Media Broadcast A08 update - Part 3 & 4

GERMANY Summer A-08 of Media Broadcast(ex DTK T-Systems). Part 3 of 4:

All times UTC

Voice of America (VOA):
0230-0330 9695 WER 250 kW 105 deg Daily WeAs Persian
1700-1800 9760 WER 250 kW 105 deg Daily WeAs Persian
1800-1900 7105 WER 250 kW 105 deg Daily WeAs Persian
1600-1930 6040 WER 250 kW 105 deg Daily WeAs Persian
1430-1500 15115 WER 250 kW 105 deg Daily WeAs Pashto(R.Ashna)
1500-1530 15115 WER 250 kW 105 deg Daily WeAs Dari(R.Ashna)
1530-1630 15115 WER 250 kW 105 deg Daily WeAs Pashto(R.Ashna)
1700-1800 9780 WER 250 kW 090 deg Daily SoAs Pashto(Deewa R.)
1730-1800 13870 WER 250 kW 150 deg Mon-Fri EaAf Afan Oromo
1800-1900 9875 WER 250 kW 150 deg Daily EaAf Amharic
1900-1930 9875 WER 250 kW 150 deg Mon-Fri EaAf Tigrigna

Adventist World Radio (AWR):
0300-0330 5915 WER 250 kW 135 deg Daily EaAf Tigrigna
0300-0330 9545 WER 250 kW 135 deg Daily EaAf Oromo
0330-0400 9815 WER 250 kW 135 deg Daily EaAf Amharic
0400-0430 9735 WER 250 kW 120 deg Daily ME Arabic
0500-0600 6185 WER 100 kW 120 deg Daily EaEu Bulgarian
0700-0800 11980 WER 100 kW 210 deg Daily NoAf Arabic
0800-0830 11980 WER 100 kW 210 deg Daily NoAf Kabyle
0800-0900 15260 JUL 100 kW 200 deg Daily NoAf French/Tachelhit
0900-1000 9790 NAU 100 kW 180 deg Sun SoEu Italian
1200-1300 15435 WER 250 kW 090 deg Daily SoAs English/Bangla
1300-1330 15320 NAU 250 kW 070 deg Mon-Fri EaAs Chinese
1300-1330 15320 NAU 250 kW 070 deg Sat/Sun EaAs Uighur
1330-1500 15320 NAU 250 kW 070 deg Daily EaAs Chinese
1500-1600 15160 WER 250 kW 090 deg Daily SoAs Nepali/Hindi
1500-1600 15225 WER 250 kW 075 deg Daily SoAs Punjabi/English
1630-1700 17575 ISS 250 kW 130 deg Daily EaAf Somali
1700-1730 11660 WER 250 kW 120 deg Daily ME Arabic
1730-1800 11780 WER 100 kW 210 deg Daily NoAf Kabyle
1730-1800 17575 ISS 250 kW 130 deg Daily EaAf Oromo
1900-1930 15205 JUL 100 kW 200 deg Daily CeAf Fulfulde
1930-2000 15205 WER 250 kW 165 deg Daily CeAf Ibo
1900-2000 11730 WER 100 kW 210 deg Daily NoAf Arabic/Tachelhit
2000-2030 11730 WER 100 kW 210 deg Daily NoAf French
1900-2000 15260 JUL 100 kW 200 deg Daily NoAf Arabic
2000-2100 11755 WER 100 kW 180 deg Daily WeAf French/Yoruba
2030-2100 9430 NAU 125 kW 210 deg Daily NoAf Chinese

Radio Netherlands
0500-0555 6015 NAU 500 kW 220 deg Daily Europe Dutch
0500-0555 9895 NAU 500 kW 140 deg Daily Europe Dutch
0500-0555 6120 NAU 500 kW 180 deg Daily Europe Dutch
0600-0755 5955 NAU 500 kW 220 deg Daily Europe Dutch
0600-0755 9895 NAU 500 kW 210 deg Daily Europe Dutch
0700-0755 6035 WER 100 kW 300 deg Daily Europe Dutch
0700-0755 11935 WER 500 kW 240 deg Daily Europe Dutch
0800-0955 6120 WER 250 kW 255 deg Mon-Fri Europe Dutch
0800-1055 9895 NAU 250 kW 210 deg Sat/Sun Europe Dutch
1000-1055 9895 NAU 250 kW 210 deg Mon-Fri Europe Dutch
1000-1055 13700 WER 250 kW 240 deg Daily Europe Dutch
1100-1655 5955 WER 500 kW 210 deg Daily Europe Dutch
1100-1555 9895 WER 250 kW 225 deg Daily Europe Dutch
1200-1555 9595 WER 100 kW 300 deg Daily Europe Dutch
1600-1655 9895 NAU 500 kW 210 deg Daily Europe Dutch
1700-1755 5955 WER 040 kW 210 deg Daily Europe English DRM
1800-1955 15535 WER 500 kW 150 deg Daily Africa English
1900-1955 15335 NAU 500 kW 183 deg Daily Africa English
2000-2155 6125 NAU 500 kW 210 deg Daily Europe Dutch
2100-2155 5930 WER 500 kW 210 deg Daily Europe Dutch

Hamburger Lokalradio
0900-1000 6045 WER 100 kW non-dir 1st Sun CeEu German

Trans World Radio (TWR):
0645-0820 6105 WER 100 kW 300 deg Sun NoEu English
0715-0750 6105 WER 100 kW 300 deg Sat NoEu English
0700-0750 6105 WER 100 kW 300 deg Mon-Fri NoEu English
1400-1430 7220 WER 100 kW 060 deg Mon EaEu Belarussian
1400-1430 7220 WER 100 kW 060 deg Tue-Sun EaEu Russian
1430-1500 7220 WER 100 kW 060 deg Daily EaEu Russian
1530-1600 7345 JUL 100 kW 100 deg Sat EaEu Romanian
1530-1600 9440 WER 100 kW 090 deg Mon-Fri CeAs Armenian
1630-1700 9505 WER 100 kW 090 deg Daily CeAs Persian

Christian Science Sentinel:
0900-1000 6055 WER 100 kW 090 deg Sun CeEu German
1800-1900 9585 JUL 100 kW 070 deg Sat EaEu Russian

Evangelische Missions Gemeinde:
1030-1100 6055 WER 125 kW non-dir Sat/Sun CeEu German
1100-1130 13710 NAU 250 kW 020 deg Sat FE Russian
1500-1530 11955 WER 250 kW 060 deg Sat EaEu Russian

Missionswerke Arche Stimme des Trostes
1100-1115 5945 WER 250 kW non-dir Sun CeEu German

Mecklenburg Vorpommern Baltic Radio:
1200-1300 6140 WER 100 kW non-dir 1st Sun WeEu German

European Music Radio:
1200-1300 6140 WER 100 kW non-dir 3rd Sun CeEu Music

Radio Gloria International:
1200-1300 6140 WER 100 kW non-dir 4th Sun CeEu Music

Radio Traumland:
1300-1400 5945 JUL 100 kW non-dir Sun WeEu German

Radio Huriyo:
1630-1700 11640 JUL 100 kW 140 deg Tue/Fri EaAf Somali

Voice of Oromiya Independence:
1700-1715 15650 WER 125 kW 135 deg Sat EaAf Oromo
1715-1730 15650 WER 125 kW 135 deg Sat EaAf Amharic

Voice of Democratic Eritrea-Ethiopian Forum for Democracy
1700-1730 13820 WER 125 kW 135 deg Thu EaAf Tigrinya
1730-1800 13820 WER 125 kW 135 deg Thu EaAf Arabic

Voice of Ethiopian Unity-Ethiopian Liberation Forum:
1700-1800 13820 WER 250 135 deg Wed/Fri/Sun EaAf Amharic

Voice of Oromo Liberation (Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo):
1700-1800 13830 WER 500 kW 135 deg Su/Tu/We/Fr EaAf Oromo

Radio Reveil Paroles de Vie:
1830-1845 15675 JUL 100 kW 160 deg Tue/Thu SoAf French

Pan American Broadcasting (PAB):
2000-2030 9515 WER 250 kW 150 deg Fri NoAf English
1930-2030 9515 WER 250 kW 150 deg Sat NoAf English
1930-2015 9515 WER 250 kW 150 deg Sun NoAf English
0030-0045 9640 WER 100 kW 090 deg Sun SoAs English
1400-1415 15205 JUL 100 kW 090 deg Sat SoAs Persian
1400-1430 15205 JUL 100 kW 090 deg Wed/Sun SoAs English
1415-1430 15205 NAU 100 kW 090 deg Mon-Sat SoAs English
1430-1445 15205 JUL 100 kW 090 deg Sun SoAs English
1400-1415 15205 JUL 100 kW 090 deg Tue/Thu CeAs Armenian
1600-1630 13830 JUL 100 kW 100 deg Thu ME Persian
1600-1630 13830 JUL 100 kW 100 deg Sun ME English
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 10/DX Mix News 533 & 534 via wb, Germany)

Part 4 of 4

Germany - Summer A-08 of Media Broadcast(ex DTK T-Systems). Part 4 of 4:

Bible Voice Broadcasting Network (BVBN):
to West Europe
0745-0815 5945 WER 100 kW 300 deg Fri English/Urdu
0700-0815 5945 WER 100 kW 300 deg Sat English
0700-0900 5945 WER 100 kW 300 deg Sun English

to East Europe
1800-1830 6130 WER 125 kW 055 deg Tue/Fri Russian
1815-1830 6130 WER 125 kW 055 deg Mon/Wed Russian
1815-1845 6130 WER 125 kW 055 deg Thu Russian
1800-1845 6130 WER 125 kW 055 deg Sat English
1800-1930 6130 WER 125 kW 055 deg Sun English/Russian/English

to South Europe
1800-1830 9435 JUL 100 kW 220 deg Sun Spanish

to North Africa
2000-2030 9635 WER 250 kW 135 deg Thu Arabic
0900-1000 17535 WER 125 kW 135 deg Fri Arabic

to West Africa
1930-2000 11830 WER 125 kW 195 deg Sat French/Ajda

to Central Africa
1830-1845 11830 JUL 100 kW 160 deg Sun Swahili
1845-2000 11830 JUL 100 kW 160 deg Sun English

to South Africa
1900-1930 13710 WER 500 kW 165 deg Sun English

to East Africa
0430-0530 11635 WER 250 kW 120 deg Mon-Thu Arabic
0430-0545 11635 WER 250 kW 120 deg Fri Arabic
0430-0530 11635 WER 125 kW 135 deg Sat Amharic
0430-0500 11635 WER 125 kW 135 deg Sun Amharic
1630-1800 13810 JUL 100 kW 130 deg Mon/Tue/Fri Amh./Tigrinya/Amh.
1600-1800 13810 JUL 100 kW 130 deg Wed/Thu Amharic
1800-1900 13810 JUL 100 kW 130 deg Fri Somali/Amharic
1600-1630 13810 JUL 100 kW 130 deg Sat-Mon Oromo
1630-1800 13810 JUL 100 kW 130 deg Sat Amharic
1800-1830 13810 JUL 100 kW 130 deg Sat Somali
1630-1900 13810 JUL 100 kW 130 deg Sun Amh/Somali/Amh
1430-1530 15470 JUL 100 kW 145 deg Daily Nuer/Dinka
1530-1545 15470 JUL 100 kW 145 deg Fri Fur
1530-1600 17650 WER 100 kW 135 deg Wed EaAf Tigrinya

to Middle East
1545-1700 9430 JUL 100 kW 130 deg Mon/Wed Arabic
1615-1700 9430 JUL 100 kW 130 deg Fri Arabic
1700-1800 9430 WER 100 kW 120 deg Sat/Sun English
1830-1900 9430 WER 250 kW 120 deg Fri English
1800-1830 9430 WER 250 kW 120 deg Sat English
1800-1900 9430 WER 250 kW 120 deg Sun English
1800-1830 11875 JUL 100 kW 105 deg Mon/Wed/Fri Persian
1800-1900 11875 JUL 100 kW 105 deg Tue/Thu/Sun Persian
1800-1815 11875 JUL 100 kW 105 deg Sat English
1530-1730 12140 JUL 100 kW 100 deg Daily Persian
1625-1715 13580 ISS 250 kW 115 deg Tue/Fri Arabic
1625-1730 13580 ISS 250 kW 115 deg Mon/Wed/Thu Arabic
1545-1600 13590 NAU 100 kW 125 deg Mon/Wed English
1545-1700 13590 NAU 100 kW 125 deg Tue English
1700-1800 13590 NAU 100 kW 125 deg Tue Hebrew/English
1545-1645 13590 NAU 100 kW 125 deg Thu English
1545-1615 13590 NAU 100 kW 125 deg Fri English
1730-1800 13590 NAU 100 kW 125 deg Fri English
1545-1730 13590 NAU 100 kW 125 deg Sat English
1730-1800 13590 NAU 100 kW 125 deg Sat Tagalog/Hebrew
1800-1830 13590 NAU 100 kW 125 deg Sat English
1530-1815 13590 NAU 100 kW 125 deg Sun English

to Far East
2245-2330 7255 WER 250 kW 075deg Fri Vietnamese,cancelled from July 4
2300-2330 7255 WER 250 kW 075deg Sat Vietnamese,cancelled from July 5

to South Asia
0030-0100 9490 WER 250 kW 090 deg Mon-Thu Hindi
0030-0100 9490 WER 250 kW 090 deg Fri-Sun English
0030-0045 9815 WER 250 kW 075 deg Daily Bengali
1500-1600 15390 NAU 250 kW 087 deg Mon Hindi
1530-1600 15390 NAU 250 kW 087 deg Tue/Thu Hindi
1515-1600 15390 NAU 250 kW 087 deg Wed Hindi
1500-1530 15390 NAU 250 kW 087 deg Thu Tamil/Telugu
1500-1600 15390 NAU 250 kW 087 deg Fri Bengali/Hindi
1500-1530 15390 NAU 250 kW 087 deg Sat English
1500-1530 15390 NAU 250 kW 087 deg Sun Bengali
1400-1500 15680 ISS 250 kW 085 deg Sat/Sun English
1515-1600 15680 JUL 100 kW 090 deg Tue/Wed Urdu
1515-1530 15680 JUL 100 kW 090 deg Thu Urdu
1530-1600 15680 JUL 100 kW 090 deg Thu English
1515-1530 15680 JUL 100 kW 090 deg Fri Punjabi
1530-1600 15680 JUL 100 kW 090 deg Fri/Sun Urdu
1530-1600 15680 JUL 100 kW 090 deg Sat English
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 11/DX Mix News 533 & 534 via wb, Germany)

Radio Seagull begins 24 hour web broadcasting

Dutch station Radio Seagull, which broadcasts in English at 1700-0500 UTC on 1602 kHz, has begun round the clock broadcasting online. Radio Seagull’s new daytime output is available now in Windows Media format at 96 kbps, and can be accessed by clicking on the link at the top right of the Home Page on the station’s website.
During the day the station has put put together a nonstop Classic Rock format to complement the somewhat more contemporary music that it broadcasts overnight. The station has also added a news service, with a three minute bulletin from FSN every hour on the hour, Monday to Friday.
(Source: Radio Seagull/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Hawaiian AM station reactivates

The AM radio station on 620 kHz in Hilo, Hawaii, has returned to the air with the call letters KNHU, using the slogan “Honu 62.” The station is now owned by Mahalo Broadcasting LLC of Arizona, and is currently running a news-talk format with time-shifted shows from the mainland. But co-owner James Walker says the format is “not set in stone.”
The station closed last July when the previous owner, Skynet, lost the lease for its transmitter site. Mahalo said it has temporarily resolved the issue pending a permanent resolution.
(Source: Star Bulletin/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Hot Spot DXing: Georgia-Russia Conflict

New Russian Air Strikes, Raids in Georgian Towns GORI, Georgia — Russia sent hundreds of tanks and troops into the separatist province of South Ossetia and bombed Georgian towns Saturday in a major escalation of the conflict that has left scores of civilians dead and wounded.

Georgia, a staunch U.S. ally, launched a major offensive Friday to retake control of breakaway South Ossetia. Russia, which has close ties to the province and posts peacekeepers there, responded by sending in armed convoys and military combat aircraft. Continued story at Fox News: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,400841,00.html

Russian jets attack Georgian town
Russian jets have carried out strikes on military targets in the central Georgian town of Gori,close to the breakaway region of South Ossetia.Georgian officials say 60 people were killed when bombs hit two blocks of flats in the town.The Georgian parliament has meanwhile approved a presidential decree declaring a state of war for 15 days.Earlier, Russia said it had "liberated" South Ossetia's capital Tskhinvali, but Georgia said it remained in control. Additional story and video at BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7550804.stm

Russia vows to defend S Ossetia
Russia will intervene if conflict erupts in the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia,a senior Russian diplomat has warned. Continued story and video at BBC News:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7543099.stm

No quick fix to S Ossetia conflict
The dog days of August are generally a quiet time in the world's foreign ministries and newsrooms - a time when second-string officials hold the fort while their senior colleagues sun themselves on vacation. Continued story and video at BBC News: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7550780.stm

Georgia calls for cease fire in S Ossetia
Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/

Russian troops raid Georgian town; scores dead
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080809/D92EPSC80.html

Georgian Public Broadcasting website in English available online
The Georgian view of the military conflict with Russia is reflected on the English-language website of Georgian Public Broadcasting. The site does take rather a long time to load (probably due to heavy traffic) so please be patient. For the Russian view of events, the website and broadcasts of Voice of Russia are available.
(Source: R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Russia, Voice of Russia - A08 English schedule
Effective: 30 March - 26 October 2008

All times UTC
Broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated

English
0300-0400 15735 15735 Komsomol'sk-na-A 250 Asia DRM mode
0400-0500 15735 15735 Komsomol'sk-na-A 250 Asia DRM mode
0700-0800 1251 1251 Dushanbe-TJK 500 Asia
0800-0900 1251 1251 Dushanbe-TJK 500 Asia
1400-1500 15660 15660 Moscow 250 Asia
1400-1500 11755 11755 Dushanbe-TJK 100 Asia
1400-1500 9745 9745 Chita 500 Asia
1400-1500 7330 7330 Ussurijsk 500 Asia
1400-1500 6045 6045 Vladivostok 250 Asia
1400-1500 1251 1251 Dushanbe-TJK 500 Asia
1500-1600 9625 9625 Novosibirsk 500 Asia
1500-1600 9660 9660 Xian-CHN 150 Asia
1500-1600 4965 4965 Dushanbe-TJK 500 Asia
1530-1600 972 972 Dushanbe-TJK 500 Asia
1600-1700 12055 12055 Samara 250 Asia
1600-1700 12120 12120 Dushanbe-TJK 100 Asia
1600-1700 9405 9405 Irkutsk 250 Asia
1600-1700 6070 6070 Novosibirsk 100 Asia
1600-1700 1251 1251 Dushanbe-TJK 600 Asia
1700-1800 9850 9850 Chita 500 Asia
1700-1800 9405 9405 Irkutsk 250 Asia
1700-1800 1269 1269 Yunnan?-CHN 600 Asia
1700-1800 1251 1251 Dushanbe-TJK 500 Asia

English
0500-0600 21790 21790 Irkutsk 250 AUS/NZL
0500-0600 17635 17635 Komsomol'sk-na-A 250 AUS/NZL
0600-0700 21790 21790 Irkutsk 250 AUS/NZL
0600-0700 17635 17635 Komsomol'sk-na-A 250 AUS/NZL
0700-0800 21790 21790 Irkutsk 250 AUS/NZL
0700-0800 17635 17635 Komsomol'sk-na-A 250 AUS/NZL
0700-0800 17495 17495 Dushanbe-TJK 500 AUS/NZL
0800-0900 21790 21790 Irkutsk 250 AUS/NZL
0800-0900 17635 17635 Komsomol'sk-na-A 250 AUS/NZL
0800-0900 17495 17495 Dushanbe-TJK 500 AUS/NZL

English
1600-1700 13855 13855 Moscow 250 Africa
1600-1700 11985 11985 Moscow 500 Africa
1700-1800 13855 13855 Moscow 250 Africa
1700-1800 11510 11510 Chita 500 Africa
1700-1800 9850 9850 Dushanbe-TJK 100 Africa
1800-1900 11510 11510 Yerevan-ARM 1000 Africa
1800-1900 9850 9850 Chita 500 Africa
1800-1900 9745 9745 Chita 500 Africa

English
0100-0200 15425 15425 Petropavlovsk-Ka 250 North America
0100-0200 13775 13775 Vladivostok 250 North America
0100-0200 9665 9665 Chisinau-MDA 500 North America
0100-0200 7250 7250 Yerevan-ARM 1000 North America
0200-0300 15425 15425 Petropavlovsk-Ka 250 North America
0200-0300 13775 13775 Vladivostok 250 North America
0200-0300 9860 9860 Vatican State 250 North America
0200-0300 9665 9665 Chisinau-MDA 500 North America
0200-0300 9480 9480 Wertachtal (Germ 250 North America
0300-0400 13635 13635 Petropavlovsk-Ka 250 North America
0300-0400 13775 13775 Vladivostok 250 North America
0300-0400 12065 12065 Komsomol'sk-na-A 250 North America
0300-0400 9860 9860 Vatican State 250 North America
0300-0400 9800 - Krasnodar 500 North America till 31.07.08
0300-0400 5900 5900 Krasnodar 500 North America from 01.08.08
0300-0400 9665 9665 Chisinau-MDA 500 North America
0300-0400 9480 9480 Wertachtal (Germ 250 North America
0300-0400 9435 9435 Petropavlovsk-Ka 250 North America
0400-0500 13635 13635 Petropavlovsk-Ka 250 North America
0400-0500 13775 13775 Vladivostok 250 North America
0400-0500 9860 9860 Vatican State 250 North America
0400-0500 9800 - Krasnodar 500 NoAM till 31.07.08
0400-0500 5900 5900 Krasnodar 500 NoAM from 01.08.08
0400-0500 9665 9665 Chisinau-MDA 500 North America
0400-0500 9435 9435 Petropavlovsk-Ka 250 North America
Last update: 15.04.2008
Vadim Alexeew,
VoR Russian world service
DX programme editor
(Apr 20, via Michael Bethge-D wwdxc BC-DX TopNews;
location updated and compressed by wb)
(Source: wb, Germany)

New summer A-08 schedule for Voice of Russia in Turkish:
1400-1500 on 7325 ARM 100 kW / 190 deg
11985 SRP 500 kW / 185 deg
13855 MSK 200 kW / 190 deg
1500-1600 on 7325 ARM 100 kW / 190 deg
11635 S.P 200 kW / 145 deg
13870 MSK 200 kW / 190 deg
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Apr 22)

VOA Doubles Broadcasting into Republic of Georgia
Includes reports from inside the country
Washington, D.C., August 8, 2008 – The Voice of America (VOA) is doubling its Georgian language broadcasts in the wake of fighting between Georgia and Russia in the breakaway province of South Ossetia.
VOA's Geogian Service will produce a 60-minute program daily, up from 30 minutes, with news, information, interviews, analysis and reaction to the crisis in the former Soviet Republic. News is also available on the Internet at www.VOANews.com/georgian/ .
"We want to make sure Georgians are fully informed about what's happening in their country," said Steve Redisch, VOA's Executive Editor. The Georgian broadcasts are carried nationwide on a FM network as well as on shortwave frequencies 11945 and 15460 from 1530 to 1600 UTC, and on 11965 and 15460 from 1600 to 1630 UTC.
Reporters and stringers on the ground are providing VOA with reports from inside the country, which is slightly smaller than the state of South Carolina and has about 4.6 million people.
The crisis began when Georgian troops launched a military strike on the province of South Ossetia early Friday, seeking to end the region's bid for autonomy. In response, Russian troops entered the border province.
(Voice of America)

Additional information on Georgia military from Milcom Monitoring Post -Hot Spot DXing: Conflict in Georgia http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/

Taliban target NATO-backed radio transmitter

Text of report in English by Afghan independent Pajhwok news agency website
Faizabad, 9 August: A transmitter of the ISAF-run radio was attacked in the northeastern Badakhshan Province, wounding a guard and damaging a guard room. Sayed Abrar, a police official of the counter-terrorism department in the province, told Pajhwok Afghan News five rockets were fired at the Radio Saday-e Azadi [Radio Voice of Freedom] of NATO forces in outskirts of the provincial capital Faizabad last midnight.
Only one rocket hit the target, wounding a local guard of the transmitter and damaging the guardroom, said Abrar. Other rockets missed the target and did not cause any damages.
Abrar said the attack was the act of the Taliban who sporadically launch rocket attacks at night-time mostly targeting local military bases of foreign forces. A Taliban spokesman, Zabihollah Mojahid, said the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) radio based in Kabul with local offices in northern provinces was stopped after the rocket attack destroyed its transmitter in Badakhshan.
Radio Saday-e Azadi mainly airing music and news with publicity against militants has local transmissions in northern provinces in addition to its main transmissions in Kabul.
(Source: Pajhwok Afghan News website, Kabul, in English 1548 gmt 9 Aug 08 via BBC Monitoring/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Follow the Olympics via shortwave radio

One Day and Counting

Just in case you're counting - the summer Olympics begin in Beijing, tomorrow August 8 and extend to August 24th, 2008.

There are a plethora of sources to follow the games, and shortwave radio is no exception. For weeks, China Radio International has been covering the preparations with news and featured interviews with organizers, workers and athletes.

The official website of One World One Dream http://en.beijing2008.cn/ includes schedules, operations, photos, and links to Olympic Culture, Ceremonies, Olympic Education, Torch relay and much more.

NBC, America's offical Olympic network, covers news and video at www.nbcolympics.com/ The network has launched an online video hub for the 2008 Olympics, which features free
on-demand video for over 20 sports in HD.

ESPN is covering every venue in China. Key moments of the Summer games, athlete bios and stats - past and present at http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/index


If you're looking for the extra edge, via shortwave radio, why not go to the source? China Radio International broadcast 24 hous a day on shortwave and streaming audio at http://english.cri.cn/

English broadcast

30 March - 26 October 2008
All times UTC

Target Areas: af (Africa) as (Asia) eu (Europe) me (Middle East) na (North America) pa (Pacific)

0000-0057 6020na 6075as 6180as 7130eu 9570na
11885as 13750as 15125as

0030-0100 11730as
0100-0127 11730as

0100-0157 6020na 6175as 9470eu 9535as 9570na
9580na 9790na 11870as

0200-0257 11770as 13640as

0230-0257 15435me

0300-0357 9690na 9790na 15110as 11770as 13750as
15120as 15785as

0400-0457 6020na 6080na 13750as 15120as 15785as
17730as 17855as

0500-0557 6020na 6190na 11880as 15350as 15465as
17505me 17730as 17855as

0600-0657 11710af 11870me 11880as 13660as 15140me
15350as 15465as 17505af/me 17540as 17710as

0700-0757 11880as 13660as 13710eu 15350as 15465as
17490eu 17540as 17710as
0800-0857 11620as 11880as 13710eu 15350as 15465as
17490eu 17540as

0900-0957 11620as 15210pa 15270eu 15350as 17490eu
17570eu 17690pa 17750as

1000-1057 6040na 11610as 11635as 13590as 13620as
13720as 15190as 15210pa 15350as 15390as
17490eu 17690pa

1100-1157 5955as 6040na 11650as 11660as 11750na
11795as 13590as 13620as 13650eu 13720as
13645as 17490eu

1200-1257 5955as 9460as 9600as 9645as 9730as
9760pa 11650as 11660as 11690as 11760pa
11980as 13645as 13650eu 13790eu 17490eu

1300-1357 5955as 9570na 9650na 9730as 9760pa
9765as 9870as 11660as 11760pa 11980as
13610eu 13755as 13790eu 15260na 15440aca

1400-1457 5955as 9765as 9870as 11675as 11765as
13685af 13710eu 13740na 13790eu 17630af

1500-1557 5955as 6100af 7160as 7325as 9800as
9870as 11965eu 13640eu 13685af 13740na
17630af

1600-1657 6100af 6180me 9570af 9760me 11900af
11940eu 11965eu 13760eu

1700-1757 6100af 6145eu 7130as 7265me 7315me
7335eu 9570af 9595eu 11900af 11940eu
13760eu

1800-1857 7120eu 9600eu 13760eu

1900-1957 7295af/me 9435af/me

2000-2030 7160eu

2000-2057 5960eu 5985af 7190eu 7285eu 7295af/me
9440af/me 9600eu

2100-2127 11640af 13630af

2100-2157 5960eu 6135eu 7190eu 7285eu 7325af
9600eu

2200-2257 7175eu

2200-2300 9590as

2300-0000 5915as 5990am 6145na 7180as 910as
11690as 11970ca

2300-0000 DRM 9800ca 11640af 13630af

China Radio International is continuing their special Olympic QSL cards and postcards to mark the occasion. Reception reports may be sent to: English Service, P.O. Box 4216, CRI-2, Beijing 100040 China or via emal to crieng@cri.com.cn Streaming audio is available at http://english.cri.cn/ CRI website www.chinabroadcast.cn/

Bejing has declared to the world "we are ready" - during this special event why not add to your QSL collection from China Radio International.
(Source: Gayle Van Horn, Frequency Manager/Monitoring Times SW Guide)

Do's and Don'ts of China QSLing

by Gayle Van Horn
With today's focus on following the Olympics from China via shortwave radio, time for a few tips for successful QSLing stations from China.

There are several elements in preparing a quality reception report, which begins with the date of reception. Spell the month out to avoid confusion, followed by the time of reception in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The frequency on which you logged the station is vital, expressed in either megahertz (MHz) or kilohertz (kHz). Don't forget to include any notation of parallel frequencies program was observed on.

Twenty minutes of programming is usually adequate unless you are monitoring a weak signal over a period of several days. Details should be specific as much as possible including program and announcer names. Station identifications and musical format is important, but a word-for-word transcription is not only not necessary, but will potentially waste the time of station personnel in charge of QSLing.

Don't forget to include reception signal quality observed while monitoring. However, don't attempt to make the station staff feel good by an over zealous rating than the signal quality deserves. Stations know when and where their frequencies are targeted. Remember though, your observations play a vital role in the station's future frequency planning.

Whether your initial QSLing is via China Radio International or China National Radio, both stations present quality programming and verify most correct reception reports within an adequate time of one-two months.

Remember too, if a Chinese regional or provincial station does not respond to your report within four-six months, resend your reception report to China Radio International. CRI has in the past verified regional and provincial stations. This is also an alternative to Chinese reporting, as CRI accepts English details for Chinese programming.

Always ask for the transmitter site regardless of the station. Usually CRI will include a personal handwritten note and extra station souvenir. Mint return postage or currency is not required when writing CRI, but should be considered when writing to the regional, provincial or CNR.

Keeo your letter upbeat and friendly. Questions relating to programming, culture or the station's future plans is advisable, while the on-going disputes over China's human-rights issues should be avoided.

Verifying China during the Olympics and future monitoring is an excellent opportunity to beginnng the verification game. Good luck and let me know your results.
(GVH QSL Report/Monitoring Times)

Radio Prague collector Olympic QSL cards

Looking to add to your card collection during the Olympic games ? You still have time to collect the Radio Prague 2008 QSL card series. This year's eight card edition, titled Czech Sporstman includes legendary runners, gymnast, wrestlers, cyclists, footballers, hockey player Jaromir Jágr, plus tennis pro Martina Navrátilová and decathelete Roman Šebrle. The series is online at: www.radio.cz/en/html/qsl2008.html

The theme of One World...One Dream thrives as China and the world continue their countdown to the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. The games will be held August 8-24, 2008 in Beijing. To mark this occasion, China Radio International is still offering their special QSL cards and postcards of ten Olympic sites. Send your reception reports to: 16A Shijingshan Street, Beijing 100040 People's Republic of China or via email crieng@cri.com.cn . To learn more about the games, visit The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at http://en.beijing2008.cn/
(Source: Gayle Van Horn/QSL Report, Monitoring Times

Radio Free Asia's Olympic QSL card

A reminder to our blog readers. ..

Radio Free Asia announces its 22nd QSL card that is scheduled for distribution for all confirmed reception reports dated July 1 to August 31, 2008. This QSL card celebrates the XXIX Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China which will be held August 8-24, 2008. The Games have always brought people from around the world together in peace to respect universal moral principles. The card shows the graphic of Radio Free Asia’s pin, as created by RFA’s Brian Powell, which will be used by our reporters at the Games.

Radio Free Asia (RFA) is a private, nonprofit corporation that broadcasts news and information to listeners in Asian countries where full, accurate, and timely news reports are unavailable. Created by Congress in 1994 and incorporated in 1996, RFA currently broadcasts in Burmese, Cantonese, Khmer, Korean to North Korea, Lao, Mandarin, the Wu dialect, Vietnamese, Tibetan (Uke, Amdo, and Kham), and Uyghur. RFA strives for accuracy, balance, and fairness in its editorial content. As a ‘surrogate’ broadcaster, RFA provides news and commentary specific to each of its target countries, acting as the free press these countries lack. RFA broadcasts only in local languages and dialects, and most of its broadcasts comprise news of specific local interest. More information about Radio Free Asia, including our current broadcast frequency schedule, is available at http://www.rfa.org/ .

RFA encourages listeners to submit reception reports. Reception reports are valuable to RFA as they help us evaluate the signal strength and quality of our transmissions. RFA confirms all accurate reception reports by mailing a QSL card to the listener.

RFA welcomes all reception report submissions at www.techweb.rfa.org (follow the QSL REPORTS link) not only from DX’ers, but also from its general listening audience. Reception reports are also accepted by emails to qsl@rfa.org, and for anyone without Internet access, reception reports can be mailed to:

Reception Reports
Radio Free Asia
2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300
Washington DC 20036
United States of America
Upon request, RFA will also send a copy of the current broadcast schedule and a station sticker.
(A.J. Janitschek /Radio Free Asia)

Trends in Tropical Bands broadcasting 2008

Special thanks to Anker Petersen, editor of DSWC International newsletter DX Window, for sharing the following feature with the Shortwave Central blog readers.
Gayle VanHorn

Trends in Tropical Bands broadcasting 2008
by Anker Petersen
Since 1973 the Danish Shortwave Club International has published an annual publication which first covered the frequency range of 2.200 to 5.800 kHz and was called the "Tropical Bands Survey". But since 1999 I expanded it as editor to cover all Domestic broadcasting stations on shortwave from 2.200 kHz till 30 MHz. That is now called the Domestic Broadcasting Survey - the DBS- and it is popular worldwide among hard-core DX-ers. Our latest edition was published in April 2008.

The task for the editor of the DBS is, throughout the year until the next publication, to check the bands himself and follow the loggings from our members and other DX-ers around the world. For each station in the list, a note is taken of the months when it has been heard. If a station has not been heard by any DX-er during the past 12 months, it is deleted. By this measure, the DBS contains only the active domestic broadcasting stations.

With this systematic registration of broadcasting stations on the Tropical Bands each year, it is possible to make some statistics on how many frequencies were active in each region of the world and compare these numbers.

I have selected the Tropical Bands Surveys published with 12 years intervals in 1973, 1985 and 1997, and the Domestic Broadcasting Surveys from 2003 and 2008. For each of these five years I have then counted the number of active Domestic Broadcasting stations between 2.200 and 5.800 kHz. International broadcasters, Clandestine and Pirate stations are not included in these statistics.


Active domestic transmitters on 2200 – 5800 kHz

Region 1973 1985 1997 2003 2008

Central Africa 102 76 40 26 17
Southern Africa 57 39 33 9 8
Middle East 9 4 1 0 0

Indian Subcontinent 62 45 45 36 31
South East Asia 40 29 21 7 4
Indonesia 171 105 65 19 14

China, Taiwan, Mongolia 119 110 75 44 32
CIS (former USSR) 61 59 47 21 5
Far East 38 28 28 17 9

Papua New Guinea 17 20 20 20 16
Australia and other Pacific 10 4 13 7 12

Central America, Mexico 21 23 24 17 6
Caribbean 29 3 3 4 2
Northwestern South America 98 41 19 5 3

Ecuador 47 33 22 13 8
Peru 78 69 78 53 33
Bolivia 35 42 25 15 18

Brazil 107 87 67 50 40
Southern South America 5 2 1 0 0

Total 1106 819 627 363 258

We are approaching the end of the Era of Domestic broadcasting on the Tropical Bands for two main reasons: The technical standard of a large part of the transmitters in the tropical countries is poor and they cannot be repaired for economical reasons. In more developed countries the domestic shortwave transmitters are being replaced by FM- and Internet-networks. The trend above is clear: The falling trend continues and has become more steep during the past year.

The average number of closed domestic stations per year during 1997-2003 was 44 whereas it was only 14 during 2003-2007. But a total of 49 have left the bands during the past 12 months! If that pessimistic trend continues, the end of domestic broadcasting on the Tropical Bands may appear already in year 2014! A more realistic closure is around 2021.

Countries like Brazil, Peru, China, India, Bolivia and Papua New Guinea are still dominating the Tropical Bands.

Stations on the Tropical Bands which have closed down in 2006-2007, including International stations and Clandestines.

kHz kW Station Country Last log

2371 - Minsk utility station (USB) Belarus APR06
2390 0,5 R Huayacocotla, Veracruz Mexico JAN06
2460 1 Super R Alvorada, R. Branco, AC Brazil SEP07
2490 1,6 R 8 de Setembro,Descalvado, S. Paulo Brazil APR06
3215 10 RRI Manado, CN Indonesia FEB07
3220 - KCBS, Hamhung, Bangsong North Korea JAN07
3231,8 10 RRI Bukittinggi, SW Indonesia JAN06
3270 100 WWRB, Manchester, Tennessee USA APR06
3306 - ZBC, Guineafowl, Gweru Zimbabwe JUN06
3344,6 0,5 R Ayopaya, Independencia, Cochabm. Bolivia FEB06
3375 10 R Western Highlands, Mount Hagen Papua New Guinea JAN06
3385 1 R Guarujá Paulista, Guarujá, SP Brazil SEP07
3815 0,2 Kalaalit Nunaata R, via Tasiilaq(USB) Greenland MAR07
3930 - R Voice of Komala, via No. Iraq Clandestine APR06
3955 100 Voice of Russia, Vladivostok Russia JAN06
3960,1 10 RRI Palu, Tondo, CC Indonesia JAN06
3970 - Voice of Iranian Kurdistan, No. Iraq Clandestine FEB07
3980 100 R Liberty, via Biblis Germany MAR06
3985 250 VOIRI, Ahwaz Iran MAR06
4030 - Voice of the Struggle of Iranian Kurdistan Clandestine JAN07
4394,5 - Onda Cero R (USB), Madrid-Spurious Spain DEC07
4620,5 - R Espacial, Otuzco, La Libertad Peru JAN07
4728,2 - R Aripalca, Aripalca, Nor Chichas Bolivia FEB07
4760 100 R Liberty via Yangiyul Tajikistan FEB06
4761,7 - R Guanay, Guanay, La Paz Bolivia FEB06
4839,9 15 Heilongjiang PBS, Shangzhi, Heilongjiang China PPPPP
4855 - Minsk utility station (USB) Belarus JAN06
4874,6 10 RRI Sorong, PP Indonesia MAR07
4875 100 R Hara, via Dusheti Georgia FEB06
4890 250 R France International, Moyabi Gabon JAN06
4890 40 NBC, Port Moresby Papua New Guinea JUL07
4890,1 - R Macedonia, Arequipa Peru JAN06
4890,4 1 R Chota, Chota, Cajamarca Peru JAN07
4900 50 AIR Guwahati A, Assam India MAR07
4915 50 GBC, Accra Ghana NOV06
4925 0,5 R Difusora, Taubaté, SP Brazil JAN07
4960 50 AIR Ranchi, Jharkhand India MAR07
4995 100 R Liberty via Yangiyul Tajikistan FEB06
5010 1 HRMI, La Voz de Misiones Int. Honduras APR07
5015 1 R Pioneira, Teresina, PI Brazil FEB07
5026 10 R Uganda, Kampala Uganda MAR07
5035 100 R Centrafricaine, Bangui-Bimbo Central African Republic JAN06
5035 500 WEWN, Vandiver, Alabama USA MAY06
5040 - Hrvatski R, Deanovec, Spurious Croatia JUL07
5135 1 R Amazonas, Pt. Ayacucho, Orinoco Venezuela APR07
5323,7 - La Voz del Alta, Acobamba Peru FEB07
5420 50 Voice of Minorities, Beijing China FEB07
5500 - Voice of Peace & Democracy of Eritrea Clandestine JAN06
5500 10 Voice of the Tigray Revolution Ethiopia DEC06
5699,8 - R Triple SH, San Ignacio, Cajamarca Peru FEB06
5699,8 0,15 R Frecuencia, San Ignacio, Cajamarca Peru JAN07
(Anker Petersen, Denmark)

A closer look at South American DX

We may be in the midst of the dog days of summer - which means high static levels and less than perfect radio conditions, but hold on DXers!
South American DX is still rolling in - and there remains plenty to hear. Ice down your favorite beverage and do some shortwave band scanning!
The following loggings represent what hobbyist are hearing recently - so how is the DX from your listening post ?
Gayle Van Horn

All times UTC

* sign-on sign-off* // parallel frequency

Bolivia
3310, Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba, 2227-2239, Jul 07, Quechua talks to music. SINPO 23342. Noted adjacent utility QRM, but it is usually a clean channel at approximately this time. (Gonçalves). Also good signal in the morning. (Wilkner)

3390.29, Emisoras Camargo, Camargo, 2350-0012, Jul 08/09, Spanish program. (Wilkner)

4409.82, Radio Eco, Reyes (presumed), 0240-0250, Jul 07, Spanish announcement to huaynos music. SINPO 25232. (Petersen)

5952.47, Radio Pio XII, Siglo XX, 2200-0230*, Jul 02, 06, 10, 11, 12 and 21, Quechoa excited conversation between two men, Spanish time ann and ID: "Radio Pio XII", ID jingle: "Pio XII", Quechoa religious talk, Bolivian songs, closing announcement mentioning frequency, jingle repeated three times and off. SINPO 33333. (Bolland, Méndez and Petersen)

6055.06, R Juan XXIII, San Ignacio de Velazco, 2102-2115, Jul 08, Spanish news bulletin with local and national headlines, community news and messages: "Aviso de trabajo...necesitamos...para trabajos en merceria...presentarse en calle....muy cerca de la emisora...", ID: ".....para Radio Juan XXIII....", SINPO 22432 (best reception in LSB mode). (Slaen)

Brazil
3325, Radio Mundial, São Paulo, SP, 2239-2302, Jul 08, A Voz do Brasil. Middle of part 2, with Senate Report, House of Representatives news, then religious program at 2300, 25332. (Gonçalves)

4754.9, Radio Imaculada Conceiçao, Campo Grande, MS, 2231-2246 and 0512-0532, Jul 11 and 13, religious talks, songs, no Voz do Brasil at 2200, ID: "Radio Imaculada María, a nosa familia,somos unha familia", 25322. (Gonçalves and Méndez)

4805, Radio Difusora do Amazonas, Manaus, AM, 2206-2235, Jul 06 and 12, Portuguese football comments, QRM via China 4800, 23322. (Méndez). Also heard at 0930-1000, Jul 09 in Brazilian Portuguese, strong signal. (Wilkner)

4865.05, Radio Verdes Florestas, Cruzeiro do Sul, AC (presumed), 1005-1020, Jul 09, Portuguese news mentioning various place names such as "Brazil" and "São Paulo", could not pull out any ID's however. Signal was poor. (Bolland)

5869.98, R Voz Missionaria, Florianopolis, SC, 2045-2055 and 2145-2205, Jul 08, differentreligious programmes in Portuguese, many ann, ID: "..transmisao da Rádio Voz Missionaria da Florianopolis....", another ann: "....Voz Missionaria ....estamos todos os dias....", SINPO 34433.(Slaen). This new station was also heard in Denmark at 2330-2355, Jul 12, Portuguese religious talk, hymn, occasional CWQRM, SINPO 24332, but not heard on // 11750. (Petersen)

6039.71, Radio Clube Paranaense, Curitiba, PR, 0950-1005, Jul 09, Portuguese information. At 1000 China Radio Int. comes up blocking everything. Brazil was poor while audible. (Bolland)

6080, Radio Novas de Paz, Curitiba PR, 2102, Jul 09 Jul, programme "Musical Evangélico", 22441, BCQRM. (Gonçalves)

6135, Radio Aparecida, Aparecida, SP, 2216-2227, Jul 10 and 12, religiouse talk in Portuguese, A Voz do Brasil, part 1, 33432, adjacent QRM and heterodyne with Bolivia 6134.8. (Gonçalves and Méndez)

6160, Radio Rio Mar, Manaus, AM, 1001-1015, Jul 14, Portuguese morning "magazine" style format of announcement. Station time check and Public Service Announcements. Easy-listening Brazilian pops to announcer's music title format between tunes, SIO 434. (Van Horn)

9564.88, Radio Tupi, Curitiba, PR (pres.), 2212, Jun 23, preaching in Portuguese, mainly clear, not very strong. (Valko)

11780, Radio Nacional da Amazónia, Parque do Rodeador, near Brasília, DF, 1406-1435 and 2121-2137, Jul 07, 12 and 15, listeners' messages in Portuguese, extensive interview with the head of a regional agricultural agency about herd vaccination, then songs. SINPO 44444 adjacent QRM from Brazil 11784.5. (Gonçalves and Méndez)

11784.5, Radio Guaíba, Porto Alegre, RS, 1419 and 2119-2132, Jul 07 and 13, football reports to commercials and songs. SINPO 34433. (Gonçalves)

11804.6, Radio Globo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 1417, Jul 13, football news and referencies to the Santos vs. Botafogo match later in the day. SINPO 24442. (Gonçalves). Also noted at 2136-2154, Jul 12, Portuguese football report. SINPO 23222(Méndez)

11855, R Aparecida, Aparecia, SP, 1413 and 2051-2130, Jul 07, 12 and 13. Program announcement to commericals. "Pé na Estrada" with music and info. Commercials related to parts and oil, advices, hymns. Station ID as, "Radio Aparecida". SINPO 34433 QRM from WYFR in Spanish, // 5035, 6135, 9630. (Gonçalves and Méndez)

Colombia
5910, Marfil Estéreo, Lomalinda, 2214-0841, Jul 05, 09, 13 and 20, Latin vocals with Spanish announced ID as, "Vd. está escuchando Marfil Estereo", "Marfil Estereo, HKI 79 FM, para todo el departamento de Meta, Ondas de Paz", "esta sintonizando Marfil Estereo", religious programm. SINPO 34333. (D'Angelo, Gonçalves, Méndez, Otávio and Petersen)

6010, La Voz de tu Conciencia, Lomalinda (tentative), 0811-0840, Jul 15, Spanish religious talk with soft easy listening religious music, choir vocals, possible ID, poor. (D'Angelo). "Pray that we will be able to get our most important radio station (The Voice of Your Conscience on 6010 short wave) back on the air. After many years of faithful service all three of the expensive 5000 watt tubes in the transmitter came to the end of their service life and burned out. The bill to fix the transmitter will be ten thousand US." (Russell and Marina Stendal, "Colombia Para Cristo" Newsletter, via DXplorer)

6035, La Voz del Guaviare, San José del Guaviare, 2226-2259, Jul 11 and 12, Spanish ann, salsa music program. SINPO 35433. (Gonçalves and Méndez). Also heard at 1124-1130, Jul 07. Station ID and commericals to talk. SIgnal fair but on the decline. (Wilkins in DXplorer)

Ecuador
3279.6, La Voz del Napo, Tena, 0950, Jul 09, subdued conversational Spanish, good signal. (Wilkner)

4814.9, Radio El Buen Pastor, Loma de Carbocillo, 1000, a regular with strong signal. (Wilkner)

4909.32, Radio Chaskis, Otavalo, 0906-0922, Jul 17, Spanish ann, nice mix of Quichua ballads with ID ann between selections, all different, fair, clear signal- the best I have ever logged Chaskis with here. (Barbour in DXplorer)

Peru
3329.53, Ondas del Huallaga, Huánuco, 2357-0010, Jul 08/09, talk over music. (Wilkner)

4746.84, Radio Huanta 2000, Huanta, Ayacucho, 1120 seems to sign on late. (Wilkner)

4774.98, Radio Tarma, Tarma, 0329-0342, Jul 11, short ann in Spanish alternating romantic Spanish selections, slogan "Radio Tarma, la primeirisima", ID, good SINPO 33433. (Otávio). Also heard at 1019-1030, Jul 14, Spanish talk, but very weak. (Bolland)

4790.08, Radio Visión, Chiclayo, 0225-0620, Jul 03, 04, 13 and 19, Spanish preaching and shouting, hymn, "Escuchan el programa La Voz de la Salvación", "Bienvenidos a La Voz de la Salvación, Iglesia Pentecostal La Cosecha", CODAR QRM, SINPO 33333. (Méndez and Petersen)
4824.49, La Voz de la Selva, Iquitos signed on after 1100, Jul 09. (Wilkner). Also heard at 2231-2241, Jul 08, talks in Spanish presumably, SINPO 12341, QRM from Brazil 4825. (Gonçalves)

4826.51, Radio Sicuani, Sicuani, 2222-0212*, Jul 09, 10 and 14, Spanish talk, local and sports news programme "La Federacion Peruana...", huaynos, SINPO 23332 QRM from Zimbabwe and CODAR. (Otávio, Petersen and Wilkner).

4835.6, Radio Marañon, Jaén, 2246-0013, Jul 08, 09 and 10, return noted after several weeks off the air, Spanish talks alternating local pop music, 23322. (Gonçalves, Otávio and Wilkner). Strongest Peruvian at 1000-1130, Jul 09 and 14, Spanish energetic programming with shouted ann by man and woman, 1032 simply "Radio Marañon" ID shouted in midst of flute and drum solo. (Bolland and Wilkner). Cf. DX Window 354. (Ed)

4940, Radio San Antonio, Villa Atalaya, 2217-2228, 07 Jul, Spanish. Music of SINPO 5231. (Gonçalves). Be aware of Venezuela. (Ed)

4955, Radio Cultural Amauta, Huanta, 2205-2310, Jul 06, 07, 12 and 18, Quechua and Spanish religious talks and about education, instrumental violin music, SINPO 35342. (Gonçalves, Méndez, Otávio and Petersen)

4974.8, Radio del Pacífico, Lima, 0548-0603, Jul 07. Hymns in Spanish to religious talk. SINPO 25322. (Méndez)

4991, Radio Manantial (t), Chilca, 2226-2235, Jul 07, Indian songs. SINPO 15241. (Gonçalves)

5014.37, Radio Altura, Cerro de Pasco, 2240-2254 and 0243-0458, Jun 27, Jul 10 and 11, Spanish advs, e.g. about medical clinic of acunpucture (La Milionaria, especialista en medicina biologica China), local pop selections alternating talks, 0458 "Happy Birthday", SINPO 35242. (Gonçalves, Otávio and Valko)

5025, Radio Quillabamba, Quillabamba, 2235-2248, Jul 14. Messages in Spanish and Quechua. Local events and necrologic announced program. Station ad about medical clinic center and shoes store " tudo a precio del fabrica...", 33433. (Otávio)

5039.21, R Libertad, Junin, 1102-1120, Jul 13, "..en action Radio Libertad ... nueva voz...". (Wilkner)

6019.42, Radio Victoria, Lima, 0542-0900, Jun 27, Jul 05, 15 and 21, religious programmes in Spanish: "Acuda a nuestra sede en Avenida Arica 248, Distrito de Breña, cierre de la campaña el poder del Espíritu Santo", "Siga escuchando La Voz de la Liberación de la Iglesia Pentecostal La Cosecha, una de la madrugada con 19 minutos", 34433. (Bolland, Méndez and Valko)

6047.22, Radio Santa Rosa, Lima (t), 2340-2350, Jul 12, Spanish talk, SINPO 13221. (Petersen)

9720, Radio Victoria, Lima, 2235-0034, Jul 14 and 17, Spanish religious program to canned ID,SINPO 25433 parallel to 6019.42. (D'Angelo and Gonçalves)

Venezuela
4939.70 - 4939.96v, Radio Amazonas, Puerto Ayacucho, 2215-0310, Jul 10, 11, 15 and 19Spanish announcement to romantic music and talk - very distorted signal, best to monitor in USB. No doubt it was Radio Amazonas. SINPO 25332. (Otávio, Petersen and Wilkner)
(Source: Source: DX Window # 355 via Ander Petersen/DSWC Intl)

Blogs Logs - Clandestine radio activity

All times UTC

*sign-on sign-off* //parallel frequency

3912, Voice of the People (tentative) Kyonggi-do, Korea South, 0959 carrier on, *1000-1028*, Jul 12 and 13, maybe a local pop selection (seems to be exactly the same selection played on both days), carrier off at 1030, no talks! SINPO 33433. (Otávio)

6015, Shiokaze - Sea Breeze, via Yamata, Japan, *1400, July 21, new frequency - temporary move from 6020?, Japanese. Is this their new anti-jamming alternative frequency (ex: 6005) or a new primary frequency (ex: 6020)? Am glad they did not return to 6005, due to the station interference caused there by Echo of Hope on 6003. Before 1400 heard weak Asian station (assume Xinjiang PBS), time pips and assume it was China's CNR-8 that was totally covered by Shiokaze signing on after the pips. (Howard)

6100, Radio República, via Sackville, canada 0245-0300, Jul 10, Spanish talk about Cuba. Station ID and jingles. SINPO 45344. (Petersen)

6300, National Radio of Sahara Arab Democratic Republic, Rabouni, Algeria 1815-2400*, Jul 11 and 21, Arabic talks, sports program to songs, 2300 Spanish program to ID and close down announcement. SINPO observed 45344 - 22432. (D'Angelo, Liangas, Otávio)

6348, Radio Echo of Hope, Goyang, South Korea, 1820-1826, Jul 21. Pop song then talks in Korean!! Song. (Liangas)

6600, Voice of the People, via Gimpo, South Korea, 1102-1106 and 1650-2007, Jul 07, 10, 20 and 21, Korean ann, operatic songs, 1700 news read by man and woman, 1720 more operatic songs, comment and operatic songs again! SINPO 33343 heavily QRMed from a digital stream on 6598 kHz. (Liangas, Petersen and Slaen)

7205, IBC-Tamil, via Wertachtal, 0007-0059*, Jul 11, long talks in Tamil, ID and apparent news at 0030. Musical program mixed with talks after the news. Music fanfare followed by ID and closing announcement at 0059, fair. (D'Angelo)

9515, Radio Republica, via Rampisham, 2216-2219, Jul 09, Spanish news program about Cuba and Latin Ameircan countries. Station ID with schedule, ID audible as, "Para saber o que se pasa en Cuba, sintonise Radio Republica. " SINPO 43433. (Otavio)

9590, Sudan Radio Service, via Dhabbaya, United Arab Emirates (250 kW / 240 degrees) Has this detailed language schedule to East Africa: 1700-1730: Monday in Dinka, Tuesday in Zande, Wednesday in Moro, Thursday in Bari and French in Shiluk. 1730-1800 Monday-Friday in English. (Ivanov via BC-DX and Gupta). Heard Tuesday Jul 22, *1700-1710, in scheduled Zande. SINPO 33333, ex 9840. (Petersen)

11805, Sudan Radio Service, via Dhabbaya, United Arab Emirates (250 kW / 240 degrees). On new frequency, 0300-0330 Monday-Fridya in English, 0330-0500 Mon-Friday in Arabic. Broker: V.T. Communications. (Ivanov via BC-DX and Gupta)

15325, Sudan Radio Service, via Dhabbaya, United Arab Emirates (250 kW / 240 degrees) On new frequency, 0500-0530 Arabic, 0530-0600 English. Broker: V.T. Communications. (Ivanov via BC-DX and Gupta)

Voice of Biafra International via WHRI (specifically the WHR 1 transmitter in Cypress Creek, SC) verified on its former frequency 15665 with a full data Over 20 Years of Shortwave Ministry to the World, card in 151 days for a report send to South Bend, Indiana address. (D'Angelo)
(Source: DX Window # 355 via Ander Petersen/DSWC Intl)

Shortwave DX Tips

All times UTC

Anguilla
6090 No sign of Dr. Gene on 6090 kHz on 25 July at 0410 UTC. Only heard on WWCR 5935 kHz. On 26 July same time and frequency. Maybe people quit giving Rev. Melissa $$$.(Liz Cameron-USA, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 26)

Burkina Faso
5030 Radio Burkina, Ouagadougou. July 25 in French at 0710-0715 UT tribal music, YL and OM talks. Noisy SINPO 22322. (Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec-B, hcdx July 24)

Chad
Chad in very nice at 2139 UT on 4904.97 kHz with music program. Transmitter sounds like it has returned to the strength we heard before the unrest in February.(John Herkimer-USA, DXplorer July 26)

Greece/Macedonia
Many stations with ID "Macedonia": "Radio Statmos Makedonias" in Greek, three different prgrs at 1850 UT on 7450, 1044, 1179 kHz; pirate mx station in Greek called "Radio Makedonia" on 1384.5 kHz MW and of course "Makedonsko Radio Skopje" on MW 810 - all heard in June/July.(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 24)

India
4800 All India Radio-Hyderabad, 0047-.19 Jul. English. Program about theater and a play. SINPO 55433.

4840 All India Radio-Mumbai, 0045-.19 Jul. Vernacular text with references to Mumbai.
SINPO 45433.

4910 All India Radio-Jaipur, 0043-.19 Jul, Vernacular talks to music. SINPO 35333; \\
to 5010.

5010 All India Radio Radio-Thiruvananthapuram, 0041-.19 Jul, Vernacular talks to song.
SINPO 35333 \\ to 4910.(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 21)

Iran/Iraq
Voice of Kurdistan 6335 1600-1700 in English (in July). (Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 24)

Israel/Russia
Each 3rd Monday of the month a common "Radio Bridge" program will be aired on the waves of Voice of Russia in Ru (Radio Kanal Sadruzhestva prgr/Commonwealth) prepared by Kol Israel and VORussia. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 24)

Korea DPR/Portugal
15180 RDP Lisbon Portuguese 1000-1200 UTC broadcast suffers heavily heterodyne by VoKorea 1000-1200 and KCBS Korean til 1250 UTC on odd 15179.92 signal.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 25)

Mali
9635 Radio Mali, Bamako. On July 18 Vernacular text at 0945-0956 UTC. Announcer's talks to
tribal music. Long segment for male's slow speech pattern. Het on signal. SINPO 32433.
(Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec-Brazil, JPNpremium July 25)

Mauritania
4845 Radio Mauritanie, Nouakchott. July 20 Ar 2254- 2305 UTC. Male/female talk segments and short music. 2302 UTC outside male talks returning to studio. SINPO 34433.

7245 Radio Mauritanie, Nouakchott. July 21 Ar 0953-1002 UTC. Announcer's talks to instrumental music (maybe local). Signal level declined when this music was playing. SINPO 23322 to 1000. (Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec-Brazil, JPNpremium July 18)

Mongolia
Voice of Mongolia Ulaanbaatar. The program on English at 1030-1057 UT on 12085 kHz was repeated from 1530 UTC on 12085 kHz on July 18th. Same news and items.(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 24)

Myanmar
9730.77 Myanma Radio. 1411-1428, July 23, in English and vernacular, English lesson with a series of questions and answers ("Question Number 10: Do the Japanese drink tea?"), 1424 into vernacular, weak. Clearly this is their Minorities and Educational Service (ex: 5040.6). Thanks to tip from Dan Sheedy. He heard what sounded like an English lesson here on July 12, at 1503 UTC.(Ron Howard-CA-USA, JPNpremium July 25)

New Zealand
RNZI "Mailbox" Interview with Jonathan Marks on http://www.rnzi.com/audio/mailbox.mp3

Nigeria
4770 Radio Nigeria, Kaduna Jarji. On July 24 in En, Hausa (schedule) 2220-2237 UTC.Slow English pop music selections, at 2233 UTC. Lady aanouncer's talk unreadable. From 2230 UTC some signal enhancement, SINPO 22432. (Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec-B, hcdx July 24)

Peru
4835.46 Re Radio Maranon Jaen. Zeljko noted strong local signal of R Maranon when toured to Quito late Feb 2008. He notes strong signals there, like a steep fountain umbrella signal to cover local area. (wb)

Saudi Arabia
Again middle sound buzz noted at 0300-0700 UTC on 9715 and 1000-1225 UT on 15250 kHz. In the schedule of Radio Taiwan Int is given 15245 kHz for using but they are on 15250 kHz plus Firedrake of Beijing. (July 20).

Before the beginning of the programs in French observed: 0750 English, 0800 French on
17785 and 1350 (Urdu?) \\ 13775, 1400 French on 17660 (but sometimes they are using 17760 kHz!) (Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 24)

Sri Lanka
On July 27th on 9770 kHz at 0330-0500 (and later also on \\ 15745 kHz) only Gospel progrs in En, no own prgrs of SLBC, but at 0400 UTC ID "This Is Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation", the next program is compiled and presented by .... Ministries".(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 30)

Switzerland
531 The Swiss mediumwave transmitter at Beromuenster on 531 kHz is to close by the end of 2008, as it no longer complies with stringent regulations on electromagnetic radiation. The 600 kW transmitter has in recent years been operated at the reduced power of 180 kW. In 2003
the antenna feeder cable was damaged by lightning. It was planned to replace it, but the plans were cancelled because of protests from local residents.

Tanzania
11735 Radio Tanzania, Dole, Zanzibar, afternoon of 20 July, Swahili, selection of varied music, ranging from Arabic style to East African pop like, prayer; no recorded log, so no SINPO, but I'd rated it as fair-good in strength, no QRM. On one brief occasion, Radio Transmundial
in Brazil seemed to be "wanting" to be heard too... This was via a 41 m inverted V here at home, so no chance to select either Africa or South America. very low angle or higher angle.(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 21)

Thailand
BBC DRM test from Nakhon Sawan relay site at 0300-0600 UT on 17840 kHz, and 0600-0900 UT on 21640 kHz. Scheduled only Mons and Tues. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 24)Tentat. noted a tiny DRM noise around 0810 UT July 29th. (wb)

USA
15280 WHRI Voice of Biafra International. Cypress Greek. On July 25 English at 2002 UT OM VOBI aperture anmts, music wich seems to be a anthem, 2005 UTC. Announcer with "VOBI broadcast coming to you from Whashington D.C....", African choir music, 2007 UT OM talks "... Nigeria...human rights abuse ... everyone knows...blood...", "... but Nigeria, Yes arrogance!", 2019 UT. Talk maybe in local dialect. 2022 UTC African hi life music until 2025. Started with
SINPO 33433 but QRM underneath from 2008 UTC resulted SINPO 32433. (Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec-BRA-hcdx July 26)
(Source: WWDXC Top News/BC DX # 871 via wb, Germany)

WRN launches NME Radio on Freesat

WRN has launched its client NME Radio onto the Freesat platform. Following a hugely successful launch on the nme.com website and Sky channel 0184 on 24th June, NME Radio is now available on Freesat channel 727.
NME Radio is a new station featuring the best Indie Alternatives and the latest in music related news. DX Media, the multimedia music company responsible for launching NME Radio, chose WRN to provide uplink, capacity and EPG services on Freesat.
(Source: WRN/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog )

Blog Logs

Today's shortwave BLOG LOGS, represent a portion of logs recently cut from my SWBC Logs column in Monitoring Times, due to space constraints. Contributions are always welcome for the magazine or blog, and may be directed to my above email address. Thanks very much to the contributors for your kind words and support. Have you sent your logs in yet?
Gayle VH

All times UTC, frequencies in kHz, English unless otherwise indicated // parallel frequencies.
* sign-on - sign-off *

Colombia
LV del Guaviare 6035, 0250-0300* Local Colombian music to Spanish announcements. Station sign-off with national anthem at 0258. Poor signal with several other stations on this frequency and adjacent channel splatter. (B Alexander, PA)

China
Hulun Buir PBS 3900, 1127-1205. Announcer duo's talk in Chinese to signal pips at 1200, then possible station ID and continued chat. Signal fair-poor at tune-in and deteriorating by 1200. (J Wilkins, CO).

Croatia
Voice of Croatia 9925, 2220. Program report on St. Mark's Fair. SIO 454. (B Fraser, ME)

Voice of Croatia 3984.84, 0200-0207. Newscast to station ID. Local folk music at 0207 during very weak signal. Audible on // 9925 via Germany - very weak, not on 7285. (B Alexander, PA)

Cuba
Radio Nacional de Venezuela relay 6060, 1100. Spanish station ID, welcome to listeners by announcer into national news reports covering scholarships and the new minimum wage laws, the first in Latin America. SIO 554. (B Fraser, ME)

Ethiopia
Voice of Tigrey Revolution 5980, *0355-0410. Sign-on with interval signal to Amharic talk at 0400 along with Horn of Africa style music. Poor signal quality and weak with adjacent channel splatter. Threshold copy on // 6170. (B Alexander, PA)

Radio Fana 7209.91, *0258-0340. Interval signal to opening ID announcement at 0301 and into regional style music and Amharic talk. Signal weak and covered by BBC on 7210 at *0300-0329.* Radio Fana audible after BBC sign-off at 0329. Better signal on // 6110. (B Alexander, PA).

Honduras
HRMI (tentative) 3340, 0320. Spanish musical ballads and announcers' chat. Didn't stick with the station through 0330 due to weak signal and band noise. (S Barbour, NH)

India
All India Radio-Chennai 7270, 1259. AIR interval signal to 1300, followed by time pip signal mixing with other pips. Signal poor quality. (J Wilkins, CO).

Israel
Galei Zahal 6973, 0053-0100. Israeli folk music to Hebrew announcement cut short with "GZ" identification, followed by newscast at 0100. SIO 353. (H Frodge MI)

Kuwait
Radio Kuwait 11990, 1800. Program series, Islam, Religion of Truth and Justice, followed by western rock music. SIO 554. (B Fraser, ME)

Madagascar
RTV Malagasy (tentative) 5010, 0234-0250. Vernacular service with chat to up-beat native music. Presentation of live speech at 0250 amid poor signal copy and choppy in USB. (S Barbour, NH).

Malaysia/Sarawak
Limbang FM via Kuching 7270, 1300-1320. Kuala Lumpar news relay to 1310, followed by Limbang FM relay. Music vocals and talk in vernacular language with mentions of Limbang. Fairly good signal this day. (J Wilkins, CO)

Mali
China Radio International relay 13630, 2043-2054.+ Announcer's with business news to program spot and station ID.at 2054. SIO 343. (H Frodge, MI).

New Zealand
Radio New Zealand International 11725, 2028-2035. New Zealand news features. SIO 243 on peak. (H Frodge, MI).

Nigeria
Voice of Nigeria 7255, 2139-2201. Announcer's heavy accented French with Afro pop tunes to 2156 announcement of broadcast in French. Fanfare tune, station ID and presumed Arabic service at 2159. SIO 443. (H Frodge, MI)

Romania
Radio Romania International 7185, 2201-2209.+ English news to station identification at 2208. Commentary on Romanian-Turkmenistan pact. SIO 433. (H Frodge, MI).

Rwanda
FEBA Radio relay via Kigali, Rwanda 9555, 1958-2012. Arabic service of music to 2000. Program announcer at 2003 with ID in passing, followed by music and announcers' text. (S Barbour, NH)

Ukraine
Radi Ukraine International 7440, 0042-0047. Announcer's text to program about Ukrainian literature and theater. S20 signal. (H Frodge, MI)

USA
WBCQ Monticello, Maine 5109.9, 0340, Religious text from Brother Stair. SIO 554. (H Frodge, MI)

WHRI 9495, 1937-1959. Tune-in to program DXing With Cumbre. Good signal on this new freq for Cumbre. (B Alexander, PA).

WWCR Nashville, Tennessee 7465, 2110-2138. DX program Frecuencia al Dia (mentioned several times). Feature on Radi Uno in Chile (not listed in WRTH 2007). Program feature on loop antennas and reception reports with ID tapes. No station ID noted at 2130 but did mention "Nashville." (H Frodge, MI)

Uzbekistan
CVC via Tashkent 13630, 1043-1059.* Listed as Hindi service. Announcers' with banter and up-beat music tunes and tentative station ID in passing at 1049. Presumed sign-off routine over jazz piano at 1057, followed by filler music. Fair signal quality. (S Barbour, NH)

Vatican State
Vatican Radio (tentative) 7335, 0406. Presumed this station in Latin for SIO 433, best to monitor in LSB due to CHU Qrm. (h Frodge, MI)

Zambia
CVC International 13590, 2054-2058. Religious pop music to station abruptly off the air without benefit of an identification. SIO 354. (H Frodge, MI)

CVC International 4965, 0324-0333. Last part of Insight for Living program. CVC identification into continued religious text at 0330. Fair signal copy but rough due to my local noise. (J Wilkins, CO)

Contributors:
Brian Alexander, Pennsylvania
Scott Barbour, New Hampshire
Bob Fraser, Maine
Harold Frodge, Michigan
John Wilkins, Colorado

Radio Romania SW transmitters on the air

The website of Radio Romania International carries the following announcement:
On August 4th, at midnight (Romania’s time) or August 3rd at 21 hours GMT, the new 300 kW, short wave transmitters located in the locality of Galbeni started operating. The transmitters are the property of the National Radio Communications Company, RADIOCOM. We are waiting for your written feedback related to the quality of reception.
The old transmitters in Tiganesti will be decommissioned, to be replaced, in about 2 months’ time, with new 300 kW transmitters. Therefore, in the coming months, RRI’s broadcasts can be received on the same frequencies on which you have listened to our programmes so far and which we announced in mid May 2008.
RADIOCOM has given a warning though, that, given the complexity of the radiant system and of the new automatic switch system, the functioning of the new short wave transmitters in Galbeni might be interrupted. We will notify you about these possible interruptions as soon as we get news of it from our colleagues at RADIOCOM.
(Source: R Romania Intl via R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

New radio station planned in Congo DR

Members of the Belgian armed forces in the Congolese province of West-Kasai are planning to set up a radio station to inform the local population about why they are there, and what they are doing. Technical and editorial staff will be recruited locally. This isn’t the first such radio station operated by the Belgian forces. Earlier there was a similar station, Radio Rafiki, in Eastern Congo.
There are about 30 Belgian troops in Kananga, the capital of West Kasai in the centre of DR Congo, where they are giving training to the Congolese army.
(Source: Belga via Radiovisie.eu/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

RFE/RL plans move to new headquarters

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s HQ will move to Hagibor in Prague 10 from Wenceslas Square at the end of the year. At present, concrete blocks are scattered around the gate to the Hagibor area. “Those are benches [sic]. They have to be massive so they wouldn’t fly in the air in case of an explosion,” says Stepán Jirout from Orco, the project’s developer. The new facility will become one of the most guarded places in Europe.
(Source: Prague Daily Monitor/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

QSO program set for Saturday evening broadcast

We invite you to listen on WBCQ 7415 kilohertz Saturday nights 11PM EDT, 10PM CDT, 9PM MDT, 8PM PDT, 0300 UTC.

If you are not near a radio you can listen on line live at

http://www.wbcq.com/?page_id=7

On QSO's this week on 7415

Andy Carstarphen of the Mesquite Amateur Association in Mesquite Texas.

They have a monthly Ham Radio in the park activity for the public.

Incredible radio club and really aggressive and on the ball.

Also Dennis Kidder W6DQ, Nate Brighton (age 90) and John Rodgers KF6TTR of the Associated Amateurs of Long Beach.

They have their club station W6RO aboard the Queen Mary.

This is sit on the edge of your chair listening!

Listen as John Rodgers KF6TTR talks about the ghosts that haunt the Queen Mary even in photographs.

They are also going to help us spread the word about the "Wish List" for Captain Hammer and our boys in Iraq.

Nate Brighman W6OLZ now age 90 pioneered the restoration of the radio room of the Queen Mary and the the club ham station coming on board.

Any licsened ham may come and operate this is the restored radio room the home of W6RO.

The Queen Mary is a museun open to the public.

Gordon West and Bob Heil aboard the Queen Mary

Joe Walsh and Bob Heil aboard the Queen Mary

W6RO with Heil Classics
73's
Ted Randall
QSO Radio Show
http://www.tedrandall.com/
WBCQ 7415 kilohertz
Monticello Maine

Saturday nights
11PM EDT, 10PM CDT, 9PM MDT, 8PM PDT, 0300 UTC.

615-469-0702

Past Chapter Chairman
Society Of Broadcast Engineers Chapter 103
Nashville, TN
615-517-2194
http://www.sbe.org/
(Source: Ted Randall via Bob Grove)

MV Baltic Radio slated for Sunday broadcast

On the 3rd of August 2008

MV Baltic Radio

At 1159 UTC

On 6140 KHz
MV Baltic Radio is on the air from the transmitting station in Wertachtal.

We will be using a non-directional antenna system (Quadrant antenna).
(Tom Taylor)

Hamas shuts down Gaza City radio station

The radical Islamic movement Hamas has ordered the closure of the al-Sha’b radio station operated in Gaza City by a faction of the rival PLO. Employees of the radio station denounced the closure as a violation of their freedom of expression and are demanding that the ban be lifted immediately. The closure is thought to be linked with an attack last weekend which killed five Hamas members and a six-year-old girl in the Gaza Strip. Hamas has blamed the attack on Fatah, which denies the allegation.
(Source: RNW News/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Behind the scenes at the Olympic Games

A new Internet project from OneWorld.nl, onzeWereld and Radio Netherlands Worldwide

OneWorld.nl, onzeWereld and Radio Netherlands Worldwide are launching an international Internet project which offers a glimpse behind the scenes of the Beijing Olympics. The website www.rnw.nl/intimatechina contains intimate little stories, photographs and clips of events taking place in the margins of the world’s greatest sporting event. The site is available in Dutch, English, Spanish and Indonesian.
The site brings together all the news, background information and clips from OneWorld.nl, onzeWereld and Radio Netherlands Worldwide on one website. From a story about the working conditions in sports clothing sweatshops to a story about Chinese parents who have named their children after the Olympic Games, visitors to the site will find all kinds of facts about China, its people and political and cultural climate.
Two Radio Netherlands reporters are covering the Olympic Games from inside China, reporting from the margins of international sport performances on events and news items which affect China and the Chinese themselves.
Photo series
A special series of photographs from onzeWereld enables visitors to look at the Asian superpower through the eyes of both the Chinese and foreigners who have lived there a long time. The series “Among the Chinese” shows work by students and former students of international photojournalism in Dalian (North-East China).
Collaboration
The Dutch media organisations onzeWereld, One World.nl and Radio Netherlands Worldwide share an interest in themes including globalisation and human rights, and are working closely together for the first time in this Internet project. Their aim as journalists is to focus attention on the personal and social circumstances of the Chinese.
(Source: R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Scandinavian Weekend Radio weekend broadcast

It's the first weekend of the month - and time for the monthly broadcast from Scandinavian Weekend Radio. SWR is Scandinavia's first private shortwave station. Studios and transmitters are located in Virrat, in western Finland. (N 62°23' E 23°37')

SWR is on the air at every months first Saturday 24 hours, starting 0:00 local time. (+2 UTC) SWR broadcasts on mediumwave 1602 kHz and on shortwaves 11720, 11690, 5980 and 6170 kHz.

Check our program, time and frequencytables from www.swradio.net/ . Lot of more information there as well.

+358 400 995559 call and send your SMS's
info@swradio.net send your e-mails here. Letters and reports for QSL's (add 2 Euros/2 IRC's) write to:

SWR reports
P.O.Box 99
FI-34801 Virrat
Finland

South Korean TV airs Olympics rehersals

Olympic organisers have slammed a South Korean TV station for an unauthorised broadcast of a dress rehearsal for the Games opening ceremony, but the network claims it shot the footage legitimately. The broadcast by the private SBS network has irked Chinese organisers who had, according to state media, made performers sign confidentiality agreements not to divulge details of next Friday’s ceremony.
“I find it very disappointing that any organisation would breach protocol on something as exciting as an opening ceremony where it’s supposed to be one of the big surprises of the Games outside of athletic performance,” IOC press chief Kevan Gosper told Reuters. “It’s also the spirit of it, they know very well it should be kept private.”
The network, one of three South Korean TV rights holders allowed to distribute Olympic footage, aired just over a minute of video of the closed-door rehearsal. We went, and nobody stopped us. So we just shot,” a staff reporter at SBS’s sports desk said in Seoul.
A spokesman for the Beijing Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG) said that reporters had been told not to take footage of the rehearsal, and that the matter was being investigated. “At the beginning of the rehearsal, they made a broadcast saying that nobody is supposed to take any pictures,” BOCOG spokesman Sun Weide told reporters. “Of course, I don’t think it’s authorised. We are still looking into the details of the situation,” Sun said.
The broadcast drew swift condemnation from Chinese Internet users, some of whom called for a boycott of Korean goods. “How could such a network be so unprofessional? They are no better than paparazzi!” fumed one comment posted on popular Chinese web portal Tianya. “Resolutely boycott Korean goods!” said another.
But other Internet users called for calm and said the TV station should not be blamed for a lapse in security that allowed them to film. “We should look for the reason within the measures and system to guarantee the opening ceremony’s secrecy. Blaming others doesn’t solve anything,” a commentary posted on web portal Sina.com said.
A video of the broadcast posted on SBS’s website had been removed by Thursday afternoon.
(Source: Reuters)

Nigeria's Borno State TV to broadcast on shortwave

Borno State Government in Nigeria has bought new equipment and facilities for its radio station, Borno Radio Television (BRTV). Also, the radio station has expressed its readiness to extend it coverage to most states in the Northeastern parts of the country and the neighbouring countries of Cameroon, Niger and Chad.
The General Manager of the station, Alhaji Babakura Abba Jato, said that the equipment, costing hundreds of millions of naira, was brought in from Italy and would be immediately installed in order to commence broadcasting on both AM and FM. Jato told journalists that the station was at 85 per cent completion stage.
Jato explained that after the installation the coverage area of the AM/FM stations of the organisation will be beyond the state boundaries. He said that the station is going to transmit on the shortwave band based on the new licence it has obtained from the NBC.
(Source: ThisDay online/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

DEM Radio launches for UK and European communities

A new internet and satellite based radio station was launched this week, catering for the Turkish speaking communities in the UK and Europe. DEM Radio, part of the DEM Media Group, is currently undergoing test transmissions via the Internet and the Turksat satellite, and hopes to begin broadcasting in earnest on 1 September.
The new station will provide a mix of music and chat shows and also community programmes, predominately in Turkish. By using the Internet and the Turksat satellite, DEM Radio can reach in excess of 100 million listeners across 33 countries. The 24 hour service aims to become the ‘new voice’ of British Turkish speakers.
DEM Radio’s MD Bulent Alver, who has worked previously for London Turkish Radio, said that DEM Radio has a lot to offer Turkish listeners. “We live in Europe and while we don’t want to forget our heritage. Our needs are different from those in Turkey and Cyprus. DEM Radio will tailor its programmes to cover the wide range of interests our listeners have, from the economy to social matters, and community programmes designed to help Turkish speakers integrate with their local society. All topped with an excellent range of music, from classical Turkish to pop and folk music.”
DEM Media Group already own and operate DEM TV and DEM Online. Listeners can tune into the Internet radio by logging onto http://www.demradyo.com/ or via the Turksat channel 11996 V 26000 which covers Turkey, Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East.
(Source: Londra Gazete/R Netherlands media Network Weblog)

Shortwave station Africa No. 1 staff on strike

Text of report by Gabon-based pan-African radio broadcaster Africa No 1 on 1 August Following the strike by its staff, Africa No 1 is unable to broadcast its programmes.

Listeners to the African radio, accept our sincere apologies. The staff of Africa No 1 decided to go on strike on 31 July 2008 at 1200 [local time] to press for the payment of legal rights in line with the ongoing restructuring process. [Africa No 1 is a prominent broadcaster in Francophone Africa]

For that reason, the Gabonese state which pledged to pay the severance allowance, released the sum of 6bn CFA francs [about 15m dollars], a sum of money which is in agreement with the calculations made by the Africa No1 accounts department and sent to the privatization committee.

Despite the discussions that the representatives of the staff held with the privatization committee, the latter ignored the consensus and acted unilaterally. Thus a worker with 10 years’ service in the organization find himself getting 1.5m CFA francs [3,638 dollars] in all as the rights paid when he finds himself unemployed.

It is this injustice that we are denouncing. This disorderliness which lays bare corruption that we are finding within the privatization committee. The staff are also soliciting the intervention of the head of state, Omar Bongo Ondimba, to find an immediate and concrete solution and an end to be put to this trickery.
(Source: Africa No 1 Radio, Libreville, in French 1115 gmt 1 Aug 08 via BBC Monitoring)
(Source: R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

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August DX News

The following is a sampling of entrys from August DX News.

All times listed are UTC

Bulgaria
Radio Varna heard at 2033 June 29 on 6000, nothing heard following Sunday but heard again July 13 from 2030, programme of non stop local pop music and frequent identifications, at 2100
identification, anthem and news. (Edwin Southwell)

Burkina Faso

RTV Burkina is back on 5030, heard July 7 at 1700 with weak signal, much stronger at 1900 re-tune with French talk and Afropop. (Edwin Southwell)

Chad
Radiodiff. Nationale Tchadienne heard on 4905 from 2033 July 22, Afropop and French announcements, sign off 2055. On July 23 noted past 2100. (Edwin Southwell

China
China Radio International via Albania heard several days in June on 14310 1605-1747, strong signal. (Intruder Watch newsletter via Wolfgang Bueschel)

Congo Dem. Republic
While in Europe 20-29 June I was able to do some listening from the Netherlands and in Luxembourg. 6210, Radio Kahuzi (presumed), 1804 man in what sounded like French, then utility started. Music at 1807 when it ended. Alternating man and woman, instrumental, rock music bridge at 1808 June 20. (Dave Valko, Cumbre DX)

Czech Republic
Radio Prague shortwave transmissions went off the air June 25. This was due to violent storms in the area. Programs resumed June 27. (Edwin Southwell, Mike Barraclough)

Eritrea
Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea heard on 8000 June 24 in vernacular and jammed, close down observed at 0559 and 1659. (Rumen Pankov, Bulgaria via Wolfgang Bueschel)

Ethiopia
Voice of Oromo Liberation via Wertachtal heard on 13830 1700 sign on July 6, weak signal at start, then a narrow band noise jammer, which tuned to the carrier of the victim signal, turned on the noise jamming, which ranges in effectiveness from 10% to 100% during the first 15 minutes of the transmission. I presume it is Ethiopia jamming the signal. There was 1 minute during which time the noise jammer went off the air and the signal remained weak but readable.Jammer did not seem to drift as much as other days. (Dan Henderson, Maryland, Dxplorer via DX Window)

Faroe Islands

The old 531 Faroe Islands Broadcasting Service transmitter stopped working at the beginning of May. They are now installing two new 50kw transmitters which can be coupled to 100kw. They expect to be back on the air around October 1. (Erik Koie, Denmark, DSWCI DX Window)

France
Littoral Média has finished its test broadcast in DRM mode on 1593. The test period ran from 21 February to 30 June and a test report is currently being finalised which will provide an in-depth examination of reception for the DRM mediumwave signal in urban, suburban and rural environments. (DRM website)

India
The Government of India is contemplating blocking signals of Pakistan-and-Muzaffarabad-based radio stations beaming into the Poonch and Rajouri districts of the Indian-held Kashmir. Authorities told reporters that the Indian Ministry of Defence has directed All India Radio to block Pakistani radio waves into the region, Kashmir Media Service reported. "A five member team of top AIR and intelligence officials landed in Poonch and Rajouri last week. They had arrived with the intention of locating nine points near the line of control where they could install towers disrupting the Pakistani radio signals." Rajouri District Development Commissioner Rafiq Sheikh confirmed that the team's visit for inspection. "The team had come to carry out an inspection to install AIR towers along the line of control" Khan said. Experts have said that if the Indian government installs the towers, it would disrupt the signals of BBC, Voice of America and Voice of Germany. (Daily Times via Zacharias Liangas)

Mexico
Radio Transcontinental de America XERTA heard on 4800 July 26 at 0601-0635, SINPO was 25432. (Manuel Mendez, Spain, Cumbre DX)

Romania
Radio Romania International heard on 14250 (2 x 7125) during June. (Intruder Watch via Wolfgang Bueschel)
(Source: Alan Roe/World DX Club-Aug 08)

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August 2nd
Latvia Today 08.00 -09.00

Radio Joystick 09.00 -10.00


August 3rd
Radio Victoria 11.00 - 12.00

Latvia Today 12.00 -13.00
(Tom Taylor)