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BC-DX 67 02 Jan 1994 ___________________________________________________________________ BULGARIA Voice of America 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 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) CZECH REPUBLIC In order to save money and energy, "Radiozurnal" Czech Radio Prague's first programme domestic service relay ceased using longwave 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 antenna 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 Radio 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/GERMANY Tests of Adventist World Radio Europe 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, Deutschlandradio 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 rhombic antenna 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 China via two txs combined to 100 kW via rhombic antenna, 12 hours Mandarin Chinese, 12 hours English language. 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 Broadcasting 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.