[HCDX] Extended VOA Broadcasts to the Middle East and Pakistan

["Manfred Reiff" <mrreiff@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,

as a reaction to the dastardly terror attacks to the World Trade Center in
New York and the Pentagon in Washington, Voice of America has increased its
broadcast output in Arabic, Dari, Pashto and Urdu to the Middle East and
Pakistan.

Arabic has been added at
1100-1130 on 15355, 15515 and 17685
1400-1430 on 9825 and 15495
1500-1530 on 9825, 13755 and 15495
1600-1630 on 9825, 13755 and 15495

The 1600 broadcast may have been increased once more because it has been
heard on Sept 21 until 1700.

Dari has got an early afternoon broadcast at 1045-1100 on 15225, 17735 and
21700.
Pashto has also got an earyl afternoon broadcast at 1030-1045 on 15255,
17735 and 21770

Farsi has been added at
1130-1200 on 15355, 15515 and 17685
1430-1500 on 9825 and 15495

The first evening broadcast in urdu at 1400 has been prolonged from 30 to 60
minutes and now starts at 1330 on 9505, 15190 and 17870. First heard on
September 20 and 21. The VoA-Homepage has been updated on September 20 and
lists all these changes. IBB's schedules do not have these add's.

Further changes may be possible when the US starts its 'camapign against
terrorism'. No changes have been noted on BBC's and Deutsche Welle's
broadcasts in the languages mentioned.


Best wishes from Wuppertal
vy 55 + 73

Manfred Reiff
mrreiff@xxxxxxx

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