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The new station, located at a place called A’Seela, uses 250 kW transmitters to beam programming to the Middle East and South Asia. The initial schedule is 0000–0100 on 5970; 0100–0300 on 11955; 0300–0600 on 15310; 0300–0500 on 15575; 0500–0600 and 0700–1400 on 11760; 0700 to 0805 (correct) and 0900–1100 on 17790; 1100–1700 on 17700. It’s not clear at this point whether use of the old relay site at Misirah Island will be phased out or whether the BBC will (or already has) pulled the plug completely.
Finland Tries Something New
LE/Radio Finland is trying something new; something not too many international broadcasters do. The station has begun to carry programs from various local broadcasters. The schedule is a bit involved but runs something like this: Saturdays 0700–0830 Radio Keski-Suomi on 6120 and 11755. 0830 to 0900 on 6120, 11755 and 21800 and repeating from 0915 to 0945 on 6120 and 11755: Mondays: Etela-Savon Radio, Tuesdays Radio Perameri, Wednesdays Kymenlaakson Radio, Thursdays Radio Hame, Fridays Radio Keski-Pohjanmaa and Saturdays Pohjois-Karjalan Radio.Then from 1205 to 1300 on 6120 and 11755: Monday, Lahden Radio, Tuesdays Satakunnan Radio, Wednesdays Tampereen Radio, Thursdays Etela-Karjalan Radio and Fridays Lapin Radio. From 1300 to 1400 on 9630 (these are in Swedish): Monday, Radio Aboland, Tuesday, Radio Osterbotten, Wednesday, Radio Vastnyland, Thursday Radio Mellannyland and Friday, Radio Ostnyland. Then from 1310 to 1400 on 6120, 9705, 11755: Monday, Turun Radio, Tuesday, Radio Savo, Wednesday, Kainuun Radio, Thursdays Oulu Radio, Fridays, Pohjanmaan Radio. From 1400 to 1430 on 6120 and 11755 Ylen Aikaianen airs Monday through Friday. Except where noted, all programming is in Finnish. Finnish domestic stations are generally very good about replying to reception reports so this exercise should prove to be loads of fun for QSL hunters.
This neat paper QSL is from Radyo Pilipinas, the overseas service of the Philippine Broadcasting Service.