Frequency Channge On BBC World Service English To South Asia During 0000-0200utc:
On May 8th, BBC World Service English To South Asia has been found on a new frequeny 11730kHz replacing 12095kHz. I think the transmission is from A'Seela, Oman(250kW). The reception quality has been good during my monitoring from 0039-0159utc in several spells.Its signal strength S9 over 20dB in my RIG Yaseu FT891 with a long wire end feed.
Here is a few audio recordings of BBC on 11730kHz today morning i.e.on May 8th
at 0040utc & the audio link:
0059utc & the audio link:
0159utc & the audio link:
The Long And The Short Of The Story: Monitor's Note
On May 4th, I did not found BBC WS on the earlier frequency of 12095kHz during 0000-0200utc. Later on May 6th too, nothing was audible. I checked the BBC World Service Global Shortwave Frequency page but no updates posted . My BCDX Consultant is also busy in a very important social function of his family in his home place .So, I thought not to disturb him for the time being. Then yesterday at afternoon while checking the HFCC(High Frequency Co-ordination Conference) wesbite's latest updated data (May 6th), by checking BBC World Service listing, I found one frequency 11730kHz( along with another listed) replacing perhaps 12095kHz via Oman. And this morning around 0039utc, when I checked on air on 11730kHz, I was sure. Meanwhile the parallel frequency viz.9590kHz via Tashkent,Uzbekistan(100kW) during 0000-0200utc of BBC WS is also giving us good reception overall as per my monitoring.
As posted earlier in my blog, I observed on 12095kHz time to time heavy noise ,it appeared to me jamming during 0000-0200utc and though due to the strong strength of BBC , here I had no problem in copying. Anyway let me monitor for sometime 11730kHz during 0000-0200utc. Earlier BBC had chamged its frequency 9750kHz to 9590kHz via Taskhent,Uzbekistan.
BBC Updates Delayed Update From Me But Better Late Than Never:
Let me share a couple of BBC related news from recent past which caught my attention, which I could not share with you earlier.
BBC World Service will receive additional funding of 44 million dollar over three years from the British Government.I heard this news on March 19th during BBC World Service News Bulletin on 7410kHz around 0101utc onwards. I was recording the audio via the recorder of the mobile phone and got the news unexpectedly on my Yaseu FT 891.
Here is the audio recorded at 0104utc & the link:
Here is a few links for detail information on the story:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0z0k7wdleo
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/18/bbc-world-service-extra-funding-foreign-office
But another depressing news..
No More Long Wave on 198kHz (via Droitwich,UK) Of BBC 4 by End of the Year:
It has been confirmed that BBC will stop BBC 4's long standing long wave transmission on 198kHz by the end of this 2026. BBC 4(ex Home Service of BBC) airs many programmes for the British domestic listeners on FM & long wave and also now via various other digital platforms.
Here is a few links which I found by searching the net about BBC 4 & Droitwich Transmitting Station which I like to share with you:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/work-warning/news/radio4lw
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/26033266.bbc-confirms-radio-4-long-wave-shut-90- years/
https://swling.com/blog/2023/05/bbc-radio-4-campaign-to-transition-from-long-wave/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Droitwich_Transmitting_Station
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/oct/09/bbc-radio4-long-wave-goodbye
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Radio_4
https://radiotoday.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Still-Speaking-to-the-Nations-Report-on-BBC- Longwave-Transmissions.pdf
https://www.bbceng.info/Operations/transmitter_ops/Reminiscences/Droitwich/droitwich_calling2.pdf
And I am leaving you with an interesting article link written by Rob Wagner, VK3BVW from Australia on his blog titled
SHORTWAVE UNDER STRAIN: Energy Crisis and its Broadcast Impact
SHORTWAVE UNDER STRAIN: Energy Crisis and its Broadcast Impact
Please read it at
https://medxr.blogspot.com/2026/04/shortwave-under-strain-energy-crisis.html
https://medxr.blogspot.com/2026/04/shortwave-under-strain-energy-crisis.html
Coming Up in my DXING feature of my blog..Medium Wave From Abhayapuri, Now Only FM Radio Station I can listen loud & clear its Akashvani Goalpara on 102.6MHz & regular monitoring updates on shortwave & broadcasting bands & much more...
More observations//monitoring reports etc soon.
73
Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)
(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)
