EURONEWS 13.3.1992 Edited by Risto Kotalampi, V{in{m|isenkatu 11 D 148, 33540 TAMPERE, Finland. Tel. +358-31-615025. BELGIUM: BRT 5th program with commercials and aimed for younger people will start on March 28th on 927 kHz. It is expected that a new name will be adopted at some time in the future. (WWH via WB via SWN) (BRT via BE via ARC) BRT Brussels has a MW frequency of 1512 which can be heard outside the country in dark hours of the day and therefore the station hopes to get a second MW frequency so it can be heard outside the Belgium during daytime too. (MN) BULGARIA: R Blagoevgrad's local programs at 0400-0800 and 1300-1600 via powerful 500 kW transmitter at Petrich on 747 kHz. On 864 the transmitter near Blagoevgrad at the present is acting only as a relay of 2nd National program. (BDXC via ARC) The new 1000 kW transmitter north of the city Varna will probably be used for broadcasts by VOA, DW, RFE or R Moscow. (Rosen Boev via Bulgarian DX Bulletin via BE via ARC) R Varna on 1143 in English, French and Russian for tourists. Address: Primojski 22, 9000 Varna. (EA via SWN via El Dial) BYELORUSSIA: R Minsk in German Mon-Sat 2030-2100 on 1215, 5960, 6010, 6090 and 7240 kHz. Address: R Minsk, Ul.Krasnaja 4, 220807 Minsk, Republik Belarus. Be careful, the transmitter of 1215 kHz is in Kaliningrad. (RKO) (R Skala) CZECHOSLOVAKIA: R Prague will change the name to R Czechoslovakia on May 4th. (MN via DX-Fokus) Some frequency changes of CR: 1233 Nitra (ex-1521); 1521 Karlovy Vary, Hradec Kralove, Strakonice and Mnichovo Hradiste (ex-1233). (Ceskoslovensky DX Club via DX Magazine via ElDial) ESTONIA: Mulgi Raadio 1602 v/s is Priit Noorhani, editor. They have added some programs to their schedule: Fridays "Living Interview" at 1115-1200 and every first Friday of the month "Muhti" for Viljandi's youth at 1620-1700. (EJH) (OA) Liivi Raadio Kuressaare at 1039-1100 on 711 (K{rdla) and 810 (Haapsalu). Liivi is the old name for the area of South Estonia and North Latvia. Kuressaare is another name for the town of Kingissepp (do not mix with Kingisepp that is in Russia). Also the name "Saaremaa Raadio Kuressaare" has been used. (EJH) (RKO) (BEFF via DIS) 810 V|ru R: Mondays 1610-1630, Tuesdays 1040-1100, Wednesdays 1040-1100 and 1610-1630 , Thursdays 1610-1630 and 1915-1930 and Fridays 1040-1100 and 1610-1630. (BT) A coverage map published in Raadioleht shows some power differences from the WRTH : 711 Tallinn 5 kW, not 50 kW, P{rnu 10 kW or more; 810 Haapsalu 1 kW, 1566 Tartu 1 kW; 1035 is located 33 km SW of Tallinn at 59.11N/24.23E, estimated tower height is 227 metres. (BT via ARC) (OA via ARC) The second program on 711/810/1602 now relays VOA Europe 2300 or 0000-0200. (BT via OA via ARC) The new address of R Tallinn is Gonsiori 21, EE-0100 TALLINN. (BT via OA via ARC) The Russian (4th) program continues on 1512/1566. R Rossii and other Moscow channels are used as fillers. (OA via ARC) GERMANY: R Volga v/s is Nikolai Rjasanow, Chefredakteur. Reception reports are welcome, but don't forget to include 2 IRC's. The address is Menselsstrasse 5, D-O 1560 Potsdam. Also Pawel Norenko have replied to reception reports. (R Volga) (MTM) (M.Paltenghi via Play-DX) 792 NDR Lingen noted with 25 kW. (EBU via BE via ARC) Due to a massive protest from mostly young people of East Germany, Jugendradio DT64, which closed at the end of 1991, will re-open mid-February on a MW frequency leased from ODR Brandenburg. (SWN via ARC) DS Kultur reduced power on 177 to 100 kW from K|nigswesterhausen instead of 500 kW from Oranienburg. (MN via ARC) RIAS Berlin will cease its transmissions this year. (Frans Vossen via BE via ARC) 1107 AFN Munich was closed on February 14th. Augsburg will continue on the frequency. (JP) IRELAND: Sunshine R, Carrickarnon Co Louth is a new name for Rainbow R. It was on 1152 kHz on February but have moved now to 954 kHz. (SWN) North Atlantic R have now moved to former R North frequency of 846 kHz as North Atlantic R bought R North. The address is NAR, Bridge Street, Cardonagh, Co Donegal. (SWN) R Dublin has a new address: Box 2077, Dublin 8. (L.Skonglund via Play-DX) ITALY: Tele R Stereo, Roma is reactivated on 6011.9 kHz. (Play-DX) Vo Europe, Pordenone is now on 13666 kHz. (RKO) R Europa International has not been heard on 9420 for months, so maybe it is inactive or caught by GPO Police, because 9420 is not allowed frequency. The new address: via Franco Gerardi 6, I-25124 Brescia. (Dario Monferini via Play-DX) (BEFF via DIS) LITHUANIA: Three independent and private commercial stations on the air in the country : Radiocentras on 1107, Vilnius Varpas ("Bell of Vilnius") on 1107 and 1134 and R M1 on FM only. (MN via ARC) Kauno Radiofonas, which broadcast from Kaunas on 1107, has gone bankrupt. The licence has not been cancelled and the owner is waiting "for some better times." (R Vilnius via BDXC via ARC) LUXEMBURG: 1440 seems to be 24h now. (OA via ARC) MOLDOVA: AM broadcasting, official information plus monitoring : 234 Grigoriopol 0200-0000 (adjusted for the January time zone change, other times may be one hour earlier) Moscow R-1. 594 Grigoriopol 0100-1730 Mayak. 873 Chisinau 0400-0100 Moscow R-2 + R Rossii. 999 Grigoriopol 0400-2200 national 1st program. 1449 Chisinau, 1467 Grigoriopol, 1494 Edine + Cahul all 0400-2300 national 2nd program (Luceafarul). 1548 Grigoriopol 1800-0000 R Moscow FS. 1594 Chisinau 0200-0100 Mayak. (BT via OA via ARC) RUSSIA: Russia will change to summertime on March 29th. (WBI via DX-Fokus) R Space, a new commercial station in Moscow, went air on Sunday, March 1st. They are broadcasting at 1500-1545 on 11945 kHz with a 20 kW transmitter, broadcasting from a former jamming site in a place called Balashikha, just outside of Moscow. Reception reports are welcome, and they are verified by a QSL card. The address is: R Space, Butirskaya 23, Moscow 125015. Fax: 285-2860. The station came very strongly on March 1st in Finland. (MN) (RKO) R Without Borders International (pirate?) is on the air on Sundays at 1000-1200 and 1430-1800 on a frequency between 6230 kHz and 6240 kHz. They use a 100 watt transmitter located 50 kilometers east of Moscow, and RWBI, as they refer to themselves, verify reception reports with a QSL card. The address is: P.O.Box 55, Moscow 119633. RWBI plans to broadcast tapes of European pirates, such as the the French pirate Radiowaves. (MN) R Baltica began regular broadcasts on April 2, 1991 on 747 kHz. Address: Kamennoostrovsky (Kirovsky) pr. 67, St.Petersburg 197022. Tel. 812-2349433. (Mijail Timofeyev via SWN via ElDial) R Perm v/s is B.Shubin, Glavny Inzhener. (OA) R Delovaya Volna ("Business Wave") is a new commercial station with business format, broadcasting 0500-0800 and 1200-1700 (until 1900?) on 1539 kHz with 300 kW. Address is Ul. Akademika Koroleva 19, Moscow 127427. Heard in Finland. (EKoie via DX-Fokus) (MTM) (AnatoliKlepov via OA via ARC) (R Moscow via BDXC and BBCMS via BT via ARC) R Nostalgie, the independent commercial station associated with the French Nostalgie network, broadcast 0600-1400 daily on 963 kHz. A Russia's R Nostalgie is expected to begin broadcasting soon. (MN via BDXC via ARC) There's a new private station in St. Petersburg, R Polyus is on 6045 and 1260 kHz. On 1260 station is heard 0330-0730, after 0730 R SNC. Shares the transmitter of 1260 with R SNC. (R Moscow via BBCMS via SCDX) (Anatoli Klepov via OA via ARC) (RKO) Radio SNC has been heard on 11735 kHz at times between 1300 and 2000. (BBCMS via SCDX) (MN) Russian radio station called "Pamyat", which means "memory" is run by a royalist organization, and is on the air at 2300-0030 on 6145 kHz to Siberia and the Far East, 1430-1600 on 7230 to Europe and Western parts of Russia, and 1600-1900 on 12060 kHz to the Moscow area and the northwestern parts of Russia. (K.Ringel via SCDX) Murmansk R is on new 6905 kHz, USB at 1720-1730. (P Muller via SWN via M.Times) Adygey R, Maykop Fridays 1930-2000 in Adygey on 5905, replaced by 7130 from March 1. Kabardino-Balkar R, Nalchik, in Kabardin, Sundays on same frequencies. (M.Times) All Union Radio One relays for instance following "stations": Novaya Volna, Smena, Yunost. (M.Times) Dvizheniye (Traffic) station, Yekaterinburg, now uses 7200, 50 kW, Tue/Thu/Sat 1200-1400. (R Moscow via BBCMS via MTimes) Eho Moskvy is on 6035 and 9535 at 0400-0700, 1500-1700 weekends, 1700-2100, and perhaps weekends only also at 2100-0300. (M.Times) Rezonans, the station for businessmen with ads in several languages is on 11850 at 0500-0700, 1300-1400, 2000-2200 originating from Olympic Radio & TV Centre in Ostankino. Editor-in-Chief is Yelena Danilava. Address : Ul. Koroleva 19, 127427 Moscow. Tel. 215-6456 or 217-9454. Fax. 215-0174. (BBCMS via M.Times) A new Russian station called Radio Galaxy, was broadcasting to Europe in English on 9880 kHz between 2000 and 2300. But it's now disappeared again. Rumours tells that they should come back to around 9800 kHz in the near future. (MN) (BBCMS via SCDX) 828 Nizhnyi Novgorod noted with 150 kW. (EBU via BE via ARC) DW is using transmitters in Russia at 0200-0250 on 12055 and 1600-1650 on 7305 kHz. (MWN) Latest schedule of R Vedo is 1500-1900 (Mon/Tue/Wed) on 11760, 13710 and 1600-1900 (Th/Fri) on 11760 and 13710, 0700-1000 (Sat/Sun) on 5915 and 7125, and 0500-0800 on 1161 kHz. (MWN) SPAIN: The latest schedule from January 1992 gives following times for RNE R5 local programs : Mondays to Fridays at 0733 and 1350. And on Saturdays and Sundays at 1350. Regional programs Monday to Friday at 0655, 0755 and 1605. Local commercial breaks on Mondays to Fridays at 0827, 0857, 0927, 0957, 1027, 1057, 1657, 1727 and 1757. On Saturdays at 0857, 0957, 1057, 1127, 1157 and 1227. On Sundays at 0927, 0957, 1027, 1127 and 1257. (RNE via TIL) RNE1 "Boletin Regional" at 0655, 0755, 1005 and 1605. (RNE via TIL) The v/s for Radio Euskadi from Bilbao (1071) is Goio Torrontegi, Jefe tecnico. (Jean Burnell) 693 RNE R5 in Tortosa now here (ex-1395). (Horst Rauch via Play-DX via ARC) 1377 & 1404 Spanish stations heard by EBU Lisbon. (EBU via BE via ARC) 900 RP de Bilbao and RP de la Coruna both heard on the frequency. (Jaramillo Blasco via ElDial) Stations in Burgos on AM are : 801 RNE R1, 837 COPE, 1017 RNE R5 and 1584 SER R Castilla. (Felipe Rodriguez via ElDial) UKRAINE: Radio Kiev is now broadcasting in German at 0000-0030 on 4825 kHz, and not up to 0100 as announced. (Guenther Bardolf via SCDX) 891 Uzhgorod now Kijiv 3rd program 1600-2100 except for R Kiev programs. (OA via ARC) 936 Lviv: Kijiv 1st program 0735-1730; R Kiev: German 1800-1900, 2100-2200, 0000-0100. English 2200-2300, 0100-0200. Ukrainian 1900-1930, 2000-2100, 0200-0330, 0400-0730. All R Moscow relays have been dropped. (OA via ARC) 972 Mikolajiv (Nikolajev) 0100-0200 Kijiv 2nd program (Promin), all FS programs dropped. (OA via ARC) 1431 Mikolajiv 0300-1600, 2100-0200 Mayak; 1600-2100 Kijiv 3rd program; all FS programs have been dropped. (OA via ARC) 1602 Kijiv 2nd program (Promin) often heard here, location unknown. (OA via ARC) UNITED KINGDOM: Parliament elections will be held in United Kingdom on April 9th. Many stations will broadcast local election programs that evening, so be ready! (RKO) Airport Information R stations in Gatwick and Heathrow on 1584 kHz were taken off the air at midnight on February 7th as the broadcasts didn't meet the required standards set by the Radio Authority. (MN) BBC Northampton v/s is J.Saunders. (JJS) The Radio Authority has received five applications for the Cheltenham licence, which will be on 603 kHz. Three applications were received for the Barnstaple station (FM or AM optional). (R Authority via Broadcast/MET via BDXC via ARC) BBC R Gloucestershire's MW transmitter on 603 closed on January 31st. It will be used in the future by the planned ILR station. (BDXC via ARC) The "mandatory sites" for the planned INR2 network include most existing BBC R3 transmitters on 1215 and 1197 kHz, plus Stockton 1548, Nottingham 1521, Northampton and Wallasey 1107 and Oxford 1485. The "optional" transmitters are those in Essex 729, Burghead, Redruth, Tywyn & Londonderry 1215, Enniskillen 1197, Sheffield 1035 and Stoke 1503 kHz. (R Authority via BDXC via ARC)