WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Weekly Top News

1845-1900 MANDARIN
1900-1930 RUSSIAN
1930-2000 ENGLISH
2000-2030 SPANISH
2030-2100 SERBIAN Sun-Fri
2030-2130 SERBIAN Sat
2100-2130 GERMAN Sun-Fri
2130-2200 FRENCH
By the way, RFI (Radio France Internationale) from Oct. 30, 2006 reduced
program lenghts in Southslavic languages. Morning broadcast is now Mon-Fri
only (but 1 hour later), afternoon broadcast shortened to 30 minutes, 1
hour evening broadcast cancelled.
Current RFI "slavedusud" schedule (satellite, affiliates and internet
only):
0700-0730 UTC Mon-Fri 1500-1530 UTC daily.
(Dragan Lekic from Subotica, Serbia, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 4)
International Radio Serbia heard on 6100 in French 2140 tune in Nov 8th,
under CRI but faded up, CRI off 2157 when clear identification and
schedule of French broadcast heard, fair strength.
(Mike Barraclough-UK, dxld Nov 9)
Aha, so the transmitter site was indeed ready but got no feed from
Belgrade. One has to wonder if either the audio circuit failed or instead
simply nobody produced programs, not being aware that transmissions were
to resume? The interval signal is played out locally at the
Bijeljina/Jabanusa station. This became obvious when in 1999 the microwave
link to the station was disrupted by purposeful air-raids: Afterwards the
actual programmes went on air via telephone feeds but the preceding IS
still in full quality. Later there were also occasions of Jabanusa running
the IS for a while but then cutting off when they finally got no feed of
programming that was simply not produced as a result of some
organizational trouble. Anyway it is apparently worth to keep an ear on
6100.
(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Nov 7)
Tried to log 6100 Serbia on Nov 7/8/9, but unsuccessful at my place. (wb)
SINGAPORE Surprised to hear BBCWS in En on 6040, Nov 6 at 1516 // 6195
SNG; not audible on 5975 Thailand, so maybe an unexpected move from there?
6040 still heard at 1542 check, getting rather late here. Not // BBCWS
21470 Ascension with separate stream to Africa. I think I would have
noticed 6040 in the past week if it had been there; cannot find it in any
schedule.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Nov 6)
Only a single hour operation.
Formerly x5965 1500-1600 BBC Singapore 250kW 13deg Engl SE AS HR 4/2/0.75
5965 co-channel - due of BEI 500 kW 55deg and TRT EMR 500kW 90deg. ??
(wb)
SOUTH AFRICA 9660 TWR via Meyerton Nov 02 1621-1633 45444 Somali, IS
and ID, Opening music, Opening announce, Somali pops.
11640 TWR via Meyerton Nov 02 0600-0615 34433 English, Music and talk, ID
at 0600.
11640 TWR via Meyerton Nov 03 0556-0607 35332 English, IS and ID, 0600
Opening announce, Chorus, Talk.
11690 R. Okapi via Meyerton Nov 03 *0400-0410 33332 French, 0400 sign on
with IS and ID, Talk, SJ at 0404.