SOVIET REGIONAL DOMESTIC SERVICES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00868R000100060007-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 8, 2007
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: January 1, 1980
• Content Type: REPORT

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SOVIET REGIONAL DOMESTIC SERVICES
SOURCE PREFERRED )1JREAU MONITOR ALTERNATE )IJREAU(S) MONITOR
BROADCAST TIMES/LANGUAGE POSSIBLE COVERAGE RE IREMENTS POSSIBLE COVERAGE RF~JIIRE~iH INI'S REMARKS
Yerevan Domestic Service (First Program)
0200-2100 Daily Armenian/Russian GF Partial 0.25 ARMENIAN - - GF has Fair/Poor re-
ception early morning
and evening only. IS
has no reliable re-
ception,
Yerevan Domestic Service.(Second Program)
Armenian/Russian GF Partial # ARMENIAN
Azerbaijani # AZERg4IJANI
GF has no better than
- Poor reception eve-
ning only. IS has no
reliable reception.
Balm Domestic Service (First Program)
0200-2200 Daily Azerbaijani/ GF Partial 0.25 AZERBAIJANI - - GF has Fair/Poor rec-
?
Russian/Arn~enian # ARMENIAN tion throughout day
except 1100-1400 (UP)
' IS has Fair/Poor eve-
ning only. Casts
mostly in Azerbaijani
Balau Domestic Service (Second Program)
0800-2000 Daily ,Azerbaijani/ GF Partial # AZER)34IJANI - - GF has Poor/Fair re-
' ~ Russian/Armenian # AI~SENL4N tion evening only. IS
has Fair reception
late evening. Casts
mostly in Azerbaijani.
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BROADCAST TIMES/LANGUAGE POSSIBLE COVERAGE REf~JIRH~tENTS POSSIBLE COVERAGE ~ S RH~fARKS
Tbilisi Domestic Service (First Program).
0200-2100 Daily Georgian/Russian GF Partial 0.25 GEORGIAN - - GF has Good recep-
ception sign-on de-
teriorating to Un-
monitorable 1100-1400
and improving to Good
by sign-off. IS has
no reliable reception.
Tbilisi Domestic Service (Second Program)
. unknown Georgian GF Partial # GEORGIAN - - GF has Fair/Poor re-
ception evening only.
? IS has no reliable re-
tion.
AlJna Ata Domestic Service (First Program)
0000-1830 Daily Kazakh/Russian IS Partial 0.50 KAZAKI-i GF/AU Partial 0.25 KAZAKF[ IS should have reli-
able reception through
outmost of broadcast
day. GF reception
Poor/Fair burs of
darlmess only, AU now
covers two casts daily
in Russian.
Alma Ata Danestic Service (Second Program)
0000-1800 Daily ~Ka.zakh/Russian IS Partial # KAZAKH GF
Partial # KAZAKH IS should have reli-
able reception except
' 4-S }mars at midday,
GF reception Poor/
Fair hours of darkness
only. Casts almost en-
tirely in Kazakh.
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SOURCE PREFERRID BUREAU MONITOR ALTERNATE IIIREAU(S) MONITOR
13R0~iDCAST TIMES/LANGUAGE POSSIBLE COVERAGE RE(~IIRE~tENTS POSSIBLE COVERAGE ~ S Rfl~IARKS
A:Lna Ata Domestic Service (Alternate Program)
1330-1630 Daily Kazakh IS Fu11 0.25 KAZAKH GF Partial 0.25 KAZAKH IS has Good/Fair re-
ception. Gulf has
Poor/Fair. Casts may
be intended for border
and cross border
Kazakh audiences.
~aldy Kurgan Domestic Service
0130-0200 TWITS Kazakh IS Partial # KAZAKH - - IS should have poor
~? reception morning,
1330-1500 Full # KAZAKH - - .Fair evening,
Kyzl Orda Domestic Service
ception.
0130-0200 TWITS Kazakh IS Partial # KAZAKH - - IS should have Good/
Very Poor. reception
1300-1500 Full # KAZAK[-I - - morning, Fair evening.
~runze Domestic Service (First Program)
2300-1930 Daily Kirgiz/ Russian IS Partial 0.50 KIRGIZ GF ,Partial
# KIRGIZ IS should have Good/
Fair reception except
3-hour period midday
(UP). GF may have Poor/
Fair reception evenings
only.
Frunze D~nestic Service (Second Program)
2300-1930 Daily Kirgiz/Russian IS Partial # KIRGIZ - - IS has Good/Fair re-
ception mornings. Large.
portions relay First
Program.
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SOVIET REGIONAL DQKESI'IC SERVICES (cont'd)
~~~ PREFERRID RIREAU MONITOR ~ ALTERNATE BUREAU(S) MONITOR
BROADCAST TIMES/LANGUAGE POSSIBLE COVERAGE RE IRH~fENTS POSSIBLE COVERAGE IRH~IENTS RflNARKS
Dushanbe Domestic, Service (First Program)
2300-1800 Daily Tadzhik/Russian IS Full
Dushanbe Domestic Service (Second Program)
0.50 TADZHIK GF Partial 0.25 TADZHIK ?IS should have Good/
Fair reception through
~zt most of broadcast
day. GF should have
Good/Fair reception
morning and evening.
0000-1300 Daily Tadzhik/Russian IS Partial 0,25 TADZHIK - - IS should have Fair/
? Good reception most
of broadcast day ex-
cept 5-hour period
midday. Some parallel
of First Program.
Ashkhabad Domestic Service ~(P,irst Program)
0100-2100 Daily . Turlcnen/Russian IS Partial 0.50 TURIQ~IEN GF Partial 0.50 TURIWIEN IS should have Good/ ,
? Fair reception through
out broadcast day ex-
cept 3-hour period mid
day (P). GF also has
Good/Fair except 5-6
lmur period midday.
Ashkhabad Domestic Service (Second Program)
unlmotim Turknen/Russian IS ~ Partial # TURI~fEN GF Partial # TURI~IEN IS should have Fair/
Poor reception morning
and evening. GF has
Fair/Poor morning,
Good/Fair evening.
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SOVIET REGIONAL DCMESI'IC SERVICES (cont'd)
SOURCE PREFERRID I1IREAU MONTTOR ~ ALTERNATE EUREAU (S) MONITOR
BROADCAST TIMES/LANGUAGE POSSIBLE COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS POSSIBLE CCVFRAGE REQUIREMENTS REMARKS
Taskent Domestic Service (First Program)
0000-1930 Daily Uzbek/l~ssian IS Fu11 0.50 UZBEK GF Partial 0.25 UZBEK ? IS should have Good/
Fair reception
throughout broadcast
day, GF has Good/Fair
reception morning,
evening only:
Tashkent Domestic Service (Second Program)
0000-1800 Daily. Uzbek/13~ssian IS Fu11 0.25 UZBEK GF Partial # UZBEK IS should have Good/
? Fair reception
throughout broadcast
day. GF has Fair re-
ception morning, eve-
ning only.
Fergana Domestic Service
?
1100-1200 Daily .
Uzbek/Tatar/
IS
Fu11
#
UZBEK - -
Russian
.#
TATAR
?
Khanty-Mansiysk D~nestic Service
0055-2000 Daily
Tymen Domestic Service
Russian
GF
Partial
#
RUSSIAN - -
0130-0205
Daily
Russian
e
GF
Fu11
?#
RUSSIAN - -
0230-0305
"
"
#
RUSSIAN
1500-1530
"
#
RUSSIAN - -
1-hour daily cast ap-
pears to be divided in-
to equal (possibly re-
petitive) parts in each
language.
Tyumen Oblast programs
are carried on Khanty-
Mansiysk transmitters.
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SOVIET REGIONAL DOMESTIC SERVICES (cont'd)
SOURCE. ?
BROADCAST T]MES/LANGUAGE
Uf-a Domestic Service
PREFERRID BUREAU MONITOR ALTERNATE B:JREAU(S) MONITOR
POSSIBLE COVERAGE RE I~iJ RH~4ENTS POSSIBLE COVERAGE IRH`9ENTS Rfi~iARKS
0200-1600 Daily Russian GF Partial # RUSSIAN
Onsk Domestic Service
~~
unknown Russian GF Partial # RUSSIAN
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SOURCE PREFERRID BUREAU MONITOR ALTERNATE BUREAU(S) MONITOR
B(ZOADCAST TIMES/LANGUAGE POSSIBLE COVERAGE RED 1R8~tFNTS POSSIBLE COVERAGE RE(~JIR~IF~ITS RI~tARKS
llushanbe Domestic Service (First Program) ?
2300-1800 Daily Tadzhik/Russian IS Full 0.50 TADZHIK GF Partial 0.25 TADZHIK ?IS should have Good/
r~
U~shanbe Domestic Service (Second Program)
Fair reception through
out most of broadcast
day. GF should have
Good/Fair reception
morning and evening.
0000-1300 Daily Tadzhik/I~ ssian IS Partial 0,25 TADZHIK - -. IS should have Fair/
? Good reception most
of broadcast day ex-
? cept 5-hour period
midday. Sane parallel
of First Progran.
Ashkhabad Danestic Service ?(pirst Program)
0100-2100 Daily Turknen/Russian IS Partial 0.50 TURI~tEN GF ~ Partial 0.50 TURIQ~EN IS should Dave Good/ ,
Aslikl~abad Domestic Service? (Second Program)
unlmown Turknen/Russian IS 'Partial
Fair reception tl~rougH
out broadcast day eac-
cept 3-hour period mid
day (P). GF also has
Good/Fair except 5-6
}your period midday.
Ti1RM~fEN GF Partial # TURIVNEN IS should have Fair/
Poor reception morning
and evening. GF has
. Fair/Poor morning,
Good/Fair evening.
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SOVIET REGIONAL INTERNATIONAL SERVICES
SOURCE
BROADCAST TIMES/LANGUAGE
Yerevan International Service
130Q-1400 Daily
~i
1400-1500
1500-1530
1530-1600
1730-1800
1800-1830
1830-1900
1900-2100
Balm International Service
1300-1330 Daily
1330-1400 "
1400-1500
1500-1530
1530-1600
PREFERRID F111tEAU
POSSIBLE COVERAGE
Azerbaijani GF
Kurdish
?Arabic
Armenian
Kurdish/
(Kunnanj i)
Armenian
Arabic
Armenian
Persian TA
Azerbaijani GF
Persian TA
Turkish TA
Arabic
Full
Partial
Full
MONTTOR ALTERNATE HIREAU(S)
REQUIREMENTS POSSIBLE COVERAGE
# AZERBAIJANI
# I([[IRDISH NC
# ARABIC
# Al3~tENIAN
# K[IRDISH
# _ AR~iENL4N
# ARABIC
# ARMENIAN
# PERSIAN JN
# AZERBAIJANI IS
# PERSIAN GF/JN
# TURKISH GF/JN
# ARABIC JN
Full
Partial
Partial
Full
MONTTOR
IREMENTS
# IQIRDISH
# .ARABIC
# AI~tENIAN
# IQIRDISH
# ARMENIAN
# ARABIC
# ARMENIAN
# PERSIAN
# AZERB~IIJANI
# AZERBAIJANI
# TURKISH
# ARABIC
GF Azerbaijani cov-
may be seasonal. GF
may have slightly bet-
ter reception of Kurd-
ish and Armenian than
NC.
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SOVIET REGIONAL INTERNATIONAL SERVICES (cont'd)
SOURCE
BROADCAST TIMES/LANGUAGE
Balm International Service (cont'd)
PREFERRID l1IREAU MONITOR ALTERNATE HJREAU(S) MONITOR
POSSIBLE COVERAGE REQUIR.flNENTS POSSIBLE COVERAGE REQiJIRfl~IENTS RH~tARKS
?
1600-1630 Turkish TA " # TURKISH GF/JN/NC # TURKISH
1630-1700 "~ Arabic GF " # ARABIC JN # ARABIC
r? 1700-1715 Persian TA # PERSIAN GF/NC # PERSIAN
1830-1900 Azerbaijani GF Partial # AZERBAIJANI IS Partial # AZERBAIJANI
2015-2105 Turkish TA # TURKISH GF # TURKISH
Dushanbe International Service
1200-1330
Daily
Dari
1400-1430
~~
~~
1530-1600
"
Persian
1730-1800
"
Dari
.
1800-1830
"
Persian
Tashkent International Service
1200-1230 Daily ~ ~ English
. (S. Asia)
GF Full 0.25 DARI IS Pull
GF Full # ENGLISH IS/BK
Urdu (Ind. , Pak) "
Uiglnzr "
(K~j ~ )
Partial # URDU IS/BK
Full # UIGHJR IS
0.25 DARI GF and IS reception of
this service are about
# DARI equal.
# PERSIAN
# DARI
# PERSIAN
" ENGLISH Uighur coverage taken
at GF for processing
at NC. IS has better
" URDU reception of Urdu and
English casts to South
UIGHJR Asia than GF. BK may
be able to corer.
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SOVIET REGIONAL INTERNATIONAL SERVICES (cont'd)
SOl1RCE PREFERRID B[IREAU MONITOR
BROADCAST TIMES/LANGUAGE POSSIBLE COVERAGE RE~FNTS
Tashkent International Service (cont'd)
1330-1440
Urdu (Ind., Pak) "
Partial #
URDU
1400-1430
English "
(S. Asia)
Full #
Ef~GLISH
?~
1430-1500
Uighur
#
UIGHIR
1530-1600
Uighur "
~~1 ice)
#
i1IGHJR
1600-1630
Persian
#
PERSIAN
1630-1700
Arabic
#
ARABIC
1700-1800
Uzbek
0.25
UZBEK
ALTERNATE BUREAU (S) MONITOR
POSSI~E COVERAGE. IRfl~IENTS RH~IARKS
IS/BK Full
IS/BK
IS
# URDU .
# ENGLISH
# UIGHJR
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IRAN (continued)
SOURCE PREFERRID IIIREAU MONIOOR ALTERNATE IIIREAU (S) MONITOR
BROADCAST TIMES/LANGUAGE POSSIBLE COVERAGE REC~JIR13~1ENTS POSSIBLE COVERAGE RE~JIRH~IENTS RflNARKS
Abadan National Iranian Oi
*0830-1030 Daily
l Company Radio
Persian .
GF
Full
.
O. ZS PERSIAN
*1330-1500
# PERSIAN
' *1800-1945
Arabic
0.25 ARABIC
rlhvaz Domestic Service
*0745-0900
Daily
GF
Full
*1130-1200
"
0.50 PERSIAN
*1300-1430
Persian/Arabic
*1600-1630
"
0.25 ARABIC
Bandar Abbas Domestic Service
*1330-1430 Daily Persian GF Partial # PERSIAN
~andar-e Lengeh Domestic Service
0230-2130 Daily Persian GF Full # PERSIAN
Monitorable evening
only,
No local progra-rnning
found.
Birjand Danestic Service
unlmown Persian IS Partial ~ # PERSIAN - - Monitorable evenings
only, No local pro-
, grarmning found.
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