Although Radio Australia does not 'target' North America, their signal is strong and consistent in the morning, and easily heard in the evenings in Michigan. Much of their broadcast day consists of rebroadcasting the domestic service, but there are lots of interesting and informative shows on ABC National and ABC Local that show up here, and give a good flavour of what Australians are talking about.
It occurred to us as we scanned the RA website looking for frequency info that their attitude is 'telling'. There are no disclaimers about tuning into the satellite feeds despite the fact that special equipment and knowledge — not to mention fancy receiving dish antennas are needed to do so, but the following disclaimer is put by the SW frequency list:
"Listening to shortwave requires a specialist shortwave radio. We direct our broadcasts at peak listening times in our target areas of the Pacific using multiple frequencies. We recommend that where possible, you use an outside antenna to improve reception. Shortwave signals may be subject to interference from other broadcasters' signals, electronic devices such as computers, microwave ovens, TVs, car engines and fluorescent lights."Seriously? Are you trying to convince people that plugging in (or putting batteries in) a radio, available for as little as US$20 and from sources as varied as a local thrift store, general store or amazon.com, and punching in 4 or 5 digits is THAT hard, but tuning a satellite receiver is easy? Give me a break. Oh, and don't forget to warn people that when drinking a glass of water you shouldn't try to breathe at the same time! Does it maybe sound like someone is trying to justify shutting down SW?
As of February 2015 Radio Australia has taken the (in our view) rather short-sighted step of drastically cutting its transmission with little regard to actual reception conditions. That said, they are still a 'regular' in the North American early Morning so if you want to listen to Australian domestic programming (some of which is actually really good) you can do that if you are a morning person. Here's their current Sked as of February 2015. Updates as they are available, but for not it appears they are not planning on a shift for A-15 broadcasting? .... who knows. 0900-2100 9580 New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Samoa 0900-2100 12065 Papua New Guinea 0900-2100 12085 Bougainville (PNG), Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu 2100-0900 15240 Bougainville (PNG), Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu 2100-0900 15415 Papua New Guinea 2100-0900 17840 New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Samoa And just for 'comparison sake' here's what this replaced: Here is the updated B-14 English schedule -- Current until February 2015: This is re-arranged by time so you can pinpoint whatever frequency is coming in best. Radio Australia is 'in flux' so this could change at any moment, but this is the best info we have at the moment. Time Freq Days Pwr Az Transmitter Site Remarks --------- ----- ------- --- --- ------------------- ------------------- 0000 0030 12005 1.....7 100 340 SNG Kranji ABC BAB 0100 0130 11780 1.....7 100 340 SNG Kranji ABC BAB 0100 0300 17840 1234567 100 70 AUS Shepparton ABC=15300 0100 0500 15150 1234567 100 65 AUS Shepparton ABC 0300 0458 17840 1234567 100 355 AUS Shepparton ABC 0300 0600 15300 1234567 100 70 AUS Shepparton ABC=11945 0400 0500 17800 1234567 100 270 PLW Palau Medorn ABC T8WH Angel4 BAB 0500 0630 21725 1234567 100 329 AUS Shepparton ABC 0500 0800 13630 1234567 100 50 AUS Shepparton ABC=9580 0605 0630 12080 1234567 10 80 AUS Brandon ABC 0605 0630 15240 1234567 100 30 AUS Shepparton ABC 0605 1000 11945 1234567 100 100 AUS SheppartonR ABC=12065 0630 0658 17750 1.....7 100 329 AUS Shepparton ABC=9710 0630 0700 9660 1.....7 10 10 AUS Brandon ABC 0630 0700 12080 1.....7 10 80 AUS Brandon ABC 0630 0700 15240 1.....7 100 30 AUS Shepparton ABC 0630 0700 15415 1.....7 100 355 AUS Shepparton ABC=9475 0630 0700 21725 1.....7 100 329 AUS Shepparton ABC 0700 0800 9660 1234567 10 10 AUS Brandon ABC=5995 0700 0900 7410 1234567 100 30 AUS Shepparton ABC=9475 0700 0900 9475 1234567 100 353 AUS Shepparton ABC=6080 0700 0900 9710 1234567 100 353 AUS Shepparton ABC 0700 0900 12080 1234567 10 80 AUS Brandon ABC 0700 0900 15240 1234567 100 30 AUS Shepparton ABC=6020 0800 0900 5995 1234567 10 10 AUS Brandon ABC 0800 1000 9580 1234567 100 80 AUS Shepparton ABC 0900 0930 5995 1.....7 10 10 AUS Brandon ABC 0900 0930 6080 1.....7 100 5 AUS Shepparton ABC 0900 0930 6150 1.....7 100 30 AUS Shepparton ABC 0900 0930 9475 1.....7 100 30 AUS Shepparton ABC 0900 0930 9710 1.....7 100 353 AUS Shepparton ABC 0900 0930 12080 1.....7 10 80 AUS Brandon ABC 0900 1000 6080 1234567 100 5 AUS Shepparton ABC 0930 1058 9710 1234567 100 353 AUS Shepparton ABC=9475 0930 1258 6080 1234567 100 5 AUS Shepparton ABC=5940 0930 1400 5995 1234567 10 10 AUS Brandon ABC 0930 1400 6150 1234567 100 30 AUS Shepparton ABC=5995 0930 1900 9475 1234567 100 329 AUS Shepparton ABC 1000 1500 9580 1234567 100 70 AUS Shepparton ABC=7240 1000 1530 12065 1234567 100 70 AUS SheppartonR ABC=11880 1030 1100 12080 1234567 10 80 AUS Brandon ABC 1100 1200 12080(DRM) 1234567 4 80 AUS Brandon(DRM) ABC 1100 1300 6140 1234567 100 13 SNG Kranji ABC BAB 1100 1727 12085 1234567 100 329 AUS Shepparton ABC 1300 1430 9965 1234567 100 318 PLW Palau Medorn ABC T8WH Angel3 BAB 1300 1700 5940 1234567 100 334 AUS Shepparton ABC 1400 1800 5995 1234567 100 30 AUS Shepparton ABC=9710 1500 1700 9850 1234567 100 40 AUS Shepparton ABC 1530 2000 11880 1234567 100 50 AUS Shepparton ABC=15515 1600 1630 9580 1234567 100 340 SNG Kranji ABC BAB 1700 2030 9500 1234567 100 353 AUS Shepparton ABC=11695 1700 2030 9820 1234567 100 40 AUS Shepparton ABC 1700 2100 9580 1234567 100 70 AUS Shepparton ABC=13630 1730 2030 6080 1234567 100 5 AUS Shepparton ABC=9500 1800 2000 9710 1234567 100 30 AUS Shepparton ABC=11650 1900 2100 11660 1234567 100 65 AUS Shepparton ABC=21740 2000 0600 12080 1234567 10 80 AUS Brandon ABC 2000 2200 11650 1234567 100 30 AUS Shepparton ABC=15230 2000 2300 15515 1234567 100 50 AUS Shepparton ABC=17795 2030 0630 15415 1234567 100 355 AUS Shepparton ABC=15415 2030 2200 11695 1234567 100 329 AUS Shepparton ABC 2100 0100 17840 1234567 100 70 AUS Shepparton ABC=17840 2100 0630 9660 1234567 10 10 AUS Brandon ABC 2100 2300 13630 1234567 100 65 AUS Shepparton ABC=19000 2200 0000 9855 1234567 500 90 UAE Dhabbaya ABC BAB 2200 0600 15240 1234567 100 30 AUS Shepparton ABC 2200 2330 9890 1234567 500 105 UAE Dhabbaya ABC BAB 2200 2330 11695 1234567 100 329 AUS Shepparton ABC=17750 2300 0059 19000 1234567 100 65 AUS Shepparton ABC=15160 2300 0300 17795 1234567 100 50 AUS Shepparton ABC 2300 2330 5955 .....67 500 85 UAE Dhabbaya ABC BAB 2330 0630 17750 1234567 100 329 AUS Shepparton ABC
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