--------------------------------- "RUS-DX" # 954 Broadcasting of Russia, countries of CIS and Baltiya (ex. USSR). Sunday / 10 December, 2017 --------------------------------- Time : UTC --------------------------------- Editor : Anatoly Klepov --------------------------------- QTH : Moscow, Russia --------------------------------- E-mail : rusdx@yandex.ru Web site : http://rusdx.narod.ru (Russian / English) Mailing List : http://groups.google.com/group/rusdx. QSL, a photo : http://rusdx.blogspot.ru/ --------------------------------------------------------- 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 timetables. ----------------------------------------------------------- "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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- EDITOR'S DESK ================ * Many DX-systems have created and create their WEB pages in the Internet. But after creation it is necessary to invest in it the information and regularly update the page. Now many pages are "abandoned" and not even deleted. If you want to know about and read about your publication - you can write to the address of the bulletin and indicate the WEB page address and some information. * Reference book "Broadcasting in Russian" -------------------------------------------------- ----------------- The 23rd issue of the "Radio Broadcast in Russian" for the B17 season (volume - 64 pages of A5 format), prepared by the St. Petersburg DX Club, was published. It contains winter schedules for ALL Russian and foreign radio stations operating in the Russian language in AM bands as of the beginning of December 2017, which are possible in Russia and the CIS countries (only 54 stations from 32 countries and territories of the world). The directory contains frequency and thematic schedules, the location and power of the transmitters, the direction of broadcasting, postal addresses of stations, phone numbers, faxes, e-mail addresses, Web pages and pages in social networks, as well as QSL-policy of stations. The handbook is distributed ONLY IN PRINTED TYPE. The cost of it for residents of Russia - 250 rubles. with advance payment or 350 rubles. when sent by cash on delivery, for foreign countries - 6 euros or 7 US dollars. Requests for its acquisition, please send by e-mail: dxspb [at] nrec.spb.ru. (Alexander Berezkin, St. Petersburg, Russia) * Music on SW ------------------ Alan Roe's B17 season guide to music on shortwave. Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who notes: I have now compiled my Music on Shortwave listing for B17. Extracts listing music programmes in English language transmissions have been listed in BDXC-UK Communication and in NASWA Journal. I now attach a consolidated version listing a selection of music programmes in a variety of language transmissions. If of interest, please go ahead and post it on your excellent SWLing site. Alan, thanks so much for keeping this excellent guide updated each broadcast season and for sharing it here with the community! When people claim that there's nothing to listen to on shortwave, I often send them a link to your excellent guide! https://swling.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Music-on-Shortwave-B-17-v1.1.pdf (https://vk.com/dxing) * Journal "Radio". 12/2017 - http://www.radio.ru/ Radio reception. V. Gulyaev. Broadcast News - ftp://ftp.radio.ru/pub/2017/12/16.pdf In Russian. RUSSIA ======== Competition FM frequencies -------------------------- On holding contests for the right to carry out terrestrial broadcasting using specific radio frequencies of January 31, 2018. Communication of the Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Communications, Information Technologies and Mass Communications "On holding competitions for obtaining the right to carry out terrestrial broadcasting using specific radio frequencies" The subject of the competition: the right to carry out terrestrial broadcasting using the radio frequency - in the implementation of terrestrial broadcast analogue broadcasting Terms of the contest: broadcasting time - "daily, round the clock"; the concept of broadcasting is "free". * - the Ministry of Defense of Russia agreed to 01.03.2018. The subject of the contest is 1: Astrakhanskaya oblast, Astrakhan city (89.1 MHz, 1 kW) *. The subject of the tender 2: Astrakhanskaya oblast, Astrakhan g (89.5 MHz, 1 kW) *. The subject of the competition 3: Altai kray, Barnaul g (89.2 MHz, 0.5 kW) *. The subject of the competition 4: Altai kray, Barnaul g (91.5 MHz, 0.5 kW) *. The subject of the contest 5: Kurganskaya oblast, Kurgan g (88.3 MHz, 1 kW) *. The subject of the contest 6: Kurganskaya oblast, Kurgan g (90.6 MHz, 1 kW) *. The subject of the competition 7: Chechen Republic, Grozny g (91.7 MHz, 1 kW). The subject of the contest 8: Chechen Republic, Grozny g (105.4 MHz, 1 kW). The subject of the competition is 9: Dagestan Republic, Derbent g (101.3 MHz, 0.1 kW). The subject of the competition 10: Dagestan Republic, Derbent g (103.3 MHz, 0.1 kW). (Source: Roskomnadzor) (http://rong.ru/novosti/news_post/ob-yavlen-konkurs-v-fkk-na-31-yanvarya-2018-goda) Volgogradskaya oblast. ------------------------------- 2018 for the broadcasting service of GTRK Volgograd-TRV will be a breakthrough year in the provision of radio services to the inhabitants of the region! The radio station will be further developed: "Radio of Russia. Volgograd "and not only. To expand the reception area of the state radio station "Radio Russii - Volgograd", modern transmission devices have already been installed and sustainable broadcasting is in progress in Volgograd and 80 km. from the city (Volzhsky, Leninsk, Dubovka, Gorodishche, Svetly Yar, Krasnoslobodsk) - the frequency of broadcasting 98.3 FM, in Novoaninsky district on wave 106.1 FM, Kamyshinsky district can listen to us in the 105.2 FM range. In the company's plans until mid- 2018 to start broadcasting in the Kletsky, Mikhailovsky, Kotelnikovsky and Uryupinsk districts. Thus, we will be heard in most of the Volgograd region. We do not stand still! We are moving forward with the region! And the most significant and long-awaited event in 2018 will be the opening of a modern round-the-clock regional radio station that meets all the needs and satisfies all the needs of a modern regional listener! (https://vk.com/dxingradio) Krasnodarsky kray. Yeisk. ------------------------------------- The city of Yeisk of the Krasnodar Territory joined the network of regional broadcasting "Radio Dacha". The broadcasting frequency is 103.8 FM. The coverage of the population is 99.8 thousand people. Regional partner of Radio Dacha - Radio Eyska, Director - T. Serebrennikova. Radio Dacha is one of the radio stations of the media holding Krutoy Media. Included in the TOP-10 music radio stations of the country. According to Mediascope (Radio Index - Russia, April-September 2017), 7.3 million people listen to Radio Dacha daily, 17.8 million weekly. Today the regional broadcasting network "Radio Dacha" has 235 transmitters located in the cities of Russia and CIS countries. The official site of Radio Dacha: www.radiodacha.ru. (http://www.krutoymedia.ru/news/4970.htm) Komi Republic. Izhma. ------------------------------ Broadcast "Radio Dacha" began in with. Izhma of the Republic of Komi. The broadcasting frequency is 102.5 FM. Coverage of the population - 6,5 thousand people. Regional partner of Radio Dacha - Radio Izhma, Director - Lebedev S.V. Radio Dacha is one of the radio stations of the media holding Krutoy Media. Included in the TOP-10 music radio stations of the country. According to Mediascope (Radio Index - Russia, April-September 2017), 7.3 million people listen to Radio Dacha daily, 17.8 million weekly. Today, the regional broadcasting network "Radio Dacha" has more than 235 transmitters located in the cities of Russia and neighboring countries. The official site of Radio Dacha: www.radiodacha.ru. (http://www.krutoymedia.ru/news/4976.htm) Moscow ---------- Next year, another news radio station will appear in Moscow - the National News Service. It plans to launch "Multimedia Holding" senator Vitaly Bogdanov instead of Best FM at 100.5 FM. Conversational radio is a risky and expensive business, in Moscow such stations have not been launched for several years. "Multimedia Holding" (MMH) senator from the Kursk region Vitaly Bogdanov reformat the music station Best FM, told the interlocutors of "b" in several radio holdings. Instead, at the frequency of 100.5 FM in the new year, the national news service "National News Service" (NNS) will launch on the basis of the news agency of the same name, which produces news for MMX radio stations. "The results of Best FM are not very good, and NSO rose to its feet as a news agency, and it became possible for her to come up with spoken content as a separate station," one of the interlocutors of Kommersant explains. Moscow frequency 100.5 FM is registered at Radio Russia - Nostalgie LLC. On November 1, this company registered the "National News Service" media as a radio channel, indicated in the register of Roskomnadzor, but the broadcasting license has not been reissued yet. In addition to Moscow and the Moscow region, Best FM broadcasts in Arkhangelsk, Ussuriysk and Achinsk. The informed interlocutor of "Kommersant" says that the NSC plans to broadcast in all these cities, the launch of a new format is scheduled for January 20. Initially, the launch of the NNS radio was planned for an earlier date - December 6. At the conference of the Russian Academy of Radio in November, the vice-president of the MMH and the editor-in-chief of the IA NNS, Sergei Gorbachev, called the interlocutors of Kommersant. Announcing the new format, he said that the station will be oriented to listeners over 40 years old. Vitaly Bogdanov told Kommersant that it is too early to speak about the format of the restart of Best FM. Best FM has been broadcasting since 2004, replacing Ultra radio. Initially, the station broadcast only foreign music, in August 2015, Russian executors were added to the air, which complained of difficulties with rotations on the "Russian radio". In August-October Best FM in Moscow on average listened to 194 thousand people. The station is in the fifth ten by audience in Moscow. There are ten information stations in the capital. According to Mediascope, their daily coverage in August-October 2017 was 30% of students over 12 years old. Spending on spoken radio is several times more expensive than for music, recalls the head of one of the holdings. Such formats have not entered the market for a long time - the last was the radio "Says Moscow" by Mikhail Gutseriev, launched in February 2014. In March 2015, the information station "City FM" Gazprom-Media was closed, the holding explained that it was too expensive. Similar to the NSN information radio "Russian News Service" (RSN) was the "Russian Media Group", one of the founders of which was Vitaly Bogdanov. In 2011, RNC bought the National Media Group and transferred Aram Gabrelyanova, managing media manager, who launched "Life Sound" on this frequency. In 2017, Mr. Gabrelyanov stopped operating the station, now it broadcasts the soundtrack of the IzG channel, owned by the NMG. "With news formats in Moscow is not just an overload - they are the same as twin brothers. The station of general news can no longer be done, because there are strong players, for example, "Vesti FM" with a corset around the world. It is not clear that the new station will be sold to the listener. To play talk radio, you need star leading, it's always a big expense, "says one of the creators of Business FM Yegor Altman. The last two years Vitaly Bogdanov considered the possibility of selling MMH business, several top managers of media companies say to Kommersant. In addition to Best FM and NNS news agency, the holding includes "Our radio", Rock FM, "Radio Jazz", TV channel "Our TV" and other assets. MMH offered co-owner of UMMC and "European Media Group" Andrei Bokarev, shareholder of the group "Safmar" and several radio stations Mikhail Gutseriev, as well as Gazprom-media, a source familiar with the proposal told Kommersant. According to him, the whole holding was estimated at 4.5 billion rubles. (about $ 75 million at today's rate). Buyers at such a price was not found, interlocutors say. (Anna Afanasyeva) Audience of talking stations in Moscow Place / Name / Audience (%) * 1 / Vesti FM / 8.9 2 / "Echo of Moscow" / 8,3 3 / Business FM / 5.9 4 / Mayak / 5.3 5 / "Zvezda" / 4,2 6 / Radio Russii / 3.8 7 / Sport FM / 3,4 8 / "Govorit Moscow" / 3.2 9 / Kommersant FM / 3.1 10 / Komsomolskaya Pravda / 2.5 * Accumulated daily number of students in percentage of the population over 12 years. Source: Mediascope, data for August-October 2017. (https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3489372) (https://vk.com/vcfm2014) Republic of Karelia ---------------------------- - On November 8, the RTRS branch of the Republican Television and Radio Company Republic of Karelia began broadcasting the Radio Russii radio station in the FM band in the village of Louhi. The frequency of broadcasting is 103 MHz. The transmitter power is 1 kW. The signal is available to more than seven thousand inhabitants of Louh and its surroundings. (http://karelia.rtrs.ru/tv/analog/rtrs-nachal-fm-translyatsiyu-radio-rossii-v-loukhakh/) - On December 4, the RTRS branch of the Republican Television and Radio Company Republic of Karelia began broadcasting the radio station Radio Russii in the FM band in the village of Muezersky. The broadcasting frequency is 102.7 MHz. The transmitter power is 1 kW. The signal is available to more than seven thousand inhabitants of Muezersk and its surroundings. (http://karelia.rtrs.ru/tv/analog/rtrs-nachal-fm-translyatsiyu-radio-rossii-v-muezerskom/) - On December 7, the RTRS branch of the Republican Television and Radio Company Republic of Karelia began broadcasting the radio station Radio Russii in the FM band in the village of Naistenjärvi. The broadcasting frequency is 105 MHz. The transmitter power is 1 kW. The signal is available to more than 17 thousand inhabitants of Suojärvi district and the surrounding area. (http://karelia.rtrs.ru/tv/analog/rtrs-nachal-fm-translyatsiyu-radio-rossii-v-naystenyarvi/) LATVIA ======= In Latvia, a decision was made to stop testing of terrestrial digital broadcasting (DAB +) - the National Council for Electronic Media (NSESMI) of the country decided that this format will not be introduced. Tests were started in October 2016. At that time, it was reported that for the community digital radio would mean better signal quality, as well as the ability to listen to programs throughout Latvia. In turn, for radio stations, the transition to digital broadcasting had to cut costs, since analogue broadcasting, existing at the moment, allows only one program to be transmitted on one frequency, and up to eighteen for digital broadcasting. Mikus Karlsons, a technology specialist, on the air of Latvijas Radio explained that the terrestrial digital broadcasting system (DAB +) has a lot of advantages. For example, when traveling by car to different places in the country, to continue listening to the desired station, you do not need to switch from frequency to frequency, and when listening you can see information about the song on the air and its performer. In addition, the police in their work can use digital broadcasting to broadcast a variety of information for drivers. Carlsons noted that if the NSESM decides not to switch to DAB + now, it probably will not happen. The main reasons for refusing to introduce DAB + in Latvia are two: this process will cost several million euros (from taxpayers' funds), and will require each listener to change the receiver. In addition, in Latvia, a very good Internet, the country is gradually moving to 5G, which means that radio stations will have more opportunities in different formats to transfer their programs. (https://vk.com/dxingradio) UKRAINE ======== Ukrainian radio refuses the services of foreign correspondents. Journalist Andrei Lavrenyuk reported on his Facebook page about the closure of a foreign correspondent radio network in connection with the establishment of the National Public Television and Radio Company of Ukraine. "All civil-law transactions on the Ukrainian radio, in particular, with correspondents of the foreign corset, are being torn from December 11, 2017. This is due to financial and organizational problems, "explained the Director of the Directorate of Information Broadcasting Programs Oksana Malovichko. (https://vk.com/dxingradio) "RUS-DX PLUS" PARTNER CHANNELS AND INTERNET ============== SHORTWAVE BULLETIN Issue no. 1890, 3 December 2017. edited by Thomas Nilsson, Sweden ----------------------------------------------- Log 4010.24 Nov24 1735 Birinchi R, Krasnaya Rechka, talk. CWQRM. (// 4820 was not heard) (AP-DNK) 4760 Nov29 1800 Radio Tajikistan, Tajik, music, talks, weak/fair (Bernardini) 4765 Nov24 1730 Tajik R 1, Yangiyul. Tajik reading poems. (AP-DNK) 4810 Nov29 1803 Armenian National Radio, Yerevan, Farsi, reports, fair-good (Bernardini) 7530 Nov24 1432 National Unity R. (via Tadzhikistan) KR tlk by M at 1432 t/in, then mx at 1436. M again in KR at 1438 check, brief mx bridge, then more tlk. 1441 somber vcl songs w/occas. tlk between selections. by M and W, then into song at 1442. Weak but audible. Pretty much lost audio by 1455, and signal looked like it finally went off at 1502. (Valko) 7580 Nov24 1659 (Moldova) R. Ranginkaman Instru. almost Greek-sounding mx w/opening ID anmnt by W voice-over starting a tad early at 1659:30. As usual, a radiosonde passed over right as the W gave the ID. 1701 guitar and tlk in Persian by M to 1709. Very annoying 200 hz hum centered on 7580.6 started at 1703. Into pleasant W vcl song then W anncr including a nice ID at 1711:15, then canned intro for next segment by M, and then W and M anncrs. Roundtable discussion segment 1715-1726. Canned anmnts for 2 min., vcl song till the Babcock instru. mx started for a second at 1729:30 and signal gone a couple seconds after that. Been trying to hear this for a long time and luckily recorded it by accident. (Valko) 7590 Nov24 1432 North Korea Reform R. (via Tashkent) Shocked to find a good signal here at 1432 w/"Music Box Dancer" then KR tlk by W. M after 1445 retune w/W joining in at times. Faded pretty badly by 1500. A few peaks after. M going to at least 1528. Signal gone at 1530:12. Disappointed I missed 1430 s/on. (Valko) 7625 Nov24 1428 V.O. the Wilderness (via Tashkent) Another shocker here w/good signal w/KR tlk by M from 1428. Still going at 1445. W joined also on rare occasions. Finally soft choral mx at 1511. M again at 1516. Barely audible by 1525 but could still hear tlk and mx at 1527. Signal off early at 1529:02. (Valko) 12150 Nov26 1159 (via Tashkent) V.O. Khmer M'Chas Srok Late getting to the freq but did plainly hear traditional SE Asia vcl song by M at 1156, then short apparent closing anmnt at 1159, mx briefly, deadair and signal gone at 1200:17. The most audio I've had on this one yet. (Valko) Contributors to the log: AP-DNK = Anker Petersen, Skovlunde, Denmark Bernardini = Giampiero Bernardini, Milan, Italy Valko = Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA, USA SWLDXBulgaria News, Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria --------------------------- * ARMENIA Reception of Voice of Armenia on Dec.4 1530-1545 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Assyrian 1545-1600 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Greek 1600-1630 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Kurdish 1630-1700 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Yezidi 1700-1715 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Turkish Mon-Fri 1700-1730 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Turkish Sat/Sun 1715-1745 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Azeri Mon-Fri 1730-1745 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Azeri Sat/Sun 1745-1815 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Farsi 1815-1845 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Arabic http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/reception-of-voice-of-armenia-on-dec4.html U.K.(non) Trans World Radio Africa via BaBcoCk Grogoriopol on Dec.3: 1800-1830 on 7245 KCH 300 kW / 158 deg to EaAf Kunama Sun, fair signal http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2017/12/trans-world-radio-africa-via-babcock.html U.K.(non) Radio Ranginkaman/Rainbow via BaBcoCk Grigoriopol, Dec.4: 1700-1730 on 7580 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Persian Mon/Fri, fair http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/radio-ranginkamanrainbow-via-babcock.html * SWLDXBulgaria News, December 5-6 NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 41mb on Dec.5: 0730-0736 on 7410 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, weak http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-41mb.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 25mb on Dec.5: 0800-0806 on 11945 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, fair http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-25mb.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 41mb on Dec.5: 1100-1106 on 5975 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, weak http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-41mb_5.html * SWLDXBulgaria News, December 6-7 NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 25mb on Dec.6: 0830-0836 on 11535 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, weak http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-25mb_6.html * SWLDXBulgaria News, December 8-9 RUSSIA Good signal of Adygeyan Radio on Dec.8 1800-1900 on 6000 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to CeAs Adygeyan Fri http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/good-signal-of-adygeyan-radio-on-dec8.html U.K.(non) Trans World Radio Africa via BaBcoCk Grigoriopol, Dec.8 1630-1700 on 9940 KCH 300 kW / 158 deg to EaAf Somali, good signal http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/trans-world-radio-africa-via-babcock_9.html U.K.(non) Radio Ranginkaman/Rainbow via BaBcoCk Grigoriopol, Dec.8: 1700-1730 on 7580 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Persian Mon/Fri, good http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/radio-ranginkamanrainbow-via-babcock_9.html U.K.(non) Reception of FEBA Radio via BaBcoCk Yerevan on Dec.8 1730-1800 on 7510 ERV 300 kW / 192 deg to EaAf Silte, very good http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/reception-of-feba-radio-via-babcock_9.html U.K.(non) North Korea Reform Radio via BaBcoCk Tashkent on Dec.8: 2030-2130 on 7500 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, fair signal http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/north-korea-reform-radio-via-babcock.html * SWLDXBulgaria News, December 9 U.K.(non) Reception of Bible Voice Broadcasting via BaBcoCk Tashkent, Dec.9 1400-1415 on 6260 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SoAs English Sat, weak signal http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/reception-of-bible-voice-broadcasting_9.html DX RE MIX NEWS # 1046 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov. Bulgaria. Date: Dec.6, 2017 ------------------------- ARMENIA Reception of Voice of Armenia on Dec.4 1530-1545 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Assyrian 1545-1600 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Greek 1600-1630 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Kurdish 1630-1700 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Yezidi 1700-1715 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Turkish Mon-Fri 1700-1730 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Turkish Sat/Sun 1715-1745 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Azeri Mon-Fri 1730-1745 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Azeri Sat/Sun 1745-1815 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Farsi 1815-1845 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Arabic http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/reception-of-voice-of-armenia-on-dec4.html ARMENIA(non) Reception of TWR India via CJSC Yerevan on Dec.2 1300-1315 on 9745*ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs English Mon-Sat *strong QRM 9749.8 KBD 250 kW / 286 deg to NEAf Arabic R.Kuwait Wrong frequency announcement: A17 9410, instead of B17 9745 kHz http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/reception-of-twr-india-via-cjsc-yerevan.html GERMANY Reception of Italian Broadcasting Corp on Nov.29: 1900-2000 on 5845 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg to WeEu Italian Wed 2000-2030 on 5845 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg to WeEu English Wed http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/reception-of-italian-broadcasting-corp.html GERMANY(non) Radio Belarus and Voice of Mongolia via Kall on Dec.1 0800-1000 on 6005 KLL 001 kW / 010&190 to CeEu German Daily Radio Belarus 1300-1330 on 6005 KLL 001 kW / 010&190 to CeEu English Mon-Sat VOMongolia http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/radio-belarus-and-voice-of-mongolia-via.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 31mb on Nov.30 0939-0943 on 9540 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, good http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-31mb.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 41mb on Dec.5: 0730-0736 on 7410 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, weak http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-41mb.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 25mb on Dec.5: 0800-0806 on 11945 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, fair http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-25mb.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 41mb on Dec.5: 1100-1106 on 5975 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, weak http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-41mb_5.html U.K.(non) Transmitter change of BBC Korean service from Nov.27 1530-1830 on 9940 PHT 250 kW / 021 deg to NEAs Korean, ex TSH 300 kW //frequencies 5895 DB 250 kW / 072 deg and 7530 TAC 100 kW / 068 deg http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/transmitter-change-of-bbc-korean.html U.K.(non) Reception of Bible Voice Broadcasting via BaBcoCk Tashkent on Dec.2: 1400-1415 on 6260 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SoAs English Sat, weak to fair signal http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/reception-of-bible-voice-broadcasting.html .K.(non) Voice of Wilderness via BaBcoCk Tashkent on Dec.1 1330-1530 on 7625 TAC 100 kW / 070 deg to NEAs Korean, fair: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/reception-of-voice-of-wilderness-via.html U.K.(non) North Korea Reform Radio via BaBcoCk Tashkent, Dec.1: 1430-1530 on 7590 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, fair http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/reception-of-north-korea-reform-radio.html U.K.(non) Trans World Radio Africa via BaBcoCk Grogoriopol on Dec.3: 1800-1830 on 7245 KCH 300 kW / 158 deg to EaAf Kunama Sun, fair signal http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2017/12/trans-world-radio-africa-via-babcock.html U.K.(non) Radio Ranginkaman/Rainbow via BaBcoCk Grigoriopol, Dec.4: 1700-1730 on 7580 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Persian Mon/Fri, fair http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/radio-ranginkamanrainbow-via-babcock.html Playdxblog.blogspot.ru. Dario Monferini, Milano, Italy. -------------------- Dear DX-friends, here are my latest SW-tips heard in our dark afternoon season in Skovlunde on the AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire antenna... 73, Anker Petersen 4010.24 1730-1732 4.12 KGZ Birinchi R, Krasnaya Rechka Kyrgyz conversation - CWQRM 43343 AP-DNK 4765.00 2350-2355 1.12 TJK Tajik R 1, Yangiyul Tajik ann, orchestra music 32332 Noise QRM AP-DNK 4810.00 1730-1735 Su 3.12 ARM Armenian Public R, Noratus National Anthem, Azeri news about Azerbaijan 44343 QRM AIR Bhopal 4810 AP-DNK 5130.00 *1458-1505 4.12 KGZ SW Relay Service, Krasnaya Rechka Opening melody, Dari talk - heavy CWQRM 32333 AP-DNK DX LISTENING DIGEST 17-49, December 5, 2017 Incorporating REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING edited by Glenn Hauser, USA ----------------------------------------- ** ARMENIA. Reception of Voice of Armenia on Dec 4 1530-1545 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Assyrian 1545-1600 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Greek 1600-1630 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Kurdish 1630-1700 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Yezidi 1700-1715 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Turkish Mon-Fri 1700-1730 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Turkish Sat/Sun 1715-1745 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Azeri Mon-Fri 1730-1745 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Azeri Sat/Sun 1745-1815 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Farsi 1815-1845 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Arabic http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/reception-of-voice-of-armenia-on-dec4.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, December 3-4, dxldyg via DXLD) ** CAMBODIA [non]. 12150, CLANDESTINE (via Tashkent), V. of Khmer M'Chas Srok. Late getting to the frequency but did plainly hear traditional SE Asia vocal song by M at 1156, then short apparent closing announcement at 1159, music briefly, deadair and signal gone at 1200:17. The most audio I've had on this one yet. (26 Nov.) (Dave Valko in Dunlo, Pennsylvania-USA, RECEIVER: Perseus with Wellbrook ALA1530S loop antenna, DX Fanzine via DXLD) ** INDIA [non]. ARMENIA, Reception of TWR India via CJSC Yerevan on Dec 2 1300-1315 on 9745*ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs English Mon-Sat *strong QRM 9749.8 KBD 250 kW / 286 deg to NEAf Arabic R. Kuwait Wrong frequency announcement: A17 9410, instead of B17 9745 kHz http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/reception-of-twr-india-via-cjsc-yerevan.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, December 2, dxldyg via DXLD) ** IRAN [non]. 7480, MOLDOVA [PRIDNESTROVYE]. R. Payem e-Doost. Strong OC coming on at 1755:09. 1800 usual opening with trumpet fanfare music and W announcer. M with program intro. Mid-east music at 1824 recheck then M announcer in apparent Farsi. Violin music at 1833, M and W program hosts. Very nice at this time. 24 Nov (Dave Valko, Micro- DXpedition near Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR, 315 foot BOG at 45 , DX Fanzine via DXLD) ** IRAN [non]. 7580, CLANDESTINE (Moldova [PRIDNESTROVYE]) R. Ranginkaman. Instrumental almost Greek-sounding music with opening ID announcement by W voice-over starting a tad early at 1659:30. As usual, a radiosonde passed over right as the W gave the ID. 1701 guitar and talk in Persian by M to 1709. Very annoying 200 Hz hum centered on 7580.6 started at 1703. Into pleasant W vocal song then W announcer including a nice ID at 1711:15, then canned intro for next segment by M, and then W and M announcers. Roundtable discussion segment 1715-1726. Canned announcements for 2 minutes, vocal song till the Babcock instrumental music started for a second at 1729:30 and signal gone a couple seconds after that. Been trying to hear this for a long time and luckily recorded it by accident. 24 Nov (Dave Valko, Micro-DXpedition near Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR, 315 foot BOG at 45 , DX Fanzine via DXLD) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. 7590, CLANDESTINE, North Korea Reform R. (via Tashkent). Shocked to find a good signal here at 1432 with "Music Box Dancer" then Korean talk by W. M after 1445 retune with W joining in at times. Faded pretty badly by 1500. A few peaks after. M going to at least 1528. Signal gone at 1530:12. Disappointed I missed 1430 s/on. 24 Nov (Dave Valko, Micro-DXpedition near Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR, 315 foot BOG at 45 , DX Fanzine via DXLD) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. 7625, UZBEKISTAN, V. of the Wilderness (via Tashkent). Another shocker here with good signal with Korean talk by M from 1428. Still going at 1445. W joined also on rare occasions. Finally soft choral music at 1511. M again at 1516. Barely audible by 1525 but could still hear talk and music at 1527. Signal off early at 1529:02. 24 Nov (Dave Valko, Micro-DXpedition near Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR, 315 foot BOG at 45 , DX Fanzine via DXLD) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. 7530, CLANDESTINE, National Unity R. (via Tadzhikistan). Korean talk by M at 1432 tune-in, then music at 1436. M again in Korean at 1438 check, brief music bridge, then more talk. 1441 somber vocal songs with occasional talk between selections. by M and W, then into song at 1442. Weak but audible. Pretty much lost audio by 1455, and signal looked like it finally went off at 1502. 24 Nov (Dave Valko, Micro-DXpedition near Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR, 315 foot BOG at 45 , DX Fanzine via DXLD) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. U.K.(non), Transmitter change of BBC Korean service from Nov 27 1530-1830 on 9940 PHT 250 kW / 021 deg to NEAs Korean, ex TSH 300 kW //frequencies 5895 DB 250 kW / 072 deg and 7530 TAC 100 kW / 068 deg http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/12/transmitter-change-of-bbc-korean.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, November 29-30, dxldyg via DXLD) ** KURDISTAN [non]. 6155, 0447, ARMENIA, Denge Kurdistan via Yerevan- Gavar fair with native vocals, Kurdish announcements // 7320, vgd 10 November (Bryan Clark. Mangawhai, Northland, North Island, New Zealand, WinRadio G33DDC and AOR7030+ receivers, EWEs to North, Central & South America, Dec NZ DX Times via DXLD) 7520even, ARMENIA, Radyoya Denge Kurdistane, in Kurdish from new relay site Yerevan Gavar-ARM. Their audio is not clean anymore, distorted quality though. S=9+20dB in Doha Qatar remote unit. 0517 UT [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (Wolfgang Büschel, Log of remote SDR unit access in Doha Qatar UAE and Delhi India, at 0500-0615 UT on Dec 1, BC-DX Dec 2 via DXLD) * KYRGYZSTAN. 4010.199, Kyrgyz Radio Birinchi R, Krasnaya Rechka, Bishkek 0018 UT S=6 or -85dBm fair heard in Qatar ME (Wolfgang Büschel, Log of remote SDR unit access in Thai-Cambodian border region, and Doha Qatar ME at 0000-0200 UT on Dec 1, BC-DX Dec 2 via DXLD) ** RUSSIA. HISTORY OF DX AND RADIO. ==================== 1990 Radio "Samorodinka" --- The station has been broadcasting since the beginning of the 90s of the last century. The last time the station was adopted in 2005. The operator, the announcer and the owner of the station was the pensioner Lev Stepanovich Shishkin. Radio "Samorodinka" had a pronounced anti-government "left-patriotic" orientation. Particularly active work of the station was noted during the events in early October 1993, when the tanks of the "young democracy" shot at the building of the Supreme Council. The radio station supported the "defenders of the constitutional order" against Yeltsin and his team. The station appeared regularly at night from 00 ± 15 minutes. Sometimes, at the end of the program, she switched to telegraphic mode. Operating frequencies: 3923 ± 4 kHz. The station irregularly appeared at another time at 4867-4877 kHz, 9415-9419 kHz, 9437 kHz, 9767-9773 kHz, 13560 kHz, 15345 kHz. Radio station "Samorodinka" was about 10 W. In the output stage of the power amplifier, a 6P13C lamp was used. Antenna is a ray. This station was part of the international annual radio guide. http://free.radiodx.ru/page-16.xml (via Rus-DX 3 Dec via DXLD) ** RUSSIA [and non]. CORPORATE MEDIA `IS AFRAID': ACTIVIST DECRIES RT'S YANKED PRESS CREDENTIALS https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201712011059587850-corporate-media-RT-press-credentials/ (c) Sputnik/ Konstantin Chalabov Opinion 03:55 01.12.2017 (updated 03:58 01.12.2017) The US Congress' decision to revoke RT's Capitol Hill press credentials represents yet another attempt to suppress news that's not in the mainstream, Kevin Zeese, co-director of Popular Resistance, told Sputnik News. Corporate media outlets like Fox and CNN are "really struggling with viewership, they're having a hard time getting as many viewers as they used to get," Zeese said Thursday on Radio Sputnik's Loud & Clear. With the upswing in independent journalists, activist journalists and foreign journalists, alternative media's collective power is steadily increasing. The corporate media "is afraid of that power," Zeese said. On Wednesday, Congress told RT that because it registered (under duress) under the 1938 Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA) it was not allowed to have press credentials on Capitol Hill. However, when RT filed the FARA paperwork, the US Justice Department said it was merely a legal formality that would have no impact on RT's ability to report the news. "The law does not restrict registrants from operating, however. Other US agents of foreign media entities are currently registered under FARA and continue to operate freely in the United States," the DOJ said November 13. Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov. File photo (c) Sputnik/ Maksim Blinov "I would like to know why the BBC has press credentials on Capitol Hill. Is the BBC not fully owned by the government of the United Kingdom?," Loud & Clear host John Kiriakou said. Indeed, "there's a long list of BBC-like networks from Asia and Latin America that are covering Congress," Zeese confirmed. "This is obviously targeted at Russia. I think RT's gotten caught up in two very strong forces. One is Russiagate and the whole neo- McCarthyism that we're going through, and the other is the `fake news' phenomena, which is really cover for an attack on independent media," Zeese explained. US Congress RT Accreditation Withdrawal Resembles 'Insidious Censorship' RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan blasted Congress' move to yank RT's credentials. "To all the self-righteous defenders of 'freedom of speech' who oh-so-ardently proclaimed that FARA registration places no restrictions whatsoever on RT's journalistic work in the US: Withdrawal of Congressional credentials speaks much louder than empty platitudes," Simonyan said Wednesday. Meanwhile, Philippe Leruth, president of the International Federation of Journalists, told Sputnik News Thursday that the Congressional Radio and Television Correspondents' Gallery's decision amounted to "insidious censorship." (via Mike Cooper, DXLD) This is all BS (with apologies to R. G.) Everyone knows RT represents the hostile interests of the Trumputin regime. Writer is using buzzwords of the Left, like ``corporate``, while RT represents Russian fascism, oligarchy (gh, DXLD) ** RUSSIA [and non]. MOSCOW MULLS NEXT MOVE IN ESCALATING MEDIA SPAT WITH US By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press Nov 30, 8:46 AM EST MOSCOW (AP) -- The Kremlin voiced dismay Thursday over the withdrawal of a Russian state-funded TV station's credentials in the U.S. and warned of a quick retaliation. . . http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_RUSSIA_US_MEDIA?SITE=RIPRJ&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEF AULT&CTIME=2017-11-30-08-46-24 (via Mike Cooper, DXLD) Above link as of 0500 UT Dec 4, leads instead to a different updated story which starts: Dec 1, 6:50 AM EST RUSSIAN PARLIAMENT TO BAR ALL US MEDIA FROM ACCESSING IT MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's parliament could bar U.S. media from reporting within its walls in retaliation for the withdrawal of a Kremlin-funded television station's credentials in the United States. Olga Savastyanova of the State Duma told Russian news agencies on Friday that she expects the Duma to adopt the ban next week. Separately, Igor Morozov, member of the information policy committee at the Federation Council, told the RIA Novosti news agency that the upper chamber of the Russian parliament would support the ban and could vote to enforce it later this month. . . (via gh, DXLD) https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-roskomnadzor-zharov-threatens-retaliation-google-downgrades-rt-spunik-news- sites/28868922.html See also: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-media-law-foreign-agents-rferl-voa-cnn-deutsche-welle/28869382.html https://www.voanews.com/a/us-ambassador-to-russia-attacks-on-us-funded-agencies/4125489.html (via SW Radiogram via roger, dxldyg via DXLD) RUSSIA ROLLS OUT PLAN TO BAR AMERICAN MEDIA FROM PARLIAMENT IN RT RETALIATION --- By Andrew Roth, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/russia-rolls-out-plan-to-bar-american-media-from-parliament-in-rt- retaliation/2017/12/01/4b7e4be0 -d695-11e7-9461-ba77d604373d_print.html MOSCOW -- Russian lawmakers declared Friday that they probably will ban all U.S. media from entering both houses of the Russian parliament in retaliation for a U.S. decision to block Moscow-funded broadcaster RT from Congress. The decision -- which could come as early as next week -- is part of escalating tit-for-tat actions that began in October with a Justice Department order to add RT to a list of media entities that must register as foreign agents. The Russian ban would affect at least 21 news outlets, the Russian news agency Interfax said, citing a government list of accredited U.S.-based news organizations. They include state-funded Radio Free Europe and Voice of America, private news agencies such as Bloomberg News and the Associated Press, and other media entities including The Washington Post, the New York Times, CNN, CBS and NBC. The lower house of parliament, or Russian State Duma, faces the Kremlin in downtown Moscow and is a popular destination for U.S. correspondents covering major legislation or seeking comment from a lawmaker. Olga Savastyanova, head of the committee that manages access to the Duma, told reporters that under proposed new rules, "journalists from all U.S. media outlets will be prohibited from visiting the State Duma." Russia's upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, quickly followed suit. A Kremlin spokesman supported the measure, saying he had "full understanding" of the Duma's move to bar U.S. reporters. The ban came after a Washington correspondents' group unanimously decided to revoke the accreditation of RT, formerly known as Russia Today, after the network's operating company was registered as a foreign agent. The Senate Rules and Administration Committee and the Office of the Speaker of the House had been notified that the withdrawal of RT's accreditation is "effective immediately," noted a letter the correspondents' group sent to RT. Russian officials responded angrily, saying they would take steps to limit the activities of U.S. media organizations in Russia. Last month, President Vladimir Putin signed legislation into law allowing the Russian Justice Ministry to force foreign news agencies to register under existing legislation as foreign agents, under penalty of fines or a ban on their work. Russian officials have said they will continue to impose mirror restrictions on U.S. news media, although the list of banned entities is far larger, and U.S. officials tend to call RT a propaganda network rather than a news agency. "The reason is the decision to strip Russia Today of its accreditation," Savastyanova told reporters Friday, adding that the case related to "the inadmissibility of the encroachment on democratic values, free speech and the right to receive impartial information." (c) The Washington Post Company (via Mike Cooper, DXLD) ** RUSSIA [and non]. RUSSIA DECLARES 9 US MEDIA OUTLETS 'FOREIGN AGENTS' --- Agence France Presse https://www.afp.com/en/news/23/russia-declares-9-us-media-outlets-foreign-agents-doc-uv6ay6 Russia's justice ministry on Tuesday named nine US media outlets including Voice of America "foreign agents" after President Vladimir Putin signed a law allowing international media to be slapped with the controversial label. The ministry said that US-funded Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and seven of their media affiliates had been recognised as "carrying out the functions of a foreign agent", in a statement posted on its website. Those branded "foreign agents" have to present themselves as such on all paperwork and submit to intensive scrutiny of their staffing and financing. Senators said journalists from outlets labelled as "foreign agents" had been banned from entering Russian parliament's upper house from Tuesday. On Wednesday, Russian MPs are set to vote on whether to ban those journalists from entering the State Duma lower house of parliament. Putin last month signed into law hastily issued legislation allowing the measure to target media. Russia said this was a retaliatory move after Kremlin-backed RT television registered as a "foreign agent" in the United States under official pressure. Rights groups fear the law could have a chilling effect on the ability of outlets to carry out independent reporting. Voice of America and Radio Free Europe began broadcasting to the Soviet Union in the 1950s, playing a key role in providing its citizens with uncensored news. Both broadcasters had already been formally warned by the justice ministry that they risked recognition as "foreign agents." The justice ministry has now formalised the move, naming them and their affiliates, including Radio Free Europe's news outlets dedicated to Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine, and the Caucasus. They also include a television channel run jointly by Radio Free Europe and Voice of America called Current Time TV. Speaking on Current Time TV in Russian, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's president Thomas Kent said that "as a result, the activities of our organisation can face even greater restrictions". "So far we have no concrete information on these restrictions," the head of the US Congress-funded corporation said. He stressed: "We remain committed to continuing our work in journalism in the interests of providing precise and objective information to our Russian-language audience." - 'Very concerned' - The 2012 law previously applied only to non-governmental organisations that had international funding. Many NGOs have closed down as a result, saying the measure made it too difficult for them to operate. US ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman said Washington was "very concerned." "We've seen what this has done to civil society and non-governmental organizations by way of harassment, lawsuits, and effectively putting people out of business," he said in a statement. "We strongly urge the Russian government not to allow this to stifle free speech and editorial independence on the part of those who seek to operate freely in Russia." The US State Department said last month that the new law "presents yet another threat to free media in Russia". It said it was "disingenuous" of Moscow to equate the move to RT's listing as a foreign agent in the US since Washington's measure "does not restrict an organisation's ability to operate". The head of the Russian upper house's commission for the protection of state sovereignty, Andrei Klimov, said the measure would be strictly enforced but could be reversed. "If (foreign media) try to get out of it, we will catch up with them anyway, we will force them to obey Russian law," Klimov told Interfax news agency. "If Washington comes to its senses and ceases pressure on Russian media, however, in that case we will also consider correcting our decisions." (VIA Mike Cooper, DXLD) ** RUSSIA [and non]. VOA, RADIO LIBERTY DECLARED "FOREIGN AGENTS" IN RUSSIA Source: Xinhua| 2017-12-05 18:02:35|Editor: Yamei http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-12/05/c_136802592.htm MOSCOW, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Justice Ministry said Tuesday that it has blacklisted U.S. government-funded Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) as "foreign agents" in retaliation for a similar U.S. move against Russia's state-owned RT news network. VOA, RFE/RL and seven media outlets under them will possibly face a series of restrictions, including an entry ban to the Russian parliament. The State Duma, or the lower house of parliament, plans to adopt on Wednesday a bill banning the entry for about nine media outlets. A similar move is expected from the Federation Council, or the upper house. The access to materials distributed by "foreign agent" media outlets may be restricted at the request of the Russian Prosecutor General's office, said Andrei Klishas, chairman of the Federation Council's Constitutional Legislation Committee. Klishas also said he has submitted to the State Duma a bill imposing fines for the dissemination of materials without informing clients that they are created by a "foreign agent." The Russian Justice Ministry is unlikely to expand its "foreign agent" list in the near future, said Andrei Klimov, head of the Federation Council's Commission on State Sovereignty Protection. The Russian blacklist was introduced in accordance with recently adopted law amendments on media after the U.S. Department of Justice forced RT America to register as a "foreign agent" on suspicion of interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election by spreading fake news. Last week, RT America was stripped of its press credentials for working in the Capitol Hill due to its "foreign agent" status. "Our countermeasures should be mirror-like and precisely targeted. They should not spread on all media," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Monday, adding that Moscow will not deprive U.S. media of general accreditation for journalistic activities in Russia. She said Moscow will lift restrictions on U.S. media if Washington stops pressuring Russian media (via Mike Cooper, DXLD) See USA: 1390 ** SRI LANKA [non]. USA(non), Frequency changes of Adventist World Radio AWR KSDA [all ex-TRM = Trincomalee] ... 0330-0400 11875 TAC 100 kW / 226 deg EaAf Amharic, ex 15500 0500-0600 17780 TAC 100 kW / 236 deg CEAf Arabic, ex same ... 1530-1600 9505 TAC 100 kW / 163 deg SoAs Gujarati, ex 15525 ... http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/11/frequency-changes-of-adventist-world.html (DX RE MIX NEWS #1045 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, Nov. 30, 2017 via DXLD) AUSTRIA/FRANCE/GERMANY/GUAM/MADAGASCAR/SOUTH AFRICA/SRI LANKA/TAIWAN/ UZBEKISTAN B-17 Updated AWR Shortwave schedule V_09, of Nov 28. Dear Monitors dear Listener, due to a Thunderstorm accident in Sri Lanka, the transmitter site Trincomalee is actually not operating. Probably for all this b17 period we are not broadcasting via TRM. We had to shift as good as possible many of our transmissions on different sites. The quality will partly suffer and in other cases improved. This is the time where your reports are specially very appreciated. Please see attached the actual Schedule b17awr09_pub. We apologise for this inconvenient situation and hope the station in Trincomalee Sri Lanka will be soon full operating again. Greetings and God bless you all in listening AWR (via Andreas Volk-Munich-D, ADDX Radio Kurier magazine, Germany Nov 28, WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DXLD) Показать цитирование If so, why haven`t they told us? (gh) << [non non] Only other remaining client for shortwave I'm aware of is Deutsche Welle, and its replacements have already been reported. In addition there used to be Gospel for Asia stuff on 1557 kHz (only client for this transmitter, with Treppenbruder long gone again), no word about this so far. And now Ivo posted this: "SRI LANKA Reception of Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation SLBC Dec 3: 1115-1215 on 9720 TRM 125 kW / 345 deg to SoAs Hin/Mal/Hin/Tam, weak/fair" What's going on here?? (Kai Ludwig, Germany, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1907, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TAJIKISTAN. The authorities of Tajikistan obliged all state and private radio companies to conduct literary readings of the works of the President of the country, Emomali Rahmon. According to the committee on television and radio broadcasting of Tajikistan, this "will increase the sense of self-consciousness and patriotism in every citizen." According to the director of the state radio "Tochikiston" Farrukh Ziyeev, the station has already recorded two books: "Tajiks in the Mirror of History" and "The Language of the Nation - the Being of the Nation". According to the source of the Tajik editorial office of Radio Liberty (Radio Ozodi) in one of the private radio stations, if the broadcaster refuses to broadcast the works of the head of state, he will be stripped of his license. As you know, the head of state wrote more than 20 books. In November 2016 in the city of Gissar, a weighing one tonne monument was erected in the book "Tajiks in the Mirror of History". It was published in 2002. The book was published in Russian, English, German, Arabic, Chinese, Persian and French. Two years ago the law of Tajikistan "On the Founder of Peace and National Unity - Leader of the Nation" came into force, which approved the official title for E. Rahmon. vnews.agency http://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__67599/ (via Rus-DX 3 Dec via DXLD) Gotcha? 4765even, Seemingly minus/plus 971 Hertz test tone procedure out from Dushanbe site at 2302 UT, S=8 signal heard in Thai-CBG SDR (Wolfgang Büschel, Log of remote SDR unit access in Thai-Cambodian border region, and Doha Qatar ME at 0000-0200 UT on Dec 1, BC-DX Dec 2 via DXLD) ** UKRAINE. Broadcasting of Ukrainian radio, which occurs on medium waves, through technical features is difficult to muffle due to the use of powerful transmitters. About this "Radio Liberty" said the general producer of "Ukrainian Radio" Dmitry Khorkin. "This AM range, it is very popular in countries with a large territory, including in the US. We are working on a transmitter in one thousand four hundred and thirty-one [1431] kilohertz, very powerful." Transmitters that operate on medium waves are very powerful, unlike FM- broadcasting, so it is difficult to muffle the middle frequencies. This transmitter operates at a frequency of 549 kilohertz, one transmitter consumes 500 kilowatts, this is a very large capacity, "Mr. Khorkin said. He added that the maintenance of transmitters used to broadcast to the territory of the annexed Crimea, it is necessary about 14 million UAH for a year. Let's remind, the operator of communications of a television tower in the village of Chongar of the Kherson region increased the broadcasting capacity to the territory of the Crimea annexed by Russia more than threefold - from 0.3 kW to 1 kW. Ukrainian broadcasting from the television and radio tower, which is located near the checkpoint Chongar in the Kherson region, reaches the suburb of Sudak in an anecdotal Crimea (Source: Portal "Detector Media") http://proradio.org.ua/news/2017nov.php (via Rus-DX 3 Dec via DXLD) * U S A [non]. AUSTRIA/FRANCE/GERMANY/GUAM/MADAGASCAR/SOUTH AFRICA/SRI LANKA/TAIWAN/UZBEKISTAN B-17 Updated AWR Shortwave schedule V_09, of Nov 28. Dear Monitors dear Listener, due to a Thunderstorm accident in Sri Lanka, the transmitter site Trincomalee is actually not operating. Probably for all this b17 period we are not broadcasting via TRM. We had to shift as good as possible many of our transmissions on different sites. The quality will partly suffer and in other cases improved. This is the time where your reports are specially very appreciated. Please see attached the actual Schedule b17awr09_pub. We apologise for this inconvenient situation and hope the station in Trincomalee Sri Lanka will be soon full operating again. Greetings and God bless you all in listening AWR (via Andreas Volk-Munich-D, ADDX Radio Kurier magazine, Germany Nov 28 via BC-DX Dec 2 via DXLD) Viz.: B17 AWR Short Wave Broadcast Schedule. 2017-10-29 to 2018-03-24. All Regions. Version 09/2017-11-27 / pub [see below for only FOUR English broadcasts excerpted and comments] Site StarStop Language Service Area kHz kW Days ... TAC 0330-0400 Amharic Ethiopia 11875 100 1234567 ... TAC 0500-0600 Arabic EGY, IRQ, Arab Penins 17780 100 1234567 ... TAC 1530-1600 Gujarati India-Gujarat 9505 100 1234567 ... Sites: Days: ... TAC Tashkent [UZBEKISTAN] 2 Monday 7 Saturday AWR Frequency Management Office Sandwiesenstr. 35 64665 Alsbach, Germany Phone: +49 6257 9440969 Fax: +49 6257 9440985 Email: (AWR via Andreas Volk-D, ADDX Radio Kurier magazine, Germany Nov 27, via BC-DX Dec 2, realigned by gh for DX LISTENING DIGEST) BROADCASTING IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE ================================= Hungary ------------ The fourth program of the Hungarian state radio, called "Magyar Radio 4" (MR 4), is intended for broadcasting in the languages of national minorities. There you can hear programs in Croatian, German, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Greek, Polish, Ukrainian and Slovenian. Of particular interest are the programs for Rusyns (and it is written in the schedule - Ruszin). Rusyns in all encyclopedias belong to the East Slavonic group, and the language of their communication is Ukrainian (partly Old Russian), and some in general consider them a separate people. Broadcast for them is in Ukrainian from 12.00 to 12.30 on Tuesdays at frequencies of 873, 1188, 1350 kHz. And on Fridays at the same time and at the same frequencies, programs for Ukrainians sound. If you can not listen to the program on the air, you can hear it on the website . (Radio Magazine # 12 / 2017. "Broadcasting News." The section is led by V. Gulyaev, Astrakhan. / Ftp://ftp.radio.ru/pub/2017/12/16.pdf) WEB RADIO AND TV IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE ================================= Radio --------- Educational resource Arzamas launched a radio-specific audio application for smartphones. "Lectures and other audio materials about the history of culture are collected here - both those that appeared on the Arzamas website and those prepared specifically for the application." Subscribers of the application will receive about a hundred hours of educational audio created by the best humanitarian scientists. "The application will be updated once a week, site Philippe Dzyadko. In the appendix three sections: "Courses", "Podcast" and "Materials". Courses contain lecture series on history, philology, art history and other humanities. "Podcast" for the time being is a program "Inferiority complex", in which the editors talk with humanities scientists, but later this section is promised to be supplemented. In the "Materials" are audioversion texts from the site, as well as archival records, comments of researchers, stories of scientists, etc. The application is free, but you will have to pay for the subscription with full access to all the entries. "The launch of three premieres:" American literature of the XX century. Season 1 "by Andrey Astvatsaturov," The Adventures of Monet, Matisse and Picasso in Russia "by Ilya Doronchenkova and" The World of Eisenstein "by Naum Kleiman," Arzamas told. The educational project on the humanitarian knowledge of Arzamas was launched in 2015. Known for its special projects, lectures, as well as scientific video. Interfax.ru (http://jourdom.ru/news/98968) TV. -------------------- Russia. Moscow. ------------------------ EuroNews TV channel WEB: http://en.euronews.com/live Euronews - European daily round-the-clock information television channel, combining video chronicles of world events and audio commentaries. QSL WORLD ======== AG = Alexander Golovihin, Togliatti, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" & "open_dx" AK = Anatoly Klepov, Moscow, Russia DE = Dmitry Elagin, Saratov, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" DK = Dmitry Kutuzov, Ryazan, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" IK = Igor Kolke, Moscow, Russia / https://kolkeradio.blogspot.ru/ MM = Manuel Mandez, Lugo, Spain / http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=QSL PS = Piotr Skorek, Poland SJ = Shaikh Jawahar / https://www.facebook.com/groups/wrthgroup/ SS = Sergei Shokhin, pos.Selyatino, Moscow region, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" VL = Vasily Lazarev, Samarskaya oblast, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" Bangladesh ---------------- QSL Bangladesh Betar In response to an e-mailed report of Bangladesh Betar (English) for August 15, 2017 (17.45-19.00 UTC), a regular QSL card came by regular mail. https://kolkeradio.blogspot.ru/2017/12/qsl-bangladesh-betar.html (IK) Hungary ------------ Has received QSL-Certification Hungarian "Minority Radio" program (Nemzetisegi Radio) 27/10/2017 / 14: 00-15: 00 UTC / 1188 kHz / 100 & 300 kW WEB: www.mtva.hu Wrote to the addresses: info @ radio.hu & agardi.elektra @ mtva.hu You can see the confirmation here - http://rusdx.blogspot.ru/2017/12/blog-post_55.html (AC) Italy / Armenia ------------------------- * Received eQSL IBC - Italian Broadcasting Corporation 22 November 2017 / 19.30-21.00 UTC / 5845 kHz (via Armenia) http://www.ibcradio.webs.com ibc@europe.com You can see the confirmation here - http://rusdx.blogspot.ru/2017/12/blog-post_3.html (AK) * Received e-QSL with a new design from the IBC Italian Broadcasting Corporation from Italy (broadcast via Armenia) for the report of November 22, 2017. The station now conducts regular broadcasts, every Wednesday from Gavar, Armenia at 5845 kHz 19.00-21.00 UTC. The card is here http://freerutube.info/2017/12/03/e-qsl-ibc-italian-broadcasting- corporation-italiya-armeniya-noyabr-2017-goda/ (DE) * IBC - Italian Broadcasting. In addition to the November one, I received the September e-QSL. (AG) * Received E-qsl from Radio Italian Broadcasting Corporation for receiving 22.11.17 / 20.00-20.30 UTC / 5845 kHz - for receiving the transmission and the MFSK32 signal. E- qsl - other design / (VL) * Armenia / IBC Italy The beautiful e QSL was received for my emailed reception with the audiofiles on its 5845 KHz transmission relayed via Gavar relay from Armenia. (SJ) Japan -------------- * Received a new QSL card from the Russian service of Radio Japan for the report of October 11, 2017. Also sent a postcard with the same design as the card - autumn forest. The card is here http://freerutube.info/2017/12/09/qsl-radio- japan-nhk-world-radio-yaponii-oktyabr-2017-goda/ (DE) * They sent QSL - a card and a postcard from NHK for receiving October 1 at 6165 kHz. Reported through the site. (AG) Romania ------------- QSL card on paper received from the Romanian regional station - Radio Targu-Mures (Marosvásárhelyi Rádió). The program was broadcasted on 09. 11. 2017 in Hungarian on MW - 1323 kHz. The same QSL was sent a few weeks ago by email. (PS) Russia ---------- * Has received electronic QSL from the World radio network (devoted to three hundredth release "Radio Panorama") for the reception - on September 23, 2017, 20.30-20.58 UTC at the frequency 738 kHz (transmitter Kurkino, Moscow). The report was sent to: letters @ wrn.ru. Confirmation was received from Vadim Alekseev. (DK) * Received E-qsl from Radio WRN for the reception 24.09.17 / 07.30-08.00 UTC / 738 kHz - Anniversary transmission (VL) * Received e-QSL from Vadim Alekseev. (AG) Taiwan / United Kingdom ------------------------------------ On December 8, 1717, I received a QSL card from the German service of the "International Radio of Taiwan" for Reception 1.11.17. at a frequency of 3955 kHz through Wufferton (Great Britain) from 19.00 up to 20.00 UTC. The card was signed by Dev :-). Card with butterfly and inscription in German, is dedicated to the 88th anniversary of RTI broadcasting. (SS) South Korea ------------------- * I received 2 QSL cards from the Russian service KBS World Radio. 05.11.17 / 13: 00-14: 00 UTC / 9645 kHz 12.11.17 / 13: 00-14: 00 UTC / 9645 kHz Themes: "The 20th anniversary of the beginning of Internet broadcasting" and "We want to travel". (AK) * Has received QSL - a card from KBS for reception on November, 3rd on 9645 kHz. (The 20th anniversary of Internet broadcasting). Russian@kbs.co.kr (AG) Spain / Uzbekistan ------------------------------ 7570, Radio Mi Amigo International via Tashkent, full data QSL card received via snail mail after five days, mentioned "Via Tashkent / Uzbekistan / 100 kW". Reception report send to: info@radiomiamigointernational.com (MM) Turkey ----------- * I received 2 QSL cards from TRT Voice of Turkey (Russian and English versions). 10/01/2017 / 18.30-19.17 UTC / 9735 kHz / English 10/21/2017 / 13.00-13.54 UTC / 11965 kHz / Russian You can see the card here - http://rusdx.blogspot.ru/2017/12/blog-post_5.html (AK) * One new QSL card was received from the Voice of Turkey in response to two reports dated 02 and 18 September 2017. Only today I noticed that on the cards of the station the month of the current year is indicated, for which QSL is issued. Thus, the Voice of Turkey produces twelve unique QSLs per year and apparently now sends to each listener not more than one card per month. So in the envelope put a fresh station schedule. The letter was sent from Ankara only on November 20. The card is here http://freerutube.info/2017/12/07/qsl-voice-of-turkey-turtsiya-sentyabr-2017-goda/ (DE) * He received two QSL cards from the Voice of Turkey for receiving in September and October at 11965 kHz. We sent a winter schedule. (AG) USA / Bulgaria ---------------------- Got E-qsl from Radio Shortwave Radiogram for receiving 11.11.17 / 16.00-16.30 UTC / 9400 kHz Receiving the MFSK32 signal (VL) Vatican ----------- * Received 2 QSL-cards Radio Vaticana. 1 October 2017/12: 20-12: 57 UTC / 11875 & 15370 kHz / Tinian, 250 kW You can see here - http://rusdx.blogspot.ru/2017/12/blog-post_69.html 1 November 2017/12: 30-12: 58 UTC / 7330 & 9695 kHz / Philippines, 250 kW You can see here - http://rusdx.blogspot.ru/2017/12/blog-post_12.html (AK) - Received eQSL Radio Vaticana. The answer came in an hour. E-mail: commerciale @ spc.va Elvira Ortmann, Segreteria per la Comunicazione Direzione per gli Affari Generali - Divisione Ufficio Commerciale December 4, 2017 / 12.30 - 12.57 UTC / Russian / 11875 kHz & 15370 kHz You can see here - http://rusdx.blogspot.ru/2017/12/blog-post_29.html (AK) - Dear Mr. Klepov, Thank you for your reports, I have forwarded your request to the concerned department. For future correspondence concerning the request of QSL cards please contact the address "Ufficio Commerciale" and keep my address in Cc for technical analysis. Best regards. Sergio Salvatori sig. Sergio Salvatori Segreteria per la Comunicazione Direzione Tecnologica - Divisione Infrastruttura di Comunicazione Integrata - Radiocomunicazione Città del Vaticano (AK) Vatican -------------- Three new cards were received from the Russian Vatican Radio Service for reports dated October 29 and November 7, 2017. All three old-style cards came in one envelope. The date the letter was sent from the Vatican on November 21. The same sent stickers station. Cards here http://freerutube.info/2017/11/03/qsl-vatikan-radio-vaticana-oktyabr-2017- goda/ (DE) Pirate Radio ----------------------- I received a QSL-letter from Radio ROS AM - pirate / for reception 22.11.17 / 21.55-22.25 UTC. E-mail: rosamradio@gmail.com (VL) CALENDAR OF RADIO ===================== 5 December -------------- On December 5, 1938, the State House of Broadcasting and Sound Recording was founded in Moscow. (https://vk.com/dxingradio) HISTORY OF DX AND RADIO. ==================== * 1989 year. --------------- From the archive of Sergei Izyumov, Moscow, Russia. Envelope of the letter of the Committee on Television and Radio Broadcasting of the Council of Ministers of the Mordovian ASSR. You can see here - http://rusdx.blogspot.ru/2017/12/blog-post_18.html * 1990 ------- Radio "Nadezhda" ("Hope") I was broadcasting in the late 90s of the last century from the city of Livny, Orlovskaya oblast. Operating frequency: 1625 ± 5 kHz (medium waves). Power station: 100-150 watts. The presenter at the station was "San Sanych". The station had a vivid political orientation of the Stalinist type. At the final stage of broadcasting, the station rather thoroughly conducted its programs. The signals of the exact time were transmitted, news, various thematic programs were transmitted to each other. Among them, the program "Political Diary" had a broadcasting duration of up to 1 hour. Also there were programs: "The table of orders", the press review, the history, the news of Livny, entertaining games ... As far as we know, Radio Nadezhda's plans included short-wave broadcasting. Reports on reception of the radio station were confirmed by round cardboard tokens with a diameter of 4 cm. On which the round seal was printed "Radio Nadezhda., Livny." (http://free.radiodx.ru/page-16.xml) - You can see the token of Radio "Nadezhda" here - http://rusdx.blogspot.ru/2017/12/blog-post_62.html Mass media ========== * What does Radio Union State broadcast? -------------------------------------------------- ------------- For the sixth month on the territory of Russia, allied radio programs are aired on the waves of the radio station "Komsomolskaya Pravda" - until July 1, the broadcast was conducted on Radio Russia. How is the program grid now built? What new does this give the listener? And in general what is the audience of the union radio? We are talking about this with his leader, Nikolai Efimovich. - Where can you listen to your radio today? We do not have our own radio station. We, according to the law, as a state organization, hold competitions for broadcasting. Since July 1 of this year in Russia, allied radio programs are aired on the waves of the federal radio station "Komsomolskaya Pravda" at a frequency of 97.2 in the largest cities of the country (more than 200 in the broadcasting zone). In Minsk, our partner is the First National Channel Belarusian Radio. There we have two programs with a total time 45 minutes - "Belarus - Russia" and "Minsk - Moscow". "Who is your listener?" This is a person with an active life position, constantly demanding the most prompt and accurate information, and therefore preferring information radio stations. It is clear that these are people who are keenly interested in everything that is happening around them, and those who have relatives in Belarus, some from there, many rest, travel by Sineokaya. In addition, you do not forget that there are a lot of Belarusian diasporas all over Russia. In the Union State is actually a common labor market, in Russia thousands of Belarusians are working now. In addition, we share common historical and cultural roots. Every week on Radio KP, the audience is measured: who and what listens most. A number of allied programs - "Our People", "Second Motherland", "State Interest" - on the ratings are on par with popular broadcasts of Radio KP itself. This is encouraging and encouraging. - How do you take the audience? We simply try to speak the same language with our listeners, give them the information that they can not find on any other radio station, we invite interesting people to the air, we tell about those events that are of primary interest to our people. - And what changes in the content did happen? Yes, almost everything has changed! We completely reformed and modernized our radio content. First, since July 1, 2017, the volume of broadcasting has radically changed. The number of broadcasts of programs increased more than twofold: there were 14 outlets a week, and it was 44. The total broadcasting time increased by one and a half times - before that it was 85 minutes a week, it was 200. The entire radio network is filled with new programs - "Our People", "Second Motherland", "Union Poster", "State Interest", "Announcements of Allied Media", "News of the Union State". The most significant events in the Union, the resonant news, interviews with experts and correspondents from the scene - our leading and the journalists of the allied media, whom we actively involve in cooperation, provide a complete information picture of the past seven days. - And who peeps to you on the air? Yes, it is difficult to list all. This is the State Secretary of the Union State, Grigory Rapota, and the deputies of the Parliamentary Assembly, and the Ambassador of Belarus to Russia Igor Petrishenko, and Petr Elfimov - the popular Belarusian singer, winner of the festival "Slavonic Bazaar 2004", and Oksana Solopova - chairman of the Belarusian Belarusians of Moscow, and Ales Kozhedub is a writer and many others. - What else has changed the main partner for you? The ability to broadcast to Russia - from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok. To create all the opportunities to react quickly and flexibly to the constantly changing information agenda. Programs on the subject of the Union State are prepared for the air on the eve of the release, which excludes the possibility to skip current topics and events. By the way, if you could not or did not manage to hear our programs on the radio, you should not worry: on the website of "Komsomolskaya Pravda", where the radio is constantly broadcast, the programs that are on the air are uploaded. - I can not restrain myself from the traditional question: what are the plans for the future? In 2018, we plan to keep the volume of broadcasting. Perhaps, some more new interesting programs will be added. And, by the way, we will have more partners. rg.ru (http://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__67728/) * In the Crimea they promised to stop broadcasting of the Ukrainian radio. -------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Domestic Politics, Information and Communications of the Republic of Crimea Dmitry Polonsky said that the peninsula will tighten measures to combat Ukrainian broadcasting. His words lead portal "Crimean News." "There are measures that any state takes to protect its territory and its information space. They are made methodically, and until the end of this year will be strengthened - this is unambiguous. On the territory of the Crimea, except for Russian television and radio channels, no one will not be broadcasting, "Polonsky said. He added that the Ukrainian side "makes various attempts to organize regular broadcasting from the capacities that they are trying to deploy in the Kherson region." "Another question is that they can not do anything. If there are any episodic bursts, then they quickly stop, "- said the minister. November 23, a member of the National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio Broadcasting Sergei Kostinsky in Faceboook said that the power of digital television broadcasting from the Chongar tower in the Kherson region to Crimea has increased. According to Kostinsky, the television signal spreads over the territory of the Dzhankoysky and Krasnoperekopsky districts of the Crimea, and also goes beyond them. In total, according to the estimates of the National Council, access to the air of the Ukrainian TV channel "UA: Crimea", "Channel 5", ICTV, Black Sea TRC and "Direct" received 200 123 residents of the peninsula. In January, in the village of Chongar, Kherson region, on the border with the Crimea, the construction of a 150-meter tower was completed, with the help of which Ukrainian TV channels and radio had to broadcast on the territory of the peninsula. lenta.ru (http://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__67754/) 73!