VOA in English on unscheduled 9530 kHz via unknown tx, August 18

USA(non)   Reception of Voice of America in English on unscheduled 9530 kHz via unknown tx, August 18
0904&1000 on  9530 unknown kW / unknown to ???? English Afican Beat & Music. Fair via SDR Tambov, RUS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTg0ws6yp9s&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBbrly1m3rI&feature=youtu.be

IBB Greenville testing new audio processor

The IBB transmitting station near Greenville, North Carolina, has installed and is evaluating a new Orban model 9300 Digital Optimod-AM audio processor ("delivers louder, cleaner, brighter, FM-like audio with an open, fatigue-free quality that attracts listeners and holds them").

Greenville "would be very interested in any listener comments regarding fidelity and the ability to overcome less than ideal propagation while using the new audio processor."

Of course, co-channel noise from Cuba is another consideration.

The new audio processor is on transmitter GB-5, with this schedule:

UTC            kHz    Content
0400-0700     7405    Radio Martí
1230-1300     9610    Vatican Radio
1400-2000    13820    Radio Martí

You can send reports to the VOA Radiogram email address: radiogram (at) voanews.com, and I will forward them to Greenville.

Kim
voaradiogram.net

(Kim Elliott/via dxld)

Bureaucrats gave listeners little time to learn about shortwave cuts by VOA, RFA, and RFE/RL

Executives in charge of the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB), which operates radio transmissions for the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), have once again shown their contempt for loyal radio listeners of many years, as well as for Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Asia (RFA), and Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists and broadcasters who prepare shortwave radio broadcasts, which IBB just announced it wants to terminate at the end of the day on June 30, 2014 in a massive and in most cases complete cut affecting many countries without free media: Belarus, Caucasus, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Iraq (Kurdish), Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.

At the very least, BBG members should intervene and tell IBB executives that they cannot give radio listeners only a day or two to adjust to such a major change. They should also demand that IBB executives show a little more respect for managers and journalists at VOA, RFA, and RFE/RL.

All shortwave frequencies will also be eliminated for Voice of America English radio broadcasts to Asia, VOA English teaching programs, and VOA programs to Bangladesh.

VOA, RFA, and RFE/RL shortwave radio listeners do not yet know about these cuts becoming effective on June 30, and neither did managers and broadcasters at these media outlets until they received an email from IBB late Thursday night. While some further reductions in shortwave transmissions were anticipated as part of general budget cuts, managers and broadcasters at BBG entities were surprised to learn from IBB that they had only a couple of days to prepare for such a drastic move and equally short time to alert their audiences. Many VOA journalists still do not know this is happening, as the word about the cuts reached only some staffers Friday afternoon, sources told us.

This is a new low in contempt being shown by IBB executives for these media outlets and their managers and journalists. While these shortwave cuts were being discussed earlier, the sudden announcement from IBB that they will take effect in two days was a complete shock to the staff, sources told BBG Watch.

But this sudden IBB internal announcement shows ultimate contempt for loyal listeners of many years to shortwave radio broadcasts from VOA, RFA, and RFE/RL.

Thanks to IBB executives who surprised everyone with their decision to cut numerous shortwave transmissions on June 30, international audiences will now have at best only a day or two to learn about these massive terminations of radio broadcasts.

IBB’s senior bureaucrats have no respect for anyone: VOA, RFA, and RFE/RL as institutions, their managers and their journalists, and least of all for international radio audiences.

How can you tell someone with only two days notice that they will have to find other ways of getting news or, in the case of broadcasters, adjust to producing programs for new platforms?

These IBB actions, however, do confirm the boundless arrogance of IBB’s senior management.

(Source: BBG Watch)

SWL Log - 02-01-2011

1045UTC - 17570 kHz - China Radio International - Hungarian - 55555 - Music and talks by female announcer
1050UTC - 18150 kHz - Radio Pirates - Greek - 45544 - Radio pirates, chatting in Single-Side-Band

17510kHz - All India Radio - General Overseas Service - English - 55455
 - 1055UTC - News bulletin
 - 1059UTC - Frequency schedule of the GOS.
 - 1100UTC - Sign off

7220kHz - China Radio International - Bulgarian broadcast - 55555
 - 1100UTC - News headlines
 - 1104UTC - The CRI director talking about what is going to happen in 2012
 - 1110UTC - Current events and affairs
 - 1122UTC - The Turpan oasis
 - 1125UTC - Learning Chinese
 - 1133UTC - Chinese culture
 - 1136UTC - Chinese music

1457UTC - 15140kHz - Radio Sultanate Oman - English - 35325 - Playing Club music: (Armin van Buuren & Sharon den Adel - In and Out of Love)
1700UTC - 11985kHz - Voice Of Russia - Russian - 35233 up to 55345 - News, read my female announcer and Russian music.
1800UTC - 13625kHz - Voice Of America - Amharic - 25522 - ID and news headlines