[HCDX] Iran Bandscan
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[HCDX] Iran Bandscan
BANDSCAN IRAN
- a personally bandscan of Iranian MW-stations in April 2001
When I was only 10 years old, the civil war between all the political and
military fractions began in 1975 in Lebanon. Four years later in 1979, the
shah left his country and another revolution began in Iran.
I was very fascinated - not by the wars - but the reasons for these massive
outbreaks. As a young teenager, I simply couldn't understand why the people
of specially Iran went to the streets in massive demonstrations in favour of
a mad-looking ayatollah and an islamic republic.
Many years later I have turned this part of the World to be a major part of
my life, both personally and as a journalist with a university degree in
contemporary middle eastern history.
To keep up the knowledge of specially Iran, I am now also a tour guide for
Danish tourists once a year in the islamic republic.
For MW-DXers, Iran is also very interesting. The national state radio IRIB
is audible on many different medium wave frequencies in Europe, but
unfortunately it is difficult to obtain reliable information about
frequencies, schedules etc.
Medium wave is still used as the major band in all parts of Iran, although
FM-outlets are also common in the urban areas.
In April 2001 I went to Iran again, this time with a Sony ICF-2001D in the
suitcase, the latest issue of Herman Boels famous EMWG, and copies of WRTH
2001.
During many evenings I made a bandscan of Iranian medium wave stations. As
I am not speaking any farsi/persian, it was hard to identify each station
and I only got a little help from Iranian friends.
It was also very difficult - almost impossible - to get information about
transmitter locations, as this seems to be kept secret by the authorities. I
have, however, written to the Iranian Embassy in Copenhagen as well as IRIB
and the Ministry of Information in Teheran to get a complete list of all
IRIB-frequencies and transmitter-locations. The embassy have been very kind,
but still not able to help me. I'll keep trying my best.
Therefore, the following list is only based on my personal observations
during April 9th-22nd 2001 in Teheran, Shiraz, Yazd, Isfahan and Kashan.
An update will be made as soon as I have more information from the Ministry
of Information or IRIB. My next visit to Iran will be next spring 2002,
where I will continue to update this bandscan.
BANDSCAN IN SHIRAZ, YAZD, ISFAHAN, KASHAN AND TEHRAN:
Frequency Station Location Language Comments
531 kHz IRIB 1 Hamadan Persian // many **)
540 kHz IRIB 1 Mashad Persian // many **)
540 kHz Kuwait Arabic
549 kHz IRIB 1 Sirjan Persian // many **)
549 kHz BSKSA Arabic // 648, 900 kHz a.o.
558 kHz R. Farhang (tent) Gheslagh Persian // 1152 kHz
567 kHz R. Syria 1 Arabic // 747, 918 kHz
576 kHz R. Sultanate of Oman Arabic // 738, 1242 kHz
585 kHz R. Quran Tehran Persian/Arabic // 603 kHz
594 kHz IRIB 1 Persian Local prg. heard
603 kHz Radio Quran Persian // 585 kHz
621 kHz Uid. Persian
630 kHz Holy Quran, Kuwait Arabic //1341 kHz
639 kHz IRIB 1 Bonab Persian // many **)
648 kHz BSKSA Jeddah Arabic // 549, 900 kHz
648 kHz IRIB 1 Isfahan Persian // many **)
657 kHz Kol Israel English Jammed, ID as "Radio Two"
657 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many
666 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
684 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
702 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
711 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
720 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
738 kHz R. Sultanate of Oman Arabic // 576, 1242 kHz
747 kHz R. Syria 1 Arabic // 567, 918 kHz
774 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
783 kHz R. Syria (tent) Arabic
819 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
837 kHz IRIB 1 Isfahan Persian // many **)
855 kHz Uid. Arabic // 882 kHz ***)
882 kHz Uid. Arabic // 855 kHz ***)
891 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
900 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
918 kHz R. Syria 1 Arabic // 567, 747 kHz
918 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
927 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
945 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
972 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
990 kHz Uid. Persian Not IRIB 1
1008 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
1026 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
1035 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
1071 kHz Uid. Persian Not IRIB 1
1134 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
1152 kHz R. Farhang Tabriz Persian // 558 kHz
1152 kHz UAE Radio Ras al Kaimah Arabic
1170 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
1188 kHz R. Payam Tehran Persian
1197 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
1206.1 kHz Uid. Arabic
1215 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
1242 kHz R. Sultanate of Oman Arabic // 576, 738 kHz
1251 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
1269 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
1296 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
1314 kHz UAE Radio Dabiya Arabic
1323 kHz BBC World Service Cyprus English // 1413 kHz
1332 kHz R. Tehran Tehran Persian/Arabic not // 585 kHz
1341 kHz Holy Quran, Kuwait Arabic // 630 kHz
1359 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
1368 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
1413 kHz BBC World Service, Oman English // 1323 kHz
1422 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
1431 kHz IRIB 1 Isfahan Persian // many **)
1440 kHz BSKSA Dammam Arabic not heard // 900 kHz
1467 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
1485 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
1494 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
1503 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
1548 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
1548 kHz VoA, Kuwait English untill 0300 UTC, then Persian
1566 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
1575 kHz Kuwait Arabic
1584 kHz IRIB 1 Persian // many **)
**) Carrying the same programme at the time of monitoring.
***) ID didn't sound like Radio Jordan, which is listed on 855 kHz, but not
882 kHz. Mostly heard here was a Koran-programme.
TEHERAN ONLY: 20th April 2001 during daytime (1245 UTC - 1715 local time):
Frequency Station Programme Language Signal etc.
558 kHz Radio Farhang talk Persian S4
585 kHz Radio Quran Quran Persian/Arabic S5 // 603 kHz
603 kHz Radio Quran Quran Persian/Arabic S2 // 585 kHz
900 kHz IRIB 1 talk Persian S5
1188 kHz Radio Payam talk/music Persian S5
1332 kHz Radio Tehran talk/music Persian S3-4
Receiver: Sony ICF-2001D with built-in antenna.
Location: Hotel rooms in Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, Yazd and Kashan
This list is also available as a pdf-file on www.ddxlk.net (go to "Arkiv"
and look for it).
Best 73's
Bjarke Vestesen
Odense, Denmark
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