FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE COVERAGE SCHEDULE 1 SEPTEMBER 1954

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00857R000100080008-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 21
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 23, 2008
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: September 1, 1954
• Content Type: MISC

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FOREIGN BR0PDCAST INFORMTION SERVICE
CO\ EAGE SCIDUT2
1 Siaptonber 1954
Explanation of Symbols Used in Average Rating Column
FIRST NUIU ZRAL
MIDDLE LETTER
SECOND ITMERAL
0--No carrier audible
A--Atmospherics
0--Uninte? -Unintelligible
1- Very weak signal
C-Code interference
1--Mostl, unintelligi:'i
2- Weak signal
E--Echo (ionospheric)
2--50% intelligible
3--Moderate strength
F--Fading
3--Mostly intelligible
4--Strong signal
H--Heterodyne
4--Occasional word
5- Very strong signal
J--Jamming
missing
L--Local noise interference
5--Fully intelligible
M--ImiroDer modulation
N--No modulation (carrier only)
Q--Poor audio quality
R--Radioteletype interference
S--Voice station interference
T--Transmitter trouble
V--Variable frequency
X--No interference characteristics
Bureau Abbreviations
A--Austrian M--Mediterranean
E- East Coast 0--01 illawa
G- German S--Saigon
H--Hokkaido T--Tckro
W--vWest Coast
Note: Coverage of various USSR, European and Near Eastern broadcasts monitored
by the British Broadcasting Corporation in coordination with FBIS is not
included in this list*
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TIME C-14T BUR. BROADCAST COVE R -D F,,K
0500-0515 M
Not Su
Not Su
N'.
0530-0540 M
Not Surd
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3112
0600-0615 M
Su
Su
3A?2
0630-0640 M
Su
Su
3A2
1200-1215 M
Si.
Su
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1230-12210 M
Su
Su
1300-13A. 5 M
No Nw
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330-1340 14
1To Su
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1700-1715 M
Daily
Daily
3A3
1900-1920 M
Daily
Daily
3A3
100-2115 M
Daily
Daily
3A4
English (M) A^'A
1000-1030 M
Daily
Daily
4A1,,
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1600-1630 M
Daily
Daily
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Aria
Arabic bt-COKct,
Algiers
2215-2230 E
Daily
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3AEF3
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Spanish
B.Aires LRY
0050-0100 W
Daily ,
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0100-0115 W
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3.900-2000 W
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2000-2100 W
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2000-2_035 M
2050-2105 M
0100-0130 E
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1130-1200 W
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Santiago AFP 0000-0030 W
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Official 1500-1600 W
China (.Communist)
Amoy
Burmese
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Foochow 1300-3i ?OO 0
Peking 1230-1500 0
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0100-0130 0
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Daily Daily 3AF3 /
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Daily Irreg 3AC3
Daily Daily 31403
Not Su Not Su 314E
Daily Daily 3AF3
Daily Daily 3A3
Daily Irreg 3A.C3
Daily I:-.-:rag
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Not Su Not Su 4A4
Daily Not SS 31"23
Da1.y once a no 414
Daily Once a rao 4F4
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Daily Once a mo 4A4
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