STATION NEWS - Week Ending March 25, 2017

STATION NEWS

Week ending March 25, 2017

ALBANIA
Radio Tirana has announced it is closing down the shortwave service from the start of the A17 transmission season, i.e. March 26. The station has had a few technical problems with their transmitters in recent months.

GABON
For those of us interested in shortwave history, the British DX Club has just released an excellent and very detailed chronological outline of the high powered shortwave transmitters of the Africa No. 1 station at Moyabi, which was located more than 600 km south-east of the capital Libreville. Entitled The Moyabi Story - The History of Gabon's High-Power Shortwave Radio Station at Moyabi 1979-2013, this 11-page document has been compiled and updated by Tony Rogers. It also contains some excellent photos of the transmitter site. Utilised by a number of international broadcasters during its lifetime, including Radio Japan, Adventist World Radio, Radio France International and Swiss Radio International, Moyabi was capable of putting out a very powerful signal to Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Free to download, you can get your copy of this most interesting document at: http://www.bdxc.org.uk/moyabi.pdf

GERMANY
The A17 schedule for Deutsche Welle is now available. Daily services are as follows:

AMHARIC
1600 - 1700 on 13850 kHz via DHABAYYA Ethiopia
1600 - 1700 on 15275 kHz via TRINCOMALEE Ethiopia
DARI
1330 - 1400 on 13725 kHz via DHABAYYA Afghanistan
1330 - 1400 on 15430 kHz via TRINCOMALEE Afghanistan
ENGLISH
1600 - 1700 on 9670 kHz via MEYERTON Africa (east)
1600 - 1700 on 15290 kHz via ISSOUDUN Africa (east)
1600 - 1700 on 15315 kHz via ISSOUDUN Africa (west)
1600 - 1700 on 17800 kHz via DHABAYYA Africa (east)
1600 - 1700 on 21780 kHz  via ASCENSION Africa
FRENCH
1700 - 1800 on 11610 kHz via MEYERTON Africa
1700 - 1800 on 13750 kHz via ISSOUDUN Africa
1700 - 1800 on 15275 kHz via ISSOUDUN Africa
HAUSA
0630 - 0700 on 9830 kHz via SAO TOME Africa (west)
0630 - 0700 on 13810 kHz via NAUEN Africa (west)
0630 - 0700 on 15200 kHz via MEYERTON Africa (west)
1300 - 1400 on 9830 kHz via SAO TOME Africa (west)
1300 - 1400 on 17800 kHz via ASCENSION Africa (west)
1300 - 1400 on 21780 kHz via DHABAYYA Africa (west)
1800 - 1900 on 9830 kHz via SAO TOME Africa (west)
1800 - 1900 on 13810 kHz via ISSOUDUN Africa (west)
1800 - 1900 on 15200 kHz via ISSOUDUN Africa (west)
PASHTO
1400 - 1430 on 13725 kHz via DHABAYYA Afghanistan
1400 - 1430 on 15430 kHz via TRINCOMALEE Afghanistan
SWAHILI
0300 - 0400 on 6045 kHz via MEYERTON Africa (east)
0300 - 0400 on 9800 kHz via NAUEN Africa (east)
1000 - 1100 on 15275 kHz via MADAGASCAR Africa (east)
1000 - 1100 on 17710 kHz via MEYERTON Africa (east)
1500 - 1559 on 15275 kHz via TRINCOMALEE Africa (east)
1500 - 1600 on 17710 kHz via DHABAYYA Africa (east)

VATICAN
The English service to Asia from Vatican Radio comes to an end on March 24. Here is an article from VR explaining the decision: Vatican Radio’s English SW broadcast to Asia come to an end

AND FINALLY.....

A touching story about Radio Australia by Kevin De Reus, a listener on the other side of the world.
Saying goodbye to Radio Australia on the shortwave after 37 years

73 and have a great weekend everyone,

Rob Wagner VK3BVW

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