Radio Kuwait returns to shortwave after two-year absence

(Gayle Van Horn QSL Collection) 

Radio hobbyist are once again hearing Radio Kuwait on shortwave. During the winter, Radio Kuwait released news that Ampegon would be updating the station's transmitters in Al Kabd. The Swiss-based company Ampegon accepted a contract from Al Rashed to handle the upgrade of five analog shortwave transmitters, that are more than 20 years old for the Kuwait Ministry of Information in Al Kabd transmitter station. The five transmitters were originally installed between 1992-1995. Ampegon planned to refurbish all of the transmitters and in addition upgrade three of them to full digital DRM integration and converted to the new transmitter control system UCS, which will include; new motor drives within the tuning circuits.

Recent monitoring on April 10, 2017, has been observed on 15540 kHz from 1800-2100 UTC using KBD 250 kW / 310 deg to western Europe.

At this time, a definite summer schedule has not been released and DX Bulgaria has predicted the  station may use the schedule from summer 2015. Additional schedule information will be posted at Shortwave Central as it is received

All times UTC

0200-0900 on  5960 KBD 250 kW / non-dir to N/ME Arabic General Service
0500-0900 on 15515 KBD 250 kW / 059 deg to EaAs Arabic General Service
0800-1000 on  7250 KBD 250 kW / non-dir to WeAs Farsi
1000-1200 on 21580 KBD 250 kW / 084 deg to SEAs Filipino
1015-1600 on 11630 KBD 250 kW / 230 deg to CeAf Arabic Holy Qur'an Sce
1100-1600 on  9750 KBD 250 kW / 286 deg to NEAf Arabic General Service
1215-1545 on 21540 KBD 250 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Arabic General Service
1600-1800 on 15540 KBD 250 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Urdu
1615-2100 on  6050 KBD 250 kW / non-dir to N/ME Arabic General Service
1700-2000 on 13650 KBD 250 kW / 350 deg to NoAm Arabic General Service
1800-2100 on 15540 KBD 250 kW / 310 deg to WeEu English
2015-2400 on 17550 KBD 250 kW / 350 deg to NoAm Arabic General Service
(GVH 13 April 2017)