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Instead Nauen and Wertachtal are scheduled for B07 as follows: Nauen from
Oct 28 0759-0857 on 9895, also Oct 29 til Sep 3 only 1000-1400 on 5930,
both using the ex-RBI antenna, aiming at 225 deg. Wertachtal is scheduled
from Nov 5, Mon-Fri only 1159-1557 on 5955, beam 210 deg. So far both 9895
and 5955 were during these times in use for AM distribution of RNW Dutch
in Europe, so apparently this AM service will be cut back considerably,
and one has also to wonder if the Flevo plant will be shut down
altogether.
DRM transmissions are also shown for Bonaire, using 120 kW (so much for
DRM's power efficiency), so no doubt the new transmitters will be
operational by Oct 28 if they are not already in use. Schedule will be
0459-0557 on 6130 (305 deg.), 1659-1757 on 17605/17700 (133/170 deg.) and
1759-1857 on 15315/17605 (320/350 deg.). All DRM from RNW via Montsinery
and Sackville will be terminated in favour of Bonaire.
All this gathered from discussion at
(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Oct 8)
Radio Netherlands Flevo future?
Regarding the Radio Netherlands B07 DRM schedule info in dxld:
I checked the forum that Kai Ludwig referred to, and found links to the
purported AM and DRM schedules of RNW for the upcoming season. Stunningly,
there is no mention of usage from Flevo after October 28!!! Could RNW be
taking a cue from Deutsche Welle and dumping transmissions from the
homeland in favor of external sites? Wonder if this is also a money issue?
I would have thought Flevo had quite a bit more use left in it, being only
22 years old. Would they really shut it down, or is it headed for a diet
of religious broadcasters and expatriate political programs on a lease
basis?
The DRM from Bonaire is also intriguing. Perhaps the new transmitters
really are already in place? In an earlier post (included in dxld) I had
noted that for a few days in late September, English to North America on
9845 seemed to be coming from a non-Bonaire site with a weak signal, but
the usual blockbuster reception had since returned. It might be my
imagination, but the audio on 9845 now seems improved, with a crisper,
clearer quality. Could the new units on Bonaire actually be on the air?
Seems odd that RNW would refurbish Bonaire while dropping the Flevo
transmissions. Wonder what the plans are for the Madagascar facility?
The supposed RNW DRM schedule is here:
And the AM sked:
Note that both are a mix of A07 and B07 info.
Andy Sennitt, we need info please!!!
(Stephen Luce-TX-USA, dxld Oct 8)
It looks as if this is correct: Flevo will go dark after October 28. I
can't find any plans for it to carry RNW or anything else. RNW will use
not only its own sites, Bonaire and Madagascar, but also Sines, Nauen,
Skelton, Wertachtal, Dhabbaya, Singapore, Meyerton, Sackville, and even
IBB-Tinang, Philippines for an Indonesian broadcast, in exchange for IBB
using Madagascar for a Persian broadcast.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Oct 8)
Very first time to use IBB Tinang for 3rd party.
> Would they really shut it down ?