Thursday, March 03, 2016

Voice of Nigeria monitoring observations


Voice of Nigeria (Abuja & Lagos)

This is a tentative schedule, based on monitoring. Posted in BDXC March column DX News-Shortwave column.
Abuja operates the early morning and evening broadcast, with Lagos filling the gap in the daytime.
The announcers on the two English services are different, and identify the station as "Voice of
Nigeria, Lagos" or "Voice of Nigeria, Abuja."

All times UTC

Nigeria, VO Nigeria Abuja
French
0700-0730 7255af
Fulfulde
0730-0800 7255af
English
0800-0900 7255af
1800-1900  DRM  7255af (alt 9690)
Fulfulde
1930-2000 7255af
Hausa
0600-0700 7255af  9690 (currently unheard)
2000-2100 7255af

Nigeria, VO Nigeria Lagos
Arabic
1730-1800 11770af
English
0900-1000 9690af (alt 15120af)
1000-1100 9690af (alt 15120af)
1100-1200 9690af (alt 15120af)
1200-1300 9690af (alt 15120af)
1300-1400 9690af (alt 15120af)
1400-1500 15120af (alt 9690af)
1500-1530 15120af (alt 9690af)
French
1530-1600 15120af (alt 9690af)
Swahili
1600-1630 9690af
Yoruba
1630-1700 9690af (alt. 11770af)
(BDXC/March Communications-DX News-SW)