All times UTC // parallel frequency *sign-on sign-off*
Argentina
11710.64v, RAE. 0159-0226.
English service. Station interval signal to time pips signal. Additional IS to station identification. Program segment talking about tango music, played some selections. Newscast. Signal poor-fair (Ron Howard, CA)
Australia
15515, Radio Australia(Shepparton) 0228-0233 + 0320. Probably on at their scheduled *0200, as not heard before 0200; conversation about agricultural economic issues; fair; // 15240 (via the same site). Nothing heard on 15560 (Ron Howardl CA)
Bolivia
6134.78, Radio Santa Cruz, 1015-1030. Male/female host with lesson segment,possibly Spanish. Although the signal was fairly good, I could pull out the significance of the comments. (Chuck Bolland, FL).
Canada
6159.96, CKZN Newfoundland (presumed). 0301-0305. Both Newfoundland and Vancouver with the same Radio One newscast and assume because of the long distance between the stations, there was a strong echo (out of sync). Noted 0304 they both started their own programming. Vancouver stronger signal (Ron Howard, CA)
China
Scan for Firedrakes: 7000-19000, from 1344 to 1428.
8400 // 9000 // 13970 Firedrake (Chinese music jamming), all with good signals.
A non-parallel Firedrake on 11300 till 1400*, did not re-start again. Very weak station in Chinese heard after 1400, positive not CNR-1 jamming (not // 5030), so perhaps SOH.
During the 1400-1405 absence of Firedrake, heard weak stations on 8400 and 9000, but nothing heard on 13970 during the gap.
At 1428 noted Firedrake on 15600 (// 8400, 9000 & 13970), had been absent pre-1400. Some of the Firedrakes certainly are no longer 24 hour operations (Ron Howard, CA)
6937 Yunnan PBS 1156-1214. Talk in lang to 1200, then possible news. Regional music followed at 1210. Fair but starting to fade. (John Wilkins, CO)
Diego Garcia
4319USB, AFRTS/AFN 1411-1416. ABC News, Air Force Network News with public-service announcement for the military. Signal noted as ver poor reception, but clearly // 10320USB Pearl Harbor.(Ron Howard, CA)
Equatorial Guinea
15190, Radio Africa, 2245-2304.* Fairly clear English religious talk with very little distortion but closing announcements at 2302 with very distorted, barely intelligible “Radio Africa” IDs along with contact information. (Brian Alexander, PA)
India
9425, All India Radio-Bengaluru - National Channel, 1435-1500. English service. Easy-listening music to interview with surgeon from New Delhi hospital. Additional PSA about eating disorders. These programs in English on Mon., Wed. and Fri. are primarily public service oriented with talks about health issues, education, etc. 1500 into Hindi. May 19 (Tue.) during this time period was in Hindi (Ron Howard, CA)
Indonesia
9524.96, Voice of Indonesia, 1501-1517. English service with news, Today in History and News and Events. Station IDs, running past their normal 1501.* Still going at tune-out at 1517 (Ron Howard, CA)
9525, Voice of Indonesia, 1053-1101. Islamic style music at tune-in to announcers' English comments. Station ID at 1100 as "Voice of Indonesia ...9525 15125 11785 ... suggestion ... mail address ... P.O. Box 1157 Jakarta, Indonesia ..." Then off the air by 1101. Signal was good. (Chuck Bolland, FL)
3987.04 RRI Manokwari 1156-1240. Song-of-the Cocnut Island interval signal to Jakarta network news, back to local studio at 1227 with a short vocal selection. Dulcimer-like interval signal at 1230, then ten-minute talk segment. Generally fair. Has been irregular in recent weeks. (John Wilkins, CO)
4605v RRI Serui, Has not been heard here in many months. Last logged here in May 2008John WIlkins, CO)
Israel
15785.01, Galei Zahal, Tel Aviv, 2040-2110. Hebrew talk. Local pop music. Good level but slightly distorted audio. Weak // 6973.00. (Brian Alexander, PA)
Madagascar
6134.93 Radio Madagaskira 1307. Presumed with vocal music. Poor and getting poorer. (John Wilkins, CO)
Malaysia
5964.91v, Klasik Nasional FM via RTM, 1336-1358 + 1404. They are completely back to normal broadcasting today. Only Klasik Nasional FM audio heard here; in vernacular with DJ playing pop songs; IDs; fair. Very nice! Poor after 1400 with heavy QRM (CRI).
6049.60v, Asyik FM, 1336-1400, May 18. They are completely back to normal broadcasting today with only Asyik FM audio here. Heard in vernacular with DJ playing pop songs; singing “Asyik FM” jingle; 1400 switches over to become R. Suara Islam; reciting from the Qur’an. Signal fair. Nice to have things back to normal again (Ron Howard, CA)
Malaysia/Sarawak
7270.01 Limbang FM(p) 1230-1302. Droning indigenous vocals to 1245, then middle-of-the-road Malay vocals, 1+1 pips at 1300, mixing with Nei Menggu's 5+1 pips and into presumed news. Fair signal. (John Wilkins, CO)
(and non). Sarawak FM via RTM. A check on May 18 found no sign of Sarawak FM under CNR-1 on 5030. Alan Davies says “5030 is still on, but listening is difficult because the audio level is very low” and also “I'm now in Kuching [May 18], where 7130 kHz has just been switched off as far as I can tell, not changed to another frequency.” I believe I heard 7130 on their last day there (March 30), as the next day there was no sign of them at all.
7270.0, Wai FM, 1412-1432. In vernacular with pop songs and on-air phone calls; IDs; into their usual program of indigenous chanting/singing. Signal covered at 1432 by strong CNR-1 program echo-jamming (//5030), which is against Taiwan that is scheduled for 1435 sign-on.Above average Malaysian propagation today! (Ron Howard, CA)
Oman
15140, Radio Sultanate of Oman, 1428-1500. Tune-in to lite instrumental music. Gongs/chimes at 1430 followed by their theme music & English news at 1431-1439. Theme music and ID at 1439. US pop & Euro-pop music at 1440-1500. Very weak but occasional peaks up to a weak but readable level. Lost in noise at 1500. (Brian Alexander, PA)
Papua New Guinea
3325, Radio Bougainville (presumed) 1328-1402.* DJ playing pop songs (Phil Collins, Another Day in Paradise, George Michael, Never Gonna Dance Again. Progtram off with choral anthem. Signal poor, mixing with RRI. Clearly they now have added about 50 minutes to their broadcasting day (ex: about 1312*). I note in DX-Window No. 376 that Anker Petersen indicates the name as “Radio Buka, Kubu (Ex R Bougainville)”, but I wonder if that is correct. Mark Wolfsbauer’s blog entry for Sept. 21, 2008 http://aboganinbougainville.blogspot.com/ say he has a program on “Radio Bougainville (call sign is Voice of the Sun Rise), which as it happens is just across the field from my house”, in Buka (Ron Howard, CA)
Singapore
6035 BBC via Kranji 1300. Noted with BBC world news in Bahasa Indonesia. Fair. (John Wilkins, CO)
Sudan
(non) via Slovakia, 15650, Miraya 101 FM, 1458-1525. Tune-in to Euro-pop music. Several “Miraya 101 FM” IDs at 1501 followed by English news. Arabic talk at 1510. Afro-pop music at 1514. Weak but readable. (Brian Alexander, PA)
Syria
9330, Radio Damascus, 2110-2200. Tune-in to English news. Local music. Commentary. News headlines at 2158. National anthem at 2159. Spanish at 2200. Fair to good level butthe usual very poor audio with hum & low modulation. 12085 not heard. (Brian Alexander, PA)