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INDIA: All India Radio
Effective to 31 October 99, English:
UTC Target kHz
1000-1100 As/Au 11585 11735 13700 15020 17387 17840
1330-1500 As 9545 11620 13710
1745-1945 Eu/Af 7410 9635 9950 11620 11935 13780 15075 15200
2045-2230 Au/Eu 7150 7410 9650 9910 9950 11620 11715
2245-0045 As 7410 9705 9950 11620 13625
(AIR Web Page via World DX Club Contact)
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POLAND: R. Polonia
English, daily to Europe:
UTC kHz
1200-1300 6095 7270 9525 11820
1700-1800 6000 7285
1930-2030 6035 6095 7285 9525
(BBC Monitoring)
R. Maryja, Catholic station via transmitter in Russia:
0500-0715 Mon-Sat
0600-0800 Sun 12010
1930-2000 7400
(BBC Monitoring)
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RUSSIA: Radiostantsiya Tikhiy Okean (Pacific Ocean),
from Vladivostok, in Russian:
0130-0215 21820
0715-0800 7210, 7490, 10344-USB, 12055, 12070, 15490
1800-1845 7120, 7170, 9825, 12065
The 0715 broadcast is reportedly relayed only on weekends on 5940, 7320, 9530, 9600
(BBC Monitoring)
R. Tatarstan
from Kazan daily in Tatar/Russian
0400-0500 11665
0600-0700 9690
0800-0900 11925
(BBC Monitoring)
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SA'UDI ARABIA: BSKSA
Holy Koran Radio, Riyadh, RealAudio is at
http://radio.kacst.edu.sa/ithaa.ram on MW; and on SW in Arabic:
UTC kHz
0300-0600 9715v 11820v 15270 17895
0600-0900 15380
0900-1200 11785 17880 21495
1200-1600 11785 17760
1600-1800 11710v 11785 17560
1800-2100 9555v 11950
BSKSA Call of Islam program from Mecca in Arabic:
1500-1700 11950 15275 15435 (BBC Monitoring)
BSKSA General Service in Arabic, SW usage:
0255-0559 17895
0559-0859 17560 17760
0859-1159 21505
1159-1459 21505 21705
1459-1759 15275 15435
1759-2300 9555 9870
BSKSA Second Program from Jiddah in Arabic:
0300-0600 9580
0600-1659 11855v
1659-2230 9580
(BBC Monitoring)
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GUAM: KSDA
Wavescan is not aired via South Africa, Slovakia or Germany,
but this is the A-99 schedule of Wavescan via KSDA,
mostly new frequencies (Sundays):
UTC kHz
1000-1030 11560
1030-1100 11795
1230-1300 15330
1330-1400 11705
1330-1400 11750
1430-1500 9355
1530-1600 11930
1600-1630 9355
1730-1800 11560
1730-1800 11965
2130-2200 15550
2330-2400 11775
(PanIview, Bulgaria) Audible but poor here on 15330 at 1230 (gh, OK)
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UKRAINE: RUI Kiev
schedule from May 24
kHz UTC Azimut Zones CIRAF
5905 1700-0200 254 27S, 37N
6020 0600-2000 242 28
6020 2100-0500 ND 18-20, 27-30
6130 0600-1600 254 27S, 37N
9560 1700-0100 254 27S, 37N
9620 0200-1600 264 27, 28
9945 2200-0400 238 13, 14, 15, 37, 46
11840 0400-1700 090 29, 30
21520 0500-1200 096 30, 40, 41, 54, 55, 58, 59
(Alexandr Yegorov, Kiev, Ukraine, via RUS-DX via BC-DX)
MOLDOVA [non] I understand that Radio Moldova was recently listenable; if so, it was an episode. I now find on 7520 again just the same hum (+ program modulation very, very deep underneath), which blared out from one of my grandfathers' old radios, since its tubes were getting power-grid AC through a faulty condenser... I cannot realize why the Moldovians accept this situation, also considering that they certainly get the transmitter for a solidarity price; even as a gift it is too expensive. (Kai Ludwig, Germany) Later: I just checked out Radio Moldova International from 1100 on 11580. The power-grid hum problem was fixed, so the program modulation is no longer buried but it is still unpleasant listening due to strong non-linear distortion, seemingly already on the feeder line. Also the transmitter still has other diseases, showing in a background hiss and repeated trips (Kai Ludwig, Germnay, BC-DX)
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AUSTRALIA: R. Australia
A-99 to SW and SC Pacific, NAm, 100 kW from Shepparton
Time Freq Heading
2100-0800 17580 030
2100-0200 21740 070
2200-0200 17795 050
0200-0900 15515 070
0800-1200 13605 030
1100-2130 9580 070
1200-1700 11650 030
1200-1400 6020 030
1400-1800 5995 030
1700-2100 9660 030
1700-2200 11880 065
(Nigel Holmes, R. Australia)
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CROATIA: Croatian Radio
via its own Deanovac transmitters:
Time Freq Signal quality
0400-0900 new 5945 (55555)
0400-1700 9830 (45554)
0400-1800 new 7365 (55555)
v0900-1500v 13830 poor
(PanIview, Bulgaria)
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FRANCE: Radio France Intl
English, A99 schedule:
1200-1300 9805, 15155, 15195 to Eu
15540 Gabon to Af
11600 Xian, China, to SEAs
1400-1500 17560 to ME/EAf
11910 China to India
17680 to S/SEAs
1600-1700 11615, 11995 and 12015 via Gabon
17850 Gabon to Af
1600-1730 15210 and 17605 Af
(RFI printed schedule, via BC-DX)
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SEYCHELLES: FEBA
English schedule to S. Asia:
0815-0900 Fri 15460
1500-1600 daily 11600
1630-1700 Sun 11665
and in Dhivehi to Maldives
1630-1700 Fri 11665
(via Dr. Hansjörg Biener)
Check for jamming during Dhivehi; Maldives was trying to block it as anti-Islamic (gh)
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TURKEY: V. of Turkey
A99 frequency schedule
Lang Freq Time Tx Pwr
Broadcasts to NAm:
English 11665 0300-0400 EMR 500
Turkish 9445 2100-0700 CAK 500
Turkish 9460 2100-0700 CAK 500
English 13640 2200-2300 EMR 500
Turkish 11885 2200-0400 EMR 500
All English broadcasts - note that some listings are duplicated [really 50 minutes, not 60]:
Eu 17830 1230-1330 EMR 500
11765 1830-1930 EMR 500
13695 1830-1930 EMR 500
13640 2200-2300 EMR 500
7190 2200-2300 EMR 500
11665 0300-0400 EMR 500
Af 7270 0300-0400 EMR 500
Au 17560 1230-1330 EMR 500
7170 2030-2130 EMR 500
21715 0300-0400 EMR 500
NAm 13640 2200-2300 EMR 500
11655 0300-0400 EMR 500
As 17560 1230-1330 EMR 500
7170 2030-2130 EMR 500
7270 0300-0400 EMR 500
21715 0300-0400 EMR 500
Turkish to Europe, many of which also should reach NAm further:
11910 0400-0700 CAK 250
15350 0700-1600 CAK 500
9460 0700-2100 CAK 500
5980 1600-0400 CAK 250
11910 1900-2200 EMR 500
9445 2100-0700 CAK 500
9460 2100-0700 CAK 500
[ergo, 24h on this frequency]
11885 2200-0400 EMR 500
All transmissions are specified DSB, except for
these on USB to Eu:
German 9615 1730-1830 EMR 500
English 11765 1830-1930 EMR 500
Turkish 11910 1900-2200 EMR 500
French 13665 1930-2030 EMR 500
CAK = Çakirlar at 32 E 40, 39 N 58
EMR = Emyrler at 32 E 51, 39 N 29
(via Vural Tekeli, TRT Head of Engineering)
GERMANY The summer edition of DW's English program newsletter says Mailbag North America
will be broadcast at 0105 and 0505 UT on the last Monday of each month (Jim Moats, OH)
MALTA [non] Voice of the Mediterranean [via Russia] with heavy signal on 12060 at 2015, but also weaker on 11410, why? (Guidoi Schotmans, Belgium, hard-core-dx) Could be mixing product with transmitter on 11735 (gh) This looks like the only active site left for VOM unofficial and this is the schedule page: http://www.woden.com/~falcon/schedule.html (Tom Sundstrom, NJ, ibid.)
NAMIBIA NBC, Windhoek, on new 7165.12 *0600-0645, English news; quite good until started fading at 0635, one sesquihour after transmitter sunrise. Presumably replaces 4930; this is not Tanzania as listings would indicate: too late for them (David M. Clark, Ont., DSWCI DX Window)
NORWAY On some of my receivers, NRK 18950 at 1323 check had annoying co-channel from Bro. Stair, 2 x 9475 WWCR which is normally extremely strong here; this harmonic probably receiver-produced, but nonetheless a good reason not to use 18950 I'll bet Olav never thought of (gh)
RVI A-99 English expands use of Bonaire relay:
UTC via kW Beam kHz Target area
0400-0430 BON 250 320 15565 N America
0700-0730 WAV 100 32 9925 NW Europe
0700-0730 WAV 100 84 15195 E Europe
1130-1200 WAV 200 163 5985 S Europe
1730-1800 WAV 100 32 5910 N Europe
1730-1800 WAV 200 163 9925 S Europe
1730-1800 MAD 200 245 11840 S Africa
1730-1800 JUL 100 115 13685 ME; SE Europe
1930-2000 JUL 100 ND 5960 Europe
2230-2300 BON 250 350 15565 N America
BON = Bonaire, Dutch Antilles JUL = Juelich, Germany MAD = Talata, Madagascar WAV = Wavre, Belgium Reception reports: info@rvi.be More information: http://www.rvi.be (Paul Brehms, rec.radio.shortwave via John Norfolk)
CANADA
Noteworthy in the new A99 RCI schedule: The 0500-0529 broadcast not only has Sackville frequencies but some now beamed to WNAm --5995, 9755, 11830. The 1200-1359 (Sat/Sun -1259) has four frequencies, two of them on the 16 mb --9640, 13670, 17765, 17820. But Sun 1300-1559 on only two --13650, 17800.
ECUADOR
HCJB - The Voice of the Andes, 28th March-31st October 1999 - English
schedule
0000-0400 ECNAm 9745 12015
0400-0700 WCNAm 9745 12015
0700-0900 Eu 11950
0700-1100 Au 15115
1100-1600 Am 12005 15115
1900-2200 Eu 17725
(HCJB via British DX Club)
ISRAËL
Kol Israel' summer timings last from April 2 to September 13. See their
cool new website http://www.israelradio.org
-- which has complete schedules and recording of one English broadcast
daily.
0400-0415 9435 Europe/N. America 11605 Europe/N. America 17535 Australasia
1030-1035 15650 N. America 17535 Europe/N. America
1400-1430 15650 Europe/N. America 17535 Europe/N. America
1900-1925 11605 Europe/N. America 15650 Europe/N. America 17545 Europe/N.
America 15640 Africa
2330-2335 11585 Europe/N. America 15640 Western N. America 15615 Europe/N.
America
(Doni Rosenzweig via John Norfolk, Ivan Grishin)
SLOVAKIA
R. Slovakia International A-99 English:
0100-0130 North America 5930 Central America 7300 South America 9440
0700-0730 Australia 9440 Australia 15460 Australia 17550
1630-1700 Western Europe 5920 Western Europe 6055 Western Europe 7345
1830-1900 Western Europe 5920 Western Europe 6055 Western Europe 7345 Web
http://www.slovakradio.sk/rsi.html
(Richard Buckby, rec.radio.shortwave via John Norfolk, OK)
UK; Merlin Network One Frequencies for A-99:
ASIA & OCEANIA
05:59:30-09:00:00 13720
21:59:30-23:59:59 9850
WEST EUROPE
04:59:30-05:59:30 6010
05:59:30-08:00:00 6110
15:59:30-20:00:00 6175
18:59:30-20:59:30 3965
19:59:30-21:59:30 17695
[above transmission has been Sackville on 11755; still Sackville? RCI Sackville
now uses same 17695 frequency later in the day too]
21:59:30-05:00:00 3985
EAST & CENTRAL EUROPE
06:59:30-15:59:30 9915
06:59:30-10:59:30 17630
07:59:30-11:59:30 13660
10:59:30-13:59:30 17650
11:59:30-15:59:30 13645
13:59:30-14:59:30 17630
AFRICA
06:59:30-19:00:00 21550
NORTH AMERICA
18:59:30-21:59:30 13690
21:59:30-01:00:00 11985
23:59:30-01:59:30 9600
00:59:30-03:00:00 11875
01:59:30-05:00:00 9795
Frequency subject to change - All times UT (Eric Wiltsher, MNO)
VIETNAM
[non] V. of Vietnam Russian relay resumed summer frequency already March 7, 12070 kHz, including Vietnamese 1830-1930, French 1930-2000, and presumably English at 1800-1830 ex-7440 (Tony Rogers, British DX Club) Same date to NAm also back up to 7250 kHz ex-5940 at 0100-0130, 0230-0300, and presumably 7260 kHz 0330-0400 (Ivan Grishin, Review of International Broadcasting)
MADAGASCAR
I heard a new Malagasy station on 5590 at 1815 with regional Malagasy songs, off abruptly at 1845; may be unlicensed. Subsequently better at *1545-1855* mostly music, ID sounds like R. Makanika (Mahendra Vagjee, Mauritius, WORLD OF RADIO)
NETHERLANDS
In early March, R.Nederland was heard starting its news late, with announcements that there was industrial action by all Dutch public broadcasting workers (Ray Woodward, British DX Club; Eric Cooper, swl@qth.net; Mike Cooper)