Happy New Year !!

TO ALL OUR READERS ACROSS THE GLOBE - HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR. THANKS FOR MAKING OUR BLOGS A HIT!! SEE YA IN 2012 ......

Bringing Blues to the World

Blues Radio International will inaugurate the world's only weekly worldwide radio broadcast dedicated exclusively to Blues Music on January 1, 2012 (January 2 UTC). Blues Radio International brings Blues Music to a potential audience of tens of millions through Radio Miami International, a privately owned international broadcast station in Miami, Florida.
"We are excited to bring Blues Music to a worldwide audience, which includes both Blues enthusiasts and tens of millions of potential new Blues music fans" said Jesse Finklestein, who hosts and produces Blues Radio International.
Tune in to Blues Radio International every Monday at 0200 UTC, or Sunday at 9 pm EST throughout the Americas, on 9955 kHz in the 31 meter shortwave band. Programming will also stream simultaneously for listeners at www.wrmi.net
The thirty minute program features the best in classical Blues music, as well as important new music from today's most promising Blues artists.
Send your program details to: Jesse A. Finkelstein, Blues Radio International, 103 Hillsboro Mile, Suite 303, Hillsboro Beach, Florida 33062 USA or email to bluesradiointernational@gmail.com
(Gayle Van Horn,QSL Report/Monitoirng Times)

Radio Netherlands Program Guide, Dec. 30-Jan 5

The Sate We're In
Jonathan Groubert and his team look at current events from an unexpected perspective.

This week: Producers' picks for 2011

Belinda, Diana & Mignon pick their favourite stories of the year, featuring Egyptian blogger Sandmonkey; a man pretending to be his dead-lover's son at a funeral; the creator of amazing 'Strandbeesten' (or Beach Beasts); and a man who chases down the Ponzi schemer who cheated him.

First airing: Saturday 02:00 UTC

Earth Beat
Marnie Chesterton and her team look at the footprint we’re leaving on our planet.

This week:

Our producers pick their favourite pieces from 2011. From spending summers looking for fire, to a man who sees in black and white and hears in colour, the toughest footrace in the world and someone who’s part man, part goose, we revisit what we liked best about Earth Beat.

First airing: Friday 03:00 UTC

South Asia Wired
Stories from South Asia.

This week:

We look back on a few stories that have made the headlines in the South Asian region in the past twelve months: Anna Hazare's fast against corruption, Osama Bin Laden's death and India's historic win over Sri Lanka in the ICC World Cup Cricket final.

(There'll be a new edition of the programme on Thursday 5 January)

First airing: Thursday 10:00 UTC

Bridges With Africa
We're giving the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and are linking up with stations in Africa.

This week:

Christians in Nigeria prepare to defend themselves against Islamist group Boko Haram.
Terrorist attacks on the world’s biggest refugee camp in Dadaab, Kenya, threatens the work of humanitarian aid agencies.
We take a look back at some of the African musicians who put their stamp on 2011.

First airing: Friday 00:00 UTC

Africa in Progress
Inspiring round-table discussions with guest speakers and in-depth interviews give listeners food for thought.

This week: Law and disorder in Nigeria

Religion plays a central role in the life of most Africans. In Nigeria, this is reflected in the legal system. The 250 ethnic groups in Nigeria have their traditions recognised under customary law in civil cases, while Muslims have been given the choice of being tried under Sharia law.

In this edition we try to untangle the complexities of Nigeria’s legal system. We hear from supporters and detractors of Sharia Law, and how customary law deals with witchcraft.

First airing: Monday 19:00 UTC

Commonwealth Story
A selection of winning stories chosen from the large number of entries for the 2010 Commonwealth Short Story Competition.

This week: Vantage point - by Sandrina Abeywardene (Sri Lanka). Kindness and violence on the streets of Colombo.

First airing: Tuesday 01:50 UTC

Global Perspective
Who says I can’t… is the motto of this year’s collaboration of international broadcasters, offering stories of defiance and perseverance.

This week: Who says I can’t squat?

Radio Netherlands Worldwide’s Dheera Sujan visits Sanne, Tom and Bo – three Dutch squatters. She hears their struggle to build – and keep – their home amid the new anti-squat laws in the Netherlands.

First airing: Monday 17:30 UTC

European Jazz Stage
Unique jazz performances from the continent’s hottest clubs, concert halls and festivals, including the spectacular North Sea Jazz Festival.

This week:

In the middle of the Dutch winter we take you back to summer 2009 and the North Sea Jazz Festival. With jams by McCoy Tyner, the young Dutch singer Wouter Hamel, bass player Scott Colley, and the winner of the 2005 Thelonious Monk Award, guitarist Lage Lund.

First airing: Monday 01:00 UTC

RNW Classical
Classical concerts from the Royal Concertgebouw as well as studio recordings of Dutch performers, presented by Hans Haffmans.

Available 24 hours a day

Radio Netherlands streaming audio: www.radionetherlands.nl/

English service

All times UTC

Effective to: 25 March 2012

1000-1057 12065as
1400-1457 12080as
1800-1900 11655af
1900-1957 11655af
1900-1959 11615af
1900-2000 7425af
2000-2057 7425af 11615af
(original Excel via Leo va de Woude, R Netherlands. Also posted at BCL,
reformatted by GVH/MT)

Voice of Nigeria winter schedule

Nigeria

Effective to: 25 March 2012

All times UTC

Voice of Nigeria:
0500-0700 on 15120 IKO 250 kW / 007 deg to NoAf English
0700-0800 on 15120 IKO 250 kW / 007 deg to NoAf French
0800-0900 on 9690 IKO 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf Hausa
0900-1500 on 9690 IKO 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf English
1500-1600 on 15120 IKO 250 kW / 007 deg to NoAf English
1600-1730 on 9690 IKO 250 kW / 248 deg to ECAf Swahili/Yoruba/Igbo
1730-1800 on 15120 IKO 250 kW / 007 deg to NoAf Arabic
1800-1900 on 15120 IKO 250 kW / 007 deg to NoAf English
1900-2100 on 7255 IKO 250 kW / 248 deg to WeAf English/French
2100-2300 on 7255 IKO 250 kW / 248 deg to WeAf Fulfulde/Hausa
(Ivo Ivanov/DX Mix New 709 via ALokesh Gupta, India & Wolfgang Bueschel, Germany)

Radio Kuwait winter schedule

Kuwait

Winter B-11 of Radio Kuwait in Arabic:

Effective to: 25 March 2012

All times UTC

0200-0900 on 5960 KBD 250 kW / non-dir to N/ME
0500-0900 on 15515 KBD 250 kW / 059 deg to EaAs Holy Qura'n service
0800-1000 on 7250 KBD 500 kW / non-dir to WeAs Farsi
0930-1600 on 11630 KBD 250 kW / 230 deg to CeAf Holy Qura'n service
1000-1500 on 21540#KBD 500 kW / 310 deg to WeEu
1100-1600 on 9750 KBD 300 kW / 275 deg to NEAf
1600-2200 on 6080*KBD 500 kW / non-dir to N/ME
1700-2000 on 13650 KBD 500 kW / 350 deg to NoAm
1800-2100 on 15540 KBD 500 kW / 310 deg to WeEu English
2000-2400 on 17550 KBD 500 kW / 350 deg to NoAm
# unregistered frequency, co-ch REE in Spanish, registered freq. 21520
* unregistered frequency, cco-ch R.Minsk and VOA, registered freq. 6050
(DX Mix News 709 via Alokesh Gupta, India & Wolfgang Bueschel, Germany)

Radio Cairo winter schedule

Egypt

Effective to: 25 March 2012

Winter B-11 Radio Cairo
0400-0600 on 13650 ABZ 100 kW / 170 deg to CEAf in Swahili
0700-1100 on 17510 ABZ 100 kW / 250 deg to WeAf in Arabic General Service
1015-1215 on 17480 ABZ 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs in Arabic
1215-1330 on 17870 ABZ 250 kW / 090 deg to SoAs in English
1230-1400 on 15710 ABS 250 kW / 106 deg to SEAs in Indonesian
1300-1400 on 15065 ABZ 250 kW / 070 deg to WeAs in Dari
1300-1600 on 15080 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg to WeAf in Arabic
1330-1530 on 15040 ABZ 100 kW / 070 deg to WeAs in Farsi
1400-1600 on 15065 ABZ 250 kW / 070 deg to WeAs in Pashto
1500-1600 on 15160 ABZ 250 kW / 050 deg to CeAs in Uzbek
1500-1600 on 13580 ABZ 250 kW / 330 deg to EaEu in Albanian
1530-1730 on 17810 ABZ 250 kW / 170 deg to CEAf in Swahili
1600-1700 on 15450 ABZ 100 kW / 160 deg to ECAf in Afar
1600-1800 on 6270 ABZ 250 kW / 090 deg to SoAs in Urdu
1600-1800 on 15345 ABZ 150 kW / 195 deg to CSAf in English
1630-1730 on 15285 ABZ 100 kW / 160 deg to ECAf in Somali
1700-1900 on 9280 ABS 250 kW / 005 deg to N/ME in Turkish
1730-1900 on 15285 ABZ 100 kW / 160 deg to ECAf in Amharic
1800-1900 on 6270 ABZ 250 kW / 315 deg to WeEu in Italian
1800-2100 on 9990 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg to WeAf in Hausa
1900-2000 on 6270 ABS 250 kW / 330 deg to WeEu in German
1900-2000 on 9280 ABS 250 kW / 005 deg to EaEu in Russian
1900-2400 on 9305 ABS 250 kW / 315 deg to WeEu in Arabic General Service
1900-0030 on 11540 ABZ 100 kW / 160 deg to ECAf in Arabic Radio Voice of Arabs
2000-2115 on 6270 ABS 250 kW / 330 deg to WeEu in French
2000-2200 on 9855 ABZ 250 kW / 110 deg to AUS in Arabic
2030-2230 on 15210 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg to WeAf in French
2115-2245 on 6270 ABS 250 kW / 330 deg to WeEu in English
2215-2330 on 9290 ABZ 250 kW / 245 deg to SoAm in Portuguese
2300-0030 on 6270 ABZ 250 kW / 325 deg to NWAm in English
2330-0045 on 9250 ABS 250 kW / 282 deg to CeAm in Arabic
2330-0045 on 9290 ABZ 250 kW / 245 deg to SoAm in Arabic
0000-0700 on 9305 ABS 250 kW / 315 deg to NoAm in Arabic General Service
0030-0430 on 6270 ABZ 250 kW / 325 deg to NWAm in Arabic
0045-0200 on 9315 ABZ 250 kW / 315 deg to NEAm in Spanish
0045-0200 on 9250 ABS 250 kW / 282 deg to CeAm in Spanish
0045-0200 on 9290 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg to SoAm in Spanish
0200-0330 on 9315 ABZ 250 kW / 315 deg to NoAm in English
(DX Mix News 709 via Alokesh Gupta, India & Wolfgang Bueschel, Germany)

January Specials From DX Stamp Service

New rates:
Estonia: ups (doubles!) its rate January 1, from 0,58 to 1,10 Euro. New selling price is now $2.40
Canada: January 16, increases from $1.03 to $1.05 their basic 30g rate to USA. If you need 2c makeups, let me know with your next order. New selling price $1.30 (Psst! you still have time to order updated VE units in Dec. special)
Oman: new selling price of $2.00 up from $1.50

Contacted a number of postal admin. overseas and they don't know if their rates will increase January 1st yet....I know that Germany and Spain will not be increasing, so they are on special in January.

New Price
Increasing the price of our 200/200 Euro. Air Mailers and Returns to $37.00 Needed to bring the price in line, so the 500/500 deal at $90 is the best deal. (Psst! you still have a few days to order the 200/200 deal at $35.) I'll be here between Christmas and New Year for end of year ordering.

Priority shipping rates only small increase in late January, so we'll hold the costs.

Ukraine: "E" stamp stands for the letter "A" in airmail. Also now selling "C" stamp which stands for the "U" in USA. Both stamps are same rate.

While I'm at it: The following countries use "forever" international stamps. We stock the following:
Aland Island, Belarus, Belgium, Finland, Gibraltar, Greece, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, South Africa, and Ukraine. Coming soon: France. Later in 2012: Czech Rep and Portugal. Really makes my job easier!

Dropped the Denmark B (economy) rate as well as the Iceland B (economy) rate.

Countries on Back Order: Lebanon, Netherlands, Australia
In Stock Again: Oman and PR China

BARGAIN:
I have two standard QSL albums with slight vinyl separation along seam of binder. First damage seen since we began offering these about 15 years ago. Can offer the two albums for $30.00 total with shipping via Priority Mail included, stateside shipping only. Email to reserve and/or order.

Many thanks for your orders during 2011 and making this year a better year than 2010. Best wishes for a wonderful holiday season and have a Happy and Healthy DX 2012.

73 and good dx,
bill

January 2012 DX STAMP SPECIALS

3 Germany-$3.90 3 UK (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) -$4.50

3 Italy-$8.25 2 Spain-$3.00 2 Canada-$2.20 3 Japan-$3.90

January 2012 DX SUPPLY SPECIALS

**200/200 European Air Mailers & Returns $37**

200/200 Stateside Mailers & Returns $16

2 Standard QSL Albums $40

2 Deluxe QSL Albums $60

Shipping charges extra on supply specials

PRIORITY MAIL Shipping Rates for Supplies

Orders under $16.00 add $6.50, Orders from $16.00 to $40.00 add $9.00, Orders from $41.00 to $100.00 add $13.00, Orders from $101.00 to $150.00 add $18.00, orders over $150.00 add 12%. When ordering supplies AND stamps, use supply total to figure shipping costs. Stamps “ride free” when you order supplies. Shipments to Canada ship at a greater cost. (04/2008)
(Bill Plum)

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 accepted. Please include billing and shipping address for AMEX.

Don't forget the DX supplies include European Airmail envelopes (European Air Return and European Air Mailer). These envelopes are perfectly acceptable for mailing to ALL parts of the world, not just to Europe. Their size insures you that a 4"x6" DX QLSs will not come back to you folded which could happen if you used small U.S. sized airmail envelopes. Bill's European Air Return fits into a European Air Mailer without folding. These two envelopes and up to 5 QSL cards weigh less than one ounce. The European Air Return and 2 QSLs weigh less than 10 grams. All envelopes are sealed in plastic for protection. Envelopes are packed 100 per size per package. The 5-/50 Combo comes in one package.

I have used Bill's service for years and find his prices affordable and dependable. All stamps are enclosed within a glassine envelope, so no worries of stamps sticking to the letter, and you can enclose the stamps as is in the letter to the station.
Gayle Van Horn

Pur Radio 1 on extended shortwave schedule

Pur Radio 1, based in Eupen, Belgium, is broadcasting an expanded schedule on shortwave since 18 December, and is now heard with programmes in German and Dutch on 6085 kHz at 0700-1200 UTC. Good reception reported today in Almere, the Netherlands by Ehard Goddijn. Pur Radio 1 rents airtime from German broadcaster Radio 700. The transmitter is located at Kall-Krekel in Germany. Photos of the transmitter are at: http://310.server2.flyhost.de/gallery/index.php/KURZWELLENDIENST . Pur Radio 1 previously broadcast on 6005 kHz on Sundays at 1200-1400 UTC.

The station says it is run by a team of audio and video producers, directors, speakers, camera people, Web professionals, musicians and computer animation specialists. To get into the Benelux and Europe optimally it works from three countries.
(Sources: Ehard Goddijn/Pur Radio 1/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Pur Radio 1 website: http://www.pr1.be/

BBC Radio 6 returns to vinyl records for one day

Vinyl set to make radio comeback for one day only

BBC Radio 6 Music has announced it will be playing only vinyl on New Year's Day.

Most BBC stations phased out vinyl in favour of CDs in the 1990s and the majority now use digital versions of songs.

Presenters Jarvis Cocker and Guy Garvey will be among those dusting off their turntables and Don Letts will be bringing his own seven-inch singles.

Additional story at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16330702

Streaming audio http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/bbc_6music

VOA Marks 70th Year of US Broadcast to China

Washington, D.C. — December 27, 2011 —

The Voice of America is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the first U.S. radio broadcasts to China, which began the 28th of December 1941, just weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the start of World War Two.

Voice of America was still months away from being officially established when the first Chinese language shortwave broadcasts were transmitted from studios in San Francisco. U.S. government broadcasting operations to China were eventually moved to New York and then Washington under the Voice of America.

VOA Director David Ensor hailed the distinguished line of journalists who have worked at the service and transformed it into a modern multi-media platform. “Because of the professionalism and creativity of our journalists, the Voice of America is a trusted source of news to the people of China and the world,” Ensor said. “As we move forward, we plan to make VOA programming even more vibrant and dynamic.”

Earlier this month, U.S. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) hosted a reception to honor VOA’s China Branch journalists. Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement congratulating Voice of America for “70 years of outstanding broadcasts to China.”

VOA programs in Mandarin, Cantonese and Tibetan are delivered on radio, television, the Internet, mobile platforms, satellite, and by proxy servers designed to circumvent Chinese Internet blocking. VOA English language teaching programs, including the social media sensation, OMG! Meiyu, enjoy a large audience in China.

For more information contact Kyle King at the VOA Public Relations office in Washington at kking@voanews.com. For more information about any of our language service visit our main English website at www.voanews.com, or visit the VOA Public Relations page at www.insidevoa.com.

The Voice of America is a multimedia international broadcasting service funded by the U.S. Government through the Broadcasting Board of Governors. VOA broadcasts approximately 1,500 hours of news, information, educational, and cultural programming every week to an estimated worldwide audience of about 141 million people. Programs are produced in 43 languages and are intended exclusively for audiences outside of the United States.
(VOA)

Radio Pakistan archives preserve history and heritage

Radio Pakistan in its sound archives has treasures that represent multifaceted history and heritage of Pakistan starting from emergence as an independent nation on 14th August 1947 to downward.

These national sound treasures include speeches of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah‚ Quaid-e-Milat Liaqat Ali Khan‚ Mother-e-Milat Fatimah Jinnah‚ Quaid-e-Awam Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Shaheed ‚ Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed and other national leaders.

Our archives also have speeches of foreign heads of friendly nations that frequented Pakistan in the passage of last six decades. Our cultural collections include rare specimens of Pakistani music stemming from Gilgit-Batistan‚ AJK‚ Khyber Pakhtunkha‚ Punjab‚ Sindh and Balochistan in all languages spoken in different parts of the country.

There are thousands of literary programmes‚ mushairas‚ dramas and documentaries preserved in our archives.

We are going to open our archives to the people of Pakistan and to the world to give them glimpses of our rich history and heritage that is different from the image of country and its people being projected abroad from last few years due to incidents of terrorism. We are going to place this treasure of our sound archives on YouTube channel called RadioPakistanOnline.

This channel is meant to portray the real face of Pakistan and its people that are custodians of Indus Valley and Gandhara Civilisations and a tolerant and peaceful heritage of Islam.

These recordings are available on following link
http://www.youtube.com/radiopakistanonline

Source: www.radio.gov.pk/newsdetail-112
(Yimber Gaviria, Colombia)

Bhutan BBS and AIR Gangtok update

Bhutan - 5030 and 6035.05, BBS email:

Dear Ron Howard,
Thanking you for your reception report. After verifying the frequency with Short wave coordination conference which is conducting in Kualalampure, Malaysia, we may use or look for good free frequency and will do our second channel broadcasting. Are you coming to KL Malaysia to attain 8th global shortwave coordination conference?

With warm regards,

Thinley Dorji
Transmission head
Thimphu, Bhutan

All India Radio
Sikkim: 4834.0, AIR Gangtok, 1502-1515, Dec. 26. Ex: 4835.0; First day I noticed them on this lower frequency; playing subcontinent music till 1512 joining the audio feed from New Delhi and becoming // (parallel) with the other usual AIR regional stations with ads in Hindi after the tone/gong. Signal poor. Time will tell if they continue on this new frequency. Perhaps someone with a Perseus SDR can provide a more accurate frequency?
(Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA/Cumbre DX)
Photo/Gangtok, Sikkim, India)

The future of Radio Netherlands ?

23 December 2011
Radio Netherlands Worldwide - Facebook

In response to a comment about the possible abandonment of shortwave, the station wrote:

"The Dutch government has cut our budget by 70 percent from 1 January 2013. If we were to continue to use shortwave at the level we do now, due to the high cost we wouldn't have enough money left to produce any meaningful content :-( The exact situation after 1 Jan 2013 has still not been finalised. We will definitely close or sell our relay stations in Bonaire and Madagascar, as there will be no budget to pay staff to work there. We *may* retain a limited number of shortwave broadcasts, but this hasn't yet been decided. As soon as we know definitely, we will inform our listeners and Web users."

https://www.facebook.com/radionetherlands
(Mike Terry, UK/Cumbre DX)

Christmas Greetings to All

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO OUR READERS ACROSS THE GLOBE !

please remember the reason for the season .....

Radio Netherlands Program Preview, Dec 23-29

The State We're In

Jonathan Groubert and his team look at current events from an unexpected perspective.

This week: Don’t shoot the messenger

A man frustrated in his search for spiritual answers decides to become a guru. His message: don’t fall for fake gurus, become your own. And a man in Afghanistan believes poetry not only gives us wisdom and beauty, but hope – and he should know. He turned to poetry when his son got kidnapped. And an African American who lives in Holland wonders if the Dutch holiday tradition of Zwarte Piet is not only zany good fun, but also deeply racist.

First airing: Saturday 02:00 UTC

Earth Beat

Marnie Chesterton and her team look at the footprint we’re leaving on our planet.

This week: Green cheer

It’s the season to be jolly. And we see who’s doing it sustainably. From Christmas trees you can rent, to making everything from scratch and reindeer in New Delhi.

First airing: Friday 03:00 UTC

South Asia Wired
Stories from South Asia.

This week:

Reality Tour’s slum tour of Dharavi and Abhijeet Banerjee's book Poor Economics both aim to change people's stereotypes of slum life.

(There'll be a new edition of the programme on Thursday 29 December)

First airing: Thursday 10:00 UTC

Bridges With Africa
We're giving the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and are linking up with stations in Africa.

This week:

Bridges with Africa is RNW's radio programme linking Africans in Africa and Africans in the diaspora. Every week we bring you interviews, feature stories and African music. From culture and business to scandals and sports. You'll hear what makes Africans tick.

First airing: Friday 00:00 UTC

Africa in Progress
Inspiring round-table discussions with guest speakers and in-depth interviews give listeners food for thought.

This week: Spoken Word - performing art and life skill

Spoken word is becoming hot among young Africans. Our guest in this edition, Blaq Pearl, is an upcoming artist from the townships around Capetown in South Africa. She explains what Spoken Word is, and how it’s emerging as a life skill for urban youths on the continent and elsewhere.

First airing: Monday 19:00 UTC

Commonwealth Story
A selection of winning stories chosen from the large number of entries for the 2010 Commonwealth Short Story Competition.

This week:

Judgement day - by Farah Ghuznavi (Bangladesh). A sci-fi story of a marriage.

First airing: Tuesday 01:50 UTC

Global Perspective
Who says I can’t… is the motto of this year’s collaboration of international broadcasters, offering stories of defiance and perseverance.


This week: Who says I can’t reject tradition?

Lesego Mangwanyane of SAFM radio in Johannesburg explores the role of sangomas, traditional healers in contemporary South African life, and wonders anxiously if she herself is destined to be one.

First airing: Monday 17:30 UTC

European Jazz Stage
Unique jazz performances from the continent’s hottest clubs, concert halls and festivals, including the spectacular North Sea Jazz Festival.

This week:

We hear from Toots Thielemans, Maria Marcesini and the great CTI All Star Band. They're artists from three nations, all of whom have had a great influence in popularising jazz.

First airing: Monday 01:00 UTC

RNW Classical
Classical concerts from the Royal Concertgebouw as well as studio recordings of Dutch performers, presented by Hans Haffmans.

Available 24 hours a day via our sister web station RNWclassical.com

Radio Netherlands English service

All times UTC

English
1000-1057 12065as
1400-1457 12080as
1800-1900 11655af
1900-1957 11655af
1900-1959 11615af
1900-2000 7425af
2000-2057 7425af 11615af
(original Excel via Leo van der Woude, R Netherlands. Reformatted
from BCL post by GVH 10/26/11)
Photo/Enjoying Christmas Markets in Holland

SAQ transmission on Christmas Eve

There will be, as before, a transmission with the Alexanderson 200 kW alternator on VLF 17.2 kHz from Grimeton Radio/SAQ on Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24th, 2011.

The message transmission will take place at 08:00 UTC. The transmitter will be tuned up from around 07:30 UTC.

There will be no activity on amateur radio frequencies with the call SK6SAQ this time.

QSL-reports are kindly received:

- E-mail to: info@alexander.n.se

- or fax to: +46-340-674195

- or via: SM bureau

- or direct by mail to: Alexander - Grimeton Veteranradios Vaenner, Radiostationen, Grimeton 72
S-432 98 GRIMETON
Sweden

Also read our web site: http://www.alexander.n.se/
Yours

Lars Kalland
SM6NM
(Mike Terry/Cumbre DX)

Update on Bhutan monitoring

Here's an update from BBS ...

We are still broadcasting our regular program on 50 kW transmitter with 50 kW output power. The schedule is from 0000 to 1400 GMT. Regarding 100 kW transmitter, there is a software glitch giving problems and frequent shut down. Right now 5030 is on trial, once finalised we will look for good and clean frequency for the second channel.
(Alokesh Gupta,VU3BSE, New Delhi)

5030.0, BBS, 1248 to tune out at 1355, Dec 22. Testing their transmitter, mostly with reduced modulation (hum) and sporadically testing with full modulation. Some indigenous music, usual phone conversations with young girls singing songs. At 1341, when they played some indigenous music, found them clearly parallel on 6035.05. Yesterday Jim Young (Calif.) and some Japanese DXers could hear the parallel, but I was unable to make it out until today; some morse code interference. MP3 audio at http://www.box.com/s/t9in5i2h3n33i78isenc .
(Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA/Cumbre DX)

Contest of a lifetime from the Happy Station Show

a reminder to our readers....

PCJ is continuing their '83rd Anniversary of the Happy Station Show - with chance of a lifetime contest. The contest will run until March 16, 2012. The prize two round trip tickets and hotel to Taipei, Taiwan.

Three prizes will be drawn on a live edition of Happy Station on March 17th between 0200 and 0255UTC. The three prizes are the following.

3rd Prize: 1 Tecsun S2000 receiver
2nd Prize: 1 Sangean ATS909X
1st Prize: 2 tickets, round trip to Taipei, Taiwan from China Airlines Taiwan's national carrier and a week at the Radisson. Plus a Sangean ATS909x, and 15,000NTD (around 500USD) spending money. Some of the activities planned are the following: Visit to the 101 Building, day trip to Wulai the historical hot spring area of Taiwan, visit to the Presidents Office, visit to the National Palace Museum, visit to the National Radio Museum

Send your entries to taiwan2012@pcjmedia.com please include your name, country, phone number. You can also enter by leaving a message on our answer line and having your message used on the show. The number is +44 20 3286 1399 have fun and say what you want.

Entries must be submitted from 0000UTC on November 14, 2011 to 2359UTC March 16, 2012.
NOTE: Those affiliated with PCJ are not eligible to enter.

Link: http://www.pcjmedia.com/
(Yimber Gaviria, Colombia)

Radio Transmundial contact information

Special thanks to Rudolph Grimm for this morning's email contact information. You may also view his excellent blog at http://dxways-br.blogspot.com
Gayle Van Horn

Dear friend,

How are you?

As the V/S (veri-signer) from Radio Transmundial (Sao Paulo, Brazil), let me send the complete address of the station.

Rua Épiro 110
04635-030 - Sao Paulo, SP
BRAZIL

(or postal address)

P.O. Box 18.113
04626-970 - Sao Paulo, SP
BRAZIL

E-mail: rtm@transmundial.com.br

Radio Transmundial accepts reception reports via postal address and also by email. No need to send IRC or US dollars.

I congratulate you for the excellent Shortwave Central blog. Simply amazing! I also have a SWL blog with radio general information and received confirmations (QSL) here in Brazil. The link is: http://dxways-br.blogspot.com/ I invite you to open my blog also. I put the link of your blog in one section of my blog. If you desire, you can do the same with de DxWays-br. Thanks in advance.

73,

Rudolf Grimm
PY2 GG66rg SWL-81502
St. Bernard SP
BRAZIL

ODXA Announcers New QSL Manager

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact: Harold Sellers, Ontario DX Association

QSL MANAGER FOR CKMX-1060 & CFVP-6030 CALGARY

December 20, 2011 — The Ontario DX Association (ODXA) has been appointed QSL Manager for radio stations CKMX Classic Country AM 1060 (1060 kHz) and CFVP Shortwave (6030 kHz), owned and operated by Astral Media, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Following on from over 20 years of serving as the QSL Manager for Astral Media’s Toronto CFRB (1010 kHz) and CFRX (6070 kHz), the ODXA is pleased to expand this volunteer service to DXers worldwide.

Serving as the QSL Manager will be Harold Sellers. Living in Vernon, British Columbia, Mr. Sellers has regular reception of both the mediumwave and shortwave signals from Calgary, providing familiarity with the programming content.

QSL cards have been printed and will be sent in response to accurate reports for either 1060 or 6030 kHz.

Reports may be sent by postal mail or e-mail to any one of the following:

Harold Sellers, 3211 Centennial Drive, Apt. 23, Vernon, British Columbia V1T 2T8, Canada
QSLCalgary@gmail.com
Director of Engineering, Astral Radio Calgary, 300 - 1110 Centre St N.E., Calgary, Alberta T2E 2R2, Canada

In the near future the Ontario DX Association website [www.odxa.on.ca] will also permit the submission of reception reports.

Photographs of the CKMX-CFVP transmitter site may be found at http://www.odxa.on.ca/broadcasting.html
(Harold Sellers, Canada/ODXA & Yimber Gaviria)