OBSERVER # 312 18 May 2004
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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
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BULGARIA: New web site for Bulgarian National Radio & Radio Bulgaria from May 17
http://www.bnr.bg, instead of http://www.nationalradio.bg
CHINA: Freqs changes for China Radio International (A-04 vs A-03):
0000-0057 Russian NF 15110, ex 9870 1830-1857 Bulgarian NF 7265, ex 11775
0200-0227 Tamil NF 15260, ex 15145 NF 9525, ex 11810
0300-0357 Spanish NF 9665, ex 11765 1900-1957 Portuguese NF 7335, ex 13775
NF 17720, ex 11650 NF 9620, ex 11810
0400-0457 English NF 9755, ex 9730 1930-1957 Albanian NF 7130additional
0900-0957 Mandarin NF 9665, ex 9550 Czech NF 9550, ex 9585
NF 15125, ex 11700 1930-2027 Esperanto NF 7265, ex 11810
0900-1057 Mandarin NF 17670, ex 17785 NF 9745, ex 9880
1100-1157 Esperanto NF 9510, ex 9590 2000-2027 Polish NF 9550, ex 9585
Mongolian NF 15420, ex 5850 NF 9760, ex 11775
1100-1357 Mandarin NF 15500, ex 17785 Serbian NF 9585, ex 11680
1200-1257 Mongolian NF 15110, ex 9870 2000-2057 Mandarin NF 7245, ex 13790
1200-1957 Russian NF 5905, ex 5915 NF 9770, ex 9765
1300-1357 Esperanto NF 9440, ex 15210 2000-2157 English NF 7190, ex 15110
Hindi NF 9635, ex 11765 NF 9600, ex 11790
NF 11675, ex 13715 2030-2057 Bulgarian NF 7160, ex 13650
1500-1757 Russian NF 13790, ex 9765 NF 9585, ex 11680
1600-1657 Arabic NF 11730, ex 11750 Polish NF 9550, ex 9585
NF 11915, ex 15490 2030-2127 French NF 7200, ex 12010
NF 15125, ex 13685 NF 7320, ex 13715
Hakka NF 11750, ex 15580 2100-2127 Serbian NF 7160, ex 13650
Urdu NF 5915additional 2100-2157 Arabic NF 7260, ex 9685
1700-1757 Cantonese NF 11750, ex 15580 NF 9695, ex 9765
1800-1827 Persian NF 12065, ex 15595 NF 9725, ex 11965
1800-1857 Chaozhou NF 13700, ex 9585 2130-2227 French NF 7200, ex 12015
1800-1957 German NF 11775, ex 15130 2200-2257 Spanish NF 7120, ex 11690
Russian NF 7245, ex 11630 2300-0257 Spanish NF 17720, ex 11650
CHINA: Some freqs changes of China Radio International effective from May 16:
9440 1500-1557 in Russian >>>>> additional
1600-1700 in English >>>>> additional, strong co-ch VOA in Hindi
9795 1500-1700 in English >>>>> additional, strong co-ch VOR in German
11670 1600-1700 in English >>>>> additional
1700-1800 in English >>>>> additional, strong co-ch RAI in Italian
1800-1900 in English >>>>> additional, strong co-ch RFI in Russian
1900-1957 in Romanian >>>> new freq, co-ch Radio Farda in Farsi, ex 11740
11775 2030-2057 in Hingarian >>> new freq, co-ch IRIB Albanian, ex 6020
2100-2157 in Spanish >>>>> new freq, co-ch IRIB Albanian til 2127,ex 6020
2200-2257 in Spanish >>>>> new freq, ex 6020
11850 1200-1457 in Russian >>>>> additional
11940 1600-1800 in English >>>>> additional
1800-1900 in English >>>>> additional, strong co-ch RRI in English
1900-2000 in English >>>>> new freq, co-ch RRI in German, ex 7140
2000-2100 in English >>>>> new freq, co-ch RRI in Spanish,ex 7140
13640 1500-1700 in English >>>>> additional, co-ch TRT in Spanish 1630-1655
1700-1900 in English >>>>> additional, co-ch TRT in German 1730-1825
13760 1800-1900 in English >>>>> additional, co-ch VOK in Spanish till 1855
1900-2000 on English >>>>> additional, co-ch VOK in English till 1955
U.K.: Time and freqs changes for BBC in Kazakh:
1200-1230 Mon-Fri on 15535 and 17665, ex 1300-1330 Mon-Fri on 15535 and 17720
U.K.: Very good reception in BUL for new station Laeding The Way via RMP 500 kW:
1700-1730 Tue/Fri on 15495 / 095 deg to WeAs in Farsi
1700-1730 Sat/Sun on 15495 / 076 deg to RUSS in Russian
USA(non): Freqs changes for VOA:
1330-1430 Urdu on 9510 12025 15190 >>>>> Radio Aap ki Dunyaa >>>> cancelled
1400-1500 Urdu on 9510 11790 15170 15255 >>>>> Radio Aap ki Dunyaa
1600-1700 Hindi NF 9440, ex 11705 \\ 7260 and 12115