B24 Monitoring Updates First Week First Report

Welcome to my monitroing updates for the first time on this B24 season(October 27,2024-March 29,2025) with special monitoring observations.

RIG used  :Yaesu FT 891 on battery ,long random wire as antenna

Place Of Monitoring:Abhayapuri(Assam)(India)

Let's check some monitored schedule informations for B24 season  along with some observations.

Radio Thailand World Service English

0000-0029utc 13750kHz

0200-0229utc 13750kHz ex 15590kHz

0500-0529utc  17640kHz

Here is the link to the audio file link recorded by me of Radio Thailand English on 17640kHz around 0500utc on October 30th.

https://app.box.com/s/fu2qj27926mnealdt2c8lbty73cikks5

Radio Philipinas WorldWide English 

0200-0330utc 17820kHz 15640kHz

Voice Of Turkey Urdu

1300utc onwards for 50 minutes or so on 15390kHz

Good Signal,Interval signal plus Station Idd announcement in Urdu can be heard from 1255utc onwards.But the audio was rough and sometimes difficult to understand atleast for me. Here is the audio file link recorded around 1300utc of VOT Urdu on November 3rd:

https://app.box.com/s/1hx1y83v5gywzo4s5yvrzjpi0koctipv

BBC World Service English during morning hours from October 28th as per the following schedule

0000-0059utc 5980kHz 

0000-0200utc 6035kHz via Tashkent 

0059-0159utc 7430kHz

In the evening it can be well heard from 1200utc onwards on 12030kHz.

Here is the audio file link...the audio recorded around 1228utc on 12030kHz of BBCWS on October 27th:

https://app.box.com/s/or2zxe5prjcuvsu9svhpjeoin4gkko6r

I will try to compile a monitoring observations  further for its evening transmissions later.

Akashvani External Service's Nepali Service 

0145-0315utc 15410kHz via SPT Bengaluru

Good signal strength but sometimes rough audio still there

0900-1030utc 15410kHz via SPT Bengaluru

as same mentioned earlier 

but other parallel frequencies viz 9795kHz & 118865kHz both via Delhi has been poor here in my location.

Station KNLS Alaska English via Madagascar World Voice(MWV)

monitored schedule same as in the summer.

on 13760kHz 

from 0200-258utc & repeat  from 0300-0358utc.

But it was off the air on October 28th during both time slots,but on the following day i.e. from October 29th, it has come back on air.On October 28th,I did check KNLS's parent organisation World Christan Broadcasting website on my mobile I did not find this part of their schedule.Later a DXER from Hyderbad who checked the website on his PC found out the schedule was there.In mobile, this part of their schedule was hidden or could not seen properly.That's why I miss it.I thought KNLS English to India was deleted.

Like summer, the first transmission slot is giving better reception than the second repeat transmission.

Radio New Zealand(RNZ)Pacific English is well heard here during 1100-1258utc on 13755kHz.Here is the audio file link recorded around 1200utc on October 27th:

https://app.box.com/s/yre2m7h44r2uk10wmkjdhz1palyno0ip

And another audio file recorded around 1204utc on the same evening.

https://app.box.com/s/p3o7jhc2vw5obqdy0q8d2xqwelumnejq

Adventist World Radio:

AWR Assamese via KSDA Guam was heard with  strong signal on 17735kHz as per the skd announced from 1330utc.

But no English transmission of AWR via KSDA Guam  was there in their B24 schedule as reported earlier in the  and no fresh uodate of schedule information has been posted so far.So, no Wavescan,the Global DX Program from AWR via KSDA Guam is there.I heard last two sundays's edition (October 27th & November 3rd) of the program via live streaming on WRMI website.And here a recording link a portion of the host Jeff White  regarding AWR & Wavescan:

https://app.box.com/s/yi3g3hi79dugczhyvls269oqqsx8356x

But no fresh podcast available from October 27th edition onwards  on Wavescan in the AWR website so far.Meanwhile, it has been reported among other things related to Wavescan-recenet developments in AWR in the Glen Hauser's World Of Radio IO Groups as posted by Ray Robinson that Wavescan will be available on a new podcast form at https://wavescan.podomatic.com

and will be available on shortwave via  WRMI, WWCR, VOH-Africa and IRRS as before.And they are also in touch with some other shortwave stations which are broadcasting to Asia to air Wavescan.

I like to thank specially  to OM Jose Jacob,VU2JOS of Hyderabad for his updates related B24 schedules ,recent changes in AWR & related to Wavescan and WRMI live streaming schedule of Wavescan etc.

More observations/radio news/monitoring reports etc from time to time.

73

Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)

(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)

B24 Season Preview & Schedule Updates

 B24 season (winter Season) of international radio broadcasting is fast approaching.It will be effective from October 27th of 2024 to March 29th of 2025.Many international radio broadcasters and transmitter operators have already posted their B24 schedules.

A few disappointing developments may be awaiting for us for B24 season.

First related to Adventist World Radio(AWR):

It is now final though no formal announcement(press release etc) observed by me but information circulating in social media platforms plus B24 schedules ,AWR is going to end its all transmissions on shortwave via leased transmitter sites and will only continue its shortwave transmissions from its own transmitter site KSDA,Guam.

Another possible disappointing news...latest updated B24 schedule of AWR  to be effective from October 27th via KSDA-Guam issued from AWR Frequency Management Office in Germany, there is no mention of English transmission.And it is indicating that Wavescan,the Global DX Program from AWR on sundays is no longer be aired via KSDA-Guam.As until now Wavescan is on air as a part of English Service Program schedule of AWR.We thought there would be an announcement regarding this on the last edition of the Wavescan in A24 season on sunday October 20th regarding this,but no such announcement was made and no information was given on its upcoming B24 season schedule too.Several radio stations air Wavescan- the Global DX Program "Researched and written in Indianapolis by Adrian Peterson and Ray Robinson in Los Angeles, produced in studios of shortwave WRMI.Besides AWR's own KSDA-Guam and  AWR relays in various locations, WRMI in Florida,WWCR in Tennessee ,IRRS Italy & Voice Of Hope Africa in Zambia airs Wavecan weekly.Now let us wait for any fresh  update from AWR on the issue.

Second related to Radio Romania International(RRI)-English:

Another disappointing update-

As per the B24 schedule posted by RRI-English on their website, there is no analog transmission for our region.

The two transmissions in English are in DRM mode only to India.

06.30 – 07.00utc 21.470kHz 

04.00 – 05.00utc 15.250kHz  

I guess for a few seasons, RRI English is only on DRM to India during 0400-0500utc.And it is on air on analog mode on only one frequency to India during 0530-0600utc in A24 season.And in B24 season,there will not be any analog RRI English transmission for India.

 Now A Few  B24 Schedule Updates Info:

AWR Assamese 

(Effective October 27,2024 to March 29,2025)

On 17735kHz during 1330-1400utc 

via KSDA,Agat-Guam(100kW)

(Sunday & Wednessday)

KBS World Radio English To India

effective October 27th

1400-1600utc on 9630kHz in place of present 9785kHz( as per post on their website)

Radio Japan NHK World 

(For South West Asia region)

effective October 27th

Bengali  1500-1520utc   11610kHz 

Hindi      1530-1550utc    11610kHz

Urdu       1600-1620utc    9440kHz

              1700-1720utc    1251kHz*(via Tajakistan)

*All transmissions on shortwave are from Yamata,Japan.

English For South East Asia

On 11815kHz Via Yamata,Japan

Monday to Friday  1400-1425utc 

Saturday-Sunday   1400-1430utc 

BBC World Service English 

For South Asia perhaps

0000-0100utc 5980kHz (250kW,Oman)

0000-0200utc 6035kHz(100kW,Tashkent)

0100-0200utc 7430kHz((250kW,Oman)

I will check on air the other frequencies on different time period during the first week of B24 season from October 27th and then post a detail schedule and update you on which frequencies BBC English audible here in my location.

More observations/monitoring reports plus more B24 updates etc from time to time.

73

Gautam Kumar Sharma(GK)(VU3WTI)

(Abhayapuri)(Assam)(India)