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FM DX-ing in Bulgaria

MONTENEGRO

 

Constant Reception

Motenegro

Whether FM-signals from the young State of Montenegro can or cannot be received in Bulgaria has been a question intriguing Bulgarian DX-ers for a long time. Due to he relative proximity of the newly born (independent only since May 2006) country to Bulgaria and its powerful transmitters situated on very high mountains, the reception of Montenegrin radios seemed logical.

However, the first confirmed reception of an FM-signal from Montenegro is only dating back to May 18, 2008! The first and only Montenegrin radio station to be received in Bulgaria is the first programme of the State-owned “Radio of Montenegro” known as RCG1, on 92,1 MHz from the transmitter on Zekova Glava peak in the mountain of Bjelasica, not far from Berane, NE Montenegro. This reception, first realized on Vitosha mountain near the capital Sofia, was made possible because  the local Serbian transmitter of Radio Beograd 1 on the same frequency shut down.  It is not clear whether this transmitter will start transmitting again and if the reception of Radio Montenegro will still be possible if this happens.

 

Zekov Glava peak (2117 m.) - the only Montenegrin radio station on FM, that can be received in Bulgaria, is transmitting from this peak in northeastern Montenegro.

Only 6 days later, reception of the same Montenegrin signal on 92,1 MHz was confirmed on Sofia mountain (part of the Balkan mountain range), above the village of Kremikovci near Sofia.

Later, the reception of this signal was confirmed in the region of Pernik (Selimica hut on vitosha mountain, Golo Brdo mountain) and in the Sofia Oblast region (on Jastrebec peak near Borovec in the mountain of Rila).

This Montenegrin signal was the first constant one coming from a non-neighbouring country of Bulgaria. To this moment (April 10, 2009), its coverage is only limited to the surroundings of the Bulgarian capital. However, this signal is a recent discovery for Bulgarian DX-ers and we are looking forward to exploring its coverage in a more detailed way.

Bulgarian regions where FM-reception from Montenegro is possible.