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Title: BBC World Service 15735 AM 1400-1600 UTC 09 Mar 2022
Post by: Ray Lalleu on March 09, 2022, 1531 UTC

Notice to all free radio stations :
send as SSTV the forbidden pictures of war in Ukraine, if your signal can reach Russia

TIP: The BBC World Service has started using 15735 khz from 1400-1600 UTC to beam into Ukraine and Russia.  Use is made of the Woofferton transmitter site in Shropshire, England, using an antenna array or beam antenna to concentrate RF power towards Russia at 300kw ERP.  Clear reception has been reported as far as Japan.


1520 news about the war, in English
1529 BBC ID, 1530 BBC news, in E
Title: Re: BBC World Service 15735 AM 1400-1600 UTC 09 Mar 2022
Post by: flexoman61 on March 09, 2022, 1555 UTC
Listening in the Northeast USA since 1522z. News of Ukraine. Great reception S9+20.
Title: Re: BBC World Service 15730 AM 1400-1600 UTC
Post by: ~SIGINT~ on March 12, 2022, 1431 UTC
14:00 UTC 12 MAR 2022 - BBC World Service in on 15730.0 kHz AM this morning. Good readable with a nice solid S9 signal.

RSPduo | Barker & Williamson antenna | Toronto, Ontario Canada
Title: Re: BBC World Service 15735 AM 1400-1600 UTC 09 Mar 2022
Post by: Ct Yankee on March 12, 2022, 1441 UTC


Flipped on radio at 1358 utc and broadcast was already booming in with the tail end of "Newshour", curious as to what time they came on.
Title: Re: BBC World Service 15735 AM 1400-1600 UTC 09 Mar 2022
Post by: ~SIGINT~ on March 12, 2022, 1454 UTC
What is actually more interesting is that the schedule and frequency is not in any of the current databases. This appears to be a recent schedule change as of today.

BBC Global Short Wave Frequencies - Russia & Ukraine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2x9tqt6mc05vB2S37j8MWMJ/global-short-wave-frequencies (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2x9tqt6mc05vB2S37j8MWMJ/global-short-wave-frequencies)

Time (GMT)      Days    Frequency (kHz)
13:00 - 15:00   Daily   15730
20:00 - 22:00   Daily   5875
Title: Re: BBC World Service 15735 AM 1400-1600 UTC 09 Mar 2022
Post by: JustGreg on March 12, 2022, 2117 UTC
I have the BBC on 5875 now(2116Z).  The signal is not great, but, listenable.  Nice to hear Aunt Bebe.
Title: Re: BBC World Service 15735 AM 1400-1600 UTC 09 Mar 2022
Post by: Ct Yankee on March 13, 2022, 1306 UTC
Quote from: ~SIGINT~ on March 12, 2022, 1454 UTC
What is actually more interesting is that the schedule and frequency is not in any of the current databases. This appears to be a recent schedule change as of today.

BBC Global Short Wave Frequencies - Russia & Ukraine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2x9tqt6mc05vB2S37j8MWMJ/global-short-wave-frequencies (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2x9tqt6mc05vB2S37j8MWMJ/global-short-wave-frequencies)

Time (GMT)      Days    Frequency (kHz)
13:00 - 15:00   Daily   15730
20:00 - 22:00   Daily   5875

Indeed, I have them at 1300 utc today (13 March) with its usual booming reception.  Thanks for heads up on time change, Sigint :D!