Sentech Summer Schedules

Sentech - Meyerton, South Africa, operator of the transmitter network in South Africa. Email reception reports for relayed programming to: hoosens@sentech.co.za 

Effective: 27 March - 29 October 2016

1 Monday
2 Tuesday
3 Wednesday
4 Thursday
5 Friday
6 Saturday
7 Sunday

All times UTC

17:00 17:30 9600  AWR     250 19 1234567 East Africa Swahili
17:30 18:00 9600  AWR     250 19 1234567 East Africa Masai
19:30 20:00 11790 AWR     250 315 1234567 West Africa Fulfulde

04:00 05:00 7360  BBC     100 20 1234567 East Africa English
05:00 06:00 11945 BBC     250 19 1234567 East Africa English
05:00 06:00 12095 BBC     250 5 6 East Africa Kirundi
05:00 06:00 15490 BBC     250 7 6 East Africa Kirundi
05:30 06:00 12095 BBC     250 5 7 East Africa Kirundi
05:30 06:00 15490 BBC     250 7 7 East Africa Kirundi
06:00 07:00 12095 BBC     100 335 1234567 West Africa English
07:00 07:30 17640 BBC     250 342 1234567 West Africa French
07:00 08:00 17830 BBC     250 328 1234567 West Africa English
13:00 14:00 15420 BBC     250 32 6 East Africa Somali
13:00 16:00 17745 BBC     250 32 6 East Africa Somali
14:00 14:30 17640 BBC     250 328 12345 West Africa Hausa
14:00 15:00 17745 BBC     250 32 123457 East Africa Somali
15:00 16:00 15420 BBC     100 20 1234567 East Africa English
16:00 17:00 12095 BBC     100 19 1234567 East Africa English
16:30 17:00 11660 BBC     250 5 12345 East Africa Kirundi
18:00 18:30 6095  BBC     250 76 1234567 Indian Oc.Isles French
18:00 18:30 7265  BBC     100 30 1234567 Somalia Somali
18:00 18:30 9720  BBC     250 32 1234567 East Africa Somali

05:00 06:00 3255  BBCW    100 Omni 1234567 Southern Afr English
05:00 06:00 6190  BBCW    100 15 1234567 Southern Afr English
06:00 08:00 6190  BBCW    100 Omni 1234567 Southern Afr English
06:00 08:00 9410  BBCW    100 15 1234567 Southern Afr English
16:00 20:00 3255  BBCW    100 Omni 1234567 Southern Afr English
16:00 20:00 6190  BBCW    100 15 1234567 Southern Afr English

03:00 05:00 3345  Channel Africa      100 5 12345 Southern Afr English
03:00 04:00 5980  Channel Africa      250 19 12345 East Africa English
05:00 07:00 7230  Channel Africa      100 5 12345 Southern Afr English
06:00 07:00 15255 Channel Africa      250 328 12345 West Afica English
07:00 12:00 9625  Channel Africa      100 5 12345 Southern Afr English
12:00 13:00 9625  Channel Africa      100 5 12345 Southern Afr Chinyanja
13:00 14:00 9625  Channel Africa      100 5 12345 Southern Afr Silozi
14:00 15:00 9625  Channel Africa      100 5 12345 Southern Afr Portuguese
15:00 16:00 9625  Channel Africa      100 5 12345 Southern Afr English
15:00 16:00 15660 Channel Africa      250 5 12345 East Africa Swahili
16:00 17:00 15235 Channel Africa      250 328 12345 West Afica French
17:00 18:00 15235 Channel Africa      250 328 12345 West Afica English

03:00 04:00 6045  Deutsche Welle      250 19 1234567 East Africa Swahili
04:00 05:00 9800  Deutsche Welle      250 19 1234567 East Africa English
10:00 11:00 17710 Deutsche Welle      250 19 1234567 East Africa Swahili

18:00 18:30 9755  Nippon Hoso Kyokai  250 5 1234567 West Africa English

03:00 04:00 5915  Radio Lead Africa   100 15 125 Uganda English
05:00 06:00 12060 Radio Lead Africa   100 15 34 Uganda English
05:00 07:00 12060 Radio Lead Africa   100 15 6 Uganda English
19:00 22:00 7425  Radio Lead Africa   100 20 67 Uganda English

00:00 05:00 3320  Radio Sonder Grense 100 275 1234567 N. Cape Afrikaans
05:00 07:00 7285  Radio Sonder Grense 100 275 1234567 N. Cape Afrikaans
07:00 17:00 9650  Radio Sonder Grense 100 275 1234567 N. Cape Afrikaans
17:00 24:00 3320  Radio Sonder Grense 100 275 1234567 N. Cape Afrikaans

08:00 09:00 7205  South African Radio League 100 Omni 7 Southern Afr English
08:00 09:00 17660 South African Radio League 250 19 7 East Africa English

16:30 17:30 3230  South African Radio League 100 Omni 1 Southern Afr English

16:00 16:30 11865 Voice of America    100 15 6 East Africa Kirundi
16:30 17:00 11985 Voice of America    100 360 12345 Central Africa English
16:30 17:30 11995 Voice of America    100 315 5 Angola Portuguese
17:00 17:30 6080  Voice of America    100 335 1234567 West Africa English
(Alokesh Gupta-30 March 2016)

Schedule updates from Sentec

Effective: 30 October 2010 -27 March 2011

(From Meyerton,South Africa)

All times UTC

BBC (partial schedule listings only)

0300 0400 6145 100 1234567 West Africa English
0300 0330 11720 250 1234567 East Africa Swahili
0400 0500 9460 100 1234567 West Africa English
0400 0430 11720 250 1234567 East Africa Swahili
0430 0530 3380 100 12345S. Mozambique Portuguese
0430 0530 6145 250 12345N. Mozambique Portuguese
0500 0700 11770 100 1234567 West Africa English
0500 0600 11925 250 .....6. Central Africa Kirundi
0530 0600 11925 250 ......7 Central Africa Kirundi
0700 0730 15490 500 1234567 West Africa French
0700 0800 17830 500 1234567 West Africa English
1430 1745 15745 500 .....6. East Africa Swahili
1500 1700 15105 500 1234567 East Africa Eng/Swa/Kir
1700 1900 15420 250 1234567 East Africa English
1745 1800 7465 500 12345.7 East Africa Swahili
1745 1800 7465 500 .....6. East Africa Swahili
1800 1830 7465 250 1234567 Indain Oc.Isles French
1830 1900 7425 100 12345.. Rwanda/Burundi Kirundi
2000 2030 15105 500 ....5.. West Africa Hausa
2030 2100 3380 100 12345 S.Mozambique Portuguese
2030 2100 6135 250 12345.. N.Mozambique Portuguese
2030 2100 7260 500 12345.. Angola Portuguese
2100 2200 7465 100 1234567 West Africa English
2200 2300 5910 100 1234567 West Africa English

BBC World Service
0300 0600 3255 100 1234567 Southern Afr English
0300 0600 6190 100 1234567 Southern Afr English
0600 1600 6190 100 1234567 Southern Afr English
0600 1600 9860 100 1234567 Southern Afr English
1600 2200 3255 100 1234567 Southern Afr English
1600 2200 6190 100 1234567 Southern Afr English

Channel Africa
0300 0400 3345 100 1234567 Southern Afr English
0300 0400 6120 250 1234567 East Africa English
0400 0700 7230 100 1234567 Southern Afr English
0600 0700 15255 250 1234567 West Africa English
0700 1600 9625 100 1234567 Southern Afr Eng/Nya/Lozi/Port
1500 1600 17770 250 1234567 East Africa Swahili
1600 1700 15235 250 1234567 West Africa French
1700 1800 15235 500 1234567 West Africa English

AWR
1700 1800 11925 250 1234567 East Africa Swahili/Masai
1800 1830 3215 100 1234567 Namibia English
1800 1830 3345 100 1234567 Zimbabwe English
1830 1900 11830 250 1234567 East Africa English
1900 1930 15240 250 1234567 West Africa Fulfulde
1930 2000 11750 250 1234567 West Africa Ibo
2000 2100 11755 250 1234567 West Africa French/Yoruba

Trans World Radio
0330 0345 7215 250 1234567 Ethiopia Amharic
1557 1627 9675 250 12345.. Burundi Kirundi
1625 1655 9660 500 12345.. Somalia Somali
1625 1640 9660 500 ......7 Somalia Somali
1718 1733 7265 250 1234567 Mozambique Yao

VOA
0600 0700 9885 100 1234567 West Africa English
1400 1500 15580 250 1234567 West Africa English
1530 1700 6080 100 1234567 West Africa English
1600 1630 11750 100 .....6. East Africa Kirundi
1800 1900 11905 100 1234567 East Africa Amharic
2030 2100 9780 250 12345.. West Africa Hausa

Family Radio
1600 1700 6225 250 1234567 Madagascar Malagasy
1700 1800 6225 100 1234567 Madagascar French
1800 1900 6045 100 1234567 East Africa English
1800 1900 9595 100 1234567 West Africa Kituba
1800 1900 9770 250 1234567 East Africa Kinyarwanda
1900 2000 9705 250 1234567 West Africa English
1900 2000 3230 100 1234567 Southern Afr English
1900 2000 3955 100 1234567 S.Mozambique Portuguese
1900 2000 6100 100 1234567 Angola Portuguese
1900 2000 9660 250 1234567 East Africa Swahili

Radio Sonder Grense
0000 0500 3320 100 1234567 N.Cape Afrikaans
0500 0700 7285 100 1234567 N.Cape Afrikaans
0700 1800 9650 100 1234567 N.Cape Afrikaans
1800 2400 3320 100 1234567 N.Cape Afrikaans

RFI
0430 0500 7340 500 1234567 East Africa Swahili
0500 0700 11605 100 1234567 Central Africa French
0530 0600 11790 100 1234567 East Africa Swahili
0600 0700 11830 250 1234567 West Africa Portuguese
0700 0800 15170 250 1234567 West Africa French
1200 1300 17660 250 1234567 Central Africa French
1500 1600 12015 250 1234567 East Africa Swahili

SA Radio League
0800 0900 7205 100 ......7 Southern Afr English
0800 0900 17860 250 ......7 East Africa English
2005 2105 3215 100 1...... Southern Afr English
Hirondelle Foundation
0400 0600 11690 250 1234567 Central Africa French

RNW
1900 2000 11830 500 1234567 Middle East Arabic
1900 2000 12080 250 1234567 West Africa English

RTE Ireland
1930 2030 6225 100 1234567 Central Africa English/Other

IBRA
1730 1800 11740 100 1234567 Somalia Somali

Radio Dialogue
1755 1855 4895 100 1234567 Zimbabwe English

Radio Bar-Kulan
1600 1700 9960 500 1234567 Somalia Somali

Day 1 = Monday, Day 2 = Tuesday………
(Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India)

Sentech tower in disrepair

One of Johannesburg’s iconic landmarks, the Sentech broadcasting tower near Auckland Park, is literally falling apart. Bits of concrete are flaking off the 237 metre-tall structure. The tower is in a state of disrepair thanks in large part - it’s suspected - to acid rain that has rusted steel reinforcements in the tower. However, Sentech has assured residents in the area that the problems don’t pose a danger to them. There is no risk of the tower collapsing.

The structure, which was erected in 1961 at a cost of just R300 000, will soon receive a major maintenance upgrade to fix the problems. Demolishing the structure is not an option: a new one would cost about R300m to erect.

Read the story from Tech Central at http://www.techcentral.co.za/the-story-behind-sentechs-iconic-tower/18447/
(Radio Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Sentech schedule corrections

All times UTC

IRIN Radio
17:30 17:45 9665 100 1234567 Somalia Unknown
06:00 07:00 11830 250 1234567 West Africa Portuguese
07:00 08:00 15170 250 1234567 West Africa French
11:00 12:00 17525 250 1234567 Central Africa French
20:00 22:00 7160 250 1234567 Central Africa French

Please correct as follows :

IRIN Radio
17:30 17:45 9665 100 1234567 Somalia Unknown

Radio France International
06:00 07:00 11830 250 1234567 West Africa Portuguese
07:00 08:00 15170 250 1234567 West Africa French
11:00 12:00 17525 250 1234567 Central Africa French
20:00 22:00 7160 250 1234567 Central Africa French
(Source: Alokesh Gupta, India)