BC-DX TopNews WWDXC #945 BC-DX 945

Fire puts RNW Madagascar relay station off the air. There has been a fire
in the high voltage room of the external mains power supply at Radio
Netherlands Worldwide's relay station in Madagascar. Firefighters from the
Madagascan capital Antananarivo managed to bring the blaze under control
within hours. The fire destroyed the high voltage circuit breaker
equipment, so broadcasts from Madagascar will be suspended for at least
three days and possibly up to a week. Some transmissions have already been
moved to other sites, but because of the Christmas holidays this has taken
longer than usual to organise. Additional changes are pending and will be
published when confirmed.
Here details of temporary replacement services from Dec 25 & 28:
Radio Sweden International
0200-0300 11550 HBY 350 kW 055 deg to SEAs in Swedish/English
2000-2100 9490 HBY 350 kW 055 deg to SEAs in Swedish/English
2100-2200 7425 HBY 350 kW 190 deg to SoAf in Swedish/English
Vatican Radio
0300-0430 9660 SMG 250 kW 145 deg to EaAf in English/Swahili/Amharic
0330-0400 7360 SMG 250 kW 130 deg to EaAf in Swahili
0430-0500 9660 SMG 250 kW 170 deg to WeAf in French
0500-0530 9660 SMG 250 kW 170 deg to SoAf in English
1600-1630 13765 SMG 250 kW 169 deg to CeAf in Swahili
Voice of America
0430-0600 9885 BOT 100 kW 010 deg to SoAf in English
0530-0630 7265 SAO 100 kW 020 deg to NWAf in French Mon-Fri
1000-1030 21590 BOT 100 kW 350 deg to SoAf in Portuguese Sat/Sun
1300-1400 15620 SAO 100 kW 088 deg to EaAf in Somali
1700-1800 12080 LAM 100 kW 132 deg to SoAf in Shona/English/Ndebele
2100-2130 9680 SAO 100 kW 052 deg to WCAf in French
RFE/RL Radio Farda
0500-0600 12015 BIB 100 kW 105 deg to WeAs in Farsi
Radio Dabanga
1530-1600 13800 ISS 500 kW 138 deg to EaAf in Arabic >>from Dec 29
1600-1630 13800 MDC 250 kW 325 deg to EaAf in Arabic >>no replacement
1630-1730 13800 NAU 250 kW 150 deg to EaAf in Arabic >>from Dec 28
Radio Netherlands Worldwide
1400-1600 15595 HBY 350 kW 095 deg to SoAs in English >till Dec 27*
1730-1800 11655 NAU 250 kW 140 deg to ECAf in Dutch >>>from Dec 28
1800-2000 11655 ISS 500 kW 138 deg to ECAf in Dutch >>>from Dec 28
1900-2100 7425 ISS 500 kW 155 deg to SoAf in English
2000-2100 11655 GUF 250 kW 080 deg to WeAf in English
2100-2130 13700 BON 250 kW 080 deg to WeAf in Dutch
*This has now been cancelled due to poor reception in the target area
No details for the following transmissions:
Adventist World Radio
0230-0330 3215 MDC 050 kW 020 deg to MDC in Malagasy
1430-1530 3215 MDC 050 kW 020 deg to MDC in Malagasy
Radio Voice of People
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