A24 SEASON - 165+ FREQUENCIES MONITORED

 

A24 TRANSMISSION SEASON

165+ NEW FREQUENCIES MONITORED

The new A24 transmission season began last weekend. I have been scanning the international shortwave bands, checking out what has changed since the start of this new season. Below is a record of some early observations made during the first five days since the changeover.

Where possible, for each item, I have tried to identify the former frequency used in the B23 season. But this is sometimes quite hard because schedules can be complex or drastically changed by the broadcaster, making it difficult to arrive at direct comparisons.

There are 165+ frequency and schedule changes listed below. So if you are missing your favourite station, it could be listed here! 

NOTE: It is not possible in this list to cover every frequency change in five days of monitoring. There are many more frequencies for you to chase down, and I encourage you to do so! It's fun to play "detective"!

Some additional points to note:

1. The list is in frequency order. The countries listed are where the transmitter sites are located. Many broadcasters use transmitters in other countries to achieve better reception in the target zones. For example, the world-famous BBC is currently using this long list of relays for the A24 transmission season: Oman, Ascension Is, Philippines, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, United Arab Emirates, Vatican City, North Mariana Islands, and Madagascar, as well as its own transmitters in Woofferton, England!
   
   
2. In most cases, I have listed the sign-on and sign-off times for each broadcast. These are represented by asterisks * before the sign-on time and after the sign-off time. I hope readers will find this information more useful.
   
   
3. Australia is not part of the target zones for just about all of these broadcasts. The era of services beamed specifically to Australia stopped years ago. Well....except for China Radio International (aka CGTN Radio) and Radio Romania International, of course! So, comments on signal strength, as noted here at Mount Evelyn, are largely irrelevant and have not been included, except for a few comments about interference (QRM) from other stations. In the designated target zones, listeners should find good to excellent reception from many of their favourite broadcasters.
   
   
4. All observations are based on actual monitoring from my receivers here at Mount Evelyn. Occasionally, remote SDRs are called upon to 1) confirm the Mount Evelyn reception, or 2) monitor propagation conditions in or near the target zone for specific broadcasts. These remote tools are particularly useful for checking the impact of interference, if any, of co-channel or adjacent channel broadcasters.
   
   
5. Some DX lists compare new frequencies with "ex" frequencies used for the same transmission season in the previous year (i.e. A24 compared with A23).  Personally, I don't find this system useful and can be confusing. Yes, I know that a few stations will often try to use the same frequencies for the previous corresponding 12-month period. However, from a regular shortwave listener's perspective, at the start of a new season, they want to know if the frequency has changed since they last listened on the previous day or the previous week. They won't remember a frequency from two seasons ago!
   
   
6. You may see an occasional change to some of the frequencies listed below in the upcoming weeks. This is not unusual, as broadcasters may discover they have clashed with other stations or receive reports of poor reception in the target zones. Sometimes, it can take a few weeks for everything to settle in a new transmission season.
   
   
7. NEW! At the end of this post, I have added a Station/Frequency Cross-Reference List. With so many stations running new frequencies, it can be hard to find the station you want when scrolling through the long list of items below. So, for a specific station, you can check the compiled frequencies in the cross-reference list. Hopefully, this makes it easier to find your desired station. Let me know if you find this reference list useful.
   
   
8. NOTE: This list will be updated with new observations in the coming days. Added listings will be identified as NEW next to the frequency. Please check back for any late changes and additions.

 

Equipment: Yaesu FTDX3000 transceiver, Kenwood R5000 receiver, Kenwood TS2000 transceiver.

Antennas: 100m long horizontal sky loop antenna, a delta loop antenna for 10 MHz, a double bazooka antenna for 14 MHz and a 5/8λ centre fed vertical for 21 MHz and above.

Abbreviations:
NF = New Frequency for the A24 transmission season

NS = New Site (i.e. a change in relay station for a specific broadcast)
QRM = Interference from another station
// = The same broadcast simultaneously on another frequency, i.e. in parallel.

WS = BBC World Service

AF = Africa. Eu = Europe, As = Asia, ME = Middle East, NAm = North America, CAm = Central America, SAm = South America, Oc = Oceania, AFG = Afghanistan,

N = North, S = South, E = East, W = West

ENAm = Eastern North America, NEAs = North East Asia, etc.

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49 mb

5875   THAILAND. VoA - Ban Dung. *2200-2300* Mandarin to EAs, NF (ex 7500) with CNR jamming, Apr 1.

5990   IRAN. VoIRI - Sirjan *1820-1920* Albanian to SEu, NF (ex 5925 or 5970), strong carrier but barely audible audio, Apr 2.

6045   BOTSWANA. VoA - Moepeng Hill. *1700-1758* local Zimbabwe languages, NF (ex 13860 via Pinheira). Then, the txer site changes to Pinheira, São Tomé. *1800 for English and Zimbabwe languages, 1900 Kinyarwanda until 1930*, Apr 2.

6150   TAIWAN. R. Taiwan Int’l - Kouhu. *1100-1200* Mandarin to EAs. Additional freq for this service, // 6105 and 6180. Apr 1.

41 mb

7230   IRAN. VoIRI - Sirjan. *2030-2350* Turkish to CAs. NF with co-channel QRM from CNR 1, Apr 3.

7300   CHINA. CRI - Kashi. *2200-2300* Esperanto to SAm. NF (ex 7315), Apr 3.

7355   PHILIPPINES. BBC - Tinang. *1730-1800* Korean to EAs. NF (ex 7485 via Tinian), Apr 2.

7355   USA. KNLS - Anchor Point AK. *1200-1300* English to EAs. NF (ex 9580 or 9625), Apr 3.

7390   GERMANY. AWR - Nauen. *0430-0500* French to NAf. NF (ex 7325), Apr 1.

7395   USA. KNLS - Anchor Point AK. *1300-1400* Korean to NEAs. NF (ex 9760)  with occasional HSW64 Bangkok Fax QRM on 7396.8 kHz, Apr 3.

7440   NEW ZEALAND. RNZ Pacific - Rangitaiki. *1259-1650* English to Oc. NF (ex 7390) with splashy QRM from the quagmire on 7435 involving CRI and Vietnam, Apr 3.

7540   THAILAND. VoA Deewa R. - Ban Dung. Pashto to AFG, NF (ex 7530 via Kuwait), Apr 2.

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9310   THAILAND. VoA Deewa R - Ban Dung. *1300-1900* Pashto to AFG, NF (ex 9370), Apr 2.

9385   THAILAND. R. Thailand - Ban Dung. *1200 English, 1230 Mandarin, 1245 Malay, 1300 English,1315 Malay, 1330 Thai until 1400*. NF for some of these langs, ex 9940), Apr 3.

9390   TAJIKISTAN. BBC - Dushanbe. *1730-1800* Korean to EAs. NF (ex 5895), Apr 2.

9410   OMAN. BBC - A’Seela. *0200 Pashto, 0230 Dari to 0300*. NF (ex 7445 and 6195), Apr 2.

9410   PHILIPPINES. BBC - Tinang. *1000-1200* English WS to Indonesia. NF (ex 9580), Apr 3.

9440   FRANCE. R. Japan - Issoudun. *0300-0500* Japanese to ME/NAf. NF (ex 6150), Apr 1.

9440   PHILIPPINES. BBC - Tinang. *2200-2300* English to Indonesia. NF (ex 9580), Apr 1.

9460   TURKEY. VoTurkey - Emirler.*1600-1830 Turkish to Eu. NF (ex 5980), Apr 2.

9480   JAPAN. R. Japan - Yamata. *2000-2100* Japanese to Oc. NF (ex 12040), Apr 3.

9490   UZBEKISTAN. AWR - Tashkent. *2200-2300* Mandarin to EAs. NF (ex 12060 via Trincomalee), Apr 1.

9510   AUSTRIA. AWR - Moosbrunn. *0200-0230 Urdu, 0230-0300* Punjabi to PAK, AFG. NF (ex 6100), Apr 1.

9510   UZBEKISTAN. BBC - Tashkent. *0000-0200* English to SAs. NF (ex 6035), Apr 5.

9540.10   U.A.E. FEBA - Dhabayya. *0200 Punjabi (Mo), Sindhi (Tu), Urdu (We/Th/SA/Su), Pashto (Fr), NF (ex 7320), Apr 1.

9545   USA. KNLS - Anchor Point AK. *0900-1000* Russian to NEAs. NF (ex 9705), Apr 1.

9550   ROMANIA. RRI Tiganesti. *0100-0200* French to ENAm. NF (possibly ex 7410), Apr 2.

9550   OMAN. BBC - A’Seela. *1700 Dari, 1800 Pashto until 1900* to AFG. NF (ex 9525), Apr 2.

9555   BOTSWANA. VoA _ Moepeng Hill. *2130-2200* Bambara to WAf. NF (possibly ex 12075), Apr 3.

9580   USA. KNLS - Anchor Point AK. *1100-1200* Russian to NEAs. NF (ex 9570), Apr 1.

9580   USA. KNLS - Anchor Point AK. *1400-1500* English to EAs. NF (ex 6110), Apr 3.

9580   AUSTRALIA. Reach Beyond - Kununurra. *0930-1000* (Su/Mo/Fr/Sa) and *0930-0945 (Tu/We/Th) Korean; 0945-1000* English to EAs. NF (ex 9860), Apr 5.

9625   PHILIPPINES. VoA - Tinang. *2200-2300* Mandarin to EAs, NF (ex 9620) with CNR jamming, Apr 1.

NEW  9630.12   UAE. IBRA R. - Dhabayya. *1700-1730* Oromo to EAf. NF (ex 9540) but not a good choice with CNR 17 - Lingshi, the co-channel occupant on 9630 even, creating a low-level het and QRM, Apr 7.

NEW  9650   JAPAN. R. Japan - Yamata. *1600—1700* Japanese to SEAs. NF (ex 11815), Apr 7.

9690   JAPAN. R. Japan - Yamata. *1100 Korean 1130 Mandarin, 1200 Korean until 1230* to EAs. NF (ex 6090), Apr 1.

9695   USA. KNLS - Anchor Point AK. *0800-0900* English to EAs. NF (ex 6075), Apr 3.

9700   UZBEKISTAN. AWR - Tashkent. *2300-2330* Khmer to SEAs. NF (ex 17570 via Guam), Apr 3.

9725   VATICAN. VoA - SM Galeria. *0500-0530* Hausa to WAf. NF (possibly ex 6020 via Pinheira), Apr 1.

9730   USA. KNLS - Anchor Point AK. *1100-1200* Korean to NEAs. NF (ex 9720), Apr 1.

9740   ROMANIA. RRI - Galbeni. *0300-0400* English to WNAm, NF (ex 9510), Apr 1.

9765    INDIA. Akashvani - New Delhi. *1045-1215* Tibetan to NEAs, NF (ex 9875), Mar 31.

9780   OMAN. BBC - A’Seela. *1830 Amharic, 1850 Oromo, 1910 Tigrinya until 1930* (weekdays only) to EAf. NF (ex 11895), Apr 2.

9790   ROMANIA. RRI - Tiganesti. *2200-2256* English to Japan. NF (ex 9620), Apr 1.

9810   GERMANY. Bible Voice - Nauen. *1700-1715* (Fr) *1700-1730* (Th) *1730-1830* (Sa) *1730-1915* (Su) English to ME and one hour earlier for summer. NF (ex 9715) with co-channel QRM from CNR 1, Apr 5.

9830   IRAN. VoIRI - Sirjan. *1920-2020* English to SAf. NF (ex 11880), Apr 4.

NEW  9840   IRAN. VoIRI - Sirjan. *1430-1730* PRESUMED this as there was a strong carrier but no discernible audio. Supposed to be the Arabic service to ME! NF (probably ex 15480 or 7310), Apr 7.

9870   IRAN. VoIRI - Sirjan. *1820-1920* Hausa to WAf. NF (ex 15360), Apr 2.

NEW  9870   IRAN. VoIRI - Sirjan. *1650-1820* Turkish to ME. NF (ex 9800). Strong carrier but very low audio and content barely discernible, Apr 7.

9875   INDIA. Akashvani - Bengaluru. *1330-1500* Dari to AFG. NF (ex 9735 or 9950) with muddy audio, Apr 3.

9875   TURKEY. VoTurkey - Emirler. *2030-2126* English to SAs/SEAs/Oc. NF (ex 9610), Apr 3.

9880   CHINA. CRI - Kashi. *2200-02300* Esperanto to SAm. NF (ex 9860), Apr 3.

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11620   ROMANIA. RRI Tiganesti. *0100-0200* French to ENAm. NF (possibly ex 9510), Apr 2.

11625   JAPAN. R. Japan - Yamata. *1900-2100* Japanese to ME. NF (ex 9665), Apr 3.

11650   CHINA. CRI - Kashi. *0200-0300* Urdu to SAs. NF (ex 7290 and 6020), Apr 2. 

NEW  11655   GERMANY. Bible Voice - Nauen. *0600-0615* Arabic to NAf. NF (ex 9440), Apr 6.

11660   TURKEY. VoTurkey - Emirler. *1630-1727* English to SAs. NF (ex 9660 and one hour earlier), Apr 2.

11695   PHILIPPINES. VoA - Tinang. *1330-1430* Khmer to SEAs. NF (ex 11675), Apr 3.

11710   CHINA. CRI - Xian. *0900-1000* English to EAs, NF (ex 9415), Apr 1.

11720   CHINA. CRI - Baoji. *1100-1200* Vietnamese to SEAs. NF (ex 11785), Apr 3.

11725   NEW ZEALAND. RNZ Pacific - Rangitaiki. *0859-1258* English to WOc/Solomons/PNG. NF (ex 13755), Apr 1.

11750   TURKEY. VoTurkey - Emirler. *0900-1000* Arabic to ME. NF (ex 11955). Well heard in the ME target area, but here at Mount Evelyn, severe QRM from co-channel CNR. Apr 1.

11750   GUAM. AWR - Agat. *2100-2200* Mandarin to EAs. NF (ex 9885 via Trincomalee), Apr 3.

11770   CHINA. CRI - Xian. *2200-2300* Japanese to EAs. NF (ex 5985), Apr 3.

11785   THAILAND. VoA - Ban Dung. *0900-1100* Mandarin to EAs. NF (ex 11650) with CNR jamming, Apr 1.

11800   ROMANIA. RRI - Galbeni. *2200-2254* English to WEu. NF (ex 7220), Apr 1.

11809.81   INDIA. Akashvani - New Delhi. *0900-1030 Nepali to Nepal, NF (ex 11805), some distorted audio. // 15400 also heard and stronger there. Mar 31.

11815   SÃO TOMÉ. VoA - Pinheira. *0830-0900* French to Af (We/Sa only). NF (ex 12030), Apr 3.

11825   PHILIPPINES. VoA - Tinang. *0900-1200* Mandarin to EAs. NF with CNR jamming, Apr 3.

11855   GERMANY. Bible Voice - Nauen. *1800-1830* (Fr) *1800-1900* (Th) *1830-1900* (Su/Tu) Farsi to Iran. NF (ex 7295), Apr 5.

11864.80   INDIA. Akashvani - Delhi. *1045-1215* Tibetan to Tibet. NF (ex 11560) with CNR jamming and associated het on exactly 11865.  Nothing was heard on the published // 9765, Apr 3.

11865   INDIA. Akashvani - New Delhi. *1045-1215* Tibetan to NEAs, NF (ex 11805), Mar 31.

11875   MADAGASCAR. AWR - Talata Volonondry. *2200-2300* Vietnamese to SEAs. NF (ex 15215), Apr 1.

11875   AUSTRALIA. Reach Beyond - Kununurra. *1200-1230* daily in the Matu language to Myanmar and NE India. NF (ex 11945). Matu (a.k.a. Nga La) is spoken in Matupi Township, Chin State, Myanmar and also in Mizoram State, India by the Matu people.  Apr 5.

11895   PHILIPPINES. Vatican R. - Tinang. *2200-2230* Mandarin to EAs. NF (ex 7300), Apr 5.

11905   CHINA. CRI - Jinhua. *0900-1000* English to Oc. NF (ex 17690), Apr 1.

11935   CHINA. CRI - Shijiazhuang. *1100-1200* Russian to EAs. NF (ex 7290), Apr 3.

11955   OMAN. BBC - A'Seela. *0000-0200* English WS to SAs, NF (ex 5980 and 7430), Apr 1.

11960   GERMANY. AWR - Nauen. *0300 Tigrinya, 0330 Oromo to 0400*, NF (ex 15445 via Tashkent), Apr 1.

11960   ROMANIA. RRI - Galbeni. *0530-0600* English to WEu. NF (ex 11930), Apr 1.

11965   JAPAN. R. Japan - Yamata. *2100-2300* Japanese to SEAs. NF (ex 11630), Apr 3.

11995   KUWAIT. VoA - Umm al-Rimam. *0430-0500 Kinyarwanda to EAf. NF (ex 9885 via Pinheira). Changes midway through the broadcast to Moepeng Hill, Botswana, from 0500 to 0530*,  Apr 1.

12040   SRI LANKA. AWR - Trincomalee. *2203-2300* Indonesian to INS. NF (ex 15680), Apr 1.

12040   GERMANY. AWR - Nauen. *2100-2130* Nigerian Pidgin to Nigeria. NF (ex 11985 via Talata Volonondry), Apr 3.

12040   GERMANY. AWR - Nauen. *2130-2200* Twi (a dialect of Akan, spoken principally in Ghana) to WAf. NF (ex 9800), Apr 3.

12055   GUAM. KSDA/AWR - Agat. *1300-1330* Kachin to Myanmar. NF (ex 15530), Apr 3.

NEW  12055   THAILAND. VoA - Ban Dung. *1600-1800* Somali to EAf. NF (ex 11905 via Lampertheim), Apr 7.

12095   OMAN. BBC - A’Seela. *0200 Pashto, 0230 Dari, 0300 Pashto until 0330*, to AFG. NF (ex 7445 and 6195), Apr 2.

12095   VATICAN. BBC - SM Galeria. *1830 Amharic, 1850 Oromo, 1910 Tigrinya until 1930* (weekdays only) to EAf. NF (ex 9705), Apr 2.

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13600   CHINA. CRI - Kashi. *0200-0300 Tamil to SAs. NF (ex 11870 and 9800), Apr 2.

13635   TURKEY. VoTurkey - Emirler. *0600-1300* Turkish to Eu. NF (ex 15350). Severe splash from 13630 with CNR 1 jamming Sound of Hope, best in USB. Apr 1.

13640   CHINA. CRI - Jinhua. *2200-2300* Japanese to EAs. NF (ex 7430) with co-channel QRM from CNR 1, Apr 3.

13650   JAPAN. R. Japan - Yamata. *2300-2320* Thai to SEAs. NF (ex 13705), Apr 1.

NEW  13670   SÃO TOMÉ. VoA - Pinheira. *1600-1629* Kinyarwanda to EAf. NF (ex 13630 via SM Galeria), Apr 7.

13695   FRANCE. R. France Int'l - Issoudun. *0500-0600* French to CAf. NF (ex 7390), Apr 1. 

13725   TURKEY. VoTurkey - Emirler. *1630-1724* Spanish to SEu. NF (ex 9495) Apr 2.

13740   CHINA. CRI - Kashi. *0100-0300* Spanish to SAm. NF (ex 9590), Apr 2.

13750   THAILAND. VoA Deewa R. - Ban Dung. *0100-0400* Pashto to AFG. NF, Apr 2.

13755   THAILAND. VoA - Ban Dung. *0900-1100* Mandarin to EAs. NF with CNR jamming, Apr 3.

13780   FRANCE. R. Japan - Issoudun. *1900-2100* Japanese to CAf. NF (ex 15130, Apr 3).

13800   CHINA. CRI - Kunming. *0900-1000* English to Oc. NF (ex 15210), Apr 1. 

13810   MADAGASCAR. BBC - Talata Volonondry. *0400-0430* Somali to EAf, NF (ex 15420 via A'Seela), Apr 1.

13860   JAPAN. R. Japan - Yamata. *0700-0900* Japanese to SAm. NF (ex 7380), Apr 3.

19 mb

15120   IRAN. VoIRI - Sirjan. *0450-0550* Swahili to EAf. NF (ex 15140), Apr 2.

15195   NTH MARIANA IS. R. Free Asia - Tinian. *1100-1200* Lao to SEAs. NF (ex 13685), Apr 3.

15230   CHINA. CRI - Xian. *0300-0400 Mandarin, 0400-0500* Cantonese to EAs, NF (ex 13655). Co-channel QRM from Cuba. Apr 1.

15240   IRAN. VoIRI - Sirjan. *0420-0550* Turkish to ME. NF (possibly ex 15560). Nothing was heard on registered 15340 or 15430. Apr 2.

15240   IRAN. VoIRI - Sirjan. *1130-1430* Arabic to ME. NF (ex 15480). Nothing heard on registered 15380, Apr 3.

15255   TAJIKISTAN. AWR - Dushanbe. *1300-1330* Nepali to Nepal. NF (ex 15430) with Dushanbe’s usual noisy transmitter, Apr 3.

15260   INDIA. Akashvani - Bengaluru. *0130-0230* Indonesian to SEAs, NF (ex 15280), Apr 1.

15295   OMAN. BBC - A’Seela. *1200-1400* English to SAs. NF (ex 11850), Apr 3.

15300   FRANCE. R. France Int'l - Issoudun. *0500-0700 French to CAf. Then the beam switches to WAf from 0700 to 1000*. NF (ex 9790), Apr 1. 

15300   ROMANIA. RRI - Galbeni. *2300-2357* Spanish to CAm. NF (ex 7325), Apr 1.

15320   UZBEKISTAN. AWR - Tashkent. *2230-2300* Javanese to Indonesia. NF (ex 15665). Apr 1.

15325   PHILIPPINES. BBC - Tinang. *1330-1400* Burmese to SEAs. NF (ex 9560), Apr 3.

15400   UZBEKISTAN. AWR - Tashkent. *1030-1100* Mongolian to NEAs, NF (ex 15500 via Guam), Mar 31.

15410   INDIA. Akashvani - Bengaluru. *0430-0600* Dari to AFG. NF (ex 11875), Apr 1.

15410   INDIA. Akashvani - Bengaluru. *1215-1315* Swahili with an English segment at 1235-1255, beamed to EAf. NF (ex 15400), Apr 3.

15430   IRAN. VoIRI - Sirjan. *0830-1030* Arabic to ME. NF (ex 11820), Apr 3.

15430   SRI LANKA. AWR - Trincomalee. *1300-1330* Bangla to Bangladesh. NS (ex via Guam), Apr 3.

15445   SRI LANKA. AWR - Trincomalee. *0230-0300* Dari to AFG, NF (ex 15310), Apr 1.

15455   FRANCE. R. France Int’l - Issoudun. *0830-0900* Fulfulde to WAf, NF (ex 17660), Apr 1.

NEW  15460   AUSTRALIA. Reach Beyond - Kununurra WA. *1215-1230* Rohingya to Myanmar and Sth India, additional service (Sa/Su only). It then moves to 11900 kHz at *1230-1245* for additional programming (Su/Mo/Fr/Sa) to Nth India. Apr 6.

NEW  15460   AUSTRALIA. Reach Beyond - Kununurra WA. *1215-1245 Hindi (Mo/Tu/We/Th), Hindi 1230-1245 (Sa), Punjabi 1230-1245 (Fr), English 1230-1300 (Su), 1245-1300 Bangla (Th), Gujarati 1245-1300 (Fr), 1245-1300 Kurukh (Tu), 1245-1300 Telugu (Mo/We/Sa), 1300-1315 Tamil(daily), 1315-1330 English (Mo/We/Th/Fr), 1315-1330 Tamil (Su/Tu/Sa), 1330-1345 Hindi (daily), 1345-1400 English (daily). Complicated, isn’t it?! 😐  NF (ex 15320), Apr 6.

15490   ENGLAND. BBC - Woofferton. *0500-0600* English to CAf. NF (ex 7285 via Ascension), Apr 2.

15500   SRI LANKA. AWR - Trincomalee. *1100 Indonesian, 1130 Sundanese (Su/Tu/Th/Sa), Javanese (Mo/We/Fr). NS (ex Guam), to 1154*, Mar 31.

15515  TAJIKISTAN. AWR - Dushanbe. *1200-1300* Korean to EAs, (ex 15255), Mar 31.

15515   TAJIKISTAN. AWR - Dushanbe. *0200-0300* English to SAs, NF (ex 15510), Apr 1. 

15515   UZBEKISTAN. AWR - Tashkent. *0100 Amoy, 0130 Cantonese to 0200* to EAs. NF (ex 9800). Supposedly parallel with 15630, but more than a minute behind! Apr 2.

15515   TAJIKISTAN. AWR - Dushanbe. *1200-1300* Korean to NEAs. NF (ex 15255) with a hummy transmitter, Apr 3.

15590   THAILAND. R. Thailand. *0200-0230* English to NAm. NF (ex 13750), Apr 2.

15600  UZBEKISTAN.  AWR-Tashkent *1200-1230* Min Nan Chinese to  NEAs, NF (ex 11620), Mar 31.

15610  TAJIKISTAN. AWR - Dushanbe. *1200-1230* Mon to Myanmar, NF (ex 15430 via Guam). Horrible hummy audio, Mar 31. 

15610.05   GUAM. KSDA - Agat. *1130-1200* In Shan to Myanmar, AWR programming, NF (ex 15530), Mar 31.

15625   SRI LANKA. AWR - Trincomalee. *2300-2400* Mandarin to EAs. NF (ex 17620 and 17530 via Guam), Apr 3.

15630   SRI LANKA. AWR - Trincomalee. *0100-0130* Amoy to EAs. NF (ex 15625), Apr 2.

15685   VATICAN. BBC - SM Galeria. *1730 Amharic, 1750 Oromo, 1810 Tigrinya until 1830* (weekdays only) to EAf. NS (ex Dhabayya), Apr 2.

15710   GUAM. KSDA/AWR—Agat. *1200-1230* Amoy to EAs. Amoy is scheduled on Su-Th with Mandarin on Fr/Sa. NF (ex 12080 or 9610). Then, *1230-1300* Cantonese (scheduled daily except for Mandarin on Fri), Apr 3.

15720   TURKEY. VoTurkey—Emirler. *0930-1100* Farsi to Iran. NF (ex 11795). This carrier had a strange oscillating whistle on both sidebands, Apr 1. The wobbly whistle appeared fixed when checked again on Apr 3.

NEW  15730   BOTSWANA. VoA - Moepeng Hill. *1300-1400* Somali to EAf. NF (possibly ex 17820, as nothing was heard on that channel!), Apr 6.

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17485   THAILAND. VoA - Ban Dung. *0900-1100* Mandarin to EAs. NF (possibly ex 17720), with CNR jamming, Apr 1.

17515   U.A.E. BBC - Dhabayya.*1330-1400* Burmese to SEAs. NF (ex 15110), Apr 3.

17525   JAPAN. R. Japan - Yamata. *0200-0300* Japanese to EAs/ E.Russia. NF (ex 17870), Apr 1.

17530   USA. VoA - Greenville NC. *1700-1830* English to Af. Additional frequency, Apr 2.

17530   BOTSWANA. VoA  - Moepeng Hill. *0830-0900* French to Af, (We/Sa only). NF (ex 17770), Apr 3.

17530   CHINA. CRI - Xian. *1100-1200* Vietnamese to SEAs. NF (ex 11990), Apr 3.

17530   VATICAN. VoA - SM Galeria. *1300-1400* Somali to EAf. NF (ex 15710), Apr 3.

17570   MADAGASCAR. AWR - Talata Volonondry. *1300-1330* Indonesian to SEAs. NF (ex 11620 via Trincomalee), Apr 3.

17605   MADAGASCAR. AWR - Talata Volonondry. *1300-1400* Vietnamese to SEAs. NF (ex 17770), Apr 3.

17620   CHINA. CRI - Kashi. *0900-1000* Romanian to Eu. NF (ex 15260), Apr 1.

17620   FRANCE. R. France Int’l - Issoudun. *1800-1900* French to WAf, NF (ex 13740 and 11955), Apr 2.

17620   FRANCE. R. France Int’l - Issoudun. *1200-1230* Mandingo to WAf. NF (ex 17815), Apr 3.

17630   ROMANIA. RRI - Tiganesti. *1100-1200* English to WEu, NF (ex 15460) and one hour earlier for summer, Mar 31.

17640   CHINA. CRI - Kashi. *0100-0200* English to Eu. NF (possibly ex 9675), Apr 1.

17640   CHINA. CRI - Xian. *0200-0300 Russian to CAs. NF (ex 11980), Apr 2.

17655   CHINA. CRI - Kashi. *0300-0400* Hindi to SAs, NF (ex 11700), Apr 1.

17655   CHINA. CRI - Kashi. *0200-0300 Tamil to SAs. NF (ex 11870 and 9800), Apr 2.

17660   MADAGASCAR. R. France Int’l - Talata Volonondry. *1200-1300* French to CAf. NS (ex Issoudun to WAf), Apr 3.

NEW  17669.88   UZBEKISTAN. Bible Voice - Tashkent. *1200-1230* English to EAs (Sa only). NF (ex 15285) Apr 6.

17670   ROMANIA. RRI - Galbeni. *1100-1200* English to EAf, NF (ex 21470) and one hour earlier for summer, Mar 31.

17670   NTH MARIANA ISLANDS. R. Free Asia - Tinian. *0100-0300* Tibetan to EAs. NF for this service, Apr 2.

17670   THAILAND. VoA - Ban Dung. *0400-0600* Tibetan to EAs. NF, Apr 2.

17670   ENGLAND. IBRA R. - Woofferton. *1730-1900* Arabic to EAf. NF (ex 15510??), Apr 2.

17690   JAPAN. R. Japan - Yamata. *1030-1050* Russian to NEAs, NF (ex 7430), Mar 31.

17725   MADAGASCAR. AWR - Talata Volonondry. *1330-1400* Uab Meto language to Indonesia. NF (ex 11620). Uab Meto (a.k.a. Dawan) is one of the languages spoken in East Nusa Tenggara province on the island of West Timor in Indonesia. Apr 3.

17745   U.A.E. BBC - Dhabayya. *0400-0430* Somali to EAf, NF (ex 13790), noticeable carrier wobble when listening in SSB, Apr 1.

17790   OMAN. BBC - A'Seela. *1200-1300* English WS to SAs, NF (ex 15295), Mar 31.

17840   CHINA. CRI - Beijing. *0400-0500* English to Siberia, NF (ex 15120), Apr 1.

17840   CHINA. CRI - Kashi. *0900-1100* Mandarin to SAs. NF (ex 13780), Apr 1.

17850   PHILIPPINES. VoA - Tinang. *0130-0330* Burmese to SEAs, NF (ex 15110) and extended by one hour for A24, Apr 2.

17855   SPAIN. R. Exterior de España - Noblejas. *2200-2230* English to NAm (Mo/We/Fr/Sa only). NF (ex 9690), Apr 3.

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21470   OMAN. BBC - A’Seela. *0830 Dari, 0900 Pashto, alternating every 30 min through to 1130* beaming SAs/AFG. NF (ex 15310). // 17810 also heard, Apr 1.

NEW  21470   VATICAN. BBC—SM Galeria. *1530-1730* English to CAf. New Sunday-only service. Also runs this freq for a Saturday-only service between *1400-1600* via Dhabayya. Strange!! I wonder how many listeners in Central Africa are going to remember to tune in on weekends only at different times on Sat and Sun! Unusual scheduling! // 17640 via Ascension and 12095 via A’Seela, Apr 7.

21550   ROMANIA. RRI - Tiganesti. *0530-0600* English to AUS, NF (ex 21470 and one hour earlier). Apr 1.

21550   ROMANIA. RRI - Tiganesti. *2300-2357* Spanish to SAm. NF (ex 9630), Apr 1.

21560   U.A.E. BBC - Dhabayya. *0500-0600* English to EAf. NF (ex 17690), Apr 2.

21690   FRANCE. R. France Int’l - Issoudun. *1800-1900* French to CAf. NF, Apr 2.

21695   PHILIPPINES. VoA - Tinanag. *0900-1100* Mandarin to EAs. NF. CNR and whistle jamming, Apr 1.

★★★★★★

STATION/FREQUENCY CROSS-REFERENCE LIST

Adventist World Radio (AWR) inc. KSDA: 7390, 9490, 9510, 9700, 11750, 11875, 11960, 12040, 12055, 15255, 15320, 15400, 15430, 15445, 15500, 15515, 15600, 15610, 15625, 15630, 15710, 15770, 17605, 17725

Akashvani (a.k.a. All India Radio): 9765, 9875, 11809.81 😁, 11864.80 😊, 11865, 15260, 15410.

BBC: 7355, 9390, 9410, 9440, 9510, 9550, 9780, 11955, 12095, 13810, 15295, 15325, 15490, 15685, 17515, 17745, 17790, 21470, 21560.

Bible Voice: 9810, 11655, 11855, 17669.88 😖

China Radio International (CRI): 7300, 9880, 11650, 11710, 11720, 11770, 11905, 11935, 13600, 13640, 13740, 13800, 15230, 17530, 17625, 17640, 17655, 17840.

IBRA Radio: 9630.12  😁, 17670.

KNLS (World Christian Broadcasting): 7355, 7395, 9545, 9580, 9695, 9730.

Radio France International: 13695, 15300, 15455, 17620, 17660, 21690.

Radio Free Asia (RFA): 15195, 17670.

Radio Japan (NHK): 9440, 9480, 9650, 9690, 11625, 11965, 13650, 13780, 13860, 17525, 17690.

Radio New Zealand Pacific (RNZP): 7440, 11725.

Radio Romania International (RRI): 9550, 9770, 9790, 11620, 11800, 11960, 15300, 17630, 17670, 21550.

Radio Thailand: 9385, 15590.

Radio Exterior de España (REE): 17855.

Reach Beyond (Australia): 9580, 11875, 15460.

Vatican Radio: 11895.

Voice of America (VoA): 5875, 6045, 7540, 9310, 9555, 9625, 9725, 11695, 11785, 11815, 11825, 11995, 12055, 13670, 13750, 13755, 15730, 17485, 17530, 17670, 17850, 21695.

Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran (VoIRI, a.k.a. IRIB, a.k.a. Pars Today!): 5990, 7230, 9830, 9840, 9870, 15120, 15240, 15430.

Voice of Turkey: 9460, 9875, 11660, 11750, 13635, 13725, 15720.

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