Bahrain
Radio Bahrain 9745, 1820-. Tune-in to pop vocals from
Sting. Slight signal fades noticeable. Upbeat Arabic vocals to easy-listening
tune. Station promo’s interspersed between Arabic vocals. SIO 333. (Van Horn,
NC)
Clandestine
Republic of Yemen Radio 11860, 1850. Impassioned Arabic
speech to traditional Arabic vocals from 1857-1900. Arabic news at 1900
including interview. Fair signal for SIO 323. Station reportedly broadcast in
support of disputed Yemeni president Abd Radduh Mansur Hadi. Speculation
continues broadcast are from Saudi Arabian transmitters (Van Horn).
Radio Algerienne QSL (Gayle Van Horn Collection) |
France
Radio Algerienne-Holy Quran 11985, 1810-1820 via
Issoundun, France transmitter. Brief notation of Qur’an. Arabic service as two host
trade news items. Afternoon programming targeted to Africa, SIO 434. (Van Horn,
NC)
Morocco
Radio Méditterranée Internationale (Medi 1) 9575, 1602-1620. Arabic
service with newscast, followed by Arabic music tunes and two announcer’s
conversations. French pop rap tunes from 1512-1515. Continued
conversation –suspect concerning the French artist and music as “rap” and “classic”
mentioned several times. (Van Horn, NC)
Oman
Radio Sultanate of Oman 15140, 1450-1520. English service at
tune-in. DJ’s Friendly banter and pop music tunes. Switch to Arabic at 1457 with
station announcements to Arabic musical bridge. Brief promo, brief two minute prayer from 1503.
Arabic 1505, with station identification and mentions of Muscat. Arabic newscast from 1507 with extra coverage
on Syria and Bashar al-Assad, and Iran. Additional
ID 1515. Station feature 1516. (Van
Horn, NC)
Saudi Arabia
Radio Saudi-Holy Qur'an 13710. Tune-in from 1520. Arabic
discussion about Mohammed and the Qur’an. Parallel on 17615 though weaker at
343 SIO. Radio Saudi-Call of Islam from 1526. Arabic text, from two male
announcer’s-with “on-the-scene” reporting, and feedback with studio. Parallel
on weaker 15225 kHz. Qur'an programming on 15205 from 1559 (Van Horn, NC)
Thailand
Radio Thailand 9390, 1910-1925. English service covering
news on Her Majesty Queen Sirkit, followed by a feature on the National Core
Values, set forth by the King of Thailand. Program feature Thailand Travelogue
, featuring Jazz by the River. Global News topics, followed by Business News.
(Van Horn, NC)
Turkey
Voice of Turkey 15200, 1540-1550 Arabic service including music program to lady’s
two-minute headlines between musical bridges. Noted on parallel 9665 kHz,
though considerably weaker. Websites www.trtarabic.com
and
www.trtarabic.net
quoted. Station program feature. Great Turkish music with occasional “TRT Ankara”
mentions. (Van Horn, NC)
United States
Radio Free Euro/Radio Liberty. 9645, 1620-1635. Belarusian
service. Conversations revolve about European topics including correspondent’s
report. Station promotional to item about Czech Republic. (Van Horn, NC)