OBSERVER # 316 16 June 2004
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OBSERVER is an edition of RADIO BULGARIA - Monitoring Sce compiled by Ivo Ivanov
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BURMA(non): Freq change for DVOBurma in Burmese via MDC 250 kW / 055 eff.June 11
1430-1525 NF 17625 (34553), ex 17495 \\ 5910 A-A 200 kW / 132 deg
CHINA: Some changes of China Radio International monitored on June 15/16:
0400-0557 French on 17650, ex in English >>> June 16
0600-0757 Chinese on 17650, ex in English >>> June 16
0800-0957 French on 17650, ex in English, co-ch R.JapanNHK Japanese >>> June 16
1000-1157 Chinese on 17650, ex in English >>> June 15
1200-1357 French on 17650, ex in English, co-ch DW French till 1300 >>> June 15
1400-1557 Chinese on 17650, ex in English, co-ch WHRI English from 1500 June 15
1600-1657 French on 17650, ex in English, co-ch WHRI English >>> June 15
1300-1457 Chinese on 7250, co-ch Vatican Radio Italian from 1430, ex in Russian
1400-1557 English on 9610, cancelled, no txion on June 15
1500-1557 Russian on 7250, co-ch Vatican Radio Italian
1530-1557 English on 11520, cancelled, no txion on June 15
1600-1657 English on 7250, co-ch Vatican Radio French/English/Slovene/Croatian
1600-1657 English on 13730, co-ch ORF-1 in German, ex 1600-1727 >>> June 15
1700-1757 French on 15150, ex in English
1700-2157 English on 12080 in AM, ex xx00-xx15 and xx30-xx45 in DRM, other in AM
1800-1857 Chinese on 15150, ex in English
1900-2057 Chinese on 12015, ex in English
1900-2157 English on 7295, co-ch VOIROI Albanian til 1927;RRI Serbian 1930-1956
RAI Ar/Port/Sp/Ar 2025-2155 & R.Tirana Alb 2030-2155
No DRM test txion on June 15/16:
17510 0800-0927; 1100-1227; 1400-1527; 1700-1827
15230 0930-1057; 1230-1357; 1530-1657
11700 1830-2057
CZECH REP.(non): Freqs changes of Radio Liberty:
1300-1400 Kazakh NF 11515, ex 12140
1400-1500 Kyrghyz NF 15225, ex 11845 to avoid RFI in French and VOK in Russian
1400-1500 Russian NF 15130, ex 15215 to avoid GFA Athmee Yatra He in SoAs lang
GERMANY: Voice of Ethiopian Salvation changes via DTK T-systems:
0700-0800 on 21550 JUL 100 kW / 145 deg Sun to EaAf in Amharic, cancelled
1600-1700 on 15670 JUL 100 kW / 145 deg Thu/Sun to EaAf in Amharic, ex Thu only
RUSSIA: Some freqs changes for Voice of Russia:
1000-1100 Korean NF 7300 K/A 250 kW / 210 deg, ex 7305
1100-1400 Chinese NF 7300 K/A 250 kW / 210 deg, ex 7305
1200-1300 Urdu NF 15605 MSK 250 kW / 115 deg, additional
1300-1400 Hindi NF 15605 MSK 250 kW / 115 deg, additional
1400-1500 English NF 15605 MSK 250 kW / 115 deg, additional
1600-1800 English NF 9405 IRK 250 kW / 230 deg, ex 7320
1600-1900 Arabic NF 11610 MSK 250 kW / 170 deg, additional
1700-2000 French NF 15465 EKB 250 kW / 275 deg, ex 13825 >>>>> eff.June 11
Freq change for R.Ezra in En via ARM 250 kW / 290 deg to WEu/NAf/ME eff.June 13:
0900-0930 Sun NF 17590 (55544), ex 17490 to avoid CRI in English
SRI LANKA: Freq change for Deutsche Welle in Hindi via TRM 250 kW / 015 deg:
1515-1600 NF 6180 totally blocked by DW Mx in DRM mode, ex 6170 \\ 7225, 17595
U.K.: Freq change for Bible Voice Broadcasting Network (BVBN) in Arabic to ME:
1700-1730 Mon and 1700-1715 Tue-Fri NF 17730 via WOF 250 kW / 126 deg, ex 17860
U.K.: Freq change for WYFR via RMP 500 kW / 062 deg eff.June 11:
1700-1800 Arabic NF 13700 (55544), ex 11695 \\ 13720 (7 sec. deley)
1800-1900 English NF 13700 (52442), co-ch CRI in Chaozhou, ex 11695
USA: New schedules for WHRI Angel 1/2:
Angel 1 0000-1000 on 7315
1000-1300 on 9495
1300-1700 on 15105 co-ch RRI English 1300-1357; BBC Hausa 1330-1415
1700-2200 on 15665*
2200-2400 on 9495
Angel 2 0000-1300 on 7535*
1300-1500 on 11670*co-ch RFI Serbian 1400-1457
1500-2100 on 13760 co-ch VOK En/Fr/Ko/Sp/En/Fr; CRI English 1800-2057
2100-2400 on 13770*
Mon-Fri 2200-2400 on 9430*co-ch CRI English till 2257
* former WSHB freqs
DX-ing With Cumbre changes:
0500-0530 Sat NF 7535 Angel 2, ex 5745 1930-2000 Sun NF 15665 Angel 1, ex 9495
0730-0800 Sat NF 7535 Angel 2, ex 5745 1430-1500 Sun on 17560 Angel 5, deleted
0630-0700 Sun NF 7535 Angel 2, ex 5745 2030-2100 Sun NF 13760 Angel 2, ex 5745