United Arab Emirates
A new station Radio Keralam is testing on 1476 kHz with 200 kW from Ras al Khaima, reportedly using the former Radio Asia transmitter which previously operated on 1269 kHz. Tests started on 17 August with a launch date of 1 September.
Programming is in the Malayalam language, with some IDs in English. Keralam is the Malayalam name for Kerala state in southern India from where there are many workers in the Gulf.
Web site http://www.radiokeralam.com (reports by Franck Baste, Rumen Pankov, Tony Rogers)
Radio Keralam logged on 1476 kHz by Rumen Pankov on 23 August with ID in between Indian and English songs "this is test transmission of Radio Keralam on one point four seven six megahertz". Very strong signal in Bulgaria.
(Rumen Pankov, Bulgaria)
(Mediumwave Report-Sept 2022/BDXC)
First day of service video at YouTube: https://youtu.be/ek13j7q1ydE
