[HCDX]: Communications World A99 schedule

[Kim Andrew Elliott <ke@xxxxxxx>]

Borrowing Marie Lamb's mailing list to send the A99 schedule for
Communications World...

                        VOICE OF AMERICA
                      COMMUNICATIONS WORLD
 
                        SCHEDULE FOR A99
               (28 March through 30 October 1999)

All times and days are UTC (same as GMT).  Unless otherwise
specified, frequencies are in kilohertz (kHz).

HALF-HOUR EDITION REBROADCAST ON SHORTWAVE
(Satellite feed provided by World Radio Network)

Sunday    0200-0230      5070 kHz (WWCR)
Sunday    2000-2030      7415 kHz (WBCQ)
Monday    0530-0600      3210 kHz (WWCR)
Thursday  1230-1300      15685 kHz (WWCR)


COMMUNICATIONS WORLD SEGMENTS ON VOA NEWS NOW
On VOA News Now, Communications World is divided into three nine-
minute segments, each broadcast four times on UTC SATURDAY.  Each
segment usually contains the following: A - media news; B - longer
interview or feature; C - audience feedback.  A live RealAudio
stream of VOA News Now is available at
http://www.voa.gov/voahome/voaaudio.ram/ 

To East Asia
0936 B    11775  13610  15150
1136 A    6160  9645  9760  11720  15160  15240  15425  
1336 B    6160  9645  9760  15160  15425 
1936 C    9525  11870  15180 
2136 B    9705  11870  15185  17735
2336 C    1575  7215  9705  9770  11760  15185  15290  15305  17735 
          17820

To South Asia 
0136 A    7115  7200  9635  11705  11725  11820  15250  17740 
          17820
1536 C    7125  7215  9645  15395
1736 A    6110  6160  7125  7170  7215  9645  15395
(South Asia listeners: try also East Asia transmissions)

To the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe
0136 A    1548 
0536 A    792  1197  7170  11965  15205
0736 C    1197  Astra*  
0936 B    1197  Astra*
1136 A    1197  Astra*
1336 B    1197  Astra* 
1536 C    1260  1548  9700  15205  15255
1736 A    9700  9760  15255
1936 C    1197  9760  9770
2136 B    1260  6040  9535  WRN1**
2336 C    1260  1548 
Listeners in Europe: Try also the Africa transmissions
*Astra, 19 degrees east, transponder 31, 11.671 GHz, H-Pol, audio
subcarrier 7.56 MHz.
**WRN, Astra 1B, 19 degrees east, transponder 22, 11.538 GHz,
v-pol, audio subcarrier 7.38 MHz.
VOA News Now is available 24 hours on Eutelsat 2 F1 Hot Bird, 13
degrees east, 11.422 GHz, v-pol, FEC 3/4, symbol rate 5.632 mps

To Africa 
0336 B    909  1530  6080  6115  7105  7275  7290  9575  9885 
0536 A    5970  6035  6080  7195  9630  12080
1736 A    15410  15445  17895 
1936 C    909  4950  6035  7375  7415  11975  15410  15445  15580

To the Americas
0136 A    5995  6130  9455 (Friday evening in the Americas)
Listeners in the Americas should also try:
0336 B    9575
0536 A    6035
1136 A    9770
1936 C    15580


HALF-HOUR EDITION VIA SATELLITE AND INTERNET 

The half-hour edition of Communications World is available on
demand in RealAudio format from
http://wrn.org/ondemand/communicationsworld.html and
http://www.voa.gov .

Via satellite
WRN: World Radio Network (http://wrn.org)
W0KIE: W0KIE Satellite Radio Network (http://www.w0kie.com)

To Europe
Saturday  0830-0900 WRN1, Astra 1B, 19 degrees East, Transponder
                    22, (VH-1), 11.538 GHz, v-pol, audio
                    subcarrier 7.38 MHz; and WRN2, Eutelsat Hot
                    Bird, 13 degrees east, 10.933 GHz (horizontal
                    polarization), audio subcarrier 7.74 MHz on
                    Quantum 24 TV.  Also via WRN affiliates in
                    Europe: http://wrn.org/europe.html
Saturday  2136-2145 B segment only, WRN1 (as above)

To Africa/Middle East/Eastern Europe
Sunday    0400-0430 WRN1, Intelsat 707, 1 degree west, 3.9115 GHz,
                    right-hand circular-pol, symbol rate 8.022
                    Mbaud, FEC 3/4, MPEG2. From the menu select
                    audio stream "WRN1" and listen to the left
                    channel for WRN1.  Also on Multichoice,
                    channel 51, to southern Africa.   
Sunday    0830-0900 WRN2 (as above except listen to the right
                    channel for WRN2)

To Asia
Sunday    0400-0430 WRN1, AsiaSat-2, 100.5 degrees east, 4.000
                    GHz, v-pol, MPEG2 DVB, symbol rate 28.125
                    Mbaud, FEC 3/4.  Select "WRN" from audio menu
                    and listen to left audio channel for WRN1. 
                    Also on Usen cable radio in Japan.
Sunday    0830-0900 WRN2 (as above except listen to right audio
                    channel for WRN2) 
 
To North America
Saturday  0230-0400 WRN2, Galaxy 5, 125 degrees west, transponder
                    6, (TBS), 3.820 GHz, v-pol, audio subcarrier
                    6.2 MHz.  Also available as Internet audio
                    stream: http://wrn.org/listen.html
Sunday    1400-1430 WRN1 (as above except audio subcarrier 6.8
                    MHz).  Also available as Internet audio
                    stream: http://wrn.org/live.html.
Friday    0200-0230 W0KIE Satellite Radio Network, GE-1, 103
                    degrees west, 3.94 GHz, v-pol, audio
                    subcarrier 5.7 MHz narrow band (4DTV-W1-951). 
                    Also in RealAudio from http://www.w0kie.com


Reception reports welcome: cw@xxxxxxx
 



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Kim Andrew Elliott
Producer and Presenter
Communications World
VOICE OF AMERICA
330 Independence Avenue, S.W
Washington, D.C.  20547  USA
Telephone: +1-202-619-3047
Fax: +1-202-619-2543
E-Mail: ke@xxxxxxx
Web site: http://www.trsc.com/cw
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