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Loggings => Shortwave Broadcast => Topic started by: Ct Yankee on October 14, 2022, 1417 UTC

Title: BBC War Service off 15740?
Post by: Ct Yankee on October 14, 2022, 1417 UTC

I have checked periodically for BBC's Russia/Ukraine War English service broadcast on 15740 am 1400-1500 utc.  Today (1415 utc, 14 Oct 2022), no reception on the PL 880, nor was there reception on SDR's in Milford, PA or U/Twente in The Netherlands.  The BBC frequency chart still shows it as active, although I have only received it in the 1400 utc hour and not the two hours listed.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2x9tqt6mc05vB2S37j8MWMJ/global-short-wave-frequencies

Title: Re: BBC War Service off 15740?
Post by: Pigmeat on October 15, 2022, 2045 UTC

Weren't they relying on WRMI for the relay on that one?

Title: Re: BBC War Service off 15740?
Post by: Paul B. Walker, Jr. on October 15, 2022, 2148 UTC

Quote from: Pigmeat on October 15, 2022, 2045 UTC

Weren't they relying on WRMI for the relay on that one?

No, 15770 came from WRMI and that was VOA stuff, crowd sponsored

15740 comes form Wooferton

Title: Re: BBC War Service off 15740?
Post by: Ct Yankee on October 17, 2022, 1413 UTC

17 Oct 2022

1412 No reception again today either terrestrial or SDR's in US and Europe.

Title: Re: BBC War Service off 15740?
Post by: Ct Yankee on October 23, 2022, 1255 UTC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2x9tqt6mc05vB2S37j8MWMJ/global-short-wave-frequencies

The BBC Frequency link no longer shows the service to Eastern Europe for war coverage.  Perhaps this is the first step in the inevitable terrestrial broadcast reductions.  They certainly curtailed service with a lot less fanfare then commencing.

Title: Re: BBC War Service off 15740?
Post by: Pigmeat on October 23, 2022, 1308 UTC

Liz Truss took it home with her in her luggage?