OBSERVER#240 / 04-02-2003
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OBSERVER is an edition of RADIO BULGARIA compiled by Ivo Ivanov & Angel Datzinov.
Items here may be reproduced if it is mentioned "OBSERVER-BUL". All times in UTC.
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CHINA: Freq change for China Radio International in Turkish:
1400-1427 NF 11800 (55544) over AWR in Chinese, ex 6165 to avoid Hrvatska Radio
ECUADOR/AUSTRALIA: Freq change for HCJB AUS in En to So.Pac/AUS eff. from Feb.2:
0700-1200 NF 11770*(43333) KHX 025 kW / 106 deg, ex 11755 to avoid Radio Finland
*co-ch 0700-1000 Voice of Russia WS in Russian (irr.)
0700-1200 China National Radio 2 in Mandarin Chinese
0700-1200 Voice of Nigeria in English/Hausa/English
ECUADOR/AUSTRALIA: Good reception in BUL for HCJB AUS in En to SoAs from Feb.2:
1230-1730 on 15480 (44554) KHX 100 kW / 307 deg
GERMANY: Some DEUTSCHE TELEKOM (DTK) changes:
Bible Voice Broadcasting Network /BVBN/ effective Jan.27:
0030-0100 9740 NAU 250 kW / 095 deg Mon-Sat to SoAs Hindi >>> ex 7315
0800-0845 5975 JUL 100 kW / 290 deg Mon-Fri to WeEu English >>> ex 0700-0745
1900-1945 6010 JUL 100 kW / 060 deg Mon-Fri to EaEu En/Ru/En >>> ex 5910
IBRA Radio effective from Feb.1:
0500-0600 9710 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg Daily to ME Arabic >>> ex 0500-0530
Brother Stair /TOM/ effective from Jan.12:
1600-1800 6110 JUL 100 kW / non-dir Daily to WeEu English >>> ex Sat only
Voice of Hope/High Adventure Ministries effective from Feb.1:
1400-1530 15775 JUL 100 kW / 090 deg Daily to SoAs En/Urdu >>> new txion
1530-1630 11905 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg Daily to ME En/Urdu >>> new txion
1515-1530 9860 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg Sat to ME English >>> new txion
1530-1730 9860 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg Mon-Fri to ME En/Ar/Fa >>> ex Daily
1730-1800 9860 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg Sun to ME English >>> new txion
IRAN: Very good reception in BUL for VOSouthern Azerbaijan in Azeri on Jan.29/30:
1630-1700 Wed/Thu on NF 9375 (55544), instead of ann. 9570
MADAGASCAR: New schedule for Voice of People in English to Zimbabwe from Jan.27:
0330-0427 Daily on 7120 MDC 050 kW / 265 deg >>>>> cancelled
1700-1757 Mon-Fri on 7120 MDC 050 kW / 265 deg >>>>> retimed, ex 1630-1757 Daily
NIGERIA: Freq change for Voice of Nigeria - NF 11770*, ex 7255 as follows:
0500-0800 in English 1600-1700 in Arabic
0800-0900 in Hausa 1700-1800 in Fulfulde
0900-1200 in English 1800-2000 in English
1200-1300 in French 2000-2200 in Hausa
1300-1600 in Swahili 2200-2300 in English
*co-ch 0500-1200 China National Radio 2 in Mandarin Chinese
0600-1000 Voice of Russia WS in English (irr.)
0700-1200 HCJB AUS in English
1430-1630 VOA in Pashto/Dari
1630-1830 RFE/RL in Pashto/Dari
1830-1900 VOA in Azeri
\\ freq 15120 0500-1200 and 1900-2300
PORTUGAL: Additional changes for RDP Internacional-Radio Portugal:
to Europe Mon-Fri
0900-1057 on 11875 LIS 300 45œ >>>>> retimed, ex 0900-1300
1100-1300 NF 15140 LIS 300 45œ >>>>> ex 11875
2000–2400 NF 9880 LIS 300 45œ >>>>> ex 11 860 (special broadcasts only)
Full updated schedule for RDP Internacional-Radio Portugal in next OBSERVER#241
U S A(non): Freqs changes for Radio Liberty in Russian/Avari/Chechen/Cherkessi:
1800-1900 NF 7565 (55544), ex 11930
NF 9840 (45444), ex 12130
\\ 9615 (55444)
73 from Ivo and Angel!
