Subject : BC-DX Nr. 290 - 12 Feb. 97
                       WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Top News 
                      compiled by Wolfgang Bueschel
                      February 12th, 1997 (No. 290) 
ANTARTICA   15476 kHz LRA36 Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel, from
Feb 3 again is active on the new time of 1900-2000 UTC, the last 20
minutes are in English and French, heard on Feb 3 during the first day
of reactivation by Raymundo Cruz and Walter Tomarelli.
(Gabriel Ivan Barrera-ARG, Feb 9)
BRAZIL   v11704.8 kHz  Radio Nova Visao, Santa Maria at 1945-1952 UTC,
Music, short Portuguese announcements, "Transmundial" ID's.
(Mark Veldhuis-HOL, Feb 5)
BRUNEI   After an absence of several decades, Radio TV Brunei hopes to
return to SW in the not too distant future. An internat SW sce is
planned and this project is about to be put out to tender for the txs
and antennas to be built. (The above is not a hoax. I learned it from
the chief engineer at BFBS Brunei) (Maarten van Delft-HOL, via DXW, Feb 9)
CANADA   I got this e mail, it can be useful: Dear Mr. Bernardini: Thank
you for your listener report on our radio st CHU. It is always nice to
hear from our listeners. The National Research Council of Canada has an
e-mail address for CHU at:
radio.CHU@nrc.ca
The National Research Council of Canada and all its institutes also have
a home page on the web. Here is the address of our website:
http://www.cisti.nrc.ca/inms/tfe.html
Here you will find information on Canada's time service and on CHU. A
QSL card is being mailed to you. (Bernardini via DXW, Feb 9)
CHINA   Re Hans' comments about the name change in DX-W 50, the change
took place some time in 1993, as the 1994 edition of WRTH was the first
one to use the new designation. At the time of the change, CNR/CPBS
indicated that it wished to be known in international broadcasting
circles as China National Radio, but we now have situation similar to
Iran, where the on-air ID is not the same as the official name. In
Farsi, Tehran still ID's (or did last time I checked with BBC
Monitoring) as 'the Voice and Vision of the Islamic Republic of Iran',
even though some years ago they had announced that the name of the
organization is now IRIB (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting), and
that's what it says on their letterheads. It's really a matter of an
official organization name versus an on-air slogan. But since WRTH is
intended for listeners, perhaps we should indicate more clearly here
such a discrepancy exists. I put that on my 'to do' list for the next
WRTH  :-)   (Sennitt, via DXW, Feb 9)
CYPRUS   Acc to an e-mail response fr Bayrak Radio Head of the
Transmission Dept, Mustafa Tosun, the Bayrak SW txions are on 6150 kHz.
"However, 6159 kHz and 6160 are also being tested for evaluation from
time to time. Detailed rr's will be appreciated." Mustafa Tosun's E-mail
address is:  brt@cc.emu.edu.tr   (Dan Henderson-USA, MD, in NU, Feb 4)
ERITREA   Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea. This radio was first
observed as a clandestine st on 11th Aug 1980. It supported the Eritrean
People's Liberation Front, hostile to the then-govt of Ethiopia, and
claimed to bc from liberated territory. Eritrea became fully independent
in May 1993 and Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea (VOBME) is now the
official govt-run radio of Eritrea.
ID in Arabic:   "Huna Asmara, Idha'at Sawt al-Jamahir al-Iritriyyah".
ID in Tigrigna: "Ezi Kab Asmara Zemehalalef Medeber Radio Demtsi Hafash
Eritrea Eyu".
ID in Amharic:  "Yeh be Asmera ketema yemigegne yesifiw yeritrea hezeb
demts yeamarigna agelgilot new". Transmissions usually start with a news
bulletin.
Address: PO Box 872 (programming) or PO Box 243 (technical), Asmara,
Eritrea
Tel: +291-1-119-100     Fax: +291-1-127-115
1st progr 5000, 7085 kHz, 0300-0500 M-F, 0400-0600 Sat/Sun, 0930-1030,
1200-1300 Suns, 1500-1800 UTC. All Tigrigna lang, except Kunama 1500,
Tigre 0400 & 1600 UTC.
2nd progr 4000, v7390 kHz, Arabic 0300-0400, 0930-1030, 1700-1800. Afar
1600-1700.  (BBCM via AGDX, Feb 4)
GERMANY   (tentatively) Test bcs on 6015 kHz Sat only at 1356-1600? UTC.
Heavy Metal / Hardrock / Punk nonstop mx, no announcements. Modulation
Juelich like. Ahead of Majak-Bolshakovo low signal in background.
Definitively professional radio station. (Kai Ludwig-D, Feb 2/8)
HUNGARY   In Memoriam - Len Scott.
Len Scott, who in his early years at Radio Budapest in communist era,
was known to listeners as "Laszlo Pinter", died at the age of 67 on Jan
8th. To SW listeners throughout the world his name was synonymos with
Hungary and English language broadcasts. He retired in 1989. Len's
immediate rapport and friendship with the original DX editor, Dennis
Herner, and their shared enthusiasm for international communication,
meant they formed the ideal team. The immense knowledge and experience
of the HAM pioneer and DXer, combined with the skills of the
professional broadcaster to create a DX Show that informed and
entertained.
Anniversary Register.
Your help is needed as we plan for the celebrations of 40 years of the
DX Show, and 32 years of the RBSWC. As part of the anniversary we should
like to compile a register of those who have been listening to our
broadcasts for at least ten years. Those of you who have sent in rr's
and had verification or QSL cards, should find it fairly easy to
establish when you began listening to Radio Budapest. Early listeners to
Radio Budapest, and who by reason of change of circumstances, are no
longer in touch with the station, asked to hold contact to Radio
Budapest again, to establish how long they have been a listener.
(R Budapest progr magazine, Feb 1997)
I noted R Budapest - German Sce - on MW 1250 kHz first in autumn 1958,
daily bc at 1830 & 2100 UTC. But started listening to RB English DX Show
in spring 1967, first letter from June 1967, QSL issued in Jan 1970. (WB)
INDONESIA   v3231.8 kHz   RRI Bukittinggi at 1646-1701 UTC, Indonesian
songs, male announcer, IS. Rapidly fading. (Mark Veldhuis-HOL, Feb 8)
3905 kHz RRI, ? (Merauke or Banda Aceh) at 2016-2057 UTC, Indonesian
talk, guitar mx, announcement, popmx. "Happy birthday" played twice:
first instrumental, later a vocal version. No (local) ID heard. Best in
LSB. (Mark Veldhuis-HOL, Feb 5)
IRAN   v9550.4 kHz VOIRI, NF observed at 1440 UTC in Bengali (x9635).
(Vitek via EDXP, Feb 1)
ISRAEL   Kol Israel Z97 schedule
COMMENTS PLEASE! Any conflicts? Thanks. Here is draft of new schedule.
This is in no way the final schedule- so do not publish it as such.
The Reshet Bet frequency of 9390 can probably go overnight from 1st
March at the earliest- replacing the non hearable 7495 kHz.
HF Schedule 30.3.97 to 13.9.97 (fr 14.9.97-26.10.97 all times one hour later)
HEBREW (Reshet Bet)
0300-1900 15615 kHz (315d/100-300kW) (not 1400-1430 & 1530-1600)
0600-1800 17545 kHz (318d/50kW)
0700-0800 Sat, 0900-1100 Sun -Fri 13615 kHz (319d/500kW)
1400-1600 11590 kHz (315d/500kW)
1800-0600  9390 kHz (314d/50kW)
1700-1740  9365 kHz (294d/300kW)
1900-2115 11585 kHz (319d/500kW)
0900-1100 17575 kHz (264d/300kW) not Sat
ENGLISH
0400-0415 17545 kHz (110d/300 kW), 9435 kHz (315d/500kW),
           7465 kHz (315d/10kW)
1400-1430 11605 kHz (315d/300kW), 15615 kHz (319d/100kW)
1900-1925  7465 kHz (315d/300kW),  9435 kHz (309d/300kW),
          11605 kHz (330d/300kW), 15640 kHz(187d/300kW)
FRENCH
0500-0515  9435 kHz (315d/300kW),  7465 kHz (315d/10kW)
1000-1030  5640 kHz (315d/300kW)
1530-1600  1605 kHz (315d/300kW), 15615 kHz (315d/100kW)
1930-1950  7465 kHz (315d/300kW),  9435 kHz (309d/300kW),
          11605 kHz (330d/300kW), 15640 kHz (187d/300kW)
SPANISH
1625-1635  9365 kHz (294d/300kW)
1950-2000  7465 kHz (315d/300kW),  9435 kHz (309d/300kW),
          11605 kHz (330d/300kW), 15640 kHz (187d/300kW)
ARABIC
0300-0530, 1200-2115  9815 kHz (76d/20kW)
0600-1030, 1200-2115 15480 kHz (76d/20-300kW)
0300-2115  5915kHz (40+220d/20kW)
RUSSIAN  1730-1855  7465 kHz(0d/300kW), 9435 kHz (0d/300kW)
PERSIAN
1400-1525*  9435 kHz (27d/300kW), 11695kHz (70d/300kW)
           15640 kHz (315d/250kW) (*on Fri, Sat and hols to 1500 only)
JUDEO-TAT 1500-1530 9435 kHz (27d/300kW), 11695kHz(70d/300kW)  Fri only
YIDDISH  
1600-1630, 11605 kHz (330d/300kW), 11590 kHz (4d/500kW),
            9435 kHz (0d/300kW), 9365kHz (294d/300kW)
1700-1725 11605kHz(330d/300kW), 11590kHz(4d/500kW), 9435kHz(0d/300kW)
ROMANIAN  1725-1745  11605 kHz (330d/300kW), 11590 kHz (4d/500kW),
          9435 kHz (0d/300kW)
HUNGARIAN 1745-1800  11605 kHz (330d/300kW), 11590 kHz (4d/500kW),
          9435 kHz (0d/300kW)
BUKHARIAN 1200-1215 11605 kHz (27d/300kW), 11695 kHz (50d/300kW)
GEORGIAN  1215-1230 11605 kHz (27d/300kW), 11695 kHz (50d/300kW)
MAGHRIBI  1635-1645,  LADINO 1645-1700  9365kHz (294d/300kW)
(via Mark Veldhuis-HOL, Feb 7)
LAOS   Latest sked for Lao National Radio, Vientiane: 6130 kHz Lao HS
0400-0730 UTC, 2200-0300.0930-1530; 7145 International sce 2330-0000
Vietnamese, 0000-0030 Khmere, 0500-0530 Thai, 0530-0600 Fr, 0600-0630
En, 1130-1200 Thai, 1200-1230 Vietnamese, 1230-1300 Khmere, 1300-1330 Fr.
(Yukihiro Hotta-JAP, in SW DX Guide of JSWC, 2/97, thanks via EDXP)
MALAYSIA   The enigma of the actual SW sked for RTVM-Sarawak continues!
Here is a sked released by the JSWC, as supplied by the station.
However, it is incomplete but may assist in determining the full sked!
3385 0400-0500 Iban; 5030 2200-0000, 0100-0330 (0100-0230 Suns/hols),
0400-0530, 1030-1500 Bidayuh; 5005 0400-0500 Iban; 6050 0400-0500 Iban;
7160 2200-2330Ch, 2330-0100 En, 0500-0700 En, 0700-1030 Ch, 1030-1200
En, 1200-1400 Ch, 1400-1600 En; 7270 0400-0500 Iban.
(SW DX Guide of JSWC, 2/97, via EDXP)
MEXICO   XERTA, R. Transcontinental de America (registered name, but not
necessarily the name they will use on the air), it is apparently a bona
fide commercial SW stn, about to come on the air. They were planning to
start "something" on Feb 5th -not sure if a promotional campaign or
going on the air, but may go on the air "within the next few days or
weeks." Daytime frequ will be 15120 (not 17880) kHz, nighttime 4800 kHz.
Stn is very short on everything - uses second hand equipment - so
enclose return postage if you contact them. General Director is Gonzalo
Soto [unsure of spelling], old time pro radio announcer. They are
supposed to have a 50 kW txer, but there is some question as to whether
that is the actual power they will be using. Location of txer is in
southern Mexico City, antenna is directional to the north. Address:
XERTA, Torre Latinoamericana (piso 36), 06007 Mexico, D.F.
(XERMX DX px/mailbag via Glenn Hauser WoR, Feb 6, in NU, via EDXP and
other sources)
MOZAMBIQUE   Renamo to open radio st in Beira: Afonso Dhlakama, leader
of the Mozambique National Resistance [Renamo], currently on a tour of
Sofala Province, says his party intends to open a radio st in the city
of Beira. He said the st could [The following attachment could not be
decoded because line 1 was too long.] begin bcing in the first half of
1997, and that steps have been taken to acquire the necessary equipment.
- Dhlakama said the st fits in with his party's plans to expand txns by
the Voice of Renamo, which already bcs from Maputo.
(Radio Mozambique, via BBCM, via AGDX, Jan 30)
NEPAL   R Nepal Kathmandu is once again using 3230 kHz, in addit to 5005
kHz. Signing on at 0015 UTC. English nx 0215 and 1415 UTC. Relatively
low signal strength suggests that 3230 kHz is from the 7.5 kW standby
tx.  (Sarath Weerakoon-CLN, UADX, Feb 8)
NORWAY/CIS/TIBET   Voice of Tibet is an internat radio progr produced by
the Oslo-based Worldview International Foundation in collaboration with
the Norwegian Tibet Committee and other human rights groups. It
commenced bcing on 14th May 1996. The bcs are aimed at Tibetan people
both in Tibet and in neighbouring countries. In an interview, the
editor-in-chief described the sce as a "voice of the voiceless people".
Voice of Tibet progrs are produced in Oslo and were originally txed via
FEBA Radio facilities in the Seychelles; however, direction-finding in
January 1997 indicates that they are now being bc from a transmitter in
the Central Asian region. [Irkutsk?]. Mon-Fri 1225-1300 UTC in Tibetan
on 7400 kHz.
Address: Worldview International, Welhavensgt.1, N-0166 Oslo 1, Norway
Tel: + 47-2211-4980  Fax: + 47-2211-4988  (BBCM via AGDX, Feb 4)
PALAU   Acc to the Director Engineering, KHBN is installing new
equipment. The 50 kW tx for RFA bcs is relatively new and a fourth tx is
due in two months and construction of the housing of that is on at
present. That will mean that KHBN will have two 100 kW txs and two 50 kW
txs in a matter of three months time.
(Arthur Cushen-NZL, RNMN Feb 6, via Mick Ogrizek, via EDXP)
[Should compensate Tinian site for a while til completion, WB]
PERU   La Voz de San Antonio, Bambamarca v5645.9 kHz 0359 UTC, Peruvian
songs, lots of flutes, announcements by excited male speaker in Spanish,
mentioning Bambamarca, sign-off with presumed NA around 0410 UTC.
(Michiel Schaay-HOL, Feb 6)
v5619.2 kHz  Radio Ilucan, Cutervo at 2340-0010 UTC, Peruvian mx,
Spanish announcements, flutes, fine ID 0005 UTC, talk.
(Mark Veldhuis-HOL, Feb 8)
POLAND   Norea Radio will use Stargard Tychowo MW 1503 kHz from Febr.
1930-2000 daily in Swedish. Reports to: Norea Radio, POBox 3419, S-10368
Stockholm, Sweden;
fax +46 8 965 084. (B. Ericson, Arctic Radio Club, via BDXC
'Communication' Febr)
[Not observed yet, some Serbo-Croatian stations on air, from
BIH/HRV/YUG, tentatively B202 also.]
SRI LANKA   Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp., Ekala on 15425 kHz at 1430 UTC
pop mx, announced by female speaker, parallel to v9729.95 kHz.
(Michiel Schaay-HOL, Feb 9)
TAIWAN   CBS -  Central Broadcasting System - Networks 1-4
The Central Broadcasting System (CBS) is operated by the Ministry of
Defence and bcs to mainland China. St ID "Central Bcing St, Voice of
Free China, to mainland China" (Standard Chinese: Chung-yang Kuan-po
Tien-tai, Tsu-yu Chung-Kuo Chih Sheng, Tui Chung-Kuo Ta-hu Kwang-po).
Address: 55 Pei'an Road, Tachih, Taipei 104, Taiwan.
Tel: +886-2-5918161
CBS NETWORK 1 Taipei
2155-0200 7250. 0200-0400 7250 11970.
0400-1000 3335 7105 11775 11970 15190 15320 17750(fr 0730).
1000-1900 3335 7250 15320. 1900-2100 3335. 2100-2200 3335 7250.
CBS NETWORK 2 Taipei
0955-1600 6087 6180 7105 9630 11775.
1600-1900 6040 9690. 1900-2200 6040 9690.
CBS NETWORK 3 Taipei   0355-1555 6040 9690
CBS NETWORK 4 Taipei
1000-1130 Mongolian, 1140-1300 Tibetan, 1300-1500 Uighur 11905.
External Broadcasting Corp of China, (Voice of Asia).
The Voice of Asia is part of the overseas division of the Bcing Corpor
of China (BCC). The BCC operates various domestic radio sces in Taiwan
and two separate external radio sces: 1. Voice of Free China, the main
external service. 2. Voice of Asia, which is aimed at at listeners in
mainland China and SoEaAS. It was inaugurated on 1st Jan 1979.
Voice of Free China and Voice of Asia share the same technical
facilities. The txions in Standard Chinese may also include material in
Amoy and Cantonese.
Address: Voice of Asia, PO Box 24-777, Taipei, Taiwan
Tel: +886-2-7710151 (ext. 2431); Fax: +886-2-7519277.
The station still uses a 1,200-kW MW st at Kaohsiung.
Chinese-STD 0500-0700 7285, 0700-1100 9280, 1300-1500 7285. Hakka 0900-
1000 7285. Cantonese 0800-0900, E 1100-1200, Indonesian 1200-1300 &
1600-1700, Thai 1500-1600, all on 7445 kHz.  (BBCM via AGDX, Feb 4)
THAILAND   BBC Asia Relay St finally took over all txns previously
originating from the BBC East Asia Relay St in Hong Kong on Nov 18th,
1996. Prior to this, services had been transferred over gradually. Hong
Kong remained on standby until 6th Dec, after which the txs were
dismantled. Dates were specified in a postcard sent from BBC Hong Kong
and the address of the new BBC Asia Relay St was confirmed as POBox 20,
Muang Nakhon, Sawan 60000, Thailand.
(Dave Kenny-UK, in BCDX 'Communication' Febr)
USA   v11739.9 kHz  WINB Red Lion at 1956-2002 UTC, English religious mx
(some countrysongs), ID, address. (Mark Veldhuis-HOL, Feb 5)
Upcoming VOA Program/Frequency Changes.
The VOA Vietnamese transmission at 1230-1330 UTC from Poro-PHL will move
to 12030 kHz (x11840), fr Feb 8.
The VOA Chinese transmission at 1600-1700 UTC will be cancelled and
replaced by a transmission at 0900-1000 UTC, eff Feb 10, on 9845, 11855,
11965, 12040, 13760 and 15515 kHz.
VOA will carry special bcs in Spanish on Feb 8 and 9 at 2200-2215 UTC on
15365, 15430 and 17765 kHz.
VOA will add a 15 minute Albanian bc beginning Feb 10. It's at 1530-1545
UTC on 11805, 13740 and 15240 kHz. (Dan Ferguson-USA, Feb 7)
Some RFA news: CRI in Persian at 1500-1530 UTC on 9440 kHz interfering
RFA in Burmese via CIS tx site on 9440 kHz, RFA scheduled 1500-1600 UTC.
All three afternoon channels of RFA Vietnamese at 1400-1500 UTC are
being jammed, but here in Europe the RFA powerhouses are on top. Poor
VTN signals underneath on 5865 and 6240 kHz, hardly to find out, some
hundreds Hertz away. But the strongest here is on 7521.9 kHz against the
well performing RFA signal here in EUR on 7520 kHz.
Caribbean nonstop orchestra mx, interrupted by announcement "You are
listening to Radio Free Asia" noted between 1500-1542 UTC on 9910 kHz,
most likely via KHBN Palau. Break at 1543 UTC into RFA Chinese sce
programme in //KHBI Saipan tx on 9455 kHz, and CIS relay 7530 kHz. 9455
and 9910 kHz disappeared at 1600 UTC,  but 7530 and probably 7495 kHz -
underneath Israel - extended! its Chinese programme till 1700 UTC.
(Lieberwirth, Erbe, Ludwig, Bueschel, Feb 7-11)
VIETNAM   4657 kHz, saw a logging in Gatflash 92 and have to make a
comment about it. On 4660 kHz Laos is listed, but 1240-1245 Lao Cai
(tent.) 3 Feb fair. Unstable carrier. Local mx. First thought it was
Laos, but still here at 1445 UTC and frequent mentions of Vietnam. I
checked //10060 and 5925 and yes, it was parallel.
4740 kHz 1345-1400 UTC Radio Son La (tent.) Feb 3 lousy signal. No ID
heard. Xinjiang PBS too strong. Gone just before 1400 UTC.
(Boogert via DXW, Feb 9)
4740v Unid Vietnamese +1130 with vocals. Could not detect 4790 kHz.
Drifted down to 4740? (Sarath Weerakoon-CLN, UADX, via DXW)
v6701.7 kHz 0500-0510 UTC RTV Bac Thai, drifted from nominal 6700 kHz
and heard with Vietnamese talks. (Petersen, Phuket Island, Jan 31)
[ooooh nice place, remembers me on my stay there in various winter
seasons between 1972 and 1982, WB]
YEMEN   Sana'a in Arabic on v9780.3 kHz propagate well into EUR, morning
window about 0500-0600 UTC, afternoon from 1500 UTC. (WB Feb 7-9)
ZAIRE   v15244.5 kHz  La Voix du Zaire, Kinshasa at 1303-1314 UTC.
Indigenous mx, talk by female, later male announcer. Could not ID
language. (Mark Veldhuis-HOL, Feb 5)
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HFCC MEETING
Olav Grimdalen to BP, via EDXP: I just got back from Istanbul where we
had our meeting and coordination with the other countries in the HFCC
coordination group. I hope that we have sorted out the worst collisions
for the Summer schedule 1997!
(Olav M. Grimdalen, Radio Norway Internat, Feb 10)
RVI Brussels Flemish hobby programme "Golfgids" reported also on that
meeting. Next outlet is on Sat about 0712 UTC on 1512, 5985, 9925, 9940
kHz; 1200 UTC 9925 13685 17610; 1300 UTC 6035, 13670, 13685, 13795; Suns
2100 UTC 1512, 5910, 9850; 2300 UTC 1512, 5900, 9925 kHz. (RVI Feb 1)
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