BC-DX TopNews WWDXC #945 BC-DX 945

Glenn, The Radio Nigeria Abuja National Station has been missing from 7275
for about 3 weeks now. This morning I heard it on a new frequency of 7350:
7350 kHz - 6 Oct at 0629 UT, Radio Nigeria Abuja, with Radio Nigeria
Network News. 0700 UT, ID as "The Voice of Unity", followed by scheduled
programme in Pidgin English. 0730, show from the network service,
"Consumer Speaks". 0800 UT, programmes in Hausa.
(James MacDonell-NIG, dxld Oct 6)
Hell dear Noel,
Patrick from Austria heard Nigeria this morning Oct 9th on new 7350 kHz,
> Radio Nigeria at 0600 UT on 7350 kHz in Englisch ID and Nx. 24332
so seemingly VoNigeria new Abuja site, finnished by Thomson engineers
already in November 2009, will now start regular broadcasts, - seemingly -
after 11 months ?
Older Abuja site on 7275 kHz, refurbished by Thomson engineers too, heard
also two weeks ago in our morning, - we had an item on DX scene already.
vy73 de Wolfy, Oct 9
7350 Oct 9 at 0559 UT, JBA carrier from presumed R. Nigeria, Abuja;
wonder if this will ever rise to audibility over here. Shame to have such
a nice clear frequency, with pitiful peanut power. Is anyone in Europe
hearing it in the evenings? But then it would collide with Russia,
Moldova, Iran, China, East Turkistan. Maybe there are some gaps when it
could be detected.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Oct 9)
7350 kHz - Radio Nigeria Abuja.
I can hear 7350 kHz almost every morning around 0615/0630 UT, but always
at a weak strength which means that I cannot copy only an occasional word
of the transmission due to local noise levels.
But via remote receiver, Mauno heard the ID clearly as I wrote. It was not
the external service but the internal - National - one, so we assumed it
to be via the Abuja transmitter that had been using 7275 kHz. That's the
old refurbished unit I understand, and on the old site. Do you know what
type of antenna is being used?
When the new transmitters finally come on air I think we will hear them
with a much louder signal via their beamed antenna's. The external service
is of course 'Voice of Nigeria' and not Radio Nigeria.
Later this morning I wondered if what I heard on 6085 kHz could have been
a test from the new Abuja site - but would 6 MHz propagate at 0700 UT?
I'll have more time in the morning to listen to see if it is active again.
[later] 6085 was empty Oct 10 - nothing audible today. So I wonder if the
African music heard on Saturday Oct 9 was a test of some kind. It may be
worth checking again on weekdays.
(Noel Green-UK, to wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 9/10)
Hello Noel, Patrick Robic from Austria heard Radio Nigeria this morning
Oct 9th on new 7350 kHz,
> Radio Nigeria at 0600 UTC on 7350 kHz in Englisch ID and Nx. 24332
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