Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Summer frequency updates

All times UTC
NF (new frequency)

Armenia
Frequency change of FEBA Radio in Dari:
1500-1530 NF 11755 ERV 300 kW / 125 deg to WeAs, x 9830 to avoid Radio Liberty in Turkmen

Germany
Additional transmission of BVBN in Arabic to WeAs:
1730-1800 NF 11860 WER 125 kW / 120 deg, ex 11645 to avoid VOA Kurdish

Guam
Frequency change of KTWR Agat in Korean from May 2:
1400-1500 NF 11750 TWR 100 kW / 335 deg, ex 15425
Madagascar
Radio Netherlands Worldwide relay station
Voice of People in English/Shona/Ndebele from April 25:
0400-0500 NF 9875 MDC 050 kW / 265 deg to SoAf, x 9895

WYFR
Family Radio in English, additional transmission from May 2:
1700-1800 on 7395 MDC 050 kW / 310 deg to EaAf

Netherlands Antilles
Frequency change of RNW in Dutch effective April 30:
0000-0027 NF 6140 BONAIRE 250 kW / 180 deg to CeAm, ex 5970 to avoid RHC Spanish

Radio Liberty
0300-0400 NF 12025 IRA 250 kW / 348 deg, ex 17825 in Uzbek
1200-1230 NF 15165 BIB 100 kW / 085 deg, ex 15140 in Kyrgyz
1500-1600 NF 12035 BIB 100 kW / 063 deg, ex 12075 in Tatar
1500-1600 NF 9830 BIB 100 kW / 088 deg, ex 7430 in Turkmen

Russia
Frequency changes of Radio Rossii (from April 26)
Russian
1325-1700 NF 9480 MSK 250 kW / 265 deg to WeEu, x 9470 >>> unregistered
1725-2100 NF 7215*MSK 250 kW / 265 deg to WeEu, x 7220 >>> unregistered
* co-ch 1800-1856 Radio Romania International in German, also to WeEu
Thanks for this information of Vasily Gulyaev from Astrakhan, Russia.

Voice of Russia in DRM mode
0800-1000 on 12060 MSK 035 kW / 265 deg to WeEu in En/En
1300-1800 on 9750 MSK 035 kW / 265 deg to WeEu in Ru/En/Ge/Fr/Ge
0800-1300 on 9850 KLG 015 kW / 220 deg to WeEu in Ru/Ru/Ge/Ge/Ru
1600-2100 on 9880 KLG 015 kW / 220 deg to WeEu in Fr/It/Fr/Fr/Fr
0100-0500 on 15735 K/A 090 kW / 213 deg to EaAs in Ru/Ru/En/En
1200-1600 on 9445 IRK 030 kW / 235 deg to SoAs in Ru/Hi/En/Hi

Tatarstan Wave
Tatar and Russian
0410-0500 on 15110 SAM 250 kW / 060 deg to FE
0610-0700 on 9690 SAM 250 kW / 060 deg to CeAs
0810-0900 on 15195 SAM 250 kW / 295 deg to WeEu

Turkey
Frequency change for Voice of Turkey in Uyghur:
0200-0255 NF 9465 EMR 500 kW / 072 deg to CeAs, ex 7200

Voice of America
Frquency changes for VOA
1730-1800 NF 13630 BOT 100 kW / 010 deg, x 11520 in Afaan Oromo Mon-Fri
1800-1900 NF 13630 BOT 100 kW / 010 deg, x 11520 in Amharic
1900-1930 NF 13630 BOT 100 kW / 010 deg, x 11520 in Tigrigna Mon-Fri

New additional morning transmission for Voice of America in Amharic
0300-0330 on 6055 BOT 100 kW / 010 deg
7300 SAO 100 kW / 076 deg
11790 IRA 250 kW / 275 deg

Zambia
Frequency change of CVC International in English to WeAf:
1900-2200 NF 9540 LUS 100 kW / 315 deg, x 5940 to avoid VOIROI via SIT
(DX Mix News # 623 & 624)