SV: A BIG MISTERY REMAINS

["Gert Nilsson" <gert.nilsson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> Från: Jorge Garzón <jgarzon@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> Ämne: A BIG MISTERY REMAINS
> Datum:  den 17 mars 1997 07.10
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> Hello Folks,
> I would like to ask you about a mistery station that, after three 
> months, it still remain a mistery for me.
> On 23rd December 1996 I could listen to a English language station 
> (while I was at Madeira DXP) on 1550 kHz, at 05:59 UTC. In a few 
> minutes I thought it was a CANADIAN one (could be CBE, ON) because 
> the woman speaking there, but I was not sure (unfortunately I could 
> not check paralell frequencies). Anyone a minute later I could hear 
> the ID: BBC World Service and later on they start to say name of 
> stations: ???BBC Africa, South African....., Radio Three in 
> Austria...., etc...
> I start to think about BBC-Radio Bristol (UK) but the exact frequency 
> was 1550, not 1548. Also some of the announcer when they played music 
> after the top of the hour was clearly American (or similar) accent.
> 
> Anyone knows if there is any station relayed BBC-WS on 1550 kHz and 
> which station is?
> 
> Thank you very much
>  
Several CBC stations relay transmissions from CBC during local night hours.
One of these stations is CBE Windsor on 1550 kHz, often heard here in
northern Sweden winter mornings. They also carries transmissions from
several other international broadcasters as well.

Gert Nilsson