Mid-Winter Schedule Updates

Information edited for clarity by Teak Publishing

All times UTC

Clandestine
JSR Shiokaze / Sea Breeze
Effective: 14 Feb. 2019
1300-1400 6085 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs, ex 7345 as follows
1300-1330 Chinese Mon; Japanese Tue/Sat; Korean Wed/Fri/Sun; English Thu
1330-1400 Korean Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat; Japanese Tue/Sun; English Thu
1405-1435 6085 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs Japanese Daily, ex 7295
1600-1700 7440 YAM 300 kW / 280 deg to NEAs, ex 6095 as follows
1600-1630 Chinese Mon; Japanese Tue/Sat; Korean Wed/Fri/Sun; English Thu
1630-1700 Korean Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat; Japanese Tue/Sun; English Thu

Voice of Tibet
Effective: 14 Feb. 2019
Tibetan
1335-1400 9900 DB  100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs ex 9904

Nigeria
Radio Nigeria Kaduna via Issoudun, France relay -  now three hours per day
Hausa
0500-0700 on  7335 ISS 150 kW / 170 deg to WeAf
0700-0800 on 13840 ISS 150 kW / 170 deg to WeAf
0800-0900 on 13840 ISS 150 kW / 170 deg to WeAf inactive at present
0900-1500 on 17690 ISS 150 kW / 170 deg to WeAf inactive at present
2000-2300 on  7235 ISS 150 kW / 170 deg to WeAf inactive at present
(SWL/DX Bulgaria 14 Feb., 2019)

Radio Nigeria acquires new transmitters

Developments at Nigeria’s premier radio corporation, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), are fast transforming the staid image of Africa’s largest radio network. In the past one year, Radio Nigeria has been quietly transforming itself with improved signals, captivating programming, web audio streaming, and, the latest, brand new transmitters at Kaduna and Enugu to be dedicated to the Educational Service.
When completely installed in December 2008, the 200 kW mediumwave transmitter in Jaji, Kaduna, will be one of the most powerful radio transmitters in Africa, and, in combination with the 100KW transmitter planned for Enugu in 2009, the whole country and much of Africa will receive the signals. The transmitters, a grant from the Japanese Government, will be digital ready.
The process of dismantling the gigantic, obsolete transmitter and its antennae component and installing the new one will take six months. To keep its Hausa language listeners during this transition, Radio Nigeria Kaduna recently commissioned a new Hausa language FM station in Kaduna.
It also temporarily fixed its old shortwave channel [6090 kHz] on the 49 metre band. Karama FM, the call sign of the new FM station, and the shortwave station will both continue to carry Radio Nigeria’s Hausa Service.

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(Source: R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Shortwave and AM remain a priority for Radio Nigeria Kaduna

Despite cutbacks in shortwave broadcasting in the developed world, it’s still very high on the agenda in countries such as Nigeria. The Executive Director of FRCN Kaduna, Alhaji Ladan Salihu, told the Kaduna Bureau Chief of the Daily Trust, Sani Babadoko, that the replacement of the SW and MW transmitters will restore Radio Kaduna’s lost glory. Referring to the current shortwave transmitters he said:
“The two transmitters beyond any iota of doubt are old, obsolete, and at best should now be consigned to the museum of broadcast history. But then that tells volumes about the quality of engineers we have in the system. Nobody is pushing the kind of transmitters that we are using anywhere in the world. To the best of my knowledge nobody transmits with the SW and MW transmitters that we have, mainly because they are too old, but our engineers have been able to sustain them over the years. Some of these engineers go to Lagos, Ibadan and so on to repair transmitters for sister stations. But then these transmitters are tired.”
But he said a Presidential Committee has visited the facilities and he has been assured that the federal government is determined to replace these transmitters. Asked why the shortwave transmitters are so important, Mr Salihu replied:
“The big picture to me, and the management of FRCN Kaduna, is actually the shortwave (SW) and the mediumwave (MW) transmission platforms, which is what we are known for. The Hausa FM basically caters for Kaduna state and its environs, but the SW and MW transmission takes you to every nook and cranny of the country, and that is what we are emphasizing on to ensure that our people, wherever they are in the country, can tune to FRCN Kaduna. A Hausaman, for instance, living in Port Harcourt, Lagos, Enugu, Konduga, Ganborun-Ngala, Maiduguri or in Mambilla plateau for that matter, can be reached by Radio Nigeria Kaduna. We also provide information and entertainment to Nigerians whether they are from the East, West, North and South where they can know the happenings up North and hear news about their own kinsmen for the country’s unity.”
(Source: R Netherlands)

Interview at http://allafrica.com/stories/200803171608.html?viewall=1