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*Sign-on Sign-Off*/ frequencies in kHz
Monitoring July 1-30, 2025
UTC, frequencies kHz
Mediumwave
San Andreá Island
910, La FM 0114-0130+. Exceptional reception for this rare station off the coast of Colombia. Male/female duo with promos, chat about Colombia. Local ads with phone numbers. Promos for upcoming newscasts and additional local ads. (Gayle Van Horn, LA/Kiwi SW Central SDR. You Tube video: https://youtu.be/dJDSkx5b8VA
South Korea
1566, FEBC Radio International via Jeju, South Korea 1953-2001. Korean religious text to musical melody. Station info to brief musical vocals. Interval signal at 1959 to intros and text. (Van Horn, LA/Kiwi Taiwan). YouTube video: https://youtu.be/e8TGEg8ozac
United States
760, WJR Detroit, MI 0429-0435. Chargers vs Pittsburgh football coverage. Post-game chat on the game to local ads. (Van Horn, LA/Kiwi Empire, MI) YouTube video: https://youtu.be/oNWL6kjCiXY
830, WCCO Minneapolis, MN 0457-0500. Closing conversation about the anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald – 50 years ago. Station ID at 0500 into national news and local ads (Van Horn, LA/Kiwi Chetek, WI SDR) YouTube video: https://youtu.be/lYeqlulkcTA
Shortwave
Belarus
3940, Music Wave Radio 1905-2105. Russian comments to Russian and English pop vocals. English identification “Music Wave radio.” SINPO 35433 (Manuel Méndez, Friol, Spain/BDXC)
Bolivia
3310, Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cotapachi 0146-0155. Quechua programming with comments and promos. SINPO 15421 (Méndez).
Canada
6070, CFRX Toronto, 0541-0604. English comments and news on regional ads. Channel 292 on this frequency until 0645. SINPO 15422 (Méndez).
China
11630, CNR 17, 2132-2140. Kazakh service with a male announcer conducting an exercise program routine with background piano music. Martial music briefly at 2139 to the lady’s announcement (Van Horn, LA/Kiwi SW Central LA) You Tube video: https://youtu.be/Fi_7ltJ3kxU
Colombia
6010, La Voz de tu Conciencia, Puerto Lleras, 0532-0616. Colombian musical vocals to religious text. Interference noted from Rdio Inconfidencia on this frequency. (Méndez).
Cuba
5025, Radio Rebelde, Bauta 0705-0733. Spanish programming to Cuban music titled Todo Música. (Méndez).
Finland
6120, Radio Blacksmith Knoll, Poro 0611-0711. Pop music and announcer comments in English. SINPO 15422 (Méndez).
Germany
15440, Adventist World Radio via Nauen to Nigeria. Amharic programming, including program comments to close of programming at 1900, followed by Hausa service sign-on “this program is in Hausa.” (Rudolf Grimm, Brazil).
Guam
15360, Adventist World Radio via Agat to Pakistan. Sindhi service 1641-1659. Christian programming to choral music. Interval signal to station identification in English to 1700* (Grimm).
Liberia
6050, ELWA Radio, Monrovia 2105-2114. English religious programming. SINPO 15422. Additionally, heard at *0556-0622. English ID “Good morning, ELWA Radio” into religious comments and music. SINPO 25422 (Méndez).Monitored 2140-2147 with Christian choir vocals and text comments. SINPO 24432 (Grimm).
Madagascar
11610, MWV Radio Feda via Mahajanga to North Africa. Arabic service 2252-2259; 11965, MWV African Pathways via Mahajanga to Southeast Africa. English 2003-2015. (Grimm).
Mali
5995, ORTM/Radio Mali via Bamako 1838-1905. African songs to 1849 English Magazine- covering English national news to 1902, pop tunes in English, followed by additional African music tunes. SINPO 35433 (Méndez).
North Korea
9890, Voice of Korea 1704-1759. Arabic service opening with martial music and station ID. North Korea’s KCBS on 3250, 1650-1759*. Lengthy musical orchestral selections. Korean text at 1750 to national anthem and 1759 sign-off (Van Horn, LA)
Peru
4775, Radio Tarma 0945-1030. Spanish announcer’s announcement to Andean instrumental tunes. Programming included ID as “Radio Tarma e nonda corta” with frequency quote (Rod Pearson, FL).
4955, Radio Cultura Amaula Haunta 1015.+ Presumed to be Quechua language with religious format of readings to closing prayer’s “amen.” Fair-poor signal with observed fading (Pearson).
Philippines
9920, FEBC Radio International via Iba 1226-1230. Rade is the listed language service. Religious program format to station info. Station info and promotional into religious text format (Van Horn, LA/Kiwi PHL) YouTube video: https://youtu.be/4nlVoUj4qj4
9405, 2254-2259. FEBC Radio Liangyou 3 via Bocaue, Philippines. Listed Chinese service with religious text to prayers. Lady announcer continues with sermon text and station info (Van Horn, LA/Kiwi PHL) YouTube video: https://youtu.be/YfNhq4yve4o
12070, FEBC Radio Liangyou 1 via Iba, Philippines 2300. Chinese text from male/female duo and station info routine. (Van Horn, LA/Kiwi PHL) YouTube video: https://youtu.be/tBbvuqwgs_I
Romania
15200, Radio Romania International via Galbeni to North America. Romanian service 1740-1750. Items from a male announcer to Romanian vocal music. SINPO 25432 (Grimm).
Turkey
9870, Voice of Turkey, Emirler to South America in Spanish; 0128-0135. Instrumental music to comment on the political history of Turkey. SINPO 35443 (Grimm).
United Arab Emirates
15215, FEBC Gaweylon Tibetan Radio via Al-Dhabbiya, UAE relay 1153-1215. Station sign-on, instrumental music to interval signal. Sign on in to Tibetan into religious programming format. (Van Horn, LA/Kiwi Kuwait) YouTube video: https://youtu.be/9Fe7yA8G898
United States
7370, KNLS Anchor Point, Alaska *0800-0811. Station interval signal into Chinese programming. SINPO 15422 (Méndez).
6030, Radio Marti 0259-0305. (Greenville, N.C.). Spanish text about the artist from We Are the World, followed by the song. Information on shortwave with station ID at 0300. News promo for upcoming newscast. (Van Horn/LA/Airspy ) YT video: https://youtu.be/9V3nLPe0ZR4
15150, WMLK Bethel, PA 1625-1659. Text on prophecy and readings from the book of Romans. Closing routine with ID and contact information to 1659.* (Van Horn/LA/Airspy SW Central, LA) YouTube video: https://youtu.be/pAKXFgnjxM8
Uzbekistan
9750, BBC WS via Tashkent to South Asia. English service 0115-0122. Discussion, news items and BBC identification. SINPO 25322 (Grimm).
Vanautu
5040, Radio Vanautu 1025-1035. The male announcer’s presumed Bislama announcement, mixed with English. Noted mention of upcoming “Bislama news.” Local time check, local announcements, “good afternoon “ to listeners, followed by biblical references and what is “God’s purpose" is to us. (Van Horn, LA/Kiwi AUS)
Venezuela
4940, Radio Montana’ in Spanish 0110-0140. Musical instrumentals to piano selection. Several additional Spanish music tunes. Very brief announcer’s item to instrumental violin music (Van Horn, LA/Kiwi LA Airspy).
Vietnam
11885, Voice of Vietnam 1638-1645. Russian service with the lady’s newscast script and station info. (Van Horn, LA/) YouTube video: https://youtu.be/bHetu7v3avc
