http://www.knls.org/whats-going-on.html
English: "What’s Going On?" July 2015
From Rob Scobey, Senior
Producer for International English
KNLS got back on the air June 3rd
after a considerable absence caused by unusual weather conditions. And many of
you have responded with letters. Included in the "welcome back" letters was one
from New York State in the USA. And this listener requested a Bible. We don’t
normally think of U.S. listeners as our target audience. But we were more than
happy to send a Bible to a destination within our borders, as well as to any of
you who request it.
While the storm damage problems have been resolved,
our engineers, as of this writing, continue to work with the manufacturer of our
new transmitter to get it hooked up to the other Alaska antenna.
The
English Hour occupies three hours of the current 10-hour schedule. When the
second transmitter is hooked to the second antenna, and we return to the 20-hour
schedule, English will occupy five hours — four plus a simulcast at 1200 hours
UTC.
While operating on one antenna — here’s the frequency schedule for
the English Hour:
1000 Hours UTC 9655 khz
1200
Hours 7355
1500 Hours 9920
Once we
resume operating on both antennas — here's the spring/summer frequency schedule
for the English broadcast:
0800 Hours UTC 11870 khz
1000
Hours 11870
1200 Hours 11870 and 7355
1400 Hours 11765
If you access to the internet — you can
listen to our broadcast on your computer or smart phone on two websites — http://www.knls.org — or http://www.worldchristian.org.
Half
a world away from Alaska, in the Indian Ocean region—our engineering staff will
juggle the tasks of putting our new station on the air while getting KNLS-Alaska
back to its normal 20-hour schedule. From the Indian Ocean facility, listeners
in India, South Asia, Africa, and Europe, will, on most days, be able to get a
clearer signal. We’re hopeful the new station will be on the air by early
2016.
The Pacific Rim is the reason KNLS broadcasts in English. It’s that
part of the Eastern Hemisphere that encompasses the English-prevalent countries
of the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand.
Additionally—English is widely spoken in Indonesia. And English is the official
language of government and commerce in India.
Normally, KNLS is on the
air daily from 800 hours UTC to 1800 hours UTC. Eastern Daylight Time is four
hours behind UTC; Central Time is five hours behind. So, if you’re in Dallas,
Nashville, or Chicago, you can listen between 5:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. CDT. If
you’re in Atlanta, Miami, or New York, you can listen between 6:00 a.m. and 2:00
p.m. EDT. Outside the U.S.—most locations are on standard time rather than
daylight time all year. If you’re in Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, or
Singapore, you can listen between 6:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. If you’re in New Delhi
or Mumbai, there’s an additional half-hour offset. Listening times are between
3:30 p.m. and 1:30 a.m.
You can also use this website http://www.knls.org to listen to the English Hour
if you’re not into shortwave radio. You can also access KNLS through the Safari
or Google applications on your mobile device....... (via Dr Hansjoerg Biener,
Germany, July 6, DXLD)
