Radio Netherlands Program Preview - March 1-7

Welcome to our weekly guide to Radio Netherlands Worldwide's English Service - a list of the new programmes coming up on Radio Netherlands Worldwide this week, beginning on Saturday.

SATURDAY 1 MARCH
*** The State We're In ***
In this week's The State We're In:

It's five years ago this week that the conflict in Darfur erupted and the situation is only getting worse. We speak with aid workers, experts and even a former UN peacekeeping general about the current situation and what can be done.

We ask if one man's trash is another's treasure with the story of the Catadores, the men who make a living recycling Brazil's rubbish.

We meet Cinemawallah Salim who entertains the children of Dehli's slums with his self-made mish mash of old movie trailers.

And host Marnie Chesterton lets an identity theft expert put her own trash bag under the microscope to show how easy it is to steal personal information.

And finally, back in the 1950s, Algerians fought a brutal war of independence that sent thousands of colonists, or pied-noirs, fleeing to France. Half a century later, they're back. And we go with them.

That's in this week's The State We're In.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0000 (Eastern N America 6165)
0100 (Central N America 6165)
0500 (Western N America 6165)
1004 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1204 (Eastern N America 11675)
1804 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 12050)
2004 (West Africa 11655)

Note that on Saturday we also run repeats of:

Reloaded on SW: 1400 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
Curious Orange: 1430 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
Earthbeat and Stories of the Twentieth Century: 1900 and 1930 respectively (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120, Eastern N America 15525, Central N America 15315)

SUNDAY 2 MARCH
*** Stories of the Twentieth Century ***
The Bolshevik revolution ended the reign of the Czars and brought the Communists to power in Russia. It had an impact on world history that lasted for more than seven decades.

Boris Pasternak's novel, 'Dr. Zhivago', captured the moment, the terrible forces of war and ideology, and wrapped them in an unforgettable love story. Professor William Simons of the Institute of Russian Studies in Leiden explains the background of this iconic novel, in Stories of the Twentieth Century.

*** Reloaded ***

Here's your chance to catch up with some of the highlights from recent programmes; the best, the most interesting or newsworthy, or sometimes the funniest, chosen by our producers and presented by Mindy Ran.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0000 (Eastern N America 6165)
0100 (Central N America 6165)
0500 (Western N America 6165)
1000 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1200 (Eastern N America 11675)
1400 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1800 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 12050)
1900 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120, Eastern N America 15525, Central N America 15315)
2000 (West Africa 11655)

Repeated: Saturday 1930 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120, Eastern N America 15525, Central N America 15315)

MONDAY 3 MARCH
*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0500 (Western N America 6165)
1000 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1200 (Eastern N America 11675)
1400 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1530 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1800 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 12050)
1930 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
2030 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 11655, 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
0000 (Eastern N America 6165)
0100 (Central N America 6165)

*** Curious Orange ***
This week on Curious Orange:

We all know the story of Anne Frank. Now it's been made into a musical. We'll hear about the controversy this has caused. Also, our Arts & Culture Editor Philip Smet will be in with a look at the 'kunstkoop regeling', an interest-free loan to buy art that's made Holland the envy of the art world.

Columnist Perro de Jong will be in with his critical eye. This week he looks at sex, God and the falling birth rate. And our Political Editor John Tyler will tell us what's going on in Dutch news. Our feature music artist this week is the Dutch band King Jack.

That's this week on Curious Orange.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0030 (Eastern N America 6165)
0130 (Central N America 6165)
0530 (Western N America 6165)
1030 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1230 (Eastern N America 11675)
1430 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1830 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 12050)
1830 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120, Eastern N America 15525, Central N America 15315)
2000 (West Africa 11655)

Repeated:
Wednesday
1500 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1900 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
Saturday
1430 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)

TUESDAY 4 MARCH
*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0500 (Western N America 6165)
1000 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1200 (Eastern N America 11675)
1400 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1530 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1800 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 12050)
1930 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
2030 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 11655, 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
0000 (Eastern N America 6165)
0100 (Central N America 6165)

*** The State We're In - Midweek Edition ***
In The State We're In - Midweek Edition:

It's five years ago this week that the conflict in Darfur erupted and the situation is only getting worse. We speak with aid workers, experts and even a former UN peacekeeping general about the current situation and what can be done.

We ask if one man's trash is another's treasure with the story of the Catadores, the men who make a living recycling Brazil's rubbish.

We meet Cinemawallah Salim who entertains the children of Dehli's slums with his self-made mish mash of old movie trailers.

And host Marnie Chesterton lets an identity theft expert put her own trash bag under the microscope, to show how easy it is to steal personal information.

That's what's in this week's The State We're In - Midweek Edition.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0030 (Eastern N America 6165)
0130 (Central N America 6165)
0530 (Western N America 6165)
1030 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1230 (Eastern N America 11675)
1430 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1530 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1830 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 12050)
2000 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)

WEDNESDAY 5 MARCH
*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0500 (Western N America 6165)
1000 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1200 (Eastern N America 11675)
1400 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1530 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1800 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 12050)
1930 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
2030 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 11655, 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
0000 (Eastern N America 6165)
0100 (Central N America 6165)

*** Radio Books ***
Wanda Reisel - 'The Art of Delivering a Love Letter'

Nicky is in his early twenties. He lives alone, has never kissed a girl and lives daily with the memory of his parent's death. His mother haunts his thoughts and he's constantly searching for the perfect woman. It's a fantasy world that leads to an inevitable conclusion.

This week's Radio Book is 'The Art of Delivering a Love Letter' by Wanda Reisel.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0030 (Eastern N America 6165)
0130 (Central N America 6165)
0530 (Western N America 6165)
1030 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1230 (Eastern N America 11675)
1430 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1830 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 12050)
2000 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)

Repeated:
Friday 1500 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1900 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)

THURSDAY 6 MARCH
*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0500 (Western N America 6165)
1000 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1200 (Eastern N America 11675)
1400 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1530 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1800 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 12050)
1930 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
2030 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 11655, 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
0000 (Eastern N America 6165)
0100 (Central N America 6165)

*** Earthbeat ***
This week on Earthbeat we look at the unethical testing of drugs on an uninformed and vulnerable population in developing countries. There's lots of money being made by drug companies and middlemen, but most of the patients - many of the poorest of the poor in Asia and Latin America - end up penniless and more ill than they were before.

And a small portrait of life for an animal investigator in New Zealand whose job it is to track down poorly kept animals in the country's plentiful farms.

And we hear of a novel Dutch fund that's been set aside for cultural emergencies - in times of war or natural disasters NGO's rush to alleviate the suffering of the people. The Cultural Emergency Response was set up to rescue some of the world's most precious cultural heritage that has survived centuries only to be felled by the effects of modern warfare.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0030 (Eastern N America 6165)
0130 (Central N America 6165)
0530 (Western N America 6165)
1030 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1230 (Eastern N America 11675)
1430 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1830 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 12050)
2000 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)

Repeated:
Monday
1500 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1900 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
Saturday
1900 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)

FRIDAY 7 MARCH
*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0500 (Western N America 6165)
1000 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1200 (Eastern N America 11675)
1400 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1530 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1800 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 12050)
1930 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
2030 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 11655, 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
0000 (Eastern N America 6165)
0100 (Central N America 6165)

*** Network Europe ***

A Pan European team links up across the continent each week to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

The programme is a unique example of European co-operation, produced by the continent's leading international broadcasters, it reflects the diversity of European society and voices. Each week we drop in on specialists around Europe and catch up with our extensive network of correspondents for their unique take on the events shaping the week.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0030 (Eastern N America 6165)
0130 (Central N America 6165)
0530 (Western N America 6165)
1030 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1230 (Eastern N America 11675)
1430 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1830 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 12050)
2000 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)

Repeated:
Monday
1500 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
1900 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
Saturday
1900 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)
(R Netherlands)

BBC Brasil celebrates 70 years

BBC Brasil celebrates 70 years of broadcasting with four special debates

BBC Brasil celebrates its 70th anniversary by hosting four special debates in the cities of Brasília and São Paulo starting Wednesday 12 March.

Head of BBC Brasil, Rogério Simões, says: “BBC Brasil is 70, and I am very proud of how far we have come since 1938. Our aim has always been to help our audience understand the relevant issues behind the news and their consequences. In turn our audiences keep telling us that they see us as fresh, innovative and reliable broadcasters, connected to the world and with these debates we aim to prove these credentials once again. Our online operations go from strength to strength and in January 2008 we received 4.2 million visitors to bbcbrasil.com and from content on our Brazilian partner websites. We are also reaching new audiences with video on Bandeirantes TV and our radio output has a loyal listenership. We invite all our radio, online and TV audiences to engage with the debates.”

The BBC Brasil debates will discuss the following subjects:

The Giant Neighbour: Brazil and South America – 9.30am
to 12.30pm (Brazil time) on Wednesday 12 March
Speakers: Rogério Simões, Head of BBC Brasil; Jonathan
Wheatley, Correspondent, Financial Times; Carlos
Chirinos, Venezuela Correspondent, the BBC’s Spanish
American service, BBC Mundo; Fernan Saguier,
Columnist, La Nación; Professor Ricardo Seitenfus,
Specialist in Mercosur trade agreement

Journalism in the 21st Century: Objectivity and Subjectivity - 2.00pm to 4.30pm on Wednesday 12 March Speakers: Gary Duffy, the BBC’s São Paulo Correspondent; Mariza Tavares, Executive Director, CBN Radio Network

Freedom of speech: Limits of Journalism in the 21st Century - 10.30am to 12.30pm on Thursday 13 March Speakers: Sara Beck, Editor, Free to Speak season of programmes marking the 75th anniversary of BBC World Service; Helena Chagas, Journalism Director, TV Brasil; Lucia Newman, Correspondent, Al-Jazeera; Mario Magalhães, Ombudsman, Folha de S. Paulo

The New Journalism: Convergence and Interactivity – 2.00pm to 4.30pm on Thursday, 13 March Speakers: Pete Clifton, Head of Multimedia Editorial Development, BBC; Andrea Fornes, Executive Producer, MSN Brasil; Antonio Prada, Content Director, Terra; Marcia Menezes, Journalism Director, G1

A detailed information about the debates and a registration form is available online at the website www.bbcbrasil.com

Background information
BBC Brasil entered the world of international news on 14 March 1938 with the words: “... Mister Hitler entered Vienna last night, amid formidable enthusiasm. Standing up, inside his open car, he repeatedly answered, with Nazi greetings, to the crowd's cheering.” The voice belonged to presenter Manuel Braune, who would be known to millions of radio listeners as "Aimberê”.

BBC Brasil was part of the BBC Empire Service which began in 1932 as a shortwave service first broadcasting in English to the outposts of the British Empire. Initially, the BBC Brazilian service was part of the Latin American service, and its programmes were reproductions of the programmes broadcast in English. Back then, half a dozen Latin American journalists made programmes for the whole of Latin America and news in Spanish. During the Second World War, the Latin American service was divided into two parts: one broadcasting to Brazil and the other – to Latin America’s Spanish-speaking countries.

Today BBC Brasil has restructured itself around its online offer, with focus on video content and interactivity. It has around 30 staff based in the UK and Brazil. The London- based team is supported by a global network of BBC correspondents and journalists in key cities across the world. BBC Brasil’s São Paulo-based bureau – the largest news bureau in Brazil – houses a major part of the service’s editorial staff which contributes to the news content and features on air and online.

BBC Brasil has maintained an unparalleled respect and credibility as a source of accurate and balanced information and analysis for Portuguese-speaking audiences throughout the world. Its timely coverage of national and global events includes award-winning programmes such as Children at Work which received the Great Prize Prêmio Ayrton Senna of Journalism, Radio category, in 2004.

BBC Brasil’s radio programmes can be heard in seven daily news bulletins via partner stations CBN and Globo networks and on partner television station Bandeirantes TV while a network of BBC correspondents across the world provide content for its popular 24x7 website, bbcbrasil.com. Launched in 1999, the website offers up-to-the minute news and information, features and analysis on the region and the rest of the world, in text, audio and video. Its interactive offer includes major debates, forums, blogs, votes etc.

For further information, please contact:

Linhas&Laudas Comunicação
www.linhaselaudas.com.br
Telephone: 55 11 3801.1277

Christine George
BBC World Service
Telephone: +44(0) 207557 1142
(Source: HCDX)

Weekend relays on 9290 kHz

March 1st
Radio Joystick 09.00 -10.00UTC
Radio Nord Evergreen 10.00 -11.00UTC www.radionord.lv
Latvia Today 11.00 -12.00UTC
Radio Casablanca 12.00 -13.00UTC

March 2nd
Latvia Today 14.00 -15.00UTC

News by Tom Taylor

DTK T-Systems Updates Part 4 of 4

GERMANY(non) Winter B-07 of DTK T-Systems Media & Broadcast. Part 4 of 4:

All times UTC

Adventist World Radio (AWR):
0300-0330 on 7185 WER 250 kW / 135 deg Daily to EaAf Oromo
0300-0330 on 7315 WER 250 kW / 135 deg Daily to EaAf Tigrigna
0330-0400 on 7315 WER 250 kW / 135 deg Daily to EaAf Amharic
0500-0600 on 6045 WER 100 kW / 120 deg Daily to EaEu Bulgarian
0700-0800 on 9595 WER 100 kW / 210 deg Daily to NoAf Arabic
0800-0830 on 11975 WER 100 kW / 210 deg Daily to NoAf Kabyle
0800-0830 on 12010 WER 100 kW / 210 deg Daily to NoAf French
0830-0900 on 12010 WER 100 kW / 210 deg Daily to NoAf Tachelhit
1000-1100 on 9610 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg Sun to SoEu Italian
1200-1230 on 15495 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Daily to SoAs English
1230-1300 on 15495 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Daily to SoAs Bangla
1300-1330 on 11720 WER 250 kW / 075 deg Mon-Fri to EaAs Chinese
1300-1330 on 11720 WER 250 kW / 075 deg Sat/Sun to EaAs Uighur
1330-1500 on 11725 WER 250 kW / 075 deg Daily to EaAs Chinese
1500-1530 on 9855 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Daily to SoAs Punjabi
1530-1600 on 9855 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Daily to SoAs Hindi
1500-1530 on 11675 WER 250 kW / 075 deg Daily to SoAs Nepali
1530-1600 on 11675 WER 250 kW / 075 deg Daily to SoAs English
1630-1700 on 11905 WER 250 kW / 135 deg Daily to EaAf Somali
1730-1800 on 9640 NAU 100 kW / 210 deg Daily to NoAf Kabyle
1730-1800 on 11795 WER 250 kW / 135 deg Daily to EaAf Oromo
1900-1930 on 9880 WER 100 kW / 210 deg Daily to NoAf Arabic
1930-2000 on 9880 WER 100 kW / 210 deg Daily to NoAf Tachelhit
2000-2030 on 9805 WER 100 kW / 210 deg Daily to NoAf French
1900-2000 on 11955 JUL 100 kW / 200 deg Daily to NoAf Arabic
2000-2030 on 7110 WER 250 kW / 105 deg Daily to WeAs Persian
2030-2100 on 9505 JUL 100 kW / 210 deg Daily to NoAf Chinese

Radio Netherlands
0600-0655 on 6120 NAU 500 kW / 225 deg Daily to SoWeEu Dutch
0600-0755 on 9895 NAU 500 kW / 160 deg Daily to SoEaEu Dutch
0700-0755 on 7220 NAU 500 kW / 235 deg Daily to SoWeEu Dutch
0700-0855 on 5955 WER 500 kW / 210 deg Daily to CeWeEu Dutch
0800-0855 on 9895 NAU 040 kW / 225 deg Daily to SoWeEu Dutch DRM
0800-0855 on 11935 WER 500 kW / 240 deg Daily to NoWeAf Dutch
0900-1055 on 6120 WER 250 kW / 255 deg Sun-Fri to NoWeAf Dutch
0900-1055 on 9895 NAU 250 kW / 255 deg Sat to NoWeAf Dutch
0900-1055 on 13700 NAU 250 kW / 205 deg Sat to SoWeEu Dutch
0900-1155 on 5955 WER 250 kW / 210 deg Mon-Fri to CeWeEu Dutch
0900-1455 on 5955 WER 250 kW / 210 deg Sun to CeWeEu Dutch
1100-1455 on 5955 WER 250 kW / 210 deg Sat to CeWeEu Dutch
1100-1155 on 9895 WER 250 kW / 225 deg Mon-Fri to SoWeEu Dutch
1100-1555 on 9895 WER 250 kW / 225 deg Sat/Sun to SoWeEu Dutch
1200-1255 on 5955 WER 040 kW / non-dir Mon-Fri to CeWeEu English DRM
1300-1355 on 5955 NAU 040 kW / 240 deg Mon-Fri to CeWeEu Dutch DRM
1400-1455 on 5955 WER 040 kW / non-dir Mon-Fri to CeWeEu English DRM
1500-1555 on 5955 NAU 040 kW / 240 deg Mon-Fri to CeWeEu Dutch DRM
1600-1655 on 9750 NAU 500 kW / 225 deg Daily to SoWeEu Dutch
1600-1655 on 9895 NAU 500 kW / 140 deg Daily to SoEaEu Dutch
1700-1755 on 6010 WER 500 kW / 240 deg Daily to NoWeAf Dutch
1800-1955 on 12050 WER 500 kW / 150 deg Daily to EaCeAf Dutch

Trans World Radio0745-0920 on 6105 WER 100 kW / 300 deg Sun to NoEu English
0815-0850 on 6105 WER 100 kW / 300 deg Sat to NoEu English
0800-0850 on 6105 WER 100 kW / 300 deg Mon-Fri to NoEu English
1455-1525 on 7170 WER 100 kW / 060 deg Mon to EaEu Belarussian
1455-1525 on 7170 WER 100 kW / 060 deg Tue-Sun to EaEu Russian
1525-1555 on 7170 WER 100 kW / 060 deg Daily to EaEu Russian
1630-1700 on 5950 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg Sat to EaEu Romanian
1630-1700 on 5950 WER 100 kW / 090 deg Mon-Fri to CeAs Armenian
1630-1700 on 7165 WER 100 kW / 090 deg Mon-Fri to CeAs Armenian, deleted
1700-1730 on 5950 WER 100 kW / 090 deg Daily to WeAs Persian
1700-1730 on 7165 WER 100 kW / 090 deg Daily to WeAs Persian

Christian Science Sentinel
1000-1100 on 6055 JUL 100 kW / 090 deg Sun to CeEu German
1900-2000 on 5960 WER 100 kW / 075 deg Sat to EaEu Russian

Hamburglokal Radio
1000-1100 on 6045 WER 100 kW / non-dir 1st Sun to CeEu German

Radio 700 (only on special occasions)
1000-1200 on 6005 WER 100 kW / non-dir 1st Sun to CeEu German

Evangelische Missions Gemeiden:
1130-1200 on 6055 WER 125 kW / non-dir Sat/Sun to CeEu German
1200-1230 on 11840 NAU 250 kW / 020 deg Sat to FE Russian
1600-1630 on 6000 WER 250 kW / 060 deg Sat to EaEu Russian

Missionswerke Arche Stimme des Trostes
1200-1215 on 6055 WER 250 kW / non-dir Sun to CeEu German

Mecklenburg Verpommern Baltic Radio
1300-1400 on 6140 WER 100 kW / non-dir 1st Sun to CeEu German

Radio Joystick (only on special occasions)
1300-1400 on 6140 WER 100 kW / non-dir 2rd Sun to CeEu Music

European Music Radio (only on special occasions)
1300-1400 on 6140 WER 100 kW / non-dir 3rd Sun to CeEu Music

Radio Gloria International (only on special occasions)
1300-1400 on 6140 WER 100 kW / non-dir 4th Sun to CeEu Music

Radio Traumland:
1400-1500 on 5965 JUL 100 kW / non-dir Sun to CeEu German

Radio Huriyo:
1630-1700 on 9820 WER 100 kW / 135 deg Tue/Fri to EaAf Somali

Voice of Oromiya Independence:
1700-1730 on 9820 WER 125 kW / 135 deg Sat to EaAf Oromo/Amharic

Voice of Democratic Eritrea Int.
1700-1800 on 9820 WER 125 kW / 135 deg Thu to EaAf Tigrinya/English

Voice of Oromo Liberation (Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo):
1700-1800 on 9485 NAU 500 kW / 150 deg Tue-Sun to EaAf Oromo

Radio Reveil Paroles de Vie:
1830-1845 on 11840 JUL 100 kW / 160 deg Tue/Thu to CeAf French

Voice of Ethiopian Unity-Ethiopian Forum for Democracy:
1900-2000 on 9620 JUL 100 kW / 140 deg Wed/Fri/Sun to EaAf Amharic

Pan American Broadcasting (PAB):
2000-2030 on 6020 WER 250 kW / 150 deg Fri to NoAf English
1930-2030 on 6020 WER 250 kW / 150 deg Sat to NoAf English
1930-2015 on 6020 WER 250 kW / 150 deg Sun to NoAf English
0030-0045 on 6165 WER 100 kW / 090 deg Sun to SoAs English
1400-1415 on 13645 WER 100 kW / 090 deg Wed to SoAs English
1400-1415 on 13645 WER 100 kW / 090 deg Sun to SoAs English
1415-1430 on 13645 WER 100 kW / 090 deg Daily to SoAs English
1430-1445 on 13645 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Sun to SoAs English
1400-1415 on 13750 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Tue/Thu to CeAs Armenian
1400-1415 on 13645 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Sat to ME English
1600-1630 on 9850 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg Thu to ME Persian
1600-1645 on 9850 WER 100 kW / 105 deg Sun to ME English
(DX Mix News #510, wb Germany & Alokesh Gupta, India)

Frequency change for The Overcomer Ministries

USA(non) Frequency changes for Brother Stair TOM in English to SoEu/NoAf:
1900-2000 new freq 5990#POR 250 kW / 220 deg, ex 6060 to avoid VOR in Arabic
2000-2100 new freq 6120 POR 250 kW / 220 deg, ex 6060 to avoid RFA in Korean.
(DX Mix News #510- wb, Germany & Alokesh Gupta, India)

Frequency update for Voice of Turkey

TURKEY Some changes for Voice of Turkey:
All times UTC
1200-1257 new freq 11750 EMR 500 kW 072 deg x12050 in Chinese from Feb.25
1600-1657 9705*CAK 500 kW 104 deg new language-Pashto from Mar.21
*co-ch La Voix du Sahel in French + RRI in Russian
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Feb 29/DX Mix News #510 wb germany and Alokesh Gupta, India)

Scandinavian Weekend Radio broadcast set for March 1

Hello folks,
Time to warm our transmitters for 24 hours action starting to run this evening at 22 hours UTC . So Scandinavian Weekend Radio 1602 kHz 6170/5980 kHz and 11720/11690 kHz on whole Saturday day 1st of March 2008.

Check our program, time and frequencytables from http://www.swradio.net . Register yourself NOW also to our FORUM there! Please join and take part....

Programs includes for example 10-11 UTC Rick Randoms free radio news. And lots of good music!

+358 40 995559 call and send your SMS's
info(at)swradio.net send your e-mails here

Letters and reports for QSL's (add 2 euros/2 IRC's) write to:

SWR reports
P.O.Box 99
FI-34801 VIRRAT
FINLAND

Best greetings,
Alpo Heinonen
Scandinavian Weekend Radio
Alpo Heinonen
Rovaniemi, Finland
http://personal.inet.fi/koti/alpo.heinonen/

Radio Gives Hope to North and South Koreans

By Susan Chun
CNN

SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- It broadcasts only three hours a day. Its on-air reporters use fake names. And its operators don't know for sure whether their target audience is listening

Free North Korea Radio, based in Seoul, South Korea, broadcasts news of the outside world across the border. It's illegal for North Koreans to listen to anything other than state-run radio, and all legal radios are fixed so they can play only channels approved by the government. But the founder of Free North Korea Radio, Kim Seong Min, believes that more and more North Koreans are secretly tuning in.

Kim is also a defector. A former propagandist for the North Korean army, Kim says he collected an illegal radio on one of his patrols. He was curious, so he tuned in to a South Korean broadcast.
Continued story from CNN .com/Asia at:
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/27/cho.dissidentradio/

QSL Alphabet DX Contest 2008 information

Adventist World Radio
In response to numerous requests from a multitude of listeners in many different countries throughout the world, Adventist World Radio is pleased to announce the re-introduction of our popular DX contests in association with our DX program, “Wavescan”. It is planned that the DX contest for this year will be conducted during the month of April and it will be staged under the title, “QSL Alphabet DX Contest”.

In our 2008 DX contest, listeners are invited to search their own personal QSL collections and to choose 26 QSLs, one for each letter in the English alphabet. Listeners are also invited to submit at least 3 reception reports on AWR transmissions, and to provide at least 3 radio cards. Here are the full details for the four parts in this year’s big DX contest.


* PART A: Alphabet QSL List

Search your own personal collection of QSL cards and identify 26 QSLs, (preferably QSL cards, though QSL letters will also qualify), with each QSL representing the 26 consecutive letters in the English alphabet. These QSLs, all in your own personal collection, should confirm the reception of broadcasts from radio stations on shortwave, mediumwave, longwave, FM, TV and utility communications, but not amateur nor CB. For example, you can choose one QSL to represent the letter A, and it could be a QSL from Austria, or Australia, or Argentina, or Ahmedabad in India, or ABC Radio, etc, etc. Representing the letter B, you could choose for example, BBC, or Belgium, or Berlin, or 2BL, or Radio Butterworth, etc. And so on down through each letter of the alphabet. For the letter X for example, you could choose, CFRX, or XEW, or 3XY, etc; and for the letter Z, you could choose Zambia, or Zimbabwe, or 2ZB, or Zed Radio, etc. You should then make up a tabulated list of the 26 QSLs that qualify, giving the letters of the alphabet, the radio station, the station location, the year of the QSL, and a brief description. (Remember, in Part A, it is not necessary for you to send the QSLs to the AWR office, just your tabulated list.) Here is a sample for the tabulated list of QSLs:-

EXAMPLES ONLY

Letter QSL Station Location Year Description
A Austria ORF Vienna 1995 Color picture of Vienna palace
B Bonaire RN Bonaire 1996 Photo of studio building
C Canada RCI Sackville 1997 Old anniversary card
D and all subsequent letters down to
X CFRX Toronto Canada 1994 White card with large red letters
Y YVTO Caracas Venezuela 1968 Light green card, black print
Z 2ZB Wellington NZ 1956 Old gray card, red flash

PART B: Copy 5 QSLs

Where possible, photo copy what you consider are the 5 best cards in your list, preferably in color, though black & white from some countries is acceptable, and enclose these copies with your contest entry.

* PART C: Submit 3 Reception Reports

Submit at least 3 reception reports on any AWR transmissions from any location in any mode.

* PART D: Submit 3 Radio Cards

Where possible submit at least 3 radio related postcards for the Indianapolis Historic Collection, old or new, and these can be picture cards, text cards, QSL cards, etc. (Not valid are amateur QSL cards nor CB QSL cards.)

Things to Remember

*1. All entries must be sent by post and they should be postmarked during the month of April and received in Indianapolis by the end of May. In some cases, early entries will be accepted. Late entries will not qualify for the awards, but the reception reports will be verified with the special contest endorsement. Entries by email will not qualify for the awards, but the reception reports will be verified with the contest endorsement.

*2. Where possible, please provide a strong self addressed envelope.

*3. Where possible, please provide return postage, preferably in an acceptable form of international currency notes, though mint postage stamps or IRC coupons will also be appreciated.

*4. The only valid address for contest entries is:-
Alphabet DX Contest
Adventist World Radio
Box 29235
Indianapolis
Indiana 46229
USA

QSL Alphabet DX Contest Awards

*1.The world winner in our “QSL Alphabet DX Contest” will receive a copy of Jerry Berg’s very interesting volume, “On the Short Waves”.

* 2. Additional continental winners will be awarded a copy of their choice, “Passport to World Band Radio” or “World Radio TV Handbook”, 2008 or 2009.

*3. Additional awards will be sent to qualifying entries and these will include AWR souvenirs and other similar items.
(Source: A Petersen/AWR)

Yahoo! Korea to offer VOA News in Real Time

PRESS RELEASE - Washington, D.C., February 27, 2008 - Yahoo! Korea announced today that it will offer Voice of America news covering the Korean Peninsula, international and U.S. news. The online news service will cover breaking political, diplomatic, and international news from hard-to-access areas of North Korea and the Korean Peninsula.

Under this partnership agreement, Yahoo! Korea will offer VOA news in the Korean language in real time, giving Korean users free access to news flashes on important topics such as the six-party negotiations regarding North Korea and major policy decisions of the U.S. Administration and Congress. The VOA news service will be available on Yahoo! Korea mid-March.

"This partnership allows Yahoo! Korea as a leading global portal to steadily strengthen its news content, enhancing its role as the Internet's leading starting point by delivering domestic and international news promptly and accurately," said Kim Jung-Hoon, director of Yahoo! Korea Media.

In addition, Yahoo! Korea plans to offer VOA's Special English, which uses a vocabulary of 1,500 common words presented at a slow rate of speech, and is regarded worldwide as an excellent resource for those learning American English.

In announcing the agreement, John Lennon, VOA Associate Director for Language programming, observed, "This represents another valuable avenue for our Korean audience to get reliable news and information on significant events – developments we know they are eager to get in real time."

VOA offers accurate, objective, and balanced news to a worldwide audience of more than 115 million people. The Voice of America, which first went on the air in 1942, is a multimedia international broadcasting service funded by the U.S. government through the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
(Source: VOA News)

Last of VOA's Wartime Transmitting Station Goes Dark

How International Broadcasting Found Its Way to Delano

by James E. O'Neal, 3.01.2008
James E. O'Neal is the Technology Editor for TV Technology magazine and a Radio World contributor.

This is the full-length version of an article that appeared in briefer form in the print edition of Radio World.

The Voice of America’s Delano shortwave transmitting station is difficult to ignore. Even though it’s set back nearly two miles from California’s Route 99, the massive metal antenna structures rising from the almond groves and citrus orchards can’t help but command the attention of motorists. The sheer size of the installation makes it appear intriguingly close to the highway, yet few motorists ever stop to investigate. After the sun sets, the station begs attention with the bluish-white pulsing of strobe lights and red beacons, too numerous to even begin counting from a moving car.

If locals in the nearby town of Delano are asked about the steel appurtenances and the lights, most answer that it’s some sort of government facility. Perhaps there’s a little secrecy involved — some kind of a big radio station maybe, or something to do with radar, or a cold war left-over.

Should an extra-curious motorist decide to exit the main highway and meander along the series of right-angled section-line byways leading to 11015 Melcher Road, he or she can’t help but be impressed by the bulk of the buff-colored building and the acres of antennas spreading out around it. Most would-be visitors get no closer than the station’s mail box. The operation is fenced and gated, with special permission needed to enter.
(Continued story at Radio World:
http://www.rwonline.com/pages/s.0106/t.11328.html

Blog Logs

Today's shortwave BLOG LOGS, represent a portion of those recently cut from my SWBC Logs column, due to space constraints. Contributions are always welcome for the magazine or blog, and may be directed to my above email address. Thanks very much to the contributors for your kind words and support.
Gayle VH

All times UTC, frequencies in kHz, English unless otherwise indicated // parallel frequencies.
* sign-on - sign-off *

Albania
Radio Tirana. 7430, 2103-2110. Announcer's "RT News Bulletin" followed by Albanian Press Review. Regional news including items covering Kosovo. S-10 signal strength // 9915. SIO 343. (H Frodge, MI)

Argentina
RAE. 15345, 2248. Spanish. Station identification to programming comments and preview. decent signal for RAE. (J Wood, TN)

Ascension Island
BBC WS relay. 15345, 2223. Program segment on conserving energy in manufacturing automobiles. Good signal quality. (J Wood, TN) BBC WS relay 17830, 1952. SIO 333. Sports roundup show. Noted BBC News program to ID at 2006. 17830, 2012 // 15400 (SIO 333) (S MacKenzie, CA).

Bolivia
Radio Loyola, 5996.39, 1010-1020. Initially noted male's Spanish comments which included a live identification as, "Radio Loyola." Remote reports during news program. Compared to previous loggings, this morning seemed to be better than usual. (C Bolland, FL)

Raido Mosoj Chaski. 3310, 1033-1040. Male/female announcers duo with Spanish comments and text. Tuning in earlier would have been more rewarding, (C Bolland, FL)

Radio San Gabriel. 6079.95, 1020-1035. At tune-in, noted steady local style music. Lady's Spanish comments until 1030 when canned promos, continuing to 1032. Live comments to station ID as "Radio San Gabriel," to more music. Signal fair but overall poor quality. (C Bolland, FL).

Radio Yura. 4716.63, 0953-1010. Live comments to "Radio Yura" identification. Steady 'musica folklorica Bolivia's music from 0957. No break from music on the hour. Signal observed as poor to fair during this period. (C Bolland, FL)

Bulgaria
Radio Bulgaria. 9700, 2212. Spanish. SIO 333. Announcers text to pop music program and talk segments. (S MacKenzie, CA) Noted 9400, 2215 in English. SIO 33. (S MacKenzie, CA)

Chile
CVC Christian Voice. 17680, 2047-2056. Spanish/English segments to hard rock tunes. Letters segment at 2054 and "CVC" promotionals. (H Frodge, MI)

Costa Rica
University Network. 11870, 1600. Station ID and station promotional information. Pop/rock medley into Mrs Scott's ranting and raving. (so what is new?) SIO 433. (D Hadley, TN)

Egypt
Radio Cairo. 6250, 2140-2142. Items discussed about Gaza and the Palestinians. Station identificaiton at 2147. Good signal for SINPO 44333. Tuned station on the high side to resolve audio problems. (J Evans. TN)

Equatorial Guinea
Radio Nacional via Malabo. 6250, 0534-0615. Spanish. West African pop style music to announcer's "Radio Nacional" identification. Brief talk from two announcers 0538-0541. Mentions of Malabo." Good signal with utility interference and deep fades. SINPO 33323. (J Evans, TN).

Jordan
Radio Jordan. 9830, 2045-2055. Arabic. Talk from woman announcer including a field reporter conducting interviews. Moderate signal with utility interference. SINPO 32333. (J Evans, TN)

Kuwait
Radio Kuwait 11990, 1840-1910. Arabic pop/hip-hop music program. Segment on the history of the country. Brief station ID amid SIO 343. Signal improved by 1945. (D Hadley, TN).

Libya
Voice of Africa. 11965, 1735-1759. French. Announcer's talk to possible station ID at 1739 and bits of music. Poor signl, SINPO 24222. No parallel freqs observed. (J Evans, TN).

Madagascar
RTV Malagasy. 5009.95, 2310-0005. Vernacular. Pop music program to male/female chat at 2330. Occasional brief musical bridges during a possible radio drama. good signal, best ever heard here. SINPO 34333. Audio noted slightly distorted. (J Evans, TN) Radio Netherland's relay 9895, 2202. Dutch service // 11730 (SIO 444) via Bonaire. (S MacKenzie, CA).

Radio Netherlands Madagascar relay. 11655, 1908. SIO 333. Comments from author T.S. Elliot. Noted on // 17810 (SIO 444) via Bonaire. (S MacKenzie, CA).

Mexico
Radio Educacion. 6185, 0620. Spanish. News, text and public service announcements amid fair signal quality. (T Banks, TX)

Radio UNAM. 9599v, 1515-1710. Classical music selections to brief "Radio UNAM" identifications. Signal drifted in frequency from 9599.33 by 1710 tune out. Good on peaks but a bit fadey. (J Wilkins, CO) Noted on 9599.26, 2256-2312. (B Alexander, PA)

New Zealand
Radio New Zealand International. 17675, 2047-2051, Discusison on the New Zealand music industry. SIO 444 until 2051 when it dropped off drastically. QRM observed from CVC in 17680. (H Frodge, MI).

Nigeria
Radio Nigeria via Kaduna. 4770, 2236-2302.* Mellow pop music tunes to ID via announcer. News headlines at 2255 followed by music to closing announcements at 2259. Good signal with fading. SINPO 34323. (J Evans, TN).

Peru
Radio Tawantinsuyo. 6173.83, 1038-1045. Noted huaynos music at tune-in. Signal at threshold. (C Bolland, FL).

Radio Melodia (presumed). 5939.27, 1050-1100. Signal fading periodically during male's Spanish programming. Splatter from station on 5935 which drowns Melodia out easily. No ID heard for Melodia. (C Bolland, FL).

Radio Maranon 4834.92, 1018-1035. Spanish comments at tune-in, into Peruvian huyanos music. Program comments at 1045 to female's promos and ID at 1100 UTC. Signal fair during the entire period. (C Bolland, FL)

Philippines
FEBC. 9435, 2315. Indonesian. SIO 433. Lady announcer's religious programming of hymns and text. FEBC identification and interval signal at 2329. Station off at 2330. (S Mac Kenzie, CA).
Burmese service 15465, 2340. SIO 333. (S MacKenzie, CA)

Rwanda
Deutsche Welle. 9545. 0025. German text to program segments. SIO 444. Piano music selections to 0028. (S MacKenzie, CA)

Spain
Radio Exterior Espana. 17850, 2007. Spanish. SIO 444. Male/female announcers with text and comments. Vocal music at 2010. (S MacKenzie, CA)

Thailand
Voice of America relay. 9620, 0030. Text on American politics and the Middle East nations. SIO 333. (S MacKenzie, CA).

Radio Thailand. 9535, 2035-2044. Announcer's RT News to national news segments. Closing announcements at 2044 and off abruptly in mid sentence. Program back on at 2044 when bell interval signal. SIO 3+53. (H Frodge, MI).

USA
AFN/AFRTS. 5446 USB, 0758-0808. "AP News" promotional to talk of slumping US housing market. Public service announcements for military finances to "Sports Overnight America" program. Good signal. (J Wood, TN).

AFN/AFRTS. 7811 USB, 1932. Newscast SIO 2+22 hiss QRM // 12133.5USB SIO 253. // 5446USB similar but weak on hiss QRM as 7811. All via Key West, Florida. (H Frodge, MI)

KJES (Vado, New Mexico). 15385, 2052. Spanish. Religious prayers and text with children's response. (J Wood, TN)

Voice of America. 9490, 2300. SIO 444. Announcer's World News Now program. Audible on // 11725 (SIO 444) and 15185 (SIO 444) both via Philippines. (S MacKenzie, CA)..

WBCQ (Monticello, Maine). 7415, 2210. Inspirational music performed to the tunes of popular hard rock tunes. Fair signal quality. (J Wood, TN)

WRMI/Radio Miami International. 9955. 2311-2318. male/female announcer Spanish discussion on Cuba and Cubanos. SIO 3=43. Signal fady and a weak buzz QRM. (H Frodge, MI)

WWRB (Manchester, Tennessee). 3185, 0732. Announcer discussion on US presidents during very good signal quality. (J Wood, TN).
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Contributors
Brian Alexander, PA
Tom Banks, TX
Chuck Bolland, FL
Jim Evans, TN
Harold Frodge, MI
Duane Hadley, TN
Stewart MacKenzie, CA
John Wilkins, CO
Joe Wood, TN

Radio covers England's earthquake

Live radio stations across England enjoyed extra listening overnight as thousands of people tuned in to gain essential information about an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3. BBC Radio Five Live's up all night programme took phone calls from listeners reporting that the quake took place at 12:56am.

Five Live presenter Russell Fuller read texts from listeners and spoke to BBC reporters around the country. Janice Long on BBC Radio 2 also invited reports from listeners who experienced the quake, which had an epicentre near Lincoln.

Pete Price, who was on-air at the time 450ft above Liverpool on City Talk 105.9 told RadioToday.co.uk: "The last quake was very scary but this one was much worse. It's a windy night anyway and when the tremor started everyone just looked at each other wondering what the hell was going on.

"The phone lines went mad with people calling in from Merseyside and all over the UK, with the calls continuing on the subject into the early hours."

There are currently no reports of any radio transmissions being affected.
(Sourcee: Radio Today)

British earthquake to cost £30 million
Insurers are facing a £30 million payout after the earthquake that shook large parts of Britain in the early hours.

The earthquake, which registered 5.2 on the Richter Scale, was the biggest for 24 years. One person was seriously hurt when a chimney crashed through his roof into his bedroom and emergency services said the injury toll could have been a lot higher had the earthquake hit during the day.
Continued story at Telegraph .co.uk:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/02/27/nquake927.xml

The low-down for the beacon heads

With yesterday's post on LOWfers and MEDfers, it's time to take a look at low-powered beacons, known as Non-Directional Beacons. Next time you tune down around 190-535 kHz, and hear morse code, you have what is known in the hobby as an NDB.

Beacon signals transmit twenty-four hours using morse code consisting of one, two or three letters or digits. NDB's guide pilots or mariners as they travel across the globe.

By following the changes of propagation, long-wave DXers can log beacons from hundreds or even thousands of miles away as signals can change hour by hour or night to night.

Often times, signals may fade in quite loudly, much to the delight of beacon chasers. Adding to the excitement of the chase, is to follow up by verifying these low-powered signals. Most beacon heads seek not only a verification, but background information on the transmitting facility. Beacon QSLers use a generic form of addressing, for stations located in the United States. The basic address as: Airport Manager, Flight Services, Name of Airport, city, state and zip code. If the station is an FAA controlled facility, the address is: FAA Field Office, Name of Airport, city, state, and zip code.

Reception reports must include a self-prepared QSL card, and may be hand-designed or computer printed for a more professional appearance. Information should include station identifier, station location, frequency, date/time of reception, verification of reception statement, area for signature or station stamp, and a blank space for location transmitting power or antenna. By including this information in a concise manner, it should leave little doubt to the receiving station of your reception.

Return mint postage should be included as well as a souvenir post card or other interesting enclosure to attract the attention of the signer. A self-addressed envelope is a must, and is used successfully by beacon DXers.

For additional information on beacon DXing, subscription to The Lowdown publication, feature articles and more, visit the website of the Longwave Club of America http://www.lwca.org/ It's a great place to get the low-down on beacon chasing.
(Source: Gayle Van Horn/QSL Report-Monitoring Times)

Indian Government to Strengthen Radio-TV Network

16:4 IST
Lok Sabha
The Government has proposed to set up 93 AIR transmitters and 41 Doordarshan transmitters in the country during 2007-2008 and 2008-2009. in addition, 100 Low Power Transmitters (LPTs) will also be set up in the North Eastern States. The total estimated cost in respect of All India Radio is Rupees 182 crores. The same in respect of Doordarshan is Rupees 198.37 crores. The criteria followed by the Government for establishment of Radio and TV transmitters include factors such as extent of resultant coverage to urban and rural population; provision of coverage to tribal, hilly, remote and border areas; terrain conditions etc., and it has no linkage to the number of cities.

This information was given by Minister of Information & Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri P. R. Dasmunsi in written reply to a question in
parliament today.

RS/AS
(Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India)
(Source: Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India)

Observations on Kuwait

KUWAIT 15110 Radio Kuwait in English on 15110 seems three hours on air in our mornings at 0500-0800 UT. R Kuwait noted today Febr 27th, took over of FM 99.7 MHz local radio station. Weak signal at 0515 UTC, but gets increasingly stronger S=6 at 0535 UTC, and at 0555 UTC similar strong as adjacent Samara-RUS in Tatar on 15105 kHz approx. S=8-9 signal. Before Kuwait got stronger I used small 2.6 kHz filter or used even Eton E1 SYNC function in USB mode. Kuwait's transmission is aimed in direction of 100degr towards Indian subcontinent, and remaining backward side lobe into Europe [315degr] is not as strong as the Kuwait 15495 kHz Arabic channel.

At 0540 UTC noted on fair level, English political commentary. S=8 at 0546 UTC, shortly after nice lively melodic pop music singer till 0600 UTC. After a piece of soul music at 0600 UT started at 06.01:30 UT with news in English. Items: Invasion of Turkish Army in Northern Iraq, Butto's dead, Iranian Non-Atomic program, Kenya uproar, BIH Banja Luka uproar on Kosovo independence separation, USA Clinton-Obama. Weather forecast for Kuwait: increasingly rain the whole day, 12 to 23 cC temperature. At 0604 UT S=9, ID local FM 99.7 MHz station, pop music.

Underneath of Kuwait signal I noted another tiny Chinese language station actually, but couldn't find any registration entry nowhere at this time of the day.

Adjacent: at 0525 UT 15100 Islambad-PAK S=5-6, 15105 Samara-RUS in Tatar? S=7-8, 15120 CRI Beijing 500 kW powerhouse in Chinese.
(W. Buschel, Germany)
Photo via Archive Collection)

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletin

Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2008 Feb 26 2353 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC contact on the Web
# http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/weekly.html
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# Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
#
Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
18 - 24 February 2008

Solar activity was very low with no flares detected. The visible disk has been spotless since 05 February.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached high levels during the entire summary period.

The geomagnetic field was at quiet to active levels at middle latitudes during 18 - 22 February. During the same period, high latitudes observed mostly unsettled to active levels with isolated minor to major storm periods. This activity was due to a recurrent coronal hole high speed stream that became geoeffective midday on 18 February. ACE solar wind measurements (638 km/s at 19/0143 UTC) and density (5-5 p/cc at 18/0644 UTC) both peaked early in the period.
Significant changes in the IMF were also observed early in the period including increased Bt (peak 8 nT at 18/1104 UTC) and intermittent periods of southward Bz (minimum -6 nT at 18/1411 UTC).
The high-speed stream began decaying midday on 20 February and ended the summary period with velocities near 410 km/s.

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
27 February - 24 March 2008

Solar activity is expected to be very low.

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels on all days of the forecast period except 28 February and 08 March.

The geomagnetic field is expected to be mostly quiet to unsettled on 27 February. Activity is expected to increase to unsettled to active levels during 28 February - 01 March due to a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. Quiet to unsettled levels are expected during 02 - 07 March as the high-speed stream subsides. Activity is expected to increase to unsettled to active levels during 08 - 13 March with minor to major storm periods possible at high latitudes due to a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream.
Quiet to unsettled conditions are expected during 14 - 24 March as the high-speed stream subsides.

Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2008 Feb 26 2353 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC contact on the Web
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# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2008 Feb 26
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# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2008 Feb 27 70 8 3
2008 Feb 28 70 15 4
2008 Feb 29 70 15 4
2008 Mar 01 70 10 3
2008 Mar 02 70 5 2
2008 Mar 03 70 5 2
2008 Mar 04 70 5 2
2008 Mar 05 70 5 2
2008 Mar 06 70 5 2
2008 Mar 07 70 5 2
2008 Mar 08 70 15 4
2008 Mar 09 70 15 4
2008 Mar 10 70 10 3
2008 Mar 11 70 12 3
2008 Mar 12 70 15 4
2008 Mar 13 70 10 3
2008 Mar 14 70 8 3
2008 Mar 15 70 5 2
2008 Mar 16 70 10 3
2008 Mar 17 70 10 3
2008 Mar 18 70 8 3
2008 Mar 19 70 8 3
2008 Mar 20 70 5 2
2008 Mar 21 70 5 2
2008 Mar 22 70 5 2
2008 Mar 23 70 5 2
2008 Mar 24 70 5 2
(NOAA)

SIDC Weekly Bulletin
27 February 2008
Issued: 2008 Feb 27 0804 UTC
:Product: documentation at http://www.sidc.be/products/bul
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# SIDC Weekly bulletin on Solar and Geomagnetic activity #
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WEEK 373 from 2008 Feb 18

SOLAR ACTIVITY
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No flares occured this week. The X-ray radiation output was even
below the measurement level of GOES10.
A small equatorial hole passed the central meridian on Feb 17.

GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY
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The equatorial hole caused minor disturbances on Feb 18.
Only period with Kp=4 was measured. Apart from this period,
the estimated Kp index reached a maximum value of only 3.
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DAILY INDICES
DATE RC EISN 10CM Ak BKG M X
2008 Feb 18 000 000 71 017 A0.0 0 0
2008 Feb 19 000 000 72 014 A0.0 0 0
2008 Feb 20 000 000 71 006 A0.0 0 0
2008 Feb 21 /// 000 72 008 A0.0 0 0
2008 Feb 22 000 000 72 003 A0.0 0 0
2008 Feb 23 000 000 72 007 A0.0 0 0
2008 Feb 24 /// 000 71 006 A0.0 0 0
# RC : Sunspot index (Wolf Number) from Catania Observatory (Italy)
# EISN : Estimated International Sunspot Number
# 10cm : 10.7 cm radioflux (DRAO, Canada)
# Ak : Ak Index Wingst (Germany)
# BKG : Background GOES X-ray level (NOAA, USA)
# M,X : Number of X-ray flares in M and X class, see below
(NOAA)
(Source: Antonio Schuler/SW World)

New Paraguay radio station

A new Catholic radio station has begun broadcasting in Paraguay. Radio Fe y Alegría belongs to Compañía de Jesús (Society of Jesus), a religious order of the Roman Catholic church. The Jesuit station broadcasts from the capital Asunción on the mediumwave frequency of 1300 kHz. Radio Fe y Alegría intended to begin transmissions already in November 2007, but the project was delayed. Experimental low-power broadcasts were reportedly launched in December, and full operation was to begin in February 2008. Radio Fe y Alegría intends to be a channel of social change, promoting education and social justice. The station can be contacted by writing to Radio Fe y Alegría, O'Leary 1847 e/6° y 7° Proyectadas, Asunción, Paraguay, or by calling at +595-21-390-576 / +595-21-371-659, or by fax at +595-21-390-584. You can reach the station also by email at radioemisora@feyalegria.org.py
(Source: DXing.info)

Radio Waddenzee to air three days in May

Dutch regional commercial station Radio Waddenzee is planning to become a real offshore broadcaster for three days on 1-3 May 2008. The station will be anchoring its lightship Jenni Baynton close to the uninhabited island of Griend, off the coast between Harlingen and Terschelling. The anchorage is on the route of a boat race that takes place on 2 May, and the event will be covered live on Radio Waddenzee.
The station broadcasts on 1602 kHz with a power of 1 kW, and has two transmitters - one on the ship, and the other on land. For the special three-day broadcast, the shipborne transmitter will be used.
(Source: R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Radio Waddenzee http://www.radiowaddenzee.nl/

Radio Okapi celebrates sixth anniversary

Nina Yacoubian of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) writes:
On the occasion of the sixth birthday of Radio Okapi, the radio sponsored by the United Nations, MONUC head Alan Doss addressed its listeners on a special programme on February 25 2008, where he encouraged them to serve “themselves,” because it’s “a national radio, in the service of all the voices of the nation.”
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in the RDC exhorted the Congolese to continue to listen to Radio Okapi. ‘It’s there for you. It’s not a station of the United Nations. Of course it covers some information on the UN, but it is more than that. It is indeed a national radio and I hope that all voices of the nation use it, the authorities, but also the Congolese people,’ he said.
Over the years, Radio Okapi has seen a remarkable progression with a diversification of its broadcasting networks from FM, to shortwave and the Internet. Today it’s the only media that covers and broadcasts to the entire territory of the DRC. With 200 employees, the majority of whom are Congolese, it’s considered as the most popular and most believable radio in the country, with an audience of nearly 30% of the Congolese population.
Radio Okapi remains ‘a reference’ and ‘important for the country,’ according to Alan Doss, because, it ‘continues to inform the Congolese people in the five national languages of the country, through a set of programmes addressed to all strata of society.’
However the role of Radio Okapi doesn’t stop with the dissemination of information. The United Nations, and MONUC in particular, through its radio continue to accompany the Congolese on the path of peace and democracy. Radio Okapi covered the first transparent, free and democratic elections in the country, inviting the political actors onto their airwaves to explain their policies and their ideas, as well as sensitizing the voters on the whole electoral process.
Radio Okapi continues to uphold its policy of impartiality, to bring its contribution to the consolidation of peace, and to the restoration of a state of law. The radio gives the opportunity to the political actors to communicate their messages, to inform the people of the laws, so that they can understand the stakes and participate in the reconstruction and economic recovery of their country, explained Mr Doss.
(Source: MONUC via ReliefWeb/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

LowFERS and MedFERS..are you ready ?

Here's an alternative to take advantage of while the DX season is prime. It's been called the most unusual amateur radio frequencies you can explore and definitely not for the faint-hearted.

Low Frequency Experimental Radio, and Medium Frequency Experimental Radio, consists of stations unlicensed but legal and not regulated by the FCC under Part 15. These two provisions allow the use of 1 watt power between 160-190 kHz in the long wave bands, and from 510-1705 kHz in the medium wave band. Hobbyists, depending on which bands they utilize are called LowFERS, MedFERS or both.

LowFERS are experimental beacons on 24 hours, sending their call in very slow morse code, repeated continuously. Some experimenters are amateur radio operators, although it is not required. MedFERS also use slow speed morse code for identifications. The optimum listening opportunity is winter, when static levels are at a minimum and propagation is usually stable. LF and MF hobbyists may hear signals from a few miles to several hundred miles.

Most LF and MF stations welcome reception reports and will confirm readily. Verifications require a prepared QSL card or form letter, mint postage stamps and a SASE. Taped or CD reports have proven successful. To learn more on experimenting with the LowFERS and the MedFERS, QSLing trends and more, go to the Longwave of America home page at: www.lwca.org or The Master List of Part 15 Radio Stations of North America http://home.att.net/~weatheradio/part15.htm Now is the time to explore this interesting DX during the current prime listening period.
(Source: Gayle Van Horn, QSL Report/Monitoring Times)

Nostalgic look at pirate radio at sea

Outlaws May Ue Super-Stations at Sea - 1934
Back in 1934, the United States established the Federal Communications Commission, laying the groundwork for regulation of wired and wireless services in the country. Among the concerns facing the commission was interference from pirate broadcasters advertising illicit gambling and liquor sales.

That year Modern Mechanix magazine printed a look at stations operating from international waters and Mexico. The most interesting part of the article, however, is the "radio floating seadrome," a pulp novel-style bandit's lair that places a full radio studio (complete with piano), living quarters and generators.

The original article may be found at Modern Mechanix:
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/04/outlaws-may-use-super-stations-at-sea/
(Source: RW/Modern Mechanix cover)

Bahrain reported on 24 hours

BAHRAIN
Seems to be 24 hours on 9745 kHz, observed several times night and daytime, but almost with songs in Ar. Noted with talks in Arabic 1200-1230 UTC feat. pray and sermon muslim till 1209 UTC and news in Arabic (Feb 16-21).
(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 22/BC-DX #848 wb, Germany)

Iran/Iraq observations

IRAN 6067.45 IRIB Teheran in Arabic noted again off frequency today at 2320 UTC. Scheduled 6065 at 1630-0530 UTC via Sirjan tx site, 500kW 295degr. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 16)

6067.744 Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Sirjan; 2330-2355 UTC on 18 Feb. Arabic, mostly talk with some presumed Iranian filler music. Pretty good via USB and using the passband, in fact actually better audio on the R75 vs. the NRD-535. (Terry L Krueger-FL-USA, DXplorer Feb 20)

IRAQ/IRAN 6335 Voice of Kurdistan, Salah al-Din, 1614-1648, Feb 02, 04 and 11, English programme, ID's: "This is the Voice of Kurdistan" and "You are hearing the Voice of Kurdistan". (Roland Schulze-D, dswci DXW Feb 20)

Two stations with same ID "Eira Dengi Kurdistan" (Here is Voice of Kurdistan) were heard with s/on on Feb 21: at 0245 UT songs sermon/pray, ID at 0301 UT and reported and after 0340 UT on 3930 kHz (drifts in range 3912-3935 to avoid the Iranian jammer) - there was an Iranian jammer in range 4850-4880 kHz, but no signal of VOK was heard here. Later at 0330 UTC began another VOK on 6335 kHz with similar opening procedure, but not jammed by Iran (Feb 21).
(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 22/WWDX Top News; BC-DX #848 wb, Germany)

Blog Logs - pirate radio

All times UTC

Black Shop Radio
6925 USB At sign-on clear "Black Shop Radio testing" announcement. Station IDs at 2322 & 2325. Off for one minute at 2314 and six minutes at 2325, but came back both times with more rock music. I have seen others citing a different ID on this new one, but good level here and ID is definite. It appeared to be the same operation that I heard last week as Lightshop Radio. This raises the possibility that last week's actual log could have been White Shop Radio. They are showing symptoms of being a new pirate, with the transmitter off and on at times with production techniques evolving. Gave no address (maildeop). This one is worth watching, but it is slightly confusing now. (G.Zeller, OH/FRW)

James Bond Station
2027-2037:15*, 6925/U; James Bond tunes and theme. Station off with theme and "Bond -James Bond, stirred, not shaken." SIO 354. Not heard in a long time. (H Frodge, MI/FRW)

Long Range Radio
0314-0345, 6925/U. SIO 242/141+. Back again after brief QRT from their earlier show. Mainly Hendrix's All Along the Watchtower and a clear station ID of "Long Range Radio at 0353. After that, it faded out. Level much lower than the earlier broadcast that same evening. (G Zeller, OH/FRW)

Maple Leaf Radio
0010-0026, 6925/USB. SIO 333. Sign on with Oh Canada anthem. Station ID into music tune Lets Go to Canada, CA-NA-DA. Station ID as, "this is Maple Leaf Radio with a program of Canadian Music." (Ragnar, MI/FRW)

Wolverine Radio
1830-43, 6925/USB. SIO 233 Skit about Tom Delay. Station ID as "Wolverine Radio." Program skit about manure.(Ragnar, MI/FRW)
(Source: Free Radio Weekly 628 via Harold Frodge)

Euro Pirates
Catalan, Spain, 6312.13, Radio Barretina relaying Radio L’Arboc, 2215-2255+, Feb 22, Tentative. Rock/pop music. Talk in unidentified language. Phone talk. Too weak to catch an ID.(Brian Alexander, PA)

6882, Radio Playback International. 2220-2255+, Feb 22, Tentative. English programming with DJ chatter. Pop music. Very weak. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Radio Playback International
Heard from 1842 and continuing with nice pop music and sporadic IDs as "Radio Playback - the voice of our music." Is this the previous italian station(i donot remember the name )? Signal level is max S8, 44434 on the 2x16 m antenna, as usually with R75. (Zachirias Liangas, Greece/HCDX)

Radio Netherlands replaces frequency

PORTUGAL Frequency change of RNW in Spanish to South America:
0200-0357 UTC - new freq 9430 SIN 250 kW 245 deg, x9895 to avoid VOIROI in Arabic
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Feb 25/DX Mix News #509, wb, Germany)

BBC World Service - DRM update

NORWAY Frequency changes for BBC WS in DRM:
All times UTC
0500-0700 new freq 6195 KVI 035 kW 190 deg, x5895
0700-0800 new freq 6195 KVI 035 kW 190 deg, x5875
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Feb 25/ DX Mix News #509, wb, Germany)

Sitkunai, Lithuania relay schedules

Effective 21 February 21, 2008

All times UTC

VOIROI/IRIB in various langs
0630-0728 7545 SIT 100 kW 259 deg to WeEu in Italian
1430-1528 5815 SIT 100 kW 040 deg to EaEu in Russian, x079 deg
1730-1828 6265 SIT 100 kW 259 deg to WeEu in German
1830-1928 6265 SIT 100 kW 259 deg to WeEu in French
1930-2028 6265 SIT 100 kW 259 deg to WeEu in English
2030-2128 6265 SIT 100 kW 259 deg to WeEu in Spanish

Radio Racja in Belarussian
1530-1728 NF 7565 SIT 100 kW 040 deg to EaEu, x5815 079 deg

Mighty KBC Radio in English
2130-2228 NF 6265 SIT 100 kW 259 deg to WeEu, x2200-2300 6235
0100-0158 NF 6255 SIT 100 kW 310 deg to NoAm Sun, x6235
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Feb 25)

DTK T-Systems Update Part 3 of 4

GERMANY Winter B-07 of DTK T-Systems Media & Broadcast Part 3 of 4

All times UTC


Bible Voice Broadcasting Network (BVBN):
to Europe
0800-0915 5945 WER 100 kW 300 deg Fri/Sat English
0800-0945 5945 WER 100 kW 300 deg Sun English
0915-0945 5945 WER 040 kW 300 deg Sat English DRM
1200-1230 5945 WER 040 kW non-dir Sun English DRM
1900-1930 6015 WER 125 kW 055 deg Tue/Fri Russian
1915-1930 6015 WER 125 kW 055 deg Mon English
1915-1930 6015 WER 125 kW 055 deg Wed Russian
1900-1945 NF 6015 WER 125 kW 055 deg Thu Ukrainian, x5960
1900-1945 6015 WER 125 kW 055 deg Sat English
1900-2030 6015 WER 125 kW 055 deg Sun English/Russian/English
1800-1830 7205 NAU 125 kW 230 deg Sun Spanish

to West and Central Africa
1930-2000 7260 WER 100 kW 195 deg Sat English
1830-2000 7260 WER 100 kW 180 deg Sun English,xJUL 100 kW/155 deg
1900-1930 7245 WER 500 kW 165 deg Sun English

to East Africa
0430-0530 9615 WER 100 kW 135 deg Sat Amharic
0430-0500 9615 WER 100 kW 135 deg Sun Amharic
0900-1000 17545 NAU 125 kW 145 deg Fri Arabic
1600-1700 9730 NAU 100 kW 142 deg Wed Amharic
1630-1700 9730 NAU 100 kW 142 deg Thu-Tue Amharic
1700-1800 9730 NAU 100 kW 142 deg Daily Tigrinya/Amharic
1800-1900 9730 NAU 100 kW 142 deg Fri/Sun Somali
1800-1830 9730 NAU 100 kW 142 deg Sat Somali
1630-1730 NF 11875 JUL 100 kW 145 deg Sat-Thu Nuer/Dinka,x11645
1630-1745 NF 11875 JUL 100 kW 145 deg Fri Nuer/Dinka,x11645
1530-1600 13720 WER 125 kW 135 deg Wed Tigrinya
2000-2030 9565 WER 250 kW 135 deg Thu Arabic

to Middle East
0430-0530 9615 WER 250 kW 120 deg Mon-Thu Arabic
0430-0545 9615 WER 250 kW 120 deg Fri Arabic
1715-1830 6195 JUL 100 kW 115 deg Mon/Wed/Fri Arabic
1800-1830 6195 WER 100 kW 120 deg Tue/Thu Arabic
1800-1900 6195 WER 100 kW 120 deg Sat English
1830-1900 6195 WER 100 kW 120 deg Sun English
1900-2000 9470 WER 250 kW 120 deg Sat/Sun English
1930-2000 9470 WER 250 kW 120 deg Fri English
1800-1830 7210 JUL 100 kW 105 deg Mon/Wed/Fri Persian
1800-1900 7210 JUL 100 kW 105 deg Tue/Thu/Sun Persian
1800-1815 7210 JUL 100 kW 105 deg Sat English
1430-1630 9925 WER 125 kW 105 deg Daily Persian
1625-1715 11970 WER 250 kW 120 deg Tue/Fri Arabic
1625-1730 11970 WER 250 kW 120 deg Mon/Wed/Thu Arabic
1640-1715 9460 JUL 100 kW 115 deg Mon-Fri English
1715-1815 9460 JUL 100 kW 115 deg Tue
Hebrew/Tagalog/English/Russian
1815-1900 9460 JUL 100 kW 115 deg Tue Hebrew
1715-1745 9460 JUL 100 kW 115 deg Thu Hebrew/English
1645-1830 9460 JUL 100 kW 115 deg Sat English
1830-1930 9460 JUL 100 kW 115 deg Sat Hebrew/English
1630-1915 9460 JUL 100 kW 115 deg Sun English, x1630-1830

to South Asia
0030-0045 5935 NAU 500 kW 080 deg Sat/Sun Bengali, xDaily
0030-0100 6030 NAU 500 kW 095 deg Mon-Thu Hindi
0030-0100 6030 NAU 500 kW 095 deg Fri-Sun English
1500-1600 11895 WER 250 kW 090 deg Mon/Thu/Fri Bengali
1530-1600 11895 WER 250 kW 090 deg Tue Hindi
1515-1600 11895 WER 250 kW 090 deg Wed Hindi
1500-1530 11895 WER 250 kW 090 deg Sat English
1500-1530 11895 WER 250 kW 090 deg Sun Bengali
1400-1500 11695 NAU 250 kW 095 deg Sat/Sun English
1530-1600 12035 JUL 100 kW 090 deg Mon English
1500-1600 12035 JUL 100 kW 090 deg Tue Urdu
1515-1600 12035 JUL 100 kW 090 deg Wed/Thu/Sat English
1515-1600 12035 JUL 100 kW 090 deg Fri Punjabi
1530-1600 12035 JUL 100 kW 090 deg Sun Urdu

to South East Asia
1200-1230 15565 NAU 250 kW 070 deg Mon-Fri Uighur
2245-2330 7185 WER 250 kW 075 deg Fri Vietnamese
2300-2330 7185 WER 250 kW 075 deg Sat Vietnamese
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Feb 25/DX Mix News #509 via wb, Germany))

DTK T-Systems B07 updates

GERMANY Winter B-07 of DTK T-Systems Media & Broadcast
Part 1 of 4



All times UTC

IBC Tamil Radio:
0000-0100 6045 WER 250 kW 105 deg to SoAs Tamil

Voice of Croatia:
0000-0400 7285 WER 100 kW 300 deg to NoAmEa Croatian/English/Spanish
0200-0600 7285 NAU 125 kW 320 deg to NoAmWe Croatian/English/Spanish
0500-0800 9470 WER 100 kW 240 deg to NZ Croatian/English/Spanish
0600-1000 11690 WER 125 kW 270 deg to AUS Croatian/English/Spanish
2300-0400 7285 WER 100 kW 240 deg to SoAm Croatian/English/Spanish

Athmee Yatra He/Gospel For Asia (GFA):
0030-0130 7215 WER 250 kW 090 deg to SoEaAs South East Asian langs
1330-1430 13600 WER 250 kW 075 deg to SoEaAs South East Asian langs
1430-1530 12005 WER 250 kW 075 deg to SoEaAs South East Asian langs
1530-1630 11645 WER 250 kW 090 deg to SoEaAs South East Asian langs
2330-0030 7160 WER 250 kW 075 deg to SoEaAs South East Asian langs

Radio Free Asia (RFA):
0100-0300 9670 WER 500 kW 075 deg to SoEaAs Tibetan

Voice of Russia (VOR):
0200-0300 6155 WER 250 kW 300 deg to NoAm Russian WS
0300-0500 6155 WER 250 kW 300 deg to NoAm English WS
1500-1600 13755 WER 100 kW 120 deg to ME Russian "Commonwealth"
2300-2400 6175 WER 100 kW 105 deg to ME Arabic

Voice of America (VOA):
0230-0330 7200 WER 250 kW 105 deg to WeAs Persian
0230-0330 9495 WER 250 kW 105 deg to WeAs Persian
1630-1930 5850 WER 250 kW 105 deg to WeAs Persian
1630-1730 12110 JUL 100 kW 100 deg to WeAs Persian
1730-1830 9495 JUL 100 kW 100 deg to WeAs Persian
1830-1930 9680 JUL 100 kW 100 deg to WeAs Persian
1730-1830 9495 JUL 100 kW 100 deg to WeAs Persian
1830-1930 9680 JUL 100 kW 100 deg to WeAs Persian
1400-1500 9565 WER 250 kW 075 deg to WeAs Pashto Deewa Radio
1700-1800 9770 WER 250 kW 105 deg to WeAs Dari/Pashto R.Ashna
1730-1800 11905 WER 250 kW 150 deg to EaAf Afan Oromo Mon-Fri
1800-1845 11905 WER 250 kW 150 deg to EaAf Amharic

Radio Liberty (RL):
0300-0400 7105 WER 250 kW 105 deg to WeAs Persian Radio Farda
0400-0500 12015 WER 250 kW 105 deg to WeAs Persian Radio Farda
0600-0700 17675 WER 250 kW 105 deg to WeAs Persian Radio Farda
1800-1900 9595 WER 250 kW 105 deg to WeAs Persian Radio Farda
0400-0500 6140 WER 250 kW 060 deg to EaEu Belorussian
1600-1700 9520 WER 250 kW 045 deg to EaEu Russian

Brother Stair/The Overcomer Ministries (TOM):
1400-1600 6110 WER 100 kW 300 deg to WeEu English
1400-1600 13810 NAU 100 kW 125 deg to WeAs English
1400-1600 15325 NAU 100 kW 165 deg to WeAf English
1600-1700 6110 JUL 100 kW 290 deg to WeEu English 1st Sun

CVC International
1400-1600 7145 JUL 040 kW 290 deg to WeEu English DRM
1400-1800 9885 JUL 100 kW 090 deg to EaEu
Ukrainian R.Emmanuel+Russian

HCJB Global:
1600-1700 3955 JUL 100 kW non-dir to WeEu German

IBRA Radio:
1730-1800 9520 JUL 100 kW 145 deg to EaAf Swahili
1730-1800 9660 JUL 100 kW 125 deg to EaAf Somali
1800-1900 9470 WER 250 kW 150 deg to CeAf
Arabic/Sara Gambai/Zaghawa
1900-2045 9845 NAU 125 kW 200 deg to WeAf
Hausa/French/Fulfulde/Bambara

FEBA Radio
1900-1930 7235 WER 250 kW 105 deg to WeAs Arabic

Democratic Voice of Burma (DVOB):
2330-0030 5955 WER 125 kW 075 deg to SoEaAs Burmese

Polish Radio External Service
1130-1200 7285 NAU 100 kW 100 deg to EaEu Polish
1130-1200 9445 WER 100 kW 300 deg to WeEu Polish
1200-1230 13840 WER 100 kW 090 deg to EaEu Russian
1200-1230 15520 WER 100 kW 060 deg to EaEu Russian
1230-1300 5965 WER 100 kW non-dir to WeEu German
1230-1300 5975 WER 100 kW 040 deg to WeEu German
1300-1400 5975 NAU 100 kW 000 deg to WeEu English
1300-1400 9450 WER 100 kW 300 deg to WeEu English
1400-1430 11675 WER 250 kW 060 deg to EaEu Russian
1400-1430 11840 WER 100 kW 060 deg to EaEu Russian
1430-1530 6035 JUL 100 kW 060 deg to EaEu Belorussian
1430-1530 7180 JUL 100 kW 070 deg to EaEu Belorussian
1530-1600 6000 JUL 100 kW 075 deg to EaEu Ukrainian
1530-1600 7335 JUL 100 kW 050 deg to EaEu Russian
1600-1630 7170 WER 100 kW 075 deg to EaEu Ukrainian
1600-1630 9440 JUL 100 kW 075 deg to EaEu Ukrainian
1630-1700 7105 MC 100 kW 010 deg to WeEu German
1630-1730 6140 JUL 100 kW 090 deg to EaEu Polish
1730-1800 6140 JUL 100 kW 090 deg to EaEu Belorussian
1800-1900 6015 WER 100 kW 300 deg to NoEu English
1800-1900 7130 ISS 250 kW 025 deg to NoEu English
1900-1930 5935 WER 100 kW 075 deg to EaEu Russian
1900-1930 9760 WER 100 kW 120 deg to EaEu Hebrew
1930-2000 5850 JUL 100 kW 085 deg to EaEu Ukrainian
1930-2000 5935 WER 100 kW 075 deg to EaEu Ukrainian
2000-2030 5935 WER 100 kW 075 deg to EaEu Ukrainian
2000-2030 6135 WER 100 kW 045 deg to EaEu Russian
2030-2100 9640 GUF 250 kW 035 deg to WeEu German
2030-2100 11840 GUF 250 kW 040 deg to WeEu German
2200-2300 6050 WER 250 kW 055 deg to EaEu Polish
2200-2300 9660 GUF 250 kW 040 deg to WeEu Polish
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Feb 12)
(Source: DX Mix News#507, via wb, Germany)

GERMANY Winter B-07 of DTK T-Systems Media & Broadcast. Part 2 of 4:

All times UTC

WYFR (Family Radio):
to West Europe
1800-1900 3955 WER 100 kW non-dir German

to East Europe
1700-1800 9595 WER 500 kW 060 deg Russian
1800-1900 5970 WER 500 kW 060 deg Russian
1800-1900 6050 WER 100 kW 105 deg Romanian

to South Europe
1800-1900 6120 NAU 250 kW 230 deg Spanish
1900-2000 6120 NAU 250 kW 230 deg Portuguese

to South Asia
1300-1500 13820 WER 500 kW 075 deg Bengali
1500-1600 9665 WER 500 kW 075 deg Punjabi
1600-1800 11815 WER 500 kW 075 deg Punjabi
1500-1600 11830 WER 500 kW 075 deg Urdu
1600-1700 9485 WER 500 kW 075 deg Urdu
1700-1800 9705 WER 500 kW 075 deg Urdu
1500-1600 9800 NAU 500 kW 085 deg Gujarati
1300-1400 11930 WER 500 kW 090 deg English
1300-1400 15770 WER 500 kW 090 deg Marathi
1400-1500 11830 WER 500 kW 090 deg Kannada
1400-1500 15115 WER 500 kW 090 deg Telugu
1400-1600 11930 WER 500 kW 090 deg Hindi
1500-1600 15115 WER 500 kW 090 deg Tamil
1600-1700 9405 WER 500 kW 090 deg Hindi
1700-1800 9405 WER 500 kW 090 deg Nepali
1400-1500 13840 WER 500 kW 105 deg Pashto

to Middle East
1600-1700 9650 NAU 500 kW 105 deg Persian
1700-1800 6105 NAU 500 kW 115 deg Persian
1700-1900 9925 JUL 100 kW 115 deg Turkish
1600-1700 9830 NAU 500 kW 130 deg Arabic
1700-1800 9435 WER 500 kW 125 deg Arabic
1800-1900 9520 WER 500 kW 120 deg Arabic
1900-2000 6175 WER 500 kW 120 deg Arabic
2000-2100 5925 WER 100 kW 120 deg Arabic

to East Africa
1600-1900 9885 WER 500 kW 135 deg English
1800-1900 9770 WER 500 kW 135 deg Amharic
1600-1700 11845 WER 500 kW 135 deg English
1500-1600 13660 WER 500 kW 150 deg English
1600-1700 11635 WER 500 kW 150 deg Amharic
1700-1800 11635 WER 500 kW 150 deg Swahili
1800-1900 9435 WER 500 kW 150 deg English

to North Africa
1700-1800 11685 WER 100 kW 180 deg Arabic
1800-1900 9845 NAU 500 kW 160 deg Arabic
1900-2000 9500 WER 500 kW 150 deg Arabic
2000-2100 9465 WER 500 kW 150 deg Arabic
2100-2200 5970 WER 500 kW 150 deg Arabic

to Central Africa
1600-1700 15325 WER 500 kW 165 deg English
1800-1900 11665 NAU 500 kW 165 deg English

to West and Central Africa
1900-2200 9480 NAU 500 kW 180 deg English
2200-2300 7305 WER 500 kW 180 deg English
1900-2000 9770 NAU 500 kW 180 deg French
2000-2100 9595 WER 500 kW 180 deg French
2100-2200 7305 WER 500 kW 180 deg French

to North and West Africa
2000-2100 9670 WER 125 kW 195 deg French
2200-2300 6010 WER 500 kW 195 deg French

to West Africa
1900-2000 9695 WER 500 kW 210 deg French
2000-2200 9610 WER 500 kW 210 deg Arabic
2200-2300 5960 WER 500 kW 210 deg Arabic
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Feb 19)
(Source: R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Feb 19/ DX Mix News #508 2 Feb. 08 via wb, Germany & Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India

BBS Bhutan introduces online radio service

The Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS), the country’s national broadcaster, has launched an online radio service. BBS Radio introduced the Internet service on Thursday to mark the 28th birthday of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.The online service is available for 15 hours a day, from 0000-1500 UTC. It can be accessed via the BBS website: http://www.bbs.com.bt/ .

Launched in 1973, BBS Radio broadcasts on FM in the national language, Dzongkha, as well as Sharchop, Lhotsham and English. Its shortwave service can be heard as far afield as Europe and New Zealand.

BBS also runs a television service, introduced in 1999, which broadcasts for four hours daily in Dzongkha and English in the capital, Thimphu. It reaches other urban areas through cable services.
(Source: Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union via Ron Howard)

Log
1200 – 0300 GMT? The BBS schedule online is 0600 to 2020, which is thelocal time in Thimphu (0000 – 1420 UT). Listening to their audiostreaming after 0915 UT, they went into their call in show after thenews, corresponding to their Feb 24 schedule (1515 Thimphu time).Nice! (Ron Howard-CA)

I believe they are actually scheduled for sign-off at 1500UT, so they should be available online from 0000-1500 UT.

An update from Ron Howard:
Hi Ron,
Thanks for your e-mail. You're absolutely correct - BBS Radio's audio streaming is available from 0000 to 1500 GMT. I stupidly miscalculated that Thimpu was six hours behind GMT instead of six hours ahead. I'll correct the story on our website.

Thanks a million for spotting the error and letting me know about it.
Best wishes
Alan [Williams]
Managing Editor, Asiavision
Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union
Kuala Lumpur