• 1500-1600 hrs on 9310(ex-11525 via Philippines)
• 1500-1600 hrs on 11525(ex-13735 via Sri Lanka)

Effective 12th December 2009 VOA in Bangla:

• 1600-1700 hrs on 6000(ex-11500 via Sri Lanka)

• 1400-1600 hrs on 9930(ex-12150 via Sri Lanka).
• 1400-1500 hrs on 12150(ex-11885 via Philippines)
• 1500-1600 hrs on 12150(ex-9485 via Sri Lanka)

Effective 16 November 2009 VOA in Urdu:

• 0100-0200 hrs on 12020(ex-9765 via Thailand)
• 1400-1500 hrs on 7480(ex-7440 via Sri Lanka)

• MW 972 1539 kHz is available at 1400-0200 hrs instead of 1300-0100 hrs.
• SW service 0100-0200 (ex 0000-0100) on 9520(Sri Lanka) 9765(Thailand)kHz.
• SW service 1400-1500 (ex 1300-1400) on 7440(Thailand) 9390(Germany)kHz.

All India Radio will broadcast running commentary of Flag Hoisting Ceremony to be held at Red Fort, New Delhi between 0135-0240 UTC on 15th August 2008 as per the details given below:

• 0135-0240 UTC Hindi : 6030 (Kingsway), 6155 (Khampur), 9595 (Khampur), 11620 (Aligarh), 15135 (Kingsway)
• 0135-0240 UTC English :4860 (Kingsway),  11830 (Kingsway), 13620(Bangalore), 15050(Khampur)

The regional shortwave transmitters will start earlier than usual on the 7 / 6 MHz frequencies providing unusual reception.: The schedule is as follows:

• BHOPAL : 0130-0448 UTC 7430
• CHENNAI : 0130-0415 UTC 7380
• HYDERABAD : 0130-0430 UTC 7420
• IMPHAL : 0130-0400 UTC 7335
• KOLKATA : 0130-0400 UTC 7210
• PORT BLAIR : 0130-0400 UTC 7390
• SHIMLA : 0025-0400 UTC 6020
• SRINAGAR : 0025-0500 UTC 6110
• THIRUVANTHAPURAM : 0130-0400 UTC 7290

Reception reports on the above broadcast should be sent to : Spectrum Management & Synergy Division, All India Radio,New Delhi by email at: spectrum-manager@air.org.in

• Bengali :
• 2330-2400 6065 9505 11695
• 0030-0100 6065 9570 11850
• 1230-1300 7350 9590 17615 15360(Su)

• 1530-1600 5965 9510 11685

• Urdu
  
• 0130-0200 6065 7205 9605 15510
• 0300-0330 11995 13850 15670 17655
• 1500-1530 5965 7205 9510 11685

• 1600-1630 6100 7435 9915 15480

• MW 972 1539 kHz is available at 1300-0100 hrs instead of 1400-0200 hrs.
• SW service 0000-0100 (ex 0100-0200) on 9515(IRA) 7460(KWT) kHz.
• SW service 1300-1400 (ex 1400-1500) on 11835 15725(both from UDO) kHz.

• News Now in English at 1400-1600 hrs on 7545kHz from Philippines (ex-7430) w.e.f 14-APR-09

• Special English 1500-1600 hrs on 9485 kHz from the Philippines(ex-9590) w.e.f 14-APR-09.

New 7 MHz changes from All India Radio Home and External services :

• 0000-0115 hrs on 7135 11840 15095 15625 17585

0100 till the end of the b'cast/0400 UTC on 9885 11705 11565 13855 15230 17685

• 1330-1500 hrs Bengali on 7550(now replaces 7580) - SUN only
• 1600-1800 hrs WS in Engl on 7355 (now replaces 7270) - daily

• Bengali:

• 1700-1730 1575 7435 11500

• English for South Asia:
• 1600-1800 5780 7590 9310
  

• 1630-1800 9580 11765

-0100-0200 9520 9820

-1400-1500 7440 9390

• Regular transmission is b'cast at 1630-1700 hrs 6135 7205 9605 kHz.

• Extended transmission is b'cast at 1630-1700 hrs on 7205 9680 kHz.

• 1200-1300 7575 (ex-15190) from Sri Lanka

• 1300-1400 7575 (ex-9345 ) from Mariana Isl

• 1400-1600 7575 (ex-7125 ) from Thailand

We have been informed by VT Communications that the BBC’s relay station in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand, is likely to be out of action until next week following severe flooding. The substitute broadcasts via other sites will therefore continue until further notice, including those via the RNW Madagascar relay station.

• English 0100-0200 UTC on 11955 kHz 250kW beam 050 degrees

• Hindi 0230-0300 UTC on 15405 kHz 250 kW beam 050 degrees

• English 0300-0500 UTC on 17790kHz 250kW beam 050 degrees

• Bengali : 0200-0230 11500 15205

• Urdu : 0200-0400 7135 9325

• English :
• 0000-0100 7405 9490 9715
• 0030-0200 15185
• 0000-0200 6105 7315 15230 17685
• 0200-0300 6105 7315 11705 12090 13860 15095 15185 15230 17685

• 0300-0500 9700 9550 11785 12090 13860 15095 15230 15530 17780

• MW 972 1539 kHz is available at 1400-0200 hrs instead of 1300-0100 hrs.
• SW service 0100-0200 (ex 0000-0100) on 9520 9820 kHz.
• SW service 1400-1500 (ex 1300-1400) on 7440 9390 kHz.

From Monday 20 October, Evening Report will bring audiences in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka - as well as South Asian diaspora audiences, wherever they are - half an hour of daily news and information, covering key regional developments and the most relevant global stories.

Broadcast live every weekday evening from the BBC Delhi bureau, Evening Report's regular presenter will be Tinku Ray, a highly experienced and accomplished broadcaster and reporter.

From Monday to Friday, Evening Report is essential listening for anyone across South Asia who seeks a global perspective of the events in the region and wants to keep abreast of key world news.

Evening Report brings its South Asian audiences news and analysis of the day's political, business and sports developments as well as human interest stories reflecting the diversity and vibrancy of the region.

There are plans for Evening Report to be anchored from capital cities across the region.

Evening Report will be broadcast at 1400-1430 UTC on shortwave across the region, on Worldspace satellite, via BBC Global News channel covering South and East Asia, and on FM in following locations:

• Bangladesh: Dhaka 100 FM

• Nepal:Kathmandu 103 FM

• Sri Lanka: via SLBC - Anuradhapura, Batticoloa and Tricomalee 99.6 FM, Colombo 95.6 and 96.4 FM, Galle 90.8 FM, Gampaha 96.4 FM, Kandy 96.4 FM, Matara 98.4 and 90.8 FM, Nuwara Eliya 100.2 FM.

Effective 27th October the following SW frequencies are available : - On shortwave : 5960 9410 11915 kHz 1400-1430 UTC

The programme is also available in audio online, via bbcworldservice.com/evening report and at bbc.com/news.

Currently this 9320 kHz is used by VOA Hindi which is due to close on 30th September 2008 -so the last chance of hearing VOA Hindi is on Tuesday 30th September at 1600-1700 hrs on 9320 and 7430 kHz.

For All Asia Service (AAS) on SW - thanks to the 31m band [9770 kHz] power boost on 200kwts now consistently from late January '08, new sponsors have come on-board.Also, thanks to the untiring efforts of senior presenter Harold Fernando, the AAS studio is now reachable directly for both SMS & voice calls, effective 1st Sept'08.

The line has been provided by MTN Dialog and the number is +94117956956

The next step's to increase the current transmission period, if possible, daily from 6am to 11am [0030-0530 UTC] initially with a backup webcast solution on the internet to canvas potential big-spending sponsors.To coincide with this, the current website - www.slbc.lk would also be upgraded within the next couple of months to reflect the daily program schedule for the week.

With Net P Programs :

• Add 7480 kHz 1400-1500 from THA
• Add 9590 kHz 1500-1600 from THA instead of Net C
• DEL 9345 kHz 1400-1500 from Philippines
• Continue 9345 1500-1600 from Philippines

With Net C programs

• Add 7480 kHz 1500-1600 from Philippines instead of Net P

The current schedule is :

• MW 972 1539 kHz is available at 1300-0100 hrs.
• SW service 0000-0100 on 7135 11755 kHz.
• SW service 1300-1400 on 9340 15795 kHz.

• MW 972 1539 kHz is available at 1400-0200 hrs instead of 1300-0100 hrs.
• SW service 0100-0200 (ex 0000-0100) on 7135 11805 kHz.
• SW service 1400-1500 (ex 1300-1400) on 9510 11690 kHz.

• Bengali : 1300-1345 UTC on 15215 (ex 17595)
• Hindi : 1345-1430 UTC on 15215 (ex 17595)

• MW 972 1539 kHz is available at 1300-0100 hrs instead of 1400-0200 hrs.
• SW service 0000-0100 (ex-0100-0200) on 7135 11755 kHz.
• SW service 1300-1400 (ex-1400-1500) on 9340 15790 kHz.

• 9780 kHz 0200-0300 from Sri Lanka
• 11705 kHz 0200-0300 from Thailand

• 9345 kHz 1400-1530 from Philippines
• 9345 kHz 1530-1600 from Sri Lanka

This replaces 15185 kHz at 1400-1500 hrs and 13735 kHz at 1500-1600 hrs.

On the evening of 9th May noted 5985 kHz is also back on the air but s/off at 1430 hrs earlier than regular s/off time 1600 hrs.

Morning 5915 5985 and 7185 are also off the air. Surely the midday 9730 khz is also off the air. Watching 594 and 576 MW channels for any programs.

• For English to Asia at 1400-1557 UTC, Madagascar moves from 9890 to 9885 kHz.
• Also for English to Asia at 1359-1557 UTC, Dushanbe will move down to 5830 kHz instead of 9345.

• 1400-1500 hrs Urdu on 9510 (ex-15790 kHz from Thailand)
• 1400-1500 hrs Urdu on 15790(ex-9580 kHz from Kuwait)
• 1200-1400 hrs English on 9510 kHz (ex-9645)
• 1400-1600 hrs English on 7430 kHz (ex-7125)

• 1600-1700 hrs Hindi on 7430(used also in B07 - now replaces 7260)
• 1600-1700 hrs Bengali on 7260 (used 7280 in B07 - now replaces 7430)

• 0100-0200 hrs on 7145 11805 kHz.
• 1400-1500 hrs on 9580 15255 kHz.

This will definitely improve reception in Northern and Eastern parts of India. The MW channels 972 and 1539 kHz will continue to b'cast at 1400-0200 hrs for 12 hrs.

• 0300-0400 hrs on 15545 17665 21570 kHz.
• 1600-1700 hrs on 7395 9395 11865 kHz.

Detailed b'cast list of Tibetan language.

• Urdu 1430-1500 hrs on 1548 9655 13840 15595 kHz
• Hindi at 1500 and Bengali at 1530 hrs (all from Trincomalee relay station) on 1548 6180 9540 9655. The last freq was used for a number of years for the German Language b'cast to South Asia.

• Sinhala 0000-0027 11730 kHz (ex-12005)
• Hindi 0030-0057 11710 kHz (ex-9670)
• Bengali 0030-0057 11945 kHz (ex-9510)
• Telugu 1430-1457 9665 kHz (ex-9520)
• Urdu 0100-0127 11820 khz (ex-17860)

• NHK Radio Japan new times wef 30th March (Sun)
• Bengali :1300 -1345 UTC (Freq not known) (ex 0630-0700 & 1230-1300 UTC)
• Hindi : 1345 -1430 UTC on 17595 (ex 0700-0730 & 1300-1330 UTC)
• Urdu : 1330 -1415 UTC (Freq not known) (ex 0730-0800 & 1330-1400 UTC)

Alok Dasgupta,Calcutta Actually all transmissions will use a single channel 17595 kHz with Bengali 1300-1345, Hindi 1345-1430 and Urdu 1430-1515 UTC. The confusion on Urdu timings is actually due to the wrong announcement over Radio Japan's Urdu Service as 7-00 to 7-45 PM Indian Time - whereas it should be 8-00 PM to 8-45 PM.

The six-pip Time Signal was introduced on 5 February following the successful broadcast of the chimes of Big Ben to usher in the new year of 1924. Late in 1923, Frank Dyson, ninth Astronomer Royal, visited John Reith, Director General of the BBC, to discuss the idea of public time signals being broadcast. The six-pip Time Signal (pips for seconds 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60) was Dyson’s brain-child, devised in discussion with Frank Hope-Jones, inventor of the free pendulum clock, who had originally advocated a five-pip signal.

In 1939, the six-pip signal and the Time Service moved from Greenwich to the magnetic observatory at Abinger in Surrey. They then moved to Herstmonceux, Sussex in 1957. In 1990, the Greenwich Time Signal transmitted its last pips. Since then the BBC has originated its own pips based on signals from the GPS satellite network and from the 60kHz radio transmitter at Anthorn, Cumbria, operated by VT Communications under contract to the National Physical Laboratory.

The original clock used for the six-pips signal is in the Time and Greenwich gallery at the Royal Observatory. This is currently closed for redecoration, but will reopen on 1 March 2008.

The clock is regulator number 2016 by Dent of London. It was made in 1874 for use across the globe when observing the Transit of Venus astronomical phenomenon that year, before moving to Greenwich. It was the very first to provide the six-pip signals in 1924 with pendulum roller contacts, which are still in the Observatory collection.

Thanks to the new partnership, visitors to the 24/7 site across the world can now access BBC radio programmes in English and Bangla. bdnews24.com is the first news site in Bangladesh to carry BBC radio content. Toufique I Khalidi, Chief Editor, bdnews24.com, said: "We're absolutely delighted to be associated with BBC World Service. I'm certain that this partnership will not only be of great convenience to many who'd gotten out of the habit of listening to the radio but also will prove beneficial to BBC and bdnews24.com." Neil Curry, BBC World Service Regional Business Development Manager for Asia, added: "We are committed to working with like-minded organisations across the widest possible range of platforms.

"Bangladesh is a very important country for the BBC, and this tie-up with bdnews24.com reflects our commitment. Availability of our radio content on this news website means further growth of the BBC's outreach around the world. It's an exciting development for us."

BBC Bangla has around 17 million weekly listeners in Bangladesh and over 2.4 million weekly listeners in India. It has bureaux in Dhaka, Delhi and Kolkata, and broadcasts news, current affairs, sports, science and cultural features to the Bangla community worldwide. BBC Bangla broadcasts daily at 06.30-07.00, 07.30-08.00, 19.30-20.00 and 22.30-23.00 (Dhaka Time : UTC+6.00hrs) via 100 FM in Dhaka, and on shortwave across South Asia. BBC Bangla programmes in audio can also be accessed at bbcbengali.com.

bdnews24.com is the first web-based news site and news service, providing news content to newspapers, TV and radio stations, in Bangladesh. A 24/7 operation, it is accessed daily by over 100,000 unique users. It has related sites for children (Kidz), techies (Tech), writers and poets (Arts) and cricket, with the business site (Biz) ready for launch in early February.

• 0330-0430 13770 15225 17485 every Mo,Tu
• 1330-1500 9435 7580 (ex-11655) every Su (1330-1400 hrs regular channels are 7225 7430 11835 kHz).

25 Jan 2008 (Fri) - 1330 UTC onwards : President's Address to the Nation. 9835, 9575, 5015, 6030, 6085

26 Jan 2008 (Sat) - 0350 UTC onwards : Running commentary on the Republic Day Parade and Cultural Pageant from Rajpath Hindi Commentary : 9595, 11620, 15020 English Commentary :6085, 9950, 11585,15050

29 Jan 2008 (Tues) - 1630-1700 UTC Radio Report on 'Beating Retreat' ceremony. 7140, 9835, 9575, 6085

Note : 9950 via Aligarh, 15050 via B'lore, all other freq's via Delhi.

Consequent to the above special broadcasts there will be changes/cancellation in the schedule of National bulletins in Regional languages, Hindi/English News & Current Affairas programmes.

All stations of AIR will relay at least one of these programs.

Reception reports to: spectrum-manager@air.org.in

Or can be submitted online at : http://www.allindiaradio.gov.in/recepfdk.html

The following services will continue with some changes in the Timings & Duration. The detail is as under:

• 0330-0430 13770 15225 17485 every Mo,Tu
• 1330-1500 9435 11655 every Su (1330-1400 hrs regular channels are 7225 7430 11835 kHz).

• Baglung – Dhawalgiri 98.6 FM
• Bajhang – Saipal 100.6 FM
• Banke – Bageshwari 94.6 FM
• Chitwan – Kalika 95.2 FM and Synergy 91.6 FM
• Ghorahi – Sworgadwori 102.8 FM
• Dhanusa – Radio Milthia 100.8 FM and Jakapur 101.8 FM
• Kailali – Dinesh 93.8 FM
• Hetauda – Hetauda 96.6 FM
• Ilam – Ilam 93 FM
• Jhapa – Pathibara 93.6 FM and Saptarangi 101.6 FM
• Jumla – Radio Karnali 105.2 FM
• Kanchanpur – Skuklapanda 94.4 FM
• Kathmandu – Radio Sagamartha 102.4 FM
• Nawalparasi – Vijaya 101.6 FM
• Palpa – Radio Madanpokhara 106.9 FM
• Parsa – Gadhina 91.4 FM, Radio Birgunj 99 FM and Narayani 103.8 FM
• Pokhara – Himchuli 92.2 FM and Radio Annapura 93.4 FM
• Rupandehi – Butwal 94.4 FM, Radio Lumbini 96.8 FM and Tinau 98.2 FM
• Sunsari – Saptakoshi 90 FM
• Surket – Bheri 106.4 FM

• 1400-1800 7495 9370 kHz
• 1800-1900 7425 7495 kHz

Live Commentary on Medium Wave, FM-Gold & Shortwave Channels:

• 26th - 30th Dec, 2007 2315-0630 UTC - 1st Cricket Test at Melbourne
• 2nd - 6th Jan, 2008 2315-0630 UTC - 2nd Cricket Test at Sydney
• 16th - 20th Jan, 2008 0215-0930 UTC - 3rd Cricket Test at Perth
• 24th - 28th Jan, 2008 2345-0700 UTC - 4th Cricket Test at Adelaide, Oval

Several MW channels will be operative during this period as early as 2315UTC.

There will be hourly updates on FM-Rainbow Channels.

• 9510 kHz 0030-0057 Bengali (ex-9670)
• 9670 kHz 0030-0057 Hindi (ex-11895)
• 9520 kHz 1430-1457 Telugu (ex-9800)

• 9510 1230-1500 (ex-15215)

• 0100-0200 7145 9740
• 0630-0700 15325 17685
• 1400-1500 9370 11705
• 1500-1800 9370 7495
  
• 1800-1900 7425 7495