Friday, March 31, 2023

RTÉ Radio 1 will cease broadcasting on Long Wave 252 from 14th April 2023

RTÉ Radio 1 will cease broadcasting on Long Wave 252 (LW 252) from Friday 14th April 2023.

In the UK, listeners can continue to enjoy RTÉ Radio 1 on Freesat (channel 750), Sky (channel 0160) and Virgin Media (channel 917), and on their preferred audio streaming service, including the RTÉ Radio Player and Irish Radioplayer apps.

Details of how to voice search RTÉ Radio 1 on Alexa or Google smart speakers are available on rte.ie/voice

In Ireland, listeners can continue to enjoy RTÉ Radio 1 on FM, on Saorview and Saorsat and online on RTÉ.ie/radio, as well as on their preferred audio streaming service, including the RTÉ Radio Player and Irish Radioplayer apps.

Listeners can also contact the RTE Information Office on +353 12083434 or by emailing info@rte.ie for information.

You can still access religious services as follows:

- On Sunday mornings on RTÉ One television and RTÉ Radio 1 Extra at 11.00am.
- On Sundays when RTÉ One / Radio 1 Extra transmits Mass, a Protestant Service is broadcast on the RTÉ News Channel at 2.15pm (until end June).
- Similarly, when RTÉ One / Radio 1 Extra transmits Protestant worship, there is Sunday Mass at 2.15pm on the RTÉ News Channel (until end June).
- There is also Aifrinn i nGaeilge (Mass in Irish) every Sunday at 11.00am on Raidio na Gaeltachta.
- All of this content can be accessed live or on catch-up via the RTÉ Player, RTÉ Radio Player and RTÉ.ie.
- The RTÉ News Channel airs Mass every weekday at 10.30am (until end June).


AOKI A23

AOKI A23 Frequency schedule is available at :

http://www1.m2.mediacat.ne.jp/binews/ut/nza23.zip


(Alokesh Gupta)

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

VOICE OF TURKEY A23

VOICE OF TURKEY A23
(26.03.2023 - 29.10.2023)

START STOP FREQ LANG              TARGET AREA                                CIRAF
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1400 1500 9540  ARABIC            Iraq,Syria,Iran,Arab peninsula             38E,39        
0900 1000 11750 ARABIC            Iraq,Syria,Jordan,Arab peninsula,NE Africa 38E,39          
1400 1500 17770 ARABIC            Morocco,Algeria,Tunusia,Libya,Mauritania   37,38W,46       
0700 0800 11730 AZERBAIJANI       Azerbaijan,Iran,Uzbekistan,Turkmenistan    29SE,39NE,40NW 
1100 1130 7210  BULGARIAN         Bulgaria                                   28SE
1100 1200 17620 CHINESE           China                                      42-44
1500 1630 11765 DARI/PASHTO/UZBEK Afghanistan,Pakistan,Tajikistan,Uzbekistan 40,41
0300 0400 7275  ENGLISH           Europe,  United States, East Canada  Cuba  6E,7-11,27,28W
0300 0400 6165  ENGLISH           Iraq,Syria,Jordan,Arab peninsula           38E,39,40W  
2030 2130 9875  ENGLISH           Malaysia,Indonesia, Australia        39-41,49,54,55,58-60
2200 2300 11785 ENGLISH           Europe,Eastern United States,Canada 5,8,9,11N,17,18,27, 28W
1830 1930 5945  ENGLISH           Europe                                     27,28
1630 1730 11660 ENGLISH           Afghanistan,Pakistan,India,Uzbekistan      30S,40E,41N
1230 1330 15450 ENGLISH           Europe                                     18S,27,28
1730 1830 7360  FRENCH            Libya,Chad,Egypt,Sudan,Uganda,Kenya        38,47,48,52,53
1930 2030 9880  FRENCH            North/West Africa                          37,38W,46
1000 1100 17740 FRENCH            France, Western Europe                     27S,28W,37N
0800 0830 9655  GEORGIAN          Georgia, Armenia,Azerbaijan                29SE,39NE
1730 1830 9840  GERMAN            Germany, Europe                            27E,28W
1130 1230 15350 GERMAN            Germany, Europe                            27SE,28
0500 0700 15320 HAUSSA/SWAHILI    Chad,Benin,Ghana,Niger,Nigeria,Sudan,Togo  38,46E,47
0830 0900 13655 ITALIAN           Italy, Switzerland, Spain                  27S,37N
1330 1400 11825 KAZAKH            Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan       30,31
0400 0500 17720 MALAIAN           Malaysia, Singapore                        49,54N
1500 1600 9765  PERSIAN           Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan              39NE,40
0830 1000 15720 PERSIAN           Iran                                       40
1300 1400 11965 RUSSIAN           Russia, Tatarstan                          19-22,29,30N
0100 0200 7260  SPANISH           Spain, France, Central America      8S, 10S,11,12, 27S, 37N
0100 0200 9870  SPANISH           Spain, Portugal, S.America,               12S,13-15,16N, 37
1630 1730 11930 SPANISH           Spain, Europe                              27S,28,37N
1000 1030 15240 TATAR             Tatarstan, Western Russia                  29E,30W
1830 2100 5960  TURKISH           Iraq, Syria, Iran,Arab peninsula,Egypt     38E,39,40W 
0400 0600 6040  TURKISH           Iraq, Syria, Jordan                        39N
0000 0200 7360  TURKISH           Xinjiang Region                            42,43
0400 0600 9770  TURKISH           Europe                                     18S,27,28
1600 2100 9460  TURKISH           Europe                                     27,28
1300 1600 15375 TURKISH           Europe                                     27,28
0600 1300 13635 TURKISH           Europe                                     27,28
0800 0830 15285 TURKMEN           Turkmenistan,Uzbekistan,Azerbaijan,Iran    29SE,30S,40N
1200 1300 15380 URDU              Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan                40,41N
0200 0300 9465  UYGHUR            Xinjiang Region, China                     42,43
1030 1100 15235 UZBEK             Uzbekistan,Turkmenistan,W.Tajikistan       30S,40N

Updated : 28 March, 2023

(Alokesh Gupta)

Monday, March 27, 2023

Wellbrook Communications shutting down by end of April '23

Wellbrook Communications, supplier of loop antennas has put up a notice on their website https://www.wellbrook.uk.com/loopantennas/ that they are closing down by end of April'2023.

Wellbrook Communications are the only UK company that supplies a complete range of Long wave loops, Medium wave (AM) loops and Shortwave (HF) receiving loop antennas for radio amateurs and listener
hobbyists. 

AIR starts weekly news bulletin in "Halbi' language

All India Radio has started a weekly news bulletin in "Halbi' language with effect from 26th March, 2023.
The 15-minute-long weekly news bulletin will be broadcast from All India Radio Jagdalpur station every Sunday at 7:30 am.

Virtually Inaugurating the news service of Prasar-Bharti in the 'Halbi' dialect of Bastar, Home Minister Amit Shah noted that this day is a great matter of joy for Chhattisgarh. In a tweet, Mr Shah expressed delight at enabling the people of that region to know the news of the country and the world in the local language through this broadcast. .

Chief Executive officer of Prasar Bharati Gaurav Dwivedi was also present on the occasion. While talking to media, he said that local languages and dialects prove to be most effective in providing news and other information to people in remote rural areas.
 

KBS A23

KBS A23

KBS WORLD RADIO A23
Effective 26th March to 28th Oct,2022

Lang   Time (UTC) Freq(kHz)
---------------------------
Europe
Korean 1   1600 1700 7275
Korean 1   1700 1800 9515
Korean 1   0700 0800 13610
Russian    1300 1400 9645
Russian    1800 1900 15265
English 2  1500 1700 9515
English 3  2200 2300 11810
English 4  2200 2230 WRN
English 4  1330 1400 WRN
French     1900 2000 6145
German     2000 2100 3955
Spanish    1700 1800 9740

North America
Korean 1   1400 1500 15575
English 3  1300 1400 15575
Spanish    0200 0300 15575

South America
Korean 2   0300 0400 11810
English 3  0200 0300 9580
Spanish    0100 0200 11880
Spanish    1100 1200 11795

Southeast Asia
Korean 1   0800 0900 9570
Korean 1   0900 1000 9570
Chinese    1130 1230 9770
English 1  0800 1030 9770
English 3  1300 1400 9570
English 3  1600 1700 9640
Indonesian 1200 1300 9570
Indonesian 1400 1500 9570
Vietnamese 1030 1100 9770
Vietnamese 1530 1600 9640

Middle East/Africa
Korean 1   1600 1700 9740
Korean 1   0900 1000 15160
Arabic     2000 2100 6090
Arabic     1700 1800 WRN
French     2000 2100 5950(Issoudun)

China
Chinese    1130 1230 6095
Chinese    2300 2400 7215
Chinese    1100 1200 1557 (AM)

India
English 2  1400 1600 9785

Japan
Japanese   0100 0200 9580
Japanese   0200 0300 11810

Jakarta
Indonesian 1200 1300 102.6 (FM)

Non Direction
Korean 1   0900 1100 7275
Korean 1   1000 1100 1170 (AM)
Korean 1   1100 1200 7275
Japanese   0800 0900 7275
Japanese   0800 0900 6155
Japanese   1100 1200 1170 (AM)
Russian    1200 1300 1170 (AM)
Chinese    1300 1400 1170 (AM)

Submit Reception reports at : https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/about_report.htm?lang=e

(Alokesh Gupta)

AIR A23

The A23 schedule of All India Radio External Services is now available as follows :

Time Wise:   https://qsl.net/vu2jos/es/time.htm
Language Wise: https://www.qsl.net/vu2jos/es/Language.htm
Frequency Wise: https://www.qsl.net/vu2jos/sw/freq.htm

Reception Reports to: spectrum-manager@prasarbharati.gov.in

The A23 DX South Asia Guide is available in
https://qsl.net/vu2jos/DXSA

(Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, NIAR, Hyderabad, India)

Friday, March 24, 2023

World Christian Broadcasting introduces Korean language broadcasts starting A23 season

Korean Programming to Begin January 2023

The uniqueness of World Christian Broadcasting is focused on places where our missionaries cannot go or where we do not have enough workers. In 2006, we began building the radio station in Madagascar to reach the Middle East with the gospel. That antenna blankets Africa, South America, the Middle East, the western part of Russia and China, India, Cuba, and every corner of the world. Those 3 antennas have introduced Jesus to millions of people.

So, what is next? North Korea! Sang Yang, who lives in South Korea, and his team have joined World Christian Broadcasting and will be sending out Korean broadcasts into North and South Korea. He has preached and been involved in radio work for many years. He and his team are getting programs ready now to send out to the world. In North Korea, we will use the "invisible tool" of shortwave radio that cannot be traced. It may be one of the safest ways to teach people about Jesus. We can drop a strong signal on top of North Korea from KNLS in Anchor Point, AK. Websites and Bible Correspondence Courses are available. Please be prayerful about this opportunity.

(Andy Baker, World Christian Broadcasting Winter 2022 Newsletter)

Schedule :

KNLS TX 1 - 1100-1200 UTC on 9730 kHz 300 deg KOREAN To Korea
KNLS TX 2 - 1300-1400 UTC on 7395 kHz 315 deg KOREAN To Korea

(Alokesh Gupta)

TRAI releases Recommendations on "Issues related to Community Radio Stations"

 TRAI releases Recommendations on "Issues related to Community Radio Stations"

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has today released its Recommendations on "Issues related to Community Radio Stations".

Press release & recommendations are available at :

https://trai.gov.in/notifications/press-release/trai-releases-recommendations-issues-related-community-radio-stations-0


 

KNLS & MWV A23

World Christian Broadcasting
A23 Combined Frequency Schedule
Effective Date: March 26, 2023 - October 28, 2023

KNLS TX 1
UTC  Freq Azm Lang Target
------------------------
0800 11875 285 CHN E.China
0900 11875 285 CHN E.China
1000 9685  285 CHN E.China
1100 9730  300 KOR Korea
1200 9795  270 ENG Pac. Rim
1300 9740  315 CHN N.China
1400 7395  315 CHN N.China
1500 9760  315 CHN N.China
1600 11870 315 CHN N.China
1700 11870 315 CHN N.China

KNLS TX 2
UTC  Freq Azm Lang Target
------------------------
0800 9695 270 ENG Pac.Rim
0900 9695 300 RUS E.Rus
1000 9580 270 ENG Pac.Rim
1100 9580 300 RUS E.Rus
1200 7355 270 ENG Pac.Rim
1300 7395 315 KOR Korea
1400 9580 270 ENG Pac.Rim
1500 9800 315 RUS E.Central Rus
1600 9580 315 RUS E.Central Rus
1700 9580 315 RUS E.Central Rus

MWV TX3
UTC  Freq Azm Lang Target
--------------------------
0200 6180  265 SPN   S.America North
0300 13760 40  ENG   India
0400 17530 55  CHN   S.China
1800 9885  355 RUS   Euro Rus
1900 13670 340 ARA   Central Mid East.
2000 11965 295 A.ENG Central Afr.
2100 9765  265 PORT  Brazil
2200 9765  265 PORT  Brazil

MWV TX2 is down
UTC  Freq Azm Lang Target
-------------------------
0200 6180  265 SPN   S.America North
0300 6180  250 SPN   S.America South
0400 11825 295 A.ENG Central Africa
1800 9885  355 RUS   Euro Rus
1900 9845  355 RUS   Euro Rus
2000 13710 355 ARA   Central Mid East.
2100 11610 325 CHN   Europe
2200 11610 325 ARA   Central Mid East

NOTE:
Following programs of MWV TX2 moved to TX3 as TX2 is down.
0200 6180 265 SPN S.America North
1800 9885 355 RUS Euro Rus

Updated : February 21, 2023

(Alokesh Gupta)

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

HFCC A23

HFCC A23 schedules are now available at : http://hfcc.org/data/a23/index.phtml

Zipped package containing HFCC A23 schedule in standard ITU format and reference tables can be downloaded from below link :


(Alokesh Gupta)

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

RNZI A23


RADIO NEWZEALAND INTERNATIONAL A23
26 Mar - 28 Oct 2023

UTC         KHZ      TARGET                              DAYS
-----------------------------------------------------------------
0000 - 0558 15720 Pacific                               Sun - Fri
0559 - 0858 11725 NW Pacific,Vanuatu,SI,PNG 
            Mon - Fri
0859 - 1258 11725 
NW Pacific,Vanuatu,SI,PNG             Mon - Fri
0859 - 1258 11725 Pacific                               Sat Sun
1259 - 1650 7440  Pacific                               Sun - Fri
1259 - 1755 7440  Pacific                               Sat
1651 - 1755 9700  AM 7425  DRM Tonga,Niue,Samoa,Cook Is Sun - Fri
1736 - 1958 11725 Pacific                               Sat
1756 - 1858 11725 AM 11690 DRM Tonga,Niue,Samoa,Cook Is Sun - Fri
1859 - 2058 11725 AM 13840 DRM Tonga Niue Samoa Cook Is Sun - Fri
1959 - 0000 15720 Pacific                               Sat
2059 - 0000 15720 Pacific                               Sun - Fri

Submit reception reports at : https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/qsl/new

Source : RNZI, 19 March'22

(Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India)

Saturday, March 18, 2023

REE A23

REE A23
(Effective  from March 26, 2023 through October 29, 2023 .)

1500-2300 UTC 11670 (Monday to Friday) - West Africa and South Atlantic
1500-2300 UTC 15250 (Monday to Friday) - Middle East and India
1800-0200 UTC 17715 (Monday through Friday) -  South America
1800-0200 UTC 17855 (Monday through Friday) -  North America
1400-2200 UTC 11670 (Sat/Sun) - West Africa and South Atlantic
1400-2200 UTC 17715 (Sat/Sun) - South America
1400-2200 UTC 17855 (Sat/Sun) - North America
1400-2200 UTC 15520 (Sat/Sun) - Middle East and India 

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

Europe, the Middle East and the Maghreb:  Eutelsat Hotbird 13B , downlink frequency:  12,302.88 MHz , vertical polarization.

North America:  SES AMC-11 , step-down frequency:  4.180 MHz , horizontal polarization.

North, Central, South America:  Eutelsat E117 WA , downlink frequency:  4,011.64 MHz , vertical polarization

Americas:  Hispasat 30W-5 , downlink frequency:  12.052 MHz , vertical polarization

Asia:  Asiasat 5 , downlink frequency:  3.840 MHz , horizontal polarization

Africa, Europe and the Middle East:  Eutelsat E8WA , step-down frequency:  3,895.7 MHz , left circular polarization.

Updated : 13th March 2023

(Alokesh Gupta)

RFA A23

Radio Free Asia A23

Effective 26th March to 28th Oct'23

Burmese

0030-0130 UTC   12140 15250 15700
0200-0300 UTC   15250
1230-1330 UTC   9370 9990
1330-1400 UTC   9990 12140
1400-1430 UTC   9990

Cantonese

1400-1500 UTC   FNP*

Khmer

1230-1330 UTC   9890 11885 12140
1430-1500 UTC   9355 12140
2230-2330 UTC   12140 13715

Korean

1000-1100 UTC   1566
1200-1300 UTC   9580
1300-1400 UTC   9900
1500-1700 UTC   1188 9910 9990 11985
1700-1900 UTC   1188 9990 11985
2100-2200 UTC   9540 11945 11985

Lao

0000-0100 UTC   15210
1100-1200 UTC   15195

Mandarin

0300-0400 UTC   11570 11895 11985 17800
0400-0500 UTC   11895 13750 17800 21505
0500-0600 UTC   11895 17800 21690
0600-0700 UTC   11895 13790 17800 17810
1500-1600 UTC   9940 11675 13810
1600-1700 UTC   7540 11610 13570 13810
1700-1800 UTC   9360 9970
1800-1900 UTC   9360 9970 11760
1900-2000 UTC   9360 9720
2000-2100 UTC   6080 9360 9535
2100-2200 UTC   7435 9685
2300-2400 UTC   9535 9720 15555

Tibetan

0100-0200 UTC   9370 9510 9705 11850 17670
0200-0300 UTC   9380 11745 11850 17670 FNP*
0600-0700 UTC   15610 21690 FNP*
1000-1100 UTC   13860 15330 FNP*
1100-1200 UTC   13580 15265 15490 17640
1200-1300 UTC   11540 13580 15490 17690 17860
1300-1400 UTC   11570 13720 15275 15490 17860
1500-1600 UTC   9355 11975 FNP*
2200-2300 UTC   7505 9380 FNP*
2300-2400 UTC   5950 9545 11700

Uyghur

0100-0200 UTC   9350 9780 9800 11640 12025 FNP*
1600-1700 UTC   9335 93559560 11675 15140 FNP*

Notes: FNP* = frequency not promoted
Reception reports to : qsl@rfa.org

Last Updated : 13th March '23

(Alokesh Gupta)
Updates & corrections to : alokeshgupta@gmail.com

Thursday, March 16, 2023

VATICAN RADIO A23

VATICAN RADIO A23
(Effective 26th March to 29th Oct'23)

AFRICA
                             
0830 0950 GE'EZ LITURGY         15595  17790T  SUN/HOLIDAYS
1530 1600 AMHARIC               13830  15565  DAILY
1600 1630 KISWAHILI             13830T 15565  SUN/MON
1600 1615 KISWAHILI             13830
T 15565  SAT
1615 1630 SOMALI                13830T 15565  SAT
1630 1700 ENGLISH               13830T 15565  DAILY
1700 1730 FRENCH                13830  15565  DAILY
1730 1800 TIGRIGNA              
13830  15565  DAILY
1800 1830 PORTUGUESE            15565         DAILY
1840 1900 ROSARY                11825  13830  SUN/HOLIDAYS  
2000 2030 ENGLISH                9705  11825
  DAILY
2030 2100 FRENCH                 9705  11825  DAILY
2100 2130 PORTUGUESE            11825         DAILY

AMERICAS

0100 0130 PORTUGUESE             7305 G        DAILY 
0130 0145 SPANISH                7305 G        DAILY    
0145 0200 SPANISH                7305 G        DAILY  
1130 1145 SPANISH                7305 G        DAILY  

ASIA                        

1130 1200 MASS IN ENGLISH        15595    17790 FRI
1230 1315 MASS IN CHINESE         5965 TI  7490 TI  9720 TI SAT
1230 1250 RUSSIAN                 9810 TI 11805 TI          DAILY  
1430 1530 HINDI/TAMIL/MALAYALAM  11700 TI 15490 TI          DAILY  
2200 2230 CHINESE                 7410     9695 TI 11895 TI DAILY  
2315 2350 VIETNAMESE              9580 TI 11895 TI          DAILY  

EUROPE AND THE MEDITERRANEAN

0440 0450 UKRAINIAN             7360 9710     NEWS DAILY
0450 0500 UKRAINIAN             7360 9710     DAILY
0500 0520 RUSSIAN               7360 9710     DAILY
0520 0600 MASS IN LATIN         15595         SUN/HOLIDAYS  
0600 0610 ITALIAN               
15595         NEWS WEEKDAYS
0605 0700 UKRAINIAN LITURGY     9710  11815   SUN/HOLIDAYS   
0610 0630 ARABIC                15595         WEEKDAYS
0630 0645 FRENCH                15595         NEWS MON-FRI
0630 0645 ENGLISH               15595         NEWS SAT
0710 0820 RUMANIAN LITURGY      7250  9710    SUN/HOLIDAYS  
0830 0950 ORIENTAL LITURGY      15595 17790   SUN/HOLIDAYS  
1530 1600 ARABIC                15595 17800   DAILY  
1600 1610 FRENCH                15595         NEWS MON-FRI
1600 1610 FRENCH                15595         SAT
1600 1610 MUSIC                 15595         SUN
1600 1620 ARMENIAN              9710  11815   DAILY  
1610 1615 MUSIC                 15595         DAILY
1615 1630 ENGLISH               15595         NEWS DAILY  
1620 1640 RUSSIAN               9710  11815   DAILY  
1640 1650 RG_UKRAINIAN          9710  11815   NEWS DAILY  
1650 1700 UKRAINIAN             
9710  11815   DAILY  
1700 1720 BYELORUSSIAN          9710          DAILY  
1840 1900 ROSARY                15595         SUN/HOLIDAYS  

T= TALATA-VOLONDRI, MADAGASCAR
G= GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, USA
TI= TINANG, PHILIPPINES

Recption reports to :  qsl.request@spc.va

Source : Vatican Radio
Last Updated : 10th Mar'23
                       
(Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India)