 15650af
1600-1700 daily 15650af
1700-1800 daily 15650af
1800-1900 fas 7290va (af/eu/me)
1900-2000 fas 7290va (af/eu/me)
2000-2100 fas 7290va (af/eu/me)
(Stephen John Jones/IRRS NEXUS)

Radio Sweden - A09 English schedule

Effective: 29 March - 25 Oct. 2009

broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated

target areas: na (North America) va (various)

Radio Sweden - English

All times UTC

0130-0200 6010na (via Sackville, Canada relay)

0230-0300 6010na (via Sackville, Canada relay) 11550va (Asia/Pacific) (via Madagascar relay)

0300-0400 6010na (via Sackville, Canada relay)

1330-1400 15735va (Asia/Pacific)

1430-1500 13820va (Africa/Europe/Middle East)

1530-1600 13600va (Africa/Europe/Middle East)

2030-2100 7295va (Africa/ Europe/ Middle East) (via Madagascar relay)

2130-2200 7395va (Africa/ Europe/ Middle East) via Madagascar relay)

(R Sweden/Gayle Van Horn, Frequency Manager/Monitoring Times SW Guide)

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2009 Mar 17 2111 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC web contact: www.swpc.noaa.gov/weekly.html
#
# Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
#
Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
09 - 15 March 2009

Solar activity was very low. No flares were observed. The visible disk was spotless.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at normal levels during 9 - 13 March. High levels were observed on 14 - 15 March.

Geomagnetic field activity was at predominantly quiet levels during 09 - 12 March. Activity increased to unsettled to minor storm levels on 13 March. Quiet to active conditions prevailed on 14 March through mid-day on 15 March, when activity returned to quiet levels. ACE solar wind data indicated the activity was due to a coronal hole high-speed stream (CH HSS). Velocities increased to a maximum of 587 km/s at 13/2111 UTC and then gradually decreased to the end of the period, with a velocity of 435 km/s at 15/2359 UTC. During this period, the interplanetary magnetic field Bt increased to a maximum of 20 nT at 12/2147 UTC, and Bz reached a minimum of -11 nT at 13/0108 UTC.

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
18 March - 13 April 2009

Solar activity is expected to be at very low levels.

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to remain at high levels through 18 March. Normal flux levels are expected during the rest of the period.

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at predominantly quiet levels through 08 April. Activity is expected to increase to unsettled to active levels during 09 - 10 April, with a chance for minor storm periods at high latitudes due to a recurrent CH HSS. Mostly quiet activity is expected for the rest of the period.

Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2009 Mar 17 2113 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC web contact: www.swpc.noaa.gov/wwire.html
# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2009 Mar 17
#
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2009 Mar 18 70 5 2
2009 Mar 19 70 5 2
2009 Mar 20 70 5 2
2009 Mar 21 70 5 2
2009 Mar 22 70 5 2
2009 Mar 23 70 5 2
2009 Mar 24 70 5 2
2009 Mar 25 70 5 2
2009 Mar 26 70 5 2
2009 Mar 27 70 5 2
2009 Mar 28 70 5 2
2009 Mar 29 70 5 2
2009 Mar 30 70 5 2
2009 Mar 31 70 5 2
2009 Apr 01 70 5 2
2009 Apr 02 70 5 2
2009 Apr 03 70 5 2
2009 Apr 04 70 5 2
2009 Apr 05 70 5 2
2009 Apr 06 70 5 2
2009 Apr 07 70 5 2
2009 Apr 08 70 5 2
2009 Apr 09 70 15 4
2009 Apr 10 70 10 3
2009 Apr 11 70 5 2
2009 Apr 12 70 5 2
2009 Apr 13 70 5 2
(NOAA)

RTĚ to launch shortwave service to Africa

St Patrick’s Day (17 March) will see the launch of a daily shortwave radio broadcast from RTÉ to the Irish in Africa. This link with home is in response to many requests from Irish people scattered throughout the continent, and working in fields such as aid, peace-keeping, construction projects, and missionary work. According to the Irish government there are many thousands of Irish working in Africa.

Although RTÉ has long been available on satellite and via the Internet, those in remote regions of Africa have asked for shortwave transmissions which will reach portable radio sets in areas that do not even have electricity supplies let alone easy access to satellites and the web. The main coverage area will be West, Central and East Africa.

From 17 March, every evening they will be able to hear a one hour selection of RTÉ radio programs from the day at 1930-2030 UTC on 6220 kHz. The transmission will be provided by WRN, the London headquartered international radio and TV transmission company that has been transmitting RTÉ around the world since 1994.

Said JP Coakley, RTÉ’s Head of Operations, “RTÉ ceased its worldwide shortwave service in 2004 due to the growth of technologies such as the Internet for serving the diaspora. However, Africa obviously presents particular challenges and in 2004 we also introduced a specific service based on delivery to small satellite radios called WorldSpace. However, this service has effectively ceased for the moment so we are reintroducing a shortwave service to Africa – we want Irish people there to know that RTÉ values the connection with them as much as they do”.
(Source: WRN/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran - A09 English service

IRIB External Services

Effective: 26 March - 25 October 2009
target areas: af (Africa) as (Asia) eu (Europe) na (Europe)

broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated

All times UTC

0130-0200 9495na 7235na
0200-0230 9495na 7235na

1030-1100 15600as 17660as
1100-1130 15600as 17660as

1530-1600 7305as 9600as
1600-1630 7305as 9600as

1930-2000 5945eu 6205eu 7205eu 9800af 9925af
2000-2030 5945eu 6205eu 7205eu 9800af 9925af
(VOIRI/IRIB Gayle Van Horn, Frequency Manager/Monitoring Times SW Guide)

India and Russia decide to adopt DRM

The Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) Consortium has learned that Russia’s General Radio Frequency Centre has decided to introduce DRM in Russia in the medium and shortwave bands. The Russian General Radio Frequency Centre, the organisation that coordinates national spectrum management issues, took the decision on 20 January 2009 following a series of tests on the future use of transmission networks with digital technology.
The Russian text of the decision is available on the website of the Ministry of Communications and Information of the Russian Federation.

After extensive trials in 2007, All India Radio (AIR) has also decided that DRM is the best technology for converting its vast public service broadcasting network to digital. After conducting trials over a one and a half year period, AIR has started regular DRM transmissions from a 250 kW shortwave transmitter installed near the capital city New Delhi in January this year.
AIR is also in the process of converting 4 shortwave transmitters (250 kW) to DRM mode by March 2009. There are plans to introduce DRM transmissions in 42 new mediumwave, 36 existing mediumwave and 5 new shortwave transmitters. However, the cost and availability of good receivers remains the main issue in their implementation strategy for the next five years.
(Source: DRM Consortium)
Andy Sennitt comments: These two countries, with a combined population of more than 1.5 billion people, must surely provide a sufficiently large market for manufacturers to finally commit to large-scale production of DRM receivers. If this doesn’t happen, then we must conclude that DRM will never take off as a mainstream technology. It seems to me that the clock is already ticking. RNW has, for the moment, abandoned DRM transmissions as from the start of the A09 schedule on 29 March. It’s interesting that the DRM Consortium website describes the news from Russia only as “encouraging” rather than “exciting” or “significant”.
(R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Argentina's Radio Nacional RAE - Multilingual schedules

Argentina - Radio Nacional RAE
Effective: 26 March - 25 October 2009

All times UTC

Time/ Language/ Program/ Freq/ Destination

09.00-10.00 SPANISH RADIO NACIONAL NEWS SERVICE-6060 THE AMERICAS
10.00-11.00 JAPANESE* JAPANESE PROGRAM 6060-11710 FAR EAST
11.00-12.00 PORTUGUESE* PORTUGUESE PROGRAM 6060-11710 THE AMERICAS
12.00-14.00 SPANISH* SPANISH PROGRAM 11710 THE AMERICAS
18.00-19.00 ENGLISH* ENGLISH PROGRAM 9690–15345 EUROPE
19.00-20.00 ITALIAN* ITALIAN PROGRAM 9690-15345 EUROPE
20.00-21.00 FRENCH* FRENCH PROGRAM 9690-15345 EUROPE/N.AFRICA
21.00-22.00 GERMAN* ALEMÁN PROGRAM 9690-15345 EUROPE/N.AFRICA
23.00-24.00 SPANISH* SPANISH PROGRAM 6060-11710-15345 UROPE/N.AFRICA AND THE AMÉRICAS
00.00-01.00 PORTUGUESE* PORTUGUESE PROGRAM 11710 THE AMÉRICAS
01.00-02.00 JAPANESE* JAPANESE PROGRAM 11710 THE AMERICAS
02.00-03.00 ENGLISH* ENGLISH PROGRAM 11710 THE AMERICAS
03.00-04.00 FRENCH* FRENCH PROGRAM 11710 THE AMERICAS

6060 KHz 49 meter Band
9690 KHz 31 meter Band
11710 KHz 25 meter Band
15345 KHz 19 meter Band

- Broadcasting LRA 1 Radio Nacional Buenos Aires, AM 870 KHz. –
* (Mondays to Fridays). – On the air Saturdays on 6060 & 15345 KHz: 17.00 a 23.30 (20.00 a 02.30 UTC) Fr. 11710: 17.00 & 19.00 (19.00 & 21.00 UTC)
On the air Sundays on 6060 & 15345 KHz.: 15.00 a 24.00 H.L (18.00 a 03.00 UTC): signal Radio Nacional AM 870 KHz.
Telefax RAE 54 11 4325 6368 PO Box:555 – Zip code: C1000WAF Buenos Aires – República Argentina E-mail: 1. rae@radionacional.gov.ar DX Programs: barrera@arg.sicoar.com (Jaisakthivel, ADXC, Chennai, India)

Radio Netherlands Worldwide - A09 English schedule

Radio Netherlands Worldwide

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009
target areas: af (Africa) as (Asia) relay locations as indicated

All times UTC

0230-0300 11550as (R Sweden) / Madagascar

0400-0430 9885af (IBB/Madagascar) 12080af (IBB/Madagascar)

0430-0500 12080af (IBB/Madagascar)

1000-1057 12065as (Khabarovsk) 15110as (Philippines) 11895as (Tinian Is.)

1400-1457 5825as (Tajikistan) 7530as (Uzbek) 9345as (Uzbek) 11835as (Madagascar)
15815as (Madagascar)

1500-1557 5825as (Tajikistan) 7530as (Uzbek) 11835as (Madagascar)
15815as (Madagascar)

1600-1700 13570af (Madagascar)

1800-1857 6020af (Madagascar) 15535af (Germany)

1800-1900 7395af (WYFR/Madagascar)

1900-1957 5905af (Madagascar) 7425af (Madagascar) 9480af (UAE)
11660af (France) 15335af (Germany) 15535af (Germany)

1900-2000 6020af (WYFR/Madagascar) 7395af (WYFR/Madagascar)

2000-2057 5905af (Madagascar) 7425af 11610af (France)

2000-2100 6020af (WYFR/Madagascar)

2030-2100 7395af (R Sweden/Madagascar)

2130-2200 7395af (R Sweden/Madagascar)
R Netherlands/Gayle Van Horn, Frequency Manager/Monitoring Times SW Guide)

Radio Netherlands Worldwide- A09 Multilingual schedules

Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009

All times UTC

SHour / SMin EndHour / EndMin / Station / Frequency / Azimuth / DateIn / DateOut / Power / Broadcaster / Lang / Regularity /Target

1 59 2 27 BON 6190 341 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1234567 nAMe
1 59 3 57 BON 6165 290 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Spa 1234567 MEX/cAM
2 0 2 30 MDC 11550 50 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RSW Swe 1234567 sAS
2 0 4 0 BON 11935 170 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 NHK Jpn 1234567 sAM
2 30 3 0 BON 9660 170 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 NHK Por 1234567 sAM
2 30 3 0 MDC 11550 50 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RSW Eng 1234567 sAS
2 30 3 30 MDC 3215 20 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 50 AWR Mlg 1234567 MDC
2 59 3 27 BON 6190 335 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1234567 nAMc
2 59 3 59 MDC 9660 335 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 VAT Mul 1234567 eAF
3 29 3 57 BON 6190 210 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1234567 sAMnw
3 59 4 27 BON 5975 290 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1234567 MEX/CAR
4 0 4 30 BON 6195 210 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 NHK Spa 1234567 sAMnw
4 0 4 30 MDC 9885 335 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 IBB Eng 1234567 eAF
4 0 4 30 MDC 12080 335 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 IBB Eng 1234567 eAF
4 0 5 0 MDC 9895 265 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RVP Mul 1234567 Zimbabwe
4 29 5 27 DHA 13800 255 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 500 PNW Mul 1234567 Darfur
4 29 5 27 MDC 13840 330 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 PNW Mul 1234567 Darfur
4 30 5 0 MDC 12080 335 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 IBB Eng 1234567 eAF
4 59 5 27 BON 6165 320 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1 nAMw
4 59 5 30 BON 6165 320 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 234567 nAMw
4 59 5 57 ISS 9835 30 01-06-2009 01-09-2009 500 RNW Dut 1234567 nEU/Baltic
4 59 5 57 MOS 6015 245 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 300 RNW Dut 1234567 swEU
4 59 5 57 NAU 6125 243 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1234567 c+wEU
4 59 5 57 NAU 9895 160 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1234567 seEU
4 59 5 57 SIN 5955 40 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1234567 c+wEU
4 59 6 57 ISS 11935 111 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1234567 seEU
5 0 5 30 BON 6195 290 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 NHK Spa 1234567 cAM/CAR
5 0 6 0 MDC 15380 359 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 IBB Kur 1234567 Kurdistan
5 30 6 0 MDC 13710 305 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 IBB Fre 23456 wAF
5 57 7 58 SKN 5955 110 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 234567 c+wEU
5 57 8 0 SKN 5955 110 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1 c+wEU
5 59 6 57 NAU 6035 215 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1234567 c+wEU
5 59 6 57 NAU 9895 226 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1234567 swEU
6 57 7 57 HB 9895 220 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 500 RNW Dut 1234567 swEU
6 59 7 57 NAU 6035 186 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 234567 sEU
6 59 7 57 WER 6120 300 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 234567 UK
6 59 7 57 WER 11935 240 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 234567 swEU/nwAF
6 59 8 0 NAU 6035 186 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1 sEU
6 59 8 0 WER 6120 300 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1 UK
6 59 8 0 WER 11935 240 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1 swEU/nwAF
7 57 10 0 HB 9895 220 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 500 RNW Dut 1 swEU
7 57 10 0 NAU 9895 221 01-06-2009 01-09-2009 250 RNW Dut 7 France
7 58 10 0 HB 5955 190 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 350 RNW Dut 23456 c+wEU
7 58 10 0 WER 5955 210 01-06-2009 01-09-2009 250 RNW Dut 7 c+wEU
7 59 10 0 ISS 6035 95 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 23456 c+seEU
7 59 10 0 ORF 1296 96 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 300 RNW Dut 23456 Benelux
7 59 10 0 WER 6120 255 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 23456 France
8 0 9 0 BON 9855 230 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 DWL Ger 1234567 NZ/AU
8 0 10 0 HB 5955 190 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 350 RNW Dut 1 c+wEU
8 29 8 57 SAI 9790 165 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 100 RNW Dut 1234567 NZ/eAU/INDe
8 59 9 27 SAI 9790 180 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 100 RNW Dut 1234567 eAU/INDONe
9 0 10 0 BON 5905 210 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 DWL Ger 1234567 NZ/AU
9 29 10 15 BON 6020 110 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 234567 SUR
9 30 10 0 BON 9660 170 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 NHK Por 1234567 BRAZ
9 59 10 57 KHB 12065 218 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 100 RNW Eng 1234567 ChinaEast
9 59 10 57 PHT 15110 283 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Eng 1234567 eAS
9 59 10 57 TIN 11895 267 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Eng 1234567 e+seAS
10 0 10 30 BON 6195 210 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 NHK Spa 1234567 MEX
10 0 12 0 BON 5905 180 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 DWL Ger 1234567 CAR
10 0 12 0 ORF 1296 96 30-04-2009 01-05-2009 300 RNW Dut 5 Benelux
10 0 16 57 WER 5955 210 29-03-2009 01-06-2009 250 RNW Dut 1 c+wEU
10 0 16 57 WER 5955 210 01-06-2009 01-09-2009 250 RNW Dut 1234567 c+wEU
10 0 16 57 WER 5955 210 01-09-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1 c+wEU
10 0 16 57 WER 9895 240 29-03-2009 01-06-2009 250 RNW Dut 1 swEU
10 0 16 57 WER 9895 240 01-06-2009 01-09-2009 250 RNW Dut 1234567 swEU
10 0 16 57 WER 9895 240 01-09-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1 swEU
10 59 11 27 BON 6165 320 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Spa 1234567 CAR/Florida
10 59 11 57 DHA 17505 110 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 500 RNW Ind 1234567 INDONwc
10 59 12 57 SNG 9795 140 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Ind 1234567 INDONwc
11 29 11 57 BON 6165 210 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Spa 1234567 cAM/sAMnw
11 59 12 27 BON 9715 290 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Spa 1234567 MEX/cAM
11 59 12 27 BON 9895 230 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Spa 1234567 cAM/sAMnw
11 59 12 57 DHA 15640 110 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 500 RNW Ind 1234567 INDONwc
11 59 12 57 SNG 11920 90 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Ind 1234567 INDONce
11 59 14 59 NAU 13700 230 04-07-2009 27-07-2009 500 RNW Dut 1234567 swEU
11 59 14 59 NAU 13700 140 04-07-2009 27-07-2009 500 RNW Dut 1234567 Greece/Turk
11 59 16 0 ISS 7235 60 04-07-2009 27-07-2009 250 RNW Dut 1234567 c+wEU
11 59 16 0 ISS 13825 30 04-07-2009 27-07-2009 250 RNW Dut 1234567 nEU
11 59 16 0 WER 9595 300 04-07-2009 27-07-2009 100 RNW Dut 1234567 wEU
12 29 12 57 TIN 9350 267 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1234567 seAS
12 59 13 27 MDC 17585 45 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1234567 sAS
12 59 13 27 P.K 5910 247 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1234567 FE/e+seAS
12 59 13 27 PHT 9650 200 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1234567 seAS/wAU/IN
12 59 13 27 PHT 12085 283 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1234567 seAS/India
13 0 14 0 MDC 15170 359 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 IBB Som 1234567 ME/neAF
13 0 14 0 MDC 17670 60 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 AWR Vie 1234567 eAS
13 59 14 57 TAC 9345 131 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 100 RNW Eng 1234567 seAS/India
13 59 15 57 DB 5825 125 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 100 RNW Eng 1234567 Tibet
13 59 15 57 MDC 11835 50 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Eng 1234567 sAS
13 59 15 57 MDC 15815 35 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Eng 1234567 sAS
13 59 15 57 TAC 7530 131 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 100 RNW Eng 1234567 seAS/India
14 0 14 30 MDC 17550 45 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 VOT Tib 1234567 sAS
14 30 15 30 MDC 3215 20 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 50 AWR Mlg 1234567 MDC
14 30 15 30 MDC 17625 55 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 DVB Bur 1234567 seAS
14 59 15 57 NAU 13700 230 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 500 RNW Dut 1234567 swEU
14 59 15 57 NAU 13700 140 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 500 RNW Dut 1234567 Greece/Turk
14 59 16 57 WER 5955 210 29-03-2009 01-06-2009 250 RNW Dut 234567 c+wEU
14 59 16 57 WER 5955 210 01-09-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 234567 c+wEU
14 59 16 57 WER 9895 240 29-03-2009 01-06-2009 250 RNW Dut 234567 swEU
14 59 16 57 WER 9895 240 01-09-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 234567 swEU
15 29 17 27 MDC 11500 330 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 PNW Mul 1234567 Darfur
15 29 17 27 WER 13730 150 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 500 PNW Mul 1234567 Darfur
15 57 16 57 NAU 13700 230 01-06-2009 01-09-2009 500 RNW Dut 1234567 swEU
15 57 16 57 NAU 13700 140 01-06-2009 01-09-2009 500 RNW Dut 1234567 Greece/Turk
16 0 17 0 MDC 9590 320 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 YFR Swa 1234567 eAF
16 0 17 0 MDC 13570 300 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 IBB Eng 1234567 eAF
16 30 16 55 MDC 3215 20 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 50 FLM Mlg 1234567 MDC
16 59 17 27 MDC 9895 335 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1234567 eAF
16 59 17 27 WER 11665 120 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 500 RNW Dut 1234567 ME
17 0 18 0 MDC 7395 265 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 50 RVP Mul 1234567 Zimbabwe
17 0 18 0 MDC 11605 265 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 IBB Mul 1234567 Zimbabwe
17 29 17 57 MDC 6020 255 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1234567 sAF
17 29 17 57 MDC 9895 300 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1234567 cAF
17 59 18 57 MDC 6020 255 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Eng 1234567 sAF
17 59 18 57 RMP 13820 105 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 500 RNW Ara 23456 ME_Arab1
17 59 19 57 WER 15535 150 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 500 RNW Eng 1234567 eAF/Engels
18 0 18 30 MDC 7310 275 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 IBB Por 23456 sAF
18 0 19 0 MDC 7395 320 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 YFR Eng 1234567 eAF/Engels
18 30 19 0 MDC 9815 295 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 IBB Fre 1234567 wAF D
18 30 20 30 BON 17550 90 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 IBB Fre 1234567 wAF
18 59 19 57 DHA 9480 215 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 500 RNW Eng 1234567 eAF
18 59 19 57 ISS 9895 121 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 500 RNW Ara 23456 ME_Arab2
18 59 19 57 ISS 11660 183 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 500 RNW Eng 1234567 wAF_Eng
18 59 19 57 NAU 15335 183 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 500 RNW Eng 1234567 wAF_Eng
18 59 20 57 MDC 5905 305 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Eng 1234567 eAF/Engels
18 59 20 57 MDC 7425 270 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Eng 1234567 c+sAF
19 0 20 0 MDC 7395 320 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 YFR Eng 1234567 eAF/Engels
19 0 21 0 MDC 6020 255 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 50 YFR Eng 1234567 sAF
19 59 20 57 ISS 11610 183 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 500 RNW Eng 1234567 wAF_Eng
19 59 22 0 NAU 6125 225 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1234567 swEU
19 59 22 0 ORF 1296 96 01-06-2009 01-09-2009 300 RNW Dut 1234567 c+wEU
20 0 20 30 MDC 7395 320 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RSW Swe 1234567 eAF
20 0 22 0 KCH 6040 275 29-03-2009 01-06-2009 500 RNW Dut 1234567 EU
20 0 22 0 KCH 6040 275 01-09-2009 25-10-2009 500 RNW Dut 1234567 EU
20 0 22 0 RMP 6040 110 01-06-2009 01-09-2009 500 RNW Dut 1234567 c+seEU
20 30 21 0 MDC 7395 320 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RSW Eng 1234567 eAF D
20 59 21 27 BON 17605 182 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1234567 sAMw
20 59 21 27 ISS 5970 200 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 500 RNW Dut 1234567 nwAF
20 59 21 27 NAU 9895 320 01-06-2009 01-09-2009 250 RNW Dut 1234567 IJsland
20 59 21 57 SMG 5930 225 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Ara 1234567 nAFw
21 0 21 30 MDC 7395 280 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RSW Swe 1234567 cAF
21 30 22 0 MDC 7395 280 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RSW Eng 1234567 cAF
21 59 22 27 BON 15540 133 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1234567 SUR/BRAZ
21 59 22 27 BON 17605 170 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1234567 sAM
21 59 22 57 PHT 7395 200 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Ind 1234567 INDONwc
21 59 23 57 PHT 9475 200 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Ind 1234567 INDONwc
21 59 23 57 SAI 15280 225 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 100 RNW Ind 1234567 INDONce
22 0 23 0 MDC 7380 85 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 DWL Ind 1234567 INDON
22 0 24 0 BON 15265 170 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 NHK Jpn 1234567 sAM
22 59 23 27 BON 6165 180 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Dut 1234567 sAMn/CAR
22 59 23 57 SNG 6120 140 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Ind 1234567 INDONwc
22 59 23 59 GB 9450 160 29-03-2009 25-10-2009 250 RNW Spa 1234567 sAMn/CAR
23 59 1 57 BON 6165 210 28-03-2009 24-10-2009 250 RNW Spa 1234567 cAM/sAMn
23 59 1 57 SIN 7325 255 28-03-2009 24-10-2009 250 RNW Spa 1234567 sAMn/CAR
23 59 1 57 SIN 9450 255 28-03-2009 24-10-2009 250 RNW Spa 1234567 sAMn/CAR
(Jaisakthivel, ADXC, Chennai, India Via Leo van der Woude, Coordinator Programme Distribution, Radio Netherlands)

NHK World Radio Japan - A09 English schedule

NHK World Radio Japan - A09 English schedule
Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009

All times UTC
target areas: af (Africa) as (Asia) eu Europe) na (North America) pa (Pacific)
English

0000-0020 5960eu (UK relay) 6145na (Canada relay) 13650as 17810as

0500-0530 5975eu (UK relay) 6110na (Canada relay) 11970af (Francerelay)
15325as 17810as

0900-0930 9625pa 9825pa 11815as 15590as

1200-1230 6120na (Canada relay) 9625pa 9695as 9790eu (Germany relay)

1310-1340 11985as

1400-1430 11705as (Canada relay) 11985as 13630eu (UK relay) 21560af (France relay)

2200-2220 13640pa
(NHK/Gayle Van Horn, Frequency Manager/Monitoring Times SW Guide

KTWR Guam - A09 English schedule

Effective: 29 March - 25 October, 2009
Target Language UTC Days Frequency/mb

All times UTC

China
South Pacific
English 0855-0930 Mon-Fri 11840 / 25
English 0915-0930 Sat 11840 / 25

SE Asia
English 0805-0900 Tu,Th,Fr 15170 / 19
English 0820-0900 Wed 15170 / 19
English 0835-0900 Mon 15170 / 19

Reports to
Trans World Radio - Guam
P.O. Box 8780, Agat, Guam 96928 USA
(TRW/Gayle Van Horn, Frequency Manager/Monitoring Times SW Guide)

KTWR Guam - A09 Multilingual schedules

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009
Target Language UTC Days Frequency/mb

All times UTC

China
Amdo-Tibetan 1300-1315 Mon-Thu 9370 / 31
Cantonese 1330-1400 Mon-Fri 9975 / 31
Cantonese 1100-1200 Sun 9975 / 31
Cantonese 2200-2230 Mon-Fri 12130 / 25
Cantonese 2200-2245 Sun 12130 / 25
Hui 1000-1030 Sat 15325 / 19
Hui 1300-1330 Sat 9370 / 31
Mandarin 0930-1045 Daily 12105 / 25
Mandarin 1015-1200 Daily 11590 / 25
Mandarin 1100-1230 Daily 9910 / 31
Mandarin 1230-1330 Daily 9975 / 31
Mandarin 1200-1400 Mon-Fri 9370 / 31
Mandarin 1200-1330 Sat 9370 / 31
Mandarin 1200-1300 Sun 9370 / 31
Mandarin 2300-2315 Daily 11765 / 25
Nosu Yi 1100-1115 Sat-Sun 11590/ 25
Nosu Yi 1200-1215 Daily 9975 / 31
Uyghur 1000-1030 Mon-Fri 11935 / 25

Mongolia
Mongolian 1200-1215 Sat 9910 / 31

Korea
Korean 1400-1515 Sun-Fri 11570 / 25
Korean 1400-1545 Sat 11570 / 25

Indonesia
Balinese 0900-0915 Fri-Tue 15200 / 19
Indonesian 0945-1045 Daily 15200 / 19
Javanese 1045-1115 Daily 15200 / 19
Madurese 0915-0945 Daily 15200 / 19
Sundanese 1115-1145 Daily 15200 / 19
Torajanese 0900-0915 Wed-Thu 15200 / 19

Myanmar
Burmese 1200-1300 Sun-Fri 13765 / 22
Burmese 1200-1235 Sat 13765 / 22
Sgaw Karen 1300-1330 Daily 9585 / 31

Vietnam
Vietnamese 1100-1130 Daily 9635 / 31
Vietnamese 1400-1415 Mon-Fri 9920 / 31
Vietnamese 1400-1500 Sat-Sun 9920 / 31

South Asia
Kokborok 1230-1300 Mon-Fri 11870 / 25
Kokborok 1245-1300 Sat 11870 / 25
Assamese 1330-1400 Mon-Fri 12075 / 25
Assamese 1330-1345 Sun 12075 / 25
Santhali 1345-1400 Daily 9650 / 31
Boro 1300-1315 Wed-Sun 9650 / 31
Manipuri 1315-1330 Mon-Wed 9650 / 31

Reports to
Trans World Radio - Guam
P.O. Box 8780, Agat, Guam 96928 USA
(Jaisakthivel, ADXC, Chennai, India.For more A09: www.adxc.wordpress.com )

European Music Radio to broadcast Sunday

EMR this Sunday with the last parts of the Radio Jackie History

Time Channel Date
1300 to 1400 utc 6140 kHz 15th of March 2009

The end in 1985 and a new beginning in 2003
The Radio Jackie History Parts 7/8 with Colin King

EMR/ Internet repeat times - this Sunday and Monday All programmes are also repeated via the EMR internet stream at: http://www.emr.org.uk/ and click on the “EMR internet radio” button
which you will find throughout the website (see the menu on left). The programme will be repeated on Sunday and Monday at the following times: 1600 - 1900 – 2100 UTC.

The Radio Jackie book can be bought from http://www.jackiebooks.com/ The price in the UK is £10 + postage & packing.
(Tom Taylor)

Shortwave Blog "Bytes"

All times UTC // parallel frequency *sign-on sign-off*

Agrentina RAE QSLs 6060
LRA1 Radio Nacional, Buenos Aires, P.O.Box 555, 1000 Buenos Aires,Argentina, QSL Card full data (very nice QSL card for 870 Nacional; 96,7Nacional Clasica & 98,7 Folklorica Nacional reception reports). Received in one day. Thanks dear friend & DXer Gabriel Ivan Barrera forthe help).(Arnaldo Slaen-ARG, DXplorer Mar 8/WWDXC Top News-BC-DX 902)

Austria - Documentary Archive Radio Communication
A press release by Wolf, OE1WHC, from the Documentary ArchiveRadio Communication, states: "The Radio Club of America was established in January, 1909, and issued the first ham licences in April of that year.

"To celebrate 100 Years of Amateur Radio, the Amateur Radio Section of ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) and the Documentary Archives Radio Communication /QSL Collection, will activate, April 1-30th, a special event station with the callsign OE100M.

"OE100M is an official 'International Marconi Day' station.

"Contacts made on Saturday, April 25th, are valid for the IMD Award. QSL via the OE Bureau or direct to OE1WHC.

"Cards without SASE and IRC or green stamps to cover postage will be processed via Bureau."

To see the QSL, download the file at: www.qsl.at/down/oe100m.tif
Southgate www.southgatearc.org/news/march2009/oe100_ses.htm
(via Mike Terry-UK, BrDXC-UK Mar 6BC-DX #902)

Belgium RTBF
Belgium programming RTBF special programs 0630-0700 and 1630-1700 UT both on Saturdays only.Others are relaying of domestic programs: Premiere (info and music)VivaCite (light music)Classic (oldies and rock/pop classics) - it will be only on Mondays 1900-2100, program Premiere:Mon-Fri 0300-1900, exc Mon 1700-1800 and Tue-Fri 1800-2100 when will beVivaCite, Sat 0300-0630 and 0700-1630, Sun 0300-1300 UT.

program Viva Cite Sat 1700-2100, Sun 1300-2100 UT and mentioned above.(March 1st, info recieved directly from the station which is verifyingrec.reports also in English).(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Mar 3)(WWDXC Top News-BC-DX 902)

Bolivian tropical logs
Tropical Stations on at 2300 to 2350 UT3309.98 Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba4451.26v Radio Santa Ana, Santa Ana de Yacuma4699.42 Radio San Miguel, Riberalta,4716.19 Radio Yura, Yura (Robert Wilkner-FL-USA, wwdxc BC-DX Top News Mar 6)(WWDXC Top News-BC-DX 902)

Brazil's Radio Educadora inactive
According to a specialist colleague national broadcasters in Brazil, it seems that you hear the Radio Municipal de São Gabriel da Cavhoeira,Radio Educadora is inactive for some time. http://www.dxclube.com.br/arquivos_lista_br.html
(Jorge Freitas/Cumbre DX)

Burkina Faso
E-mailed prepared card (in word format) of Radiodiffusion du Burkina,sent by Mr. Pascal Goba, Chef des Programmes, is shown on my homepage www 5a.biglobe.ne.jp/ ~BCLSWL /QSL0903.html (Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DXTopNews Mar 2(WWDXC Top News-BC-DX 902)

Congo Democratic Republic
6210 Radio Kahuzi Got another short e-mail fromRichard McDonald. Mentions "Radio Candip is still on the air in BUNIA 5-600 miles North of Bukavu -- a government University radio. I remember others list them here, but that was a TYPO !

We have continued to be on each Monday & Friday, though we will changeschedule for 13 March to 15 April 09, as we will be on only during the day for our team's security, while we are travelling." So, maybe Monday willbe the best chance to log R. Kahuzi for a long time.(Dave Valko-USA, HCDX Mar 7) (WWDXC Top News-BC-DX 902)

DXers Guide in fifth year from India
The one and only hard copy dx magazine from India. We are in fifth year with your support. We need your support in future too.

Now you will access this quarter 'Dxers Guide' from the following link
http://dxersguide.blogspot.com/2009/03/dxers-guide-janmar-2009.html

For hard copy and subscription details contact the above ID ARDIC DX CLUB SUBSCRIPTION RATES ONE YEAR INDIA Rs. 75.00, TWO YEAR Rs. 150.00
REST OF THE WORLD 12 IRC for one Year and 24 IRC for two year

If you subscribe the hard copy of our Dxers Guide, then you will get the bonus copy of 32 pages A09 booklet.. Also we cover DRM to Asia, DX Programme list and WRN Schedule in this booklet. All these things in one pack. The Great bonanza for enthusiastic Dxers in India.

For Contact: Jaisakthivel

59, Annai Sathya Nagar
Arumbakkam,Chennai-600106,India
http://www.dxersguide.blogspot.com/
http://www.sarvadesavaanoli.blogspot.com/
Join: www.groups.yahoo.com/group/sarvadesavanoli

(Sakthivel, India)

Eritrea QSLs 5100
Radio Bana signed, stamped my prepared card in 45 daysfrom an illegible verie signer. My card went to Reijo Alapiha in JoennuFinland who contacted me via e-mail before forwarding the card asking meif I received his card. I hadn't but three days letter a Radio Banaenvelope arrived with his full data station card. He sent me my preparedcard as I sent him his card. Although I was glad to get the prepared cardback, I would have liked the modest station card too, hi!(Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, DXplorer Mar 8) (WWDXC Top News-BC-DX 902)

Radio Dabanga update
Radio Dabanga broadcasting to Darfur has beenheard on March 5th at 0506+ UT as follows: 13820[?] S8 35334 [tentat 13800 MDG, wb.]13800 0430-0527 to East AF via Madagascar 250kW 325deg 7315 S9 43544 7315 0430-0527 to Af via Wertachtal 500kW 150deg 9830 S3 25233 but later was S9 43534 9830 0430-0527 to Af via Wertachtal 500kW 150degprogram consisted by news and reports . On 0510 UT with musical IS.[In A-09 on 13800UAE and 13840MDG.]

Is broadcasting a full program of independent news and relevantinformation for all Darfuri: city folk, villagers and herdsman, IDP's,Refugees, Darfuri abroad and in Sudan.

Radio Dabanga is broadcasting in vernacular languages, so that everyone in Darfur can understand the latest news about Darfur and its population.Programming is currently in three local languages and will soon expand tofour. The programme is also available on the website in Windows Mediaformat, MP3 (high or low quality) and as a podcast.www.radiodabanga.org/www.radiodabanga.org/?page_id=52(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, / RNW MN; wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Mar 5)(WWDXC Top News-BC-DX 902)

Peruvian tropical logs
Tropical Stations on at 2300 to 2350 UT3329.53 Ondas del Huallaga, Huanuco; 4857.39 Radio La Hora Cusco5120.2; Ondas del Suroriente, Quillabamba 5460.20 Radio Bolivar Cd. Bolivar This one seems on infrequently! (Robert Wilkner-FL-USA, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Mar 6)(WWDXC Top News-BC-DX 902)

Russian DST
Maybe the first and long standing DST is in law in Soviet Unionstarting in 1918 and in the use now in Russia - for all these years theyare on UTC+3 (Summer +4) instead of the meridian UTC+2. It is add to theinfo in BC-DX 901.(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Mar 3)(WWDXC Top News-BC-DX 902)

Saudi Arabia monitoring 17805
Reported buzz tome covered since Febr 2nd again. Buzzwas off on March 4th, but reappeared on March 5th and 6th. 0900-1200 UT \\11935 17615 21495 21715 kHz.

17805 No buzz today Mar 4th on this channel. BSKSA Riyadh heard buzz freeon all Arabic prayer channels at 9-10 UT slot 11935, 17615, 17805, 21495,and 21705 kHz. Also clean signals on 21670 Indonesian sce, 17785 French service, 13775 in Urdu from 1200 UT.

But contained buzz again on Mar 6th.(Nils Schiffhauer-D DK8OK, A-DX Mar 6)(WWDXC Top News-BC-DX 902)

Now at 1220 UT Mar 6th buzz is on noon siesta til 1500 UT, then on 15435kHz.Remaining 8 x 500 kW beasts, all buzz free13775 Urdu15250 English til 1230, western modern pop music, S=6-717820 Bengali21505 + 21640 1st progr15380 17895 21600 HQ(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Mar 4/5/6)

Now at 1600 UT Mar 8th buzzy unit is on 15435 kHz 1500-1800 UT.Remaining 6 x 500 kW beasts, all buzz free7240 Persian9525 Pashtu9640 Turkmen13710 HQ15225 1st px17660 French(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Mar 8)(WWDXC Top News-BC-DX 902)

UAE Community Radio 5935
Zimbabwe Community Radio via Al Dhabbaya (UAE) um 2038 UTC mitID, afrikanischer Mx, Berichten in E und Vn. sign-off at 2100 UTC. O=2-3.(Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX Mar 3)(WWDXC Top News-BC-DX 902)

New radio station, Zimbabwe Community Radio will start broadcasting today joining several privately owned stations forced to transmit their programs from overseas because of the country’s prohibitive licencing regulations. The station run by Zimbabweans will initially broadcast for an hour everyday from the United Arab Emirates on short wave, 5935 KHZ.

It is expected to add impetus to calls for the new government to prioritise the opening up of the airwaves monopolised by the grossly under funded and inefficient Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC).

The station’s local representative William Ndlovu told Standardplus that they would be operating from outside the country because they did not have a license as required by the Broadcasting Act of Zimbabwe (BAZ).

“We will be broadcasting from outside the country beginning today because we do not have a licence and the BAZ never gave us a platform to apply,” he said.

“We will be on short-wave from 10pm to 11pm everyday.”

He said they were appealing to the inclusive government to free the airwaves so that more radio stations could start broadcasting and promote plurality in the sector.

“The new government especially the two MDC parties should fight for the liberalisation of the airwaves since they were the ones who have always been
fighting for democracy,” he said.

“We are waiting for a license so that we can operate in the country and if we are not given that license we will continue broadcasting from outside.”

He said Zimbabwe Community Radio would provide a channel for communication on economic, political, social, cultural, and developmental issues that confront the Zimbabwean community.

“Another aim of the station includes creating awareness on the value of community radio for development, freedom of speech, and the promotion of local culture, especially among marginalised minorities,” he said.

Zimbabwe has four-licensed radio stations all state owned and subsidiaries of ZBC.

But a number of radio stations have been operating from Western countries after the government banned Capital Radio, which began broadcasting after it successfully challenged the ZBC Act.

Some of the prominent stations include Short Wave (SW) Radio based in London, VOP Radio Africa operating from South Africa and Voice of America’s Studio 7, which are run by Zimbabwe’s exiled journalists. www.thezimbabwestandard.com/entertainment/19825-new-radio-broadcasts-from-emirates-.html (Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina/HCDX)

Blog Logs - Brazil

All time UTC // parallel frequency *sign-on sign-off*

Broadcast in Portuguese

4744.95 Rádio Imaculada Conciecao, Campo Grande, 0346 – 0404. SIO 0346. Lively ballad to male announcer, 0349 “Radio Imaculada Conciecao, Campo Grande, Brasil.” Program previews to 0351 and Brazilian music. Station ID at 0400 and announcers' talk. Signal fading 0404 during talk. Fair signal except for CODAR interference. (Taylor, WI/NASWA Flashsheet # 372)

4885.01 Rádio Clube do Para, Belem. 326-0332.Male enhanced talk to music break. Station ID and frequency quote at 0327. Many mentions of " ..do Para' ", heard in LSB. S-9+10 signal peak. Light QSB with strong rustle & static crackles at times. Signal fair. (Giovanni Serra, Italy/NASWA Flashsheet # 372)

4885, Rádio Clube do Para, Belem. 0455-0508. Full station ID at 0500. Latin style pop music. I have not heard techno on this station in quite some time. Good signal quality. (Joe Wood, TN/NASWA Flashsheet # 372)

4885, Rádio Clube do Pará, Belém, 2140-0605, 2200 and 2400. Announcements to ID as, "Rádio Clube." Lively Brazilian and Carnival songs, "Musica madrugada." SINPO 33443, QRM 4885 Radio Dif. Acreana, Rio Branco, AC (presumed). (Boc15, Petersen and Romero/DX Window # 372)

4885, Rádio Dif. Acrena, Rio Branco, AC, 0328. Talk and advertisement string with many mentions of Rio Branco. Signal fair-good. (Ronda/DX Window 372)

4914.96, Rádio Difusora de Macapa, 0508-0521. Male announcers' unclear talk. Slow songs from DJ, heard best in LSB, fast QSB and strong rustle mostly nulled, noting slight station splatter at times. (Giovanni Serra, Italy/NASWA Flashsheet # 372)

4985, Rádio Brasil Central, Goiania, 0910. High-energy DJ noted just above the noise level playing easy listening music. Station ads and station slogans. (Bruce Barker,PA
/NASWA Flashsheet # 372)

4985, Rádio Brasil Central, Goiânia, 2150-0340, 1500, 1600, 1700 and 2200. Talk and announcements to lively Brazilian Carnival songs. Time announcement and station ID. SINPO 35343. (Boc15 and Petersen/DX Window # 372)

4985, Rádio Brasil Central, Goiania, 0525-0605. Romantic music to pop songs and Latin American ballads (Paul Young's Don't Dream it's Over)with male DJ's talk. Station's brief jingles (presumed IDs) by lady's announcement, all at times between music program. Two IDs at 0602 to announcement and music mix of chorus song and music pause. Signal heard with S-9+5 quality of signal peak in LSB, then in USB from 0542, during morning grey line in Rome. Noted signal almost fair. (Giovanni Serra, Italy/NASWA Flashsheet # 372)

5969.9, Rádio Itatiaia, Belo Horizonte, In the clear at 2302, on a free channel with Carnival program, but very weak with S1 signal level. (Schliephacke/DX Window # 372)

6000 Rádio Guaiba. Announcers' talk at 0955, then canned promo ID by announcer. Additional "canned" announcements to time check. "Rádio Nacional do Brasil" promotional. Interference from hetrodyne on 5999.9. Wiped out by who else but co-channel WYFR at 1000. (Dave Valko, PA/Cumbre DX)

6010, Rádio Inconfidencia, Belo Horizont, 0940. Beautiful Portuguese ballads. Noted interference from another Latin on frequency, but could neither identify nor null it out. (Bruce Barker,PA/NASWA Flashsheet # 372)

6010.00, Rádio Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte, 0525-0550, Constant talk all 25 minutes, mentioning Sâo Paulo and Bahia, adjacent QRM and from *0545 Belarus on 6010SINPO 34343, but clandestine Radio Republica not heard, as expected! (Anker Petersen/DX Window # 372)

6019.66, Rádio Gaucha, Porto Alegro, 0840. Five-minute block of advertisements, canned station promos, and IDs. Theme from Goldfinger, then into soft Portuguese ballads. Should be 6020. (Bruce Barker, PA/NASWA Flashsheet # 372)

6089.95 Rádio Bandierantes 0949. Apparent news program from male host. Mentions of
of São Paulo. Usual cat meowing at 1052. Fair signal quality. (Dave Valko,PA/Cumbre DX)

6135, Rádio Aparecida, Aparecida, 2330-2345, Western inspired music, ID at 2340. Not heard on 5035, 34343. (Bredahl Jorgensen/DX Window # 372)

6150, Rádio Record, São Paulo, 2321-2344. Various fast-talking men to station identification, jingles and advertisements. Signal poor to fair. (Rich D'Angelo/ DX Window # 372)

9565, Rádio Tupi (Super Rádio Deus é Amor), Curitiba, 1010-1013. Religious talk, SINPO 24322. (Méndez/DX Window # 372)

9630, Rádio Aparecida, Aparecida, 1038-1045. Religious talk, SINPO 14322. (Méndez/DX Window # 372)

9819.47, Rádio Nove de Julho, São Paulo, 1330-1335. Station identification as; "A Radio Nove da Julho, emissora catolica......". Time check to program conducted by male and female. SINPO 34433.(Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina/DX Window # 372)

11765, Rádio Tupi (Super Rádio Deus é Amor), Curitiba, 1013-1017. Religious programming // 9565, 34333. (Méndez). Also heard at 0340-0350, religious talk, hymns, priest shouting to audience. SINPO 25443. (Anker Petersen/DX Window # 372)

US Coast Guard to discontinue Loran stations

The ARRL Letter Vol. 28, No. 10
Last month, the US Coast Guard announced that due to economic conditions, they would be closing down the 24 LORAN-C (Long Range Aid to Navigation) stations operated under the auspices of the USCG. LORAN stations provide navigation, location and timing services for
both civil and military air, land and marine users. According to the USCG, LORAN-C is approved as an en route supplemental air navigation system for both Instrument Flight Rule (IFR)
and Visual Flight Rule (VFR) operations. The LORAN-C system serves the 48 continental states, their coastal areas and parts of Alaska.

LORAN-A stations were developed beginning in World War II, and signals were transmitted on frequencies in and around our present-day 160 meter band. LORAN-A was responsible for
reduced amateur radio operations, including frequency and power limitations, on 160 meters in the United States. In 1979, the Coast Guard phased out the LORAN-A stations; they were
replaced by LORAN-C stations. The newer stations operated on 100 kHz, enabling the restrictions on the 160 meter amateur band due to LORAN functions, to be dropped.

According to the Coast Guard, the nation's oldest continuous sea-going service will continue to operate the current LORAN-C system through the end of fiscal year 2009; it is in the process
of preparing detailed plans for implementing the fiscal year 2010 budget. According to USCG Vice Commandant and Chief Operating Officer Vice Admiral V. S. Crea, further details of
the LORAN-C termination plan will be available upon the sub-mission of the President's full budget.
-- Some information provided by Cliff Appel, W7CGA
(MARE/Tip Sheet # 519)

Bible Voice Broadcasting - A09 English service

The following English schedule, has been extracted from the earlier post of multilingual schedules from BVB. This English version you will notice, is a far easier schedule to determine what is being broadcast.
Gayle VH

Bible Voice Broadcasting - A09 English service

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009
target areas: as (Asia) af (Africa) eu (Europe) me (Middle East) vl (various targets)

broadcast days as indicated (mtwhfas / Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun)
vl - (Hebrew/English)

All times UTC

0030-0100 asf 9490as

0700-0730 Sun 5945eu
0730-0800 Sat 5945eu
0745-0800 f 5945eu

0800-0815 Sat 5945eu

1015-1045 Sun 5910as

1115-1130 mtwhfa 5945as
1115-1145 Sun 5945as
1145-1200 5945as (music)

1400-1500 Sat/Sun 15680as

1500-1515 Sun 15680as
1500-1530 Sat 15295as
1530-1600 Sun 13590me
1530-1600 15680as
1530-1600 Sat 15680as
1545-1600 mtwhfa 13590me

1600-1615 13590me (music)
1600-1615 hf 13590me
1600-1620 t 13590me
1600-1700 Sun 13590me
1615-1700 13590me
1630-1645 13590me

1700-1715 vl/t 13590me
1700-1730 13590me
1700-1800 Sat 9430me
1700-1800 Sun 13590me
1730-1800 13590me
1730-1800 Sun 9430me
1745-1800 13590me

1800-1815 Sat 11970as
1800-1815 Sun 13590me
1800-1830 13590me
1800-1830 Sat 9430me
1800-1845 Sun 9430me
1800-1845 Sat 6130va
1800-1900 Sun 6130va
1830-1900 f 9430me
1845-1900 11830af

1900-2000 11830af
1945-2000 mtwhf 11830af

2000-2015 mtwhf 11830af

(BVB/Gayle Van Horn, Frequency Manager/Monitoring Times-SW Guide)

QSL address:
BVB
P.O. Box 425, Station E
Tornoto, Ontario
Canada M6H 4E3

Bible Voice Broadcasting - A09 Multilingual schedules

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009

All times UTC

MIDDLE EAST 1
13590 Khz; 22 meter band; 100 Kw; Nauen

Day Time Language
Sunday 1530-1815 English
Monday 1545-1600 English
Tuesday 1545-1620 English
1700-1715 Hebrew/English
1715-1800 Hebrew
Wednesday 1545-1600 English
Thursday 1545-1615 English
1615-1630 Hindi
1630-1645 English
Friday 1545-1615 English
1730-1800 English
Saturday 1545-1600 English
1600-1615 English Music
1615-1730 English
1730-1745 Bahausa
1745-1830 English

MIDDLE EAST 2
9430 Khz; 31 meter band; 250 Kw; Wertachtal

Day Time Language
Sunday 1800-1845 English
Friday 1830-1900 English
Saturday 1800-1830 English

MIDDLE EAST 3
9.430 Khz; 31 meter band; 100 kw; Wertachtal

Day Time Language
Sunday 1730-1800 English
Saturday 1700-1800 English

MIDDLE EAST 4
11.865 Khz; 25 meter band; 250kw; Wertachtal

Day Time Language
Monday 0430-0500 Arabic
Tuesday 0430-0500 Arabic
Wednesday 0430-0500 Arabic
Thursday 0430-0500 Arabic
Friday 0430-0545 Arabic

MIDDLE EAST 5
9.430 Khz; 31 meter band; 100 Kw; Juelich

Day Time Language
Monday 1545-1700 Arabic
Wednesday 1545-1700 Arabic
Friday 1615-1630 Arabic

MIDDLE EAST 6
13.580 Khz; 22 meter band; 250 Kw; Wertachtal

Day Time Language
Monday 1625-1715 Arabic
Tuesday 1625-1715 Arabic
Wednesday 1625-1730 Arabic
Thursday 1625-1715 Arabic
Friday 1625-1715 Arabic

Egypt 1
17.535 Khz; 16 meter band; 125 Kw; Wertachtal

Day Time Language
Friday 0900-1000 Arabic

IRAN 1
11.970 Khz; 25 meter band; 100 Kw; Juelich

Day Time Language
Sunday 1830-1900 Farsi
Monday 1800-1830 Farsi
Tuesday 1800-1900 Farsi
Wednesday 1800-1830 Farsi
Thursday 1800-1900 Farsi
Friday 1800-1830 Farsi
Saturday 1800-1815 English

IRAN 2
12.140 Khz; 25 meter band; 100 Kw; Juelich

Day Time Language
Sunday 1530-1730 Farsi
Monday 1530-1730 Farsi
Tuesday 1530-1730 Farsi
Wednesday 1530-1730 Farsi
Thursday 1530-1730 Farsi
Friday 1530-1730 Farsi
Saturday 1530-1730 Farsi

EAST AFRICA
11.635 Khz; 25 meter band; 125Kw; Wertachtal

Day Time Language
Sunday 0430-0500 Amharic
Saturday 0430-0530 Amharic

EAST AFRICA 1b
13.810 Khz; 22 meter band; 100 Kw; Juelich

Day Time Language
Sunday 1600-1630 Oromo
1630-1800 Amharic
1800-1830 Somali
1830-1900 Amharic
Monday 1600-1630 Oromo
1630-1700 Amharic
1700-1730 Tigrinya
1730-1800 Amharic
Tuesday 1630-1700 Amharic
1700-1730 Tigrinya
1730-1800 Amharic
Wednesday 1600-1800 Amharic
Thursday 1600-1630 Oromo
1630-1800 Amharic
Friday 1600-1630 Oromo
1630-1700 Amharic
1700-1730 Tigrinya
1730-1800 Amharic
1800-1830 Somali
1830-1900 Amharic
Saturday 1630-1800 Amharic
1800-1830 Somali

EAST AFRICA 2
17.650 Khz; 16 meter band; 100Kw; Wertachtal

Day Time Language
Wednesday 1530-1600 Tigrinya

Sudan
15.495 Khz; 19 meter band; 100Kw; Juelich

Day Time Language
Sunday 1630-1700 Nuer
1700-1730 Dinka
Monday 1630-1700 Nuer
1700-1730 Dinka
Tuesday 1630-1700 Nuer
1700-1730 Dinka
Wednesday 1630-1700 Nuer
1700-1730 Dinka
Thursday 1630-1700 Nuer
1700-1730 Dinka
Friday 1630-1700 Nuer
1700-1730 Dinka
1730-1745 Fur
Saturday 1630-1700 Nuer
1700-1730 Dinka

CENTRAL AFRICA 1
11.830 Khz; 25 meter band; 100 Kw; Wertachtal

Day Time Language
Sunday 1830-1845 Swahili
1845-2000 English

WEST AFRICA 1
11.830 Khz; 25 meter band; 125 Kw; Wertachtal

Day Time Language
Saturday 1930-1945 French
1945-2000 Adja

WEST AFRICA 2
11.830 Khz; 25 meter band; 125 Kw; Wertachtal

Day Time Language
Monday 1945-2015 English
Tuesday 1945-2015 English
Wednesday 1945-2015 English
Thursday 1945-2015 English
Friday 1945-2015 English

INDIA 1
15.680 Khz; 19 meter band; 250 Kw; Issoudun


Day Time Language
Sunday 1400-1515 English
Saturday 1400-1500 English

INDIA 2
9.815 Khz; 31 meter band; 250 Kw; Wertachtal

Day Time Language
Sunday 0030-0045 Bengali
Saturday 0030-0045 Bengali

INDIA 4
9.490 Khz; 31 meter band; 250 Kw; Wertachtal

Day Time Language
Sunday 0030-0100 English
Monday 0030-0100 Hindi
Tuesday 0030-0100 Hindi
Wednesday 0030-0100 Hindi
Thursday 0030-0100 Hindi
Friday 0030-0100 English
Saturday 0030-0100 English

INDIA 5
15.680 Khz; 19 meter band; 100 Kw; Juelich

Day Time Language
Sunday 1530-1600 Urdu
Tuesday 1500-1600 Urdu
Wednesday 1515-1600 Urdu
Thursday 1515-1530 Urdu
1530-1600 English
Friday 1515-1530 Punjabi
1530-1600 Urdu
Saturday 1530-1600 English

INDIA 6
15.295 Khz; 19 meter band; 250 Kw; Nauen

Day Time Language
Sunday 1500-1530 Bengali
Monday 1530-1600 Hindi
Tuesday 1530-1600 Hindi
Wednesday 1515-1600 Hindi
Thursday 1500-1515 Tamil
1515-1530 Telegu
1530-1600 Hindi
Friday 1500-1530 Bengali
1530-1600 Hindi
Saturday 1500-1530 English

INDIA 7
7.485 Khz; 41 meter band; 250 Kw; Tachkent

Day Time Language
Thursday 1400-1415 Bengali
1415-1430 Nepali
Friday 1400-1415 Dzongkha
1415-1500 Hindi

WEST EUROPE 1/UK
5.945 Khz; 49 meter band; 100 Kw; Wertachtal

Day Time Language
Sunday 0700-0730 English
Friday 0745-0800 English
Saturday 0700-0815 English

SPAIN
9.435 Khz; 31meter band; 100 Kw; Juelich

Day Time Language
Sunday 1800-1830 Spanish

EAST EUROPE 1/RUSSIA
6.130 Khz; 49 meter band; 125 Kw; Wertachtal

Day Time Language
Sunday 1800-1900 English
Monday 1815-1830 Russian
Tuesday 1800-1830 Russian
Wednesday 1815-1830 Russian
Thursday 1800-1815 Ukrainian
1815-1845 Russian
Friday 1800-1830 Russian
Saturday 1800-1845 English

CHINA 1
5.945 Khz; 49 meter band; 100 Kw; Khabarovsk

Day Time Language
Sunday 1115-1145 English
1145-1200 English Music
1200-1230 Cantonese
1230-1245 Vietnamese
Monday 1115-1130 English
1130-1215 Mandarin
1215-1230 Cantonese
1230-1245 Vietnamese
Tuesday 1115-1130 English
1130-1215 Mandarin
1215-1230 Cantonese
1230-1245 Vietnamese
Wednesday 1115-1130 English
1130-1215 Mandarin
1215-1230 Cantonese
1230-1245 Vietnamese
Thursday 1115-1130 English
1130-1215 Mandarin
1215-1230 Cantonese
1230-1245 Vietnamese
Friday 1115-1130 English
1130-1200 Mandarin
1200-1230 Cantonese
1230-1245 Vietnamese
Saturday 1115-1200 English
1200-1230 Cantonese
1230-1245 Vietnamese

China 2
15.610 Khz; 19 meter bank; 250 Kw; Nauen

Day Time Language
Monday 1200-1230 Uyghur
Tuesday 1200-1230 Uyghur
Wednesday 1200-1230 Uyghur
Thursday 1200-1230 Uyghur
Friday 1200-1230 Uyghur

Korea 1
5.910 Khz; 49 meter band; 200 Kw; P. Kamchatsky

Day Time Language
Sunday 1015-1045 English
1045-1100 Japanese
1100-1130 Japanese music
1130-1145 Japanese

Korea 2
7.410 Khz; 41 meter band; 250 Kw; Wertachtal

Day Time Language
Sunday 2000-2100 Korean

All our Shortwave Programs are available for
internet listening at www.biblevoice.org
(Select Listen and then Language and/or the
Broadcaster Name).
Programmers love to hear from you directly!
Send your reports to mail@biblevoice.org
or mail to:
BVB
P O Box 425, Station E
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M6H 4E3

Dunamis Shortwave 4.750 mhz – 60 meter band
6 – 10 p.m. local Uganda time!
Broadcasting from Mukono, Uganda
(Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India)

Vintage shortwave shows now available online

This is to let you know that the only known surviving recordings of the old Swiss Shortwave Merry-Go-Round of the 1960's and Two Bobs shows of the 80's and 90's are now available as MP3 files under The Two Bobs section of http://www.switzerlandinsound.com/ .
Enjoy!
(Bob Zanotti, Switzerland via Dario Monfereni, Italy/playdx2003)

VOA increasing Internet presence

The Voice of America, which now broadcasts 1,500 hours of radio and television news and feature programmes each week for a foreign audience of 134 million people, is increasingly using the Internet to interact with its audience.

In addition to transmitting news and information, it operates social networking programs on its website and uses blogs and webchats to encourage audience participation.

It also uses the Internet for English language learning programmes. In 2008, VoA awarded a contract to Alelo Inc to develop an interactive Web-based learning portal to teach English as a second language. The portal is extremely popular with college-age students in China and Iran.

VoA Director Dan Austin said in a recent interview to America.gov that it had been told the new Obama administration feels that “what we do, dollar for dollar, is one of the better investments the American taxpayer can make.”

Austin said the VoA will continue to provide timely news and information to more than 130 million people worldwide while pursing innovative ways to engage this audience.

The former Wall Street Journal reporter and executive, who now oversees VoA’s $190 million budget, said, “Our fundamental mission has basically remained the same” since VoA began broadcasting in 1942 during World War II.

“Our task is still to provide accurate, balanced and comprehensive news and information programs for foreign audiences. We are just expanding our technical ability to do that while at the same time using state-of-the-art information technology to have a dialogue with people.”

Its 1,100 journalists and technicians broadcast in 45 languages (25 through its television arm), using a growing network of 1,200 local radio and television stations, as well as cable systems.

“Our strategy for reaching audiences is market- and research - driven,” Austin explained.“We are investing a fair amount of money into our technological infrastructure,” Austin said. “Right now, we have one foot in the analog world and one foot in the digital world.”

“But, bit by bit, we’re putting together a [digital] system,” he said, that eliminates tapes and similar recording and playing equipment, relying instead on computerization to get better quality quickly and cost-effectively.

www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/voa-steps-us-net-usage-reach-listeners

(VOA)

Australian DX Report # 142 available for download

The latest episode, No. 142, of the Australian DX Report, a weekly audio news magazine with news and information about shortwave broadcasting, from an Australian perspective, is now available.

It's 13 mins 10 secs, and may be downloaded from
http://airm.edxp.org/

The site allows you to listen to the ADXR and other audio features directly (streaming audio) via your MP3 player, or via the site's embedded mini-player. Podcasts, iTunes capability, full RSS/XML/Atom feeds, and free subscriptions are supported - full details are at the site.

The ADXR is compiled from the resources of the Electronic DX Press Radio Monitoring Association.

Your comments and feedback are particularly important!

You can also hear the episodes on-air, via WWCR Nashville, every Sunday at 0300-0315 on 5070 and on Mondays 1245-1300 on 15825. The WWCR release is also available as streaming-audio, live, from http://wwcr.com/

Good listening to the Australian DX Report Episode No. 142!
(Bob Padula, Melbourne, Australia)

BBC announces customized homepage

The BBC has announced a new customisable homepage for the mobile version of its website that brings the phone version up-to-date with its full online offering.

The beta version of the homepage is available now for owners of some BlackBerrys, the iPhone, iPod touch and Google Android phones, for handsets running the Opera browser, all Nokia Nseries as well as "high-end" Sony Ericssons, Nokias and Samsungs.

The Beeb says the homepage has a "more live and up to date feel" and the customisation means users can create "localised" content, such as news, weather and TV schedules as well as chose favourite areas to appear on their main screen.

The BBC is currently asking for feedback on the new version and says they hope to be ready to remove the beta status and replace the current homepage at the end of March.
www.pocket-lint.com/news/news.phtml/22858/23882/bbc-revamps-mobile-homepage-customisation.phtml

Encouraging News from Russia

The Consortium has received some very encouraging news from Russia that its General Radio Frequency Centre has decided to introduce 'Digital Radio Mondiale' (DRM) in Russia in the medium and shortwave bands. The Russian General Radio Frequency Centre, the organisation that coordinates national spectrum management issues, took the decision number N 09-01-05 on 20 January 2009 following a series of tests on the future use of transmission networks with digital technology.
The Radio Frequency Service carries out supervision over emissions of radio-electronic facilities and high-frequency devices, provides proper use of radio frequencies and radio frequency channels, radio-electronic facilities and high-frequency devices, assistance in international legal
protection of radio frequency assignments.
The Russian text of the decision is available on the website of the Ministry of Communications and Information of the Russian federation.

To read the Russian text, click here :
http://minkomsvjaz.ru/ministry/170/174/6780.shtml

http://www.drm.org/news/detail/news/drm-encouraging-news-from-russia/
(Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India)

All India Radio to begin DRM

After extensive trials in 2007, the Indian state broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) has decided that DRM is the best technology for converting its vast public service broadcasting network to digital. After conducting trials over a one and a half year period, AIR has started regular DRM transmissions from a 250 KW SW transmitter installed near the capital city New Delhi in January this year. AIR is also in the process of converting 4 shortwave transmitters
(250 kW) to DRM mode by March 2009. There are plans to introduce DRM transmissions in 42 new medium wave, 36 existing medium wave and 5 new short wave transmitters. However, the cost and availability of good receivers remains the main issue in their implementation strategy for the next five years.
The BES (Broadcast Engineering Society of India) event held in New Delhi on 23rd, 24th and 25th February was a great opportunity for the Consortium to interact with AIR at a very senior level and understand the broadcaster's plans and problems. While Ruxandra Obreja, DRM Chairperson, was the keynote speaker for the event, the DRM workshop on the opening day and DRM session next day was attended by about 300-400 delegates and had excellent
presentations by Lindsay Cornell and Julian Cable (BBC), Thomas Feustel (Deutsche Welle), Joseph Troxler (Thomson), T V B Subbramnyam (Analog Devices), S R Aggrawal, (AIR), Vineeta Dwivedi (DRM).
drm.org/news/detail/news/india-is-going-drm/
(Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India

Radio Netherlands - Program Guide March 14-20

SATURDAY 14 March
*** The State We're In ***
How do we treat each other in hard economic times? We speak with an Icelandic mother and a Russian man who says that people are kinder and more grateful for what they have when they don't have much.

Is there a right to music? We meet an Afghan boy who risked execution by the Taleban just to listen to his favourite stars. Plus we meet Maestro Luis Szaran, Paraguay's foremost conductor who is bringing instruments, training and the classics to the barrios and countryside.

And many musicians would go to hell and back for the right to play. Few would stick electrodes in their head. But that's exactly what bluegrass banjo legend Eddie Adcock did to stop a hand tremor.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1506 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1806 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2006 Southern Africa 7120, West Africa 17810, 11655

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
2200 Asia

*** Network Europe Week ***
A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe. If you missed any editions of Network Europe Week satisfy your needs with this digest of the programme's top stories.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1404 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1600 Benelux 1296

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
0400 Africa, Asia
1600 Europe

Note that on Saturday we also run repeats of:

Curious Orange:
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Bridges with Africa:
0030 Europe (WRN)

Earthbeat:
1630 Benelux (MW 1296) and Europe (WRN)

SUNDAY 15 March
*** Network Europe Extra ***

Arts and Culture brought to you each Sunday from Europe's widest partnership of international broadcasters.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1404 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1804 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2004 West Africa 17810, 11655

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1600 Europe
2200 Asia

*** Reloaded ***

Another selection of this week's programme highlights presented by Mindy Ran.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1330 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia

Note that on Sunday we also run:

Bridges with Africa:
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1600 Benelux (MW 1296)
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Radio Books:
1530 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1600 Benelux (MW 1296)
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Curious Orange:
0030 Europe (WRN)

MONDAY 16 March
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
2200 Asia

*** Curious Orange ***

Bellen doe je zo - that means "you phone like this" - it's a project where high-schoolers train executives to use their cell phones! We'll also hear from a cultural anthropologist why Moroccan youth here in Holland have the bad reputation they do.

Music Man Robbert Tilli will be in to tell us about the Chop Wood project by Dutch singer-songwriter Odilo Girod and we'll hear from our newest columnist Language Lady Joyce Goggin with a Mouthful of Dutch.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia

Note that on Monday we also run:

Earthbeat:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345

Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)

Network Europe Extra:
0400 Africa, Asia (WRN)
0500 North America (WRN)

Reloaded:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)

TUESDAY 17 March
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
0400 Africa, Asia
0500 North America
2200 Asia

*** The State We're In - Midweek Edition ***

How do we treat each other in hard economic times? We speak with an Icelandic mother and a Russian man who says that people are kinder and more grateful for what they have when they don't have much.

Is there a right to music? We meet an Afghan boy who risked execution by the Taleban just to listen to his favourite stars. Plus we meet Maestro Luis Szaran, Paraguay's foremost conductor who is bringing instruments, training and the classics to the barrios and countryside.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia

Note that on Tuesday we also run:

Bridges with Africa:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)

Newsline:
0400 Africa, Asia (WRN)
0500 North America (WRN)

Curious Orange:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)

WEDNESDAY 18 March
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
0400 Africa, Asia
0500 North America
2200 Asia

*** Radio Books ***

'Bifi' - by Hassnae Bouazza

Dutch-Moroccan writer Hassnae Bouazza has attracted attention with her frank portrayal of subjects considered taboo in the Arab world. But for Radio Books she has written a gentle story about a young girl who attracts the romantic attention of a rather undesirable neighbour. A chance meeting years later causes her to reconsider her careless dismissal of the man.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia

Note that on Wednesday we also run:

Curious Orange:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1530 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)

The State We're In - Midweek Edition:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)

THURSDAY 19 March
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
0400 Africa, Asia
0500 North America
2200 Asia

*** Earthbeat ***

Earthbeat's beat is the planet, its people and their stories. Sustainable development and science, climate change and poverty, disease eradication, post conflict re-construction, the health of rainforests and the way our food is grown - a kaleidoscope of stories for a multi-faceted programme. Join host Marnie Chesterton for a rainbow selection of the world's stories.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia

Note that on Thursday we also run:

Network Europe Extra:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)

Radio Books:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)

FRIDAY 20 March
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
0400 Africa, Asia
0500 North America
2200 Asia

*** Bridges with Africa ***

We're giving the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and are linking up with stations in Africa. The show goes beyond the clichés of starving children and war-ridden countries and seeks to bring you genuine voices from a vibrant continent.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia

Note that on Friday we also run:

Radio Books:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)

Earthbeat:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)
(R Netherlands)

swissinfo marks tenth anniversary of Swiss news

Today (Friday Mar. 13) marks the tenth anniversary of swissinfo.ch, http://www.swissinfo.ch/ a multimedia platform that produces news about Switzerland in nine languages for an international audience. Based in Bern and part of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, the enterprise was created by federal mandate. The portal replaced shortwave radio broadcasts produced by Swiss Radio International for decades.
swissinfo aims to provide an authentic image of Switzerland through special dossiers and coverage of a wide array of topics of worldwide interest. The target audience are Swiss nationals living abroad and those with ties to or an interest in the country.
Teams produce content in three national languages – French, German and Italian –as well as English, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese and Japanese. A pilot programme for a tenth language, Russian, will launch in time to cover to the World Hockey Championships in Kloten next month.
(Source: swissinfo/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Shuttle Launch Scrubbed

Fox News according to the Reuters news service is reporting that tonight's launch fo the Space Shuttle has been scrubbed due to a fuel leak. They hope to turn around the launch in 24 hours with a launch time right before 2100 EDT.

Space Shuttle Ready for Launch Tonight

The space shuttle Discovery is cleared for takeoff March 11 on its mission to the International Space Station.

Just in time for the shuttle launch this evening, I have posted an updated NASA Frequency Guide online at the Monitoring Times magazine website. Best part - it is free!

For the most up to date shuttle info and links, go to:
Milcom Monitoring Post at http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/

(Larry Van Horn)

Shortwave schedules to adjust March 29, 2009

As noted in my postings today of upcoming summer shortwave schedules, most stations will be adjusting their broadcast schedules Sunday March 29, 2009.

In the coming days, as they become available, I will be posting schedule updates for multilingual and English services.

Thanks very much to all the blog readers for your kind comments. You continue to make Shortwave Central, Milcom Monitoring http://www.bnr.bg/ and The Btown Monitoring Post http://monitor-post.blogspot.com/ blogs a rousing success !

(Gayle Van Horn)

Radio Bulgaria - A09 English service

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009
broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated

All times UTC
target areas: eu (Europe) na (North America)
0200-0300 DRM 9500na

0200-0300 9700na 11700na

0630-0700 9600eu 11600eu

1130-1200 11700eu 15700eu

1730-1800 5900eu 7400eu

1730-1800 DRM 9400eu

2100-2200 5900eu 7400eu

2300-0000 9700na 11700na
(R Bulgaria/Gayle Van Horn, Frequency Manager/Monitoring Times SW Guide)

Radio Bulgaria - A09 Multilingual schedules

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009

Bulgarian
0000-0100 -daily- South America 7400, 9400
0000-0100 -daily- North America 9700, 11700
0430-0500 Mon-Fri Balkans 1224, 6000
0430-0500 Mon-Fri East Europe 6100, 7400
0430-0500 Mon-Fri West Europe 6100, 7400
0400-0500 Sat/Sun Balkans 1224, 6000
0400-0500 Sat/Sun East Europe 6100, 7400
0400-0500 Sat/Sun West Europe 6100, 7400
1000-1030 -daily- Balkans 7400
1000-1030 -daily- East Europe 11600, 13600
1000-1030 -daily- West Europe 11700, 15700
1200-1400 -daily- Balkans 1224
1200-1400 -daily- West Europe 11700, 15700
1500-1600 -daily- Balkans 1224
1500-1600 -daily- East Europe 5900, 7400
1500-1600 -daily- Middle East 13800
1500-1600 -daily- South Africa 15700
1800-1900 -daily- Balkans 747, 1224
1800-2000 -daily- Middle East 6100
1800-2000 -daily- West Europe 6100

French
0100-0200 -daily- North America 9700, 11700
0600-0630 -daily- West Europe 9600, 11600
1100-1130 -daily- West Europe 11700, 15700
1700-1730 -daily- West Europe 5900, 7400
1700-1730 -daily- West Europe 9400 DRM
2000-2100 -daily- West Europe 5900, 7400

German
0530-0600 -daily- West Europe 9600, 11600
1030-1100 -daily- West Europe 11700, 15700
1630-1700 -daily- West Europe 5900, 7400
1630-1700 -daily- West Europe 9400 DRM
1900-2000 -daily- West Europe 5900, 7400

Russian
0300-0400 -daily- East Europe 1224, 6100, 7400
0500-0530 -daily- East Europe 6100, 7400
1030-1100 -daily- East Europe 11600, 13600
1400-1500 -daily- East Europe 1224, 5900, 7400
1400-1500 -daily- Central Asia 7400
1530-1600 -daily- East Europe 9400 DRM
1600-1630 -daily- East Europe 5900, 7400
1800-1900 -daily- East Europe 5900, 7400
2300-2400 -daily- Central Asia 6200

Spanish
0100-0200 -daily- South America 7400, 9400
0100-0200 -daily- Central America 9400
0600-0630 -daily- South Europe 11800, 15800
1100-1130 -daily- South Europe 11800, 15800
1630-1700 -daily- South Europe 11800, 13800
2130-2230 -daily- South Europe 6200, 9800
2300-2400 -daily- South America 7400, 9400

Albanian
0530-0600 Mon-Fri Balkans 1224, 6000
0600-0700 Sat/Sun Balkans 1224, 6000
1100-1130 -daily- Balkans 7400
1600-1630 -daily- Balkans 747, 1224
1900-2000 -daily- Balkans 747, 1224

Greek
0500-0530 Mon-Fri Balkans 1224, 6000
0500-0600 Sat/Sun Balkans 1224, 6000
1030-1100 -daily- Balkans 7400
1630-1700 -daily- Balkans 747, 1224
2000-2100 -daily- Balkans 747, 1224

Serbian
0600-0630 Mon-Fri Balkans 1224, 6000
0700-0800 Sat/Sun Balkans 1224, 6000
1130-1200 -daily- Balkans 7400
1700-1730 -daily- Balkans 747, 1224
2100-2200 -daily- Balkans 747, 1224

Turkish
0500-0530 -daily- Middle East 5900, 7300
1000-1030 -daily- Middle East 5900, 7300
1730-1800 -daily- Middle East 747, 1224, 6100
(Jaisakthivel (Ardic DX Club) Chennai, India)

Adventist World Radio - A09 Multilingual schedules

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009
Site Start Stop Language Service Area kHz m kW Days

All times UTC

SDA 0000 0200 Mandarin NE-China 12025 25 100 1234567
SDA 0000 0030 Burmese Myanmar 15510 19 100 1234567
SDA 0000 0200 Mandarin C/N-China 15300 19 100 1234567
SDA 0030 0100 Karen Myanmar,Thailand,China 15510 19 100 1234567
TAI 0100 0200 Vietnamese Vietnam 15445 19 100 7
SDA 0100 0200 Mandarin S-China 15615 19 100 1234567
MOS 0200 0230 Urdu Pakistan 6140 49 300 1234567
MOS 0230 0300 Panjabi Pakistan 6140 49 300 1234567
MDC 0230 0330 Malagasy Madagascar 3215 90 50 1234567
WER 0300 0330 Oromo S-Ethiopia 9845 31 250 1234567
SDA 0300 0330 Russian E-Russia 17645 16 100 1234567
WER 0300 0330 Tigrinya Eritrea 6065 49 250 1234567
MOS 0330 0430 Farsi Iran 6090 49 300 1234567
WER 0330 0400 Amharic Ethiopia 9815 31 250 1234567
WER 0400 0430 Arabic Iraq,Arab P'sula 9845 31 250 1234567
MOS 0430 0500 French Morocco,Algeria 6155 49 300 1234567
WER 0500 0600 Bulgarian Bulgaria 6145 49 100 1234567
WER 0700 0800 Arabic Morocco,Algeria 11980 25 100 1234567
WER 0800 0830 French Morocco,Algeria 12010 25 100 1234567
WER 0800 0830 Kabyle Morocco,Algeria 11980 25 100 1234567
WER 0830 0900 Tachelhit Morocco,Algeria 12010 25 100 1234567
NAU 0900 1000 Italian Italy 9790 31 100 1
SDA 1000 1100 Mandarin C/N-China 15495 19 100 1234567
SDA 1000 1100 Mandarin S-China 15510 19 100 1234567
SDA 1030 1100 Cebuano Philippines 11925 25 100 67
SDA 1030 1100 Ilocano Philippines 11925 25 100 1
SDA 1030 1100 Tagalog Philippines 11925 25 100 23
SDA 1030 1100 Mongolian N-China,Mongolia 11780 25 100 1234567
SDA 1030 1100 Ilonggo Philippines 11925 25 100 45
SDA 1100 1200 Mandarin NE-China 11775 25 100 1234567
SDA 1100 1200 Mandarin C/N-China 12105 25 100 1234567
SDA 1100 1130 Indonesian W-Indonesia 15540 19 100 1234567
SDA 1100 1200 Mandarin S-China 12080 25 100 1234567
SDA 1130 1200 Javanese Indonesia,Malaysia 15540 19 100 246
SDA 1130 1200 Sudanese Indonesia,Malaysia 15540 19 100 1357
SDA 1200 1300 Korean Korea 9880 31 100 1234567
SDA 1200 1300 Mandarin S-China 9720 31 100 1234567
SDA 1200 1300 Mandarin C/N-China 12105 25 100 1234567
SDA 1200 1300 Mandarin NE-China 9800 31 100 1234567
WER 1230 1300 Bangla NE-India,B'desh 15435 19 250 1234567
MDC 1300 1400 Vietnamese Vietnam 17670 16 250 1234567
SDA 1300 1330 Bangla Bangladesh 15275 19 100 1234567
SDA 1300 1400 Mandarin C/N-China 12105 25 100 1234567
SDA 1300 1330 Japanese W-Japan 9805 31 100 1234567
NAU 1300 1330 Uighur W-China 15320 19 250 17
SDA 1300 1330 Japanese Japan 11975 25 100 1234567
NAU 1300 1330 Mandarin W-China 15320 19 250 23456
SDA 1330 1400 Assamese NE-India 15275 19 100 1 4
SDA 1330 1400 Thai Cambod,Viet,Thai,Laos 11880 25 100 246
NAU 1330 1500 Mandarin W-China 15320 19 250 1234567
SDA 1330 1400 Russian E-Russia 11845 25 100 1234567
SDA 1330 1400 Khmer Cambod,Viet,Thai,Laos 11880 25 100 13
SDA 1400 1500 Mandarin C/N-China 12105 25 100 1234567
SDA 1400 1430 Chin Myanmar 9560 31 100 1234567
MOS 1400 1430 Urdu Pakistan 15440 19 300 1234567
SDA 1400 1500 Mandarin S-China 9700 31 100 1234567
SDA 1400 1430 Sinhalese Sri Lanka 12130 25 100 1234567
SDA 1430 1500 Karen Myanmar,Thailand,China 9560 31 100 1234567
SDA 1430 1500 Burmese Myanmar 11885 25 100 1234567
MOS 1430 1500 Afar Djibouti,NE-Ethiopia,Somalia 17610 16 300 1234567
WER 1500 1530 Nepali Nepal 15160 19 250 1234567
WER 1500 1530 Panjabi N-India 15335 19 250 1234567
SDA 1500 1530 Mizo NE-India 11895 25 100 1234567
SDA 1500 1530 Telugu S-India 9530 31 100 1234567
SDA 1500 1530 Tamil S-India 11870 25 100 1234567
MOS 1500 1530 Turkish Turkey 15595 19 300 1234567
WER 1530 1600 Hindi N-India 15160 19 250 1234567
SDA 1530 1600 Kannada S-India 11720 25 100 1234567
SDA 1530 1600 Marathi C-India 11895 25 100 1234567
MDC 1530 1628 Malagasy Madagascar 3215 90 50 1234567
SDA 1530 1600 Hindi C-India 11905 25 100 1234567
SDA 1530 1600 Malayalam S-India 11870 25 100 1234567
SDA 1600 1630 Urdu N-India 6190 49 100 1234567
MOS 1600 1630 Urdu Pakistan 15260 19 300 1234567
MOS 1630 1730 Farsi Iran 9825 31 300 1234567
WER 1630 1700 Somali Somalia 17575 16 250 1234567
MEY 1700 1730 Kiswahili Tanzania,Kenya,Uganda 9600 31 250 1234567
WER 1700 1730 Arabic Iraq, Arab Peninsula 9445 31 250 1234567
WER 1730 1800 Oromo S-Ethiopia 17575 16 250 1234567
WER 1730 1800 Kabyle Morocco,Algeria 11915 25 100 1234567
MEY 1730 1800 Masai Tanzania,Kenya,Uganda 9600 31 250 1234567
MOS 1800 1830 Zande S-Sudan 9755 31 300 6
MOS 1800 1830 Moru S-Sudan 9755 31 300 1
MOS 1800 1830 Dinka S-Sudan 9755 31 300 5
MOS 1800 1830 Acholi S-Sudan 9755 31 300 7
MOS 1800 1830 Juba Arabic S-Sudan 9755 31 300 3
MOS 1800 1830 Col English S-Sudan 9755 31 300 4
MOS 1800 1830 Bari S-Sudan 9755 31 300 2
MOS 1830 1900 Arabic Libya 11660 25 300 1234567
NAU 1900 2000 Arabic Morocco,Algeria 15260 19 100 1234567
MOS 1900 1930 Hausa Nigeria 11955 25 300 1234567
WER 1900 1930 Arabic Morocco,Algeria 9765 31 100 1234567
NAU 1900 1930 Fulfulde Cameroon,Ghana,(Senegal) 15205 19 100 1234567
WER 1930 2000 Ibo E-Nigeria 15205 19 250 1234567
WER 1930 2000 Tachelhit Morocco,Algeria 9765 31 100 1234567
MOS 1930 2000 French C-Africa 15220 19 300 1234567
WER 2000 2030 French Morocco,Algeria 9765 31 100 1234567
MOS 2000 2030 Dyula Burk.Faso,Ivory Coast,Mali 11955 25 300 1234567
WER 2000 2030 French Cameroon,Niger 11755 25 100 1234567
WER 2030 2100 Yoruba Nigeria 11755 25 100 1234567
MOS 2030 2100 French W-Africa 11955 25 300 1234567
SDA 2100 2130 Japanese Japan 11980 25 100 1234567
SDA 2100 2200 Mandarin C/N-China 11750 25 100 1234567
SDA 2100 2200 Korean Korea 11790 25 100 1234567
SDA 2100 2130 Japanese W-Japan 11850 25 100 1234567
SDA 2200 2300 Mandarin NE-China 12120 25 100 1234567
SDA 2200 2230 Javanese W-Indonesia 11850 25 100 2 4 6
SDA 2200 2300 Mandarin C/N-China 15215 19 100 1234567
SDA 2200 2230 Indonesian W-Indonesia 15320 19 100 1234567
SDA 2200 2230 Sudanese W-Indonesia 11850 25 100 1 3 5 7
SDA 2300 2400 Mandarin C/N-China 15370 19 100 1234567
SDA 2300 2400 Vietnamese Vietnam 15320 19 100 1234567
SDA 2300 2400 Mandarin NE-China 12120 25 100 1234567

Sites:
JUL = Jülich
NAU = Nauen
ISS = Issoudun
MDC = Madagascar
SDA = Agat
MEY = Meyerton
TAI = Taipei
MOS = Moosbrunn
WER = Wertachtal

Days:
1 = Sunday
2 = Monday
3 = Tuesday
4 = Wednesday
5 = Thursday
6 = Friday
3 = Tuesday
7 = Saturday
(Via AWR Frequency Management)
(Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India)

Adventist World Radio schedules - A09 English service

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2009
broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated

All times UTC

target areas: af (Africa) as (Asia)

Austria - AWR
2100-2130 11955af

Germany - AWR
1200-1230 15435as
1530-1600 15335as

Guam - AWR
1330-1400 Mon-Sat 15275as
1330-1400 Thurs/Sat 11880as
1500-1530 11720as
1600-1630 11720as 11805as
1630-1700 6190as
2130-2200 11850as
2230-2300 15320as

South Africa - AWR
1800-1830 3215af 3345af 9610af
(AWR/Gayle Van Horn, Frequency Manager/Monitoring Times-SW Guide)

Blog Logs - pirate radio activity

All times UTC // parallel frequency *sing-on sign-off*

Channel Z Radio
6937.2t AM 2148, SIO=151. Per a tip, found this weak carrier here. It was said to be Channel Z testing QRP with a Corsair transmitter, but I got no audio out of this, despite an audible het.
E-mail from station confirmed that this was them, but otherwise this is tentative. (G. Zeller, OH)

Ernest T.
6925USB, 1957-2008*, Odd assortment of tunes and bits. ID per FRN posts. SIO=2+53- on peak. (H. Frodge, MI)

James Bond Radio
6950AM, 18:52-19:25 SINPO 34433. On with ID as "Bond, James Bond, Shaken not Stirred." and Goldfinger, Thunderball. (Ragnar-MI)

Liquid Radio
6925 AM 02/14/09 15:00-16:09 SINPO 25232. Music fighting against the static 15:10
Liquid Radio ID, Never SayNever, People are still having Sex. dance/club music with frequent ID's.(Ragnar-MI)

MAC Shortwave
MAC- 6924.7AM 1559-1702*, SIO=423 Lengthy program of rock oldies and novelty music with their new young boy announcer who calls himself "Ultra Man." Gave address as macshortwave@yahoo.com as usual. Hello to listeners and to the FRN. Good level but bothered by local noise. (G. Zeller,OH)

Paul Harvey Tribute Station
6925USB, 0317-0319.* SIO 343,heard Paul Harvey talking about a bong, courtesy of a
little creative editing. (McArdle-OK)

Purple Nucleus of Creation
6950USB, 18:58-19:25 SINPO 34333. Mellow instrumental music. ID at 19:05 (Ragnar, MI)

Radio Free Speech
6925, *2201-2226*, Bill O.Rights with a very well produced show of political satire. Constitutional commentary by Mr. Rights. The parody ads and mx were nice too. Strong signal hampered by QRM. Signal fair-good. (Wood, TN)

Radio Free Speech
6925 AM, 21:10- SINPO 34323 Bill O Rights classic show with bits from the Rev. Holy Moley, Montana sheep Orchestra. and the Trucker Tabernacle. Several of the RFS shows were played in succession. (Ragnar,MI).

Radio Ga Ga
6925USB, 2335 tune in. Heard male vocals singing "I Took The Fast Train," followed by station ID at 2340 as "Radio Ga Ga," repeated three times. An e-mail address was given, but I could only copy the @gmail.com portion. [I posted my logging on the FRN Vines and received an e-mail response from L Cee, who was able to copy the full address as: opeonthepoint@gmail.com.] (Thanks, L Cee!) Programming ended at 2341. SIO=353 (E. Insinger, NJ)

The Crooked Man
6955AM, 1944 RFS from 1930-1944, Crooked Man from 1944-?, then back to RFS until 2048 signoff or fadeout? Nice to hear both again even if they were reruns. (Lee Silvi, Ohio)

Voice of Kaos
6925USB, *0019:11-0030+, Folksy rock tunes and old TV show theme (Don Adams?). "The Voice of Kaos brings chaos; The Voice of Kaos is not an international organization of evil." Mentioned new email addy is voiceofkoas@gmail.com. SIO=343+ "pescador" QRM. (H. Frodge, MI)

WBNY (P.O. Box 1, Belfast NY 14711)
6925AM, 2105, SINPO 24222 Commander Bunny in the static with a new program announcing the winners of the talent show contest. (Ragnar- MI)

WBNY-Radio Bunny, 6925 AM, 2249-2320, SIO: 232 Station ID, talk by Commander Bunny with mentions of Ann Coulter, how to punish telemarketers, phone call from Bozo. [Lobdell-MA]

WBNY-Radio Bunny, 6925 AM, 2330-2340*, 02-25-09 SIO: 343 "Easter Egg Song", L Cee, Talent Contest Winners. (C. Lobdell, MA)

WEAK Radio
6925AM, 0012-0016:25.* Funky tune to station ID at sign-off. SIO=2+42+. Lotsa "pescadores" tonight on 6925-27 (H. Frodge, MI)
Wind-Up Radio
6925AM, 2121-2200* Fair/good signal with a lot of short term fading. Show had a Dire Straights tune, song "Grow Up." An ad for the Church of the Sub Genius was aired. Male announcer gave the Wind UP radio ID. (Majewski CT)

WMR
6924.7AM, 1632-1654.* SIO=444. Nice level with a slogan of "We Monkeys Radio." Program of rock music including, "Somebody to Love" by Jefferson Airplane, "Cupid," "Betty Davis Eyes," and "Cat's In the Cradle." Most songs played only part way through due to short attention span of monkeys in the audience. (G. Zeller, OH)
(FRW # 679 via Bill Finn; # 680 via Ed Kusalik; # 681 via Harold Frodge; # 682 via Radnar Daneskjold)

Euro Pirates
Mystery Radio
6220AM, 0044-0057. Poor signal Usual show of dance music with female vocalists. I have found that I can eliminate the utility interference by using the E1 AM synchronous detect in LSB mode. However, Rdaio Havana (aka Habana)in Spanish is now putting out spurious transmitter product on 6220AM, which can not be eliminated. (G. Majewski CT/FRW 680)

Radio Playback International
6880, 0225-0250, Tentative. ex-6870. Very weak. Some peaks up to a fair level. Pop music of the 50s. Brief English announcements but could not hear an ID. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Deutsche Welle plans major cuts in Russian service

Andrew Stroehlein, Communications Director for the International Crisis Group, writes on Reuters AlertNet that Deutsche Welle, is set to announce major cuts to its Russian-language services to Central Asia. Mr Stroehlein says:
“Sources tell me their plans include making cuts both in content and delivery method. Programs are being slashed, and more than 50% of programs will be broadcast only over the internet, no longer via shortwave.”

(R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Full story, Media Misery in Central Asia

www.alertnet.org/db/blogs/3159/2009/02/10-105250-1.htm

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2009 Mar 10 2251 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC web contact: www.swpc.noaa.gov/weekly.html
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# Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
#
Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
02 - 08 March 2009

Solar activity was very low. No flares were observed. Old-cycle-polarity Region 1014 (S01, L=035, class/area Bxo/020 on 07 March) formed on the solar disk on 06 March. It gradually decayed to a spotless plage region on 08 March.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at normal levels during the period.

Geomagnetic field activity was at mostly quiet levels during 02 - 07 March. A weak sudden impulse occurred at 0602 UTC on 03 March in response to a discontinuity in the solar wind observed at ACE at 0451 UTC. ACE solar wind velocities increased from 314 km/s at
03/0450 UTC to 413 km/s at 03/1559 UTC. During this period, interplanetary magnetic field Bz values varied from -5 nT at 03/0627 UTC to 9 nT at 03/1229 UTC. Solar wind velocities at ACE decreased to an average of 370 km/s at 03/1928 UTC and continued through
07/0358 UTC. On 08 March, geomagnetic field activity increased to quiet to unsettled levels, with minor to major storm periods at high latitudes, due to a recurrent enhancement in solar wind speed and the interplanetary magnetic field. During this period, solar wind velocities at ACE increased from 301 km/s at 07/2239 UTC to 457 km/s at 08/1855 UTC.

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
11 March - 06 April 2009

Solar activity is expected to be at very low levels.

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to increase to high levels during 14 - 18 March. Normal flux levels are expected during the rest of the period.

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at predominantly quiet levels through 12 March. Activity is expected to increase to quiet to active levels during 13 - 14 March with a chance for minor to major storm periods at high latitudes due to a recurrent coronal hole high speed stream. Mostly quiet activity is expected for the rest of the period.

Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2009 Mar 10 2252 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
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# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2009 Mar 10
#
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2009 Mar 11 70 5 2
2009 Mar 12 70 5 2
2009 Mar 13 70 15 4
2009 Mar 14 70 12 3
2009 Mar 15 70 5 2
2009 Mar 16 70 5 2
2009 Mar 17 70 5 2
2009 Mar 18 70 5 2
2009 Mar 19 70 5 2
2009 Mar 20 70 5 2
2009 Mar 21 70 5 2
2009 Mar 22 70 5 2
2009 Mar 23 70 5 2
2009 Mar 24 70 5 2
2009 Mar 25 70 5 2
2009 Mar 26 70 5 2
2009 Mar 27 70 5 2
2009 Mar 28 70 5 2
2009 Mar 29 70 5 2
2009 Mar 30 70 5 2
2009 Mar 31 70 5 2
2009 Apr 01 70 5 2
2009 Apr 02 70 5 2
2009 Apr 03 70 5 2
2009 Apr 04 70 5 2
2009 Apr 05 70 5 2
2009 Apr 06 70 5 2
(NOAA)

New Zealand adjust frequency

Frequency change of Radio New Zealand International from March 6:
1551-1850 UTC, on 6170 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg AM Fiji,Samoa,Cook Islands
1551-1850 UTC, new freq 7285 RAN 025 kW / 035 deg DRM Fiji,Samoa,Cook Islands, x 7145
(DX Mix News # 563 via Alokesh Gupta, India)

Latvian relays on hold

Latvian 9290 relay news!

Dear Listeners,
The Latvian 9290 kHz (low powered 10kw) relay project that was due to return to the air in February 2009 is now on hold until later this year as the financial crisis has affected the station.

Let us hope the 9290 khz relay returns later this year.
(Tom Taylor)

Blog Logs - Asia

All times UTC // parallel frequency *sign-on sign-off*

China
4950 Voice of Pujiang 1422-1444 Feb 24. Live coverage and/or analysis of some event to 1430., followed by a mix of chat and music. Fair signal but noisy band. // 3280 and 5075, both poor in noise conditions. (John Wilkins-CO)

4940, Voice of Strait, 1516-1530, March 1. “Focus on China” Sunday program in English with news item about a high school conference held in China; ID “This is the Voice of Strait. If you want more information on China, please write to Box 187, Voice of Strait, Fuzhou, Fujian, zip code 350012, P.R.C.” Chinese service at 1530 for the first time I heard a het here, assume caused by either All India Radio or VOS being slightly off frequency, best in USB to get away from the het (Ron Howard, CA)

India
4700, All India Radio (location?), 1330 + 1454-1517, March 2. Here again, with assume another error in entering the frequency, but by who? Suppose it could be AIR Hyderabad entering 4700 instead of 4800, but for me 4800 is covered by strong CNR-1, so I am unable to confirm
their absence there. First heard on Feb 27 and not since then, till today. 1330 below threshold level. Checked again to find this steadily improving. Assume in Hindi talk, Music at 1500 to music program of indigenous chanting/singing, progtram switched at 1512 over to New Delhi programming (series of ads, followed by the news in assume Hindi); after 1512 was // 9425
(Ron Howard, CA)

Indonesia
3987.06 RRI Manokwari. Pop Ballad at 1058 to announcer ans three-note 3 note piano (with echo) played three times. Time signal ticks to lady announcer, and nice site identification into news segments and mentions of "Manokwari, Indonesia," and RRI. Amateur radio operators on 3987.5 causing massive interference. (Dave Valko, PA/ DXpedition 6 March/Cumbre DX)

3976.06 RRI Pontianak 1332-1406 Feb 26. Assorted vocal music, only one brief announcement by male announcer at 1349. At 1400, one-and-a-half minutes of local five-note interval signal on piano. Local news. Fair signal with noted amateur radio interference. (John WIlkins, CO)

524.96 Voice of Indonesia Glad to see this one back on here with male's newscast in Indonesian
1200. Voice of Indonesia station promo with web address at 1226. Strong. (Dave Valko, PA/DXpedition 6 March/Cumbre DX)

9524.98, Voice of Indonesia, 1335-1404, March 6, English talk about economic developments in Indonesia. Local music. Closing English announcements at 1402 and into Malay at 1403. Fair signal, stronger than usual. (Brian Alexander, PA)

9525.0, Voice of Indonesia, 1330-1404 + 1502-1506*, March 4. Returned here yet again! Started out very poor against a strong Firedrake & CNR-1 jamming on 9530, till they went off at 1400; full VOI IDs at 1402 and 1502; news in English till suddenly off (Ron Howard, CA)

9525.0, Voice of Indonesia, 1321-1329 + 1435, March 5. Pre-1400 reception was poor due to strong Firedrake and CNR-1 jamming on 9530. Post-1400 reception was fair (Ron Howard, CA)

Japan
3925 Radio Nikkei 1317-1330* Feb 26. Japanese talk from announcer to 1328, then
presumed national anthem. Program close-down announcement at 1329 with several JOZx callsigns given with powers and frequencies. Good signal. (John Wilkins, CO)

Laos
6130, Lao National Radio. A change from their normal schedule. March 3 & 4, from 1416 to 1433, without the usual foreign language programs (English lesson on Tue. and French on Wed.), but instead just playing Southeastern Asian music and songs (Ron Howard, cA).

Malaysia
6099.70, Voice of Malaysia (presumed), 1442-1455*, March 4. Sounded to be in scheduled Burmese (definitely a Southeastern Asian language), along with easy-listening songs. SIgnal poor (Ron Howard, CA).

Malaysia/Sarawak
7270.39v, Wai FM via RTM, 1410, March 4. They continue their daily slight drift up in frequency, which is a good thing, as they have better reception the more they are away from QRM on 7270.0 (Ron Howard, CA)

7270.36v, Limbang FM and Wai FM via RTM, 1356-1433, March 2. All in vernacular. DJ playing pop songs to two pips at 1400. Newscast, at the end of which heard ID for “Limbang FM”. Noted after 1405 DJ playing pop songs, with many on-air calls. Many station ID' as, “Wai FM” (pronounced “Why FM”). This time period is much better, due to less QRM before 1430, but with QRN. After 1430 noted usual chanting (do not believe it was reciting from the Qur’an). Seems that Limbang FM is still being relayed via Wai FM, probably from about 1315 to 1405, but needs better confirmation as to the exact times. Audio streaming at www.rtmsarawak.gov.my/. Could not find the Wai FM website that was available in early 2008, the one that showed their schedule (Ron Howard, CA)

7270.40v, Limbang FM and Wai FM via RTM, 1342-1412, March 5. Clear “Limbang FM” ID with just one frequency given in MHz. Pop song to two signal pips at 1400. Shortened news ending at 1403, with a final “Limbang FM” identification. Program begins with their Wai FM programming of pop songs and has many “Wai FM” ID's. Signal quality almost fair. This has indeed become a regular one for me again (Ron Howard, CA)

Myanmar
5770 Myanmar Defense Forces BS (tentative) Just a carrier here at 1129. Possibly a little music very weak at 1155. (Dave Valko, PA/ DXpedition 6 March/Cumbre DX)

Papua New Guinea
3290 Radio Central. Local music from announcer at 1110. (Dave Valko, PA/ DXpedition 6 March/Cumbre DX)

3305 Radio Western 1151 Song anmnt ("Oh Stella") via announcer. Song started and suddenly dropped down, then back up later. Engliag at 1155 into announcement by male announcer with greetings to listeners, followed by Celine Dion "You Made Me Love You" still going at 1159. Recheck two minutes later and was playing an instrumental guitar song, then deadair at 1204*. Missed sign-off announcement, if there were indeed any. Good signal.(Dave Valko, PA/
DXpedition 6 March/Cumbre DX)

Philippines
9615, Radio Veritas Asia, 1130-1155*, March 6, talk in listed Mandarin. Some inspirational music. Sign off with English ID announcement at 1155. Fair to good. (Brian Alexander,
PA)

Singapore
6120 Radio Nederland relay via Kranji. 2303-2310, 3/3/2009, Bahasa. Man and woman talking. Poor signal. Parallel 9525 (Tinang) noted with slightly better signal. (Jim Evans, TN)

Solomon Islands
9541.50, SIBC, 1512-1542, March 4. Surprised how well this was heard just after my local sunrise. BBC news and “World Briefing”; never any local announcements; 1542 covered by very strong sign-on of a real BBC station, via Singapore on 9540.0, with recorded loop that I am unfamiliar with: “This is the BBC. There are no programs on this channel at present. Details of all our services are at BBCworldserice.com”; 1545 subcontinent musical fanfare and into
scheduled Tamil (Ron Howard, CA)

Taiwan
6150, Radio Taiwan International, (presumed) 1040-1050. Noted a male/female host with Chinese comments. Brief music between topics. Signal never improved beyond a poor level. (Chuck Bolland, FL March 7, 2009)

Vietnam
9840 Voice of Vietnam via Son Tay, 2333-2340, 3/3/2009, English. News read by man/female. Station identification at 2340. Weak signal with slight improvement by 2340. (Jim Evans, TN)

Media Broadcast B08 schedule update - Part 4 of 4

Media Broadcast (ex DTK - T Systems) schedules via transmitter sites in Germany
Part 4 of 4

All times UTC

Bible Voice Broadcasting Network (BVBN)
0845-0900 on 5945 NAU 100 kW / 280 deg Fri to WeEu English
0800-0915 on 5945 NAU 100 kW / 280 deg Sat to WeEu English
0800-0830 on 5945 NAU 100 kW / 280 deg Daily to WeEu English
1900-1930 on 6015 WER 125 kW / 055 deg Tue/Fri to EaEu Russian
1915-1930 on 6015 WER 125 kW / 055 deg Mon to EaEu English
1915-1930 on 6015 WER 125 kW / 055 deg Wed to EaEu Russian
1900-1915 on 6015 WER 125 kW / 055 deg Thu to EaEu Ukrainian
1915-1945 on 6015 WER 125 kW / 055 deg Thu to EaEu Russian
1900-1945 on 6015 WER 125 kW / 055 deg Sat to EaEu English
1900-2000 on 6015 WER 125 kW / 055 deg Sun to EaEu English
1800-1830 on 7205 WER 100 kW / 240 deg Sun to SoEu Spanish
1830-2000 on 7260 JUL 100 kW / 155 deg Sun to CeAf English

1930-2000 on 7260 WER 125 kW / 180 deg Sat to WeAf French/Adja
1945-2015 on 7260 WER 125 kW / 210 deg Mon-Fri to WeAf English
0430-0530 NF 9615 WER 125 kW / 135 deg Sat to EaAf Amharic, x11635
0430-0500 NF 9615 WER 125 kW / 135 deg Sun to EaAf Amharic, x11635
1600-1700 on 9730 JUL 100 kW / 140 deg Mon/Fri to EaAf Oromo/Amharic
1700-1800 on 9730 JUL 100 kW / 140 deg Mon/Fri to EaAf Tigrina/Amharic
1600-1700 on 9730 JUL 100 kW / 140 deg Tue to EaAf Amharic
1700-1800 on 9730 JUL 100 kW / 140 deg Tue to EaAf Tigrina/Amharic
1600-1800 on 9730 JUL 100 kW / 140 deg Wed to EaAf Amharic
1600-1630 on 9730 JUL 100 kW / 140 deg Thu/Sun to EaAf Oromo
1630-1800 on 9730 JUL 100 kW / 140 deg Thu/Sat/Sun to EaAf Amharic
1800-1900 on 9730 JUL 100 kW / 140 deg Fri/Sun to EaAf Somali/Amharic
1800-1830 on 9730 JUL 100 kW / 140 deg Sat to EaAf Somali
1630-1730 on 11875 JUL 100 kW / 145 deg Daily to EaAf Nuer/Dinka
1730-1745 on 11875 JUL 100 kW / 145 deg Fri to EaAf Fur
0900-1000 on 17545 NAU 125 kW / 135 deg Fri to EaAf Arabic

1530-1600 on 17650 WER 125 kW / 135 deg Wed to EaAf Tigrina
1800-1900 on 6110 WER 125 kW / 120 deg Sat to ME English
1830-1900 on 6110 WER 125 kW / 120 deg Sun to ME English
1645-1800 on 6195 WER 100 kW / 120 deg Mon/Wed to ME Arabic
1715-1730 on 6195 WER 100 kW / 120 deg Fri to ME Arabic
1800-1830 on 7210 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg Mon/Wed/Fri to ME Persian
1800-1900 on 7210 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg Tue/Thu to ME Persian
1800-1815 on 7210 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg Sat to ME Persian
1830-1900 on 7210 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg Sun to ME Persian
1645-1700 on 9460 NAU 100 kW / 130 deg Mon to ME English
1645-1720 on 9460 NAU 100 kW / 130 deg Tue to ME English
1800-1815 on 9460 NAU 100 kW / 130 deg Tue to ME English
1815-1900 on 9460 NAU 100 kW / 130 deg Tue to ME Hebrew
1645-1715 on 9460 NAU 100 kW / 130 deg Wed-Fri to ME English
1800-1900 on 9460 NAU 100 kW / 130 deg Wed to ME English

1715-1730 on 9460 NAU 100 kW / 130 deg Thu to ME Hindi
1730-1745 on 9460 NAU 100 kW / 130 deg Thu to ME English
1830-1900 on 9460 NAU 100 kW / 130 deg Fri to ME English
1645-1830 on 9460 NAU 100 kW / 130 deg Sat to ME English
1830-1845 on 9460 NAU 100 kW / 130 deg Sat to ME Bahausa
1845-1930 on 9460 NAU 100 kW / 130 deg Sat to ME English
1630-1915 on 9460 NAU 100 kW / 130 deg Sun to ME English
1900-1930 on 9470 WER 250 kW / 120 deg Sat to ME English
1915-1945 on 9470 WER 250 kW / 120 deg Sun to ME English
1930-2000 on 9470 WER 250 kW / 120 deg Fri to ME English
0430-0500 on 9615 WER 250 kW / 120 deg Mon-Thu to ME Arabic
0430-0545 on 9615 WER 250 kW / 120 deg Fri to ME Arabic
1530-1730 on 9925 WER 100 kW / 105 deg Daily to ME Persian
1625-1715 on 11970 WER 250 kW / 120 deg Mo/Tu/Th/Fr to ME Arabic
1625-1730 on 11970 WER 250 kW / 120 deg Wed to ME Arabic
1200-1230 on 15565 NAU 250 kW / 070 deg Mon-Fri to CeAs Uyghur
0030-0045 on 5935 WER 250 kW / 075 deg Sat/Sun to SoAs Bengali
0030-0100 on 6030 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Mon-Thu to SoAs Hindi
0030-0100 on 6030 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Fri-Sun to SoAs English
1400-1500 on 11695 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Sat/Sun to SoAs English

1500-1600 on 11895 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Mon to SoAs Hindi
1530-1600 on 11895 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Tue/Thu to SoAs Hindi
1515-1600 on 11895 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Wed to SoAs Hindi
1500-1530 on 11895 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Thu to SoAs Tamil/Telugu
1500-1600 on 11895 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Fri to SoAs Bengali/Hindi
1500-1530 on 11895 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Sat to SoAs English
1500-1530 on 11895 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Sun to SoAs Bengali
1500-1530 on 12035 JUL 100 kW / 090 deg Tue to SoAs English
1530-1600 on 12035 JUL 100 kW / 090 deg Tue/Fri/Sun to SoAs Urdu
1515-1600 on 12035 JUL 100 kW / 090 deg Wed to SoAs Urdu
1515-1530 on 12035 JUL 100 kW / 090 deg Thu to SoAs Urdu
1530-1600 on 12035 JUL 100 kW / 090 deg Thu/Sat to SoAs English
1515-1530 on 12035 JUL 100 kW / 090 deg Fri to SoAs Punjabi

2000-2100 on 5955 NAU 250 kW / 048 deg Sun Korean to EaAs Voice of Wilderness

Additional frequency of Radio Dabanga from March 3:
0430-0525 on 9830 WER 250 kW / 150 deg to EaAf Arabic\\7315 WER, 13800 MDC

(DX Mix News # 563 via Alokesh Gupta, India)

Media Broadcast B08 schedule update - Part 3 of 4

Media Broadcast (ex DTK - T Systems) schedules via transmitter sites in Germany

Part 3 of 4

All times UTC

Pan American Broadcasting

0030-0045 on 6165 WER 100 kW / 090 deg Sun to SoAs English
1400-1415 on 13645 WER 100 kW / 090 deg Sun to SoAs English
1415-1430 on 13645 WER 100 kW / 090 deg Mon-Sat to SoAs English
1430-1445 on 13645 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Sun to SoAs English
1400-1415 on 13645 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Sat to ME English
1600-1630 on 9850 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg Thu to ME Persian
1600-1645 on 9850 WER 100 kW / 105 deg Sun to ME English
1930-2015 on 6020 WER 250 kW / 150 deg Sun to NoAf English
1930-2030 on 6020 WER 250 kW / 150 deg Sat to NoAf English
2000-2030 on 6020 WER 250 kW / 150 deg Fri to NoAf English

Radio Netherlands
0600-0655 on 6120 NAU 250 kW / 220 deg Daily to Europe Dutch
0600-0655 on 9895 NAU 250 kW / 140 deg Daily to Europe Dutch
0700-0755 on 5955 NAU 250 kW / non-dir Daily to Europe Dutch
0700-0755 on 9895 WER 250 kW / 217 deg Daily to Europe Dutch
0800-0855 on 5955 WER 250 kW / 210 deg Daily to Europe Dutch
0800-0855 on 6110 WER 100 kW / 300 deg Daily to Europe Dutch
0800-0855 on 11935 WER 250 kW / 240 deg Daily to Africa Dutch
0900-1055 on 6120 WER 250 kW / 215 deg Mon-Fri to Europe Dutch
1100-1455 on 5955 WER 250 kW / non-dir Sun to Europe Dutch
1100-1555 on 9895 WER 250 kW / 225 deg Sun to Europe Dutch
1500-1555 on 5955 WER 040 kW / non-dir Mon-Sat to Europe Dutch DRM
1600-1655 on 6110 NAU 250 kW / 220 deg Daily to Europe Dutch
1600-1655 on 9750 NAU 250 kW / 225 deg Daily to Europe Dutch
1700-1755 on 6010 WER 250 kW / 240 deg Daily to Africa Dutch
1800-1955 on 12045 WER 500 kW / 150 deg Daily to Africa Dutch

Trans World Radio
0745-0920 on 6105 NAU 125 kW / 285 deg Sun to NoEu English
0815-0850 on 6105 NAU 125 kW / 285 deg Sat to NoEu English
0800-0850 on 6105 NAU 125 kW / 285 deg Mon-Fri to NoEu English
1455-1525 on 7170 WER 100 kW / 060 deg Mon to EaEu Belarussian
1455-1525 on 7170 WER 100 kW / 060 deg Tue-Sun to EaEu Russian
1525-1555 on 7170 WER 100 kW / 060 deg Daily to EaEu Russian
1630-1700 on 5965 WER 100 kW / 105 deg Sat to EaEu Romanian
1630-1700 on 5965 WER 100 kW / 090 deg Mon-Fri to CeAs Armenian
1730-1800 on 6060 WER 100 kW / 090 deg Daily to CeAs Persian

Hamburger Lokalradio
1000-1100 on 6045 WER 100 kW / non-dir 1st Sun to CeEu German

Christian Science Sentinel

1000-1100 on 6055 WER 100 kW / 090 deg Sun to CeEu German
1900-2000 on 5960 WER 100 kW / 075 deg Sat to EaEu Russian

Evangelische Missions Gemeiden
1130-1200 on 6055 WER 125 kW / non-dir Sat/Sun to CeEu German
1200-1230 on 11840 NAU 250 kW / 035 deg Sat to FE Russian
1600-1630 on 9605 WER 250 kW / 060 deg Sat to EaEu Russian

Missionswerke Arche Stimme des Trostes
1200-1215 on 6055 WER 250 kW / non-dir Sun to CeEu German

Mecklenburg Verpommern Baltic Radio
1300-1400 on 6140 WER 100 kW / non-dir 1st Sun to CeEu German

Blue Star Radio
1300-1400 on 6140 WER 100 kW / non-dir 2nd Sun to CeEu Music

European Music Radio
1300-1400 on 6140 WER 100 kW / non-dir 3rd Sun to CeEu Music

Radio Gloria International
1300-1400 on 6140 WER 100 kW / non-dir 4th Sun to CeEu Music

Radio Traumland
1400-1500 on 5965 JUL 100 kW / non-dir Sun to CeEu German

Voice of Oromia Liberation Front from March 1
1600-1630 on 9695 JUL 100 kW / 130 deg Sun/Tue/Thu to EaAf Oromo, x16-17
1600-1630 on 11760 JUL 100 kW / 130 deg Sun/Tue/Thu to EaAf Oromo, x16-17

Radio Huriyo
1630-1700 on 9820 JUL 100 kW / 140 deg Tue/Fri to EaAf Somali

Voice of Oromiya Independence
1700-1730 on 9680 JUL 100 kW / 130 deg Sat to EaAf Oromo

Radio Oromiyaa Liberation
1730-1800 on 9680 JUL 100 kW / 130 deg Fri to EaAf Oromo

Voice of Oromo Liberation (Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo)
1700-1800 on 11810 JUL 100 kW / 130 deg Sun/Wed to EaAf Oromo

Voice of Democratic Path of Ethiopian Unity-Ethiopian Liberation Forum
1700-1800 on 11835 NAU 125 kW / 145 deg Thu to EaAf Tigrinya/Ar

Voice of Democratic Eritrea-Ethiopians For Democracy
1700-1800 on 11835 NAU 250 kW / 145 deg Wed/Sun to EaAf Amharic

Ethiopia Adera Dimtse Radio
1700-1800 on 11835 NAU 500 kW / 145 deg Sat to EaAf Amharic

Radio Reveil Paroles de Vie
1830-1845 on 9760 JUL 100 kW / 160 deg Tue/Thu to CeAf French
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Mar 1/DX Mix News # 562, wb, Germany)

WHRI schedule changes

USA(non) Changes in B-08 schedule of WHRI Angel 1:

All times UTC

Voice of Biafra International in Ibo
2100-2200 on 15665 HRI 250 kW / 087 deg to WCAf, Fri only, ex 2000-2100

World Harvest Radio in English
2000-2100 on 9495 HRI 250 kW / 173 deg to CSAm, Daily, ex Sat-Thu
2100-2200 on 7315 HRI 250 kW / 173 deg to CSAm, Sat-Thu, ex Daily
(DX Mix News # 563 via Alokesh Gupta)

VT Communications schedule updates

U.K.(non) Some VT Communications changes:

All times UTC

Star Radio in English/Local:
0700-0730 on 11875 ASC 250 kW / 027 deg to CeAf, cancelled
Cotton Tree News in English/Local
0730-0800 on 11875 RMP 250 kW / 169 deg to CeAf, ex ASC 250 kW / 027 deg

Zimbabwe Community Radio in Ndebele/English/Shona, new station from March 1
2000-2100 on 5935*DHA 250 kW / 210 deg to ZWE, >>>>> from March 29 on 5995
*till 2030 co-ch Polish Radio External Sce in Ukrainian via Media Broadcast

(DX Mix News # 563 via Alokesh Gupta, India)

CVC Voz Christiana schedule updates

Some changes of B-08 for CVC Voz Christiana

All times UTC

Portuguese to Mexico and Central America
0900-1100 on 9655 SGO 100 kW / 060 deg, cancelled

Spanish to Central America
0100-0400 on 11970 SGO 100 kW / 340 deg, cancelled

Spanish to Northern South America
0000-0800 on 11805 SGO 100 kW / non-dir, cancelled
1100-1200 on 9780 SGO 100 kW / non-dir, ex 0800-1200
1200-0100 on 17680 SGO 100 kW / non-dir, ex 1200-2400

Spanish to Southern South America
0000-0100 on 6070 SGO 100 kW / 030 deg, ex 0000-1200
1100-1200 on 6070 SGO 100 kW / 030 deg, ex 0000-1200
(DX Mix News # 563 via Alokesh Gupta, India)

Schedule changes from TDP

BELGIUM Some TDP changes:

Aso Radio in Hausa, new morning txion:
0530-0600 on 7385 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg to CeAf Mon-Fri

Radio Kimpwanza in Lingala, new station:
1700-1800 on 15260 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg to CeAf Sun

Suab Xaa Moo Zoo/Voice of Hope in Hmong:
2330-2400 NF 11860 DHA 250 kW / 090 deg to Asia,x 5890 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg
(DX Mix News #563 via Alokesh Gupta, India)

QSLs from the Cosmo Club

QSL REPORT – February 2009

Station: - WYFR/Family Radio Worldwide
Date: - 14-01-2009
Frequency: - 5995 kHz
Time: - 1430-15000 UTC
Description: - 1973 Three Decades of Faithful Service 2003

Station: - Radio Romania International
Date: - 27-01-2009
Frequency: - 9690 kHz
Time: - 0400 UTC
Language: - English
Description: - Pionier S 530A, “Radio Popular”, Romania, 1950.

Station: - RDP International
Date: - 22-01-2009
Frequency: - 15690 kHz
Time: - 1430-1500 UTC
Language: - Portuguese
Description: - LISBOA.

Station: - Radio Sweden
Date: - 27-01-2009
Frequency: - 11550 kHz
Time: - 0230 UTC
Language: - English
Description: - TERACOM, Controlroom of Hoerby shortwave station.

Station: - Radio Ukraine International
Date: - 26-11-2008
Frequency: - 15635kHz
Time: - 0600-0700 UTC
Language: - English
Description: - National Radio Company of Ukraine.

Station: - NHK World Radio Japan
Date: - 26-01-2009
Frequency: - 15215 kHz (Germany)
Time: - 1345-1430 UTC
Language: - Hindi
Description: - “OSECHI” Traditional Japanese New Year dishes.

Station: - NHK World Radio Japan
Date: - 12-01-2009
Frequency: - 11780 kHz (UK)
Time: - 1400-1430 UTC
Language: - English
Description: - “A Cold Morning” (Hokkaido).

Station: - Voice of Russia
Date: - 01-02-2009
Frequency: - 15195 kHz
Time: - 0820 UTC
Language: - English
Description: - The Voice of Russia, 29 October 1929 - 29 October 2009.

Station: - Voice of Russia
Date: - 22-01-2009
Frequency: - 7305 kHz
Time: - 1500-1530 UTC
Language: - Hindi
Description: - 1703-2003. St. Petersburg is 300 years old.

Station: - The Voice of Greece
Date: - 22-01-2009
Frequency: - 15650 kHz
Time: - 1300-1600 UTC
Language: - Greek
Description: - Hellenic Radio Television.

Station: - Radio Austria 1 International
Date: - 13-01-2009
Frequency: - 17855 kHz
Time: - 1300-1330 UTC
Language: - German
Description: - Kunsthaus Graz.

Station: - IRIB World Service
Date: - 23-01-2009
Frequency: - 9710 kHz
Time: - 1530 UTC
Language: - Hindi
Description: - QSL No: 1. Pol-e Khaju (Khaju Bridge) – Esfahan / 17th Century.

Station: - Radio Canada International
Date: - 26-01-2009
Frequency: - 5840 kHz (via Horby relay, Sweden)
Time: - 0100-0157 UTC
Language: - English
Description: - Maple Leaf Mailbag Special QSL verified by Bill Westenhaver. 60 Years of Radio Worldwide! Radio Canada International is proud to offer its loyal listeners a series of exclusive QSL cards to mark its 60th anniversary. For 60 years, RCI has been bringing you rich, diverse radio that today include over 300 hours of programming each week. Tune in weekly to Ian Johns and his Maple Leaf Mailbag team on shortwave, satellite or http://www.rcinet.ca/

Station: - Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
Date: - 24-01-2009
Frequency: - 9720 kHz (Tinang 1, Philippines)
Time: - 1000-1057 UTC
Language: - English
Description: - QSL Five: Cleaning the canals in Weesp.

Station: - Radio Praha
Date: - 22-01-2008
Frequency: - 11600 kHz
Time: - 1400-1429 UTC
Language: - English
Description: - Czechoslovak Rail Vehicles - The Aza 1-0086 Pullman Car of the heir presumptive to the Austrian throne Archduke Franz Ferdinand was produced by Ringhoffer in the Pargue district of Smichov in 1909. After World War I it was used by the prime minister and other members of the cabinet.

Station: - KBS World Radio
Date: - 24-01-2008
Frequency: - 9770 kHz
Time: - 1300-1400 UTC
Language: - English
Description: - Suncheon Bay - Registered of one of five coastal wetlands protected by the Ramsar Convention in 2006, Suncheon Bay is famous for having the largest reed fields in Korea and for being a natural habitat for more than 200 kinds of rare birds and 184 species
of halophytes.

Station: - Radio Free Asia
Date: - 27-01-2009
Frequency: - 13710 kHz (IBB Tinian)
Time: - 0030-0100 UTC
Language: - Burmese
Description: - This is reprint of an original holiday card used by RFA; it depicts a dove with ‘peace’ written in Burmese, Chinese, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Tibetan, Uyghur and Vietnamese. This QSL is for all confirmed reception reports from December 2008- January 2009.

Station: - Radio Free Asia
Date: - 14-02-2008
Frequency: - 9905 kHz (IBB Asia)
Time: - 1530-1600 UTC
Language: - Mandarin
Description: - This card commemorates 2009 as the Year of the Ox which began with the Chinese New Year on Monday, January 26, 2009. This QSL is issued for all confirmed reception reports from February- April 2009.
Receiver: - Grundig YB 400
Antenna: - Long Wire
Location: - 26N07 85E23
(Mukesh Kumar)

THE COSMOS CLUB
MISCOT-3, R-8, RAMNA
MUZAFFARPUR – 842002
BIHAR, INDIA

Radio Romania International issues new QSL card series

Radio Romania International is issuing a series of QSL cards on vintage receivers for the
year 2009.

Jan 2009 QSL

PIONIER S 503 A, RADIO POPULAR, ROMANIA, 1950 Pionier S 503 A is a receiver made by Radio Popular, the name given after nationalization to the Romanian Anonymous Society Philips. Pionier is made after a Russian model, being the second type of receiver made in Romania. At
first, the receiver was electrically powered but later Radio Popular had to produce a different type of receiver running on batteries.

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Feb 2009 QSL

BLAUPUNKT 5W641, GERMANY, 1941 5W641 is a Blaupunkt radio receiver. Its design is simple and it was produced during WWII between 1940 and 1942. A small amount of metal was used to make this type of receiver. It was famous for the quality of its sound. The box of the receiver is double the size of the mechanism inside. It is operated on 6 waves, with extended short waves dial.

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Mar 2009 QSL

'RADIO POPULAR' GALENA, ROMANIA, 1949 'RADIO PROGRES' GALENA RADIO, ROMANIA, 1948

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(Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India)

Views of twelve cards:

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Radio Romania International to begin English service to Africa

As of 29 March 2009, Radio Romania International’s English Service will start broadcasting programs to Central Africa at 1100-1200 UTC on 15430 and 11790 kHz.

From the same date, the English broadcast to Western Europe currently at 1200-1300 UTC will be on the air an hour earlier, at 1100-1200 UTC on 11775 and 15210 kHz.
(Source: RRI website/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Blue Star Radio slated for Sunday broadcast

Date 8th of March 2009
Time 1300 to 1400 UTC
Channel 6140 kHz


The transmissions of Blue Star Radio will be broadcast over the transmitting station Wertachtal in Germany.

The transmitter power will be 100 000 Watts, and we will be using a non-directional antenna system (Quadrant antenna).
Good listening
(Tom Taylor)

Pirate WR International on the air again

Just a short note to say that WR International is again on air until 11:00 GMT @ 12257 kHz and also now on shoutcast. Search for wr international or if you know how to add the url to your mp3 music player (like winamp) then the url is http://radio.wrinternational.co.uk:8003
Happy listening if you choose to or are able to www.wrinternational.co.uk radio@wrinternational.co.uksms/phone +447983244817
Have a nice day
Dave/WR International

Scandinavian Weekend Radio Saturday broadcast

Scandinavian Weekend Radio

www.swradio.net/schedule.htm

1602 kHz MW
5980 or 6170 kHz on 49 mb
11690 or 11720 kHz on 25 mb
www.swradio.net/index2.htm

Saturday broadcast continuing from 1500 UTC Saturday to closedown

Local time SW freq AM freq Program UTC time
15-16 5980 11720 1602 Virrat Tänään - Virrat Today Dj Häkä 13-14
16-17 5980 11690 1602 Studiossa dj Miki 14-15
17-18 6170 11690 1602 Progressive rock and other strange things by dj Esa 15-16
18-19 6170 11690 1602 Studiossa dj Peeveli 16-17
19-20 5980 11720 1602 In Heaven Dj Madman 17-18
20-21 5980 11720 1602 Studiossa dj Peeveli 18-19
21-22 6170 11690 1602 Studiossa dj Miki 19-20
22-23 6170 11690 1602 Studiossa dj Peeveli 20-21
23-24 6170 11690 1602 Closing ceremony by SWR crew
(Alpo Heinonen)

Scandinavian Weekend Radio
Postal address for reception reports:

SWR

P.O. Box 99

99, 34801 Virrat Finland

Radio Netherlands - Program Guide, March 8-13

SUNDAY 8 March
*** Network Europe Extra ***

Arts and Culture brought to you each Sunday from Europe's widest partnership of international broadcasters.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1404 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1804 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2004 West Africa 17810, 11655

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1600 Europe
2200 Asia

*** Reloaded ***

Another selection of this week's programme highlights presented by Mindy Ran.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1330 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia

Note that on Sunday we also run:

Bridges with Africa:
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1600 Benelux (MW 1296)
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Radio Books:
1530 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1600 Benelux (MW 1296)
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Curious Orange:
0030 Europe (WRN)

MONDAY 9 March
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
2200 Asia

*** Curious Orange ***
This week on Curious Orange... are you looking for a direct connection with God? Well, we can give you the phone number. We'll talk to the Dutch artist who came up with this controversial calling line.

And, the Dutch are doing business in Vietnam... in record numbers. We'll hear a story from one such businessman. Also on the show, Columnist Perro de Jong 's dire vision of God-Hating Holland and this week's Dutch music artist, The Giants of Húsavík.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia

Note that on Monday we also run:

Earthbeat:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345

Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)

Network Europe Extra:
0400 Africa, Asia (WRN)
0500 North America (WRN)

Reloaded:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)

TUESDAY 10 March
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
0400 Africa, Asia
0500 North America
2200 Asia

*** The State We're In - Midweek Edition ***

Zimbabwe is in transition as the Movement for Democratic Change is finally sharing power with long-time strongman Robert Mugabe. So we're devoting all of this week's show to the East African nation.

We'll speak with former independence fighter turned MDC Water Minister Sam Nkomo, who is prepared to "ride on the Lion's back to cross the river" if it will get the country back on its feet. But we also meet a woman whose water is totally undrinkable.

The head of one of Zimbabwe's only free media outlets, the Voice of People, tells us about the time the station was bombed.

We meet Rastafarian musician Bhekithemba Nkomo whose hit song "Mugabe is a Thief" landed him in jail and exile.

These stories and much more in this "The State We're In" Zimbabwe special.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia

Note that on Tuesday we also run:

Bridges with Africa:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)

Newsline:
0400 Africa, Asia (WRN)
0500 North America (WRN)

Curious Orange:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)

WEDNESDAY 11 March
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
0400 Africa, Asia
0500 North America
2200 Asia

*** Radio Books ***

'God Is Quick To Punish' - by Jeroen Olyslaegers

Belgian author and playwright Jeroen Olyslaegers has been called the "enfant terrible" of Dutch literature. His work is often inspired by films. The central character for his Radio Books story is a film producer whose career is on the skids due to his alcoholism. On one drunken night as his wife is about to leave him, he has a terrifying vision of his future. Can it be changed or is it too late?

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia

Note that on Wednesday we also run:

Curious Orange:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1530 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)

The State We're In - Midweek Edition:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)

THURSDAY 12 March
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
0400 Africa, Asia
0500 North America
2200 Asia

*** Earthbeat ***

Earthbeat's beat is the planet, its people and their stories. Sustainable development and science, climate change and poverty, disease eradication, post conflict re-construction, the health of rainforests and the way our food is grown - a kaleidoscope of stories for a multi-faceted programme. Join host Marnie Chesterton for a rainbow selection of the world's stories.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia

Note that on Thursday we also run:

Network Europe Extra:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)

Radio Books:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)

FRIDAY 13 March

*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
0400 Africa, Asia
0500 North America
2200 Asia

*** Bridges with Africa ***

We're giving the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and are linking up with stations in Africa. The show goes beyond the clichés of starving children and war-ridden countries and seeks to bring you genuine voices from a vibrant continent.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia

Note that on Friday we also run:

Radio Books:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)

Earthbeat:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)
(R Netherlands)

Media Broadcast schedule update

Media Broadcast GmbH (formerly T-Systems -DTK)
Update effective March 5, 2009

All times UTC
frq startstop ciraf pow azi typ day from to loc broad

3955 1800-1900 27W,28 100 ND 976 1234567 161208 280309 JUL HCJ
3975 1800-1900 28 250 ND 926 1234567 291208 280309 WER YFR
3975 1900-2000 28 250 ND 926 1234567 190109 280309 WER YFR
3975 2030-2100 28NW 40 ND 926 1234567 151208 280309 WER PRW
5850 1630-1930 40 250 105 216 1234567 261008 280309 WER IBB
5850 1930-1959 29S 100 75 146 1234567 261008 280309 WER PRW
5935 0030-0045 41 250 75 216 17 261008 290309 WER BVB
5935 1900-1929 29S,30 100 75 216 1234567 261008 280309 WER PRW
5935 1930-2030 29S 100 75 201 1234567 261008 280309 WER PRW
5945 0800-0830 27,28N 100 280 156 1 071208 280309 NAU BVB
5945 0800-0915 27,28N 100 280 156 7 261008 280309 NAU BVB
5945 0845-0900 27,28N 100 280 156 6 051208 280309 NAU BVB
5955 0658-0758 27S 250 220 216 1234567 261008 280309 NAU RNW
5955 0758-0859 18,27 250 ND 930 1234567 010109 280309 WER RNW
5955 1100-1458 18,27 250 ND 930 1 010109 280309 WER RNW
5955 1500-1557 18,27 40 ND 930 234567 261008 280309 WER RNW
5955 2000-2100 44E 250 45 218 1 160209 280309 WER BVB
5955 2330-0030 41,49 125 75 218 1234567 261008 280309 WER DVB
5960 1900-1959 28E,29 100 85 206 7 070309 280309 JUL CHW
5960 2000-2159 37,38W 250 210 146 1234567 201108 280309 NAU YFR
5960 2200-2300 37,38W 250 210 216 1234567 111108 280309 WER YFR
5965 1230-1259 28NW 100 ND 926 1234567 261008 280309 WER PRW
5965 1400-1500 27,28 100 ND 976 1 261008 280309 JUL RTR
5965 1626-1659 29S,39N 100 90 216 23456 261008 280309 WER TWR
5965 1626-1659 28 100 105 201 7 271208 280309 WER TWR
5975 1230-1259 28NW 100 40 805 1234567 261008 280309 WER PRW
5980 0430-0500 27,28 250 60 208 1234567 261008 280309 WER NHK
6000 1530-1600 29S 100 97 156 1234567 231208 280309 NAU PRW
6000 1600-1630 29S 100 80 805 1234567 060109 280309 WER PRW
6010 1659-1757 27S,36 250 240 215 1234567 261008 280309 WER RNW
6015 1800-1859 27 40 300 206 1234567 151208 280309 WER PRW
6015 1900-1930 28,29 125 45 146 36 261008 280309 WER BVB
6015 1900-1945 28,29 125 45 146 57 261008 280309 WER BVB
6015 1900-2000 28,29 125 45 146 1 261008 280309 WER BVB
6015 1915-1930 28,29 125 45 146 24 261008 280309 WER BVB
6020 1931-2016 37,38 250 150 201 1 261008 280309 WER PAB
6020 1931-2031 37,38 250 150 201 7 261008 280309 WER PAB
6020 2000-2030 37,38 250 150 201 6 261008 280309 WER PAB
6025 0500-0600 28E 100 120 201 1234567 261008 280309 WER AWR
6030 0030-0100 41 250 90 217 1234567 261008 290309 WER BVB
6035 0759-0857 18,27 100 300 215 1234567 261008 280309 WER RNW
6035 1430-1529 28NE,29 100 60 205 1234567 261008 280309 WER PRW
6040 2030-2100 47,48 250 190 156 23456 261008 280309 NAU IBB
6040 2030-2100 37,38 250 190 156 17 261008 280309 NAU IBB
6045 0000-0100 41 250 105 216 1234567 261008 290309 WER WRN
6045 1000-1100 27E,28 100 ND 926 1 261008 280309 WER HLR
6050 1800-1859 28E 100 100 206 1234567 261008 280309 JUL YFR
6050 2200-2300 28NE,29 250 55 201 1234567 261008 280309 WER PRW
6055 1000-1059 27,28 100 90 201 1 261008 280309 WER CHW
6055 1130-1200 27,28 125 ND 926 17 261008 280309 WER EMG
6055 1200-1215 27,28 250 ND 926 1 261008 280309 WER MWA
6060 1727-1800 30S,40 100 90 216 1234567 261008 280309 WER TWR
6105 0400-0459 28,29 250 60 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER IBB
6105 0742-0920 27 125 285 146 1 261008 280309 NAU TWR
6105 0757-0850 27 125 285 146 23456 261008 280309 NAU TWR
6105 0812-0850 27 125 285 146 7 261008 280309 NAU TWR
6105 1700-1759 40 500 105 216 1234567 261008 280309 NAU YFR
6110 1400-1559 27,28W 100 290 805 1234567 261008 280309 JUL TOM
6110 1559-1657 27S,37N 250 220 146 1234567 261008 280309 NAU RNW
6110 1800-1859 39,40 125 120 216 7 261008 280309 WER BVB
6110 1830-1859 39,40 125 120 216 1 261008 280309 WER BVB
6120 0400-0600 29 250 60 218 1234567 261008 280309 WER IBB
6120 0559-0657 27S,37N 250 220 216 1234567 261008 280309 NAU RNW
6120 0859-1100 27S 250 255 215 23456 261008 280309 WER RNW
6120 1802-1902 37N 250 230 216 1234567 261008 280309 NAU YFR
6135 2000-2030 29N 100 45 208 1234567 261008 280309 WER PRW
6140 1300-1400 27,28 100 ND 926 1 261008 280309 WER MVB
6140 1630-1759 28NE,29 100 55 201 1234567 261008 280309 WER PRW
6165 0030-0045 41 100 90 216 1 261008 290309 WER PAB
6175 1900-2000 27,28W 100 300 206 1234567 180209 280309 WER TOM
6195 1645-1800 39,40 100 120 215 24 261008 280309 WER BVB
6195 1715-1730 39,40 100 120 215 6 261008 280309 WER BVB
7105 1630-1700 28NW 100 ND 926 1234567 261008 280309 WER PRW
7150 1500-1530 30SE,31 250 75 216 1234567 161208 280309 WER IBB
7165 2000-2200 29 250 60 218 1234567 261008 280309 WER IBB
7170 1457-1600 28-30 100 60 216 1234567 261008 280309 WER TWR
7170 1600-1629 29S 100 75 201 1234567 231208 280309 WER PRW
7180 1430-1530 28NE,29 100 60 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER PRW
7180 1800-1859 29,30 250 60 208 1234567 251108 280309 WER YFR
7200 2330-0030 41NE,43 250 75 216 1234567 261008 280309 WER GFA
7205 0230-0330 40 250 105 216 1234567 261008 280309 WER IBB
7205 1800-1830 37NW 100 240 216 1 261008 280309 WER BVB
7210 1800-1815 39,40 100 100 216 7 261008 280309 JUL BVB
7210 1800-1830 39,40 100 100 216 246 261008 280309 JUL BVB
7210 1800-1859 39,40 100 100 216 35 261008 280309 JUL BVB
7210 1830-1859 39,40 100 100 216 1 261008 280309 JUL BVB
7215 0030-0130 40E,41N 250 90 217 1234567 261008 290309 WER GFA
7220 1600-1659 29 250 65 216 1234567 120109 280309 NAU IBB
7235 1900-1930 39N 250 105 216 1234567 261008 280309 WER FEB
7260 1830-2000 46,47 100 155 216 1 261008 280309 JUL BVB
7260 1930-2000 46,47 125 180 217 7 261008 280309 WER BVB
7260 1945-2015 46SW 125 210 217 23456 020209 280309 WER BVB
7280 0300-0330 48 250 135 216 1234567 261008 280309 WER AWR
7285 1130-1200 28NE,29 100 100 156 1234567 261008 280309 NAU PRW
7305 2100-2159 46E,47 500 180 216 1234567 261008 280309 WER YFR
7315 0300-0330 48 250 135 216 1234567 261008 280309 WER AWR
7315 0330-0359 48 250 135 216 1234567 261008 280309 WER AWR
7315 0430-0527 47W,48 500 150 216 1234567 151108 280309 WER RNW
7325 1300-1400 18 100 40 805 1234567 261108 280309 WER PRW
7335 0200-0400 6,7,8 500 300 216 1234567 111108 280309 WER VOR
7335 0400-0600 6,7,8 250 318 156 1234567 301008 280309 GUF VOR
7345 1800-1900 18 250 25 216 1234567 261008 280309 ISS PRW
7375 0000-0400 7,8,9 100 300 216 1234567 261008 290309 WER HRT
7375 0200-0600 2,3,6 125 325 216 1234567 261008 280309 WER HRT
7375 2300-0400 11,12 100 240 216 1234567 111108 280309 WER HRT
7425 0400-0430 39,40W 250 120 216 1234567 261008 280309 WER AWR
9405 1600-1700 41 500 90 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER YFR
9415 1600-1659 29 250 60 208 1234567 121208 280309 WER IBB
9430 0400-0500 40 250 105 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER IBB
9445 1130-1159 27 100 300 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER PRW
9445 1700-1729 39,40W 250 120 216 1234567 261008 280309 WER AWR
9450 1300-1359 27 100 300 216 1234567 261008 280309 WER PRW
9460 1630-1915 39,40 100 130 156 1 261008 280309 NAU BVB
9460 1645-1700 39,40 100 130 156 24 261008 280309 NAU BVB
9460 1645-1715 39,40 100 130 156 6 261008 280309 NAU BVB
9460 1645-1720 39,40 100 130 156 3 261008 280309 NAU BVB
9460 1645-1745 39,40 100 130 156 5 261008 280309 NAU BVB
9460 1645-1929 39,40 100 130 156 7 261008 280309 NAU BVB
9460 1800-1900 39,40 100 130 156 3 261008 280309 NAU BVB
9460 1830-1859 39,40 100 130 156 6 261008 280309 NAU BVB
9465 1600-1629 29S,39N 250 105 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER IBB
9465 1800-1859 46E,47W 500 183 216 1234567 261008 280309 NAU YFR
9470 1800-1859 47,48 250 150 216 1234567 060109 280309 WER IBR
9470 1901-1931 39,40 250 120 217 7 261008 280309 WER BVB
9470 1915-1945 39,40 250 120 217 1 040109 280309 WER BVB
9470 1930-1959 39,40 250 120 217 6 261008 280309 WER BVB
9480 1900-2200 46,47 500 185 216 1234567 201108 280309 NAU YFR
9485 1600-1659 29SE 250 103 216 1234567 090109 280309 NAU IBB
9485 1730-1759 48 250 135 216 23456 261008 280309 WER IBB
9485 1800-1900 48 250 140 216 1234567 261008 280309 NAU IBB
9485 1900-1930 48 250 140 156 23456 261008 280309 NAU IBB
9495 0230-0330 40 250 105 216 1234567 261008 280309 WER IBB
9500 1900-2000 37E,38 250 150 218 1234567 060109 280309 WER YFR
9520 1600-1658 29 250 45 218 1234567 031208 280309 WER IBB
9540 1700-1829 40 125 100 216 1234567 251108 280309 NAU IBB
9565 1400-1459 40E,41N 250 75 216 1234567 261008 280309 WER IBB
9585 1500-1559 41SE 500 90 216 1234567 141108 280309 WER YFR
9595 0700-0800 37,38W 100 210 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER AWR
9595 1400-1500 30S 250 75 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER IBB
9595 1800-1859 40 250 105 216 1234567 261008 280309 WER IBB
9595 2000-2059 46E,47 500 165 216 1234567 261008 280309 WER YFR
9605 1600-1630 29,30 250 60 218 7 211208 280309 WER EMG
9610 1000-1100 28W 100 180 216 1 261008 280309 NAU AWR
9615 0430-0500 48 125 135 218 1 070209 280309 WER BVB
9615 0430-0500 39,40 250 120 217 2345 081208 280309 WER BVB
9615 0430-0530 48 125 135 218 7 070209 280309 WER BVB
9615 0430-0545 39,40 250 120 217 6 261008 280309 WER BVB
9625 1830-1900 29SE 250 90 217 1234567 140109 280309 WER IBB
9640 2030-2100 28NW 250 35 216 1234567 261008 280309 GUF PRW
9650 1600-1659 40 500 105 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER YFR
9660 1730-1759 39S,47E 100 140 216 1234567 261008 280309 JUL IBR
9660 2200-2300 27S 250 40 216 1234567 261008 280309 GUF PRW
9665 1500-1530 41N 250 90 216 1234567 261008 280309 WER AWR
9665 1530-1559 41N 250 90 216 1234567 261008 280309 WER AWR
9670 0100-0300 42,43 250 75 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER IBB
9680 1700-1730 47E,48 100 130 216 7 261008 280309 JUL RMI
9680 1730-1759 47E,48 100 130 216 6 261008 280309 JUL RMI
9680 1830-1929 40 100 105 216 1234567 060109 280309 WER IBB
9695 1600-1630 47E,48 100 130 216 135 010309 280309 JUL RMI
9695 1900-1959 37,46 500 210 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER YFR
9730 1600-1759 38S,39S 100 140 216 245 100309 280309 JUL BVB
9730 1600-1859 38S,39S 100 140 216 16 261008 280309 JUL BVB
9730 1630-1759 38S,39S 100 140 216 3 100309 280309 JUL BVB
9730 1630-1830 38S,39S 100 140 216 7 030109 280309 JUL BVB
9750 1559-1657 27S,37N 250 225 216 1234567 120109 280309 NAU RNW
9760 1600-1659 39 250 120 216 1234567 261008 280309 WER YFR
9760 1830-1845 52,53 100 160 216 35 261008 280309 JUL RRP
9770 1700-1800 40 250 105 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER IBB
9790 1530-1600 29N 100 45 146 1234567 261008 280309 WER PRW
9800 1500-1600 41E 500 95 216 1234567 261008 280309 NAU YFR
9800 1830-1859 46S,47S 500 180 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER LWF
9800 1900-1929 38E,39 100 120 216 1234567 261008 280309 WER PRW
9805 2000-2030 37,38W 100 210 216 1234567 261008 280309 WER AWR
9815 1900-1930 47E,48W 250 150 216 1234567 261008 280309 WER IBB
9820 1630-1659 38E,39S 100 140 216 36 231208 280309 JUL RHU
9830 1730-1759 37,38W 100 210 217 1 261008 280309 WER AWR
9830 1730-1800 37,38W 100 210 217 234567 261008 280309 WER AWR
9845 1800-1859 37E,38 250 150 146 1234567 261008 280309 WER YFR
9845 1900-2030 46N,46S 100 210 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER IBR
9850 1600-1630 39,40 100 100 218 15 261008 280309 JUL PAB
9850 1700-1759 39 250 120 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER YFR
9885 1700-1759 29,30 250 60 208 1234567 251108 280309 WER YFR
9895 0559-0658 28S,38 250 140 216 1234567 261008 280309 NAU RNW
9895 0658-0757 28S 250 120 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER RNW
9895 1100-1557 27S,37N 250 225 217 1 261008 280309 WER RNW
9925 1530-1729 39,40 100 105 216 1234567 260109 280309 WER BVB
11605 1600-1659 29SE 250 90 218 1234567 261008 280309 WER IBB
11645 1530-1629 40E,41N 250 90 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER GFA
11645 1730-1759 47,48 100 145 217 1234567 261008 280309 JUL IBR
11675 1400-1429 30N,31W 250 60 218 1234567 281008 280309 WER PRW
11675 1500-1530 41N 250 75 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER AWR
11675 1530-1600 41N 250 75 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER AWR
11685 1700-1759 37,38 125 180 216 1234567 120109 280309 NAU YFR
11695 1400-1459 41 250 90 217 17 050109 280309 WER BVB
11720 1300-1329 42,43W 250 70 216 23456 261008 280309 NAU AWR
11720 1300-1329 42,43W 250 70 216 17 261008 280309 NAU AWR
11725 1330-1500 42,43W 250 70 216 1234567 261008 280309 NAU AWR
11760 1600-1630 47E,48 100 130 217 135 010309 280309 JUL RMI
11760 1900-1930 37,38W 100 210 216 1234567 261008 280309 WER AWR
11760 1930-1959 37,38W 100 210 216 1234567 261008 280309 WER AWR
11795 1730-1759 48 250 135 218 1234567 261008 280309 WER AWR
11810 1700-1758 38E,39S 100 130 216 14 120109 280309 JUL SBO
11830 1500-1559 41 500 90 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER YFR
11835 1700-1758 38E,39S 125 145 216 5 261008 280309 NAU ELF
11835 1700-1758 47E,48 500 145 216 7 030109 280309 NAU ADM
11835 1700-1758 38E,39S 250 145 216 14 080109 280309 NAU EFD
11840 1200-1230 19,20 250 35 216 7 261008 280309 NAU EMG
11840 1400-1429 29 100 60 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER PRW
11875 1630-1729 47,48 100 145 206 1234567 120109 280309 JUL BVB
11875 1729-1745 47,48 100 145 206 6 120109 280309 JUL BVB
11895 1500-1530 41 250 87 216 17 151108 280309 NAU BVB
11895 1500-1556 41 250 87 216 56 151108 280309 NAU BVB
11895 1515-1556 41 250 87 216 4 151108 280309 NAU BVB
11895 1530-1556 41 250 87 216 23 151108 280309 NAU BVB
11905 1630-1659 48 250 135 218 1234567 011208 280309 WER AWR
11905 1730-1759 48 250 150 217 23456 261008 280309 WER IBB
11905 1800-1859 48 250 150 218 1234567 261008 280309 WER IBB
11935 0759-0857 27S,36 250 240 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER RNW
11955 1600-1759 47,48 500 150 217 1234567 120109 280309 WER YFR
11955 1900-2000 37,38W 100 215 216 1234567 211108 280309 NAU AWR
11970 1625-1715 39,40 250 120 217 36 261008 280309 WER BVB
11970 1625-1715 39,40 250 120 217 25 010109 280309 WER BVB
11970 1625-1729 39,40 250 120 217 4 010109 280309 WER BVB
11975 0800-0830 37,38W 100 210 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER AWR
12005 1430-1529 41NE,43 250 75 218 1234567 261008 280309 WER GFA
12010 0800-0830 37,38W 100 210 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER AWR
12010 0830-0900 37,38W 100 210 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER AWR
12015 1400-1500 30S 250 75 216 1234567 261008 280309 WER IBB
12035 1500-1559 40,41 100 90 217 3 030309 280309 JUL BVB
12035 1515-1559 40,41 100 90 217 456 041108 280309 JUL BVB
12035 1530-1559 40,41 100 90 217 17 261008 280309 JUL BVB
12045 1759-1957 47E,48 500 150 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER RNW
13575 0000-0100 12,13 250 181 151 1234567 311008 290309 GUF VOR
13600 1400-1459 30S,40N 250 75 217 1234567 281008 280309 WER YFR
13630 0100-0300 12,14 250 195 151 1234567 261008 280309 GUF VOR
13645 1400-1415 39N,40 250 90 217 7 261008 280309 WER PAB
13645 1400-1430 41 100 90 217 1 040309 280309 WER PAB
13645 1415-1430 41 100 90 217 234567 040309 280309 WER PAB
13645 1430-1445 41 250 90 217 1 261008 280309 WER PAB
13680 1230-1559 40 250 105 217 1234567 141108 280309 WER IBB
13700 1400-1558 41 500 95 218 1234567 151108 280309 NAU YFR
13750 1330-1429 41NE,43 250 88 218 1234567 261008 280309 NAU GFA
13810 1400-1520 28,29W 100 120 156 1234567 111108 280309 NAU TOM
13810 1520-1556 28,29W 125 120 218 1234567 111108 280309 NAU TOM
13820 1300-1500 41E 500 85 216 1234567 060109 280309 NAU YFR
13840 1200-1229 29S 100 90 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER PRW
13840 1400-1459 41S 500 105 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER YFR
15185 1330-1459 41 250 90 217 1234567 311008 280309 WER GFA
15190 0830-0900 38-40 500 105 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER NHK
15215 1300-1345 41 500 90 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER NHK
15215 1345-1515 41 500 90 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER NHK
15225 0500-0600 39N,40W 250 105 218 1234567 261008 280309 NAU IBB
15495 1200-1230 41NE 250 90 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER AWR
15495 1230-1259 41NE 250 90 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER AWR
15520 1200-1229 29 100 60 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER PRW
15520 1230-1330 41NE,42 250 78 218 1234567 151108 280309 NAU GFA
15565 1200-1230 31S,42N 250 70 218 23456 261008 280309 NAU BVB
15620 1630-1700 48 250 135 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER IBB
17485 1500-1559 46E,47 100 160 216 1234567 261008 280309 JUL TOM
17545 0900-1000 38,39 125 135 217 6 261008 280309 WER BVB
17650 1530-1559 47,48 100 135 217 4 261008 280309 WER BVB
17675 0600-0700 40 250 105 217 1234567 261008 280309 WER IBB

List of Broadcasters which are using Media Broadcast technical equipment

ADM Abu Dhabi Media Company
AWR Adventist World Radio
BVB High Adventure Gospel - Bible Voice Broadcasting
CHW Christliche Wissenschaft
CVC Christian Vision
DTK MEDIA BROADCAST (ex Deutsche Telekom)
DVB Democratic Voice of Burma
EFD Ethiopeans For Democracy
ELF Eritrean Liberation Front
EMG Evangelische Missionsgemeinden in Deutschland
FEB Feba Radio UK
GFA Gospel for Asia
HCJ Voice of the Andes
HLR Hamburger Lokalradio
HRT Hrvratska Radio Televizija
IBB International Broadcast Bureau
IBR IBRA Radio Schweden
LWF Lutheran World Federation
MVB Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Baltic Radio
MWA Missionswerk Arche
NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai
PAB Pan Am Broadcasting
PRW Polskie Radio Warsaw
RHU Radio Huriyo (Xoriyo)
RMI Radio Miami International
RNW Radio Netherlands World Service
RRP Radio Reveil Paroles de Vie
RTR Radio Traumland (Belgium)
SBO Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo
TOM The Overcomer Ministry
TWR Trans World Radio
VOR Voice of Russia
WRN World Radio Network
YFR WYFR Family Radio

Michael Puetz
MEDIA BROADCAST GmbH
Order Management & Backoffice
Josef-Lammerting-Allee 8-10
D-50933 Cologne
Germany

Please send your inquiries and reception reports to:
E-Mail: QSL-Shortwave@media-broadcast.com

Internet: www.media-broadcast.com/en/radio/kurzwelle.html
(WWDX Club via wb, Germany)

New Zimbabwean radio station broadcasting from the Emirates

http://appablog.wordpress.com/2009/03/02/zimbabwe-new-zimbabwean-radio-station-broadcasting-from-the-emirates/

HARARE, Zimbabwe, March 2, 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ - A new radio station, Zimbabwe Community Radio, is broadcasting from the United Arab Emirates in a bid to create awareness on the value of community radio for development, freedom of speech and promotion of local culture especially among marginalised minorities in the country.

Zimbabwe Community Radio's daily broadcasts are aired between 10PM- 11PM on shortwave. The broadcasts were scheduled to begin on shortwave 5935 kHz on 1 March 2009 but experienced technical hitches necessitating a switch to 5995 kHz on 29 March 2009.

According to representatives of the station, broadcasts would be in three languages isiNdebele, English and Shona as well as providing a channel for communication on economic, political, social, cultural and developmental issues affecting Zimbabweans.

Zimbabwe Community Radio joins several externally-based privately owned stations that include SW Radio Africa based in London, Voice of the People operating from Madagascar, and the Voice of America's Studio 7 broadcasting from Washington DC which were forced to transmit from outside the country because of the country's prohibitive licensing regulations. The radio stations are manned by Zimbabwean journalists exiled in the Diaspora.

According to Article 19 of the Global Peace Agreement signed on 15 September 2008, parties to the government pledged to ensure the immediate processing of licenses by the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe in terms of both the Broadcasting Services Act. It also states that
all Zimbabwean nationals, including those currently working for or running external radio stations, shall be encouraged to make applications for broadcasting licenses in Zimbabwe in terms of the law. Please read and distribute this 15 year research article http://tinyurl.com/5vzg7e
(Dario Monferini/playdx2003)

Blog Logs - South America

Bolivia
3309.98, Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cotapachi, Cochabamba, 0916-1045, Feb 23 and Mar 03. Rustic vocals and talk in Quechua language. poor signal. (D'Angelo and Wilkner)

6134.80, Radio Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 0935-1101, Feb 17. Monitored this off and on, plenty of Spanish comments with canned ID's here and there as, ".Radio Santa Cruz..." Signal varied between a poor and fair quality. (Bolland)

Brazil
4885, Radio Clube do Pará, Belém, PA, 2140-0605, Feb 15-20, 22 and 24, Portuguese ann, ID: "Rádio Clube." Lively Brazilian songs and Carnival songs, "Musica madrugada", SINPO 33443, QRM 4885 Radio Dif. Acreana, Rio Branco, AC (p) talk in Portuguese. (Boc15, Petersen and Romero)

4885, Radio Dif. Acrena, Rio Branco, AC, 0328, Feb 24. Portuguese talk and advertisement string with many mentions of Rio Branco. Signal fair-good. (Ronda)

4915, Radio Difusora, Macapá, Amapà, 2237-0455, Feb 14, 16 and 17. Talks in Portuguese. Signal poor/good. (Boc15)

4925.25v, Radio Educação Rural Tefè, AM, 2236-2240, Feb 17. Talks in Portuguese for fairsignal. (Boc15)

4985, Radio Brasil Central, Goiânia, GO, 2150-0340, Feb 15, 16, 17 and 22. Portuguese talk and announcement to lively Brazilian Carnival songs. Time check and ID. SINPO 35343. (Boc15 and Petersen)

5969.9, Radio Itatiaia, Belo Horizonte, MG. Signal in the clear at 2302, Feb 23. Noted on a free channel with Carnival program, but very weak with S1 signal level. (Schliephacke)

6010.00, Radio Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte, MG, 0525-0550, Feb 22, Portuguese constant talk all 25 minutes, mentioning Sâo Paulo and Bahia, adjacent QRM and from *0545 Belarus on 6010, 34343. But clandestine Radio Republica not heard, as expected! (Petersen)

Colombia
5910, Marfil Estéreo, Lomalinda, 0700-0823, Feb 22 and 24. Nice bouncy music, ID including calls HKI79, back to music which was not religious, but I could not really understand the lyrics. Call of this SW transmitter is actually HJDH, ID: "Marfil Estereo", 24322. (Romero)

Ecuador
3220, HCJB, Pifo, 1000, Mar 03, ID as "Radio HCJB", signal remains strong. (Wilkner)

3279.6, La Voz del Napo/R Maria, Tena, Napo, 2335-2340, Feb 21. Religious songs and talk. Fair signal. (Cody).

Peru
3329.53, Ondas del Huallaga, Huánuco returned to the air after four days of silence, 1045-1100, Mar 03. Same man with rapid conversation in Spanish. (Wilkner)

4805, Radio Rasuwilca, Ayacucho, 2235, Feb 26, Spanish. Address: Faldas del Cerro La Picota, Ayacucho. (Cañote in Conexión Digital via Berg). UNID carrier with no audio also noted at 1130, Mar 03. (Wilkner)

4824.40, La Voz de la Selva, Iquitos, 1115, Mar 03, music, strong. (Wilkner)

4826.37, Radio Sicuani, Sicuani, 1116-1130, Mar 03, Spanish talk, strong signal. (Wilkner)

4835.39, Radio Marañon, Jaén, 1115-1130, Mar 03, music, strong signal. (Wilkner)

5039.21, Radio Libertad, Junin, 1100-1120, Mar 03, Spanish, strong signal. (Wilkner)

5120.2, Radio Suroriente, Quillabamba with strongest signal on Feb 27 just after 2300 after checked for one week. "Radio Suroriente…numero de telefono 43 44..". Had some nice songs along with a couple of advertisements. (Schliephacke)

6195.80, Radio Cusco, Cusco, 1110-1116, Feb 17. Huaynos music and announcement in Spanish. Weak and signal fading out. (Bolland)
(DX Window # 372)

RNW and Voice of the People work together on Zimbabwe special

HILVERSUM – Radio Netherlands Worldwide is focussing on the crisis in Zimbabwe this week. On Friday March 6 the English service will produce a special edition of its current affairs programme Newsline. For this broadcast, RNW is working closely together with the independent Zimbabwean radio station Voice of the People.

The special broadcast will be carried in full and transmitted live on short wave by Voice of the People. The station has around one million listeners in Zimbabwe. This is the first time journalists from RNW and VoP have worked together so closely on programme content.

Listeners can send in questions to put to the guests during the Newsline special on Friday. The programme will also contain an interview with President Mugabe’s former finance minister, Simba Makoni. Apart from Africa, the programme will available on short wave and satellite in other English-speaking parts of the world as well as on our website www.radionetherlands.nl

Radio Netherlands Worldwide provides independent news in countries with little or no press freedom. Working together with local partners, RNW can bring the news closer to the people and help provide them with more diversified news coverage. You can find more information about the broadcast schedule and our broadcasts on www.radionetherlands.nl

Every week Radio Netherlands Worldwide informs tens of millions of people about developments in the Netherlands, Europe and the World through radio, TV and internet. RNW is their independent, impartial and reliable source of news. Worldwide in ten languages, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can find more information about Radio Netherlands Worldwide on http://www.radionetherlands.nl/
(R. Netherlands, Rachel Baughn, MT)

QSL update from playdx2003

QSL's received by Norbert Reiner, Germany, between 20 October 2008 and 03 March 2009

E U R O P E

Bosnia Herezegovina
Radio Zavidovici 1503. E-Mail received in nine days. Report sent by regular mail to Prvomajska 8, BH-72220 Zavidovici. E-mail reply in English (with photo of the transmitter) Veri signer, Danijel Dado Schlipogor (E72PLQ), Email : dadozav@zona.ba Danijel works at the station

Denmark
Radio City, Copenhagen 104.2 (txer Tommerup) prepared card after follow-up to: SBS Radio A/S, Magstræde 10, DK-1204 Copenhagen K.

Radio Skala 97.7 (txer Tønder) Prepared card and CDs after follow up to: Dalbygade 40J, DK-6000 Kolding

Germany
Offener Kanal Westküste, Heide 98.8 (txer Husum) Letter and prepared card sent to: Landvogt-Johannsen-Starsse, DE-25746 Heide. Veri signer, Harald Schuren

Switzerland
DRS Musikwelle 531 Card and letter received via an electronic recption report concerning their reception on 26 December 2008 via the DRS-website. Card and letter by snail-mail came from SRG SSR idée suisse, media services, MSC Distribution, Leutschenbachstrasse 95, CH-8050 Zuerich

Radio 1, Zuerich 93.0. Prepared card returned as verified in six days. Address: Hottingerstrasse 10, CH-8032 Zuerich

ASIA

Kuwait
Radio Kuwait (11990) New Years card and schedule in six months via Mr. Layali Mulla Hussain, Head of Frequencies Propagation Section. Unfortunately forgot the QSL...as usual.

UTILITY

Bosnia Herzegovina
SAR NDB Sarajevo 375. Prepared card in three mnonths. Spanish reception report sent to Sarajevo Air Traffic Services, Head of Technical Department, Kurta Schorka 36, BH-71211 Sarajevo. Prepared card was stamped as "Bosna i Hercegovina, Fedracija Bosna i Hercegovina, Federalno Ministarstvo Prometa i Komunikacija, Federalna Direkcija Civilne Avijacije - Zrakoplovstva, Mostar" (this is the central address), but posted in Sarajevo.

Canada
DF NDB Deer Lake 350. Prepared card returned in three months. Address: Deer Lake Regional Airport, Nav Canada Technical Operations, 1 Airport Road, Deer Lake, NL A8A 1A3. Veri signer noted as "DF" . Station operated with 500 watts from a 40 meter tower. My first Canadian NDB QSL'ed.

Germany
SKZ NDB Leipzig / Halle 357. Prepared card returned as verified in six months. Address: DFS - Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH, Tower Leipzig, Tower Strasse 2, DE-04435 Schkeuditz

Greenland
OZN NDB Prins Christian Sund 372. Email received in 17 days. Address: Stationsleder_PCS@tele.gl. Veri signer, Poul Erik Hansen, Head of the station and technician "for a few months", the station is manned with four persons.

Italy
PRU NDB Perugia 398. prepared card returned as verified in ten days. Address: ENAV S.p.A., U.A.A.V., Strada dell' Aeroporto snc, IT-06080 San Egidio (Perugia)

Poland
BIA NDB Rzeszow 474 Prepared card returned with viewcards in two mnths. Address:
JAS NDB Rzeszow 341Prepared card returned as verified in five days, plus view cards. Address: Polska Agencja Zeglusi Powietrznej, Terenowy Zespot, Kontroli Lotniska Rzeszow, PL-36-002 Jasionka

Serbia
NDB PV Novi Sad 300. Prepared card returned as verified in four months. reception report was sent to: Aeroklub NoviSad, The President, Narodnih heroja 19, 21000 Novi Sad. Card was returned by "Aero Klub Novi Sad", no address on prepared card or envelope.

United Kingdom
CDF NDB Cardiff 388.5. Verification letter and prepared card returned in six weeks. Address: National Air Traffic Services, Cardiff International Airport, Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan CF62 3BD. veri signer, Bernard Drew, Duty Engineering Officer
(Dario Monferini/playdx2003)

BBC transmitter deal annulled

Text of an unattributed report by Azerbaijani opposition newspaper Azadliq on 5 March headlined “Agreement between BBC and Azerbaijani government annulled”
In October 2008, the BBC World Service signed an agreement with the Azerbaijani government on installing three transmitters in Agsu, Lerik and Daskasan Districts with the aim of improving the quality of BBC radio broadcasts.
However, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the Voice of America and the BBC have stopped broadcasts on FM frequencies in Azerbaijan following the 30 December 2008 decision by the National Television and Radio Council (NTRC). How did that affect the agreement?
Clarifying the issue, Togrul Mammadov, an aide to the NTRC chairman, said that the agreement signed with the BBC World Service had become invalid after the council’s aforementioned decision.
[In a separate report, Azadliq quoted Turan news agency as saying that posters with information on the frequencies on which the Voice of America is now broadcasting in Azerbaijan had been removed from the underground and other public transport in Baku. The paper said that they tried and failed to obtain comments on this from the Transport Ministry and the city's Public Transport Department.]
(Source: Azadliq, Baku in Azeri 5 Mar 09 via BBC Monitoring/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Australian Broadcasting Corporation delays new digital radio service

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has put back the launch of its new digital radio service to July. The service was to have started on 1 May. Acting director of radio Kate Dundas says a delay in funding confirmation for equipment and infrastructure prevented an earlier rollout. When it starts, digital radio will broadcast Radio National, local radio, Triple J, Newsradio and classic FM in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth. There will also be three new music services currently only available on the Internet.
Listeners of the new services will need to buy a digital receiver.
(Source: ABC News/Radio Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Two new shortwave antennas for Zambia

The Zambian Information Minister, Lieutenant General Ronnie Shikapwasham told parliament on Tuesday that the government last year bought two new shortwave antennas which will enable the national broadcaster, ZNBC, to transmit better radio signal across the country.
A new ZNBC television channel will be launched by June this year. General Shikapwasha said the new channel will start initial transmission in Lusaka and the copperbelt before expanding to other parts of the country.
(R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Shortwave Blog "Bytes"

Shortwave Blog "Bytes"

All times UTC

Angola Nacional update
Radio Nacional de Angola has been missing from 4950 for a couple of months, at least during our afternoons. If it has permanently shut down, I guess that means no more Angola on shortwave except flea-power 7216.8 kHz, which is never more than a tiny heterodyne here. (Bob Hill, Massachusetts DXplorer Jan 28 via Wolfgang Bueschel)

Czech Republic
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty made it's first broadcast from its newly completed headquarters in Prague at 1800 February 3 when Radio Free Iraq broadcast a news bulletin. This was the first step in re-locating all of RFE/RL's 500 employees to the facility is in Hagibor, ten minutes from the city centre. The five-story, 236,000 square foot broadcast centre features multimedia recording studios, interlinking offices, and a modern newsroom. It is also energy-efficient and one of the most secure buildings in Europe. (RFE/RL website via Zacharias Liangas)

Denmark DR Radio
DR Radio has moved to "DR Byen", and the address for reports for the analogue transmissions on mediumwave 1062 is now: DR, Emil Holms Kanal 20, DK-0999 København K, email teknikinfo@dr.dk. Transmissions on medium wave are at 0445-0507, 0730-0807, 1045-1130 and 1645-1735. (Herman Boel, Belgium, Medium Wave Circle)

Ireland and WRN
A QSL back from World Radio Network says that RTE plans to start regular transmissions to Africa, I think they will replace the now defunct service on Worldspace. (Christian Ghibaudo, France, ibid) I believe the Irish government supplied Worldspace receivers to many of their missionaries in Africa so that they could hear the RTE Worldspace broadcasts. (Mike Barraclough)

Nigeria
The Nigerian Minister of State for Education, Hajia Aishatu Dukku, has commissioned the National Teachers' Institute (NTI) Radio Station Radio at the NTI premises in Kaduna. however, the FM station has limited reach, and the minister appealed to the authorities of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to approve the expansion of the station from FM to shortwave in future, for the sake of all teachers in the country. (Guardian, Nigeria via Media Network)

Pakistan
Every night around 8 o'clock, the terrified residents of Swat valley crowd around their radios. They know that failure to listen and learn might lead to a lashing or a beheading. Using a portable radio transmitter, a local Taliban leader, Shah Doran, on most nights outlines the newly-proscribed "un-Islamic" activities in Swat, like selling DVDs, watching cable television,singing and dancing, criticising the Taliban, shaving beards and allowing girls to attend school. He also reveals names of people the Taliban have recently killed for violating their decrees and those they plan to kill."They control everything through the radio," said one Swat resident, who declined to give his name for fear the Taliban might kill im. "Everyone waits for the broadcast." Soldiers largely stay inside their camps and have not destroyed mobile radio transmitters mounted on motorcycles or pick-up trucks that Shah Doran and the leader of the Taliban in Swat, Maulana Fazlullah, have expertly used to terrify the residents. Being named in one of the nightly broadcasts often leaves just two options: fleeing Swat, or turning up headless and dumped in a village square. (TheNews.com) Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Athar Abbas yesterday said the military was acquiring the latest technology to jam the illegal radio transmissions of the Swat Taliban, a private TV channel reported. The ISPR spokesman told the channel that the Taliban's FM radio transmitters were mobile and could not be destroyed immediately. However, Abbas said, the acquisition of the technology would help block the illegal transmissions. (Daily Times via Media Network)

Ukraine
Radio Ukraine International(RUI) has laid off its DX editor Alexander Yegerov who writes: The farewell broadcast of my DX-programme, Whole World on the Dial 1616, will go on the air February 21/22. Its future will depend mostly on whether I'll be able to negotiate a part-time work at RUI. Of course, I feel very sad about closing the programme after almost 13 years. But one can't survive just on moral satisfaction from his hobby when he only has a meagre state pension to lean on. In these difficult times we all are forced to think about our daily bread and survival.
It's unclear what awaits us ahead. I have to say that producing an English language program has never been easy for me. I am not a linguist or professional narrator.
The most unfortunate part is that RUI's director publicly spoke against my DX-programme. In reality he never listened to it since he doesn't understand English. But he confidently pronounced that no one needs it and that my position should be taken up by a specialist in politics and information. (Open DX via Sergei Sosedk)
(Contact - March DX News)

DXers Unlimited midweek ediition March 3-4

Radio Habana Cuba
Dxers Unlimited Dxers Unlimited's midweek edition for 3-4 March 2009
By Arnie Coro CO2HK

Si amigos ! This is the midweek edition of Dxers Unlimited, coming to you as solar activity goes down again after a brief transit of a small sunspot across the solar disc. The Sun is as quiet as you can imagine, with five days in a row of an absolutely spotless solar disk... Nevertheless, listening to the international short wave broadcast bands Tuesday morning here in Havana, showed once again to me what high power and good antennas can do................It is simply amazing and surprising how many short wave stations can be heard even when solar activity is at minimu