Blog Logs

Today's shortwave BLOG LOGS, represent a portion of additional logs recently cut from my SWBC Logs column in Monitoring Times magazine at http://www.monitoringtimes.com/ due to space constraints. Contributions are always welcome for the magazine or blog, and may be directed to my above email address. Thanks very much to the contributors and blog readers for your kind words and support.
Gayle Van Horn

All times UTC, frequencies in kHz, English unless otherwise indicated // parallel frequencies.
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Ascension Islands
BBC World Service 7255, 0453. Announcer's BBC News segment to ID, followed by news interviews. (MacKenzie).

Belarus
Radio Belarus 7135, 2212-2220. Slow music tune to English programming amid moderate signal quality and muffled audio. Observed // 7360 with weak signal quality. No signal on 7390. SINPO 33333. (Evans)

Belgium
RTBF 9970, 2153-2200. French service including program news to musical bridges at 2358. Signal observed as weak, but reasonably steady, just above the noise level. SINPO 24332. (Evans).

Bolivia
Radio Eco 4409.9, 2340+. Typical Spanish music to station promos and advertisements. SINPO 35343. Additional Bolivian's observed as; Radio Santa Ana 4451.2, 2319; Radio San Miguel 4699.5, 0942+; Radio San Jose 5580.3, 2322 with same Spanish program formats. (Slaen).

Radio Emisoras Camargo 3390.2, 2325. Bolivian music to Spanish program information. SINPO 25322. (Slaen).

Radio Fides 6155.27, 1035-1055. Spanish among male/female duo to station ID. Advertisements and jingles. Poor signal quality and weak. (Alexander).

Radio Libez (tentative) 4796.28, 1053-1105. Previously this was Radio Mallku, but has since changed their name. Observed a typical threshold with only a suggestion of audio making it, while the carrie was at a poor level. (Bolland).

Brazil
Radio Bandirantes 9645.23, 0630. Portuguese text and selection of pop tunes. (Barker).

Radio Brasil Central 4985, 0900. Portuguese station identification, observing excessive reception noise and difficult to pick up much program detail. (Barker).

Radio Difusora de Macapa. Announcer duo presenting nice selection of Portuguese pop tunes. Noting minor signal fading and interference. (Barker).

Radio Missoes da Amazonia (tentative) 4865.04, 1104-1115. Steady Portuguese program comments and talk beyond 1115 with no station ID mentioned at 1100. Signal noted as fair with co-channel interference. (Bolland).

Canada
CBC Northern Service 9625, 2100. Sports news updates and Montreal weather forecast, to interview replay. SIO 454. (Fraser).

CKZN, St. John's Newfoundland 6160, 1300. CBC Newshour program, SIO 453. (Fraser).

Colombia
Marfil 5910, 0920+. Spanish text to "Marfil Estereo desde el Carazon de...Marfil Estereo..." SINPO 34343. Additional Colombian heard as; La Voz del Guaviare via San Jose del Guaviare 6035, 0158.+. Spanish announcement as, "La Voz del Guaviare, emisora afilada a RCN..." to national anthem and sign-off at 0100. SINPO 25432. (Slaen)

Chile
Radio Parinacota 6010, 1350. Spanish local and regional news and messages as, "avisar a los ganaderos de...para que llevan su ganado..." SINPO 24432. (Slaen).

Cyprus
BBC World Service relay 12095, 1530. World newscast, SIO 453. (Fraser).

Chad
Radiodiffusion Nationale Tchadienne-N'djamena 4905, 2200. Percussion music to 2201. Announcer's chat and program announcements. SINPO 33433. (Bobrowiec). 4905, 2158-2210. Period of steady drum beats before the hour to 2210. Opening French announcements to newscast, amid fair signal quality. (Bolland).

Czech Republic
Radio prague 15280, 1315. Report on the mysterious death of astronomer Tycho Brahe. SIO 554. (Fraser).

Guatemala
Radio Buenas Nuevas 4799.8, 1100. Station was here earler after 1100, but not at 1218 recheck. Station back on at 1224, noting marimban music to children's choir's religious tune. Continued marimba selection to announcer's Spanish at 1310. (Evans). On this frequency 0955-1024. (Tancoo).

Guinea
Radio Conakry (tentative) 7125, 2224. Very weak and announcer's text unreadable. low modulation and co-channel interference. SINPO 22322. (Bobrowiec).

Israel
Galei Zahal 6973, 0248-0306. Pop/easy listening ballads to announcer's Hebrew program announcement. Station interval signal to announcer duo at 0258. Station identification into news headlines. Back to music program, signal noted as poor-fair. (Barbour).

Madagascar
Radio Madagaskira (tentative) 6134, 1330-1402. Regional music to lady announcer in French, joined by male comments at 1349. Additional chats and music to 1400. Fair signal on peaks, but losing stream. Noted the next day, thiugh much weaker and little readable. (Wilkins) RTV Malagasy 5009, 0312. Vernacular text to regional instrumnetal music during fair signal quality. (Barbour).


Radio Netherlands Maragascar relay 11655, 1835. Report on Nigerian women sold into prostitution. SIO 453. (Fraser).

Philippines
Voice of America relay via Tinang 11610, 2228-2235. Conversations to newscast at 2230. Good signal observed, // 7220 very weak '' 7480 weak and // 9490 same signal quality as 11610. (Evans).

Romania
Radio Romania International 11970, 1315. Report on the emergency meeting when Russia cutt off gas to Europe SIO 554; // 15105 SIO 252. (Fraser).

Russia
Voice of Russia 12030, 0404. This is Russia program segment, followed by Then Moscow Yesterday and Today programs, // 9840 (SIO 444), 7355 (SIO 544), 6240 (SIO 444) Armavir. (MacKenzie).

Radio Rossii 6075, 1104-1120. Russian programming to station ID over musical bridge. Signal quality noted as fair with some fading. (Bolland).

South Africa
BBC World Service 9650, 0425. SIO 333 with interview to "BBC World Service" ID. (MacKenzie).

Tajikistan
Tajik Radio 4765, 2310.+ Tajik text including very nice local folk music. SINPO 25552. (Slaen).

Ukraine
Radio Ukraine International 5830, 2220. Report on rebuilding Chernobyl nuclear power station. SIO 454. (Fraser). 7440, 0438 (SIO 333). Ukranian folk music to brief program announcemnts bwtween music segments. (MacKenzie).

United States
Voice of America via Greenville 11975, 1800. African news with a report on tainted medicine killing Nigerian children. SIO 554. (Fraser)

Zambia
ZNBC 5915, 2133-2143. Lady announcer hosting phone-in calls and studio talk among annocers. African music tunes. SINPO 33433, signal good to fair.(Bobrowiec).

Contributors:
Brian Alexander, PA
Scott Barbour, NH
Bruce Barker, PA
Jim Evans, TN
Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec, Brazil
Chuck Bolland, FL
Bob Fraser, ME
Stewart MacKenzie, CA
Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina
Robin Tancoo, Trinidad
John Wilkins, CO