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BC-DX 67 02 Jan 1994 ______

BULGARIA SW relay Plovdiv-BUL in English to WeAF replaced 13675 by 13690 kHz at 1800-1900 UTC, 500 kW, 215 degrees. (ARDXC via GH - WWCR)

CLANDESTINE STATIONS/ALGERIA Thanks to a tip of Christian Ratzer-AUT, Radio Nacional de la Republica Democratica de Sahara observed out-of-band channel 11320 kHz for relaying its medium programme of 1355 kHz, located in the ALG/MRC border region near Tindouf-ALG, approx. 0600-0800 and 1800-0058 UTC. Schedule on MW 1355 kHz has been rather varying 2037-2203 UTC, except on Thurs night extended to 1900-2303 UTC. All broadcast in Maghreb- and Spanish, ending with long National Anthem. Popular "Clandestine Stations List" by Finn Krone-DSWCI list this station on SW 11520 kHz, first observed on short wave in March 1993. outlet appeared on Aug 21, 1979. Station announcing (!) Worldwide Locator IL 56 in Western Sahara Territory. Address: Directeur d'Information, Polisario Front, Boite Postale 10, El-Mouradia, Alger, Algeria, - - or Embajada de la Republica Arabe Saragui Democratica, Caracas, Venezuela. (CR, WB, FK)

CZECH REPUBLIC In order to save money and energy, "Radiozurnal" Prague's domestic service relay ceased using Uherske Hradiste Topolna 270 kHz, 1500 kW, 0230-2300 UTC (but observed here Jan 1st to 3rd again!), and SW Litomysl Oborova 5930 kHz, 100 kW, 0500-2220 UTC. Will go off the air Jan 1st, 1994. First programme will remain in service on the air via MW 1071 & 1233 kHz. FM in parallel, but not later than Oct 1st, 1994. Second programme will remain on MW 558, 639, 864, 954, 981, and 1322 kHz, plus numerous FM regional frequencies. (Czech contributor to Internet via HCJB Party Line)

Radio Prague, External service of Czech radio, reshuffeled its frequency usage. Observed in English at 1600-1630 UTC on new 5930, 7345, and new 11630 kHz (x6055, 11990, 13580, 15505). 6055 kHz replaced by 5930 kHz at 0600-0727 in F, G, E, and 1530-2227 UTC in F, E, F, Cz, G, F, E, Cz, Sp, F, Sp, F, E, Sp, E. French at 0600 UTC on new 9440 kHz (due to strong R UKR Internat. Kiev on 9505 kHz). 11990 replaced by 11630 kHz at 1500 Cz, 1530 F, 1600 E, 1630 Cz. (WB)

FINLAND Radio Finland replaced 9615 by 9740 kHz to SoEUR/AF/SoEaAM, English 2230, German 2300-2330 UTC. (RVI)

FRANCE RFI Paris in French observed on odd 4902,5 kHz, a harmonic of 9805 kHz, scheduled 0500-0800 UTC to Ea/SoEaEUR. On Nov 25th, TDF France inaugurated first of twelve new 500 kW Thomson-CSF systems at Issoudun-C. Each of the twelve systems consist one most modern SW revolving system (360 degrees) called ALLISS. Curtain antenna is 80 metres wide, 20 metres high. SW tx is placed in the foundation of the antenna tower(!), no expensive feeder lines are necessary. See picture copy on page 2 of WorldRadioTVHandbook '93. Switzerland ordered one new ALLISS SW antenna and tx system also. (AMID, wwh)

GERMANY WEST3 TV und WDR2 Radio gehen zum 1. Januar 1994 auf ASTRA Satellit. Der WDR nimmt eine eigene Sendestelle fuer ASTRA 1 C in Langenberg in Betrieb. WDR2 ist dann europaweit in Stereoqualitaet zu hoeren. Am 31.12.93 wird die Abstrahlung von West3 TV ueber den Satelliten DFS Kopernikus der deutschen Telekom eingestellt. Empfangsdaten: ASTRA 1 C, Orbitposition 19,2 Ost, horizontale Polarisation (Modus 2), WEST3 TV auf Kanal 39, 11052,75 MHz. Ton in Mono 7,02 und 7,20 MHz. Aus technischen Gruenden kann immer nur ein eines der sechs West3 Regionalfenster ausgestrahlt werden, Wechsel alle sechs Wochen. WDR2 Radio auf Untertraeger 7,38 und 7,56 MHz in Stereo.

Das WDR Klassikprogramm WDR3 wird weiterhin ueber DFS Kopernikus innerhalb DSR - Digitales Satelliten Radio - in digitaler Qualitaet ausgestrahlt. (WDR Cologne Pressestelle)

HUNGARY Radio Budapest in English will change to two half-an-hour broadcasts from the present one-hour ones from March 27th, 1994, according to the following times and frequencies: EUR 1900-1930 & 2100-2130 UTC 6110 7220 9835 11910 kHz. At present 2200-2300 UTC. NoAM 0100-0130 & 0230-0300 UTC 5970 9835 11910 15220 kHz. At present 0300-0400 UTC. (R Budapest)

INDONESIA RRI Sibolga is back on the air, monitored approx. 1300-1610 UTC on 5256,5 kHz. (GVG - RN)

JAPAN/GABON/GB Live coverage of great NHK Domestic Service New Year party from NHK hall in Tokyo observed on special SW outlets on Jan 31 at approx. 1400-1600 UTC. Live phone in by listeners all over the world could be heard. Traditional Japanese spring music played on Kato & Bamboo flute instruments. Japanese progr from 1400-1530 UTC, English from 1530 til 1600 UTC via Moyabi-Gabon 21650 kHz, Skelton-GB 9670 kHz, and 11830 kHz (unknown site), may either Singapore or Ekala- CLN relay. 21650 kHz outlet fed by two hops via satellite from Japan, signal always 300 ms behind 9670 and 11830 kHz. (WB)

MOROCCO Ten new 500 kW SW tx are now operational on new Voice of America relay station at (Tangiers-II) Briech, used towards EaEUR, NE, ME and AF. (BBC German DX px)

PAKISTAN in E at 1600-1630 UTC on new 9470 kHz. (BBC German DX px) Urdu World Service 1700-1900 UTC replaced poor 7355 by 7485, better on 9855 kHz. In slow speed English at 1600-1630 UTC on new 9470 11570 v13590 15675 (x15555) kHz. Turkish 1700-1800 UTC 11520 kHz. Arabic 1700-1900 UTC v9485 kHz. French 1930-2030 UTC new 9885, and useless 11570 kHz. (RVI)

POLAND Polish Radio Warsaw replaced 6095 by 6035 kHz at 0500-0630 UTC. /./ 7145, MW 1503 kHz. 0500 Ukr, 0530 Bjelor, 0600 Lith, from 0630 UTC in Polish also. (AMID)

ROMANIA Radio Romania International, Bucharest, announced this Fax number ++40 - 1 - 312 92 62. (AMID)

SAIPAN CSM Boston Pacific station KHBI Saipan at 1400-1555 UTC to SoAsia replaced 9530 by 9355 kHz. (GVG - RN)

SLOVAKIA/ Tests of Radio branch via txs in Slovakia from Jan 1st to 7th, 1994. Asking for reception reports from EUR, AS and AF to AWR Europe, P.O.Box 100 252, D-62483 Darmstadt, Germany. Test tape audio signals at 1500 UTC on 5945 and 9455 kHz are independent, 9455 kHz ten seconds ahead of 5945 kHz. Announcing tests at 0100-0800 and 1300-2200 UTC on 5940 5945 7115 7180 7270 7315 9455 9465 11610 13715 13790 kHz.

Regular broadcast from Jan 8th onwards, scheduled to rent two SW txs with 250 kW in Slovakia 22 hours a day to EUR, AS and AF. German at 0700-0800 UTC on 5940 kHz, 1500-1600 UTC on 5945 kHz. English tx no. 1: 7270 kHz 0100-0300 UTC to SoAS, 9465 0300-0500 WeAS, 13715 0600-0700 WeAF, 7180 0700-0800 NoEUR, 13790 1400-1500 SoAS, 9455 1500-1800 SoAS. tx no. 2: 9455 0400-0500 EaAF, 11610 1600-1800 EaAF. Observed 0500-0700 UTC 11610 kHz to ME/NE, 13715 kHz to AF.. (AWR, DX Actuell)

USA CSM Christian Science Monitor, Boston, observed at 0500-0700 UTC on new 7535 kHz in English & German (x9840 WCSN Scotts Corner, Maine).(WB)

WINB Red Lion using direction reversable 50/230 degrees. 1600-2400 UTC on new 15715 kHz towards Europe. 0000-1100 UTC on 11950 kHz 230 degrees towards MEX.

KCBI Dallas is no longer a client of George Jacobs Consulting Company. (GH - WWCR)

World Wide Gospel Radio, WJCR Upton, Kentucky, using 4 x 50 kW RCA txs. Ceased testing 13595 kHz 2100-0500 UTC. From Jan 1st 1994, WJCR network I will official using 13595 kHz towards via two txs combined to 100 kW via rhombic antenna, 12 hours Mandarin Chinese, 12 hours . WJCR network II in English on 7490 kHz 24 hours. P.O.Box 91, Upton, KY 42784, U.S.A.

"Voice of OAS - Organization of American States -" (Spanish "La Voz de la OEA") will cease all SW in Spanish towards CeAM crisis areas of NIC, HND, PNR, and CUB, as from Jan 2nd. At present via VoA Bethany 9565 & 11835 kHz, 250 kW to 168 degrees. And via Greenville 15160 kHz, 500 kW to 164 degrees. (HCJB)

USA/HAWAII "World of Radio" no longer via WWCR Nashville Sats 2130 UTC on 15610 kHz. Probably additional via WHRI South Bend, Indiana, Fris 2230 UTC on 13760 kHz, and via new KWHR Naalehu, Hawaii, on 9930 kHz, Sats & Suns 0600, Sats 0900 UTC.

VENEZUELA Radio Nacional de VEN, tx Caracas Campo de Carabobo, nominal on 9434 kHz, spread spurs widely down to 9355 kHz at 0000-0500 UTC. (GH - WWCR) vy73 - de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 68 10 Jan 1994 ______

CHINA CPBS - Central People's Station - TAIWAN Service, 1st programme, Beijing schedule: 0100 0200 0300 0320 (local), 0400 0500 0600 (economic) UTC 549 693 765 1116 11100 11935 15710 kHz, 1000 1200 1215 (economic), 1220 (local) 1300 UTC 549 693 765 1116 3815 9380 11100 11935 kHz, 1400 1500 1600 1700 1715 (economic), 1720 (local), 1855 (economic), 1900 2000 2100 2200 UTC 549 693 765 1116 3815 5125 6015 7620 11935 kHz, 2330 UTC 549 693 765 1116 3815 5125 7620 11100 kHz, 2335 (local) UTC 549 693 765 1116 3815 5125 11100 11935 kHz. Second programme: 0353-0955 UTC 11000 15880 kHz, 0955-1100 UTC 6095 11000 15880 kHz, 1100-1804 UTC 6095 6790 9170 kHz, 2053-2300 UTC 5090 6790 kHz, 2300-0104 UTC 9170 11000 kHz. (BBC German DX px)

CLANDESTINE RADIO STATIONS/ALGERIA Thanks to a tip of Christian Ratzer-AUT, Radio Nacional de la Republica Democratica de Sahara observed out-of-band channel 11320 kHz for relaying its medium wave programme of 1355 kHz, located in the ALG/MRC border region near Tindouf-ALG, approx. 0600-0800 and 1800-0058 UTC. Schedule on MW 1355 kHz has been rather varying 2037-2203 UTC, except on Thurs night extended to 1900-2303 UTC. All broadcast in Maghreb-Arabic and Spanish, ending with long National Anthem. Popular "Clandestine Stations List" by Finn Krone-DSWCI list this station on SW 11520 kHz, first observed on short wave in March 1993. Medium wave outlet appeared on Aug 21, 1979. Station announcing Amateur Radio (!) Worldwide Locator IL 56 in Western Sahara Territory. address: Directeur d'Information, Polisario Front, Boite Postale 10, El-Mouradia, Alger, Algeria, - - or Embajada de la Republica Arabe Saragui Democratica, Caracas, Venezuela. (CR, WB, FK)

"Free Voice of Ethiopian Unity" (Amharic: Yenetsa Radio Yeethiopia Andinet Dimts New). This station which is hostile to the Ethiopian and Eritrean governments, is transmitting in Amharic to EUR ME & AF at 1600-1700 (Sun/Wed) UTC on 11666v, 11695 and 15205 kHz address: P.O.Box 91701, Washington DC 20090, U.S.A. (BBCMS)

"Voice of Human Rights and Freedom for Iran" - (Persian: Seda-ye Hoquq-e Bashar va Azadiha-ye Iran). Has been observed broadcasting to EUR in Farsi at 0600-0645 UTC 9350, 11470 kHz (monitored here at 0645-0730 UTC 15100, 15145 15670 kHz, ed) and 1545-1630 9350 11650 kHz. A programme for the ME, is transmitted at 0230-0425 UTC 9350 11470 15145 kHz, 1630-1825 9350 11470 15620 kHz and 1830-1900 1107 kHz. The station, formerly known as Iran's Flag of Freedom Radio, is hostile to the Government of Iran and their are believed to be located in Abis-EGY. Address: either Box holder, 18 bis Rue de Violet, F-75015 Paris, France, or R.Farhadi, POBox 19740-187, Irvine, CA 92714, U.S.A.

Anti Castro-CUB station "La Voz del CID" (believed to bc from either GTM or CTR) in Spanishlanguage is a daily guest here: 1200-0415 UTC on v9941,6 kHz, 2200-1200 UTC 7340,3 kHz, 0420-1200 UTC 6305,7 kHz. (AMID)

CZECH REPUBLIC In order to save money and energy, "Radiozurnal" Czech 's first programme domestic service relay ceased using longwave Uherske Hradiste Topolna 270 kHz, 1500 kW.

* But observed here Jan 1st to 9th again! Acc to Mr. Richard Measham- * * BBCMS, Czech radio still continue on LW 270 kHz for another month. * * Many rumours and discussions against cut back in LW & SW schedule. * And SW Litomysl Oborova 5930 kHz, 100 kW, 0500-2220 UTC. Will go off the air Jan 1st, 1994. First programme will remain in service on the air via MW 1071 & 1233 kHz. FM in parallel, but not later than Oct 1st, 1994. Second programme will remain on MW 558, 639, 864, 954, 981, and 1322 kHz, plus numerous FM regional frequencies. (Czech contributor to Internet via HCJB Party Line)

Radio Prague, External service of Czech radio, reshuffeled its frequency usage. Observed in English at 1600-1630 UTC on new 5930, 7345, and new 11630 kHz (x6055, 11990, 13580, 15505). 6055 kHz replaced by 5930 kHz at 0600-0727 in F, G, E, and 1530-2227 UTC in F, E, F, Cz, G, F, E, Cz, Sp, F, Sp, F, E, Sp, E. French at 0600 UTC on new 9440 kHz (due to strong R UKR Internat. Kiev on 9505 kHz). 11990 replaced by 11630 kHz at 1500 Cz, 1530 F, 1600 E, 1630 Cz. Here is the new schedule, according station announcements and monitoring:

F 0600-0627 5930 7345 9440 G 0630 E 0700-0727 5930 7345 9505 E 0730 Cz 0800-0827 17535 21705 AS/PAC G 1100 6055 7345 9505 E 1130 F 1200 Sp 1230-1257 7345 11990 15355 G 1300-1327 6055 7345 Cz 1500 F 1530 E 1600 Cz 1630 5930 7345, 11630 ME G 1700-1727 5930 7345 F 1730 E 1800 5930 7345, 9420 AF Cz 1830 Sp 1900 F 1930 Sp 2000 F 2030 5930 7265, 9420 AF E 2100 Sp 2130 E 2200-2227 5930 7345, 9420 AF Sp 2300 Cz 2330-2357 5930 7345 9405 Ce / SoAM E 0000 5930 7345 ?F 0030? E 0100-0127 7345 NoAM Cz 0230 5930 7345 NoAM, 9810 AS E 0300-0327 5930 7345 NoAM E 0330-0357 5930 7345 9440 NoAM Difficult for myself to separate Slovak and Czech language either. (see under Slovak Republic also) (WB)

GEORGIA Radio Georgia from Tbilisi at 0800-0830 UTC poor signal level on 11805 kHz, in German. Strong QRM of KTWR Guam. Also German sce on poor 6080 kHz at 1930-2000 UTC, strong QRM of Radio tx Carnarvon 250 kW, 1630-2100 UTC on same channel. (CR-AUT)

HAWAII KWHR Naalehu Hawaii schedule, pacific outlet of LaSEA Broadcasting, WHRI - World Harvest Radio International, South Bend Indiana: new 15595 (x17555) 0000-0200 PAC islands 17510 0200-0400 JAP 0400-0600 CHN 9930 0600-0800 JAP 0800-1400 CHN 1400-1600 MLA / SoCHN 7425 1600-1800 PAC islands 13625 1800-2000 PAC / NZL / AUS 13720 2000-2200 JAP 17510 2200-0000 JAP (RJ)

ITALY Radio Europe, Pioltello, via new 500 watt USB tx at 0700-1300 UTC, on v7294 kHz. Address: via Play DX, via Davanzati 8, I-20158 Milan, Italy. (CR-AUT)

RAI - Radiotelevisione Italiana - Rome in foreign languages is really not worth listening to. RAI schedule in WRTH 1968 looks like the same as for 1994, hi. Poor programme content and style of - non - presenting are trying to drive their listeners away. More exciting are live coverage transmissions of Calcio - Sunday Football special - in Italian language, every Sunday 1330-1730 UTC, monitored here on 9855, 21535, 21710 kHz.

Here is the SW schedule of RAI Rome. Home service relay: Radiouno 0400-2129 UTC 6060 9515 kHz Radiodue 0400-2129 UTC 7175 kHz Radiotre - transmissions surpressed - (1500-2200 UTC x3995 kHz)

Notturno Italiano in Italian, English, French, German at 2231-0445 UTC, SW Rome 6060 kHz, MW Rome 846, Milan 900 kHz.

Special transmissions to Italian peace keeping forces, serving in Somalia, EaAF 0700- 1350 21775, 0700-1800 15525, 1400-1800 9825 (x11745), 1840-2030 11745.

0330-0345 Russian 5975 6020 7275 9710 0415-0435 Amharic 15330 17795 21560 0415-0440 English 7275 9575 0415-0530 Italian 5975 7275 9680 11910 15245 0445-0505 Lithuan 5975 7275 0510-0530 Romanian 5975 7275 0510-0530 Somali 15330 17795 21560 0535-0550 Russian 7275 9575 0535-0555 Arabic 9680 11800 15260 0550-0610 Ukraine 7275 9575 (ex 0350-0410 UTC)

1330-1345 Arabic 6060 9515 1400-1730 Italian 9855 17800 21515 21535 21710 (Suns only) 1430-1445 Arabic 6060 9515 (Mons-Sats) 1430-1455 Maltese 5990 7110 1430-1455 French 7290 9575 11905 1500-1520 Turkish 7235 9710 1500-1520 ex-Croatian, not appeared in latest frequency schedule 1500-1525 Italian 17780 21560 1520-1535 Slovene 5990 7290 9575 1520-1540 Greek 9575 9710 1535-1550 German 5990 7290 9575 1540-1600 Bulgar 7235 9710

1605-1625 Russian 7235 9710 1630-1655 French 7235 9710 1640-1655 Somali 15220 17870 21710 1655-1735 Italian 5990 7110 7290 1700-1745 Italian 7235 9710 15230 17870 21710 1750-1810 Arabic 7235 9710 1750-1825 German 5990 7110 1815-1830 Czech 7290 9710 1830-1845 Slovak 7290 9710 1845-1905 Polish 7290 9710

1910-1930 Serbian 5990 7275 1910-1930 Arabic 9710 11800 15340 1930-2005 Italian 15225 17780 1935-1955 Hungar 5990 7235 1935-1955 English 7275 11800 (x9710) 2000-2020 Albanian 7235 9575 2000-2020 Danish 6010 7275 Tue, Thur, Sun Swedish Mon, Wed, Fri Esperanto Sat 2025-2045 Arabic 7275 9710 2025-2045 English 7235 9575 11800 (7275 print out) 2050-2110 Spanish 5990 7275

2110-2130 Portug 5990 7275 (9575 print out) 2135-2155 Czech 6010 7275 2135-2155 Romanian 5990 7235 2155-2210 Slovak 6010 7275 2200-2225 English 5990 9710 11800 2210-2225 Polish 6010 7275 2230-0100 Italian 6005 9725 11800 11905 15245

0100-0120 English 7275 11800 (?6005, 9725?) 0100-0120 Spanish 11905 15245 0120-0135 French 9575 11800 (?6005, 9725?) 0120-0135 Portug 11905 15245 0140-0305 Italian 6005 9575 9725 11800 11880 0305-0325 Spanish 9575 11800 11905 (?11880?) (numerous errors in printed schedule)

KAZAKHSTAN Alma Ata in English at 0100-0130 UTC on 5915 & 6135 kHz.

KYRGYZSTAN Radio Bishkek in German to local German minority on Tues (but not on Sats) 1600-1630 UTC 4010 kHz. English sce still at 0010 UTC.(CR)

LITHUANIA Radio Vilnius continueing using Russian relay Krasnodar Armavir 7150 kHz at Tues-Suns 0000-0100 UTC to NoAM at least for another year. Lithuanian 0000 UTC, English 0030-0100 UTC. New own Lithuanian SW centre near Kaunas is under consideration. Aid funds from Switzerland will be used. (GH - WWCR, Richard Measham-BBCMS via RNMN)

ROMANIA Radio Romania International in English morning news service 0632-0640 UTC on 7105, new 9530, 9665, 9690, 11775, 11840 kHz.(AMID

RWANDA Radio in English to AS at 2100-2150 UTC via Kigali relay on 9670 kHz. (DLR Berlin DX-R)

SERBIA Radio YUG Belgrade via txs in Bijeljina, occupied Bosnia, in Spanish 2000-2030 UTC 6100 7220 kHz. (WB)

SINGAPORE Singapore, breakfast show in E at 2200-0100 UTC on strong 5052 kHz, may on new 2500 kW tx. Whole PAC weather report at xx.00 and xx.30, ann MW 630, SW 5052 and 11940 kHz, FM 90,5 MHz. Probably new 6155 & 9530 kHz channels are not in service yet. (CR-AUT)

SLOVAK REPUBLIC Radio Slovakia International Bratislava in Russian 1300-1327 UTC on 9485 11990 13580 kHz. Satellite feeder are used, 9485 kHz is 300 ms behind the two others. German 1330-1357 UTC on 6055V 7345V 9505R, and 11990R kHz. Russian 1830, Slovak 1900, E 1930, German 2000-2027 UTC 5915R 7345V 9440V (x9605) kHz. English 0100 UTC, Slovak 0130 UTC, French 0200-0230 UTC on 5930R 7310V NoAM, 9810V AS. Additional 5915R kHz at 0130-0200 UTC only. English 0830 UTC, Slovak 0900-0927 UTC 11990V, 15605V, 17535R, 21705R kHz. (from 0900 UTC QRM by Radio Norway on same 21705 kHz) Difficult for myself to separate Slovak and Czech language either. (see under Czech Republic also) (WB)

SRI LANKA Radio Deutsche Welle in German to EaAS/PAC at 0000-0230 UTC via Trincomalee- CLN relay 11735 kHz. (DLR Berlin DX-R)

SWEDEN RSI Stockholm changed some frequencies: 0030-0130 6065 9850 (x9695, 11650) English, Swedish 0230-0430 6195 9850 (x9695, 11650) E, Sw, E, Sw (GH - WWCR)

USA FCC complained that WEWN Birmingham is using 9985 kHz next to WWV time signal channel, causing interference there. WEWN will go down to 9975 kHz. (George Jacobs via GH - WWCR)

Religious Dr. Gene Scott network in English via WWCR Nashville observed around 2200-0100 UTC on new 9960 kHz (x13845?). (AMID)

CSM Boston in EUR mornings on WSHB 7465 kHz 0000-0800 UTC, and WCSN 7535 kHz 0600-0700 UTC. German on 7535 kHz. 7465 kHz 0600 Russian, 0630 German, 0730 French. (AMID) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX BC-DX 69 16 Jan 1994 ______

ALBANIA Radio Tirana home service relay in Albanian at 1400-1700 UTC monitored on odd 7159,3 kHz, /./5985, and MW 1215 kHz. (AMID)

AUSTRALIA AAFR - Australian Armed Forces Radio actual E transmission schedule in USB mode via Canberra tx, 40 kW, on directional rhombic antenna, and Naval Communication station at Exmouth on North Western Cape of AUS. Daily 0300 UTC 20418,5 kHz, 0900 15633,5, 1200 9193,5. Mon & Fri only 1600 UTC 10848,5 kHz with 10 kW only. Alternatively on 8115 11465 12070,5 13525 18735 19969 kHz. At least two IRC's are required for a reply. (RJ)

AZERBAIDZHAN Azerbaidzhan Radio Baku in German at 1500 UTC via Samara-RUS 7160 kHz relay, still announcing summer frequency 15240 kHz. (couldn't verified here, ed) Autumn frequency was 9840 kHz. Acc to WRTH '93, Baku is scheduled 1500 UTC in Farsi, 1600 Azeri, 1700-1800 in English. (Deutschland Radio Berlin DX Actuell, RVI, ed)

BANGLA DESH Dhaka in English observed at 1230-1300 UTC on usual 13615 kHz. (RVI)

BOLIVIA Radio Metropolitana DX Club programme for listeners abroad, from La Paz 6194,5 kHz at 0100-0300 and 0900-1100 UTC. (GH - WWCR)

BULGARIA Sofia late frequency change: Left maritime band channel 6220 kHz in favour of 6070 kHz on Mon-Sat 0400-0700, Suns 0530-1000 UTC, daily 1030-1130, 1300-0015 UTC. TX Sofia Kostinbrod 150 kW on non . Mon-Sat: 0400-0500 Turkish, 0530 Albanian, 0600 Greek, 0630-0700 UTC Serbo Croatian. Suns only: 0500 Greek, 0530 Albananian, 0600 Turkish, 0730 Serbo Croatian, 0900-1000 UTC Greek. Daily 1030-1130 Turkish. 1300-1600 Bulgarian, 1600 Serbo Croatian, 1645 Albanian, 1730 Greek, 1815 Serbo Croatian, 1900 Bulgarian, 1945 Albanian, 2030 Greek, 2115 Serbo Croatian. Italian at 2200-2245 and (late night for EUR audience) 2330-0015 UTC.

Delete 6210 kHz for Bulgarian 1700-2000, German at 2015-2100 (on single 6085 kHz only), Serbo Croatian 2115-2200, Italian 2200-2245 UTC.

English DX programme schedule: Fri 1630 12085, 1945 7455 9700. Sat 0000 7455 9700, 0645 9700 11720, 1245 11645 13645, 1445 11630. Sun 2145 6085 9700. Mon 0145 7455 9700, 2145 6085 9700. Tue 0145 7455 9700. (GH - WWCR) (Ivo Ivanov-BUL, Deutschland Radio Berlin DX Actuell)

CLANDESTINE RADIO STATIONS "Voice of the People of Kurdistan" observed on v6290 (down from 6300) kHz at 0400-0425 UTC in Arabic, from 0430 UTC in Kurdish.

Revival of "Radio Chad Libre" (from LBY?) on v5902 kHz, around 0504 UTC. (GH - WWCR)

COLOMBIA New Colombian station on SW 5873,6 kHz observed at 2130-2345 UTC from Tuquerres, Narino Province. WRTH show MW HJRQ Radio Austral 1305 kHz from that town. (GH - WWCR)

CROATIA Hrvatski Radio Zagreb, Home Service relay on SW observed via Zagreb Deanovec on new 4770 & 5895 kHz approx. 2200-0643 UTC, /./ MW 1125, SW 5920 kHz, partially on MW Split 1134 kHz also. QRM by Kaduna-NIG on 4770 kHz. English news around 2203-2209 UTC. 100 kW of power on 5895 kHz, replaced by 13640 kHz at 0644-1900 UTC, /./ 5920, 9830 kHz. (RVI, GH - WWCR)

GERMANY MDR Info of - - via ex GDR super power MW station Burg 783 kHz decreased from 1000/250 kW to 20 kW only. (Dieter Leupold in Deutschland Radio Berlin DX Report)

GERMANY/USA Radio Free Europe, Munich, launched new Serbo Croatian service towards former Yugoslavia: 1630-1800 UTC 5985 7115 11815 15370 kHz, 1700-1800 9695 kHz also. 2200-2300 UTC 5985 7117 7145 9695 kHz. (RN)

INDONESIA RRI Jakarta Programa Nasional usual in Bahasa Indonesian language observed with English segment at 1230-1255 UTC on 9679,92 kHz.

ITALY New Radio Esperienza (Experience) an Italian Catholic religious radio station monitored in Austria at approx. 0800 to sign off at 1500 UTC on QRG 6233 kHz. Poor audio level. News relay. Address: Radio Esperienza, reverendo Padre Sacerdote Luigi Cordioli, Largo San Giorgio 91, I-41100 Modena, Itlay. Phone: (+39) 59 230373 (Christoph Ratzer OE2CRM) (Beware of other religious broadcaster TWR Monaco on exact 6230 kHz at 0830-0915, 1105- 1120, 1430-1500, 1645-1715 UTC.)

KYRGYZSTAN Radio Bishkek in German to local German minority on Tues (but not on Sats) 1600-1630 UTC, and daily(?) 0025-0030 UTC, both on 4010 kHz. R 0000-0010, English sce still at 0010-0015, Kyrgyz 0015-0025, music at 0030-0100 UTC. (CR, Deutschland Radio Berlin DX Report)

MONGOLIA Independent commercial radio station "Tchagan Sonhor"(?) - means White Hawk - on the air three times a week, could be monitored on Weds 1400-1500 UTC on 209 227 4080 4850, and local (Made in Germany) FM tx on 100,9 MHz. Disc jockey programme in Mongolian, and very few station identification in English language could be heard. (RJ)

NEW ZEALAND RNZL International is cancelling its own Mailbox programme in last week of January. Final popular mailbox & DX programme by Tony King & Arthur Cushen can be heard on Jan 24th & 27th, 1994, Mon 0430 UTC 15115 kHz, Thur 0800 UTC 9700 kHz,. Replaced by domestic service programmes instead. (GH - WWCR)

PAKISTAN Radio Pakistan in English at 1600-1615 UTC on additional 4895,72 kHz, /./ 9470 11570 13590 15675 kHz. (RVI)

PHILIPPINES FEBC Manila new on 9 MHz in Z-93 schedule: 9475 kHz 2200-0000 UTC, 9495 kHz 2230-0015 UTC, 9780 kHz 2200-2300 UTC, 9875 kHz 2230- 2330 UTC. (FEBC via ARDXC)

Radio Veritas Manila observed on usual 9520 kHz at 1000-1500 UTC, but Indonesian section seems extended to 55 mins at 1200-1255 UTC, into Vietnamese language at 1300 UTC. Station identification in English at 1257 UTC mentioned a single frequency only, parallel QRG may ceased.

RUSSIA Common International and "Slavyanka" programme in Russian. The "Slavyanka" radio studio of the Russian Federation's Ministry of Defence has begun a service jointly with Radio Moscow International for servicemen of the 201st Division of the Russian border troops based in Tajikistan on the border with Afghanistan and for ethnic Russians in the area, as well as for troops serving in Caucasian region. Monitored at Tue-Sun 0200-0400 UTC, Mon-Sat 1700-1900 UTC 945 1125 1143 4740 4940 5945 6090 7140 7265 kHz. At 0200-0400 UTC on 5920 5930 6165 7235 kHz also. Address: Radio Slavyanka, K-160, Uliza Marshalla Shaposhnikova 14, Moscow, Russia. (RJ) SINGAPORE Radio Singapore plans to relaunch a new improved SW service on Tuesday February 1st, 1994. Languages and targets have not been announced yet. (BBCMS via RN)

TURKEY Izmir Cinarli Anadolu Teknik ve End stri Meslek Lisesi Deneme Radyosu (Radio of the Izmir Technical Institute College) is on the the air from 0800-1000 & 1200-1400 UTC (from March 27th one hour earlier) on v7100 up to 7103 kHz. Station appeared in World Radio TV Handbook from 1967 to 1980 issue. Monitored and reported by Rumen Pankov in August 1993 again. Verie signer is Mr. G”ksel Uysal, Technical Manager, at Cinarli, 35110 Izmir, . (Assumed to be on the air via poor 250 watt tx, may heard approx. 800 km around Izmir, ed) (Rumen Pankov-BUL, Harald Kuhl in DSWCI-SWN)

USA Adventist Media Mission "Prophecy Countdown" radio station (separate organization to AWR) via WCSN Scotts Corner, Maine, is ready to start on Jan 17th: Daily 1500-1700 UTC 15665 kHz, but different schedule Saturdays on their Sabbath 1300- 1545 UTC 11745 kHz, 1545-1700 UTC 15665 kHz, weekdays 0100-0300 (-0330 Suns) UTC 7465 kHz. (GH - WWCR)

CSM - Christian Science Monitor - Boston in English to EUR at 2100-2200 UTC replaced OOB frequency 5850 kHz by 7510 kHz. (ORF)

On Jan 3rd, "La Voz de OEA" closed SW operation seemingly for ever. Closure lasted eight days only, station resumed on Jan 10th. Revival on SW will last three months only, until April 15th latest(!). Resumed in English language also, Mon-Fri 2245-2300 UTC, Portuguese at Sats 2315 UTC only, Spanish daily 2330-2400 UTC. All via Bethany usual used 9565 kHz replaced by 9535 kHz (conflict QRM to RCI there), Bethany 11835 kHz 250 kW to 168 degrees, Greenville 15160 kHz 500 kW to 164 degrees. (c.f. BC-DX no.67) (John Vodenik, VOA Bethany, via GH - WWCR) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 70 23 Jan 1994 ______

AUSTRALIA 's radio feature programme "Communicator" (ex Tues 1130, 1530, 1930 UTC) has been cancelled in December 1993. (Radio Australia Programme Guide)

BOTSWANA Voice of America relay observed on 15625 kHz (x7340?) again, French to AF at 1830-2030 UTC, /./ 12080 Botswana also. (WB)

BRAZIL Radio Gazeta, Sao Paulo, on 890, 5955, 9665, and since Jan 10th with 20 kW on 15325 kHz. Radio Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte, on 6010 kHz, but inactive on 15190 kHz. (AWR KSDA Guam DX Asiawaves)

BULGARIA Error in BC-DX 69: Radio Bulgaria Sofia English DX progr Sats at 0615 UTC (not 0645). Here the schedule again:

English DX programme schedule: Fri 1630 12085, 1945 7455 9700. Sat 0000 7455 9700, 0615 9700 11720, 1245 11645 13645, 1445 11630. Sun 2145 6085 9700. Mon 0145 7455 9700, 2145 6085 9700. Tue 0145 7455 9700. (Ivo Ivanov-BUL, Deutschland Radio Berlin DX Actuell)

GERMANY Radio Deutsche Welle Cologne changes: Japanese 1100-1130 UTC replaced 9720 by 9680 kHz, delete 17825 kHz. /./ 9665, 11735, 11795, 11865, 13790, 15595 kHz, and Irkutsk-RUS relay 7380 kHz. Slovak 1100-1130, Czech 1130-1200 6015 7150 (x7130) kHz. Romanian 1600-1650 7175 11950 15470 (x7130) kHz. Czech 1830-1900 6150 7255 (x7285) kHz.

NEW ZEALAND GOOD NEWS this week. Host of RNZ International mailbox programme Mr Tony King resigned in late January. But new host of mailbox programme of Fidji origin has been found. Co-presenter are still DX editor Arthur Cushen and frequency manager Adrian Sainsbury, involved in this programme. Mailbox programme on the air fortnightly on even weeks, i.e. Mon Jan 24th 0430 UTC 15115 kHz, Thur Jan 27th 0800 UTC 9700 kHz (best outlet for EUR audience), Fri Jan 28th 1930 UTC 11735 kHz. Current schedule of the station: 9655 kHz 1550 UTC, 11735 kHz 1850 UTC, 15115 kHz 2135 UTC, 9700 kHz 0700-1206 UTC. (GH - WWCR, AWR KSDA Guam DX Asiawaves)

PALAU Religious radio station KHBN registered 2nd tx now, but not confirmed yet on the air. Full schedule: 9830 kHz 0700-1600, 2000-0100 UTC. 9965 1200-1900, 2100-2400. 15395 0800-1200. 17630 0000-0800. (GH - WWCR)

PHILIPPINES Schedule of RVA - Radio Veritas Asia, Manila, a catholic radio station to Asia and . Address P.O.Box 2642, Quezon City, PHL. 0000-0030 9535 Karen 1230-1255 9555 Kachin 0000-0030 11735 Sinhala 1300-1325 9520 & 11790 Vietnamese 0030-0055 15300 Tamil 1330-1400 9520 Sinhala 0030-0055 9525 Kachin 1330-1430 9555 Hindi/Bengali 0100-0125 15300 Telugu 1400-1425 9520 Tamil 0100-0155 15350 (15415) Bengali/Hindi 1430-1500 9520 Telugu 0130-0230 15510 Vietnamese 1435-1530 9615 Chinese 0200-0230 15510 (15175) Urdu 1505-1530 (-1600Sa-Mo) 15140 Pilipino

1000-1025 9520 Chinese 1535-1600 15570 Urdu 1030-1125 15110 Russian 2100-2255 9615 Chinese 1100-1125 11790 Vietnamese 2130-2230 9555 Russian 1130-1200 9520 Chinese 2230-2255 9560 Chinese 1130-1200 9555 Burmese 2300-2325 11820 Indonesian 1200-1225 9520 Indonesian 2300-2325 9860 Ukrainian 1200-1230 9555 Karen 2300-2400 9535 Burmese 1230-1255 9520 Ukrainian 2330-2355 9560 Vietnamese (ARDXC via DXM)

PORTUGAL RDP Lisbon foreign sce in English schedule: Mon-Fri 1530-1600 UTC 21515 kHz AS/ME/NE, 1900-1930 9780 EUR, 2000-2030 15515 AF. Tue-Sat 0230-0300 UTC 9570 9705 NoAM 11840 kHz SoAM. (HCJB)

SINGAPORE ABB - Asea Brown Boverie - Swiss Made - new 250 kW SW txs at Kranji site are not on the air yet. (Radio Japan)

SPAIN/CANARY ISLANDS Relay of REE Madrid sports coverage observed on 11430 kHz USB mode, approx. 1400-2100 UTC on weekends. May special maritime relay for fishermen. Supposed to be originating from Canary Island site, says unknown contributor to HCJB DX Party Line.

SUDAN Omdurman monitored playing EaAF music around 0400 UTC on varying 7200 kHz. At 2200 to sign off at 2301 UTC on 7200 & 9165 kHz. Monitored here in 1900-2000 UTC time span with power house signal, very professional news programme in Arabic at 1930-2000 UTC on 9165 kHz.. (AWR KSDA Guam Asiawaves, HCJB)

TURKMENISTAN Turkmen Radio Ashkabad home sce on 5015 kHz at 1730-2300 UTC. Foreign sce "Voice of Turkmen" on Tue, Thur, Sat at 1900-2000 UTC, consisting English nx segment varying at 1908 to 1923 UTC. (x4825 kHz ?) (HCJB) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 71 30 Jan 1994 ______

CLANDESTINE RADIO STATIONS "Democratic Voice of Burma" via Norwegian tx site Kvitsoy in Burmese towards Myanmar 11850 kHz at 1430-1500 UTC, just after BBC London Burmese service 1345-1430 UTC signs off. Transmission is heavily jammed by Burmese Govt. (GVG 4S7VK in RN)

COSTA RICA "Radio for Peace International" operational schedule: 7375 kHz 2100-0800 UTC, 30 kW, Sundays mostly off due to maintenance. 9375 kHz 1700-1400 UTC USB mode, 1400-1700 UTC AM mode. 0400-1200 towards NW USA, NE Asia. 1200-1400 & 1700-0400 towards NE USA. 1400-1700 towards Haiti. 15030 kHz 24 hours, varying up to 15032 kHz. 21465 kHz 1200-0400 UTC (-2400 UTC irregularly), USB mode. (GH - WWCR, WB)

CROATIA Hrvatska Radio Zagreb, Home Service relay on SW observed via Zagreb Deanovec 2200-0643 UTC on new 11790 kHz, in /./ 4770 & 5895 kHz, MW 1125 kHz, partially on MW Split 1134 kHz also. English news around 2203-2209 UTC. 100 kW of power on 5895 kHz. At daytime 0644-1900 UTC 13640 kHz, /./ 5920, 9830 kHz. (RN, RVI, GH - WWCR)

CUBA Horrific Cuban jamming occures 24 hours a day on 9495 9525 9540 9590 9850 9942, and 9965 kHz. All these frequencies are associated with anti-Castro radio programmes. That is even when Clandestine stations, like "La Voz del CID" and "Radio Cayman" are off the air. Cuban government doesn't turn on and off there jamming transmitters. (GH - WWCR) (Same procedure observed on IRQ, IRN & LBY jamming channels, ed)

CZECH REPUBLIC Due to budget cuts more a half, Radio Prague international section staff decreased from 124 to 65 people only, from January. Cut in operational schedule three hours per day.(ORF)

GERMANY Domestic service QRG 6190 kHz from Bremen Leher Feld ceased SFB Berlin relay, Programme 2 outlet. first programme can be heard instead. (ORF)

Ein 110 Meter hoher Sendemast am SDR Senderstandort Muehlacker wurde von einem Spezialkommando "umgelegt", weil der 40 Jahre alte Gitterrohrmast, der fuer die Verbreitung des Mittelwellenprogramms des SDR sorgte und auf der Spitze eine Ersatz-UKW- Antenne trug, erneuerungsbeduerftig war. Der Sendemast wird von einer Neukonstruktion ersetzt werden. Auf dem Gelaende des SDR Muehlacker stehen drei weitere Sendemasten fuer 576 kHz 500 kW, mit Hoehen von 270 (Hauptmast MW Rundstrahlung und Direktor, sowie UKW SDR Programm 1 und 3), 130 und 80 Metern (Reflektoren fuer Ausblendung 1800-2400 UTC). (SDR Magazin Februar 1994)

HAWAII/CHINA Instead of basic KWHR (WHRI) Naalehu Hawaii in Chinese at 0800-1400 UTC on 9930 kHz, howling CHN jamming can be heard here.(WB)

HUNGARY Radio Budapest in Ukrainian language at 1700-1729 UTC replaced 6075 by 3975 kHz. Parallel Croatian service still observed on 3955 and 5970 kHz. (WB)

JORDAN Jordan Radio Amman observed at 0000-0300 UTC on new 6035 kHz. (GVG 4S7VK in RN)

LESOTHO LNBS Maseru on 4800 kHz at 0300-2100 UTC, covered by Kazakh Radio Alma Ata until 2000 UTC sign-off. (RN) LITHUANIA Radio Vilnius via Krasnodar Armavir-RUS 7150 kHz to NoAM changed the programme schedule: 0000-0100 UTC Mons-Fris in Lithuanian language, Sats & Suns now in English language. (RN)

MOLDOVA/ROMANIA Radio Moldova via ROU tx site at 0130-0200 UTC on 7190 kHz. (BBC German DX px)

PALAU 2nd tx of KHBN Voice of Hope Palau scheduled at 1200-1900 UTC on 9965 kHz, could be observed here every day, poor signal at 1300 UTC in English language, but increasing up to 44333 rate at 1445 UTC. (WB)

PORTUGAL/TIMOR From February, RDP Lisbon will commence broadcast in local TETUM language towards former POR colony in Indonesia, one hour per day, every day at 1100-1200 UTC. (? see schedule) Present Timor target schedule in Portuguese language is Mon-Fri 1000-1200, Sat & Sun (Suns Mass service) at 0700-0900 UTC, both on 17595 kHz. Portuguese East Timor was invated by INS in 1975, and annexed one year later. There are 750.000 inhabitants, and some independent guerillas still living in rural mountain areas. (HCJB DX Partyline)

QATAR QBS Doha in Arabic at 0330-0700 UTC on 7160 kHz.(BBC)

SINGAPORE From February 1st, Radio Singapore International commence on the 9 MHz SW band. Schedule of three hours duration each, in English, Malay, and Mandarin Chinese. English language service on 9530 kHz and in Mandarin on 9635 kHz, both 2300-2400 and 1100-1300 UTC. Malay sce on 9590 kHz 2300-2400, 1200-1400 UTC. Old 10/50 kW SW txs 5010, 5052, 6000, 6155, 11940 kHz switched off on Jan 23rd. From Jan 24 to 31 test outlets via very new ASEA 250 kW units at Kranji has begun on frequencies 5052, 7250, 9635, and 11940 kHz. Today Jan 29th, SRI could be heard here on 9635 kHz around 1200-1400 UTC, broadcasting music and multilingual station identification in English, Malay, and Mandarin. (GVG 4S7VK via RN) Target for this radio service is 500 up to 2500 kms around Singapore, directed mainly towards Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. Feature programme with political, comments, touristic, travel, financial, market, arts, entertainment news. Malay sce consist Islamic trend news also. (SIN Sunday Times newspaper via HCJB DX Partyline)

SLOVAK REPUBLIC Programme for German speaking minority by Slovensky Rozhlas Bratislava on 1098 kHz at Mons 1830-1857 UTC only. (ORF)

SOUTH at 0300 UTC on 5955 & 9585 kHz.(BBC)

SRI LANKA Spur outlet mixture of Radio Deutsche Welle relay at Trincomalee-CLN monitored on 21770 kHz on different rxs: 0600-0650 UTC 65 kHz away from basic English 21705 kHz, and 130 kHz away from basic German 21640 kHz. (WB)

UAE Radio Voice of the UAE, Abu Dhabi, based on monitoring in EUR, schedule is not complete: English 2200-2400 UTC 9605 9770 11885 kHz. Arabic 0000-0200 UTC 9605 9770 11885 kHz. 0300-0600 7215 0300-0600 9770 0400-0800 11970 0600-0800 15265 0700-0900 17645 0800-1000 17855 0800-1100 21630 0800-1300 21735 0900-1100 17740 1000-1200 15315 1100-1600 11885 1200-1300 17855 1200-1400 13605 1400-1600 9770 1400-1600 15315 1600-1700 9720 1600-1800 11780 1600-1800 11965 1800-2130 6180 1800-2130 7215 1800-2130 9780 (ORF, WB)

USA WHRI Noblesville, Indiana, in English at 0930-1000 UTC on new 7275, and usual 7315 kHz. (BBC German DX px)

"World of Radio" DX programme by via WHRI on Sats 0600 UTC 7315 & 9495 kHz observed irregularly in last month, i.e. missing on Jan 29th, txs have been off the air. More outlets on Sun 0130 UTC 7315 kHz, Mon 0100 9495, Mon 2200 13760. (GH - WWCR) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 72 06 Febr 1994 ______

ESTONIA Positive item of the week: Eesti Radio Tallin reconsidered SW service. Reactivated 5925 kHz, and local FM 103.5 MHz. 1600-1630 UTC in Finnish, German, English. 2030-2130 UTC German, English, Swedish. Monitoring in Stuttgart-GER revealed poor signal level and severe jamming from CHN in the 5920 ... 5945 kHz band (against VoA). MW tx 1035 kHz is still off the air, for financial reason. (RN)

GERMANY/USA New REE Munich service to ex-YUG on 5985, 7115, 7145, 9695, 11815, and 15370 kHz, retimed to 1700-1800 & 2100-2200 UTC. At 1700 UTC opening Slovene language section observed. (RN)

GREECE ERT to NoAM at 0000-0350 UTC replaced Kavalla 11645 by 5970 (QRM Budapest on same channel) kHz at 355 degrees. /./ 9380 & 9420 kHz. (GH - WWCR)

HUNGARY Radio Budapest in Ukrainian language at 1700-1729 UTC replaced 6075 by 3975 kHz. (but not in latest printed RB schedule!) (WB)

Operational schedule of Radio Budapest until May 1st, 1994. From March 27th Daylight Saving Time one hour earlier, all in UTC: English NoAM 0300-0400 UTC 5970 9835 11910 15220 kHz EUR 2200-2300 6110 7220 9835 11910 German EUR 1830-1900 Mon-Sat 7220 9835 11910 15160 2030-2100 Mon-Sat 7220 9835 11910 15160 1300-1400 Suns 7220 9835 11910 15135 1800-1900 Suns 9835 11910 15160

Szueloefoelduenk - Hungarian EUR 1900-2030 daily 7220 9835 11910 15160 1200-1300 Suns 7220 9835 11910 15135 1400-1500 Suns 7220 9835 11910 15135 SoAM 2300-0030 9835 11910 13695 15135 (until 0100 UTC/Monday) NoAM 0100-0230 6025 9835 11910 15220 (until 0300 UTC/Monday) AUS 1030-1200 15160 17770 21550 Kossuth Radio Home service relay on 6025 kHz: 0330(Suns 0500)-2310 UTC.

On 3955, 5970 and 7220 kHz to neighbouring countries: Russian 0400 & 1600, Romanian 0430 & 1630, Croatian 0500 & 1700, Slovak 0530 & 1730, Serbian 0600-0630 & 1800-1830 UTC. (RB)

IRAN New tx site of Sirjan G.C. approx. 55E00 30N00, Kerman province in SoEaIran, 300 kms west of Afghan/Pakistan border, will become operational somewhere in mid march. As soon the three mediumwave and ten SW txs site comes into service, IRIB Tehran language schedule will increased from 19 to 21 foreign languages, introducing new Kazakh and Kyrgyz services. (Richard Measham-BBC via RN)

LITHUANIA Radio Vilnius via Krasnodar Armavir-RUS 7150 kHz to NoAM changed the programme schedule: 0000-0100 UTC Mons-Fris in Lithuanian language, including short three minutes news in English language. Sats & Suns now in English language. (RN)

PHILIPPINES FEBC Manila in Chinese at 0900 UTC replaced 9410 by 9400.

PORTUGAL Since Jan 31th, RDP Lisbon to EUR in foreign languages now one hour later. Mons-Fris 1800-2130 UTC on 9780 kHz. 1800 P, 2000 E, 2030 F, 2100 Italian language. Next English DX programme to AS 1545 UTC 21515 kHz, EUR/AF 2015 UTC 9780 & 15515 kHz, on Fri Febr 18th. To AM Sat 19th 0245 UTC on 9570, 9705, and 11840 kHz. (GH - WWCR) SERBIA Radio Yugoslavia Belgrade to AUS/NZL/PAC at 1330 UTC in English, 1400-1430 UTC in Serbian replaced 11835 kHz by 11865 kHz. TX location is at Bijeljina-Bosnia. (GH - WWCR)

SRI LANKA ABC Perth-AUS left 15425 kHz, so SLBC Colombo appeared here around 0500 UTC. (AC in RN)

SWEDEN Revised outlet of Radio Sweden to AS/PAC at 1200-1230 UTC Swedish, 1230-1300 UTC English, now on 15240 kHz, and new 13765 & 15120 (x17740, 17865) kHz. (RVI, GH - WWCR)

UAE UPDATE * * * Radio Voice of the UAE, Abu Dhabi, based on monitoring in EUR, schedule is not complete: English 2200-2400 UTC 9605 9770 11885 kHz. Arabic 0000-0200 UTC 9605 9770 11885 kHz. 0300-0600 7215 0300-0600 9770 0400-0800 11970 0600-0800 15265 0700-0900 17645 0800-1000 17855 0800-1100 21630 0800-1300 21735 0900-1100 17740 1000-1200 15315 1100-1600 11885 1200-1300 17855 1200-1400 13605 1400-1600 9770 1400-1600 15315 1600-1700 9720 1600-1800 11780 1600-1800 11965 1800-2130 6180 1800-2130 7215 1800-2130 9780 (ORF, WB)

UAE UPDATE - On Jan 3rd, "La Voz de OEA" closed SW operation seemingly for ever. Closure lasted eight days only, station resumed on Jan 10th. Revival on SW will last three months only, until April 15th latest(!). Resumed in English language also, Mon- Fri 2245-2300 UTC, Portuguese at Sats 2315 UTC only, Spanish daily 2330-2400 UTC. All via Greenville on new 9670 kHz (x9535, 9565 Bethany), Bethany 11835 kHz 250 kW to 168 degrees, Greenville 15160 kHz 500 kW to 164 degrees. (c.f. BC-DX no.67/69) (John Vodenik at VOA Bethany-Ohio, via GH - WWCR) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 73 13 Febr 1994 ______

HAWAII A new Voice is born. KWHR Naahelu is on the air, targeting Japan, China, Malaysia, the Pacific Islands, , New Zealand and Australia. Although KWHR is targeting these areas, the signal will reach to many other parts of the world. On Dec 18th, 1993, at 09.00 p.m. Hawaiian time, KWHR's 100 kW tx came to life, and begun sending its first signals to the world. The first few days of broadcasts were test signals, to make sure the , antennas and studio link were working correctly. The tx broadcast a simple prerecorded message, and was then turned off for a period of time. This allowed engineering staff to make precise adjustments on the equipment. The first day of full-time broadcasting was set for Christmas day in the PAC, which is 07.00 a.m. EST on Christmas eve. The audio signal is being sent from WHRI studio in South Bend via satellite Galaxy 4, ch15, at 7,64 MHz to the tx site near Naalehu, Hawaii. The powerful Harris tx is connected to two antennas, TCI type curtain 611 towards China and log-periodic 516 towards Australia.

KWHR Naalehu Hawaii schedule, pacific outlet of LaSEA Broadcasting, WHRI - World Harvest Radio International, South Bend Indiana: new 15595 (x17555) 0000-0200 PAC islands 17510 0200-0400 JAP 0400-0600 CHN 9930 0600-0800 JAP 0800-1400 CHN 1400-1600 MLA / SoCHN 7425 1600-1800 PAC Islands 13625 1800-2000 PAC Samoa / NZL / AUS 13720 2000-2200 JAP 17510 2200-0000 JAP (RJ)

INDONESIA RRI Samarinda, Borneo/Kalimantan, replaced v9614 by 3295 kHz, observed around 1100 to close-down 1520 UTC. 3295 kHz used by Samarinda ten years ago, until 1985. (RJ)

IRAQ Radio Baghdad in Arabic observed from 1730 UTC onwards on new 9560 kHz, accompanied by jamming stations. QRM by Radio Deutsche Welle in Hausa to AF at 1800- 1850 UTC on same channel. (Gerhard Widera in DX Report Deutschlandradio Berlin)

PORTUGAL RDP Lisbon to AF usually at 1800-2100 UTC on 15515 kHz, now on additional parallel 11975 kHz. 1800 UTC Portuguese; and Mons-Fris 2000 UTC English, 2030-2100 UTC French. To EUR on 9780 kHz at 2000-2100 UTC same languages as mentioned before, but Mons-Fris at 2100-2130 UTC in Italian, suffering QRM by V o UAE Abu Dhabi. (RVI)

RUSSIA AWR Russia Novosibirsk schedule could not discovered in latest World Radio TV Handbook 1994 under Russia, may hidden somewhere else. Radio Japan Media RoundUp announced the following schedule: 9835 kHz 1200-1600 UTC, 1200 Chinese, 1300 Korean, 1400 Japanese, 1500 Chinese. 6150 kHz 1600-2000 UTC, 1600 Hindi, 1700 English, 1800 Bengali, 1900 Tamil (? item not readable, due of lousy propagation in mid-winter).(RJ)

Radio Deutsche Welle via Russia txs, tentative schedule as from March 27th: German/Russian 0200-2200 693 Moscow, 1188 St. Petersburg Olgino. English 0200-0250 12045N 0900-0950 12055I Urdu, Hindi, English 1430-1650 9875N German 1000-1400 12000N 1400-1800 12055S 2200-0000 11720?N Japanese 1100-1130 12055I Chinese 1200-1320 15525N Indonesian 2230-2320 12045N Bengali 0100-0150 12045N Pashtu/ 17675S Persian 1000-1050 15525S Delete Pashtu 0300-0350 12055S, now 0800-0825 UTC. I=Irkutsk Angarsk, N=Novosibirsk Oyash, S=Samara Zhigulevsk SERBIA Radio Yugoslavia Belgrade to AUS/NZL/PAC at 1330 UTC in English, 1400-1427 UTC in Serbian replaced 11835 kHz by 11865 kHz. TX location is at Bijeljina-Bosnia, 250/500 kW of power. To EaNoAM 0030 Serbian, 0100-0127 UTC English now 5 kHz up on 6195 kHz. To WeNoAM 0130 Serbian, 0200-0227 UTC English still on 6190 kHz. (GH - WWCR, RVI)

SRI LANKA Radio Deutsche Welle operational schedule via Trincomalee-CLN relay until March 26th. Maintenance break at 0400-0545 UTC: MW 1548 kHz 0100 UTC Bengali, 0200-0250 English. 1000-1400 German. 1430-1650 Urdu, Hindi, English. 1700-2000 German. Pashtu 0300-0355 UTC deleted, now at 0800-0825 UTC.

German 0000-0300 11735, 0245-0400 17800, 0600-1000 21640, 1000-1400 15105, 1400-1800 9620, 1700-2200 11765, 2200-2400 9715. Bengali 0100-0150 7265, 9615. English 0200-0250 9615, 11865. English 0600-0650 17820, 21705. Arabic/Maghreb 0700-0750 21580. Pashtu/Dari 0800-0850 17780, 21630. English 0900-0950 11715, 17820. Persian 1000-1050 17820, 21630. Japanese 1100-1130 11865, 17825. Chinese 1200-1320 9720, 15185. Indonesian 1330-1420 15415. Urdu,Hindi,E 1430-1650 6170, 7225. Turkish 1700-1750 11785. Persian 1800-1850 9510, 11950. English 1900-1950 11785, 15425. Portuguese 2000-2050 15105, 17765. English 2100-2150 9670, 11785. Indonesian 2230-2320 9605, 11735.

Tentative from March 27th, 1994: German 0000-0300 11735, 0245-0400 17800, 0600-1400 21640, 1400-2200 9655, 2200-2400 9715. Bengali 0100-0150 9615, 11945. English 0200-0250 9615, 11945. English 0600-0650 17820, 21705. Arabic/Maghreb 0700-0750 21680. Pashtu/Dari 0800-0850 17780, 21695. English 0900-0950 11715, 17715. Persian 1000-1050 17875, 21695. Japanese 1100-1130 11705, 17825. Chinese 1200-1320 11795, 15105. Indonesian 1330-1420 11865, 15105. Urdu,Hindi,E 1430-1650 6170, 7225. Turkish 1700-1750 15105. Persian 1800-1850 7150, 9615. English 1900-1950 11785, 15350. Portuguese 2000-2050 15350, 17715. English 2100-2150 9670, 11785. Indonesian 2230-2320 9605, 11825. (Various sources)

UNITED NATIONS Full UN Radio schedule appeared on page 272 of new WRTH - World Radio TV Handbook 1994.

USA Media programme "Communications World" by Mr. Gene Reich of Voice of America replaced Sats 1710 by 1610 UTC, best here on 9700 and 11855 kHz.

UZBEKISTAN Radio Tashkent to SoAsia at 1200-1500 UTC observed on new 6025 kHz, parallel 9540, 15420 kHz. Also listed on 5945, 17745 kHz. 1200 E, 1230 Urdu, 1300 Hindi, 1330 E, 1400 Urdu, 1430 Hindi. (HCJB)

DF5SX @DB0LX de:G3VGW 12.02.94 16:36 UTC 4297 Bytes UAE Radio schedule

From: G3VGW @ GB7HMZ.#23.GBR.EU Wednesday, 9th. February 1994 Hello OM, Thanks for the latest BCDX bulletin dated the 30th., which arrived last night. I notice from the bulletin that you do not have the full schedule for UAE radio, so here it is:- The following is the quarterly schedule number 118 of UAE (United Arab Emirates) Radio from Abu Dhabi which is valid from November 7, 1993 until March 5, 1994. Target Area Language Frequency UTC diff monitored by DF5SX

North America English 11885 2200-0000 9770 2200-0000 Arabic 11885 0000-0200 9770 0000-0200 W North Am English 9605 2200-0000 Arabic 9605 0000-0200 Far East Arabic 17740 0900-1100 (Towards Japan) 15315 1000-1200 11885 1100-1300 1100-1300 17645 Far East Arabic 17855 1100-1300 1100-1300 17855 (Towards Australia) 11885 1300-1600 1300-1600 17645 9535 1300-1600 1300-1600 17855 North Africa Arabic 21630 0800-1100 17645 0700-0900 9605 1700-2200 1600-2200 9605 Europe Arabic 11970 0600-0800 15265 0600-0800 17855 0800-1000 21735 0800-1300 0800-1200 21735 15315 1300-1600 1200-1600 15315 11970 1600-2200 poor, useless here 9790 1600-2200 1800-2200 9780 (7215?) Middle East Arabic 6180 0300-0600 7215 0400-0600 9770 0400-0600 13605 1200-1400 1200-1600 13605 9770 1400-1700 1600-1700 9720 7215 1600-1800 1700-2200 7215 (9780?) 6180 1800-2200 1700-2200 6180 & Arabic 9695 0200-0630 Pakistan 9695 1600-2000

73, Richard, G3VGW @ GB7HMZ Ambergate, Derbyshire DF5SX

Comments by DF5SX

New WRTH '1994 arrived here on Thur 3rd of February.

Depending on Editorial Deadline in late October 1993, some stations didn't appeared with their latest winter schedule from Nov 7th onwards. Autumn schedules printed out instead: Radio Deutsche Welle, REE Madrid, BBC London, Radio Yerevan Armenia, BSKSA Riyadh Saudi Arabia, Ankara, Voice of UAE Abu Dhabi, UAE Radio Dubai, RCI Beijing China, IRIB Tehran Iran, Radio Pakistan, Radio Tashkent Uzbekistan, Voice of Vietnam Hanoi.

After official WRTH deadline, major changes occured in following schedules of: Radio Prague Czech Republic, Radio Sweden Stockholm, Radio Australia.

ITU country code for former TCH, both Czech Rep and Slovak Rep missed. Radio Budapest in Ukrainian missing. AWR Russia/Asia Novosibirsk missed totally. Part of Radio Korea's English schedule occured twice. Full UN Radio schedule appeared.

List of DX pxs show wrong time for TWR Monaco German DX px, really Sats 0830 UTC winter, 0730 summer. DW German DX px on 2nd and 5th Sat. (not 4th Sat).

World Radio map faults: RL Playa de Pals in Spain really situated on the line between Barcelona and Perpignan. Tipaza-ALG is really situated on coast line west of Algiers. Red dod Radio Algiers SW sites are really in the vicinity of Algiers. LW Quargla site is really 500 kms south midst in dessert area. Different tx site names occured near black sea area, north of Caucasus in Russia. Page 59 list Tbilisskoye location, page 172 old Krasnodar Armavir site. Red dod for new VoA Udorn Thani Thailand relay site missed.

vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 74 20 Febr 1994 ______

ARMENIA Radio Yerevan schedule: Arm/F 0900-1000 UTC Suns only, 15455 15485 15510 kHz. Arm/E 1930-2000 UTC, 4810 4990 5930 6065 kHz. Arm/F/E 2200-2300 UTC, 4810 7440(not observed here), 9480 9705 kHz. Arm/Sp/E 2300-2400 UTC, 9480 9685 11970 kHz. (AWR KSDA Guam)

AUSTRALIA New Darwin tx no. 4 already on test, and no. 5 ready for test soon. So Radio Australia may change its operational schedule in late February. Also to reactivate Shepparton-E tx 5995 kHz, 100 kW, at 0800-2100 UTC. (GH via WWCR)

BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA R B-HG Sarajevo relay on SW 6890 kHz in USB mode, observed approx. 1500-1600 UTC. (DeutschlandRadio Berlin DX Report)

BRAZIL/SWITZERLAND Swiss Radio International Berne in German, English, Spanish, French, Spanish to Ce and NoAM at 0030-0300 UTC replaced Brasilia relay 17740 kHz by 5905 kHz, 250 kW, 299 degrees. Due to poor propagation 6135 kHz direct from Switzerland doesn't make it. (GH via WWCR)

CROATIA Two (Serbian?) army jamming stations observed close to Hrvatski Radio Zagreb on SW Deanovec 13830 kHz, on 13832,3 and 13835,3 kHz in USB mode. (WB)

FRANCE New English service channel of International Paris at 1200-1300 UTC 13640 kHz, is via new ALLISS tx and rotary antenna system. (GH via WWCR)

GREAT BRITAIN/KOREA Radio Korea via BBC Skelton-GB relay in German 2145-2230 UTC replaced 6030 by 5965 kHz. English 2030, French 2100-2145 UTC still via Skelton 6035 kHz. (RVI)

IRAN IRIB Tehran in English: AS 1130-1230 7260 9525 11790 11930 kHz. PAC 1530-1630, AF 1830-1930, EUR 1930-2030 all 9022 & 15260 kHz. NoAM 0000-0130 9022 11790 15260. (AWR KSDA Guam)

IRAQ Radio Baghdad in Arabic and accompanied Saudi Arabian jamming station monitored around 1600 UTC on var13672,1 kHz. (WB)

JORDAN Arabic service of Radio Jordan, Amman, replaced 11810 kHz by 6035 kHz in 1500- 0200 UTC time span, at 0200-1500 UTC still on 11810 kHz. (GVG - 4S7VK)

LITHUANIA Radio Centras, Vilnius, via tx Sitkunai 9400 kHz in LSB mode monitored around 0700 UTC. Beware of FEBC Manila on same channel, i.e. Chinese from 2200 UTC, and 1130-1600 UTC. (AMID)

PAKISTAN "Voice of Independent Kashmir" to Azad Kashmir at 1600-1630 UTC on 4115 kHz. (GVG - 4S7VK)

RUSSIA AWR Europe - Adventist World Radio - cut back airtime via Russian relay. As a result of Slovak experience, AWR ceased using tx Ekaterinoburg (0400-0530 9775 kHz, Russian, Yugoslave, Romanian. 1900-2100 7140 kHz, Russian, German, Polish), faced out at end of January, due prices for electricity going up so steeply in Russia. AWR still keep on the air via Samara, Novosibirsk, and one tx site just north of Moscow.

Staff member Mr. Pjotr Kulakov, manager of AWR Tula centre, visited Krasnodar Armavir Tbilisskoye tx site recently. Station is two hours distant from the city of Krasnodar, self containt community, some 1500 people living there, either as station staff, or for community support. Using 30 high power SW txs, all made in China up to 500 kW, and 60 high power gain curtain antennas, half of which 4x4, remaining 4x8 and 8x8 dipols (!!). (Dr. Adrian Peterson of AWR Europe via RN, GH via WWCR)

TWR - - Irkutsk relay, in Indian languages Baduga, Kannada, Malayalam, Saurashtra, and Tamil to SoAsia on 7420 kHz 1230-1500 UTC, 9825 kHz 0030-0115 (-0200 UTC weekends). Production centres see under Sri Lanka in WRTH. (GH via WWCR)

SEYCHELLES FEBA Mahe schedule changes: 6045 kHz (x6185) 0000-0215 UTC morning Indian languages. Swahili segment 0315-0400 UTC now 10 kHz up on 11820 kHz. 11685 (x11710) kHz 1245-1458 UTC Indian vernaculars. 11870 (x11710) kHz 1500-1555 UTC English. (AWR KSDA Guam)

SINGAPORE Radio Singapore International is now on service, three hours daily each, in English, Malay, and Chinese Mandarin languages. English 9530 kHz, Mandarin 9590 kHz, at 0000-0100 and 1100-1300 UTC. Malay service 9635 kHz, at 2300-2400 and 1200-1412 UTC. English domestic service relay is still on 6155 kHz. (GVG - 4S7VK)

SLOVAKIA AWR Europe/Asia - Adventist World Radio - via 250 kW txs at Rimavska Sobota in southern Slovakia, six hours daily to Asia: 7270 kHz 0100-0200 English, 0200-0300 Hindi. 9465 kHz 0300-0400 & 9455 kHz 1600-1700 both Malay (Sa+Su), Urdu (Tu+Th), Malayalam (Mo,We,Fr) 13790 kHz 1400-1500 English. 9455 kHz 1500-1600 English To Africa at 1600 UTC in French, 1700-1800 UTC in English, both on 11610 kHz. (AWR KSDA Guam, Dr. Adrian Peterson of AWR)

USA/SAIPAN Monitor Radio International a broadcast service of the Christian Science Monitor Boston shortwave broadcast schedule in English, Czech, French, German, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish, of March 8, to May 2, 1994:

WCSN Scotts Corner, Maine EUR 0600-0700 7535 2100-2200 13770 AF 0400-0600 9840 1800-2000 21640 2000-2100 13770

KHBI Saipan EUR/ME 1800-2000 9355 AF 1600-1800 13625 AS/ 0800-1000 13615 0900-1000 17555 1000-1100 9430 13625 1100-1300 9425 1200-1400 13625 1400-1600 9355 1800-1900 9355 2100-2200 13840 2200-0000 9430 13625

WSHB Cypress Creek, South Carolina EUR 0400-0500 7465 0600-0800 7520 1900-2200 15665 2200-2400 9355 NoAM 0000-0400 5850 1000-1400 7465 1400-1500 9455 2200-2400 9355 SoAM 0000-0300 9430 0900-1200 7395 1200-1300 9455 1300-1400 7465 2200-2400 17555 OCE 0900-1000 9840

German Sat 0605-0657 7535 0705-0757 7520 1905-1957 15665 2005-2157 15665 2205-2257 17555* Sun 0000-0057 9430* 0600-0657 7520 2100-2157 15665 Mon 0405-0457 7465 0605-0657 7520 0905-0957 7395*# * CeAM service, remaining to EUR. # until March 28 only.

Effective Jan 17, 1994, another broadcaster, Prophecy Countdown, will air their programs on WCSN Scotts Corner, Maine, during times when Herald Broadcasting is not on the air. Prophecy Countdown is solely responsible for the content of its broadcasts and the views expressed in them are not necessarily those of WCSN. In September 1994, we anticipate broadcasting from WSHB at Cypress Creek, in South Carolina to those areas now receiving a signal from WCSN. Additional information on the expanded broadcasts from WSHB will be provided in the future. (MRI - CSS - The Herald of Christian Science)

RAMADAN in the Muslim world this year on Febr 26 to March 23 time span. Extended operation schedules on most of radio stations in Muslim religion countries expected. vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 75 27 Febr 1994 ______

AUSTRALIA Radio Australia in Chinese at 2300-2400 UTC replaced Carnarvon 15575 kHz by 9855 kHz, /./ Darwin 13605 kHz. New antenna tests at Darwin site on 13605 kHz at 0000- 0630 UTC. (BBC, DeutschlandRadio Berlin DX Report)

BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA R B-HG Sarajevo relay on SW 6890 kHz in USB mode, observed 1500- 1600 UTC (monitored here at whole daytime). English news of UN Peace Keeping Forces on weekdays 1540-1552 UTC. (DeutschlandRadio Berlin DX Report)

BRAZIL Rumen Pankov-BUL observed ZYE726 Radio Universo, Curitiba, on 11765 kHz around 2200-2400 UTC.

CLANDESTINE RADIO STATIONS "Voice of Human Rights and Freedom for Iran" via Abis-EGY approx. 1530-1725 UTC observed on new 11650 kHz, and usual 9350 kHz, along with Iranian jamming stations nearby. (AMID)

GERMANY Radio Deutsche Welle to Serbia new 0745-0800 UTC, to Bosnia Herzegovina 0800- 0830, and Croatia 0830-0920 UTC replaced 5965 by 6040 kHz, /./ 6130, 7255, 9650 kHz. From March 27th: 6130, 7105, 9650, 9670 kHz. (DW, DeutschlandRadio Berlin DX Report)

Deutsche Welle English DX programme "World DX Meeting" by former RBI DX editor Wolfram Hess, produced at DeutschlandRadio Berlin, observed on last Sat of the month in "Mailbag Africa" programme at 0922-0938 and 1122-1138 UTC, best channel here is 17800 kHz. Repeat in EUR sce on Wed at 2000-2050 UTC on 5960 & 7285 kHz, from March 27th 7285 & 9615 kHz. (WB)

GREECE ERT Athens in Greek at 1500-1550 UTC now on 9395, 9425, and 11645 kHz (ex 15 & 17 MHz). (AMID)

HAWAII Since Febr 10th WHRI - KWHR Naalehu Hawaii is broadcasting programmes of anti-Communist "Vietnamese Restauration Party", based in U.S.A., in Vietnamese language, called "Radio Forum for Democracy" on 9930 kHz at 1400-1430 UTC. (RJ Media RoundUp)

JORDAN Radio Jordan Amman in Arabic at 0600 UTC on 11810, and super power 11940 kHz, but spurious signals observed (3rd & 4th channel, hi!) 11880 & 12000 kHz, 60 kHz away of fundamental QRG. Also Bob Padula and Glenn Hauser reported monitoring Radio Jordan's spurious mixture signals like a "Garden Fence". 170 kHz away of fundamental 6035 khz at 1500-0200 UTC, and 9830 kHz at other time of the day. Spurious signals observed on 5865, 6205, 9320, 9490, 10000, 10170, 10340 kHz. 11880 kHz also monitored by BBCMS at 0000- 0300 UTC. (BP, GH - WWCR, BBC London German DX px, WB)

KOREA "SW Feedback" - DX programme of Radio Korea, Seoul, in English every other week: Sun 0835 UTC 7550 13670 kHz 1138 9650 2038 6035 2220 6480 15575 Mon UTC (meaning Sunday local time in target area) 0135 7550 15575 0635 7275 11945 15155 (RJ)

KUWAIT Radio Kuwait in English to EUR at 1800-2100 UTC replaced 13620 by 11990 kHz. (DX Report DeutschlandRadio Berlin)

MOLDOVA Radio Trans Dniestra International in English via Russia relay 9620 kHz 2130- 2200 UTC, exc. Fris. (RVI) MOROCCO English news of Voice of America observed at 0600-0700 UTC on new 12035 kHz (not scheduled). May via very new Tangiers II Briech tx site. (AMID)

PAKISTAN Radio Pakistan Islamabad in Urdu to Guest Workers in Middle East at 0430- 0630 UTC on v15445,4 17558,2 21580 kHz. Urdu World Sce 0800-1120 UTC (and English segment at 0800-0828 UTC) on v17900,2 and 21520 kHz. Urdu World Sce 1700-1900 (and English segment in it at approx. 1720-1800 UTC), French 1930-2030 UTC on 7485 and 9855 kHz. Special English segments in Urdu world service not print out in WRTH for years! (WB)

PHILIPPINES English letterbox of FEBC Manila observed on Sats at 1530 UTC on 11995 kHz, scheduled 1300-1600 UTC. (WB)

POLAND Polish Radio Warsaw on fundamental channel 6035 kHz at 0600-0725 UTC in Ukrainian and Polish producing spurious signals 17,2 kHz away, monitored on different rxs 6019,8 and 6052,2 kHz. (WB)

PORTUGAL RDP announced Mon-Fris foreign language sce schedule: English 2000, French 2030-2100 UTC: on Satellite as well as on SW 9780 9815 11975, and 17680 (x15515). Italian 2100-2130 UTC 9780 9815 11975 kHz. To AM in English at 0230-0300 UTC on 9555* 9570 9600* 9705 11840 kHz. (* marked could not been monitored here) (RVI) On Sat/Sun at 1900 UTC, RDP observed with football coverage on new 9635 and 17680 kHz channel to AF, /./ 9780, 9815, 21655 kHz. From 1300 UTC 15515 and 21760 kHz replaced by 17680 kHz, /./ 9780, 9815, 11975, 15200, 17745 kHz. (RVI)

RUSSIA Due to energy crisis and budget cuts of 50% in Magadan - Petropavlovsk - Kamchatskiy region, radio and tv services are limited there and broadcasting irregularly. Following services are on the air with regular schedule: Petropavlovsk 4485 kHz 0100-0200, 0700-0800, 1900-2000 UTC. Radio Tikhiy Okean Vladivostok to PAC 0815-0900 UTC on 15535 & 17570 kHz. (DX editor Pavel Mikhailov, Voice of Russia Moscow DX progr in , via Rumen Pankov-BUL)

German 1800, French 1900 UTC religious radio programme observed on 7215 kHz again, may AWR Adventist World Radio, reappeared via Samara Russia relay. (AMID)

SWAZILAND TWR Manzini Swaziland (ERF South Africa) in German retimed its morning service again: now back at convinient time slot in ARS/Namibia 0400-0430 UTC on both 3200 and 4775 kHz (ex 4760 & 5965 kHz). (via TWR / ERF Monaco)

USA Glenn Hauser's "DX Daily" programme is back, but not on shortwave as previous. New tape with latest DX news (mostly of US national interest) can be heard via 600 Ohm every day from 2330 UTC onwards 24 hours. Access to service 900 is available in U.S.A. only, not overseas. Dial US phone no. 1900-656-5455, cost 95 cents per minute, is low as possible. (GH - WWCR)

VATICAN CITY Vatican Radio in Lithuanian observed on 3rd (not scheduled here at 1810- 2100) channel of 9500 kHz around 1840 UTC. To EaEUR scheduled at 1700-1810, 2100-2130 UTC, both in parallel to 6185, 7365 kHz. TWR Manzini Swaziland heard also on 9500 kHz at 1540-1845 UTC in background. Special news cast, interesting feature and African music programme, featuring special African and Middle East (Third World) items, never heard elsewhere in western world radio stations, can be heard on English service of Vatican Radio at 0630-0700 UTC on 9695, 11625, and 15090 kHz. (WB)

VIETNAM Voice of Vietnam Hanoi in English loud and clear at 1330-1400 UTC reappeared on v15008,8, and v9839,9 kHz. (WB)

RAMADAN in the Muslim world this year on Febr 22 to March 23 time span. Extended operation schedules on most of radio stations in Muslim religion countries expected, from Albania to Indonesia in the east. Mostly special all night and even 24 hours service in progress.

Not scheduled Arabic services monitored here last week: kHz UTC v7126,6 1730 Qatar Broadcastin Service Doha-QAT 7475 1500 RTT Tunis-TUN 9735v 1300 Radio Baghdad-IRQ 11786,3 0900 Radio Cairo-EGY 11795 1800 UAE Radio Dubai-UAE 11880 0600 Radio Jordan, Amman-JOR 11935 1800 BSKSA Riyadh-ARS 12000 0600 Radio Jordan, Amman-JOR 13672v 1730 Radio Baghdad-IRQ 13675 0600 UAE Radio Dubai-UAE 13680v 0900 Radio Baghdad-IRQ 15131v 1700 Radio Baghdad-IRQ 15395 0600 UAE Radio Dubai-UAE 17740 0500 VoUAE Abu Dhabi-UAE 17880 0900 BSKSA Riyadh-ARS vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX BC-DX 76 06 March 1994 ______

ASCENSION ISLANDS From March 1st, RAI Rome in Italian to AM at 0130-0230 UTC is using Centre Atlantic relay station BBC Ascension as follows: 11765 kHz to SoAM, 15390 kHz to CeAM. (RN)

AUSTRALIA Radio Australia operational schedule changes, from Febr 13:

TX Carnarvon tx L 100 kW 11855 kHz 2100-2400 UTC E tx M 250 6150 1900-2100 E 2100-2300 I 15565 2300-2400 C

TX Darwin tx N 250 11660 2200-2300 C tx P 250 9510 1330-1430 C

TX Shepparton tx A 100 15415 2100-0600 I/E 11910 0630-0900 E 9770 0900-1430 I/K/V 11695 1430-2030 E tx B 100 15365 2130-0600 I/E 9580 0630-1200 E 5995 1200-1630 E 11880 1630-2100 E tx C 100 13605 0000-0730 F/E 9710 0730-1630 Pidgin/C/E 9580 1630-2100 E 11695 2130-2400 E tx D 100 17795 2200-0730 E 6020 0730-1300 E/Pidgin 6060 1300-2130 E/C/E tx E 100 17860 2130-0600 E 9860 0630-1200 E 11800 1200-1630 E 9860 1630-2100 E tx F 100 13755 2200-0100 E/F/E 15240 0100-0730 E (Radio Australia) 6080 0730-2130 E/Pidgin/C/E

AUSTRIA ORF regional Linz ceased using MW tx Kronstorf 1026 kHz, due to state of decay. TX Dornbirn in state of Vorarlberg remains on 1026 kHz. (wwh-AUT AMID)

BELGIUM RVI - Radio Vlaanderen International, Brussels, summer schedule from March 27th: weekdays 0500-0600 5910 EUR 11640 AF 0600-0700 6035 EUR 9925 AUS/NZL (SoEUR/SoAM) 0700-0900 6035 EUR 9905 EUR 11645 EUR 0900-1130 6035 EUR 13690 EUR 17590 AF 1130-1200 13690 EUR in Spanish only 1200-1400 15545 AM 17775 SoAS 1400-1600 9925 EUR 1600-1700 15545 ME/AF 17640 CeAF 1700-1800 5910 EUR 9905 EaEUR 9925 SwEUR/NoAF 1800-2000 5910 EUR 15550 AF 1800-2000 15575 Wed/Sat only, sports special to AF/SoEUR 2000-2100 5910 EUR 9925 SwEUR/AF 2100-2130 5910 WeEUR 2130-2355 11640 NoAM 13655 SoAM sundays 0700-0800 9905 EUR 17590 AF 0730-0800 11645 EUR 0800-1000 6035 EUR 11645 EUR 17590 AF 1000-1100 13690 EUR/AF 17590 AF 1100-1600 as weekdays + 6035 13690 1600-1800 9925 EUR 13670 EUR/AF 17590 AF sports programme 1800-2130 as weekdays, except 15550 to AF extended to 2030 UTC. 2130-2355 as weekdays (RVI Flemish SW tips, according summer schedule frequency conference of international broadcasters, held in Rome Italy recently)

ECUADOR HCJB Quito in German, from March 6th: Due to budget shortage, 6205 kHz nominal with 500 kW of power, will be in use with reduced power. 0430-0500 6205 9600A 17490S. 0600-0630 6205 11835 17490S. 0930-1000 6110 9670 17490S. 1830-1900 15270 (17490S 17790). 2100-2130 11835 (15270 17490S). 2300-0030E 15250 17490S. A= to Africa. E= ERF/TWR Wetzlar 2330-2400 UTC. S= SSB mode. ( ) = usage irregularly. (HCJB frequency manager Mr. Wolfgang Brinkmann, via RadioRopa)

GERMANY Radio Deutsche Welle Cologne facilities in use are: Juelich 11 x 100 kW. Wertachtal 9 x 500 kW. Nauen 3 x 500 kW, 1 x 100 kW. Koenigswusterhausen 1 x 100 kW. Kigali 4 x 250 kW. Sines 2/3 x 250 kW. Malta 3 x 250 kW - 1 x 600 kW MW. Antigua 2 x 250 kW. Trincomalee 3 x 250 kW - 1 x 400 kW MW. Relays: RCI Sackville 2 x 250 kW. Radio Bras 2 x 250 kW. Radio Antilles-Montserrat 930 kHz, 1 x 100 kW. Moscow 693 kHz and St. Petersburg 1188 kHz 10 kW. Irkutsk Angarsk 1 x 250 kW. Novosibirsk Oyash 2 x 100 kW, 1 x 100 kW. Samara Zhigulevsk 1 x 250 kW, 1 x 200 kW. Sofia Bulgaria 95,7 MHz 1 kW.

WDR 2 Koeln auf Mittelwelle - dieses Kapitel gehoert auch im Satellitenzeitalter noch laengst nicht der Vergangenheit an. Funkstille herrscht zwar seit Ende 1993 auf der Frequenz 1593 kHz, die taeglich ab 1800 Uhr Lokalzeit sendete. Der WDR versucht zur Zeit, fuer die Frequenz 720 kHz eine Verlaengerung der Sendezeit ueber 1800 Uhr hinaus zu erreichen, erklaerte Petra Ohnmacht von der Technischen Information des WDR. "Da sich die Raumwelle nachts besser ausbreitet, waere der Empfang der 720 kHz sogar auch in suedlicher Richtung guenstiger". Wie der WDR berichtet, waren Umweltauflagen ausschlaggebend fuer die Entscheidung, den Mittelwellensender 1593 kHz, dessen Betriebserlaubnis 1993 endete, abzuschalten: "PCB- haltige Oele in Transformatoren und Kondensatoren sowie asbesthaltige Bauteile haetten sonst eine kostspielige Sanierung erforderlich gemacht". (WDR)

GREAT BRITAIN German service of BBC London retimed its service for summer periode, as from March 27th: 0345-0400 UTC nx only 648 1296 6010 kHz. New 0500-0530 UTC 648 6010. 1045-1100 UTC 648 6125. 1515-1600 648 1296 6125. 1730-1900 648 6125. (wwh AMID)

GUAM AWR Asia KSDA Agat Guam programme schedule, March 27 - Sept 24: 0000 17645 Burmese 1400 13720 Burmese 15225 Mandarin 7455 Mandarin 0100 17645 Bangla 1500 9370 Indian (Hindi, Telugu) 15225 Mandarin 7455 Mandarin 0200 13720 English 1600 9370 Indian (Tamil, Marathi, 15225 Mandarin Malayalam) 0300-0800 13720 & 15225 Mandarin 7455 English 0800 13720 Hakka / 1700-1900 Sat/Sun only 13720 English 15225 Mandarin 1900 Sat/Sun only 9495 Russian 0900 13720 Cantonese 2000 9495 Korean 11980 Mandarin 7455 Mandarin 1000 9530 Russian 2100 9495 Japanese 11980 Mandarin 7455 Mandarin 1100 13720 Indonesian 2200 13720 Indonesian 11980 Mandarin 15225 Mandarin 1200 13720 Filipino (Cebuano, 2300 15610 English Tagalog, Ilonggo) 15225 Mandarin 1300 9650 Korean 11980 Japanese (AWR Asiawaves, KSDA Guam)

GUIANA For RFI Paris / SRI Berne relay purpose towards Western NoAM, RFI Montsinery will built up an additional 500 kW ALLISS rotary tx/antenna system there, in 1994. (GH - WWCR)

HONDURAS Radio Copan International Monday - Saturday 1400-1500, 1745-1900, and 2100- 2230 UTC on 15674,6 kHz. (RN)

MONACO TWR - Trans World Radio - Monaco summer schedule March 27 - Sept 24, 1994: LW 216 kHz 0215-0300 UTC. MW 702 1730-1800. 1467 0345-0415, 1845-2300. MW 1233 kHz Kurdish/Farsi 0215-0300, AR/Armen 0300-0335, AR 2040-2145. MW Tirana 1395 kHz 1845-2155. SW 6230 6235 7160 7290 7385 9445 9490 9495 11635 11760 12045 12080 kHz. (TWR EUR Hilversum, Holland)

NETHERLANDS From Sunday 27th of March, Radio Nederland changes in English: 2330-0030 F6020 B6165 NoAM F=Flevoland 0030-0125 F6020 B6165 B9840 NoAM B=Bonaire 0030-0325 M9860 A12025 SoAsia M=Madagascar 0330-0425 B6165 B9590 NoAM A=Alma Ata 0730-0825 B9630 B9810 NZL/AUS I=Irkutsk 0830-1025 B9715 B9810 NZL/AUS P=Petropavlovsk 0930-1025 P12065 I15470 EaAS 1130-1325 F5955 F9650 EUR 1330-1625 M9895 F13700 M15150 SoAS 1730-1925 M7120 B17655 B21515 AF 1930-2025 B17605 B17655 AF (RN)

NEW ZEALAND Radio NZL International changes from March 19th: Mon-Fri 1650-1850 UTC 6035 kHz. Daily 2139-0758 UTC 15115 kHz. (RN)

SLOVAKIA Broadcast schedule of AWR via Slovakia may obtained from AWR-Europe, POBox 100 252, D-64202 Darmstadt, Germany. (AWR Asiawaves)

USA From 2000 UTC Radio Station KJES, Mesquito, New , on 15544,7 kHz. WINB Red Lion at 1600-2100 UTC on 15715 kHz. (RN)

From March 8th! WSHB will replace 7510 by 9355 kHz, 2200-2400 UTC, 500 kW, bearing 25 degrees.

From March 27th, WEWN Alabama will change to 9370 kHz, may cause QRM to Radio for Peace International-CTR USB 9375 kHz nearby. 0200-0600 EUR, 1000-1200 AS, 2100-2300 EUR (2200- 2400 UTC from March 06-26! also). ( GH - WWCR) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 77 13 March 1994 ______

AUSTRALIA Radio Australia in Khmer language, Mons-Fris 0530-0600 & 1230-1300 UTC. 0530 UTC 17670C kHz 300 kW bearing 347 degrees 17880D 250 317 1230 7150D 250 315 9770S 100 329 13755C 100 347 (AWR KSDA Guam)

ARMENIA New German service of Radio Yerevan at 1930-1945 UTC on 964 1395 4810 4990,8 5930 6065 kHz, best signal level here in EUR on 4810 & measured 4990,8 kHz. R Yerevan schedule: 1430 Azeri, 1500 Kurdish, 1630 Armenian, 1730 Russian, 1800 Arabic, 1900 Persian, 1930 German (ex Armenian), 1945 English, 2000-2200 Armenian. (ORF, DeutschlandRadio Berlin DX Report)

Sunday only service to Europe changed frequencies from March 6th. Now on 15275 and 15370 kHz (ex 15455 & 15485). 0900 Armenian, 0930-0942 UTC French, 0943-0951 UTC English. Remaining broadcasting time until 1000 UTC in . (WB)

BELGIUM Radio Vlaanderen International Brussels relay via medium wave tx Wavre 1512 kHz: 300 kW of power at 0400-0500 & 1900-2300 UTC only. 25 kW for Belgium local area at 0500-1900 UTC. From March 27th. (RVI Flemish px "Golfgids")

BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA R B-HG Sarajevo relay on SW 6890 kHz in USB mode, monitored here at whole daytime, HCJB tells sign-off time at 0100 UTC. English news of UN Peace Keeping Forces on weekdays 1540-1552 UTC. (HCJB, DeutschlandRadio Berlin DX Report)

CHAD Radio Moundou on v5286,2 kHz observed around 1700 UTC, scheduled 1400-1830 UTC. Beware of Russian Krasnoyarsk on exact 5290 kHz. (Gerhard Widera-D)

COSTA RICA Radio for Peace International replaced 9375 by 9400 kHz (USB mode), still on /./ v7374,9 and v15032,3 kHz (AM mode). (WB)

FRANCE RFI Paris in English to at 1200-1300 UTC replaced latest 13640 kHz by 15530 kHz, both via new ALLISS turntable revolving antenna system. (GH - WWCR) QRM Radio Australia Darwin in Indonesian until 1230 UTC.

GERMANY From March 27th, Radio Deutsche Welle Cologne in German will change its format from four hour duration to three slots of eight hours daily, starting at 0500, 1300 and 2100 UTC. German DX programme - "Auf kurzer Welle", technische Hinweise mit dem DX Programm - retimed from 2nd and 5th Saturday to 3rd Monday of the month, starting on April 18th at 1037, 1837, and Tue April 19th at 0237 UTC. (DW)

HUNGARY From March 28th, Ukrainian service will be on a daily basis (ex twice a week, Wed & Sat only). Observed in Febr at 1700-1729 UTC on 3975 kHz. Summer schedule in E to EUR: 1900-1930 & 2100-2130 UTC 3955 6110 7220 kHz. German Mon- Sat 1730-1800 5970 7255 9835, 1930-2000 3955 5970 7220, 9835. Sundays 1700-1800 5905 7220 11910. (ORF)

IRAN VoIR (IRIB) Tehran in English at 1130-1227 UTC on new 9575 and new 11920 kHz, /./ usual and best 11790 kHz, 11910 kHz. 1530-1627 UTC English to SoAS on 11790 kHz, and new 9575 kHz. Bengali retimed to 1430-1527 UTC on 11790 kHz. 15260 kHz replaced by 9745 kHz, and usual 9022 kHz at 1730-2227 UTC, 1730 German, 1830 F, 1930 E, 2030 Spanish, 2130-2230 UTC Arabic. French at 2230-2330 UTC to NoAM new 6175, 9022, new 9745 kHz. English 0030-0130 UTC new 6175, and 9022 kHz (or v7198,4 kHz reported by GH - WWCR instead). Spanish 0130-0230 UTC 6175 kHz. (RVI)

IRAQ Radio Baghdad in English at 1000-1254 UTC on 17740 kHz, with rather short English language pieces at 1035-1050 and 1220-1254 UTC. /./ announced 15180 kHz. Also PAK/IND service in English announced, but could not confirmed in EUR: 15205 kHz at 1300-1500 UTC. (RVI)

ISRAEL KOL Israel in Hebrew morning sce 5 kHz down on 7460 kHz, /./ 9388 kHz. Due to WEWN Birmingham, USA, scheduled on 7465 kHz at 0500-0900 UTC. (WB)

ITALY/ASCENSION ISLANDS From March 1st, RAI Rome in Italian to AM at 0130-0230 UTC is using Centre Atlantic relay station BBC Ascension as follows: 11765 kHz to SoAM, 15390 kHz to CeAM. (RN) And direct from Rome - Santa Palombara, Prato Smeralto - on 6005 9725 11800 kHz. Due to using new ASC relay, English and French to NoAM changed timing to E 0050-0110 and F 0110-0130 UTC respectively. (GH - WWCR

JAPAN From April 1st, Radio Japan international service will extend its service to 65 hours daily. Additional one hour Japanese to Asia, as well as extension in many language sections. German service reshuffeled as follows: 0600 UTC 11760 kHz Yamata-J direct, 11785 Moyabi-GAB 1000 UTC 9600 & 11710 kHz, both via BBC Skelton England relay. 1130 UTC 17740 kHz Yamata-J direct. (ORF, DeutschlandRadio Berlin DX Report)

NEW ZEALAND Radio Reading Service (ex Print Disabled Radio) Levin now back to NZL standard time on March 20th: Fri-Sun 2030 UTC to Mon-Fri 1000 UTC, Fri 2030-Sat 0530, 0600-0900 UTC Suns. To replace 7290 kHz by 5960 kHz. (RN)

RUSSIA Radio Nadeshda, Moscow observed here in 0500-1100 UTC time span on 9490 9525 9645 9730 11655 11965 15435 15460 17600 kHz. (WB)

Mr. A. M. Peterson of AWR - Adventist World Radio - reported in "AWR Radio News Bulletin", that DXers are hearing AWR feeder broadcasting programmes. Actually originating from AWR Tula studio office via CIS feeders to three relay txs within Russia. List of monitored AWR SSB transmissions: 7970 8005 8040 10855 11575 12175 13365 13820 15660 16300, and 18870 kHz. AWR would be interested in further observation reception reports. Address is: AWR special project, c/o Mr. Dr. A.M. Peterson, 903 Tenninger Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46239, U.S.A. (GH in Febr Monitoring Times magazine, via HCJB Party Line)

Radio Moscow in German: 1000-1200 UTC 11980 15190 15495 15540 17595. 1600-1900 1386 5905 7360 7400, and 1323 (til 1800 UTC). 1630-1900 additional 6145 kHz. 1800-1900 additional 4860 7390. 1900-2100 1386 5905 7360 7390, and additional 4860 at 2000-2100 UTC. (RVI)

SAUDI ARABIA BSKSA Riyadh with news in Arabic at 1430 UTC on new 15230 kHz (GS), /./ 15060 (GS), 15165 (Holy Quran programme). Separate programme after the newscast. GS=General Service programme (Gerhard Widera-Fulda)

SEYCHELLES Religious broadcaster FEBA Mahe schedule changes, March 6th to April 31: 0000-0130 6045 (x6185) Bengali Hindi Telugu 0130-0217 7170 (x7215) Tamil 1358-1543 7170 (x15330?) to SoAS 1625-1900 7270 (x11840?) to AF 0457-0553 17750 E to Middle East, Fris only 0657-0730 17510 (x17580) Urdu to PAK, Fris only (AWR KSDA Guam)

SWAZILAND TWR Manzini Swaziland schedule March 6 - April 30: MW 1170 kHz, SW 3200 3240 4775 4790 5055 6025 6100 7120 7180 7200 7215 9500 9515 9520 9650 11740 15375 kHz. (TWR SWZ)

SWITZERLAND From March 27th, test transmissions to EUR of Red Cross Broadcasting Service Geneva on last Sun of the month, retimed to 0700-0900 & 1300-1500 UTC, QRG 7210 kHz replaced by 6165 kHz. Winter schedule show 30 mins segments of duration in E, F, German and . ICRC organises test transmissions, broadcasting Red Cross news, by courtesy of the Swiss postal and radio authorities SWISS Telecom PTT - section Radiocom HF Broadcasting. (DeutschlandRadio Berlin DX Actuell)

UKRAINE Radio Ukraina International Kiev, in Ukrainian producing spurs at around 0600 UTC on 9510 & 10035 kHz, 175 kHz difference away from fundamental 9685 & 9860 kHz. At daytime spur on 11585 kHz, 120 kHz away of 11705 mixing 11825 kHz. TX location may Kopani-Crimea ex-Yevpatoria? (WB)

USA Schedule of WHRI South Bend to Americas to Europe 2300-0800 UTC 9495 kHz 2300-1300 UTC 7315 kHz 0800-1000 UTC 7355 kHz 1300-1700 UTC 9465 kHz 1000-1300 UTC 9850 kHz 1700-2300 UTC 13760 kHz 1300-1800 UTC 15105 kHz 1800-2100 UTC 9485 kHz 2100-2300 UTC 17830 kHz (DD9MW)

WWCR - Worldwide Christian Radio Nashville schedule: tx 1 0000-1100 5935 1100-0000 11685 tx 2 0100-2000 5935 1400-0100 13845 tx 3 1500-2200 15610 2200-0000 12160 0000-0800 5810 (AWR KSDA Guam)

Glenn Hauser's "World of Radio" observed irregularly on WHRI South Bend Indiana, 13760 kHz, Mons and Fris at 2229 UTC. (GH - WWCR) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 78 20 March 1994 ______

ARMENIA/RUSSIA One frequency of Radio Yerevan to EUR at 2200-2300 UTC (2100-2200 DST) is relayed via Russian tx Chkalovskaya Shchelkovo facility east of Moscow. Winter 7440, Summer 9480 kHz. (Olle Alm)

AUSTRIA No frequency changes of ORF R™I Vienna for summer schedule. German DX progr "Kurzwellenpanorama" by Wolf Harrandt OE3WHC retimed Sat 0405 by 0505 UTC. Suns "DX Telegramm" at additional 1355 UTC 6155 9870 13730 and 15450 kHz. Retimed Suns 0555 by 0455 UTC. (ORF)

BELGIUM Last UPDATE of RVI Brussels schedule, effective March 27th (c.f. BC-DX no.76): daily 1200-1400 UTC 15545 AM 17775 SoAS (RVI) weekdays 1600-1700 UTC 15575 ME/AF 17640 CeAF

BULGARIA Radio Sofia opening at 1700 UTC on fundamental 7455 kHz, but has spurious signals on 7414,4 and 7495,6 kHz. (WB)

ECUADOR Middle of the week 10 mins "HCJB DX News" scheduled on Wed 0700 & 2130 UTC to EUR, 0705 UTC to PAC, Thurs 0400 UTC to NoAM. (HCJB)

EGYPT Radio Cairo in Hindi & Urdu at 1500-1730 UTC on fundamental 17690 kHz, but producing spurious signals on 17610 & 17770 kHz. (WB)

GERMANY RFE/RL Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Munich printed schedule news (see under Portugal/Russia also): Delete Lithuanian 2100-2200 UTC on local FM & MW 1107 & 1134 kHz. New local Lithuanian 1700-1800 UTC on seven FM channels & 612 666 1557. New Estonian local FM outlet Tallin 100,7 MHz, 400 watts, 1900-2000 UTC. Delete Radio Liberty via UZB relay. New local Azerbaijan relay Baku MW 1530 kHz, 7 kW, 0300-0400 Az, 1500-1900 Az, Ru, Az. Holzkirchen 720 kHz, new Slovak 1800-1900, new Czech 2100-2200 UTC.

Only 75 m band outlet Biblis 3990 kHz 100 kW 0400-0500 UTC in Romanian. Remaining SW frequencies 5955 5970 5985 6020 6050 6070 6105 6115 6135 6160 6170 7105 7115 7145 7155 7165 7180 7190 7200 7245 7255 7275 7285 7295 9505 9520 9535 9555 9565 9570 9575 9595 9625 9635 9660 9670 9680 9695 9705 9710 9715 9725 9740 9750 9770 11725 11770 11815 11825 11855 11865 11875 11885 11895 11905 11915 11925 11935 11970 15115 15130 15170 15215 15290 15325 15340 15355 15370 15380 15415 15445 17750 17760 17775 17805 17835. Delete 21510 kHz. (RFE/RL schedule)

GUINEA Republic Harmonic of Conakry 7125,44 kHz observed around 2100-2400 UTC on 14250,88 kHz in 20 m ham band. (GH - WHRI)

HAWAII UPDATED KWHR Naahelu schedule: 0000-0200 UTC 17510 kHz 0200-0800 UTC 17510 kHz 0800-1600 UTC 9930 kHz 1600-1800 UTC 7425 kHz 1800-2000 UTC 13625 kHz 2000-2200 UTC 15405 kHz 2200-0000 UTC 17645 kHz (George Jacobs)

ISRAEL From April 1st, KOL Israel Jerusalem will move one hour earlier to DST. (RVI)

ITALY Good news from Finn Krone: From Febr 6th, DSWCI weekly DX programme via AWR Forli Italy again is on the air each Sunday, 0720-0729 & 1020-1029 UTC (DST one hour earlier) on 7230 kHz. Latest DX News from the shortwave world by Finn Krone, except Mr. Gordon Bennett has MW news every last Sunday of the month. (DSWCI)

JAPAN Radio Japan Tokyo will extend its operational schedule by 5 hours to 65 hours daily from April 1st. Changes of Radio Japan via BBC Skelton England relay, from March 27th: English 0500, Jap 0600, English 0700-0800 5975 7230 kHz. Jap 2200, E 2300, Jap 0000-0100 5975 6125 kHz.

Radio Japan General Service schedule in English, April 1st-Sept 24th: 0100 9610 11910 15195 17810 17845 11840E 11860S 0300 9610 15210 17810 17845 5960C 0500 9610 11885 15410 17810 5975U 7230U 11740S 9725C 0700 15270 15410 17810 21610 5975U 7230U 11740S 15380G 0900 9610 9750 11815 15295 1100 9610 9750 11815 15295 6120C 1400 9535 9750 11915 11840E 11705C 1500 9535 9750 11955 15355G 1700 6150 9535 9580 11930E 1900 6150 7140 9535 9580 9610 2100 6185 9610 9625 9750 6035E 11925G 2300 6185 7140 9610 9625 9750 5975U 6125U

English Regional Services of Radio Japan: 0300-0330 UTC to SoAM 11885 15230 11880F 0900-1000 UTC to Oceania 15270 2100-2115 UTC to SoEaAS 9600 11915. Relays C=Sackville Canada. E=Ekala Sri Lanka. F=Montsinery French Guiana. G=Moyabi Gabon. S=Kranji Singapore. U=Skelton England UK. (RJ)

KOREA From April 1st, Radio Korea Seoul will dropping Portuguese language service. More schedule cuts will occure later on this year or in next year. One SW tx will be replaced by stronger tx and better antenna. (GH - WHRI) 250 kW SW tx no. six at Kimjae tx site, will be taken out of service on April 1st. Used 20,25 hours daily at 0600-0215 UTC, since 1978 in operation and drastical oversused, recently could use 150 kW of power only. 7275 kHz will be replaced by 100 kW tx no. four, or even go out of service until August 1st, when a new 250 kW tx will be put into service. 7275 kHz 100 kW Korean 1430-1530 & 2230-2330, Indonesian 2330-0015, Spanish 0215-0300, Korean 0300-0400 UTC. (RJ Media RounUp)

MOZAMBIQUE RM Maputo monitored here around 1600-2030 UTC on v11817,4 kHz, playing typical African light music. (WB)

NETHERLANDS From Sunday 27th of March, Radio Nederland changes in English language (of March 17th! and printed schedule) 2330-0030 F6020 B6165 NoAM F=Flevoland 0030-0125 F6020 B6165 B9840U NoAM B=Bonaire 0030-0325 D9860 D12025 SoAsia M=Madagascar 0330-0425 B6165 B9590 NoAM A=Alma Ata KAZ 0730-0825 B9630 B9720 NZL/AUS (x9810) D=Dushanbe TJK 0830-0925 B9720 NZL/AUS (x9810) I=Irkutsk 0830-1025 F5955 F9895 EUR L= 0930-1025 B9720 B9810 NZL/AUS (x9715) P=Petropavlovsk 0930-1025 P12065 I15470 EaAS T=Tashkent UZB 1130-1325 F5955 F9650 EUR V=Vladivostok 1330-1625 M9890 F13700 M15150 SoAS 1530-1630 F5955 EUR 1730-1925 M6020 M7120 B17655 B21590 AF 1930-2025 B17605 B17655 AF U = Bonaire USB mode outlet.

RN is using new D=Dushanbe-TJK and L=Kaliningrad-RUS relay.

Dutch 0530-0730 L7310. 1330-1425 P7260 V15470. 1430-1525 A7365. 1630-1725 L7310. 2330-0025 A9855 (01-05 to 04-09) V17580 (27-03 to 01-05, 04-09 to 25-09)

Indonesian 1130-1325 V15470 T17655 2130-2325 T7365 (RN)

NEW ZEALAND R NZL International goes off southern summer time on March 19th. Additional antenna installed for new 49 m band outlet 6035 kHz, Mon-Fri 1650-1849 UTC. Daily 1850-2137 11735 2138-0758 15115 0759-1206 9700 Occasionally 9700 kHz one hour longer. Irregularly sports coverage at 1308-1649 UTC 9655 kHz. (GH - WHRI)

PAKISTAN March-April schedule of Radio Pakistan in English: 0230-0245 UTC newscast 7290 (x9515) 15190 17705 17725 21730 kHz. 0800-0850 & 1100-1120 UTC to NE/EUR 17900 & 21520 kHz. 1600-1630 9470 11570 15590 15555 15605 17660 1700-1750 to NE/EUR 7485 & 9855. French 1930-2030 UTC monitored on 7485 & 9485 kHz. (GH - WHRI)

Unidentified mainly Arabic speaking station, interspersed with AFG/PAK region music, mentioned Kabul over and over again, observed around 0330-0430 UTC on exact 7390 kHz. Arabic news at 0400 UTC in a professional style, seems not a clandestine outlet. May originating from Peshawar area? Please help identify this outlet. (WB)

PORTUGAL Printed RFE/RL Munich schedule show "RDP Broadcaster" programme, that mean Radio Difusora Portuguesa Lisbon via RFE Gloria relay: 11975 kHz 250 kW azimut 46 degrees towards CeEUR - Lithuania Mon-Fri 0900-1100 UTC Sat/Sun 0600-1600 UTC

VoA programme via RFE/RL Lisbon-POR facilities until Sept 25: 7270 0300-0500 7285 0400-0430 9585 1830-1900 9760 1700-2100 11715 0400-0500 11805 0430-0500 & 1700-2000 11855 1800-2100 11865 1900-2000 11905 1830-1900 11945 1530-1800 15155 1700-1800 15185 1500-1600 15255 1800-2100 17735 1500-1530 17875 1600-1630 9760 kHz VoA in English (ex Wooferton-England) (RFE/RL schedule)

RUSSIA The 2500 kW (!) site Bolshakovo site near Kaliningrad/Koenigsberg returned on the air in mid-September 1993, when the economic problems had been solved. MW 1386 kHz has English from 0400 UTC sign-on. There is also a new Yunost station in the 10 kW range on 1386 kHz somewhere in Ce Eur Russia. I have seen photos of the Bolshakovo MW arrays - it's a mighty sight! Note that 1386 (ex 1385) kHz has always been from Kaliningrad, or at least since 1953, so anyone who has a QSL endorsed "Kaunas" will have to scratch it as a QSL from Lithuania. LW 171 kHz also with 2500 kW of power, R-1 progr. MW 549 kHz 50 kW R-3 progr. 1116 kHz 30 kW R-2 + regional progr. 1143 kHz 150 kW R-3 progr. 1215 kHz 1200 kW Foreign Service 1600-2000 UTC, R-3 progr. 1386 kHz 2500 kW Foreign Service 0400-2300 UTC. SW 5905, 6115, 7225, 7245, 7305, 9680, 11965, 15360 kHz, 50/100/240 kW. (Olle Alm via DXM, Mikhail P. Tomofeyev in SWN)

Radio Liberty Munich schedule show MW relay Ufa 756 kHz, 10 kW, 0400-0500, 1400-1500, 1900-2000, 2100-2200 UTC. Remaining time independent station programme Radio Titan Ufa. (RL, Christian Br llhardt) Moslem radiostanzia Alef, P.O.Box 72, 123154 Moscow Russia, bc Sun, Tue, Thur 1700-1800 UTC on 7305 (winter 5905), 12075, 17890 kHz, and Moscow local 1332, 4055 kHz?). (Finn Krone in AWR EUR Forli DX progr)

SEYCHELLES Protestant religious broadcaster FEBA Mahe observed in Arabic 1903-2003 UTC replacing 11840 by 9810 kHz. (AMID)

SWEDEN Radio Sweden in English from March 27th: EUR 1615 UTC MW 1179 6065 kHz. 1730 1179 6065 9655 15390 2030 1179 6065 9655 2130 1179 6065 9655 ME/AF 1730 UTC 9655 15390 kHz. 2130 9655 AS/PAC 1130 13775 15120 15240. 2330 11910. 0130 9695 11695. NoAM 1230 & 1330 15240 & 17870. 0230 & 0330 6040 & 9850. SoAM 0030 6065 9850. (GH - WHRI)

THAILAND Radio Thailand Bangkok in new segment 2230-2300 UTC on local FM 97 MHz, local MW 927 kHz, SW 4830 9655 and 11905 kHz. (DeutschlandRadio Berlin DX Actuell progr) (joke?)

TURKEY TRT Ankara in E to EUR 2000 UTC on new 9900 kHz (? may also for German language at 1630 & 1930 UTC). English 2200 UTC new 11710 kHz. (GH - WHRI)

UKRAINE Radio Ukraina Internat Kiev observed at 1500-1600 UTC on 5960 6080 6090 7150 9550 9600 9640 9675 11705, and 11780 kHz. 1900-2000 UTC on 4825 5960 6080 7240 9640, and 9675 (where is severe heterodyne QRM by Tirana in German at 1900-1930 UTC). (WB)

USA WHRI "DX Radio Show" on Sun 0200 UTC 7315 kHz, Mon 0400 UTC 9495 kHz. (GH - WHRI)

VATICAN CITY "Radio Vaticana" schedule changes til Sept 3rd:

EUR 0230-0610 UTC new 3945 kHz Albanian, Slovene, Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Hungar, Polish, German, French, English, Italian, Latin, and weekdays It/F/E. 1630-2010 UTC new 3945 kHz Albanian, Slovene, Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Hungar, Polish, German, Holy Rosary, Italian, (Sundays 1920 UTC Esparanto), French, English. 0645-0900 UTC Sundays only, new 9500 kHz, Ukrainian & Lithuanian 1600-1800 UTC 9500 (ex 9755) kHz, Armenian, Russian, Ukrainian, Bjelorussian, Lithuanian, Latvian 1800-1840 UTC 6185 & 7365 kHz (ex 5882) Romanian, Bulgarian.

Africa 0245-0425 UTC 7360 (ex 11625) kHz, F, E, Swahili, Arabic. 1730-1810 UTC 9695 (ex 17730) kHz, E, P.

Americas 0230-0400 UTC 6095 7305 until April 30th. 7305 9605 from May 1st. French, English, Spanish.

Asia 0040-0140 UTC 7335 9605 (ex 5975) until April 30th. 9605 11935 (ex 5975) from May 1st. Hindi/Tamil/Malayalam/English. 1230-1345 UTC 11640 15090 (ex 7365 9835), Chinese(+17525), Jap. 2130-2245 UTC 7310 9600 until April 30th. 9600 11830 from May 1st. Japanese; Chinese 2200-2245 UTC +6150 kHz. (Vatican Radio schedule) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 79 27 March 1994 ______

BULGARIA Radio Sofia cut its English service outlet by half. (ORF)

CANADA "Special Program for PeaceKeepers" via Radio Canada International Montreal facilities:

Mon-Fri 0500-0529 UTC in English, 0530-0559 UTC in French.

EUR U 6050 kHz 300 kW 110 degr S=Sackville CAN EUR/AF S 6150 250 60 U=Skelton UK U 7295 300 175 AF/ME U17840 300 114 AF U15430 300 140 (RCI final BC schedule)

Radio Korea Seoul in E via RCI Sackville relay now at 1030-1059 UTC on 11715 kHz replacing 9650 kHz. (GH - WHRI)

COSTA RICA New fax no. of Radio for Peace International, P.O.Box 88, Santa Ana, Costa Rica, +506 - 249 - 1095. (FUNK magazine) Final tube of USB mode outlet on 9400 kHz broke down. At present off the air on this frequency. Will take at least two weeks to repair. (GH - WHRI)

CUBA Since late January, Cuba is jamming US based Radio Marti programme in Spanish, two hours in the morning, several hours at evening. (RN) Radio Habana Cuba in Spanish at 2200 UTC on new 15195 kHz, // 11875 kHz, and very strong in USB mode on 13715 kHz. (WB)

CZECH REPUBLIC Radio Prague summer schedule in English: 0600-0627 UTC 5930* 7345 9505 kHz EUR * = 250 kW 0700-0730 15605AF 17535*AS/PAC 21705ME/AF # = 200 kW 1030-1057 7345* 9505 11990 EUR others 100 kW of power 1500-1527 5930* 7345EUR 13580ME 1700-1727 5930* 7345EUR 11640ME/AF 2000-2027 5930* 7345EUR 9485AUS/PAC 2100-2127 5930* 7345EUR 9485AF 0000-0027 7345# 9485* NoAM 0100-0127 7345 9485 NoAM 0300-0327 5930* 7345 NoAM 0330-0357 5930*NoAM 9440 11640ME/AF Letterbox programme "Calling all listeners" now Wed evening broadcast. "DX Special" not mentioned anymore in printed summer schedule. (Radio Prague)

DENMARK Radio Danmark schedule March 27th to Sept 24th, 1994: 0030 UTC 9590 9655 11780 kHz 0130 9560 11925 0230 9560 11925 0330 7165 9590 0430 9560 9590 11730 11865 0530 7165 9560 9590 11865 0630 7155 9590 11735 17815 0730 9590 11735 0830 11745 17740 21700 0930 11735 15165 1030 15165 17840 1130 7295 15165 1230 17860 21705 1330 9590 15195 15335 17865 1430 15195 15335 17840 1530 9590 11920 17895 21595 1630 11880 17860 21705 1730 7215 9590 15220 17895 1830 5960 9590 11745 15220 1930 5960 6015 15220 15335 2030 9590 15220 15335 2130 15175 15220 2230 11705 15220 2330 7275 9655 11860 11925

Each transmission lasting 25 mins from xx.30 to xx.55 on the hour.

ECUADOR Cutback in HCJB Quito's "DX Party Line" in English from 56 to 26 mins. Starting time is same. In EUR best choice is Sats at 0737 UTC on 6205 & 11835 kHz. Middle of the week 10 mins "HCJB DX News" scheduled on Wed 0700 & 2130 UTC to EUR, 0705 UTC to PAC, Thurs 0400 UTC to NoAM. (HCJB)

GABON Programmes of AWR Africa, 08 B.P. 1751, Abidjan 08, Ivory Coast, via Radio Africa no. One at Moyabi, Gabon: 9625 kHz Mon-Fri 0500-0600 UTC French. 11780 kHz Sat & Sun 1200-1300 UTC English. (AWR schedule)

GERMANY Adventist World Radio has moved to a new and bigger office in Darmstadt, Germany. The listeners mail will be answered from this office, instead of Forli, Italy as before. Contact Programme Departement Assistant Mrs. Iris Manuela Brandl at AWR Europe, Postfach 100 252, D-64202 Darmstadt, or direct at Eschollbruecker Strasse 42, D-64295 Darmstadt, Germany. Telephone + 49 - 6151 - 3 90 00. Schedule see under Gabon, Russia, and Slovakia.

GREAT BRITAIN BBCWS London in English retimed "Waveguide" programme from Wed 0415- 0425 UTC to Sat 0715-0725 UTC, still on Sats 1030-1040 UTC, and Thur 0130-0140 UTC. (GH - WHRI)

HAWAII "World of Radio" by Glenn Hauser via KWHR Naalehu Hawaii on new 17510 kHz Sat & Sun at 0600 UTC. Sun at 0900 UTC still on 9930 kHz. (GH - WHRI)

HONG KONG On March 31 to April 6 at 1100-1200 UTC as every year usual Radio Television Hong Kong maritime weather report during HKG yacht race on 3940 kHz. Sorry, no chance for EUR audience to get in touch with. (HCJB DX Party Line)

IRAN Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Khorassan Center has foreign broadcasts in Farsi, Pashtu, Uzbek and Tajik languages. Using two 100 kW Gates MW txs at Mashad Shahid Hasheminejad. Two 400 kW Thomson-CSF (now Thomcast) MW txs at border city Taibad, 250 kms east of Mashad. Four 500 kW ABB - Asea Brown Boveri SW txs at Mashhad-Khorassan. May observed in EUR around 1630 UTC on 6005 & 9640 kHz, accompanied by jamming stations from that area. Reception reports to: of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Dr. J. Ghanbari, General Director, Khorasan Centre, P.O.Box 555, 91375 Mashad, Iran. (FUNK magazine)

JAPAN UPDATE according printed schedule of Radio Japan Tokyo. Radio Japan Tokyo will extend its operational schedule by 5 hours to 65 hours daily from April 1st. Changes of Radio Japan via BBC Skelton England relay, from March 27th: English 0500, Jap 0600, English 0700-0800 5975 7230 kHz. Jap 2200, E 2300, Jap 0000-0100 5975 6125 kHz.

Radio Japan General Service schedule in English, April 1st-Sept 24th: 0100 5960C 9610 11910 15195 17810 17845 11840E 11860S 0300 9610 15210 17810 17845 0500 9610 11885 15410 17810 5975U 7230U 11740S 9725C 0600 11860 21610 0700 15270 15410 17810 21610 5975U 7230U 11740S 15380G 0900 9610 9750 11815 15190?/15295? 1100 9610 15295 6120C 1400 9535 9750 11915 11840E 11705C 1500 9535 9750 11955 15355G 1700 6150 9535 9580 11930E 1900 6150 7140 9535 9580 9610 2100 6185 9610 9625 9750 6035E 11925G 2300 6185 7140 9610 9625 5975U 6125U

English Regional Services of Radio Japan: 0300-0330 UTC to SoAM 11885 15230 11880F 0900-1000 UTC to Oceania 15270 2100-2115 UTC to SoEaAS 9660 11915.

EUR target broadcasts 0000-0100 5975U 6125U Japanese 0400-0500 5960U 7230U Japanese 0430-0530 11785G Russian 0500-0800 5975U 7230U E,J,E 0530-0700 11760 11785G Swed,It,German,F 0800-0900 21640G Japanese 1000-1030 9600U 11710U German 1030-1100 9600U F 1100-1200 15395G Russian 1100-1200 17740G Swed,It,German 2000-2100 7255U Japanese 2030-2100 15195G Spanish 2100-2200 11925G English 2200-0000 5975U 6125U Japanese, English

Middle East/AF target broadcasts 0330-0400 11785G Arabic 0400-0500 17820E Japanese 0600-0630 17820E Arabic 0700-0900 15380G English, Japanese 1000-1100 9675G Japanese 1500-1600 15355G English 1530-1630 11930E French,Persian 1600-1700 21700G Japanese 1700-1900 11930E English, Japanese 1715-1745 7180G 9590 Swahili

Relays C=Sackville Canada. E=Ekala Sri Lanka. F=Montsinery French Guiana. G=Moyabi Gabon. S=Kranji Singapore. U=Skelton England UK.

"Media RoundUp" programme in English - one of Radio Japan's most popular programmes - now additional on Suns at 0725 & 1125 UTC, as well as at usual Suns 0525, 1425, 1725, 2125, and Mons 0125 UTC. (RJ)

KAZAKHSTAN observed around 1700-1800 UTC in Kazakh & English on 9560 kHz. (DeutschlandRadio Berlin DX Actuell)

KOREA North Funny noises observed around 1250-1300 UTC on 9930 kHz, type of North Korean jamming, acc monitor in Australia. (RN) KUWAIT Receptions reports to Radio Kuwait via Engineering Communications Departement, Controller of Frequency Management, P.O.Box 397, Safat, 13004 Safat, Kuwait. Fax no. +965 - 241 54 98. English of Radio Kuwait 1800-2100 UTC on new 11990 kHz. (FUNK magazine)

MONACO TWR - Trans World Radio - Monaco, schedule changes until Sept 24, 1994: 1415-1530 UTC 11635 (x9495) Russian 1430-1500 12080 (x9445) Armenian 1440-1525 7105 (x5875) Yugoslav 1530-1615 9445 (x7385) Ukrainian 1543-1717 7385 (x5885) Cz, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian 1545-1615 6235 (x6230) German Guestworkers, Mon-Sun Vietnamese, Farsi, Turkish, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Croatian 1630-1700 12080 (x9495) Farsi 1715-1730 12045 (x7290) Lithuanian 1740-1855 9455 (x7385) Russian 1745-1832 9445 (x7385) Romanian, Bulgarian 1900-1945 12080 (x7385) Turkish

Additional German on 6230 kHz at 0345-0415 UTC and 1930-2015 UTC, starting May 1st. (TWR Monaco schedule)

RUSSIA Programmes of AWR Europe, and AWR Russia, Box 170, Tula Centre, 300000, Russia, via txs at M=Moscow, N=Novosibirsk, S=Samara Zhigulevsk.

AWR Europe S 7215 kHz 1700-1800 UTC Sp, Norw, Swe, Sp, Swe, Norw, Swe 7215 1800-1900 Polish

AWR Asia N 6150 1500-1600 Hindi 9835 1200-1500 Korean, Mandarin

AWR Africa M 13620 0700-0800 Arabic, French 9720 2100-2200 Arabic, French (AWR schedule)

Radio Nadeshda, Moscow observed here in 0500-0700 UTC time span on 9490 9525 9645 9730 11655 11965 15460 kHz. 0700-1100 UTC on 9490 9525 9645 9730 11630 11965 15435 15460 17600 kHz. (WB)

SAUDI ARABIA BSKSA Riyadh in Somali language at 0400-0500 UTC replaced 15335 by 15430 kHz. (AMID)

SLOVAKIA Programmes of AWR Europe, Africa, and Asia via SW txs in Slovakia, at V=Velke Kostolany, R=Rimavska Sobota: to Europe R 7180 kHz 0600-0800 UTC German, English 5940 0700-0800 Czech 5940 1400-1600 English, Czech 6055 2000-2100 English

V 5940 kHz 0600-0700 UTC Romanian 6050 0700-0800 Hungarian 5940 1300-1400 Hungarian 7180 kHz 1500-1600 UTC Romanian to Africa (see under Gabon also) R 9455 kHz 0300-0500 UTC French, English 13715 0500-0700 French, English 11610 0700-0800 Arabic, French 15625 1600-2000 F, E, F, E 11610 1900-2000 Arabic, French 11610 2100-2300 French, English to Middle East R 11610 kHz 0400-0700 UTC English, Arabic 13595 1700-1800 English 11610 1800-2000 Arabic to Southern Asia (see under Russia also) R 9465 kHz 0100-0400 UTC English, Hindi, Malayalam/Telugu/Marathi 11610 0400-0500 English 13595 1400-1800 English, Hindi, M/T/M, English (AWR schedule)

SOUTH AFRICA Channel Africa in English to and WeAF at 0400-0500 observed on 9585 kHz, replacing 9695 kHz. Chaine Afrique in French at 0500-0600 UTC still on 11725 kHz, suffering by Radio Odine Moscow. (WB)

TURKEY TRT Ankara approx. 0500-0600 UTC time span in Turkish replaced 15405 by 15145 kHz to SoAS, /./ 9460 11925 15385 kHz. (AMID)

UKRAINE Radio UKR International Kiev in English observed on additional English programme to NoAM at 0400-0500 UTC on 9510 9685 9860 11720 15195 17605 kHz, repeat of 0100-0200 UTC outlet on 11720 15195 17605 kHz. (R Kiev announcement) Radio Ukraina International Kiev in Ukrainian observed at 1500-1600 UTC on 5960 6080 6090 7150 9550 9600 9640 9675 11705, and 11780 kHz. 1900-2000 UTC on 4825 5960 6080 7240 9640, and 9675 (where is severe heterodyne QRM by Tirana in German at 1900-1930 UTC). (WB - DF5SX)

USA "World of Radio" programme by Glenn Hauser still via WHRI, WWCR, RfPI Costa Rica and KWHR Naahelu Hawaii. WHRI has no time shift, new additional Fri 2300 on 7315 kHz. Sat 0600 7315 and sometimes 9495 kHz. Sun 0130 7315. Mon 0100 9495 kHz. WWCR switches one hour earlier by UTC from April 3rd. Fri 2115 15685. Sat 0630 7435. Sun 0315 7435. Sun 0600 5810. Sun 2300 15685. Tue 1230 15685. (GH - WHRI) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 80 29 March 1994 ______

ALBANIA Radio Tirana in to NoAM 0000-0430 UTC on v6121,5 kHz. 0400- 0630 UTC to EUR on 5975,3 & 7155,3 kHz. (AMID)

ARMENIA Radio Yerevan Suns special to EUR at 0800-0900 UTC in Armenian, French 0830, and English 0842 UTC, on new 15170 & 17770 kHz (x15275 & 15370). One of these frequencies may via Moscow-RUS relay Chkalovskaya Shchelkovo. (WB)

AUSTRALIA Opening procedure "Waltzing Mathilda" from 0600-0630 UTC via Shepparton new 9860 kHz into progr at 0630-1200 UTC. (WB)

BELARUS Radio Minsk in Bjelorussian at 1800-1900 UTC (German on Wed, Sat, Sun 1830-1900 UTC) on Minsk 1170 & 7210, 6020(UKR), 6090(Balashika). (AMID)

BELGIUM RVI Brussels morning frequency 0700-1130 UTC to EUR is 6035 kHz (not on 6065 as previously announced). German daily 1730-1800 UTC 1512 5910 9905 9925 kHz. Mon-Sat 0830-0900 1512 local, 6035, 9905, 11645 kHz. Suns 0730-0800 UTC 1512 local, 6035, 9905, 17590 kHz. (AMID)

BULGARIA Radio Sofia in German: 0430-0515 9700 11765. 1000-1045 11860 15115. 1700-1745 9700 11720. 2000-2045 9700 11720. (R Sofia) English 1330-1500 UTC on new 15460 (x11630). 2045-2130 9700 11720.

COLOMBIA Radio del Sol, Tuquarres(?), Narino province, until 2342 UTC on 5873,6 kHz. (HCJB)

CUBA Radio Habana Cuba La Julia observed with station ID signal before 1930 UTC, into Portuguese programme on 15165 kHz. English on 6010 kHz at 0400-0500 UTC. DX progr DXers Unlimited at 0630 UTC (0600-0700) on 9510 kHz. Spanish at 0400-0500 UTC on 9525 kHz, many tx breaks, due to electricity problems? (WB)

INDIA AIR Delhi General Service at 2245-0045 UTC on additional 9705 kHz, /./ 9910 kHz. Scheduled on usual 11745 11785 15110 15145 kHz. (AWR KSDA Guam)

IRAN IRIB - Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting - Tehran in French at 1830-1930 on new varying 9745,7 kHz, /./ 9022 kHz (x15260). Farsi morning programme relay approx. 0230-0530 UTC on new 9650 kHz and satellite fed delay, /./ 15084, 15365 kHz. (WB)

IRAQ Arabic of Baghdad at 1400-1700 UTC on v15203,4 and 15250 kHz to SoAS. At 1530 UTC monitored on 13672 kHz, midst between Seoul 13670 and Dubai on 13675 kHz. (AMID)

ITALY Italian private radio station IDEA Radio Genova schedule: 1000-1600 UTC v7380,2 kHz, 1600-0600 7420, 0600-1000 7120. (AWR KSDA Guam)

JAPAN English DX programme "Media RoundUp" extended by five minutes, now Suns at 0525, 0725, 1425, 1725, 2125 UTC, and Mons 0125 UTC. All Yamata txs consumption 85000 kWh per day. (Radio Japan)

KAZAKHSTAN Radio Alma Ata (Almaty) 2nd programme in Kazakh observed around 1700-1800 UTC on 3955, 5035, 5260, 5960, 5970, 6090(Balashika-RUS relay), 15250, 15315 kHz. (WB)

KOREA South/North Funny noises observed around 1250-1300 UTC on 9930 kHz, type of North Korean jamming, acc monitor in Australia. (RN) Seoul is also jammed on 7550 and 9870 kHz.

Radio Korea in Korean via BBC Skelton England relay 9510 kHz retimed to 0730-0800 UTC.

E 2030, F 2100, German 2145-2230 UTC all on new 5965 kHz via Skelton-England. (x6035/6030) English schedule of Radio Korea: 0800-0830 ME/AF 15575. 0800-0900 EUR 7550 13670. 0930-1000 EUR 13670. 1030-1059 via Sackville-CAN 11715 kHz. 1200-1300 AS 7180. 1300-1330 AS 9570 13670. 1400-1500 AS 5975. 1600-1700 AS 5975. 2030-2100 AS 5975 9640 ME/AF 9870, and EUR 5965. 2100-2200 new time to EUR 6480 15575. 2200-2230 AS 9640. 0100-0200 EUR 7550 NoAM 15575. (R Korea)

NEW ZEALAND Radio NZL International replaced planned 6035 by 7125 kHz at 1650-1849 UTC Mon-Fri. Daily 1850-2137 11735, 2138-0715W (-0643Sat, -0728Sun) 15115 kHz. Switching time from 15115 to 9700 kHz (until -1206 UTC) varying, depending of day of the week and different domestic programme relay. (GH - WWCR)

PAKISTAN Radio Pakistan Karachi in Turkish at 1700-1800 UTC on 7425 & v9373,2 kHz. In Arabic 1700-1900 UTC on 7395 & v9400 kHz. Urdu/English sce to NE/EUR 1700-1900 UTC on v7485,1 & 9485,1 kHz. Both via Islamabad tx site. (WB)

PALAU KHBN Palau schedule: 0000-0400 17630 0700-1600 9830 1200-1900 9965 2000-0100 9830 0100-0600 15140 2100-0000 9965 (AWR KSDA Guam)

PERU New radio station at Pancartambo, Cusco departemento region, observed on 5894,7 kHz. Radiofrequencia San Jose, Lambayeque region, testing with surpressed lower side band on v5856,4 ... 5856,6 kHz at approx. 0010 UTC. (HCJB)

PHILIPPINES Radio PBS Pilipinas Manila language mixture in Pilipino/English/Spanish at 1730-1930 UTC propagate well to EUR on 15190 kHz. (Both 17840 & 21455 kHz don't propagate) (WB)

PORTUGAL DW in English to AF at 1100-1150 UTC via Sines-POR relay 17860 kHz, at 1150 UTC local Sines ID given. (AMID)

RUSSIA Radio Nadeshda progr in Russian: 0700-1100 5915 9490 9725 9730 11665 11965 13605 15120 15230 17560. 1100- 5915 9490 9725 11665 11995 13605 15230

SERBIA Radio YUG Belgrade in E at 1830-1900 UTC on 6100 to EUR, 9720 to South Africa. German at 2000 UTC on single 6100 kHz. TX site is Bijeljina in Bosnia Herzegovina. (WB)

SEYCHELLES FEBA Mahe in Arabic 1100-1145 UTC on new 15555 kHz (x15175).

SRI LANKA DW Cologne in English to AF at 1900-1950 UTC via Trincomalee relay station on 11785 & 15350 kHz. (WB)

SWEDEN Radio Sweden schedule in English: EUR 1615-1645 1179 6065. 1730-1800 1179 6065 9655 15390. 2030-2100 1179 6065 9655. 2130-2200 1179 6065. 2230-2300 1179 6065. NoAM 1230-1300 & 1330-1400 15240 17870. 0230-0300 & 0330-0400 6040 9850. LatAM 0030-0100 6065 9850. AS/PAC 1130-1200 13775 15120 15240. 2330-2400 11910. 0130-0200 9695 11695 (AWR KSDA Guam)

SWITZERLAND Red Cross Radio from Geneva now on 6165 kHz, last Sunday of the month, 0700-0900 & 1300-1500 UTC in E, G, S, P, E.

Swiss PTT Telecom issued Swiss Radio International HF schedule until Sept 24th: EUR 3985 kHz 0400-0700 & 1600-1945 UTC. 6165 0400-1945. 9535 1000-1300. E 0500-0515, 0600-0630, 1000-1030, 1100-1130, 1230-1300, 1900-1930. German 0515-0530, 1030-1100, 1500-1800.

AM 0030-0315 5905 Brasilia relay replacing 17740 kHz, 299 degrees. Addit Italian segment 0300-0315 UTC.

AUS 0830-1045 17515 replacing 21820 kHz. Addit Portuguese 1030-1045 to Timor/Macao/(& Brazil? on long path)

FE 1100-1245 17515 replacing 9885 kHz. Addit Italian segment 1230-1245 UTC.

SoEaAS 1300-1445 Additional German 1430-1445 UTC on 13635, 15505, and via Beijing, China relay 7480 & 11690 kHz.

SoAS 1500-1645 11960 replacing 9420 kHz. Addit Italian at 1630-1645 UTC.

NE/AF 1700-1845 15635 replacing 17535 kHz. Reshuffeled language segments, now 1700 E, 1730 G, 1800 I.

AF 2000-2200 6120 at Moyabi-Gabon, replacing 12035 kHz, 500 kW, 145 degrees.

SoAM 2215-0000 15505 replacing 5995 kHz. Addit French 2215-2230 UTC. (Swiss PPT Telecom)

THAILAND New BBC relay site in Thailand is now permitted by the govt. Four 250 kW SW txs. (AWR KSDA Guam)

UZBEKISTAN Radio Taskent domestic service relay at 0330-1500 UTC replaced winter 15330 by summer QRG 15200 kHz, /./ 15165 kHz all year around. Radio Tashkent to SoAS at 1200-1500 UTC in E, Ur, Hi, E, Ur, Hi, all on 7285, 9715, 15295, and best 17815 kHz. (WB)

VENEZUELA Radio Frontera, San Antonio del Tachim, reopened 4760 kHz again. 2300 UTC until at 0005 UTC, when National Anthem closing procedure. (HCJB) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 81 03 April 1994 ______

ARMENIA Radio Yerevan hasn't been observed on usual 2100-2200 DST summer schedule to EUR in Armenian and . (AMID)

AUSTRALIA Radio Australia Carnarvon in Indonesian language observed here in EUR daily at 2100-2300 UTC on 6150 kHz. (AMID)

BULGARIA Radio Bulgaria Sofia in German: 0430-0515 9700 11765. 1000-1045 11860 15115. 1700-1745 9700 11720. 2000-2045 9700 11720.

English (cut programme time by 35%): 0330-0430 9700 11720 NoAM. 1200-1300 17625 AUS/NZL/OCE 1400-1500 15460 17705 Jap/AS 1900-2000 9700 11720 EUR 2100-2200 9700 11645 11720 EUR/NoAM 2245-2345 9700 11720 NoAM

French: 1800-1845 9700 11720 EUR. Italian: 2100-2145 1224 6005 Serbo-Croatian: 0530-0600 7115 (R BUL Sofia)

CLANDESTINE RADIO STATIONS National Radio of the DARS (Polisario Front) in Maghreb Arabic to Western Sahara observed on new 11800 (?x11320 kHz), in parallel to MW 1544 kHz. (GH - WWCR)

CYPRUS CBC Nicosia weekend programme in Greek via BBC facilities in Limassol Zyyi: 2210-2245 UTC 6180 new 7205 (x7125) 9775 kHz. (WB)

ERITREA Domestic sce VOBME "Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea" is the unidentified Arabic radio station which observed here on March 20th and 26th, and had been puzzling me for some time. The station signs on at 0330 UTC in Afar language, switching to Arabic at 0400 UTC. Recording by BBCMS revealed a clear identification in Arabic at 0400 UTC, as on the following transmission schedule: 1st programme MW 945 kHz, SW 5000 & 7020 kHz. 1200-1400 & 1700-1800 UTC on Suns only. 0330 & 1430 Kunama. 0400,0930,1200,1600-1800 Tigrigna. 0500 & 1500 Tigre.

2nd programme MW 1089 kHz, SW v4000 & 7390 kHz. 0330-0600 Afar, Arabic, Amharic. 0930-1030, 1200-1400 Fris only, both in Arabic. 1500-1530 Wed,Fri,Sun in Amharic. 1530-1700 in Amharic & Arabic.

This radio was first observed as a clandestine radio station on 11th August 1980. It supported the Eritrean People's Liberation Front, hostile to the then-government of Ethiopia, and claimed to broadcast from liberated territory. The Republic of Eritrea was declared fully independent in May 1993 and was recognised as an independent country by the international community. VOBME is therefore now the official radio of the Republic of Eritrea. ID in Arabic: "Huna Asmara. Idha'at Sawt al-Jamahir al-Iritriyyah". in Tigrigna: "Ezi Kab Asmara Zemehalalef Medeber Radio Demtsi Hafash Eritrea Eyu". in Amharic: "Yeh be Asmera ketema yemigegne yesifiw yeritrea hezeb demts yeamarigna agelgilot new". (WBI BBCMS)

FRANCE RFI Paris in English at 1200-1300 UTC on 15530 & 17575 (x21645). (GH - WWCR)

GABON Radio Japan via Moyabi relay at 0700 UTC English, 0800-0900 UTC in on new 15380 kHz to NE/ME. Two times of 300 milli seconds behind direct Yamata-JAP 15270 & 17810 kHz, and Skelton England relay 5975 & 7230 kHz. (WB)

GREECE ERT Athens to EUR made a strange time shift in its service to EUR. Instead of using Daylight Shifting Time, ERT in English, German, French, and Italian is now one hour later at 2000-2050 UTC on single 9395 kHz. (RVI)

GUAM KTWR Guam now with changes and retiming in English service: 0600-0915 15200 0900-1000 11805 1500-1700 12025 On Fri & Sat only 2230-2315 UTC 15485 kHz. (GH - WWCR)

AWR KSDA Guam only frequency adjustement: 2000-2200 UTC 7455 kHz, 2200-0200 UTC 15225 kHz both in Chinese language. (AWR KSDA)

INDIA AIR Delhi now using the 22 m band 13750 kHz (x Khampur 11760 kHz?) at 1330-1500 UTC in its AIR General Overseas Service, causing QRM to KOL Israel, bc here for . Parallel outlet is 15120 kHz to SoEaAS. 13750 kHz has satellite feeder delay of 300 milliseconds. (GVG via RN)

IRAN IRIB Tehran in English to EUR/NoAM 0030-0130 UTC on 9022 kHz, and replaced 6175 by 7100 kHz. (GH - WWCR)

ISRAEL KOL Israel SW schedule until August 27th, 1994, now on summer time DST: English/French 0400-0430 9435 11605 17545 1000-1100 15640 15650 17575 1900-1955 9435 11603 11675 15640 17575 English 1300-1325 15640 15650 French 2030 / SP 2100 / English 2130-2200 7465 9435 11603 11675 17575

Delete English/French 1800-1830 UTC, now used for Yiddish at 1700 UTC. Delete Yemenite 1330-1355 UTC.

Yiddish 1600-1625 9435 9845 11603 11675 15640 1700-1730 9435 9845 11603 11675 15640

Hebrew Home sce 0300-2200 13750 15615 0300-0600 9388 0300-0655 11590 0700-1900 17545 1600-0300 11585 additional

Arabic 0300-2115 5900 5915 9815 15095 15480. (KOL Israel)

JAPAN BBC London via Yamata tx site: 11765 kHz 0900-1330 UTC. 15380 kHz 2100-0030 UTC. (BBC D DX px)

KAZAKHSTAN/RUSSIA KR2 domestic programme of Radio Almaty (Alma Ata) via Balashika- Moscow relay replaced 9690/21490 kHz by 6090 kHz at 0600-1700 UTC. Monitored here well ahead of RTL Junglinster in French. 6090 kHz is used later at night for 1700-1800, Radio UKR Kiev from 1800 to 0600 UTC. (WB)

KOREA North is jamming "Voice of Life" programme in Korean at 1300-1400 UTC on 9930 kHz via KWHR Naalehu Hawaii, 100 kW, 300 degrees. (RN)

KOREA South BBC London via Kimjae relay: 7180 kHz 1300-1400 UTC in English. 9525 kHz 2200-0000 UTC in Chinese and Asiat languages. (BBC D DX px) LIBYA Anti Libyan Government first satellite clandestine radio station "Voice of the Libyan People", formerly observed on SW via facilities in Sudan, Iraq, and Chad in seventies, monitored by BBCMS now on satellite EUTELSAT II-F2, 10 degrees East, TV programme HBB-TV (interSTAR from Turkey), 11617 GHz vertical, "Radio Point of Sale" text 7.38 MHz mono. 0600-0800, 1000-1200, 1400-1600, 1800-2000 UTC. (Robert Measham BBCMS via RN)

LITHUANIA/RUSSIA Radio Vilnius via RUS relay Krasnodar Armavir now on 11770 kHz at 2300-2400 UTC. Lithuanian language, except Sat/Sun in English. (RN)

MOLDOVA Radio Moldova International from Chisinau, Moldova, broadcasting via tx facilities at Galbeni-Bacau in Romania, 2 x 120 kW. French Mon-Fri 1900-1925 UTC on 9550 (x7235) kHz. Repeat following day Tue-Sat 1230-1255 UTC on 15315 (x11775) kHz. (RVI)

NETHERLANDS Dutch PTT testing MW Lopik 1224 kHz, 2,5 kW, for private radio station "Holland FM". Well signal level here in Stuttgart at night. (RN)

NEW ZEALAND BBC London via Rangitaiki relay: 9700 kHz 1100-1130 UTC in English language. (BBC D DX px) R NZL International monitored in EUR at 1850-2137 UTC on 11735 kHz. (WB)

RUSSIA BBC London via CIS relay: Yekaterinburg 9795 kHz Ukrainian 0400-0430 & 1900-1930 UTC. Tashkent to SoAS 12055 0030-0200 UTC. 12005 1330-1545 & 1630-1700 UTC. Irkutsk to CHN 7420 2200-2300 UTC. Chita to CHN 12055 2200-2300, 15460 1000-1300 UTC. (BBC D DX px)

RWANDA Clandestine radio station "Radio Mahabura" in Kinyarwanda & Swahili on 6275 kHz, 0400-0530 & 1000-1135 UTC. 6285 kHz 1715-2005 UTC. English nx at 1100-1115 UTC and 1900-1915 UTC. (BBC D DX px)

SERBIA Radio YUG Belgrade in German at 1630-1700 UTC on 7215 and new 9505 (x6100) kHz. (AMID)

SOUTH AFRICA BBC London relay via SABC facilities at Meyerton in RSA: 0245-0330 6030 Swahili. 0430-0500 6135 7160 Portuguese. 0530-0600 6135 9515 15105 Portuguese. 0700-0730 17790 English BBC London World Service. 1700-1730 3980 6070 9515 Portuguese. 1700-1900 15420 English. 1745-1800 7230 Swahili. 1800-1830 7230 French. (ARDXC via AWR KSDA Guam)

SRI LANKA SLBC Colombo in E to EUR at 2000-2131 UTC on Ekala 11800 kHz. Radio Japan via Ekala relay at 1700 English, 1800-1900 UTC Japanese language on new 11930 kHz. (WB)

SUDAN Well signal level of SNB Omdurman in Arabic observed here daily in extended time range 2200-2300 UTC on 7200 kHz, in parallel to power house signal on 9165 kHz. (DX Actuell DeutschlandRadio Berlin)

SWITZERLAND Red Cross Radio from Geneva now on 6165 kHz, last Sunday of the month, 0700-0900 & 1300-1500 UTC in E, G, S, P, F.

Swiss PTT Telecom issued Swiss Radio International HF schedule until Sept 24th: EUR 3985 kHz 0400-0700 & 1600-1945 UTC. 6165 0400-1945. 9535 1000-1300. E 0500-0515, 0600-0630, 1000-1030, 1100-1130, 1230-1300, 1900-1930. German 0515-0530, 1030-1100, 1500-1800.

AM 0030-0315 5905 Brasilia relay replacing 17740 kHz, 299 degrees. Addit Italian segment 0300-0315 UTC.

AUS 0830-1045 17515 replacing 21820 kHz. Addit Portuguese 1030-1045 to Timor/Macao/(& Brazil? on long path)

FE 1100-1245 17515 replacing 9885 kHz. Addit Italian segment 1230-1245 UTC.

SoEaAS 1300-1445 Additional German 1430-1445 UTC on 13635, 15505, and via Beijing, China relay 7480 & 11690 kHz.

SoAS 1500-1645 11960 replacing 9420 kHz. Addit Italian at 1630-1645 UTC.

NE/AF 1700-1845 15635 replacing 17535 kHz. Reshuffeled language segments, now 1700 E, 1730 G, 1800 I.

AF 2000-2200 6120 at Moyabi-Gabon, replacing 12035 kHz, 500 kW, 145 degrees.

SoAM 2215-0000 15505 replacing 5995 kHz. Addit French 2215-2230 UTC. (Swiss PPT Telecom)

UKRAINE Radio Ukraina Kiev domestic service in Ukrainian 0300-0500 UTC on 6020 6090 7240 7285 9510 9685 9860 11705 11720 11980 12030. 0600-1700 UTC on 7240 11705 11780 11840 11980, and partially on 6020 9510 9550 9675/9685 9860 11720 11825 12030 kHz.

Radio UKR International Kiev in German 1700 UTC, 1800 UTC Ukrainian language, except 6020 kHz, 1900 UTC Ukrainian, 2000-2100 UTC German. All on 4825, 6020, 6090 from 1900 UTC, 7150, 7240, 9675, 11780 kHz.

2100 UTC in English, 2200-2300 UTC in Ukrainian 936 4825 6020 6090 7150 7240 7285 11705 11720 11780 11950 11980 12030 kHz.

Station announced wrong UTC timing for German at 2300-0000 UTC, observed on 4825 6020 6090 7150 7240 7285 9640 9685 kHz, frequencies also used in English at 0000-0100 UTC, plus additional 11720 12030 kHz. (R Kiev)

VATICAN CITY Vatican Radio in Arabic, Holy Rosary, Italian, Esparanto at 1800-1930 UTC replaced scheduled 7355 by 7305 kHz. (AMID) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 82 10 April 1994 ______

ALASKA Broadcasting schedule of KNLS - The New Life Station - Anchor Point, Alaska 99556, U.S.A., until Sept 25th: 6150 1100-1200 Russian 7355 1300 English 1400-1700 Mandarin 7365 1000-1100 Mandarin 1200-1300 Mandarin 9615 0800 English 0900-1000 Russian 1700-1800 Russian. (KNLS) Some portions of the bc at 0800 & 1300 UTC are in the Japanese language.

BELGIUM Due to clashes in ex Belgian colony Rwanda and Burundi special emergency broadcasts of RTBF Brussels in French language to foreign people in that area could be observed on 9925 kHz, approx. 0600-0800 UTC on April 8th and 9th. (WB)

BULGARIA Radio Bulgaria Sofia via following tx sites in summer schedule: MW Vidin 1224 kHz, 500 kW, azimut 205 degrees directional. SW Sofia Stolnik 150 kW. Sofia Kostinbrod 50 / 100 kW. Plovdiv 250 / 500 kW. Varna 100 kW.

Sofia 5905 5920 6005 7115 7125 7135 7155 7295 9700 9740.

Plovdiv 5920 9560 9700 9730 11645 11660 11720 11765 11860 11870 12050 13625 13760 15115 15460 17625 17705.

Varna 7240 kHz (v7239,4 kHz) 0200-0300 Bulg, 0300-0400 Mon-Sat Turk, 0400 Suns Greek, 0430-0500 Albanian. Weekdays 0500 Greek, 0530-0630 S-Cr. Sundays 0500-0630 Turkish. 7260 kHz (v7259,4 kHz) 1930-2015 Greek, 2015-2100 S-Cr. 9775 kHz (v9774,5 kHz) 1500-1800 Bulgarian towards Russia 15 degrees.

Varna tx is usually very unstable, always on odd frequency, today on 7259,4 kHz, causing terrible QRM to Carnarvon-Australia. On 9774,5 kHz QRM of Radio Moscow in French 9775 kHz. Varna SW tx site was really planned for common BUL/URS jamming to URS target, antenna pattern centered at 015 degrees.

Home Service relay "Horisont" 0300-1700 UTC Plovdiv 11660 kHz, 250 kW, azimut 273 degrees. MW Vidin 1224 kHz, 500 kW, azimut 205 degrees. (Radio Bulgaria schedule)

CLANDESTINE RADIO STATIONS "The Voice of Great National Union Front of Cambodia" bc now in foreign language Thai also. 5408 kHz, 1200 UTC Cambodian, 1300 English, 1330-1400 Thai.

"Voice of Echo of Hope" in Korean from South to North Korea five times a day lasting three hours each. 3985 kHz 0800 1100 and 1400 UTC. 6348 kHz 2000 and 0300 UTC. (Radio Japan MediaRoundUp) Using KBS facilities in Kimp'o, Kyonggi Province. First reported in 1973. (DSWCI Clandestine List by FK)

COSTA RICA AWR - Adventist World Radio - closed its fromer tx location at Alajuela, moved to Cahuita location. Special test transmissions on 11870 kHz later this month. (AWR Dr.A. Peterson via RN)

ECUADOR Radio HCJB - The Voice of the Andes - Quito, Ecuador, schedule changes May 1st until Sept 1st, 1994: To Europe/CIS Asia 6205 kHz is replaced by 11735 kHz at 0115-0430 UTC for Tajik, Uzbek, Russian, Georgian. 6205 kHz is replaced by 9600 kHz at 0500-0830 UTC in Czech, Nordic/Portuguese, German, French, English 0700-0830 UTC. Russian at 0600-0700 UTC now on 15270 kHz, replacing 11735 kHz. At 0030-0430 UTC English, 0430-0500 UTC Japanese, to NoAM 15155 kHz are replaced by 11925 kHz. Spanish to SoAM at 1300-2030 UTC now on 15250 kHz, replacing 17875 kHz. (R HCJB Schedule)

GERMANY Since March 1st, Mediumwave usage of Suedwestfunk Baden-Baden has been reshuffeled: Messkirch Rohrdorf 666 kHz 300 kW - S4 programme to Baden Wuerttemberg, and regional window "S4 Bodenseeradio". Freiburg Lehen 828 kHz 40 kW - S4 programme to Baden Wuerttemberg, and regional window "S4 Radio Breisgau". Mainz Wolfsheim 1017 kHz 600 kW directional pattern - still SWF 1st programme. (weltweit hoeren, AMID Flash)

In 1993, more than half a million letters and postcards arrived at DW headquarters in Cologne, 10% more than the year before. An factor for the upsurge of Asian mail is the vastly improved reception of DW transmissions due to the full operation of the Sri Lanka relay station and transmitters hired in Russia. Listener's mail concerning English services received at total of 62 750 letters from 160 countries.

GERMAN/PORTUGAL DW Cologne European service in English retimed one hour back(!) to 2000-2050 UTC on new 7170 & 9615 kHz, both via Sines Portugal relay! Local Sines ID on the channels overlapping, at surprisingly different time, starting on 7 MHz at 19.59:40, ending on 9 MHz at 19.59:50 UTC, hi.

Changes for English: 0100-0150 11740 (x9650). 0200-0250 9580 (x9650). 0300-0350 11750 (x11715). 1900-1950 9670 (x9640). German 0200-0300 UTC 7185 (x7175) kHz to AF. 1400-1700 UTC additional 17765 kHz to Americas. (DW tune in)

HONG KONG Radio Television Hong Kong bc special weather report in English language at 1020-1028 UTC on SW 3940 kHz for participants on "China Sea Race" on 650 miles between Hong Kong and Manila-PHL in late March and first week of April. Other maritime service frequencies from Hong Kong are 2182 2638 4060 4125 4419,4 6215,5 6218,6 6521,9 and 7290 kHz. (RJ MediaRoundUp)

INDIA regional station Imphal has test transmissions at 0200 UTC on 6035 kHz, 50 kW. (RN) AIR Delhi in English to EUR and AF at 1745-1945 UTC on new 9650 kHz, in parallel to 7412, 9950, and 11620 kHz. (AMID)

IRAN IRIB Tehran in English at 1530 UTC on 9575 and 11790 kHz. (RN) 9022 and 9745,7 kHz (x15260) for 1730 German, 1830 F, 1930 E, 2030 Spanish, 2130-2230 Arabic. (AMID)

ITALY/JAPAN Extended bc schedule of Radio Japan and usage of BBC Skelton-England relay at 0500-0800 UTC on 7230 kHz conflict with AWR EUR Forli on same channel for English at 0600 UTC and Italian at 0700-0800 UTC. Due to Skelton powerhouse here, no signal of 10 kW small Italian station could be observed, DSWCI DX programme by Finn Krone missed also. (WB)

JAPAN Daily Radio Japan transmission hours lasting, direct and via RJ relay stations: Yamata Japan 145 hours. Singapore 9 hours. Ekala Sri Lanka 10 1/2 hours. Skelton England 17 1/2 hours. Moyabi Gabon 12 hours. Sackville Canada 8 hours. Montsinery French Guiana 7 1/2 hours. (RJ MediaRoundUp)

RUSSIA Mandarin programmes of KNLS Alaska (see daily schedule there) are now broadcast from Khabarovsk, Russia, for six hours each week, as follows: Fri, Sat and Sun 1300- 1500 UTC on 9800 kHz. (KNLS)

TWR - Trans World Radio - via txs in CIS (probably via Irkutsk tx site) in English on new 15550 kHz at 1630 UTC. 250 kW tx Irkutsk is also used in Indian vernaculars at 0030-0200 UTC on 11995 kHz, 1230-1500 UTC on 11655 kHz. (RN) No detail or further information available, managed by TWR Sri Lanka branch.

Independent radio station based in Moscow "Radio Nadezhda" in Russian is bc from 0400- 2400 UTC.

Winter schedule 0400-0700 9490 9525 9645 9730 11655 11665 11705 11740 11965 15460. 0700-1100 9490 9525 9645 9730 11665 11705 11965 15435 15460 17600USB. from 0730: 7440 11630. from 0900: 9635. 1100-1500 5935 9490 9525 9645 9730 11630(-1400) 11705 17600USB. from 1130: 9590. from 1300: 7400. 1500-2000 5935 7262 7440 9490 9590 9785 11705. from 1530: 6105. 2000-2400 6105(-2300) 6200 7262 7370. (Olle Alm, Radio Japan)

Summer schedule monitored: 0400-1100 5915 9490 9725 9730 11665 11965 13605 15120 15230 17560USB. 1100-1500 5915 9490 9725 11665 11995 13605 15230 15340. 1500-1700 6015 9490 9725 1700-2000 6015 9490 9725 2000-2400 6015 7370 (WB)

SAUDI ARABIA BSKSA Riyadh in Indonesian is the UNID station on 21640 kHz (x21670) at 1000-1152 UTC, closing with National Anthem(?), which is more a military march like Radio Baghdad's military music type. 21640 kHz is so strong here, covering Radio Deutsche Welle Trincomalee totally. "Holy Quran" programme of Riyadh at same time is on 17895 & 21495 kHz. (WB)

SERBIA Radio YUG Belgrade via txs at Stubline-SER and Bijeljina-Bosnia(!): French 1600 UTC 9620 kHz EUR, 15175 AF. German 1630 7215 9505. English 1830 6100 9720. Spanish 1900 6100 7220 (QRM Budapest). German Suns-Fris only 2000 6100. French 2030 6100. English retimed to 2030 UTC on 9620 kHz. (RVI)

UKRAINE Radio Ukraina Kiev domestic service in Ukrainian 0400-0500 UTC on 6020 6090 7240 7285 9510 9685 9860 11720 12030. 0500-0600 UTC on 6020 6090 7240 7285 9510 9685 9860 11705(0530-) 11720 11825 11980 12030. 0600-0700 UTC on 6020 6090 7240 9550 9685 11705 11720 11780(0630-) 11825 11980 12030. 0700-1700 UTC on 6020 7240 11705 11780 11840 11980, and partially 9550 9675/9685 9860 11825 12030 kHz. (R Kiev)

UNIDENTIFIED Arabic speaking station observed on April 7th on strange odd centered frequency 9706,9 kHz, wandering from 9706,4 ... 9707,4 kHz between 2200 and 2230 UTC. Very distorted audio quality. May either Gedja Addis Ababa Ethiopia, Abu Zaabal - Voice of Arabs, or even Radio Baghdad which used v9706 kHz in previous years. No parallel to Baghdad on 4610 ... 4615 kHz. (WB) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX BC-DX 83 17 April 1994 ______

AUSTRALIA Acc Radio Netherlands Media Network, BBC London WS in English now via Shepparton-C tx 11695 kHz 100 kW 355 degrees at 2200-2300 UTC. Only AUS outlet for BBC relay. (RN)

ARMENIA now on Daylight Shifting Time. Radio Yerevan with German nx at 1830, English at 1845 UTC, best channel here is 4990 kHz, in parallel to 4810 kHz. (1530-2100 UTC) (GW in DeutschlandRadio Berlin) Suns special to EUR at 0800-0900 UTC in Armenian, French 0830, and English 0842 UTC, on new 15170 & 17770 kHz (x15275 & 15370). Daily 2100-2200 UTC to EUR in Armenian on 11790 and 11960 kHz, E segment 2130-2143, F 2144-2158 UTC (Retimed! French came previously first). 2200-2300 UTC to Latin AM in Armenian on 11790, 11920, and 11945 kHz, E segment 2230- 2243 (repeat of 2130 UTC), SP segment 2244-2258 UTC. One of these frequencies may via Moscow-RUS relay Chkalovskaya Shchelkovo.

First home service programme of Armenian Radio Yerevan on 4040 kHz at 0100-1900 UTC, well heard here at 0200-0400 UTC, 2nd programme on 4810 kHz at same time. (RVI, WB)

BELGIUM At April 9th to 13th, during Rwandese crisis Tutsi against Hutu people and Airlift safty operation to foreign people living in Rwanda, RVI Brussels had special outlet to AF on 17 and 15 MHz, addit 17690 kHz 1400-1600 UTC, 15550 kHz at 1800-2000 UTC, 9925 kHz at 2000-2300 UTC. One frequency in service at all time, missing these outlets at 0600 UTC 9925 kHz to AUS/NZL, at 0700 & 1700 UTC 9905 kHz to ME/EaAF, at 2200 UTC at 11740 kHz to AM. (RVI)

BELIZE The Voice of America announced "that it will solicit offers for the purchase of its broadcasting facilities in Belize." Plans are to cease scheduled broadcasting no later than March 31, 1994, and to end VoA's presence in Belize no later than September 30, 1994. The Belize relay station is located at Orange Point on the Gulf of Honduras immediately to the southwest of Punta Gorda, Belize. It transmits programs, originating in Washington D.C., in Spanish and English to Honduras and Guatemala. The station, occupying approx. 240 acres leased from the Government of Belize, is equipped with two 100 kW MW txs, two directional antenna arrays, an on-site diesel power plant, satellite terminal equipment, and control and monitoring equipment. Plans are to determine if there is interest in acquiring the VoA facilities, including the buildings, power generating and distribution systems, radio transmitters, antennas etc. While currently employed for MW broadcasting, the site has the potential for use as a short wave or FM station. While sale is the preffered method of disposal, the possibility of lease or lease-to-purchase arrangement may be considered. It was emphasized that any arrangement with a new tenant is subject to approval of the Government of Belize. (National Radio Club)

BULGARIA VoA Plovdiv relay schedule in English language towards Africa, 500 kW at 215 degrees: 0600-0700 12035 (x15080 0600-0630), 1800-1900 13680 (x13675). (RN)

CAMBODIA Khim Bo, governor of Sihanoukville, recently met UNTC personnel and representatives of the ministries of post and information, to prepare and sign documents concerning the handover and reception of material and equipment from the UNTAC radio station in Sihanoukville, which UNTAC has handed over to the royal government of the Kingdom of Cambodia after the end of UNTAC's mandate. (DX Magazine)

CZECH REPUBLIC Direct dial to Radio Prague in English via no. +42 - 2 - 24 21 - 83 49, fax no. - 82 39. (RN)

CLANDESTINE RADIO STATIONS Voice of Mojahed observed at 1635 UTC on new v4470 kHz. Voice of Iraqi People at 0445, 1500 and 2000 UTC on new 9560 kHz, at 1200-1500 UTC on 15682 kHz, at 1200-1300 and from 1445 UTC on new 16085 kHz. (Rumen Pankov-BUL)

GEORGIA Georgian Radio Tbilisi in English replaced 11805 by 11910 kHz, English at 0530-0600 (QRM by VOIRI Tehran) and 0700-0730 UTC (QRM by Radio Australia Shepparton-A). (RVI)

GUAM KSDA has negotiated the purchase of a third 100 kW Continental tx to be installed in June and hopes to have all three in use by August 1st. New Arabic language segment at 1800-1900 UTC on 13720 kHz, first time have ever aired at this station. Today April 16th first day of transmission. (ARDXC via AWR KSDA)

INDIA AIR Delhi English General Service to NoEaAS 1000-1100 UTC now replaced 21460 by 15180 kHz, /./ 15050, 17387, 17895 kHz. (RVI)

ITALY Radio Europe Italy on USB mode 7294 kHz, DX programme on Sat & Sun at 0715 UTC. (RP)

KAZAKHSTAN Radio Almaty (Alma Ata) in English at 1700-1730 UTC via Moscow Balashika relay 6090 kHz, and Kazakh Radio 2nd channel 3955 5035 5260 5960 5970 15250, and 15315 kHz. (GW, WB)

PAKISTAN Radio Pakistan in English: 0230-0245 UTC 7490I (ex9515) 15150K 17705I 17725K 21730I to AS 0800-0900 & 1100-1120 UTC 17900I 21500I to EUR 1600-1630 9470K 11570I 13590K 15675I to ME/AF 1700-1750 7485I 9485I to WeEUR (AWR KSDA Guam)

PHILIPPINES RVA Manila in Vietnamese language 1100-1125 UTC on new 15130 kHz (x9555, 11790). In Mandarin Chinese language 2100-2255 UTC 6165 replaced by 7115 kHz. (Ivo Ivanov-BUL, ARDXC via AWR KSDA) FEBC Manila "DX Dial" in English now on Thur 1540-1550 UTC on 11995 kHz. (DX Report DeutschlandRadio Berlin)

RUSSIA Radio Slavianka to Russian troops on SW 9890 kHz at 1617 UTC. Radio Novaya Volna Novosibirsk. P.O.Box 372, 630048 Novosibirsk monitored at 1000 UTC on SW 11990 kHz. (GW)

RWANDA Personnel of Radio Deutsche Welle Kigali relay, located 12 kms outside of Kigali capital, seven engineers and four of their family members rescued by Belgian soldiers on April 12th. Evacuated via airlift operation by heliocopter for safty. Road leading to the station was mined, all streets towards Kigali Airport occupied by Tutsi rebells. RRW domestic service RNRW Kigali ceased service on April 12th. Monitored on 6055, 9610, and 15340 kHz at VoA/BBC Monitoring station in Kenia. (RVI)

DW Africa service now mainly via facilities in Germany, Malta, Sri Lanka, and via new Africa antenna array at Sines Portugal. Additional Wertachtal schedule in German language at 0600-1800 UTC 15275 & 17560 kHz. 2200-0400 UTC 6075 kHz. (RN, RVI)

SEYCHELLES FEBA Mahe in Somali observed at 1700 UTC on 9770 kHz.(GW) In Pushto at 0230-0300 UTC on 11685 kHz, /./ 15445 kHz. Azeri 1744-1759 and Farsi 1800- 1830 UTC on 11980 kHz (ex11955). (Ivo Ivanov-BUL)

SWAZILAND Trans World Radio Manzini schedule changes, until Sept 3rd: English 0430-0530 UTC 7215 replaced by 7125 kHz, 100 kW 13 degr. 0530-0735 (-0805 Mon-Fri) 7200 & 11740 replaced by 6070 & 9650 kHz, 25 kW non- directional. French 1515-1545 UTC 9650 replaced by 7120 kHz, 25 kW 53 degr towards MDG. Chewa language 0400-0430 and Sat-Sun 0530-0545 UTC 7215 replaced by 7125 kHz 100 kW 13 degr. Lomwe 0400-0415 6100 replaced by 4775 kHz 25 kW 3 degr. Malagache 1500-1515 9650 replaced by 7120 kHz 25 kW 53 degr. New languages: Kimbundu to Angola 1900-1915 UTC 7180 kHz 50 kW 313 degr. Pedi to RSA Sat&Sun 0400-0415 3200 kHz & 1730-1745 UTC 5055 kHz 25 kW nd. Tswana to RSA 0330-0400 UTC 3200 kHz 25 kW nd. (TWR Manzini schedule)

UZBEKISTAN Uzbek First progr 5995 kHz 0000-2100 UTC, Second progr 0000-2300 UTC. 8081,1 kHz (evening & night) and 9148,1 kHz both in USB mode. 9540 & 9545 kHz (evening & night), 15165 & 15200 kHz (daytime).(BBCMS)

VIETNAM Radio TV Bac Tai, Tainquyen, Bac Tai Province, replaced 6625 by 6470 kHz, monitored at 1155-1355 UTC, until 1300 UTC in main tribal ethnic languages, then in Vietnamese language. (RJ MediaRoudUp)

USA Operation schedule of KJES Vado from March 27th:

UTC Frequenz Azimuth Target Area 1300-1400 11715 kHz 80 E. Canada 1400-1500 11715 kHz 350 W. Canada 1500-1600 11715 kHz 160 Mexico City 1800-1900 15545 kHz 260 Australia 2000-2100 15545 kHz 110 Puerto Rico (observed on slightly odd 15544,7 kHz at 2015 UTC) (Martin Elbe DD9MW)

Due to bad ionospheric conditions, World of Radio of April 9th missed totally. Couldn't catch it in EUR all the time from Sat 9th to Tue 12th. Worse condition on WWCR, WHRI channels, as well as one week later on RfPI Costa Rica repeat. (WB)

CAMBODIA "Voice of the Greater National Union Front of Cambodia" (Voix du Khmer Rouge) ceased English 1300 UTC and Thai 1330-1400 UTC segments in mid March. Now Cambodian language only at 1200-1400 UTC on 5408 kHz. (Radio Japan MediaRoundUp)

NEW ZEALAND Due to worse ionospheric conditions, Radio NZL International change its schedule radically on May 3rd: 1650-1849 6100 Mon-Fri 1850-2136 11735 2137-0458 15115 0459-0758 11900 0759-1206 6100 1207-1649 6100 occasionally Has more news broadcast on Mon-Fri. Special Pacific news at 0400 UTC, and at 0700-1000 UTC every news at the hour. (RJ)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA To contra separatist Radio Free Bougainville, PNG government started new Radio United Bougainville from a PNG army camp near Lojocho(?) located in Central Bougainville. Observed on 3880 kHz with 1 kW of power.

Since christmas 1992 Radio Free Bougainville is on the air on 3880 kHz, but to avoid interference replaced by 3870 kHz recently, may move to 3840 kHz. Address via Mr. Sam Voron, Roseville, NSW, Australia. (RJ) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 84 24 April 1994 ______

BHUTAN Broadcasting Service Thimpu back on 5025 kHz at 1100-1500 UTC, English segment at 1415-1500 UTC. (GVG via RN)

BULGARIA Radio Sofia English DX programme scheduled on Fris, but announced following schedule also: Sun 2145, Mon 0415, 1245, 1445 UTC. (GH - WWCR)

CAMBODIA "Voice of the Greater National Union Front of Cambodia" (Voix du Khmer Rouge) ceased English 1300 UTC and Thai 1330-1400 UTC segments in mid March. Now Cambodian language only at 1200-1400 UTC on 5408 kHz. (Radio Japan MediaRoundUp) National Voice of Cambodia in English at 0000 and 1200 UTC on 11940 kHz. Free of QRM due Radio Singapore left this channel recently. (GVG via RN)

CLANDESTINE RADIO STATIONS Rwandese Tutsi clandestine radio station observed at 1800-2100 UTC on 6281,2 (BBCMS mentioned 6285) kHz, French at 1820 UTC daily, English at 1850 UTC but irregularly. (GH - WWCR)

CONGO RTC Brazzaville observed here on 5985 kHz at 0358 until fade out at 0430 UTC, when Tirana in Italian opened. RTC scheduled at 0400-0700 and 1700-2400 UTC. (RVI)

CUBA On April 20th Radio Habana Cuba La Julia with some mid periode changes. To EUR on 17705 kHz at 2000-2300 UTC, AR 2000 UTC and on frequency USB 13715 kHz. Spanish 2100- 2300 UTC on USB 13715 15195 17705 kHz. French 2000 UTC, English 2100 UTC on new 17760 kHz, ex 15165. (WB)

GERMANY Radio Free Europe Munich in Serbo-Croatian at 1600-1700 and 2000-2100 UTC rent 100 kW MW reserve unit at Munich Ismaning, using ex WDR Langenberg QRG 1593 kHz. SW parallel 5985B 7115B 9695G/9680B 11895G B=Biblis Germany 100 kW, G=Gloria Portugal 250 kW. (RN)

HONDURAS Brand new Hondurian station on SW "Radio Internacional" 4930,63 kHz, observed at 0220-0500 UTC close down. Address is Apartado de Correo 1473, San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Centro America. (GH - WWCR) WRTH '94 show a MW st with same name at San Pedro Sula, HRQO 1220 kHz 1 kW, addr is Apartado 210. (WB)

INDIA AIR Delhi Tamil Service to AS at 1115-1215 UTC is now on the 22 m band 13700 kHz replacing 17850 kHz, /./ 15075, 15335, 17387 kHz. AIR to NoEaIndia at Shillon replaced 4790 by 4970 kHz 1100-1630 UTC. Let Azad Kashmir in the clear. (GVG via RN)

MEXICO DX programme of Radio Educacion Mexico City on 6185 kHz is Thur 0430 UTC and Sat 0630 UTC. In EUR now blocked by co channel Vatican Radio at 0210-0510 UTC. (GH - WWCR)

MOLDOVA Radio Moldova International from Chisinau, Moldova, broadcasting via tx facilities at Galbeni-Bacau in Romania, 2 x 120 kW. Spanish 2000-2025 UTC 7245 kHz. 1130-1155 UTC 15390 kHz. (DX Actuell Deutschlandradio Berlin) French Mon-Fri 1900-1925 UTC on 9550 (x7235) kHz. Repeat following day Tue-Sat 1230- 1255 UTC on 15315 (x11775) kHz. (RVI)

NEW ZEALAND Due to worse ionospheric conditions, Radio NZL International change its schedule radically on May 3rd: 1650-1849 6100 Mon-Fri 1850-2136 11735 2137-0458 15115 0459-0758 11900 0759-1206 6100 1207-1649 6100 occasionally Has more news broadcast on Mon-Fri. Special Pacific news at 0400 UTC, and at 0700-1000 UTC every news at the hour. (RJ)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA To contra separatist Radio Free Bougainville, PNG government started new Radio United Bougainville from a PNG army camp near Lojocho(?) located in Central Bougainville. Observed on 3880 kHz with 1 kW of power.

Since christmas 1992 Radio Free Bougainville is on the air on 3880 kHz, but to avoid interference replaced by 3870 kHz recently, may move to 3840 kHz. Address via Mr. Sam Voron, Roseville, NSW, Australia. (RJ)

PERU OAZ5G Radio La Oroya, Junin province, is back on SW 4905 kHz. Registered parallel MW outlet OAZ4F 1370 kHz is really on 1460 kHz. (RJ)*

RUSSIA AWR Russia via tx centre Novosibirsk 1200-1600 UTC 11855 kHz. 1200-1400 UTC 12055 kHz. Korean 1200 UTC, Chinese 1300, 1400, Hindi 1500-1600 UTC. Korean often replaced by Chinese programmes, tape transportation is belated towards Russia. Religious stations Alpha y Omega 1400-1500 UTC, and Radio Radonez 1500-1600 UTC both now on 9865 kHz. (RJ)*

RUSSIA/KAZAKHSTAN Kazakh Radio 2nd programme via Balashika relay at 0600-1700 UTC on 6090 kHz, and parallel 9690 kHz at least in UTC mornings.

RWANDA Due to RRW crisis between Hutu and Tutsi people, RRW domestic service RNWR Kigali ceased service on April 13th at 0930 UTC on 3330, 6055, 9610 kHz. Monitored on 6055, 9610, and 15340 kHz at USIA/VoA monitoring station in Kenya and at BBC Monitoring Service at Caversham Park in England until April 12th at 1930 UTC. (RVI)

German personnel of Radio Deutsche Welle Kigali relay, located 12 kms outside of Kigali capital, seven engineers, three wifes and one child rescued and evacuated to Kenya by 40 Belgian paratrooper on April 13th. Evacuated by two airborne tanks and cross-country cars via airlift operation by Hercules to Nairobi for safty. Road leading to the station was mined and covered by barricades, all streets towards Kigali Airport occupied by Tutsi rebells.

DW Kigali relay station is surrounded by 3 kms long wall covered with steel spears. At night from 12th to 13th some shells exploded about 20 metres next to DW personnel housing area. Personnel was unable to move around, except stooping at the building. In front of Kigali relay station main exit, more than twenty people were killed. 120 native Rwandese people employed at the station previously.

Charity of 20.000 DM by Radio Deutsche Welle, into a family fund for seven Belgian soldiers killed in Rwanda, hand over to Belgian Embassador in Germany. (RVI)

Kigali relay is a very important one for DW since 1967. Upgrated in recent years for nearly 32 Mill. German Mark, erected four new SW txs of latest technology and eight most modern curtain antennas. Signed a contract between RRW government and Radio DW for further twenty years in 1991. (Peter Saenger DW Deputy Technical Director via ORF, "Der Spiegel")

Instead of Kigali relay, Radio Deutsche Welle towards Africa will using BBC relay sites at Mahe Seychelles and at Ascension Island, as well as VoA relay site Tangiers-MRC. Planning to rent airtime at Channel Afrique Meyerton-RSA, Radio Africa no. One Moyabi Gabon, RTC Congo Brazzaville, and FEBA Seychelles. (DX Actuell DeutschlandRadio Berlin)

SERBIA Radio Yugoslavia Belgrade in E: EUR & SoAF 1830-1857 UTC 6100 9720 kHz. AUS/NZL 2100-2127 UTC 7265 9595 kHz. (RVI) NoAM on 9580 & 11870 kHz, previously at 0100 and at 0200 UTC (?).

TADJIKISTAN/NETHERLANDS Radio Netherlands via CIS relay to Asia at 0030-0325 UTC via Dushanbe-TJK: 9860 kHz suffers co channel interference in some parts of the target by Radio Ukraine International Kiev. 12025 kHz has technical satellite feeder line problems. (RN)

UKRAINE Radio UKR International Kiev in German 1700 UTC, 1800 UTC Ukrainian language, except 6020 kHz, 1900 UTC Ukrainian. All on 4825, 6020, 6090 from 1900 UTC, 7150, 7240, 9675, 11780 15135 15260 17725 kHz.

2000 UTC German, 2100 UTC in English, 2200-2300 UTC in Ukrainian 936 4825 6020 6090 7150 7240 7285 11705 11720 11780 11950 11980 12030 17725 kHz.

Station announced wrong UTC timing for German at 2300-0000 UTC, observed on 4825 6020 6090 7150 7240 7285 9640 9685 kHz, frequencies also used in English at 0000-0100 UTC, plus additional 11720 12030 kHz. (R Kiev)

BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA Identifier of UN AWACS airplane operation, each has a different indicator, all outlets in SSB mode: 6762,5 kHz NI 8986,5 NJ 11270,5 NK 15050 NL 17996,5 NM French Air Force 11215 kHz FAF For coordination between ships aircraft and ground station 6732 kHz. Sarajevo air bridge traffic 5462 kHz. Other channels used are 3940 4612 5182 kHz. (GH - WWCR) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 85 01 May 1994 ______

ARGENTINA Radio Nacional de Buenos Aires in Spanish at 2200 UTC on 6060 kHz. (BBC German DX px)

BELGIUM Flemish language BRTN-RVI Brussels bought two SW txs from former Belgium French SW service RTBF Brussels for fortyth of former original price. One 250 kW tx built up in 1972, one 100 kW reserve tx of 1952. Now RVI site Wavre consist two 250 kW of 1972, on 100 kW of 1980, and one 100 kW reserve of 1952. Budget cuts at RVI-BRTN allow to use three txs in parallel only. 100 kW reserve unit will be used for special sports and political events occassionally. (Flemish "Golfgids" SW tips px)

BOLIVIA Radio Santa Cruz CP32 with 10 kW on 6135 kHz, monitored here at 0130-0200 UTC. (BBC German DX px)

CANADA Foreign broadcasting stations via RCI Sackville relay: Radio Korea 1000-1100 11715 1100-1130 6145 9650 ORF Vienna 0500-0700 6015 China Radio International Beijing 0300-0500 11840 in Arabic 0300-0320 5960 9755 Radio Japan 0100-0300 5960 0400-0600 9725 1000-1200 6120 1300-1500 11705 Deutsche Welle 0300-0400 6085 0400-0600 6085 9535 1400-1600 13790 (AWR KSDA Guam)

CUBA RHC La Julia in French 2300 and English 0000-0100 UTC on 6180 kHz to monitored here in EUR. English in USB on 9815 kHz at 0000-0200 UTC. (RVI)

EGYPT Radio Cairo in Arabic to AUS/NZL extended to 2000-2200 UTC on 11990 kHz. (AWR KSDA Guam)

FRANCE Radio France International in English: 1200-1300 EUR 9805 15155 15195, AF 15325M AM 13625G 13640 (x15530) 17575 1400-1500 ME/AF 17560M AS 11910C 17695 1600-1700 EUR 3965 6175 AF 11615 11700M 12015M (ex11705) 17850 ME/AF 15530 17620 17795 3965 kHz is scheduled 1700-0900 UTC in French, but usage of 3965 kHz at 1600-1700 UTC for English is marked as project.

In Lao 1100, Cambodian 1200-1300 UTC on 12025R segment missed in printed schedule. Relay C=Beijing China G=Montsinery French Guiana M=Moyabi Gabon R=Russia relay

RFI Paris out-of-band frequencies: 4890 5920 5925 5940 5945 7305 7315 9485 9495 9790 9800 9805 9845 11615 11670 11680 11685 11700 11975 11995 12015 12025 12030 15460 15485 15495 15515 15530 15595 15605 17560 17575 17620 17630 17650 17690 17695 (see under French GUIANA also) (RFI printed schedule)

GUIANA French Radio Japan in English via Montsinery relay at 0300-0330 UTC on 11880 kHz. (BBC German DX px)

Additional tx at Montsinery for RFI Paris in use from May 15th: 1200-1400 13625 1400-1600 15515 1600-1800 15... (not exact registered yet) 2200-2400 15190 (RFI schedule)

INDIA AIR Delhi English General Service to NoEaAS 1000-1100 UTC now 15180 replacing 21460 kHz, /./ 15050, 17387, 17895 kHz. AIR Delhi Tamil Service to AS at 1115-1215 UTC is now on the 22 m band 13700 kHz replacing 17850 kHz, /./ 15075, 15335, 17387 kHz. AIR Delhi now using the 22 m band 13750 kHz (x Khampur 11760 kHz?) at 1330-1500 UTC in its English General Overseas Service, causing QRM to KOL Israel, bc here for decades. Parallel outlet is 15120 kHz to SoEaAS. 13750 kHz has satellite feeder delay of 300 milliseconds. (GVG via RN, WB) AIR Delhi in English to EUR and AF at 1745-1945 UTC on new 9650 kHz, in parallel to 7412, 9950, and 11620 kHz. To AUS/NZL at 2045-2230 UTC in English 15225 replacing 15265 kHz, parallel 7412 9910 9950 11620 11715 kHz. (AMID, RVI)

IRAN IRIB Tehran in English at 1530-1627 UTC on 9575 & 11790 kHz.(RJ)

IRAQ Radio Baghdad in English observed now one hour earlier at 0900-1200 UTC on 15180 & 17740 kHz, but with low signal level of estimated 30 kW of power only. Programme language is irregularly, sometimes technicians at tx site forget to switch from Arabic to English feeder line. (RVI)

ITALY IRRS Milan SW outlet 7125 kHz suffers co-channel QRM by Radio Budapest-HUN at 1430-1500 UTC, and by Radio BUL Sofia at 1500-1800 UTC. Complaints to the stations revealed, that telecommunication registration ministries in ex Eastern Block countries are so bureaucrat, and therefore unable to replace registered frequencies to the IFRB database at Geneva during transmission periode. IRRS is asking all listeners to complain to: Magyar Radio - Radio Budapest, Hungary, att. Technical Director Mr. Jeno Rednai, or Head of Foreign Relation Dept. Mr. Laszlo Ovari.

Radio Bulgaria Sofia, att. Technical Director Mr. Georgy Trenev, or Frequency Management Department Mr. Anastasov. (ORF, RN)

JAPAN Frequency changes of Radio Japan: as from May 1st in the regional service to ME/AF French 1530 UTC, Persian 1600-1630 UTC 15120 replacing 11930 kHz. As from May 8th in the general service to EUR English 2300 UTC, Japanese 0000-0100 UTC 5965 & 6155 replacing 5975 & 6125 kHz. Another QUIZ of Radio Japan: Tell them the three alphabetical letters of the owner to Yamata shortwave transmitting station direct from Japan. Entries to this quiz should reach Radio Japan - English Service - Tokyo, Japan, not later than May 27th. (RJ)

JORDAN Radio Jordan Amman in AR at 0500-0530 UTC on new 7310 & 11810 kHz. (BBC German DX px)

KAZAKHSTAN Radio Alma Ata (Almaty) in English via Kazakh Radio 2nd progr observed here recently: 1700-1730 UTC 5035 5260 15270 15360 17605 kHz, among others QRG's may on the air. 1830- 1900 UTC 3955 5035 5260 5960 5970 15155 15270 15360 17765 kHz. (RVI)

NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA Special national election results report to Dutch holidaymakers by Radio Nederlands in Dutch language to EUR on Tues May 3rd only(!): at 1715-2230 UTC via Russian tx site Kaliningrad Bolshakovo MW 1386 kHz 2000 kW, and SW Flevo 6020 & Bolshakovo 7300 kHz. (RN, RVI) PERU OAZ5G Radio La Oroya, Junin province, is back on SW 4905 kHz. Registered parallel MW outlet OAZ4F 1370 kHz is really on 1460 kHz. (RJ) Radio Libertad, Junin, observed on 5039,1 kHz. (HCJB)

PHILIPPINES Radio Veritas Asia in Vietnamese at 1300-1330 UTC on 11850 kHz replacing 9660. (BBC German DX px) Another outlet of Radyo Pilipinas(?), identify as Philippines Broadcast Service from Manila in English observed at 2200-2245 UTC on 9655 kHz. (BP via GH - WWCR)

RUSSIA AWR Russia via tx centre Novosibirsk 1200-1600 UTC 11855 kHz. 1200-1400 UTC 12055 kHz. Korean 1200 UTC, Chinese 1300, 1400, Hindi 1500-1600 UTC. Korean often replaced by Chinese programmes, tape transportation is belated towards Russia. Religious stations Alpha y Omega 1400-1500 UTC, and Radio Radonez 1500-1600 UTC both now on 9865 kHz. (RJ)

SAUDI ARABIA BSKSA Riyadh in Arabic at 0730 UTC on 11870 kHz, at 1600 UTC on 9730 & 11835 kHz. (BBC German DX px)

SEYCHELLES FEBA Mahe in Persian to IRN at 0300-0330 UTC on new 11895 kHz. (BBC German DX px)

SOUTH AFRICA BBC London relay via SABC facilities at Meyerton in RSA: 0245-0330 6030 Swahili. 0430-0500 addit 6030 6135 7160 Portuguese. 0530-0600 6135 9515 15105 Portuguese. 0700-0730 17790 English BBC London World Service. 1700-1730 3395 (x3980) 6070 9615 (x9515) Portuguese. 1700-1900 15420 English. 1745-1800 7230 Swahili. 1800-1830 7230 French. (ARDXC via AWR KSDA Guam, BBC German DX px)

UKRAINE The independent radio station RADIO 50 Kharkiv bc 0100-1900 UTC on 1260 kHz 50 kW. Addr: Radio 50, POBox 10122, 310002 Kharkiv, Ukraine.

The independent station RADIO MASTER bc from autumn 1993, on 648 (x675) kHz 10 kW at 0500-1900. Addr: Radio Master, ul. Sumskaya 4, 310057 Kharkiv, Ukraine.

New commercial st MIKST have begun to bc on 873 kHz at Dnepropetrovsk, at 1000-1300.

KRIMSKOYE RADIO bc on 648 kHz in Russian, Ukrainian and Tatarian. Addr: ul. Karaimskaya 6, 330000 Simferopol, Ukraine.

RADIO NEZALIZNOST, from Lviv bc Thur/Fri/Sat 1500-1900 UTC on 1476 kHz. Addr: Radio Nezaliznost, ul. Kniazia Romana 12, 290005 Lviv-5, Ukraine. (Robert Petraitis-LIT)

USA MRI Boston late changes at WSHB Cypress Creek: 1400-1600 UTC 9455 replaced by 11900 kHz to WeNAM. 2200-2400 UTC 9355 replaced by 13770 kHz to EUR/EaNAM. (GH - WWCR) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 86 08 May 1994 ______

BELGIUM RVI Brussels is asking for reception reports. 6015 kHz at 0600-0700 UTC suffers QRM by ORF Sackville Canada relay. 11645 kHz at 0700-0900 UTC to SW EUR/Canary Isl, suffers QRM by ERT Athens to No&CeEUR. (RVI Golfgids)

CHINA/RUSSIA CRI Beijing in English to EUR at 2200-2255 UTC via Russia relay now on 9880 kHz, replacing 7170 kHz. (RVI)

CLANDESTINE RADIO STATIONS Voice of the Iranian Kurdistan (from Northern Iraq) on 7024 ... 7420 kHz, 0700-0800 Kurdish Turkish, 0900-0940 Kurdish, Arabic, 1400-1600 Kurdish, Turkish. (BBCMS via AWR KSDA Guam)

CUBA Radio Habana Cuba in English 0000-0200 UTC 13700 replacing 9815 kHz, still in USB mode. (GH - WWCR)

ECUADOR Due to QRM on 9600 kHz channel by BBC Ascension Island relay, Radio HCJB Quito abandoned this registered QRG for HCJB May to Sept schedule which lasted two weeks only, as from May 14th. Winter frequencies of either 6205 or 11735 kHz will be used instead. 9600 kHz has been scheduled for 0110 UTC CIS languages, 0200 Russian, 0400 CIS lang, 0430 German 6205 11735 17490, 0500 Czech, 0530 Nordic/Portuguese, 0600 German 6205 11835 17490, 0630 French. USB mode 17490 kHz, 30 kW, is off the air at present, needs repairing. (HCJB German sce)

GERMANY DeutschlandRadio is planning to change programmes on longwave channels 177 and 207 kHz, DR Berlin programme via Aholming Bavaria 207 kHz 500 kW, DR DLF Cologne programme via Oranienburg Rehmate 177 kHz 250 kW. (MWO)

Radio Deutsche Welle, Cologne, no contract signed yet, to use colleague SW stations around Africa to relay DW programmes, after Kigali Rwanda shutdown. English to AF replaced some Kigali Rwanda frequencies: 0400 7225W 0900 15410W 17800W 1100 15410S 17800M 1500 11965T 17800W 1900 9735Na 11740S 2100 9735Na 11760Na 15130J J=Julich-GER M=Cyclops-MLT Na=Nauen-GER S=Sines-POR T=Trincomalee-CLN W=Wertachtal-GER (RN)

GREECE ERT Athens in including short English portions, 50 mins duration: 0400 9425 15630 21465 0800 15650 17525 1000 15650 17525 1400 9425 11645 15650 2100 9425 11645 2200 11645 (AWR KSDA Guam)

HAWAII KWHR Hawaii at 0400-0800 UTC 17780 kHz replacing 17510 kHz. At 0800-1600 UTC on 9930 kHz Tue-Fri 1200 Mandarin, 1230 Nepali, 1300-1400 & 2300-0000 Korean, 1400-1430 (Sat -1500) Vietnamese. (AWR KSDA Guam, GH - WWCR)

IRAN IRIB Tehran schedule change, 11965 kHz replacing 9745 kHz at 1730-0330 UTC, parallel 9022 kHz, from 2230 UTC on 6175 kHz also. 1730 German 1830 F 1930 E 2030 SP 2130 AR 2230 F 2330 Persian 0030 E 0130 SP 0230-0330 AR. (RVI)

ITALY Different address on QSL card to information given in WRTH 94: Tele Radio Stereo Roma, via Giancarlo Bitossi 18 / Casella postale 12011, I-001.. (00112?) Rome, Italy. (HM) KOREA (DPR) Radio Pyongyang in English at 1500-1550 UTC on 9640 13785 15230 kHz. (AWR KSDA Guam)

NETHERLANDS/TADJIKISTAN/KAZAKHSTAN Radio Netherland's morning service towards SoAsia at 0030-0325 UTC on 12025 kHz has still problems on some SW senders at Dushanbe-TJK, now replaced by using Almaty (Alma Ata) -KAZ site. Parallel 9860 kHz still via Dushanbe-TJK. (RN)

RUSSIA Ephim, RZ4HA, radio engineer at an independent radio BC station "Radio Samara Maximum", reports that their BC station using 73.61 MHz and 104.3 MHz, both FM, 0200 - 2000 UTC daily. The station is located in Samara, Russia, started service about two years ago. (Ephim RZ4HA via Victor ER1CW)

Super power LW station Taldom near Moscow, 261 kHz, 2000 kW, appears to be silent, like other Russian bc stations. Switched off by Moscow electricity power company. Didn't pay up there electricity bill. (RN)

Radio Pamyat temporarily off the air.

Radio Centre (Tsentr) 0530-0600 UTC via Samara tx 12010 kHz, 250 kW. 1530-1600 UTC via Moscow tx 15185 (x9880) kHz, 250 kW. (AWR KSDA Guam)

SEYCHELLES FEBA Mahe in English: Fris only 0457-0553 UTC to NE/ME on 17750 kHz. Mon- Sat 1458-1543 7205 9810 (x15330) kHz. Daily 1458-1553 11870 (x11710) kHz. (AWR KSDA Guam)

SOUTH AFRICA Channel Africa Johannesbourg summer schedule: E 0300-0500 3220 5955. 0500-0600 9695. 0500-0700 5955. 0600-0700 15220. 1000-1100 17810. 1100-1200 9730. 1500-1800 4945 11770. Additional E 0300-0500 3220. Portuguese 0400-0500 3310, 1900-2000 3310.

National SW services: Afrikaans Stereo 0300-0600 4810. 0530-0800 6045. 0745-1430 7285. 1435-2300 4810. Radio 2000 2300-0300 4810. Radio Oranje 0300-0555 3230, 0600-0750 5965, 0755-1420 7270, 1430-2200 3230. (AWR KSDA Guam)

UKRAINE Radio Ukraine International Kiev announced following frequencies for English at 0000-0100 & 0300-0400 UTC 9685 9860 11720 12030 15180 15580 kHz, but observed on 7285 kHz also. Ukrainian sce from 0400 UTC on 6020 6090 6200 7240 7285 9510 9685 9860 11720 11825 11980 12030 kHz. (R Kiev, WB)

VENEZUELA All news service in Spanish "Radio Caracas Radio" (MW YVKS 750 kHz, 100 kW) obviously using ham tx equipment for its SW relay service on 25705 kHz in USB mode, 13 watt, very for test. Mo-Fr 1900-1930, Sat 1800-1830, Sun 30 mins at 1500, 1600, 1700 UTC. Addr: Apartado 65657, Caracas 1066, Venezuela. (HCJB, GH - WWCR) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 87 15 May 1994 ______

AZERBAIDJAN Baku in English 1905 UTC, German 1910, French at 1920 UTC, observed on 4958 kHz. (Ray, OE1RBW)

BANGLA DESH Dhaka in English pops up at 1745 UTC with "Call of Islam", into English at 1813 UTC with ID and address, nx at 1816 UTC until close down 1900 UTC, on 7190 kHz, well over Radio Liberty in Russian from Biblis-GER 100 kW on same channel. /./ v9688 kHz also audible here in EUR, but set your rx to LSB mode reception, or even switch in synchron mode on lower side band on that latter frequency. (RVI)

BOTSWANA New Voice of America MW super power station 909 kHz 500 kW, will starting May 18th. Regular English relay to AF. Present MW 621 kHz, 50 kW, will continue on the air. (RN)

CHINA CRI Beijing in French to EUR via Russia relay at 2030-2125 UTC on 9890 kHz (x7215). (RVI)

China Radio International, - English Dept. - is offering the vacation of a lifetime, a free trip to China. That's the grand prize for the knowledge contest "Get to know Tibet". To enter the contest, participants must answer the eight questions. All the questions are based on a series of reports broadcasting in the last week of June. The top three winners will get a special free trip to Beijing and a free five-day tour of Tibet. Other prizes, 60 first, 300 second and 1000 third prizes, include a variety of traditional Chinese handicrafts. Send in your answers before Sept 1st to: English Service China Radio International, Beijing China 100866.

1 - Where is Tibet located in China? How high is it above sea level? What countries does Tibet share a border with?

2 - When did Tibet become a part of China?

3 - What are the names of the three rivers in the "Three Rivers Project?"

4 - Which religion do most Tibetans believe it?

5 - What policies has the Chinese govt adopted towards religious belief in Tibet and other parts of China? In the past ten years, how much money has the govt allocated for the renovation of Tibet's temples and monasteries?

6 - What is the name of the most popular opera in Tibet? When did it originate?

7 - How many schools are there in Tibet now? How many students are enrolled? What percentage of the students are members of the minority nationalities?

8 - How many overseas tourists visited Tibet in 1993? What was the percentage of increase over 1992? ("The Messenger" China Radio International)

COSTA RICA All SW bc from AWR Costa Rica are now via refurbished Radio Impacto base, located at Cahuita on the Atlantic coast, a special inauguration ceremony was scheduled for the last weekend in April.

Special endorsed QSL cards at AWR via AWR Special Projects, 903 Tanninger Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46239-9474, U.S.A.

Frequencies and locations kHz kW Call Location Country Unit 5030 20 TIAWR4 Cahuita Costa Rica AWR/Radio Lira 5980 3 TGMU1 Canelitos Guatemala City AWR/Union Radio 6025 1 HIAJ Santo Domingo Dominican Rep Radio Amanacer 6150 20 TIAWR5 Cahuita Costa Rica AWR/Radio Lira 9725 20 TIAWR4 Cahuita Costa Rica AWR/Radio Lira 11870 5 TGMU2 Canelitos Guatemala City AWR/Union Radio 11870 40 TIAWR1 Cahuita Costa Rica AWR/Radio Lira 13750 20 TIAWR3 Cahuita Costa Rica AWR/Radio Lira (AWR Dr. Adrian Peterson, U.S.A.)

CUBA Radio RHC La Julia in French at 2300-2400 UTC 9655 (RVI mentioned 9955?) replacing 6180 kHz, /./ USB mode 13715 kHz. (RVI)

CZECH REPUBLIC / SLOVAK REPUBLIC In recent time, several DX reports have stated that Radio Czechia Prague is no longer on the air via Slovak site Rimavska Sobota. This is not the case, Radio Prague issued a statement, reduced using a single tx within Slovakia at any scheduled time only.

Radio Prague only is broadcasting over the txs located at Litomysl in Czech Republic, two at 100 kW are numbered 13 & 16. And RadioRopaInfo Daun Germany on 5980 kHz, 0400-1800, experimental outlet now on 5975 kHz at 1800-2200 UTC.

Note that two txs at Litomysl are in use on the same channel 7345 kHz at 0000-0100 & 0230-0330 UTC.

See printed Radio Prague schedule under 250 kW. Radio Prague schedule until Sept 25th: L=Litomysl R=Rimavska Sobota no. 7, 250 kW:

0000 7345L 7345L 305 degr 9485R 305 degr English 0030 7345L 7345L 245 degr 9485R 305 degr Spanish 0100 7345L 9485L 305 degr English 0130 7345L 305 degr 9485L 245 degr Czech 0200 7345L 305 degr 9485L 245 degr Spanish 0230 7345L 305 degr 7345L 324 degr 5930R 305 degr Czech 0300 7345L 305 degr 7345L 324 degr 5930R 305 degr English 0330 11640L 144 degr 9440L 138 degr 5930R 305 degr English

0500 7345L 245 degr 9505L 245 degr 5930R 275 degr French 0530 7345L omni dir 9505L 245 degr 5930R 275 degr German 0600 7345L 292 degr 9505L 305 degr 5930R 275 degr English

0730 15605L 161 degr 21705L 144 degr 17535R 098 degr English 0800 15605L 161 degr 21705L 144 degr 17535R 098 degr Czech

1000 6055L omni dir 9505L 245 degr 7345R 275 degr German 1030 11990L 302 degr 9505L 305 degr 7345R 275 degr English 1100 11990L 245 degr 9505L 245 degr 7345R 275 degr French 1130 11990L 245 degr 9505L 245 degr 7345R 275 degr Spanish 1200 6055L omni dir 9505L 245 degr 7345R 275 degr German

1400 7345L omni dir 13580L 102 degr 17535R 165 degr Czech 1430 7345L 245 degr 13580L 138 degr 5930R 275 degr French 1500 7345L 292 degr 13580L 102 degr 5930R 275 degr English 1530 7345L 245 degr 13580L 102 degr 5930R 275 degr Czech 1600 7345L 245 degr 5930R 275 degr German 1630 7345L 245 degr 11640L 210 degr 5930R 275 degr French 1700 7345L 292 degr 11640L 138 degr 5930R 275 degr English

1730 9420L 245 degr 11640L 138 degr 5930R 275 degr Czech 1800 9420L 245 degr 11640L 245 degr 5930R 275 degr Spanish 1830 9420L 245 degr 11640L 210 degr 5930R 275 degr French 1900 9420L 245 degr 11640L 245 degr 5930R 275 degr Spanish 1930 9420L 245 degr 11640L 210 degr 5930R 275 degr French

2000 7345L 305 degr 9485L 080 degr 5930R 275 degr English 2030 7345L 245 degr 9485L 245 degr 5930R 275 degr Spanish 2100 7345L 305 degr 9485L 210 degr 5930R 301 degr English

Radio Slovakia International only is bc over the txs located at Velke Kostolany, north east of Bratislava, but only one is currently in use, numbered 01.

Both Radio Prague and Radio Slovakia International are broadcasting over the transmitters located at Rimavska Sobota in southern Slovakia.

Four txs at 250 kW are located at this station, and these are in use as follows: tx 07 Radio Prague & Radio Slovakia 08 Radio Slovakia only 09 AWR Europe only 10 AWR Europe only

Radio Slovakia International schedule: V= Velke Kostolany 01 100 kW R=Rimavska Sobota 07 & 08 250 kW 0100 5930R 305 degr 7310V 305 degr 9810R 275 degr English 0130 5930R 305 degr 7310V 305 degr 9810R 245 degr Spanish 0200 5930R 305 degr 7310V 305 degr 9810R 275 degr French

0830 21705R 098 degr 11990V 250 degr 17535R 075 degr English 0900 21705R 098 degr 11990V 250 degr 17535R 075 degr Slovak

1300 13715R 075 degr 9440V 066 degr 11990R 075 degr Russian 1330 7345R 275 degr 6055V 253 degr 11990R 275 degr German

1630 9485V 253 degr 5915R 275 degr Slovak 1700 9485V 253 degr 5915R 275 degr Slovak 1730 9485V 058 degr 7345R 085 degr Russian

1800 7345V 253 degr 5915R 275 degr Spanish 1830 7345V 253 degr 5915R 275 degr English 1900 7345V 253 degr 5915R 275 degr German 1930 7345V 253 degr 5915R 275 degr French

Note additionally, both Radio Prague and Radio Slovakia are broadcasting in English at 0100 UTC, French at 1930 UTC, though presumably with different programming.

Changeover from one tx to another on the same channel: 0000 UTC 9485 L16 --> R07 0100 UTC 9485 R07 --> L16 0830 UTC 21705 L16 --> R07 0830 UTC 17535 R07 --> R08 1400 UTC 7345 R07 --> L13 1730 UTC 7345 L13 --> R08 1800 UTC 7345 R08 --> V01 2000 UTC 7345 V01 --> L13 (AWR Dr. Adrian Peterson, U.S.A.)

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC will be holding presidential national elections on Monday May 16th. Look out for all night extension broadcasts, lasting at least two days. There will be many DR stations on the air, a great chance to hear reactivated seldom heard stations. (HCJB)

ECUADOR Radio HCJB Quito in English to EUR at 0700-0830 UTC is still on 9600 kHz, in /./ 11835 AM, 17490 SSB, 21455 SSB mode. But until Sept 24th, winter schedule frequency 6205 kHz is used again for 0115-0700 UTC time span in various languages, instead of registered 9600 kHz. (HCJB, WB)

GERMANY "Radio Radio ..." interesting series of eight special radio history programmes every Tuesday from May 17th to July 5th at 1530-1600 UTC on North German regional TV network "N3 - Nord 3". Also via ASTRA 1B satellite, 19,2 degr East, 11582 GHz, horizontal, PAL colour norm. (DeutschlandRadio Berlin DX Actuell, ORF, RVI)

INDIA AIR Delhi English GOS changes 1330-1500 UTC observed today on odd 13732 kHz (reg 13750), causing terrible QRM to ORF Vienna Austria, parallel AIR on 15120 kHz. 2245-0045 UTC to NoEaAS 9950 (x9910) 15110 17800 kHz, to SoEaAS 9705 11745 15145 kHz, and additional 13750 kHz. Hindi sce to AS 2300-0000 UTC 9910 replacing 9950 kHz, /./ 11620, 15165 kHz. Hindi 0315 and Gujarati 0415-0430 UTC on new 13700 kHz, but now Persian 0400-0430 UTC on 13700 kHz, /./ 15050 kHz. (Alok Das Gupta Kalkutta via AWR KSDA Guam, WB)

IRAN IRIB Tehran observed with so-called Bosnian programme in Serbian language on 9745 kHz at 1830-1900 UTC. (RN) In English at 1530-1625 UTC on 7190 & 11790 kHz. Bengali 0030-0130 on 7190, 1430-1530 on 9575 11790 11910 kHz. Urdu 1330-1430 on 9575 11790 11930 kHz. (AWR KSDA Guam) Schedule change, 11965 kHz replacing 9745 kHz at 1730-0330 UTC, parallel 9022 kHz, from 2230 UTC on 6175 kHz also. 1730 German 1830 F 1930 E 2030 SP 2130 AR 2230 F 2330 Persian 0030 E 0130 SP 0230-0330 AR. (RVI)

MOLDOVA Radio Moldova International from studios in Kisenau Moldova over a single 120 kW tx at Bacau Galbeni in Romania(!), eight time blocks of 25 mins duration each.

French to France 1230 15315, 1900 9550 Spanish to Spain 1130 15390, 2000 7245 to SoAM 0130 11775, 1100 17805 Romanian to NoAM 1430 15315, 0030 9540 (AWR Dr. Adrian Peterson, U.S.A.)

PERU Radio Estacion Yurimaguas, Loreto, reappeared on 6238 kHz, replacing v5046 kHz used since 1992. (Henrik Klementz via HCJB)

PHILIPPINES RVA Manila morning service in Hindi 0130-0200 UTC 15335 replacing 15410 kHz. (AWR KSDA Guam)

ROMANIA Radio Bucharest in German daily at 1200-1227 UTC 11775 replacing 15335 kHz, in /./ 9690, 11940, 15365 kHz. (AMID)

SEYCHELLES FEBA Mahe in Indian vernaculars 1415-1458 UTC 11680 replacing 11685 kHz. English programme at 1500-1600 UTC on 9810 kHz, and 1500-1544 UTC only 7280 replacing 7205 (x15330) kHz. (Alok Das Gupta Kalkutta, via AWR KSDA Guam)

SOUTH AFRICA Channel Africa Johannesbourg printed summer schedule, from March 27th until Sept 24th, 1994:

E 0300-0500 3220 5955. 0500-0600 9695. 0500-0700 5955. 0600-0700 15220. 1000-1100 17810. 1100-1200 9730. 1500-1800 4945 11770.

French 0300-0400 5965 0300-0600 7185 0500-0600 9520 0600-0700 15130 1800-2000 7225 9550

Portuguese 0400-0500 3310 5965 0500-0600 7270 1100-1130 5965 15150(-1200 Mo-Fr) 1900-2000 3310 2000-2100 7225. (Channel Africa)

National SW services: Afrikaans Stereo 0300-0600 4810. 0530-0800 6045. 0745-1430 7285. 1435-2300 4810. Radio 2000 2300-0300 4810. Radio Oranje 0300-0555 3230, 0600-0750 5965, 0755-1420 7270, 1430-2200 3230. (AWR KSDA Guam)

TURKEY The Voice of Turkey TRT Ankara in English to WeEUR 2200-2300 UTC on 11710 replacing 11895 kHz, parallel 7185 kHz to NE/ME, 9445 kHz to NoAM/EUR. Balcan service 0930-1130 UTC now on 7290 kHz, Hung, Roman, S-Cr, and Albanian languages. Greek 1430 UTC 7180, 1730-1830 UTC 7110 kHz. (TRT)

TURKMENISTAN Turkmen Radio II Asgabat has returned to SW after a long absent. Observed from around 1400 to 1700 UTC on 4930 kHz, followed by Radio Mayak Moscow relay until 2200 UTC. Turkmen Radio First progr is still on 5015 kHz at same time. (Radio Japan MediaRoundUp)

UAE Voice of UAE Abu Dhabi in English to NoAM 2200-2400 UTC, nx at 2300 UTC, 13605 replacing 9605 kHz, in /./ 9770, 11885 kHz. (RVI)

USA Stereo on your ! Voice of America had agreed once again coming up with special aired Stereo broadcast, during annual EDXC - European DX Council conference to be held in Paris, France, this year.

Take place on Friday May 20th, 2000-2300 UTC, VoA Europe programme in English on 13834 kHz, LSB mode left channel, USB mode right channel. VoA Tangiers II relay, 50 kW, rotatable antenna.

Sounds interesting to use two different headphones on two SW rxs. (HCJB)

YEMEN Arabic of Sanaa monitored in EUR mornings and nightly on new 9069 kHz, 9th harmonic of fundamental MW 1008 (v1007,7) kHz, scheduled 0255-2132 UTC, parallel on usual v9779,9 kHz. Aden in Arabic at 0300-2100 UTC, English nx at 1600 UTC, 6005 (or v5968), 7190 kHz. (DeutschlandRadio Berlin DX Actuell, ORF, RVI)

POSTAL CODES CZ - Czech Republic RSA - Republic of South Africa SK - Slovak Republic PL - Poland RU - Russian Federation KZ - Kazakhstan UA - Ukraine vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 88 22 May 1994 ______

CHINA will stop jamming VoA transmissions in Chinese and Tibetan languages from May 17th. But Chinese jamming will continue against other Western and religious radio stations. (RN)

CRI - China Radio International Beijing is using tropical band channels to fed its SW transmitter sites at Baoding, Kunming, and Xian. 4020 kHz for Chinese, French, Portuguese and sections. 4130 kHz English, German, , Spanish. 4200 kHz English, Esparanto, Russian. 4815 kHz Mongolian and Russian (may more a direct frequency). 4883 kHz Mongolian and Russian (may more a direct frequency). 4960 kHz Alban, Espar., Hausa, Italian, Polish, Serbo-Cr, Turkish. 5145 kHz Mongolian and Russian (may more a direct frequency). 5220 kHz Amoy, Cantonese, Chaozhou, Chinese, Hakka, Tamil. 5850 kHz Mongolian and Russian (may more a direct frequency). (DXM)

CLANDESTINE RADIO STATIONS "Radio Echo of Hope" in Korean language from South to North Korea: 0300-0600 UTC 6348 kHz 0800-1700 UTC 3985 kHz 2000-2300 UTC 3985 & 6348 kHz. (AWR KSDA Guam, Bob Padula, BBCMS)

CONGO RTVNC Radio Congo Brazzaville is back on 4765 kHz. Observed with news in French at 0520 and 1800 UTC. Schedule is 0400-0700 and 1700-2400 UTC. English programme may be at 2200 UTC. (RVI)

COSTA RICA Radio for Peace International in English observed here in EUR around 0400- 0600 UTC on v7374,9 & 15029,8 kHz (AM), v9400,6 (USB mode) kHz. (WB)*

CUBA Radio RHC La Julia in English at 2100-2200 UTC on 17760 kHz, at 2200-2300 UTC and French at 2300-2400 UTC both on 9550 replacing 6180 kHz, /./ USB mode 13715 kHz. English at 0000-0200 UTC 6010 13700 kHz, 0200-0600 UTC 9820 kHz, but observed with English news at 0600-0609 UTC close down. Portuguese at 2300-2400 UTC on 15230 kHz.

* RHC Spanish at 0000-0200 UTC now on summer frequency 9655 kHz, * conflicts with ORF Vienna Moosbrunn towards NoAM at 0000-0300 UTC. * Should be replaced by 9870 kHz, and using 9655 kHz by ORF towards SoAM. * Similar QRM conflict on 13730 kHz at 1330-1500 UTC, when AIR Delhi * General Overseas Service causing interference from nearby * odd v13732,1 kHz. * (Please your turn, staff of ORF, Mr. Franz Rymes OE3RRA, * Mr. Wolf Harranth OE3WHC, or dear Ray OE1RBW) (RVI, WB)*

FRANCE/CHINA RFI Paris in French to SoAS monitored via Beijing-CHN relay at 0030-0100 UTC on 17690 kHz. RFI printed schedule show CHN relay at 0100-0200 UTC on 15445 kHz until Sept 4th, replaced by 17690 kHz from Sept 5th onwards. (AWR KSDA Guam)

GREAT BRITAIN RCI Montreal daily in English to EUR on an additional Skelton relay frequency of 11935 kHz at 1330-1400 UTC, followed by French at 1400-1429 UTC. RCI Montreal and Radio Japan mentioned always Skelton England site for UK relay, that's not always the case. Actually via Wooferton 300 kW tx site: RCI Montreal Peace Keepers programme in E/F Mons-Fris 0500-0600 UTC 15430 kHz 140 degr, 17840 kHz 114 degr. Radio Japan via Wooferton relay, German 1000-1030 UTC 9600 & 11710 kHz, French until 1100 UTC on single 9600 kHz. Russian 1100-1200 UTC 15395 kHz. (GH - WWCR)

GREECE ERT Athens, The Voice of Greece, with 250 kW of power via Voice of America relay Kavalla: 0000-0350, 0400-0450, 0700-0750, 1400-1450, 2100-2350 all on 11645 kHz. 0500-0615, 2000-2050 9395 kHz. 1900-1950 9380 kHz. 1500-1700, 1700-1750 9425 kHz. 1300-1350 15630 kHz. 1800-1850 15650 kHz. (AWR KSDA Guam)

GUAM AWR - Adventist World Radio KSDA Guam in Korean at 1300-1400 UTC replaced 9650 by 9645 kHz. (AWR KSDA Guam)

GUIANA FRENCH Since May 15th RFI Paris Montsinery relay via new tx and rotatable antenna(?) observed on 15190 kHz, French 2200, Spanish 2300-2400 UTC, /./ Montsinery 9800 & 11670 kHz, France 15200. (WB)*

HAWAII AWR - Adventist World Radio - has been scanning for a tx location on Hawaii, possibly near KWHR Naalehu location. 4 x 500 kW SW txs, antennas forward to SoAsia, back to US. (GH - WWCR)*

HONDURAS Radio Copan Internacional Tegucigalpa monitored here now daily on 15674,6 kHz, Suns 1800-0000 UTC, best at 2200-0000 UTC. Programme language is English, but lovely Latin American music could be heard, interspersed with Latin American tourist info on Bariloche-ARG and other tourist resorts. No US pop mx. (WB)*

INDIA "Vividh Bharati Service" on 10330 kHz at 0055-0430, 0630-1300, and 1330-1730 UTC now on three synchronized SW txs of 100 kW each, at Delhi Kingsway, Bombay, Madras. One more would be added from Guwahati from NoEa India in very near future.

AIR Delhi English GOS changes: 1330-1500 UTC observed today on odd v13732,1 kHz (registered 13750), causing terrible QRM to ORF Vienna Austria, parallel AIR on 15120 kHz. Stupid selection by AIR Delhi, at least fiftheen channels in 22 m band are not occupied at this time span.

2245-0045 UTC to NoEaAS 9950 (x9910) 15110 17800 kHz, to SoEaAS 9705 11745 15145 kHz, and on very new 13750 kHz, monitored in NoAM.

Hindi sce to AS 2300-0000 UTC 9910 replacing 9950 kHz, /./ 11620, 15165 kHz. Ex Hindi 0315-0415 and Gujarati 0415-0430 UTC on new 13700 kHz, now 13700 kHz used for Persian 0400-0430 UTC, in parallel to 15050 kHz. (Alok Das Gupta Kalkutta via AWR KSDA Guam, WB)*

IRAN IRIB Tehran in Turkish at 0430-0530 UTC on 9745 and 15260 kHz.*

LAOS Contract had been signed by Lao National Radio, ordered a 50 kW SW tx from Australian Company, to cover the whole country, should be installed within one year. (GH - WWCR)*

LUXEMBOURG RTL Luxembourg on SW 6090 kHz in French retimed to 0400-1700 UTC. Due to QRM of Balashika-RUS and Radio Nigeria Kaduna in English with 250 kW at night. Kazakh Radio Almaty, Radio Ukraina International Kiev, Radio Belarus Minsk aired via Moscow Balashika tx. (RN)

PAKISTAN Radio Pakistan's English schedule published one change only: 1700-1750 UTC to EUR 11570 replacing 9485 kHz, in /./ 7485 kHz. Also used for Urdu at 1750-1900 UTC. (GH - WWCR)*

PHILIPPINES FEBC Manila in English retimed the Media programme "Communication", of 15 mins duration each: Thurs 1540 UTC 11995 kHz, Fris 1015 UTC 11690 kHz, Sat 1400 UTC 11995 kHz. Mailbag programme Suns 1340-1355 UTC 11995 kHz, Sats 0945-1000 UTC 11690 kHz, 1540-1555 UTC 11995 kHz. Computer Corner Mons-Fris 0940-0945 UTC 11690 kHz, Mons-Fris 1330-1345 UTC 11995 kHz. Address: FEBC Manila, Box 2041, Manila, or P.O.Box 1, Valenzuela 0560, Philippines. (FEBC)

PORTUGAL RDP Lisbon changesin Portuguese language towards Africa: 15515 kHz replacing 17680 kHz, Mons-Fris 0900-1100, 1500-2000 UTC, including English 1900-1930, French 1930-2000 UTC. Sats/Suns/Holidays 0900-1900 UTC. 17680 kHz replacing 21760 kHz Mons-Fris 0900-1100 UTC, S/S/H 0700-1330 UTC. (RVI)*

PRIDNESTROVIA Summer schedule of Radio Dniestr International Tiraspol retimed one hour earlier from 2130 to 2030-2100 UTC, tx Grigoriopol 15290 kHz replacing 9620 kHz. /./ MW tx 999 & 1467 kHz. English sce on Mons, Weds, and Sats, but observed on UTC Fris! Address: Radio Dniestr International uliza 25th Oktyabrya 45 27800 Tiraspol Pridnestrovje via Russia

Tiraspol is the capital of the Moldavian Republic of Pridnestrovia. Pridnestrovia is the Russian-Ukrainian populated area in the east of Moldova, that has "separated" from Moldova and at least nominally set up its own pro Russian Government. (GH - WWCR, SWN)*

ROMANIA Radio Bucharest in English to EUR: 1300 UTC 11940 15365 17720 kHz 1900 UTC 9690 9750 11810 11940 kHz 2100 UTC 7225 9690 9750 11940 kHz (RVI)

RUSSIA Petropavlovsk in Russian on 4485 kHz observed at 0000-0100, 0620-0700, and 1800-1900 UTC. (AWR KSDA Guam)

SWITZERLAND Swiss Radio International Berne in English will change its major programme format totally on June 6th. New 24 hours English service, with repeats of 60 mins duration on satellite ASTRA every hour, replacing European shortwave coverage. With news and curraint affairs, and variety of features in second half hour. All weekend feature programmes will gone, amongst good old Media programme "Swiss SW Merry Go Round" which lasted 37 years now.

The two Bob's, presenter Bob Thomann HB9GX and Bob Zanotti HB9ASQ will present the final programme on Saturday June 4th at 0618, 0918, 1018, 1118, 1248, 1318, 1518, 1718, 1918, 2018, and Sunday June 5th at 0018, 0118, 0418 UTC.

Bob Thomann mentioned in a statement, that 4% of its EUR listener could receive SRI programme via ASTRA satellite only, and the decision against SW listener is a great mistake by the SRI management.

Listener protest against SRI Berne tremendous programme format change to

SRI - Swiss Radio International Herr Direktor Ulrich Kuendig, P.O. Box, CH-3000 Berne 15 Switzerland. or via fax +41 - 31 - 350 9569

(RVI, GH - WWCR, ORF)*

UAE Voice of UAE Abu Dhabi in English at 2200-2400 UTC on new 13605 kHz, conflicts with Radio Australia Darwin in Chinese at same time. /./ 9770, 11885 kHz. Arabic programme on 9780 kHz close down at 2123 UTC, not confused with Yemen, which is 220 Hertz lower.

UAE Radio Dubai in English at 0330-0400 UTC now on 11945 13675 15400 kHz. (GH - WWCR)*

USA Glenn Hauser's "World of Radio" programme via WWCR Nashville now retimed Sats 0600-0630 UTC on 7435 kHz, more repeats as follows: Fris 2115 UTC 15685 kHz Suns 0315 7435 0600 5810 2300 15685 Tues 1230 UTC 15685 kHz (but couldn't observed here so far, WB) (GH - WWCR)

USA/RUSSIA/BULGARIA Voice of America using relay sites in Russia and Bulgaria. Plovdiv-BUL 250 kW at 215 degrees towards WeAF, 0600-0700 12035 kHz, 1800-1900 UTC 13680 kHz.

Via Russia: Irkutsk 2200-2300 UTC 7170 kHz in Korean. 1400-1500 UTC 9660 kHz in Chinese. Novosibirsk 0000-0100 UTC 9845 kHz, 1400-1600 UTC 11990 kHz Chinese. Korsovar(?) 1330-1430 UTC 15490 kHz in Urdu. Petropavlovsk 2130-2200 UTC 15580 kHz in Korean. (AWR KSDA Guam) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 89 29 May 1994 ______

ALBANIA Radio Tirana in English to AM at 0130, Spanish 0200, E 0230-0245 UTC all on 9580 & variabel 11839,6 kHz. Albanian sce to NoAM at 0000-0430 UTC still on odd 6121,1 kHz, and 9760 kHz. Albanian dom sce relay weekdays from 0300 (Suns from 0500-) UTC on variabel 6099,9, in parallel to MW 1089 kHz. (WB)

BELGIUM Late frequency change by Radio Vlaanderen International Brussels: 5 kHz up, 17595 replacing 17590 kHz towards Africa on Mons-Sats at 0900-1130 UTC, Suns at 0700- 1130 UTC. (RVI Radio World)

CHINA/RUSSIA China Radio International Beijing programmes via Russia relay: 15540 kHz Arabic 1600-1657 UTC 12035 kHz Arabic 1830-1927 UTC 12065 Persian 1800-1827 9890 French 2030-2127 9880 English 2200-2255

Turkish at 1930-1957 UTC via MW 1170 kHz Krasnodar Tbilisskaya. (AWR KSDA Guam, AMID)

COLOMBIA Colombian clandestine radio station "Radio Patria Libre" from San Lucas, Bolivar province, observed here in USB mode on 15047,5 kHz at 2105 to 2145 UTC close down. Breaks in transmission occured due to main power loss. La Voz de Selva in Spanish measured on odd 6171 kHz, observed here in EUR around 0300- 0600 UTC. (WB, BBCMS, GH - WWCR)

COSTA RICA Radio for Peace International in English observed here in EUR around 0400- 0600 UTC on v7374,9 & 15029,8 kHz (AM), v9400,6 (USB mode) kHz. (WB)

CUBA Radio RHC La Julia in Spanish at 1100 UTC on 11860 kHz, in /./11760 kHz. Spanish at 0200-0400 UTC on 9655 11760 11970 15230 kHz. (BBC German DX progr) In English at 2100-2200 UTC on 17760 kHz, at 2200-2300 UTC and French at 2300-2400 UTC both on 9550 replacing 6180 kHz, /./ USB mode 13715 kHz. English at 0000-0300 UTC 6010- AM 13700-USB kHz, 0200-0600 UTC 9820-AM kHz, but observed with English news later at 0600 until 0609 UTC close down. Portuguese at 2000-2100 UTC USB 13715, 15195, 17705 kHz, at 2300-2400 UTC on 15230 kHz.

* RHC Spanish at 0000-0200 UTC now on summer frequency 9655 kHz, * conflicts with ORF Vienna Moosbrunn towards NoAM at 0000-0300 UTC.

* Similar QRM conflict on 13730 kHz at 1330-1500 UTC, when AIR Delhi * General Overseas Service causing interference from nearby * odd v13732,1 kHz. (RVI, WB)

CZECH REPUBLIC DX programme of Radio Prague in German observed on Mons in 1600-1627 UTC outlet 5930 & 7345 kHz. (AMID)

GERMANY Radio Deutsche Welle Cologne signed a contract to use SW txs at Meyerton-RSA of 500 kW for 30 hours daily, from July(?). DW got offers of relay stations from around and within Africa, to substitute for access loss of Kigali-RRW relay station. Offers were not efficient enough in power, available bc times, or even too expensive. (DW freq dept. Mr. Peter Saenger in DW Mailbag)

GREAT BRITAIN BBC London World Service programme "Waveguide" will bc special "D-Day" review on allied landing in Normandie, France, fifthy years ago. Playing some historic BBC programme tapes of 1944. To be aired at June 2nd, 0130 UTC. June 4th, 0715 & 1030 UTC. (BBC Waveguide)

GUIANA FRENCH Since May 15th RFI Paris Montsinery relay via additional new tx and ALLIS rotatable antenna system observed on: 15190 kHz, French 2200, Spanish 2300-2400 UTC, /./ Montsinery 9800 & 11670 kHz, France 15200 kHz. 13625 kHz, English 1200, French 1300-1400 UTC. French at 1600-1800 UTC on 15 . . . kHz also appeared on printed schedule, but exact frequency couldn't monitored here yet.

China Radio International via RFI relay Montsinery to AM at 0200-0255 UTC in Spanish on 13685 kHz. (GH - WWCR, RFI, WB)

HAWAII AWR - Adventist World Radio - has been scanning for a tx location on Hawaii, possibly near KWHR Naalehu location. 4 x 500 kW SW txs, antennas forward to SoAsia, back to US. (GH - WWCR)

HONDURAS Radio Copan Internacional Tegucigalpa monitored here now daily on 15674,6 kHz, best at 2100-0000 UTC. Schedule is 2100-0030 UTC Mon Wed Thur Sat. 1900-0030 UTC Tue & Fri. 1900-0100 UTC Suns only. Mailbag progr Mons-Thurs 2215-2230 UTC, DX programme Fris at same time. Programme language is mostly in English and Spanish. But lovely Latin American music could be heard, interspersed with Latin American tourist info on Bariloche-ARG and other tourist resorts. No US pop mx, hi. (WB, RJ)

INDIA "Vividh Bharati Service" on 10330 kHz at 0055-0430, 0630-1300, and 1330-1730 UTC now on three synchronized SW txs of 100 kW each, at Delhi Kingsway, Bombay, Madras. One more would be added from Guwahati from NoEa India in very near future.

AIR Delhi English GOS changes: 1330-1500 UTC observed today on odd v13732,1 kHz (registered 13750), causing terrible QRM to ORF Vienna Austria, parallel AIR on 15120 kHz. Stupid selection by AIR Delhi, at least fiftheen channels in 22 m band are not in use at this time span.

2245-0045 UTC to NoEaAS 9950 (x9910) 15110 17800 kHz, to SoEaAS 9705 11745 15145 kHz, and on very new 13750 kHz, monitored in NoAM, but unheard here in EUR.

Hindi sce to AS 2300-0000 UTC 9910 replacing 9950 kHz, /./ 11620, 15165 kHz. Ex Hindi 0315-0415 and Gujarati 0415-0430 UTC on 13700 kHz, now new 13700 kHz used for Pushtu 0215, Dari 0300-0345 UTC in parallel to 9910 kHz. Persian 13700 kHz 0400-0430 UTC, in parallel to 15050 kHz. (Alok Das Gupta Kalkutta via AWR KSDA Guam, WB)

IRAN IRIB Tehran in Arabic 0330-0730 UTC on 9610, 11780, 11910, and 11930 kHz, latter monitored with satellite delay. Turkish at 0430-0530 UTC on 9745 and 15260 kHz. (AMID)

JAPAN Radio Japan Tokyo direct via Yamata on 15270 kHz, English/Japanese at 0800-1100 UTC. Parallel via Moyabi Gabon 21640 kHz. (BBC German DX progr)

KOREA BBC London German DX progr is asking for reception reports of BBC Chinese service via Seoul Kimje relay at 2200-0000 UTC on 9525 kHz.

LAOS Contract had been signed by Lao National Radio, ordered a 50 kW SW tx from Australian Company, to cover the whole country, should be installed within one year. (GH - WWCR)

LESOTHO BBC Lesotho relay at 0300-0600 UTC propagate now towards EUR. 6190 kHz, azimut 015 degrees, 100 kW. (WB)

MALEDIVES Voice of the Maldives, Male, conducting test transmissions on SW 7350 kHz at 0400-0800 UTC. Relaying domestic service and announcing test transmissions in English. (GVG)

MEXICO "International Radio Club of America" issued its latest (3rd) edition "List of Mexican Radio Stations". Full of listing, frequencies, call signs, states, cities, power, night power, operation times, format, network belongings, schedules, list by frequencies, city index. Distribution via complicated Hawaii address. Ask for address via P.O.Box 70233, Riverside CA 92513-0223, U.S.A. (GH - WWCR)

MOCAMBIQUE Radio Mocambique Maputo at 0400-0600 UTC in Portuguese monitored on usual split frequency 11817,3 kHz. (AMID)

PAKISTAN Radio Pakistan's English schedule published one change only: 1700-1750 UTC to EUR 11570 replacing 9485 kHz, in /./ 7485 kHz. Also used for Urdu at 1750-1900 UTC. (GH - WWCR)

PARAGUAY Radio Nacional del Paraguay is now a daily guest in EUR during solar minimum periode. 9735 kHz observed around 2100-2300 UTC with open air concert with very lovely Latin American music. (WB)

PORTUGAL RDP Lisbon changes in Portuguese language towards Africa: 15515 kHz replacing 17680 kHz, Mons-Fris 0900-1100, 1500-2000 UTC, including English 1900-1930, French 1930-2000 UTC. Sats/Suns/Holidays 0900-1900 UTC. 17680 kHz replacing 21760 kHz Mons-Fris 0900-1100 UTC, S/S/H 0700-1330 UTC. (RVI)

PRIDNESTROVIA Summer schedule of Radio Dniestr International Tiraspol retimed one hour earlier from 2130 to 2030-2100 UTC, tx Grigoriopol 15290 kHz replacing 9620 kHz. /./ MW tx 999 & 1467 kHz. English sce on Mons, Weds, and Sats, but observed on UTC Fris! Address: Radio Dniestr International uliza 25th Oktyabrya 45 27800 Tiraspol Pridnestrovje via Russia

Tiraspol is the capital of the Moldavian Republic of Pridnestrovia. Pridnestrovia is the Russian-Ukrainian populated area in the east of Moldova, that has "separated" from Moldova and at least nominally set up its own pro Russian Government. (GH - WWCR, SWN)

RUSSIA/CRIMEA "Radio Dlya Tekh Kto v More" (Radio for those at Sea), russian px from Simferopol via St. Petersburg txs, Mons only at 0600-0700 & 1600-1700 UTC. Adress P.O.Box 956, 333034 Simferopol, Krym/Crimea (Ukraine? / Russia?). In 1992 chief announcer was Mr. Leonid Filovsky, and another address was given: Kairainskaya 6, 333000 Simferopol. GPR (tx operation dept.) desk announced the following frequencies: 9450 9605 11850 11900 11930 13680 15110 15455 15510 kHz.

But monitoring on Monday at 1600-1700 UTC revealed different Radio Rossiy programme instead on few of the announced frequencies given above: 9450 11800 11830 11835 11900 11970 12040 12045(satellite delay) 15430 15465 kHz. At 0600-0700 UTC also Radio Rossiy could be monitored on 9450 11850 11900 15110 15510, and with satellite delay on 11930 & 13680 kHz. (Mikhail Timofeyev, St.Petersburg via OE2CRM, WB)

Voice of America in Chinese via Novosibirsk at 1400-15.58:20 UTC on 11990 kHz. (AMID)

SEYCHELLES FEBA Mahe in Arabic at 0345-0430 (Fris to 0500 UTC) on 15325 kHz. (AMID)

SINGAPORE Morning external service of Radio Singapore has been dropped. English 1100-1400 UTC 9530 kHz. Chinese 9590 kHz. Malay 9635 kHz. Domestic service in English still 6155 kHz, 2200-1600 UTC. (GVG)

SWITZERLAND Swiss Radio International Berne in English will change its major programme format totally on June 6th. New 24 hours English service, with repeats of 60 mins duration on ASTRA satellite every hour, replacing European shortwave coverage. With news and curraint affairs, and variety of features in second half hour. All weekend feature programmes will gone, amongst good old Media programme "Swiss SW Merry Go Round" which lasted 37 years now.

* The two Bob's, presenter Bob Thomann HB9GX and Bob Zanotti HB9ASQ * will present the final programme on Saturday June 4th at 0618, * 0918, 1018, 1118, 1248, 1318, 1518, 1718, 1918, 2018, and * Sunday June 5th at 0018, 0118, 0418 UTC.

Bob Thomann mentioned in a statement, that 4% of its EUR listener could receive SRI programme via ASTRA satellite only, and the decision against SW listener is a great mistake by the SRI management.

Listener protest against SRI Berne tremendous programme format change to

SRI - Swiss Radio International Herr Direktor Ulrich Kuendig, P.O. Box, CH-3000 Berne 15 Switzerland. or via fax +41 - 31 - 350 9569

(RVI, GH - WWCR, ORF)

TURKEY TRT Ankara in Turkish at 0400-0900 UTC on new 15145 replacing 15405 kHz towards ME/SoAS, /./ 9460 & 15385 kHz to EUR, 11925 to NoWAS. (BBC German DX px)

UAE Voice of UAE Abu Dhabi in English at 2200-2400 UTC on new 13605 kHz, conflicts with Radio Australia Darwin in Chinese at same time. /./ 9770, 11885 kHz. Arabic programme on new 9535 kHz at 1530 kHz, on 9780 kHz close down at 2123 UTC, not confused with Yemen, which is 223 Hertz lower.

UAE Radio Dubai in English at 0330-0400 UTC now on 11945 13675 15400 kHz. (GH - WWCR, DeutschlandRadio Berlin DX Report)

UKRAINE Radio Belarus Miensk dom sce delay at 1800-2200 UTC on 15315 kHz, in /./ longwave 279 kHz. (BBC German DX px)

URUGUAY SODRE organization special broadcasts towards Antarctica in LSB mode on 6010 kHz, 150 watts/ 1 kW. Mons-Fris 1000-1600 UTC, Sat/Sun 1300-1500, 1800-2200 UTC. (GH - WWCR) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 90 05 June 1994 ______

ALBANIA Radio Tirana domestic service in Albanian relayed on SW, since April 23: 1st progr 6100 kHz 0300-2200 UTC, 2nd progr 6145 kHz at 0900-1400 UTC. (ORF)

AUSTRALIA 10 kW SW station Brandon towards the now on 9660 kHz replacing 11880 kHz at 2100-0800 UTC, azimut 010 degrees. (RN)

BANGLA DESH Radio BGD Dhaka in English at 1230-1300 UTC now on new 11895, and 13620 kHz. 1800-1900 UTC v7190 & v9688 kHz.(AC in RNMN, AMID)

CLANDESTINE RADIO STATIONS / CUBA / USA "La Voz del CID" (Cuba Independente y Democratica), Spanish speaking CL radio station (believed to be transmitting from CTR/GTM tx site) towards communist Cuba, seems ceased bc service recently, due to lack of funds. Rumours in Cuban exil press, that US-CIA cut its ties and support to "La Voz del CID". Station could not open new funds amongst Cuban exil circles. (GH - WWCR)

CONGO RTC Brazzaville heard irregularly signing off at 2000 UTC on 6014,7 kHz (x5985?). (HCJB)

FINLAND Radio Finland Helsinki observed at 2200-2357 UTC on new 13750 kHz, in /./ 11755 kHz. (AMID)

GERMANY Schedule changes of Deutsche Welle Cologne in German: additional 0000 UTC 9765 11795 15270 kHz 0200 UTC 15270 1000 & 1200 UTC 15135 1400 & 1600 UTC 21560 2200 UTC 9765 11875 15270 17860 delete 0800 & 1000 UTC 15170 1500-1800 UTC 15145

English 0300 del 9700, 0400 del 6185, 0900 del 15435, 1600 del Trincomalee-CLN 6170, 1900 del CLN 15350 2100 del CLN 15435 2100 UTC 11765 replacing 15350 kHz.

French 0700 15170 replacing 15205, 1400 6040 replacing 6115

Portuguese 2000 del 15350 Japanese 1100 del 21650 Chinese 1200 del 21650 Urdu/Hindi 1430-1600 del CLN 6170 Swahili 1000 21600 replacing 17765, 1550-1650 new 17800 Hausa 1800 del 15350 Polish 1600 6040 replacing 6115 Swedish 0900 6130 replacing 6115 Dutch/Danish/Norwegian 1300-1530 6040 replacing 6115 kHz. (DW)

GREECE ERT Athens via VoA tx site Kavalla at 1900-1950 UTC on 9375 kHz, Bulg/Rom/Alb/S-Croatian. Greek language at same time via Athens Avlis 7450 & 9425 kHz. (AMID)

GUAM Tentative operation schedule for AWR KSDA Guam, when their 3rd SW tx will be on air: KSDA-1 0000-0200 17645 1000-1100 9530 1100-1400 13720 1400-1600 7455 2100-2200 7455 2200-2300 13720 2300-2400 15610 KSDA-2 0900-1400 11980 1400-1700 9370 2100-2400 11980

KSDA-3 0000-0200 15225 0900-1200 15225 1200-1300 9370 1300-1400 9650 1400-1700 13720 2000-2100 9495 2100-2200 15310 2200-2400 15225 English programme scheduled 1500-1700 on 9370, 2300-2400 11980 kHz. (AWR via Dr. Adrian Peterson U.S.A)

HUNGARY Radio Budapest in Russian at 1430-1457 UTC on new 6010 & 7125 kHz, in /./ 3955 kHz. East EUR language service at 1530-1727 UTC still on 3955 & 5970 kHz. (AMID) In Hungarian language to AM at 2200-2300 (-2400 Suns) UTC on 9835 11910 13720 (x13695) kHz. (AWR KSDA Guam)

INDIA AIR Delhi GOS in English at 1745-1945 UTC on new 9650 kHz. /./ 7412 9950 11620 15075 kHz. (AMID)

JAPAN Radio Japan Tokyo replaced "Media RoundUp" programme by "Hello from Tokyo" on Suns at 1110 UTC. 6120, 9610, 15295 kHz. (R Japan)

LUXEMBOURG / CIS / HUNGARY 6090 / 6010 kHz. RTL Radio TV Luxembourg using 6090 kHz SW channel for decades, had been disturbed since March 27th by CIS txs in Ukraine and Russia. But except 2200-0600 UTC time span, 6090 kHz is now free of UKR interference. Observed with RTL 2100-2115 UTC, followed by religious programme "Christian Cabaret" in German language at 2115 UTC.

6090 kHz has been replaced by 6010 kHz: Radio Belarus Minsk 1800-1900 UTC, followed by Radio UKR Kiev from 1900 UTC onwards until approx. 0600 UTC.

Daylight usage of 6010 kHz for Radio Almaty-KAZ 2nd progr via Moscow Balashika tx site at 0600-1800 UTC, at 1400 UTC in /./ to 7320, 9505, 15270, 17715 kHz.

But at 1428 UTC Radio Budapest is signing on, using 6010 kHz, most likely in either Russian or Ukrainian language, in /./ to 3955 & 7125 kHz. (AMID)

MOROCCO Voice of America monitored on new 9480 kHz at 0430-0530 UTC to AF. Tentatively via new Tangiers Briech II relay site. 0430 Portuguese to AGL & MOZ. At 0500-0530 UTC in Hausa to WeAF, in /./ 7415 9555 9775 9885 kHz. (AMID)

PALAU observed on 15140 kHz at 2000 UTC. (AC in RNMN)

ROMANIA Morning multilingual service of Radio Romania International Bucharest to EUR at 0600-0640 UTC in Romanian, French, German and English now on 7225, 9550, 9665 & 11810 kHz. English to EUR observed at 1300-1400 UTC on 11775(irr.?), 11940 & 15365 kHz, 1900-2000 UTC 9690 9750 11810 11940 kHz, 2100-2200 UTC 7225 9690 9750 11940 kHz. (AMID)

RWANDA "Radio Mohabura" signing on at 0410 UTC on 6275 kHz. Observed around 1800-1900 UTC on 6285 kHz. (GH - WWCR)

SLOVAK REPUBLIC Voice of America got an offer of Slovak authorities to utilize MW tx Kosice Cizatice 1521 kHz 600 kW, on the border corner area in Eastern Slovakia, next to Poland, Ukraine, Romania, and Hungary.

Is so expensive to run MW frequency for private radio stations, no private wants it. Because fiftheen times more funds needed than FM frequency, cost of 27 US $ per minute! (GH - WWCR)

SOMALIA "Voice of the Great Somali People" from Mogadishu area at 1600-1700 UTC on 6870 kHz. (GH - WWCR)

THAILAND Voice of America built up more and more SW txs at Udorn Thani relay site. Radio Thailand external service will utilize this facility for its External Service. (GH - WWCR)

Radio Thailand postphoned its scheduled start for utilize powerful transmitter station at Udorn Thani in North Eastern Thailand. Start was scheduled for June 4th. Work had been delayed on the link between the studios and transmitting station. The new target date for start is sometime in July. Radio Thailand speaker says, it was planning to begin new programme service together with using the powerful transmitter from Udorn Thani. Anyway, Radio Thailand introduced extended service via its own tx facilities. Daily bc hours increased from fourtheen a half to twenty hours per day. German and Indonesian languages have been added, to bring total to twelve languages. New transmission will be introduced and can be heard from 1700-0600 UTC via Udorn Thani. Six hours are devoted for new ME, EUR, AF and AM service from 1700 UTC onwards. Transmissions are mainly in Thai and English language. For Thai people in all parts of the world, Thai workers in ME, residents abroad, communities in U.S.A., Thai travelling for business and convention purpose. English service will be at 0000-0100, 1130-1330, 1900-2000, 2100-2300 UTC. English language has also included segments in Thai service at 0100-0600 UTC. Powerful transmission of 500 kW output to the antennas will be in operation from Udorn Thani, to begin in July. 35 frequencies will be selected for range of 6020 ... 15445 kHz. Output to Asia at 1000-1700 UTC will be continue transmit via existing facilities of Radio Thailand, but is now heard on new schedule. Frequencies are all the same for all transmissions: MW 930, SW 4830 9655 11905 kHz. (Radio Japan Media RoundUp) *

USA Private radio station of Jeff White - RMI - Radio Miami International - nominal on 9955 kHz, had spurious radiation on 12th harmonic during test broadcasts. Caused interfering problems on 119.4 MHz. Communication between Miami Airport control tower and aircraft was disturbed. Some filters built in, altering final stage. Now heard testing at 2315-2400 UTC again, with continues station ID tape in English and Spanish language. (GH - WWCR)

UZBEKISTAN Radio Tashkent morning ext sce using new frequencies: 0100-0230 UTC on 7190 7250 9715 9740 kHz, English 0100, Dari 0130, Pushtu 0200-0230 UTC. 1200-1500 UTC now on 7285 9715 15295 17815 (not on announced 9540 & 17745) kHz. E at 1200 & 1330 UTC, Hindi 1300 & 1430, Urdu 1230 & 1400.

English DX programme on 2nd Sat at 1330 UTC, repeat Fris after 2nd Sat at 0100 UTC. (GH - WWCR) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 91 12 June 1994 ______

AUSTRALIA Two SW txs have been installed at Darwin tx site, carrying Radio Australia services 16 h a day, now at total of five SW txs are in use from this site at Northern tip of Australia. More frequencies particularly into North Asia for English and Chinese services. This is an extension combination, 12 Mill $ to improve tx facility at both Darwin, and at Shepparton, Victoria, where they provided eleven new antenna arrays. (RN)

BELGIUM Radio Vlaanderen International Brussels extra football world championship outlet direct coverage in Flemish at 1630-1830 UTC on June 19th, 25th, and 29th. Via local Belgium MW Wavre 1512 kHz, to EUR SW 5910, 9925, to AF 15595 kHz, and via ASTRA satellite. (RVI Flemish Golfgids)

CUBA Radio RHC Habana La Julia in English: 2100-2200 UTC to EUR on 17760-AM kHz. At 2200-2300 UTC and French at 2300-2400 UTC both on 9550-AM kHz (replacing 6180), /./ 13715-USB kHz. English 0000-0300 UTC 6010-AM 13700-USB kHz. 0200-0500 UTC 6010-AM kHz. 0200-0655 UTC 9820-AM. DX programme by Arne (Arnaldo) Coro CO2DL: Tue & Sat 2130 UTC 17760 kHz. Wed 0030 6010 13700. 0230 6010 9820 13700. 0530 9820. Sun 0130 6010 13700. 0330 6010 9820. 0630 9820. (RVI, AMID)

ECUADOR Radio HCJB Quito technicians are in discussion to replace 30 kW USB 17490 kHz by new 19 MHz channel for comming winter schedule, from September 4th, 1994. Both USB channels fed to a single SW antenna via a diplexer unit. (Wolfgang Brinkmann in HCJB Quito German DX progr)

GREAT BRITAIN / BBC relays Reduced usage of 13 m band by BBC London: 21470 kHz Zyyi-CYP, E 1400-1615 UTC. 21490 kHz ASC SP 1100-1130, E 1400-1430, Somali 1430-1500 E 1500-1530 21490 kHz Zyyi-CYP E/Somali 1400-1500 21640 kHz ASC F 1200-1215 21640 kHz Rampisham E 1330-1615 (AWR KSDA Guam)

GREECE Greek 1300-1350, and included English segment at 1335-1345 UTC on ERT Athens programme towards NoAM/EUR 17520 replacing 17535 kHz, /./ 15630 kHZ. Monitored in Greek and Arabic at 0400-0450 UTC to Middle East & EaAF 21465 replacing 11645 kHz, /./ 9425, 15630 kHz. (RVI, AMID)

IRAN IRIB Tehran in English to Eastern Hemisphere at 1530-1627 UTC on 11910 kHz, but announcing 9575 & 11790 kHz. (RVI)

JAPAN/GB Radio Japan mid season changes for Skelton-GB relay: 2200 UTC Japanese 6055 6165 kHz. 2300-0000 UTC English 5965 6155 kHz. 0000-0100 UTC Japanese 6155 6180 kHz. (AWR KSDA Guam)

PAKISTAN Radio Pakistan via Islamabad txs in French language to ME/AF at 1930-2030 UTC on 9485 & 11570 kHz. In Urdu to foreign workers in ME countries at 0430-0630 UTC on v17558,2 (nominal 17555) kHz, in /./ 15445 & 21580 kHz. (AMID)

ROMANIA Radio Romania Int Bucharest in German at 1200-1227 UTC on new 15255 (x9690) kHz, /./ 11775 11940 15365 kHz. (AMID)

RUSSIA University of Dr. Gene Scott via Russian tx at either Samara or Krasnodar Tbilisskoye now 21670 replacing 21845 UTC at 0400-0800 UTC. DX Actuell DLR Berlin mentioned new Novosibirsk 15500 (x12040) kHz at 0100-1100 UTC. Rest of latest published schedule, from Novosibirsk: 1130-1600 UTC 6070 kHz, 1600-1700 maintenance break, 1700-0100 6120 kHz. (AMID, DLR Berlin)

Radiostantsiya "Tikhiy Okean" (Radiostation Pacific Ocean) from Vladivostok now on DST - Daylight Saving Time -, one hour earlier 0715-0800 UTC in Russian, including English news segment on Sats 0750-0753 UTC. Also scheduled at 1800-1845 UTC (DST).

On LW Ussuriysk 243 kHz, SW 7185 7210 9625 9670 9780 9820 9865 12010 12050 12070 15180 15415 15425 15535 17590 17610 17645 17805 17850 17860 kHz.

Today monitored here on 15180 15425 15535 17590 17805, and best on 17860 kHz. (BBCMS via GH - WWCR, AMID)

Radio Centras in Russian, 12010 kHz 0530-0600 UTC, 11735 kHz 1530-1600 UTC. (AWR KSDA Guam)

SRI LANKA Radio Japan relay at Ekala in Japanese language at 0400-0500 UTC to ME on 17820 kHz, /./ Skelton England relay 5960 & 7230 kHz. (AMID)

SWEDEN Radio Sweden Stockholm schedule until Sept 24th:

English EUR 1615 UTC 1179 6065. 1730 1179 6065 9655 15390. 2030 1179 6065 9655. 2130 1179 6065. 2230 1179 6065. NoAM 1230 & 1330 15240 17870. 0230 & 0330 6040 9850. SoAM 0030 6065 9850. AS/AUS 1130 13775 15120 15240. 2330 11910. 0130 9695 11695. AF/ME 1730 6065 9655 15390. 2030 6065 9655.

Russian AS/EU 1300 11650 15145. EUR 1400 1179 6000. 1700 1179 6000 6045. 1930 1179 6000.

German EUR 0900 Sat/Sun 9620. 1830 1179 6065 9655.

Estonian EUR 1430 1179 6000 6065, via Eesti Raadio Tallinn 103,5 MHz.

Latvian EUR 1645 1179 6000 6065, via Riga 71,72 MHz, and 1071, 1539, 1485 kHz.

Swedish EUR Mons-Fris 0400-0615 6065 15390. 0500-0615 9620.

Saturdays 0600-0800 6065 9620 15390.

Sundays 0700-0900 6065 9620 15390.

Daily 1000-1100 9620. 1030-1100 9620 15230. 1445-1500 1179 6000 6065. 1500-1545 1179 6065. 1900-2000 6000. 1545-1615 1179 6065 9670 15190. 1800-1830 1179 6065 9655 15390. 2000-2030 & 2100-2130 1179 6065 9655. 2200-2230 1179 6065.

AS/AUS 1000 (Mon-Fri) 13775 15120. 1100 & 1200 13775 15120 15240. 2300 11910. 0100 9695 11695.

NoAM 1030 11650. 1400 15240 17870. 1445 15240. 0200 & 0300 6040 & 9850.

CeAM 0000 6065 9850. (Radio Sweden)

THAILAND Voice of America built up more and more 500 kW SW txs at Udorn Thani relay site, seven of eleven planned now in service. Radio Thailand external service will utilize this facility for its External Service. (GH - WWCR)

Radio Thailand postphoned its scheduled start for utilize powerful transmitter station at Udorn Thani in North Eastern Thailand. Start was scheduled for June 4th. Work had been delayed on the link between the studios and transmitting station. The new target date for start is July 1st. Radio Thailand speaker says, it was planning to begin new programme service together with using the powerful transmitter from Udorn Thani. Anyway, on June 4th, Radio Thailand introduced extended service via its own tx facilities. Daily bc hours increased from fourtheen a half to twenty hours per day. German and Indonesian languages have been added, to bring total to twelve languages. New transmission will be introduced and can be heard from 1700-0600 UTC via Udorn Thani. Six hours are devoted for new ME, EUR, AF and AM service from 1700 UTC onwards. Transmissions are mainly in Thai and English language. For Thai people in all parts of the world, Thai workers in ME, Thai residents abroad, Thai communities in U.S.A., Thai travelling for business and convention purpose. English service will be at 1130-1330 to AS. To EUR 1900-2000 & 2100-2200, to CeAF 2200-2300, to SoAF 0000-0100 UTC. English language has also included segments in Thai service at 0100-0600 UTC to NoAM. Powerful transmission of 500 kW output to the antennas will be in operation from Udorn Thani, to begin in July. 35 frequencies will be selected for range of 6020 ... 15445 kHz. Frequencies are selected by Voice of America Frequency Division at Washington D.C., U.S.A. (!) Output to Asia at 1000-1700 UTC planned to be continued transmissions via existing facilities of Radio Thailand, but is now heard on new schedule. Frequencies are all the same for all transmissions: MW 930, SW 4830 9655 11905 kHz. Now Radio Thailand decided usage of powerful VoA relay Udorn Thani for all transmissions. (Radio Japan Media RoundUp, RN)

USA Voice of America 22 m band usage: Botswana 13710 kHz 1600-2200 English. Bethany 13740 kHz 0200-0400 Spanish. Greenville 13740 kHz 1530-1800 Creole. (AWR KSDA Guam)

Glenn Hauser's DX Programme "World of Radio" via WWCR 7435 kHz in English has been monitored Suns at 0400-0429 UTC instead of scheduled 0315-0345 UTC time span. (AMID) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 92 19 June 1994 ______

BANGLA DESH R BGD Dhaka in Hindi, Arabic, and Bengali languages 1515-1745 UTC on v9546 (observed today on 9548 kHz) & 13615 kHz (here well ahead of Radio Moscow on same channel). (Rumen Pankov-BUL, AMID)

BOLIVIA Station from Guayaramerin testing on 4630,4 kHz at 2230-0025 UTC. ,(GH - WWCR)

COLOMBIA New Colombian SW outlet 5040 kHz observed 0500-0600 UTC, programme "Antena Dos" of Radio Cadena Nacional, in /./ MW 650 kHz. (GH - WWCR)

COSTA RICA In 1991, an earthquake struck Costa Rica, within a few miles of the new AWR- Latin America transmission site at Cahuita, on the coast. No extensive damage was done on the site, which houses three 50 kW txs and two 20 kW txs (former anti-NIC station Radio Impacto, sponsored by CIA). AWR Manager David Gregory says they expect to have all the txs on the air by late summer. Frequencies from Cahuita are 5030 5970 6150 9725 11870 13750 and 15460 kHz. Using log periodic and quad antennas.(AWR Current)

CZECH REPUBLIC Home service is called CESKY ROZHLAS (Czech Radio; Tschechischer Rundfunk). Abbreviation for Czech Radio programmes is CRo: CRo1 = Radiozurnal, CRo2 = Praha, CRo3 = Vltava (Vltava = Moldau /river/), like Clandestine radio station from Dresden Wilsdruff during occupation in August 1968). VLTAVA is on FM only! The point is that CRo1 and CRo3 will exchange their frequencies. The LW frequency is 270 kHz. Now the power is - after it was reduced - 600 kW (ex 1500 kW). From the 1st of July it will be increased to 750 kW. Vltava (CRo3) will not leave the eastern (OIRT) band as it does not use it anymore for some time. All txs are now in the 87.6-108 MHz band. Radio Metropolis (ex VOA-Club, now in Prague on 106.2 with own programs for the english speeking community in Prague and central Bohemia and relays of VOA Europe during nighttime hours) is planning to introduce its foreign service. The program will not be in /./ with its "home service".

Info above taken from Karel Honzik, OK1XKH via OK0PPL.TCH.EU, to correct the following misunderstanding item, originally taken from Radio Netherlands and ORF Vienna media programmes is ** wrong! **:

* Home service of Radio Prague will cease using MW channels for 1st * * (Radiozurnal) and 3rd (Vltava) network. Radiozurnal programme will keep * * up on LW 271 kHz nationwide, increasing power again. But Vltava * * programme will leave Eastern EUR FM band around 70 MHz in favor of * * western world FM band 87 to 108 MHz range. *

Programme start this summer for private Radio Metropolis Prague programme via Czech SW facilities in Czech, English, and Russian, 20 hours daily. (RN, ORF)

One 30 kW Marconi SW tx was installed at Podebrady (east of Prague) in 1934. Two more 30 kW txs were installed in 1939 and given the collective callsign OLR, with a suffix numeral indicating the unit and channel in use. In 1942 German callsigns were introduced and the callsign DHE2A, was then in use for four years. During the 50's many new transmitters were installed at Podebrady for Radio Prague external service. (AWR Current)

EQUATORIAL GUINEA/U.S.A. On v7200 kHz Radio Africa Bata-GNE broadcasting US religious programmes of Panamerican Broadcasting, 20410 Town Center Lane, Suite 200, Cupertino CA, 95014-3230, U.S.A. (RN)

GERMANY Popular German DX programmes "DX Actuell" and "DX Report" by DLR - DeutschlandRadio Berlin - will be dropped as from October 1st. (RadioRopa Info)

"Auf kurzer Welle", DW DX programme in German sce now on 4th Monday of the month at 1037, 1837, and following Tuesday 0237 UTC. I.e. June 27th/28th, July 25th/26th. (Rumen Pankov-BUL)

MDR Info Leipzig programme via MW reduced tx power widely: Leipzig Wiederau 531 kHz still 100 kW Burg 738 20 Wachenbrunn-Suhl 882 20 Wilsdruff-Dresden 1044 20 Reichenbach-Bautzen 1188 5 (ORF) Burg, Wachenbrunn, and Wilsdruff all ex250 kW of power during GDR era.

GUAM The Program Director at AWR Asia, KSDA on the island of Guam, Mr. Greg Scott has produced the new schedule for AWR Asia. This will come into effect some time during the summer, when the third tx is installed and is brought into regular service. Before KSDA assumes its full program load there will be a series of test transmissions on various channels. Each transmitter is rated at 100 kW of power. Here is the new schedule showing the deployment of all three transmitters, given in blocks of one hour duration:

0000 17645 285 Bangla - 15225 315 Mandarin 0200 17645 285 Burmese - 15225 315 Mandarin 0900 - 11980 315 Mandarin 15225 315 Mandarin 1000 9530 345 Russian 11980 315 Mandarin 15225 315 Mandarin 1100 13720 255 Indon 11980 315 Mandarin 15225 315 Mandarin 1200 13720 270 Filipino 11980 315 Mandarin 9370 330 Korean 1300 13720 270 Sinhala 11980 315 Mandarin 9650 345 Japanese 1400 7455 315 Mandarin 9370 285 Bangla 13720 285 Burmese 1500 7455 315 Mandarin 9370 270 English 13720 285 Indian 1600 9370 270 English 13720 285 Indian 2000 9495 330 Korean 2100 7455 315 Mandarin 11980 300 Mandarin 15310 315 Japanese 2200 13720 255 Indones 11980 300 Mandarin 15225 315 Mandarin 2300 15610 270 Khmer 11980 270 English 15225 315 Mandarin (AWR KSDA Guam, SWN)

HUNGARY Radio Budapest summertime schedule until Sept 25th reads: English NoAM 0100-0130 6025 9835 11910. 0230-0300 5970 9835 11910. EUR 1900-1930 & 2100-2130 3955 6110 7220.

German 1200-1300 Suns only 5970 7220 9835. 1700-1800 Suns only 5905 7220 11910. 1730-1800 Mon-Sat 5970 7255 9835. 1930-2000 Mon-Sat 3955 5970 7220 9835.

Russian 0300-0330 3955 5970 7150 1630-1700 3955 6010 7125

Ukrainian 0300-0400 & 1600-1630 3975 6125.

Romanian 0400, Croat 0430, Slovak 0500, Serbian 0530-0600 UTC 3960 5970 7220.

Romanian 1530, Croat 1600, Slovak 1630-1700 UTC 3955 5970 7220. Serbian 1700-1730 UTC 3955 5905 (Suns 5970) 9835.

Hungarian SoAM 2200-2300 (Suns -2400) 9835 11910 13720. NoAM 0000-0100 6025 9835 11910. 0130-0230 5970 7220 9835. AUS 0900-1000 (Suns -1100) 9835 11910 13720. EUR both Suns only 1100-1200 & 1300-1400 5970 7220 9835 1800-1900 & 2000-2100 3955 5970 7220 9835. (Edwin Southwell)

INDIA AIR Delhi in Hindi at 1615-1730 UTC on new 13700 kHz (ahead of RN-Flevoland), and /./ 7412 kHz. Russian at 1615-1715 UTC 11620 replacing 11810 kHz, /./ 15140 kHz. (AMID)

IRAN IRIB Tehran in Farsi opening at 1258 UTC on 9675 kHz. (Aleksandr Mokruskin-RUS)

ITALY Due to QRM of Radio Japan via Skelton at 0700 UTC, AWR Forli in English now retimed to 1400-1430 UTC, still on 7230 kHz, 10 watt. On Suns "World DX News and Tips" by Finn Krone-DSWCI. (SWN)

LITHUANIA/RUSSIA Radio Vilnius in Lithuanian to NoAM at 0000-0030 UTC using Russian facilities at Krasnodar Tbilisskoye, now on 9530 kHz, since June 9th. English to NoAM Sats/Suns (Sunday/Monday UTC) only. (ORF)

NETHERLANDS Reduced English progr outlet on Monday June 20/21 at 2330-0125 UTC towards NoAM, tx Bonaire 6165 kHz only. Live coverage of football (soccer) world cup championship, held in U.S.A. instead. Match Holland vv Saudi Arabia team will be broadcast at 2330-0125 UTC: Again hireing air time at super power MW tx Kaliningrad Bolshakovo 1386 kHz, 2000 kW, for a single day only. Flevoland tx 6010 7210 9895 11680 kHz, target is being SW EUR, NoAF, SoAM. Bonaire 15315 kHz to SoAM. Madagascar 7175 kHz beamed to EaAF. To SoAS / SoEaAS Madagascar 7285, Alma Ata 9855, Dushanbe 9860, Alma Ata 12025 kHz. (RN)

PAKISTAN Radio Pakistan via Islamabad txs in Bengali at 1200-1400 UTC on 15625 kHz replacing 15175 kHz, /./ 17802 kHz. (SWN)

PORTUGAL religious station R Renascenca Lisbon, in Portuguese language via 100 kW at Muge tx, now has new schedule: EUR Mon-Fri 0300-0500 UTC 6100 kHz. Sun 0845-1000 UTC 9575 kHz. Sat/Sun 1300-1600, and daily 1600-1800 UTC both on 9680 kHz. SoAM 0015-0130 UTC 9600 kHz. (BBCMS, ORF, GH - WWCR)

ROMANIA AWR Europa is using Romanian Voice of Hope (VOH) from Bucharest, Constanta, and Brasov. Six licenses granted for the Evangelical Alliance, a consortium of several religious groups. Brasov 68,24 MHz 1200-1300, Bucharest 94,2 MHz 1100-1300, Constanta 89,4 MHz 1100-1200 & 1900-2000, all times are local. Bc will also soon air from Timisoara. (AWR Current)

RUSSIA FEBC - Far East Broadcasting Corporation - Russia, a religious radio station via Khabarovsk, summer schedule: 0800-1100 Russian 1098 kHz 0900-1000 Russian 6145 1100-1200 Korean 954 1200-1300 Chinese 6145 (HCJB)

University Radio Network of Dr. Gene Scott via Russian tx at either Samara or Krasnodar Tbilisskoye now 21670 replacing 21845 UTC at 0400-0800 UTC. New Novosibirsk 15500 (x12040) kHz at 0100-1100 UTC. Rest of latest published schedule, from Novosibirsk: 1130-1600 UTC 11840 kHz, 1600-1700 maintenance break, 1700-0100 6120 kHz. (AMID, DLR Berlin)

Radiostantsiya "Tikhiy Okean" (Radiostation Pacific Ocean) from Vladivostok now on DST - Daylight Saving Time -, one hour earlier 0715-0800 UTC in Russian, including English news segment on Sats 0750-0753 UTC. On LW Ussuriysk 243 kHz, SW 7185 7210 9625 9670 9780 9820 9865 12010 12050 12070 15180 15415 15425 15535 17590 17610 17645 17805 17850 17860 kHz.

Today monitored here on 15180 15425 15535 17590 17805, and best on 17860 kHz.

Also scheduled at 1800-1845 UTC (DST) on 5015 7335 9510 11775 11860 11870 11985 kHz. Observed here on additional 11665 and 15530 kHz, as well as on monitored 9510(best) 11775 11870 11985 kHz. (Mikhail P.Timofeyev-RUS, BBCMS via GH - WWCR, AMID, WB)

SEYCHELLES FEBA Mahe in Somali at 1700-1730 UTC 9865 replacing 9770 kHz, in /./ on 11685 kHz. (Gerhard Widera)

SLOVAK REPUBLIC Construction of the large facility at Rimavska Sobota (in southern Slovakia near Hungarian border), in what is now the Slovakian Republic, began in 1956 with two 100 kW txs. More were added in the ensuing years. In 1982-1983 the entire station was rebuilt, and four 250 kW txs installed. An additional site at Velke Kostolany (NE of Bratislava) was commissioned in 1983 with, ultimately, a total of 10 SW txs of 100 kWs each. However, these were frequently combined to increase the power output to 250 kW on any one channel. AWR Europe currently leases broadcast time on two of the 250 kW txs at Rimavska Sobota, and several of the 12 curtain antennas, principally 8 x 8 dipols. All of the antennas are slewable horizontally, and three can be vertically slewed. (AWR Current)

SWEDEN Radio Sweden domestic service P1 relay on SW replaced 6065 kHz by 6155 kHz at 0400-0600 UTC, causing heavy interference in western Europe to ORF Vienna Moosbrunn, starting at 0400 UTC until 2300 UTC on same channel. 6065 kHz used by Radio Sweden for decades at 210 degrees towards EUR, in direction of Stuttgart, Zurich, Nice, Algiers. Radio Schweden P1 schedule: 0400-0615 UTC 6155 kHz (-0600 Sats, -0700 Suns) Sat 0600-0800 6065 Sun 0700-0900 6065

Now WYFR Okeechobee Florida in English to Canada is using 6065 kHz 0400-0445 UTC, and propagate well to EUR in low sun spot activity. (WB)

Radio Sweden to SoAM 0000 UTC Swedish, 0030 English, 9810 kHz replacing 9850 kHz, /./ 6065 kHz. (HCJB)

THAILAND 120 Mill US Dollar worth new VoA SW tx site Udorn Thani consist seven 500 kW SW txs at present, using 27 curtain antenna arrays. 35 frequencies to be selected at frequency division in Washington D.C. See under Radio Thailand also, in BC-DX no. 91. (ORF)

UKRAINE In order to save electricity cost, Radio Ukraine International Kiev switched off SW sites towards US Pacific coast & AUS/NZL in January. Far East service followed in May. (ORF)

USA SW bc st KJES Vado schedule: 1300-1400 11715 080 degr EaCAN 1400-1500 11715 350 degr EaCAN 1500-1600 11715 160 degr MEX 1800-1900 15385 260 degr AUS 2000-2100 15385 110 degr Puerto Rico.

The tx is the first ever 50 kW production from a company called ELCOR in Costa Rica, built up former Radio Impacto tx site, as well as AWR Costa Rica units. The antenna from "Create Design" in Japan. Another schedule with same date lists 15544,7 kHz instead of 15385 kHz at 1800 & 2000 UTC. (John Campbell in SWN, AMID)

Protest of VoA listeners in Brazil against closure Portuguese bc to this country, forced VoA officials to resume. Summer schedule 2200-2230 UTC all via Greenville North Carolina 9455 11680 15330 17740 kHz. (GH - WWCR)

WEWN frequency schedule, effective until Sept 4th: progr A 0000-0800 UTC 7425 kHz. 0800-1600 9350. 1600-2400 13615.

B 0000-0800 9985 0800-1000 7425. 1000-1300 9985. 1300-1400 15695 1400-2200 18930. 2200-2400 11820.

C 0000-0100 9410 0100-0200 13710. 0200-0800 9350?. 0800-1000 12160 1000-1200 9370. 1200-1300 15695. 1300-1400 13710 1400-1600 17510. 1600-2300 15695. 2300-2400 9985.

At 0200-0800 UTC 9370 replacing 9350 kHz to EUR, in Russian, Bjelorussian, Czech, Dutch, Polish, and Hungarian. (WB)

Standby only, for special events. 0000-0200 12160. 0200-0600 9370. 0600-0800 5825. 0800-1000 9985. 1000-1400 12160. 1400-1500 15695. 1500-1800 21710. 1800-2000 17612. 2000-2200 17510. 2200-2300 13740. 2300-2400 13710. (SWN)

UZBEKISTAN Radio Tashkent in Uzbek at 1800-2100 UTC on 4850 9540 9545 kHz. At local daytime 0400-1500 UTC 15165 kHz, 0230-1400 UTC 15200 kHz. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, AMID)

VIETNAM Here is a list of VTN stations monitored recently: 4719,1 kHz 2200-2300. Gia Lai 4784,5 ... 4788 2200-2300. TV Son La 4810,5 ... 4813,3 6328,8 1200 UTC. Hanoi Nat sce 4898,3 1100-1200. 4953,3 2200-2300. Hanoi 4959,6 5923,9 10058,9 1400-1500. Hanoi Nat sce 4959,6 1200-1400. Hmong Hanoi 5032,8 1300-1400. RTV Kontum BS 5070,1 ... 5076,1 1000-1155. Lao Cai v5596,3 ... 5597,4 2200-2300 & 1100-1500 UTC. Bac Thai 6453,1 1200-1400. Cao Bang(?) 6554,5 1300-1400. Bac Thai 6596,6 1300-1400. Lao Cai BS 6700 1200-1300. R Vietnam Hanoi, International Service, 9840 & 15008,8 kHz 0830-0100 UTC. (SWN) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 93 26 June 1994 ______

CZECH REPUBLIC One 30 kW Marconi SW tx was installed at Podebrady (east of Prague) in 1934. Two more 30 kW txs were installed in 1939 and given the collective callsign OLR, with a suffix numeral indicating the unit and channel in use. In 1942 German callsigns were introduced and the callsign DHE2A, was then in use for four years. During the 50's many new transmitters were installed at Podebrady for Radio Prague external service. (AWR Current)

Home service is called CESKY ROZHLAS (Czech Radio; Tschechischer Rundfunk). Abbreviation for Czech Radio programmes is CRo: CRo1 = Radiozurnal, CRo2 = Praha, CRo3 = Vltava (Vltava = Moldau /river/), remainds me like Clandestine radio station from Dresden Wilsdruff during occupation in August 1968, ed. VLTAVA is on FM only! The point is that CRo1 and CRo3 will exchange their frequencies. The LW frequency is 270 kHz. Now the power is - after it was reduced - 600 kW (ex 1500 kW). From the 1st of July it will be increased to 750 kW. Vltava (CRo3) will not leave the eastern (OIRT) band as it does not use it anymore for some time. All txs are now in the 87.6-108 MHz band.

Radio Metropolis (ex VOA-Club, now in Prague on 106.2 with own programs for the english speeking community in Prague and central Bohemia and relays of VOA Europe during nighttime hours) is planning to introduce its foreign service. The program will not be in /./ with its "home service". Programme start this summer for private Radio Metropolis Prague programme via Czech SW facilities in Czech, English, and Russian, 20 hours daily.

Info above taken from Karel Honzik, OK1XKH via OK0PPL.TCH.EU, to correct the following misunderstanding item, originally taken from Radio Netherlands and ORF Vienna media programmes, is ** wrong! **:

* Home service of Radio Prague will cease using MW channels for 1st * * (Radiozurnal) and 3rd (Vltava) network. Radiozurnal programme will * * keep up on LW 271 kHz nationwide, increasing power again. But * * Vltava rogramme will leave Eastern EUR FM band around 70 MHz in * * favor of western world FM band 87 to 108 MHz range. * (RN, ORF)

HONDURAS New SW outlet of Radio Internacional, in Spanish especially to domestic audiencies at the Mosquito Coast. 4931 kHz, Suns 0130-0430 UTC, 1100-1200 UTC. Mons- Sats 1000-1200 UTC. (RJ)

INDIA AIR Delhi using 22 m band channels: 13700 kHz 0000-0045 UTC Tamil to Sri Lanka, SoEaAsia 0300-0345 UTC Dari to Afghanistan 0400-0430 UTC Persian to Iran 1115-1215 UTC Tamil to Sri Lanka, SoEaAsia 1615-1730 UTC Hindi to ME, NE and Gulf 13732 kHz 1330-1500 UTC English GOS to SoEaASia 13750 kHz 1215-1245 UTC Telugu to SoEaAsia 2245-0045 UTC English GOS to NoEaASia (AMID)

MONGOLIA SW schedule of Radio Ulan Bator: English daily 0910-0940 UTC 11850 12015 kHz 1445-1515 7260 13780 1940-2010 11790 11850 Mon Wed Thur Sat 1200-1230 11850 12015 Common English/Japanese (?) Suns only 0520-0550 12015

Japanese Tue Fri 1200-1230 11850 12015

daily 2055-2125 12015 Sat 2300-2330 12015 Russian Mon Sat 1020-1050 11850 12015 Sun 1200-1230 11850 12015 Tue Fri 1240-1310 11790 Wed Thur Sun 1400-1430 11850 12015

Mongolian 1125-1155 & 1255-1325 MW 990 SW 11850 12015 Chinese daily 0950-1020 & 1055-1125 & 1325-1355 MW 990 SW 11850 12015 (RJ)

MOZAMBIQUE "A Voz da Renamo" Mocambique Nacional Resistance radio station is no longer a clandestine station. Scheduled 0500-0600 6145 1045-1145 9900 1600-1700 5180 kHz. Location claims Gorongosa in Central Mozambique. Now originating from MOZ. Similar movement observed 1976-1980 from ex-Rhodesia, 1980-1990 from South Africa and Kenya. From 1991 Swaziland based. (BBCMS via GH - WWCR)

NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA Reduced outlet on Saturday June 25th and Wednesday June 29th. Radio Nederland in English service at 1730-1825 UTC cut first hour towards Africa. Live coverage of football (soccer) world cup championship, held in U.S.A. instead. Match Holland against Belgium team on Sat, and against Morocco on Wed, will be broadcast at 1630-1825 UTC in the Dutch service. Again RN hire air time at super power SW tx Kaliningrad Bolshakovo on 7310 kHz to WeEUR, and on same frequency simultaneously via Petropavlovsk towards SoEaAsia. Flevoland-HOL on 6055 9860 13770 15560 kHz, target is being EUR, NoAF, ME, EaAF. Bonaire-ATN 15120 kHz to SoAM, 21590 to AM/AF. Madagascar-MDG 6020 to SoAF, and 11655 kHz beamed to EaAF. (RN)

RUSSIA List of Russian feeders, observed on June 18th/19th. Operation time hasn't been exact traced, but observed here, reflects according following table:

7490 kHz LSB Radio Russia, Russian 1800-1900 UTC 9125 USB Radio Russia Odine (1st progr) 1800- 10300 USB Radio Moscow, French 1900- 12175 USB Radio Russia, Russian 1900- 13760 USB Radio Russia, Odine 0600-, 1500- 13820 USB Radio Russia, Odine 0600-, 1500-, 1800- LSB Radio Russia, Mayak 14460 USB RM World Service in English 0600-, 1200- USB RM in German 1500- 16300 USB Radio Russia 5 0600-, 1500- 18870 USB Radio Russia 5 1100-, 1500- (WB) VoA - Voice of America - via Russian relay: Krasnodar Tbilisskoye 15490 kHz 1330-1430 UTC in Urdu. Novosibirsk 11990 kHz 1400-1600 UTC Mandarin Chinese. 9845 kHz 0000-0100 UTC Hindi. (DLR Berlin DX Report)

USA WRMI - Radio Miami International - started first regular broadcast on June 14th, at 0100 UTC. 9955 kHz, 50 kW, into antenna to Latin America target. 0100-0400 UTC Tue-Sun only. 0100 UTC English "Viva Miami". 0130 UTC Spanish "Viva Miami". 0200-0400 UTC Spanish "La Voz de la Fundacion". Installed new harmonic filters to solve QRM interference problem on aircraft and control tower near 119 MHz range in Miami area. Address: WRMI, P.O.Box 526 852, Miami FL 33152, U.S.A. (RJ)

WSHB Cypress Creek, built up a new 400 feet high curtain SW antenna. To compensate target loss, when Radio Monitor International, bc service of the Christian Sience Monitor sold WCSN Maine SW site complex. Antenna is made by ABB - Asea Brown Boveri from Mannheim, Germany. (GH - WWCR) now on the way to HAM RADIO fair in Friedrichshafen. vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 94 03 July 1994 ______

ALBANIA Due to budget cuttings, Radio Tirana in German reduced bc to a single daily transmission only. 1800-1830 UTC on MW 1458 kHz, and SW 7105 & 9675 kHz. (Deutsche Welle "Auf kurzer Welle" DX px) 27 min duration bc in English and French to EUR have been retimed. French 1730 UTC 7260 & 9730 kHz. English 1800 UTC (2000 hours announced) on powerful MW 1395 kHz, and 7260 & 9730 kHz. (RVI)

BELARUS Swiss German religious programme "Die Antwort" on Suns 1830-1900 UTC via Bjelorussian Radio Minsk: MW 1170 kHz, and SW 7210-BLR at Minsk Kalodziscy, 6010-UKR (x6090) may at Kiev Brovary, 6020-UKR may at Kharkiv, and 11960-UKR kHz may at Lviv Krasne. (TWR ERF Monaco German DX px, AMID)

BELGIUM "Tour de France" bike tour programme "RVI Radio Tour" special outlet in Flemish, daily 1400-1600 UTC on MW Brussels Wavre 1512 kHz to local area around Belgium, and towards SoEUR/AF/Canary Islands 17690 kHz until Sunday July 24th. (RVI)

"Open Door Day" at Radio Vlaanderen International Brussels takes place on Saturday August 20th. Limited number of English speaking listeners are welcommed, 1st and 2nd group can attend a live transmission of "Brussels Calling" programme. Refreshment and small food will be provided. Note you have a choice of three events at broadcasting house, you can't take part to more than one.

1st group 0800-1130 UTC live transmission. 2nd group 1230-1400 UTC live transmission. 3rd group 1400-.... UTC will be taken to RVI tx site at Wavre, some 30 kms south of Brussels.

Make a choice, people interested to visite "RVI Open Door Day" please write quickly to RVI, Brussels Calling, English Programme, P.O.Box 26, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium. (RVI)

BULGARIA Radio Sofia in French to EUR at 2000-2045 UTC Sofia Kostinbrod 100 kW 9720 kHz (x9740) kHz, and 250 kW Plovdiv on 11660 kHz.

CHINA Chinese progr of Lhasa Tibet at 1500-1600 UTC on 5995 kHz. (BBC)

COLOMBIA La Voz de Yopal at 2300 UTC monitored 10 kHz down on 5040 kHz. (BBC German DX px)

COSTA RICA Radio for Peace International is bc in German language again: Tue & Fri 2300-2330 UTC 7375 9400 15030 21465 kHz. Wed & Sat 0700-0730 UTC 7375 9400 15030 kHz. Sat 1500-1530 UTC 9400 15030 21465 kHz. (Deutsche Welle "Auf kurzer Welle" DX px)

ECUADOR Limited outlet at HCJB Quito programmes at present. One powerful SW tx is out of service due to break down. HCJB technical staff is waiting for spare parts from U.S.A. HCJB in English & Japanese to NoAM replaced 15155 by 11925 kHz at 0030-0500 UTC. Due to QRM on new channel, HCJB is testing out of band 12005 kHz. (But monitored here in EUR still on 11925 kHz, /./ 9745 kHz.) (HCJB, AMID)

EGYPT Radio Cairo General Service in Arabic on 15115 kHz starting one hour earlier at 0600 UTC, /./ 9800 & 11785 kHz. WRTH scheduled 0700-1100 UTC. (AMID)

EUROPE Glenn Hauser's DX programme "World of Radio" is now repeated via ASTRA satellite on MTV Europe TV "World Radio Network" programme. Sats 1600-1630 UTC on ASTRA 19,2 degr East, channel 22, video 11538 GHz vertical, subcarrier audio 7,38 MHz vertical polarisation. (GH) GERMANY New special German Postal Code (ZIP) adresses: BR Bayerischer Rundfunk 80300 Munich DR DeutschlandRadio Berlin Hans-Rosenthal Platz, 10819 Berlin DR (DLF) DeutschlandRadio Cologne 50963 Cologne DW Deutsche Welle 50588 Cologne HR 60222 Frankfurt MDR Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk 04152 Leipzig NDR 20140 Hamburg RB Radio Bremen 28353 Bremen SDR Sueddeutscher Rundfunk 70150 Stuttgart SFB Sender Freies Berlin 14046 Berlin SR Saarlaendischer Rundfunk 66100 Saarbruecken SWF Suedwestfunk 76522 Baden Baden WDR 50600 Cologne (Kurier)

GREECE ERT Athens in Greek at 2100-2150 UTC on 7420 & 9425 kHz. (BBC)

GUAM KTWR Guam in English at 0855-1000 UTC 11840 replacing 11805 kHz, interference of Radio Globo Brazil and Radio Moscow on former frequency. (HCJB, GH - WWCR, AWR KSDA Guam)

HONDURAS Unidentified Spanish speaking radio station on 4960,3 kHz may parallel SW outlet of MW 1510 kHz HREM Radio Emanuel, Ocotepeque. Observed on various days with local pop and contemporary christian mx around 0130 until 0206 UTC signing off. (HCJB)

INDONESIA (xTimor) RRI Dili at (ex Portuguese) Timor Island reactivated on 3304 kHz. (GH - WWCR)

KAZAKHSTAN International service of Kazakh Radio, still announcing old name Alma Ata instead of Almaty, observed at 1400-1430 UTC in English on 5915 kHz, ann MW 900 and SW 6135 kHz also. (Radio Japan Media RoundUp) Kazakh Radio 2nd channel from 0630 UTC via Moscow Balashika relay 6010 kHz (x6090), /./ Almaty tx 7235 kHz. (BBC German DX px)

KOREA/GB BBC German DX programme is asking listeners to write in choice and suggestions for next BBC relay site QSL card action on BBC German service. Also interested in RRs from EUR audience concerning BBC Seoul Kimje relay site, Chinese 2200-2400 UTC 9525 kHz, English 1300-1400 UTC 7180 kHz. (BBC)

NEW ZEALAND / TAHITI Radio NZL International Rangitaiki observed here in EUR mornings 0400-0458 UTC on 15115 kHz. Is a indicator for well reception of RFO Tahiti Mahina on both odd 11826,8 and 15167,3 ... 15168,2 kHz at same time, cross check Radio France Inter programme on LW Allouis 162 kHz. (RVI, AMID)

PERU Estacion Yurimaguas is back on SW. Heard in Japan from approx. 0200 UTC on new 6238 kHz, replacing former 5046,3 kHz. Radio ECO Iquitos observed at 0430 UTC on 5097 kHz. (Radio Japan Media Roundup, BBC German DX px)

RWANDA / UNIDENTIFIED Interesting unidentified African radio station observed on 4646 kHz at 1745-1830 UTC recently. Playing one record repeatedly and English announcements in between mentioned Rwanda. Audio level is very poor. (Australian DXer to HCJB DX Party Line)

SERBIA Radio Yugoslavia Belgrade in English, French, and German language via SW txs at Bijeljina in Bosnia Herzegovina: English NoAM 0000-0030 UTC 9580 11870 (except Suns) NoAM 0430-0500 UTC 9580 11870 EUR/AF 1830-1900 UTC 6100 9720 EUR 2030-2100 UTC 9620 (new!) EUR 2100-2130 UTC 7265 9595 no service to AUS/NZL anymore. French EUR/AF 1600-1630 UTC 9620 15175 EUR 2030-2100 UTC 6100 German EUR 1630-1700 UTC 7215 9505 EUR 2000-2030 UTC 6100 (except Sat)

Other services in Albanian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Greek, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, and Hungarian. (BBCMS)

SEYCHELLES FEBA Mahe in Urdu to Pakistan, Fris only at 0700-0730 UTC 17510 replacing 17580 kHz. (Valery Ostroverkh-RUS) Tamil programme at 0130-0215 UTC 7150 (x7170) kHz. (BBC)

SWEDEN Radio Sweden to NoAM at 0200-0400 UTC 6155 (x6040) and 9850 kHz, English at 0230 & 0330 UTC, Swedish at 0200 & 0300 UTC. (GH)

SOUTH AFRICA / GERMANY Instead of Kigali RRW relay site, Radio Deutsche Welle is now using Meyerton RSA tx site to Africa target (except Northern part), since July 1st. One 500 kW SW tx for fourtheen hours daily, and one 100 kW tx for six hours. German 0500-0700 UTC, and 1800-2200 UTC 7185 kHz. Programmes in English Swahili, Amharic, Hausa, and French languages. DW Portuguese programme shortened by one hour now, to be cut later totally. (ORF)

TANZANIA Dar es Salaam observed in EUR at 1600 UTC on 5050 kHz, and Zanzibar Dole on 6015 kHz. (BBC German DX px)

USA/RUSSIA Voice of America in Korean at 2130-2200 UTC on 15580 kHz via Petropavlovsk Kamchatski-RUS, QRM of VoA Greenville-USA in English to Africa. (DX Actuell DeutschlandRadio Berlin)

USA DX programme editor Mr. Glenn Hauser at P.O.Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 U.S.A., can now be reached via fax no. (+1) 405 - 233 2948 from July 11th. During office bussiness hours only, Mon-Fri 1400-0200 UTC, Sats 1400-2300 UTC, Suns 1800-2300 UTC.

Voice of America reduced its Spanish programme outlet to one hour daily. Retimed to 0100-0200 UTC (x0200-0400) via Bethany Ohio 6030 13740 kHz, via Greenville North Carolina 6190 9465 9670 9840 11895, and 15400 kHz.

Radio Marti in Spanish at 0200-0400 UTC on 6055 kHz badly conflicting and disturbed by REE Madrid in Spanish on same channel. (GH - WWCR)

US Air Force used VoA SW site at Delano California for ionospheric experiment tests. Fed three 250 kW of power into dipole arrays there, synchronized to a total of 750 kW. Test factor of 1000 gain. Given three Giga watts of effective peak power. (HF Engineer Journal via GH - WWCR)

VATICAN CITY Vatican Radio schedule changes: EUR/AF 1000-1030 Mon-Sat only, Italian, French, English 21730 (x21665) kHz. 1300-1330 Italian 21730 (x21670) kHz. AF 1000-1015 Suns and Holidays 21730 (x21665) kHz. 0250-0645 9725 (x9695) kHz, F E Swa Ar Amh Tigr F E P F E. 0430-0645 15570 (x15090) kHz, F E P F E. 1600-1630 Sats only, Mass in English 12050 (x11640), 15585 (x15090) kHz. 1620-2045 15570 (x15090) kHz, Swa Somalo Amh F E P Ar Holy Rosary Sp E F. AM 0100-0230 12050 (x11620) kHz, Spanish. 1100-1200 21515 (x21710) kHz, P Sp. AS/AUS 1230-1540 12050 15585 (x11640, x 15090) kHz daily Ch J E Viet Hi Tam, and Mass in English on Sats. 2130-2400 7305 (x7355) kHz, J Ch E Viet. From August 1st: 0040-0200 UTC 7335 (x11935) kHz, Hi Tam Malayalam E. (Vatican Radio) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX BC-DX 95 10 July 1994 ______

ALBANIA Radio Tirana limited its English schedule: 1600-1613 UTC 7155 9760 kHz. 1800-1827 UTC 1395 7260 9730 kHz. 0130-0145 UTC & 0230-0257 UTC 9580 11839,6 kHz. (RVI)

AFRICAN 90 m tropical band logging: kHz UTC Station 3270 2030 Namibian BC, Windhoek 3279 -2204 Emissao Provincial (Delegacao de Beira?), Mozambique 3338 -2210 Emissao Interprovincial de Maputo, Mozambique 3355 2255 Radio Nacional de Angola, Cazenga 3356 2155 Radio Botswana, Gaborone 3359 0310 Radio-TV Malagasy, Antananarivo 3366 0600 Ghana BC, Accra 3380,8 2131+0302 Malawi BC, Blantyre (AWR KSDA Guam)

ARGENTINA Current schedule of RAE Buenos Aires UTC kHz Target Languages 0100-0400 11710 AM P E F 1000-1400 11710 FE & AM J P S 1800-2300 15345 EUR & NoAM S E I F G 2300-0100 9690 & 15345 EUR & AM Spanish

Home service station LR1 on the air in Spanish acc to this schedule 6060 kHz 30 kW 0100-1400 & 2100-2200 (Sat/Sun 1700-) UTC 9690 kHz 25 kW 2300-0100 UTC 11710 kHz 100 kW 1400-1700 (Sat/Sun 0900-, Sun -2200 UTC) 15345 kHz 100 kW 0900-1400 Mon-Fri, 1700-2200 UTC Sun only. The program on 11710 kHz daily at 1400-1700 UTC is beamed to the Antarctic. (AWR RNB)

AUSTRALIA Tuesday media programme "Communicator" of Radio Australia has been ceased last year. New "Feedback" programme on the air, answering listeners letters, questions about RA's programmes and about Australia, - and just about anything else -, by Denis Gibbons, has been installed. Fri 2210-2230 UTC 9645 11695 11720 11880 11855 13755 15365 17795 17860 Sat 0010-0100 UTC 13605 15365 15510 17750 17860 0210-0300 UTC 13605 15365 15415 17750 17860 17880 0410-0500 UTC 13605 15365 15415 17750 17860 0810-0900 UTC 6020 6080 7240 9580 9710 9860 11720 11910 15240 17695 17750 21725 Frequencies taken from latest available printed schedule, as of Febr 13th. (Tony - VK2IC via Dave - G7HRQ)

Radio Australia Brandon tx schedule changes: 2100-0700 UTC 9660 (x11880?) & 9580 kHz. 0700-1200 5995 (x7240?) kHz. Five new curtain antennas at Radio Australia Shepparton site. (Arthur T. Cushen)

BOLIVIA New radio station Radio Emisora Guyara Mirim in Mamore province on Mamore river to Brazil on 4632,4 kHz (announcing 4630 kHz 1 kW) until 0100 UTC. In Spanish, but Portuguese programme segments. Not to be confused to new Radio Emisora San Joaquin on 4508,7 from same area. (Henrik Klemetz in HCJB DXPL)

COSTA RICA AWR Cahuita on 6150 kHz. The 49 m band unit at Cahuita on the Atlantic coast of Costa Rica is now on the air, usually 24 h daily. This outlet is well heard in AUS and NZL. (ex CIA Radio Impacto tx site) La Voz del CID towards Cuba is now off the air since CIA withdrew funding. (AWR RNB)

GERMANY Close down of Russian Army Network "Soldatensender Radio Volga", Menselstr. 5, D-14467 Potsdam, after 49 years service in Eastern Germany on Aug 31, 1994. Broadcasting in Russian language towards remaining Russian troops there, and in German language, aim is reporting about Russian troops matters in Germany and to promote Russian-German friendship. Reception reports reflecting German language service are welcommed, verified with QSL letter against return postage(!) within few days. Schedule in German Mon-Fri 1300-1400, Sun 1200-1300 UTC, longwave Burg 261 kHz. Verie signer is Deputy Chief Editor Mr. A. Jakolew. (AMID)

GREAT BRITAIN BBC London has launched a FM service in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The next locations are likely to be Bamako & Brazzaville. (Contact, World DX Club)

Reduced usage of 13 m band by BBC London: 21470 kHz 250 kW Zyyi-CYP, E 1400-1615 UTC. 21490 kHz 250 ASC SP 1100-1130, E 1400-1430, Somali 1430-1500 E 1500-1530 21490 kHz 250 Zyyi-CYP E/Somali 1400-1500 21640 kHz 250 ASC F 1200-1215 21640 kHz 500 Rampisham E 1330-1615 (AWR KSDA Guam)

GREECE Summer schedule of Voice of Greece, P.O.Box 60019, GR-15310 Aghia Paraskevi, Athen, Greece: 0000-0350 Gr NoAm 9380 9420 11645 E 0130-0140 0335-0345 0400-0450 Gr Af 9425 15630 21465 Ar 0440-0450 0500-0615 Gr WeAs 7450 9395 9425 Turk 0605-0615 0700-0750 Gr EUR 9425 11645 15650 E 0740-0750 0800-0950 Gr AUS/NZL 15650 17525 E 0940-0950 1000-1050 Gr AS 15650 17525 1100-1150 Gr WeAS 9425 9825 Turk 1130-1140 1200-1250 Gr NoAf 11645 Ar 1230 E 1240-1250 1200-1350 Gr EUR/NAm 15630 17520 E 1335-1345 1300-1350 Gr CeAS 11645 Ru 1335-1345 1400-1450 Gr AF 9425 11645 15650 Ar 1430-1440 1500-1700 Gr SoEUR 9395 9425 11645 Alb 1600 S-C 1615 Bul 1630 Rum 1645-1655 1710-1750 Gr EaEUR 9425 11645 15630 Rus 1725 Pol 1740-1750 1800-1850 Gr AF 15650 17525 E 1840-1850 1800-2050 Gr EUR 9425 1900-2150 Gr EUR 7450 1900-1950 SoEUR 792 (-1930) 9375 Bul 1900 Alb 1915 Rom 1930 S-C 1940-1950 2000-2050 EUR 9395 E 2000 F 2010 German 2020-2030 Ital 2030 Swed 2040-2050 2030-2100 SoEUR 792 Alb (Sat/Wed) Bulg (Sun/Thur) S-C(Mon) Roum(Fri) Turk(Tue) 2100-2250 Gr AUS/NZL 9425 (-2150) 11645 E 2240-2250 2200-2350 Gr SoAM 9425 11595 11645(2300-) P 2305 Sp 2320 E 2335-2345 (HFD via AMID)

GUAM KTWR Guam replaced 15610 by 12025 kHz. English Mon/Tue 1500-1615, Wed-Sat 1500- 1635, Sun 1445-1700 UTC. 1300 Burmese, 1345 Boro, 1400 Kurukh, 1415-1430 Santali language. (ERF TWR German DX px)

Test broadcasts from AWR KSDA Guam. Program Director Mr. Greg Scott states that the new 100 kW tx from Continental Electronics in Dallas, Texas has been delivered. It arrived at the station, which is located on the Pacific coast near Agat, on Wed June 8th, and work is well under way for reassembling and installing it. Unannounced test broadcasts from KSDA3 are expected to begin in late July or nearly August on any of its six regular channels. These are 9370 9495 9650 13720 15225 & 15310 kHz. A specially endorsed QSL card will be available to confirm reception reports on any of the test broadcasts. Then, when regular broadcasting begins, a special "First Week" endorsement will be issued. All reports should be addressed to the station at: > > > Box 7500, Agat, Guam Pacific Ocean 96928, U.S.A. < < <

Here is the new schedule showing the deployment of all three transmitters, given in blocks of one hour duration:

Antenna 4 ------0000 17645 285 Bangla - 15225 315 Mandarin 0200 17645 285 Burmese - 15225 315 Mandarin Sat/Sun only 0900 - 11980 315 Mandarin 15225 315 Mandarin 1000 9530 345 Russian 11980 315 Mandarin 15225 315 Mandarin 1100 13720 255 Indon 11980 315 Mandarin 15225 315 Mandarin 1200 13720 270 Filipino 11980 315 Mandarin 9370 330 Korean 1300 13720 270 Sinhala 11980 315 Mandarin 9650 345 Japanese 1400 7455 315 Mandarin 9370 285 Bangla 13720 285 Burmese 1500 7455 315 Mandarin 9370 270 English 13720 285 Indian 1600 9370 270 English 13720 285 Indian 2000 9495 330 Korean 2100 7455 315 Mandarin 11980 300 Mandarin 15310 315 Japanese 2200 13720 255 Indones 11980 300 Mandarin 15225 315 Mandarin 2300 15610 270 Khmer 11980 270 English 15225 315 Mandarin (AWR Radio News Bulletin, AWR KSDA Guam, SWN)

HONDURAS New religious radio station Radio HRET from Puerto Limpira on 4960,3 kHz at 1200-1400 & 0000-0207 UTC. Programmes in Spanish and Indio Mosquito languages. La Voz Evangelica de Mosquitia in Spanish & English signing off at 0300 UTC on 4910,6 kHz. (Henrik Klemetz in HCJB DXPL)

HONG KONG BBC relay Hong Kong, Flat B, 24 Beacon Hill Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong in English language: 0330-0500 21715 0330-0915 15280 0900-0915 9580 1300-1400 9580 11820 1400-1500 7180 11820 (Sat/Sun) 1500-1615 & 2100-2200 7180 2300-0015 11945 15280 (EaWRC)

INDIA The search for Jose Jacob has ended successfully. Jose was at one time processing the international mail response at AWR (Southern) Asia in Poona, India. In the 1980's he signed many QSL cards for international radio monitors in many countries worldwide. Today, Jose is living in Hyderabad, India, where he is employed by the National Institute of Amateur Radio. He is a licensed ham with the call sign VU2JOS and he has been on DXpeditions to the Andaman Islands, and also to Lakshadweep off the other coast of India. He is now married with a newly born son. (AWR RNB)

IRAQ Radio Baghdad is obviously searching an additional 22 m band channel. Heard in recent months on odd v13672 kHz in Arabic. Now observed testing around 0900-1200 UTC on three different channels during three different days, 13740 13650 13780 kHz. Playing Arabic music interspersed by English programme. (Juergen Bast in Deutschlandradio Berlin DX Report)

KOREA D.P.R. Pyongyang in German schedule 1900-1950 UTC 6576 9345 kHz. 2100-2150 UTC 9335 11760 (x13785) kHz. (ERF TWR German DX px)

LITHUANIA Radio Vilnius via Russia relay Krasnodar Tbilisskoye on new 9530 kHz replacing 11770 kHz, 2300-2330 UTC, Mon-Fri Lithuanian incl. short E newscast, Sats/Suns in English language only. (RVI)

MYANMAR/BURMA/NORWAY Clandestine radio station via tx site Kvitsoy Norway in Burmese language towards Myanmar 0030-0055 & 0100-0125 UTC on 11835 kHz, 1430-1455 UTC 11850 kHz. (AWR KSDA GUAM, FK via AWR Forli)

NETHERLANDS Radio Nederland Wereldomroep live coverage of football (soccer) world cup quarter final match Holland vv Brazil on Sat July 9th from 1930 UTC relayed via MW Kaliningrad Bolschakovo 1386 kHz 2000 kW to EUR. Parallel Flevoland-HOL on SW to EUR & NoAF 7120 9860 13700 kHz. Via Tashkent-UZB relay to AS/PAC on 7365 kHz. Via Bonaire-ATN to Eastern NoAM and Northern SoAM on 15560 & 17655 kHz. (RN)

NEW ZEALAND International observed testing 6145 kHz at 1650-1950 UTC. Radio Reading Levin ZLXA 5960 & 7290 in USB mode, Sun-Fri 2030 UTC until Mon-Sat 0500 UTC. 3935 kHz 0600-1000 UTC (-0900 Suns). (Arthur T. Cushen)

PALAU KHBN Palau, P.O.Box 66, Koror, Palau 96940, Fax +680-488-2163: tx 1 0800-1530 UTC 9830 kHz, 2000-0100 UTC 15140 kHz. E Sat/Sun 1400-1430, daily 2300 (Sat 2230-) -0030 UTC (Sat/Sun -0100). tx 2 1200-1900 UTC 9965 kHz. E Mon-Fri 1200-1230, 1300-1600, 1630-1800 UTC, Sat/Sun 1200-1600 & 1630-1800 (Sun -1900) UTC. (HFD via AMID)

PERU Local fight going on in Cuzco between Radio La Hora and Radio Lider. Radio Lider back on SW, using 4860,1 kHz. La Hora changes frequency a lot, 3 kHz down on 4858, then moving up to 4861 ... 4862,7 kHz, now on 4855,4 kHz. Radio Solidad from Parcoy in northern Peruvian Pata province on 4663 kHz at 2330-0000 UTC. New Radio Condor Kanki from most northern tip of Peru, near Ecuadorian border, at Santa Maria de Nieva in Condor Kanki, announcing 4320 kHZ, but really on 4319,4 kHz until signing off at 2400 UTC. (Henrik Klemetz in HCJB DXPL)

SINGAPORE Singapore BC with all seven of its new SW txs on the air at Kranji location, close to large BBC relay station Singapore. (AWR KSDA)

SOUTH AFRICA Channel Africa, the new name for the old Radio RSA, now has 29 years of international SW broadcasting experience. They are currently on the air in seven languages beamed to 50 countries in Africa. A total of 11 txs and 58 antennas are located at the SW tx base at Meyerton. The complement of transmitters is made up of 3 x 500 kW, 4 x 250 kW and 4 x 100 kW. All 58 antennas are curtains in multiple configurations. (AWR RNB)

SRI LANKA Voice of America in English via old ancient Ekala relay, power of 35 kW only: 0100-0300 UTC 7115 11705 15250 kHz. 1400-1800 UTC 7125 9645 15395 kHz.

THAILAND English language schedule of Radio Thailand, Bangkok: All on 4830 9655 11905 kHz. 0000-0030 SoAF, SoAS. 0030-0100 EaNoAM, SoAS. 0300-0330 WeNoAM. 1900-2000 NoEUR, Scandinavia. 2030-2045 GB/IRL. (Radio Japan Media RoundUp)

TUNISIA RTT Tunis, 71 ave de la Liberte, Tunis, Tunisia, first dom sce in Arabic at 0400-2400 UTC on 585, 630, 882 kHz. 1600-2400 UTC on 1566 kHz. On SW to NoAF 0400-0500 UTC 7475 kHz. 0500-0600 7475 12005 15450. 0600-1700 11730 15450 17500. 1700-2400 7475 12005. (MN, HjBi, BBCMS)

TURKEY Voice of Turkey on 9900 kHz, normally suffering QRM by Radio Cairo on same channel, left this channel for some language segments, except German at 1630-1657 UTC, it is still on 9900 kHz. 9480 kHz 1930-1955 UTC German 9400 kHz 2000-2050 UTC English 9730 kHz 2100-2150 UTC French. 2200-2250 UTC in English is still on 7185 9445 11710 kHz. (RVI)

USA WINB Radio, P.O.Box 88, Red Lion, Pennsylvania 17356, U.S.A., at 0000-1100 UTC on 11950 kHz 242 degr towards CeAM, 1600-2400 UTC 15715 kHz 062 degr to EUR. Mostly in English language. (HFD via AMID)

Listings for four projected new SW stations in the US. These are located in Georgia, North Carolina, New York and Arizona. Application for new 55 kW (religious?) SW station in Brentwood, NY. New SW station projected for Georgia with 50 kW compatible SSB mode. (AWR RNB) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 96 17 July 1994 ______

AUSTRALIA Radio Australia schedule changes: Brandon tx site 2100-0730 UTC 9660 & 9580 kHz. 0730-1200 5995 kHz. 2200-0000 UTC 11660 2200-0800 9860 0000-0400 15510 0900-1230 6150 Five new curtain antennas at Radio Australia Shepparton site. (Arthur T. Cushen via HCJB DXPL)

BRAZIL SRI Berne via Brasilia 0030-0315 UTC nominal on 5905 kHz varies up to odd 5908,3 kHz, German, English, Spanish, French, Spanish, and Italian. -- RadioBras in English 1200-1320 UTC will leave 15445 kHz for 11745 kHz, but monitored still on 15 MHz channel. (GH - WWCR)

CHINA/CANADA Radio Canada International Montreal via China relay at Xian 1330-1359 UTC in English on 11795 kHz. (RS)

COSTA RICA AWR TIAWR5 Cahuita on 6150 kHz observed here in EUR in 0400-0600 UTC range. (AMID)

CUBA Radio Habana Cuba in English has been testing 13705 kHz instead of 13700 kHz at 0000-0300 UTC (QRM by India?). (GH - WWCR)

CZECH REPUBLIC A new private MW network RADIO ECHO went on the air on July 15th, 1994 at 1800 UTC on the following transmitters:

1071 kHz Karlovy Vary 7 kW 1584 Liberec 2 Usti nad Labem 5 1233 Praha/Zbraslav 40 Ostrava/Svinov 30 Brno-Komarov 25 Plzen/Prestice 20 Hradec Kralove 20 Litovel 20 ? Ceske Budejovice 7 Schedule: Mon-Fri 0300-2000 UTC, Sat+Sun 0400-2200 UTC. Address: Radio Echo, Zeleny pruh 99, CZ-140 00 Praha 4, Czech Republic. Phone: +42 2 643 1780, ...643 2057. (Karel Honzik OK1XKH)

Very first day opening broadcast of Radio ECHO observed here in Stuttgart on MW 1233 kHz. Until 1759 UTC, former user Czech Radio (Cesky Rozhlas) could be heard, followed by time signal pulses at the hour. Break until 1803(!) UTC, then Radio ECHO opened continuing playing tape with station identification and special orchestra fanfar signal. Station has a strange music format, mixed all types together, playing lots of bard music, as well as Czech music of the thierties like "Comedian Harmonists" group, followed by famous Spanish singer Jose Carreras performing Italian aria. 1900-1915 UTC Radio Echo Sport programme. (AMID)

ECUADOR HCJB Quito in English on prime time to NoAM 0030-0430 UTC replaced 15155 by 11925 kHz, but suffering QRM by Radio Marti there. Now moved to out of band frequency 12005 kHz. Japanese language 0430-0500 UTC, and English 0500-0700 UTC is still scheduled on 11925 kHz. (GH - WWCR)

FINLAND Radio Finland, Helsinki in Finnish and Swedish at 2300-2400 UTC to EaAS 13740 /./11755, replacing 13750 kHz. (AWR KSDA Guam)

GUATEMALA Radio Chortis in Spanish observed on 3380 kHz at 0100 UTC. (HCJB DXPL)

HAWAII Delete Sat 0900-0930 UTC outlet of Glenn Hauser's "World of Radio" via KWHR Naahelu Hawaii on 9930 kHz. Still on 17780 kHz on Sats & Suns at 0600 UTC. (GH - WWCR)

INDIA AIR Delhi in Persian at 0400-0430 UTC 13700 kHz replacing 17805 kHz, /./ 11730 & 15050 kHz. (WB)

IRAQ Radio Baghdad is obviously searching an additional 22 m band channel. Heard in recent months on odd v13672 kHz in Arabic. Now observed testing around 0900-1200 UTC on three different channels during three different days, 13740 13650 13780 kHz. Playing Arabic music interspersed by English programme. Seemingly fixed on 13780 kHz channel now. (Juergen Bast in Deutschlandradio Berlin DX Report)

ISRAEL/GAZA MW channel 594 kHz has been choosen for "Voice of Palestine" radio station from Gaza strip. TX location is north of Jerusalem at occupied west bank, technicalwise controlled by Israel. Nominal 702 kHz is occupied by another Palestine movement fraction - "Al Quds" radio - Palestinean Arab Radio - powerful tx from Syrian location. (BBCMS)

JAPAN Radio Tokyo schedule changes, as from July 1st: Asia 1530-1630 UTC French, Persian 15120 (x11930) via Ekala-CLN relay. CeAM 0200-0400 UTC Jap E Sp 11895 (x11885) kHz via Montsinery-GUF relay. EUR 2200-2300 Jap 6055 6165 2300-0000 English 5965 6155 0000-0100 Jap 6155 6180 all via Skelton-GB relay. SoAS 2000-0030 Jap & E 11840 (x9750). NoAM 0100-0700 E & Jap 9680 (x9610). (AWR KSDA Guam)

KAZAKHSTAN/RUSSIA Kazakh Radio 2nd programme observed at 0600-0620 UTC with German(!) minority language segment, into Russian at 0620-0700 UTC, followed by service from 0700-1700 UTC via Moscow Balashika relay on both 6010 (x6090) and 9690 kHz. (WB)

LITHUANA/RUSSIA Radio Vilnius to NoAM (& WeEUR) powerful via Russia relay Krasnodar Tbilisskaya tx on 9530 (x11770) kHz at 2300-2330 UTC. Mon-Fri Lithuanian language and short English news at 2300 UTC, Sat & Sun English programme only. (WB)

MYANMAR/BURMA/NORWAY Clandestine radio station "Democratic Voice of Burma" via tx site Kvitsoy Norway in Burmese language towards Myanmar 0030-0055 11835 replaced by 9600 kHz, 1430-1455 UTC 11850 replaced by 15180 kHz. (AWR KSDA GUAM, FK via AWR Forli, GH - WWCR)

NIGERIA Only one of original eleven 250 kW txs at Voice of Nigeria, Lagos, is functioning. No foreign currency funds allowed to get spare parts from foreign countries to maintain of remaining ten txs. (VoNigeria's Director General in an interview on its station)

PAKISTAN Clandestine radio station "Radio Message of Freedom" in Pashtu and Dari towards Afghanistan moved down to 7000 kHz, but AFG jamming still on v7090 kHz. 0215- 0315 & 0730-0830 UTC. No longer at 1400 UTC on the air. (BBCMS)

PERU Around 0000-0100 UTC Spanish speaking stations monitored Radio La Oroya 4904,8, and Radio Tropical 4935,1 kHz. (HCJB DXPL)

PHILIPPINES RVA Manila in Chinese on 41 m band, but different programmes: 7105 kHz from 2230 UTC, 7115 kHz at 2200-2300 UTC. (AWR KSDA Guam)

QATAR Qatar BS Doha in AR 0245-0706 UTC & 1307-1707 UTC both on 11820 kHz, 0707-1307 UTC 17770 kHz, 1707-2139 UTC 9585 kHz. (Achim Brueckner-D, Ivo Ivanov-BUL, AMID)

ROMANIA Radio Bucharest Sunday special in Roumanian to seamen at 0715-0800 UTC observed on new 11910 & 11940 kHz. (x15335, 15370, 17790). (AMID)

RUSSIA Deutsche Welle via Novosibirsk relay on 12045 kHz in Indonesian 2230-2320 UTC, followed by playing DW interval signal until 2330 UTC continously. (AMID)

Radio Nadezhda in Russian operating as follows: 0300-0600 5915 5935 6015 7140 9490 9725 9730 observed on 11705 11795 13605 15120 kHz. (scheduled on 11670 11740 11805 kHz also) 0600-1000 5915 5935 7140 9490 9635 9725 9730 11665 11670 11740 11805 11965 15120 15230 17560. and 13605 kHz. 1000-1400 5915 5935 7420 9490 9590 9725 9730 11665 11705 11740 15230. and 13605 kHz. 1400-1900 5935 6015 7420 9490 9590 9725 11705 11740 11885 11985 15340 17675. 1900-2100 6015 9490 9725 11855 11985 15340. 2100-2300 6015 11985 15340.

Satellite feeder delay occured on Kaliningrad Bolschakovo relay, 80 kW, 6015 kHz 0300-0600 & 1430-2300 UTC, 11965 kHz 0630-1400 UTC. (schedule of Pavel Miroshnikov, comments by WB)

Dr. Gene Scott on University Radio via Russian txs: 21670 0400-0700 15500 0700-1600 11840 1600-1500 (23 hours!) (Juergen Bast in DeutschlandRadio Berlin DX Report)

TURKEY Voice of Turkey tx unit used for EUR foreign language outlet suffers by very poor modulation level compared to 9460 kHz Turkish outlet. Powerful carrier is quiet okay. 9900 kHz 1630-1657 UTC German, 9480 kHz 1930-1955 UTC German, 9400 kHz 2000-2050 UTC English, 9730 kHz 2100-2150 UTC French. (AMID)

USA University network Dr. Gene Scott programme via KVOH Rancho Simi, 9785 kHz until signing off at 0701 UTC. (SWN)

ZAMBIA China supplied two SW tx of 150 kW at Lusaka. (BBCMS) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 97 24 July 1994 ______

ANGOLA Radio Nacional from Luanda observed on 3375 kHz at around 2130 UTC, peak signal level at 2300 UTC. From 2300 UTC repeat of national px via Radio Regional Benguela on 5043 kHz. Item in WRTH, sign off at 2200 UTC, seems to be wrong. Poor parallel channel 3355 kHz here in EUR. (Christoph Ratzer-AUT, OE2CRM)

ARMENIA Thanks to a tip of Dieter Leupold at Leipzig via DeutschlandRadio Berlin DX Report, new Armenian airtime provider "Radio Intercontinental - Radio Karanov" could be observed with German language religious programme "Missionswerk Mitternachtsruf" (ministry "Midnight Call"), daily at 0530-0600 UTC on 15400 kHz, embedded in a local Armenian language programme, via Armenian SW facility. Slight cochannel QRM, but most of the time well ahead of BBC Ascension Island relay. Signal level and audio sound quality is similar to Radio Yerevan Sunday special outlet in Armenian, French, and English, 0800-0900 UTC on 15170 & 17770 kHz (15400 kHz announced also, but not monitored here).

This German religious programme has often been observed via Radio Luxembourg SW 6090 kHz in the past. Given adresses in Swiss German accent at end of the programme: Missionswerk Mitternachtsruf, either - Postfach (P.O.B.) 62, D-79807 Lottstetten, Germany - or - Postfach 8051, Zurich, Switzerland. Lottstetten is a Germany belonging exclave area, surrounded by Swiss territory near Schaffhausen-Zurich.

Exact carrier sign-on time is 0502 UTC, short CIS whistle tone opening procedure at 0502 & 0526 UTC. Short piece of an announcement in Armenian(!) language could be observed at 0515 & 0529 UTC, and an Armenian language feature programme from 0600-0615 UTC, news at 0609-0612 UTC covering mainly CIS belonging items, seems a local programme relay.

At 0530, 0600, 0608, and 0614 UTC mentioned station identification "Radio Intercontinental - Radio Karanov", at 0530 & 0614 UTC schedule time and frequency, Eriwan contact address, - but no chance to get details, who can easily understand not so common Armenian language? Short station interval signal at 0529 & 0615 UTC. "Radio Intercontinental - Radio Karanov" network seemingly will provide Armenia with foreign currency funds. Remember me an item concerning plans on US emigrants of Armenian origin to erect a private radio station in Armenia. (WB)

AUSTRALIA Once Radio Australia have started tests, after its Darwin tx site refurbished recently. Using compatible single sideband mode concept. Testing Saturdays only for the time being, 0200-0730 UTC on 15425 kHz, power consists 250 kW, on one of recently installed new ThomCast txs. 340 degrees beam towards North Asia, covering Saturday Sports Special in English language. Current carrier reduction of 3 dB, in comming week carrier level to minus 12 dB.

Radio Australia is interested in listener feedback, reporting of ordinary AM reception mode. Send to Fax no. +613 881 2377. (RNMN)

Observed here with poor signal level, monitoring audio signal in USB reception mode only, not in LSB mode(!). (WB)

AZERBAIJAN Since July 11, Radio Dada Gorgud, Baku, in English and German extended its daily newscast to 30 min duration programme each. English 1900-1930 UTC, German 1930-2000 UTC, both on 4957,5 kHz. Announcement in German "Sie hoeren Radio Dada Gorgud auf Mittel-, Kurz- und Ultrakurzwelle", "you are listening to Radio Dada Gorgud on MW, SW and FM". (Christoph Ratzer-AUT, OE2CRM)

BRAZIL SRI Berne via Brazilia relay now moved down to 5885...5988 kHz from 5905...5908 kHz, 0030-0315 UTC, at 299 degrees. (GH - WWCR)

BULGARIA Radio Bulgaria, Sofia, will introduce Russian language service again, from Sept 25th. (ORF)

CHINA "" towards Taiwan in Chinese, operated by the People's Liberation Army of China reshuffeled its schedule: 1st radio network, 2155-0200 & 0855-1700 UTC on 6115 kHz, /./ 44940 5050 7280 11590 kHz. 2nd radio network, 0255-0600 & 0955-1500 UTC on 6000 9505 kHz. (Radio Japan MediaRoundUp)

COSTA RICA Anti Castro clandestine radio station "La Voz del CID" in Spanish towards Cuba returned to airwaves on July 17th. Observed in NoAM along with usual Cuban jamming on 6305 & 9941,6 kHz. (GH - WWCR)

GERMANY Close down of Russian Army Network "Soldatensender Radio Volga", Menselstr. 5, D-14467 Potsdam, after 49 years service in Eastern Germany, scheduled on Aug 31, 1994.

But Radio Volga will close definetively from August 1st, saving monthly cost of 130.000 DM to German Telecom, for renting 200 kW LW tx Burg on 261 kHz. (DX Report DeutschlandRadio Berlin)

Broadcasting in Russian language towards remaining Russian troops there, and in German language, aim is reporting about Russian troops matters in Germany and to promote Russian-German friendship.

Reception reports reflecting German language service are welcommed, verified with QSL letter against return postage(!) within few days.

Schedule in German Mon-Fri 1300-1400, Sun 1200-1300 UTC, longwave Burg 261 kHz. Verie signer is Deputy Chief Editor Mr. A. Jakolew. (AMID)

GUIANA FRENCH / SWITZERLAND Swiss Radio International Berne came on the air testing via its new relay equipment at Montsinery on Wed July 13th. (Similar SW tx and antenna equipment inaugurated by RFI Paris at Montsinery site on May 15th.) New powerful 500 kW ThomCast ALLISS system is used for bc towards AUS/NZL, No & SoAM, as well as AF. AUS/NZL 0830-1045 UTC 11640 kHz 215 degr AF 2000-2100 9770 115 SoAM 2215-2400 11650 175 EaNoAM 0030-0315 13635 300 WeNoAM 0330-0530 11620 320 Additional one hour long English bc to NoAM at 0400-0500 UTC on 11620 kHz. (GH - WWCR)

ICELAND Rikisutvarpid Reykjavik in Icelandic language is now using 13860 kHz in USB mode. /./ 15770 kHz at 1215-1300, 1410-1440, 1935-2010 UTC. /./ 11402 kHz at 1855-1930, 2300-2330 UTC. (GH - WWCR)

IRAQ Radio Baghdad 0900-1150 UTC now fixed on 13780 kHz. Playing Arabic music interspersed by English programme. (Juergen Bast in Deutschlandradio Berlin DX Report)

KALININGRAD/RUSSIA Radio Nederland in Dutch language to WeEUR at 0530-0725 UTC 7395 kHz replacing 7310 kHz, via Kaliningrad Bolschakovo relay. (RVI)

KOREA Republic of At August 15th, on this occasion of 41st anniversary of Radio Korea (Radio Hanguk), Seoul, the external service of KBS - Korean Broadcasting System, the station will change its name to "RKI - Radio Korea International". All the station jingles have to be rerecorded to include the new name. The South Korean pop group "Downtown" has been commissioned for recording some different jingle versions. Its current interval signal "All Bride " and the music "Doon", using to sign on and off will continue. (R Japan Media RoundUp)

RUSSIA Dr. Gene Scott on University Radio via Russian txs: 21670 0400-0700 15500 0700-1600 11840 (x6070, x12040) 1600-1500 (23 hours!) (Juergen Bast in DeutschlandRadio Berlin DX Report)

SEYCHELLES Schedule of FEBA Mahe valid until Sept 3rd: 6045 2357-0130 100 Bangla Hindi Telugu 1827-1900 75 Portuguese 7150 0130-0217 100 Tamil 7205 1458-1543 100 English (7280?) 7270 1625-1820 75 Malagasy Creole French 9565 1830-1903 75 French 9795 1611-1658 75 Swahili 9810 1257-1618 100 Tamil Sinhala Urdu English Dari 1741-1830 100 Azeri Farsi 1857-2000 100 Arabic 9820 0312-0400 75 Swahili 9865 1658-1730 100 Somali (ex 9770?) 9875 0157-0244 100 Urdu Sindhi Siraiki Baluchi 1558-1800 100 Oromo Amharic Tigrinya Amharic 11675 0157-0300 100 Urdu Punjabi Hindi Pushto Dari 11680 1242-1458 100 Telugu Malayalam Konkani Tulu Kannada Hindi 11790 1543-1600 75 Yao 11840 1658-1730 100 Somali 11870 1458-1558 100 English 11895 0257-0345 100 Farsi Azeri 15145 0357-0430 75 Amharic Oromo 15325 0342-0445 100 Arabic 15330 1327-1458 100 Gujarathi Bhili Chattisgarhi Punjabi Urdu Hindi 15430 0912-0945 75 French Malagasy 15445 0227-0245 100 Pushto 1157-1315 100 Pushto Tibetan Nepali Bhojpuri Mundari Nagpuria Kui Orija 15555 1057-1145 100 Arabic 17510 0657-0730 100 Urdu (Fris only, ex 17535 / 17580) 17750 0457-0553 100 English (Fris only) (DXM)

SOUTH AFRICA / GERMANY Deutsche Welle via Meyerton relay with satellite delay. Monitoring by Dieter Lippmann, Freiberg, via DeutschlandRadio Berlin DX Report: 3995 kHz 1800-2200 UTC in German. 6015 0300-0400 Swahili 0400-0500 English 0500-0700 German 7185 1500-1550 English 1550-1650 Swahili 1650-1750 French 1800-2200 German 9565 0900-0950 English 15410 1000-1050 Swahili 1400-1450 Amharic 17800 1100-1150 English 21695 1200-1259 French 1300-1350 Hausa

SPAIN REE Madrid - Spanish National Radio - DX px "Radio Club" in English renamed to "Distance Unknown", and retimed to xx.25 to xx.33, Sat 1925 to AF&ME 11775 kHz, Sat 2125 UTC to EUR 6125 kHz, Sun 0025, 0125, and 0525 UTC to AM 9540 kHz. (WB) Usually on Sats, is also repeat at Suns to AF&ME 1900 UTC on 11775 kHz, and to EUR 2100 UTC on 6125 kHz. But not to the Americas on Mons! (GH - WWCR)

UKRAINE Radio Ukraine International, Kiev, in its German outlet at 2300-2400 UTC announced wrong items. Broadcasting time announced as 0000-0100 UTC, and even frequency information by the station was totally wrong, mentioned four channels only, i.e. 5905 5960 6010 9640 kHz, instead of fiftheen(!) channels are really in use: 5960 6020 6090 6200 7150 7240 7285 9510 9560 9600 9640 9685 9860 11720 12030 kHz. (AMID)

USA Due to interference complaints of Australian frequency unit authorities to the FCC, VoA at 0000-0230 UTC in English 9775 kHz replacing 7405 kHz, Bethany 250 kW, 168 degr. WSHB at 0000-0200 UTC 7535 kHz replacing 5850 kHz. (GH - WWCR) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 98 31 July 1994 ______

ARMENIA (cf. BCDX no. 97) Religious radio program Mitternachtsruf via powerful 2 x 500 kW Armenian SW facilities announced a night service also. 2015-2045 UTC tested on 11920 kHz last week, but moved now to 15400 kHz, suffering interference by BBC Ascension Island, staying there for decades. Juergen Bast recommended the station to use 15385 kHz instead. (Juergen Bast via DeutschlandRadio Berlin DX Report)

AUSTRALIA Radio Australia Operational J94 V1.4 schedule changes, as from July 3rd. B=Brandon C=Carnarvon D=Darwin S=Shepparton

Mainly Thai, Khmer and Indonesian program changes. Khmer now at 0500-0600 UTC on 15510D 15565C, Indonesian retimed 0800-1130 UTC 6150D 9560C 9770S, Khmer 1130-1230 UTC 7150D 7240C 9770S, new Thai evening service segment 1230-1300 UTC 7150D 7240C 9770S. Thai morning service cut to 30 mins, 2300-2330 UTC 9645C 9850D.

French 0000-0030 UTC 9580B 9660B 13755S 15240C 15365S 15510D 17795S 17860S

SSB test transmissions on Saturdays only, 0200-0730 UTC 15425D, 250 kW, 340 degrees, carrier reduced by minus 3dB.

Reduced transmission hours ex-Brandon are due only to propagation and system limitations. Normal hours will be restored when conditions improve.

Radio Australia's English language program is bc at 0700-0800 & 1500-1600 UTC on the 7.38 MHz audio subcarrier of MTV-Europe, ASTRA 1B satellite, ch 22, 11538 GHz vertical pol.

English 24 hours via PALAPA B2P satellite, transponder 5H, 3880 MHz, 1270 MHz LNC O/P, 7.20 MHz audio subcarrier.

Carnarvon 300 kW 0000-0500 17750 0500-0900 15565 0900-1200 15170 1200-1430 11660 1430-2100 7260 2100-2400 9645 100 kW 0800-1130 9560 1130-1430 7240 1430-2100 11660 2100-2400 11855 250 kW 0000-0200 15240 0200-0900 17715 0900-1200 9510 1200-1430 6170 1430-1630 9770 1630-1900 6080 1900-2100 6150 2300-2400 15565

Darwin all 250 kW 0000-0700 15510 0900-1200 13605 1200-1430 9510 2200-2400 9850 0000-0200 13745 0200-0900 17880 0900-1100 21725 1100-1300 15565 1300-1430 7205 2200-2400 13605 2200-0030 9860 0800-1130 6150 1130-1430 7150 2200-0100 9610 Sat only 0200-0800 15425 1100-1430 9610

tx no. five with line identification "T" for future use scheduled at 2200-0100 & 1200-1430 UTC.

Shepparton all 100 kW 2100-0730 15415 0800-1430 9770 1430-1700 9710 1700-2030 11695 2130-0600 15365 0630-1200 9580 1200-1630 5995 1630-2100 11880 0000-0730 13605 0730-1430 9710 1430-1700 11695 1700-2100 9580 2100-2400 11695 2200-0730 17795 0730-1200 6020 1200-2130 6060 2130-0600 17860 0630-1200 9860 1200-1630 11800 1630-2100 9860 2200-0200 13755 0200-0730 15240 0730-2130 6080

Brandon all 10 kW 2100-0800 9660 0800-1200 5995 2100-0800 9580

BELGIUM To Europe via ASTRA 1C satellite 19,2 degr East, ch 36 on FilmNet The Movie Channel, video 10921 GHz, audio subcarrier 7,38 MHz horizontal . 24 hours Radio Vlaanderen International, Brussels, with Brussels Calling in English at 1430-1455 UTC. (RVI)

CHINA in Chinese at 1300-1700 UTC on 7935 & 9290 kHz. (BBC)

COSTA RICA Anti Castro CUB clandestine radio station "La Voz del CID" is back on the airwaves. Observed in Spanish language from 2130 UTC on 9941,6 kHz, 0430-0705 UTC on 6305,8 kHz. (RVI)

ECUADOR Radio HCJB Quito in E at 0030-0500 (-0700?) UTC registered on 11925 kHz, is obviously searching for a free channel in 25 mb, heard testing on 12005 kHz, but now observed on 11700 kHz. /./ channel is 9745 kHz. (BBC)

GUAM Test bc of 3rd SW tx at AWR - Adventist World Radio - KSDA Guam started on Wed July 27th. Station offers a very special QSL card for first week reception reports. (RN)

Antenna 4 ------0000 15225 315 Mandarin 0200 15225 315 Mandarin Sat/Sun only 0900 15225 315 Mandarin 1000 15225 315 Mandarin 1100 15225 315 Mandarin 1200 9370 330 Korean 1300 9650 345 Japanese 1400 13720 285 Burmese 1500 13720 285 Indian 1600 13720 285 Indian 2000 9495 330 Korean 2100 15310 315 Japanese 2200 15225 315 Mandarin 2300 15225 315 Mandarin (AWR Radio News Bulletin, AWR KSDA Guam, SWN)

Test broadcasts from AWR KSDA Guam. Program Director Mr. Greg Scott states that the new 100 kW tx from Continental Electronics in Dallas, Texas has been delivered. It arrived at the station, which is located on the Pacific coast near Agat, on Wed June 8th, and work is well under way for reassembling and installing it. Unannounced test broadcasts from KSDA3 are expected to begin in late July or nearly August on any of its six regular channels. These are 9370 9495 9650 13720 15225 & 15310 kHz. A specially endorsed QSL card will be available to confirm reception reports on any of the test broadcasts. Then, when regular broadcasting begins, a special "First Week" endorsement will be issued. All reports should be addressed to the station at: > > > Box 7500, Agat, Guam Pacific Ocean 96928, U.S.A. < < <

AWR KSDA winter frequencies from Sept 25th: 5950 5960 7395 7455 9370 9495 9530 9650 11980 13720 15225 15310 15610 17645 (GJA)

HAWAII KWHR Naalehu Hawaii winter frequencies from Sept 25th: 6120 1600-1800 9930 0400-1600 11980 2000-2200 13625 1800-2000 17510 2200-0400 (GJA)

KOREA D.P.R. Pyongyang in Japanese at 1300-1450 UTC on 7580 kHz. (BBC)

PALAU Winter schedule of KHBN Palau from Sept 25th: 9830 0800-1600 2000-2300 9965 1200-1900 2100-2400 15140 2300-0200 15395 0800-1200 17630 0000-0800 (GJA)

RWANDA Tutsi rebells radio station "Radio Mohabura" hasn't been heard since July 9th. Movement has now access to txs at Kigali. Reactivated SW txs of Radio (RDRR) Rwanda (at the Deutsche Welle relay station location northeast of Kigali). 6055 kHz came back into service on July 15th. Station has a very similar program schedule like Radio Mohabura. 1600-2000 UTC, with English news bulletin at 1900 UTC. (RN)

SAIPAN KHBI Saipan in winter schedule from Sept 25th: 9355 1100-1900 9425 1100-1300 9430 0900-1100 1700-1800 2200-2400 13615 0800-1000 13625 1100-1400 1600-1800 2200-2400 13770 1800-2000 13840 2100-2200 15405 2200-2400 17555 0900-1100 (GJA)

SEYCHELLES "BBC Seychelles QSL card action" of BBC German service DX program, from Aug 1st to Sept 30th. Participants should listen to BBC Mahe Seychelles relay outlets, take down then program details, rx location, date, frequency, interfering stations, rx type, antenna type, and please mention estimated function rating from easy to difficult. BBC will issue only one single QSL card per participant, regardless of their reception report number. Issued QSL card with full details, like frequency, relay tx location, date...

BBC Mahe schedule tx 1 0200-0330 6135 0330-0500 11730 0500-1400 17885 1400-1600 11860 1600-2115 9630 tx 2 0245-0410 9615 0430-0700 & 0900-0915 & 1300-1700 15420 1700-2200 6005 (BBC German DX px)

PHILIPPINES Radio Veritas Asia, Manila, catholic religious radio station in Burmese towards Myanmar at 1130-1158 UTC on 9670 kHz. (BBC)

RUSSIA Radio Vilnius-LIT 2300-2330 UTC, and Radio Minsk-BLR 2330-2400 UTC, both on 9530 kHz to NoAM. 500 kW tx location Krasnodar Tbilliskaya in Russia. (BBC German DX px)

SUDAN Radio Omdurman, external service of Sudan National Broadc. Corpor. made a frequency change, 9200 kHz replacing 9165 kHz. French 1700-1800 UTC, English 1800-1900 UTC. 9165 kHz was also used for General Sce. 0300-1000 & 1900-2200 UTC, National Unity Radio at 1245-1630 UTC. (RVI)

TAIWAN Voice of Free China, Taipei, in German on 9610 kHz retimed to 1900-2000 UTC. VoFCh relay via WYFR Florida-USA on 17750 & 21720 kHz is still at 2100-2200 UTC. (RVI, DLR Berlin DX Report)

THAILAND Planned new BBC Thailand relay will be in service in mid 1997. Location is 250 kms north of Bangkok. Consists four 250 kW txs, target is Asia from Bombay to Beijing. Aim is substitute for BBC Tsan Tsui Hong Kong relay, when HGK return to mainland China. (BBC German DX px) BBC reached an aggreement and signed contract to built up its new Thai SW relay base. Facility will cost total of 30 mill. Pounds Sterling. The BBC will give Thailand five mill. Pounds worth of aid. (RN)

USA One of the eldest US radio stations, FEBC - Far East Broadcasting Corporation - Manila, owned religious broadcaster KGEI Redwood City (La Voz de la Amistad, The Voice of Friendship) ceased all operations from California on July 31. Station will concentrate its efforts in South Asia instead. Technical tx equipment in California is for sale. Other US religious broadcaster are interested to take over the facility. Program schedule 2200-0300 15280 kHz, 0300-0800 UTC 9615 kHz, 250 kW, all in Spanish language.

KVOH Rancho Simi, CA, winter schedule from Sept 25th: 30-10 to 26-03: 7415 0000-0800 9785 0000-0800 17775 1200-0300 (GJA)

WCSN Scotts Corner winter frequencies from Sept 25th: 5850 0400-1100 2000-2300 7465 2300-0400 9930 1800-2000 11695 1100-1600 2000-2300 15665 1300-1800 17612,5 1700-2000 21670 1500-1700 (GJA)

WEWN Birmingham winter frequencies from Sept 25th: 5825 7425 7465 7520 9350 9410 9985 11820 13615 15695 17510 17720 18930 21545 (GJA)

WHRI Noblesville winter frequencies from Sept 25th: 7315 2200-1500 9495 1800-1000 9850 1000-1300 13760 1500-2200 15105 1300-1800 15545 2100-2300 (GJA)

WINB Red Lion winter frequencies from Sept 25th: 11915 1900-2400 11950 0000-1100 15715 1600-1900 (GJA)

WRNO New Orleans winter frequencies from Sept 25th: 7355 2300-0400 7395 0400-0700 15420 1400-2300 (GJA)

WSHB Cypress Creek winter frequencies from Sept 25th: 5850 7395 7465 7510 7535 9355 9370 9430 9455 9840 11695 13770 15665 17510 17555 21640 (GJA)

UZBEKISTAN Radio Taskent introduced new German language service. Daily 1930-2000 UTC, 2100-2130 UTC on 11905(best), and QRM suffering 9540 & 9545 kHz. Observed on July 24th, mentioning UZB-GER contract, GER aid from authorities and "Konrad Adenauer Stiftung" to UZB. (RVI, DLR Berlin)

WORLD RADIO NETWORK Here are details of bc relay via WRN - World Radio Network -:

To Europe via ASTRA 1B satellite, 19,2 degr East, channel 22 on MTV Europe TV, video 11538 GHz, audio subcarrier 7,38 MHz vertical polarization. Glenn Hauser's "World of Radio" on Sats at 1600-1630 UTC.

To Europe via EUTELSAT II-F1 satellite, 13 degr East, channel 32 on Middle East Broadcasting TV, video 11554 GHz, audio subcarrier 7,74 MHz horizontal polarization.

At present to NoAmerica via AMSC-1 satellite transmission, is closing in December 1994. Channel 23, video 4160 GHz, audio subcarrier 6,2 MHz horizontal polarization. From August 1st replaced to NoAmerica via Galaxy Five satellite, 125 degrees West, video 3820 GHz, transponder 6 of station WTBS, audio subcarrier 6,8 MHz vertical polarization. Reaches 14000 cable stations, 60 mill. subscribers.

RVI Brussels "Brussels Calling" programme in English at 1430 & 1930 UTC. Glenn Hauser's "World of Radio" on Suns at 0230-0300 UTC.

ZAIRE Sudden appearance discovered on Zairen regional radio station Radio Bukavu 6553 kHz, French news bulletins at 0430 & 1630 UTC. National news relay from Kinshasa. Due to rumours in neighbouring Rwanda just more than a coincidence. (RN) Next BCDX news no. 99 will be issued on August 14th, due to SHF - UHF - VHF contest on Bavarian mountains, on weekend August 6/7th:

Saturday August 6th 0700-0930 UTC contact SHF 1240 MHz 0930-1200 UTC contact SHF 2320 MHz Sunday August 7th 0700-0930 UTC contact UHF 432 MHz 0930-1200 UTC contact VHF 144 MHz OP DL4SBK DF5SX Locator JN57AL 1833 m ASL ed vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 99 14 Aug 1994 ______

ARGENTINA Feeder SSB mode service towards SoARG & Antarctica sector. FMe Total 4588 kHz 1600-0200 UTC. 2130-2230 UTC, weekends 1600-2100 UTC: 6622,5 10063 Radio El Mundo 8965 Radio Colon from San Juan 15780 R America, R Continental, R Rivadavia 20276 R Rivadavia, R del Plata. (GH - WWCR)

AUSTRALIA Australian Defense Forces Radio Service from Canberra, involvement in Cambodia and to Somalia, also situated at Butterworth base near Penang, Malaysia. Via 40 kW AUS Navy owned tx at AUS capital territory in USB mode. 0430-0530 & 0930-1030 UTC 18735 kHz. 0000-0100 UTC 13525 kHz. Observed at 1615 UTC on 10848 kHz. (Peter Willars in Contact) To Rwanda test outlets via 60 kW tx at NoWe Cape point from Aug 15th, 1700-1900 UTC expected on these test frequencies 10375,5 10429,5 10458 10650 kHz. (RN)

Radio Australia in touch with the world. To commemorate 50 years of transmission from Shepparton, Radio Australia invites listeners around the world to tell "us" about reception in "your" area. NTA - National Transmission Agency - will confirm your reception report. Picture QSL card show sunrise behind the new Pacific aerial group at Shepparton.

Radio Australia's studio and administrative operations will be moving to brand new Radio complex at "Southbank", situated just outside the Melbourne Central Business District on the bands of Yarra River, located on level four of the complex at Southbank Boulevard, South Melbourne, Victoria. Radio Australia, GPO Box 428G, Melbourne VIC 3001, Australia. New tel. & fax numbers from Aug 12th: Radio AUS all departements switchboard tel +61 - 3 - 626 - 1800, fax -1899, transmission management tel. -1914, fax -1916.

BANGLA DESH Dhaka in Indian sub-continent languages Nepali, Urdu, Hindi, as well as to ME in Arabic and Bengali foreign workers there, left 9548 kHz for new 9650 kHz, in parallel on 13615 kHz, 1315-1730 UTC of course. (GVG 4S7VK Victor via RN)

CHILE Radio Triunfal Evangelica on 5825 kHz, 2300-0200 (winter), and 0000-0300 in summer, because of interference from WEWN Birmingham AL, USA. Verie signer Obispo Fernando Gonzales Segura. (GIB in Contact)

CHINA A Reuters report says that CRI Beijing - China Radio International - announcers are deserting in large numbers. Businesses are offering larger salaries for language experts. Minority languages such as Laotian, Tagalog, Finnish and Bulgarian may disappear due to lack of staff. (HCJB)

CLANDESTINE RADIO STATIONS Organization for Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms for Iran run the radio station "Voice of Human Rights and Freedom". French address: 18 bis, rue Violet, F-75015 Paris, France, and signed by Mina Alborzi. (Liagas Zacharias)

COSTA RICA Anti Castro CUB clandestine radio station "La Voz del CID" is back on the airwaves. Observed in Spanish language from 2130 UTC on 9941,6 kHz, 0430-0705 UTC on 6305,8 kHz. (RVI) Address La Voz del CID, - Rodrigo Diaz, CID Europa, AFINSA Portugal, R Ricardo Jorge 53, Porto 4000, Portugal. (Contact) It is rumoured that the station was financed by the CIA which stopped its funding some months back. Since then airtime has been reduced and it has disappeared in June and July. (HCJB)

FINLAND Radio Finland newscast in Latin(!) are now scheduled Sat 1923 UTC 558 963 6120 9730 9770 11755 15440 kHz to EUR Sat 2253 UTC 11755 13740 kHz to AS/AUS/PAC Sun 0453 UTC 558 963 6120 9655 11755 15440 kHz to EUR Sun 0823 UTC 15445 17800 kHz to AS/AUS/PAC Sun 1353 UTC 11900 15400 kHz to NoAM (GH - World of Radio)

GERMANY Schedule changes of Radio Deutsche Welle Cologne as from Sept 25th. I=Irkutsk N=Novosibirsk T=Trincomalee Z=Samara Zhigulevsk English 0200-0250 7265T 9615T 9815Z 0600-0650 15185T 17820T 21705T 0900-0950 11715T 12055I 1600-1650 7305N 1900-1950 11785T 2000-2050 to Europe via Sines-POR 5960 7285 2100-2150 9670T

German 1000-1400 7340N 1400-1800 7315Z 2200-0000 7340N Japan 1100-1130 5925I Chinese 1200-1320 7390N Indon 2230-2320 9815N Bengali 0100-0150 9815N Ur Hi 1430-1600 7305N Pashtu/Dari 0800-0850 17675Z Persian 1000-1050 15525Z

French 1500-1530 6040 7130 Portuguese 2230-2320 5965 6160 7235 7260 Greek 1200-1250 11825 15185 Swedish 1000-1030 6040 7150 Dutch 1400-1430 6040 7130 Danish 1530, Norw 1600-1630 6040 7110 Italian 2230-2300 6115 7285 (DW direct)

GUAM KTWR Guam has left 12025 for 11580 kHz with clear signal at 1500-1800 UTC in English. (Derek Houghton in Contact)

HONDURAS Radio Emanuel at Ocotepeque now on SW 4960,4 kHz. (HCJB)

INDONESIA RRI Medan observed on new 9745 kHz at 0430-0800 UTC, beware of usual RRI Sorong on nominal 9743 kHz. (May one of the new (Marconi?) SW txs, which expected to be installed in a large expanding programme on some Indonesian islands, ed.) (GVG 4S7VK)

ITALY RAI Rome English sked eff until Sept 25th: 0050-0110 UTC 9725 11800 kHz NoAM 0425-0440 5990 7275 EUR/Medit 1935-1955 7275 9575 EUR 2025-2045 7235 9710 11800 EUR/Medit 2200-2225 9710 11800 15330 Jap/AS/AUS (BBCMS)

KAZAKHSTAN Radio Alma Ata (Almaty) evening English transmissions are 1700-1730 UTC 3955 5035 5260 5960 5970 6010 9505 15155 15215 15250 15270 15285 15315 15360 17605 17715 17765 kHz 1830-1900 UTC 3955 5035 5260 5960 5970 9505 15155 15215 15270 15360 15385 17605 17715 17730 17765 17910 21490 kHz. There may still be others! (DH in Contact, AMID)

LESOTHO BBC Lesotho address, T P Hardcastle, c/o British High Commission, POBox 521, Maseru, Lesotho. (Contact)

LITHUANIA Laisvoji Banga (The Free Wave) took over MW 1557 kHz in Vilnius on May 27th, from the Russian language Mayak station. in Lithuanian 0400-2100 UTC. Address: Laisvoji Banga, Naugarduko 91, 2006 Vilnius, Lithuania. Tel/fax +1 - 22 - 263 836. MOROCCO RTM Rabat in English Suns 1400-1500 UTC on 17595 kHz. Sign on varies slightly depending on whether news in French is broadcast. (DH)

NETHERLANDS Arabic service of Radio Nederland Wereldomroep ceased transmissions to ME as from Sat Aug 6th. (RN)

NEW ZEALAND Radio Reading Service is soon to increase to 1 kW and start transmissions on new 5960 kHz. Transmissions will be in USB mode full carrier. Sun-Thur 2030-0600 5960 7290, Mon-Fri 0600-1000 3935 kHz. Weekends are Fri 2030-0500 Sat, 5960 7290, Sun 0600-0900 3935 kHz. Reports to Mr. Bryan Stokoe, QSL Manager, Radio Reading Service, POBox 360, Levin 5500, New Zealand. (HCJB)

OMAN In addition to the BBC Thailand farm, BBC London wants to relocate its transmitter relay on Oman's Masirah island, to improve its other path into the sub- continent. Masirah is what BBC WS calls "rather underpowered". It only has four 100 kW SW txs, feeding "rather poor arrays" which do not focus the beam very well. (c.f. BBC under THAILAND) (Int BC Magazine)

PALAU KHBN additional tx on 9965 kHz is on the air, but schedule not settled. David Laufer, Public Relations officer at High Adventure Ministries says "... we are still working on a schedule for the Voice of Hope, India station (9965 kHz). However since we have not yet been able to locate a qualified on-air minister who speaks any of the major Indian or SoEaAsian languages, most of the station identification and other live radio are in English." (DH in Contact)

POLAND Polish Radio Warsaw have changed the times of some of their programmes including listener participation features. DX Club can be heard as follows: Tue 1930, Wed 1700, Thurs 1200 UTC. Postbag is aired in the following transmissions Fri 1930, Sat 1700, Sun 1200 & 1500 UTC. (John Ross in Contact)

PORTUGAL Paris based religious radio station "Voice of Orthodoxy" in Russian language programme via DW Sines-POR tx, 9670 kHz 1000-1030 UTC Suns only, 250 kW. (AMID)

RUSSIA The Russian Ministry of Communications now allows radio amateurs to operate portable without the special arrangements they used to need. They can use their own call-sign over a club or friend's station. Larry UA6HZ and the Union of Amateurs of Russia persuaded the authorities to relax regulations. (Contact)

R Bumerang is the new name for Radio Rezonans. The 2500 kW LW tx at Taldom is now off- air due to high running costs. (Contact)

New private radio station "Radio Baltica" usually in Russian on 12070 kHz, has English language section at 1100-1200 UTC, from Aug 13th to Sept 10th only. Will issue QSL card against reception reports. (RN)

SLOVAKIA The MW frequency of Kosice Cizatice 1521 kHz has been offered to the Voice of America as it has proved too expensive for a private operator. Cost quoted is 27 $ a minute. (GH - World of Radio)

SOUTH AFRICA Voice of America is now using tropical band frequencies via Meyerton-RSA tx site: 3970 kHz 1600-1700 UTC Sat & Sun. 4985 kHz 1800-1900 UTC Mon-Fri. (RN)

SWAZILAND TWR - Trans World Radio - Manzini, Swaziland, S94 season changes, from Sept 4th - Nov 1st (c.f. BC-DX no. 83): NEW 9500 kHz 100 kW 005 degrees, 0600-0735 (-0805 M-F) in English. English 0430-0500 UTC 3200 replacing 6070 kHz. German now 0400-0430 UTC on both(!) frequencies 3200 & 5055 kHz. In Lomwe language at 0400-0415 UTC 6100 replacing 4775 kHz. Swahili 0300-0330 (-0345 Sats) UTC 6050 kHz (x6025). (TWR direct)

THAILAND Voice of America in English via relay Udorn: 0100-0300 UTC 11635 11725 kHz. 1230-1400 11805. 1400-1800 7215. (GH - WWCR)

The BBC London is planning to built a four tx relay station in Thailand with a primary target area of the most populated parts of the Indian sub-continent, and the more populated areas of Asia, including China. Uncertainty over the future of Hong Kong, which reverts to Chinese rule in 1997, is probably another factor. BBC's Thai tx will be sited near Nakhon Sawan, 250 km north of Bangkok, and will comprise four 250 kW txs, feeding 14 curtain array antennas. The curtains will describe two wide 60 degree arcs providing coverage about the bearings 280 degrees plus and minus, and 45 degrees plus and minus, beaming into Indian sub- continent and Asia respectively. Up to three channels will be bc at certain times of the day, with English and a vernacular stream going into the sub-continent, and a Mandarin Chinese stream going to China. (Int BC Magazine)

VIETNAM R Hanoi in Vietnamese, 2200-1700 UTC, 1st progr v5923,8 & v10058,9 kHz. 2nd progr v4959,7 & v12035 kHz. Hanoi Hmong service at 2230-2330, 0430-0600, 1100-1330 UTC on v5032,8 & v6165,8 kHz. (GH - WWCR)

USA Radio station WSHB Cypress Creek is silent from Aug 8th to 13th, due of assembling new curtain antennas.

World Voice of Historic via WCSN announced schedule is 0000(Sun 2330)- 0200 UTC 9855 kHz, Sat 1200-1445 UTC 11745 kHz, 1500(Sat 1450)-1700 (Sun -1730) 15665 kHz, Wed 2230-2400 UTC 9855 kHz. (DH in Contact)

Voice of America plans decided close down of Bethany SW tx station end of September. Cut Greenville site by 50%. (GH - WWCR) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 100 21 Aug 1994 ______

CHINA R Beijing on new frequencies: 2000 UTC Chinese 7125 kHz, /./ 7660 11445. Arabic 2100-2155 UTC 7260 kHz. (Bob Padula)

CLANDESTINE RADIO STATIONS Khmer Rouge radio station "Voice of the Friends of Great Unity of Cambodia" has changed its name to "Radio of the Provisional Government of National Union and National Salvation of Cambodia". 5408 kHz at 1200-1400 UTC, 2300-0200 UTC. All transmissions in Cambodian, English inserts dropped now. (AWR KSDA Guam)

Radio Message of Freedom is now heard on 7000 (x7090) kHz at 0145-0315 & 0730-0830 UTC. They are no longer heard at 1400 UTC. An address of G.P.O. Box 875, University Town, Peshawar, Pakistan is announced. (BBCMS)

COSTA RICA Radio for Peace International from Ciudad Colon observed here around 2100- 2200 UTC on 15030 kHz. Reappeared also on 22 m band 13740 kHz in /./ 21467,1 kHz, beware of co-channel VoA on 13740 kHz at 1630-1700 & 0100-0200 UTC. Frequency schedule 7385 kHz 0000-0800 UTC 9400 kHz 24 h USB mode 15030 kHz 24 h 21465 kHz 1200-2400 UTC USB mode (AWR KSDA Guam)

AWR Latin America reactivated 5030 kHz before 2400 UTC. Radio Reloj reappeared on 4831,5 and 6005,5 kHz. (WB, GH - WWCR, Henrik Klemetz)

CROATIA Croatian Radio Zagreb noted on 4769,6 kHz at 1900-0644 UTC, in /./ to MW 1125 and SW 5894,6 kHz. This is actually an intermodulation mixing product at tx site Zagreb Deanovec, 5894,6 minus 1125 = 4769,6 kHz. (AWR, WB)

CZECH REPUBLIC Radio Metropolis plans to transmit in the 31, 41, and 49 m bands. They would transmit to Eastern EUR in Czech, English & German, to NoAM in German & English, and in Czech & English to SoAM. Two 40 kW txs at Podebrady are to be used and the station wants to promote the image of the Czech Republic and focus on the role of Czech companies, businessmen and capital in the world context. (NASWA)

ECUADOR R Federacion Shuar, Sucuam moved to reserve channel 5980 kHz, x4960,9 kHz. (Henrik Klemetz) Lovely Andean music from HCJB Quito Ecuador in Spanish can be heard on 15140 kHz around 2000-2400 UTC (registered 1500-0500 UTC), /./ 11960 kHz 2030-0500 UTC. (WB)

GERMANY AFN and BFBS Berlin have now both closed, as well as Russian army radio station Radio Volga via LW Burg 261 kHz. This unit was in use by the Russian Forces since 1945. However MW AFN Frankfurt 873 kHz at Weisskirchen NW of Frankfurt has got a brand new 150 kW tx and engineers are working on the ground plane for better coverage. Three mast installation located next to the super highway Autobahn Frankfurt to Kassel.

Since August 1st German satellite radio programme RadioRopa is relayed via LW Burg 261 kHz. Due to antenna refurbishing work at Burg station during daytime, approx. only 1615-2115 UTC via 200 kW unit at Burg, but during daytime via very old ancient pre-war reserve unit Telefunken tx at Koenigs Wusterhausen, limited to poor 100 kW and adventurous terrible modulation quality. /./ via SW relay Litomysl Oborova 5980 kHz 0300-1700 UTC, then 1700-2300 UTC down on 5975 kHz. (RNMN, WB)

GUAM Complete new AWR schedule as published in BCDX no. 95 and 98 comming into effect on Monday, August 15th. English DX programme "DX Asiawaves" now acc following schedule Sat 1415 UTC 9370 kHz 1500 UTC 9370 kHz 2300 UTC 11980 kHz Sun 1500 UTC 9370 kHz 2315 UTC 11980 kHz. (AWR KSDA Guam) GUIANA-French / SWITZERLAND Swiss Radio International Berne has started using new combined ALISS tx and antenna system at the relay station at Montsinery, French Guiana. CeAM/NoAM 0030-0315 UTC 13635 kHz, NoWeAM 0330-0530 UTC 11620 kHz, AUS/NZL/PAC 0830-1045 UTC 11640 kHz, AF 2000-2100 UTC 9770 kHz, SoAM 2215-2400 UTC 11650 kHz. English is at 0100 0400 0900 2000, with the 0400 UTC bc being a full hour including the magazine programmes normally carried on satellite only. (GH - WWCR)

HUNGARY Radio Budapest on 3960 kHz at 0400-0600 UTC, in Romanian, Croatian, Slovak, Serbian language. /./ 5970, 7220 kHz. (WB)

IRAQ R Baghdad International widely reported on 13780 kHz at 0900-1150 UTC in Arabic with English inserts. Could also be monitored at 2210 UTC on yesterday Friday night. Co-channel QRM to Radio Deutsche Welle. Former frequencies 15180 & 17740 kHz not heard. (WB, RVI)

PERU R Satellite, Santa Cruz, for one week on 4781 kHz, now returned to regular 6726,6 kHz. Brand new station R La Voz del Naranjo at 2330 UTC on 4300,4 kHz, a lot of local messages to Cajamarca departemento. New station R Suramerica (Sudamerica Radio) from Cutervo on 5521,5 kHz, more stations there: 5614 kHz R Ilucan, Cutervo, and 5660,5 kHz La Voz del Cutervo. New station from Cusco department around 2400 UTC, R Municipal del Paruro on 5305,2 kHz. Reactivated R Vision 2000 (Dos Mil) Bambamarca, Cajamarca, 5131 kHz. From Huancabamba: La Voz de Huancabamba 6070,2 kHz, R Cantinela 6544,7 kHz. La Voz del Tropico, Huatiaro?, now on 5929,5 kHz. (Henrik Klemetz)

PORTUGAL Radio Portugal DX programme in English noted with a new host, Eric Burns. He said the DX programme would now be weekly on Fridays, instead of every three weeks. During DST: Fris 1445 UTC 21515 kHz. 1915 UTC 9780 9815 11975 15515, and via ASTRA Satellite. Sats 0145 UTC 9570 & 9705 kHz. (GH - WWCR)

RUSSIA To mark 3rd anniversary of R Baltika, St. Petersburg, 684 kHz from the Olgino tx site, and 30th anniversary of State Enterprise of Broadcasting and Radio Communications No.2 via Popovka tx site, two special programmes in English language on 12070 kHz have been announced, at 1100-1200 UTC, but on Aug 13th and Sept 10th only!

Popovka tx G.C. 30.42E 59.39N. 17 x 200 kW SW txs., LW 2 x 2000 kW (1000 kW each in use), MW 1 x 2000 kW (1200 kW in use), 1 x 1000 kW.

SWL can call the studio during the broadcast via tel. +7 - 812 - 234 - 9433. Send in your reception report, QSL card against two IRC's return postage via: GPR-2 Verification QSL service, ul. Akademika Pavlova 13A, St. Petersburg 197376, Russia.

The State Enterprise of BC and Radio Communications No. 2 (GPR-2), based in St. Petersburg, is planning to its own Radio Relay Service, destinated for retranslating satellite and taped programmes for various international radio stations, public and religious organizations, private persons. Broadcasting facilities of the GPR-2 are able to cover the regions of Middle East, Africa and Europe with 10, 20, 100, 200, 400, and 800 kW transmitting power in the SW bands. On the MW via super power site Bolschakovo G.C. 21.43E 54.54N, built in 1974, south of Sovetsk, in Kaliningrad enclave, for transmitting power 150, 1000, and 2000 kW the European region is available. (Radio Moscow relay MW 1386 kHz 1200 kW at present).

(HCJB)

SINGAPORE Tamil progr of SBC "R Olikkalanjiam" could be monitored here in EUR at 2200- 2300 UTC on 7170 kHz. (AMID)

SOUTH AFRICA Channel Africa, formerly Radio RSA, has the following SW facilities at Meyerton: 3 txs @ 500 kW, 4 txs @ 250 kW, 4 txs @ 100 kW, 58 antennas curtains in multiple configurations. (AWR - Dr.A.M.Peterson) Now used for foreign bc relay of BBC, VoA, and Deutsche Welle also.

SUDAN R Omdurman observed (Fris only?) after 2200 UTC on new 9200 (x9165) kHz. Various programmes incl. ext. sce at 1600-1800 UTC, nominal at 1245-2200 UTC acc. to WRTH. (WB)

THAILAND Radio Thailand Bangkok in English observed here at 1900-2000 UTC on 9655 kHz. (WB)

USA Popular Communication mentions an application has been filed to construct a new SW station in Brentwood, NY state with a power of 55 kW. No details are quoted. (Michael Murray) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 101 28 Aug 1994 ______

ANGOLA RNA Luanda observed on 3374,94 & 4950,03 kHz. (Martin Elbe DD9MW)

AUSTRALIA ADFR - Australian Defence Forces Radio Service - in USB mode at 0430-0630 UTC on 18735 kHz. (Christoph Ratzer OE2CRM)

COSTA RICA Radio station TIFC Faro del Caribe listed with 500 watts, has been very strong since mid July, supposed to be on the air with 10 kW on 9644,7 kHz at around 0530-0700 UTC. Has some spurs on 9538,1 & 9751,3 kHz, 106,6 kHz away. (Andy Berry via GH - WWCR)

GUAM AWR KSDA Guam now on 9370 kHz replacing 7455 kHz, English 1500-1700 UTC. (WB)

INDIA Despite printed AIR magazine "India Calling" is always three months behind the reality, publishing right AIR SW operational schedule, AIR on 13700 kHz has been monitored on its ME service: 0215 UTC Pushtu, 0300-0345 UTC Dari, /./ 9910, 11910 kHz. 0400 UTC Persian, 0430-0530 UTC AR, /./ 11730, 15050 kHz. (WB)

ISRAEL KOL Israel Radio SW frequencies, schedule S94, 28 Aug 94 - 31 March 95

English 0500-0515 UTC NoAM WeEUR 9.435, 7.465, AUS/NZL 17.545 1100-1130 UTC WeEUR 17.575, 15.640, AUS/NZL 15.650 1400-1425 UTC NoAM WeEUR (Sun-Thur) 15.640 AUS/NZL 15.650 2000-2030 UTC NoAM WeEUR 11.603, 9.435, 7.465 EaEUR WeNoAM 7.405 AF 17.575 2230-2300 UTC NoAM WeEUR 11.603, 9.435, 7.465 WeNoAM EaEUR 7.405 LatAM 15.640, 9.435

KOL Israel Hebrew Home sce relay (RESHET BETH) 0400-1800 UTC 15.615 0400-2000 UTC 13.755 0400-0800 UTC 11.590 0800-1700 UTC 17.545 1700-2300 UTC 11.585 1800-2300 UTC 9.388 1800-0800 UTC 7.490 (4X1BD 17 Aug 94)

KAZAKHSTAN R Alma Ata in E now at 1730-1800 UTC, is still on 3955 kHz, /./ 5035 5260 5960 5970 6010(Balashika near Moscow) 15155 15215 15250 15270 15285 15315 15360 17605 17715 17765 kHz. (AC via RN)

NETHERLANDS From August 31th, Radio FM at present via PTT Lopik MW 1224 kHz 10 kW, will move operation to ship MV Communicator outlet in Ijssel sea with 22 kW of power. /./ at present Rotterdam 828 kHz 2 kW to be increased to 5 kW, south Holland outlet in province Limburg 1035 kHz, 2 kW. (RN, RadioRopa Info DX Report)

NEW ZEALAND Radio Reading Service Levin now on 5960 kHz also, /./ 7290 kHz at Sun-Fri 2130 - Mon-Sat 0500 UTC. (AC via RN)

PHILIPPINES Radio Liberty in Russian using VoA relay Philippines to Eastern Russia, 0700-1100 UTC 11860 kHz, 2000-2200 UTC 7230 kHz. (RN)

ROMANIA Radio Bucharest in Romanian to EUR, 0915-1015 UTC Suns only on 9570, 9665, and on new 11775 & 11810 kHZ. (WB)

RUSSIA/UKRAINE Lack of money and main power on Russian and Ukrainian SW services. Obviously switched off a few of its usual powerful outlets. One of the most powerful CIS tx sites at Crimea, near Yevpatoriya listed as Simferopol, is silent now. Used for R Moscow 9765 11760 11805 15290, and for R UKR Int Kiev on 9685 9860 15135 15260 21800 kHz. Also MW 927 & 1331 kHz are silent. Radio Yunost (Youth) and Radio Odin (One), usually scheduled at 0200-2100 UTC shortened too. Subsequently Radio Odine bc via tropical band 4055 kHz is replaced by Radio Moscow World Service on remaining hours. (Olle Alm via RN, RadioRopa Info DX Report)

SAUDI ARABIA Tentative BSKSA Riyadh 2nd programme in Arabic, ID like "...min Duba" observed around 0900-1100 UTC on 11820 kHz. (WB)

SUDAN SNBC Omdurman in Arabic sign on with National Anthem at 0259 UTC on usual 7200 kHz, as well as on new 9200 kHz (x9165). (AMID - German AGDX Monitoring and Information Service)

THAILAND Radio Thailand set up its feeder line from Bangkok to Udorn at Voice of America SW relay site from Aug 11th. At Udorn seven 500 kW SW txs and 25 curtain arrays have been built. English schedule of Radio Thailand 0000-0030 UTC 9690 kHz SoAF 11845 kHz SoAS 0030-0100 15370 EaNoAM 11845 SoAS 0300-0330 15370 WeNoAM 1900-1930 9700 EUR/Scandinavia 2030-2045 9700 EUR/GB (RN, DX Actuell DeutschlandRadio Berlin)

15370 kHz 0100-0200 Thai EaNoAM, 0330-0430 Thai WeNoAM 7245 kHz 1100 Vietn, 1115-1130 Khmer. 6040 kHz 1130 Lao, 1145-1200 Burmese. 11805 kHz 1200 Malay, 1215-1230 Indonesian, 1300-1315 Japanese. 11845 kHz 1315 Chinese, 1330-1400 Thai to foreign workers in Taiwan & Japan. 9690 kHz 1800-1900 Thai to foreign workers in ME/Saudi Arabia. 9700 kHz 2000 German, 2015 F, 2030 E, 2045-2115 Thai to bussiness people in EUR. (VoA frequ planning dept, via Dan Ferguson via HCJB DXPL)

UAE UAE Radio Dubai starting at 0215 UTC (WRTH 0230) on 11945 & 13675 kHz. (WB)

USA WWCR Nashville is testing its 3rd tx on 9475 kHz around 1100-1500 UTC, but observed on 12160 kHz again. 2nd tx now on 5890 kHz replacing 5810 kHz at 1100-1500 UTC, same change should be happen at 0200-1000 UTC from end of August. Subsequently Glenn Hauser's "World of Radio" Suns 0600 UTC will then on 5890 kHz. (GH - WWCR)

YEMEN Sanaa sign on with National Anthem at 0300 UTC on 9779,77 kHz, as well as on strange intermodulation product 9068,77 kHz. Separation between the two frequencies 711 kHz, tx site Sanaa Mocha is also bc on MW 711 kHz. (Brian Alexander via HCJB) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX.#BW.DEU.EU via DB0LX

BC-DX 102 29 Aug 1994 ______

BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA "Serbian Republic of Bosnia Hercegovina" radio programme via Radio YUG facilities at Bijeljina in Bosnia Hercegovina in Serbian language: 0100-0130 UTC 11870 kHz to NoAM, 1730-1800 UTC 9505 kHz, 2200-2230 UTC 7265 kHz, both to EUR?. (BBCMS via GH - WWCR)

BULGARIA Radio Bulgaria - DX Programme in English

Day Time UTC Freq. kHz Target Area Friday 19.45 9700 11720 W.Europe 23.30 9700 11720 N.America Repeated: Sunday 21.45 9700 11720 W.Europe 11645 N.America Monday 04.15 9700 11720 N.America 12.45 17625 Australia 14.45 15460 17705 Asia,Japan DX Editor: Dimiter Petrov, LZ1AF Ass. editor: Pavel Yordanov, in charge of BC tips 73&DX de Darina, LZ1DD @LZ0BBS.#SOF.BGR.EU

CHINA CRI Beijing in English at 1200 UTC 15210 replacing winter frequency of 9655 kHz. (GH - WWCR)

CLANDESTINE RADIO STATIONS "A Voz de Renamo", Mozambique National Resistance radio station monitored again since July 18th. (0400-?) 0500 UTC 6145 kHz, 1045 UTC 9900 kHz, 1600 UTC 5180 kHz. (BBCMS via GH - WWCR)

Spurious radiation of "Voice of the National Salvation", bc in Korean language from South to North Korea. At 0510 UTC nominal on 4450 kHz, monitored on 3rd hx 13350 kHz. (Japanese DXer via GH - WWCR)

GERMANY/MONACO Kontest am 3. September. 800. DX-Sendung im Evangeliums-Rundfunk (ERF - TWR Wetzlar via TWR Monaco). Der ERF strahlt am 3. September, 0730-0745 UTC seine 800. DX Sendung aus. SW Monaco 6230 und 7160 kHz. Es wird ein Wettbewerb veranstaltet und Pausenzeichen von fuenf Radiostationen vorgestellt. Schreiben Sie die fuenf zugehoerigen Sendernamen auf eine Postkarte an den ERF, man hat die Chance einen von fuenf Preisen zu gewinnen. Erster Preis ist ein ERF Weltempfaenger. Zur Teilnahme genuegt das Einsenden der Postkarte an ERF-DX-, Pf. 1444, D-35573 Wetzlar. (ERF - TWR Monaco German DX px)

HUNGARY Summer schedule changes of Radio Budapest 0300 Russian 3955 5970 7150 0330 Ukrainian 3975 6125 0400-0600 Romanian Croatian Slovak Serbian, all on 3960 7220 0900-1000 (-1100 Suns) Hungarian to AUS/NZL/PAC 11910 15160 17770 1430-1500 Russian 3955 6010 7125 1530-1630 Rom Cr 3955 5970 7220 1600-1630 Ukrainian 3975 6125 1630-1700 Slovak 3955 5970 7255 1700-1800 Suns only German 5905 7220 11910 1700-1730 Serbian 3955 9835, and 5905 Mon-Sat / 5970 Suns only. (AMID - German AGDX Monitoring and Information Service)

KAZAKHSTAN/RUSSIA Radio Almaty (Alma Ata) via Russia relay Balashika near Moscow observed again on 21490 kHz around 1800-1900 UTC. In WRTH scheduled 1500-2000 UTC for this QRG. Other Balashika relay outlets for Radio Almaty are 6010 kHz 0600-1800 UTC, 9690 kHz 0000-1500 UTC. (Dieter Leupold via DX Actuell DeutschlandRadio Berlin)

ROMANIA Radio ROMANIA schedule, schedule valid from May 2nd, 1994: EUR 13.00-14.00 17720 15365 11940 19.00-20.00 11940 11810 9750 9690 21.00-22.00 11940 9750 9690 7225

NoAM 02.00-03.00 11940 11830 9570 9510 6155 04.00-04.30 11940 11830 9570 9510 6155

PAC 06.45-07.15 17805 17720 15335 15250 11775

AS 14.30-15.30 17720 15335 11775 AF 05.30-06.00 17790 15380 15340 11810 17.30-18.00 17805 15365 15340 11830 EUR 06.32-06.41 11810 9665 9550 7225

Radio Romania International, English Departement, 60-62 General Berthelot Str. or P.O. Box 111 Bucharest Romania FAX 401 312 92 62 (OK1VCB @ OK0NF.TCH.EU)

USA Offical US special radio station "Radio Marti" in Spanish to Cuba observed on additional frequencies: 2300-0000 UTC on 11950 kHz, 0000-0200 UTC on 11910 kHz. (GH - WWCR)

WVHA - "World Voice of Historic Adventism" since Jan 17th, 1994, via WCSN Scotts Corner in Maine: 0000 (Sun 2330, Wed 2230) -0200 UTC 9855 kHz. Sat 1200-1445 UTC 11745 kHz. 1500 (Sat 1450) -1700 (Sun -1730) UTC on 15665 kHz. Addr: Prophecy Countdown, P.O.Box 1844, Mount Dora, FL 32757, U.S.A. (BBCMS via HJB)

Radio station WSHB is to begin installing new antenna master and controlling system from Aug 29th to Sept 2nd. Back on the air full time on Sept 2nd, at 2000 UTC. Programmes replaced by using WCSN Maine instead, one week until Sept 2nd. 0200-0700 UTC 5850 kHz 0700 9840 0900 7395 1000 7465 1100 7395 1200-1400 UTC 7465 kHz.

For one week from Sept 2nd, WSHB testing very new 4 by 4 dipole curtain antenna to Africa target. Test programmes containing station ID's, 1 kHz test tone, and Gershwin music. Test frequencies for 24 h operation may either 9975 or 15745 kHz. Test schedule: 5850 0800-2200 6000 0700-1700 6180 1200-1300 7315 1300-2200 7395 1200-2400 7535 1400-2400 9370 0000-1000 9750 0700-1300 11580 0700-1100 11695 1900-2400 12160 0200-2000 13625 0000-1000 13760 0000-1600 13845 0200-1100 15105 0600-1200 15610 0700-1700 15665 2200-1200 17510 0800-1400 17555 0000-0800 17612,5 0000-1800 21460 2000-1700 21640 2000-0500 & 1400-1600 21780 1300-0700 (HCJB DXPL via HJB) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX @DB0LX.#BW.DEU.EU

BC-DX 103 04 Sep 1994 ______

ARMENIA Religious radio programme "Missionswerk Mitternachtsruf" via Radio Intercontinental / Radio Karanov in Armenia observed also at 2015-2045 UTC on 15630 kHz in German. (Rumen Pankov-BUL) (Not confirmed by ed, I hear nothing)

BANGLA DESH Dhaka in English at 1745-1815 UTC on 7190 & 9647 (x9688) kHz. (Rumen Pankov-BUL)

BELARUS Radio Belarus, Minsk, 1st home sce at 0900 UTC on new 7145 kHz, /./ with 6115 7140 7210 kHz. (Rumen Pankov-BUL)

BELGIUM New RVI - Radio Vlaanderen International - Brussels winter operational schedule, from 25 Sept 1994 to 25 March 1995. Information has been taken via air from various RVI programme sources, not from printed schedule! Some items concerning French and German frequency usage conflict each other.

Weekdays 0500-0700 1512 5985 SoEUR, 11640 AF 0700-0800 1512 5985 SoEUR, 9925 AUS/PAC 0800-0830 6035 9925 EUR, 15545? French to AF 0830-1000 6035 9905 9925 EUR 1000-1200 6035 EUR, 15510 17595 AF 1200-1300 6035 9925 EUR, 17595 (-1230 AF) 1300-1500 11675 AM single SW frequency only, no outlet to East Asia due to poor propagation conditions. 1500-1700 no SW outlet, on MW 1512 and Satellite coverage only. Sats 1500-1700 Sport only, 5980 kHz (conflicts with RadioRopa Litomysl-CZ?) 1700-1800 5910 SoEUR, 9925 ME/EaAF, 11765 AF 1800-1900 1512 5910 SoEUR, 6035 NoEUR, 9925 SwEUR/AF 1900-2100 1512 5910 SoEUR, 9925 SwEUR/AF Wed & Sat 1900-2115 UTC Sport only 9905 SoEUR/AF 2100-2230 1512 5910 SoEUR, 6035 NoEUR 2230-0100 6035 NoAM, 9930 SoAM.

Sunday 0600-0700 1512 5985 SoEUR, 11640 AF 0700-0800 1512 5985 SoEUR, 9925 AUS/PAC 0800-1000 6035 9925 EUR, 17595 AF 1000-1200 6035 EUR, 15510 17595 AF 1200-1300 6035 9925 EUR, 17595 AF 1300-1400 11675 AM single SW frequency only, no outlet to East Asia due to poor propagation conditions. 1400-1600 Sport Marathon, 5980 9925 EUR, 17690 AF 1600-1700 Sport Marathon, 5980 9925 EUR, 15510 AF 1700-2130 5910 SoEUR, 9925 ME/EaAF 11765(-1800 ? AF) 2230-0100 6035 NoAM, 9930 SoAM.

English daily 0730, 1330, 1900 UTC. Mon-Sat 1000, 2200 UTC. Tue-Sun 0030 UTC. French daily 0800 (EUR plus 15545 kHz to AF), 1930, 2230 UTC. Mon-Sat 1030, 1430 UTC. Spanish daily 1230 to EUR only, 6035, 9925 kHz, plus 17595 kHz to AF on Suns only. 2130 to EUR & 0000 UTC to AM. German Suns 0830 & Mon-Sat 0930 UTC 6035 9905 9925, but not on 17595 kHz. Daily 1830 UTC on 1512 5910 6035 9925 kHz. (RVI English Radio World, Dutch SW tips Golfgids)

BRAZIL Swiss Radio International via Brasilia relay 0030-0315 UTC 5885 replacing nominal 5905 kHz. (WB)

CLANDESTINE RADIO STATIONS "Voice of Mojahed" in Persian from Iraq to Iran 1720-1750 UTC on new 4460 4725 5445 5485 7000 7060, and some more frequencies.

"Voice of the Human Rights & Freedom for Iran" in Persian from Egypt to Iran is using 9350 11470 & 15145 kHz, all drifting. 0240-0455, 0600-0638, 1630-1825 UTC.

Radio "Irana Kurdistan" in Kurdish from Iraq to Iran is on new 4290 kHz, 0200-0400, 1600-1800 UTC.

"Voice of Iraqi People" in Arabic from ARS to IRQ: 1200-1350 UTC 15683 16085 kHz. 1400- 1900 UTC 7115 9560 kHz. On 16085 kHz jamming is now heard only! (all items from Rumen Pankov-BUL)

COSTA RICA 21465 kHz outlet of Radio for Peace International is off the air, not replaced by lower frequency. At least for comming low sun spot activity cycle. (GH - WWCR)

CUBA RHC in Spanish observed at 0000-0200 UTC on RMI frequency 9955 kHz, punching error instead of nominal 9655 kHz? (GH - WWCR)

ECUADOR Radio Nacional de Ecuador via HCJB facilities, Mon-Fri 1900-1930 UTC 15350 kHz.

Radio HCJB Quito-EQA, Voice of the Andes, schedule changes Sept 1st to Dec 1st, 1994: AR del 1600-1700. New times 1900-2000 UTC 15270 17790 and USB 17490 kHz. New 2130-2200 11835 15270, and USB 17490 & 21455 kHz. Czech 0500-0530 del USB 17490 kHz.

E 0030-0430 12005 replacing 11925 to NoAM. 1100-1600 del 11925 to NoAM. del 1700-1800 & 1900-2000 to EUR, replaced by Arabic. Single frequency 15350 kHz 1700-2000 to EUR. USB 17490 kHz 0700-0930 1000-1030 1200-1600 UTC. USB 21455 kHz 0030-2100 (ex 2200).

F del 0600-0630 UTC to PAC. German add 2300-0000 UTC USB 21455 kHz (ex English). Jap 0430-0500 UTC 11835 kHz replacing 11925 kHz. P 1500-1800 UTC add 15115 kHz (ex 11925 16-18). SP del 15350 kHz 1730-1800 UTC.

Address HCJB Frequency Manager, Casilla 17-17-691, Quito, Ecuador. Fax +593 - 2 - 447 263. Internet "[email protected]". (direct)

New programme schedule get started at the beginning of the week. DX Party Line now Sat 0709 to EUR, 1009 to SoPAC, 1709 UTC to EUR on a different frequency of 15350 kHz. Sun 0109 to NoAM, 0509 UTC to WeNoAM (no 0039 & 0239 UTC anymore). The Latest Catch Wed 0700 to EUR, 0930 to SoPAC, 1800 UTC to EUR on a different frequency of 15350 kHz. Thur 0200 to NoAM, 0600 UTC to WeNoAM. HAM Radio Today now 30 mins later. Spring schedule for Ham Radio Today show 0800, 1030, 1700, and Thur 0100, 0330, 0530 UTC. Delete 1930 & 2100 UTC. (HCJB DXPL)

ETHIOPIA/GABON Radio Freedom (& Liberty) in Kinyarwanda to Rwanda at 0430-0530 UTC via ETLF Adis Ababa 9560 kHz 100 kW, and 1700-1800 UTC via Radio Africa No. One from Moyabi Gabon on 9790 kHz 500 kW. Sponsored by a Belgium based Rwandese exile organization. (DeutschlandRadio Berlin, ORF)

GEORGIA Unidentified regional service observed on 7108 kHz at 0330-0430 & 1200-1400 UTC. Weak heard with Caucasian language and music. Must be Abkhaz Radio tx in Georgia. (Rumen Pankov-BUL) Regional services from either Sukhumi or Batumi. Batumi is scheduled 0500-0700, 1210- 1400 UTC, also /./ on 693 & 1422 kHz. (ed)

ISRAEL Kol Israel SW schedule changes from Aug 28, to March 31, 1995: Hebrew 0400-2000 UTC 13755 15615 kHz. 1800-0800 UTC 7490 kHz. English 0500 & F 0515-0530 7465 replacing 11605. New E 2000 & F 2030-2100 7405 & 7465 replacing 11675 & 15640. F 2130, SP 2200, E 2230-2300 new 7405 & 15640, replacing 11675 & 17575. Russian, Tatar, Georgian, Bucharian 1400-1700 UTC 11587 & 11685 kHz, replacing 15640 & 15650 kHz. 1830-1955 UTC 7465 kHz replacing 15640. 2100-2125 UTC 7405 kHz replacing 11675 kHz. Persian Sat-Thur 1500-1555 UTC 11587 11603 15640 kHz. Fris only 1400-1430 UTC 11587 11603 11675 15640 kHz. Yiddish 1700-1725, Romanian 1725-1745 & Hungarian 1745-1800 7465 (x15640). Easy Hebrew 1725-1745, Ladino 1745-1800, Romanian 1830-1845 & Spanish 1845-1900 11685 replacing 11675 kHz. Yiddish 1700-1725 add 11587 kHz. Yemenite on Tues 1330-1355 UTC on 15650 kHz. (Kol Israel)

JAPAN Most popular overseas Japanese programmes, elected by Japanese SW listeners in a poll: first - R Beijing, second - R Korea International, third - Deutsche Welle Cologne Germany. (R Japan Media RoundUp)

PITCAIRN ISLAND Bill Haigh work as radio operator on Pitcairn Island. The island is well equipped with communications gear, including a satellite station. Radio transmissions are made daily on 18406 and 23160 kHz at 1800 & 0000 UTC. ZL1BUQ has a sked with VR6KRI on 7080 kHz at 0630 UTC on Tues & Fris. Pitcairn amateur radio is on the air every Fri at 1730 UTC on 21345 kHz. (NZL DX Times via AWR Dr. Adrian Peterson)

RUSSIA AWR Moscow tx relay phased out. Adventist World Radio dropped the usage of the Moscow transmitter on June 12th, and compensated for this with an increase of three hours daily over txs located at Samara Zhigulevsk. Usage of Moscow tx lasted from May 1, 1992, until June 12, 1994, had been on the air from two different sites listed as near Moscow. (AWR - Dr. Adrian M. Peterson)

RUSSIA / GERMANY CIS relays by Radio Deutsche Welle Cologne, tentative schedule as from Sept 2th til March 25th, 1995: German/Russian 0300-2300 693 kHz Moscow, 1188 kHz St. Petersburg Olgino German 1000-1400 7340N 1400-1800 7315S 2200-0000 5925N in Nov-Febr, 7340N in Oct '94 and March '95

English 0200-0250 7355N in Nov-Febr, 9815N in Oct '94 and March '95 0900-0950 9875I in Nov-Febr, 12055I in Oct '94 and March '95

Japanese 1100-1130 5925I Chinese 1200-1320 7390N Urdu, Hindi, English 1430-1650 7305N Indonesian 2230-2320 7315N in Nov-Febr, 9815N in Oct '94 and March '95 Bengali 0100-0150 9815N in Oct, 7355N in Nov '94 til March '95 Pashtu/Dari 0800-0850 17675S Persian 1000-1050 15525S I=Irkutsk Angarsk, N=Novosibirsk Oyash, S=Samara Zhigulevsk RWANDA Cry of help by new Tutsi govt. and UN peace keepers. Appeal to Germany to resume transmissions on Deutsche Welle relay station. Four DW technicians of German nationality are on the relay station again, since August 18th. Fiftheen of former fifty local employees have been engaged again. All technical facilities are intact and in good shape. But plundering occured on all private houses of fifthy Rwandese and four German staff people.

At present DW relay station is bc 11 hours a day on 6055 kHz 20 kW in local languages like Kinyarwanda. A single tx is provided by Diesel generator engine made electricity. Main power electricity isn't available nationwide at present. Relay station may remain in October on a limited basis, using two of four txs only, when main electricity will applied to the station again. (Head of DW Technical Departement, Mr. Peter Saenger interviewed in ORF SW Panorama)

DW Kigali station operational schedule (when Freedom comes back to RRW, hi): 0900-1800 15135 German 1800-2200 9735 German 1800-2200 17860 German 2200-0200 9690 9765 11785 15270 German 0200-0400 11785 German 0400-0600 7185 German

0200-0250 9690 E 0400-0450 6015 E 0900-0950 9565 15410 17800 E 1100-1150 15370 15410 17800 E 1500-1550 7195 9735 11965 E 1900-1950 9670 11865 E 2100-2150 9615 15270 E

0300-0400 6015 7225 9565 Swahili 1000-1050 9735 11785 15410 Swahili 1550-1650 7195 9735 11965 Swahili, and 1650-1750 French

0500-0515 7225 9565 11785 Portuguese, and 0515-0550 French 1200-1300 15410 17800 21705 F, and 1300-1350 Haussa

1800-1850 7265 9560 Haussa 1400-1450 9735 11810 15410 Amharic 2000-2050 7175 9670 Portuguese 0200-0250 9765 11795 Spanish (DW)

RWANDA/ZAIRE Since August 5th, organization "Reporter sans Frontierre" is broadcasting towards Rwandese refugees in Eastern Zaire and within Rwanda. BC languages are Kinyarwanda, Swahili, and French. Radio Hirondelle - Radio Gatashia (F1TAY: Agatachia) - "Swallow brings a happy message" is located on a hill near Bukavu, south of Kivou sea. TXs are originated by Swiss relief organization, SW on 6120 kHz, 1 kW, and FM 92 MHz, 250 watts. At Goma an additional FM tx of 600 watts bc on 95 MHz. 0700-1000 & 1400-1700 UTC. Station bc strictly neutral radio programmes, edited by Swiss and French journalists, translated by Tutsi and Hutu staff. Donated transistor are widely spread amongst refugee people to extend station audience. 200 000 $ project is financed by UN, International Red Cross and other care organizations. (Daniel F1TAY @ F6RAC, RVI, ORF, AMID, Dr. Hansjoerg Biener)

SOUTH AFRICA Deutsche Welle usage of Meyerton-RSA relay: 0600-0700 5980 German 1800-2200 3995 9735 German 0900-0950 9565 E 1100-1150 17800 E, 1200 F, 1300-1350 Haussa 1500-1550 7195 E 1900-1950 11865 E, 2000-2050 Portuguese 2100-2150 9615 E 0300-0400 6015 Swahili 1000-1050 15410 Swahili 1550-1650 7195 Swahili, 1650-1750 F 1800-1850 11720 Haussa 1400-1450 15410 Amharic (DW)

SRI LANKA Deutsche Welle Trincomalee operational schedule until March 25th, 1995: 0600-1000 17845 German 1000-1400 1548 11865 German 1400-1800 9620 German 1700-2000 1548 German 1800-2200 11765 German 2200-0000 9715 German 0000-0200 7225 German

0200-0250 1548 7265 9615 E 0600-0650 17820 21705 E 0900-0950 11715 17820 E 1500-1550 11965 E 1430-1515 1548 7225 Urdu 1515-1600 1548 6170! 7225 Hindi 1600-1650 1548 7225 E 1900-1950 11810 15425 E 2100-2150 9670 11785 E 1100-1130 9640 11825 Jap 1200-1320 9665 Chinese 1330-1420 15415 Indonesian 2230-2320 7120 11735 Indonesian 0100-0150 1548 6055 9615 Beng 0800-0850 17780 21630 Pashto/Dari 1000-1050 17820 21630 Persian 1800-1850 9510 11950 Persian 0700-0750 21560 Arabic/Maghreb 1400-1450 11810 Amharic 1550-1650 11965 Swahili 2000-2050 11810 15105 Portuguese 1700-1750 11785 Turkish (DW)

TURKEY Radiosu Ankara is on the air 0400-1600 UTC on 7370 kHz. T rkyie Police Radiosu Istanbul is on 94,1 MHz only, 0300-1600 UTC. Ankara Meteorology Radio is on the air 0400-0900, 1100-1600 UTC on 6900 kHz. "Anadolu Technik & Industrial High School Radiosu" started on Aug 21 again, with extended bc time. Now Mon-Fri 0600-1300 UTC on SW 7102 kHz, and MW 1200 kHz. The txs are own made. Address: Anadolu Teknik Ve Endustri Meslek Lisesi Deneme Radiosu, Cinarli, TR-35110 Izmir, Turkey. (Rumen Pankov-BUL)

USA Religious radio station KJES Vado observed in Spanish at 2000-2100 UTC on odd 15383,8 kHz (x 15544,7), 110 degrees towards Puerto Rico. Very special seldom heard strange ping-pong echo speech by a male and female announcers. (WB)

WJCR update. A phone call to the station indicates that WJCR near Upton in Kentucky is on the air from only two of its three SW txs. WJCR 1 is programmed in English on 7490 kHz 24 hours daily. And WJCR 2 on 13595 kHz is on the air 12 hours in English and 12 hours in Chinese. All three units are converted RCA AM txs, each rated at 50 kW. Tx WJCR 3 is not currently on the air, because they are focusing on their new TV outreach, which can be viewed via the LeSea facilities in Indianapolis on Galaxy 4 ch 15. Station WJCR has now received reception reports from listeners living in 145 different countries. (AWR - Dr. Adrian Peterson)

On Sept 3rd, third tx of WWCR at 0200-1100 UTC is still on 5810 kHz, scheduled to move to 5890 kHz. 5810 kHz is too far of the "real" 49 m band. (WB, GH - WWCR)

YEMEN Radio txs in Aden were destroyed in recent fighting. (DX'ers Calling Australia) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX @DB0LX.#BW.DEU.EU

BC-DX 104 11 Sep 1994 ______

ANTIGUA Radio Deutsche Welle Antigua relay schedule, from Sept 25th to March 25th, 1995: 0600-1000 9690 German 1200-1400 15285 17765 German 1600-1700 17715 17765 German 2000-2130 17810 German 2000-2255 17810 German 2200-0200 11795 German 0200-0600 6075 German (Beware of other DW outlets at GER & POR on 6075 kHz at 0200-0800 UTC).

0100-0150 6040 E, & 0100-0200 UTC via MW Montserrat 930 kHz. 0300-0350 9650 E 0500-0550 6185 E 0900-0950 6160 E

1100-1130 11945 15205 Spanish 2300-0050 15105 Portuguese 1000-1040 9640 11795 11810 15205 Portuguese 2130-2255 15105 Portuguese 0200-0250 11810 Spanish (DW)

BRAZIL Radio Deutsche Welle Brazilia relay until March 25th, 1995: 2300-0050 11810 kHz Spanish. 0100-0300 6075 9640 kHz German. Both outlets with 2 @ 250 kW txs synchronized. (DW)

GERMANY Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty bc schedule Sept 25th, until March 25th, 1995:

Delete all MW Holzkirchen 720 kHz outlets, i.e. Polish 0500-0700, 2000-2200 UTC. Czech 1400(weekends 1100)-2000 UTC in Czech/Slovak. 2200-2300 Czech.

New MW Holzkirchen 1593 kHz outlet, 150 kW, 1700 & 2100 UTC Serbo Croatian. 1800 Czech, 1900-2100 Slovak language.

Very new Portugal relay at Maxoqueira, 6 @ 500 kW SW txs not used in winter schedule 1994/95 anymore. Station may put in mothballs, ed.

SW frequencies in use: 3970 5955 5970 5985 6025 6050 6095 6105 6115 6135 6170 7115 7135 7145 7155 7165 7180 7190 7200 7220 7245 7255 7265 7275 7285 7295 9505 9510 9520 9540 9555 9565 9575 9595 9600 9625 9640 9660 9670 9680 9685 9695 9705 9710 9725 9750 9770 11725 11770 11815 11835 11855 11875 11885 11895 11905 11915 11970 15115 15130 15215 15250 15290 15340 15370 15380 15445 17725 17750 17760 17805 17835 (RFE/RL direct)

HAWAII KWHR Naalehu Hawaii winter schedule: 2200-0400 UTC 17510 kHz 0400-1600 9930 1600-1800 6120 1800-2000 13625 2000-2200 11980 (GH - WWCR)

KOREA Rep. of RKI - Radio Korea International - Seoul winter schedule from Sept 25th: to EUR 3975 kHz replacing 5965 kHz via Skelton-England. German 2145-2230 UTC, may also valid for English service at 2030-2100, and French 2100-2145 UTC. Via Sackville- CAN 1130-1159 UTC in English 9650 kHz replacing 11715 kHz, DX px on Suns. (DeutschlandRadio Berlin DX Report, GH - WWCR)

MALTA Radio Deutsche Welle Cyclops relay schedule, until March 25th, 1995: 0600-0800 6075 German (DW synchronized on 6075 kHz, using two txs in GER, single in POR, single in MLT, single in ATG, at times of day and night, ed) 1100-1400 9545 German 1400-1900 1557 German 1600-2200 9545 German 2200-0000 1557 German 2200-0000 7140 German 0000-0200 7235 German 0200-0400 7250 9735 German 0400-0600 6075 German

0100-0150 6085 9700 E 0300-0350 6045 E 1600-1650 9525 11795 E

1100-1130 11735 Japanese 1200-1320 11795 13790 Chinese 1330-1420 17825 21650 Indonesian 1430-1600 9525 11795 Urdu Hindi 1800-1850 6130 9640 Persian 0400-0550 1557 6025 7235 Arabic 0700-0750 7270 Arabic 1900-2120 1557 7265 9515 Arabic 0200-0250 6085 Spanish 2300-0050 9700 11865 Spanish 2130-2255 9700 11865 Portuguese 0600-0650 9625 Turkish 1700-1750 6140 9640 Turkish (DW)

MONACO TWR Monaco to EUR, NoAfrica, and Middle East from Sept 25th to March 25th, 1995: Roumoules in France MW & LW site of Radio Monte Carlo 216 kHz 0315-0400 UTC 1467 kHz 0445-0515 1945-2400

Monte Carlo SW & MW site 702 kHz 1830-1900 0740-0945 7110 0830-0915, 1105-1120, 1430-1500 6230 & 7160 0925-1000 7325 1000-1015 9490 1130-1245 7325 1330-1415 7290 1400-1415 11760 1500-1530 9445 1500-1530 7105 1515-1630 9485 1535-1650 5885 1545-1720 7170 1730-1800 9445 1730-1745 5885 1840-1940 5890 2000-2030 7385

Cape Greco MW site 1233 kHz 0230-0335 2040-2145 Lushnje Albania MW site 1395 kHz 1945-2255 (TWR)

NETHERLANDS / RUSSIA / KALININGRAD Due to very poor sun spot activity, Radio Nederland in English will use MW 1386 kHz for European outlet 2130-2330 UTC in its winter schedule Sept 25th to March 25th, 1995. Using super power 2000 kW station Bolshakovo in Russian Kaliningrad enclave. (RN)

PAKISTAN Radio Pakistan World Service in Urdu 0800-1120 UTC, incl. English at 0800- 0820 and 1100-1120 UTC 15675 kHz replacing 21520 kHz. /./ 17900 kHz. (RVI)

PORTUGAL Radio Deutsche Welle Sines relay, until March 25th, 1995: 1200-1600 6075 German 1200-1400 15245 German 1800-2200 6075 German 2200-0200 13780 German 0200-0400 6075 German 0400-0600 7185 German

2000-2050 5960 7285 E to EUR 0100-0150 9670 E 0200-0250 6130 E 0300-0350 9535 E 0600-0650 6100 E 1900-1950 13790 15145 E

0700-0750 9565 Arabic 0700-0730 11810 F 1200-1300 17860 French 1300-1350 17860 Haussa 0200-0250 9565 Spanish 1600-1650 9870 11950 Romanian 1800-1850 9615 11865 Romanian 1700-1750 9615 11950 Bulgarian 2230-2300 7285 Italian 2100-2130 5965 7285 Albanian (DW)

PRIDNESTROVIA Radio Dniestr International Tiraspol 2030-2100 UTC, tx Grigoriopol 11750 kHz replacing 15290 kHz. /./ MW tx 999 & 1467 kHz. Winter frequency may 9620 kHz. English sce on Mons, Weds, and Sats, but observed on UTC Fris! Address: Radio Dniestr International uliza 25th Oktyabrya 45 27800 Tiraspol Pridnestrovje via Russia

Tiraspol is the capital of the Moldavian Republic of Pridnestrovia. Pridnestrovia is the Russian-Ukrainian populated area in the east of Moldova, that has "separated" from Moldova and at least nominally set up its own pro Russian Government. (RN, WB, AMID - German AGDX Monitoring and Information Service)

QATAR QBS Doha in Arabic at 1307-1706 UTC on 17895 kHz. (Gerhard Widera in DLR Berlin DX Report)

RUSSIA / GERMANY CIS relays by Radio Deutsche Welle Cologne, from Sept 25th til March 25th, 1995: Bengali 0100-0150 9815N in Oct, 7355N in Nov '94 to March '95. N=Novosibirsk Oyash (DW)

Radio Moscow in German at 1000-1200 UTC 11690 kHz replacing 17770 kHz in winter schedule from Sept 4th. (DLR Berlin DX Report)

Super power LW st Moscow Taldom 261 kHz is back on the air with 2000 kW since Aug 28th. Sufferred damage by a thunderstorm this summer. (Olle Alm via RN)

RWANDA Since August 18th, new Tutsi govt using DW relay station is bc 11 hours a day on 6055 kHz with 20 kW of power only, in local languages like Kinyarwanda. A single tx is provided by Diesel engine generator made electricity. Main power electricity isn't available nationwide at present. Relay station may remain in October on a limited basis, using one or two of four 250 kW txs only, when main electricity will applied to the station again. (Head of DW Technical Departement, Mr. Peter Saenger interviewed in RNMN)

UKRAINE SW tx site Mykolayiv Kopani is silent for over a month. (Olle Alm via RN)

USA WHRI changes in winter schedule: 2000-1500 UTC 7315 kHz. 13760 kHz until 2200 UTC. 9415 kHz 1800-2000 UTC. 15545 2000-2200 UTC. 11915 kHz 1900-2400 UTC. (GH - WWCR) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX @DB0LX.#BW.DEU.EU

BC-DX 105 18 Sep 1994 ______

ARMENIA Radio Intercontinental on 15400 kHz address is Vardanants 28, no. 34, Yerevan 375070, Armenia. (RNMN)

AUSTRALIA Australian Defence Forces Radio Service to troops serving in Malaysia and Rwanda.

Towards Malaysia via 40 kW AUS Navy owned tx at AUS capital territory: 0100-0200, 0430-0530, and 1000-1100 UTC on 13525 kHz.

To Rwanda in CeAF via 60 kW tx at NoWeCape point in Western AUS: 0800-1000 UTC on either 15606 or 18191,5 kHz. 1400-1600 UTC on either 8743 or 10621,5 kHz. (RNMN)

CLANDESTINE RADIO STATIONS Radio Patria Libre, Colombian revolutionary radio station observed on 6626,2 kHz at 0000 UTC. (GH - WWCR)

CYPRUS CBC Nicosia weekend service in Greek to Western EUR via BBC relay station Zyyi, Fris to Suns 2210-2245 UTC on 6180, 7205, and 9760 kHz. (ORF)

GREAT BRITAIN An exhibition to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the opening of BBC Droitwich tx station, with historical photographic displays and working exhibits of studio equipment from 1930 to 1960, plus wireless sets from the early days of 'Droitwich Calling' is open at the Droitwich Spa Heritage Centre until Oct 8th. Admission free. Phone +44 - 905 - 774312. (John F. Philips, ass. Engineer-in-Charge, 1967-1986)

JAPAN NHK Radio Japan changes in English General Service from Sept 25th: 0100-0200 0300-0400 0500-0600 9565 replacing 9680 kHz. 0700-0800 15335 replacing 15380 kHz via AF1 Moyabi Gabon relay. 1900-2000 11850 replacing 9610 kHz. 2100-2200 11800 replacing 11840 kHz. 2100-2200 2300-2400 9560 9580 11850 (replacing 6185, 9610, 9625) kHz. 2300-0000 6055 replacing 5965 kHz via BBC Skelton England relay. (Radio Japan Media RoundUp)

KOREA Rep. of RKI Seoul Italian service will be discontinued from Oct 1st. On Aug 4th, 1994, a new replacement 250 kW Thomcast tx was commissioned at the Kimje transmitting station to provide improved reception quality in Asia. New 250 kW SW tx made in Switzerland, put into regular service on Sept 1st. 7275 kHz to Asia, 0215- 0400, 0800-1500, and 1600-2245 UTC. During 1993, eleven language services of RKI received more than 35.000 letters, 6195 for English, 4724 for German, and then French with 4364. From Indonesia received 4250 letters, 3437 from Morocco, 1846 from Algeria. (RKI)

NETHERLANDS Radio Nederland in English from Sept 25th to March 25th, 1995: 0030-0125 9840M 11655M 0030-0230 5905D 7305A 0130-0325 9860M 11655M 0330-0425 6015B 6165B 0730-0830 9720B 11895B 0830-1025 9720B 13700I 0930-1125 7260P 9720B 9810I, and except Sats on additional 21505F 1130-1325 6045F 7130F 1330-1530 9895M 13700F 15150M 1530-1625 9895M 15150M 1730-1830 6020M 9605M 11655F 1830-1930 6015F 6020M 9605M 9860F 9895F 15315B 17605B 1930-2025 6020F 9605M 9860F 9895F 11655M 15315B 17605B 2030-2125 9860F 9895F 2330-0125 6020B 6165B

2130-2330 NEW MW 1386 kHz outlet to Europe, via super power tx at Bolshakovo in Kaliningrad Russia enclave. A=Almaty-KAZ B=Bonaire D=Dushanbe-TJK F=Flevoland-HOL I=Irkutsk-RUS M=Madagascar P=Petropavlovsk Kamchatski-RUS

On Sats only at 0930-1125 UTC special outlet to Dutch troops serving UN Peace Keeping on 21505 kHz via Flevoland tx site. (RNMN)

NORWAY Radio Norway International Oslo English language schedule until March 25th, Suns only operation: 0800 15175 AS NZL 1200 11850 AS AUS 15165 AUS 1300 9590 EUR 1800 7120 EUR ME EaSoAF 11930 WeSoAF 1900 5960 EUR 7215 NZL 9590 EUR AF and all over EUR on MW 1314 kHz 600 kW 0000 6115 SoAM 6120 NoAM 0200 9560 NoCeAM 0500 5905 NoAM west (Radio Japan Media RoudUp)

Contrary to schedule given above Radio Norway Oslo out-of-band from Sept 25th: 9480 kHz at 1500 UTC. 5910 kHz at 0000, 0100, 0200, 0400, and 0500 UTC to AM. (GH - WWCR)

RUSSIA Radio Moscow has been rationalizing its foreign and domestic service operation for quite some time now. And in RM Foreign Service schedule change comming on Sept 25th, RM decided to reduce of bc language services and air time. The languages to be dropped are Burmese, Thai, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, and several African languages. Making a total of ten. During the days of RM bc 76 languages, this was reduced to 46 in 1993, and from Sept 25th to 36 foreign languages. (Radio Japan Media RoundUp) RM in German morning service cut by one hour to 1000-1100 UTC operation time only. But no suffering of electricity, a lot of frequencies in parallel are still in use at same time, i.e. 7360, 7390, and 7400 kHz in German language night service. (WB)

SAIPAN Another KHBI Saipan schedule, different to recent George Jacobs outlet. 0000-0400 17555 0000-0600 17865 0400-0800 17780 0600-1000 13615 0800-1200 17555 1000-1200 9430 1000-1800 13625 1200-1400 9425 1400-1600 9530 1600-1800 11580 1600-2000 9355 1800-2000 9460 1800-2200 13840 2000-2400 9430 2200-2400 13625 2200-2400 15405 (AWR KSDA Guam DX Asiawaves)

SWITZERLAND Swiss Radio International final transmission schedule until March 25th, 1995: EUR 0500-0800 3985 0500-2050 6165 1100-1400 9535 1700-2050 3985

CeAM & NoAM 0030-0315 5885B 6135 9885 9905M NoAM West 0330-0530 6135 9885 9905M On 9905M extended English at 0400-0500 UTC at 320 degrees towards Western NoAM. AUS/NZL 0830-1045 9885M 13685 17515 FE 1100-1245 9885 11640 13635 FE 1300-1445 7480C SoEaAS 1300-1445 7250C 11640 13635 SoAS 1500-1645 9885 12075 13635 NE & EaAF 1700-1845 6205 9885 13635 NoAF & NE 1900-1945 9885 9905 13635 AF 0600-0800 9885 13635 15340 2000-2100 9770M English & French only 2000-2200 6135G 9885 11640 13635 SoAM 2215-2400 6205 9885 11650M

SRI tx relay sites - B=Brasilia C=China M=Montsinery, French-Guiana. Until Dec 31, 1994 only: G=Moyabi Gabon.

RED CROSS bc service Sept '94 - Febr '95, every last Sunday, in E, F, German, Portuguese, Spanish. EUR 0800-1000 & 1400-1600 UTC on 6165 kHz. (Swiss Telecom)

USA WYFR in German to EUR at 1900-2000 UTC now on 5825 kHz. Voice of Free China via Okeechobee-FL tx relay now on 5825 & 9850 (x 17750 & 21720) kHz, 2000 UTC French, 2100 German, 2200-2300 English. (DLRadio Berlin DX Actuell)

KCBI call letters are now KAIJ. Noted on 15725 kHz with improved signal, Dr. Gene Scott programming at 2230 UTC, observed at 1400-2000 UTC also. Criswell Bible Institute inaugurated a SW facility with call sign KCBI on July 28, 1985. The tx at the new KCBI was a converted AM unit, a GEC 50 kW tx, type BT 50A, two corner reflectors were erected as antennas, each with a 10 dB gain. One at 42 degrees for coverage into Latin America. Two years back, station KCBI was selled to Dr. Gene Scott. Then, the call sign was changed during August from KCBI to KAIJ. It is not known what is the significance of the new call. (Adrian M. Peterson)

Greenville receiver site will close, one tx site will be downsized, the other will remain at present level. Engineering will lose 60 people, programming 80, and six languages will go. All this could happen as early as Oct 1st. (HCJB DXPL)

Dr. Gene Scott plans to use 60 m band, either 5065 or 5085 kHz. (GH - WWCR)

USA/HAITI US Forces current activity off Port of Prince in Haiti: Monitored in USB mode on 8560 kHz, US vessel with call sign "Mike" in US C-net. Look out for US Navy operation on 6363,1 kHz. To Air Force net listen carefully on 2252 4090 4373 5400 6723 6738 6810,6 7713 8967 11176 11246, and 15015 kHz. (Monitoring Times via Radio Japan Media RounUp)

VATICAN CITY Schedule changes of Radio Vaticana from Nov 6th to March 4th, resp. Dec 1st to Jan 31th. To Europe, back from DST Weekdays 1100-1130 UTC Italian, French, English 17585 replacing 21730 kHz to SoEUR & Africa. 0310-0420 UTC in Armenian, Russian, Ukrainian 5882 replacing 7365 kHz. 1650-1710 UTC in Armenian 6185 replacing 9500 kHz. 1710-1900 UTC Russian, Ukrainian, Bjelorussian, Lith, Latvian 5882 replacing 9500 kHz. 1900-1940 UTC Roumanian, Bulgarian, additional 3945 kHz, 5882 replacing 7365 kHz. New Wed 2020-2030 UTC only (ex Thur 0510 UTC), in Esperanto 6185 & 7365 kHz. 2100-2130 UTC Russian 6150 replacing 9500 kHz.

To Africa 0250-0430 UTC F, E, Kiswahili 5865 replacing 9725 kHz. 0430-0700 UTC F, E, P, F, E 11625 (5865 Dec/Jan only) replacing 15570 kHz, except 0500-0530 UTC Arabic 9645 replacing 11715 kHz. 1000-1015 UTC Suns and Holidays only, Angelus 17585 replacing 21730 kHz. 1600-1630 UTC Sats only Mass in English 9500 replacing 15585 kHz. 1620-1730 UTC Kishwahili, Somalo on Suns, Amharic, F, 9725 replacing 15570 kHz. 1730-1810 UTC E, P, 7305 replacing 15570 kHz. 1900-1930 UTC Sats only, Spanish (ex English), 7355 & 9645 kHz (ex 11625 & 15570 kHz). 1940-2145 UTC Holy Rosary, E, F, 7355 replacing 15570 kHz. 2000-2100 UTC E, F, 7355 replacing 15570 kHz.

To America 0100-0230 UTC Spanish, 6095 replacing 12050 kHz. 0230-0400 UTC F, E, Spanish, 6095 replacing 9605 kHz. 1100-1200 UTC P, Sp, 17700 replacing 21515 kHz.

To Asia, PAC, AUS, NZL 0040-0200 UTC Hi, Tam, Malayalam, E, 5980 & 7335 kHz (replacing 9650 & 11935). 0500-0530 UTC Arabic, 7365 & 9645 kHz (replacing 7360 & 11715). 1100-1115 UTC Suns & Holidays only, Angelus, 17585 (15090 in Dec/Jan only) replacing 21515 kHz. 1230-1315 UTC Chinese, 12050 & 15585 kHz (9500 & 12050 in Dec/Jan only) delete 17525 kHz. 1315-1345 UTC Japanese, 9500 & 12050 kHz, but 7320 & 9500 kHz in Dec/Jan only. 1345-1500 UTC English, Vietn, delete 17525, additional 9500 kHz in Dec/Jan only. 1500-1620 (-1630 Sats only) UTC Hi, Tam, Malayalam, E, Mass in E on Sats, 9500 replacing 15585 kHz. 7335 kHz in Dec/Jan. 1910-1940 UTC Arabic, 5925 replacing 9645 kHz. 2130-2200 UTC Japanese, 7305 & 9600 kHz, but 6150 & 7305 kHz in Dec/Jan only, ex11830. 2200-2230 UTC Chinese, 5935 replacing 11830 kHz, /./ 6150 & 7305. 2245-2400 UTC E, Vietnamese, additional 6150 kHz. (RV direct)

VIETNAM Here is a list of VTN stations monitored recently: Son La 4716,2 kHz 2200-2300 UTC, maybe on alternative fq to 6328 kHz?. Gia Lai 4787,2 kHz 2200-2300 UTC. Lao Cai BS 5596,4 ... 5596,8 kHz 2200-2300 UTC. /./ 6699,9 kHz. Lao Cai BS 6699,9 kHz 2200-2300 UTC. /./ 5596,8 kHz. (Mikhail P. Timofeyev in SWN)

ZAMBIA Permission has been given for a British based organization "Christian Vision", to operate a tx in Zambia, using the name "Christian Voice". They have purchased a 100 kW Continental SW tx and hope to be broadcasting - mainly in English - from Dec 1st. (RNMN)

Just back from VHF UHF convention at Weinheim Germany, meeting some DX friends people. vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX @DB0LX.#BW.DEU.EU

BC-DX 106 25 Sep 1994 ______

ST. HELENA Special St. Helena DAY on short wave this year happen on Friday Oct 14th, 2000-2300 UTC in USB mode on 11092,5 kHz with 1500 watts. Music and information about isolated St. Helena island can be heard. From 2100 UTC you may call the station by telephone. (AWR KSDA Guam DX Asiawave)

ARMENIA Religious radio programme "Missionswerk Mitternachtsruf" via Radio Intercontinental / Radio Karanov in Armenia observed also at 2015-2045 UTC on 15630 kHz in German, but ceased service on August 28th. Also small English segment observed at 0600-0605 UTC on 15400 kHz. (Rumen Pankov-BUL) Radio Intercontinental on 15400 kHz address is Vardanants 28, no. 34, Yerevan 375070, Armenia. (RNMN)

BELARUS/BELORUSSIA Minsk introduced new 15 mins English outlet at 1945-2000 UTC on 1170 6010 6020 7210, and 11960 kHz, but is a summer frequency, may replaced by 9685 kHz in winter schedule.

BULGARIA Radio Bulgaria winter schedule until March 25th, 1995: English 0000-0100 UTC 7205 9700 kHz 0500-0600 UTC 7335 9700 kHz 1000-1100 UTC 12040 kHz 1230-1330 UTC 9770 11740 kHz 1900-2000 UTC 7305 9700 kHz 2200-2300 UTC 7105 9700 kHz DX Programmes Fri 1945, Sat 0045, Sun 2345, Mon 0545, 1045, and 1315 UTC.

French 0415-0500 UTC 7335 9700 kHz 0700-0745 UTC 7335 9700 kHz 1800-1845 UTC 7305 9700 kHz 2100-2145 UTC 7305 9700 kHz 2300-2345 UTC 7105 9700 kHz

German 0600-0645 UTC 7335 9700 kHz 1100-1145 UTC 9700 11860 kHz 1715-1800 UTC 6035 9700 kHz 2000-2045 UTC 7305 9700 kHz DX Programmes Sun 1740, 2025, Mon 0625 and 1125 UTC.

Spanish 0200-0300 UTC 7195 7335 9850 1930-2030 UTC 6035 7195 kHz 2200-2300 UTC 6110 7195 9850

Bulgarian 0100-0200 UTC 7195 9850 kHz 0100-0400 UTC 7205 9700 kHz 0300-0400 UTC 5915 7230 kHz 0400-0500 UTC 1224 kHz 1100-1200 UTC 12040 kHz 1300-1600 UTC 1224 5965 kHz 1600-1700 UTC 7235 11630 kHz 1600-1900 UTC 5930 7310 kHz 1900-2000 UTC 1224 6085 kHz

Albanian 0530-0600 UTC 1224 5920 7230 1645-1730 UTC 1224 5920 6085 kHz 2000-2045 UTC 1224 6085 kHz

Arabic 1700-1745 UTC 5945 7235 kHz 2100-2145 UTC 7195 7270 kHz

Greek 0500-0530 UTC 1224 5920 7230 0900-1000*UTC 5920 7105 kHz 1730-1815 UTC 1224 5920 6085 2045-2130 UTC 1224 5920 6085 kHz Italian 2100-2145 UTC 7245 9850 kHz 2215-2300 UTC 1224 6085 kHz 2330-0015 UTC 1224 5930 kHz

NEW Russian 1530-1600 UTC 5930 7310 kHz 1900-1930 UTC 5930 7310 kHz

Serbo-Croatian 0600-0700#UTC 1224 5920 7340 0730-1000*UTC 1224 6000 kHz 1600-1645 UTC 1224 5920 6085 1815-1900 UTC 6085 6140 kHz 2130-2215 UTC 1224 5920 6085

Turkish 0400-0500#UTC 5920 6035 7115 0600-0730*UTC 1224 5920 6000 kHz 1815-1900 UTC 1224 5920 6005 1900-2015 UTC 5920 6005 kHz

Home service program "" in Bulgarian 7670 kHz 0400-1800 UTC 9850 kHz 0400-2100 UTC Voice of America relay in Serbo-Croatian via MW Vidin 1224 kHz at 2300-2330 UTC. # Mons-Sats, * Suns only (Rumen Pankov-BUL)

CHINA CRI Beijing in Portuguese signing on at 2100 UTC on 7490 kHz. (Bob Padula)

DENMARK Danmarks Radio winter schedule until March 25th, 1995. All outlets in Danish language and of 25 minutes duration:

0030 UTC 6115 6120 kHz 0130 5905 5910 kHz 0230 UTC 5905 9560 kHz 0330 UTC 7215 9560 9590 kHz 0430 UTC 7165 9590 kHz 0530 UTC 5905 7165 9590 kHz 0630 UTC 5965 7180 9590 11735 kHz 0730 UTC 5965 7180 9590 15175 kHz 0830 UTC 11735 15175 kHz 0930 UTC 17740 17840 kHz 1030 UTC 11860 15165 kHz 1130 UTC 7295 9590 kHz 1230 UTC 11850 15165 15175 17810 kHz 1330 UTC 9590 11730 15190 15335 kHz 1430 UTC 11870 15335 17795 kHz 1530 UTC 9480 9550 11850 15230 kHz 1630 UTC 9550 9590 11825 11850 kHz 1730 UTC 7120 9590 11850 15220 kHz 1830 UTC 5960 7120 9590 11930 kHz 1930 UTC 5960 7215 9590 kHz 2030 UTC 9590 kHz 2130 UTC 6015 9600 kHz 2230 UTC 6120 9590 kHz 2330 UTC 6060 6120 7275 kHz (Danmarks Radio)

INDIA AIR domestic sce on 4920 kHz extended at 2030-2100 UTC. (Bob Padula)

MAURITANIA Nouakchott in Arabic observed on 4820 kHz (nominal on 4845 kHz) at 2145- 2225 UTC. (Bob Padula)

NIGERIA Radio Nigeria Ibadan observed at 2135 UTC on 6050 kHz. (Bob Padula)

RUSSIA RM WS in English at 0600-0700 UTC on new 13665 kHz. (Bob Padula)

SERBIAN BOSNIA Serbian Bosnia Republic Radio in Serbian language via facilities of still extisting Radio YUG at Bijeljina within Bosnia, 2 @ 500 kW of power. 0100-0130 11870 AM 0600-0630 7265 AUS/NZL 1730-1800 9505 EUR 1900-1930 11870 AM 2200-2230 7265 AUS / AM (BBCMS via AWR KSDA Guam DX Asiawaves)

SEYCHELLES Religious radio station FEBA Mahe in English Mon-Sat 1458-1600 UTC on 9810 kHz. Daily 1458-1555 UTC on 11870 kHz. Fridays only 0457-0553 UTC to the Middle East countries on 17725 kHz. In Urdu to Pakistan 1413-1458 UTC on 9810 kHz. 0157-0214 UTC 9875 & 11675 kHz. (Bob Padula) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX @DB0LX.#BW.DEU.EU

BC-DX 107 03 Oct 1994 ______

ARMENIA Religious radio programme "Missionswerk Mitternachtsruf" via Radio Intercontinental / Radio Karanov in Armenia observed now back on standard time at 0630-0700 UTC in German, also small English segment observed at 0700- 0705 UTC, followed by Armenian until 0715 UTC, all on 15400 kHz. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, Dr. Hansjoerg Biener) Radio Intercontinental address is Vardanants 28, no. 34, Yerevan 375070, Armenia. (RNMN)

Radio Yerevan Sunday special 0900-1000 UTC in Armenian, English, and French now on 15275 & 15370 kHz (x15170 & 17770). (WB)

CHINA REE - Radio Exterior de Espana - Madrid, outlet in Spanish via Xian relay site at 1100-1400 UTC observed here on 11910 kHz, feeder to the relay from Beijing is on 4130 kHz. Spanish to Japan at 1000-1200 UTC via Beijing 9620 kHz.

RFI - Radio France International, Paris, via China relays: 0100-0157 French 15445 kHz. 1030-1127 French 15285, and feeder 4130 kHz. 1100-1157 French 11890 kHz. 1400-1457 English 11910, and feeder 4130 kHz. 1500-1557 Vietnamese, 1600-1657 French MW 1296 kHz, and feeder 8425 kHz. (Radio Japan MediaRoundUp, WB)

COSTA RICA RfPI - Radio for Peace International - now on USB test on 17905 (x21465) kHz, observed at 2000-2230 UTC slot. Also briefly testing 15050 kHz, in /./ to AM mode 15030 kHz. (GH - WWCR)

CROATIA Hrvatski Radio Zagreb Deanovec observed again on 13640 kHz, much stronger than usual 13830 kHz, in 2000-2230 UTC time slot. (GH - WWCR) And approx. from 1400 UTC here in EUR in /./ to 5920 kHz, not on 13830 kHz. (WB)

ECUADOR HCJB Quito reshuffeled its 30 kW SSB tx usage: On 21455 kHz a USB mode reserve unit of only 500 watts is now in use during declining sun spot cycle. Former 21455 kHz 30 kW USB unit replaced to 17490 kHz. Former 17490 kHz is used as a standby unit. (HCJB DXPL)

GREAT BRITAIN BBC London in German now back on standard winter time, ceased all 9 MHz outlets: 0445-0500 648 1296 3975 0600-0630 648 new 6135 1145-1200 648 6125 1615-1700 648 1296 6125 1830-2000 648 6125 (BBC German schedule)

GUAM KTWR Guam in English at 1500-1800 UTC 11580 kHz replacing 12025 kHz. (ORF)

KAZAKHSTAN Super power outlet of Radio Almaty in Kazakh and Russian observed on new 5940 (x6010) kHz at 0600 UTC. From approx. 0800 UTC on new 7205 kHz, both in /./ to Balashika-Russia tx 9690 kHz. Olle Alm supposed Almaty is using UKR/BLR relay transmitter, due to signal strength level in WeEUR. 9690 kHz via Moscow Balashika is much weaker than 5940 / 7205 kHz. (Olle Alm, WB) Remark: Spurious signal of 7205 kHz observed on 7270 kHz. 7205 kHz minus 65 kHz is resulting 7140 kHz, where BLR Minsk dom relay is observed. (WB)

LUXEMBOURG RTL on FM, MW 1440 and SW 6090 kHz has following German religious radio programmes FM 1440 6090 ______

Voice of Consolation Sat 0230 0415 2215 Werner Heukelbach Ministry Sat 0245 0445 2200 Sun - 0500 2200 Sun - 0615 0615 Tue - - 2130 Wed - 1845 2100 Thu - 1845 2145 Fri - 1845 - Help Action Martyr Church Sun - 0515 2245 Friends Service Ministry Sun - 0530 2215 Tue 0415 - - Wed - 2110 - Way to Joy Ministry Sun - 0545 2230 Arche Hamburg Ministry Sun - 0600 0600 Midnight Call Ministry Sun - 0645 0645 Christian Community Mon 0245 0415 2200 Evangelic Methodist Church Fri 0245 0415 2215 (Media actuell:Church in Radio - Ma:KiR - Dr. Hansjoerg Biener)

MONACO TWR Monaco to EUR, NoAfrica, and Middle East from Sept 25th to March 25th, 1995, late changes received on Sept 23rd: Roumoules in France MW & LW site of Radio Monte Carlo 216 kHz 0315-0400 UTC 1467 kHz 0445-0515 1945-2400

Monte Carlo SW & MW site 702 kHz 1830-1900 0740-0945 7120 (x7110), until Oct 23rd: 7385 kHz at 0640-0845 UTC! 0830-0915, 1105-1120, 1430-1500 6230 & 7160 0925-1000 7325 1000-1015 9490 1130-1245 7325 1330-1415 7290 1400-1415 11760 1500-1532 9445 1500-1532 7105 1515-1630 9500 (x9485) 1535-1650 6230 (x5885) 1545-1720 7170 1730-1800 9445 1730-1745 6230 (x5885) 1840-1940 5890 2000-2030 7385

Cape Greco MW site 1233 kHz 0230-0335 2040-2145 Lushnje Albania MW site 1395 kHz 1945-2255 (TWR)

NEW ZEALAND R NZL Int. summer schedule from Oct 1st (yes, NZL is on DST now): 9655 kHz 1650-1850 UTC 11730 1850-2050 15115 2050-0715 9700 0715-1206 (replacing ex6100 & 11900 kHz) (GH - WWCR)

PAKISTAN R PAK Islamabad at 0800-1120 UTC towards EUR in Urdu (0820-1100 UTC) and English (0800 + 1100 UTC) 15625 kHz replacing 21520 khZ, /./17901 kHz. (WB)

RUSSIA There may much electricity available for Radio Moscow International outlets in Russia. RM German schedule until March 25th, 1995, reads:

1000-1100 UTC 1323 9470 9680(satellite delay) 11980 12010 15190 15495 15540 kHz, and spurious signal on 15175 kHz. 1600-2000 UTC new 1215 kHz Bolshakovo site in Kaliningrad enclave, 1200 kW. 1600-2000 UTC 5920 6145 7360 7400 kHz. 1600-1800 UTC 1323 kHz Wachenbrunn Telecom Germany relay. 1600-1700 & 1800-2000 UTC additional 4860 kHz. 1800-2000 UTC additional 7390 kHz. (RM)

Since August religious radio programme "Universal Life" of German based sect "New Prophetic Group - Universal Life" can be heard via powerful RM facilities. Formerly bc in various European languages via "IBA-Nexus" Milano on 7125 kHz. German programme now on Tues at 1900 UTC via Wachenbrunn 1323 kHz, Moscow 1332 kHz, SW 9710 12020 13615 15125 15400 15455, and 17855 kHz. These are scheduled summer frequencies for RM French(!) service. Address: Universelle Welle, P.O.Box 5643, D-97006 Wuerzburg, F.R. of Germany. tel. + 49 - 931 - 39030. (Media actuell:Church in Radio - Ma:KiR - Dr. Hansjoerg Biener)

Dr. Gene Scott Network in English via Russian txs: Novosibirsk 0100-1100 UTC 12065 (x15500) kHz, 1130-1600 UTC 9835 kHz. Via Samara or Tbilisskaya at 0400-0800 UTC now on 17600 kHz (x21670) kHz. (WB)

SAUDI ARABIA BSKSA Riyadh in Indonesian 1000-1150 UTC on 21665 kHz replacing 21640 kHz. (WB)

SEYCHELLES FEBA RADIO - SEYCHELLES S-94 (Sep 4 - Nov 5, 1994) Final Broadcast Schedule

Time(GMT) Languages Frequency ------0057-0130 TELUGU 6045 0130-0215 (Su) TAMIL 6045 0130-0215 (Mo-Sa) TAMIL 6045 0157-0214 (Mo-Sa) URDU Pakistan 9875 11675 0157-0227 (Su) URDU Pakistan 11675 0214-0227 (Fr-Sa) HINDKO 11675 0214-0227 (Mo-We) PUNJABI Pak 11675 0214-0229 (Th-Sa) SINDHI 9875 0227-0245 PUSHTO 11675 15445 0229-0244 (Fr-Sa) BALUCHI 9875 0229-0244 (We-Th) SIRAIKI 9875 0245-0300 DARI 11675

0300-0330 FARSI 11675 0312-0400 (Su-Fr) SWAHILI 9820* 0312-0415 (Sa) SWAHILI 9820* 0330-0345 (Th-Su) AZERI 11675 0345-0417 (Su-We, Sa) AMHARIC 11820* 0345-0417 (Th-Fr) OROMO 11820* 0345-0432 (Mo-We, Sa) ARABIC 11675 0345-0447 (Su,Th-Fr) ARABIC 11675 0457-0553 (Fr) ENGLISH M.East 17725

0912-0930 FRENCH 15430* 0930-0945 (Sa-Su) MALAGASY 15430* 1057-1145 (Th-Tu) ARABIC 11675 1057-1145 (We) ARABIC 11675 1057-1145 (Th-Tu) ARABIC 15555 1057-1145 (We) ARABIC 15555 1142-1200 (Sa) TSANGLA 15445 1157-1205 CREOLE 11675* 1157-1230 (Su-Fr) TIBETAN 15445

1200-1230 (Sa) TIBETAN 15445 1205-1220 FRENCH 11675* 1230-1245 NEPALI 15445 1245-1300 (Fr-We) MUNDARI 15445 1245-1300 (Th) NAGPURIA 15445 1257-1330 MALAYALAM 11675 1257-1330 TAMIL 9810 1300-1315 (Fr-Sa) BHILI 15445

1300-1315 (Su,Tu) KUI 15445 1300-1315 (Mo,We,Th) ORIYA 15445 1315-1330 BHOJPURI 15445 1330-1345 CHATTISGARHI 15445 1330-1345 GUJARATI 11675 1330-1400 SINHALA 9810 1345-1400 HINDI 15445 1345-1400 PUNJABI India 11675

1400-1415 URDU India 11675 1412-1445 BANGLA 7270 1413-1458 (Su-Fr) URDU Pakistan 9810 1413-1458 (Sa) URDU Pakistan 9810 1415-1458 HINDI 11675 1445-1500 (Su-Mo) BADAGA 7270 1445-1500 (Tu-We) KONKANI 7270 1445-1500 (Th-Sa) TULU 7270 1458-1550 (Sa) ENGLISH S.Asia 11870 1458-1555 (Mo-Fr ENGLISH S.Asia 11870 1458-1558 (Su) ENGLISH S.Asia 11870 1458-1600 (Mo-Sa) ENGLISH S.Asia 9810

1500-1530 KANNADA 7270 1530-1547 YAO 11790* 1558-1630 (Mo) BORAN 9865 1558-1630 (Tu-Su) OROMO 9865 1607-1625 DARI 7270 1611-1643 (Tu) SWAHILI 9795* 1611-1658 (We-Mo) SWAHILI 9795* 1625-1658 MALAGASY 7270* 1630-1700 AMHARIC 9865 1658-1730 SOMALI 9810* 11840 1700-1730 TIGRINYA 9865 1730-1800 AMHARIC 9865

1800-1832 FARSI 9810 1827-1845 (Th) PORTUGUESE 6045* 1827-1900 (Fr-We) PORTUGUESE 6045* 1830-1848 (We) FRENCH 9565* 1830-1903 (Th-Tu) FRENCH 9565* 1857-1945 (Mo-We,Sa) ARABIC 9810 1857-2000 (Su,Fr) ARABIC 9810 1857-2000 (Th) ARABIC 9810

All 100 kW except *, which are 75 kW. (30-Aug-94/FEBA/direct) Compiled by Al Quaglieri. (via CompuServe, via Christoph Ratzer-AUT, OE2CRM)

SLOVAK REPUBLIC AWR - Adventist World Radio - is using 2nd tx in Slovakia, at Velke Kostolany NoEa of Bratislava: Romanian 7305 kHz 0700 UTC, and Hungarian 6055 kHz at 0800-0900 UTC. 5940 kHz at 1200-1400 UTC. (Dr. Adrian Peterson)

SOUTH AFRICA Radio Orion (Oranje?) seems back on 3230 kHz at 2300-0300 UTC. (GH)

Channel Africa English D'94 schedule 0300-0500 5955 9585 0500-0600 7185 11900 1000-1100 17810 1100-1200 9730 1500-1800 7225 1600-1700 15240 (Mike Westenhaver via GH - WWCR)

SWEDEN Radio Sweden Stockholm winter schedule changes: English 1330 & 1430 UTC 11650 & 15240 (x17870) kHz. 0030 UTC 6065 6200 (x9810) kHz. 0230 & 0330 UTC 6200 9850 (x6155) kHz. (GH - WWCR) 2130 UTC to EUR 1179 6065, 9655 kHz but latter will possibly change to 9500 kHz, as well as in Swedish at 2100 & 2200 UTC. 0130 UTC to AUS/AS 9895 11695 (x9695) kHz.

German 1000-1100 UTC Sat&Sun only new 9860 kHz replacing 9620, and via Satellite. (WB)

UAE Voice of UAE from Abu Dhabi in English at 2200-2400 UTC on 9605 (x13605), 9770 & 11885 kHz. (GH- WWCR)

UKRAINE R UKR Kiev in Ukrainian now on two new channels in 22 mb: 13600 & 13680 kHz. From 0800 UTC observed on 6020 6200 7240 9600 11705 11780 11840 and 21800 kHz. (WB)

USA Trouble on deal, selling tx site of Christian Science Monitor Boston, 500 kW super power station WCSN Scotts Corner to "Prophecy Countdown", worth 5 Mill US $. They expect to have amount of money by mid of November, otherwise call sign WCSN will phase out, no transfer the call sign into 1995.

Christian Science Monitor Boston ceased using WCSN Maine tx as scheduled at Sept 21st.

World Voice of Historic Adventism via WCSN announced schedule is 0000(Sun 2330)- 0200 UTC 9855 kHz, Sat 1200-1445 UTC 11745 kHz, 1500(Sat 1450)-1700 (Sun -1730) 15665 kHz, Wed 2230-2400 UTC 9855 kHz. (DH in Contact)

WYFR in German to EUR at 1900-2000 UTC now on 5810 kHz. Voice of Free China via Okeechobee-FL tx relay now on 5810 & 9850 (x 17750 & 21720) kHz, 2000 UTC French, 2100 German, 2200-2300 English. (GH - WWCR)

UZBEKISTAN Radio Tashkent in Uzbek dom sce relay 15330 kHz replacing summer frequency 15200 kHz at 0330-1500 UTC. /./ outlet at 0500-1500 UTC still on 15165 kHz. (WB)

VIETNAM Japanese section of Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi, announced two station addresses: Production address 45 Bar Trieu street, Hanoi, Vietnam Administration address 58 Quan Su street, Hanoi, Vietnam Listener mail will reach the station on either address. (Radio Japan MediaRoundUp) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX @DB0LX.#BW.DEU.EU

BC-DX 108 03 Oct 1994 ______

ALASKA Broadcasting schedule of KNLS Anchor Point, til March 25th, 1995: 7365 kHz 0800-1100 UTC English, Russian, Chinese 6150 kHz 1100-1200 UTC Russian 7365 kHz 1200-1400 UTC Chinese, English 7355 kHz 1400-1800 UTC Chinese til 1700, Russian til 1800 UTC. (KNLS)

BELGIUM RVI Brussels to SoAM at 2230-0100 UTC replaced 9930 by 9935 kHz. Mon-Sat 1300-1500, Sun 1300-1400 UTC single frequency to NoAM 13675 kHz is covered by UAE Radio Dubai on same channel, may change to another 22 mb channel soon. (RVI)

CANADA Relay usage in RCI - Radio Canada International Montreal winter schedule, Oct 30th to March 25th, 1995: S=Sines-POR U=Skelton-GB V=Vienna Moosbrunn-AUT W=Wertachtal-GER 0300-0329 UTC French to ME, U6025 V9505 kHz. 0330-0359 UTC Arabic to ME, W6025 S7210 V9505 W9615 kHz. 0400-0429 UTC English to ME, S6150 V9505 U9670 kHz. 0430-0459 UTC Arabic to ME, W7200 W9505 V11715 kHz. 0600-0659 UTC Mon-Fri, English & French to Africa, for Peace Keepers, U6050 U9740 U11905 kHz. 1430-1459 UTC E to EUR/ME/AF U9555 U11935 S11915 S15325 kHz. 1500-1559 UTC F to EUR/ME/AF U9555 U11935 S11915 kHz. 1600 UTC Russian, 1700-1800 Ukrainian, (1745-1759 UTC Mon-Fri English) to EUR U9555 U11935 kHz. 1800-1859 UTC Russian to EUR U5995 U7235 kHz. 1900-1959 UTC Ukrainian to EUR U7200 U7235 kHz, (except 1945-1959 UTC Mon-Fri French) 2000-2059 UTC French to EUR U5995 U7235 kHz. 2015-2035 UTC Arabic to ME, Cape Greco Cyprus 1233 kHz, 600 kW. 2100 UTC E, 2200-2229 UTC French to EUR, U5995 U7260 kHz. 2229-2259 French to EUR (Mon-Fri CBC Montreal progr) U5995 U7230 kHz. (RCI schedule)

CZECH REPUBLIC Radio Prague winter operational schedule until March 25th, 1995:

English 0700-0727 5930 7345 9505 0700-0730 Prague MW 792 92,6 100,7 0730-0757 17485 21705 1130-1157 7345 9505 11990 1700-1727 5930 7345 9420 1800-1827 5930 7345 9420 2100-2127 5930 7345 9420 2200-2227 5930 7345 9420 0000-0027 5930 7345 0100-0127 7345 0300-0327 5930 7345 0330-0357 5930 7345 9440

German 0630-0657 5930 7345 9505 1100-1127 6055 7345 9505 1300-1327 6055 7345 9505 1600-1627 5930 7345

French 0600-0627 5930 7345 9440 1200-1227 7345 9505 11990 1530-1557 5930 7345 9420 1730-1757 5930 7345 9420 1930-1957 5930 7265 9420 2030-2057 5930 7265 9420

Spanish 1230-1257 7345 9505 11990 1900-1927 5930 7265 9420 2000-2027 5930 7265 9420 2130-2157 5930 7345 9420 2300-2327 5930 7345 9405 0030-0057 5930 7265 0200-0227 7345 Czech 0800-0827 17485 21705 1330-1357 6055 7345 9505 1500-1527 5930 9420 13580 1630-1657 5930 7345 9420 1830-1857 5930 7265 9420 2330-2357 5930 7345 9405 0130-0157 7345 0230-0257 5930 7345 (R Prague)

GERMANY SWF Baden-Baden FM outlet amendments, as from Oct 1st, 1994: programme S 2 Culture tx Freiburg Lehen 91,1 MHz (x94,7) tx Waldburg 94,9 MHz (x96,9) programme S 4 Baden Wurttemberg country wave tx Freiburg Vogtsburg 100,7 MHz (x91,1) tx Feldberg 104,0 MHz new tx Hechingen Raichberg 107,3 MHz new (SWF schedule)

HUNGARY Please note the following changes in Radio Budapest English language bc schedule: To Europe 2000-2030 UTC 3975 6110 7220 kHz 2200-2230 UTC 3955 6110 7220 kHz To NoAM 0200-0230 UTC 6025 7220 9835 kHz 0330-0400 UTC 5965 7220 9835 kHz

German 2030, Hungarian 2100 UTC observed on 3995 kHz under Deutsche Welle Julich outlet in German, /./ 5970 7220 9835 kHz. (R Budapest, WB)

NETHERLANDS New Radio Nederland transmission schedule until March 26th show up new German Telecom tx site Nauen west of Berlin for single transmission in English language at 1130-1325 UTC on 7130 kHz to Europe. But marked as "postphoned until further notice"! (RN schedule)

RUSSIA TWR Monaco in Russian via new Moscow relay MW 612 kHz, 20 kW, to reach at least 14 Mill. local people there, as from November 1st. Tues to Sats 1800-1900 UTC.

AWR Broadcasts from Russia, until March 25th, 1995: 9885 kHz 0300-0600 UTC Samara Zhigulevsk 250 kW 188 degr Arabic, English

6165 & 12055 kHz 1300-1400 UTC Novosibirsk 100 kW 111 degr Korean 6165 & 12055 kHz 1400-1500 UTC Novosibirsk 100 kW 111 degr Chinese 6150 kHz 1500-1600 UTC Novosibirsk 200 kW 178 degr Chinese 6150 kHz 1600-1700 UTC Novosibirsk 200 kW 178 degr Hindi

7215 kHz 1700-1900 UTC Samara Zhigulevsk 250 kW 284 degr 1700 Mon & Thur Spanish, Tues & Sats Norwegian, Sun, Wed, Fri Swedish, 1800-1900 UTC Polish. (AWR Russia)

Radio Nederland CIS relay usage: A=Alma Ata-KAZ I=Irkuts-RUS K=Kaliningrad Bolshakovo M=Moscow-RUS P=Petropavlovsk Kamchatski-RUS S=Samara Zhigulayevsk-RUS T=Tashkent-UZB U=Dushanbe-TJK V=Vladivostok-RUS

MW usage of K1386 kHz, 1200 kW, English 2130-2325 UTC Dutch 2030-2125 UTC. 1630-1725 UTC on Nov 1st - March 5th, 1995 only.

Dutch 0630-0825 UTC M9470 kHz. 1630-1725 UTC S7300 kHz. 1330-1425 UTC P7260 V9860 kHz. 1430-1525 UTC A7365 kHz. 2330-0025 UTC V13700 kHz.

English 0030-0225 UTC U5905 A7305 kHz. 0830-0925 UTC I13700 kHz. 0930-1125 UTC P7260 I9810 kHz.

Indones 1130-1325 UTC V9860 T13700 kHz. 2130-2325 UTC T7365 kHz. (Radio Nederland schedule)

Radio Moscow has been rationalizing its foreign and domestic service operation for quite some time now. And in RMI Foreign Service schedule change comming on Sept 25th, RM decided to reduce of bc language services and air time. The languages to be dropped are Burmese, Thai, Dutch, Danish, Slovene, and several African languages like Afrikaans, Amharic, and Somali. Making a total of eight. During the days of Soviet Union RM bc 76 languages, this was reduced to 46 in 1993, and from Sept 25th to 38 foreign languages. Norwegian & Swedish language services have been cut to 30 mins daily each. (Radio Japan Media RoundUp)

SLOVAK REPUBLIC AWR - Adventist World Radio - is using 2nd tx site in Slovakia, at Velke Kostolany NoEa of Bratislava:

To Europe: Romanian 7305 kHz 0700 UTC, and Hungarian 6055 kHz at 0800-0900 UTC. 5940 kHz at 1200-1400 UTC, Romanian & Hungarian. (Dr. Adrian Peterson)

Rimavska Sobota tx 250 kW To Europe: 5940 kHz 0700-0900 UTC German, Czech. 9450 kHz 0900-1000 UTC English. 5940 kHz 1400-1600 UTC German, Czech. 6055 kHz 2100-2200 UTC English.

To Africa: 6050 kHz 0300-0500 UTC French, English 9465 kHz 0400-0600 UTC E AR 11610 kHz 0500-0730 UTC AR, 0730 French 17630 kHz 0800-1000 UTC F E 9450 kHz 1000-1100 UTC AR

11610 kHz 1600-1700 UTC F 7270 kHz 1700-1800 UTC E 9450 kHz 1700-1800 UTC E 9455 kHz 1800-2000 UTC F E 7315 kHz 1800-2000 UTC AR 11610 kHz 1900-2000 UTC AR 6055 kHz 2000-2100 UTC E 9455 kHz 2000-2100 UTC AR F 7270 kHz 2100-2200 UTC F 11610 kHz 2200-2300 UTC E

To Asia: 7275 kHz 0100-0400 UTC E Hi Ur 9465 kHz 0400-0500 UTC E 9455 kHz 1400-1700 UTC E Hi Ur 7270 kHz 1700-1800 UTC E (AWR Schedule via AWR Europe Darmstadt Germany)

SOUTH AFRICA Channel Africa observed here in EUR at 0300-0500 UTC on 5955 kHz, 0500- 0600 UTC 11900 kHz, and 1500-1700 UTC on 15240 kHz.

BBC London relay Meyerton usage: 9610 kHz 0245 UTC English, 0300-0330 UTC Swahili 6135 7125 9515 kHz 0430-0500 UTC Portuguese 6135 9515 11940 kHz 0530-0600 UTC Portuguese 11940 kHz 0600-0700 UTC English to AF 15400 17830 kHz 0700-0730 UTC English WS 3395 6070 9515 kHz 1700-1730 UTC Portuguese 15420 kHz 1700-1900 UTC English WS 7230 kHz 1745-1830 UTC Swahili, French (AWR KSDA Guam)

THAILAND Radio Thailand to Europe replaced 9700 by 11835 kHz at 2000-2100 UTC, 2000 German, 2015, French, 2030 English language. (DLR Berlin DX Actuell final outlet on Sept 30th)

USA Subject: Closure of Voice of America SW tx site Bethany, Ohio:

FROM: John Vodenik, INTERNET:[email protected] DATE: 09/22/94 20:44 Re: Bethany closes Sender: [email protected]

Assistant Director, Joe Bruns made it official today. Bethany will close. The staff will receive their notices on Nov. 1, 1994, and the staff will be out on Jan. 4, 1995.

There will indeed be a last day QSL card issued. Reports are to go to: John Vodenik 104 S. Forest Ave. Mason, OH. 45040 U.S.A. Overseas listeners are asked to send 2 IRCs, and Stateside listeners are requested to include $2.00, to cover cost of printing. There are 1000 cards that will be made up.

And, tomorrow is our 50th anniversary.

Please send internet replys to: [email protected] I don't want to use the VOA's internet access any more than necessary.

Thanks for your support during these last few hard months. Looking forward to an unsure future. VOA management has no plans to offer jobs to the Bethany staff, or those people involved in reductions at Greenville.

73 for now. John (via OE2CRM)

MRI - Christian Science Monitor - Boston, via WSHB Cypress Creek, South Carolina, at 0400-1000 UTC well heard here in Europe on 7535 kHz. At Sat 0400, Sat 0500, Sun 0805 UTC in Russian, Mon 0705, Sat 0600 French, Sun 0700 UTC French, Sat 0705 & 0905, Sun 0600 & 0900, Mon 0505 & 0605 UTC German, Sun 0530 UTC Polish, Sun 0500 UTC Czech. Remaining hours in English, Bible Lesson Sun 0800 UTC, Christian Science Sentinel discussions Sats at 0805 UTC, Sun 0830, Mon 0900-1000 UTC. (MRI - CSM) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX @DB0LX.#BW.DEU.EU

BC-DX 109 09 Oct 1994 ______

ARMENIA Religious radio programme "Missionswerk Mitternachtsruf (Ministry Midnight Call)" via Radio Intercontinental / Radio Karanov in Armenia observed now also at night 2200-2230 UTC on 9480 (ex 11790) kHz in German language. (AMID - German AGDX Monitoring and Information Service) Radio Intercontinental address is Vardanants 28, no. 34, Yerevan 375070, Armenia. (RNMN)

BANGLA DESH Radio BGD Dhaka at 1745-2000 UTC in Bangla, and English in 1815-1900 UTC segment, observed here on 7190 and odd 9648,1 kHz. (WB)

BELARUS Radio Belarus Minsk winter schedule towards WeEUR: 1900-2000 UTC in Bjelorussian, except Wed Sat Sun at 1930-2000 UTC in German language. MW 1170 kHz, SW 7210 kHz, and via UKR super power txs on 5940 (ex 6010), 7105, and 7405 kHz. (WB)

COLOMBIA Radio HJCO Nacional de Colombia came back on the air SW 9655 kHz, in /./ MW Bogota 570 kHz. The radio equipment of the guerilla movement radio station "La Voz de la Resistencia" confiscated by COL government army. Station used to be on the air Saturdays at midnight only, 2400-0100 UTC Sundays, on 6626,2 kHz. (Henrik Klemetz via HCJB DXPL)

CUBA Radio Habana Cuba monitored EUR/ME/AF outlets: 13715 kHz USB mode 2000-2300 UTC Spanish. 15195 kHz 2000 UTC Portuguese, 2100-2300 UTC Spanish. 17705 kHz 2000 UTC Arabic, 2100-2300 UTC Spanish. 17760 kHz 2000 UTC French, 2100-2200 UTC English. (WB)

ECUADOR Lovely local Andean music of Radio Nacional del Ecuador in Spanish can be heard Mon-Fri 1900-1930 UTC on 15115 kHz. New English language outlet of HCJB Quito at 1700-2000 UTC on 15350 kHz. (WB) HCJB Quito will test usual 17790 kHz, but in USB mode at 1800-2100 UTC. (HCJB DXPL)

GERMANY Radio Magazine programme of RadioRopaInfo, Daun, in German reappeared, called "Radio Treff" (Radio Meeting). Containing "Radio Tip", "FM Special", "Satellite News Corner" by Markus Weidner, "DX Corner" by Heiko Haebig and Dr. Hansjoerg Biener.

On Fris 2200 UTC, repeat on Suns 0700 UTC. Via MW Berlin 693 kHz, SW Litomysl Oborova 5975/5980 kHz, local FM in Germany, ASTRA satellite, and on LW Burg 261 kHz (but not at 2200 UTC).

Since Oct 1st, DeutschlandRadio Cologne, programme DeutschlandFunk, now also via super power 1200 at day / night 600 kW MW station Heusweiler on 1422 kHz (lend out by former user Saarlaendischer Rundfunk Saarbruecken).

Due to close soon is DLR-DLF tx Mainflingen on 1539 kHz also. (Comment: Reminds me on the very first DLF programme on this channel, observed by yours truly on Jan 1st, 1962 at 1500 UTC. ed)

DLR tx MW Hof 984 kHz, (plus Hoyerswerda and Schwerin Woebbelin 999 kHz both soon), has been closed.

Closure of SW tx DLR Berlin Britz 6005 kHz will follow at end of Dec 1994. Used for decades since iron curtain fall down in 1948, the only free voice of RIAS Berlin towards all Germany, during jamming war time in fifties and sixties. (ORF, WB) HAWAII KWHR Hawaii at 2200-0400 UTC on 17510 kHz, 0400-1600 UTC on 9930 kHz.

HUNGARY Radio Budapest in German 1830-1900 UTC on 5970 7220 9835 kHz, 2030-2100 UTC observed on 3975 kHz under Radio Korea International via Skelton Relay /./ 5970 7220 9835 kHz. To EaEUR at 0400-0700 UTC on new 7240 kHz, /./ 3960 5970 kHz, Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak, Serbian. (R Budapest, WB)

ICELAND Rikisutvarpid Reykjavik in Icelandic at 1855-1930 UTC on 11402 and 13860 kHz, both in USB mode. (WB)

INDIA AIR Delhi General Overseas Service at 1745-1945 UTC on additional new 13750 kHz, /./ 7412 9650 9950, and 11620 kHz. Arabic service at 1730-1945 UTC on new 13732 kHz. AIR Delhi News at 1530-1545 UTC on 7140 7412 9910 11670 kHz. (AMID) Port Blair on the Andaman Islands observed in English at 1558-1630 UTC. (AWR)

IRAN IRIB Tehran in Turkish at 0430-0530 UTC on 11790 and 11895 kHz. 2130-2230 UTC in English towards AUS/NZL/PAC on 11790 kHz. In Persian around 2000-2100 UTC on 6175 7100, and new 9660 kHz. Accompanied jamming stations on latter two frequencies observed. (AMID - AGDX Information and Monitoring Service)

IRAQ Radio Baghdad in Arabic around 2100-2200 UTC on 13650,1 kHz, muffeled buzzy audio tone quality. (AMID)

JAPAN/GABON Radio Japan relay Moyabi to EUR at 1100-1200 UTC 17780 replacing 17740 kHz, Swedish 1100, Italian 1115, German 1130-1200 UTC. (AMID)

JAPAN/GREAT BRITAIN Radio Japan General Overseas Service changes via Skelton No England relay: Japanese 0400-0500 UTC 6095 and 5960 kHz (ex7230) 2000-2100 UTC 6085 kHz (ex7255) English 2300-2400 UTC 6155 and 6055 kHz (ex5965) (AMID)

KOREA/GREAT BRITAIN Radio Korea International via BBC relay Skelton in No England observed on new 3975 kHz, 2000 UTC French, 2045-2130 UTC in German. (WB)

MONACO TWR Monaco in English change frequency from Oct 23rd, when DST ended in GB & IRL: 0740-0900 (-0935 Sats,-0945 Suns) UTC 7120 kHz replacing 7385 kHz. 2130-2255 UTC MW Tirana 1395 kHz. 2300-2320 (-2400 Suns) UTC MW 1467 kHz. (TWR schedule)

NEW ZEALAND on DST summer time until March 19th. R NZL International schedule: 1650- 1850 UTC 9655 1850-2150 11735 2150-0715 15115 0715-1206 9700. (Arthur Cushen in HCJB DXPL)

NORWAY "Radio Norway Today" English language programme on Suns/Mons only. Suns 0800-0830 15175 1200-1230 11850 15165 1300-1330 9590 1800-1830 7120 11930 1900-1930 MW 1314 5960 7215 9590 Mons 0000-0030 6155 6120 0200-0230 9560 0500-0530 5905? (really 5910 ed) (AWR DX Asiawave KSDA Guam)

PAKISTAN Radio Pakistan in Arabic at 1800-1900 UTC on new 9400 kHz. (AMID)

PHILIPPINES Radio Veritas Asia Manila at 1300-1325 UTC in Vietnamese on 9520 and new 11850 kHz (x11790). (Gerhard Widera-GER)

PORTUGAL/GERMANY English service of Radio Deutsche Welle normally unheard here in CeEUR due to dead propagation zone can now be heard via Sines-POR relay: To EUR 2000-2050 UTC on 5960 kHz and stronger on 7285 kHz. To AF 1900-1950 UTC on powerhouse 13790 kHz, as well as on 15145 kHz. In German 1800-2200 UTC on 6075 kHz. (WB) PRIDNESTROVIA Radio Dniestr International Tiraspol 2130-2200 UTC, tx Grigoriopol 9620 kHz replacing 11750 kHz. /./ MW tx 999 & 1467 kHz. English sce on Mons, Weds, and Sats, but observed on UTC Tues & Fris! Address: Radio Dniestr International uliza 25th Oktyabrya 45 27800 Tiraspol Pridnestrovje via Russia

Tiraspol is the capital of the Moldavian Republic of Pridnestrovia. Pridnestrovia is the Russian-Ukrainian populated area in the east of Moldova, that has "separated" from Moldova and at least nominally set up its own pro Russian Government. (WB, AMID - German AGDX Monitoring and Information Service)

RUSSIA Since August religious radio programme "Universal Life" of German based sect "New Prophetic Group - Universal Life" can be heard via powerful RMI facilities. Formerly bc in various European languages via "IBA-Nexus" Milano on 7125 kHz. German programme now on Tues at 1900 UTC via Wachenbrunn 1323 kHz, Moscow 1332 kHz, SW 6100 7140 7215 7320 9480 9490 9880 11945, and 12070 kHz. These are scheduled winter frequencies for RMI French(!) service. Address: Universelle Welle, P.O.Box 5643, D-97006 Wuerzburg, F.R. of Germany. tel. + 49 - 931 - 39030. (Media actuell:Church in Radio - Ma:KiR - Dr. Hansjoerg Biener, WB)

Similar embedded broadcasts in RMI Arabic service observed on Tues 1730-1800 UTC on 7165 7200 7275 7295 9840, and 9865 kHz. Given address in Arabic, French, and English like AFSI Paris, B.P. 7210, Paris, France. (WB)

Rumours about usage of 1200 kW super power MW station Bolshakovo 1386 kHz, in Kaliningrad enclave, for RMI German Service in 1600-1700 UTC time range. Radio Nederland rent bc time at this frequency for its Dutch service to Europe at 1630- 1725 UTC, but from November 1st to March 5th, 1995, only. (WB)

CRI - Radio Beijing via Russia relay in French at 2030-2125 UTC on 7215 kHz.

UKRAINE R UKR Kiev in Ukrainian now on two new channels in 22 mb: 13600 & 13680 kHz. From 0800 UTC observed on 6020 6200 7240 9600 11705 11780 11840 13600 13680 kHz. German at 1700-1800 UTC observed on 4820 6020 7240 9610 9640 11705 11840 13720 kHz, at 2100-2200 UTC on 4820 5940 6020 7180 7240 9640 9810 11870 13720 kHz. (AMID)

From 2300 UTC onwards, Radio Ukraine International Kiev bc two different Ukrainian language programmes on SW: 1st 4820 5915 5940 6020 7135 13720 kHz. 2nd 6055 7180 9620 9810 11870 kHz (4780 kHz not heard).

English to NoAM at 0400-0500 UTC on 6055 7180 9810 11790 11870 kHz (ann 4780 kHz not traced, may comming into effect on Nov 1st). Ukrainian at same time on 4820 5915 6020 7135 13720 kHz. From 0500-0700 UTC in Ukrainian combined again, on all mentioned frequencies. (AMID)

USA WYFR Okeechobee Florida in German at 1700-1800 UTC on 9850 and 15355 kHz.

Voice of Free China Taiwan via WYFR Okeechobee Florida in Mandarin Chinese at 1857-1957 UTC on new 17845 (ex17750) kHz, /./ 9955 kHz direct from Taiwan.

Voice of Free China via Okeechobee-FL tx relay now on 5810 & 9850 (x 17750 & 21720) kHz, 2000 UTC French, 2100 German, 2200-2300 English. (GH - WWCR)

WVHA - World Voice of Historic Adventism - via ex WCSN Scotts Corner Maine facility observed in English at 2200-2300 UTC on 5850 kHz, til 2248 UTC also in German language. US contact phone in number during bussiness hours and station address were given. Address via: Prophecy Countdown, POB. 1844, Mount Dora, Florida 32757, U.S.A.

Latest available schedule: daily 0000 7465 0400 5850 1100-1300 11695 Tue/Thur/Sat/Sun 1300 11695 1600 15665 1800 9930 2000 5850 2200-2400 7465 Mon/Wed/Fri 1300 15665 1500 21670 1700 17612,5 2000 11695 2300-2400 7465 (Station manager via GH-WWCR, via HjB)

UZBEKISTAN Radio Tashkent in German now on winter frequency schedule: 1930-2000 UTC 5035 5060 9540 11905 13800 kHz. 2100-2130 UTC 5035 5060 7105 9540 11905 kHz. Uzbek Radio 2nd progr observed at 1700-1800 UTC on 4850 kHz. (WB) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX @DB0LX.#BW.DEU.EU

BC-DX 110 16 Oct 1994 ______

ST. HELENA Special St. Helena DAY goes worldwide on short wave this year on Friday Oct 14th, 2000-2300 UTC in USB mode on 11092,5 kHz, with 1500 watts, when the marine transmitter of Cable & Wireless in the Briars takes on the medium wave programme of Radio St Helena. It is presented by the Radio St Helena manager Tony Leo.

This is the fourth time that Radio St Helena DAY is celebrated through this unique programme. There will be music and information about the island in the programme and after 2100 UTC listeners will be able to phone directly to Tony Leo on

+290 - 4654 and speak over the open mike.

Two contests will be arranged. Anyone correctly answering two St Helena- oriented questions put in the programme will take part in a lottery. First prize will be the book "St Helena 1502-1938", second two special video films about St Helena. Third prize are some special designed T-shirts.

Another lottery will be arranged among those listeners sending any kind of CD record to the station. Radio St Helena - the local radio station to about 5000 "Saints" inhabitants -, only recently obtained CD record players.

This year the Saint radio amateurs (Ham operators) will take part, arranging a SW rally between 1800 and 1900 hrs. Twelve local operators will be working in USB mode on 14200-14250 and 21250-21300 kHz, in CW on 7070-7090 (?) kHz. Ham operators all over the globe are invited for a QSO with ZD7.

Reception reports from anyone tuning in are invited, to Radio St Helena, Jamestown, St Helena Island, South Atlantic Ocean or faxed through +290 - 4542.

All correct reports will be acknowledged by a special QSL Card. Return postage (IRC's) are appreciated.

The aim of the broadcast is to break the physical isolation of St Helena. The island is now easily reached via fax or phone, but still a letter may take at least a month and the only communication with the outside world is by boat to Cape Town or to London.

(AWR KSDA Guam DX Asiawave, DSWCI SW News)

COSTA RICA Radio for Peace International heard testing on 12150 kHz. (GH - WWCR)

CROATIA Hrvatski Radio Zagreb short English news bulletin now at 0704 UTC on MW 1125, 1134, SW 5920, 9830, 13640, 13830 kHz. (GH - WWCR) FRANCE RFI - Radio France International - Paris very complex winter schedule show English service section as follows: relays C=Beijing, Xian, and Yunnan-CHN G=Montsinery-GUF J=Yamata-JAP M=Moyabi- GAB R=Russia relay Cy=Cape Greco Cyprus relay

EUR 1200-1300 UTC 9805 15155 15195 1600-1700 UTC 6175

SoEaAS 1400-1500 UTC 12030 (ex 15405) India 1400-1500 UTC 7110C , 12030 (ex 15405)

ME/EaAF 1400-1500 UTC 17560M 1600-1700 UTC 9485 11700 12015M (ex 11975 15460 17795)

NoAF 1600-1700 UTC 11615 AF 1200-1300 UTC 15325M 1600-1700 UTC 11700M 12015M 15530

AM 1200-1300 UTC 11615G 13625G 15365G (ex 15530G 17575)

French 75 m band outlet 3965 kHz extended to 1600-0900 UTC time range. To AUS/NZL/PAC 1030-1130 UTC 11700C

To SoEaAS 2300-0030 UTC 7120, (-0000) 9565J (-0100) 12045C 1030-1200 9650J 1600-1700 MW 1296C kHz Yunnan relay.

To China 1030-1200 UTC 7140J To India 0100-0200 UTC 11600C (ex 15440C) New outlet to India at 0800-1200 UTC on 15605 kHz.

MW 1233Cy kHz 0400-0500 UTC. ME/EaAF Delete 11 m band outlet 25820 kHz 1000-1500 UTC totally. To AF 1100-1200 UTC 21520M

Mandarin to China 0930-1030 UTC 9650J, 1200-1300 UTC 7140J Lao & Cambodian 1100-1300 UT 7305R kHz. Vietnamese 1430-1530 UTC 6120J . 1500-1600 MW Yunnan 1296C kHz. Persian 1800-1900 UTC 5925, 7335 (ex 9845, 11975) New frequencies in various EUR languages are 5900 5915 5925 7305 7315 7325 7335 9485 9495 11615 15530 15605.

Montsinery-GUF relay frequency usage: 1000-1030 5920 9790 1030-1130 9790 11670 13625 1130-1300 11615 11670 13625 15515 1300-1400 13625 15435 15515 17860 21645 1400-1600 17575 17860 21465 1600-1900 17630 1900-2200 21765 2200-2300 9800 13640 15200 17620 2300-0600 9800 2300-0300 9715 0000-0100 13625 15200 (RFI schedule)

IRAN IRIB Tehran in English to AUS/NZL/PAC at 2130-2230 UTC observed on usual 11790 kHz, but started there announcing QRG 6175 kHz instead. Arabic sce at same time worldwide on 9022 and 11965 kHz. Separate Persian language outlet on 7100 kHz. (WB)

JAPAN NHK Radio Japan Tokyo winter broadcast schedule changes: SoEaAS 2000-0030 UTC 11800 kHz (ex11840) 2100-0030 UTC 9580 kHz (ex 9625) Asia 2000-0030 UTC 9560 kHz (ex 6185) SoAS 0700-0800 UTC 17845 kHz additional

NoAM 0200-0400 UTC 5960 kHz Sackville-CAN (ex 0100-0300 UTC) 0400-0600 UTC 6025 kHz Sackville-CAN (ex 9725) 1100-1300 UTC 6120 kHz Sackville-CAN (ex 1000-1200 UTC) 0100-0700 UTC 9565 kHz (ex 9610)

CeAM 0200-0400 UTC 11895 kHz Montsinery-GUF (ex 11880) SoAM 0800-0900 UTC 9675GUF, 9685 direct (ex 11875) 0900-1000 UTC 9685 direct, 11895GUF (ex 9675, 11875)

OCE 1800-0030 UTC 11850 kHz (ex 9610)

EUR 0000-0100 UTC 6055, 6155 kHz Skelton-GB (ex 6155, 6180) 0400-0500 UTC 5960, 6095 kHz Skelton-GB (ex 7230) 1100-1200 UTC 17780 kHz Moyabi-GAB (ex 17740) 1100-1200 UTC 15240 kHz Wooferton-GB (ex 15395) 2000-2100 UTC 6085 kHz Skelton-GB (ex 7255) 2200-2300 UTC 6055, 6165 kHz Skelton-GB (ex 5960, 6155) 2300-2400 UTC 6055, 6155 kHz Skelton-GB (ex 5965)

ME 0700-0900 UTC 15335 kHz Moyabi-GAB (ex 15380) 1530-1630 UTC 15195 kHz Ekala-CLN (ex 15120)

AF 1000-1100 UTC 11785 kHz Moyabi-GAB (ex 9675) 1715-1745 UTC 9560, 15195 kHz (ex 7180, 9590) (Matsudo Chiba JR9MFK via JM1ZME, Takehiro Tsubata)

PAKISTAN Radio Pakistan schedule changes: 0430-0630 WS to Gulf & ME 15690 (ex15445) 17555 21580 0800-1120 WS to WeEUR 15625 (ex21520) 17901 1200-1400 Mitali to BGD 15625 (ex15190) 17802 1300-1630 WS to Gulf & ME 9470 11570 v13590 15675 1600-1630 Slow E nx to AF 15555 17660 1700-1900 WS to WeEUR 7485 11570 1700-1900 AR to Gulf & ME 9400 11550 1700-1800 Turkish 7425 11520 1800-1900 Islamabad px to Gulf & ME 7440 (ex 7030) 1930-2030 French to WeEUR 11570, to No&WeAF 9400. (Edwin Southwell, Noel Green in SWN)

PHILIPPINES Radio Veritas Asia Manila schedule changes Sept to Nov: Chinese 2100-2255 6165 7115 2230-2255 7105 7215 1000-1055 & 1130-1155 9520 1430-1525 6020 9615 Vietnamese 2330-2355 9535 0130-0225 15530 1000-1025 9555 1100-1125 9660 11790 1300-1325 9520 11850. (Bob Padula via AWR DX Asiawaves)

SLOVAK REPUBLIC Radio Slovakia International Bratislava in English: EUR 1930-2000 UTC 5915 7345 kHz AUS/NZL/PAC 0830-0900 UTC 11990 17485 21705 kHz AM 0100-0130 UTC 5930 7300 9440 kHz (RSI)

THAILAND Radio Thailand via new Voice of America tx site Udorn in NorthEastern Thailand: English 1900-2000 UTC on 11855 kHz to EUR. Other European service at 2000- 2115 UTC on 11835 kHz (ex 9700). (GH - WWCR)

USA/EUROPE Glenn Hauser's "World of Radio" via World Radio Network subcarrier on ASTRA Satellite system all over Europe now on standard winter time 1700-1730 UTC on Saturdays.

WWCR is planning to use 60 m band, 5065 kHz during winter night.

WINB Red Lion observed on 12160 kHz at 2100 UTC. Nominal on 11915 kHz at 062 degrees with 50 kW of power.

WSHB Cypress Creek at 1000-1300 UTC replaced 7535 by 6095 kHz, 025 degrees, 250 kW of power. (GH - WWCR)

VIETNAM Vietnamese radio stations recently observed: 4787,4 kHz R TV Gia Lai 2200-2300 and 1030-1200 UTC 4821 kHz R TV Son La 1200 Hmong 1230 Thai 1300 Vietn 1330 Thai 4959,7 kHz National Sce Hanoi 2200-2227 UTC /./ 5923,6 kHz 5047,6 kHz R TV Kon Tum (ex 5077) 1040-1145 UTC 5923,6 kHz National Sce Hanoi 2200-2230 UTC /./ 4959,7 kHz 6360,2 kHz R TV Yen Bai varying 6360,1 ... 6360,4 1130-1215 UTC 7286,4 kHz VoVietnam Hanoi in English 1100-1130 UTC (WRTH: 7415 kHz) 9840 kHz VoVietnam Hanoi in English 1330-1400 UTC /./ 15008,7 kHz 15008,7 kHz Voice of Vietnam, 0830-0100 UTC (John Kecskes-AUS, Takayuki Nozaki-JAP, Gerhard Werdin-INS)

YUGOSLAVIA Radio Yugoslavia Belgrade in English to NoAM, Sun-Fri in target, Mon-Sat in UTC, 0000-0030 UTC on new 6195 kHz, /./ usual 9580, 11870 kHz. (GH - WWCR) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX @DB0LX.#BW.DEU.EU

BC-DX 111 19 Oct 1994 ______

ARMENIA Radio Yerevan / Radio Arak Intercontinental winter schedule, acc monitoring and various other sources: EUR 0630-0715 UTC on 15400 kHz (extended religious German test broadcasts in 0715-0745 UTC on Oct 14th). German religious programme "Midnight Call" at 0630-0700 UTC. Five minutes English outlet at 0700 UTC, short news of Radio Arak Intercontinental Yerevan origin. But on other days religious programmes monitored also, programme "Definition" by Midnight Call Ministry. In Armenian language news at 0705-0715 UTC.

EUR 0900-1000 UTC Suns only, 15275 & 15370 kHz in Armenian, 0930-0942 English, 0943- 0954 French news segment.

ME/EUR 1430-2200 UTC, English at 1845-1900? UTC 864 1395 4810 4990 5930 6065

EUR 2200-2300 UTC 9480 kHz, German religious programme "Midnight Call" until 2230 UTC, into Armenian language.

SoAM 2300-2400 UTC 9450 11960 kHz, in Armenian/Spanish, also English 2330-2342, French 2342-2354 UTC. (various sources)

BELGIUM RVI Brussels winter oulets suffering severe QRM by other radio stations: at 1300-1500 UTC 13675 to AM suffering QRM by Dubai. 6035 kHz to NoAm at 2230-0100 UTC suffers by other two broadcaster on same channel. On 11765 kHz at 1700-1800 UTC suffering by RMI in Arabic. Special sports outlet Wed/Sat 1900-2115 UTC on 9905 kHz has QRM by Switzerland on same channel. (RVI Dutch Golfgids)

CHINA/RUSSIA CRI Beijing using Russia relay facilities: French 2030-2125 UTC Samara 7215 kHz, English 2200-2255 UTC Moscow 7170 kHz. (RVI)

CROATIA Hrvatski Radio Zagreb short English news bulletin now at 0704 and 0904 UTC on MW 1125, 1134, SW 5920, 9830, 13640, 13830 kHz. (WB)

FINLAND Radio Finland Helsinki at 2330-2400 UTC on 6015 and 9615 kHz, but 9680 kHz is registered. (GH - WWCR)

GREECE ERT VoGreece Athens European sce retimed, at 1900 UTC English, 1910 French, 1920-1930 German, all on 7450 9380 kHz. (RVI)

IRAN IRIB Tehran in English to AM at 0030-0127 UTC on 7100 9022 11790 kHz. (GH - WWCR) to AUS/NZL/PAC at 2130-2230 UTC observed on usual 11790 kHz, but started there announcing QRG 6175 kHz instead. Arabic sce at same time worldwide on 9022 and 11965 kHz. Separate Persian language outlet on 7100 kHz. (WB)

ITALY AWR - Adventist World Radio - discarded English language outlet via Forli Italy on 7230 kHz at 1500 UTC totally. Signal on this channel was so marginal, the converted MW tx had a poor output of less than 10 kW only. Suns DX programme by Finn Krone and Gordon Bennett also ceased subsequently. 7230 kHz 200 degr to NoAf 0800-0900 Arabic, French 350 degr to EUR 0900-1000 German 260 degr to EUR 1000-1200 Arabic, French, Italian 7135 kHz 150 degr to EUR 1400-1500 Italian 7225 kHz 350 degr to EUR 1500-1600 German 260 degr to EUR 1600-1630 French 7230 kHz 260 degr to Eur 1630-1700 Spanish 150 degr to NoAf 1700-1800 Arabic (AWR RNB Dr. Adrian M.Peterson) KOREA Rep. of RKI - Radio Korea International - Seoul will change its operational schedule from Nov 1st entirely. All outlets - except French and German relays via Skelton-GB and Spanish via Sackville-CAN - will either extend or cut to units of one hour duration. Japanese language broadcasts put two one hour units together, make a total of two hours duration each. Italian language bc will be ceased on Oct 31. (Radio Japan MediaRoundUp)

MALI/CHINA CRI Beijing via Bamako-MLI relay site: 0000-0500 UTC 9710 replacing 9780 kHz, /./ 11790 kHz. English at 0000-0100 & 0300-0400 UTC, remaining in Cantonese and Mandarin. (GH - WWCR)

MOLDOVA Radio Moldova International SW schedules are worked out in Moscow, although the txs are located at Bacau Galbeni in Romania. Due to Moldavian debts to Russian planning authorities, the Russians have refused to provide the necessary information on winter frequencies until debts are paid off. Probably summer frequencies will be temporarily kept in use. (Leonid Cutuglu in Contact)

PHILIPPINES Radio Veritas Asia Manila schedule changes Nov to March '95: Chinese 2100-2255 6160 2230-2255 7105 1000-1155 9520 1430-1525 6020 Vietnamese 2330-2355 9535 0130-0225 15530 1000-1025 9555 1100-1125 11790 1300-1325 7215 11850. Pilipino 1230-1255 9520 1500-1525 15140 (Bob Padula via AWR DX Asiawaves)

POLAND Polish Radio Warsaw is now also rationalizing its foreign sce (5th programme). Decide to reduce its daily output, German cut from five to four outlets, 1900 UTC broadcast deleted. In order to save budget costs, Warsaw ceased also using 300 kW MW site Stargard Szcecinski 1503 kHz. (ORF)

ROMANIA Radio Bucharest reappeared in Ukrainian language again: 1500 UTC on 5990, 7195 kHz. (ORF, RVI)

RUSSIA AWR - Adventist World Radio - via Russia relay: 6150 kHz 200 kW 188 degr Novosibirsk tx N1&2 1500-1700 UTC in Mandarin & Hindi to Asia 6165 kHz 100 kW 111 degr Novosibirsk tx N1 1300-1500 UTC in Korean & Mandarin to Far East 7215 kHz 250 kW 284 degr Samara Zighulevsk tx S1 1700-1900 UTC in Scandinavian & Polish to Europe 9885 kHz 250 kW 188 degr Samara Zighulevsk tx S1 0300-0600 UTC Arabic & English to Middle East 12055 kHz 100 kW 111 degr Novosibirsk tx N2 1300-1500 UTC Korean & Mandarin to Far East AWR dropped the usage of the two Moscow tx sites at Taldom (500 kW) and Kurovskaya Mistsevo (250 kW) on June 12th. Facilities used since May 1st, 1992. (AWR RNB Dr. Adrian M.Peterson)

SAUDI ARABIA External sce. schedule of BSKSA Riyadh Sept 4th - Nov 5th 0400-0500 15335 Somali 0400-0600 15060 Turkish 0500-0600 17760 Swahili 1000-1200 21665 Indonesian 1200-1400 15345 Urdu 1400-1500 15345 Bengali 1400-1600 11825 Persian 1500-1600 9730 Turkestani 1600-1700 17775 Bambara (Radio Japan MediaRoundUp)

SLOVAK REPUBLIC/CZECH REPUBLIC Radio Slovakia International Bratislava and Radio Prague are using both Rimavska Sobota outlet 17485 kHz (ex 17535) towards AUS/NZL/PAC: Radio Prague 0730 UTC English, 0800 Czech RSI Bratislava 0830 UTC English, 0900-0927 Slovak language. (WB)

SOUTH AFRICA Channel Africa operational schedule reads 0300-0400 M-F 6000 Swahili 0300-0500 5955 9585 English 0500-0600 7185 11900 English 0300-0400 9655 French 0300-0600 9520 French 0500-0600 11725 French 0300-0430 M-F 3955 Chichewa 0400-0500 3975 9655 Portuguese 0500-0600 11750 Portuguese 0900-1000 Sat/Sun 7225 Tsonga 1000-1100 17810 English 1100-1130 M-F 7225 15240 Portuguese 1100-1200 9730 English 1130-1200 M-F 15240 Portuguese 1400-1700 11900 Swahili 1500-1800 5955 Lozi 1500-1800 6120 Chichewa 1500-1800 7225 English 1600-1700 15240 English 1800-2000 7225 9550 French 1900-2000 3975 Portuguese 2000-2100 7225 Portuguese

Home sce relays are Afrikaans Stereo 0500-0655 & 1800-0100 UTC 4810 kHz. 0700-1755 UTC 7285. Radio 2000 0100-0500 4810. Radio Oranje 0000-0650 & 1755-2400 UTC 3230 kHz, 0655-1750 UTC 7270 kHz. Voice of America Meyerton relay 1800-1900 UTC 4875 kHz M-F. (Edwin Southwell in Contact)

SWAZILAND TWR - Trans World Radio - Manzini, Swaziland schedule changes Nov 6th until March 25th, 1995: 4760 kHz (ex 6050) Swahili 0300-0330 (-0345 Sat) 100 kW 013 degr 5055 kHz additional German 1630-1700 Sat+Sun 25 kW non directional 6070 kHz (ex 7200) English 0430-0530 25 kW 233 degr 7140 kHz (ex 7125) Chewa 0400-0430, English 0430-0500, Chewa 0530-0545 Sat+Sun 100 kW 013 degr 7200 kHz (ex 9515) Portuguese 1425-1430 M-F, 1430-1515 Lomwe & Makua to MOZ 1515-1545 50 kW 003 degr 7290 kHz (ex 7180) Umbundu 1845-1900 to AGL 50 kW 313 degr Kimbundu to AGL 1900-1915 Portuguese to AGL 1915-2000 (-2005 M-F) 15325 kHz (ex 15375) Urdu to PAK 1400-1415 100 kW 043 degr (TWR SWZ)

UKRAINE Monitored schedule of Radio Ukraine International here in EUR: 0000-0100 German 936 4820 5915 6020 7135 7180 7240 9620 9810 11870 0100-0200 English AM (ann 4780) 6055 7180 9620 9810 11870 0100-0200 Ukrain. EUR 4820 5915 6020 7135 7240 13720 0200-0300 Ukrain. AM 6055 7180 9620 9810 11870 0200-0300 Ukrain. EUR 4820 5915 6020 7135 7240 13720 0400-0500 English AM (ann 4780) 6055 7180 9810 11790 11870 0400-0500 Ukrain. EUR 4820 5915 6020 7135 13720 0500-0600 Ukrain.4820 5915 6055 7135 7180 9810 11790 11840 11870 13720

0600-0700 Ukrain.5915 6020 6055 7135 7180 9810 11790 11840 11870 13720 0800-1000 Ukrainian 6020 7240 9560 9600 11705 11780 11840 12030 13600 13680 21800 1100-1300 Ukrainian 6020 7240 7290 9560 9600 11705 11780 11840 12030 13600 13680 21800

1300-1430 Ukrainian EUR 6020 7240 9560 11705 11840 13680 1300-1430 Ukrainian AM 7290 11780 12030 13600 21800 1430-1500 Ukrainian 6020 7240 7290 9560 11705 11780 11840 12030 13600 13680 21800 1500-1600 Ukrainian 4820 6020 7240 7290 11705 11840 12030 13600 13680 21800 1600-1700 Ukrainian 4820 6020 7240 7290 11705 11840 12030 13720

1700-1800 Ukrainian 4820 6020 6055 7240 7290 9610 9640 11705 11840 12030 13720 1800-1900 German 4820 6020 6055 7240 7290 9610 9640 11705 11840 12030 13720 1900-2000 Ukrainian 4820 6020 7180 7240 7290 9640 9810 11705 11840 12030 13720 2000-2100 Ukrainian 4820 5940 6020 7180 7240 9640 9810 13720 2100-2200 German 4820 5940 6020 7180 7240 9640 9810 11870 13720 2200-2300 English 4820 5940 6020 7180 7240 9640 9810 11870 13720 2300-2400 Ukrainian EUR 4820 5915 5940 6020 7135 7240 13720 2300-2400 Ukrainian AM 6055 7180 9620 9810 11870 (AMID)

USA/EUROPE Glenn Hauser's "World of Radio" via World Radio Network, channel 22, 11538 GHz, subcarrier 7.38 MHz on ASTRA Satellite system all over Europe now on standard winter time 0500-0530 and 1700-1730 UTC on Saturdays. (GH - WWCR)

WWCR Nashville is using 60 m band, 5065 kHz during winter night, 0000-0700 UTC. Well heard here until fade out around 0702 UTC. tx 1 0000-0900 7435 1100-2400 15685 tx 2 1400-0100 13845 0100-1400 5935 tx 3 2300-0709 5065 1600-2100 17525 2100-2300 12160 WWCR programme on DST one hour earlier until Oct 29th. Glenn Hauser's World of Radio via WWCR, from Oct 30th: Fri 2215 15685 Sat 0700 7435 Sun 0400 7435 Sun 0700 5065 Mon 0000 7435 Tue 1330 15685 (AMID - German AGDX Monitoring and Information Service)

AWR "North American" Service. Two AWR programs are currently available on SW to NoAM. Sun 1730-1800 UTC 15590 kHz 100 kW via KTBN Salt Lake City, "" Fri 1615-1645 UTC 15685 kHz 100 kW via WWCR Nashville, "Amazing Facts" (AWR RNB Dr. Adrian M.Peterson)

UZBEKISTAN Radio Tashkent Asian outlet 1200-1500 UTC incl English at 1200-1230 and 1330-1400 UTC now observed on 6025 9715 and new 13785 kHz (ex 7285, 15295 & 17815). (RVI) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX @DB0LX.#BW.DEU.EU

BC-DX 112 23 Oct 1994 ______

ANTARCTICA American Forces Antarctic Network - AFAN McMurdo - now on 6160 kHz, registered for 2000-1200 UTC time span, observed in AM around 1030-1200 UTC. (GH - WWCR)

ARMENIA Radio Yerevan / Radio Arak Intercontinental in winter: 2300 UTC in English on 9480, and announced - but not monitored - 11920 kHz (ex9450, 11960). (GH - WWCR)

BELARUS Radio Belarus Minsk in Bjelorussian language to NoAM at 0030-0100 UTC via Krasnodar Tbilisskoye 7150 kHz, and via FE tx 13640 and 17665 kHz at Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy. (AWR KSDA Guam DX Asiawaves) Winter schedule towards WeEUR: 1900-2000 UTC in Bjelorussian, except Wed Sat Sun at 1930-2000 UTC in German language. MW 1170 kHz, SW 7210 kHz, and via UKR super power txs on 5940 (ex 6010), 7105, and 7405 kHz. (WB)

BELGIUM RVI Brussels to Northern Europe replaced 6035 kHz by 5910 kHz at 1800-1900 UTC incl. German at 1830, and 2100-2230 UTC, incl. English at 2200-2230 UTC. Interfering Voice of America in English to NoAM on 6040 kHz at 1700-2100 UTC is now via Tangiers-MOR (ex Wooferton-GB) towards NoEUR, also QRM by RMI and on 6035 kHz. RVI is using two txs on 5910 kHz, one for NoEUR and SoEUR each. (RVI Dutch Golfgids)

BULGARIA Voice of America schedule via Bulgaria: MW Vidin 1224 kHz 500 kW 205 degrees, in Serbian at 2300-2330 UTC. Plovdiv 13680 kHz 500 kW 215 degrees, in English to AF at 1800-1900 UTC. 15080 kHz 250 kW 215 degrees, in English to AF at 0600-0630 UTC. (VoA via OE2CRM)

CLANDESTINE RADIO STATIONS Anti Castro radio station "La Voz del CID" observed bc religious programme of Miami Catholic Church towards Cuba at 0340 UTC on new variable 9920,8 kHz (ex v9942). Scheduled at 2100(Sun 1200)-0430 UTC on 30 m band, 0430-0705 UTC on v6305 kHz. (WB)

"Voice of China" clandestine radio station in Chinese language towards mainland China, bc via txs of Taiwan Central Broadc. System, introduced an additional outlet at 0830- 0930 UTC on 11940 kHz. Discovered by Japanese DXers when technicians forget change to 11940 kHz, and kept the programme on usual Taiwan channel 9690 kHz instead. Other bc of the station is at 2100-2200 UTC on 15280 kHz. (Radio Japan Medi RoundUp)*

"Voice of the People" in Korean from North to South Korea back on winter schedule since Oct 16th. Early morning transmission 2000-2200 UTC replced 6600 by 3912 kHz. Remaining schedule: 2300-0100 & 0300-0500 UTC 6518 and 6600 kHz. 0900-1700 UTC 3912 kHz.

(Radio Japan Media RoundUp)*

COSTA RICA Radio for Peace International introduced a new winter morning frequency to CeAM, Caribbean, Northern South AM, 6200 kHz AM mode at 1300-1700 UTC. Tx used in USB mode on either 17900 or 12150 kHz at other time on the day. (GH - WWCR)

CROATIA Hrvatski Radio Zagreb short English news bulletin now at 0904-0906 UTC on new SW outlet of 7370 kHz (24 h), other frequencies in /./ MW 1125, 1134, SW 5895 (1600- 0655), 5920 (0656-1600), 9830, 13640, 13830 kHz. (Rumen Pankov, WB)*

ECUADOR HCJB Quito daily outlet in English to EUR at 1700-2000 UTC replaced 15350 by 15490 kHz. In English at 0030-0500 UTC on new 12005 kHz, in /./ 9745 kHz. From Nov 1st English progr changes: to EUR 0700-0830 UTC 6205 and 9420 kHz replacing 9600 & 11835. To AUS/NZL/PAC at 0700-1130 UTC 6135 kHz replacing 11925, /./ still on 9745 kHz, latter frequency can be heard in EUR also during winter season. Radio Nacional del Ecuador in Spanish Mons-Fris at 1900-1930 UTC with usual lovely Andean music on 15115 kHz. (WB)

EGYPT R Cairo via Abis tx site producing terrible spurious mixing signals on SW. At 2200-2230 UTC original 9900 kHz has a spur at exact 774 kHz down on 9126 kHz. 774 kHz is the MW frequency of Middle East Commercial programme with 500 kW at Abis location. 9900 kHz at 1900-2000 UTC producing terrible 50 kHz modulated spurs down to 9800, and up to 10150 kHz, covering WWV and WWVH time signals on 10 MHz also. (GH - WWCR)

GEORGIA Abkhaz Radio observed on feeder frequency 9373 kHz in LSB mode. Scheduled on MW 1368 kHz on Tue, Sat 0430-0520 & at 1500 UTC, mainly in Georgian and Abkhaz language, also in English, Turkish, Arabic, and Russian. (BBCMS via RN)

GERMANY Voice of America on 3980 kHz in 75 mb is using RFE/RL site Biblis west of Darmstadt, instead of Munich Ismaning. 0430-0700 UTC Bul, Cz, Slovk,E. 1800-2400 UTC Slovk, E, Polish. 100 kW 063 / 088 degrees. (VoA via OE2CRM)

INDIA AIR Delhi on 13732 kHz, Arabic 1730-1945, French 1945-2030 UTC. (WB) New on 11585 kHz 1215 UTC Tibetan, 1330-1430 UTC Nepali. Via Bangalore 500 kW 11585 kHz 1515-1600 UTC Gujarati, 1615-1730 UTC Persian. New 500 kW txs added at Bangalore to a total of six in Sept. (AWR KSDA Guam DX Asiawaves)

IRAQ Radio Baghdad in AR and English nx around 1030 UTC replaced 13780 by 13680 kHz again, but is covered by R Ukraine Kiev there. (RVI)

ITALY RAI Rome domestic progr I observed around 1600-1700 UTC relaying sport programme on 21775 kHz via Rome Santo Palombara tx site, in /./ to MW 657, 900, 1332, and 1575 kHz. May special outlet to Italian troops serving in UN Peace Keeping operations. (WB)

JAPAN Radio Tampa2 Nihon SW Broadc. Co. Ltd. domestic programme in Japanese nominal on 9760 kHz observed on Oct 22nd at 1130-1300 UTC on 9750 kHz. This frequency is usually blocked by BBC London, but now off until 1157 UTC when opening in Romanian. So give Radio Tampa a try. (WB)

KAZAKHSTAN Radio Almaty 2nd progr in Kazakh observed around 1100-1300 UTC on 7115 kHz, in /./ to 9690 kHz. (AMID - German AGDX Monitoring & Information Service)

KOREA Rep. of RKI Seoul in English well heard via BBC Skelton-GB relay 1930-2000 UTC on 7250 (ex5965) kHz. (WB)

RKI - Radio Korea International - Seoul will change its operational schedule as from Nov 1st totally: English EUR 0800-0900 7550 13670 1930-2000 7250 Skelton-GB 2100-2200 6480 15575 NoAM 0100-0200 15575 1130-1200 9650 Sackville-CAN 0600-0700 11945 SoAM 0100-0200 7550 ME/AF 1600-1700 9515 9870 SoAS 1230-1300 9570 13670 General Service 1200-1300 7180, 1230-1300 11740, 1400-1500 5975 7275 11740 1800-1900 (1600-1700?) 5975, 1900-2000 5975

German EUR 1800-1900 9515 9870 2000-2100 7275 7550 2045-2130 3975 Skelton-GB (RKI Seoul)

MALI/CHINA CRI - China Radio International - via Bamako-MLI relay replaced 9780 by 9710 kHz at 0000-0500 UTC, /./ observed on 11715 (ex 11790) kHz. At 0300-0400 UTC in English, also observed via Sackville-CAN on 9690 kHz, but Mali signal 300 ms behind CAN outlet. (AMID)

MOLDOVA Radio Moldova International in English via tx at Bacau Galbeni-ROU: EUR 1430- 1455 UTC 11775 kHz. NoAM 1300-1325 15390, 0200-0225 7190. (GH - WWCR)

PHILIPPINES Voice of America super power MW Poro 1143 kHz is really bc on 1147,5 kHz, 332 degrees, 1100-1700 UTC in Ch,E,Viet,Ch,E,Ch. (VoA via OE2CRM)

RUSSIA RMI feeder frequencies observed around 1700 UTC: 6822,5 kHz RMI German programme. 8005 kHz Radio Rossiy in Russian. (Radio Japan Media RoundUp)*

Dr Gene Scott Network via Russian tx Novosibirsk to FE observed on 6070 kHz at 2200 UTC, reg 1700-0100 UTC on ex6120 kHz. (WB)

Voice of America relays via Russia: 648 kHz MW Ussuryisk 1000 kW ND 1300-1400 UTC in Korean. 5915 Irkutsk 1000 152 degr 2200-2300 Chinese. (Nagoya DX Circle mentioned 9525 kHz) 5915 Novosibirsk 200 111 1400-1600 Chinese. 5945 Irkutsk 1000 152 1400-1500 Chinese. 7440 Novosibirsk 200 195 0000-0100 Hindi. 7300 Petropavlovsk 250 244 2130-2200 Korean. 12005 Krasnodar 500 - 1330-1430 Urdu. Nagoya DX Circle mentioned also Hindi at 1600-1700 UTC on this frequency. Krasnodar location is also known like Armavir Tbilisskoye. (VoA via OE2CRM, AWR KSDA Guam DX Asiawaves)

THAILAND Radio Thailand in English at 0030-0100 UTC on 11905 kHz (ex15370). (GH - WWCR)

UKRAINE Radio UKR Kiev update, see BCDX no. 111, monitored schedule here in EUR: 0000-0100 German 936 4820 5915 6020 7135 7180 7240 7405 9620 9810 11870 0100-0200 English AM 6055 7180 9620 9810 11870 0100-0200 Ukrainian EUR 4820 5915 6020 7135 7240 7405 13720 0200-0400 Ukrainian AM 6055 7180 9620 9810 11870 0200-0400 Ukrainian EUR 4820 5915 6020 7135 7240 7405 13720 0400-0500 English AM 6055 7180 9810 11790 11870 0400-0500 Ukrainian EUR 4820 5915 6020 7135 13720 0500-0600 Ukrainian 4820 5915 6055 7135 7180 9810 11790 11840 11870 13720

0600-0700 Ukrainian 4820 5915 6020 6055 7135 7180 9810 11790 11840 11870 13720 0800-1100 Ukrainian 6020 7240 9560(0900-) 9600 11705 11780 11870(-0900) 11840 12030 13600 13680(0900-) 21800(0900-) 1100-1300 Ukrainian 6020 7240 7290 9560 9600 11705 11780 11840 12030 13600 13680 21800

1300-1430 Ukrainian EUR 6020 7240 9560 11705 11840 13680 1300-1430 Ukrainian AM 7290 11780 12030 13600 21800 1430-1500 Ukrainian 6020 7240 7290 9560 11705 11780 11840 12030 13600 13680 21800 1500-1600 Ukrainian 4820 6020 7240 7290 11705 11840 12030 13600 13680 21800

1600-1700 Ukrainian 4820 6020 7240 7290 11705 11840 12030 13680 13720 21800 1700-1800 Ukrainian 4820 6020 6055 7240 7290 9610 9640 11705 11840 12030 13720 1800-1900 German 4820 6020 6055 7240 7290 9610 9640 11705 11840 12030 13720 1900-2000 Ukrainian 4820 6020 7180 7240 7290 9640 9810 11705 11840 12030 13720 2000-2100 Ukrainian 4820 5940 6020 7180 7240 7405 9640 9810 13720 2100-2200 German 4820 5940 6020 7180 7240 7405 9640 9810 11870 13720 2200-2300 English 4820 5940 6020 7180 7240 7405 9640 9810 11870 13720 2300-2400 Ukrainian EUR 4820 5915 5940 6020 7135 7240 7405 13720 2300-2400 Ukrainian AM 6055 7180 9620 9810 11870 (AMID)*

USA Now monitored every day - 15383,8 kHz KJES Vado, in Spanish around 2000-2100 UTC. - 13595 kHz WJCR Upton Kentucky soul music in English around 2000 UTC. - 17525 kHz WWCR Nashville "Worldwide Country Radio" 1600-2100 UTC. - 15715 (1600-1900 UTC) & 12160 (1900-2057 UTC) kHz WINB Red Lion. - 11915 kHz WINB Red Lion, "Peoples Radio Network" 2100-2357 UTC, both with 50 kW at 062 degrees. 0000-1100 UTC on 11950 kHz at 242 degrees. (AMID)

From Oct 30th WWCR Nashville on 5065 kHz scheduled as follows 2300-0900, 1200-1400 UTC, but has also plans to expand bc time to 2300-1500 UTC. Voice of Hope KVOH Simi Valley schedule Oct 30th til March 25th: 17775 kHz 1200-0300 (-0000) UTC, new 7415 kHz (ex9785) 0300(0000)-0800 UTC. 50 kW, 100 degrees. (RN)

WYFR Okeechobee in English at 1600-1700 UTC on new 15566 & 21745 kHz, /./ 21525. *

Radio Marti in Spanish to Cuba has additional outlets via Bethany Ohio tx site, all to addition to transmissions via Greenville North Carolina and Delano California: GR 6030 kHz 0600-0900 Tue-Sun, 0900-1200 UTC 500 kW 205 degr GR 9525 2300-0600 (0300-0600 Tue-Sun) 250 212/205 BY 9600 1200-1400 250 168 BY 11740 1400-1700 250 168 BY 11910 0000-0100 250 168 GR 11930 1400-2300 250 184 BY 11950 2300-2400 250 168 DL 15330 2200-0100 250 100

La Voz de la OEA (Voice of the OAS- Organization of American States) schedule GR 9670 kHz 2245-0030 250 kW 175 degr English 2245-2300 Mon-Fri, Spanish 2330-2400 daily Portuguese -0030 Sun-Mon BY 11835 2245-0030 250 168 GR 15155 2245-0030 500 164 (GH - WWCR, VoA via OE2CRM, DG4MGV)

VoA Greenville feeder schedule 6873 kHz USB 0400-0700 UTC 50 kW 067 degrees English 7651 L/U 0000-0500 40 045 Hi,Ur,Pa,Da,Fa,Estonian / E,Bulgarian,Serbian 10235 L/U 0400-0630 40 067 Ru,Pol / Arabic 18275 L/U 1330-2400 50 067 Ur,Pa,Da,Hi,Fa,Az,Geo,Pol /Kurdish,Arabic 19379 L/U 1500-2200 40 045 English / Uz,Ru,Rom,Ru (VoA via OE2CRM)

UZBEKISTAN Radio Tashkent winter programme schedule summary: in Uzbek dom sce relay 15330 kHz replacing summer frequency 15200 kHz at 0330-1500 UTC. /./ outlet at 0500-1500 UTC still on 15165 kHz. in German now: 1930-2000 UTC 5035 5060 7105 9540 11905 13800 kHz. 2100-2130 UTC 5035 5060 7105 9540 11905 13800 kHz. Uzbek Radio 2nd progr observed at 1700-1800 and 2100-2200 UTC on 4850 & 9540 kHz. (WB) To Asia 1200-1500 UTC incl English at 1200-1230 and 1330-1400 UTC now observed on 6025 9715 and new 13785 kHz (ex 7285, 15295 & 17815). (RVI) 0100-0230 UTC in English 0100, Dari 0130, and Pushtu 0200-0230 UTC now on 5955, 5975, and 7285 kHz, latter frequency is the best signal here, but suffering by QRM of DW to Asia. (ex 7190, 7250, 9715, and 9740) Radio Nederland in Indonesian via Tashkent 13700 kHz 1130-1325 UTC. (AMID)*

VIETNAM Voice of Vietnam Hanoi now on winter frequency usage, v12020 replacing 15009 kHz, /./ v9840 kHz. Observed here at least from 1300 to 2400 UTC. English at 1330, 1600, 1800, 1900, 2030, and 2330 UTC. Spanish at 2000, French at 1300, 1830, 1930, and 2100 UTC, Russian at 1630, Vietnamese from 1700-1800 UTC. (RVI) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX @DB0LX.#BW.DEU.EU

BC-DX 113 30 Oct 1994 ______

ALBANIA Radio Tirana in English: EUR 1700-1715 UTC 7155 9760 kHz. 1900-1930 UTC 1395 7230 9760 kHz. AM 0130-0145 & 0230-0300 UTC 9580 11840 kHz. (RNMN) Albanian service to AM observed at earlier time 2300-2400 UTC on usual 6120,2 9760, and 11744,6 kHz. (WB)

ASCENSION ISLAND ORF Vienna's main EUR frequency of 6155 kHz suffering severe QRM by BBC Ascension relay to WeAF at 0430-0600 UTC in French and . (AMID - AGDX Monitoring and Information Service)

ARMENIA Radio Yerevan / Radio Arak Intercontinental winter schedule, acc monitoring and various other sources: 2200-2300 UTC to EUR, on single frequency 9480 kHz (announced 11960 kHz could not be heard). German religious programme "Midnight Call" until 2230 UTC, into Armenian language at 2232-2257 UTC.

2300-2400 UTC to SoAM, on single frequency 9480 (announced 11920 kHz could not be heard). English 2300-2314 UTC, French 2314-2327 UTC, followed by Armenian Nathional Anthem at 23.27:30 to 23.29:30 UTC. 9480 kHz is used by Radio Moscow International until 2200 UTC. Open carrier, but no Yerevan audio signal at 2330-0000 UTC could observed every day. An other example of wide spread poor cooperation between CIS radio stations and tx provider at Telecom Government Authorities on the other hand.

0630-0715 UTC on 15400 kHz to EUR. German religious programme "Midnight Call" at 0630- 0700 UTC. Five minutes English outlet at 0700-0705 UTC, short news of Radio Arak Intercontinental Yerevan origin. But on other days religious programmes monitored also, programme "Definition" by Midnight Call Ministry. In Armenian language news at 0705- 0715 UTC. (extended religious German test broadcasts in 0715-0745 UTC on Oct 14th).

0900-1000 UTC Suns only to EUR. 15275 & 15370 kHz in Armenian language. 0930-0942 English, 0943-0954 French news segment.

1430-2200 UTC to ME & EUR, English at 1845-1900 UTC 864 1395 4810 4990 5930 6065 (AMID - AGDX Monitoring and Information Service)

BELGIUM RVI - Radio Vlaanderen International - Brussels "Brussels Calling" offers: To be a member of our "International Listener's Club" ask for an application form and send us two reception reports per month, giving details on one or more of our five foreign language programmes. Then you will receive a magazine Club Echo and of course - our QSL cards. RVI - P.O.Box 26, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium.

RVI Brussels to NoAM at 2230-0100 UTC, incl. English 0030-0100 UTC, 6035 kHz (QRM by Jordan Radio Amman 500 kW, and VoA Udorn 2 x 500 kW of power) to be replaced by 6030 kHz. Parallel to SoAM at same time span, still on 9935 kHz. To Northern Europe replaced 6035 kHz by 5910 kHz at 1800-1900 UTC incl. German at 1830, and 2100-2230 UTC, incl. English at 2200-2230 UTC. RVI is using two txs on 5910 kHz, one for NoEUR and SoEUR each. (RVI Radio World / Dutch Golfgids)

BRAZIL RadioBras has difficulties to synchronize two 250 kW txs at one frequency. Deutsche Welle relay in Spanish to SoAM at 2300-0050 UTC is registered on 11810 kHz using two 250 kW txs in parallel. But one tx moved up to 11813,1 kHz, causing a strong interfering whistle tone. (AMID - AGDX Monitoring and Information Service)

CLANDESTINE RADIO STATIONS Anti Castro radio station "La Voz del CID" observed bc religious programme of Miami Catholic Church towards Cuba at 0340 UTC on variable 9920,8 kHz, but is actually back on usual v9941,4 kHz. Scheduled at 2100(Sun 1200)-0430 UTC on 30 m band, 0430-0705 UTC on v6306,1 kHz. (AMID - AGDX Monitoring and Information Service)

"Voice of China" clandestine radio station in Chinese language towards mainland China, bc via txs of Taiwan Central Broadc. System, introduced an additional outlet at 0830- 0930 UTC on 11940 kHz. Discovered by Japanese DXers when technicians forget change to 11940 kHz, and kept the programme on usual Taiwan channel 9690 kHz instead. Other bc of the station is at 2100-2200 UTC on 15280 kHz. (Radio Japan Medi RoundUp)*

"Voice of the People" in Korean from North to South Korea back on winter schedule since Oct 16th. Early morning transmission 2000-2200 UTC replced 6600 by 3912 kHz. Remaining schedule: 2300-0100 & 0300-0500 UTC 6518 (observed here at 2300-2400, ed) and 6600 kHz. 0900-1700 UTC 3912 kHz. (Radio Japan Media RoundUp)*

"Voice of Iraqui Kurdistan" schedule on 4180 kHz: 0245-0330 UTC Kurdish, 0330-0400 UTC AR, 0930-1100 UTC Kurdish, 1445-1530 UTC AR, 1530-1645 UTC Kurdish. (BBCMS via AWR KSDA Guam DX Asiawaves)

CROATIA Hrvatski Radio Zagreb short three minutes English news bulletin now at 0704, 0904, 1305, and 2203-2205 UTC on new SW outlet of 7370 kHz (24 h), other frequencies in /./ MW 1125, 1134, SW 5895 (1600-0655), 5920 (0656-1600), 9830, 13640, 13830 kHz. (Rumen Pankov, WB)

DENMARK / NORWAY Subj: Danmarks Radio QRGs. Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave From: Erik Koie Subject: R DENMARK(&Norway) SCHED. AS OF NOV. 1 Date: Wed, 26 Oct 1994 16:08:10 CET

RADIO DENMARK via Radio Norway International September 25th, 1994 - March 25th, 1995 (3rd edition 26/10)

Transmitter power: 500 kW from Kvitsoy (Kv) and Sveio (Sv), and 350 kW from Fredrikstad (Fr). *=change from the original schedule.

UTC Area kHz Beam Tx 15.30-15.55 Middle East 9480 110 Kv East Africa 15230 145 Kv Western North America 9550 330 Fr Western North America 11850 315 Sv

16.30-16.55 Middle East 11825 135 Kv East Africa 9590 145 Kv Western North America 9550 330 Fr Western North America 11850 315 Sv

17.30-17.55 South Europe, Africa 7120 195 Kv Europe 9590 205 Fr Africa 15220 180 Kv North America 11850 315 Sv

18.30-18.55 Europe 5960 205 Sv East Europe, East Africa, Middle East 7120 145 Kv Europe, Africa 9590 180 Fr South Europe, Africa 11930 165 Kv

19.30-19.55 South Europe, Africa 5960 195 Sv South Europe, West Africa 9590 180 Fr East Europe, East Africa 9590 145 Kv New Zealand 7215 35 Kv

20.30-20.55 Europe, West Africa 9590 195 Fr North America 9590 300 Sv

21.30-21.55 Greenland, North America 9590* 315 Fr 9600 235 Sv

22.30-22.55 South America 5905* 235 Fr South America 9590 235 Sv

23.30-23.55 South America 6060 235 Sv Southeast Asia 6030* 80 Kv Southeast Asia 7275 80 Kv

00.30-00.55 North America 6120 300 Fr South America 6115 235 Sv

01.30-01.55 Eastern N. America, 5910* 280* Sv South America 5910 245 Fr

02.30-02.55 Eastern N. America, Central America 5910* 280 Sv North America 9560 300 Fr

03.30-03.55 North America 9560 300 Sv East Africa 7215 145 Kv East Africa 9590 145 Fr

04.30-04.55 Middle East, East Africa 7165 135 Kv Middle East 9590 110 Kv

05.30-05.55 Western North America 5910* 315 Sv East Africa 7165 145 Kv Middle East 9590 135 Kv

06.30-06.55 Europe 5965 205 Fr Europe 7180 195 Sv East Europe, Middle East 9590 135 Kv Middle East 11735 110 Kv

07.30-07.55 Europe 5965 205 Fr Europe 7180 205 Sv Europe 9590 195 Kv South Europe, Africa 15175 195 Kv

08.30-08.55 Far East, New Zealand 11735 35 Kv Far East, New Zealand 15175 35 Kv

09.30-09.55 Middle East 17840 135 Kv Far East, Eastern Australia 17740 65 Kv

10.30-10.55 South Europe 11860 195 Sv South Europe, West Africa 15165 205 Fr

11.30-11.55 Europe 7295 205 Sv Greenland, North America 9590 315 Fr

12.30-12.55 Northern Australia 11850 65 Kv

Eastern Australia, Southeast Asia 15165 80 Kv Northern S. America, Central America 15175 265 Fr South America 17810 235 Sv 13.30-13.55 Europe 9590 165 Fr Southeast Asia 13800* 80 Kv Asia 15605* 95 Kv Eastern N. America, Central America 15335 280 Sv

14.30-14.55 Southeast Asia, Western Australia 11870 80 Kv Eastern N. America, Central America 15335 280 Sv North America 17795 300 Fr

ADDRESS: Radio Danmark, Rosenorns All BH 22, DK-1999 Frederiksberg C, Denmark. RD office: +45 35 20 57 85 - Telefax: +45 35 20 57 81 - Telephone Rec.: +45 35 20 57 91. - e-mail via Internet: [email protected] - Schedule in Danish: Europe/Africa: +45 35 20 57 96, Eastern Globe: +45 35 20 57 97, Western Globe: +45 35 20 57 98. Radio Denmark shares the Norwegian facilities with Radio Norway: Norway broadcasts xx.00-xx.30, followed by Denmark at xx.30-xx.55, 24 hrs. a day. The daily live transmission is aired at 15.30 utc. Monday-Friday there's also a live broadcast at 09.30. Transmissions in between are repeats. The letterbox-program, "Tune In", is on Saturdays in even weeks, from 15.43 UTC. Radio Denmark does not QSL, and foreign listeners are requested to enclose return postage (1 IRC) to obtain the current schedule available in Danish only. However, a "Listener's Card" is being discussed at the moment. (Erik Koie via Christoph Ratzer - OE2CRM)

FINLAND Radio Finland Helsinki to Asia and SoAM at 2330-0100 UTC on new 5990, 6015, and 9680 kHz. English 2330-2400, Finnish 0000-0045, Swedish 0045-0100 UTC. Latest developments in Finnish Media featured every Thursday in English sce programme "Media RoundUp Info". (AMID - AGDX Monitoring and Information Service)

GERMANY DW - Deutsche Welle - Cologne and German Telekom (PTT) signed a long term contract, concerning tx providing by Telekom for DW usage. Annual volume of 75 Mill. German Marks each for comming thirteen years. New total rough paper issued in order to lower tx usage costs. Telekom will extend tx site Nauen, located some 35 kms west of Berlin, with new 500 kW txs and new revolving antenna systems of latest technology. In future DW will use txs of 500 kW power only, concentrate at Nauen and Wertachtal location. So closure of ancient Julich and K”nigs Wusterhausen tx sites may under consideration then. (DW 14 Oct 1994)

DW has no own tx site within Germany, and complain very high Telekom tx costs here. Relay sites in Sines-POR, Kigali-RRW, Cyclops-MLT, Trincomalee-CLN, and partly on Antigua-ATG island are belonging to DW Technical Departement itself.

DX programme on DW Cologne Dutch service, every first Sunday at 1400-1430 UTC on 6040 & 7130 kHz. (ORF)

GUINEA EQUAT. Radio Africa in E at 2030-2300 UTC on v7190 kHz. (BBCMS)

IRAK Radio Baghdad with Kurdish home sce relay observed on SW 6560,4 kHz at 0500-0600 UTC. (AMID - AGDX Monitoring and Information Service)

IRAN English at 0030-0125 UTC on 7100, 9022, and 11790 kHz. French to EUR/AF 0630-0725 UTC on 11745, 11790, and 15260 kHz. French to AM 2230-2325 UTC on 9022, 11790, and 11965 kHz. (RVI) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX @DB0LX.#BW.DEU.EU

BC-DX 114 30 Oct 1994 ______

ITALY RAI Rome in English at 0050-0110 UTC on 9645 & 11800 kHz (ex9635, 9725). (GH - WWCR)

New Italian private radio station R. Mariquita from Italy scheduled nightly. 10 watt of power. QRGs: either 4032, 4096, or 4115 kHz. In Germany observed at 2310-0005 UTC on 4031,07 kHz, SINPO rate 23442. Non-stop Abba-mx. No announcements, no ID. Addr.: c/o Gruppo d'Ascolto della Marca Trevigiana, C.P. 3, Succursale 10, I-31100 Treviso. (Martin DD9MW)

MOLDOVA Radio Moldova Internat. via txs at Bacau Galbeni in Romania: 1830-1855 UTC 7235 kHz. 1400-1425 UTC 15315 kHz. 0200-0225 UTC 7190 kHz. (Mike Barraclough via GH - WWCR)

MOROCCO RTM Rabat in English language on Suns only at 1358-1500 UTC, single tx 17595 kHz. (GH - WWCR)

NETHERLANDS Special broadcasts to Dutch Peace Keeping Forces in Bosnia Hercegovina: Sats only 0900-1025 UTC 9635 9860 kHz. (AWR KSDA Guam DX Asiawaves)

RUSSIA Dr. Gene Scott Network in English via Russian txs: Novosibirsk 0100-1100 UTC 12065 (x15500) kHz, 1300-1700 UTC 9835 kHz, 1700-0100 UTC 6070 kHz (ex 6120). Via Samara or Krasnodar Tbilisskaya at 0400-0800 UTC different programme to LBN and Novosibirsk relay, now on 21845 kHz, 0800-1300 UTC on 17600 kHz (x21670) kHz. (WB, GH - WWCR)

Radiostantsiya Tikhiy Okean (Radiostation Pacific Ocean) from studios at Vladivostok: 0815-0900 UTC 4810 5920 7175 9530 17570 kHz, on Sats & Suns via additional 5940 7320 9530 kHz. English segment on Sats at 0850 UTC only. Observed here on 17560 and 17570 kHz, latter frequency on better signal level, ed. 1215-1300 UTC 5015 kHz. 1900-1945 UTC 4810 5015 6020 7135 9825 12015 kHz. (AWR KSDA Guam DX Asiawaves)

Radio Odin Moscow from Ostankino centre observed on SW 6195 kHz around 2300-0200 UTC. (Radio Meeting in RadioRopa Info)

Japanese religious bc "Radio Aum Shinrikyo" via Russia relay: 2030-2100 UTC 5920 5995 6055 6110 7400 kHz. 0430-0500 UTC 15585 kHz. (AWR KSDA Guam DX Asiawaves)

RMI feeder frequencies observed around 1700 UTC: 6822,5 kHz RMI German programme. 8005 kHz Radio Rossiy in Russian. (Radio Japan Media RoundUp)*

Radio Moscow World Service in English: Mailbag - Answers the questions you send in. Mon 0100 0300 0600 1400 2000 Tue 0700 1000 2000 Wed 0700 2230 Thu 0300 1700 2230 Fri 0300 1000 1400 Sat 0300 1000 1900 Sun 0100 0300 0700 2200

Science and - Keeps you abreast of the latest developments in science Engineering and technology. Mon 0700 1100 2230 Tue 1700 Wed 0300 Thu 1000 2000 Fri 0700 2230 Sun 0600 1400

RMWS to European area 0430-0500 5905 5940 7165 7180 9450 9775 9795 9865 11880 from March 5th 1600-1700 1215 1494excSat 4795 5965 5995 6110 7150 7170 7180 7185 7205 7330 9550 9890 1700-1800 7105 7170 7180 7205 7330 7340 7370Suns 9550 9720 9890 13670 1800-1900 1215 1494 5995 6055 6110 7105 7170 7180 7205 7340 7370Suns 9550 9890 13670 1900-2000 1494 5995 6055 6110 7170 7180 7205 7340 9550 9890 13670 2000-2100 1386 1494 4860 5920 5995 6055 6110 6185 7170 7180 7205 7215 7400 9520 9550 9890 13670 2100-2200 1386 1494 5905 5920 5965 5975 5995 6055 7150 7170 7180 7205 7230 7300 7330 7350 7380 7400 9550 9750 9795 9890 13670 2200-2300 1386 5920 5965 5975 6055 7150 7180 7300 7350 7380 7400 9550 9620 9750 9890 9820 from March 5th (RMWS schedule)

SRI LANKA TWR - Trans World Radio - Sri Lanka via txs at Irkutsk-RUS towards SoAsia: 1230-1700 UTC 7420 kHz, 0030-0200 UTC 9825 kHz. English at 1630-1645 UTC.

Radio Japan relay at Ekala schedule: 11840 kHz 0100-0200 UTC English. 0200-0330 & 1130-1300 UTC Bengali Hindi Urdu 1300-1500 UTC Japanese, English. 11930 kHz 1700-1900 UTC English. 15195 kHz 1530-1630 UTC French, Persian. 17820 kHz 0400-0500 UTC Japanese. 0600-0630 UTC Arabic. (AWR KSDA Guam DX Asiawaves)

USA WYFR in German at 0400-0500 UTC, Spanish 2200-2300 UTC, both on new 7455 kHz. In English at 1600-1700 UTC on new 15566 & 21745 kHz, /./ 21525. *

Voice of Free China via WYFR Okeechobee Florida 2000-2300 UTC on 5810 (very poor signal here in EUR) & 9850 kHz. (AMID - AGDX Monitoring and Information Service)

VANUATU Radio built up new txs; 2 @ 1 kW MW, 2 @ 10 kW SW txs. Planned on service end of this year. (RNMN)

VIETNAM Hanoi National Radio around 2300-2400 UTC on odd 5923,6 kHz. (AMID - AGDX Monitoring and Information Service)

YUGOSLAVIA R YUG Belgrade in English: To EUR and Africa 1930 UTC 6100 9720 kHz. To EUR and AUS/NZL/PAC 2200 UTC 6185 9720 kHz. To AUS/NZL/PAC 1330 UTC 11865 kHz. To AM (excl. Sundays) 0000 UTC 9580 11870 kHz. To AM (daily) 0200 UTC 6195 kHz. (RN, BBC London German DX px) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX @DB0LX.#BW.DEU.EU

BC-DX 115 03 Nov 1994 ______

BELARUS/RUSSIA Radio Minsk to AM at 0030-0100 UTC has English language segments around 0045 UTC. Via Krasnodar Tbilisskaya-RUS 7150 kHz, via RUS Far East Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy relay on 13640 & 17665 kHz. (GH - WWCR)

COLOMBIA Radio Dif. Nac. de Colombia DX progr "Canal Internacional" mixed in Spanish and English on Sat 1915 UTC, 11785 kHz. Sat 2215 UTC 9655 kHz. (LA source via Rumen Pankov-BUL)

CUBA RHC - Radio Habana Cuba - via La Julia tx site in USB mode now on winter frequency 9820 kHz at 0000-0500 UTC. According to host Senor Arnaldo Colo, amateur radio call sign CO 2 DL, RHC at 2000 UTC in French, 2100-2200 UTC English QRG to EUR 17760 kHz will be replaced by 11700 ... 11760 kHz range frequency. (GH - WWCR)

GERMANY MW FM and TV TX lists (Senderverzeichnis) of BR - Bayerischer Rundfunk - Munich and MDR - Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk - Leipzig are available against three DM return postage, from

Bayerischer Rundfunk, - Technischer Zentralbereich -, Technische Information, D-80300 Munich, Germany.

Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, Abt. Presse- u. ™ffentlichkeitsarbeit, Kantstr. 71-73, D-04275 Leipzig, Germany or Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, - Betriebsdirektion - Referat MDR Rundfunkversorgung / Frequenzplanung Postfach 67, D-04251 Leipzig, Germany (WB)

JAPAN CORRECTION - 9750 kHz not Nippon SW. Item in bcdx no. 112 concerning Nippon SW Bc.Co. was an error. The hard to hear Japanese language signal on 9750 kHz is originating from NHK Tokyo - Nippon Hoso Kyokai - Rajio Nippon - via transmitters at Yamata Ibaraki, Japan. Extensive monitoring on Nov 1st German holiday revealed, that Rajio Nippon has dom sce relay at 1000-1300 UTC, sounds like "Radio Nihon". From 0800-1000 and 1300-1700 UTC NHK Radio Japan - General Service - is using this channel alternating in Japanese and English language.

BBC London English WS to EUR and ME used 9750 kHz for decades. But in winter schedule 9750 kHz is used only limited at 0500 UTC via Rampisham in Turkish, 0530-0545 UTC in English. At 1200 UTC via Zyyi Cyprus in Romanian, 1230-1300 UTC in English by Radio course. (WB)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA "Radio United Bougainville" PNG Govt. financed radio station was set up as a propaganda station on Febr 18th, 1994, to counterweight separatist radio station "Radio Free Bougainville". Set up a 20 watts FM station at Loloho, Central Bougainville, and converted tx equipment and power with 70 watts on SW, 6010 kHz day, and 3880 kHz at night. 0800-1200 UTC. (Radio Japan Media RoundUp)

RUSSIA Radio Moscow home sce in Russian feeder at 0600-0700 UTC on 13610 kHz in USB mode. (AMID - AGDX Monitoring and Information Service) On Sept 25th, major cut in airtime on Radio Moscow World Service in English. Golos Rossiiy - Voice of Russia - cut airtime by 6 hours. Now 0200-0800 & 1100-2300 UTC, not 24 hours anymore. (Radio Japan Medi RoundUp) SPAIN REE Madrid in English usually UTC Sats/Suns has repeat DX px "Distance Unknown" Suns in AM (but UTC Monday!) at 0020, 0120, 0520 UTC all on 9540 kHz. To EUR Mons 2120 UTC 6125 kHz. (Rumen Pankov-BUL)

TAIWAN Voice of Free China in English not ann but reported English outlet at 1200- 1300 UTC to JAP & PAC on 7130 & 9610 kHz. (ARDXC via Rumen Pankov-BUL)

TURKEY TRT Ankara in English to ME time extend 1330 to 1420 UTC on 9675 kHz. TRT interval signal observed before 1500 UTC on 7285 kHz. (Rumen Pankov-BUL)

UKRAINE Radio Ukraine Kiev now on three 22 m band channels, 13600, 13680, and 13720 (ex9560) kHz, approx. 0900-1700 UTC. 7180 kHz replaced by 9610 kHz. Schedule is subject of constant variation.

Radio UKR Kiev update, see BCDX no. 111, monitored schedule here in EUR: (updated Dec 25th, 1994) 0000-0100 German 936 4780 4820 5915 6020 7240 7405 9610 9620 9810 11870 0100-0200 English AM 936 4780 6055 7405 9620 9810 11870 0100-0200 Ukrainian EUR 4820 5915 6020 7135 7205 7240 9610 13720 0200-0400 Ukrainian AM 936 4780 6055 7405 9620 9810 11870 0200-0400 Ukrainian EUR 4820 5915 6020 7135 7205 7240 9610 13720

0400-0500 English AM 936 4780 6055 7405 9810 11790 11870 0400-0500 Ukrainian EUR 4820 5915 6020 7135 9610 13720 0500-0600 Ukrainian 4780 4820 5915 6010 6020 7135 7405 9610 9810 11790 11840 11870 13720 0600-0700 Ukrainian 4780 4820 5915 6010 6020 7135 7405 9610 9810 11790 11840 11870 13720 0700-0800 Ukrainian 6010 6020 9600 & 11780(0730-) 11790 11840 11870 13720

0800-0900 Ukrainian 6010(-0830) 6020 7240 9600 11780 11840 11870 12030 11705(0830-) 13600 13720 0900-1100 Ukrainian 6020 7240 9600 11705 11780 11840 12030 13600 13680 13720 21800 1100-1400 Ukrainian 6020 7240 7290 9600 11705 11780 11840 12030 13600 13680 13720 21800

1400-1530 Ukrainian EUR 6020 7240 11705 11840 13680 13720 1400-1530 Ukrainian AM 7290 11780 12030 13600 21800 1530-1600 Ukrainian 4820 6020 7240 7290 11705 11840 12030 13600 13680 13720 21800

1600-1700 Ukrainian 4820 6020 6055 7240 7290 9610(1630-) 11705 11840 12030 13680 13720 21800 1700-1800 Ukrainian 4820 6020 6055 7240 7290 9610 9640 11705 11840 12030 13720 1800-1900 German 936 4780 4820 6130 7240 7290 9610 9640 11840 12030 13720 1900-2000 Ukrainian 936 4780 4820 6020 6130 7240 7290 7405 9640 9810 11840 12030 13720 2000-2100 Ukrainian 936 4780 4820 5940 6020 6130 7205 7240 7290 7405 9610 9640 9810 13720

2100-2200 German 936 4780 4820 5940 6020 7240 7405 9610 9640 9810 11870 13720 2200-2300 English 936 4780 4820 5940 6020 7240 7405 9810 11870 13720 2300-2400 Ukrainian EUR 4820 5915 5940 6020 7135 7205 7240 13720 2300-2400 Ukrainian AM 936 4780 6055 9610 9620 9810 11870 (AMID)*

UZBEKISTAN Radio Tashkent winter programme schedule summary: To ME 1520-1930 UTC in Dari, Persian, Uzbek, and Arabic on 7105 7285 9540 kHz. In Uzbek dom sce relay 15330 kHz replacing summer frequency 15200 kHz at 0330-1500 UTC. /./ outlet at 0500-1500 UTC still on 15165 kHz. In German now: 1930-2000 UTC 5035 5060 7105 9540 11905 13800 17605 kHz. 2100-2130 UTC 5035 5060 7105 9540 11905 13800 kHz. To Asia 1200-1500 UTC incl English at 1200-1230 and 1330-1400 UTC now observed on 6025 9715 and new 13785 kHz (ex 7285, 15295 & 17815). (RVI) 0100-0230 UTC in English 0100, Dari 0130, and Pushtu 0200-0230 UTC now on 5955, 5975, and 7285 kHz, latter frequency is the best signal here, but suffering by QRM of DW to Asia. (ex 7190, 7250, 9715, and 9740)

Uzbek Radio 2nd progr observed at 1700-1800 and 2130-2200 UTC on 4850 & 9540 kHz.

Radio Nederland in Indonesian via Tashkent 13700 kHz 1130-1325 UTC. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, AMID - AGDX Monitoring and Information Service) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX @DB0LX.#BW.DEU.EU

BC-DX 116 06 Nov 1994 ______

ANTIGUA/MONTSERAT BBC London schedule via Antigua / Montserrat: 5975 kHz 2130-0600 UTC 2 @ 6110 2115-0400 6195 1100-1400 2 @ 9640 0500-0815 2 @ 15220 1200-1400 2 @ 17840 1400-1615 Via MW Montserrat 930 kHz 0300-0340, 1100-1200, 1600-1615, 1800-1830, 2230-2400 UTC. Carib. Report 930 & 6110 kHz, Ascension 15390 kHz, Mon-Fri 2115-2130 UTC. Via Delano 9590 kHz at 0145-0200 UTC. RCI Creole Tue-Sat 0330-0340 UTC on MW 930 kHz. (BBC via OE2CRM)

AUSTRALIA BBC London Shepparton relay schedule: 11695 kHz 2200-2300 UTC 100 kW 355 degrees in English World Service. (BBC via OE2CRM)

ASCENSION ISLAND BBC London schedule via Ascension: 5970 0000-0330 6005 0330-0730 6110 2230-0400 6155 0430-0600 7105 0430-0700 9560 2230-2330 9600 0300-0800 9610 0430-0700 9615 0115-0130 11750 2000-0200 11765 2230-0130 11820 2030-2115 11860 0600-0730 11880 1745-1945 15105 1145-9145 15160 2030-2115 15190 0900-1130 15390 2115-2130 15400 0730-1130 15400 1500-2300 17790 1100-1130 17810 1330-1415 17830 0815-2030 17880 1500-1945 21490 1400-1630 21640 1145-1200 21660 1100-1700 2 @ 250 kW txs on 9600, 15400, 17830, 17880 kHz in parallel. In Kinyarwanda to Rwanda & Burundi Mon-Fri 1615-1630 UTC on ASC 17880 & 21490 kHz, and via Mahe Seychelles 11860 & 15420 kHz. (BBC via OE2CRM)

BANGLA DESH Reported 15614 kHz outlet could no be monitored here. Dhaka in English 1230-1300 UTC observed on usual exact 13615 kHz. Home service relay in Bangla 15520 kHz observed on v15517 kHz, causing QRM to RDP Lisbon-POR. (AMID, GH - WWCR)

CANADA BBC London Sackville relay schedule: 5965 kHz 1100-1200 6175 2300-0330 9515 1100-1715 9590 2200-0015 15260 1500-1715 (BBC via OE2CRM)

CHINA CRI Beijing in English now on lower frequencies: 0500-0555 UTC via Sackville-CAN 9595 (ex 11840) kHz, Montsinery-GUF 9730 (ex 11680) kHz. (GH - WWCR)

COLOMBIA CARACOL Bogot on 5075,07 active again. Suns at 0535 UTC "Amanecer en America" programme in Spanish language. Reception reports will be verified by QSL card and sticker. All RRs put together into a lottery box, prizes to winn are CDs and a Guitar of Colombian origin. Address: Amanecer en America, A.A. 48984, Bogot , Colombia. RRs in English language are accepted. (Martin Elbe DD9MW)

CUBA RHC - Radio Habana Cuba - to EUR now on lower frequency: 17760 kHz replaced by 11720 kHz, Arabic 1900, French 2000, English 2100-2200 UTC. To Americas USB mode 13700 kHz has been replaced by 9830 kHz. English 0100-0200 on 6000 & 9830usb. 6000 (ex 6010) and 9820 kHz in English at 0200-0500 UTC, and to West coast NoAM 0500-0700 UTC on 9820 kHz, now both on AM mode. Additional English at 0400- 0500 UTC 6180 kHz, // 6000, 9820, 9830usb kHz. 2200-0400 UTC 6180 kHz replacing 9550 kHz, 2200 E, 2300 F, 0000-0400 Spanish language. (GH - WWCR)

CYPRUS BBC London schedule via Limassol Zyyi relay: 639 0300-2100 720 0230-0715 720 1215-2100 1323 0300-2300 5975 0000-0200 5975 1830-1900 5975 2000-2030 5995 1900-2000 6005 1930-2130 6010 0330-0430 6015 0900-1015 6020 1600-1930 6050 0400-0545 6050 1600-2230 6095 0115-0300 6095 1545-1900 6125 2000-2045 6180 0400-0730 6180 1700-2215 6195 0200-0330 7105 2130-2215 7115 0300-0330 7130 0330-0430 7135 0045-0200 7140 0330-0600 7140 1225-2100 7230 2200-2230 7260 0400-0530 9585 0330-0530 9605 0600-0700 9635 0600-0645 9635 1130-1200 9635 1600-2130 9665 1615-1715 9670 0045-0200 9740 0900-1015 9750 1200-1300 9755 0545-0600 9760 0000-0600 11710 1130-1300 11730 1225-2100 11735 0530-0535 11740 0330-0445 11775 0900-1200 11780 0600-0730 11845 0545-0730 11845 1030-1130 11845 1230-1900 11920 1410-1545 11955 0700-0730 15260 1300-1400 15325 0700-0730 15325 1030-1130 15360 1800-1830 15420 0630-0700 15575 0630-1500 15590 0445-0600 15590 0900-1255 17740 1400-1430 17750 1030-1130 17760 0900-0915 17885 0630-0700 21470 1400-1615 21490 1400-1515 1 @ 250 / 1 @ 300 kW txs on 6180, 11730, 15575, 15590 kHz in parallel.

Five minutes Finnish Mon-Fri 0530-0535 UTC on 11735 kHz.

Cyprus Broadcasting Nicosia with 250 kW at 327 degr towards WeEUR in Greek on 6180, 7125, and 9635 kHz, Fri-Sun 2215-2245 UTC. (BBC via OE2CRM)

GEORGIA/RUSSIA Abkhaz Radio observed on feeder frequency 9372,5 kHz in LSB mode at 0530-0628 UTC. Heard weak also on 9365 kHz. Scheduled on MW 1368 kHz on Tue, Sat 0430- 0520 & at 1500 UTC, mainly in Georgian and Abkhaz language, also in English, Turkish, Arabic, and Russian. Via Moscow Sundays at 1700 UTC on 7130 kHz.

Checken (Chechnya) Radio at 1900 UTC via MW Krasnodar Tbilisskaya 1089 kHz. (BBCMS via RN, Rumen Pankov-BUL)

GREAT BRITAIN BBC London Orfordness schedule: 648 kHz 24 h 1296 kHz 0515-0745, 0900-1000, 1215-1300, 1600-2215 UTC. BBC London Rampisham schedule: 5875 2345-0130 5875 0330-0730 5875 1700-2300 5965 0630-0645 5975 2030-2115 5990 1900-2130 6010 0600-0630 6010 2130-2200 6125 1145-1300 6140 2200-2300 6150 0530-0535 6190 0245-0400 6195 0330-0915 6195 1500-2330 7105 1800-1830 7105 2015-2130 7120 1800-2130 7125 0115-0230 7210 0400-0430 7210 0600-0700 7210 1700-2200 7260 0530-0730 7270 0500-0545 7295 0700-0730 7320 0330-0430 7320 0700-0730 7325 0000-0330 7325 0800-0915 7325 1700-1930 9410 0500-0730 9410 1100-1200 9575 1900-2030 9590 0115-0300 9610 2000-2030 9635 1500-1600 9750 0500-0545 9750 1600-1900 9825 0445-0730 9825 0900-0930 9825 1600-1900 9825 2230-2330 9915 1315-1830 9915 2000-2200 11680 0700-0930 11680 1000-1730 11845 1500-1600 13660 1000-1130 13660 1225-1800 13660 2130-2145 13745 0900-0930 13745 1030-1130 13745 1230-1300 15070 1100-1615 15115 1230-1400 15325 0900-0930 15325 1130-1315 15390 1600-1700 17640 0800-0930 17695 1030-1400 17705 1100-1200 17740 1400-1515 17750 0900-0930 21590 1100-1130 21640 1330-1415 2 @ 500 kW txs on 5875, 6195 kHz in parallel.

BBC London Wooferton schedule: 7325 0000-0330 7325 0700-0915 7325 2000-2200 9410 1030-1200 9600 1215-1300 9635 0700-0730 9825 1600-2130 12040 1600-1900 12095 1029-2030 15070 1030-1200 17640 0800-1500 2 @ 250/300 kW txs on 12095, 17640 kHz in parallel.

BBC London Skelton schedule: 3955 0300-0815 3955 1700-2300 3975 0445-0500 6010 0500-0545 6110 0645-0745 6125 1615-2000 6135 0600-0630 6190 0245-0400 6195 0500-0730 6195 1500-2330 7105 1700-1730 7125 2130-2200 7150 0500-0715 7150 2030-2115 7175 2015-2045 7235 0730-0745 7250 1800-1900 7325 0445-0600 7325 2200-0330 9410 0300-2300 9585 1658-1730 9685 1800-1830 9825 0330-0600 9915 0500-0715 9915 2200-0330 11680 1800-2100 11925 1600-2030 12095 0400-2030 15070 1030-2030 15115 1215-1300 15180 1255-1800 15235 1800-1900 15315 1600-1800 17640 0800-1500 17705 0900-1215 17715 1145-1630 21590 1230-1300 2 @ 250 kW txs on 3955, 6195, 7325, 9410, 12095 kHz in parallel.

Five minutes Finnish Mon-Fri 0530-0535 UTC on 6150RAM 11735CYP kHz, 1600-1610 UTC 9915 & 11680 kHz both Rampisham tx. (BBC via OE2CRM)

HONG KONG BBC London Tsan Tsui relay schedule: 5990 1300-1615 5990 2100-2300 7180 0915-1500 7180 2300-0015 9580 2200-0045 9580 0900-1300 15280 0015-0045 15280 0300-0915 17790 0330-0500 17830 0300-0330 (BBC via OE2CRM)

JAPAN BBC London Yamata Ibaraki relay schedule: 6065 0900-1330 English and Mandarin. 6160 2100-2300 English and Mandarin. 11945 2300-0030 English. All 300 kW at 290 degrees. (BBC via OE2CRM)

KOREA Rep. of BBC London Kimjae relay schedule: 7240 2200-2400 Chinese 7290 1400-1500 Mandarin, E Asia, E WS, Slow Speed News. (BBC via OE2CRM) RKI Seoul in Korean language to EUR audience now retimed to 0600-0700 UTC via BBC Skelton-GB on new 3975 kHz (ex9510). (WB)*

LESOTHO BBC London Maseru relay schedule: 1197 1300-0700 3255 0300-0600 1830-2200 6190 0300-2115 11940 0600-1830 (BBC via OE2CRM)

MALTA Voice of the Mediterranean Valetta Malta nominal at 0600-0800 UTC in English & Arabic on 1557 & 9765 kHz, heard at 0645 UTC in French language. Using DW relay Cyclops with 250 kW of power on SW. (AMID)*

MOLDOVA Complete winter schedule of Radio Moldova International via tx site Bacau Galbeni in Romania: EUR 0400-0425 6155 Russian 1200-1225 15250 Spanish 1400-1425 11775 French 1430-1455 11775 English 1830-1855 7235 English 1900-1925 6050 Russian

EUR/SoAM 0430-0455 7270 Spanish 1100-1125 17775 Spanish 0230-0255 11775 Spanish

NoAM 0130-0200 7190 Romanian 0200-0225 7190 English 1230-1300 15390 Romanian 1300-1325 15390 English (KSDA AWR Guam DX Asiawaves)

NEPAL BBC London Surket 576 kHz and Kathmandu 792 kHz relay at 1715-1800 UTC in Hindi, Urdu, and English. Both 100 kW. (BBC via OE2CRM)

NETHERLANDS Radio Nederland now back with Dutch to EaAF/ME at 0330-0420 UTC. Programme cut in Sept, but due to listener protest reappaered. 9860 & 11655 kHz via Madagascar relay site. Moscow-RUS relay Dutch language outlet 7300 kHz at 1630-1725 UTC extended usage until December, registered originally in Sept + March only. (RVI)

NEW ZEALAND BBC London Rangitaki relay schedule: 9700 kHz 1100-1130 UTC 50 kW to 035 & 325 degrees. (BBC via OE2CRM) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX @DB0LX.#BW.DEU.EU

BC-DX 117 06 Nov 1994 ______

OMAN BBC London Masirah Island relay schedule: 702 1500-2100 1413 0045-0400 1413 1300-2030 5965 0000-0300 5975 1545-1615 6030 1630-2100 6110 0045-0200 7105 1715-1800 7125 0230-0245 7160 1400-2030 7105 1410-1545 9510 1615-1800 9600 0230-0245 9605 1545-1615 11760 0300-1400 11845 1900-2130 11880 1410-1545 15235 0330-0600 15280 1300-1330 15310 0300-1400 17790 0600-1100 2 @ 100 kW txs on 5965, 6110, 7160, 9510, 11760 kHz in parallel. (BBC via OE2CRM)

RUSSIA Radio station "Alpha y Omega" currently bc at 1500-1600 UTC on 5940 kHz. "Radio Radonez" at 1600-1700 UTC on 7230 kHz. Both ex 9865 kHz, tx Ekaterinburg 200 kW. Also on MW 846 kHz at 1900-2000 UTC. "Radio Vedo" from Volgograd now on 5915 kHz 0500- 0900, 13710 kHz 1500-1900 UTC. VoA relay in Russian at 0900 and 1900 UTC. Dr. Gene Scott Network in English via Novosibirsk 0030-1100 UTC 12065 kHz, 1130-2400 UTC 6070 kHz. (Nikolay Rudnev via KSDA AWR Guam DX Asiawaves)

BBC London Russia relays: Via Chita relay: Mandarin language programme 7330 kHz 1000-1300, 2200-2300 UTC. 500 kW at 200 degrees to China.

Via Ekaterinburg relay: 1260 kHz 0130-2130 UTC in Russian and English. 5905 2000-2030, 7370 0500-0530, both with 200 kW in Ukrainian.

Via Irkutsk relay in Mandarin language: 9540 kHz 1400-1430 UTC, 250 kW at 152 degr.

Moscow relay 1260 kHz 10 kW, 0330-2130 UTC. English and Russian sce. St. Petersburg relay 1260 kHz 10 kW, 0330-2130 UTC. English and Russian sce. (BBC via OE2CRM)

SAIPAN No. Marianas Isl. Two taifuns hit the island of Saipan recently. Damage of 100.000 $ occured on FEBC KFBS Saipan tx site, damaged a curtain aerial array. For two weeks time, Island has main power failure. KFBS generator give power for two txs only. (HCJB Quito DX Party Line)

SEYCHELLES FEBA Mahe Seychelles Fris at 0457-0553 UTC in English to ME (monitored in EUR also) 17720 replacing 17750 kHz. (KSDA AWR Guam DX Asiawaves)

BBC London Mahe relay schedule: 6005 1700-2200 6135 0200-0330 9610 0330-0410 9630 1645-2115 11730 0245-0500 11860 1400-1645 15420 0430-0915 15420 1300-1700 17785 0500-1400 2 @ 250 kW txs on 15420 kHz in parallel. (BBC via OE2CRM)

SINGAPORE BBC London Kranji relay schedule: 3915 1600-1745 3915 2100-2300 5975 1615-1830 6065 1715-1800 6080 2200-2400 6140 1515-1630 6195 2100-0030 6195 0900-1615 7235 1500-1700 7110 2200-0015 7135 1100-1500 7160 2200-2400 7180 0015-0030 9510 1430-1615 9570 0015-0030 9600 0000-0030 9605 1100-1800 9725 1345-1430 9740 0900-2400 11720 1500-1530 11750 0900-1800 11850 0000-0330 11850 1300-1430 11865 2300-2400 11920 1100-1410 11955 1800-0300 11955 0500-1500 15280 0915-1030 15340 0300-0330 15340 2300-2400 15360 0100-0330 15360 0500-1310 15380 0000-0330 17790 0100-0330 17830 0900-1030 Up to three(!) 100/125 kW txs in parallel on 6195, 9740, 11955, 15360 kHz. (BBC via OE2CRM) SLOVAKIA On Nov 13th English DX programme of Finn Krone-DSWCI and (?) - on last Sunday of the month - Gordon Bennett-WDXC, via AWR - Adventist World Radio - EUR will reappaer. Suns at 0900 UTC on 9450 kHz, 2100 UTC 6055 kHz, both via Slovakian relay Rimavska Sobota. (Dario Monferini via Christoph Ratzer-OE2CRM, GH - WWCR)

SOMALIA Radio Mogadishu - Voice of the Somali People - observed English at 1230 and 1830 UTC on v6870 kHz. (GH - WWCR)

SOUTH AFRICA BBC London Meyerton relay schedule: 3395 1700-1730 6070 1700-1730 6135 0430-0600 7125 0430-0500 7230 1745-1830 9515 0430-0600 9515 1700-1730 9610 0245-0330 11940 0530-0600 15400 0600-0730 15400 1700-1900 17830 0700-0730 21470 1615-1700 (BBC via OE2CRM)

SWEDEN - RS - Stockholm to AM at 0000-0400 UTC replaced 6195 by 6190 kHz due of QRM by R YUG Bijeljina-BHG on same channel. RS printed schedule show 6200 kHz at this time! (Brian Alexander via GH - WWCR)

USA KAIJ (ex KCBI) Dallas Texas bought its 2nd Continental 418U SW tx, and antenna at 300 degrees. Opening on Nov 6th, 13815 kHz at day, 5810 kHz at night, bc Dr. Gene Scott programme. WHRI South Bend IN tested 6040 kHz at 1400-1500 UTC, instead of 7315 kHz. (GH - WWCR)

WWCR Nashville producing a mixing product of 5935 and new 5065 kHz on QRG 4195 kHz. (Theoretical upper mixing product on 6805 kHz should also appear.) (HCJB Quito DX Party Line)

Media programme "Communication World" of Voice of America changed its format to 30 mins duration format. Sat 1030, 1230, 1730, and 2130 UTC. Sun 0030 UTC. (RN)

BBC London Spanish via Bethany OH relay site: 1100-1130 UTC 5975 & 9670 kHz. 1300-1330 UTC 15315 kHz. Via Delano CA relay site: 6130 kHz 1100-1130, 1300-1330 UTC. 9515 0245-0400. 9590 0015-0230. 9670 1300-1330. 11910 0245-0400. Via Greenville NC relay site: 17715 kHz Mon-Fri 2115-2130 UTC Carib. Report. (BBC via OE2CRM, AMID - AGDX Monitoring and Information Service)

UZBEKISTAN BBC London via Tashkent-UZB relay: 7375 kHz 0030-0200 UTC in Bengali, Hindi, Urdu. 7440 kHz 1330-1700 UTC in Bengali, Hindi, Nepali, BBC E Asia, Bengali. All 200 kW at 130 degrees. (BBC via OE2CRM) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX @DB0LX.#BW.DEU.EU

BC-DX 118 13 Nov 1994 ______

USA Subject - Closure of Voice of America SW tx site Bethany, Ohio:

Bethany will close on Nov 13th definitively. The staff will be out on Jan. 4, 1995.

There will indeed be a last day QSL card issued. Reports are to go to: John Vodenik 104 S. Forest Ave. Mason, OH. 45040 (other source mentioned 45440) U.S.A.

Overseas listeners are asked to send 3 IRCs, and Stateside listeners are requested to include $2.00, to cover cost of printing. There are 1000 cards that will be made up.

Please send internet replys to: [email protected]

VOA management has no plans to offer jobs to the Bethany staff, or those people involved in reductions at Greenville.

Here is the Bethany operational schedule. Best chance for EUR listener: 1300-1800 UTC 11740 kHz SP to Cuba 1730-1800 UTC 13740 kHz Creole to Carib.

No propagation 1800-2130 UTC 17800 kHz E to AF. 0300-0500 UTC 9575 kHz E to AF 0500-0700 UTC 9665 kHz E to AF 0600-0700 UTC 9530 kHz E to AF

0000-0100 11910 SP 0000-0200 9775 SP 0100-0200 13740 SP 0300-0630 7405 SP 1200-1400 9600 SP 1300-1800 11740 & 11815 SP 2300-2400 11950 SP

2300-0030 11835 (OAS - Organization of American States - broadcast in Spanish)

BBC London relay via Bethany 1100-1130 UTC 9670 kHz Spanish to SoAM 1300-1330 UTC 15315 kHz Spanish to SoAM (John Vodenik, ORF, RVI, WB)

ARMENIA Radio Yerevan / Radio Arak Intercontinental winter schedule, acc monitoring and various other sources: To Latin America in Armenian language 2300-2328, English 2328-2344, Spanish 2344-2357 UTC on 9685 kHz (and announced but not monitored 11970 kHz). (Radio Japan Media RoundUp)

2200-2257 UTC to EUR, on single frequency 9480 kHz (announced 11960 kHz could not be heard). German religious programme "Midnight Call" until 2230 UTC, into Armenian language at 2232-2257 UTC.

2257-2400 UTC to NoAM/EUR, on single frequency 9480 (announced 11920 kHz could not be heard). English 2300-2314 UTC, French 2314-2327 UTC, followed by Armenian National Anthem at 23.27:30 to 23.29:30 UTC. 9480 kHz is used by Yerevan facilities for Voice of Russia (ex Radio Moscow International) until 2200 UTC and from 0000 UTC. Open carrier, but no Yerevan audio signal at 2330-0000 UTC could observed every day.

0630-0715 UTC on 15400 kHz to EUR. German religious programme "Midnight Call" at 0630- 0700 UTC. Five minutes English outlet at 0700-0705 UTC, short news of Radio Arak Intercontinental Yerevan origin. But on other days religious programmes monitored also, programme "Definition" by Midnight Call Ministry. In Armenian language news at 0705- 0715 UTC. (extended religious German test broadcasts in 0715-0745 UTC on Oct 14th).

0900-1000 UTC Suns only to EUR. 15275 & 15370 kHz in Armenian language. 0930-0942 English, 0943-0954 French news segment.

1430-2200 UTC to ME & EUR, English at 1845-1900 UTC 864 1395 4810 4990 5930 6065

Voice of America relay MW site Kamo 1314 kHz 1000 kW, Arabic at 2000-2100 UTC. (AMID - AGDX Monitoring and Information Service)

AUSTRALIA Another facility for SWLs: IPS - Radio and Space Services - recorded solar geophysical message via tel. no. +61 - 2 - 414 - 8330. This message is updated daily at 0000 UTC for those interested in getting the latest details of ionospheric and geomagnetic conditions. (Gordon VK2XY) Similar solar/geophysical report and forecast, 24 hour recorded message in English via tel. no. +1 - 303 - 497 - 3235. Public computer bulletin board system: +1 - 303 - 497 - 5000. Mode 300, 1200, 2400 baud, N, 8, 1. Provides HF propagation summary and forecast in addition to detailed solar/geophysical data. (DF5SX)

BELARUS Winter schedule towards WeEUR from Nov 6th: 1900-2000 UTC in Bjelorussian, except Mon at 1945 UTC Polish. Wed Fri Sat Sun 1930- 2000 UTC in German language. Tues 1945 UTC English. Via BLR: MW 1170 kHz, SW 7210 kHz, via RUS 7105 kHz (beware of Radio Tashkent in German on same channel!), and via UKR super power txs on 5940, and 7205 (ex7405) kHz. New religious German language programme every Fri 1930-2000 UTC "Radio Window" (Radiofenster), address: D-58244 Ennepetal, Germany. (WB)

CLANDESTINE RADIO STATIONS "Radio Voice of Human Rights and Freedom for Iran" official schedule: 0230-0425 9350 11470 15145 (reported on 9350 kHz only). 0600-0640 9350 11650 (monitored here on 9255 & 15150 kHz). 1545-1620 9350 11650. 1630-1825 9350 11470 15620. QSL letter (no IRC necessary) from the following address: MINA ALBORZI, 18bis, rue Violet, F-75015 Paris, France. phone no. in Frankfurt - Germany - +49 - 69 - 6482 6815.

An Number station from same source and tx site observed around 1130-1330 UTC on 15683 & 16085 kHz. All jammed by typical Iranian jammers. (via Rumen Pankov-BUL) Station may using tx facilities at Abis-EGY, ed.

CUBA Radio Rebelde on 5025 kHz reactivated an ancient SIEMENS USB tx of 1961! (Arnaldo Coro CO 2 DL via ORF Wolf Harranth OE3WHC) RHC La Julia observed here on 9820 kHz at 2200 UTC Spanish, 2300-2400 UTC French. (WB)

GEORGIA/RUSSIA Georgian Radio reported 0700-0800 Russian & English on 11805 kHz. 1030-1100 UTC German on 11815 kHz. Announced E at 0900, 1100, and 1800 UTC on 11815 kHz, 1900 11805, 2100 6180, all 30 mins duration. Russian 2000-2030 UTC on 6180 kHz. On 6180 is a third station bc, but BBC Cyprus & Abu Dhabi-UAE ahead. (Rumen Pankov-BUL) Radio Nederland Media Network reported R Georgia in English 0700, German 0730-0800 UTC, both on 11805 kHz. German 1030, English 1100-1130 UTC 11815 kHz. The anti-Georgian Govt. and anti-Russian radio station with ID "This is the International Committee for Defence of Human Rights & Red Cross of Abkhazia" bc news about Abkhazia only & music, varies on different times between 0430-0630 UTC on either 9365 or 9373 kHz. 27/10 0435-0510 9373 & 0555-0600 9365. 28/10 0500-0528 9373, 0540- 0615 9365. (Rumen Pankov-BUL)

This radio station in Abkhazian and Russian observed here on frequency 9366,3 kHz at around 0457 UTC, 8th Nov. (WB)

GREECE ERT - Voice of Greece - Athens via VoA Kavalla relay at 0000-0350 UTC on new 7450 kHz. (GH - WWCR) regional sce in Greek on SW now 0600-2255 UTC (formerly 06-10 UTC on weekends only). 11595 kHz to EUR, 9935 kHz to Cyprus/ME. (RVI)

INDIA AIR Delhi in Tamil replaced 15335 & 17387 kHz, now on 13750, 15075, new power house 15770 kHz, 17865 kHz. (AMID - German AGDX Monitoring & Information Service)

INDONESIA Radio Republik Indonesia with 50 kW via Cimanggis tx now easily heard at 2200-2400 UTC on 9779,9 kHz. Coconut island song "Rayuan Pulau Kelapa" on hammond organ at 2259 UTC. (WB)

IRAN IRIB Tehran replaced EUR outlet 11965 by 7260 kHz, in /./ 9022 kHz. Observed at 1827 UTC with interval signal into French at 1830 UTC, but suffering QRM by RA Carnarvon in English and R Tirana in French also. 9022 kHz schedule is 1530 UTC Russian, 1630 Turkish, 1730 German, 1830 French, 1930 English, 2030 Spanish, 2130 Arabic. (WB) NoAM sce 2230-0330 UTC observed on new 7260 & 9670 kHz (ex 11790, 11965), in /./ 9022 kHz. French 2230, Persian 2330, English 0030, Spanish 0130, Arabic 0230-0330 UTC. (RVI)

ITALY AWR Forli block on 7230 kHz seems now 1000 French, 1030-1100 Spanish, 1200-1300 German, 1400 Arabic, 1430-1500 UTC Italian. (Rumen Pankov-BUL)

RAI Rome is using two tx sites on 6060 kHz: Notturno Italiano 2230-0500 UTC in Italian, and news in English, French, German, via tx site Rome Santo Palombara with 100 kW. RadioUno in Italian 0500-2229 UTC via Caltanisetta Sicily with 25 kW only. Other Sicily stations 9515 and 7175 kHz with 5 kW of power only. Italian at 1400-1425 UTC now on 15245 & 17780 kHz. (WRTVH via RNMN)

KOREA Rep. of RKI Seoul in Korean language to EUR audience now retimed to 0600-0700 UTC via BBC Skelton-GB on new 3975 kHz (ex9510). (WB)+ Path to Korea is now open in 41 m band from around 0800 UTC. Korean observed on new 7275 kHz. English on 7550 kHz, in /./ 13670 kHz. (AMID - German AGDX Monitoring and Information Service)

MALTA Voice of the Mediterranean Valetta Malta nominal at 0600-0800 UTC in English & Arabic on 1557 & 9765 kHz, heard at 0645 UTC in French language. Using DW relay Cyclops with 250 kW of power on SW. (AMID)+

MONACO TWR Monaco late changes in printed schedule: 1330-1415 UTC 5 kHz up on 7295 kHz, 100 kW, 079 degrees, in Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, and Slovenian. 1515-1630 UTC 9490 replacing 9500 kHz, 100 kW 045 degrees, for Russian service. 1544-1631 UTC 7135 replacing 7170 kHz, 100 kW 065/085 degrees, for Romanian & Bulgarian. (Rumen Pankov-BUL)

NETHERLANDS Radio Nederland now back with Dutch to EaAF/ME at 0330-0420 UTC. Programme cut in Sept, but due to listener protest reappaered. 9860 & 11655 kHz via Madagascar relay site.

Moscow-RUS relay Dutch language outlet 7300 kHz at 1630-1725 UTC extended usage until December, registered originally in Sept + March only. (RVI) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX @DB0LX.#BW.DEU.EU

BC-DX 119 13 Nov 1994 ______

PRIDNESTROVIA/DNIESTR REP RDI - Radio Dniestr International, uliza 25th Octyabrya 45, 27800 Tiraspol, Pridnestrovje via Russia, in German now on Grigoriopol 999 kHz only, with 1000 kW, Mon/Wed/Fri 2100-2130 UTC. English on same days 2130-2200 UTC, but also on additional 9620 kHz. English repeats on 9620 kHz only: Tue/Thu/Sat 2130-2200 UTC.

On Grigoriopol 1467 kHz relays, 150 kW, at 0400-2200 UTC: Radio Dniestr 0400-0660, 0800-0900, 2000-2030 UTC. VoRussia Russian sce 1100-1500, 1600-1700. Radio Odine Moscow 0600-0800, 0900-1100. (RMI) now renamed to "Voice of Russia" in all language sections, with English WS 1900- 2000, 2100-2200. R Slavyanka 1700-1900. Japanese religious bc "Aum Shinrikyo" 2030-2100 UTC (/./ 1494, 4055, 5920, 5975, 5995, 6055, 6110, 7210, 7230, 7350, 7380, 7400, 9550 kHz). (Rumen Pankov-BUL)

RUSSIA RMI - Radio Moscow International - renamed to Voice of Russia on week Oct 26th, on the occasion celebrating its 65th anniversary of RM SW service. German Service winter schedule: 1000-1100 UTC Suhl Wachenbrunn Germany 1323, SW 9470 9680 11980 12010 15190 15495 15540. 1600-2000 UTC Kaliningrad Bolshakovo 1386, SW 5920 6145 7360 7400, and additional MW Wachenbrunn 1323 at 1600-1800 UTC. (4860 kHz at 1600 & 1800 UTC could not been observed here.) 7390 kHz at 1800-2000 UTC. DX Club on Tue 1600 UTC, Thur 1600 UTC, Fri 1000 UTC. (RMI schedule)

MW tx site Suhl Wachenbrunn Germany relay built up in 1987 to Aug 1989. Annual leasing cost of US $4 Mill. to German Telecom for bc to EUR. VoR using over 200 SW txs, 13 MW txs in Russia and CIS countries. (RVI)

German religious broadcaster "Universal Life - New Prophetic Group" via a single VoR- German frequency 7390 kHz at 1900 UTC until 19.29:25 UTC when suddenly join regular VoR German service. Address "Universelles Leben", POBox 5643, D-97006 Wuerzburg, Germany.

Radio Deutsche Welle Cologne via Novosibirsk tx site until Febr: 5925 kHz (ex 7340) 2200-2400 UTC in German. 7315 kHz (ex 9815) 2230-2320 UTC in Indonesian. (WB)

"Radio Svobodny Chechni" observed in Chechen language at 1700 and 1900 UTC. "Radio Tejmyr" - anti-Chechen government station. In Russian at 1800-1810 UTC daily 1089 kHz, both via tx Krasnodar 1089 kHz. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, Russia DX Club Golos Rossyi, Anatoly Klepov-RUS)

SERBIA/MONTENEGRO R YUG Belgrade winter schedule: English 0100-0130 Mon-Sat 6195 NoAM 0200-0230 6195 NoAM 1330-1400 11865 PAC 1930-2000 6100 EUR 9720 PAC 2200-2230 6100 6185 EUR (not confirmed due poor propagation)

Serbian 0030-0100 Mon-Sat, 0100-0130 Sun, 0130-0200 daily 6195 kHz 1400-1430 11835 AUS/NZL 2030-2100 (-2130 Sat) 6100 EUR 9595 AUS (AWR KSDA Guam DX Asiawaves)

SLOVAKIA AWR to AF via Rimavska Sobota 2200-2300 UTC 7270 replacing 11610 kHz. Radio Slovakia Internat Bratislava in German retimed to 1900-1927 UTC 5915, 7345 kHz. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, WB)

SPAIN REE Madrid schedule changes to AF: 11775 replaced by 9675 kHz at 1900 UTC in English, 2000-2100 UTC in French. 9875 replaced by 7130 kHz at 2015 UTC in Arabic, 2200-2300 UTC in Spanish. 17755 replaced by 11890 kHz in Spanish to Guinea Equatorial at 1600-1700 UTC. 17755 kHz in Spanish retimed to 0900-1500 UTC, 11890 kHz 1500-2000 UTC.

Spanish to AM: 9745 kHz in Spanish 1800-2200 UTC only. 17845 kHz 1200-1800, 17715 kHz 0900-1900, 15380 kHz 0900-1800, 11945 kHz 1800-2100 & 2300-0200 UTC. (REE schedule until March 1995)

THAILAND Radio Thailand at 0030-0200 UTC on 11905 kHz, 0300-0430 UTC on 11890 kHz. 30 mins English, then into Thai language. (AWR KSDA Guam DX Asiawaves)

USA WYFR Okechobee Florida schedule until March 26, 1995: English to EUR & AF 0400 9770 0500 9830 9850 0600-0800 7355 9680 9850 1600 15566 21525 21745 1700-1900 15566 17760 1900 17760 2000 7355 13695 21525 2100 7355 11580 13695 2200-2300 11580 13695

Arabic to ME 0500-0600 9835 11580 1600-1700 15355 1700-1800 21525 French to EUR 0600-0700 9770 11580 1800-1900 17735 21525 21720 2000-2100 5825 German to EUR 0400 7455 0500-0600 7355 9770 1700-1800 15355 1900-2000 5825 Italian to EUR 0600 7520 0700-0800 7520 9770 1800-1900 15355 2100-2200 5950 Portug. to EUR 0400-0500 11580 1900-2000 21525 Russian to EUR 0305-0350 6130 9850 0400-0500 9850 1505-1705 9955 1700-1800 17735 21720 Spanish to EUR 2200-2300 7355 (WYFR schedule) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX @DB0LX.#BW.DEU.EU

BC-DX 120 20 Nov 1994 ______

CLANDESTINE RADIO STATIONS "Voice of the Communist Party of Iran" around 1702-past 1739 UTC on 3888 kHz. "Voice of Iranian Kurdistan" 1600 Kurdish, into Farsi at 1730-1800 UTC on 4282 kHz. "Voice of Iraqi Kurdistan" at 1545-1715 UTC on 4180 kHz. "Voice of the Islamic Revolution of Iraq" signed on at 1430 UTC on 7115 kHz, also observed at 1600 UTC on 7115, new 8340, 9670 kHz. "Democratic Voice of Burma" via tx site Kvitsoy-NOR at 1400-1530 UTC on 15180 kHz. (BBCMS, Finn Krone in AWR EUR (DSWCI) DX segment)

"Free Radio Voice of Ethiopian Unity" [Amharic: Yenetsa Radio Yeethiopia Andinet Dimts], Moscow; was heard transmitting at 1600-1700 on Wednesday 19th October and Sunday 23rd October on 11945 kHz from a transmitter which normally carries Radio Moscow's French service at this time. (BBCMS, 28/10/94 via Internet via OE2CRM)

COSTA RICA TIAWR AWR Latin America Cahauita heard here at 0700-0800 UTC, on new 7375 kHz at 0000-0800 UTC, /./ 6150, 9725 kHz. RR to Dr. Adrian M. Peterson, 903 Tanninger Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46239, U.S.A. Include IRC's return postage. (HCJB Latest DX Catch, WB)

CUBA DX programme "DXers Unlimited" by CO 2 DL Arnaldo Coro in English as follows: Tue & Sat 2130 UTC EUR 11720 kHz. Tue & Sat 2230, Sun 0430 UTC AM 6180 kHz. Wed 0130 UTC AM 6000 9830 kHz. Sun 0230, 0430, Wed 0330 UTC all on 6000 9820 9830 kHz. Wed 0530, Sun 0630 UTC 9820 kHz. (GH - WWCR)

GEORGIA R Georgia in German 0730-0800 UTC, English 0730-0800, both on 11805 kHz in direction of Oslo. German 1030, English 1100-1130 UTC 11815 kHz in direction of Munich. 1900-1930 UTC 6180 kHz in direction of Tel Aviv. tel.no. given +7 - 8832 - 312104. (Georgian Radio announcement, WB)

ISRAEL Subject: Israel Shortwave may end 1/1/95! I have just received mail from a reliable source (I'll disclose that plus more information once I gain his permission to do so) that the Israel Broadcasting Authority has anounced the ending of all shortwave transmissions on January 1, 1995 unless the government provides finance. Once again I urge everyone to write not only to Kol Israel, but to the Israeli government that the shortwave broadcasts are important to give the world accurate news about Israel. In terms of the interference problems the letter says that if WJCR doesn't move, Kol Israel would move to 7495 and the 11585 would move to 11588. From: Daniel Rosenzweig CIS via Internet

MONGOLIA Very complex operational schedule of Ulaan Bataar Radio Mongolia show now additional 0300-0330 UTC Wed, Thur 7295, 12015 kHz. Mon, Fri, weekends 0330-0400 7295, 12000 kHz. (Radio Japan Media RoundUp)

QATAR QBS Doha observed at 1707-2125 UTC on new 9750 kHz. (HCJB DXPL)

SUDAN SNBC Omdurman on 9200 kHz observed at 0500-0600 UTC in AR, 1800-1900 UTC in English. (AMID - German AGDX Monitoring & Information Service)

SWAZILAND TWR Manzini widely heard on new 7140 kHz at 0400-0530 UTC, 0400 Chewa, from 0430 UTC onwards in English. (GH - WWCR)

SWEDEN Subject: Radio Sweden International Frequency Change Effective today, Nov. 8th, Radio Sweden International (RSI) changes frequency for for some broadcasts to North America as follows: Broadcast in English in direction 320 deg. at 02.30 UTC changes to 9895 kHz, from 9850 kHz. At 03.30 UTC changes to 9895 kHz, from 9850 kHz. These changes are temporary and valid up to and including Sunday Nov. 13. RSI urges the listeners to file reports on how these broadcasts are received, preferably by fax to +46-8-660 2990. Other broadcasts should not be effected. I suppose the broadcasts in Swedish at 2.00 and 3.00 UTC in the same direction also change to 9895 kHz (from 9850 kHz), but this I cannot confirm. (Mats Dahlgren-SWE via internet) Sveriges Radio is also testing 7120 kHz to Americas at 0000-0400 UTC, in place of previously used 6200/6195/6190 kHz outlet. (GH - WWCR)

UNIDENTIFIED ARAB STATION observed at around 0600-0700 UTC on variable 11748,7 kHz. Heard also during daytime on 11749,6 kHz, QRM by BBC Singapore Kranji 0900-1800 UTC. From 1704 UTC moved down to 11748,6 kHz. Difficult to identify even during newscast. May be Radio Baghdad Iraq low power station of estimated 30 kW power. From 2000-0200 UTC dominated by BBC Ascension relay. (WB)

USA Glenn Hauser's "World of Radio" programme via WHRI South Bend Indiana and KWHR Naalehu Hawaii: Delete Fri 2300 UTC outlet on 7315 kHz. Additional Sat 1729 UTC on WHRI 13760 15105 kHz, and KWHR 6120 kHz, here at 1600-1800 UTC to OCE/AUS/NZL. Sat 0600 UTC WHRI 7315 9495 kHz, KWHR 9930 kHz. Sat 2200 UTC and Mon 0330 UTC both via KWHR 17510 kHz. (GH - WWCR)

RMI - Radio Miami International - operational schedule on 9955 kHz. English 0030-0300 UTC Mon, 0100-0130 Tue-Sun, 1200-1400 Sun, 1400-1500 daily, 1900-2000 Sat, 1930-2000 Sun, 2230-2330 Sat, 2300-2400 Mon-Fri. German 1900-1930 Sun. French 0000-0100 Tue-Sat. Spanish 0130-0500 Tue-Sun, 1100-1200 Sun, 1100-1400 Mon-Sat, 2330-0100 Sat into Sun. (AWR KSDA Guam DX Asiawaves)

YEMEN Yemen Radio & TV Sana'a in English at 1825-1900 UTC on tx Sana'a Mocha 9779,77 kHz. May also heard on local mixing product 9068,77 kHz. (GH - WWCR) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX @DB0LX.#BW.DEU.EU

BC-DX 121 27 Nov 1994 ______

COSTA RICA Work on the establishment of the large tx base of AWR at Cahuita on the Atlantic Coast of Costa Rica is nearing completion. Frequency schedule see under U.S.A. Worldscan item. (AWR Dr. Adrian Peterson-USA)

ECUADOR HCJB Quito changes until March 1st, 1995: To EUR at 0500-0830 UTC 11835 kHz replaced by 9420 kHz, 0500 Czech, 0530 Nordic/Portuguese, 0600 German, 0630 French, 0700-0830 English. /./ 6205 kHz. English to EUR 1700-2000 UTC 15350 kHz replaced by 15490 kHz. French at 0000-0030 UTC 15155 kHz replaced by 12005 kHz. Russian to EUR at 0500-0700 UTC 9670 and 15270 kHz replaced by 9445 and 12005 kHz. Portuguese 0730-0930 UTC 9515 kHz replaced by 9765 kHz. (TWR Radio Transmundial 0930-1030 also) Portuguese 1500-1800 UTC 15115 kHz replaced by 17790 kHz. Additional Portuguese 2300-0030 UTC on 15355 kHz. (TWR Radio Transmundial 2200-2300 also) Russian to EaRussia / Far East at 1030-1130 UTC 9515 kHz replaced by 9445 kHz.

Greetings from Ecuador. Here is the latest HCJB transmission schedule, effective Nov. 1/94 through March 1, 1995.

HCJB International Transmission Schedule November 1, 1994 to March 1, 1995

Language Time (UTC) Frequency** Target

ARABIC 19:00-20:00 15270, 17790 N.Africa 21:30-22:00 11835 N.Africa

CZECH 05:00-05:30 6205, 9420 Europe 18:00-18:30 15270, 17790 Europe

ENGLISH 00:30-04:30 9745, 12005 N.America 04:30-05:00 12005 N.America 05:00-07:00 9745 N.America 07:00-08:30 6205, 9420 Europe 07:00-10:30 6135, 9745 S.Pacific 10:30-11:30 6135 S.Pacific 11:00-14:30 12005 Caribbean 11:00-14:30 15115 N/S America 14:30-16:00 15115 S.America 14:30-21:00 6080 Ecuador 17:00-20:00 15490 Europe

FRENCH 00:00-00:30 12005 E.Canada 06:30-07:00 6205, 9420 Europe 20:30-21:00 15270, 17790 Europe

GEORGIAN 04:00-04:30(Su-Th.) 6205, 11735 Georgia

GERMAN 00:00-00:30 15250 S.America 04:30-05:00 6205, 11735 Europe 06:00-06:30 6205, 9420 Europe 09:30-10:00 6110, 9670 S.America 18:30-19:00 15270, 17790 Europe 21:00-21:30 11835 Europe 23:00-23:30 15250 S.America German from Radio Transmundial: 23:30-00:00 15250 S.America

JAPANESE 04:30-05:00 9745, 11925 N/S America 11:30-12:00 9745, 11845 Japan 22:00-23:00 15295 S.America

KIKONGO 05:00-05:15(Mon-Fri) 9765 SW Africa

NORDIC 05:30-06:00(Wed,Fri,Sat) 6205, 9420 Europe 20:00-20:30(Wed,Fri,Sat) 15270, 17790 Europe

PORTUGUESE 05:00-05:15(Sat,Sun) 9765 SW Africa 05:15-06:00(Mon to Fri) 9765 SW Africa 05:30-06:00(Su,Mo.,Tu,Th.) 6205, 9420 Europe 07:30-09:30 6125, 9765 S.America 15:00-18:00 15295, 17790 S.America 20:00-20:30(Su,mo.,Tu,Th.) 15270, 17790 Europe 23:00-00:30 15295, 15355 S.America 00:30-02:30 15295 S.America

Portuguese from Radio Transmundial: 09:30-10:30 6125, 9765 S.America 22:00-23:00 15355 S.America

QUECHUA 08:30-10:30 690 Ecuador 08:30-14:30 3220, 6080 Ecuador 09:00-09:30 6110, 9670 S.America 10:00-11:00 6110, 9670 S.America 21:00-02:00 6080, 3220 Ecuador 22:00-00:30 9745 S.America

RUSSIAN 01:47-02:00(Su to Th.) 6205, 11735 Cent.Russia

02:00-04:00 6205, 11735 Cent.Russia

04:00-04:30(Fri,Sat) 6205, 11735 W.Russia 05:00-07:00 9445 W.Russia 06:00-07:00 12005 W.Russia 10:30-11:30 9445 E.Russia 22:30-23:00 15250 N/S America

SPANISH 01:30-02:00(Fri,Sat) 11910 N/S America 02:00-05:04 3220, 6080 Ecuador 10:30-13:00 11960 S.America 10:30-05:04 690 Ecuador 10:30-05:04 6050 Andes 10:30-15:00 9765 Americas 12:00-13:00 11910 N/S America 13:00-20:30 15250 S.America 15:00-05:04 15140 Americas 20:30-05:00 11960 S.America 22:00-23:00 11835 Europe

TAJIK 01:15-01:30(Su to Th.) 6205, 11735 Cent.Asia

UZBEK 01:30-01:47(Su to Th.) 6205, 11735 Cent.Asia

**HCJB also broadcasts 24 hours per day in upper sideband on 17490, 20 kW, and 21455 kHz (500 watt of power only) in a variety of languages.

Frequency Management FAX: 593 2 447 263 HCJB E-mail: [email protected] Casilla 17-17-691 Quito, Ecuador Here is the latest available information, all according monitoring during worse propagation conditions: 17490 kHz 0030-0430 E, 0430 Ge, 0530 Nordic/P, 0600 Ge, 0630 F, 0700-0930 E, 0930 Ge, 1000 E, 1030 SP, 1130 Jap, 1200-1600 E, 1600-1800 P, 1800 SP, 1830 Ge, 1900 AR, 2000 Nordic/P, 2030 F, 2100 Ge, 2130 AR, 2200 Jap, 2300-0030 Ge

21455 kHz 0000 F, 0030-2100 E, 2100 Ge, 2130 AR, 2200 Jap, 2300-0000 Ge (WB)

INDIA New frequencies for AIR Delhi: 11585 kHz tx Delhi 1215-1300 UTC Tibetan, 1330-1430 Nepali. 11585 kHz tx Bangalore, new 500 kW, 1515-1600 Gujarati, 1615-1730 Persian. 15770 kHz tx Aligarh, 1115-1215 Tamil. 17645 kHz tx Aligarh, 1115-1200 Thai. (Alok Das Gupta, via ARDXC, via GH - WWCR)

ITALY AWR Forli returns to only one channel 7230 kHz, 3 kW of power. 0800-1500 UTC to EUR/NoAF. (AWR Dr. Adrian Peterson-USA)

MONGOLIA Very complex operational schedule of Ulaan Bataar Radio Mongolia show now additional 0300-0330 UTC Wed, Thur 7295, 12015 kHz. Mon, Fri, weekends 0330-0400 7295, 12000 kHz. (Radio Japan Media RoundUp) Different details in AWR KSDA DX Asiawaves DX programs mentioned: 7295, 12005 kHz English 0300-0330 Wed, Thur. 0330-0400 Mon,Fri,Sun to NoAM. 0915-0940 to AUS/NZL. 1200-1230 Mon,Wed,Thur,Sat to PAC 1445-1515 to SoEaAS. 7295, 13650 kHz English 1930-2000 to EUR. 12015 kHz Japanese 0530-0600 Suns. 7295, 12015 kHz Japanese 1200-1230 Tue, Fri. 2100-2130 Tue,Fri 2300-2330 Sat. (AWR KSDA DX Asiawave)

MONACO TWR Monaco German DX progr "TWR DX Mix" Saturdays one hour later at 0930-0945 UTC as from Dec 3rd. 6230, 7160 kHz, as well as via ASTRA satellite. (ERF - TWR)

RUSSIA Voice of Russia Moscow World Service in English to EUR monitored acc following schedule, differs from printed schedule of the station: 0430-0500 UTC 5905 5940 9450 9785 9865 kHz (Japanese religious broadcast Aum Shinrikyo on 5920 5925 5935 5950 6000 6035 7105 7340 9600 kHz at same time)

1600-1700 UTC 1215 1494 4975 5965 5995 6055 6110 7120 7150 7170 7185 7210 7280 7330 7350 9515 9550 9600 9800 9830 9885 9890 kHz 1700-1800 UTC 7105(1730-) 7120 7170 7205 7280 7300 7330 7340 7370 9550 9890 kHz 1800-1900 UTC 1215 7105 7170 7205 7300 7340 9550 9890 kHz (not on scheduled 1494 5995 6055 6110, Norwegian language here)

1900-2000 UTC 1494 5995 6055 6110 7170 7205 7340 9505 9530 9550 9775 9800 9860 9890 kHz 2000-2100 UTC 1494 4055 5905 5920 5975 5995 6055 6110 7170 7205 7210 7215 7230 7380 7400 9515 9550 9800 9890 kHz (incl. Japanese religious Aum Shinrikyo progr 2030-2100 UTC)

2100-2200 UTC 1494 1548 5905 5920 5965 5975 5995 6055 7135 7150 7170 7205 7300 7330 7350 7380 9550 9890 kHz 7400(2130-) 2200-2300 UTC 5905 5920 5975 5995 6055 7150 7300 7350 7380 7400 9550 9620 9820 9890 kHz (WB)

Unidentified Russian domestic sce station in USB mode observed at approx. 0630-0700 UTC on 13610 kHz. (WB)

AWR Siberia now off the air. The AWR usage of the relay facilities located at Novosibirsk in Siberia was terminated on Oct 28th, 1994. The first AWR bc from Novosibirsk took place at this ex-jamming facility on March 31, 1992. Coverage from this station was directed towards the Far East and Southern Asia. Now that the 3rd tx is in full operation from KSDA on Guam, and with additional coverage from Velke Kostolany in Slovakia, the usage of Novosibirsk has become redundant. AWR Samara tx site. With the phasing out of Ekaterinburg, the two facilities near Moscow, Taldom and Kurovskaya, and now Novosibirsk, this leaves Samara as the only SW station in Russia, relaying the external services of AWR. Samara usage began on May 3rd, 1992 with 250 kW of power for five hours daily. 9885 kHz 250 kW 0300-0600 UTC Middle East Arabic & English 7215 kHz 250 kW 1700-1900 UTC Central Europe Scandinavian & Polish

Schedule of CRI - China Radio International Beijing via Russia relay: St. Petersburg Popovka 12065 kHz 1600-1657 Arabic 7130 1800-1827 Persian Moscow Kurovskaya 7200 1830-1857 Arabic Samara Zhigulevsk 7215 2030-2127 French Moscow Taldom 7170 2200-2257 English (AWR Dr. Adrian Peterson-USA)

THAILAND New winter schedule of Radio Thailand, via VoA relay Udorn Thani: English 1900-2000 11855 EUR 2030-2045 11835 EUR 0000-0030 9680 AS/PAC 0030-0100 11905 EaUSA 0300-0330 11890 WeUSA Japanese 1300-1315 7105 AS/AUS/PAC Malay 1200-1215 Indonesian 1215-1230 11805 Also via low 50 kW power tx site Bangkok, Thailand, on 9655 and 11905 kHz. (AWR KSDA Guam Asiawave)

1200-1230 UTC monitored here in EUR: Bangkok direct with 50 kW on 9655 kHz is stronger than Udorn Thani 11805 directed south to MLA & INS. 11805 kHz is satellite fed, some 300ms behind 9655 kHz signal. (WB)

UKRAINE Radio UKR Internat Kiev now using 4780 kHz during nighttime to AM, at least at 0100-0700 UTC. E at 0100 and 0400 UTC. /./ 7405 kHz. (WB)

USA Glenn Hauser's "World of Radio" programme changes: via WWCR Nashville Saturday 0700 UTC 7435 UTC outlet will be replaced by Sunday 0900 UTC broadcast on 5065 kHz. Additional Friday 2130 UTC on 12160 kHz. via WHRI South Bend Indiana additional Friday 2130 UTC on 13760 kHz.

WWCR - "Worldwide Country Radio" - Mon-Fri 1700-2100 UTC replaced 17525 kHz by 11970 kHz (here temporarily). Station is interested to use 12160 kHz on full duration 1700-2300 UTC time span, if WINB Red Lion, Pennsylvania, using this channel at 1900-2057 UTC will leave 12160 kHz for another channel. (GH - WWCR)

A document from the Voice of America in 1992 states that the VoA is looking for a site in the Pacific for a new SW station as a possible replacement for the Philippine relay stations, due to earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, typhoons and insurgent activities.

WYFR Okeechobee Florida in Russian 1700-1800 UTC on new 17735 kHz, /./21720 kHz.

New DX Program begins in January 1995. AWR - Adventist World Radio - announces that a new DX program will be launched at the beginning of January. The new program will be known as WORLDSCAN, and it will replace all DX programs currently on the air from the different AWR stations. The new Worldscan will be heard on most of the shortwave stations in the AWR international network, as well as from WRMI in Florida and HRJA in Honduras. Over the years there have been several DX programs written and produced at different locations and it is planned to centralize this function. Initially, the new Worldscan will be a 15 minute program written by Dr. Adrian Peterson in Indianapolis and producedat regional locations fro broadcast worldwide. However, whenever the logistics can be achieved, it is intended that Worldscan will be increased to a half hour duration and pre-recorded for network broadcast. The new Worldscan will contain uptodate features and information from the international radio scene as well as current DX news. The European edition, which will be 25 minutes in duration, will still feature DX information from the noted European DXers, Finn Krone-DEN and Gordon Bennett-GB. The launching date for Worldscan over AWR Europe will be Jan 15th. A specially endorsed QSL card will be available for all reception reports dated Jan til March 1995. These reports should be sent, with appropriate return postage where possible: WORLDSCAN, Box 29235, Indianapolis 46229, U.S.A.

Tentative schedule by location: Edition Day UTC kHz kW Beam Unit tx location . Asia Sat 1515 9370 100 285 KSDA 3 Guam Asia Sun 1500 9370 100 285 KSDA 3 Guam Asia Sun 2315 11980 100 270 KSDA 2 Guam

Europe Sun 0900 9450 250 305 AWR-RS10 Slovakia Europe Sun 2100 6055 250 305 AWR-RS10 Slovakia

America Sun 0100 9955 50 - WRMI Miami Florida, U.S.A. America Sat 2000 15674 1 - HRJA Copan Tegucigalpa, Honduras

LatAm Sun 5030 20 100 TIAWR4 Cahauita, Costa Rica 6150 20 105 TIAWR5 Cahauita, Costa Rica 7375 50 120 TIAWR1 Cahauita, Costa Rica 9725 50 340 TIAWR2 Cahauita, Costa Rica 13750 20 65 TIAWR3 Cahauita, Costa Rica LatAm Sun 5980 3 - TGMU G.C. Guatemala (AWR Dr. Adrian Peterson-USA) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX @DB0LX.#BW.DEU.EU

BC-DX 122 04 Dec 1994 ______

ANGOLA Ext sce of Radio Nacional de Angola Luanda observed here in EUR from 1900 until 2300 UTC on v9534,8 kHz. 1900 F, 2000 E, 2100 P, 2200-2300 Lingala. QRM by VoA Tangiers-MRC 500 kW 059 degrees in Albanian, Bulgarian, Serbian at 1915-2100 UTC. (RVI) Also observed here on usual 11954,8 kHz at 2200 UTC, SINPO rate 25443. Scheduled here 0500-1800 UTC only. (Martin Elbe DD9MW @ DK0MAV.#NDS.DEU.EU)

Extreme propagation conditions during very low sun sput cycle occured last few days. Super signals from Nepal, Singapore, Iran, Gabon, Angola, Zimbabwe, Brazil, French Guiana, Costa Rica ... - but nothing from North(!) America monitored here on Saturday. (WB)

BELGIUM RVI - Radio Vlaanderen International - Brussels late changes from Dec 7th: 13670 kHz replacing 13675 kHz to NoAM at 1300-1500 UTC (Sun -1400), QRM by UAE Radio Dubai on 13675 kHz. Sports special in Flemish on Wed & Sat "Open Doel" (Radio 1 relay) 1900-2110 UTC 9940 kHz replacing 9905 kHz, suffering QRM by Swiss Radio International there. (RVI Flemish "Golfgids")

CHINA CRI - China Radio International - Beijing broadcast times and frequencies for English language service. EUR 2000-2200 6950 9920 2200-2230 3985 via Swiss relay site (Beromunster, Lenk, Sarnen). 2200-2300 7170 via Moscow Taldom-RUS relay site.

NoAM 0000-0100 9710 11715 both via Bamako-MLI relay site. 0300-0400 9710 11715 both via Bamako-MLI relay site. and 9690 kHz via Madrid Spain.

0400-0500 9730 via RFI Montsinery-GUF relay site. 0500-0600 9595 via RCI Sackville-CAN relay site. 1400-1600 7405 direct from China mainland.

SoEaAS 1200-1400 1341MW 9715 11660

SoAS 1400-1600 9535 9785

SoPAC 0900-1100 11755 15440 1200-1300 11795 15440 1300-1400 15440

SoEaAF 1600-1700 11575 direct, 15110 & 15130 kHz via Bamako-MLI relay. 1700-1800 7405 9535 11575 2000-2130 11715 & 15110 kHz via Bamako-MLI relay. 2000-2100 9440 direct.

NoWeAF 1900-2000 6955 9440 2000-2100 11715 & 15110 kHz via Bamako-MLI relay. 9440 direct. (CRI Beijing schedule)

COSTA RICA AWR - TIAWR2 Cahauita with 50 kW 340 degrees on 9725 kHz with super signal around 2300 UTC. (WB)

CROATIA Hrvatski Radio Zagreb Deanovec schedule: 5895 1600-0655 5920 0657-1600 7370 24 h 9830 2100-1230 13640 1230-2100 13830 24 h (AWR KSDA Guam DX Asiawaves) CZECH REPUBLIC New regular private SW service "Radio Metropolis Prague" from Czech Republic hit the (SW) airwaves on Monday 28th of November. Test transmission in Czech, English, German, and Russian could be observed.

Transmissions originate presumably from either historic Czech commercial site Podebrady or Litomysl Oborova (R Prague tx location).

Operational schedule: NoAM 2300-0200 6200 SoEaEUR 0300-0600 5905 NoEaEUR 0600-0755 9455 CeEUR 0800-0855 5905 WeEUR 0900-1055 9470 * CeEUR 1100-1255 5905 WeEUR 1300-1400 5905 SoEaEUR 1600-1755 5940 ME/NoAF 1800-1955 7250 NoAM 2000-2255 7305. * 9470 kHz is used by VoRussia Moscow at 1000 UTC in German. (HCJB Quito DX Latest Catch, R Nederland Media Network, RVI, BBC)

Radio Metropolis is a regular private local FM station in Czech capital Prague, acc WRTH on 106,2 MHz. Address given "Radio Metropolis Prague", Jeseniova 38, CZ-130 00 Praha 3, Czech Republic.

Radio Metropolis is asking for reception reports on these test transmisssions and is offering QSL cards, souvenirs and a CD-lotery.

Along with this station, the official policy of the Czech Republic is presented by RADIO PRAGUE, a foreign service of Cesky Rozhlas (Czech Radio) which is a state-owned organization. Despite several discussions, Radio Prague continues with its programs also in 1995. (Karel Honzik, CSDXC)

FINLAND Radio Finland Helsinki to Asia replaced USB mode QRG 17800 by 13770 kHz, Finnish 1000, Swedish 1045-1100 UTC. /./ 15240 kHz. (WB)

GERMANY Radio Deutsche Welle German sce to EUR & AUS/NZL/PAC scheduled on 7200 kHz at 0600-1000 UTC, observed on new additional? 6185 kHz, at least at 0600-0800 UTC. Pashtu/Dari at 0800-0850 UTC replaced 21630 by 21540 kHz via Trincomalee-CLN, /.( 17780- CLN. (WB)*

GREAT BRITAIN BBC London put two new languages into service for Caucasus and Central Asia last week on Fri Dec 2nd at 1700 UTC. Acc to BBC German Service DX programme, aimed to 80 Mill. people in Uzbek, Azeri and Russian language to Middle East area at four hours daily. Put BBC languages to a total of 41. On local MW & FM in the area. On SW at 1700 UTC daily via estimated 6095 kHz Limassol Zyyi-CYP, 300 kW, 077 degrees., 9750 kHz Rampisham-GB, 500 kW, 085 degrees, 11925 kHz Skelton-GB, 300 kW, 090 degrees (BBC German sce, BBC WS Waveguide, Radio Nederland, RVI)

GUIANA FRENCH Swiss Radio International super power signal at 2215-2400 UTC via Montsinery relay on 11650 kHz. (AMID - German AGDX Monitoring & Information Service)

GUINEA EQUATORIAL Radio Africa observed on last Wed on 15185 kHz at 2130-2245 UTC. Station announced 7190 kHz only, but at 1600-0000 UTC. (HCJB Quito DX Party Line)

INDIA New tx for regional station AIR Imphal, regional state of Manipur, reported to be on 4775 kHz, monitored with NoEa Indian music at 0025-0300 and 1130-1735 UTC. WRTH mentioned 50 kW of power on either 6035, 7130, or 9650 kHz (daytime frequencies). (G. Victor Goonetilleke 4S7 VK via Radio Nederland Media Network)

MONACO TWR Monaco in English searching for its winter frequency to EUR. Registered 7110 kHz, changed then to 7120 kHz, but now setteled on 7115 kHz, 0740-0920 (Sat/Sun - 0945), 100 kW power, 324 degrees. (AMID - German AGDX Monitoring & Information Service)*

MONGOLIA Radio Ulaan Baatar, Frequency Guide, Winter period 1994/95

Radio Ulaanbaatar is an external service of Radio Mongolia broadcasting in five languages for audiences in Asia, Australia, the Pacific, Europe and North America.

Using shortwave, Radio Ulaanbaatar presents home news and various programs designed to provide information about Mongolia and the Mongolians, their history, traditions, culture and life.

Some shortwave broadcasts may also be heard outside the target area. However, this reception is influenced by propagation conditions and frequency congestion. All times are Universal Time (UTC), also known as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Days of the week refer to local time in the target area. Frequencies are in kilohertz (kHz). All frequencies are shortwave (SW), except 990 kHz, which is medium wave (MW).

We always welcome detailed reception reports and your kind suggestions for improvement of our programming and reception.

We wish you good listening!

RADIO ULAANBAATAR Post: CPO Box 365 Ulaanbaatar 13 Fax: 976 1-323096 Mongolia Telex: 223 MHRTV

September 26, 1994 - March 25, 1995

Language Target Area Weekday Time UTC Frequencies

Mongolian East Asia Daily 1125 1155 12000 7290 990 Sibiria Daily 1250-1320 12000 7290 990

English Austraiia Daily 0910-0940 12000 7290 Pacific Mon Wed 1200-1230 12O15 7290 Pacific Thu Sat 1200-1230 12000 7290 South Asia Daily 1445-1515 12000 7290 Europe Daily 1930-2000 1365O 7290 North America Tue Wed 0300-0330 12015 7290 North America Fri Sat Sun 0330-0400 12000 7290

Russian Far East Mon Tue 1000-1030 12000 7290 Far East Thu Fri Sun 1000-1030 12000 7290 Sibiria Tue Wed 1410-1440 12000 7290 Sibiria Fri Sat Sun 1410-1440 12000 7290 Europe Mon Wed 1700-1730 13650 7290 Europe Thu Sat Sun 1700-1730 13650 7290

Japanese Japan Tue 1200-1230 12015 Japan Fri 1200-1230 12000 Japan Wed Sat 2100-2130 12015 Japan Sun 2300-2330 12015 Japan Sun 0530-0600 12015 7290

Chinese East Asia Daily 1050-1120 12000 7290 990 South East Asia Daily 1330-1400 12000 7290 990 (Compuserve via Christoph Ratzer OE2CRM)

NEPAL/INDIA/PAKISTAN Monitoring South Asia for night-owls: Radio Nepal Kathmandu Khumaltar monitored here with lovely great local mx at 0015-0058 UTC on v7165,2 kHz, /./ 5005 kHz. Time pips and Nepali nx at 0115 UTC. Blocked by R Liberty Playa de Pals starting Russian 0100-0400 UTC. AIR Delhi Sindhi sce 0100-0200 UTC on 5990 kHz. Regional Balti sce of API2 on v7288,8 kHz starting with AR Holy Quran at approx. 0035 UTC into Urdu(?) at 0044 UTC, nominal on 4815/7290 at 0045-0430 UTC. (WB)*

ROMANIA Radio Bucharest schedule in English and French, 26 mins duration: English 1300 9690 11790 15390 1900 & 2100 5955 6105 6190 7195 At 2100 UTC on 5990 kHz also. French 1130 EUR 15390 17775 CAN 15250 17745 AF 15380 17790 1430 AF 15365 15380 17745 1630 EUR 9690 11940 1900 EUR 5990 7105 2000-2056 5990 7195 (RVI)

SRI LANKA SLBC Colombo at 1030-1130 UTC to AS/PAC/AUS/NZL on 11835 and 17850 kHz, not on announced 15120 kHz. (G. Victor Goonetilleke 4S7 VK via Radio Nederland Media Network)

TAIWAN Voice of Free China in English: 0200-0300 7130 11825 15345, and via WYFR Florida-USA 5950 9680 11740 0300-0400 11745 11825 15345, 5950 9680 0700-0800 via WYFR 5950 1200-1300 7130 9610 2200-2300 via WYFR to EUR 5810 9850 (AWR KSDA Guam DX Asiawaves)

ZAMBIA At Dec 1st, at 1100 hours local time, NEW radio station "Christian Voice" introduced a new 100 kW Continental SW tx and non directional TCI antenna, on 6065 kHz at 1400-2030 UTC. Now used with 50 kW of power only. Is identical to an aerial put into service in Zimbabwe at same time. Planned frequencies are 4968 & 7250 kHz also. (HCJB Quito DX Party Line)

ZIMBABWE Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation from Harare back on SW via tx Gweru. Put new SW txs of estimated 50 kW power on the air, after at least two years absent on shortwave. Monitored here in EUR around 2100-2200 UTC on v3396 kHz in English, and on v3306 kHz in Vernaculars (Shona, Ndebele, Chewa). Also observed on 4828 (GVG) / v4826,8 on Dec 1st (WB), at 2000-2200 UTC. (Martin Elbe DD9MW, G. Victor Goonetilleke 4S7 VK via Radio Nederland) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX @DB0LX.#BW.DEU.EU

BC-DX 123 11 Dec 1994 ______

AUSTRALIA AAFR - Australian Armed Forces Radio - division of departement of Defence reshuffeled its operational schedule, and introduced DSB mode operation. via Naval Base, Exmouth, NoWe Cape of Australia: to EaAF (Somalia) 0800-1000 UTC 15607 kHz DSB mode 18193 USB 1400-1600 8743 USB 10623 DSB via HMAS Canberra Hagman: to Malaysia 0100-0300, 0430-0630, 1000-1200 13525 kHz USB mode. (Radio Nederland Media Network)

BRAZIL One of three 250 kW SW txs at RadioBras is always off plus 3 kHz. English 1200-1320 UTC now on 15448,3 kHz. 15265 kHz at 1630-2020 UTC in P, E, and German is really on 15268,1 kHz, when this faulty tx is used. Deutsche Welle via RadioBras relay in Spanish at 2300-0050 UTC monitored on split frequency 11813,1 kHz instead of 11810 kHz. (WB)

Radio Nova Bisau until close down at around 2100 UTC on 11704,4 kHz. (FK)

BULGARIA Radio Varna "Tourist Radio" bc single progr on SW 7260 kHz on Fris oly at 2200-2300 UTC. (ORF Vienna SW Panorama)

CROATIA With financial help by Croatians Abroad, Hrvatski Radio Zagreb built up a new 100 kW SW tx at Deanovec near Zagreb. Operational schedule mostly in Croatian Radio Zagreb first domestic programme relay, except E news at 0704, 0904, 1304 UTC, is 1330- 1700 UTC 13640 kHz. 1700-2100 11630. 2100-1330 7370. Croatian emmigrants will also pay operation bill for the outlet, at following five fiscal years. (ORF Vienna SW Panorama)

CUBA RHC La Julia extended its USB mode outlet 9830 kHz to 0100-0730 UTC, 30 kW of power. (Arnaldo Coro CO 2 DL via ORF Vienna SW Panorama)

CZECH REPUBLIC Radio Metropolis Prague is using ex Czech jamming equipment against Western radio stations in approx. 1950-1980 era, at historic SW site Podebrady, east of Prague. Two 40 kW txs are combined to 80 kW outlet.

DX programme "Radio Treff" of RadioRopaInfo on 5980 kHz moved to Suns at 0900-1000 UTC. (ORF Vienna SW Panorama)

FINLAND "Media RoundUp" of Radio Finland Helsinki in English every Thur at 1900 UTC on 558, 963, 6120, 9730, and 11755 kHz. (BBCMS) R Finland Pori replaced 17800 by 13770 kHz in USB mode at 1000-1100 to Asia. /./ 11755 & 15240 kHz. 1000 Finnish, 1045-1100 Swedish. (WB)

GERMANY DLR - DeutschlandRadio Berlin changed its decision ** for closing 6005 kHz outlet at end of this year. ** Will use 100 kW tx Berlin Britz on SW 6005 kHz still in 1995. ** TX facilities at Britz are belonging to DLR Technical ** Departement, and operating costs are calculated much cheaper ** than for German Telekom leasing installations. ** So lets hope to keep 6005 kHz on air, at least until end of ** the decade. (DLR Berlin/Cologne Technical Departement via WB) **

Common Voice of America and Radio Free Europe MW station Holzkirchen, situated south of Munich, now on 1593 kHz (ex720 kHz), with 150 kW: VoA 2030-2100, 2200-2230, 2300-2330, all in Serbian language. RFE 1700 Serbo Croatian, 1800 Czech, 1900-2000 Slovak. 2100-2200 Serbo Croatian. (Kurt Enders in AMID Flash)

Radio Deutsche Welle German sce to EUR & AUS/NZL/PAC scheduled on 7200 kHz at 0600-1000 UTC, observed on new additional? 6185 kHz, at least at 0600-0800 UTC. Pashtu/Dari at 0800-0850 UTC replaced 21630 by 21540 kHz via Trincomalee-CLN, /.( 17780-CLN. Also additional on 9670 kHz via Germany facilities in Indonesian at 2230-2320 UTC. (WB)

Both Burg location frequencies, LW 261 and MW 1575 kHz have been offered to private radio organizations. Final day for application was Nov 22nd. (Kai Ludwig in AMID Flash)

GUINEA Equat. Radio Africa from Malabo-GNE monitored on 15185,48 kHz around 1643 UTC til 2304 UTC again. Opening with a very long National Anthem. Station offering a T- shirt for 20 dollars. (HCJB Quito DX Latest Catch, GH via WWCR)

INDIA AIR Delhi observed on strange 11286,5 ... 11288,5 kHz, around 1637 UTC. (GH via WHRI)

IRAQ On Dec 4th, Radio Baghdad in Arabic at 0900-1200 UTC, and English language segment at 1040 UTC, 13680 kHz ahead of usual strong R UKR Kiev here. (WB)

KUWAIT Radio Kuwait schedule on SW: English EUR/NoAM 1800-2400 9840. Arabic ME 0400-1305 15495 1315-1745 9880 NoAF 2100-0200 15495 Gulf 0200-1305 6055 EUR/AM 1315-1600 13620 1605-1800 11990 (AWR KSDA Guam DX Asiawaves)

MEXICO Low power Mexican SW station XEXQ - Radio Universidad de San Luis Potosi observed at 1307-2400 UTC on 6045 kHz, but in NoAM. (GH via WHRI)

MONACO TWR Monaco in English searching for its winter frequency to EUR. Registered 7110 kHz, changed then to 7120 kHz, but now setteled on 7115 kHz, 0740-0920 (Sat/Sun - 0945), 100 kW power, 324 degrees. (AMID - German AGDX Monitoring & Information Service)

NEPAL/INDIA/PAKISTAN Monitoring South Asia for night-owls: Radio Nepal Kathmandu Khumaltar monitored here with lovely great local mx at 0015-0058 UTC on v7165,2 kHz, /./ 5005 kHz. Time pips and Nepali nx at 0115 UTC. Blocked by R Liberty Playa de Pals starting Russian 0100-0400 UTC. AIR Delhi Sindhi sce 0100-0200 UTC on 5990 kHz. Regional Balti sce of API2 on v7288,8 kHz starting with AR Holy Quran at approx. 0035 UTC into Urdu(?) at 0044 UTC, nominal on 4815/7290 at 0045-0430 UTC. (WB)

NORWAY Radio Norway at 1400 UTC (and Radio Denmark at 1430-1455 UTC) both to Western NoAM replaced 17795 kHZ by 13800 kHz, /./ 15335, and to SoAS/PAC 11870 kHz. (ORF Vienna SW Panorama)

PAKISTAN Radio Pakistan in English at 1600-1630 UTC on 9435 9470 11570 13590 15555 17660 kHz. At 0230-0245 UTC 15188,9 17705,1 17723,9 21730. Special Kricket live coverage from SoAfrica at 1100-1147 UTC on 17558,2 kHz.

At 1300-1307 UTC English nx and weather report, but poor modulation on variabel 7088 kHz (also on v7084,5 kHz observed in JAP). (GH via WHRI)

RUSSIA Strange strong outlet of Radio Mayak (Lighthouse) Moscow in Russian language observed on 3252 kHz at approx. 0400-0700 UTC, in /./ 6060 kHz, and UKR relay 4940 kHz. Identification and Russian news at the hour and xx.30 mins. Supposed to be a fundamental frequency operation, not a harmonic or even intermodulation product. Could be observed for cross checking on three separate receivers at same time also. (WB)

Russian DX programm via Golos Rossiy Moscow schedule, all 15 mins duration, for those DXers understanding Russian language: Mon 0230 7125 7350 0530 7125 7350 7440 15110 Wed 1330 9780 9845 13650 15220 15305 17530 17670 17680 17860 1630 6045 7310 7440 9450 9560 9775 9780 9820 11820 11860 1930 6045 7235 7245 7310 7440 9450 9765 9775 9820 Thur 0630 7350 7440 9710 9800 9820 12025 13650 15110 Sun 1230 9845 13650 15200 15220 17670 17680 17795 17830 17860 (BBCMS)

SERBIA/BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Radio YUG Belgrade in English to AUS/NZL at 1330-1400 UTC observed on 11835 kHz via tx site Bijeljina in Bosnia Hercegovina territory. (WB) Monitored here in EUR according following schedule: 1330 E 11835. 1700 F 6100 15175. 1730 G 6100 7215. 1930 E 6100 9720. 2000 SP 6100 9720. 2100 German exc. Sats 6100. 2130 F 6100. 2200 E 6100 6185. 0100 E exc. Suns 6195 9580. 0200 E 6190. (RVI)

THAILAND Radio Thailand ext sce closed down 4830 kHz and dropped 97 MHz local FM. The station wants to start programmes in five more languages: Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Hindi, and Cantonese. There are plans to extend the German progr to 30 mins duration. Reports by fax to 2776139, phone no. 2771814. (R Thailand, visited by German Dxer Juergen Lohius on holiday trip to THA)

USA Monitor Radio International Boston in English via WSHB Cypress Creek 2000-2200 UTC now on 9355 kHz (ex 7535, 7425). (RVI, GH via WWCR)

Glenn Hauser's "World of Radio" via US SW stations, as of Dec 8th. via WWCR Nashville: Fri 2130 12160, 2215 15685. Not Sun 0500 & 0700 UTC anymore. Sun 1030 (not 0900 UTC) 5065. Mon 0000 7435. Tue 1330 15685. via WHRI South Bend: Fri 2130 13760. Sat 0600 7315 9495. Sat 1729 13760 15105, and 6120 via KWHR Hawaii. Mon 0330 17510 via KWHR Hawaii.

WJCR by Pastor John Powell at Upton Kentucky running out of money, so heard irregularly. 13595 kHz will be replaced by 5920 kHz to SoAM. Main frequency is 7490 kHz, well heard here in EUR approx. 0500-0800 UTC. (GH via WWCR)

WEWN in English at 1200-1300 UTC, Chinese at 1300-1400 UTC replacing 7465 by 12160 kHz, 335 degrees to JAP & CHN. WEWN replaced 6000 kHz by 7425 kHz, due to complaints of nearby Radio Australia Shepparton 5995 kHz, 1300 UTC. (Bob Padula ADXN, GH via WWCR)

UZBEKISTAN Radio Taskent announcing addresses of Uzbek Airlines in Western cities to forward listeners letters to the station. I.e. in Frankfurt-GER and in GB: 72, Wigmore Street, London W1H 9DL. (Edwin Southwell in SWN)

ZIMBABWE ZBC Harare observed with English announcement at 1600 UTC on 7285 kHz. (HCJB DX Latest Catch) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX @DB0LX.#BW.DEU.EU

BC-DX 124 18 Dec 1994 ______

BELGIUM RVI - Radio Vlaanderen International - Brussels late changes from Dec 18th: To So & CeAM 9925 kHz replacing 9935 kHz at 2230-0100 UTC, /./ 6030 kHz to NoAM, in French, Flemish/Dutch, Spanish, English. To SoEUR, ME & AF 15505 kHz replacing 15510 kHz Suns only at 1600-1700 UTC, Sport Marathon progr in Flemish/Dutch. from Dec 7th: 13670 kHz replacing 13675 kHz to NoAM at 1300-1500 UTC (Sun -1400), QRM by UAE Radio Dubai on 13675 kHz. Sports special in Flemish on Wed & Sat "Open Doel" (Radio 1 relay) 1900-2110 UTC 9940 kHz replacing 9905 kHz, suffering QRM by Swiss Radio International there.

RVI Brussels to NoAM at 2230-0100 UTC, incl. English 0030-0100 UTC, 6035 kHz (QRM by Jordan Radio Amman 500 kW, and VoA Udorn 2 x 500 kW of power) to be replaced by 6030 kHz. To Northern Europe replaced 6035 kHz by 5910 kHz at 1800-1900 UTC incl. German at 1830, and 2100-2230 UTC, incl. English at 2200-2230 UTC. RVI is using two txs on 5910 kHz, one for NoEUR and SoEUR each. (RVI Radio World, RVI Flemish "Golfgids")

CANADA RCI/CBC Montreal in F 2000, E 2100-2229 UTC, 9725 replacing 15325 kHz, via Sackville 100 kW, 60 degr to EUR. Comment: Terrible QRM by Radio Tirana-ALB some 100 Hertz away, at 1930-2200 UTC. (WB)

CUBA Superb signal of Radio Habana Cuba in English: in SSB mode on 9830 kHz at 0100- 0730 UTC. /./ 6000 kHz, and 9820 kHz from 0200 UTC. Additional 6180 kHz at 0400-0500 UTC. (WB)

GERMANY Radio Deutsche Welle Cologne changes from January 1st: Delete Swedish at 1000-1030 UTC. Delete Arabic/Berber/Magreb 0700-0750 UTC.

German 0400-0600 7195-RRW & POR (ex 7185). 0600-0759 observed on 6185 kHz.(towards SWEUR PAC via long path?) 1200-1800 7175 (ex 7275). 1200-1400 15275-ATG (ex 15285-ATG). 1400-1700 observed on 15265-ATG?

English 0300-0350 delete 9640. 0400-0450 7265 (ex 7160). 1600-1650 13790-MLT (ex 9525). 2100-2150 7225-RRW.

French 1500-1530 6045 (ex 6040).

Indonesian 2230-2320 7130-CLN? (ex 7120), 9670-GER (ex 7130). 7315-Novosibirsk-RUS (ex 9815), 1000 kW, 145 degr.

Ur,Hi 1430-1558 13790-MLT (ex 9525), delete 6170 kHz. Pashtu,Dari 0800-0850 21540-CLN (ex 21630?). Swahili 0300-0400 7265 (ex 7160). Haussa 1800-1850 delete 11720-AFS. Turkish 1700-1750 6130-MLT (ex 6140). Czech 1800-1830 6125 (ex 6150). Bulgarian 1700-1750 6140 (ex 6130).1930-2020 9595 (ex 9715). Delete 7105. Macedonian 1400-1430 7185 (ex 7175). Serbian 1430-1515 7185 (ex 7175). Slovenian 1515-1550 7185 (ex 7175). From Jan 1st, may use Kigali-RRW relay instead of Meyerton-AFS in full operation, if efficient main electricity is available there. (DW schedule, and observations) SWF - Suedwestfunk Baden Baden - MW tx Freiburg Lehen, 828 kHz, 40 kW, on the air since 31 March 1946, has been closed. Formerly used for SWF First px, and lately S4 Baden Wuerttemberg px. (ERF - TWR Monaco)

Pirate (Free Radio) station "Radio Telstar International" usually Sats at 1700 UTC on MW 1607 kHz, replaced by 1539 kHz from Jan 1st, 1995. Super power 700 kW station DLF/DLR MW Mainflingen 1539 kHz will be closed on Dec 31. (ERF - TWR Monaco)

GREECE ERT - Voice of Greece - Athens - Balcan sce in Alb, S-Cr, Bul, Romanian, 1500- 1700 UTC on new 9935 kHz (ex 9395), and /./ 7450, 9425. Via 250 kW VoA Kavalla relay in Greek to EUR at 2050-2150 UTC, 2 kHz down to 7448 kHz. EUR outlet (E,F,German etc.) 1900-1950 UTC now on new 9375 kHz, /./7450 kHz. Greek outlet to AUS/NZL at 2100-2150 UTC now on new 9375 kHz, /./ 9425 kHz. (RVI, WB)

IRAN IRIB Tehran, The Voice of Iran, in Spanish new time 0230-0330 UTC on 9670 kHz. 0130-0230 UTC on 9022, 11790 (7100?) kHz.

IRAQ Radio Baghdad in Arabic on 13650 kHz, poor signal and suffering modulation line quality, approx. 2300-0200 UTC. (WB)

ISRAEL KOL Israel home sce relay in Hebrew at 1800-0800 UTC 5 kHz up on 7495 kHz, /./ 11590. (WB)

KAZAKHSTAN Radio Almaty External Service (as announced) in English at 0630-0700, German 0700-0730 UTC direct on 7235, 7320, and 9705 kHz, but much better signal via RUS/UKR(?) relay 7115 and 9690 kHz. (WB)

KOREA D.P.R. KCBS Pyongyang with Central Broadcast progr in Korean via SW relay variabel 9663,8 kHz from 0900 UTC onwards. (WB)

MALI RTM Bamako at 1200-1800 UTC, observed here on variabel 9634,1 and 11960,1 kHz at 1600-1800 UTC. (WB)

NIGERIA Radio Nigeria Ibadan has been heard during improved morning propagation: 0600-0700 UTC on 6050 kHz with deep fading periodes. (WB)

PARAGUAY New Station for Adventist World Radio in Paraguay. AWR announces plans for the establishment of a multi-facility station in the SoAM country of Paraguay. This station is intended to provide radio and satellite coverage over all major areas of Latin America. It will also enable international radio monitors worldwide to hear Paraguay on the SW bands more easily. It is planned, that this new station will consist of two SW txs at 50 kW for wide area coverage of Latin America, a MW tx for coverage of Paraguay and neighbouring countries, and a FM tx for coverage of the capital city, Asuncion. This station will also contain radio production studios and satellite uplink and downlink facilities for the distribution of radio programming. It is planned that this station will be fully automated. This new facility is expected to cost 1.6 Mill $. Preliminary work on the project will begin in January. Though no date has as yet been set for the completion of the station. (AWR - Dr. Adrian M. Peterson, Indianapolis-U.S.A.)

RUSSIA Radio Alpha & Omega now 1500-1600 UTC on 5940 kHz. (SWN) Radio Mayak Moscow still observed on strange 3252 kHz, at least 0000-0700 UTC. (WB)

RWANDA DW Kigali in German at 2200-0200 UTC on 9765 kHz. (WB)

SEYCHELLES Religious broadcaster FEBA Mahe in Arabic at 1903-1948 (-2003 Fri + Sun) 5 kHz down on 9805 kHz. French at 1833-1903 UTC on usual 9565 kHz. (Gerhard Widera via ORF Vienna)

SLOVAKIA The Rimavska Sobota site has today four 250 kW txs. At Velke Kostolany the first tx began operation on May 1st, 1949 with 100 kW output power. Two txs were added, one in Oct 1970 and one in Febr 1971. Today there are two 100 kW txs active, sometimes combined for 200 kW output. (Ing. Luknar at the Slovakia Radio Ministry via AWR Current no. 4, Dec 94)

VIETNAM VoV Hanoi at 1300-2300 UTC on variabel 9839,8 and 12019,8 kHz.(WB)

ZAMBIA Address of "Christian Voice" is Private Bag 606, Lusaka, Zambia. Fax no. +260 - 1 - 274251. In three months time, the station will extend bc to 0400-2100 UTC. (Radio Nederland Media Network)

At Dec 1st, at 1100 hours local time, NEW radio station "Christian Voice" introduced a new 100 kW Continental SW tx and non directional TCI antenna, on 6065 kHz at 1400-2030 UTC. Now used with 50 kW of power only. Is identical to an aerial put into service in Zimbabwe at same time. Planned frequencies are 4968 & 7250 kHz also. (HCJB Quito DX Party Line) vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX @DB0LX.#BW.DEU.EU

BC-DX 125 25 Dec 1994 ______

ALBANIA Radio Tirana in Albanian at 2300 UTC to AM moved up from 9760 to 9766,1 kHz, /./6121,2 and 11744,7 kHz. (WB)

AUSTRALIA Radio Australia operational schedule, from Nov 20th: Carnarvon-K 0500-0900 15530 (ex15565) -M 2300-0100 15240 (ex15565) 0100-0900 17715 1200-1430 6060 (ex 6170)

Darwin-N 0900-1100 13605 1100-1430 6135 -P 0000-0100 13745 0100-0900 15245 (ex17880) -6dB carrier reduction 0100-0630 1100-1300 15530 (ex 15565) 1300-1430 9510 (ex7205) -Q 2200-0030 11640 (ex 9860) 0800-1130 6145 (ex6150) -S 0100-0630 15425 Sat/Sun only, -12dB carrier reduction

No change - time coordination only: Shepparton-I 2200-0630 17795 0630-1200 6020 -F 2130-0100 13755 0100-0630 15240 0630-1200 6080

Brandon-G 2100-0630 9660 0630-1200 5995 -J 2100-0630 9580 (RA transmission management unit, Arie Schellaars VK3DBF)

AUSTRIA All Austrian MW stations will close definitively on Dec 31st, 1994. At present MW Vienna Bisamberg with reduced power of 120 kW (previously 600 kW) on 585 kHz, 0500-1700 UTC, then moving to 1476 kHz at 1700-2200 UTC. Remaining Dornbirn Lauterach 1026 kHz reduced original 50 kW of power to 25 kW only. Receptions reports sent to ORF Vienna, - Senderbetriebstechnik - , A-1136 Vienna, Austria. (ORF Vienna SW Panorama)*

BELORUSSIA Home service Radio Belarus Minsk moved from 15315 to 11920 kHz for evening broadcasts. Still on 6150 kHz mornings. (Radio Nederland Media Network) Monitoring today revealed Radio Belarus First programme in Bjelorussian language via Moscow Balashika-RUS relay: 0400(-1700?) UTC 6150 kHz, 1700-2300 11920, 1600-2300 on (propagationwise strange) 15175 kHz, at 2100 UTC the only station observed here in 19 mb, array may directed to WeEUR. (WB)

BOSNIA HERCEGOVINA Radio station in Serbo Croatian language observed on 7108,1 kHz, USB mode, monitored here approx. at 0800-0930 UTC. Suddenly break down at 0930 UTC (Main electricity lack?). Later on air from 1000 UTC again. Radio Bosnia Hercegovina Sarajevo SW relay (formerly observed on either 6145, 6220, or 6890 kHz, all USB mode, Amateur Radio equipment?).

Until 0935/0945 UTC strong side band splash from TWR Monaco in English on 7115 kHz, but managed here identifying language and local Balcan/YUG music, - using 2,5 kHz Murata filter. (WB)

Mail from HAMNET con Compuserve:

Here are some Bosnian frequencies:

ICRC 4050 kHz (night), 14475 kHz and 14490 kHz (day) ICRC Bihac 6996 kHz UN HQ Sarajevo 4923 kHz, 5084 kHz and 9004 kHz Italian Airforce 5685 kHz, 6740 kHz and 13220 kHz Dutch Airforce 5690 Khz and 6689 Khz Airbase Aviano (Italy) 5103.5 kHz, 6717 kHz, 8083 kHz, 9118.5 kHz and 11161 kHz Navsouth Naval blockade cordination network 7904 kHz, 5310 kHz and 4930.5 kHz (try also 4763, 4930.4, 5360 and 7556 kHz).

Other Airtraffic 2974, 2980, 2989, 3410, 5622, 5661, 6604, 6610, 10060, and 10184 kHz (6604 kHz is also Gander and New York ACC!).

AWACS 6762.5, 8986.5, 11215, 11270.5, 15050, 17996.5, 17992.5 kHz Marius

CAMBODIA National Voice of Cambodia observed with local SoEaAsian music on variabel 11940,4 kHz, at 1230 UTC. Heard only during Bucharest break at 1226- 1256 UTC. (WB)

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Radio Quisqueya has reactivated, noted in Spanish at 2255 UTC on 6235,2 kHz. Address is Apartado 135-2, Santo Domingo. (HCJB DX Party Line)

ECUADOR La Voz del Upano now using five frequencies, separate programme on 3260, 4870, 5040, and 5999,4 kHz. New station is Estereo Carisal in Calceta on 3260 kHz, 0200-0300 UTC, with slogan "Su frequencia amiga". (HCJB DX Party Line)

ETHIOPIA Radio Fana (i.e. "Radio Torch") on behalf of Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF, the ruling coalition) on 6210 kHz, 0330- 0800, 1530-1700, used now until sign off at 1730 UTC. In Oromifa & Amharic languages. (Harald Kuhl DL1ABJ @ DB0KG via RNMN)

GEORGIA Georgian Radio Tbilissi, sometimes tx carrier only at 0730 E, German 0800-0830 UTC, 11805 kHz fighting with signal from R Globo Brazil. (WB)

GERMANY On Dec 7th, RadioRopaInfo got official promise and licence for using longwave Burg 261 kHz (ex Russian army "Radio Volga" facilities). Negotiations between RadioRopaInfo and German Telekom (owner of ex GDR LW station site) are underway, to sign a contract soon. (RadioRopaInfo DX Treff)*

GREAT BRITAIN BBC London introduced a live Telugu sce direct from its New Delhi studio, daily 1640-1645 UTC, 6140 9730 11720 kHz via Kranji-SIN. Late changes: Hindi 1410, Urdu 1500-1545 UTC, 7105 replacing 7205 kHz via Masirah-OMA. Nepali 1500, E WS 1530-1545 UTC, 7235 replacing 7105 kHz via Kranji-SIN. (AWR KSDA Guam DX Asiawaves)

GREECE ERT - Voice of Greece - Athens changes, acc observations: 0000-0350 7448 9420 9935 Greek, except English Mon-Sat 0130-0140 & 0340-0350 0400-0450 7450 9425 15630 Greek Arabic 0500-0615 7450 9375 9425 Greek Turkish 0700-0750 9425 11645 15650 Greek English 0800-0950 15650 17525 Greek English 1000-1050 15650 17525 Greek 1100-1150 9425 9825 Greek Turkish 1200-1250 9935 Greek Arabic English 1240-1250 1200-1250 11645 15650 Greek English 1240-1250 1300-1350 15650 17520 Greek English 1340-1350 1300-1350 11645 Greek Russian 1400-1450 15650 17520 Greek Arabic 1500-1700 7450 9425 9935 Gr Alb S-Cr Bulg Rom 1710-1750 9425 9935 11645 Greek Russian Polish 1800-1850 15650 17525 Greek English 1840-1850 1800-2000 9425 Greek 1900-1950 7450 9380 E F German Italian Sp 2000-2050 7448 9425 Greek 2000-2050 9380 Bulg Alb Rom S-Cr 2050-2150 7448 Greek 2100-2250 9375 9425 Greek English Mon-Fr 2240-2250 2300-2350 9375 9425 (11595 11645) Greek English

0600-2100 9395 & 11595 Greek (Thessaloniki relay) 1700-2100 7430 Greek (Thessaloniki relay) (WB)*

HONDURAS Protestant evangelical station Radio Luz y Vida has reactivated, at 0130 UTC on 3250 kHz. (HCJB DX Party Line)

HUNGARY R Budapest in Hungarian at 2100-2200 UTC replaced 3995 by 4010 kHz. /./ 5970, 7220 kHz. (AMID - German AGDX Monitoring and Information Service)

INDIA New 50 kW SW txs now in service: 3295 kHz Jaipur (alternative 3345, 4910) 4775 kHz Impal (Radio Nederland Media Network)

IRAN New address of IRIB Tehran: P.O.Box 15875 - 1575, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. fax no. ++98 - 21 - 204 10 51 (Radio Nederland Media Network) English 0030-0127 UTC 7100 9022 9670 kHz.

IRAQ Tentative R Baghdad in Arabic appeared again on v11748,6 kHz yesterday Dec 20th, 2200 until close down at 2300 UTC. Previously observed here in 46th and 47th week. (WB)

ITALY RAI Rome in Italian to AM at 2230-0325 UTC via tx Santa Palombara now on 9645 kHz, /./ 11800 kHz. (WB)

LUXEMBOURG RTL tx Junglinster 6090 kHz, 500 kW, will be close on Dec 31st, 1994. (RadioRopaInfo DX Treff)*

MONACO Additional Sat/Sun 1230-1300 UTC outlet of TWR Monaco in English on 7115 kHz. (Alan Roe - Contact)*

NETHERLANDS Dutch at 1630-1725 UTC replaced 9860 by 7300 kHz towards SoEaEUR, via Flevoland, but in March via Samara-RUS. (RVI)

NEW ZEALAND Subject: RADIO NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL FREQUENCY SCHEDULE Date: Tue, 13 Dec 1994 01:47:10 GMT Follow up-To: rec.radio.shortwave

FREQUENCY SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE 1900 UTC 01 OCTOBER 1994 - 19 MARCH 1995 UTC 1650 - 1849 9655 (31m) Mon - Fri

1850 - 2050 11735 (25m) Sun - Fri 1850 - 2005 11735 Friday 1850 - 1958 11735 Saturday

2051 - 0715 15115 (19m) Mon - Thu 2005 - 0542 15115 Friday/Saturday 1958 - 0600 15115 Saturday/Sunday

0716 - 1206 9700 (31) Mon - Fri 0543 - 1206 9700 Saturday 0601 - 1206 9700 Sunday

1307 - 1649 9655 (31m) Occasional Use for Sporting Broadcasts

Adrian Sainsbury, Frequency Manager, Radio New Zealand International P O Box 123, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND e-mail: [email protected] Fax: +64 4 474 1433 or +64 4 474 1886, Phone +64 4 474 1437 (Internet/Compuserve via Cristoph Ratzer-AUT, OE2CRM)

NORWAY NRK - Norwegian Radio - will close its LW site Oslo 216 kHz from Jan 1st, 1995. Maintenance and usage costs are too high these days. Station dates back to the fifties. Registered are two tx sites under Oslo: Bastoey carrier power of 1200 kW, 31.2 db maximum power radiation G.C. 10E32 59N23 Kloefta 200 kW, 23.2 db, G.C. 11E10 60N03

Norwegian seamen and NOR people abroad are reached by powerful MW station Kvitsoy 1314 kHz 1200 kW in North Atlantic, as well as via SW txs at Frederikstad, Kvitsoy and Sveio worldwide. (Radio Nederland Media Network)

RUSSIA/KALININGRAD Voice of Russia Moscow using a very new direction array towards NoWeEUR at Bolshakovo MW site 1215 kHz, 1200 kW. (Radio Nederland Media Network)

Super power MW Bolshakovo 1386 kHz is widely used for Radio Nederland programmes in Dutch and English at 1630-2325 UTC.

German to EUR at 1600-2000 UTC now via MW 1215 kHz from same tx site, 1200 kW, new directional antenna array to We&NoEUR has been erected. QRM by English Commercial Radio Virgin. 1386 kHz schedule acc monitoring: 0400-0600 Voice of Russia Moscow in English. 0600-1600 Radio Nadezhda womens progr in Russian. 1600-1627 no transmission. 1627-1725 Radio Nederland in Dutch. 1727-1800 no transmission. 1800-2000 (excl Tues 1900-2000) Voice of Russia Moscow in English. 1900-2000 on Tuesday only, Prophetic Group "Universal Life" in German. 2000-2027 no transmission. 2027-2125 Radio Nederland in Dutch. 2130-2325 Radio Nederland in English. (RVI Radio World)

Radiostantsiya Tikhiy Okean (Radiostation Pacific Ocean) from studios at Vladivostok: 0815-0900 UTC 4810 5920 7175 9530 17560 17570 kHz, on Sats & Suns via additional 5940 7320 kHz. Observed here on 7175, 9530, 17560 and 17570 kHz, latter frequency on better signal level, ed. 1215-1300 UTC 5015 kHz. 1900-1945 UTC 4810 5015 6020 7135 7400 9825 12015 kHz. (AWR KSDA Guam DX Asiawaves) No English segment could be observed on Sats 0850-0853 UTC. (Noel Green, WB)

RWANDA DW Kigali in German back at 1200-1800 UTC on 15135 kHz. (WB)

SEYCHELLES FEBA Mahe changed morning sce in Telugu & Tamil languages from 6045 to 6140 kHz, 0100-0145 UTC. (AWR KSDA Guam DX Asiawaves)

SOUTH AFRICA News on TWR - Trans World Radio, seems hired airtime at Meyerton- RSA site. Christian religious programmes in local languages beamed to WeAF three hours a day, to EaAF two hours a day in English and Swahili languages. No further details given yet. (RNMN - Radio Nederland Media Network)

SRI LANKA Deutsche Welle Trincomalee relay in English for AS/PAC at 0900-0950 UTC observed here on 11715 kHz, /./ 9875-RUS, 17820-CLN. (WB)

TAIWAN WYFR Oakland California introduced new Hindi morning service via Voice of Free China-TWN facilities. 0000-0100 UTC 11550 kHz. Remaining services to India: English 1302-1502, Hindi 1502-1602 UTC, both on 11550 kHz. (AWR KSDA Guam DX Asiawaves)

USA WSHB Cypress Creek in English to EUR at 2000-2200 UTC new 9355 kHz replacing 7535 kHz, /./ 7510 kHz. (WB)

Voice of America cut its SoAS service from former one hour to 30 mins duration each. Hindi 0030-0100 UTC 6010KAV 7125KAV 7205KAV 11825KAV 11835UDO Urdu 0100-0130 6010KAV 7105WER 9530UDO 9710KAV 11820KAV Bengali 0130-0200 7160UDO 15210PHL 17780PHL 21485PHL (AWR KSDA Guam DX Asiawaves)

WRMI reshuffeled its schedule, now on the air 0000-0600, 1200-1600 UTC on 9955 kHz. (RadioRopaInfo DX Treff)*

Glenn Hauser's "World of Radio" via US stations: WWCR Fri 2130 12160, Fri 2215 15685, Sun 1033 5065, Mon 0000 7435, Tue 1330 15685. WHRI Fri 2130 13760, Sat 0600 7315 9495, Sat 1729 13760 15105. KWHR Sat 1729 6120, Mon 0330 17510. (GH - WWCR)*

WEWN Birmingham AL in Spanish at 1100-1400 UTC back on 6000 kHz replacing 9985 kHz, 500 kW, 160 degrees. (GH - WWCR)*

YEMEN Sana'a Yemen Radio & TV English service at 0600-0700 UTC well heard here on varibale 9779.77 kHz. News feature programme at 0600-0617 UTC, then press review, quoting local news paper headlines. (WB)* vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX @DB0LX.#BW.DEU.EU

BC-DX 125 - B version 28 Dec 1994 ______

AUSTRIA All Austrian MW stations will close definitively on Dec 31st, 1994. At present MW Vienna Bisamberg with reduced power of 120 kW (previously 600 kW) on 585 kHz, 0500-1700 UTC, then moving to 1476 kHz at 1700-2200 UTC. Remaining Dornbirn Lauterach 1026 kHz reduced original 50 kW of power to 25 kW only. Receptions reports sent to ORF Vienna, - Senderbetriebstechnik - , A-1136 Vienna, Austria. (ORF Vienna SW Panorama)*

BELORUSSIA Home service Radio Belarus Minsk moved from 15315 to 11920 kHz for evening broadcasts. Still on 6150 kHz mornings. (Radio Nederland Media Network) Monitoring today revealed Radio Belarus First programme in Bjelorussian language via Moscow Balashika-RUS relay: 0400(-1700?) UTC 6150 kHz, 1700-2300 11920, 1600-2300 on (propagationwise strange) 15175 kHz, at 2100 UTC the only station observed here in 19 mb, array may directed to WeEUR. (WB)

ECUADOR Radio Nacional de Ecuador programmes on 9770 kHz at 0300-0330 UTC, occasionally relaying DW programmes. (HCJB Quito Latest DX Catch)

GERMANY On Dec 7th, RadioRopaInfo got official promise and licence for using longwave Burg 261 kHz (ex Russian army "Radio Volga" facilities). Negotiations between RadioRopaInfo and German Telekom (owner of ex GDR LW station site) are underway, to sign a contract soon. (RadioRopaInfo DX Treff)*

GREECE ERT - Voice of Greece - Athens changes, acc observations: 0000-0350 7448 9420 9935 Greek, except English Mon-Sat 0130-0140 & 0340-0350 0400-0450 7450 9425 Greek Arabic 0500-0615 7450 9375 9425 Greek Turkish 1100-1150 9425 9825 Greek Turkish 1200-1250 9935 Greek Arabic English 1240-1250 1200-1250 11645 15650 Greek English 1240-1250 1300-1350 15650 17520 Greek English 1340-1350 1300-1350 11645 Greek Russian 1400-1450 15650 17520 Greek Arabic 1500-1700 7450 9425 9935 Gr Alb S-Cr Bulg Rom 1710-1750 9425 9935 11645 Greek Russian Polish 1800-1850 15650 17525 Greek English 1840-1850 1800-2000 9425 Greek 1900-1950 7450 9380 E F German Italian Sp 2000-2050 7448 9425 Greek 2000-2050 9380 Bulg Alb Rom S-Cr 2050-2150 7448 Greek 2100-2250 9375 9425 Greek English Mon-Fr 2240-2250

To avoid utility station near 7453 kHz, ERT is using 7448 kHz at night to AUS/EUR/AM.

0600-2100 9395 & 11595 Greek (Thessaloniki relay) 1700-2100 7430 Greek (Thessaloniki relay) (WB)*

HUNGARY R Budapest in Hungarian at 2100-2200 UTC replaced 3995 by 4010 kHz. /./ 5970, 7220 kHz. Comment by WB: At least two inband frequencies are available. Another example of confusing, not understandable frequency selection by the station. R Budapest staff should booking a training course by excellent either Czech or Bulgarian allocation authorities. (AMID - German AGDX Monitoring and Information Service)

LUXEMBOURG RTL tx Junglinster 6090 kHz, 500 kW, will be close on Dec 31st, 1994. (RadioRopaInfo DX Treff)*

MONACO Additional Sat/Sun 1230-1300 UTC outlet of TWR Monaco in English on 7115 kHz. (Alan Roe - Contact)*

RUSSIA Prophetic Group "Universal Life" observed via Voice of Russia around 1340-1400 UTC on 11685 & 11695 kHz. (HCJB Quito Latest DX Catch)

USA WRMI reshuffeled its schedule, now on the air 0000-0600, 1200-1600 UTC on 9955 kHz. (RadioRopaInfo DX Treff)*

Glenn Hauser's "World of Radio" via US stations: WWCR Fri 2130 12160, Fri 2215 15685, Sun 1033 5065, Mon 0000 7435, Tue 1330 15685. WHRI Fri 2130 13760, Sat 0600 7315 9495, Sat 1729 13760 15105. KWHR Sat 1729 6120, Mon 0330 17510. (GH - WWCR)*

WEWN Birmingham AL in Spanish at 1100-1400 UTC back on 6000 kHz replacing 9985 kHz, 500 kW, 160 degrees. (GH - WWCR)*

YEMEN Sana'a Yemen Radio & TV English service at 0600-0700 UTC well heard here on varibale 9779.77 kHz. News feature programme at 0600-0617 UTC, then press review, quoting local news paper headlines. (WB)* vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX @DB0LX.#BW.DEU.EU