B-10 schedule

Updating of B-10 schedule w.e.f. 31 October 2010 of the site is in progress. Already updated some files - old entries are marked with 'A10' at the last column of the STATION and LANGUAGE database.

New website of GFA

ATHMEEYAYATHRA Radio(AY Radio) or Gospel for Asia which b'casts in 110 languages for South Asia now has a web presence with detailed language schedule and other informations.

The new URL is here.

Vatican Radio on 9580 kHz

Since 5th September Vatican Radio is using 9580 kHz from Tashkent replacing 11850 kHz at 0040-0200 hrs (Mo,Th from 0025) to South Asia.

Voice of Africa on 15240 kHz

Voice of Africa, Libya heard in English at 1400-1557 hrs with strong signals - causing severe side channel splash to Vatican Radio to S.Asia on 15235 kHz at 1430 hrs onwards. New freq or a replacement of 17725 kHz?

NHK Hindi on 11825 kHz

Starting 14 June 2010 Radio Japan(NHK) is using 11825 kHz in Hindi at 1345-1430 hrs from Tashkent. Reception is very good till 1400 hrs and then slight interference noted from BBC Arabic on 11820 kHz from Cyprus.

News from SLBC

SLBC's Korean Service on 15120 1030-1130 via DW Trinco will cease
temporarily from the 4th of June. SLBC instead starts another hour
of Hindi to India on 11905 kHz via Trinco 355 beam with 200kW
1530-1630 UTC.

Reception reports will be welcome to Engineer AM Services, Sri Lanka
Broadcasting Corporation, P.O.Box 574 Colombo. SLBC in association
with the Union of Asian DXers will QSL all reports on all its SW
broadcasts during June. If the project is successful we will extend
it.

0055-0330(Sun 0430) 6005, 9770, 15745 English to Asia,
0020-0500, 0830-1230, 11905, 7190,
1530-1630 11905,
1615-1830 11750

SLBC is also progressing with the installation of a 50kW MW
transmitter in Puttalam on 1125 kHz to beam to South India where
there are large numbers of Sri Lankans who fled the war over the last
30 years, and also to strengthen the coverage to the North of Sri
Lanka.
[Victor Goonetilleke]

NHK Bengali on 11965

Starting 23 May 2010 Radio Japan Bengali Service is using 11965 kHz (replacing 6155) at 1300-1345 hrs. Reception is good with faint co-channel noted from Voice of Turkey in Russian at 1300-1355 hrs.