29 March 1999
(Note: This was originally sent out as a press release to the Canadian media. It has been reformatted for the web page, and times have been changed from Eastern Standard to Eastern Daylight time. See Sheldon's comments for the press reaction. -- Ed.)
By Sheldon Harvey
President, Canadian International DX Club
The Canadian International DX Club (CIDX) is Canada's national radio monitoring club, with national headquarters in the Montreal region. Enclosed you will find a listing of services and frequencies from broadcasters in the area which can be monitored using shortwave radios. We sincerely hope you will consider sharing this information with your readers, listeners or viewers.
The times are listed in both UTC (Coordinated Universal Time or GMT), and Eastern Daylight time for your convenience. Frequencies are given in kiloHertz. Broadcasts are in the English language.
Reception of shortwave signals vary greatly. Most days, broadcasts will be easily heard on small, inexpensive portable radios. But on occasion, difficulty may arise due to atmospheric and ionospheric conditions affecting the signals.
Effective March 28
from Glenn Hauser's Review of International Broadcasting.
| UTC | EDT (UTC-4) | frequencies (in kHz) | aimed towards |
| 1830 - 1900 | 2:30 - 3:00 PM | 9720 | Africa |
| 1830 - 1900 | 2:30 - 3:00 PM | 6100 | Europe |
| 2100 - 2130 | 5:00 - 5:30 PM | 6100, 6185 | Europe |
| 0100 - 0130 | 9:00 - 9:30 PM | 9580 | Eastern North America |
| 0530 - 0600 | 1:30 - 2:00 AM | 9580 | Western North America |
Effective March 28
from Drita Cico of Radio Tirana via Tony Rogers of British DX Club and Glenn Hauser's Review of International Broadcasting.
| UTC | EDT (UTC-4) | frequencies (in kHz) | aimed towards |
| 0145 | 9:45 PM | 6115, 7160 | North America |
| 0230 | 10:30 PM | 6115, 7160 | North America |
| 1915 | 3:15 PM | 7180, 9510 | Europe |
| 2130 | 5:30 PM | 7160, 9635 | Europe |
from station schedule.
| UTC | EDT (UTC-4) | frequencies (in kHz) |
| 2300 | 7:00 PM | 9400, 11700 |
| 0200 | 10:00 PM | 9400, 11700 |
from station schedule.
| UTC | EDT (UTC-4) | frequencies (in kHz) |
| 0100 | 9:00 PM | 9560 |
| 0230 | 10:30 PM | 9840 |
from station schedule.
| UTC | EDT (UTC-4) | frequencies (in kHz) |
| 2230 | 6:30 PM | 11600, 15545 |
| 0000 | 8:00 PM | 11615, 13580 |
| 0100 | 9:00 PM | 7345, 11615 |
| 0300 | 11:00 PM | 7345, 11615 |
from station schedule.
| UTC | EDT (UTC-4) | frequencies (in kHz) |
| 0100 | 9:00 PM | 5930, 7300, 9440 |
Other stations will be of interest to listeners as well, stations such as the Voice of Russia, the BBC World Service, Radio France International, Voice of America, the Voice of Turkey, the Voice of Greece, RAI-Italian Radio, and many more.
A complete listing of English language shortwave services targeting North America can be found on the Internet at the website of CIDX Messenger "Prime Time Shortwave" column editor, Daniel Sampson, English Shortwave Broadcasts to North America (www.angelfire.com/wi/worldbandradio/).
In addition, the following are US, Canadian and UK military shortwave frequencies, active with communications relating to the Kosovo situation. These frequencies have been gathered by members of the Worldwide Utility Network (www.gem.net/~berri/wun/), and the Canadian International DX Club (www.anarc.org/cidx/).
Note: All of these frequencies are using the Upper Sideband (USB) mode of transmission. Those in blue are U.K. Royal Air Force frequencies, and those in red and italic are Canadian military.
| All frequencies in kHz | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3007 | 6745 | 8968 | -- | -- |
| 4742 | 6754 | 8989 | 11175 | 13200 |
| -- | 6762 | -- | 11220 | 13204 |
| 5717 | 6993 | 9007 | 11228 | 13243 |
| -- | 6996 | 9016 | 11232 | 13257 |
| 6683 | -- | 9027 | 11267 | 13907 |
| 6694 | 7831 | 9031 | 11270 | -- |
| 6706 | -- | 9120 | 11288 | 15016 |
| 6728 | 8046 | -- | 11443 | 15031 |
| 6739 | 8776 | 10204 | 11460 | 15097 |
Courtesy of Chet Copeland, of Washington, DC, here are some interesting websites carrying additional information regarding the Kosovo situation:
Just The News (http://Listen.to/TheNews).
Official Serbian/Yugoslavian Government website (www.gov.yu).
Official Serbian/Yugoslavian Government web page on the "Albanian Problem" (www.gov.yu/terrorism). WARNING: Shocking Photographs.
Kosova Information Centre (www.kosova.com.)
If you have any questions regarding any of the information in this release, I may be reached at the following phone numbers:
Tuesday to Friday, 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM (1500-2400 UTC)
Telephone: +1 450 671-3773
Facsimile: +1 450 671-3775
All other times:
Telephone: +1 450 462-1459
or anytime by e-mail at: ve2shw@yahoo.com
Sheldon Harvey
President
Webmaster's note:
For additional information, see also:
- the April issue of the Radio H.F. Internet Newsletter, (www.anarc.org/cidx/radiohf/V1n3Apr99.html), for lots of websites related to this crisis.
- the CIDX Special Feature #4, 15 April 1999, "Kosovo -- Operation Allied Force -- Frequencies & Information" for military HF frequencies.
- Larry Van Horn and Monitoring Times magazine, also have a page on the Balkan Crisis (www.grove-ent.com/balkanscrisis.html).
Copyright © 1999 Sheldon Harvey and Canadian International DX Club, all rights reserved.
Last modified, 1945 UTC, 20 April 1999.