Re: [Swprograms] DX Listening Digest 6-129: BBC via WHR

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

The WHR relays are not exactly news, as we heard about them at the end of July
prior to the August 1 changes, but that was only about English. BBC had already
been using 6110 for Spanish at 03-04, but pulled a fast one and changed site to
WHRI. And you overlooked another hour via French Guiana, 12-13 on 9750 at
12-13. The (in)effectiveness of these was evaulated early on in DXLD. 11675 at
21-22 is Greenville, and started almost a week later.

73, Glenn Hauser

--- Richard Cuff <rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Re:  BBC via World Harvest Radio
> 
> I dug out my April '06 NASWA Journal column.  Looks like the BBC
> pulled most of their transmssions from Montsinery and instead placed
> them with World Harvest Radio, changing frequencies along the way.
> Only two transmitter-hours remain at Montsinery, 1100-1200 on 6130,
> and 2200-2300 on 5975.
> 
> There now are two additional transmitter-hours from 1100 to 1300, and
> an extra 90 minutes on a second frequency from 2100 to 2300.  The
> original A-06 schedule had a second frequency only for 30 minutes and
> only weekdays, for Caribbean-specific programming.
> 
> The "Angel Two" transmitter is shown as beaming towards Canada, it
> appears...which would seem counterproductive if they're trying to
> reach the Caribbean.
> 
> Interesting that the BBC has decided to use resources other than
> reciprocal services from the likes of RFI and RNW.  Admittedly they've
> used WYFR in the past, but WYFR did have a history of working with RTI
> as a precedent before the BBC begain relaying via WYFR.
> 
> The BBC website meshes with the information at the WHR website, but
> does not identify the transmitter location other than the USA:
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/schedules/frequencies/caribca.htm
> 
> Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA  USA



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