NASWA Journal Columns · Listener’s Notebook, December 1998 (pt. 2)

Richard D’Angelo • 2216 Burkey Drive • Wyomissing, PA 19610 ✉ rdangelo3◊aol.com

Listener’s Notebook, December 1998 (pt. 2)

November-December 1998, Part 2

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DENMARK

Radio Denmark, all programs in Danish:

0030-0055 9935 9945
0130-0155 7465 7545 9945
0230-0255 7465 7545 9945
0330-0355 7545 7565 9945
0430-0455 7545 7560 9940
0530-0555 7440 7480
0630-0655 5965 7180 9590 13800
0730-0755 7180 9590 18950
0830-0855 13800 15175
0930-0955 13800 15175
1030-1055 13800 18950
1130-1155 13800 18950
1230-1255 9910 18950 21725
1330-1355 9590 9910 18950 21725
1430-1455 15705 18950
1530-1555 13790 13800 15705
1630-1655 9590 13800 15705
1730-1755 7485 11895 15705 18950
1830-1855 5960 7485 15705 18950
1930-1955 7485 9935 13800 15705
2030-2055 7580 15705 7560
2130-2155 7580 9945
2230-2255 9415 9925
2330-2355 9415 9935 9945

(7-Oct/R. Denmark/BDXC Hotline/Nieuwenhuis-HOL)

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

2700.09h Ondas del Yuna, Bonao, 2305 noted back on the air with merengues with a rural flair mixed with usual bachata mx and live, excited M and W announcers. 0000 finally a canned “Ondas del Yuna” ID; heard well past 0230 with this format. A pleasure to hear this one back post- Georges, and at its former good strength. (13- Nov/Novello-NC)

4779.86 Onda Musical, 2300 making one of its infrequent appearances with bachatas, “inconfundible” IDs, and good signal despite low het. (15-Nov/Novello-NC)

4960.12 R. Cima, Santo Domingo, 0220 noted back on the air with guitar/vocal mx, ID “Con Cima,” and nice signal. (18-Oct/Novello-NC)

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ECUADOR

HCJB sked:

0000-0100 Spanish 6050 15140
0000-0300 Quichua 3220 6080
0000-0700 English 9745 12015 21455
0030-0100 French 9660
0100-0230 Portuguese 11920
0100-0500 Spanish 6050 15140
0200-0430 Russian 5970
0430-0500 Japanese 9765
0430-0500 German 5970 9685
0500-0515 Ukranian 5970 9685
0500-0515 Kikongo 9765 Mo-Fr
0515-0700 Russian 5970 9685
0530-0600 Czech 9765 Su/Tu/We/Th/Sa
0530-0600 Slovak 9765 Mo/Fr
0600-0630 German 9765
0630-0700 French 9765
0700-0730 Spanish 9765
0700-0900 English 9640 9775 21455
0800-0930 Portuguese 9745
0830-1000 Quichua 3220 6080 6110
0900-1030 Spanish 9765
0900-1100 English 9640 21455
0930-1000 German 6125
1000-1400 Quichua 3220 6080
1030-1100 Spanish 6050 9765
1100-1300 Spanish 6050 11960 15140
1100-1600 English 12005 15115 21455
1130-1200 Japanese 9660
1300-1500 Spanish 6050 15140 15295
1500-1600 Spanish 6050 15140
1530-1800 Portuguese 15295
1600-1700 Spanish 6050 15140 21455
1700-1800 Russian/+ 9870*
1700-1900 Spanish 6050 15140 21455
1800-1900 RR/Uk/Ge/Ta 6085*
1830-1900 Czech 17795 21470 Su/Tu/We/Th/Sa
1830-1900 Slovak 17795 21470 Mo/Fr
1900-1930 French 15550 17795
1900-2100 Spanish 6050 15140
1900-2200 English 15115 21455
1930-2000 German 15550 17795
2000-2030 French 15550 17795
2030-2100 Japanese 15550 17795
2100-2130 German 15550 17795
2100-2130 Quichua 3220 6080
2100-2130 Spanish 6050 15140
2100-2200 Arabic 6085*
2130-2230 Spanish 6050 12025 15140 15550
2130-2400 Quichua 3220 6080 9745
2200-2300 Japanese 11920 21455
2230-2300 Spanish 6050 15140
2230-2300 Russian 15295
2300-0100 Portuguese 11920
2300-2400 Spanish 6050 15140 21455
2300-2400 German 11955

*=via UK (HCJB website)

4814.35 Radio El Buen Pastor, Saraguro, 0149-0251, saludos between songs, mentions of “Saraguro” and a bank in “Loja”. ID’s in passing as “…sintonia de 90.3…” (probably their FM outlet?), and program “Programacion Romantica”. 0247 switch to a 3 minute dramatic promo which included a canned “Radio El Buen Pastor” ID, then back to announcer and musica romantica (19- Nov/Mohrmann/DSWCI DX-Window/van den Boogert-TAI)

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EGYPT

4900 R. Cairo Gen Prog #1 with news (Kurdistan) and Arab songs on 1915. (19-Oct/Liangas-GRC)

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EQUATORIAL GUINEA

5003.4 R. Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial, Bata 2203 Political speech in Spanish // 6250.3 (Malabo); both fair/good. Unusual to hear these in parallel; 5003.4 seems to be used only for special occasions nowadays. (11-Oct/Hill-MA)

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ERITREA

Conflicting reports from various sources have made for some confusion re the actual schedule for Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea (VOBME), the official government-run radio of Eritrea. Below is my best guess – AQ ID in Arabic: “Huna Asmara, Idha’at Sawt al-Jamahir al-Iritriyyah”. ID in Tigrigna: “Ezi Kab Asmara Zemehalalef Medeber Radio Demtsi Hafash Eritrea Eyu”. ID in Amharic: “Yeh be Asmera ketema yemigegne yesifiw yeritrea hezeb demts yeamarigna agelgilot new”.

0330-0430 Afar 7175 Sa
0330-0430 Arabic 7175 Mo-Fr
0330-0430 Tigrigna 6190 7100 Mo-Fr
0400-0500 Tigre 6190 7100 Sa
0430-0500 Amharic 7175
0430-0530 Tigre 6190 7100 Mo-Fr
0500-0600 Afar 7175 Mo-Fr
0500-0600 Arabic 7175 Sa
0500-0700 Tigrigna 6190 7100 Sa/Su
0700-0730 Tigrigna 6190 7100 Su
0930-1030 Arabic 7175
0930-1030 Tigrigna 6190 7100 Mo-Fr
1000-1300 Tigrigna 6190 7100 Su
1300-1400 Arabic 7175 Mo/Th/Sa
1300-1400 Tigre 6190 7100 Su/Tu
1300-1400 Tigrigna 6190 7100 We/Fr
1400-1500 Afar 7175 Su-Fr
1500-1530 Bilen 7175 Mo/Th
1500-1530 Saho 7175 Tu/Fr
1500-1600 Kunama 6190 7100
1530-1600 Amharic 7175
1600-1700 Tigre 6190 7100
1700-1800 Arabic 7175
1700-1830 Tigrigna 6190 7100

(BBCM + Goonetilleke-SRI)

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ETHIOPIA

7160 Radio Ethiopia in FF 1700-1730, very good signals //9560. One is reminded of Radio Voice of the Gospel ETLF in the ’60ies when these transmitters were their property. Wonder if they ever got any compensation? (23-Nov/Goonetilleke-SRI)[I don’t believe so. – AQ]

9560.2 Radio Ethiopia, Gedja, 1352-1359, Native music, M speaker in Afar, IS at 1358, followed by opening announcement of Arabic Service and chimes. (19-Nov/Veldhuis-HOL/DSWCI DX-Window/van den Boogert-TAI)

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FRANCE

Paris, 16-10-98

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

I am glad to inform you that, from October 25th 1998, France will significantly contribute to the reduction of the HF spectrum’ congestion. Thanks to the “emergence of new technologies” and maybe to the limited confidence of the french programme society in analog HF broadcasting (+ resulting budget constraints), we have been urged to drastically reduce the number of transmitting-hours. The remaining transmitting-hrs will appear in the revised version of the HFCC “TDF Winter 98 schedule”. May I recall to you what were and are the major steps of this contribution to the improvement of HF spectrum occupancy: 1-01-1996 : deletion of our long-standing usages of 6175 kHz and 3965 kHz for Western Europe omni-directional coverage. 30-03-1997: deletion of North America coverage. 25-10- 1998: reductions to the coverages of South America, Central America, Central Europe, Near and Middle East, Africa, and this notwithstanding slight improvements since 1994 such as those resulting from the strong pressure : “as far as possible, one frequency per target, no more…” On a rough basis, in Winter 98, the number of transmitting-hrs will be 30 x 100 lower than in Summer 98, ISS. and GUF included. And this has nothing to do with the expected increasing SSN. French-speaking programmes are mainly concerned. Listeners complaining that they are no more able to tune in their programmes as usual are or will be invited to tune in local FM relay stations (quite obvious) Internet, .satellites (Astra,Intelsat,Panamsat,Echostar,Palapa,Asiasat) …while waiting for a wide spreading of low-price WorldSpace receivers. They might also tune in other stations. Further progress could be decided in the coming weeks or from 1-01-1999, but they are not known (by me at least) for the time being. Air-time to let might be a large part of our next schedule. Best wishes. Daniel Bochent (Clemente- ITL/The Four Winds)

[Hahahaha! Calling service cutbacks “spectrum conservation” is like a computer company terminating telephone product support and calling it “customer self-determination enhancement.” This is nothing more than an attempt to save precious francs, justified with the most full-of-merde excuse I’ve yet heard! -AQ]

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GEORGIA

5040 R. Georgia, Tbilisi, *0200, big buzzy carrier, IS from 0158, 6 bongs, choral anthem, piano theme, program intro by W, but no explicit ID discernable, in presumed Georgian language. (20-Oct/Novello-NC)

GERMANY

Deutsche Welle English programs, B98:

0100-0150 5960S 6040J 6145W 9640E 9700S
0200-0250 6035W 7225T 7285W 9615T 9765W 9815M
0300-0350 6045W 9535S 9640E 9700J
0400-0450 6015K 6065W 7225W 7280K 9565K
0500-0550 6100W 6120E 6185J 11795B
0600-0650 6045E 7225W 9565W 11785W 17820T 21695T
0900-0950 6160J 11775T 12055I 15470I 17820T
0900-0950 9565K 15145T 15410K 17800K 21600W
1100-1150 15370K 15410K 17780W 17800K
1600-1650 7120K 9735K 11810K 15145W 17800W
1600-1645 6170T 7120K* 7225T 7305N 9585W 9735K* 11810K* 13790W 15145W* 17800W*
1900-1950 9640E 9765A 11785W 11810K 13690T 15135K 15275T
2000-2050 9725E
2100-2150 9615K 9670T 9690W 9765W 11785T 11865A 15275K
2300-2350 5990R 6010T 6045W 7235T

*=to 1650 A=Nauen B=Bonaire E=Sines I=Irkutsk J=St. John’s K=Kigali M=Samara N=Novosibirsk R=Kranji S=Sackville T=Trincomalee V=Talata Vol. W=Wertachtal (DW/Tilbury-AK)

It appears, that some Wertachtal transmitters are now getting their new modulators: I found 3995 last night somewhat splattering, as it wasn’t the case until now. (25-Oct/Ludwig-GER/Rev. of International Broadcasting/Hauser-OK)

Deutsche Telekom, Jülich, Operational Schedule B98 (Nov 98 – Mar 99)

0000-0059 9490 WRN
0000-0100 6120 LRT
0000-0100 9835 LRT**
0000-0159 9925 HIC
0000-0159 11680 HIC**
0000-0359 11660 TOM
0100-0130 6155 Tu VOD
0100-0159 6155 Su GNW
0100-0259 9585 RAC
0200-0359 9925 HIC
0200-0359 7290 HIC**
0300-0459 6125 RAC
0400-0430 11795 Mo-Fr UNR
0400-0459 5840 AWR
0400-0459 9605 TOM
0400-0559 7340 9780 HIC**
0400-0559 9925 HIC
0455-0730 6165 SRI
0500-0530 11795 Mo-Fr UNR
0500-0559 6175 Sa/Su RAC
0500-0859 13810 TOM
0500-1700 5840 **
0555-0815 9885 11860 SRI
0600-0630 5990 11675 M-FUNR
0600-0650 13690 DWL
0600-0759 13820 HIC
0700-0759 13740 Su GNW
0700-0930 12080 AWR
0700-1859 6110 SUN
0800-0900 7230 Sa/Su AWR
0800-0959 13820 HIC
0800-0959 13830 HIC**
0900-1459 5965 TOM
0950-1900 6140 DWL
1000-1059 5910 Sa GNW
1000-1630 5900 Digital Test
1030-1100 9690 DWL
1055-1330 9535 SRI
1125-1325 6045 DWL(RNW)
1245-1345 15330 DVB
1300-1329 15190 Su UNL
1300-1330 6015 DWL
1300-1359 15190 Sa GNW
1325-1529 15715 HAM
1400-1600 15470 RAC
1400-1759 13810 TOM
1430-1455 15635 DVB
1500-1659 6015 TOM
1600-1629 11840 Su UNL
1600-1630 11910 RAC
1600-1659 11900 We VOO
1600-1659 11840 Sa GNW
1625-1815 6165 9620 SRI
1630-1700 9475 AWR
1700-1729 11745 Sa UNL
1700-1730 13800 Mo-Fr UNR
1700-1745 5840 TWR
1700-1759 11725 Sa GNW
1700-1800 5890 AWR
1700-1800 12080 DWL(RVI)
1730-1800 13650 RVI
1730-1800 3995 DWL
1800-1829 11840 Su UNL
1800-1830 11840 Mo-Fr UNR
1800-1900 5840 AWR
1800-1900 9475 Su/We/Fr AWR
1800-2059 11925 TOM
1825-2030 6165 SRI
1825-2130 9885 11910 SRI
1830-1859 6010 Tu-Th UNL
1830-1859 11735 Su UNL
1830-1859 6010 Sa UNL
1900-1930 5970 6025 11735 Mo-Fr UNR
1900-2000 6035 CHW odd week only
1900-2000 5960 RVI
1900-2000 11805 DWL(RVI)
1900-2059 11835 13855 Sa/Su RAC
1900-2059 5840 HAM
2000-2059 9500 Su LHL
2000-2100 9640 AWR
2000-2159 11645 HIC**
2000-2159 13830 HIC
2100-2130 9800 RAC
2100-2259 9510 RAC
2100-2259 6000 HAM
2100-2300 5840 **
2100-2330 5890 AWR
2100-2359 11840 TOM
2130-2200 9640 AWR
2300-0059 5905 RAC
2300-2359 9405Su GNW

** =not yet active

AWR
Adventist World Radio
CHW
Christliche Wissenschaft (Christian Science)
DVB
Democratic Voice of Burma
GNW
Good News World Radio
HAM
High Adventure Ministry
HIC
??new name for??:
HRT
Hrvatska Radiotelevizija Croatia
LHL
L’Heure Lutherienne
LRT
Radio Vilnius (Lithuania)
RAC
Radio Asia Canada
RNW
Radio Nederland Wereldomroep
RTE
Radio Telefis Eireann
RVI
Radio Vlaanderen International
SRI
Swiss Radio International
SUN
Sunrise Radio (England)
TOM
The Overcomer Ministry (Brother Stair)
TWR
Trans World Radio
UNL
Universelles Leben (Universal Life)
UNR
UN-Radio
VOD
Voice of Deleverance
VOO
Voix de l’Orthodoxie
WRN
World Radio Network

(12-Oct/Volk-GER/ADDX/MIDXB/Brazhnikov-RUS)

High Adventure Ministries have eliminated their evening European English broadcasts (1900-2100 on 5975 and 2100-2300 on 6000 KHz), replacing them with a daily 4 hour morning block of programming to Europe, 0700-1100 UTC on 5975 KHz, via DTK Juelich. (Darg-HAM UK/DSWCI DX-Window)

5850 Sunrise-Radio via Julich, 1420 with usual programming, back here ex-6110. Discovered by checking out a cry for help from a listener, who misses his favourite office station “since a couple of days”. (13-Nov/Ludwig/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN)

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GREECE

6225.1 ERA5 0620 relaying church program //9425 NF?? (18-Oct/Liangas-GRC)

New frequencies for Voice of Greece:

1500-1600 Greek 7500
1600-1700 GK/Bul/Alb/Ro/Se 7500
1710-1750 GK/RR/PO 7500
1900-1950 EE/FF/GG/IT/SW 7500
2000-2050 Bul/Alb/Ro/Se 7500
2200-2350 GK/PP/SS/EE 9400

(2-Nov/PanIview-BUL/BC-DX/Bueschel-GER)

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GUAM

KTWR Trans World Radio B98 schedule:

0740-0915 English 15200
0830-0930 English 15330
0915-0930 Balinese 15200 Mo/Tu
0915-0930 Torajanese 15200 We/Th
0920-1100 Chinese 9540 11670
0930-1100 Indonesian 15200
0930-1100 English 9865
1100-1130 Chinese 9555 11670
1100-1230 Indonesian 15165
1130-1515 Chinese 9820
1140-1155 Vietnamese 9870
1200-1300 Japanese 9465
1330-1345 Assamese 15595 Mo/Tu
1330-1345 Boro 15595 We-Su
1330-1400 Swatow 9870
1345-1400 Santali 15595
1400-1415 Tamil 15595 We/Su
1400-1415 Bengali 15595 Mo/Tu
1400-1415 Cantonese 9870 Sa
1400-1445 Cantonese 9870 Mo-Fr
1400-1500 Cantonese 9870 Su
1400-1515 Chinese 9545
1430-1515 Burmese 9430
1500-1630 English 15330
1515-1530 Vietnamese 9430
2100-2200 Japanese 11690
2100-2200 Indonesian 11810 15195
2100-2200 Korean 9465
2200-2215 Cantonese 11875 Sa
2200-2245 Cantonese 11875 Mo-Fr
2200-2300 Cantonese 11875 Su
2200-2315 Chinese 11995

(7-Nov/Padula-AUS/EDXP/BC-DX/Bueschel-GER)

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GUINEA

7125 R. Guinee, Conakry, 0708-0801. W announcer in French, with an Arabic speaking co-channel. Talks apparently about new government structure; announcer closing the transmission with “Radiodiffusion nationale de Conakry, nos emissions; merci de votre attention” and s/off at 0801. (Escoto/Rev. of International Broadcasting/Hauser-OK)

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GUYANA

3289.93 Voice of Guyana noted at 0940 in English at listenable level (finally) with hindi-type music interrupted every measure for an English translation by W, pgm ended 0950, then hyper car dealer ad, then M “You are tuned to the Voice of Guyana…”, into W more subcontinental-type mx. (25-Nov/Quaglieri-NY)

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HUNGARY

Radio Budapest sked:

0000-0100 Hungarian 11985 13685 Mo
0100-0200 Hungarian 6120 9835
0200-0230 English 6135 9835
0230-0330 Hungarian 9835 11900
0330-0400 English 9835 11980
0400-0430 Russian 3975 6005
0430-0500 Ukrainian 3975 6005
0500-0530 Romanian 3975 7260
0530-0600 Croatian 3975 5965
0600-0630 Slovak 3975 5915
0630-0700 Serbian 5915 9870
1100-1200 Hungarian 17670 21560 25700 Mo-Su [sic]
1200-1300 Hungarian 17670 21560 25700 Su
1200-1300 Hungarian 7135 9655
1300-1400 German 7135 9660 Su
1400-1500 Hungarian 7135 9840 Su
1530-1600 Russian 9660 11875
1600-1630 Croatian 3975 5965
1630-1700 Romanian 3975 5965
1700-1730 Ukrainian 3975 9680
1730-1800 Slovak 3975 6010
1800-1830 Serbian 6175 3975 Mo-Sa
1830-1900 German 3975 6175
1900-2000 Hungarian 3975 7185
2000-2030 English 3975 6025
2030-2100 Serbian 3975 7165 Su
2030-2100 German 3975 7165 Mo-Sa
2100-2200 Hungarian 3975 7230 11895
2200-2230 English 3975 7250
2300-2400 Hungarian 11985 13685 Mo-Su [sic]

(R. Budapest website)

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ICELAND

Rikisutvarpid at 1230 on 13865.04 and 15775.04 (due to AIR 15770), 1215-1300. Program from 1410 lasted till sign-off at 1453[!] UTC on 11402.00 and 13860.04., 1410-1453. (25- Oct/Bueschel-GER/Rev. of International Broadcasting/Hauser- OK)

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INDIA

3315 AIR Bhopal, *0025, IS, “Vande Mataram,” etc; pretty weak, and not // Thiruvanathapuram-5010 at 0035 check. (21-Oct/Novello-NC)

3345 AIR Jaipur, *0025 with IS, few words by M, and “Vande Mataram” song by accapella m/f chorus. Fair behind intermittent ute QRM. (22- Oct/Novello-NC)

4760 AIR Port Blair, 1130 with “Akashvani,” a few minutes of presumed nx by W, and then film mx. Atop higher than usual noise level. (25- Oct/Novello-NC)

4775 AIR Imphal, 1555, English commentary “Spotlight”, 1559 ID as Akashvani Imphal”, Indian mx. (7-Nov/Krone/DSWCI DX-Window/van den Boogert-TAI)

4800 AIR Hyderabad, 0045 with acoustic W vocal and chorus folk mx, good signal on a good Indian night. (21-Oct/Novello-NC) 2015-2145, extended Night Service in Hindi with songs and cultural talks, Akhasvani IDs. (28-Oct/Petersen-DEN/Bueschel-GER)

4840 AIR Mumbai 0040, solo W vocal with slow sitar accompaniment, into film song with instrumentation like a Strauss waltz. Noted still on 0123 with ad- like string. Delhi-4860 also good at 0131 with presumed news, and Thiru-5010 at 0135 with talk. (20-Oct/Novello-NC)

4895 AIR Kurseong, *1130 IS, a few words, then group vocal selection. Pretty good signal and much better than Aizawl-5050 at same time. (14-Nov/Novello-NC)

4920 AIR Chennai, *0015, IS, then W saying “Vande Mataram” and acapella group vocal; a few more words, then instrumental mx led off by a crazy percussion solo. Mumbai-4840 in but not quite as good at same time. (21-Oct/Novello-NC)

4940 AIR Guwahati 0010 Test tone till 0013, when bits and pieces of “Song of India” IS audible; hopeless from then on. Puny signal in barrage of QRN. (5- Oct/Hill-MA)

4950 AIR Srinagar, 1535-1550, news in English, AIR ID; mention of Kashmir after the news, but again a general ID and continuing with news in vernacular. Poor signal. (20-Nov/Pijpers/DSWCI DX-Window/van den Boogert-TAI)

4960.05 AIR Ranchi (p), 1530-1544, TS, short instrumental tune, W with ID and news in English, correspondent reports. News ended at 1544 with short instrumental tune. Quite good until 1533. The only source that lists AIR here is Klingenfuss ’98, and it says transmitter site is Ranchi. Can anyone confirm this? Haven’t seen this one mentioned in the DX press recently. (2-Nov/Veldhuis/DSWCI DX- Window/Petersen-DEN) 4960 AIR Ranchi tested here only a few days in early Novemeber, but is now off. Earlier in ’98 tested 3305 again for few days.(22-Nov/Goonetilleke- SRI)

4990 AIR Itanagar, 1200 holding forth nicely with low-key W vocals, but disappearing under the noise by 1210. (5- Nov/Novello-NC)

5010 AIR Thiruvanathapuram, *0020, IS, “Vande Mataram” group accapella vocal; English nx by W 0035. Signal approaching local-like. (21- Oct/Novello-NC)

5040 AIR Jeypore mixing with RRI Pakenbaru 1230-1730. Address all reports to Station Engineer, no longer to VU2JPS Mani who no longer is at the station. (23- Nov/Goonetilleke-SRI)

5050 AIR Aizawl, *1130 IS barely audible over the din, then straight into talk. (14-Nov/Novello-NC)

AIR will introduce some new frequencies as from 1st November. Some of them are on the new expanded band. They will use the 250kw SW transmitters in PANAJI in full strength at pick time in the evening ( instead of the morning slot). They’ve moved 11620 to 11930 khz in URDU at 0100-0430 hrs and also NEPALI from 9550 khz to 9810 khz at 0130-0228 hrs. (30-Oct/Dasgupta-IND) 12040 is another new fq from AIR in Hindi at 1615-1730 hrs to ME. (8-Nov/Dasgupta-IND/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN)

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INDONESIA

2694a RDPT2 Ende, 1210-1220, Indonesian, Jakarta news. NA. 1220 One man proclaiming we just heard the Jakarta news, then other man with “selamat malam” and ID of which I could only decipher .”. programa Radio ….Tingkat Dua Ende” also mentioning frequencies (“..MHz”). Faded away quickly. (8-Oct/van den Boogert- INS/DXW/Jembatan DX/Yamada-JPN)

2960.0 RPDT2 Manggarai, talk of local information by M at 1145. Local pops at 1147. Jakarta news relay at 1200. ID by M at 1223 as “… siaran kami Radio Pemerintah Daerah Tingkat Dua Manggarai,” local pops at 1237. Not relayed Jakarta news at 1300. Poor. (14-Nov/Yamada-JPN/Jembatan DX)

3074.20v Unidentified, 1156-1315, no relay of RRI Jakarta news at 1200. Popular music, dangdut music, and M mentioned as “…Kalimantan Selatan”. Also mentioned “…Kalimantan Selatan” at 1303. At 1315 signal going down. First heard this on Nov. 5. Weak. (5-Nov/Schulze-PHL/Jembatan DX/Yamada-JPN)

3204.4 RRI Bandung, at 1353 with W talk. Local news started at 1400. Also heard at 1813 with Sundanese traditional music. SCI at 1858 and Jakarta news relay at 1900. ID at 1907 then Sundanese traditional music again. Poor. (14- Nov/Yamada-JPN/Jembatan DX)

3224.8 RRI Tanjung Pinang, Local pops by W vocals at 1120. At 1130 time pips, ID by M as “Radio Republik Indonesia Tanjung Pinang dengan Warta Berita Daerah” then local news. ending music of local news “Garuda Pancasila” was heard at 1138 then followed to dangdut music program. Fair to poor. (3-Oct/Yamada-JPN/Jembatan DX)

3231.9 RRI Bukittinggi, local news was heard at 1531. The ending music was “Bagimu Neg’ri” with chorus. ID at 1536 then short local traditional play. ID again at 1538 and followed to lagu melayu. Fair. (7-Nov/Yamada- JPN/Jembatan DX) 1525-1540, BI, Quran singing until 1530, M talking (news flash?), ID, advertisement. (7- Nov/Schnitzer/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN)

3264.7 RRI Gorontalo, Signed on at 2053. IS until 2056, opening music and opening announcement including ID by M. SCI at 2058. Jakarta news relay heard at 2100. Poor. (16-Oct/Yamada-JPN/Jembatan DX)

3325 RRI Palangkaraya, 1557, Love Ambon guitar music at s/off. (5-Oct/Rouw/DSWCI DX- Window/Pedersen-DEN)

3395.1 RRI Tanjung Karang, November 14, 1046-1055, Bahasa Indonesia, with Indonesian pop music, 1048 Qu’ran. (Kecskes/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN) I believe the new name for Tanjung Karang is Bandar Lampung. (Veldhuis- HOL)

3395.1 RRI Bandar Lampung, 1450-1500, BI, man talking, local ID. (7-Nov/Schnitzer/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN)

3960.3 RRI Palu, 1554 BI talk, Love Ambon guitar mx, singed off. On other days also weak carrier (no audio) noted on 3959.5kHz (RRI Padang?). However, I am not sure which is which here. Can someone update us? (6-Oct/Rouw/DX Window)

3985.8 RRI Surabaya(p), all night wayang kulit program at 1855. Not relayed Jakarta news at 1900. Poor. (14-Nov/Yamada- JPN/Jembatan DX)

4000.1 RRI Kendari (p). Dangdut music at 2036. Islamic religious talk at 2044. At 2058 talk by W and not relayed Jakarta news at 2100. Padang starts around 2200, so I presumed this as Kendari. Fair to poor. (10-Oct/Yamada-JPN/Jembatan DX)

4606.3 RRI Serui 1250 w/beautiful Indo ballads. (23- Nov/Goonetilleke-SRI)

4696.5 R. KIP, 1927-1932, BI with Gamalan play (14- Nov/Kecskes/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN)

4753.3 RRI Ujung Padang, 2020-2144 carrier cut, interesting mix of music with choir vocals and middle-eastern type music. Carrier cut in the middle of a long talk by a man and woman about Ujung Padang. Fair. (7-Nov/D’Angelo- PA/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN)

4766.2 RRI Medan, Jakarta news relay at 1203. Dangdut music at 1213. ID by W then radio drama. Heard today only. Still not heard regularly. (6-Nov/Yamada-JPN/Jembatan DX)

4777.1 RRI Jakarta, 2148-2225 fade-out, Vocals until SCI at 2158, Jakarta news at 2200 and more music until fade out. Poor to fair. (7-Nov/D’Angelo-PA/DSWCI DX- Window/Petersen-DEN)

4774.85 RRI Jakarta (t) 1706 local talk. (21-Oct/Calligaro- ITL) 4874.4 RRI Sorong, Western pops at 0925. ID at 0930 as “Radio Republik Indonesia Sorong, Programa Satu” then W talk. The station signed off at 1210. Reactivated. (18-Oct/Yamada- JPN/Jembatan DX)

4789.13 RRI Fak Fak, 1155 lagu selections and impossibly deep- voiced M announcer; SCI three times 1159, then RRI ID. (9-Nov/Novello-NC)

4874.38 RRI Sorong, 1150 local Elvis doing “Can’t Help Falling In Love With You”; Leo Sayer’s “When I Need You”; M and W announcers; SCI twice just before 1200. Signal only fair, but readable. (3-Nov/Novello-NC)

4925.0 RRI Jambi, *2156-2245 fade-out, IS to RRI Jambi ID by woman at 2158, followed by SCI. At 2200 another RRI Jambi ID followed by local news with many items about Jambi. (7-Nov/D’Angelo-PA/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN)

4927 RRI Jambi, Talk and dangdut music at 1418. ID by M at 1428 as “Inilah Radio Republik Indonesia Jambi” then dangdut music. //3355.3kHz which signs on around 1250. Fair. (11-Oct/Yamada- JPN/Jembatan DX)

6030a RRI Banjarmasin, 0748-0822, Indonesian, moderately strong signal, but a low heterodyne which was impossible to filter out. Played mostly Indonesian MOR. Has some announcements which sounded like ads. No news at 0800. Lady mentioned station name at 0808, but better announcement at 0822 mentioning “RRI …. Banjarmasin.” fair (8-Oct/van den Boogert- INS/DXW/Jembatan DX/Yamada-JPN)

6069.8 RRI Jayapura, Popular music including pop daerah, pop Indonesia, and western pops at 2007. ID by M at 2025 then talk program. Good signal but became weak little by little with local sunrise. (10-Oct/Yamada-JPN/Jembatan DX)

7098.0 RRI Yogyakarta, 0033-0039, Indonesian, Very distorted audio probably at the transmitter as there was no interference from other stations. Lady reading the news mentioning Yogyakarta once. End of news ID sounded like “RRI Yogyakarto” then some Gamelan music to round it off. Other lady announcer to introduce “lagu.” (10-Oct/van den Boogert-INS/DXW/Jembatan DX/Yamada-JPN)

7173.2 RRI Serui, Local pops at 1156. SCI at 1159 then Jakarta news relay. ID at 1211 as “Radio Republik Indonesia Stasiun Serui” then switched to 4606.4kHz. Usually 4606.4kHz is heard at this time. Poor. (17-Oct/Yamada-JPN/Jembatan DX)

9525.0 V.O.Indonesia, Cimanggis. Usually Japanese program starts from 1130, but today did not. Thai program ended at 1130 then short local pops was heard for 2 minutes, and became silent. At 1134, Thai program started again instead of Japanese program. Apparently operation missing. (24- Oct/Yamada-JPN/Jembatan DX)

9614.3 RRI Samarinda, 0529-0546, Indonesian, Had own IS, pips then news opening with “Radio Republik Indonesia stasiun Samadinda dengan warta berita.” (RRI Samarinda with the news.) 0546 end of news with NA. Not heard at recheck 0730. (8-Oct/van den Boogert-INS/DXW/Jembatan DX/Yamada- JPN)

9704.9 RRI Pontianak, 0553-0618, Indonesian, Nice local pop music. Lady DJ telling something funny as she was laughing by herself. 0558 Man with ID “Stasiun RRI regional satu Pontianak…… ” then in the middle of the SCI transmitter failure. Came back after a minute in the middle of the Jakarta news. 0617 NA, local ID and frequencies then more music. Not heard after 0700. (8-Oct/van den Boogert-INS/DXW/Jembatan DX/Yamada-JPN) 9705.0 RRI Pontianak (p). Very weak and heavy interference. At 0700 Jakarta news relay and like information at 0710, but missed the existence due to poor condition. (25-Oct/Yamada-JPN/Jembatan DX))

11760.0 RRI Jakarta, Cimanggis, Badmington [badminton? -AQ] game of Indonesia open was heard at 1315. //3355.3kHz, 4606.4kHz, 4753.4kHz, 4777.1kHz, 4925.0kHz, 5040.0kHz, 9565.0kHz, 9630.0kHz, and 15125.0kHz. (1-Nov/Yamada- JPN/Jembatan DX)

15150.5 RRI Jakarta, Cimanggis, “Warta Berita” including “Forum Negara Pancasila” at 2316. Heavy jamming on 15150kHz started at 2338 and gave up listening. Good. (10-Oct/Yamada-JPN/Jembatan DX)

RRI Bukittinggi on 3231.8kHz is not heard recently.(Yamada- JPN/Jembatan DX)

RRI Ambon on 4845.1kHz is not heard in October. (Yamada- JPN/Jembatan DX)

RRI Jambi on 3355.3kHz can not be heard. First noted on Oct 24. (Yamada-JPN/Jembatan DX)

RRI Ambon 4945.0 inactive recently. (Schulze-PHL)

RRI Banjarmasin 3250.0 still inactive.

RRI Jambi 4927 and 3355.3kHz reactivated on Oct 26 after several days absence.

RRI Manokwari 3987.2 not heard at local evening.

RRI Medan 4766.2 active again on Nov 11.

RRI Padang 3959.7 still inactive.

RRI Sorong 4874.4 Nov 14 active after several days absence.

RRI Ujung Pandang 2490.0 not heard at local midnight, 14-Nov.

(Yamada-JPN/Jembatan DX)

The list of inactive stations or stations not heard in Japan due to heavy QRM:

3223 RRI Mataram: Apparently inactive.
3241 RRI Ambon: Apparently inactive.
3250 RRI Banjarmasin: apparently inactive.
3295 RRI Samarinda: Apparently inactive.
3305 RRI Dili: long absent.
3355.3 RRI Sumenep: Don’t confuse with RRI Jambi on same frequency
3375v RRI Medan: apparently inactive
3934 RRI Semarang: Often heard outside Japan, but not picked up here due to heavy QRM.
3960 RRI Palu: Often heard outside Japan, but not picked up here due to heavy QRM.
3985.7 RRI Surabaya: Often heard outside Japan, but not picked up here due to heavy QRM.
3987 RRI Manokwari:Often heard outside Japan, but not picked up here due to heavy QRM.
4766 RRI Medan: Inactive mid-September.
4855 RRI Palembang: long absent.
4866 RRI Wamena: long absent.
4871 RRI Wamena: long absent.
4881.2 R. Suara Kasih Agung: Already moved to MW frequency.
4874.6 RRI Sorong: Inactive mid-September.
4910.5 RRI Bukittinggi: apparently inactive.
4932 RRI Surakarta: possibly inactive.
4990v RRI Gorontalo: long absent.
5030 RRI Sibolga: last hrd in May by David Foster
5046 RRI Yogyakarta: apparently inactive.
5055 RRI Nabire: apparently inactive.
5059 RRI Yogyakarta: apparently inactive.
5256 RRI Sibolga: long absent.
5984 RRI Tual: No plans to return to shortwave.
6025 RRI Banjarmasin: Maybe inactive.
6127.5 RRI Nabire: long absent.
6153.6 RRI Biak: Inactive in the middle of September.
6189 RRI Manokwari: Not heard here. Inactive?
9545 RRI Palangkaraya: long absent.
9612 RRI Jayapura: long absent.
9705 RRI Pontianak: apparently inactive.
9745 RRI Medan: long absent.
11750 RRI Jakarta, Bonto Sunggu: apparently inactive.
11885 RRI Jakarta, Bonto Sunggu: apparently inactive.

(Yamada-JPN/Jembatan DX)

Here are the official holidays in Indonesia as per decree issued by the Ministry of Religious Affairs. There are 13 Holidays in INS, but next year, a full 6 of them fall on a weekend!

New Year’s Day
01 Jan
Id-Ul-Fitri (End of Ramadan)
19-20 Jan
Nyepi (Hindu Day of Silence)
18 Mar
Id-Ul Adha (Muslim Sacrifice Day)
28 Mar
Good Friday
02 Apr
Islamic New Year (1420 H)
17 Apr
Ascension of Jesus Christ
13 May
Waisak (Buddhist Holiday)
30 May
Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad
26 Jun
Liberation Day
17 Aug
Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad
06 Nov
Christmas Day
25 Dec

(17-Oct/Werdin-INS/BC-DX/Bueschel-GER)

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IRAN

Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran (VOIRI) is the ext service of the Voice and Vision of the Islamic Republic of Iran (VVIRI), which is also known as Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB). This schedule is based mainly on monitoring observations.

0000-0030 Arabic 5995 6120 6145
0000-0630 Farsi 15084
0030-0130 Bengali 6015 6185 9515
0030-0130 English 6065 9022 9685
0030-0130 Spanish 6010 6175 9650
0030-0230 Arabic 5995 6120 7270
0100-0300 Dari* 7180
0130-0230 Spanish 6010 6065 6175 9650
0130-0230 Urdu 6005 6190 7130
0230-0330 Arabic 5995 9565
0230-0330 Pashto 6005 6190 7130
0230-0330 Spanish 6065 6175
0300-0330 Armenian 7235
0300-0330 Uzbek* 7180
0330-0400 Arabic 6195* 7115* 7130 7295* 9565 9670* 9770 15125
0330-0400 Arabic-IRI 5995 6020* 6145 9695
0330-0430 Swahili 11750 13605 15320 15610
0330-0500 Tajik 7180
0400-0500 Arabic 6195* 7115* 7130 7295* 9565 9610* 9670* 9770 15125
0400-0500 Arabic-VOP 5995 6020* 6145 9695
0430-0530 Turkish 7160 15365
0500-0530 Arabic 6195* 7115* 7130 7295* 9565 9670* 9770 15125
0500-0530 Arabic-IRI 5995 6020* 6145 9695
0530-0630 Arabic 9535 9770 9880 15125 15355 17540
0530-0630 Bosnian 9525 13615 15230
0530-0630 Spanish 11790 15260
0545-0630 Hausa 15450 17600 21810
0630-0730 Arabic 9535 9770 9880 15125 15355 15585 17540
0630-0730 French 15260 21770 21810
0630-0730 Italian 9022 15084 15230 17605
0730-0830 German 15084 21770
0730-0930 Arabic 9535 15125 15355 15585 17540
0830-1000 Farsi 15084
0930-1000 Armenian 9615 11705 15260
0930-1030 Arabic 9535 11745 13605 15125 15355 15585 17540
1000-1030 Farsi 6175 13690 15084
1000-1100 Swahili 15560 17570
1030-1130 Arabic 11745 13605 15125 15355 15585 17540
1030v-1130v Farsi 6175 11885 1390 15084 17780
1100-1230 English 11830 11875 13605 15255 17560
1130-1200 Farsi 11885 15084
1130-1230 Arabic 11745 15125 15355 15585 17540
1200-1230v Farsi 11885
1200-1300 Italian 13600 15084 15115
1230-1330 Arabic 11745 15125 15355 15585
1230-1330 Malay 13760 15200 15590 17705
1230-1330 Pashto 7180 7275 9585 11875
1300-1930 Farsi 15084
1330-1430 Arabic 9820 15355
1330-1430 Chinese 9625 9880 11885 15200 15375
1330-1430 Urdu 5995 7115 7150 7275 9525 9585 9790 11775
1330-1530 Urdu* 7180
1400-1500 Russian 9575 9735 11930 11960
1430-1500 Urdu 7150 9525 9790 11775
1430-1530 Bengali 5995 6185 7250 11875
1430-1530 Pashto** 7275
1430-1700 Arabic 5995 9820
1500-1530 Hindi 7150 9525 9830 11775
1500-1530 Kazakh 7170 9585 11885
1530-1600 Uzbek* 7180
1530-1630 English 7250 11775
1530-1630 Russian 7230 9575 9585 9740 9880 11745
1530-1730 Urdu** 7275
1600-1730 Tajik* 7180
1600-1730 Turkish 7110 7260 9022
1630-1730 Armenian 6005 6185 7235
1630-1730 Urdu 6195 7190 9525
1630-1830 Azeri 7170
1700-1830 Arabic 5995 6025 9695
1730-1830 Bosnian 7295 7340 9610 11660
1730-1830 German 6160 7215 7260 9022
1730-1830 Russian 6035 7115 7200 7300
1730-1830 Swahili 9650 11750
1830-1900 Albanian 7295 7340 9610 11660
1830-1930 French 6160 7215 7260 9022 11900
1830-2030 Arabic/VOP 5995 6025 6145 9695
1930-2000 Italian 7295 7340 11660
1930-2030 English 7215 7260 9022
1930-2030 Russian 6045 7175 7305 9740
1930-2330 Farsi 7130 15084
1945-2030 Hausa 9605 11715
2030-2130 Arabic 5995 6025 6145 9695
2030-2130 Spanish 7260 9022
2130-2230 Bosnian 6135 7180 7285
2130-2230 English 6165
2130-2330 Arabic 6025 6145 7260 9022 9695
2330-0030 Chinese 7130 7215 9670
2330-0030 French 6030 7260 9022
2330-2400 Arabic 5995 6120 6145 7270
2330-2400 Farsi 15084

IRI=Voice of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq
VOP=Voice of Palestine
* Mashhad
** Zahedan

(Timofeyev-RUS/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN) (BBCM)

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IRAQ

R. Mother of Battles in Arabic heard now 1 hr later. 1700-2000 on 11785v//9685 under CRI Beijing in Turk 1900-1930. (20- Oct/PanIview-BUL/BC-DX/Bueschel-GER)

4920NF R. Baghdad, 2325 Low-key M vocals with stringed instrument accompaniment; a few pips at 0000, and “Idha’at…” … but couldn’t pick out any other words (and tape not running); then into news with lots of mentions of “Amerikiyah”. ID 0010: “Idha’at Jumhuriyat al-Iraq min Baghdad”. Tnx Dean Willis tip in #swl. (8- Nov/Novello-NC)

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ITALY

RAI schedule:

0050-0110 English 6010 9675 11800
0050-0110 Spanish 9575 11755
0110-0125 French 6010 9675 11800
0110-0125 Portuguese 9575 11755
0130-0230 Italian 6010 6110 9575 9675 11755 11765 11800
0230-0305 Italian 6010 9575 9675 11755 11800
0305-0325 Spanish 6010 9575 9675 11755 11800
0330-0350 Russian 5975 7235 9690
0350-0410 Ukrainian 5975 7235 9690
0415-0435 Amharic 11840 15220 17780
0415-0440 Italian/EE 5975 7235
0435-0510 Italian 11840 15220 17780
0445-0505 Lithuanian 5975 9670
0500-2300 Italian 6060 9515 Radiouno
0500-2300 Italian 7175 Radiodue
0510-0530 Roumanian 5975 7235
0510-0530 Somali 11840 15220 17780
0535-0555 Arabic 9690 11840
0535-0555 Russian 9670 11800 15280
0600-0700 Italian 7240 17780 21520
0700-1000 Italian 7240 9670 17780 21520
1000-1100 Italian 7240 9670 11920 17780 21520
1100-1300 Italian 7240 9670 17780 21520
1300-1400 Italian 7240 17780 21520
1335-1355 Albanian 7240 9690
1400-1415 Slovene 7240 9690
1400-1500 Italian 7240 17780 21520
1415-1435 German 7240 9690
1430-1455 Arabic 7295D 9670 11880
1435-1455 Croatian 7240 9690
1500-1520 Turkish 7240 9720
1500-1525 Italian 7240 7295 9670 11880 17780 21520
1520-1540 Greek 7240 9720
1525-1555 Italian 7240 17780 21520
1530-1555 French 7295 9670 11880
1540-1600 Bulgarian 7240 9720
1555-1625 Italian 7240 7295 9670 11880 17780 21520
1605-1625 Russian 9605 11820 15280
1625-1700 Italian 7240 17780 21520
1630-1655 Arabic 9690 11880 15230
1630-1655 French 9670 11800
1700-1800 Italian 9670 11840 15220 15320 15330 17870
1805-1825 German 5990 7120 9540
1815-1830 Czech 6170 7240
1830-1845 Slovak 6170 7240
1830-1905 Italian 11800 15250 17780
1845-1905 Polish 6170 7240
1910-1930 Serbian 6110 7240
1910-1930 Somali 11840 15275 17780
1935-1955 English 5970 7120
1935-1955 Hungarian 6110 7240
2000-2020 Danish 5970 7120 SU/Tu/Th
2000-2020 Esperanto 5970 7120 Sa
2000-2020 Russian 5995 7190 9845
2000-2020 Swedish 5970 7120 Mo/We/Fr
2025-2045 Arabic 5955 7290
2025-2045 English 7115 9670 11715
2050-2110 Portuguese 5955 7290 9670 11715 15320
2110-2130 Spanish 5955 7290
2115-2135 Roumanian 6125 7115
2135-2155 Arabic 5955 7290
2135-2155 Czech 6125 7115
2155-2210 Slovak 6125 7115
2200-2225 English 5990 9675 11900
2210-2225 Polish 6125 7115
2230-0050 Italian 6010 9575 9675 11755 11800
2300-0500 Italian 6060 Notturno dall’Italia

On Sunday from 1345-1700, programs are subject to reduction or suppression to broadcast news and commentaries of sporting events in Italian language, ‘Tutto il calcio minuto per minuto’ and ‘Domenica Sport’: 1345-1700 9670 17780 21535 21520 21710 (Clemente-ITL)

IRRS-Shortwave to Europe, N Africa and Middle East

0300-0600 RR/EE 7120 Sa/Su
0600-0730 EE/IT 3985
0730-0830 EE/RR 3985 Sa/Su
0830-1300 EE/FF/SS/EE 7120 Sa/Su
1800-2300 EE/IT/FF/SS/RR/GG 3985

(HC-DX/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN)

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JAPAN

NHK Radio Japan new sked, all sites:

0000-0015 English-RS 11815 13650
0000-0100 English-GS 6155W 6180W 9665A 11705C
0100-0200 English-GS 6150G 11860S 11870 15325 15570 15590 17835 21670
0100-0200 English-RS 17685
0200-0300 Japanese-GS 5960C 11840 11860S 11870 11890K 13630 15570 15590 17685 21610
0230-0300 Persian-RS 9515G
0230-0300 Portuguese-RS 15590F
0300-0400 English-GS 17810 17825 21610
0300-0400 Japanese-R1-GS 5960C 9515G 9660F 11840 11870 11890K 13630 15590
0330-0400 Russian-RS 15570
0330-0400 Swahili-RS 6135A
0400-0430 Arabic-RS 9515G 9660F 11895F
0400-0430 Korean-RS 15570
0400-0500 Japanese-GS 11840 15230 15590 17810
0430-0500 Chinese-RS 15570
0430-0500 Russian-RS 12030G
0500-0515 Italian-RS 12030G
0500-0530 French-RS 17820K
0500-0530 Korean-RS 15570
0500-0600 English-GS 6110C 7230W 9835 11715 11760 11840 11950 15230 15590
0515-0530 Swedish-RS 12030G
0530-0600 Chinese-RS 15570
0530-0600 German-RS 12030G
0600-0630 Bengali-RS 11890K
0600-0630 Russian-RS 11715 11760
0600-0630 Spanish-RS 12030G 15590F
0600-0700 English-GS 5975W 7230W 9835 11740S 11840 11850 15590
0630-0700 Chinese-RS 17860
0630-0700 French-RS 12030G
0630-0700 Hindi-RS 11890K
0700-0730 Arabic-RS 15220A
0700-0730 Urdu-RS 11890K
0700-0800 Japanese-GS 6145 6165 9835 11740S 11840 11850 11920S 17860
0800-0830 Russian-RS 6145 6165
0800-0900 Japanese-R1-GS 9530F 9685 9750 9835 11710W 11740S 11850 11920S 15220A 15230G 15590 17860 15220A 15230G 15590
0830-0900 Persian-RS 17820K
0900-1000 Japanese-GS 9530F 9685 9750 9835 11710W 11740S 11815 11850 11920S
0930-1000 Indonesian-RS 9695
1000-1030 Spanish-RS 9685 12030 15590F
1000-1100 English-GS 9695 11850 15590
1000-1100 Japanese-R1-GS 11815
1000-1100 Japanese-R1-GS 9750 11815
1030-1045 Italian-RS 21700G
1030-1100 Burmese-RS 11740S
1030-1100 Portuguese-RS 15590F
1045-1100 Swedish-RS 21700G
1100-1130 German-RS 9660W 11710W
1100-1130 Korean-RS 6090
1100-1130 Vietnamese-RS 9620
1100-1200 English-GS 6120C
1100-1200 English-GS 9695 15590
1100-1200 Japanese-R1-GS 9750 11815
1130-1200 Bengali-RS 12045K
1130-1200 Chinese-RS 6190
1130-1200 Indonesian-RS 9620
1130-1200 Russian-RS 11710W
1130-1200 Thai-RS 11740S
1200-1230 Hindi-RS 12045K
1200-1230 Korean-RS 6190
1200-1230 Malay-RS 9695
1200-1230 Swahili-RS 17790A
1200-1230 Vietnamese-RS 11740S
1200-1300 Japanese-R1-GS 9750 11815
1230-1300 Burmese-RS 9695
1230-1300 Chinese-RS 11740S
1230-1300 Chinese-RS 6190
1230-1300 French-RS 15400A 17790A
1230-1300 Urdu-RS 12045K
1300-1330 Indonesian-RS 9695
1300-1330 Russian-RS 6190
1300-1400 Japanese-R1-GS 9750 11705C 11815 17695W
1330-1400 Thai-RS 7200
1400-1430 Korean-RS 6190
1400-1430 Malay-RS 7200
1400-1500 English-GS 9505 11730 11880K
1400-1500 Japanese-R1-GS 9750 11705C 11815 17695W
1430-1500 Chinese-RS 6190
1500-1520 French-RS 11785
1500-1600 English-GS 7200 9505 9750 11730
1600-1700 Japanese-GS 6035 7110 7140 7200 9535 9835 11730 11880K 15355G
1700-1800 English-GS 6090 7110 9535 9825 15355G
1700-1800 Japanese-GS 6035 7140 7200 9835 11880K 21630A
1800-1820 French-RS 7110 7255 11785
1800-1900 Japanese-GS 6035 7200
1820-1840 Spanish-RS 7110
1840-1900 Russian-RS 7110
1900-1920 Russian-RS 11715
1900-2000 Japanese-R1-GS 6165 7225 11665 11910
2000-2100 Japanese-R1-GS 6035S 6165 7225 11665 11910
2100-2200 English-GS 6035S 9725 11850 13630
2100-2200 Japanese-R1-GS 7225 11665 11910
2200-2300 Japanese-R1-GS 6050W 6115W 9725 11665 11705C 11850 11895F 11910
2210-2230 Korean-RS 9560
2230-2250 Chinese-RS 9560
2240-2300 Chinese-RS 13650
2240-2300 Malay-RS 11815
2300-0000 Japanese-R1-GS 9725 11665 11910
2300-2320 Indonesian-RS 11815
2300-2320 Thai-RS 13650
2320-2340 Burmese-RS 13650
2320-2340 Vietnamese-RS 11815
2340-0000 Chinese-RS 11815
2340-0000 Chinese-RS 13630
2340-0000 Indonesian-RS 13650

A=via Ascension Island C=via S, Canada F=via Montsinery, French Guiana G=via Moyabi, Gabon K=via Ekala, Sri Lanka S=via Singapore W=via Skelton/Wooferton, UK (Hishikawa/Radio Japan/Volk-GER)

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JORDAN

Current observed schedule of Radio Jordan (Oct 28-29):

0000-0200 Arabic 6105 11935 15435
0400-0600 Arabic 9630 11810 15435
0600-0900 Arabic 11810 11835 15435
0900-1100 Arabic 11810
1100-1300 Arabic 11810 15355
1100-1730 English 11690
1300-1500 Arabic 11810 13620
1500-1600 Arabic 13620
1600-1630 Arabic 6105 13620
1630-1800 Arabic 6105 7155
1800-2200 Arabic 6105 7155 9830
2200-2400 Arabic 6105 11935 15345

(28-29-Oct/Timofeyev-RUS)

6985 is one of the well known ‘side-spurs’ put out by Radio Amman 170 kHz lower than 7155, in theory it should also appear on 7325 too. (19-Oct/Green-UK/WWDXC TopNews/Bueschel-GER)

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KAZAKHSTAN

Radiochannel “Euraziya”:

0940-1000 Russian 5970 6000 9505 9620 11720
1020-1040 Russian 9505 9602 11720

(“Club DX”/VOR/RUS-DX/Klepov-RUS)

9505 Kazakh Radio 2, 1240 fair and fluttery with stringed instrument strumming and soaring M vocal, // to the Kiyev relay on 11720, which was considerably stronger. Played a little tune at 1300 that may or may not have been an IS. (22-Oct/Novello-NC) RealAudio sample at http://itre.ncsu.edu/radio/samples/kazakh-1300.rm 11720 Radiochannel “Evraziya” broadcasts in Russian 0940-1000 Tue/Sun //5970, 6000, 9505, 9620 and 1020-1040 Sun//9505 and 9602.(Club DX/VOR/Klepov/DSWCI DX Window/Petersen- DEN)

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KENYA

4880 KBS in vernaculars 1600-1700+. Note that Nairobi/4935 is off the air due to transmitter problems. Should come back soon from past experiences. (23-Nov/Goonetilleke-SRI)

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KOREA – NORTH

2850 Korean Central Broadcasting Station, Pyongyang, 2211, M and W talk in Korean and martial music. Loud for a couple of minutes.//3350. (22-Nov/Harms-MD)

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KUWAIT

Radio Kuwait has added a morning transmission in English to its schedule: 0500-0800 on 15110. (21-Oct/Koie- DEN/BC-DX/Rev. of International Broadcasting/Hauser-OK)

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KYRGYZSTAN

4010 Radio Bishkek, 1757, W speaker in Kyrgyz with pieces of rock music with Kyrgyz M songs, followed by ID by W speaker at 1759 sounding as “Kyrgytski Radio.” (13-Nov/van Rooy/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN)

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LAOS

6130 Lao National Radio, Vientiane, 1455 very clear W in Laotian with M speaker follows by slow western pop music with Lao M song dominant for this time after 1505 no more heard Xizang Lhasa dominant on this freq. (16-Oct/van Rooy- HOL/DSWCI DX Window)

6973v Luang Prabang – tune in 1150 own prgs. 1158 joins the main sce from Vientiane for nx at 1200. Weak signals. Goes off at 1400. Also noted around 0040. (26-Sep/Weerakoon-CLN/BC- DX/Bueschel-GER)

Domestic broadcasters in Laos, based on monitoring in Tioman Island, Malaysia:

(Padula/EDXP)

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LIBERIA

5880 Star Radio, Monrovia, *0500-0505, tuned in to brass band anthem, muffled opening anmts by man in EE citing morning program sked to 8 o’clock (ie. 0800), then into lengthy talk by a different M anncr in local native language. Given the station has stated that the reactivated transmitter is only running 1.3 (or is it 3-?) kW, signal was surprising good, although LSB tuning is required to minimize slop from Vatican Radio on 5883. (13-Oct/Clark-ONT)

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LIBYA

Libyan radio’s external service, Voice of Africa, was observed on 19th October with a news bulletin in English from 2044-2051followed by French from 2051-2059 on 15415 and 15235kHz. Arabic programming resumed at 2100. The English service identified as “the Voice of Africa broadcasting from Tripoli, Great Jamahiriyah.” This is the first time English or French programming has been observed from Libyan radio on shortwave for several years.Libyan radio’s external service in Arabic, which previously identified itself as Voice of the Greater Arab Homeland, has been identifying as Voice of Africa since 12th October. (BBCM) So far, the bulletins – approximately eight minutes in English followed by eight minutes in French – have been heard within the periods 0130-0200, 1130-1200, 1730-1800 and 2030-2100 (the timing varies slightly from day to day). Broadcasts in Arabic are heard at other times. (Libyan radio’s external service in Arabic, which previously identified itself as Voice of the Greater Arab Homeland, has been identifying as Voice of Africa since 12th October. It is observed on 15435, 15415 and 15235 kHz shortwave.

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