Keeping a Focus on Afghanistan as Taliban closes in

 

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Al-Qaida Will Return to Afghanistan, British Official Says

By Jamie Dettmer

August 13, 2021 08:09 AM

British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace warned Friday that Afghanistan risks becoming a failed state and predicted a-Qaida will again thrive in the country.

“I’m absolutely worried that failed states are breeding grounds for those types of people,” he told British broadcaster Sky News.

Hours earlier Wallace announced Britain will dispatch hundreds of combat-ready paratroopers to Kabul to help evacuate more than 4,000 Britons and as many as 2,000 Afghans, who are likely to be killed by the Taliban for working with the British military. Additional text at: https://tinyurl.com/4d44tfx5

All times UTC

Current summer schedules for a selection of stations that likely will have news updates on the strife in Afghanistan. Observations and corrections are welcome at w4gvh@frontier.com

Afghanistan

The following Afghanistan listing may be inactive

6100 R.Afghanistan 1530-1730  daily  English/Dari

1107 R.Afghanistan 0100-1830  daily  Pashto/Dari

Algeria

Radio Algerienne/Chaine 1

198 R.Algerienne Chaine 1 0000-2400  Arabic

7295 R.Algerienne Chaine 1 0513-0558  Arabic

9535 R.Algerienne Chaine 1 0513-0558  Arabic

11985 R.Algerienne Chaine 1 1913-1958  Arabic

12060 R.Algerienne Chaine 1 1913-1958  Arabic

5940 R.Algerienne Chaine 1 2100-2158  Arabic

5930 R.Algerienne Chaine 1 2213-2258  Arabic

7295 R.Algerienne Chaine 1 0500-0513  French

9535 R.Algerienne Chaine 1 0500-0513  French

11985 R.Algerienne Chaine 1 1900-1913  French

12060 R.Algerienne Chaine 1 1900-1913  French

5930 R.Algerienne Chaine 1 2200-2213  French

252         R.Algerienne Chaine 3 0000-2400  French

6050 R.Algerienne Holy Qur`an  0400-0458  Arabic

9620 R.Algerienne Holy Qur`an  0600-0658  Arabic

13815 R.Algerienne Holy Qur`an  1800-1858  Arabic

9510 R.Algerienne Holy Qur`an  2000-2058  Arabic

9655 R.Algerienne Holy Qur`an  2000-2058  Arabic

5930 R.Algerienne Holy Qur`an  2100-2158  Arabic

Iran

IRIB/VOIRI / daily

7410 1520-1620  English

9835 1920-2020  English

9855 1920-2020  English

Kuwait

Radio Kuwait / daily

540         0000-2400       Arabic

1134 0000-2400 Arabic

5960 0255-0900 Arabic

15530 0500-0800 Arabic check 15455 kHz

15515 0500-0900 Arabic

9750 1100-1600 Arabic

11630 1300-1600 Arabic

17550 2000-2400 Arabic

9730 0800-1000 English

17760 1000-1200 Filipino

7250 0800-1000 Persian

15110  DRM 0945-1325 Arabic(Digital)

13650  DRM 1700-2000 Arabic(Digital)

11970  DRM 0500-0815 English(Digital)

15540  DRM 1800-2100 English(Digital)

15540  DRM 1600-1800 Urdu(Digital)

Oman (may be irregular or inactive)

Radio Sultanate of Oman / daily

1242 0000-2400 Arabic

13600 0400-1000 Arabic

15140 1500-1800 Arabic

15140 1400-1500 English

Saudi Arabia

Radio Saudi International / daily

15120 0900-1157 Bengali

17660 1355-1600 French

21670 0900-1157 Indonesian

9695 1358-1557 Pashto

7240 1157-1355 Persian

7240 1357-1757 Persian

13720 0700-0855 Somali

15285 0400-0657 Swahili

9885 1730-1750 Tajik

9675 1755-2057 Turkish

9885 1554-1700 Turkmen

13775 1200-1457 Urdu

9885 1700-1730 Uzbek

Turkey

Voice of Turkey / daily

7275 0255-0358  English

6165 0300-0358 English

15450 1230-1328 English

15520 1630-1728 English

5945 1830-1928 English

9875 2030-2128 English

9830 2200-2300 English

(Teak Publishing)

Blog Logs - Monitoring the Middle East

As tensions rise in the Middle East, staying on issues will keep you informed. Station monitoring results are recent SDR logging's from our secluded DX Cabin in the mountains

All times UTC / frequency in kHz (kilohertz) // parallel frequency

Crest of Bahrain 

Bahrain

1584, Radio Bahrain, 1500-1530, Station identification to English world newscast and Bahrain weather forecast. Closing with news headlines. Station ID, and announcer's wishes for a "very good evening" Station musical jingle to Arabic pop/hip hop music. Tentative signal on station's 9745 kHz. Canned ID, "this is Bahrain - the best music on radio" Lady DJ mentions the "greatest hits from Bahrain." U.S. hip-hop program. SIO 434 http://www.radiobahrain.fm "The best music in town - Radio Bahrain FM" into Bruno Mars tune. (SDR Izghawa, Qatar)

Iran

5930, VOIRI/Pranars Today, 1840-1900. Albanian text from 1840 tune-in // 7250 kHz. Minimal fading on both frequencies. Numerous mentions of Iran, station ID’s and program features. Albanian service extends to 1920. VOIRI on 7425 in Arabic, 2105-2155. Recitations to 2145, with additional Arabic service on frequency. Announcer’s script to 2155 tune-out. (SDR Izghawa, Qatar)

VOIRI on 9810 kHz

9810, VOIRI/Pars Today, 1920-2020. English service for announcer’s text on religious wars and recent war of words with the U.S. Station ID, promo, website and frequency for English service. English easy-listening vocals to additional identification. Arabic style music to announcer’s chat with station correspondent on U.S. political banter. English to 2020. http://www.irib.ir (SDR Izghawa, Qatar)

Israel  

1287 MW, Voice of Hope-Middle East, 2316-2335. Weak signal for Arabic religious text with background music. Presumed a sermon text. Minimal fades, though audible. Station information at 2325 including P.O. Box, web address, and station info. Barely audible Arabic vocals by 2329, tune-out by 2335. http://www.voiceofhope.com (SDR Izghawa, Qatar)

Oman

15140, Radio Sultanate of Oman, 1935-1950. Arabic service with fair-poor signal. Announcer’s briefs between music vocals. Also heard with fair signal, BBC’s Oman relay on 1413 MW in English. http://part.gov.om  (SDR Izghawa, Qatar)

Qatar

675 AM, Qatar RTC, Al Arish, 1310-1345. As you would expect from the Qatar SDR, station has a flame-thrower signal. All Arabic programming with news, Arabic music and text. (SDR Izghawa, Qatar)

Saudi Arabia

12015, SBC Radio Saudi-General Prgrm 1, 2203-2230. Poor signal for Arabic service intro’s (SIO 212) // 9870 considerably improved with 434 SIO. Arabic feature sounds like a radio drama. (SDR Izghawa, Qatar)

11915, SBC Radio Saudi-Holy Qur’an, 2105-2120. Arabic Qu’ran in progress with SIO 322, // 11930 not heard or 11820. (SDR Izghawa, Qatar)

SBC Radio Saudi-Holy Quran on SDR

882 MW, SBC Radio Saudi-Holy Qur’an, 2232-2315. Arabic Qur’an at tune-in. Station is 100 kW, and dominates this frequency. Saudi’s Radio Jeddah active in Arabic on 1206 MW (10 kW). Saudi’s Radio Jeddah heard in Arabic 1206 MW (SIO 322) Radio Riyadh in Arabic on 1449, monitored from 2350-0000. Fanfare intros, station ID and Arabic newscast at 0000. Great signal for 200 kW powerhouse. (SDR Izghawa, Qatar)

Turkey

5960, Voice of Turkey, 2005-2030. Turkish programming on features on Turkey. Muddled audio for // 9460. Station of late has been on various non-scheduled frequencies in several language services. http://www.trt.net.tr (SDR Izghawa, Qatar)

United Arab Emirates

1269 MW, Radio Asia 2220-2240. Malayalam text between Arabic vocals. Station’s good quality signal was mixing with Radio Kuwait on MW and possibly Iran. Radio Asia operates on a 24-hour schedule. http://radioasiauae.com SINPO 44344.  (SDR Izghawa, Qatar)

(GVH/NC) 

Radio Sultanate of Oman, summer schedule update

(Gayle Van Horn QSL Collection)

Radio Sultanate of Oman:
All times UTC
0000-0200 on  9500 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu Arabic
0200-0300 on  9540 THU 100 kW / 220 deg to EaAf Arabic
0300-0400 on  9540 THU 100 kW / 220 deg to EaAf English
0400-1000 on 13600 THU 100 kW / 220 deg to EaAf Arabic, 9540 English Aug.2
1400-1500 on 15140 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu Arabic, instead of English
1500-2200 on 15140 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu English, instead of Arabic
2200-2400 on  9740 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu Arabic
(DX Mix news 1021/07 Aug 2017)