FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE COVERAGE SCHEDULE 1 JULY 1953

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 19, 2008
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: July 1, 1953
• Content Type: MISC

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FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE
COVERAGE SCHEDULE
I July 1953
Explanation of Symbols Used in Average Rating Column
FIRST NUMERAL MIDDLE LETTER
0--No carrier audible
1--Very weak signal
2--Weak signal
3--Moderate strength
4--Strong signal
5--Very strong signal
A--Atmospherics 0--Unintelligible
C--Code interference 1--Mostly unintelligible
E--Echo (ionospheric) 2--50%o intelligible
F--Fading 3--Mostly intelligible
H--Heterodyne 4--Occasional word
J--Jamming missing
L--Local noise interference 5--Fully intelligible
M--Improper 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
A--Austrian M--Mediterranean
E--East Coast 0--Okinawa
G--German T--Tokyo
H--Hokkaido W--West Coast
S--Saigon
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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DAYS DAYS AVERAGE
COUNTRY LANGUAGE CITY
G 171M 1 B
.BROADCAST COVEPED RATINW.
Albania
0415-0430 14
t A Su
Not Su
3AF3
0500-0515 M
Not Su
Not Su
3AF3
0530-0$40 M
Not MSu
Not MSu
3AF3
0600-0615 M
$u
Su
3AF3
0630-0640 M
Su
Su
4A4
1130-1140 M
Su
Su
3AF3
1700-1715 M
Daily
Daily
3A4
1900-1920 M
Daily
Daily
4A4
2100-2115 M
Daily
Daily
4A4
English (M) ATA
1000-1030 M
Daily
Daily
4FC5
r (M) ATA
1700-1730 M
Daily
Daily
4FC5
Argentina E. r..giish B.Aires SIRA
0050-0055 W
Daily
Daily
4F4
? It
2305-2320 W
Daily
Daily
4F4
Spanish
0200-0220 W
Not M
Not M
4F4
It LRY
0100-0105 W
Daily
Daily
3AF4
LRS2
0100-0105 w
Not M
Not M
3AH4
2330-2335 W
Daily
Not Su
3F3
LRX
0200-0215 W
Not SuTu
Not SuTu 3A4
it
0215-0230 w
Tu
Tu
3AF3
0300-0305 w
Not Su
Not Su
4F3
LRS
2325-2330 w
Not SuM
Not SuM
3F3
(M) " Saporiti
0100-0140 w
Daily
Daily
4T4
" AFP
0100-0130 W
Not M
Not M
3F3
(M) SIRA
0200-0330 W
Not Su
Not Su
3A4
(M) Official
1845-2000 W
Daily
Daily
4F4
H n
N)
2125-2215 W
Daily
Irreg
3AF3
(M) APA
2300-0430 W
Daily
Irreg
3AF4
Australia
English Melbourne NA
0400-0415 w
Su
Su
4X4
it it
0530-0545 w
Su
Su
4X4
OS
0745-0800 w
Su
Su
4X4
Pac
0900-0910 W
Daily
Daily
??F4
Home
1100-1115 w
Daily
Daily
3F3
NA
1215-1230 W
Daily
Daily
45
1330-1345 W
Su
Su
4X4
oS
2030-2040 w
Daily
Daily
3H4
OS
2145-t+21.55 w
Daily
Daily
3F3
Austria
English
1655-1700 A
Not SS
Not FSS
Excel
2000-2020 A
Not Su
Not FSu
German ALPLD
1600-1610 A
Daily
Not FSu
it it
1900-1915 A
Daily
Not FSu
It
2100-2115 A
Daily
Not FSu
2255-2300 A
Daily
Not FSu
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Austria cont'd
German Vienha RAVAG
0500-0510 A
Not Su
Not SSM Excel
11451200
aiiy
Not Sa
16oo-161A
Daily
Not FSu
ii
1635-1700
Not Sa
Not SS
1700-1715 A
Sa
Sa
1800-1830 A
Not SSTh
Not SSTh
tt
1845-1900 A
Daily
Not FSu
it
2120-2135 A
Daily
Not FSu
2140-2240 A
Daily
Not FSu
It
2300-2305 A
Daily
Not FSU
RWR
0000-0003 A
Daily
Not FSu
n
1700-1705 A
Not SS
Not FSS
of
1800-1815 A
Not SS
Not FSS
1900-1915 A
Daily
Not FSu
2100-2115 A
Daily
Not FSu
2200-2210 A
Not Su
Not FSu
2300-2305 A
Daily
Not FSu
All trans.1830-1845 A
Sa
Sa
Belgium
Dutch
Brussels
1830-1850 E
Not M
Not MS
~AF3
French
v
1600-1610 G
Not SS
Not SS
it
1845-1900 G
Not SS
Not SS
it
2100-2115 G
Not SS
Not SS
Bolivia
Spanish
La Paz CP38
1200-1230 W
Not M
Brazil
Portuguese
Recife ZYK2/3
0130-0135 W
Daily
Daily
3H3
0230 W
0200
Dail
Dail
3113
-
y
y
Rio ZYC9
0130-0245 W
Not M
Not M
3FC3
0100-0110 W
Not M
Irreg
3FC2
PRL7
0155-0200 W
Not M
Not M
3FC3
H It
0200-0230 W
Mon
Mon
3F3
is to
0230-0245 W
Not SuM
Not SuM
3FC3
tt
0400-0410 w
Not sum
Not SuM
3FC3
11 tt
2230-2300 W
Not SuM
Not SuM
3AF3
French
AFP
2115-2135 W
Not Su
Not Su
4X4
Portuguese
(M)
Meridional
0130-0200 W
Not M
Irreg
3H3
it
(
)
0230-0300 W
Not M
Not M
3F3
it
It
to
M
(M)
(M)
(M)
Official
it
IT Radio Press
1900-2000 W
2300-2400 W
0045-0115 W
Not Su
Not Su
Daily
Not Su
Irreg
Irreg
4F4
4X4
3AF3
tt
(M)
to to it
2300-2340 W
Not $u
Not Su
3T2
of
Port/Span
(M)
(M)
is ASA
IT Aglat
2230-2300 W
2000-2030 W
Daily
Not Su
Daily
Not Su
3AF4
3AF3
Portuguese
Sao Paulo ZYB8
0135-0245 W
Not M
Not M
3FC3
It it ZYB9
0130-0245 W
Not M
Irreg
3FC3
British Guiana
. English
Georgetown ZFY
0045-0100 E
Daily
Daily
4AH3
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Bulgaria
Bulgarian
Sofia 0
25-0340
M
Not Su
Not FSS
4X4
If
3
If
0 30-V454
M
Daily
Daily
4X4
it
0600-o%
M
Not Su
Not FSS
4A4
if
0955-1015
M
Daily
Not F
4A4
It
If
1130-1?qO
1250-1360
Daily
Not Su
Not F
Not FSS
4A4
4A4
it
1830-1900
Daily
Daily
4A4
it
2030-2105
M
Daily
Daily
3AH3
English
0100-0130
E
Daily
Daily
5F4
'I
(M)
" BTA 20QO-2100
E
Not Su
Not Su
1F1
Turkish
1730-1800
M
Not Su
Not SS
4X4
Burma
Burmese
Rangoon 1300-1340
0
Daily
Daily
2JS2
English
(M)
it XYN
0530-1530
0
Daily
Daily
2CFT2
English
it
1500,1515
0
Daily
Daily
2JS2
Spanish
Santiago CE1180 0230-0240
W
Daily
Daily
3C3
it
if
1174 0100-0120
W
Daily
Daily
3AF3
If 0300-0330
W
Daily
Daily
4F3
Valparaiso CE1190 0200-0205
W
Daily
TuThF
3FH3
Vina Del Mar CE1199 0030-0045
W
Daily
Not M
3A3
it it 0230-0235
W
Daily
Daily
3AH3
Spanish (M)
Santiago .FP 0000-0030
W
Daily
Daily
4A4
11 (M)
It
Official 1500-1600
W
Not Su
Not Su
1.A4
(M)
AGLATINA 2200-2300
W
Not Su
Not Su
3A4
China (Communist)
Amoy Foochow
1130-1145
0
Daily
Not SS
2AHS2
it
Peking
0045-0100
0
Daily
Daily
4FR4
1Q00-1030
0
Daily
Daily
4FR4
Burmese it
0100-0130
0
Daily
Daily
4FR4
1430-1500
0
Daily
Not SS
3JR3
Cantonese Canton
1130-1145
0
Daily
Not SS
2AFH2
Peking
01300145
0
Daily
Daily
4FR4
Chaochou Peking
OM45-0200
0
Daily
Daily
3FR3
of
1500-1530
0
Daily
SS
3JR3
English
0300-0330
0
Daily
Daily
4FH4
0300-0330
W
Daily
Daily
3AF3
0900-0930
0
Daily
Daily
4FR4
0900-0930
W
Daily
Daily
3A F3
1330-1400
W
Daily
Daily
3F3
1330-1400
0
Daily
Daily
3JR3
English (M) Peking
NCNA 1400-2000
W
Daily
Daily
4X5
(M) if
If 1400-1700
0
Daily
Daily
4c4
(M) If
If 2000-2400
W
Daily
Daily
3A3
(M) If
if 2000-2200
0
Daily
Daily
4c4
Eng/Ruse (R) it
BAYS 0345-1100
0
Daily
Daily
4sc4
Eng/Fr/Vn (M) (Unknown) GMH 0100-0200
0
Daily
Daily
4c54
(M)
is 0545-0630
0
Daily
Daily
4c4
(M)
it 2300-0000
0
Daily
Daily
4CF4
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China (Communist) cont+d
D
il
D
4F
14
Hakka Peking 0030-0045
aily
y
a
,
0930-1000 0
Daily
SS
4RF4
1030-1100 0
Daily
Daily
4JR4
23004m4
Not Su Not SuM 4H4
Not M Not M. 4x4
Not SuM Not SuMTh 4AH4
Su $u 4A4
Not SuM Not SuM 4A4
Not SuMW Not SuNW 4A4
Not M Not M 4A4
Not M Not M 3A3
Daily Irreg 3FQ3
Not Su Not Su 4A4
Not M.
Not Mon
Daily
Not MF
Not M
Not Su
Not MW
Not MS
Not MW
Not MTh
Not Sul'h 3A3
Not Mon 4A4
Irreg 4A4
Not Ni' 3AH3
Not M 3A3
Not Su 4A4
Not M'r] 3AF3
Not SuM 2AH2
Not IV 3AH3
Not MTh 3A1F3
Not M Not SuM 3AAF3
Not SuW Not SuW 3A3
Not MTh Not SuMTh 2AH3
Daily Daily 4CF4
Daily Daily 3CAF3
Th Th 2AF2
(only recorded - processed by BBC)
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Uruguay
SS
3FIFR3
Russia (M)
Mot tev .deo TASS 2200-2300
E
Not Su
Not
Spanish
' CXA10 0000-0015
E
Daily
Irreg
3SF3
of
CXA19 0230=0250
E
Daily
Daily
3A3
It
2200-30
E
Daily
Daily
3AF3
it
23004305
E
Daily
Irreg
4A4
Vats
English
Vatican City
1500-1515
E
Daily
Daily
3FQ3
Venezuela
AF
Spanish
Barquisimeto YVXJ 1705-1730
E
Not Su
Irreg
3
3
It
Caracas
YVKR 0230-0240
W
Not M
Not NI
3F3
to
it
YVKB 0230-0300
w
Not SuM
WFSa
3F4
tt
it
" 1030-1100
W
Not M
Not M
3F3
Yugoslavia
A4
English
)
Belgrade TANYUG 1000-1400
E
Not Su
Not Su
3
(MBA
"
1100-1400
E
su
Su
3A4
(M/H)
"
1700-2130
E
Daily
Daily
2F2
It
4
E
il
D
Daily
3AF3
French
Macedonian
Skoplje
2330-23
5
0500-0510
M
y
a
Daily
Daily
3A3
0700-0710
M
Su
Su
3A3
2200-2210
M
Daily
?'?TuW
3AS3
Belgrade
0330-0400
E
Daily
Not SS
4F4
to
0430-0435 M
Not Su
Not Su
3A3
0515-0530 M
Not Su
Not Su
3AF3
0700-0720 M
Su
Su
3A3
0900-0910 M
Su
Su
3A3
1200-1205 14
Daily
Daily
3SA3
1400-1410 M
Daily
Daily
3SA3
1600-1610 14
Daily
Daily
3SA3
1800-1830 M
Daily
Daily
3AS3
Spanish
2345-0005 E
Daily
Daily
3AHF3
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