BC-DX 789 05 Jan 2007 Private Verwendung der Meldun

104.2 - Bordj El Bahri, 2kW (~7kW ERP)
It may not be such a regular visitor to northern Europe during sporadic e
openings, due to the higher frequencies in use, but it's worth keeping an
eye out for this summer.
A list of FM and AM radio frequencies used in Algeria can be found on the
following site:
(samirlsn, Skywaves Mar 19)
Agence France Presse reported on March 19 that an international radio
service from Algeria in four languages began broadcasting at 1100 UT on
that date. The launching of the station, which will broadcast 10 hours a
day, coincided with the March 19, 1962 cease-fire that ended Algeria's war
against France for independence. Officials said the station would
broadcast on FM and via satellite in Arabic, French, English and Spanish.
AFP said the Entreprise nationale de radio already has three national
networks in Arabic, Berber and French and 37 regional stations. There is
also a "Coran Radio" broadcasting readings from the book 24 hours a day.
(Mike Cooper, dxld Mar 19)
Andy Sennitt comments: This is not really a new station, but the rebirth
of an old one. Radio Algeria International operated until about 10 years
ago in these same four languages. At that time, mediumwave, longwave and
shortwave were used. The website of the station
was operating very, very slowly when checked this morning, and some of the
links don't work. But we were able to see that the service is on five
satellites - Hotbird for Europe, Nilesat and Arabsat for the Arab world,
NSS7 for Africa and Galaxy for North America. There is also streaming
audio.
(Media Network blog March 20 via WORLD OF RADIO 1351, DXLD)
Well, the stream came right up when I tried at 1816 UT March 20, just as
Qur'an recitation was starting. I kept listening and it was partly in
French, but interrupted by Arabic announcements between segments.
1900 5+1 time signal, opening English with news from R. Algeria
International; 1910 weather including for some locations in South and
North America, and their winds with a long I; 1912 national press review;
announcement about this new service in Arabic, French, English Spanish;
1917 Hilites of the day, events in Iraq; 1920 call to prayer time in
Algiers area; 1923 Economic Review, 1926 Sports Magazine, 1928 news
headlines, 1929 closing half-hour broadcast until same time tomorrow.
By 1931 it was in Spanish with a strange accent. I suppose each languages
is aired several times a day, but when exactly for English?
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Mar 20)
ASCENSION Isl. In der Ausgabe Nr. 60 Februar/Maerz 2007 der Zeitschrift
Mare berichtet Olaf Kanter, begleitet von den ausdrucksstarken Fotografien
Simon Norfolks, ueber die BBC-Station auf Ascension, ueber die Antennen
der Telefonkonzerne, sowie ueber die von weitraeumigen Sperrzonen
geschuetzten grossen Abhoerstationen der britischen und amerikanischen
Geheimdienste.
(Juergen Lohuis-D, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 20)
BELGIUM [non] SHORTWAVE TRANSMITTER AIRTIME
PROGRAM AND FREQUENCY SCHEDULE A07
PROGRAM TIME(UTC) FREQ AM/DRM DAYS LANGUAGE TARGET
TDPradio 0000-0100 9790 DRM mtwtfss English America
Moj Them Radio 0100-0130 15260 AM .t.t... Hmong Asia