BC-DX 841 04 Jan 2008 Private Verwendung der Meldun

* Reducing the shortwave service of DW German in Europe by cancelling half
of the currently used airtime,
* reducing the DRM service for Europe, keeping a "best of" program,
probably with partners like the BBC,
* cancelling about 30 daily frequency hours via VTC facilities,
* cutting back the current affairs magazines in the German radio program
to three editions a day,
* reducing the radio programs in Greek, Polish, Romanian, Bulgarian,
Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Albanian and Macedonian in favour of online
offerings.
And perhaps somebody might find it of interest how the DWL programming is
being fed to the transmitter sites, so here are the signal paths in
detail:
Bonn -> cable 3 MBit/s -> MB uplink Koeln -> Hot Bird 8 -> SIN, MSK, SAM,
ARM
Bonn -> cable 3 MBit/s -> MB uplink Koeln -> Hot Bird 8 -> VTC for
internal distribution to WOF, SKN, RMP, MOS, ASC [but WOF must take Hot
Bird directly for synchro operation with SIN]
Bonn -> cable 3 MBit/s -> MB uplink Koeln -> Hot Bird 8 -> RNW for
internal distribution to MDG and BON
Bonn -> cable 3 MBit/s -> MB uplink Koeln -> Hot Bird 8 -> "Moscow" for
internal distribution to KCH
Bonn -> cable 3 MBit/s -> MB uplink Koeln -> Hot Bird 8 -> WRN for
internal distribution to DSB
Bonn -> cable 3 MBit/s -> MB uplink Koeln -> Hot Bird 8 -> TWR Bratislava
for internal distribution to ERV
Bonn -> Hybnet -> DW-TV Berlin -> cable 5 MBit/s -> GlobeCast uplink Paris
-> Atlantic Bird 3 (C-band) -> KIG
Bonn -> Hybnet -> DW-TV Berlin -> cable 5.5 MBit/s -> PCM uplink Hong Kong
-> AsiaSat 3 (C-band) -> TRM, IRK, NVS, P/K, K/A, VLD
Bonn -> Hybnet -> DW-TV Berlin -> cable 6 MBit/s -> uplink Atlanta ->
Intelsat 9 -> SAC
(via Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Dec 9)
GREECE The pirate radio Makedonia was shut down and now the frequency MW
1386 kHz is used by ERA-RSM 2nd prgr with main freq 1044 kHz. Some of the
prgrs on both freqs are relaying on 9935 kHz. Observed on Dec 2nd. Due to
the political reasons[sic, ERT never on air Tuesdays due of maintenance !]
Radio Filia was not on the air 0700-1000 UT in En, Fr, Sp on 12105 and in
Greek on 9420 kHz on same day. When are the prgrs in Ge and Ru please and
which freq is using in B-08?
(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 8)
In winter season ERT's German and Russian services only on MW666 kHz and
on internet livestream. ERT has a total break on short wave at 1000-1100
UT, - lunchtime in Avlis...
GUATEMALA 4799.8 R. Buenas Nuevas (pres), S.Sebastian, 2315-2340, 30
Nov, Vernacular (tent), music, seemingly some relig. propag. prgr; 13331,
but better at 2330 despite QRM de CHN.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 2)
INDIA/SWAZILAND Terzett auf 4760 kHz. Es hat was von Feinarbeit; gestern