Thursday, February 28, 2013

European Perspective on Radio



From the Italradio newsdesk in Florence, here’s European Perspective, a monthly feature about international broadcasting from the Old Continent, written by Luigi Cobosi.

            Recently, Belgrade based Serbian International Radio took an unexpected move to bring their Italian program back on short wave.  After a couple of months of silence, the program is now aired at 1830 UTC, Monday through Friday on 6100 kHz, opening the series of international broadcasts from Serbia.

            An English broadcast is on the air at 1930 UTC and later at 2200 UTC.  Broadcasts are now transmitted from Bjielijna, Bosnia, with 250 KW.  The signal is quite strong all over Europe notwithstanding that China Radio International is operating on the same frequency in English at 1830 UTC.

            Just in the opposite way, the Voice of Russia has cut off most of their shortwave and mediumwave frequencies, especially to Europe.   Their Italian program left analog shortwave after 70 years of service.   This is a bitter surprise for listeners in Southern Europe who are now forced to tune in mediumwave 1548 kHz. 

            For coverage of Europe, the Voice of Russia now retains only a few broadcasts in DRM.  Until March 30th, the schedule for digital shortwave reads as follows: 

                        11635 kHz at 0600 - 0900 UTC in English and 0900 - 1000 UTC in German

                          6000            2000 - 2100             Spanish       2100 - 2200             Portuguese

                          6145            1800                         Italian
   
            One of the tiniest radio stations in the world was planned to operate in Florence on February 14th, 2013.  This special event station climaxed the celebration of World Radio Day on February 13th. UNESCO proclaimed a World Radio Day last year and chose this date to remember the first ever broadcast from the United Nations Radio back in 1946.

            In Florence Italradio operated a five milliwatts medium wave station for sixty minutes to show how radio can help local communities cope with emergencies by using radio as the simplest way of communicating.  The broadcast was monitored by a group of members of Rotary Club Florence East with some cheap medium wave receivers.

            We planned this kind of experiment also to remember Marconi's trip to Florence in 1912, when he encouraged a local scientist to experiment with radio within buildings.  Padre Alfani was at the time working in receiving the first time signals from the Eiffel Tower in Paris and he succeeded in showing how radio signals could pass through walls by placing a radio receiver in the cathedral of Florence, the greatest Renaissance building in the city.

            By the way, this station was later placed in an astronomy observatory where it is still visible to this day after it was reconstructed in the earlier years of this century.  It has remained split into pieces since 1915 when authorities required Padre Alfani to stop reception due to the First World War.

            And that’s all from Florence for this month; if you wish to be informed on what’s going on in the Italian and European international broadcasting scene, please check our web site www. italradio. org.  You can also find a web portal with current news, in English too.  Thank you for listening and we wish you a very good year 2013.
(AWR-Wavescan/NWS 208 via Adrian Peterson)

The Cross Radio remains active on shortwave

After several recent email queries on the current status of The Cross Radio, thanks to Ron Howard's recent logging and confirmation, we can confirm it is currently active on shortwave.
Gayle VH

Micronesia
4755.53, PMA-The Cross Radio. Feb 21, 2013. Decent reception and with preaching from 1127 to 1145. Nice station ID and into contemporary Christian songs until off at 1159 with no announcements, regularly signing off at this time now.
https://www.box.com/s/xcuzfhsn55u89u1o20ls MP3 audio.

Response to my reception report of today’s reception of The Cross Radio sent to: Nob & Sylvia Kalau kalau@pmapacific.org

Thank you Ron for your report.

We are so happy to hear that our transmission is clear in California. In the last month we have introduced a tone into our daily script that turns on and shuts off the transmitter automatically for the SW hours of transmission. It's working very well.

We give thanks to God for keeping our radio station going and for the islands to be able to hear their station transmitting from Pohnpei.

Be Blessed today!

Sylvia Kalau
Pacific Mission Aviation
PO Box 517
Pohnpei, FM 96941
Tel: 691-320-3092
Work: 691-320-2496
Cell: 691-920-3707
Fax: 691-320-2592
email: kalau@pmapacific.org
(Ron Howard, CA/Cumbre DX)

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Sri Lanka to close Ekala transmitter site

Sri Lanka

This historic station which started at Ekala with the wartime South East Asia Command Radio (SEAC) is now on its last legs. Out of the 3 VOA 35 kW transmitters only 2 are working, the NHK transmitters are both still in good conditions, but for spares and they are too expensive to repair and run. The old 10kW Phillips transmitters are almost gone.

The old Marconi 100 kW from Radio SEAC is rusty and with cobwebs and is gone for ever. The final nail in its cofin came, when DW packed up from Trincomalee handing over the station to SLBC. Trincomalee is a fine station and the MW transmitter is also capable of DRM and it did run DRM 1700-1800 for DW for a while. The 4 SW transmitters at Trincomalee need to run at least 45 hours to make it viable to use the hige Diesel Generators which need about a $1000 a day to run and maintain. Ekala is on prime land close to the city and it is quite logical to close it down taking the state of the station.
If you want a QSL from SLBC Ekala, you will have to do so, before Apr 01, as plans are afoot to close down Ekala,  if the Trinco station gets the power from the National Grid as planned before the end of the B12 season. During the 30 year war with the Tamil Tigers it was not possible to take the national grid power lines, as this area was in the front lines. DW had tacit agreements therun without interference from the LTTE. But now the North and East, which have been freed, are making rapid progress and electricty is reaching most parts.
Ekala schedule as of now:
0012-0330 7190(10kW) / 11905(35kW) Hindi to Asia, English news at 0215.
0125-0300 (Sun 0500) 6005( 10kW) / 9770 (10kW) / 15745(35kW) English to Asia.
0930-1215 6005(10kW) / 11905(35kW) Vernaculars to South  India.
I will get you your QSLs, like I have in the past 10 months or so. The SLBC's above services will move to Trincomalee in A13 and the relays from Trincomalee for other clients will continue. (Goonetilleke in DXplorer, Feb 12). Victor kindly showed me the Ekala transmitter site from nearby distance in March 1999.
(Anker Petersen/DSWCI-DX Window 473)

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Blog Logs

Logs edited for clarity

* sign-on / sign-off*

All times UTC

Angola
4949.75, 0457-0512. African hi-life music at tune-in. Just before the top of the hour, heard male announcer with station ID for "Radio Nacional de Angola" and list of frequencies. Noted four time pips and a possible mention of "__ horas." Canned ID by male voice with music and flair. Lots of "bom dia"s, and into what seemed to be a news feature program, with man and woman announcers  passing it back and forth with reporters in the field. Poor to fair signal, but best in many months of trying to chase down a positive ID from this station.   (Albert Delibert, MD/HCDX) 

Bangladesh
4750.0, Bangladesh Betar, 1235-1243. Last Monday with them off set on 4752.0, I had very readable copy of their weekly SAARC news bulletin, but this week with them on exact frequency again, was too much interference to make out what the news was (Ron Howard, CA/Cumbre DX)

Bhutan
6035.04, BBS. Nice to find them with a somewhat extended schedule from 1311 to 1417.* Segments of talking and indigenous music. Noted at 1335-1355 the often heard cute segment with young girl singing solo (no music) and chatting with lady announcer. After 1401 talking amid poor signal with the usual PBS Yunnan interference  and adjacent splatter interference. (Ron Howard, CA/Cumbre DX)

Bolivia

3310 , Radio Mosoj Chaski 0850 Quechua. Wasn’t heard around 0830, so sign-on was sometime after that, song and male speaker alternating. Very poor signal. (H Sellers, BC Canada)

6135, Radio Santa Cruz 0858. Spanish, on suddenly mid-song, then switched to electronic flute-like music repeating, ID “Radio Santa Cruz” with echo effect, frequencies and more IDs. At 0900 a Portuguese station came on (presumed Radio Aparecida, Brazil) and overwhelmed Santa Cruz. (H Sellers, BC Canada)

Brazil
4965.00, Radio Alvorada. Doing better than average this past week, noted most mornings around 1000+; good ID 1003. (R Perry, IL/HCDX)

China
4220, PBS Qinghai, 1243-1302. Assume in listed Tibetan (Amdo dialect). Indigenous pop music to  one of their better receptions with light morse code interference. MP3 audio posted at:
https://www.box.com/s/miive0g7b67j47ra5frp (Ron Howard, CA/Cumbre DX)

Clandestine
6348 , Echo of Hope via South Korea 0831. Korean, man speaking, checked again at 0847 and //3985 now also audible, but both weak (H Sellers, BC Canada)

Ecuador
 4814.98, Radio El Buen Pastor. Presumed, definitely an Ecuadorian here and doing fairly well after 1100 several mornings this week. Ecuadorian music the tip-off and I think I recognize the ultra-bassy voiced locutor from before. Ad string at 1105 under utility interference. (R Perry, IL?HCDX)

France
Radio Algerienne via Issoudun, France transmitter *0400-0415, national anthem in progress to 0405, then sounded like a quick "Huna al-Djazair ID" by announcer and then right into Koran program. Good signal with usual accompanying band noise. (John Wilkins-CO/Cumbre DX)

India
4850, AIR Kohima. Heard after 1400 with easy-listening music filler between series of speeches. Poor signal due to strong radar interference. Perhaps they will actually, for a while, be on daily? (Ron
Howard, CA/Cumbre DX)

Indonesia
9526, Voice of Indonesia 1831 German. Woman with possible newscast, 1832 station ID and promo announcements. Marimba-type music bridge. Fair signal. Check again at 1901, woman in English, but very weak now. (H Sellers, BC Canada)

3325 RRI Palangkaraya 1345-1356. Jak program just ending with usual national song;. Low-voiced male announcer spoke briefly at 1346, followed by soft vocal music to 1356 tuneout. Signal was noted as fair and improving. (John Wilkins-CO/Cumbre DX) 3325, RRI Palangkaraya, 1353. Daily they play the national song “Bagimu Negeri” (For You Our Country) about this time. Very early sign off today, as not heard at 1426 (Ron Howard, CA/Cumbre DX)

Japan
3945, Radio Nikkei - 2, 0717. Japanese, popular Japanese music, gone at 0803 check confirming 0800 sign-off. Poor, //6155 fair. 3925, Radio Nikkei-1 0723 in Japanese // 6055 (H Sellers, BC Canada).

Laos
6129.97 Lao Nat'l Radio(presumed) 1359-1420. Instrumental music past 1400, followed by male and female announcer duo with alternating talks in about five minute segments. Sounded like English but signal not quite good enough to tell for sure. Fair/poor and deteriorating after 1420. No more gongs at 1400 ? (John Wilkins, CO/Cumbre DX)

Micronesia
4755.4, The Cross 0727-0837. Always at threshold level, mostly music, and occasional announcer. Signal very weak (H Sellers, BC Canada)

Papua New Guinea
3365, NBC Milne Bay, 1233-1249. English talking about an upcoming festival and inviting local people to participate with singing or dancing. Noted 1332-1351 impassioned political speech that mentioned “congratulations . . . member of Parliament in the history of Papua New Guinea.” Station ID as - “N-B-C Milne Bay” with address “Post Office Box 111, Alotau, Papua New Guinea.” Heard national anthem to 1404.* Signal poor to almost fair. (Ron Howard, CA/Cumbre DX)

3260, NBC Madang, 1128-1211. Suddenly went off the air, then noted at 1206 playing “What’s Love Got To Do With It? “ by Tina Turner. Also heard PNG 3365, NBC Milne Bay, 1352 to off at 1404 sign-off after instrumental national anthem. (Ron Howard, CA/Cumbre DX)

Peru
5025, Radio Quillabamba. Very nice (relatively speaking!) 1032 underneath Rebelde but it was clear enough with shrill quenas and yipping Quechua ‘rap’ followed by announcer's Spanish topics. Other nice huaynos presented by lady announcer with quenas and guitar. (R Perry, IL/HCDX)

Suriname
4989.99, Radio Apintie, Paramaribo, 0813–0844. Pop music from the 1950's, very weak  signal. Noted at 0938, which many have been a religious program. (R Perry, IL/HCDX)

 Swaziland
4775 TWR Manzini *0342-0400. Usual station interval signal to English sign-on station ID. Talk by male announcer in listed Lomwe language. Noted in a bit of music at 0354 was followed by closing announcement at 0356. Brief transmission cut, then back on at 0358 with several reps of interval signal and English ID's as "this is Trans World Radio Swaziland." Followed by German service at 0400. Signal fair/poor with usual band noise. (John Wilkins, CO/Cumbre DX)

USA
KNLS Alaska, 9680, 1141-1153. Russian service-totally blocking RRI Jakarta. Signal fair to good. Mentions of Anchor Point many times (Ron Howard, CA/Cumbre DX)
 

Monday, February 18, 2013

Voice of Turkey, winter schedule update


Voice of Turkey

Website: www.trt-world.com/
All times UTC

0100-0255 on 6000 EMR 500 kW / 072 deg to CeAs Turkish

0200-0255 on 9410 EMR 500 kW / 252 deg to SoAm Spanish

0200-0255 on 9650 EMR 500 kW / 290 deg to CeAm Spanish

0300-0355 on 9460 EMR 500 kW / 072 deg to CeAs Uyghur

0400-0455 on 7240 EMR 500 kW / 138 deg to N/ME English

0400-0455 on 9655 EMR 500 kW / 335 deg to NoAm English

0500-0655 on 9700 EMR 500 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Turkish

0500-0655 on 9820 EMR 250 kW / 138 deg to N/ME Turkish

0700-0955 on 11925 EMR 500 kW / 097 deg to WeAs Turkish

0700-0955 on 15350 EMR 500 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Turkish

0700-0955 on 15480 EMR 500 kW / 120 deg to WeAs Turkish

0800-0855 on 11835 EMR 250 kW / 072 deg to CeAs Azeri

0930-1055 on 11795 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Persian

1000-1055 on 11955 EMR 500 kW / 210 deg to NEAf Arabic

1000-1255 on 15350 EMR 500 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Turkish

1000-1255 on 15480 EMR 500 kW / 120 deg to WeAs Turkish

1100-1125 on 15360 EMR 500 kW / 032 deg to EaEu Tatar

1100-1155 on 9840 EMR 250 kW / 072 deg to CeAs Georgian

1130-1155 on 13625 EMR 500 kW / 072 deg to CeAs Uzbek

1200-1225 on 7245 EMR 250 kW / 290 deg to SEEu Bulgarian

1200-1255 on 11805 EMR 500 kW / 072 deg to EaAs Chinese

1230-1325 on 17755 EMR 500 kW / 310 deg to WeEu German

1300-1325 on 11965 EMR 250 kW / 072 deg to CeAs Turkmen

1300-1355 on 11985 EMR 500 kW / 092 deg to SoAs Urdu

1300-1355 on 15350 EMR 500 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Turkish

1330-1425 on 12035 EMR 500 kW / 310 deg to WeEu English

1330-1425 on 13685 EMR 500 kW / 072 deg to CeAs Uyghur

1400-1455 on 9410 EMR 250 kW / 020 deg to EaEu Russian

1400-1655 on 11815 EMR 250 kW / 300 deg to WeEu Turkish

1430-1455 on 9785 EMR 500 kW / 062 deg to CeAs Kazakh

1500-1525 on 6185 EMR 500 kW / 290 deg to SEEu Italian

1500-1555 on 9665 EMR 250 kW / 150 deg to N/ME Arabic

1500-1555 on 15200 EMR 500 kW / 252 deg to NWAf Arabic

1600-1625 on 11680 EMR 250 kW / 092 deg to WeAs Dari

1600-1655 on 9530 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Persian

1630-1725 on 5965 EMR 500 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Azeri

1630-1725 on 11680 EMR 250 kW / 092 deg to WeAs Pashto

1700-1725 on 11680 EMR 250 kW / 092 deg to WeAs Uzbek

1700-2155 on 5980 EMR 250 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Turkish

1700-2155 on 6120 EMR 500 kW / 150 deg to N/ME Turkish

1730-1825 on 9495 EMR 250 kW / 270 deg to SoEu Spanish

1730-1825 on 11730 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg to SoAs English

1830-1925 on 7205 EMR 250 kW / 310 deg to WeEu German

1930-2025 on 6050 EMR 250 kW / 290 deg to WeEu English

2030-2125 on 5970 EMR 500 kW / 290 deg to WeEu French

2030-2125 on 6050 EMR 500 kW / 247 deg to NWAf French

2130-2225 on 9610 EMR 500 kW / 105 deg to SEAs English

2300-2355 on 5960 EMR 500 kW / 310 deg to NoAm English
(DX Mix News 767 via Balkan DX 18 Feb)

KNLS updates winter schedule

Alaska - KNLS
 
New winter B-12 of KNLS The New Life Station via two transmitters
 
All times UTC
 
0800-0900 on 7355 NLS 100 kW / 270 deg to SEAs English, additional 0800-0900 on 9655 NLS 100 kW / 300 deg to FERu Chinese, ex Russian 0900-1000 on 9655 NLS 100 kW / 300 deg to EaAs Chinese 0900-1000 on 9680 NLS 100 kW / 300 deg to FERu Russian, additional 1000-1100 on 7355 NLS 100 kW / 270 deg to SEAs English, additional 1000-1100 on 9615 NLS 100 kW / 300 deg to EaAs Chinese, ex English 1100-1200 on 9615 NLS 100 kW / 300 deg to EaAs Chinese 1100-1200 on 9680 NLS 100 kW / 300 deg to FERu Russian, additional 1200-1300 on 7355 NLS 100 kW / 270 deg to SEAs English, additional 1200-1300 on 9615 NLS 100 kW / 300 deg to EaAs English 1300-1400 on 7355 NLS 100 kW / 300 deg to EaAs Chinese, additional 1300-1400 on 9680 NLS 100 kW / 300 deg to EaAs Chinese 1400-1500 on 7355 NLS 100 kW / 285 deg to SEAs English, additional 1400-1500 on 9615 NLS 100 kW / 300 deg to EaAs Chinese 1500-1600 on 9655 NLS 100 kW / 270 deg to SEAs Chinese, ex English 1500-1600 on 9680 NLS 100 kW / 300 deg to FERu Russian, additional 1600-1700 on 6190 NLS 100 kW / 315 deg to FERu Russian 1600-1700 on 7355 NLS 100 kW / 300 deg to EaAs Chinese, additional 1700-1800 on 6190 NLS 100 kW / 315 deg to FERu Russian 1700-1800 on 9655 NLS 100 kW / 300 deg to EaAs Chinese, additional Very bad frequency choice in the target area on the following freqs: 9680 1100-1200 Russian, co-ch Radio Taiwan International in Chinese 9615 1200-1300 English, co-ch China National Radio - 8 in Mongolian 9680 1300-1400 Chinese, co-ch Radio Taiwan International in Chinese 9680 1500-1600 Russian, co-ch Radio Taiwan International in Chinese 9655 1500-1600 Chinese, co-ch Radio Romania International in Arabic 6190 1600-1800 Russian, co-ch China National Radio - 8 in Mongolian
(Balkan DX 18 Feb)

Friday, February 15, 2013

Weekend Euro program updates

All times UTC

Radio City Friday and Saturday:

Radio City this Friday February 15th at 1900- 2000 via IRRS on 7290 kHz,and Challenger Radio on 1368 kHz. Repeated on Saturday February 16th at 0900-1000 on 9510 kHz.

On Saturdays, a separate program via Radio Merkurs in Riga, Latvia on 1485 kHz at 2000-2100  Also via Hamburger Lokalradio on the 4th Saturday of the month on 7265 kHz at 1300-1400.
The address remains citymorecars@yahoo.ca 


HLR Saturday and  Wednesday:
06.00 to 08.00 7265
8.00 to 11.00 6190
11.00 to 15.00 7265
All reports to: redaktion@hamburger-lokalradio.de 

EMR is on this Sunday the 17th of February between:
08.00 to 09.00 7265
09.00 to 10.00 6005 & 9480
All reports to: studio@emr.org.uk  
EMR's internet broadcasts are at the following times: 
0900, 1400, 1700, 2000 on Sunday & Monday:

Radio Geronimo Sunday 17th of February:
10.00 to 12.00 9480 KHz
All reports to: geronimoshortwave@hotmail.com

Tom Taylor

KBC plans frequency move

The Mighty KBC has announced that effective March 3, they are moving their 0000 - 0200 UTC  Sunday transmissions to North America to the Nauen transmitter. KBC will be using the Voice of Croatia's former frequency of 7375 kHz.
(ODXA)

Thursday, February 14, 2013

2013 World Radio TV Handbook Review


2013 World Radio TV Handbook

The new year brings many things to radio hobbyist, including new goals for a successful DX season. Ultimately, listeners always welcome the new edition of World Radio TV Handbook, a stalwart in the industry for 67 years. This year’s edition is no exception, as WRTH continues their reputation as a comprehensive reference book for broadcast radio hobbyists.

The 2013 edition begins with receiver reviews including the new receiver, Newstar DR 111. Small and capable SDR (software-defined radio) continue to gain interest, and reviews will leave little doubt that high performance is now available at very affordable prices. The world of Internet radio continues to expand and WRTH reviews the Best of the Year, Roberts Stream 83i. This year’s reviews also include a look at classic DSP receivers.

Features begin with Children’s Radio Foundation (CRF), a non-profit organization in Cape Town. CRF provides tools and skills to make the voices of African youths, an outlet to tell their stories.

With the absence of broadcasting in the Netherlands Antilles, and unfortunately a decrease in tropical band stations, resourceful DXers have shifted to medium wave and FM transmissions. Listening on Curaçao, by DXer, Max van Arnhem reflects on the political and radio changes in the small island of Curaçao.

Digital Update, revises the annual round-up of what has occurred in the world of digital radio and TV during last year.

Freelance writer Hans Johnson, explains why newly-founded clandestine station Khmer Post Radio, has chosen the send their message via shortwave radio.

George Jacobs updates his annual HF Broadcasting Reception Conditions Expected During 2013, with a prediction of improved grade of service for the worldwide HF listening audience.

National Radio, are domestic radio stations which broadcast to a national listening audience on medium wave, shortwave and FM. Listings are arranged by country and include frequencies, transmitters, kW, contact information and website if applicable.

International Radio, contain stations broadcasting to an international audience. Similar to the later, this section includes frequencies, transmitters, kW, contact information and website.

Clandestine and Other Target Broadcast are stations broadcasting politically motivated programming, or those targeted at zones of local or regional conflicts. A one-page listing of Religious Broadcasters Cross Reference Table closes this section.

The Frequency List covers medium wave, shortwave, DRM, and a by-hour listing of multilingual international and DRM broadcasters, plus an update on terrestrial television. Closing out this year’s edition is an extensive reference section of global transmitting sites, radio clubs, standard time and frequency stations, and selected Internet Resources.

The World Radio TV Handbook 2013, is the ultimate directory of global broadcasting for a worldwide radio audience. WRTH continues their tradition of producing the very best, most comprehensive and most authorative radio reference book. It is an exceptional annual guide.

World Radio and TV Handbook (BOK ) is available from Grove Enterprises www.grove-ent.com http://www.grove-ent.comfor $ plus S/H. For orders call 1-800-438-8155 or email order@grove-ent.com mailto:order@grove-ent.commailto:order@grove-ent.com. Address: Grove Enterprises, 7540 Highway 64 West, Brasstown, NC 28902 USA.
Review by Gayle Van Horn, Monitoring Times Frequency Manager/QSL Report editor

Monday, February 11, 2013

Radio Thailand, winter schedule update


Radio Thailand  World Service (HSK9)
Website:  www.hsk9.org

All times UTC

0000-0030 on 13745 UDO 250 kW / 006 deg to NEAm English
0030-0100 on 13745 UDO 250 kW / 030 deg to NWAm English
0100-0200 on 13745 UDO 250 kW / 038 deg to NWAm Thai
0200-0230 on 15275 UDO 250 kW / 006 deg to NEAm English
0230-0330 on 15275 UDO 250 kW / 006 deg to NEAm Thai
0530-0600 on 12015 UDO 250 kW / 308 deg to WeEu English
1000-1100 on 17630 UDO 250 kW / 300 deg to N&ME Thai
1100-1115 on  5875 UDO 250 kW / 144 deg to Asia Vietnamese
1115-1130 on  5875 UDO 250 kW / 144 deg to Asia Khmer
1130-1145 on  5875 UDO 250 kW / 030 deg to Asia Lao
1145-1200 on  5875 UDO 250 kW / 276 deg to Asia Burmese
1200-1215 on 11870 UDO 250 kW / 154 deg to Asia Bahasa Malay
1230-1300 on  9720 UDO 250 kW / 132 deg to Asia English
1300-1315 on  7460 UDO 250 kW / 054 deg to Asia Japanese
1315-1330 on  7460 UDO 250 kW / 030 deg to Asia Mandarin
1330-1400 on  7460 UDO 250 kW / 054 deg to Asia Thai
1400-1430 on  9950 UDO 250 kW / 132 deg to Asia English
1800-1900 on  9585 UDO 250 kW / 321 deg to WeEu Thai
1900-2000 on  9585 UDO 250 kW / 321 deg to WeEu English
2000-2015 on  9535 UDO 250 kW / 321 deg to WeEu German
2030-2045 on  9535 UDO 250 kW / 321 deg to WeEu English
2045-2115 on  9535 UDO 250 kW / 313 deg to WeEu Thai
(DX Re MIx 766/Balkan DX 11 Feb 2013)

FEBC Philippines, winter schedule update



FEBC - Philippines

Far East Broadcasting Company
Website: www.pbs.gov.ph

All times UTC

0000-0045 on  9795 IBA 100 kW / 270 deg to SEAs Khmu
0000-0030 on  9405 BOC 100 kW / 345 deg to EaAs Chinese
0000-0100 on 12055 BOC 100 kW / 305 deg to SEAs Tai-Lu/Lahu/Wa
0000-0100 on 12070 IBA 100 kW / 330 deg to EaAs Chinese
0000-0100 on 15600 BOC 100 kW / 293 deg to SEAs Burmese/Chin/Khumi/Karen
0000-0130 on 15435 BOC 100 kW / 305 deg to EaAs Shan/Tai-


Lu/Maitei/Chin
0100-0130 on 15560 BOC 100 kW / 200 deg to SEAs Javanese
0600-0800 on 15450 IBA 100 kW / 270 deg to EaAs Chinese
0700-0900 on 15525 BOC 100 kW / 345 deg to EaAs Chinese
0800-0830 on 15320 BOC 100 kW / 200 deg to SEAs Madurese Mon-Wed
0800-0830 on 15320 BOC 100 kW / 185 deg to SEAs Sasak Thu-Sun
0800-0900 on 15450 IBA 100 kW / 270 deg to EaAs Hu/Mongolian
0830-0900 on 11820 BOC 100 kW / 200 deg to SEAs Banjar Mon/Wed/Fri
0830-0900 on 11820 BOC 100 kW / 185 deg to SEAs Gorontalo Tue/Thu/Sat/Sun
0900-1000 on 15450 BOC 100 kW / 245 deg to SEAs Indonesian/Minangkabau
0900-1000 on 15580 BOC 100 kW / 185 deg to SEAs Makassarese/Buginese
0900-1400 on  9400 IBA 100 kW / 300 deg to EaAs Chinese
0900-1700 on  9430 BOC 100 kW / 345 deg to EaAs Chinese
1000-1100 on 12095 BOC 100 kW / 293 deg to SEAs Lahu/Tai-Lu
1000-1100 on 15580 BOC 100 kW / 200 deg to SEAs Sunda/Sasak
1100-1200 on  9855 IBA 100 kW / 270 deg to SEAs Vietnamese
1100-1230 on  9920 BOC 100 kW / 280 deg to SEAs Jarai/Roglai/Sedang/Koho
1100-1300 on 12095 BOC 100 kW / 305 deg to SEAs Hmong/Lao/Njua/Mien
1115-1200 on 15330 BOC 100 kW / 278 deg to SEAs Karen/Mon/Jingpho
1200-1300 on  7410 BOC 100 kW / 280 deg to SEAs Khmer
1200-1430 on 12020 BOC 100 kW / 293 deg to SEAs Rawang/Akha/Naga/Chin/Lisu
1300-1330 on 11825 BOC 100 kW / 305 deg to SEAs Tibetan
1300-1400 on 12095 BOC 100 kW / 280 deg to SEAs Hmong/Khmu
1330-1400 on  9465 BOC 100 kW / 305 deg to SEAs Yunnan
1400-1430 on 11750 BOC 100 kW / 305 deg to SEAs Lahu
1400-1430 on 15620 BOC 100 kW / 200 deg to SEAs Javanese
1400-1600 on  9345 IBA 100 kW / 330 deg to EaAs Chinese
1430-1500 on 11905 BOC 100 kW / 323 deg to CeAs Uyghur
1500-1600 on 11650 BOC 100 kW / 323 deg to CeAs Russian
2230-2400 on  9405 BOC 100 kW / 345 deg to EaAs Chinese
2300-2330 on  9370 BOC 100 kW / 280 deg to SEAs Mien
2300-2330 on 12095 BOC 100 kW / 293 deg to SEAs Hmong
2300-2400 on  9445 IBA 100 kW / 270 deg to SEAs Khmer
2300-2400 on  9795 IBA 100 kW / 270 deg to SEAs Mon/Lao
2300-2400 on 12070 IBA 100 kW / 330 deg to EaAs Chinese
2330-2400 on 12055 BOC 100 kW / 305 deg to SEAs Palaung/Pale/Tai-Lu
2330-2400 on 15600 BOC 100 kW / 293 deg to SEAs Burmese
(DX Re Mix 766 via Balkan DX)

Wednesday, February 06, 2013

Radio Chaski returns to shortwave

                                    

Radio Chaski - Peru

logs edited for clarity

All times UTC

5980.00 kHz, Radio Chaski, Cusco, 1234-1340. Heard on Jan 16, 2013 Quechua and Spanish music with religious temas. Station identification as, “Por Radio Chaski..  región Inca.” Music to a phone number mentioned (084) 509748. I made a call and was answered by pastor Valentín Quispe, who informed me that this test transmission now for a month is at 1000-1500 and 1700-2200 . 
 
Postal address is:  Alameda Pachacutec D-5, Cusco. The station is within the same tempel alongside Urgiha Park. Telephones: 084-509748 and cellular 9848-95084. This is a stationed owned by the chain Radio Integridad in Lima 700kHz broadcasting in Quechua and after 1400 in Spanish. The transmission site is in the Urubamba Valley, SINPO 44444.  (Arrunátegui).
 
Also heard at 2259, Jan 26, with a nice ID, just before BBC signs on at *2300. You can listen to the signal received in Engelholm here: www.thomasn.sverige.net/5980-130126-2259z-Radio_Chaski.mp3 . Also heard at 2315-0020, Jan 26 and 27 with nice recorded ID at 0000: ”Radio Chaski”. A reception report was sent to them and I (Nilsson) got a reply stating among others: "You are correct that Radio Chaski has not been on the air for very long. We began transmissions in November of last year. The station had not been on the air for many years, but with a new solid-state transmitter, we began transmissions once again. I believe you are the first international listener to contact us". The email was signed by Bruce Maddux. (Nilsson and Perry in DXplorer). Also heard at 0035, Jan 28, with acceptable signal. The station has this homepage: www.bmmcusco.org/RadioChaski/ . I sendt an e-mail report attaching an audio file to missionary Bruce Maddux, but three hours later I received an e-QSL from the station manager Valentin Quispe H (at vaquime24@hotmail.com ). He confirmed the morning local Quechua transmission at 1000-1500, while Red Radio Integridad is relayed at 2200-0100. (Rodríguez)
(DSWCI/DX Window 472/06 Feb 2013)
(photo/Radio Chaski/Quechua Radio Announcer and Technician)

Friday, February 01, 2013

HH Lokalradio and Radio Gloria weekend broadcast

 
HH Lokalradio:

Saturday 02th of February

05.00 -- 08.00 UTC on 7265 KHz

08.00 -- 11.00 UTC on 6190 KHz

11.00 -- 17.00 UTC on 7265 KHz

All reports to: redaktion@hamburger-lokalradio.de
Thank You!

 
Radio Gloria Internationalal:

Sunday 03th of February

08.00 -- 10.00 UTC on 9480 KHz

All reports to: radiogloria@aol.com Thank You!


This Sunday, MV Baltic Radio will be working on the transmitter after 10 UTC.

Thank you and best 73s,
Tom & Roland

KCBS begins new web page

 

Korean Central Broadcasting Station (KCBS - 조선중앙방송) from Pyongyang, DPR Korea (North), announce the opening of the new Internet homepage "Great National Unity" (민족대단결) of Pyongyang Pangsong (평양방송 - Pyongyang Broadcasting Station [PBS]) www.gnu.rep.kp

The homepage in Korean, began on 1 February 2013. They have started announcing it today in their Home Service programmes and also in their broadcasts for abroad. The event is even announced via the foreign language services of

Voice of Korea with English announcement is under kms://175.45.176.67/CBC_audio/CBC_English/EN13012911.aac

The Korean announcement can be found under kms://175.45.176.67/CBC_audio/CBC_Korean/IKN130129_12.aac
73s & good listening from

Arnulf Piontek
Berlin
Germany


WBCQ winter schedule revisions

WBCQ

Effective from 21 January 21, 2013

All times UTC

English
0000-0100 5110am 7490am 9330am

0100-0200 5110am 7490am 9330am

0200-0300 5110am 7490am 9330am

0300-0400 5110am 7490am 9330am

0400-0500 7490am 9330am

0500-0600 9330am

0600-0700 9330am

0700-0800 9330am

0800-0900 9330am

0900-1000 9330am

1000-1100 9330am

1100-1200 9330am

1200-1300 9330am

1300-1400 9330am

1400-1500 9330am

1500-1600 9330am

1500-1600 Sat 15420am

1600-1700 9330am

1600-1700 Sat 15420am

1700-1800 9330am

1700-1800 Sat 15420am

1800-1900 9330am 15420am

1900-2000 9330am 15420am

2000-2100 7490am 9330am 15420am

2100-2200 7490am 9330am 15420am

2200-2300 7490am 9330am

2300-0000 7490am 9330am

(WRTH 21 Jan update)

Radio New Zealand winter schedule revisions


Radio New Zealand International
Effective: 30 January 2013

All times UTC

English
0459-0650 on 11725 RAN 050 kW / 000 deg to All Pacific AM
0459-0650 on 13730 RAN 025 kW / 000 deg to All Pacific DRM
0651-0758 on 11725 RAN 050 kW / 000 deg to Tonga AM
0651-0758 on 11675 RAN 035 kW / 000 deg to Tonga DRM
0759-1058 on  9765 RAN 050 kW / 000 deg to All Pacific AM
0759-1058 on  9870 RAN 025 kW / 000 deg to All Pacific DRM
1059-1259 NF 15720 RAN 100 kW / 325 deg to Timor,NW Pacific AM, ex 17675
1059-1259 on  9870 RAN 025 kW / 000 deg to All Pacific DRM
1300-1550 on  5950 RAN 050 kW / 000 deg to All Pacific AM
1551-1650 on  9765 RAN 100 kW / 035 deg to Cook Isl,Samoa,Fiji AM
1551-1650 NF  7285 RAN 035 kW / 035 deg to Cook Isl,Samoa,Fiji DRM, ex 9630
1651-1850 on  9765 RAN 100 kW / 035 deg to Cook Isl,Samoa,Fiji AM
1651-1850 on  9630 RAN 035 kW / 035 deg to Cook Isl,Samoa,Fiji DRM
1851-2050 NF 11725 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg to Niue,Tonga,Samoa AM, ex 15720
1851-2050 NF 15720 RAN 025 kW / 035 deg to Niue,Tonga,Samoa DRM, ex 17675
2051-2150 NF 15720 RAN 050 kW / 000 deg to Solomon Islands AM, ex 17675
2051-2150 NF 17675 RAN 025 kW / 000 deg to Solomon Islands DRM, ex 15720
2151-0458 on 15720 RAN 050 kW / 000 deg to All Pacific AM
2151-0458 on 17675 RAN 025 kW / 000 deg to All Pacific DRM
(Balkan DX 1 Feb 2013)