INDIA Special broadcasts by All India Radio for Republic Day India is celebrating its 72nd Republic Day on January 26, 2021 All India Radio AIR will broadcast special programs as follows from 0345 on 9949.8 DEL 100 kW / 282 deg to SoAs Hindi - LIVE from 0345 on 11739.8 DEL 100 kW / 102 deg to CeAs Hindi - LIVE from 0345 on 15030.0 BGL 500 kW / 060 deg to CeAs English LIVE Cancelling External Service in Nepali via DEL & Baluchi via BGL -- 73! Ivo Ivanov More information on the shortwave listening hobby, please visit to http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com QTH-1: Patreshko, Bulgaria Receiver: Afedri SDR Software: SDR-Console v2.3(using remote connection) Antennas: various Inverted V and beverage antennas. QTH-2: Sofia OK2, Bulgaria Receiver: Sony ICF-2001D Antenna: 30 m. long wire

BRASIL Reception of Radio Marumby on 6080 kHz January 23 from 1230 on 6080 CUR 010 kW / 226 deg to BRA Portuguese Very good signal via SDR Sao Bernardo do Campo in Brasil. -- 73! Ivo Ivanov More information on the shortwave listening hobby, please visit to http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com QTH-1: Patreshko, Bulgaria Receiver: Afedri SDR Software: SDR-Console v2.3(using remote connection) Antennas: various Inverted V and beverage antennas. QTH-2: Sofia OK2, Bulgaria Receiver: Sony ICF-2001D Antenna: 30 m. long wire

NIGERIA Voice of Nigeria on wrong evening frequency 11769.9 kHz this morning, January 23 from 0915 on 11769.9 AJA 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf English, instead of 7254.9, morning sked is 0600-0800 Hausa/Fulfulde; 0800-1000 English; 1000-1030 French and 1030-1100 Yoruba/Igbo -- 73! Ivo Ivanov More information on the shortwave listening hobby, please visit to http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com QTH-1: Patreshko, Bulgaria Receiver: Afedri SDR Software: SDR-Console v2.3(using remote connection) Antennas: various Inverted V and beverage antennas. QTH-2: Sofia OK2, Bulgaria Receiver: Sony ICF-2001D Antenna: 30 m. long wire

Regular Broadcast times of Encore are:  11:00 - 12:00 UTC Saturday 6070 kHz Channel 292 to Europe - Simulcast on 9670 kHz Repeated: 23:00 - 00:00 UTC Saturday 7570 kHz to the US and Canada 01:00 - 02:00 UTC Sunday 7780 kHz to Europe 03:00 – 04:00 UTC Sunday 5950 kHz WRMI to the US and Canada 17:00 – 18:00 UTC Sunday 9670 kHz Channel 292 to Europe 22:00 - 23:00 UTC Sunday 3955 kHz Channel 292 to Europe 13:00 - 14:00 UTC Tuesday 15770 kHz WRMI to Europe, east coast of US and Iceland. 20:00 – 21:00 UTC Friday 6070 kHz Channel 292 to Europe.   Our email is  encoretumbril@gmail.com. Informal reception reports as well as those requesting eQSL welcome. The website is www.tumbril.co.uk where we show transmission times and frequencies, the playlist for the most recent programme, more information about Radio Tumbril, and the email link.   This week's programme starts with a piano prelude from Chopin, a Concerto for two oboes by Vivaldi - played on recorders, a song from an opera by Virgil Thomson, and an orchestral version of Bach's Sheep May Safely Graze. After that a piece by Peruvian composer Celso Garridi-Lecca, a sad song by Mozart, and part of a cello concerto from Boccherini. The programme finishes with part of the Alpine Symphony by Strauss.   Channel 292 can be pulled live off the internet if the reception is poor in your location. Easy to find their site with a google search. A very good site for online SDR receivers all over the world is: http://kiwisdr.com/public/  Click the 'Map' button in the top left of the screen.   Thank you for spreading the word about Encore - Classical Music on Shortwave on Radio Tumbril.   Brice Avery - Encore - Radio Tumbril - Scotland   www.tumbril.co.uk

Special broadcasts by All India Radio for Republic Day 2021 India is celebrating its 72nd Republic Day on 26 Jan 2021 (Tuesday). All India Radio will broadcast special programs in connection with the Republic Day celebrations as follows: 25th January 2021 (Monday) : Eve of Republic Day 1330 UTC (1900 IST) onwards Hon'ble President's address to the nation in Hindi and English. This will be broadcast by all stations of AIR on MW, SW, FM. Shortly after this broadcast, the local stations will broadcast its translations in local languages. SW frequencies: kHz     kW       Station 4760    7          Leh                 4835    10        Gangtok  ?                    4950    30        Srinagar           5040    50        Jeypore                       5050    10        Aizawl ? 6030    250      Delhi               MW Frequencies : http://www.qsl.net/vu2jos/mw/freq.htm FM Frequencies : http://www.qsl.net/vu2jos/fm/airfreq.htm Also on DTH Channels/ airlivenews 24x7 26 January 2021 (Tuesday) : Republic Day Live running commentary of Republic Day parade and cultural pageant from 0345 UTC (0915 IST) onwards : Hindi : 9950 kHz (Delhi 100 kW), 11740 (Delhi 100 kW) English : 15030 (Bengaluru 500 kW)  (Cancelling External Service in Nepali & Baluchi languages),    Also on MW/FM frequencies as per below mentioned links. MW Frequencies : http://www.qsl.net/vu2jos/mw/freq.htm FM Frequencies : http://www.qsl.net/vu2jos/fm/airfreq.htm Also on DTH Channels/ airlivenews 24x7 The following regional stations will change from their Morning frequencies  on 60 Meters (4 and 5 MHz frequencies) to their day time frequencies between  0335-0350 UTC (ie much earlier than usual) as follows : 6000 Leh 6085 Gangtok ? The following stations are already scheduled to be on air daily at this time and will also relay the running commentary. 5040 Jeypore 6110 Srinagar 7295 Aizwal ? Please send your reception reports on line at: http://pbinfo.air.org.in/feedback/ or by email to: spectrum-manager@prasarbharati.org.in Live streaming of the above programs is available in: http://allindiaradio.gov.in/ Those who would like to watch the programs on Doordarshan TV  can check in: DD National Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/DoordarshanNational Happy Republic Day to all DX_India members! 73, Jose Jacob and Alokesh Gupta Join dx_india facebook group at : http://www.facebook.com/groups/dxindia/