NIGERIA Re: VON Plans Antenna Reactivation, Broader African Broadcast.

These politicians are reporting from Africa, which is always very vague to assess from there.
The condition of all technical facilities since the construction of shortwave Abuja
in the autumn of 2006 is certainly not the best in this humid climate.

Checked all G.E. sat images in 2018 --- 2020 years of the location,
see included satellite screen snap of 5 Oct 2020 of

NIG_Abuja_fixed dipols 000 and 180 degrees_08 57 59.51 N 07 21 38.76 E

NIG_Abuja_fixed dipols 105 and 285 degrees_08 57 59.51 N 07 21 38.76 E

NIG_Abuja_telecom_mast_to_bcasting_house_08 57 55.18 N 07 21 49.39 E

NIG_new VoNigeria, Abuja Lugbe estate, TX building site. 7255 9690 11770 15120 17800 kHz

Rigid Thomson revolving antenna_NIG_Abuja_08 58 04.81 N 07 21 55.19 E

this revolving antenna of type Thomson Rigid is

parked / fixed

on azimuth degrees position of 89 resp. 269 degrees main direction.

plus/minus SLEW degrees option

when the local technicians can handle right this procedure

> The beam can be switched to +15 degr, +30 degr and -15 degr, -30 degr.

vy73 de wolfie df5sx

wwdxc

Sent: Friday, June 20, 2025 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: [WOR] VON Plans Antenna Reactivation, Broader African Broadcast
FRANCE TDF Issoudun bcast center location uses
16 x revolving Alliss rotating curtain antennas erected in about 1993 era

I’ll ask DF8DX OM Bodo technician, if there is an order from Nigeria still yet ?

Bodo who once (July 2009 til 2011 final) erected Abuja’s two antennas:
one revolving Ampegon (now parked on fix azimuth because of mis-usage by the local people)

and another 7 MHz easy dipole curtain too.
vy73 de wolfie wwdxc

NIGERIA Voice of Nigeria, Abuja installations. Bodo the technician
onsite at Abuja, Nigera has provided the exact site coordinates of the TX
building for the new SW TX site of the External service of the Voice of
Nigeria.
G.C. 08 57 57.32 N 07 21 35.86 E

In the transmitter building, there are currently three TSW2300 from
Thomson (250 kW, 5.9-26 MHz). They are full DRM ready.

Currently they have "only" the curtain antenna. Its a 16-dipole array with
azimuth of 0 degr and the other 16-dipole array with azimuth of 285 degr.
The beam can be switched to +15 degr, +30 degr and -15 degr, -30 degr.

There is another antenna in work. It will be a rotatable antenna ... its a
huge antenna with 32 dipoles, 16 for high and 16 for lowbands ...
(Ian Baxter-AUS, SW TXsite July 20, 2009)

From: Glenn Hauser via groups.io
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2025 8:01 AM

Subject: Re: [WOR] VON Plans Antenna Reactivation, Broader African Broadcast

No, V of Nigeria`s last frequency was 7255 for several years, now gone for a few years.
It was easily heard here from just before 0600. VON in DRM? Vaguely recall 15120.
I never heard it. The 8 languages currently claimed are certainly imaginary. Glenn

On Friday, June 20, 2025 at 05:17:51 AM UTC, Joe H via groups.io <jmh.radio02=gmail.com@groups.io> wrote:

That is NOT the Alliss rotating curtain antenna that may still be in use at the Issoudun transmitter site?
Nigeria really needs to bring it's global radio reach back to life, and it needs a big financial and technical boost to make it happen.

Last we heard them, they were noted on 11770 a few years ago...

Joe Hanlon, NJ USA

On Fri, Jun 20, 2025, 1:12 AM Alokesh Gupta via groups.io <alokeshgupta=gmail.com@groups.io> wrote:

VON Plans Antenna Reactivation, Broader African Broadcast

The Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mallam Jibrin Baba Ndace, has announced a strategic plan
to reposition the station as a leading continental broadcaster, beginning with the reactivation
of its rotating antenna to significantly enhance broadcast coverage across Africa.
This announcement was made during a courtesy visit by the
Deputy National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Bimbola Oyetunji, at VON headquarters in Abuja.

Mallam Ndace outlined his vision to reposition VON as a leading voice in Africa, highlighting plans to:

– Reactivate the Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) shortwave transmitter & rotating antenna, the largest in Africa
– Add three new languages to its broadcast lineup: Chinese Mandarin, Bahasa Indonesia, and Portuguese, bringing the total to 11 languages
– Recruit freelance reporters across major cities in Africa
– Create high-quality content that will showcase the rich cultural heritage of Nigeria and Africa
– Highlight the importance of peace, security, and stability in Nigeria and Africa.

Full story at : https://von.gov.ng/von-plans-antenna-reactivation-broader-african-broadcast/

----
Alokesh Gupta

New Delhi. India
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