DX LISTENING DIGEST 2-152, October 1, 2002 edited by Glenn Hauser, wghauser@hotmail.com Items from DXLD may be reproduced and re-reproduced only if full credit be maintained at all stages and we be provided exchange copies. DXLD may not be reposted in its entirety without permission. Materials taken from Arctic or originating from Olle Alm and not having a commercial copyright are exempt from all restrictions of noncommercial, noncopyrighted reusage except for full credits HTML version of this issue will be posted afterwards at http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldtd02.html For restrixions and searchable 2002 contents archive see http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid.html NOTE: If you are a regular reader of DXLD, and a source of DX news but have not been sending it directly to us, please consider yourself obligated to do so. Thanks, Glenn WORLD OF RADIO 1149: BROADCASTS ON RFPI: Wed 0100, 0700 on 7445, 15038.7; webcast Wed 1300 BROADCASTS ON WWCR: Wed 0930 9475 ONDEMAND http://www.wrn.org/ondemand/worldofradio.html (DOWNLOAD) http://www.k4cc.net/wor1149.rm (STREAM) http://www.k4cc.net/wor1149.ram (SUMMARY) http://www.worldofradio.com/wor1149.html WORLD OF RADIO 1150: FIRST AIRING ON WBCQ: Wed 2200 on 17495, 7415; Mon 0415 on 7415 FIRST AIRINGS ON WWCR: Thu 2030 on 15825, Sat 0600, Sun 0230 on 5070 FIRST AIRINGS ON RFPI: Sat 0130, 0730, Sun 0000, 0600 on 7445, 15039 ** AFGHANISTAN [non?]. Media Advisory SIGNING OF THE U.S.-AFGHANISTAN RADIO AGREEMENT Washington, D.C., October 01, 2002— Who: Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, Chairman, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and His Excellency Dr. Makhdoom Raheen, Minister of Information and Culture, Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan What: The Signing of the U.S.-Afghanistan Radio Agreement Where: Cohen Building Auditorium, 330 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20237 When: Thursday, October 3, 2002 -- 11 a.m. The agreement calls for the BBG, which supervises all U.S. government- supported international broadcasting, to install two high-power, medium-wave (AM) transmitters that will have nationwide reach across Afghanistan. In addition, the BBG will provide transmitters and equipment for up to five FM operations in Afghanistan. The BBG, a federal agency directed by a nine-member, presidentially appointed board, supervises the Voice of America (VOA); Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL); Radio Free Asia (RFA); Radio/TV Marti, and WORLDNET Television. Other BBG members include Kenneth Tomlinson; Marc Nathanson; Edward E. Kaufman; Cheryl Halpern; Robert M. Ledbetter, Jr., and Secretary of State Colin Powell, who serves as an ex officio member. For more information, contact: Joan Mower (202.260.0167 or 202.401.3736), jmower@ibb.gov, or www.bbg.gov (BBG Press release Oct 1 via DXLD) Note that it says `nationwide reach across Afghanistan` but does not say FROM Afghanistan. So is previous report that Tajikistan will be site correct? If so, why isn`t Tajikistan involved in this event??? Disinformation in action? Or the 801 be temporary? (gh, DXLD) ** AUSTRALIA. VMW 12 MHz Frequency. It would appear that the problem of finding a 12 MHz frequency for voice transmission over VMW has been resolved. The station is now announcing and transmitting on 12353 kHz. (Oct Australian DX News via DXLD) ** AUSTRIA. The station I heard in February was R Afri>k