Radio Free Asia (RFA) announces the release of our 36th QSL card. This is the first to commemorate 2011 as RFA’s 15th anniversary with more cards expected throughout the year. RFA’s first broadcast was in Mandarin Chinese on September 29, 1996 at 2100 UTC. Acting as a substitute for indigenous free media, RFA concentrates its coverage on events occurring in and/or affecting the countries to which we broadcast. Those countries are: Burma, Cambodia, Laos, North Korea, Peoples Republic of China, and Vietnam. This QSL card will be used to confirm all valid reception reports from April 1 – June 30, 2011. The artwork depicts the Great Wall of China and is used by permission of the artist, Sarah L. Handler.
Radio Free Asia's 36th QSL commemorating 15 years of broavRFA is a private, nonprofit corporation that broadcasts news and information to listeners in Asian countries where full, accurate, and timely news reports are unavailable. Created by Congress in 1994 and incorporated in 1996, RFA currently broadcasts in Burmese, Cantonese, Khmer, Korean to North Korea, Lao, Mandarin, the Wu dialect, Vietnamese, Tibetan (Uke, Amdo, and Kham), and Uyghur. RFA strives for accuracy, balance, and fairness in its editorial content. As a ‘surrogate’ broadcaster, RFA provides news and commentary specific to each of its target countries, acting as the free press these countries lack. RFA broadcasts only in local languages and dialects, and most of its broadcasts comprise news of specific local interest. More information about Radio Free Asia, including our current broadcast frequency schedule, is available at www.rfa.org.
RFA encourages listeners to submit reception reports. Reception reports are valuable to RFA as they help us evaluate the signal strength and quality of our transmissions. RFA confirms all accurate reception reports by mailing a QSL card to the listener.
RFA welcomes all reception report submissions at www.techweb.rfa.org (follow the QSL REPORTS link) not only from DX’ers, but also from its general listening audience. Reception reports are also accepted by email at qsl@rfa.org, and for anyone without Internet access, reception reports can be mailed to:
Reception Reports
Radio Free Asia
2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300
Washington DC 20036
United States of America.
Upon request, RFA will also send a copy of the current broadcast schedule and station sticker.
(A.J. Janitschek/RFA)
RFA does not broadcast in English, all programming targeted to Asia.
Burmese (4 hours daily)
0030-0130 13820, 13865, 17835
1230-1330 7390, 9335, 13675
1330-1400 7390, 9335, 12140
1400-1430 7390, 9335
1630-1730 9945
Cantonese (2 hours daily)
1400-1430 6025
1430-1500 6025, 7280
2200-2300 9720, 11785
Khmer (2 hours daily)
1230-1330 12140, 15145
2230-2330 5840, 13740
Korean (5 hours daily)
1500-1700 648, 5895, 7210, 7455
1700-1800 648, 5895, 9975
1800-1900 648, 5895, 7465
2100-2200 648, 7460, 9385, 12075
Lao (2 hours daily)
0000-0100 15545, 15690
1100-1200 9355, 15145
Mandarin (12 hours daily)
0300-0600 13760, 15120, 15615, 15635, 17615, 17855, 21550, 21580
0600-0700 13760, 15120, 15615, 15635, 17615, 17855, 21550
1500-1600 9455, 9905, 11540, 11965, 12005, 13640, 13675
1600-1700 5855, 9455, 9905, 11540, 11870, 12005, 13675
1700-1800 5855, 7280, 9355, 9455, 9540, 9905, 11870, 13625
1800-1900 7280, 7355, 9355, 9455, 9540, 9690, 11540, 13625
1900-2000 1098, 5855, 7260, 7355, 7435, 9355, 9455, 9875, 9905, 11785, 13625
2000-2100 1098, 5855, 6140, 7260, 7355, 7435, 9355, 9455, 9905, 11785
2100-2200 1098, 5855, 6140, 7355, 7435, 9455, 9905
2300-0000 7540, 9535, 11760, 11785, 15430, 15585
Tibetan (10 hours daily)
0100-0300 9365, 9885, 11695, 15225, 17730
0600-0700 17510, 17765, 21500, 21690
1000-1100 15435, 17750, 21530
1100-1200 7470, 13830, 15670, 17750
1200-1400 7470, 11590, 11605, 13830, 15670
1500-1600 9370, 11585, 11590, 11795
2200-2300 5865, 7505, 9880
2300-0000 5860, 7505, 9805, 9875
Uyghur (2 hours daily)
0100-0200 9350, 9490, 11895, 11945, 17640
1600-1700 9370, 9530, 9555, 11750
Vietnamese (2.5 hours daily)
0000-0030 7445, 11605, 13740, 15560
1400-1430 1503, 7520, 9465, 9715, 11605, 11680, 12140
1430-1500 7520, 9465, 9715, 11605, 11680, 12140
2300-2330 1359
2330-0000 1359, 7520, 11605, 13740, 15560
(RFA/A.J. Janitschek 3/22/2011)
