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have had great difficulty hearing the coverage, as only two transmitters
in Scotland were on the air on 198 kHz. Yet another embarrassment for the
BBC this week :-(
(Andy Sennitt-HOL, dxld July 20)
Not sure if this is related or not, as I have no idea of the geography or
transmitters involved or if it just affects the website listeners, but
this was in the BBC 4 Newsletter released yesterday:
"You may have already realised this morning that we're experiencing very
big technical problems because of the severe weather. A lot of engineering
staff and servers are based at Maidenhead - where the building has been
flooded. We've also had problems with the Listen Again feature recently.
We will resume normal service as soon as we can and apologise that the
service we're providing isn't as it should be."
(Fred Waterer, dxld July 20)
Thanks for the information - Fred. The Droitwich LW transmitter is located
near the city of Worcester (SW of Birmingham), while Maidenhead is in the
Thames valley, just to the west of London. Andy Sennitt (and I) were
writing about a total off-air failure of the transmitter using 198 kHz,
not just the feed. The only connection I can think of is the weather that
affected both areas on Friday - hours of torrential rain that caused
severe flooding. It could have been the River Thames itself causing the
floods in Maidenhead, but the exact cause of the failure at Droitwich
isn't known.
(Noel R. Green-UK, dxld July 21)
Google Earth imagery, Droitwich 198 kHz 500 kW at
52 17 47.32 N 02 06 21.49 W, and two MW masts on the northern side.
USA 5920 WBOH FBN Fundamental Broadcasting Network, QSL, sticker,
schedule, etc for report to
with audio clips, v/s A. Robinson, in 22 days.
(Nicolas Eramo-ARG, JPNpremium July 21)
VOA EXPANDS BROADCASTS TO SOMALIA. New live half hour added at 1630 UTC.
The Voice of America (VOA) has added 30 minutes to its daily Somali radio
broadcast, providing a full hour of live, up-to-the-minute news and
information to listeners.
VOA Somali currently airs from 1600-1700 UTC, with a repeat broadcast at
1700 UTC. The additional half hour, 1630 to 1700 UTC, includes a wider
variety of listener interactives, such as call-ins, roundtable
discussions, and debates on topics ranging from health, education, and
youth to business and development. Weekend programming will offer in-depth
discussions and interviews focusing on the interests and needs of Somalis.
"Listener response to our programs has been overwhelming," said VOA Somali
Service Chief Fred Cooper. "They appreciate the accurate, balanced, and
timely news and information we provide and continue to ask for more," he
added.
VOA's Somali Service was launched on Febr 12, 2007. Broadcasts are
available on AM, FM and shortwave radio frequencies 13580, 15620, and MW
Djibouti 1431 kHz, 600 kW non-dir.
VOA's Somali-language service is funded by a grant from the U.S.
Department of State. For more information, please visit VOA's website at
The Voice of America, which first went on the air in 1942, is a multimedia
international broadcasting service funded by the U.S. government through