Radio Netherlands program preview Jan 13 - Jan 19

Welcome to our weekly guide to Radio Netherlands' English Service - a list of the new programmes coming up on Radio Netherlands this week, beginning on Saturday.

SATURDAY 13 JANUARY

*** Weekend Connection *** Every Saturday, the Newsline team brings you Weekend Connection, with thought-provoking reports on the issues making headlines in the Netherlands, Europe and beyond. It's a lively mix of local colour and "the big picture". One week you might hear how Dutch farmers are doing their part to combat bird flu, the next week it's about the worldwide attempt to punish crimes against humanity. Big or small, Weekend Connection covers it all! Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1200 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0500 (Western N America) *** Vox Humana *** "Not Enough Tears" Most Sri Lankans know the name of Rajani Thiranagama. She was a mother, a doctor, a committed teacher at Jaffna University and a Tamil activist. She was dedicated to exposing the human rights abuses being perpetrated on her people and she paid for it with her life. In 1989 she was shot dead as she cycled home from work. Her family kept silent about her murder for years. But now they're speaking out. They tell their story to Dheera Sujan in "Not Enough Tears". Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1027 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1227 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1827 & 2000 (Africa), 0027 (Eastern N America), 0127 (Central N America), 0527 (Western N America)Repeated: Sun 1400 (South Asia), Sun 1900 (N America, Africa)

SUNDAY 14 JANUARY

*** Amsterdam Forum *** Is it too late to fight climate change? From record temperatures to green ski slopes, from melting ice caps to disappearing lakes, climate change appears to be gathering speed. So what can we do about it? One of the possibilities is using alternative or renewable energy to replace conventional fuels that directly contribute to global warming. But what alternatives are there? And is our carbon guzzling society really prepared to change its behaviour? Has the wake up call come too late? And who should take the lead? Have your say on the topic at www.radionetherlands.nl/features/amsterdamforum/ www.radionetherlands.nl/features/amsterdamforum/. Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1004 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1204 (Eastern N America), 1504 (South Asia), 1804 & 2004 (Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0500 (Western N America)

*** Echoes *** Our new listener feedback programme. Mindy Ran responds to your comments, queries and complaints about our programmes. And featuring every week "A Critical Eye" - commentary from Perro de Jong. Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1004 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1204 (Eastern N America), 1504 (South Asia), 1804 & 2004 (Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0500 (Western N America)

MONDAY 15 JANUARY

*** Newsline *** The latest world news and current affairs. Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1200 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

*** The Research File *** What do scientists and small children have in common? They both like to ask, "why?" a lot! And this edition of the Research File joins the chorus, asking some of the key 'why' questions of behavioural biology. So if you want to know why we get jealous, why we smell, why we don't work harder, and why do we do what we do when we do it, tune in! Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1027 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1227 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1827 & 2000 (Africa), 0027 (Eastern N America), 0127 (Central N America), 0527 (Western N America)Repeated: Thurs 1500 (South Asia), Thurs 1900 (Africa)

TUESDAY 16 JANUARY

*** Newsline *** The latest world news and current affairs. Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1200 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0500 (Western N America)

*** EuroQuest *** "Best of the Quest" Jonathon Groubert selects his highlights from 11 years of Euroquest. Jonathan will be returning in May at the helm of a new Radio Netherlands programme. Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1027 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1227 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1827 & 2000 (Africa), 0027 (Eastern N America), 0127 (Central N America), 0527 (Western N America)Repeated: Mon 1500 (South Asia), Mon 1900 (Africa)

WEDNESDAY 17 JANUARY

*** Newsline *** The latest world news and current affairs. Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1200 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0500 (Western N America)

*** The Weekly Documentary *** "Johannes de Rijke; the Dutch Sensai" According to an old saying, "God created the earth but the Dutch created Holland ". This refers to the centuries-old battle of the Dutch to protect their land from the water with a system of dykes, drainage canals and pumps. In this week's documentary "Johannes de Rijke; the Dutch Sensai" we hear how in the 19th century a Dutch engineer helped Japan tame its river demons. The programme is part of Radio Netherlands'' Water Week. Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1027 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1227 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1827 & 2000 (Africa), 0027 (Eastern N America), 0127 (Central N America), 0527 (Western N America)Repeated: Fri 1500 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1900 (Africa), Sun 14:30 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), Sun 1930 (Africa, N America)

THURSDAY 18 JANUARY *** Newsline *** The latest world news and current affairs. Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1200 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

*** Dutch Horizons *** In Dutch Horizons we talk to a Dutch author whose books top the bestseller lists without so much as mentioning sex. He is Geert Mak and his subjects are ordinary people whose unsung lives have helped shape our culture. The second guest on the programme is one of Holland's leading hoboists who talks passionately about the beautiful sound the instrument produces. Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1027 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1227 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1827 & 2000 (Africa), 0027 (Eastern N America), 0127 (Central N America), 0527 (Western N America)Repeated: Wed 1500 (South Asia), Wed 1900 (Africa)

FRIDAY 19 JANUARY

*** Newsline *** The latest world news and current affairs. Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1200 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

*** Network Europe *** Take a dash of entertainment, add a measure of information. Swirl in a hint of irreverence and mix well for a thoroughly European flavour. An enticing cocktail that offers more than a taste of events on the continent this week. We call it Network Europe: served up every Tuesday and Friday by a partnership of Europe's leading broadcasters. Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1027 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1227 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1827 & 2000 (Africa), 0027 (Eastern N America), 0127 (Central N America), 0527 (Western N America)Repeated: Tues 1500 (South Asia), Tues 1900 (Africa)

(R Netherlands)

Australian DX Report Edition # 28 available on line

Edition No. 28 of my weekly internet audio magazine AUSTRALIAN DX REPORT is now available, athttp://livehouse.com.au/bobThis is the second edition for 2007, and it runs to 17 mins and 30 seconds,containing lots of professionally researched and sourced shortwave updated schedules and news, unavailable in the public domain. If you haven't subscribed (free) to the feed, you may do this at the site using Feedblitz. This means that the shows will come to you for downloading as MP3 files whenever new programs are released!

The Australian DX Report audio presentations continue to attract interest by people around the world, with several hundreds of downloads every week. I would be glad if you would be able to distribute this message to your radio monitoring friends, the radio communications media, or within your DXing organisation.Thank you and best regards from Melbourne, Australia!
Bob Padula

2006 Clandestine Activity Survey

During 2006 the activity of political clandestine stations broadcasting on shortwave has increased by 5.4% to 1260 WBHs (Weekly Broadcasting Hours).This is the result of the latest Clandestine Activity Survey which has been compiled annually since 1986.
Activity of clandestine stations broadcasting to target areas on the Asian continent has increased by 3% to 870 WBHs and activity to target areas onthe African continent has increased by the same percentage amount to 197 WHBs. On the American continent the increase was 19% to now 193 WBHs.

The three most active target areas worldwide are now China with 200 WBHs(+122 when compared with the previous year), Afghanistan with 196 WBHs(+6) and Cuba with 193 WBHs (+31). Activity to Iraq which had been themost active target area each year since 1994 has dropped considerably.

The number of different target areas active worldwide has decreased by oneto 24. While Syria and Pakistan are considered to be no longer active,Libya has been listed for the first time since 1990.(Mathias Kropf-D, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 31)

(Source: WWDXC -Top News (BC-DX # 789)

Blog Logs - India

INDIA 4900 AIR-Guwahati, Assam, *0000-0042, Dec 18, noted back on thisfqy with Assamese talk by a male host and he ment. Assam and India, clearstn ID also noted for the first time. I noted AIR-Guwahati on 4900 for thefirst time on Nov 18 while participating in the DSWCI 60 mb tropical bandmonitoring competition.

Jari Savolainen-FIN and Mike Barraclough-UK of WDXC also rptd Guwahati on4900. As I reported earlier on the basis of regular monitoring observations by Mr. Gautam Kumar Sharma and myself, AIR-Guwahati noted on unannounced fqy 4900 rather than its allotted fqy of 4940. E-mail toSpectrum Mgmt Division at New Delhi and to the stn on this matter provided no reply so far. So I assume this is not a typical error as observedoccasionally on AIR networks, instead a possible unannounced test txmsn ona new fqy. I have no evidence or supportive info other than monitoring observations. (Rajeesh-IND, dswci DXW Dec 31)

Also hrd on 4900 0005-0015 Dec 13 with local mx, and at 1610-1640 Dec 16,Indian mx, // 4810, 4920 & 5010, SINPO 24322.(Mike Barraclough-UK & Mendez-ESP, dswci DXW Dec 31)
4820 AIR-Jammu, full-data color "Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque" card in 17 days for both postal rpt with CD and e-mail with audio clip. V/S Y. K. Sharma,Director (Spectrum Management & Synergy). (John Herkimer-NY-USA, DXplorer Dec 31)

9470, AIR-Aligarh, full-data QSL for Jan 2003 rpt for when they first cameon 9470 relaying their FM b/c as a test of the xmtr. Full-data card forvarious e-mail and written rpts, the last of which was an e-mail to their website. V/S Y. K. Sharma, Director, SMS. As happened the last time I rcvd QSLs from AIR, I rcvd both their current Home Services and External Services skeds under separate cover (but no personal ltr this time). QSL showed up two weeks later. The Home sked now has all the new 60 mb fqys listed and took effect Oct 29. Not a new Indian state (Lucknow, alreadyverified, is also in Uttar Pradesh), but my 23rd overall site verifiedfrom NY. (John Sgrulletta-NY-USA, DXplorer Dec 31)
(Source: WWDXC -Top News (BC-DX # 789)

BBC launches new Bengali transmission

Dear listener,
You may have heard from our programmes that we are going to launch a NEWdawn transmission from Thursday January 11, 2007. This will be a half-hour programme, with news and current affairs, live contributionsfrom Dhaka, Delhi and Kolkata, press reviews, sports, culture etc.
The new dawn will be broadcast at 7am India time, on 31 metreband (9560kHz) and 25 metreband (11995 kHz) on the shortwave.
Please let the listeners' clubs, your friends, neighbours in yourlocality know of the new transmission.
Also, on Jan 8, 9 and 10, we will be testing the two frequencies . TheEnglish news will be broadcast for half an hour on the above twofrequencies at 7am-7.30am, to see how effective they are. Would it bepossible for some listeners in West Bengal, Assam or Tripura to monitorthese test tranmissions on those three days? Please request them, andpass on the feedback to me immediately afterwards.
Regards
Amita PalBBC WS Marketing, Communications & AudienceNew Delhi
(Source: Alokesh Gupta, India/Cumbre DX)

Sri Lanka's SLBC celebrates 40 years of broadcasting

The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation celebrated 40 years in broadcasting on the 5th of January 2006
This is another historic milestone for the radio station formerly known as Radio Ceylon. The SLBC is the oldest radio station in South Asia and celebrated eighty years in broadcasting in 2005.
On December 16, 1925 the then British Governor Sir Hugh Clifford inaugurated the broadcasting service - It was first known as Colombo Radio. The name was changed to Radio Ceylon and the radio the station shifted to Torrington Square on October 5, 1949.
The Colombo radio station at 'The Bower' ceased broadcasts by midnight on 31st December 1949 and Radio Ceylon came into being on 1st January 1950. On January 5, 1967, it became a state corporation - the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.
Dudley Senanayake who was the Prime Minister of Ceylon in 1967 ceremonially opened the newly established Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation along with Minister Ranasinghe Premadasa and the Director-General of the SLBC, Neville Jayaweera who was a distinguished civil servant.
The SLBC had some of the most talented broadcasters in South Asia, among them, Livy Wijemanne, Vernon Corea, Jimmy Bharucha, Thevis Guruge, A.W.Dharmapala, Karunaratne Abeysekera, H.M.Gunasekera, S.P.Mylvaganam, Gnanam Rathinam,Nihal Bhareti, Leon Belleth, Eric Fernando and Vijaya Corea to name a few. They entertained millions of listenera across the Indian sub-continent.
The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation made so many musicians household names by featuring their music - among them, Bill Forbes, Des Kelly, Nimal Mendis,Cliff Foenander, Clarence Wijewardene, Annesley Malewana, Desmond de Silva, C.T.Fernando, Mignonne Fernando and The Jetliners, Indrani Perera to name a few.
The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation has been described as a 'national treasure of Sri Lanka' by Ivan Corea, Sri Lanka born writer.
SLBC Chairman Sunil Sarath Perera said since started 80 years ago, the SLBC has made a tremendous impact on the Sri Lankans.
"SLBC broadcasts in seven languages for listeners in Sri Lanka, Asia and the Middle East. SLBC became a corporation in 1967. SLBC has ancient equipment and even the BBC does not have such equipment. We preserve them for the Nation and for the future generations' use," he told newsmen in Colombo.
A new museum, a disaster communication room and a language lab were opened at the SLBC to mark its 40th anniversary. Tharanga, a magazine published by the SLBC was re-launched during the ceremony in Colombo.
(Zacharias Liangas, Greece/HCDX)

HCJB World Radio changes name to HCJB Global

World's First Missionary Broadcasting Ministry Changes Name HCJB World Radio Becomes 'HCJB Global'Contact: Alex Coffin, 704-364-2942,alexcoffin@mindspring.com
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.
Jan. 9 /Christian Newswire/ --
HCJB World Radio, the world's first missionary broadcasting ministry, which also has developed an international medical outreach, has changed its name to "HCJB Global," the organization announced recently.The ministry also named its media ministries "HCJB Global Voice" and its healthcare ministries "HCJB Global Hands." "We feel as we move into the future and expand the incredible dynamic between media and healthcare, the HCJB World Radio name did not accurately portray this vision," said HCJB Global President David Johnson. "We will work to develop leaders and mobilize missionaries as we serve the world through HCJB Global Voice, our media arm, and HCJB Global Hands, our healthcare ministry."

At the same time, HCJB World Radio Engineering Center in Elkhart, Ind., has become the HCJB Global Technology Center, focusing on the provision of quality assistance through consulting, service and engineering development wherever technological solutions play a role in the advance of the gospel.The new names, along with new logos, were launched at Urbana 06 in St. Louis, Mo., in late December.

HCJB Global will formalize the name change in a dedication event at the ministry's newly named Ministry Service Center in Colorado Springs later this month. "This is a major change for our ministry, because it is far more than skin deep. Our new name reflects major changes in our vision and focus as we work to integrate media and healthcare ministry around the world," said Communications Director Jon Hirst. "As we moved toward the name change, we found that our friends and supporters wanted us to retain the call letters of our first station radio station-HCJB-that we established 75 years ago in Quito, Ecuador.

In maintaining the name, we are honoring our heritage and building upon it."For 75 years HCJB Global Voice has used shortwave radio, satellite, FM, AM, television and the Internet to deliver the gospel worldwide. For over 50 years HCJB Global Hands has been providing compassionate healthcare to those in the greatest need.Since 1990 HCJB Global has enabled local partners to plant more than 300 radio ministries in 100 countries throughout Euro-Asia, North Africa/Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia Pacific and the Americas.HCJB Global's missionaries, pastors, broadcasters and healthcare providers use media, healthcare and training to work with partners in more than 100 countries around the world to spread the gospel. Lives are transformed, so that people are engaged in the growing church, making an impact on their communities as they are empowered to use media and healthcare tools. The ministry is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Its web site is www.hcjbglobal.org. http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/310361893.html

(Source: Alokesh Gupta, India/HCDX)

Australia's ABC Radio to resume broadcasting Jan. 10

ABC Radio will resume broadcasting from Brisbane tomorrow after its Queensland headquarters was abandoned due to breast cancer fears. ABC management ordered the closure of the building at inner-west Toowong on December 21 after an independent study found female employees had developed breast cancer at a rate of up to 11 times higher than the general working community. Twelve female employees have contracted breast cancer in the past 11 years, but the cause remains a mystery.


On December 27, staff returned to work at a temporary studio based at the Network Ten studios at Mount Coottha, while some production staff worked out of Sydney. “We’ve had two presenters and a radio producer in Sydney and a television presenter and occasionally a TV producer down there as well,'’ ABC Queensland acting editor Don Lange said today. “We’ve been basically doing the stories from here but presenting them from Sydney.'’


But all the radio staff had now returned and would be working out of Network Ten’s Brisbane site, Mr Lange said. “Radio bulletins will resume coming out of Brisbane from tomorrow.'’ ABC Queensland television news presenter Andrew Lofthouse was still in Sydney for the time being. “Sometime towards the end of February, we are hoping to get him back on site,'’ Mr Lange said.


Some Brisbane-specific local radio content was also being produced at the ABC’s facilities on the Gold Coast, ABC Queensland manager Chris Wordsworth said. “That will be the case for another few weeks and then we will be looking at an interim studio and production centre in Brisbane to get us through until the longer term arrangements are in place at the end of March,'’ he said.


Mr Wordsworth said some male staff were still working at Toowong. “The broadband internet people are still at Toowong but we are just waiting for the technical fitout to be be completed at the ABC newsroom up at Channel Ten. But that is not far off.'’ Female staff from the broadband department had been redeployed into the publishing side of the online division and were now based at Queensland University of Technology’s (QUT) Kelvin Grove campus, he said.
(Source: ABC/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Major changes for Minivan Radio

Minivan Radio, which bills itself as the only independent radio station in the Maldives, has launched a new, interactive website aimed at giving listeners more choice over the way they access news and information. The new site,
, offers listeners not only the usual one hour Dhivehi language program but also the option of listening to, or downloading, particular segments of the hourly show.
To coincide with the launch of their website, the Minivan Radio team have also added content to their daily program, including new sections such as ‘listener’s comments’ and ‘breaking news’ as well as news in English. The radio station also plans to increase the variety of its content with new programs focusing on women, young people and the arts. "We hope the changes will prove popular with our listeners," said Minivan Radio editor Fathimath Shaheeda.
Minivan Radio was set up in exile in late 2003 by Ahmed Naseer, who was a political refugee based in Britain at that time. The station shifted operations to Sri Lanka in 2004. Following the raid on its Colombo offices on December 28, 2005 – after Maldivian Police Chief Adam Zahir told Interpol Minivan Radio employees were gun-running, a claim Sri Lankan detectives subsequently found to be baseless – Minivan Radio moved to the Maldives. Fathimath Shaheeda took over as editor.
Although based in the Male’ for over a year, the government still refuses to grant the station a broadcast licence, so programs continue to be aired from short wave radio transmitters in Europe and over the Internet. Minivan Radio shares a brand name with the website Minivan News and the Minivan Daily newspaper. In practice, however, the three news outlets are separate companies with separate editorial policies.
"For us, our independence from any political party, and any other news service, is paramount," Shaheeda said. "Minivan Radio must remain true to its name ‘Independent Radio’ and serve the needs of all Maldivians."
Shaheeda was recently awarded a place on the US State Department’s international visitor fellowship program. As part of the prestigious program, Shaheeda will attend a six week investigative journalism training course based in Washington, DC.
(Source: Minivan News/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Clandestine - Radio Zamaneh observations

UKRAINE [Clandestine to Iran] 6245 Radio Zamaneh. Dec 27 at *1700 - Per a tip from Walt Salmaniw, tried for this station at their 1700 sign- on. Heard the carrier open up at 1657 with a whooping modulated carrier, then into a opening orchestra with singers, noted with the distinctive flute and clarinet horn musical instruments. Into opening announcements by
male speaker, intermixed with comments by a female speaker. Most of the program was a variation of talks by the announcers. Initially the signal quality was quite good, but as would happen by 1710 the signal literally disappeared at times.

Real strange propagation conditions. One minute a clear signal then absolutely nothing. I was able stay with some of the programming till 1725 hr. Checked today and not a peep on from them. Thanks again to Walt Salmaniw for pointing this out.
(Edward Kusalik-Alb-CAN, DXplorer Dec 28)
(Source: WWDXC -Top News (BC-DX # 789)

Voice of Russia shortwave transmitter schedule

VOICE OF RUSSIA
The following current Voice of Russia shortwave transmitter schedule, will be valid until 24 March 2007. All times UTC.
Gayle VH

Moscow / RUS
5900 0000-0300 500
5905DRM 2400-1600 035
5920DRM 1500-1900 035
5985 1500-2000 250
6000 1630-1800 250
6130 1600-2100 250
6145 1600-2200 250
7105 1600-1630 250
7105 1800-2100 250
7115 1800-2100 250
7135 1300-1600 250
7195 1700-2100 250
7230 1600-2100 500
7260 0200-0400 500
7270 1500-1900 250
7290 1800-2200 250
7305 1800-2000 200
7320 1600-1900 250
7330 0000-0400 500
7330 1700-2200 250
9470 1500-1800 500
11630* 1200-1500 250
11635DRM 0700-0900 035
12025 1200-1600 500
12055 1300-1530 500
12060DRM 1000-1400 035
15460# 1200-1500 250
* 29/10/2006 - 03/03/2007 # 04/03/2007 - 24/03/2007

Sankt-Petersburg / RUS
5910 1600-1700 200
5935 1500-1800 400
5940 2100-2230 200
6045 1700-2000 200
6060 1800-2000 400
6090 1600-2100 200
6160 1800-2000 200
6195 0100-0300 500
7130 1700-1800 400
7340 1600-1800 200

Kaliningrad / RUS
5975 1630-2000 160
6030 1800-2200 160
7285 1500-2200 160
9720 1000-1100 160

Samara / RUS
5920 2100-2200 250
5940 1800-2100 250
5980 1300-1500 250
6000 2000-2230 200
6020 1500-1700 250
6045 1500-1700 250
6185 1300-1700 200
7110 1400-1700 250
7155 1900-2000 250
7170 0000-0300 500
7290 1600-1800 250

Krasnodar / RUS
5925 1500-1700 100
5945 0100-0300 500
6005 1500-1800 100
6055 1800-1900 250
6135 1500-1600 250
6140 1800-2000 100
6175 1800-2000 100
7150 0200-0600 500
7300 1700-1900 250
11975 1300-1500 250
15540 1000-1100 250

Novosibirsk / RUS
5940 1200-1500 200
5945 1400-1800 500
7305 1200-1400 Mon-Sat 200
7305 1200-1300 Sun 200
7305 1400-1700 500
7310 1800-2100 500
7340 2000-2200 200
9865 1200-1300 500

Irkutsk / RUS
5920 1000-1400 100
5950 2000-2100 250
5995 1500-1900 100
6095 1000-1100 100
6115 1200-1300 100
6125 1700-1900 250
9800 1300-1500 500
17805 0600-0900 250

Chita / RUS
6140 1200-1300 500
7295 1700-1900 500
7335 1800-2000 500
7350 1200-1600 500
15195 0800-1000 500

Vladivostok / RUS
5930 1100-1400 Mon-Sat 100
5930 1100-1300 Sun 100
5930 1400-1500 100
5955 2000-2200 500
7260 1300-1700 500
15425 0200-0600 500

Khabarovsk / RUS
6170 1200-1500 100
7220 1100-1500 100

Komsomolsk-na-Amure / RUS
5995 1200-1500 250
6005 1300-1500 250
12010 0200-0500 250
17665 0600-1000 250

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy / RUS
7125 1700-1900 250
9840 0400-0600 250
12030 0200-0500 250
13665 0200-0600 200

Gavar / ARM
7250 0200-0400 500
11510 1700-2000 500

Grigoriopol / MDA
6170 1900-2030 500
6240 0100-0400 500
7125 0000-0600 500

Orzu / TJK
7570 0000-0300 500
9945 0200-0300 500
11500 1200-1500 500
17495 0800-1000 500

Yangiyul / TJK
4865 1300-1500 100
4965 1600-1700 100
4975 1300-1500 100
4975 1600-1700 100
7510 1500-1700 200
9885 1300-1530 100
9885 1600-1700 100

Nikolaev / UKR
6250* 0200-0400 500 * alternative 7240

Xian / CHN
9660 1500-1600 100

S.Maria di Galeria / CVA
7350

Juelich / D
5965 2000-2200 100
5975 2000-2200 100
5990 2100-2200 100
9555 1500-1600 100

Wertachtal / D
5995 0200-0400 125
6175 2300-2400 125

(Nikolay Rudnev-RUS, RUSdx Dec 30)
(Source: WWDXC -Top News (BC-DX # 789)

Dominican Republic monitoring

DOMINICAN REP 5009.75 Radio Pueblo on Dec 29 at 1132-1158 UT, Spanish. Energetic Latin music with lively vocals, brass and prominent percussion and regular "Radio Pueblo" IDs heard. Brief English ID by OM at 1146 UT, mentioning "Santo Domingo," "English," "two frequencies," "AM Stereo on coast-to-coast on Radio Crystal International." This was heard at a very
good level until 1158 UT when an overwhelming noise burst ruined reception. This seemed to be concentrated around this frequency, and after several re-checks it was gone. Also zero-beated frequency to 5010 kHz, so perhaps AIR carrier was present.
(Ross Comeau-MA-USA, DXplorer Dec 29)

5009.76 R. Pueblo?, Santo Domingo, *1102-1115+ Dec 21, TENTATIVE. Abrupt sign-on with Spanish talk, no ID heard. Fair.
5009.78 R. Cristal, 1120-1130 Dec 25, noted steady Salsa type music, canned ID in Spanish and English at 1129 as ". . . R. Cristal . . ." This followed with a promo, then back to music. Signal was fair. (Chuck Bolland-FL, HCDX Dec 31)
(Source: WWDXC -Top News (BC-DX # 789)

5009.8v, R Cristal International, Santo Domingo, *1100v-1230, Dec 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20 and 25, reactivated, all fast-moving Spanish talk from popping on in mid-program around 1100, interrupted for some advs every few minutes, long string of numbers given, mention of Presidente Leonel Fernandez Reyna, Fidel Castro Ruz. "En la capital de la Republica Dominica, R Cristal, buenas dias," news, 1129 canned ID in Spanish and English as “... Radio Cristal...”, 1135 and 1230 several IDs as “Radio Pueblo”, “La emisora [grando] . . . Pueblo . . . HIBL . . . Santo Domingo . . .”. Salsa type music. At 1050-1100 on Dec 20, tentative "Radio Mil" ID by man repeated. Only one syllable in the ID, not Pueblo or Cristal. Muddy modulation but signal fairly good. (Berg, Bolland, D’Angelo/FCDX, Herkimer and Wilkner). Also heard at 2300-2400*, Dec 24, with IDs at 2210 and 2311 in English as "Radio…… International," maybe using Cristal ID, weak signal and QRM Madagascar that night. (Berg and Herkimer/DSWCI-DX Window 314)

Space life search turns to radio and TV signals

Is there intelligent life on other planets? If so, what do space aliens watch on TV? Astronomers plan to search 1,000 nearby stars for television broadcasts and other signals that could indicate extraterrestrial life, the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics announces today.
The project, planned for early 2008, would use a new radio telescope to search for radio traffic similar to that found on Earth. Current efforts to find extraterrestrial life look for messages deliberately beamed across space - an approach that would miss any civilization that does not advertise its existence as Earth’s does. The new effort would search a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum used on Earth for more mundane purposes - radar, television and FM radio broadcasts.
"We may pick up spurious signals from people that never meant for us to hear them and get an inkling that something’s going on," said David Aguilar, director of communications at the Center for Astrophysics. The electromagnetic spectrum spans radiation from high-energy waves such as gamma rays and X-rays to lower-energy microwave and radio waves, with visible light falling somewhere in the middle.
A new low-frequency telescope under construction in the Australian outback will be remote enough to avoid most radio interference. The project will be able to detect Earth-like radio signals within a distance of 30 light years, which encompasses about 1,000 stars. The project will be formally presented at a conference of the American Astronomical Society in Seattle on Wednesday.
(Source: Reuters/R Netherlands Media Network)
(Photo courtesy NSA/JPL-Caltech)

New Catholic radio station launched on FM in Sudan

The Catholic Church in South Sudan has a new voice: a radio station dedicated to the country’s first saint, Josephine Bakhita. Bakhita Radio 91 FM, based in the South Sudanese capital, Juba, went on air on Christmas Eve with carols and Christmas messages from Catholic and Anglican church leaders.
At midnight, it broadcast live from St. Theresa’s Cathedral, in Kator, the mass celebrated by Archbishop Paulino Lukudo Loro of Juba. Archbishop Loro welcomed with enthusiasm the beginning of Bakhita Radio and thanked the Comboni institutes for “the Christmas present to the Catholic Church in South Sudan.”
Bakhita Radio 91 FM, The Voice of the Church, broadcasts a daily programme of two hours. On 8 February, the feast of St Josephine Bakhita, it will be on air with transmissions in the morning and evening.
The radio is the mother-station of Sudan Catholic Radio Network. The signal covers a 30 km-plus radius. It has a potential audience of more than 500,000 listeners.
Sudan Catholic Radio Network is a joint venture of the Comboni Missionary Institutes. The network was set up to celebrate the canonization of St Daniel Comboni and was offered to the Catholic Bishops Conference of Sudan. The network will have eight radio stations, one in each diocese in South Sudan plus the Nuba Mountains.
(Source: Catholic Information Service for Africa/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Tomorrow's World used to highlight BBC's technology reporting

BBC News is to bring back Tomorrow’s World across all its platforms to help audiences understand new technology and how it will change their lives. While the programme itself will not return, elements of the title sequence and the logo of the much-loved BBC series will be used to brand the BBC’s reporting of the world of new technology across TV, radio and online.
The much respected Maggie Philbin, who was a reporter and presenter on Tomorrow’s World for eight years in the Eighties, will be on hand to offer analysis and extra detail. Maggie will make her first appearance on Breakfast (BBC One and BBC News 24) on Monday.
The association with Tomorrow’s World is part of a commitment across BBC News to help audiences make sense of the technologies that will change our lives. Tomorrow’s World’s reputation for correct predictions and good storytelling can help make it less daunting and more relevant for those fearful of change while staying at the cutting edge of new developments.
Peter Horrocks, BBC Head of Television News, said: “Technological change and its impact on all our lives is one of the big stories of the moment. Tomorrow’s World was a much-loved programme with a strong and enduring reputation for engaging journalism. Bringing the brand back across all our platforms will allow us to use that reputation to help people who might find the pace of change bewildering and also to reflect the excitement felt by many of our audiences about new technology.”
Maggie Philbin added: “It’s great to be involved in Tomorrow’s World again. Bringing the brand back in this way across TV radio and online fits perfectly with technological change. This will be a great new way of telling this exciting story.”
(Source: BBC/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

MV Baltic Radio to broadcast Sunday Jan. 7 broadcast

Looking for an extra station to log on Sunday ? MV Baltic Radio will broadcast Jan. 7 at 1300 on 5965 kHz.Correspondence, including reception reports may be directed to:

MV (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)

Baltic RadioR&R Medienservice

Roland Rohde

Seestrasse 17

D-19089 Göhren, Germany

German or English reports w/ $ 1.00 or IRC required

Web: www.mvbalticradio.de/
(Source: Tom Taylor/GVH TP NC)

Scandinavian Weekend Radio set for 24 hour broadcast

Dear listeners,
First private Scandinavian and now THE ONLY ACTIVE ONE SW-station from Finland starts it's 24 hours transmission today 5th of January 2007 at 22 hours UTC. Here are our programe and frequency schedules:
e-mails to: info(@)swradio.net and letters (with 2 IRC/2 Euro/2 US$) to:
SWR/reports
P.O.Box 99
FI-34801 VIRRAT
FINLAND
Please tune in!
Alpo Heinonen
Scandinavian Weekend Radio
Programe Scdedule (times local Finnis time UTC+2h):
00-02 TrickyTrevs Rock Hours a mixture of some classic rock music.
02-04 SWR crew - open studio
04-06 It's going cracy. Hot music by Madman
06-07 Juice Leskinen trilogia, osa 1. Madman
07-08 Juice Leskinen trilogia, osa 2. Madman
08-09 Juice Leskinen trilogia, osa 3. Madman
09-10 Kantoaaltoa Suomirokilla höystettynä by Esa
10-11 SWR crew - open studio
11-12 Radio news by Rick Random
12-13 SWR crew - open studio
13-14 World Radio Roulette by Madman
14-16 TrickyTrev revisits the 60's once again to replay some of those
great hits.(not to be missed)
16-17 Progressive rock and other strange things by Esa
17-18 SWR crew - open studio
18-20 Getting in the groove Saturday night Party time with TrickyTrev.
20-21 SWR crew - open studio
21-22 Saunan lämmitys - Warming up the Sauna by SWR crew
22-23 SWR crew - open studio
23-24 Closing seremony by SWR crew

SCANDINAVIAN****WEEKEND******RADIO
Time- and frequency scedule B-06:
MW 1602 kHz:
fr. 22- sa 22 UTC
48 mb:
Fr-Sa. 22-17 UTC 6170 kHz
Sa.17-19 UTC 5980 kHz
Sa.19-22 UTC 6170 kHz
25 mb:
Fr. 22-23 UTC 11720 kHz
Fr-Sa.23-08 UTC 11690 kHz
Sa.08-14 UTC 11720 kHz
Sa.14-17 UTC 11690 kHz
Sa 17-19 UTC 11720 kHz
Sa 19-22 UTC 11690 kHz
(Source: Alpo Heinonen, Scandinavian Weekend Radio/HCDX)

Radio Netherlnds program preview Jan 6 - Jan 12

Welcome to our weekly guide to Radio Netherlands' English Service - a list of the new programmes coming up on Radio Netherlands this week, beginning on Saturday.
SATURDAY 6 JANUARY
*** Weekend Connection ***
Every Saturday, the Newsline team brings you Weekend Connection, with thought-provoking reports on the issues making headlines in the Netherlands, Europe and beyond.
It's a lively mix of local colour and "the big picture". One week you might hear how Dutch farmers are doing their part to combat bird flu, the next week it's about the worldwide attempt to punish crimes against humanity. Big or small, Weekend Connection covers it all!
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1200 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0500 (Western N America)
*** Vox Humana ***
"Raising Cain(e) with Mahler"
Jazz pianist and composer Uri Caine appeared twice last summer in The Netherlands. In June he premiered his Mozart Remix at the Holland Festival. And he was back a month later at the North Sea Jazz Festival improvising on laptops.
Eclectic is a good word to describe his work. He took time between gigs to talk to David Swatling about his reinvention of music by Viennese composer Gustav Mahler - not the most likely subject for a jazz artist!
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1027 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1227 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1827 & 2000 (Africa), 0027 (Eastern N America), 0127 (Central N America), 0527 (Western N America)
Repeated: Sun 1400 (South Asia), Sun 1900 (N America, Africa)
SUNDAY 7 JANUARY
*** Amsterdam Forum ***
Virtual crack - is online gaming bad for you?
Online video games are one of the biggest growth areas in mass entertainment. They are used as entertainment and stress relief by many around the globe. But as the world of online gaming grows, the debate about its social impact is intensifying.
Recently a clinic was opened in Amsterdam to treat people addicted to playing online games. The organisers say the games may look innocent, but can be as addictive as gambling or drugs. They claim gamer addicts risk their relationships, health, education and careers to satisfy their addiction.
So is online gaming a harmless diversions from reality - or a dangerous addiction?
Have your say on the topic at
www.radionetherlands.nl/features/amsterdamforum/.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1004 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1204 (Eastern N America), 1504 (South Asia), 1804 & 2004 (Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0500 (Western N America)
MONDAY 8 JANUARY
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1200 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)
*** The Research File ***
Forget body decoration and the art of tattooing - a new scientific use has been found for tattoo needles, as a way of delivering vaccines into the skin. And the vaccines themselves are not the conventional kinds, but use DNA from infectious organisms or from certain types of cancers to stimulate the immune system. And how that stimulation occurs can also be seen very easily, allowing researchers to further their knowledge about these vital processes. Meet the Dutch doctor behind the ideas in the Research File.
We'll also hear how other parts of the body's defence system could be harnessed in the fight against infections. And there's surprising news that many migraine sufferers could benefit from a little surgery!
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1027 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1227 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1827 & 2000 (Africa), 0027 (Eastern N America), 0127 (Central N America), 0527 (Western N America)
Repeated: Thurs 1500 (South Asia), Thurs 1900 (Africa)
TUESDAY 9 JANUARY
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1200 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0500 (Western N America)
*** EuroQuest ***
"Best of the Quest"
Jonathon Groubert selects his highlights from 11 years of Euroquest.
Jonathan will be returning in May at the helm of a new Radio Netherlands programme.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1027 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1227 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1827 & 2000 (Africa), 0027 (Eastern N America), 0127 (Central N America), 0527 (Western N America)
Repeated: Mon 1500 (South Asia), Mon 1900 (Africa)
WEDNESDAY 10 JANUARY
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1200 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0500 (Western N America)
*** The Weekly Documentary ***
"Bridges of Bone and Blood"
A decade and more after the former Yugoslavia fragmented in bitter conflict, many thousands of people from the region are still missing.
In "Bridges of Bone and Blood", Laura Durnford visits the International Commission on Missing Persons in Bosnia-Hercegovina and explores the various ways in which its scientists are helping to identify the human remains which continue to be discovered.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1027 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1227 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1827 & 2000 (Africa), 0027 (Eastern N America), 0127 (Central N America), 0527 (Western N America)
Repeated: Fri 1500 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1900 (Africa), Sun 14:30 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), Sun 1930 (Africa, N America)
THURSDAY 11 JANUARY
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1200 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)
*** Dutch Horizons ***
For many people Holland equals tulips, windmills, clogs and cheese. But where does this clichéd image come from?
Also in Dutch Horizons: a manual for "expats" on how to deal with the Dutch and an ethnic marketing company carrying out research into the needs of immigrants.
Plus, a report about Americans of Dutch descent trying to master the old mother tongue.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1027 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1227 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1827 & 2000 (Africa), 0027 (Eastern N America), 0127 (Central N America), 0527 (Western N America)
Repeated: Wed 1500 (South Asia), Wed 1900 (Africa)
FRIDAY 12 JANUARY
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1200 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)
*** Network Europe ***
Take a dash of entertainment, add a measure of information. Swirl in a hint of irreverence and mix well for a thoroughly European flavour. An enticing cocktail that offers more than a taste of events on the continent this week.
We call it Network Europe: served up every Tuesday and Friday by a partnership of Europe's leading broadcasters.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1027 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1227 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1827 & 2000 (Africa), 0027 (Eastern N America), 0127 (Central N America), 0527 (Western N America)
Repeated: Tues 1500 (South Asia), Tues 1900 (Africa)
(R Netherlands)

ARO Bangladesh DXpedition update

S21, BANGLADESH (DXpedition Update). Josep, EA3BT, Team Leader of the 2007
Bangladesh operation, informs that the Bangladesh Telecommunications
Authority "has finally changed their callsign - The callsign that will be
used during te operation will be: S21XA. The logo and Web page has already
been adapted, so please note that the new URL address of the Web page is:
www.ea3bt.com/s21xa.htm (The old links are still in place, for preventing errors.)
Josep mentions that they are working hard during these last days before
their operation. The dates continue to be the same: January 10-16th. He also
adds that they have included in their Web page a survey for finding out the
real needs (bands/modes) of the ham radio community. Please visit the Web
page and provide your needs.
(Source: Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin # 788)

New Kurdish radio station monitored on shortwave

A new Kurdish radio station identifying itself as the Voice of the Kurdistan Democratic Party was observed on 5 January. It was noted on-air for 30 minutes from 0400 to 0430 gmt. The broadcast consisted of 15 minutes continuous music and 15 minutes announcements.
The station identified in Kurdish as “Erah Radyoy Dengi Kurdistana” and in Persian “Im Radyo Seda-ye Kordestan-e”. The station, which broadcast on 3930 kHz, signed-off at 0429 gmt.
The Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDP-I, or PDKI) already operates a radio station called the Voice of Iranian Kurdistan.
This new station is possibly operated by a group which broke away from the KDP-I last month - an item on the Kurdish Media website explains, stating: “These former comrades have fabricated the PDKI’s name for their new organization, this will cause confusion…” However, the article doesn’t give the name of the breakaway organization.
(Source: BBC Monitoring research, in English 0520 gmt 5 Jan 07/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Copenhagen pirate station on air for three weeks

Since Thursday 14 December, a pirate radio station has been operating on 101.8 MHz from Ungdomshuset (literally “the Youth House”) in Copenhagen. Ungdomshuset is a rendezvous for various left-wing political and social initiatives, concerts and festivals, permanently occupied by activists, and a de facto “no go area” for the police. Consequently, the station has not been raided.
The pirate station has used various names since its started, but appears to have settled on Pirat Radio 69. It also streams on the Internet, and a station in Amsterdam - Radio Rietveld at the Stedelijk Museum - has started relaying it at weekends on 105.6 MHz.
(Source: Radionyt.dk/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Blog Logs

The following logs represent what is being heard on shortwave from Worldwide DX Club.

Gayle VH

RWANDA

9830 DW via Kigali, at 2055 UT on Dec 18. Two YLs doing English
mailbag pgm. Good signal. Audio out at 2057 UT. (Jerry Strawman-IA-USA, DXplorer Dec 24)

SINGAPORE

6080 Radio Singapore International 12/20 1213 ID at 1220,
program "Call from America", this week a look at the 2008 U.S.
presidential race, election cycle begins earlier than ever before; //

6150; tnx Rich D'Angelo. (Ralph Brandi-NJ-USA, DXplorer Dec 24)

6150 Radio Singapore International 12/20 1232 Economic news, ID at 1234,
into program "25 Minutes"; signal holding up a bit better than 6080.
(Ralph Brandi-NJ-USA, DXplorer Dec 24)

SURINAME

4990 Radio Apintie 12/24 0945 Lengthy Christmas sermon in Dutch
by OM, carol "O Little Town of Bethlehem" in English, more carols, lengthy
talk in Dutch by YL. (Ralph Brandi-NJ-USA, DXplorer Dec 24)
4990 Radio Apintie, Paramaribo 1015 clear mention of frequency but no
station ID, excellent music 18 December.
(Bob Wilkner-FL-USA, DXplorer Dec 24)

SWAZILAND

4774.96 Trans World Radio 12/22 0353 Music in presumed Lomwe,
IS at 0355, then ID in English "This is Trans World Radio, Swaziland" then
silence until 0359. IDs in English "This is Trans World Radio broadcasting
from Manzini, Swaziland. Our next program comes from our German service,
then a program in English." In to German program with music.
3240 Trans World Radio 12/22 0341 Music in presumed Shona/Ndebele, IS at
0345. (Ralph Brandi-NJ-USA, DXplorer Dec 24)

4775 TWR, at 0340 UT on Dec 22. Male chanting/ vocals in listed Lomwe. S7
peaks through static crashes. TWR IS at 0355 UT.
(Jerry Strawman-IA-USA, DXplorer Dec 24)
(Source: WWDXC-Top News BC-DX # 788)

Radio Polonia name change

Special thanks to our regular contributor, Ron Howard of California for the following news of Poland's Radio Polonia name change. Thanks Ron for the update. If any blog readers have any radio-related news,logs or QSL information, they are always welcomed at:

gaylevanhorn @ monitoringtimes.com

9525 GERMANY, Polish Radio (their new name) via Wertachtal relay,1306-1318 Jan 3, program in English, commentary about Poland, Romania and Bulgaria and the EU. A strong signal, but heard with an earsplitting het from another station (Voice of Indonesia?). First thought the name I heard was Polish Radio (not their usual RadioPolonia), but due to the strong het there I was not positive, so Iconvinced myself I must be wrong, but it has been confirmed, they havechanged their name.

(Ron Howard - Monterey, CA)]

Canada's Radio Kandahar ready for broadcast

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 3, 2007 11:07 AM ET
CBC News The Canadian military will begin radio broadcasts in Kandahar this weekend with an Afghan audience in mind.Canada's RANA-FM, 88.5 on the radio dial, will spin modern Bollywood and Afghan hits considered "on edge" by Afghan residents, aiming for the 15- to 25-year-old audience.

Other programming includes news on international sporting events and features on Afghans living in other countries."[We] want to gi've them pretty much a progressive station that plays a lot of music and promotes the Afghan way of life," said Capt. Robin Thibault, 32, of Montreal."It allows us to demystify what we're trying to do and accomplish in their area and help us to explain to people, better, who we are."

The station will also provide the commander of Joint Task Force Afghanistan, Brig.-Gen. Tim Grant, a means to talk to the people of Kandahar, although officials insist the station will not be a propaganda tool.'Safe back home'In a bit of a twist, the radio station itself is located in an unidentified city in Canada."We're located in Canada but linked into Afghanistan by satellite and basically we just rebroadcast the transmission," said Thibault.Basing the radio station in Canada is simply part of security measures."The station is safe back home. It's because of the security threat that we're facing right now," said Thibault, who notes BBC Pashto already broadcasts into Afghanistan from London, while Voice of America comes from Washington, D.C."As you know, I think it was in April or May that an interpreters' bus was blown up on the way to Kandahar Airfield and that's what we're trying to prevent," he said.The 300-watt radio station will have limited reach by Canadian standards but should be strong enough to hit all of Kandahar City since it is "half the size of west island of Montreal but with a greater populace."The call letters, RANA, is a Pashtun-Dari word that means light."Our slogan is 'Light in your Life,' " Thibault said."We want to be a factual, unbiased radio station so we need to be credible, … we cannot be Western or push Western views or values," Thibault said.http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/01/03/radio-afghanistan-070103.html
(Source: Fred Waterer/ODXA)

DXing is Heaven in 2007 - January DX Supplies Specials

Looking for the very best source for DX supplies and world wide postage stamps ?
Mint postage stamps of foreign countries can be purchased from Bill Plum's Airmail Postage and DX Supplies, 12 Glenn Road, Flemington, NJ 08822 USA.

Include a self-addressed-envelope for his current price list or request a price list via email at plumdx@msn.com. The prices represent Airmail rate to North America. Prices are subject to change without notice. No mimimum order via check, money order or credit card, but credit card orders under $ 15.00 will incur a $ 2.00 extra charge. Visa, MC, AMEX are acccepted. Please include billing and shipping address for AMEX. Bill also has an email newsletter service of monthly specials, and email orders are welcomed!

Gayle VH

Dear DXer, "DXing is Heaven in 2007" Let's hope!!

IN STOCK AGAIN: Barbados, Greece, Turkey.

ON BACK ORDER: Namibia, Czech, Falklands, Bulgaria, Pakistan and Oman. PRICE CHANGE: Russia increases from 20 to 22,50 in mid January We started selling this new rate just before Christmas. Russia price is now $1.40 We have 2,50 make-up units for 20c each. EURO NEWS: Estonia, Slovenia and Lithuania move to the euro today. Estonian stamps in stock, they have national currency and euro value listed. Slovenia hasn't issued euro valued stamps yet, but rate will be roughly 0,70 euro. Lithuania has stamp set to be released tomorrow, but they show national currency only...Maybe they will enter euro market later date?? National currencies may be valid for several months as we've seen with the other nations that switched to the euro. IRCs Hope everyone exchanged their old ones. A printout on IRC redemption was needed to "inform" the postal clerks on how to do their job, especially with unstamped IRCs. MANY

THANKS FOR YOUR ORDERS DURING 2006!!!!!!!!!!

Here are the specials for January.

Best of DX

Bill

JANUARY 2007 DX STAMP SPECIALS
3 UK-$3.00 2 Canada-$1.60

JANUARY 2007 DX SUPPLY SPECIALS
2 Standard QSL Albums reg. price $45. Now Only $39
2 Deluxe QSL Albums reg. price $65. Now Only $55
300/300 Stateside Mailers and Returns for $22.00
Shipping charges extra on supply specials
UPS Shipping Rates for Supplies
Orders under $16.00 add $6.50, Orders from $16.00 to $40.00 add $7.50, Orders from $41.00 to $100.00 add $10.00, Orders from $101.00 to $150.00 add $15.00, orders over $150.00 add 10%. When ordering supplies AND stamps, use supply total to figure shipping costs. Stamps “ride free” when you order supplies. Shipments to a PO Box, Canada, AK, HI, PR, APO, etc. ship at a greater cost via the Post Office.

Pirate radio holiday loggings

The following is a sample of what hobbyists monitored during the holidays from pirate radio. Thanks to the fine folks at Free Radio Weekly for their cooperation for reposting to the blog. To learn more about pirate radio and the FRW newsletter, please refer to my posting of Dec. 14.
Gayle VH

Captain Morgan,6925v usb,12-24-06,2208utc,sio=143 fair, jazzy
"White Xmas", Abbot & Costello xmas program, rockabilly tune "Rockin'
Rudolph", do-wop "White Xmas"(Hassig-IL)
Grasscutter R. and Sunshine R.- 6925U* 12/22/06 SIO=242. A joint
bcst by these two stns, and ancd as such. Some standard Christmas songs and
also some Christmas novelty mx. Said hello to posters on the FRN. (Zeller-OH)
Ironman Radio,6925usb,12-24-06,0137-0206,sio=143 fair, s-on w/ part
of Ironman song then song "Big Balls" refering to large events, song
"Run Thru the Jungle". (Hassig-IL)
Mystery Radio, 6220 kHz from 2145 UTC on 12/25 playing disco oldies. UK
sounding announcer. Announced email addr of mysteryradio@googlemail.com.
Promised eQSL, which arrived (no details) the same day. Signal weak,
peaking around S5, but otherwise listenable with good audio.(Srebnick-NJ)

Random Radio,6925usb,12-24-06,2158utc,sio=142 poor, "Jingle Bells" sung
in German. (Hassig-IL)
Take it Easy Radio. 12/23/06, 2308 - 2315, 6925 USB. Beach Boys w/
Christmas song, talk by Desparado including ID¹s. I had to pull the plug
due to local noise. Poor.(Taylor, Madison, Wi.)
WBNY- 6925U+ 12/22/06 SIO=242. Same xmtr that had been bcsting
WHLR went into a WBNY show quite suddenly. Started with some Monkey Boy
sketches, then into novelty Xmas mx, incl Happy Birthday to Jesus. Also an
Xmas poem. Whole show ancd as the WBNY Christmas special. (Zeller-OH)
(Source: Free Radio Weekly # 568, New Years Eve Edition)

Blog Logs - India

The following loggings, represent what is being heard by DXers from World Wide DX Club and Danish Shortwave Club International.
GVH

INDIA 4760 AIR Leh, at 0227-0315 UT on Dec 24 and 25, Hindi / English /
Kashmiri talks, advs, Indian songs, English news from Delhi 0245-0259
heard // 4910, 35343. A rare catch in Denmark!
INDIA 4835 AIR Gangtok, 0115-0125, Dec 25, Nepali talk, radioplay,
24233 QRM AIR Jammu 4830 kHz.
(Anker Petersen-DEN, DXplorer Dec 25)
4850, AIR Kohima, 0034-0045 Dec 19, Hindi group singing and talk. Fair. (D’Angelo/FCDX)
4860, AIR Delhi A, Kingsway, 1748-1752, Dec 24, Indian music, 45444. (Méndez)
4880, AIR Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 1726-1731, Dec 24, English talk, 44444. (Méndez).
4895 AIR Kolkata / Kurseong logged Dec. 28 at 0110 UT in Hindi with local
songs and fair rx, but worsening after 0120 UT, with stronger and faster
QSB, allowed to qrm from UNID station on QRG.
(Jose Turner-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 28)
4990 AIR Itanagar, 0045-0150 fading out, Dec 25, Hindi talk, AIR ID,
Indian music and songs, 35233.
(Anker Petersen-DEN, DXplorer Dec 25)
(Source: WWDXC-Top News-BC-DX # 788/DX Window-No. 314 via Anker Petersen)

Radio Pakistan multilingual frequency update

PAKISTAN

Updated B-06 schedule for Radio Pakistan:

ASSAMI 0045-0115 7445.0 9340.4
URDU 0045-0215 11580.0 15480.0
BANGLA 0115-0200 7445.0 9340.4
HINDI 0215-0300 7445.0 9340.4
TAMIL 0315-0345 11565.0 15620.4
GUJARATI 0400-0430 7445.0 9350.4
URDU 0500-0700 11570.0 15100.0 15625.0
ENGLISH 0730-0830 15100.0 17835.0
URDU 0830-1100 15100.0 17835.0
TAMIL 0945-1015 15625.4 17480.0
SINHALA 1015-1045 15625.4 17480.0
HINDI 1100-1145 7445.0 9350.4
ENGLISH 1100-1105 15100.0 17835.0
CHINESE 1200-1230 9385.0 11570.0
BANGLA 1200-1245 7445.0 9350.4
NEPALI 1245-1315 7445.0 9350.4
TURKI 1330-1400 4835.4
URDU 1330-1530 7530.0 11570.0
RUSSIAN 1415-1445 7550.0 9300.4
PASHTO 1500-1545 5095.0
DARI 1515-1545 4835.4
ENGLISH 1600-1615 6215.4 7530.0 11570.0
TURKISH 1630-1700 6215.4 7545.0
URDU 1700-1900 7530.0 9380.0
PERSIAN 1715-1800 5835.0 6235.4
URDU 1800-1900 5835.0 Islamabad px
ARABIC 1815-1900 6235.4 7545.0
URDU 1915-0045 5835.0 Islamabad px
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Dec 27)
(Source: WWDXC-Top News-BC-DX # 788)

Radio NZ International - The Shortwave Future

Long time listeners to Radio New Zealand International may remember anumber of times when the 'quiet voice of the Pacific' was silenced throughfunding cutbacks and bureaucratic and political ignorance and indifference.
Since 1990, when a new 100kW AM transmitter was inaugurated from a newtransmission site in the central North Island, RNZI has steadilyregained listeners in its main Pacific target areas, and beyond.
The introduction of a second 100kW [DRM] transmitter in 2006 hasfurther improved RNZI's capability to deliver core services such as'Dateline Pacific' to local rebroadcasters across the region.
Recent arrangements for Radio Australia and the BBC to carry keyprograms have broadened the reach of RNZI even further, both stations operatingnetworks of local FM relay stations that now carry RNZI content.
RNZI's use of DRM [digital radio] is unusual, being designed todeliver point to point FM quality signals directly to designated local radiostations at specific times of the day.
The signal starts the day beamed at French Polynesia, and moveswestwards across the Pacific as dawn breaks, thus allowing local stations tocarry RNZI programs during peak morning listening times.
The installation of DRM capable receivers at a growing number of radiostations across the Pacific allows FM quality reception at key locallistening times, and has built the local RNZI audience into thelargest of any broadcaster in the region.
Expansion continues with facilities to house two more shortwavetransmitters planned for the existing transmission site. A secondantenna system will allow greater flexibility for directionaldelivery of programs and the use of additional frequencies.
Now that the technical delivery of programs to local stations isassured, more stations can be added to the DRM receiving network.
At the same time, local broadcast hours of RNZI sourced content areexpected to increase across many stations.
As DRM capable radios gradually become available at an affordableprice, more local listeners will also be able to listen direct to RNZIservices with FM quality signals.
The AM transmitter provides a complementary service across the widerregion, filling in the DRM drop out signal spots, cyclone season emergencybroadcasts, and also entertaining listeners beyond the Pacific targetzone.
Increasingly, RNZI reflects an emerging Polynesian society andculture from within New Zealand itself, and these common links in turn make bothdomestic and RNZI programs more relevant to local listeners in the islands.
Radio New Zealand's latest annual report highlights RNZI servicesspecifically via shortwave as being of strategic importance to itsability to meet its core public broadcaster charter obligations.
In a region of increased political, social and economic instabilityand tension, the 'quiet voice of New Zealand' is now being heard far morestrongly. Perhaps finally achieving what was originally intended whenit first began weak test transmissions on shortwave 60 years ago in 1947.
RNZI listeners from Papeete in the eastern Pacific to Dili in thewestern Pacific and northwards into the former US Trust Territories south ofJapan increasingly have a new FM quality source of Pacific orientedprograms on their local radio dials.
And RNZI listeners further afield in Asia, the Americas and Europe,are able to continue to enjoy the AM broadcasts as reception conditionspermit, and 'eavesdrop' on what's happening in New Zealand's Pacific backyard.
Recent Christmas season messages to listeners in French, Spanish,Portuguese and Italian languages also acknowledged the growing popularity ofRNZI well beyond the Pacific.
At a time when major European shortwave broadcasters are reducing orending decades of broadcasts in favor of internet or satellite onlybroadcasts, it's refreshing to know that the 'new world' of the Pacific-Asianregion continues to see a place for the innovative use of shortwave radio ina world of contemporary entertainment and information.
The Radio Heritage Foundation produces regular radio heritagedocumentaries about Pacific broadcasting issues for RNZI's 'Mailbox' program. Ithas also been commissioned to produce material for the 60thanniversary of shortwave broadcasts from Radio New Zealand in September 2008.
For a full description of the original shortwave broadcastingobjectives of Radio New Zealand [as it was known in 1947], visithttp://www.radioheritage.net/ and read the story 'Radio NZ Signs On' that canbe found under 'other stories' or a simple site search.
Looking back almost 60 years, it's interesting to see how little hasreally changed. The 'Mailbox' program must now be one of the longestrunning listener programs on shortwave radio.
Australian listeners commented back then 'It comes in just like alocal station', and with DRM signals in 2007, Australian listenerswill probably continue to offer the same view.
Listeners worldwide can also hear RNZI streaming at http://www.rnzi.com/ aswell as find more information about programs, shortwave frequenciesand more news about the 'quiet voice of the Pacific'.
(Source: Radio Heritage Foundation)

Holiday medium wave monitoring

Thanks to the fine folks at MARE (Michigan Area Radio Enthusiasts) for sharing their loggings from the latest enewsletter. Looks like DX has been good, and the plenty of AM bandscanning!
GVH

Latin American:
570 CMDC Radio Reloj Santa Clara Cuba SP "RR" ID + time ticks
12/20 0140 am (DT)

Latin American:
570 CMDC Radio Reloj Santa Clara Cuba SP "RR" ID + time ticks
12/20 0140 am (DT)

North America
540 CBK SK Regina, CBC news, talk about Regina 12/22 1220 (DT)
540 KWMT IA Fort Dodge ID news 12/27 1800 (DT)
560 WSAU WI Wausau ID 12/27 1723 (DT)
560 WFIL Philadelphia PA DX Test 5:00-5:30 am 12/10 via tape. Various
code, tones. Signal got weaker after 5:30 am due to change
hey made. (Russell)
640 WWLS OK Moore, ID weather and traffic 12/22 1305 (DT)
650 WSM Nashville, TN some nice blue grass mx, 12/20 0145 am (DT)
720 WGN IL Chicago ID traffic report 12/28 1605 (DT)
740 WRPQ WI Baraboo ID adult contemporary mx 12/27 1849 (DT)
750 WNDZ IN Portage ID contemporary mx 12/27 1857 (DT)
780 WWOL NC Forest City. 12/17 0754. Weather forecast and mention
that The Fellowship Hour was coming up at 8 a.m. ID as
"Gospel Voice of the Carolinas, WWOL". (NjW-BR)
790 WQSV TN Ashland City. 12/16 1919. Local commercials mixing
with the Cuban-Radio Reloj. ID: "WQSV AM 7-90, your
community minded voice in Ashland City". (NjW-BR)
850 KOA CO Denver, ID, huge signal sports program on Broncos
12/22 0246 (DT)
920 WOKY WI Milwaukee ID 12/27 1935 (DT)
920 WGKA GA Atlanta 12/16 1721. Over top of CKNX-Wingham with
ID: "We're Atlanta's new talk station, 9-20 WGKA". (NjW-BR)
Last heard as WGST in 1978.
980 WONE Dayton OH; 2332-46+, 14-Dec; The Sports Animal, 9-80 Homer
(both apparently relatively new slogans); fishing show; ads
for Grosse Lumber in Carlisle, Gallagher Tire & C&D RV.
Took over on top from WTEM. (Frodge-MI)
1060 WLNO LA New Orleans. 12/16 0827. Voice of Truth Broadcast from
the First Baptist Church of Algiers and ID. No sign of
KYW. (NjW-BR)
1070 WAPI Birmingham AL; 2200-08+, 15-Dec; ABC News; Alabama's Big
Talker, 1070 WAPI; Sean Hannity. Took over from WIBC as
dominant stn. after 2200. (Frodge-MI)
1140 WRVA VA Richland, ID weather 12/23 0218 (DT)
1150 WHBY WI Kimberly, ID 12/23 0220 (DT)
1190 WIXE NC Monroe. 12/17 0738. Bluegrass music. Sounded like
satellite program. ID at 0749 during break in program. (NjW-BR)
1190 WOWO IN Fort Wayne, ID sports 12/23 0230 (DT)
1200 WOAI San Antonio, TX news, ID, 12/21 0105 am (DT)
1260 WDKN TN Dickson. 12/16 1932. Sign-off announcement read by
woman. (NjW-BR)
1270 WKBF Rock Island, IL continuous Christmas music for an hour,
ID at TOH, 12/21 0100 am (DT)
1410 WNWZ Grand Rapids MI; 2102, 21-Dec; M is SS w/La Maquina promo
then Dog Bark Jingle Bells (always a Latino favorite!).
Fair (Frode-MI)
1420 WOC IA Davenport, ID 12/22 2018 (DT)
1430 CHKT ON Toronto OM and YL in Chinese, BBC news in EE 12/27
2132 (DT)
1500 KSTP MN St. Paul ID news 12/28 0103 (DT)
1500 WGEN IL Geneseo, ID talk 12/22 1623 (DT)
1520 KHRW MO Sikeston ID C&W 12/28 0210 (DT)
1690 WNON IL Berwyn, ID 12/22 1215 (DT)
1700 KBGG IA Des Moines, ID "24-hr power" 12/22 2250 (DT)
(Source: Mare Tip Sheet # 432)

Radio Mogadishu name change as Voice of the Somali Republic

Garowe Online, citing government sources, reports that Somalia’s Interior Minister, Hussein Aideed, has formally taken over Radio Mogadishu and the building that used to house the Somali Information Ministry. Aideed transfered Radio Mogadishu to Sahra Abdiqadir, the Somali Government’s State Minister for Information. Minister Aideed said his supporters protected Radio Mogadishu during the civil war years and now willingly transfered the radio station to the interim government. Aideed said Radio Mogadishu would now function as the government’s mouthpiece and the name will be changed to the Voice of the Somali Republic. Radio Mogadishu and the Information Ministry building survived much of the looting from the civil war years. The radio station was most recently under the control of the Islamic Courts movement that withdrew from Mogadishu last week.
(Source: Garowe Online/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

New shortwave station for Uganda ?

UGANDA
According to my sources a new religious station "Dunamis Shortwave" will start broadcasting 1 Feb 2007 on 4750 kHz. Located near Kampala, Uganda and using a 1kW Crown transmitter with wire NVIS antenna. Starts with 4 hrs/day in Luganda, Swahili and English. Later 9 hrs/day. No exact schedule available yet. Not too good frequency choice when Sudanese Radio
Peace is on the channel too. I told them there will be co-channel interference and it seems they had forgot the Sudanese station being on this frequency.
(Source: Jari Savolainen, Kuusankoski, Finland via Cumbre DX)

Kol Israel multilingual frequency update

ISRAEL Updated B-06 schedule for Kol Israel:

ARABIC 0345-2215 5915

AMHARIC 1900-1930 6985 9345

ENGLISH 0430-0445 #6280 7545 *9345 17600
1030-1045 15760 17535
1830-1845 6985 7545 9345
2000-2025 #6280 7545 *9345 15640

FRENCH 0445-0500 #6280 7545 *9345
1100-1115 15760 17535
1800-1815 6985 7545 9345
2030-2045 #6280 6985 7545 *9345

HEBREW 0500-0555 7545
0600-1030 15760
1115-1255 15760
1300-1455 13630
1900-2000 7545
2100-2215 11585
2100-0430 7545

HUNGARIAN 1745-1755 6985 7545 9345
1945-1955 6985 9345

LADINO 1045-1100 15760 17535
1600-1625 #9390 11605 *13630 15640 Sat

MUSIC 1630-1645 #9390 11605 *13630 15640

PERSIAN 1500-1625 7420 #9390 9985 *13630 Sun-Thu
1500-1600 7420 #9390 9985 *13630 Fri/Sat

ROMANIAN 1730-1745 6985 7545 9345
1845-1900 6985 9345

RUSSIAN 1600-1625 #9390 11605 *13630 15640 Fri
2100-2200 6985

SPANISH 1645-1655 #9390 11605 *13630 15640
1815-1830 6985 7545 9345
2045-2100 #6280 6985 7545 *9345

TIGRINA 1930-1945 6985 9345

YIDDISH 1700-1725 6985 7545 9345
# til February 28 * from March 1
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Dec 27)
(Source: WWDXC-Top News-BC-DX # 788)

Indonesia shortwave and medium wave monitoring

6125.30 RRI-Nabire Dec 14 1225-1240 34443-33443 Indonesian, Jakarta news realy and music, ID at 1231.

6125.30 RRI-Nabire on Dec 15 at 0809-0832 UT. 34443-44444 Indonesian, Jakarta nesw realy, ID at 0822.

7289.88 RRI-Nabire (pres) on Dec 15 at 0751-0809* UT. 34343 Indonesian, Talk, 0800 RPK, 0801 Jakarta news realy, 0809 UT sign off. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Dec 22)

INDONESIA special by Alan Davis. New or newly discovered MW stations:
612 kHz Lombok: Radio Yayasan Atthohiriyah Alfadlilah (Radio Yatofa),
Bodak, Praya, Lombok Tengah, Nusa Tenggara Barat
774 kHz Tangerang: Radio Klasik Galih Lestari (Gless Radio)
837 kHz Jakarta: Radio Garis Visi (Radio AM Moslem), c/o Jalan Kampung
Melayu Kecil III 40, Tebet, Jakarta
882 kHz Majene: Radio Pemerintah Kabupaten Majene, Jl Gatot Subroto 59,
Majene, Sulawesi Barat
891 kHz Ternate: RRI Ternate (NB daytime only operation on mediumwave)
900 kHz Demak: Radio Qolbu
1152 kHz Bali: Radio Pemerintah Kabupaten Jembrana, Jl Jenderal Sudirman
25, Negara, Jembrana, Bali
1188 kHz Yogyakarta: Radio Anak Pemkot Yogyakarta, Taman Pintar, Jl
Panembahan Senopati, Gondomanan, Yogyakarta.

MW stations having changed frequency:
909 kHz Blora ex-1494
1071 kHz Pacitan ex-1365
1116v kHz Surabaya ex-1080
1224 kHz Sumenep ex-1233
1350 kHz Surabaya ex-1332
1449 kHz Surabaya ex-1467v
(Alan Davis-INS; via ARC MV-Eko Dec 18)
(Source: WWDXC-Top News-BC-DX # 788)

Blog Logs - Brazil

The following loggings, represent what DXers are monitoring from Brazil, via Worldwide DX Club and Danish Shortwave Club International (DSWCI) All times UTC.
GVH
3235, R Clube de Marilia (p), 0405-0445, Dec 15, continuous pop vocals, very brief Portuguese ann, fair. (D'Angelo)

3375.07, R Municipal, Sno Gabriel da Cachoeira, AM (t), 0050-0100, Dec 25, Portuguese ann, music, 13231. (Petersen)

3385, R Guaruja Paulistá, Marilia, SP, 0006-0025 and 0355-0403, Dec 15, pop vocals, Portuguese talks. Poor as was // 5045. Later improved to fair. (D'Angelo)

4805 R Dif. do Amazonia 2230-2258 UT. Brazilian MX and at 2258 ID by man.
SIO 232 (Dec 25)

4845.24, R Cultura Ondas Tropicais, Manaus, AM, 1100, Dec 13, pop vocal ballad, full canned ID in Portuguese. Fair with some local noise. (Herkimer)

4885 R. Clube do Para heard pretty early from 2100-2126 UT. Playing Soft pops and giving an ID at 2126 by man. SIO 232 (Dec 25)

4895, R Novo Tempo, Campo Grande, MS, 0641-0810, Dec 17 and 25, religious talks and hymns, 24322. (Méndez)

4905, R Anhanguera, Araguaína, TO, 0225-0259*, Dec 18 and 19, Brazilian music, Portuguese ID: "Radio Anhanguera, a sua melhor música", 35333. (D’Angelo/FCDX and Grimm)

4914.98 Radio Difusora de Macapa 12/21 0624 Local pop music, full ID with frequencies at 0627, more music. (Ralph Brandi-NJ-USA, DXplorer Dec 24)

4915, CBN Anhanguera, Goiania, Goias, 2328, Dec 23, P ID, music, 33333. (Van Arnhem)

4925.07, R Educacno Rural, Tefé, AM, 2155-0200*, Dec 18 and 19, Portuguese religious talk by male and female priests on shift, closing ann and ID, ex 4924.9, 34333 QRM AIR Chennai 4920 and Turkmen R 4930. (Van Arnhem and Petersen)

4935, R Capixaba, Vitoria, ES, 0609-0614, Dec 25, Portuguese religious talk and preaching, 25322. (Méndez)

4985 R. Brazil Central at 2136 UT. Before playing pops at 2136 ID by man repeating "Brazil Central" three times. SIO 323 (Dec 25)
(Zeljko Crncic-D, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 27

6135, R Aparecida, Aparecida, 2120-2132, Sa Dec 16, programme "Encontro DX", DX news and comments. 2131 ID: "A Radio Aparecida presentou Encontro DX". QRM REE 6135 with "Tablero Deportivo". 22222. (Méndez)

9515, R Novas de Paz, Curitiba, 2230-2234, Dec 24, Portuguese religious talk:"Nacimiento de Jesús".34333.(Méndez)

9565 R. Tupi, Curitiba (pres) at 0335 UT on Dec 22. Thin signal but in the clear w/ reverb studio audio. Possible nx format or announcements. Not
moving s-meter. (Jerry Strawman-IA-USA, DXplorer Dec 24)

9615, R Cultura, Sno Paulo, 2237-2241, Dec 24, Brazilian songs, ann. 34333. (Méndez). Also heard 0838-0945, Dec 17 and 25, music, ann: "Revista Linguia Portuguesa", ID: "Radio Cultura", 34333. (Méndez)

9630, R Aparecida, Aparecida, SP, 0843-0856, Dec 17 and 25, Brazilian songs, hymns, ann: "6 horas 44 minutos, Radio Aparecida". Good signal, 44444. (Méndez)

9645, R Bandeirantes, Sno Paulo, SP, 2241-2250, Dec 24, Brazilian songs 23222 heard // 11925 also 23222. (Méndez)

9665, R Marumby, Florianópolis, SC, 0856-0905, Dec 25, Brazilian songs, Portuguese ann, ID: "Radio Marumby". 13221 - 23222. (Méndez)

9685, R Gazeta, Sno Paulo, SP, 0907-0918, Dec 25, Portuguese talk, songs, 13221. (Méndez)
11735, R Transmundial, Santa María, RS, 1024-1033, Dec 16-12, religious talk in Portuguese, ID: "Transmundial, comunicando para o mundo", hymns, 34333. (Méndez)

11780, R Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia, DF, 1035-1045, Dec 16-12, ID: "Amazonia Brasileira". 34333. (Méndez)

11785, R Guaíba, Porto Alegre, RS, 2132-0003, Dec 16 and 24, Portuguese talks, ID: "Radio Guaiba", programme "Viaxando com a Guaiba", football comments about Porto Alegre vs Barcelona, 23322. Also heard at 1010-1030, Dec 17, transmission from a football match, 23322. (Méndez)

11815, R Brasil Central, Goiania, GO, 1755-1810, Dec 16, talk, ID: "Rado Brasil Central", 34333. Also heard 0905-0920, Dec 17, Brasilian songs, 44444. (Méndez)

11830, R Anhanguera, Goiânia, GO, 1107-1120, Dec 16, Portuguese news and comments about Goiânia, ID: "Radio Anhanguera Noticias", 24322. Also heard 1010-1050, Dec 17-12, World Cup football match Barcelona vs Internacional de Porto Alegre, 24322. (Méndez)

11855, R Aparecida, Aparecida, SP, 2347-2351, Dec 16, programme "Con a mae aparecida". ID: "Radio Aparecida". 34333. (Méndez)

11915, R Gaúcha, Porto Alegre, RS, 2137-2144, Dec 24, Portuguese talk, advs, songs, ID: "Radio Gaúcha", 34333. (Méndez)

11925, R Bandeirantes, Sno Paulo, SP, 1021-1023, Dec 16, Portuguese talk, 23322. Also heard at 2144-2153, Dec 24, talk about Christmas, 34333. (Méndez)
(Source: WWDXC-Top News (BC-DX # 788/DX Window-No. 314 via Anker Petersen)

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Blog Logs - Bahrain

BAHRAIN 6010.1 R Bahrain hrd at new time Dec 28 via DX Tuner Alma DX (AR-7030 w/ Super-KAZ array in So. Sweden) from 0055 tune to 0135 when Teheran QRM'd (but not nearly as bad as at 1925 UTC - Teheran has a different beam at this hour and Bahrain can still be hrd mixing, albeit weaker) w/ non-stop U.S. pop vocals from what sounded like the same female vocalist (Whitney Houston?).

After 0100 QRM'd by Teheran's carrier but still quite readable at S3 lvl in USB mode. Retuned at 0233 and noted weaker under Teheran whose xmsn stayed on until 0242, but after 0242 a nice S3-S4 signal with only moderate to weak QRM from adjt ch stas. Recorded 0055 to 0135 and from 0243 to 0330, when still going strong. Wasn't sure about ID until 0317.5 when hrd the following by man in English "Parade of Hits on 96.5 FM" (96.5 FM is Bahrain's En program channel).

At 0330 an En news bulletin (Iraq, West Bank, W. Sudan, etc.) by man to 0336.5 (wx forecast at 0335.5-0336). This nx is longer than the 1900 UTC bulletin. Back into pop mx at 0336.5. 0243 logged in AM mode with a better sounding sig than the 0055 USB log. It appears that Bahrain may now be on this channel 24 h in En similar to the 9745 24 h pgms in Arabic?? This
xmsn tent hrd at home QTH, but too weak to confirm this evening.
(Bruce Churchill-USA, DXplorer Dec 28)
(Source: WWDXC-Top News (BC-DX # 788)

Deutsche Welle frequency adjustments effective Jan. 1

B-06 Schedule Deutsche Welle, effective 01 Jan to 24 March 2007
Note that a number of schedule changes are due to take place from 1 Jan
2007. All times UTC

Amharic
1400-1458 11645ki* 15225tr

Arabic
0400-0430 6035si 7105wo 12025ki
0430-0500 6035si 6135wo
1800-1900 7280wo 11605tr 11925ki
1900-2000 7280wo 11925ki* 11605tr*
2000-2100 5905na 6130na 9495si 11890tr 13780ki
2100-2157 9495si 13780ki
2100-2200 1350er 5905na 6130na 11890tr

Belorussian
0500-0530 mo-sa 5945si

Bengali
0200-0230 7285na 9850tr
1530-1600 1548tr 7225tr* 9585tr* 11995na*

Chinese
1030-1150 5900ko 15190kr 17820tr
1300-1330 5900no 13735kr 15620tr
2300-2350 5915tr 6225ir 9865dh

Dari
0830-0900 15145kr* 17710tr
1330-1400 15620na 17610wo

French
1000-1200 1188sp
1200-1300 15245si 15410ki 17800ki 17610wo* 21665na
1400-1430 1188sp
1600-1700 9535ki 9810ki* 12035si 15275wo* 17610na
1700-1800 9535ki* 9735na 13790sk 12035wo* 15275ki*

English
0000-0100 se+eAS 7265tr 15320pe
0300-0358 sAS 7330tr 9785tr
0300-0400 sAS 1548tr 9480sm ?
0400-0457 wAF 5905na 7225si
0400-0500 wAF 6180ki 9565na 15445tr
0500-0530 AF 6180ki 7285wo 9755ki 12045ki 15410dh
0600-0630 wAF 7240si 7285ra 9565na 12045ki
0600-1000 EU 6140wo
0900-1000 eAS 17700tr 21780tr
1300-1559 EU 6140wo
1600-1658 sAS 6170tr 9795tr
1600-1659 sAS 1548tr 11695na
1900-1930 e+sAF 7245ki 9735na 11690si 12025tr 15275si
2000-2057 AF 6145ki 9830ki
2000-2058 c+sAF 15275tr
2000-2057 c+sAF 9735dh 12025wo
2100-2200 wAF 7280na 9615tr 11690ki

German
0000-0200 6075si 6075ra 7120kn 9440tr* 9545si 9655ki 11690ki
0200-0400 6075na* 6075si 6075ra
0400-0600 6075si 6075ra 9735wo 13780kn 17800tr
0600-0700 693mo 1188sp 9565wo 15410ki
0600-0800 6075si* 6075sk 7210wo 9545na 12025wo* 13780sk
0700-0800 12045wo
0800-1000 693mo 1188sp 6075sk 7175na* 9545na 9545wo 13780na 13780sk
17525tr*
1000-1200 693mo 5910pe 6040sa 6075sk 7265ir 9545na 11510aa 13780na
15110tr* 17770wo
1200-1400 693mo 1188sp 1548tr 6075sk 9545na 13780si* 15610tr 17630na
1400-1500 693mo 1548tr*
1400-1600 6075sk 9545na 13780tr* 15275ki* 15335si*
1600-1800 6075sk 7255ki 9545na 11685na* 12055tr* 13780sk*
1700-1800 1548tr 6075si
1800-2000 6075si 6075sk 9545na 11725ki* 11945wo*
2000-2100 11935tr
2000-2200 6075si* 6075ra 9545na
2100-2200 693mo 1188sp 11935ki*
2200-2300 693mo 1188sp
2200-2400 5900no 6075si 6075ra 7395aa 9545na 11690ki 11865si*

Hausa
0630-0700 7240si 9565ra 12045ki
1300-1400 15410ki* 17800ki 21665na
1800-1900 9430na 11615si* 11665ki

Hindi
0130-0200 1548tr 7285na 9785ki 9850tr
1500-1530 1548tr 7225tr 9585tr 11995na

Indonesian
1200-1300 9655tr 15620tr* 17820dh
2200-2300 6000tr* 9720ki 12035ki

Pashto
0800-0830 15415kn 17710tr
1400-1430 15620na 17610wo

Persian
1730-1930 5910kn 5925no

Portuguese
0530-0600 7285ra 12045ki 15410dh*
1930-2000 7245ki 9735na 12025tr* 15275si*

Russian
0100-0200 5925na 15335pe 15620tr*
0200-0300 5905na 7305na 15335tr
0300-0400 693mo 5905na 15335tr
0300-0430 1188sp
0400-0500 693mo 5945na* 15620ki*
0500-0600 693mo 1188sp 5910na 7305na 15620ki*
0600-0630 999gr 5910na 7305na
0700-0800 693mo 1188sp
1430-1500 1188sp
1500-1600 693mo 1188sp 9715wo 11720ki* 13790wo
1600-1700 693mo 999gr 1188sp 7145wo 9715wo*
1700-1900 693mo 1188sp 5980wo 7145wo 9715tr
1900-2000 693mo 999gr 1188sp 5980wo 7145wo 9715tr*
2000-2100 693mo 1188sp 5980wo 6180wo 7145si*

Swahili
0300-0400 6180ki 7150na 9565si*
1000-1100 9875ki 12045ki 15410ki 21780na
1500-1600 7190ki* 12025ki* 17610wo

Ukrainian
0530-0600 999gr 5945na 7200si*

Urdu
0100-0130 7285na 9850tr
1430-1500 7225tr* 11995na
1700-1730 9495na 11695tr

* = Transmission on these freqs will end up to 5 minutes earlier than the
stated time.
Transmitters:
aa = Almaty dh = Dhabayya er = Erevan gr = Grigoriopol
ir = Irkutsk ki = Kigali kn = Krasnodar ko = Komsomolsk
kr = Kranji mo = Moscow na = Nauen no = Novosibirsk
pe = Petropavlovsk ra = Rampisham sa = Sackville si = Sines
sk = Skelton sm = Samara sp = St.Petersburg tr = Trincomalee
vl = Vladivostok wo = Woofferton.
(various sources; Deutsche Welle website; of re-typed-site
of Alan Roe-UK WDXC-UK, updated by wb - via wwdxc BC-DX Dec 26)
(Source: WWDXC-Top News-BC-DX # 788)

ARO World Scouting Centenary event Jan 2-13

SPECIAL EVENT (World Scouting Centenary). Celebrations of the Scouting Movement founding 100 years ago will first happen via amateur radio at the Scout's Australia Jamboree, January 2-13th, with the special event callsign VI3JAM being activated.

The Australian Jamboree is expecting 13,000 to attend. ICOM Australia is providing an amateur radio station that will be heavily used on the HF bands. Location is Elmore about 150 kms north of Melbourne. Also throughout the scout centenary year 2007, a second special event station VI3SAA will be active from a number of scout centenary events.

Two commemorative QSLs will be issued VI3SAA reflecting the Scouting Centenary theme 'One World One Promise', and VI3JAM in celebration of the 21st Australian Jamboree.
(Source: Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin # 788)

New website for Liberia's state broadcasting system

BBC Monitoring observes that state broadcaster Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS, also known by its call letters ELBC) has a website at www.liberiabroadcastingsystem.com.
The website includes news and weather in text format, and a detailed “About Us” section. There is also a full programme guide for Radio Liberia, indicating that it is on air daily at 0445-2400 local time (equivalent to gmt), broadcasting on 99.9 MHz FM, covering Monrovia and the surrounding area.
According to the latest World Radio TV Handbook, although not mentioned on the website, Radio Liberia also shares a transmitter with the BBC African Service on 91.7 MHz.
LBS’s shortwave and mediumwave radio transmitters and the television infrastructure were destroyed in the recent civil wars, but there are plans to install FM transmitters throughout the country, and to restore a television service for the capital and environs.
(Source: BBC Monitoring research 1 Jan 07/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Algeria plans multilingual international radio station

The BBC World Service Trust sent a team led by Jean-Michel Duffrene to Algeria in November to assess the training needs of Algerian National Television (ENTV) and National Algerian Radio.The Algerian Communication Minister, Hachemi Djiar, recently announced an ambitious programme to upgrade the State media (radio and television). There are also plans to launch several thematic TV channels, a new international multilingual radio station and a number of regional stations.
(Source: BBC World Service Trust/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)