Monday, September 18, 2017

Saudi Arabia begins new service for troops


Screen capture: Al-Azum Radio 11745 kHz - 18 September 2017
SAUDI ARABIA  
Al-Azm Radio is a new Saudi Broadcasting Corporation service for troops in the southern part of the Kingdom on the following frequencies:

MW Al-Azm Radio Gizan 549 kHz 100 kW
loc  16 51 59.08 N  42 34 03.54 E
https://goo.gl/maps/rqs7f2EuM5L2
https://binged.it/2gZZQuI

and MW Al-Azm Radio Najran 747 kHz
loc  17 35 19.81 N  44 03 52.15 E
https://goo.gl/maps/pFRvchCH3Lp
https://binged.it/2gZT4VV
and FM 94.9, 99.0, 107.0 MHz

Shortwave on 11745 kHz as follows:
0700-1700 11745 JEDDAH/RIYADH ??? kW to NE/ME Arabic,  good/fair, Sept 12
1700-2000 11745 JEDDAH/RIYADH ??? kW to NE/ME dead air/test tone, Sept 11
Thanks to Tarek Zeidan, Mauno Ritola, David Kernick to identify the station
(Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 12)

{azimuth southwards signal broadcast from Jeddah-Saudi Arabia Broadcast Center: 
S=9+10dB 1405 UT noted in southern Germany, hit adjacent by 11740 kHz
CNR2 Lingshi #725 site, and 11750.002 kHz FEBC Bocaue-PHL in SoEaAsian Lahu language, wb.}
(WWDXC/Top News 1314/16 Sept 2017)

Monitored via SDR Twente: on 11745 kHz 1215 - 1400 UTC
You Tube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YmYta8jN5A&t=8s
(Gayle Van Horn W4GVH 18 Sept 2017)