India's special transmissions on mediumwave for Ramadan
Like every year, the special transmissions for Ramadan has started from Akashvani stations in Jammu & Kashmir as follows:
Timings (variable) : 4.20 am to 5.25 am (2250 to 2355 hrs UTC)
Frequencies
1116 kHz 300 kW Srinagar
1350 kHz 20 kW Kupwara
103.5 MHz 10 kW Srinagar
This transmission is for about 1 hour and sign on and sign off timings vary. It will continue for one month - till Ramzan day ie around 9 April 2024
After the above program the Srinagar station signs off and comes back on air for their regular broadcasts starting from 6.48 am.
It is a good time to catch the station from long distances
(Jose Jacob, VU2JOS)
National Institute of Amateur Radio
Box 1515, Somajiguda
Hyderabad-500082, India
RAMADAN SPECIAL March 10 - April 9, 2024 in Germany.
Indonesia - Return of RRI Nabire 40 kW shortwave with outstanding reception.
7289.93 kHz RRI Nabire Pro 1, on March 8; very pleased to find them back on the air again after being absent for a while; just in time for the start of Ramadan (March 10 - Sunday); decent reception, but after 0900 UT the usual QRN.
0832-0910 UT The normal programming of mostly easy-listening songs and announcers.
0910-0916 UT Islamic Shalawat Tarhim prayer, before the call-to-prayer.
0916-0920 UT The distinctive Maghrib (sunset) call-to-prayer. Right on
time!
0920 UT till suddenly cut off 0929* UT: EZL songs.
My audio of a portion of one minute of the Shalawat Tarhim prayer and one
of music -
Nabire Islamic call-to-prayer times for March 8:
Fajr - dawn 04:49 (1949 UT)
Dhuhr - after midday 12:12 (0312 UT)
Asr - afternoon 15:14 (0614 UT)
Maghrib - sunset 18:16 (0916 UT)
Isha - nighttime 19:24 (1024 UT)
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 8)
(WWDX Top Nx 1573/08 Mar 2024
Iran
Ramadan - The latest HFCC files include the following special transmissions: VoIRI Tehran, Ramadan special broadcasts,
10 - 30 March 2024, acc. to HFCC registrations, all from Sirjan tx site:
All times UTC
0120-0220 Turkish 6060 6170
2020-2350 Azeri "A" 7230
2120-2250 Tajik 5990 6180
2320-0120 Arabic 7220 7250
2350-0050 Kurdish 6060 7280
2350-0320 Azeri "T" 7230
(HFCC)
