--------------------------------- "RUS-DX" # 1000 Broadcasting of Russia, countries of CIS, Ukraine and Baltic countries (ex. USSR) Sunday / 28 October, 2018 --------------------------------- Time : UTC --------------------------------- Editor : Anatoly Klepov --------------------------------- QTH : Moscow, Russia --------------------------------- E-mail : rusdx@yandex.ru Web site : http://rusdx.narod.ru (Russian / English) Mailing List : http://groups.google.com/group/rusdx. QSL, a photo : http://rusdx.blogspot.ru/ --------------------------------------------------------- The first issue was published in January 1991. ------------------------------------------------------------- Broadcasting and radio communication Russia, CIS and Baltic countries (ex. USSR) Worldwide broadcasting in Russian. Editor's desk. Country information. Radio broadcasting in Russian. WEB radio & TV in Russian. QSL world. DX program. Calendar radiodat. Philately. Mass Media. Radio program and schedule. ----------------------------------------------------------- "RUS-DX" may not be redistributed without permission. If quoting from the bulletin, please list the original reporter and "RUS-DX" as source. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Machine translation : http://translate.google.ru & https://translate.yandex.ru/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- RUSSIA ======== Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug. -------------------------------------------------- ---- On October 23, a KP broadcast started on the frequency 101.6 FM in Khanty-Mansiysk. The new point has become the 60th in a row transmitter of the federal network of the radio station. Khanty-Mansiysk is the administrative center and one of the largest cities of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug. The potential reach of a new KP audience will be about 100,000. Residents of Khanty-Mansiysk can now listen to copyright and information programs, live broadcasts with the participation of stars, politicians and news makers, to be aware of the main news of their city, country, and world. Radio Komsomolskaya Pravda is actively developing a network of broadcasting in the regions. The federal network of Radio KP has 60 transmitters in Russia from Vladivostok to Kaliningrad and covers over 400 cities in the broadcast area with its broadcasting. The previous radio transmitter launched in early October in Veliky Novgorod. By the end of the year, Radio KP will launch its own transmitter in St. Petersburg. Radio Komsomolskaya Pravda is one of the largest radio networks with federal coverage and leadership positions in the growth dynamics of the audience among Russian information radio stations. According to the research company Mediascope for the first half of 2018, the average monthly audience of the radio station across the country grew by 20%. More than 1.3 million Russians listen to Radio KP every day. In Moscow, the radio broadcasts on frequency 97.2 FM, as well as online mode on the site fm.kp.ru and in the social networks of Radio KP (Facebook, VK, OK and YouTube). (http://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__70993/) "RUS-DX PLUS" PARTNER CHANNELS AND INTERNET ============== Hard-Core-DX Digest ------------------------------- Vol 190, Issue 22 Message: 3 Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2018 From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" Subject: [HCDX] log Oct 21. at 0420 to 0530 UT, on remote units in Doha Qatar, Belgium, Hungary and NY and MI US states. + log Oct 21 at 0420 to 0530 UT, on remote units in Doha Qatar, Belgium, Hungary and NY and MI US states. ... 7245even TJK Tajik R from Dushanbe Yangi Yul site, S=9 at 0434 UT local central Asia mx played, drums, flute etc. ... [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 21) Message: 13 Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2018 From: Jota Xavier Subject: [HCDX] JRX Logs: Outubro 19-21, 2018. JRX Logs: Outubro 19-21, 2018. Receptor (es): Degen DE1103 & Tecsun S-2000. ... R?SSIA ** 4625-USB. Out 20, 2018. 0219-0225, UVB 76-The Buzzer, Naro-Fominsk-RUS (9524km). Recep??o satisfat?ria nesta noite, 11:19PM em Cabedelo, ap?s algumas tentativas anteriores. ... Jos? Ronaldo Xavier (JRX) - PR7036SWL Cabedelo-PB, Brasil (UTC-3) SHORTWAVE BULLETIN Issue no. 1909, 21 October 2018. edited by Thomas Nilsson, Sweden ----------------------------------------------- Log 4810 Oct13 1823 Armenian Public Radio, Gavar/Yerevan, Arabic, comments. (Méndez) Contributors to the log: Méndez, Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain DX LISTENING DIGEST 18-43, October 22, 2018 Incorporating REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING edited by Glenn Hauser, USA ---------------------------------------- ** ITALY [non]. UZBEKISTAN, 7329.9, IBC, Italian Broadcasting Corporation via Tashkent, 100 kW, 1903-1911, 17-10, Italian, program "Panorama Onde Corte", "Italian Short Wave Panorama", short wave news in Italian. 45444. // 6070 kHz via Rohrbach with SINPO 24322 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Log in Lugo, Tecsun S-8800, cable antenna, 8 meters, WOR iog via DXLD) ** KYRGYZSTAN. 4010.091, Kyrgyz Radio Birinchi, Bishkek, S=9+25dB at 0026 UT. Some log in 0015 til 0045 UT time slot, taken in Delhi India and Moscow Russia remote SDR's, Oct 19 [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfang Bueschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 19, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** LATVIA [and non]. 1602: A new station will soon start from Riga. It is Radio Center, Moscow that has received a licence for 10 kW. They will have the studio in Moscow and the transmissions will be 24/7 in Russian. Tests have already been made in cooperation with Radio Merkurs and the power of 2 kW on 1485 kHz. The test signals have been wellheard in Moscow during the dark time, Regular broadcasting from Riga is planned later this year, on Christmas may be. Test was monitored on October 18th between 1900-1950 UT on 1485 kHz when Radio Merkurs stopped its normal program and relayed KXET Portland OR 1130 kHz Slavic Family Radio. Next test on 1485 kHz on October 24th will be from Radio Tsentr feed in Moscow. Same time as on October 18th. BE checked the reception at different remote receivers and best reception was from Ivalo and Umeå. Reception in Moscow-Nakhabino was weak, but no interference. The other receivers available in the Moscow area had lot of local interference. The transmitter of higher power and tuned antenna system for 1602 kHz will increase the signal. Reception reports to: rcrc@radiocenter.net (Andrey Nekrasov, Mauno Ritola and Bengt Ericson 17.10.2018, ARC mv-eko Oct 22 via DXLD) So is this for all those Russians in Riga? If so, why does reception quality in Moscow matter? Or is it rather to get a MW signal back to Moscow, where this non-government station has no frequency among the handful left in Russia? How about FM? Has it been banned? I am not about to eyeball-search for a R Tsentr entry in the 11-page FM Frequency list for Russia in WRTH 2018 (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) ** SWAZILAND [and non]. No shortwave schedules, A-18 or B-18 are to be found on the website http://www.twrafrica.org --- but here`s one: (gh) SWAZILAND{eSwatini}/BENIN/MOLDOVA {Pridnestrovie}/UAE TRANS WORLD RADIO - MANZINI, SWAZILAND BROADCAST SCHEDULE B2018 28th October 2018 - 30th March 2019 ... TIME/UTC DAY LANGUAGE MB FREQ AZI Reception Area TX Stn SMTWTFS ... 1800-1830 1 Kunama 41 7245 157 Eritrea KCH 1800-1830 7 Tigre 41 7245 157 Eritrea KCH 1800-1815 2345 Tigrinya 41 7245 157 Eritrea KCH 1815-1845 23456 Tigrinya 41 7245 157 Eritrea KCH 1830-1845 7 Tigrinya 41 7245 157 Eritrea KCH KCH = Radiotelecentr (PRTC) transmitter Grigoriopol Maiac, Moldova (Lorraine Starvropolous / TWR Africa. Oct 9, via Gayle Van Horn W4GVH USA via Wolfgang Bueschel, DXLD) Laboriously reformatted by gh, lining up columns, etc. for DXLD. A much more compact, less detailed schedule concerning SW from Manzini and Yerevan only, is at http://hfcc.org/data/schedbyfmo.php?seas=B18&fmor=TWR (gh, DXLD) ** TAJIKISTAN. 4765.000, Tajik Radio Dushanbe Yangi-Yul S=9+15dB at 0020 and 0037 UT. Local TJK folk mx / singer / CeAsian drums Some log in 0015 til 0045 UT time slot, taken in Delhi India and Moscow Russia remote SDR's, Oct 19 [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfang Bueschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 19, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7245even, Tajik R from Dushanbe Yangi Yul site, S=9 at 0434 UT local central Asia mx played, drums, flute etc. Log Oct 21 at 0420 to 0530 UT, on remote units in Doha Qatar, Belgium, Hungary and NY and MI US states. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Bueschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 21, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** UKRAINE. Broadcasters mis-spelling Kiev, says Foreign Ministry Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has launched a campaign to get news organisations to spell the name of the country's capital - well, correctly. There has long been a debate about how to spell the capital's name - and other cities - in English. The accepted norm in the West is Kiev, but Ukrainians are keen that everyone adopts Kyiv (the AIB's spell-checker still thinks the new spelling is wrong!). In an open letter snappily titled "Official guidance on the correct spelling and usage of Ukrainian place names" posted on the Foreign Ministry's website, https://mfa.gov.ua/en/page/open/id/5418 it "politely requests all countries and organisations to review and where necessary, amend their usage of outdated, Soviet-era place names when referring to Ukraine." Broadcasters, you have been warned! (Oct AIB Media Industry Briefing via DXLD) RUSSIAN LANGUAGE RADIO ==================================== Vatican ------------ We draw the attention of our radio listeners that due to the transition to winter time starting from October 28, there will be changes in the broadcast schedule in Russian on short waves. The first program will be aired at 12 hours 30 minutes Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) at frequencies of 6145 kHz (48.82 m) and 7.435 kHz (40.34 m), as well as via the satellite channel Eutelsat 2. The transmission is repeated at 16 hours 20 minutes Coordinated Universal Time at frequencies 6185 kHz (48.50 m) and 7360 kHz (40.76 m). In addition, all of our broadcasts are broadcast via streaming Internet broadcasting on the third Vatican News channel, with the exception of the broadcast at 9 hours 35 minutes, which is broadcast on the first channel. Our programs can also be listened to in the recording: they are available in the podcast format on the Russian service website "Vatican News". The Holy Mass of the Latin rite in Russian from the Chapel of the Annunciation in the Vatican is transmitted on the second and fourth Sunday of each month at 9.30 am Coordinated Universal Time on short waves of 19 and 16 meters corresponding to frequencies of 15.595 and 17.590 kHz, via streaming Internet broadcasting - on the second channel of the portal "Vatican News", as well as via the satellite channel Eutelsat 2. (Source: https://www.vaticannews.va/ru/vatican-city/news/2018-10/izmenenie-v-setke-nashego-radioveshaniya.html) (Vasily Gulyaev, Astrakhan, Russia / "open_dx") Andes voice (new frequency) ------------------------------------- The voice of the Andes sent a letter and said that from November 5 it will be broadcast on 9500 kHz from 15.30 to 16.30 UTC via Nauen, Germany. Apparently in Russian for the first half hour. (Pavel Ivanov, Belgorod, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" & "open_dx") Iran -------- The new frequency schedule of the Russian radio Voice of Iran http://parstoday.com/ru/radio/frequencies Parstoday russian Email: russian@parstoday.com tel .: +98 903 50 65 508 http://telegram.me/parstodayrussian https://www.youtube.com/parstodayrussian http://twiter.com/parstodayru http: //facebook.con/parstodayrussian http://vk.com/parstodayrussian http://instagram.com/parstodayRussian (Letter from the radio station) Spain ------------- The blog of Vladimir Emelyanov "Distant eXperience" (for justice, I will mention the link: https://vk.com/dxing?w=wall- 3271973_3725) contains a record of today's release of the "Club DK", prepared by Vadim Alekseev. Among other news, mention is made of a message from the leading Russian service Svetlana Demidova (listen from the 11th minute) on the possible resumption of broadcasting in Russian in the winter season at a frequency of 12,030 kHz from 18.00 UTC on Mon. Wed and fri It is especially emphasized that there will be NO QSL, so you should not "bombard" anyone from REE and her personally with reports on admission. The first appearance of Svetlana Demidova in the KV-air will take place on October 29 in the evening, then there will be just music during the week. (Vasily Gulyaev, Astrakhan, Russia / "open_dx") Taiwan ------------ * Dear friends, starting from October 29, in accordance with the winter schedule broadcast, the Russian MRT service will be broadcast on the following frequencies: Shortwave (SW): - 9590 kHz from 14:00 to 15:00 UTC (broadcasting region - Siberia) - 11955 kHz from 17:00 to 18:00 UTC (broadcasting region - Europe and Central Russia) http://russian.rti.org.tw/whatsNew/?recordId=28996 (Dmitry Kutuzov, Ryazan, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" & Vasily Gulyaev, Astrakhan, Russia / "open_dx") * Dear friends! Good news: we are moving to a new site! The bad news is that many features of the old site will not be available during the move. We will try to complete this "transitional period" as soon as possible, so that the new site will play with all the colors for us and for your joy. In the meantime, we ask you to show understanding and patience and forgive us for the temporary inconvenience in listening to our programs. Thank you and see you at the new site! Always yours, Russian MRT service Announcement on Facebook and on MRI website: http://russian.rti.org.tw/news/?recordId=91415&fbclid=IwAR3M4mTAQi2sndl4Q- yn0BNsRApDTatPkk11_1rDDuTgFeLcV19o9CB7wwU (Vasily Gulyaev, Astrakhan, Russia / "open_dx") Japan ----------- Schedule Radio Japan (B-18). On the website of the Russian service of Radio Japan laid out the schedule for the season B-18: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/resources/brochure/pdf/rj_frequency.pdf (Dmitry Kutuzov, Ryazan, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx") WEB RADIO AND TV IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE ================================= Russia. A television. ------------------- Moscow. TV channel "Zdorovje" ("Health"). WEB: http://zdrav.tv/ TV channel "Health" social, federal, new TV channel. The channel was created to broadcast programs about healthy lifestyle, proper nutrition, and disease prevention. The mission of the TV channel is to communicate information based on the knowledge of human physiology and evidence-based medicine. QSL WORLD ======== AK = Anatoly Klepov, Moscow, Russia DE = Dmitry Elagin, Saratov, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" DM = Dmitry Mezin, Kazan, Russia / "open_dx" IZ = Ivan Zeleny, Nizhnevartovsk, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" & "open_dx" KB = Konstantin Barsenkov, St. Petersburg, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" MH = Marco Hommel, Germany / https://www.facebook.com/groups/1080049528677701/ PS = Piotr Skorek, Poland VL = Vasily Lazarev, Samarskaya oblast, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" Albania ------------- Received QSL card of the German edition of Radio Tirana. 06.10.2018 / 19.31-20.00 UTC / 3985 kHz (AK) Great Britain ------------------------- Sonnet radio europe I received the first e-QSL for me from Sonnet Radio Europe from the UK (broadcast via Channel 292 in Germany) for a report dated October 19, 2018. The station conducts a series of broadcasts of its shows on short waves. QSL can be found here http://freerutube.info/2018/10/24/e-qsl-sonnet-radio-europe-germaniya-oktyabr-2018-goda/ (DE) Hungary ------------ Radio Chaos (pirate stn) - e-QSL (6335 kHz / 10.25 UTC / 21-10-2018); Blog: https://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2018/10/radio-chaos.html (KB) Vietnam ------------- Received QSL-card Russian edition of the Voice of Vietnam. 2 October 2018 / 1630-1657 UTC / 7280 & 9730 kHz Theme: The boy sitting on a boilo. (AK) Germany -------------- Radio Ohne Namen - e-QSL (6070kHz / 14.00UTC / 22-10-2018); Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2017/06/radio-ohne-namen.html (KVB) Netherlands ------------------- E-mail reply from the Dutch Pirate Station Program was transmitted on 3918 kHz. (PS) Poland ------------ Received QSL-card of the Russian edition of the Polish Radio. Topic: Warsaw. You can view the card here - https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2018/10/blog-post_28.html (AK) Transdniestria --------------------- eQSL Card from Radio Vesti FM from 10/24/2018 on 1413 khz Russian Voice eQSL Card from TWR Europe from 10/24/2018 on 999 khz Ukrainish Voice eQSL Card from TWR Europe from 10/24/2018 on 1548 khz Serbish Voice (MH) Russia / Austria ------------------------- Received QSL card Voice of the Andes - Studio Revelation. 13.10.2018 / 1530-1600 UTC / 13800 kHz / Moosbrunn You can view the card here - https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2018/10/blog-post_7.html (AK) Slovakia --------------- * Radio Slovakia International A new QSL card was received from the Russian edition of Slovak International Radio in response to a report dated October 10, 2018. The theme of this QSL is Spisska Nova Ves - a city in eastern Slovakia on the river Hornad at the foot of the High Tatras. QSL was sent on October 12, 2018. QSL can be viewed here http://freerutube.info/2018/10/10/qsl-radio-slovakia-international-slovakiya-sentyabr-2018-goda/ (DE) * * Received 2 QSL cards of the Russian edition of the International Radio of Slovakia. Topic: Radio magazine - Yakub Square. (AK) Taiwan ------------ Received QSL-card of the Russian service of the International Radio of Taiwan. 2018/10/2 / 14-15 UTC / 9590 kHz Card for October. You can view the card here - https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2018/10/blog-post_61.html (AK) Thailand ------------ Received QSL card Radio Thailand World Service. 06/26/2018 / 1900-2000 UTC / 9290 kHz You can view the card here - https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2018/10/blog-post_99.html (AK) Turkey ----------- * Voice of Turkey A new QSL card was received from the Russian Service of the Voice of Turkey for a report dated September 5, 2018. QSL theme is Ashura, a dessert made on the 10th day of the month of the Muharram Islamic calendar. The letter was sent on October 12. QSL can be viewed here http://freerutube.info/2018/10/27/qsl-voice-of-turkey-turtsiya-sentyabr-2018-goda/ (DE) * Received 3 TRT Voice of Turkey QSL cards. 2.09.2018 / 13.00-13.54 UTC / 11965 kHz / Russian You can see it here - https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2018/10/blog-post_33.html 10.09.2018 / 18.30-19.17 UTC / 9785 kHz / English 06.10.2018 / 18.30-19.17 UTC / 9785 kHz / English You can see it here - https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2018/10/blog-post_20.html (AK) Japan ------------ * Received QSL card from "NHK-2 Akita" / JOUB (774 kHz). The report sent through the form on the site: https://www.nhk.or.jp/akita/contact/form.html (IZ) * Sheikh Jawahar from India writes to Facebook group QSL CHASERS, that since October 20 The email address of R.Japan nhkworld [at] nhk.jp stops working. Students in English and Japanese are offered to contact with the station via the web form: https://www.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/contact/ I have been sending reception reports for a long time in this way, so that the connection works - and with all language services, not only with English-Japanese. (DM) QSL mail ---------------- * Radio Casanova Int'l (pirate stn) - e-QSL (6240 kHz / 08.45 UTC / 21-10-2018); Blog: https://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2018/10/radio-casanova.html (KB) * Received an e-qsl from Radio Kachelboer for receiving 22.09.18 / 17.10-17.35 UTC / 3905 kHz Received e-qsl from Radio Stovefarmer for receiving 1.04.18 / 17.00-17.30 UTC / 6230 kHz (VL) WORLDWIDE NEWS. ===================== Russia ----------- Moscow World Radio Network. In Russian. The program "Radio Panorama" for lovers of long-range radio reception. The author and presenter is Vadim Alekseev. 10.27.2018 - Additional package of free TV channels for remote regions of Russia - FSB vs. #OneWeb and Background - Party Radio "Fair Russia" - Radio Galey Tsakhal (Israel) moves to Jerusalem - #REE expands HF broadcast - Possible return on HF Russian and other services #REE - Observations of MW stations in Paraguay - Renewal broadcast Ararai Ternate (Indonesia) - Statistics of murders of journalists in 2018 (https://vk.com/dxing) Publication - publication of program details and a sound file at https://vk.com/dxing - Vladimir Emelyanov, Samara, Russia. Romania ------------- Inter Radio Romania. Club DX program - Author and presenter: Tatiana Codreanu 10/20/2018 http://www.rri.ro/ru_ru/club_dx_20_10_2018-2588326 http://www.rri.ro/ru_ru/%D0%9A%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B1_dx_20_10_2018-2588326 Topic: New schedule for the winter. Duration of a minute - 7:02 (http://www.rri.ro/ru_ru/pages/home/) Spain ------------ Broadcasting on HF is not only declining, but sometimes it expands. Various DXs are written in forums with a link to the Radio Exterior de Espan ~ a website, which is On October 28, the volume of REE broadcasting on weekdays will increase from 4 to 8 hours a day. Foreign languages in the schedule, however, still does not smell, and even since time it has become too confusing: different clocks for different geographic zones, different hours on weekdays and on weekends. Mon-Fri 16: 00-24: 00 11685 (West Africa and South Atlantic), 12030 (Middle East and South Asia) Mon-Fri 19: 00-03: 00 9690 (North America), 11940 (South America) Sat, Sun 15: 00-23: 00 9690 (North America), 11685 (West Africa and South Atlantic), 11940 (South America), 12030 (Middle East and South Asia) If we approach the matter formally, then we can say that on weekdays REE will to work on HF in general for 11 hours, but as far as I understood it will go on the air the same program, just with a 3-hour shift. (Dmitry Mezin, Kazan, Russia / "open_dx") Thailand ------------ English broadcasts from HSK9 have been caught at unscheduled times/frequencies: by Alan Roe at 0120 on 15590, supposed to be an hour in Thai between Englishes to North America; by Ron Howard at 1145 on 5875. (Are these still being heard?) I check the HFCC B-18 sked as of Oct 14 and do not find any such changes, but some other ones for the alleged complete English: 7475 at 1900-2000 & 2030-2045 to Europe (ex-9390) 9940 at 1230-1300 & 1400-1430 to SE Asia/Australia (ex-9390) 13745 at 0000-0100 & 0230-0300 to North America (ex-15590 as usual) 17640 at 0530-0600 to Europe (no change) I don`t find any plain old SW schedule at http://www.hsk9.org and hardly anything in English (Glenn Hauser, Oct 20, DX LISTENING DIGEST) KASHMIR -------------- English programmes at Radio Kashmir Srinagar Radio Kashmir Srinagar broadcasts mainly in Kashmiri and Urdu, but also in Sanskrit, English and Hindi. According to Jose Jacob's web site Radio Kashmir Srinagar has the following short wave schedule: s00.30/w01.00-02.15 h UT: 4950 kHz (50 kW) (in October later sign on around 01.20 h, as discussed earlier) 02.25-05.01 h: 6110 kHz (50 kW) (online stream with programme preview until 05.05 h, so this needs to be locally compared with the actual short wave transmission too) 05.01-06.00 h: 6110 kHz (50 kW) Sundays only 06.00-11.15 h: 6110 kHz (50 kW) 11.20-17.43 h: 4950 kHz (50 kW) The English newscasts are fed from All India Radio Delhi: 02.45-03.00 h: 6110 kHz Morning News 06.30-06.35 h: 6110 kHz News 07.30-07.35 h: 6110 kHz News 08.30-08.45 h: 6110 kHz Midday News 12.30-12.35 h: 4950 kHz News 15.30-15.45 h: 4950 kHz News at Nine 17.30-17.35 h: 4950 kHz News The content is the same as in the newscasts in Hindi and other languages prepared by the centre. Apart from the news, Radio Kashmir Srinagar has several weekly programmes in English. 07.35-08.20: Sunday request show with moderated English-language hit music 10.00-10.30: non-daily, moderated music programmes with English-language hit music The Sunday request show (sundayrequestshow@gmail.com) is very lively and gives the impression of a live broadcast. This was not the case with the other music program at least once, because an identical programme was broadcast on 16 and 18 October. Both broadcasts also convey ideas of the kind "problems are there to be overcome.". In addition, English words and phrases appear in many programme. Sometimes there are so many that one could get the content of the programme together in a reception report. Three examples from different time slots. 7 October conversation: "husband", "violence", "physical" / "mental harassment", "imprisonment for life". Obviously, the programme was about violence against women. Involuntarily, one wonders whether domestic violence is so foreign to the local culture that it requires a description by English loan words. 13 October conversation (young female and adult male and female voices): "support", "consensus", "duties". Apparently, the value of the family was held up despite typical parent-child conflicts. The keyword "domestic violence" in frequent public service announcements for a counselling hotline against domestic violence was not used here. 18 October conversation between two women: "persona", "personality", influence of parents, grandparents etc. (English and local vocabulary used), "learn to accept who your are", "self concept". You may put it together yourself. So, even if you do not get the chance of hearing an English news programme, you might nonetheless be able to gather the content of another programme (Dr Hansjoerg Biener, 22 October 2018, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 73!