OBSERVER # 310 04 May 2004
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OBSERVER is an edition of RADIO BULGARIA - Monitoring Sce compiled by Ivo Ivanov
Items here may be reproduced if it is mentioned "OBSERVER-BUL". All times in UTC
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AUSTRALIA: Some changes of Radio Australia in English:
0600-1057 NF 13630 (43343)unregistered freq, co-ch Voice International in Hindi
0500-0757 NF 15160 (44444)unregistered freq, co-ch VOA in Mandarin Ch from 0700
BULGARIA: Radio New Europe is new name for Radio Free Europe in Bulgarian. Sked:
Mon-Fri 0430-0630; 0800-0900; 1000-1100; 1300-1500
Sat/Sun 0500-0700; 1000-1100; 1300-1600 on FM freq
Pleven 87.9 mHz Stara Zagora 100.1 mHz
Sofia 89.1 mHz Rousse 101.6 mHz
Montana 90.0 mHz Haskovo 102.1 mHz
Varna 95.9 mHz Povdiv 103.7 mHz
Vidin 97.8 mHz Bourgas 105.1 mHz
Veliko Tarnovo 105.7 mHz
GERMANY/PORTUGAL: Freq change of Deutsche Welle in Arabic effective from May 1:
2000-2130 NF 13690 (55444) SIN 250 kW / 095 deg, ex 11695 \\ 9495
KUWAIT: Radio Kuwait in Arabic noted from April 1:
1515-1800 (ex 1615-1800) on 11990. English txion 1800-2100 on 11990 is cancelled
RUSSIA/SEYCHELLES: Freq changes for FEBA Radio
NF 7365, ex 7350 via IRK 250 kW / 224 deg to South India, Maldives, Sri Lanka:
1400-1430 Mon-Wed Malayalam
1430-1500 Mon-Wed Telugu
1400-1445 Thu-Sun Malayalam
1445-1500 Thu-Sun Telugu
1500-1600 Daily English
1600-1615 Sun-Tue Sinhala
1600-1615 Wed/Fri/Sat Dhivehi
1600-1615 Thu Malay
NF 9850, ex 9875 via ARM 100 kW / 147 deg to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran:
1630-1730 Daily Persian
1730-1745 Sat/Sun Baluchi
1730-1745 Mon-Wed Turkmen
1730-1745 Thu Azeri
1730-1745 Fri Luri
USA(non): New schedule of DX-ing with Cumbre effective from April 9:
2100 Fri on 17650 Angel # 5 0030 Sun on 7315 Angel # 1
0500 Sat on 5745 Angel # 2 0430 Sun on 17780 Angel # 3
0500 Sat on 7315 Angel # 1 0630 Sun on 5745 Angel # 2
0600 Sat on 17780 Angel # 3 0730 Sun on 11730 Angel # 5
0730 Sat on 5745 Angel # 2 1200 Sun on 11565 Angel # 4
0730 Sat on 7315 Angel # 1 1430*Sun on 17560 Angel # 5
0800 Sat on 11565 Angel # 4 1530 Sun on 15105 Angel # 1
1000 Sat on 11565 Angel # 4 1600 Sun on 9930 Angel # 3
1230 Sat on 9495 Angel # 1 2030 Sun on 5745 Angel # 2
1500 Sat on 13760 Angel # 2 0330 Mon on 7315 Angel # 1
1930 Sat on 9495 Angel # 1 * no announced, but heard in BUL
USA: New schedule for IBB (VOA and RFA) in Korean:
1300-1500 (ex 1200-1400) VOA on 7215 7235 9545 plus 648 MW till 1400
1500-1700 (ex 1400-1700) RFA on 7210 9385 13625
2000-2100 (ex 2100-2200) VOA on 6060 7125 15470
2100-2300 (ex 2200-2300) RFA on 7460 9385 12075
UZBEKISTAN/SEYCHELLES: Freq change for FEBA Radio
NF 7375, ex 7365 via TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to North India, Nepal, Tibet:
0030-0115 Sun Hindi
0030-0045 Mon-Thu Bangla
0030-0045 Fri/Sat Bhojpuri
0045-0115 Mon/Wed-Sat Hindi
0045-0100 Tue Oriya
0100-0115 Tue Hindi
