Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Station schedule changes from IBB

Frequency changes from International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB)
Germany/ Lithuania/ Madagascar/ Philippines/ São Tomé/ South Africa/ Sri Lanka/ Thailand

All times UTC

Radio Free Asia
Uyghur service from Oct. 1:
0100-0200 on 9490 SIT 100 kW / 079 deg, ex BIB 100 kW / 088 deg

Radio Liberty
Tatar service from Oct. 1:
0300-0400 on 9635 SIT 100 kW / 079 deg, ex LAM 100 kW / 055 deg
0500-0600 on 9635 SIT 100 kW / 079 deg, ex BIB 100 kW / 063 deg

Radio Liberty
Russian service from Oct. 1:
1300-1400 NF 9530 BIB 100 kW / 063 deg, ex 15130
1400-1500 on 9530 BIB 100 kW / 063 deg, cancelled

Voice of America
Ukrainian service from Sep. 27, all cancelled:
2000-2030 on 7170 BIB 100 kW / 088 deg
9715 BIB 100 kW / 088 deg

Voice of America
Serbian service from Oct. 1, all cancelled:
0530-0545 on 9460 BIB 100 kW / 105 deg
1930-2000 on 7105 BIB 100 kW / 115 deg
2100-2130 on 7255 BIB 100 kW / 126 deg Mon-Fri

Voice of America
Kurdish service, new transmission from Oct. 1:
1300-1400 on 9720 BIB 100 kW / 105 deg
13680 LAM 100 kW / 108 deg
15130 SAO 100 kW / 052 deg
15180 LAM 100 kW / 104 deg

Voice of America
Kurdish service, cancelled transmision from Oct. 1:
1900-2000 on 7520 UDO 250 kW / 300 deg
9695 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg
12030 LAM 100 kW / 104 deg

Voice of America
Sudanese service Arabic? Darfur, new transmissions from Sep. 29:
0300-0330 on 4960 SAO 100 kW / 030 deg
5995 LAM 100 kW / 132 deg
11635 IRA 250 kW / 279 deg
1800-1830 on 4960 SAO 100 kW / 030 deg
9650 UDO 250 kW / 272 deg
11635 IRA 250 kW / 275 deg
1900-1930 on 5880 IRA 250 kW / 275 deg
9650 WER 250 kW / 150 deg
11635 PHT 250 kW / 270 deg

Voice of America
Portuguese service, cancelled transmisson from Sep. 29:
0430-0500 on 6095 SAO 100 kW / 124 deg
7340 MDC 250 kW / 270 deg + 1530 MW
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 30)
(Source: DX Mix News # 540 via wb, Germany & Alokesh Gupta, India)

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