BC-DX TopNews WWDXC #945 BC-DX 945

(Albert Muick-AFG, hcdx Aug 26)
15240 IRIB Kamalabad in Hebrew 1200-1230 UT, S=9+30dB powerhouse, //
13685 Sirjan site S=8-9.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 27)
7220 IRIB Sirjan in Armenian at 0300 UT Aug 31, strong and clear audio at
S=9+25dB level.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 31)
IRAN 702 / 3985 Voice of East Azerbaijan. After some discussion on the
German-Austrian A-DX group, the conclusion seems to be that the Tabriz
regional station of Iran's IRIB is broadcasting a special Ramadan
programme on shortwave and mediumwave. Check next night; this is all
somewhat still presumed status. Ramadan runs until around 9 or 10
September this year.
Presumably the schedule is:
2330-0130 UT 702, 1323, 3985 kHz
0130-0430 UT 702, 1323 kHz
Programme "Avbashdanlyq" (Voice of East Azerbaijan - IRIB Tabriz) in AZERI
language. Plus FM outlets 90.4, 100.9, 105.5 MHz and Intel 902 satellite.
The website
announces this broadcast for the 2009 Ramadan, and the current
observations indicate that the same is true in 2010. They say that the
programme runs from 4 to 9 a.m. (=UTC+4.5 hrs), and "120 minutes" on the
"overseas" service (that would be 3985 kHz). Thanks to Google Translate
for improving my Farsi.
3985 kHz has about the strength as the Voice of Croatia on the same
frequency. Reception on 702 kHz is good here in Leipzig-Germany, // 3985
kHz, but Patrick Robic in Austria reports a different Iranian programme
which might stem from the Bushehr transmitter near the Persian Gulf, so
beware which one it is you are getting. Yours truly observed 3985 kHz to
disappear at 0130 UT though hard to tell for sure with the Croatian
powerhouse interfering.
702 kHz is optimum reflection via the Kiashar transmitter on the Caspian
Sea, usually in use for the external service for the Caucasus region.
4mast directional antenna 37 24 36.33 N 50 00 44.51 E (thanks wb)
1 km westerly 4mast of regional sender 1251 kHz. Culture program
on 1521 kHz is probably off at present.
3985 kHz is registered for the scrapped Mashhad site - wb says in fact
it's been via Kamalabad for 3 years; AOKI lists Sirjan.
Streams on the station website:
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