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DX RE MIX NEWS # 722 12 March 2012
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GREECE After a meeting on February 17, the Administrative Board of the
Greek Public Broadcaster (ERT) ordered the switch-off of 13 medium wave
transmitters whereas only 9 medium wave transmitters with their respective
respective programs of the Greek Public Radio will keep operating:
Transmitters to cease for ever:
Ioannina 765 kHz
Larissa 945 kHz
Heraklion 954 kHz
Attica 981 kHz
Perea 1044 kHz
Orestiada 1080 kHz
Malgara 1179 kHz
Tripolis 1314 kHz
Pyrgos 1350 kHz
Volos 1485 kHz
Serres 1584 kHz
Kavala 1602 kHz
Kozani 1602 kHz. Summary power: 500 kW
Transmitters remain open:
Megara 666 kHz 100 kW FILIA
Boyati 729 kHz 100 kW EPA 1
Malgara 792 kHz 100 kW ERA SPORT
Zante 927 kHz 050 kW Local & National Prgr
Corfu 1008 kHz 100 kW Local & National Prgr
Florina 1278 kHz 010 kW Local & National Prgr
Komotini 1404 kHz 100 kW Local & National Prgr
Rhodes 1494 kHz 100 kW Local & National Prgr
Chania 1512 kHz 100 kW Local & National Prgr. Summary power: 760 kW
GERMANY(non) Some MBR changes:
Voice of Oromiyan Liberation Front to EaAf:
1600-1630 on 15315 NAU 500 kW / 144 deg Oromo Sun, ex WER 500 kW / 135 deg
Bible Voice Broadcasting Network to N&ME:
1800-1830 on 9465 WER 100 kW / 120 deg English Tue, cancelled
1645-1730 on 11700 WER 100 kW / 120 deg English Sat, ex 1645-1800
Bible Voice Broadcasting Network to SoAs:
1530-1600 NF 13740 WER 100 kW / 090 deg Urdu Wed/Thu, ex 13670*
1515-1600 NF 13740 WER 100 kW / 090 deg English Fri, ex 13670*
1515-1530 NF 13740 WER 100 kW / 090 deg English Sat, ex 13670*
* to avoid China Radio International in French via Cerrik, Albania
Bible Voice Broadcasting Network to EaAs, new sce via MBR from March 2:
1100-1115 on 15390 TRM 125 kW / 045 deg Cantonese Tue-Thu
1100-1130 on 15390 TRM 125 kW / 045 deg Chinese Mon
1100-1130 on 15390 TRM 125 kW / 045 deg English Fri-Sun. This is maybe ex
1400-1430 on 9375 A-A 200 kW / 132 deg till March 1 and re-ex 6225 A-A
Brother Stair TOM in English:
1900-2000 on 9835 WER 500 kW / 165 deg to NCAf, cancelled from Feb.20
WYFR Family Radio, additional transmissions, but really all in English:
1100-1200 on 13690 TRM 250 kW / 075 deg to SEAs English, not Illocano
1200-1300 on 13690 TRM 250 kW / 075 deg to SEAs English, not Tagalog
1200-1300 on 13720 TRM 250 kW / 075 deg to SEAs English, not Cebuano
Transmissions in Illocano, Tagalog and Cebuano as follows:
1100-1200 on 17555 KCH 250 kW / 078 deg to SEAs Illocano from March 2
1200-1300 on 17555 KCH 250 kW / 078 deg to SEAs Tagalog from March 2
1200-1300 on 17860 ERV 250 kW / 087 deg to SEAs Cebuano March 2-March 6
1300-1400 NF 17545 KCH 250 kW / 078 deg to SEAs Cebuano from March 7
MOLDOVA No transmission of Radio SSC in Somali Arabic on Saturday Mar.10
1700-1740 on 12130 KCH 100 kW / 180 deg to EaAF, probably back on Thursday?
NIGERIA Voice of Nigeria noted on March 7:
1500-1530 on 15120 DRM, but no audio
1530-1545 on 15120 only noise, no tranmission
1545-1555 on 15120 AM in English
Strange situation for Voice of Nigeria on March 8:
1445-1545 NF 15115 DRM, ex 15120, but again no audio
1515-1555 on 15120 AM, very good reception in BUL after 1545
RUSSIA VOR 1300-1500 Russian & 1500-1700 English on 9470.8. Registered:
1300-1700 on 9470 MSK 500 kW / 190 deg, 1330-1430 co-ch VOIRI in Japanese
RUSSIA Voice of Russia in DRM (English Ch#1 and Hindi Ch#2):
v1515-1600 on 7300 ARM 030 kW / 284 deg to WeEu, but registered from 1600!
U.K. On Sun March 11 excellent reception in BUL of pirate WRInternational
0800-1100 on 15770 from 250 kW (BAB or MBR), SINPO 55555. Very nice music!!
USA(non) Frequency change for Voice of America in English to SoAs:
0100-0200 NF 15620 UDO 250 kW / 276 deg, ex 7325 // 9435 IRA and 11705 UDO
