Blog Logs

Today's shortwave BLOG LOGS, represent a portion of additional 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.
Gayle VH

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

Ascension Island
(broadcasting to Sierra Leone) Cotton Tree News 9525, 0734-0738. English news about the Love One Another Campaign. News on the building project at the Freetown YMCA which should be completed in a few months. Station ID "this is CTN, Freetown" and "CTN ...now the news in local languages." Fair signal quality. (R Howard, CA)

Bangladesh
Bangla Betar 7250, *1228-1230. Interval signal to local music and opening ID announcement at 1230. Weak modulation and lots of thumderstorm static. Signal just too poor to catch any further details. (B Alexander, PA)

Bolivia
Radio Mosoj Chaski 3310, 1017-1030. Bolivian folk music at tune-in, followed by announces comments. Fair signal quality. (C Bolland, FL)

Bonaire
Radio Japan relay 17605, 2314. Japanese service. SIO 444. Classical music program. (S MacKenzie, CA)

Croatia
Croatian Radio/Voice of Croatia 3984.86, 2315-2330, Croatia Today program of news and weather, plus program schedule at 2321. Local pop music at 2323. Signal very weak, better on // 7285 via Germany. (B Alexander, PA)

Costa Rica
Radio Exterior Espana relay 17850, 2257. Spanish. SIO 444. Vocal music to lady's station ID and info to 2300.* (S MacKenzie, CA)

Cuba
Radio Nacional de Venezuela 6060, 1110. News and comments in Spanish. SIO 554. (B Fraser, ME)

French Guiana
Radio Japan relay 6195, 0945-1000. News and commentary in Japanese. Signal good and steady for this relay to sign-off at 1000. (C Bolland, FL)

Gabon
RTV Gabonaise 4777, 0507. News or talk from announcer with phone-ins from listeners. (J Wood, TN)

Indonesia
RRI-Biak 4920, 1402-1427+. Jakarta theme music at 1402, then into program of vocal music. Signal fair-poornot rising above the band noise. (J Wilkins, CO)

RRI-Manokwari 3987.04, 1400-1430. Short Jakarta programming close at 1406. Male announcer into Arabic/subcontinental-influenced vocal music. No announcements heard from 1408-1430 tuneout. Pretty good signal but QRM by amateur radio operators and Echo of Hope station below on 3985. (J Wilkins, CO)

Libya
Voice of Africa 21695, 1500. News in English read by male with focus on topics in Africa. SIO 353. (P Ng, Malaysia)

Myanmar
Radio Myanmar 5985.82, 1441-1451.+ English talk segments-possibly news but could not tell for sure as signal was on the decline. Brief music bridge at 1448, followed by more talk. Music noted after 1500 but quite weak by then. (J Wilkins, CO)

Peru
Radio Luz y Sonido (presumed) 3234.81, 1005-1015. Noted very weak signal here with a male/female announcers comments after music. "Peru" mentioned as signal fading. This coupled with the noise and a het via Radio New West Britain made details difficult to get. C Bolland, FL)

Radio Vision 4790.2, 0417-0430. Familiar format of Spanish religious programming into "live" sermon of fair signal quality. (S Barbour, NH)

South Africa
Radio Sondergrense 3320, 0221-0230. Afrikaans programming including pop music tunes from Abba. Fair signal quality. J Wood, TN)

Sudan
Republic of Sudan Radio 7200, 0517-0527. Lady announcers mix of pop and Middle Wastern music, followed by traditional Arabic music program. Fair signal quality. (J Wood, TN)

Thailand
Bangkok Meteorological Radio 8743USB, 1008-1012. Interval signal to ID as "this is Bangkok Meteorological ........." SINPO 25432. Reported at 1035 on 6765USB with 25442 SINPO. (A. Slaen, Argentina)

Turkey
Voice of Turkey 15450, 1309. Report on English Literature being taught in high schools. SIO 554. (B Fraser, ME) 6295, 2230. Letterbox program. SIO 554. (B Fraser, ME)

Contributors:
Brian Alexander, PA
Scott Barbour, NH
Chuck Bolland, FL
Bob Fraser, ME
Ron Howard, CA
Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina
Peter Ng, Malaysia
Stewart Mackenzie, CA
John Wilkins, CO
Joe Wood, TN

Photo of Ascension Island flyover via World QSL Book

VOIRI frequency updates

Iran/ Lithuania
Frequency changes for VOIROI/IRIB from May 1:
All times UTC - NF =new frequency

0130-0227 NF 9790 SIR 500 kW 018 deg, x 9795 in Kazakh
1530-1627 NF 7375 KAM 500 kW 110 deg, x 7370 in English
1530-1627 NF 9600 SIR 500 kW 105 deg, x 9635 in English
1830-1928 NF 6000*SIT 100 kW 259 deg, x 7260 in French
1930-2028 NF 6000*SIT 100 kW 259 deg, x 7260 in English
2100-2157 NF 9690@KAM 500 kW 055 deg, x 9670 in Japanese
2100-2157 NF 11655 SIR 500 kW 053 deg, x11990 in Japanese
2330-0027 NF 11740#KAM 500 kW 064 deg, x11820 in Chinese
2330-0027 NF 11970 SIR 500 kW 098 deg, x11975 in Chinese
@co-ch RCI in French
#co-ch All India Radio in Hindi/Tamil
* from Sept. 7 co-ch Voice of Russia in Greek/Bulgarian
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Apr 30)
(Source: DX Mix News #519 via Alokesh Gupta-India, wb-Germany, Rachel Baughn-MT)

Schedule updates from DX Mix News

All times UTC - target areas as indicated

Armenia/Russia
Frequency changes of WYFR Family Radio via TV Radio Waves:
1400-1500 NF 9405 ARM 300 kW 110 deg Punjabi, x9850
1500-1700 NF11505 ERV 300 kW 100 deg Punjabi, x9850
1600-1700 NF 9735 ARM 300 kW 110 deg Urdu, x11630 ERV 300 kW 100 deg
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Apr 30)

Germany
New txions of CVC International via Media Broadcast from May 1:
1900-2000 on 9840 JUL 100 kW 115 deg Arabic to ME
2000-2100 on 9565 JUL 100 kW 190 deg Arabic to WeAf
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Apr 30)

India
Frequency change of All India Radio in Russian:
1615-1715 NF 9595 DEL 250 kW non-dir, x9585*
* to avoid Vatican Radio in Russian, Ukrainian and Belarussian
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Apr 30)

Madagascar/Tajikistan
Frequency changes of RNW in English to SoAs:
1400-1555 NF 5830 DB 100 kW 125 deg, x9345
NF 9885 MDC 250 kW 050 deg, x9890
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Apr 30)

Russia
Frequency change of Deutsche Welle in Farsi:
1730-1930 NF 5945 ARM 200 kW 132 deg, x7270 to avoid REE in Arabic
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Apr 30)

Rwanda
Frequency change of Deutsche Welle in Amharic:
1400-1500 NF 15650 KIG 250 kW non-dir, x15660 to avoid VOR WS in English
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Apr 30)

South Africa
Frequency change of IRIN Radio in Somali via VT
Communications:
1730-1745 NF9735 MEY 100 kW 020 deg, x9665 to avoid REE in Spanish
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Apr 30)
(DX Mix news #519 via Alokesh Gupta-India, wb-Germany, Rachel Baughn-MT)

Cuba once again denounces US radio and TV

Cuba has once again used the opportunity at the United Nations to denounces what it calls ”the sustained US radio and TV aggression”. Ileana Nuñez, Cuban ambassador to the UN, said during a debate of the UN Information Committee that the World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva last November has concluded that broadcasting to Cuba from US aircraft is in violation of the Radiocommunication Regulations.
The Cuban diplomat explained that every week, US-based networks broadcast 1,889 hours of programs to Cuba through 30 mediumwave, shortwave, FM and TV channels. They generate 228-253 hours of programmes daily, which have nothing to do with balanced, objective information, said Nuñez.
She recalled that for fiscal year 2007, the US Congress approved a budget of $36.10 million “to fund actions against Cuba, showing complete disregard for regulations ruling international relations.” She added that 14 of the 19 networks broadcasting anti-Cuban subversive programmes aim their signals directly at Cuba, including three owned by the US Government itself (Voice of America and Radio and TV Martí).
She claimed that some of these networks belong to, or serve, organizations linked to “well-known US-based terrorist elements who act against Cuba with the total consent of US authorities.”
(Source: Prensa Latina/Radio Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Related story at:http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/bbg-awards-new-contract-for-aeromarti

RFE/RL website operating normally

The US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty website is operating normally on 29 April following a distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack thought to have originated in Belarus. The station’s Belarus-language website at www.svaboda.org carries an item date 1609 gmt on 28 April headlined (in English) “We are back!”, explaining to readers the details of the attack.
The article also lists a number of websites also hit by DDOS attacks in the last two days, including the pro-democracy Charter-97 organisation, the Polish government-funded Belsat TV channel and the website of opposition leader Alyaksandr Milinkevich.
On 28 April, an REF/RL press release revealed that the radio station’s website was receiving some 50,000 fake hits per second as part of the DDOS attack, causing their website to appear unavailable to readers. The attack also knocked out pages of eight other language services, including the Persian-language Radio Farda
Charter97 also noted that their website was under attack, telling readers that they could continue to access their content via WAP-enabled mobile phones at wap.charter97.org.
A Distributed Denial of Service attack occurs when multiple computers flood the servers of a particular website or websites in order to prevent it from serving pages to intended users. By forcing the server to process many thousand of requests, the website will appear unavailable to legitimate web traffic.
Attackers will often use multiple “zombie” computers infected with viruses, triggered at a set date and time to facilitate the DDOS, enabling relatively few people to flood a site with a high volume of web traffic.
(Source: R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Deutsche Welle and Mauritanian Radio sign cooperation deal

Erik Bettermann, Director-General of Deutsche Welle (DW), and officials of the Mauritanian Radio Television (RTM) have signed a cooperation agreement on broadcasting. France Grebern, head of DW programme distribution in Africa and Middle East, said RTM would broadcast DW programmes whereas DW will train Mauritanian journalists and technicians, adding that Germany was ready to support broadcasting liberalisation process in Mauritania.
President Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi and the Mauritanian Communication minister granted an audience to Bettermann during his visit to the country.
(Source: Panapress/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Alaskan DRM experiment proposed

Digital Aurora Radio Technologies of Delta Junction, Alaska has applied to the FCC for authorization to experiment with statewide DRM in the 5, 7 and 9 MHz shortwave bands. The FCC has assigned the callsign WE2XRH to this station, but its licence is pending. Delta Junction is approximately 130 miles southeast of Fairbanks.
“The ultimate goal of this project is to provide a terrestrial digital radio service to the citizens of Alaska,” the company said. “In general, the population of Alaska is underserved with respect to the ability to have a high quality, reliable public radio audio service. This is especially true for sparsely populated areas of the state.”
Digital Aurora would perform propagation, S/N, field strength, bit rate and audio quality measurements over a two-year period. The signals will be contained in a 10 kHz channel, but the test may include a wider signal to investigate the impact on broadcast quality and “expanded digital capabilities.” Transmissions will be coordinated with the High Frequency Coordination Conference.
“It is clear from the coverage contours that nearly all of the energy is concentrated for reception in Alaska,” the company said. Major parts of the planned experiment will be to investigate how well the propagation predictions reflect field conditions and how low the transmit power can go below 100 kW without jeopardizing coverage in some parts of Alaska.
A unique element of the proposed station is its use of government surplus over-the-horizon (OTH) radar transmitters. Tests by the OTH system manufacturer, Continental Electronics, demonstrated the capability of the transmitter to broadcast DRM with “excellent performance characteristics” and within the spectral mask recommended by the ITU for this mode.
“An Alaskan experiment will fill a gap in assessing the performance of digital terrestrial shortwave broadcasting in the difficult high latitude environment,” the company said.
(Source: 26MHz.us/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Radio Cairo - Multilingual A08 schedules

EGYPT Summer A-08 of Radio Cairo:
All times UTC - target areas as indicated

0700-1100 on 15115 ABZ 100 kW 250 deg Arabic GS WeAf
1015-1215 on 15170 ABZ 250 kW 090 deg Arabic ME/AFG
1100-2400 on 6290 ABZ 250 kW 315 deg Arabic GS WeEu
1215-1330 on 17835 ABZ 250 kW 090 deg English SoAs
1230-1400 on 15710 ABS 250 kW 106 deg Indonesian SoEaAs
1300-1600 on 15080 ABS 250 kW 241 deg Arabic WeAf
1330-1530 on 15040 ABZ 100 kW 070 deg Farsi TJK
1430-1600 on 12170 ABZ 250 kW 070 deg Pashto AFG
1500-1600 on 11550 ABS 250 kW 325 deg Albanian ALB
1500-1600 on 13580 ABZ 100 kW 050 deg Uzbek UZB
1530-1730 on 17810 ABZ 100 kW 170 deg Swahili CeEaAf
1600-1700 on 15155 ABZ 100 kW 160 deg Afar EaCeAf
1600-1800 on 6270 ABZ 250 kW 090 deg Urdu SoAs
1600-1800 on 12170 ABZ 150 kW 195 deg English CeSoAf
1700-1900 on 6860 ABS 250 kW 005 deg Turkish TUR
1700-2300 on 9250 ABZ 250 kW 180 deg Wadi el Nile*EaAf
1700-1730 on 15155 ABZ 100 kW 160 deg Somali EaCeAf
1730-1900 on 15155 ABZ 100 kW 160 deg Amharic EaCeAf
1800-1900 on 11550 ABS 250 kW 325 deg Italian WeEu
1800-2100 on 9990 ABS 250 kW 241 deg Hausa WeAf
1900-2000 on 6860 ABS 250 kW 005 deg Russian WeRUS
1900-2000 on 11550 ABS 250 kW 325 deg German WeEu
1900-2030 on 9380 ABZ 100 kW 250 deg English WeAf
1900-0030 on 9960 ABZ 100 kW 160 deg V of Arabs CeEaAf
2000-2115 on 11550 ABS 250 kW 325 deg French WeEu
2000-2200 on 6860 ABZ 250 kW 110 deg Arabic AUS
2030-2230 on 9280 ABS 250 kW 241 deg French WeAf
2115-2245 on 11550 ABS 250 kW 325 deg English WeEu
2215-2330 on 9360 ABZ 250 kW 245 deg Portuguese SoAm
2300-0030 on 9280 ABZ 250 kW 330 deg English NoAmEa
2330-0045 on 9360 ABZ 250 kW 245 deg Arabic SoAm
2330-0045 on 9735 ABS 250 kW 241 deg Arabic SoAm
0000-0300 on 6290 ABS 250 kW 315 deg Arabic GS NoAm
0030-0430 on 9280 ABZ 250 kW 330 deg Arabic NoAmEa
0045-0200 on 6140 ABS 250 kW 252 deg Spanish SoAm
0045-0200 on 7270 ABZ 250 kW 315 deg Spanish NoAm
0045-0200 on 9360 ABZ 250 kW 245 deg Spanish CeAm
0200-0330 on 7270 ABZ 250 kW 315 deg English NoAm
*Nile Valley Radio
(Source: DX Mix News #519 via Alokesh Gupta-India, wb-Germany, Rachel Baughn-MT)

Radio New Zealand International - A08 English update

Thanks to Adrian Sainsbury for this mornings schedule update

Effective: 28 April 2008
All times UTC - broadcast targeted to Pacific regions
0000-0100 13840
0100-0158 13840

0159-0200 15720
0200-0300 15720
0300-0400 15720
0400-0458 15720

0459-0500 9615
0500-0600 9615
0600-0658 9615

0659-0700 7145
0700-0800 7145
0800-0900 7145
0900-1000 7145
1000-1058 7145

1059-1000 9655
1000-1100 9655
1100-1200 9655
1200-1258 9655

1300-1400 6170
1400-1500 6170
1500-1550 6170

1551-1600 7145
1600-1700 7145
1700-1800 7145
1800-1850 7145

1851-1900 9615
1900-1950 9615

1951-2000 11725
2000-2050 11725

2051-2100 13840
2100-2200 13840
2200-2300 13840
2300-0000 13840

DRM
1200-1550 No DRM service at this time

0000-0100 15720
0100-0158 15720

0159-0200 13840
0200-0300 13840
0300-0400 13840
0400-0458 13840

0459-0500 9890
0500-0600 9890
0600-0658 9890

0659-0700 6170
0700-0800 6170
0800-0900 6170
0900-1000 6170
1000-1100 6170
1100-1158 6170

1551-1600 6170
1600-1700 6170
1700-1800 6170
1800-1850 6170

1851-1900 9890
1900-1935 9890

1936-2000 11675
2000-2050 11675

2051-2100 15720
2100-2200 15720
2200-2300 15720
2300-0000 15720
(Source: Adrian Sainsbury/R NZ Int'l)

Kuwait - IBB A08 update

Kuwait - Summer A-08 for IBB via KWT 250 kW:

All times UTC
1930-2130 on 5830 / 046 deg FAR Farsi
0200-0530 on 5860 / 058 deg FAR Farsi
1900-1930 on 5860 / 046 deg VOA Farsi
0000-0100 on 9765 / 046 deg RFE Kazakh
1000-1400 on 7125 / 046 deg FAR Farsi
0100-0200 on 7430 / 094 deg VOA English
2200-2300 on 7460 / 058 deg VOA English
2300-2400 on 7500 / 070 deg RFA Tibetan
1600-1700 on 7555 / 054 deg RFE Uzbek
1830-2030 on 7555 / 070 deg ASH Pashto/Dari
2030-0030 on 7555 / 070 deg VOA English
1700-1830 on 9310 / 078 deg DEE Pashto
1430-1530 on 9335 / 070 deg ASH Pashto/Dari
1530-1730 on 9335 / 070 deg ASH Pashto/Dari
1730-1830 on 9335 / 070 deg ASH Pashto/Dari
0100-0300 on 9365 / 070 deg RFA Tibetan
0300-0400 on 9555 / 046 deg FRE Turkmen
1830-1900 on 9780 / 078 deg DEE Pashto
1330-1430 on 11550 / 078 deg AFG Dari
1500-1600 on 11550 / 070 deg RFA Tibetan
1630-1730 on 11565 / 070 deg ASH Dari
1730-1830 on 11565 / 070 deg ASH Pashto/Dari
1630-1730 on 11580 / 070 deg ASH Dari
1730-1830 on 11580 / 070 deg ASH Pashto/Dari
1200-1400 on 11590 / 070 deg RFA Tibetan
1400-1500 on 11975 / 078 deg RFA Tibetan
0230-0330 on 12140 / 070 deg AFG Pashto
0830-0930 on 15090 / 070 deg AFG Pashto
1130-1430 on 15090 / 070 deg AFG Dari/Pashto/Dari
1430-1530 on 15090 / 070 deg ASH Pashto/Dari
1530-1630 on 15090 / 070 deg AFG Pashto
1500-1530 on 15265 / 046 deg VOA Uzbek
0330-0530 on 15615 / 070 deg AFG Dari/Pashto
0730-0830 on 15615 / 070 deg AFG Dari
0230-0330 on 15690 / 070 deg AFG Pashto
1400-1500 on 15790 / 070 deg AAP Urdu
0430-0630 on 17670 / 070 deg AFG Pashto/Dari
0630-0830 on 17685 / 070 deg AFG Pashto/Dari
1000-1200 on 17750 / 070 deg RFA Tibetan
0600-0700 on 17780 / 070 deg RFA Tibetan
1000-1100 on 21510 / 070 deg RFA Tibetan
AAP=Aap Ki Dunyaa
AFG=Radio Free Afghanistan
ASH=Radio Ashna
DEE=Deewa Radio
RFA=Radio Free Asia
RFE=Radio Liberty
FAR=Radio Farda
VOA=Voice of America
(DX Mix News #518 via Alokesh Gupta)

Hungary - IBB A08 updates

Hungary - Summer A-08 for IBB via JBR 250 kW:

All times UTC
0300-0400 on 7155 / 065 deg Radio Liberty in Russian
1700-1730 on 9520 / 065 deg Voice of America Russian
1800-1830 on 9520 / 065 deg Voice of America Russian
1300-1330 on 11725 / 055 deg Voice of America Russian
1330-1430 on 11725 / 055 deg Voice of America Special English
1400-1500 on 15265 / 065 deg Radio Liberty in Uzbek
(Source: DX Mix News #518 via Alokesh Gupta)

Hungarian Radio - A08 update

Hungary - Upated A-08 of Hungarian Radio on short wave

All times UTC for Hungarian service

via JBR 100 kW:
0400-0500 on 3975 / non-dir
1000-1100 on 6025 / non-dir
1600-1700 on 6025 / non-dir
2200-2300 on 6025 / non-dir
All other cancelled!
(Source: DX Mix News # 518 via Alokesh Gupta)

Blog Logs

Today's shortwave BLOG LOGS, represent a portion of additional 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.
Gayle VH

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

Bangladesh
Bangla Betar 7250, *1229-1242. Interval signal to whisper-quiet announcer at 1230. Wind instrumental into news. Signal too weak to detail-only an occasional word here and there. More wind instruments at 1237 and more news. (S Barbour, NH)

Bolivia
Radio Universataria 4732, 1045-1050. Spanish programming including vocal ballads with brief announcer at 1048. Siganl weak with fading intermittently. (S Barbour, NH).

Radio Loyola (presumed) 5996.4, 1007-1014. Spanish. Announcer's text and talk with heavy 6000 WYFR splatter. (S Barbour, NH)

Radio San Miguel 4699.35, 1016-1032. Spanish programming thru 1030. Siganl weak but clear. (S Barbour, NH)

Radio Tacana (presumed) 4781.4, 1033. Heard about a minute of Spanish from lady announcer before signal wiped out by 4780 Radio Coatan sign-on. Poor signal under CODAR. (S Barbour, NH)

Radio Yura 4716.7, 0036-0048. Lite music to station ID announcement at 0040. Musical bits with talk to ballad. Poor signal quality. (S Barbour, NH)

Bosnia Herzegovina
Radio Serbia 7115, 0113-0130.* Armchair quality reception hampered only by the accents of the announcers for my first log in years. Announcer's talk about art museums, architecture, Central European countries and Serbia joining the EEU. Musical interludes between sets. Sign-off from another station adjacent frequency. (J Wood, TN).

Brazil
Radio Difusora Manaus 4805, 1035-1041. Portuguese ad string to "Difusora" jingle ID and announcer's text. Fair signal. (S Barbour, NH)

Radio Brasil (Goiania) Portuguese identification and Brazilian music with animated announcer. Signal S9/good. (J Wood, TN).

Burkina Faso
Radio Burkina 7230, 0814-0832. French talks with indigenous and high-lif emusic. Tentative ID at 0830. Signal fair though weakening by 0830. (S Barbour, NH).

Chad
RN Chad 4905, 0550-0601. French service. Native tribal music with lots of drumming and mentions of Chad. Into Middle Eastern language language at 0600. Signl S7/fair. (J Wood, TN)

China
CNR1-CPBS Geermu 4800, 2234-2245. Mandarin chat seguence from male/female announcers. Presumed ad string at 2245. Signal poor-fair under CODAR. Better on // 4460-Beijing. (S Barbour, NH)

Voice of Pujiang (presumed) 3280, 1146-1202. Vernacular programming with announcer's unidentified language. Signal weak under band noise with occasional music bits at 1155. Signal pips at 1200, followed by announcer. Possibly // 4950; weak at imagination level. Poor signal. (S Barbour, NH).

Cuba
Radio Nacional de Venezuela via Cuba 6060, 1105-1110. English commentary about Colombia, very poor under a much stronger China/Sichuan PBS-2. ( R Howard, CA)

Equatorial Guinea
Radio Nacional-Malabo 6250, *0500-0520. Sign-on with national anthem. Opening announcement and local choral music. Signal very weak. (B Alexander, PA)

Radio Nacional-Malabo 6250, 0604-0633. Spanish ID as "Radio Nacional" and "Radio Malbo." Sounded like prayers at 0600 and into news. Signal S5/fair. (J Wood, TN)

Ethiopia
Radio Ethiopia 7110, 0404-0418. Vernacular. Male announcer between Horn of Africa style music. Program intro at 0410 with male/female talk between musical bits. Fair signal possible // 5990 under band noise. (S Barbour, NH)

Guam
Adventist World Radio/Voice of Hope/KSDA via Agat, Guam 11690, 1600-1629.* Jordan off the air, leaving this station audible with English religious programming of talk and music. // 9585 - both frequencies weak. (B Alexander, PA)

Guatemala
Radio Buenas Nuevas 4799.98, 1139-1146. Announcer's Spanish talk and text. Full station ID at 1141 to anthem-like music tune at 1142. Brief announcer at 1145 then silence. Can't image they would sign-off at 6:00 AM Guatemala time. (S Barbour, NH)

Indonesia
RRI-Jakarta 9680, 1005-1025. KGRE program # 5806, help with understanding when tp use "join, enter and follow." Talk about AusAID, pop songs by Indonesian singer Marcell. Fair signal almost no QRM from WYFR. ( R Howard, CA)

Honduras
HRMI (via Tegucigalpa) 3340, 0510-0536. Presumed reception with faint but clear signal for praise and worship service in English with announcer's text in Spanish. Poor signal. (J Wood, TN)

Iran
VOIRI 7160, 0143-0200. Best log for this English service in years. Male announcer's with talk on peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program. Mentions of US presidential primariea. Signal S7/fair. J Wood, TN).

Jordan
Radio Jordan 11690, 1755-1838.* Program on late in English with local pop and US pop music. English news at 1800, then back to a variety of pop, US pop and rap music. "Radio Jordan 96.3 FM" identificaiton. Program abruptly off at 1838, but co-channel QRM at 1800 from a weak and unidentified station. Both stations in at equal levels at time. (B Alexander, PA)

Kazakhstan
WYFR-Almaty 9310, 1300-1316. Listed as Burmese service. Interval signal into intro music, followed by announcer to tune-out. Poor signal unstable by the tune-out. (S Barbour, NH)

Laos
(non) Hmong Lao Radio via WHRI. 11785, 1433-1500. In assume Laotian language, mostly talking. Some English words "Asian Foundation" and "University of Laos," segment in English with translation by Philip[ Smith. . Folk song, indigneous music with sound of seagulls, before 1500 identification for WHRI. Good reception, no sign of Voice of Indonesia noted here or on 9525.98v. ( R Howard, CA)

Malaysia/Sarawak
Sarawak FM via RTM (presumed) Kuching. 7130, 1035-1102. Assume in Malay. Easy-listening songs/ballads, reciting from the Qu'ran. The format and language sounded right for them. Unable to hear // 5030. ( R Howard, CA)

Mali
RTM 5995, 2101-2136. French programming. Male announcer with talk and occasional banter via phone/remote thru 2130. Signal poor-fair, choppy signal. (S Barbour, NH).

Mexico
XEYU-Radio UNAM 9600, 0340. Spanish. Presumed reception of this station with very nice classical music to 0345 when completely covered by Radio Havana. Signal S9/good-very good. (J Wood, TN).

Niger
LV du Sahel 9705, 2150-2245. Afro-pop music to rap music. Vernacular and French talk. Fair level but co-channel QRM from India with theit test tones at 2232. Interval signal at 2243 and English programming from India at 2245. Niger completely covered by India. (B Alexander, PA)

Papua New Guinea
Radio West New Britain 3235, 1148-1205. Presumed Tok Pisin. Announcer between indigenous music selections. Lots of percussion/wind instruments and "wailing" vocals to t1200. Signal poor-fair at best. (S Barbour, NH)

Radio New Ireland 3905, 1206-1236. Lady announcer with news at tune-in. Bits of English "economic..Sudan..." Indigenous music/ballads from 1211 thru with lady announcer bwtween selections. More English bits at 1217. Fair signal at tune-in and holding steady, started to fade by 1225. (S Barbour, NH)
Peru
Radio Maranon 4835, 1046-1100. Spanish talk via announcers. Station ID in passing to presumed ad string between text. Fair signal quality. (S Barbour, NH)

Radio Frecuencia VH 4485.9, 0005-0028. Spanish. Announcer with lite musical selections. Signal poor-weak. (S Barbour, NH)

radio Manantial 4991.1 (presumed) 1004-1013. Announcer's Spanish talk until signal was lost at 1013 under increased band noise. (S Barbour, NH)

Russia
Radio Rossii (via Patropavlovsk-Kamchatka). 6075, 0536-0552. Russian programming, recital of classical organ misc. Station ID as "Radio Rossii," good signal // with 5935 Magadan, poor signal under WWCR; 7200 via Yakutsk, fair with good audio; 7320 via Magadan, also fair. Above average reception for Yakutsk. (R Howard, CA)

Thailand
BBC relay via Nakon Sawan 6125, 2145-2200. Two announcers interview regarding registration, ban of some sort. BBC promos at 2200. Poor signal under adacent co channel QRM. (S Barbour, NH)

Tunisia
Radio RTV. 9720, 0325. Arabic service - very clear with program of Middle Eastern music. Signal S9 good. (J Wood, TN)

Ukraine
Radio Ukraine International 7440, 0149-0200. Lady announcer's features of folk music. Many mentions of Ukrainian folk music and dance scene. Interviews with local artists. Some of the music sounded rather like Celtic - S9/very good. (J Wood, TN)

Vatican State
Radio Vatican 4005, 2217-2230. Italian religious text. Station ID at 2220. Church bells signal, followed by choral prayers to 2230. Signal fair-poor. (S Barbour, NH).

Yemen
Republic of Yemen Radio 9780.06, 1815-1840. Euro-pop and local pop music. English programming but muffled audio problems making difficult to understand. Station ID at 1829, "you are tuned to the English service of the Republic of Yemen Radio broadcasting from Sana/Aden." Englsih news at 1830, back to Euro-pop music at 1835. Weak signal lost in noise T 1840. (b Alexander, PA)

Zambia
Radio Zambia/ZNBC 5915, 0419-0429. English/Vernacular service for male/female announcers. Afro pop music and mentions of "Zambia." Signal S5/poor. Heard 5915, 0518 with fair signal quality. (J Wood, TN)

Zanzibar
Radio Tanzania-Zanzibar 11735, 1800-1809. Five + one time pips to "Nine East Africa Time." Spice FM news in English as "this news comes to you from Spice FM>" Signal poor-fair. ( R Howard, CA)

Radio Tanzania-Zanzibar 11735, 2024-2100.* Listed service as Swahili. Announcer between musical ballads. Wind instrument at 2055 with presumed identification. Tentative "Dar Es Salaam." Definite "Zanzibar" heard followed by weaker audio. National anthem at 2059 during fair signal quality. (S Barbour, NH)

Zimbabwe
Radio Zimbabwe 3396, 0252-0306. Vernacular programming including African high-life music and singing. Four-minute English ID including drums for about a minute to "this is Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation, Radio Zimbabwe shortwave." Drums signal again, ID repeat, list of cities and frequencies, back into vernaculars. Signal fair - to poor. (R Howard, CA)

Contributors:
Brian Alexander, PA
Scott Barbour, NH
Ron Howard, CA
Joe Wood, TN

RFE/RL hit by cyber attack

Several websites run by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) have been hit by an unprecedented cyberattack, making them inaccessible to the outside world. The attack, which started on 26 April, intially targeted the website of RFE/RL’s Belarus Service, but quickly spread to other sites. Within hours, eight RFE/RL websites (Belarus, Kosovo, Azerbaijan, Tatar-Bashkir, Radio Farda, South Slavic, Russian, and Tajik) were knocked out or otherwise affected.
The “denial-of-service” (DOS) attack was intended to make the targeted website unavailable to its users, according to RFE/RL’s Director of Technology Luke Springer. “The way this is normally done is by flooding the target website with fake requests to communicate, thereby using up all [the website’s] free resources and rendering the site useless to all the legitimate users,” Springer said.
RFE/RL has been hit before by denial-of-service attacks, but this attack was unprecedented in its scale, as RFE/RL websites received up to 50,000 fake hits every second.
Springer says this more sophisticated assault is known as a “distributed denial-of-service” attack, in which “the attacker has made use of other machines, distributed its intentions out to other machines, and then all of these machines attack at the same time.”
DOS attacks are difficult to protect against, and the software required to carry them out is available on the Internet.
RFE/RL Belarus Service Director Alexander Lukashuk said he began getting e-mails from frustrated web visitors about two hours after the attack began on 26 April. He noted that the problems began on an important date in Belarus - the 22nd anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe.
Lukashuk said that a large Internet audience was relying on RFE/RL’s Belarus Service to report live on a rally of thousands of people, organized by the Belarusian opposition. The demonstrators were protesting the plight of uncompensated Chernobyl victims and a government decision to build a new nuclear power station.
Other Belarusian websites were also hit, including the Minsk-based nongovernmental organization Charter 97. Since the attacks, many other independent websites in Belarus have carried content from RFE/RL’s Belarus Service.
RFE/RL President Jeffrey Gedmin said he is deeply concerned by the attacks. “If free and independent media existed in these countries where we’re working and broadcasting, we would have no reason to exist,” Gedmin said. “The Belarusians, the Iranians - they all have basically the same objective. They see free information - flowing information of ideas and so forth - as the oxygen of civil society. They’ll do anything they can to cut it off. If it means jamming, if it means cyberattacks, that’s what they’ll do.”
RFE/RL has taken countermeasures and restored full service to most of its Internet sites.
(Source: RFE/RL/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

BBC radio chief rejects calls to privatise Radio 1 and Radio 2

BBC radio chief Jenny Abramsky today rejected calls to privatise Radio 1 and Radio 2, saying it would be a "cultural travesty".

"You do not need to destroy Radios 1 and 2 to ensure that our great cultural institutions are given access to broadcasting," said Abramsky, the director of BBC audio and music. "To do so would be a cultural travesty and confining public service broadcasting into cultural elitism."

It was the BBC's role to "entertain as well as inform and educate", she added, claiming that the two music networks "underpin the nation's cultural life in the broadest sense".

Abramsky was responding to a speech by Peter Bazalgette, the television guru synonymous with Big Brother, who last week called for the privatisation of the two BBC radio stations and Channel 4, to fund new public service content from arts institutions, museums, galleries and individuals.
Read more from Guardian.co.uk:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/apr/28/bbc.radio1?gusrc=rss&feed=media

Radio Sweden marks 70 years of broadcasting

This year, the external service of Swedish Radio (Sveriges Radio) turns 70. On July 1, 1938 the first ever broadcast from Stockholm directed abroad was in Swedish. A year later, programmes in English and German went on air. Today Swedish Radio broadcasts in 13 different languages.
Ahead of an anniversary program in September, the Radio Sweden website will publish a special archive including the most interesting reports of the previous seven decades and an online competition.

(Source: R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Central Asian broadcasters call for more independent reporting

Journalists working for state broadcasters should write more stories that are relevant to the lives of ordinary citizens, a workshop on regional journalism was told on Friday. Gulnara Ibrayeva, Head of Apparatus for the National TV and Radio Corporation of Kyrgyzstan, was speaking at a roundtable on “Challenges Confronting Regional Journalists” held as part of the Eurasian Media Forum in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
She said that there were too many reports of “where the President travels and which ambassadors the President receives” on state broadcasting channels. “How is that relevant to the lives of ordinary citizens?” Ms Ibrayeva asked.
She said that important news that citizens ought to be informed about was often neglected by state broadcasters. “For example, we had an inter-racial conflict near Bishkek, but the local media didn’t report it. It was only covered by the Russian media and CNN. “This is a legacy of the Soviet Union where mass media was viewed as an instrument of ideology,” she added.
Other panelists from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan gave examples of how so-called “news” reports on state TV and radio channels were based on government press releases and involved no independent reporting. They also discussed how many private channels were reluctant to present alternative views or analysis for fear of upsetting governments and losing advertising contracts.
Natalya Bandrovskaya, Director of Kazakhstan’s Rika TV, said that private channels were lucky to receive five percent of government advertising budgets because most of the money went to state channels that broadcast “news” that was favourable to the government. She also said that the tender process to secure government advertising was long and arduous involving submission of a lot of irrelevant documentation.
Kumar Bekbolotov, the Central Asian Programmes Director of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) in Kyrgyzstan, told the workshop that there was a direct connection between the level of professionalism of journalists and the independence of the media in the Central Asian republics. He said this could only be overcome through the training of journalists to promote more independent reporting.
(Source: Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Radio Nostalgia: LM Radio Museum and Sound Archive

I’ve been spending some time checking and updating some of the entries in our Hitlist. In the process I came across a website that records the History of Radio Clube de Moçambique, and Lourenco Marques Radio, the first commercial radio station in Africa. LM Radio was on the air from 1936 until 1975 and played a very important role in shaping the style and content of broadcasting in South Africa.
The website is the work of Chris Turner, who worked as a broadcaster in South Africa and now lives in the UK. There’s also an online audio documentary about LM Radio, produced by Chris, which includes audio clips and jingles. This site is well worth a visit if you’re interested in the history of broadcasting.
There is a connection between Media Network and LM Radio. The late Fritz Greveling, who preceded Jonathan Marks as presenter of DX Jukebox, which became Media Network, worked at LM Radio. I knew that because I remember him telling me stories about it. What I didn’t know was that he used a different on-air name (Fritz Greyling) on LM Radio. I thought this was a typo, until I listened to the jingle, and it does sound like Greyling. Sadly, Fritz passed away in 1994.
(Source: Andy Sennitt/R Netherlands Media Network weblog)

El Salvador's Radio CRET reactivates

El Salvador
Radio CRET which according to WRTH 2008 is inactive - is now on the air again - with test transmissions on its original MW frequency of 1080 kHz. What is more encouraging is that they emit a strong second harmonic on 2159.92 kHz.

Monitored in Guatemala at 0230 UTC (Sunday night) with a strong signal which I anticipate will easily make it to North America and perhaps even Europe. One ID is: "Desde San Salvador transmite Radio CRET 1080 kHz en su senal de prueba". They also announced tel. 26710317 in case you catch the station and want to inform them about reception.

Radio Imperial which used to broadcast on 17 MHz till quite recently has neither transmitter nor aerial left at the stations premisis in the outskirts of Sonsonate in Northern El Salvador, so I dont think that it is very likely they will ever return. They now operate on 810 kHz with 500W only.
(Stig Hartvig Nielsen-DEN, touring CTR/GTM, hcdx Apr 19)
(Source: BC-DX #857/Top News, wb, Germany)

Schedule updates for Brother Stair via Germany

Updated A-08 of Brother Stair via Media Broadcast from April 8
All times UTC
1400-1500 on 13810 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg to Eu/ME, x1400-1600
1400-1600 on 6110 JUL 100 kW / 290 deg to WeEu
1500-1600 on 17485 JUL 100 kW / 160 deg to We/CeAf
1900-2100 on 6175*WER 125 kW / 300 deg to WeEu, xWER 250 kW
* co-ch 1900-1930 Polish Radio Warsaw in Ukrainian via WER 100 kW 075deg
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Apr 22)
(Source: BC-DX 857/Top News, wb, Germany)

Croatian Radio logs via shortwave

All times UTC // parallel frequency

Croatia
3984.85, Croatian Radio-Voice of Croatia, 0200-0214, April 26, English "Croatia Today" program with news, sports & weather. IDs. Weak. Very good on // 7285-via Germany. Spanish at 0230. (Brian Alexander, PA)

3984.86, Croatia Radio, 2345-0005+, April 25-26, Euro-pop/ballads. Croatian news at 0000. Weak. Not heard earlier at 2230 check. Much stronger on // 7285, 9925 - via Germany. Not usually heard on 3 frequencies at once. (Brian Alexander, PA)

via Germany, 9925, Croatian Radio-Voice of Croatia, 2215-2229, April 25, English "Croatia Today" with news sports, & weather. IDs. Very good. Heard on // 6165 with a weak signal for 1 minute at 2215-2216* before pulling plug. Noticed
// 7285 at 2216-2229 with a good signal strength but co-channel QRM from WYFR-Albania. 3985 not heard. Spanish at 2230 on 9925 & 7285. (Brian Alexander, PA)

3984.86 Hravatski Radio (t): 0337-0408+, 15-Apr; Mix of pop and C&W style tunes, none familiar. Brief anmt before 0400, ? Radio then tones, then W in eastern Euro local language -probably news. Back to music @0405, but occasionally covered by strong trill. In AM, but need USB to kill ARO. Buried w/occasional fair peak. (Harold Frodge, MI/Cumbre DX)

Croatia - Summer A-08 of HRT HS-1 in Croatian via Deanovac:0457-0756 on 6165 DEA 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu/NoAf
0757-1356 on 9830 DEA 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu/NoAf
1357-2056 on 6165 DEA 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu/NoAf
2057-0456 on 3985vDEA 010 kW / non-dir to WeEu/NoAf
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Apr 22)
(Source: BC-DX #857, wb, Germany)

Blog Logs

Thanks to Hans Johnson for the followings logs and information from Contact May DX News.
Gayle VH

Algeria
Radio Algerienne now being relayed via Sines 0400-0600 on 7150, 2000-2100 on 9765 and 2100-2300 on 7150. Also via Skelton 0400-0600 on 7260, 2000-2100 on 11810, 2100-2300 on 9710. (Wolfgang Bueschel)




Belarus
Radio Racja in Belarus via Lithuania is now 1530-1730 on 6145.

China
China Radio International in English is now being relayed by CVC Chile 1200-1400 on 15440, well heard here 1345 April 15. (Mike Barraclough)

Cyprus
Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation schedule is now 2215-2245 Friday, Saturday and Sunday on 5930 7210 and 9760. (Aoki A08 list)

Czech Republic
Radio Prague is issuing a special QSL card on the occasion of the eighty fifth anniversary of Czech Radio's first regular broadcast. If you'd like to obtain your own copy, make sure to send us a reception report from our programme on the exact date of the anniversary, May 18 2008. (Alokesh Gupta, Radioactivity blog)

Ecuador
Broadcasts from HCJB Global Voice's shortwave station in Ecuador will continue at least through October 2008 as the Quito airport authority has granted the mission's request to postpone the dismantling of its shortwave radio towers. HCJB's agreement two years earlier with the Quito Airport Corporation (CORPAQ) had required the mission to remove the towers in Pifo to make way for a new international airport. "We asked for an extension last fall," explained Doug Weber who directs mass media for HCJB Global Voice in Latin America. "We were first granted a six-month extension, and now we've been granted a full year. We will continue to broadcast after the 2008 deadline on the remaining antennas for as long as we feel is reasonable and prudent." (HCJB Global News)

Ethiopia
Radio Xoriyo Ogadenia is scheduled Tuesdays 1400-1430, EOTC Holy Synod Radio Mondays 1600-1700 and Addis Dimts Radio Sundays 1600-1700 all using 17875 via Samara. (TDP website, Aoki A08 list) Ethiopians for Democracy is scheduled via Werchatal 1700-1759 on 13820 Sunday, Wednesday and Friday. (Wolfgang Bueschel)

Voice of Tigray Revolution being heard on 5950 around 1825 after VOIRI signs off, generally fair to good reception now that adjacent channels are clear especially now that there is no DRM on 5955. Station signs off at 1900. (Edwin Southwell)

Iran
Radio Democracy Shorayee is scheduled 1700-1800 on 12120 via Samara Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. (TDP website, Aoki A08 list)

Kurdistan
Denge Mezopotamya schedule is now 0400-1800 on 11530, 1800-2000 on 7540 both via Ukraine. (TDP website, Aoki A08 list)

Laos
Suab Xaa Moo Zoo in Hmong-Blue and Njua is scheduled 2300-2400 on 11655 via Taiwan. (TDP website, Aoki A08 list)

Palau
T8BZ High Adventure Ministries heard in Belgium April 19 on 15725 at 1010 with religious programme The Kingdom of God. (Maurits van Driessche, Hard Core DX)

Phillipines
Radio Pilipinas schedule is now 1730-1930 Tagalog on 9395 11720 and 15190, 0200-0330 English on 11880 15285 15510. (Aoki A08 list)

Seychelles
6005, BBC Indian Ocean Relay Station verified a direct report to Victoria with a frequency/time confirmation letter in 41 days from verification signer Albert Quatre, Senior Engineer (VT Communications, BBC Indian Ocean Relay Station, P. O. Box 448, Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles). He mentions in the letter that they have
two Marconi 250 kW B6131 transmitters using Pulse Width Modulation and that the antenna system consists of six Marconi 4 band arrays strung across four towers (Rich D`Angelo, Pennsylvania)

Sweden
Radio Sweden has replaced 11540 with 11590 for English 1530-1600. (Mike Barraclough)

Tajikistan
Voice of Tajik English service heard opening at 1700 April 14 with identification and news on 7245, news summary again at 1730, rest of broadcast seemed to be music. Fair signal on clear channel but adjacent channel interference from 7240 and 7250. (Mike Barraclough)

Transdniester
Radio PMR now noted on 12135 1400-1700, very strong signals. 15 minutes of English at 1400, 1445, 1530 and 1615 followed by French and German. Transmissions are Monday to Friday. North American service announced as 2215-2345 on 6040 with English at 2215
and 2300. (Edwin Southwell, Mike Barraclough)

Contributors:
Germany: Wolfgang Bueschel, UK: Edwin Southwell, USA: Rich D'Angelo. Until next month
Mike
(Source: Hans Johnson/Cumbre DX)

Radio Prague's special QSL card offers

Czech Republic
From the Radio Prague website:
Radio Prague is issuing a special QSL card on the occasion of the 85th anniversary of Czech Radio's first regular broadcast. If you'd like to obtain your own copy, make sure to send us a reception report from our program on the exact date of the anniversary: May 18, 2

http://www.radio.cz/en/article/103102

Radio Prague is pleased to announce a new competition relating to Czech sports people.

Which Czech sportsperson or team has particularly impressed you?

Write and tell us what you know about them and why you admire them. The author of the best entry will win a week-long stay for two in Prague. Ten others will receive runners-up prizes. The best entries will be aired in our Mailbox show on June 29th and you will also find them on our web site
at

The deadline for entries is June 13th, and the address to send them to is:
Radio Prague
Vinohradska 12
120 99 Prague 2
Czech Republic

or you can e-mail them to cr @ radio.cz
(R Prague website via BrDXC-UK ng Apr 19/BC0DX #857 via wb, Germany))

Update on Zhoushan Maritime Meteorological Radio

China
According to Zhoushan Meteorological Agency Zhoushan Maritime Meteorological Radio Station started official shortwave transmission on March 23. They broadcast maritime meteorological information to about 100,000 ships in East China sea at 0000 0300 1100 UT.
The signal is expected to reach as far as 1,000km from the station. Shortwave was thought to be the best solution for the "Last One Mile" problem to the fishery ships. The program contents weather forecast of 2 hours ago by China Central Meteorological Observatory, and disaster
forecast by Zhoushan local Meteorological Observatory in case of emergency.

The frequency was not given, but I found and confirmed the broadcast on 3303 kHz USB at 1100 UTC. The broadcast was given in Chinese for about 2.5 minutes everyday, giving the weather information of Taiwan straight. The mailing address of the station was investigated as:
Meicen Road, Putuoshan, Putuo District, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China telephone +86 580 8080277. Zhoushan is located in the island 100 km south east of Shanghai.
(Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Apr 19/BC-DX #857 via wb, Germany)

Radio Belarus - A08 schedule

Radio Belarus A08 summer schedule
Kalodishchi BR-1

All times UTC
0300-2100 6115 kHz (75 kW) 6080 kHz (150 kW)
0400-0700 11930 kHz (250 kW)
1500-1800 7105 kHz (250 kW)
Kanal Kultura 1125 kHz (150 kW)
Radio Belarus 1700-2300 7105 kHz (250 kW)
1100-2300 7360 kHz (75 kW) 7390 kHz (150 kW)
(Sergey Alekseychik-BLR, "open_dx" via RUSdx Apr 20/BC-DX #857 via wb, Germany)

Radio Gloria Int'l set for Sunday show on shortwave

Radio Gloria International this Sunday

Date 27th of April 2008
Time 1200 to 1300 UTC
Channel 6140 kHz

The transmissions of Radio Gloria will be broadcast over the transmitting station Wertachtal in Germany. The transmitter power will be 100 000 Watts, and we will
be using a non-directional antenna system (Quadrant antenna).
Good listening
(Source: Tom Taylor)

Blog Logs

All times UTC // parallel frequencies

Bolivia
6055.10, Radio Juan 23,(Tentative) 1000-1020 Noted a station here in Spanish language programming. At 1008 a male comments briefly until 1009 when music is presented. The format consists of a song then a few comments and so forth. Signal mixing with Japan's Nikkei on the same freq. Don't know if the Bolivian is actually on 6055.10 KHz, it is just that, that is where I hear it best, which turns out to be just poor to threshold. (C. Bolland, FL April 20, 2008)

5952.46, Radio Pio Doce, (pres)1022-1040, At tune in, noted music until 1024 when a two males comment in Spanish language. Comments continue until 1030 when a time tones are heard which could have been from someone else nearby. At 1031 back to music. Signal was poor. (C. Bolland, FL April 20, 2008)

Brazil
4905.10, Radio Anhanguera, (pres), 0005-0020 Just a male in steady Portuguese language comments. He sounds like he is preaching or talking politically. One or the other, can't be sure ? Signal is fair to poor while the noise fades up and down too. (C. Bolland, April 19, 2008)

Canada
6030, Calgary - CFVP relaying CKMX (AM 1060), 0437-0448, April 10 (Thurs.), rather unusual reception: heard mixing with Radio Martí, but with no jamming at all, C&W songs, IDs "Classic Country AM 1060", promo for winning a John Deere trimmer, mostly poor (R. Howard, CA,

Equatorial Guinea
15190, Radio Africa, 2202-2255*, April 14, Pastor Tony Alamo with his program #474, gives mailing address (P.O. Box 6467, Texarkana, Texas 75505) plus phone and fax numbers, Porter Wagner singing "The Dream", station ID: "Thank you for listening to Radio Africa, inspirational … We are excited to share with you …", gives email address (radioafrica [at] myway.com) and address in Ghana spelled out (something like: P.O. Box ???, Kanonme??, Accra??, Ghana), noticeable QRM at about 2240 (assume WYFR in Portuguese), fair-poor. Reception reports can be sent via www.radiopanam.com/qslreports.htm . (R Howard, CA)

15190 Radio Africa (Bata) (presumed), 1910-2058, 4/13/2008, English. Recorded the fundamentalist religious talk and music programs, generally 30 minutes in length. No ID heard between programs. Good signal with audio ranging from extremely poor (at 1910) to very good (Apostolic Witness Radio Broadcast at 2030) apparently a function of the quality of the recorded program and/or its delivery. Best SINPO 34333. (J. Evans, TN)

Indonesia
4604.94 RRI Serui 1259-1320 Apr 19. Local ID, then predictable sequence of SCI, Jak relay, then back to local programming (Indo vocals) around 1315. Fair. (J. Wilkins, CO)

Laos
6130, Lao National Radio: monitoring from about 1415-1430 (the start and end of the programs varies by 1-3 minutes): April 20 (Sun.) – non-stop talking in assume Laotian (scheduled "Virtue Program"?). April 21 (Mon.) – English language lesson, in English with assume Laotian language translations throughout the program. April 22 (Tue.) – English language lesson, in English with assume Laotian translations throughout the program. April 23 (Wed.) – French language lesson, unlike the English lessons, heard only in French, played some songs in French. April 24 (Thurs.) – French language lesson, unlike the English lessons, heard only in French, played some songs in French.

This corresponds well with their listed schedule at their website. Would seem that my Saturday (March 29 and April 5) receptions of English language lessons (programs "New Dynamic English" and "Functioning in Business") were anomalies for that day. The daily reception varied, but were mostly fair to poor. (R. Howard, CA)

6130, Lao National Radio, 1410-1504, April 12, no English programming today; assume in Laotian, after the news played SE Asian songs, several 5 minute segments of talking, poor. (R Howard, CA).

Malaysia/Sarawak
7270 Wai FM via RTM Kuching 1239-1303 Apr 17. Presumed with familiar chanting to 1257, then YL ancr and "IS" on local instrument at 1259, followed by usual 2 pips and Kuala Lumpur news relay in Bahasa Malaysia. Rough in QRM. (J. Wilkins, CO)

Mexico
6010 Radio Mil 1144-1204 Apr 14. Talk format w/frequent interruptions for ads; canned ID at 1159, but the synthesized voice was difficult to understand; back to talk at ToH. Fair at best. (J. Wilkins, CO)

Myanmar
On April 19, I heard a station on 5985.0 from 1416-1435, with EZL pop songs, in an Asian language with poor reception, due to adjacent splatter. Had first thought the language was right for Myanma Radio, but then they did not change over to English as they normally do at 1430, so thought I must be wrong, but thanks to S. Hasegawa observations, it really was them with a new schedule for their English programming (starts at 1530 UTC). There was no sign of anything on the usual 5985.83. Have not checked on this again, as every day I have been involved in monitoring the activity of Lao National Radio on 6130, checking what was actually heard against their website schedule. (R Howard, CA)

Nigeria
4770, Radio Nigeria, 2250-2300 With music to begin with, then a period of English comments from local citizens of Nigeria with opinions about current conditions. The commentator was a woman. At 2258, the signal drops off the air suddenly and didn't return to the air. Until then the signal was fair. (C. Bolland, April 18, 2008)

North Korea
2850.03 K.C.B.S. Pyongyang 1237-1246 Apr 20. Stirring patriotic music, instrumental and vocal. Fair but fading fast. (J. Wilkins, CO)

9650, Voice of Korea, 1020-1030 Noted a male in Japanese Language comments who is joined by a female, shortly. At 1124, Choral music presented. Signal was fair. (C. Bolland, FL April 17, 2008)

Pirate
6925 Radio Metallica Worldwide. 2235-2250*. 13 Apr 08. English. Relay of the famous pirate. Thx to Mark T. for help with this one. It sounded like somebody was looping bits of RMWW and Dr. Tornado. Themes from “The Flintstones” and “Green Acres.” “Secret Agent Man” playing in background. Ments of Blue Ridge Summit, ID as “This is Radio Metallica Worldwide, 69-55 (sic) shortwave” and off with “Take care.” Signal fair-poor. (J. Wood, TN).

6925 Radio Cobain. 2250. 13 Apr 08. English. ID, Thrash metal and Nirvana mx. Poor. (J. Wood, TN).

Peru
4775.04, Radio Tarma, 0950-1000, At tune in, noted flute type music until 0954. At that time thought I could hear a male in Spanish comments in the noise. Then back to music. Signal was poor. (C. Bolland, FL April 17, 2008)

Singapore
6080 RSI 1300-1318 Apr 18. ID w/mention of website, time check in local time (9 PM) and UTC, then news headlines, followed by the program "Hot Tracks," consisting of pop music from the British charts; news again at 1330. Good signal. (J. Wilkins,CO)

Suriname
4990 Radio Apintie (Paramaribo) (Presumed), 0620-0645, 4/17/2008, Dutch (?). Pop music occasionally peaking above the noise. Weak signal in very poor, static filled, conditions. Could not hear any talk by an announcer, but signal was so marginal that it could easily have been missed. Music was of the variety previously heard from Radio Apintie. Have been hearing a carrier on 4990 for the past 4 or 5 nights, but no audio until tonight. (J. Evans, TN)

Zambia
4965, Radio Christian Voice, 0030-0040 At tune in Religious Singing by a choir. At 0040 a female comments in English then back to music. Signal was air, but the noise is tremendous. (C. Bolland, FL).

Radio Netherlands - Program Preview April 26-May 2

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

SATURDAY 26 April
*** The State We're In ***

Dutch-Iraqi filmmaker Mohammed Al-Daradji returned to his hometown of Baghdad in 2003 in the wake of the American invasion. What shocked him most was seeing several mental patients wandering in the streets of the city, confused and half naked. One young doctor was trying to look after them. Al-Daradji decided to make a film about them called Ahlaan or 'Dreams'. We talk to him about being kidnapped, tortured and imprisoned while making this award-winning movie.
We also look at the right to a home. For some it's a geographical place, for others it's ideological, and sometimes you get caught halfway between the two. That was the case for American pop singer-turned socialist superstar, Dean Reed. As support for the East German regime waned, so did Dean Reed's fan base. He died outside Berlin in 1986, never quite finding his true home.

Meanwhile Philippino Wilma Consul finds her true home in the people and food of Hawaii.

And in Istanbul, the wrecking ball threatens the thousand-year-old neighbourhood of the Roma.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1006 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)
1406 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1800 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535)
1900 (East/Central Africa 15535, West Africa 11660, 15335, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)
2000 (West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)

*** Network Europe Week ***
A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe. If you missed any editions of Network Europe Week satisfy your needs with this digest of the programme's top stories.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1500 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)

Note that on Saturday we also run repeats of:

Curious Orange: 1530 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
Earthbeat and Stories of the Twentieth Century:
0000 (Eastern N America 9845)
0100 (Central N America 9845)
0400 (Western N America 6165)

SUNDAY 27 April
*** Network Europe Extra ***

Arts and Culture brought to you each Sunday from Europe's widest partnership of international broadcasters.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1005 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)
1405 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1500 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1800 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535)
1900 (East/Central Africa 15535, West Africa 11660, 15335, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)
2000 (West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)

*** Reloaded ***
Your chance to catch up with some of the highlights from recent programmes; the best, the most interesting or newsworthy, or sometimes the funniest, chosen by our producers and presented by Mindy Ran.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1030 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)
1430 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1530 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1830 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535)
1930 (East/Central Africa 15535, West Africa 11660, 15335, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)
2030 (West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)

Note that on Sunday we also run:

The State We're In:
0000 (Eastern N America 9845)
0100 (Central N America 9845)
0400 (Western N America 6165)

MONDAY 28 April
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1530 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1800 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535)
1900 (East/Central Africa 15535, West Africa 11660, 15335, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)
2000 (West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)

*** Curious Orange ***

This week on Curious Orange it's Koniginnedag! That's 'Queen's Day' to you, and we'll tell you what it means and how the Dutch celebrate.

Koniginnedag also marks the start of our Koniginnedag contest. We'll tell you how you can enter and what you can win!

Also, RNW journalist Abir Sarras is back from Israel. We'll hear her story of being denied entry, held for questioning, and finally deported.

Also on the show, music from our Dutch feature artist Beef and Headlines from The Hague with Political Editor John Tyler.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)
1430 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1830 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535)
1930 (East/Central Africa 15535, West Africa 11660, 15335, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)
2030 (West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)

Repeated:
Tuesday:
0000 (Eastern N America 9845)
0100 (Central N America 9845)
0400 (Western N America 6165)
Wednesday
1030 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)
Saturday
15:30 1000 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)

Note that on Monday we also run:

Documentary followed by Reloaded:
0000 (Eastern N America 9845)
0100 (Central N America 9845)
Earthbeat followed by Radio Books:
0400 (Western N America 6165)

TUESDAY 29 APRIL
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0000 (Eastern N America 9845)
0100 (Central N America 9845)
0400 (Western N America 6165)
1400 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1530 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1800 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535)
1900 (East/Central Africa 15535, West Africa 11660, 15335, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)
2000 (West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)

*** The State We're In - Midweek Edition ***

Dutch-Iraqi filmmaker Mohammed Al-Daradji returned to his hometown of Baghdad in 2003 in the wake of the American invasion. What shocked him most was seeing several mental patients wandering in the streets of the city, confused and half naked. One young doctor was trying to look after them. Al-Daradji decided to make a film about them called Ahlaan or 'Dreams'. We talk to him about being kidnapped, tortured and imprisoned while making this award-winning movie.
We also look at the right to a home. For some it's a geographical place, for others it's ideological, and sometimes you get caught halfway between the two. That was the case for American pop singer-turned socialist superstar, Dean Reed. As support for the East German regime waned, so did Dean Reed's fan base. He died outside Berlin in 1986, never quite finding his true home.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)
1430 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1830 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535)
1930 (East/Central Africa 15535, West Africa 11660, 15335, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)
2030 (West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)

Note that on Tuesday we also run:

Network Europe:
1030 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)
Network Europe:
1500 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
Curious Orange:
0030 (Eastern N America 9845)
0130 (Central N America 9845)
0430 (Western N America 6165)

WEDNESDAY 30 APRIL
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0000 (Eastern N America 9845)
0100 (Central N America 9845)
0400 (Western N America 6165)
1400 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1530 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1800 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535)
1900 (East/Central Africa 15535, West Africa 11660, 15335, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)
2000 (West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)

*** Radio Books ***

Tom Naegels - 'Arusha'

Arusha by Tom Naegels tells the story of a young Belgian man who travels to Tanzania to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. He also wants to discover the 'real Africa' and he stays for a few days in Arusha. The story is a disturbing look at the chasm between different cultures. It's full of hopeless encounters and how the individual can create, unwittingly, even greater barriers and how ignorance can re-enforce stereotypes.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)
1430 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1830 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535)
1930 (East/Central Africa 15535, West Africa 11660, 15335, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)
2030 (West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)

Repeated:
Thursday:
0030 (Eastern N America 9845)
0130 (Central N America 9845)
0430 (Western N America 6165)
Friday
1030 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)

Note that on Wednesday we also run:

Curious Orange:
1030 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)
Network Europe:
1500 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
The State We're In Midweek Edition:
0030 (Eastern N America 9845)
0130 (Central N America 9845)
0430 (Western N America 6165)

THURSDAY 1 MAY
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0000 (Eastern N America 9845)
0100 (Central N America 9845)
0400 (Western N America 6165)
1400 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1530 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1800 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535)
1900 (East/Central Africa 15535, West Africa 11660, 15335, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)
2000 (West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)

*** Earthbeat ***

Earthbeat reports on the pig industry in the Netherlands, where pork production is one of the largest agricultural industries. The country exports three times more pork than it consumes. The Dutch have a reputation for the high quality of their pork production. Reporter Floor Soesbergen investigates the reasons why.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1430 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1830 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 12050)
1930 (East/Central Africa 15535, West Africa 11660, 15335, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)
2030 (West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)

Repeated:
Friday
0030 (Eastern N America 9845)
0130 (Central N America 9845)
0430 (Western N America 6165)
Monday
1030 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)

Note that on Thursday we also run:

Documentary:
1030 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)
Network Europe:
1500 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
Radio Books:
0030 (Eastern N America 9845)
0130 (Central N America 9845)
0430 (Western N America 6165)

FRIDAY 2 MAY
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0000 (Eastern N America 9845)
0100 (Central N America 9845)
0400 (Western N America 6165)
1400 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1530 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1800 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535)
1900 (East/Central Africa 15535, West Africa 11660, 15335, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)
2000 (West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)

*** Network Europe ***

A Pan European team links up across the continent each week to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

The programme is a unique example of European co-operation, produced by the continent's leading international broadcasters, it reflects the diversity of European society and voices. Each week we drop in on specialists around Europe and catch up with our extensive network of correspondents for their unique take on the events shaping the week.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0030 (Eastern N America 6165)
0130 (Central N America 6165)
0530 (Western N America 6165)
1030 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1430 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1830 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535)
2000 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)

*** Bridges with Africa ***
Lively discussion and thought-provoking reports about and from the African continent. We're giving the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and linking up with stations in Africa. The show goes beyond the clichés of starving children and war-ridden countries and seeks to bring you genuine voices from a vibrant continent.

In this edition, Bram Posthumus and Alberta Opoku will be taking a cold hard look at the Dutch development policy for Africa of the past decade.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1430 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1830 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 12050)
1930 (East/Central Africa 15535, West Africa 11660, 15335, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)
2030 (West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)

Repeated:
Saturday
0030 (Eastern N America 9845)
0130 (Central N America 9845)
0430 (Western N America 6165)
Tuesday
1030 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)

Note that on Friday we also run:

Radio Books:
1030 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)
Network Europe:
1500 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
Earthbeat:
0030 (Eastern N America 9845)
0130 (Central N America 9845)
0430 (Western N America 6165)
(Source: R Netherlands)

St Helena back on the world map

With the 2009 issue of the World Radio TV Handbook (WRTH) (to be published in December of 2008), the island of St Helena will be back on the map of the World !!
In the 2008 issue of the WRTH on page 51 is a map of Southern Africa and the South Atlantic region. This map shows outlines of the countries, lists the capital cities, and marks in red the shortwave transmitter sites. In the WRTH of 2008, 2006, and many other years, St Helena does not even appear on the map.
The Radio St Helena Day Shortwave Revival Project was a huge worldwide success in November 2006, and the RSH 40th anniversary was also shared with the world in December 2007 via the shortwaves.
The WRTH was the major donor to the Project from the United Kingdom, and the publisher, Nicholas Hardyman, has been keenly following the shortwave adventures of Radio St Helena for the past two years. In a recent email from Mr Hardyman, he promised that the island of St. Helena would appear in the WRTH 2009 and the shortwave transmitter site would also be listed in red.
Therefore, supporters of the RSD Revival Project from around the World and all Saints can truly and very proudly say that we have “put St Helena back on the World map” !!
(Source: Robert Kipp, Germany, in St Helena Herald/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Deutsche Welle schedule change via Bonaire

As a result of the test transmissions on 5905 kHz this week, Deutsche Welle is changing its schedule in German to Australia/NZ via Bonaire at 0800-1000 UTC as from Saturday 26 April to:
0800-0900 UTC: 9855 kHz (230°)
0900-1000 UTC: 5905 kHz (210°)
(Source: R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Radio Taiwan Intl seeking opinions from North American listeners

Has the popularity of the Internet changed your habit of tuning to Radio Taiwan International ? Should the English service continue its shortwave broadcasts to North America?
Or should RTI put more emphasis on its webcast? Please send your comments to paula@rti.org.tw

(Source: Radio Taiwan Int'l website via Alokesh Gupta, India)

Shortwave Central Online Poll - Radio Publications

Recently we polled Shortwave Central readers about which radio related publications they read. Here are the results of that poll.

Monitoring Times 64%
QST 38%
Popular Communications 35%
CQ Magazine 18%
NASWA Journal 15%
ODXA Listening In 12%
CIDX 5%

Many thanks to all those who participated in our poll. Now we have a new one to participate in.

Radio Free Europe ? Does That Still Exists ?

Radio To Stay Tuned To

By Anne Applebaum
Tuesday, April 22, 2008; Page A19

"Radio Free Europe? Does that still exist?"

That was the question; the speaker was an Important Public Broadcaster, visiting Europe for a few days last week. It wasn't a surprising query, as these things go, or an ignorant one. Not many other Americans know that Radio Free Europe still exists, so why should he?

Nevertheless, the query bothered me, because Radio Free Europe -- the Cold War news service that was, for decades, the only source of independent information in Eastern Europe -- does exist. In fact, it's as important as it ever was, at least in the 21 countries and 28 languages in which it is still often the only source of independent information.....
Read more from The Washington Post at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/21/AR2008042102551.html

Schedule updates from DX Mix News

Croatia
Summer A-08 of HRT HS-1 in Croatian via Deanovac:
0457-0756 on 6165 DEA 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu/NoAf
0757-1356 on 9830 DEA 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu/NoAf
1357-2056 on 6165 DEA 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu/NoAf
2057-0456 on 3985vDEA 010 kW / non-dir to WeEu/NoAf

Germany (non)
Updated A-08 of Brother Stair via Media Broadcast from Apr.8
1400-1500 on 13810 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg to Eu/ME, ex 1400-1600
1400-1600 on 6110 JUL 100 kW / 290 deg to WeEu
1500-1600 on 17485 JUL 100 kW / 160 deg to We/CeAf
1900-2100 on 6175*WER 125 kW / 300 deg to WeEu, ex WER 250 kW
* co-ch 1900-1930 Polish Radio Warsaw in Ukrainian via WER 100 kW / 075 deg

Germany (non)
Frequency change of IBC Tamil R.via Media Broadcast from Apr.3
0000-0100 NF 7205 WER 250 kW / 105 deg to SoAs in Tamil, ex 7320

Russia
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

Portugal
Frequency changes for Deutsche Welle in English in DRM mode:
1600-1655 NF 11810 SIN 090 kW / 035 deg to WeEu, ex 9760 to avoid CRI in Engl

South Africa
Frequency change of Channel Africa in English from Apr/17:
0300-0355 NF 6135 MEY 500 kW / 020 deg to EaAf, ex 6105 to avoid RL Russian

Turkey
Frequency change for Voice of Turkey in Macedonian from Apr.19:
0800-0825 NF 11820 CAK 250 kW / 313 deg, ex 11690 to avoid HRT via WER

United Kingdom (non)
Frequency change for BBC WS in DRM mode:
0400-0500 NF 5875 KVI 035 kW / 190 deg, ex 6195
0500-0700 on 6195 KVI 035 kW / 190 deg, no change

United Kingdom (non)
Additional frequencies for BBC in Arabic:
0400-0500 on 6195 SKN 300 kW / 140 deg
1800-2000 on 6125 CYP 300 kW / 173 deg

United Kingdom (non)
A-08 of BBC Darfur Salaam in Arabic:
0500-0530 on 12015 CYP 300 kW / 177 deg
13650 CYP 250 kW / 187 deg
1700-1730 on 15515 CYP 250 kW / 187 deg
17585 CYP 300 kW / 177 deg

USA(non)
Additional txions of WYFR Family Radio via VT Communications:
1300-1400 on 17630 DHA 250 kW / 100 deg to EaAf in English
1300-1500 on 17715 DHA 250 kW / 100 deg to EaAf in English
1700-1900 on 15760 WOF 250 kW / 102 deg to ME in Turkish
(Source: DX Mix News # 517 via wb, Germany & Alokesh Gupta, India)