Bringing the World the Sunday Blues

If you have missed the Checkerboard Lounge show - what are you waiting for ?

In one hour you can hear the legends of blues with tunes from Eric Clapton, Robert Johnson, Abert Collins, Son House, Johnny Winters, Allman Brothers, Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Junior Wells, B.B. King and many more.

Roscoe the Bartender, is packing in as much blues tunes in one hour, as you will hear any where on shortwave radio...and doing a terrific job doing it! To hear the greats, tune in September 30, at 2200 UTC on 7415 kHz.

Do you have your QSL card yet ? If you have yet to send in a reception report, send it to:
The Checkerboard Lounge
7914 Dodge Road, Suite 210
Omaha, NE 68114 USA

The Checkerboard Lounge website address: http://www.wbcq.com/checkerboard

To verify the program, send in your reception report, including the usual date, frequency, time, radio conditions (fading, interferences, reception quality) as well as music titles played. Listeners in the USA need to include a self addressed stamped envelope. Listeners outside the USA need to include a self addressed envelope and 2 IRC's (International Reply Coupons).
Gayle VH

Blog Logs

All times UTC // parallel frequency

ALBANIA
China Radio Intl Relay 9570 0200 Chinese SIO 33 Sept 27 Female/male announcers with comments plus some Chinese music. //9690 [SIO 333]via Spain. MacKenzie-CA.

AUSTRALIA
Radio Australia-Shepparton 17795 2305 English SIO 444 Sept 22 Comments on a young girl found murded. Sports scores updates and an RA ID.//17785 [444] Shepparton. MacKenzie-CA.

AUSTRALIA
Radio Australia-Shepparton 17785 2242 English SIO 444 Interview on elections in Japan and Australia. MacKenzie-CA

ASCENSION ISLAND
BBCWS Relay 7105 0438 French SIO 333 Sept 26 Comments. MacKenzie-CA.

ASCENSION ISLAND
BBCWS Relay 7160 0448 English SINPO 4444 Sept 26 Comments on gay bishops in Africa. MacKenzie-CA.

BONAIRE
Radio Japan Relay-NHK 17605 2315 Spanish SIO 444 Sept 22 Interviews

COSTA RICA
Radio Espana Exterior Relay-REE 17850 2256 Spanish SIO 444 Sept 22 OM with comments and some pop vocals plus an ID at 2257, then a YL with comments. MacKenzie-CA.

CZECH REP
Radio Praga 9870 0318 English SIO 333 OM with comments plus some piano music. A YL with comments. //7345 [232] MacKenzie-CA.

ENGLAND
BBCWS 9915 0315 Arabic SIO SIO 333 OM with comments along with a YL.

FRANCE
Radio France Intl-RFI 7135 0445 French SIO 333 Sept 26 YL and OM with comments. MacKenzie-CA.

GERMANY
Voice of Croatia Relay 9925 0310 Croatian SIO 333 Two OMs with comments. Music
interlude with an OM ancr. MacKenzie-CA

GREECE
Foni Tis Helladas 9420 0354 Greek SIO 333 YL ancr with pop music. MacKenzie-CA.

HAWAII
WWVH 5000 0430 English SIO 444 Sept 26 YL with time annoucement and contact address office in Hawaii. MacKenzie-CA.

JAPAN
Radio Japan-NHK 17825 2258 Japanese SIO 444 Sept 22 YL with comments and an ID at 2259 with time pips and off the air 2300. MacKenzie-CA.

JAPAN
Radio Japan-NHK 17810 2303 Malay SIO 333 Sept 22 YL with comments. MacKenzie-CA

MOROCCO
Radio Farda Relay 9865 0323 Arabic SIO 333 Announcer with music vocals. OM with Radio Farda ID at 0328. Continued with pop music vocals. MacKenzie-CA.

NEW ZEALAND
Radio New Zealand Intl-RNZI 15720 2318 English SIO 444 Sept 22 YL interviewing an OM plus a YL on Keeping Secrets in the work place. MacKenzie-CA.

NEW ZEALAND
Radio New Zealand Intl-RNZI 15720 247 English SIO 444 YL interviewing an OM on
Cassette tape recordings of past radio programs. MacKenzie-CA.

ROMANIA
Radio Romania 9645 0343 English SIO 333 Classical music plus some opera vocals. OM with pop music by 0348. Mackenzie-CA.

RUSSIA
Petropavlovsk Voice of Germany Relay 15640 2322 German SIO 333 Sept 22 Two announcers with ongoing comments. MacKenzie-CA.

RUSSIA
Voice of Russia 9435 0454 English SIO 444 Sept 26 Announcers with band music plus choir music at 0456. YL with 0458 S/off and ID "This is Moscow and IS to off the air at 0500. Mackenzie-CA.

SAIPAN
Radio Free Asia 15585 2326 Chinese SIO 333 Sept 22 Comments amid a jammer was heard in the background. MacKenzie-CA.

SOUTH AFRICA
BBCWS Relay 7120 0440 English SIO 333 Sept 26 OM with comments on Sudan plus an item on George Bush on UN Forces in the Sudan areas. MacKenzie-CA.

SWAZILAND
Trans World Relay 4775 0434 English SIO 333 Sept 26 Male announcer with a sermon. MacKenzie-CA.

VATICAN STATE
Voice of Russia relay 9860 0330 English SIO 322 Announcer with comments. OM with comments on Algeria. Was a very noist frequency. MacKenzie-CA.
(Source: Stewart MacKenzie, WDX6AA, California)

Broadcast Tips from Radio Bulgaria

Radio Ukraine International has announced schedule changes as of September 23. The one-hour programs in English will be broadcast at 14, at 19 and at 21 hours on 5830 kHz, at 00 and at 03 hours on 5820 kHz, at 05 and at 07 hours on 7420 kHz and at 11 hours on 9950 kHz. The DX Program starts at the 12th minute of the broadcasts Saturday at 14 , at 19 and at 21 hours and Sunday at 00, at 03 and at05 hours, narrating Olex Yegorov.

For more tips and info please refer to Radio Bulgaria at:
http://www.bnr.bg/RadioBulgaria/Emission_English/Theme_DX_Programme/Material/dx219 .htm

Radio Japan closes German service Sept. 30

JAPAN/GABON/UK NHK World Radio Japan in German farewell program tomorrow.

On Sunday Sept 30th at
0600-0630 UT on 11970GAB 500kW 350degr
1100-1130 UT on 9850SKN 300kW 110degr and 11710SKN 300kW 70degr very last German service programm of NHK Tokyo to be scheduled.

Hideichiro Yamakawa and Prof. Friedrich Greil started the very first Radio Tokyo German service program on 20th June 1937, three times a week, soon be extended to a daily program later in 1937 year. Test broadcasts started already in April and May 1937.

Y.T. heard NHK Radio Japan in German for the very first time 44 years ago in
summer 1963, when I used a Schaub Lorenz Touring T40 portable set then.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Sept 29)

Last program for Radio World

Dear Dxers.

All India Radio Chennai's 90th week of Vaanoli Ulagam (Radio World) Tamil DX program will broadcast their last programme on 30th September (Sunday). We say thank for all the Dxers and friends for their kind cooperation to present the DX program in Tamil.

Those who are want to ask it to continue this program; kindly send your snail mail to the following AIR MAIL
address.

Mr. Srinivasa Raghavan,
Station Director,
All India Radio,
Kamarajar Salai,
Chennai 600004,
Tamilnadu, India.

The schedule of the Tamil DX Program 'Vaanoli Ulagam' (Radio World) is broadcast Sundays between 1115-1215 UTC (for about 15 minutes) on the following frequencies

To Sri Lanka:
1053 kHz Tuticorin (200 kw)
15050 Khampur, Delhi (250 kw)
17860 New Delhi (100 kw)
7270 Chennai (Avadi) (100 Kw)

To SE Asia:
13695 Bangalore (500 kw)
15770 Aligarh (250 kw)
17810 Panaji (250 kw)
(Source: Jaisakthivel, Producer and Presenter, Chennai)

Weekend relays on 9290 kHz

September 29th

Radio Six International

07.00 -08.00UTC paralel 945AM Baltics,Riga 100,5FMeXtra and http://www.radionord.lv/

Latvia Today 08.00 -09.00 UTC

September 30th

Latvia Today 19.00 - 20.00 UTC
(Source: Tom Taylor)

Everyone is a journalist in Myanmar

by Perro de Jong*

28-09-2007

Let the people of Myanmar hear you voice your support:

Hundreds of people have been smuggling out pictures and eyewitness reports of the protests in Myanmar this week. Thanks to the internet and mobile phones they've been able to break the military government's monopoly on information. Now the junta has realised just how important these "citizen journalists" are. From today (Friday), internet access in Myanmar has been shut down.

Read more at Radio Netherlands:
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/bur070928mc

How will radio change in the future ?

New technologies and changing habits mean the way people listen to the radio has been revolutionised in recent years.

A week of articles on the 40th birthdays of Radios 1 to 4 concludes by asking leading industry figures how they believe radio is shaping up for the next four decades.

Now, you do not even need to own a set to hear programmes - mobile phones and MP3 players come equipped with tuners while stations are available through TVs on set-top boxes.

And on-demand services and podcasts offer a way to listen when it suits, rather than following a schedule.
Read more at BBC News:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7014952.stm

Radio Netherlands Program Preview Sept. 29 - Oct. 5

Radio Netherlands Worldwide PROGRAMME PREVIEW Saturday 29 SEPTEMBER - Friday 5

Welcome to our weekly guide to Radio Netherlands Worldwide's English Service - a list of the new programmes coming up on Radio Netherlands Worldwide this week, beginning on Saturday.

SATURDAY 29 SEPTEMBER
*** The State We're In ***
This week on The State We're In, the show about human rights and human wrongs, we ask a Burmese Buddhist monk and a human rights activist what the future holds for the protest movement in Burma.

In our focus on education, we ask what exactly should be taught? We let some of the world's leading philosophers and scientists duke it out. And we speak with the Canadian math teacher who uses matters of social conscience to teach statistics.

And after more than 10 thousand kilometres and 3 years on the steppes of Asia to the Europe's gate in Hungary, we meet Australian Tim Cope. With nothing but his horses and dog, he followed in the footsteps of the conquering Mongol armies to live life as a nomad. We ask him about his journey and about how people treated him.

And that's the State We're In, this weekend on Radio Netherlands Worldwide.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1500 (South Asia), 1800 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

Note that on Saturday we also run repeats of:
Network Europe on SW: 1400 (South Asia)

The Research File: 1430 (South Asia)
Amsterdam Forum and Echoes: 1900 and 1944 respectively (Central, East and South Africa)

SUNDAY 30 SEPTEMBER
*** Amsterdam Forum ***
Around 40,000 patients in the EU are on waiting lists for an organ transplant. In America there are over 70,000 waiting for new kidneys - and every day 11 of these people die while waiting. If human organs were like any other commodity there would be no problem: donors would sell to the highest bidder. But trading is banned in most countries so supply is dependent on the charity of individual altruism.

Some countries have tried to pass laws allowing organs from dead bodies to be used. In countries like Spain, Austria and Belgium 'donation schemes' presume consent. But there is still a tremendous global shortage of organs - and a flourishing black market so "Should the sale of organs be legalised?" That's the debate on this week's Amsterdam Forum.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1500 (South Asia), 1800 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)
Repeated: Sat 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)

*** Echoes ***
Our new listener feedback programme. Mindy Ran responds to your comments, queries and complaints about our programmes. And featuring every week A Critical Eye - commentary from Perro de Jong.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1045 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1145 (Eastern N America), 1545 (South Asia), 1845 & 2045 (Central, East and South Africa), 0045 (Eastern N America), 0145 (Central N America), 0445 (Western N America)

Repeated: Sat 1945 (Central, East and South Africa)
Note that on Sunday we also run repeats of:
Flatlanders or EuroHit 40: 1400 (South Asia)

Arts and Culture: 1430 (South Asia)
The State We're In: 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)

MONDAY 1 OCTOBER
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

*** Flatlanders ***
The United Nations estimates that there are currently nearly 200 million migrants in the world. That's three percent of the world's population. In the second of a five-part series, Radio Netherlands Worldwide and four other international broadcasters look at the issue of immigration.

This week we examine whether immigration could help solve the problem of the growing numbers of elderly people in industrialised countries.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)
Repeated: Sun 1400 (South Asia), Wednesday 1500 (South Asia) 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)

TUESDAY 2 OCTOBER
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

*** The State We're In, Midweek Report ***
This week on The State We're In - Midweek Edition, the show about human rights and human wrongs, we ask a Burmese Buddhist monk and a human rights activist what the future holds for the protest movement in Burma.

In our focus on education, we ask what exactly should be taught? We let some of the world's leading philosophers and scientists duke it out. And we speak with the Canadian math teacher who uses matters of social conscience to teach statistics.

These stories and a round up of human rights news in the next edition of the State We're In - Midweek Edition.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)
Repeated: Thu 1430, 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa) Sun 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)

WEDNESDAY 3 OCTOBER
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

*** Arts and Culture ***
Over a decade ago, Dutch filmmaker and cameraman, Hans Fels, travelled to Haiti and immediately fell in love with the Caribbean nation. The country was on the verge of anarchy at the time, but one day he met a man who told him about an opera, the first one ever written in Haiti. He eventually decided to produce the opera, "Blood Wedding", but when he returned to Haiti, he discovered that there were only fragments written. It became a labour of love that kept him busy for years, but now the opera has finally been staged.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)

Repeated: Fri 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa), Sun 14:30 (South Asia)

THURSDAY 4 OCTOBER
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

*** The Research File ***
This week in the Research File we'll report on the 'multi-fuel converter', a device that may make the hydrogen economy a reality sooner than we think. It can change almost anything that burns into clean hydrogen: oil, gas, coal, even old deep-fry fat...

Also we have an interview with an American sociologist who firmly believes that a scientific institute can be organised in such a way that it will almost inevitably produce breakthrough discoveries.

And we'll visit a new type of greenhouse that's so energy efficient that it doubles as a solar power plant; in winter it can heat not only itself but even houses and buildings in the neighbourhood.

So join us, for the Research File.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)
Repeated: Mon 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa), Sat 1430 South Asia)

FRIDAY 5 OCTOBER*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

*** Network Europe ***
A Pan European team links up across the continent each week to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

The programme is a unique example of European co-operation, produced by the continent's leading international broadcasters, it reflects the diversity of European society and voices. Each week we drop in on specialists around Europe and catch up with our extensive network of correspondents for their unique take on the events shaping the week.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)

Repeated: Tues 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa), Sat 1400 (South Asia)
(R Netherlands)

All India Radio frequency update

Effective 26th September, 2007

AIR has changed frequency for its Vividh Bharati Service from 10330 kHz to 9870 kHz and transmitter site to SPT,Bangalore 500 kW from HPT,Khampur(Delhi), 250 kW.

A07 schedule update as follows:
Vividh Bharati Service 0025-0435 UTC 9870 B'lore(ex 10330 Delhi)
Vividh Bharati Service 0900-1200 UTC 9870 B'lore(ex 10330 Delhi)
Vividh Bharati Service 1245-1740 UTC 9870 B'lore(ex 10330 Delhi)
Russian 1615-1715 UTC 10330 Delhi (ex 9875 Delhi)
Chinese 1145-1315 UTC 11840 Delhi (ex 11840 B'lore)
Swahili/Hindi 1515-1730 UTC 9950 D15 Delhi(ex 9950 D16 Delhi)
Hindi 1615-1730 UTC 15075 Delhi (ex 15075 B'lore)
GOS-I 2245-0045 UTC 11645 Delhi (ex 11645 B'lore)
(Source: Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi,India)

Amateur Radio I.C.P.O. Bulletin

I.C.P.O. Bulletin (Sep. 27 - Oct. 05, 2007)
Islands, Castles & Portable Operations.
Listing is by calendar date (day/month/year)

27/09/2007: Richard, G3RWL will be active as 8P6DR from Barbados (NA-021, WLOTA LH-0999) between September 27th and October 14th. He plans to operate CW and digital modes on 80-10 metres; he also hopes to take part in the CQ WW DX RTTY Contest (September 29-30th). QSL via G3RWL, direct or bureau (e-mail requests for bureau cards cand be sent to g3rwl at amsat.org). [425 DX News]

27/09/2007: Philippe (ex F8EFU) has received his assignment to Fort de France, Martinique (NA-107, DIFO FM-001, WLOTA LH-1041). He is there for a while and has been active since September 22nd. After tornado Dean, work is the less needed thing to do in Martinique, as he has no connection to phone or internet. He uses mainly CW on 30m, with a barefoot 50w into a wire, which will be replaced as soon as possible by a new antenna suitable for DX. Philippe's call sign is FM5LD. Correct QSL information is available on QRZ.com and the online REF-Union call book. [F5NQL]

27/09/2007: Special call sign HV50VR, VR for "Vatican Radio," has been authorized for IK0FVC, Francesco, the chief operator and QSL manager for HV0A and HV4NAC, to mark the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Vatican's Santa Maria di Galeria broadcasting center. Look for this special call sign starting September 27th, including upcoming contests. QSL direct to IW0GPN. LoTW is also being looked into. Secondly from the Vatican, Francesco has been given approval to set up a new station, HV6SP. QSL direct to IK0FVC for this one. Details will follow on particulars of this station. [K1XN & GOLIST]

27/09/2007: ARI Velletri members IK0ADY, IK0JBF, IK0OXK, IK0UUM, IK0WHN and IZ0ENB will be active as IB0/IQ0VL from Ventotene Island (EU-045, IIA LT-011, MIA MI-118, WLOTA LH-1403) from September 27th to October 1st. They plan to operate SSB, CW, PSK31 and FM on 10-40 metres as well as on the VHF and UHF bands. QSL via IK0WHN (direct) or IQ0VL (bureau). [425 DX News]

27/09/2007: Uli, DJ9XB, flew to Crete (EU-015) on Monday. Main purpose of this trip is the participation in the CQWW RTTY Contest as J49XB (only) on 15m. All other bands (including 160m if he has enough space for an antenna) will be activated before and after the contest. Uli is QRV only in RTTY. [DXNL]

27/09/2007: Ross, T61AA has been active on 20m SSB today (September 26th), for approx 60 minutes. His QTH is Faizabad, Afghanistan. Ross is ex-VK1UN/VK8UN, 4W6UN and EX1UN. He is operating an IC-7000, Tokyo Hi-Power HL-1.5KFx amp, Palstar AT-AUTO tuner into a Cushcraft R6000 vertical. He also has a Double Extended Zepp. Ross hopes to have a 2 el 20m Moxon and 8 el 6m beam shortly. The old YA prefix is no longer in use, so T6 is now the official prefix of Afghanistan. His operations are good for DXCC. QSL via T61AA - Ross, PO Box 99, World Trade Centre, Victoria 8005, Australia. QSLs may take up to three months to be processed so please be patient. [K1XN & GOLIST]

28/09/2007: Ed, N1UR will be active from Bhutan as A52UR between September 28th and October 2nd. QRV all bands, CW and SSB. QSL via K2RET. [NG3K]

28/09/2007: Look for JH0IEW/6 to be active from Minami-Daito Island (AS-047, JIIA AS-047-002) September 28th to October 2nd. He will also activate Kita-Daito Island (AS-047, JIIA AS-047-001) October 2-9th. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. 1 January to 31 December 2007 is Japanese IOTA Islands Award "Activity Year" JIIA Award: www3.ocn.ne.jp/~iota/newpage61.htm [F5NQL]

28/09/2007: Team RK9YYD will be active September 28-30th RK9YYD/p from RDA Districts AL-13,42,55,66,27,32,77. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. Information about the Russian Districts Award, plus the list of districts, can be found at rdaward.org/ [RX3RC]

28/09/2007: The "Equipo de Dx4Dx" members will be active from Corsica (EU-014, DIFM TK-001, WLOTA LH-1390) between September 28th and October 5th, using the call sign TK9Z. Activity will be on 160-10m, WARC bands included, using SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK. Operators mentioned are Pere/EA3CUU, Paco/EA4BT, Emilio/EA7AAW, Julio/EA7JB, Jose/EA7LS and Ramon/EB4EPJ. QSL via EA4BT, direct or bureau. Further information at: www.dx4dx.com/ [F5NQL]

28/09/2007: Masanori, VK1ANU plans to QRV as VK1ANU/5 from Kangaroo Island (OC-139, WLOTA LH-0869, WW Loc. PF84GF) between the evening of September 28th and the early morning of October 1st. QRV will be CW on 80m, 40m, 20m, 17m and 15m. Equipment will be 100 watts and wire antennas. QSL route is via JO2SLZ. [Pete's-DX-Newsdesk]

29/09/2007: Look for Leon, 4K8F to be active during the CQ WW DX RTTY Contest (September 29-30th) as a Singl-Op/Multi-Band/Low-Power entry, from Azerbaijan (CQ Zone 21). He will concentrate on the low bands. QSL via 4K8F (QRZ.com). [NG3K]

29/09/2007: Paul/4X6UU and Isaac/4Z4TL will be active as 4X2Z from the Mikve Israel Agricultural School club station during the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 29-30th), as a Multi-Single Entry. QSL via 4X6UU. [NG3K]

29/09/2007: Edu, EA8AUW will be active as AO8X from URE Las Palmas section radio club (EA8UR), Canary Islands, during the CQ WW DX RTTY Contest (September 29-30th), as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via EA8AUW. [NG3K]

29/09/2007: Girts/YL2KL and Vil/YL2KF will be active as D4C from the Monteverde Contest Station, Sao Vicente Island (AF-086, WLOTA LH-1976), Cape Verde Islands, during the CQ WW DX RTTY Contest (September 29-30th), as a Multi-Single entry. For latest information check www.d4c.cc/ [NG3K]

29/09/2007: François/FJNE and Gérard/F6ICG will be active September 29th as F5JNE/p from the Castle of Buranlure (DFCF 18-022), City of Boulleret (CP 18240) and Canton [County] of Lere (DDCF 18-16), Department Cher/18 and Province Centre. QRV starting around 0600z on 80m, then QSY to 40m, using CW and SSB. QSL via F5JNE, bureau preferred and SWL cards are welcome. [F5NQL]

29/09/2007: Bernard, F5SZB will be active the morning of September 29th from the Castle of Bagnolet (DFCF 16-043) using homecall/p. Other references: Department Charente/16 and Province Poitou-Charentes. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [F5PRR]

29/09/2007: Freddy, F8CKS/p will be QRV September 29th from the Castle Merle (DFCF 24-090) and the Moulino commune of Capdrot (DMF 24-064), city and canton of Monpazier (DDCF 24-20, CP 24540), Department Dordogne/24 and Province Aquitaine. QSL via home call, bureau preferred. [F8CKS]

29/09/2007: Ted, HI3TEJ will be active from the Dominican Republic (NA-096, WLOTA LH-2274) as HI3T during the CQ WW RTTY DX Contest (September 29-30th) as a Single-Op/Low-Power entry. QSL via ON4IQ. [OPDX]

29/09/2007: Alex, K2BB will be active from Honduras as HR2/K2BB during the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 29-30th). QSL via home call. [NG3K]

29/09/2007: Gus, LU1DY will be active from Honduras as HR2/LT0E during the CQ WW RTTY DX Contest (September 29-30th), as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via HQ2LAS. [NG3K]

29/09/2007: Gery/HB9TQF, Piero/I1ASU, Dario/I2ROQ, Giordano/IK0XFD, Salvatore/IK1AWV, Luca/IK8TLX, Paolo/IW8DQY and Carmine/IZ8FEN will be active as IQ1IM/p from Gallinara Island (EU-083, IIA SV-001, MIA MI-033), September 29-30th. They plan to operate SSB and CW (maybe also PSK31) on 10-80 metres. QSL via IZ1JLN. This operation is in memory of the late Alessio Ortona, I1BYH. [425 DX News]

29/09/2007: The following members of the Mongolian Amateur Radio Society will particate in the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 29-30th): JT1BE, JT1DN, JT1CO, JT1BV and JT1F. No other information was given. [JT1CD]

29/09/2007: Craig, AH8DX will be signing KP2/AH8DX during the CQ WW RTTY Contest (September 29-30th) as a Single-Op entry, from Puerto Rico (NA-099, USi PR006S, WLOTA LH-2802). QSL via home call. [NG3K]

29/09/2007: Juha, OH9MM will be active from the Aland Islands (EU-002) as OH0Z during the CQ WW DX RTTY Contest (September 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via W0MM. [NG3K]

29/09/2007: John, T77CD will be active in the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 29-30th) from Domagnano, Republic of San Marino. QSL direct only to I0MWI. [NG3K]

29/09/2007: Operators Jim/UU1AZ, Serge/UT9NA, Alex/UR7EU, Ken/UR5NX, Andy/UU4JMG and Andi/UU0JM will be active from the Ukraine as UU7J during the CQ WW DX RTTY Contest (September 29-30th) as a Multi/? entry. QSL via UU0JM. [OPDX]

29/09/2007: WP3, PUERTO RICO (NA-099). Alfredo, WP3C, will be active from Puerto Rico (NA-099, WLOTA LH-2802) in the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. His activity will also count for the WLOTA as LH-2802. QSL via W3HNK, direct preferred, bureau OK. [OPDX]

29/09/2007: Ulli, DL2AH will be active from the South Pacific starting September 29th. His schedule is as follows: September 29th to October 12th he will be QRV from Niue Island (ZK2, OC-040); October 17-30th from Chatham Island (ZL7, OC-038); and November 1-14th from Norfolk Island (VK9N, OC-005). Ulli will use a FT897 with loop antennas for 40-10m, SSB and RTTY. QSL via home call. [NG3K]

30/09/2007: Operators Holger/DK6XR and Martin/DK8XT will be active as 8R1XR and 8R1XT, respectively, from Georgetown, Guyana, starting September 30th through October 13th. Activity will be on the usual frequencies on SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL via their home call signs. [OPDX]

30/09/2007: Andrew G7COD, member of the Craven Radio Amateur Group in the Yorkshire Dales, will be operating for the third time from Embudu Island, Maldives (AS-013) as 8Q7AK from September 30th to October 12th. Predominantly using SSB with possibly a little CW on the 30, 20, 17, 15 and 12 metre bands. SSB Spot frequencies to be used will be: 14.147, 18.133, 21.253 and 24.953 MHz +/- 10KHz to allow for QRM. Times of operation will be every day from 0830 to 1030z and 1300 to 1515z. QSL either via the bureau or direct to G7COD. For more detailed information on spot frequencies to be used, QSL information etc, please check 8Q7AK on QRZ.com which provides comprehensive details. [Pete's-DX-Newsdesk]

01/10/2007: Look for BY1TX/4 and BY1TT/4 to be active from Chang Dao (AS-146), October 1-6th. They will operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 160-10 metres. QSL BY1TX/4 via EA7FTR, QSL BY1TT/4 via home call. [425 DX News]

01/10/2007: JW, SVALBARD (EU-026). Operators Karl/LA8DW and Lars/OZ1HPS will be active as JW8DW and JW/OZ1HPS, respectively, from Spitsbergen Island (EU-026, WLOTA LH-0125) between October 1-7th. Activity will be on CW and SSB (bands not provided). QSL via their home calls or by the bureau. [OPDX]

02/10/2007: Look for JH0IEW/6 to be active from Kita-Daito Island (AS-047, JIIA AS-047-001, WLOTA LH-0928), October 2-9th. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. 1 January to 31 December 2007 is Japanese IOTA Islands Award "Activity Year" JIIA Award: www3.ocn.ne.jp/~iota/newpage61.htm [F5NQL]

03/10/2007: Arie/PA3A (EL2AK), Ad/PA8AD (EL2AG), Arie/PA3AN (EL2AN) and Henk/PA3AWW (EL2AO) will be active as with the special event call 5L2MS from Liberia between October 3rd and 24th. Their goals are to activate this DXCC Entity on 160-10 metres CW and SSB, to raise funds for a charity project in Liberia in cooperation with Mercy Ships, and to support the Liberia Radio Amateur Association (LRAA) with equipment. QSL via PA3AWW, direct or bureau (direct QSL cards can be requested via Internet). Further information can be found at www.liberia2007.com/ [425 DX News]

04/10/2007: Ely, IN3VZE will be active October 4-25th as 7Q7CE from the south west shore of Lake Malawi. This will be a holiday style operation. QSL via home call, direct (Ely Camin, C.rso 3 Novembre 136/2, 38100 Trento - Italy) or by the bureau. [NG3K]

05/10/2007: Elmo, EA5BYP reports that a DXpedition to Republic of Equatorial Guinea (Bioko Island AF-010, WLOTA LH-2977) will take place from October 5-14th. The call that will be used is 3C7Y. Operators include Fred/KH7Y, Vic/EA5YN, Luis/EA5BRE and Elmo/EA5BYP. They will operate with two stations for ten days, transmitting on all bands, using CW, SSB and RTTY. The QSL manager via EA5BYP. Further info to follow. [EA5YN]

05/10/2007: Jacek/SP5EAQ, Wojciech/SP9PT, Marek/SP9BQJ and Jozef/SP9-31029 plan to operate SSB, CW and RTTY as ZL7/SP5EAQ, ZL7/SP9PT and ZL7/SP9BQJ from the Chatham Islands (OC-038), October 5-18th. QSL via home calls. [425 DX News]
(ICPO Bulletin via Dave Raycroft/ODXA)

The day we woke up to pop music on BBC Radio 1

As Radio 1 reaches 40, Gillian Reynolds explains the key role pirate broadcasters played in its inception – and why it owes so much to the commercial stations

Get out your loon pants, it's Radio 1's 40th birthday this weekend. And Radio 2's and Radio 3's and Radio 4's as well. Next month, it will be BBC local radio's, too. What was it about 1967 that made it such a turning point in broadcasting history?

Anyone born after 1987 may wonder what all the fuss is about. They can't remember the time when BBC radio was pretty much all there was.

Radio Luxembourg played records and carried advertisements, but only after dark. If you pressed your ear to the fretwork of your parents' radio, you might catch American Forces Network.

But, from the end of the war to the early 1960s, it was the BBC Light and Home services that people listened to, on medium wave and long wave, where the playing of records was strictly limited. No one broadcast round the clock.
Read more at Telegraph.Co.Uk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/09/27/bvradio127.xml

Voice of America increases broadcasting in Burmese

The Voice of America has doubled its output in Burmese as of Wednesday, 26 September. The new schedule on shortwave is:

1130-1230 UTC on 11965, 15540, 17775 kHz
1430-1500 UTC on 1575, 9325, 11910, 12120 kHz
1500-1530 UTC on 9325, 11910, 12120 kHz
1500-1530 UTC (Sat/Sun only) on 1575 kHz
2300-2400 UTC on 6185, 7430, 11980 kHz
(Source: Voice of America/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Weekly Propagation Forecast Update

Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2007 Sep 25 1854 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center
# Product description and SEC contact on the Web
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# Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
17 - 23 September 2007

Solar activity was very low. No flares were detected. The visible disk was spotless.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at normal levels.

The geomagnetic field was quiet during 17 - 19 September. Activity increased to quiet to active levels during the rest of the period. ACE real-time solar wind measurements indicated the increased activity was due to a recurrent coronal hole high-speed wind stream. The high-speed stream commenced around 20/0900 UTC. Velocities gradually increased to a peak of 728 m/sec at 23/0836 UTC, then gradually declined during the rest of the summary period. IMF changes associated with the onset of the high-speed stream included a solar sector boundary crossing (Away (+) to Toward (-)) at around 20/1400 UTC, a peak total field intensity of 13.1 nT at 20/1336 UTC, and a minimum southward Bz reading of -9.1 nT at 20/1330 UTC. The proton density increase associated with the onset of the high-speed stream reached a peak of 20.4 p/cc at 20/2002 UTC.

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
26 September - 22 October 2007

Solar activity is expected to be very low.

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels during 26 September - 10 October and 21 - 22 October.

Geomagnetic activity is expected to be at quiet to unsettled levels during 26 - 27 September. Activity is expected to increase to unsettled to minor storm levels during 28 - 30 September due to a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. Activity is expected to decrease to quiet to unsettled levels during 01 - 02 October.
Activity is expected to increase to unsettled to active levels during 03 - 04 October due to another recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. Quiet conditions are expected during 05 - 16 October. An increase to quiet to unsettled levels is expected during 17 - 19 October. A further increase to unsettled to active levels is forecast for 20 October as another recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream affects the field. Activity is expected to decrease to quiet to unsettled levels during the remainder of the period as the high-speed stream subsides.

27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2007 Sep 25 1854 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center
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# Issued 2007 Sep 25
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# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2007 Sep 26 66 5 2
2007 Sep 27 67 8 3
2007 Sep 28 67 15 4
2007 Sep 29 67 25 5
2007 Sep 30 67 12 3
2007 Oct 01 67 5 2
2007 Oct 02 67 8 3
2007 Oct 03 68 15 4
2007 Oct 04 68 10 3
2007 Oct 05 68 5 2
2007 Oct 06 68 5 2
2007 Oct 07 68 5 2
2007 Oct 08 68 5 2
2007 Oct 09 67 5 2
2007 Oct 10 67 5 2
2007 Oct 11 67 5 2
2007 Oct 12 67 5 2
2007 Oct 13 67 5 2
2007 Oct 14 67 5 2
2007 Oct 15 67 5 2
2007 Oct 16 67 5 2
2007 Oct 17 67 10 3
2007 Oct 18 67 10 3
2007 Oct 19 67 10 3
2007 Oct 20 67 15 4
2007 Oct 21 67 10 3
2007 Oct 22 67 8 3
(NOAA)

Blog Logs - pirate radio from FRW

Thanks to the Free Radio Weekly gang - all pirate radio fans, for this weeks enewsletter. Enjoy the following samples.
Gayle VH

Good Evening Radio (New)
6875AM 9/15 0144-0149 A show of a dignified man saying good evening and talking to various digital and CW (in AM mode). At the end, he said "You can have your frequency back. The was followed by Sycko. (232 Majewski Boothbay, ME)
6875 AM 9/15 00:28 sio232, symphony music, hoity-toity voice saying "Good Evening" (Fansome PA)

Kracker Radio
6925 usb 09/15 2330-2342 SIO 433 Fireside Chat Replay. Kracker talking about upcoming administration Bozo issues. CB discusses tire pressure and Fansom free zone [recorded] (RD)
6925U 9/18 1:14 sio232, just barely audible, heard some music, and "Vote Commander Bunny/Kracker in 2008", then sort of faded away. (Fansome PA)


The Crystal Ship
5386a 9/16 22:39 sio232, major fading, "Back Door Man", anti-Bush ad, ID at 2:40, "The End", getting steadily stronger (Fansome PA)


Radio Free Whatever
6925 usb 9/17 22:28-23:20 SIO 333 First just op rambling then came back on with a music show. ID of your listening to Radio Free Whatever.[recorded] (RD)

Sycko Radio/Radio Station Anonymous
6874a 9/21 1:01 sio222, very noisy, have to listen in SSB, ID of Radio Station Anonymous at 1:01, rambling monologue, sounds a lot like Sycko, mention of Sycko Radio at 1:03, and into music "Tom Sawyer" (Fansome PA)



WBNY
6925U 9/16 *2314-2317* SIO=242. Nothing but a very lengthy and freshly produced WBNY jingle. (Zeller-OH)
6925usb 9/18 23:20-2325 SIO 333 Allan Weiner rant, Cmdr. Bunny Ebay spot. WBNY jingles (RD)
(Source: Free Radio Weekly via Greg Majewski)

FCC makes way for public radio

Journal Staff

ITHACA — Changes are coming for the bottom of Ithaca's radio dial.

After a seven-year freeze, the Federal Communications Commission will soon accept applications for new non-commercial FM radio stations nationwide.

“We've been waiting for this window to open for years,” said Lyn Gerry, co-founder of Ithaca Community Radio.

In addition, WEOS public radio out of Geneva, currently broadcast through Ithaca Community Radio's transmitter on 88.1 FM, has been approved by the FCC to have its own station in Ithaca, at 90.1 FM.
“It's going to continue providing the same news, information and public radio that they currently get now. It'll provide it on a much better signal,” said Aaron Read, general manager of WEOS. “We're talking about a 4,000-watt station as opposed to a 250-watt station.”
Read more at The Ithaca Journal at:
http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070926/NEWS01/709260313/1002

XM new home of the Grand Ole Opry

XM will be the new satellite radio home of the Grand Ole Opry beginning in October beginning with the Opry's 82nd Birthday Bash broadcast featuring Carrie Underwood, Travis Tritt, Ronnie Milsap, and more on Saturday, October 20, XM will feature the live Friday and Saturday night performances as well as the Tuesday Night Opry. Additionally, XM will offer classic broadcasts of the renowned country music show, archival performances, and "The Eddie Stubbs Show," which is hosted by regular Opry announcer Eddie Stubbs
(Photo: Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN)

Legend Radio Personality 'Cousin Brucie' renews exclusively with SIRUS

NEW YORK, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio announced today that famed broadcaster and legendary radio personality Bruce Morrow, known to his legion of fans as 'Cousin Brucie,' has renewed an exclusive multi-year deal with the satellite broadcaster. The deal demonstrates the company's ongoing commitment to playing Oldies music from the 50s and 60s, and makes SIRIUS the only radio outlet where listeners can hear 'Cousin Brucie.'

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991118/NYTH125 )

Brucie will continue to host Cousin Brucie's Saturday Night Party, a show that he launched in 1958 on New York radio. The show airs Saturdays from 8 pm to 12 midnight ET on SIRIUS' 60s Vibrations channel 6. He will also host Rockin' with the Cuz, Wednesdays from 5 pm to 9 pm ET, also on 60s Vibrations. Both shows will feature Brucie's playlist from three decades of music with listener dedications, phone calls and e-mails.
Read more at CNN Money:
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/NYW060A26092007-1.htm
(Photo via SIRUS)

Senior Afghan broadcasting official resigns

Radio Netherlands Worldwide has learned that Abdul Rahman Panjshiri, Director of Planning & Foreign Relations at the National Radio and Television of Afghanistan (RTA), has resigned afer 29 years with the organisation. Mr Panjshiri has told international colleagues of the reasons for his decision:
“Following the appointment of Mr Khorram at the Ministry of Information and Culture (MIC), I continuously tried to encourage him to move toward and promote Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) in Afghanistan. With deep regret I failed to succeed in my endeavours in this regard.
“Mr Khorram aims to curb the promotion of PSB in Afghanistan, although the Afghanistan Government has made commitments to the international community to move toward PSB.
“During my last meeting with Mr Khorram he ignored all values of PSB and instructed me to direct all RTA’s Planning and Foreign Relations works through concerned department of MIC. He was critical why RTA establishes independent contacts with national and international organizations. He cited that RTA has no right to establish such contacts in the future and all contacts should go through the Foreign Relations Department of the MIC.
“During my 29 years of services with RTA I have not seen such an attempt to suppress freedom and interference in RTA works. I would like to say that unless the international community takes serious action now all initiatives by both national and International organizations to foster PSB in Afghanistan will go in vain under the leadership of Mr Khorram.
“I have decided to resign from my position with RTA due to the above facts.”
(Source: Abdul Rahman Panjshiri direct/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

U.S. soldiers set up radio station at Kogalniceanu base

Text of report in English by Romanian news agency Rompres
[”US Soldiers in Mihail Kogalniceanu Base Establish Radio Post” - Rompres headline]
Bucharest, Sept 26 (Rompres) - The US soldiers training in Mihail Kogalniceanu base inaugurated on Tuesday 25 September the radio post ‘Good morning Romania’, to broadcast in English.
Spokesman of Joint Task Force of Eastern Europe Troy Darr said that the radio post broadcasts on 107 FM on an 8 km area around the military base. The station is a mobile system for radio and television and its purpose is for internal broadcast, offering military information, news and amusement for the soldiers located here until the drill ‘Proof of Principles’ ends, the official informed.
After the drill is over, the radio post will take over through satellite the broadcasting for US soldiers in Europe. The radio team is made up of six members and wants to broadcast a live show though Intranet [sic] in the future.
(Source: Rompres news agency, Bucharest, in English 0558 gmt 26 Sep 07 via BBC Monitoring/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Democratic Voice of Burma producing extra satellite programs

The Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) has increased its production as a result of the crisis in the country. ”We normally broadcast two hours every day on shortwaves but at the moment, in addition to that, we also broadcast seven hours daily by satellite,” the station’s deputy director Khin Maung Win told AFP in an interview.
Including the weekend television programmes that it started running two years ago, the station claims to have a total audience of 20 million people. The country’s total population is 47 million.
According to Khin Maung Win, Norway and Denmark have just agreed to donate up to one million kroner (US$180,000) of “emergency aid” to DVB, in addition to the 15.5-million-kroner (US$2.8-million) annual budget funded by the Scandinavian countries, Netherlands, Ireland and the United States.
(Source: AFP/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

New three language Turkmen radio to broadcast via satellite

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed a decree on creating a new Ovaz (Melody) radio channel of the General Directorate of the Turkmen TV. According to the document, the radio channel will start broadcasting in Turkmen, Russian and English. The decree approves the staff list of the new radio channel. The Ministry of Communications of Turkmenistan will broadcast the programmes through satellite and ground-based transponders [sic].
As the Ashgabat correspondent of Turkmenistan.ru reports, referring to the press-service of the Turkmen leader, the decision was taken with a view “to inform the world community of the music and song art of the Turkmen people, news in the sphere of economy, science, education, culture and art and further development of the efficiency of the information system”.
(Source: Turkmenistan.ru/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

MBC takes aim at BBC

Arab network accuses Brits of poaching staff
By ALI JAAFAR

MBC Group, the Arab world's leading satellite network, has launched an uncharacteristically stinging attack against the BBC for what it claims has been a concerted campaign to lure its staff to the BBC Arabic TV service, set to launch by the end of the year.
A dozen staffers at Al-Arabiya, MBC's top-rated newscaster, have jumped ship to join the service, including editors, producers and reporters.

The BBC venture, funded by the U.K. government to the tune of some $34 million annually, is headed by Egyptian journo Salah Negm, previously head of newsgathering at Al-Arabiya.

"It is no secret that in the content industry, there is a natural ebb and flow of talent," said Mazen Hayek, MBC Group's director of marketing, PR and commercial. "But it is the systematic, targeted, deliberate and ongoing nature of this poaching that is distressing. We would have expected far more responsible and sensible behavior from the BBC."
Read more at Variety:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117972710.html?categoryid=14&cs=1

Ontario politicians to host their own radio talk shows

CFRB e-newsletter:
September 26, 2007
Hello from CFRB,Newstalk 1010 CFRB is pleased to announce that all four Ontario political party leaders have agreed to host their own one hour talk show on CFRB and simulcast on CKTB in St. Catharines and CJBK in London.

Liberal Leader Dalton McGuinty, PC Leader John Tory, NDP Leader Howard Hampton and Green Party Leader Frank de Jong will each host a talk show from noon to 1pm and take calls from listeners in Toronto, across Niagara and London on the following days:Thursday, September 27 Green Party Leader Frank de JongWednesday, October 3 NDP Leader Howard amptonThanksgiving, Monday October 8th PC Leader John ToryTuesday, October 9 Liberal Leader Dalton McGuinty

This is a first for Standard Radio stations in Ontario to have the four main political leaders host their own show rather than appear with a host to be interviewed and take calls from listeners.We believe this is an excellent opportunity for you to hear directly from the leaders of the four main political parties on CFRB, CKTB and CJBK.

We picked the noon hour because we hope you will take the time during your lunch break to hear what each of the provincial party leaders have to say.The broadcasts on all three Standard Radio talk stations can also be heard online at http://www.cfrb.com/, http://www.610cktb.com/, http://www.cjbk.com/ and on Rogers Digital Channel 960.Steve KowchOperations ManagerNewstalk 1010 CFRB.
(Source: F. Waterer via ODXA)

Two's not company for radio rivals

BBC Radio 2, which began 40 years ago this week, has the highest audience of any station in the UK.
But are its dominance and power to attract top talent bad news for its commercial rivals?
It was May 2001 when Radio 2 overtook traditional market leader Radio 1 to become the UK's most listened-to station.
Jonathan Ross and ex-Radio 1 DJ Steve Wright had been recruited to make the network sound younger.
But millions of people were still tuning in to stalwarts such as Terry Wogan, eight years into his second stint at breakfast, and light entertainment show Friday Night is Music Night.

Read more at BBC News link:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6922280.stm

Dxers Unlimited midweek edition for 25-26 Sept 2007

By Arnie Coro, CO2KK

Hi amigos radioaficionados ! This is the midweek edition of your favorite listener oriented and technically minded radio hobby program, our menu, as always will be full of items of interest to people like you and me that enjoy this wonderful passtime, so follow me amigos, as the show goes on with item one:Cuban radio amateurs will be participating in the upcoming world wide CQ Radio Amateur Single Side Band Contest in October… several special prefix ham stations will be on the air using the special prefix T4, a much sought callsign among world amateurs…among the probable ones T49C, Tango Four Nine Charlie will be operating from Havana, T48K, Tango Four Eight Kilo, will be operating from Las Tunas province in Eastern Cuba,and individual Cuban radio amateurs will , as always, be particpating in the contest from their home QTH stations, and I do hope that some of them will achieve excellent results, something that started several years ago … with excellent results achieved by among others the winner of the number one 10 meter single band entry Walfrido, CO8WAL from Guantanamo province.

I will also be operating CO2KK my own ham station during the contest with a new pair of antennas connected to a fast acting switch to observe how the two compare , so be listening for CO2KK whenever 10 meter opens and if you do hear me, send a signal report and I’ll be happy to AIR MAIL back to you a special QSL card !!! Send mail to arnie@rhc.cu … again, arnie@rhc.cu

Item two: Moon eclipse and radio…. Any connections ?… Apparently not, as the Moon’s distance to the Earth doesn’t change, so , as astronomers explain, all Moon eclipses are just a visual phenomena… by the way this item one answers questions sent by no less than eleven Dxers Unlimited’s fans around the world amigos !!!They all wanted to know it a Moon eclipse has any impact on radio wave propagation on the HF bands…

Item three: We must wait patiently for an upsurge in solar activity so that the 10 meters ham band will come back to life…once this happen the band will be active for a few days after the increase in solar activity, something quite normal according to solar scientists.

Item four: Possible upcoming frequency changes for North America…expect a possible comeback of 9820 kiloHertz during the BO7 broadcast season, but we first must study very well how the frequency of optimum traffic curve moves up or down before taking the decision to move up to 9820 kiloHertz.

We are now operating from 0500 to 0700 our English language service to the Pacific Coast of North America on 6000 kiloHertz, using the four by four array of dipoles, a beautiful curtain array capable of up to 19 dB gain over a single half wave dipole. As usual during any frequency changes, our engineering deparment will appreciate very much signal reports about our new to the Pacific Coast of North America frequency, 6000 kiloHertz from 0500 to 0700 UTC,and our 6060 kiloHertz frequency to Eastern North America from 0500 to 0700 hours UTC, we are also using now 6180 Kilohertz to Central North America from 01 to 07 hours UTC.please send your reports to arnie@rhc.cu and I will relay them immediately to our Engineering staff…
More radio hobby related information follows in a few seconds, when Dxers Unlimited’s weekend edition for September 25 and 26 of 2007 continues. I am Arnie Coro in Havana, stay tuned !!!
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Si amigos, your receiver is right on one of Radio Havana Cuba’s frequencies… and here is item three in detail !!! RHC has many good faithful listeners around the world…

And talking about good friends, Bruce Atchinson , a faithful Canadian listener wrote a very interesting e-mail that I ‘am going to share with you all. He is making reference to the Grundig FR200 portable radio that is equipped with a hand crank generator and battery charger…

Hello Arnie;
I have that radio and I enjoyed your review. I have two problems which youdidn't mention. Even using the whip antenna, I still have image problems.The switch for the light is also flimsy and the light flickers when I useit. Apart from those problems, and the tuning problem, I like that radio. It's great for casual listening,and it is sensitive. As for the lack of a solar panel, it's not much use here in Canada during the winter. Here in Radway, we only get 7 hours and 25 minutes of sunlight at the winter solstice. Summer is a good time for solar energy this far north since we get 17 hours of sunlight on June 21. Also there's no time to charge up batteries during an emergency since trouble usually happens suddenly or people ealise the danger too late. I ordered the FreePlay Lifeline radio so that some children in Rwanda could have the same radio given to them. When it comes, and if I remember, I'll write and let you know about it.
Yours,
Bruce Atchison.

Muchas gracias amigo Bruce, thanks for the nice e-mail letter, and sure, I agree with you about the FR200 image proble, that is due to the fact that it is a simple single conversion superheterodyne receiver, with a low intermediate frequency, so every 910 kiloHertz there is an image, something that is especially noticeable while tuning bands adjacent to were high power stations are operating. Every receiver using a 455 kiloHertz intermediate frequency will show images
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You are listening to Dxers Unlimited’s weekend edition coming to you from Havana amigos ! Now, here is our technical topics section of the show… A warning from an expert homebrewer of ham radio equipment. Watch out for some banana jacks! They are lousy RF insulators and fail at any appreciable voltages. I'm not sure, but suspect they are nylon dyed red and black. Nylon absorbs moisture from the surrounding air and so its losses at radio frequencies will change widely with the relative humidity.

Then the expert provides us with a real life story about the standard 4 millimeters banana jacks. Some years ago I was using an MFJ ATU and had just hooked up a new half wave end-fed wire that presented a very high impedance at the ATU. I was running only about 15 watts output from a homebrew amp on my HW-8. Everything tuned up FB and I was pounding brass when I smelled something hot and suddenly the SWR jumped off the scale.

Investigating, I found that the banana jack for the "single wire" feed from the ATU had melted! Mind you, this was at a high impedance but at only 15 watts of RF! Banana jacks are handy connectors but since that experience I do not depend upon the jack material to be a decent RF insulator. When I use a banana jack and plug to handle significant RF voltages, I mount the jacks in a good insulator (e.g. acrylic sheet) with at least 1/2 inch of space around it before the nearest metal or grounded object.

And this nice piece of technical know how came from Ron, radio amateur AC7AC, Alpha Charlie seven Alpha Charlie, who kindly posted it on the GLOWBUGS e-mail distribution list.

Thanks amigo Ron for this nice and useful advice about the everpresent among homebrewers banana plugs and jacks!

Another technical tip… also useful for homebrewers, a small low cost component, worth only a few cents will add a lot of reliability to your homebrew equipment, and it can also be retrofitted to existing equipment providing extra protection against dreadful power line transients. They look like large sized ceramic disk capacitors, and you will find them installed in every computer power supply. Sold under many different names, like TRANSZORBS, PEAK SUPPRESSORS and others, the power line transient suppresors are very easy to install, requiring just two solder points that place the component in pararell with the power line input to the equipment.Run an Internet search for the words power line transient suppressors and you will learn a lot more about this very useful devices that are becoming more and more important for today’s electronics !!!

And now,here is ASK ARNIE, with a really tough question amigos !!!Listeners from the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia have asked me about the possible amount of money required to put on the air a start up amateur radio station.

Well amigos, let’s start by saying that the world’s most popular amateur radio band is still two meters, and the most popular communications mode is FM, that is frequency modulation. Two meter band hand held radios, also known as handie talkies are, according to a recent research study, the most ubiquos amateur radio equipment. The worldwide expansion of VHF communications has helped to reduce the cost of high quality , highly reliable hand held FM two meter band equipment, and the second hand market is also a source of good rigs that can be bought at very low prices. Many countries around the world now have entry level amateur radio licences that don’t require beginners to pass the hard to learn Morse Code tests… Those licenses usually provide operating privileges for the two meter band, and that;s one of the reasons that the frequency range from 144 to 148 megaHertz in the Americas and from 144 to 146 megaHertz in the rest of the world, is the most popular amateur band since the early days of amateur radio.

Don’t think that two meters FM operation will limit you to ground wave 50 miles around your home communications… Well installed antennas with enough gain allow the two meter band FM rigs to reach quite far, and several amateur radio satellites have a 2 meter FM input that extends the coverage of a little handled to thousands of mile via a space repeater.

Two meters FM will also let you connect to computerized systems that will add lots of interesting hours to your ham radio career. But two meters FM is not the only way to start enjoying ham radio… Entry level HF transceivers connected to simple antennas will let you talk to the world from your home anytime that propagation conditions on the short wave bands are good enough. Be aware that low power HF rigs are to be avoided by beginners and that’s a more or less generalized opinion, as QRP or low power operation requires operating skills that take time to develop. My own personal opinion is that a beginners HF bands rig should provide no less than 20 Watts output into the antenna, and a 50 to 70 Watts power output will be still better, as it will let you work stations even when band conditions are not all that good !

Si amigos, yes my friends… you don’t need to spend a lot of money to start enjoying amateur radio.

And just before going QRT here, our exclusive and not copyrighted HF plus low band VHF propagation update and forecast First the update: This past week has been nothing but absolutely terrible for HF propagation, with a totally blank Sun , with ZERO sunspot count day in and day out,but fortunately no geomagnetic disturbances of any significance. For this weekend, expect very poor conditions for the HF bands, but rather good for Long Wave and AM broadcast band Dxing.

Average solar flux for this week was about 67, and you can expect continuing solar flux between 65 and 70 through the weekend.

Micro-DXpedition Report

All times UTC - freqs kHa // parallel frequency

BOLIVIA

4762.5 R. Chicha (pres.) 2326 weak tlk by M. Mx at 2329, deep-voiced M in SP at 2331. M again at 2343 but impossible to copy. W anncr joined in at 2349. Sounded like some rustic mx at 2356. Nothing hrd after 2357. This is always too weak. Will need either a super opening and/or a DXpedition. (Valko 22 Sept.) 23 SEPTEMBER 2007: The PNGs were coming in at 1020 UTC and I figured they'd only improve towards sunrise, so I decided to take a quick run up to one of my micro-DXpeditioning QTHs for an hour or so. The Geomagnetic Field was a bit disturbed and it didn't pan out like I hoped. RX: JRC NRD-535D
ANT: 394' Beverage at 315°
QTH: Reclaimed stripmine
Duration: 1050-1215 UTC
Solar Indices: S.F. = 67 A Index = 12 K Index = 4 No storms.
WX: Clear, 47° F. (8° C.).

AUSTRALIA

2485 VL8K 1049 playing C&W like mx, // to all other 120mb outlets. This one was best/strongest. (Valko 23 Sept.)

INDONESIA

3995.03 RRI Kendari (pres.) Nothing but easy Lagu mx during checks at 1055, 1109, 1119, 1125, and 1132. Getting stronger at 1135 while the Sun was rising. About 30 seconds of deadair between songs at 1136. Definite SCI at 1159. Sounded like it may have been //3987.04 w/Jak. nx afterwards, but it was too weak to be certain. Nonstop Hams right on the freq too. (Valko 23 Sept.)

SOLOMON ISLANDS

5018.97 SIBC 1053 Tlk by M and W anncrs. Came back at 1058 and caught C&W mx. Difficult when Rebelde was playing mx as it causes more splatter. 1100 W w/quick anmnt including SIBC ID, then world nx in EG w/actualities. One definite ment. of Solomon Islands at 1103, 'international', and 'United Nations'. 1105 ment of "...human ?? programs for the South Pacific...". 1106 nice fairly clear ID "This news is coming to you from the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation, 'Radio Happy Isles", in Honiara". Ad at 1142 on check. Still on past 1205. An e-mail sent to the address on their Web site was bounced back. (Valko 23 Sept.)

INDONESIA

3987.04 RRI Manokwari 1112 choral island mx. Finally W anncr in IN at 1131 briefly and then C&W mx. Peaking nicely at 1140. W briefly again at 1146 but no ID noted. W at 1159, then SCI and M w/Jak. nx relay which was //4869.93, but not 4749.97. (Valko 23 Sept.)

MALAYSIA

5964.93 Klasik Nasional (pres.) Was there at 1122 but not strong enough. 1129 definite mx and anmnt by W but 7270 had tlk by M. Again, mx on 5964.93 but M and W tlking on 7270 at 1146. (Valko 23 Sept.)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

3325 R. Bougainville (pres.) 2 stns here this morning. M in Pidgin was overtop slightly at 1126. 1138 island mx much clearer, then M anncr w/ment of 'tonight', but mic lvl just too weak. Fading by 1145. So apparently both Bougainville and Palangkaraya are here together. (Valko 23 Sept.)

LAOS??

4677.74 Just a weak carrier here at 1148. Too weak to get audio. (Valko 23 Sept.)

SOUTH KOREA

6600 V.O. People (pres.) Getting a bit of mx at 1152 which I presume is this one. Couldn't tell if //3912 as both were too weak at 1153. (Valko 23 Sept.)

(Source: Dave Valko, PA via Cumbre DX)

Azerbaijan Television & Radio Council Discusses Russia's Offer of Mutual Broadcasting

http://news.trendaz.com/cgi-
bin/readnews2.pl?newsId=1020425&lang=EN

Azerbaijan, Baku
Russia's technical contract on mutual broadcasting of TV channels has been submitted to the Azerbaijan National Television & Radio Council(NTRC), a member of the working group on mutual broadcasting of Azerbaijani and Russian TV channels, Gafar Jabiyev, reported on 24 September.

"After we become familiar with the contract from Russia we will respond," Jabiyev said.

During the meeting of the Council held at the beginning of January it was decided to terminate the translation of the Russian ORT and RTR-Planeta channels, as well as the Turkish STV channel, in Azerbaijan. Broadcasting of ORT was stopped on 10 July, and broadcasting of RTR-Planeta was extended, after Russia applied to Azerbaijan but on the condition that an Azerbaijani TV channel would be broadcast in Russia. The working groups dealing with the case of mutual broadcasting have held two meetings and the initial project on mutual broadcasting has been coordinated. Technical contracts were developed to achieve mutual agreements. Azerbaijan presented its options 2 months ago. The chairman of NTRC repeatedly stated that in case a common agreement was not achieved, broadcasting of Russian RTR-Planeta channel via Azerbaijani national frequency would be suspended.

Azerbaijan considers the coverage area of Azerbaijani AzTV in Russia should be on par with the coverage area of RTR-Planeta in Azerbaijan.

Jabiyev did not release the details of the technical contract. He noted the contract indicates terms of broadcasting and payment. According to him, the contract is being considered at the Azerbaijan Communications and IT Ministry, Azerbaijan Justice Ministry, and AzTV channel. The responses on the contract will be submitted to the First Deputy Prime Minister, Yagub Eyyubov. The next meeting of the working groups will be set afterwards.
(Source: Zacharias Liangas, Greece via Cumbre DX)

Blog Logs - Argentine DX Camp

Last weekend I was at DX Camp in Chascomus with the following DXers: Arnaldo L. Slaen, Enrique Wembagher and my son Nicolas Eramo (Jr). Following are a sampling of logs from the DX Camp.

BOLIVIA
4699.3 Radio San Miguel, Riberalta, 2334 - 2337, Sep 15, Spanish, Musical Program "La Factoria del Ritmo", ID "Exitos de Radio San Miguel estan contigo", SINPO 24332, (Eramo, Chascomus, Argentina)

BRAZIL
4845.1 Radio Cultura Ondas Tropicaes (p), Manaus, 2325 - 2331, Sep 15, Portuguese, Comments and Musical Program, SINPO 24332, (Eramo, Chascomus, Argentina)

BURKINA FASO
5030 Rdiff. du Burkina, Ouagadougou, 2304 - 2307, Sep 15, Comments by man announcer and Musical Program, SINPO 34433, (Eramo, Chascomus, Argentina)

DJIBOUTI
4780 Radio Djibouti, Doraleh, 2017 - 2022, Sep 15, Vernacular, dialogue between two man announcer's, Djibouti mentioned several times, SINPO 34343, (Eramo, Chascomus, Argentina)

ECUADOR
3279.9 La Voz del Napon, Tena, Napo, 1001 - 1003, Sep 16, Quechoa, Music and comments by man announcer, SINPO 24332, (Eramo, Chascomus, Argentina)

INDONESIA
3976 RRI Pontianak, 1019 - 1021, Sep 16, Vernacular, comments by female announcer, SINPO 24442, (Eramo, Chascomus, Argentina)

4605 RRI Serui, 0936 - 0945, Sep 16, Indonesian, comments by female announcer and then local music, SINPO 24222, (Eramo, Chascomus, Argentina)

ISRAEL
6970 Galei Tzahal (p), Lod, Tel Aviv, 2048 - 2054, Sep 15, Hebrew, man and female announcer, Comments, Music interpreted by Luciano Pavarotti, SINPO 22222, (Eramo, Chascomus, Argentina)

NORTH KOREA
2850 KCBS (p), Pyongyang, 0926 - 0930, Sep 16, Korean, Musical Program, SINPO 34333, (Eramo, Chascomus, Argentina)


PAPUA NEW GUINEA
3235 Radio West New Britain, Kimbe, 1013 - 1015, Sep 16, Vernacular, Music and comments by female announcer, SINPO 24442, (Eramo, Chascomus, Argentina)

3905 Radio New Ireland, Kavieng, 1005 - 1008, Sep 16, Vernacular and English, Comments or News by man announcer, ID in vernacular, SINPO 34333, (Eramo, Chascomus, Argentina)

ZIMBABWE
3396 ZBC, Gweru, 2054 - 2059, Sep 15, Vernacular, Comments by man announcer and Music, SINPO 34333, (Eramo, Chascomus, Argentina)
(Source: Nicolas Eranmo via Cumbre DX)

Blog Logs - Medium Wave DXing

Thanks to Patrick Martin for his contributions from a recent medium wave DXing session.
Gayle VH

A decent morning here, even considering the A & K index are still elevated. Several Filipinos in, including 1017 Davao City, now using the DXRR calls instead of the old DXAM.

531 JOQG JAPAN, Morioka good at 1330 tune in 9/25 with woman w/JJ talk with presumed 4KZ behind. (PM-OR)

540 JO.. JAPAN, Synchros // to 531 with JJ talk at 1331 9/25 (PM-OR)

549 JOAP JAPAN, Okinawa, fair in 550 KMVI/KOAC splatter //540, 531 with gal in JJ talk 1331 9/25 (PM-OR)

558 JOCR JAPAN, Kobe, very strong with M&F in JJ at 1332 9/25 (PM-OR)
t558 DZXL PHILIPPINES, Pasig, presumed the Tagalog talk topping JOCR at 1415 9/25 (PM-OR)

567 JOIK JAPAN, Sapporo good //531 at 1333 9/25 (PM-OR)

576 2RN AUSTRALIA, Sydney, fair with woman in Aussie EE at 1335 9/25 (PM-OR)

585 JOPG JAPAN, Kushiro, good on top of jumble with JJ talk 1338 9/25 (PM-OR)

594 JOAK JAPAN, Tokyo very good as usual with JJ talk // 585 at 1337 9/25 (PM-OR)

603 UNID Asian pop music station trying to top the channel at 1340 9/25. (PM-OR)

612 DYHP PHILIPPINES, Cebu nice signal with man in Tagalog at 1410, mention DYHP, in conversation with woman 9/25 (PM-OR)

621 UNID Station with Classical/Semi Classical music trying to surface at 1339 9/25 (PM-OR)

630 4QN AUSTRALIA, Townsville, good signal 1340 9/25 with man in Aussie EE, pretty much owning the channel. (PM-OR)

639 UNID PHILIPPINES, Tagalog talk in the jumble at 1405 9/25. (PM-OR)

648 JOIG JAPAN, Toyana, fair with JJ talk at 1447 9/25 (PM-OR)

More usual stuff up the dial. Noted Rel talk in American EE on 801, presume KTWG Guam.

1017 DXRR PHILIPPINES, Davao City, These calls are being used here now rather than the DXAM, with end of program at 1410 and man announcer "D-X Double .......10,000 watts......" Quite good and dominant on channel 9/25 (PM-OR)
(Source: Patrick Martin, Seaside OR)

Adventist World Radio A07 schedule update

USA(non) Updated A-07 of Adventist World Radio (AWR)

All times UTC - freq - kHz

0000-0200 Mandarin NE-China 12025 SDA
0000-0200 Mandarin C/N-China 15300 SDA
0000-0030 Burmese Myanmar 15510 SDA
0030-0100 Karen Myanmar, Thailand 15510 SDA
0100-0200 Mandarin S-China 15520 SDA
0100-0200 Vietnamese Vietnam 15445 TAI Sat
0200-0230 Urdu Pakistan 7320 MOS
0230-0330 Malagasy Madagascar 3215 MDC
0230-0300 Pushto Pakistan 7115 MOS Sun-Thu
0230-0300 Panjabi Pakistan 7115 MOS Fri/Sat
0300-0330 Tigrinya Eritrea 9815 WER
0300-0330 Russian E-Russia 17645 SDA
0300-0330 Oromo S-Ethiopia 9545 WER
0330-0400 Farsi Iran 9895 MOS
0330-0400 Amharic Ethiopia 9815 WER
0400-0430 Arabic Iraq, Arab Peninsula 9695 MOS
0430-0500 French Morocco, Algeria 9770 MOS
0500-0600 Bulgarian Bulgaria 5965 WER
0700-0800 Arabic Morocco, Algeria 11980 JUL
0800-0830 French Morocco, Algeria 15260 JUL
0800-0830 Tachelhit Morocco, Algeria 11980 JUL
0830-0900 Tachelhit Morocco, Algeria 15260 JUL
0900-1000 Italian Italy 9790 JUL Sun
1000-1100 Mandarin C/N-China 15615 SDA
1000-1100 Mandarin S-China 15510 SDA
1030-1100 Ilonggo Philippines 11930 SDA Wed/Thu
1030-1100 Cebuano Philippines 11930 SDA Fri/Sat
1030-1100 Ilocano Philippines 11930 SDA Sun
1030-1100 Mongolian N-China,Mongolia 11780 SDA
1030-1100 Tagalog Philippines 11930 SDA Mon/Tue
1100-1130 Indonesian W-Indonesia 15435 SDA
1100-1200 Mandarin NE-China 11775 SDA
1100-1200 Mandarin C/N-China 12105 SDA
1100-1200 Mandarin S-China 11975 SDA
1130-1200 English Indonesia,Malaysia 15435 SDA
1200-1300 Mandarin NE-China 9670 SDA
1200-1300 Mandarin S-China 9720 SDA
1200-1230 English NE-India,Bangladesh 15435 WER
1200-1300 Korean Korea 9880 SDA
1200-1300 Mandarin C/N-China 12105 SDA
1230-1300 Bangla NE-India,Bangladesh 15435 WER
1300-1330 Japanese Japan 11975 SDA
1300-1400 Vietnamese Vietnam 17670 MDC
1300-1330 Mandarin W-China 15320 WER Mon-Fri
1300-1330 Uighur W-China 15320 WER Sat/Sun
1300-1330 Bangla Bangladesh 15275 SDA
1300-1400 Mandarin C/N-China 12105 SDA
1300-1330 Japanese W-Japan 9805 SDA
1330-1400 Khmer Cambodia,Vietnam,Laos 11880 SDA Sun/Wed
1330-1400 English Bangladesh 15275 SDA Mon/Tue/Thu-Sat
1330-1400 Assamese NE-India 15275 SDA Sun/Wed
1330-1500 Mandarin W-China 15320 WER
1330-1400 Russian E-Russia 11845 SDA
1400-1500 Mandarin C/N-China 12105 SDA
1400-1430 Chin Myanmar 9385 SDA
1400-1500 Mandarin S-China 9695 SDA
1400-1430 Sinhalese Sri Lanka 12130 SDA
1400-1430 Urdu Pakistan 15400 MOS
1430-1500 Karen Myanmar, Thailand 9725 SDA
1430-1500 Burmese Myanmar 11885 SDA
1430-1500 Afar NE-Ethiopia, Somalia 17610 MOS
1500-1530 Tamil S-India 9600 SDA
1500-1530 Telugu S-India 6035 SDA
1500-1530 English S-India 11640 SDA
1500-1530 Mizo NE-India 11895 SDA
1500-1530 Nepali Nepal 15225 WER
1500-1530 Panjabi N-India 15160 WER
1500-1530 Turkish Turkey 15595 MOS
1530-1628 Malagasy Madagascar 3215 MDC
1530-1600 Hindi N-India 15160 WER
1530-1600 Marathi C-India 11895 SDA
1530-1600 Malayalam S-India 9600 SDA
1530-1600 Hindi C-India 9525 SDA
1530-1600 English Nepal, Tibet 15225 WER
1530-1600 Kannada S-India 11640 SDA
1600-1630 Urdu N-India 6155 SDA
1600-1630 English C-India 11805 SDA
1600-1630 English S-India 11640 SDA
1600-1630 Urdu Pakistan 15195 MOS
1630-1700 English N-India 6155 SDA
1630-1700 Somali Somalia 17575 WER
1630-1700 Farsi Iran 15360 MOS
1700-1730 Kiswahili Tanzania, Uganda 9600 MEY
1700-1730 Tagalog ME 9980 SDA Mon/Tue
1700-1730 Cebuano ME 9980 SDA Fri/Sat
1700-1730 Ilocano ME 9980 SDA Sun
1700-1730 Ilonggo ME 9980 SDA Wed/Thu
1700-1730 Arabic Iraq, Arab Peninsula 15265 MOS
1700-1730 Hindi ME 11640 SDA
1730-1800 Tamil ME 11640 SDA
1730-1800 Kabyle Morocco, Algeria 11780 JUL
1730-1800 English ME 9980 SDA
1730-1800 Oromo S-Ethiopia 17575 WER
1730-1800 Masai Tanzania, Kenya 9600 MEY
1800-1830 Bari S-Sudan 15315 MOS Mon
1800-1830 Dinka S-Sudan 15315 MOS Thu
1800-1830 Juba Arabic S-Sudan 15315 MOS Tue/Sat
1800-1830 Moru S-Sudan 15315 MOS Sun
1800-1830 Col English S-Sudan 15315 MOS Wed
1800-1830 Zande S-Sudan 15315 MOS Fri
1800-1830 English E-Africa 9610 MEY
1800-1830 English Botswana, Zimbabwe 3345 MEY
1800-1830 English SW-Africa 3215 MEY
1830-1900 Arabic Libya 11955 MOS
1900-1930 Fulfulde Cameroon, Ghana 15205 JUL
1900-2000 Arabic Morocco, Algeria 15260 JUL
1900-1930 Arabic Morocco, Algeria 11730 JUL
1900-1930 Hausa Nigeria 11955 MOS
1930-2000 Ibo E-Nigeria 11955 MOS
1930-2000 Tachelhit Morocco, Algeria 11730 JUL
2000-2030 Farsi Iran 9770 WER
2000-2030 Dyula Burkina Faso, Mali 11955 MOS
2000-2030 French C-Africa 15260 JUL
2000-2030 French Morocco, Algeria 11730 JUL
2000-2030 English C-Africa 15235 JUL
2000-2030 French Cameroon, Niger 11755 JUL
2030-2100 Yoruba Nigeria 11885 JUL
2030-2100 Yoruba Nigeria 11755 JUL
2030-2100 Mandarin Morocco, Algeria 9565 JUL
2030-2100 French W-Africa 11955 MOS
2100-2200 Mandarin C/N-China 11750 JUL
2100-2130 Japanese Japan 11980 SDA
2100-2200 Korean Korea 11790 SDA
2100-2130 Japanese W-Japan 11850 SDA
2100-2130 English W-Africa 11955 MOS
2130-2200 English W-Japan, S-China 11850 SDA
2200-2300 Mandarin C/N-China 15215 SDA
2200-2230 Indonesian W-Indonesia 15320 SDA
2200-2230 Indonesian W-Indonesia 11850 SDA
2200-2300 Mandarin NE-China 12120 SDA
2230-2300 English W-Indonesia 15320 SDA
2300-2400 Mandarin NE-China 12120 SDA
2300-2400 Mandarin C/N-China 15370 SDA
2300-2400 Vietnamese S-Vietnam 15320 SDA
(Source: DX Mix News via Alokesh Gupta, India, WB, Germany, Rachel Baughn, MT)

Archival VOA Arabic recordings released

The American Embassy in Cairo, in cooperation with the Voice of America (VOA), has produced a compilation of recordings from the archives of the VOA Arabic service. The three CD collection is entitled Bainee wa Bainak or “Between You and Me”. US Ambassador Francis J Ricciardone introduced the collection saying, “We chose the name Bainee wa Bainak because ultimately relations between Egypt and America are between people. Our cultures bring us together.”

Bainee wa Bainak features interviews in classical Arabic with Egyptian icons from literature, music, and theater and film. The CDs will be made available to Egyptian libraries, universities and cultural institutions for research and instruction. It represents a sample from the more than 1600 hours of recordings broadcast and archived by the VOA’s Arabic Service. The American Embassy in Cairo and VOA are exploring ways to share the entire VOA Arabic treasury with the public.

VOA Director Dan Austin stated: “We are thrilled to be able to share these gems from VOA’s 55 years of Arabic-language broadcasting into Egypt and the entire region. These interviews shine light on the rich cultural history of Egypt, and now this treasure will be available for scholars from throughout the Middle East and indeed the world.”

Audio files and transcripts of the Bainee wa Bainak collection are available at the US Embassy Cairo website.
(Source: Voice of America/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

XM Canada adds new channels to service

XM Canada adds new channels to offer EVEN MORE choice on satellite radio New channels include ESPNEWS, ESPN Radio, Radio Disney and more TORONTO, Sept. 24 /CNW/ - XM Canada (TSX: XSR), the country's premier provider of satellite radio, today announced it will increase its channel offering to provide listeners with the most choice and the greatest variety in
Canada.
"We are thrilled to offer our subscribers even more of the best programming in satellite radio," said Stewart Lyons, executive vice president of XM Canada. "It is through our strong commitment to entertain our listeners that we lead the Canadian market with the most channels and the most selection including 70 commercial-free music channels - simply put, we offer the most selection hands down."
In addition to the ATN-Asian Radio channel announced on September 18, XM Canada subscribers will receive more of the best in commercial-free music, compelling talk, comedy, entertainment and exciting sports. Starting today, new channel additions will include up-to-the-minute information by the leading sports provider, ESPNEWS and ESPN Radio, and Radio Disney, a magical music channel tailor made for kids and tweens. XM Canada's college sports
programming will also be strengthened as football and basketball games from the PAC 10 and BIG 12 conferences are added to the current coverage of the ACC and SEC conferences.
Read more at CNW Group:

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2007/24/c3797.html

Don't shoot the DJ - they still define what we listen to

Paul Robinson
Monday September 24, 2007

The Guardian
Last weekend on Radio 4's Saturday Live guest contributor Tony Blackburn revealed that the greatest radio revolution to hit his household was the newly-acquired WiFi radio which enables him to listen to a plethora of radio stations across the globe. The revelation was surprisingly apposite from the man whose voice was the first to be heard on Radio 1 by 19 million listeners and for whom the greatest audience competition, at the time, came from Radio 4's 8am news bulletin.
Radio 1 (and Radios 2, 3 and 4) are 40 years old on Sunday and in that time they have seen competition explode. When Radio 1 launched on 247 metres medium wave, a frequency now ironically used by national commercial station Virgin Radio, it had virtually no competition. The pirate radio stations which gave birth to the BBC pop station had virtually disappeared as a result of the Marine Offences Act and there was Radio Luxembourg in the evening with its fading signal on 208m. Blackburn was himself an ex-pirate as were other Radio 1 DJs, because legal commercial radio didn't start in the UK until October 1973 with LBC and Capital in London. The other source of talent was either the Light programme, which was renamed Radio 2 - Terry Wogan went from there to Radio 1- or Radio Luxembourg with future Radio 1 DJs from Jimmy Savile to Steve Wright doing a stint in its fortress-like building.
Read more from Media Guardian at:
http://media.guardian.co.uk/mediaguardian/story/0,,2175373,00.html

New Radio Heritage Documentaries

The Radio Heritage Foundation www.radioheritage.net has released two new radio heritage documentaries through Radio NZ International.

The first of these is currently available as a podcast at www.rnzi.com (Other Audio/Mailbox) and is a rare recording of the 1963 Top 20 radio show from 2ZC Hawkes Bay in New Zealand.

The documentary comes complete with music, station IDs for 2ZC, local adverts and typical sound effects of the period.

The documentary is linked with the article 'From Hawkes Bay to Replay' at the Radio Heritage Foundation website www.radioheritage.net which contains photos of the DJ and the panel operator and a personal story behind the scenes of the 2ZC Top 20
show.

On Monday, October 1 2007, RNZI broadcasts a second documentary featuring the history of Pacific radio during the 1941-1950 period.

This covers the broadcasting scene around the region during WWII, the occupation of Japan, and the reconstruction period for SE Asia, the Philippines and other locations.

The documentary includes classic Pacific music melodies of the period, and also covers new stations in Samoa, Fiji and other colonies of the time, as well as reviewing broadcasting from Australia and NZ during wartime censorship.

After broadcast during the Mailbox program on RNZI, this documentary is also available via podcast at www.rnzi.com .

The Radio Heritage Foundation is a non-profit charitable trust. Hundreds of pages of articles about Pacific radio and searchable Pacific radio databases are available for free at http://www.radioheritage.net/ .

Coming soon at http://www.radioheritage.net/ - Shanghai Radio in 1941.

(Source: Radio Heritage via HCDX)

France 24 now broadcasting across Africa via satellite

SES New Skies announced today that France 24 is now broadcasting across Africa on the NSS-7 satellite located at the orbital position of 338° East. NSS-7 is the primary satellite for video distribution in Africa, and 338° East has a significant legacy as a strong, diverse and thriving African programme neighbourhood comprising French, English, Arabic and Portuguese language content and is a key gateway to reaching pan-African audiences.

France 24’s English and French channels are broadcast on the GlobeCast platform on NSS-7’s East hemi C-band beam, which offers coverage of Europe, the Middle East and all of Africa. The exact transmission parameters are: Transponder EHL7/ERL7, 4055 MHz, right hand circular polarization.
(Source: SES New Skies/R Netherlands Media Network)

New classic rock station to launch in Dublin

A new radio station will commence broadcasting to the Dublin area this weekend under a temporary licence from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, and will operate every Friday, Saturday and Sunday until 2 December. The Rock, based in Dun Laoghaire, will broadcast classic rock music aimed at the over-30s on 94.9 MHz FM and 1278 kHz AM.
(Source: Radiowaves.fm http://www.radiowaves.fm/
(R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Pennsylvania Air National Guard retires Commando Solo II aircraft

The Pennsylvania Air National Guard 193rd Special Operations Wing has retired commando Solo II, its 1963 aircraft which operated a flying radio and television station over Haiti, Grenada, Afghanistan, Iraq, Panama, Bosnia, Kosovo and other world hotspots. The plane was put to rest yesterday in a ceremony at Fort Indiantown Gap and is now on permanent display at the gap for public viewing.


The EC-130E aircraft, the military’s only airborne broadcasting system, was used for psychological operations. It logged nearly 12,000 flying hours with the wing, including nearly 2,700 combat flying hours. Last year, the aircraft was replaced by Commando Solo III, an upgraded broadcast system based on the EC-130J.
(Source: PennLive/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

TWR in Benin plans December sign-on

Trans World Radio’s engineering team is making progress in readying the new transmitting facility in Benin, West Africa. rogramming is scheduled to begin airing in December. The transmitter and an air conditioning unit are on-site. Two additional containers with power generators and essential antenna parts are in transit and due to arrive in Africa in the coming weeks.

According to TWR, the team signed the licence agreement last year, and TWR-Africa has persevered through several subsequent challenges regarding the transmitter project, including delays in ordering and receiving equipment and seeking out program producers.

Construction of the high power mediumwave station in Benin is making steady progress. Missionaries, including the Cox and Kennedy families, have been working hard to get the station operational. Paul Cox, a broadcast engineer, is overseeing the installation of the transmitter and other technical aspects.
(Source: Mission Network News/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Blog Logs - DXpedition DXing

The last weekend I was at DX Camp in Chascomus with the following DXers: Arnaldo L. Slaen, Enrique Wembagher and my son Nicolas Eramo (Jr).

Bolivia
4699.3 Radio San Miguel, Riberalta, 2334 - 2337, Sep 15, Spanish, Musical Program "La Factoria del Ritmo", ID "Exitos de Radio San Miguel estan contigo", SINPO 24332, (Eramo, Chascomus, Argentina)

Brazil
4845.1 Radio Cultura Ondas Tropicaes (p), Manaus, 2325 - 2331, Sep 15, Portuguese. Comments and musical program, SINPO 24332, (Eramo, Chascomus, Argentina)

Burkina Faso
5030 Rdiff. du Burkina, Ouagadougou, 2304 - 2307, Sep 15, Comments by man announcer and Musical Program, SINPO 34433, (Eramo, Chascomus, Argentina)

Djibouti
4780 Radio Djibouti, Doraleh, 2017 - 2022, Sep 15, Vernacular, dialogue between two man announcer's, Djibouti mentioned several times, SINPO 34343, (Eramo, Chascomus, Argentina)

Ecuador
3279.9 La Voz del Napon, Tena, Napo, 1001 - 1003, Sep 16, Quecha, music and comments by man announcer, SINPO 24332, (Eramo, Chascomus, Argentina)

Indonesia
3976 RRI Pontianak, 1019 - 1021, Sep 16, Vernacular, comments by female announcer, SINPO 24442, (Eramo, Chascomus, Argentina)

4605 RRI Serui, 0936 - 0945, Sep 16, Indonesian, comments by female announcer and then local music, SINPO 24222, (Eramo, Chascomus, Argentina)

Israel
6970 Galei Tzahal (p), Lod, Tel Aviv, 2048 - 2054, Sep 15, Hebrew, man and female announcer, Comments, Music interpreted by Luciano Pavarotti, SINPO 22222, (Eramo, Chascomus, Argentina)

North Korea
2850 KCBS (p), Pyongyang, 0926 - 0930, Sep 16, Korean, Musical Program, SINPO 34333, (Eramo, Chascomus, Argentina)

Papua New Guinea
3235 Radio West New Britain, Kimbe, 1013 - 1015, Sep 16, Vernacular, music and comments by female announcer, SINPO 24442, (Eramo, Chascomus, Argentina)

3905 Radio New Ireland, Kavieng, 1005 - 1008, Sep 16, Vernacular and English, Comments or news by man announcer, ID in vernacular, SINPO 34333, (Eramo, Chascomus, Argentina)

Unid
4995.9 UNID, 1042 - 1050, Sep 16, Chinese, comments by man and female announcer, SINPO 24442, (Eramo, Chascomus, Argentina)

Zimbabwe
3396 ZBC, Gweru, 2054 - 2059, Sep 15, Vernacular, Comments by man announcer and music, SINPO 34333, (Eramo, Chascomus, Argentina)

Receiver: SONY ICF 2010
Antenna: Longwire 30 mts
(Source: Nicolas Eramo, Argentina via Cumbre DX)

RAI shortwave services set to end September 30

David de Jong writes: Italian media news service Newslinet reports that the broadcasting center of Rome Prato Smeraldo has received orders to shut down as of 30 September. Currently the radio broadcasts of Rai International are available in 26 languages on shortwave, satellite and Internet. 60 editorial staff are involved on the production side, of whom half are on temporary contracts. Their future is uncertain, as is that of Rai International.

The decision to shut down the shortwave broadcasts is a consequence of the new contract made between the Italian government and public broadcaster Rai and its international department Rai International. It is still unclear whether some broadcasts might continue on satellite and Internet. Most probably Italian programmes will be continued as they are used for mediumwave broadcasts during the night (Notturno Italiano) and are also relayed throughout several FM outlets, especially in the US, Canada and Australia.

Italy has been active with shortwave broadcasts since I July 1930, and since 1934 in foreign languages under the Mussolini fascist regime. Italy - which became a democratic republic directly after World War II - has been active with its international service since 3 September 1946, when English, Spanish, French and Portuguese broadcasts restarted in a totally new setting, and were expanded to the 26 languages in which it broadcasts today.

Since 1995 the broadcasts have been the responsibility of the 100 % Rai-owned company Rai International, which took over from the ‘Direzione Esteri’ of Rai. Rai International is currentlyfocusing more on its television activities. The workers’ union Libersind has sent a petition to the Italian government in order to keep the foreign broadcasts.
(R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

KWWN Update and KCKN proposed DX Test

KWWN 1100 kHz Las Vegas, NV

Bill Croghan, WBØKSW, Chief Engineer for Lotus Broadcasting of Las Vegas tells us the new KWWN has been on the air now for about three days as of Sept. 21, running unmodulated carrier (except for ID's) often at less than 1 KW for tuning and testing.

"It has been many short tests mostly at the lower power levels, but we have run the day pattern at the full 20 KW," he relates. "As you might imagine, a 20 KW two tower day pattern wasn't to difficult, but the 2 KW night pattern with four towers, on the next property over from two diplexed 1 KW stations located near in frequency, has been a challenge. We expect to start running longer tests, still primarily unmodulated, next week and the week after and hopefully will ask the FCC for Program test authority in the next two weeks. After receiving that, we will probably start sending the Deportes, Hispanic ESPN programming with ID's at the top of the hour for
KWWN. It's a long drawn out process that must proceed at the FCC required rate and through the hoops they mandate. I'll let you know when we start doing more."

Once they are through the testing phase, Bill has promised a full fledged DX Test over KWWN. If you hear them testing before then, you can send your reception reports to: Lotus Broadcasting, c/o Bill Croghan, 8755 W. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89147.

KCKN 1020 kHz Roswell, NM
Jerry Kiefer has promised us a DX Test (maybe two) from his station. Right now it looks like early November.
"I'll have an exact date shortly, sometime the first week or two of November on a Sunday night to get some good winter skywave," Jerry said in a recent e-mail. Our thanks go to retired BTC Coordinator Les Rayburn for getting the wheels turning on these two tests. We'll provide more information when the details are nailed down.
(Source: Jim Pogue - KH2AR@comcast.net via HCDX)
www.dxtests.info

KNLS Alaska B07 schedule

ALASKA KNLS. B-07 sked effective from 28 October 2007

All times UTC

English
0800-0900 7355
1000-1100 6150
1200-1300 6150 6915
1400-1500 6150

Mandarin
0800-0900 9615
0800-1200 7355
1300-1400 6890
1300-1600 7355
1600-1800 6915

Russian
0900-1000 6150
1100-1200 6150
1500-1800 6150
(KNLS web site via Alan Roe-UK WDXC-UK, updated by wb Sept 21)
(Source; WWDXC-Top News BC DX 826)

HD Radios to Be Sold on QVC

9.21.2007


Three HD Radio receivers will be shown on QVC next Wednesday.
The HD Digital Radio Alliance said the receivers would be featured at 10 p.m. on Sept. 26, which is during the NAB Radio Show.

The models to be sold are the Polk Audio I-Sonic Audio Entertainment System, which includes a DVD/CD player as well as HD Radio reception capability. The Visteon HD Pulse, an HD-R tabletop clock radio will be available, as will the Radiosophy HD 100.

The alliance said it will promote the show on QVC with a national radio advertising campaign in 100 markets.

QVC Senior Vice President of Merchandising Mary Campbell said the broadcast will be an opportunity for consumers to learn about the technology and purchase products.

Alliance President/CEO Peter Ferrara called QVC “a unique home retail environment that is ideal” for helping consumers discover new content on HD Radio.
(Source: RW)

Radio's Top 20 Market Listing

9.21.2007

Quick can you name radio’s top 20 markets (see above)? Here they are, with their 12+ populations:

1. NEW YORK 15,344,600

2. LOS ANGELES 10,902,400

3. CHICAGO 7,784,400

4. SAN FRANCISCO 5,969,400

5. DALLAS-FT. WORTH 4,973,000

6. HOUSTON-GALVESTON 4,639,000

7. PHILADELPHIA 4,350,000

8. ATLANTA 4,267,500

9. WASHINGTON, DC 4,210,000

10. BOSTON 3,874,600

11. DETROIT 3,866,500

12. MIAMI-FT. LAUDERDALE-HOLLYWOOD 3,538,400

13. PUERTO RICO 3,328,500

14. SEATTLE-TACOMA 3,328,100

15. PHOENIX 3,173,200

16. MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL 2,683,000

17. SAN DIEGO 2,515,100

18. NASSAU-SUFFOLK (LONG ISLAND) 2,359,300

19. TAMPA-ST. PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER 2,350,000

20. ST. LOUIS 2,308,400
(Source: RW)

Amateur Radio ARLD DX Newsletter

ZCZC AE39
QST de W1AW
DX Bulletin 39 ARLD039
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT September 20, 2007
To all radio amateurs

SB DX ARL ARLD039
ARLD039 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, DXNL, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.

MADAGASCAR, 5R. Willi, DJ7RJ will be QRV as 5R8RJ from Nosy, IOTA AF-057, from September 26 to October 26. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL direct to home call.

NEPAL, 9N. Yuki, JH1NBN is QRV as 9N7BN from Kathmandu while on business here. He is normally QRV on 20 and 17 meters SSB around 1830z, but on a limited time schedule. QSL to home call.

BURUNDI, 9U. A group of operators will be QRV as 9U0A from September 26 to October 9. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using all modes, with an emphasis on the low bands and digital modes. QSL via DL7DF.

MOZAMBIQUE, C9. Fernando, C91R is QRV until August 2008. Activity is on 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 meters using all modes, but concentrating his activity on RTTY. QSL via CT1BXT.

ANGOLA, D2. Koji, JM1CAX is QRV as D2NX from Luanda. Activity is on the HF bands. QSL via JH7FQK.

SPAIN, EA. A group of operators will be QRV as AM3MM from the Montserrat Monastery from September 22 to 24. Activity will be on all bands and modes. QSL via EA3MM.

US VIRGIN ISLANDS, KP2. Operators NP3D, K4FO and AK2P will be QRV as KP2/NP3D, NP2/K4FO and WP2/AK2P, respectively, from St. Croix Island from September 23 to 30. Activity will be on all HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY. They also plan to be active in the upcoming CQ WW RTTY contest as KP2/NP3D as a Multi-Op entry. QSL contest call and KP2/NP3D via W3HNK. QSL all others to home calls.

BELGIUM, ON. The Belgian Air Force Amateur Radio Association will be QRV as ON47FOUGA from September 24 to 30 to mark the last flight of the Fouga Magister and its 47 years in service. QSL via ON6KN.

DENMARK, OZ. Lutz, DL3ARK and Peter, DL4AMK will be QRV as OZ/homecalls from Langeland Island, IOTA EU-172, and Hov Lighthouse, ARLHS DEN-035, from September 22 to 29. This includes an entry in the SAC SSB contest. They will be active around the usual IOTA and Lighthouse frequencies. QSL to home calls.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA, P2. Operators SM6CVX, G3KHZ, G4EDG and CT1AGF will be QRV as P29VCX from Nukumanu Island, IOTA OC-284, from September 24 to 29. They will visit other islands as well. Activity will be on all HF bands, with an emphasis on 160 and 80 meters. QSL P29VCX via SM6CVX.

EGYPT, SU. Gab, HA3JB is QRV as SU8BHI until November 30. Activity is on all HF bands using CW, RTTY, SSTV and PSK, with some SSB. He will also participate in the upcoming CQ WW RTTY and CW contests. QSL direct to home call.

DODECANESE, SV5. Drew, GM3YOR is QRV as SV5/GM3YOR from Symi, IOTA EU-001, until September 30. He is active in his spare time. QSL to home call.

WEST KIRIBATI, T30. Toshi, JA8BMK will be QRV as T30XX from Tarawa beginning September 25 for about a week. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using CW and SSB with some RTTY and PSK31. QSL direct via JA8UWT.

ICELAND, TF. Roger, G3SXW and John, G4IRN are QRV as TF/home calls from Reykjavik until September 23. Activity is on 40 to 12 meters using only CW. QSL to home calls.

WILLIS ISLAND, VK9W. George, AA7JV and Tomi, HA7RY will be QRV as VK9WWI from September 25 to October 5. Activity will be on the low bands. QSL via HA7RY.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The Scandinavian Activity SSB Contest, NCCC CW Sprint, CIS DX Contest, AGCW VHF/UHF Contest, SKCC Weekend CW Sprint and the 222 MHz Fall Sprint are all scheduled for this weekend. Please see September QST, page 91, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details.
NNNN /EX
(Source: ARLD DX News via Dave Raycroft)

Somalia's Radio Shabelle shuts down

Mogadishu’s independent Shabelle radio station announced on Wednesday it was shutting down after security forces surrounded its offices and opened fire, destroying equipment over the past two days. ”We are sadly announcing that our media network has ceased all its media activity after forces from the transitional government of Somalia randomly fired at our premises,” Shabelle said in a statement posted on its website.

“The damage caused by heavy gunfire directed at our premises is immense so we can’t continue operating our radio station. All the equipment, including our main studio, are destroyed,” the statement added. Shabelle chairman Abdimaalik Yusuf Mohamud said: “We are also ceasing our operations because of the increasing threat to our staff and our building.”

“This is totally inhuman and a savage attack on Somalia’s struggle to freedom of speech,” he added in a statement released after the station shut. The security forces, who last weekend stormed the station and detained 17 staff, have accused one of Shabelle’s journalists of hurling a grenade at a police patrol.

Global media watchdogs have assailed the government, saying its crackdown on the independent press has made Somalia the world’s second dangerous place for journalists after Iraq. At least seven journalists have been killed in Somalia this year and media watchdogs have urged all sides to ensure better protection for reporters, several of whom have also been wounded or robbed.
(Source: AFP/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Radio Netherlands Program Preview Sept. 22 - 28

Welcome to our weekly guide to Radio Netherlands' English Service - a list of the new programmes coming up on Radio Netherlands this week, beginning on Saturday.



SATURDAY 22 SEPTEMBER
*** The State We're In ***
We ask why systemic rape is one of the primary weapons of war in the Congo and we meet the victims as well as the people who treat them.

We also look at the right to a roof over your head and hear the story of the Zimbabwean woman whose government made her, and hundreds of thousands of others, demolish their own houses.

We hear from a victim of the US sub-prime mortgage controversy.
And do you still have the right to a roof over your head even when that roof is a highway overpass? We meet the Jakarta slum dwellers who think so.

We ask what makes a hero? Is the man who made the only serious attempt to assassinate Hitler, and now the subject of a major Hollywood film, a hero? His son is still unsure.

And we meet real life hero Dr Dave, who is spending his golden years tending to patients in a primitive clinic on the Thai Burma border.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1500 (South Asia), 1800 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)
Note that on Saturday we also run repeats of:
Network Europe on SW: 1400 (South Asia)

The Research File: 1430 (South Asia)
Amsterdam Forum and Echoes: 1900 and 1944 respectively (Central, East and South Africa)

SUNDAY 23 SEPTEMBER
*** Amsterdam Forum ***
Does giving aid to the poor end poverty? Not according to the American economist William Easterly.

In his book The White Man's Burden, Professor Easterly argues that western charity actually makes the problems of the world's poorest people worse.

He explains his viewpoint at a round-table discussion on the failings
of foreign aid.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1500 (South Asia), 1800 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

Repeated: Sat 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)

*** Echoes ***
Our new listener feedback programme. Mindy Ran responds to your comments, queries and complaints about our programmes. And featuring every week A Critical Eye - commentary from Perro de Jong.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1045 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1145 (Eastern N America), 1545 (South Asia), 1845 & 2045 (Central, East and South Africa), 0045 (Eastern N America), 0145 (Central N America), 0445 (Western N America)

Repeated: Sat 1945 (Central, East and South Africa)

Note that on Sunday we also run repeats of:
Flatlanders or EuroHit 40: 1400 (South Asia)
Arts and Culture: 1430 (South Asia)
The State We're in: 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)

MONDAY 24 SEPTEMBER
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

*** Flatlanders ***
"The Challenges of Integration"
In the first of a five-part series, Radio Netherlands Worldwide and four other international broadcasters look at the issue of immigration. The United Nations estimates that there are nearly 200 million migrants. That's three percent of the world's population.
In the first programme, we look at the history of immigration in the Netherlands, Sweden, Canada, Australia and Japan.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)
Repeated: Sun 1400 (South Asia), Wednesday 1500 (South Asia) 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)

TUESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

*** The State We're In, Midweek Report ***
We ask why systemic rape is one of the primary weapons of war in the Congo and we meet the victims as well as the people who treat them.
We also look at the right to a roof over your head and hear the story of the Zimbabwean woman whose government made her, and hundreds of thousands of others, demolish their own houses.
We hear from a victim of the US sub-prime mortgage controversy.

And do you still have the right to a roof over your head even when that roof is a highway overpass? We meet the Jakarta slum dwellers who think so.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)
Repeated: Thu 1430, 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa) Sun 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)


WEDNESDAY 26 SEPTEMBER
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

*** Arts and Culture ***
"Short Circuit"
Literally synaesthesia means "a crossing of the senses". In practice synaesthetes may see colours when they hear music, or experience taste when they are touched. Letters and numbers have individual colours and words can appear as paintings.
For a long time is was thought that synaesthetes were fabricating their experiences, but recent neurological studies show that they do in fact perceive things like music or words with several senses. In "Short Circuit", people with synaesthesia talk about the difficulties of explaining what they see, hear and taste. We also hear from two artists who use their work to translate the complex landscape of their minds.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)
Repeated: Fri 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa), Sun 14:30 (South Asia)

THURSDAY 27 SEPTEMBER
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

*** The Research File ***
New approaches in healthcare and medicine
We hear that drug testing on bio-engineered human skin greatly reduces the need for animal testing; family-style communal meals in nursing homes improve people's well-being a very large research programme has started to see if dementia can be prevented.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)
Repeated: Mon 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa), Sat 1430 (South Asia)


FRIDAY 28 SEPTEMBER
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

*** Network Europe ***
A Pan European team links up across the continent each week to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.
The programme is a unique example of European co-operation, produced by the continent's leading international broadcasters, it reflects the diversity of European society and voices. Each week we drop in on specialists around Europe and catch up with our extensive network of correspondents for their unique take on the events shaping the week.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)
Repeated: Tues 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa), Sat 1400 (South Asia)
(R Netherlands)

New radio station to launch in October

CHWC, 104.9 the Beach a new FM radio station serving Ontario's West coast began its mandatory Industry Canada testing last week. The test period will last four weeks and once successfully completed, Bayshore Broadcasting Corporation, owner of the station, will
begin broadcasting local FM radio service to Goderich, Bayfield, Grand Bend and the rest of Ontario's West Coast.

"This is a radio station's sea trial so to speak" said Rob Brignell, General Manager of 104.9 the Beach. "Everyone on the Beach team is very gratified as they begin to hear the results of their months of preparatory work come together. " Work continues at 104.9 the Beach office and studio's located at 300 Suncoast Drive, just south of the Suncoast Drive and Highway eight intersection and in the studios of 98 the Beach, sister station to the one in Goderich.
While the construction crews continue to put the finishing touches to the building, Beach staff are programming all of the computers and consoles that are the electronic heart and sole of the radio station.


"We have been working hard to find the best on air people to staff the station" said Don Vail, Beach Program Director. "We have almost every vacancy filled and are just waiting for a couple of confirmations and we will be ready to go. We will let everyone know in the very near future who your local radio personalities will be.

The target date for launching the station is October 15. Bayshore Broadcasting Corporation, located in Owen Sound, owns and operates 6 radio stations on the Shores of Georgian Bay and Lake Huron. 560 CFOS is a heritage AM station serving Grey and Bruce counties for over 65 years. Mix 106 and Country 93, in Owen Sound, are regional FM stations serving Grey, Bruce
and Simcoe Counties. 98 the Beach in Port Elgin, 97.7 the Beach in Wasaga Beach and 104.9 the Beach in Goderich.
Jaisakthivel, Chennai, India
Source: http://www.lakeshoreadvance.com/Local%20News/339132.html

All India Radio frequency changes and Radio World update

All India Radio frequency changes wef 26th September,2007(0945 UTC)

AIR has changed frequency for its Vividh Bharati Service from 10330 kHz to
9870 kHz and txer site to SPT,Bangalore 500 kW from HPT,Khampur(Delhi),
250 kW.Consequently,following changes have been made in the A07 Schedule:

Vividh Bharati Service 0025-0435 UTC 9870 B'lore(ex 10330 Delhi)
Vividh Bharati Service 0900-1200 UTC 9870 B'lore(ex 10330 Delhi)
Vividh Bharati Service 1245-1740 UTC 9870 B'lore(ex 10330 Delhi)
Russian 1615-1715 UTC 10330 Delhi (ex 9875 Delhi)
Chinese 1145-1315 UTC 11840 Delhi (ex 11840 B'lore)
Swahili/Hindi 1515-1730 UTC 9950 D15 Delhi(ex 9950 D16 Delhi)
Hindi 1615-1730 UTC 15075 Delhi (ex 15075 B'lore)
GOS-I 2245-0045 UTC 11645 Delhi (ex 11645 B'lore)
(Source: Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi,India)

All India Radio Chennai's 89th week of Vaanoli Ulagam (Radio World) Tamil DX program will broadcast on 23rd September (Sunday). The Content of the program is like this.

In the first segment listener's letters from around the world.

In the second segment, 'Radio History' contains Radio History in Namibia with their Signature Tunes.

In the third segment, 'Radio Today' contains, lot of recent news in detail

In the fourth segment, part with the DX Logging in English.

The fifth segment we give the most common words used in DXing. [DX Terminology]

In the six segment, Net for Dxing we give the detail review of useful nets

In the seventh segment, we reveiw the DX Books and CD's

Those who are want to get the special 75th week limited edition World Smallest QSL card No:5 (6x3.5CM), Book mark and New 50th week Pennant, send your Reception Report with 1 New IRC to the following address.

Indian listener must send Rs.10/- mint stamps for return QSL. Do not send the US $

N.C. Gnanaprakasam,
Program Executive,
Vaanoli Ulagam,
Thiraikadal Adivarum Thamizh Naatham,
All India Radio,
Kamarajar Salai,
Chennai 600004,
Tamilnadu, India.

The schedule of the Tamil DX Program 'Vaanoli Ulagam' (Radio World) is broadcast Sundays between 1115-1215 UTC (for about 15 minutes) on the following frequencies
To Sri Lanka:
1053 kHz Tuticorin (200 kw)
15050 Khampur, Delhi (250 kw)
17860 New Delhi (100 kw)
7270 Chennai (Avadi) (100 Kw)
To SE Asia:
13695 Bangalore (500 kw)
15770 Aligarh (250 kw)
17810 Panaji (250 kw)
(Source: Jaisakthivel, Producer and Presenter, Chennai)

Narrower Bandwidth Recommendations, Too

by Leslie Stimson, 9.20.2007
Leslie Stimson is the News Editor and Washington Bureau Chief for Radio World.

Speaking of bandwidth:
A separate document, so far called “NRSC-G100,” illustrates “the relationship of transmitted analog AM bandwidth with interference considerations as related to receiver test results,” Salek said.

Remember that awhile back, we reported that NPR Labs was characterizing 30 or so receivers, on the bench and in the field; that research was for the NRSC. The tests were to determine how much of the bandwidth they recover from an AM transmitted signal.

“Mainstream receivers never did go out as wide as the 10 kHz NRSC standard,” said Salek. The idea is, why not better match up the transmitted signal with what the radio can receive?

Discussion in the document describes how to narrow the transmitted analog or digital bandwidth. The general recommendation is 7 kHz, he said.

When Clear Channel narrowed the transmitted bandwidth on its AMs to some 5 kHz about two years ago (a story that RW broke), the concept was controversial. That’s why this discussion is not part of the standard but placed in a separate document.

Clear Channel Radio’s Jeff Littlejohn, who led the Clear Channel narrowing move, co-chairs the subcommittee, which will exist until at least CES. After that, the roughly 15-member group may go on hiatus until needed again.
(RW Online)

NRCS Will Vote On Revised AM Standards

by Leslie Stimson, 9.20.2007
Leslie Stimson is the News Editor and Washington Bureau Chief for Radio World.

AM is sexy at the NRSC.
Here’s an exclusive to this report: There’s big doings upcoming when the standards body meets next Wednesday in Charlotte — five votes expected in one day. There haven’t been that many votes in a day since the big action on the IBOC standard, I’m told.

What’s happening? AM standards are getting a makeover.

The AM Subcommittee has spent the last three years working on revising those standards. Now the work is done, says committee co-chair Stan Salek of Hammett & Edison.

The group has revised NRSC-1 (AM preemphasis/deemphasis and broadcast audio bandwidth specifications) and NRSC-2 (emission limitation for AM broadcast transmission).

It’s also proposing to delete NRSC-3 (audio bandwidth and distortion recommendations for AM broadcast receivers) and move the receiver response curves, the most relevant portion of the standard, into NRSC-1, according to Salek.

The standards, now in draft form, also have been updated to incorporate IBOC information.

A lot of what the group has done here is streamline and update the voluntary standards. Much of that text was last written to accommodate AMAX, the promotional program to get receiver manufacturers to produce radios that had increased bandwidth. Remember that? The idea was to improve the AM part of the receiver. (In fact, Stan and I both worked at NAB during that time, and AMAX was a big deal then.)

You can read the current standards on the NRSC site. The new ones will be posted sometime after the show, NAB tells me.
(RW Online)

BBC Radio Five Live makes announcer replacement

BBC Radio Five Live drivetime co-presenter Jane Garvey is to replace Martha Kearney as presenter on Radio 4's Woman's Hour. The BBC announced last week that Garvey would be leaving Five Live because of "family commitments" when it announced details of the station's revamp.

Garvey is swapping her daily drivetime co-hosting job with Peter Allen for a less intensive schedule on Woman's Hour, where presenting duties are shared between several presenters. Read more at: Media Guardian
http://media.guardian.co.uk/radio/story/0,,2171859,00.html

FEBA shortwave shedule update

All times UTC

U.K.(non) Updated A-07 of FEBA Radio

target Area: AFRICA, ETHIOPIA, SUDAN
1430-1500 smtwtfs NUER 12125 MEY 250 kW / 007 deg
1502-1517 smtwtfs AMHARIC 12125 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg
1530-1545 smtwtfs DINKA 12125 MEY 250 kW / 007 deg
1545-1600 smtwtfs MAKONDE 12125 MEY 250 kW / 032 deg
1600-1630 s...tfs AMHARIC 12125 MEY 250 kW / 007 deg
1600-1630 .mtw... GURAGENA 12125 MEY 250 kW / 007 deg
1630-1700 smtwtfs AMHARIC 12125 MEY 250 kW / 007 deg
1600-1630 smtwtfs AFAR 11655 ARM 300 kW / 188 deg
1630-1700 smtw... TIGRINYA 9865 DHA 250 kW / 230 deg
1630-1700 ....tfs AMHARIC 9865 DHA 250 kW / 230 deg
1700-1730 smtwtfs SOMALI 9865 KIG 250 kW / 030 deg
1730-1757 smtwtfs TIGRINYA 9865 KIG 250 kW / 030 deg
1700-1730 smtwtfs OROMINYA 6180 DHA 250 kW / 230 deg
1830-1900 smtwtfs FRENCH CeWeAf 11790 RMP 500 kW / 160 deg
2145-2215 ....tf. HASSINYA WeAf 11985 SAC 250 kW / 105 deg,x ASC 250kW/027deg

Target Area: MIDDLE EAST
0400-0500 smtwtfs ARABIC 15530 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg
0500-0530 s....fs ARABIC 15530 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg
0600-0645 .....f. MALAYALAM 6125 DHA 250 kW / 300 deg
0645-0730 .....f. TAMIL 6125 DHA 250 kW / 300 deg
1300-1330 smtwtfs ARABIC 15235 KIG 250 kW / 030 deg, new
1900-2030 smtwtfs ARABIC 9550 KIG 250 kW / 030 deg

Target Area: PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, IRAN0145-0245 s...... URDU 12035 NVS 250 kW / 195 deg
0145-0230 ..t.tf. URDU 12035 NVS 250 kW / 195 deg
0145-0215 ...w... URDU 12035 NVS 250 kW / 195 deg
0145-0200 .m....s URDU 12035 NVS 250 kW / 195 deg
0200-0215 .m....s PUNJABI 12035 NVS 250 kW / 195 deg
0215-0230 .m..... URDU 12035 NVS 250 kW / 195 deg
0215-0230 ...w... PUNJABI 12035 NVS 250 kW / 195 deg
0215-0230 ......s POTHWARI 12035 NVS 250 kW / 195 deg
0230-0245 ...w.f. POTHWARI 12035 NVS 250 kW / 195 deg
0230-0245 ....t.. PUNJABI 12035 NVS 250 kW / 195 deg
0230-0245 .mt.... SIRAIKI 12035 NVS 250 kW / 195 deg
0230-0245 ......s URDU 12035 NVS 250 kW / 195 deg
0245-0300 smtwtfs HINDKO 12035 NVS 250 kW / 195 deg
0200-0215 smtwtfs PASHTO 9725 DHA 250 kW / 045 deg
0215-0245 smtwtfs DARI 9725 DHA 250 kW / 045 deg
0245-0300 smtwtfs HAZARAGI 9725 DHA 250 kW / 045 deg
0230-0245 .mtw... BALUCHI 6145 DHA 250 kW / 070 deg
0230-0245 s...tfs SINDHI 6145 DHA 250 kW / 070 deg
0245-0300 smtwtfs PASHTO 6145 DHA 250 kW / 070 deg
1400-1415 smtwtfs ENGLISH 9500 NVS 250 kW / 195 deg
1415-1515 ..tw..s URDU 9500 NVS 250 kW / 195 deg
1415-1500 sm..tf. URDU 9500 NVS 250 kW / 195 deg
1500-1515 sm..tf. BALTI 9500 NVS 250 kW / 195 deg
1430-1500 smtwtfs PASHTO 9830 ARM 200 kW / 104 deg
1500-1530 smtwtfs DARI 9830 ARM 200 kW / 104 deg
1530-1545 smtwtfs HAZARAGI 9830 ARM 200 kW / 104 deg
1545-1600 smtwtfs VARIOUS LANGS 9830 ARM 200 kW / 104 deg
1630-1700 smtwtfs PERSIAN 9850 ARM 250 kW / 147 deg

Target Area: NORTH INDIA, NEPAL, TIBET
0015-0030 smtwtfs BANGLA 7375 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg
0030-0100 s...... HINDI 7375 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg
0030-0045 .mtwt.. BANGLA 7375 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg
0030-0045 .....fs BHOJPURI 7375 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg
0045-0100 .m..... CHATTISGARHI 7375 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg
0045-0100 ..t.... ORIYA 7375 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg
0045-0100 ....t.. MAGAHI 7375 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg
0045-0100 ...w.fs HINDI 7375 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg
0100-0115 smtwtf. HINDI 9820 MOS 300 kW / 090 deg
0100-0115 ......s KUMAUNI 9820 MOS 300 kW / 090 deg
0115-0130 smtwtfs MARATHI 9820 MOS 300 kW / 090 deg
1200-1230 smtwtfs TIBETAN 15215 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg
1300-1315 s.t.... NEPALI 12000 DHA 250 kW / 070 deg
1300-1315 .m..t.. ORIYA 12000 DHA 250 kW / 070 deg
1300-1315 ...w... SANTHALI 12000 DHA 250 kW / 070 deg
1300-1315 .....f. MUNDARI 12000 DHA 250 kW / 070 deg
1300-1315 ......s CHATTISGARHI 12000 DHA 250 kW / 070 deg
1315-1330 ...w... CHATTISGARHI 12000 DHA 250 kW / 070 deg
1315-1330 smt..fs BANGLA 12000 DHA 250 kW / 070 deg
1315-1330 ....t.. MAITHILI 12000 DHA 250 kW / 070 deg
1330-1345 s..wt.. PUNJABI 12000 DHA 250 kW / 070 deg
1330-1345 .m..... KANGRI 12000 DHA 250 kW / 070 deg
1330-1345 ..t.... BHILI 12000 DHA 250 kW / 070 deg
1330-1345 .....f. BRIJ BASHA 12000 DHA 250 kW / 070 deg
1330-1345 ......s MARWARI 12000 DHA 250 kW / 070 deg
1345-1400 smt.... GUJARATI 12000 DHA 250 kW / 070 deg
1345-1400 ...wtfs KASHMIRI 12000 DHA 250 kW / 070 deg
1400-1415 smtwt.. URDU 9530 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg
1400-1415 .....fs HINDI 9530 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg
1415-1500 smtwtfs HINDI 9530 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg
1500-1530 smtwtfs BANGLA 7370 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg

Target Area: SOUTH INDIA
0100-0130 smtwt.s TAMIL 7225 ERV 100 kW / 125 deg
0100-0115 .....f. BADAGA 7225 ERV 100 kW / 125 deg
0115-0130 .....f. TAMIL 7225 ERV 100 kW / 125 deg
0130-0200 smtwtfs TELUGU 7225 DHA 250 kW / 105 deg
1400-1430 s.twtfs MALAYALAM 12025 DHA 250 kW / 110 deg
1400-1415 .m..... MALAYALAM 12025 DHA 250 kW / 110 deg
1415-1445 .m..... ENGLISH 12025 DHA 250 kW / 110 deg
1430-1445 ..tw.f. ENGLISH 12025 DHA 250 kW / 110 deg
1430-1445 ....t.. LAMBADI 12025 DHA 250 kW / 110 deg
1430-1445 ......s KONKANI 12025 DHA 250 kW / 110 deg
1430-1500 s...... KANNADA 12025 DHA 250 kW / 110 deg
1445-1500 .mt.tfs KANNADA 12025 DHA 250 kW / 110 deg
1445-1500 ...w... TULU 12025 DHA 250 kW / 110 deg
(DX Mix News # 486 via Alokesh Gupta, Rachel Baughn, WB, Germany)

Blog Logs

This mornings BLOG LOGS, are a sampling from this weeks edition of DX Window. Thanks to Anker Petersen and the DXers from the Danish SW Club International.
Gayle VH

Bolivia
3310, R Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba, 2223-0040, Sep 07 and 14, Quechoa religious talks, 24322, adjacent utility QRM. (Gonçalves and Slaen)

4690.2, R San Miguel, Riberalta (pres.), 1003-1025 faded, Sep 03, apparent news program with actualities, some quite long but all at a lower level than the announcers microphone level. Seemed like a remote broadcast after 1018. (Valko)

4699.40, R San Miguel, Riberalta, Depto. Beni, 2253-0135, Sep 07, 11 and 14, Spanish, talks about local issues, discussion, songs, organ music, 35333. (Gonçalves, Petersen and Slaen). Also heard 0930-1035 faded, Sep 05, 08 and 10, bird chirping and flute, Spanish ann, conversation and messages, ID, poor signal. (Aragão, Bolland and Valko)

4716.68, R Yura, Yura, 2232-0050, Sep 06, 07, 09 and 11, Spanish talks, orchestra music, Andean songs, ID simply as "La Voz de los Ayllus", 35332 - 24333 with occasional CWQRM. (Gonçalves and Petersen)

5952.4, R Pío XII, Siglo XX, 2208-2219, Sep 07, Spanish talks about some local fair, tunes, interviews, 34433. (Gonçalves). Also heard 1103-1115, Sep 10, Spanish political talk. Surprised to hear this one still readable this late. Signal was poor and mixing with WYFR. (Bolland)

Botswana
4930, Voice of America, via Moepeng Hill, 2057, Sep 12, Reggae music, English ID: "This is the Voice of America, Washington DC, signing off", IS, 35543. (Grimm). Also heard 0431-0445, Sep 04, VOA news and features in English, fair with noise. (Bolland). Also heard 1604-1612, Sep 14, News in English ended with ID: ”That’s the news from Voice of America”, then followed ”Africa News Tonight” consisting of correpondence reports and interviews, 35443. Unless the narrowest filter of the receiver was selected, the reception was disturbed by CW. But this broadcast is currently audible well regularly until its signing off at 2100, early in the morning here in Japan. (Kato)

Burkina Faso
5030, Radiodiffusion Television du Burkina, Ouagadougou (presumed), 1936-1946, Sep 14, talk in French, African song, 22332. The reception was disturbed by pulse noise, and no ID could be confirmed. The transmission was covered with the strong carrier at 1946 by China National Radio on the same frequency, and became totally inaudible. (Kato)

Colombia
5910, Marfil Estereo, via La Voz de tu Conciencia, Lomalinda, 0553-0605, Sep 07, Latin American songs, ID between songs: "Marfil Estereo". 34333. (Méndez). Also heard 2224-2238, Sep 06, Spanish, light songs and local "country" music, IDs, 44332, RTTY marker QRM. (Gonçalves)

6009.41, La Voz de tu Conciencia, Lomalinda, 0732-0850, Sep 06 and 07, religious programmes in Spanish, 35343. (Gonçalves and Slaen

Egypt
15195, R Cairo, Abu Zaabal, 1516-1530, Sep 14, programme in Pashto with Arabic music, ID 1520 like ”Da Cahera da”, talk programme, 45444. The clearest station audible in 19 m.b. at this time in the midnight here in Japan. (Kato)

Georgia
9495: A big surprise on Aug 19. After usual IS of Abkhaz R at 1100 was Russian opening ann translated as: "Here is the radio of the Headquarters of the Peacekeeping Forces in Abkhazia", followed by news in Russian, mainly international and hostile to Georgia, and closedown at 1123*. At the end was the mailing address: Headquarters of the KPF, Soukhumi, Abkhazia and . . . @invox.ru. (I lost the first letters--kpf?) (Pankov in ADXN via DXplorer)

Honduras
3250.00, R Luz y Vida, San Luis, 1100-1110, Sep 04, "...esta .... programa nacional...". Some local stuff but weak signal. (Wilkner). Also heard after Hurricane Felix at 1722, Sep 09, lots of QRN and station seems to be a little off frequency (produces a heterodyne when in SSB. Can someone confirm off frequency ?). Spanish program with christian “rancheras” and saludos, 25232. (Escoto)

3339.96, R Misiones Internacionales, Comayagüela, 1008-1110, Sep 04, Christian popular in Spanish, 1032 brief ID. No sermon heard. Very strong signal, but extremely weak modulation. By 1110 signal suddenly dropped to threshold level. (Valko and Wilkner). Still heard 1724 and 0136, Sep 07 and 09, Christian "rancheras". Signal could well be useable, but they have audio problems at the transmitter site, 25322. (Escoto)
(Source: DX Window 333 via Anker Petersen)

Radio Netherlands Chooses Studer Option

9.18.2007

Dutch international broadcaster Radio Nederland Wereldomroep (RNW) recently installed Studer OnAir 3000Net consoles in each of four self-op presenter studios at its Hilversum, Netherlands, headquarters.
A fifth OnAir 3000Net was installed in the master control room. An IP network interconnects the master control room with each of the consoles in the self-op studios.

"The excellent ratio of price to quality, combined with Studer's many years of experience in the broadcasting world, are important criteria, which justify our choice of the OnAir 3000," said RNW Project Manager Chris van Gelder.

The OnAir 3000Net version of the OnAir 3000 is able to network multiple SCore DSP engines.

"The OnAir 3000 system is very sophisticated, has a beautiful design yet is very simple to operate. ... Thanks to its modular design, a tailored solution can be provided for every situation," said Rob Dam, sales director of Heynen, the Studer distributor in the Benelux region.
(Source: RW Online)

Blog Logs - China

All times UTC, freqs in kHz // parallel frequency

CHINA
4460 CHINA. CNR1, 1110, 9/15/07. Listed station was weak with vocal mx in Mandarin language (Strawman-IA).

4905, PBS Lhasa, 1635-1705, Sep 14, the English programme ”Holy Tibet” started with ID ”This is China Tibet Broadcasting”. The talk mainly treated tourism in Tibet, and construction of railways. A few Tibetan folk songs could also be heard, 55444, // 4920 with excellent reception. They are heard regularly in Japan. (Kato)

6110 CHINA. CNR-1, 1233-1248, 9/13&14/07, Chinese programming, good signal but strong echo, seemed to be jamming a weaker station in Chinese (perhaps VOA in Chinese from Philippines). Noted parallel with 5030 (fair), 6030 (fair-poor, mixing with C&W singing from Calgary [CFVP]) and 7280 (good). Thanks to a tip from Dan Sheedy. (Howard-CA)

7110 CHINA . CRI (Hohhot), 1154, 9/15/07. Fair with Asian-style EZL music; closing announcement in Mongolian (listed); @ 1201 this frequency switches to CNR-1 Shijiazhuang in Mandarin. (Ronda-OK)

7165 CHINA. PBS Nei Menggu, Hohhot, 1254, 9/15/07. Presumed station with extended chatter between OM & YL. Peaking S5 butfading by 1259. (Strawman-IA).

7240, Xizang PBS, Lhasa, Tibet, 2120-2135, Sep 04, Chinese songs and music, short ann 2130, 34343. 7170 not audible and 4800 very weak. (Bredahl Jorgensen)

7270, PBS Nei Menggu, 1133-1315, Sep 12 and 17, Mongolian talks, 1200 5 + 1 pips, 1300, a drama or "Mongolian Opera", weak, could not hear anything of Wai FM via RTM (Malaysia). Heard // 7210 (weak/under QRM) and 9750 (fair-poor, mixing with NHK). (Howard and Wilkins in DXplorer)

7280, CNR-1, 1206-1211, Sep 12, Chinese programming, strong signal, on top of a station that might have been in Chinese (Voice of Strait or Sound of Hope?). This is to jam the Sound of Hope, which is scheduled for 1100-1300. Heard // 5030 and 6030. (Howard)

7280 CHINA. VO the Strait-Fuzhou, 1125-1142, 9/10/07, Mandarin. OM and YL w/ interview at t/in. CNR jingle mx and ID at 1130 followed by newscast, ads/promo, YL reading some sort of list then ballads at t/out. Good. (Barbour-NH).


7280 CHINA. CNR-1, 1206-1211, 9/12/07, Chinese programming, strong signal, on top of a station that might have been in Chinese (Voice of Strait or SoH?). This is to jam the Sound of Hope, which is scheduled for 1100-1300. Heard // 5030 and 6030. (Howard-CA)

7445 CHINA. Firedrake jamming, 1310, 9/15/07. Chinese opera loop. Probably to jam R. Taiwan I. in Mandarin to SE Asia. Fair. (Taylor-WI)

9410, CNR-5, 1114-1144, Sep 04, Chinese talk and ballad, signal improving the whole time, fair. Broadcasting to Taiwan, scheduled for 0955-0005, no other station noted here, clearly // 5925 (weak) and 7620 (fair), all via Beijing. Audio streaming also at: http://radiotime.com/station/s_2012/China_National_Radio_5_549.aspx noted parallel. As a general rule I find that, if possible, parallels often help ID these Chinese stations. (Howard)

9450, CNR-1, 1402-1411, Sep 16, good signal, with strong echo (operating more than one jamming transmitter and out of sync, causing echo). Also heard firedrake/music jamming here, all for the purpose of jamming the Sound of Hope (scheduled for 1400-1600). CNR-1 clearly // 5030. (Howard)

11650, CNR-2 via Xian (tentative), 0113-0135, Sep 08, nice program of Chinese vocals, Chinese talk, poor. (D'Angelo)

11785 CHINA. CNR-1, 1130-1150, 9/15/07. // 9680, 9780 - all with fair to good reception. Local music. (Alexander-PA)

11980 CHINA. CRI (Xi'an), 1318 9/15/07 fair-good in English with discussion of traditional Chinese opera. (Ronda-OK)

11980 CHINA. China Radio International (X¹ian), 1350, 9/15/07, in English. OM ann. w/ hybird electronic / Trad. Chinese flute music. Very interesting. ID in passing. (Taylor-WI)
(Source: DX Window 333 via Anker Petersen ; NASWA FlashSheet # 294 via Rich D'Angelo)

Iran shortwave frequency changes

IRAN Frequency changes for Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran /IRIB:
1430-1527 UTC - new frequency 5935*KAM 500 kW / 094 deg, ex 5925 in Pashto
1530-1727 UTC - new frequency 5935*KAM 500 kW / 094 deg, ex 5925 in Urdu
* co-channel Voice of Russia in Farsi till 1600 UTC
(Source: DX Mix News # 486 via Alokesh Gupta, Rachel Baughan, WB, Germany)

Weekly Propagation Highlights and Forecast

Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2007 Sep 18 1654 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center
# Product description and SEC contact on the Web
# http://www.sec.noaa.gov/weekly.html

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
19 September - 15 October 2007
Solar activity is expected to be very low.

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels during 24 September - 10 October.Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at quiet to unsettled levels during 19 - 22 September. Activity is expected to increase to unsettled to active levels during 23 - 24 September due to a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. Activity is expected to decrease to quiet to unsettled levels during 25 - 28 September as the stream subsides. Activity is expected to increase to unsettled to minor storm levels during 29 - 30 September due to another recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. Activity is expected to decrease to quiet to unsettled levels during 01 - 02 October.

Activity is expected to increase to unsettled to active levels during 03 - 04 October due to another recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. Mostly quiet conditions are expected during the remainder of the period.

Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2007 Sep 18 1654 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center
# Product description and SEC contact on the Web
# http://www.sec.noaa.gov/wwire.html
# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2007 Sep 18
#
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2007 Sep 19 67 5 2
2007 Sep 20 67 8 3
2007 Sep 21 70 8 3
2007 Sep 22 70 10 3
2007 Sep 23 70 15 4
2007 Sep 24 70 10 3
2007 Sep 25 70 8 3
2007 Sep 26 70 5 2
2007 Sep 27 70 8 3
2007 Sep 28 70 10 3
2007 Sep 29 70 20 5
2007 Sep 30 70 15 4
2007 Oct 01 70 8 3
2007 Oct 02 68 8 3
2007 Oct 03 68 15 4
2007 Oct 04 68 10 3
2007 Oct 05 68 5 2
2007 Oct 06 68 5 2
2007 Oct 07 68 5 2
2007 Oct 08 68 5 2
2007 Oct 09 67 5 2
2007 Oct 10 67 5 2
2007 Oct 11 67 5 2
2007 Oct 12 67 5 2
2007 Oct 13 67 5 2
2007 Oct 14 67 5 2
2007 Oct 15 67 5 2
(Source: NOAA)

CHKO AM 740 purchased by MZ Media Inc.

Station Sale September 18/07

It was announced this morning that CHKO AM 740, has been sold.

AM 740 has been purchased by MZ Media Incorporated, the operators of radio station CFMZ-FM Classical 96.3 in Toronto.

MZ Media Incorporated is headed by legendary Canadian broadcaster Moses Znaimer, who purchased CFMZ - formerly CFMX-FM -- last year. Znaimer was the co-founder of CITY TV, and later, in partnership with CHUM Limited, was responsible for the success of such CHUM Television properties as Cable Pulse 24, Much Music, and Bravo.

Michael Caine, president and general manager of AM 740 Radio says Moses Znaimer is one of the most respected broadcasters in Canadian history, and says he's pleased that Znaimer will carry the station forward, and make it bigger and better than ever for the 50-plus listener. AM 740 is the number one 50-plus radio station in Canada with one of the largest listening areas on the continent.

The sale is subject to approval by the Canadian Radio, Television and Telecommunications Commission.
(Source: Brian Smith via ODXA)

Blog Logs - Indonesian monitoring

Indonesian/Papua New Guinea
3266.42 RRI Gorontalo 1252-1330 Sep 7. Vocal music, female announcer in Jakarta news relay at 1201 UTC with no SCI; back to local pgm'g at 1320 UTC (music). Fair at tune-in, weak by 1330. Has been on past 1330 for the past couple of weeks or more, so apparently a new sked - used to close down around 1230. (John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer Sept 9)

unID 3325 1305-1315 Sep 9. Two stations here, one was undoubtedly RRI Palangkaraya. The other may have been R. North Solomons. One stn, probably RRI, had a man talking; the other had vocal music and seemed \\ to 3204.97 but not sure - band condx were pretty cruddy this morning. The 3325 mx stn and 3204.97 both went off the air around 1310. Have not seen a log of North Solomons in a long time.
(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer Sept 9)

Yes, RRI Palangkaraya and R North Solomons-PNG noted by Barry Hartley in Queensland recently. wb.

No Ramadan, rather modern South Sea music at 1700-1800 UTC. 1700-1800 UT VoINS Jakarta Cimangis in Spanish on 2 frequencies! 9524.97 kHz S=5, and more comfortable listening on 11784.86 kHz S=8-9.

And in Google Earth:
6 degr23'35.18" S 106 degr51'43.00" E

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Sept 13)

Dear OM, RRI started an early morning service of the Ramadan on SepT. 12 (UTC).

Monitoring at around 1800-2130 UT. Sept. 12

3266 RRI-Gorontalo : -1730-2110+, Poor. JN at 2000.
3325 RRi-Palangkaraya : *2030-2110+, Poor. JN at 2100.
3987 RRI-Manokwari : -1913-2100+, Poor. JN at 2000.
3995 RRI-Kendari : *1857-2115+, Poor.
4605 RRI-Serui : *1750-2130+, Fair to poor. JN at 2000, 2100.
4750 RRI-Makassar : *1758-1957, Poor.
4790 RRI-Fak Fak : *1757-2120*, Fair to poor. JN at 2100.
4870 RRI-Wamena : *1959-2100+, Poor. JN at 2000.
4875 RRI-Sorong : *1958-2145+, Fair. JN at 2100.

Monitor at around 1730-2100 UT. Sept. 13

3266 RRI-Gorontalo : *1732-2040+, Poor.
3961 RRI-Palu : *1856-1940, Weak. Opening chime at 1856.
3987 RRI-manokwari : *1858-2040+, Poor. JN at 2000.
4605 RRI-Serui : *1753-2115+, Poor. JN at 2000,2102.
4750 RRI-Makassar : *1801-1955, Fair to poor.
4790 RRI-Fak Fak : *1759-2130+, Poor. JN at 2100.
4870 RRI-Wamena : *2016-2115+, Poor. JN at 2100.
4875 RRI-Sorong : *1957-2130-, Fair. JN at 2100.
JN - Jakarta News relay
(A. Ishida-JPN, via Sei-ichi Hasegawa-JPN, NDXC via wwdxc BC-DX Sept 14)

Voice of Indonesia transmission on September 12 on 9525 kHz.
1200-1300 Thai
1300-1400 Korean
1400-1500 Indonesian
1500-1600 Spanish
1600-1700 Arabic \\ 11785 kHz
1700-1730 IS and ID \\ 11785 kHz
1730-1830 Thai ?11785 kHz f/out.
1830-1930 Korean
1930-2030 Indonesian
2030 National Anthem
2031-2131 German
2131-2232 Chinese
2232-2332* English
(A. Ishida-JPN, via Sei-ichi Hasegawa-JPN, NDXC via wwdxc BC-DX Sep 14)
(Source: WWDXC Top News-BC-DX #825)

Shanghai Media plans English news channel in China

September 18th, 2007 - 14:30 UTC
Shanghai Media Group, China’s second-largest media group by revenue, plans to launch a 24-hour English TV news channel in China this year as it seeks to expand to reach a global audience. Shanghai Media has been in talks with regulators in charge of the media and culture sectors for at least one year and is likely to win approval for launching the new channel by the end of the year, government and industry sources familar with the situation said.

Shanghai Media’s plan has already won strong support from the Shanghai city government, which owns the firm, and is now subject to approval from top regulators in Beijing, they said. If successful, it would become China’s second 24-hour TV channel to be broadcast nationwide and completely in English. China Central Television, Shanghai Media’s bigger rival and controlled by the central government, now operates an international channel in English which targets a foreign audience.

Shanghai Media also aims to broadcast the planned English news channel to several foreign countries in Asia, Europe and North America through satellite transmission or cooperation with local broadcasters, the sources said. “Shanghai Media has been lobbying Beijing very hard and now they feel very hopeful, partly because Shanghai will host the World Expo soon,” said one of the sources, who declined to be identified.

“Shanghai needs an English-language TV channel to serve the increasing number of expatriates living and working in the city and you can imagine how many foreigners will travel to Shanghai during the World Expo in 2010,” the source added. Shanghai Media declined to comment. The English news channel is also expected to bring in advertising revenue from global brands that want to reach an English-speaking audience, the sources said.

Shanghai Media currently operates about 20 television and radio channels, including 24-hour Chinese-language news and entertainment broadcaster Dragon TV, which can be accessed by audiences outside China through satellite services. “Dragon TV targets a well-educated Chinese-speaking audience, including overseas Chinese who live outside China,” said another of the sources. “The new English channel can cover a larger audience in the global markets.”

Although it has yet to receive final regulatory approval, Shanghai Media has already begun hiring English-speaking presenters, editors and reporters, including foreigners, for the new service, the sources said.

Shanghai Media, whose existing broadcast channels already have content partnerships with foreign firms such as CNBC and the Discovery Channel, is in talks with other foreign financial and entertainment media firms for cooperation with its new English channel. However, equity deals with foreign firms are unlikely, due to Beijing’s tight control of the domestic media sector.

News Corp, Time Warner Inc and Viacom Inc have English-language TV channels in China launched over the last few years, but each has been limited to mass-broadcasting rights in south China’s affluent Guangdong province, bordering Hong Kong. The Walt Disney Co applied for its own limited broadcasting rights about four years ago but has yet to receive permission for a Chinese version of the Disney channel.
(Source: Reuters/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Zimbabwe's Broadcasting Authority says applicates "fail to meet criteria"

The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe says it has not licenced new radio and television stations because applicants are failing to meet the “stringent criteria”, the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Transport and Communications heard yesterday.

The committee took the authority to task for failing to effectively monitor licenced operators, including the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings television and radio stations who were not complying with the 75 percent local content legislation.

BAZ chief executive Mr Obert Muganyura told the committee that “We gave the projection that we would by this time (have) licenced new players on the understanding that the Broadcasting Act would have been amended but it has not yet.”

The authority had invited applications for licences but ”not a single applicant has managed to meet the required licencing” he said, adding that the Broadcasting Act had several inconsistencies inconsistencies and barriers included the shareholding structure required as well as prohibition of foreign funding and donations.

The committee also quizzed BAZ what it had done to address the failure by Transmedia to provide broadcasting services to the nation. “We have tried to push Transmedia to ensure broadcasting services are available in all areas but they are saying they have problems with funding,” Mr Muganyura said.

The committee also questioned why BAZ was silent on the ZBH’s failure to meet the 75 percent local content and 25 percent independent producers programming as required by law.
(Source: Zimbabwe Herald/R Netherlands Media network Weblog)

American Forces Network update

Current Shortwave High Frequencies. Shortwave service and frequescies are supplied by the U.S. Navy. They are primarily provided for contingency operations and may or may not be operating at any given time.

Location Band Daytime Nighttime
Diego Garcia USB 12,759 kHz 4,319 kHz
Guam USB 13,362 kHz 5,765 kHz
Key West, Florida USB 12,1335 kHz, 7812.5 kHz
and 5,4465 kHz; same as daytime
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii USB 10,320 kHz 6,350 kHz

Moeglicherweise die Antennen in Google Earth imagery bei
Diego Garcia 7 degr25'48.72" S 72 degr26'28.01" E

Guam Barrigada 13 degr28'41.16" N 144 degr50'16.29" E
Pearl Habour Hawaii 21 degr25'23.19" N 158 degr 9'6.83" W
Key West Saddlebunch Keys 24 degr38'50.60" N 81 degr36'9.54" W

History:
DIEGO GARCIA 4319.00 BIO AFN Los Angeles, July, 4, 1623-1632, English talks in USB (fair) (Mikhail Timofeyev-RUS, DXplorer July 6, 2007)

DIEGO GARCIA 12759usb AFN via Diego Garcia. Full data (with site) American Forces Radio & TV Service Logo Card. This for a e-mail report. Reply in 15 days. v/s: Robert Winkler. (Edward Kusalik-CAN, DXplorer Apr 4, 2007)

DIEGO GARCIA [and non] 12180 AFRTS?, 1855-1905 UTC, escuchada el 31 de Enero en ingles, locutor y locutora con comentarios, SINPO 24322. (AFN radio shortwave, website Feb 1, 2007)
(Source: WWDXC Top News-BC-DX #825)

Brazilian Monitoring

BRAZIL [and non] SW bandscan from Foz do Iguacu, Brasil, done by Roberto Pavanello and Dario Monferini at Hotel Florenca, 5 km. from Cataratas.
Rcvrs: 2 x Degen 1103 and telescopic antenna.
Listening periods: 2000-2200 on Aug 11 and 0100-0200 on Aug 12.



Frequency - station, country, QSA
3280 R. MARIA TENA ECUADOR 3-4
3310 R. MOSOJ CHASKI BOLIVIA 3-4
3320 SONDER GRENSE S.AFRICA 2-3
3325 R. MUNDIAL SAO PAULO BRASIL 3-4
3365 R. CULTURA ARARAQUARA BRASIL 3-4
3385 R. GLOBO SANTOS TX GUARUJA BRASIL 3-4
4409 R. ECO REYES BOLIVIA 3-4
4545.5 R. VIRGEN DE LOS REMED. BOLIVIA 2-3
4650.2 R. SANTA ANA YACUMA BOLIVIA 3-4
4690.5 R. SAN MIGUEL RIBERALTA BOLIVIA 2-3
4716.6 R. YURA, YURA BOLIVIA 2-3
4732 R. UNIVERSITARIA COBIJA BOLIVIA no signals !!!!
4746 R. HUANTA 2000 HUANTA PERU 1-3
4752.8 R. EDUCAD. RURAL CAMPO GR. BRASIL 2-3
4755 R. IMACULADA CONCEICAO CAMPO GRANDE BRASIL 3-4
4775 R. CONGONHAS BRASIL 2-3
4780 R. CULTURAL COATAN GUATEM 2-3
4785 R. CAIARI PORTO VELHO BRASIL 3-4
4796.4 R. MALLKU UYUNI BOLIVIA 2-3
4805 R. DIF.AMAZONAS MANAUS BRASIL 4-5
4815 R. DIF.LONDRINA BRASIL 4-5
4825 R. CANCAO NOVA BRASIL 3-4
4845 R. CULTURA MANAUS BRASIL 4-5
4865 R. ALVORADA LONDRINA BRASIL 3-4
4885 R. CLUBE DO PARA BELEM BRASIL 4-5
4895 R. NOVO TEMPO BRASIL 3-4
4905 R. ARAGUAINA BRASIL 2-3
4915 CBN R. ANHANGUERA BRASIL 3-4
4915 R. DIFUSORA MACAPA BRASIL 3-4
4935 R. CAPIXABA VITORIA BRASIL 3-4
4940 R. SAN ANTONIO CALALLI PERU 2-3
4950 R. MADRE DE DIOS PERU 3-4
4955 R. CULTURAL AMAUTA HUANTA PERU 2-3
4955 R. CLUBE RONDONOPOLIS BRASIL 3-4
4960 VOA SPANISH TX SAO TOME SAO TOME 3-4
4965 R. ALVORADA PARINTINS BRASIL 3-4
4985 R. BRASIL CENTRAL BRASIL 4-5
5005 R. NACIONAL BATA GUINEA EQUAT 3-4
5019.8 R. HORIZONTE PERU 2-3
5025 R. REBELDE CUBA 2-3
5030 R. UNIVERSITY IN EE COSTARICA 3-4
5035 R. APARECIDA BRASIL 4-5
5580.2 R. SAN JOSE DE CHIQUITOS BOLIVIA 3-4
5910 R. MARFIL LOMALINDA COLOMBIA 3-4
5952.5 R. PIO XII SIGLO XX BOLIVIA 3-4
6000 R. GUAIBA PORTO ALEGRE BRASIL 3-4
6010 LA VOZ DE TU CONCIENCIA COLOMBIA 2-3
6020 R. GAUCHA PORTO ALEGRE BRASIL 3-4
6025 R. PATRIA NUEVA LA PAZ BOLIVIA 3-4
6040 R. CLUBE PARANAENSE CURITIBA BRASIL 3-4
6060 RAE IN \\ 15345 ARGENTINA 3-4
6060 R. TUPI CURITIBA BRASIL 3-4
6135 R. APARECIDA BRASIL 3-4
6135 R. SANTA CRUZ BOLIVIA 2-3
6150 R. RECORD SAO PAULO BRASIL 3-4
6173 R. TAWANTINSUYO CUSCO PERU 2-3
6180 R. NACIONAL DE AMAZONIA BRASIL 4-5
6214 R. BALUARTE PUERTO IGUAZU ARGENTINA 4-5
6300 R. NACIONAL SAHAUARI ALGERIA 2-3
9530 R. TRANSMUNDIAL S.MARIA BRASIL 3-4 S/off 2200
9550 R. BOA VONTADE P.TO ALEGRE BRASIL 3-4
9565 R. TUPI CURITIBA BRASIL 3-4
9645 R. BANDEIRANTES BRASIL 3-4
11735 R. TRANSMUNDIAL S.MARIA BRASIL 3-4
11785 R. GUAIBA PORTO ALEGRE BRASIL 3-4
11815 R. BRASIL CENTRAL BRASIL 3-4
11830 CBN ANHANGUERA BRASIL 3-4
11855 R. APARECIDA BRASIL 3-4
11925 R. BANDEIRANTES BRASIL 3-4
(Dario Monferini-I on tour in SoAM, via DX-Window via DXplorer Sept 9)

All times UTC
3325 R. Mundial, Sao Paulo SP, 2248-2258, 06 Sept, A Voz do Brasil nattional news news magazine; SINPO 35343 but bad at approx. 2300.

3365 R. Cultura, Araquara SP, 2250-2257, 06 Sep, A Voz do Basil; SINPO 25231.
3385 R. Guaruja Paulista, Guaruja SP, 2252-2259, 06 Sept, A Voz do Brasil; SINPO 24341.

4805 R. Difa do Amazonas, Manaus AM, 2250-2305, 07 Sept, ballads; SINPO 45333.

4815 R. Difa, Londrina PR, 2239-2249, 07 Sep, songs, time check, signature tune for some religious program followed by hymns; SINPO 34322.

4825 R. Educadora, Braganca PA, 2235-2246, 07 Sept, pop songs; SINPO 44333, with a
heterodyne with weak Peruvian station 4824.4. It was noted better at 2045 on 08 Sept.

4845.2 R. Cultura Ondas Tropicais (not "tropicaes" though this is [not too] old Portuguese!), Manaus AM, 2233-2243, 07 Sept, Latin American songs; SINPO 42341, QRM de MTN.

4885 R. Club do Para, Belem PA, 0948-f/out 1005, 10 Sept, (unreadable) talks; SINPO 155341. Also 2032-2053, 08 Sep, f/ball match report. Sao Paulo v Vasco da Gama; SINPO 45343.

4894.95 R. Novo Tempo (tent), Cpo Grande PR, 2219-2228, 09 Sept, talks, hymns; with SINPO 14331, QRM de MNG.

4915 R. Difa, Macapa AP, 2222-2233, 08 Sep, music, ID simply as " Difusora AM - a nossa voz!", songs from Portuguese speaking Africa; SINPO 54433.

4935 R. Capixaba, Vitoria ES, 2204-..., 08 Sep, IPDA preacher, same as on the station on 4974.8; SINPO 24331.

4974.8 R. Mundial (was it?), Osasco SP, 2216-..., 08 Sept, IPDA (religious) prgr; 15231; or was it R. del Pacicifo, PRU? Same prgr as on 4935 R. Capixaba.

5035 R. Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 2210-2219, 08 Sep, advertisements, f/ball match rpt. & infos. on other matches & results; SINPO 34342; 6135 & 9630 *not* \\.

6010 R. Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte MG, 2038-2049, 08 Sep, f/ball match report
comments thereon; SINPO 44433.

6020 R. Gaucha, Pto Alegre RS, 2206-2214, 06 Sept, info. prgr "Dezanove Horas", no Voz do Brasil relay at 2200; 23331, adjt. QRM but fair signal at 2230.

6040 R. Club Paranaense, Curitiba PR, 2208-2218, 06 Sep, A Voz do Brasil natl. news magazine; SINPO 24332, QRM de CHN.

9515 R. Novas de Paz, Curitiba PR, 2117-2128, 10 Sept, feature called Programa Musical Evangelico"; 43432, QRM de Chinese speaking stn. 9530 R. Transmundial, Sta Ma RS, 2120-2133, 08 Sept, interview during religious prgr; SINPO 53433, AC type noise in the carrier; adj. QRM till 2130.

9565 R. Tupi, Curitiba PR, 2212-2219, 09 Sept, religious prgr Voz da Libertacao with "the one & only" preacher David Miranda...; SINPO 35433.

9630 R. Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 2119-2132, 10 Sep, truck drivers' program "Pe na Estrada", advertisements, listeners' mail & plenty of music; SINPO 54433, adj. QRM.

9645.1 R. Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP, 2214-..., 09 Sept, f/ball matches reports; SINPO 32431, adj. QRM.

9675 R. Cancao Nova, Cachoeira Paulista SP, 2114-2134, 08 Sept, rosary, station's slogan "Cancao Nova - um jeito de ser" (which in Lusitanian Portuguese would be "uma maneira de ser"), religious announcements; SINPO 55433.

9695 R. Rio Mar, Manaus AM, 1417-..., 11 Sept, (unreadable) talks; SINPO 13331,adj.
& co-ch. QRM.

11735 R. Transmundial, Sta Ma RS, 1315-1324, 10 Sept, religious prgr; SINPO 25232.

11784.8 R. Guaiba, Pto Alegre RS, 2107-2127, 09 Sep, f/ball match rpt. Brazil v USA, possibly in prgr "Placard Guaiba"; SINPO 44433, adj. QRM de B 11780.

11815 R. Brasil Central, Goiania GO, 2110-2130, 09 Sept, talks abt. f/ball matches in "Show de Bola", advertisements; SINPO 54444, co-ch QRM de REE (t).

11815 R. Brasil Central, 1317-1331, 10 Sep, newscast; SINPO 25232.

11915.1 R. Gaucha, Pto Alegre RS, 2114-2135, 09 Sep, f/ball match rpt. B v USA; SINPO 44433, QRM de ARS.

11925.2 R. Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP, 2117-2139, 09 Sept, f/ball match rpt. B v USA, advertisements, road traffic infos.; SINPO 54433.

11925 R. Bandeirantes, 1322-1334, 10 Sept, news bulletin; SINPO 24231. (all 30 de Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Sept 14)
(Source: WWDXC Top News-BC-DX)

Amateur Radio news update

1A, S.M.O.M. It was announced this past week that an international team of operators will be active from the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM) for the first time ever during the CQ World Wide SSB DX Contest (October 27-28th). The callsign 1A3A will be used during the CQWW SSB Contest. This callsign, 1A3A, is a new prefix, and it will be used for the first time from the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. QSL via IZ4DPV. For all activity prior to and after the contest, operators will use the callsign 1A4A. There will be both SSB and CW activity on the WARC bands using the 1A4A callsign during the noncontest period. For updated information, please visit: http://www.1a4a.org/

3B7, ST. BRANDON. The 3B7C team continues to be active from Isle du Sud, St. Brandon (AF-015) until September 24th. As this was being typed Sunday morning, the 3B7C log states as of 2359z, September 15th, there are a total of 72077 QSOs in the database. First QSO was at 2000z, September 7th. Breakdown by bands and modes:
10m - 3232 30m - 7039 Phone: 28002
12m - 4488 40m - 10054 CW: 43599
15m - 9880 80m - 7266 RTTY: 476
17m - 10131 160m - 1739
20m - 18248

Currently, the team is reporting that their Web site has been running very slowly, probably due to the high volume of traffic. The on-line log section is particularly badly affected. They also mention that they are still having trouble with the on-line log server. It seems to be related to the "large number of entity/zone leaderboard requests", so for the time being they have disabled that facility. They will continue to work on a solution, and suggest to please bear with them. Remember, the 3B7C Web page is available at: http://www.3b7c.com
Update-to-date news is at: http://www.3b7c.com/news.htm
Daily log updates are at: http://www.3b7c.com/logsearch/search.php
Pilot station for the operation is John, G3WGV, and his E-mail address is: 3b7c@g3wgv.com
QSL via G3NUG, direct (Neville Cheadle, Lower Withers Barns, Middleton on the Hill, Leominster, HR6 0HY, England) or by the Bureau (Bureau cards can be requested via the 3B7C Web page). The QSL Manager for SWLs is Bob Treacher, 93 Elibank Road, Eltham, London SE9 1QJ, ENGLAND.

5J0/HK0, SAN ANDRES (NA-033). Operators Tom/K3WT, Vlad/N0STL, Bill/W0OR and Ron/N0AT will be active as HK0/homecall from November 19-27th. The team will also participate in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 24-25th) as 5J0A and as a Multi-Single entry. QSL 5J0A via W0JAR. QSL all others via their home callsigns, direct or by the W0 QSL Bureau.

5R, MADAGASCAR. Willi, DJ7RJ, will be leaving for Nosy (AF-057), on September 25th. He will be active as 5R8RJ from September 26 through October 26th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters, CW and SSB. QSL via the CBA.

7Q, MALAWI. QSL Manager Allan, G0IAS, informs OPDX that Harry, 7Q7HB (G0JMU), is once again in Malawi. He is expected to be there for about 2 months. Allan states, "SORRY Guys and Gals, NO Top Band Scheds this time, maybe when he goes back in January. QSL is via DIRECT ONLY to G0IAS. Cards are normally sent via return post, I sched Harry every day. He may just have some interesting new modes...Regards Allan."

8R, GUYANA. Operators Holger/DK6XR and Martin/DK8XT will be active as 8R1XR and 8R1XT, respectively, from Georgetown starting September 30th through October 13th. Activity will be on the usual frequencies on SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL via their home callsigns.

8R, GUYANA. Operators Anderson/PY2TNT and Alex/PY2WAS will be active as 8R1PY from Georgetown, November 1-4th. Peter Denny, 8R1WD, may also be joining them. They plan to be active full time (24h) if propagation permits, on 80/60/40/30/20/17/15/12/10/2 meters SSB and CW. Their QSL Manager will be PY4KL, the official station of CWJF (both operators are members of CWJF). QSLs may be sent via the bureau or direct.

AM3, SPAIN. Ramon/EA3EJI and a group of operators will activate the Montserrat Monastery as AM3MM during next weekend, September 22-24th. Activity will be on all bands and modes. QSL via EA3MM, by the bureau or direct.

C5, THE GAMBIA. Jan, PA4JJ, will once agin be active as C56JJ between November 30th and December 7th. This will be a holiday style operation. Jan informs OPDX that he will only use 100 Watts (FT-897) and the antenna will be a vertical and a ZS6BKW. There may be some topband and 6 meter activity. QSL via PA4JJ. He states that there is a possibility of an online log this time on the Web site: http://c56jj.pa4jj.nl

CCF AND SRAL'S SAC. Even though the 49th Scandinavian Activity Contest (CW) was this past weekend, Jussi-Pekka, OH6RX, President of Contest Club Finland, wants to remind everyone that the SSB side will be this coming weekend between 1200z September 22nd and 1200z, September 23rd. The Contest Club Finland and SRAL invite all amateur radio operators to participate in their 49th Scandinavian Activity Contest 2007. Official rules are available at: http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/sacnsc.htm

DX MAGAZINE'S MOST WANTED SURVEY. It is that time again to participate in the "DX Magazine's" annual "Most Wanted Survey". This survey will be conducted between now and October 15th. To participate in the survey, the form is available at: http://www.dxpub.com/dx_survey2007.html

EA8, CANARY ISLANDS. Operators Michael/DL3FCG, Alfred/DL8MG, Carola/DL5FEX, Reiner/DL4ZF, Klaus/DK1EG, Tanja/DO6TPG, Lars/DL6FCB, Martin/DG6FDV and Irmgard/DL6FAE will be active as EA8/DL3FCG from La Orotava, Tenerife Island (AF-004, S-012 for the Spanish Islands Award, WLOTA LH-1276), October 9-17th. Activity will be on all HF and the WARC bands (no 160m) using CW, SSB and digitals. QSL via DL3FCG, bureau preferred. All QSOs will also be confirmed via LoTW and eQSL.

FO, FRENCH POLYNESIA. Freddy, F5IRO (aka TO4E, FK/F5IRO, FR/F5IRO, FY/F5IRO and TO7R) has received his 4 months assignment to Papeete, Tahiti (IOTA OC-046, DIFO FO-002). He is expected to be there until mid-January 2008. By the time you read this, Freddy may be active as FO5RU, or possibly FO/F5IRO until he picks up his new licence. Freddy will be active during his spare time on all HF bands, CW, SSB and RTTY. He may activate some other IOTAs during his stay. QSL via Rafik, F5CQ, either direct (SASE + Postage) or via the French REF-Union bureau (please only this bureau). Other information and online log can be found on Rafi's Web page at: http://www.f5cq.net/dxp/2007-FO5RU/fo5ru-fr.htm

HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN. Operators Ekkehard/DF4OR, Tilman/DJ5BX, Peter/DL1FX and Rainer/DL1ZBO will be active as HB0/DF4OR during the CQ World Wide DX RTTY Contest (September 29-30th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via the home callsign.

HC1, ECUADOR. Marcos, EA1APV, will be active as HC1/EA1APV from Cotacachi between September 21st and October 20th. He will operate during his spare time because he is working on a project for an international cooperation. QSL via his home callsign.
(Source: Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin # 825 via Dave Raycroft)

Radio Six International to broadcast from ship on Saturday

On Saturday, 22 September Scotland’s only international radio service, Radio Six International, will attempt its most complicated – and riskiest outside broadcast. The LV18 is a former lightship which – under the care of the Pharos Trust – was first used for radio, with an added radio mast to support the mediumwave transmitting aerial, in 1999 and since then has played host to a variety of UK-licensed re-creations of former pirate stations, including Radio Northsea International, Radio Caroline, and Radio Mi Amigo, as well as recent broadcasts from Pirate BBC Essex.

Radio Six International will broadcast its weekly Saturday Sounds programme live from the ship on Saturday, with special features including an interview with Tony O’Neill from the Pharos trust, and an episode of The Barnacles, a comedy feature first created when the ship was being used for RNI.

The programme [0700-0800 UTC] will be broadcast live on 9290 kHz shortwave to Europe, the Near and Far East and Pacific regions, 945 kHz mediumwave to the Baltic states, 88.5 MHz FM Stereo for Tawa and Redwood in New Zealand, 100.5 MHz Digital in Riga, Latvia, and around the world online at www.radiosix.com.
(Source: Tony Currie, Radio Six International/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Two radio stations launch in Kenya as BBC changes frequencies

BBC Monitoring observed on 18 September 2007 the existence of two new radio stations in Nairobi.

The first is Umoja FM that is broadcasting lots of African music on 101.5 MHz. However, information posted on the broadcasting regulator’s web site, Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), identified the station as “Neural Digital”. This name could refer to the radio’s owners. Umoja is unity in Swahili.

Also puzzling is that, this frequency used to belong Koch FM, which is a community station founded in June 2006 to cater for Nairobi’s third largest slum, Korogocho.

A local media magazine, Expression Today, reported in March 2007 that Neural Digital is owned by one Edward Budohi and that it has additional frequencies for Mombasa (coast region), Kisumu (west), Nakuru (northwest of Nairobi), Meru (central-east), Garissa (northeast), Malindi (coast) and Voi (southeast).

Also on air in Nairobi is an unidentified station broadcasting non-stop music on 91.5 MHz. The CCK web site says this frequency belongs to Bridge Media. The Expression Today report noted that Bridge Media has frequencies for Mombasa, Kisumu, Nyeri (central Kenya), Meru, Kitui (southeast), and Kisii (west).

Meanwhile, the BBC World Service has changed two of its Kenyan FM frequencies. According to paid press advertisements on 15 September, the service has changed its Nairobi frequency from 93.7 to 93.9 MHz, while the one for Kisumu changes from 88.2 MHz to 88.1 MHz.

(Source: BBC Monitoring research in English 18 Sep/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Somali police besiege radio station

Somali security forces surrounded the independent Shabelle Radio station in Mogadishu today after firing shots on the building, an AFP correspondent reported. The incident came three days after police stormed the radio station, accusing one of its journalists of hurling a grenade at a police patrol and detaining 14 members of staff.

“We are trapped inside the building because the government forces have sealed off the streets around the station. They are opening heavy fire on the building,” a Shabelle journalist told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity. ”Everybody is lying on the floor. We cannot keep our heads up because of gunfire. They are asking us to open the gates and nobody is willing to do that. Most of the windows are shattered,” he added.

At least seven journalists have been killed in Somalia this year. Media watchdogs have urged all sides to ensure better protection for journalists, several of whom have also been wounded or robbed. Somalia is the second deadliest country in the world for journalists in 2007, after Iraq, according to the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. The troubled Horn of Africa country has had no central authority since former dictator Mohamed Siad Barre was toppled in 1991 and has defied numerous attempts to restore stability
(Source: AFP/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Burmese turn to foreign radios for latest news

By Violet Cho
September 17, 2007
The people of Burma are turning ever more to outside broadcasts and the media in exile to learn the latest news about the continuing protests against recent price hikes.

With state media strictly censored and most Internet news sites blocked, people in increasing numbers are tuning in to the shortwave broadcasts of such international radio stations as the BBC, the Voice of America and Radio Free Asia.

Although the regime blocks most Internet news sites and keeps users under surveillance, those with the know-how are still able to access online services provided by The Irrawaddy, Mizzima and NewEra.
Read more at The Irrawaddy website:
http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=8627

Blog Logs - pirate radio

This mornings Blog Logs - represent a sample of pirate loggings from the last two editions of Free Radio Weekly. Thanks and best of DX to the FRN gang. Gayle VH

Good Evening Radio
6875 AM 9/15/7 00:28 sio232, symphony music, hoity-toity voice saying "Good Evening" (Fansome, PA)

Long Range Radio
6925U 00107-0154* 9/1/07 SIO=242. Prgm of rock, pop, and novelty tunes with male announcer. Also some comedy sketches consisting of two comics discussing various issues and laughing at each others' jokes. Several ID's, but no address announced. (Zeller-OH)

Moonshine Radio
9/4/07 20:10-30 SIO 211 Ride Capt. Ride, Radar Love, Bob O'Riley, ID, (RD)

Mystery Radio (European).
6220AM 9/1 2307-2344 A show of dance music. The announcers, two male with a German accented English, talked about an Internet Radio site (www.play.fm). They were explaining the variety of music available on the site. The broadcast was from the site. I did catch one song title, Kathy Brown's Love is not a game remix. The signal was good (SNO=434) and then faded to normal (SNO=333). Mystery Radio has consistently made it across the pond to my location this summer at just before sunset. (Majewski CT)

Radio 6X
6935AM 9/1 0013-0045+ Bucky with a show of Fifties R&B. Most of the songs I did not know, but, I did hear a Dion and the Bellmounts. Signal was normal (SNO=333) until about 0045+. After that time, it started to fade. (Majewski CT)

Random Radio
6925usb,09-01-07,0110-0153, fair, PG & R rated comedy, spoof on song Secret Agent Man called Condom Man. (Hassig-IL)

TCS (The Crystal Ship) 3275a 9/12/7 3:19 sio242, lots of fading, good conditions, but signal is just above the noise, "Staying Alive" is about all I've been able to identify, nothing on 6875 (Fansome, PA)

Undercover Radio
6925U 2210-2235* 9/1/07 SIO=232- Dr. Benway w/an ancd Labor Day weekend broadcast. Mostly a program of rock music. Merlin address. (Zeller-OH)

WBNY 6925 usb 9/8/07 20:33-49 SIO 433 Cmdr. Bunny endorsements from Grasscutter, Paul Starr. Fireside Chat with the Cmdr. & Kracker. Kracker discusses his policy positions on the "Bozo" issue and how it is juxtapositioned with the A&P in Mt. Kisco. Cmdr. discusses tire pressure issues and gutters on cages. Concludes with thoughts on the Fansom, and floats the trial balloon of a Fansom free zone in America. Repeated on 9/9/07. 00:01 (RD)

WBNY 6925 usb 9/14/07 22:54-23:11 SIO 333 with Fire Side Chat (RD)

WMPR
09022007, 2100utc,6955AM Playing their usual menu of tunes. Now ID'ing as "WMPR", Peace love and understanding. signal is s8. Just barely making it above the noise level. Most likely it will improve later.(Finn-PA)

WMSR
6925 am 9/3/07 23:00-07 SIO 222 "Mondays Suck Radio" I don't like Mondays, ID, Unknown song, off with medley of songs about Monday (RD)
(Source: FRN # 604 via Ed Kusalik & # 605 via Ed Insinger)

NHK World/Radio Japan multilingual schedule update

NHK World Radio Japan
October 1, 2007, in effect from 11 o'clock Japan Time [0200 UT?],
until October 28, 2007

To Southeast Asia
Japanese 0200-0300 11780SNG* 0200-0500 17810*
0800-1000 11740SNG*
1000-1700 11815* 1700-1900 7200*
2200-0000 13680 2100-2200 11665*
English 0000-0020 17810* 13650
0500-0530 17810* 0900-0930 11815*
1200-1230 13660* 1400-1430 7200*
Chinese 0600-0630 17860* 1200-1230 11740SNG*
2240-2300 13650* 2340-0000 15195* 17810*
Indonesian 0930-1000 9695* 1130-1200 13660*
1300-1330 7200*
2300-2320 17810* 2340-0000 13650*
Thai 1130-1200 11740SNG* 1330-1400 7200*
2300-2320 13650*
Vietnamese 1100-1130 13660* 1230-1300 11740SNG*
2320-2340 17810*
Burmese 1030-1100 11740SNG* 1230-1300 13660*
2320-2340 13650*
No Malay ex1200-1230 ex1300-1330 ex2240-2300

To Asian Continent
Japanese 0200-0500 & 0700-0800 15195*
0700-0800 6145* 6165*
0800-1700 9750* 1700-1900 6035*
2000-0000 11910* 2000-2100 6165*
2100-2200 9560*
Russian 0330-0400 15300*
0530-0600 11715* 11760*
0800-0830 6145* 6165*
1330-1400 6190* 1900-1920 5955*
Korean 0430-0500 15300* 1100-1130 6090*
1230-1300 & 1400-1430 6190*
1630-1700 6035*
2210-2230 9560*
Chinese 0400-0430 & 0500-0530 15300*
1200-1230, 1300-1330 6190* 1430-1500 6190*
2230-2250 9560*
No English ex0100-0200 ex0500-0700 ex1000-1200 ex1500-1600

To Southwest Asia
Japanese 0200-0500 15325* 1500-1700 12045SNG*
English 0500-0530 15325* 0900-0930 15590*
1310-1340 11985* 1400-1430 11985*
Bengali 0630-0700 15590* 11890SRI* 1230-1300 11890SRI*
Hindi 0700-0730 15590* 11890SRI* 1300-1330 11890SRI*
Urdu 0730-0800 15590* 11890SRI* 1330-1400 11890SRI*

To Oceania
Japanese 2000-2200 13640*
English 0900-0900 11890* 1200-1230 9625*
2200-2220 13640*

To North America
English 0000-0020 6145CAN*Ea 0500-0520 6110CAN*We
1200-1230 6120CAN*Ea 1400-1430 11705CAN*Ea
No Japanese ex0200-0500 ex0300-0500 ex0800-1000
ex1300-1500 ex1500-1700 ex2200-2300

To Hawaii
English 0900-0930 9825*
No Japanese ex0700-0800 ex0800-1000 ex1700-1900

To Central America
Japanese 0200-0500 5960CAN* 1500-1700 9535*
Spanish 0500-0530 11895GUF* 1000-1030 6120CAN*
No English ex0100-0200 ex0600-0700 ex1500-1600
ex1700-1800 ex2100-2200

To South America
Japanese 0200-0400 11935BON* 0800-0900 9825*
0900-1000 6195GUF* 1700-1900 9835*
2200-2300 9655ASC* 2300-2400 15265BON*
Portug 0230-0300 9660GUF*Ea 1030-1100 9530GUF*Ea
Spanish 0400-0430 9660GUF*We 1000-1030 9710*
No English ex0100-0200

To Europe
English 0500-0530 5975UKr* 1200-1230 17600UAE
1400-1430 13630UKr* 0000-0020 5960UKs*
Russian 0430-0500 11970GAB* 1130-1200 11710UKs*
1800-1820 11970*
No French ex0630-0700 ex1800-1820
No German ex0600-0630 ex1100-1130
No Italian ex0530-0545 ex1030-1045
No Japanese ex0800-1000 ex1700-1900 ex2000-2100
ex2200-2300
No Spanish ex0500-0530 ex1820-1840
No Swedish ex0545-0600 ex1045-1100

To Middle East and North Africa
Japanese 0200-0500 17560* 1700-1900 13740UAE*
1900-2200 9700* 2200-2300 9650UAE*
Persian 0230-0300 15240SRI* 0830-0900 17675SRI*
Arabic 0400-0430 17780SRI* 0700-0730 15220ASC*
No English ex0100-0200 ex1000-1100
No French ex0500-0530 ex1630-1650

To Africa
Japanese 0800-1000 17650ASC* 1500-1700 21630ASC*
1700-1900 15355GAB*
English 0500-0530 9725GAB*So 1400-1430 17580ASC*Ce
Swahili 0330-0400 6135ASC*Ce 1300-1330 17870ASC*Ce
French 0630-0700 11970GAB*We
1230-1300 15400ASC*We 17870ASC*Ce
1800-1820 9685* 11785*
Arabic 0400-0430 17780SRI* 0700-0730 15220ASC*

Relay transmissions of NHK R Japan NHK World
ASC = Ascension 250 kW BON = BonaireATN 250kW CAN = Sackville 250 kW
GAB = Gabon 500 kW GUF = Fr.Guiana 300 kW SNG = Singapore 100/250 kW
SRI = Sri Lanka 300 kW UAE = Al Dhabbaya 500 kW
UK = United Kingdom, RMP 500 kW, SKN 250/300 kW, noWoofferton anymore.
Remaining direct via Yamata-JPN.

Please be advised that the schedule is subject to change.
Radio Japan
(NHK A-07 Oct 1 schedule, via Barry Hartley-NZL, wwdxc BC-DX Sept 12/W.B., Germany)

Allegations of irregularities at Radio Kuwait

The prosecutors entrusted with the task of investigating violations in public funds disclosed that they were continuing their investigation into several violations committed at Radio Kuwait. The prosecutor called on the Director of the Financial Affairs Nayef Al-Ouaihan to listen to his testimony regarding the mechanism of payments and modes of spending the budget.

He said that he found several violations and waste of public funds at Radio Kuwait, like payments done for programme presenters who did not exist at Radio Kuwait at all. Some of them did not even reside in Kuwait, like one of the female announcers who lives in Canada and a young girl who is 12 years old and her name is listed in one of the programmes.

The prosecutors also said that they were investigating the forgery case where one of the programme writers forged a PhD degree to work in the ministry . Officials said that the public prosecutor’s investigations would also include getting testimonies of a number of directors and as well as the director of scriptwriters to throw light on the violations in several financial and administrative issues.
(Source: Kuwait Times/R Netherlands Media Network)

Proposal presented for bilingual broadcast to Falkland Islands

An Argentine member of congress has presented a bill calling for the establishment of a bilingual broadcasting station targeted to service the Falkland Islands. Daniel Gallo, deputy for the province of Tierra del Fuego and belonging to the ruling coalition of President Nestor Kirchner said the station would be located in Rio Grande the second largest city of Argentina’s most extreme south province.

“It’s beyond all discussion the significance that in our days the media has in the development of our society. Not only that they help to consolidate the national identity, they help to bring together under the same banner peoples and cultures that otherwise would remain distant”, said Deputy Gallo on presenting the bill.

In this framework, he added that it was essential to have “a 24 hours broadcasting service, both in English and Spanish geared to the Malvinas Islands from the studios of Radio Nacional in Rio Grande and with the purpose of spreading Argentine culture and news”.

“Programming should emphasize on different aspects of Argentine culture plus daily information related to Argentina and the region in such areas as politics, economics, history, sports and traditional values which make to the Argentine identity”, underlined Gallo.

As to the actual broadcasting “all programmes must permanently insist on Argentina’s inalienable sovereignty rights over the Malvinas, Georgias, Orcadas and Sandwich del Sur islands”.

The bill is currently under consideration by the Communications and Computer Technology Committee and according to Patagonia provinces press reports has received an enthusiastic backing.

Gallo recalled that “some many years ago, from Rio Grande, Mrs Sara Carolina Mc Phee had a weekly program both in Spanish and English which broadcast messages to relatives and friends living in the (Falkland) Islands plus information about Argentina and “all that which helped to bring both peoples together”.

“That memorable attitude just comes to show how positive and enriching aspects such an activity can generate and how advantageous it is to re-launch a broadcasting service directed to the Islanders”, he added.

Finally the bill requests the Argentine Executive to make viable the necessary instruments to increase the transmission power of the current Radio Nacional in Rio Grande “to ensure an optimum broadcasting capacity and reception in the Malvinas islands”.
(Source: MercoPress/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

New medium wave stations launched in Papua, Indonesia

Indonesians have donated hundreds of radio sets for people in the Yahukimo district of Papua region where a new radio station has been launched. Indonesia’s only independent radio news agency, 68 H, has launched its new radio station, Pikonane, in the Yahukimo area.

As well as news, Pikonane radio also broadcasts information of local interest on issues such as farming and health. 68 H’s Managing Director, known as Santoso, says remote areas of Papua desperately need more information and communication services. He says 68 H’s distribution of 1500 sets of radio equipment sets to people in the area drew contributions from people in other parts of the country.

“One thing that made me happy is that when we announced that, quite many peope in Jakarta wanted to contribute to give more radios for the people there. Like yesterday I have a friend who called and said he wanted to give five hundred more because many of the families don’t have equipment and service.”

He says Pikonane can be reached in the Yahukimo area on 1278 kHz all day long.
(Source: Radio New Zealand International/Radio Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Tanzanian Broadcasting Service changes name

September 17th, 2007 - 8:04 UTC by Andy
Text of report by Tanzanian state owned TVT TV on 16 September

The name of the state broadcaster, TUT [Taasisi ya Utangazaji Tanzania, Swahili for Tanzania Broadcasting Service] has changed and will now be known as the Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation, TBC. Prudence Constantine has compiled a report read by Neema Mhando.

[Neema Mhando] The Managing Director of the organization, Mr Tido Mhando, says the changes are aimed at making TBC more self-reliant in conducting its business as a state corporation.

[Mhando] As explained one of the changes is the name from Tanzania Broadcasting Service to become the state broadcasting corporation, in English Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation, TBC. Actually, it is not just because we are trying to become like others [Kenya’s] KBC, [Uganda’s] UBC and others. But I think it is the trend now and that will be most satisfying. But for our part in particular, it removes current confusion between TVT, RTD and TUT. That may be sometimes it was not clear which one you are talking about. But maybe most the important thing is that now the government has played its role in empowering this organization to have the capacity to be a leading broadcaster in radio and television in our country.

[Neema] Mr Mhando said the changes had been made by the corporation’s board, which met recently and also suppressed the position of assistant executive secretary and created four new senior management positions.

In the reforms, Ms Edah Sanga was appointed senior manager in charge of radio, Mr Joseph Rugarabamu appointed senior manager in charge of business and administration and the former technical director of TUT, Mr Harold Limo, was appointed acting technical director, TBC. Other appointments were Mr Clement Mshana who has been appointed director of programmes and acting general manager in charge of television. TBC got a new director in charge of news and features, Ms Susan Mungi, while Mr Ngalimecha Ngayoma becomes director of special programmes and public relations.

The director of news and features, TBC Ms Susan Mungi said she welcomed the appointment as a contribution that requires joint effort in order to achieve the corporation’s goals.

[Mungi] For me it is a major contribution, firstly this is a great opportunity and secondly this a state organization and that I carry the image of the Tanzanian state . I also believe that I do not operate alone. There are people that I am expected to work with, who are here and since I came here I know there is a good team to work with.

(Source: TVT TV, Dar es Salaam, in Swahili 0900 gmt 16 Sep 07 via BBC Monitoring/Radio Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

European Music Radio set for Sunday broadcast

EMR/European Music Radio 6045 kHz this Sunday - also dial up service

Hello Dear Listeners of EMR,
Tomorrow the 16th of September at 1200 UTC on 6045 kHz will be our last transmission of 2007, this is due to personal reasons (family life) and work load. From our September transmission onwards EMR will have a NEW QSL card and a competely NEW Information Sheet for listeners who send in correct reception reports to our email studio@emr.org.uk or postal address. This is a NEW design QSL card and information sheet.

Our programs are relayed via our Internet streaming service at:
(1200, 1500, 1800, 2000 UTC), and repeated at the same times on Monday?
Details – we have 3 streams
Broadband (MP3) http://nednl.net:9290/listen.pls
Broadband (Ogg Vorbis) http://nednl.net:8000/emr.ogg.m3u
Dial-up (Ogg Vorbis) http://nednl.net:8000/emrlow.ogg.m3u

Please note, we recommend you tune in to either of the Ogg Vorbis services for the best quality. If your PC is unable to play the Ogg Vorbis streaming format, EMR recommends you use Winamp, which is available for free from www.winamp.com/ download - Winamp is owned and developed by AOL.

Good Listening and good DX to all our listeners. 73s Tom

Clandestine, Radio Biafra plans to broadcast daily

The coordinator of the clandestine station Radio Biafra/Voice of Biafra, Professor Edward Okparaji of Howard University in Washington, has told the Nigerian Tribune that the station will soon begin to broadcast on a daily basis. Currently, the station is on the air every Wednesday and Saturday according to the newspaper.
(edited text via Radio Netherlands Media Network)
Read more from the Nigerian Tribune
http://www.tribune.com.ng/14092007/igbo_feat.html

Blog Logs

All times UTC // frequencies kHz - parallel frequency

Antarctica
15476 LRA-36 Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel (tent.) 2056-2103* Could only hear individual announcements by lady announcer, then male and ending with a song. ending with song. No chance to copy. Just too weak. Seemed to stay on for a couple minutes before the plug was pulled around 2303:30. (Valko, PA 3 Sept.)

Ascension Island
BBCWS Relay 7160 0459 English SIO 333 Sept 7 OM with ID at 0459 and then into a newscast at 0500. (MacKenzie-CA).

Bolivia
4690.2 Radio San Miguel (presumed) 1003-1025 Apparent news program with actualities, some quite long but all at a lower level than the announcers mic level. Seemed like a remote broadcast after 1018. Male announcer sounded like the one I heard in the past. Faded pretty quickly after 1025. Audio has the 'feel' of a spur, and thought this might be a Rebelde spur at first. (Valko, PA 3 Sept.)

Bolivia
6134.798, Radio Santa Cruz, 1002-1015 Just faded in out of the "blue", ith a male in Spanish comments. At 1005, typical folkloric music presented. At 1007 ID given over music. At 1008 a second male comments which sounds like a political discourse. The music changes at that time to what sounds like a "protest" song. What's goiing on? At 1019 canned ID as, "... Radio Santa Cruz". By 1018 this signal has improved to armchair quality. Signal is fair to good to armchair.(Chuck Bolland, September 9, 2007)

Brazil
6105, Radio Cultura,(Pres), 1011-1026 In with a male in Portuguese language religious comments. This is steady and at a good level, covering any other signals on the frequency. This is definitely a Brazilian, but which one is the problem? Both Radio Cultura and Filadelfia are listed on this freq. Signal starting to fade by 1021.(Chuck Bolland, FL September 9, 2007)

Canada
Radio Japan Relay-NHK 6110 0510 English 333 Sept 7 Female/male with program announcements //15195 SIO 333]via Japan. (MacKenzie-CA).

Chile
CVC 15410 2325 Spanish 444 Sept 5 Classical music to 2329. Then an ID and more classical music-Flight of the Bumble Bee and at 2337 Piano classical music. (MacKenzie-CA).

Ecuador
HCJB 9745 0437 Spanish SIO 444 Sept 7 Male announcer with program comments with music in the background. (MacKenzie-CA).

Guam
Adventist World Radio-AWR 15320 2333 Vietnamese 444 Sept 5 Two OMs telling a story followed by comments at 2346. //11980 [SIO 333]via Guam. (MacKenzie-CA).

Honduras
3339.96 Radio Misiones Internacional. 1008- Lively SP Religious music. 1015 lady announcer in slight echo, and back to music. 1032 canned male announcer very briefly with station ID finally, then back to music of lively Latin American, srong signal but extremely weak modulation. Makes it tough to ID. Still on the air while Hurricane Felix was making landfall. (Valko, PA Sept.)

Indonesia
9680, RRI Jakarta, 0950-1055, Sept 15, back on the air for Ramadan. Were they saving their transmitter for Ramadan or have they been doing repairs/maintenance for the past nine weeks? Heard in Basha Indonesia, pop song and ballad, choral anthem, top of the hour into Ramadan program, brief Islamic music, two OM in long conversation about Ramadan and Islam, Jakarta phone numbers given to call or send "SMS" text, on-air phone conversations, reciting from the Qu'ran. Poor to fair till top of the hour due to QRM from CNR-1 (1000*) on 9675. From 1000-1055 was fair-good, then covered by *1055 of CNR-1 (jamming CBS Taiwan). Unfortunately during Ramadan the Kang Guru Radio English (KGRE) program here on Wed. & Sun. (1000-1020) is usually preempted. (Ron Howard-CA)

Indonesia
4869.93 RRI-Wamena 1135-1145 With a weak signal, noted steady pop music being broadcast. (Chuck Bolland, September 15, 2007)

Indonesia
11785, Voice of Indonesia,1559-1617, Sept 9, after a strong WHRI signed off at 1559, heard usual recorded loop of music and ID ("From Jakarta, you are listening to the Voice of Indonesia"), fair,into programming in Arabic (reciting from Qur'an, etc.) // 9524.96 (strong).(Ron Howard-CA)

Malaysia
7295 Traxx FM 1055 "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel", and into another Dance song. Nice English ID jingle at 1100, one short and one long time tick, then female with news. Not as strong as yesterday and it seemed disturbed as well. (Valko 2 Sept.)

Myanmar
5040.59, Myanmar Broadcasting System, 1104-1115, With a thshold signal, noting steady music here. Believe I can hear a woman n comments also. As mentioned, the signal is threshold. (Chuck Bolland,FL September 8, 2007)

Peru
6019.49 Radio Victoria 0717-0900 Usual religoius programming with male/female announcers. Lady preaching was on the verge of tears!! Instrumental music at 0724 and male announcer with time check and mentions of Frontera. Then different male with mention of Christiana and internacional. 0725 time check and canned program promo by male over music ending with address in Bolivia. Religoius program continued after 0730 with same male/female announcers. 0753 exact same promo as heard earlier at 0725. Religoius program continued. 0814-0816 deadair, then choral music, and program continued. Big broadcaster signed on on 6020 at 0859 wiping out the signal. Fair strength but some slop QRM. //weaker 9720. Interesting that Brian Alexander and I heard this independently of each other at the same time. (Valko, PA 2 Sept.)

Russia
Voice of Russia-VOR 9435 0445 English SIO 333 Sept 7 OM with comments about Grandfathers plus some folk music. Female announcer with comments on a book club. //
13775 [333]. (MacKenzie-CA).

Saipan
Radio Free Asia-RFA 15585 2318 Chinese SIO 333 Sept 5 YL with comments plus an OM.Some QRM via KTBN-Utah in English. //15485 [433] and 15430 [444]. (MacKenzie-CA).

USA
Radio Taiwan Relay 5950 0518 Chinese SIO 444 Sept 7 Two YLs with comments.
(MacKenzie-CA).

Zanzibar
11735 Radio Tanzania Zanzibar 2051- Arabic music at tune-in, 2054 male anncr in Swahili with brief announcement. Musical bridge to nice clear ID then talk by different male in Arabic and Swahili. Studio male announcer returned at 2058 with announcement including another ID. 2059 short instrumental to national anthem and off at 2100. Good signal. (Valko, PA 2 Sept.)

Weekend Relays on 9290 kHz

Relays this weekend via 9290KHz

September 15th
Radio Six International 07.00 - 08.00UTC paralel 945AM,
Riga 100,5MHz FMeXtra and www.radionord.lv

Latvia Today 10.00 -11.00UTC
Radio Casablanca 11.00 -12.00UTC

September 16th
Latvia Today 19.00 - 20.00UTC
paralel 945AM in Baltics and http://www.radionord.lv/
(Tom Taylor)

Radio Netherlands Program Preview - September 15-21

Welcome to our weekly guide to Radio Netherlands' English Service - a list of the new programmes coming up on Radio Netherlands this week, beginning on Saturday.


SATURDAY 15 SEPTEMBER
*** The State We're In ***
A young Dutch woman's diaries of her experiences with the Columbia rebel group FARC was discovered recently in the jungle. So we look at what motivates young Europeans, now and throughout history, to cross borders and fight for causes not their own.

We look at conversions, in every sense of the word. So we report on the recently formed Committee of ex-Muslims in Germany.

And we hear the story of a former advertising executive who left the church of commerce on Manhattan's Madison Avenue for a simpler and, according to him, more moral life.

Last Thursday marked the start of both the holy Muslim month of Ramadan and the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah (Hah SHOW nah). So we talk with the members of the pan Israeli/Palestinian organization, the Parents Circle Family Forum. All of the Forum's members have lost a family member to the conflict there. They use this tragic credibility to try to convince others on both sides to choose the path of peace and reconciliation.

And speaking of peace, we meet the Kurdish business man who has devoted his life to ending the all too common problem of honor killings in the south east of Turkey.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1500 (South Asia), 1800 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

Note that on Saturday we also run repeats of:
Network Europe on SW: 1400 (South Asia)
The Research File: 1430 (South Asia)

Amsterdam Forum and Echoes: 1900 and 1944 respectively (Central, East and South Africa)

SUNDAY 16 SEPTEMBER
*** Amsterdam Forum ***
"Poverty will end as it has ended everywhere else, by home-grown political, economic and social reformers," writes the acclaimed economist William Easterly. He says giving aid can not end poverty.
"Does the money poured into aid trickle down to reach the poor?" he asks. And why, after half a century and 1.7 trillion euros, are there still children dying for a lack of medicine, clean water, food, sanitation and without education?

Listen to the discussion with Mr Easterly, who'll be joined by a panel of experts and who'll be responding to your comments in Amsterdam Forum.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1500 (South Asia), 1800 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

Repeated: Sat 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)

*** Echoes ***
Our new listener feedback programme. Mindy Ran responds to your comments, queries and complaints about our programmes. And featuring every week A Critical Eye - commentary from Perro de Jong.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1045 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1145 (Eastern N America), 1545 (South Asia), 1845 & 2045 (Central, East and South Africa), 0045 (Eastern N America), 0145 (Central N America), 0445 (Western N America)

Repeated: Sat 1945 (Central, East and South Africa)


Note that on Sunday we also run repeats of:
Flatlanders or EuroHit 40: 1400 (South Asia)
Arts and Culture: 1430 (South Asia)
The State We're in: 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)

MONDAY 17 SEPTEMBER
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

*** Flatlanders ***
Once a month in the regular Flatlanders slot, we take a short dip into the world of Dutch and European popular music in Highlights of The Euro Hit 40, where host Tim Fisher is your guide on a whirlwind tour 'visiting' some of the music from the 18 countries which make up the premier pan-European known to many across the globe as the Europarade, but - in English - as the Euro Hit 40!

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)
Repeated: Sun 1400 (South Asia), Wednesday 1500 (South Asia) 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)

TUESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

*** The State We're In, Midweek Report ***
A young Dutch woman's diaries of her experiences with the Columbia rebel group FARC was discovered recently in the jungle. So we look at what motivates young Europeans, now and throughout history, to cross borders and fight for causes not their own.

We look at conversions, in every sense of the word. So we report on the recently formed Committee of ex-Muslims in Germany.

And we hear the story of a former advertising executive who left the church of commerce on Manhattan's Madison Avenue for a simpler and, according to him, more moral life.

Last Thursday marked the start of both the holy Muslim month of Ramadan and the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah (Hah SHOW nah). So we talk with the members of the pan Israeli/Palestinian organization, the Parents Circle Family Forum. All of the Forum's members have lost a family member to the conflict there. They use this tragic credibility to try to convince others on both sides to choose the path of peace and reconciliation.

And speaking of peace, we meet the Kurdish business man who has devoted his life to ending the all too common problem of honor killings in the south east of Turkey.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)
Repeated: Thu 1430, 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa) Sun 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)

WEDNESDAY 19 SEPTEMBER
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

*** Arts and Culture ***

A selection of some of our best work in the Documentary and Vox Humana series. Also, once a month we introduce a new feature called Radio Books. This is an eclectic collection of short stories by Dutch and Flemish writers presented for the first time in English translation.

Radio Books - Al Galidi
This edition of Radio Books features an Iraqi-born writer who has lived in The Netherlands since 1998 and now writes in Dutch. Al Galidi started writing poetry as a child before studying engineering in Iraq.

His short story "February in Schiphol" is a hard-hitting look at what happens when an asylum seeker arrives at the Amsterdam airport - and is based on his own experience.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)

Repeated: Fri 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa), Sun 14:30 (South Asia)

THURSDAY 20 SEPTEMBER
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

*** The Research File ***
This week: a special programme on new technologies in Healthcare and Medicine.

We'll hear how virtual reality can greatly improve surgery of the face, we'll be in an operating theatre witnessing a heart catheterisation, and Thijs will practise minimal invasion surgery, on a plastic button that is.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)

Repeated: Mon 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa), Sat 1430 (South Asia)

FRIDAY 21 SEPTEMBER
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

*** Network Europe ***

A Pan European team links up across the continent each week to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

The programme is a unique example of European co-operation, produced by the continent's leading international broadcasters, it reflects the diversity of European society and voices. Each week we drop in on specialists around Europe and catch up with our extensive network of correspondents for their unique take on the events shaping the week.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)

Repeated: Tues 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa), Sat 1400 (South Asia)
(R Netherlands)

I. C. P. O. Amateur Radio Bulletin

I.C.P.O. Bulletin (September 13-21, 2007)
Islands, Castles & Portable Operations.
Listing is by calendar date (day/month/year)
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13/09/2007: John/W9ILY and Bob/K9MDO will be QRV as FP/homecall from the MAXOTEL on Miquelon Island (NA-032, DIFO FP-002, WLOTA LH-1417) September 13-18th. Activity will be on 80-10 metres, concentrating on SSB (primarily FP/K9MDO) and RTTY/PSK (primarily FP/W9ILY). QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW following the DXpedition. [K1XN & The Golist]

14/09/2007: André, ON7YK will once again be QRV from The Gambia as C56YK between September 14th and 27th. He will be active on 80-10m and also on 6m SSB. Further information and QSL route can be found at C56YK on QRZ.com. [NG3K]

15/09/2007: Freddy, F8CKS/p will be active September 15th from the Small Castle of Monpazier Edouard 1st (DFCF 24-089) and the Mill Joli (DMF 24-062), located in the city and canton of Monpazier (DDCF 24-20, CP 24280), Department Dordogne (DDFM 24), Province of Aquitaine (DPF 02). Activity will most likely be on 40 and 20m SSB. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [F8CKS]

15/09/2007: Freddy, F5IRO has received his 4 months assignment to Papeete, Tahiti (OC-046, DIFO FO-002, WLOTA LH-0885, French Polynesia. He will be there until mid January 2008. He will use the call sign FO5RU and will pick up his new license as soon as possible when he arrives, but he could be heard as FO/F5IRO, while waiting for it. The first signals are expected on September 15th or 16th. Freddy will be active in his spare time, on all HF bands, using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via Rafik, F5CQ either direct (SASE + Postage) or via the French REF-Union bureau (please only this bureau). Other information and online log on Rafik's page at: www.f5cq.net/dxp/2007-FO5RU/fo5ru-fr.htm [F5NQL]

15/09/2007: The August 2007 outing to Market Reef (EU-053, ARHLS MAR-001, TWLHD WLH 0J0-001, WLOTA LH-0542, WW Loc. JP90NH), OJ0B was designed to decorate the lighthouse with powerful antennas that can only be hoisted in good weather conditions. The group was successful, and in addition to making more than 13,000 QSOs, a SteppIR beam plus an assortment of wire antennas were mounted at the light.
The newly composed group of OH0RJ, OH2BH, OH2MM, OH2PM, OH7EA and OH8NC are at it again and they plan to be operational from September 15 until September 24, including both Scandinavian Activity Contests, with three stations. Now they have more flexibility since they have a resident helicopter at their disposal. Outside of the contest their frequencies are as follows - CW: 3523, 7023, 10113, 14033, 18083, 21033, 24903 and 28033 KHz; SSB: 3775, 7075, 14175, 18135, 21275, 24960 and 28475 KHz. Once again, if you are a stamp collector or wish to receive your QSL card with unique Market Reef stamps, you may send an SASE with 7 Euros (10 USD) as your postage/donation to the Finnish Lighthouse Society via QSL manager OH2BH.
If you wish to tour the Reef in the spirit of adventure, you may follow in the footsteps of the August 2007 and November 2005 OJ0B activities: sm0w.com and www.kolumbus.fi/oh2bn/pagemarket.htm
The Finnish Lighthouse Society has been active repairing the lighthouse this summer, and you may wish to follow their activities which include daily reporting and interesting general details (www.lighthousesociety.fi/eng/).
See the report from Market Reef as of September 4, 2007: www.lighthousesociety.fi/eng/market/market_diary/diary_040907/ . Two photos are attached. Photo captions:
1: Pertti, OH2PM on top of the Market Reef fog horn with a 2-L SteppIR beam. Rick, SM6U is advising from the comfort zone - "...can you get it any higher"?
2: The OJ0B DXpedition staging arena...when the sea is calm. [OH2BN]

15/09/2007: Adam, KC4/K2ARB reports that Mike/RW1AI will be QRV as R35NP from the North Pole-35 ice drifting station on or about September 15th. Look for activity on all bands, mainly CW. [F5NQL]

15/09/2007: Drew, GM3YOR reports that he plans to be active as SV5/GM3YOR from the Isle of Symi (MIA MGD-030), Dodecanese Islands (EU-001), between September 15-30th. He will be taking his TS50 and wire antennas, and will operate when time is available. QSL via home call. [OPDX]

15/09/2007: Look for special event station W3B to operate from the Blakistone Lighthouse (ARLHS USA-060 [Historic]) on St. Clements Island (USI MD-028, St. Mary's county), Potomac River, Maryland, from 1400-2000z on September 15th. Activity will be on 40/20/17 metre CW/SSB and possibly PSK-31. QSL with S.A.S.E. to KA3UNQ (See and follow QSL instructions on QRZ.com.) You will receive a photo QSL with a certificate on request. [OPDX]

16/09/2007: The Associazione Radioamatoriale Sardinia QRP Club (IQ0QP) will be QRV September 16th from Quirra Island (EU-165, IIA CA-009, MIA MIS-026), using the call IM0/IQ0QP. QSL via home call. [DE0MST]

16/09/2007: UBA Section HRT will be active September 16th as ON4HRT/p on 80 and 40m in Belgian Mill Award Contest, from the Vanop de Bedder Mill (WIM.2035), in Tongerlo-Westerlo (WW Loc. JO21LC). QSL via ON7IG, bureau preferred. [UBA HF News]

16/09/2007: Marnix/ON4MRX and Luc/ON7VOX of UBA Section ODE will be active as OT7G/p during the Belgium Mill Award Contest (September 16th) from the heavily battered Stampot Mill (BMA reference WIM.8073). They will be QRV on 80 and 40m SSB. QSL via ON4MRX, bureau preferred. [UBA HF News]

16/09/2007: Heinz, DF6ZY, will be active as TK/DF6ZY from the island of Corsica (EU-014, TK-001 for the French Islands Award, MIA MCO-001, WLOTA LH-1390), September 16-28th. Activity will be on 80-10 metres, mostly on RTTY, but he will switch to SSB or SSTV on request. QSL via the bureau to DF6ZY or direct. [OPDX]

17/09/2007: Bernd, DL8AAV will be signing OZ/DL8AAV/p September 17-29th from Laeso Island (EU-088, NK-003 for the Danish Islands Award). QSL via home call, direct or by the bureau. [RSGB IOTA]

17/09/2007: Andre, GM3VLB will be active holiday style as VE1/GM3VLB/m or /p from Isle Madame (CIsA NS-016), Nova Scotia, September 17-18th; and then from Nova Scotia until the 22nd. QSL direct to home call. [425 DX News]

21/09/2007: Marcos, EA1APV will be active as HC1/EA1APV from Cotacachi, Ecuador between September 21st and October 20th. He will operate on a spare time basis, as he will be working on a project of international cooperation. QSL via home call. [425 DX News]

21/09/2007: Gab, HA3JB, will sign SU8BHI from Cairo, Egypt, between September 21st and November 30th. He also plans to participate in the WWDX RTTY and CW contests. Gab will be active on all bands using CW, RTTY, SSTV, PSK and some SSB during many of the major upcoming contests. QSL via home call. Further information can be found at: www.qsl.net/ha3jb/ [NG3K]
(Source: Dave Raycroft)

China Radio International holds 60th Birthday Quiz

1. In which month did CRI's English Service begin?
September 11

October 1
July 1

2. Where is the head office of CRI's English Service located?
Beijing, China
Shanghai, China
Guangzhou, China

3. Who was our first announcer?
Wei Lin
Li Peichun
Qi Zhi

4. Which of the following was CRI's first overseas FM radio station?
91.9 FM in Nairobi, Kenya
103.7 FM in Darhan, Mongolia
93.0 FM in Vientiane, Laos
104.9FM in Perth, Australia

5.What is our bi-monthly newsletter called?
China Messenger
The Messenger
Chinastic

6. How did you come across CRI's English Service?
From radio
From the Internet
Recommended by a friend
Other sources

7.Which of the following is the official website of CRI's English Service?
CRI.cn
CRI.com
CRIENGLISH.com

8. In which year was our official website launched?
1997
1998
1999

9. What is our online radio channel called?
Audio
Webcast
Podcast

10. What's the name of our domestic FM radio broadcast in Beijing?
Hit FM
Easy FM
News Radio

Prizes:
Sixty prize winners will be chosen from those who correctly participate in
the quiz. Each of them will get ONE of the prizes listed below.

Tecsun world band radio (5)
VIP card for eLong.com (10)
Passport holder (20)
Radio with flashlight (25)

Contest Dates:
The contest ends on October 10, 2007.

For online entry visit
http://english.cri.cn/tools/online/criquiz60/

(Source; Jaisakthivel, Chennai & Rachel Baughan

Malawi Broadcating Corporation to go commercial

Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) says it has no other alternative to going commercial after budget cuts, claiming it has been pushed to the limit and the only way to survive is to go into business full time at the expense of social responsibility. MBC’s Deputy Director General Bright Malopa said the public radio station will now intensify its marketing campaign, adding that it has been forced to abandon some of its social responsibility and will focus on business for survival. Malopa said this will happen at the expense of some social programmes.

Corroborating Malopa’s remarks on going commercial, Minister of Information and Civic Education Patricia Kaliati said MBC and TVM will survive just like any other private broadcaster survives. Kaliati said now the even social programmes like those on religion would be paid for.

Kaliati said if the worse comes to the worst, restructuring would be the next option. “It will be like Big Brother as nobody will know who will be going next and there will be no need to question them why because it is not their fault,” she said.

Read the full story in The Daily Times
http://www.dailytimes.bppmw.com/article.asp?ArticleID=6559

(Source: R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

WWOZ Donates Recordings to Library of Congress

9.14.2007


WWOZ(FM) had donated 7,000 hours of live jazz and blues recordings spanning 15 years to the Library of Congress.
“The contribution, which comes after Hurricane Katrina’s floodwaters nearly destroyed the station’s primary tape storage facility, will ensure the safety of the station’s collection of historic recordings,” the Library said. Supporting the gift, the Grammy Foundation has awarded WWOZ a $45,000 grant toward the preservation of the collection.

Recordings were made at music festivals, nightclubs and street events and feature various forms of New Orleans’s roots music including jazz, blues, gospel, brass band and zydeco. The content includes an extensive collection of live music dating to 1993 of artists including Professor Longhair, Clifton Chenier and Queen Ida.

Before cataloging and digital preservation, the recordings will be stored in vaults at the new Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation in Culpeper, Va
(Source: RWOnline)

RFE/RL remembers Turkmenistan Correspondent

9.14.2007

RFE/RL is marking the anniversary of the death of Ogulsapar Muradova.
The organization said she was a human rights activist and Turkmenistan correspondent for RFE/RL’s Turkmen language broadcasts.

The circumstances of her death in prison a year ago “remain shrouded in mystery,” Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty stated, “the place, even the day she died is not known. No one has been charged or brought to account for the death of the 58-year old Muradova. Her family was not permitted to see her after a mock trial in August 2006 and was not told where she was imprisoned. Her daughters were taken suddenly to the Ashgabat city morgue Sept. 14, 2006 and asked to take custody of the body, which they said had a visible head wound.”

The organization’s Turkmen Service is remembering her in its programming today
(Source: RWOnline)

FCC Launches Disaster Information Reporting System

9.14.2007

The FCC has created an automated disaster information reporting system.
The commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau launched the redesigned version of the voluntary, Web-based system this week. All communications companies, including broadcasting, wireline, wireless and cable can use the system to report communications infrastructure status and other critical information during a crisis.
The commission said the system would help streamline reporting and enable communications providers to share network status information with the FCC quickly and efficiently. When this disaster data collection system is activated in response to a crisis, contacts in the system will be sent an e-mail letting them know the disaster area and the communications providers that are requested to provide data on the status of their communications equipment.
Establishment of the database addresses recommendations submitted by an independent panel reviewing the impact of Hurricane Katrina on communications, according to the agency.

One in 5 Internet Users Visit a Radio Web site

9.14.2007

Nearly 75% of all adults log onto the Internet and nearly 1 in 5 (18%) of online users visit a radio Web site in a month.
That’s according to a survey of approximately 118,000 adults by market research firm The Media Audit.
A profile of radio Web visitors shows that well-educated, upper-income, white-collar workers, in addition to younger people, tend to be more likely to visit radio Web sites, according to the findings.
“Three factors that show a very high correlation for visiting radio Web sites are heavy radio listeners, heavy Internet users and people at work” stated Bob Jordan, president of The Media Audit. “Adults in these categories are 70% more likely than the average adult to visit a radio Web site.”
(Source: RWOnline)

Ibiquity Working To Get More HD Radios to Market

9.14.2007

Ibiquity President/CEO Robert Struble predicts HD Radio products will retail in the $149 to $179 range this holiday season compared to around $299 at the same time last year.
At the same time, the technology developer is working to reduce its receiver chip size and bring the power consumption level down in order to get HD-R into other, portable devices. Ibiquity hopes to have that chip ready early next year.
Executives spoke to reporters invited to view its new Columbia, Md., headquarters this week.
Asked by Radio World about efforts to get HD-R into mainstream cars, Struble said “soon,” in six, 12 to 18 months. The company is talking to automakers every day, he said, and among other things, “They’re telling us when it gets to the right price they’ll do it.”
One of the biggest hurdles the company is facing is mass market adoption of the technology. While early adopters jump on new technologies and raise the public’s awareness of them, trickling down to the masses is slower.
More next week in “The Leslie Report.”
(Source: RWOnline)

Digital Delight, or Death of Distant Listening ?

9.14.2007

The new rules authorizing IBOC are now effective, which means the cap on airing AM digital at night has come off.
Even some non-technical radio trade publications have recently discovered the story, which has been dominating engineer talk for months, if not longer. (They must be reading RW.)

Various statistics put the number of AMs on the air with IBOC at 225 to 250. The most prominent vocal advocate recently has been Tom Ray, VP and DOE for Buckley Broadcasting and WOR(AM) in New York.

He says, “The apocalypse has been anticlimactic ... thus far.” His station at 710 kHz turned IBOC on at 12:01 a.m.

Ray said he “had one listener complaint, from Maryland, trying to listen to WLW far outside their nighttime interference-free zone,” Ray e-mailed to RW this morning. “So he’s not going to listen to us any longer. Oh, well. Wait ... he doesn’t count in the N.Y. book.”

He cited postings in online listservs from DXers saying they had not experienced big problems, and noted a comment from an early-morning listener closer to home, “a Metro Traffic reporter in the N.Y. area who goes to work at 4 a.m. in a building that overlooks our site — he has about 1/2 Volt from WOR in his parking lot, along with numerous other AM signals, for a cumulative total of around 2-3 Volts of RF — that radio of his should have been smoking and the overloaded front end was most likely generating spurs like crazy. He has the Hyundai factory installed HD Radio.”

Ray quotes the Metro reporter as writing: “Sitting in our parking lot here at Shadow Rutherford, looking at your towers, I could copy the Canadian station on 690 (broadcasting in French) with only slight hiss from WOR and, with a slightly stronger signal, Canada would have been in the clear.”

What will be the impact on the AM band at night? Who has flipped the switch, and what effect did it have? Radio World wants to hear about what you’re hearing on the dial. E-mail to radioworld@imaspub.com .
(Source:L RWOnline)

Tunisia: New religious radio station launched

Tunis, 13 Sept. (AKI) - Tunisia's first 24-hour religious radio station, Radio Zaytouna for the Noble Koran, went to air Thursday. It is the country's third privately-owned station and will broadcast around the clock.
Tunisian President Zayn al-Abidin Ben Ali late on Wednesday announced Radio Zaytouna ('olive tree)'s launch which has been timed to coincide with the start of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan.
Around 80 percent of Radio Zaytouna's programming will focus on the Koran. The remaining 20 percent will focus on the life and teachings of the Prophet Mohammed, as well as the lives of other prophets and preachers.
The station's licence to broadcast "confirms interest in nurturing the Muslim faith and those who are involved with it ," said Radio Zaytouna's owner Muhammad Sakhr al-Matiri.
"The aim is for Tunis to remain a beacon in the Islamo-Arab world and a symbol of dialogue and fruitful interaction between cultures and civilisations," al-Matiri added.
Radio Zaytouna's launch shows "constant attention to Islam and in interest in its revival and the wish to promote enlightened thought and true Muslim values, including tolerance, solidarity and moderation," said an unnamed Tunisian official.
Although freedom of opinion and expression is guaranteed by the Tunisian constitution, the government tightly controls the media. Until late 2003 the state had a monopoly on radio broadcasting.
The state-run Tunisian Radio and Television Establishment (ERTT) operates two national TV channels and several radio networks.
Egyptian and pan-Arab satellite TV stations command large audiences. Two London-based opposition TV channels can be received via satellite; Al Mustaqillah TV and Zaytouna TV.
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/CultureAndMedia/?id=1.0.1301988417
(Source: Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India)

DXers Unlimited Septmer 11-12

Dxers Unlimited
Dxers Unlimited's weekend edition for 11-12 September 2007
By Arnie Coro
radio amateur CO2KK

Hi amigos short wave listeners and radioaficionados around the world.. nice to have you listening to our midweek edition of Dxers Unlimited, coming to you from Havana. I am Arnie Coro, radio amateur CO2KK your friend here in Cuba, now ready to provide you with about 17 minutes of on the air and on the web time devoted to our wonderful and fascinating hobby : RADIO !!! Here is item one: Equinoctial propagation conditions now in full swing and already many radio amateur are enjoying daytime
DX on the 20, 17 and 15 meters bands.. even when solar flux is hovering at very low levels just at minimum, minumum solar flux and zero sunspots .. At the same time , and due to the very low solar activity , the 160 and 80 meter radio amateur bands are providing excellent DX during local nights amigos despite the still high summertime static levels !!!
So, seems like at this particular moment we are able to enjoy the best of both worlds, daytime DX on the HF range, and nightime DX on 160 and 80 meters. My good friend AKI, CO2 Charlie India, told me Saturday morning during a QSO we had on the local two meter band repeater that he had worked several Japanese stations on 80 meters CW at sunrise local time here in Havana... And this contacts are possible due to rather low ionospheric absorption and the enhancement provided by the so called
gray line or terminator line propagation, that is the line that separates DAY from NIGHT on planet Earth,actually it is not exactly a thin line at all, it's like a band extending both sides of the actual terminator what makes propagation possible with very low attenuation between locations that are at sunrise and sunset at the two ends !!!
Item three: I recently went to Matanzas province.. Matanzas is located to the East of Havana and is the province where the world famous Varadero Beach at the Hicacos Peninsula receives hundreds of thousands of tourists from all over the world.
The Varadero Amateur Radio Club is often visited by tourists that are also ham radio operators and want to know their Cuban colleagues... Matanzas has several 2 meter band repeaters installed , but two of them are particularly useful when one is traveling by car , as they can be easily reached using a low power hand held FM transceiver. Those amateur 2 meter band FM repeaters are also particularly helpful during the hurricane season, as they provide very effective communications between
hand held, mobiles and fixed stations.
I had the opportunity of talking to many Matanzas radio amateurs during my one day trip to their beautiful province, and as always enjoyed one of the more than 81 ways you and I can have a good time on the radio... mobile ham communications !!!
Item four today will be our antenna topics section, and later item five will answer listeners questions...at the end of the show, as always, our exclusive and not copyrighted HF plus low band VHF propagation update and forecast will bring the program to its end... Stay tuned, I am Arnie Coro in Havana, more of Dxers Unlimited's midweek edition follows in a few seconds..

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Si amigos, this is the midweek edition of Dxers Unlimited coming to you from Havana... Now here is our antenna topics section... today I'll tell you about how you can make yourself a compact antenna that will allow you to operate an amateur radio station or to monitor Dx on the lower frequency ham bands, the ones that are now much more significant as solar cycle 23 comes to an end right at this very moment... My new version of the KK-COMP antenna uses a very well engineered combination of inductive and capacite loading, so its efficiency is certainly above
the average compact antenna for the lower frequencies.
Another neat trick that I used when designing these antennas is to make the diameter of the loading coils as large as practical, so that they will also contribute to radiation and not only do their job as inductive loading to help shorten the antenna.
The experimental version of the KK-COMP antenna benefitted from a very nice experiment, because I made it for the 10 meter band... Doing that in order to be able to test the scale model of the antenna easily. The use of actual, physical scale sized antenna models is in my opinion a reliable method, that makes a nice complement to the use of antenna modelling software.
A full size 10 meter band dipole antenna requires about 5 meters of wire, 2.5 meters for each leg of the dipole... That's for those of you still thinking using feet and inches, is about 16 feet overall length , or 8 feet each side of the center insulator. I decided to reduce the size of the 10 meter band antenna by 50 percent, in other words to make it just 2.5 meters or about 8 feet long, while at the same time retaining a high radiation efficiency. How could I tell if the compact version of the antenna was really efficient or not ?
Well, very easily , by using a test instrument known as a field intensity meter , and a full size antenna used as a reference. The procedure used is very simple, you set up the full size antenna up and in the clear, feed it with 10 Watts of 28.5 megaHertz radio frequency energy and measure the field intensity at a certain distance, typically no less than 10 wavelengths away from the antenna.. and that's
about a city block away in this case.
Then you replace the reference full size dipole, install it at exactly the same height , and proceed to test your experimental compact antenna, measuring the field intensity and writing down the resultant figure.
The a little mathematics will tell you if your compact antenna is doing its job... You can be sure that the compact antenna will never be as efficient as the full size one, but the fact is that my design provides an efficiency that is really utstanding when one considers that the compact KK DASH COMP antenna is half the size of the 10 meter dipole...
After the measurements were finished I proceeded to operate my 10 meter rig using the KK DASH COMP, and reports coming from radio amateurs in eleven different ountries, from Canada to Argentina, and from Spain to South Africa confirmed that the very small antenna is working very well..
The KK DASH COMP uses a combination of two loading coils and two spiral wound capacity hats .The loading coils are located at the center of each wire element, and the spiral wound capacity hat are placed at the ends.
The use of a combination of inductive and capacitive loading is what makes the antenna very efficient, because the presence of the circular spiral wound capacity hats at the ends of the elements makes possible to reduce the number of turns of each loading coil, and that in turn reduces the losses introduced by the coils.
I must add that the small sized KK-DASH COMP antenna with its two end loading spirals is a very nice looking signal grabber, as the 30 centimeter diameter spirals give it a very distinctive look indeed... UPSCALING the design results to the 40 meter band gave me a 7 megaHertz antenna that is the size of a standard 20 meter band dipole, and that according to my measurements is just -2 dB down from the full size radiator... And that minus 2 dB difference is easily compensated by increasing the transmitter power output just a bit. For the many radio amateurs around the world that suffer from lack of real estate to be able to install full size lower bands antennas, the KK DASH COMP is a practical, low cost, solution that you can homebrew during a single weekend... If you found this information useful and want to know more about my KK DASH COMP compact inductive and capacitive loaded antenna, just send me an e-mail to arnie@rhc.cu, or an AIR MAIL postcard to Arnie Coro, Radio Havana Cuba,Havana, Cuba.
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Reaching you via short waver, and also available on the world wide web and via the Hispasat I D satellite,transponder 79 vertical polarization, in English from 05 to 07 UTC, this is Radio Havana Cuba, the name of the show is Dxers Unlimited, and this is our modest twice weekly contribution to the development of the radio hobby amigos !!!
Here is now ASK ARNIE, THE most popular section of the program ,. according to what your letters and e-mail messages tell me evey week.. Question one today: Came from several listeners located in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the USA and Nigeria... they all want to me to provide an answer to their question.
They want to know if it will be worthwhile to buy a radio receiver that is not operating , in other words a broken down radio... Each of those that wrote quotes a particular model of radio, and as expected, the price asked for the radios was quite reasonable.. and two of them just had to pick up the broken radios given away by friends. Well amigos, first things first...

When buying or picking up for free a radio receiver that is not operating to its full factory parameters you are certainly running a risk...but if the price is low enough, or the radio is just given away to you I can assure you that it will be a win-win deal,because , and now listen carefully to this, in the extreme case that the receiver may not be repaired, you will end up with lots of useful electronic
components that can be effectively recycled and used for many radio hobby related experiments.

The other side of the coin will show you that many radio receivers, especially those built before 1970, can be rather easily repaired and restored back to like new or even better than when new conditions..For example, so called boat anchors, or old vacuum tube communications type receivers,often come back to life by just changing a few electrolytic capacitors,( something that is absolutely essential to do) then replacing paper bypass capacitors and checking the vacuum tubes for emission and transconductance. First generation solid state communications receivers are also a lot easier to repair than the most modern microprocessor controlled radios. My advise is that you stay away from the more modern receivers , because they are very difficult to repair, and in many cases they can not be put back to work because of the way they were built !!!
Follow your friend's Arnie Coro advice and look around at hamfests and flea markets, garage sales or even ask friends if they happen to have an old radio somewhere in the attic or garage... You will be pleasently surprised when that old radio comes back to life giving you many hours of listening enjoyment... AND, if you don't have too much space to keep them, then the repaired radio can be passed along to a newcomer to the hobby at cost, or perhaps for free !!!
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QSL,QSL on the air to the many Radio Havana Cuba listeners that have sent so many nice signal reports recently... Our Chief Engineer at the Bauta transmitting station is very happy with the reports I have forwarded to him and his crew...

And now as always at the end of the show, our exclusive and not copyrighted HF propagation update and forecast.. the daily optical sunspot count is now ZERO , and the effective sunspot number or SSN is now only 4 . The planetary A index on Friday was 2 , and it seems like it will be staying at very low levels.
Microwave solar flux will be moving slowly up to values around 65 to 70 units, Again amigos we are now reaching the autoum equinox, here in the northern hemisphere. So,its time to be active on the radio amigos, you can always return to the workshop and play with your equipment when HF propagation conditions take a tu rn for the worse later in the year !!!
Don't forget to send your comments about today's program, radio hobby related questions and QSL requests to arnie@rhc.cu of VIA AIR MAIL to Arnie Coro, Radio Havana Cuba, Havana, Cuba... hope to have listening to our mid week edition of Dxers Unlimited next Tuesday and Wednesday UTC days...

Update on WMRO Verifications

Update on verifications for WMRO 1560 kHz Gallatin, TN DX Test

Due to a continuing heavy work load, Scott Bailey at WMRO has agreed to allow the IRCA/NRC Joint Broadcast Test Committee to validate and verify reception reports from his DX Test conducted Jan. 15, 2007. If you heard and reported the test but have as of yet not received a verification, please send a duplicate report to the BTC. A choice of standard postal QSL cards or eQSL cards will be offered for correct reception reports.

For a standard postal QSL card, please submit your report via postal service mail along with return postage in the form of U.S. stamps or an SASE. Recordings on disk in .mp3 of .wav format will be accepted as proof of reception. Please, no cassette recordings. Address for postal reports is: Joint IRCA/NRC BTC, WMRO DX Test, P.O. Box 3777, Memphis, TN 38173-0777. Recordings cannot be returned unless accompanied by a CD mailer and sufficient postage. For an eQSL, you may submit your report and/or .mp3 or .wav file via e-mail to KH2AR@comcast.net

Scott added that he will be happy to conduct another DX Test over WMRO with 1,000 watts and a non-directional antenna pattern later this DX season. Details will be announced when a date and time are worked out. Please address any questions to me at the same e-mail address shown above.
(Source: Jim Pogue - KH2AR@comcast.net , Memphis, TN via HCDX)
www.dxtests.info

Update on KEVA DX Test

Update on verifications for KEVA 1240 kHz Evanston, WY DX Test

On Sept. 11, 2007, I had a very cordial and informative telephone conversation with Michael Richard, organizer of the Oct. 22, 2006 DX Test from KEVA. He apologized profusely for the delay in answering reception reports, and explained that a very busy schedule and the demands of running his own business have left him very little free time. Added to this, his file of reception reports went missing during a studio move at KEVA some time ago.

All that said, he is still interested in providing verifications to DXers who heard the test. He promised if listeners will e-mail him, he will verify all correct reports as soon as possible. Although he said he would go on the "honor" system, I think all DXers worth their salt should resubmit their original reports and/or audio files to Michael. The e-mail address for reports is as before: michaelj@vcn.com

The bottom line: resend, and be patient a little longer and the QSLs will arrive. Thanks again to Michael for the great test, and for his patience in dealing with those of us whose hearts still beat a little faster when we check our mailboxes.
(Source: Jim Pogue, Memphis, TN via HCDX)

Weekly Propagation Forecast Update

Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2007 Sep 12 0054 UTC
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# Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
03 - 09 September 2007

Solar activity was very low. Isolated B-class flares were observed.
No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached high levels during 03 - 06 September and 08 - 09 September.

The geomagnetic field was quiet to unsettled during 03 - 04 September. Activity increased to quiet to active levels during 05 - 07 September. Activity decreased to quiet levels during 08 - 09 September. ACE real-time solar wind data indicated two recurrent coronal hole high-speed wind streams affected the field during the period. The first began on 01 September, then subsided on 05 September. Peak velocity associated with this stream was 682 km/sec
at 02/2141 UTC, while peak Bt was 10.5 nT at 01/2354 UTC and minimum Bz was -8.9 nT at 02/0001 UTC. The second high-speed stream began on 06 September, then subsided on 09 September. Peak velocity associated with this stream was 579 km/sec at 07/0049 UTC, while
peak Bt was 9.7 nT at 06/2115 UTC and minimum Bz was -8.5 nT at 06/2102 UTC.

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity

12 September - 08 October 2007

Solar activity is expected to be very low.
No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels during 24 September - 08 October.

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at quiet to unsettled levels during 12 - 28 September. Activity is expected to increase to unsettled to minor storm levels during 29 - 30 September due to a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. Activity is expected to
decrease to quiet to unsettled levels during 01 - 02 October as the stream subsides. Activity is expected to increase to unsettled to active levels on 03 October due to another recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. Activity is expected to decrease to quiet to unsettled levels during the rest of the period.

Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
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# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2007 Sep 12 67 5 2
2007 Sep 13 67 5 2
2007 Sep 14 67 8 3
2007 Sep 15 67 5 2
2007 Sep 16 67 5 2
2007 Sep 17 67 5 2
2007 Sep 18 67 5 2
2007 Sep 19 70 5 2
2007 Sep 20 70 5 2
2007 Sep 21 70 8 3
2007 Sep 22 70 10 3
2007 Sep 23 70 10 3
2007 Sep 24 70 10 3
2007 Sep 25 70 5 2
2007 Sep 26 70 5 2
2007 Sep 27 70 5 2
2007 Sep 28 70 10 3
2007 Sep 29 70 20 5
2007 Sep 30 70 15 4
2007 Oct 01 70 8 3
2007 Oct 02 68 5 2
2007 Oct 03 68 15 4
2007 Oct 04 68 10 3
2007 Oct 05 68 5 2
2007 Oct 06 68 5 2
2007 Oct 07 68 5 2
2007 Oct 08 68 5 2
(NOAA)

HCJB adds new frequency to schedule

ECUADOR
Additional frequency for HCJB in Portuguese to Brasil from Sep.5:
0900-1030 UTC on 6160 kHz QUI 100 kW / 110 deg \\ parallel 9745 kHz 100 kW / 110 deg
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News 485, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Sep 11)

IBB summer frequency updates

USA [non] [GERMANY/MOROCCO/PHILIPPINES/THAILAND]
Frequency changes of IBB:

All times UTC - freqs kHz

0030-0130 NF (new frequency) 7215 MOR 250 kW / 067 deg, ex 11605 Voice of America -Radio Ashna in Pashto
0130-0230 NF 7215 MOR 250 kW / 067 deg, ex 12140 Voice of America - Radio Ashna in Dari
1500-1530 NF 9885 PHT 125 kW / 315 deg, ex 9695 Voice of America - in Uzbek


1500-1600 NF 7180 LAM 100 kW / 055 deg, ex 11985 Radio Liberty in Tatar
1600-1700 NF 7190 BIB 100 kW / 063 deg, ex 9565 Radio Liberty in Russian
1600-1700 NF 9565 UDO 250 kW / 316 deg, ex 7190 Radio Liberty in Tajik
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News 485, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Sep 11)

Radio Mustaqbal back on the air

U.K./SOUTH AFRICA/UAE Radio Mustaqbal in Somali again on air via VT
Communications, United Kingdom:

All times UTC

0545-0615 on 15215 RMP 500 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Mon-Wed/Sat
0620-0650 on 17590 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf Mon/Tue/Sat
0730-0800 on 15420 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf Mon-Wed/Sat
0805-0835 on 15200 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf Mon/Tue/Sat
1130-1200 on 15160 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf Mon-Wed/Sat
1205-1235 on 15140 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg to EaAf Mon/Tue/Sat
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News 485, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Sep 11)

Deutsche Welle adjust summer schedule

SINGAPORE
Some Deutsche Welle changes from Aug. 28:

All times UTC

0000-0100 on 13730 SNG 250 kW / 013 deg to EaAs in English, cancelled
0000-0100 on 15280 SNG 250 kW / 025 deg to CeAs in Russian, additional
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News 485, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Sep 11)

Pan American Broadcasting adds additional transmission

GERMANY Additional transmission of Pan American Broadcasting (PAB) via DTK-T Systems:
1630-1645 UTC on 11655 kHz JUL 100 kW / 100 deg Sun to WeAs in English from September 2.
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News 485, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Sep 11)

FEBA Radio changes frequency

United Kingdom: Frequency change of FEBA Radio in French to WeCeAf:
1830-1900 UTC - new freq 11790 kHz via Rampisham, 500 kW / 160 deg, x 15130 kHz ASC 250 kW / 065 deg
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News 485, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Sep 11)

KFYI on HD September 14

Ladies and Gents,

ABDX http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABDX/ ]presents a QSL window for 550 KFYI Phoenix HD reception!

Clear Channels KFYI 550 will be going HD at night on Sept 14.

If you hear KFYI between Sept 14 and Sept 28 and THE RECEPTION IS CORRECT, I will handle the requests by email ONLY. I will be working as their QSL manager for this two week period and you will sent an EMAIL ONLY QSL for a correct reception report. Even non reception notes will be appreciated by the Phoenix CCU engineering staff.

This is E-MAIL ONLY. No paper QSL requests will be answered. The address to send the e-mail QSL request is big_h00pla@yahoo.com only. Again, this will be answered by e-mail only.

Get your HD radios ready for this historic day and look for KFYI to get your first day of HD QSL.
(Source: Kevin Gilbert, AZ/ODXA)

KFYI website:
http://www.kfyi.com/main.html

WYFR Family Radio summer frequency update

ASCENSION/RUSSIA/U.K. Some changes of WYFR Family Radio:

All times UTC

1100-1200 NF (new frequency) 13850 VLD 200 kW / 220 deg to SEAs in Tagalog, ex 13810
1200-1300 NF 13850 VLD 200 kW / 220 deg to SEAs in Indonesian, ex 13810
1400-1600 NF 9850 SAM 250 kW / 117 deg to SoAs in Punjabi, ex 9735
1600-1700 on 15445 ASC 250 kW / 100 deg to SoAf in Portuguese, cancelled
2030-2130 NF 9505 RMP 500 kW / 168 deg to WeAf in French, ex 11985 ASC
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News 485, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Sep 11)

South Africa frequency updates

SOUTH AFRICA Frequency change for BBC in French to to WeCeAf:
1800-1830 UTC - new frequency 11745 MEY 100 kW / 330 deg, ex 15105 ASC 250 kW / 065 deg
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News 485, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Sep 11)


SOUTH AFRICA/USA New schedule for Voice of Biafra International in English:
2000-2100 on 15665 HRI 250 kW / 087 deg to WeAf Fri, new transmission
2100-2200 on 7380 MEY 250 kW / 328 deg to WeAf Sat, cancelled
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News 485, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Sep 11)

Radio Pakistan updates summer schedule

PAKISTAN Updated summer A-07 of Radio Pakistan:

All times UTC

ASSAMI 0045-0115 9340.4
URDU 0045-0215 11580.0 15480.0
BANGLA 0115-0200 9340.4
HINDI 0215-0300 9340.4
TAMIL 0315-0345 15620.4
GUJARATI 0400-0430 9350.4
PASHTO 0500-0545 6235.4
URDU 0500-0700 11570.0 15100.0
ENGLISH 0730-0830 15100.0 17835.0
URDU 0830-1100 15100.0 17835.0
TAMIL 0945-1015 17480.0
SINHALA 1015-1045 17480.0
ENGLISH 1100-1105 15100.0 17835.0
HINDI 1100-1145 9350.4
CHINESE 1200-1230 9380.0 11570.0
BANGLA 1200-1245 9350.4
NEPALI 1245-1315 9350.4
TURKI 1330-1400 4835.4
URDU 1330-1530 9380.0 11570.0
RUSSIAN 1415-1445 9300.4
DARI 1515-1545 4835.4
ENGLISH 1600-1615 9380.0 11550.4 11570.0
TURKISH 1630-1700 6215.4
URDU 1700-1900 7530.0 9375.0
PERSIAN 1715-1800 6235.4
ARABIC 1815-1900 6235.4
URDU 1915-0045 6235.4 Islamabad px
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News 485, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Sep 11)

Matt Drudge is give up Sunday night radio program

Matt Drudge , the fedora-favoring Web-site operator, http://www.drudgereport.com is giving up his syndicated Sunday night radio show - and no one knows why. Could it be that the secretive internet news czar feels overexposed after a recent profile by Philip Weiss in New York Magazine ?
Read more at New York Magazine:
http://nymag.com/news/media/36617/

Additional info at Conde Nast Portfolio.Com
http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/mixed-media/2007/09/11/did-drudges-words-come-back-to-haunt-him
Photo: Answers.Com

Sealand may consider launch of communication satelllite

The Principality of Sealand says it has received a multi-million dollar investment opportunity to fund the launch of a new communications satellite. This would give the self-styled “independent micro-nation” total worldwide Internet freedom. The official Sealand website says that internationally unrestricted Internet broadcasting from the former military fortress would allow the realisation of a number of exciting new projects.

The Moscow-based venture group’s proposition involves installing new high-capacity servers and launching a satellite to enable content to be delivered to the Internet with complete freedom and without political restriction, allowing freedom of speech, free downloads and file sharing.

One Sealander, who is involved in the ongoing negotiations, could only praise the proposed investment initiative and remarked: “Total Freedom of speech and free use of the Internet is the whole essence of this wonderful medium. The Sealand Satellite will be the greatest revolution since the dawn of the Internet!”

(Source: Sealandnews.com via Chris Edwards/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Ecuador plans to create telecommunications ministry

The government of Ecuador plans to create a telecommunications ministry in a bid to simplify decision making in a very bureaucratic sector, local newspaper El Mercurio quoted the country’s President Rafael Correa as saying. According to Correa, the new ministry will be in charge of coordinating and executing all actions within the telecommunications sector in the country. Correa said the government has already designed the project to create the new body, which will have the goal of reducing bureaucracy.

Today, regulatory power under the telecommunications law is divided between four agencies: Conatel administrates and regulates telecoms policy; Conartel does the same for television and radio; Senatel executes telecoms policy, enforcing the regulator’s actions; and Suptel oversees the entire sector and has sanction making responsibilities.
(Source: cellular-news/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

US government awards contract to allow AFRTS reception at an "undisclosed location"

The US Government says it intends to award a sole source contract to Loma Scientific International for a custom designed transmitter system. This system is a dual transmitter split channel arrangement custom designed with a unique transmit antenna arrangement tailored for a specific radiation pattern. Also included is a unique receive antenna and downconverter specifically designed to allow US Naval ships at anchor to receive the signal. No other known manufacturer catalogs these items.

The purpose of this contract is to allow reception of the American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) programming at an “undisclosed location”.

Additional information at:
http://www.fbodaily.com/archive/2007/09-September/12-Sep-2007/FBO-01401636.htm
(Source: R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Azerbaijan radio license approved for RFE/RL and VOA

The Azerbaijani National TV and Radio Council approved a radio licence to be used jointly by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) and Voice of America (VOA) on Friday. The one-year licence for FM broadcast will be subject to annual renewal.

Broadcasting from Baku [101.7 MHz], the station carries 67 hours of Radio Liberty Azerbaijani programming per week (which consists of 40 hours of original programming and 27 hours of repeated programming) and about eight hours per week of programming from VOA’s Azerbaijani service (which consists of about four and a half hours of original programming and three and a half hours of repeated programming). The remaining hours feature VOA’s Music Mix programme.


Broadcasting Board of Governors Chairman James Glassman said of the licence approval, “We are glad to have a home for VOA and RFE/RL on the airwaves in Baku. We look forward to continuing this fruitful partnership.”
(Source: Broadcasting Board of Governors/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Virgin Radio Dubai to be launched by Arab Media Group

Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Radio International and Arab Media GroupArab Media Group (AMG) have signed an agreement to launch Virgin Radio Dubai, a new English hit music station that will launch towards the end of this year. Virgin Radio Dubai will broadcast over Arabian Radio Network’s frequency from studios in Dubai. Arabian Radio Network is a subsidary of Arab Media GroupArab Media Group. The station will be run as a collaboration between Virgin and Arab Media Group, with Virgin providing a particular input into programming, marketing and promotions.

Sir Richard Branson, Chairman of the Virgin Group said: “I am thrilled to be launching Virgin Radio Dubai. AMG is a great partner to have and I am sure that, together, we’ll build the best station Dubai has ever heard. Virgin Megastores and Virgin Atlantic have already received such a fantastic welcome in Dubai.

Virgin Radio is experiencing phenomenal growth at the moment, having announced launches in Italy, France and now Dubai in the last two months alone. We are already exploring opportunities to establish Virgin Radio in other parts of the Middle East and I have no doubt that we’ll be launching many more stations over the coming years.”

Abdul Latif Al Sayegh, Chief Executive of Arab Media GroupArab Media Group, said: “We are pleased to be associating with a vibrant, dynamic brand like Virgin Radio. The growth that they have experienced mirrors our plans to expand in the region, and indeed this year we will incorporate more television stations and two new radio stations.”

(Source: AMG/Virgin/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

SES Astra signs new contract for interactive TV service

SES Astra has signed a new contract for its interactive TV service Blucom for the Arab World. MBC, the leading free-to-air multi-channel media group in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, will use Blucom for voting, greeting, downloading, and other enhanced TV-applications for its flagship channel MBC1, its news channel Al Arabiya, and its Saudi Arabian radio channel MBC FM. The roll-out of the service will start end of October 2007 and is technically implemented by APS Astra Platform Services and its affiliated company 5Cast, both based in Munich, Germany.

Blucom is an interactive TV-service that combines broadcast technologies with the mobile phone environment and thus enhances revenue models, branding and strengthens customer retention for TV broadcasters. Blucom synchronizes classic TV-content with additional information in real-time by displaying additional content and value added services on the mobile phones of the viewers. The backchannel and communication from the audience to the broadcaster function via SMS.

MBC Group which is based in Dubai currently operates six digital TV channels as well as two digital radio channels, O3 Productions and Middle East News and has evolved into a global media group that enriches people’s lives in the Arab world through information, interaction and entertainment. MBC reaches about 60 million households and has a market share of around 40 per cent.
(Source: SES Astra/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Blog Logs - Philippines on medium wave

All I can say is Filipinos...Filipinos Filipinos.... A wonderful morning for Filipinos, the best so far this season.

531 Philippines, UNID, gal in Tagalog at 1355 9/11, lost u/JJ and 4KZ. (PM-OR)

549 Vietnam, Vov2, Home service, with gal in Vietnamese, about the same signal as Network 1 on 675 at 1339 9/11 (PM-OR)

558 Philippines, DZXL, good on top at 1349 with man with commercial mentioning "Quezon City, Metro Manila" 9/11. (PM-OR)

567 Philippines, UNID, maybe DWRP, logged here before, mostly u/JJ at
1341 9/11. (PM-OR)

603 Philippines, UNID u/KK at 1347 9/11, man in Tagalog. (PM-OR)

612 Philippines, Cebu City, DYHP good on top at 1335 9/11, man mentioning "Cebu" and "D-Y-H-P", soon u/jumble. (PM-OR)

675 Vietnam, Vov1, Home service, good with gal in Vietnamese at 1334 9/11. (PM-OR)

855 Philippines, Unid, never could get an ID out of this one, with female in Tagalog at 1345 9/11, popping in rather nicely, either DZGE Naga City or DXGO Davao City, I would guess, as those areas come in better generally. I heard DZGE back in the mid 80s. (PM-OR)

1017 Philippines, Iloilo City, DYRP, beautiful signal, with contest or raffle mentioning winning numbers, maybe Bingo? noted in passing several times from 1320-1350, taking calls and many mentions of Iloilo City. I have this one from the 80s, but always nice to hear. (PM-OR)

t1026 DZAR Philippines, Quezon City, presume the source of the soft Christian mx and woman in Tagalog, buried at times by Unid Asian, Maybe Thai? But signal on both were not too strong at 1345 9/11. (PM-OR)

1062 DZEC Philippines, Quezon City, very good with man mentioning "DZEC" several times at 1340 9/11. (PM-OR)

1071 UNIDs Mix of a Filipino/Chinese (Cantonese) off and on from 1320-1410, but never could muster an ID or location of either 9/11. (PM-OR)

1098 Australia, Unid Aussie here with a discussion pgm. Had the "ABC" sound, but the only ABC listed is a 200 watts one, so presume to be unneeded 7LA or 4LG at 1348 9/11 (PM-OR)

1503 Philippines, Roxas City, DYBB good in splash at times with man talking to gal on the phone, mentions of Roxas City and DYBB at 1343 9/11 (PM-OR)

t1512 Philippines, Cebu City DYAB presume the Filipino talk at 1355 9/11, domestic splash. (PM-OR)

Those are some of the highlights. I could use a morning like this every day! However, nothing new IDed. But it was a great morning.
Patrick Martin, Seaside OR

9/11 radio tributes to include prayers, shoes

Radio Dial

For some reason, few material things evoke a person's life as poignantly as a pair of empty shoes.

At the Holocaust Museum in Washington, nothing stops you like a cart with thousands of pairs of shoes the methodical Germans collected from the Jews they were about to murder.

Tomorrow, radio station WAWZ (99.1 FM) will evoke that same haunted spirit for the victims of Sept. 11. Star-99 will place 2,974 small American flags in a field in Zarephath, N.J., one for every life lost on Sept. 11, 2001, and next to each will be a pair of empty shoes.

People are invited to come by the field, which is next to the Somerset Christian Academy, 595 Weston Canal Road in Somerset, N.J. Johnny Stone's morning show will also be covering the events there.

Star-99 marked last year's fifth anniversary at the same field with just flags. This year the station decided to add the shoes, and has been collecting them from individuals across the area. Some of the shoes will belong to people killed that day.

Read more from the NY Daily News
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2007/09/10/2007-09-10_911_radio_tributes_to_include_shoes_pray.html?ref=rss

Voice of Russia schedule update

New Voz de Russia schedule for autumn 2007, started September 2nd.

all times UTC
11630 til Sept 1st, (9480 from Sept 2nd) 1700-2100 250kW Moscow tx

til Sep1 from Sep 2nd
Spanish 2030-2100 11630 9480 Moscow Europe
Spanish 2030-2100 7310 7310 Moscow Europe
Spanish 0000-0100 603 603 Germany Europe

Portuguese 2000-2030 11630 9480 Moscow Europe
Portuguese 2000-2030 7310 7310 Moscow Europe
Portuguese 2300-0000 603 603 Germany Europe

Russian WS 1700-1800 11630 9480 Moscow Europe
Russian WS 1700-1800 11630 9480 Moscow Baltic States
English 1800-1900 11630 9480 Moscow Europe
Russian WS 1900-2000 11630 9480 Moscow Europe
Russian WS 1900-2000 11630 9480 Moscow Baltic States
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 2)

Sankt-Petersburg from 1 Sept 2007 on 1494 kHz.
UTC / Programme / Languages
0400-0600 daily / VOR - Russkoe Mezhdunarodnoe radio / Russian
0600-1500 daily / VOR - Radiokanal Sodruzhestvo / Russian
1500-1700 daily / VOR - Russkoe Mezhdunarodnoe radio / Russian
1700-1730 Mon-Fri / VOR / Finnish
1700-1730 Sat-Sun / VOR / English
1730-1800 Mon, Wed, Fri / VOR / Swedish
1730-1800 Tue, Thue / VOR / Norwegian
1730-1800 Sat-Sun / VOR / English
1800-2000 daily / VOR - Radiokanal Sodruzhestvo / Russian

(Mikhail Timofeev, Sankt-Petersburg-RUS, RUSdx Sep 2)
(Source: WWDXCTop News BC DX # 824)

Amateur Radio A.R.I. DX Bulletin

08 September 2007
A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 853
4 2 5 D X N E W S
DX INFORMATION
Edited by IK1ADH & I1JQJ
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

4O - Celebrating the admission of the Republic of Montenegro to the Council of Europe, the radio club of the Council of Europe and Ranko, 4O3A organize an operation to take place on 17-21 October under the callsign 4O0CE. QSL via F5LGF. Logs will be available on http://ewwa.free.fr [TNX F6FQK]

8Q - Chris, M0AJT will be active holiday style as 8Q7CT from Dhonveli Island, Maldives (AS-013) on 7-14 September. He will operate mainly CW with some SSB. [TNX F5NQL]

8R - Anderson, PY2TNT and Alex, PY2WAS will be active as 8R1PY from Georgetown, Guyana on 1-4 November. They plan to operate around the clock on 2, 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, 30, 40, 60 and 80 metres, SSB and CW. QSL via PY4KL, direct or bureau. [TNX PY2WAS]

BY - Look for BY1TX/4 and BY1TT/4 to be active from Chang Dao (AS-146) on 1-6 October. They will operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 160-10 metres. QSL BY1TX/4 via EA7FTR, QSL BY1TT/4 via home call. [TNX BA1RB]

FP - John, W9ILY and Bob, K9MDO will be active as FP/W9ILY and FP/K9MDO from Miquelon Island (NA-032) on 13-18 September. They plan to operate on 80-10 metres and to concentrate on SSB (primarily FP/K9MDO) and RTTY/PSK (primarily FP/W9ILY). QSL FP/W9ILY via home call, direct or bureau (logs will be uploaded to LoTW). QSL FP/K9MDO via W9NJB, direct or bureau. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]

G - The Scarborough Special Events Group will be running special event station GB2QE on 15-16 September to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the launch of the ocean liner "Queen Elizabeth 2". All of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau; direct cards should be sent to G4SSH.

G - The Bittern DX Group (www.bdxg.org.uk) will be active on 22-23 September using the special callsign GB2TX as parte of "Transmission 2007" to raise money for the British Wireless for the Blind Fund. [TNX G0GFQ]

GM - Steve/G0MTD, Paul/M1PAF, Mark/M0WCR and Jim/G7GAG, from the Workington & District ARC, will visit the Isle of Barra (EU-010) on 6-12 October. They will operate as MS0WRC on 80, 40, 20 and 17 metres SSB and CW, plus 2m. Side trips to the islands of Vatersay and Eriskay are being planned. QSL via MX0WRC or G0MTD. [TNX G0MTD]

I - Claudio, IZ1JFK will operate on 20 and 40 metres SSB as IZ1JFK/mm from Italian Navy destroyer "Andrea Doria" on 11-15 September. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX IT9MRM]

IS0 - A group of operators from the Sardinia QRP Club will be active as IQ0QP/p from Quirra Island (EU-165, IIA CA-009) on 16 September, from about 10 UTC to 16 UTC. This will be a QRP operation on 40 and 20 metres, SSB and CW. QSL direct to P.O. Box 81, 09047 Selargius - CA, Italy. [TNX IS0VSU and IS0XDA]

JW - Niels, OZ7FOC will be active as JW/OZ7FOC from Svalbard on 10-17 September. QSL via home call. [TNX OZ7FOC]

JW - Karl Gustav, LA8DW and Lars, OZ1HPS will be active from Spitsbergen (EU-026), Svalbard on 1-7 October. They will operate SSB and CW as JW8DW and JW/OZ1HPS. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX OZ1HPS]

LU - Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Grupo Argentino de CW (http://gacw.no-ip.org/) will be active from the city of Morse in Buenos Aires province on 12-15 October. Expect LU1DZ, LU5FZ, LU6UO, LU7BTO, LW1EXU and LW2DX to operate on 160-10 metres mainly CW with two stations. [TNX LU6EF]

ON - The last Fouga Magister aircraft still in use by the Belgian Air Force will perform its last flight on 27 September (http://www.fougamagister.be/ ). To mark the event, the Belgian Air Force Amateur Radio Association (http://www.bafara.be/ ) will be active on all bands and modes as ON47FOUGA on 24-30 September. QSL via ON6KN, direct or bureau. [TNX ON6KN]

P2 - Hans (SM6CVX), Derek (G3KHZ), Steve (G4EDG) and Luis (CT1AGF) [425DXN 845] expect to start their journey from Buka Island on 22 September. They should be QRV as P29VCX from Nukumanu Island (OC-284, new one) for about 6 days beginning on 24 September. The plan is then to sail to Takuu Island (OC-283, new one) and operate using the call sign P29NI from there for 6 days from about 1 October. Finally, if time permits they will sail to Kilinalau Island (OC-256) and operate from there for a few days (callsign to be decided) before returning to Buka. They plan to run four stations from two sites on each island. This should allow simultaneous operation from two stations on the same band using different modes. Two stations will use 500W linears and two stations will use 100W. QSL P29NI via G3KHZ, QSL P29VCX via SM6CVX (who will be the QSL manager for Kilinalau Island as well). The web page for this IOTAdventure is at http://www.rep.pt/P29-PapuaNewGuinea/ [TNX CT1END]

SP - FIRAC member Grzegorz, SQ9JKD will operate special event station HF150TG until 30 November from Tarnowskie Gory, Poland to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the local railway station. QSL via SQ9JKD, direct or bureau. Further information on this activity and the relevant award can be found at http://www.hf150tg.prv.pl/ [TNX SP9JPA]

SP - Commemorating the sixth anniversary of 9/11, special event station SN6WTC will be active from Kielce, Poland on 11 September. QSL via SP7PKI, direct or bureau. [TNX SP7HT]

SV5 - Drew, GM3YOR will operate holiday style and CW only as SV5/GM3YOR from Symi, Dodecanese Islands (EU-001) on 16-29 September. [TNX GM3YOR]

UA - Oleg/ UA6LP, Serge/UA6MC, Vlad/UR5IAW, Alex/UY9IF and Oleg/UR3IFD plan to be active as UE6LGT from Rostovsky Morskoy Red Lighthouse Island in the Sea of Azov (not IOTA, RR-17-06, RLHA RLE-015, ARLHS ERU-134) on 7-9 September. QSL via UA6LP, direct or bureau. [TNX UR3IFD]

V2 - Bud, AA3B will be active as V26K from Antigua (NA-100) on 21-26 November, including a SOAB LP entry in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. This will be an all CW operation on the contest HF bands only. QSL via home call. [TNX AA3B]

V8 - Ronald/PA3EWP, Flo/F5CWU and Tom/GM4FDM will mount an expedition to Brunei Darussalam between 4 and 18 November. They will operate as V8FWP (QSL via PA7FM), V8FWU (QSL via F5CWU) and V8FDM (QSL via GM4FDM) on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY. Special attention will be given to the low bands (160-30m), to Western Europe and the USA. The group will be using at least one beam antenna along with verticals and dipoles. Depending on Internet availability, they will try to maintain on line logs on a website TBA. [TNX GM4FDM]

VE - VA3MO, VE3SS, VE3VZ and VE3VMO will be active from the lighthouse (ARLHS CAN-324) on Mohawk Island in Lake Erie on 8-9 September. Expect them to operate mainly on 80, 40 and 20 metres SSB and CW, plus 6m, 2m and 440 MHz. [TNX VE3SS]

VE - Andre, GM3VLB will be active holiday style from Canada between 9 and 22 September. He plans to operate as VY2/GM3VLB/m or /p from Prince Edward Island (NA-029, CIsA PE-001) on 9-12 September; as VE1/GM3VLB/m or /p from Cape Breton Island (NA-010, CIsA NS-001) on 12-17 September, from Isle Madame (CIsA NS-016) on 17-18 September and then from Nova Scotia until the 22nd. QSL direct ro home call. [TNX GM3VLB]

VE - Igor, VE3ZF and other operators from Canada and the US will be active as VE2IDX from Orleans Island (NA-128, CIsA QC-007) for the W/VE Islands QSO Party (from 16 UTC on 20 October through 23.59 UTC on the 21st) and as VE2Z from Zone 2 (Port Cartier) for the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL both operations via VE3ZF, direct only. Full information on the W/VE Islands QSO Party can be found at http://www.usislands.org/contest_rules.html [TNX K2FF and VE3ZF]

VK - VK6YS, KD6WW and VK6KHD will be active as VK6CHI from Cheyne Island (OC-193) from about 9 UTC on 12 October until about the UTC midnight on the 15th. They plan to operate CW and SSB mainly on 40, 30 and 20 metres. QSL via VK4AAR. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]

VK - On their way back from Cheyne Island (see above) VK6YS and KD6WW will stop on Rottnest Island (OC-164). They plan to operate (on 40, 30 and 20 metres CW and SSB) as VK6YS/P from about 11 UTC on 15 October until about 3 UTC on the 17th. QSL via VK4AAR. [TNX http://www.rsgbiota.org/ ]

VU - 30 metres have been temporarily allocated to Indian amateurs until 30 September. The NIAR special event station AT60MY [425DXN 852] will be active mostly on 10106 kHz (operator VU2JOS). [TNX GM4FDM]

W - Special event station W3B will operate from the Blackistone Lighthouse on St. Clements Island (USI MD-028R, not IOTA) from 14 to 20 UTC on 15 September. Operation will cover 40, 20 and 17 metres SSB, CW and possibly PSK31. QSL via KA3UNQ (see QSLling instructions at qrz.com). [TNX KA3UNQ]

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Edited by IK1ADH & I1JQJ
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The latest issue (August 2007) is now available at http://www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html . Articles and pictures should be sent to Nicola Baldresca, IZ3EBA (iz3eba@ari.it ).

BUREAUX CLOSED ---> The latest update posted on the IARU website (http://www.iaru.org/iaruqsl.html) reports that the QSL bureaux for Sierra Leone (9L) and Haiti (HH) have been closed.

PIRATE ALERT ---> OH0Z has been repeatedly pirated on 30 metres since 27 June, typically around 17 UTC. OH0Z operated on 30m only twice during 2007 (26-27 May, by OH3BHL and 24-26 June, by OH9MM), and it is now QRT on that band until further notice. More information can be found at http://www.oh0z.net/ (please check the log search before sending your QSL). OH0Z will participate in either the SAC CW (15-16 September) and the SAC SSB (22-23 September). QSL via W0MM. [TNX OH9MM]
(Dave Raycroft via ODXA)

Blog Logs - Weekend DXing

PERU 6019.49 R. Victoria 0717-0900 Usual rel. pgmming w/M and W hosts. W preaching was on the verge of tears!! Instru. mx at 0724 and M anncr w/TC and ment of Frontera. Then different M w/ment of Christiana and internacional. 0725 TC again, and canned pgm promo by M over mx ending w/addr in Bolivia. Rel. pgm continued after 0730 w/same M and W anncrs. 0753 exact same promo as hrd earlier at 0725. Rel. pgm continued. 0814-0816 deadair, then choral mx, and pgm continued. Big bdcster signed on on 6020 at 0859 wiping out the signal. Fair strength but some slop QRM. //weaker 9720. Interesting that Brian Alexander and I heard this independently of each other at the same time. (Valko 2 Sept.)

MALAYSIA 7295 Traxx FM 1055 "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel", and into another Dance song. Nice EG ID jingle at 1100, one short and one long time tick, then W w/nx. Not as strong as yesterday and it seemed disturbed as
well. (Valko 2 Sept.)

ZANZIBAR 11735 R. Tanzania Zanzibar 2051- AR mx at t/in, 2054 M anncr in SW w/brief anmnt, mx bridge, nice clear ID then tlk by different M in AR and also SW. Studio M anncr returned at 2058 w/anmnt including another ID. 2059 short instru. NA, and off at 2100. Good signal. (Valko 2 Sept.)

BOLIVIA 4690.2 R. San Miguel (pres.) 1003-1025 Apparent nx pgm w/actualities, some quite long but all at a lower lvl than the anncrs mic lvl. Seemed like a remote bdcst after 1018. M anncr sounded like the one I hrd in the past. Faded pretty quickly after 1025. Audio has the 'feel' of a spur, and thought this might be a Rebelde spur at first. (Valko 3 Sept.)

UNID. 4925.97 W anncr at 1025 t/in, then mx bridge, and tlk by M anncr. Wasn't strong enough to recognize lang., only able to distinguish between M and W and mx. Just too weak and too much QRM from the CODAR and 4925 ZY. Maybe a spur?? Not hrd during checks on several subsequent dates. (Valko 3 Sept.)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3905 R. New Ireland 1035- long tlk by M in PD w/ments of next Saturday, program, Nat. Broadcasting Corp.,"Radio ?? FM", province, Highlands, Monday, etc. M joined in at times. Caught a nice ID when I returned for a check at 1118. Good signal and free of the Ham WX net. (Valko 3 Sept.)

ANTARCTICA 15476 R. Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel (tent.) 2056-2103* Could only hear individual anmnts by W then M, and ending w/song. No chance to copy. Just too weak. Seemed to stay on for a couple minutes before the plug was pulled around 2303:30. Tnx Bob Wilkner tip. (Valko 3 Sept.)

HONDURAS 3339.96 R. Misiones Int. 1008- Lively SP Rel. mx. 1015 W anncr in slight echo, and back to mx. 1032 canned M anncr very briefly w/ID finally, then back to mx w/lively LA mx. Always a strong signal but extremely weak modulation. Makes it tough to ID. Still on the air while Hurricane Felix was making landfall. (Valko 4 Sept.)

BRAZIL 4905.05 R. Anhanguera (Araguaina) 0918-0930, End of soft ZY song and very brief PT anmnt by M, then another song. Easy religious-like song to 0929 full canned ID by M, then back to more mx. Good signal but very noisy. (Valko 8 Sept.)

BOLIVIA 4699.41 R. San Miguel 0930 Apparent pgm intro by M w/bird chirping SFX and instru. flute mx pgm. Pgm feature w/M and W hosts tlking and occas. mx. 2 pre-recorded segments by men reporters twice. Definite ment of onda corta at 0949. Used the same instru. mx throughout the pgm. 1001 pgm outro w/same instru. flute mx. Long canned ad block 1001-1008, one w/poss. ment of R. San Miguel at 1003, the another w/definite ment of R. San Miguel at 1004. 1007 pres. rel. pgm promo by M w/ment of R. San Miguel and "...de Dios" along w/easy mx. Had a pgm in an Indian lang. w/M host and instru. and vcl CP mx after 1015. Fading by 1020. Noisy. Hrd on this freq earlier in the week too. (Valko 8 Sept.)

PERU 5039.21 R. Libertad de Junin (pres.) 1035 surprised to find this here w/beautiful instru. OA tinkly mx and joined by M anncr in echo (s/on anmnts??) ending w/poss. ment of Junin at 1037:10. Into nice OA campo mx w/W vcl at 1038 and continuing w/nonstop OA mx. Fading quickly in morning twilight unfortunately and barely getting any audio by 1050. Carrier still
there at 1100. Tough to ID here. (Valko 8 Sept.)
(Dave Valko via Cumbre DX)

Zimbabwe: Shortwave Radio Comes to the Rescue

Highway Africa News Agency (Grahamstown)
7 September 2007
Posted to the web 7 September 2007
Mao Nyikandzino
Geneva
Since its launch last year in December SW Radio Africa has become an alternative source of news and information using the short message sending (SMS) system directly to mobile phones.
With many Zimbabweans struggling to get basic commodities from the shops, the short message sending system allows them to get news at any given time without having to peruse a newspaper or go to the internet.
Despite the frustrating slow speed to connect to the internet the service has however given Zimbabweans a relief and an alternative media that can link them to the breaking stories as they unfold.
Asked about how it works, the station manager at SW Radio Africa, Gerry Jackson hailed the facility as a success. "We have a service on the net that keeps our database of all our subscribers' mobile numbers. We log onto that website, write our headline or breaking news, punch our database of numbers and by just clicking the button 'send' all our subscribers automatically receive the news. It is very simple but effective in sending out critical information" she said.
Since its launch the facility now boasts of more than six thousand five hundred subscribers (6 500). Jackson the number of subscribers is still growing everyday.
Asked about how effective this facility is in reaching out to the rural populace, she explained that the facility is there to compliment their shortwave radio station that beams across the country.
An expert in Media and Development, Mr. Denford Damba described the system as unique and worthwhile.
"One good thing about this facility is that it is not confined to Zimbabwe alone, but to all masses of the world who are concerned about the crisis in Zimbabwe and its manifestations", he said.
SW Radio Africa is one of many Zimbabwean radio stations that broadcast outside the country as a result of lack of media freedom in Zimbabwe. The shortwave radio service was founded by former owners of Capitol radio that was banned in Zimbabwe by the government of Zimbabwe for speaking against state repression.

http://allafrica.com/sources.html?passed_name=Highway%20Africa%20News%20Agency&passed_location=Grahamstown#detail
(Source: Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India)

Congress may support bill to avert VOA cuts

EurAsia.net reports that plans to eliminate the Voice of America’s Uzbek language service are likely to be shelved due to opposition in both houses of the US Congress. The House of Representatives and the Senate have recommended “sufficient funding to fully restore the reductions proposed in the fiscal year 2008″ and “continuing broadcasting which the administration proposed for language service reduction,” including Uzbek.
In June, the House Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs recommended a budget allocation of $194 million to the Voice of America — $22.5 million more than the station’s 2007 budget and $15.7 million more than the 2008 request from the Board of Broadcasting Governors (BBG) who manages VOA and RFE/RL. In July, the Senate’s Subcommittee for State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs recommended a budget of $187 million for VOA, some $8.7 million more than the 2008 request from the BBG.
A joint House-Senate conference will address the existing $7 million discrepancy in the two proposed budgets, and come up with a unified spending bill. According to a spokeswoman for the Senate Committee on Appropriations, “the conference committee should definitely happen before Christmas. We can’t say exactly when, but the sooner the better. Senator [Robert] Byrd, [a West Virginia Democrat and the committee’s chairman], is anxious to get the bill through.”
(R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Interview with Commander Bunny of WBNY

Thanks to Greg Majewski for sharing his CIDX September column with our blog readers. Thanks too for the many favorable comments from readers that responded to Greg's August column.
Gayle VH

This month, I managed to catch up with Commander Bunny of the WBNY(email address of rodentrevolutionhq@yahoo.com). He was too busy with his 2008 US Presidential campaign to write about WBNY. In spite of my being an annoying "monkey " (his term for me), he allowed me to submit a baker's dozen questions on WBNY, his presidential campaign and his efforts with WBNY. The questions are mine and responses are Commander Bunny's. The responses are not the opinion of CIDX or myself. There that should keep the lawyers happy. Here are the questions and answers for your enjoyment and edification:

Question 1
When did WBNY start broadcasting? I think recently it celebrated twenty-five years as a broadcaster.

Answer: 42 YEARS. It was 1965, Easter, the The Rodents had been talking about organizing and overthrowing the monkeys for many years, but now we had a brand new Johnson Viking with crystals for 7415 - 6025 and a couple other frequencies. Our first "Call to Arms" was broadcast that year at Easter. 17 monkeys heard it, but the entire rodent nation heard it an started to mobilize.

Question 2
What is the current transmitter equipment used (transmitter, power out, antenna type, etc.)?

Answer: We have used many different types of transmitters over the years and so many configurations of antenna's that it would take a book to describe them. We currently use a Icom MK-700 and Icom-735 both with modified power supplies and mod-transformers as our main shortwave transmitters. We always have a cut-to-frequency dipole up 50' and right now are using a Butternut Vertical that does very well. There is one one very important transmitter that we have been using for the past couple of years. Bill O. RIghts of Radio Free Speech, who has done more than a thousand transmissions with his original "Grenade" transmitter has been letting us use it. We have done dozens of broadcasts with it, but it is a piece of pirate history and we do use it on occassion. Bill has been a good friend to WBNY and the Rodent Revolution. When we eventually overthrow the monkeys, he will hold a place of power and honor.

Question 3
Most Free Radio stations play music or entertainment. WBNY generally acts as the Voice of the Rodent Revolution. Music is played. But, in past, WBNY has sent messages that used a double substitution cipher to its agents in the field. Do you consider WBNY to be a true American clandestine station?

Answer: No question and clearly you are a monkey who has an IQ above single digits (unusual for shortwave listeners) (I mean come on, look at WWCR!). But for some reason the ClandestineGeeks has dismissed us, as not being worthy of their attention. But then we are dealing with monkeys here, so there is no accounting for taste or choice. I mean look at Chris Smolinski for God's sake! How long can you wear a trench coat and not look like a pervert? However, how we are catagorized is not as important as our message.

Question 4
WBNY has use technology to get it message out, example slow scan TV signals for identification. Is WBNY considering using a digital mode (DRM,etc)for broadcasting?

Answer:
We have used RTTY, SSTV, Morse Code, ARQ6-90, FEC-S, AM, FM and of course the Side Band modes. But the most important part of our AM, FM and Side Band transmissions are the subliminal mind control messsages we send out to monkeys and make them do things for us. They have worked brilliantly! Our bank accounts are overflowing with money for the revolution. The monkeys just send us money everytime we tell them to! Its almost as good as being a government, only monkeys have no memory of the act. To answer you question directly, if DRM receiving technology becomes common place we'll use it. In my opinion (and that's the only one that really counts) digital AM, FM and DRM are the products of bored monkey engineers who cooked this up with no idea of what to do with it. The main drawback to digital AM and FM is that even dumb monkeys are not going to go out and buy a brand new receiver for $300 or $400 to hear the same commercial crap they can hear for free on their car radios. There is no question that ape-human monkeys are dumb, but even I know they aren't that dumb.

Question 5
Do you like other Free Radio operators use the FRN Vines web page (www.frn.net/vines ) for ACE Loggings to see how listeners are getting your broadcasts?

Answer: Much like watching ants in one of those "Ant Colony" kits you buy at the hobby shop, I enjoy watching the monkeys interact on the FRN.

Question 6
With your revolutionary zeal, have the authorities approached you about your activities? Have there been any close encounters of the white van type?

Answer: White Van or not, they are still monkeys and rabbit brain power has kept us from any close encounters and to be honest, you won't see the federal government suit types, clomping into a carrot patch to catch a rabbit!

Question 7
Recently, an European web page (Alfa Lima) published that you were a human whose voice was alternated by digital signal processing to sound like a rodent. Do you think was an attempt to undermine your unannounced presidential campaign?

Answer: No question. What a low life monkey-boy to try to make me a human! This is a monkey who claims to be a pirate enthusiast, yet undermines other pirates. How low is that? The is no bottom to the barrel of dirty tricks that monkeys will stoop to, when it comes to hurting others. As your President, I will bomb or lock up any monkeys that act in this manner.

Question 8
In response to that statement, Radio Jamba arose to correct the disinformation of the Alfa Lima web site. Is Radio Jamba under the control of the Rodent Revolution?
Answer: Radio Jamba International is a free thinking group of monkeys, who honestly are a cut above the rest of you apes. WBNY has established a nice network of relays amongst a surprising number of pirate operators. We all relay each others programs. Jamba is one of them, but more importantly, has shown me that there are monkeys amongst you, that are worth saving. There are actually monkeys amongst you that are smart enough not to yak on the cell phone while you attempt to steer a 4,000 pound piece of steel down a highway at 50 kph. Plus the subliminal messages have worked especially well on these subjects.

Question 9
Kracker of Kracker Radio has stated that he operates Radio Jamba on WBCQ. Is Kracker like Al Fansome in the employ of the Rodent Revolution?

Answer: Kracker is a friend of the Rodent Revolution! He does so of his own free will and has done so out of the bad dreams he has over the mistreatment of rodents, worldwide. On the other hand, Al Fansome is a bad dream!

Question 10
If your presidential campaign is successful, will you have the FCC set up a license free shortwave band for Free Radio broadcasters or extend the a low power shortwave broadcasting license with WBNY receiving the first license?

Answer: The FCC and IRS will be the first to be cut from government. I know this will burden society, as these monkeys who work for these agencies have no real work skills, and will most likely break into your homes, while you are at work and steal your cable boxes, but hard choices must be made. In RR (Rodent Rule) the big rabbits get the carrots and the babes. It will be the same under my Adminstration. Big transmitter gets the frequency. While I understand that by cutting monkey government, it will fill the streets with very low IQ monkeys, with no work skills, we do have enough cages and tire swings to meet the demand. These government monkeys need to be locked in cages and isolated from normal monkeys.

Question 11
On to your presidential campaign, is true that you and Hillary Clinton are discussing the possibility of you being VEEP on her ticket?

Answer: NO! I can't think of a dumber monkey than Hillary. Plus my sstv images of her with Saddam and Osama are damning.

Question 12
Can you confirm either of these statements about you from Hillary?
Of course, I (Hillary sic) can work with Commander Bunny. His being a bunny will have no affect on our relations. I live with Bill for years and he acts like a rabbit.
or
I (Hillary sic) need to have Commander Bunny on the ticket. He will be my good luck charm.

Answer: There is no accounting for anything that monkey Hillary says and it would depend on which side of her face, she said it out of. I don't think there is any question that Monkey Hillary will say anything to get elected. Clearly she see's the mass appeal of Commander Bunny and wants to be associated with it, but do not be fooled monkey-boy, she is evil incarnate!

Question 13
It is has been attributed that you and WBNY broadcasts are a form of mind control. Is this how you have manage to get so many Free Radio operators to endorse you campaign? Or, do you have pictures of them doing naughty things with rodents?

Answer: My subliminal messages are the way we raise money to fund the Rodent Revolution and get monkeys to buy t-shirts and bumper stickers. By the way you can buy the COMMANDER BUNNY FOR PRESIDENT T-SHIRTS and BUMPER STICKERS on EBAY. Just type in COMMANDER BUNNY in the search engine. I don't have any photo's of any operator doing anything "naughty" (shame on you, what are you thinking?) with rodents, but have DVD's of Al Fansome spanking his monkey, while listening to Poet drone on about 40-year old music.

Finally, just remember to check your tire pressure, especially if the Commander does win. I am sure it will a major part of his energy program.

Here is a summary of the last months free radio activity for the pages of the Free Radio Weekly Here are the frequency usage and top stations loggings for your use. Of note, The Crystal Ship has been using 3275, 5835 and 6875 in simultaneous broadcasts.

Stations Number of Reported Logs
WBNY 11
The Crystal Ship 7
Real Pirate Radio 6
MAC Shortwave 5
Radio Jamba Inter. 4
Northwoods Radio 3


Frequency (Kilohertz) Number of Stations Using It
6850 5
6855 2
6875 2
6925 22
6935 1
6955 1
6959 1
6985 1


Until next month! Enjoy life, Greg

VOA Urdu service reports Pakistan steadfast ally

Gates lauds cooperation between U.S. and Pakistani armed forces
Washington, D.C., Sept. 7, 2007 – Robert Gates, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, told the Voice of America's Urdu television service in an exclusive interview that the United States appreciates the contribution and sacrifices made by Pakistan army troops in the war on terror, particularly those who have laid down their lives in the recent terrorist attacks in Pakistan.

"Pakistan has been a steadfast ally in the war on terror, and we deeply appreciate and express our sympathy to the families of the Pakistani soldiers who have died in this war on terror, and many hundreds have died," Secretary Gates said.

He made the remarks at the Embassy of Pakistan in Washington at a ceremony to mark 'the Defense of Pakistan Day.'

Secretary Gates also lauded the cooperation between U.S. and Pakistani armed forces, particularly their joint efforts to secure the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region from terrorist activities by Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants.

"We know that there are nearly a hundred thousand soldiers in the frontier area, and we appreciate this cooperation," said Secretary Gates, referring to the large number of Pakistan army troops deployed along the rugged Pakistan-Afghanistan border region. "We deeply appreciate our partnership with President Musharraf and his contribution, working with us in this war on terror."

Geo TV, VOA's affiliate station in Pakistan, aired the interview with Secretary Gates today. Geo airs VOA's Beyond the Headlines (Khabron Se Aage), a 30-minute television news program, Monday through Friday. For more information, or to view programs online, please visit the VOA Urdu web page at www.VOANews.com/Urdu.

The Voice of America, which first went on the air in 1942, is a multimedia international broadcasting service funded by the U.S. government through the Broadcasting Board of Governors. VOA broadcasts more than 1,000 hours of news, information, educational, and cultural programming every week to an estimated worldwide audience of more than 115 million people. Programs are produced in 45 languages.
(Source: Voice of America)

Radio Netherlands Program Preview Sept. 8- 14

Welcome to our weekly guide to Radio Netherlands' English Service - a list of the new programmes coming up on Radio Netherlands this week, beginning on Saturday.

SATURDAY 8 SEPTEMBER

*** The State We're In ***
This week on The State We're In we talk to an Iraqi man from the southern city of Basra about the withdrawal of British troops - How will the pull-out affect people's daily lives?

And we'll also explore something we all do, but rarely admit: Lying. "Why we lie" is the focus of this week's theme on The State We're In, the programme which considers how we treat each other.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1500 (South Asia), 1800 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

Note that on Saturday we also run repeats of:

Network Europe on SW: 1400 (South Asia)

The Research File: 1430 (South Asia)

Amsterdam Forum and Echoes: 1900 and 1944 respectively (Central, East and South Africa)

SUNDAY 9 SEPTEMBER
*** Amsterdam Forum ***

Does it matter what food we buy? Sales of organic, fair-trade and local food have shot up in recent years. The products allow consumers to express their concerns about their health, the environment to social justice and sustainable living. But some critics say 'ethical food' is not always as good as it appears to be on the packet - and buying it may actually harm the world more than helping it. Are they right? And what is the best choice for food shoppers with good intentions? Amsterdam Forum brings supporters of fair-trade, organic and local food together with a sceptic, who thinks we should swallow their claims with a big pinch of salt.


Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1500 (South Asia), 1800 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

Repeated: Sat 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)

*** Echoes ***

Our new listener feedback programme. Mindy Ran responds to your comments, queries and complaints about our programmes. And featuring every week A Critical Eye - commentary from Perro de Jong.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1045 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1145 (Eastern N America), 1545 (South Asia), 1845 & 2045 (Central, East and South Africa), 0045 (Eastern N America), 0145 (Central N America), 0445 (Western N America)

Repeated: Sat 1945 (Central, East and South Africa)

Note that on Sunday we also run repeats of:

Flatlanders or EuroHit 40: 1400 (South Asia)

Arts and Culture: 1430 (South Asia)

The State We're in: 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)

MONDAY 10 SEPTEMBER
*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

*** Flatlanders ***
Our guest in Flatlanders this week is Major General Patrick Cammaert, who recently retired from an impressive career as one of the UN's leading peacekeeping officers.
His career has taken him from the jungles of Cambodia and the Congo to UN headquarters in New York. In Flatlanders General Cammaert shares his insights about the present challenges of peacekeeping, what works and what needs to be changed.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)
Repeated: Sun 1400 (South Asia), Wednesday 1500 (South Asia) 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)

TUESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER
*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

*** The State We're In, Midweek Report ***

This week on The State We're In - Midweek Edition we talk to an Iraqi man from the southern city of Basra about the withdrawal of British troops - How will the pull-out affect people's daily lives?

And we'll also explore something we all do, but rarely admit: Lying. "Why we lie" is the focus of this week's theme on The State We're In - Midweek Edition, the programme which considers how we treat each other.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)
Repeated: Thu 1430, 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa) Sun 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)

WEDNESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER
*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

*** Arts and Culture ***

"Conrad's Perfect Detonator"

On 13 September 1907, Polish/British writer Joseph Conrad published his novel "The Secret Agent". It is considered the first work of fiction to seriously consider terrorism. The story is set in London and 100 years later, it has chilling parallels to recent events there.

In early July, just days after the discovery in the West End of cars filled with explosives, David Swatling attended a London conference of the Joseph Conrad Society marking the 150th anniversary of the author's birth. One professor referred to "The Secret Agent" as "Conrad's perfect detonator". Find out why on Arts & Culture.

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The Research File this week is a very 'mobile' programme.
First we have a report on a very successful alcohol prevention programme for young drivers.

Also we'll take a closer look at sat-nav systems like the famous Tomtom. It's more than the perfect map reader; it changes human behaviour.

And we take a test drive in the world's first hydrogen powered lorry that is going to be used on a day-to-day basis

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Amateur Radio DX News

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From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT September 6, 2007
To all radio amateurs

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This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
NC1L, QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, DXNL, 425 DX News, The Daily DX,
Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web
sites. Thanks to all.

AGALEGA AND ST. BRANDON ISLANDS, 3B6. A large group of operators
are QRV as 3B7C from Brandon Island, IOTA AF-015, until September
24. Activity is on all HF bands, including 6 meters, using CW, SSB,
RTTY, FM and PSK, with 12 stations operating simultaneously. QSL
via G3NUG.

TANZANIA, 5H. Scott, AC3A is QRV as 5H3EYE from Dar es Salaam until
September 17 while on work assignment with Project ORBIS. He is
active during his local evenings. QSL to home call.

KENYA, 5Z. Chris, DL2MDU will be QRV as 5Z4/DL2MDU from September
10 to 24. Activity is holiday style on 80 to 10 meters using mostly
CW. QSL via bureau.

MALDIVES, 8Q. Chris, M0AJT is QRV as 8Q7CT from Dhonveli Island
until September 14. He is active using mainly CW in his spare time.
QSL to home call.

CROATIA, 9A. Niko, DD1MAT is QRV as 9A/DD1MAT from Dugi Otok
Island, IOTA EU-170. This includes an entry in the Worked All
Europe contest. QSL to home call.

MALTA, 9H. A group of amateurs will be QRV as 9H20 from September 8
to October 1. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters. QSL via PB9ZR.

TONGA, A3. Ron, ZL1AMO is QRV as A35EA from Lifuka Island, IOTA
OC-169, until September 16 while on vacation.

PORTUGAL, CT. Carlos, CT4HA/p is QRV from Berlenga Island, IOTA
EU-040, until September 9. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using
SSB. QSL to home call.

ANTARCTICA. Mirko is QRV as DP0GVN from Neumayer Base and has been
active on 20 meters around 1600z. QSL via DL5EBE.

ISLE OF MAN, GD. Lars, DF1LON is QRV as MD0LON until September 10.
Activity is on 80 to 10 meters, possibly including 6 meters, using
CW, SSB and RTTY. he will also be active in the Worked All Europe
contest as GD6IA. QSL both calls to home call.

GRENADA, J3. Gerd, DL7VOG is QRV as J3/DL7VOG from Carriacou, IOTA
NA-147, until September 16. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using
mostly CW and RTTY, with some SSB. QSL to home call.

MINAMI TORISHIMA, JD1. Masafumi, JA6GXK is QRV as JD1BMM until
September 18. He has been active on 20 meters using RTTY around
1130z. QSL to home call.

NAMIBIA, V5. Alfons is QRV as V55C and has been active on 20 meters
around 1545z. QSL this operation via DJ8VC.

FALKLAND ISLANDS, VP8. Chris, GM0TQJ will be QRV as VP8CXV from
September 8 to January 15, 2008. He will be active using mostly
SSB, but will also do RTTY and PSK31. QSL to home call.

DIEGO GARCIA, VQ9. Larry, VQ9LA is normally QRV on 160 meters
around 2300z and then 1300z. QSL direct.

INDIA, VU. Indian amateurs have temporary access to 30 meters until
September 30, 2007. Special event station AT60MY is normally QRV on
10106 kHz during this time. QSL via bureau.

TRISTAN da CUNHA AND GOUGH ISLANDS, ZD9. Brian, ZD9BCB is QRV from
the weather station on Gough Island until September 14. He is
usually active on 20 meters around 1720z. QSL direct via SQ8AQD.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL September VHF QSO Party, NCCC
CW Sprint, AGCW Straight Key Party, International G3ZQS Memorial
Straight Key Contest, Worked All Europe SSB DX Contest, Swiss HTC
QRP CW Sprint, Arkansas QSO Party, SOC Marathon CW Sprint, North
American CW Sprint, Tennessee QSO Party and the ARCI End of Summer
Digital Sprint will certainly keep contesters busy this weekend.
The YLRL Howdy Days runs from September 11 to 13. Please see
September QST, page 90, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites
for details.
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(Source: Dave Raycroft via ODXA)

XM to carry Farm Aid September 9

September 9, 2007 - 4 PM ET

Farm Aid works year round to keep family farmers on their land, and they've been doing it for more than 20 years. XM is proud to support Farm Aid once again by bringing the 2007 broadcast to the XM Nation. Join Dan Neer and Jessie Scott broadcasting from Randall's Island in New York City for Farm Aid 2007 with superstars like Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews, Counting Crows, the Allman Brothers, and many more!

(Source: XM

http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/channelpage.xmc?ch=40

CBC announcers launching of HNIC Radio on Sirius

The CBC announced the launching of HNIC Radio on Sirius Satellite Radio Friday, bringing back the show's radio roots which started 74 years ago.
HNIC Radio will air Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET beginning Oct. 1 on channel 122, and will be available to Sirius listeners throughout North America. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. "This is a wonderful extension of the Hockey Night in Canada brand," said Scott Moore, executive director of CBC Sports.The CBC announced the launching of HNIC Radio on Sirius Satellite Radio Friday, bringing back the show's radio roots which started 74 years ago.
HNIC Radio will air Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET beginning Oct. 1 on channel 122, and will be available to Sirius listeners throughout North America. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. "This is a wonderful extension of the Hockey Night in Canada brand," said Scott Moore, executive director of CBC Sports.

Read more at CBCSports

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2007/09/07/hnic-sirius.html?ref=rss

Rivalry in radio must stop

By Jacquiline Afua Bondzi Posted: Friday, September 07, 2007

The radio business in Ghana has eventually become one of the enviable jobs. Most young ones now look up to some radio personalities as their role models and mentors some due to the ways they carry themselves on radio and others just like their personal life styles behind the scenes.
One big question that keeps bothering the minds of many is “Why presenters do becomes enemies of their previous stations the moment they are “poached out” or leave for another station?

Management and board members of radio stations travel outside the capital and other urban centers to the “rural areas” to poach vibrant personalities into the big cities to work with yet they see nothing wrong with that but the moment a station in the city poach a presenter from a station in the city there is rivalry and hatred.

Read more at the Ghanian Chronicle
http://www.ghanaian-chronicle.com/thestory.asp?id=3680

T-Systems and Eutelsat sign aggreement

Media& Broadcast, a business unit of T-Systems. and Eutelsat Communications have signed an agreement for the lease of a full transponder on Eutelsat’s Eurobird™ 9 satellite. The capacity will be used for video networks and data distribution services in Germany and international markets. Signed for 10 years, the contract was announced at IBC Amsterdam by both companies.
Eurobird™ 9 is a 20-transponder high-power Ku-band satellite optimised for television and radio broadcasting in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. The satellite’s recent entry into service at Eutelsat’s new 9 degrees East position, adjacent to the Hot Bird neighbourhood, underlines Eutelsat’s objective to develop multi-satellite reception in Europe in order to accompany the growing number of channels and the arrival of HDTV.
Satellite homes equipped for DTH reception from the Hot Bird™ position can easily add channels broadcast by Eurobird™ 9 by fitting a second LNB beside the LNB pointed to the Hot Bird™ satellites.
The new multiplex will be uplinked to Eurobird™ 9 from T-Systems’ earth station facilities in Usingen (Germany). Commenting on the contract, Helmut Egenbauer, CEO of Media&Broadcast said: “Our new agreement with Eutelsat secures us with capacity at a new satellite neighbourhood over Europe which is ideally positioned for our clients for broadcasting Standard Digital and HDTV channels. We also plan to use this capacity for radio and data applications.”
(Source: Eutelsat/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)