REACTIVATED: RRI - Nabire - LATEST UPDATE!



REACTIVATED:  RRI - Nabire


 The big news in recent days has been the reactivation of Radio Republik Indonesia's station at Nabire, in the Papua Province of Indonesia. First noted at the end of July/beginning of August, this reactivation appears to have suddenly come out of the blue. 

 Ron Howard (CA, USA) reports:

 7289.92 kHz. INDONESIA. RRI Nabire, reactivated on SW. 0808-1026*, Aug 2. Decent signal, but up against summertime QRN (static). Also heard at the same time today by Dave Valko (PA - USA). My edited audio at http://goo.gl/yu3ZNL.

 Highlights:
➤0808-0900: Mostly non-stop songs; very few announcements.
➤0900-0910: Reciting from the Qur'an.
➤0910-1013: Mostly non-stop songs, with ID at 0931 (able to only hear "Radio Republik Indonesia").
➤1013-1026*: Indigenous music, into a monologue, till suddenly cut off.

 There are probably two good reasons why this has been reactivated now. It will be recalled that August 17 is Independence Day (Hari Merdeka) in Indonesia. Also, Aug 18 through Sept 2, Jakarta and Palembang will host the 18th Asian Games (https://en.asiangames2018.id/), which will hold major sporting events. Worth checking for other re-activations this month (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA).

 Ron continues:

 Thanks very much to "DFS" (Shimane, Japan), for today's (Aug 2) audio/video of RRI Nabire - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5i0rSFxFIw. 

His audio is considerably better than mine.

 The ID I heard was actually given at 09:32:04 UT (on DFS's audio/video at 0:51 min). His audio also contains another clear ID at 2:00 min (10:02:55 UT).

 Wonderful to have this station back on the air again!

UPDATED INFORMATION FROM RON (Aug 7):

7289.92, Pro 1 RRI Nabire, 0742 till off around 0940 or thereabouts, Aug 6 
(Monday). Seems weekdays they are on the air longer (one hour?) than
weekends. Audio - http://goo.gl/rSSP6c; with one minute of singing and one minute of reciting from the Qur'an, along with summertime QRN/static.

 Highlights:
➤0742-0800: Young children singing various songs; non-stop.
➤0800-0817: ID “Programa Satu, Radio Republik Indonesia Nabire” (seems they never give the "R-R-I" abbreviation in their IDs, as Pro 1 RRI Palangkaraya did before VOI took over 3325), followed by the news. Ending news with patriotic song “Bagimu Negeri,” which I find somewhat strange. In past years the RRI stations in August normally played “Dirgahayu Indonesiaku” all month long, after the news, instead of “Bagimu Negeri,” due to their Independence Day being this month. Are they waiting till the 17th to play it?
➤0817-0900: Middle Eastern type music/singing.
➤0900-0910: Reciting from the Qur'an.

 Thanks very much to Dave Valko (PA, USA) for the alert about the abbreviated weekend schedule for RRI Nabire. I tuned in Aug 4 (Sat.), at 0939+ and found them off the air; Aug 5 (Sun.), checking 0848+, with the same results. Dave indicates on Aug 5, he did heard RRI at 0824, but it was gone when recheck at 0846, which is what I also noted a few minutes later.

 Safe to say their cut off time varies a great deal (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA)
Thanks for this excellent information, Ron. As my wife and I have been on the road over the past few weeks, I have not had a chance to catch this one yet. But well worth chasing!!

 Rob Wagner VK3BVW







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