Dear Friends,

On the occasion of the 59th Independence Day
celebrations of India, All India Radio will broadcast
the running commentary of the flag hoisting ceremony
at Red Fort, New Delhi on 15 August 2006 as follows at
0135-0240 UTC:

Hindi : 6030, 6155 & 15135 Kingsway, 9595 & 11620
Khampur.

English : 4860 & 11830 Kingsway, 9950 Aligarh, 13630
Bangalore, 15050 Khampur.

(Note: Kingsway 50 kW, & Khampur 250 kW are separate
Transmitter locations in New Delhi. Aligarh is 250 kW
and Bangalore 500 kW).

The Regional SW stations will change over to their day
time frequencies about 1 hour earlier than usual as
follows on that day providing interesting reception
opportunities:

0130 UTC: 7115 Port Blair,7140 Chennai, 7150 Imphal,
7160 Chennai, 7180 Bhopal, 7210 Kolkata, 7290
Thiruvanathapuram.

0025-0400 UTC: 6020 Shimla

Reception Reports may be sent to AIR at:

http://www.allindiaradio.gov.in/recepfdk.html

or to



All India Radio would also relay President Dr.A.P.J.
Abdul Kalam’s Address to the Nation on the eve of
Independence Day i.e. 14th August 2006 at 1400-1430
UTC which will be relayed by all stations of AIR.
(Jose Jacob, dx_india)

dxAce
Michigan
USA