Chinese DXers analyzed the B21 schedule of Gangxi Beibu Bay Radio as follows.
Difference from A21 schedule
-Relay of CRI Vietnamese program (2 times at 1000 and 1400 in A21) has been reduced to 1 time at 1000 (since August 2021)
- Relay of CRI Chinese program at 0000 has been changed to that of CNR 9th “Story Radio” in Chinese (since October 20 2021)
-The new program produced by Chongzuo City Radio & TV station in southern dialect of Zhuang language has been regularly broadcast at 1300-1320 since November 1 2021. As FEBC terminated the broadcast in this language, this is the only broadcast on shortwave in Zhuang language.
-Relay of Radio Thailand in Thai at 1530-1545 on Saturdays and Sundays was replaced by own produced program in Thai
The detailed B21 shortwave schedule is as follows.
--Evening Broadcast 0945-1603 5050kHz Nanning 100kW 232deg.
0945-0950 Top Music in Thai
0950-1000 Music
1000-1030 Own program in Chinese
1030-1100 Recorded Relay of CRI Chinese program
1100-1200 Relay of CRI Vietnamese program
1200-1202 Chinese Lesson (Mon Cambodian Tue Lao Wed Burmese Thu Thai Fri Vietnamese Sat/Sun not fixed)
1202-1300 Own program in Vietnamese
1300-1320 Program in Southern dialect of Zhuan language produced by Chongzuo City Radio & TV station
1320-1340 Own program in Chinese
1340-1345 Own program in foreign languages (Mon Cambodian Tue Lao Wed Burmese Thu Thai Fri Vietnamese Sat/Sun not fixed)
1340-1410 Own program in Chinese
1410-1420 Recorded Relay of CRI Chinese program
1420-1428 Own program in Chinese
1428-1430 Own program in Cantonese
1430-1510 Own program in Chinese
1510-1515 Own program in English
1515-1520 Own program in Chinese
1520-1530 Own program in Cantonese
1530-1545 Own program in Thai
1545-1603 Own program in Chinese
--Morning Broadcast 2248-0102 9820kHz Nanning 100kW 191deg
2248-2300 Opening Music
2300-2350 Recorded Relay of CNR 7th program “Radio the Greater Bay” in Cantonese
2350-0000 Music
0000-0050 Recorded Relay of CNR 9th program “Story Radio” in Chinese
0050-0100 Music
0100-0102 Chinese Lesson (Mon/Sat Cambodian Tue Lao Wed Burmese Thu/Sun Thai Fri Vietnamese)
0102 Weather Forecast in Vietnamese
There is also an internet broadcast at http://video.bbrtv.com/index.php?option=com_content&ItemId=11 (still needs flashplayer)
The original article is at https://cahcn.github.io/posts/2021-11-15-Beibu-Bay-Radio.html
Takahito Akabayashi
Tokyo, Japan
(via WOR io group)
