BC-DX 841 04 Jan 2008 Private Verwendung der Meldun

981 kHz - Braganca (Braganza in English), Coimbra, Guarda and Vila Real;
1251 kHz - Castelo Branco, Chaves, Porto (Oporto in English) and Viseu.
The website of Radio Sim has the following address:
(73 Fernando de Sousa Ribeiro-POR, hcdx Aug 10)
A propos R. Renanscenca leaving MW, it's not as reported. Radio Sim is
nothing but a brand, a new name for the MW-only RR channel; it s
apparently aimed at listeners aged 50 & up.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, DXplorer Aug 10)
Dear Carlos,
yes, it's from the same company, but maybe they want to differentiate more
clearly from other channels as they have set up a separate web page, too?
vs.
(Mauno Ritola-FIN, DXplorer Aug 10)
RUSSIA [Ossetia] During the armed conflict in South Ossetia the Voice
of Russia was the only broadcaster quickly delivering the latest news and
the position of Russia to the people of Georgia. As of now the Voice of
Russia will stipulate more airtime to broadcast to Transcaucasia. On Aug
09 the Georgian authorities banned all Russian television and radio
channels and blocked access to all ru-Websites.
Voice of Russia FM-band broadcasts to Tbilisi discontinued as of the night
of Aug 08. But the Voice of Russia has retained its presence on the
Georgian information space.
Moscow is broadcasting to Georgia and the neighboring regions 14 hours a
day. The Voice of Russia's Commonwealth Service, which broadcasts in
Russian to post-Soviet republics and the Baltic countries, has launched an
on-line service broadcast reports by Russian news agencies and
commentaries by prominent Russian politicians and experts. Yekaterina
Yagunova is the head of the Voice of Russian press service.
The Voice of Russia increased the number of SW and MW transmitters to
broadcast to Georgia. Besides, programs of the Voice of Russia in Russia
are retransmitted in Sukhumi in Abkhazia at the FM-frequency of 107.9 MHz.
Airtime has now been increased from 6 to 10 hours per day. And Aug 08 saw
the opening of the South Ossetia Website at which is called
"South Ossetia: events and opinion" and is available in Russian and 31
foreign languages. During the conflict the Voice of Russia Internet
audience increased by more than two and a half times...
During the conflict the Voice of Russia World Service broadcast to global
audiences in 37 foreign languages. Georgia's aggression against South
Ossetia triggered a wide-ranging reaction with people sending letters,
making phone calls and texting to express concern and regret over the loss
of life and to voice hope for a peaceful settlement...
(Lada Korotun-RUS Voice of Russia, via Gupta-IND, dswci DXW Aug 18)
Additional broadcasts of VoR's Sodruzhestvo/Commonwealth Radio Service for
Georgia in Russian starting Aug. 13 (UTC):
1200-1500 9555 (MSK 250 85 beam change from Central Asia
to the Caucasus region)
1300-1500 1089
1400-1500 1170
1400-1700 9475 S.P 400kW 155deg
1400-1700 11985 SRP 500 185
1600-1900 1170
1600-1900 11610 MSK 250 170
1600-1900 9835 SAM 250 188 (from Aug. 17)