On the program:
- An overview of some major events in the world of broadcasting in 2011
- Broadcast tips
An overview of some major events in the world of broadcasting in 2011
2011 kicked off with some bad news – on January 1 Radio Slovakia International almost ended its emissions on short waves followed by Radio Prague on January 31. The only short wave broadcasts that remained were the ones retransmitted by Radio Miami and Radio Exterior de Espana. Prior to that on December 29, 2010, another radio began broadcasting on short waves, Gunaz Radio, with emissions for Iran. We heard again from Radio Wai from Malaysia and The Cross Radio from island of Pohnpei in Micronesia. The new Christian radio called “Chat” mainly known as Radio Dardasha started on January the 17th from Cyprus. In February, in Australia during the Yasi Cyclone radio Australia began transmissions on short waves of some of their local stations. On 25 February BBC ended its broadcasts in several foreign languages. On 11 February Greenland Radio KNR stopped broadcasting on medium and short waves for good. In March the US Radio broadcasting from an airplane called “Commando Solo” began transmissions to Libya. In Antarctica the radio of Argentina’s base San Gabriel resumed its emissions on 15476 KHz. In April the Netherlands bought transmitters for the equipping of the new radio centre in Madagascar from radio Sweden and in Algeria new short wave transmitters are being installed in Ourgla. In May the station KFBS on the island of Saipan was closed and the US religious radio WTWW bought a new transmitter. The attempts on the broadcasts of Family Radio from Oakland in California that went on for months on end predicting Judgment Day on May 21, 2011 failed. In June we heard again on short waves from Radio Quito from Ecuador and La Voz de Resistencia – the radio of clandestine troops in Colombia. The Italian Radio Relay Service began its transmissions from a new site in Romania. The second half of the year began with a new state in Africa – South Sudan but located there in the capital Juba Radio Peace never resumed its emissions. On July 30, 10 years after the closing of the radio station of the Taliban, Voice of Shari’ah, Radio Afghanistan resumed its broadcasts on short waves with programmes in English and Urdu. The Talibans had banned the possession of radio sets, TV sets, computers and many other devices. In mid-August the pro-Gadaffi Radio Voice of Africa from Libya ended its emissions and Radio Libya returned on short waves in late October. On 13 August a new transmitter of radio “Voice of the Andes” was installed in East Friesland, Germany. Two stations operating from the island of Palau in the Pacific Ocean were already active on short waves in September with broadcasts beamed to Cambodia. In October was installed a new short wave center in Venezuela and a new transmitter in Angola. The last three months of 2011 also brought along bad news for radio broadcasting. Radio Deutsche Welle stopped to broadcast in German and radio Portugal in Portuguese. The closing or the forthcoming closing of world famous radio centres such as Rampisham, UK, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Fontbonne owned by Trans World Radio in France and Sines in Portugal were announced. News from the world of broadcasting throughout 2011 can be found in various print and online media.
Broadcast tips
CONGO, Democratic Republic: The local radio station called Radio Tele Candip from Bunia was observed here on 22 December on 5066 KHz from 03.45 h playing native songs followed by news in French from 04.00 hours.
CUBA: Radio Havana was heard on 21 December with programs in Spanish from 3 h on 5040, 6060 and 11760 KHz and from 4 h on 5040, 11760 & 11840 KHz. The program called “DXers unlimited” was noted from 04.36h on 6000 and from 06.36h on 6125 KHz.
ERITREA: The 1st program of Eritrean Radio is already on the new frequency of 7200 KHz and was observed during its signing on at 02.56 h and at the end of the broadcast at 18.29 h when the National Anthem is being played.
IRAN and CAUCASUS: Two different radio stations but with a same name called Voice of Justice were heard on 21 December. One from Iran in English at 03.28 h on 7200 KHz and another one from Nagorno-Karabakh in Azeri at 06.04 h on 9677.7 KHz.
KOREA, Democratic People’s Republic of: Funeral marches on their Home Service were heard from 15.05 h on 6251, 6399 and 9665 KHz on 20 December. The programs of their Foreign Service in different languages began with a song for a memory of Kim Il Jong.
ZAMBIA: Radio Zambia with a program in Vernacular was heard on 5915 KHz on 22 December between 03.30 and 04.00 h with clear signal at time from 03.57 and 03.59 when ends the broadcast of China Radio International in Russian and began BBC in Arabic.
Compiled by Rumen Pankov
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All times are in Universal Time Coordinated (UTC), all frequencies in kHz.
Today we offer you the winter schedule of the US WYFR Family Radio broadcasting via transmitters in Almaaty, Kazakhstan:
-to West Asia
1500-1600 on 7565 kHz, 100 kW / 187 degrees in Pashto
-to South Asia
1300-1400 on 12130 kHz, 200 kW / 132 degrees in Nepali
1400-1500 on 9440 kHz Armavir-Russia 300 kW / 110 degrees in Assamese
1400-1500 on 11520 kHz and 1600-1700 on 7505 kHz, 300 kW / 177 degrees in Urdu
1400-1600 on 7550 kHz, 500 kW / 177 degrees in Punjabi
-to East Asia
1100-1200 on 13795 kHz 300 kW / 94 degrees in English
-to South East Asia
1100-1400 on 9310 kHz, 300 kW / 121 degrees in Illocano, Tagalog и English
1200-1400 on 9390 kHz, 200 kW / 132 degrees in Cebuano и English
1300-1400 on 7560 kHz, 200 kW / 132 degrees in Burmese
1400-1500 on 5835 kHz, 500 kW / 132 degrees in English
And here is next the winter schedule of WYFR Family Radio broadcasting via transmitters in Taiwan:
-to Central Asia
1500-1700 on 9940 kHz Taipei 250 kW / 352 degrees in Russian
-to South Asia
1300-1500 on 11540 kHz Huwai 100 kW / 285 degrees in English
1500-1700 on 6280 kHz Tanshui 300 kW / 285 degrees in English and Hindi
-to East Asia in Chinese
0900-1000 on 11565 kHz and 1000-1100 on 9920 kHz Taipei 100 kW / 310 degrees
0900-1100 on 9545 and 9945 kHz and 2300-2400 on 9540 kHz Taipei 100 kW / 310 degrees
1100-1600 on 6240 kHz and 2200-2400 on 6230 kHz Baugong 100 kW / 310 degrees
1100-1600 and 2100-2400 on 9280 kHz Paochung 100 kW / 335 degrees
1200-1300 on 11535 kHz Baugong 100 kW / 335 degrees
0800-0900 on 11895 kHz Taipei 100 kW / 2 degrees in Korean
-to South East Asia
-in Vietnamese
0000-0100 on 11630 kHz and 1200-1300 on 7460 kHz Paochung 100 kW / 225 degrees
1000-1100 on 9455 kHz and 1300-1400 on 9960 kHz Taipei 100 kW / 267 degrees
1300-1400 on 7540 kHz Taipei 100 kW / 250 degrees
-in Burmese
1100-1200 on 6220 kHz and 1200-1300 on 11570 kHz Huwai 100 kW / 265 degrees
-in Indonesian
0000-0100 on 11865 kHz Paochung 100 kW / 180 degrees
1100-1200 on 11915 kHz Taipei 300 kW / 205 degrees
-in English
0900-1100 on 9465 kHz Paochung 100 kW / 180 degrees
-in Tagalog, Indonesian, English and Indonesian
1100-1500 on 11520 kHz Baugong 100 kW / 180 degrees
Author: Ivo Ivanov, Frequency Manager of Radio Bulgaria
English version by Radostin Zhelev 120 реда
