RT Algeria A-11 summer schedules

Effective: 27 March - 30 October 2011

All times UTC

Using Issoudun, France transmitters

France/Algeria - Summer A-11 of RTAlgeria HQ via TDF


Arabic
0400-0458 on 7295 ISS 500 kW / 162 deg to CEAf
0500-0558 on 9535 ISS 500 kW / 162 deg to CEAf
0500-0558 on 7295 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf till Apr.30&from Sep.04
0500-0558 on 9535 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf from May 01 till Sep.03
0600-0658 on 9535 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf till Apr.30&from Sep.04
0600-0658 on 11985 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf from May 01 till Sep.03
1800-1958 on 13820 ISS 500 kW / 162 deg to CEAf
1900-2058 on 11775 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf
2000-2158 on 9375 ISS 500 kW / 162 deg to CEAf
2100-2258 on 7495 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf

RTAlgeria, not yet active on shortwave
French
0400-0558 on 7265 QRG 250 kW / 206 deg to NWAf
0400-0558 on 7415 BEC 250 kW / 135 deg to CeAf
0600-0658 on 9815 BEC 250 kW / 135 deg to CeAf
0600-0658 on 9835 QRG 250 kW / 206 deg to NWAf
1800-1858 on 11715 QRG 250 kW / 206 deg to NWAf
1800-1858 on 11855 BEC 250 kW / 135 deg to CeAf
1900-2258 on 9420 QRG 250 kW / 206 deg to NWAf
1900-2258 on 9705 BEC 250 kW / 135 deg to CeAf
(DX Mix News 670 via Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria)

World's first water-powered radio launched

The team behind the award winning Wind-Up Radio, using new micro turbine technology, has officially launched the world’s first water-powered radio. The H2O™ brand and its earlier product range has also previously showcased on the hit BBC TV programme Dragon’s Den. The H2O™ Shower Powered Radio provides users with a convenient, and energy-efficient, means of listening to their favourite radio stations whilst in the shower. Using a patented micro turbine concept, the FM radio is powered solely through the motion of water flowing through a small H2O™ micro turbine; driving a generator that creates energy to power the radio. The radio dispels the need for disposable batteries, as the integral battery recharges as the shower runs. Turning on automatically when the shower is used, the H2O™ Shower Powered Radio memorises the last chosen radio station and speaker volume. The radio even allows users to carry on listening after the shower is turned off; using any excess energy stored in an integral Ni-Mh rechargeable cell. (R Netherlands Media Network Weblog) Additional news on product at: http://www.tangogroup.net/

Lithuanian relay schedules for summer

Summer A-11 of Sitkunai Relays

Effective: 27 March - 30 October 2011

All times UTC

0100-0158 on 9490 SIT 100 kW / 079 deg to CeAs Radio Free Asia in Uyghur
0300-0358 on 9635 SIT 100 kW / 079 deg to CeAs Radio Liberty in Tatar
0430-0458 on 6165 SIT 100 kW / 079 deg to EaEu Radio Japan NHK in Russian
0500-0558 on 9635 SIT 100 kW / 079 deg to CeAs Radio Liberty in Tatar
0630-0728 on 9770 SIT 100 kW / 259 deg to WeEu VOIROI/IRIB in Italian
1430-1528 on 9555 SIT 100 kW / 079 deg to EaEu VOIROI/IRIB in Russian
1530-1558 on 9770 SIT 100 kW / 079 deg to EaEu HCJB Global in Russian Sun
1600-1628 on 9770 SIT 100 kW / 079 deg to EaEu HCJB Global in Chechen Sun
1630-1728 on 5940 SIT 100 kW / 259 deg to WeEu HCJB Global in German
1730-1828 on 5940 SIT 100 kW / 259 deg to WeEu VOIROI/IRIB in German
1830-1928 on 5940 SIT 100 kW / 259 deg to WeEu VOIROI/IRIB in French
1930-2028 on 5940 SIT 100 kW / 259 deg to WeEu VOIROI/IRIB in English
2030-2128 on 6055 SIT 100 kW / 259 deg to WeEu VOIROI/IRIB in Spanish
(DX Mix News 670/Ivan Ivanov, Bulgaria)

Hear the World on PCJ begins April 2

Hear the World on PCJ Radio

Dheera Sujan from Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Hear the World is a brand new world music series where you get to sit in the front row at exciting Dutch world music venues, featuring among others DJ Dolores and Trio Mocoto from Brazil, Fanfare Ciocarlia from Romania and Savina Yannatou from Greece. Hear the World is hosted by Dheera Sujan.


Hear The World from Radio Netherlands Worldwide will be carried on some of PCJ Radio's partner stations. If you would like more information on this program we invite you to visit the Radio Netherlands Worldwide website. And if you would like to add this program to your schedule contact us anytime at PCJ.

First edition will be available April 2nd, 2011

(Keith Perron/PCJ/Facebook)

Radio Thailand, A11 schedules

Radio Thailand

Effective: 27 March - 30 October 2011

All times UTC

Burmese
1145-1200 Asia-Pacific 6030

Bahasa Malaysia
1200-1215 Asia-Pacific 9890

Cambodian (Khmer)
1115-1130 Asia-Pacific 7260

Chinese
1315-1330 Asia-Pacific 7465

English
0000-0030 US-East 15275
030-0100 US-West 15275
0200-0230 US-East 15275
0530-0600 Europe-Africa 17655
1230-1300 Asia-Pacific 9890
1400-1430 Asia-Pacific 9575
1900-2000 Europe 7205
2030-2045 Europe 9680

German
2000-2015 Europe 9680

Japanese
1300-1315 Asia-Pacific 9575

Lao
1130-1145 Asia-Pacific 6030

Thai
0100-0200 US-West 15275
0230-0330 US-East 15275
1000-1100 Middle East 17820 (Re-Run from 1800-1900 UTC txn)
1330-1400 Asia-Pacific 9575
1800-1900 Europe 7595
2045-2115 Europe 9680

Vietnamese
1100-1115 Asia-Pacific 7260

Radio Thailand World Service(HSK9)
Public Relations Department
Royal Thai Government
236 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road
Din Daeng,Bangkok 10400
Thailand

(Alokesh Gupta,VU3BSE, New Delhi, India)

BBC World Service, A-11 English schedule

BBC World Service

Effective: 27 March - 30 October 2011
All times UTC
Target Areas: af (Africa) as (Asia) eu (Europe)



English

0000-0100 5970as 6195as 7395as 9740as 12095as 15335as 15360as 17685as

0100-0200 7395as 9410as 9740as 11750as 11955as 12095as 15310as 15335as 15360as 17685as

0200-0300 6005af 6195as 12095as 15310as 17790as

0300-0400 3255af 6005af 6145af 6190af 6195as 7255af 9410eu 9750af 12035af 12095as 15310as 15365as 17790as

0400-0500 3255af 3955eu 6005af 6190af 7255af 7310af 11945af 12035af 12095as 13840af 15310as 15365as 17790as

0500-0600 3255af 3955eu 6005af 6190af 7255af 9410af 11945af 12095as 15310as 15365as 15420af 17640af 17790as

0500-0530 5975eu

0600-0700 5875eu 6005af 6190af 7430eu 9410af 9860af 12015af 12095as 15105af 15310as 15420af 17640af 17790as

0700-0800 5875eu 6190af 11760me 11765af 11925eu 12095af 11830af 15310as 15400af 15575as 17640af 17790as 17830af

0800-0900 6190af 11760me 12095af 15310as 15400af 15575as 17640af 17790as 17830af 21470af

0900-1000 6190af 6195as 9740as 11760me 12095af 15310as 15400af 15575as 17640af 17760as 17790as 17830af 21470af 21630as

1000-1100 6190af 6195as 9740as 11760me 12095af 15310as 15400af 15575as 17640af 17760as 17790as 21470af 21660as

1000-1100 Sat/Sun 17830af

1100-1130 fa 9760eu

1100-1200 6140as 6195as 9740as 11760me 12095af 15285as 15310as 15400af 15575as 17640af 17760as 17790as 17830af 21470af

1200-1300 5875as 6140as 6190af 6195as 9740as 11750as 11760me 12095af 15310as 15575as 17640af 17830af 21470af

1300-1400 5875as 6190af`6195as 9740as 11760me 12095af 15310as 15420af 15575as 17790as 17830af 21470af

1400-1500 5845as 5875as 6190af 6195as 7435af 9740as 12095as 13820as 15310as 17640af 17830af 21470af

1500-1600 5845as 5875as 6190af 6195as 7435af 9540as 9740as 12095as 13820as 15310as 15400af 15420af 17640af 17830af 21470af

1600-1700 3255af 5845as 5975as 6190af 9495as 12095as 13820as 15400af 15420af 17640af 17795af 17830af 21470af

1700-1800 3255af 5845as 5975as 6190af 7405af 9410af 9495as 9810as 12095af 15400af 17795af 17830af

1800-1900 3255af 7405af 11765va 11810af 12095af 15400af

1800-1830 5850as 5875as 5905af 5950as 5975as 6190af

1830-1900 9410af

1900-2000 3255af 5875as 5950as 6005af 6190af 9410af 11810af 12095af 15400af

2000-2100 3255af 6005af 6190af 9410af 11810af 12095af 13710af 15400af

2100-2200 3255af 3915as 5875as 5905as 6005af 6190af 6195as 9410af 9915af 12095af


2200-2300 3915as 5875as 5905as 5935af 6195as 7490as 9580as 9740as 9915af 12095af

2300-0000 7490as 9580as 9740as 9890as 11850as 12010as
(Babcock/BCL)
Photo/VT Group Archive

Voice of Russia, A11 English Schedule

Effective: 27 March - 30 October 2011

All times UTC
target areas: af (Africa) as (Asia) eu (Europe) na (North America) me (Middle East) pa (Pacific) sa (South America)

English

0000-0100 9665na 9800na
0100-0200 9665na 9800na
0200-0300 7440na 9665sa 15425na
0300-0400 DRM 15735as
0300-0400 9665sa 15425na 15585as
0400-0500 DRM 15735as
0400-0500 13775na 15735as
0500-0600 13775na
0600-0700 15405pa
0700-0800 15405pa
0800-0900 15405pa
0900-1000 15170as
1000-1100 15170as
1100-1200 12065as
1200-1300 DRM 9445as
1200-1300 11500as
1300-1400 12065as
1400-1500 DRM 7225eu 9750eu
1400-1500 4975as/me 11500as
1500-1600 DRM 7225eu
1500-1600 4975as/me 9660as 11985af/me 12040eu
1600-1700 4975as/me 11985af/me 12040eu
1700-1800 4975as 11985af 12040eu
1800-1900 4975me 12040af/eu
1900-2000 12040af/eu
2000-2100 12040af/eu
2200-2300 9800na/sa
2300-0000 9665nasa 9800na/sa
(VOR/Elena Osipova)

Latest Coalition PSYOPS Transmission on 10405 kHz

This transmission was recorded this morning EST local here in North Carolina from a coalition Psyops aircraft located somewhere in the theater. The broadcast was in Arabic and English and directed towards members of the Libyan Navy.

Al-Qaeda militants seize control of Yemen radio station

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said Sunday that al Qaeda militants have seized control of a weapons factory, Presidential Palace and a state radio station in Yemen’ southern province of Abyan. The president, facing massive street protests across the country demanding an end to his 33-year rule, made the remarks in a meeting that aired by the state television. A government official in Jaar district in Abyan, who works at the radio station seized by the al Qaeda militants, told Xinhua that militants took over the Presidential Palace and the radio station after they besieged them for two days. A provincial security official told Xinhua that the security authorities are preparing for a massive attack against the al Qaeda militants to force them out of the state facilities. (Source: China Radio International/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Free Libyan satellite TV channel to launch in Qatar

For the first time in its history, Libya is getting its own independent satellite channel. A group of Libyans from abroad and inside the country is setting up the new station to broadcast news and commentary about Libya for a Libyan audience, with the aim of countering Libyan state propaganda and promoting dialogue about the country’s future after Muammar al Gaddafi.

The channel, to be called simply Libya TV, launches this week in Doha after less than two weeks of hurried preparation. Its founder is the avuncular Mahmud Shammam, a well-known Libyan expatriate journalist who edits Foreign Policy’s Arabic edition. For the first month, Shammam hopes to broadcast four hours of original programming each day, including a 20-minute news bulletin and a half-hour talk show, and then extend it thereafter.

Libya TV is being funded primarily by donations from Libyan businessmen abroad, including one $250,000 contribution from a wealthy Libyan donor in Britain. The state of Qatar, in addition to agreeing to host the network on its soil, has turned over the facilities and technical staff of Al-Rayyan, a local channel focused on cultural programming.
(R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Zanu (PF) jamming on VOA Studio 7

Relentless jamming by President Robert Mugabe’s forces is depriving Zimbabweans of a wide array of free entertainment sources provided by foreign governments. Music and soccer have become the latest battlefronts, with talented musicians forced to sing praises of Mugabe while footballers play in tournaments named after him. But the latest deployment of Chinese-made jamming has forced even the VOA to acknowledge routinely in its Zimbabwe broadcasts that the waves are jammed. An announcer is now regularly heard to say: “This is Studio 7 for Zimbabwe broadcasting on 909 AM, but due to jamming your best reception would be on Shortwave…” Zanu (PF) made external broadcasts a major issue during the negotiations for a settlement in 2008, demanding that they be banned. Recently, the controversially-appointed Broadcasting Authority announced it was ready to take applications, which would be a first step for the so-called pirates to come home. None of the big players have taken up the offer, citing continued insecurity in the country and the sheer economics of setting up independent broadcasting in a collapsing economy. Surprisingly, Zanu (PF) officials are clamouring to be heard on the Voice of America Studio 7, which is virtually banned in Zimbabwe by Mugabe’s government. Recently, senior Zanu (PF) and pro-Mugabe officials Rugare Gumbo, Joram Gumbo, Mines Minister Obert Mpofu and Attorney General Johannes Tomana have freely given interviews to the ‘pirates’. (Source: The Zimbawean)

Zimbabwe legislators fume over broadcasting delays
MDC MPs in Zimbabwe have expressed outrage at the continued delays by the government in issuing broadcasting licences to private players at a time when President Robert Mugabe has tightened his grip on the state-run ZBC. Member of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Communications, Edward Msumbu (MDC-T, Norton) said he did not believe that Zanu (PF)’s previous paranoid fear of independent broadcasters was still the cause for the delay in the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) issuing licences. “It is accepted by the relevant authorities that licences should be given to broadcasters,” Mr Msumbu said in an interview. “We don’t know where the delay is. The broadcasters are assuring us that all the necessary equipment is there.” Radio VOP director John Masuku confirmed the position, saying the broadcasters were ready to start commercial FM stations any time. He lambasted BAZ for issuing a false statement saying they had opened up for applications. (Source: The Zimbabwean/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Radio Kiribati changes medium wave frequency

Kiribati’s state radio, a division of the Broadcasting and Publications Authority, began broadcasting today on a new frequency of 1440 kHz, thanks to a grant of almost AU$137,000 from the government of Taiwan. The new frequency replaces 846KkHz which has been used since independence. General manager of BPA, Betarim Rimon, told the national paper, Te Uekera, that the new frequency is a big achievement for the organisation. Radio Kiribati is the only station that broadcasts across the country to the population of about 100,000, mainly in Kiribati languages. In 2008, the radio station went off air for several months after its transmitter broken down for serious technical problems. This put pressure on the state broadcaster to cut its expenses and consider a bank overdraft to solve its financial problems. (Source: Pacific Media Watch/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog) Additional story, Radio Kiribati in technical and financial trouble http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/radio-kiribati-in-technical-and-financial-trouble Photo/Teak Publishing Photo Archives

TDP A-11 schedules

Transmitter Documentation Project (TDP) is a global transmission service provider offering a distribution and delivery system for radio programs throughout the world.

Effective: 27 March - 30 October 2011


All times UTC

Clandestines
Denge Mezopotamya 0400-1800 11530 AM mtwtfss Kurdish Middle East
Denge Mezopotamya 1800-2000 7540 AM mtwtfss Kurdish Middle East

The Khmer Post Radio 1200-1300 9960 AM mtwtfss Khmer Asia

La Voix de Djibouti 1200-1300 21525 AM ...t... Somali Africa

Gunaz Radio 1430-1930 7610 AM mtwtfss Azeri Middle East

Suab Xaa Moo Zoo 2230-2300 7530 AM mtwtfss Hmong Asia

Voice Of Asena 1700-1800 15350/15360 AM m.w.f.. Tigrinya Africa

TDPradio 0700-0800 6015 DRM m...... English Europe
TDPradio 0800-0900 6015 DRM .t..... English Europe
TDPradio 0900-1000 6015 DRM ..w.... English Europe
TDPradio 1000-1100 6015 DRM ...t... English Europe
TDPradio 1100-1200 6015 DRM ....f.. English Europe
TDPradio 1200-1300 6015 DRM .....s. English Europe
TDPradio 1300-1400 6015 DRM ......s English Europe
TDPradio 2100-2200 17755 DRM mtwtfss English America

The Disco Palace 1400-1500 6015 DRM mtwtfss English Europe
The Disco Palace 2000-2100 17755 DRM mtwtfss English America
(TDP/BCL)

Voice of Turkey, A-11 summer schedule

Effective: 27 March - 30 October 2011

Target areas: as (Asia) eu (Europe) va (various areas)
All times UTC

Arabic
0900-1000 11750va
1400-1500 9540va 17770va
1830-1900 11690va
1900-1930 11690va

Azerbaijan
0700-0800 11730as
1530-1600 9530as
1600-1630 9530as

Bulgarian
1100-1130 7210eu

Chinese
1100-1200 15240as

Dari/Pashto
1500-1600 11765as
1600-1630 11765as

English
0300-0400 6165as 9515va
1230-1300 15450va
1300-1330 15450va
1630-1700 15520as
1700-1730 15520as
1830-1900 9785eu
1900-1930 9785eu
2030-2100 7205va
2100-2130 7205va
2200-2300 9830va

French
1930-2000 9635eu
2000-2030 9635eu
2030-2100 9535va
2100-2130 9535va

Georgian
1000-1100 9655as

German
1130-1200 13760eu
1200-1230 13760eu
1730-1800 11835eu
1800-1830 11835eu

Italian
1500-1530 9610eu

Kazakh
1330-1400 11880as

Persian
0830-0900 11795as
0900-1000 11795as
1500-1600 9765as

Russian
1300-1400 11965va

Spanish
0100-0200 9770va 9870va
1630-1700 11930va
1700-1730 11930va

Tatar
1000-1030 9855as

Turkish
0000-0100 7260as
0100-0200 7260as
0400-0500 6040as 11980va
0500-0600 6040as 11980va
0600-0700 11750as 13635va
0700-0800 11750as 11955va 13635va
0800-0900 11750as 11955va 13635va
0900-1000 11955va 13635va
1000-1100 11955va 13635va
1100-1200 11955va 13635va
1200-1300 11955va 13635va
1300-1400 9840va
1400-1500 9840va
1500-1600 9840va
1600-1700 5960va 9460eu
1700-1800 5960va 9460eu
1800-1900 5960va 9460eu
1900-2000 5960va 9460eu
2000-2100 5960va 9460eu

Turkmen
1200-1230 11825as

Urdu
1400-1500 13710as

Uyghur
0200-0300 9465as
1230-1300 11700as
1300-1330 11700as

Uzbek
1030-1100 11600as
(TRT/WWDXC Top News)

Ethiopia steps up jamming of Voice of America

Ethiopia has detained dozens of political activists as part of what opposition groups say is a crackdown aimed at preventing a North African or Middle Eastern style popular uprising. Bekele Gerba, deputy leader of the Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement, says recent Voice of America (VOA) broadcasts have been audible, except for loud noises that disrupt the signal when political issues are discussed.

“We have a lot of problems even to listen to the VOA,” he said. “The jamming. There are experts who are standing by and ready to jam the wave every time if there is any political issue. Immediately the jamming starts. It has become virtually impossible to listen to the VOA on the radio. It is only possible on the Arabsat satellite.”

VOA last year began broadcasts to Ethiopia by the Arabsat satellite after Prime Minister Meles authorized jamming its short wave radio signals. The VOAnews.com website is also blocked to Ethiopian internet users. VOA is the only international radio service broadcasting in three main Ethiopian languages, Amharic, Afan Oromo and Tigrigna.
(R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Additional story at VOA News
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Ethiopia-Accused-of-Detaining-Activists-to-Deter-Uprising--118543469.html

Libya monitored on medium wave

Just got news that Radio Free Misurata Libya is on the air on 675KHz. Previously, Gadaffi Radio Misurata was bombed by planes.

No copy as yet at this location due to another station on frequency.

Radio Free Benghazi is also active tonight on 1449KHz

Regards
Gary Neville/UDXF

Radio Veritas, A11 summer schedule

Philippines
Radio Veritas Asia

Effective: 27 March - 30 October 2011

Radio Veritas Asia does not broadcast in English.

All times UTC

Bengali
0030–0057 on 11945 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SoAs
1400–1427 on 11870 PUG 250 kW / 300 deg to SoAs

Burmese
1130–1157 on 15450 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs
2330–2357 on 9720 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs

Filipino
1500–1557 on 15350 SMG 250 kW / 130 deg to N/ME
2300-2327 on 9720 PUG 250 kW / 331 deg to CeAs

Hindi
0030–0057 on 11850 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SoAs
1330–1400 on 11870 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SoAs

Hmong
1200–1227 on 11935 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs

Kachin
1230–1257 on 15225 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs
2330–2357 on 9645 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs

Karen
0000–0027 on 11935 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs
1200–1230 on 15225 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs

Khmer
1000-1030 on 11850 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs

Mandarin
1000–1157 on 9615 PUG 250 kW / 355 deg to EaAs
2100–2257 on 6115 PUG 250 kW / 350 deg to EaAs

Sinhala
0000–0027 on 9720 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SoAs
0000–0027 on 11850 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SoAs
1330–1400 on 9520 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SoAs

Tamil
0030–0057 on 11935 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SoAs
1400–1427 on 9520 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SoAs

Telugu
0100–0127 on 15530 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SoAs
1430–1500 on 9515 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SoAs

Urdu
0100–0127 on 15280 PUG 250 kW / 300 deg to SoAs
0100–0127 on 17860 PUG 250 kW / 300 deg to SoAs
1430–1457 on 15435 SMG 250 kW / 070 deg to SoAs

Vietnamese
0130–0230 on 15530 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs
1030–1127 on 11850 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs
1300–1327 on 11850 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs
2330–2357 on 9670 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs

Zomi-Chin
0130-0157 on 15520 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs
1430-1500 on 9620 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs

PUG=Palauig,Zambales,Philippines
Transmitters : 3x 250 KW
Antenna Type :
3x HRS 4/4/0.3
4x HRS 4/4/0.5
8x HR 2/2/0.5
SMG=Santa Maria di Galeria,Vatican City
(Alokesh Gupta, VU3BSE, New Delhi)

Radio Canada International, A11 summer schedule

RCI continues to slash their shortwave schedules, including no analogue shortwave to the USA, and now only one hour of DRM in English.

Effective: 27 March - 30 October 2011

All times UTC


Arabic
0200-0259 ME 5950sm
0300-0359 ME 7230sm
1900-1959 ME/nAf 15180ra 15235sa

English
0000-0057 seAs 11700ku
1500-1557 India 11675ku 15125ur
1800-1859 Af 9530ka 11765sk 17810sk
2000-2100 Af 13650sa 15235sa 17735sa
2100-2200 NAm 9800sa/DRM

French
1900-1959 Af 11765ka 13730sm 15320sk 17735sa
2005-2105 -- 9515sa **
2100-2159 wAf 9525sm 15235sa 15330sa 17735sa
2300-2329 As/China 9525ki

Mandarin
0000-0059 China 9690ki 12015ti
1100-1159 China 9490ti 9570ki
1500-1559 China 6110ya 11730ya
2200-2259 China 9525ki 9870ki

Portuguese
(Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
2100-2159 Brazil 15455sa 17860sa
2200-2259 Brazil 17860sa
2300-2359 Brazil 13760sa

Russian
1500-1529 Russia 15325wo
1600-1629 Russia 15325ra

Spanish
0000-0059 Mex/LAm 11990sa 13760sa
0100-0159 Mex/LAm 11990sa
2200-2259 SAM 11990sa 15455sa
2300-2359 Carib/SAm 11990sa 15455sa

Transmitters:
ka: Kashi, China
ki: Kimjae, South Korea
ku: Kunming, China
ra: Rampisham, United Kingdom
sa: Sackville, Canada
sk: Skelton, United Kingdom
sm: Santa Maria Galeria, Vatican City
ti: Tinang, Philippines
ur: Urumqui, China
wo: Wooferton, United Kingdom
ya: Yamata, Japan
(RCI/Gerald Theoret)

Radio Netherlands Program Preview, March 25-31

Hello,

Once again a long, dark and dreary Dutch winter has come to an end. And as we're soaking in the first rays of spring sunshine, preparations for our new summer schedule are in full swing. And many of you will be pleased to hear an old favourite is back: Global Perspective.

The new schedule starts on Sunday 27 March and ends on 30 October 2011.

Enjoy our programmes,
Hilary

The State We're In
Jonathan Groubert and his team look at current events from an unexpected perspective.

This week: New chapters

A man fought jihad against the Soviets in Afghanistan until he realised how extremists had hijacked the term. Now he’s fighting a war of ideas against the radical view of jihad. A Swedish man loses his family in the tsunami of 2004. But he was joyfully shocked by finding a new wife and starting a new family. A woman in Australia is traumatised by a mass murder, losing her musical abilities. But she regains them after she takes up shooting lessons.

First airing: Saturday 02:00 UTC

Earth Beat
Marnie Chesterton and her team look at the footprint we’re leaving on our planet.

This week: What would happen if the world, at least as we know it, came to an end?

From building bunkers and preparing for the worst, to photographing parts of the Earth that we’ve destroyed, we examine what happens when the end comes.

First airing: Friday 03:00 UTC

Bridges With Africa
We're giving the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and are linking up with stations in Africa.

This week:

Dutch fighter jets head for Libya.
Tackling gender violence in South Africa.
The Nigerian singer with his eyes on a Grammy. We talk to Darey.

First airing: Friday 00:00 UTC

Africa in Progress
Inspiring round-table discussions with guest speakers and in-depth interviews give listeners food for thought.

This week: Why we must save our forests now

Every day Africa’s forests are disappearing at an alarming rate. Scientists say that cutting trees leads to deforestation and this eventually leads to extreme weather conditions, including floods and drought. Deforestation also deprives people of their livelihoods.

In this edition, four African climate change experts discuss why it is important for us to protect our trees and what would happen if we continue cut down our forest cover in Africa.

First airing: Monday 18:00 UTC

South Asia Wired
Programme in which South Asians get to talk to each other, hosted by Dheera Sujan.

This week: Pregnancy, the latest outsource boom in India

Commercial surrogacy is expected to generate 1.7 billion euro annually in India from 2012. Those involved in the business insist it’s a “wi- win” situation for all concerned – giving infertile couples a longed-for baby, and the surrogate mothers a chance to earn a heap of money for their families.

And a heap of money is to be made for sure – but who’s pocketing it, and who’s paying the real price?

(There'll be a new edition of the programme on Thursday 31 March)

First airing: Thursday 14:00 UTC

Commonwealth Story
A selection of winning stories chosen from the large number of entries for the 2010 Commonwealth Short Story Competition.

This week:
The lift - by Matthew Gibbs from Australia. A story about child trafficking.

First airing: Tuesday 00:55 UTC

Global Perspective
Who says I can’t… is the motto of this year’s collaboration of international broadcasters, offering stories of defiance and perseverance.

This week: Who says I can't fish?

Around one billion people in the world rely on fish as their primary source of protein, but fishermen in many parts of the world are having greater restrictions put on their fishing because of concerns about the level of fish stocks. In this week’s Global Perspective, the BBC’s Charlotte Smith visits the small town of Scarborough in the North East of England, to tell this story from a British perspective.

First airing: Monday 17:30 UTC

Hear the World
Listen to the world’s musical heartbeat on RNW. A brand new world music series hosted by Dheera Sujan.

This week: Reena Shrivastava (sitar); Trilok Gurtu (percussion) & The Glimpse; Debashish Bhattacharya (Hindustani slide guitar)

A programme with a variety of music from India: classic raga sounds on the sitar and on the Hindustani slide guitar, as well as funky fusion sounds with exciting percussion.

First airing: Monday 00:00 UTC

RNW Classical
Classical concerts from the Royal Concertgebouw as well as studio recordings of Dutch performers, presented by Hans Haffmans.

Available 24 hours a day via our sister web station RNWclassical.com.

English service to March 26, 2011
All times UTC

1000-1057 9720as 12065as
1400-1500 12080as 15595va
1500-1557 15595as
1800-1857 6020af 11655af
1900-1957 7425af 9895af 11615af 11655af
2000-2057 5935af 7425af 11655af
(R Netherlands/Leo van der Wounde)

English service from March 27, 2011

0959-1000 12065as 15110as
1000-1057 12065as 15110as
1359-1400 11835as
1400-1457 9800as 11835as
1759-1800 6020af 15495af
1800-1857 6020af 15495af
1859-1900 7425af 11610af
1900-1957 7425af 15495af
2000-2057 7425af 11610af
(R Netherlands/Leo van der Wounde)

Radio Japan, A-11 English summer schedule

Japan, NHK World

Effective: 27 March - 30 October 2011

All times UTC
target areas: al (alternative freq) as (Asia) eu (Europe) na (North America) pa (Pacific) va (various areas)

English
0500-0530 5975va 6110na 11970va

1000-1030 9605as 9625pa 9840pa

1100-1120 f/DRM 9760eu

1200-1300 6120na 9695as

1300-1330 15735as 15660al

1400-1430 11705as 15735as 15660al 21560va
(NHK/wb, Germany & Rod Pearson, FL)

Radio New Zealand International - A11 English schedule

Effective: 27 March - 30 October 2011

English

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
0700-0758 6170pa
0759-0800 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 7440pa
1600-1700 7440pa
1700-1750 7440pa
1751-1800 9615pa
1800-1850 9615pa
1851-1900 11725pa
1900-2000 11725pa
2000-2100 11725pa
2100-2150 11725pa
2151-2200 15720pa
2200-2300 15720pa
2300-0000 15720pa

DRM

0000-0100 17675pa
0100-0200 17675pa
0200-0300 17675pa
0300-0400 17675pa
0400-0458 17675pa
0459-0500 11675pa
0500-0600 11675pa
0600-0658 11675pa
0659-0700 15720pa
0700-0758 15720pa
0759-0800 7440pa
0800-0900 7440pa
0900-1000 7440pa
1000-1058 7440pa
1059-1100 7440pa
1100-1158 7440pa
1551-1600 6170pa
1600-1700 6170pa
1700-1750 6170pa
1751-1800 9890pa
1800-1850 9890pa
1851-1900 15720pa
1900-2000 15720pa
2000-2100 15720pa
2100-2150 15720pa
2151-2200 17675pa
2200-2300 17675pa
2300-0000 17675pa
(R.NZI/Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India)

RFI English to focus on hard news

Susan Owensby of Radio France International writes on the RFI website: Management at RFI are implementing a reform of the English service, and are ending our cultural programmes. It was decided that we should put all our forces into “hard” news, and focus on morning programmes.

So, as of next Sunday, 27 March, the broadcasting hours to which you are accustomed will change. There will be no more afternoon news programmes, and all of the feature magazines – World Tracks, Crossroads, Rendezvous, Voices, and The Sound Kitchen, will disappear.
(Source: Radio France International/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

France, Radio France Internationale - A-11 English service

Effective: 27 March - 30 October 2011

All times UTC

0400-0430 mtwhf 9805 11995

0500-0530 mtwhf 13680 15160 (11995 from Sept 1)

0600-0630 mtwhf 11615 15160 17605 17800

0700-0730 mtwhf 15605 15615 17605

1200-1230 21620 (from 01 May-03 Sept. 2011)

1600-1700 15605 17605
(wb, Germany/WDXC Top News/portion of RFI A-11)

Yemen instability continues

Yemeni parliament gives president emergency powers

SANAA, Yemen – Yemen's parliament enacted sweeping emergency laws Wednesday after the country's embattled president asked for new powers of arrest, detention and censorship to quash a popular uprising demanding his ouster.

The move escalates the showdown between U.S.-backed leader Ali Abdullah Saleh and the movement that has unified military commanders, religious leaders and protesting youth in demands for his immediate departure.

The law suspends the constitution, allows media censorship, bars street protests and gives security forces 30 days of far-reaching powers to arrest and detain suspects.

Additional story at http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/03/23/yemen-parliament-meets-debate-emergency-law/?test=latestnews

Clashes turn violent in Yemen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR7zQLhsCPs&feature=relmfu

Uroar in Yemen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqz2bMn7mrI&feature=relmfu

Dozens killed in Yemen protest shooting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULykfT09xCc

At least 41 dead in Yemen protest bloodbath http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXS-gMqdSHw

Republic of Yemen Radio
Streaming and on-demand audio in Arabic http://www.adenradio.net/

Programming times and frequencies are broadcast irregularly from San'a
Broadcast targeted to the Middle East

All times UTC
Arabic
0300-0400 9780
0400-0500 9780
0500-0600 9780
0500-0600 6135
0600-0700 6135
0700-0800 6135
0800-0900 6135
0900-1000 6135
1000-1100 6135
1100-1200 6135
1200-1300 6135 9780
1300-1400 6135 9780
1400-1500 6135 9780
1500-1600 9780
1600-1700 9780
1700-1800 9780
1800-1900 9780
1900-2000 9780
2000-2100 9780
2100-2200 9780

English
1800-1900 9780

Yemen Radio & TV Corporation
Tec. Dept.
26 September St.
P.O. Box 2371
San'a
Yemen

Email: info@yemenradio.net (or) adenradio@yemen.net.ye
(WRTH 2011)

BBC Russian to close traditional radio broadcasting

On Saturday 26 March, the BBC Russian live weekend programme, Pyatiy Etazh (Fifth Floor) broadcasts from the studio in Bush House, London, for the last time. Airing at 1830 UTC, the final programme signals the end of the BBC’s 65-year history of traditional radio broadcasting in Russian.

In a week of special programming in the run-up to this milestone date, BBC Russian is featuring special multimedia content, looking back at the radio journalism that has made the BBC a household name, from Vilnius to Vladivostok, and also looking at future shape of media.

Head of BBC Russian, Sarah Gibson, says: “This is a sad time for all of us at BBC Russian. We are also proud of the unique heritage our broadcasts have left behind – in the hearts and minds of millions of radio listeners. As we move on, we will continue to serve our audiences through online and mobile services. Our website bbcrussian.com will continue to bring global stories to the Russian audience, and put Russian stories in a global context.”

The BBC started regular Russian-language broadcasts to the Soviet Union on 24 March 1946. Throughout the years, the BBC radio brought independent news and analysis to Russian-speaking audiences. In its special programming, BBC Russian looks again at the key stories it has covered – reporting the cold war and the perestroika, the attempted putsch of August 1991 and the collapse of the Soviet Union, the two Chechen wars and Beslan, the Russia-Georgia conflict and everything else that has mattered to its audiences in the region.

Highlights from the 65 years of broadcasting also include the BBC voices that have been well known to listeners, ground-breaking interactive interviews with Margaret Thatcher and Paul McCartney, both speaking to audiences in the Soviet Union, as well as unique archive material such as Joseph Brodsky’s first radio interview, hours after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1987.

Key Russian media, political and business personalities share their views of the BBC’s work over the years – including the businessman and owner of The Independent, Alexander Lebedev, leading Russian journalists such as Yevgeniy Kiselyov, Dmitriy Muratov, Leonid Parfyonov, Vladimir Pozner and Mikhail Rykhlin, human-rights activist Lev Ponomaryov, writer Dmitriy Bykov, and President of the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow Sate University, Yasen Zassurskiy.

The BBC looks at what its broadcasts to the Soviet Union, and then to Russia and other post-Soviet states, meant for the people in those countries, and its influence. Putting its work in the wider context of foreign broadcasting, BBC Russian also looks at how the Western views of the importance of broadcasting to the USSR and post-Soviet states changed over the years, and what these changes mean for politics and the media in Russia. Another focus looks at how the media in Russia is changing, the role the internet is playing in the current media landscape, and the rapid changes in media consumption.

The BBC is closing three of its Russian-language radio programmes – Ranniy Chas (Dawn), Utro na Bi-bi-si (Morning with the BBC) and Vecher na Bi-bi-si (Evening with the BBC). However, BBC Russian will continue to produce BBSeva, Vam Slovo and Pyatiy Etazh which will be available for listening via the website bbcrussian.com as well as for FM partners outside Russia.

BBC World Service is also stopping its short- and medium-wave broadcasts to Russia in English.
(Source: BBC World Service Publicity/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Radio Free Asia, A-11 Summer Schedules

RFA, A-11 Multilingual schedules

Effective: 27 March - 30 October 2011

All times UTC

RFA does not broadcast in English, all programming targeted to Asia.

Burmese (4 hours daily)
0030-0130 13820, 13865, 17835
1230-1330 7390, 9335, 13675
1330-1400 7390, 9335, 12140
1400-1430 7390, 9335
1630-1730 9945

Cantonese (2 hours daily)
1400-1430 6025
1430-1500 6025, 7280
2200-2300 9720, 11785

Khmer (2 hours daily)
1230-1330 12140, 15145
2230-2330 5840, 13740

Korean (5 hours daily)
1500-1700 648, 5895, 7210, 7455
1700-1800 648, 5895, 9975
1800-1900 648, 5895, 7465
2100-2200 648, 7460, 9385, 12075

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

Mandarin (12 hours daily)
0300-0600 13760, 15120, 15615, 15635, 17615, 17855, 21550, 21580
0600-0700 13760, 15120, 15615, 15635, 17615, 17855, 21550
1500-1600 9455, 9905, 11540, 11965, 12005, 13640, 13675
1600-1700 5855, 9455, 9905, 11540, 11870, 12005, 13675
1700-1800 5855, 7280, 9355, 9455, 9540, 9905, 11870, 13625
1800-1900 7280, 7355, 9355, 9455, 9540, 9690, 11540, 13625
1900-2000 1098, 5855, 7260, 7355, 7435, 9355, 9455, 9875, 9905, 11785, 13625
2000-2100 1098, 5855, 6140, 7260, 7355, 7435, 9355, 9455, 9905, 11785
2100-2200 1098, 5855, 6140, 7355, 7435, 9455, 9905
2300-0000 7540, 9535, 11760, 11785, 15430, 15585

Tibetan (10 hours daily)
0100-0300 9365, 9885, 11695, 15225, 17730
0600-0700 17510, 17765, 21500, 21690
1000-1100 15435, 17750, 21530
1100-1200 7470, 13830, 15670, 17750
1200-1400 7470, 11590, 11605, 13830, 15670
1500-1600 9370, 11585, 11590, 11795
2200-2300 5865, 7505, 9880
2300-0000 5860, 7505, 9805, 9875

Uyghur (2 hours daily)
0100-0200 9350, 9490, 11895, 11945, 17640
1600-1700 9370, 9530, 9555, 11750

Vietnamese (2.5 hours daily)
0000-0030 7445, 11605, 13740, 15560
1400-1430 1503, 7520, 9465, 9715, 11605, 11680, 12140
1430-1500 7520, 9465, 9715, 11605, 11680, 12140
2300-2330 1359
2330-0000 1359, 7520, 11605, 13740, 15560
(RFA/A.J. Janitschek 3/22/2011)

Radio Taiwan International, A-11 Summer Schedule

Radio Taiwan International A-11 Multilingual

Effective: 27 March - 30 Oct. 2011

All times UTC

Cantonese
0200-0230 Daily NwA 15440 WYFR 100
0200-0230 Daily NEm 860 WYFR N/A
0400-0430 Daily SeA 15320 TWN 100
0700-0730 Daily NwA 1210 WYFR N/A
0900-1000 Weekend SeA 15465 TWN 100
1000-1030 Daily SeA 15270,11625 TWN 100
1200-1230 Daily CHN 11915,6105 TWN 250/100
1500-1530 Daily SeA 11550 TWN 250
1500-1600 Weekend SeA 7380 TWN 100

English
0100-0200 Daily SeA 11875 TWN 250
0200-0300 Daily NEm 5950 WYFR 100
0200-0300 Daily CNm 9680 WYFR 100
0230-0300 Daily TWN 1422 TWN 50
0300-0400 Daily NwA 5950 WYFR 100
0300-0400 Daily SeA 15320 TWN 100
0500-0600 Daily NwA 6875 WYFR 100
1100-1200 Daily SeA 11715,7445 TWN 250/100
1600-1700 Daily CHN,SAs 9435 TWN 100
1600-1700 Daily SAs 15485 Issodun 500
1700-1800 Daily CAf 15690 Issodun 500
1800-1900 Daily Weu,ENG 6155 Issodun 250

French
1900-2000 Daily Africa/wafrica 15690
1900-2000 Daily wEu 3985 Skelton 250

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

Hakka
0200-0230 Daily CHN 1422 TWN 50
0230-0300 Daily NwA 15440 WYFR 100
0230-0300 Daily NEm 860 WYFR N/A
0430-0500 Daily SeA 15320 TWN 100
0730-0800 Daily NwA 1210 WYFR N/A
1030-1100 Daily SeA 15270,11625 TWN 100
1230-1300 Daily NeA 6105,11915 TWN 100/250
1530-1600 Daily SeA 11550 TWN 100

Hokkein
0100-0200 Daily TWN 1422 TWN 50
0500-0600 Daily TWN 1422 TWN 50
0500-0600 Daily CHN 1008 TWN 600
0900-1000 Daily TWN 1422 TWN 50
1000-1100 Daily CHN 15465 TWN 100
1200-1300 Daily CHN 1206 TWN 100
1200-1300 Daily SeA 11715 TWN 250
1300-1400 Daily CHN 11625 TWN 100

Indonesian
0300-0400 Daily TWN 1206 TWN 50
0300-0500 Daily 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 11625 TWN 100
1400-1500 Daily SeA 11875 TWN 250

Japanese
0800-0900 Daily NeA 11605 TWN 250
1100-1200 Daily NeA 9735 TWN 250
1300-1400 Daily NeA 9735 TWN 250

Mandarin
0000-0200 Daily NAm 860 WBGR N/A
0000-0100 Daily CHN 1422 TWN 50
0000-0300 Daily CHN 9660 TWN 100
0300-0400 Daily NEm 5985 WYFR 100
0300-0800 Weekend CHN 1557 TWN 300
0400-0500 Daily NwA 6875 WYFR 100
0400-0500 Daily CHN 1008 TWN 600
0400-0600 Daily CHN 11885 TWN 100
0400-0600 Daily CHN 11665 TWN 100
0400-0600 Daily SeA 15245 TWN 250
0400-0700 Daily Scarmento 1210 KEBR N/A
1000-1100 Daily CHN 6105 TWN 100
1000-1100 Daily CHN 1422 TWN 50
1000-1500 Daily CHN 6085 TWN 300
1000-1200 Daily CHN 1503 TWN 600
1000-1400 Daily CHN 9780 TWN 100
1000-1400 Daily CHN 6150 TWN 100
1000-1700 Daily CHN 11665 TWN 300
1000-1700 Daily CHN 612 TWN 500
1000-1700 Daily CHN 7385 TWN 100
1000-1700 Daily CHN 1008 TWN 600
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
1400-1500 Daily CHN 7270 TWN 300
1300-1700 Daily CHN 1098 TWN 300
1400-1800 Daily CHN 6075,6145 TWN 100
1500-1700 Daily CHN 7365 TWN 300
1600-1700 Daily CHN 1503 TWN 600
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
2200-2400 Daily CHN 6150 TWN 100
2300-2400 Daily CHN 9685 TWN 100
2300-2400 Daily CHN 1206 TWN 100
2300-2400 Daily CHN 7270 TWN 100

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

Spanish
0200-0300 Daily SAm 7570 WYFR 100
0400-0500 Daily CAm 7570 WYFR 100
0600-0700 Daily NwA 5950 WYFR 100
2000-2100 Daily WEu 3965 Issodun 250
2300-2400 Daily SAm 17725 WYFR 100
0200-0300 Daily SAm 11995 Montsinery 500

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

Vietnamese
0000-0030 Daily SeA 11655 TWN 250
0900-1000 Daily SeA 15270 TWN 100
1100-1200 Daily TWN 1422 TWN 50
1200-1300 Daily SeA 11765 TWN 100
1300-1400 Daily CHN,TWN 1206 TWN 100
1400-1500 Daily SeA 9625 TWN 250
2330-2400 Daily SeA 11655 TWN 250

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

Programming relayed via: WYFR, USA; Skelton, United Kindom; Issoudun, France, Montsinery,French Guiana.

AM
KEBR 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
(RTI/Alokesh Gupta VU3BSE, New Delhi, India)

Libya's Voice of Africa schedule repost

LIBYA

11800 LJBC Voice of African Hausa program from Sabrata at present - 19.47-19.59 UT close-down March 17. S=8 signal on variosu SDR-IQ and Perseus remote receiver in U.K.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 17/BC-DX 1006))

DXers have also logged Libya on 8500 kHz around 0930 and 1450 UTC, past 1500 in Arabic, as well as 7500 kHz . The most frequent monitoring frequency for their External Service, at this location has been 17725 kHz . Observations are appreciated.

All times UTC / NF = new frequency

LJBC Voice of Africa
All times UTC
All programming targeted to Africa

Arabic
0400-0457 9560/ 5855
0500-0557 7370
0500-0600 5855/ 9735/ 11905
0600-0657 5855/ 9735/ 11905/ 13745
0700-0757 11650/ 15360
0700-0800 17750
0800-0857 13750/ 17750/ 17815
0900-1000 15505/ 17730/ 21695
1000-1100 15505/ 17730/ 21695
1100-1157 15505/ 17730/ 21695
2000-2100 7480/ 9470/ 12105
2100-2157 7480/ 9470/ 12105

English
1400-1500 17725/ 21675/ 21695
1500-1557 17725/ 21675/ 21695

French
1600-1700 11800/ 12105/ 17770
1700-1800 11800/ 17725

Hausa
1800-1900 9420/ 11800/ 12105
1900-2000 9420/ 11800/ 12105

Swahili
1200-1300 17730/ 21695
1300-1357 17730/ 21695
(Klingenfuss 2011 Shortwave Frequency Guide)

Adventist World Radio, A-11 English schedules

AWR stations - A-11

Effective: 27 March - 30 October 2011

English
All times UTC
target areas: af (Africa) as (Asia)

Austria, AWR Europe
2100-2130 11955af

Germany, AWR Europe
1200-1230 17535as
1530-1600 15255as

Guam,KSDA/AWR
1330-1400 sw 11860as
1330-1400 st 11880as
1500-1530 11720as
1600-1630 11805as 12035as
1630-1700 11740as

South Africa, AWR Africa
1800-1830 3215af 3345af
1800-1830 w 9755af
1830-1900 9610af
2230-2300 15320as
(AWR, Claudius Dedio & Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India)

Radio Canada International, A-11 English schedule

Effective: 27 March - 30 October 2011

All times UTC


English
0000-0057 11700as (ku)

1500-1557 11675as (ku) 15125as (ur)

1800-1859 9530af (ka) 11765af (sk) 17810af (sk)

2000-2100 13650af (sa) 15235af (sa) 17735af (sa)

2100-2200 DRM 9800na (sa)
(RCI/BCL)

Transmitter sites
ka Kashi, China
ku Kumning, China
sa Sackville, Canada
sk Skelton, United Kingdom
ur Urumqui, China

Liberian government to take over Star Radio ?

The Board of Directors of NGO-funded Star Radio in Liberia, which was meant to assure its independence from government and other interferences, has received substantial government money in the tune of US$100,000 now being used to pay off workers and employees, according to a reliable source.

“…What the government is trying to do is to find another NGO that will take over and run Star Radio. But what do we do in the interim? The Board of Directors needs money to settle the arrears it owes the employees,” Presidential spokesman Cyrus Badio told the newspaper New Democrat.

The paper says it has gathered from credible sources that the Liberia Maritime Authority (LMA) recently pumped in about US$50,000 that is now being used to pay off all employees and staff of Star Radio. Another US$50,000 is expected soon, the source said. With government money pumped into the station, via the LMA, the source said, Star Radio will likely cease to be an independent station as envisaged by its benefactor, Foundation Hirondelle, which stipulated that the station be devoid of any government interference.
(Source: New Democrat/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

My last reported shortwave activity for Radio Star, was for their English broadcast on 3960 kHz, from 0500-0900 and 1800-2100 UTC. Any additional observations from our blog readers ?
(Gayle VH)

Radio Netherlands continues test transmissions from Bonaire

We are currently testing four new antenna directions from Bonaire on 6 MHz only. In the past two months we have modified antenna C1 so that it also can broadcast to South America. As from next Sunday Vatican Radio and NHK Radio Japan will use these new antenna directions into South America for their Portuguese and Spanish transmissions.

The tests began on 19 March and will run for the rest of the week. The schedule of remaining transmissions is as follows:

23/25 March 2011:

0630-0659 UTC 6170 kHz (140°)
0700-0730 UTC 6170 kHz (175°)

22/24/26 March 2011:

0630-0659 UTC 6170 kHz (155°)
0700-0730 UTC 6170 kHz (170°)
All transmissions are 250 kW with Spanish language. Reception reports from South America are welcomed via rnwmonitoring@gmail.com .
(R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Libyan Freedom Fighters Broadcasting in the Medium Wave AM Band

We have received several reports regarding Libyan freedom fighters broadcasting their own programming in the AM Broadcast Band and are in possession of at least three former Libyan government medium wave stations.

Here are the recently reported frequencies:

675 kHz from Benghazi
1125 kHz from al Bieda
1449 kHz from Misurata (TX in Al Assah)

Misuratassa has seen fierce fighting for the last several days, and Gaddafi's forces have been advancing house by house. They are almost in the center of the city, but the frequency 1449 kHz is probably, at least as of yesterday, still being held by the freedom fighters according to monitor reports. Will be on Global tuners later today and see what we can hear from the area on the AM broadcast band.

Voice of America, A-11 English schedule

Effective: 27 March - 30 October 2011

All times UTC
target areas: af (Africa) as (Asia) va (various worldwide target areas)

English
0000-0030 7555as
0100-0200 7430va 9780va 11705va
0300-0400 4930af 6080af 9855af 15580af
0400-0430 4930af 4960af 6080af 9855af 11670af 15580af
0430-0500 4930af 4960af 6080af 11670af 15580af
0500-0600 4930af 6080af 15580af
0600-0700 6080af 11670af 15580af
1200-1300 7575va 9510va 12075va 12150va
1300-1300 Sat/Sun 9510va 9760va 12150va
14500-1500 mtwhf 7540va 7575va 12150va
1400-1500 6080af 12080af 15580af 17545af
1500-1600 4930af 6080af 7540as 12080af 12150va 13570va 15530va 15580af 17895af
1600-1700 4930af 6080af 15580af
1700-1800 6080af 12015af 15580af 17895af
1800-1900 6080af 9850af 12015af 15580af
1800-1830 Sat/Sun 4930af
1830-1900 4930af 6080af 9850af 12015af 15580af
1900-1930 4930af 4940af 6080af 9850af 15580af 17895af
1930-2000 4930af 4940af 6080af 15580af
2000-2030 4930af 4940af 6080af 15580af
2000-2100 mtwhf 5930va 9480va
2030-2100 4930af 6080af 7555as 15580af
2030-2100 Sat/Sun 4940af
2100-2200 6080af 7555as 15580af
2200-2300 smtwh 5915va 7480va 7575va 11955va
2200-2300 7555as
2300-0000 5895va 7555as 7575va 11955va

VOA Special English
0030-0100 7430va 9715va 9780va 11725va 12005va 15205va 15290va 17820va
0130-0200 twhfa 7465va 9820va
1500-1600 6140af 7465va 7520va 9485va 9760va
1600-1700 11890va 12080va 13750va
1900-2000 7485va 9630va
2230-2300 7460af 9570va 11840va 15340va
2300-0000 7460af 9570va 11840va 15340va
(VOA/Wolfgang Bueschel, Germany)

Radio Havana Cuba, A-11 English schedule

Effective: 27 March - 30 October 2011

English

All times UTC
target areas: ca (Central America) na (North America) sa (South America)

0100-0200 6000na 6050na
0200-0300 6000na 6050na
0300-0400 6000na 6050na
0500-0600 6000na 6010na 6050na 6060na 6150sa
0600-0700 6000na 6010na 6050na 6060na 6150sa
1900-2000 11760sa
2300-0000 5040ca
(Dario Monferni, playdx)

Radio Taiwan International A-11 English

Effective: 27 March - 30 Oct 2011

All times UTC

English

target areas: af (Africa) as (Asia) ca (Central America) na (North America)

0100-0200 11875as
0200-0300 5950na 9680ca
0300-0400 5950na 15320as
0500-0600 6875na
1100-1200 7445as 11715as
1600-1700 9435as 15485as
1700-1800 15690af
1800-1900 6155eu
(RTI/via Alokesh Gupta, India)

Next on the International Radio Scene, Libya

The country that has suffered most in the recent political turmoil in the Middle East and Africa is Libya. According to the news reports that we have all seen on TV, vicious fighting has taken place, mainly in the areas nearby to their major cities in the northern coastal areas. Half a century ago, these areas featured prominently in the see-saw battles fought by the European powers during their North African campaigns.
The country of Libya is located in the north of Africa, approximately in the middle of the Mediterranean coastline. Libya is approximately 1,000 miles long and 1,000 miles wide, though with an irregular shape.
Almost the entire country is covered by the Sahara Desert, with a 50 mile strip of arable land along the coast, and a few oases inland. The hottest temperature ever recorded occurred in Libya on September 13, 1922, when the temperature was measured at 136 degrees Fahrenheit, 58 Celsius.
The population of Libya numbers around 7 million, their capital city is Tripoli, and their largest city is Benghazi. Oil was discovered in quantity in 1959, and these days the sale of oil forms 80% of the national economy.
This area of North Africa was inhabited by Berber tribespeople in earliest ancient times, and Phoenicians from the Palestine coast settled in the area around 700 BC. One hundred years later, the Greeks colonized the area, followed by the Romans, who were followed by the Vandals from central Europe, and then the Arabs came in around the 600s AD. In 1912, Italy took over Libya, and after World War 2, Libya gained independence in 1951.
For those who have an interest in Biblical backgrounds, the continent of Africa gained its name, according to the ancient historian, from two of the grandsons of the revered Patriarch Abraham; Ephah & Epher. The original Berber tribespeople are descendant from Noah’s son Ham; and Libya is mentioned by name more than a dozen times, with one statement yet to be fulfilled in coming events. The early Christian church remembered that a man by the name of Simon, from Cyrene in north eastern Libya, was arrested by Roman soldiers and forced to carry the cross along the via Dolorosa in Jerusalem on behalf of the Messiah.
Wireless communication came quite early to Libya, and the first stations were installed immediately after the end of World War 1. These early wireless stations were located in Tripoli as ICK; Benghazi as ICJ; and Tobruk as ICU; together with four other regional locations.
However, radio broadcasting came quite late to Libya, and interestingly, the first mediumwave stations were installed and operated by British & American forces personnel, not by the national government or commercial interests. According to all available references, there was a total of six different BFBS stations on the air in Libya giving coverage to four different localities on AM FM & SW; and just one AFRTS station on AM mediumwave.
We look first at the British stations. According to Doreen Taylor in her book, “A Microphone & A Frequency”, the first two British stations were erected somewhat simultaneously during the year 1946, in Benghazi & Tripoli. Both stations were quite small to begin with, using just whatever electronic equipment was available.
The original station in Benghazi was located on what had been the Italian airfield, and quite early, in 1947, an attempt was made to broadcast on shortwave. The transmitter was an American made RCA unit rated at 7½ kW and the chosen channel was announced as 11820 kHz, though monitoring observations in Australia stated that the channel was more like 11850 kHz. Unfortunately, these BFBS shortwave broadcasts caused interference to a regular BBC transmission, so the first attempt at shortwave broadcasting was aborted.
However, shortwave broadcasting was again attempted on two subsequent occasions; in 1949 on 4780 kHz, and in 1956 with 7½ kW on 4930 and 7220 kHz.
Two years after the station was inaugurated, Arabic programming was introduced for the benefit of local citizens; and four years later, the station was flooded following heavy rains in the hills nearby. However, due to quick action on the part of station personnel, very little damage was done to the station equipment.
The Benghazi station was closed in February 1958, but upon the insistence of King Idris, a smaller station with 1 kW on 833 kHz was installed in an empty ward in what had been the base hospital in Wavell Barracks. That was in 1960, but when most of the British forces left the area, the station was taken over temporarily by Signals personnel, and soon afterwards it was closed.
The BFBS station in Tripoli likewise had a double life. It was located initially in the British army barracks at Mareth, and ten years later the station was transferred to Miani Barracks four miles distant. Likewise, shortwave coverage was tried from this station, and it was noted in England on 4785 kHz in 1953. This station, with 1 kW on 1394 kHz, was finally closed in January 1966.
The BFBS station located at Tobruk came on the radio scene considerably later than the previous two. It was inaugurated in July 1964, it radiated 1 kW on apparently two channels, 1439 & 1484 kHz, and it was closed after six years of on air service.
Interestingly, the the programming from the Benghazi BFBS station was also on the air from an FM relay station located at El Adem, 17 miles inland. This relay station received its program feed via a landline connection, and it was likewise on the air for only six years.
BFBS in Libya was therefore on the air shortwave from two different locations, Benghazi in 1947, 1949 & 1956; and from Tripoli in 1953. And yes, these BFBS stations in Libya did issue QSL cards, though these days they are quite rare. The Indianapolis collection does contain one card, verifying BFBS Benghazi on shortwave with 4 kW on 3305 kHz in 1954.
The American AFRTS station was located at Tripoli and the best information would suggest that it was launched with 100 watts on 1510 kHz in 1954. Very little is known about this station; it must have had an American callsign, but of that we do not know. It was closed, we would suggest during the year 1970, and at the time, it was operating with 1 kW on 1594 kHz.
Next week here in Wavescan, we will look at the earlier shortwave radio scene in Libya.
(AWR Wavescan/NWS 108 via Adrian Peterson)

Broadcasting in the Land of the Queen of Sheba, Part 2

The Lightning & No Wire Company!
In our program last week, we presented the information about the radio scene in Aden, Yemen, with its early mediumwave stations; and the usage of the C&W, Cable & Wireless, communication
station ZNR for the occasional broadcast of shortwave radio programming. We also mentioned that Yemen was the home of the legendary Queen of Sheba, who as a new young queen, visited the fabled King Solomon in Palestine. Her home was the now archaeological city of Marib, in the desert areas of Yemen. We pick up the story again today with this information regarding shortwave broadcasting in the southern Yemen, known at the time as Aden.
An official government radio station was inaugurated at Al-Hiswa in Aden on August 7, 1954. Initially this was a double facility with a shortwave transmitter rated at 3½ kW, and a 300 watt mediumwave transmitter.
Three years later a 7½ kW shortwave unit was installed, followed by a 10 kW unit eight years later again. During the year 1973, two shortwave transmitters at 100 kW were installed. In September 2005, this station was badly damaged in an air raid, leaving just one mediumwave unit active on the air.
After the two Yemens were combined, the Al-Hiswah shortwave facility near Aden remained in active use until 1995, when it went silent for a period of about eight years. However, it was re-activated again in 2003 and it is still on the air to this day with two transmitters, one at 50 kW and the other at 100 kW.
On the mediumwave scene, two regional stations were inaugurated in southern Yemen, at Al-Mukalla in 1967 & Sayun in 1973. These days though, there are just two major locations on the air mediumwave in southern Yemen, Aden, and these are:-
Al Hiswah 100 kW 792 kHz
100 1188
Al Mukalla 50 785

We now go a little north, from Aden Yemen to Sana’a Yemen, and we go back to the beginning of radio broadcasting in that segment of the now united country. The first radio station at Sana’a was established in January 1946, though it is not known whether this was a mediumwave or shortwave facility.
Due to similar circumstances elsewhere in the region, we would guess that this new radio station was a comparatively low powered shortwave unit, operating probably on what we would call a tropical shortwave channel. A couple of years later, this station in Sana’a was closed, though some seven years later again, it was re-opened.
During the 1960s, two regional mediumwave stations were opened in North Yemen and these low power units were co-sited with already existing communication stations. In 1963, one of these regional mediumwave stations was co-sited with communication station 4WA at Taiz; and in 1969, the other was co-sited with communication station 4WD at Al-Hodeida.
The main shortwave station at Sana’a was inaugurated in 1950 with a 25 kW General Electric transmitter from the United States. However, at this stage, the C&W station at Sana’a was also in use for the occasional relay of radio programming, on both mediumwave & shortwave. The company name for C&W is Cable & Wireless. This is a difficult name to translate into Arabic, and when the name is translated back into English, it would read, “The Lightning & No Cable Company”.
During the year 1973, two 50 kW Siemens shortwave transmitters were installed at Sana’a and soon afterwards, these were noted on air by international radio monitors in Australia & New Zealand. Channels in use at this stage were 6050 kHz & 9585 kHz. A 300 kW Thomson shortwave transmitter was installed in 1988.
These days north Yemen, as part of the united country of Yemen, is noted on only one shortwave channel, 9780 kHz with 50 kW. On mediumwave, eight different channels are listed at four different locations.
QSLs over the years from the two Yemens have been very difficult to obtain. From southern Yemen, Aden, we note the following QSLs:-

1962 BFBS Mediumwave
1974 Steamer Point 50 kW 755 Pink antenna card
1981 Communication station 3 kW 5208 kHz Jose Jacob, India

And from northern Yemen, Sana’a, we note these QSLs:-
1987 Sanaa’a shortwave 50 kW 9780 kHz Letter
1998 Sana’a & Mocha Mediumwave Letter
2001 Sana’a 4953 & 9780 kHz Colored card

(AWR Wavescan/NSW 108 via Adrian Peterson)

Radio Bulgaria, A-11 Summer Schedule

Effective: 27 March - 30 October 2011

All times UTC

Albanian
email: albanian@bnr.bg
0530-0600 747 PET 300 kW non-dir to SoEaEUR Mon-Fri
0530-0600 1224 VDN 300 kW 205 deg to SoEaEUR Mon-Fri
0600-0700 747 PET 300 kW non-dir to SoEaEUR Sat/Sun
0600-0700 1224 VDN 300 kW 205 deg to SoEaEUR Sat/Sun
1600-1630 747 PET 300 kW non-dir to SoEaEUR
1600-1630 1224 VDN 300 kW 205 deg to SoEaEUR
1900-2000 747 PET 300 kW non-dir to SoEaEUR
1900-2000 1224 VDN 300 kW 205 deg to SoEaEUR

Bulgarian
bulgarian@bnr.bg
0000-0100 7400 PLD 170 kW 245 deg to SoAM
0000-0100 9400 PLD 170 kW 258 deg to SoAM
0000-0100 9700 PLD 170 kW 306 deg to NoAM
0000-0100 11700 PLD 300 kW 306 deg to NoAM
0430-0500 747 PET 300 kW non-dir to SoEaEUR Mon-Fri
0430-0500 1224 VDN 300 kW 205 deg to SoEaEUR Mon-Fri
0430-0500 7400 SOF 100 kW 030 deg to EaEUR Mon-Fri
0430-0500 9400 SOF 100 kW 030 deg to EaEUR Mon-Fri
0430-0500 5900 PLD 170 kW 306 deg to WeEUR Mon-Fri
0430-0500 7400 PLD 300 kW 295 deg to WeEUR Mon-Fri
0400-0500 747 PET 300 kW non-dir to SoEaEUR Sat/Sun
0400-0500 1224 VDN 300 kW 205 deg to SoEaEUR Sat/Sun
0400-0500 7400 SOF 100 kW 030 deg to EaEUR Sat/Sun
0400-0500 9400 SOF 100 kW 030 deg to EaEUR Sat/Sun
0400-0500 5900 PLD 170 kW 306 deg to WeEUR Sat/Sun
0400-0500 7400 PLD 300 kW 295 deg to WeEUR Sat/Sun
1300-1400 7400 SOF 100 kW 030 deg to EaEUR
1300-1400 9400 SOF 100 kW 030 deg to EaEUR
1300-1400 11700 PLD 170 kW 306 deg to WeEUR
1300-1400 15700 PLD 300 kW 306 deg to WeEUR
1500-1600 747 PET 300 kW non-dir to SoEaEUR
1500-1600 1224 VDN 300 kW 205 deg to SoEaEUR
1500-1600 7400 SOF 100 kW 030 deg to EaEUR
1500-1600 9400 SOF 100 kW 030 deg to EaEUR
1500-1600 5900 PLD 170 kW 078 deg to CeAS
1500-1600 7400 PLD 170 kW 045 deg to CeAS
1500-1600 12000 PLD 170 kW 126 deg to NE/ME
1500-1600 15700 PLD 300 kW 185 deg to SoAF
1800-1900 747 PET 300 kW non-dir to SoEaEUR
1800-1900 1224 VDN 300 kW 205 deg to SoEaEUR
1800-1900 6000 PLD 170 kW 115 deg to NE/ME
1800-1900 6000 PLD 170 kW 306 deg to WeEUR
1800-1900 9700*SOF 050 kW 306 deg to WeEUR
2100-2200 6000 PLD 170 kW 260 deg to SoEUR
2100-2200 9400 PLD 170 kW 245 deg to SoEUR
DX MIX NEWS: Sun 0445, 1345, 1845.

English
english@bnr.bg
0630-0700 9600 PLD 170 kW 306 deg to WeEUR
0630-0700 11600 PLD 300 kW 306 deg to WeEUR
1730-1800 5900 PLD 170 kW 306 deg to WeEUR
1730-1800 7400 PLD 300 kW 295 deg to WeEUR
1730-1800 9700*SOF 050 kW 306 deg to WeEUR
2100-2200 5900 PLD 170 kW 306 deg to WeEUR
2100-2200 7400 PLD 300 kW 295 deg to WeEUR
2300-2400 9700 PLD 170 kW 306 deg to NoAM
2300-2400 11700 PLD 300 kW 306 deg to NoAM
0200-0300 9700 PLD 170 kW 306 deg to NoAM
0200-0300 11700 PLD 300 kW 306 deg to NoAM
DX MIX NEWS: Fri 2130, 2330; Sat 0230, 0640.

French
french@bnr.bg
0600-0630 9600 PLD 170 kW 306 deg to WeEUR
0600-0630 11600 PLD 300 kW 306 deg to WeEUR
1700-1730 5900 PLD 170 kW 306 deg to WeEUR
1700-1730 7400 PLD 300 kW 295 deg to WeEUR
1700-1730 9700*SOF 050 kW 306 deg to WeEUR
2000-2100 5900 PLD 170 kW 306 deg to WeEUR
2000-2100 7400 PLD 300 kW 295 deg to WeEUR
0100-0200 9700 PLD 170 kW 306 deg to NoAM
0100-0200 11700 PLD 300 kW 306 deg to NoAM
DX MIX NEWS: Tue 2030; Wed 0130; Sun 2030; Mon 0130.

German
german@bnr.bg
0530-0600 9600 PLD 170 kW 306 deg to WeEUR
0530-0600 11600 PLD 300 kW 306 deg to WeEUR
1630-1700 5900 PLD 170 kW 306 deg to WeEUR
1630-1700 7400 PLD 300 kW 295 deg to WeEUR
1630-1700 9700*SOF 050 kW 306 deg to WeEUR
1900-2000 5900 PLD 170 kW 306 deg to WeEUR
1900-2000 7400 PLD 300 kW 295 deg to WeEUR
DX MIX NEWS: Tue 1950; Thu 0550; Sat 1920.

Greek
greek@bnr.bg
0500-0530 747 PET 300 kW non-dir to SoEaEUR Mon-Fri
0500-0530 1224 VDN 300 kW 205 deg to SoEaEUR Mon-Fri
0500-0600 747 PET 300 kW non-dir to SoEaEUR Sat/Sun
0500-0600 1224 VDN 300 kW 205 deg to SoEaEUR Sat/Sun
1630-1700 747 PET 300 kW non-dir to SoEaEUR
1630-1700 1224 VDN 300 kW 205 deg to SoEaEUR
2000-2100 747 PET 300 kW non-dir to SoEaEUR
2000-2100 1224 VDN 300 kW 205 deg to SoEaEUR

Russian
russian@bnr.bg
0300-0400 7400 SOF 100 kW 030 deg to EaEUR
0300-0400 9400 SOF 100 kW 030 deg to EaEUR
0300-0400 5900 PLD 170 kW 078 deg to CeAS
0300-0400 7400 PLD 170 kW 045 deg to CeAS
0500-0530 7400 SOF 100 kW 030 deg to EaEUR
0500-0530 9400 SOF 100 kW 030 deg to EaEUR
1400-1500 7400 SOF 100 kW 030 deg to EaEUR
1400-1500 9400 SOF 100 kW 030 deg to EaEUR
1400-1500 5900 PLD 170 kW 078 deg to CeAS
1400-1500 7400 PLD 170 kW 045 deg to CeAS
1530-1600 9700*SOF 050 kW 030 deg to EaEUR
1600-1630 7400 SOF 100 kW 030 deg to EaEUR
1600-1630 9400 SOF 100 kW 030 deg to EaEUR
1800-1900 7400 SOF 100 kW 030 deg to EaEUR
1800-1900 9400 SOF 100 kW 030 deg to EaEUR
DX MIX NEWS: Sat 1440, 1540, 1610, 1840; Sun 0340, 0510; Mon 0510.

Serbian

serbian@bnr.bg
0600-0630 747 PET 300 kW non-dir to SoEaEUR Mon-Fri
0600-0630 1224 VDN 300 kW 205 deg to SoEaEUR Mon-Fri
0700-0800 747 PET 300 kW non-dir to SoEaEUR Sat/Sun
0700-0800 1224 VDN 300 kW 205 deg to SoEaEUR Sat/Sun
1700-1730 747 PET 300 kW non-dir to SoEaEUR
1700-1730 1224 VDN 300 kW 205 deg to SoEaEUR
2100-2200 747 PET 300 kW non-dir to SoEaEUR
2100-2200 1224 VDN 300 kW 205 deg to SoEaEUR

Spanish
spanish@bnr.bg
0600-0630 11800 PLD 170 kW 260 deg to SoEUR
0600-0630 15800 PLD 170 kW 245 deg to SoEUR
1630-1700 11700 PLD 170 kW 260 deg to SoEUR
1630-1700 15700 PLD 170 kW 245 deg to SoEUR
2000-2100 6000 PLD 170 kW 260 deg to SoEUR
2000-2100 9400 PLD 170 kW 245 deg to SoEUR
2300-2400 7400 PLD 170 kW 245 deg to SoAM
2300-2400 9400 PLD 170 kW 258 deg to SoAM
0100-0200 7400 PLD 170 kW 245 deg to SoAM
0100-0200 9400 PLD 170 kW 258 deg to SoAM
DX MIX NEWS: Sun 1650, 2020, 2320; Mon 0120.

Turkish
turkish@bnr.bg
0500-0530 6100 PLD 170 kW 115 deg to NE/ME
0500-0530 7300 PLD 170 kW 126 deg to NE/ME
1730-1800 747 PET 300 kW non-dir to SoEaEUR
1730-1800 1224 VDN 300 kW 205 deg to SoEaEUR
1730-1800 6000 PLD 170 kW 115 deg to NE/ME

HORIZONT HS-1 Bulgarian
0900-1200 11900*SOF 050 kW 306 deg to WeEUR Mon-Thu
0400-0700 9700*SOF 050 kW 306 deg to WeEUR Fri
0600-0900 11900*SOF 050 kW 306 deg to WeEUR Sat/Sun

EURANET English
0900-0930 11900*SOF 050 kW 306 deg to WeEUR Sat/Sun
* DRM mode

Address:
4
Dragan Tsankov Blvd.
1040 Sofia
(or)
P.O.Box 900
1000 Sofia
Bulgaria

SW: P=Plovdiv (G.C: 42N23/024E52): 2 x 300 kW, 3 x 170 kW
[42 22 42.00 N 24 51 48.00 E]
S=Sofia (G.C: 42N49/023E11): 2 x 100 kW, 1 x 50 kW DRM
[42 48 36.19 N 23 11 10.03 E]
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Mar 21)
DX Mix News 669 via Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria & Wolfgang Bueschel, Germany)

ZBC set to undergo rebranding and digitalisation

The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation is set to undergo a rigorous rebranding and digitalisation process which is expected to enhance the operations of the company. ZBC’s Chief Executive Officer, Happison Muchechetere said the rebranding and digitalisation process is in line with the 5-year development plan instituted at a meeting in Nyanga last year. He added that all the 5 radio stations and the 2 television channels will be rebranded and all the ZBC staff has to be geared for the move.

Mr Muchechetere said the company will soon migrate from analogue to digital transmission in line with the Sadc resolution that the region must be digitalised by the year 2013. Following a visit by Iranian engineers, Montrose Studios should be through with the digitalisation process before the end of the year.

The CEO assured the rest of the country that Channel 2 will be available once the digitilisation process is completed as it currently covers a radius of 70 km outside Harare. He paid tribute to Trans-media for installing new transmitters, saying this will assist people to get full coverage of ZBC across the country.
(Source: Zimbabwe Guardian/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)