The new 500 kW WBCQ transmitter on 9330 kHz, began testing their new high power
transmitter on 12 June. Tests have continued with improved reception and better audio noted
in Europe - best time to hear it is late evening and early morning.
Various test programming has been heard but it is expected to shift to World’s Last Chance soon. The new transmitter has been tested mainly in the 2000-0800 UTC period with the old transmitter still in use at other times. The World’s Last Chance launch date is set for Monday 8 July.
This revised schedule has been registered by WBCQ with the HFCC for World’s Last Chance on 9330 kHz with the new 500 kW transmitter (subject to change)
All times UTC
0000-0100 on 9330 Portuguese
0100-0200 on 9330 Hindi
0200-0300 on 9330 Arabic
0300-0400 on 9330 Hindi
0400-0500 on 9330 Arabic
0500-0600 on 9330 Spanish
0600-0700 on 9330 Portuguese
0700-0800 on 9330 Mandarin
0800-0900 on 9330 Korean
0900-1000 on 9330 Indonesian
1000-1100 on 9330 Mandarin
1100-1200 on 9330 Korean
1200-1300 on 9330 Indonesian
1300-1400 on 9330 English
1400-1500 on 9330 Spanish
1500-1600 on 9330 English
1600-1700 on 9330 French
1700-1800 on 9330 English
1800-1900 on 9330 German
1900-2000 on 9330 English
2000-2100 on 9330 Spanish
2100-2200 on 9330 German
2200-2300 on 9330 English
2300-2400 on 9330 French
(DX Mix-Bulgaria)