Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Blog Logs


All times UTC *sign-on sign-off*

Canada
6030, Calgary, CFVP relaying CKMX (MW 1060), 0433-0504, Apr 28, the usual clear Monday with both Martí and jamming off, C&W and bluegrass songs, promo for listeners to play "radio chicken" and win up to $20,000, ID "Classic Country AM 1060. An Astral Media radio station. Astral Media, entertaining the world", mostly fair. (Howard)

Central African Republic
7220, Radio Centrafrique, Bimbo, 1013-1635, May 03, Vernacular talks, Afropops, talks, 35443 but later under other stations, e.g. Vietnam at 1630. It was poorer the next day, Su May 04, at around 1000. (Gonçalves)

Colombia
5910, Marfil Estereo, Lomalinda, 0104-0223 and 0603-0625, Apr 24 and 28, May 01 and 07, Latin American songs, ID: "La hora en Marfil Estereo, es la 1 y 19 minutos" and "Marfil Estereo", 34333. (Bernardini, Méndez and Ronda)

Dominican Republic
5009.8, Radio Pueblo, 2353-0001*, Apr 30, lively Latin pop vocals with ann and Spanish talk, ID, some guitar music. A man began speaking at 0000 but carrier was cut while he spoke. Poor to fair in noisy conditions. (D'Angelo)

Ecuador
6125, HCJB, Pifo, 0925-0935, Apr 29, Ecuadorian Folk music and Quichua comments, very weak which should not be the case, if they are using 100 kW as the PWBR says? Possibly I am in the skip zone or there is a transmitter problem? (Bolland)

Gabon
7270, Radio Diff. TV Gabonaise, Melen, 1017-1415, May 03, French live report on some women held cultural exhibition, speeches, talks, 35443, very weak at 1400. Distorted spur noted 94 kHz above and below 7270, and while that the
harmonic on 14540 was still heard. (Gonçalves)

Guinea
7125, Radio Guinée, Sonfonya, 1040-1415, May 03, Vernacular talks, African songs, 35422 and almost inaudible at 1400. (Gonçalves). Also noted at 2200-2210, Apr 25, news in French from Guinea, 34333. (Méndez)

India
4970, All India Radio-Shillong, 1207-1258, May 10, sub-continental music, occasional ann, talk or news segment at 1230, 1245 English, ID: "This is the North Eastern Service of All India Radio with our Western music program broadcasting from Shillong", pop songs in English, fair to poor. This program has been in this time slot from at least 2006. (Howard and Wilkins via DXplorer)

9470, All India Radio-Aligarh. For some days the AIR National channel at 1320-0043 was not heard. Instead some spurious signals were noted around 9510. This was informed to the concerned officials on May 12 and since then 9470 was found OK. (Jacob)

North Korea
3960, KCBS, Kanggye, 0957-1005, May 11, instrumental music, 1000 time pips, Korean talks, 23322. (Bobrowiec)

6250, PBS, Pyongyang, 1831-1842, May 10, Korean, songs, 25332. No trace of co-ch. Equatorial Guinea. (Gonçalves)

Mexico
4800, XERTA, Radio Transcontinental de América, Cd. de México, 0437-0955, Apr 22, May 01, 02, 04 and 07, Religious talks in Spanish: "Dios es amor, Dios nuestro salvador", "Palabras de amor", hymns, program of "live" vocals with brief Spanish talks, CODAR QRM, best heard in LSB 24322. (D'Angelo, Bobrowiec, Méndez and Wilkner)

Swaziland
4775, Trans World Radio, Mpangela Ranch, 0412-0435, May 01, religious talk in German alternating with choir vocals, ID 0429 including e-mail address. Language change at 0430 with English "Insights for Living" program. Good with slight CODAR QRM. (D'Angelo)

Uganda
4976, R Uganda, Kampala, 1745-1750, Apr 23, English talks, 34333. (Méndez). Also heard at 0337-0407, May 07, pop and African vocals, news at 0400 in English, poor signal. (D'Angelo)

Vietnam
4740, Radio Son La, Son La (presumed), 1220-1326, May 11, sounded like Vietnamese, indigenous chanting/singing, phone conversations, fair. (Howard)
(Source: DSWCI/DX Window #350 via Anker Petersen, Denmark)