A closer look at Africa on shortwave

The following logs, represent what hobbyist are hearing from shortwave stations in Africa. Thanks to the blog contributors. Have you sent yours in yet ?
Gayle VH

All times UTC // parallel freqency *sing-on sign-off*

Ascension Islands
BBCWS relay 7160, 0338. English, (SIO 333) Oct 4. Lady announcer with program interviews. Noted relay on 6145, 0347 with segment on Italy's use of Euros within the country. (Stewart MacKenzie, CA)



Chad
RNT 4904.97, 2220-2232*, Oct 2, Afro-pop music. French announcements. Sign off with national anthem but pulled plug midway thru anthem. Fair to good. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Equatorial Guinea
Radio Nacional (Malabo) 6250, *0502-0525,Oct 3. Sign on with brief 10 or 15 second Spanish announcement followed by national anthem. Hi-life music at 0504. Spanish announcements. Fair to good. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Radio Africa 15190, 2240-2251*, Oct 2. English religious programming. Radio Africa ID announcement at 2248 with email address, and postal address in Accra, Ghana. Good. Strong. Very weak WYFR heard underneath. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Ethiopia
Radio Ethiopia 9704.19, 2005-2102*, Sept 27. Horn of Africa music to Amharic talk. Phone talk to closing announcements and national anthem at 2100. Fair but some adjacent channel splatter. Better on // 7110.06. Weak on // 5990.04v. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Liberia
ELWA (Monrovia) 6070, 2240-2300*, Oct 2. Religious music. Closing announcement at 2258 followed by national anthem at 2259. Weak signal, poor with adjacent channel splatter. Mixing briefly with CVC Chile at their 2300 sign on. (Brian Alexander, PA)


Libya
Voice of Africa 17725, 1322-1336, Sept 29. Service listed as Swahili.Announcer with talk between Arabic music bits. Lady announcer with station ID at 1328 followed by music and another ID at 1334. Signal poor-fair. (Scott Barbour-NH)

Madagascar
RTV Malagasy Antananarivo 5010, 0242-0305, Sept 22. Vernacular. Pop-like and reggae music with announcer between selections through 0300. "Whistling" program intro followed by announcer talk. Signal poor-fair in reduced carrier USB. (Scott Barbour-NH)

Nigeria
Voice of Nigeria 15120, 1835-1850. 03 OC 08. English. Announcer in heavily African accented English talking about Africa, Nigeria and tribal factions. ID at 1844 followed by public service announcements. Another ID by lady announcer at 1845 as, “You’re listening to Voice of Nigeria,” and into indigenous music.Signal S5/Fair. (Joe Wood, TN).


Radio Nigeria (Kaduna) 6089.9, 2151-2200, Sept 28. Listed Hausa. Male announcer with lengthy talk. Sounded like a speech of sorts to short, Koran-like vocal bits at 2153. More speech into studio announcer at 2200 when signal immediately crushed by co-channel Caribbean Beacon.Signal poor-fair using USB to avoid DRM hash. (Scott Barbour-NH)

Zambia
ZNBC Lusaka 5915, 0244-0307, Sept 29. Vernacular. Fish Eagle interval signl to natioal anthem at 0250, followed by sign-on announcements and music. Signal poor with occasional 5920-WBOH splatter. (Scott Barbour-NH)