World Christian Broadcasting - Madagascar World Voice to start 27 March 2016

[Oliver]

The US Mission Society World Christian Broadcasting announces the launch of their transmission "Madagascar World Voice" for 27 March 2016th

The two 100 kW transmitters, 12 km inland from Mahajanga on the northwest coast of Madagascar. will go in service on 27 March.

From their Website ( http://www.worldchristian.org/Updates/LatestNews/updates.php ),

Our staff represented us in January at the meeting of the High Frequency Coordinating Council before returning to Madagascar.  This is the equivalent to the FCC here in America.  We will finalize all the steps necessary to officially begin broadcasting March 27!  Various computers and electronic systems are being installed now at the new station.  The team from Continental Electronics is currently there to sign off on all the connections to the transmitters.  Following that, we will turn on the new station, and testing of the new equipment, radio frequencies and antennas will begin.

Planned schedule (All times are CEST) :

03.00-04.00 : 9665 kHz; English to Asia
04.00-05.00 : 6190 kHz; Spanish to South America
05.00-06.00 : 6150 kHz; Spanish to South America
06.00-07.00 : 9480 kHz; English to West- and North Africa
20.00-21.00 : 9570 kHz; Russian to East Europe
20.00-21.00 : 17640 kHz; English to West- and North Africa
21.00-22.00 : 11945 kHz; Arabic to Middle East
22.00-23.00 : 13710 kHz; Arabic to North Africa
23.00-24.00 : 11615 kHz; Chinese to Centarl Europe
00.00-01.00 : 9455 kHz; Chinese to Asia
00.00-01.00 : 11770 kHz; Arabic to North Africa

Source: http://www.radioeins.de/programm/sendungen/medienmagazin/radio_news/beitraege/2016/madagaskar.html

[Daniel Wyllyans]

Good notice for DXers, thank you 73!