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Languages as indicated
// denotes station heard on a parallel frequency
*Sign-on Sign-Off*/ frequencies in kHz
Monitoring Nov 25-Dec 20, 2025
UTC, frequencies kHz
Mediumwave
Japan
693, NHK 2 Tokyo. 1250-1300. English/Japanese mix reading radio play to time tips and ID at 1300. (Frank Hilton, SC)
Shortwave
Ascension Island
17880, BBC World Service in English to West Africa, 1738-1747. Announcer’s comments on Democracy, Europe, and Australia. (Rudolph Grimm, Brazil)
Bolivia
3310, Radio Mosoj Chasqui, Cotapachi 0107-0115. Quechua comments. SINPO 15421 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain/BDXC)
Brazil
6010, Rádio Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte 2131-2147. Portuguese comments to Brazilian pop songs and station ID // 15189.8. SINPO 15422 (Méndez)
6180, Rádio Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia 2038-2135. Brazilian music // 11780, and 0734-0806. SINPO 25422 9 Méndez)
9818.6, Rádio 9 de Julho, São Paulo 0734-0755. Portuguese religious songs to religious comments. SINPO 35433 (Méndez).
9818.53/9820 Rádio Nove de Julho, São Paulo, SP, 1752-1758. Announcer’s talk and announcements to station ID. (Grimm)
11780, Rádio Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia 1913-2140. Brazilian music to ID and additional Portuguese comments (Méndez).Monitored 2043-2049 (Grimm).
Belarus
3940. Music Wave Radio 1815-2033. Russian vocal music and comments. SINPO 25422 (Méndez).
Canada
6070, CFRX Toronto 0715-0743. English program comments to the newscast, Interference from Germany’s Channel 292 on the same frequency. SINPO 12421 (Méndez).
China
4800, Voice of China, Golmud 2113-2130. Chinese comments and vocal music. SINPO 35433 (Méndez).
5945, CNR-1 Voice of China, Beijing. Chinese service 2215-2222. News and commentary to Asian music. (Grimm)
7415, China Radio International, Kashi. English to Europe 2052-2100. Comments from male/female duo to music, time pips and ID at 2100. (Grimm).
7445, China Radio International via Kunming in Serbian to Europe 2112-2117. Sequence of Chinese instrumental music program (Grimm).
9780, PBS Qinghai (tentative) Chinese to China 2243-2250. Announcer talk to typical Chinese music (Grimm).
Clandestine
7530, Voice of Martyrs via Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Korean to North Korea 2102-2112. Announcer’s comments // 7650 kHz. (Grimm).
Colombia
6010, La Voz du tu Conciencia, Lomalinda 0551-0804. Spanish religious text to vocals. Station very weak with interference from Inconfidencais on this frequency (Méndez).
Ecuador
6050,, HCJB. Pinincha 0302-0311. Religious vocals and text in Spanish. SINPO 25422 (Méndez).
France
11830, Deutsche Welle relay via Issoudun, France 1826-1835. Arabic. Station sign-on for final Arabic program. Station ID to reference as the Arabic service. Special programming on Sudan with talk and interviews. // 15275 kHz. (G Van Horn, LA?NLD Twente) YouTube video: https://youtu.be/JNS1rrVtCko
11995, Radio France International via Issoudun. French to Africa 2102-2107. News bulletin, info, commentary, and a report from Beirut, Lebanon. RFI noted on 17620, Fulfulde to West Africa 1732-1738. (Grimm).
Germany
11700, AWR via Nauen. Igbo to Nigeria. Monitored 1938-1945, talk, contact address, “Adventist World Radio’ ID to vocal tune (Grimm).
15275, Deutsche Welle, Nauen, Germany 1903-1915.*. Tune in at 1900 for the last 15 minutes of programming. Arabic programming continues on service to and about Sudan. // 11830 via Issoudun, France relay. ID, station info, contact, and website info. African instrumental music to final sign-off at 1915. (Van Horn) YouTube video: https://youtu.be/3mRMbICbQwY
3975, Texas Radio Shortwave relay 2000-2100. Sixth Anniversary special programming with signature sign-on tune, The Yellow Rose of Texas, into selected music program. (Van Horn)
3975, Texas Radio Shortwave relay via ShortwaveRadio, Wisen, Germany 1459-1559. Day # 2 for Seven Days of Christmas of Texas Artist, featuring the music of Stevie Ray Vaughan. Subsequent days featured additional Texas artists: Meatloaf, Buddy Holly, Johnny Winters, Willie Nelson and Roy Orbison. Video of Day # 2 available at: https://youtu.be/KZJL8rxOGa8
Mali
5995, Radio Mali/ORTM, Bamako 0555-0634. French comments yo ID “Ici la Radio Nationale du Mali.” Additional “Radio Mali” identification to the French program “Au Chant du Coq.” Additional vernacular text, followed by French news and comments. African highlife music. SINPO 35433 (Méndez).
Mexico
6185, Radio Educación Ciudad de México, 0500-0705. Spanish programming, regional Mexican vocals to English easy listening music. Program comments to the additional station ID. SINPO 25323. Audible with fair signal on 6185, 0135-0150 UTC (Van Horn).
Mongolia
12085, Voice of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, *0900-0911. Interval signal to English sign-on and “welcome to the Voice of Mongolia in English.” Newscast to comments and Mongolian songs. (Méndez).
North Korea
3250, KCBS (Korean Central Broadcasting System). Domestic station from North Korea with extended classical and lady’s vocal music selections. Announcer’s station information to national anthem and 1758 sign-off. (Van Horn) YT video: https://youtu.be/o4kRwoaI_nc
Norway
5895 Radio Northern Star 1830-1856. Station ID to English pop vocals. SINPO 15422 (Méndez).
Philippines
12120, TWR Asia via Bocaue 0031-0040. Sign on interval signal to theme song We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations. Bible study programming on the book of Galatians. (Van Horn) YT video: https://youtu.be/omizDQwhHZI
Solomon Islands
5020, SIBC 1155-1204.* Evening English programming from a local DJ with chat, local times checks, music dedication to locals. Evening prayer to a religious message. Sign-off prayer, national anthem, and closing tune. (Van Horn/Kiwi Australia) YT video:
United Arab Emirates
15215, FEBC Radio Gameylon Tibetan Radio via Al-Dhabbaya relay, 1158-1229.* Interval signal (What a Friend We Have in Jesus) to station ID. Asian instrumental tune, religious format text throughout broadcast. Contact info at 1226 with station ID, P.O. Box reference in India, and email address to web address. Asian instrumental tune, to I.S. repeat and off at 1229. (Van Horn).
Uzbekistan
15210, Bible Voice Broadcasting 1230-1245. Indonesian service sign-on with a religious vocal tune into a religious text. Contact info at 1243, English mention of “you are listening to Bible Voice Broadcasting,” followed by New Market, Ontario, email address (Van Horn).
Vanuatu
7260, Radio Vanuatu, Port Vila 0649-0738. Male/female announcer duo in English/Bislama. Regional music to 0700. Drum signal to newscast. Regional island music and announcer’s comments (Méndez).
5040, Radio Vanuatu 1027-1035. Closing items of news to pop vocal tune. Announcer’s mention of upcoming Bislama news and local time check. Brief religious tune to “good afternoon.” Into religious text (Van Horn) YT video: https://youtu.be/kP_0d3UgKSk
Vatican City
11870, Vatican Radio, Sta. Maria di Galería. French service to West Africa 2050-2059. Comments on the difficulties faced by the African population, with emphasis on the Republic of Congo. Portuguese service from 2100 UTC. (Grimm).