Dear radio friends I have been in contact with my good friends at Radio Damascus, the broadcasting service of the Syrian Arab Republic, to ask if some changes will be introduced with the start of the B10 schedule and here are their answers : Regarding frequencies and program changes : The frequencies of Radio Damascus B10 schedule are the same as for the A10 schedule. Also no changes with regard to the programs are planned for the moment. Times1600-1700 UTC/GMT Turkish daily 9.330 Khz, 12.085 Khz and satellite 1700-1800 UTC/GMT Russian daily 9.330 Khz, 12.085 Khz and satellite 1800-1900 UTC/GMT German daily 9.330 Khz, 12.085 Khz and satellite 1900-2000 UTC/GMT French daily 9.330 Khz, 12.085 Khz and satellite 2000-2100 UTC/GMT English daily on satellite 2100-2200 UTC/GMT English daily 9.330 Khz, 12.085 Khz and satellite 2200-2300 UTC/GMT Spanish daily 9.330 Khz, 12.085 Khz and satellite (note : 12.085 Khz is only irregular on the air) 783 Khz Mediumwave : 1600 - 1830 UTC/GMT Hebrew 1830 - 1900 UTC/GMT Russian SatelliteHot Bird at 13.0°E : 12380 Mhz Nilesat at 7.0°W : 11823 Mhz Badr / Arabsat at 26.0°E : 12054 MhzAsiasat 2 at 100.5° E : 3820 Mhz Shortwave 9.330 Khz / 31 meter band and 12.085 Khz / 25 meter band Mediumwave 783 Khz Or you can download the audio recording of the daily program on the internet at the following direct links : http://www.syriaonline.sy/radio.php or athttp://www.radio-damascus.net Radio Damascus' English, Spanish and German program are now also available as a podcast: http://radiodamascusenglish.podomatic.com (English program)http://aquidamasco.podomatic.com (Spanish program)http://radio700.eu/podcasts/damaskus/damaskus.xml (German program) You can add the Radio Damascus' podcasts to your podcasts in Apple's Itunes and take it with you on your Ipod or other media player as an MP3 file. Regarding the weak performance of the shortwave transmitters : Radio Damascus is still planning to install a new shortwave transmitter to replace the old worn-out transmitters at Adra shortwave station. A new tender is now being discussed, and according to the company involved, it will take about 6 months to install the new transmitters. Regarding an internet stream to broadcast the program live on the internet : In addition to the existing listen-on-demand option at http://www.syriaonline.sy/radio.phpa meeting will be arranged in the very near future with those in charge with this matter to set up a direct audio stream for the live programs. So please stay tuned for this great news.
The Radio Damascus staff does highly value when you write to them with your commentaries about the programs or reception reports about the transmissions. Their address is :Radio DamascusP.O. Box 4702DamascusSyrian Arab Republic http://www.radio-damascus.netemail : radiodamascusengl...@yahoo.com http://www.radio-damascus-listeners-club.tk orhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/radio_damascus http://www.syriaonline.sy (RTV English Website)http://www.syriaonline.sy/radio.php (audio recordings)http://www.rtv.gov.sy (RTV Arabic Website) http://radiodamascusenglish.podomatic.com (English program)http://aquidamasco.podomatic.com (Spanish program)http://radio700.eu/podcasts/damaskus/damaskus.xml (German program) greetingsKris JanssenBelgium ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- Order your WRTH 2009: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2009 ---[End Commercial]----------------------- ________________________________________ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
