BBC Singapore to close down on July 16, 2023

As per latest editon of AWR Wavescan BBC Singapore relay station will close down on July 16, 2023.

Here are few articles on BBC Far Eastern  Relay Station at Kranji, Singapore  :

By Dr. Adrian M. Peterson, AWR Wavescan, USA

http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/2015/06/bbc-far-eastern-relay-station-return-to.html

http://www.ontheshortwaves.com/Wavescan/wavescan060730.html

By Dr.T.Jaishaktivel, VU3UOM, Chennai, India

https://swli05639fr.blogspot.com/2019/04/kranji-singapore-towers-of-bbc-pics-by.html

By Richard Buckby:

https://www.bbceng.info/Operations/transmitter_ops/Reminiscences/Kranji/Kranji.htm

BBC DRM to South Asia from 16th July 2023 :

BBC DRM transmission to South Asia will continue on 15185 kHz via Tashkent at 0800-0900 UTC English replacing 17720 kHz Singapore

(Jose Jacob, VU2JOS)

BBC changes due to maintaniance of 250 kW txer at BBC Kranji site

Due to tecnical modification of 250 kW txer at BBC Kranji site, following changes will take effect with effect from 18th November, 2019 :

100 kW backup transmitter will be used for below mentioned transmissions  :

1100-1200 UTC 11945 kHz smtwtfs 330 deg English 49W

1330-1400 UTC 11995 kHz smtwtfs 340 deg Burmese 49NW 

1500-1700 UTC 7485  kHz smtwtfs  315 deg English 30S,39NE,40 

BBC DRM english transmission will be from Trincomalee, Sri Lanka wef 18th Nov 2019, Monday, time and frequency remains same.

0800-0900 UTC on 15620 kHz (Via Trincomalee, ex via Kranji)    

BBC English DRM txn via Trincomalee instead of Kranji

Due to tecnical modification of 250 kW txer at BBC Kranji site, BBC DRM english transmission will be transmitted from Trincomalee, Sri Lanka wef 18th Nov 2019, Monday, time and frequency remains same. 

0800-0900 UTC on 15620 kHz (Via Trincomalee, ex via Kranji)