NEWS AND REPORTS
This page includes updates to the Mediumwave and Shortwave Guides which can be found on the website of the British DX Club at www.bdxc.org.uk/articles
Shortwave
ERITREA The target broadcast to Eritrea from Radio Erena is heard daily on 9585 kHz between 1700-1800. It is brokered by Encompass and relayed via Gavar in Armenia. When the programme ends just before 1800, the Encompass signature tune cuts in for a few seconds followed by the start of NHK World Japan in Persian, before it is abruptly cut. The NHK World Japan broadcast is actually scheduled to go out from Gavar on mediumwave 1386 kHz instead from 1800. By contrast, on 1386 kHz the feed for Radio Erena often cuts in prior to 1800, followed by the Encompass signature tune, before NHK World Japan in Persian starts up as scheduled. So Radio Erena and NHK World Japan can be briefly heard unexpectedly on both 1386 and 9585 kHz! (Tony Rogers)
ETHIOPIA Oromo National Media at 1600-1630 is on 15425 kHz (not 15445 kHz as currently listed in Africa on SW; this will be corrected in the next edition)
FINLAND Manuel Méndez received an e-QSL from RealMix Radio with the following message: "According to the new radio license, regular RealMix radio broadcasts will be heard again in February on Saturdays and Sundays and the entire last week of February on the frequency 6185 kHz. During the spring, maybe (if the economy allows) we will get 250W transmission power, which would improve the signal strength (nowadays 100W carrier). I post updates and news regarding RealMix Radio broadcasts on Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/share/17zTYb1YsK/?mibextid=wwXIfr (Manuel Méndez, Spain, WOR iog)
JAPAN to NORTH KOREA Shiokaze (Sea Breeze) has new frequencies as of 6 January 2025: 1300-1400 on 5935 and 6085 kHz, 1405-1435 on 7260 and 7325 kHz, 1600-1700 on 6165 and 6180 kHz and 1705-1805 on 7225 and 7320 kHz. Shiokaze broadcasts to North Korea and is operated by the independent investigating organisation "Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to North Korea", regarding persons believed to have been abducted by North Korea prior to 1983. All broadcasts are from Yamata in Japan (300 kW). They usually have an English programme at 1300-1400 and 1600-1700 on Wednesdays (otherwise they are in Korean and Japanese). (frequencies updated with thanks to Hiroshi's Blog at http://hiroshi.mediacat-blog.jp/)
MYANMAR Myanma Radio was heard on 9730 kHz only in early January 2025 throughout its broadcast day and was missing on 5935 kHz at its usual times. However, 5985 kHz had returned to the air by 15 January 2025.
PALAU Jose Jacob reports that the Hope Radio website says that tests in English are currently being conducted Monday-Friday on 9930 kHz at 1055-1200 UTC. Please see bottom of page at https://www.hoperadio.net/angel3. The normal schedule for Hope Radio can be found under Palau in Pacific on Shortwave.
ROMANIA Radio Romania International reported that its faulty transmitter at Ţigăneşti was fixed and back in operation on 6 January 2025, after which it has reverted to its usual frequencies. Please see Europe on Shortwave for the RRI schedule for B24.
TURKEY Changes at TRT mean that Voice of Türkiye programmes in English have been replaced by a segment of TRT World each day. TRT World is the 24/7 English language TV channel of TRT. Rihards Millers confirms that the one hour broadcast made at 1330 is then subsequently repeated at 1730, 1930, 2130, 2300 and 0400. This means that the programme heard on shortwave at these later times will not match what is being aired live by TRT World. The latest TRT shortwave schedule can be found under Turkey in Middle East and Caucasus onShortwave.
UNITED KINGDOM Jose Jacob and Zenon Teles confirm that the BBC World Service to South Asia at 1200-1400 UTC is on 11630 kHz daily. HFCC registrations indicate that 9740 kHz is used at weekends instead, but this is not the case.
Mediumwave
ARMENIA Trans World Radio
cancelled broadcasts on 864 kHz (1000 kW, Gavar-Noratus, Armenia) from 1 January
2025. Source: https://vk.com/public158109176.
From the start of B24 season, the schedule was 1710-1725 in Turkmen, 1725-1740
in Kazakh and 1740-1755 in Karakalpak. Those transmissions of TWR have been
moved to 1377 kHz, so the schedule on that frequency is: 1710-1725
Turkmen, 1725-1740 Kazakh, 1740-1755 Karakalpak, 1800-1930 Persian and 1932-2047
Ukrainian. (Alex Miatlikov, MWlist iog)
Miscellaneous
FRANCE France Bleu changed its name on 6 January 2025 to ici. For example, France Bleu Poitou became ici Poitou. (Vincent Lecler, France, BDXC-UK iog); More about the change can be found here https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/medias-people/france-bleu-devient-ici-c-est-un-nouvel-elan-mais-vos-rendez-vous-preferes-ne-changent-pas-5332443
LATVIA Since January 2025, Latvian Radio has been merged with Latvian Television (the public TV broadcaster) into a single organisation - Latvian Public Media (a literal English translation of the organisation's name in Latvian). The Latvian Radio brand remains in place - and the editorial departments of public radio and public TV remain separate. (Rihards Millers, Latvia)
Publications
BROADCASTING IN RUSSIAN The latest edition of the Broadcasting in Russian Handbook for Winter 2024/25 is now available. Please click here for further details of how to obtain a copy of this excellent publication. Thanks to the editor, Alexander Beryozkin, for details (although published in Russian, the pdf can be translated into English with Google Translate by using the "Documents" option and I have found it to be quite usable - TR)
MUSIC ON SHORTWAVE Edition 3.0 for B24 (5 January 2024) has been produced by Alan Roe and is available to download from the DX Guides Shortwave page. Thanks to Alan for once again updating this excellent and invaluable guide.