TWR AFRICA B17

TRANS WORLD RADIO ‑ MANZINI, SWAZILAND
Tentative BROADCAST SCHEDULE B2017
29th October 2017 to 24th March 2018

TIME/UTC   DAY      LANGUAGE      MB   FREQ  PWR  ANT  AZI Target Zone  
           SMTWTFS

0300‑0330  1234567  Shona         90   3240   50   6     3 Zimbabwe
0330‑0345  1234567  Ndau          90   3240   50   6     3 Zimbabwe
0430‑0500   23456   English       90   3200   50   9   233 South Africa
0500‑0600  1     7  English       90   3200   50   9   233 South Africa
0430‑0700   23456   English       60   4775   50   4   233 Southern Africa
0500‑0700  1     7  English       60   4775   50   4   233 Southern Africa  
0501‑0700  1234567  English       49   6120   50   4   233 Southern Africa
1400‑1415  1234567  Urdu          19  15360  100  103   43 Pakistan
1420-1435   23456   Lomwe/Port    41   7315  100  11     5 N Mozambique
1420-1450  1        Makua (WoH)   41   7315  100  11     5 N Mozambique
1455-1525   23456   Malagasy      31   9585  100   3    64 Madagascar
1455‑1525  1     7  French        31   9585  100   3    64 Madagascar
1420-1455  1234567  English       41   7300   50   6     3 Zimbabwe
1455‑1525  1234567  Shona         41   7300   50   6     3 Zimbabwe
1525‑1555   23456   Shona         41   7300   50   6     3 Zimbabwe
1557‑1627   23456   KiRundi       19  15105   100 10B   13  Burundi
1630‑1645    3      Shangaan      60   4760   50   6     3 S Mozambique
1630‑1645        7  Portuguese    60   4760   50   6     3 S Mozambique
1630-1645  12       Amharic       25  11660   100 10B   13  Ethiopia
1630-1645    3      Oromo         25  11660   100 10B   13  Ethiopia
1630-1700     45    Oromo         25  11660   100 10B   13  Ethiopia
1630‑1645       67  Kambaata      25  11660   100 10B   13  Ethiopia
1645-1700   234     Oromo/Borana  25  11660   100 10B   13  Ethiopia
1645‑1700       67  Hadiya        25  11660   100 10B   13  Ethiopia
1645‑1700  1        Oromo         25  11660   100 10B   13  Ethiopia
1700‑1730  123456   Amharic       25  11660   100 10B   13  Ethiopia
1700‑1715         7 Amharic       25  11660   100 10B   13  Ethiopia
1715‑1800         7 Oromo         25  11660   100 10B   13  Ethiopia
1730-1800   23456   Oromo         25  11660   100 10B   13  Ethiopia
1730-1800  1        Amharic       25  11660   100 10B   13  Ethiopia
1800-2015  1234567  English       MW   1170   100 MW    ND Swaziland WoHope
2015-2115  1234567  Zulu          MW   1170   100 MW    ND Swaziland
2115-2200  1234567  Shona         MW   1170   100 MW    ND Swaziland In Touch
1802‑1832   23456   English       31   9500   100 10B   13  East Africa
1832‑1847   23456   Juba Arabic   31   9500   100 10B   13  East Africa
1834‑1849  1        Swahili       31   9500   100 10B   13  East Africa
1802‑1902        7  English       31   9500   100 10B   13  East Africa
1700‑1730  1234567  Yawo          41   7300  100  11     3  Malawi/North Moz
1745‑1815   23456   Swahili      31   9475  100  11     5  East Africa
1745‑1800        7  Turkana       31   9475  100  11     5  East Africa
1800‑1815        7  Swahili       31   9475  100  11     5  East Africa
1745‑1800  1        Swahili       31   9475  100  11     5  East Africa
1820‑1850   23456   Umbunbu       49   6130  100    1  312 Angola TTB Umbundu
1850‑1905  123456   Umbundu       49   6130  100    1  312 Angola Yeva Ondaka
1850‑1905       7   Chokwe        49   6130  100    1  312 Angola
1905‑1920   23      Portuguese    49   6130  100    1  312 Angola
1905‑1920     4     Luchazi       49   6130  100    1  312 Angola
1905‑1920      5    Luvale        49   6130  100    1  312 Angola
1905‑1920       6   Fiote         49   6130  100    1  312 Angola
1905‑1920        7  Umbundu       49   6130  100    1  312 Angola Yeva Ondaka
1905‑1920  1        KiKongo       49   6130  100    1  312 Angola
1920‑1950   23456   Portuguese    49   6130  100    1  312 Angola TTB
1920‑2005        7  Portuguese    49   6130  100    1  312 Angola
1920‑1935  1        Kuanyama      49   6130  100    1  312 Angola
1950‑2005   23456   Kimbundu      49   6130  100    1  312 Angola
1935‑2005  1        Portuguese    49   6130  100    1  312 Angola
1905‑1935  1234567  Lingala       31   9940  100  101  343 D R Congo
1935‑1950  1234567  French        31   9940  100  101  343 D R Congo

Other TWR Africa SW Broadcasts
Tentative BROADCAST SCHEDULE B2017
29th October 2017 to 29th March 2018

TIME/UTC   DAY      LANGUAGE        MB  FREQU  AZI Reception Area TX Station
          SMTWTFS

0320-0330   23456   English         MW   1556       Nigeria/Ghana    W. Africa
0330-0430   23456   Hausa           MW   1556       Nigeria/Ghana    W. Africa
0345-0430  1     7  Hausa           MW   1556       Nigeria/Ghana    W. Africa
0430-0500        7  English         MW   1556       Nigeria/Ghana    W. Africa
0430-0500   23456   Igbo            MW   1556       Nigeria/Ghana    W. Africa
0500-0530   23456   Twi             MW   1556       Nigeria/Ghana    W. Africa
0500-0515        7  Twi             MW   1556       Nigeria/Ghana    W. Africa
0515-0530        7  Ewe             MW   1556       Nigeria/Ghana    W. Africa
0530-0545   23456   English         MW   1556       Nigeria/Ghana    W. Africa
1730-1745  1234567  Fongbe          MW   1556       Benin/Nigeria    W. Africa
1745-1821  1234567  English         MW   1556       Nigeria/Ghana    W. Africa
1821-1855  1234567  Yoruba          MW   1556       Nigeria          W. Africa
1855-1910  1234567  Hausa/Kanuri    MW   1556       Nigeria/Ghana    W. Africa
1910-1925  1234567  Fulfulde/Kanuri MW   1556       Nigeria/Ghana    W. Africa
1925-1940  1234567  Various         MW   1556       Nigeria/Ghana    W. Africa
1940-2010  1234567  Fon/Fulfulde    MW   1556       Nigeria/Ghana    W. Africa
2010-2025  1234567  SIM/Various     MW   1556       Benin/Nigeria    W. Africa
2025-2215  1234567  French/Various  MW   1556       Benin/Togo       W. Africa
0330‑0345     45    Sidamo          31   9655  225  Ethiopia         DHA 

0330‑0345  12   6   Amharic         31   9655  225  Ethiopia         DHA
0330‑0345    3      Oromo           31   9655  225  Ethiopia         DHA
1300‑1315  1   567  Afar            16  17680  250  Ethiopia         DHA
1630-1700   1234567 Somali          31   9940  160  Kenya/Somali     KCH
1800‑1830  1        Kunama          41   7245  157  Eritrea          KCH
1800‑1830        7  Tigre           41   7245  157  Eritrea          KCH
1800‑1815   2345    Tigrinya        41   7245  157  Eritrea          KCH
1815‑1845   23456   Tigrinya        41   7245  157  Eritrea          KCH 

Reception reports to : lstavrop@twr.org

www.twr360.org

(Alokesh Gupta)

                           

TWR AFRICA A16

TRANS WORLD RADIO
Other TWR Africa SW Broadcasts
BROADCAST SCHEDULE A2016
27th March 2016 to 29th October 2016

TIME/UTC   DAY      LANGUAGE     MB  FREQU  AZI Reception Area TX Station
           MTWTFSS

0330‑0345    34     Sidamo       25  11655  165  Ethiopia         KCH
0330‑0345  1   5 7  Amharic      25  11655  165  Ethiopia         KCH
0330‑0345   2       Oromo        25  11655  165  Ethiopia         KCH
1300‑1315     4567  Afar         16  17680  250  Ethiopia         DHA
1630-1700  123456   Somali       19  15505  160  Kenya/Somali     KCH
1630-1645        7  Somali       19  15505  160  Kenya/Somali     KCH
1800‑1830        7  Kunama       31   9940  157  Eritrea          KCH
1830‑1900        7  Tigrinya     31   9940  157  Eritrea          KCH
1800‑1900       6   Tigre        31   9940  157  Eritrea          KCH
1800‑1815  1234     Tigrinya     31   9940  157  Eritrea          KCH
1815‑1845  12345    Tigrinya     31   9940  157  Eritrea          KCH

Explanation:
DAY   is the day of the broadcast = 1 is Sunday etc. & 7 is Saturday
FREQU is the frequency in kilohertz
MB    is the metreband                              
PWR   is the power of the transmitter in kilowatts
AZI   is the direction of the antenna

Local times are:
Kenya       UTC+3       Ethiopia    UTC+3       Eritrea     UTC+3
Chad        UTC+1       Somalia     UTC+3       Tanzania    UTC+3
Nigeria     UTC+1       Sudan       UTC+2       Ghana       UTC+0
Liberia     UTC+0       Cameroon    UTC+1

Note:
Morning Ethiopia blocks moves from 9400 to 11655kHz.
The Somali and Eritrea Block moved to KCN.

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Alokesh Gupta

New Delhi, India

TWR Malawi celebrating silver jubilee

Trans World Radio (TWR) Malawi – a leading non-denominational broadcaster – is celebrating silver jubilee of work in the country.
TWR national director Victor Kaonga said apart from the silver jubilee celebrations, the radio station will also commemorate 10 years of broadcasting on national FM network.
As part of the celebrations, TWR will on Sunday September 25, hold listener celebrations in Mzuzu at Katoto Freedom Park.

More at :
http://www.nyasatimes.com/national/transworld-radio-malawi-in-silver-jubilee-celebrations/

Clearer, Stronger Medium Wave from Swaziland

excerpt ...

This rebuilt transmitter was a prototype, which was never intended to be sold or used on the open market. It was originally given by its manufacturer, Harris, to HCJB Global, as payment for work done. There it sat, without being used and with no real future possibility of use. But God had His eye on it, for Kingdom use! At the request of Swaziland’s Station Manager, Mark Blosser, HCJB Global agreed to give us the transmitter for a fraction of what it would cost to buy a new one.

Full story at : http://www.twrafrica.org/0344.asp

Damage to Shortwave Transmitter Destined for Swaziland a Blessing in Disguise

The project to upgrade a 50,000-watt shortwave transmitter for use by partner Trans World Radio (TWR) in Swaziland came to a smoking and noisy halt within days of when the transmitter was to be shipped last spring.

Read the full story here : http://tinyurl.com/2g7gc9f

TWR-Africa Launches New Web Site

TWR-Africa announces its newly revitalized Web site at www.twrafrica.org The first phase of the site officially went live this morning. Phase two should follow within the next ten days and will include: National partner pages, a link to TWR.org, a flash photo gallery and an archive of past articles. Visit www.twrafrica.org to find out how God is ministering through radio in Africa.

TWR Africa Shortwave Cutbacks

Due to financial constraints as a result of the current global economic crisis, Trans World Radio has had to reduce the number of hours that we broadcast on short wave in English to southern Africa in order to wisely utilize our available resources. As a result, we have cut an hour in the morning and half an hour in the evening. From 3 May 2009, the morning short wave broadcasts will end at 10:00 and the evening short wave broadcasts will end at 22:00 except on Saturdays, when it ends at 22:30. This reduction is considered as a temporary measure and we hope to resume broadcasts as soon as we are able. Many Africans, especially in rural areas, rely solely on radio as their means of information. The short wave cutbacks mean that they will lose valuable hours of Christian teaching. Please prayerfully consider how you might partner with us to spread the gospel in Africa. Become a Friend of Trans World Radio by contributing financially to our ministry through Givengain.

(Source : TWR Africa e-newsletter April 2009)