WORLD OF RADIO #1292, produced November 2, 2005 by Glenn Hauser
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*FEMA forces WBCQ to move off 17495; from Nov 2 on 18910 instead.
 Allan Weiner says government is out to destroy domestic SW
*WOR second broadcast, now UT Thu at 0000 on 18910; other times same
 on WBCQ as shifted; still at 0515 UT Monday, not 0500 on 7415 as Amos
 & Andy continues
*WWCR on 3215 ex-3210 including WOR UT Sun 0730
*Cyberline at 0505 UT Sun on WWCR 5070, now for three hours to 0800
*WRMI remains off air in early Nov; antenna to S OK, but fence around
 it has to be repaired; antenna to NW badly damaged, to be repaired
 and improved. 9955 back on once power back, a week later 7385
 WRMI page on Wilma damage situation at http://www.wrmi.net
 [9955 resumed Nov 6, 7385 perhaps Nov 8]
*WYFR back on air Oct 29 with 100 kW at half power; new schedule from
 Oct 30 includes some last minute changes: far out of band 7780
 replacing 7355, 03-0745, 1045-1345. Left 5745 and 5810 for 6000 05-
 1145, overlapping RHC on same
*RCI new frequency schedule from Oct 30, but domestic CBC Radio making
 program changes Nov 7, also affecting RCI. Morning to US is 7 days at
 14-17 on 9515, 13655, 17820, but some are late or missing. Weekdays,
 First hour: The Current; 2nd hour, Sounds Like Canada, into third
 hour, and new National Playlist, 1630-1700; Friday also Madly Off In
 All Directions at 1605
*RCI retains one Sackville frequency at 18 to Africa, 17740; and at 21
 to Europe 9770, including Maple Leaf Mailbag, first half hour Suns,
 2nd half hour on Tues; also Sun 2200 on 11990, 2330 on 6100, UT Mon
 0030 9755. Afternoon to US [21-23!] on 15180, with Freestyle, new
 show on M-F; Sat DNTO, Sun Cross Country Checkup. World at Six, and
 all of As It Happens, 00-02 Tue-Sat on 9755, except Dispatches is now
 UT Fri 0130
*New weekly radio address by Canadian PM Paul Martin, not on CBC, but
 several private stations per Liberal Party website, mainly 10:58 am
 local time on Sundays; audible in English and French at: 
 http://www.liberal.ca
*Strange ID on 1700, Cash 1700 AM, San Diego. This is latest ID for
 Tecate BCN station XEPE, business format operated from US
*RHC tested briefly on 5055, and one night only on 5040, 0040-0210
*After 7 months of colliding with CRI via Canada, R Nacional de
 Venezuela via Cuba finally in the clear at 23 on 13680, M-F in
 Spanish [also on 11760]; CRI moved to 11970
*R. Comerical, Huancabamba, Peru, 6536.02 with slogan La Voz del
 Rondero, and R. Maranyon, 4835.45 mentions LV del Rondero Valiente;
 what does it mean? Refers to mangager of R. Maranyon, accused of
 participating in terrorist group, in a mining dispute. Supporters
 use the slogan, The Voice of the Valiant Sentinel
*B05 scheduling has BBC interfering with itself, Calling the Falkland
 Islands on 11680, Tue & Fri 2130-2145; but Caribbean service via
 French Guiana on 11675 at 21-22; we can`t hear Falklands service [or
 is it on 11720? No, 11680 confirmed barely audible Nov 8]
*V. of Nigeria coming in well on 7255 but muffled audio on recordings,
 at 05 in English; 7255 seems all day, only active frequency, heard
 in Europe until 0630 and after India closed at 1545
*New target broadcast since Oct 30, R. Free Southern Cameroons,
 Sundays only 18-19 in English via Krasnodar, Russia, 300 kW on 12130,
 on TDP schedule. See http://www.fdrsoutherncameroons.info promoting
 secession
*VOA tripled broadcasts to Zimbabwe to a sesquihour: 1700-1830 in
 Shona, English, Ndebele, 17785, 12080, 9830, 4930, 909
*R. Cairo Oct 26 on wrong frequency 9999 instead of 9990 to Europe
 including English at 2115; 2300 to North America supposed to stay on
 11885, but better not since WYFR now on there in Portuguese
*Spain`s new English sked: Eu M-F 20-21 9680 but Sat & Sun 22-23 on
 6125; Af same times on 9595; NAm 00-01 on 6055, again heard well.
 Webpage with [Spanish] program titles in order, shows Nuestro Sello,
 mostly classical music, M-F 0505 via CR 5965; also 6040, 6055, 9675
*In the midst of the 1,292nd WOR, P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA; or
 woradio at yahoo.com --- http://worldofradio.org for much more info
*Thanks this week for financial support go to Joe Hanlon
*RFI English at 16 heard on 15160, 15605; B-05 schedule hard to get;
 16 also on 9730 11615 15365; 17-1730 on 11615 and 15605 only. Earlier
 English: 14-15 direct on 17515; 12-1230 on 21620 France, 15275
 Ascension; morning monitoring: M-F only: 04-0430 7315 9555; 05-0530
 11850 11995; 06-0630 9865 15155 17800; 07-08 11725 15605
*RFI created two divisions, one with programs for Africa, one for rest
 of world
*Only RN Bonaire frequency, 12-13 in English to us, 9890 keeps
 dropping off air; water shortage at Madagascar makes power supply
 unreliable, so Flevo substituting transmitter when necessary
*Rai, Italy 0114 from French to German on 6110, 11765 via Ascension,
 supposed to be external service, but must have been domestic Notturno
 service by mistake with English a few minutes earlier as heard on
 correct 6060 at 0001-0015
*LRA 36 Antarctica is not getting covered by V of Greece via Delano
 as planned on 15475 this season, with Greece on 15485 instead, so
 LRA36 at 18-21 in clear, or at least after Gabon closes at 19. VOG
 15485 is on air 16-22, we hope an hour earlier on weekends, including
 English on Sat at 15-16 Hellenes Around the World, // 15630 direct 
 [actually 9775 Delano stays on an hour later instead until 1600]
*Austria via Canada back on 13675 at 16-17, partly in English; direct
 on 7325 at 00-01; 9870 2330-24 to South America
*R. Prague tested relay via Canada at 0330 on 6040; not any longer,
 but I heard unscheduled R. Prague in English at 04-0429 on 6100,
 believed to be Canada, excellent here
*R. Romania International listener special Sun Nov 6 at 1300; week
 before had good signal, but very quiet audio [15105]
*V. of Russia English to NAm at 02-06 on 15425 and 7180 plus others
*R. Georgia staffer says most language services have been off air for
 two months, and expects foreign service to be dissolved
*Armenia`s new schedule includes 9965, English at 1925-1945
*V. of Turkey English, 55 minutes or so: 1330 15155 11735; 1930 6055;
 2130 9525; 2300 5960; 04 6020 & 7240; best here on 15155, including
 Live from Turkey call-in Thursdays at 1350
*Iran`s English hours: 0130 6120 9665; 1030 15460 15480; 1530 7330
 9940; 1930 6010 7320 7350 9855 9925 11695 as registered, not all
 confirmed
*R. Solh, psyops for Afghanistan, but we like the music now: 02-12
 11675 via UAE, 12-15 15265 & 15-18 9875 via UK
*R. Pakistan English B-05: 16-1615 15570 15725 6215 9385: Urdu opens
 with 10 minutes of news in English at 08 on 15100 17835; probably
 again at 1100. Assami allegedly partly in English 0045-0115 7445 9340
*R. Tashkent, Uzbekistan, English: 01-0130 7160 7190; 12-1230 5060
 7190; 1330-14 5975 7190; 2030-21 & 2130-22 on 7185
*BBC suspending office in Tashkent for at least 6 months, due to
 security concerns; staff have been harassed and intimidated
*Democratic V. of Burma now: 1430-1530 17495 15480; 2330-0030 5955
*Hmong Lao Radio including rustic music now sked on WHRI: Sat 12, Sun
 13 on 7520
*Trans World Broadcasting Ministry, Taiwan, stopped SW on 11940 via
 CBS Taiwan in Sept due to dispute over costs tho SW still on homepage
*Private group started SW to N. Korea for Japanese abductees,
 Shiokaze, for one year, daily at 11:30 pm local on 5890. That`s 1430
 UT, but at first it was at 1530, via Russia, Irkutsk. Means Sea
 Breeze. No QSL but financial contributions welcome to cover $30K per
 year cost. Broadcast R Australia by mistake for 10 minutes
*Wantok Radio light, 7120, Papua New Guinea, upped power? Now heard in
 NZ at 0930, and at 1900
*Don`t you believe R. Australia website, with inaccurate schedule of
 own broadcasts. 21740 is actually replaced by 17785 at 22-24. Also
 until 2300 is 15515; after 0000 heard on 17715; 15515 also 02-07.
 15240 in English at 22-2330 and 08-1130 is relay via Taiwan
*Propagation outlook from Boulder, November 1; flux range 80 to 75
*Glenn Hauser, here, concluding World of Radio #1292 and inviting you
 back next week ###