Unique Radio changes wef November 10th, 2018

Unique Radio Upcoming changes to schedule from November 10th 2018 via WINB 9265KHz Red Lion Pennsylvania USA

1000 HRS UTC - 1100 HRS UTC - Sounds of your life hosted by Aussie Tim (Oldies,obscure,Australian,Artist features 3 in a row)

1100 HRS UTC - 1130 HRS UTC - Hobart Radio International hosted by Bob Wise (Music and radio features from Tasmania Australia)

1130 HRS UTC - 1200 HRS UTC - International Radio Report  Co Hosted by Sheldon Harvey & David Asselin & with special features from Gilles Letourneau

1200 HRS UTC - 1230 HRS UTC - World of Radio hosted by Glenn Hauser (International shortwave radio and radio information with loggings)

(Aussie Tim, Unique Radio, Gunnedah NSW, Australia )

Via WOR List

Jay Allen reviews XHTATA D-808 AM/FM/SW/SSB/Airband Portable Radio

The XHDATA D-808 was born as a result of the sometimes strange state of affairs in Chinese manufacturing today. The story goes that it was derived from the Redsun-designed C. Crane Skywave SSB. 

It is based on the same Silicon labs DSP Chip as the Skywave yet has several differences. It omits the NOAA Weather Band of the Skywave but adds FM RDS. It also is built into a slightly larger cabinet which allows improved sound quality and a larger AM ferrite rod antenna.

Full review at : https://radiojayallen.com/xhtata-d-808-am-fm-sw-ssb-airband-portable-radio/

Status Of Digital Radio Broadcasting In India

An article titled 'Status of Digital Radio Broadcasting in India' authored by DRM India chapter Chair Mr.Yogendra Pal has been published in the July - Sept 2018 issue of the 'Broadcast and CableSat' journal.

Here's the link to the article :

https://www.broadcastandcablesat.co.in/services/status-of-digital-radio-broadcasting-in-india/

KTWR GUAM B18

KTWR GUAM B18

Language   UTC       Days     Frequency Program (earliest to latest)

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China 

Cantonese 1400-1430 Mon - Fri   9975  Thru the Bible 

Mandarin  1030-1100 Mon - Fri   12120 Thru the Bible

Mandarin  1030-1100 Saturday    12120 The Word Today 

Mandarin  1030-1100 Saturday    12120 Hope for Today, Macedonian Call

Mandarin  1315-1345 Mon - Fri   9975  Thru the Bible

Mandarin  1030-1100 Sunday      12120 The Word Today, Hope for Today

Mandarin  1130-1200 Sunday      9910  The Lord's Challenge,Macedonian Call

Mandarin  1100-1200 Mon - Fri   9910  Self Confrontation, DTA

Mongolian 1100-1115 Sun - Sat   9975  Son-Lift-Do You Know

Cantonese 1350-1400 Mon - Fri   9975  Son-Lift-Do You Know   

Cantonese 1115-1130 Mon - Sun   9975  Son-Lift-Do You Know 

Hakka     1130-1145 Mon - Sun   9975  Son-Lift-Do You Know

Mandarin  1145-1200 Mon - Sun   9975  Son-Lift-Do You Know  

Nosu Yi   1200-1215 Sun - Sat   9975  Son-Lift-Do You Know

Mandarin  1200-1215 Sun - Fri   9910  God Remembers Them

Mandarin  1315-1330 Saturday    9975  The Word Today  

Mandarin  1315-1345 Mon - Fri   9975  Thru the Bible, A Word with You

Mandarin  1345-1350 Mon - Fri   9975  A Word with You

English   1100-1130 Sunday      9910  Unlimited Grace

Korea 

Korean    1345-1500 Mon - Fri   7510  YQFG,BR,TWR Seminary(LTS-Thu,WOH-Friday)

Korean    1500-1515 Wed - Fri   7510  Light and Life

Korean    1315-1345 Mon - Fri   7510  With You

Korean    1345-1515 Saturday    7510  Teachers Institute,Pray school,BSB & TTT

Korean    1345-1515 Sunday      7510  Sunday Service,TGT, HOD & CF

English   1315-1345 Saturday    7510  Unlimited Grace

Japan 

Japanese  1215-1245 Sunday      7500  B Japan-Friendship Radio 

Japanese  1130-1200 Saturday    9900  Leading the Way

South East Asia 

English    1100-1105 Mon-Fri    11965 Reachng Your World

English    1105-1120 Mon-Fri    11965 Running to Win

English    1120-1135 Tues-Fri   11965 Grace Notes-Tue,SFT-Wed,BOL-Thur,HFT-Fri,RYW,RTW

English    1030-1100 Sunday     11965 Heart of Harvest

English    1100-1130 Sunday     11965 Unlimited Grace

South Pacific 

English    1000-1015 Saturday   11995 Bread of Life

English    1000-1025 Mon - Fri  11995 Running to Win, RYW 

English    1015-1045 Saturday   11995 Unlimited Grace 

Indonesia

Madurese   1000-1030 Mon - Fri  11965 Thru the Bible

Sundanese  1030-1100 Mon - Fri  11965 Thru the Bible

English    1000-1030 Sunday     11965 Unlimited Grace 

Indonesian 1030-1100 Sunday     11965 Women of Hope

Indonesian 1045-1100 Saturay    11965 News of Truth 

Myanmar 

Burmese     1145-1215 Mon - Fri 12040 Thru the Bible

Burmese     1145-1215 Saturday  12040 Macedonian Call,The Word Today

Burmese     1200-1215 Sunday    12040 Lifeword

S'gaw Karen 1215-1245 Mon-Fri   12040 Thru the Bible

S'gaw Karen 1215-1230 Sunday    12040 The Word Today

Vietnam 

Vietnamese 1245-1315 Mon-Fri    9975 Thru the Bible

Vietnamese 1245-1300 Sunday     9975 The Word Today 

South Asia

Kok Borok  1245-1315 Mon-Fri    9910  Thru the Bible

Kok Borok  1245-1300 Sunday     9910  Discipleship Hour *ending 5 Jan,2019

Dzongkha   1230-1245 Sat-Sun    11580 Words of Hope

Manipuri   1300-1315 Sunday     9910  The Word Today

Nepali     1300-1315 Saturday   9910  Jiwan ko Roti

Assamese   1215-1245 Mon-Fri    9910  Thru the Bible

English    1230-1300 Saturday   9910  Heart of Harvest

Progs :

YQFG = Your Quest for God

DTA  = Discipleship Training on the Air

TLC  = The Lords Challenge

RYW  = Reaching Your World

SFT  = Search for Truth

BOL  = Bread of Life

HFT  = Hope for Tomorrow

WWL  = Wonderful Words of Life

LTS  = Lets talk about something

WOH  = Women of Hope

RTW  = Running to Win

DTA  = Discipleship Training on the Air

BSB  = Bible School Basics 

TTT  = Truth in a Test Tube

TGT  = The Gospel Train

HOD  = History of Doctrine

CF   = Christian Faith

BR   = Bible Reading

(Alokesh Gupta)

Vatican Radio B18 to South Asia/Asia

Vatican Radio B18

To South Asia

1130 1200 UTC MASS IN ENGLISH - 15595,17590 kHz (Fri)
1430 1450 UTC HINDI - 7250, 9505 kHz
1450 1510 UTC TAMIL - 7250, 9505 kHz
1510 1530 UTC MALAYALAM - 7250, 9505 kHz

To Asia

1230 1315 UTC MASS IN CHINESE - 6115,7485,9560 kHz (Sat)

1230 1315 UTC RUSSIAN - 6145, 7435 kHz
2200 2230 UTC CHINESE - 6185, 7410, 9580 kHz
2315 2359 UTC VIETNAMESE - 9580, 11900 kHz

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Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi

RNZI B18

RNZI B18
28 Oct 2018 - 31 Mar 2019

UTC        KHZ   TARGET  DAYS
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0000-0358 15720 Pacific Daily
0359-0558 13730 Pacific Daily
0559-1058 9765  Pacific Daily
1059-1258 9700  Solomon Islands PNG Daily
1259-1650 7390  Pacific Sun-Fri
1259-1758 7390  Pacific Sat
1651-1750 5975  Cook Islands Samoa Tonga Sun-Fri DRM
1751-1834 7285  Cook Islands Samoa Tonga Sun-Fri DRM
1759-1858 9780  Pacific Sat
1835-1950 9780  Cook Islands Samoa Tonga Sun-Fri DRM
1859-1958 11725 Pacific Sat
1951-2050 13840 Tonga, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands Sun-Fri DRM
1958-2058 13840 Pacific Sat
2051-0000 15720 Pacific Sun-Fri
2059-0000 15720 Pacific Sat

Satellite
RNZI is available on Satellite, courtesy of TVNZ Pacific Service.
The coverage area extends from Singapore, and eastward to the Cook Islands, which includes Fiji, Tonga, Niue and Samoa.
IS19/23 C Slot A
DL 4146.5 V
FEC 3/4
SR 5.6320

(Alokesh Gupta)

60 years of RAE Buenos Aires

RAE has put a video clip on YouTube on occasion of their 60th anniversary.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=23&v=3E6ciiJw7wI

(Courtesy :  Volker Willschrey )

CNR DRM TESTS ON 15580 & 11695

DRM shortwave digital broadcasting test broadcast information

According to the DRM short-wave digital broadcasting related work needs, the new DRM short-wave digital broadcasting test will be broadcasted on October 23, 2018. The specific information is as follows:

1. North China

Frequency: 15580 kHz

Time: 09:00 to 17:00 (BTC), 01:00 to 09:00 (UTC)

Program: CNR1

Launch point: Hainan

Power: 30 kW

2. East South of China

Frequency: 11695 kHz

Time: 09:00 to 17:00 (BTC), 01:00 to 09:00 (UTC)

Program: CNR1

Launch point: Hainan

Power: 30 kW

From October 18th to 21st, the signal will be tested from 09:00 to 17:00 (0100-0700 UTC) every day.

At different times, depending on the transmission conditions, the above two frequencies may have signals in most parts of central and eastern China.

During the test broadcast, it is necessary to stop from time to time according to equipment debugging or testing. The keyword "downtime" can be sent in the public number to know the shutdown information in real time.

Enthusiasts are welcome to take the test and please record the feedback details.

The feedback information may include, but is not limited to, detailed technical parameters such as time, location, equipment, antenna, software settings, environment, and field strength. The feedback form can be text, pictures, videos, and so on.

Welcome to consult and exchange, and make suggestions on the trial broadcast work.

In order to save and organize related information, please send the test record to the feedback mailbox.

Thank you!

Feedback Email: drmrtprc@163.com

Radio Exterior of Spain expands its broadcasts on Short Wave

Radio Exterior of Spain, the international channel of RNE,   It will broadcast eight hours a day from Monday to Sunday on Short Wave starting on October 28th . It supposes an increase of four hours in the transmission that was previously made from Monday to Friday.

With this increase, Radio Exterior of Spain begins a new stage that reinforces its programming with new spaces of its own production that will enhance the task of public service and promote and disseminate the culture and the Spanish language, in short, it contributes to place Spain in the global horizon of the time in which we live.

From a technical point of view, Radio Exterior de España will broadcast its programming from Monday to Friday, for West Africa and the South Atlantic, the Middle East, the Indian Ocean and Gran Sol, from 4 pm to 24 hours UTC (Coordinated Universal Time), say, from 17 to 01 official Spanish time.

The emission frequencies:

- West Africa and South Atlantic, 11,685 Khz., Band 25 meters .

- Middle East, Indian Ocean and Gran Sol, 12,030 Khz, 25 meter band .

Towards North and South America, Radio Exterior de España will broadcast short-wave, from Monday to Friday, from 19:00 to 03:00 UTC, that is, from 20:00 to 04:00, the official Spanish time.

The emission frequencies:

- South America, 11,940 Khz, band of 25 meters .

- North America and Greenland, 9,690 Khz, 31 meter band .

On Saturdays and Sundays, the RNE International Channel will transmit its signal from 15 to 23 hours UTC, that is, from 16 to 24 official Spanish hours. The emission frequencies and the coverage areas are the following:

- West Africa and South Atlantic, 11,685 Khz, band of 25 meters.

- South America, 11,940 Khz, band of 11,940 meters.

- North America and Greenland, 9,690 Khz, 31-meter band.

- Middle East, Indian Ocean and Gran Sol, 12,030 Khz, 25 meter band.

In addition to eight hours per day of shortwave transmission, Radio Exterior de España broadcasts its 24-hour uninterrupted programming through the Internet, DTT, mobile applications and satellite:

- Ses Astras 1M: frequency 11.626.5 MHz. Vertical polarization.

- Hispasat 1E: frequency 12,052 Mhz. Vertical polarization.

- Asiasat 5: frequency 3,700 Mhz. Vertical polarization.

- Eutelsat 5 West A: frequency 3,727 Mhz. Right circular polarization.

- Intelsat Galaxy-23: frequency 4,191.35 Mhz. Vertical polarization.

The changes in programming and frequencies are effective from October 28, 2018 to March 31, 2019.

Source:http://www.rtve.es/radio/20181019/radio-exterior-espana-amplia-emisiones-onda-corta/1821780.shtml

All India Radio's special transmission for "Mahalaya 2018"

All India Radio's special transmission for "Mahalaya"

Date : 8th October, 2018 ( Monday)

Time : 2225 UTC (7th Oct 2018) to 0015 UTC (8th Oct 2018)

* some stations have late sign in and may continue past 0100 UTC

0355 - 0545 IST

"Mahalaya" is a special two hour transmission consisting of Sanskrit recitation and music orated by Late Shri.Birendra Krishna Bhadra. All India Radio has been broadcasting this program since early 1930's . Countdown of Indian festival of Durga Puja starts from the day of Mahalaya.

Frequencies observed during past years :

SW

4760 - Port Blair

4810 - Bhopal

4835 - Gangtok (Irregular)

4895 - Kurseong (Off air now)

4910 - Jaipur

9380- Aligarh (National Channel)

MW

531 - Jodhpur

549 - Ranchi

594 - Chinsurah (Kolkata)

603 - Ajmer

621 - Patna A

648 - Indore A

657 - Kolkata A

666 - New Delhi B

675 - Chattarpur

684 - Port Blair

711 - Siliguri

729 - Guwahati A

747 - Lucknow A

756 - Jagdalpur

774 - Shimla

801 - Jabalpur

810 - Rajkot A

819 - New Delhi A

828 - Silchar

846 - Ahmedabad A

891 - Rampur

909 - Gorakhpur

918 - Suratgarh

954 - Nazibabad

981 - Raipur

990 - Jammu

1008 - Kolkata B

1026 - Allahabad A

1044 - Mumbai A

1125 - Tezpur

1179 - Rewa

1215 - Delhi National Channel

1242 - Varanasi

1260 - Ambikapur

1296 - Darbhanga

1314 - Bhuj

1386 - Gwalior

1395 - Bikaner

1404 - Gangtok

1458 - Bhagalpur

1476 - Jaipur A

1530 - Agra

1566 - Nagpur (National Channel)

1584 - Mathura

1593 - Bhopal A

Sign on observed by Jose Jacob at different times as follows:

2225 UTC (3.55am IST) 4760,4910, 531, 603, 666, 675, 711, 747, 756, 774, 801, 819, 828, 891, 918, 956, 990, 1008, 1044, 1386, 1395, 1530.

2230 UTC (4.00 am IST) 4835, 1404.

2245 UTC (4.15 am IST) 4895

2250 UTC (4.20 am IST) 846, 1179

2255 UTC (4.25 am IST) 4810, 621, 648, 810, 909, 954, 981, 1026, 1242, 1260, 1296, 1593.

Please email your observations & receptions reports to :  spectrum-manager@air.org.in

Or,

Director (Spectrum Management & Synergy)

All India Radio,

Room No. 204

Akashvani Bhawan,

Parliament Street

New Delhi 110001, India

Or,

Online at : http://allindiaradio.gov.in/Information/ListenersCorner/Pages/default.aspx

Related :

Eight Decades Later, the Original Mahalaya Still Unites  

https://thewire.in/society/eight-decades-later-the-original-mahalaya-still-unites-bengalis-in-communion

Come Mahalaya, Birendra Krishna Bhadra's recitation still default choice for All India Radio

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-come-mahalaya-birendra-krishna-bhadra-s-recitation-still-default-choice-for-all-india-radio-2020933

(Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi)