** AUSTRALIA. 9580, Aug 20 at 1258, hosts of `The World` are signing off for the last time as the program is canceled (the TV news which used to be an hour at 1230-1330); YL says she will remain with ABC, anyway. Then lots of heavy promos, 1300 cut to ABC news theme and news. 1305 promo for `Science Now`, Saturday at 12 [noon?] on RN. 1306 open `The Daily Planet`, which is really a world-music show, not a newspaper of the air, also from ABCRN, focusing to start on a Canadian pianist; 1341 outro a Ukrainian medley on native instruments.
The RA schedule displayed here is still out of date, claiming `The World` is still on at 1230-1330 covering Indonesian elexions!http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/programschedule?tz=0&stream=asia
It shows `The Daily Planet` at 10-11 UT, described as ``a music program focused on interesting ideas, thoughtful responses, informed analysis and an international perspective. Presented by Lucky Oceans``. Could that be a pseudonym? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EGYPT. 12070, 11710, 9965 and 9315, Aug 20 at 0143, for the third night in a row, all four R. Cairo frequencies to the Americas are OFF, Spanish and Arabic. How about other transmissions? Would those closer to Cairo please check ASAP: sked from DX Re Mix, Bulgarian DX blog as of Mid-April; the question now is whether any of these are ``currently on``?
``Friday, April 18, 2014
Radio Cairo
EGYPT Summer A-14 shortwave schedule of Radio Cairo:
0030-0430 on 9965 ABS 200 kW / 325 deg to NEAm Arabic
0045-0200 on 9315 ABS 250 kW / 331 deg to NoAm Spanish
0045-0200 on 11710 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg to SoAm Spanish
0045-0200 on 12070 ABS 250 kW / 282 deg to CeAm Spanish
0200-0330 on 9315 ABS 250 kW / 331 deg to NoAm English
0200-0700 on 13850 ABS 250 kW / 315 deg to NoAm Arabic GS
0400-0600 on 15610 ABZ 250 kW / 170 deg to CEAf Swahili,(13650) currently off
1015-1215 on 17830 ABZ 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Arabic (17480), currently off
1215-1330 on 17870 ABZ 250 kW / 090 deg to SoAs English(17480), currently off
1230-1400 on 15710 ABS 250 kW / 091 deg to SEAs Indonesian
1300-1600 on 15535 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg to WeAf Arabic
1330-1400 on 15360 ABZ 250 kW / 070 deg to WeAs Dari, currently off
1330-1530 on 15790 ABZ 100 kW / 070 deg to WeAs Farsi
1400-1600 on 15545 ABZ 250 kW / 070 deg to WeAs Pashto, currently off
1500-1600 on 13580 ABS 250 kW / 315 deg to EaEu Albanian
1500-1600 on 15160 ABS 250 kW / 061 deg to CeAs Uzbek
1600-1700 on 15450 ABZ 100 kW / 160 deg to ECAf Afar
1600-1800 on 13820 ABS 250 kW / 091 deg to SoAs Urdu
1600-1800 on 15345 ABS 150 kW / 196 deg to CSAf English
1600-1800 on 17840 ABZ 250 kW / 170 deg to CEAf Swahili, currently off
1700-1730 on 15285 ABZ 100 kW / 160 deg to ECAf Somali
1700-1900 on 9280 ABS 250 kW / 005 deg to N/ME Turkish
1730-1900 on 15285 ABZ 100 kW / 160 deg to ECAf Amharic
1800-1900 on 9490 ABS 200 kW / 325 deg to WeEu Italian
1800-2100 on 15710 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg to WeAf Hausa
1845-2000 on 17625 ABZ 250 kW / 245 deg to WeAf Fulfulde (15520), currently off
1900-2000 on 9685 ABS 250 kW / 005 deg to EaEu Russian
1900-2000 on 9410 ABS 200 kW / 325 deg to WeEu German
1900-2030 on 15290 ABZ 250 kW / 250 deg to WeAf English
2000-2115 on 9410 ABS 200 kW / 325 deg to WeEu French
2000-2200 on 9855 ABZ 250 kW / 110 deg to AUS Arabic (11610/15225), currently off
2100-2300 on 13580 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg to WeAf French
2115-2245 on 9895 ABS 200 kW / 325 deg to WeEu English
2215-2330 on 15480 ABZ 250 kW / 245 deg to SoAm Portuguese (12000), currently off
2300-0030 on 9965 ABS 200 kW / 325 deg to NEAm English
2330-0045 on 15480 ABZ 250 kW / 245 deg to SoAm Arabic (12000), currently off
2330-0045 on 12070 ABS 250 kW / 282 deg to CeAm Arabic
Note: Many of these frequencies, most have severe technical
problems such as extreme distortion and/or undermodulation.``
[I guess the ones in () are registered alternates? --- gh]
Here`s the sked by language from the later WRTH May Update:
``RADIO CAIRO (Gov)
kHz: 1008, 9280, 9315, 9410, 9490, 9685, 9895, 9965, 11610, 11710,
12000, 12070, 13580, 13820, 13850, 15160, 15285, 15290, 15345,
15360, 15450, 15535, 15610, 15710, 15770, 15790, 17480, 17625,
17830, 17840
Summer Schedule 2014
Afar Days Area kHz
1600-1700 daily EAf 15450abz
Albanian
1500-1600 daily Eu 13580abs
Amharic
1730-1900 daily EAf 15285abz
Arabic
0030-0430 daily NAm 9965abs
0200-0700 daily Eu,NAm 13850abs*
0600-1500 daily ISR 1008ela
1015-1215 daily ME,SEA 17830abz
1300-1600 daily WAf 15535abs
2000-2200 daily Pac 11610abz
2330-0045 daily LAm 12000abz, 12070abs
Dari
1300-1400 daily WAs 15360abz
English
0200-0330 daily NAm 9315abs
1215-1330 daily SAs 17480abz
1600-1640 daily ISR 1008ela
1600-1800 daily CAf,SAf 15345abs
1900-2030 daily WAf 15290abz
2115-2245 daily Eu 9895abs
2300-0030 daily NAm 9965abs
Farsi
1330-1530 daily ME 15790abz
French
1640-1700 daily ISR 1008ela
2000-2115 daily Eu 9410abs
2100-2300 daily WAf 13580abs
German
1900-2000 daily Eu 9410abs
Hausa
1800-2100 daily WAf 15710abs
Hebrew
1700-2200 daily ISR 1008ela
Indonesian
1230-1400 daily SEA 15710abs
Italian
1800-1900 daily Eu 9490abs
Pashto
1400-1600 daily WAs 15770abz
Portuguese
2215-2330 daily SAm 12000abz
Pulaar
1845-2000 daily WAf 17625abz
Russian
1500-1600 daily ISR 1008ela
1900-2000 daily Eu 9685abs
Somali
1700-1730 daily EAf 15285abz
Spanish
0045-0200 daily LAm 11710abs, 12070abs
0045-0200 daily NAm 9315abs
Swahili
0400-0600 daily EAf,CAf 15610abz
1600-1800 daily EAf,CAf 17840abz
Turkish
1700-1900 daily ME 9280abs
Urdu
1600-1800 daily SAs 13820abs
Uzbek
1500-1600 daily CAs 15160abs
Key: * Relay of HS General prgr.``
First reply from Ivo Ivanov at 1514 UT Aug 20 says:
``Quick monitoring from 1445 to 1515 UT
1300-1600 on 15535 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg to WeAf Arabic on air
1330-1400 on 15360 ABZ 250 kW / 070 deg to WeAs Dari, currently off
1330-1530 on 15790 ABZ 100 kW / 070 deg to WeAs Farsi on air
1400-1600 on 15545 ABZ 250 kW / 070 deg to WeAs Pashto, currently off
1500-1600 on 13580 ABS 250 kW / 315 deg to EaEu Albanian, off
1500-1600 on 15160 ABS 250 kW / 061 deg to CeAs Uzbek, off``
(Glenn Hauser, Aug 20, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 9525.9, Aug 20 at 1300, pleased to hear some modulation along with the weak carrier from VOI, but it`s music instead of opening English hour; songs continue with occasional announcements in Japanese, 1304, 1309, 1312, 1317 so must be the 12-13 broadcast running way late. 1311 playing a cover of George Harrison`s ``Here & There & Everywhere``; finally at 1323 opening English with the three imaginary frequencies, program summary, 1324 news theme. Fading is heavy, and louder than the modulation level, so give up (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** IRAN. 12025, Aug 20 at 0144, VRII Spanish appears to be absent from this frequency again, maybe algo on 11760 under RHC, and very poor on 9860 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6925-USB, Aug 20 at 0145, ```Six Pack Beer`` song, good pirate signal, bet it`s WRR; 0148 announcement starting ``Guess what??``, rather incoherent due to beer or heavier booze?, and ``WRR – Whiskey Redneck Radio`` ID (I wonder how this is going over in Dallas?), ``transmitting in the name of the temple of the screamin` electron ---`` and usual stuff, long pause before another tune starts (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 1530, Aug 20 at 0526 UT, Mexican music, and ``La Qué Buena`` dominating channel, KXTD Wagoner OK 5 kW daytimer still operating illegally at night. If this is accidental, one might wonder howcome there is any programming available when it is supposed to be totally off the air (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. 9955, Wed Aug 20 at 1240, WRMI with AWR Wavescan, feature read by Ray Robinson, then Jeff White bit of NASB speech about wildlife infesting Okeechobee; and Jeff reads feature about all the radio-related developments in the year 1908; CCI from Radio France International in Chinese via TAIWAN is annoying but generally underneath except during WRMI fades, but the ratio is worsening by the time S. Dollar begins his Bangladesh DX report, which combined with his accent make it unreadable, sorry. No reply from my second inquiry with a clip to the RFI frequency guy, who in July said he would get with Taiwan about it; in all August probably on vacation (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1734 monitoring: confirmed on WRMI, 9955, Wednesday August 20 after 1315, now fair and in the clear after CCI from France via Taiwan until 1300. It is however a tight squeeze below the constant RTTY on 9960, and above the Japanese ``kaze`` clandestines via Taiwan to North Korea on 9950. Next WOR airing: Wednesday 2100 on WBCQ, 7490v (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1680, Aug 20 at 0518 UT, national adstring including Truecar.com (?), 0519 US Tax Shelters, 0520 DISH network; 0522 finally ``Classic Country 16-80`` and back to music. Until then thought I might have had KGED from CA again. Deep fades, still unseems like full nite power of 1 kW ND from KRJO Monroe LA some 400 miles away (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1700, Aug 20 at 0516 UT, promo in English mentioning KEDA and Texas; that`s the 1540 Tejano station in San Antonio, and then on to IDs in English for The Metroplex Tejano here, ``Kick 1700``, KKLF. Are these stations related? Yes! Both licensed to Claro Communications, per FCC AM Query. Maybe they even simulcast except for local ads and announcements (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report despatched at 1553 UT August 20
The RA schedule displayed here is still out of date, claiming `The World` is still on at 1230-1330 covering Indonesian elexions!http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/programschedule?tz=0&stream=asia
It shows `The Daily Planet` at 10-11 UT, described as ``a music program focused on interesting ideas, thoughtful responses, informed analysis and an international perspective. Presented by Lucky Oceans``. Could that be a pseudonym? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EGYPT. 12070, 11710, 9965 and 9315, Aug 20 at 0143, for the third night in a row, all four R. Cairo frequencies to the Americas are OFF, Spanish and Arabic. How about other transmissions? Would those closer to Cairo please check ASAP: sked from DX Re Mix, Bulgarian DX blog as of Mid-April; the question now is whether any of these are ``currently on``?
``Friday, April 18, 2014
Radio Cairo
EGYPT Summer A-14 shortwave schedule of Radio Cairo:
0030-0430 on 9965 ABS 200 kW / 325 deg to NEAm Arabic
0045-0200 on 9315 ABS 250 kW / 331 deg to NoAm Spanish
0045-0200 on 11710 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg to SoAm Spanish
0045-0200 on 12070 ABS 250 kW / 282 deg to CeAm Spanish
0200-0330 on 9315 ABS 250 kW / 331 deg to NoAm English
0200-0700 on 13850 ABS 250 kW / 315 deg to NoAm Arabic GS
0400-0600 on 15610 ABZ 250 kW / 170 deg to CEAf Swahili,(13650) currently off
1015-1215 on 17830 ABZ 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Arabic (17480), currently off
1215-1330 on 17870 ABZ 250 kW / 090 deg to SoAs English(17480), currently off
1230-1400 on 15710 ABS 250 kW / 091 deg to SEAs Indonesian
1300-1600 on 15535 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg to WeAf Arabic
1330-1400 on 15360 ABZ 250 kW / 070 deg to WeAs Dari, currently off
1330-1530 on 15790 ABZ 100 kW / 070 deg to WeAs Farsi
1400-1600 on 15545 ABZ 250 kW / 070 deg to WeAs Pashto, currently off
1500-1600 on 13580 ABS 250 kW / 315 deg to EaEu Albanian
1500-1600 on 15160 ABS 250 kW / 061 deg to CeAs Uzbek
1600-1700 on 15450 ABZ 100 kW / 160 deg to ECAf Afar
1600-1800 on 13820 ABS 250 kW / 091 deg to SoAs Urdu
1600-1800 on 15345 ABS 150 kW / 196 deg to CSAf English
1600-1800 on 17840 ABZ 250 kW / 170 deg to CEAf Swahili, currently off
1700-1730 on 15285 ABZ 100 kW / 160 deg to ECAf Somali
1700-1900 on 9280 ABS 250 kW / 005 deg to N/ME Turkish
1730-1900 on 15285 ABZ 100 kW / 160 deg to ECAf Amharic
1800-1900 on 9490 ABS 200 kW / 325 deg to WeEu Italian
1800-2100 on 15710 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg to WeAf Hausa
1845-2000 on 17625 ABZ 250 kW / 245 deg to WeAf Fulfulde (15520), currently off
1900-2000 on 9685 ABS 250 kW / 005 deg to EaEu Russian
1900-2000 on 9410 ABS 200 kW / 325 deg to WeEu German
1900-2030 on 15290 ABZ 250 kW / 250 deg to WeAf English
2000-2115 on 9410 ABS 200 kW / 325 deg to WeEu French
2000-2200 on 9855 ABZ 250 kW / 110 deg to AUS Arabic (11610/15225), currently off
2100-2300 on 13580 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg to WeAf French
2115-2245 on 9895 ABS 200 kW / 325 deg to WeEu English
2215-2330 on 15480 ABZ 250 kW / 245 deg to SoAm Portuguese (12000), currently off
2300-0030 on 9965 ABS 200 kW / 325 deg to NEAm English
2330-0045 on 15480 ABZ 250 kW / 245 deg to SoAm Arabic (12000), currently off
2330-0045 on 12070 ABS 250 kW / 282 deg to CeAm Arabic
Note: Many of these frequencies, most have severe technical
problems such as extreme distortion and/or undermodulation.``
[I guess the ones in () are registered alternates? --- gh]
Here`s the sked by language from the later WRTH May Update:
``RADIO CAIRO (Gov)
kHz: 1008, 9280, 9315, 9410, 9490, 9685, 9895, 9965, 11610, 11710,
12000, 12070, 13580, 13820, 13850, 15160, 15285, 15290, 15345,
15360, 15450, 15535, 15610, 15710, 15770, 15790, 17480, 17625,
17830, 17840
Summer Schedule 2014
Afar Days Area kHz
1600-1700 daily EAf 15450abz
Albanian
1500-1600 daily Eu 13580abs
Amharic
1730-1900 daily EAf 15285abz
Arabic
0030-0430 daily NAm 9965abs
0200-0700 daily Eu,NAm 13850abs*
0600-1500 daily ISR 1008ela
1015-1215 daily ME,SEA 17830abz
1300-1600 daily WAf 15535abs
2000-2200 daily Pac 11610abz
2330-0045 daily LAm 12000abz, 12070abs
Dari
1300-1400 daily WAs 15360abz
English
0200-0330 daily NAm 9315abs
1215-1330 daily SAs 17480abz
1600-1640 daily ISR 1008ela
1600-1800 daily CAf,SAf 15345abs
1900-2030 daily WAf 15290abz
2115-2245 daily Eu 9895abs
2300-0030 daily NAm 9965abs
Farsi
1330-1530 daily ME 15790abz
French
1640-1700 daily ISR 1008ela
2000-2115 daily Eu 9410abs
2100-2300 daily WAf 13580abs
German
1900-2000 daily Eu 9410abs
Hausa
1800-2100 daily WAf 15710abs
Hebrew
1700-2200 daily ISR 1008ela
Indonesian
1230-1400 daily SEA 15710abs
Italian
1800-1900 daily Eu 9490abs
Pashto
1400-1600 daily WAs 15770abz
Portuguese
2215-2330 daily SAm 12000abz
Pulaar
1845-2000 daily WAf 17625abz
Russian
1500-1600 daily ISR 1008ela
1900-2000 daily Eu 9685abs
Somali
1700-1730 daily EAf 15285abz
Spanish
0045-0200 daily LAm 11710abs, 12070abs
0045-0200 daily NAm 9315abs
Swahili
0400-0600 daily EAf,CAf 15610abz
1600-1800 daily EAf,CAf 17840abz
Turkish
1700-1900 daily ME 9280abs
Urdu
1600-1800 daily SAs 13820abs
Uzbek
1500-1600 daily CAs 15160abs
Key: * Relay of HS General prgr.``
First reply from Ivo Ivanov at 1514 UT Aug 20 says:
``Quick monitoring from 1445 to 1515 UT
1300-1600 on 15535 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg to WeAf Arabic on air
1330-1400 on 15360 ABZ 250 kW / 070 deg to WeAs Dari, currently off
1330-1530 on 15790 ABZ 100 kW / 070 deg to WeAs Farsi on air
1400-1600 on 15545 ABZ 250 kW / 070 deg to WeAs Pashto, currently off
1500-1600 on 13580 ABS 250 kW / 315 deg to EaEu Albanian, off
1500-1600 on 15160 ABS 250 kW / 061 deg to CeAs Uzbek, off``
(Glenn Hauser, Aug 20, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 9525.9, Aug 20 at 1300, pleased to hear some modulation along with the weak carrier from VOI, but it`s music instead of opening English hour; songs continue with occasional announcements in Japanese, 1304, 1309, 1312, 1317 so must be the 12-13 broadcast running way late. 1311 playing a cover of George Harrison`s ``Here & There & Everywhere``; finally at 1323 opening English with the three imaginary frequencies, program summary, 1324 news theme. Fading is heavy, and louder than the modulation level, so give up (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** IRAN. 12025, Aug 20 at 0144, VRII Spanish appears to be absent from this frequency again, maybe algo on 11760 under RHC, and very poor on 9860 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6925-USB, Aug 20 at 0145, ```Six Pack Beer`` song, good pirate signal, bet it`s WRR; 0148 announcement starting ``Guess what??``, rather incoherent due to beer or heavier booze?, and ``WRR – Whiskey Redneck Radio`` ID (I wonder how this is going over in Dallas?), ``transmitting in the name of the temple of the screamin` electron ---`` and usual stuff, long pause before another tune starts (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 1530, Aug 20 at 0526 UT, Mexican music, and ``La Qué Buena`` dominating channel, KXTD Wagoner OK 5 kW daytimer still operating illegally at night. If this is accidental, one might wonder howcome there is any programming available when it is supposed to be totally off the air (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. 9955, Wed Aug 20 at 1240, WRMI with AWR Wavescan, feature read by Ray Robinson, then Jeff White bit of NASB speech about wildlife infesting Okeechobee; and Jeff reads feature about all the radio-related developments in the year 1908; CCI from Radio France International in Chinese via TAIWAN is annoying but generally underneath except during WRMI fades, but the ratio is worsening by the time S. Dollar begins his Bangladesh DX report, which combined with his accent make it unreadable, sorry. No reply from my second inquiry with a clip to the RFI frequency guy, who in July said he would get with Taiwan about it; in all August probably on vacation (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1734 monitoring: confirmed on WRMI, 9955, Wednesday August 20 after 1315, now fair and in the clear after CCI from France via Taiwan until 1300. It is however a tight squeeze below the constant RTTY on 9960, and above the Japanese ``kaze`` clandestines via Taiwan to North Korea on 9950. Next WOR airing: Wednesday 2100 on WBCQ, 7490v (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1680, Aug 20 at 0518 UT, national adstring including Truecar.com (?), 0519 US Tax Shelters, 0520 DISH network; 0522 finally ``Classic Country 16-80`` and back to music. Until then thought I might have had KGED from CA again. Deep fades, still unseems like full nite power of 1 kW ND from KRJO Monroe LA some 400 miles away (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1700, Aug 20 at 0516 UT, promo in English mentioning KEDA and Texas; that`s the 1540 Tejano station in San Antonio, and then on to IDs in English for The Metroplex Tejano here, ``Kick 1700``, KKLF. Are these stations related? Yes! Both licensed to Claro Communications, per FCC AM Query. Maybe they even simulcast except for local ads and announcements (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report despatched at 1553 UT August 20
