WORLD OF RADIO #1268, produced March 23, 2005 by Glenn Hauser
[for credits listen in or consult recent DXLDs]
*Standard disclaimer
*Week of confusion is upon us, March 27-April 3 as most shortwave
broadcasters start new schedules a week before we shift to DST, so
we may not hear at same times and frequencies as before
*Affects World of Radio on WWCR, WBCQ and WRMI, one UT hour earlier
from April 4, but on same frequencies
*Always think in terms of Universal Time as used on this program;
know how it relates to your local clock before and after DST
*Transformation Media International, Albany OR, applies for shortwave
construction permit at Lebanon, Oregon, with four USB transmitters,
programming variety, to Asia and Americas in 7 languages; attended
HFCC Mexico
*Radio Free Asia issued its 5th QSL card, only in March, for SWL Fest;
report via http://www.techweb.rfa.org
*Acting Pres. Bush appoints another Republican to head Federal
Communications Commission, Kevin Martin; opens new slot
*FCC freezes for six months new low power FMs and translator
applications after complaint that religious groups are trafficking in
translator licenses, preventing LPFM; also considering giving LPFM
priority with capability to bump off translators
*WRFN-LP, Radio Free Nashville, will have barn-raising April 1-3 at
8920 Griffith Road, Pasquo, TN; plus radio production workshops. See
http://radiofreenashville.org
*Special 6-minute MW DX test from WIMA 1150, Lima, OH, April 4 at 0600
UT with tones, Morse IDs
*Yosemite-Sam-like transmissions again heard, on 3890
*SCTV, classic sketch comedy series is back, on TV Land, early Sats
12-2 am ET and PT, 4 episodes each for at least three weeks
*RCI issues separate schedule for Week of Confusion while its European
broadcasts have already shifted one UT hour earlier; no Sackville at
1800 to Africa but 15325 at 2000 to Europe, audible back here
*Greenland 3815-USB from KNR is actually relay via OZL, coastal PTT
station, and shifting March 27 to 1400-1515 and 2000-2115 making it
harder to hear at a distance, with increasing daylight
*XEYU, R. UNAM reported to be coming back in a couple months with 10
kw on 9600; has been inactive after transmitter conked out
*DW abandoned Antigua, now relayed via Bonaire to North America in
German: from 2200 15410, 0000 11955, 02-06 9735
*Guyana 3291 silent for some weeks following flood damage
*R. Quito, Ecuador, reactivated on 4918.98 at 0251
*R. Fuerza Democratica is Peruvian political program on WRMI 9955,
UT Sun 0130-0145, one hour earlier from April 10
*On 4949.96, IDL Radio, a program via R. Madre de Dios, Puerto
Maldonado, Peru, Instituto de Defensa Legal
*R. San Miguel, Bolivia, now varying around 4900, at 1000-1040 on
4900.13, another day on 4899.94; at 0146 on 4900.29; 2225 on 4900.4
*Two Uruguayans reactivated, but probably daytime only, 1721 UT:
R. Sarandi Sport on 6045; R. Oriental, 6140, 1100-2000 for bike race
only thru March 27
*Ham DXpedition to Kerguelen Island, Indian Ocean, March 20-April 1,
FT5XO, no website, pilot and little publicity to make it a challenge
*DXLD 5-051 has almost complete SENTECH A-05 schedule from South
Africa, not including SW Radio Africa, V. of Biafra International;
Meyerton confirmed as R. Okapi site, 0400-0600 in French on 11690,
500 kW, great improvement over its own 10 kW
*China to be relayed from South Africa too, 1500-1900 UT on 6100
*SW Radio Africa jammed by Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe, as in latest
DXLDs; 1600-1900 check 3230, 3300, 4880, while 6145 continues; also
via UK at 1600 on 11845, 1700 on 11705, 1800 on 11995; 0300-0500 on
3230, MW 1197 steadily being refurbished and power bumped up
*Reports of jamming hit world press, not very good PR for Mugabe
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USA: or woradio at yahoo.com
*Thanks this week for financial support go to Pete Bentley
*Djibouti back on SW; same frequency as years ago, 4780, but much more
than previous 4 kW, now 50 or 100 thanks to US aid; since March 18 at
1725 to 2002*; and as early as 1620, some utility interference; NW
America heard at 0417; opens at 0300, fades after 0400 in Venezuela
*New Somali clandestine via TDP: Radio Horyaal, 1730-1800 on 12140,
Sat thru Thu, probably via Armavir or Samara Russia, 250 kW, 188
degrees; apparently changing to 12130 at 1700-1830 from March 29
*R. Nacional, Bata, Equatorial Guinea, 5005, staying on later, 1930-
2133; tough to QSL
*Final details on BBC`s remaining transmissions to Western Hemisphere,
from March 27: Bonaire 12-13 on 15190 to SAm; 13-14 15190 is via
French Guiana, 295 degrees across Mexico, as well as: 10-11 6195,
11-13 11865, 21-22 15390, 22-01 5975, 02-03 5975 at 255 degrees; 03-
04 5975 via US, probably Delano with good reception; see recent DXLDs
for dicsussion of BBC`s abandonment of its SW listeners
*BBC overall cutting 2050 jobs, 13 percent of its workforce; unions
not happy
*BBC Radio 3 to broadcast 20 minutes in Latin, Sat March 26 at 2240
*DTK/T-Systems A-05 relays via Germany include R. Miami International:
with Minivan Radio, for Maldives, 16-17 on 12015; R. Free Syria, Sun
1800-1859 on 13650
*YLE Radio Finland looking into using SW relays elsewhere once
contract with Pori, Finland expires at end of 2006y
*Ex Polish President Walesa to sue R. Maryja over accusations he
cooperated with Commies
*Brest, Belarus, 6010 heard in UK on 2nd harmonic 12020 around 0800
*R. Ukraine International, A-05 English: 00 & 03 on 7440 as already in
use; 21 on 7420; 11 on 15675
*R. Bulgaria A05 English: 0630-07 11.6 13.6 MHz; 1130 11.7 15.7; 1730
9.5 11.5; one hour: 21 5.8 7.5; NAm 23 & 02 9.7 11.7
*R. Varna, Sunday 21 to Monday 03 on 7.4
*With WRMI off 15725, IRRS Italy using it, Sat 09-16 form 26th with
Radio Mi Amigo; suspect from Bulgaria or Romania
*Swissinfo supposed to be high-tech replacement for SW from
Switzerland; now 80 jobs and 8 languages cut, leaving reduced English
only as government ends funding
*Bob Zanotti still provides http://www.switzerlandinsound.com
*Kol Israel makes timeshift on April 1; until then, English one hour
later than: 0330-0345 7545 9345 17600; 0930-0945 15640 17535; 1730-
1745 15640 9345: 1900-1925 15640 15615 11605
*IBB via Kuwait A05 250 kW 70 degrees to Afghanistan, includes new
15090 in aero band, alternating Pashto and Dari, VOA and RFA, 0930-
1830
*Al-Jazeera maze for web users; satellite TV channel`s site is
http://www.aljazeera.net But three others are not related: a news
service in English, http://aljazeera.com --- http://al-jazirah.com in
Arabic from Saudi Arabia; and from Dalton, Georgia,
http://aljazeerah.info = http://aljazeerah.us [latter no work]
*Bangladesh Betar admits 7185 is only frequency, including English
1230-13, 1815-19 and V. of Islam 1745-1815; special independence day
programs March 26
*Recent DXLDs have a lot of discussion about merits of CRI vs VOA, BBC
and others. Connor Walsh comments on foreign workers at CRI; cost of
FM relays includes middlemen ``polishers``
*RNZI has registered DRM frequencies for A-05: 7145 9615 11675 13730
*Prediction that next solar cycle will be least active in 100 years;
see: http://solar.uleth.ca/news/05Mar2005/index.php
*Propagation outlook from Boulder March 22: flux range 75-95
*Glenn Hauser, concluding World of Radio 1268
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