Friday, December 08, 2006

Algerian clandestine logged on medium wave and shortwave

ALGERIA 1550 Polisario Front, Tindouf ALG, 0816-0900*, 28 Nov, Arabic,talks, songs; ID+natl. anthem at s/off; 55444.1550 Polisario Front, Tindouf, ALG, 2335-..., 02 Dec, Spanish, "boletin denoticias"; 55444; almost inaudible on // 7425.(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 2)
(Source: WWDXC Top News (BC-DX # 785)

Station is the clandestine National Radio of the Sahara Arab Democratic Republic
(Al Idaa Al Wataniya li Al Joumhouria Al Sahraouia Al Dimoukratia)
Broadcast Spanish and Arabic programming on occasional shortwave and medium wave, in support of the Polisario Front, hostile to Moroccan policy on Western Sahara. Though not confirmed, it has stated it broadcast from Bir Lehlu in a Polisario controlled region of Western Sahara, southwest of Tindouf, Algeria.
Polosario Front
Boite Postal 10
El Mouradia
Alger, Algeria

(Source: GVH TP NC)