BBC access

[Martin Wynne]

Feeling helpless in the face of such dreadful news, but at least I can post this.

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The BBC has launched two new shortwave frequencies broadcasting World Service English news for four hours a day to Ukraine and parts of Russia:

• 15735 kHz from 14:00 GMT to 16:00 GMT
• 5875 kHz from 20:00 GMT to 22:00 GMT

Clickable links:

Tor browser: https://www.torproject.org/download/

BBC link (works in Tor or Onion): https://www.bbcnewsd73hkzno2ini43t4gblxvycyac5aw4gnv7t2rccijh7745uqd.onion/

Martin.

 

[Nigel Brown]

Interesting thing is that RT is supposed to be banned, but I have no problem accessing it. Maybe it only affects the broadcast channels.

 

[Hayfield]

I have watched it three or four times just to get their take on things, what a jaundiced view.

 

[Paul Boyd]

Genuine question - how many people in Ukraine can actually receive short wave radio these days?

 

[Martin Wynne]

Genuine question - how many people in Ukraine can actually receive short wave radio these days?

No idea, but still readily available on Amazon here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0867WSD1M

The BBC obviously thinks it worth transmitting:

Although the best signal strength is in Ukraine, the main intention is surely to get accurate information to ordinary Russians.

More info:

https://www.radioworld.com/global/bbc-world-service-revives-shortwave-to-eastern-europe

Presumably transmitted from Woofferton:

https://85a.uk/templot/archive/topics/topic_3228.php#p24774

Martin.

 

[Paul Boyd]

No idea, but still readily available on Amazon here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0867WSD1M

The BBC obviously thinks it worth transmitting:

Although the best signal strength is in Ukraine, the main intention is surely to get accurate information to ordinary Russians.

More info:

https://www.radioworld.com/global/bbc-world-service-revives-shortwave-to-eastern-europe

Presumably transmitted from Woofferton:

https://85a.uk/templot/archive/topics/topic_3228.php#p24774

Martin.

Hi Martin,

I really hope the BBC does manage to get through to Ukrainians and to ordinary Russians. It seems to be the Soviet generation in Russia that need to get this info, but the same generation that don’t want to hear it, even from their own sons and daughters living in Ukraine. I’m pleased that the BBC are making the effort though.

I used to enjoy listening to short wave years ago, including the Russian stations. I remember when Andropov died the Russian stations switched to the most sombre music imaginable. The numbers stations were also rather hypnotic, if ever I couldn’t sleep.

An aside, whilst typing this my iPad auto-suggested Russia, but apparently has no idea about Ukraine .

Cheers,
Paul

 

[Martin Wynne]

The numbers stations were also rather hypnotic, if ever I couldn’t sleep.

Hi Paul,

An interesting article about "The Buzzer":

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170801-the-ghostly-radio-station-that-no-one-claims-to-run

Martin.

 

[Paul Boyd]

What a fascinating article, thank you!

 

[Jim Guthrie]

I learned from a UK Usenet group that the BBC output is also available on the Tor network accessible by using the Tor browser ;-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_(network)

https://www.torproject.org/

Jim.