BC-DX 841 04 Jan 2008 Private Verwendung der Meldun

operation during some time or have been leased by the Voice of Russia. So
from the 24-th of October the following transmissions were added to
existing ones:
Three transmitters were planned to be added for broadcasting the UR1
channel: in Oktiabrske (Crimea) 150 kW on 648 kHz; in Krasne (Lviv) 1000
kW on 936 kHz; in Vinnitsa 30 kW on 1530 kHz.
Three transmitters were switched again on UR2 channel "Radio Promin" on
549 kHz: in Brovary (Kyiv) 150 kW; in Luch (Mykolaiv) 500 kW; in Krasne
(Lviv) 70 kW.
The 1000 kW transmitter in Luch (Mykolaiv) up to now has been leased by
the Voice of Russia. Now it resumed broadcasting of the third channel of
the Ukrainian Radio UR3 "Radio Kul'tura" on the traditional frequency of
1431 kHz.
In the previous issue of WWORD #156 I had read to you the winter B08
tentative schedule of Radio Ukraine International. Now I'll introduce to
you the list of additional transmissions of Radio Ukraine International.
On 936 kHz the Lviv 1000 kW transmitter broadcasts the RUI programmes to
Europe from 23.00 to 03.00.
On 7285 kHz the Mykolaiv 100 kW transmitter broadcasts RUI programmes from
03.00 to 06.00 and from 13.00 to 15.00. But from 06.00 to 13.00 on the
same frequency the second channel of the Ukrainian Radio UR2 "Radio
Promin" is on the air. Then, at 15.00 this transmitter changes its
frequency to 6020 kHz, where RUI continues its programmes to 18.00, and
after that up to 02.00 the "Promin" channel is on the air again. I must
only add that the transmissions on these two frequencies are going in
direction to the North of East Europe with azimuth 4 degrees.
Another Mykolaiv 250 kW transmitter serves the South America on 9785 kHz
from 19.00 to 03.00 with azimuth 245 degrees. The programming consists of
Radio Ukraine's International transmissions in Ukrainian from 19.00 to
20.00, from 23 to 01.00 and from 02.00 to 03.00 hours; one-hour programme
in English on 9785 kHz goes at 20.00, 22.00 and 01.00; in German at 21.00
hours.
The 1000 kW shortwave transmitter in Lviv now renewed transmissions to
Australia after 8 years of interruption. Frequency is 15635 kHz, time from
06.00 to 14.00 hours. One-hour English language programmes are on the air
at 06.00, 10.00 and 12.00 hours. The Ukrainian programmes go on the air
all other time.
It's a pity that such additional transmissions of the Ukrainian Radio can
be guaranteed only to the end of this year. The future of them depends on
the Ukrainian budget 2009.
(RUSdx Dec 7)
UAE 5925 at 0235-0358* UT, clandestine on Dec 1, R. Sohl, via Dhabbaya-
UAE. Pashto and Dari talks, Afghan songs, 0316 UT "Strangers in the
Night", 35333; not yet faded in on // 11675 kHz.
(Anker Petersen-DEN, via Dario Monferini-ITA, playdx yg via dxld)
was on 11665-DHA-UAE in A-08.
UK Vladimir ('Vova') Rubinstein MBE R.I.P.
I have just learned that my first boss, Vladimir ('Vova') Rubinstein, has
died at the age of 91. Vova was Head of the Reception Department when I
worked at the BBC Monitoring Service (as it was then called) from 1974-78.
I grew very fond of him, and I always got on well with him. He did