November 2024
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Language services as indicated.
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Monitored Oct 5 – Oct 30, 2024
All times UTC
Shortwave
Algeria
17600, Ifrikya FM, Bechar 0831-0901. English service to news and “Ifrikaya FM” identification. Comments about “technology in West Africa.” Afro-pop tunes to time signals at 0900 into Arabic news (Manuel Méndez, Spain/BDXC)
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Ascension Island
6135, BBC World Service relay via Georgetown, 0530. Hausa news bulletin to political news. “BBC World Service: ID. SINPO 35553; 9410 with news bulletin 0502. (Rudolf Grimm, São Bernardo, Brazil) BBCWS 9410 at 0502 in English. BBC Madagascar on 12095 at 0428 in English (Harold Sellers, BC/Canada) 9410, 0458 with sign-on and bell tones. Program preview to newscast (Paul Walker, AK)
Austria
17725, Adventist World Radio relay via Mossbrunn 1359-1429. Urdu service with English and multilingual IDs. Station info, website, addresses. Prayers and religious scriptures. Station ID, address, and instrumental music to 1429 sign-off. (Van Horn/Twente NLD)
Botswana
17895, Voice of America relay via Selebi-phikwe. English service news and comments to Africa. SINPO 35543 (Grimm). VOA relay on 15580 at 0510 (Sellers).
Brazil
9665, La Voz Missionaria 2345-0000. Announcers talk to religious vocals. Pastor’s sermon before a congregation to gospel music. Very weak but there. (Van Horn/AirSpy) 11750 // 9665 at 0240 with poor signal quality. Radio Brasil Central 4985, 0355; 6009 Radio Inconfidencia at 0418. (Walker).(Walker).
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Bulgaria
5900, Radio Taiwan International relay via Kostinbrod in German. Programming targeted to Europe including announcer chats and pop music. SINPO 25332 to Europe (Grimm).
5900, Bible Voice Broadcasting-Dardasha 7 at *1930-2000, via Kostinbrod. Station sign-on to program preview with Arabic theme music. Arabic service with religious text and music. Contact info and web address, IDs and Facebook info. Station ID to piano instrumental. Instagram info and additional contact info, ID as “Radio Dardasha 9” over background music. Additional ID at 2000. Reception report details to mail@bvbroadcasting.org (Van Horn). (Méndez).
China
4820, Xizang RTV, Lhasa in Mandarin. Announcer’s talk. SINPO 15421 targeted to China (Grimm). 15465 CGTN Radio at 0513. English interviews discussing U.S. politics. Poor signal // 15350 (Sellers).
Clandestine
11650, Radio Dabanga via Madagascar in Sudanese Arabic. Fair signal and talks about Sudan (Sellers). 17555 Radio Tamazuj in Sudanese at 17555. Presumed to be a political essay and conversations. Typical Sudanese music style. (Walker).
Cuba
5025, Radio Rebelde 0030-0045. Spanish sports report on baseball in Cuba. Station jingle at 0031. Musical promos, phone-in chats and announcer calling sports (Van Horn/AirSpy).
Eswatini
7410, TWR Africa 1932-1948. Portuguese service with station IDs, choral praise music and talk about TWR Africa programming. Station promos and sermon text (Van Horn/Kiwi Tenerife Is)
Germany
11800, AWR relay via Nauen 1900-1930 in Arabic. Multilingual IDs, station info, website and praise music to readings from the New Testament. (Van Horn/Twente NLD)
Guam
15670, 1600-1630. Telugu service for 1600 sign-on with sitar instrumental. Station ID, contact and website info into prayer. Religious text at 1605 to He Leadeth Me instrumental tune. Contact info repeat and vocal praise music to AWR theme music (Van Horn).
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Indonesia
3325, Voice of Indonesia via Palangkaraya at 1658. Closing times of Arabic service to classic piano music. Spanish service from 1701 with station info and broadcast hours SINPO 55444 (Walker).
Kyrgyzstan
5130, Afghan Christian Radio: Sadaye Zinda (100 kW Bishkek) 1602-1632. Dari/Pashto service. Instrumental music to 1603. Sitar/table music intros to announcer’s religious-themed programming. Additional vocals with sitar/table accompaniment.
Signal was by 1632. Programming is targeted to Afghanistan. (Van Horn/Irkutsk, Russia Kiwi).
Madagascar
17725, AWR relay via Talata-Volondry 1330-1359. Dawan service with choral music to praise tunes. Announcer’s religious text format with readings. Musical interlude, full station ID to 1359 sign-off (Van Horn/Kiwi Bangkok, Thailand). TWR 15440 1440 in Burmese. Christian message and music in presumed Urdu. SINPO 15431 (Walker).
Netherlands
5955, Radio Veronica at 0508. Easily recognized tune Maniac by Michael Sembello. SINPO 35243 for possibly a relay of a local domestic station (Walker; Méndez).
North Korea
11735, Voice of Korea at 0406. English service including national anthem to ID and newscast // 13760 and 15180; 15105 at 0519 with poor signal during political propaganda (Sellers). 6170 at 2045. Traditional North Korean style music to talk. Interval signal to 2050. * (Walker).
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Oman
9550, BBC World Service relay at 1745. Pashto newscast with SINPO 55555 (Walker). 12095 BBC relay at 0024 in English. Discussion on consumer food products labeling // 9895 via Uzbekistan relay. (Sellers).
Philippines
9915, Radio Free Asia via Tinang. Laotian service at 0010. Comments from male/female duo and phone-in communicator. 15440 Voice of America relay via Tinang in Burmese at 1432 (Walker).
Romania
7220, Radio Romania International in Romanian at 0509. News bulletin to SINPO 25442. RRI DRM 15250 in English at 0412. Travelogue program to IDs; 17790 in Romanian at 1420. Interviews and announcer chat. SINPO 25432 (Walker).
Tajikistan
15505, AWR relay via Dushanbe-Orzu 1308-1330. Listed as Asho Chin service. Lady vocalist singing He Leadeth Me song to religious text. Station ID, references to AWR, website quote to multilingual IDs. Lisu programming commenced at 1330. (Van Horn/Kiwi Bangkok, Thailand).
11860, USAGM/Radio Marti, Greenville, NC, 1810-1825. // 11930. Usual conversations and correspondent’s reports on Cuba. WWCR 12160, 1850-1905 with IDs and election views. WRMI 9350, 2240-2250 with Bible Study sessions to station ID. (Van Horn/AirSpy)
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Uzbekistan
9700, AWR relay via Tashkent 2315-2339. Lao service for religious praise music, station IDs and info. Multilingual IDs including English and French. Website and additional info (Van Horn/Tambov, Russia Kiwi)
9510, BBC World Service relay with IDs and news about New Caledonia and updates on Israeli war. Download of ‘instant’ QSL at BBC website (Van Horn/Kiwi Tambov, Russia).
Vatican State
9705, Vatican Radio 1958-2020. English service for the Vatican Radio African Service.” Station sign-on and IDs to discussions on St Francis of Assisi, and UN report on study Heat at Work.
(Van Horn/NLD Twente) 9710 at 0449 in Ukrainian by lady host. (Sellers). 15565 in Portuguese to East Africa at 1815. (Walker).