British DX Club External Services of the World on Mediumwave includes schedules and information, and a frequency order list of external services May 2021 DX Guide External Services of the World on Mediumwave Contents updated: 12 May 2021 2 Introduction 3-30 External services on mediumwave by continent and country: 3-7 Europe 8-12 Africa 13-17 Middle East, East Mediterranean and the Caucasus 17-26 Asia 27-29 Americas 30-57 Frequency order list of external services on mediumwave Introduction This is a guide to external services broadcasting on mediumwave in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Caucasus, Asia and the Americas. It is compiled with the intention of highlighting some of the more interesting services and programmes for the DXer and mediumwave listener. Many external services originate from high-power transmitters and offer a good opportunity to hear and identify more distant stations on mediumwave, especially as the use of clear ID's and familiar interval signal tunes often makes it easier to pick them out on a crowded channel. This guide will be regularly updated and more will be added in future. If you have any corrections, additions, comments or suggestions that will help inprove things, then they are more than welcome. There may be some unintentional errors that have crept in whilst compiling this first edition, so any help in getting these put right would also be greatly appreciated. Please send details to Tony Rogers by email at [email protected]. ______________________________________________________________________________________ 2 Europe Bosnia and Hercegovina Bosnia and Hercegovina - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Balkan Service) RFE/RL's Balkan Service in Bosnian is relayed by Radio 1503 Zavidovići, a partner of RFE/RL, daily at 0000, 0800, 1500, 1800 and 2200 local time, according the the RFE/RL website. Transmitter site: Zavidovići - 1 kW. Time/UTC Days Language kHz 0600-0700 Daily Bosnian 1503 1300-1330 Daily Bosnian 1503 1600-1630 Daily Bosnian 1503 2000-2100 Daily Bosnian 1503 2200-2300 Daily Bosnian 1503 Czech Republic ČRo 1 Plus Český rozhlas (ČRo) is the public radio broadcaster of the Czech Republic. ČRo 1 Plus is the spoken word channel and as part of its schedule it has two short news bulletins in English from Radio Prague. Transmitter sites (both on 1071 kHz): Ceské Budejovice - 5 kW, Ostrava-Svinov - 5 kW. Time/UTC Days Language kHz 2034-2039 Mon-Fri English 1071 2305-2310 Daily English 1071 Estonia Estonia - Radio Eli The mediumwave transmitter on 1035 kHz is owned by Tartu Pereraadio for broadcasts to Russia. It is used by Tartuiskoye Semeinoye Radio, operating under the name of Radio Eli. TWR has discontinued use of this transmitter for its broadcasts in Russian. Transmitter site: Tartu - 100 kW. Time/UTC Days Language kHz 0300-0900 Daily Russian 1035 1400-2300 Daily Russian 1035 Sergey Kolomiytsev reports that Radio Eli has a relay of Radio Teos daily at 2100-2200 and at 0500-0600 on Saturday and Sunday. Finland Finland - Scandinavian Weekend Radio Scandinavian Weekend Radio (SWR) transmitter site is located in the Virratcity, Upper Tampere Region, Liedenpohja village. The station broadcasts mainly on the first Saturday of every month for 24 hours of shortwave, mediumwave and FM starting 0001 local time, +2h (Summer +3h). The station offers an alternative for radio operations who are interested the opportunity to participate in private radio. The station is free of playlists and contributes to the radio hobby. Transmitter site: Virrat, Pirkanmaa, Finland (vir) - 0.4 kW. Dates (UTC) of operation for 2021: 2 April, 4 June, 2 July, 6 August, 8 October, 5 November and 3 December. Time/UTC Days Language kHz 2100-0900 Fri Finnish/English 1602 // 6170 11690 0900-1300 Sat Finnish/English 1602 // 5980 11720 1300-1600 Sat Finnish/English 1602 // 5980 11690 1600-2100 Sat Finnish/English 1602 // 5980 11720 3 France TWR Europe and CAMENA TWR Europe and CAMENA (a regional abbreviation for outreaches to Central Asia, Middle East, and North Africa) is a division of TWR International. Transmitter site: Roumoules, France (rou) - 1000 kW Frequency: 1467 kHz Transmission times (UTC): 1945(2015 Sat/Sun)-2200(2130 Mon). Daily programme schedule Time/UTC Days Language Programme 1945-2015 Mon-Fri Polish Thru the Bible 2015-2045 Mon-Fri Kabyle Thru the Bible 2015-2045 Sat Kabyle Women of Hope 2015-2045 Sun Kabyle The Way of Righteousness 2045-2100 Daily Arabic Dardasha 7 - Arab Youth Radio 2100-2115 Thu Arabic (Egyptian) Hope for Today 2100-2115 Sun Arabic The Prophets 2 - The Messiah 2100-2130 Mon-Wed/Fri Arabic Talmatha 2115-2130 Thu Arabic (Algerian) Lutheren Hour 2115-2130 Sun Arabic The Way of Righteousness 2130-2145 Tue-Fri Arabic Radio Bible Project 2130-2145 Sat/Sun Arabic Message of Grace & Truth 2145-2200 Tue Arabic Journey of Life 2145-2200 Wed Arabic (Jordanian) Power in Persecution 2145-2200 Thu/Sun Arabic Praise of My Lips 2145-2200 Fri Arabic (Jordanian) Ala's Diary 2145-2200 Sat Arabic The Prophets 2 - The Messiah Italy Italy - IRRS Milano Daily broadcast via AM-Italia. Transmitter site: Villa Estense PD - 10 kW for IRRS relays (any other AM-Italia transmissions on 918 are 1 kW) Time/UTC Days Language kHz 1700-2100 Daily English 918 From www.nexus.org/am-radio/: "Our daily broadcasts on the frequency of 594 kHz (but now on 918 kHz, see below) cover the North East of Italy (in the metropolitan areas of Venice, Padua, Verona, Vicenza, Bologna and vicinity, with a population of ca. 3 million potential listeners) and neighbouring countries of Slovenia, Croatia, Austria, Switzerland, southern Germany, and the eastern part of France. Listeners’ reception reports have also been received from Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK". Alfredo E. Cotroneo wrote to Glenn Hauser on 27 April 2021: "We have received final approval for our new frequency. We will be moving from 594 to 918 kHz (daily from 1900-2300 CET) effective April 28, 2021. 918 kHz will be cleaner and propagate better into Central and Northern Europe at night. (via WOR iog) Lithuania Radio Baltic Waves International A mediumwave transmitter is leased by Radio Baltic Waves International from Lietuvos Radiojo ir Televisijos Centras (LRTC), Lithuania's national transmitter network operator, for transmissions to neighbouring countries. RBWI markets air time on 1386 kHz from Viešintos for foreign broadcasters. Transmitter site: Viešintos (75 kW) Time/UTC Days Service Language kHz 0330-0400 Daily NHK World Japan Russian 1386 0400-0500 Daily Radio Poland Belarusian 1386 0500-0530 Daily Radio Poland Ukrainian 1386 1200-1300 Daily Radio Poland English 1386 1530-1600 Daily Radio Poland Polish 1386 1600-1630 Daily Radio Poland Russian 1386 1630-1700 Daily Radio Poland German 1386 1700-1730 Daily Radio Poland Ukrainian 1386 1730-1800 Daily NHK World Japan Russian 1386 1800-2100 Daily RFE/RL Radio Svoboda Russian 1386 4 Moldova Radio Moldova Actualităţi Radio Moldova Actualităţi is the First Programme of Teleradio Moldova. Transmitter sites: Chișinău (chi) - 50 kW; Cahul (cah) - 20 kW; Edineț (edi) - 20 kW. Time/UTC Language kHz 0255-1900(2000mo) Moldovan, except for minority languages and RFE/RL prgrs as below 873-chi 1494-cah 1494-edi Some highlights of Radio Moldova schedule: 0205-0255 Mon Technical break 1715-1755 Mon Programme in Gagauz 1715-1735 Tue/Wed Programme in Romani 1715-1755 Thu Programme in Ukrainian 1715-1755 Fri Programme in Bulgarian 1725-1755 Sat Programme from RFE/RL in Romanian 1735-1755 Tue/Wed Programme in Russian 1800-1815 Mon-Fri Programme in Russian 1815-1845 Mon Programme from RFE/RL in Russian 1930-2000 Mon Programme from RFE/RL in Romanian Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic The self-proclaimed Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic is an unrecognised state which controls part of the geographical region of Transnistria (the area between the Dniester river and Ukraine) and also the city of Bender and its surrounding localities on the west bank. This area was part of the former Moldavian SSR, and since the dissolution of the USSR has been claimed by the Republic of Moldova as the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester. The region is considered by the UN to be part of Moldova. Relays via the Pridnestrovskiy Radioteletsentr, Grigoriopol Pridnestrovskiy Radioteletsentr operates mediumwave transmitters for use by external broadcasting organisations. Vesti FM relay via Grigoriopol on 1413 kHz Vesti FM is a news radio service belonging to the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company. It is relayed on 1413 kHz for Russian-speaking audiences in Eastern Europe. Transmitter site: Grigoriopol, PMR (kch) - 500 kW. Time/UTC Days Language 24 hours Daily Russian TWR Europe relay on 999 kHz Transmitter site: Grigoriopol, PMR (kch) - 150 kW. Transmission times: 1730-1900 UTC Daily programme schedule Time/UTC Days Language Programme 1730-1745 Sat Ukrainian The Little Spring 1730-1745 Sun Ukrainian The Little Path 1730-1800 Mon-Fri Ukrainian Studying the Bible Together - Ukraine 1745-1800 Sun Russian 900 Seconds of Kindness 1745-1815 Sat Ukrainian Man and Eternity 1800-1815 Mon Russian Treasure Seekers 1800-1815 Tue Russian Biblical Statement 1800-1815 Fri Ukrainian The Other View 1800-1830 Wed Russian Beacon of Hope 1800-1830 Thu Ukrainian Kaleidoscope 1800-1830 Sun Ukrainian Women of Hope 1815-1845 Mon Russian Still Waters 1815-1845 Tue Russian Bread of Life 1815-1845 Fri Ukrainian Persecution 1815-1845 Sat Russian Life As It Is 1830-1845 Wed Russian Silver Age