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Thanks, Glenn SHORTWAVE AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1349 Wed 2300 WOR WBCQ 7415 [first airing of each edition] Thu 0000 WOR WBCQ 18910-CLSB Thu 1430 WOR WRMI 7385 Thu 1600 WOR KAIJ 9480 [NEW] Fri 1130 WOR KAIJ 5755 Fri 2130 WOR WWCR1 7465 Sat 1330 WOR WRMI 7385 Sat 1730 WOR WWCR3 12160 [canceled?] Sat 2230 WOR WRMI 9955 Sun 0330 WOR WWCR3 5070 Sun 0730 WOR WWCR1 3215 Sun 0900 WOR WRMI 9955 [or 0800 with DST?] Mon 0300 WOR WBCQ 9330-CLSB Mon 0415 WOR WBCQ 7415 [time varies] Mon 1330 WOR WRMI 7385 [time unconfirmed] Latest edition of this schedule version, including AM, FM, satellite and webcasts with hotlinks to station sites and audio, is at: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html For updates see our Anomaly Alert page: http://www.worldofradio.com/anomaly.html WRN ON DEMAND: http://new.wrn.org/listeners/stations/station.php?StationID=24 OUR ONDEMAND AUDIO [also CONTINENT OF MEDIA, MUNDO RADIAL] http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html or http://wor.worldofradio.org WORLD OF RADIO PODCASTS: www.obriensweb.com/wor.xml DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS March 7: http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html ** AUSTRALIA. Listen to HCJB - The Voice of the Great Southland™ Broadcast Schedule 25 March - 28 October 2007 A-07 [English only?] East Asia Morning 2230-0030 on 15525 South & South East Asia Morning 0000-0200 on 15405 South Pacific Evening 0730-0930 on 11750 East Asia Evening 1000-1400 on 15400 South & South East Asia Evening 1000-1130 on 15540 Evening 1130-1330 on 15425 Evening 1330-1400 on 15435 Early 2006 we lost our engineering technical manager and also installed our 2nd HC100, 100 Kw transmitter, also completing the major technical expansion required at the Melbourne Studios to feed the expanding International Broadcasting facilities at Kununurra. In quite an amazing way, God has provided us with all the many technical and “stand in the gap” people both for these installations and also to enable international broadcasting to continue uninterrupted to this present time. Meantime construction at Kununurra continues at a good pace, with the construction of further staff housing, roading and new transmitter building as we, God willing, plan to commence broadcasting from the new expanded site in the third quarter of 2008. However due to the heat build up Oct. Nov. Dec, and then the big wet, Jan. Feb. March, more likely mid 2009. --- David Parkinson, Chairman (HCJB February pdf newsletter via Alokesh Gupta, DXLD) ** BRAZIL. BRASIL – A Rádio Guaíba, de Porto Alegre (RS), foi vendida para a Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus. Não se tem notícia se as suas duas freqüências de ondas curtas, 6000 e 11785 kHz, foram negociadas (Célio Romais, Panorama, @tividade DX March 4 via DXLD) ** BULGARIA. Re 7-029: Well, I don't know that much about possible upgrades they made at Kostinbrod (how about the missing IRRS transmissions from there, by the way?). I just was recently a bit surprised about the unusually good audio quality of a Radio Bulgaria transmission (in Bulgarian, but I can't remember the frequency), and it turned out to be a Kostinbrod outlet ("SOF"). I also think that perhaps the audio circuits are to blame for the substandard audio quality from the Padarsko (Plovdiv) transmitters. The transmission facilities themself are apparently standard Soviet designs, and probably the whole site was a joint Bulgarian-Soviet project, judging from the circumstance that it also relayed Radio Moscow programming in the past. See the penultimate row of pictures at http://radioclub.tugab.bg/photos.htm and more at http://radioclub.tugab.bg/photos1.htm Satellite images reveal that such a rotatable antenna as shown there exists at Grigoriopol as well. Apparently Padarsko can not be used for transmissions in the direction of European Russia, since it are primarily these transmissions (in Russian and Bulgarian of course) they still run via Kostinbrod, after apparently migrating as much as possible to Padarsko. It is most likely the Kostinbrod antenna field that can be seen on these unattributed pictures: http://www.panambc.com/Station%20Stuff/EGR/EGRbeam4.jpg http://www.panambc.com/Station%20Stuff/EGR/EGRbeam1.jpg What remains is the question what happened to the Stolnik shortwave facilities. Dismantled, mothballed or perhaps even still usable? And there must also have been shortwave facilities on the Pleven mediumwave site, originally complete with antennas (judging from their typical East German design) by the GDR. The 250 kW Funkwerk Köpenick transmitter (identical to those once operational at Berlin, Burg, Wöbbelin, Wilsdruff and Wachenbrunn) delivered back then is apparently the last survivor of this breed and still in use, judging from this picture of an engineer posing with a belonging SRW-357 PA stage tube, made by the former Werk für Fernsehelektronik at Berlin (note also the file name): http://radioclub.tugab.bg/photos/Nemska_lampa.jpg And here are the Pleven pictures, concluding one of what appear to be shortwave aerials: http://www.predavatel.com/bg/8/ple.htm All the best, (Kai Ludwig, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CROATIA. New SW schedule of HRT Croatian Radio HS-1 from March 1: 0000-0457 on 6165 DEA 010 kW / ND; 0500-0657 on 6165 DEA 100 kW / ND; 0700-1757 on 9830 DEA 100 kW / ND; 1800-2357 on 6165 DEA 100 kW / ND. (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, March 6 via DXLD) ** CUBA. Re 7-029: The pulses on 11878 were again heard March 6 at 1610, bothering CRI English on 11875 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** DODECANESE ISLANDS. "MV Courier" anniversary More interesting photos here: http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/Courier_WAGR410_Photos.html (Thanks to Dan Ferguson and Phil Goodwin) (Mike Terry, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** FALKLAND ISLANDS. Dear colleagues, I have tried to send an e-mail report to the Falkland Islands Radio Service using the address appearing in WRTH 2006 stationcontroller @ firs.gov.fk but it bounced twice, allegedly due to "non existing domain" or something so. Could somebody please provide a correct e-mail address for this station? I couldn't find any in the internet. Thanks in advance and 73, (Moisés Knochen, Montevideo, Uruguay, March 6, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Same address in WRTH 2007; not in PWBR since not on SW (gh) ** GERMANY [and non]. [tnx to Alokesh Gupta who has circulated the full DW A-07 sked; since it is not compact and includes all those local FM relay frequencies, we`ll go with the version below --- gh] Nauen only shows until April 30 in service! (Peter Kruse, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ATTENTION -- NOTE: 56 changes will take place on April 30 / May 1st, 2007, when all T-systems NAUEN Germany outlets will be ceased, see replacement and some additional entries below. Changes to Trincomalee- CLN, Kigali-RRW, Ascension Isl, Kranji-SNG, Al Dhabbaya-UAE as well. 73 wb wwdxc BC-DX Mar 2 DEUTSCHE WELLE - Sendezeiten und Frequenzen ==================================================================== Gültig: 25.03.07 - 27.10.07 Sommerhalbjahr 2007 5905 1000 1200 BON 250 0 GERMAN HOL DWL 5910 0400 0530 NAU 500 55 250307 300407 RUSSIAN D DWL 5910 0400 0530 RMP 500 62 010907 281007 RUSSIAN G DWL 5910 0400 0530 WOF 250 74 010507 310807 RUSSIAN G DWL 5945 0400 0430 SIN 250 50 .23456. BELORUSSIA POR DWL 5945 0430 0459 SIN 250 50 UKRAINIAN POR DWL 5945 0500 0530 SIN 250 180 ENGLISH POR DWL 5960 0400 0430 WOF 250 126 010507 281007 ARABIC G DWL 5980 0430 0500 SKN 250 195 ARABIC G DWL 6000 2200 2300 TRM 250 120 INDONESIAN CLN DWL 6005 1300 1330 K/A 250 213 RUS TRW 6075 0200 0400 RMP 500 105 GERMAN G DWL 6075 0400 0600 WOF 250 140 GERMAN G DWL 6075 0600 1000 WOF 250 105 GERMAN G DWL 6075 1000 1600 RMP 500 105 GERMAN G DWL 6075 1600 2200 WOF 250 105 GERMAN G DWL 6075 2200 0200 WOF 250 126 GERMAN G DWL 6075 2200 0630 SIN 250 40 GERMAN POR DWL 6115 0100 0200 NAU 500 85 250307 300407 RUSSIAN D DWL 6115 0100 0200 RMP 500 76 010507 281007 RUSSIAN G DWL 6150 1600 1955 KIG 250 190 GERMAN RRW DWL 6170 1600 1658 TRM 250 15 ENGLISH CLN DWL 6180 0300 0357 KIG 250 180 SWAHILI RRW DWL 6180 1500 1600 TRM 250 15 DIVERSE CLN DWL 7130 2000 2057 KIG 250 190 ENGLISH RRW DWL 7170 0400 0430 WOF 250 130 ARABIC G DWL 7170 0430 0500 WOF 250 158 ARABIC G DWL 7205 1030 1155 VLD 250 240 RUS TRW 7225 0400 0500 RMP 500 180 ENGLISH G DWL 7225 1500 1600 TRM 250 345 DIVERSE CLN DWL 7245 0000 0058 TRM 250 105 ENGLISH CLN DWL 7245 0400 0500 KIG 250 295 ENGLISH RRW DWL 7270 1730 1930 ARM 200 132 RUS TRW 7310 0200 0357 NAU 500 120 250307 300407 GERMAN D DWL 7310 0200 0400 RMP 500 110 010507 281007 GERMAN G DWL 7310 0600 0630 SIN 250 180 ENGLISH POR DWL 7330 2000 2155 TRM 250 120 GERMAN CLN DWL 7345 0430 0500 RMP 500 80 UKRAINIAN G DWL 7350 1000 1200 P.K 250 247 RUS TRW 7420 2200 2400 A-A 500 94 KAZ TRW 7430 2200 2300 A-A 500 141 KAZ TRW 9430 0000 0200 KIG 250 295 250307 300407 GERMAN RRW DWL 9430 0000 0200 RMP 500 260 010507 281007 GERMAN G DWL 9475 0300 0357 NAU 500 170 250307 300407 SWAHILI D DWL 9480 0400 0600 RMP 500 115 GERMAN G DWL 9480 0600 0757 NAU 500 30 250307 300407 GERMAN D DWL 9480 0600 1000 WOF 250 70 010507 281007 GERMAN G DWL 9480 0800 1000 NAU 500 280 250307 300407 GERMAN D DWL 9485 1500 1557 KIG 250 265 SWAHILI RRW DWL 9485 1600 1658 TRM 250 345 ENGLISH CLN DWL 9495 0300 0400 DHA 250 230 010507 281007 SWAHILI UAE DWL 9495 0300 0400 NAU 500 155 250307 300407 SWAHILI D DWL 9495 2000 2200 NAU 500 170 250307 300407 ARABIC D DWL 9495 2000 2200 WOF 250 140 010507 281007 ARABIC G DWL 9505 0000 0200 NAU 500 90 250307 300407 GERMAN D DWL 9505 0000 0200 RMP 500 85 010507 281007 GERMAN G DWL 9530 0400 0430 KIG 250 30 ARABIC RRW DWL 9545 0000 0200 KIG 250 265 GERMAN RRW DWL 9545 0400 0530 NAU 500 100 250307 300407 RUSSIAN D DWL 9545 0400 0530 RMP 500 62 010507 310807 RUSSIAN G DWL 9545 0600 0800 RMP 500 168 010507 281007 GERMAN G DWL 9545 0600 2000 NAU 500 230 250307 300407 GERMAN D DWL 9545 0800 1600 SKN 250 180 010507 281007 GERMAN G DWL 9545 1600 1800 WOF 250 182 010507 281007 GERMAN G DWL 9545 1800 2000 WOF 250 170 010507 281007 GERMAN G DWL 9545 1800 2159 SIN 250 40 GERMAN POR DWL 9545 2000 2200 NAU 500 230 250307 300407 GERMAN D DWL 9545 2000 2200 WOF 250 170 010507 281007 GERMAN G DWL 9545 2200 2400 NAU 500 230 250307 300407 GERMAN D DWL 9545 2200 2400 RMP 500 227 010507 281007 GERMAN G DWL 9565 1000 1100 KIG 250 0 SWAHILI RRW DWL 9565 1200 1355 TRM 250 345 GERMAN CLN DWL 9620 0400 0600 KIG 250 180 GERMAN RRW DWL 9620 2000 2157 SIN 250 95 ARABIC POR DWL 9640 0000 0200 KIG 250 295 GERMAN RRW DWL 9645 1700 1730 TRM 250 345 URDU CLN DWL 9655 1400 1555 TRM 250 300 GERMAN CLN DWL 9685 0100 0158 TRM 250 345 RUSSIAN CLN DWL 9700 0500 0530 KIG 250 295 ENGLISH RRW DWL 9700 0500 0600 KIG 250 190 DIVERSE RRW DWL 9715 1500 1800 NAU 500 65 250307 300407 RUSSIAN D DWL 9715 1600 1700 DHA 250 335 010507 281007 RUSSIAN UAE DWL 9715 1700 1800 RMP 500 62 010507 281007 RUSSIAN G DWL 9715 1800 1900 DHA 250 335 RUSSIAN UAE DWL 9715 1900 2000 DHA 250 335 010507 310807 RUSSIAN UAE DWL 9715 1900 2000 RMP 500 76 010907 281007 RUSSIAN G DWL 9715 1900 2000 RMP 500 76 250307 300407 RUSSIAN G DWL 9735 1800 2000 WOF 250 170 250307 300407 GERMAN G DWL 9735 1800 2000 WOF 250 152 010507 281007 GERMAN G DWL 9735 2100 2200 NAU 500 155 250307 300407 ENGLISH D DWL 9735 2100 2200 RMP 500 140 010507 281007 ENGLISH G DWL 9750 0400 0430 NAU 500 140 250307 300407 ARABIC D DWL 9770 1500 1557 KIG 250 0 SWAHILI RRW DWL 9775 2200 2355 KIG 250 265 GERMAN RRW DWL 9825 0200 0357 KIG 250 30 GERMAN RRW DWL 9825 0500 0530 MEY 500 7 ENGLISH AFS DWL 9855 0800 1000 BON 250 230 GERMAN HOL DWL 9865 2300 2400 DHA 250 65 CHINESE UAE DWL 9875 2000 2155 KIG 250 115 GERMAN RRW DWL 9885 0630 0700 SIN 250 135 HAUSA POR DWL 9885 1800 1958 TRM 250 345 RUSSIAN CLN DWL 9895 0100 0230 TRM 250 15 DIVERSE CLN DWL 9895 1900 2000 ASC 250 114 DIVERSE G DWL 9900 1000 1200 IRK 250 152 RUS TRW 9900 2300 2400 NVS 500 125 RUS TRW 11645 1400 1500 TRM 250 270 AMHARIC CLN DWL 11660 0000 0100 VLD 200 320 RUS TRW 11690 1800 2000 RMP 500 105 250307 300407 ARABIC G DWL 11690 1800 2000 WOF 250 140 010507 281007 ARABIC G DWL 11695 0300 0400 TRM 250 345 ENGLISH CLN DWL 11770 1200 1300 TRM 250 120 INDONESIAN CLN DWL 11780 0300 0357 KIG 250 15 RUSSIAN RRW DWL 11795 1200 1257 KIG 250 0 FRENCH RRW DWL 11795 1600 1657 KIG 250 210 FRENCH RRW DWL 11795 1800 2000 NAU 500 175 250307 300407 GERMAN D DWL 11795 1900 2100 TRM 250 240 010507 281007 ENGLISH CLN DWL 11795 2000 2057 NAU 500 175 250307 300407 ENGLISH D DWL 11820 0200 0230 SNG 250 330 BENGALI SNG DWL 11830 2300 2400 P.K 100 218 RUS TRW 11865 0000 0058 TRM 250 5 RUSSIAN CLN DWL 11865 2000 2100 RMP 500 140 250307 300407 ENGLISH G DWL 11865 2000 2100 RMP 500 160 010507 281007 ENGLISH G DWL 11865 2100 2200 KIG 250 295 ENGLISH RRW DWL 11865 2200 2359 SIN 250 235 GERMAN POR DWL 11885 1800 1900 WOF 250 78 RUSSIAN G DWL 11885 1900 2000 TRM 250 335 RUSSIAN CLN DWL 11890 1700 1800 SKN 250 165 FRENCH G DWL 11915 1400 1500 WOF 250 58 RUSSIAN G DWL 11915 1600 1657 KIG 250 30 RUSSIAN RRW DWL 11915 1700 1758 TRM 250 335 RUSSIAN CLN DWL 11965 1800 1900 KIG 250 295 HAUSA RRW DWL 11965 2200 2400 IRK 500 152 RUS TRW 12005 0800 0900 DHA 250 45 DIVERSE UAE DWL 12045 0400 0500 DHA 250 225 ENGLISH UAE DWL 12045 0600 0800 KIG 250 210 GERMAN RRW DWL 12095 0000 0158 TRM 250 345 GERMAN CLN DWL 13650 2000 2200 KIG 250 310 ARABIC RRW DWL 13730 0000 0100 SNG 250 13 ENGLISH SNG DWL 13780 0400 0530 KIG 250 15 RUSSIAN RRW DWL 13780 0600 0757 NAU 500 130 250307 300407 GERMAN D DWL 13780 0600 0800 WOF 250 105 010507 281007 GERMAN G DWL 13780 0800 1400 NAU 500 135 250307 300407 GERMAN D DWL 13780 0800 1400 SKN 250 125 010507 281007 GERMAN G DWL 13780 1400 1600 NAU 500 135 250307 300407 GERMAN D DWL 13780 1400 1600 SIN 250 40 GERMAN POR DWL 13780 1400 1600 SKN 250 125 010507 281007 GERMAN G DWL 13780 1600 1800 SKN 250 125 GERMAN G DWL 13790 1800 2000 RMP 500 105 010507 281007 ARABIC G DWL 13790 1800 2000 SIN 250 110 250307 300407 ARABIC POR DWL 13800 1730 1930 RMP 500 95 PERSIAN G DWL 13810 0300 0400 DHA 250 85 ENGLISH UAE DWL 13840 1300 1330 TRM 250 60 CHINESE CLN DWL 13840 1330 1400 DHA 250 45 DARI UAE DWL 13840 1400 1500 ARM 250 110 RUS TRW 15105 1200 1257 TRM 250 105 INDONESIAN CLN DWL 15205 1800 1900 WOF 250 158 HAUSA G DWL 15205 2000 2100 RMP 500 125 ENGLISH G DWL 15205 2100 2157 KIG 250 295 ENGLISH RRW DWL 15275 0000 0100 P.K 250 263 RUS TRW 15275 0600 0700 KIG 250 295 DIVERSE RRW DWL 15275 0700 0800 SIN 250 150 GERMAN POR DWL 15275 1200 1300 ASC 250 27 FRENCH G DWL 15275 1400 1555 KIG 250 30 GERMAN RRW DWL 15275 1600 1800 WOF 250 128 GERMAN G DWL 15275 1800 1955 KIG 250 295 GERMAN RRW DWL 15340 0100 0200 SNG 100 315 DIVERSE SNG DWL 15340 0900 1000 SNG 250 25 ENGLISH SNG DWL 15360 1030 1200 SNG 100 13 CHINESE SNG DWL 15360 1300 1330 TRM 250 45 CHINESE CLN DWL 15410 1000 1100 KIG 250 180 SWAHILI RRW DWL 15410 1200 1400 KIG 250 295 DIVERSE RRW DWL 15410 1400 1500 MEY 250 19 AMHARIC AFS DWL 15420 1400 1600 RMP 500 61 RUSSIAN G DWL 15445 0300 0358 TRM 250 255 SWAHILI CLN DWL 15445 0400 0500 TRM 250 270 ENGLISH CLN DWL 15525 0755 0900 ARM 250 110 RUS TRW 15595 0000 0100 K/A 250 213 RUS TRW 15595 0200 0400 TRM 250 345 RUSSIAN CLN DWL 15595 1330 1458 TRM 250 335 DIVERSE CLN DWL 15605 0400 0600 TRM 250 270 GERMAN CLN DWL 15605 0600 0757 NAU 500 175 250307 300407 GERMAN D DWL 15605 0600 0800 WOF 250 158 010507 281007 GERMAN G DWL 15605 0800 0955 TRM 250 120 GERMAN CLN DWL 15620 1400 1457 KIG 250 30 RUSSIAN RRW DWL 15620 1500 1557 KIG 250 15 RUSSIAN RRW DWL 15620 1600 1700 SKN 250 175 FRENCH G DWL 15620 1700 1757 KIG 250 15 RUSSIAN RRW DWL 15620 1800 1857 NAU 500 190 250307 300407 HAUSA D DWL 15620 1800 1857 SIN 250 155 010507 281007 HAUSA POR DWL 15620 1900 2000 NAU 500 150 250307 300407 DIVERSE D DWL 15640 1030 1158 TRM 250 45 CHINESE CLN DWL 15640 1600 1700 NAU 500 90 250307 300407 ENGLISH D DWL 15640 1600 1700 RMP 500 80 010507 281007 ENGLISH G DWL 15640 1700 1730 NAU 500 90 250307 300407 URDU D DWL 15640 1700 1730 RMP 500 80 010507 281007 URDU G DWL 15640 2200 2400 P.K 250 247 RUS TRW 15690 1500 1600 DHA 250 345 010507 281007 RUSSIAN UAE DWL 15700 1400 1457 NAU 500 75 250307 300407 RUSSIAN D DWL 15700 1400 1500 RMP 500 76 010507 281007 RUSSIAN G DWL 15705 1500 1559 NAU 500 90 250307 300407 DIVERSE D DWL 15705 1500 1600 RMP 500 92 010507 281007 DIVERSE G DWL 17610 1800 2000 WOF 250 158 010507 281007 GERMAN G DWL 17635 1000 1155 TRM 250 60 GERMAN CLN DWL 17650 1600 1800 TRM 250 270 GERMAN CLN DWL 17705 0800 0900 TRM 250 335 DIVERSE CLN DWL 17770 0900 1000 TRM 250 45 ENGLISH CLN DWL 17770 1000 1157 NAU 500 255 250307 300407 GERMAN D DWL 17770 1000 1200 ASC 250 245 010507 281007 GERMAN G DWL 17770 1200 1257 KIG 250 330 010507 281007 FRENCH RRW DWL 17770 1200 1300 NAU 500 210 250307 300407 FRENCH D DWL 17770 1300 1357 SIN 250 150 HAUSA POR DWL 17800 0530 0600 DHA 250 220 PORTUGUESE UAE DWL 17800 1300 1400 KIG 250 310 HAUSA RRW DWL 17820 1030 1158 TRM 250 60 CHINESE CLN DWL 17820 1700 1757 NAU 500 195 250307 300407 FRENCH D DWL 17820 1900 1957 SIN 250 130 010507 281007 DIVERSE POR DWL 17820 1900 2000 TRM 250 255 250307 300407 DIVERSE CLN DWL 17845 1000 1200 A-A 500 136 KAZ TRW 17845 1200 1357 NAU 500 90 250307 300407 GERMAN D DWL 17845 1200 1400 SNG 100 315 010507 281007 GERMAN SNG DWL 17860 0600 0800 KIG 250 295 GERMAN RRW DWL 17860 1700 1757 KIG 250 295 FRENCH RRW DWL 17860 1800 1957 KIG 250 325 ARABIC RRW DWL 21780 1000 1100 ASC 250 85 010507 281007 SWAHILI G DWL 21780 1000 1100 NAU 500 160 250307 300407 SWAHILI D DWL 21780 1200 1257 KIG 250 295 FRENCH RRW DWL 21780 1600 1700 KIG 250 295 FRENCH RRW DWL 21840 1000 1200 SIN 250 230 .23456. GERMAN POR DWL 21840 1003 1200 SIN 250 230 1.....7 GERMAN POR DWL 21840 1500 1600 DHA 250 225 SWAHILI UAE DWL 21840 1600 1757 SIN 250 135 FRENCH POR DWL DRM mode: 3995 0300 0500 SIN 90 40 DIVERSE POR DWL 3995 0500 0600 SIN 90 40 DIVERSE POR DWL 3995 1600 2000 SIN 90 40 DIVERSE POR DWL 3995 2000 2200 SIN 90 40 DIVERSE POR DWL 3995 2200 0300 SIN 90 40 DIVERSE POR DWL 5980 2100 2200 WOF 100 102 DIVERSE G DWL 6130 0600 0800 WOF 100 114 DIVERSE G DWL 6130 1600 1730 WOF 100 114 DIVERSE G DWL 7170 0600 0700 MOS 40 300 DIVERSE AUT DWL 7275 0800 0900 WOF 100 114 DIVERSE G DWL 7275 0900 1000 WOF 100 114 DIVERSE G DWL 7515 1900 2100 MSK 40 260 RUS TRW 9620 0700 1600 MOS 40 300 DIVERSE AUT DWL 9780 0400 0600 MSK 40 260 RUS TRW 9780 1000 1600 WOF 100 170 DIVERSE G DWL 9800 2200 2230 SAC 70 268 ENGLISH CAN DWL 13790 1500 1659 SIN 90 35 DIVERSE POR DWL 13810 0800 1359 SIN 90 35 DIVERSE POR DWL 13820 1700 1755 SIN 90 35 DIVERSE POR DWL 15440 1400 1459 SIN 90 35 DIVERSE POR DWL 15715 0900 1059 SIN 90 50 DIVERSE POR DWL 15725 1100 1400 SIN 90 50 DIVERSE POR DWL 15725 1400 1555 SIN 90 50 DIVERSE POR DWL (as modified by Wolfgang Büschel, DXLD) Some comments on DW A07 frequencies: 9480 via Nauen at 08-10 is on a 280 deg. beam which could reach North America in the middle of the night. I've had some good reception from the Sri Lanka relay in English on March 4 at 0000 on 7265; this will change to 7245 from March 25. 11695 via Sri Lanka at 03 in English can provide some good signals on the East Coast during much of the summer, since I've heard DW in Russian on 25 and 19 meters from that site at 0300 last summer (A06). (Joe Hanlon, NJ, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GERMANY. ALEMANHA - Foi de muito mau-gosto o comentário, recente, do apresentador do programa Antena da Amizade, Daniel Machava, ao ler o nome da cidade e país de um ouvinte brasileiro que havia escrito para a programação em português da Deutsche Welle. O profissional disse que “não valia a pena mencionar o nome deste país”, referindo-se ao Brasil. Ignorando que o que tem de ruim no Brasil também aparece em outros países e até na Alemanha, vide os escândalos de corrupção na Siemens e manipulação de resultados no futebol, o profissional não honrou o cavalheirismo e a educação que devem pautar a relação de uma emissora de rádio com o ouvinte. A razão principal da existência da emissora é o ouvinte. Portanto, quem sustenta o seu trabalho. A má- educação de Daniel Machava deixou o monitor da DW Leônidas dos Santos Nascimento, de São João Evangelista (MG), chateado. O fato ocorre justamente num momento em que a DW afirma, em seu site, que “o programa dirige-se a todos os ouvintes nos países de língua oficial portuguesa na África, mas também na América do Sul, Europa e Ásia, que tenham um interesse especial pessoal ou profissional pela Alemanha”. Além disso, os sites em português para a África e Brasil praticamente foram fundidos em um só e a emissora alemã contratou o jornalista porto-alegrense Márcio Pessoa como correspondente em solo brasileiro. Com a palavra, o diretor dos programas em português da DW, Johannes Beck http://www.jbeck.org (Célio Romais, Panorama, @tividade DX March 4 via DXLD) Pissed at slight, refusing to mention Brasil by name (gh) ** INDIA [non]. ARMENIA. New transmission of CVC Voice Asia in English to SoAs from Mar. 1: 1300-1600 on 15735*ERV 100 kW / 125 deg, co-ch UNL in English 1300-1330 Sun (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, March 6 via DXLD) Universal Life ** INDONESIA. Ayer tarde me sorprendió no captar la señal de La Voz de Indonesia en español. Hoy no he tenido ocasión de chequearla; sin embargo he leido una noticia en Yahoo sobre el terremoto que ha sufrido Indonesia, con 70 muertos y muchos destrozos materiales. Habrá que estar pendiente por ver si el centro transmisor ha sufrido algún tipo de desperfecto. Lamentablemente este pais está sufriendo mucho últimamente (José Miguel Romero, Spain, March 6, dxldyg via DXLD) Terremoto centrado en Sumatera, bien lejos del centro transmisor en Java. 73, (Glenn, ibid.) ** INTERNATIONAL. “TWO JOURNALISTS KILLED EVERY WEEK OVER LAST 10 YEARS”, SAYS FIRST COMPREHENSIVE JOURNALIST SAFETY SURVEY One thousand news media personnel around the world have been killed trying to report the news over the past 10 years - that’s almost two deaths every week, according to a new report released today (Tuesday, March 6 2007). The statistic is one of the main findings of the world’s most comprehensive inquiry into the deaths of journalists and other news media professionals. The survey was conducted between January 1996 and June 2006 by the International News Safety Institute (INSI) - a coalition of media organisations, press freedom groups, unions and humanitarian campaigners dedicated to the safety of journalists and media staff. The full report is available to download from the INSI website http://www.newssafety.com from 1230 GMT on Tuesday 6 March, 2006 (BBCWS International Publicity via DXLD) ** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM. March CME/HAG loggings --- Some "World of Radio" loggings made for the March CME and my pursuit of the coveted HAG (Heard All Glenn) DX award (all days/times UTC): Sirius channel 140, international vacuum, 1839 3/4, tune in with WOR #1348 in progress; perfect reception, natch. Sirius receiver channel display simply said "Sirius" and no program info or ID was displayed. Receivers were a Sony ICF-2010 with Kiwa filters and Sirius Xact home/car receiver (Harry Helms W5HLH, Smithville, TX EL19 http://topsecrettourism.com ABDX via WORLD OF RADIO 1349, DXLD) CME = coordinated monitoring event, an ABDX thing; I thought Sunday 1832 UT was a time taken away from WRN for stupid ballgames on Sirius. Perhaps it`s optional if they want it (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) One Response to “Sirius radios will not become obsolete in a merger with XM” Jonathan Marks Says: March 4th, 2007 at 21:44 e So the growth in subscriptions to Sirius must have come to a grinding halt overnight. Once they merge, and they will, SiriusXM would do well the stop the vast overspend for both companies. And getting rid of a totally ineffective and arrogant PR department in New York would be a quick way of reducing costs from Day One. I have never met such complete idiots as those guys (Media Network blog via DXLD) ** IRELAND. The Christian radio station Reflections Europe broadcasts from Ireland only on Sunday on 6295 from 1646 to 2315 hours in English and was received in Sofia at 18 hours with a weak signal (Rumen Pankov, R. Bulgaria DX March 2 via John Norfolk, dxldyg via DXLD) ** JAMAICA. 719.97, RJR Innswood, St. Catherine, MAR 5 0335 UT - US- accented religious program. Initially 720 sounded like a 20-station mosh-pit with a 30 Hz low-side growl that kept getting stronger. After a bit, I could go on lower sideband and use some passband tuning to crispen up the audio on this (Mark Connelly, Billerica, MA, USA (GC= 42.5332 N / 71.2205 W) (= 42 32' N / 71 13' W) (home) 24 km (15 miles) northwest of Boston, Drake R8A receiver, DXP-6 phasing unit, dual-feedline Flag antenna (11.5 m horiz. by 5.5 m vert., base height 7 m, east - west axis), NRC-AM via DXLD) ** JAPAN. Re ``Whew! Note that English is not mentioned as closing`` However, I gather that it will be no longer beamed on shortwave to North America and Europe anymore, just like Japanese. Compare with the other version of this letter (or is it just another translation/ summary of the very same original?) in DXLD 7-027. The original reports back in last year clearly stated as well that NHK will cancel all shortwave to NAm and Eu, so I see no reason to assume an exception for English (Kai Ludwig, Germany, March 5, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** LIBYA [non]. Re 7-029, Issoudun registrations: I could not detect any signals on 7205 and 11860 after 1930, for what it's worth. 7205 would clash with Voice of Turkey in German, using this frequency till 1925 (Kai Ludwig, Germany, March 5, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** LIBYA [non non]. Here is the monitored schedule of Libya/Voice of Africa. The erratic engineering indicates that these transmissions come from a site within Libya, at least not from a professional site. Propagation characteristics also indicate a distant site. The sign on and sign off times given are rounded off. The exact times are up to the will of God (or whoever is in control in Libya). 1200-1400 21695, 17725 Swahili 1400-1600 21695, 17725 English 1600-1700 15660, 15220 French 1700-1800 11965, 11860 French 1800-2000 11965, 9885 Hausa No relays via TDF heard except for the jamming of Sawt al-Amal (Olle Alm, Sweden, March 6, WORLD OF RADIO 1349, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Not about Scooter ** LIBYA [non]. MOLDAVIA, 17675, Sawt al-Amal, 1250-1300, escuchada el 6 de Marzo en idioma árabe a locutora con comentarios y referencias a Libia, ID, locutora recitando un poema y cuñas de ID, SINPO 44444. 17673, Sawt al-Amal, 1345-1400, escuchada el 6 de Marzo en árabe a locutor con comentarios: respecto a la posibilidad de que pudiera emitir por frecuencia off-channel, he realizado una prueba siguiendo las indicaciones que muy amablemente Glenn Hauser me ha hecho llegar para poder determinar con mas exactitud en qué frecuencia emite. He puesto el receptor en modo SSB, es España se le denomina USB, y en el receptor Sangean así lo muestra. He sintonizado la frecuencia en 17672 y he empezado a subir el mando “manual tuning”; hay que recordar que con la Sangean en modo AM se puede cambiar la frecuencia en pasos de 1 kHz, en modo LSB y USB, se puede cambiar también en pasos de 1 kHz que queda reflejado en el display del receptor y con el botón “STEP”. Colocándolo en la posición central se puede templar la frecuencia con pasos de 40 kHz, ya que para pasar de una frecuencia determinada a otra 1 kHz superior hay que mover el “manual tuning” 25 veces, correspondiendo a 40 kHz cada paso; bien, he realizado esta prueba partiendo de la frecuencia de 17672 kHz en USB y he empezado a subir paso a paso contando las veces que cambiaba el conmutador y observando cómo el zumbido iba disminuyendo hasta desaparecer por completo en la frecuencia de 17673. Con esta prueba que he realizado hoy, casi con toda seguridad se podría afirmar que la emisora Sawt al-Amal a las 1345 estaba emitiendo en AM por la frecuencia de 17673; esta prueba la he realizado varias veces para salir de dudas (José Miguel Romero, Burjasot (Valencia), España, Sangean ATS 909, Antena Radio Master A-108, dxldyg via DXLD) But I`m afraid you skipped the first step of being sure the BFO was properly calibrated, compensating, or re-calibrating it. Others have reported this on 2.5 kHz frequencies not 2 or 3 (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MICRONESIA. Dear OM, I was not able to receive PMA-4755 kHz on Mar. 4, 5 and 6. I continue monitoring it from now on. The PMA-4755 kHz first noted on Mar. 1 at around 0900 UT by H. Yokoi Audio File Mar. 2 0828 UT http://www.ndxc.org/imgbbs/img-box/img20070302172429.mp3 Mar. 2 0928 http://www.ndxc.org/imgbbs/img-box/img20070302194047.mp3 de Shin. Hasegawa (Yokohama) Mar. 1 0956 UT http://goya.harisen.jp/100bun/4755_17USBmobi_070301_1856e.html de Goya (Niigata) Mar. 3 0806 UT http://yuu-chan.cocolog-nifty.com/log/files/un_ided_4755.17kHz%20.mp3 de Yuu-chan (Kanazawa) (S. Hasegawa, NDXC, March 6, WORLD OF RADIO 1349, DX LISTENING DIGEST) So it appears that the initial tests were on March 2 and 3 only, but assume it will be back soon with regular service (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) Here`s another station on almost the same frequency one must beware of, if it is on the air in the Brazilian mornings: 4755.40, R. Imaculada Conceição, Campo Grande, Brasil, 4/3, 0057 UT, talks about Brazil, Pr, 43222 (Maurits van Driessche, Belgium, BDX via WORLD OF RADIO 1349, DXLD) ** MOROCCO. Re 7-029, R. Médi 1, on 9575, ``Don`t see many reports of this one for some reason (gh, DXLD)`` In fact it is received also in Uruguay every day with good signal and free from interference during several hours in the (local) afternoon and night (Moisés Knochen, Montevideo, Uruguay, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ROMANIA. ¡Hola Dino! He aquí nuestro nuevo horario de RRI (A-07): I. 1900 a 2000 en 11715 y 15435, para España; II. 2100 a 2200 en 9755 y 11965, para Argentina; III. 2300 a 2400 en 9655, 9745, 11880 y 11935, Argentina y Caribe; IV 0200 a 0300 en 5975, 9520, 9645 y 11945, Argentina y México. Un fuerte abrazo, Victoria Sepciu (via Dino Bloise, FL, EEUU, dxldyg via DXLD) ** RUSSIA. Frequency changes for Voice of Russia: 1900-2000 NF 6170 IRK 250 kW / 305 deg, ex 5975 Greek \\ 1413, 1413, 5985, 7155 2000-2100 NF 6710 IRK 250 kW / 305 deg, ex 5950 Bulgarian \\ 1413, 6000 (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, March 6 via DXLD) sic, must mean 6170 ** SAUDI ARABIA. I can confirm that 15425 has replaced HFCC registered 15315. The frequency has been heard here since late last year, but I've no knowledge of when the actual change took place. As might have been deduced from recent correspondence concerning BSKSA, their transmitter engineers do not change frequencies on the hour - they like to do it up to 10 minutes or so in advance (it varies day to day). Today (March 6) I monitored what occurred between about 1445 and 1505: 21640 and 21505 were well heard with 1st Programme until programme cut abruptly at about 1453:30 and carrier slightly after that. By this time 15425 had come on air c1448 and it was carrying 1st Pgm // 21640 & 21505. A carrier appeared on 15435 at 1455 and audio soon afterwards - 1st Pgm // 15425. I can only understand a few words of Arabic, but it was obvious that the station announcer was announcing a change of programme shortly before 1500, and he clearly mentioned "Idha'at...Al-Islam" in his announcements, and sure enough, Call of Islam (Idha'at...Al-Islam) ID was given a few seconds prior to the hour. 15435 was booming in (as it should with 500 kW at 320 deg) while 15425 was less strong (registered on 15315 at 295 deg). Interestingly - on the BSKSA internet site the service designated Saudi radio ch-1 is parallel (not in sync of course) with 15425 & 15435, and the WRTH-2007 (page 345) does state: General Programme (A) Arabic 0300-2300 incl Call of Islam 1500-1700. And so a transmission within the 1st Pgm is what it seems to be. Confirmation from an Arabic speaker would be welcomed! I also noticed that 13710 had replaced 17895 for HQ programme at a 1455 check. 73 (Noel R. Green (NW England), March 6, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Saudi Arabia. BSKSA. Checked 15425, 15435 and 13710 from 1500 to 1800 UT, Tuesday, March 6. 13710 carried the usual Holy Qur'an program in Arabic with prayers, etc. 15425 and 15435 definitely had different programming except there was a linkup of networks carrying the same prayers from 1535 to 1544 and from 1657 to shortly after 1700. It was all talk and no music on 15425 and 15435 except at 1712 there was some music introducing a program and a few bars during the program as sound effects. Good reception for the most part on all three frequencies but weakened during the last hour and faded out after 1730. So the question still arises; is it the Call (or Voice) of Islam that we hear on 15425 and 15435? I suspect that it is because at 1800, 9870 and 9555, listed as 1st (or General) Program, opened with the march music that usually precedes the news (presumed). No such march music was heard from 1500 to 1800 although there were time pips at 1630. As for English on 17660, 1600 to 1900, there has been very spotty reception; there one minute and gone the next. For example Saturday March 3 at 1711, "Children's Magazine" was heard with a female host. Excellent signal for a few minutes then faded out suddenly. Similarly, Monday, March 5, checked at 1612 with superstrong signal blocking WYFR Portuguese. Talking about the functions of the mosque. Faded out by 1620. Nothing heard Sunday. Then today, March 6, at 1704 there was a music program with a male host, but difficult to make out what he was saying. It was gone by 1715. Hopefully reception will improve as we get into spring. Is anyone somewhere hearing this transmission better? I am surprised that there have not been any other reports. Am I the only one hearing them? (Bernie O'Shea, Ottawa, Ontario, March 6, WORLD OF RADIO 1349, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hello Friends, Radio Riyadh English Service is giving excellent reception here this afternoon. It is now 1618 UT and 17660 is SINPO 44444, with slight QRM from WYFR. It's nice that the English service is now on SW. I listened till about 1705 UT, when the signal totally faded out; there was the program "Call The Tune" with messages from listeners songs played at request, etc. (Christopher Lewis, England, March 6, WORLD OF RADIO 1349, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I happened to check it only 3 minutes earlier at 1615, and found 17660 totally dominated by WYFR in Portuguese, S9+17, and BSKSA only causing an occasionally detectable fast SAH. It`s hard to believe the WYFR signal is from Ascension aimed 102 degrees at Brasil; they must be wasting a lot of watts in this direxion (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1349, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Glenn, Why am I suddenly so enthusiastic about Saudi Arabia? I think it is the first time that I have heard them in English. I find that very exciting. Always something new in this wonderful hobby of shortwave listening. Thanks for your reply Glenn. Glad someone else is hearing them in English. 73 (Bernie O`Shea, Ont., WORLD OF RADIO 1349, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SAUDI ARABIA. Some changes for BSKSA External service Radio Riyadh: 0400-0455 on 17760 RIY 500 kW / 175 deg EaAf Somali, deleted 0400-0555 on 15275 RIY 500 kW / 340 deg ME Turkish, deleted 0500-0555 on 17760 RIY 500 kW / 190 deg CeAf Swahili, deleted 0500-0755 NF 15370 RIY 500 kW / 070 deg SoAs Urdu, ex 15345 1200-1355 0855-0955 NF 15250 RIY 500 kW / 250 deg CeAf French ex 17785 0800-0955 0900-1155 on 21670 RIY 500 kW / 100 deg SEAs Indonesian, ex 1000-1155 1000-1155 on 15250@RIY 500 kW / 250 deg CeAf English, new sce on SW 1200-1455 NF 17820#RIY 500 kW / 070 deg SoAs Bengali ex 15345 16-1655 1455-1555 NF 17660&RIY 500 kW / 270 deg WeAf French ex 21600 1400-1555 1500-1755 NF 7150*RIY 500 kW / 040 deg WeAs Persian ex 11745 14-1555 1600-1855 on 17660+RIY 500 kW / 270 deg WeAf English, new sce on SW 1700-1755 on 17775 RIY 500 kW / 250 deg CeAf Bambara, deleted ! co-ch Radio Liberty in Russian till 0900 @ co-ch CRI in Chinese/Hakka till 1057 # co-ch Deutsche Welle in Indonesian till 1300 & co-ch Afro-pop Music station(Jammer for Sawt Al Amal) * co-ch CRI in Chinese/English/English + KBS World in Korean from 1700 + co-ch WYFR Family Radio till 1700 Portuguese and from 1830 English! (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, March 6 via DXLD) ** SERBIA [non]. BBC Monitoring observes International Radio Serbia with an expanded schedule for their shortwave broadcasts in operation from 5 March 2007. All broadcasts are on 6100 kHz on a non-directional beam, daily unless otherwise indicated, as follows (all times gmt): [… as already published in DXLD, and again below] (March 5th, 2007 Andy Sennitt, Media Network blog via DXLD) Extensive monitoring of Radio Serbia --- Sorry, never heard this Bijeljina station anymore here in central Europe since mid September 2006. Monitoring today March 5th arise NEGATIVE too. Only the RTL DRM signal noted broadband in 6087 to 6103 kHz slot range. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, Stuttgart, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) No trace here in south Italy (Roberto Scaglione, Sicily, ibid.) 6100, International Radio Serbia interval signal clearly heard 1929 March 6th, using upper sideband virtually clear of DRM splash ex 6095, fair signal but under very strong China Radio International in Russian. Believe language was English as scheduled but unable to follow the speech accurately as both stations running speech, at 1943 reception was virtually wiped out, DRM on 6095 presumably changed transmission mode and caused severe interference even using USB. At 1959 could detect CRI interval signal followed by speech but not the Serbia interval signal (Mike Barraclough, Letchworth Garden City, UK, WORLD OF RADIO 1349, DX LISTENING DIGEST) New SW schedule for International Radio Serbia from March 5: 1400-1428 on 6100 BIJ 250 kW / non-dir to Eu in English 1430-1458 on 6100#BIJ 250 kW / non-dir to Eu in Serbian 1500-1528 on 6100#BIJ 250 kW / non-dir to Eu in Spanish 1530-1558 on 6100 BIJ 250 kW / non-dir to Eu in Arabic 1600-1628 on 6100 BIJ 250 kW / non-dir to Eu in Russian 1630-1658 on 6100 BIJ 250 kW / non-dir to Eu in French 1700-1728 on 6100*BIJ 250 kW / non-dir to Eu in German 1730-1743 on 6100*BIJ 250 kW / non-dir to Eu in Mandarin Chinese 1745-1758 on 6100*BIJ 250 kW / non-dir to Eu in Albanian Mon-Fri 1800-1813 on 6100*BIJ 250 kW / non-dir to Eu in Hungarian 1815-1828 on 6100*BIJ 250 kW / non-dir to Eu in Greek 1830-1858 on !6100*BIJ 250 kW / non-dir to Eu in Italian 1900-1928 on !6100*BIJ 250 kW / non-dir to Eu in Russian 1930-1958 on 6100*BIJ 250 kW / non-dir to Eu in English 2000-2028 on 6100*BIJ 250 kW / non-dir to Eu in Spanish 2030-2058 on !6100*BIJ 250 kW / non-dir to Eu in Serbian Sun-Fri 2030-2128 on !6100*BIJ 250 kW / non-dir to Eu in Serbian Sat 2100-2128 on 6100*BIJ 250 kW / non-dir to Eu in German Sun-Fri 2130-2158 on 6100*BIJ 250 kW / non-dir to Eu in French # co-ch AIR HS Radio Free Kashmir 1430-1530 * co-ch CRI in English/Mandarin/Russian/Arabic/Arabic 1700-2200 ! co-ch VOIROI/IRIB in Albanian 1830-1930 and 2030-2130 (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, March 6 via WORLD OF RADIO 1349, DXLD) ** SWEDEN. Frequency changes of Radio Sweden in English to As/Pac from Mar. 5: 1330-1400 NF 12070 HBY 500 kW / 085 deg, ex 11550 to avoid CBS RTI 1430-1500 NF 12070 HBY 500 kW / 070 deg, ex 11550 to avoid CBS RTI (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, March 6 via WORLD OF RADIO 1349, DXLD) ** TAIWAN [non]. RTI in English, fair and clear signal on 11995 March 6 at 1607 with news of Taiwan, also weather for Taiwan, Beijing and Japan. Per HFCC this is now via Issoudun, France, at 75 degrees, having switched February 25 from RFI French at 204 degrees: 11995 1600 1700 41,49 ISS 500 75 250207 250307 English F NEW TDF 11995 1600 1700 37W,46W ISS 500 204 291006 250207 French F RFI (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TURKEY. TURQUIA – Em seu boletim de programação remetido aos ouvintes, a Voz da Turquia informa que 2007 é um ano importante para a emissora, uma vez que comemora 70 anos de atividades. A estação relata que emite em 27 idiomas. “Queremos aumentar este número”, escreve o redator da Voz da Turquia. Conclui que “o empenho da TRT é de alto nível” e que “seguem conhecendo os pedidos dos ouvintes”. O editor- chefe dos programas em espanhol é Volkan Koray Aytürk, que é quem também assina os cartões de confirmações remetidos aos ouvintes. Um dos destaques da programação da Voz da Turquia é o segmento Eurasia, que trata da transformação ocorrida na Ásia Central e no Cáucaso após a desintegração da União Soviética. O programa vai ao ar, num intervalo de 15 dias, nas sextas-feiras universais, entre 0200 e 0300, em 9865 kHz (Célio Romais, Panorama, @tividade DX March 4 via DXLD) ** U A E. 1575, Radio Farda. Over the past 60 minutes, the new Al Dhabbiya unit has produced S9 signals even though there is intermittent competition from Stimme Russlands (Burg, Germany) as well as from RAI Genova. I recently observed the same Radio Farda on 1314 with a much weaker signal. The projection of the 1314 beam (316 degrees) would pass straight over SE England. Straight North from Al Dhabbiya would more suit Moscow than London. Having just rechecked 1575 it is now more like its normal jumbled self! I imagine that with 800 KW, there will be many future reports from West Europe. 73's (Dan Goldfarb, Brentwood, England, 1813 UT March 6, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K [non] Frequency change for BBC in Tajik: 1500-1530 NF 9660 SLA 250 kW / 020 deg, ex 7270 CYP to avoid VOR in Turkish (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, March 6 via DXLD) SLA = OMAN ** U S A. FORMER VOA DIRECTORS APPEAL FOR REVERSAL OF PLAN TO REDUCE NETWORK’S PRESENCE ON THE WORLD’S RADIO AIRWAVES WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 5) --- Eleven former directors of the Voice of America have issued a joint statement calling on Congress to reverse a Bush administration plan to substantially reduce VOA’s English broadcasts and those in 15 other languages. VOA, the nation’s largest publicly funded civilian overseas broadcasting network, may go silent in many areas of the world on radio later this year unless the Congress reverses the action in hearings on the U.S. federal budget for the next fiscal year starting October 1. Among the planned cuts is the shutdown on radio of VOA’s worldwide English service. The former Voice directors joining in the appeal to reverse the cuts have served at various times during the past half a century under both Republican and Democratic administrations. If the cuts go through, the Voice also would eliminate all broadcasts in Uzbek, Croatian, Georgian, Cantonese and Thai, and cease radio transmissions while retaining some television in Russian, Ukrainian, Albanian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian, and Hindi (to India.) Schedules would be cut, as well, in Tibetan and Portuguese to Africa. The directors’ statement follows: We former directors of the Voice of America urgently appeal for a reversal by Congress of planned reductions in VOA that could silence the nation’s largest publicly-funded overseas broadcast network in much of the world. Taken together, the cuts would seriously jeopardize our national security and public diplomacy. Further, they would deprive millions of people of access to a fully free and open media, a core value of what our nation is all about. The Bush administration has proposed to eliminate VOA English in every continent except Africa, abolish services in Cantonese, Croatian, Georgian, Greek, Thai and Uzbek, cease radio broadcasts in Russian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Albanian, Bosnian, Macedonian, and Hindi (to India), and significantly scale back programming in Tibetan and Portuguese to Africa. In view of: --- decisions by China, Russia, Iran, France and Al Jazeera TV to broadcast around the clock or increase airtime in our own language, English, spoken or understood by at least 1.6 billion people worldwide --- a 23 percent increase in Russia’s military budget as Vladimir Putin muzzles his own as well as foreign news and information outlets --- new media restrictions and arrests or jailing of journalists in China, Tibet and Uzbekistan along with just declared martial law and an upsurge of extremist Muslim activity in Thailand --- the volatile situation in the Balkans as Kosovo moves toward independence, and --- VOA’s proven cost effectiveness (more than 115 million listeners and viewers a week)… We urgently appeal for an increase of the proposed $178 million VOA budget to $204 million for fiscal year 2008 beginning October 1. This would be mandated to cover programming and transmission of services listed above, 3.9 percent of the entire U.S overseas broadcasting budget. This is a tiny but essential investment. Surveys show anti- American opinion abroad to be at an all-time high. At this critical moment in the post 9/11 era, the United States simply cannot, for its own long term strategic safety and security, unilaterally disarm in the global contest of ideas. Mary G. F. Bitterman, Robert E. Button, Richard W. Carlson, Geoffrey Cowan, John Hughes, David Jackson, Henry Loomis, E. Eugene Pell, Robert Reilly, R. Peter Straus, and Sanford J. Ungar March 5, 2007 Contacts: Richard W. Carlson Geoffrey Cowan Director, Voice of America, 1986-1991 Director, VOA, 1994-1996 202-207-0185 213-740-3987 Alan L. Heil Jr., Deputy Director, Voice of America, 1996-1998 702-780-6658 (via Rachel Baughn, MT, DXLD) ** U S A. Voice of America's Talk To America Update via its website's Future Shows List. Friday-09-March-2007 VOA Reporter's Notebook - International Broadcasting Part #1: VOA Reporters Notebook --- VOA Correspondents Part #2: International Broadcasting --- Kim Elliott: VOA/IBB Research Analyst In part #1 of today's program, VOA Correspondents join us to discuss the week's top stories on Reporters Notebook. In part #2, Kim Elliott joins us from the "SWLfest" in Kulpsville, PA. The convention is one of the world's largest gatherings of radio listeners. 73 & 55 GK (Gautam Sharma via Alokesh Gupta, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1349, DXLD) ** U S A [non]. RUSSIA. New additional transmission of WYFR Family Radio from March 8: 1200-1300 on 15490 NVS 250 kW / 255 deg to SEAs in Indonesian (tent.) Additional transmission of WYFR Family Radio via DTK. First noted on Feb. 28: 1600-1800 on 9405 WER 500 kW / 075 deg to SoAs. Very good reception in BUL (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, March 6 via DXLD) ** U S A. WYFR BROADCAST SCHEDULE 25 Mar 2007-28 Oct 2007 A-07 Note: Schedule information showing languages for transmissions carried by WYFR for other broadcasters will have to be obtained directly from the other broadcasters. FREQUENCY SORT FREQ (KHZ)TIME (UTC) LANG AZ ZONE PWR 5950 0900-1000 SPAN 355 4,5,9 100 5950 1000-1245 ENGL 355 4,5,9 100 5950 0800-0845 ENGL 285 10 100 5985 2000-0200 SPAN 181 11 50 5985 0200-0300 ENGL 181 11 50 5985 0300-0445 SPAN 181 11 50 5985 0500-0600 MAND 315 2 100 5985 0600-0700 CANT 315 2 100 5985 0700-1245 ENGL 315 2 100 6000 0500-0600 SPAN 181 11 50 6000 0600-0700 ENGL 181 11 50 6000 0700-0945 SPAN 181 11 50 6065 0000-0445 ENGL 355 4,5,9 100 6065 2300-0000 FREN 355 4,5,9 100 6085 1000-1600 SPAN 181 11 100 6085 1600-1700 ENGL 181 11 100 6085 1700-1900 SPAN 181 11 100 6085 1900-1945 ENGL 181 11 100 6175 0900-1045 PORT 160 15 100 6855 0304-0400 SPAN 355 4,5,9 100 6855 0400-0600 ENGL 355 4,5,9 100 6855 0600-0700 SPAN 355 4,5,9 100 6855 0700-1100 ENGL 355 4,5,9 100 6855 1100-1145 SPAN 355 4,5,9 100 7520 0100-0145 PORT 142 15 100 7520 0504-0600 RUSS 44 27,28,39 100 7780 1100-1200 ENGL 222 12 100 7780 1200-1345 SPAN 222 12 100 7780 0304-0400 RUSS 44 27,28,39 100 7780 0400-0500 ENGL 44 27,28,39 100 7780 0500-0600 GERM 44 27,28,39 100 7780 0600-0745 ENGL 44 27,28,39 100 9355 0400-0500 ARAB 44 27,28,39 100 9355 0500-0600 ENGL 44 27,28,39 100 9355 0600-0700 FREN 44 27,28,39 100 9355 0700-0745 SPAN 44 27,28,39 100 9355 1100-1145 SPAN 160 15 100 9505 0000-0445 ENGL 315 2 100 9505 0600-0700 SPAN 222 11 100 9505 0700-0800 ENGL 222 11 100 9505 0800-0945 SPAN 222 11 100 9550 0800-1100 SPAN 160 14 100 9550 1100-1145 ENGL 160 14 100 9605 0800-1045 PORT 142 15 100 9605 1100-1345 SPAN 222 11 100 9625 0800-1000 PORT 140 13 100 9625 1000-1100 FREN 140 13 100 9625 1100-1200 ENGL 140 13 100 9625 1200-1245 PORT 140 13 100 9680 0300-0400 SPAN 315 2 100 9680 0600-0700 ENGL 315 2 100 9680 0700-0745 SPAN 315 2 100 9715 0300-0400 SPAN 285 10 50 9715 0400-0500 ENGL 285 10 50 9715 0500-0700 SPAN 285 10 50 9715 0700-0800 ENGL 285 10 50 9715 0800-1145 SPAN 285 10 50 9755 0900-1145 ENGL 285 10 100 9930 0500-0600 ARAB 87 37,46 100 9930 0600-0700 FREN 87 37,46 100 9930 0700-0845 ENGL 87 37,46 100 9985 0404-0500 GERM 44 27,28,39 100 9985 0500-0600 SPAN 44 27,28,39 100 9985 0600-0700 ITAL 44 27,28,39 100 9985 0700-0745 PORT 44 27,28,39 100 11530 0400-0500 PORT 87 47,52,57 100 11530 0500-0600 FREN 87 47,52,57 100 11530 0600-0700 ENGL 87 47,52,57 100 11530 0700-0800 ARAB 87 47,52,57 100 11530 0800-0845 FREN 87 47,52,57 100 11565 2100-2200 ENGL 44 27,28 100 11580 0500-0600 FREN 44 27,28,39 100 11580 0600-0700 ENGL 44 27,28,39 100 11580 0700-0745 ITAL 44 27,28,39 100 11580 0300-0345 SPAN 160 15 100 11670 1400-1545 SPAN 222 11 100 11740 0200-0300 SPAN 222 12 100 11740 0300-0400 ENGL 222 12 100 11740 2200-2345 ENGL 315 2 100 11770 0804-1045 PORT 142 13 100 11830 1300-1645 ENGL 315 2 100 11835 0000-0100 ENGL 285 10 50 11835 0100-0200 SPAN 285 10 50 11835 0200-0245 ENGL 285 10 50 11855 0800-1145 SPAN 160 16 100 11855 2000-0200 SPAN 222 11 100 11855 0200-0300 ENGL 222 11 100 11855 0300-0445 SPAN 222 11 100 11865 1300-1400 ENGL 315 2 100 11865 1400-1500 SPAN 315 2 100 11865 1500-1600 MAND 315 2 100 11865 1600-1645 ENGL 315 2 100 11910 1300-1600 ENGL 355 4,5,9 100 11910 1600-1645 FREN 355 4,5,9 100 11970 0800-1000 SPAN 151 15 100 11970 1000-1100 FREN 151 15 100 11970 1100-1300 SPAN 151 15 100 11970 1300-1400 FREN 151 15 100 11970 1400-1545 SPAN 151 15 100 13690 1700-2000 ENGL 355 4,5,9 100 13695 1200-1300 FREN 355 4,5,9 100 13695 1300-1400 MAND 355 4,5,9 100 13695 1400-1500 ENGL 355 4,5,9 100 13695 1500-1600 SPAN 355 4,5,9 100 13695 1600-1700 ENGL 355 4,5,9 100 13800 1200-1545 SPAN 160 15 100 13800 1700-1800 SPAN 315 2 100 13800 1800-2145 ENGL 315 2 100 15130 0000-0345 PORT 142 15 100 15130 2200-2300 PORT 142 15 101 [sic] 15130 1200-1945 SPAN 285 10 50 15155 2000-2345 SPAN 285 10 50 15215 2304-0100 SPAN 160 14 100 15255 2300-0000 ENGL 151 15 100 15255 0000-0100 FREN 151 15 100 15255 0100-0300 SPAN 151 15 100 15255 0300-0400 ENGL 151 15 100 15255 0400-0445 SPAN 151 15 100 15600 1900-2000 RUSS 44 27,28 100 15600 2000-2100 GERM 44 27,28 100 15600 2100-2200 SPAN 44 27,28 100 15695 2100-2145 GERM 44 27,28 100 15695 2200-2245 PORT 44 27,28,39 100 15770 1200-1400 SPAN 160 16 100 15770 1400-1500 PORT 160 16 100 15770 1500-1545 ENGL 160 16 100 15770 1600-1645 ARAB 44 27,28 100 15770 2100-2200 PORT 87 47,52,57 100 15770 2200-2245 ENGL 87 47,52,57 100 17535 1700-1800 FREN 87 37,46 100 17535 1800-1845 ENGL 87 37,46 100 17555 1200-1300 ENGL 160 16 100 17555 1300-1400 PORT 160 16 100 17555 1400-1545 SPAN 160 16 100 17725 1700-2000 PORT 140 13 100 17725 2000-2100 ENGL 140 13 100 17725 2100-2200 FREN 140 13 100 17725 2200-0100 PORT 140 13 100 17725 0100-0145 SPAN 140 13 100 17750 1700-1800 GERM 44 27,28 100 17750 1800-1900 ITAL 44 27,28 100 17750 2000-2045 ENGL 44 27,28 100 17750 2300-0000 ENGL 160 15 100 17750 0000-0100 PORT 160 15 100 17750 0100-0245 SPAN 160 15 100 17750 1200-1645 ENGL 285 10 100 17795 1700-2145 ENGL 285 10 100 17805 0000-0045 ENGL 142 15 100 17845 2304-0100 SPAN 160 14 100 17845 1900-2200 ENGL 87 37,46 100 17845 2200-2245 ARAB 87 37,46 100 18930 1600-1800 RUSS 44 27,28 100 18930 1800-1900 FREN 44 27,28 100 18930 1900-2000 ENGL 44 27,28 100 18930 2100-2245 ARAB 44 27,28 100 18980 1400-1500 SPAN 142 15 100 18980 1500-1545 PORT 142 15 100 18980 1600-2145 ENGL 44 27,28,39 100 21455 1600-1800 ENGL 44 27,28,39 100 21455 1800-1900 GERM 44 27,28,39 100 21455 1900-1945 FREN 44 27,28,39 100 21525 1600-1700 ENGL 87 47,52,57 100 21525 1700-1800 PORT 87 47,52,57 100 21525 1800-2000 FREN 87 47,52,57 100 21525 2000-2045 ARAB 87 47,52,57 100 21670 1600-1700 ITAL 44 27,28 100 21670 1700-1845 SPAN 44 27,28 100 WYFR BROADCAST SCHEDULE 25 Mar 2007-28 Oct 2007 LANGUAGE SORT LANG TIME (UTC) FREQ (KHZ) AZ ZONE PWR ARAB 0400-0500 9355 44 27,28,39 100 ARAB 0500-0600 9930 87 37,46 100 ARAB 0700-0800 11530 87 47,52,57 100 ARAB 1600-1645 15770 44 27,28 100 ARAB 2200-2245 17845 87 37,46 100 ARAB 2100-2245 18930 44 27,28 100 ARAB 2000-2045 21525 87 47,52,57 100 CANT 0600-0700 5985 315 2 100 ENGL 1000-1245 5950 355 4,5,9 100 ENGL 0800-0845 5950 285 10 100 ENGL 0200-0300 5985 181 11 50 ENGL 0700-1245 5985 315 2 100 ENGL 0600-0700 6000 181 11 50 ENGL 0000-0445 6065 355 4,5,9 100 ENGL 1600-1700 6085 181 11 100 ENGL 1900-1945 6085 181 11 100 ENGL 0400-0600 6855 355 4,5,9 100 ENGL 0700-1100 6855 355 4,5,9 100 ENGL 1100-1200 7780 222 12 100 ENGL 0400-0500 7780 44 27,28,39 100 ENGL 0600-0745 7780 44 27,28,39 100 ENGL 0500-0600 9355 44 27,28,39 100 ENGL 0000-0445 9505 315 2 100 ENGL 0700-0800 9505 222 11 100 ENGL 1100-1145 9550 160 14 100 ENGL 1100-1200 9625 140 13 100 ENGL 0600-0700 9680 315 2 100 ENGL 0400-0500 9715 285 10 50 ENGL 0700-0800 9715 285 10 50 ENGL 0900-1145 9755 285 10 100 ENGL 0700-0845 9930 87 37,46 100 ENGL 0600-0700 11530 87 47,52,57 100 ENGL 2100-2200 11565 44 27,28 100 ENGL 0600-0700 11580 44 27,28,39 100 ENGL 0300-0400 11740 222 12 100 ENGL 2200-2345 11740 315 2 100 ENGL 1300-1645 11830 315 2 100 ENGL 0000-0100 11835 285 10 50 ENGL 0200-0245 11835 285 10 50 ENGL 0200-0300 11855 222 11 100 ENGL 1300-1400 11865 315 2 100 ENGL 1600-1645 11865 315 2 100 ENGL 1300-1600 11910 355 4,5,9 100 ENGL 1700-2000 13690 355 4,5,9 100 ENGL 1400-1500 13695 355 4,5,9 100 ENGL 1600-1700 13695 355 4,5,9 100 ENGL 1800-2145 13800 315 2 100 ENGL 2300-0000 15255 151 15 100 ENGL 0300-0400 15255 151 15 100 ENGL 1500-1545 15770 160 16 100 ENGL 2200-2245 15770 87 47,52,57 100 ENGL 1800-1845 17535 87 37,46 100 ENGL 1200-1300 17555 160 16 100 ENGL 2000-2100 17725 140 13 100 ENGL 2000-2045 17750 44 27,28 100 ENGL 2300-0000 17750 160 15 100 ENGL 1200-1645 17750 285 10 100 ENGL 1700-2145 17795 285 10 100 ENGL 0000-0045 17805 142 15 100 ENGL 1900-2200 17845 87 37,46 100 ENGL 1900-2000 18930 44 27,28 100 ENGL 1600-2145 18980 44 27,28,39 100 ENGL 1600-1800 21455 44 27,28,39 100 ENGL 1600-1700 21525 87 47,52,57 100 FREN 2300-0000 6065 355 4,5,9 100 FREN 0600-0700 9355 44 27,28,39 100 FREN 1000-1100 9625 140 13 100 FREN 0600-0700 9930 87 37,46 100 FREN 0500-0600 11530 87 47,52,57 100 FREN 0800-0845 11530 87 47,52,57 100 FREN 0500-0600 11580 44 27,28,39 100 FREN 1600-1645 11910 355 4,5,9 100 FREN 1000-1100 11970 151 15 100 FREN 1300-1400 11970 151 15 100 FREN 1200-1300 13695 355 4,5,9 100 FREN 0000-0100 15255 151 15 100 FREN 1700-1800 17535 87 37,46 100 FREN 2100-2200 17725 140 13 100 FREN 1800-1900 18930 44 27,28 100 FREN 1900-1945 21455 44 27,28,39 100 FREN 1800-2000 21525 87 47,52,57 100 GERM 0500-0600 7780 44 27,28,39 100 GERM 0404-0500 9985 44 27,28,39 100 GERM 2000-2100 15600 44 27,28 100 GERM 2100-2145 15695 44 27,28 100 GERM 1700-1800 17750 44 27,28 100 GERM 1800-1900 21455 44 27,28,39 100 ITAL 0600-0700 9985 44 27,28,39 100 ITAL 0700-0745 11580 44 27,28,39 100 ITAL 1800-1900 17750 44 27,28 100 ITAL 1600-1700 21670 44 27,28 100 MAND 0500-0600 5985 315 2 100 MAND 1500-1600 11865 315 2 100 MAND 1300-1400 13695 355 4,5,9 100 PORT 0900-1045 6175 160 15 100 PORT 0100-0145 7520 142 15 100 PORT 0800-1045 9605 142 15 100 PORT 0800-1000 9625 140 13 100 PORT 1200-1245 9625 140 13 100 PORT 0700-0745 9985 44 27,28,39 100 PORT 0400-0500 11530 87 47,52,57 100 PORT 0804-1045 11770 142 13 100 PORT 0000-0345 15130 142 15 100 PORT 2200-2300 15130 142 15 101 [sic] PORT 2200-2245 15695 44 27,28,39 100 PORT 1400-1500 15770 160 16 100 PORT 2100-2200 15770 87 47,52,57 100 PORT 1300-1400 17555 160 16 100 PORT 1700-2000 17725 140 13 100 PORT 2200-0100 17725 140 13 100 PORT 0000-0100 17750 160 15 100 PORT 1500-1545 18980 142 15 100 PORT 1700-1800 21525 87 47,52,57 100 RUSS 0504-0600 7520 44 27,28,39 100 RUSS 0304-0400 7780 44 27,28,39 100 RUSS 1900-2000 15600 44 27,28 100 RUSS 1600-1800 18930 44 27,28 100 SPAN 0900-1000 5950 355 4,5,9 100 SPAN 2000-0200 5985 181 11 50 SPAN 0300-0445 5985 181 11 50 SPAN 0500-0600 6000 181 11 50 SPAN 0700-0945 6000 181 11 50 SPAN 1000-1600 6085 181 11 100 SPAN 1700-1900 6085 181 11 100 SPAN 0304-0400 6855 355 4,5,9 100 SPAN 0600-0700 6855 355 4,5,9 100 SPAN 1100-1145 6855 355 4,5,9 100 SPAN 1200-1345 7780 222 12 100 SPAN 0700-0745 9355 44 27,28,39 100 SPAN 1100-1145 9355 160 15 100 SPAN 0600-0700 9505 222 11 100 SPAN 0800-0945 9505 222 11 100 SPAN 0800-1100 9550 160 14 100 SPAN 1100-1345 9605 222 11 100 SPAN 0300-0400 9680 315 2 100 SPAN 0700-0745 9680 315 2 100 SPAN 0300-0400 9715 285 10 50 SPAN 0500-0700 9715 285 10 50 SPAN 0800-1145 9715 285 10 50 SPAN 0500-0600 9985 44 27,28,39 100 SPAN 0300-0345 11580 160 15 100 SPAN 1400-1545 11670 222 11 100 SPAN 0200-0300 11740 222 12 100 SPAN 0100-0200 11835 285 10 50 SPAN 0800-1145 11855 160 16 100 SPAN 2000-0200 11855 222 11 100 SPAN 0300-0445 11855 222 11 100 SPAN 1400-1500 11865 315 2 100 SPAN 0800-1000 11970 151 15 100 SPAN 1100-1300 11970 151 15 100 SPAN 1400-1545 11970 151 15 100 SPAN 1500-1600 13695 355 4,5,9 100 SPAN 1200-1545 13800 160 15 100 SPAN 1700-1800 13800 315 2 100 SPAN 1200-1945 15130 285 10 50 SPAN 2000-2345 15155 285 10 50 SPAN 2304-0100 15215 160 14 100 SPAN 0100-0300 15255 151 15 100 SPAN 0400-0445 15255 151 15 100 SPAN 2100-2200 15600 44 27,28 100 SPAN 1200-1400 15770 160 16 100 SPAN 1400-1545 17555 160 16 100 SPAN 0100-0145 17725 140 13 100 SPAN 0100-0245 17750 160 15 100 SPAN 2304-0100 17845 160 14 100 SPAN 1400-1500 18980 142 15 100 SPAN 1700-1845 21670 44 27,28 100 WYFR BROADCAST SCHEDULE 25 Mar 2007-28 Oct 2007 TIME SORT TIME (UTC) LANG FREQ (KHZ) AZ ZONE PWR 0000-0045 ENGL 17805 142 15 100 0000-0100 ENGL 11835 285 10 50 0000-0100 FREN 15255 151 15 100 0000-0100 PORT 17750 160 15 100 0000-0345 PORT 15130 142 15 100 0000-0445 ENGL 6065 355 4,5,9 100 0000-0445 ENGL 9505 315 2 100 0100-0145 PORT 7520 142 15 100 0100-0145 SPAN 17725 140 13 100 0100-0200 SPAN 11835 285 10 50 0100-0245 SPAN 17750 160 15 100 0100-0300 SPAN 15255 151 15 100 0200-0245 ENGL 11835 285 10 50 0200-0300 ENGL 5985 181 11 50 0200-0300 ENGL 11855 222 11 100 0200-0300 SPAN 11740 222 12 100 0300-0345 SPAN 11580 160 15 100 0300-0400 ENGL 11740 222 12 100 0300-0400 ENGL 15255 151 15 100 0300-0400 SPAN 9680 315 2 100 0300-0400 SPAN 9715 285 10 50 0300-0445 SPAN 5985 181 11 50 0300-0445 SPAN 11855 222 11 100 0304-0400 RUSS 7780 44 27,28,39 100 0304-0400 SPAN 6855 355 4,5,9 100 0400-0445 SPAN 15255 151 15 100 0400-0500 ARAB 9355 44 27,28,39 100 0400-0500 ENGL 7780 44 27,28,39 100 0400-0500 ENGL 9715 285 10 50 0400-0500 PORT 11530 87 47,52,57 100 0400-0600 ENGL 6855 355 4,5,9 100 0404-0500 GERM 9985 44 27,28,39 100 0500-0600 ARAB 9930 87 37,46 100 0500-0600 ENGL 9355 44 27,28,39 100 0500-0600 FREN 11530 87 47,52,57 100 0500-0600 FREN 11580 44 27,28,39 100 0500-0600 GERM 7780 44 27,28,39 100 0500-0600 MAND 5985 315 2 100 0500-0600 SPAN 6000 181 11 50 0500-0600 SPAN 9985 44 27,28,39 100 0500-0700 SPAN 9715 285 10 50 0504-0600 RUSS 7520 44 27,28,39 100 0600-0700 CANT 5985 315 2 100 0600-0700 ENGL 6000 181 11 50 0600-0700 ENGL 9680 315 2 100 0600-0700 ENGL 11530 87 47,52,57 100 0600-0700 ENGL 11580 44 27,28,39 100 0600-0700 FREN 9355 44 27,28,39 100 0600-0700 FREN 9930 87 37,46 100 0600-0700 ITAL 9985 44 27,28,39 100 0600-0700 SPAN 6855 355 4,5,9 100 0600-0700 SPAN 9505 222 11 100 0600-0745 ENGL 7780 44 27,28,39 100 0700-0745 ITAL 11580 44 27,28,39 100 0700-0745 PORT 9985 44 27,28,39 100 0700-0745 SPAN 9355 44 27,28,39 100 0700-0745 SPAN 9680 315 2 100 0700-0800 ARAB 11530 87 47,52,57 100 0700-0800 ENGL 9505 222 11 100 0700-0800 ENGL 9715 285 10 50 0700-0845 ENGL 9930 87 37,46 100 0700-0945 SPAN 6000 181 11 50 0700-1100 ENGL 6855 355 4,5,9 100 0700-1245 ENGL 5985 315 2 100 0800-0845 ENGL 5950 285 10 100 0800-0845 FREN 11530 87 47,52,57 100 0800-0945 SPAN 9505 222 11 100 0800-1000 PORT 9625 140 13 100 0800-1000 SPAN 11970 151 15 100 0800-1045 PORT 9605 142 15 100 0800-1100 SPAN 9550 160 14 100 0800-1145 SPAN 9715 285 10 50 0800-1145 SPAN 11855 160 16 100 0804-1045 PORT 11770 142 13 100 0900-1000 SPAN 5950 355 4,5,9 100 0900-1045 PORT 6175 160 15 100 0900-1145 ENGL 9755 285 10 100 1000-1100 FREN 9625 140 13 100 1000-1100 FREN 11970 151 15 100 1000-1245 ENGL 5950 355 4,5,9 100 1000-1600 SPAN 6085 181 11 100 1100-1145 ENGL 9550 160 14 100 1100-1145 SPAN 6855 355 4,5,9 100 1100-1145 SPAN 9355 160 15 100 1100-1200 ENGL 7780 222 12 100 1100-1200 ENGL 9625 140 13 100 1100-1300 SPAN 11970 151 15 100 1100-1345 SPAN 9605 222 11 100 1200-1245 PORT 9625 140 13 100 1200-1300 ENGL 17555 160 16 100 1200-1300 FREN 13695 355 4,5,9 100 1200-1345 SPAN 7780 222 12 100 1200-1400 SPAN 15770 160 16 100 1200-1545 SPAN 13800 160 15 100 1200-1645 ENGL 17750 285 10 100 1200-1945 SPAN 15130 285 10 50 1300-1400 ENGL 11865 315 2 100 1300-1400 FREN 11970 151 15 100 1300-1400 MAND 13695 355 4,5,9 100 1300-1400 PORT 17555 160 16 100 1300-1600 ENGL 11910 355 4,5,9 100 1300-1645 ENGL 11830 315 2 100 1400-1500 ENGL 13695 355 4,5,9 100 1400-1500 PORT 15770 160 16 100 1400-1500 SPAN 11865 315 2 100 1400-1500 SPAN 18980 142 15 100 1400-1545 SPAN 11670 222 11 100 1400-1545 SPAN 11970 151 15 100 1400-1545 SPAN 17555 160 16 100 1500-1545 ENGL 15770 160 16 100 1500-1545 PORT 18980 142 15 100 1500-1600 MAND 11865 315 2 100 1500-1600 SPAN 13695 355 4,5,9 100 1600-1645 ARAB 15770 44 27,28 100 1600-1645 ENGL 11865 315 2 100 1600-1645 FREN 11910 355 4,5,9 100 1600-1700 ENGL 6085 181 11 100 1600-1700 ENGL 13695 355 4,5,9 100 1600-1700 ENGL 21525 87 47,52,57 100 1600-1700 ITAL 21670 44 27,28 100 1600-1800 ENGL 21455 44 27,28,39 100 1600-1800 RUSS 18930 44 27,28 100 1600-2145 ENGL 18980 44 27,28,39 100 1700-1800 FREN 17535 87 37,46 100 1700-1800 GERM 17750 44 27,28 100 1700-1800 PORT 21525 87 47,52,57 100 1700-1800 SPAN 13800 315 2 100 1700-1845 SPAN 21670 44 27,28 100 1700-1900 SPAN 6085 181 11 100 1700-2000 ENGL 13690 355 4,5,9 100 1700-2000 PORT 17725 140 13 100 1700-2145 ENGL 17795 285 10 100 1800-1845 ENGL 17535 87 37,46 100 1800-1900 FREN 18930 44 27,28 100 1800-1900 GERM 21455 44 27,28,39 100 1800-1900 ITAL 17750 44 27,28 100 1800-2000 FREN 21525 87 47,52,57 100 1800-2145 ENGL 13800 315 2 100 1900-1945 ENGL 6085 181 11 100 1900-1945 FREN 21455 44 27,28,39 100 1900-2000 ENGL 18930 44 27,28 100 1900-2000 RUSS 15600 44 27,28 100 1900-2200 ENGL 17845 87 37,46 100 2000-0200 SPAN 5985 181 11 50 2000-0200 SPAN 11855 222 11 100 2000-2045 ARAB 21525 87 47,52,57 100 2000-2045 ENGL 17750 44 27,28 100 2000-2100 ENGL 17725 140 13 100 2000-2100 GERM 15600 44 27,28 100 2000-2345 SPAN 15155 285 10 50 2100-2145 GERM 15695 44 27,28 100 2100-2200 ENGL 11565 44 27,28 100 2100-2200 FREN 17725 140 13 100 2100-2200 PORT 15770 87 47,52,57 100 2100-2200 SPAN 15600 44 27,28 100 2100-2245 ARAB 18930 44 27,28 100 2200-0100 PORT 17725 140 13 100 2200-2245 ARAB 17845 87 37,46 100 2200-2245 ENGL 15770 87 47,52,57 100 2200-2245 PORT 15695 44 27,28,39 100 2200-2300 PORT 15130 142 15 101 [sic] 2200-2345 ENGL 11740 315 2 100 2300-0000 ENGL 15255 151 15 100 2300-0000 ENGL 17750 160 15 100 2300-0000 FREN 6065 355 4,5,9 100 2304-0100 SPAN 15215 160 14 100 2304-0100 SPAN 17845 160 14 100 (Evelyn Marcy, WYFR, Feb 28, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Re 7-029: The same pulsing just below 5890 and above 5950 was heard again UT March 6 at 0610 check, bothering VOA French and RTI Spanish respectively, and believed to emanate from the WBOH 5920 transmitter. It was not audible, however, around 2230 UT March 5 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Re 7-029: George McClintock explains the 75-second delay: KAIJ gets The Power Hower from an internet feed, unlike the other stations; and there is an additional 36-second delay in the program feed from KAIJ studios near Nashville to transmitter near Dallas (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Re 7-029: KXEL deserves a reprimand or license revocation Having a back-up power system is NOT an FCC requirement. They have a radio tower and a studio -- so they deserve a gold star -- not a fine (Mike McKenna, IRCA via DXLD) A gold star? Hardly. If you're setting out to serve the public, emergency conditions like this are precisely when that service is most needed. Whether or not a generator is an FCC requirement, and it's not, there's still a higher expectation that a class A signal like KXEL will be prepared for the likelihood that at some point, it will lose utility power. It's also just good business sense; the revenue KXEL is surely losing by not being on the air for a week must have far outweighed what a generator would have cost by now. At least KXEL isn't an EAS LP-1 or LP-2 station for its region - though one of its sister FMs, KFMW 107.9, is, and I think it lost power as well. Any radio station that wants to portray itself as a supplier of vital information to its community should make room in the budget for a backup supply of power to keep it on the air when its services are most needed. You think the people of north central Iowa won't remember that KXEL was missing in action this week? s (Scott Fybush, NY, IRCA mailing list via DXLD) I'm not aware of any FCC regulation that requires a station to have backup electrical power as a requirement for license. Your points about lost revenue and the greater public good are certainly valid, but there could all kinds of reasons why the station decided against purchasing an emergency generator. Besides, their outage has given a lot of DX'ers the opportunity to log some new stations --- which I thought was the point of this club/e-mail list. Why so many DX'ers seem to want to sit in judgment about how stations should and do conduct their affairs is beyond me. These posts will likely find their way back to the management at KXEL making it harder to obtain a DX test, QSL's or other consideration from them in the future. My advice is to think before you post. :) 73 (Les Rayburn, AL, ibid.) Broadcasting is a business. All of the wonderful ideas that you say that broadcasting should be -- are NOT a requirement of the FCC nor a matter of law. The real world of broadcasting is money -- not community service. Electric companys charge for their service. Radio stations must pay for the electric that they use. Radio Stations don't get a brake or discount in an emergency. Al Gore and his buddys re- wote the communications act back in 1996. Things have changed. Wake up and smell the dead bodys of broadcasting. It smells for what it is. A dead whale on the beach. And Al Gore and Congress are to blame for the mess and auctions. The only thing that does count is CASH. There is no requirement to be a GOOD broadcaster. Just one that makes money (Mike McKenna, ibid.) Re-read what I wrote. This IS about cash, not about FCC requirements. You can't make any money if you're off the air for a week, and if you've ever listened to a radio station after a big natural disaster like this, you know there's lots of money to be made from insurance companies, power companies and so on advertising their services to disaster victims. KXEL's not making a penny of it, because they're not on the air. (They don't even have anything on their website explaining why they're not on the air, which is just sad.) That's neither good broadcasting nor good business sense, nor does it have a thing to do with whatever political spin you're trying to put on it, or whatever else it is that you seem to be so incoherently angry about. Bottom line: if KXEL had spent X number of dollars (probably less than the cost of the GM's new car) on a generator at some point before the ice storm, they'd have recouped multiple times that amount just in increased sales over the past week, never mind the goodwill that's been lost as a result of their lengthy absence from the airwaves. End of story (Scott Fybush, ibid.) A businessperson makes choices. It is entirely conceivable that having had this experience, and even without seeing anything of this thread, may now see things in a different light. We live, we experience stuff, and hopefully we learn from it. However, without getting political here, I'm not aware that Al Gore had much to do with that piece of legislation, as he was VP at the time, no in the Senate, and both houses were heavily controlled by the other side. Several current and former Congressmen did, however. Finally, KXEL's situation aside, there is another aspect of broadcasting which some folks seem to undervalue - that is that the airwaves are a public commodity and have certain standards stipulated in the law and in their licenses to meet. The FCC does, occasionally, nonrenew or revoke a license for violations of those, so it is about a bit more than making money (Russ Edmunds, Blue Bell, PA, ibid.) KXEL back on air --- Hi, I checked at 4 PM CST and KXEL is back on the air loud and clear here in southern Manitoba (Kenneth Nawalkowski, March 5, ibid.) No requirement that a station have a generator. I'm kind of surprised myself that KXEL doesn't have one as they are one of the old "boys". We have one, a 175 kW turbo diesel and they aren't cheap, but we are also a LP-1. We run it for a half hour a week and with a 500 gallon fuel tank, one of the main concerns is making sure the diesel doesn't go bad (Jerry Kiefer, KCKN, Roswell, NM "the station run by Dxers for Dxers", IRCA via DXLD) Look at KXEL`s programming: http://www.kxel.com/kxel_schedule.htm Mostly rightwingnuts and paid programming in the evenings, so hardly operating in the public interest (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) Scott, As a consultant and former owner -- I understand all of the rules. But -- the value of a station is no longer based soley on it's intake of cash. The FCC allows 'tolling" so that some "silent stations" have remained "off the air" or even unbuilt for over ten years. KNGS FM, KAAX FM, KZPE FM are just a few. The sales of these stations is still pending review and even if not built, on the air or making money or serving the public in any way -- will bring about 5 million dollars. The rewards of being good local broadcasters -- no longer exist. The FCC does not give gold stars nor is the stations value in a local market based soley on being a "good sport" and member of the local Eagles Lodge. Stations are sold to big companies based not on sales -- but need to control the market. Being a good broadcaster does NOT make any radio station worth more money. Doing more does not bring in more cash. Your idea of what radio is all about -- is dead. It does NOT matter if you are good or bad. You just have to have enough cash to buy the license. And the value of a station is not based on sales or public service. Most ads are not local buys any more. Locals don't have the cash to buy spots in all but the smaller markets. Just listen to any station in Seattle, LA or even Klamath Falls, Oregon. How many owners are there in Klamath Falls ??? Not one does local spots (Mike McKenna, IRCA via DXLD) Scott and the group, I love radio just as much as all of us. However - - the rules have changed. It does NOT matter if you are "on the air" or not. Even a dark station license is worth more than an entire year of commercials. The FCC auctions make the "license worth more than the entire assets of the station. 5 stations in the Central Valley of California have been silent for over 7 years. Yet sale value is over 7 million dollars. The "stick" value is more than what any station can ever make "selling Ads". It doesn't matter any more -- if a local broadcaster "serves the public good". You can get on the old soap box if you wish -- but broadcasting - itself does not matter. It's the license to broadcast that does (Mike McKenna, ibid.) With all due respect --- what in the world are you trying to say? If a station's been dark for over 12 months, it no longer has a license as a matter of law. There's no asset to sell. Yes, there's such a thing as "stick value." Yes, there are people out there crazy enough to bid ridiculous amounts of money for new FM construction permits that won't ever be anything more than rimshots in overcrowded markets, or AM signals with 50 kW days, 230 watts at night, aimed out at sea. That's nothing new. There's always been a "greater fool" out there. (If there weren't, a certain high-powered AM in Rhode Island would have gone dark years ago.) And yes, there are some broadcasters - national religious networks, mainly - whose only interest is in the "sticks" they're acquiring. They buy the stations, shut down the local studios, and plug into the satellite. They can make it work because they're operating on a completely different financial model, based primarily on listener gifts. (That's still, thankfully, a very small percentage of commercial station sales.) You seem to believe that when an existing licensee goes to sell his station, an FCC auction is somehow involved. That is not the case. Existing radio stations are sold the same way they've always been - by private contract between buyer and seller, as a multiple of annual revenue. Do anything to disrupt that revenue stream (like, say, going off the air for a week at a time when the community desperately needs information) and you've diminished the value of that station, at least in the short term. My credentials on this? I advise broadcasters on station sales and acquisitions, including pricing. Here's a real-life example: a cluster of stations in a medium-sized market is currently for sale. Two of the stations are class B (50 kW) FMs with substantially identical signals. If what you say is true, those two stations should be valued identically. News flash: they're not, because one has declining revenue with a format that's hard to sell, while the other one has a solid revenue base and strong ratings in an advertiser-friendly demographic. Station B is going for twice as much as station A, and it'll be worth every penny to the right buyer. By the way, outside of the biggest markets, station values are actually on a downward swing. Clear Channel just checked out of northern New Hampshire and Vermont at a sale price that was several million dollars less than they paid for those stations in 1999-2000. Galaxy Communications lost a couple of million dollars on the stations it just sold in Albany. The last couple of rounds of FCC auctions for new construction permits have fallen short of expectations, too, as bidders from the earlier rounds discover just how much they overpaid for marginal facilities. They're not getting the big bucks you think they are for those stations, because - wait for it, now - station buyers need to be able to make a business case to justify paying a certain price for a station. In usual practice, that means taking out a loan, which has to be repaid. And how's that done? Yup, by selling a certain amount of advertising, which, last I checked, only works well when a station is ON THE AIR and broadcasting programming that an audience wants to hear and that can be sold to advertisers. Without that, all you've got is a piece of paper and a big bank loan to repay somehow. Good luck with that (Scott Fybush, ibid.) ``Why so many DX'ers seem to want to sit in judgment about how stations should and do conduct their affairs is beyond me. These posts will likely find their way back to the management at KXEL making it harder to obtain a DX test, QSL's or other consideration from them in the future (Les Rayburn)`` OK, let me add a couple thoughts. As a DXer since the 50's and a broadcast engineer since 1970, I always recommend my clients have backup power. When the power is out for that long, the whole site goes down to ambient temperature. On a tube type transmitter, condensation from the cold air can be a death knell for high voltage power components. In the late 70's, a Providence station lost a plate transformer due to a heat failure at their site. It was a backup transmitter. When they fired it up, it went boom. Cost thousands to fix it. Credibility vanishes with the signal loss. My guess it will take them a long time before this outage will be forgotten. I would not want to be in their sales department right now. It may also be that they have a generator and it had a major failure. Did anyone even check that? What I don't understand is why they didn't try to get a portable generator on site. A bit of time on the phone no doubt would have found one within a day's drive. Plow the road to the site, have an electrician standing by, and it probably could have been back on-air within an hour of the gen set arrival. Construction sites and even film companies often use these. They are out there. Daily rate is probably a small fraction of ad revenue. I do know the business, and make my living from it. There is a Keen Sense Of The Obvious that you get from years doing this. Backup equipment is Very Obvious. Fecal Matter Happens. Heck, I have a 10 kW generator at home. It's saved my house from frozen pipes on a couple of occasions. Cost me under a grand to buy it, rebuild it, and get it set up. Had it for 20+ years. I believe in backups. The station owner is probably asking some very hard questions right now. Either asking his employees why the proper equipment wasn't there, or asking himself why he didn't cough up the money to do it. I doubt any DXer will catch flak from this (Craig Healy, Providence, RI, ibid.) I think it comes down to how the opinion is expressed. If rudely, then I'd agree with you, Les. But if a constructive comment, put civilly, causes such distress that stations cease to QSL or conduct DX tests, and hold DXers in ill repute - well, I think that's an over-reaction on their part. Although I don't QSL anymore, I do appreciate DX tests, but I also think stations - particularly the biggies - have a responsibility to the listener that transcends market doctrine. Like one DXer observed here, I wonder what KXEL's owner thinks, in retrospect, about being off for more than a week. Or the owners of stations whose automation systems or staff fail and they stay on at night when they're not supposed to. I'll bet most of them do want to know. As a DXer, effectively a dedicated radio listener, I am happy to help them. I've even told a few engineers I know that I'm happy to listen. One engineer who oversees a huge tower farm regularly tell me when they either go down completely or to reduced power. He's expressed interest in knowing how they perform under unusual circumstances in areas beyond the main contours. I only wish I had engineering skills and the proper meters to 'read' signals accurately. Frankly, I'm not terribly moved about stations whose owners and/or management don't give a damn about their listeners. Like another listener, I thought WWL did a bang-up job during Katrina and in the aftermath, though I continue to hold the N.O. Times-Picayune newspaper staff as particularly exemplary in the face of what really was a dangerous situation. My guess is KXEL would have floated away (Saul Chernos, Ont., ibid.) I'm not debating KXEL's responsibility or anything like that. I'm pointing out some facts. At this point, we don't even know what happened. As someone pointed out, KXEL might have had a generator that failed when needed. As someone who works with emergency management types everyday of my life, I must have seen that happen a hundred times. We don't know that they made a decision not to invest in one or what other factors may have influenced that decision. But we seem to jump to conclusions and then sit here in judgment of their actions. Without knowing all the facts, that's always an unwise decision. Likewise, when a DX'er hears a station at loud levels past sunset, many assume that the station is "cheating". To me, the phrase cheating implies deliberate violation of the rules. Granted that is sometimes the case, maybe even the majority. But not always. Automation systems fail. Inexperienced DX'ers confuse propagation variables for higher power, on and on. Then a few DX'ers take this even further by calling either the FCC or another station that they think is being interfered with to report the "cheating". I've spent hours on the phone apologizing for just such mistakes. The other fact is that there is no FCC rule that requires stations to have backup power. I think that would be a reasonable condition for the use of public airwaves. So write your congressman and complain. While you're at it, complain about the rules changes that allowed a handful of corporations to buy hundreds of stations, automate them, fire most of the staff and take a valuable tool in an emergency and turn it into a cash machine for some stockholders who live thousands of miles away. My opinion isn't based on speculation, it's based on experience. Think about it. One DX'er upsets an engineer. That engineer works for Clear Channel and is active on their internal e-mail list. He posts about the incident --- dozens of other clear channel engineers get a bad image of the hobby. DX'ers tests get harder to arrange. Think it can't happen. It did. One DX'er in Utah did something stupid and I spent months trying to apologize, and clear things up. Look at this subject line... "KXEL deserves a reprimand or license revocation". Now imagine, you own the station. Imagine that you bought a generator and it failed ten minutes after it started. Or that the fuel had went bad, or, whatever. Now someone forwards you an e-mail from a bunch of hobbyists who don't live in your market, your advertisers don't care about, and your station makes no money off of. What would your reaction be? Frankly, I'm tired of being on this soapbox (Les Rayburn, director, High Noon Film, Birmingham, AL 35216, ibid.) ** U S A. RADIO COMPANIES TO PAY $12.5 MILLION PAYOLA FINE By Jim Puzzanghera, LA Times Staff Writer, March 5, 2007 http://www.latimes.com/business/la-ex-payola5mar06,1,2865175.story?coll=la-headlines-business&track=crosspromo WASHINGTON -- Four of the nation's largest broadcast radio companies have agreed to pay a combined $12.5 million to settle a federal investigation into "pay-for-play" practices and will provide thousands of hours of free airtime to local musicians and independent record labels, sources familiar with the agreement said today. Details of the settlement are being worked out and the Federal Communications Commission still must approve it. Under terms of the agreement, Clear Channel Communications Inc., CBS Radio Inc., Entercom Communications Corp. and Citadel Broadcasting Corp. would pay one of the largest fines ever levied by the FCC. The companies allegedly received money, airline tickets, clothing and other gifts from major record companies to play certain songs. The under-the-table payments, known as payola, have been illegal since a series of pay-for-play scandals in the early days of rock 'n' roll in the 1950s. Any payment in exchange for airtime must be disclosed by broadcasters. The $12.5-million fine to be paid by the four companies is in line with settlements two of the companies reached with former New York Attorney General Elliott Spitzer. CBS Radio agreed to pay $2 million in October and Entercom agreed to a $4.45 million fine two months later. But the proposed FCC fine pales in comparison to big settlements Spitzer got from major record companies. Universal Music Group, for example, agreed last year to pay more than $12 million to settle payola allegations. The FCC's jurisdiction, however, is limited to broadcast radio stations. FCC Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein, an amateur musician who helped broker the deal, said the fines and airplay agreements were significant. "I think it's a real breakthrough in the battle to wipe payola off the airwaves," he said. "If you take payola out of radio then music gets heard on the basis of merit, not on the basis of who's got wads of cash backing the artist. That's likely to make radio fresher and restore its vitality." In a separate agreement, the radio companies have agreed to set aside 8,400 half-hour segments of free airtime over the next three years for local and independent artists. The segments would have to air between 6 a.m. and midnight. "It's a watershed moment in our industry," said Peter Gordon, president of Thirsty Ear Recordings, an independent record label based in Connecticut. He helped negotiate the airtime provisions as a board member of the American Association of Independent Music. "The independent sector has a chance to have a voice once again on commercial radio," Gordon said. "I think you're looking at the airwaves being refreshed." (via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) ** U S A. FM TRANSLATORS NO LONGER FOR FM STATIONS ONLY http://1450wgns.com/WGNS_Gets_FM.htm Shoot, I saw notice of who the other station was last week but can't find it now (Doug Smith, WTFDA via DXLD) WRHI, Rock Hill SC, whose local Congressman is the chair of the House Budget Committee. (WGNS' owned-and-operated Congressman chairs the House Science and Technology Committee.) s (Scott Fybush, ibid.) ** VENEZUELA. National anthem lyrix: Gloria al bravo pueblo que el yugo lanzó, la ley respetando la virtud y honor. (bis) Abajo cadenas! abajo cadenas! gritaba el señor gritaba el señor; y el pobre en su choza libertad pidió. A este santo nombre tembló de pavor el vil egoismo que otra vez triunfó. A este santo nombre a este santo nombre tembló de pavor el vil egoismo que otra vez triunfó el vil egoismo que otra vez triunfó. (Henrik Klemetz, RealDX yg via DXLD) N.B. Chávez will probably be changing it soon to mention him. On second thought it already does, ``el vil egoismo`` (gh) ** WESTERN SAHARA [non]. RASD - Polisario Radio is back on 6300.00 shortwave, for the first time since last heard on Feb 10. Noted with translation of a speech in French language [of a foreign delegation ??] into Arabic around 1930 UT March 6. S=5 signal on E1 Radio. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1349, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ARGELIA, 6300, Radio Nacional Saharaui, 2045, escuchada el 6 de Marzo en árabe a locutor con boletín de noticias, referencias a Moratinos, Zapatero, Garzón y los diarios “El Pais” y “El Mundo”, SINPO 45444. (José Miguel Romero, Burjasot (Valencia), España, Sangean ATS 909, Antena Radio Master A-108, ibid.) Radio Nacional de la RASD is back on 6300 Tuesday, March 6, after an absence of a few weeks. Checked at 2240 UT; booming in here. As usual into Spanish at 2300. Still very strong as I type this (Bernie O'Shea, Ottawa, Ontario, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 17477, March 6 at 1614, continuous warbling tone around 1 kHz, similar to heard on 9 MHz frequency from spy numbers/letters transmitter (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) This is not the ear-splitting whine that sometimes shows up wideband around 17450 (gh) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WORLD OF HOROLOGY +++++++++++++++++ DAYLIGHT SHIFTING TIME With silly DST foisted upon most of the USA three weeks earlier than before, from March 11, it`s about time to check when other countries make the shift. All this is from http://www.timeanddate.com/time/dst2007a.html and I suppose some of the dates are still subject to revision. Most notably, altho Canada is going along with US (except the part which never observes DST, Saskatchewan), Mexico is NOT but CUBA IS! Why in the world would Havana want to keep in step with Miami? Here is a summary of the upcoming change dates. The above site goes into more detail showing cities, and exact times of change. However, enclaves such as non-Navajo Arizona which do not observe DST are not singled out, and must be noted only by their absence from the list. The dates shown here are the local date when the change occurs, usually at local midnight to two hours later, in some cases actually the previous date by UT, in areas such as eastern Russia, Australia, NZ, and other points east of Western Europe. DAYLIGHT SHIFTING STARTS: [modified from original post] 11 MARCH: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cuba, Canada [6 zones], USA [6 zones including Alaska] 25 MARCH: all of Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Lebanon, Turkey, Europe [almost all?], Azores, Greenland 29 MARCH: Jordan 31 MARCH: Israel 1 APRIL: Syria, Palestine, Iraq, Haiti, Mexico [3 zones] 27 APRIL: Egypt 6 MAY : Honduras DAYLIGHT SHIFTING ENDS: 11 MARCH: Chile, Easter Island, Paraguay, Uruguay 18 MARCH: New Zealand, Chatham Islands [not 17 March as original post] 25 MARCH: Australia except NT, Qsld [3 zones] + Lord Howe Island [changing ½ hour!] [not 24 March as in original post] 1 APRIL: Namibia 15 APRIL: Falkland Islands (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) NOTE: if you refer to DST as Daylight Saving Time, you are buying into and perpetuating the Big Lie that daylight can be saved rather than merely shifted from one part of the clock day to another (gh, DXLD) During the telecast of the race from Mexico City yesterday I was curious about the area and pulled out an atlas. I noted that the majority of Mexico is in the Central (-6 hrs) time zone while much smaller portions lie in the Mountain (-7 hours) and Pacific (-8 hrs) zones. I assumed there only to be three zones and that seems to be the case. The following page describes the DST in Mexico and explains that Sonora does not observe DST (sensible folks? But also borders Arizona). http://www.mexicanconsulate.org.uk/tourist/Summer%20Time_DST.htm 73, de (Nate Bargmann, dxldyg via DXLD) This also shows Chihua2 on MST in winter, MDT in summer. It used to be on CST in winter (gh, DXLD) When scheduling transmissions, it was sometimes difficult to get information as to when to make the time shift for particular programs. It wouldn't surprise me to hear one day that some country has decided to make the change retroactively. df (Dan Ferguson, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Referring to IBB; a case in point Haiti, where VOA thinx it has to keep the evening Creole broadcast at the same local time in Haïti, but doesn`t always succeed around transition periods, and/or causes collisions as previously documented here (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Yep, I agree with you on hating DST. It's hard to believe that we got stuck with it because Ben Franklin wanted to save money on candles. You would think that in 200 years we would have outgrown it because to me it doesn't make any sense. Having lived on a farm in my youth I can speak with authority when I say that cows can't tell time and that they go by a biological clock built in. However I have read that certain businesses have an interest in keeping it such as the candy industry where DST gives them an extra hour of daylight at Hallowe`en (Bob Ruggley, Chicago, IL, NRC AM via DXLD) DST allows me to get out of work around 5 p.m., reach a seashore DXpedition site by 6 p.m., and still have a bit of light left for setting up antennas. Peak reception of TA's is an hour before to an hour after sunset. After that, the domestic interference builds up. So I'm out of Granite Pier (or wherever) by 10 p.m. even on the longest day of the year. If there was no DST, I'd have 1 to 2 months less for after-work coastal DXpeditions that allow full use of the sunset +/- 1 hour interval. That would amount to fewer logs to IDXD. So not having DST would be good how? (Mark Connelly, WA1ION - Billerica, MA, ibid.) Great, but you should go to work an hour earlier and get off an hour earlier (which is what you are really doing), rather than require the rest of us to mess with our clox (gh, ibid.) DST Special Event March 11 --- For Glenn's favorite yearly tradition: Celebrate the essence of Daylight Savings [sic] Time by contacting the Yamon DX Federation "W6YDX" Daylight Saving [sic] Time special event station in Tustin, California (DM13). This salute to an exciting tradition will be held on March 11th, 2007 during the hours of 0500z and 1300z. Anticipated SSB operating frequencies will be 3850, 7250 & 14250 kHz. CW will be on 7040. Other possible frequencies include 50.135 MHz SSB, 144.210 MHz SSB & 146.550 MHz FM. A special commemorative full-color photo QSL card will be issued for this event! We look forward to working you on March 11th! One lucky QSL recipient will receive a clock as a gift! info from http://www.yamon.org/ (Wade Smith, VE9WGS, New Brunswick, March 6, dxldyg via DXLD) DIGITAL BROADCASTING DRM: see GERMANY; SERBIA ++++++++++++++++++++ PROPAGATION +++++++++++ ARNIE CORO'S HF PLUS LOW BAND VHF PROPAGATION UPDATE AND FORECAST Solar flux is at rock bottom baseline level of 70 flux units, and there are chances for some high latitude propagation disturbances to happen, The effective sunspot number is just 17 units, so the daytime maximum useable frequency curve keeps staying below the 22 or 23 megaHertz marker even at peak times. After Thursday HF propagation will improve a bit, with better chances for nice equinoctial DX on the AM broadcast and the Tropical bands (Arnie Coro, CO2KK, RHC DXers Unlimited March 6, HCDX via DXLD) The geomagnetic field was at quiet to unsettled levels on 26 February. Activity increased to quiet to active levels on 27 February as a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream began to influence the field. A further increase to quiet to minor storm levels occurred on 28 February with major storm periods at high latitudes. Activity decreased to quiet to active levels on 01 March with minor storm periods at high latitudes. Activity decreased to quiet levels at all latitudes during the remainder of the period. ACE near real-time solar wind data indicated the recurrent high-speed stream began early on 27 March, reached a peak of 700 km/sec at 28/2159 UTC, then began to gradually subside on 01 March. Maximum IMF variability occurred as the high-speed stream commenced with a minimum southward Bz reading of -15 nT observed at 27/0712 UTC and a maximum Bt reading of 15 nT at 27/0616 UTC. Proton density reached a peak of 44 pfu at 26/0221 UTC in advance of the high-speed stream. FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 07 MARCH - 02 APRIL 2007 Solar activity is expected to be at very low levels. No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels during 08 – 09, 14 – 23, and 28 - 31 March. The geomagnetic field is expected to be at quiet to unsettled levels during 07 – 11 March. Field activity is expected to increase to unsettled to minor storm levels during 12 – 13 March due to a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. Quiet to unsettled conditions are expected during 14 – 25 March. Field activity is expected to increase to unsettled to minor storm levels during 26 - 27 March due to a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. Quiet to unsettled conditions are expected during 28 March – 01 April. Activity is expected to increase to unsettled to minor storm levels on 02 April due to a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. :Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt :Issued: 2007 Mar 06 2124 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center # Product description and SEC contact on the Web # http://www.sec.noaa.gov/wwire.html # # 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table # Issued 2007 Mar 06 # # UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest # Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index 2007 Mar 07 70 10 3 2007 Mar 08 70 5 2 2007 Mar 09 70 5 2 2007 Mar 10 70 5 2 2007 Mar 11 70 10 3 2007 Mar 12 75 20 4 2007 Mar 13 75 15 3 2007 Mar 14 75 12 3 2007 Mar 15 75 8 3 2007 Mar 16 75 5 2 2007 Mar 17 75 5 2 2007 Mar 18 75 5 2 2007 Mar 19 75 5 2 2007 Mar 20 75 5 2 2007 Mar 21 75 5 2 2007 Mar 22 75 5 2 2007 Mar 23 75 5 2 2007 Mar 24 75 5 2 2007 Mar 25 75 15 3 2007 Mar 26 75 20 4 2007 Mar 27 75 10 3 2007 Mar 28 75 5 2 2007 Mar 29 75 5 2 2007 Mar 30 75 5 2 2007 Mar 31 75 5 2 2007 Apr 01 75 8 3 2007 Apr 02 75 15 3 (http://www.sec.noaa.gov/radio via WORLD OF RADIO 1349, DXLD) ###