Radio Prague has published its new shortwave schedule effective on Monday 1 February. It’s as follows (all times UTC):
Czech
0930–0957 11600 SW Europe
1030–1057 21745 W Africa
1200–1227 9880 N Europe
1330–1357 6055 C Europe
1630–1657 5930 W Europe
1830–1857 5930 W Europe
2030–2057 5930 W Europe
2200–2227 5930 SW Europe
0030–0057 5930 S America
0230–0257 7345 N America
0330–0357 7345 N America
German
0730–0757 5930 W Europe
1100–1127 7345 C Europe
1300–1327 6055 C Europe
1600–1627 5930 W Europe
1730–1757 7285* W Europe
English
0800–0827 7345 NW Europe
1000–1029 21745 W Africa
1130–1157 9880 N Europe
1400–1429 11600 S Asia
1700–1727 5930 NW Europe
1800–1827 5930 NW Europe
2100–2127 5930 NW Europe/N America
2230–2257 7355 C & W Africa
2330–2357 5930 N America
0100–0127 7355 N America
0200–0227 7355 N America
0400–0427 7345 N America
0430–0457 9855 E Africa/Middle East
Spanish
0900–0927 11600 SW Europe
1500–1527 11600 SW Europe
1900–1927 6200 SW Europe
2000–2027 5930 SW Europe
2130–2157 5930 SW Europe/S America
0000–0027 5930 S America
0000-0027 7420** S America
0130–0157 7355 C America
0300–0327 7345 S America
French
0700–0727 5930 W Europe
0830–0857 11600 SW Europe/W Africa
1430–1457 11600 SW Europe/W Africa
1730–1757 5930 W Europe
1930–1957 6200 W Europe
2300–2327 5930 N America
Russian
0500–0527 5980 E Europe
1230–1257 6055 E Europe
1530–1557 5930 E Europe
Transmitters at Litomysl, 100 kW except:
*) Relayed via Sines, 250 kW
**) Relayed via Ascension, 250 kW
Selected programmes of Radio Prague are also relayed by Radio Miami International from Miami, FL, USA on 9955kHz. The complete programme schedule of WRMI can be found here.
(Source: Radio Prague)
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on Jan 30th, 2010 at 15:27
The Russian service is going to lose one broadcast and all frequencies targeting the Asian parts of the Russian-speaking world. Not good.
on Jan 30th, 2010 at 21:46
The terminated transmission of the Russian programme used the Orzu site in Tajikistan. Contrary German via Sines and Spanish via Ascension have been kept, which I find somewhat surprising. But the DRM tokens are apparently gone, too.
I wonder if the kind of arrangement they still maintain with ?eské Radiokomunikace is really cost-effective. It calls for being provided one Pohodlí transmitter (fictionary, i.e. it is not necessarily always the same physical transmitter) around the clock. Thus every transmission now uses only a single frequency but the excessive number of repeats has been kept. Shouldn’t it be cheaper to lease one slot per programme and target area from another transmission provider who does not require purchasing a cow when just some glasses of milk are wanted?
on Jan 31st, 2010 at 20:45
Unfortunately the “complete programme schedule“ linked is far from complete, quite out of date as a number of shows listed have been canceled, including all the Cheetah Radio ones, Aventura Diexista, and complete times are not shown, anyway.
Jeff White told me Jan 29 about the Prague relays: “At the moment, it looks like it will be 0300-0400 and 1000-1100 UT seven days/week, first half hour English, second half hour Spanish; plus the French program from 1200 to 1230 UT Monday-Friday.“
As for Prague direct, it`s too bad they are eliminating the 1400 broadcast to North America on 13580, which has had fine reception here, but it must look good on paper, with only one English broadcast left for South Asia, and several in the afternoon/evening for NAm. We would gladly dispense with one of the latter for retaining the former.