MONITORABILITY SURVEY FBIS ISLAMABAD OCTOBER 1980

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 35
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 25, 2007
• Sequence Number: 123
• Publication Date: October 1, 1980
• Content Type: REPORT

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BBC Monitoring Service
Report by
Chief Monitor
World Schedules Section
Richard G Measham
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MONITORABILITY SURVEY - ISLAMABAD (PAKISTAN)
The monitorability and programme schedule survey carried out at the
FBIS bureau in Islamabad from 4th to 10th October 1980 inclusive dealt
solely with broadcasting stations located in Afghanistan, Iran and the
USSR. No attempt was made to cover broadcasting stations in China, the
Persian Gulf area, India or Pakistan. The main findings of the survey can
be summarized as follows:
AFGHANISTAN First Programme (Pashto/Dari)
Domestic Service (Shortwave)
(Mediutnwave)
External Service (Urdu, Pashto)
(Russian)
Second Programme (vernaculars) Fair reception
External Service (to South Asia) Fair reception
(to Middle East & Not monitorable
Europe)
Good to excellent
monitorability
Reception worse than at
Caversham
Monitorable during darkness
only (1500-0100)
Fair reception
Not audible
Monitorability is restricted to radio stations located in five
of the Soviet Central Asian Republics (namely the Kazakh,
Kirghiz, Tadzhik, Turkmen and Uzbek SSRs).
Three of the Soviet republican radios (Kazakh, Tadzhik and
Uzbek) are monitorable throughout the broadcasting day.
Programmes from the radios of the Kirghiz and Turkmen SSRs,
however, are AL monitorable only during periods of darkness)
dawn and twilight.
Radio stations broadcasting in the RSFSR, Georgian,
Azerbaijani and Armenian Republics were either not traced
or not monitorable when programmes of interest to FBIS and
the BBCMS are broadcast.
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Details of monitorability, frequencies, programmes and times
of the aforementioned radio stations can be found on the
following pages
Afghanistan
Iran
USSR: Kazakh SSR
Kirghiz SSR
Turkmen SSR
Tadzhik SSR
Uzbek SSR
Radio Moscow re-organization
Pages 2-7
Page 8
Pages 9-14
Pages 15-18
Pages. 19-22
Pages 23-27
Pages 28-32
Pages 33-34
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AFGHANI STAN
Radio Afghanistan's domestic service First Programme is on the air
daily with programmes in Pashto and Dari from 0125-1930. It is available
on some seven shortwave channels, one single sideband feeder afd several
mediumwave channeels. Overall monitorability varies from good to excellent
throughout even during periods of high static and local tropical storms.
The range of frequencies available also means that minor ionospheric
disturbances will have little affect on monitorability. The two mediumwave
frequencies for the Kabul area (1278 and 657 kHz) are audible and
monitorable throughout the broadcast day. Other mediumwave channels are
heard only during periods of darkness.
The three Radio Afghanistan regional stations in Herat, Kandahar and
Mazar-i-Sharif were traced on 909, 864 and 621 (not 630 kHz) respectively.
However, they were heard only during the period of darkness. They were not
of monitorable quality and were,when detected,in parallel with the First
Programme from Kabul.
Radio Afghanistan's Second Programme is broadcast daily from 1100-1625
on one short-wave frequency (6230 kHz). This service contains programmes
in Nuristani, Turkmen, Uzbek, Urdu, English and Baluchi. The programmes
in Urdu and English are also aimed at listeners in neighbouring countries.
The monitorability of this service is generally fair.
Radio Afghanistan's external service programme in Russian, Arabic,
Pashto/Dari, German and English beamed to the Middle East and Europe were
not heard during the Islamabad survey.
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AFGHANISTAN (DOMESTIC SERVICES)
"Radio Afghanistan"
Frequencies listed in kiloHertz
Afghanistan
FIRST PROGRAMME
( 19637.25 USB)
17720 & 21460
15255
( 7200
( 5742
( 4740
( 4450
( 3965
GMT
0125-0130 Sign on and programme preview in Pashto
0230-0235 NEWS in Pashto
0235-0250 Announcements and press review
0330-0335 NEWS in Dari
0430-0435 NEWS in Pashto
0435-0530 "The voice of the peasant"
0530-0535 NEWS in Dari
0630-0635 NEWS in Pashto (not F.)
"Radio Magazine" (F.)
0635--0730 "Radio voice of the people"
0730-0735 NEWS in Dari (not F.)
NEWS in Pashto (F.)
0735-0800 "World, Politics and Events
0830-0835 NEWS in Pashto (not F.)
NEWS in Dari (F.)
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Afghanistan (Domestic Services)
0930-0935 NEWS in Dari (not F.)
NEWS in Pashto (F.)
1030-1035 NEWS in Dari (F.)
1130-1135 NEWS in Pashto
1230-1235 NEWS in Dari
1235-1300 "Reportages" (not F.)
1330-1335 NEWS in Pashto
1430-1530 Programme for Pashtuns and Baluchis including:
1430-1440 NEWS in Pashto
1530-1600 NEWS in Pashto
1600-1630 NEWS in Dari
1730-1735 NEWS in Pashto
1930 Sign off
SECOND PROGRAMME
Kabul-Yakatut 6230 KHz 100 kW
1100-1130 Nuristani
1130-1230 Turkmen
1230-1330 Uzbek
1330-1530 Urdu (External Services)
1530-1600 English (External Services)
1600-1625 Baluchi
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Afghanistan (Domestic Services)
REGIONAL
STATIONS
Mazar-i-Sharif
909 kHz
10 kW
Kandahar
864 kHz
10 kW
Harat
621 kHz
10 kW
No precise programme details available but these
stations are known to relay Radio Afghanistan's First
Programme from Kabul 0130-0730 and 1030-1730 and also
to originate some local programmes.
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A F G H A N I S T A N (External Services)
"Radio Afghanistan"
GMT
1330-1530
Urdu - South Asia
6230
1530-1600
English - South Asia
1530-1545 NEWS & Commentary
6230
1630-1700
Russian - Europe
11805
1700-1730
Arabic - Middle East
11805
1730-1830
Pashto/Dari - Europe
15076
1830-1900
German - Europe
1830-1840 NEWS & Commentary
15076
1900-1930
English - Europe
15076
1900-1915 NEWS & Commentary
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