OMAN/SINGAPORE Not Singapore Kranji, but just before the beginning of theUT July 14 at 0300 UT BBCWS transmission via Oman on 12095 kHz, I heard a
bit more of the special announcement.
The first part was cut off due to an azimuth change,but the remainder said
"— you will no longer hear us on this shortwave frequency. You can listen
to the BBC 24hours a day at BBCWorldService.com." Judging from the similar
announcement via Singapore, it is likely the missing part was "This is the
BBC World Service. Starting (date)—" then the rest of the message.
The announcement is inserted over the usual promo that runs at 0259:30 UT,
and only the last time pip is heard.
Again this seems to indicate that additional transmissions in English to
the Middle East are about to be discontinued.
(Stephen Luce-TX-USA, wor July 14)
SINGAPORE Flash News !
BBC Singapore Kranji to close down on July 16, 2023 ... Via AWR Wavescan.
(Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, Hyderabad-IND, DXindia July 5)
Re: Bye bye to BBC Singapore Kranji ... BBC Far Eastern Relay Station
on service in 1979 til 2023. ex BBC Tebrau Jahore MLA tx site 1949-1979.
17790 0100 0200 41,42SW SNG 125 315 0 547 1234567 260323 Eng ENC ENASS
17720 0759 0900 41DRMmodeSNG100 315 0 547 1234567 260323 Eng ENC DRM_ASI
11855 1000 1100 51W,54 SNG 250 90 0 547 1234567 260323 Eng ENC ENASE_S
15640 1000 1100 43SE-49 SNG 250 13 -12 147 1234567 120523 Eng ENC ENASE_E
6195 1000 1200 49W SNG 125 0 20 146 1234567 120523 Eng ENC ENASE_W
6195 1000 1200 51W,54 SNG 125 90 0 700 1234567 120523 Eng ENC ENASE_S
9410 1000 1200 51W,54 SNG 125 135 0 547 1234567 120523 Eng ENC ENASE_S
9410 1000 1200 43SE-49 SNG 125 13 -12 146 1234567 120523 Eng ENC ENASE_E
11945 1000 1200 49W SNG 125 340 0 147 1234567 120523 Eng ENC ENASE_W
11695 1200 1300 43E,44 SNG 125 13 -12 147 1234567 260323 Eng ENC ENASE_F
11685 1300 1400 41,42SW SNG 250 315 0 147 1234567 260323 Eng ENC ENASS
7465 1330 1400 49NW SNG 250 340 0 146 1234567 260323 Mya ENC BURMA
9585 1330 1400 49NW SNG 125 340 0 145 1234567 260323 Mya ENC BURMA
11995 1400 1500 40E,41NWSNG 125 315 0 207 1234567 260323 Prs ENC DARIA
11995 1500 1600 40E,41NWSNG 125 315 0 207 1234567 260323 Pus ENC PASHA
12025 1500 1700 30S-40 SNG 250 315 -25 207 1234567 260323 Eng ENC ENEUM
12095 1530 1600 44NE SNG 250 25 0 207 23456 030423 Kor ENC KOREA
11995 1600 1630 40E,41NWSNG 125 315 0 207 1234567 260323 Prs ENC DARIA
11995 1630 1700 40E,41NWSNG 125 315 0 207 1 7 260323 Prs ENC DARIA
11995 1630 1700 40E,41NWSNG 125 315 0 207 23456 260323 Pus ENC PASHA
12095 1630 1700 44NE SNG 250 25 0 207 23456 030423 Kor ENC KOREA
11735 1700 1800 40E,41NWSNG 125 315 0 207 1234567 260323 Prs ENC DARIA
12025 1700 1900 30S-40 SNG 250 315 -25 207 1234567 260323 Eng ENC ENEUM
12095 1730 1800 44NE SNG 250 25 0 207 23456 030423 Kor ENC KOREA
11735 1800 1900 40E,41NWSNG 125 315 0 207 1234567 260323 Pus ENC PASHA
3915 2200 2400 43,4449 SNG 250 0 20 345 1234567 260323 Eng ENC ENASE_E
6195 2200 2400 51W,54 SNG 125 90 0 700 1234567 260323 Eng ENC ENASE_S
6195 2200 2400 49W SNG 125 0 20 146 1234567 260323 Eng ENC ENASE_W
7465 2200 2400 43,44,49SNG 125 13 -12 207 1234567 260323 Eng ENC ENASE_
(hfcc.org database A-23 June 28)
Recording of announcement of BBCSingapore closure recorded by me yesterday
is in
<https:qsl.net/vu2jos/BBC_Singapore.mp4>
(Jose Jacob-IND VU2JOS, wor July 14)
BBC Singapore Kranji site transmission.
On July 14 at 13.30 UT still on Burmese sce 7465even and 9585 kHz til 14UT
S=9+15dB on Kiwi SDR at Hanoi-VTN; S=9+30dB in Kiwi SDR at Bangkok,
S=9+5dB fair signal at Kiwi SDR at Bandung-INS.
But at 13.59 UT also TWR IS theme heard loud and steady, heard from
TWR Manzini E'Swatini on odd 9584.981 kHz.
BBC Singapore Kranji site transmission.
6195even on Fri July 14 at 22.19UT noted BBC English sce on 22-24 UT,
S=9+15dB signal strength in Perseus unit net at Delhi-IND.
Same sce on 7465even at S=9+5dB level at 22.25 UT on July 14.
11685even on Saturday July 15 at 13.32UT noted BBC English sce on 13-14UT,
S=9+20dB signal strength in Perseus unit at Delhi-IND, and S=9+25dB signal
strength at Doha Qatar Perseus SDR unit net.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 4 / 14 / 15 )
SINGAPORE 12025 kHz July 12 at 1627 UT, BBC English relay for ME, S5/S8
direct and insufficient to copy on ITS FINAL DAY. Walt Salmaniw, BC-CAN
reported at 1503 UT:
"[WOR] BBC Singapore Kranji off from tomorrow 13 July 2023. Listening to
12025 just before 15:00 with the BBC bells, and then an announcement that
the BBC site at Singapore is going off the air tomorrow and will no longer
be available. They gave an internet option only. Very good into Masset-
BC-CAN, although there is a weak sounding grinding sound either from the
transmitter (I think), or another transmitter. Walt"
Kai Ludwig, Germany replies: "The exact wording: "We start to tell you
that from tomorrow we're closing our Singapore Kranji transmitter."
So much for the replacements effective 16 July, as still shown in the
public HFCC data.
So it could be that the very last Kranji transmission has already started,
even that the St Mary-le-Bow bells have already for the very last time
introduced a BBC transmission, or are they still inserted anywhere else?
Anyway: The very first piece of hard evidence at all. And perhaps the only
statement from the BBC on this matter at all. Kai Ludwig"
And Kai provides this historic recording July 12, 2023, at 1459 UT:
<https:www.w4uvh.net/BBC_Singapore_closure_announcement.mp3>
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor July 12)
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
From: Harald Kuhl
Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2023 4:53 PM
To: bdxc-news@groups.io
Subject: Fw: Aw: [bdxc-news] "A23" International Summer Schedules - WRTH %more precise: it already is missing in the WRTH update
earlier today I heard BBC WS English on 11685 kHz till 1359 UTC; from 1400
UTC CRI Beijing on 11685 kHz
regards
Harald
Gesendet: Samstag, 15. Juli 2023 um 16:14 Uhr
Von: "Harald Kuhl" <hkdx@gmx.de>
An: bdxc-news@groups.io
Betreff: Aw: [bdxc-news] "A23" International Summer Schedules - WRTH %tnx; BBC Singapore already missing, did they closed down earlier?
Regards
Harald
> Gesendet: Samstag, 15. Juli 2023 um 11:38 Uhr
> Von: "John Hoad via groups.io" <John.hoad=yahoo.com@groups.io>
> An: bdxc-news@groups.io
> Betreff: [bdxc-news] "A23" International Summer Schedules - WRTH %
>
> Dated 14th July
>
> https://wrth.info/ainternational-summer-schedules-update/
>
>
> 73 John
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