Just a short note to remind you that as every Friday this Oct. 24, 2003,
IRRS-Shortwave will raise the power to 100 kW on its evening broadcast on
5,775 kHz Shortwave, aiming at reaching Europe, Africa and the Middle East
with a powerful signal. Last week we also received several reports from
Australia and New Zealand, reporting very good reception until just about
sunrise in those regions.

Please notice that on this coming Oct. 24, we will run an extended schedule
until midnight Central European Time, and host three special programs,
hosted by new members of NEXUS-IBA:

This week high power schedule will run as follows:

Date: Fri Oct. 24, 2003
Freq: 5,775 kHz @ 100kW
Targets: Europe, Africa, Midle East
Time: 2100-0000 Central European Time (1900-2200 UTC)

We will be hosting the following programs in English on Fri. Oct 24 on 5775
kHz (100 kW):

2100-2200 CET (1900-2000 UTC) EGRadio with: Reformed Bible Church of
Southern California
2200-2230 CET (2000-2030 UCT) The World This Week
2230-0000 CET (2030-2200 UTC) European Music Radio

"The World This Week" is a 30 mins of news, current affairs and interviews
with people in the news, produced with reporters and correspondents around
the world. The show is presented by our new member Nathan Morley in Nicosia
and Matthew French in Helsinki. Correspondents include Dave Bender in
Jerusalem, Pete Combs in Washington. The programme is transmitted on varies
affiliates including Radio Napa (Cyprus), Radio Greco and RRH 91.5 FM in
Finland. "The World This Week" will air regularly each Sunday starting Oct.
26 on 5,775 kHz at 2200 CET (2100 UTC, wintertime, w/20 kW), with a repeat
on Wednesday at 2130 CET on 5775 kHz.

European Music Radio has been heard every month with a 90 minute program
especially produced in London. This is their first broadcast via our 100kW
stream.

All programs may be heard in parallel via our streaming audio service at
http://mp3.nexus.org

Please send all reports to : or by snail-mail to :

IRRS-Shortwave,
PO BOX 10980
20110 Milano
Italy.

For more information and updated schedules please check :
http://www.egradio.org and http://www.nexus.org

Stay tuned!

Ron

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Ron Norton, NEXUS-IBA support, PO Box 11028, 20110 Milano, Italy
e-mail :