martedì 7 luglio 2015

KNLS: What`s Going On?

http://www.knls.org/whats-going-on.html

English: "What’s Going On?" July 2015

From Rob Scobey, Senior Producer for International English

KNLS got back on the air June 3rd after a considerable absence caused by unusual weather conditions. And many of you have responded with letters. Included in the "welcome back" letters was one from New York State in the USA. And this listener requested a Bible. We don’t normally think of U.S. listeners as our target audience. But we were more than happy to send a Bible to a destination within our borders, as well as to any of you who request it.

While the storm damage problems have been resolved, our engineers, as of this writing, continue to work with the manufacturer of our new transmitter to get it hooked up to the other Alaska antenna.

The English Hour occupies three hours of the current 10-hour schedule. When the second transmitter is hooked to the second antenna, and we return to the 20-hour schedule, English will occupy five hours — four plus a simulcast at 1200 hours UTC.

While operating on one antenna — here’s the frequency schedule for the English Hour:

    1000 Hours UTC       9655 khz
    1200 Hours               7355
    1500 Hours               9920

Once we resume operating on both antennas — here's the spring/summer frequency schedule for the English broadcast:

    0800 Hours UTC       11870 khz
    1000 Hours               11870
    1200 Hours               11870 and 7355
    1400 Hours               11765

If you access to the internet — you can listen to our broadcast on your computer or smart phone on two websites — http://www.knls.org — or http://www.worldchristian.org.

Half a world away from Alaska, in the Indian Ocean region—our engineering staff will juggle the tasks of putting our new station on the air while getting KNLS-Alaska back to its normal 20-hour schedule. From the Indian Ocean facility, listeners in India, South Asia, Africa, and Europe, will, on most days, be able to get a clearer signal. We’re hopeful the new station will be on the air by early 2016.

The Pacific Rim is the reason KNLS broadcasts in English. It’s that part of the Eastern Hemisphere that encompasses the English-prevalent countries of the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand. Additionally—English is widely spoken in Indonesia. And English is the official language of government and commerce in India.

Normally, KNLS is on the air daily from 800 hours UTC to 1800 hours UTC. Eastern Daylight Time is four hours behind UTC; Central Time is five hours behind. So, if you’re in Dallas, Nashville, or Chicago, you can listen between 5:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. CDT. If you’re in Atlanta, Miami, or New York, you can listen between 6:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. EDT. Outside the U.S.—most locations are on standard time rather than daylight time all year. If you’re in Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, or Singapore, you can listen between 6:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. If you’re in New Delhi or Mumbai, there’s an additional half-hour offset. Listening times are between 3:30 p.m. and 1:30 a.m.

You can also use this website http://www.knls.org to listen to the English Hour if you’re not into shortwave radio. You can also access KNLS through the Safari or Google applications on your mobile device....... (via Dr Hansjoerg Biener, Germany, July 6, DXLD)