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// denotes the station heard on a parallel frequency
*Sign-on Sign-Off*/ frequencies in kHz
Monitoring May 1-28, 2025
UTC, frequencies in kilohertz (kHz)
Shortwave
Algeria
17600 Ifrika FM, Bechar, 0732-0748. African song variety to ID, “Ifrika FM, La Voix Africaine.” Arabic and French comments // 15140 – SINPO 35333. Audible on 15140, 0710-0728 in French with Le Journal to “Ifrikya FM” identification // 17600. (Manuel Méndez, Spain/BDXC)
Ascension Island
9655, KBS World Service Seoul relay via English Bay at 2001. Opening announcements in French, newscast to a special French programming segment. Fair/clear signal. Off abruptly at 2100, the frequency noted online by KBS for this transmission to Africa is incorrect as 5950. (Tony Rogers, UK/BDXC/NASAWA)
11660, BBC World Service relay 1941-1951. Hausa service with announcer duo talks to 1946 station ID. Newscast and additional conversations on the Sudan crisis. (Ronaldo Xavier-Cabedelo, Brazil/Top Nx) Website
www.bbc.com/worldservice 17830, BBC WS relay English to Central Africa at 1845. Sport Today program, including chat and interviews. SINPO 45344 (Paul Walker, AK)
21645, BBC WS relay. Hausa service 0340 with announcer commentaries. SINPO 25322 to West Africa (Rudolf Grimm, São Bernardo, SP, Brazil)
Australia
11900, Reach Beyond Australia at 1249. Religious programming for the Hindi service. Fair signal quality. Noted on 15460 at 1346 with English programming discussing ADHD to Christian music. Poor signal quality (Harold Sellers, BC Canada)Website
www.reachbeyond.org.au
Bolivia
3310, Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cotapachi, 0058-0106. Quechua comments. SINPO 15421 (Méndez).
Brazil (Portuguese)
5940.3 Voz Missionaria, Camborií, 0539-0612 with religious programming and songs // 9665. SINPO 14322 (Méndez).
6010, Rádio Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte, 0405-0530. Brazilian pop vocals to easy-listening style. Noted on the subsequent day on 15190 with soccer commentary. (Sam Wright, MS)
6150, Radio Saturno, Belo Horizonte, 0441-0533. Brazilian music to announcers. SINPO 15422. 6180, Rádio Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia 2102-2115 with soccer commentary. (Méndez)
9818.5, Rádio 9 de Julho, São Paulo 0446-0533 with religious programming. SINPO 25422 (Méndez)
11780, Rádio Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia, 2010-2050. Usual format of announcer’s local comments and announcements to “Rádio Nacional” with station information. (Wright)
Canada
6070, CFRX. 0200-0230. Evening broadcast from CFRB relay. Traffic report, national and local news items, station promo, followed by Night Shift program. Dood signal via Kiwi Crivitz, WI (Van Horn/SW Central Kiwi SDR/LA)
China
13710, China Radio International via Kunming. Turkish service at 1637 with announcer comments and pop songs. SINPO 45554, target to Europe. 17735 with CRI via Kashi. Mandarin service at 1418. SINPO 35443 (Grimm, Brazil).
Denmark
5930, World Music Radio, Bramming 1857-1924. A variety of songs in various languages to flute music // 15700 and 25800. SINPO 25422 (Méndez/Spain) Website
www.wmr.dk
Ecuador
6050, HCJB. 0200-0230.; 0330-0500*. Spanish text and conversation from announcers. Good signal via Kiwi Lima, Peru.
YouTube video:
https://youtu.be/Oh4BjQEQn60 (Van Horn)
Eswatini
7410, TWR Africa via Manzini. Portuguese program at 1937. Bible study program produced by Radio Trans Mundial Brasil, São Paulo. Additional bible study and readings. SINPO 35543, targeted to Angola, Africa (Grimm). Website:
www.twr.org
Ethiopia
6030, Radio Oromiya, Addis Ababa, 1610-1630; 1745-1850. Fair signal in assumed Amharic with news script reading, and announcements amid fair signals. Voice of Amharic State on 6090, 1815-1835 with East African style music to announcer. Radio Fana on 6110, 1800-1845 with fair signal of Africa. Three Ethiopian stations heard on the same day in May (Van Horn/LA/Kiwi Kenya SDR).
YouTube videos: Radio Fana
https://youtu.be/ZFPGWBlWd6c Radio Oromiya
https://youtu.be/r6vyi5XYC_A
Indonesia
4755, Voice of Indonesia, Jakarta. 1930-2000. Indonesian music during the English service. Talk, national items, and station ID. (John Benson, AL/Kiwi PHL SDR).Website
www.voinews.id
Finland
6195, RealMix Radio, Raasepouri; 1901-2017. English pop and oldies musical variety. Station ID “RealMix radio” to the additional English comments. SINPO 25422 (Méndez).
Guam
15530, KSDA- AWR at 1430. English service ID and frequency. Introducing program in Burmese during the fair signal. Guam’s KTWR on 11590 at 1445 with interval signal and announcers listed Kazakh service. (Sellers/CAN). Website:
www.awr.org
Mali
5995, Radio Mali via Bamako, 1850-1910. Pop African-style vocals to the English Magazine segment. Fair signal on 9635, 1725-1758* in local language, announcer’s intro to African vocals. Station interval signal at 1758 to ID and 1758 closedown. (Frank Hilton, SC/Kiwi S Africa) Heard on 9635, 1615-1630 with announcer reading script in local language, fair signal quality. (Van Horn, LA/Kiwi SDR).
YouTube video from 17 March 2025
https://youtu.be/P8TqTurpyTE
Mexico
6185, Radio Educación, Mexico City 0330-0645 in Spanish. Cultural feature to Mexican music variety. Station identification as “la onda corta de Radio Educación, 6185 kilohertz banda internacional de 49 metros, desde la Ciudad de México.” An additional variety of Mexican music styles. Always a pleasure to monitor this station, the last shortwave from México (Van Horn).Station schedule: 2200-1200 UTC.
Moldova
15175, Vesti FM relay via Pridnestrovsky Radiolelecentr-Program Vesti FM, via Grigoriopol/Maiac in Russian from 1635 tune-in. Station identifications, news, conversations, station IDs, jingles, news and commentary. Time tips at 1659, off at 1700. YouTube video available at:
YouTube video at
https://youtu.be/fOIWAox7jEQ (Van Horn/LA, NLD Twente SDR)
13730, Vesti FM relay via Moldova. Russian service at 1529. Possible ads and a Russian newscast. Also 1557 keypad tones, announcements, additional IDs and time-pips to 1600.” (Sellers/CAN)
Mongolia
12085, Voice of Mongolia via Ulan Baatar at 1030. Fair signal at tune-in with Mongolian-style music to the announcer. Chime interval signal at 1030 into the Japanese service. Usually a fair signal, this one no exception. (Ben Clement, WA) Website:
www.vom.mn
North Korea
11710, Voice of Korea at 1305. English programming with music, ID and into DPRK news topics. Excellent signal quality // 9435 very good (Sellers/CAN) Website:
www.vok.rep.kp
Norway
5895, Radio Northern Star, Bergen, 2019-2036. English pop oldie music to English/Spanish identification at 2030. “Radio Estrella del Norte…Radio Northern Star.” SINPO 14322. Also heard 0429-0437 with English pop music (Méndez, Spain). Subsequent log 1839-1857.
Oman
11830, BBC World Service at 1320. English service with analysis program during a very weak signal, improving slightly. Abruptly off at 1359 (Sellers/Canada)
www.bbc.com/worldservice
Peru
4775, Radio Tarma 0101-0110 with Peruvian flute music; SINPO 25422. Peru’s Radio Sena Cristiana, Cotahuasi heard on 4820 at 0102-0109 with Spanish religious programming. SINPO 15421 (Méndez).
Philippines
9920, FEBC Manila/Radio Reos at 1540. Russian programming of biblical teachings. Radio Teos identification, additional announcements and station interval signal (Sellers/CAN).
Romania
13860, Radio Romania International in Spanish via Tiganesti to Spain. Heard at 1845 with lady announcer’s news script, including items on COPE and news on Mexico. SINPO 55444 (Walker, AK).
15160, Radio Romania International, Tiganesti at 1541. Announcer’s script to instrumental music with interval signal and station sign-off (Grimm)
Turkey
13725, Voice of Turkey via Emirler in Spanish at 1649. Comments to the instrumental music program. SINPO 25322, targeted to Europe/North Africa; 17770 in Arabic at 1412, targeted to North Africa; 17815 in Turkish at 1408. SINPO 25322, targeted to Europe (Grimm).Website:
https://trt.global/world
Vanuatu
9960, Radio Vanuatu, Port Vila, 0430-0700. English pop songs, local talk, and announcements. Website:
www.vbtc.vu
Vatican City
15490, Vatican Radio via Sta. Maria di Galeria. Malayalam service at 1511. Religious references to instrumental music. SINPO 15321, targeted South Asia; 17790, via the same site at 1441 in Hindi. Lady’s program comments to interval signal at 1449 to Tamil language sign-on at 1450. SINPO 35343, targeted to South Asia Grimm).
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/
Venezuela
Vietnam
9840, Voice of Vietnam at 1500. Station sign-on in English for very poor signal quality. Audible on 11885 at 1603 with English news. Signal fair with interferences // 9730 just barely there (Sellers/CAN) Website:
www.vovworld.vn You Tube video, German service from 21 Nov. 2014 posted at:
https://youtu.be/nLqm7st730s