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Receiver:Grundig YB 400

External Antenna:Long Wire multistranded Copper wire 75ft long 33 ft height approx.

Place Of Reception:Abhayapuri(Assam)(India) Grid Location:NL56hi

All time mentioned  in  Coordinated Universal Time(utc) 

All India Radio(AIR) Kolkata Sanchayita Back On 1008kHz in AM Mode:

On November 14th right from the morning, on 1008kHz  I heard All India Radio (AIR) Kolkata with weak signal,music was on air.Heard station Identification annoucement by a lady in Hindi around 0209utc..All India Radio Kolkata.....etc The signal strength was fair to weak with QSB(fading) there.From 0230utc News relayed from AIR Delhi aired.It was posted earlier in facebook DX India group that AIR Kolkata Sanchayita   ( ex AIR Kolkata B) will be back on Am mode too on 1008kHz from November 14th.Thanks for VU2JOS of DX India for passting the info.

On November 15th, right from 0119utc onwards upto 0140utc, I monitored the station ,the signal strength(QSA) was strong  and later after 0140utc , the signal strength became weaker and slightly noisy etc.

Brief summary of programs heard

Shayama Devotional songs by a lady on air,annoucements in Bengali by  a male voice,music-station idd i.e.AIR Kolkata Sanchayita  by male voice,News in Sanskrit,,news in English,Hindi then once again station idd i.e.AIR Kolkata Sanchayita by a lady (0140utc) ,Yugabani Program on air

Here are the links to the audio files recorded of AIR Kolkata Sanchayita on 1008utc as mentioned time-

0119utc:

https://app.box.com/s/8lszs0uvd3uh36fy5ksfduqmlrs29uhm

0124utc:

https://app.box.com/s/nhbydwjukl9ogc1t8nlw2oaegoq0t4bt

0140utc:

https://app.box.com/s/ui3nvey3ekmyyjgotgedafa2d7q3nlto

Special Mention From Monitor:
And just for information, AIR Kolkata's other two stations heard here AIR Kolkata Geetanjali on 657kHz with good reception overall in the morning for a few hours and later in the evening /night hours and Radio Maitree (to Bangladesh) on 594kHz audible here with variable reception but co-channel interference often observed during morning hours and evening/night hours as well.AIR Siliguri is another West Bengal based AIR station can be heard here on 711kHz.

Also on November 15th..

All India Radio(AIR) Shillong  

0303utc  864kHz (100kW )
Good Signal Strength,excellent Overall reception
North East NewsBulletin  In English,station Idd annoucements etc in Khashi language by a lady,Promo

The link to the audio file recorded around 0304utc:   

https://app.box.com/s/3bdgymfekdbj5y9o46k3mhi6y8qf49ce

This station is well received here in my place specially morning, somtimes on day time too.

A general observation report of medium wave stations which are being well heard here in my location is coming up in a series.

With Best Wishes

73

Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)

(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)