VOA Radiogram, 14-15 May 2016: BBC in the news

VOA Radiogram this weekend will be all MFSK32, except for the transmission schedule in Olivia 64-2000 under the closing music. The show will include six MFSK images.

Here is the lineup for VOA Radiogram, program 163, 14-15 May 2016, all in MFSK32 except where noted:

1:34  Program preview

2:46  Giant Magellan Telescope in Chile*

8:42  UK government review of the BBC*

14:29  RFE/RL Crimea website blocked*

18:35  Radio/TV Martí now receiving letters direct from Cuba*

23:11  Image from South Pole Journal*

26:36  Closing announcements*

28:15  Olivia 64-2000: Transmission schedule under music

*  with image

Please send reception reports to radiogram@voanews.com.

VOA Radiogram transmission schedule

(all days and times UTC):

Sat 0930-1000 5745 kHz

Sat 1600-1630 17580 kHz

Sun 0230-0300 5745 kHz

Sun 1930-2000 15670 kHz

All via the Edward R. Murrow transmitting station in North Carolina.

The Mighty KBC has a different transmission schedule this weekend: To North America Sunday at 0000-0200 UTC on 9925 kHz, via Germany, with a minute of MFSK32 at about 0130 UTC. And to Europe Sunday at 0800-1000 UTC on 6095 kHz, also via Germany, with the minute of MFSK32 at about 0830 UTC. Reports for KBC reception and decoding to Eric: themightykbc (at) gmail.com .

DigiDX will transmit DX news in MFSK32 and perhaps other modes on its usual schedule:

Sunday 2130-2200 UTC - 15770kHz via WRMI Florida

Sunday 2330-2400 UTC - 11580kHz via WRMI Florida

Monday 2000-2030 UTC - 6070kHz via Channel 292 Germany

Consult https://www.facebook.com/digidx/ for any additions or changes to this schedule.