EGYPT
A change on the MW scene in Egypt!! Checking the MW frequencies around 1930 UT today 8/12/2006 I noticed that (news Radio) Idha`at al-akhbaar is on 1071; previously that frequency used to have (Greater Cairo radio) Idha`at al-kahira al-kobra, but sounds like the
change took place as greater Cairo radio is on FM band, so the media people want to have the news radio more audible for listeners all over Egypt, not only on FM band in Cairo.
All the best from Cairo, Egypt, Tarek Zeidan, Cairo, Egypt, Dec 8, DXLD 6-182 (9/12-2006)
EGYPT
RADIO SHIP PLANNED TO BROADCAST FROM ALEXANDRIA.
According to the website of Kabbary Antenna Technology, makers of the Crossed Field Antenna (CFA), the world's first longwave radio ship - 500 kW SP CFA at 162 kHz & MW 558 kHz connected to a 100 kW transmitter - is planning to transmit songs & music programmes from Alexandria in Egypt.
The website also claims that the CFA installation on the Isle of Man planned for 279 kHz will achieve a much wider target area of transmission than planned. The site says that groundwave transmission can reach the USA and East Asia countries for some periods of the day !! Crossed Field Antenna website http://www.crossedfieldantenna.com/ (Thanks to Mike Brand for alerting us to this)
# posted by Andy @ 10:37 UT April 4 Media Network blog via DX Listening Digest 5-059 (4/4-2005)
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ERITREA
ERITREAN OPPOSITION RADIO STARTS BROADCASTING FROM ETHIOPIA.
A coalition of Eritrean opposition groups backed by big supports in Exile launched anti-Isayas Radio broad cast. The Broad cast which has been on trial since January is based in northern Ethiopia Tigray region´s Mekelle city.
Recently some 11 Eritrean opposition groups have launched TV broadcast in Ethiopia´s Capital, Addis Ababa.
"The target of the new broad cast is to brain wash the ill-ideology Eritrean regime has inflicted over Eritrean people against the Ethiopian people" the man currently in charge of the Radio station, Hagos, who refused to tell his second name, told Sudan Tribune Today.
"We are trying to bring together the two brotherly people and bury their enemyness one the other and make sure no more blood shed is repeated again as the result of rouge [rogue?] propaganda of Isayas Afewerki-led regime", Hagos said, adding "we, on be half of the people are assuring the Eritrean people that Ethiopia is in-foe only with the Eritrean leadership and not with the Eritrean people at all."
The new radio station named WEGAHTA (Tigrigna translation- dawn) airs programs twice a day, for 3 hours beginning 6 Am in the morning and for 7 hours beginning 5 Pm in the afternoon for a total of 10 hours a day. [assuming UT+3, that`s 0300-0600, 1400-2100 UT]
"The program is a major bridge to bring back on track the historic ties of the two brotherly people" Twelde Abai, a historian and resident in Mekelle town said.
Currently the radio station airs programs to Ethiopia, Eritrea and partly to Arab nations.
Hagos denied any Ethiopian Involvement on the broad cast: "Neither the federal government of Ethiopia, nor the regional government of Tigray has hands on the broad cast, he said, adding "But it is on the best and mutual Interest of the two neighboring people."
http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article26287 via Zacharias Liangas, Greece via DXLD yg (8/3-2008) WTFK?? Could be SW [gh]
Glenn, It's on 909 mediumwave only. Definitely no shortwave (at least, at present). It's the same station that was operating from eastern Sudan two years ago, also on 909 (see WRTH 2006, page 525, and WRTH 2007, page 505). At that time, it was being referred to in the DX press as "Eastern Radio". In Arabic, Al-Sharq can mean East or Dawn. It now appears that the intended name is "Dawn" rather than "East".
Chris Greenway, Uzbekistan? via DXLD yg (8/3-2008)
ERITREA
Eastern Radio station launched in Eritrea on 909 kHz AM.
According to Sudanese newspaper Al-Watan, Eastern Radio in Eritrea began test transmissions on 909 kHz mediumwave in October. Eastern Radio is said to be broadcasting at 0400-0700 UTC and at 1600-1900 UTC. The station aims to promote the principles of justice, democracy, peace and human rights in Eritrea. Officially the station was launched on Eid al-Fitr, a three-day festival marking the end of Ramadan in the Islamic calendar. In most of the Muslim world, Eid al-Fitr began on November 3. The political opposition will get its voice heard, and programs will also cover culture, civilization, arts and society. The station, which is broadcasting in Arabic and Tigrinya, covers the whole of Eritrea and some areas of neighbouring states including Sudan and Ethiopia. The station has not yet been reported heard by DXers. News about the new station, published by Al-Watan on October 28, has been quoted by the BBC Monitoring Service and DXLD.
DXing.info (6/11-2005)
ERITREA
ERITREAN RADIO STATION COVERING EASTERN SUDAN TO BE LAUNCHED SOON.
Text of report by Sudanese newspaper Al-Watan on 28 October.
The Eastern Radio station has launched its trial broadcasts on MW 330 at 909 Khz between 7-10 a.m. and 7-10 p.m.
The Eritrean station aims at establishing principles of justice, democracy, peace and disseminating human rights in Eritrea. Official programmes will begin broadcasting during Id al-Fitr and will include interviews with opposition leaders in addition to society figures and those representing social entities.
Programmes will also concentrate on culture, civilization, arts and society. The station, which will broadcast its programmes in Arabic and Tigrinya, will cover the whole of Eritrea and some areas of neighbouring states including Sudan and Ethiopia.
Source: Al-Watan, Khartoum, in Arabic 28 Oct 05 via BBCM via DX Listening Digest 5-187 (30/10-2005)
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ETHIOPIA
Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) today announced a turnkey radio transmission sale to Radio Ethiopia, a segment of the Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency (ERTA). Harris will deliver high-power AM transmitters to stations in Harar (3DX^(TM)-D100, 100 kW) and Mekele
(DX^® -D200, 200 kW) this fall through Technology Systems and Solutions, a Harris dealer representative based in Ethiopia. The transmitters, which are ready for DRM and HD Radio^(TM) conversion, will deliver a higher quality signal to a large part of the country --- highly important for a population that relies on radio for news and information in addition to entertainment. The new transmission system will dramatically improve the quality of AM radio transmissions throughout the country by the end of 2006.
From a Harris Corp. press release
http://www.broadcast.harris.com/news/view_pressrelease.asp?act=lookup&pr_id=1944
via Bruce Portzer, dxld yg (26/8-2006)
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EUROPE
Radio Free Europe - RFE / Radio Liberty - RL is a U.S. government-funded, non-profit corporation broadcasting to the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. With the recent addition of Radio Free Afghanistan, RFE/RL broadcasts in 32 languages for more than 1,000 hours per week. Most programs are available on FM and medium wave (MW or AM) frequencies on local radio stations in countries throughout the broadcast area. Schedule as of 14 May 2006:
Mediumwave (MW)
Afghan Service
0230-1430 1296
Belarusian Service
0300-0500 612
1500-2100 612
Farda Service
0000-0000 1575
Iraqi Service
0100-0600 1593
1400-1600 1593
2000-2200 1593
Turkmen Service
0200-0300 864
1530-1600 864
Uzbek Service
1300-1400 1143
RFE/RL website via JKB, 14 May 2006, WWDXC via DX Listening Digest 6-075 (16/5-2006)
EUROPE
ERI - The tests are not always there but mostly in afternoons and evenings. I have listen them at 1500UTC on 1611, at 17.30UTC on 1593 on Friday and for only about 30 minutes today on 1566. Singal was very good on the last frequncies here at 5/9 + but not good on 1611 and 1593. Always the same id with OM anouncment repeated and no music. Will copy next time an send to you if you want an mp3.
Dimitri Konstantine Bucharest (8/5-2005)
EUROPE
Hello, I yesterday sent report about station Europa Radio International is now very strong here Sunday on 1566 with same OM recorded announcer, Friday they test on 1593 and 1611. NO informations on website, do you know of this station?
Dimitri Konstantine Bucharest (8/5-2005)
EUROPE
ERI own transmitter - Transdniester?
I have heard testings from this station ERI on frequency 1593 and 1611. Signals not strong on recent nights with om recorded announcements. http://www.europaradiointernational.co.uk/
Dimitri Konstantine, Romania, May 7, HCDX via DX Listening Digest 5-076 (7/5-2005)
EUROPE
IBB Munich mediumwave closing
Paul David writes: "So, this means there will only be 3 international services on MW in Europe, namely BBC, Russia and Sweden."
Hmm, that will come as great surprise to my colleagues at Radio Netherlands. We have downsized following government budget cuts, but we're still here, as are two mediumwave services:
0500-0557 UT in Dutch via Orfordness 1296 kHz
2300-2400 UT in English via Radio Sweden's transmitter on 1179 kHz.
Andy Sennitt via DXLD yahoogroup (27/3-2005)
EUROPE
New pan-European radio station RTI to launch on 9 April A new pan-European radio station has announced its launch date as 9 April. The station, known, as RTI, says it will be broadcasting to over 40 million people on AM/FM in central Europe, to the remainder of Europe via satellite, and around the world on the internet. No details of frequencies have been announced so far, but there is a tentative schedule online. One of the Directors of RTI is Eric Wiltsher, who will be bringing his Media Zoo programme to the station.
RTI gives its address as 1 Northumberland Avenue, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5BW, United Kingdom. E-mail: info@rti.fm.
RTI Website http://www.rti.fm
# posted by Andy, Media Network weblog (25/2-2005)
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