WORLD OF RADIO #1251, produced November 3, 2004 by Glenn Hauser

*Since Oct 31, new B-04 season in progress; many skeds given in
 advance last few weeks, but there are many more
*First, for this program on SW, one UT hour later on our three US
 affiliates. On WWCR: Thu 2130 15825 (from Dec 9985), Sat 1130 5070,
 Sun 0330 5070, 0730 3210, 2030 12160, Wed 1030 9985. On WBCQ; Wed
 2300 7315, UT Thu 0000 17495-CUSB [confirmed Nov 4], Mon, Tue, Wed
 and Thu at 2200 on 9330-CLSB, with first airing there normally Thu,
 but sometimes on Wed; also Sat 2130 17495-CUSB, Sun & Mon 0400 9330-
 CLSB; Mon 0530 7415. On WRMI: UT Sun 0430 & UT Mon 0330 on 6870 [NOT
 the other way around as I said], Sun 1030 & Tue 1000 on 9955. All
 subject to change, as they are a public service by the stations
*A new Continent of Media, 04-08, via http://www.DXing.com and Sat &
 Sun 1700 on the WBCQ after-hours stream
*Our updated sked: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
*Eike Bierwirth`s comprehensive B-04 schedule of all SW broadcasts is
 being compiled: via http://www.eibi.de.vu
*New schedules of broadcasts in English, especially for North America:
 http://www.primetimeshortwave.com
*VOA put up promptly its new schedule of broadcasts in all languages:
 http://www.voanews.com/english/about/frequenciesAtoZ_e.cfm  
*Talk to America has moved to M-F 1605; English frequencies then are:
 17895 17715 15255 15240 9855 9760 9685 9645 7125 6160, all probably
 overseas relays, but also webcast and archived
*VOA English was supposed to cut back to only 14 hours per day now,
 but one computation shows more like 23 and a half, with fewer
 frequencies
*FCC`s B-04 schedule of private US SW stations, including overseas
 territories as analyzed by gh: No longer listed is KIMF, Pinon, NM,
 5835 and 11885, so have they given up building this station?
*WRNO New Orleans inactive for years, but still shown on imaginary
 frequencies 7355, 7395, 15420
*WWBS Macon, Georgia, off the air a couple of years since owner died,
 is also still on FCC schedule, 11900, 4 hours a week
*WMLK still not using new 250 kW transmitter, but sked shows new 9265,
 ex-9465; 9955 and 15265, two transmitters at once [then I did hear
 9265, barely modulated, and there is only one transmitter]
*At least one WEWN transmitter out of whack, putting out spurs at
 multiples of 8.32 kHz above and below, 5766.76 to 5891.56 from the
 5825 transmitter at 0110-0220+, especially bad in Pennsylvania;
 same problem with 9955 around 1500 [13615 and 9975 too at other
 times]. WEWN has greater responsibility to clean up its act
*Turnover at FCC expected during Bush`s second term, including
 chairman Michael Powell
*KNLS fails to post its own up to date schedule; Noel Green heard
 English at 0800 on 9615, and FCC lists 1300 on 9615, rather than 9690
*RCI eliminated CBC relays at 2200 to North America in analog, now DRM
 only; due to limited resources, World at Six and As It Happens moved
 later to 0100-0300 in order to be more convenient for all US time
 zones, now on 6190, 9755, 9810; morning 9515, 13655, 17820, M-F 1300-
 1600, weekends 1400-1700, including the Sunday Edition. Afternoon
 2000-2300 now on new 15180; RCI`s own programming from Sackville,
 1800-1900 on 15140, 2100-2200 9770; Maple Leaf Mailbag Tue 1830 and
 2130, UT Mon 0130
*New Latin American station in Toronto on 1610 is CHSL, Church San
 Lorenzo, only irregular tests so far, official programming start Nov
 21, raising from 250 to 1000 watts
*R. Garoua, Cameroon, inactive on 5010 and 7240 since transformer
 burned, and transmitter now occupied by a swarm of killer bees
*Sudan served by powerful broadcasts from outside the country. The
 Radio Nile, ex-Voice of Hope, via Madagascar, Sat-Tue 0430-0500 on
 12060, 15320, quite a bit of it in English. Name change due to a
 dispute between churches, transition to complete by January 1
*Also, Sudan Radio Service, 03-05 9625, 05-06 11795, 15-17 15530, 17-
 18 11715, via UK, partly in English, Arabic, Juba Arabic and others
*The non-commercial, non-communist, non-corporate, non-christian DX
 program, World of Radio, No. 1251, woradio at yahoo.com or P O Box
 1684, Enid, OK 73702, USA
*Thanks this week for financial support go to Tom McLaughlin in
 Lubbock, Texas, in memory of: Gigi Lytle
*Appears that only 11 of the 40 language sections at Radio Cairo will
 remain on air after Jan 1, including Arabic, English, French and
 Spanish. Others want support by E-mail
*R. Damascus, Syria plans to stop German on SW, so English may be
 endangered too
*Israel`s new schedule in Hebrew, including lots of music: 00-0430 &
 05-07 7545, 05-17 15760, 06-1030 & 1115-1455 17535, 17-05 9345, 22-24
 6280; also to SAm 21-2215 7520
*Saudi Arabia inadvertently in English at 0753-0800 on 17785,
 preceding scheduled French
*Bahrain active again on 9745, heard Oct 13 in Finland at 1503 on USB
 plus carrier; could be only for Ramadan lasting another couple weeks;
 also heard in Wales Oct 7 at 2101, the LSB attenuated
*MARLO, based in Bahrain, but from ships in Persian Gulf area as
 Coalition Maritime Forces, anti-war on terror, 03-14 6125, 14-03
 15500, heard on 15500-USB, IDs as Radio One, CMF Radio, Radio Malumat
*V. of Islamic Republic of Iran says it has resumed English on SW to
 NAm, as V. of Justice at 0130-0230 on 6120, 9580; or is it from 0030?
 Other schedules contradict; also 1030-1130 15460 15480; 1530-1630 on
 9610 9940; 1930-2030 on some of: 6010 7320 9800 9855 9925 11695; at
 0130, 9580 is blocked by China via Cuba
*Radio Solh, new service for Afghanistan heard since October, means
 Radio Peace, formerly Information Radio; B-04 tentative schedule:
 via Rampisham, England, 500 kW, 80 degrees: 02-04 9695, 06-07 13650,
 07-08 17560, 08-13 21620, 13-15 15265, 15-16 9750, 16-17 11885, 1730-
 1830 9800
*Legendary British DJ John Peel, 65, died suddenly while visiting
 Cuzco, Peru; high altitude may have contributed to heart attack. He
 was greatly beloved, with much grief and tribute at various webites
 including BBC`s; and in recent issues of DX Listening Digest
*Also in DXLD, ways to object to plans to cancel non-Dutch broadcasts
 from RVi, Belgium, at Marchend, including the guestbook at
 http://www.rvi.be/guestbook_uk/
*From complete new B-04 schedule of R. France Internationale, English
 to Africa and Asia: 04-0430 9805 Gabon, 9555; 05-0530 11850 Gabon,
 11995; 06-0630 Ascension 9595; 15155, 17800; 07-08 Gabon on 11700,
 11725, 15605; 12-1230 21620 and Ascension 15265; 14-15 via China on
 7180 and direct on 17620; 16-17 17850, South Africa 9730, 15160;
 1600-1730 11615, 15605
*Spain`s English to North America at 0000-0100 moved to 6055, but QRM
 from Habana reactivated on 6060; other English from Spain is M-F
 2000, Sat & Sun 2200 on 9595 to Eu, 9680 to Af
*Relay schedule via Sackville includes Austria to WNAm, partly in
 English at 1600-1700 on 13675
*English from R. Polonia: 1300-1400 on 9525, 11850; 1800-1900 on 7265
 and adjacent 7270; 11850 marred by rumble from own transmitter
*R. Romania International will have Listeners Day Sun Nov 7 during
 1300 broadcast, with phone-ins from listeners, or recorded in
 advance
*R. Bulgaria, English B-04: 0730-08 11.6 13.6; 1230-13 11.7 15.7;
 1830-19 & 22-23 [NOT 20-23 as I said] 5.8 7.5, NAm 00 & 03 7.4 and
 9.7 MHz exactly; its kHz frequencies always end in 00
*R. Varna, Hello, Sea program, in Bulgarian, Sun 2200-0400 Mon on 9500
*V. of Greece changed relay frequencies via USA: 12-15 11750, 16-22
 15485, both very strong via Delano; weekends from 15
*Among stations contravening accords, broadcasting to NAm on 40m
 hamband, is V. of Turkey on 7275 at 2300; Joe Hanlon recommends move
 to 5960 to avoid QRM
*CRI has new relay sites thanks to strange bedfellows: via Bonaire at
 0000 on 9745 in English [or is it Spanish?]; Chile relays CRI, not
 Taiwan as thought last time. Christian Vision site! 11-14 17625, 21-
 22 11720, including Portuguese at 11 [not 08 as I said] and 21
 [confirmed]
*China via Canada, English at 1400 moved to 15230, clashing with Cuba
*Radio for Peace International plans SW station on an Illinois farm,
 donated land
*Propagation outlook from Boulder November 2: flux range 135-120-130
*Consult our website for DX Listening Digest, and much more:
 http://worldofradio.com
*With a standard disclaimer,
*Glenn Hauser, condluding World of Radio 1251  ###