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:: SWEDEN CALLING DXERS ::
:: from Radio Sweden ::
:: Number 2072--Dec. 5 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 SCDX2072
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BIRTHDAY--We would like to send greetings to Jens Frost, the well known
Editor Emeritus of the "World Radio TV Handbook", who will be 70 years on
December 21st. Those of you who want to congratulate Jens personally can send
your best wishes to Jens Frost, Box 88, DK-2650 Hvidovre, Denmark.
PUBLICATIONS--Dr. Kim Andrew Elliott, head of Audience Research at the Voice
of America, has written a very interesting article in the Wuinter 1989/90
issue of the respected "Foreign Policy Magazine". In the article he advocates
the consolidation of the various U.S. government international broadcasters
(VOA, RFE/RL, Radio Free Afghanistan, RIAS Berlin). He points out that these
stations share several languages, and often are broadcasting to the same
country in the same language at the same time. Dr. Elliott also calls for the
new station to be autonomous in the BBC World Service style if it is to
retain listener credibility. The article also proposes that the new U.S.
international broadcaster should have a 24 hour English language all-news
shortwave service directed at Americans through-out the world, and other
interested English-speakers. (George Wood)
SATELLITE--Radio Luxembourg is launching a special radio service to
Scandinavia via the Astra satellite. According to an announcement relayed by
BBC Monitoring, RTL International is coming to Scandinavians soon via their
cable systems. (BBC Monitoring)
Unfortunately, Luxembourg may have some problems, at least in Sweden.
Unlike the rest of Europe and North America, most Swedish cable operators
seemed to have missed radio, and provide only a TV service.
We reported recently that Super Channel was in danger of being banned from
cable TV in Sweden because they hadn't paid royalties to the Swedish
performing rights society STIM. Super sent a telex promising to pay before
the December 1st deadline, so they're still on the cable here. (STIM)
Meanwhile, a cable company from Malmoe in southern Sweden, MKTV, is involved
in the designing of Poland's first cable-TV system. If the project goes
through, MKTV and a Polish company would build the network together to serve
100,000 households in the Gdansk area, beginning in early 1990. (TT)
ARGENTINA--Something seems to have happened to Radiodifusion Argentina al
Exterior (RAE). Buenos Aires can now be heard announcing as "Desde Buenos
Aires, LRA1, Radio Nacional de Argentina" on 15345 kHz. The exact schedule is
not known but programs in English can be heard irregularly at 21:30 hours.
(Friedrich Buettner, West Germany)
AZORES--Radio Clube do Angra, which usually broadcasts on 909 kHz, has for
some time been heard from around 17:30 hrs to sign off at 02:05 hours on the
odd frequency of 13584 kHz with fair to good strength. This may be an utility
transmitter with some kind of problems mixing their signal with the medium
wave channel. (F. Sandri and other contributors to "Play-DX", Italy) Radio
Clube do Angra was heard some evenings in November here in Sweden around
21:00 hrs on 13584 kHz with a rather good signal. (DX Editor)
BANGLA DESH--Radio Bangladesh was monitored in the middle of November with
its Voice of Islam in English 08:00-08:30 hrs and with the General Overseas
Service in English 12:30-13:00 hrs, both on 11705 and 15195 kHz. Radio
Bangladesh can also be heard to Europe in English 18:15-19:00 hrs and in
Bengali 19:15-20:00 hrs, on 11705 and 15255 kHz. (Victor Goonetilleke, Sri
Lanka)
CAPE VERDE ISLANDS--A Voz de Sao Vicente is reported to be active again and
has been heard 19:26-20:10 hrs on 3930 kHz. (World Wide DX Club, West
Germany)
COSTA RICA--Adventist World Radio's Radio Lira can now be heard daily 11:00-
15:00 hrs and 23:00-05:00 hrs in French, English and Spanish. Both
transmissions can be heard on 9725 kHz with 40 kW to USA and Central America
and on 11870 kHz with 5 kW to Central America. (AWR, Forli, Italy)
GIBRALTAR--The British Forces Broadcasting Service, BFBS, is now on the air
24 hours with two channels in Gibraltar. BFBS-1 operates on FM 89.45, 93.5
and 97.8 MHz and BFBS-2 is on 99.5 MHz. (Juan Luis Lozano Rodriguez, Spain)
GREECE--The Voice of Greece can be heard in Greek at 15:00 hrs, followed by
English at 15:30 and Swedish at 15:40, all on 11645, 15630 and 17550 kHz.
(Friedrich Buettner) There is also a transmission to Europe 19:00-19:50 hrs
on 7430 and 9395 kHz in Greek, English, French and German. (Tom Sundstrom,
USA and Karl Heinz Leuther, West Germany)
Radiophonikos Stathmos Macedonias in Thessaloniki can be heard with programs
in Greek to Europe 10:00-22:55 hrs on 11595 kHz and 19:00-21:00 hrs on 9425
kHz, and to the Middle East 10:00-22:55 hours on 9935 kHz. On Weekends and
Greek Holidays there are additional broadcasts 06:00-10:00 hrs on 11595 kHz
to Europe and on 9935 kHz to the Middle East. (M. Breteche, France)
IRAQ--Updating SCDX-2070, Radio Baghdad has been observed on a new frequency,
7290 kHz, for the broadcast in English to Europe 21:00-23:00 hrs. (William
Westenhaver, Canada)
LEBANON--A radio station broadcasting material in support of General Michel
Aoun was observed in the middle of November at 15:20 hours tune in on 5978
kHz. The station identified itself as Lebanese Radio (al-Idha'ah al-
Lubnaniyah) and announced that it broadcast on a number of FM frequencies as
well, and indicated it would continue broadcasting until 22:00 hrs. (BBC
Monitoring)
MALTA--IBRA Radio can now be heard in English 20:45-21:15 hrs on the new
frequency of 7110 kHz. (Aristides Giannarelis, Greece and Karl Heinz Leuther,
West Germany)
PORTUGAL--Updating SCDX-2066, Radio Portugal is now announcing English to
North America at 02:30-03:00 hrs, Tuesdays to Saturdays: to the East Coast on
9680 kHz and to the West Coast on 9705 kHz. However Radio Portugal can be
heard as well on 9600 kHz although this frequency is not announced. The
English broadcast to the Middle East, as reported some weeks ago, can now be
heard at 16:00-16:30 hrs on 21530 kHz. (William Westenhaver)
SRI LANKA--The Deutsche Welle relay station at Trincomalee is fully
operational right now. English programs to South Asia can now be heard 02:00-
02:50 hrs on 1548, 9615 and 11835 kHz. Other frequencies used by Deutsche
Welle from Trincomalee include 6170 and 7225 kHz. There has been some
misunderstanding concerning Trans World Radio operations from Sri Lanka.
These transmissions used transmitters rented from and operated by the SLBC,
not the other way around. (Victor Goonetilleke)
TURKEY--The Voice of Turkey can now be heard in English to Europe 21:00-21:50
and 23:00-23:50 hours, on 9795 kHz. The latter transmission can also be heard
in North America on the additional frequency of 9445 kHz. (Walter Olvik and
Friedrich Buettner)
The Turkish Police Radio has apparently left the long used outlet on 6340
kHz and was recently noted at 06:10 hrs on the new frequency of 7380 kHz.
(Dario Monferini in "Play-DX")
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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
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 11760 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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