Bye bye Meyerton, South Africa
It is confirmed that Sentech of South Africa is ending SW broadcast from 31 March 2019. So Channel Africa (Old Radio RSA), BBC, NHK, VOA, AWR. Deutche Welle & South Africa Radio League etc.broadcasting via Meyerton transmitting site will be only in memory shortly informs Jeff White in the AWR Wavescan program of 24th Feb 2019. (Via Jose Jacob)
Meyerton Short Wave Broadcasting Relay station is operated by SENTECH in South Africa, the signal distributor for the South African broadcasting sector. The organisation began operations in 1992 as the signal distributor of the SABC. Sentech now operates as a commercial enterprise.
Transmitter Power: 100 kW/250 kW
Used to transmit international programs for all of Africa by Channel Africa (from Johannesburg), BBC World Service,Deutsche Welle (Germany), Adventist World Radio, NHK & Voice of America. Also the domestic Afrikaans service Radio Sonder Grense is transmitted on shortwave frequencies from here.
Here's the current schedule :
Broadcaster UTC Start End kHz kW Azimuth Days Target Area Language
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AWR 1700 1730 11800 250 19 1234567 East Africa Swahili
AWR 1730 1800 15490 250 19 1234567 East Africa Masaai
AWR 1930 2000 9850 250 328 1234567 West Africa Ibo
AWR 1930 2000 11790 250 328 1234567 West Africa Fulfulde
AWR 2000 2030 9780 250 328 1234567 West Africa French
AWR 2030 2100 9780 250 328 1234567 West Africa Yoruba
BBC 0500 0600 3255 100 56 East Africa Kirundi
BBC 0500 0600 6190 100 19 1234567 East Africa English
BBC 0500 0600 15490 250 5 6 East Africa Kirundi
BBC 0530 0600 11945 250 5 7 East Africa Kirundi
BBC 0530 0600 15490 250 5 7 East Africa Kirundi
BBC 0600 0700 12095 100 335 1234567 West Africa English
BBC 0700 0730 15490 250 342 1234567 West Africa French
BBC 1200 1230 17780 250 342 1234567 West Africa French
BBC 1400 1430 17640 250 328 12345 West Africa Hausa
BBC 1400 1500 17745 250 32 1234567 East Africa Somali
BBC 1500 1600 15420 100 19 1234567 East Africa English
BBC 1500 1700 17745 250 32 6 East Africa Somali
BBC 1600 1700 12095 100 19 1234567 East Africa English
BBC 1630 1700 17870 250 7 12345 East Africa Kirundi
BBCW 0500 0600 3255 100 Omni 1234567 Southern Afr English
BBCW 0500 0600 6190 100 15 1234567 Southern Afr English
BBCW 0600 0800 6190 100 Omni 1234567 Southern Afr English
BBCW 0600 0800 7445 100 15 1234567 Southern Afr English
BBCW 1600 2000 3255 100 Omni 1234567 Southern Afr English
BBCW 1600 2000 6190 100 15 1234567 Southern Afr English
Channel Africa 0300 0400 6155 250 19 12345 East Africa English
Channel Africa 0300 0500 3345 100 5 12345 Southern Afr English
Channel Africa 0500 0900 7230 100 5 12345 Southern Afr English
Channel Africa 0600 0700 15255 250 328 12345 West Africa English
Channel Africa 0900 1200 9625 100 5 12345 Southern Afr English
Channel Africa 1200 1300 9625 100 5 12345 Southern Afr Chinyanja
Channel Africa 1300 1400 9625 100 5 12345 Southern Afr Shilozi
Channel Africa 1400 1500 9625 100 5 12345 Southern Afr Portuguese
Channel Africa 1500 1600 9625 100 5 12345 Southern Afr English
Channel Africa 1500 1600 17770 250 19 12345 East Africa Swahili
Channel Africa 1600 1700 15235 250 340 12345 West Africa French
Channel Africa 1700 1800 15235 250 340 12345 West Africa English
Deutsche Welle 0630 0700 15200 250 330 1234567 West Africa Hausa
Deutsche Welle 1000 1100 17710 250 19 1234567 East Africa Swahili
Deutsche Welle 1800 1900 15200 250 330 1234567 West Africa Hausa
Nippon Hoso Kyokai 1800 1830 11800 250 328 1234567 West Africa English
Radio Sonder Grense 0000 0500 3320 100 275 1234567 N.Cape Afrikaans
Radio Sonder Grense 0500 0700 7285 100 275 1234567 N.Cape Afrikaans
Radio Sonder Grense 0700 1800 9650 100 275 1234567 N.Cape Afrikaans
Radio Sonder Grense 1800 2400 3320 100 275 1234567 N.Cape Afrikaans
SARL 0800 0900 7205 100 Omni 7 Southern Afr English
SARL 0800 0900 17760 250 19 7 East Africa English
SARL 1630 1730 4895 100 Omni 1 Southern Afr English
Voice of America 1630 1700 11850 100 20 12345 East Africa English
Voice of America 1630 1700 15260 250 7 1234567 East Africa Swahili
Voice of America 1730 1800 11900 100 20 12345 East Africa Oromo
Voice of America 1800 1900 11900 100 20 1234567 East Africa Amharic
Monday 1….Tuesday 2….Wednesday 3…
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AWR 1700 1730 11800 250 19 1234567 East Africa Swahili
AWR 1730 1800 15490 250 19 1234567 East Africa Masaai
AWR 1930 2000 9850 250 328 1234567 West Africa Ibo
AWR 1930 2000 11790 250 328 1234567 West Africa Fulfulde
AWR 2000 2030 9780 250 328 1234567 West Africa French
AWR 2030 2100 9780 250 328 1234567 West Africa Yoruba
BBC 0500 0600 3255 100 56 East Africa Kirundi
BBC 0500 0600 6190 100 19 1234567 East Africa English
BBC 0500 0600 15490 250 5 6 East Africa Kirundi
BBC 0530 0600 11945 250 5 7 East Africa Kirundi
BBC 0530 0600 15490 250 5 7 East Africa Kirundi
BBC 0600 0700 12095 100 335 1234567 West Africa English
BBC 0700 0730 15490 250 342 1234567 West Africa French
BBC 1200 1230 17780 250 342 1234567 West Africa French
BBC 1400 1430 17640 250 328 12345 West Africa Hausa
BBC 1400 1500 17745 250 32 1234567 East Africa Somali
BBC 1500 1600 15420 100 19 1234567 East Africa English
BBC 1500 1700 17745 250 32 6 East Africa Somali
BBC 1600 1700 12095 100 19 1234567 East Africa English
BBC 1630 1700 17870 250 7 12345 East Africa Kirundi
BBCW 0500 0600 3255 100 Omni 1234567 Southern Afr English
BBCW 0500 0600 6190 100 15 1234567 Southern Afr English
BBCW 0600 0800 6190 100 Omni 1234567 Southern Afr English
BBCW 0600 0800 7445 100 15 1234567 Southern Afr English
BBCW 1600 2000 3255 100 Omni 1234567 Southern Afr English
BBCW 1600 2000 6190 100 15 1234567 Southern Afr English
Channel Africa 0300 0400 6155 250 19 12345 East Africa English
Channel Africa 0300 0500 3345 100 5 12345 Southern Afr English
Channel Africa 0500 0900 7230 100 5 12345 Southern Afr English
Channel Africa 0600 0700 15255 250 328 12345 West Africa English
Channel Africa 0900 1200 9625 100 5 12345 Southern Afr English
Channel Africa 1200 1300 9625 100 5 12345 Southern Afr Chinyanja
Channel Africa 1300 1400 9625 100 5 12345 Southern Afr Shilozi
Channel Africa 1400 1500 9625 100 5 12345 Southern Afr Portuguese
Channel Africa 1500 1600 9625 100 5 12345 Southern Afr English
Channel Africa 1500 1600 17770 250 19 12345 East Africa Swahili
Channel Africa 1600 1700 15235 250 340 12345 West Africa French
Channel Africa 1700 1800 15235 250 340 12345 West Africa English
Deutsche Welle 0630 0700 15200 250 330 1234567 West Africa Hausa
Deutsche Welle 1000 1100 17710 250 19 1234567 East Africa Swahili
Deutsche Welle 1800 1900 15200 250 330 1234567 West Africa Hausa
Nippon Hoso Kyokai 1800 1830 11800 250 328 1234567 West Africa English
Radio Sonder Grense 0000 0500 3320 100 275 1234567 N.Cape Afrikaans
Radio Sonder Grense 0500 0700 7285 100 275 1234567 N.Cape Afrikaans
Radio Sonder Grense 0700 1800 9650 100 275 1234567 N.Cape Afrikaans
Radio Sonder Grense 1800 2400 3320 100 275 1234567 N.Cape Afrikaans
SARL 0800 0900 7205 100 Omni 7 Southern Afr English
SARL 0800 0900 17760 250 19 7 East Africa English
SARL 1630 1730 4895 100 Omni 1 Southern Afr English
Voice of America 1630 1700 11850 100 20 12345 East Africa English
Voice of America 1630 1700 15260 250 7 1234567 East Africa Swahili
Voice of America 1730 1800 11900 100 20 12345 East Africa Oromo
Voice of America 1800 1900 11900 100 20 1234567 East Africa Amharic
Monday 1….Tuesday 2….Wednesday 3…
BBC 0700 0800 15400 100 335 1234567 West Africa English
BBC 1700 1800 9410 100 19 1234567 East Africa English
BBC 1800 1830 7300 250 76 1234567 Indian Oc.Isles French
BBC 1800 1830 9590 250 32 1234567 East Africa Somali
BBC 1800 1830 11875 100 30 1234567 Somalia Somali
SARL = South African Radio League
AWR = Adventist World Radio