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Apsua Radio was noted with sign-on at 1700 UT on MW 1350 kHz only and not on 9495 or 9535 kHz with program in Vernacular on Sept 12&13 and not from 1800 or 1900 UT as it was earlier. According to the announcement in Russian (in other broadcast times) they are using Moscow time as local time now or UTC+4 hrs. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 13)
Abkhazia Radio SW Sukhumi 9494.75 / 9495.55 kHz.PR: E-Mail QSL report of Apsua radio in Russian language UTF-8 code via Patrick Robic-AUT. Apsua Radio war um [Sat/Sun noon only? wb.] 1115 UT auf 9494.76 kHz mit Popmusik, ID, Ansage von Adresse und E-mail, sowie der Nennung einiger Namen von Hoerern, zu empfangen. SINPO: 24432.
Translated from German to English for the following info:
"We bc on MW, SW & FM in Abkhazian and Russian languages. In the future we are planning to start an info block in English due to the big interest to our rogram. We are on the air daily seven time, sign-on at 0600 with national anthem and close down at 0900. Later from 1100 for our diaspora in Turkey, Syria (here is absent the word "also" - R.P.) at 1500, at 1800, at 2100, soon will be from 0000 (midnight)".
In previous months I already anounced same text for the English broadcast which info I heard on their radio. Let we know the news in Russian at 1100 UT on Sat & Sun are of Russian troops head quart.
The schedule above is of FM outlet in Sukhumi. In our summer on MW they are heard only at 0330 UT ( \\ 9495, and 9535 latter under REE) and from 1800 UT only on MW 1350 kHz but it is coordinating with Armenia MW when sw/on from 864 to 1350 of TWR. Are you sure that on 1350 kHz there are 2 txs too nearly please?
By the way in the agreement between Russian Federation and Georgia in 1991 is written that in Georgia are also Autonom. Reps of Abkhazia and Adjaria and District of Southern Osetia. I think one of the main human points are the documents signed by ... authorities. We have to read the rules and documents before the emotions.
73s, Rumen.
Once again the schedule of Apsua Radio:
0330-0345 Mon-Sat in Ru, 0345 Mon-Sat in Abkh, 0400-0500 Mon-Sat in Abkh
and Ru, Sun 0400-0430 in Ru all on 9495, 9535, 1350 kHz.
0730-0800 in Abkh 0800-0810 in Russian Mon-Fri on 9495 and 9535 (MW are not heard here to check it).
1100-1125 Mon-Fri in Abkh & Russian, Sat & Sun in Russian (of Russian troops) on 9495.
1400-1500var Mon-Sat in Abkh & Russian, 1400-1430 Sat & Sun in Russian (it is repeated program from 0400 and 1100) on 9495 and 1350.
1800-1815 on 1350 maybe daily in Abkh (reported on Sat).
Since the beginning of the events on Caucasus no increased bc times of Apsua Radio were mentioned just till Sept 13th, when I was in the village. Observations made thanks to the Sony ICF2001D and thanks to Wolfgang Bueschel !(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 12)
On Sunday Sept 14th morning 4-8 UT no signal on 9495 kHz noted here in Germany, not even a tiny carrier. Back around 1430 UT today, when checked on 9494.75 kHz.
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9494.8 C+LSB Abkhaz Radio at 0747 UT with classic music, operas with short voice ins as descriptions, before the music item at 0800 UT with news signal 14431.
(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc Aug 5)
9495 Abkhaz Radio at 1447 UT with classical music. Tuned in again on 1454 UT but signed off.(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc July 28)
Re Abkhaz Radio:
I was in the village on 14-16 September [some 60 kilometers north of Sofia capital, wb.]. When I arrived there at 1530 UTC I sw/on the Sony ICF2001D, thanks to Wolfgang I say always it, I checked 9495 and MW 1350 kHz and they were in \\ with own program of Abkhaz Radio in Russian language but later at 1555 UT both did absent and later checked at 1700 UT, and at 1800 UT on MW no signals were on 1350 kHz - all it was on Sunday Sept 14th.
On weekdays 15th & 16th observed broadcasts were:
on 9495 and not on 9535, 0400-0600 & 0700-0800 own prgrs in Abkhaz and in Russian and relay Radio Rossii 0600-0700 UT.
No broadcasts 0800-1100 UT, but 1100-1130 UT there were programs with news in
Abkha & Russian.
1130-1354 UT no signals on 9495, 9535, and 1350 kHz. And at 1354 UT sign-on on 9495 and 1350 kHz.
On 15th September at 1400-1500 UT Abkhaz Radio, 1500-1559 Musical (pop mx) prgr of some other station they said the name maybe "Vesti FM" in Ru at 1559 UT and switched on Radio Rossii program ( \\ 9480) and close down at 1600 UT.
Some details: on Sept 15th 0530-0600 musical biography of French singer Edith Piaff and her songs "Padam, Padam, Padam" etc, at 1118 UT press- conference of Russian FM Lavrov in Sukhumi, but for me was very unusual to hear so called "HF Relay Sounds" (it is like wind sounds) before the beginning of the program at 1354 UT (pse see above) followed by so called "telephone sound" (same as on feeders for example) of their prgrs. So it is sure the SW tx is not located in Sukhumi because at the same time on MWs there was a music - instrumental version of the song "Alone Again Naturally". Later at 1433 UT only on 9495 sign-on a noise like from DRM or it was jammer?(Rumen Pankov-Northern Bulgaria, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 16)
(Source: WWDXC Top News/BC DX #878, wb, Germany)
