From: wrf@ecse.rpi.edu (Wm Randolph Franklin)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.shortwave
Subject: Responses to: NPR or classical music wanted in Italy
Date: 18 Dec 92 17:15:47 GMT
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

In November, I wrote:


>I'm in Italy with a SW radio and would like to listen to NPR (or other
>American news) and classical music.  VOA has practically no American
>news.  The Passport to WBR doesn't answer this.  Any suggestions?
>Please email since my net access is irregular.  Thanks.

Thanks to the following for comments

haynes@cats.UCSC.EDU
A.Cotroneo@it12.bull.it
Daniel Friedan <friedan@raunvis.hi.is>
Adrian T W Seet <SEETTW@OREGON.UOREGON.EDU>
cee@wshb.csms.com (Ed Evans - HBS/WSHB Sr Station Mgr)

Responses included these:

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If you really want to hear US news, your best choice is VOA Europe (not
the same as VOA on shortwave) heard on FM in the major cities in Europe.
I know there is a station in Rome, and one in my hometown Milano (FM
96.3).  There are many others in other places, you have better check
your dial. If you are next to a US milary basis (e.g. Aviano, Livorno,
Vicenza) they have also small power FM (maybe also AM) outlets with
American Forces Radio (lots of UPI news, really American!). Or you may
listen to AFN from Germany on Medium Wave (AM), heard only at night and
very early morning, at least in northern Italy.  (Check frequencies on
yr WRTH Handbook, sorry I do not have them handy, or just tune around
the AM/MW dial after 10-11PM).

If you are at any of the major hotels, do not forget to tune to CNN
International, not exactly like 'CNN' in the US, since it carries a lot
more of International news, but still with a lot of emphasis on your
home country news.

Hope it helps, and do not forget about BBC frequencies here in Europe,
they will carry of course any major events in the US (BBC best on 7325,
9410, 12095, 15070, and 3955 at night).

Good luck!

-Alfredo, Milano, Italy


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| Alfredo E. Cotroneo   email: a.cotroneo@it12.bull.it          | 
|   or: 100020.1013@compuserve.com (preferred)
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From: friedan@raunvis.hi.is (Daniel Friedan)

NPR's All Things Considered is carried by U.S. Armed Services Radio.
Here in Iceland it is on medium wave from the NATO base at Keflavik.

I found out about this by asking on the net last spring, was advised
about Armed Services Radio, called the U.S. embassy in Reykjavik, was
given the phone number of the base at Keflavik, called there and asked
for the radio station, got the time of the broadcast.

They don't seem to carry anything else by NPR, though I haven't
investigated thoroughly.  Mostly they broadcast rock.

Perhaps there is a similar station in Italy?

      Daniel Friedan <friedan@raunvis.hi.is>

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From: Adrian T W Seet <SEETTW@OREGON.UOREGON.EDU>

You should try tuning in to the World Service of Christian Science
Monitor, I will get the schedule out for you.  Even though they are a
religious station they do not mix the news with religion which is good.
Adrian Seet
SEETTW@OREGON.UOREGON.EDU

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From: A.Cotroneo@it12.bull.it (Alfredo Cotroneo)

No chance to get NPR in Europe. If you 'really' want US news, apart from
VOA on SW, you may tune to VOA-EUROPE, contemporary music 24 hrs, and on
the hour news from Washington in the major cities (Milano FM 96.2). This
is different from VOA on Shortwave.

Or better listent (watch) CNN on TV. The major hotels carry
CNN-International, not the same as CNN in the USA, but with a slightly
more emphasis on International news, but a lot of USA as well.

Have a good trip!

Alfredo, Milano, Italyy

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| Alfredo E. Cotroneo   email: a.cotroneo@it12.bull.it          | 
|   or: 100020.1013@compuserve.com (preferred)
+---------------------------------------------------------------+

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From: cee@wshb.csms.com (Ed Evans - HBS/WSHB Sr Station Mgr)

World Service of The Christian Science Monitor.  We broadcast our "US-
oriented" APR  programs as well as World Service programs in two-hour
blocks Mon-Fri.
	Here is our current frequency schedule:

 		THE WORLD SERVICE OF THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
|*********|	        W-92 SHORTWAVE FREQUENCY SCHEDULE
|  FINAL  |        0100 UTC 09/27/1992 to 0100 UTC 03/28/1993
|*********| 		

|--------------------------------------|    ALTERNATE FREQUENCIES
|      	 WCSN   045.08.06N 068.33.35W  |    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|--------------------------------------|    WCSN 13770,22m  2000-2200   60 DEG
|UTC |  FREQUENCY   |      REGION      |         13770,22m  2200-0000   75 DEG
|--------------------------------------|          5850,49m  0800-1000   60 DEG
|0000|  9850 kHz,31m| 90  West Africa  |
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|0200|  9350 kHz,31m| 75  East Africa  |    WSHB  7395,41m  0000-0400  315/245
|0400|+ 9840 kHz,31m|105  South Africa |          7395,41m  0400-0600  315 DEG
|0600|  5850 kHz,49m| 60 M-F;45 S-S Eur|          9985,31m  2000-0000   25 DEG
|0800|  9840 kHz,31m| 60   Europe      |         13760,22m  0400-0600  230 DEG
|1000|*13770 kHz,22m| 60   Europe      |         13770,22m  1800-2000   25 DEG  
|1200|*17510 kHz,16m| 60   Europe      |        
|1400| 17510 kHz,16m| 45   Europe      |
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 	      
|1600| 21640 kHz,13m| 75  East Africa  |    
|1800| 21640 kHz,13m|105  South Africa |      
|2000|  7510 kHz,41m| 60  Europe/Mid Ea|    KHBI 13840,22m  2200-0000  240 DEG     
|2200|  7510 kHz,41m| 90 S.Eur/W.Africa|         
|--------------------------------------|
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
****************************************
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  WSHB - 1    032.41.02N 081.07.51W   |  WSHB - 2    032.41.02N 081.07.51W  |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|UTC | FREQUENCY    |     REGION       |  FREQUENCY   |     REGION          |
|--------------------------------------|          5850,49m  0800-1000   60 DEG
|0000|  9850 kHz,31m| 90  West Africa  |
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|0200|  9350 kHz,31m| 75  East Africa  |    WSHB  7395,41m  0000-0400  315/245
|0400|+ 9840 kHz,31m|105  South Africa |          7395,41m  0400-0600  315 DEG
|0600|  5850 kHz,49m| 60 M-F;45 S-S Eur|          9985,31m  2000-0000   25 DEG
|0800|  9840 kHz,31m| 60   Europe      |         13760,22m  0400-0600  230 DEG
|1000|*13770 kHz,22m| 60   Europe      |         13770,22m  1800-2000   25 DEG  
|1200|*17510 kHz,16m| 60   Europe      |        
|1400| 17510 kHz,16m| 45   Europe      |
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 	      
|1600| 21640 kHz,13m| 75  East Africa  |    
|1800| 21640 kHz,13m|105  South Africa |      
|2000|  7510 kHz,41m| 60  Europe/Mid Ea|    KHBI 13840,22m  2200-0000  240 DEG
|2200|  7510 kHz,41m| 90 S.Eur/W.Africa|         
|--------------------------------------|
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
****************************************
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  WSHB - 1    032.41.02N 081.07.51W   |  WSHB - 2    032.41.02N 081.07.51W  |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|UTC | FREQUENCY    |     REGION       |  FREQUENCY   |     REGION
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|0000|+13760 kHz,22m|167  So.Amer/Carib|  5850 kHz,49m|25/173 ENAm/Caribbean |
|0200| 13760 kHz,22m|167  So.Amer/Carib|  5850 kHz,49m|245/315 WNAm/Mex/C.Am.|
|0400|  9870 kHz,31m|230     Mexico    |  5850 kHz,49m|315   West.No.America |
|0600|  9840 kHz,31m| 25     Europe    |  7395 kHz,41m|315   West.No.America |
|0800| 13615 kHz,22m|260  Austrl/Oceana|  9455 kHz,31m|152   C.So.Am./Brazil |
|1000|  9495 kHz,31m| 25  Ea.No.America|  9455 kHz,31m|152   Cent.So.America |
|1200|  9495 kHz,31m| 25  Ea.No.America| 13760 kHz,22m|182   Central America |
|1400|*15665 kHz,19m|25/173 ENAm/Carib.| 13760 kHz,22m|245/315   W.N.Am/Mex  |
|1600|*15665 kHz,19m|25/173 ENAm/Carib.|*17555 kHz,16m|245/315   W.N.Am/Mex  |
|1800| 15665 kHz,19m| 25   ENAm/Europe |*17555 kHz,16m|245/315   W.N.Am/Mex  |
|2000| 13770 kHz,22m| 25   ENAm/Europe | 17555 kHz,16m|137   Ea.So.Am/Brazil |
|2200|+ 9465 kHz,31m|25/173 ENAm/Carib.| 17555 kHz,16m|152   C.So.Am./Brazil |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
******************************************************************************
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  KHBI - 1    015.07.20N 145.41.37E   |  KHBI - 2    015.07.20N 145.41.37E  |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|UTC | FREQUENCY    |     REGION       |  FREQUENCY   |     REGION
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|0000|*17865 kHz,16m|355  Japan/Ea CIS | 17555 kHz,16m|270  The Phillipines  |
|0200|*17865 kHz,16m|355  Japan/Ea CIS |*17555 kHz,16m|270  The Phillipines  |
|0400| 17780 kHz,16m|340  Japan/Kor/CIS|*17555 kHz,16m|270  The Phillipines  |
|0600| 17780 kHz,16m|310     China     | 17555 kHz,16m|270  The Phillipines  |
|0800| 17555 kHz,16m|355  Japan/Ea CIS | 15665 kHz,19m|165 New Zealand/Austrl|
|1000| 13625 kHz,22m|240   Indonesia   | 17555 kHz,16m|310      China
|1200| 13625 kHz,22m|285 India/Indo-Chn| 15665 kHz,19m|195    Australia
|1400| 13625 kHz,22m|285 India/Indo-Chn|  9530 kHz,31m|310      China
|1600| 13625 kHz,22m|255 Africa/Indones| 11580 kHz,25m|310  North
|1800|  9355 kHz,31m|325 Europe/Mid Ea.| 13840 kHz,22m|165 NewZealand/Austrl|
|2000|  9455 kHz,31m|340  Japan/Kor/CIS| 13840 kHz,22m|180    Australia
|2200| 13625 kHz,22m|240   Indonesia   | 15405 kHz,19m|310      China
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
		+ = Crash START			* = SATURDAY/SUNDAY ONLY
		Rev. 7				October 30, 1992
			Effective 0000 UTC, November 17, 1992
	Good Listening !
ED-- 
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C. Ed Evans, Senior Station Manager, HBS * cee@wshb.csms.com * +1 803
625-5555
WSHB, Cypress Creek, SC * WCSN, Scotts Corner, ME * KHBI, Saipan,
Mariana Isl.
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From: haynes@cats.UCSC.EDU (Jim Haynes)

Gee, I've never been there but had been led to believe that if you want
classical music in Italy you just open your window!

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Wm. Randolph Franklin,  wrf@ecse.rpi.edu, (518) 276-6077;  Fax: -6261
ECSE Dept., 6026 JEC, Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst, Troy NY, 12180 USA