--------------------------------- "RUS-DX" # 1008 Broadcasting of Russia, countries of CIS, Ukraine and Baltic countries (ex. USSR) Sunday / 23 December, 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. 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RUSSIA ======== FM frequency contest --------------------------- COMMUNICATION OF FEDERAL SERVICE FOR SUPERVISION OF COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND MASS COMMUNICATIONS "On the results of competitions for the right to conduct terrestrial broadcasting using specific radio frequencies of December 18, 2018" December 18, 2018 a meeting of the Federal Competition Commission on Television and Radio Broadcasting was held. As a result of competitions for the right to conduct terrestrial broadcasting using specific radio frequencies (hereinafter referred to as the Competition), the winners are: 1. Nashe Radio LLC - Lipetsk, Lipetskaya oblast, 91.7 MHz, 1 kW, the "free" broadcasting concept; 2. LLC "Effect" - Lipetsk, Lipetskaya oblast, 98.8 MHz, 1 kW, the concept of broadcasting "free"; 3. MARKET TV LLC - Kirov, Kirovskaya oblast, 89.6 MHz, 0.5 kW, the "free" broadcasting concept; 4. LLC "Company Novoe Radio" - Kirov, Kirovskaya oblast, 90.0 MHz, 0.5 kW, the concept of broadcasting "free"; 5. LLC MKR-Media - Neftekamsk, Bashkortostan Republic , 99.6 MHz, 0.25 kW, the "free" broadcasting concept; 6. LLC Media-Center - Vologda, Vologodskaya oblast, 95.5 MHz, 1 kW, the concept of broadcasting "free"; 7. ANO IRTS "SOFIA" - Vologda, Vologodskaya oblast, 96.0 MHz, 1 kW, the concept of broadcasting "free"; 8. Siberian Radio Network LLC - Norilsk, Krasnoyarskiy kray, 91.5 MHz, 1 kW, the "free" broadcasting concept; 9. ANO Radio Channel "Vera, Nadezhda, Lyubov" - Norilsk, Krasnoyarskiy kray, 107.4 MHz, 1 kW, the concept of broadcasting "free." In connection with the refusal of participation of a single participant of the Contest on a radio channel with a frequency of 104.2 MHz, 0.25 kW, Neftekamsk, Republic of Bashkortostan (the "free" broadcasting concept), by the decision of the Federal Competition Commission on Television and Radio Broadcasting, this Competition is considered to have failed. (https://rkn.gov.ru/docs/Soobshhenie_o_rezul6tatakh_k_12.18__ot_18.12.2018.docx) Altaisky kray. Barnaul. ------------------------------ "Humor FM" returns to Barnaul. On December 17, the radio station started broadcasting in the capital of the Altai Territory on the FM frequency of 89.2 MHz. Barnaul is the most important economic center of Western Siberia, one of the twenty fastest growing cities in Russia. More than 632 thousand people (2018) live here, and the picturesque landscapes and the unique nature of Altai invariably attract many visitors from abroad and residents of the European part of Russia. Humor FM is one of the largest and most popular network radio stations in Russia. To date, over 5,500 cities and towns of the country fall into the zone of confident reception of the air. For many years, the radio station cheers up millions of Russians, because almost all comedic genres are present here. Only in the capital, about 2 million Muscovites over 12 years old are tuned to the Humor FM frequency every week (Mediascope, Radio Index - Moscow, September- November 2018), weekly coverage in Russia is 13.3 million people (MediaScope, Radio Index - Russia (+ Zodiac), January-June 2018). "Humor FM" is among the ten most listened to radio stations in many Russian regions, including millionaire cities. This radio station is listened to by married couples, and influential businessmen, and the generation of millennials. 29% of the daily audience of "Humor FM" - young people under the age of 29 years. It is for generation Y that unique content is developed, bold, dynamic shows and special projects are launched, bright hits of the decade and only tempo songs sound. Only on "Humor FM" you can hear the killer aphorisms performed by the famous actor and showman Nikolai Fomenko, original actions with his participation are being broadcast on the air. More information about the projects "Humor FM" on the site - www.veseloeradio.ru. (http://www.gpmradio.ru/news-page/uid/14817) Bashkortostan. Neftekamsk. ----------------------------------------- The new radio station of the holding MKR-MEDIA received the right of terrestrial broadcasting in one of the largest cities of the Republic of Bashkortostan - Neftekamsk. Next year, at a wave of 99.6 MHz, city residents will be able to listen to Russian-language music hits of all time in an exclusive dance treatment. "In Neftekamsk, there is a fairly young population working in complex types of production. We are confident that this is the audience that will appreciate the light and positive content of UF FM. This is music that cheers up while you work, songs that you want to sing along with the whole family along the way home in the car, and short issues of informative non-political news. I want to note that we are ready to cooperate with the city administration and to focus on the events and current topics of Neftekamsk when forming the content of the radio station ", - Igor FM Azovskiy, General Producer of PI FM. The new radio station of the MKR-MEDIA media holding - PI FM started broadcasting in August 2018 and during 3 months of operation, sounded in 7 cities of Russia: Kemerovo, Novokuznetsk, Nizhnevartovsk, Minusinsk, Gorno-Altaisk, Bratsk and Tula. By the end of 2019, it is planned that PI FM will appear in more than 50 cities of Russia in the FM band. (http://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__71738/) Vologodskaya Oblast. Vologda. -------------------------------------------- An Orthodox radio station "Vera" will appear in the Vologda region, which won the competition to use the frequency 96.0 FM, which took place in Moscow. It should be noted that the project works within the framework of the Orthodox radio station "Sofia" and for the second month it is broadcasting in Cherepovets, Sheksna, and Cherepovets district. About the coverage area after the start of broadcasting in Vologda is not yet known, but Radio "Vera" is already operating in 42 cities of Russia and is popular with radio listeners, the information department of the Vologda diocese informs. Roman Smirnov, vologda-poisk.ru (http://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__71756/) Karachay-Cherkess Republic. Ust-Dzheguta. -------------------------------------------------- --------------------- Radio ENERGY continues to strengthen its position in southern Russia - in mid-December 2018, the radio station began broadcasting in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic at a frequency of 107.0 FM. Radio ENERGY transmitter is installed in the city of Ust-Dzheguta. Its power allows you to tune the signal of the radio station in 92 more settlements of Karachay-Cherkessia, including such well-known resort areas like Dombay and Teberda. The total coverage of the population is 415 thousand people. Radio ENERGY is one of the most popular and sought-after radio stations in Russia. Its regional network is extensive and continues to grow rapidly. To date, over 4,900 cities and towns of the country fall into the zone of steady reception of Radio ENERGY. The radio station is part of the holding company GPM Radio and is an integral part of the global network of a reputable radio brand - ENERGY (NRJ), created by the French NRJ GROUP. Radio ENERGY is rightly called a trend setter in the field of music, entertainment and lifestyle. With the support and participation of Radio ENERGY, concerts of many world stars are held in Russia, and on the air current hits of world charts, releases from leading labels and mixes of the best DJs on the planet. This is also where one of the country's best radio shows, BLACK2WHITE, comes out. The radio station actively supports sports, promotes a healthy lifestyle and attracts listeners to their socially significant projects, which are always popular with the audience. Learn more about ENERGY Radio at www.energyfm.ru and in the official groups of the radio station in social networks. (http://www.gpmradio.ru/news-page/uid/14833) Moskovskaya oblast. Naro-Fominsk. ------------------------------------------------- Monitoring December 16, 2018. 89.7 MHz - "Radio-1 Moscow Region" 100.7 MHz - Nara FM. Frequencies are scheduled: 93.8 MHz - "Radio Rodnykh dorog." 94.2 MHz - "Radio Dacha" At a frequency of 50 decimeter channel broadcasts "Naro-Fominsky TV channel - NTK". 93.4 MHz can be heard "New Radio" and 95.0 MHz - "PionerFM" from Obninsk, Kaluga region. Unfortunately, to my now district Naro-Fominsk working settlement Selyatino (20 km from them) signals of these radio stations do not finish off. I am satisfied with the quality reception of Moscow transmitters. (Sergey Shokhin, Selyatino, Moskovskaya oblast, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx") St. Petersburg and Leningradskaya oblast. -------------------------------------------------- ----------- On the extension of the broadcast "Radio Maria". from 24 to 25 December from 19: 00-21: 30 UTC December 31, from 19: 00-21: 00 UTC from 6 to 7 January from 19: 00-23: 00 UTC The current broadcast network of Radio Maria: every day from 07: 00-11: 00 UTC / 15: 00- 19:00 UTC at 1053 kHz (Olgino RTPS) every day from 05:00 - 21:00 UTC at a frequency of 92.6 MHz (Vyborg workshop) (https://vk.com/club171176221) News kaleidoscope -------------------------------- * The program "Radiopanorama" ------------- Moscow. World Radio Network. The program "Radio Panorama" for lovers of long-range radio reception. The author and presenter - Vadim Alekseev. - World Workshop on Radiocommunication of WSR-18 - Another round of confrontation of media regulators in Russia and the UK - The Ministry of Communications and Mass Media approved a plan for phased disconnection of analog TV in the regions - Presentation of LW-SW #DRM station "Russian Arctic" - # DAB + in France - Joint statement by world broadcasting leaders - New program #NHK World Japan in Chinese - Christmas broadcasts #SAQ and #KTWR - Closing MW stations in the Netherlands and Belgium - New programs on #WRMI - Adventures of old Christmas songs in the era of "political correctness" 12/22/2018 (https://vk.com/dxing) Publication - publication of program details and sound file at https://vk.com/dxing - Publication and preparation of the sound file - Vladimir Emelyanov, Samara, Russia. * Handbook "Radio broadcasting in Russian" --------------------------------- The 25th edition of the Handbook "Radio Broadcasting in Russian" for the season B18 (64 pages in A5 format) prepared by the St. Petersburg DX Club has been published. It contains winter schedules of ALL Russian and foreign radio stations operating in Russian in the AM bands as of early December 2018, which can be received in Russia and the CIS countries (50 stations in total from 32 countries and territories of the world). The handbook contains frequency and thematic schedules, the location and power of transmitters, the direction of broadcasting, postal addresses of stations, telephone numbers, faxes, email addresses, Web-pages and pages in social networks, as well as QSL policy stations. Reference is distributed only in print form. Its cost for residents of Russia is 250 rubles. with pre-payment or 350 rubles. when expelled by cash on delivery, for foreign countries - 6 euro or 7 US dollars. Applications for its purchase, please send an e-mail: dxspb [at] nrec.spb.ru. The handbook is sent free of charge to radio amateurs - federal benefit recipients (disabled people of the 1st and 2nd groups, veterans of labor and military service, retired law enforcement agencies, Leningrad blockade). To obtain a free reference, it is necessary to provide the delivery address at the above address and send a scanned copy of the document entitling you to federal benefits. (Alexander Berezkin, St. Petersburg, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" & "open_dx"). * House-Museum of A.S. Popova in Yekaterinburg -------------------------------------------- He is the Radio Museum. Ekaterinburg, st. Rosa Luxemburg, 9/11 https://vk.com/album-163779953_261307557 (Alexander Kurunov, Samara, Russia / https://vk.com/radioreceiver) LATVIA ======== We will be on the Air this Christmas Eve, December 24th, at 19:00-22:00 UTC/GMT (22:00-01:00 Moscow Standard Time, 20:00-23:00 Central European Time) on the frequency AM 1485 kHz from Riga (Bolderaja), Latvia. We are very interested in our signal reception quality in St Petersburg! (Andrey Nekrasov / https://www.facebook.com/groups/wrthgroup/) "RUS-DX PLUS" PARTNER CHANNELS AND INTERNET ============== BC-DX 1365, 16 December 2018 Editor : Wolfgang Bueschel, Germany ----------------- GEORGIA Abkhaz Radio. 1350 23. Nov 1507-1517 GEO Abkhaz R, Sukhumi/Aqwa, RR: NX. 24342 1350 25. Nov 1450-1458 GEO Avto R.FM Moscow, Sukhumi/Aqwa, RR: Ed: details missing 34443 1413 31. Oct 2320 MDA Vesti FM, Grigoriopol Maiac, RR: TK. F. 4765 01. Nov 2345 TJK Tajik Radio, Dushanbe Yangi Yul, Tajik: MX. G. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, RUSdx #1006 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 9) MW Log bei SV1BTL remote SDR in Athen, 1330 bis 1515 UT, Dec 9 549even UKR UR1 Mykolaiev Luch, Ukrainian S=9+25dB, 1340 UT ... 1413even MDA Rossii Radio program from Maiac Grigoriopol, I guess lower powered these days, 1422 UT. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 9) SHORTWAVE BULLETIN Issue no. 1913, 16 December 2018. edited by Thomas Nilsson, Sweden ----------------------------------------------- Log 4010.23 Dec14 0310 Birinchi R, Krasnaya Rechka Kyrgyz conversation (AP-DNK) 4765 Dec2 1450 Tajik R 1, Yangiyul Tajik talk with short musical interludes (AP-DNK) 4765 Dec2 1709 Tajik Radio, Dushanbe, Tajik songs and comments. (Mendez) 4810 Dec1 1550 Armenian Public R, Noratus Assyrian news from Greece (Athens and Saloniki) and Monaco, short musical interludes (AP-DNK) 4810 Dec11 -1845* Armenian Public Radio, Gavar/Yerevan, Arabic comments, mentioned "Yerevan", "Arme￾nia". (Mendez) Contributors to the log: Mendez, Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain AP-DNK, Anker Petersen, Skovlunde, Denmark SWLDXBulgaria News, Editor: Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria --------------------------- * SWLDXBulgaria News, Dec.17-18 NUMBERS STATION Good signal of S06s Russian Lady in 41mb, Dec.18: 0730-0736 on 7410 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB/AM mode https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/12/good-signal-of-s06s-russian-lady-in_18.html NUMBERS STATION Fair signal of S06s Russian Lady in 25mb, Dec.18: 0800-0806 on 11945 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB/AM mode https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/12/fair-signal-of-s06s-russian-lady-in.html * SWLDXBulgaria News, Dec.18-19 NUMBERS STATION Weak signal of S06s Russian Lady in 25mb on Dec.19 0830-0836 on 11535 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB/AM mode: https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/12/weak-signal-of-s06s-russian-lady-in_19.html TAJIKISTAN Fair signal of National Unity Radio, Dec.19 1100-1300 on 6045 DB 100 kW / 071 deg to NEAs Korean https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/12/fair-signal-of-clandestine-national.html U.K.(non) Reception of FEBA Radio via BaBcoCk Yerevan on Dec.18 1730-1800 on 7510 ERV 300 kW / 192 deg to EaAf Silte, very good: https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/12/reception-of-feba-radio-via-babcock_19.html U.K.(non) Radio Ranginkaman/Rainbow via BaBcoCk Grigoriopol on Dec.18: 1730-1800 on 7560 KCH 300 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi Daily, good signal https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/12/radio-ranginkamanrainbow-via-babcock_19.html * SWLDXBulgaria News, Dec.20-21 NUMBERS STATION Good signal of S06s Russian Lady in 49mb on Dec.21 0900-0906 on 5765 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB/AM mode: https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/12/good-signal-of-s06s-russian-lady-in_21.html NUMBERS STATION Weak signal of S06s Russian Lady in 25mb on Dec.21 0930-0936 on 11780 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB/AM mode: https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/12/weak-signal-of-s06s-russian-lady-in_21.html * SWLDXBulgaria News, Dec.21-22 U.K.(non) Radio Ranginkaman/Rainbow via BaBcoCk Grigoriopol, Dec.21 1730-1800 on 7560 KCH 300 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi, good signal https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/12/radio-ranginkamanrainbow-via-babcock_22.html U.K.(non) Trans World Radio Africa via BaBcoCk Grigoriopol, Dec.21 1815-1845 on 7245 KCH 300 kW / 158 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Fri, good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/12/reception-of-trans-world-radio-africa_22.html Hard-Core-DX Digest ---------------------------- Vol 192, Issue 19 Message: 4 Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 From: Glenn Hauser Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs December 18, 2018 ** RUSSIA. 9996, Dec 18 at 0703, open carrier, fairly good signal. Hard to imagine anything but RWM here altho better than other European signals on band now; recheck at 0708 it`s off, a scheduled break? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) DX MAGAZINE 12/2018 WORLDWIDE DX CLUB, GERMANY NEWS ABOUT BROADCASTING (+other) STATIONS Walter Eibl - Erlangen - GERMANY -------------------------------------------------- ARMENIA - Reception of Trans World Radio India via CJSC Yerevan Gavar on Nov 23: 1315-1345 UT 9305 ERV 300 kW 100 deg to SAs Hindi Mo-Fr, very good 1315-1330 UT 9910 ERV 300 kW 100 deg to SAs Maithili Mo-Fr, good. Reception of FEBA Radio via BaBcoCk Yerevan on Nov 23: 1730-1800 UT 7510 ERV 300 kW 192 deg to EAf Silte, very good. Fair signal of Trans World Radio India, Nov 4: 1500-1535 UT 7550 ERV 300 kW 100 deg to SoAS Hindi Mo-Fr 1535-1540 UT 7550 ERV 300 kW 100 deg to SAs English Mo-Fr 1500-1600 UT 7550 ERV 300 kW 100 deg to SAs English Sa/Su (Ivo Ivanov-BUL, RUSdx #1004 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 25) GERMANY [GERMANY / ARMENIA / AUSTRIA / FRANCE] - NDR Hamburg 24 Dec transmission: For this year gives so far no confirmation that shortwave relays have again been booked. But at least Media Broadcast already made plannings, with the frequencies to be used in the two blocks 1900-2100 and 2100-2300 UT being for MBR Nauen 125 kW / 250 degr 6080/6145 kHz, for MBR Nauen 125 kW / 130 degr 9740/9720 kHz, for TDF Issoudun 250 kW / 148 degr 9800/9830 kHz, for TDF Issoudun 250 kW / 195 degr 11650/9590 kHz, for ORS Moosbrunn 100 kW / 115 degr 9570/9650 kHz and for CJSC Gavar 100 kW / 305 degr 6030/6155 kHz. The frequency switch at 2100 UT uses the caesura by news which are followed by a religious service, probably live. The greeting parts are prepared in advance, assembled from two semi-public recording sessions (on 9 Dec at Leer, on 16 Dec at Hamburg) and further studio read-outs. On Sun Nov 20, Kai Ludwig wrote: The Christmas Eve seafarer transmission of Norddeutscher Rundfunk will this year involve a sixth transmitter at a new site, Gavar (Armenia). It will beam back to Europe itself, to replace the closed mediumwave transmitters. Details for this year are as follows. Transmission will run from 1900 to 2300 UT, where two frequencies are given they are for 1900-2100and 2100-2300 UT, respectively. MBR Nauen: 6125 / 5930 kHz, 125 kW, 250 degr; to Western Europe, Northern Atlantic and Carribean 9740 / 9765 kHz, 125 kW, 130 degr; to Indian Ocean. ORS Moosbrunn: 9790 / 9650 kHz, 100 kW, 115 degr; to SAs / SEAs and Australia TDF Issoudun: 9800 / 9590 kHz, 250 kW, 156 degr; to EAf / SEAf and Indian Ocean 11650 / 9830 kHz, 250 kW, 195 degr; to Western Africa, Southern Atlantic and South America CJSC Gavar: 6145 kHz, 100 kW, 305 degr; to the whole of Europe. All transmissions through dipole walls, all powers above 100 kW are dictated by the equipment (500 kW transmitters at Nauen and Issoudun, of which the Telefunken ones at Nauen can be run at 25 percent but the Thomson-CSF ones at Issoudun not lower than at half power). Network source should be NDR Info Spezial, if you want to refer to (via Kai Ludwig-D, Nov 17, 2018, dxld Nov 19) KYRGYZ REPUBLIC - In November 7th heard on 4010 kHz via Kyrgyztelekom, Krasnaya Rechka, Bishkek, at 1600- 1606 UT BBC WS nx in En // usual BBC WS SW freqs. Seems it is daily relay and they have also BBC WS Sport nx at 1005-1009 UT, acc to their schedule. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 11) CLANDESTINE - Updated winter B-18 schedule of clandestine broadcasts, Nov. 30, 2018: ... Denge Welat 0600-1500 on 11530 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg to WeAs Kurdish ... Voice of Tibet 1200-1230 on 11674 DB 100 kW / 095 deg to EAs Chinese Radio Free North Korea 1200-1300 on 7610 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean ... Voice of Tibet 1230-1235 on 11601 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CAs Tibetan 1235-1300 on 11605 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CAs Tibetan ... Voice of Tibet 1300-1305 on 9896 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CAs Tibetan 1305-1330 on 9899 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CAs Tibetan 1300-1305 on 11651 DB 100 kW / 095 deg to EAs Chinese 1305-1330 on 11646 DB 100 kW / 095 deg to EAs Chinese ... Voice of Tibet 1330-1400 on 9884 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CAs Tibetan 1330-1400 on 9899 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CAs Tibetan ... Voice of Wilderness 1330-1530 on 7625 TAC 100 kW / 070 deg to NEAs Korean ... North Korea Reform Radio 1430-1530 on 7580 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean ... Voice of Martyrs 1530-1600 on 7520 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean ... Radio Ranginkaman/Radio Rainbow 1730-1800 on 7560 KCH 300 kW / 116 deg to WAs Farsi Daily ... Denge Welat 2000-2200 on 9525 KCH 300 kW / 116 deg to WAs Kurdish North Korea Reform Radio 2030-2130 on 7495 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean ... Voice of Tibet 2300-2330 on 7496 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CAs Tibetan 2330-2400 on 7484 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CAs Tibetan (DX MIX NEWS # 1100 December 1, 2018) DX RE MIX NEWS # 1103 Dec.20, 2018 Editor: Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria --------------------------- UZBEKISTAN(non) North Korea Reform Radio via Tashkent on Dec.19 2030-2130 on 7495 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, fair/good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/12/reception-of-north-korea-reform-radio_21.html RUSSIAN LANGUAGE RADIO ======================== Taiwan ------------ Radio Taiwan International. (Quote) "Starting from January 1, the Russian Service of Radio Taiwan International ceases broadcasting at 7,220 kHz from 17: 00-18: 00 UTC. We are switching to the frequency of 5900 kHz from 17: 00-17: 30 UTC. Our shows on this frequency will be relayed by the Bulgarian radio station Spaceline. Broadcasting on the frequency of 9590 kHz from 14: 00-15: 00 UTC (broadcast from the transmitting station in Danshui) remains unchanged. (End of quote) It turns out that the second gear will go in a reduced form? Yes, and with a power of 50 kW, the azimuth of 30 degrees. (Vasily Gulyaev, Astrakhan, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" & "open_dx") - Slow MRI cuts down on its broadcast ... German Service also moved to broadcast through Bulgaria and reduced transmission time to half an hour. The Spanish service has left the HF since March of this year, and the French left only one hour transmission on Sundays. (Dmitry Kutuzov, Ryazan, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx") Turkey ----------- Thematic schedule of the Russian service "Voices of Turkey". Programs on the air "Voice of Turkey" Mon - Turkish-Russian relations. Tue - the creators of Turkish history. Wed - Global Perspective; Cultural heritage. Thu - A look at Turkish foreign policy; From the Turkish and Russian world. Fri - Analysis of the agenda; The best dishes of Turkish cuisine. Sat - Turkish Russia. Sun - Projects in the defense industry; Turkey is my home. (Dmitry Kutuzov, Ryazan, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx") Japan ----------- Japanese radio station NHK Radio 2 daily transmits 15-minute Russian language lessons at 23.50 UTC. Received via remote receiver http://103.2.34.7:8073/ in Japan at a frequency of 774 kHz. Parallel frequencies: 639, 693, 702, 747, 828, 873, 909, 1017, 1035, 1089, 1125, 1152, 1359, 1377, 1386, 1467, 1476, 1512, 1521, 1539, 1593, 1602 kHz (see THE PACIFIC-ASIAN LOG, Sept. 2018 -http: //www.radioheritage.net/PAL/PAL_Sept_2018_v2.pdf). (Yuri Loburets, Novosibirsk, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx") WEB RADIO AND TV IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE ================================= A television. Russia. ------------------- Moscow. TV channel "Drive" WEB: http://www.drive-tv.ru/ "Drive" is a channel for those who cannot imagine their lives without cars, motorcycles and traveling. Extreme driving fans and lovers of leisurely road trips around the country and the world, motorcyclists and auto-dealers, novice car enthusiasts and professionals with experience, men and women behind the wheel will see on the "Drive" channel reports from exhibitions and car dealerships, test drives of new world and domestic automotive market, comments of famous auto experts, programs about iconic brands and tuning. The Drive Channel Viewer will learn not only to drive, but also to own the car as a professional, he will be able to love his car and understand how to enjoy driving. QSL WORLD ======== AJ = Andrew Janitschek, Radio Free Asia, USA AK = Anatoly Klepov, Moscow, Russia DE = Dmitry Elagin, Saratov, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" DK = Dmitry Kutuzov, Ryazan, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" IZ = Ivan Zeleny, Nizhnevartovsk, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" & "open_dx" VL = Vasily Lazarev, Samarsksys oblast, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" Armenia ------------- Trans world radio Mikhail Nevolin from St. Petersburg sent confirmation of the reception of a test broadcast of Transmirovoy radio through Armenia at a frequency of 1377 kHz on November 27, 2018. QSL can be viewed here http://freerutube.info/2018/12/13/e-qsl-trans-world-radio-armeniya-noyabr-2018-goda/ (DE) Austria ------------ Received a QSL card for accepting the Turkish service "Adventist World Radio" (6120 kHz, via Moosbrunn). Report sent to: qsl [at] awr.org (IZ) - Received a QSL card for accepting "Adventist World Radio" (5970 kHz, via Moosbrunn) in Urdu. Report sent to: qsl [at] awr.org (IZ) Belarus -------------- Received QSL Radio Belarus, German edition + station booklet. 11.11.2018 / 0900-1000 UTC / 6005 kHz / SINPO 25442 WEB: www. radiobelarus.tvr.by E-mail: radio_belarus @ tvr.by Address: Radio Belarus, Red, 4, 220897 Minsk, Republic of Belarus. You can see the confirmation here - https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2018/12/blog-post_90.html (AK) France / Germany ----------------------------- Received eQSL Radio Atlantic 2000 International Email: atlantic2000international@gmail.com 15 December 2018/09: 00-10: 00 UTC / 6070 kHz / 10 kW / Rahrbach-Wall (Germany) You can see the confirmation here - https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2018/12/blog-post_19.html (AK) Germany -------------- Received a QSL card from Radio PowerRumpel for receiving 11.11.18 / 14.00-14.30 UTC / 6070 kHz QSL card is sent for a certain number of reports on admission. (VL) Great Britain / Agat / Bulgaria ------------------------------------------------ Received 2 Adventist World Radio QSL Cards E-mail: letters @ awr.org 11/11/18 / 15: 30-15: 59 UTC / 11985 kHz / Sofia 12/11/18/11: 00-11: 29 UTC / 9460 kHz / Agat You can view the card here - https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2018/12/blog-post_88.html (AK) India --------- Received a QSL card for receiving "All India Radio" in Arabic (9620 kHz, via Aligarh) and Urdu (11560 kHz, via Delhi). Reports sent to: spectrum-manager [at] air.org.in (IZ) Russia ----------- RWM - Russian Time and Frequency Service Received the second QSL card for me from the RWM time station - Russian Time and Frequency Service. QSL can be viewed here http://freerutube.info/2018/12/19/qsl-rwm-russian-time-and-frequency-service-avgust-2018- goda/ (DE) Russia / Germany -------------------------- * Received a QSL card from Voice of the Andes from Voronezh for receiving in Russian - 03.11.2018, 15.30-16.00 UTC at the frequency of 9,500 kHz (Nauen transmitter, Germany). The report was sent by e-mail: mks @ intercon.ru. Card with a view of nature (waterfall). (DK) * HCJB Voice of the Andes A new QSL card was received from the Voice of the Andes from Voronezh for a report dated November 24, 2018. In addition to the new unique QSL, Nelli Yakovlevna sent a traditional letter with personal appeal and Christian poems. The envelope was sent from Voronezh on December 9, 2018. QSL can be viewed here http://freerutube.info/2018/12/19/qsl-hcjb-golos-and-germaniya-noyabr-2018-goda/ (DE) Slovakia -------------- QSL International Radio Slovakia for 2018. http://rsi.rtvs.sk/russkiy/182080/qsl-2018 (DK) South Korea -------------------- * Received qsl card from KBS WORLD Radio Russian edition for receiving 8.10.18 / 18.00-19.00 UTC / 12065 kHz (VL) * Received a QSL card for receiving "KBS Hanminjok Bangsong" (1170 kHz, via Kimje). Report sent to: korean [at] kbs.co.kr (IZ) - I sent them (to the Korean edition of KBS World) initially via Facebook (I forgot the address of the page) and received the answer with gratitude and to get QSL you need to send it to korean [at] kbs.co.kr, and I myself was very surprised at this turn of events) - last year I sent reports and I received an answer from the Korean service email that they don't have such a frequency, and answered the question "where to write then?" - they answered: 972khz [at] kbs.co.kr I sent about ten reports there, but never had an answer. Maybe you need to send about a dozen reports so that there is an answer, the benefit of the music programs is simply awesome !! - music is 60 .. first 70s, Korean and western are not worse than some famous European pirate stations. (IZ) Thailand ------------- Radio thailand After a repeated reminder at the end of November, today a new QSL card from Radio Thailand was received for a report dated June 20, 2018. The card's theme is Democracy Monument, a public monument in the center of Bangkok, Photo by Pori Kittawornrat. The envelope put the current frequency schedule of the station. QSL can be found here http://freerutube.info/2018/12/19/qsl-radio-thailand-tailand-iyun-2018-goda/ (DE) Taiwan ------------ Received a qsl card from Radio Taiwan International German edition for receiving 11.11.18 19.00-19.30 UTC / 5900 kHz (VL) USA ------ * Dear friends, Attached is the press release for our new QSL card; this design commemorates 2019 as the Year of the Pig. We hope you enjoy this new QSL card and we look forward to receiving your reception reports through our automated reception report system at http://techwebrfaorg, by email to qslrfa.org, or by snail mail. You are receiving this because you have expressed interest in Radio Free Asia's QSL cards. Please let us know if you prefer to be removed from our distribution list. Best wishes and 73s. AJ Andrew "A.J" Janitschek Radio Free Asia RADIO FREE ASIA COMMEMORATES YEAR OF THE PIG JANUARY 2019 Radio Free Asia (RFA) announces its 2019 Year of the Pig QSL. Those born in a Pig years are considered energetic, positive thinkers and gentle. They are also focused and when they make up their minds to do something, there is evidently little you can do to stop them. Pigs lead very busy lives and must remember to take breaks in order to rest. Pig years are celebrated every twelfth year. The other Chinese zodiac animals and associated years are Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster and Dog. This is RFA's 69th QSL design and is used to confirm all valid RFA reception reports from January - April 2019 Created by Congress in 1994 and incorporated in 1996, RFA broadcasts in Burmese, Cantonese, Khmer, Korean to North Korea, Lao, Mandarin (including the Wu dialect), Vietnamese, Tibetan (Uke, Amdo, and Kham), and Uyghur. RFA strives for accuracy, balance, and fairness in its editorial content. As a 'surrogate' broadcaster, RFA provides news and commentary specific to each of its target countries, acting as the free press these countries lack. RFA broadcasts only in local languages and dialects, and most of its broadcasts comprise news of specific local interest. More information about Radio Free Asia, including our current broadcast frequency schedule, is available at www.rfa.org. RFA encourages listeners to submit reception reports. Reception reports are valuable to RFA as they help us evaluate the signal strength and quality of our transmissions. RFA confirms all accurate reception reports by mailing a QSL card to the listener. RFA welcomes all reception report submissions at http://techweb.rfa.org (follow the QSL REPORTS link) not only from DX'ers, but also from its general listening audience. Reception reports are also accepted by email at qsl@rfa.org and by mail to: Reception Reports Radio Free Asia 2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300 Washington DC 20036 United States of America * WRMI Radio Miami International unexpectedly decided to confirm one of the summer reports. Card for the reception of Radio Ukraine - English service on July 4, 2018. I listened to the transfer to 7780 KHz, while filling in QSL WRMI made a mistake. About a dozen reports on admission this year remained unanswered. QSL can be viewed here http://freerutube.info/2018/12/17/qsl-wrmi-ssha-iyul-2018-goda/ (DE) USA / Philippines -------------------------- Received electronic QSL from IBB Philippines Transmitting Station for receiving Voice of America in Chinese - 30.11.2018, 10.00-11.00 UTC on the frequency 9825 kHz. The report was sent by e-mail: manager_philippines @ bbg.gov. Confirmation on the "Voice of America" card with a photo of antennas on the island Saipan. (DK) THE CALENDAR =========== 14 / December ----------------- "Nashe Radio" celebrated its 20th anniversary with a great music marathon in the company of the closest! For two decades, the leading radio stations spent about 200 thousand hours of live broadcasts, 10 thousand songs were rotated by more than 200 musical groups, the geography of broadcasting spread over more than 100 cities of our country, and the total audience is about 125 million people ... (http://multimediaholding.ru/nashe-radio-otprazdnovalo-20-letie/) December 18th ------------------ On December 18, 1947, a new Leningrad radio center in the village of Olgino on the shores of the Gulf of Finland began its work from the former "White Castle" of Count Vladimir Alexandrovich Stenbock-Fermor - the legendary blockade radio stations RV-53 and RV were relocated here in the first post-war years -70 ... Today, through the technical transmitting facilities of the radio center, there is an on-air broadcast of four radio stations of the VHF band and eight FM broadcasters, as well as the substitution of five FM-radio broadcasting stations at the time of their shutdown for planned maintenance work. In addition, Olgino's RTx remains among the few (which can be counted on the fingers of one hand) of our country's radio centers, which broadcast non-state radio stations in the medium-wave range at frequencies of 684, 828 and 1053 kHz. We congratulate the small team of the RTPS Olgino on the 71st anniversary of the establishment of the radio center and wish all its technical specialists health, personal happiness and well-being, as well as further production success in the coming 2019! The attached short video was prepared by the staff of the radio center ten years ago, in 2008 - https://vk.com/club171176221?z=video-59176345_172121207%2Fac92d78277535fc89b%2Fpl_wall_-171176221 (https://vk.com/club171176221) HISTORY DX AND RADIO ==================== 1991 ------- Archive. Fedor Brazhnikov. Irkutsk. Russia. Confirmation of admission. Radio "Vedo". 01/17/91/16: 00-16: 40 UTC / 13710 kHz You can see it here - http://www.irkutsk.com/radio/qsl/Radio_Vedo.JPG 1992 ------- Archive. Fedor Brazhnikov. Irkutsk. Russia. Confirmation of admission. Radio "Radonezh". 10.04.92 / 20.25-20.55 / 9450 You can see it here - http://www.irkutsk.com/radio/qsl/Radio_Radonezh.JPG 1994 ------- Archive. Dmitry Kutuzov. Ryazan. Russia. Confirmation of admission. Adyghe radio. 01/29/94 / 16.00-17.00 MSK / 1089 kHz You can see the confirmation here - https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2018/12/blog-post_21.html 1995 ------- Archive. Dmitry Kutuzov. Ryazan. Russia. Confirmation of admission. State TV and Radio Company Lipetsk. 05/29/95 / 06.20-07.00 MSK / 66.53 MHz. You can see the confirmation here - https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2018/12/blog-post_22.html 2012 -------- Archive. Anatoly Klepov. Moscow. Russia. Confirmation of admission. Dniprovska Hvil, Zaporozhye, Ukraine. 01.20.12 / 07.00 UTC / 11980 kHz You can view the card here - https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2018/12/blog-post_17.html 2013 -------- Archive. Anatoly Klepov. Moscow. Russia. Confirmation of admission. Radio Mayak, Odessa, Ukraine. QSL card. 02/01/2013 / 15: 00-15: 40 UTC / 765 kHz You can view the card here - https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2018/12/blog-post_85.html WORLDWIDE NEWS. ===================== Romania. ------------- Inter Radio Romania. In Russian. Club DX program - Author and presenter: Tatiana Codreanu 12/15/2018 Topic: History of the creation of the Russian edition of Interradio Romania (43 years) and Radio Antena Sel (27 years) Duration: minutes - 7:53 http://www.rri.ro/ru_ru/15_12_2018-2591134 (http://www.rri.ro/ru_ru/pages/home/) Czech --------- House "Czech Radio". The building on the corner of Vinogradskaya Street is not only a cultural monument, but, in first of all, the soul of broadcasting. Built in the style of functionalism, it It was solemnly opened 85 years ago. Since then, this house symbolizes The media, which every minute of their work captures the life of the Czech Republic and others countries. https://www.radio.cz/ru/rubrika/fotografija/dom-cheshskogo-radio- (Dmitry Kutuzov, Ryazan, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx") United Kingdom / Russia ------------------------------------ Roskomnadzor launches control events against BBC World News, distributed in Russia, and BBC resources on the Internet for compliance with the content produced by Russian legislation, according to the department website. The reason for the check was that Ofcom, a British regulator, ruled that the RT channel violated the broadcast rules. The ministry blamed the Russian TV channel for violating broadcasting rules, in particular, biased coverage of events in Ukraine and Syria, as well as cases of poisoning of the Skripale family in Salisbury. Ofcom has threatened to impose sanctions on RT, which may include measures to ban the replay of programs and include mandatory disclaimers in them, to penalties and license revocation. Sostav.ru (https://www.radioportal.ru/news/mediapravo/roskomnadzor-proverit-kontent-bbc-na-sootvetstvie-rossiyskomu- zakonodatelstvu) KiwiSDRs now at the KPH receive site in Point Reyes ---------------------- Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill Ruck, who writes: Please be advised that the Martitime Radio Historical Society has made publicly available Kiwi SDR receivers at the KPH receive site in Point Reyes. This site was selected for SW reception by Dr. Beverage for RCA around 1930. You can access the receivers at http://radiomarine.org/ Bill Ruck, Maintenance, MRHS ----- Brilliant news, Bill! Thank you for sharing! Click here to visit the Point Reyes KiwiSDR optimized for HF reception http://198.40.45.23:8073/ and this one optimized for LW/MW reception http://198.40.45.23:8072/. Click here to visit the KPH Software Defined Receivers info page. http://radiomarine.org/ (Via The SWLing Post) (SHORTWAVE BULLETIN # 1913, 16 December 2018. edited by Thomas Nilsson, Sweden) The Last of the Filibusters: The Story of Pirate Radio UK (Part I) -------------------------------------------------- --------------- In Russian. Text: Artyom Kavaleryan. Illustrations: Maxim Tsirlin. February 07, 2017 https://vk.com/@spbctv-poslednie-iz-flibusterov-istoriya-piratskogo-radio-velikobri (https://vk.com/club171176221) On the achievements of DAB radio in 2018 -------------------------------------------------- ------ Currently, DAB radio programs can listen to 475 million people. Over the past 12 months, several important and significant events have happened in the history of DAB digital broadcasting technology. Radio programs broadcast in the DAB standard are now available to more than 475 million people worldwide, and the number of radios sold in the world that are compatible with this standard has reached 70 million. In Europe, DAB + technology is firmly established as a key platform for future radio development. Last year, Norway completed the transition from analogue broadcasting standards to DAB +, Switzerland plans to launch a similar process in 2020, and in the UK the government is studying the progress in the development of digital radio, linking the decision on the next steps with the transition of the figure in the total radio listening rate 50%. Transition After the completion of the analog-digital transition in Norway, we observe some stabilization of the audience, and it is clearly visible that the listeners like the new stations. Old radio stations were familiar to listeners rather than loved ones, and today a third of the entire radio listening falls on new stations. In Germany, an active marketing campaign has recently been carried out to stimulate listeners' interest in digital stations and raise awareness of them. In Italy, the public broadcaster RAI approved a program to expand the coverage of DAB + networks, which should cover most of the Italian highways, and in Belgium they plan to make digital broadcasting accessible to 99% of the country's population by the end of 2018. In the EU, a new European Electronic Communications Code was recently approved, which, in particular, requires that all new car radios sold and installed in EU countries can receive digital terrestrial broadcasting programs. In Italy and France, similar legislation has already been adopted. In particular, Italian law enters into force in 2020. In France, digital broadcasting in the DAB + standard was recently launched in Strasbourg and Lyon, and this means that digital programs are now available to 20% of the country's population. Overcoming this threshold triggers the law, which requires French electronics manufacturers to include a DAB + chip - they have to do it in the next 18 months. It is noteworthy that the desire to participate in frequency tenders announced by the local CSA regulator at the beginning of the year was expressed by all of the largest private radio groups in France. Smaller broadcasters are also expected to start submitting applications soon. All this gave France the opportunity to join the European family of DAB-nations - it already includes such countries as Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Slovenia, Serbia and the United Kingdom. Other countries are also catching up with this process - Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Greece, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine are taking the first steps towards DAB. In Austria, DAB + broadcasting is planned to be launched at the national level in 2019. In Croatia, they are preparing for a test broadcast in the DAB + standard. In Greece, frequencies were allocated to launch national DAB + multiplexes, and in January 2018, a special law on licensing DAB + was adopted. In Ukraine, the frequency was allocated for the organization of a test broadcast in the DAB + standard in the city of Kiev. During the year, three contests were held, as a result of which a multiplex was formed, combining 14 radio stations. 13 of them have already started broadcasting, another one plans to begin work in the near future. This year, the WorldDAB consortium announced the creation of the first single logo and a set of tools for branding and promoting the DAB + standard worldwide. Leading electronics manufacturers have already begun to use this new international DAB + logo. The main producers of consumer electronics sold in Europe are already placing this logo on the packaging of their products, seeking to get the maximum benefit from the growing interest in the standard in the region and beyond. The logo is free to use by all representatives of the industry - it can be downloaded for free from the WorldDAB website. Developing markets In Slovenia, 13 licenses were issued for broadcasting in the country's first DAB + network. The local regulator, the Broadcasting Council, suggested that all major radio stations in the country switch to a number - this process is scheduled to begin on February 22, 2022. Outside Europe, we also see an interest in the standard - in particular, encouraging news comes from the Republic of South Africa. South African Deputy Minister of Communications, Pinki Kikana, stressed the importance and benefits of introducing digital radio, calling DAB + technology "capable of changing everything." Neighboring countries are closely watching the process of introducing digital radio in South Africa, which means that this process will affect the whole continent. In the Asia-Pacific region, Australia remains the leader in implementing the DAB + standard, where, according to GfK's latest research, the audience of digital radio has grown by 168,000 listeners - reaching 3.6 million in the five largest cities in the country. The total number of radio receivers capable of receiving programs in the DAB + standard has reached 4.4 million in Australia, and this number includes more than 800,000 car receivers, as well as portable and fixed home appliances purchased from a retail network. In the near future, Thailand plans to launch a test broadcast in the DAB + standard, which means that we will soon witness an increased interest in technology throughout the region. The WorldDAB Consortium, with the support of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, conducted a series of seminars on the introduction of DAB + broadcasting - the last such seminar was attended by delegates from 17 countries in Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. In 2019, the next such seminars will be held. In February 2018, Kuwait launched the digital network in the DAB + standard - today 16 digital programs are available throughout the country. And in the United Arab Emirates, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority is working on the implementation of DAB +. All these processes are designed to preserve the importance of radio in the face of growing competition. In regions where the FM band is packed to capacity, DAB + helps solve this problem by offering users new features and many additional programs. In developed countries, we see a lot of evidence confirming the interest of listeners to new programs. In the UK, 19 million people weekly listen to radio station programs that are not on the air. This helped bring British radio to a new level of success - and over the past four years, advertising revenue grew by 27%. All this was made possible through the use of a platform that is independent and does not rely on third-party structures. Radio continues to strengthen its position around the world, and we look forward to joining more and more listeners and broadcasters to the big DAB + family. Boris Skuratovsky, Ukraine. 20 Dec, 2018 (http://mediasat.info/2018/12/20/o-dostizheniyax-dab-radio/) Happy Holidays from VORW Radio International! ---------------------------------------------- Dear Listeners, From VORW Radio International we wish you all a happy and healthy Holiday Season and a wonderful New Year! I am pleased to announce that there will be a special holiday broadcast on Christmas Day for our listeners in North America and Europe! This show will feature mixed talk and music of all genres (including holiday songs) and a newly designed E-QSL will be sent out to any and all reception reports received! Please spread the word to any shortwave listeners, hobbyists and DXers that may be interested. Here is the schedule: Tuesday 2100 UTC (4 PM Eastern / 3 PM Central) - 9350 kHz - WWCR 100 kW - North America & Europe If you will be unable to listen live, the show will be uploaded to SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/vorw_radio_int Sincerely, John (VORW Radio International) 73!