BC-DX TopNews WWDXC #945 BC-DX 945

(Robert Wilkner-FL-USA, DXplorer July 24)
INDIA 5010 noted back 1445 UT. Today Thiruvananthapuram 5010 is off the
air at 1400 UT. 5040 kHz is continuing to have serious audio problems.
4837.24 kHz Gangtok is continuing to be off frequency. During the hayday
of tropical band activity on 60metres Indian regionals and Sri Lankans
were a darn headache blocking out a good number of DX signals, but today
they are a great welcome as well as the introduction of Leh, Gangtok,
Aizawl which came later. With the recent problems on some of these
transmitters and also such lovely stations like Kohima and Itanagar with
limited or hardly any regular operations, I wonder whether AIR is
abandoning its domestic SW coverage, like Sri Lanka did much to my
disappointment. India is no banana republic, about the second fastest
growing economy and there shouldn't be any lack of technical know how to
fix these. Jose any comments?
I hope this message will get reflected as I am having serious problems
with dx-india. I see my congratulatory message to Jose is still pending.
(Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, DXindia July 23)
Re: Indian regional stations.
Dear Victor, about the AIR SW Regional Stations / transmitters my guess is
that it shall continue be on air till it becomes unserviceable. Already SW
transmitters in Jammu and Ranchi are off air for many years with no signs
of returning. Several other SW transmitters which have already completed
their normal service period is kept on the air although they are facing
several technical and staff shortage problems etc.
I have not yet come across many proposals about replacing the Regional
Transmitters although some DRM SW transmitters are going to be set up in
Delhi, Aligarh & Bangalore etc.
It is a fact that with the influx of TV channels (cable & DTH) most peple
go in for TV rather than radio.
However, wIth the lauching of private FM stations, there is indeed revival
in listenership of FM stations. More and more FM stations are expected to
come up in future also by AIR and Private parties.
Let us watch and and wait and monitor AIR SW Regional stations as long as
the show goes on. Yours sincerely,
(Jose Jacob-IND VU2JOS, DXindia July 24)
INDONESIA 4605 Reactivated RRI Serui. I confirm the reactivated of RRI
Serui on 4605 kHz at 1000 UT on July 20 with fair signal. Local ID at 0959
UT and Jakarta news relay at 1100 UT.
I was not able to receive it since last May.
(A. Ishida-JPN, via Sei-ichi Hasegawa-JPN, NDXC via dxld July 21)
4789.96 RRI Fak Fak, 1208-1228, July 10. Another Saturday (same thing
noted on July 3) of not carrying the Jakarta news relay, whereas most days
they do. Is it only on Saturday that they don't? Played pop Indonesian
songs. Nice to see that Atsunori Ishida's blog (Indonesian Radio Stations)
has been updated to reflect no JN at 1200 UT for July 3. Thank you
Atsunori!
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