Shortwave Blog "Bytes"

HCJB Global Transmitter Installed at TWR's Site in Swaziland
Nov. 25, 2008
A new 100,000-watt shortwave transmitter built at the HCJB Global Technology Center in Elkhart, Ind., is on the air at the Trans World Radio (TWR) site in Swaziland, broadcasting a message of hope across Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond.

Through a cooperative effort between the two organizations, the HC100 transmitter began broadcasting about 12 hours a day on Oct. 23, replacing an outdated Continental unit and joining two other HC100s, also from Elkhart. "The results of the broadcasts from this transmitter are that people come to Christ and they are encouraged in their faith," said Ray Alary, TWR's director of operations in Africa. "For those with HIV/AIDS, we can encourage them in what seems a hopeless situation. Through Jesus we all have hope. The primary target areas are eastern and southern Africa, but our transmitters in Swaziland reach locations as far away as Pakistan. We broadcast in approximately 30 languages with our three HC100 transmitters."

Alary added that TWR's partnership with HCJB Global "goes back a long way and has taken many different forms over the years . . . it is a model of a well-functioning partnership where each party gains from our ability to work together." The artnership includes having a number of TWR missionaries serving at the Technology Center in Elkhart. Among those is veteran engineer Larry McGuire who lived in Swaziland for 16 years before moving to Elkhart in 1990. He helped build and install all three HC100s at the Swaziland site, spending 2½ weeks in Swaziland in October to put the new transmitter on the air. "The new transmitter is much more efficient and has a clearer, more understandable signal than the one it replaced," McGuire said. "The HC100 is also easier to maintain because it was designed by missionary engineers for that purpose."

Alary said that having "three identical transmitters at the same site makes our operation in Swaziland very efficient. In addition, we have purchased more than 20 suitcase transmitters through HCJB." Tom Lowell, chairman of TWR's board of irectors, said the new transmitter has many economic advantages. "For example, parts needed to keep the old equipment on the air were expensive. The Continental transmitter uses three large tubes, at $13,000 each, compared to the HC100's single tube. That's an immediate savings of $26,000 on parts alone! The HC100 also operates much more efficiently, saving us $12,000 per year on our electric bill in Swaziland."

McGuire added that the installation of the HC100 in Swaziland culminates years of work and planning dating back to about 2000. Construction of this transmitter, the ninth of its type, was completed in 2005. After TWR agreed to purchase the unit, it was modified to, and tested for, Swaziland requirements, then packed and loaded onto a truck in Elkhart on July 31. It then traveled across the Atlantic Ocean by ship, arriving in Durban, South Africa, on Sept. 9.

From there it went by train to Matsapha, Swaziland, where it cleared customs "almost immediately," he said. Finally it went by truck to TWR's transmitter site on a ranch 20 miles from Manzini along the White Mbuluzi River, arriving on Sept. 18.
"The day it arrived, there 'happened' to be a work crew from a church in Elkhart that had been renovating the building," McGuire continued. "They were way ahead of schedule, so they helped unload the transmitter from the container, got it in position and started putting up the heavy parts and then built the fascia-all before

I started working on the installation on Oct. 6. I was very amazed. That's never happened before!" When McGuire said the entire installation process went moothly. "The cooperation was great-very beneficial for both." David Russell, director of the HCJB Global Technology Center, calls it a "privilege to work closely with engineers of TWR Africa. During just the past year we have cooperated with TWR on projects in Benin, Kenya and Swaziland. We are presently refurbishing a used 50,000-watt AM transmitter that will be used at TWR's Swaziland broadcast facilities.
"It gives us a great sense of fulfillment to be able to support our fellow kingdom workers at TWR through the provision of technical consulting, equipment, installations and maintenance," Russell added. "By pooling our strengths we are able to be more effective in the Lord's harvest fields." (Press Release)
(Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India)

Radio Damascus on-demand audio
Radio Damascus, English program is now also on the internet. After a few weeks of having the daily German language program online it is great to know that from this week on you can also download the daily recording of the English program.
The direct link to the daily recordings is :
http://www.rtv.gov.sy/index.php?m=541
Soon there will also be a link on the homepage of Syrian Radio & Television, http://www.rtv.gov.sy/ , to the international foreign language services of Radio Damascus.
Kris Janssen, Belgium)

WRNO audio link
Here you can find my last audioclip of WRNO http://www.hb9gce.ch/WRNO_20081128_0405_7505.mp3
73 de HB9GCE, Andy/plyadx2003)

Blog Logs

All times UTC // parallel frequency *sign-on sign-off*

Ascension Island
Relay on 11875 new freq. Star Radio, Monrovia, Liberia *0700-0730, Nov 28, threshold signal at sign on. Slowly improved to a weak but readable level by 0725 with English talk. ID at 0729. Into Cotton Tree News programming at 0730. (Brian Alexander, PA)

via Ascension Island relay, 11875 NF, Cotton Tree News, 0730-0800*, Nov 28, opening “CTN” ID announcements at 0730 and English news. IDs as “C-T-N". Talk about local election during entire broadcast. They usually go into vernacular talk around 0740 but tonight they were entirely in English. Abrupt sign off. Weak but readable at 0730 but improved to a fair level by 0736. (B. Alexander, PA)

Bolivia
6134.80, Radio Santa Cruz, 0922-0937, Nov 27, Spanish talk. Local music. IDs. Good-strong signal. Very slight QRM from apresumed very weak Brazil on 6134.95. (B. Alexander, PA)

Brazil
5990, Radio Senado, Brasilia, 0854-0920, Nov 27, local Brazilian music at tune-in. Opening Portuguese ID announcements at0902. Portuguese talk. Local ballads & pop music. Good-strong signal.(B. Alexander, PA)

China
5240, People's Broadcasting Station, Xizang, 0019-0030, Noted a very weak signal here with a male in Chinese language comments. (C. Bolland, November 27, 2008)

6105, Firedrake, 1516, Nov 25, fair. Find no Firedrake now on 9000. (R. Howard, CA)


Egypt
6289.73, Egyptian Radio, 0003-0019, Initially noted a female in Arabic(?) comments between North African type music. She is joined later by a male. Signal was fair. (C. Bolland, November 27, 2008)

Equatorial Guinea
5005, Radio Nacional, Bata, 2245-2259*, Nov 27, Euro-pop music. Spanish talk. Sign off with National Anthem at 2256. Poor in noisy conditions. (B. Alexander, PA)

15190, R. Africa, 1715-1804, Nov 26 (Wed.); in English, raspy voiced African-American preacher, no program or station ID at end of his program; BoH "Call to Worship", listeners asked to write to Zion Chapel, 937 Royce Avenue, Holland, Michigan, their website lists this as "Radio West Africa" (?) Signal fair till about 1750, when R. Philipinas began to quickly fade in.(R. Howard,CA)

Ethiopia
5980 new freq, Voice of Tigray Rev, 0258-0310, Nov 27. tune-in to IS. Talk at 0300. Local Horn of Africa music at 0304. Weak but readable. // 5950 - poor, mixing with Okeechobee, Florida. (Brian Alexander, PA)

India
4990, AIR Itanagar, 1450-1500, Nov 26, in English with "Newsreel", fair-poor, light QRM from Hunan. Some days Yunan totally dominates here. (R. Howard, CA)

Indonesia
9525.90, Voice of Indonesia, *1001-1010, Nov 28, open carrier starting at 0948. Sign on at 1001 with Indonesian ID announcement. Into English programming at 1002. Weak. Poor in noisy conditions. Too much noise to pull out any program details.
(B. Alexander, PA)

9525.90, Voice of Indonesia, 1005-1015+, Nov 27, tune-in to English news. ID at 1009. Talk about banking system in Indonesia. IDs at 1014. Fair. Only a threshold signal at 1325 check. Reception here on the east coast is usually best at 1000 with only
a weak signal at 1300. (B. Alexander, PA)

Mali
5995, RTVM, *0555-0640, Nov 28, sign on with guitar interval signal. National Anthem at 0558. Flute IS along with opening French ID announcements at 0559. Religious recitations at 0602. Vernacular talk. More religious recitations at 0631. Local Afro-pop music & talk at 0638. Fair signal. (B. Alexander, PA)

Moldova
6240, Radio DMR, 2324-2345 Tuned in with a program in English with a male in news and comments. At 2327 English closed down with ID, Address and URL. This was followed with a segment in the French language. Signal was good. (C. Bolland, November 26, 2008)

Russia
6075, Radio Rossii, Kamchatka,1150-1205 Noted two males in Russian language conversation. ID given at 1159 as, (Radio Rossii, ...). On the hour, news given. Signal not yet faded in enough for reasonable listening; but at a poor level, there's no QRM to cause problems.(C. Bolland, FL November 27, 2008)

Rwanda
6055, Radio Rwanda, 2053-2100*, Nov 27, Afro-pop music. English talk with personal messages from listeners. Sign off with short electronic instrumental piece. Fair to poor with co-channel QRM. English listed for Thursday only at 2000-2045 according to WRTH. (Brian Alexander, PA)
Contributors:
Brian Alexander, PA
Chuck Bolland, FL
Ron Howard, CA

ALL GRAPHICS PROPERTY OF TEAK PUBLISHING

All India Radio schedule update

All India Radio

All times UTC
Latest Info:
(From latest printed schedule & others)

Revised schedule of External Services:
Aligarh: (Some transmitters which were off air at Aligarh is now back on air)
7255: 1315-1415 Dari, 1415-1530 Pushtu, (Afghanistan, Pakistan),
1530-1545 English
9620: 1230-1500 Sindhi, 1500-1600 Baluchi (Pakistan)
11620: 0100-0430 Urdu
15770: 0400-0430 Persian, 0430-0530 Arabic (W.Asia), 0845-0945
Indonesian, 1115-1215 Tamil, 1215-1245 Telugu (SE Asia)

Bangalore:
5990 : 0100-0200 Sindhi
17875 : 0845-0945 Indonesian (ex 15770)
17895 : 1000-1100 English
The updated SW sked is available in frequency order at:
http://www.qsl.net/vu2jos/sw/freq.htm
(Source: Jose Jacob, VU2JOS/National Institute of Amateur Radio/Cumbre DX)

Sri Lanka destroys Tamil Tigers radio station

The leader of the Tamil Tigers has said Sri Lanka is “living in a dreamland of military victory”, moments after government jets for a second year running destroyed a rebel radio station broadcasting his annual address. Even with a Sri Lankan military offensive besieging the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s (LTTE) self-declared capital, leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran remained defiant in his yearly rallying cry.
“The Sinhala state has, as never before, placed its trust on its military strength,” he said, referring to Sri Lanka’s government. “It is living in a dreamland of military victory. It is a dream from which it will awake. That is certain.” Prabhakaran’s speech, usually recorded beforehand at one of his jungle hideouts, went out worldwide on the Internet despite the air raid.
Air force spokesman Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara said the strike completely destroyed a radio station close to Kilinochchi, the northern town the LTTE has declared as capital of the separate state it wants to create and calls Tamil Eelam.
(Source: Reuters/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Weekend relays on 9290 kHz

All times UTC

November 29
RWI 19.00 - 20.00

November 30
Latvia Today 15.00 - 16.00
RWI 16.00 -17.00
RWI 20.00 -21.00
(Tom Taylor)

Radio Netherlands - Program Guide Nov. 29- Dec. 5

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 29 November
*** The State We're In ***

We focus on the right to life and security during the Gaza blockade. We meet Palestinian fisherman who can't make a living because of Israeli security restrictions, and an Israeli woman whose home has been hit three times by Hamas' rockets.

Then, we look at education in the Arab world, and ask why millions of children are being denied the right to learn, and why the Arab world has fallen so far behind. And, we meet a woman in the US who decided to make her neighbourhood public school a place parents wanted to send their kids.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1506 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1806 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2006 Southern Africa 7120, West Africa 17810, 11655

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
2200 Asia

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

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day 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):
1404 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1600 Benelux 1296

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
0400 Africa, Asia
1600 Europe

Note that on Saturday we also run repeats of:

Curious Orange:
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Bridges with Africa:
0030 Europe (WRN)

Earthbeat:
1630 Benelux (MW 1296) and Europe (WRN)

SUNDAY 30 November
*** Network Europe Extra ***

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

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1404 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1804 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2004 West Africa 17810, 11655

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1600 Europe
2200 Asia

*** Reloaded ***

Another selection of this week's programme highlights presented by Mindy Ran.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1330 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia

Note that on Sunday we also run:

Bridges with Africa:
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1600 Benelux (MW 1296)
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Radio Books:
1530 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1600 Benelux (MW 1296)
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Curious Orange:
0030 Europe (WRN)

MONDAY 1 December
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
2200 Asia

** Curious Orange ***

It's a radio show, it's a website, it's a lifestyle. It's Curious Orange -
30 minutes of Dutchness on Radio Netherlands Worldwide

We'll hear about scientology in the Netherlands - whether it'll take hold... or be banned. And, with the government reviewing and re-evaluating euthanasia legislation, we hear a doctor's perspective on the right to die.

Of course, Perro de Jong will be in. He'll turn his "Critical Eye" to a 104-year-old Dutch singer who's not exactly being welcomed back to his home town in Holland. And we'll hear a "dodelijk" listener Lost in Translation story. To lighten things up, we'll feature music from Voicst - a Dutch indy band with an international following.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia

Note that on Monday we also run:

Earthbeat:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345

Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)

Network Europe Extra:
0400 Africa, Asia (WRN)
0500 North America (WRN)

Reloaded:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)

TUESDAY 2 December
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
0400 Africa, Asia
0500 North America
2200 Asia

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

We focus on the right to life and security during the Gaza blockade. We meet Palestinian fisherman who can't make a living because of Israeli security restrictions, and an Israeli woman whose home has been hit three times by Hamas' rockets.

Then, we look at education in the Arab world, and ask why millions of children are being denied the right to learn, and why the Arab world has fallen so far behind.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia

Note that on Tuesday we also run:

Bridges with Africa:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)

Newsline:
0400 Africa, Asia (WRN)
0500 North America (WRN)

Curious Orange:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)

WEDNESDAY 3 December
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
0400 Africa, Asia
0500 North America
2200 Asia

*** Radio Books ***

'The Creation' - by Clark Accord

This season, Radio Books highlights work from the diverse immigrant community of the Netherlands and Belgium. Clark Accord was born in Paramaribo, Surinam. He moved to the Netherlands when he was 17. His 1999 debut novel "The Queen of Paramaribo" has sold over 100,000 copies.

For Radio Books, Clark Accord has written a poetic story about a homeless man living in an Amsterdam park who dreams of his beautiful homeland: Surinam.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia

Note that on Wednesday we also run:

Curious Orange:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1530 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)

The State We're In - Midweek Edition:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)

THURSDAY 4 December
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
0400 Africa, Asia
0500 North America
2200 Asia

*** Earthbeat ***

We take a look at micro-insurance. When disaster strike in developing countries, this localised version of insurance can offer protection to the most vulnerable in society. But when you live on the bread, is it worth spending money on a hypothetical risk?

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia

Note that on Thursday we also run:

Network Europe Extra:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)

Radio Books:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)

FRIDAY 5 December
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
0400 Africa, Asia
0500 North America
2200 Asia

*** Bridges with Africa ***

Lively discussion and thought-provoking reports about and from the African continent.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia

Note that on Friday we also run:

Radio Books:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)

Earthbeat:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)
(Source: R Netherlands)

Australian DX Report # 127 available for download

The latest episode, No. 127, of the professionally compiled weeklyAustralian DX Report audio shortwave news magazine contains detailedmonitoring research from Melbourne, schedule changes, and news aboutinternational broadcasters.

It's 13 mins 24 secs, and is at http://airm.edxp.org/The site allows you to listen to the ADXR and other audio features directly(streaming audio) via your MP3 player, or via the site's embedded mini-player.

Podcasts, iTunes capability, full RSS/XML/Atom feeds, and freesubscriptions are supported - full details are at the site.There have been nearly 7000 downloads since July 1, 2008, which reflects the popularity of the service.Good listening to the Australian DX Report Episode No. 127!(Source: Bob Padula, Melbourne, Australia/Cumbre DX)

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2008 Nov 25 2221 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC contact: www.swpc.noaa.gov/weekly.html
#

# Weekly Highlights and Forecasts

Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
17 - 23 November 2008
Solar activity was very low through the period. No flares were observed. The visible disk was spotless.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at normal levels.

Geomagnetic field activity was at quiet levels during the period. ACE solar wind measurements indicated no significant disturbances during the period. Solar wind velocities ranged from 259 to 457 km/sec during the period.

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
26 November - 22 December 2008

Solar activity is expected to be at very low levels.

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels during 26 November - 03 December and 06 - 12 December.

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at mostly unsettled levels during 26 - 27 November due to a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream (CH HSS). Quiet levels are expected during 28 November - 03 December followed by an increase to unsettled to
active levels during 04 - 06 December due to a recurrent CH HSS. Activity is expected to decrease to quiet levels during 07 - 21 December. Activity is expected to increase to unsettled levels on 22 December due to another recurrent CH HSS.

Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2008 Nov 25 2222 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC contact: www.swpc.noaa.gov/wwire.html

# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2008 Nov 25
#
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2008 Nov 26 69 12 4
2008 Nov 27 69 8 3
2008 Nov 28 69 5 2
2008 Nov 29 69 5 2
2008 Nov 30 69 5 2
2008 Dec 01 69 5 2
2008 Dec 02 69 5 2
2008 Dec 03 69 5 2
2008 Dec 04 68 8 3
2008 Dec 05 68 15 4
2008 Dec 06 68 10 3
2008 Dec 07 69 5 2
2008 Dec 08 70 5 2
2008 Dec 09 70 5 2
2008 Dec 10 69 5 2
2008 Dec 11 68 5 2
2008 Dec 12 68 5 2
2008 Dec 13 68 5 2
2008 Dec 14 68 5 2
2008 Dec 15 69 5 2
2008 Dec 16 69 5 2
2008 Dec 17 69 5 2
2008 Dec 18 69 5 2
2008 Dec 19 69 5 2
2008 Dec 20 69 5 2
2008 Dec 21 69 5 2
2008 Dec 22 69 10 3
(NOAA)

Test begin for BBC/DW DRM service to begin 2009

Media Network contributor Christopher Lewis reported this morning “0858 UTC. I am currently listening to BBC and Deutsche Welle Test (the text as appeared on the display) on 9610 kHz DRM. I am not sure where the transmission is being relayed from, but signal is steady, with stereo audio. Programming is featuring reports about the environment, agriculture, sciences etc. Test continues at 0900 on 9610 khz, opening with a bulletin of DW news in English.”
In fact, the transmission on 9610 was from Sines, Portugal. In the DRM Sofware Radio Forums, the complete schedule is given for the tests which will continue at 0500-2300 UTC today, tomorrow and Thursday. There are also tests scheduled on mediumwave 1296 kHz at 0500-0700 and 1700-2300 UTC. Visit http://www.drmrx.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2033

for the full schedule.

Related story:
BBC World Service and Deutsche Welle have announced plans to launch a joint radio service to Europe on DRM shortwave. The new stream, which will be entirely in English, is expected to go live in early 2009. It will be available from early morning till late at night targeting Western and Central Europe and a potential audience of 170 million listeners with global news and current affairs and a rich mix of in-depth analysis, documentaries and cultural programs. The service will provide a multimedia offer of audio and text, the latter coming automatically from the BBC News website.
Erik Bettermann, Director General at Deutsche Welle, said: “It is great that two of the world’s most established broadcasters can work together on a project of this scale. This is an exciting venture that will offer European listeners top class content and provides the perfect opportunity to reintroduce listeners to DRM.”
(Source: DRM Consortium)
(R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

RT Algeria - B08 schedule

France
Effective: 26 October 2008 - 29 March 2009
All times UTC
Winter B-08 of RT Algeria, not the Holy Qur'an radio

0400-0457 5865 ISS 500 kW 162 deg to CeEaAf till Feb.28,2009
0400-0457 7295 ISS 500 kW 162 deg to CeEaAf from Mar.01,2009
0500-0557 5865 ISS 500 kW 194 deg to NoWeAf till Feb.28,2009
0500-0557 7295 ISS 500 kW 162 deg to CeEaAf from Mar.01,2009
0600-0657 5865 ISS 500 kW 194 deg to NoWeAf till Feb.28,2009
0600-0657 7295 ISS 500 kW 194 deg to NoWeAf from Mar.1,2009/alt7115
1800-1857 9390 ISS 500 kW 162 deg to CeEaAf
1900-1957 9390 ISS 500 kW 162 deg to CeEaAf
1900-1957 7455 ISS 500 kW 194 deg to NoWeAf till Feb.28,2009
1900-1957 9825 ISS 500 kW 194 deg to NoWeAf from Mar.01,2009
2000-2057 7455 ISS 500 kW 162 deg to CeEaAf till Feb.28,2009
2000-2057 9390 ISS 500 kW 162 deg to CeEaAf from Mar.01,2009
2000-2057 7455 ISS 500 kW 194 deg to NoWeAf till Feb.28,2009
2000-2057 9825 ISS 500 kW 194 deg to NoWeAf from Mar.01,2009
2100-2157 7455 ISS 500 kW 162 deg to CeEaAf
2100-2157 5865 ISS 500 kW 194 deg to NoWeAf till Feb.28,2009
2100-2157 7295 ISS 500 kW 194 deg to NoWeAf from Mar.01,2009
2200-2257 5865 ISS 500 kW 194 deg to NoWeAf till Feb.28,2009
2200-2257 7295 ISS 500 kW 194 deg to NoWeAf from Mar.01,2009
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 24/DX Mix News 548 via wb, Germany)

Blog Logs

Thanks to Ron Howard for sending in the following logging contributions.
Gayle Van Horn

All times UTC

Russia
Checking for Radio Rossii parallels, 0108-0118, Nov 24:5935 (poor under QRM), 7140 (poor), 7200 (very good), 7320 (fair),7345 (poor with QRM). Surprised to hear them doing so well this early. Too much QRM to hear 6075 at this time, but heard them at 0140.

6075, Radio Rossii Kamchatka (presumed ID) via Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka, checked again and found them well on top of the QRM, 0140-0200, Nov 24; surprised to find another time besides 0810-0900 that broadcasts their local programming (probably on from 0110-0200); many mentions of Kamchatka; gives phone numbers; at 0143: "This is Kamchatka"; Russian ballads and pop songs; 0200 strong DW sign-on; at 0200 clearly heard just the "Programa Radio Rossii" ID after the pips, was fair till 0200.

6085, Radio Rossii via Krasnoyarsk, at 0205, Nov 24, noted parallel to 5935 (poor-fair under QRM), 6075 (poor mixing with DW), 6140 (poor), 7200 (fair with QRM), 7320 (fair), 7345 (fair). Quick check at 0241 found them not in parallel with the other Radio Rossii stations (and of course not parallel to GTRK Magadan either), so assume this could be their local/regional programming, but needs more monitoring to know just what it is. Must be from 0210-0300.

7320, GTRK Magadan, 0224-0300, Nov 24; local/regional programming (assume from 0210-0300); BoH jingle and ID (could not make it out, but clearly no mention of "Rossii"); per helpful input from Mauno Ritola who listened to my audio clip, they gave telephone numbers and address to Magadan and Magadan oblast weather so clearly this was a local/regional program; folk song; fair-poor; parallel to 5935 (poor under QRM), after 0300 went back to "Programa Radio Rossii" IDs (Ron Howard, Asilomar Beach, CA, Etón E1)

Sri Lanka
6045, IBC Tamil (tentative), 0007-0043, Nov 24, was checking for Mexico and heard this. English commentary about UN and cease fire, 0015 into assume Tamil, some pop music, seemed to sign-off around 0100, poor with a het (Mexico QRM?), first time I have ever noted them here (Ron Howard, Asilomar Beach, CA, Etón E1)

Tibet
6200, "Holy Tibet" program via Xizang PBS - Lhasa, 1630- 1700, Nov 24, all in English, " ... will learn more about Tibet: the people and the culture, on Holy Tibet", talking about the money the government puts into Tibet to help it develop, mostly plays indigenous Tibetan music and chanting/singing, woman describes in detail the various features of the Potala Palace (White Palace, etc.), "Don't miss visiting the Potala Palace", says something like: "Holy Tibet is the window to the world for Tibet" (Ron Howard, Asilomar Beach, CA, Etón E1)

Radio Cairo - B08 multilingual schedules

Egypt, Radio Cairo
Effective 26 October 2008 - 29 March 2009
All times UTC

0700-1100 15710 ABZ 100 kW 250 deg Arabic% WeAf
1015-1215 15170 ABZ 250 kW 090 deg Arabic ME/AFG
1215-1330 17835 ABZ 250 kW 090 deg English SoAs
1230-1400 15710 ABS 250 kW 106 deg Indonesian SoEaAs
1300-1600 15080 ABS 250 kW 241 deg Arabic WeAf
1330-1530 11510 ABZ 100 kW 070 deg Farsi TJK
1430-1600 12170 ABZ 250 kW 070 deg Pashto AFG
1500-1600 6255 ABZ 250 kW 330 deg Albanian ALB
1500-1600 9250 ABZ 250 kW 050 deg Uzbek UZB
1530-1730 17810 ABZ 100 kW 170 deg Swahili CeEaAf
1600-1700 15285 ABZ 100 kW 160 deg Afar EaCeAf
1600-1800 6270 ABZ 250 kW 090 deg Urdu SoAs
1600-1800 12170 ABZ 150 kW 195 deg English CeSoAf
1700-1900 6860 ABS 250 kW 005 deg Turkish TUR
1700-2300 9250 ABZ 250 kW 180 deg Arabic# EaAf
1700-1730 15285 ABZ 100 kW 160 deg Somali EaCeAf
1730-1900 15285 ABZ 100 kW 160 deg Amharic EaCeAf
1800-1900 6255 ABZ 250 kW 330 deg Italian WeEu
1800-2100 9990 ABS 250 kW 241 deg Hausa WeAf
1900-2000 6255 ABZ 250 kW 330 deg German WeEu
1900-2000 6860 ABS 250 kW 005 deg Russian WeRUS
1900-2030 9310 ABZ 100 kW 250 deg English WeAf
1900-2400 6290 ABZ 250 kW 315 deg Arabic% WeEu
1900-0030 11540 ABZ 100 kW 160 deg Arabic* CeEaAf
2000-2115 6255 ABZ 250 kW 330 deg French WeEu
2000-2200 6860 ABZ 250 kW 110 deg Arabic AUS
2030-2230 9280 ABS 250 kW 241 deg French WeAf
2115-2245 6255 ABZ 250 kW 330 deg English WeEu
2215-2330 9360 ABZ 250 kW 245 deg Portuguese SoAm
2300-0030 6850 ABZ 250 kW 330 deg English NoAmEa
2330-0045 9360 ABZ 250 kW 245 deg Arabic SoAm
2330-0045 9250 ABS 250 kW 241 deg Arabic SoAm
0000-0700 6290 ABS 250 kW 315 deg Arabic% NoAm
0030-0430 6850 ABZ 250 kW 330 deg Arabic NoAmEa
0045-0200 9915 ABS 250 kW 252 deg Spanish SoAm
0045-0200 7535 ABZ 250 kW 315 deg Spanish NoAm
0045-0200 9360 ABZ 250 kW 245 deg Spanish CeAm
0200-0330 7535 ABZ 250 kW 315 deg English NoAm
% General Service # Waadi e Nile Radio * Voice of Arabs
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 24/DX Mix News #548 via wb, Germany)

Schedule updates from DX Mix News

All times UTC
Ecuador
Frequency & time change of HCJB Global in Spanish/German in DRM:1100-1300 NF 15280 QUI 004 kW 035 deg to WeEu from Nov.210830-1030 11625 QUI 004 kW 035 deg to WeEu till Nov.20(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 24)

Germany/Thailand
Frequency change for Voice of America:1530-1600 NF 9465 LAM 100 kW 092 deg, x9605 in Georgian1600-1700 NF 7435 UDO 250 kW 305 deg, x7180 in Bangla1830-1900 NF 9625 LAM 100 kW 102 deg, x9750 in Azeri(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 2/DX Mix News #548 via wb, Germany)

Blog Logs - pirate radio

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

Ann Hoffer Radio
6925USB 2050-2107. Good signal, Ann with only a guitar singing Bloody Sunday, Bloody Sunday, Beatles tune, and Harvest Moon. Nice show (Majewski CT)
6925AM 2050. SINPO 45433 Ann's playing her guitar and singing Sunday Bloody Sunday, Desperate Hearts, Harvest Moon. (Ragnar-MI)

Dead Cat Radio
6925USB 1727-1810* SIO=444. A program of oldies rock including Run Around Sue, Del Shannon's Runaway, We Want the Airwaves, Spirit's Animal Zoo, Simon and Garfunkel's At the Zoo. No IDs until close, when a cat meow was followed by a clear male/female ID. No address announced. (Zeller-OH)

Dot Com Radio
6925USB 1711-1715* SIO=242. I list this as tentative, since the only ID was at QRT, and I had fair copy on the ID. Confusing prgm of Commander Bunny rants about the Monkey Boys. Odd sounds and other material mixed into this short and confusing bcst. (Zeller-OH)

KIPM Illuminati Prima Materia
6925USB, 1820-1849:15.* Alan Maxwell's Voyage of the Illuminati. Alan explained how he gets into our receivers and the origin of WHYP transmissions among other illuminating things.gave obsolete Elkorn NE drop. About a minute of howling after KIPM program ended. SIO=2+53+ with considerable QSB. (Frodge-MI)

MAC Shortwave
macshortwave@yahoo.com
11/8, 1720-1737, 6950/AM; Ultra Man Radio via MAC Shrotwave. SIO 433. Young male announcer playing oldies and cutting up on the air. Played Eve of Destruction and Red Rubber Ball. (Coatsworth at Brighton MI)

Northwoods Radio
northwoodsradio@yahoo.com
*2215-2247, 6925USB. SIO=211. Program of rock mx with usual Loon noise interval signal clips. Extremely weak and very poor copy. Bad QRM from a dead carrier on 6925.5 kHz at the time. (Zeller-OH)

Old Turkey Radio
6925USB 1825-1907. SIO=343/242. Return of the old-timer announcer with the gruff vox who plays Thanksgiving comedy and novelty material. Lengthy program also included some rock music, recorded remarks by Jay Smilkstein, old DJ banter and comedy material from WMAQ in Chicago and WGAR in Cleveland. Plenty of Thanksgiving novelty material, including the I Love Butterball parody of the rock tune I Love Rock and Roll." Political argument among the Pilgrims about whether the Indians would win the election if they let them vote, to segment about turkey hunting, a segment blaming Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years for the reason that Americans are too fat, and plenty of gobbling turkey noises. Gave oldturkeyradio@yahoo.com for reception reports, but, a report to that address bounced. (Zeller-OH)

Possum Hunting Radio
6925USB. From 2033 tune in to 2055 sign off. ID as "This is Possum Hunting Radio, do you understand?" Repeated that "you don't want to come out here and get lost," and mentioned that his brother just got back from the road. ID at 2055 and then announced he was going to have a Halloween Party with his brother and mama. Ended with motorcycle sounds. SIO=354.(Insinger, NJ)

Purple Nucleus of Creation
6925USB. 2058 to 2130. Relay of an old show via another station, since they mentioned the Elkhorn mail drop. ID'd as "You are listening to the sounds of Purple Nucleus of Creation, your ethereal nucleus station." Excellent blend of new age style music! SIO=353. (Insinger, NJ)

Radio Jamba International
P.O. Box 1, Belfast NY 14711
0028-0047(faded), 6925/USB. The signal was initially good/fair and then faded. Played a song about having a frontal lobotomy Followed by a discussion from male announcer of a world with heroin legal and coffee is illegal. (Majewski CT)

Radio Outhouse
6925U, 10/23 0154, Old-time radio news, with info about the Rosenburg spy. Was getting modem noise, so I'm not sure if it was just during the trial or if the verdict had been given. ID at the end. I listened to the audio clip a few times, so I think it's right. Is there any contact info for Radio Outhouse? (Yoder,PA)

6925USB *0048-0111* SIO=131. Poor signal with a program of country tunes, including two renditions of the old Convoy CB song. One of the tunes was about Santa Claus going to Arizona. Fortunately two clear males IDs at 0101 and 0102 during a peak. No address copied. (Zeller-OH)

Tangarine Radio
6955USB. 2039-2100+. North America's anti-authoritarian SW station, Tangerine Radio; very eclectic collection of bits & tunes, including Jeepers Creepers and ad for Home Psychiatrist kit. Old show. SIO=353+ (Frodge-MI)

The Dark Side
6925USB *0050-0101* Sign-on with Wichita Lineman and then into an ancient 1930's pop tune by orchestra. Also had a mellow tune by OM singer. ID by young male came only at QRT. No address announced. (Zeller-OH)

The Hole
kahn@whoever.com
0429-0443+, 6930USB. Open Season album cut, Hank Williams Jr.to anti-Obama commentary. QSL via kahn@whoever.com. SIO=344. (Frodge-MI)

Toynbee Radio
6925USB. 2205-2207. Typical phrases broadcast, with ID at end. The signal ranged from fair to good. "...will look good in the newspaper...Toynbee Radio" "only by the destruction of the media can this movement survive...you of the American media... Toynbee Radio." "you shall exist in the afterlife in the Jupitarian atmosphere...will live the afterlife in Jupiter. Toynbee Raido" (Yoder,PA)

Undercover Radio
UndercoverRadio
6925USB, 0135. Poor signal just above noise floor but no static, Dr. Benway talks of trip to south Pacific islands, talk of being stung by cone(?), ominous music, song Monster Mash. (Hassig-IL)

WBNY
P.O. Box 1, Belfast NY 14711 rodentrevolutionhq@yahoo.com)
*2208-2212* 6925USB. SIO=242. Last minute plea by Commander Bunny for votes on election day. Vote Commander Bunny repeated more than a dozen times. Also said, It's election day. Bunny- Kracker will save the world. Did not actually give a WBNY ID, but it was obvious given the content of the pgm. No addr ancd. The advertising did not work, since the Bunny-Kracker ticket did not carry a single state in the election. (Zeller-OH)

We Monkey Radio
6625USB 2121-2126 Good signal with short songs. Played a parody song, Cat in Kettle (based on Cat in the cradle) and rock tune. All were cut short. The announcer said they kept the songs short for the monkeys. (Majewski CT)

WNKR
WNKR Relay, 6925USB 2240-2306+ SIO=242. Given the signal level, this clearly was a North American relay of Andy Walker's Europirate. Prgm of rock oldies and classic rock with station jingle IDs. (Zeller-OH)

WPON
0103-0148+, 6925USB. Good signal, one of the better ones recently. A show about money. A rap song, followed by Steve Miller Band, Take the Money and Run, followed by then Money Makes the World Go Round. Another station was under WPON, but I could not identify it. Male announcer discussed 9-11 attack. (Majewski CT)

WTPR
6925USB *1850-1904* The call letters stand for the slogan of Tire Pressure Radio." Said that listeners should turn off their radios now to avoid the grim fate of Harold in Paw Paw, WV who heard an earlier broadcast and did not turn off his radio. He got four flat tires. Others such as Al Fansome, John T. Arthur, and George Zeller were said to have suffered the same grim fate. Some rock oldies music to Twilight Zone noises at open and close. No address announced. (Zeller-OH)

Zex Chettel Alien
0209-0212*, 6925USB. SIO=242. Sign-on with All Hail the Zex Chettel, message as; a communication to earthlings from the Zex Chettelbaliens. They pointed out that Obama had beaten Clinton & McCain, but the aliens will arrive at Obama's inauguration & take over the world. There were plenty of political references in the announcement. The aliens have demands of, Tina Fey and Sarah Palin in bikinis, saxophone reeds, Mr. Peabody and a wayback machine. At close said, "end of message." No address announced. (Zeller-OH).
(Harold Frodge/FRW # 661; Greg Majewski/FRW #663; Bill FInn/FRW #664; Greg Majewski/FRW #665; Harold Frodge/FRW #666; Ed Insinger/FRW #667)

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Shortwave blog bytes

All times UTC

Algeria
Radio Algerienne Holy Kor`an service broadcasts via Rampishamare now scheduled on 6090 0400-0600, 6125 0400-0500, 7435 1900-2000.9455 1900-2100 and 5915 2100-2300. Broadcasts via Sines are 61250500-0557, 7435 2000-2100 and 9850 2100-2300. (Andreas Volk, ADDX viaWolfgang Bueschel) (Mike Barralough/Contact Nov DX News/wordldxclub)

Belarus
Radio Racja via Lithuania due to resume shortwavetransmissions in B-08, schedule 1430-1530 Russian, 1530-1730Belarussian on 3960. (Wolfgang Bueschel) Radio Racja confirmed on 3960 October 27 at 1625, full identificationat 1630 and jingle in Belarussian, on October 28 noted at 1444, signoff 1730. (Edwin Southwell)

Radio Station Belarus heard October 29 starting English programme at2100 on new 7135, news followed by light instrumental music, fair butmuffled audio and adjacent channel splatter, weaker 7360 in parallel,monitored to past 2130. (Brian Alexander, Cumbre DX)Similar here October 30, 7135 is listed as 250kw, 7360 75kw. 7390150kw is also listed as carrying the broadcast but was not monitored. (Mike Barralough/Contact Nov DX News/wordldxclub)

Greenland
Kalaalit Nunaata Radioa via OZL Radio, Tasiilaq on 3815 USBheard from 2041 to 2114 abrupt sign off October 25. Best signal everheard from any receiver location, almost like a power increase, SINPO44544 with no utility interference typical of previous loggings. Womanannouncer, pop music, canned announcement 2100, interval signal andnews, interval signal 2110, instrumental music and off. (BruceChurchill using remote receiver in UK, Cumbre DX)Heard here October 26 with music 2053, much stronger than I have heardthem before and clear of any interference. (Mike Barralough/Contact Nov DX News/wordldxclub)

Laos
Sam Neua heard September 23 on 4412.6 at 2255 signing on withinstrumental interval signal. At 2257 I heard what sounded like theLaos national anthem, 2258 talk by woman, they started playing musicat 2300, but the signal seemed quite low. (Hans Johnson using remotereceiver in Philippines, Cumbre DX) (Mike Barralough/Contact Nov DX News/wordldxclub)

Log Mix
11/22, 1400, 17725, Voice of Africa-Libya, "What does Africa mean?", local music.
11/22, 1619, 17680, Voz Cristiana-Chile, Religious hip-hop music in Spanish
11/22, 1832, 15190, Radio Africa-Eq Guinea, Preacher "a fellowship with the Lord." Signal weak but audible.
11/23, 0000, 6185, Radio Nacional Amazonia-Brazil. Excellent signal for acoustic guitar and singer.
11/23, 0020, 7325, Radio Austria Int'l, Mailbag program, mentioned no more English broadcasts after close of year.
11/23, 1605, 9610, Radio Canada Int'l, MapleLleaf Mailbag program.
(Harold Woering-Easthampton, MA)

North Korea
7.570.00, 2140-2152, Voice of Korea, Kujan. English- Nov 21 Male and female talks about Korea independence. At 2148 female speak "ID as, "Voice of Korea." at 2148 into naitoal anthem. Anouncements by male host. SINPO 55344 (DG-B). Audio file www.ipernity.com/doc/denisgouveia/3477470/ (Denia Gouveia, Brazil/playdx2003)


Providenciales DXpedition
Operators Roger/W7VV, Ralph/VE7XF and Brian/N9ADG will be active from the VP5JM Hamlet, located on Providenciales (NA-002) from November 19th to December 3rd, including a Multi-Single entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as VP5W. Outside the contest they will be QRV 160-6m using VP5/homecall. QSL via home calls. QSL VP5W via W7TSQ. [NG3K] (NAQCC/ICPO Bulletin/ODXA)



Radio a key player in Bhutan's democracy
Radio has been a key player in Bhutan's democratisation process, an ABUmeeting in Bali heard today.Jaganath Sharma of Bhutan's public broadcaster, BBS, said radio had played amajor role in the process that led to the country's first free elections inMarch this year.It had informed and educated the public in the run-up to the elections,including reporting from all 47 constituencies and holding a series of livedebates among the candidates.Mr Sharma was speaking in a discussion on radio's role in promoting goodgovernance, held as part of the annual meeting of the ABU Programme Committee."Radio stood its ground over time and with its advantageous reach, providedevery Bhutanese with much needed information before and after the historicelections," he said.Another speaker, Neil Curry of the BBC, said one of the greatest roles ofpublic service radio was to help bring about people's participation in the democratic process. It could also help build transparency andaccountability.Essential for achieving this was an adherence to journalistic values andeditorial guidelines, he said.Thursday 20 Nov 2008http://abu.org.my/public/dsp_page.cfm?articleid=4074&urlsectionid=715&specialsection=ART_FULL&pageid=247&PSID=2807----(Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India)



Radio Dabanga active on shortwave
The new Dutch project for Dafur, Sudan was heard very good this morning (Nov 21) on 13800 and 7315 kHz at 04.30 UTC. The programming was announcements and local music - nothing else. They announced the address radiodabanga@yahoo.com in the program and my report to that e-mail address gave a reply and confirmation in a few hours from Leon Willems, Network Manager, Radio Darfur Network, Press Now. His email address: willems@pressnow.nl and the postal address is: Press Now, Witte Kruislaan 55, 1217 AM Hilversum, The Netherlands. Radio Dabanga is part of the Radio Darfur Network, a project of Press Now. On December 1st they will commence news and information programs. (Björn Fransson, the Island of Gotland, Sweden/HCDX)



Revamped Cumbre DX website
The new Cumbre DX web site is now in place and open for use. We're still working on adding content so things are a little bare at the moment. Please take a look and let ue know what you think of the site at: www.cumbredx.org/ We still have all the content from the old site so if there was something on the old site that was important please let us know. (Bob Arnold, Cumbre List Server/Manager)



Saudi Arabia
17.560.00, 1735-1743, BSKSA Holy Quran, Riyadh, Arabic. Nov 19 Male prays the Alcoran, at 1741 the other male metions the name Alcoran. SINPO 55544. Audio file- www.ipernity.com/doc/denisgouveia/3465004/ (Denia Gouveia, Brazil/playdx2003)



Senegal and Guinea Bissau DXpedition
Peter, HA3AUI is once again heading south to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau. From November 15, 2008 to about March 31, 2009 he will be signing 6W2SC and J5UAP. 6W: 160-10m, spiderbeam, verticals, dipoles, 500W. J5: 160-10m, spiderbeam, verticals, dipoles, 100W. For both QTHs mostly digital modes, some SSB, CW on request. QSL via HA3AUI direct or HA Bureau. [NG3K] (NAQCC/ICPO Bulletin/ODXA)



Seychelles
6.005.00, 2100-2108, BBCWS relay via Mahe, English. Nov 20 Male ID " BBC World Service 'BBCWS." At 1901 started a news program by female/male. SINPO 34333. Audio file- www.ipernity.com/doc/denisgouveia/3471083/ (Denia Gouveia, Brazil/playdx2003)


Sri Lanka
7.580.00, 2120-2130, Radio Farda, via Irana Wila, Persian- Nov 21 Comments by female, at 2130, (Voice of Korea in the background), instrumental music, off transmitter. SINPO 43343 Audio file- www.ipernity.com/doc/denisgouveia/3477468 (Denia Gouveia, Brazil/playdx2003)



World DX Club web updates
I've been updating the web page containing links to International Radio Station webpages, and there are now links to over 40 stations linking direct each of the following pages (where such pages are available):Home pageFrequenciesProgrammesLive streamsArchive/podcastsThese are presented in an easy-to-use grid format at www.worlddxclub.org.uk/WDXC_links_stations.html. Take a look!I hope that you find this of use. (And any suggestions for additions are welcomed!) (Alan Roe www.worlddxclub.org.uk/)

Blog Logs

Thanks to the contributors for tonights post of Blog Logs.

Gayle VH

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

9610 11/19/08 2303 Radio Romania International. News broadcast by female announcer.
9740 11/19 2305 BBC World Service. The World Today program. SINPO 34343
13362USB 11/19 2307 Armed Forces Network. PBS-All Things Considered program
10320USB 11/19 2308 Armed Forces Network. PBS-All Things Considered program
9625 11/21 2219 CBC Northern Quebec Service - '60s Country music hits with native language announcements . SINPO 45444
6160 11/22 0012 6.160 CBC Vancouver. Traffic report. SINPO 45544
15360 11/22 0014 BBC World Service. SINPO 35434
9740 11/22 0016 BBC World Service . SINPO 33433
9410 11/22 0017 BBC World Service. SINPO 34433
(Jerry Brookman, Kenai, Alaska)

Argentina

15344.91-.62v, Radio Nacional, 2237-2245 + 2359, Nov15. Spanish, various songs (ballads in French, etc), serious drifting, fair. Nov 13 heard RAE on 15344.45v from 2212-2235 (Ron Howard, CA)

11710.92, RAE, 0059-0120+, Nov 15. Tune-in to interval signal. Spanish ID announcements at 0101. Into English programming at 0103. Local Spanish ballads. English news at 0110. Fair. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Australia

2485 VL8K Katherine, NT 1318-1336 Nov 16. Female announcer with chat or interview with OM, followed by five minutes of ABC news at 1330. // to2325 (fair) and 2310 (poor) until 1335, when there was a program note for"105.7 FM" on VL8K which was not // to the other two; back in // again at1336 with "Sunday Night" program. 2485 the best of the lot with fair/goodsignal. (John Wilkins, CO)

Belgium

9970 RTBF Intlernational. Station heard in French talk and music with IDs at 1529 on19 Nov. Good signals, but suddenly creamed by R.F.Chosun tuning up on freq at 1533. (Al Muick, Kabul, AFG)

Bhutan

6035, BBS (presumed), 0032-0103, Nov 20. Thanks to Bruce Churchill's recent tips, heard long interview (woman asking briefquestions, followed by long answers by a man), BBS schedule indicatesa cultural program in Dzongkha, brief indigenous string instrumental music at start and end of interview, 0051 segment of indigenous chanting till 0100. Intermittent light QRM from Spanish speakingstation (assume Colombia), mostly poor, but almost certain it wasthem (their sunrise was 0026 and my local sunset was 0054).[Ron Howard, CA]

Bulgaria

5900, Radio Bulgaria, 0040-0055 A male and female, in English language, broadcasts a number of schedules for different Shortwave broadcasters. Unfortunately, Radio Bulgaria had a jammer on this freq for awhile earlier, butby 0050 had almost disappeared from fading. ID at 0050 with address.At 0051 annoucements by a male followed by local music. Signal was fair on 5900.

(Chuck Bolland, FL November 22, 2008)

China

4940, Voice of Strait, 1500-1525, Nov 16 (Sun.). Time pips (5+1),briefly in Chinese, music fanfare, "This is the Voice of Strait,Fuzhou, China", into program in English (believe it was called "Focuson China"), presented by two Chinese announcers (Gary and an unnamed woman), news about China with music bridges between items (taxi driversprotest in Sanya to stop illegal operators; 4 students killed afterjumping from a fire at Shanghai Business School on Fri.; martial artsin Hong Kong; two pandas (Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan) will shortly be sent from the mainland to Taiwan, etc.), poor to fair, light QRM from assume AIR Guwahati (back to their normal frequency today, after being on 4900yesterday). This program may only be broadcast on Sunday. I need toc heck about Saturday. Back in 2005, I often heard Gary and Jacqueline(Ms. Diao) with their "Focus on China" program, heard back then on Sat.& Sun. from 1430-1500, but then they changed the schedule to a time Icould not hear them, so hearing them today with their new schedule wasvery nice. In the coming weeks their reception should improve. (Ron Howard-CA)

Clandestine

3985, Echo of Hope (presumed), 1446, Nov 13, in Korean, heavy jamming,// 6003 (light-moderate jamming and QRM from Voice of Russia on 6005)and 6348 (also jammed). Have never been able to hear CNR-2/CBR whichis listed as being on 3985 (Ron Howard, CA)

5910, Shiokaze/Sea Breeze, *1400-1430*, Nov 14, in English. "Today's News Flash", "Today's News on North Korean Issues", almost all theitems dealing with the possibility of Kim Jong Il being sick, heard with very heavy accent, the canned IDs are somewhat clearer, fair.Seems that the segment in French is permanently gone. Still hearingAnthem, followed by reciting from the Qur'an, in Arabic, afterShiokaze goes off the air. (Ron Howard, CA)

Equatorial Guinea

15190, Radio Africa, 2232-2245, Nov 15, Tony Alamo reading from the Bible, along with his comments, woman read letterfrom listener in Ghana, fair (Ron Howard, CA)

Ethiopia

7165, Voice of Peace & Democracy, via Radio Ethiopia transmitters, 0358-0430*, Nov 21, tune-in to Horn of Africa music and announcements in Tigrinya. Talk at 0400. Local drums. Some Horn of Africa music but mostly continuous talk. Fair signal but occasional noise jammer making for poor reception. Fair to good signal on // 9560.13v-varing up to 9560.47 at times. Listed for Mon, Wed, Fri only. (Brian Alexander, PA)

9704 Radio Ethiopia heard at 1348 on 20 Nov with Amharic talk andAfrican music. Decent S3 signal until 1358 when a Chinese ether pollution specialist signed on at 9705 kHz. Only Chicom listed on this freq, is China's PBS Xinjiang but they are sked'ed to be off at this time. (Al Muick, Kabul, AFG)

5005, Radio Nacional, Bata, 2245-2256*,Nov 14, Afro-pop music. Spanish announcements. Sign off with National Anthem at 2253. Weak in noisy conditions. (Brian Alexander, PA)

6250, Radio Nacional, Malabo, *0516-0530,Nov 15, on with Afro-pop music. Spanish . (Brian Alexander, PA)

Germany

7315, Sudan's Radio Dabanga, via Germany 0435-0527*,Nov 21, mostly continuous Horn of Africa style music. Some Arabicannouncements. Short talks. Many IDs. Good signal. (Brian Alexander, PA)

India

4950, Radio Kashmir, Srinagar, *0118-0126, Nov 20. Tuned in at 0109 to hear an open carrier with test tone, tone went off justbefore the start of the AIR interval signal, into subcontinent music and singing. At 0125 briefly played interval signal again, lost after that, very weak, best inUSB. Hope this will improve over the next month so I can get somedetails for a reception report. Their local sunrise was coming up at0138. [Ron Howard, CA]

7115 AIR heard at 1730 on 20 Nov. in Maldivian with male talk and no interval signal or sign on formalities just carrier and then right into programming. The audio was so distorted, I could barely make out what was being said. The spectral display looked sick and there was a very bad buzz on the audio. Sounds like a filter cap in the main supply or in the modulator section isabout to blow its oats. This is one sick transmitter and someone in mastercontrol should be called on the carpet for allowing this to get on the air, and their engineer should be hung up by his/her thumbs! (Al Muick, Kabul, AFG)

4900, AIR Guwahati (presumed), 1428-1447, Nov 15, in thepast this was their alternate frequency. Subcontinent music andsinging, two men having a long conversation in vernacular, poor withQRM from Voice of Strait. Almost every day I check on VOS here andthis is the first time I have noted QRM. In the past I couldoccasionally hear AIR Guwahati mixing with VOS on 4940, but todayonly heard VOS in the clear on 4940. Overall was a good morning forAIR stations. Wanted to check for the AIR "News at nine" (1530 UTC) in English, but by then only heard VOS on 4900. This was also heardtoday by Dave Valko (Ron Howard, CA)

Indonesia

4750, RRI Makassar, 0953-1015 Noted a male in possible Qu'ransinging/praying until 0956, at that time a female comments briefly in Indonesian language. At 0959 Islamic type singing again by a male. This continues throughthe top of the hour. At 1014 a male comments. Signal was poor. (Chuck Bolland, FL November 18, 2008)

9680, RRI Jakarta, 1109-1130 Noted steady Pop music at tune in. There's two other stations on this freq besides Jakarata.. At 1113 music ceases breifly and signal is lost in the QRM. By 1119 there's so much interference on this frequency, I can't pull out Jakarta anymore from all of it. (Chuck Bolland, FL November 17, 2008)

3976.02, RRI-Pontianak, 1554-1614, Nov 15, in Bahasa Indonesian. DJ playing songs and with on-air calls, mostly fair.4749.94, RRI-Makassar, 1456-1500*, Nov 15, in BI, pop song, SCI, ID and off, poor with QRM from China and Bangladesh (Ron Howard,CA)

9525.9, Voice of Indonesia, 1301-1320, Nov 15. Opening English ID announcements at 1301. English news at 1303. Weak but readable initially but very poor in noisy conditions by 1320.(Brian Alexander, PA)

Israel

9990 Kol Israel, heard 19 Nov. at 1501 with sign-on in FS and news. English recordings of Simon Peres. Loud signal, but not quite S5. If Irecall correctly, they were going to quit SW a few years back. (Al Muick, Kabul, AFG)

Madagascar

5010, RTV Malagasy, 0250-0300, Nov 21, local pop music. Announcements in Malagasy. Good signal in reducedcarrier USB. (Brian Alexander, PA)

North Korea

9995 Voice of Korea heard 19 Nov. at 1518 with Arabic program targeted to the Middle East. The signal was S3 at best. I was quite surprised at the lack of strength, especially as it is supposed to be beamed to the Middle East. *Al Muick, Kabul, AFG)

Northern Marianas

7445 Radio Free Asia, heard at 1500 on 20 Nov. English sign on by man/female announcers to newscast in Mandarin. Immediate and terminal jamming by China National Radio (not registered on frequency). Pounding sigs from both stations, but equally unusable. So what happened to Firedrake? The jugband got a month or so off? (Al Muick, Kabul, AFG)

Peru

4746.77, Radio Huanta Dos Mil, 0011-0030 Signal not that strong,but still readable with a male in Spanish comments. A utility station popson the freq periodically while CODAR is continuously squeezing the freqwith it's noise. At 0021 a female begins chatting. Signal was poor. (Chuck Bolland, FL November 22, 2008)

4835.5, Radio Maranon, 1017-1030 Initially noted Huaynos music for afew minutes. At 1021 a male in Spanish language comments and a few moments later a female joins in. At 1025 a canned ID followed by live comments with time check and station ID, followed by Huaynos music. Signal was between poor and fairduring the period. (Chuck Bolland, FL November 18, 2008)

4954.93, Radio Cultural Amauta (pres), 1037-1045. With a male in steady Spanish comments. Can't pull out the details since the audio of this station isn't very strong. However, heard the word "Amauta" at 1041 mentioned during the comments. Noise from the band overwhelms the a poor signal. (Chuck Bolland, FL November 18, 2008)

4775, Radio Tarma, 1030-1045 Barely audible with CODAR churingaway on top of this freq, noted typical Peruvian Pop music. Heard somecomments at 1035. Signal was threshold. (Chuck Bolland, FL November 17, 2008

4955, Radio Cultural Amauta, (presumed)1037-1045 Noted a male in either Quechua or Aymara language comments. Every so often, "Peru" is mentioned.Signal was poor with fading. (Chuck Bolland, FL November 17, 2008)

4955, Radio Cultural Amauta, Huanta, 2300-2315. Nov 14. Spanish talk. Peruvian music. Promos, ads. Weak. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Russia

6075, "Radio Rossii Kamchatka" via Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka, 0810-0900, Nov 20, before 0810 heard the news with usualIDs for "Radio Rossii" and "programa Radio Rossii", 0810 musicalfanfare and new ID: "Radio Rossii Kamchatka" (in the past I do notrecall them ever mentioning Rossii in their ID, was just "KamchatkaRadio"), into local programming, interview, BoH "This is Kamchatka",local news with many mentions of Kamchatka, several more "RadioRossii Kamchatka " IDs, played Russian songs, ToH pips (5+1), thenback to "programa Radio Rossii" IDs, fair. radio Rossii clearly off the air during same time period on 7200(Yakutsk) and 7320 (Magadan). Unable to check 5935 due to strong WWCR.[Ron Howard, CA)

Sri Lanka

5860, Radio Farda, 0031-0045, Noted a male in Persian Languagecomments until about 0035. At that time music presented. A tune from DeanMartin. At 0038, male in Persian again with live ID as, "Radio Farda", then into Persian music. Signal was good. (Chuck Bolland, FL November 22, 2008)

Sudan (non)

via Sines, Portugal, 17745 NF, Sudan Radio Service,*1500-1531, Nov 15. New Frequency. ex-17690. English programmingwith IDs. “Lets Talk” program about local Sudanese issues. Shortbreaks of local music. Talk about human rights violations in Sudan.Multi-lingual IDs at 1530. Arabic at 1531. Poor to fair. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Taiwan

9680, Taiwan International, (tentative) 1109-1130, Noted a male in Mandarin language comments. At 1114 a female joins in briefly. The comments continue during the period while signal remains at a fair level. (Chuck Bolland, FL November 17, 2008)

Vietnam

6165, Voice of Vietnam (tentative) 1055-1059 With a pretty fair signal, noted Vietnamese type music until 1059. At that time however, Radio Nederlandt unes up on the frequency blocking everything. (Chuck Bolland,FL November 17, 2008

Liberian Broadcasting System goes nation wide

The Government of the People’s Republic of China has handed over to the Liberian Government newly renovated and expanded facilities of the Liberia Broadcasting System. Wednesday’s ceremony also marked the formal launch of the China/LBS Radio Project, under which the Chinese Government has provided a 10-thousand kilowatt [sic] FM transmitter to boost the station’s radio transmission throughout the country. A second transmitter has also been provided by the Chinese to relay English programs produced by China Radio International throughout Liberia. The transmission will also provide 3 hours of radio programming in Chinese.
Speaking at the handover ceremony, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, lauded the growing partnership between the Governments of China and Liberia. The President acknowledged the constructive role China continues to play in all areas of government’s development under the country’s Poverty Reduction Strategy.
China’s decision to expand the broadcast facilities of the country, an Executive Mansion release quotes the President as saying, could not have come at a better time, given the ever increasing need to adequately inform Liberians of the progress taking place in the country. The President also lauded the management of the Liberia Broadcasting system for its leadership role and partnership with Chinese experts in ensuring the completion of the project.
The President reminded the management of the Liberia Broadcasting System to ensure that the station remains objective, neutral, and apolitical in the dissemination of information to the Liberia people, adding, ‘concentrate on development.’
LBS Director Charles Snetter praised the President and the Governments of Liberia and China for supporting the development of the nation’s broadcasting sector. He spoke of the many challenges facing the station, but noted that LBS remains prepared to play a pivotal role in government’s recovery drive. Mr Snetter expressed the hope that government will continue to provide the necessary support to ensure that the station continues to play its role in the reconstruction of the country.
The cost of the LBS-China Aided FM Radio Expansion Project is put at US $4 million. The station is now well placed to cover the entire country with relay stations in six counties, including Lofa, Bong, Grand Bassa, Grand Gedeh, Bomi, and Maryland. The facilities are also equipped with a microwave satellite link, to boost transmitted signals from the System’s headquarters in Monrovia to its outstations around the country.
Under terms of an Understanding between China and Liberia, the Government of China will provide maintenance for the facilities for one year, after which Radio China International will contract a Chinese Firm to provide maintenance for an additional four years.
(Source: Government of Liberia/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)
Liberian Broadcasting System Online www.liberiabroadcastingsystem.com/
(Warning: Home Page contains embedded audio www.liberiabroadcastingsystem.com/

TRT website broadcast in 30 languages

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)
[Xinhua: “Turkey’s State-Run Website Broadcasts in 30 Languages”]
Ankara, 20 Nov - Turkey’s state-run television and radio network TRT on Thursday began broadcasting news in 30 different languages on its website. The languages that the website www.trt-world.com uses include languages such as English, Turkish, French, German, Chinese, Arabic, Albanian, Azeri, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Persian, Georgian, Spanish, Greek, the Urdu and Tatar.
TRT set up its official website on May 1, 1999, broadcasting international, regional and national news in 11 languages to meet the expectations of its viewers in the digital age and provide the opportunities of technology to the public.
Live radio and television programmes are available on the internet to enable global users to have the access to the TRT’s services. Furthermore, the website includes important services such as breaking news from Turkey and the world, latest developments in economy and finance sectors, all branches of sports, weather forecast, radio and television programmes and promotions.
As Turkey’s first and only public broadcasting corporation, TRT was founded on May 1, 1964. It has nine radio channels and seven television channels.
(Source: Xinhua news agency, Beijing, in English 20 Nov 08 via BBC Monitoring)
(R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

HCJB begins testing DRM test transmissions

Starting today, HCJB is transmitting in DRM on 15280 kHz at 1100-1300 UTC with 4000 Watts. The antenna is a rhombic, azimuth 35/225 degrees (to Europe and Australia) and the transmitter site is Pifo, Ecuador. The schedule is:
Monday to Friday
1100-1200 UTC Spanish (Music from Ecuador and Newscast).
1200-1300 UTC Low-German and German.
Saturday and Sunday
1100-1130 UTC Spanish.
1130-1300 UTC Low-German and German.
(Source: HCJB via DRM Software Radio Forums)

Weekend relays on 9290 kHz

All times UTC

November 22
Radio City 10.00 -11.00
Latvia Today 11.00 -12.00
RWI 20.00 - 21.00

November 23
Latvia Today 13.00 -14.00
RWI 14.00 -15.00
(Tom Taylor)

CVC Voz Christiana - B08 Multilingual schedule

Chile

CVC-Voz Christiana via Santiago

All times UTC

Portuguese

(targeted to Brasil)
0900-1100 9655 SGO 100 kW 060 deg
1100-0100 15410 SGO 100 kW 060 deg
1800-2000 17860 SGO 015 kW 045 deg DRM

Spanish

(targeted to Central America)
0100-0400 11970 SGO 100 kW 340 deg

Spanish

(targeted to Northern South America)

0000-0800 11805 SGO 100 kW non-dir
0800-1200 9780 SGO 100 kW non-dir
1200-2400 17680 SGO 100 kW non-dir

Spanish

(targeted to Southern South America)
0000-1200 6070 SGO 100 kW 030 deg
1200-2400 9635 SGO 100 kW 030 deg
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 18/WWDC Top News/BC-DX #887 via wb, Germany)

Radio Free Asia B08 Multilinugal schedule

Effective 26 October 2008 - 29 March 2009

All times UTC

Burmese

(4 hours daily)
0030-0130 13710, 13815, 15700
1230-1330 11795, 12105, 15700
1330-1400 9670, 11795, 13855
1400-1430 11795, 13855
1630-1730 7505

Cantonese

(2 hours daily)
1400-1500 5840, 7280
2200-2300 9570, 11740, 11775

Khmer

(2 hours daily)
1230-1330 13725, 15160
2230-2330 9355, 11850

Korean

(5 hours daily)
1500-1700 1350, 5860, 7210, 9385
1700-1900 1350, 5860, 9385
2100-2200 1350, 7460, 9385, 12075

Lao

(2 hours daily)
0000-0100 11830, 15535
1100-1200 9355, 15120

Mandarin

(12 hours daily)
0300-0600 11980, 13710, 15150, 15665, 17615, 17880, 21540
0600-0700 11980, 13710, 15150, 15665, 17615, 17880
1500-1600 5810, 7445, 9440, 9905, 11945, 13670
1600-1700 5810, 7415, 7445, 9455, 9905, 11945, 13670
1700-1800 5810, 7415, 7445, 9355, 9455, 9905, 11945, 13670
1800-1900 5810, 6095, 7385, 7415, 7445, 9355, 9455, 11790, 11945,13670
1900-2000 1098, 5810, 5990, 6095, 7385, 7445, 9355, 9455, 9875, 11790, 11945
2000-2100 1098, 5810, 5990, 6095, 7190, 7355, 9355, 9455, 9875, 11900, 11945
2100-2200 1098, 5810, 6095, 7190, 7355, 9355, 9455, 9875, 11945, 13745
2300-0000 7540, 11775, 11975, 15265, 15430, 15550

Tibetan

(10 hours daily)
0100-0300 7470, 9670, 11695, 15220, 17730
0600-0700 17515, 17715, 21570, 21695
1000-1100 11605, 15140, 17750
1100-1200 7470, 11540, 11590, 15375
1200-1400 7470, 11540, 11590, 13625, 15375
1500-1600 7470, 7550, 11500, 15145
2200-2300 5820, 7470, 9835
2300-0000 6010, 7470, 7550, 9875

Uyghur

(2 hours daily)
0100-0200 7480, 9480, 9645, 9690, 13605
1600-1700 7470, 7510, 11720, 11730

Vietnamese

(2 hours daily)
1400-1430 1503, 5855, 7515, 9455, 11605, 12130, 13865, 15195
1430-1500 5855, 7515, 9455, 11605, 12130, 13865, 15195
2330-0030 5855, 11580, 11605, 11965, 15135, 15565

For more details contact:

AJ Janitschek
Radio Free Asia
2025 M Street, NW
Washington DC 20036
(Source: Al Janitschek, Rachael Baughn, Jaisakthivel, ADXC, Chennai, India)

Puntland authorities reopen Radio Gaalkacyo

Text of report by Somali independent Radio Gaalkacyo on 17 November

Radio Gaalkacyo [in Gaalkacyo, the provincial town of Mudug Region, central Somalia] has resumed operations following a brief closure by police in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland, but the radio director, Hassan Muhammad Jama (Jid-hun) remains in custody.
The decision to reopen the radio station was announced by Mudug regional commissioner Abdirizaq Darwish. He said the presidential decree issued recently was only instructing the arrest of the radio director and not the closure of the station.
Mr Darwish said Radio Gaalkacyo can resume its operations and has issued an apology to the radio’s staff over the misunderstanding of the president’s decree.
Somali Professional Journalists Association [SOPJA] based in Gaalkacyo has accused the Puntland regional administration of violating the freedom of the media and demanding that the media operate under an unsatisfactory system.
However, local residents have expressed concern over the arrest of the Radio Gaalkacyo director.
(Source: Radio Gaalkacyo, Gaalkacyo, in Somali 1015 gmt 17 Nov 08 via BBC Monitoring
R. Netherlands Media Network weblog)

earlier post from Nov. 17
Somalia: Radio Gaalkacyo closed down
Text report of report by Somali opposition Radio Voice of Mudug on 16 November The police of the semi-autonomous region of Puntland have closed down Radio Gaalkacyo, an independent radio station that operates in Gaalkacyo [HQ of Mudug Region], and arrested its director Hasan Muhammad Jama. Sources say the radio was closed down after airing programmes and reports about the forthcoming Puntland presidential elections and having special interviews with candidates. Reports also say Radio Gaalkacyo’s highlighting of the Puntland electoral commission could have led to the closure.
The closure of Radio Gaalkacyo and the arrest of its director have coincided with the arrival of the Puntland president Mahmud Muse [Gen Adde] and his entourage in Gaalkacyo town. The president will be overnight there campaigning. The Puntland regional administration has been accused of pressurizing and violating media freedom in the region.
(Source: Radio Voice of Mudug, in Somali 1330 gmt 16 Nov 08 via BBC Monitoring)
Andy Sennitt adds: This station, formerly known as Radio Free Somalia, was for a time also on shortwave. Its website also appears to have been closed.
(R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)