AIR Special broadcasts for Ramadan

Like every year, the special transmissions for Ramadan has started from AIR stations in Jammu and Kashmir as follows:

Timings (variable) : 2145/2205 to 2305 UTC (0335-0435 IST)

Frequencies :

1116 kHz 300 kW  Srinagar

1350 kHz 20 kW Kupwara

4950 kHz 50 kW Srinagar

103.5 MHz 10 kW Srinagar

This  transmission is for about 1 hour and sign on and sign off timings vary.   These special programs will continue for a month, till Ramzan day ie around 23 May 2020. The 1 hour program consists of prayers, songs and advertisments. In the previous years sign on timings varied as the days went on.

(Via Jose Jacob, NIAR, Hyderabad)

Radio Kashmir special Ramadan broadcast

Coinciding the first day of Ramzan fasting, Radio Kashmir Srinagar was noted with special broadcast sign on at 2145 UTC on 4950 & 1116 kHz on 1 August 2011. The 1 hour program consists of prayers, songs and advertisments. These special programs will continue for a month. In the previous years sign on timings were keeping on changing as the days went on. AIR Kupwara in Jammu & Kashmir on 1350 kHz was also noted with relay of same programs in previous years.

(Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio ,Hyderabad via dx_india list) Join dx_india yahoogroup here :http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dx_india/