{"id":43391,"date":"2020-05-19T19:07:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T23:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=43391"},"modified":"2020-05-19T19:07:55","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T23:07:55","slug":"new-frequency-test-for-ftiom-and-ubmp-schedules-may-24-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/new-frequency-test-for-ftiom-and-ubmp-schedules-may-24-30\/","title":{"rendered":"New Frequency Test for FTIOM and UBMP; Schedules May 24-30"},"content":{"rendered":"

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From the Isle of Music, May 24-30:
\n<\/strong><\/em>This week, we add a new test transmission on 7440 kHz.\u00a0 \u00a0The primary objective is to provide better service to North Africa,\u00a0 the Middle East, South Asia and SE Asia, but it should be listenable beyond these zones.\u00a0
\n<\/strong><\/em>This week, we spend a delightful hour with Zule Guerra and her music, during which she shares some of her new jazz album El Viaje with us.
\nThe broadcasts take place:
\n1. For Eastern Europe but audible well beyond the target area in most of the Eastern Hemisphere (including parts of East Asia and Oceania) with 100Kw, Sunday 1500-1600 UTC on SpaceLine, 9400 KHz, from Sofia, Bulgaria (1800-1900 MSK)
\nIf you don’t have a shortwave radio or are out of range, you can listen live to an uplink from a listening radio in the Netherlands during the broadcast at
\nhttp:\/\/websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901\/?tune=9400am
\n2. For the Americas and parts of Europe, Tuesday 0000-0100 on WBCQ, 7490 KHz from Monticello, ME, USA (Monday 8-9PM EST in the US).
\nIf you don’t have a shortwave or are out of range, you can listen to a live stream from the WBCQ website here (choose 7490): http:\/\/www.wbcq.com\/?page_id=7
\n3 & 4. For Europe and sometimes beyond, Tuesday 1900-2000 UTC and Saturday 1200-1300 UTC on Channel 292, 6070 KHz from Rohrbach, Germany.
\nIf you don’t have a shortwave radio or are out of range, you can listen live to uplinks from various websdrs in Europe.
\n5. TEST: For NE Africa, the Middle East and South Asia but probably audible beyond these zones, 1600-1700 UTC Friday, May 29 on Channel 292, 7440 kHz from Rohrbach, Germany.
\nVisit our Facebook page at https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fromtheisleofmusic
\nOur Patreon page if you would like to support the program is https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/tilford<\/p>\n

Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot, May 24,26 and 29:<\/strong><\/em>
\nThis week, we add a new test transmission on 7440 kHz.\u00a0 \u00a0The primary objective is to provide better service to North Africa,\u00a0 the Middle East, South Asia and SE Asia, but it should be listenable beyond these zones.
\nEpisode 166 features music from Puerto Rico.
\nThe transmissions take place:
\n1.Sundays 2200-2300 (6:00PM -7:00PM Eastern US) on WBCQ The Planet 7490 KHz from the US to the Americas and parts of Europe
\nIf you don’t have a shortwave or are out of range, you can listen to a live stream from the WBCQ website here (choose 7490): http:\/\/www.wbcq.com\/?page_id=7
\n2. Tuesdays 2000-2100 UTC on Channel 292, 6070 KHz from Rohrbach, Germany for Europe.
\nIf you don’t have a shortwave radio or are out of range, you can listen live to an uplink from different web SDRs in Europe
\nincluding a live uplink from a listening radio in the Netherlands at http:\/\/websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901\/?tune=6070am
\n3. TEST: For NE Africa, the Middle East and South Asia but probably audible beyond these zones, 1700-1800 UTC Friday, May 29 on Channel 292, 7440 kHz from Rohrbach, Germany.
\nVisit our Facebook Page at https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UncleBillsMeltingPot
\nOur Patreon page if you would like to support the program is https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/tilford<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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