FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE COVERAGE SCHEDULE 1 NOVEMBER 1954

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• Publication Date: November 1, 1954
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FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE
COVFP~GE SG1HG^*.ILE
1 November 195
Explanation of Symbols Used in Average Rating Column
MTDALE LETTER SECOND NUMERAL
A- Atmospherics
C--Code interference
E- Echo (ionospheric)
F- -Fading
H--Heterodyne
J--Js.~ming
O--Unintelligible
1--2dostly unintelligible
2-- 50y6 intelligible
3--Iliostly inte]1lgible
~--Occasional word
O--No carrier audible
1--Very weak r~ignal
2- Weak signal
3--Moderate strength
~- Strong signal
S--Very strong signal
'missing
Fully intelligible
X--No interference characteristics
L--Loc?a,3. noise interference 5-
M--Irnpr~per modulation
N--No modulation (carrier only)
Q--Poor audio q?.~ality
R- Radicteletype interference
S--Voice station inter~'erence
T--Transmitter tro*.zble
V- -`iariac a frequency
A--austrian M--Mediterranean
E- East Coast 0--Okizzawa
G--German S--Saigon
H--kka3,do T--Tokyo
" W--West 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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DAYS
DAYS
AVERAGE
COUNTRY LANGUAGE
CITY
TIME Q}MT
BUR. BE!]ADCAST COVERED RATING
Albania
Albanian
Tirana
0530-0545
M
Not Su
Not Su
3A2
"
"
"
0600-0615
M
NOT M
Not M
3A2
0630-0640
M
su
Su
3A2
"
"
"
1200-1.215
M
Su
Su
2AF2
"
"
1230-1240
M
Su
Su
2A~'2
"
1330-? 345
M
Not su
Niot Su
3A.r-'2
"
"
1400-1415
M
Nat Su
R?'o+, Su
3AF2
"
+'
1700-1715
M
Daily
Daily
3A3
"
1900-1920
M
Da3.ly
Daily
3A3
"
2100-2115
M
Da:F.ly
Daily
3A4
English (M)
" ATA
1000-1030
M
Daily
Daily
4A4
" (M)
1600-1630
M
Daly
Ds.ily
4A4
Algeria
Arabic
Algiers
2215-2230
E
Daily
Not FSa
3~3
Argentina
Spanish
B.Aires LRY
0050-0100
W
Daily
Daily
4FH4
"
"
0100-0115
W
D
il
N
"
" LRX
0200 02]:5
W
a
y
Not Su
ot Su
Not Su
3F3
3A4
"
"
"
"
"
" LRS
LRS2
02].3-0230
0300-0315
2325?-2330
0030-0045
W
W
W
W
Tu
Daily
Not SuM
Daily
Tu
Daily
Nct SuM
Daily
4AF4
3F3
4AF4
4FH
"
"
"
"
"
0100-0115
2330-2345
W
W
Daily
Daily
Deily
Irreg
4AF4
4AF4
(M)
" (M)
Aglatina
" APA
1400-1530
2300-0600
W
W
Daily
Irreg
Dttiiy
Irreg
4X4
3AF3
" (M)
"
"Official
1$45-2QG0
W
Daily
D~sily
3~'3
(M)
" Saporiti
01.00-0?_40
W
Daily
Daily
3~'3
Russ~Span (M)
" TASS
0000-0300
W
Irreg
Irreg
3AF3
Australia
English
"
Melbourne NA
" "
0345-0355
0400
041
W
W
Daily
S
Irreg
4F4
"
" SEA
-
5
0 15-025
5
W
u
Dail
y
Su
y-:::
~.: A..
4F4
3AF3
"
NA
0530-0545
w
su
Su
4F4
"
"
os
0700-0715
w
su
su
4F4
"
"
Pac
Home
" NA
0900-0910
1100-1115
1215-1225
W
W
W
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Dsi]_y
Daily
4F4
3F3
4F4
"
1325-1330
W
Not ss
Not SS
4F3
"
"
NA
1330-1345
W
su
Su
4F4
"
Pac
2030-2045
W
Daily
Daily
3F3
"
21!+5-2200
W
Daily
Daily
3F3
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Portuguese
Po~~t~Span
For- Fugue se
Bu.'~..gar, is
Bulgarian
English
~~
Burma
Burmese
English
Chile
'~ Spanish
(M)
~M)
China (Communist)
Amoy
-~
m..
-~
Rio Radio Press 00.5-0115 W
rt it ~~ ~~
W
2300-2~ 0
A~iat 2000-2030 w
Sao Paulo Oi30-?0135 W
CE622
n
Rax?.g~on 1300-1315 0
010-025 W
0325-031:?0 M
0130-01~5o M
0600-0~1~ M
0815-0830 M
1030-10~?o ra
1130-111}0 Z-1
121j-1225 Ni
1250-1302 M
1530-1550 M
151}A1+
Daily
Daily
3A3
Da.i.ly
Irreg
3A3
As,ily
Drily
3~'3
D?.~ily
Daily
2AF3
Deily
Not ss
3A3
Not r.1
No ~ M
2AC2
Daily
Irreg
3AC3
Dai?.y
Daily
3AC3
Daily
Daily
3~~'3
Daily
Daily
3A3
Daisy
Irreg
3AC3
Dai~_y
Daily
3AC3
Dai~.y
Irreg
3AF3
Daily
Deily
3~'3
Not Su
Not Su
3~'3
Not Su
Not Su
1~A1+
Foochow 1300-1315 o Not su Not su 3~3
Peking 1230-1300 0 Daily once a mo ~+A4
1330-1130 0 Daily Drily 1+F1E
2230-2300 0 Daily once a mo 1}F4
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C?~ ina (Communist )
Burmese
Peking
0100-0133
0
Daily
Daily
4F4
"
1300-1330
o
Dwi?_y
ATofi. Ss
~-~~
C ~n~~p-- Q
peking
1000-1030
0
Daily
Dai].y
~F~+
"
"
2200-2230
0
D~.?s1y
Dai].y
I+F~
Chaochou
"
0030-OOI+S
0
Da' 1y
once a mo ~+AI+
"
"
1+00-130
0
Daily
Oncc: a mo ~+?_I+
English
"
0300-0330
0
Daily
Daily
~F~+
"
"
0300-0330
W
Daily
:Daily
3AF3
"
"
0900-0930
0
Daily
:Daily
I+F~+2
"
"
0900-0930
W
Daily
:Daily
3.Ai''3
"
1+30-1500
W
Daily
;Das.ly
3~'3
"
"
1~+'~0-1500
O
Daily
:Gaily
3~~3
"
(M)
Peking NCNA
0900-1200
W
lla3.ly
:Gaily
~+A!+
"
M)
" "
1+00-1800
W
Daily
:Daily
~+X!}
"
(ts)
" "
1800-1~}0
0
De,.lly
Daily
3CF3
"
(M)
" "
1800-2000
W
Dail
Da::l
3F~+
"
(r?2)
" "
20'0-2300
W
y
Daily
.y
Da:.1.:y
3F4
?
(I~)
? rr
2000-^300
0
Daily
Da::f_7,y
3CF3
"
~t~)
"
23'0-0100
0
Irr~:g
:Is-, eg
3CF3
Ens?/Ross
P)
Peking BAYS
02f;a--U900
0
D~.ily
A. . ?~ ~' .T
~+C~+
Eng~Fr~iln
~M)
~~eki~ig`%?'~j GMIi
233;-0130
0
Daily
Daily
~FSI+
? ? n
M
~~ "
0030-0200
0
Daily
Dail
4F~
" " "
~I"I~
" "
0630-0730
0
Daily
y
Daily
~F~+
" " "
(M)
" "
02 ,c ~-0330
0
Daily
Aai.ly
~+F~F
" " "
'f~M)
" "
Ok30-0530
0
Dai].y
Daily
~+F4
Hakka
Peking
0950-1000
0
Daily
Once a mo ~+A4
"
"
00+5-0100
0
Daily
Once a mo ~A~+
Inc?onesian
"
1030-1100
0
Daily
Deily
~+F~+
"
"
2300-2330
0
Daily
Iiaily
~+F~+
Japanese
"
1100-1].30
T
Daily
Daily
4F1+
"
"
2100-2200
T
Daily
Daily
4AF4
Korean
"
"
0815-0$x+5
T
Daily
Ds.ily
~+HLI+
"
2030-2100
T
Daily
Daily
~+H
Mandarin
Changsha
1300-1.~L5
0
Daily
Not SS
3~'3
"
Chungking
0000-0115
0
Not Su
Not Su
~C:~~~+
"
"
"
1100-11x5
0
Not Su
Not Su
3A3
Hangchow
0930-0945
o
Daily
Not SS
3A4
"
Harbin
11.I+5-1200
0
Daily
Not SS
~+AFI+
"
Hopei
1300-1320
0
Daily
Not SS
3k'H3
"
Mukden
09+5-1000
0
Daily
Daily
~+C4~
"
Mukden
1100-1120
0
Daily
Daily
~+FC~+
"
Nanchang
Og25-09~E3
0
Daily
Not SS
3AH~+
Nanking
2320-2355
0
Daily
Daily
~+F~+
"
"
Peking
0000-0015
T
Daily
Daily
~+AF~+
"
000-0100-
0
Daily
Daily
3~'3
"
0130-000
0
Not Su
Not Su
1+FI+
"
"
"
0+30-0~+1~5
0
Daily
Daily
~+F~
"
"
1000-1015
4~
\
Daily
D~,'? i y
3.~3
"
1015-10+5
T
Daily
Da1~y
SH~+
"
1100-1115
T
Daily
Daily
~AF~
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Greek
.,
rr
.f
Japanese.
Colombia
Spanish
rf
Spa:aish (M)
" ~1)
,r
Costs. Rica
Spanish
,~
Cuba
Spanish
Cyprus
Arabic
English
Czechoslovakia
Engli;~h
Spanish
Denmark
Dasish~English
Dominican Republic
German Russian
Spanish
1200-1300 E
OF~~'": C?AL UUE ONT,,Y
Daily
Deily
3A3
Su
Su
4AF4
su
Su
3~'3
Not Su
Nat Su
3A3
ua
Su
4AF4
No'r SSW
r3u`w ?: 3~i1
3A3
Daily
Dail~~
y
3A3
TuSs.
TuSa
3A3
Daily
Daily
4F4
Daily
Nbt SS
4A4
Daily
Daily
4AF4
Daily
Daily
1HS
Daily
D~.ily
3HS3
Ds,ily
Daily
1HS
N=;t SuM
Irreg
3AF3
Daily
D?,~.~:.;;~"
3~'3
M
M
3X3
Nc~t M
N~ct r:s
3A3
Nat i~I
Irreg
?~C2
Daily
Daily
2AH2
Not M
Not rs
3F3
Not M
Not h~
3AH
Not M
Irreg
3A3
rant su
Nat su
3c3
Not Su
Not Su
4AF3
Not Su
Not Su
3HC3
Not Su
I:i'reg
lAl
Daily
Daily
4X5
Not Su
Not Su
5A5
Su
Su
4X4
Daily
wily
4X4
Daily
Irreg .
4X5
Daily
Daily
3HF3
Daily
Daily
3F3
TTSa
TT
4A4
TTSa
TTSa
4A4
M
M
3A3
Daily
Daily
4AF4
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" 0700-0730 M
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,r
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n tt n
n rr n
.. ,r r-
0?30-0830 M
1300?~133o M
1300-1400 M
1715-1745 M
1915-1945 M
2030-2100 M
Radio Free Japan 1030-1100 T
1030-1100 0
1130-1200 'i
1300-1330 T
1400-1500 T
2030-2100 T
0100-0130 W
0400~043o w
OUx'.~-0? UO W
2300-2330 W
0000-0020 E
Bogota HJCQ
" HJCT
Bogota AFP
n rr
San Jose TIDCR 0001--0010 W
" " 0300-0305 w
" " 0330-0400 w
Havana COBZ 0000-0020 E
coBZ 1730-1800 E
COCA 2255-2330 E
Santiago COKG 1550-1600 E
Santiago COKG 1815-1fAF4
1100-0500 E D.:~ly Dail?Y* 1+FCB
1200-01}00 E Sa Se, 1~A1+
1200-1500 E Su Su 3AF1+
1500-1700 E Da_.1y Tr : ~? 3A1+
1600-0500 E S,z Su >+FC3
1700-01+00 E Su Su 1+AF>+
1800-1815 E Daily Irreg 1}F1+
ReLiters 2200-2300 L' Daily Trreg 3A1+
JTA
,~
Athens 051r-Oj25 M Daily Dai?f 3A3
2200-01+00 E Daj.ly I;rr. is 1+F1+
233~~-0130 ? Daily Irreg 3A3
1315-13~-5 E Deily D~:~i?-y 3X5
171+5-1815 E Ds,_~..iy Daily 3X5
1715-1730 E Daily Not SS 3~'3
0200-0215 E Daily Irreg 1+FA1+
061+-0700 M Not Su Nat Su 3A3
1100?-1115 M Ds.ily Daily 3A3
12~;-0-1255 M Not su No?t su 3A3
1700-1710 M Not Su Irreg 1+A3
1815-1830 M trot Su Not Su 3A3
1900-1910 M Prot Su Not su 4A3
1930-191+0 M Not Su Irreg 1+A3
2015-2030 M DaiJ.y Dai].y 3A1+
2150-2200 M Daily Daily 1+A1+
2200-2205 M Daily Irreg 1+A1+
Guatemala TGWA Watch All E Daily* DaiJ.y 3X1+
" TCWB All Hocrs E Daily Daily 3HF3
Teguc'galpa HRN 0000-0015 E Not M Ncrt M 2AF2
" 0000-0030 W Daily Daily 2AF2
Hong Kong AFP 101+0-1110 W Daily Daily 3~'3
" " CNA 0830-0900 W Daily Daily 3F3
1230-1300 W Daily Daily 3~'3
Budapest 1700-17?_0 E Daily Not FSa 1+H3
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" RFA 1230-1300 0
Voice of Naznbo 1200-1230 S
Saigon RFA 1400-11+15 W
141,-11+30 w
2330-2350 0
Hanoi V1VA o53c--0630 0
Unknotira " 1200-7.300 0
"Viet Army" 1215??1230 S
Saigon 11LFFP~VPA 01+00-0430 0
" " 1200-1300 w
Hanoi VT~A
Saigon RFA
1200-1~5a o
0630-0730, o
044-0500 0
2315-2335 0
Viet Army 1200-1215 S
Voice o~ Vietnam (Ho) 1100-1130 S
Saigon (Bao Dai) 1100-1120 0
Hanoi VNA7,~~tty 0500-0700 0
Hanoi VNA7;~VNY 0700-0800 0
N. Vietnam XB4 2330-200 S
S.. Vietnam VNW 0100-0330 S
0930-1030 S
"Vi,~t Army" 0445-0500 s
" " 1130-1200 S
Daily
Daily
4F1+
Da,i.1.,y
Daily
4F1+
Dw-i1y
Dai.' ,~
3CF3
Dai.a_;r
Dai.iy
4C4
Nor S~Su
Not SsSu 3AC3
No-t SS
Not S3
3AC3
Daily
Dai~f
3AF2
Daily
Daily
Daily
D~~,yly
Daily
Irreg
Daily
Daily
4FH4
Dai.:Ly
Jai ly
It~reg
Dai~_Y
3F3
w
w
3F3
Daily
Not t'Sa
2/~.^3
Daily
Dai.:ly
3FS3
D~,.il.y
Daily
3FS3
TTSu
TTSu
5X5
Daily
Daily
4C4
Daily
Daily
3AF4
Daily
Daily
4C4
Daily
Daily
3FS3
Daily
Daily
3~'3
Daily
Daily
3~'3
TTSa
TTSa
5x5
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
3~'3
Daily
Da.i].y
3A3
Daily
Dai.! y
3A3
Daily
Daily
3F3
Daily
Daly
4N3
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
L~~~.."~_
Daily
4F4
Daily
Daily
3CS3
Daily
Daily
3CS3
Dai?_y
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
5X5
Not Su
Not Su
5X5
Daily
Daily
3A3
~1Sa
WSa
3A3
Daily
Daily
3A3
wsa
wsa
3A3
1130-1145 w
1445-1500 w
1500-1515 w
OF~`ICIAL USE C~iLY
I.zdia (Cont'd)
English
Dalhi
1545-1600 W
" (M)
Bombay
PTI
0130-0200 0
" (M)
''
0900-0930 0
" (M)
Delhi
ISI
0830-1030 0
(M)
1430-1600 0
(M)
,-
1545-1645 0
Indoehinw
Annamese
Hue
2330-2345
Ca.~a3ad3.en
(M)
Unk. P~:C~BRO
0100-0130
. Cocsnchinese
Cao Da.i VNRF
1200-1245
"
Free VAVN
1030-1100
English
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~ (Mj
N (M)
Eng~Fr (M)
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Erg~Fr~Viet (M)
Freneh
Laotian Vientiane ]11+0-1200 0
Mandarin Voice of Vietnam (Ho) 1000-1030 0
Thai " " " 0500-0515 0
Vie ~+Jane 1315-1330 0
Tonkinese Dal.a~: 1030-101s~5 0
" dic. Voice of Vietnam (Ho) 0130-0230 S
(Ho) 0430-0~~o S
" " (Ho) 1000-1030 S
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(M)
(M)
(M)
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Engl.isYi
Rome
1535-1550
E
No?t Su
Not Su
3AF3
Eng~Ita1 (R)
" AIV'SA
2000-2130
E
Not Su
Not Su
~;-F4
Eng~ttal (R) '- ANSA 21152145
E
1~'ot SaSu
Not SaSu 1:F3
Italian
" ANSA
n
1530-1700
E
Sa,
Sa
3AF3
"
?
1600-1625
E
Daily
:Day:;.;
3F3
"
?
1710-1725
E
Not Su
LV~-~ S1
3A3
ANSA
(R)
1345-1445
E
I~ot SaSu
r?ot Sasu ~+AF~+
?
~R) n +r
"
-?
2200-2300
E
T?o~ Su
.._
~1,,. ..:;.
3A3r
(R)
2230-2345
E
Noy Su
Not Su
3F3
Rue.e~~ "
~~
0320-0340
E
Dai1.y
Not SS
4AF3
"
1415-1430
E
Daily
Not SS
3FAJ2
Se;:bo-Croat
2120-2.14
~E
Daily
Not FSa
3FJ3
Spanish "
0035-U05S
E
Daily
:Crreo
3A3
JapM,n ~~:o