--------------------------------- "RUS-DX" # 1119 Broadcasting of Russia, plus countries of near and far abroad countries. Sunday / 7 February 2021 --------------------------------- 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. ------------------------------------------------------------- "RUS-DX" may not be redistributed without permission. If quoting from the bulletin, please list the original reporter and "RUS-DX" as source. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sorry, but here is only a machine translation. Machine translation: http://translate.google.ru & https://translate.yandex.ru/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- RUSSIA ======= Network radio. Nashe radio. ----------------------------------------- Nashe Radio began broadcasting in two more cities. From February 1, the radio station can be heard in the city of Sarov, Nizhny Novgorod region, broadcasting frequency 89.9 MHz. The potential number of listeners is 96 thousand people. Also, "Nashe Radio" can now be listened to by residents of the city of Kirishi, Leningrad Region, at 103.6 MHz. The potential number of listeners there is 50 thousand people. Let us remind you that in January the city of Tikhoretsk in the Krasnodar Territory was connected to the regional network of Nashe Radio. Nashe Radio is one of the leading Russian radio stations and is part of Multimedia Holding. The radio station's music playlist is based on such groups as Agatha Christie, DDT, Alisa, Zemfira, Spleen, Time Machine, King and Jester, BI-2 and many others. For more than 10 years "Nashe Radio" has been organizing the largest festival in the post-Soviet space "Invasion". nsn.fm (http://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__79355/) Network radio. Radio Dacha. ---------------------------------------- Two cities at once joined the Radio Dacha broadcasting network: Tikhoretsk of the Krasnodar Territory and Davlekanovo of the Republic of Bashkortostan. The total coverage of the population is 126.8 thousand people. The broadcasting frequency of Radio Dacha in Tikhoretsk is 98.1 FM. Regional partner of Radio Dacha - LLC NTK Tikhoretsk-TV, director - S.S.Safonov The broadcasting frequency of Radio Dacha in Davlekanovo is 105.2 FM. Regional partner of Radio Dacha - RECORD LLC, general director - AA Gallyamova Radio Dacha is one of the leading radio stations of Krutoy Media. It confidently leads in the duration of listening among competitors in an audience of 12+, is in the TOP-10 in terms of audience share and in the TOP-10 of the country's most rated radio stations. Every day, more than 6.2 million people in Russia tune in to the Radio Dacha wave, and 16 million people every week *. The regional broadcasting network "Radio Dacha" has 258 transmitters located in the cities of Russia and neighboring countries. The official site of Radio Dacha: radiodacha.ru. * Data from Mediascope, Radio Index - Russia, 100K +, April - September 2020, 12+, 35+, Reach Dly, AQH Share, TSL Dly. (http://www.krutoymedia.ru/news/7876.htm) Kostromskaya oblast. Kostroma. ---------------------------------------- Radio Dly dvoich will sound in Kostroma at 88.4 FM. This is great news for those who love melodic English music and are used to musical comfort. The radio station's playlist consists of the best compositions of Western artists from the era of "golden hits of the 90s" (Sting, Madonna, Roxette, Mylene Farmer, Elton John) to the most popular novelties of contemporary artists (Sia, LP, Adele, Imani, etc.). The radio station Radio Dly dvoich is already playing in a number of Russian cities. And it is part of the M10MEDIA holding, which broadcasts radio stations: Radio Vanya, Peter FM, Radio Dly dvoich and Popular Classics. Radio station website: rddfm.ru (http://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__79331/) Krasnodarskiy kray. ----------------------------- Russian Hit continues to build a regional network. The radio station started broadcasting in Tikhoretsk, Krasnodar Territory. The radio uniting fans of music in Russian is available to listeners on a frequency of 93.4 FM. The potential audience in the district is 125.4 thousand people. Regional partner of "Russian Hit" - LLC "NTK" Tikhoretsk-TV ", director - Safonov S.S. Russian Hit is one of the radio stations of Krutoy Media. It broadcasts in 19 cities of Russia and neighboring countries, including Moscow on a frequency of 99.6 FM. Every day on the air of "Russian Hit" all the best from the world of Russian music sounds - hot new items and time- tested hits performed by the brightest stars. Every week, 930 thousand people tune to the frequency of a radio station in Moscow, daily - 297 thousand people *. The official site of the radio "Russian Hit": radio-Russianhit.rf. * Data from Mediascope, Radio Index - Moscow, October - December 2020, 12+, Reach Dly, Reach, thousand people (http://www.krutoymedia.ru/news/7878.htm) Primorsky Krai. ------------------------- 2021 for the Primorskaya Wave started with the launch of broadcasting in Partizansk on January 4! In January, we rebuilt the equipment ... And now we can officially announce! Listen to Hits of the 80s, 90s, 2000s in Partizansk and the district on 100.3 FM Now broadcasting of Radio "Primorskaya Volna" is available in 4 cities of Primorye: 1. Ussuriysk 90.0 FM 2. Nakhodka 101.9 FM 3. Lesozavodsk 105.1 FM 4. Partizansk 100.3 FM Well, if in your city there is still no Radio "Primorskaya Volna", visit our website http://www.primvolna.ru and listen to the air on the Internet in excellent quality anywhere in the world! Source: https://vk.com/primvolna (https://vk.com/radioitv) Republic of Crimea. Feodosia. ------------------------------------------ Since the beginning of February Radio JAZZ has expanded its geography to one more broadcasting city. The city of Feodosia, the Republic of Crimea has joined the jazz music lovers. Now, more than 68 thousand people living on the southeast coast of the Black Sea will be able to enjoy programs, interesting rubrics and the best compositions of jazz, soul and blues at a frequency of 98.5 MHz around the clock. (https://multimediaholding.ru/radio-jazz-teper-zvuchit-i-v-feodosii/) Republic of Tatarstan. --------------------------------- DFM. Bugulma. On the air at 98.3 MHz! Transmitter power - 30 W, coverage - 92.8 thousand people. Source: https://vk.com/tatarstan_radiotv (https://vk.com/vcfm2014) - Radio Iskatel. Almetyevsk. On the air at 90.5 MHz! Transmitter power - 100 W, coverage - 183.5 thousand people. Source: https://vk.com/tatarstan_radiotv (https://vk.com/vcfm2014) Ryazanskaya oblast. Ryazan. ---------------------------------------- From February 1, Mix FM is broadcasting at 107.2 (Radio OK, which previously worked here, continues to broadcast in online format) Radio Day finally left the frequency 96.9. In the near future, Humor FM will start broadcasting here. Here are the related links - https://vk.com/wall-54820313_76162 (Andrey Seregin, Ryazan, Russia) Sverdlovskaya oblast. -------------------------------- The branch of RTRS "Sverdlovsk Regional Broadcasting Center" began broadcasting the radio program "Voskresenje" in Asbest, Kirovgrad, Azanka. The radio station programs in Asbestos are available at 97.1 MHz. The transmitter with a power of 0.1 kW covers more than 154 thousand people with a signal. In Kirovgrad, the Voskresenje program is broadcast at 91.1 MHz. The transmitter with a power of 0.03 kW covers more than 63 thousand people with a signal. In Azanka, the program is broadcast at 104.9 MHz. The 1 kW transmitter covers more than 48 thousand people with a signal. (https://ekburg.rtrs.ru/tv/analog/rtrs-nachal-translyatsiyu-radioprogrammy-voskresenie-v-asbeste-kirovgrade-azanke-/) Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. --------------------------------------- On February 1, 2021, the branch of the RTRS "Far Eastern RC" began broadcasting the radio station "Radio Russii" in the village of Yanrakynnot. More than 300 residents of the village can access the radio station on a frequency of 105.1 MHz. The launch of the radio station is part of a joint program to expand the broadcasting network of the VGTRK and RTRS companies. The goal is to create a new radio broadcasting network "Radio Russii", "Mayak" and "Vesti FM". To make FM radio accessible to the majority of Russians. Earlier, in the course of the federal target program "Development of television and radio broadcasting in the Russian Federation for 2009-2018", the radio stations "Radio Russii", "Mayak" and "Vesti FM" were included in the first multiplex along with 10 TV channels. To broadcast them in the Chukotka Autonomous District, the RTRS branch created a network of 30 transmitting stations. At first they were equipped with television broadcasting equipment. After that, RTRS specialists installed broadcasting transmitters at the facilities. Source: https://vk.com/chukotkagov (https://vk.com/vcfm2014) Kaleidoscope of news ================== * Radio Panorama program. -------------------------------------- Moscow. Worldwide radio network. In Russian. 02/06/2021 The "Radio Panorama" program for lovers of long-distance radio reception. Author and host - Vadim Alekseev. - Mobile geolocation data will become more accessible to law enforcement officers in the Russian Federation - #RFE_RL fined for not labeling media "foreign agents" - Launched another batch of #Starlink satellites into orbit - #FCC warns against illegal use of amateur radio equipment in the US - # NRKU resumed regular broadcasting on MW - China resumes MW broadcasting to Taiwan and expands #DRM to HF - Voice of Vietnam #VoV replaces some frequencies - Rimantas Pleikis died - Current situation with broadcasting #WRN Publish - Publish the details of the program and sound file on the page. Publication and preparation of a sound file - Vladimir Emelyanov, Samara. (https://vk.com/dxing) * Registration of radio receivers in the USSR in 1939. ---------------------------------- In Russian. Extract from the instructions of the People's Commissariat of Communications and the All-Union Radio Committee ... https://vk.com/club59176345?z=photo-59176345_457242420%2Fwall-59176345_16870 (Ant Borey, St. Petersburg, Russia / https://vk.com/club59176345) * Northern lights above the RTRS mast in the village of Nadvoitsy in Karelia. --------------------------------------- https://vk.com/rtrs_info?z=video2488192_456239787%2Ff40c8ac22f5370f9bf%2Fpl_wall_-26819787 (Andrey Vorobyov, Petrozavodsk, Russia https://vk.com/club59176345) * The most indestructible radios in the USSR, which were given out for free. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Russian. They were produced in very large quantities, but few had them for personal use. They were required to work in any conditions, up to a nuclear strike from the enemy. This class was called "combined arms broadcasting receivers" ... Details - https://zen.yandex.ru/media/poleznoe/samye-neubivaemye-radiopriemniki-sssr-kotorye-vydavalis-besplatno- 601701e85930a614f24405cf (https://vk.com/club3877182) * A memorial plaque was opened in Moscow in honor of the famous announcer Yuri Levitan. ----------------------------------------------- A memorial plaque in honor of the legendary announcer Yuri Levitan appeared at the entrance to the famous Radio House on Pyatnitskaya, 25. The opening ceremony is in the Ria.ru photo feed. - The memorial plaque is a granite medallion with a bronze bust and the inscription: "Voice of Victory Yuri Levitan. From 1949 to 1983 he worked in this building." - The opening ceremony was preceded by the famous callsigns of Levitan: "Attention! This is Moscow speaking! All radio stations of the Soviet Union are working!" - Dmitry Kiselev, the general director of the Russia Today media group, recalled that Levitan's voice inspired hundreds of millions of Soviet people in the most difficult times. - Aide to the President, Chairman of the Russian Military Historical Society Vladimir Medinsky took part in the opening ceremony of the memorial plaque. - Among the guests of honor was the famous Soviet TV and radio host Anna Shatilova. - The opening of the plaque in memory of Yuri Levitan became part of the anniversary events of the Russia Today media group, timed to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Information Bureau. - From the Sovinformburo, which was founded two days after the start of the Great Patriotic War, the history of the Novosti Press Agency, RIA Novosti and the international media group Russia Today. - During the year, a number of projects dedicated to the history of these agencies will be implemented on the resources of the media group and on external sites. - Bust in memory of the All-Union radio announcer Yuri Levitan on Pyatnitskaya, 25 in Moscow. (https://ria.ru/20210202/levitan-1595660810.html) * How to make your own radio on the Internet. --------------------------------------------------- In Russian. Recently, the fashion for broadcasting has opened on the Internet. Simultaneously with the development of video streaming, radio is experiencing a new wave of popularity. True, now it is Internet radio - after all, voice and music are transmitted not only via FM waves, but also via the Internet. You can call it whatever you like - podcast or audio stream, the main thing is that all this can be done in the form of a radio station itself. Let's consider what advantages this solution has and how to assemble a working version of a real station on the knee ... Detail - https://club.dns-shop.ru/blog/t-167-radiopri-mniki/43485-kak-sdelat-svoe-radio-v-internete/ (https://www.dns-shop.ru/) * What Grundig receiver did the homework dentist Rudik have? --------------------------------------------------- In Russian. "And there is a dentist-homeworker Rudik, he has a Grundig receiver, everyone knows this line from Vysotsky's song. So it became interesting, what model of a Grundig radio receiver could a simple USSR dentist Rudik have? The story of the appearance of this song by Vysotsky is interesting. November 13, 1976 on television showed the next issue of the program "Obvious-Incredible", dedicated to the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle. This practically shook the whole country: those who only yesterday propagated scientific atheism from TV screens suddenly openly admitted the existence of supernatural phenomena! The facts heard in the program quickly became overgrown with fantastic details and were hotly discussed at every corner ... Details - https://zen.yandex.ru/media/poleznoe/kakoi-priemnik-grundig-byl-u-dantistanadomnika-rudika- 5fba49d8572b862575c72735 (https://vk.com/dxing) * The reasons for the collapse of the USSR radio plants on the example of a small receiver. -------------------------------------- In Russian. In the USSR there were more than a hundred radio factories, each of which produced dozens of items of radio equipment. With the collapse of the USSR, factories one after another began to go bankrupt, and by the beginning of the 2000s, we had practically no factories that produced household radio equipment. To understand how a conventional radio factory works, consider the production of the simplest radio equipment - a pocket receiver. It would seem that even a school radio circle can collect such a trifle, but in reality everything is much more complicated ... Details - https://zen.yandex.ru/media/poleznoe/prichiny-razvala-radiozavodov-sssr-na-primere-malenkogo-priemnika- 601c48eca34fdb6f58a2e05f * Give the air to "radio hooligans" - they will definitely restore LW (MW) radio broadcasting in Russia. ------------------------------------ In Russian. I turn the control knob of my VEF-202, in the hope of catching a radio station in the MW range, at sunset they break through to the endless Russian expanses from abroad and suddenly I hear the painfully familiar intonation of the program ..... but it's a "radio hooligan" !!! ! It turns out that these days they continue to air !!!! For about 20 minutes, the guy was telling the story of rock albums, diluting the perky monologue with excerpts of compositions of the past years, after which the program ended abruptly. These 20 minutes my soul soared somewhere in the 70s, plunging into the balm of memories of a dashing youth ... Details - https://zen.yandex.ru/media/poleznoe/otdaite-efir-radiohuliganamoni-tochno-vosstanoviat-dv-sv- radiovescanie-v-rossii-5ff66a12d1a90641ca1de2e6 * How to restore broadcasting on Long and Medium waves. ---------------------------------------------- In Russian. What Hitler could not do, our smartphone lovers in the Kremlin managed to do. In 2014, by their decree, they turned off the last LW and MW radio stations in Russia. The argument is iron-hard to maintain. This means that the USSR was a very rich country, since it could contain 105 powerful radio stations in large cities of the country. All in all, there were more than 300 radio stations in the USSR, including the SW range. For some reason, we quickly forgot even the lesson of the Great Patriotic War. When the enemy reached the outskirts of Moscow, a new super-powerful radio station for broadcasting in the MW range was built at an accelerated pace in the Kuibyshev (now Samara) region. Soon the whole world was listening to the famous Levitanovskoe "Moscow Says" through a radio station near the village of Staroye Semeikino ... Details - https://zen.yandex.ru/media/poleznoe/kak-vosstanovit-radiovescanie-na-dlinnyh-i-srednih-volnah- 5fb08bf270f5da1bda409b43 LATVIA ======= Having won the recognition of the Russian audience, Avtoradio is heading for the Baltic countries. Avtoradio began broadcasting in Riga, the largest city in the Baltics, as well as in Kraslava. On the first day of February, one of the most successful Russian radio stations appeared on the air in the capital of Latvia. Top artists, best music hits and current programs - for residents of Riga now on 103.2 FM! Also "Autoradio" sounded on 96.1 FM in one of the cities located on the banks of the Daugava - Kraslava. The partner of the Gazprom-Media Radio holding, which is developing the format in Russia, is the Silver Group, which includes the world-famous Booking Group car rental service, the Enterprise Rent-A-Car franchise car rental company, and Chemispec, which specializes in additives for oil. - According to official polls and studies, people listen to the radio mostly in their cars, and Riga is no exception. Riga region is very dynamic, with an actively developing automobile infrastructure and mobility services. At the same time, the car news agenda is rather poorly represented at the radio stations of the metropolis, - commented Alain Baibekov, CEO of Silver Group, director of Avtoradio - Riga. - It is very important for us to have a strong strategic brand positioning - at Avtoradio it is 100% implemented. Having appeared in the early 90s in Russia as the first radio for motorists, Avtoradio quickly won the trust of listeners. Currently, it is not only the leader of the largest market - Moscow, but also a successful federal brand, broadcasting over 90% of the regions of Russia, including all million-plus cities. Staying true to its original mission, Avtoradio is constantly improving and has more than once become a trendsetter in FM fashion. For example, it was here, as part of the Murzilki Live show, that they were the first to bring to life the idea of a radio musical - now live concerts of famous artists have become the main feature of the radio station, they opened a radio studio in the most incredible locations - on board the yacht during navigation, on the highest observation deck in Europe PANORAMA360 and even on the shores of the Indian Ocean - in Zanzibar. Music festival "Autoradio" "Disco 80s" is very popular not only in Russia, but also in demand among the European public. For several years in a row before the pandemic, he invariably collected sold-outs in various cities in Germany. Avtoradio actively implements digital technologies and is even a leader among Russian radio stations in terms of YouTube subscribers, and is also included in the TOP-10 of the world rating. The audience of the main YouTube channel "Avtoradio" (youtube.com/user/AvtoradioMoscow) is over 2.51 million subscribers, and the total number of views of the video material exceeds 1.2 billion. Avtoradio holds several world records, and its success has been marked by many professional awards, including the prestigious international awards NAB International Broadcasting Excellence Award, NYF's International Radio Program Awards. "Autoradio - Riga" is a radio station with its own programming, which means that original programs and projects, content adapted to the local market, as well as answers to questions that concern residents of the entire region are on the air. Avtoradio broadcasting in Latvia is entirely in Russian, and the launch is accompanied by a bright image advertising campaign. In the Baltics, as in Russia, there are a very large number of radio stations. In Riga alone, where about 630 thousand people live today, there are about thirty of them. Moreover, 11 of them are Russian-speaking. It is obvious that there is a struggle for the advertising market, a struggle for the listener. However, the radio station does not doubt that by joint efforts with Russian partners they will achieve leadership in the ratings. "Our broadcasting license was issued for a period of 10 years, and we intend to seriously develop the on-air and digital part of the project," said Alen Baibekov, director of Avtoradio - Riga. - We are sure that a radio station with such a rich experience in strategic positioning and the slogan "First Automotive Radio" will be in demand by listeners in the long term. We already have Relax FM - a light and calm radio, where the female audience predominates. Now, Relax FM has been supplemented by Autoradio, which is more often chosen by male motorists, and from a business point of view, these two radio stations complement each other. Reference Information: Avtoradio is one of the first commercial radio stations in Russia. Laureate of many national awards and competitions, in her piggy bank there are only gold microphones of the main radio award of the country "Radiomania" today - 45! Winner of the prestigious NAB 2005 International Broadcasting Excellence Award, twice finalist for NYF's International Radio Program Awards. It is the leading radio station GPM Radio, one of the largest network stations in the country and the undisputed leader in the industry. More than 8 thousand cities and towns of the country fall into the zone of reliable reception of Avtoradio's air, and the daily audience in Russia is 18.4 million people (Mediascope, Radio Index - Russia 0+, January-June 2019, all day long). The frequency in Moscow is 90.3 FM. Website - www.avtoradio.ru. The Silver Group includes SIA Booking Group, Enterprise Rent-A-Car franchise car rental company, Relax FM radio station and SIA Chemispec, which produces chemical additives for oil and petroleum products. In June 2020, Silver Group acquired the shares of Autoradio Riga from XO Media Group with a broadcasting license in Riga and Kraslava until 2030. (https://www.gpmradio.ru/news-page/uid/20332) RELAY ====== INDIA(non) New time/frequency/tx site of Trans World Radio India in Urdu: 1500-1530 on 9290 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Urdu Daily relay FEBA Radio 1600-1630 on 7590 KCH 300 kW / 098 deg to SoAs Urdu IS CANCELLED, INACTIVE (Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria) ARMENIA(non) New schedule of TWR India on 9290 kHz via Yerevan 1315-1330 on 9290 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Mundari Mon/Tue 1315-1330 on 9290 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Kurux Wed-Fri 1315-1330 on 9290 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Kui Sat 1315-1330 on 9290 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Santhali Sun 1330-1345 on 9290 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Kharia Mon 1330-1345 on 9290 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Sadri Tue 1330-1345 on 9290 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Bondo Wed 1330-1345 on 9290 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Maghai Thu/Fri 1330-1345 on 9290 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Ho Sat 1330-1345 on 9290 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Maithili Sun 1345-1415 on 9290 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Hindi Daily 1415-1430 on 9290 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Hindi Mon-Fri 1415-1500 on 9290 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Hindi Sun 1430-1500 on 9290 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Punjabi Mon-Fri 1500-1530 on 9290 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Urdu Daily FEBA Radio No monitored English transmissions 1315-1530 on 9290 kHz via Yerevan! (Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria) KURDISTAN(non) BRB Denge Welat is again on 11530 kHz: 0600-1300 on 11530 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg to WeAs Kurdish 1300-1500 on 11530 KCH 300 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Kurdish 1500-1600 on 11530 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish Very good via SDR Tambov Russia from 1500UTC February 4 TRT Radio Erdogan at same time is on previous 11540 kHz (Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria) PARTNER CHANNELS AND INTERNET ============== Ydun's Medium Wave Info Editor: Ydun M. Ritz Denmark --------------- January 2021 Ukraine January 31, 2021 From February 1, the frequency of 549 kHz is launched, on which 1 program of the Ukrainian Radio. Broadcasting will be conducted from the Luch radio center, located on the border of the Kherson and Nikolaev regions. Transmitter power 400 kW. Victor Tsekhanovich, Kerch, Crimea, Russia in "RUS-DX" # 1118 via Anatoly Klepov (2021-01-31) Ukraine January 30, 2021 549 kHz, 13:55 UTC - Ukraine Radio 1 reactivation: https://cloud.mail.ru/public/h8YA/SqQKDTTyK Eduard to WOR groups.io (2021-01-30) Russia January 30, 2021 WRN Noginsk: now they seem to have a license to broadcast from Noginsk on 738 kHz (I assume that they use the ARRT antenna there from about 2006). https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=&sl=ru&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Frkn.gov.ru%2Fmass- communications%2Freestr%2Fteleradio%2F%3Fid%3D24767 Marco (2021-01-30) Lithuania January 26, 2021 On Sunday evening (24 January 2021), it was announced that Rimantas Pleikys (1958-2021), a journalist, political figure and founder of several radio stations, had died at the age of 64. He was the founder of M-1 (*1989), Radio Centras (*1990) and Radio Baltic Waves International (*2000). It was during his tenure as member of the Lithuanian parliament that he proposed a Radio Free Belarus, modelled after Radio Free Europe. The public response was unexpectedly negative, because the public did not want a deterioration of relations with the Eastern neighbour. Under a new name his project is still on the air on 1386 kHz with relays in Russian for RFE/RL and NHK World Radio Japan and in several languages for Polskie Radio. Rimantas Pleikys was also instrumental in saving the short wave station at Sitkunai by a new 100 kW short wave transmitter and a new curtain array. The new facility ended broadcasting in 2017. Obituaries can be found at https://www.15min.lt/naujiena/aktualu/lietuva/premjere-reiskia-uzuojauta-del-zurnalisto-politiko-rimanto-pleikio-mirties- 56-1444738 The google translation into English seems to reproduce the original fairly well. Dr Hansjoerg Biener (2021-01-26) Russia January 14, 2021 Recently I wrote to you that Radio-Gazeta Slovo (radio newspaper "Word") 828 kHz stopped broadcasting at night. Today Alexander Beryozkin from Saint Petersburg DX Club corrected me: they only reduced broadcasting at night, not stopped. They broadcast 06:00-14:00 UTC and 18:00-22:00 UTC (09:00-17:00 and 21:00-01:00 MSK). Sergey Kolomiytsev (2021-01-14) BC-DX 1454, 31 January 2021 Editor: Wolfgang Bueschel. Germany ----------------- ARMENIA Public Radio of Armenia (Pub). W: E: MW/SW: Via Gavar transmitting station. 1395 kHz Azeri 1730-1745 / daily Farsi 1645-1700 / daily Kurdish (Kurmanji) 1600-1630, 1630-1645 / daily Turkish 1700-1715 / daily (WRTH 2021) Ar Radio Intercontinental W: E: MW: [ERV] Gavar, Noratus: 864/1350/1377 kHz 1000 kW 864 kHz 1000 kW TWR relay, Gavar 1350 kHz 1000 kW TWR relay, Gavar 1377 kHz 1000 kW TWR relay, Gavar (WRTH 2021) Radio (Closed Joint Stock Company) (Tx Operator) MW: [ERV] Gavar, Noratus: 1314 kHz 1000 kW (Transmitter inactive at time of publication. {ZARYA mw antenna towards IRN, IRQ, KWT, ARM MW Srednyaya Bolshaya Zarya antenna ARM 26 masts, 2.2km long directional antenna, 1314kHz towards 180 degr} 1395 kHz 500 kW {new Nautel CAN MW tx type, SV4+4 ant access: ARM Kamo Gavar 1350 kHz directional MW SV4+4 sidefire 8mast antenna at 232degr azimuth towards TUR, CYP, LBN, SYR, ISR, JOR, EGY ... 1350 kHz Gavar 1000 kW 265 degr (towards Turkey and West Kurdish Kirmanji) I guess SV4+4 sidefire 8-mast antenna slewed by +25 degr? 1350 kHz Gavar 1000 kW 232 degr (towards Israel) I guess SV4+4 sidefire 8-mast antenna slewed by -8 degr? wb.} SW: [ERV] Gavar, Noratus: 3 x 100, 3 x 1000 kW 1314 kHz 1000 kW Public Radio of Armenia FS, Gavar (WRTH 2021; via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1117 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 24) Translated from German on this website: Noratus The Noratus broadcasting center was built in 1965 and went on air on 18 October of the same year for the first time during the construction phase. The systems were continuously expanded until the 1990s and are now capable of transmitting analogue as well as digital broadcasting. There are several broadcasting facilities in Noratus that can transmit radio programs. 12 different transmitter directions can be realized by means of transmitters with a power of 100 to 1000kW using highly efficient directional antennas. In addition to short-wave transmissions, Noratus also offers broadcasts in the medium-wave range. The former state broadcasting station is now operated privately and belongs to one of the largest and most equipped broadcasting facilities of the former USSR. The site covers 712 hectares. Overview of the used transmitters # Transmitter Call power Wave range type sign 1 BOB 2 PB-571 300/500/1000 kW Short wave 2 BOB 2 PB-685 300/500/1000 kW Short wave 3 CONDOR PB-1081 300/500/1000 kW Short wave 4 GROM PB-572 100 kW Short wave 5 GROM PB-575 100 kW Short wave 6 BOREY PB-602 1000 kW Medium wave 7 Nautel 500 kW Medium wave 8 100 kW Short wave 9 100 kW Medium wave Overview of the shortwave antennas used # antenna Preferential CIRAF zones Supply area direction degr 1 A104 / A102 / A89 42 32-35 Central and Eastern Russia 2 A97 65 43-45 Korea, Mongolia, Japan, China 3 A95 78 29-30, 43-44 China, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan 4 A84 / A85 100 40-41.49.54-55.58-60 India, Pakistan, SoEaAsia 5 A83 125 40.41 Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Iran 6 A92 / A93 192 39.48.53 Southern Arabia, parts of Africa 7 A99 / A100 / A103 222 37-39 UAE, North Africa, Central Africa 8 A90 245 37-39.47-48 Parts of Africa 9 A94 / A88 258 12,14,38-39,46 Turks, parts of Africa 10 A86 / A87 280 12-14.38-39.47 North Africa, Southern Europe 11 A80 / A81 305 1-6,10-11,27-28 Central EUR, parts of NoAmerica 12 A104 / A105 / A106 330 18-19,29 Northern and Eastern Europe (via David Martin, SW TXsite Febr 13, 2017) LITHUANIA 1386 kHz VST Anyksciai Viesintos, run 75 kW reduced of 200 kW Polish broadcasting service Polskie Radio replied to the report dated on December 3, 2020. I monitored the mid-wave frequency of 1386 kHz, at which, by the way, all the language services of the radio station are well heard in Moscow. In addition to the verification card, the radio station employees sent a small present. The envelope contained a T-shirt with the radio station's logo, a branded mobile speaker and a booklet. The Poles accompanied the contents of the envelope with a letter in which they thanked me for receiving their signal and wished me a Happy New Year. (Igor Kolke, Moscow-RUS, via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1118 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 31) 1386 kHz Polskie Radio, Russian Sce, via RBWI (LTU). QSL-card (1386 kHz, 16.00 UT on Dec 14). QSL Topic: Ksi?? Castle. Sent from Warsaw on December 29th, 2020, received on January 25th, 2021. Blog: (Konstantin Barsenkov, St. Petersburg-RUS, "rusdxplus" & "deneb-radio-dx" via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1118 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 31) LITHUANIA Rimantas Pleikys (1958-2021) RIP sk. Christian Milling informs of some very sad news from Lithuania: Again a radio personality is leaving this world way too soon. Yesterday it became known that the founder of the first private radio in the times of the Soviet Union, Radio M1 and the founder and operator of the medium wave 1386 kHz Radio Baltic Waves, Rimantas Pleykis died at the age of just 64. He was also instrumental in the early 2000s that the Sitkunai station got a completely new short wave infrastructure, among other things a direct antenna was built towards the USA. He was particularly active in researching the Soviet jamming system, which also created a book and video: "Empires of Noise" He told me his radio story and the story about Sitkunai site in 2017 when we produced a small feature about the end of the short wave and medium wave in Sitkunai, here as an AudioOnDemand in English: (Christian Milling-D, via Jari Lehtinen-FIN? on Suomen DX-Liitto F_B Group 25 Jan) LITHUANIA Founder of the first independent Lithuanian radio stations and ex-Minister of Communications dies at 64. In Lithuania, at the age of 64, a journalist, a former member of the Seim and the government, Rimantas Pleikis, died. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said that Pleikis will remain in the memory of the Lithuanian people as a member of the Seimas and the government, who has assumed responsibility for the fate of the state. "Having created and headed the first independent radio stations, he dismantled the information monopoly and opened the way for new generations of journalists," the president added. The Lithuanian leader also expressed condolences to the relatives of the deceased. Parliament Speaker Viktoria Chmilyte-Nielsen expressed condolences to the relatives and friends of Pleikis. "After the founding of the first non-state radio stations in Lithuania, Rimantas Pleikis became one of the leaders of the Lithuanian information movement. He showed an example of citizenship and courage both in the fateful January 1991 and later, taking responsibility for work in the Seim and the government," she said ... Pleikis graduated from Vilnius University with a degree in journalism. He worked as a lecturer at the Faculty of Journalism at Vilnius University, as an assistant editor of Lithuanian radio programs abroad. In 1989 he founded the first independent radio station, M-1. A year later, in 1990, he founded the radio station Radiocentras, of which he was editor-in-chief until 1995. From 1995 to 1996, he was the head of the Vilnius office of Kaunas plius TV. Later, Pleikis joined the Fatherland Union party and from 1996 to 2000 was a member of the Seimas, and in 1996-1998 - Minister of Communications. (Vilnius, 25 Jan - Sputnik; via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1118 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 31) Rimantas Pleikis. Photo. You can see it here The book "Radio censorship". Author Rimantas Pleikis. 2010 year. In contrast to the topic of foreign broadcasting, the topic of the radio- technical struggle between the "socialist" camp and the capitalist countries remains practically unknown to the mass reader. In this paper, the author - Rimantas Pleikis (former Minister of Communications of Lithuania in 1996-1998) examines in detail radio censorship (synonyms: radio protection, radio suppression, jamming, jamming, radio countermeasures, jamming anti-Soviet radio broadcasts, electronic warfare). Without exaggeration, this article, written in 2002-2003, closes another "white spot" in the confrontation between the two military-political blocs and reveals the technology of radio technical censorship. Unfortunately, only the electronic version of this study is available for Russian-speaking readers. The original of which - along with archival documents, photos and sound files - is posted on the author's website Rimantas Pleikis. RADIO CENSORSHIP. Article. Vilnius, 2002-2003 (Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1118 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 31) Rimantas Pleikys was born on November 25, 1957 in Vilnius Lithuanian SSR. He graduated from Vilnius University with a degree in journalism. He later worked as a lecturer at this university. 1989 Rimantas Pleikys founded the first independent radio station "M-1", later - the radio station "Radiocentras". From 1996 to 2000y he was a member of the Seimas (Lithuanian government), and held the position of the Minister of Communications and Informatics. During the tour of the Baltic States following the EDXC conference in Finland in 2008y, our small group was fortunate to be given a fascinating tour of the Sitkunai transmitter site in Lithuania by Rimantas Pleikys (along with Sigitas Zilionis). Myself and Dave Kenny-UK were also kindly invited to Rimantas' flat for supper one evening where we watched the "Empires of Noise" film about jamming. The report on our visit is on the club's website at: Our sincere condolences to his wife, family and friends in Lithuania. (Alan Pennington-UK, BrDXC-UK io.ng, hcdx, wor Jan 26) On Sunday evening 24 January 2021, it was announced that Rimantas Pleikys (1958-2021), a journalist, political figure and founder of several radio stations, had died at the age of 64. He was the founder of M-1 (*1989), Radio Centras (*1990) and Radio Baltic Waves International (*2000). It was during his tenure as member of the Lithuanian parliament that he proposed a Radio Free Belarus, modelled after Radio Free Europe. The public response was unexpectedly negative, because the public did not want a deterioration of relations with the Eastern neighbour. Under a new name his project is still on the air on 1386 kHz with relays in Russian for RFE/RL and NHK World Radio Japan and in several languages for Polskie Radio. Rimantas Pleikys was also instrumental in saving the short wave station at Sitkunai by a new 100 kW short wave transmitter and a new curtain array. The new facility ended broadcasting in 2017. Obituaries can be found at The google translation into English seems to reproduce the original fairly well. (Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, direct and wor Jan 26) TAJIKISTAN Voice of Tajik (Ovozi Tojik) (Gov). E: kHz: 1143 kHz & 7245 kHz Days daily 0200-0400 Tajik / CeAz 0400-0600 Farsi / ME 0600-0800 Dari / WeAS 0800-1000 Russian / CeAS 1000-1100 Uzbek / CeAS 1100-1200 Hindi / SoAS 1200-1300 Arabic / ME 1300-1400 English / WeAS 1400-1600 Tajik / CeAz 1600-1800 Farsi / ME V: eQSL-letter (WRTH 2021; via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1118 via BC-DX TopNews Jan 31) TAJIKISTAN Frequency changes of Voice of Tibet, January 26 via Dushanbe Yangi Yul site 1300-1306 NF9899 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan, ex 9864 1306-1310 NF9894 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan, ex 9876 1310-1330 9886 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan no change 1330-1335 NF9894 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan, ex 9876 1330-1340 NF9876 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan, ex 9864 1335-1400 9864 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan no change 1335-1340 NF9886 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan, ex 9894 1340-1400 NF9876 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan, ex 9894 (Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 31; Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1118 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 31) UKRAINE From February 1, the frequency of 549 kHz is launched, on which 1st program of the Ukrainian Radio is broadcast. Broadcasting will be conducted from the Luch radio center {former big powerful Radio Moscow USSR bcast center site for 4 decades at least in past century, wb.}, located on the border of the Kherson and Nikolaev regions. Transmitter power 400 kW. (Victor Tsekhanovich, Kerch, Crimea-RUS; via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1118 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 31) According to info from Anatoly Klepov RUS-DX (in mediumwave.info/news), Luch Mykolaiev 549 kHz will start regular programming February 1st. (via Ydun Ritz-DEN, mediumwave.info on Jan 31) 549 kHz Luch. Yes, heard also here in Finland yesterday afternoon. But sounds like today it wasn't on with full 400 kW. I checked it at 1100 UT via Ukraine remote SDR receivers, but soon after the news it signed off, so looks like not yet in regular operation. Back now at 1113! And off again at 1115 UT ... (Mauno Ritola-FIN. wor Jan 31) DX Fanzine No. 88 - January 2021 Editor: Antonello Napolitano Italy ------------- Freq. Date Time-UTC ITU Station, Location, Language and Programme Details. SINPO/SWL 828 14.01.21 1645 RUS Pravoslavnoye R., Saint Petersbourg, RR: TK. F. RP 828 26.01.21 1715 RUS Pravoslavnoye R., Saint Petersbourg, RR: TK. F. RP 999 26.01.21 1945-1959 MDA TWR, Grigoriopol, RR/Roma: Rlgs PX. Address in Ukraine. 55555 PR 1413 13.01.21 1535 MDA Vesti FM, via Grigoriopol, RR: TK. F. RP 4010.2 12.01.21 1653-1712 KGZ Kirgyz R., Bishkek, Kirgyz: TK. Very weak. 15321 MM 4765 02.01.21 1915-1933 TJK Tajik R., Dushanbe, Tajik: TK and songs. 15321 MM 5945 12.01.21 1530-1535 UZB Nippon no Kaze, via Tashkent, KK: signature tune, ID, TK. F. ZE 5985 21.01.21 2125 TJK National Unity R., via Dushanbè. KK: TK. F. RP 7530 12.01.21 1535-1545 UZB Voice of Martyrs, via Tashkent, KK: Rlgs TK...Amen... G. ZE 7530 13.01.21 1540 UZB VO Martyrs, via Tashkent, KK: TK. F. RP 7590 18.01.21 1450 UZB North Korea Reform R., via Tashkent, KK: TK. F. RP 7625 18.01.21 1440 UZB VO Wilderness, via Tashkent, KK: TK. F. RP Contributors: MM = Manuel Méndez in Friol or Reinante (Spain). RX: Sangean ATS-0909X, Tecsun PL880, Sony ICF SW 7600G, XHDATA D-808. ANT: Degen, 31MS active loop antenna and 8 metre cable antenna. RP = Roberto Pavanello in Vercelli (Italy). RX: EGZ DX 10, Icom R-71. ANT: EGZ LPF1R ferrite loop for reception of MW, 30-metre long wire. PR = Rumen Pankov in Sofia (Bulgaria). RX: Sony ICF2001D, Sony ICF7600SW. ANT: telescopic (ICF2001S) for SW, rod ferrite antenna (ICF7600SW) for MW. ZE = Zdìnek Eliáš in Jablonec nad Nisou (Czech Republic) RX: Remote KiwiSDR, Slatina, Czechia. ANT: ALA 1530 Wellbrook. QSL REVIEW ARMENIA The Mighty KBC, via Yerevan, 6080 kHz: F/D e-QSL same day for e-report to: themightykbc@gmail.com (Jürgen Waga, Berlin, GERMANY) Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 218 ----------------------------------------- Issue 8 Message: 1 Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2021 From: Claudio Galaz Subject: [HCDX] Log 5 de Febrero del 2021. ** Uzbekist?n [NON] ** KOREA NORTH. 9930. V. OF MARTYRS. FEB. 5 1220 - 1230 UTC. Espacio de m?sica en coreano. A las 1230, despedida del servicio. 45444 (Claudio Galaz, Receptor: TIVDIO V-111; Antena: Hilo largo de 50 metros, Lugar de escucha: Barraza Bajo, IV Regi?n, Chile) RADIO BROADCASTING IN RUSSIAN =============================== WEB and TERRESTRIAL RADIO AND TV IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE ================================= Russia. Moscow. ------------------------ Radio game play Broadcasts popular music and songs of 2020 in the electronic genre. Music from games - Game music. WEB: https://www.radiogameplay.ru/ (https://vk.com/allradi) Russia. Moscow. ------------------------ Radio essential WEB: https://www.radioessential.com/ Superstars and new names, the best pop hits and trendy dance directions, exclusive remixes and new items. Get the most out of listening to the best hits in the style of Indie Pop, Uplifting Pop, Vocal House, Deep House, Disco House, Soulful House, Tropical House. (https://vk.com/allradi) Russia. Moscow. ---------------------- Radio Energy Hot 30 WEB: https://www.energyfm.ru/nrj_hot30 Broadcasts popular music and songs of 2020 in the pop genre. (https://vk.com/allradi) QSL WORLD ======== AK = Anatoly Klepov, Moscow, Russia DE = Dmitry Elagin, Saratov, Russia / "rusdxplus" & "open-dx" KB = Konstantin Barsenkov, Sankt-Petersburg, Russia / "rusdxplus" VL = Vasily Lazarev, Samarskaya oblast, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" Australia --------------- Australian DX Report AWR Wavescan Bob Padula - Producer and Presenter Australian DX Report confirmed the admission of his segment to AWR Wavescan on January 24, 2021. Also on the AWR side, the report was confirmed by jubi from jubilant@awr.org (a traditional electronic card with the replica "God bless you."). https://freerutube.info/2020/08/05/e-qsl-australian-dx-report-awr-wavescan-maj-2020-goda/ (DE) Czech --------- Received a Radio Prague International QSL card. 1.12.2020 / 19: 00-19: 25 UTC / Internet / Russian (AK) Denmark ---------- World Music Radio (DNK) - e-QSL (5840 kHz / 14.12 UTC / Dec.10-2020) / reply Feb.6-2021. Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2019/08/world-music-radio.html (KB) France / Germany ---------------------------- * eQSL Atlantic 2000 International. 1 February 2021 / 09.00-10.00 UTC / 6070 kHz (via Channel 292) Blog: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2021/02/atlantic-2000-international.html (AK) * Atlantic 2000 Int'l / via Channel 292 (D) - e-QSL (9670 kHz / 09.00 UTC / Feb.1-2021) / reply Feb.6-2021. Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2017/06/atlantic-2000-international.html (KB) India / Australia -------------------------- eQSL Program: Back to the Bible. Date: January 22, 2021 Time: 1315 - 1330 UTC Frequency: 11825 kHz Language: English Blog: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2021/01/programback-to-bible.html (AK) Netherlands ------------------ Radio Technical Man Gertie Klinkhamer sent a new e-QSL card for receiving his station from the Netherlands Radio Technical Man on January 23, 2021. https://freerutube.info/2020/03/11/e-qsl-radio-technical-man-niderlandy-mart-2020-goda/ (DE) Palau ---------- Hope Radio T8WH Received my first e-QSL from Hope Radio via T8WH from Palau in response to a report dated January 24, 2021. Hope Radio's mission is to preach the gospel in the most populous parts of the world https://freerutube.info/2021/01/25/e-qsl-hope-radio-t8wh-palau-yanvar-2021-goda/ (DE) Poland ------------ Polskie Radio Received a QSL card from the Russian service of Radio Poland for the report dated January 8, 2021. The postcard dispatch date from Warsaw is January 15th. The theme of the card is Ksiaz or Fürstenstein - the largest castle in Silesia https://freerutube.info/2021/01/20/qsl-polskie-radio-polsha-noyabr-2020-goda/ (DE) Slovakia ---------------- Received 2 QSL cards from Radio Slovakia International. 1.12.2000 / 18: 00-18: 27 UTC / WEB Blog: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2021/02/blog-post.html 6.1.2021 / 11: 00-11: 27 UTC / WEB (AK) USA ----- Radio Free Asia Received new QSL cards from Radio Free Asia for reports dated January 1, 2021. QSL is dedicated to 2021 as the Year of the Ox in the Chinese astrological calendar. The postcard was sent from the United States on January 14, 2021. https://freerutube.info/2021/02/04/qsl-radio-free-asia-yanvar-2021-goda/ (DE) QSL mail ---------------- Received confirmation: - Marconi Radio e-qsl for reception on 20.10.20 / 05.00-05.30 UTC / 6170 kHz USB - FRS Holland e-qsl for reception on 8.11.20 / 1300-13.30 UTC / 7700 kHz - Radio SE-TA2 e-qsl for reception on 25.12.20 / 10.00-10.30 UTC / / 6070 kHz - Radio The Mighty KBS for receiving 12/27/20 / 10.00-0.30 UTC / 6095 kHz - Radio KTWR DRM Mode for receiving DX program 17.01.21 / 10.26-10.45 UTC / 13800 kHz - GB Radio for reception on 21.01.21 / 14.10-14.40 UTC / 9670 kHz (VL) Pirate radio ------------------------- Radio Technical Man (NL) - e-QSL (3911 kHz / 20.25 UTC / Jan.23-2021) / reply Feb.1-2021. Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2019/08/technical-man.html (KB) - FRS-Holland (NL) - e-QSL (7700 kHz / 15.25 UTC / Dec.27-2020) / reply Feb.1-2021. Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2021/02/free-radio-service-holland.html (KB) CALENDAR - HISTORY OF DX-HOBBIES AND RADIO ======================================== February 13 - World Radio Day. WORLD NEWS. ============= * Russia Pushes U.S.-Funded News Outlet Toward Exit Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has been threatened with fines and criminal charges for its journalists, forcing a tough decision on the Biden administration. -------------------------------------------------- MOSCOW - Russia's government is threatening Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty with multimillion-dollar fines and possible criminal charges against its employees, raising the possibility of the American-funded news organization being pushed out of Russia just as President Biden seeks to reorient the U.S. relationship with the Kremlin. RFE/RL, one of the biggest online news outlets in Russia that does not toe the official line, says the government in recent weeks has notified it of dozens of individual violations of newly restrictive requirements that it label all of its content as being produced by a "foreign agent." Its editors say that unless the Kremlin changes course, they will be forced to shut down their official presence in the country for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union... https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/world/europe/russia-rfe-rl- navalny.html?fbclid=IwAR2HhlUInMx8l6fTqhEOKr68NBTikJIvf1HA7em1-4wWhhCougSgiPG7GiU (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1474899382735615) * POSTS POSTED ONJANUARY 30, 2021 RUSSIA: GHOST RADIO ON THE AIR SINCE THE COLD WAR --------------------------------------------------- Launched in 1973 at the height of the Cold War, The Buzzer (as it has been nicknamed by radio amateurs and listeners) is a ghost radio station that has been broadcasting bizarre transmissions non-stop on 4625 kHz. It broadcasts a sonar-like sound, interspersed with pauses, the purpose of which is not known; sometimes short voice messages in Russian are broadcast. Over the years, the community of radio amateurs and listening enthusiasts has monitored the transmissions and found technical flaws, such as when in 2010 the transmissions were interrupted for a day and two days later voices were heard in the background, as if a microphone had been left open. The Infinity News article reconstructs the history of "The Buzzer", while other details can be found on Wikipedia. (https://blog.radioreporter.org/) * Monday, February 01, 2021 Voice of America Marks 79th Anniversary ------------------------------------------------------- Voice of America is 79 years old today. Its 1942 debut was unpretentious -- a live, 15-minute shortwave radio broadcast transmitted into Germany from a small studio in New York City. Now, the U.S.-funded but independent VOA reaches more than 280 million people across the globe each week in more than 40 languages. Its stories, covering the range of the human existence in the Unites States and countries throughout the world, appear on digital, television and radio platforms and can be accessed on mobile phones and social media. VOA stories are carried on a network of more than 2,500 affiliate stations. More at : https://www.voanews.com/usa/voice-america-marks-79th-anniversary (https://alokeshgupta.blogspot.com/) * LITHUANIA --------------------- The frequency is 1386 kHz. After Rimantas Pleikis left us, there was a periodical absence of broadcasts at a frequency of 1386 kHz. So today there was no "Radio Japan" at 03.30, and "Radio Poland" is from 04.00. And this is not the first time. This effect is also observed in the evening. (Vasily Gulyaev, Astrakhan, Russia / "open-dx"). 73!