BC-DX TopNews WWDXC #945 BC-DX 945

SOUTH AFRICA 3320 SAUK / R. Sonder Grense, Meyerton, 1835-1856 UT on
04 Jun'10, Afrikaans, light songs; 35333, but deteriorated enormously
towards 1900 UT; vy. good at 2200 UT.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jun 8)
SPAIN 693 / 729 Radio Nacional de Espana en Asturias, new address:
Calle San Esteban de las Cruces 92, E-33195 Oviedo, Spain.
(ARC MV-Eko, Olle Alm-SWE, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 2)
SRI LANKA 15120 SLBC's Korean Service at 1030-1130 UT via DW
Trincomalee will cease temporarily from the 4th of June. SLBC instead
starts another hour of Hindi to India on 11905 kHz via Trincomalee 355deg
beam with 200 kW at 1530-1630 UTC.
Reception reports will be welcome to
Engineer AM Services
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
P.O.Box 574
Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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 9780 15745 English to Asia
0020-0500, 0830-1230 11905 7185
1530-1630 11905
1615-1830 11750
SLBC is also progressing with the installation of a 50 kW 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-CLN 4S7VK UADX, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 4)
SUDAN 7200 SRTC, Al-Aitahab, 1500-1524, 06 Jun'10, Arabic, talks,
announcement, TS, newscast until 1515; 25342.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jun 8)
SWAZILAND 3200 TWR, Mpangela Ranch, 1905-1919, 05 Jun'10, English to
Southern Africa, songs, rlgs. propag.; 35343.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jun 8)
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SWEDEN Swedish yachters petition the minister of culture, Mrs. Lena
Adelsohn Liljeroth, to intervene in order to rescue the overseas
transmissions of Radio Sweden. The background is that two months ago the
management of Swedish Radio (SR) decided to cancel the traditional shortand
mediumwave transmissions. From November 1 listeners are referred to
the web service of SR, so that in practice a computer with an Internet
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