Sentech Facility to Cease Shortwave Relays

Brixton Tower-Sentech

Jeff White of WRMI, has confirmed that the Sentec transmitting facility, in Meyerton, South Africa, will cease shortwave relays at the closure of the winter broadcast period, on 31 March 2019. The information was announced during his February 24 broadcast, of AWR Wavescan. The future of the stations using the Meyerton facility is unknown at this time, though speculated that most will shift to the Madagascasr transmitter site.

The following is a list of stations currently using the Meyerton facility.

All times UTC
Effective to: 31 March 2019

Channel Africa
0300-0455 on  3345 MEY 100 kW / 005 deg to SoAf English Mon-Fri
0300-0355 on  6155 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg to ECAf English Mon-Fri
0500-0900 on  7230 MEY 100 kW / 005 deg to SoAf English Mon-Fri
0600-0655 on 11925 MEY 250 kW / 315 deg to WeAf English Mon-Fri
0900-1200 on  7230 MEY 100 kW / 005 deg to SoAf English Mon-Fri
1200-1300 on  7230 MEY 100 kW / 005 deg to SoAf Nyanja Mon-Fri
1300-1400 on  7230 MEY 100 kW / 005 deg to SoAf Lozi Mon-Fri
1400-1500 on  7230 MEY 100 kW / 005 deg to SoAf Portuguese Mon-Fri
1500-1600 on  7260 MEY 100 kW / 005 deg to SoAf English Mon-Fri
1500-1555 on 17770 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg to ECAf Swahili Mon-Fri
1600-1655 on 15235 MEY 250 kW / 328 deg to WeAf French Mon-Fri
1700-1755 on 15235 MEY 250 kW / 328 deg to WeAf English Mon-Fri

Clandestine-Radio Dabanga
0430-0500 on  9600 MEY 250 kW / 355 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic
1530-1600 on 15350 MEY 250 kW / 005 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic

BBC
0500-0600 on  3255 MEY 100 kW / 000 deg to SoAf English
0500-0600 on  6190 MEY 100 kW / 015 deg to SoAf English
0500-0600 on  9915 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg to CEAf English
0500-0600 on 11945 MEY 250 kW / 005 deg to ECAf Kinyarwanda/Kirundi Sat
0500-0600 on 15490 MEY 250 kW / 005 deg to ECAf Kinyarwanda/Kirundi Sat
0530-0600 on 11945 MEY 250 kW / 005 deg to ECAf Kinyarwanda/Kirundi Sun
0530-0600 on 15490 MEY 250 kW / 005 deg to ECAf Kinyarwanda/Kirundi Sun
0600-0700 on  6190 MEY 100 kW / 000 deg to SoAf English
0600-0700 on 12095 MEY 250 kW / 342 deg to CeAf English
0600-0700 on 15420 MEY 100 kW / 019 deg to SoAf English
0700-0800 on  6190 MEY 100 kW / 000 deg to SoAf English
0700-0800 on 15420 MEY 100 kW / 019 deg to SoAf English
0700-0800 on 15490 MEY 250 kW / 340 deg to CeAf English
1130-1400 on 17745 MEY 250 kW / 032 deg to EaAf Somali Sat Premier League
1200-1230 on 17870 MEY 250 kW / 342 deg to CeAf French
1400-1430 on 17640 MEY 250 kW / 328 deg to WeAf Hausa Mon-Fri
1400-1500 on 17745 MEY 250 kW / 032 deg to EaAf Somali
1500-1600 on 15420 MEY 100 kW / 019 deg to CEAf English
1600-1700 on  3255 MEY 100 kW / 000 deg to SoAf English
1600-1700 on  6190 MEY 100 kW / 015 deg to SoAf English
1600-1700 on 12095 MEY 100 kW / 019 deg to CEAf English
1630-1700 on 17870 MEY 250 kW / 007 deg to ECAf Kinyarwanda/Kirundi Mon-Fri
1700-1800 on  3255 MEY 100 kW / 000 deg to SoAf English
1700-1800 on  6190 MEY 100 kW / 015 deg to SoAf English
1700-1800 on  9410 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg to CEAf English
1700-1930 on  9465 MEY 100 kW / 030 deg to EaAf Somali Sat Premier League
1730-1750 on 12095 MEY 100 kW / 015 deg to EaAf Amharic Mon-Fri
1750-1810 on 12095 MEY 100 kW / 015 deg to EaAf Afan Oromo Mon-Fri
1810-1830 on 12095 MEY 100 kW / 015 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Mon-Fri
1800-1830 on  7395 MEY 250 kW / 076 deg to SoAf French
1800-1830 on  9465 MEY 250 kW / 032 deg to EaAf Somali
1800-1830 on 11875 MEY 100 kW / 030 deg to EaAf Somali
1800-1900 on  3255 MEY 100 kW / 000 deg to SoAf English
1800-1900 on  6190 MEY 100 kW / 015 deg to SoAf English
1830-1850 on  9885 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg to EaAf Amharic Mon-Fri
1850-1910 on  9885 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg to EaAf Afan Oromo Mon-Fri
1810-1930 on  9885 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Mon-Fri
1900-2000 on  3255 MEY 100 kW / 000 deg to SoAf English
1900-2000 on  6190 MEY 100 kW / 015 deg to SoAf English

Radio Sonder Grense
0500-0755 on  7285 MEY 100 kW / 275 deg to SoAf Afrikaans
0800-1755 on  9650 MEY 100 kW / 275 deg to SoAf Afrikaans
1800-0455 on  3320 MEY 100 kW / 275 deg to SoAf Afrikaans

Deutsche Welle
0630-0700 on 15200 MEY 250 kW / 330 deg to WeAf Hausa
1000-1100 on 17710 MEY 250 kW / 007 deg to EaAf Swahili
1800-1900 on 15200 MEY 250 kW / 330 deg to WeAf Hausa

South African Radio League Amateur Radio Today
0800-0900 on  7205 MEY 100 kW / non-dir to SoAf English Sun
0800-0900 on 17760 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg to EaAf English Sun
1630-1730 on  4895 MEY 100 kW / non-dir to SoAf English Sun

Voice of America
1630-1700 on 11850 MEY 100 kW / 020 deg to SDN  Sudanese English Mon-Fri
1630-1700 on 15260 MEY 250 kW / 007 deg to CeAf Swahili
1730-1800 on 12040 MEY 100 kW / 020 deg to EaAf Oromo Mon-Fri
1800-1900 on 12040 MEY 100 kW / 020 deg to EaAf Amharic
(DX Bulgaria/AWR Wavescan)
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