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Monday, October 08, 2007

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All times UTC // parallel frequency



ASCENSION ISLAND

BBCWS Relay 15400 2254 English SIO 444 Sept 29 Around the World program with a lady announcer plus vocal music of African style. OM with BBC ID 2259 and suddenly off the air. (S. MacKenzie, CA).

BBCWS Relay 7160 0346 English SIO 433 Interview about internet access in Burma and China. YL with BBC ID at 0348. //6005[333]via Ascension. (S. MacKenzie, CA) .

AUSTRALIA
Radio Australia-Shepparton 17785 2244 English SIO 444 Sept 29 Announcers interview session to accordian music. //15230 [SIO 444] Shepparton. (S MacKenzie, CA).

BRASIL
China Radio Intl Relay 9665 0320 Spanish SIO 433 Sept 30 Male announcers program comments. (S. MacKenzie, CA).

CHAD
6165, RNT, 2210-2230*, Oct 7, Mixing with Croatia. Bothin at fair levels with Croatia in English at 2215-2218*. Croatia abruptlyoff at 2218 leaving Chad in the clear with French talk, Afro-pop music,& sign off with National Anthem. (Brian Alexander, PA)

CHINA
China Radio International relay 15100 2305 Chinese SIO 333 Sept 29. Announcers text and program preview. ( S. MacKenzie, CA).

COSTA RICA
Radio Exterior Espana-REE 17850 2233 Spanish SIO 444 Sept 29 Announcers comments plus some vocal music. (S MacKenzie, CA).

DJIBOUTI
4780, Radio Djibouti, 2105-2200*, Oct 7, Vernacular talk, phone talk, Horn of Africa music. Sign off with National Anthem. Very weak at tune-in but slowly improved to a fair level by sign off. (Brian Alexander, PA)

ECUADOR
HCJB Global 9780 0245 German SIO Sept 27 program comments on Bethoven classical music. (S. MacKenzie, CA).

INDONESIA
RRI Jakarta 9680, 1035-1100, Two males in Indonesian language conversation. At 1044 Qur'an chanting commences. This continues until the hour. Signal was good. (Chuck Bolland, October 5, 2007)

Voice of Indonesia 9525, 1113-1125 Female person reading text in Chinese(?). Sounds like she is reading the text phonitically. Signal was good. (Chuck Bolland, October 5, 2007)

JAPAN
Radio Japan-NHK 17825 2235 Japanese SIO 444 Sept 29 Instrumental music. YL with comments by 2237.OM at 2240 with a YL in an interview. //13680 [232]Echo. (S. MacKenzie, CA).

LIBYA
21695, Voice of Africa, 1450-1545+, Oct 7, Tune-in to English programming with talk about local culture, history. IDs. News at 1531. Readings from The Green Book. // 17870 - both frequencies with fair reception. (Brian Alexander, PA)

MEXICO
9599.24, Radio UNAM, Mexico City, 2120-2135, Oct 7,classical music. ID at 2132 followed by Spanish talk. Fair level butmust use ECSS-LSB to avoid China Radio International on 9600.(Brian Alexander, PA)

MICRONESIA (POHNPEI)

45.25 PM75A 1005-1028 preaching in EG by M, then mx after 1028. 1100 anncr Melinda w/what appeared to be a short ID sounding something like "This is Radio Pohnpei...", then pgm of impassioned preaching by M again. Sounded like the same ID again at 1200, but it had faded by then. Would've been about 90% readable when it was peaking at 1115 if not for awful CODAR . Best signal of the last 3 days. (D Valko, PA/HCDX 8 Oct.)

PHILIPPINES

FEBA 12035 0255 Hindko 333 Sept 30 Lady comments and vocal music. Pakistan mentioned by lady host to male's ID at 0258 and interval signal and time pips and off the air by 0300. (S. MacKenzie, CA).

Radio Veritas Asia 9615, Radio Veritas Asia, 1015-1030 Steady CHI(pres) comments
from a female until 1026 when brief music is presented. At 1027 a group recites
a prayer of somekind. This continues until beyond 1033. Signal was fair. (Chuck Bolland, October 5, 2007

RUSSIA
Voice of Russia-VOR 9435 0323 English SIO 444Sept 30 Classical piano music. Announcer plus segment on the Music and Musicians program. Also some opera vocals. (S MacKenzie, CA).

SOUTH AFRICA
Trans World Radio-TWR 7215 0338 Amharic SIO 333 Sept 30 OM with comments plus vocal music 0340. IS and off the air at 0345. MacKenzie-CA.

SYRIA
Radio Damascus 12085 2324 Spanish SIO 333 Sept 29 YL vocal music with an OM ancr. In Arabic at2330. (S. MacKenzie, CA).

TAIWAN
Radio Taiwan International 9780, 1100-1110 With male in Chinese comments and music sounding like Chinese Opera at times. Signal was poor. (Chuck Bolland, October 5, 2007)

THAILAND
VOA Relay 13755 2315 English SIO 444 Sept29 English lessons program plus some vocal music. Functions in Business Lesson program at 2318. (S. MacKenzie, CA).