Music Programs on Shortwave, winter edition

 

The first version of Alan Roe's Music Programmes on Shortwave PDF file for the new B-24 winter broadcast season is now available to download from the permanent link at https://app.box.com/s/kbdxb4c5lwpju0kpoi27aiwc35br2g2a 

or for short: https://bit.ly/3LgKNJ2

You will also find here my "at-a-glance" single-page PDF programme grids of all BBC WS, VOA and CGTN Radio English programmes on shortwave, published last week.

I hope that you find these of interest. As always, I appreciate any updates or corrections.

(BDXC/Alan Roe, Teddington, UK)

Music Programs on Shortwave - Version 4 available

 

An updated version (version 4.0) of my "Music Programmes on Shortwave" PDF file for the current B-23 broadcast season is now available to download from this new permanent link 

https://app.box.com/s/kbdxb4c5lwpju0kpoi27aiwc35br2g2a (or for short: https://bit.ly/3LgKNJ2 ).

I hope that you find it of interest. This will most likely be the final upload for the B-23 season. The next update will be for the new A-24 broadcast season and hopefully will be uploaded mid-April.

As always, I appreciate any updates or corrections.

(Alan Roe, Teddington, UK/BDXC)

Holidays Programs on Shortwave - Version 3.1 update

 

The fully updated third edition of Holiday Programmes on Shortwave (version 3.1) is now available to download from https://app.box.com/s/kbdxb4c5lwpju0kpoi27aiwc35br2g2a   

https://bit.ly/3LgKNJ2

This covers the holiday period up to Monday 1 January 2024. The list includes seasonal and non-seasonal programming. Regular weekly music programming, where no special advance program information has been provided, are not generally included in this list, but please refer to my Music on Shortwave list also available from the above links.

In the event that further information becomes available, I will issue incremental updates and post to the above permanent links. Note however, that these will most likely not be announced in social media posts (unless there have been significant changes) so you may wish to check the above links from time to time.

Once again: best wishes for Christmas and a Happy New Year

(BDXC/Alan Roe, Teddington, UK)

UK Medium Wave News

An excerpt from the August edition of U.K. & Ireland News 

Gold is returning to AM in Peterborough and Northampton using the frequencies currently used by Smooth Radio. Ofcom has approved two format change requests. The move means 1332 kHz in Peterborough and 1557 kHz in Northampton will carry the Gold network rather than Smooth. The two frequencies previously carried Gold before switching to Smooth in 2014.

Global has requested the change ahead of Smooth Radio East Midlands taking over Connect FM’s three frequencies at a yet-to-be-announced future date. Connect FM covers Kettering (previously 107.4 KCBC), Peterborough (previously 106.8 Lite FM) and Corby (launched as 97.2 Connect FM in 1998).

Gold is currently available on medium wave in London on 1548 kHz, Derby on 945, Manchester on 1458, Nottingham on 999 and nationally in DAB+. (Radio Today 26 July/TR)

Panjab and Love Sport Radio to swap frequencies from 1 August The UK’s longest running Punjabi-language radio station, Panjab Radio, has confirmed to BizAsiaLive.com that it will be launching a London-wide service on 558 kHz from 1 August, extending its reach to the entire Greater London region on the analogue platform.

Panjab Radio currently broadcasts to North London on 1584 kHz. The new frequency will put it directly head-to-head with London Asian commercial rivals, Sunrise Radio, Lyca Radio and Lyca
Dilse. Surjit Singh Ghuman MBE, Managing Director of Panjab Radio said, “It gives me great pleasure to confirm that we will begin broadcasting throughout Greater London on our new frequency on 1st August 2019 at midday. This is a new chapter in the success of Panjab Radio,  which is down to our listeners and well-wishers, who have supported Panjab Radio every step of the way.”

As revealed earlier, Panjab Radio will swap with Love Sport, which currently broadcasts on 558. The latter will move to 1584 kHz on the same day. (Biz Asia 26 July)

Spirit Radio 549 kHz (Carrickroe, Co Donegal, Ireland) was noted with stronger signals recently, possibly testing their new 50 kW transmitter? Seems to have since reverted to lower power. (David Duckworth-25 Jul 2019)
(Dave Kenny/BDXC-August 2019)