It looks as if the English programme of the Broadcasting Service of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (BSKSA) has finally won its battle to return to shortwave. Contributors to DX Listening Digest report hearing English from Saudi Arabia between 1000 and 1200 UTC (exact times to be confirmed) on 15250 kHz.
In December 2005, the Saudi English language newspaper and website Arab News published an article about the English Service, in which the Head of the service, Hanan Awad, said that they wanted to to be on shortwave so they can be heard all over the world and they had been promised that this would be considered.
Samar Fatani, another member of the English team, said “We wish that the English section would receive more attention and be equal to the other sectors because it’s important to have our voice heard by expatriates here and abroad to combat the negative portrayals of Saudi Arabia, Islam and our culture.”
Broadcasting Service of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
on Mar 2nd, 2007 at 10:41
The ME area usually comes in well here in Melbourne, Ill give it a try 15250khz. at 10/1030 here its full of chinese at the moment with Beijing and voa.