VOA Radiogram for 23-34 August 2014 includes excerpts from an interesting Radio World article about the future of shortwave broadcasting. The article includes a mention of VOA Radiogram.

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Here is the lineup for VOA Radiogram, program 73, 23-24 August 2014 (MFSK32):

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  1:31  Program preview
  2:32  Congressional staffs urged to use Wikipedia
  6:38  Electric propulsion for spacecraft, with image
15:12  Biobattery tattoo produces energy, with image
20:54  Reconsidering shortwave broadcasting, with image
26:06  Closing announcements
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Please send reception reports to radiogram@voanews.com.

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VOA Radiogram transmission schedule
(all days and times UTC):
Sat 0930-1000 5745 kHz
Sat 1600-1630 17860 kHz
Sun 0230-0300 5745 kHz
Sun 1930-2000 15670 kHz
All via the Edward R. Murrow transmitting station in North Carolina.

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The last VOA Mandarin text transmission will be Monday, 25 August, at 0057 UTC.

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VOA Mandarin is transmitting 1 minute, thirty seconds of Olivia 32-2000 daily on this schedule: 

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2257:45 UTC        6135  9845 kHz

0057:45 UTC        9880 15385 15565 17560 kHz

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All via Asian relay transmitters

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Chinese domestic radio will be co-channel and usually dominant on all these frequencies. The Olivia 32-2000 has often provided successful decodes, despite the interference, even outside the East Asian target region.

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Please send reception reports for the VOA Mandarin digital text to radiogram@voanews.com .

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The Mighty KBC will transmit its usual minute of MFSK64 Saturday at 1130 UTC on 6095 kHz and Sunday at 0130 UTC (Saturday 9:30 pm EDT) on 9925 kHz. Both frequencies are via Germany. Reception reports to themightykbc (at) gmail.com .