:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:: SWEDEN CALLING DXERS ::
:: from Radio Sweden ::
:: Number 2068--Nov. 7 1989 ::
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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 SCDX2068
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
PUBLICATIONS--Radio Caroline has returned to the air from international
waters off the British coast. The station faces more problems now that the
British authorities have allocated its frequency of 558 kHz to Spectrum
Radio. But, if you'd like to know how the Caroline story started, Freewave
Media Magazine has published "25 Years Radio Caroline Memories". The book was
compiled by Hans Knot from the stories of people involved in Caroline's
history, with 202 pages of compact writing illustrated by many pictures in
black and white with press cuttings collected mainly by the editor.
It can be ordered for GBP 10 (by international money order or eurocheque)
from: Freewave Media Magazine, Box 102, NL-9700 AC Groningen, in the
Netherlands.
"Eleven Years of Trans Atlantic MW DX" is a new 20 page booklet from "Medium
Wave News". It lists every station from the Western Hemisphere heard in the
UK and Ireland since 1978. There are details of 250 stations altogether. The
booklet is available for MW Circle members for 1 pound 50p, for non-members
in the UK for 1 pound 75, and for overseas orders for 2 pounds or 7 IRCs,
from: MWN Reprints, 43 Atwood Drive, Lawrence Weston, Bristol, BS11 0SR,
England.
Many people like to tune in to the many interesting stations of Latin
America, on medium or shortwave. If you were lucky enough to attend this
year's EDXC meeting, you could have heard a very interesting talk by Henrik
Klemetz, who is really an expert on the subject. Here's now written a book
called "Latin America by Radio".
This isn't a beginner's guide to Tropical DXing. What it does is give a good
background about station names and slogans, the language used in different
parts of Spanish-speaking Latin America, the different styles of music on the
air, and much more. There's a lengthy list of products mentioned in
commercials, with indications as to in which countries those products are
available.
The point is to help the advanced DXer make that all-important
identification, based on all these factors. One of the nicest parts of the
book is a section of charts of the FM and medium wave bands in 17 Latin
American cities. And there's lots more, in 167 pages.
"Latin America by Radio" is published by the Tietoteos Publishing Company in
Finland. It costs USD 23.00 including mailing if payment is made directly to
Finnish postal giro 64800. For payments by check there is an additional cost
of USD 7. The address is: Box 49 Ylaeportti 1A, SF-02211 Espoo, Finland. You
can also send them a fax. After the international access number for your
country, dial 358-0-88 53 65.
AFTER HUGO--We recently reported on the effect Hurricane Hugo had on radio
broadcasting in the Caribbean. A Danish traveller tells us more about the
damage caused by the hurricane. Caribbean Beacan in Anguilla was almost
unaffected by the storm: it was one of the few stations that was only off the
air for a very short time. In St Kitts, ZIZ Radio and Radio Paradise had
their aerial masts bent, but ZIZ radio is still broadcasting on FM and Radio
Paradise was back on mediumwave 825 kHz a few days later with a temporary
antenna. This station is also putting out a very nice signal on its third
harmonic of 2475 kHz.
Radio Montserrat and Radio Antilles were destroyed, as were most radio
stations in St Croix, in the American Virgin Islands. The only station in the
islands to return on the air was WSTA in St Thomas on 1340 kHz. (Stig Hartvig
Nielsen, Denmark) See Montserrat, below)
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States is expected to take over Radio
Antilles after December 31st when Deutsche Welle will end its financial and
technical support. After the destruction of the station by Hurricane Hugo it
needs funds.
The Winter Schedule of Radio Canada International no longer lists a relay via
the facilities of Radio Antilles. (Marcel Rommerts. Netherlands)
CANADA--In SCDX-2063, we announced that Radio Canada had plans to discontinue
its German service. It seems that the threat has been postponed since the
German program was heard in late October at 17:30-18:00 on 21545, 21555,
17820, 15325, 7235 and 5995 kHz. (Kurt Pedersen, Denmark)
CHINA--The Voice of Free China in Taiwan was heard in Spanish on 15195 kHz at
23:00-24:00 to South America. (Enrico Callerio, Italy).
COLOMBIA--Radio Difusora Nacional was heard on the frequency of 17854 kHz in
Spanish at 20:45. (Oscar Rossetti, Italy).
GUAM--Updating SCDX-2052, AWR-Asia's new schedule in English is: 00:00 on
15125 kHz, 02:00 on 13720 kHz, 10:00 on 13720 kHz on weekdays, and 23:00 on
15125 kHz on weekends. (Raymond Riso, France)
ITALY--The Italian Radio Relay Service, IRRS, have now switched to a new
frequency of 9860 kHz from 9865 for their Sundays only broadcasts from 08:00
until 12:30 hrs. On the second Sunday of each month the program is extended
for a new DX program in Italian, which may be expanded to include English.
That continues until 13:45 hrs. For listeners in Northern Europe there are
tests after sign-off, at either 12:30 or 12:45, on 13790 kHz. They are
interested in reception reports, and you can even call them at their 24 hour
line. After the international access code dial 39-2-266-6971.
LYBIA--Libyan Jamahiriya Broadcasting was noted on the new frequency of 15435
kHz in Arabic at 19:00 with 15415 kHz in parallel. (Enrico Callerio, Italy).
MALTA--Updating SCDX-2059, IBRA Radio also broadcasts also on 7225 kHz in
Polish at 20:00-20:30 and in English at 20:45-21:15. (Aristide Giannarelis,
Greece)
MONTSERRAT--Updating SCDX-2060, the organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
is expected to take over Radio Antilles after December 31 when Deutsche Welle
will end its financial and technical support. The station was destroyed by
Hurricane Hugo and needs funds. The Winter schedule of Radio Canada
International no longer lists the relay of this station via the facilities of
Radio Antilles. (Marcel Rommerts, Netherlands)
UNITED STATES--WHRI uses 7315 kHz in Russian at 01:00 and in Spanish at
03:00. (Enrico Callerio, Italy).
Bound for extinction are the three old 175 kW Crosley transmitters at the
Voice of America transmitter site in Bethany, Ohio, which are going off the
air any day now. New 250 kW Brown Boveri transmitters are being installed to
replace the Crosleys. The old transmitters were first put on the air in 1944
by the Office of War Information. If they haven't disappeared yet, then you
still have a chance hear the end of an era. Here's the schedule to look for:
VOA in English to Africa at 06:00-07:00 on 6125 kHz and 16:00-22:00 on 17800
kHz.
VOA in Spanish to Latin America: midnight to 01:00 and 09:30-11:30 hrs on
9525 kHz; 01:00-04:00 on 6030, 9925 and 13740 kHz; and 17:00-17:30 hrs on
17730 and 21590 kHz.
VOA to Africa in Portuguese at 04:30-05:00 and in French at 05:30-07:00 hrs
on 11890 kHz.
VOA in Creole to the Caribbean at 20:30-21:00 weekdays on 17730.
Radio Marti in Spanish to Cuba at 10:30-12:00 hrs on 6075 kHz, 12:00-14:00
hrs on 9590 kHz and 23:00-24:00 on 9525 kHz.
There's also a relay of the BBC in Spanish to Latin America at 13:00-13:30 on
17850 kHz. And the Voice of the Organization of American States in Spanish at
23:30 to midnight 30 on 9565 and 15160 kHz. (Kim Andrew Elliott, Voice of
America)
WCSN is in English to Africa at 04:00-06:00, and continues to Europe at
06:00-10:00, both using 9840 kHz. That's followed by a broadcast to North
America at 10:00-12:00 on 6150 kHz. (Edwin Southwell, England).
USSR--Radio Kiev broadcasts in German at 17:00-18:00 on 5905, 6010, 6090,
6155, 7115 kHz. Radio Station "Peace and Progress" uses 4795, 7205, 7360 and
9580 kHz for its broadcasts in German at 22:00-23:00. (Martens Elsel, GDR)
Radio Yerevan is in French at 21:30-22:00 on 15485, 12030, 12010, 9550 and
7440 kHz every day and at 08:30-09:00 on 15510, 15485 and 15260 kHz on
Sundays. Both broadcasts start later in reality 21:40 and 08:50. (Francois
Chalory, France).
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
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.
The Electronic Edition is based on the Sweden Calling DXers bulletins
which are mailed out every 4 weeks to contributors. Contributions can be sent
to DX Editor George Wood to Swedish telex 11738, CompuServe (via the HamNet
Forum or Easyplex 70247,3516), through the FidoNet system to 2:202/297 or to
SM0IIN at the packet radio BBS SK0TM.
Reports can also be sent to:
Radio Sweden
S-105 10 Stockholm
Sweden
Contributions should be NEWS about electronic media--from shortwave to
satellites--and not loggings of information already available from sources
such as the "World Radio TV Handbook". Clubs and DX publications may reprint
material as long as Sweden Calling DXers and the original contributor are
acknowledged, with the exception of items from BBC Monitoring, which are
copyright.
We welcome comments and suggestions about the electronic edition, Sweden
Calling DXers, and our programs in general.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thanks to 27 contributors this week Good Listening!