--------------------------------- "RUS-DX" # 1046 Broadcasting of Russia, countries of CIS, Ukraine and Baltic countries (ex. USSR) Sunday / 15 September 2019 --------------------------------- 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. Blog (QSL & 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 ======== Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. -------------------------------------------------- Since September 13, the radio program "Radio Russii + State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company of Kabardino-Balkaria" has been broadcasting in the FM bands at 102.6 MHz and 104.0 MHz, respectively, in the settlements of Anzorei, Leskensky District and Bulunga, Chegemsky District, respectively. Residents of the above settlements have the opportunity to listen to the radio both at home and when traveling by car. Previously, broadcasting was carried out in the VHF band, which was not supported by most modern car radios. Everyone knows the acronym FM. Because in today's radiant sphere this is the most demanded direction. (https://nalchik.rtrs.ru/prof/rtrs-region/newspaper/dva-naselennykh-punkta-pereshli-na-fm-veshchanie/) Komi Republic. Ukhta. ---------------------------------- The broadcast of the Radio Russii radio station in Ukhta at a frequency of 66.44 MHz will be stopped on September 16 from 1:00 Moscow time. Instead, at 5:00 Moscow time on September 16, Radio Russii will begin broadcasting in the FM band at a frequency of 87.9 MHz. The transmitter power is 1 kW. The programs will be broadcast in mono mode daily for 20 hours a day from 5:00 to 1:00 Moscow time. (https://komi.rtrs.ru/tv/analog/radio-rossii-nachnet-veshch Tverskaya oblast. Konakovo. ---------------------------------------- The broadcast network "Radio Dacha" has joined the city of Konakovo, Tver region. Broadcast frequency - 93.7 FM, population coverage - 40 thousand people. The regional partner of Radio Dacha is LLC FN Media, and the general director is Ladin E.G. Radio Dacha is one of the leading radio stations of the Krutoy Media holding. It is one of the ten most rated radio stations in the country and the leader in terms of the length of the hearing among competitors. According to Mediascope (Radio Index - Russia, January - June 2019), 6.8 million people tune to Radio Dacha daily, and 16.6 million people weekly. The regional broadcasting network "Radio Dacha" has more than 250 transmitters located in Russian cities and neighboring countries. Official website of Radio Dacha: radiodacha.ru. (http://www.krutoymedia.ru/news/6538.htm) Monitoring ----------------- Received September 9 at 0508 UTC a test broadcast in DRM format from Komsomolsk-on-Amur at a frequency of 12025 kHz via Kiwi Rx in Japan. Screen video: https://www.dropbox.com/s/450wv5oip4wme7s/Komsomolsk_DRM_20190909_0508z_web.wmv?dl=0. There was no trace of this signal in Novosibirsk. Bulgarian colleagues published a schedule of these tests: RUSSIA Changes of Mystery Russian DRM transmissions eff.from September 5 2000-0300 on 12025 K / A 100 kW / 034 deg to FERu Russian DRM, ex 2000-1000UT 0300-1000 on 15735 K / A 100 kW / 034 deg to FERu Russian DRM, ex alternative 2000-1000 on 11615 K / A 250 kW / 034 deg to FERu PROPAGATION TEST, unchanged https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/changes-of-russian-drm-transmissions.html Apparently, this schedule is changing, because my admission data does not match this publication. (Yuri, Novosibirsk, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx") News Kaleidoscope -------------------------------- * Radio Panorama Program -------------------------------------- Moscow. World Radio Network. The program "Radio Panorama" for fans of distant radio reception. Author and host - Vadim Alekseev. 09/14/2019 - # 5G in Russia: continuation of the story - Internet radio for migrants in Russia - #DRM tests for Chukotka - DRM from North Korea - #BBC leaves TuneIn platform - Frequency changes #WJHR - Malicious mobile apps disguised as radio - Radio and music: Joe Strummer and his London Calling program on #BBC Publish - Publish the program details and sound file on the page. Publication and preparation of a sound file - Vladimir Emelyanov, Samara, Russia. (https://vk.com/dxing) * Almost ALL USSR radios (1924-2000) -------------------------------------------------- --------- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KrAiYpitGw (Anton Yakunin, Volgograd, Russia / https://vk.com/club3877182) UKRAINE ========== Brovary Ukraine. Monument to the radio. Archive. Ruslan Slavutsky, Moskovskaya oblast, Russia. You can see it here - https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2019/09/blog-post_12.html PARTNER CHANNELS AND INTERNET ============== SHORTWAVE BULLETIN Issue no. 1932, September 8, 2019 edited by Thomas Nilsson, Sweden ----------------------------------------------- Log 4010.24 Sep 6 1745 Birinchi R, Krasnaya Rechka Kyrgyz conversation (AP-DNK) 4765 Aug 29 1925 Tajik Radio, Dushanbe, Tajik, comments. (Méndez) 4765 Sep 6 1735 Tajik R 1, Yangiyul Tajik talk (AP-DNK) Contributors to the log: AP-DNK, Anker Petersen, Skovlunde, Denmark Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain SWLDXBulgaria News, Editor: Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria --------------------------- * SWLDXBulgaria News September 7-8 ARMENIA(non) Reception of Adventist World Radio via GJSC Yerevan on September 8: 1600-1630 on 9490 ERV 250 kW / 125 deg to SoAs English Waveschan#550, poor signal https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/reception-of-adventist-world-radio-via_8.html * SWLDXBulgaria News September 9-10 NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 50mb on Sept.10 0700-0706 on 5760 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-49mb_10.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 41mb, Sept.10: 0730-0736 on 7425 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, weak https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-41mb_10.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 25mb on September 10: 0740-0746 on 11560 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, good signal https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-25mb_10.html NUMBERS STATION S06s Russian Lady on odd frequency in 25mb on September 10: 0800-0806 on 11636vUnknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, distorted audio https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/s06s-russian-lady-on-odd-frequency-in.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 49mb on Sept.10 1100-1110 on 6190 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, weak https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-49mb_75.html U.K.(non) Reception of FEBA Radio via ENC-DMS Yerevan, September 9 1730-1800 on 7510 ERV 300 kW / 192 deg to EaAf Silte, fair to good: https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/reception-of-feba-radio-via-enc-dms_10.html UNKNOWN LOCATION Radio Ranginkaman / Radio Rainbow on September 9: 1630-1700 on 7580 TAC or DB & not KCH to WeAs Persian, fair signal https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/reception-of-radio-ranginkaman-radio.html * SWLDXBulgaria News September 11 NUMBERS STATION S06s Russian Lady vs. Denge Welat on 11530 kHz, September 11 0730-0736 on 11530vUnknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB S06s Russian Lady At same time 11530 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg to WeAs Kurdish in AM mode Denge Welat https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/s06s-russian-lady-vs-denge-welat-on_11.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 25mb, Septdember 11 0740-0746 on 12140 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, very good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-25mb_11.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 31mb, Septdember 11 0840-0846 on 9952 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, very good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-31mb.html * SWLDXBulgaria News September 12 ARMENIA(non) Trans World Radio India via CJSC Yerevan, September 12 1535-1539 on 9300 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs English Mon-Fri, good Wrong freq.announcement: on 7550 kHz (B18), instead of 9300 kHz (A19) https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/trans-world-radio-india-via-cjsc.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S11a Cherta in 25mb on September 12 1015-1028 on 11493 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB, fair: https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/reception-of-s11a-cherta-in-25mb-on_12.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Voice of Martyrs via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, September 12: 1530-1600 on 7530 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, weak to fair signal https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/voice-of-martyrs-via-rrtm-telecom.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Trans World Radio India via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, September 12 1545-1600 on 6240 TAC 100 kW / 066 deg to CeAs Kazakh, fair signal, QRM STANAG: https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/trans-world-radio-india-via-rrtm_12.html * SWLDXBulgaria News September 13 NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 25mb on Septdember 13 0630-0636 on 12140 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, good signal https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-25mb_13.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 22mb on Septdember 13: 0640-0646 on 13515 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, fair to good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-23mb.html * SWLDXBulgaria News September 13-14 ARMENIA(non) Reception of Trans World Radio India via GJSC Yerevan, September 14 1530-1600 on 9300 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs English Sat/Sun, very good signal: 14-09-2019 Trans World Radio India in English to SoAs 1544 on 9300 Yerevan.MP4 NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 50mb, September 13: 0900-0906 on 5744 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, very weak https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-50mb.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S11a Cherta in 41mb, September 10: 1020-1032 on 7469 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB, weak https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/reception-of-s11a-cherta-in-41mb_13.html * SWLDXBulgaria News September 14 ARMENIA(non) Trans World Radio TWR India via GJSC Yerevan on September 14: 1530-1600 on 9300 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs English Sat/Sun, good signal https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/trans-world-radio-twr-india-via-gjsc.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Free North Korea Radio via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, Sept.14 1200-1400 on 11510 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, very weak signal: https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/free-north-korea-radio-via-rrtm-telecom.html DX LISTENING DIGEST 19-35, August 29, 2019 Incorporating REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING edited by Glenn Hauser, USA ----------------------------------------- ** INDIA [non]. ARMENIA, Trans World Radio India via CJSC Yerevan on August 28: 1535-1539 on 9300 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs English Mon-Fri, good Wrong freq. announcement: 7550 kHz (B18), instead of 9300 kHz (A19) https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/trans-world-radio-india-via-cjsc.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News August 28, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** IRAN [non]. UNKNOWN LOCATION, Radio Ranginkaman/Radio Rainbow, August 25 1630-1700 on 7580 Tashkent or Dushanbe to WeAs Persian, weak https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/reception-of-radio-ranginkamanradio.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News August 24-25, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA [and non]. Channel Marker Letter Beacons Check listed frequencies +/- 1 kHz A Astrakhan, Russia B Archangelsk, Russia C Moscow, Russia D Sevastopol/Odessa, Crimea F Vladivostok, Russia H Unknown K Petropavlovsk, Russia L St. Petersburg, Russia M Magadan, Russia O Moscow, Russia P Kaliningrad, Russia R Izhevsk/Ustinov, Russia S Severomosk/Archangel`sk, Russia T Unknown U Kholmsk, Russia V Khiva/Tashkent, Uzbekistan W Russia X Prague, Czechia Y Kizyl Orda, Russia Z Mulachevo, Russia Some may be obsolete. 3168.5 5055.5 8029 10871 3335 5154 8112 13527 3523 5466 8162 14401 3594 6809 8415 16331 3658 6917.5 8495-8505 20047 4084 6928 9117 4326 7002 4525 7027.5 4558 7039 7509 7727 Sources: M.A.R.E. Tip Sheet, 8-August-2019 EiBi http://www.cvni.net/radio/nsnl/nsnl032/nsnl32mx.html http://www.numbersoddities.nl/MX-profile.pdf http://rfanat.ru/s13/markers.html (MARE Tipsheet 23 Aug via DXLD) ** RUSSIA. All-Union Radio 1 and Pi FM --- I've been listening online to Russian FM dance station Pi FM (71.3 MHz in Moscow) and was surprised to hear at the top of the hour the interval signal/jingle which used to herald the main news bulletins on the old Soviet network All-Union Radio 1. It's not a jazzed-up modern rendition either, it sounds like an old off-air recording with slight interference and all! Seems a curious choice of "jingle", as I wouldn't have thought it would mean much to most of their young target audience. Here's a reminder: http://www.intervalsignals.net/files/rus-pifm_moscow_240819.m3u (David Kernick, Interval Signals Online, Aug 24, WOR iog via DXLD) ** TIBET [non]. TAJIKISTAN, Frequency changes of V of Tibet, Aug 26 1230-1236 NF 9875 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 9896 1236-1243 NF 9866 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 9886 1243-1306 NF 9899 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 9876 https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/frequency-changes-of-voice-of-tibet.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News August 26-27, DX LISTENING DIGEST) TAJIKISTAN, Frequency changes of V of Tibet, Aug 27 1312-1335 NF 9834*DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 9876 1330-1334 NF 9876 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 9886 1334-1400 NF 9896 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan, ex 9899 *plus QRM on 9840 EMR 500 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Turkish VOTurkey https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/08/frequency-changes-of-voice-of-tibet_27.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News August 27, DX LISTENING DIGEST) BC-DX 1396, 8 September 2019 Editor : Wolfgang Bueschel, Germany ----------------- RUSSIA Voice of Russia DRM Tests ? Good Evening all, I seen on a Japanese group I am in that one of their members was receiving DRM mode signals from Voice of Russia on 12025 kHz channel. I further investigated this and on the HFCC Global DRM Transmissions it is indeed listing Voice of Russia 12025 kHz transmitting from Komsomolsk Amur, Russia which is on the Far East of Russia with a power of 25 kW & an azimuth of 34 degrees. It's listed to run from the 5th September - 27th October 2019. Attached is a screen grab from a SDR in Fukashima, Japan. Is this a possible return by Voice of Russia to the air even just purely by DRM? (Jordan Heyburn, wor Sept 4) Per this is from VoR Komsomolsk on Amur. As reported by Brendan Wahl and Terje Isberg. EssGee VU2UT (Sudipta Ghose-IND VU2UT, wor Sept 4) RUSSIA Far East - DRM digital mode transmission on 12025 kHz. Does anyone have a contact with the authorities, if this is from Komsomolsk-na-Amure? Is it just a test or regular transmissions coming? (Mauno Ritola-FIN, "open_dx" RUSdx #1045 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 8) We can only speculate... TX site Object: RS-1, Elizovo, Kamchatka Territory AFU: antenna type SGD-4 / 4RA, SGD-4 / 8RA, azimuth 25-30 degrees. Transmitter: - Purga (FSUE RTRS) - Serenade (PJSC RIMR) Project stages: The first (2017): selection of SW frequencies, field tests. Testing radio direction in AM mode. Second (2018-2019): - Design - Getting RICH - Manufacture, purchase of equipment - MR, NDP, DRM testing FWIW, slide 14 of (Leo Barmaleo / "open_dx"; via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1045 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 8) I wonder who this broadcast is intended for. How to take it? However, do not consider it an advertisement, but there are already receivers in their own case, capable of receiving digital broadcasts in DRM format at short wavelengths. This is Tecsun Q-3061. Here is a description: Of course, it is quite expensive. But this is so far the only model of its kind. (Igor Yaremenko, Novosibirsk-RUS, "open_dx"; via RUSdx #1045 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 8) I wrote to the Far Eastern RC by email with this question, but the contact is there, doesn't seem to have permission from the management to disclose information - more until the tests go. Therefore, the name of the contact will be called only under duress, and in words I will convey, what he said the following: "... test broadcasting is currently being carried out on PJSC from KnaA from the territory of existing radio center. Test broadcasting is conducted to determine coverage areas ... " And it's good, they've done well that they didn't steal the existing SW base !!! (Dmitry Mezin, Kazan-RUS "open_dx"; via RUSdx #1045 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 8) Mystery Russian shortwave DRM test throughout Chukotka, August 31: 2000-1000 on 11615 K/A 250 kW 34 deg to FERUS Russian PROPAGATION TEST AM 2000-1000 on 12025*K/A 100 kW 34 deg to FERUS Russian Mystery Russian DRM *alternative 15735 K/A 100 kW 34 deg to FERUS Russian Mystery Russian DRM Changes of Mystery Russian DRM transmissions eff.from September 5 2000-0300 on 12025 K/A 100 kW 34 deg to FERUS Russian DRM, ex 2000-1000UT 0300-1000 on 15735 K/A 100 kW 34 deg to FERUS Russian DRM, ex alternative 2000-1000 on 11615 K/A 250 kW 34 deg to FERUS PROPAGATION TEST, unchanged (Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx & dxld via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 2 / 5) RUSSIA GAZPROM MEDIA AND EMG LAUNCHED THEIR RADIO STATIONS SIMULTANEOUSLY IN TWO FORMATS: ANALOG FM AND DIGITAL DRM. In St. Petersburg, an experiment has begun on the introduction of digital broadcasting on Comedy Radio, Autoradio and Europa Plus. It will bring new services for listeners, especially when traveling by car, electronics manufacturers are sure. The test results have not yet been impressed by media holdings, which warned of significant costs for introducing new technology across the country. The prospects for digital radio in Russia are also doubted by the Ministry of Communications. The first radio station appeared in Russia, which broadcasts simultaneously in analog and digital formats, a representative of the Russian Broadcasting Network (RTRS) told Kommersant. According to him, in July in St. Petersburg, the broadcast of the Comedy Radio of Gazprom Media Holding began simultaneously in two formats: analog FM and digital DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale). This is an experiment that will last at least until the end of the year, they say in RTRS. After installing the DRM transmitter, a digital copy of the station is added to the Comedy Radio FM signal at a frequency of 95.7 MHz, explain in RTRS. This, in particular, allows, along with the main signal, to additionally transmit "related text information, logos of radio stations and other images". In testing RTRS, two more radio stations are participating, which also have a digital signal - Autoradio Gazprom-Media and Europa Plus of the European Media Group (EMG), the company noted. The DRM tests on radio stations are more correctly called scientific work as part of the study of this standard, says Gazprom Media Radio CEO Yuri Kostin. "It is too early to speak about the final conclusions, but while DRM is not impressive in terms of its performance, we still do not see any clear advantages for DRM over FM. Digital radio signal quality, like an HDTV, may be better in theory, but in terms of power, coverage and financial performance, the FM standard is still the best standard for radio," he argues. EMG participates in this experiment, but it's too early to speak about intermediate results, says EMG CEO Roman Emelyanov: "Switching to the "figure" for a country as large as Russia is a rather expensive process. It's not a fact that the advantages of implementation, the ability of our students to use additional services will cover the significant costs that will be required to implement this project." Market players have repeatedly stated that they do not support the introduction of any digital standard without the ability to preserve analog broadcasting, as it means a multiple increase in the number of players amid declining advertising revenue. The idea of creating a digital radio in Russia does not inspire profile officials. "I don't think that digital terrestrial radio has any prospects in Russia," said Alexey Volin, deputy head of the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications. In his opinion, it is not worth investing in any of the existing standards, "unless, of course, it is a question of management personally making money on capital costs." However, on July 25, the State Commission on Radio Frequencies allowed the development of digital radio in Russia based on RAVIS technology ("Real-Time Audiovisual Information System"). It is being developed by a company of relatives of former Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, Kommersant wrote on August 6. DRM as a standard for digital broadcasting is a step forward in the modernization of broadcasting, and its implementation can only be welcomed, the interlocutor of Kommersant does not agree in one of the major equipment manufacturers. In his opinion, car radios are a promising market. "As you know, now only Autoradio uses the same FM frequency in all subjects of the federation, all other radio stations use different frequency ratings, and when moving from one subject to another, you have to search for a radio station manually," the source reminds. A digital receiver is able to automatically search for a favorite radio station anywhere in Russia, and also when listening to the border of the subject, ensure continuous listening to your favorite radio station, which truckers and road travelers will appreciate. "Although the standard was developed from the beginning of the 2000s, the introduction in the world began about two to three years ago, and it takes place in all countries of the European Union, India, South Africa, and Great Britain. Therefore, Russia is here at the forefront and in a very decent company," concludes an interlocutor of Kommersant. Valeria Lebedeva, Julia Tishina, Kommersant.ru (via RUSdx 18 Aug direct and via dxld) On July 18, at 1:50 p.m., the branch of the RTRS "St. Petersburg RC" began broadcasting the Comedy Radio in St. Petersburg simultaneously in two formats: analog FM and digital DRM (DRM+, Simulcast mode). A digital copy of the station was added to the FM signal at a frequency of 95.7 MHz. Additional digital channels became available. To generate and broadcast this analog-to-digital signal, one transmitter of Russian manufacture is used. The power of the analog signal is 3 kW, digital - 400 watts. A digital signal is generated with 16-QAM modulation and protection level PL1. This provides a total usable speed of the digital stream of 122.4 kbit/s and allows you to broadcast a digital copy of Comedy Radio with a bit rate of 33 kbit/s and two more radio stations in digital format. The second radio station is Autoradio with a digital stream speed of 43 kbit/s. The third radio station is Europa Plus with a bit rate of 20 kbps. Additionally, the signal transmits related textual information, logos of radio stations and other images. The DRM system uses the xHE-AAC audio data compression algorithm, the most efficient codec for modern digital broadcasting systems. Experimental broadcasting in DRM Simulcast mode is part of the research work (R&D) "Building an experimental analog-to-digital broadcasting zone DRM+ / VHF FM in the range 87.5-108.0 MHz". The contractor is a Russian system integrator, manufacturer of broadcast equipment and software developer, Digital Systems. The experiment will last at least until the end of the year. (via RUSdx 18 Aug direct and via dxld) On July 5, 2019, without warning, the State Commission on Radio Frequencies (SCRF) gave the domestic RAVIS standard the ranges of 65.8-74 MHz and 87.5-108 MHz for the organization of digital radio broadcasting. Now, a third has been added to the selection of two not-so-good standards. In the Russian Federation there is a special body dealing with the distribution of the available radio range between those who want to use it. The investment policy of companies and the availability of various wireless communication and broadcasting services to the population largely depend on its decisions. Since the mid-zero years, there has been a sluggish preparation for the transition to digital radio and television broadcasting. And the longer this process drags on, the more surprising is the SCRF's strategy on this issue (if any) ... Details here - (via RUSdx 18 Aug direct and via dxld) RUSSIA HEAVY DUTY SHORTWAVE TRANSMITTERS: HISTORY DETAILS. by G. Hvilivitsky In "EIS" (No. 3, 2005), an article was published on the construction in the Soviet Union in the 1970-1980s of the last century of super-powerful broadcasting stations, including those with 1000 and 2000 kW SW transmitters - the most powerful in the world. This outstanding result was achieved in the course of large-scale work on the refinement of the existing fleet of broadcasting transmitters, carried out at the radio centers of the USSR Ministry of Communications under the guidance of the author of the article, V. G. Buryak, a talented engineer who developed original technical methods for the amplification of transmission equipment in operation, including 500 kW SW transmitters "Bob-2" (PKV-500) - up to 1000, and then up to 2000 kW. His article describes in detail the new technical solutions that he implemented, which allowed him to double and then quadruple the power of the prototype ... Full text: (via RUSdx 18 Aug direct and via dxld) TAJIKISTAN 4765even kHz Tajik nationa R 1 from Dushanbe Yangi Yul site, S=9+20dB strong 60 mb outlet, noted at 17.50 UT on Sept 8 in Doha Qatar remote SDR unit. Surprise, surprise, use of 3 x 60 mb units in turn at Yangi Yul bcast center revealed today, that likely the technician aligned the 4765 kHz unit now in use, after some 9 months on odd frequency on upper flank, some plus 50 - 80 Hertz. For example Tajik R1 was heard on odd 4765.049 kHz in late August 2019. (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 8) U.K. [non] A-19 S-19 schedule of BBC Farsi till Sept. 19, from 20 0230-0330 5985 DHA 250 kW 045 deg to WeAS Farsi till Sept.19 0230-0330 6155 TAC 100 kW 236 deg to WeAS Farsi till Sept.19 0230-0330 7360 SCB 100 kW 090 deg to WeAS Farsi till Sept.19 0230-0330 7485 KCH 300 kW 116 deg to WeAS Farsi till Sept.19 0330-0430 9825 SCB 100 kW 090 deg to WeAS Farsi is unchanged 0330-0430 11875 SLA 250 kW 340 deg to WeAS Farsi is unchanged 0330-0430 13825 TAC 100 kW 219 deg to WeAS Farsi is unchanged 0430-0530 9480 DHA 250 kW 045 deg to WeAS Farsi from Sept.20 0430-0530 11875 SLA 250 kW 340 deg to WeAS Farsi from Sept.20 0430-0530 13825 TAC 100 kW 236 deg to WeAS Farsi from Sept.20 1500-1600 5875 TAC 100 kW 236 deg to WeAS Farsi till Sept.19 1500-1600 6195 SLA 250 kW 335 deg to WeAS Farsi till Sept.19 1600-1700 5875 TAC 100 kW 236 deg to WeAS Farsi from Sept.20 1600-1700 6195 SLA 250 kW 335 deg to WeAS Farsi from Sept.20 (Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx dxld via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 22) Playdxblog.blogspot.ru. Dario Monferini & Pubblicato da Giampiero Bernardini Milano, Italy. -------------------- sabato 7 settembre 2019 Dear DX-friends, here are my loggings this evening from Skovlunde on my AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire. 73, Anker Petersen. ... 4010.24 1745-1750 6.9 KGZ Birinchi R, Krasnaya Rechka Kyrgyz conversation 35333 AP-DNK 4765 1735-1740 6.9 TJK Tajik R 1, Yangiyul Tajik talk 35333 AP-DNK ... DX RE MIX NEWS # 1148 from Georgi Bancov & Ivo Ivanov. Bulgaria. Date: September 13, 2019 ---------------------------- ARMENIA(non) Reception of Trans World Radio India via GJSC Yerevan, Sept.7 1530-1600 on 9300 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs English Sat/Sun, good signal https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/reception-of-trans-world-radio-india_7.html ARMENIA(non) Reception of Adventist World Radio via GJSC Yerevan on September 8: 1600-1630 on 9490 ERV 250 kW / 125 deg to SoAs English Waveschan#550, poor signal https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/reception-of-adventist-world-radio-via_8.html ARMENIA(non) Trans World Radio India via CJSC Yerevan, September 12 1535-1539 on 9300 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs English Mon-Fri, good Wrong freq.announcement: on 7550 kHz (B18), instead of 9300 kHz (A19) https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/trans-world-radio-india-via-cjsc.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 19mb, Sept.10: 0600-0606 on 15855 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, poor https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-19mb.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 50mb on Sept.10 0700-0706 on 5760 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-49mb_10.h NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 41mb, Sept.10: 0730-0736 on 7425 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, weak https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-41mb_10.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 25mb on September 10: 0740-0746 on 11560 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, good signal https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-25mb_10.html NUMBERS STATION S06s Russian Lady on odd frequency in 25mb on September 10: 0800-0806 on 11636vUnknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, distorted audio https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/s06s-russian-lady-on-odd-frequency-in.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S11a Cherta in 41mb, September 10: 1020-1032 on 7469 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB, weak https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/reception-of-s11a-cherta-in-41mb.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 49mb on Sept.10 1100-1110 on 6190 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, weak https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-49mb_75.html NUMBERS STATION S06s Russian Lady vs. Denge Welat on 11530 kHz, September 11 0730-0736 on 11530vUnknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB S06s Russian Lady At same time 11530 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg to WeAs Kurdish in AM mode Denge Welat https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/s06s-russian-lady-vs-denge-welat-on_11.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 25mb, Septdember 11 0740-0746 on 12140 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, very good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-25mb_11.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 31mb, Septdember 11 0840-0846 on 9952 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, very good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-31mb.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S11a Cherta in 25mb on September 12 1015-1028 on 11493 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB, fair: https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/reception-of-s11a-cherta-in-25mb-on_12.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 25mb on Septdember 13 0630-0636 on 12140 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, good signal https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-25mb_13.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 22mb on Septdember 13: 0640-0646 on 13515 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, fair to good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-23mb.html U.K.(non) Reception of FEBA Radio via ENC-DMS Yerevan, September 9 1730-1800 on 7510 ERV 300 kW / 192 deg to EaAf Silte, fair to good: https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/reception-of-feba-radio-via-enc-dms_10.html UNKNOWN LOCATION Radio Ranginkaman / Radio Rainbow on September 9: 1630-1700 on 7580 TAC or DB & not KCH to WeAs Persian, fair signal https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/reception-of-radio-ranginkaman-radio.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Voice of Martyrs via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, September 12: 1530-1600 on 7530 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, weak to fair signal https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/voice-of-martyrs-via-rrtm-telecom.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Trans World Radio India via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, September 12 1545-1600 on 6240 TAC 100 kW / 066 deg to CeAs Kazakh, fair signal, QRM STANAG: https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/trans-world-radio-india-via-rrtm_12.html Hard-Core-DX Digest Vol 201, Issue 14 --------------------------------- Message: 6 Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" Subject: [HCDX] Details of AIR SW TX shut down very recently (2) Details of AIR SW TX shut down very recently (2) re https://qsl.net/vu2jos/sw/freq.htm checked AIR outlets at 17 - 18 UT on Sept 13 on remote SDRs in Delhi India, Doha Qatar, and Akitakata Japan. 4010.219 KGZ Kyrgyz Birinchi Radio, Bishkek at 17.12 UT, S=9+10dB. ... 4765even TJK yes, real Yangi Yul Tjk R1 is back on even fq, S=8 not as strong as usually, likely a reserve 15 kW unit is now on air. 17.14 UT on Sept 13. ... 73 wb df5sx Message: 10 Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 From: Jota Xavier Subject: [HCDX] JRX Logs_ September 11-13, 2019 JRX Logs_ September 11-13, 2019?? Receiver (s)_ Tecsun S-2000 & XHDATA D-808 Antenna (s)_ Longwire & Telescopic ... UZBEKISTAN ** 7465. Sep 12, 2019. 0104-0115, TWR India, Tashkent-UZB, in Hindi. Man talking, preaching presumably; 0111 Woman announcer says ID and website letter-by-letter; 0113 A short song and TWR IS. Poor reception with fades, 35422.. ** 7465. Sep 12, 2019. 0115-0130, TWR India, Tashkent-UZB, in Tibetan. IS and ID by man announcer; Man talking; 0126 A song by chorus; Man voice, ID and POBox, website; IS at 0129. Very poor reception, 25422. ** 7465. Sep 13, 2019. 0045-0114, TWR India, Tashkent-UZB, in Hindi. IS; ID by woman voice; 0047 Man talking, preaching presumably; 0111 Woman voice says ID and website letter-by-letter; 0114 A short song. Very poor reception, 25422. ** 7465. Sep 13, 2019. 0115-0130, TWR India, Tashkent-UZB, in Dari. Woman talks; Man voice; ?0127 Woman talks; 0129 IS and ends program at 0130. Very poor reception, 25422. JRX_Jose Ronaldo Xavier SWARL Callsign PR7036SWL Cabedelo, Brazil (UTC-3) Message: 11 Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" Subject: [HCDX] KGZ and MMR at 00.30 UT on Sept 14 Heard at 00.35 UT on Sept 14 4010.184 kHz KGZ Kyrgyz Radio from Bishkek, but reception suffer heavily by European thunderstorm scratch noise level tonight. ... DX LISTENING DIGEST 19-36, September 5, 2019 Incorporating REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING edited by Glenn Hauser, USA ----------------------------------- ** BULGARIA. An overview of the history of Bulgarian medium-wave installations should never forget the ill fated installation near Cape Kaliakra on the Black Sea coast. It should have broadcast the Bulgarian domestic program Horizon on 774 kHz (150 kW, 2-mast antenna) and Soviet external programmes on 1125 kHz (2 x 500 kW, 8-mast antenna) for the eastern Mediterranean. The directional antenna, consisting of four active and four passive masts, was among the best that the Soviet antenna industry had to offer. This facility has also made it to Wikipedia. The information at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaliakra_transmitter apparently refers to an older version of http://www.predavatel.com/bg/6/kavarna because some of the information can be found in the files of the author under the year 2007. However, the following information refers to the 2019 version, which for example gives different data on the mast heights. In 1988, construction work started south of Bulgarevo. Until 1991 nine antenna masts of 135 to 169 m were built. But after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, a facility of this kind was no longer needed for a Soviet broadcaster. Work was discontinued in 1992. In 1993/94 there were talks to get Western broadcasters involved (Voice of America, BBC and Deutsche Welle) but no agreements were reached. In 2001, a 75 kW transmitter originally destined for the site was put into service at Vakarel as a longwave transmitter on 261 kHz. In 2005, broadcasting antennas for VHF broadcasting were installed on two masts, but obviously they were consolidated to one mast at a later date. In January 2014, six of the nine antenna masts were demolished. Since August 2016, according to the research of Wolfgang Büschel, only the northwesternmost mast is still standing. The coordinates 43 ° 23'24 "N, 28 ° 25'05" E given at http://www.predavatel.com/bg/6/kavarna will take you directly to it in Google Maps. However, the further dismantling of masts is not mentioned at http://www.predavatel.com/bg/6/kavarna. (Dr Hansjoerg Biener, 4 September 2019, DX LISTENING DIGEST) http://www.predavatel.com provides a lot of information on the current situation of Bulgarian radio stations as well as many historical data. Google translate does not always give an adequate translation into German, but it seems that not all medium wave stations are covered (for example Petrich 747 kHz). These links are recommended for some information on medium wave stations. http://www.predavatel.com/bg/1/sofia http://www.predavatel.com/bg/2/blagoevgrad http://www.predavatel.com/bg/3/plovdiv http://www.predavatel.com/bg/4/stara-zagora http://www.predavatel.com/bg/6/kavarna - including information on a Megawatt project never finished, see also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaliakra_transmitter http://www.predavatel.com/bg/7/silistra (Dr Hansjoerg Biener, 4 September 2019, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BULGARIA. Scrapping and total elimination of medium and shortwave facilities in Southeastern Europe / Balkan states over the past decades. Browse through Google Earth images on August 26, 2019. Many MW plants within Bulgaria were dismantled / scrapped between 2013 and 2018. The Plovdiv shortwave center with 11 curtain antennas, The rotatable 8 x dipole series large antenna in Sept 2013, the railway iron ring of the revolving antenna device is still visible. Stamboliyski 30kW 648 746 1449 kHz until August 2013. Location Pleven Gravitsa in June / July 2014. Stara Zagora Mogila 873 kHz 60 kW 165 degr in December 2014. MW Dragoman 963 kHz, Kardzali 963 1296 kHz, Petrich 747 kHz, Pirin 702 kHz, Shumen 747 828 kHz, Suvorovo 745 kHz, in August 2016. Varna 774 kHz only in July 2018. And around Varna, a large short-wave interference transmitter center against US Radio Liberty / Svoboda, in direction to exUSSR Moldova, Ukraine, Caucasus, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan. Blagoevgrad MW 864 kHz (but also old Stoersender direction Balkan and Eastern Bulgaria, Georgia, Caucasus, Armenia, against Radio Liberty / Radio Free Europe) in March 2018. Radio Sofia former Foreign sce / US RFE relay on mediumwave at north- western Bulgaria border zone towards western Europe at Vidin Vodna location, 1224 kHz 205 deg azimuth 300 kW, SV2+2 sidefire directional antenna + single non-dir masts, still visible in 2019. In the 1989/1990 years, planned and under construction 6 of total 8 masts f the SV4+4 Sidefire antenna (USSR design type like in Kaliningrad Bolshakovo center of 1976) Kavarna Kaliakra location, mediumwave site ruin, 50 km north of Varna on Black Sea coast, planned Radio Moscow USSR relay of 1000 kW power, large transmitter for Greece, Libya, Tunisia target on MW 1161 kHz. Built never finished and be never in use. After August 2016, the north-westernmost mast (1 out of 8) remained probably only used for VHF, TV and mobile phones. vy73 de (Wolfgang DF5SX, BC-DX 31 Aug via DXLD) ** RUSSIA. RUN UP THE OSTANKINO TV TOWER 2019 On August 24, a branch of the RTRS "Moscow RC" conducted a vertical run to the Ostankino television tower. The competition was attended by more than 30 athletes from 12 countries, who climbed 1,704 steps through a narrow metal staircase inside the trunk of the TV tower and reached the observation deck at an altitude of 337 meters. The length of the vertical distance is 686 meters. The metal staircase inside the barrel of the tower is more than 50 years old, 1 meter wide, and the angle of inclination varies from 39 to 56 degrees. There is no natural light throughout the course, which makes climbing a difficult challenge. A new record was set by the Polish athlete Petr Lobodzinski - 9 minutes 36 seconds. The second result for Wai Ching Song from Malaysia - 10 minutes 6 seconds. The third to the finish line ran Italian Alexis Trujillo - 10 minutes 17 seconds. A record was also set among women, Valentina Belotti from Italy ran to the observation deck in 10 minutes 54 seconds. The second result from Susie Walsham from Australia - 11 minutes 40 seconds. Bronze from the winner of the race last year - 12 minutes 46 seconds, American Cindy Harris. Last year, the German athlete Christian Riedl became the winner of the men's race, setting a record of 9 minutes 51 seconds. In women, the winner was the American Cindy Harris, reaching the finish line in 12 minutes 15 seconds. https://moscow.rtrs.ru/prof/rtrs-region/newspaper/zabeg-na-ostankinskuyu-telebashnyu-2019/ (Rus-DX Sept 1 via DXLD) ** RUSSIA. Voice of Russia DRM Tests? 1 File292.5kB JPG293kB 70397213_1300051126854884_7556317795588243456_o.jpg Download Good Evening all, I seen on a Japanese group I am in that one of their members was receiving DRM from Voice of Russia on 12025 kHz. I further investigated this and on the HFCC Global DRM Transmissions; it is indeed listing Voice of Russia 12025 kHz transmitting from Komsomolsk Amur, Russia which is on the far east of Russia with a power of 25 kW & an azimuth of 34 degrees. It's listed to run from the 5th September to the 27th October 2019. Attached is a screen grab from a SDR in Fukushima, Japan. Is this a possible return by Voice of Russia to the air even just purely by DRM? Best Regards, (Jordan Heyburn, NI, WOR iog via DXLD) Per drmna@yahoogroups.com this is from VoR Komsomolsk on Amur. As reported by Brendan Wahl and Terje Isberg. EssGee VU2UT (i.e. Sudipta Ghose, India, Sept 4, WOR iog via DXLD) Mystery Russian shortwave DRM test throughout Chukotka, August 31: 2000-1000 11615 K/A 250 kW / 034 deg Russian PROPAGATION TEST AM 2000-1000 12025*K/A 100 kW / 034 deg Russian Mystery Russian DRM *alternative 15735 K/A 100 kW / 034 Russian Mystery Russian DRM https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/mystery-russian-drm-broadcasting.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News September 2, DX LISTENING DIGEST) blog leads not to audio clip but to: http://drmnainfo.blogspot.com/2019/08/mystery-russian-drm-test.html with more about this including a press release very similar to something already published here. A Sept 5 f/up gives powers for these as 25 kW, and 250 maybe a typo for that (gh) I think no. As far as I know the Voice of Russia as an organization was also dissolved. This is purely a scientific test (Tibor Gaal, Hungary, WORO iog via DXLD) Changes of Mystery Russian DRM transmissions effective from Sept 5 2000-0300 12025 K/A 100 kW / 034 deg FERu Russian DRM, ex 2000-1000UT 0300-1000 15735 K/A 100 kW / 034 deg FERu Russian DRM, ex alternative 2000-1000 11615 K/A 250 kW / 034 deg FERu PROPAGATION TEST, unchanged https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2019/09/changes-of-russian-drm-transmissions.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News September 3-4, WORLD OF RADIO 1998, DX LISTENING DIGEST) BROADCASTING IN RUSSIAN. FOREIGN RADIO STATIONS ============================== China -------- Addition to the information in the previous issue of the bulletin. Regarding the program schedule of China National Radio, which Rumen Pankov mentioned. There is a site: http://www.radio.cn/pc-portal/erji/radioStation.html It is enough to open websites through the translator and you can find out what the transfer is about. True, the translator translates the Kazakh program as "Arabic translation". Schedule Time - Beijing (UTC + 8) (Ivan Zeleny, Nizhnevartovsk, Russia) Romania -------------- Letter from the radio station Interradio Romania. "Good afternoon, dear Victor, Thank you for your letter and for the reports. As for your question, we answer: The Board of Directors of the Romanian Radio did not approve the proposal to close the broadcast of IRR in short waves. This was one of the proposals made by the management, in view of the reduction of expenses of the company. At the moment, our broadcasting is not threatened with termination, even negotiations were held on new frequencies for the winter of 2019-2020. These are not the first such attempts to switch to Internet broadcasting and we hope that in our work there will be changes only for the better. We hope our answer satisfies you. All the best to you and 73! Russian service IRR " (Victor Varzin, Leningrskaya oblast, Kommunar, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx") WEB RADIO AND TV IN RUSSIAN ============================ The television. Russia. Moscow. ------------ Nano TV. W: http://tv-nano.ru/ Nano TV is a cable satellite channel dedicated to nanotechnology and innovation. Innovations in Russia and the world are represented by leading experts behind new technologies of world significance. Due to the accurate positioning of the channel, as well as extensive partnerships, the channel "NANO" has access to unique developments by Russian scientists. Radio. Belgorod region. Belgorod. ---------------------------------------------- W: mirbelogorya.ru Radio "Mir Belogorye" has changed the musical clothing of the ether, or jingles. So called vocal and instrumental screensavers that create mood and atmosphere, and most importantly - you can recognize the radio station from them, distinguish it from others and remember what its chip is. Radio "Mir Belogorye" is time-tested music. And this is local news, a poster, reports. Therefore, we took the local ensemble of folk instruments and proven hits of the 70-80s. The record turned out to be inimitable. Recall that you can listen to the radio "World of Belogorye" not only on FM-waves, but also online on our website. There is also an archive of the brightest radio projects. Programs "ProRok", "Without Extra Words", "This Day in Music", "Boring Classics", special reports. You can listen to them in podcasts at a time convenient for you. Youtube / Mir Belogorye / New jingles on the radio "Mir Belogorye" (backstage) Elena Kalugina, Elena Zachepa, mirbelogorya.ru (http://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__74852/) QSL WORLD ======== AG = Alexander Golovikhin, Tolyatti, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" DE = Dmitry Elagin, Saratov, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" IZ = Ivan Zeleny, Nizhnevartovsk, Russia KB = Konstantin Barsenokov, St. Petersburg, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" PI = Pavel Ivanov, Belgorod, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" & "open_dx" Canada ---------- Bible Voice Broadcasting - QSL-card (9490 kHz / 17.10 UTC / 05-08-2019); Sent from Canada on August 21, received on September 12, 2019; Blog: https://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2017/09/bible-voice-broadcasting.html (KB) China ------------ Received (in 1 day) e-QSL for receiving CNR 13 Uyghur Radio (15390 kHz, via Lingshi). Report sent to: yinglian [at] cri.com.cn (IZ) Esvatini -------------- TWR Swaziland - e-QSLs (11820, 9940 kHz / 15.30, 18.00 UTC / 11-09-2019); Topics of QSLs: giraffes and antenna tower (separately, of course :) Two weeks earlier, three reports were confirmed, but - two e-QSLs turned out to be with the same themes (cactus tree - this one already came). I asked Lorraine to fix this incident, there was no answer. He sent two new reports focusing on confirmation topics. Happened. Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2019/03/twr-africa.html (KB) Germany -------------- Channel 292 - e-QSL (7440 kHz / 19.10 UTC / 09-09-2019); Blog: https://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2017/01/channel-292.html (KB) - Deutsche Welle - QSL-card (11800 kHz / 18.00 UTC / 06-08-2019); The QSL theme is the same (retro receivers), the design has been slightly changed; Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2017/02/deutsche-welle.html (KB) Guam -------- KTWR Guam - e-QSL (12120 kHz / 15.15 UTC / 31-08-2019); Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2017/06/ktwr-twr-india.html (Kb) India --------- * Received (in 80 days) a QSL card from All India Radio for receiving the Russian (11560 kHz, via Bengaluru) and the Arab service (9620 kHz, via Aligarh). The report was sent to: spectrum-manager [at] air.org.in (IZ) * All India Radio - QSL-card (9445 kHz / 21.50 UTC / 11-06-2019); QSL theme: cave drawing of a bull, Bhimbetka; Departure unknown (missed the postmark), arrival 12-09-2019; A month ago, I received a QSL card for the February report; two reports for April apparently remain unanswered (since confirmation came in June). I sent a letter to the Russian edition of AIR with a request to clarify this question - why did there happen such a break in the QSL mailing list this year? By the way, for the first time in four years, the card is filled in a different handwriting - did the employee change? ... Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2017/06/all-india-radio.html (KB) Madagascar ----------------- Received (in 113 days) a QSL card for receiving "Madagascar World Voice - KNLS" (9845 kHz, via Mahajanga) in Russian. Report sent to: mwvradio [at] gmail.com (IZ) Malaysia --------------- RTM Wai FM A new e-QSL card was received from RTM Wai FM for the report of September 11, 2019. Moreover, as I understood from the answer of the P&K Team, Radio Televisyen Malaysia will no longer send paper originals of QSL cards. http://freerutube.info/2019/09/13/e-qsl-rtm-wai-fm-malajziya-sentyabr-2019-goda/ (DE) Netherlands ------------------ Radio Johnny Tobacco (pirate stn / HOL) - e-QSL (6275 kHz / 22.10 UTC / 07-09-2019); Reception via KiwiSDR / Swetzerland; Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2019/09/normal-0-false-false-false-ru-x-none-x.html (KB) - Radio Casanova (pirate stn / HOL) - e-QSL (6230 kHz / 11.33 UTC / 08-09-2019); Reception via KiwiSDR / Denmark; Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2018/10/radio-casanova.html (KB) Philippines ----------------- FEBC Radio - e-QSL (12020 kHz / 12.00 UTC / 01-09-2019); QSL Theme: Stilts Beach, Calatagan, Batangas; Blog: https://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2017/10/febc.html (KB) Russia / Germany -------------------------- Received QSL from Voice of the Andes for the reception on August 24th I want to say that the reception in Russian is disgusting, but in Chechen it's wonderful. (AG) Taiwan ------------ I received a QSL card from the Russian RTi service (2019 -8) for the reception on August 14. at a frequency of 5900 kHz. (AG) Thailand ------------- VOA / IBB Thailand - e-QSLs (monitoring of three frequencies 12-09-2019); The answer came again from Salvador Galang (bgalang [at] usagm.gov), who kindly confirmed three reports on receiving different e-QSLs. To the question of where it is better to send the report - directly to his mail or to manager_philippines [at] bbg.gov, Salvador answered: "Just continue using the manager_philippines [at] usagm.gov e-mail address" (another domain). Blog: https://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2016/07/voice-of-america.html (KB) USA / Philippines -------------------------- Received two eQSLs from Voice of America. (PI) QSL mail --------------- Received e-QSL for receiving FEBA Radio (11580 kHz, via Agana) in Malayalam. The report was sent via the form on the website: twr.org and by e-mail: info [at] twr.asia (IZ) CALENDAR - HISTORY OF DX-HOBBY AND RADIO ========================================= September 1 ---------------- September 1 marks the 10th anniversary of the beginning of Radio Dacha broadcasting in Vladivostok, Primorskiy kray. "Radio Dacha broadcasts to the city at a frequency of 104.7 FM and is one of the three best radio stations in Vladivostok. The regional partner of Radio Dacha is Program Transmission LLC, and the general director is D. Gubar. In honor of the anniversary on August 31, a festive program was held on Sports Embankment. The best hits of "Radio Dacha" were performed by the musical groups "Briolin" and The Rabbits. Also, guests of the radio station were waiting for giveaways, funny contests and pleasant surprises from the hosts of Radio Dacha. (http://www.krutoymedia.ru/news/6540.htm) - September 1 marks the fifth anniversary of Love Radio broadcasting in Vyborg, Leningradskaya oblast, with a broadcast frequency of 99.8 FM. Coverage of the population - 90.0 thousand people. The regional partner of Love Radio is Vernye Resheniya LLC, its director is O. Chernykh (http://www.krutoymedia.ru/news/6542.htm) September 3 ----------------- September 3, five years from the start of Love Radio broadcasting in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. In Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, with a population of 260 thousand people, Love Radio broadcasts at a frequency of 100.8 FM. Love Radio's regional partner is Radio Kamchatka LLC, General Director O. Surina Surina (http://www.krutoymedia.ru/news/6542.htm) - September 3, five years from the start of Love Radio broadcasting in Ostrogozhsk. In the city of Ostrogozhsk, Voronezhskaya oblast, you can hear Love Radio at a frequency of 106.7 FM. Coverage of the population - 33.4 thousand people. Regional partner - LLC Alfa-Yar, Director - I. Varenikova (http://www.krutoymedia.ru/news/6542.htm) 5 september --------------- September 5, 2014 Kaluga, a broadcasting frequency of 100.6 FM, joined the Love Broadcasting regional network. Coverage of the population - 355 thousand people. The regional partner of Love Radio is Niagara Foods LLC, director is Y. A. Cossack (http://www.krutoymedia.ru/news/6542.htm) 1988 ------- Archive. Anatoly Klepov. Moscow. Russia. Confirmation of admission. USSR. Turkmen SSR. Ashgabat. October 13, 1988 / 21.35-22.03 MSC / 4825 kHz Radio Television Confirmation Blog: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2019/09/blog-post_8.html Broadcast Confirmation Blog: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2019/09/blog-post_38.html WORLD NEWS. ============= * Сongratulations ------------------------ Dear Glenn, congratulations on the upcoming anniversary numbers 2000 DX LISTENING DIGESTS. I wish you all the very best and good health! Anatoly Klepov, Moscow, Russia Bulletin "RUS-DX" * Romania ------------- In Russian. Interradio Romania. 09/07/2019 The program "Club DX" - Author and host: Tatyana Codreanu. Subject: Analysis of the reception of the Russian IRR service at the beginning of September 2019. Duration: minutes - 5:25 https://www.rri.ro/ru_ru/07_09_2019-2603723 (http://www.rri.ro/ru_ru/pages/home/) * Chinese astronomers spotted mysterious signals from the depths of space. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ Chinese astronomers working on the world's largest spherical radio telescope have recorded mysterious radio signals coming from a source 3 billion light-years distant from Earth. On Monday, September 9, according to Xinhua. It is noted that we are talking about repeated fast radio bursts. "The signals were received at the world's largest spherical radio telescope with a five-hundred-meter aperture, they were carefully checked and processed," the agency quotes a statement by experts from the Chinese Astronomical Observatories at the PRC Academy of Sciences. Fast radio bursts are radio pulses lasting several milliseconds. Until now, scientists have no valid explanation of their nature. Earlier in September, specialists from the Sun's X-ray Astronomy Laboratory of the Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported that this summer there was not a single flash on the Sun that could have an impact on the Earth. (https://iz.ru/919397/2019-09-09/astronomy-zafiksirovali-neizvestnyi-radiosignal-iz- kosmosa?utm_source=yxnews&utm_medium=desktop&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fyandex.ru%2Fnews) * Switzerland ---------------- Switzerland officially ceases analogue FM broadcasting in 2024. Switzerland officially announced that analog FM broadcasting in this country will be discontinued in 2024. The corresponding statement was made by the Deputy Director of the Swiss Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) Bernard Meissen. An OFCOM press release states that Meissen's decision is based on existing agreements and legal regulations governing the broadcast industry. According to a study commissioned by OFCOM, currently only 17% of Swiss radio listeners receive radio programs from the air of analogue FM stations. Swiss radio companies are already planning to curtail broadcasting in the VHF band (and, in particular, analog FM broadcasting) by 2024. 80% of private radio stations agreed with this decision back in 2015, and in October 2017 the Swiss Federal Council approved the deadlines for terminating broadcasting in the VHF band. Meissen said that the regulator of the communications sector in Switzerland will extend existing licenses, which expire in December 2019, to 2024. However, he admits the possibility of reducing the validity of licenses with the consent of the radio industry. Data collected every six months by OFCOM shows a steady decline in interest in analogue FM broadcasts. At the same time, out of the 100 minutes that an average listener spends every day on the radio, approximately 65 minutes are spent listening to digital radio programs. In just three and a half years, interest in digital radio has grown by 16%. At the same time, the share of VHF broadcasting for the same period decreased by 16% - from 51% to only 35%. Digital radio has supplanted analogue FM broadcasting in the life of the Swiss at home and at work, however, this trend does not yet apply to vehicles. Research data indicates that 56% of the total listening to the radio in the car is listening to the programs of analog FM stations. However, despite the fact that FM so far dominates in car dealerships, digital radio penetration is growing in this sector as well. Recall that in Switzerland they also plan to scale down digital terrestrial television broadcasting, leaving only satellite broadcasting. In 2017, Norway became the first country in the world to abandon analog broadcasting in favor of numbers. The country has switched to digital broadcasting in the DAB standard, despite the fact that only 49% of Norwegian motorists are able to receive DAB radio in their car dealerships. However, the analog-to-digital transition of the radio in Norway has only affected national radio stations. Most local stations in Norway continue to broadcast analog FM broadcasts. And, for example, in the UK the government decided on the criteria that will be used to determine the date of the country's transition to digital broadcasting technology. According to the decision of the British regulatory authorities to set the exact date for the radio to switch from analog to digital, the proportion of time spent by British listeners listening to digital radio programs should exceed 50% of the total volume of radio listening. Boris Skuratovsky (http://mediasat.info/2019/09/09/switzerlands-fm-end-of-2024/) * Thailand. ------------- Radio Thailand World Service. Temporary Shortwave Broadcast Schedule Effective October 1st 2019. In English. UTC / kHz 00.00-00.30 / 15590 00.30-01.00 / 15590 02.00-02.30 / 15590 05.30-06.00 / 17640 11.45-12.00 / 5875 12.30-13.00 / 9390 13.00-13.15 / 9390 14.00-14.30 / 9390 19.00-20.00 / 9920 20.00-20.15 / 9920 20.30-20.45 / 9920 (Mauno Ritola, Finland / https://www.facebook.com/groups/wrthgroup/) * Denmark ------------- In a completely unexpected move the Danish authorities has withdrawn the permission to use out of band frequencies (on a non interference basis) for World Music Radio (WMR). This means that WMR will be ceasing operations on 5840 and 15805 kHz tomorrow Sunday September 15th 2009 at 2200 UTC. WMR may return to shortwave - using frequencies inside the official SW bands - but this may take several months. Meanwhile WMR continues being available via internet streaming at www.wmr.dk - and hopefully also soon on medium wave 927 kHz in Copenhagen. Reception reports may be sent to wmr@wmr.dk - or to World Music Radio, PO Box 112, DK-8960 Randers SØ, Denmark (please enclose return postage). Best 73s Stig Hartvig Nielsen, www.wmr.dk (Stig Hartvig Nielsen, https://www.facebook.com/groups/wrthgroup/) 73!