Monitoring Nigeria

Nigeria -  New schedule of Voice of Nigeria in 1200-1800UT from Feb.1:

All times UTC

1200-1530 on 15120 IKO 250 kW / 007 deg to NoAf English, ex 1000-1445*

1530-1600 on 15120 IKO 250 kW / 007 deg to NoAf French,  ex 1445-1500

1600-1630 on  9690 IKO 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf Swahili on air on Feb.2

1630-1700 on  9690 IKO 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf Yoruba, no signal Feb.2

1700-1730 on  9690 IKO 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf Igbo no signal on Feb.2

1730-1800 on 15120 IKO 250 kW / 007 deg to NoAf Arabic, no signal Feb.2

1730-1800 NF 11770 IKO 250 kW / 007 deg to NoAf Arabic, acc.Mr Hallmann

* probably to avoid Radio Saudi International in Indonesian 1000-1200UT.No signal on 15120 kHz at 1200-1400UT on Feb.2! On the air after 1410UT 

Noted on February 3 - day be day with different schedule; heard as;

1200-1400 on 15120 IKO 250 kW / 007 deg to NoAf English, nothing Feb.2/3
1400-1530 on 15120 IKO 250 kW / 007 deg to NoAf English, confirmed Feb.3
1530-1600 on 15120 IKO 250 kW / 007 deg to NoAf English, ex French Feb.2
1600-1630 on  9690 IKO 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf English, x Swahili Feb.2
1630-1700 unid frq IKO 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf Yoruba
1700-1730 unid frq IKO 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf Igbo
1730-1800 on 11770 IKO 250 kW / 007 deg to NoAf Arabic, interference from FEBA R.11765

(DX Bulgaria 02-3 Feb)

Logging

11770.028 kHz signal noted before off at 1837 UT Febr 2,maybe transmitter moved from 25 mb to 41 mb at 1850 UT to 7254.937 kHz were clearly visible and heard at 2000 UT Febr 2.7255 kHz channel usually is also covered by CRI Russian service with tremendous signal into Europe, til 2059 UT.

7254.924 kHz wobbling signal this morning 4 hertz up and down hopping,around S=8-9 here in central Europe this morning Febr 3 at 0736 UT.

Flute music at 0738 kHz, female and male montonous speak of presenter in Hausa (not French).

But when checked at 0815 UT again, female talk and interview reporter in English heard clear at S=8 or -79dBm here in central Europe.

Nothing 'seen' on 9690v or 15120 kHz,nor on Kaduna Nigeria 6090v kHz either.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 3)

(W. Bueschel, Germany-HCDX)