Halloween Tricks and QSL Treats

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Tis the Season ... Of the Witch
Touted as broadcasting from Salem, Massachusetts, Witch City Radio was heard throughout the eastern seaboard, that fateful Halloween night 1993. Scores of others have joined Witch City and you can bet that pirate radio operators are planning this years Halloween broadcast. With this years holiday on Saturday, the ghouls will be haunting the airwaves once again.

The volume of pirate broadcast increases substantially on Halloween and is one of the more popular radio events for pirate fans and operators. Radio activity varies from those that reactivate their station for an annual broadcast, to stations that opt for special programming.

Unfortunately for fans, pirate stations do not adhere to a set broadcasting schedule. Almost all North American pirates are heard on 6925 (AM or USB), plus or minus 30 to 40 kHz. Broadcast hours can be at any time, however the majority of North American pirates operate between 2000-0400 UTC. Pre-Halloween shows are popular too, so begin checking the weekend of the 23-24, as well as Friday the 30th of October.

Various pirates scattered throughout Europe broadcast special Halloween programming, though not on the same scale as the US operators. European activity is best heard in North America from 2100-0200 so begin as early as Friday afternoon on the 30th. Most can be found on 3900-4025 and 5803-7490 upper or lower sideband. Check too on the weekends between 1300-1800 on 15055-15080 kHz. Operators present a variety of programming, usually with a mix of techno, pop, rap, rock or German schlager music.

Most pirates in the U.S. and Europe use mail drops to handle their mail. Letters to the drop are received by a “go-between,” who forwards the letter to the station operator. This method eliminates any trace of where the station is located.

As postal rates increase, a growing number of stations are using email for electronic QSLing. A few stations offer either drop or an email option. Usually the station will include their email address or postal drop announcement during the broadcast. This month’s Email Contact List comprises active stations using email correspondence. Some stations prefer bulletin logs or internet web site reports.

The best method for submitting your pirate logs for a verification, is the Free Radio Weekly electronic newsletter. Produced weekly, FRW is devoted to the hobby of pirate listening. Editors alternate duties and distribute the electronic newsletter free to those who contribute. Newsletters focus on logs of the previous week, station news and of course QSLing. To request a sample or contribute to the FRW, send your email to freeradioweekly@gmail.com For additional pirate news, programming, and the Pirates Week Podcast link, Radnar Daneskjold runs the Shortwave Pirate Info website at www.piratesweek.info/ . Programming is biweekly and covers general pirate news.

Some pirate operators also verify by regularly scanning the logs posted on the Free Radio Network website at http://www.frn.net/ for potential QSLing, so be sure to include please QSL in your post. The site includes a Pirate Radio Photos & QSLs photo link of nearly 20 years from unlicensed stations.

Pirate operators may release special QSL cards for their Halloween broadcast. Former broadcaster He-Man Radio, broadcasting in upper sideband as “the manliest of modes,” pictured He-Man lifting an oversized pumpkin on his shoulders. Tommy Pickles from Radio Halloween graced his veries with tombstones and bats, and a photo of a lighted jack-o-lantern.

Fans can only speculate on who will grace the airwaves this year. Will Voice of the Purple Pumpkin or Voice of Halloween revive their shows ? Maybe Ann Hoffer Radio will revive last years Werewolves of London or the Door’s People are Strange on 6925AM around 2200 UTC.

Tis the season ...of the Witch

Email Contact List
USA
Balls to the Wall Radio ballstothewall@gmail.com
Barnyard Radio barnyardradio@gmail.com
Blind Faith Radio blindfaithtadio@yahoo.com
Blue Ridge Radio blueridgeradio@gmail.com
Calling Marco Radio callingmarcoradio@gmail.com
Captain Morgan Shortwave captainmorganshortwave@gmail.com
Channel Z Radio channelzradio@gmail.com
Crystal Ship tcsshortwave@yahoo.com
Dead Cat Radio cattus.mortuus@gmail.com
Derby Radio derbyradioshortwave@yahoo.com
Grasscutter Radio grasscutterradio@yahoo.com
Grey Rhino Radio greyrhinoradio@gmail.com
Gypsy Radio piratepolka@gmail.com
Ironman Radio ironmanradio@hotmail.com
KUSA kusanorthamerica@gmail.com
Liquid Radio via Radio Jamba International wwrbfm@gmail.com
MAC Shortwave macshortwave@yahoo.com
Northwoods Radio northwoodsradio@yahoo
Over the Horizon Radio orthradio@gmail.com
Radio Casablanca rcasablanca1@gmail.com
Radio Cinco de Mayo radiocincodemayo@yahoo.com
Radio Dismuke radio@dismuke.org
Radio Free Euphoria captainganja@pot.com
Radio Ga Ga rgaga@gmail.com popeonthepoint@gmail.com
Radio is My Friend cherokeemental@yahoo.com
Radio Josephine radiojosephine@gmail.com
Radio Marlene radiomarlene@gmail.com
Radio Mushroom radiomushroom@gmail.com
Radio Pigmeat International pigmeat_voab@yahoo.com
Red Rhino Radio redrhino@gmail.com
Roll Out the Barrel piratepolka@gmail.com
Somebody’s Gotta Say It Radio somebodyradio@gmail.com
Sunshine Radio grasscutterradio@yahoo.com
Sycko Radio syckoradio@yahoo.com
The Hole kahn@whoever.com
The Voice of the Purple Pumpkin wdvlsw@netscape.net
Thinking Man Radio thinkingmanradio@gmail.com
Undercover Radio undercoverradio@gmail.com
Voice of Captain Ron captainronswr@yahoo.com
Voice of KAOS voiceofkaos@gmail.com
Voice of the Beast voiceofthebeast@gmail.com
Voice of Honor voiceofhonor@gmail.com
Voice of the New World Order vonwoun@yahoo.com
Voice of the Robots voiceoftherobots@gmail.com
WBMR Black Mountain Radio wbmrradio@hotmail.com
WBNY Radio Bunny wbnyradiobunny@gmail.com rodentrevolutionhq@yahoo.com
WEAK Radio weakradio@gmail.com
WQAAZ wqaaz@gmail.com
YRTK Your Right to Know Radio yrtkradio@gmail.com
Yellow Rhino Radio yellowrhinoradio@gmail.com

Europe
Though not a complete list of all European pirates, the following contacts represent a sampling of stations monitored recently.
Antonio Radio antonioradio@hotmail.com
Bogus Radio differentradio@yahoo.co.uk
Britain Radio International britainradio@hotmail.com
Cactus Jack Radio cactusjackradio@hotmail.com
DRP Radio drpradio@aol.com
Electric Blues Radio electricbluesradio@hotmail.com
Laser Hot Hits hothits@radiolink.net
Misty Radio misty.shortwave@gmail.com
Mustang Radio mustangradio@live.nl
Mystery Radio radio6220@hotmail.com
Playback International playbackinternational@gmail.com
Radio Albatross radioalbatross@hotmail.com
Radio Alice radioalice@hotmail.com
Radio Borderhunter borderhunterradio@hotmail.com
Radio Contact radiocontact@gmail.com
Radio Halloween halloweenradio@gmx.net

Radio Mistletoe radiomistletoe@live.com
Radio Shadowman radioshadowman@hotmail.com
Shortwave Cowboy webmaster@radiopcn.nl
Spider Radio spider.sw@hotmail.com
WNKR Western Kent Radio wnkrsw@gmail.com

Pirate Mail Drops
Basel
Box 510
CH-4010 Basel
Switzerland

Belfast
P.O. Box 1
Belfast, NY 14711 USA

BRS/ Blue Ridge Summit
P.O. Box 109
Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17214 USA

Eisenach
SRS Deutschland
(station name)
Postfach 10 11 45
DE-99801 Eisenach
Germany

Herten
P.O. Box 2702
6049ZG Herten
Netherlands

Merlin
Box 293
Merlin, Ontario NOP 1W0
Canada

Neede
P.O. Box 73
Netherlands

Santiago
Casilla 159
Santiago 14
Chile

Stoneham
P.O. Box 146
Stoneham, MA 02180 USA

Ytterby
c/o SRS News
Ostra Porten 29
S-442 54 Ytterby
Sweden
(Monitoring Times/Oct. 2009 Gayle Van Horn, QSL Report)

http://www.monitoringtimes.com/

Radio Netherlands Program Guide, Oct.-31-Nov. 6

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

SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER
*** The State We're In ***

With another election looming in Afghanistan, we speak to Mir Mahdavi who as editor of a newspaper was accused of insulting Islam and nearly executed - with President Karzai's approval. We also look at the right to a dignified old age: American retirees moving to Mexico, Japanese villages populated by the elderly and the fragile position of widows in India.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.00 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.00 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
00.30 Europe
05.00 North America
14.00 Europe
23.00 North America and CBC

*** Network Europe Week ***

A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe. If you missed any editions of Network Europe satisfy your needs with this digest of the programme's top stories.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.30 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
04.00 Africa and Asia
13.00 North America
17.00 Europe
22.00 Asia

*** Network Europe Extra ***

Arts and Culture brought to you each Sunday from Europe's widest partnership of international broadcasters.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1505 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0300 North America
1200 North America
1500 Europe

SUNDAY 1 NOVEMBER
*** Network Europe Extra ***

Arts and Culture brought to you each Sunday from Europe's widest partnership of international broadcasters.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
1800 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
1900 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
0500 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1430 Europe
1700 Europe
2200 Asia

*** Radio Books (primary program) ***

'Forever, or The Love of Narcissus Flycatcher - by Josse De Pauwe Flemish actor, director and writer Josse De Pauw is most known for his work in theatre and film. He has won numerous awards for both his acting and his writing. He takes a cinematic approach to his Radio Books story in which a man collapses and is helped by his Japanese neighbour. Their relationship grows until she leaves for Japan and he finds himself missing her more than he anticipated.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.30 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.30 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
19.30 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
00.30 Europe
05.30 North America
10.30 Africa and Asia
14.40 Europe

MONDAY 2 NOVEMBER
*** Curious Orange (primary program) ***

Paul Anstiss is your guide to modern-day Holland.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.30 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.30 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.30 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
00.30 Europe
13.00 North America
14.30 Europe
22.10 Asia
23.10 North America and CBC

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC

*** Network Europe ***

A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe

*** Euro Hit 40 ***

Europe's No.1 Chart Show.

Broadcast times on WRN
05.20 North America

*** Classic Dox ***

'Cycling with Frits'

Producer David Swatling discovered a cassette tape made for him years ago by Dutch friend and photographer Frits de Ridder. A musical bicycle journey to the Amsterdam countryside turns into an audio meditation on art and photography, AIDS and activism, and most of all - friendship.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720

Broadcast times on WRN
13.20 North America

*** European Jazz Stage/ World Music ***

Home-grown jazz this week. Francien van Tuinen's band Múzyka plays arrangements inspired by classical works of Ravel, Schumann and Debussy. We also recorded a set by trumpeter Eric Vloeimans' trio Fugimundi. All of that, on the European Jazz Stage with Daniel Frankl.

*** Live! at the Concertgebouw ***

Live! at the Concertgebouw 2008

The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra is performing Mozart's Symphony No 41 in C major 'Jupiter', no less than two Strawinsky's symphonies, and Bartók's concerto for orchestra. The concert is hosted by Hans Haffmans and Cynthia Wilson.

TUESDAY 3 NOVEMBER
*** Network Europe ***

A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe

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

An unusual solo instrument this week, the ondes martenot played by Cynthia Millar, in Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony. There's also a chance to hear some vintage recordings of Bernard Haitink conducting the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in works by Roussel, Honegger and Poulenc. Your host is Hans Haffmans.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.30 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.15 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.15 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.15 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
04.00 Africa and Asia
10.30 Africa and Asia
14.15 Europe

*** Live! at the Concertgebouw ***

Live! at the Concertgebouw 2009

An unusual solo instrument this week, the ondes martenot played by Cynthia Millar, in Messiaen's 'Turangalila Symphony'. There's also a chance to hear some vintage recordings of Bernard Haitink conducting the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in works by Roussel, Honegger and Poulenc. Your host is Hans Haffmans.

*** Commonwealth Story ***

A selection of winning stories chosen from the large number of entries for the 2009 Commonwealth Short Story Competition. This week's story by the regional winner for Asia, Manasi Subramaniam (India) is 'Debbie's Call' - Angry exchanges in a call centre.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.50 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720

Broadcast times on WRN
00.50 Europe
04.25 Africa and Asia
10.50 Africa and Asia
22.50 Asia
23.50 North America and CBC

*** Classic Dox ***

'Short Circuit'

Producer Michele Ernsting explores the neurological condition of synaesthesia - which literally means 'a crossing of the senses'. When she hears words, she sees colours. To better understand her condition, she talks with experts as well as two artists who use their work to translate the complex landscapes of their minds.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.30 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC

WEDNESDAY 4 NOVEMBER
*** Network Europe ***

A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe

*** Reloaded (primary program) ***

Another selection of this week's programme highlights presented by Mindy Ran.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
18.15 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.15 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
14.15 Europe
22.10 Asia

*** Classic Dox ***

'Family Mystery, Family Myths'

Producer Jonathan Groubert travels from Holland to the United States, England and Poland in search of the truth behind his family's emigration from Europe to America at the turn of the twentieth century. He discovers some unexpected truths behind the family myths he grew up hearing.

*** Newsline ***

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC

THURSDAY 5 NOVEMBER
*** Network Europe ***

A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe

*** Earthbeat (primary program) ***

Dry Freedom! Clothes driers account for a huge amount of the energy we consume each year. A greener and cheaper alternative is to hang things out to dry, but in many parts of the world this is illegal. As the eco-aware square up against those more concerned about property prices (clothes lines make the neighbourhood look 'messier'), Earth Beat speaks to the director of the film 'Drying for Freedom'. Who knew washing lines would become battle lines?

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.30 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.35 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.15 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
04.00 Africa and Asia
05.10 North America
10.00 Africa and Asia
13.00 North America
14.00 Europe
17.30 Europe
22.10 Asia
23.10 North America and CBC

*** Classic Dox ***

'Ode to Josephine'

Producer Dheera Sujan takes a personal journey back to her childhood in India with her 'memories of a parallel mother'. Josephine Fernandez was her ayah(nanny) and as she shares the smells, sounds and tastes of childhood with her sister, she also hunts for a fish curry recipe to help pass the memories on to her own daughter.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
15.15 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC

FRIDAY 6 NOVEMBER

*** Network Europe ***

A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe

*** Bridges with Africa (primary program) ***

We're giving the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and are linking up with stations in Africa. The show goes beyond the clichés of starving children and war-ridden countries and seeks to bring you genuine voices from a vibrant continent.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.30 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.15 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.15 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
05.10 North America
10.00 Africa and Asia
13.00 North America
17.30 Europe
22.10 Asia
23.10 North America and CBC

*** Classic Dox ***

'The Girl at the Window'

Producer Anna Yeadell searches for the artist of a painting which hangs on her wall. She has admired it since she first saw it in her grandparents' house. Her quest leads her to Germany and a poignant meeting with 90-year-old artist Ursula Pusch-Wennrich who has her own remarkable story to tell.

*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC
(R Netherlands)

Update on Radio Saint Helena annual broadcast

11092.5 USB. Radio St. Helena Day 2009 (RSD) will be on Saturday Nov 14 as usual.

The "Party On-The-Air" will have the following schedule for various target areas:

All times UTC

2000 – 2100 India / Southeast Asia
2100 – 2200 Japan / Asia
2200 – 2330 Europe
2330 – 0100 North America / Central America / Caribbean

The special e-mail address only for this year for RSD 2009 will be: Radio.Announcements4669@msn.com . This is an easy way to contact RSH during the RSD 2009 broadcasts.

To get a QSL from Radio St. Helena, you must send a written and verifiable reception report by AIRMAIL and include sufficient return postage. E-mail-reports will be not be verified.

Recordings will not be returned. In EURO-countries, please send a 5-Euro banknote. Otherwise, please send 3 or more US dollar banknotes to cover the required return postage to:

Radio St. Helena

P.O. Box 93

Jamestown , St. Helena, STHL 1ZZ, South Atlantic Ocean
via AIRMAIL
via United Kingdom and Ascension

The last two lines of the above address are very important and should be written as shown. Be sure to use sufficient postage on your letter to RSH. Ask at your local post office for the correct AIRMAIL postage for your letter to go all the way to St. Helena. (Kipp and Walters)
(DSWCI/DX Window 388 via Anker Petersen)

Voice of Russia expands to cell phone format

Radio Voice of Russia Starts Broadcasting in Cell Phone Format

As of Oct 13, Radio Voice of Russia’s broadcasting will be available for owners of cellular phones. Voice of Russia Chairman Andrei Bystritsky explained that the Mobile Voice of Russia project made it possible to listen to VOR broadcasting in any part of the world with good-quality mobile re-translators.

This project shows, Bystritsky stressed, that a state-of-the-art and professional service, Russia’s foreign-language broadcasting is now able to give a relevant content to its listeners in all necessary formats in terms of the development of wireless technologies. The Mobile Voice of Russia project is mainly designed for those living in countries which have a sophisticated telecommunication network – something that will help them swiftly get relevant information about the latest developments in Russia and beyond.

Right now, the Mobile Voice of Russia-related programs in 17 languages are available for owners of smart phones which have the Windows Mobile operating system. The smart phone owners should first visit VOR’s website at http://www.ruvr.ru/ and download special software which is needed to listen to the VOR’s mobile broadcasting. The software is distributed on a free-of-charge basis.

The beginning of next year will see more mobile gadgets and relevant operating systems used by listeners to listen to the Mobile Voice of Russia, which plans to start broadcasting in 39 languages before the end of 2010. Russia’s state-run broadcasting company Voice of Russia is founded in 1929 and daily broadcasts in 39 languages to 53 countries with the help of various transmitters, including those in digital format. The Voice of Russia’s official website is http://www.ruvr.ru/ . (Hein, Oct 15)
(DSWCI/DX Window 388 via Anker Petersen)

A closer look at Radio Nepal

5005.03, Radio Nepal, Khumaltar (tentative) 0040-0050 UTC, Oct 24, faint vernacular talk, weak modulation, SINPO 15111. (Petersen)

It is already proven that the radio broadcasting is only one effective mass media, which reaches to people instantly. Because of such difficult terrain of Nepal, satellite radio broadcasting is only the means of media to educate, aware and entertains the People.

Today we are in the verge of a revolution in radio broadcasting since digital radio broadcasting is just around the corner. This new digital broadcasting service will ultimately replace the current AM and FM radio services that have filled the airwaves since the 1920’s for AM and the 60’s for FM. But this will not replace in short time, a lot of work has to take place in terms of technology development. Thus this satellite communication is to establish multi-channel radio broadcast network for terrestrial broadcast the means of Studio to transmitter link now later on it has aimed to establish direct satellite broadcast.

The regional station as well as the fill in station of Radio Nepal spread throughout the country are required to relay corresponding programs and news services which originated at the central studio i.e. Kathmandu.Thus to establish studio to transmitter link using satellite communication without any degradation of signal quality. This information includes the over view of system requirement for multi-channel digital radio broadcasting for Radio Nepal to rebroadcast by the relay station in their belonging regional language from the central studio i.e. Singhadarbar. As well as this is very much easy way to reduce the number of staff in the regional station as well as the effective means of media since aired in their own local language.

A brief History and Current Infrastructure of Radio Broadcast in Radio Nepal
The history of Radio Broadcast with the establishment of Radio Nepal on 1st April 1951 with 250Watt transmitter. Initially transmission was about 4.5 hours per day. Over the 43 years transmission Radio Nepal has strength its capacity technically as well as diversified itself in terms of programmed format. It is proved that radio broadcasting is the cheapest and quickest means of mass communication in Nepal and also has proved to be a very effective medium in disseminating information, educating and entertaining the people.

Radio Nepal air’s programs on AM - Short Wave and Medium Wave as well as on FM fill in stations where its signal is low. Radio Nepal transmits 18 hours everyday, which includes 2.15 hours of regional broadcasts 09.45 to 11.00 o’clock in the morning and 16:00 to 18:00 o’clock in the evening. Radio Nepal broadcast news and other awareness oriented programs in 20 different languages.

Radio Nepal transmits on MW frequency from each regional station (648 kHz (ER), 792 and 1143 kHz (MR), 684 kHz (WR), 576 kHz (MWR), 810 kHz (FWR)) and on SW (5005 kHz) from Lalitpur to cover whole nation and neighboring country…

Current coverage area of Radio Nepal is about 85% of total population and 70% of land approximately.

Regional Radio Stations:
No. Location Freq.(kHz) Mode Power Main/Standby On Airtime Region

1 Lalitpur* 5005/3232 SW 100 kW/100 kW 18 hr. Central * SW for National coverage
2 Kathmandu 792 MW 100 kW/10 kW 18 hr. Central
3 Kathmandu 100 MHz FM 1 kW/300 W 18 hr. Central
4 Dharan 648 MW 100 kW/10 kW 18 hr. Eastern
5 Bardibas 1143 MW 10 kW 18 hr. Eastern
6 Pokhara 684 MW 100 kW/10 kW 18 hr. Western
7 Surhket 576 MW 100 kW/10 kW 18 hr. Mid Western
8 Dipayal 810 MW 100 kW/10 kW 18 hr. Far Western…

After the restoration of democracy on 1990, government policy has opened the license for low power FM community as well as commercial transmission. And currently it is about more than 200 FM stations…

Radio Nepal has to broadcast via satellite six different programs, five for regional stations and one for national broadcasting station. The regional stations as well as corresponding fill in stations receive their corresponding programs and rebroadcast it.

All the regional broadcasting stations as well as their satellite FM fill in stations receives their corresponding programs from the central Studio Singhadarbar, Katmandu. (Excerpts from an article written by Krishna Chandra Paudel, Deputy Director, Regional Broadcasting Centre, Pokhara published in "Jhankar" Bi-annual newsletter of Radio Nepal, via Gupta, Oct 14)
(DSWCI/DX Window 388 via Anker Petersen)

Radio Damascus - B09 multilingual schedule

Dear radio friends

The times and frequencies of Radio Damascus for the Broadcasting Season B09 are as follows :

All times UTC frequencies/kHz

1600-1700 Turkish daily 9.330/ 12.085 and satellite
1700-1800 Russian daily 9.330/ 12.085 and satellite
1800-1900 German daily 9.330/ 12.085 and satellite
1900-2000 Fench daily 9.330/ 12.085 and satellite
2000-2100 English daily on satellite
2100-2200 English daily 9.330/ 12.085 and satellite
2200-2300 Spanish daily 9.330/ 12.085 and satellite

Note : Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties, the shortwave transmitters are irregular on the air. For the moment only 12.085 kHz is on the air. If you can't hear Radio Damascus on 12.085 Khz please try 9.330.

Satellite
Hot Bird at 13.0°E : 12380 MHz
Nilesat at 7.0°W : 11823 MHz
Badr / Arabsat at 26.0°E : 12054 MHz
Asiasat 2 at 100.5° E : 3820 MHz

Shortwave
9.330 / 31 meter band and 12.085 / 25 meter band

Or you can download the audio recording of the daily program on the internet at the following direct links at: www.syriaonline.sy/radio.php

Radio Damascus' English, Spanish and German program are now also available as a podcast :
http://radiodamascusenglish.podomatic.com/ (English program)
http://aquidamasco.podomatic.com/ (Spanish program)
http://radio700.eu/podcasts/damaskus/damaskus.xml (German program)

You can add the Radio Damascus' podcasts to your podcasts in Apple's Itunes and take it with you on your Ipod or other media player as an MP3 file.

The Radio Damascus staff does highly value when you write to them with your commentaries about the programs or reception reports about the transmissions and you will get in return a nice postcard to confirm the reception (QSL-card) and a program schedule.

Correspondence address:
Radio Damascus
P.O. Box 4702
Damascus
Syrian Arab Republic
(Kris Jensen, Belgium/HCDX)

Blog Logs - Clandestine activity

from the pages of the latest DX Window - a nice selection of clannys being heard

All times UTC // parallel frequency *sign-on *sign-off
all frequencies/kHz

3912, Voice of the People, via South Korea, 1200, Oct 22, Korean, possibly with news. Poor-fair but improving to good by 1220, // 6518 a trace, 6600 poor. (Sellers)

3955, Radio Dialogue (ex Zimbabwe Community Radio), via Meyerton, 100 kW, scheduled B09: 1755-1855 towards Zimbabwe in English. (SENTECH via Gupta, Oct 24)

4880, SWR Africa, via Meyerton, 1828, Oct 10, talks in English S9 !! SINPO 43333. (Liangas)

6297.8, RASD, Rabouni, Algeria, 1832, Oct 10, talks in Arabic, 45233 (local QRN at S5 !!!). (Liangas)

6348, Echo of Hope, via South Korea (tent.), 1344, Oct 22, talk in probable Korean. Poor with possibly jamming. (Sellers)

7530, Ginbot 7, 1700-1730, Tu/Th/Sa, Amharic to Africa, ex 7485 // 9610. Broker TDP. (Gupta)

9605, Voice of Asena, 1730-1800, Mo/We/Fr, Tigrinya to Africa, ex 9610. Broker TDP. (Gupta)

9605, Radio Bilal, 1730-1830, Su, Amharic to Africa, ex 9610. Broker TDP. (Gupta). Cf. 17775. (Ed)

9610, Radio Xoriyo Ogadenia, 1700-1730, Mo/Fr, Somali to Africa, ex 9820. Broker TDP. (Gupta)

9895, Radio Voice of the People, via Meyerton, *0400-0421 Oct 24, ID, opening ann, news in local language, ID and frequency ann at 0415, fair. (D'Angelo)

11760, Suab Xaa Moo Zoo, 2230-2300, daily in Hmong to Asia. Broker TDP. (Gupta)

15195, EOTC, Holy Synod Radio, Mo 1600-1700, Amharic to Africa. Broker TDP. (Gupta)

15260, Moj Them Radio, 0130-0200, Mo/We/Fr, Hmong to Asia. New time. Broker TDP. (Gupta)

15650, Miraya 101 FM, via Rimavska Sobota, *1500-1530, Oct 11, 17, 24 and 25. Five pips to 1501:09, then "Miraya FM" ID, a time check tor 6 PM, then English news, many Sudan datelines, other ID as “101 Miraya FM”, talks in Arabic at 1511-1530. Mentioned http://www.mirayafm.org/ website. Good signal, but over/under co-channel Voice of Greece. (Alexander in Dxplorer, D'Angelo, Fransson, and Wilkins in Dxplorer)

17775, Radio Bilal, via Samara, Russia (250 kW, 188 degrees), 1730-1800 Su, new frequency in Amharic towards East Africa, ex 1700-1800 on 15350. Broker TDP. (Ivanov, via BC-DX and Jaisakhtival, Oct 16). Cf. 9605. (Ed)

21525, Addis Dimts Radio, via Samara, Russia (250 kW, 188 degrees), 1200-1300, Su, Amharic to East Africa, new station from Oct 11. Broker TDP. (Ivanov, via BC-DX and Jaisakhtival, Oct 16, and Gupta)
(DSWCI/DX Window 388 via Anker Petersen)

Blog Logs

a glimpse of what hobbyist are logging on shortwave

All times UTC // parallel frequency *sign-on sign-off*

English unless otherwise indicated

Australia
9580, Radio Australia (Shepperton). 0926-0943. Australia Talks program with listener ring ins concerning calling in sick and absenteeism. Signal very good, // 9590 Poor. (Joe Wood, TN).

Bolivia
3309.95, Radio Mosoj Chaski, 0937-1000. Male's brief Spanish comments. Music to announcer's chat. Signal fading in/out and noted at a poor level. (Chuck Bolland, FL)

6075, Radio Causachun Coca, 1015-1030. Station's very weak signal, and here while the signal drops out periodically to nil then fades back in. One thing about this band regardless of the frequency, there's always enough splatter to interfere with the target's reception. At 1019, a female joined the conversation. Station's signal remained at a poor level.(Chuck Bolland, FL)

6155.20, Radio Fides, 1005-1015. Spanish newscast with focus on place names, to music at 1008. Canned promos and station ID. For the first few minutes of this logging, the signal was at a fair level although if had some splatter interfering with it. The signal was surprisingly audible this morning eventhough there was fading and splatter. (Chuck Bolland, FL).

6134.82, Radio Santa Cruz, 1011-1020. Noted a male and female's Spanish program comments. Signal very poor with splatter. (Chuck Bolland, FL)

Brazil
5045, Radio Cultura Ondas Tropicais, (presumed)0955-1005. Music noted to 0957 for Portuguese comments. Fair signal quality. (Chuck Bolland, FL).

5044.99, Radio Cultura do Para, 0450-0520. Mostly continuous Portuguese music of pops/ballads. ID at 0517. Good signal quality. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Canada
6030 CFVP Calgary at 1940. Country music, IDs as “Classic Country AM 10-60”. Frequency carries audio of station CKMX. Fair to good Oct 24 (Harold Sellers, BC, Canada/ODXA)

China
7315, China Radio International at 1713 in English with “News and Reports”, reporting on car safety, //7335 good. Very good signal (Harold Sellers, BC, Canada/ODXA)

7620 Central People’s Broadcasting Station, Beijing, with talk at 1718 in Chinese to Taiwan. Weak signal (Harold Sellers, BC, Canada/ODXA)

Cuba
5025, Radio Rebelde (Habana). 0409-0420. Spanish. Is the revolution dead? I just heard Radio Rebelde playing “Spanish Lullaby” by Madonna aka “The Material Girl.” ID and Spanish cover versions of US pop mx. (Joe Wood, TN).

Djibouti
4780, Radio Djibouti, *0300. Open carrier noted at 0254N. Sign on with national anthem, reciting from the Qur’an. Into assumed Arabic. Signal poor with CODAR interference. Even in the middle of winter, with the best of propagation, I do not often hear this one (Ron Howard, CA/Cumbre DX)

Egypt
6290, Egyptian Radio. (Kafr Silim-Abis). 0332-0339. Arabic service. Traditional Arab music from lady announcer. Poor signal quality. (Joe Wood, TN).

Equatorial Guinea
5005, Radio Nacional Bata (Bata), 0459-0503, Spanish (per schedule). Weak carrier at 0459 followed by national anthem at 0500. Talk at 0503. Very poor signal, just above noise during anthem, and too weak to understand any of talk. Audio was also weak. First log on this frequency in 2009. (Jim Evans, TN)

Ethiopia
6890, Radio Fana, 2035-2045. Horn of Africa music to vernacular talk. Weak but readable. Stronger on // 6110 - but with co-channel QRM. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Euro-pirate
7550.04, Radio Amica, 0430-0450. Euro-pop music. Italian IDs. Fair to good signal. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Guam
5765, AFN, 1032-1045. Steady news and commentary from the radio networks NPR in the USA. Noted signal at fair level with minimal fading. (Chuck Bolland, FL).

Honduras
HRMI (presumed) 0945-1000. Noted steady popular Spanish music at tune in. Signal was fair. (Chuck Bolland, FL).

India/Andaman & Nicobar Island
4700, All India Radio-Port Blair (tentative). Not heard on their normal 4760. This same situation was also observed earlier this year. Heard at 1401, Oct. 21 with subcontinent music; in Hindi. At 1512 switched over to Delhi programming with ads and news in Hindi. Noted that both 4970 (fair-poor) and 5040 (fair) also switched over to Delhi at the usual time of 1512 (Ron Howard, CA/Cumbre DX)

Indonesia
9680, RRI Jakarta, 1043-1108. Regular local music from Indonesia, with WYFR causing interference in French. WYFR goes off the air at 1045, leaving Jakarta in the clear and with a good signal. Program comments at 1047 in Indonesian. Qu'ran recitationa followed for a few minutes. (Chuck Bolland,FL)

3344.96 RRI Ternate(presumed) 1339-1403 Oct 18. Segued vocals with no announcements until 1359, but the announcement was too weak to copy, back to music at 1400. (John (Wilkins, CO)

3976.06 RRI Pontianak 1243-1256. Regional vocals, subcontinental-ish sounding, man ancr hosting. Good signal with amateur radio interference. (John Wilkins, CO)

Kuwait
11630, Radio Kuwait. 2026-2100.* Best reception of this station in several months. Traditional US C&W music with pops mixed in. No announcement breaks between songs. Newscast at 2045-2050, followed by more pop music. Station ID, schedules and station sign-off with national anthem and time signal pips. (Joe Wood, TN)

Laos
6130 Lao National Radio 1358-1412. Lao vocal music to 1412 tuneout. Fair in the band noise. (John Wilkins, CO)

Malaysia
7295, Traxx FM at 1708-1720. Western pop music from late 50s and 60s including Peggy Sue by Buddy Holly and a of couple songs by Connie Francis, no announcer noted. Poor Oct 24 (Harold Sellers, BC, Canada)

Mexico
6010, Radio Mil (Mexico City). 0855-0910. Spanish ID’s at 0900 and 0910. Insipid pop music with male announcer. Signal poor.(Joe Wood, TN)

Myanmar
5985 Radio Myanmar 1329-1333. Usual station interval signal and chimes, followed by talk or news. Good signal punching through the band noise. (John Wilkins, CO)

Nigeria
7255, Voice of Nigeria (Ikorodu), 2135-2150. French. Lively West African pop music with male DJ. Mention of Nigeria and multiple IDs. Very good signal with some fading, signal improving over time. (Jim Evans, TN)

North Korea
2850.02 Pyongyang BC Stn 1319-1335+. Classical instrumental music and Korean operatic vocals. Lady announcer spoke briefly after each segment. Very good signal. (John Wilkins, CO)

Northern Marianas
7280, Tinian Radio Free Asia at 1707 in Mandarin. Easy-listening songs. //7290 7290 not listed in Aoki, EiBi, etc poor. Good Oct 24 (Harold Sellers, BC, Canada)

Papua New Guinea
3334.97 Radio East Sepik 1318-1336. Hotel California tune and other English pops. Lady ammouncer to canned announcement at 1329, mentioned 3335 kilohertz and "?? point 7 FM." More pop and island music followed at 1330. Good signal. (John Wilkins, CO)

Peru
4857.46, Radio La Hora, 2302-2315. Male in steady Spanish comments or news. Could be news since he's mentioned place names in Ecuador and "Ecomonico." Signal was fair to good.(Chuck Bolland, FL)

4890.80, Radio Chota,(presumed) 2323-2335. Spanish comments with female commenting in the background. CODAR noted on top of Chota, so it's difficult to copy the audio. So much noise here. The signal was poor. (Chuck Bolland, FL)

4890.81, Radio Chota, (presumed) 1030-1045. Very faint signal here under CODAR or other type of man made noise. At 1030, brief program comments, followed by music. Could just make out the music as I listen. Announcer at 1035 in Spanish. I tried to notch out the CODAR, but it's impossible. Continued to hear bits and pieces of the signal as time passed. (Chuck Bolland, FL)

4955, Radio Cultural Amauta Huanta, 2340-2359. Two males in Spanish with comments. Mention again of place names from Peru during talking. Also heard the word "...Amauta..." during live comments. Signal was fair. (Chuck Bolland, FL)

Russia
6160, Radio Rossii via Monchegorsk (site per Aoki),0231-0241. Equal strength and mixing with Vancouver (talk show), Newfoundland not heard. In Russian with music program of Jackson, Como, etc.. Noted clearly // 5920 (fair – very nice to hear them here without the interference, 5940 (fair), 7200 (the best of all of them) and 7320 (fair) (Ron Howard, CA/Cumbre DX)

Solomon Islands
5019.97 SIBC 1335-1400. Presumed station with English talk, probably BBCWS but too weak to tell. Time pips at 1400.(John Wilkins, CO)

Venezuela
(tentative) 4939.93, Radio Amazonas, 2330-2345. Tuned in while music in progress. Afterwards a male comments in Spanish. At 2337 back to music. Music sounds like part of the pop charts. Believe I heard "Venezuela" earlier and also a name as "San Martin" later. Signal was fair but a lot of noise.(Chuck Bolland, FL)

Zanzibar/Tanzania
11735, Voice of Tanzania-Zanzibar, 1800-1810. English news. "Voice of Tanzania-Zanzibar" ID at 1805. Into presumed Swahili talk at 1809. Poor signal due to noisy conditions and poor, muffled audio.(Brian Alexander, PA)

Al Jazeera English covers "nouveau cold war story" in Honduras

"I arrived in Honduras one week after ousted president Manuel Zelaya returned to begin his long spell of internal exile in the Brazilian embassy. With my crew from Fault Lines on Al Jazeera English TV, I went straight from the airport to a funeral. A week later, on our last night of filming, we attended another funeral.

The first was for a 24-year-old woman, the second for a 50-year-old schoolteacher, and both active in the resistance to the coup. ... Unsurprisingly, the US mainstream media is not reporting the story of what is really going on in Honduras. The de facto government and its backers invested $400,000 (that we know of) in bipartisan lobbying, and succeeded in implanting a deeply distorted narrative of events--a nouveau cold war story starring Hugo Chávez as puppet master and Zelaya as marionette.

Meanwhile, the voice of the social movement struggling to reform its country's constitution in the second poorest nation in the hemisphere has been all but ignored." Avi Lewis, The Nation 26 Oct., 2009 http://www.thenation.com/doc/20091109/lewis with links to video of AJE's Fault Lines: 100 Days of Resistance. Regardless of what we think about the events in Honduras, the writer's language, at least in this blurb, does not position Al Jazeera English as a dispassionate, objective news source. "About Fault Lines: Looking deeper into the US and its place in the world." AJE website at http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/faultlines/ .
(Kim Elliott)

Shortwave but not quite broadcasting

Shortwave, but not quite broadcasting: America calling Juanita. "Juanita Castro, the younger sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro, worked for the CIA during some crucial years of the Cold War, she says in her new memoir. ... The CIA communicated through a short-wave radio. At an appointed hour daily, if the waltz 'Fascination' aired on the radio, Castro would know that a message would follow. An overture from 'Madame Butterfly' meant that no message was coming, according to the book. A special code was made up of numbers, which Castro would decode with a manual, she wrote." CNN, 27 October 2009. This was from 1961 until she left Cuba for the United States in 1964.
(Kim Elliott)

Castro's sister: She helped CIA against Cuban leaders
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/27/castro.sister.cia/

West Africa Democracy Radio carried on Eurobird 1

Ray Woodward reports: “This station is currently being carried via WRN capacity @ 28.5 east (Eurobird 1) 11.390 GHz Hor SR:27500 FEC:2/3 on the channel label ‘MOS Radio’.”

West Africa Democracy Radio (WADR) describes itself as “a trans-territorial radio station set up to facilitate the exchange of development information between and among countries of West Africa, including Mauritania, Chad and Cameroon. In the station’s first phase, it targeted mainly the Mano River Union (MRU) countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.”

The station used to broadcast on shortwave, but is now on FM 94.9 in Dakar, plus satellite and Internet. Broadcasts in French and English are at 0700-2000 UTC according to the website at http://www.wadr.org/news/news.php?id=2
(R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Radio Nepal appoints new Executive Director

A veteran broadcaster, Tapa Nath Shukla, has been appointed Executive Director of Radio Nepal. Mr Shukla, who joins from the Ministry of Information and Communications, is a former head of both Radio Nepal and Nepal Television. His appointment was announced after a cabinet meeting in Kathmandu. He succeeds Ram Sharan Karki, who has been Radio Nepal’s Executive Director for nearly three years.

Radio Nepal was established in 1951 and broadcasts on shortwave, mediumwave and FM, as well as online at www.radionepal.org. In recent years it has been seeking to move from a state-run station to a public service broadcaster in the face of stiff competition from many commercial radio stations.
(Source: Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

Solar Terrestrial Activity Report
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NZ4O Daily Solar Space Weather & Geomagnetic Data Archive:
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NZ4O 160 Meter Radio Propagation Theory Notes:
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Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2009 Oct 27 2121 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC web contact: www.swpc.noaa.gov/weekly.html
#
# Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
#
Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
19 - 25 October 2009

Solar activity was very low to low. The week began with a spotless disk void of activity. However, new Region 1029 (N15, L=211, class/area Dsi/130 on 25 October) emerged on the disk on 23 October and produced numerous B-flares on 24-25 October as well as a C-flare
at 25/0226 UTC. The group showed steady growth that was continuing at the end of the highlights interval. In addition, Region 1028 (N27, L=206, class/area Axx/10 on 23 October) emerged on 20 October, decayed to plage on 21 October, re-emerged with one spot on 23
October, and then decayed to plage for the remainder of the interval.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at normal levels for most of the period with the exception of a brief period at moderate levels on 25 October.

The geomagnetic field began the period at quiet levels. Activity levels increased to predominantly unsettled to active on 22 October following a sudden impulse at 22/0019 UTC (11 nT on the Boulder magnetometer), and continued to be elevated through 23/1200 UTC.
Isolated minor and major storm periods were observed at high latitudes during this interval. Quiet levels predominated thereafter until late on the 24th when there was a small increase to quiet to unsettled levels which continued through 25/1500 UTC. Activity levels returned to quiet levels thereafter through the remainder of the period. Solar wind observations at the ACE spacecraft showed a weak shock at 21/2309 UTC which was followed by a slow increase in
velocity and enhanced interplanetary magnetic field (IMF). The southward component of the IMF ranged typically between +/- 6 nT with peaks around -9 nT following the shock and continuing through 23/0950 UTC. The solar wind velocity jumped from 270 km/s up to 340
km/s at the time of the shock and showed a slow increase through mid-day on the 24th with peak velocity around 420 km/s. Although there was some uncertainty the most likely source for this disturbance was the faint halo CME associated with the EIT wave that occurred around 17/1935 UTC as reported in last week's highlights. A second disturbance in the solar wind was seen beginning at 24/1630 UTC and lasting through mid-day on the 25th; the solar wind signatures were consistent with a co-rotating interaction region followed by a weak high-speed stream associated with a positive polarity coronal hole. Peak Bz values were around -7 nT during the CIR (24/1500 UTC to 25/0000 UTC) and peak velocity reached about 490 km/s at 25/0830 UTC.

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
28 October - 23 November 2009

Solar activity is expected to be very low to low.

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at normal levels through the period.

The geomagnetic field is expected to be predominantly quiet for 28 October through 6 November. An increase to quiet to unsettled is possible on 7 November due to a recurrent high speed stream. Activity levels should return to predominantly quiet levels for 8 November through 16 November. An increase to unsettled levels with a chance for active periods is expected on 18-21 November due another recurrent high speed stream. Activity is expected to return to mostly quiet levels for 22-23 November.

Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2009 Oct 27 2121 UTC
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# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2009 Oct 27
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# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2009 Oct 28 75 5 2
2009 Oct 29 75 5 2
2009 Oct 30 75 5 2
2009 Oct 31 75 5 2
2009 Nov 01 73 5 2
2009 Nov 02 73 5 2
2009 Nov 03 70 5 2
2009 Nov 04 70 5 2
2009 Nov 05 70 5 2
2009 Nov 06 70 5 2
2009 Nov 07 70 5 2
2009 Nov 08 70 5 2
2009 Nov 09 70 5 2
2009 Nov 10 70 5 2
2009 Nov 11 70 5 2
2009 Nov 12 70 5 2
2009 Nov 13 70 5 2
2009 Nov 14 70 5 2
2009 Nov 15 72 5 2
2009 Nov 16 72 5 2
2009 Nov 17 72 5 2
2009 Nov 18 72 12 3
2009 Nov 19 72 8 3
2009 Nov 20 75 8 3
2009 Nov 21 75 8 3
2009 Nov 22 75 5 2
2009 Nov 23 75 5 2
(NOAA)

Radio Station Belarus - B09 multilingual schedule

Radio Station Belarus

Effective: 25October 2009 - 28 March 2010

All times UTC


Belarussian*
0500-0800 on 7255 MNS 250 kW / 072 deg
1600-1800 on 7255 MNS 250 kW / 072 deg

Belarussian
1200-1500 on 7360 MNS 075 kW / 270 deg
1200-1500 on 7390 MNS 150 kW / 246 deg

English
2100-2300 on 6155 MNS 250 kW / 252 deg
2100-2300 on 7360 MNS 075 kW / 270 deg
2100-2300 on 7390 MNS 150 kW / 246 deg

German
1900-2100 on 6155 MNS 250 kW / 252 deg
1900-2100 on 7360 MNS 075 kW / 270 deg
1900-2100 on 7390 MNS 150 kW / 246 deg

Polish
1700-1900 on 7360 MNS 075 kW / 270 deg
1700-1900 on 7390 MNS 150 kW / 246 deg
1805-1900 on 6155 MNS 250 kW / 252 deg

Russian
1500-1700 on 7360 MNS 075 kW / 270 deg
1500-1700 on 7390 MNS 150 kW / 246 deg
2300-2400 on 6155 MNS 250 kW / 252 deg
2300-2400 on 7360 MNS 075 kW / 270 deg
2300-2400 on 7390 MNS 150 kW / 246 deg
*Belorussian Radio HS-1
(DX Mix News # 596 via wb, Germany, Alokesh Gupta, India & Jaiskthivel, India)

RDP Portugal - B09 schedule

RDP does not broadcast in English

Effective: 25 October 2009 - 28 March 2010

All times UTC - traget areas: af (Africa) eu (Europe) na (North America) sa (South America)
broadcast days: s (Sun) m (Mon) t (Tues) w (Wed) h (Thurs) f (Fri) a (Sat)

Portuguese
0000-0100 twhas 9455na 9855sa 11655sa
0100-0200 twhas 9455na 9855sa 11655sa
0200-0300 twhas 9455na 9855sa 11655sa
0600-0700 mtwhf 7345eu
0700-0800 mtwhf 9815eu
0745-0800 mtwhf 7360eu
0800-0900 mtwhf 7360eu 9815eu
0800-0900 Sat/Sun 12020eu 15555sa 17590af
0900-1000 mtwhf 9815eu
0900-1000 Sat/Sun 12020eu 17590af
0930-1000 Sat/Sun 9815eu
1000-1055 Sat/Sun 15555sa
1000-1100 mtwhf 9815eu 17590af
1000-1100 Sat/Sun 9815eu 12020eu
1100-1200 mtwhf 9815eu 17745af 21655af
1100-1200 Sat/Sun 17590af 21655af
1200-1300 mtwhf 9815eu 17745af 21655af
1200-1300 Sat/Sun 11885eu 17590af 21655af
1300-1400 mtwhf 15560na
1300-1400 Sat/Sun 11885eu 15560na 17590af 21655af
1400-1500 mtwhf 15560na 15690as/me
1400-1500 Sat/Sun 11885eu 15560na 17590af 21655af
1500-1600 mtwhf 15560na 15690as/me
1500-1600 Sat/Sun 11635eu 15520af 15560na 21655af
1600-1700 mtwhf 15560na
1600-1700 Sat/Sun 11635eu 15520af 15560na 21655af
1700-1800 mtwhf 9455eu 13720af 15465af 17825na
1700-1800 Sat/Sun 9455eu 13720af 15465af 17835na
1800-1900 17825na
1800-1900 9455eu 13720af 15465af
1900-2000 mtwhf 9455eu 12040na 13790af 15465af
1900-2000 Sat/Sun 12040na 13720af 15465af
2000-2100 mtwhf 12040na
2000-2100 9795eu 11960af 11825af
2000-2100 Sat/Sun 9455eu 12040na 15465af
2000-2100 9795eu 11825af
2100-2200 9795eu 11960af
2200-2300 9795eu 11825af 11960af
2200-2300 12040na
2300-0000 7285eu 9795eu 11825af 11960af 12040na
(RDP/Gayle Van Horn, Frequency Manager/Monitoring Times)

Financial crisis threatens BBC Ascension Island relay

The BBC relay station on Ascension Island could become victim to a financial crisis on the island caused by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD). According to The Times, the threat comes because the MoD is determined to cut costs to pay for Afghanistan. Its refusal to pay back-taxes on the airbase that Britain shares with the US has left Ascension with a £900,000 deficit on its £6 million budget. The island’s small council and government, responsible for all services to the 900 inhabitants, have cut spending to the bone.

The Times says that the 50 specialist engineers who maintain the power station and vast array of transmitters, antennas and satellite dishes at the BBC relay station would leave overnight if they were forced to send their families off the island. Without the BBC relay there would be no power generation or desalination plant. There would be no water for anyone on the island except the Americans, who operate their own power and desalination plants.
(R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Full story at The Times http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article6882948.ece

Channel Africa - B09 English schedule

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South Africa, Channel Africa (partial B09)

Effective: 25 October 2009 - 28 March 2010

English
All times UTC targeted to Africa and Asia
0300-0355 6120af
0300-0400 3345af
0400-0500 7230af
0500-0600 7230af
0600-0655 15255af
0600-0700 7230af
0700-0800 9625af
0800-0900 9625af
0900-1000 9625af
1000-1100 9625af
1100-1200 9625af
1400-1500 9625af
1500-1600 9625as
1700-1755 15235af
(SENTEC/Alokesh Gupta, India)

Best Solar Prop Shop on the Net

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New shortwave station launches in Nanning, China

Tony Harding, a Hong Kong-based journalist covering the 6th China-ASEAN Expo, has just sent us this report:

Guangxi People’s Radio and China Radio International today launched a new radio service - Beibu Bay Radio - “Voice of Guangxi Beibu Gulf”. The station broadcasts on a network of 15 FM frequencies and 2 shortwave transmitters across Southern China from studios in Nanning, Guangxi province. The station will be on the air from 0700-2400 daily (2300-1600 UTC), in Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Thai and English.

There are DX opportunities to hear the station on 5050 kHz and 9820 kHz, and on the Web at http://www.bbrmedia.com/ . The main English language program, called The Hot Pot Show (This a Chinese form of eating, not a reference to the Golden Triangle in South East Asia), is from 1600-1800 local time (0800-1000 UTC).

At the opening ceremony, attended by the consuls of Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, the wish was expressed that the station will be able to give China’s angle on events and trade in the area.

The launch of the station coincides with the 6th China-ASEAN Expo being held in the city and is also in preparation for the 1 January 2010 removal of trade tariffs between the 11 countries to form the biggest free trade area in the world. China is attempting to bolster cooperation as well as projecting a more favourable image abroad.
(Source: Tony Harding for Media Network/R Netherlands Weblog)

China Radio International's report of the ceremony at:
http://english.cri.cn/6909/2009/10/23/1461s524477.htm

Radio Thailand - B09 multilingual schedule

Radio Thailand,World ServiceEffective: 25 October 2009 - 28 March 2010


For listeners in all parts of the world,on short-wave(SW),relayed over transmitters in Ban Dung,Udon thani,and Northeastern Thailand as stated below:

All times UTC
broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated

0000-0030 English*Live US-East 9680
0030-0100 English*Live US-West 12095
0100-0200 Thai US-West 12095
0200-0230 English US-East 15275
0230-0330 Thai US-East 15275
0530-0600 English*Live Europe-Africa 11730
1000-1100 Thai ** Middle East 6185
1100-1115 Vietnamese Asia-Pacific 7255
1115-1130 Khmer Asia-Pacific 7255
1130-1145 Lao Asia-Pacific 7235
1145-1200 Burmese Asia-Pacific 7235
1200-1215 Malaysian Asia-Pacific 11870
1230-1300 English Asia-Pacific 9720
1300-1315 Japanese Asia-Pacific 7365
1315-1330 Mandarin Asia-Pacific 7365
1330-1400 Thai Asia-Pacific 7365
1400-1430 English Asia-Pacific 9725
1800-1900 Thai Europe 7570
1900-2000 English Europe 7570
2000-2015 German Europe 9535
2030-2045 English Europe 9535
2045-2115 Thai Europe 9535

** ReRun from time 18.00-19.00 GMT yesterday

Radio Thailand,World Service(HSK9),
Public Relations Department,
Royal Thai Government
236 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road,
Din Daeng,Bangkok 10400
(Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India)

Radio Netherlands Program Guide - October 24-30

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 24 OCTOBER
*** The State We're In ***

In 'The Right to a Bonus' we hear why a high-flying 'city boy' in London's financial district had to leave the world of finance. And the editorial director of the magazine Crain's New York tells Jonathan why we should separate the good bonuses from the bad - and why bankers often have a right to their yearly bonus. Henrietta Spalding was born with a rare condition which has left her unable to make any facial expression. She talks to Jonathan Groubert about living with
this disorder and how she's learnt to interact with others without smiling.

The Smile Train was set up to help the hundreds of thousands of children around the world with a cleft lip and palette. Many are ostracised and hidden away but a relatively short operation can transform their lives.

A Palestinian woman who must queue up at the Israeli/West Bank checkpoint every day in order to get to work, talks to Jonathan Groubert about life queuing at the terminal.

French priest Patrick Desbois tells host Jonathan Groubert how he came to document the nearly forgotten "Holocaust by Bullets", the mass executions of Jews by machine gun in Ukraine in WW II.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.00 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.00 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
00.30 Europe
05.00 North America
14.00 Europe
23.00 North America and CBC

*** Network Europe Week ***

A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe. If you missed any editions of Network Europe satisfy your needs with this digest of the programme's top stories.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.00 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
04.00 Africa and Asia
13.00 North America
17.00 Europe
22.00 Asia

*** Network Europe Extra ***

Arts and Culture brought to you each Sunday from Europe's widest partnership of international broadcasters.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1505 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0300 North America
1200 North America
1500 Europe

SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER
*** Radio Books (primary program) ***

'Living shouldn't get to be a habit' - by Stijn Vranken

Flemish writer and actor Stijn Vranken is an award-winning performance poet. He has organised a popular monthly poetry night in Antwerp. His contribution for Radio Books is his first foray into literary fiction.

The story begins with a unsettling confession when the narrator says, "I murdered a man." What follows is a chilling tale about art and mortality worthy of comparison with stories by Edgar Allen Poe or Daphne de Maurier.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595

Broadcast times on WRN
00.30 Europe
05.00 North America
10.00 Africa and Asia
13.00 North America
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC

MONDAY 26 OCTOBER
*** Curious Orange (primary program) ***

Paul Anstiss is your host to present-day Holland.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.00 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.00 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
00.30 Europe
13.00 North America
14.00 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.00 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.00 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
14.00 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC

*** Network Europe ***

A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.00 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
20.00 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
04.00 Africa and Asia
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe

*** Euro Hit 40 ***

Europe's No.1 chart Show.

Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America

*** Classic Dox ***

'The Girl at the Window'

Producer Anna Yeadell searches for the artist of a painting which hangs on her wall. She has admired it since she first saw it in her grandparents' house. Her quest leads her to Germany and a poignant meeting with 90-year-old artist Ursula Pusch-Wennrich who has her own remarkable story to tell.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720

Broadcast times on WRN
13.00 North America

*** European Jazz Stage/ World Music ***

A turbulent mix of Balkan jazz and Hungarian swing, with Slobodan Trkulja and the Budapest Jazz Orchestra with David Kweksilber. All of that, on the European Jazz Stage with Daniel Frankl.

*** Live! at the Concertgebouw ***

Live! at the Concertgebouw 2008

Piano concertos by Rachmaninov and Grieg this week, with soloist Arcadi Volodos. Rachmaninov's contemporary Glazunov also makes an appearance, with his Symphony No. 6. The concert is hosted by Hans Haffmans and Cynthia Wilson.

TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER
*** Network Europe ***

A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.00 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
17.00 Europe

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

In 'The Right to a Bonus' we hear why a high-flying 'city boy' in London's financial district had to leave the world of finance. And the editorial director of the magazine Crain's New York tells Jonathan why we should separate the good bonuses from the bad - and why bankers often have a right to their yearly bonus.

Henrietta Spalding was born with a rare condition which has left her unable to make any facial expression. She talks to Jonathan Groubert about living with this disorder and how she's learnt to interact with others without smiling. The Smile Train was set up to help the hundreds of thousands of children around the world with a cleft lip and palette. Many are ostracised and hidden away but a relatively short operation can transform their lives.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.00 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.00 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
10.00 Africa and Asia
14.00 Europe

*** Live! at the Concertgebouw ***

Live! at the Concertgebouw 2009

Major works by Ludwig van Beethoven and Edward Elgar in this concert by the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra under Jaap van Zweden. There's also a tribute to the orchestra's former director, the late Jean Fournet, featuring examples from the French repertoire he favoured. Your host is Hans Haffmans.

*** Commonwealth Story ***

A selection of winning stories chosen from the large number of entries for the 2009 Commonwealth Short Story Competition.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720

Broadcast times on WRN
00.30 Europe
04.00 Africa and Asia
10.00 Africa and Asia
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC

*** Classic Dox ***

'Cycling with Frits'

Producer David Swatling discovered a cassette tape made for him years ago by Dutch friend and photographer Frits de Ridder. A musical bicycle journey to the Amsterdam countryside turns into an audio meditation on art and photography, AIDS and activism, and most of all - friendship.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.00 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.00 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
14.00 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC

WEDNESDAY 28 OCTOBER
*** Network Europe ***

A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.00 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
17.00 Europe

*** Reloaded (primary program) ***

Another selection of this week's programme highlights presented by Mindy Ran.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
18.00 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.00 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
14.00 Europe
17.00 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC

*** Classic Dox ***

'Short Circuit'

Producer Michele Ernsting explores the neurological condition of synaesthesia - which literally means 'a crossing of the senses'. When she hears words, she sees colours. To better understand her condition, she talks with experts as well as two artists who use their work to translate the complex landscapes of their minds.

*** Newsline ***

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.00 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.00 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
14.00 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC

THURSDAY 29 OCTOBER
*** Network Europe ***

A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.00 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
17.00 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC

*** Earthbeat (primary program) ***

On next week's Earthbeat we tune in to the sounds around us. We find out what effect classical music is having on London commuters, how a composer has used everyday sounds to transform a noisy underpass and an acoustician describes how our cities will sound in the future.

Also on the programme: Ashes to ashes dust to dust, leaving your mark without contaminating the earth. We discover how to go to your grave while staying green.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.00 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.00 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
04.00 Africa and Asia
05.00 North America
10.00 Africa and Asia
13.00 North America
14.00 Europe
17.00 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC

*** Classic Dox ***

'Family Mystery, Family Myths'

Producer Jonathan Groubert travels from Holland to the United States, England and Poland in search of the truth behind his family's emigration from Europe to America at the turn of the twentieth century. He discovers some unexpected truths behind the family myths he grew up hearing.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
15.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.00 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.00 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
14.00 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC

FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER
*** Network Europe ***

A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.00 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
17.00 Europe

*** Bridges with Africa (primary program) ***

We're giving the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and are linking up with stations in Africa. The show goes beyond the clichés of starving children

and war-ridden countries and seeks to bring you genuine voices from a vibrant continent.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.00 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.00 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
10.00 Africa and Asia
13.00 North America
17.00 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC

*** Classic Dox ***

'Ode to Josephine'

Producer Dheera Sujan takes a personal journey back to her childhood in India with her 'memories of a parallel mother'. Josephine Fernandez was her ayah (nanny) and as she shares the smells, sounds and tastes of childhood with her sister, she also hunts for a fish curry recipe to help pass the memories on to her own daughter.

*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.00 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.00 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
14.00 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC
(R Netherlands)