Reminiscent of a Mark Twain’s quote “rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated”, the Voice of Russia is not closing down!
They have been merged with another media agnecy and they have had their transmission hours curtailed.
Here is their 2014 schedule from Wolfgang Bueschel:
RUSSIA Full schedule of broadcasting WGD “Voice of Russia” in the winter
season B-13, since January 1, 2014.
automatic translation by Google translator
language UTC transmitter kHz kW direction notes
ARABIC 1600-2100 Yerevan 1314 1000 Near & Middle East
ARABIC 1600-2100 Krasnodar 1170 1200 Near & Middle East
CHINESE 1000-1400 Irkutsk 1080 500 Asia
CHINESE 1000-1400 Ussurijsk 648 500 Asia
CHINESE 1000-1400 Irkutsk 5900 250 Asia
DARI,PASHTO 1200-1400 Dushanbe 801 500 Near & Middle East
DARI,PASHTO 1200-1400 Dushanbe 648 1000 Near & Middle East
ENGLISH 0100-0200 Dushanbe 648 1000 Near & Middle East
ENGLISH 0100-0200 Dushanbe 801 500 Near & Middle East
ENGLISH 0100-0200 Dushanbe 801 500 Asia
ENGLISH 0100-0200 Dushanbe 927 300 Near & Middle East
ENGLISH 0200-0300 Dushanbe 648 1000 Near & Middle East
ENGLISH 0200-0300 Dushanbe 972 1000 Near & Middle East
ENGLISH 0300-0400 Dushanbe 972 1000 Near & Middle East
ENGLISH 0300-0400 Dushanbe 648 1000 Near & Middle East
ENGLISH 0600-0700 Irkutsk 21800 250 Australia, New Zealand
ENGLISH 0700-0800 Moscow 11635 40 Europe DRM
ENGLISH 0700-0800 Irkutsk 21800 250 Australia, New Zealand
ENGLISH 0700-0900 Irkutsk 21800 250 Asia
ENGLISH 0800-0900 Irkutsk 21800 250 Australia, New Zealand
ENGLISH 0800-0900 Moscow 11635 40 Europe DRM
ENGLISH 0800-0900 Kaliningrad 9625 15 Europe DRM (channel number
1)
ENGLISH 0900-1000 Moscow 11635 40 Europe DRM
ENGLISH 0900-1000 Kaliningrad 9625 15 Europe DRM (channel number
2)
ENGLISH 0900-1000 Ussurijsk 648 500 Asia
ENGLISH 1000-1200 Kaliningrad 9625 15 Europe DRM (channel number
2)
ENGLISH 1000-1200 Irkutsk 12035 15 Asia DRM
ENGLISH 1000-1200 Irkutsk 9560 250 Central and SE Asia
ENGLISH 1200-1300 Dushanbe 972 1000 Near & Middle East
ENGLISH 1200-1500 Kaliningrad 9625 15 Europe DRM (channel #1)
ENGLISH 1300-1400 Irkutsk 9560 250 Central and SE Asia
ENGLISH 1300-1400 Dushanbe 927 300 Near & Middle East
ENGLISH 1400-1445 Ussurijsk 648 500 Asia
ENGLISH 1400-1500 Dushanbe 648 1000 Near & Middle East
ENGLISH 1500-1600 Dushanbe 927 300 Near & Middle East
ENGLISH 1500-1600 Irkutsk 5900 250 Asia
ENGLISH 1600-1700 Dushanbe 801 500 Near & Middle East
ENGLISH 1600-1700 Irkutsk 5900 250 Central and SE Asia
ENGLISH 1600-1700 Dushanbe 801 500 Asia
ENGLISH 1700-1800 Dushanbe 801 500 Near & Middle East
ENGLISH 1700-1800 Dushanbe 801 500 Asia
ENGLISH 1700-1800 Dushanbe 648 1000 Near & Middle East
ENGLISH 1800-1900 Dushanbe 927 300 Near & Middle East
ENGLISH 1800-1900 Dushanbe 801 500 Near & Middle East
ENGLISH 1800-1900 Dushanbe 648 1000 Near & Middle East
ENGLISH 2100-2200 Moscow 6000 40 Europe DRM
FRENCH 1700-2000 Kaliningrad 6125 15 Europe DRM
GERMAN 0900-1200 Kaliningrad 9625 15 Europe DRM (channel #1)
GERMAN 1500-1700 Moscow 9680 40 Europe DRM
GERMAN 1700-1900 Moscow 6110 40 Europe DRM
HINDI 1300-1400 Irkutsk 7400 15 Asia DRM
HINDI 1300-1400 Dushanbe 972 1000 Asia
HINDI 1500-1600 Dushanbe 801 500 Asia
IRAN/PERSIAN 1500-1700 Yerevan 1377 1000 Near & Middle East
IRAN/PERSIAN 1500-1700 Dushanbe 648 1000 Near & Middle East
JAPANESE 1200-1300 Irkutsk 5980 250 Asia
JAPANESE 1300-1400 Irkutsk 5980 250 Asia
KURDISH 0500-0600 Yerevan 1314 1000 Near & Middle East
KURDISH 1500-1600 Yerevan 1314 1000 Near & Middle East
POLISH 1700-1800 Kaliningrad 1143 150 Europe
RUSSIAN 0000-0100 Groznyy 657 50 Caucasus
RUSSIAN 0000-2300 Dushanbe 1503 500 Central Asia (CIS)
RUSSIAN 0100-0300 Groznyy 657 50 Caucasus
RUSSIAN 0100-0300 Yerevan 1395 500 Caucasian region
RUSSIAN 0300-0600 Yerevan 1395 500 Caucasian region
RUSSIAN 0400-0500 Grigoriopol 1548 500 Ukraine, Moldova
RUSSIAN 0400-0600 Grigoriopol 1548 500 Europe
RUSSIAN 0500-0800 Grigoriopol 1548 500 Ukraine, Moldova
RUSSIAN 0500-0800 Grigoriopol 999 500 Ukraine, Moldova
RUSSIAN 0600-1200 Yerevan 1395 500 Caucasian region
RUSSIAN 0600-1200 Groznyy 657 50 Caucasus
RUSSIAN 0800-0900 Kaliningrad 9625 15 Europe DRM (channel #2)
RUSSIAN 0800-1700 Grigoriopol 999 500 Ukraine, Moldova
RUSSIAN 1200-1500 Kaliningrad 9625 15 Europe DRM (channel #2)
RUSSIAN 1200-1600 Yerevan 1395 500 Caucasian region
RUSSIAN 1600-1700 Grigoriopol 999 500 Europe
RUSSIAN 1600-1900 Grigoriopol 999 500 Belarus
RUSSIAN 1600-2000 Yerevan 1395 500 Caucasian region
RUSSIAN 1600-2000 Groznyy 657 50 Caucasus
RUSSIAN 1700-1800 Grigoriopol 1548 500 Europe
RUSSIAN 1700-1800 Grigoriopol 999 500 Ukraine, Moldova
RUSSIAN 1700-1800 Grigoriopol 1548 500 Ukraine, Moldova
RUSSIAN 1700-1800 Grigoriopol 999 500 Europe
RUSSIAN 1800-1900 Kaliningrad 1143 150 Europe
RUSSIAN 1800-1900 Grigoriopol 1413 500 Ukraine, Moldova
RUSSIAN 1800-1900 Grigoriopol 999 500 Europe
RUSSIAN 1800-1900 Grigoriopol 1413 500 Europe
RUSSIAN 1800-1900 Grigoriopol 999 500 Ukraine, Moldova
RUSSIAN 1800-2100 Kaliningrad 1215 1200 Baltic Countries
RUSSIAN 1800-2100 Kaliningrad 1143 150 Baltic Countries
RUSSIAN 1900-2000 Grigoriopol 1413 500 Europe
RUSSIAN 1900-2000 Kaliningrad 1143 150 Europe
RUSSIAN 1900-2000 Grigoriopol 1413 500 Ukraine, Moldova
RUSSIAN 2000-2100 Kaliningrad 1143 150 Europe
RUSSIAN 2000-2400 Groznyy 657 50 Caucasus
RUSSIAN 2000-2400 Yerevan 1395 500 Caucasian region
RUSSIAN 2100-2200 Kaliningrad 1215 1200 Baltic Countries
RUSSIAN 2100-2300 Grigoriopol 999 500 Belarus
RUSSIAN 2100-2300 Grigoriopol 999 500 Ukraine, Moldova
RUSSIAN 2100-2300 Grigoriopol 999 500 Europe
SERBIAN 1500-1700 Grigoriopol 1548 500 Europe
SERBIAN 2000-2130 Grigoriopol 1548 500 Europe
SPANISH 2000-2100 Moscow 6000 40 Europe DRM
TCHETCHEN/RUSS 0300-0600 Krasnodar 171 1200 Caucasus
TCHETCHEN/RUSS 0300-0600 Groznyy 657 50 Caucasus
TCHETCHEN/RUSS 1200-1600 Groznyy 657 50 Caucasus
TCHETCHEN/RUSS 1200-1600 Krasnodar 171 1200 Caucasus
TURKISH 0200-0300 Yerevan 1377 1000 Near & Middle East
TURKISH 0300-0400 Yerevan 1350 1000 Near & Middle East
TURKISH 0300-0400 Yerevan 1377 1000 Near & Middle East
TURKISH 0400-0500 Yerevan 1350 1000 Near & Middle East
TURKISH 1300-1400 Yerevan 1314 1000 Near & Middle East
TURKISH 1300-1400 Yerevan 1350 1000 Near & Middle East
TURKISH 1400-1500 Yerevan 1314 1000 Near & Middle East
TURKISH 1400-1500 Yerevan 1350 1000 Near & Middle East
TURKISH 1500-1600 Yerevan 1350 1000 Near & Middle East
TURKISH 2100-2230 Yerevan 1314 1000 Near & Middle East
URDU 1400-1500 Irkutsk 7400 15 Asia DRM
URDU 1400-1500 Dushanbe 801 500 Asia
URDU 1400-1500 Dushanbe 927 300 Asia
VIETNAMESE 1200-1300 Irkutsk 9560 250 Asia
(Department of frequency planning WGD “Voice of Russia”, editor,
via Mike Bethge-D pres of WWDXC, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 2