A13 schedule updated

Most of the schedule information has been updated for A13 season. Still more updation is going on and any new changes or corrections are very much welcome at the usual DXAsia address.

A13-CHANGES-PART 2

VATICAN RADIO : Last minute changes to Vatican Radio b'casts:

0040-0200 hrs (M,Th from0025) new freq 15470 kHz via Philippines instead of 17770 kHz:

RADIO JAPAN : NHK in Hindi at 1430-1515 hrs on 15745 kHz (via Madagascar) morning Hindi at 0100-0130 hrs on 11590 kHz and Urdu continues on 13870 kHz(Dhabayya) at 1515-1600 hrs.

BBC World Service : BBC World Service in English has dropped all non-pick listening time  programs in the A13 period. Thus for South Asia there will be no transmissions between 0300 and 1300 hrs. BBC WS in English can now be heard at 0000 to 0300 hrs and again at 1300 to 1700 hrs only. The language services can be heard as per the following schedules :

BENGALI 

0030-0100  9810 11700 15310

0130-0200  9835 17615

1330-1400  5855 7565 11730

1400-1500  9410 9610 11730 (Su,Tu)

1630-1700  5875 7465 9540

HINDI

0100-0130   9410 9915 11995 15510

0230-0300 12095 15510 17510 17870

1400-1430  7565 9395 9510 11795

1600-1630  7600 9605 9700 15710

SINHALA

1630-1700  9500 13830 15690

TAMIL

1545-1615  9500 13830 15690

URDU

0130-0200  7395 9410 9915 15510

0300-0330 11995 13580 15510 17510

1500-1600  9510 11730(till 1545) 12075 17790

A13-Changes Part-1

The new season A13 is to start on Sunday 31st March. Highlights of some of the changes :

RADIO VERITAS ASIA - PHILIPPINES
Hindi      1330-1400 hrs 11870 (ex 11915)
Bengali   1400-1427 hrs on 11870 (ex 11915)
Sinhala  0000-0027 hrs on 15460 (ex-9810)


RADIO JAPAN
Bengali 1300-1345 11685 (ex-12035)


VATICAN RADIO
0025-0040 Urdu(Mo,Th) 11730(SMG), 17770(Philippines)
0040-0200 Hindi,Tamil,Malayalam, English(20' each) on 11730(Tashkent) 17770(Philippines)

0200-0320 Hindi,Tamil,Malayalam, English(20' each) on 15460 (Palauig)
0320-0335 Urdu (Mo,Th) on 15460 (Palauig)

1415-1430 Urdu (Su,We) on 11850(Tashkent), 15110 (Philippines)
1430-1550 Hindi,Tamil,Malayalam, English(20' each) on 11850(Tashkent), 15110 (Philippines) On Sat Mass continues till 1600 hrs from 1530 hrs.

RVA Sinhala

Effective 24 February 2013 Radio Veritas Asia,Manila is introducing a new freq 9810kHz replacing 15460 kHz in Sinhala  at 0000-0027 hrs in parallel to 11855 kHz. This replacement is necessary due to propagation on 15 MHz band.

R.Veritas changes

Due to cochannel interference from Romania, Radio Veritas Asia is changing evening frequency for South Asia in Hindi at 1330-1400 and Bengali at 1400-1427 hrs effective 27th January 2013. The new freq is 11915 kHz replacing 11870 kHz and is valid till 30th March 2013.

Also Morning Tamil service is also moving to 11855 kHz replacing 11935kHz(due to cochannel interference from CRI) at 0030-0057 hrs from the same day.

VOA Election Special on 07 Nov

VOA is adding special broadcast in English and Bengali to cover the US Elections on 7th November ONLY.

BENGALI :

0300-0330 15435(P)  17780kHz(P)

ENGLISH :
0100-0200   9435(T) 11705(T) 15155(P)

0200-0300  11705(T) 13810(P) 15155(P) 15230(P) 15255(T) 15590(P) 17525(S) 17615(P)

0300-0400  13810(K) 15155(P) 15230(P) 15255(T) 15590(P) 17525(P) 17615(T)

0400-0500  13570(P) 13810(K) 15155(P) 15230(P) 15255(T) 15590(P)
15405(P) 15640(S) 17525(P)  17615(T)

0500-0600  13570(P) 13810(K) 15155(P) 15230(P) 15255(T) 15590(P)
15405(P) 15640(S) 17525(P)  17615(T)

Relay : K-Kuwait, P-Philippines, S-Sri Lanka, T-Thailand

VOA changes in B12

Effective 4th November VOA English is now on 15155 kHz(Philippines)  replacing 15185 kHz at 0030-0100 English Lessons, 0100-0200 English main programs.