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Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Saudi Arabia shortwave frequency updates


Broadcadcasting Service of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
All times UTC

SAUDI ARABIA Some changes for BSKSA External sce Radio Riyadh:
All times UTC

0400-0455 on 17760 RIY 500 kW 175deg EaAf Somali, deleted
0400-0555 on 15275 RIY 500 kW 340deg ME Turkish, deleted
0500-0555 on 17760 RIY 500 kW 190deg CeAf Swahili, deleted
0500-0755 NF 15370 RIY 500 kW 070deg SoAs Urdu, x15345 1200-1355
0855-0955 NF 15250 RIY 500 kW 250deg CeAf Fr, x17785 0800-0955
0900-1155 on 21670 RIY 500 kW 100deg SEAs Indones., x1000-1155
1000-1155 on 15250@RIY 500 kW 250deg CeAf English, new service on SW
1200-1455 NF 17820#RIY 500 kW 070deg SoAs Beng. x15345 1600-1655
1455-1555 NF 17660&RIY 500 kW 270deg WeAf Fr, x21600 1400-1555
1500-1755 NF 7150*RIY 500 kW 040deg WeAs Pers. x11745 1400-1555
1600-1855 on 17660+RIY 500 kW 270deg WeAf English,new service on SW
1700-1755 on 17775 RIY 500 kW 250deg CeAf Bambara, deleted

! co-ch Radio Liberty in Russian till 0900
@ co-ch CRI in Chinese/Hakka till 1057
# co-ch Deutsche Welle in Indonesian till 1300
& co-ch Afro-pop Music station (Jammer for Sawt Al Amal)
* co-ch CRI in Chinese/English/English + KBS World in Korean fr1700
+ co-ch WYFR Family R. till 1700 in Portug. and from 1830 in En!
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Mar 6)
Another contribution to BC-DX 796 & 797 BSKSA Riyadh item:

Observed/heard in Sofia, Bulgaria:
7150 1500-1700 in Persian, not jammed.
9555 and 9870 1745-1800 & 1815-2010 fade out, Main Prgr; 1800 CNB.
9675 0255-0710 f/o 2nd Program.
9715 & 15170 0355-0555 Holy Q.
11715, 11820 & 11915 1815-2010 f/o Holy Q; 1800 CNB.
11855 0555-0710 f/o on March 2nd \\ 9675.
11935, 17615 & 21495 0855-1130 & 1145-1155 UT Holy Q; 1130 CNB.
15425 (from 1455) & 15435 from 1450,
both to 1750 UT progr "Call of Islam".
15370 0455-0700 f/o Urdu
15380 0545-0800 & 0810-0850 & 1150-1355 Holy Q; 0800 CNB.
17660 1450-1600 Fr, 1600-1710 f/o En (in their prgr parade they said the
prgr is till 2400hrs, or 2100 UT on MW 1098 kHz and several FMs).
17730 & 17740 0545-0800 & 0810-0850 Main progr; 0800 CNB.
17805 & 21705 0855-1130 & 1145-1155 Main progr; 1130 CNB.
17895 0255-0755 & 1155-1400 & 1407-1500 Holy Q; 1400 CNB.
21505 & 21640 1155-1400 & 1407-1450 Main progr; 1400 CNB.
21600 1155-1350 Holy Quran
21670 0855-1030 Indonesian service.
Noted mix/spur of Main & Holy Quran program:
1600-1700 on 15425 & 15435 in the background and 15330 and 15540 kHz
with equal signal level (on 15540 kHz with another in Ar);
1200-1300 on 21560 and 21680 kHz as for the decade.
CNB = Central News Bulletin.
(all March 3-6, Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 7)
(Source: WWDXC-Top News (BC-DX 798) via Wolfgang Buschel)