Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty schedule update

All times UTC

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

station does not broadcast in English

Avari/Chechen/Circassian
0300-0400 on 5830 7425
1500-1600 on 11765 15130

Azeri
1600-1700 on 7480 11850

Belorussian
0300-0500 on 612 6105 6155
1500-1700 on 612 6120 9515
1700-1900 on 612 5930 9515
1900-2100 on 612 5840 5930

Kazakh
0100-0200 on 1314 7235 9790
1300-1400 on 1314 9445 15530

Kyrgyz
1200-1230 on 11990 15265 17735
1500-1530 on 9445 11790

Moldovian
0500-0600 on 5945 Mon-Fri
1600-1630 on 5910 Sat/Sun
1700-1730 on 6155 Mon-Fri
1900-1930 on 6135 Mon-Fri

Russian
0300-0400 on 5925 7285 7435 17770
0400-0500 on 5925 6015 7435 17770
0500-0600 on 5925 7425 9430 17770
0600-0700 on 7425 9430 15250 17770
0800-1000 on 9360 11705 15555
1200-1300 on 9360 11785 15130
1300-1400 on 9360 11805 15130
1400-1500 on 9715 9840 11805 15130
1500-1600 on 7270 9715 12025
1600-1700 on 6180 9495 9715
1700-1800 on 7325 9405 9715 9785
1800-1900 on 6140 9405 9715
1900-2000 on 7225 9405 9715
2000-2100 on 5885 5895 9405

Tajik
0100-0300 on 7275 11795
0300-0400 on 9520 11795
1400-1500 on 7215 9695
1500-1600 on 7260 9695
1600-1700 on 9445 9695

Tatar
0300-0400 on 5975 7390
0500-0600 on 9535
1500-1600 on 9545 11720
1900-2000 on 7530

Turkmen
0200-0300 on 864 7390 12015
0300-0400 on 6000 12015
1400-1500 on 6060 12010
1500-1530 on 6060 11870
1530-1600 on 864 6060 11870
1600-1800 on 5820 7225

Uzbek
0200-0400 on 9680 12025 15590
1400-1500 on 9595 11995 12025
1500-1530 on 864
1600-1700 on 7550 9840 11805
(DX Re Mix # 719 via Alokesh Gupta, India)

Radio Australia launches new multilingual web and social media services

Radio Australia – the international broadcasting service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) - has launched new multilingual web and social media services. Targeting audiences in Asia and the Pacific, the new digital services bring greater immediacy in coverage of breaking news, major stories, activities and events as they happen in and around Asia and the Pacific including Australia.

New multilingual websites featuring Burmese, French, Indonesian, Khmer, Mandarin, Tok Pisin and Vietnamese will be accompanied by three English language websites, tailored for Asian, Pacific and the wider international audiences. As well as continuing to offer high quality news and current affairs radio programs in multiple languages, Radio Australia’s new web services encourage the sharing, participation and collaboration of stories of interest and relevance among audiences in Asia and the Pacific. English language learning content is also available in five languages.

Visitors to Radio Australia’s new sites will experience more tailored and relevant content thanks to the latest technology that allows location detection enabling content to be delivered to and tailored for audiences on the basis of location and language.

“Socially, politically, and economically, Australia continues to more closely embrace the people, nations and cultures of Asia and the Pacific. Our neighbours in this region are growing in wealth, education and confidence and we are interested in what matters to them, what they are doing and what they have to say. In addition to that, our neighbours are curious about us, as Australians, who we are and what we do, how we live our lives and why we think and perceive issues the way we do. Our new web and social media services provide the opportunity for thoughts, attitudes and opinions to be shared and exchanged,” said Dr Mike McCluskey, CEO of Radio Australia.

Radio Australia’s new website is located at http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/ and for Australian audiences Radio Australia’s multilingual audio streams can be accessed through the ABC’s mobile apps at: http://www.abc.net.au/services/mobile/ .
(Radio Australia)

Radio Tunisienne frequency update

All times UTC / NF new frequency

RT Tunisia in Arabic:
1600-2110 NF 17735#SFA 250 kW / 100 deg to N/ME, ex 9725
// 12005 SFA 500 kW / 100 deg to N/ME
1700-2110 on 7225*SFA 500 kW / 340 deg to WeEu, ex 1800-2210
// 7345 SFA 500 kW / 265 deg to NoAf from 2000
# strong co-ch Radio Japan NHK World in Japanese til 1700
* co-ch Radio Liberty in Turkmen to CeAs til 1800
(DX Re Mix News # 719 via Alokesh Gupta, India)

Radio France's Russian Service update

Effective from 26 Feb 2012

All times UTC / NF new frequency

B-11 of Radio France International in Russian
1400-1430 NF 17850 ISS 500 kW / 055 deg,x 11860//15530 ISS 500 kW / 080 deg
1600-1630 NF 13640 ISS 500 kW / 055 deg,x 9805//11670 ISS 500 kW / 080 deg
1900-2000 NF 9480*ISS 500 kW / 080 deg,x 7425// 5905 ISS 500 kW / 055 deg
*unregistered freq
(DX Re Mix News 719 via Alokesh Gupta, India)

WRTH 2012 Review

2012 World Radio TV Handbook
The 2012 World Radio TV Handbook, the ultimate and most comprehensive reference book for broadcast radio hobbyists, is now available from Grove Enterprises and other Monitoring Times advertisers.
This year’s 66th edition begins with receiver reviews for the Alinco DX-R8E, Pappradio- a software-defined radio, Reuter Elektronic RDR54C, WinRadio Excalibur Pro, and two portable receivers, Sangean ATS-909X and the Tecsun PL-660. There is also a one-page guide to HF radios currently available in the marketplace that gives an objective comparison for each receiver based on size, selectivity, dynamic range and overall value. WRTH also includes a Receiver Testing feature that explains the technical terms used in their equipment reviews, and how they apply when testing receivers.
Radio & the Arab Spring, by Chris Greenway explains how radio played only a limited role in last year's uprising, and the preferred source of information may surprise you.
Tristan da Cunha, one of the remotest inhabited places of earth, was at one time, the most sought-after station on shortwave radio. Very few DXers own the elusive verification from now silent Tristan Radio. Manfred Rippich takes readers on a fascinating journey of the island's history, the role of radio and what the settlement's future may hold.
Freelance writer Hans Johnson returns to Radio Bulgaria with a behind the scenes look at the people who produce the English language service of Radio Bulgaria.
As in past editions of the WRTH, George Jacobs reprises his annual expertise, this year featuring, HF Broadcasting Over 50 Years & 2012 Reception Characteristics, followed by an analysis of Most Suitable Frequencies for 2012.
The national radio section of the WRTH covers worldwide domestic radio services. Listings in this section are arranged by-country and include stations broadcasting to a national listening audience on medium wave, shortwave, and FM, and include contact information and a website for each station on the Internet.
The International radio section contains listings of stations broadcasting to an international audience in the shortwave and medium wave bands. Information on each station includes station name, contact information, broadcast schedules, email and websites. This year, WRTH has included where possible, languages available only via webcast.
The clandestine and other target broadcast section includes stations broadcasting politically motivated programming or those targeted at zones of regional or local conflict, followed by a one-page listing of Religious Broadcasters Cross Reference Table..
The by-frequency section of the WRTH cover medium wave and shortwave frequencies in this year’s list, plus by-hour listings for transmissions in English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish.
For the Digital Radio Mondiale monitoring enthusiasts, the DRM International Broadcast section provides by-hour schedules of stations broadcasting in this digital broadcast mode.
The by-country terrestrial television section brings readers up to date on terrestrial TV stations and accompanying radio programs also broadcast on those systems.
Finally, there is an extensive reference section that includes global transmitting sites, radio clubs, standard time and frequency transmission schedules, and selected Internet Resources..
The World Radio TV Handbook continues to set the gold standard in broadcast reference information. It remains the very best, most authoritative, and comprehensive reference book in the broadcast world. Quite simply, there is no rival. It is an exceptional annual guide that should be in every radio hobbyist listening post.
The 2012 World Radio and TV Handbook (BOK03-12) is available from Grove Enterprises http://www.grove-ent.com/ for $29.95 plus S/H. To place an order, call 1-800-438-8155, email order@grove-ent.com , or postal mail to: Grove Enterprises, 7540 Highway 64 West, Brasstown, NC 28902 USA.
Review by Gayle Van Horn, W4GVH
Monitoring Times-March 2012

Klingenfuss 2012 Shortwave Frequency Guide Review

The 16th Edition of the 2012 Shortwave Frequency Guide, one of several annual radio reference books and CDs available from Klingenfuss Publications, has recently been released.
This year’s 408 page book starts out with a general overview of radio observations by Joerg Klingenfuss (author/publisher), followed by a section devoted to monitoring utility stations. This chapter will be of special interest to utility listeners and includes a basic explanation of the various aspects of utility monitoring and a by-frequency listing of stations with call signs, station name, mode and details.
The heart of this book and its primary focus is on shortwave broadcast stations, frequencies, and schedules. The 2012 Shortwave Frequency Guide covers the latest 2012
schedules for all clandestine, domestic, and international broadcast stations worldwide, which is derived from the Klingenfuss 2012 Super Frequency List on CD.
In the broadcast radio stations by frequency section there is some introductory material and a segment devoted to Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) that includes a comprehensive list of DRM schedules. A brief look to the future of shortwave and the continuing debate over it's decline. The by-frequency list starts at 2310 kHz and goes to 26060 kHz. Each frequency listing includes the station name, location, start and end times of each broadcast, language, target area, and selected remarks.
If focusing on a particular country of interest is useful to you, then the by-country section of the book, labeled the “Alphabetical List of Broadcast Radio Stations” in the Table of Contents, will be of particular interest.
Frequency information for international broadcast stations, clandestine, and domestic stations are accurate at time of publication and does include seasonal frequency adjustments. Klingenfuss uses a volunteer staff of radio listeners and broadcasters worldwide that contribute information to this publication and keep its information accurate and up-to-date.
The easy-to read book is a real asset in the radio shack, regardless of whether you monitor the utility bands or enjoy transmissions from shortwave broadcast stations. The 2012 Shortwave Frequency Guide is an excellent annual publication for the beginner or experienced radio hobbyist who wants a complete HF spectrum reference book (utility/broadcast station listings). This is a basic no-frills radio reference guide and it will definitely complement your monitoring time at the dials.
To order the 2012 Klingenfuss Shortwave Frequency Guide book, go to the Klingenfuss website at www.klingenfuss.org or order from U.S. source Universal Radio at www.universal-radio.com . From Universal, it is book number # 5799 selling for $49.95 plus shipping and handling. You can also order from Universal via phone 1-800-431-3939 or Fax at 1-614-866-2339 (postal mail: Universal Radio, Inc., 6830 Americana Parkway, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-4113 USA).
Review by Gayle Van Horn, W4GVH
Monitoring Times, March 2012

Shortwave DX Report from Australia

Special thanks to Bob Padula for sharing his monitoring observations from Australia. What are you hearing from your part of the world ?

As at Feb 28 2012, solar update from IPS, Sydney:

Solar Flux 105
Equivalent smoothed sunspot number 54.

Classified by IPS as low.

Yesterday afternoon, I was in the Warrandyte State Park, 15 km from central Melbourne, about 25 mins drive time from my home here in Mont Albert, and did some propagation research with the little Eton E5 and 3 m of random antenna, from the Jumping Creek Picnic Ground, on the banks of the Yarra.

Plenty of action on 9 MHz and 11 MHz, dominated by longpath signals from Europe, Africa, Middle East, and shortpath from Asia and the Americas.

This is the summary of key occupancies, as noted between 0400 and 0430 (1500 to 1530 local Melbourne summer time)

9410 CYPRUS BBC Somali to 0430*
9490 CHINA PBS-Xizang, Lhasa, English news and features during daytime broadcast
9500 IRAN VOIRI Arabic
9560 CHINA PBS-Xinjiang, Uyghur, via Urumqi, daytime frequency
9655 TURKEY VOT English
9675 COSTA RICA REE Spanish
9705 ETHIOPIA National network
9755 IRAN VOIRI Hebrew to 0430*
9765 ROMANIA RRI Spanish (on late schedule)
9805 IRAN VOIRI Dari
9835 MALAYSIA RTM Kajang Malay
9855 RWANDA DW-Kigali English
9895 IRAN VOIRI Arabic
11620 INDIA Urdu to 0430*
11625 MADAGASCAR Vatican Radio, Talata, French
11640 TAIWAN RTI Chinese
11665 TAIWAN RTI Chinese
11690 S. AFRICA R. Okapi, Meyerton, French
11730 UZBEKISTAN NHK-Tashkent Farsi to 0430*
11765 BRAZIL R. Tupi
11885 TAIWAN RTI Chinese
11870 IRAN VOIRI Hebrew from *0430, dominating co-channel WEWN
11905 CHINA CNR6 Amoy
11925 BRAZIL R . Bandeirantes, rare daytime appearance
11935 CHINA CNR5 Chinese
11940 FRANCE R. Tamasui via Issoudin, Arabic/Sudanese
11950 CHINA PBS Xizang, Lhasa, Chinese
11980 TURKEY VOT Turkish

Some modest action observed on 13 metres:

21480 CHINA Jammers for RFA – RFA not audible! RFA seems to alternate between 21480 and 21495 0300-0600 on different days.
21540 MARIANAS RFA-Tinian Chinese
21570 PHILIPPINES VOA-Tinang, Tibetan
21725 AUSTRALIA RA-Shepparton English (low level signal here, as groundwave from Shepparton

Regards from Melbourne, home of Australian Rules Football!

Bob Padula

BBC to open doors to celebrate 80th birthday

Audiences are to be given unprecedented behind the scenes access as part of a special day of live programming on 29 February, to mark the BBC World Service’s 80th birthday. Highlights from the day will include a special global audience with Sir David Attenborough and The Strand - the WS global arts programme - will be edited by guest artist and music producer William Orbit. Audiences will be able to join a special debate about what they want from the World Service, both on air, online and across social media forums. (#bbcws80)

The day will give audiences around the world a unique insight into production of their favourite programmes and multilingual videos will be produced of all the broadcasts throughout the day online at bbc.co.uk/worldservice. For the first time audiences will be invited to watch and participate in over 12 hours of programmes in English and across more than 12 different languages. The day will be hosted by BBC Persian’s Pooneh Ghoddoosi and BBC World Service presenter Ros Atkins.

BBC World Service’s daily morning editorial meeting, which normally takes place behind the doors of Bush House, will be opened up and broadcast live for the first time. In this meeting - a daily part of life in the building - the newsroom’s editors discuss and agree the big stories and developments and decide on which stories will shape the day’s news agenda.

The open courtyard of Bush House will host many of the programmes that day. Flagship programmes such as Newshour and World Have Your Say will invite audiences to join a conversation about international broadcasting and the future priorities of the BBC World Service. Listeners around the world - and the audience at Bush House - will have the chance to shape the news agenda and debate by making suggestions from the floor, or through Twitter, Facebook and Skype.

Peter Horrocks, Director of BBC Global News, said: “The 80th birthday and departure from Bush House means these are historic and changing times for the BBC World Service. We want our audiences to be at the heart of both the commemoration of the past and conversation about the future.”

BBC World Service Commissioning Editor, Steve Titherington, said: “We are turning Bush House inside out showing who we are and what we do to our audiences and asking what the world wants next from the BBC World Service.”

Not only celebrating 80 years of broadcasting, this special day of programming marks the start of the BBC World Service’s move from Bush House, its iconic London home for over 70 years, to a new state of the art broadcasting centre in Oxford Circus. The move will see all of the BBC’s news services - UK and international - based together for the first time. The aim is to create ‘the world’s newsroom’ - enhancing the BBC’s global newsgathering and creating a forum for the best journalism in the world.

Programming

BBC World Service English - much of the day’s global schedule from 07:00 to 23:00 GMT will broadcast live from outside Bush House. Programming highlights from this day include:

09:00 - The live news meeting - normally conducted behind closed doors, audiences will for the first time be given insight into the inner workings of the newsroom.
11:00 - World Have Your Say - the global interactive news discussion programme will ask audiences around the world what they want the programme to be about on that day.
15:00 - A live global audience with Sir David Attenborough.
17:00 - World Business Report and Focus on Africa will link up to broadcast a special programme asking how business journalism is reporting the financial crisis with Alistair Darling [Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer] on the panel, and looking at the creative energy and entrepreneurship coming out of Africa.
19:00 Health Check - will air a special programme to launch The Human Race Season - a raft of programmes examining the human body. Endurance runners and sprinters, sports psychologists, doctors and coaches will all be in the courtyard to try to answer ‘What makes an Olympic athelete?’
20:00 – 22:00 - Newshour, BBC World Services flagship current affairs show, will broadcast a special debate looking at the future of international broadcasting.
22:00 – 23:00 - The Strand Extra - BBC World Service’s global arts show, will be edited by special guest artist and music producer William Orbit.
(Source: BBC World Service Press Office)

March Special Events Calendar

Amateur radio operators and shortwave listener's have extra QSLing opportunities with special event via radio.

This is just a sampling of special event stations available to hear and verify. Stations are listed with event, day, time, frequencies and QSL or contact information, plus 'QSL' or 'Certificate.'

Special event QSLing is an added touch to your QSLing collection.

90th Anniversary of WWL 870 AM New Orleans
Mar 1-31, 0000-2300 UTC. W5WWL, New Orleans, LA. WWL Radio. Operating on; 28.425, 14.235, 7.185, 3.820 MHz. QSL. W5WWL, 400 Poydras, Suite 400, New Orleans, LA 70130. Special operation by Club Station W5WWL http://www.wwl.com/

150th Anniversary Battle of Hampton Roads
Mar 9-11, 1000-1700 UTC. W4M, Newport News, VA. The Mariners' Museum. SSB CW All HF. Certificate. Cindi Verser, The Mariners' Museum, 100 Museum Dr, Newport News, VA 23606. Commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Battle between the Civil War Ironclads CSS Virginia and USS Monitor. Friday March 9, 2012 school children will get the opportunity to make contacts between 0900 -1700 hours. March 9-10 station runs 0900-1700 hours; March 11 station times 1200-1700. SASE or stamps for Certificate. Contact ironcladbattle@gmail for more information. ironcladbattle@gmail.com

40th Anniversary of the European Youth Center
Mar 9-11, 1000-0900 UTC. TP8CE, Strasbourg Council of Europe, France. Council of Europe Radio Amateur Club. Operating on; 28.500, 21.200, 14.200, 7.160 MHz. All HF frequencies, SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK and satellite. QSL. Christian Chaudron, 15 rue Préfet Lezay Marnésia, Haguenau 67500, France. http://www.ewwa.free.fr/

109th Anniversary Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
Mar 10, 1400-2100 UTC. W4OT, Vero Beach, FL. Vero Beach Amateur Radio Club. Operating on; 28.450, 21.350, 14.240, 7.255 MHz. Certificate. VBARC- W4OT, PO Box 2082 , Vero Beach, FL 32961. Leave the location for the park - commemorating the country's first National Wildlife Refuge. http://www.vbarc.net/

Navy Seabees Birthday, Girl Scouts of America Founded 1912
Mar 10, 1700-2359 UTC. NI6IW, San Diego, CA. USS Midway (CV-41) Museum Radio Operations Room. Operating on SSB 14.320, 7.250 MHz, PSK31 14.070 MHz D-STAR 012C and 2 meter/70 cm SOCAL reports. QSL. USS Midway Museum Radio Room, 910 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101. kk6fz@arrl.net

USS Wisconsin -Participating in Wisconsin QSO Party
Mar 10-11, 1500-2130 UTC. N4WIS, Virginia Beach, VA. USS Wisconsin Radio Club. Operating on; 14.264, 7.264 MHz. QSL. USS Wisconsin Radio Club, PO Box 6682, Virginia Beach, VA 23456. First of four special events for the year. Actual operating times Saturday 1500 to 2130, Sunday 1700 to 2130 UTC www.n4wis.org/n4wis/index.php

American Red Cross Month Special Event Station
Mar 11-12, 1700-2300 UTC, W8NVY, Muskegon, MI. American Red Cross Serving Muskegon Oceana and Newaygo Counties. Operating on; 14.260, 7.245, 147.420 MHz Simplex EchoLink: W8NVY, Node # 349350. Certificate & QSL. Karen Strait, KD8DHJ, 1479 Sullivan Rd, Ravenna, MI 49451. Times are daily. dstlead@arcmon.org or http://www.arcmon.org/

International Pi Day / Einstein's Birthday
Mar 14, 0000-2359 UTC. KD8DKU, Marquette, MI. Lake Effect Amateur Radio Club. Operating on; PSK31 14.070, SSB 7.285 MHz. QSL. Lake Effect ARC/Pi, 36 Southfork St, Marquette, MI 49855. A fun event for the nerd in all of us. Lemon pi(e) at club HQ for drop-ins! Will sked QSOs. www.lakeeffectarc.info/Event-PiEinsteinDay/PiDay.htm

30th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival
Mar 17, 1500-2200 UTC. W4BKM, Macon, GA. Macon Amateur Radio Club. Operating on; 14.240 7.225 MHz. Certificate. MARC, PO Box 4862, Macon, GA 31208. w4bkm.com

Tollerdown Shutter Telegraph Over 200 Years
Mar 25-30, 0000-2359 UTC. GB5TST, Tollerdown, Dorset, England. Radio Society of Great Britain. Operating on; 14.200 MHz. QSL. RSGB or direct to John Wakefield, Oakhurst, Lower Common Rd, West Wellow, Romsey SO51 6BT, England. www.qrz.com/db/gb5tst

Civil War Battle of Shiloh, TN 150th Anniversary
Mar 30-Apr 1, 1200-2000 UTC, NA5MS, New Albany, MS. Northeast Mississippi Amateur Radio Club. Operating on; 3.860 MHz. Certificate. Charles Buster, 305 N Broad St, New Albany, MS 38652. Operating from the Shiloh Battlefield during a weekend reenactment of the battle. Operating in the lower parts of the General phone bands and 10meter Technician band. Certificate is a special limited edition unfolded lithographed print for $4.00 US postage included. Full color QSL available for $1.00 US postage included. Mailing should be received within 30 days of event.

Blog Logs

*sign-on / sign-off* // parallel frequency

loggings edited for clarity

All times UTC

Albania
7530, Radio Tirana. Signal on the air at 2058:58 and immediately into interval signal. Musicto lady announcer's voice-over ID and English schedule announcement. News opening announcement from announcer, followed by music. Strong signal. (Brian Alexander, PA/Cumbre)

Argentina
13363.5 LSB, Radio Continental, 0010-0102.* Spanish talk. Short breaks of instrumental music. ID. Fair signal. (Brian Alexander-PA/Cumbre)

Bangladesh
4750.00, Radio Bangladesh Betar, 1200-1215. Female taking the mic between music until 1203 when some sort of religious programming begins with chanting and comments by the female. At 1206 a male begins talking with flute music in the background. Signal was fair to good.(Chuck Bolland, FL)

Bolivia
5952.48, Emisora Pio XII, 1030-1045. Muffled and weak signal here with a female's
Spanish comments. Can't clearly make out what she is saying for sure. At 1031 music heard as background. Getting a lot of splatter from nearby signal. Pio XII remained at a poor level during the period. (Chuck Bolland, FL)

Brazil
15189.86, Radio Inconfidência, 0015-0040, Portuguese ballads. Portuguese talk. ID. Weak, // 6010 - weak, poor with adjacent channel splatter. (Brian Alexander-PA/Cumbre)
　
4878v, Rdif Roraima, 0335-0402:25.* Still heard here as a very distorted blob of noise. Portuguese talk. Sign off with national anthem. (Brian Alexander-PA/Cumbre)

Djibouti
4780, Radio Djibouti, *0323:30-0345. Late and abrupt sign on with Arabic talk. Horn of Africa style pop music. Local children’s chorus. Indigenous tribal music. Poor to fair signal. (Brian Alexander-PA/Cumbre)

Egypt
6270, Radio Cairo, 2205. Male/female announcers with totally muffled talk to Middle Eastern instrumentals with good audio at 2211. Return of female announcer with slightly less muffled audio to station ID and mention of US Senator John McCain at 2213. Music instrumentals with good audio at 2214. Good signal wasted with muffled talk (Mark Coady, Canada/Cumbre)

Ethiopia
9705, Radio Ethiopia, 2025-2101.* Local Horn of Africa music. Amharic talk. Sign off with national anthem at 2059. Good signal. (Brian Alexander-PA/Cumbre)

9705 Radio Ethiopia, 2045. Excellent signal with Horn of Afica pop music. Pop music and Arabic style songs. Male announcer at 2055 over the music. Usual news format and fanfares to brief news briefs. Canned station ID and mentions of "program" several times. ID sounds like "NEE-Jes-car Radio". Choral national anthem to 2101 and off. (Brian Alexander, PA/Cumbre)

Guatemala
4055, Radio Verdad, 1108-1125. Tune-in to interval signal on electronic keyboard. National anthem at 1111. Opening multi-lingual ID announcements at 1116 along with contact information. Religious music at 1122 and Spanish talk. Fair at tune-in but poor in noise by 1125. (Brian Alexander, PA/HCDX)

Guyana
3289.99, The Voice of Guyana/Guyana Broadcasting Corp., Georgetown. Very nice signal 2/17 0750 past 0835. Not rare DX by any means, but highly enjoyable;Noted with BBC relay at tune-in, which lasted until 0800, when local announcer said, "it is now 4 hours in Guyana . . . this is the Voice of Guyana, broadcasting on 560 kiloHertz in the medium wave band . . . and 102.5 megaHertz in FM stereo in Guyana . . ." Then a very nice choral national anthem to formally start their local broadcast day, sounding almost hymnlike. At 0404, live deejay again, "Good morning, everyone! This is the V-O-G, the Voice of Guyana. The Broadcasting Corporation of Guyana has its broadcasting house located at . . . and on 760 kiloHertz in the medium wave band . . . It is now 4 hours 4 minutes." Tuned away but on return at 0835, signal had further improved and delightful Hindi musical program in progress. (Ralph Perry, IL/playdx)

Libya
11600, Radio Télévision Libye - Radio Libye. Looking for Libya at various times between 1630-1800 UTC but nothing heard. (Brian Alexander-PA/Cumbre)

Madagascar
5010.00, Radio Madagasikara, 0218-0245. Carrier + USB. Tune-in to local African music. 25 second interval signal at 0229 followed by choral national anthem. Local guitar music and opening announcements at 0231. Malagasy talk. Local choral music. La Bamba song. Weak but readable. (Brian Alexander-PA/Cumbre)
　
Myanmar
7110, Myanmar Radio, 1105-1130. Local pop music. Vernacular talk. Weak but readable. Heard only a threshold signal when checked earlier around 1040.(Brian Alexander, PA)

5985.85, Myanma Radio, 1112-1146. Vernacular language. Pop easy-listening music and songs. Phone ringing and beginning of conversations, “Radio Myanma.”; Indigenous music at 1130 UTC, but no longer with chimes. One of their best receptions. Edited MP3 audio at http://www.box.com/s/3sa7ceprcme9nvvk9v1u.

7110, Myanma Radio, 1133-1201. Distance Learning Service segment is longer than I first thought, perhaps 1130 to 1200 (or longer?). Sounds like they play a song or jingle between lectures (college song or theme song?). Along with marching band music and trumpet fanfares -a lecture on economics in vernacular. Many mentions of “economics” along with one sentence in English. “Economics is the study of economy and of similar . . .”(?), 1201 back to music. MP3 audio clip with English at 0:33 http://www.box.com/s/7q9u6n5duxp7qngeungh. (Ron Howard, CA/Cumbre)

Niger
9704.99, LV du Sahel, 2101-2301.* Threshold signal heard when Ethiopia signed off at 2101. Improved to a weak but readable level by 2140. Vernacular and French talk. Wide variety of indigenous music, Afro-pop and Euro-pop music. Qur`an at 2255:40. Short 20 second flute interval signal at 2259 followed bynNational anthem. Some adjacent channel splatter. (Brian Alexander-PA/Cumbre)

Peru
6173.89, presumed Radio Tawantinsuyu, Cusco. Tune-in and holding up past 1052. Weak to fair signal strength only. Reception best with narrowest bandwidth and in ECSS-LSB with notch deployed to knock out annoying het from Asian station on 6175.00. Couple male announcer's alternating in Spanish and occasionally presumed Quechua. Odd programming this morning, no music at all, and at first mistakenly thought might be taped replay from sporting event, from night before (had a bit of that kind of cadence to the announcements). But then noted many clear, live time checks in a "doubling-up" kind pattern throughout entire program of " . . . las cinco de la manana, las cinco de la manana, amigos oyentes. Adelante!! . . ." So, was a live broadcast. Most of the time, only fragments of speech were decipherable, such as at 1017, " . . . muy buenos dias, Cusco . . . la primera voz . . . de la patria . . ." Taped ads were noted at 1024 and 1047, during which hward different, more bassy-voiced man in studio echo effect. Almost sounded like live feed from remote, but at 5:30 a.m. in Cusco that doesn't make too much sense. Not sure what this was, but could have been live feed from Ash Wednesday morning procession or something else like that. Will be diligently patrolling this frequency in the mornings now and hoping for better conditions soon. (Ralph Perry, IL/Cumbre)

5039.18, Radio Libertad de Junin. Signal on the air at 0942:30. Music began at 0944:55. Long canned echo talk by announcer 0948-0955, then different male announcer to pleasant Latin American music. Another canned announcement at 1000. Music and farm animal (cows, chickens, crickets) SFX, and live studio announcer with long talk. Good signal. (Brian Alexaner, PA/Cumbre)

5120, Ondas del Suroriente. Found the signal came on at 1047:54.Programming finally started at 1104:10. Canned announcement by male announcer, but just couldn't copy. Fairly strong when the signal came on but it faded quickly in 15 minutes. (Brian Alexander, PA/Cumbre)

4955, Radio Cultural Amauta. Suddenly on in mid-progrma at 1046:25 with nice campo music. Announcer in presumed Quechua, followed by choral music. Fanfare and very beautiful clear ID as - "desde cuidad de Huanta, transmite radio Cultural Amauta en FM 9?.9 estereo". Back to campo music at 1053 for about 45 seconds, then live studio male announcer again over the song with nice quick ID and talk. Mentioned a few cities and towns. Continued song, and announcer returned again at 1058:00 with another ID and more announcements. More of the same music and talk with mentions of Huanta, Pasco, cultural. Very nice signal. (Brian Alexander, PA/Cumbre)

6173.916, Radio Tawantinsuyo, 1034-1045. Male's Spanish comments with an adjacent signal on 6175.026 KHz causing a hetrodyne. Noted signal as very poor and muffled.(Chuck Bolland, FL)

Radio Netherlands Program Preview Feb 25-March 1

The State We're In
Jonathan Groubert and his team look at current events from an unexpected perspective.

For the Record

A former US serviceman on founding America’s first black platoon of paratroopers; a journalist from Ghana on why he went undercover to expose wrongdoings, and a Senegalese hip hop artist on returning to her home village to break the taboos about female genital mutilation.

First airing: Saturday 02:00 UTC

Earth Beat
Marnie Chesterton and her team look at the footprint we’re leaving on our planet.

The End of the World

What would happen if the world came to an end, at least as we know it? From building bunkers and preparing for the worst, to photographing parts of the Earth that we’ve destroyed, we examine what happens when the end comes.

First airing: Friday 03:00 UTC

South Asia Wired
Stories from South Asia.

We meet Bangladeshi photographer and social activist Shahidul Alam, who’s worked as a university lecturer and professor in various places in the world. Alam he keeps coming back to his native country, though. He’s recently published a book of his finest works, titled “My Journey as a Witness”. He takes us along on that journey in this edition of the programme.

Also on the show the rather peculiar story of Indian Arunchalam Muruganantham, who has developed a cheap alternative to sanitary pads for women. The social entrepreneur has invented a machine that is used by women groups and neighbourhoods all over India, where women make their own pads.

(There'll be a new edition of the programme on Thursday)

First airing: Thursday 10:00 UTC

Bridges With Africa

Africa in Progress
Inspiring round-table discussions with guest speakers and in-depth interviews give listeners food for thought.

Africa’s cultural heritage threatened in the Netherlands

The Dutch government has announced drastic budget cuts that threaten one of the oldest and best-loved ethnographic museums in the Netherlands. The Tropical Museum in Amsterdam with its impressive African collection might be forced to close its doors at the end of this year.

Our guest in this edition of Africa in Progress is Paul Faber, head curator of the Africa department at the museum. He explains why artefacts from Africa are so important for present-day Dutch society and considers different measures that could help save his beloved institution.

Commonwealth Story
A selection of winning stories chosen from the large number of entries for the 2010 Commonwealth Short Story Competition.

The Kettle, by Jason James Less from New Zealand. A story from the boxing ring. Read by Khalid Abdalla.

First airing: Tuesday 01:50 UTC

Global Perspective
Who says I can’t… is the motto of this year’s collaboration of international broadcasters, offering stories of defiance and perseverance.

Who says I can’t squat?

Radio Netherlands Worldwide’s Dheera Sujan visits Sanne, Tom and Bo – three Dutch squatters. She hears their struggle to build – and keep – their home amid the new anti-squat laws in the Netherlands.

First airing: Monday 17:30 UTC

Hear the World
The current series of European Jazz Stage has come to an end. But don’t despair, there’s plenty of good music to come. We’ve started a new series of Hear the World, hosted by Dheera Sujan.

Latin, salsa, reggae and African music are the ingredients in this first edition.

Timbazo is a thirteen-piece Latin band Cuban playing timba, jazz and salsa.
Singer and guitarist Khalu Dee from Senegal made a great impression at the 2010 Afro-Latino Festival.
And you’ll be surprised by a recent recording in our special Dutch Music Delights slot.

First airing: Monday 01:00 UTC

RNW Classical
Classical concerts from the Royal Concertgebouw as well as studio recordings of Dutch performers, presented by Hans Haffmans.

Available 24 hours a day

Radio Netherlands 24 hours streaming audio www.radionetherlands.nl/

Radio Gloria and EMR slated for Sunday broadcast

Dear Listeners,

European Music Radio and Radio Gloria are on the air this Sunday the 26th of February 2012

MVBR Schedule for 9480 KHz with 1 KW:

Station Name Time Slot Channels & Internet repeats

European music Radio 08.00 to 09.00 UTC 9480 kHz www.emr.org.uk

Radio Gloria 09.00 to 11.00 UTC 9480 kHz

Radio Gloria 10.00 to 11.00 UTC 6005 kHz "shortwaveservice.com"/6005
Radio Gloria 13.00 to 15.00 UTC 9480 kHz (repeat) from 09.00 UTC
Radio Gloria 16.00 to 17.00 UTC "Coloradio.org"

Please send all Radio Gloria reports to: radiogloria@aol.com

Please send all E.M.R. reports to: studio@emr.org.uk

PS: Main Schedule for 9480 KHz for 2012:

1st Sunday MV Baltic Radio

3rd Sunday E M R

4th Sunday Radio Gloria

Technical Information for Receiving 9480 KHz:

The transmitter at Göhren is using A3H (carrier with upper side band) modulation.

If you use a normal AM - shortwave receiver, please tune exactly to 9480 KHz.

If you use a SSB - receiver, please tune to 9480 KHz, USB - mode for best results.

Good Listening 73s Tom

RFA Year of the Dragon QSL ends Feb 29

a reminder to our readers.....

RADIO FREE ASIA ISSUES YEAR OF THE DRAGON QSL CARD JANUARY 2012

Radio Free Asia (RFA) announces the release of our 43nd QSL card. This QSL commemorates 2012 as the Year of the Dragon. According to ChineseZodiac.Com, Dragons are characterized as ambitious, risk takers, and as people who gravitate toward challenges. If left on their own and allowed to live by their own rules, Dragons are usually successful. Dragons are also passionate in everything they do and while they frequently help others, Dragons will rarely ask for help. The Year of the Dragon is from January 23, 2012 – February 9, 2013. This QSL card will be used to confirm all valid RFA reception reports for January-February 2012.

RFA’s 43rd QSL card commemorates 2012 as the Year of the Dragon.

RFA is a private, nonprofit corporation that broadcasts news and information to listeners in Asian countries where full, accurate, and timely news reports are unavailable. Created by Congress in 1994 and incorporated in 1996, RFA currently broadcasts in Burmese, Cantonese, Khmer, Korean to North Korea, Lao, Mandarin, the Wu dialect, Vietnamese, Tibetan (Uke, Amdo, and Kham), and Uyghur. RFA strives for accuracy, balance, and fairness in its editorial content. As a ‘surrogate’ broadcaster, RFA provides news and commentary specific to each of its target countries, acting as the free press these countries lack. RFA broadcasts only in local languages and dialects, and most of its broadcasts comprise news of specific local interest. More information about Radio Free Asia, including our current broadcast frequency schedule, is available at http://www.rfa.org/

RFA encourages listeners to submit reception reports. Reception reports are valuable to RFA as they help us evaluate the signal strength and quality of our transmissions. RFA confirms all accurate reception reports by mailing a QSL card to the listener. RFA welcomes all reception report submissions at http://www.techweb.rfa.org/ (follow the QSL REPORTS link) not only from DX’ers, but also from its general listening audience.

Reception reports are also accepted by email at qsl@rfa.org , and for anyone without Internet access, reception reports can be mailed to:

Reception Reports
Radio Free Asia
2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300
Washington DC 20036
United States of America.

Upon request, RFA will also send a copy of the current broadcast schedule and a station sticker.
(A.J. Janitschek/RFA)

Adventist World Radio & WYFR schedule update

All times UTC

Adventist World Radio
0400-0430 on 5975 WER 100 kW / 120 deg to EaEu Bulgarian
1600-1630 on 6100 WER 100 kW / 120 deg to EaEu Bulgarian
1000-1100 on 9610 NAU 100 kW / 180 deg to SoEu Italian Sun
0700-0800 on 11975 WER 100 kW / 210 deg to NoAf Arabic
0800-0830 on 15125 WER 100 kW / 210 deg to NoAf Kabyle
0800-0900 on 15145 WER 100 kW / 210 deg to NoAf French/Tachelhit
1730-1800 on 11860 WER 100 kW / 210 deg to NoAf Kabyle
1900-1930 on 11860 WER 250 kW / 210 deg to NoAf Wolof
1900-2000 on 11760 WER 100 kW / 210 deg to NoAf Arabic/Tachelhit
2000-2030 on 9805 WER 100 kW / 210 deg to NoAf French
1900-2000 on 9535 NAU 125 kW / 215 deg to NoAf Arabic
0300-0330 on 7315 NAU 250 kW / 140 deg to EaAf Tigrigna
0300-0400 on 9610 WER 250 kW / 135 deg to EaAf Oromo/Amharic
1630-1700 on 17575 ISS 250 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Somali
1730-1800 on 11795 NAU 250 kW / 140 deg to EaAf Oromo
1200-1300 on 17510 NAU 250 kW / 085 deg to SoAs English/Bangla
1500-1600 on 15270 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to SoAs Punjabi/Hindi
1500-1530 on 15255 WER 250 kW / 075 deg to SoAs Nepali
1530-1600 on 15255 WER 250 kW / 075 deg to SoAs English Sat-Wed
1530-1600 on 15255 WER 250 kW / 075 deg to SoAs Tibetan Thu/Fri
1300-1330 on 15480 NAU 250 kW / 070 deg to EaAs Chinese Mon-Fri
1300-1330 on 15480 NAU 250 kW / 070 deg to EaAs Uyghur Sat/Sun
1330-1500 on 15480 NAU 250 kW / 070 deg to EaAs Chinese


WYFR Family Radio
1700-1800 on 11690 WER 100 kW / 180 deg to NoAf Arabic
1800-1900 on 9840 WER 250 kW / 150 deg to NoAf Arabic
1900-2000 on 9500 WER 250 kW / 150 deg to NoAf Arabic
1900-2000 on 9695 NAU 500 kW / 207 deg to WeAf French
2000-2100 on 9595 NAU 500 kW / 205 deg to WeAf French
2000-2100 on 9515 NAU 250 kW / 210 deg to WeAf Arabic
2100-2200 on 6010 NAU 250 kW / 210 deg to WeAf Arabic
1800-1900 on 11665 WER 500 kW / 180 deg to WCAf English
2100-2200 on 7305 NAU 500 kW / 180 deg to WCAf French
1600-1700 on 13660 ISS 500 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Oromo
1600-1700 on 15160 ISS 500 kW / 131 deg to EaAf Amharic
1700-1800 on 15160 ISS 500 kW / 131 deg to CeAf Swahili
1600-1700 on 11995 WER 250 kW / 125 deg to N/ME Arabic
1700-1800 on 9810 NAU 250 kW / 125 deg to N/ME Arabic
1600-1700 on 11955 NAU 500 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Persian
1700-1800 on 9800 NAU 500 kW / 095 deg to WeAs Persian
1400-1500 on 13605 WER 250 kW / 075 deg to CeAs Uzbek
1300-1500 on 17510 NAU 500 kW / 085 deg to SoAs Bengali
1400-1500 on 15315 WER 500 kW / 105 deg to SoAs Malayalam
1400-1500 on 15325 WER 500 kW / 090 deg to SoAs Oriya
1400-1500 on 13655 WER 500 kW / 090 deg to SoAs Sindhi
1500-1600 on 13655 NAU 500 kW / 105 deg to SoAs Kannada
1400-1600 on 13700 NAU 500 kW / 095 deg to SoAs Hindi
1500-1600 on 13630 NAU 500 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Gujarati
1500-1600 on 11935 WER 500 kW / 090 deg to SoAs Tamil
1500-1600 on 15470 WER 500 kW / 090 deg to SoAs Marathi
2200-2400 on 7360 GUF 500 kW / 170 deg to SoAm Portuguese/English
2200-2400 on 15280 GUF 500 kW / 215 deg to SoAm Spanish
(Ivo Ivanov/DX Mix News 718)
(Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India)

Voice of America schedule update

All times UTC

2030-2100 on 11665 WER 250 kW / 180 deg to CeAf Hausa Mon-Fri
1600-1700 on 17895 WER 250 kW / 150 deg to CeAf English
1630-1700 on 15670 WER 250 kW / 180 deg to CeAf Portuguese Fri
1630-1700 on 9785 WER 250 kW / 150 deg to SDN En"So.Sudan in Focus" Mo-Fr
1630-1700 on 11905 WER 250 kW / 150 deg to SDN En"So.Sudan in Focus" Mo-Fr
1630-1700 on 13635 WER 250 kW / 150 deg to SDN En"So.Sudan in Focus" Mo-Fr
1800-1830 on 9805 WER 250 kW / 150 deg to SDN Arabic "Afia Darfur"
1900-1930 on 9815 WER 250 kW / 150 deg to SDN Arabic "Afia Darfur"
1630-1700 on 15620 WER 250 kW / 135 deg to EaAf Somali
1730-1800 on 9485 NAU 250 kW / 140 deg to EaAf Afan Oromo Mon-Fri
1730-1800 on 11905 WER 250 kW / 150 deg to EaAf Afan Oromo Mon-Fri
1800-1900 on 9485 NAU 250 kW / 140 deg to EaAf Amharic
1800-1900 on 13625 WER 250 kW / 135 deg to EaAf Amharic
1900-1930 on 9485 NAU 250 kW / 140 deg to EaAf Tigrigna Mon-Fri
0230-0330 on 7265 WER 250 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Persian
0500-0600 on 9760 NAU 250 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Kurdish
1400-1500 on 13580 WER 250 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Kurdish
1500-1530 on 5930 WER 250 kW / 075 deg to CeAs Uzbek
1600-1700 on 7390 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to CeAs Georgian
1700-1800 on 9760 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to CeAs Georgian
1830-1900 on 9435 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to CeAs Azeri
(Ivo Ivanov/DX Mix News 718)
(Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India)

Bible Broadcasting Network schedule update

All times UTC

Via Media Broadcast

0800-0830 on 7220 WER 100 kW / non-dir Sun to WeEu English
0800-0845 on 7220 WER 100 kW / non-dir Sat to WeEu English
1900-1930 on 6030 WER 100 kW / 060 deg Tue to EaEu Russian
1900-1915 on 6030 WER 100 kW / 060 deg Thu to EaEu Ukrainian
1900-1915 on 6030 WER 100 kW / 060 deg Fri to EaEu Russian
1915-1945 on 6030 WER 100 kW / 060 deg Sat to EaEu English
1900-2000 on 6030 WER 100 kW / 060 deg Sun to EaEu English
0900-1000 on 17545 WER 125 kW / 135 deg Fri to NEAf Arabic
1630-1730 on 11875 WER 100 kW / 150 deg Daily to CEAf Nuer/Dinka
1600-1630 on 15335 ISS 100 kW / 131 deg Mon/Thu to EaAf Oromo
1630-1700 on 15335 ISS 100 kW / 131 deg Mon/Fri to EaAf Amharic
1700-1730 on 15335 ISS 100 kW / 131 deg Mon/Tue/Fri to EaAf Tigrinya
1730-1830 on 15335 ISS 100 kW / 131 deg Mon/Tue/Fri to EaAf Amharic
1630-1700 on 15335 ISS 100 kW / 131 deg Tue to EaAf Amharic
1630-1800 on 15335 ISS 100 kW / 131 deg Wed to EaAf Amharic
1630-1830 on 15335 ISS 100 kW / 131 deg Thu/Sun to EaAf Amharic
1630-1745 on 15335 ISS 100 kW / 131 deg Sat to EaAf Amharic
1745-1800 on 15335 ISS 100 kW / 131 deg Sat to EaAf English
1600-1630 on 15335 ISS 100 kW / 131 deg Fri/Sun to EaAf Oromo
1800-1830 on 15335 ISS 100 kW / 131 deg Fri-Sun to EaAf Somali
1800-1900 on 6110 WER 125 kW / 120 deg Sat to N&ME English
1830-1900 on 6110 WER 125 kW / 120 deg Sun to N&ME English
0500-0530 on 7410 WER 250 kW / 120 deg Thu to N&ME Arabic
0500-0515 on 7410 WER 250 kW / 120 deg Fri to N&ME Arabic
1715-1800 on 9465 WER 100 kW / 120 deg Mon/Wed/Fri to N&ME Arabic
1800-1830 on 9465 WER 100 kW / 120 deg Tue to N&ME English
1800-1915 on 9465 WER 100 kW / 120 deg Sun to N&ME English
1645-1700 on 11700 WER 100 kW / 120 deg Mon/Wed to N&ME English
1645-1720 on 11700 WER 100 kW / 120 deg Tue to N&ME English
1645-1745 on 11700 WER 100 kW / 120 deg Thu to N&ME English
1645-1715 on 11700 WER 100 kW / 120 deg Fri to N&ME English
1645-1800 on 11700 WER 100 kW / 120 deg Sat/Sun to N&ME English
1700-1720 on 11915 WER 250 kW / 120 deg Mo/Tu/Th/Fr to N&ME Arabic
1700-1735 on 11915 WER 250 kW / 120 deg Wed to N&ME Arabic
0400-0430 on 5950 WER 100 kW / 105 deg Sat-Mon to WeAs Luri
1800-1830 on 7365 WER 100 kW / 090 deg Mon/Wed/Fri to WeAs Persian
1800-1900 on 7365 WER 100 kW / 090 deg Tue/Thu to WeAs Persian
1800-1815 on 7365 WER 100 kW / 090 deg Sat to WeAs English
1830-1900 on 7365 WER 100 kW / 090 deg Sun to WeAs Persian
1900-2000 on 9470 WER 250 kW / 105 deg Sat to WeAs English
1915-1945 on 9470 WER 250 kW / 105 deg Sun to WeAs English
1630-1830 on 9925 WER 100 kW / 105 deg Daily to WeAs Persian
1530-1545 on 11965 WER 250 kW / 105 deg Sun to WeAs Persian
0030-0100 on 7395 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Mon-Thu to SoAs Hindi
0030-0100 on 7395 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Fri to SoAs English
0030-0115 on 7395 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Sat/Sun to SoAs English
1530-1600 on 13670 WER 100 kW / 090 deg Wed/Thu to SoAs Urdu
1515-1600 on 13670 WER 100 kW / 090 deg Fri to SoAs English
1515-1530 on 13670 WER 100 kW / 090 deg Sat to SoAs English
1500-1515 on 13740 WER 250 kW / 075 deg Sun to SoAs English
1400-1430 on 15470 WER 250 kW / 090 deg 1st Sun to SoAs English
1400-1430 on 15470 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Sun to SoAs English
1430-1500 on 15470 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Sat to SoAs English
(Ivo Ivanov)
(DX Mix News 717 via Alokesh Gupta, India)

BBG station's frequency updates

All times UTC / NF new frequency

0100-0200 NF 7515 KWT 250 kW / 070 deg, ex 7470 RFA Tibetan Mon/Thu
0100-0200 NF 7500 KWT 250 kW / 070 deg, ex 7470 RFA Tibetan Wed/Sun
0100-0200 NF 7530 KWT 250 kW / 070 deg, ex 7470 RFA Tibetan Tue/Fri
0100-0200 NF 7545 KWT 250 kW / 070 deg, ex 7470 RFA Tibetan Sat
0100-0200 NF 17850 TIN 250 kW / 313 deg, ex 17825 RFA Uighur Tue
0200-0300 NF 15520 TIN 250 kW / 295 deg, ex 15220 RFA Tibetan Mon/Wed/Fri
0200-0300 on 15220 TIN 250 kW / 295 deg, ex Daily RFA Tibetan Thu
0200-0300 NF 15540 TIN 250 kW / 295 deg, ex 15220 RFA Tibetan Sun/Tue/Sat
0300-0600 NF 21555 TIN 250 kW / 304 deg, ex 21540 RFA Chinese Sat
0300-0320 NF 7425 BIB 100 kW / 088 deg, ex 11925 RFE Avari
0320-0340 NF 7425 BIB 100 kW / 088 deg, ex 11925 RFE Chechen
0340-0400 NF 7425 BIB 100 kW / 088 deg, ex 11925 RFE Circassian
0330-0400 NF 13745 IRA 250 kW / 263 deg, ex 9845 VOA Somali
0600-0700 NF 17675 KWT 250 kW / 070 deg, ex 17715 RFA Tibetan Mon/Wed/Fri
0600-0700 on 17715 KWT 250 kW / 070 deg, ex Daily RFA Tibetan Thu
0600-0700 NF 17685 KWT 250 kW / 070 deg, ex 17715 RFA Tibetan Sun/Tue/Sat
1100-1200 NF 11510 TIN 250 kW / 295 deg, ex 11590 RFA Tibetan Mon/Wed/Fri
1100-1200 on 11590 TIN 250 kW / 295 deg, ex Daily RFA Tibetan Thu
1100-1200 NF 11545 TIN 250 kW / 295 deg, ex 11590 RFA Tibetan Sun/Tue/Sat
1230-1400 NF 13595 TIN 250 kW / 280 deg, ex 7245 RFA Burmese
1400-1500 NF 11880 BIB 100 kW / 105 deg, ex 15265 VOA Kurdish
1500-1530 NF 11640 KWT 250 kW / 046 deg, ex 13785 VOA Uzbek
1500-1600 NF 12085 KWT 250 kW / 070 deg, ex 11625 RFA Tibetan
1600-1630 NF 13740 SAO 100 kW / 100 deg, ex 12010 VOA Kinyarwanda Sat
1630-1700 NF 17655 GB 250 kW / 094 deg, ex 17650 VOA Portuguese Fri
1700-1800 NF 17655 GB 250 kW / 094 deg, ex 17650 VOA Portuguese
1800-1830 NF 17655 GB 250 kW / 094 deg, ex 17650 VOA Portuguese Mon-Fri
1830-1900 NF 9435 WER 250 kW / 090 deg, ex 9440 VOA Azeri, re-ex 9440
2030-2100 NF 11670*WER 250 kW / 180 deg, ex 7315 VOA Hausa Mon-Fri, re-ex 9780
2330-0030 NF 9920 IRA 250 kW / 073 deg, ex 5885 RFA Vietnamese
* strong co-ch AIR in Hindi/English

RFA/ Radio Free Asia
RFE/ Radio Free Europe
VOA/ Voice of America
(DX Mix News 715 via Alokesh Gupta, India)

Deutsche Welle frequency updates

All times UTC / NF new frequency

0500-0600 NF 11800 KIG 250 kW / 295 deg to WCAf, ex 9810 in English
0530-0600 on 17800 DHA 250 kW / 230 deg to SoAf, add.freq in Portuguese
1200-1300 NF 21780 KIG 250 kW / 295 deg to NWAf, ex 17800 in French
1300-1400 NF 21780 KIG 250 kW / 295 deg to NWAf, ex 21550 in Hausa
1800-1900 on 17500 DHA 250 kW / 255 deg to WCAf, add.freq in Hausa
1800-1900 on 21780 KIG 250 kW / 295 deg to WCAf, add.freq in Hausa
1800-1900 on 12070 KIG 250 kW / 295 deg to WCAf, ex WOFtx in Hausa
1930-2000 on 12045 MEY 100 kW / 330 deg to SoAf, add.freq in Portuguese
(DX Mix News 715 via Alokesh Gupta, India)

Clandestine station schedule updates

All times UTC

Clandestines
TDP (Transmitter Documentation Project) Belgium broker
Denge Mezopotamya
Kurdish
0400-1600 on 11530 SMF 300 kW / 129 deg to WeAs, ex 0400-1500
1600-2000 on 7540 SMF 500 kW / 129 deg to WeAs, ex 1500-2000

Kazakhstan
New time for Voice of Orthodox
Russian
1600-1630 on 7515 A-A 200 kW / 310 deg to CeAs Tue/Fri, ex 1630-1700

MBR (Media Broadcast) Germany broker
Radio Oeoemrang
1600-1700 on 15215*WER 500 kW / 300 deg Tue to WeEu/NoAm German Feb.21 only
* but on same frequency 1600-1630 is AWR/KSDA in English with strong signal

Voice of Oromiyan Liberation Front
1600-1630 new freq 15315 WER 500 kW / 135 deg Sun to EaAf Oromo, ex 11760 NAU

Voice of Oromo Liberation
1700-1800 on 11810 NAU 100 kW / 142 deg Su/We to EaAf Oromo/Amharic, ex WER

Radiyo Y'Abadanga Ababaka
1700-1715 on 17725 WER 250 kW / 150 deg Sat to EaAf Swahili, deleted

Hamada Radio International
0530-0600 on 7350 WER 100 kW/ 180 deg Mon-Fri to WeAf Hausa
1930-2000 on 11865 WER 100 kW / 180 deg to WeAf Hausa, deleted

New station - Radio Hirad in Somali via Babcock broker, UK
1730-1800 on 11610 MEY 100 kW / 015 deg to EaAf

Radio Hirad planned transmission by Dutch-based Free Press Unlimited organization
0430-0500 on 13750 MDC 250 kW / 000 deg to EaAf, cancelled
1700-1800 on 11850 MDC 250 kW / 000 deg to EaAf, cancelled
(Ivo Ivanov)
(DX Mix News 715/716/717 via Alokesh Gupta, India)

New Pressure on Jammers of International Broadcasts

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has called upon the world’s nations to take “necessary actions” to stop intentional interference with satellite transmissions.

The change in ITU regulations, which was approved at the just-concluded World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12) in Geneva, Switzerland, came after numerous complaints that international satellite TV programs in Persian and Arabic were suffering from deliberate interference, known as “jamming”.

Two satellite operators that have been targeted, Eutelsat and Arabsat, said the interfering signals originated from Iran and Syria.

“We are gratified to see the World Radiocommunication Conference take a position on this vital issue,” said Richard M. Lobo, Director of the United States International Broadcasting Bureau.

“Of course, it remains to be seen whether Iran, Syria and other countries which interfere with international satellite communications will change their practices. Jamming is a fundamental violation, not only of international regulations and norms, but of the right of people everywhere to receive and impart information,” Lobo said.

The interference, which has increased since September, 2011, affected broadcasts of the British Broadcasting Corporation, Broadcasting Board of Governors , Audiovisuel extérieur de la France RFI and France 24 TV, Deutsche Welle, and RFE/RL, Inc.’s Radio Farda. Joining in backing the ITW rule change were Radio Netherlands Worldwide and the European Broadcasting Union.

The change in the regulation came after hours of discussion and debate, both in small groups and on the floor of the WRC. A report by the ITU’s Radio Regulations Board noted “the persistent character of the harmful interference” and the fact that “in some cases, the administrations involved have not responded … and appear to take no action to resolve the interference.”

The revised language says administrations “shall ascertain the facts and take the necessary actions” when they encounter jamming.

Prior to the WRC action, the Directors-General of five major international broadcasters charged that jamming is a violation of Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Reporters Without Borders called for nations to “firmly condemn countries that do not respect the fundamental principles of the free flow of information,” adding, “the ITU must not be the accomplice of regimes that obstruct the flow of news and information on their telecommunications networks.”

The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran termed satellite jamming part of a broader effort. “The Iranian government is also engaged in comprehensive attempts to take complete control of online access to the internet as well as restricting mobile voice and data communications,” the group said in a statement urging the WRC to address the jamming issue.
(Leticia King/BBG)