giovedì 7 febbraio 2013

Ukrainian state broadcasting faces drastic cuts

Here is an update to the mediumwave scene of Ukraine.

Several transmitters were switched off back on January 1:
549 kHz - UR2 - Kyiv-Brovary, Lviv-Krasne, Mykolaiv-Luch
936 kHz - UR1 - Lviv-Krasne
1242 kHz - UR2 - Donetsk-Dokuchaevsk
1431 kHz - UR3 - Mykolaiv-Luch

The same day broadcasting time was reduced for:
711 kHz - UR1 - Donetsk-Dokuchaevsk (4-8, 15-20 UT only)
657 kHz - UR3/RUI - Chernivtsi (17-23 UT only)
837 kHz - UR1 - Kharkiv-Taranivka (4-8, 15-20 UT only)
972 kHz - UR1 - Mykolaiv-Luch (4-8, 15-20 UT only)

Radio Bukovyna switched off 819 kHz (Novodnistrovsk) in late January but 837 kHz (Chernivtsi) is still in operation (06-17 UT).

Radio Khvylia (1377 kHz, Vinnytsia) reduced transmission hours to 10:00-14:15 UT.

On January 24 it was announced that budget of state TV and radio stations will be severely cut.

Donetske Oblasne Radio - 2nd Channel (1359 kHz, Donetsk-Dokuchaevsk) was closed on January 28.

Radio Mykolaiv (1377 kHz, Mykolaiv) reduced time to 07:00-13:00 UT on Mondays-Fridays and 08:00-14:00 UT on Saturdays and Sundays.

On February 5, ALL transmitters carrying state national and regional channels in the low FM band (64-72 MHz) were switched off, so UR-1/2/3/regional channels can now be heard in very few locations because NRCU has few licences in that band.

As for MW, the majority of transmitters are also inactive. No trace of:

711 kHz - UR1 - Donetsk-Dokuchaevsk (off since Jan 28)
657 kHz - UR3/RUI - Chernivtsi
837 kHz - UR1 - Kharkiv-Taranivka
972 kHz - UR1 - Mykolaiv-Luch
1377 kHz - UR2 - Chernivtsi

No idea as for 1044 kHz carrying UR1 (Verkhovyna, 1 kW).

Still on the air:

765 kHz - Radio Mayak (Odesa-Petrivka) 05-23 UT
837 kHz - Radio Bukovyna (Chernivtsi) 06-17 UT
873 kHz - Dnipropetrovske Oblasne Radio (Ch.2) Dnipropetrovsk 06-18 UT
1377 kHz - Radio Khvylia (Vinnytsia) 10-14:15 UT
1377 kHz - Radio Mykolaiv (Mykolaiv) 07-13 UT Mo-Fr, 08-14 UT Sa,Su

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Aleksandr Diadischev
Ukraine
(via dxld yg)