Today's shortwave BLOG LOGS, represent those recently cut from my SWBC Logs column, 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 all the contributors for your kind words and support.
Gayle VH
Freqs in kHz, all times UTC, English unless otherwise stated // parallel frequencies. * sign-on - Sign-off *
Angola
Radio Nacional 4950, 2317-2353. Portuguese announcements to musical selections. Nice station ID at 2320. (Barbour)
Austria
Radio Austria International 6155, 0420-0500. German service for announcers very good program of chamber music. (Wood)
Botswana
VOA relay 9600, -530. Sign-off routine of ID, station info and Yankee Doodle interval signal. (Wood)
Brazil
Tentative on Radio Alvorada 4965, 0037-0104. Portuguese service. Braz pops with male announcers text between items. No discernable ID noted amid poor and weak signal. (Barbour)
Chile
CVC-La Voz Christiana 15410, 1730-1740. Religious music at tune-in. Very weak for Spanish text and IDs. (Banks) 6109.77, 1000-1010 (tentative ID) Orchestral music with poor signal copy for Spanish comments. (Bolland)
Costa Rica
University Network 7375.08, 1126-1142. Sister Melissa's preaching. SIO 322 // 5935 via WWCR //9725 via Costa Rica. 11775 and 13845 missing. (Frodge)
Costa Rica
Radio Exterior de Espana 5930, 1000-1300. Opening ID at 1000. News in Spanish with good signal. (Bolland)
Ecuador
HD2IO, Guayaquil 3810, 0454. Time and Frequency station with time pips and ID. (Wood)
Ethiopia
Radio Ethiopia 9704.2, 0347-0404. Vernacular text from male/female announcers. Musical bits and presumed newscast at 0400. Weak signal but clear // 7110 poor. (Barbour)
Equatorial Guinea
Radio Africa 15190, 1044-1104. English religous programming with lady reading listener's mail. Poor signal witj constant "hum" and weak co-channel RHC interval signal at 1056. (Bolland)
Gabon
Afrique Numero Un 9580, 0526. French ID, talk and French pop music. (Wood)
Germany
Evangelische Missions Gemendein via Wertachtal 13710, 1100-1115. Russian service for choral music. Monitoring this one while checking Radio Thailand at the same time. Males continuous talk from 1106 to tune-out. Poor copy with fading. (Barbour)
Indonesia
RRI Jakarta 9680, 1030-1045. Steady Islamic style music at tune-in. Indonesian comments for good signal quality. (Bolland)
Japan
Radio Nikkei 6055, 0946-1002. Japanese duo at tune-in with talk over music. Station ID at 1000 into more announcer's chat. (Barbour)
Kuwait
Radio Kuwait, Kabd, 500 kW. 15435, 1948-2000. Arabic music at tune-in. Arabic announcements to martial anthem music at 1959, into news format at 2000. (Morgan)
Malaysia
RTM 6049.65, 1012-1020. Better signal than usual for music and program comments. "Canned" musical identification at 1018. (Bolland)
Morocco
Radio Medi Un 9575, 0520. French service for announcers chat and pop music in French, Arabic and English. (Wood)
Palau
Tentative on T8BZ 9965, 1013-1035. Mandarin text to choral music. Male/female duo at 1028. Fanfare music and presumed ID at 1030. (Barbour)
Peru
Tentative for Radio Frecuencia VH 4485.9, 0250-0305.* Spanish text and music selections. Abruptly gone by 0305. Signal poor and weak. (Barbour)
Sao Tome
VOA relay 6080, 0415. Sports roundup and mentions of Tiwanese soccer team. Weather for China, southeast Asia and major U.S. cities. (Wood)
Saudi Arabia
BSKSA 15435, 1738-1745. Arabic text with mentions of Riyadh. SIO 322 for continued Arabic programming. (Bagwell)
Syria
Radio Damascus 9330, 2204-2215. Middle Eastern news briefs to ID at 2207. Commentary on Syrian kingdom and pulled the plug at 2210, returning two minutes later with Arabic music. Usual weak signal and over modulated signal. (Barbour)
Thailand
Radio Thailand 7260, *1100-1106. English/Vietnamese. Interval signal, English ID for Viet broadcast. ID and Vietnamese thru rest of broadcast. (Barbour)
United Arab Emirates
Gospel for Asia via Dhabbaya 6145, 0120-0130*. Vernacular text to vocal music. Lady's sign-off routine with ID and interval signal. (Barbour)
USA
WYFR-Family Radio Worldwide 15130, 1715-1733. Religious music to text in Spanish. 50 kW. (Banks)
Uzbekistan
CVC-Christian Vision 9975, 0109-0124. Hindi service. Pop music with male announcer's features and extended phone calls. Various promos and ID. Quiz with P.O. Box, phone number and Voice of Asia website. (Barbour)
Zambia
CVC-Christian Voice 4915, 0054-0102. English contemporary Christian music with usual CVC identificatons. Poor signal quality, gave up by 0102 due to relentless CODAR interference. (Barbour)
Zimbabwe
ZBC 4828, 0212-0235. Vernacular text to continuos Afro music. Poor signal under more CODAR. (Barbour)
Contributors:
T. Banks, TX
B. Bagwell, MO
S. Barbor, NH
C. Bolland, FL
H. Frodge, MI
D. Morgan, OK
J. Wood, TN
Gayle VH
Freqs in kHz, all times UTC, English unless otherwise stated // parallel frequencies. * sign-on - Sign-off *
Angola
Radio Nacional 4950, 2317-2353. Portuguese announcements to musical selections. Nice station ID at 2320. (Barbour)
Austria
Radio Austria International 6155, 0420-0500. German service for announcers very good program of chamber music. (Wood)
Botswana
VOA relay 9600, -530. Sign-off routine of ID, station info and Yankee Doodle interval signal. (Wood)
Brazil
Tentative on Radio Alvorada 4965, 0037-0104. Portuguese service. Braz pops with male announcers text between items. No discernable ID noted amid poor and weak signal. (Barbour)
Chile
CVC-La Voz Christiana 15410, 1730-1740. Religious music at tune-in. Very weak for Spanish text and IDs. (Banks) 6109.77, 1000-1010 (tentative ID) Orchestral music with poor signal copy for Spanish comments. (Bolland)
Costa Rica
University Network 7375.08, 1126-1142. Sister Melissa's preaching. SIO 322 // 5935 via WWCR //9725 via Costa Rica. 11775 and 13845 missing. (Frodge)
Costa Rica
Radio Exterior de Espana 5930, 1000-1300. Opening ID at 1000. News in Spanish with good signal. (Bolland)
Ecuador
HD2IO, Guayaquil 3810, 0454. Time and Frequency station with time pips and ID. (Wood)
Ethiopia
Radio Ethiopia 9704.2, 0347-0404. Vernacular text from male/female announcers. Musical bits and presumed newscast at 0400. Weak signal but clear // 7110 poor. (Barbour)
Equatorial Guinea
Radio Africa 15190, 1044-1104. English religous programming with lady reading listener's mail. Poor signal witj constant "hum" and weak co-channel RHC interval signal at 1056. (Bolland)
Gabon
Afrique Numero Un 9580, 0526. French ID, talk and French pop music. (Wood)
Germany
Evangelische Missions Gemendein via Wertachtal 13710, 1100-1115. Russian service for choral music. Monitoring this one while checking Radio Thailand at the same time. Males continuous talk from 1106 to tune-out. Poor copy with fading. (Barbour)
Indonesia
RRI Jakarta 9680, 1030-1045. Steady Islamic style music at tune-in. Indonesian comments for good signal quality. (Bolland)
Japan
Radio Nikkei 6055, 0946-1002. Japanese duo at tune-in with talk over music. Station ID at 1000 into more announcer's chat. (Barbour)
Kuwait
Radio Kuwait, Kabd, 500 kW. 15435, 1948-2000. Arabic music at tune-in. Arabic announcements to martial anthem music at 1959, into news format at 2000. (Morgan)
Malaysia
RTM 6049.65, 1012-1020. Better signal than usual for music and program comments. "Canned" musical identification at 1018. (Bolland)
Morocco
Radio Medi Un 9575, 0520. French service for announcers chat and pop music in French, Arabic and English. (Wood)
Palau
Tentative on T8BZ 9965, 1013-1035. Mandarin text to choral music. Male/female duo at 1028. Fanfare music and presumed ID at 1030. (Barbour)
Peru
Tentative for Radio Frecuencia VH 4485.9, 0250-0305.* Spanish text and music selections. Abruptly gone by 0305. Signal poor and weak. (Barbour)
Sao Tome
VOA relay 6080, 0415. Sports roundup and mentions of Tiwanese soccer team. Weather for China, southeast Asia and major U.S. cities. (Wood)
Saudi Arabia
BSKSA 15435, 1738-1745. Arabic text with mentions of Riyadh. SIO 322 for continued Arabic programming. (Bagwell)
Syria
Radio Damascus 9330, 2204-2215. Middle Eastern news briefs to ID at 2207. Commentary on Syrian kingdom and pulled the plug at 2210, returning two minutes later with Arabic music. Usual weak signal and over modulated signal. (Barbour)
Thailand
Radio Thailand 7260, *1100-1106. English/Vietnamese. Interval signal, English ID for Viet broadcast. ID and Vietnamese thru rest of broadcast. (Barbour)
United Arab Emirates
Gospel for Asia via Dhabbaya 6145, 0120-0130*. Vernacular text to vocal music. Lady's sign-off routine with ID and interval signal. (Barbour)
USA
WYFR-Family Radio Worldwide 15130, 1715-1733. Religious music to text in Spanish. 50 kW. (Banks)
Uzbekistan
CVC-Christian Vision 9975, 0109-0124. Hindi service. Pop music with male announcer's features and extended phone calls. Various promos and ID. Quiz with P.O. Box, phone number and Voice of Asia website. (Barbour)
Zambia
CVC-Christian Voice 4915, 0054-0102. English contemporary Christian music with usual CVC identificatons. Poor signal quality, gave up by 0102 due to relentless CODAR interference. (Barbour)
Zimbabwe
ZBC 4828, 0212-0235. Vernacular text to continuos Afro music. Poor signal under more CODAR. (Barbour)
Contributors:
T. Banks, TX
B. Bagwell, MO
S. Barbor, NH
C. Bolland, FL
H. Frodge, MI
D. Morgan, OK
J. Wood, TN