FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE COVERAGE SCHEDULE 1 NOVEMBER 1956

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CIA-RDP81-00857R000100120004-7
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December 21, 2016
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August 11, 2008
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4
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November 1, 1956
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MISC
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Approved For Release 2008/08/11 :CIA-RDP81-008578000100120004-7 Washington 25, D. C, C 0 VE RAGE S E;HEDULE 1 November 195 Approved For Release 2008/08/11 :CIA-RDP81-008578000100120004-7 Approved For Release 2008/08/11 :CIA-RDP81-008578000100120004-7 OFFICIAL USE ONLY KEY TO SY~~730LS USED IN T~'_~ IS RL'POR'1~ 1. Bracketed letters (:~)~ (H) and (R) denote medium of transmission other than voic::, respectively Nlorse, Hellschreiber (or Hellblattschreiber), and Radioteletype. 2. Letters following city reps?esent call-sign of station or the L-::~ abbreviation in cas::s ~whc~re these acts could not be otherwise determ=ned; with press coverage they abbreviate the name of the agency. 3. Bureau Abbreviations: A--Austrian H--Hokkaido S--Saigon E--East Coast M--Mediterrar.:~an 'I'--Tokyo G--Ccrman O--Okinawa W--West Coast Note: Coverr;ge supplied by London Bureau is monitored by the British Broadcasting Corporation in coordination with FBIS aad is not included in this list. lE , Avers.ge Rating Column: O--No carrier audible !~--Atmospherics O--Unintelligible 1--Very wes,k signaa_ F--Fading 1--Mostly unirt:~lligible 2--Weak signal J--Jamming 2--50~'~ inte~.ligibic 3--Moderato strength L--Locs.l noise int..rference 3-?-PdostJ_y intelJ.igib~e ~+--Strong signal r1--Improper modu_ta-tion L?--Occasional word S--Very strong signal Q,--Poor audio duality missing S--Other station in-terferenceS--Fullg intelligible T--Transmitter troub7.e V--Variable frequer..cy X--No interference characterisi.ics 5. Priority Columxi 1 -Absolute commitment (requires special arrs,ngements) 2 - Regular commitment for routine coverage 3 - Secondary coverage (auxiliary or eonve.lieLzce basis) !+ - Repeat cr Backstop (p3?oceased only on primary failure) 5 - Recorded for BBC processing Approved For Release 2008/08/11 :CIA-RDP81-008578000100120004-7 OFFICIAL USE ONLY ~~ ~'OLrn'TRY LANGUAGE CITY DAYS DAYS AVERAGE TII~' GMT BTJR. BRO~.DCAST COVERED RATING PRIORI Afghanistan English (M) Kabul YAK 0630-0800 Iii Albania Albanian Tirana 0530-0545 M 0545-060o M 0600-0615 M 0630-0645 PSI 1130-11!+0 M 1140-1150 M 1400-1420 M 11 11 1700-1715 M 11 it 1730-J_750 M ~~ 11 1900-1915 M ,1 11 1915-1920 M 11 11 2100-2115 M .P.._~~er., ina. Russ~Span (M) B. 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