DX LISTENING DIGEST 1-069, May 14, 2001 edited by Glenn Hauser, wghauser@hotmail.com {Items from DXLD may be reproduced and re-reproduced only if full credit be maintained at all stages and we be provided exchange copies. DXLD may not be reposted in its entirety without permission. For restrixions and searchable 2001, 2000 contents archive see} http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/Dxldmid.html [NOTE: If you are a regular reader of DXLD, and a source of DX news but have not been sending it directly to us, please consider yourself obligated to do so. Thanks, Glenn] ** AUSTRALIA. Heard VL8A Alice Springs on 2310 kHz at 1120 UT May 13th with 70's pop, so apparently are back using this frequency, after using 4835 exclusively of late. Had heard them on 4835 at this time two weeks ago, so not sure when the change was made. The signal was fair, and slightly weaker than // 2325 and 2485 (Nigel Pimblett, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) ** AUSTRALIA. G'day folks, I have lots of news for you following a fantastic trip up the Stuart Highway with Brian Dodgson over the last 2 weeks. This past Friday we had the opportunity of a visit to Christian Voice of Australia's facility at Cox Peninsula west of Darwin. One of the British Aerospace guys there said that Radio Australia was going to take time on the facility and would be testing from today (Monday May 14th). The tests would be only brief at the moment. New Digital Sat receivers have been flown up from Melbourne as a Sat change has to take place since the withdrawal of Channel 7's service ATV into Asia. Once the Digital RX's are in place the RA feed will come into the site. During our flying visit we saw six 250 kW rigs. 3 Thompson and 3 Collins. One of the Thompson rigs was yet to be commissioned as it has had a shifting career from Carnarvon where it was commissioned, never used, then dismantled and shipped to Darwin! It has lots of yellow stickers (sticky labels on it) to say what goes where and why! The crew at Cox peninsula (about 8 and growing) are running reliability checks on the power equipment and feed lines. During a luncheon stop on the Stuart Highway April 30 north of Coober Pedy, Brian and I noted that Christian Voice was testing on 21680 and 17775 kHz at 0430 with a very strong and clean signal. Cheers (Chris Martin, from Darwin where the weather is great and the sunsets take your breath away, ARDXC May 14 via DXLD) Radio Australia Darwin, 17775 caught on tape at sign-on *0000 today with end of news intro, music and then English news. Taped as I was at work, sounds fair strength but with an annoying echo from here near Sydney, Australia. No sign of 11880 at supposed 2200 sign on so expect this didn't happen (Richard Jary, Australia, May 14, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Radio Australia again broadcasting to Southeast Asia from Darwin | Text of report by Radio Australia on 14 May Radio Australia is again broadcasting to Southeast Asia from transmitters near Darwin, on Australia's north coast, after struggling to reach the region for the past four years. The Australian government shut down the transmitters as a cost-cutting measure. The government then sold the transmitters to the British- based evangelical broadcaster Christian Voice. Radio Australia's [network manager], Jean-Gabriel Manguy, says programming resumed this morning. [Manguy] What we are doing now is that we are leasing air time from Christian Voice. And in this instance we are leasing seven hours a day, and that will enable us to broadcast clearly in Indonesian and English to Southeast Asia. Source: Radio Australia, Melbourne, in English 0600 gmt 14 May 01 (via BBCM via DXLD) ** AUSTRALIA. Text of an article in Tuesday's Melbourne Age newspaper. Note especially, Mr. Manguy's comments regarding radio (in light of the BBC's recent moves), as well as the factual inaccuracies regarding when the Cox Peninsula site was "sold" to Christian Voice... (John Figliozzi, swprograms via DXLD) Radio Australia back from the wilderness By STEPHEN CAUCHI Tuesday 15 May 2001 Radio Australia, muffled for four years by Federal Government cutbacks, is once again broadcasting a strong signal into Asia. From this week, transmitters in Darwin will deliver seven hours of English and Indonesian programs deep into South-East Asia, complementing transmitters in Singapore and Taiwan that were brought on-line this year. In the station's Melbourne headquarters yesterday, announcers were busy recording programs for the first proper broadcasts since 1997, when the government sold the ABC's Darwin transmitter at Cox Peninsula. Since then, the station has relied on limited satellite relays, pre- recorded programs on CD mailed to radio stations and a token signal from Shepparton. "It's great to be on the air. We have a voice. We're back in business, if you will. We have a presence, and a significant presence," Radio Australia network manager Jean-Gabriel Manguy said. "It's not as though we disappeared completely, but we didn't have the presence that a radio signal gives you." The renewal of Australia's international broadcaster is the fruit of a $9 million package over three years, announced by Canberra in August. The government slashed the station's annual budget from $20 million to $7 million in 1997. Ironically, the station is using the Cox Peninsula transmitters in Darwin - only this time it is leasing them from the Christian group that bought them from the government four years ago. Mr Manguy said the Shepparton transmitters were weak and only just reached the nearest parts of Indonesia, whereas the Darwin transmitters reach Indochina. He said the station had tried bending the signals from the Pacific- orientated Shepparton transmitter westward, but to little effect. "It was very limited in terms of numbers and geographical reach," he said. Mr Manguy said Asia could look forward to 20 hours of non-continuous broadcasting, with programs in English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Indonesian and Khmer. The programs out of Darwin would focus mostly on news, current affairs and educational programming such as English lessons. This story was found at: http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/2001/05/15/FFXY3M44PMC.html (Via Wolfgang Büschel; and via Figliozzi, swprograms via DXLD) ** AUSTRALIA. Subject: Bush Telegraph on R. Australia Beginning today, Monday 14 May, Radio Australia will carry the full daily Radio National version of the new program "Bush Telegraph", Monday through Friday at 1705 UT. "Bush Telegraph" replaces the repeat airing of "Australia Talks Back", the daily national phone-in, which will continue to be carried "live" on Radio Australia, Monday through Friday at 0910 UT. Here is a description of the program from its Radio National webpage: "Presented by Helen Brown, ABC Radio's Bush Telegraph is an entertaining look at rural and regional issues around Australia. Each day Country Viewpoint offers a unique social commentary from people who live outside the major cities. And for those who want to keep up with Rural News, there will be a daily look at the news headlines. And just to show what really happens on a each week the Farm Diary takes us to the sheep, cattle and cropping property of the Fisken family." The program's website http://www.abc.net.au/rural/telegraph/ has audio on-demand of the most recent program, program summaries and transcripts, as well as other resources and information about rural life in Australia. [Source: Roger Broadbent, Radio Australia] – (John A. Figliozzi, Volunteer Publicist, Radio Australia, DXLD) ** BELGIUM. RVi Brussels Calling programme schedule Apr-Oct 2001: M-F, the 1730 contents are repeated at 1930, 2230, next day 0400, 0700 and 1130. M-F start with News, Belgium Today, Press Review, and end with Soundbox. In between, listed by start day: Mon, Focus on Europe; Sports Tue, Green Society Wed, The Arts; Around Town Thu, Economics; International Report Fri, The Arts; Tourism The Fri features are not repeated until the early Mon broadcasts since Sat and Sun have the same content starting with the 0700: Sat, Music from Flanders Sun, Radio World; Tourism; Brussels 1043; Soundbox (via Wolfgang Büschel, May World DX Club Contact, reworked from grid by gh for DXLD) ** BOLIVIA. 5952.43, Radio Pio XII, Siglo XX; 1010-1030 fair on 13/MAY/2001. Newscast in Spanish and Quechua. (TIN) 4876.75 Radio La Cruz del Sur, La Paz; 1103-1105 poor on 11/MAY/2001. religious program in Quechua (Takayuki Inoue Nozaki, Tokyo, Japan, Relámpago DX Logging May 13 via DXLD) ** BRAZIL. 11764.78 Radio Tupi, Curitiba; 0909-0926 poor on 12/MAY/2001. Px "La Voz da Liberação" [sic] presented by the Pentecostal Church "Deus e Amor" (TIN) 11804.81 Radio Globo, Rio de Janeiro; was noted at 0912 poor on 12/MAY/2001. MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) and OM talk (Takayuki Inoue Nozaki, Tokyo, Japan, Relámpago DX Logging May 13 via DXLD) ** BRAZIL. Glenn, A Rádio Canção Nova voltou a transmitir na faixa de 31 metros, conforme a escuta abaixo: 9675 12/05 0452 Rádio Canção Nova, Cachoeira Paulista(SP), locutora informando que o canal de televisão da Canção Nova já pode ser sintonizado na Europa e no Norte da África, 44333; Célio Romais Sony ICF SW7600G DX Clube do Brasil May 14, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. Hi, Has anyone been able to pick up CHNX`s special broadcast on 11/12 May? I tuned in at 0600 on both days but the frequency was dead. Looks like they couldn`t fix their tx in time. 73, (Enzio Gehrig Denia / Spain (38.50N/000.04E) JRC535D/ICR8500/ALA1530/Dipole, hard-core-dx via DXLD) ** CANADA. I took an itinerary out west to the state of Washington. Just south of Spokane, I drove the rental car off the highway into a rest area. The new day was just dawning and the eastern sky was red with the coming of the rising sun. I tuned my Grundig to the 49m SW band, in an attempt to hear the low powered Canadian station CFVP, in Calgary, Alberta, some 300 miles NE of Spokane. This exotic station is on the air 24 hours with just 100 watts on 6030 kHz. With the sunrise enhancement of the radio signal, I was able to hear CFVP quite clearly, particularly on the high peaks as the signal faded up. Programming consisted of news, info, weather, traffic and contemporary music, as well as frequent announcements of the MW callsign CKMX. SW CFVP is in parallel with 1060 at all times. The 50 kW MW CKMX was also heard, tho the erratic fading pattern was quite different from the SW outlet. A full data QSL letter was later received (Dr Adrian M Peterson, AWR Wavescan Dec 31 and Jan 21, via May World DX Club Contact, retyped by gh for DXLD) ** CHECHNYA [non]. The Kremlin aid Sergey Yastrzhembski has bluntly dismissed a report in THE SUNDAY TIMES that the Russian government will shut the Moscow office of RADIO LIBERTY as soon as that American-funded radio station delivers on its plans to start broadcasting in Chechen. The official said Russia has no gags in store for media outlets (Voice of Russia News Bulletin, 05.14.01 via Sergei Sosedkin, IL, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Russia: Kremlin denies wanting to close Radio Liberty Moscow bureau | Text of report in English by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS Moscow, 14 May: Presidential aide Sergey Yastrzhembskiy dismissed a report by a British newspaper claiming Russian authorities would close the Moscow bureau of US Congress-funded Radio Liberty if it launched a Chechen-language service. "The report by The Sunday Times is a canard. Neither the Kremlin nor the government hatched or hatch any repressive plans towards Radio Liberty," Yastrzhembskiy told TASS today. He said the key demand on any radio station or other mass media organisation was their abiding by Russian laws. "Probably the radio station itself and US Congress circles that are behind its operations would be glad if Moscow used restrictive measures," Yastrzhembskiy said, noting that a "scandal of this sort could have played into the hands of those circles". Plans of certain congressmen and senators to issue additional funding for Radio Liberty to start broadcasts in three North Caucasus ethnic languages, Chechen among them, "naturally cause serious concern in Russia", he said. "One can say with confidence that the implementation of these plans would cause serious harm to Russian-American relations, something which Moscow is not interested in," Yastrzhembskiy said. Source: ITAR-TASS news agency, Moscow, in English 0950 gmt 14 May 01 (via BBCM via DXLD) Russia/USA: Concern expressed over Radio Liberty Chechen broadcasts | Excerpt from report by Russian NTV on 13 May [Presenter Kirill Pozdnyakov] It seems a new scandal has broken out around Radio Liberty. It can lead to a cooling of the Russian- American relations, experts say. Today it became known that Radio Liberty's plans to start broadcasting in the Chechen language to Chechnya annoy the Kremlin greatly. The Sunday Times reports that a high-ranking official has threatened with an appropriate response - a closure of the Radio Liberty Moscow bureau. Representatives of the Russian official authorities have so far abstained from far-reaching forecasts. However, they do not conceal the fact that they do not like the idea. Anton Grishin reports. [Correspondent] Russian authorities do not like freedom. Today The Sunday Times reported it as news. The British weekly writes that [Russian President] Vladimir Putin and [media minister] Mikhail Lesin may close down the Radio Liberty Moscow bureau if the radio starts speaking in Chechen. Russian presidential envoy Sergey Yastrzhembskiy is not dramatizing the situation. [Yastrzhembskiy over the telephone, video shows correspondent near a telephone] The Sunday Times report does not correspond to reality in the slightest. One can say it is a canard. Neither the Kremlin nor the government have had any repressive plans about the Radio Liberty Moscow bureau. I do not rule out the possibility that some people working at the radio station or conservative circles in the US Congress who are behind the station may be interested in such a development of events... [Yastrzhembskiy] The plans [to start broadcasting in Chechen], given Radio Liberty's prejudiced position on the Chechen issue are undoubtedly causing concern in Russia... [Correspondent] It is not difficult to guess how the media ministry and Lesin personally will react to the plan. [Federal Security Service spokesman] Aleksandr Zdanovich has already made his reaction known. [Zdanovich in uniform, filmed with a tank in the background, supposedly in Chechnya] Russia has already organized broadcasting in the Chechen language. We inform the Chechen population [changes tack] But if the ideas of terrorism are disseminated and broadcast, the ideas voiced by [Chechen warlord] Shamil Basayev, [Arab warlord fighting on the Chechen side] Khattab and some others, we shall view this as a violation of their licence. I believe that appropriate structures will consider the situation and relevant measures will be taken... Source: NTV, Moscow, in Russian 1500 gmt 13 May 01 (via BBCM via DXLD) Russia/USA: No decision on Radio Liberty North Caucasus services | Text of report in English by Russian news agency Interfax Moscow, 14 May: Radio Liberty has not yet decided when it will begin broadcasting in a number of North Caucasian languages, such as Chechen, Avaric, and Cherkes, Director of the Russian service of Radio Liberty Mario Corti has said. "I know that the US Congress has decided that the broadcasting in these languages in the North Caucasus be begun, but no particular steps in this direction have been made yet," Corti said in an interview with Interfax on Monday, adding that funds for this project have not yet been allocated either. Corti emphasized that, after Radio Liberty decided to broadcast in Chechen, it "did not receive any messages" from the Russian authorities suggesting that the Russian leadership disapproves of this decision and is reportedly prepared to even ban the broadcasting. Source: Interfax news agency, Moscow, in English 0850 gmt 14 May 01 (via BBCM via DXLD) Russia/USA: Radio Liberty Moscow bureau chief confirms sacking | Text of report in English by Russian news agency Interfax Moscow, 11 May: Savik Shuster has confirmed a report that he has been fired from his position as Radio Liberty's Moscow bureau chief. "Around 1600 hours [Moscow time] today, I received a letter about my dismissal," Shuster told Interfax. He said "disobedience to orders and a conflict of interest" was the declared reason for his dismissal. Shuster said he had ignored a 2 May order to stop running a programme on Russia's NTV television. "I considered this order politicized and ideologized and could not obey it as a journalist," Shuster said, adding that he had been running the "Third Time" programme for several years, and that he had not received "even any oral critical remarks" about it from Radio Liberty. NTV issued a statement in which it expressed indignation at the dismissal. Source: Interfax news agency, Moscow, in English 1520 gmt 11 May 01 (via BBCM via DXLD) ** CHINA [non]. On Nov 28 last year, a half-hour CRI English news program was brought to California for the first time across the airwaves of KIEV, a local radio station with nearly 16 [sic] megalisteners. Since then, local people interested in China have been able to tune into this program, which covers political, business and current affairs commentary, as well as regular reviews of Chinese press. The program is broadcast on Spectrum 870 AM at 8:30 each weekday evening. What`s more, it`s replayed early the next day from 1 to 1:30 am on KCTK 960 AM, KTKZ 1380 AM, KCBQ 1170 AM and KKOL 1300 AM. The four local stations are located in Phoenix City [sic], Arizona, Sacramento and Santiago [sic –- San Diego], in California, and Seattle in Washington. In addition to broadcasts via WUST-1120 Washington DC, and Spectrum 558 London (CRI The Messenger, via Chris Williams, May World DX Club Contact, retyped by gh for DXLD) Seems I recalled KIEV changed callsign some time ago; we are supposed to believe 16 megapeople actually listen to it, and CRI via it? (gh) ** COSTA RICA. Dear friends, RFPI has received several requests and suggestions to provide an overnight USB (Upper Side Band) frequency. Effective with this notice, we begin testing on 7445 (USB) during the hours of 0000-1300. Output is at about 3 kW. The revised frequency schedule follows: 7445 (USB): 0000 - 1300 15050 (AM): 24 hours 21815 (USB): 1300 - 0000 Reception reports appreciated to info@rfpi.org (RFPI May 14, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Looks like the same transmitter is switching between 7 and 21. So on 15 is it 10 or 30 kW now? (gh) ** ECUADOR. 4782.60, Radio Oriental, Tena; has returned from 4801 kHz to near the nominal frequency of 4780. It was noted at 1102 on 11/MAY/2001, newscast. ID was announced by OM as "Transmite Radio Oriental en 4780 kHz banda de 60 metros y 1100 en amplitud modulada desde Tena, capital de Provincia de Napo, Ecuador. Son las 6 y 1 minuto en Ecuador Continental." (Takayuki Inoue Nozaki, Tokyo, Japan, Relámpago DX Logging May 13 via DXLD) ** FRANCE/AFRICA/USA. RFI and AllAfrica Global Media reach agreement | Excerpt from press release by AllAfrica Global Media group on 10 May Washington DC, 10 May: AllAfrica Global Media, owner and operator of the largest general news web site specifically dedicated to African news, and Radio France Internationale reached a cooperation agreement on 13 April 2001. Following this agreement the http://www.allafrica.com web site will provide access to various radio programmes on Africa broadcast by the international station. Radio France Internationale (RFI), with a global audience of more than 100 million listeners, some 30 million of these in Africa, is regarded as one of the most significant sources of news in the world. "The agreement signed with allafrica.com offers our partner the possibility of having access to RFI programmes on the Internet and allows us to benefit from its standing as a reference portal about African news in North America," explains [RFI] Deputy Chief Editor Philippe Couve. "Contrary to well-established ideas, there is great demand for news about the continent throughout the world," says AllAfrica Global Media President Amadou Mahtar Ba. "The AllAfrica Group was set up to fulfill this need and we are particularly proud to include RFI programmes as part of our offer", he added. Initially, RFI programmes in French for Africa will be available on http://www.allafrica.com. After a few days, RFI programmes in English and Portuguese (still about Africa) will be added, followed later by Arabic broadcasts... Source: AllAfrica Global Media press release, Washington, in French 10 May 01 (via BBCM via DXLD) ** GERMANY. Erik Betterman elected director of Deutsche Welle | Text of report in English by press release by Deutsche Welle on 11 May Cologne, 10 May: The governing board of Deutsche Welle (DW) today elected Erik Betterman (57) as the new director-general of Germany's international broadcaster. Valentin Schmidt, chairman of the board announced that Mr Betterman will assume his position on 1 October 2001. Betterman succeeds Dieter Weirich, who left the broadcaster at his own request on 31 March 2001. Dr Reinhard Hartstein will continue as acting director-general until 1 October. Betterman currently is an elected member of the Bremen legislature and has executive powers on the federal level in matters concerning Europe and development and co-operation. He has been a member of the DW governing board since 1994, and currently is the board's deputy chairman. Valentin Schmidt, chairman of the DW governing board said he was satisfied with the choice of candidates and today's election process. Source: Deutsche Welle press release, Cologne, in English 11 May 01 (via BBCM via DXLD) See previous issue ** GUAM. Altho the aerial screens at KTWR were still serviceable it was thought they would not survive another typhoon season, so they were replaced by two new reflector screens, each one at 230 by 230 feet. Three new languages as used in Indonesia have been added to the TWR schedule. Two thousand radios have been distributed to listeners and church groups in China (Christopher J Williams, Northampton, May World DX Club Contact) ** HUNGARY. R. Budapest previews make no distinxion between first and second English broadcast, if there be any: Every weekday: Hungary Today Every Saturday: DX Blockbuster Sundays: May 20 Spotlight May 27 Europe Unlimited Jun 3 Heading for Hungary Jun 4 Whit Monday [tho referred to as a Sunday] Jun 10 and the Gatepost Jun 17 Spotlight Jun 24 Europe Unlimited Jul 1 Heading for Hungary (via May World DX Club Contact via DXLD) ** HUNGARY. Vera Sarkany spent 30 of her 53 years at R. Budapest, or as we tend to call it amongst ourselves, the English Section of Hungarian Radio. This was Vera`s first and only workplace, and her voice was one which determined the profile of Radio Budapest. She joined the Radio in the summer of 1971, immediately on graduating. The head of the section was Charlie Coutts. For the benefit of younger listeners, it is worth mentioning that during those years we were living in a world divided by ideologies, and although we shared a desire to go beyond the bounds of the Iron Curtain, it was not always easy to give a genuine picture of Hungary. Vera, in common with other members of the section, learned Western- style journalism from Charlie. Her abilities quickly became apparent, and she was soon editoring [sic], presenting and reporting on a wide range of topics. However, science matters were closest to her heart. She came from a family of doctors, and in the early days of her career in the Radio she entertained the idea of studying for a degree in medicine. This dream was never realised, but her strong desire to help people materialised when she began to present more and more programmes dealing with health issues. It was in those days that she launched Biorhythm, her longest running and most popular programme in Hungarian on domestic services, disseminating information and knowledge on new medicines, new remedies and a healthy way of life. There was huge feedback from listeners. As soon as Vera signed off, dozens of listeners began to ring in for further details. There is probably no topic Vera did not touch on in her programmes. Just to pick a few from hundreds of excellent programmes, maybe one should mention her series on conductive education in the pioneering Peto [sic] Institute in Budapest, where, with British support, children born with loco-motor disorder are taught to care for themselves. Following the democratic changes in the 1990s, Vera regularly reported from the Hungarian Parliament. Her series, Insight continued to run until she fell ill in November 1999. Although she spent most of her last 16 months in hospital, she never ceased to follow the events of the day. She contributed to our daily current affairs magazine programme Hungary Today until just four days before she left us forever. Her voice may have sounded weak or veiled at times but her mind never lost its clarity. Vera Sarkany died on March 3rd. We lost an excellent radio journalist and an ever-helpful colleague, faithful to the English Section right until the end. As most of our listeners will read our three monthly copy of Budapest International in April, let us remember another loss, the anniversary of the death of Charlie Coutts. With the death of Charlie on April 6, 2000, and Vera in March this year, Radio Budapest lost two of its most powerful broadcasters. They are sorely missed (Budapest International, via Arthur Ward, May World DX Club Contact, retyped by gh for DXLD) ** LITHUANIA. Vilnius English repeat was back on UT Thu May 10 at 0030 on 11690. Someone forgot to repeat it the night before. 11690 was silent and VOA 11695 heavily splashed. Now I had fair reception of Vilnius, heavy splash this time from REE Spain in Spanish. That was until 0045 when VOA 11695 started playing music and Vilnius was practically drowned out. In my area I can tolerate the 9875 at 2330 better, even with its cochannel. At 0056 music from R. Bulgaria on 11700 splashed. So, 11690 was really useless. Thursday May 10 at 2330, 9875 was 3/4 4444. There was a 0030 UT repeat on 11690 2/3 3433, splash 11695 VOA. So while you mentioned in WOR 1079 that some liked 11690, it does not work for me (Bob Thomas, CT, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. MEJICO Por fin, el domingo 06 de mayo luego de protestas en casi todo el territorio mexicano, entró en operación por sexto año consecutivo, el horario de verano (UT-5), el cual tendrá vigencia hasta el último domingo de septiembre. En esta ocasión, el horario se activó más tarde en relación al cambio internacional, debido a las protestas de una gran parte de la población y a la inconformidad de algunos gobiernos estatales, destacando la negativa del gobernador del Distrito Federal. Como una medida para complacer tanto al sector inconforme como a la Secretaría de Energía, que desea instituir el cambio, el presidente Fox dispuso reducir de seis meses a cuatro el horario de verano (Felipe González Medina, XE-1541V, Noticias DX via DXLD) ** MEXICO. CIERRE DEFINITIVO DEL CANAL MEXICANO DE NOTICIAS ECO La falta de rentabilidad habría sido el principal motivo del cierre del canal de noticias Empresa de Comunicaciones Orbitales (ECO), que este jueves, al mediodía dio por finalizada su emisión rutinaria de informaciones para pasar a transmitir repeticiones de programas especiales. Creado en 1988 por Emilio Azcárraga Milmo, junto a Jacobo Zabludovsky y Félix Cortés Camarillo, ECO fue la primera señal de noticias de 24 horas en castellano que conoció la industria del cable. En su época más ambiciosa, entre 1990 y 1992, llegó a tener más de 80 corresponsalías alrededor del mundo. La desición de cerrar este canal se debe a recortes de presupuestos del grupo Televisa y a que CNN en Español acaparó el mercado de noticias en América Latina, por lo que ECO ya no era rentable (Miguel González, YV 953, AER, Caracas, Noticias DX via DXLD) ** NETHERLANDS. HOLANDA (PIRATAS) Escuchada el sábado 5 de mayo la emisora R. Black Arrow por 15805 a las 0650 TU. Nominalmente dicen emitir por 15795. El programa era en inglés y estaba dirigido hacia Australia y el Pacícico Sur. Dieron la dirección P.O.Box 128, 9410 Beilon, Holanda. Puestos en contacto con ellos radioblackarrow@hotmail.com me dicen que la emisión se escuhó en Australia, Nueva Zelanda, América del Norte y Argentina (Paco Criado, AER-EA4-0624, Noticias DX via DXLD) Sounds like R. Borderhunter to me; maybe same transmitter with another program, unless misunderstood (gh, DXLD) ** PARAGUAY. Radio Nacional del Paraguay, Asunción; *0850-0905 on 12/MAY/2001 with fair signal. The modulation was poor. S/on with beautiful Paraguayan folk music, a canned opening announcement by OM was given at 0858. The National Anthem and a recorded morning oration with the voice of Juan Pablo II were heard. On 13/MAY/2001, the morning transmission was commenced at 1000 (Takayuki Inoue Nozaki, Tokyo, Japan, Relámpago DX Logging May 13 via DXLD) Presumably 9737.5v ROBARON LA CONSOLA DE RADIO NACIONAL PARAGUAY. Parte de la antigua consola de Radio Nacional de Paraguay fue robada del local de la emisora estatal, sin que nadie se percatara de lo sucedido. La rapiña de los equipos, aun en condiciones de uso, fue hecha en un depósito en el que estaban guardados. El director de ZP1, ZPA1 y ZPB Radio Nacional Paraguay, dependiente de la Presidencia de la República, licenciado Valois Gilberto Ortiz, presentó la denuncia del robo de una consola de sonido, de marca Peavy Modelo Mark III de 16 canales, de procedencia norteamericana y dos amplificadores de potencia. Estos equipos fueron sustraídos en fecha que nadie puede precisar, según la denuncia. Ortiz se encontraba recorriendo el local el pasado miércoles cuando se percató de la desaparición de la consola cuyo valor asciende al millón de guaraníes y que se encuentra dentro del inventario de Patrimonio del Estado. Los aparatos en cuestión quedaron fuera de servicio luego de la instalación del nuevo equipo, de más potencia, adquirido por el Poder Ejecutivo y que fue inaugurado por el propio Presidente de la República, González Macchi (Carlos Alberto PIVATTO, LU-553 AER, de Córdoba, Argentina, extraído del diario Noticias de Asunción del Paraguay, de fecha 28/04/01 via Noticias DX via DXLD) ** PERU. 4995.59, Radio Andina, Huancayo; was heard at 1105-1119 fair on 11/MAY/2001. Px "Marcanchic" (Nuestro Pueblo) with Santiago, Chonguinado and personal messages to the surrounding villages and towns in the Department of Junín. At 1118 full ID was announced as "Desde Huancayo, capital de la gran nación Huanca, en el centro del Perú, transmite Radio Andina, OAZ4B 1300 kHz en onda media y OAZ4C 4995 kHz banda de 60 metros en onda corta para el Perú, América y el mundo." (TIN) 5019.95 Radio Horizonte, Chachapoyas; 1119-1127 fair on 11/MAY/2001. Cumbia and OM talk. ID was given with TC "Las 6 con 20 minutos en Horizonte Radio." (TIN) 6673.50 Radio Andina, Huancabamba; was noted at 1130 on 11/MAY/2001. huayno. (TIN) 6797.52 Radio Ondas del Rio Mayo, Nueva Cajamarca; was noted at 1131 on 11/MAY/2001. chicha and OM talk (Takayuki Inoue Nozaki, Tokyo, Japan, Relámpago DX Logging May 13 via DXLD) ** PERU. Heard this local morning (May 13) La Voz de Campesino on 6956.6 kHz. The time I monitored the station was rather unusual for their broadcast, 0330-0430 UT. SINPO: 34333. The programme consisted of Andean music and some IDs. Does the station really use only 0.2 kW? 73s (Erich Bergmann, Ansbach, Germany, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) 6956.56, RLV de Campesino 0230; 0250-0300 blasting in with excellent music. 13 May (Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, Florida, NRD 535D modified Noise reducing antenna, hard-core-dx via DXLD) ** TAIWAN. R. Taibei International program schedule, 25 March to 28 October 2001, shows three previously unknown English broadcasts, no frequencies, at 1600-1700, 1700-1800 and 1800-1900 UT, and the feature programs within each hour UT: Mon 02, 07, 12, 16, 22 Jade Bells & Bamboo Pipes Mon 03, 11, 13, 17, 18 Economic Journal; People Tue ALL: Taiwan Culture; Trends Wed ALL: Taiwan Today; Confucius Confusion Thu 02, 07, 12, 16, 22 Chinese Culture; Life Unusual Thu 03, 11, 13, 17, 18 Soundbite; Life Unusual Fri 02, 07, 12, 16, 22 Taibei Magazine; East Meets West Fri 03, 11, 13, 17, 18 New Music Lounge; Business Chinese Sat 02, 07, 12, 16, 22 Kaleidoscope; Naluwan Sat 03, 11, 13, 17, 18 Kaleidoscope; Mailbag Time Sun 02, 07, 12, 16, 22 Great Wall Forum; Mailbag Time Sun 03, 11, 13, 17, 18 Great Wall Forum; Asia Pacific (via Christopher J Williams, May World DX Club Contact; gh reworked grid for DXLD) ** U K. BBC Radio 2, 3, 4, picks for Tuesday-Friday May 15-18: [Note: listings in the 0000-1200 UT period ignored as well as Radios 1 and 5] TUESDAY MAY 15 3 1600-1830 UT: 17:00 In Tune Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and meets Ensemble Tozai before they embark on their tour of the UK. Their live performance features traditional Japanese and British music as well as a fusion of the two in a new work by Gavin Bryars. Theres also news of what's happening in the arts world and a look at the newest releases on CD. John Peterson: Illawarra Music New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Young. 4 1730-1800 UT: 18:30 Revolting People Comedy series by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses, set in Baltimore just before the American Revolution. Samuel is left a fortune by his puritanical Aunt Sybil, but only if his family can fulfil her final wish. With Jay Tarses, Penelope Nice, Andy Hamilton and James Fleet. 2 1800-1900 UT: 19:00 Carl Davis Classics Carl Davis presents classic tracks from stage, screen, concert hall and opera, with extracts from Faust, Lohengrin and Spartacus, and featuring such artists as Kathleen Ferrier and Ezio Pinza. 2 1900-2000 UT: 20:00 The Organist Entertains Nigel Ogden presents music and news from the organ and keyboard world, with favourites from stage and screen. Phone 0870 0100 200 [national rates] for a list of organ clubs. [ourgan? gh] 3 1920-1940 UT: 20:20 Twenty Minutes Gerard McBurney explores the artistic movement that swept Europe after the First World War; the social and political conditions that gave rise to the new simplicity of neoclassicism favoured by Jean Cocteau and Coco Chanel, and that were championed by Stravinsky with Pulcinella. [intermission feature in live concert, so time approximate] 2 2000-2100 UT: 21:00 The Bee Gees Story You Should Be Dancing: Steve Wright presents a three-part profile of the sibling superstars. Part two shows how the groundbreaking music for Saturday Night Fever fuelled the fires of disco. 2 2100-2130 UT: 22:00 Harry James: High Notes and Home Runs 8. A One Night Stand In Gabriel's Band: Campbell Burnap with the final part of the Harry James story, the legendary bandleader and trumpet player who performed with Sinatra and wed Betty Grable. 4 2230-2300 UT: 23:30 Music For Every Millennium Maronites Of Lebanon: An exploration of some of the oldest Christian chants and liturgies from around the globe. The Maronites conduct their liturgy in a dialect of the language that Jesus spoke. WEDNESDAY MAY 16 4 1500-1530 UT: 16:00 Thinking Allowed This week on Thinking Allowed, Laurie Taylor talks to Christopher Ross about his acclaimed book 'Tunnel Visions' which documents his 12 months spent as a platform assistant on the London Underground. Described as a 'Plato's cave of reflection and human comedy' his book is a warm, philosophical and thought provoking reflection on the modern world caught in a Victorian subway system. 3 1830-1920 UT: 19:30 Performance On 3 Live from the chapel of Merton College, Oxford, another concert exploring the ways in which composers of our own day have made creative use of the music of earlier times and eras. Tonight's programme includes works by Anthony Gilbert and Judith Weir, inspired by the late medieval polyphony of Machaut and Perotin; a Purcell-influenced string quartet by Britten, together with Sven- David Sandström's imaginative completion of one of Purcell's finest works, and David Sawer's witty take on the madrigals of Monteverdi. Performers: BBC Singers, Endymion Ensemble, Bingham String Quartet, Stephen Cleobury (conductor) Music includes: John Taverner: Dum transsiset Sabbatum Gabriel Jackson: Cecilia Virgo Sven-David Sandström: Hear my prayer, O Lord Benjamin Britten: String Quartet No 2 3 1920-1940 UT: 20:20 Twenty Minutes Rebuilding The Past: Jonathan Glancey examines the good, the bad and the ugly faces of past historical architectural styles, recycled as contemporary architecture. [intermission feature in live concert, so time approximate] 3 1940-2030 UT: 20:40 Performance On 3 Continuing the live concert from the chapel of Merton College, Oxford, exploring the ways in which composers of our own day have made creative use of the music of earlier times and eras. Music includes: Anthony Gilbert: String Quartet No 3 Perotin: Viderunt Omnes Judith Weir: All the Ends of the Earth David Sawer: Songs of Love and War 4 2000-2030 UT: 21:00 Frontiers Peter Evans unravels the mystery behind a piece of molecular origami, protein folding, the mechanism by which newly created proteins in our bodies become fully functioning machines with a huge number of roles. Researchers now believe that understanding this process will hold the key to treating and preventing some of our most challenging diseases to date, including Alzheimer's and CJD. 4 2230-2300 UT: 23:30 Music For Every Millennium Orthodox Church Of Georgia: An exploration of some of the oldest Christian chants and liturgies from around the globe. Although modern in style, Georgian services originated 1500 years ago. THURSDAY MAY 17 3 1200-1300 UT: 13:00 The Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert In the first of two illustrated lectures, the distinguished American pianist and author Charles Rosen demonstrates how Mozart and Beethoven were influenced by the music of the past - especially that of Bach and Handel - and performs Beethoven's late piano Sonata in A flat, Op 110. 3 1500-1600 UT: 16:00 Music Restored Lucie Skeaping explores some of the locations associated with Monteverdi in Venice, including the site of the palace where his secular oratorio 'Il Combattimento Di Tancredi E Clorinda' was first performed. Featuring a specially recorded performance of the piece by the Gabrieli Consort directed by Paul McCreesh. 4 1900-1930 UT: 20:00 Why Did We Do That? Chris Bowlby with a four-part history series investigating how some of the most controversial policies, fashions and fads became the orthodoxies of their time. A look at the hidden costs of the stampede into home ownership. 4 1930-2000 UT: 20:30 In Business Peter Day asks where India is heading, finding out how real the celebrated Indian high-technology revolution is and takes a look at the country's middle classes. [Rptd Sun 9.30pm]. Then News. 4 2000-2030 UT: 21:00 Costing The Earth Series exploring environmental issues, with Alex Kirby. He considers graffiti, which has decorated and defaced our world since man first lifted a charred stick to a cave wall, but which is now blamed for giving our streets an air of desolation and threat. 2 2030-2100 UT: 21:30 The News Huddlines Roy Hudd, June Whitfield and Chris Emmett with a satirical revue based on the week's news. With Richard Clegg and music from Peter Moss and the Huddliners. 2 2100-2130 UT: 22:00 The Look Of Love The Story Of The New Romantics. New Sounds, New Styles: A look at why, while Britain was in the thrall of Thatcherism and recession, the New Romantics turned their exquisitely clad backs and partied. 4 2230-2300 UT: 23:30 Sex, Drugs & Four Minutes Of Silence This programme replaces the previously billed item. [no further info, but sounds interesting... -gh] FRIDAY MAY 18 3 1200-1300 UT: 13:00 Lunchtime Concert Remaking The Past As well as being one of the most influential composers of the 19th century Brahms was also steeped in the music of the past as a performer, writer and editor. In the second of two illustrated lectures the eminent American pianist and author Charles Rosen demonstrates how Brahms integrated these influences into his own music and ends with a performance of one of his most celebrated works - the Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Handel. 4 1730-1800 UT: 18:30 The News Quiz Simon Hoggart hosts the topical panel game, with guests including Alan Coren, Jeremy Hardy and Francis Wheen. [Rptd Sat 12.30pm]. 2 2030-2100 UT: 21:30 Listen To The Band Frank Renton presents highlights from the European Brass Band Championships held recently in Montreux, Switzerland. 2 2100-2130 UT: 22:00 Keep The Music Playing David Jacobs presents a four part series about leading Hollywood songwriters Alan and Marilyn Bergman. Part 1. Lyrics In Colour: A look at some of the work which kick-started the Bergmans' career. 3 2115-2230 UT: 22:15 Andy Kershaw New music from around the world, with highlights from last Saturday's concert from the London Barbican's Urban Beats Festival. Featuring Joi, a British Asian group who have blended western dance and hip hop with the traditional sounds of Bangladesh. 2 2130-2300 UT: 22:30 Sheridan Morley Sheridan Morley celebrates the 1000th edition of the Radio 2 Arts Programme looking back at some of the highlights in a decade of programmes, and forward to the future in the Arts. 4 2200-2230 UT: 23:00 The Copysnatchers David Aaronovitch presents the topical chat show in which British- based guests from around the world observe, parody and dissect current stories from a foreign perspective. (selected by gh from listings at http://www.bbc.co.uk/whatson/services.shtml for DXLD) ** UK. To: writeon@testbed.co.uk Subject: RE: Dropping SW to Americas Hi! I only see e-mail when I get to the library and use the public- access computer available there. So I just saw your e-mail today, in which you ask: From: "writeon" Could you let me know where you read about it please? Penny Vine I saw it on Glenn Hauser's DX Listening Digest from his website, which is http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio Thanks for including my message in Friday's "Write On"! I'm afraid that the response from management you aired shows their basic misunderstanding of what a "real" BBC listener is. They just count the people who listen to a bit of BBC newscast on public radio or who listen to the joint BBC/PRI "World" program as BBC listeners. They get larger numbers from there but that is the wrong comparison. A real BBC listener is someone like me, who wakes up in the morning and puts in an earphone while my wife is still asleep and listens to "Outlook" and then one of the Meridian programmes, followed by the science and ecosystem-related programs that come in the next hour. Someone who sets an alarm to wake up at 5:30 AM on a Saturday to hear "Science In Action". Someone who tapes "Discovery" because it is on in the evening opposite a favorite TV show. Someone who will follow all the episodes of "Tale of Two Cities" on "Off The Shelf". Someone who has to decide whether to watch TV or listen to a BBC programme in the evening, and ends up listening while videotaping the TV for later viewing, and has hundreds of unwatched tapes as a result! I have no computer at home, so Internet listening is not an option. Even if it were, how could I do it the same as I now use a shortwave radio next to the bed? I just punch a button to turn it on, and a memory button to bring up the best current BBC shortwave frequency. How could I do this with a computer without waking my wife, and filling the bedside with equipment, and spending money every month for a service provider? I do listen to BBC via FM relay via the local KWMU-FM public-radio relay. But that is only 11 PM to 5 AM (weekdays, slight variation on weekends). And that is the special emasculated BBC feed for American public radio, which eliminates many feature programmes that should be included, so I often have to jump back to shortwave to hear something like "World of Music", which is a programme that deserves FM-relay quality and never should have been removed from that feed! I am entitled to sleep at night, I remind you. Don't try to force me to stay up all night to have the only chance to listen to the BBC! Also, I am a lucky person to have this relay in my city. Not many people have this option, if you consider the entire country. Just because a few big cities have these relays doesn't help the millions in smaller towns or rural areas, and even the many cities that do not have a daily multi-hour relay. The satellite-radio services mentioned not only do not exist yet, but have monthly fees and are aimed at automobiles. (I don't even drive, myself.) They don't work the same as an ordinary shortwave portable radio, which is a proven relatively-low-cost technology. Let's get rid of the managers who made this decision, and keep the BBC on shortwave to the *entire* world. (William Martin, Saint Louis, Missouri, May 14 to BBC, cc to DXLD) ** U S A. Some public radio talk/music previews this week, SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Reconfirm via obvious websites before committing your time. VOA Talk to America previews for this week were not yet posted at 2300 UT May 14! WBUR: The Connection, Monday May 14, Hour two: Journalists are the first brigade of history: Dan Schorr. Listen (on demand): http://realserver.bu.edu:8080/ramgen/w/b/wbur/connection/audio/2001/05/con_0514b.rm Kevin Kelly's Listen Links for today's re-airings: http://www.publicradiofan.com/cgi-bin/program.pl?programid=12 Read the First Chapter of his book, or check out the whole book: http://www.theconnection.org/misc/schorr.shtml (this item from Chet Copeland) WAMU/NPR: Diane Rehm, Monday May 14 hour two: 11:00 Alexa Albert: Brothel (Random House) Listen in RealAudio! [od] Over a period of several years, medical student Alexa Albert carried out a public health study of condom usage at the Mustang Ranch, one of Nevada's legal brothels. In her new book, Dr. Albert tells about the experience and about getting to know the prostitutes that worked there. WHYY/NPR: FRESH AIR Monday May 14: Terry talks with writer David Rakoff. He's a regular contributor to the "New York Times Magazine" and "This American Life," and has a new collection of essays called "Fraud." [od] WGN Extension 720, 9:10-11 pm CDT, UT Tue 0210-0400: MONDAY 14TH MAY: AMERICAN JUDAISM AND ISRAEL For over five decades, American Jewish support for the state of Israel has been crucial to securing it a prominent place in international politics. Has this support diminished? Professor STEVEN T. ROSENTHAL offers his opinion that it has, in a new book IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES? THE WANING OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH LOVE AFFAIR WITH ISRAEL. Professor Rosenthal joins Milt to discuss the state of American Jewish attitudes toward Israel, the growing separation between the two communities and the changing problems of those communities. KQED: 0300 UT Tue: World Affairs Council World Affairs Council Asilomar Conference on Globalization "Leadership in a Globalized World" The speaker is George Soros, Chairman of Soros Fund Management and the Open Society Institute. KUER: RADIOWEST SPECIALS The Dalai Lama's Speeches 11:00 p.m. MT Mon.-Tues., May 14-15 [0500 UT Tue & Wed] Listen as KUER broadcasts speeches given by the Dalai Lama while in Utah. This is the only time and place these speeches will be broadcast in connection with the Dalai Lama's visit to the United States. More may be featured later in the week. Click here for more Dalai Lama coverage. WAMU/NPR: Diane Rehm, Tuesday May 15 hour two: 1506-1600 UT [od] 11:00 - Daniel Schorr: Staying Tuned (Pocket Books) Since 1985, Daniel Schorr has been NPR's senior news analyst, but his career in journalism goes back much further. In his new memoir, he shares highlights of his six decades as a reporter, starting in World War II and continuing through the Cold War, the Watergate era, and up to the present day. WGN Extension 720, 9:10-11 pm CDT, UT Wed 0210-0400: TUESDAY 15TH MAY: ODDBALL WISCONSIN The World's Largest Talking Cow? The UFO Capital of the World? The International Clown Hall of Fame? Yes, these are just a few of the bizarre but entertaining attractions in the state of Wisconsin. JEROME POHLEN, who has traveled throughout the Midwest in search of the unusual, joins us tonight after a 7:05pm ballgame to discuss ODDBALL WISCONSIN: A GUIDE TO SOME REALLY STRANGE PLACES. NATIONAL PRESS CLUB: Wed May 16, 1 p.m. ET [1700 UT, od] Edward E. Whitacre, Chairman and CEO, SBC Communications Inc. Wednesday, May 16, 2001 11 PM - 12 Midnight [UT Thu 0300-0500] WNYC 93.9 FM, New Sounds with John Schaefer - from the New Sounds Live concert series; the Alloy Orchestra performs its new score to the silent film, "Metropolis" NATIVE AMERICA CALLING: 1700-1800 UT, [maybe od] THU - 5/17: Alaska National Wildlife Refuge: Sacred Land or Energy Holy Grail?: The president says America's in an energy crisis, citing the need for sound energy policies. Bush's opponents say he has turned his back on the environment, encroaching on the Gwich'in's caribou habitat, with potentially disastrous global effects. Alaska Natives are finding themselves on opposite sides of the issue. Should America drill for oil in the Arctic slope to feed our petroleum dependency? Can oil exploration be done without harming the caribou? Guests include Arctic Slope Regional Corporation representative Tara Sweeney, Sarah James from the Gwich'in Steering Committee and a spokesperson from the Bush Administration Friday, May 18, 2001 12 Noon - 2 PM [1600-1800 UT] WNYC 820 AM, New York & Company with Leonard Lopate - Vincent Bugliosi, author of "The Betrayal of America", on how the Supreme Court undermined the Constitution and chose our president; Bebe Neuwirth, appearing in "Fosse" WGN Extension 720, 9:10-11 pm CDT, UT Sat 0210-0400 FRIDAY 18TH MAY: EATING AND AGING "Age will not be defied," said Francis Bacon, quite sensibly. Perhaps. But MICHAEL F. ROIZEN, M.D., the chair of the Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care at the University of Chicago, believes that aging may, to an extent, be controlled. How? By monitoring your diet. As easy as this may sound, Dr. Roizen has conducted exhaustive research that would seem to confirm his theory. He appears on Extension720 tonight for a discussion of his new book THE REALAGE DIET: MAKE YOURSELF YOUNGER WITH WHAT YOU EAT (from station websites, NY Radio Guide, chosen by gh for DXLD) ** U S A. Radio Cadillacs are popping up all over, besides the 1550 and 1710 in Chicago previously reported, about which first a bit more from Chris Rigas: On 1550 had a 2.5 minute loop of advertising playing over and over, consisting of a song on blues format along with `Radio Cadillac` jingles (Chris Rigas, Wood Dale, IL, NRC DX News May 14 via DXLD) Benicia, California, 1580, no call: April 13 at 2330 UT: The mystery station that was playing a loop of being ``on hold`` is now a talking billboard for Radio Cadillac, alongside northbound I-680. Gave website: http://www.radio.cadillac.com but no listing of where these billboards are is available. Examples of their programming are on the site. No calls given. Mountain View?, California, 1700 kHz, no call: April 13 at 2110 UT: R. Cadillac noted here, with snappy, upbeat format. Heard strongly in Santa Clara; weakly in Fremont (both: Rich Toebe, Davis, CA, ibid.) Palm Harbor, Florida, 1700 kHz, unID: April 23 at 1921 UT: Billboard on Route 19 South shows picture of Cadillac grill and a hand ``tuning`` the Cadillac bridge. Caption is ``Tune to Cadillac Radio AM 1700 right now``. They`ve timed the traffic lights on Rt. 19 very well, because as I drove and listened, the commentary described the Cadillac Escalade, and just as the announcer described the truck, into view came another billboard with a photo of the Escalade (Michael Shaw, Palm Harbor, FL, ibid.) ** VIETNAM. Radio to broadcast in Central Highlands' ethnic minority language | Text of report by Vietnamese radio text web site on 12 May As from July 2001, Radio Voice of Vietnam will launch broadcasts in the language of K'hor ethnic minority group. This is one of the biggest indigenous groups living in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong. Currently the National Radio has broadcasts in languages of five ethnic minority groups. They are the Bana, H'mong, Ede, Gia Rai and Xe Dang. Source: Voice of Vietnam text web site, Hanoi, in Vietnamese 12 May 01 (via BBCM via DXLD) Could involve SW (gh) ** YUGOSLAVIA. Nine months after the authorities in Bosnia- Hercegovina forced the closure of Radio Yugoslavia´s transmitter site at Bijeljina, shortwave broadcasts resume today, 14 May. Broadcasts in English are scheduled as follows: 0000-0030 UT (exc. Sun) to C & E North America on 11870 kHz 0430-0500 UT to W North America on 11870 kHz 1830-1900 UT to W Europe on 6100 kHz 2100-2130 UT to Europe on 6100 kHz 2200-2230 UT (exc. Sat) to Australia on 7230 kHz The full schedule in all languages is available on their Web site at http://www.radioyu.org (Andy Sennitt, Media Network, Radio Netherlands, first posted at WOR Anomaly Alert page, via DXLD) Glenn, Thanks for putting the news about RY return on your website. I will be very interested in what they may say about their return to SW. We may be losing BBC, but we have gained RY! 73, (Ivan Grishin, Ont., DX LISTENING DIGEST) Only one transmitter is operational, evidently. The question is whether this is back at Bijeljina, or from the site near Beograd they have supposedly been working on. See DXLD 1-053 SERBIA for their entire registered wish-list from ``BEOGRAD`` but with Bijeljina-type antennas (gh, DXLD) [note: tho it may not be politically correct, we resolve to file future stories on this subject under YUGOSLAVIA, rather than SERBIA, BOSNIA, etc., for ease of reference – gh] 9620 1730-1755+ (listening now) R. Yug in Italian. Reactivated. But now the q.: from where? 73 to all (Vlad Titarev, Kremenchuk, Ukraine, SWBC via DXLD) ** YUGOSLAVIA. Radio Yugoslavia resumes SW broadcasts | Text of report by Radio Yugoslavia web site on 14 May Dear Radio Yugoslavia listeners, after a nine-month break which happened owing to circumstances beyond our control, our station is beginning to broadcast on shortwave on a daily basis in 13 languages. You can listen to Radio Yugoslavia programmes according to the programme schedule [at http://www.radioyu.org/schedule-nova.htm - this indicates the resumption of broadcasts from 1300 gmt on 14 May 2001.] [Radio Yugoslavia has been barred from using its shortwave transmitting facility at Bijeljina in the Bosnian Serb Republic since 19 August 2000 following an order from the Independent Media Commission. BBC Monitoring confirmed Radio Yugoslavia on the air at 1300 gmt on 7200 kHz with a broadcast in Serbian. English transmissions are scheduled as follows: ... Sources: Radio Yugoslavia (external service) web site, Belgrade, in Serbo-Croat 14 May 01; Monitoring observations 14 May 01 (BBCM via DXLD) ``Radio Yugoslavia" in Russian on 6100 kHz (listening now!) Announce schedule in Russian: 15 UT on 11870 kHz and 18 on 6100 (Vasily Gulyaev, Astrakhan. Russia, SWBC via DXLD) Radio Yugoslavia was heard by Vasily Gulyaev from Astrakhan', Russia on May 14 from 1800 to 1829 on 6100 with a broadcast of Russian- language news, commentaries and music. The station announces that it's on the air in Russian daily from 1500 UT at 11870 and from 1800 UT on 6100 kHz (dx_bistro via Sergei Sosedkin, DXLD) The complete schedule of the station is published on http://www.radioyu.org (push "programme schedule" link on the left). It's interesting that in today's R. Yugoslavia news bulletin nothing was said about a resumed SW-service. But there is a short announcement in Serbian on the site saying: Dear listeners to Radio Yugoslavia, After a 9-month pause that happened against our will our radio station resumes daily short-wave broadcasts in 13 languages (Sergei Sosedkin, IL, DX LISTENING DIGEST) The new transmitting short-wave center of Radio Jugoslavija in Jabanusa, near Bijeljina, was finished in 1987 and was equipped with 4 transmitters with the power of 500 kw and a powerful antenna system consisting of 43 antennas. War on the territory of Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1992 influenced the taking of the decision on moving two transmitters [!! ed.] with supporting equipment to the short-wave center in Stubline. In the course of NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, the main building of the transmitting center in Stubline, with all transmitters, was destroyed. [excerpt of RY history from their website, via BC-DX via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. Logged again 14987 12 May 2205 The unID with French songs, again this time just for a couple of minutes. My thanks to Robert Montgomery who says the frequency rings a bell for him, and he suggests that it might well be a pirate. 73 (Johan Berglund, Trollhättan, Sweden, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###