Tuesday 31 January 2012

So long Sofia...


So after 76 years it is goodbye to Bulgaria on shortwave.



From 1 February we will have to listen online, via:

http://bnr.bg/sites/en/FullEmissions/Pages/default.aspx  


Hopefully http://www.bnr.bg/  will suffice.


Here are a few classic Radio Sofia QSL cards as a tribute...





1 comment:

Jim Davies said...

Tuned in expecting to hear the 2200UTC programme, and...nothing. The transmission in french was the last one I guess. This must be because Bulgaria is 2 hours ahead of us and it's now the 1st February.

I caught yesterday's broadcast and made a short video here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKI6UmiR_qg

So, no more Radio Bulgaria. On 5900 now you can hear a TX in Chinese. A quick surf here http://www.shortwaveschedule.com/index.php?freq=5900 suggests it is Vatican Radio from Tinang, which is a nice catch for the UK if it's the Tinang in the Philippines.

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