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:: SWEDEN CALLING DXERS ::
:: from Radio Sweden ::
:: Number 2036--Mar. 28, 1989 ::
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Shortwave and other electronic media news from Radio Sweden.
This week's bulletin was written by Agnes Carbon.
Electronic Edition edited by George Wood.
Packet Radio BID SCDX2036
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SATELLITE-RADIO--We've reported before about the Voice of America satellite
service to Europe, VOA Europe. Radio Australia reports that a similar service
is being offered to the Pacific, featuring adult contemporary rock. Right now
VOA Pacific is a two hour weekly program, relayed by satellite. The stereo
broadcasts include three commercial windows, so stations running advertising
can earn some money while taking the programs. (BBC Monitoring)
Here is a list of European satellite radio channels. These are all relayed on
one of the ECS satellites, although which one is not indicated. Besides VOA
Europe and the BBC World Service, there's Sky Radio and another English
language service called Channel One, Norwegian Radio's P1 and P2, Radio 10 in
Dutch, and RTL and Starsat Radio in German. (Radio Netherlands via "WRTH
Downlink")
BELGIUM--RTBF in French uses mainly 9925 kHz weekdays at 05:30-06:30, 10:00-
12:00 and 15:00-15:45, Saturdays at 05:30-09:55, 10:00-12:00 and 15:00-15:45
and Sundays at 05:30-15:45. (Francois Chalory, France)
BRAZIL--Radio Nacional do Brasil is not currently heard in Spanish. (Valter
Aguiar, Brazil)
CUBA--Radio Habana Cuba has been observed on 15350 kHz in Spanish at 18:00-
20:00 to Europe. (Peter Andrewitz, West Germany)
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC--Since 16th February, a transmitter on 11700 kHz has been
observed relaying programs from Radio Mil and Radio Clarin weekdays. The
transmitter usually signs on between 10:30 and 11:30 with the "Radio Mil
Informando" morning news bulletin in progress until the end of the program,
usually at about 12:30. This is followed by Radio Clarin's local service,
with Radio Mil's news programs from 16:00-17:30/45 and again from 21:30 to
approximately 23:00. Relays of Radio Clarin's local service include an
evening news programme entitled "Clarin Informativo" between 23:00 and 24:00.
(BBC Monitoring)
WEST GERMANY--Norddeutsche Rundfunk will introduce from April 1st a fourth
program, NDR 4, round the clock on medium wave 612, 630, 702, 828 and 972 kHz
(FM on 92.2, 95.0, 95.7, 98.9 and 99.5 MHz). NDR 4 is modelled on BBC Radio
4, with the rest of broadcasts (30 percent) addressed to immigrants in
several languages. (Harry Niebuhr, West Germany)
IRAN--The Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran broadcasts in German at
18:00-18:45 to Europe, North Africa and the western part of Soviet Union on
the new frequency of 7285 kHz. 9022 kHz remains in parallel. (Wolfgang
Gruschel, West Germany)
IRAQ--Radio Bagdhad in Spanish was heard at 18:00-18:55 on 9755 kHz, at
22:00-22:55 on 11710 and 13680 kHz. (Valter Aguiar, Brazil)
LIBYA--Since 5th March, Libyan Radio has been observed on a new frequency of
7235 kHz, in parallel with the regular 15450, 15415 and 15235 kHz. Sign-on is
at 11:00. This carries Libyan radio's external service Voice of the Greater
Arab Homeland programme in Arabic from 11:15-13:15 and 17:45-04:30. From
13:15-17:45 all frequencies usually relay Libyan radio's domestic service in
Arabic. (BBC Monitoring)
NETHERLANDS--Updating SCDX-2027, Radio Netherland's English broadcast at
14:30-15:25 on 15150 kHz is via Madagascar. French is at the same time on
15280 kHz via Flevo. 21615 kHz at 11:30-12:25 in English is via Flevo, and
not Madagascar. (Valter Aguia, Brazil) Radio Netherlands has two new
broadcasts in Spanish to Latin America at 11:30-11:55 on 11660 and 6020 kHz
(Bonaire) and 12:00-12:25 on 15330 and 9775 kHz (via Bonaire). RNW has
dropped 6020 kHz to Europe in parallel. (Alberto Martin Diaz, Spain)
PAKISTAN--Radio Pakistan in Urdu was heard on 21575 and 17760 kHz at 07:15-
11:05 to Europe. (Najam Hasan Naqvi, Pakistan)
ROMANIA--Radio Bucharest in French has replaced 6150 and 5990 kHz by 9510 and
11810 kHz at 20:30. (Robert Chear, France)
USA--Updating SCDX-2014, WCSN broadcasts to Europe: 06:00-08:00 on 9870 kHz,
14:00-16:00 on 15580 kHz, 20:00-22:00 on 15390 kHz. To West Africa:
22:00-00:00 on 15300 kHz. To East Africa: 02:00-04:00 on 9850 kHz. (David
Crystal, Israel)
USSR--Radio Moscow has new frequencies for Portuguese to Brazil: 22:00-23:00
and 00:00-01:00 hrs on 7330, 9470, 9675, 11670, 11745, 12000, 12025 and 12070
kHz (15585 kHz at 00:00-01:00). 23:00-24:00 hrs on 9470, 9675, 9730, 11670,
12000, 12025, 12070 and 15585 kHz.
Updating SCDX-2028, Radio Vilnius's DX Program is prepared by the Lithuanian
DX-Club. One can get copies of the club bulletins by sending 2 IRC's (3 IRCs
for air mail) to: Sigitas Zilionis, Box 985, Vilnius, Lithuania. The
Lithuanian DX-Club is the first DX-Club recognized in the USSR. (Andrzej
Admaczyk, Poland)
Radio Yerevan broadcasts in French at 21:50 at 11920 and 11980 kHz. (Robert
Chear, France)
Since March 14, Moscow residents are able to hear programmes broadcast by all
Union Republics. Programs are now transmitted to Moscow by the former
"jamming devices" (now that jamming of foreign broadcasts has ended) in the
31 and 49 metre bands. ("Moscow News" via Sven Falk, Finland)
YUGOSLAVIA--Radio Yugoslavia has changed without notice the frequencies for
German at 20:30-21:00. These are now 6005, 6100 and 6150 kHz. 5980 and 9620
kHz remain at 17:30-18:00. (Wolfgang Gruschel, West Germany)
CLANDESTINE--On March 7th Radio Farabundo Marti began broadcasting a daily
program on 97.7 MHz to the city of San Salvador and the surrounding area.
This is the first time since June 12th that Radio Farabundo Marti has been
observed to announce a transmission in the VHF-FM band. (BBC Monitoring)
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Sweden Calling DXers is the world's oldest radio program for shortwave
listeners. Radio Sweden has presented this round-up of radio news, features,
and interviews on Tuesdays since 1948. RS broadcasts to North America:
15:30 hrs on 17880 and 21610 kHz
03:00 hrs on 9695 and 11705 kHz
To Europe, Africa, and the Middle East:
17:00 hrs on 1179, 6065, 9615 kHz
21:00 hrs on 1179, 9655, and 11705 kHz
And to Asia and the Pacific:
12:30 hrs on 17705, and 21610 kHz
14:00 hrs on 17705 and 21610 kHz
15:30 hrs on 17705 kHz
01:00 hrs on 15390 and 17790 kHz
The Radio Sweden schedule to Europe can be found on Sky Channel's teletext
Service, Sky Text, on page 496.
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