From the Isle of Music programming in September

 

From the Isle of Music, September 2025 

September's program will be the fourth of several episodes featuring the best of Cubadisco 2025, Cuba's most important discographic awards. This is the best of the best of Cuba's new releases (and recordings from Cubans elsewhere) and will feature the Música Bailable (Dance Music) category this month. 

Friday, September 12: 

6070 kHz at 1700 UTC 

3955 kHz at 2100 UTC 

Sunday, September 14: 

9670 kHz at 1700 UTC using booster beam H to Africa (repeat of September 12 episode). 

 Tilford Productions, LLC

email: bill@tilfordproductions.com

website: www.tilfordproductions.com

Brazilian mediumwave news and loggings

 

Mediumwave News

Due to the migration process of Brazilian medium-wave stations to FM (76.1/107.9 MHz), which began in Brazil several years ago, on September 8th (yesterday) at noon, the 1260 kHz Radio Boa Vontade, São Paulo, was definitively deactivated.

The following Evening (las night), when I was researching which stations would now be heard on the 1260 kHz frequency in the São Paulo metropolitan area (I'm 17 km from the city of São Paulo), I was surprised by the results: Radio Cultura, São Borja (Rio Grande do Sul), Radio Gazeta, Maceió (Alagoas), and Radio Nacional, General Urquiza (Misiones region, Argentina). See the details of these receptions below.

Furthermore, a fourth station appeared for less than a minute, without identification conditions, which will now be monitored. My medium wave loop antennas will definitely handle this in the next few days.

Several stations remain on medium-wave here, even though they already operate on FM, and others are already announcing their departure from medium-wave soon (Radio Record, Super Radio, etc.).

There will be new opportunities to research what South American stations there are on these frequencies that will be vacant.

Mediumwave from Brazil

980 kHz: Radio Nacional, Brasilia DF, 29/08 2301. ‘Mauricio Rabelo, eu de cá, você de lá, Nacional, Maria do Rosário...’, Brazilian song. 35553.

1060 kHz: Radio Educadora, Piracicaba SP, 29/08 2253. Political talk, id ‘... aqui na  Educadora...’. 25422.

1260 kHz: Radio Cultura, São Borja RS, 08/09 2341. Commercials mentioning the city of São Borja, Brazilian music, and the 'Radio Cultura' identification... Cultura Geral’. 23522. **QRM: 1260 kHz Radio Nacional, General Urquiza, Argentina.

1260 kHz: Radio Gazeta AM, Maceió AL, 08/09 2354. vocal and instrumental group Roupa Nova with a well-known Brazilian song. A clear identification by the announcer: 'Gazeta AM'. 23422. **QRM: Radio Cultura, São Borja, and Radio Nacional, General Urquiza.

(Rudolf  Grimm, SÃao Bernardo, Brazil)

Texas Radio Shortwave schedule ifor September 10

 Featuring the Music of Lee Ann Womack

(UTC/kHz/relay station/target area) 

September 2025 QSL

Sept 10, 2025

       2000  on 3975 and 6160 kHz relayed from Germany's  ShortwaveRadio, to Europe.

(TRSW)

WRMI Summer Schedule Update, September 3, 2025

 

                                    WRMI Summer schedule update, September 3, 2025

The current summer color grid, which includes programming information, is available at: 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pcIEX8kisrOPqlXHDAq6gympKUgDj0SIb96qce2kGGQ/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Previous schedule update July 1, 2025

All times UTC

Programming in English, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Spanish

0000-0100  5010ca  5050la  5950na  7730na  9455na  15770eu

0100-0200  5050la  5800la  5950na  7780ca  9455na  15770eu

0200-0300  5010ca  5050la  5950la  7780ca  9455na  9955sa  15770la

0300-0400  5050la  5800la  5850na  5950na  15770eu

0400-0500  5850na 7570na  7730na  7780ca  15770eu

0500-0600  5850na  7570na  7730na 7780ca  9395na  15770eu  

0600-0700  5850na  7570na  7730na 7780ca  9395na  15770eu  

0700-0800  5850na  7570na  7730na 7780ca  9395na  15770eu  

0800-0900  7730na  7780ca  9395na  15770eu

0900-1000  5850ca  7730na  9395na  15770eu

1000-1100  5050na  7730na  7780ca  9395na  15770eu

1100-1200  5850na  7730na  9395na

1200-1300  7730na  9395na  15770eu

1300-1400  7730na  9395na

1400-1500  7730na  9395na  15770eu

1500-1600  7730na  9395na  15770eu  17790la

1600-1700  7730na  9395na  17790la

1700-1800  7730na  9395na  17790la  15770eu

1800-1900  7730na  9395na  17790la  15770eu

1900-2000  7730na  9395na  17790la  

2000-2100  9395na  17790la

2100-2200  7730na  9395na  17790la

2200-2300  5850na  7730na  9395na  15770eu

2300-0000  5010ca  5850na  7730na  9455na

Target Areas:

ca  Central America

eu  Europe

la  Latin America

na  North America

sa  South America

WRMI website:  http://wrmi.net/

Reception Reports: info@wrmi.net 

https://www.wrmi.net/index.php/reception-report-qsl/ 

Rapid E-QSL: Send a reception report and receive an immediate e-QSL to: wrmiqsl@gmail.com

(GVH/Teak Publishing)

Encore classical music from Radio Tumbril

 

Dear Listener,

Regular Broadcast times of Encore By WRMI and Channel 292 are:

02:00 - 03:00 UTC Friday 5850 kHz WRMI to US

20:00 - 21:00 UTC Friday 15770 kHz WRMI to Europe

10:00 - 11:00 UTC Saturday 9670 kHz Channel 292 to Europe

01:00 - 02:00 UTC Sunday 5850 kHz WRMI to US and Canada

19:00 - 20:00 UTC Sunday 3955 kHz Channel 292 to Europe

02:00 - 03:00 UTC Monday 5950 kHz WRMI to the US and Canada

13:00 - 14:00 UTC Tuesday 15770 kHz WRMI to Europe, east coast of US and Iceland. (Sometimes RTTY on the lower sideband. Suggest notch out or use USB.)

Some Things to see on The Encore Website:

The Encore website is www.tumbril.co.uk where you will find:

Important information about funding of Encore - Radio Tumbril.

Up to date transmission times and frequencies.

The playlists for the most recent programmes.

An email link.

Informal reception reports as well as those requesting eQSL cards are welcome.

WRMI and Channel 292 are very generous with their air-time but Encore still costs around 100 Dollars/Euros a month to broadcast.

If you can - please send a small contribution to help Encore keep going.

THE DONATION BUTTON is on the homepage of the website - www.tumbril.co.uk - which folks can use if they would like to support Encore.

(Please don't be put off by the POWR security wall when using the PAYPAL button - it is a harmless requirement of WIX the website hosting service.)

THIS FORTNIGHT'S PROGRAMME - First broadcast on FRIDAY 5th September by WRMI at 0200 UTC on 5850, and 2000 UTC on 15770 and then Channel 292 on SATURDAY 6th September at 10:00 UTC on 9670 kHz:

Starts with a toccata by Bach for the clavier, a sonata for organ and horn by Rachel Laurin, and Valse Triste composed by Sibelius.

After that a waltz from Johan Strause II, Serenade by Franz Schubert, and a maritime tone poem from Felix Mendelssohn.

The programme ends with the only string quartet written by Germaine Tailleferre, and the second movement from Mozart's last completed work - his Clarinet Concerto.

(This bulletin is sent by Bcc to the many hundreds of listeners who have been in contact with Encore over the last nearly six years of broadcasting Encore.)

Brice Avery - Encore - Radio Tumbril - www.tumbril.co.uk

GMØTLY

Pacific Islands on Shortwave

Special thanks to Ray Robinson and Jeff White for this edition, as Wavescan delves into radio from the Pacific Islands   

With thanks to Dan Greenall, Ontario, Canada

To follow all the audio samples for this edition, go to: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/wavescan 

Jeff: Dan Greenall in Ontario, Canada, recently posted a series of very interesting recordings on the Internet Archive website at archive.org.  He comments:

“In years gone by, many Pacific island nations relied on shortwave radio to air their programs across vast expanses of ocean.  These included countries such as Kiribati, Tahiti, Fiji, Saipan, New Caledonia, the Marshall Islands, Cook Islands, and Papua New Guinea.  And indeed, there are recent reports that the latter is now seriously looking at a return to shortwave.  But while these nations can no longer be found on shortwave, a handful of other stations are still operating in 2025 and make excellent DX targets for listeners around the world.”

Here's Ray Robinson in Los Angeles to explore what Dan has posted.

Ray:  Thanks, Jeff.

Radio New Zealand

Dan started with two recordings of Radio New Zealand on shortwave.  In both of these, you will hear the distinctive interval signal used by this broadcaster for decades.  It is the call of the New Zealand bellbird.  In this first recording, made on December 14, 2024 at 1656 UTC, RNZ Pacific is closing down a transmission on 7390 kHz.  This was made using a web SDR near Dunedin.

The second recording, made June 21, 2025 at 1659 UTC, is of RNZ National commencing broadcasting on 6135 kHz.  This signal was received via a web SDR 

Radio Vanuatu

Then Dan posted two recordings of Radio Vanuatu on shortwave, again received via web SDR's in New Zealand.  You may note that many of the words in the local Bislama language are recognizable from their English origins.  The first recording is from January 8, 2025 on 9960 kHz at 2158 UTC.

In the second recording, made at the same time and on the same frequency a few weeks later on January 29, 2025, the song ‘The Tide is High’ (made popular by Blondie in 1980) is played.

Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation

Dan said he first heard the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation back in 1971 when it was the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Service.  It was a good catch for him at the time, at his receiving post in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada.  He nabbed them again recently on June 21, 2025 on 5020 kHz using a web SDR in New Zealand.  They can be heard giving sign off announcements at about 1200 UTC, however the station was heard still playing non-stop music half an hour later.

 Audio Clip - 05 SIBC - 2025 06 21 - 1158 UTC, 5020 kHz 

T8WH Hope Radio, Palau

Dan says he first heard the station on the Pacific island of Palau back in 1992 when it was High Adventure’s Voice of Hope – Asia, KHBN, from Koror, Palau.  At that time, his receiving post was in Thamesford, Ontario, Canada.  Palau was still being governed by the U.S.A. back then, and his QSL shows their address with a U.S. zip code.  The island gained independence from the USA in 1994, and the callsign then changed to T8WH.  The station has been through several changes of ownership, and is now operated by Hope Radio based in Morgantown, West Virginia.  Their website is hoperadio.net.  Dan has made two recordings using a web SDR located in the Philippines, both on June 21, 2025, on 15680 kHz.  The first was at 0200 UTC:

 Audio Clip - 06 T8WH Hope R, Palau - 2025 06 21 - 0157 UTC, 15680 kHz 

 and the second just half an hour later, at 0230 UTC:

  Audio Clip - 07 T8WH Hope R, Palau - 2025 06 21 - 0230 UTC, 15680 kHz 

KSDA Adventist World Radio, Agat, Guam

Then there’s KSDA, Adventist World Radio, from Agat on the island of Guam.  Dan first heard that station back in 1987 and received their QSL for his reception in London, Ontario, Canada.  The station is still active today, and he has posted two more recordings of transmissions made in June this year, heard via a web SDR located in northern Thailand.  The first is of the start of a program in Mandarin at 1200 UTC on June 7th.  The frequency was 9610 kHz:

 Audio Clip - 08 KSDA, Guam - 2025 06 07 - 1200 UTC, 9610 kHz 

The second was from two weeks later on June 21st, when they were signing off 15680 kHz (the same frequency used by T8WH on Palau) at 1627 UTC:

Audio Clip -09 KSDA, Guam - 2025 06 21 - 1627 UTC sign off, 15680 kHz 

KTWR, Agana, Guam

And of course, while we’re in Guam, we must also mention KTWR, Trans World Radio, which broadcasts from their site at Merizo, a little further down the west coast of the island from the KSDA site at Agat.

KTWR recently announced they will be closing their shortwave station on Guam after the current A25 season, at the end of October.  But, there are still a few weeks remaining to log this one before they’re gone from the airwaves forever.  And, with the help of various web SDR’s located around the globe, the task shouldn’t be too difficult.  

Again, Dan has posted two recordings made in June this year.  The first recording was made on June 8 at 1100 UTC, through the use of a web SDR in northern Thailand tuned to 11965 kHz, and captures their sign-on announcement:

Audio Clip - 10 KTWR, Guam - 2025 06 08 - 1058 UTC, 11965 kHz 

In the second recording he made on July 11, 2025, they are heard at the end of their broadcast on that same frequency, 11965 kHz, with a sign-off just 15 minutes later at 1115 UTC.  This recording was made from a web SDR in the Philippines.

 Audio Clip - 11 KTWR, Guam - 2025 07 11 - 1114 UTC sign off, 11965 kHz 

So, with shortwave stations still active in New Zealand, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Palau, and Guam, there are still some interesting catches of Pacific island stations to be made out there, and since the advent of web SDR’s, you don’t need fancy equipment or antenna setups to hear them.  And especially for the stations on Palau and Guam, if you happen to live in their target areas, try listening to them and then writing in.  Describe the program content you heard and ask questions about anything you didn’t fully understand.  You might just help persuade them there’s an audience for which it’s worth staying on the air!

Back to you, Jeff.

Jen's Eclectic Views & Real Deal audio available for September 7

 

We had issues that I couldn't connect up with so there was no promotion this week.

Next week, we are back to normal operations.

Thanks.

Jen's Eclectic Views & Real Deal for  September 7, 2025, is now up and ready for you

Jen's Cast Link.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/pnsa8950i1ijkh4khsmen/Jen-s-Eclectic-Views-Real-Deal-For-Sunday-September-7th-18-21-heard-on-Unique-R-Australia.mp3?rlkey=rr0r7d2gb4qr1zljq4vzbo0jw&dl=0

Live Stream Next Week, Sunday, September 14th, 1700-2000 UTC 

Jen's Eclectic Views & Real Deal.

http://uk4-vn.mixstream.net:8104/index.html 

Jen In The Rad.

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

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:Issued: 2025 Sep 08 0224 UTC

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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 01 - 07 September 2025

Solar activity reached moderate levels (R1-MInor) over 04 Sep, 05 Sep, and 06 Sep. All M-class flares were attributed to Region 4207 (S29, L=045, class/area=Fhi/390 on 04 Sep). The remaining 17 numbered active regions on the visible disk in the past week were either quiet or only produced C-class events. 

Other significant activity included a CME that erupted from a filament centered near N12W04 around 04/1945 UTC. This resulted in a halo CME signature in subsequent coronagraph imagery. Initial modelling of the event suggested arrival early on the 07 Sep. Observed arrival was mid-to-late on 06 Sep. 

The proton flux at geosynchronous orbit remained below the S1 (Minor) threshold. 

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at normal to moderate levels. 

Geomagnetic field activity was ranged from quiet to G2 (Moderate) levels. G2 conditions observed on 01 Sep were attributed to the onset of a CME that left the Sun on 30 Aug. Total magnetic field strength reached a peak of 25 nT and the Bz component was observed as far south as -23 nT at 02/0000 UTC. Shock arrival at ACE was observed at 01/2030 UTC, marked by a solar wind speed increase from ~410 km/s to ~645 km/s. A sudden impulse was observed at Earth at 01/2101 UTC. G1 (Minor) activity was observed on 02 and 03 Sep during the waning phase off the CME. Quiet conditions were observed over 04-05 Sep. An increase in activity was observed on 06 Sep, with

a G1 period marking the arrival of a CME that left the Sun on 04 Sep. Total magnetic field strength reached an initial peak of 21 nT at 06/1407 UTC. The Bz component rotated as far south as -10 nT. The solar wind speeds increased to ~700 km/s. The Bz component rotated northward shortly after which resulted in mostly quiet conditions ov07 Sep during the waning phase of the CME. 

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 08 September - 04 October 2025

Solar activity is expected to be mostly low, with a chance for moderate (R1-R2/Minor-Moderate), over the outlook period due to multiple complex regions both on the visible disk and expected to return from the Sun's farside. 

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels over 08-11 Sep and 20-21 Sep due to multiple, recurrent CH HSSs. The remainder of the outlook period is expected to be at normal to moderate levels. 

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to range from quiet to G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels. G1 conditions are likely on 15 Sep; active conditions are likely on 08 Sep, 14 Sep, 16 Sep, 28-29 Sep, and 03-04 Oct; unsettled conditions are likely on 09-10 Sep, 17-19 Sep, and 30 Sep. All increases in geomagnetic activity are in anticipated of multiple, recurrent CH HSSs. The remainder of the outlook period is likely to be mostly quiet. 

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#   UTC      Radio Flux   Planetary   Largest

#  Date       10.7 cm      A Index    Kp Index

2025 Sep 08     135          12          4

2025 Sep 09     135           8          3

2025 Sep 10     130           8          3

2025 Sep 11     125           5          2

2025 Sep 12     125           5          2

2025 Sep 13     120           5          2

2025 Sep 14     125          12          4

2025 Sep 15     130          20          5

2025 Sep 16     135          15          4

2025 Sep 17     135           8          3

2025 Sep 18     140           8          3

2025 Sep 19     145           8          3

2025 Sep 20     145           5          2

2025 Sep 21     150           5          2

2025 Sep 22     150           5          2

2025 Sep 23     150           5          2

2025 Sep 24     155           5          2

2025 Sep 25     155           5          2

2025 Sep 26     155           5          2

2025 Sep 27     160           5          2

2025 Sep 28     155          12          4

2025 Sep 29     150          15          4

2025 Sep 30     150           8          3

2025 Oct 01     145           5          2

2025 Oct 02     140           5          2

2025 Oct 03     140          15          4

2025 Oct 04     140          12          4

(NOAA)

Pop Shop Radio slated to celebrate 5 Years on the air

 

We will be celebrating 5 years on the air with a 250 kilowatt transmission from Woofferton, UK, airing on 11960 kHz,  9 September at 0300 UTC,  beamed to North America. 

There will be a special 5th Anniversary QSL for all shows that week,

The 250 kW show will be repeated at 10 kW from Channel 292, Germany, at 1700 UTC on 3955 and 9670 kHz.

Those shows will be different than the shows on our normal time slots!

Tony Pavick, Hope BC Canada/BDXC)

September broadcast from Radio Love Warbler RSL

 

Wooferton, UK transmitters via Wikipedia

6 September at 1900 UTC 9500 kHz - to Eastern Africa

23 September at 1900 UTC 9500 kHz - to Southeastern Africa

More information at https://www.creativefolkestone.org.uk/artists/hanna-tuulikki/

Address is Creative Folkestone, Quarterhouse, Mill Bay, Folkestone CT20 1BN

Enquiries to: jocowdrey@creativefolkestone.org.uk

Colombian Mediumwave List

 

COLOMBIA

Rafael Rodiguez, Yimber Gaviria, Ruben Medina, Jorge Nungo and Mauno Ritola have compiled a current frequency list of the Colombian mediumwave stations.

 550 HJHF Radionica Medellin Radio Nacional

 580 HJHP Radionica Cali Radio Nacional

 610 HJKL Alerta Bogota La Carinosa

 620 HJEL LV de Dios Cali Colmundo Radio

 640 HJBJ La FM Santa Marta RCN

 760 HJAJ Alerta Barranquilla RCN

 770 HJJX La FM Bogota RCN

 780 HJZG LV de Dios Cali LV del Valle

 800 HJBW La FM Bucaramanga RCN

 

900 HJDD El Sol Cucuta Fiesta

 910 HJMY La FM San Andres RCN

 940 HJTL La FM Cucuta RCN

 970 HJCI R Uno Bogota R Red - Relay 88.9

 980 HJES La FM Cali RCN

 990 HJCH La FM Medellin RCN

1000 HJAQ La FM Cartagena RCN

1020 HJFT El Sol Ibague R Red

1020 HJKS Alerta Villavicencio La Carinosa

1020 HJFQ La FM Pereira RCN

1030 HJDJ Alerta Boyaca Duitama La Carinosa

1040 HJUB R 1040 Pastro Colmundo

1050 HJTN La FM Monteria RCN

1060 HJFJ La FM Manizales RCN

1100 HJYZ Alerta Neiva R Red

1110 HJJP La FM Villavicencio RCN

1140 HJDL Alerta Medellin R Paisa

1150 HJTE La FM Quibdo RCN

1150 HJFP La FM Neiva RCN

1170 HJLP Alerta Tulua La Carinosa

1180 HJGK Alerta Santander Bucaramanga La Carinosa

1180 HJIT La FM Ibague RCN

1200 HJNF R Red/Antena 2 Cali R Red - Relay 97.5

1210 HJE65 Alerta/Antena 2 Cucuta La Carinosa

1210 HJBQ Alerta Pereira La Carinosa

1220 HJMT La FM San Gil RCN

1230 HJLK Alerta Calidad Cali R Calidad

1240 HJFG La FM Armenia RCN

1260 HJOH La FM Valledupar RCN

1270 HJAR Alerta/Antena 2 Cartagena La Carinosa

1290 HJKY La FM Girardot RCN

1320 HJMS R Uno 98.7 FM Barrancabermeja La Carinosa

1340 HJHA La FM Pasto RCN

1370 HJEQ La FM Popayan RCN

1380 HJEE La FM Tunja RCN

1380 HJEJ Esperanza Radio Palmira Armonias del Palmar

1400 HJAS Alerta Caribe Barranquilla La Carinosa

1400 HJHM Alerta/Antena 2 Calarca La Carinosa

1420 HJLE Alerta/Antena 2 Ibague La Carinosa

1450 HJNL Alerta/Antena 2 Manizales La Carinosa

1460 HJZU Alerta Pasto La Carinosa

1470 HJII Esperanza Radio Medellin AWR Colombia

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, via ARC via September 2025 Benelux-DX Club magazine)

(WWDXC/Top News 1627/04 Sept 2025)

QSL Report 2.0, September 2025

 

                                        Bringing the latest in QSLing from across the globe

Welcome to the September edition of QSL Report 2.0!  Thank you for your comments and contributions.

QSL Report 2.0 is a revival of my former QSL Report column in Monitoring Times magazine. Each issue brings you updates on QSLing trends—what worked (and what didn’t), along with special event QSLs and stations verified across amateur radio, mediumwave, pirate, shortwave, and utility bands. If you’ve received a QSL from any of these stations, share your results with the world!

Send your contributions to w4gvhla@gmail.com

Euro Free Radio

Philadelphia Radio, 1098. Full data QSL. Received in ten days for a postal report to: Philadelphia Radio, Broekweg 23A, 7891 RP Klazienaveen, Netherlands.  (Jouke van de

Galien/NLD/BDXC)

Radio Billy Beun, 1098. Full data QSL received in 13 days for postal report to Pascal Smeman, P/a Broekweg 23A, 7891 RP Klazienaveen, Netherlands (van der Galien).

Radio Eldorado, 14520 USB. Full data e-QSL in 157 days, for e-report to radioeldorado@outlook.com (Roberto Pavanello, Italy/DX Fanzine).

Mediumwave

Argentina

LT17 Radio Golfo Nuevo 540. Partial data e-letter in 25 days, for e-report to martinberrade@gmail.com . Observed during a DX Camp in Rio do Sul, Brazil. (Ariel Osvaldo Torres, Argentina/DX Fanzine FB)

LT29 Radio Venado Tuerto, 1460. Full data e-QSL. Received in 12 hours. Reception location Cabo Blanco Patagonia, Argentina. E-report to comercial@radiovenadotuerto.com (Néstor Damián Fischetto, Argentina/DX Fanzine FB).

Austria

Radio DARC via Bad Ischl, 1476. Full data e-QSL. Received in 128 days, for e-report to radio@darc.de (Jürgen Waga, Berlin, Germany/DX Fanzine)

Bulgaria

classic QSL from Bulgaria

Radio Bulgaria, 576. Full data classic style Radio Sofia QSL card. Received in 40 days from Desislava Semkovska. Received in 40 days for e-report to report@bnr.bg (Juan Carlos Pérez Montero/Spain/QSL FB)

Chile

CD128 Radio La Palabra, 1280. Full data e-verification letter from Rocio Constanza Carrasco Hernandez, Propietaria. Received in seven days for e-report to administracion@rlpfm.cl (Fischetto) 

Greece

ERT Kosmos, 1512. No-data email response from Leonidas Antonopoulos, Journalist-Head of Kosmos Radio. Received in three days, for e-report to kosmos@ert.gr (Roberto Pavanello, Italy/BDXC)

Lithuania

Polskie Radio via Viesintos, 1386. Full data e-QSL for Russian service in 85 days, for e-report to ru@polskieradio.pl (Montero) 

Luxembourg

Radio Augusta International via Junglinster, 140. E-QSL received in one day, for French report to radioaugustainternational@gmail.com (Christian Ghibaudo, France/BDXC)

Netherlands

Beilen AM, 1332. QSL card received in 53 days, for postal report to Jurrie Velhuis, Esweg 17, 9411 AA Beilen, Netherlands (van der Galien)

Spain

classic QSL from Spain

RNE Catalunya, 576. Full data e-QSL in 127 days from Mr. Catalan, for MP3 file to antonio.catalan@rtve.es (Eckhard Röscher, Germany/DX Fanzine). 

United Kingdom

Radio Panj, 1521. No-data email response from Shinda Sureela. Received in 74 days for postal report to 6 Longford Rd, Coventry CV6 6DX, United Kingdom. Email: sales@radiopanj.org (Pavanello).

Uruguay

Radio Internacional AM, Rivera 1480. QSL received via remote receiver. Full data e-QSL from Marina Josefina Paradishi, Administrator. Verification received in 25 days for e-report to adinter.rivera@gmail.com (Pradip Chandra Kundu, India/IDXC)

Shortwave

Brazil

Rádio Inconfidencia 15190. Full data e-QSL in 15 days, for Portuguese e-report to gleisonferreira@inconfidencia.com.br (Benjamin Summerville, SC)

Eswatini

TWR, 15105. Full data e-QSL in two days, for e-report to lstavrop@twr.org (Rod Pearson, FL).

Germany

QSL from HCJB Deutscheland

Radio HCJB Deutschland 5920. Full data scenery e-QSL, plus station info sheet. Received  in 65 days for e-report to info@hcjb.de (Rod Pearson, FL).

Requi Radio AM, 6070 via Channel 292. Full data e-QSL in one day for e-report with MP3 audio to http://ruquiradioam.com/formerrecepcion/(Alan Pennington, UK/BDXC)

Texas Radio Shortwave via Rohrbach Waal, 6070. Full data e-QSL in six days for e-report to texasradioshortwave@protonmail.com (Ghibaudo)

Guam

TWR Asia via Merizo, 15410. Full data  QSL, letter, and program schedule in 69 days, for e-report to asiafeedback@twr.org (Harald Suess, Austria/QSL Chasers FB).

India

Akashvani Radio 15280. Full data scenery QSL card, received by postal mail in 45 days. E-report to spectrum-manager@prasarbharat.gov.in (Sam Wright, MS).

Indonesia

classic VOI QSL 

Voice of Indonesia 4755. Full data e-QSL in two days, for e-report to voilisteners@gmail.com (Summerville).

Iran

VOIRI, 11710. Full data e-QSL for Bangla service. Received in 40 days for e-report to radiotehran982@gmail.com (Juan Carlos Perez, Spain).QSL FB)

Luxembourg

Radio Onda, Junglinster 6140. Full data e-QSL in 14 days, for e-report to ondasbl@hotmail.com (Jürgen Waga, Germany/DX Fanzine).

Radio Gloria via Radio Onda, Junglinster, 6140. Full data e-QSL from Peter Gilleker HB9JCD, Station Manager of Radio Gloria. Received in one day for German report to QSL@radiogloria.eu (Eckhard Röscher, Germany/DX Fanzine).

Madagascar

TWR, 17700 relay. Full data e-QSL. Received in six weeks for e-report to asiafeedback@twr.org (Frank Hilton, SC).

Mexico

Radio Educacion, 6185. Full data e-QSL in 28 days, for e-report to contactore@cultura.gob.mx and pcruz@cultura.gob.mx (Mario Alberto Vazquez, Mexico/NASWA)

Mongolia

VOM QSL

Voice of Mongolia, 12085. Full data e-QSL in three days, for e-report to mnb_vom@yahoo.com (Pearson).

Netherlands

Radio Classic Sunday, 5990. Partial data e-QSL in one day, for e-report to info@radioclassicsunday.com (Montero).

New Zealand

RNZ Pacific, 9700. Full data e-QSL in 20 days, for posting online at http://www.rnz.co.nz/international/qsl (Pearson).

Romania

Radio Romania International 7720. Full data e-QSL. Received in 140 days for posting program details at the website www.rri.ro/en/reception-form (Wright)

Turkey

Voice of Turkey 17580. Full data e-QSL. Received in one month for e-report to tsr@trt.net.tr (Pearson).

United Kingdom

Radio Joystick via Woofferton, 11805. Full data e-QSL. Received in one day for e-report to radiojoystick@gmail.com (Waga).

United States

RAE Argentina relay via WRMI, 15770. Full data e-QSL for Italian programming. Received in 50 days for e-report to raeitaliano@gmail.cm (Ghibaudo).

Vietnam

Voice of Vietnam, 9730. Full data QSL card and postcard by postal mail in 40 days for e-report of  French service to vovhanoi.france@gmail.com (TS Clement, OR).

The uncertain future of Radio Dabanga

SUDAN

Radio Dabanga loses funding and risks closure. Radio Dabanga has been broadcasting for 17 years to Sudan on shortwave. Its aim is to inform the population of the Horn of Africa, and more especially the Darfur region, about the war and genocide ravaging the country.

For years, Radio Dabanga has been largely funded by the American development agency USAID. In early 2025, the U.S. government, as part 

of President Trump's "America First" policy, terminated operations and dramatically reduced nearly all foreign aid.

As a result, Dabanga has been deprived of its essential income since this year, fearing it may cease its activities at the end of the year.

Funding was provided by international donors from the diaspora and local NGOs, but USAID assistance was most important. She hopes to get financial aid from the Netherlands and the city hall of Amsterdam, her homeland.

It is in his offices in Amsterdam that journalists verify the information, by clippings, with official sources and by contacting other people who stayed in the country.

The programs are broadcast by MGLOB, the former relay of Radio Netherlands Worldwide in Talata-Volondry, on the island of Madagascar. Some programs are subcontracted by MGLOB at the Santa Maria di Gallera transmitter center in the Vatican. Due to the financial situation, she had to reduce her airtime from 2.5 hours a day to 1.5 hours.

Apart from shortwave, the station also has its own website, although access is difficult in Sudan. It also has, since 2014, its television channel on the satellite Eutelsat 8W B, allowing it to reach people living in urban areas of Sudan and decision-makers.

In Sudan at war and in great poverty, shortwave remain the most effective way. According to the editor-in-chief: "People often listen in groups, because they have only one radio." "They estimate that about 5 million Sudanese listen to it every week.

Page Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/dabangasudan/  Radio Dabanga-211 

Website and live TV: https://www.dabangasudan.org/

Call for donations: https://gogetfunding.com/radio-dabanga/

Times and frequencies:

http://www.short-wave.info/index.php?station=Radio%20Dabanga (subject to change)

Address: Weesperstraat 3 NL-1018 DN Amsterdam Netherlands

(Radio Magazine)

Blog Logs - September 2025

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Languages as indicated

// denotes station heard on a parallel frequency

*Sign-on Sign-Off*/ frequencies in kHz

Monitoring  July 1-30, 2025   

UTC, frequencies kHz 

Mediumwave

Argentina

710, Radio Diez, Buenos Aires. Spanish at 2329. Regional items to time check as “Radio Diez…veinte horas y treinta minutos…Noticias Radio Diez.” SINPO 25432. (Rudolf Grimm,  SP Brazil). 

750, Radio Salta. Spanish ads “Tienda San Juan to station promo as, “Radio Salta, la mayor potencia de radio del norte Argentino.” SINPO 25442 (Grimm).

900, Radio Provincia de Corrientes. Typical Argentine songs and Spanish items by male announcer. SINPO 24542 (Grimm). 

990, Radio 990 AM, Formosa. Spanish soccer commentary at 0100. (Grimm).

Brazil

670, Rádio Gazeta, Carazinho at 2312. Station relay of  Rádio Gre-Nal, Porto Alegre, with sports news updates and interviews. SINPO 25432 (Grimm).

690, Rádio Difusora, Londrina at 0156. Christian music format and ID as “Difusora…to ads. SINPO 34433 (Grimm).

750, Rádio Jovem Pan News, Brasilia at 0022. Political comments to interview and ID as, “Jovem Pan News” SINPO 25432 (Grimm).

890, Rádio Ubá, Ivaiporá at 2340. Commercial ads and regional time check. SINPO 24542 (Grimm).

920, Rádio Cultura, Visconde do Rio Branco at 2138. Brazilian music vocals to station ID and location (Grimm).

920 Rádio Novo Tempo, Salvador at 2150. Christian music program to station ID (Grimm).

930, Rádio Cultura, Curitiba at 2208. Station ID “ZYJ92…programa Mente Aberta.” SINPO 35543 (Grimm).

Iraq

792, Iraqi Media Network-Republic of Iraqi Radio  1610-1625. Arabic service from 1610 tune-in. Recitations to male/female comment exchanges, SIO 322 (G Van Horn, LA/Kiwi Kuwait). 

Paraguay

650, Radio Uno, Asuncion. Spanish at 2306 with sports news and soccer commentary, SINPO 35543 (Grimm).

Uruguay

1280, Radio Tacuarembo. Spanish text to Uruguayan music and announcer’s chat and reference to “Tacuarembo.” SINPO 25432 (Grimm).

1340, Radio La Voz de Melo, Spanish text to romantic 

ballads. Announcer’s “siga con nosotros…La Voz de Melo.” SINPO 25342 (Grimm).

Shortwave

Ascension Island

21660, Follow the Bible Ministries relay at 1700-1710. Swahili programming in addition to biblical themes. SINPO 45544 (Jose Ronaldo Xavier/HCDX)

Bolivia

3310, Radio Mosoj Chaqui, Cotapachi, 0040-0055. Quechua ads and comments to Andean music vocals. (Rod Pearson, FL)

Belarus

3940, Music Wave Radio 2003-2024. Russian vocals to comments. SINPO 25422. Also heard 1946-2015 in Russian (Manuel Méndez, Spain/BDXC).

Brazil (Portuguese)

5035, Rádio Educacao Rural de Coari at 1020-1026. Announcer reading messages to listeners, “bozo precisa far urgente com voce…estara te esperando para falar com…atencao rapaziada do no Urucu…bom dia bom dia.” Station sign-off at 1006. (Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec, Brazil/HCDX).

15190, Rádio Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte, 2005-2025. Station ID/ifo to regional ads and announcer’s evening comments. (Pearson).

Cuba

4765, Radio Progreso, Bejucal 0310-0401.* Cuban salsa to Spanish service, including announcer’s comments and ID as “Radio Progreso Cadena Nacional, la onda de la Alegria, transmitiendo desde Cuba, territorio libre en  América. Cuban national anthem to 0401 closedown. (Pearson).

Egypt

9890, Radio Cairo 1915. Tentative as this station in Russian with a very poor signal.  SINPO 14222 (Sam Wright, MS)

Eswatini

9500, TWR Africa 1645-1700. Fair signal quality for Christian text and programming to an instrumental tune. (Wright).

Ethiopia

6110, Radio Fana 1720-1745. Presumed Amharic programming and mentions of Addis Ababa. Selection of Afro pop vocals with China’s Xizang station underneath. (Van Horn/Qatar Kiwi)

6030, Radio Oromiya, Addis Ababa, 1818-1836. Vernacular program comments. SINPO 15422 (Méndez).

6090, Amhara Radio 1740-1755. Lady announcer’s news script in presumed Amharic to conversation with male announcer. (Van Horn/Qatar Kiwi)

Finland

6195, RealMix Radio, Raasepori, 1951-2026. English pop songs to Spanish at 2026 “la major musica de onda corta en RadioMix Radio.” Additional pop songs. SINPO 24322. Also heard station 0443-0554 with English pop vocals (Méndez).

Germany

9670, Channel 292 via Rohrbach. German programming at 2110. Romantic ballads to announcer’s comments. Target area to Europe. SINPO 15321. (Grimm)

Japan

6055, Radio Nikkei 1 at 1200. Japanese service promoting the station’s YouTube channel. Top of the hour ID, partially in English. Cyndi Lauper's classic tune amid good signal (Tony Pavick, Canada/NASWA).

Mali

5995, Radio Mali via Bamako, 1940-2000. French service of Afro pops to announcer’s presumed soccer scores and accompanying interview (Frank Hillton, SC).

México

6185, Radio Educación de México, 0510-0700. Spanish programming of regional items and classic Mexican-themed music. (Wright).

New Zealand

7425, RNZ Pacific, Rangitaki. English at 1138, including male/female chat about New Zealand. Target to West Oceania. SINPO 15421 (Grimm).

Peru

4820, Radio Senda Cristiana, Cotahuasi (tentative)  0135-0200. Spanish comments via a very weak and fading signal. (Wright).

Philippines

9400, FEBC Radio Liangyou 1, Iba. Mandarin service at 1143. Items of interest from a female announcer. Target Area to the Far East. SINPO 25422. FEBC Manila on 9920 via Iba at 1220. Christian messages, SINPO 15321 to Southeast Asia (Grimm).

Taiwan

9490, Radio Taiwan International, Tamsui. Russian service with announcer’s comments. Target area to the Russian Siberian region. SINPO 25432 (Grimm),

United States

7730, Supreme Masters TV via WRMI. Sign on at 2059 with ID and Ian McFarland station promo. QSL info, station website info, and address. Additional programming on living the Vegan lifestyle, followed by salsa music and travelogue info on San Juan, Puerto Rico (Van Horn/SW Central Kiwi/ LA)

7730, Radio for Peace International via WRMI, 2043-2059. Lady’s interview on presumed Dari or Pashto to English ID “You are listening to Radio for Peace International.” Multilingual IDs to text about Ukraine. (Van Horn/SW Central Kiwi/LA).

9265, WINB Red Lion, PA at 0115. Christian programming to “this is WINB Red Lion, Pennsylvania, United States of America.” Followed by Spanish programming. SINPO 34433 (Wright).

Brazil on Shortwave

 

Special thank you to Ray Robinson and Jeff White for sharing this week's edition of Wavescan.  Shortwave broadcasts continue to dwindle from South America; however, Brazil remains a favorite to monitor.

Jeff:  Our featured country this week is Brazil – the largest country in South America.  Back in 2021, we brought you a three-part series on the early history of wireless and medium wave radio in Brazil, but we’ve never covered the shortwave scene there before.  So here to rectify that is Ray Robinson, in Los Angeles.

Ray:  Thanks, Jeff.  And yes, Brazil is indeed a country of superlatives, larger than the continental United States.

The Amazon River is thought by many to be the world’s longest river, originating more than 4,000 miles inland from the Atlantic coast.  Large ocean-going vessels can ply the Amazon River for a thousand miles inland, and the river is navigable for smaller ships for another thousand miles further.  This huge river system disgorges fresh water at the rate of 18 million tons every minute, sending it out for a distance of 250 miles into the Atlantic Ocean.

Iguazu waterfalls (photo via Wikipedia)

The dramatic Iguazu waterfalls lie at the border between Brazil and Argentina.  The water at Iguazu plunges from a height of more than 200 feet, higher than the Niagara Falls.  These South American falls stretch across the landscape for more than a mile.  In season, the water tumbling over the edge of the cascading cliffs at Iguazu is greater in volume than that of all the other major water falls throughout the world combined, and the thunderous, tumultuous roar from Iguazu can be heard for miles.

Most of the major cities in Brazil lie along the Atlantic coast, with the largest being Sao Paulo (population 22 million) and the second largest Rio de Janeiro (population 12 million).  Only Brasilia, founded as the national capital in 1960 and now with a population of 3½ million, is located inland, some 1,000 miles from the ocean.

As we’ve told you previously, the medium wave scene in Brazil dates back to an experimental demonstration station that was set up in Rio de Janeiro in 1922.  In the early days when only a very few wealthy Brazilians owned receivers, radio clubs were formed in many areas which supported nonprofit radio stations through contributions from the members.  These were often called Radio Clube do and the name of the town or city, or sometimes Radio Sociedade do … wherever.  By the 1930’s, however, more Brazilians owned radio receivers, and commercial radio stations came on the air.  Gradually the radio clube and radio sociedade stations switched to private commercial ownership, although a few do still survive.

As the use of medium wave began to proliferate, so did the use of tropical band shortwave and even the higher shortwave bands, for domestic purposes.  Some stations solely used shortwave, while others simulcast their medium wave programming on one or more shortwave frequencies.  Some Radio Nacional stations were run by the government and carried less advertising, similar to the CBC in Canada or PBS in the USA.  Educational stations were also run by the Catholic Church.  But most stations were commercial, and with huge territory to cover, shortwave was the most efficient way of doing it.

By the early 1970’s, over 200 shortwave stations were listed in Brazil in the WRTH, all targeting domestic audiences, mostly in Portuguese, but also a few in indigenous Indian languages.  Transmitter powers were typically around 1-5 kW on the 90- and 60-meter tropical bands, but as much as 50 kW on the higher international shortwave bands, where some 2-3 dozen stations operated, all the way from 49 meters right up to the 16-meter band.  The only other countries to make such extensive use of shortwave for domestic purposes were Peru and Indonesia, although the transmitter powers in Brazil were generally higher.

The government of Brazil from 1964-1985 was a military dictatorship, and in the early 70’s, they became concerned at the amount of cold war propaganda that was being transmitted to Brazil in Portuguese by foreign countries, especially socialist or communist ones such as Cuba.  Foreign broadcasts in Portuguese were easily heard by Brazilians who were very used to using shortwave – it was part of their culture – and the government feared that such foreign broadcasts might start winning over hearts and minds.

The dictatorship already had a couple of very grandiose infrastructure projects under its belt – the 2,600-mile-long Trans-Amazonian Highway and the Rio-Niterói Bridge, which at over 8 miles long was, at the time of its construction, the second longest bridge in the world, second only to the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in Louisiana.  So, in the early 70’s, they decided to undertake one more major infrastructure project – the “High Power Broadcasting System” – for Radio Nacional de Brasilia – a station which had been inaugurated in 1958, but which at that time only had transmitters in the major cities.

A 1,200-acre site was selected at the Parque do Rodeador, or Rodeo Park, about 30 km (18 miles) northeast of downtown Brasilia in the Brazilian Federal District.  It is well away from any other telecommunications services, and sits on the highest point in the district, 4,400 feet above sea level, surrounded by small farms.  Much of the property had to be cleared of tropical rain forest.

Initial construction was completed in 1974, at a cost, adjusted for inflation, of half a billion Brazilian Reals, equivalent to about US$90 million.  The High-Power Broadcasting System at the Parque do Rodeador was inaugurated on March 11, 1974 by then president Emilio Médici – who arrived by helicopter and in short order opened the station himself by turning on a medium wave transmitter, and the Minister of Communications who was with him turned on a shortwave one.

Radio Nacional 

A 1,200-acre site was selected at the Parque do Rodeador, or Rodeo Park, about 30 km (18 miles) northeast of downtown Brasilia in the Brazilian Federal District.  It is well away from any other telecommunications services, and sits on the highest point in the district, 4,400 feet above sea level, surrounded by small farms.  Much of the property had to be cleared of tropical rain forest.

Initial construction was completed in 1974, at a cost, adjusted for inflation, of half a billion Brazilian Reals, equivalent to about US$90 million.  The High-Power Broadcasting System at the Parque do Rodeador was inaugurated on March 11, 1974 by then president Emilio Médici – who arrived by helicopter and in short order opened the station himself by turning on a medium wave transmitter, and the Minister of Communications who was with him turned on a shortwave one.

By 1979 the site housed 6 x 250kW Brown Boveri shortwave transmitters from Switzerland, and also 2 x 300kW medium wave transmitters which could provide a combined output power of 600kW, sufficient to cover the entire country at night on 980 kHz.  The shortwave transmitters were used for both domestic and international coverage, the primary frequencies being 6180 and 11780 kHz.  They also had a high-power FM transmitter on 96.1 MHz for the city of Brasilia.  

For the international broadcasts they used five languages - English, German, French, Spanish & Portuguese.  Programs were produced first in Portuguese, and then translated into each of the other languages.  They mostly consisted of news, but also included politics, the economy, science and technology, culture and the arts, Brazilian music and listeners' letters.  Broadcasts ran seven days/week, with two hours in each language, scheduled to reach listeners during the evenings in their target areas.  In the days before web SDR's, Brazilian embassies around the world were used to monitor reception quality, and recordings were sometimes played back by telephone, so the technical staff in Brasilia could hear what the broadcasts sounded like.

Eventually, though, budget cutbacks and failing equipment meant the end of the international service.  Transmitter tubes failed, and replacements were no longer available.  So, they had to reduce the number of transmitters in service, and the Amazon became the priority for coverage instead of international audiences.  The name of the station was then changed to Radio Nacional do Amazonia, broadcasting exclusively in Portuguese.

In 2018, Parque do Rodeador was classified as a critical national infrastructure resource, because in the event of a major catastrophe (such as floods, blackouts, or natural disasters), it's the only place from where the government can broadcast to the entire country, without dependence on satellites or Internet infrastructure.

This station has always been a good verifier, with QSL cards featuring iconic Brazilian tourist scenes including the seven falls at Iguazu, Rio de Janeiro with the statue of Christ the Redeemer, the Amazon rain forest, and Brazilian beaches.

Today, Radio Nacional do Amazonia still operates on the same two frequencies as back in the 1970’s – 6180 and 11780 kHz, but now with 100 kW on each.

And on April 1st this year, they reintroduced some brief programming in English and Spanish in DRM mode at 0150 UTC daily – 5 minutes in each language.

There are still six other regular private broadcasters left who transmit on shortwave, plus a handful of occasional come-and-go reactivations.  The ones you may still be able to hear are:

• Radio Brasil Central from Goiânia with 10 kW on 4985 and 11815 kHz,

• Radio Clube do Para from Belém with 2 kW on 4885 kHz,

• Radio Clube Riberão Preto from the town of Riberão Preto on 15415 kHz,

• Radio Inconfidencia from Belo Horizonte with 5 kW on 6010 & 15190 kHz,

• Radio Nove de Julho from São Paulo with 10 kW on the off-channel frequency of 9819 kHz, and

• Voz Missionaría from Camboriú with 10 kW on 5940, 9665 and 11750 kHz.

Back to you, Jeff.

(NWS 862/Ray Robinson)