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:: SWEDEN CALLING DXERS ::
:: from Radio Sweden ::
:: Number 2064--Oct. 10, 1989 ::
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Shortwave and other electronic media news from Radio Sweden.
This week's bulletin was written by Ingemar Sandberg.
Electronic Edition edited by George Wood.
Packet Radio BID SCDX2064
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ELECTRONIC MEDIA SUMMIT--Today's English edition of SCDX features an
interview about the Firsy World Electronic Media Summit, held last week in
Geneva. We'll return to the summit in an upcoming program.
SATELLITES--One of the transponders on France's TDF-1 direct broadcast
satellite has broken down. That means that one of the two France Inter radio
channels using the satellite is off the air, the program called Hector. The
other program, Victor, is still heard.
So far the satellite only has one TV service, La Sept, which is still on the
air. The other allocated TV services, Canal Plus in French and German, Sport
2/3, Canal Enfants, and Euromusique, are still negotiating their contracts,
and they are using the breakdown to try to lower the price.
France Inter says Hector will return to the air when TDF-2 is launched in
February.
On the other hand, Germany's two direct broadcast satellites, Kopernicus and
TV SAT-2, are now in service. Between them the two satellites have 17 TV
channels at their disposal.
Twelve are on Kopernicus, which is now seen as a powerful competitor to
Astra, and some of the German channels expected to appear on Astra have
chosen Kopernicus instead. These all use the PAL system, and there are 12 GHz
transponders for Pro 7, Tele 5, WDR, BR 3, and DSR. In the more common 11 GHz
band you can find RTL Plus, ARD 1 Plus, 3 Sat, and Sat 1. One channel is
reserved for digital radio, one for telephone traffic between the Federal
Republic and West Berlin, and two for the fast communication of data.
Four of TV Sat-2's 5 transponders have been allocated, to RTL Plus, Sat 1, 3
Sat, and ARD 1 Plus. So there's a bit of duplication there. And almost all of
the Kopernicus channels are also on Intelsat V F-15, at least for the time
being. They'll probably disappear from there in the future. (BBC Monitoring
and "Elektronikvaerlden")
ASCENSION ISLAND--At the end of September the BBC brought two new
transmitters into operation on the South Atlantic island of Ascension
in order to give better reception in Africa and Latin America. The GBP 1
million development is part of a GBP 100 million scheme to raise the World
Service's audience, estimated at 120 million. ("The Daily Telegraph" via
Bradley Allen, England).
CANADA--Radio Canada International broadcasts in English to Western
Europe: Mondays-Fridays: 06:15-06:30 and 06:45-07:00 on 6050, 7155,
9740 and 11840 kHz via Daventry in the U.K. and from Sackville on 6150
and 9760 kHz. (French is at 06:00 and 06:30 hrs.) Mondays-Fridays at
19:30-20:00 on 5995, and 7235 kHz via Daventry and 11945, 15325 and 17875 kHz
via Sackville. Daily at 22:00-23:00 on 11945 and 15325 kHz via Sackville.
(Anthony Barrett, England)
FINLAND--Radio Finland has not verified a listener report since 1980. But now
there's a chance to get a special QSL card. The Helsinki DX Listeners
Association is presenting a special 60 minute program, to be heard this
Saturday, October 14th, at 11:00 hrs. This will be on 6130 kHz, and will
mostly be in English, and partly in Spanish. This is a special transmission,
outside the regular Radio Finland programming. (Juhani Niinistroe, Radio
Finland)
WEST GERMANY--Transmissions in Polish from Deutschlandfunk between
19:00 and 19:30 and in Czech and Slovak between 19:30 and 20:30 are
broadcast via the SSB feeder from Frankfurt am Main on 7917.5 kHz besides the
usual medium wave frequency of 1539 kHz. (Peter Herrmann, West Germany)
Radio Free Europe in Romanian is broadcast via the SSB feeder from
Holzkirchen on 5125 and 5295 kHz between 19:55 and 22:55. (Peter Herrmann)
GUAM--Trans World Radio (KTWR) broadcasts in English to Africa since
October 1st at 16:00-17:00 on 11805 kHz. The station has also increased
Russian language programming effective October 1st: Current schedule
lists 08:30-09:00 on 11665 kHz and 11:00-12:00 on 11805 kHz. "Pacific
DX Magazine" is on the air on Saturdays at 10:00 to Australia on 11805
kHz, to India at 15:15 on 11650 kHz and on Sundays at 08:45 on 15210
kHz to the Far East. (Bill Damick, "Pacific DX Magazine", Guam)
IRAN--The Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran broadcasts to Europe as
follows: English at 19:30-20:30 on 9022 and 11895 kHz; French 06:30-
07:30 on 9022, 9745 and 15084 kHz and 18:45-19:30 on 9022 and 11895 kHz;
and German 18:00-18:45 on 9022 and 11895 kHz. (Cees van Oudheusden,
Netherlands)
ISRAEL--The Voice of Peace is a popular offshore pirate station operated by
peace activist Abie Nathan near Tel Aviv. Last week an Israeli judge
sentenced Abie Nathan to 6 months in prison for meeting with Yasser Arafat
and other leaders of the Palestine Liberation Movement. He is the first
Israeli to be jailed under what Reuters describes as a much-flouted anti-
terrorism law banning unauthorized contacts with the PLO. (Reuter)
ITALY--The English programs from Adventist World Radio, Forli have been
extended to one hour while the broadcasts in French only lasts for half an
hour. The current schedule reads: 06:30-07:30 in English on 7125 kHz. All
other broadcasts are on 7257 kHz, namely: 07:30-08:00 French, 08:00-09:00
Italian, 09:00-10:00 German, 10:30-11:30 English, 11:30-12:00 French,
12:00-13:00 Italian and 13:00-14:00 German. (Salvatore Placanica, Italy)
JAPAN--Radio Japan in English at 21:00 uses 11765 kHz instead of 11800.
The transmission at 01:00 is on 17775 kHz instead of 17825. (Ashoka
Patel, India)
KUWAIT--Radio Kuwait uses the unannounced frequency of 21675 kHz during
the English broadcast around 18:30. 11665 kHz is in parallel. (Bengt
Johansson, Portugal)
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS--KYOI has been off the air for some time being
upgraded and rebuilt. When it returns to the air at the end of October it
will have a new call sign: KHBI - HBI standing for Herald Broadcasting
International. Herald Broadcasting is the Radio and Television branch of the
Christian Science Monitor, which also owns WCSN in Maine, and WSHB in South
Carolina. (Robert Day, England, Cees van Oudheusden and Salvatore Placanica)
The German program from KFBS is broadcast on Sundays at 15:30 on 9465 kHz.
(Gerd Wedemeyer, West Germany)
PAKISTAN--English from Radio Pakistan at 17:18-18:00 is on 11570 and 15200
kHz. (Cees van Oudheusden and Salvatore Placanica)
PARAGUAY--A verification letter from Radio Nacional indicates that the
station still uses the frequency of 9735 kHz. (Arthur Cushen's DX World)
SYRIA--Radio Damascus has added Portuguese to its Latin American service: at
00:30 on 12085 and 15095 kHz. (Pasquale Salemme, Italy)
TAIWAN/USA--There is a frequency change concerning the Voice of Free China's
broadcasts in French at 20:00 and German at 21:00: 15270 kHz replaces 9785
kHz which comes direct from Taiwan. Remaining unchanged are from Taiwan on
9765 and 11860 kHz and from WYFR in Florida on 15345 and 17612.5 kHz (Andreas
Kruppert, West Germany)
The Voice of Free China via WYFR is heard at 05:00 in Chinese and at 07:00 in
English on the new frequency of 5950 replacing 5985 kHz. The English schedule
is announced: 02:00-03:00 and 03:00-04:00 on 5950, 9680, 15345, 11765 and
7455 kHz; 02:00-03:00 on 11860 and 11740 kHz; 03:00-04:00 on 11745 kHz; and
22:00-23:00 on 9955, 15345, 17612 and 15370 kHz. The latter frequency is
intended for Australia and New Zealand. (Arthur Cushen's DX World and Ciro
Capotorto, Italy)
UNITED KINGDOM--The London commercial station LBC is being reorganised:
"London Talkback Radio" consisting of discussion programs, will be broadcast
on 1152 kHz medium wave. "LBC Crown FM" on 97.3 MHz FM will carry continuous
news. (Bradley Allen and John Barker, England)
Radio City in Liverpool is introducing an all-talk format "City Talk" to go
out only on medium wave 1548 kHz. (Bradley Allen)
UNITED STATES--WHSB has recently made a couple of frequency changes: the
transmission at 08:00 to Australia uses 13760 kHz instead of 17855 and the
20:00 transmission to North America and Europe uses 15225 instead of 15390
kHz. (Salvatore Placanica)
USSR--The Soviet Baltics republics are starting to assert themselves, and
Radio Vilnius in Lithuania has a new English schedule, reported on CompuServe
by Robert Horvitz and Gifford Mead. Broadcasts to Europe are at 09:30 hrs on
666 and 6100 kHz. AT 10:00 hrs these frequencies are joined by 7400, 11790,
13645, and 15455 kHz.
Programs to North America are at 23:00-23:30 hrs on 9610, 11675, 15180,
17665, and 17690 kHz. (Robert Horvitz and Gifford Mead via CompuServe)
Radio Moscow's home service programs as well as their World Service are
broadcast over several SSB feeders. During the time period 17:00-20:00 the
Radio Moscow World Service can be heard on 8122, 9210 and 16250 kHz. The
"Mayak" program on 9250, 18195, 18460 and 18870 kHz. The 3rd home service
program is heard on 14437 kHz. Other home service programs go out on 9145,
10995 and 16020 kHz. (Peter Herrmann)
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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
02:30 hrs on 9695 and 11705 kHz
To Europe, Africa, and the Middle East:
15:30 hrs on 21655 kHz (East Africa)
18:00 hrs on 1179, 6065, and 7265 kHz
21:00 hrs on 1179, 9655 and 11705 kHz
23:00 hrs on 1179 kHz
00:00 hrs on 1179 kHz
And to Asia and the Pacific:
12:30 hrs on 15190, 17740, and 21570 kHz
14:00 hrs on 11905 and 17740 kHz
01:00 hrs on 7225 and 9640 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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