Happy new year everyone.
The 12055kHz broadcast to South Asia will start the first week of January. This will be Tues-Fri at 1515-1545UTC. The God Centered Life program will be in English. It is expected to last at least until the middle of the year.
KTWR will be beaming this at 90kW at 285 degrees. It will be interesting to see how coverage differs from the 15390kHz Sunday DRM broadcast that is at the same power and azimuth. Reception reports for both broadcasts would be helpful.
73 de KTWR
We are planning special DRM broadcasts for Christmas Eve, 24 December 2022. These will be during our regular Saturday evening DRM broadcast slots to China, 12040 kHz at 1100 UTC, and Japan, 9910 kHz at 1200 UTC. We will be airing two audio services for each program, Mandarin and Cantonese at 1100 and Japanese and Korean at 1200. These will be accompanied with slides. 64QAM modulation will be needed to support the higher data rate. This will require an SNR at the receiver of about 17dB vice the 13dB threshold for 16QAM. We hope you'll be available to listen and that you receive a strong signal!
The weekly Japanese language program, Every Man a Warrior, will still be aired at its usual time, 1130 UTC, in 16QAM format.
Hi Everyone,
One of our DRM blocks (12055kHz) that we thought would start at the beginning of the B22 broadcast season was delayed until the beginning of 2023. We also decreased the 9910kHz to China from M-F to only be on Mondays.
KTWR Digital Broadcasts
DRM broadcasts (Effective 30 October 2022):
Designated
Day Time (UTC) Frequency Coverage Area Language
Saturday 1059-1129 12040 kHz China English
Saturday 1130-1230 9910 kHz Japan Japanese, English
M 1215-1245 9910 kHz China Mandarin
Sunday 1500-1545 15205 kHz India English
Sunday 1600-1630 15390 kHz India South Indian languages
Another change we are considering is to move the 1600-1630UTC block on 15390kHz to 1030-1100UTC on 15200kHz. This is to take advantage of better propagation at the earlier time. If you are in South Asia, please let us know your preference. We can either leave it as is or move to the early time.
Thanks for tuning in.
NH2MS
KTWR Digital Broadcasts
DRM broadcasts (Effective 30 October 2022):
Designated
Day Time (UTC) Frequency Coverage Area Language
Saturday 1059-1129 12040 kHz China English
Saturday 1130-1230 9910 kHz Japan Japanese, English
M-F 1215-1245 9910 kHz China Mandarin
Sunday 1500-1545 15205 kHz India English
Tu-F 1515-1545 12055 kHz India English
Sunday 1600-1630 15390 kHz India South Indian languages
73 from KTWR
Hi Everyone,
Thanks for the help with the slide show timing. We learned more about how our content server works with the file server that contains the pictures that we showed. We also learned how few listeners could actually take advantage of the slide show. From what we saw, most listeners in Japan used receiver systems that could view the slides. Most listeners in India use standalone receivers that cannot view the slides. If this perception is incorrect, please let us know. We are considering switching over to using Journaline to enhance the listening experience for more people.
In other news, KTWR will be modifying its broadcast schedule at mid-season. Effective 3 July, the following schedule will apply:
KTWR Digital Broadcasts
DRM broadcasts (Effective 3 July 2022):
Designated
Day Time (UTC) Frequency Coverage Area Language
Saturday 1100-1127 12000 kHz China English
Saturday 1128-1230 9910 kHz Japan Japanese, English
M-F 1215-1245 9910 kHz China Mandarin
Sunday 1500-1545 15205 kHz India English
Sunday 1600-1630 15390 kHz India South Indian languages
The schedule change was triggered by requests to air the South Asian broadcasts later in the evening and by the addition of Macedonian Call to the end of the English block. It would not fit in the current schedule. DXers Diary will still be at the beginning of the English DRM block to India.
73 de NH2MS
Hafa adai DXers,
During the B21 season, we have been experimenting with the slideshow features of our DRM broadcasts. We added some slides and made an attempt to make the DXers Diary slide appear during that particular program. Unfortunately, no one with the ability to see the slides has let us know how they are appearing. If you have a receiver (ex. Avion) or an SDR/computer set-up that allows you to see the slides, please let us know how many slides appear, how long they appear and how many times you see them. Thanks so much for your help.
73
Hi Everyone,
We are just about ready for A22 broadcast season. We will have some changes for DRM schedule in the coming season. The most noteworthy change is the addition of Mandarin broadcasts on weekdays.
KTWR Digital Broadcasts
DRM broadcasts (Effective 27 March 2022):
Designated
Day Time (UTC) Frequency Coverage Area Language
Saturday 1100-1127 12000 kHz China English
Saturday 1128-1230 9910 kHz Japan Japanese, English
Sunday 0957-1026 15200 kHz India South Indian languages
Sunday 1026-1056 15200 kHz India English
M-F 1215-1245 9910 kHz China Mandarin
73 from KTWR
