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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 inUTC.
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BULGARIA:
Summer A-04 schedule of RADIO BULGARIA from March 28 to October 31, 2004
MW: Petritch (G.C: 41N42/023E18): 747 kHz 500 kW / non-dir
Vidin (G.C: 43N49/022E40): 1224 kHz 500 kW / 205 deg
SW: P=Plovdiv (G.C: 42N10/024E42): 2 x 500 kW, 3 x 250 kW
S=Sofia (G.C: 42N49/023E13): 2 x 100 kW, 2 x 050 kW
V=Varna (G.C: 43N03/027E40): 2 x 100 kW
ALBANIAN
0530-0600 Mon-Fri Balkans 7200 P250/248, 1224
0600-0700 Sat/Sun Balkans 7200 P250/248, 1224
1100-1130 -daily- Balkans 7200 P250/248
1600-1630 -daily- Balkans 7200 P250/248, 1224
1900-2000 -daily- Balkans 5900 P250/248, 1224, 747
BULGARIAN
0000-0100 -daily- South America 9500 P250/245, 11500 P250/258
0000-0100 -daily- North America 9700 P500/306, 11700 P500/306
0430-0500 Mon-Fri Balkans 7200 P250/248, 1224
0430-0500 Mon-Fri East Europe 7500 S100/030, 9400 S100/030
0430-0500 Mon-Fri West Europe 9500 P500/306, 11500 P500/306
0400-0500 Sat/Sun Balkans 7200 P250/248, 1224
0400-0500 Sat/Sun East Europe 7500 S100/030, 9400 S100/030
0400-0500 Sat/Sun West Europe 9500 P500/306, 11500 P500/306
1000-1030 -daily- Balkans 7200 P250/248
1000-1030 -daily- East Europe 11600 S100/030, 13600 S100/030
1000-1030 -daily- West Europe 11700 P500/306, 15700 P500/306
1200-1400 -daily- Balkans 1224
1200-1400 -daily- West Europe 11700 P500/306, 15700 P500/306
1500-1600 -daily- Balkans 7200 P250/248, 1224
1500-1600 -daily- East Europe 7500 S100/030, 9400 S100/030
1500-1600 -daily- Middle East 15700 P500/126
1500-1600 -daily- South Africa 17500 P500/185
1800-1900 -daily- Balkans 5900 P250/248, 1224, 747
1800-2000 -daily- West Europe 7200 P250/306
1800-2000 -daily- Middle East 7400 P250/140
ENGLISH
0200-0300 -daily- North America 9700 P500/306, 11700 P500/306
0630-0700 -daily- West Europe 11600 P500/306, 13600 P500/306
1130-1200 -daily- West Europe 11700 P500/306, 15700 P500/306
1730-1800 -daily- West Europe 9500 P500/306, 11500 P500/306
2100-2200 -daily- West Europe 5800 P500/295, 7500 P500/306
2300-2400 -daily- North America 9700 P500/306, 11700 P500/306
FRENCH
0100-0200 -daily- North America 9700 P500/306, 11700 P500/306
0600-0630 -daily- West Europe 11600 P500/306, 13600 P500/306
1100-1130 -daily- West Europe 11700 P500/306, 15700 P500/306
1700-1730 -daily- West Europe 9500 P500/306, 11500 P500/306
2000-2100 -daily- West Europe 5800 P500/295, 7500 P500/306
GERMAN
0500-0530 -daily- West Europe 9500 P500/306, 11500 P500/306
1030-1100 -daily- West Europe 11700 P500/306, 15700 P500/306
1630-1700 -daily- West Europe 9500 P500/306, 11500 P500/306
1900-2000 -daily- West Europe 5800 P500/295, 7500 P500/306
GREEK
0500-0530 Mon-Fri Balkans 7200 P250/248, 1224
0500-0600 Sat/Sin Balkans 7200 P250/248, 1224
1030-1100 -daily- Balkans 7200 P250/248
1630-1700 -daily- Balkans 7200 P250/248, 1224, 747
2000-2100 -daily- Balkans 5900 P250/248, 1224, 747
RUSSIAN
0300-0400 -daily- East Europe 7500 S100/030, 9400 S100/030,
1224
0500-0530 -daily- East Europe 7500 S100/030, 9400 S100/030
1030-1100 -daily- East Europe 11600 S100/030, 13600 S100/030
1400-1500 -daily- East Europe 7500 S100/030, 9400 S100/030,
1224
1400-1500 -daily- Central Asia 13600 P250/045
1600-1630 -daily- East Europe 7500 S100/030, 9400 S100/030
1800-1900 -daily- East Europe 7500 S100/030, 9400 S100/030
2300-2400 -daily- Central Asia 13600 P250/045
SERBIAN
0600-0630 Mon-Fri Balkans 7200 P250/248, 1224
0700-0800 Sat/Sun Balkans 7200 P250/248, 1224
1130-1200 -daily- Balkans 7200 P250/248
1700-1730 -daily- Balkans 7200 P250/248, 1224, 747
2100-2200 -daily- Balkans 5900 P250/248, 1224, 747
SPANISH
0100-0200 -daily- South America 9500 P250/245, 11500 P250/258
0100-0200 -daily- Central America 9400 P250/295
0600-0630 -daily- South Europe 13700 P250/292, 15700 P250/260
1100-1130 -daily- South Europe 13600 P250/292, 15600 P250/260
1630-1700 -daily- South Europe 15700 P250/260, 17500 P250/292
2100-2200 -daily- South Europe 11800 P250/292, 13800 P250/260
2300-2400 -daily- South America 9500 P250/245, 11500 P250/258
TURKISH
0500-0530 -daily- Middle East 6000 P250/115, 7400 P250/140
1000-1030 -daily- Middle East 7400 P250/140, 9400 P250/115
1730-1800 -daily- Middle East 7400 P250/140, 1224, 747
Radio Varna with programm "Hello Sea"/"Zdravei more" in Bulgarian will be on
air 2100 Sun - 0300 Mon on 7400 V100/nd
(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via BC-DX Mar 19)
CHINA: Some freqs changes for China Radio International:
0500-0700 English NF 1215v ex 1395v >> via Fllake, Albania
1900-1957 Portuguese ADD 7335, co-ch VOIROI in Hausa till 1927
2000-2057 Mandarin ADD 7335
2000-2157 English NF 9855, co-ch R.Kuwait in Ar, x9840 to avoid VOT in
Tu
2200-2300 Serbian on 1215v >> new, addit via Fllake, Albania
(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via BC-DX Mar 19)
IRAN(non): Freq change for Voice of Iran in Persian from March 7:
1630-1830 NF 11520 (55555), ex 7580
(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via BC-DX Mar 19)
SOUTH AFRICA: Summer A-04 schedule for EDC "Al-Mustaqbal"/"Future" in
Somali:
0630-0700 Mon/Tue/Thu on 15370 MEY 250 kW / 210 deg
1200-1230 Mon/Tue/Thu on 15370 MEY 250 kW / 032 deg
(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via BC-DX Mar 19)
U.K.: New Radio Pedar/Father Radio/ in Persian with very good reception in
BUL:
1830-1930 Mon-Fri on 9740 WOF 300 kW / 128 deg
1730-1830 Mon-Fri on 17660 WOF 300 kW / 128 deg for Summer A-04 period
(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via BC-DX Mar 19)
U.K.: Summer A-04 freqs of Radio Korea International via Merlin Comm.:
2000-2100 on 3955 SKN 250 kW / 106 deg in German
2100-2130 on 3955 SKN 250 kW / 106 deg in English
1600-1700 on 7150 SKN 250 kW / 175 deg in French
0700-0800 on 9535 SKN 300 kW / 110 deg in Korean
1800-1900 on 15360 RMP 500 kW / 062 deg in Russian
1900-2000 on 15365 RMP 500 kW / 168 deg in Arabic
(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via BC-DX Mar 19)
U.K.: Summer A-04 freqs of Radio Taiwan International via Merlin Comm.:
1800-1900 on 3955 SKN 250 kW / 175 deg in English
1900-2000 on 6045 SKN 250 kW / 175 deg in French
1900-2000 on 6185 SKN 300 kW / 110 deg in German
2000-2100 on 9635 SKN 300 kW / 110 deg in Spanish
1700-1800 on 13700 WOF 300 kW / 075 deg in Russian
(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via BC-DX Mar 19)