HCJB Discontinues SSB

HCJB The Voice of the Andes have announced that they are discontinuing their 25950kHz single sideband (ssb) transmissions.

For 20 years, HCJB has been one of the few international broadcasters transmitting on ssb. The signal was often reliably receivable in many parts of the world, even in poor band conditions, despite its relatively low power of just 1kW.

Bulgarian National Radio begins DRM trials

Bulgarian National Radio has begun a trial DRM digital broadcasts for listeners in Central and Western Europe.

According to the DRM Consortium, the trial will run for six months.

DRM schedules

Frequency 11.900MHz

• 09.00-12.00 Monday to Thursday
• 06.00-12.00 Friday to Sunday on 11,900 kHz

Frequency 9.7MHz

• 13.00 to 16.00 Monday to Thursday

All transmissions are beamed 306 degrees, with 20kW power.