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:: SWEDEN CALLING DXERS ::
:: from Radio Sweden ::
:: Number 2065--Oct. 17 1989 ::
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Shortwave and other electronic media news from Radio Sweden.
This week's bulletin was written by Bengt Dalhammar
Electronic Edition edited by George Wood.
Packet Radio BID SCDX2065
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TELEVISION--The Soviet Union has a new private television network called Nika
TV. The company hopes to on the air regularly in about one year. Nika's
president has already signed a contract in Hollywood for 5000 American films.
Nika TV also plans to cover ecological and economic problems, music, and
sports.
SATELLITE-TV--There are two new Swedish cable-TV channels about to make an
appearance. One is a pay-TV channel called SF Succe', set up between the
American film company Warner Brothers and two subsidiaries of Sweden's
Bonniers media empire, Svensk Filmindustri, which dominates film distribution
and cinema ownership in this country, and Marieberg, which owns Sweden's
biggest morning and evening newspapers. Warner Brothers is part of
Time/Warner, the world's largest media company, and already dominates
American pay-TV with Home Box Office and Cinemax.
SF Succe' is to go on the air in December. It will be competing with two
other pay-TV companies offering movies--FilmNet which broadcasts to the
Nordic and Benelux countries using different subtitles for each country, and
the new TV1000, owned by the same company that run the very successful TV3.
Swedish industry has taken the first steps towards a new satellite-based
commercial channel to be called TV4, expected to go on the air in September
next year, broadcasting to both Sweden and Norway.
ANGOLA--An Angolan station has been noted from around 21:15 hours on a
frequency varying around 5324.5 kHz, probably Radio Nacional de Angola in
Luanda, which used 4953 kHz for quite some time, then drifted around 4926-27
kHz for a while before disappearing entirely. No doubt they are experiencing
the same kind of transmitter problems that caused them to wind up near this
spot about five years ago. (Bob Hill, USA)
AUSTRALIA--A new study about Radio Australia calls for investments in new
transmitters, as well as the development of new transmitter sites in
Queensland, and outside Australia. In addition, beginning in December, the
Radio Australia program schedule will reflect new target priorities in the
south and southwest Pacific and Asia. (Radio Australia via BBC Monitoring)
BOLIVIA--Radio La Plata in Sucre has been noted around 17:00 hours on 9710
kHz. (Rolando A. Gimenez, Argentina) Radio La Plata is on the air from
13:00-19:00 hours on 9715 kHz. (Aboe Nawan Thaliep, Indonesia) The WRTH gives
the frequency as 9716 kHz variable. (DX Editor)
Radio Horizonte has been observed around 02:00 hours on 5160 kHz, which is a
move from the 4518 kHz used earlier. (Ivan Gabriel Barrera in "Onda Corta",
Argentina)
ECUADOR--Radio Centro in Ambato is apparently a new station on shortwave,
which has been heard around 10:00 and until sign off at 04:05 hours on 3290
kHz, suffering from interference from Radio Tayabamba in Peru on the same
frequency. Radio Centro in Ambato has so far been listed on 1130 kHz. (Ole
Forr in "ShortWave Bulletin", Sweden, and "Shortwave News", Danish Shortwave
Clubs International, Denmark)
Radio Baha'i in Otavalo has been heard 12:00-15:00 hours and 00:00-02:00
hours on 4950 kHz with interference from Radio Televisi Malaysia on the same
frequency. (Aboe Nawan Thaliep)
GUAM--The Adventist World Radio station KSDA has announced that it will
install a third high power shortwave transmitter in 1990. With at least 100
kW the new transmitter will be used to enhance AWR broadcasts to East Asia.
(Raveen Frederick, India; Aboe Nawan Thaliep, Indonesia; and Francis Lawlor,
Ireland)
English from KSDA at 16:00 hours has moved from 13720 kHz and can now be
heard on 11980 kHz. (Vidjit Vijaysanker, India)
The Voice of Hope can be heard in English 04:00-08:00 hours on 15225 kHz. It
temporarily uses the facilities of KFBS. (Semenov Anatol, Siberia, USSR)
INDIA--All India Radio can now be heard in English to Australia and New
Zealand 10:00-11:00 hours on 15335 and 21735 kHz, followed by a program in
Thai 11:15-12:00 hours on 11850 and a new frequency of 21735 kHz. (Bob Hill)
IRELAND--Atlantic 252 recently increased power on 252 kHz longwave to 500 kW,
which makes it a lot easier to hear. At sign-off at 18:00 hrs, the station
says it continues via satellite. (Peter Lindqvist, Sweden and Darren Wells,
England) If any listeners know anything about these satellite broadcasts,
please let us know.
ITALY--Adventist World Radio in Forli is now on the air 06:30-07:30 hours on
7125 kHz and 07:30-14:00 hours on a new frrequency of 7230 kHz. English can
be heard 10:30-11:30 hours. (Salvatore Placanica, Italy and Edwin Southwell,
England)
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS--Updating SCDX-2064, when we reported that KYOI in
Saipan is to be renamed KHBI, now that the owner, the "Christian Science
Monitor", is reorganzing programming, KHBI was to resume broadcasting
October 7th after having been off the air for transmitter repairs.
English programs are scheduled as follows: To South and South East Asia from
midnight to 02:00 hours on 15435 kHz, from 02:00 to 0600 hours on 17865 kHz,
from 10:00 to 12:00 hours on 15115 kHz, from 13:00 to 18:00 hours on 15385
kHz and 22:00 to 24:00 hours on 15335 kHz. There are also programs in English
to Australia and New Zealand from 08:00 to 10:00 hours on 17855 kHz and from
12:00 to 14:00 hours on 15285 kHz. (Vidjit Vijaysanker and Edwin Southwell)
NORWAY--The Norwegian Students broadcasting station, UKE-Senderen, is
broadcasting from Trondheim this year. Test transmissions began October 13th
and regular regular broadcasts will be from October 20th to November 12th.
The frequencies are medium wave 1485 kHz with 100 watts, shortwave 7225 kHz
with l kW and FM 99.1 MHz with 100 watts. (UKE-Senderen Technical Director
Bjoern Digre)
PHILIPPINES--FEBC, the Far East Broadcasting Company, can now be heard with a
test transmission from 09:00-10:00 hours on 9800 kHz. This transmission
carries the magazine program "Studio 10". (Babul Gogo, India)
SEYCHELLES--A new DX program, called "World of Shortwave" can now be heard
from FEBA Radio on Tuesdays at 15:15 hours on 15325 kHz. (Sanil Deep, and
Babul Gogo, both India)
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES--The Voice of the United Arab Emirates has been noted
with programs in English at 22:00 hours on a new frequency of 13605 kHz.
(Aristides Giannarelis, Greece)
INTERNATIONAL WATERS--After being boarded by the Dutch Navy in August, and
closed down, Radio Caroline returned to the air on October 1st. The station
can be heard from 05:00 to 17:00 hours on 558 kHz. The outlets on 819 and
6215 kHz remain inactive. (Bradley Allen, Roy Patrick, Stuart Dobson, and
Edward Janard, all in England; Henry van Landschoot, Belgium; and A. A.
Zijlstra, Netherlands)
PUBLICATIONS--"Onda Corta", edited by Gabriel Ivan Barrera, deals mainly with
Latin American news, and includes a section in English, as well as with news
from all parts of the world. A subscription costs USD 2 for every three
issues, from: Onda Corta, Casilla 2868, 1000 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
"DX Post" is published bimonthly by the Universal DX League, a club with a
membership in the +150 members range. The magazine costs 4 IRC's for a single
copy or USD 8 for an annual subscription. For further information write to
Universal DX League, 408 Krishna Nagar, Ludhiana-141 001, India.
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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
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