Interesting nostalgic story on Radio Afghanistan

 

AFGHANISTAN  

 I would like to remember one more broadcaster heard on the air - Radio Afghanistan. Broadcasting in Russian by the international service Radio Afghanistan began in January 1961. The station had low-quality transmitting equipment and was unlucky with the choice of frequencies. Therefore, there were often problems with receiving the station.

I remember the only period when audibility was unusually good for three years from 1974 to the end of 1976. The broadcast was carried out during the day at a frequency of 15195 kHz from 13.30 to 15.00 Moscow time for half an hour consecutively in Russian, German and English. True, the time for listening was inconvenient, but I sometimes adapted to listen at work in a special laboratory, where I first did my internship, and then worked for a short time before the army. There was some kind of service radio in the laboratory, which I used.

Over the years,the content of Russian Radio Afghanistan broadcasts has remained approximately the same. This was the case in 1974: news, Russian music, commentary, Afghan music, conversation (about Afghanistan), Afghan music.The broadcasts covered the changes taking place in Afghanistan since the recent overthrow of the monarchy in July 1973 and the activities of President Mohammed Daoud Khan,the cousin of the former king Mohammed Zahir Shah, whom he overthrew. These were the last years of relative stability,

after which, from April 1978, a period of revolutions and civil wars began in Afghanistan.

In the early 80s,and perhaps earlier, some periodicals sold in Soyuzpechat kiosks in other countries published schedules of foreign, including Russian-language broadcasting in these countries:

Radio Afghanistan - in the newspaper "Kabul new times"

Radio Damascus - in the newspaper "Syria times"

Radio Ulaanbaatar - in the newspaper "News of Mongolia"

BBC - in the magazine "England".

(Vladimir, Rybinsk, Yaroslavlskaya oblast-RUS) 

RUSdx #1287 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 28)

Now called IEA - Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

(WWDXC Top News 1579/02 May 2024)