STATION NEWS - March 25, 2015



STATION NEWS
March 25, 2015

VANUATU
Just posted on the Radio Australia website is the wonderful news that all the Radio Vanuatu shortwave and mediumwave services are now back up and running, and at full power! Francis Herman, the ABC's program manager for the Pacific Media Assistance Scheme, says that Radio New Zealand's transmission engineer Steve White and local technicians have fixed Radio Vanuatu's short and medium wave service to a level better than before the cyclone. This means that radio broadcasts can be heard throughout the entire island archipelago. 

 You can check out the full full interview at the Radio Australia website through this link:

 http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/pacific-beat/vanuatus-radio-station-signals-including-shortwave-restored/1429177

 NEW A15 SCHEDULES
The following broadcasters have finally got around to updating their websites with information of transmissions for the changeover this coming weekend. Click on the links for further details:

 Radio New Zealand
http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/listen

 Radio Romania International - English Service
http://www.rri.ro/en_gb/frecvente-259

 Radio Romania International - Spanish Service
http://www.rri.ro/es_es/nuevas_frecuencias_de_radio_rumania_internacional-2528212

 Deutsche Welle
http://www.dw.de/popups/pdf/43271303/shortwave-frequencies-summer-2015.pdf

 There are other stations that have yet to update their websites. Poor form! Still other broadcasters don't even bother to list or acknowledge shortwave as one of their delivery platforms! Bizarre!!

 ALYX & YEYI STATIONS
This shortwave service provider has many stations under its distribution network, including Radio Miraya, Denge Kurdistan, Oromo Voice, Radio Assenna, Radio Risala International, and others. Their A15 schedule for all these broadcasters is now available at:

 http://www.airtime.org/shortwave/schedule.php

 HFCC UPDATE
And, of course, the latest update of proposed registrations for the A15 season can be found here:

 A15allx2.zip - A15 Operational Schedule - Last updated on 24-Mar-2015

 Scroll to the bottom of the web page to see the update. Check back regularly for continuous updates.

 I hope this helps! More news as it comes to hand!

 73 and good DX to everyone!

 Rob Wagner VK3BVW
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