EuroLog October -2002 (all times in UTC)
Fqy Country Station Info Source Source Date EuroLog Date
153 NOR NRK Kvitsoy According to the Norkring AM broadcasting centre at Kvitsoy, DRM test transmissions are scheduled to to take place sometime in the week commencing 21 October 2002. These will be from the Longwave site at Ingoy close to North Cape in Northern Norway. The power is 100 kW.´Programming is expected to be intermittent, with AM and DRM modes alternating, and also simulcast mode (AM and DRM at the same time). Tests will run for approximately a week. Bernt Erfjord via RNW Media Network 15.10.2002 19.10.2002
198 RUS R Mayak, Angarsk Not operational since 6 June 2001 due to damage to the antenna. It will not be repaired and the transmitting site is being dismantled. IDXC via Steve Whitt via MWC via BDCX-UK via DXLD
16.10.2002
207 UKR UR 1 Off-air, at least temporarily. Vyacheslav Oleinik via DXSignal 25.09.2002 16.10.2002
531 RUS Chuvashkaya GTRK, Cheboksary Local broadcasts at 02.40, 03.12, 04.10, 14.35 and 16.50. Other times relaying R Mayak. Dmitri Mezin (RUS)
19.10.2002
549 UKR UR 2/3, Brovary Reduced schedule as from October 28th: 0329- (0359- Sa, Su) -2300. Power 75 kW. Alexander Egorov (UKR) via DX-Bistro 25.10.2002 25.10.2002
549 UKR UR 1 Off-air, at least temporarily. Vyacheslav Oleinik via DXSignal 25.09.2002 16.10.2002
549 MDA R Pridnestrovye via Grigoriopoli Schedule: daily 0400-0415 Russian; 0415-0423 Ukrainian; 0423-0430 Moldavian and 1600-1630 Russian. Vyacheslav Oleinik via Active DX-list via DXSignal 02.10.2002 16.10.2002
549 YUG R Kosova, Pristina Ex-1377, now here. Schedule: 1500-2100 in Albanian (exc 1830-1930 Turkish). Rumen Pankov (BUL) via BC-DX via WWDXC 01.09.2002 16.10.2002
567 RUS GTRK Volgograd-TRV Local broadcast at 3.50-4.00, 8.00 and 15.00. Other times relaying Radio Rossii. Dmitri Mezin (RUS)
19.10.2002
576 LVA Laser Radio via Ulbroka Wwill be on-air again on Sunday October 27 with a Twelve hour broadcast. Transmission time : 09h00 to 21h00 // 5935 Khz shortwave. Power 50 Kw. Bernd Trutenau via mwdx 21.10.2002 25.10.2002
594 RUS GTRK Udmurtiya, Izhevsk Local broadcasts not observed. Dmitri Mezin (RUS)
19.10.2002
612 AZE R Araz, Baki According to the press-release of ministry of communications of Azerbaijan, this 50 kW txmr has been taken out of service in July in connection with the improvement of coverage of this district on FM. This txmr was used for broadcasting the 1th program of Azerbaijanian radio. MIDXB 20.10.2002 25.10.2002
612 AZE R Araz, Baki According to a press release of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Telecommunications, the Baki transmitter on this fqy (50 kW) was taken out of service in July,
in connection with improved FM coverage in the area.
Bernd Trutenau via mwdx 08.10.2002 16.10.2002
630 G BBC Three Counties Radio From Monday 14 October the pilot launch of BBC East's first 'The Night Shift' programme, will broadcast live through the night across BBC local radio stations in the region, bringing listeners a mix of friendly company and music. Ukradio Newsletter 07.10.2002 16.10.2002
657 UKR UR 3, Chernovtsy Schedule as from October 28th; 1800-2230 between the programs of RUI. Alexander Egorov (UKR) via DX-Bistro 25.10.2002 25.10.2002
702 SYR Al-Quds Radio Palestinian radio station Al -Quds Radio has recently been jammed heavily. The station broadcasts patriotic songs and commentaries, which reflect the oppositional point of view to the leadership of Yasser Arafat. The address:P.O. Box 5092, Damascus, Syria. Schedule: 05.00-14.00. BBCM via Media Network via MIDXB 02.10.2002 16.10.2002
729 G BBC Essex From Monday 14 October the pilot launch of BBC East's first 'The Night Shift' programme, will broadcast live through the night across BBC local radio stations in the region, bringing listeners a mix of friendly company and music. Ukradio Newsletter 07.10.2002 16.10.2002
801 TJK IBB via Orzu The Orzu transmitter in southern TJK (ca. 500kW) now carries IBB programming 1400-0200 as follows: 0000-0030 RFE Dari; 0030-0100 VOA Hindi; 0100-0200 VOA Urdu; 1400-1430 VOA Urdu; 1430-1530 RFE Farsi
1530-1630 RFE Dari; 1630-1700 VOA Hindi; 1700-1800 VOA Urdu; 1800-1830 RFE Dari; 1830-1930 VOA Pashto; 1930-2030 RFE Dari; 2030-2130 VOA Pashto
2130-2230 VOA Dari; 2230-2330 RFE Pashto; 2330-2400 RFE Dari
Bernd Trutenau via mwdx 09.10.2002 16.10.2002
801 RUS R Mayak, St. Petersburg St.Petersburg regional center (former CRR-2) will carry out special test on 801 kHz. Program: Mayak.
Transmitter power: 1000 kW (non-directional antenna.
Mikhail Timofeyev via Bernd Trutenau via mwdx 10.10.2002 16.10.2002
837 LBN R Lebanon, Hamra A new 1Megawatt txmr was installed in May 2002 at Hamra which is between Batroun and Tripoli. It will operate on 837kHz and replace the existing
transmitter (100kW?) at Amchit (on 990 kHz?) . It was not possible to use Amchit for the higher power because of safe RF levels outside the site. The Amchit
MF will close down.
Jack Fitzsimmons via FM DX Weblist 12.10.2002 16.10.2002
846 IRQ Iraqi Radio Iraq on 846 kHz with General Program is now a regular station here after RAI left the
frequency. The transmitter closes down at 2325.
Karel Honzik (CZE) via mwdx 15.10.2002 16.10.2002
855 G BBC R Norfolk From Monday 14 October the pilot launch of BBC East's first 'The Night Shift' programme, will broadcast live through the night across BBC local radio stations in the region, bringing listeners a mix of friendly company and music. Ukradio Newsletter 07.10.2002 16.10.2002
864 AFG Information Radio, Bagram Information Radio continues to be monitored in Kabul on this fqy. The station's programming, has undergone tremendous changes since re-launching from Bagram Air Force Base. Morning broadcasts (*? - 0630) include popular Afghan music with announcements in Dari and Pashto approximately every twenty minutes. Station ID is currently (Dari) "In radyio-i mau'lumati" and (Pashto) "Da radyio mau'lumati." The transmission is not heard after
2300 Kabul time (1930 UTC).
CRW Clandestine Radio Watch 02.10.2002 25.10.2002
909 IRQ Iraqi Radio Logged on split fqy of 908.94 kHz.. Honzik (CZE) & Ritola (FIN)
16.10.2002
963 KWT R Kuwait Logged with English programme at 18:00. Martti Karimies (FIN) 11.10.2002 16.10.2002
972 IRN IRIB Ilan Logged with local px at 16:30. Martti Karimies (FIN) 11.10.2002 16.10.2002
990 CYP (ex-planned) R Sawa via Cape Greco IBB has now deleted the planned Cyprus frequency 990 kHz from their frequency schedule and seeking some other frequency in the neighbourhood of present 981 kHz. Bernd Trutenau via mwdx 09.10.2002 16.10.2002
1026 G BBC R Cambridgeshire From Monday 14 October the pilot launch of BBC East's first 'The Night Shift' programme, will broadcast live through the night across BBC local radio stations in the region, bringing listeners a mix of friendly company and music. Ukradio Newsletter 07.10.2002 16.10.2002
1035 IRQ Voice of Mujahed Voice of Mojahed is broadcasting here from Iraq to Iran. Schedule (in Persian): 0225-0628, 1420-1828 Rumen Pankow via BC-DX via DXLD 16.10.2002 25.10.2002
1071 CZE Radio Prague Radio Prague has extended its foreign service broadcasts on mediumwave following the cessation of Radio Free Europe's Czech language service, and is now broadcasting as follows: 1000-1030 Spanish;
1030-1100 French; 1100-1130 Russian; 1130-1200 English; 1730-1800 English (Mon-Fri); 1800-1830 German;1830-1900 English (Sat/Sun)
RNW Media Network 14.10.2002 19.10.2002
1071 CZE Cro 6 On 30th of September at 22:00 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) ended broadcasting in Czech after 52 years, while the present news station will continue as one of the four stations of the national Czech Radio (Cesky rozhlas) under the name Czech Radio 6. Czech Radio 6 will keep a part of the broadcasting scheme on the RFE/RL frequency. Besides, the radio will introduce a lot of new programmes. Sign-on seems to be at 07:00 local time; i.e. half an hour later than before. RNW Media News 30.09.2002 16.10.2002
1089 SVK R Slovensko Slovakia on 1098 kHz had a silence (maintenance) period at night OCT 13-14 until 0145 UTC.
It was the 3rd Mon/Tue night of the month (or was it the 2nd Mon/Tue night as the "first" Monday was on September 30?)
Karel Honzik (CZE) via mwdx 16.10.2002 16.10.2002
1161 IRN VOIRI, Abadan(?) Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran (VOIRI) observed on 1161 kHz with a service in Arabic, parallel to 1080, 6200, etc. First noted on 7th October. The frequency 1161 is not included in a schedule of the Arabic service published on web page of IRIB/VOIRI.
Heard from the beginning at 1630 until fading out at
0300, including Voice of Palestine-Voice of Palestinian Islamic Revolution which was at 1930-2030.
Petraitis (LTU) via CRW 09.10.2002 19.10.2002
1170 RUS R Ibrahim via Tbilisskaya(?) This new station logged in Finland. The station has home page at: http://www.radioibrahim.com/. Transmitter site not confirmed. Jouko Huuskonen & Mauno Ritola (FIN) 12.10.2002 16.10.2002
1197 EGY R Alexandria Logged with 10 minutes local English programme at 16:30. News bulletin and a px called 'Flash'. Px in French not observed. PUL 10.10.2002 16.10.2002
1233 CZE Radio Prague Radio Prague has extended its foreign service broadcasts on mediumwave following the cessation of Radio Free Europe's Czech language service, and is now broadcasting as follows: 1000-1030 Spanish;
1030-1100 French; 1100-1130 Russian; 1130-1200 English; 1730-1800 English (Mon-Fri); 1800-1830 German;1830-1900 English (Sat/Sun)
RNW Media Network 14.10.2002 19.10.2002
1233 CZE Cro 6 On 30th of September at 22:00 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) ended broadcasting in Czech after 52 years, while the present news station will continue as one of the four stations of the national Czech Radio (Cesky rozhlas) under the name Czech Radio 6. Czech Radio 6 will keep a part of the broadcasting scheme on the RFE/RL frequency. Besides, the radio will introduce a lot of new programmes. Sign-on seems to be at 07:00 local time; i.e. half an hour later than before. RNW Media News 30.09.2002 16.10.2002
1242 UKR UR 2, Oktobrskaya Reduced schedule as from October 28th: 2300-0329 (-0359 Sa, Su) with technical break at 0100-0200. Power 50 kW. Alexander Egorov (UKR) via DX-Bistro 25.10.2002 25.10.2002
1251 KAZ DAT -Radio via Dushanbe The Europe-based oppositional Kazakh station DAT-Radio is now apparently relayed via the 100 kW ND transmitter in Dushanbe on this fqy (for listeners in KAZ) Mon-Fri at 2330-0015 and 1315-1330. The programmes might be one hour later from 27 October when Kazakhstan moves back to winter time. Bernd Trutenau via mwdx 24.10.2002 25.10.2002
1278 KGZ Kyrgyz Radio. Bishkek According. to the technical director of Kyrgyz State Radio, his station is using Bishkek 1278 kHz (listed with 150kW) for the 1st programme, the 2nd
programme is now on FM only.
Bernd Trutenau via mwdx 18.10.2002 19.10.2002
1287 CZE Radio Prague Radio Prague has extended its foreign service broadcasts on mediumwave following the cessation of Radio Free Europe's Czech language service, and is now broadcasting as follows: 1000-1030 Spanish;
1030-1100 French; 1100-1130 Russian; 1130-1200 English; 1730-1800 English (Mon-Fri); 1800-1830 German;1830-1900 English (Sat/Sun)
RNW Media Network 14.10.2002 19.10.2002
1287 CZE Cro 6 On 30th of September at 22:00 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) ended broadcasting in Czech after 52 years, while the present news station will continue as one of the four stations of the national Czech Radio (Cesky rozhlas) under the name Czech Radio 6. Czech Radio 6 will keep a part of the broadcasting scheme on the RFE/RL frequency. Besides, the radio will introduce a lot of new programmes. Sign-on seems to be at 07:00 local time; i.e. half an hour later than before. RNW Media News 30.09.2002 16.10.2002
1377 SWZ Swaziland Commercial Radio The 50 kW MW transmitter is still on the air. It
is running on low power as the Power Supply filter capacitor blew and they have borrowed some spare, lower voltage ones, just to get the MW transmitter going again. The transmitter is only on the air in the evenings and early morning.
g4ucj via HCDX
g4ucj via hcdx
08.10.2002 16.10.2002
1467 MDA R Mayak/VOR via Grigoriopoli Schedule: 0300-1630 Radio Mayak; 1700-1800 Voice of Russia in Bulgarian; 1800-1900 Voice of Russia in Greek; 1900-2000 Voice of Russia in Serbo-Croat. Vyacheslav Oleinik via Active DX-list via DXSignal 02.10.2002 16.10.2002
1548 IRQ Iraqi Radio Two transmitters logged on this exact frequency from Iraq. One carries the Main program \\ 846 and
908.94 and the other the 2nd program \\ 756 kHz. 2nd program signs off at 2302v and main program at 2312.
Mauno Ritola (FIN) BC-DX via DXLD 05.10.2002 16.10.2002
1566 G BBC Somerset Sound Moved to 1566 kHz on 22 October 2002 vacating their long time channel of 1323 kHz. Power 630 Watts (same as previously). Mark Hattam (UK) via mwdx 23.10.2002 25.10.2002

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