A nice selections from recent monitoring. Best of DX to one and all.
GVH
All times UTC // parallel frequency *sing-on sign-off*
Bolivia
Radio Fides, La Paz, 6155.26, 0040-0203*, Andean music. ID at 0105. Spanish announcements. Ads. ID at 0201 and Spanish talk over lite instrumental music to 0203 sign off. Poor signal with adjacent channel splatter. (Brian Alexander, PA)
Brazil
Radio Aparecida, (presumed) 6135, 0952-1000. Noted music for a minute at tune in, then a few live Portuguese comments followed by commercials. Poor signal. (Chuck Bolland, FL)
Radio Bandeirantes (presumed) 6089.92, 0946-0955. Noted announcer's Portuguese comments, joined by a second male via telephone or a remote location feed.Commericals noted at 0948.Signal was fair to good. (Chuck Bolland, FL)
Radio Brasil Central, Goiania, 11815, 2020-2025. Escuchada el 30 de abril en portugués a locutor con comentarios con referencias a Brasil, segmento musical, cuñas publicitarias, SINPO 23442. (Burjasot (Valencia)España/playdx2003)
Radio Cidade (tentative) 5050, Juiz de Fora. Portuguese 1001 announcers' talks, news program about list of countries with people infected by vírus, Europe coming to a social crisis. Announcers' “Manhã Legal” program announcements, ID “Radio Cidade 1010 kilohertz”, “Manhã Legal com Luiz Correa, um oferecimento CEMIG, a melhor energia”, 1010 “bom dia Juiz de Fora!”, 1011 sertanejo music. Many other mentions about “Radio Cidade 1010 kilohertz”,“Juiz de Fora”. In May 02 I heard the same announcements on 5050 kHz. According Lista de Emissoras OM/OT/OC - Brasil of DX Clube do Paraná, 1010kHz of Juiz de Fora have the nomination as “Radio Solar AM”. SINPO 24432 (Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec, Brazil/playdx2003)
Radio Difusora de Cáceres (presumed),5055, MT. Portuguse text to 0938 music maybe religious, 0941-0949 religious talks by male “espírito santo”. Very weak SINPO 14421 (Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec, Brazil/playdx2003)
Radio Guarujá Paulista, Guarujá-SP. 5045, Portuguese 1001-1025 relaying news program Jornal da Manhã of Radio Jovem Pan 620 KHz of São Paulo-SP as "Jovem Pan Sat" with some canned ID "Guarujá Paulista" on relaying. Bad audio when relaying but good when originated from their studio (checked later at 1045 when relaying was over). From 1024 splatter of 5035 R. Aparecida, until 1024, SINPO 43444.(Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec/HCDX)
Radio Itatania (tentative) 5970, 0935-0945. Portuguese language conversation with signal splatter observed. (Chuck Bolland, FL)
Super Radio Deus e Amor, 11765.02, 0255-0310, usual Portuguese preacher. Several IDs at 0259 & religious music.Back to preacher at 0303. Fair. Weak on // 9565.03. (Brian Alexander, PA)
China
Voice of Minorities, Beijing, 7410, 1007-1013. Korean news to music and male announcer. SINPO 24232 // 9785 with SINPO 24332(Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina)
3950, China, PBS Xinjiang (tentative), Urumqui. 3950, Chinese 0008-0014 male and female talks. SINPO 24332 (Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec, Brazil/playdx2003)
PBS Xinjiang(tentative), Urumqui. 3930, May 05 Uighur(schedule) 0025-0031 male and female talks, alternating short instrumental music. Strong QRM sounding like a car motor, SINPO 31332 (Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec, Brazil/playdx2003)
Ecuador
HCJB Pifo, 6080, 0932. Quecha. M announcer's Quecha text and religous talk. Poor signal quality // 3220-fair. (Scott Barbour, NH)
Equatorial Guinea
Radio Nac-Bata, 5005, 2250-2303*, Spanish talk. Afro-pop music. Sign off with national anthem. Very poor in noisy conditions. (Brian Alexander, PA)
Germany
15675 04/30 1840 (D) GERMANY, Radio Reveil Paroles de Vie, 15675, French from Nauem, with 100 kW. Two announcers talks to pop music at 1945. Station ID into a religious broadcast, see link www.radioreveil.ch/ .(JJFS-Feira de Santana BA-Brasil/cumbredx)
Indonesia
Voice of Indonesia, 11784.96v, 1410. Fair, with a hum and well above the QRM. In assume Malay language. Same frequency on May 8 from 1410 to 1503*. Signal almost fair, in Malay with IDs in English, usual English segment at 1501 with their program schedule (Ron Howard, CA)
Mali
RTV du Mali 5995, 0730-0800*. Tuned in as during announcer's French text. Piano bridge at 0733 leading into another program, perhaps commentary. Piano music returned at 0738 to close the show. Padded with the piano until 0740. Long French talk until 0758 when sign-off announcement was heard, telling listeners to tune to 9635 kHz for more Radio Mali. At 0759 Waltzing Matilda came on as Radio Australia launched its Pacific service. Could still hear Radio Mali under Matilda until 0800.* (Bruce Barker, PA)
Mauritania
Radio Mauritanie 4845, 0700-0715. Arabic text with station ID at 0700, followed by additional talk until tune-out at 0715. Signal was poor to fair. (Barker, PA)
Nigeria
Voice of Nigeria 9690, *0800-0820 Tuned in to hear sign-on announcement in Hausa language. Immediately into News of Nigeria, followed at 0815 by VON interval signal, birds calling and chirping with flutes and drums. Then into more Hausa with News of Africa. Several countries mentioned as news continued at tune-out. Fair signal. (Bruce Barker, PA)
Papua New Guinea
Radio Bougainville, 3325, 1311-1401*,Running past their usual sign-off of about 1312in English. Public-service announcements with information about a meeting in Port Moresby,followed by mostly non-stop songs in English and Tok Pisin, some were religious. Station ID at 1359 as; “National Broadcasting Corporation, the Voice of Papua New Guinea” with long list of frequencies and PNG national anthem. Signal weak,started out well on top on RRI Palangkaraya, with RRI slowly improving (Ron Howard, CA)
Peru
Radio Vision 4790, 0715-0730. Tuned in to preacher in Spanish. Poor signal but lots of "Hallelujahs" could be heard. Still preaching at 0730 tune-out. (Bruce Barker, PA)
Sudan
SRTC, 7200, *0239-0320+. Abrupt sign on with Qur`an. Arabic talk at 0253. Possible radio-drama. “Huna Omdurman” IDs. Commericials and announcements, and chirping birds signal. Fair to good but occasional HAM QRM. (Brian Alexander, PA)
USA
KNLS Anchors Point, Alaska. 7355, 0946-10000. Lady announcer in Russian with announcements until 0949. Religious music and additional brief comments in Russian, continuing to 1000. Fair signal, deteriorating from fair to threshold by 1000.* (Chuck Bolland, FL)
WINB Red Lion, Red Lion, 9265, 2323-2330. Escuchada el 30 de abril en español a locutor con comentarios religiosos, “La Palabra de Dios”, emisión en paralelo por Internet mms://winb.mntts.com :8181, en realidad se trata de una emisión de Family Radio, emitiendo de lunes a viernes de 2300 a 0000, según plan de programación en www.winb.com/schedule.htm SINPO 24432.(Burjasot (Valencia) España/playdx2003)
Uzbekistan
CVC Tashkent, 11800, 0135-0152. "CVC Newsroom" at tune-in reguarding the Swine Flu, Pakistan & Taliban clashes.Contemporary religous pops and listener request via Moscow. CVC promos. Signal poor-fair listening in LSB.
(Scott Barbour, NH)
GVH
All times UTC // parallel frequency *sing-on sign-off*
Bolivia
Radio Fides, La Paz, 6155.26, 0040-0203*, Andean music. ID at 0105. Spanish announcements. Ads. ID at 0201 and Spanish talk over lite instrumental music to 0203 sign off. Poor signal with adjacent channel splatter. (Brian Alexander, PA)
Brazil
Radio Aparecida, (presumed) 6135, 0952-1000. Noted music for a minute at tune in, then a few live Portuguese comments followed by commercials. Poor signal. (Chuck Bolland, FL)
Radio Bandeirantes (presumed) 6089.92, 0946-0955. Noted announcer's Portuguese comments, joined by a second male via telephone or a remote location feed.Commericals noted at 0948.Signal was fair to good. (Chuck Bolland, FL)
Radio Brasil Central, Goiania, 11815, 2020-2025. Escuchada el 30 de abril en portugués a locutor con comentarios con referencias a Brasil, segmento musical, cuñas publicitarias, SINPO 23442. (Burjasot (Valencia)España/playdx2003)
Radio Cidade (tentative) 5050, Juiz de Fora. Portuguese 1001 announcers' talks, news program about list of countries with people infected by vírus, Europe coming to a social crisis. Announcers' “Manhã Legal” program announcements, ID “Radio Cidade 1010 kilohertz”, “Manhã Legal com Luiz Correa, um oferecimento CEMIG, a melhor energia”, 1010 “bom dia Juiz de Fora!”, 1011 sertanejo music. Many other mentions about “Radio Cidade 1010 kilohertz”,“Juiz de Fora”. In May 02 I heard the same announcements on 5050 kHz. According Lista de Emissoras OM/OT/OC - Brasil of DX Clube do Paraná, 1010kHz of Juiz de Fora have the nomination as “Radio Solar AM”. SINPO 24432 (Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec, Brazil/playdx2003)
Radio Difusora de Cáceres (presumed),5055, MT. Portuguse text to 0938 music maybe religious, 0941-0949 religious talks by male “espírito santo”. Very weak SINPO 14421 (Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec, Brazil/playdx2003)
Radio Guarujá Paulista, Guarujá-SP. 5045, Portuguese 1001-1025 relaying news program Jornal da Manhã of Radio Jovem Pan 620 KHz of São Paulo-SP as "Jovem Pan Sat" with some canned ID "Guarujá Paulista" on relaying. Bad audio when relaying but good when originated from their studio (checked later at 1045 when relaying was over). From 1024 splatter of 5035 R. Aparecida, until 1024, SINPO 43444.(Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec/HCDX)
Radio Itatania (tentative) 5970, 0935-0945. Portuguese language conversation with signal splatter observed. (Chuck Bolland, FL)
Super Radio Deus e Amor, 11765.02, 0255-0310, usual Portuguese preacher. Several IDs at 0259 & religious music.Back to preacher at 0303. Fair. Weak on // 9565.03. (Brian Alexander, PA)
China
Voice of Minorities, Beijing, 7410, 1007-1013. Korean news to music and male announcer. SINPO 24232 // 9785 with SINPO 24332(Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina)
3950, China, PBS Xinjiang (tentative), Urumqui. 3950, Chinese 0008-0014 male and female talks. SINPO 24332 (Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec, Brazil/playdx2003)
PBS Xinjiang(tentative), Urumqui. 3930, May 05 Uighur(schedule) 0025-0031 male and female talks, alternating short instrumental music. Strong QRM sounding like a car motor, SINPO 31332 (Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec, Brazil/playdx2003)
Ecuador
HCJB Pifo, 6080, 0932. Quecha. M announcer's Quecha text and religous talk. Poor signal quality // 3220-fair. (Scott Barbour, NH)
Equatorial Guinea
Radio Nac-Bata, 5005, 2250-2303*, Spanish talk. Afro-pop music. Sign off with national anthem. Very poor in noisy conditions. (Brian Alexander, PA)
Germany
15675 04/30 1840 (D) GERMANY, Radio Reveil Paroles de Vie, 15675, French from Nauem, with 100 kW. Two announcers talks to pop music at 1945. Station ID into a religious broadcast, see link www.radioreveil.ch/ .(JJFS-Feira de Santana BA-Brasil/cumbredx)
Indonesia
Voice of Indonesia, 11784.96v, 1410. Fair, with a hum and well above the QRM. In assume Malay language. Same frequency on May 8 from 1410 to 1503*. Signal almost fair, in Malay with IDs in English, usual English segment at 1501 with their program schedule (Ron Howard, CA)
Mali
RTV du Mali 5995, 0730-0800*. Tuned in as during announcer's French text. Piano bridge at 0733 leading into another program, perhaps commentary. Piano music returned at 0738 to close the show. Padded with the piano until 0740. Long French talk until 0758 when sign-off announcement was heard, telling listeners to tune to 9635 kHz for more Radio Mali. At 0759 Waltzing Matilda came on as Radio Australia launched its Pacific service. Could still hear Radio Mali under Matilda until 0800.* (Bruce Barker, PA)
Mauritania
Radio Mauritanie 4845, 0700-0715. Arabic text with station ID at 0700, followed by additional talk until tune-out at 0715. Signal was poor to fair. (Barker, PA)
Nigeria
Voice of Nigeria 9690, *0800-0820 Tuned in to hear sign-on announcement in Hausa language. Immediately into News of Nigeria, followed at 0815 by VON interval signal, birds calling and chirping with flutes and drums. Then into more Hausa with News of Africa. Several countries mentioned as news continued at tune-out. Fair signal. (Bruce Barker, PA)
Papua New Guinea
Radio Bougainville, 3325, 1311-1401*,Running past their usual sign-off of about 1312in English. Public-service announcements with information about a meeting in Port Moresby,followed by mostly non-stop songs in English and Tok Pisin, some were religious. Station ID at 1359 as; “National Broadcasting Corporation, the Voice of Papua New Guinea” with long list of frequencies and PNG national anthem. Signal weak,started out well on top on RRI Palangkaraya, with RRI slowly improving (Ron Howard, CA)
Peru
Radio Vision 4790, 0715-0730. Tuned in to preacher in Spanish. Poor signal but lots of "Hallelujahs" could be heard. Still preaching at 0730 tune-out. (Bruce Barker, PA)
Sudan
SRTC, 7200, *0239-0320+. Abrupt sign on with Qur`an. Arabic talk at 0253. Possible radio-drama. “Huna Omdurman” IDs. Commericials and announcements, and chirping birds signal. Fair to good but occasional HAM QRM. (Brian Alexander, PA)
USA
KNLS Anchors Point, Alaska. 7355, 0946-10000. Lady announcer in Russian with announcements until 0949. Religious music and additional brief comments in Russian, continuing to 1000. Fair signal, deteriorating from fair to threshold by 1000.* (Chuck Bolland, FL)
WINB Red Lion, Red Lion, 9265, 2323-2330. Escuchada el 30 de abril en español a locutor con comentarios religiosos, “La Palabra de Dios”, emisión en paralelo por Internet mms://winb.mntts.com :8181, en realidad se trata de una emisión de Family Radio, emitiendo de lunes a viernes de 2300 a 0000, según plan de programación en www.winb.com/schedule.htm SINPO 24432.(Burjasot (Valencia) España/playdx2003)
Uzbekistan
CVC Tashkent, 11800, 0135-0152. "CVC Newsroom" at tune-in reguarding the Swine Flu, Pakistan & Taliban clashes.Contemporary religous pops and listener request via Moscow. CVC promos. Signal poor-fair listening in LSB.
(Scott Barbour, NH)