QSL Blog Report

The following QSLs are a portion of those recently cut from my QSL Report column in Monitoring Times magazine www.monitoringtimes.com/ for space constraints. Your QSL contributions are always welcome for the magazine or Shortwave Central blog at the above email address.
Good luck in your QSLing quest!
Gayle Van Horn

Amateur Radio
Spain-A05FL, 20 meters BPSK63. Full data color photo card of Palacio de Comunicaciones-Madrid. received in 30 days for a report to Jose Miguel Monco, Spain. (Van Horn).

Brazil
Rádio Clube do Para, Belem, 4885 kHz. No data confirmation letter, station postcard, pennant and lapel pin for one of the dozen or so reports I have sent in over the years. Each report contained an English report, local postcard, an applause card and somw had IRCs or $1.00US currency enclosed. Station address: Rádio Clube do Para, Av. Almirante Barroso N° 2190-3° Andar, Belem, Para, Brasil, CEP 66095-000 (Joe Wood, TN)

Rádio Clube do Para broadcast on 4885 kHz, 24 hours in Portuguese. Station website with sreaming audio http://www.radioclubedopara.com.br/

Rádio Globo, 1220 AM kHz. Full data QSL card, signed by Ayrton Mandarino (General Manager-Rádio Globo. Received in eight days for an email to: aytron.mandarino@radioglobo.com.br Postal address: Sistema Global de Rádio, Rua do Russel, 426/434 - Glória, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Cep: 22210-010.
(Rubens Ferraz Pedroso, Bandeirantes, Paraná, Brasil/playdx)

China
Today I received QSLs from China National Radio for Septembr 2007 reports on 720 AM and 1377 AM kHz. Both cards were specific as to the frequency, date and time, and were sent in the same envelope. It was a pleasant surprise to finally hear from them after 21 months with no follow-ups. Station address: China National Radio, P.O. Box 4501, Beijing 100866 (Bruce Portzer/HCDX)

French Guiana
Voice of Russia via Montsinery, 9735 kHz. Full data VOR scenery card, signed by Elena Osipova. Reception report sent to: letters@ruvr.ru (Tom banks, TX)

Germany
NHK World/Radio Japan relay via Wertachtal, Germany, 15190 kHz. Full data QSL received as a PDF in email, via Michael Puetz. This frequency is brokered via Media Broadcast, reception report sent to QSL-shortwave@media-broadcast.com. (Tom Banks, TX)

Pirates
Euro: Radio Devalon International, 6295 kHz. Full data verification letter, signed by Steve Young. Received in 72 days for $1.00 and an Mp3. QSL maildrop address: SRS Germany, Devalon, P.O. Box 10 11 45- D-99801 Eisenachk Germany. (Luca Botto Fiora, Italy/playdx)

Euro: Radio Galaxy Poland, 6553 kHz. Full data verification letter and electronic QSL signed by Nick. Received for report sent to: glxradio@gmail.com (Luca Botto Fiora, Italy/playdx)

Euro: Radio Joystick, 9510 kHz. Full data verification letter, signed by DJ Charlie Prince. Received in 33 days for $1.00 and report sent to: Postfach 23 31, D-55512 Bad Kreuznach, Germany. (Luca Botto Fiora, Italy/playdx)

Euro: Old Time Radio, 6305.8 kHz. Electronic QSL received in PDF format. Received for an email report and Mp3 to: oldtime48@gmail.com (Luca Botto Fiora, Italy/playdx)

South America: Radio Cochiguaz, 6291 kHz. Full data QSL. Received in 76 days for an email report and Mp3 to: radio_cochiquaz@yahoo.com (Luca Botto Fiora, Italy/playdx)

São Tomé
Voice of America relay, 11975 khz. Full data VOA verification card, unsigned, plus schedule. Received in 120 days for an English report to: 330 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20237 USA. Reports may also be sent to: letters@voa.gov (Frank Hillton, SC)

Sri Lanka
Radio Free Asia via IBB-Iranawila, 9385 kHz. Full data QSL card without site notation. Received in 16 days. Website: www.rfa.org/ (Edward Kusali, Canada)

USA
WRNO New Orleans, LA 7505 kHz. Partial data You'll Rave About the Wave logo card. received in 20 days to Ft. Worth, Texas address. Website: www.wrnoworldwide.org/
(Edward Kusalik, Canada)

September Specials from DX Stamps & Supplies

Stamps on Back Order:
PR China, Trinidad, Thailand
In Stock Again: Peru, Kazakhstan

Price Changes:
Bulgaria is $2.75 down from $3.00
Kazakhstan is $2.20, up from $1.80
73 and good dx,
Bill Plum
12 Glenn Road
Flemington, NJ 08822
908 788 1020
fax 908 782 2612
plumdx@msn.com

PS Phone line has been on & off since Monday...hopefully it will be corrected soon.

SEPTEMBER 2009 DX STAMP SPECIALS
2 Hungary-$4.00 2 Belgium-$3.00 3 Germany-$8.25
3 Japan-$3.60 2 Spain (Canary, Balearic, Ceuta & Melilla)-$3.00
SEPTEMBER 2009 DX SUPPLY SPECIALS
200/200 European Air Mailers & Returns $35
200/200 Stateside Mailers & Returns $16
2 Standard QSL Albums $40
Shipping charges extra on supply specials
PRIORITY MAIL Shipping Rates for Supplies
Orders under $16.00 add $6.50, Orders from $16.00 to $40.00 add $9.00, Orders from $41.00 to $100.00 add $13.00, Orders from $101.00 to $150.00 add $18.00, orders over $150.00 add 12%. When ordering supplies AND stamps, use supply total to figure shipping costs. Stamps “ride free” when you order supplies. Shipments to Canada ship at a greater cost. (04/2008)

Mint postage stamps of foreign countries can be purchased from Bill Plum's Airmail Postage and DX Supplies, 12 Glenn Road, Flemington, NJ 08822 USA.

Include a self-addressed-envelope for his current price list or request a price list via email at 1. plumdx@msn.com . The prices represent Airmail rate to North America. Prices are subject to change without notice. No mimimum order via check, money order or credit card, but credit card orders under $ 15.00 will incur a $ 2.00 extra charge. Visa, MC, AMEX are accepted. Please include billing and shipping address for AMEX.

Don't forget the DX supplies include European Airmail envelopes (European Air Return and European Air Mailer). These envelopes are perfectly acceptable for mailing to ALL parts of the world, not just to Europe. Their size insures you that a 4"x6" DX QLSs will not come back to you folded which could happen if you used small U.S. sized airmail envelopes. Bill's European Air Return fits into a European Air Mailer without folding. These two envelopes and up to 5 QSL cards weigh less than one ounce. The European Air Return and 2 QSLs weigh less than 10 grams. All envelopes are sealed in plastic for protection. Envelopes are packed 100 per size per package. The 5-/50 Combo comes in one package.

I have used Bill's service for years and find his prices affordable and dependable. All stamps are enclosed within a glassine envelope, so no worries of stamps sticking to the letter, and you can enclose the stamps as is in the letter to the station.

Now you're set! Recheck this blog regularly for Bill's monthly specials!
Gayle Van Horn

Sunspot Drought !!

I borrowed the following from VE3EN's web page at
http://www.solarcycle24.com/.The sun has been blank of official sunspots for 50 days in a row. This is only the forth time the sun has been blank for atleast 50 days since 1849. The 3rd longest streak on the list is 54 days between February-April 1879. The record is 92 days in 1913. We still have a while to go before we beat the record. Click the link below for all of the spotless day streak records.
http://users.telenet.be/j.janssens/Spotless/Spotless.html .
73 & GUD DX,
Thomas F. Giella, NZ4O
Lakeland, FL, USA
nz4o@arrl.net

Posted Monday August 31, 2009 at http://www.wcflunatall.com/nz4o1.htm and
http://www.wcflunatall.com/nz4o4.htm

After a grueling 51 day period with no sunspot groups a small solar cycle 24 sunspot group has emerged in the northern and western hemisphere of the Sun. Hopefully it will survive long enough to be numbered by NOAA/SWPC.

As a side note yesterday evening we experienced an unexpected brief (3 hrs) but moderately strong (Kp-6) geomagnetic storm. It did not come from a geo-effective (Earth facing) sunspot group associated coronal mass ejection. The likely source of the geomagnetic storm was a collapsing solar filament on the Sun or and unidentified deep space (out of our solar system)
source.

My forecast for the above mentioned period of 08/29-09/01/2009 was a Kp 0-2
(quiet), isolated 3 (unsettled).
73 & GUD DX,
Thomas F. Giella, NZ4O
Lakeland, FL, USA
nz4o@arrl.net
eList Owner/Moderator

New Australian DX Report includes propagation analysis
Episode no. 166 of the Australian DX Report audio news magazine includes propagation research analysis of current spectrum occupancy in the 9 MHz band during the 0830 to 0930 time window, as monitored here in Melbourne.

There are also other features, news and information about shortwave broadcasting, propagation, solar activity, monitoring notes, new schedules, extracts from schedules, and schedule updates.

It's 14 mins duration, and may be accessed from

http://airm.edxp.org/

You may download/listen to/save the episodes as an MP3 file on your laptop/desktop, set up a Podcast, or receive/save it on your Mobile Phone or other portable internet-enabled digital device.

You may also subscribe via the site's RSS/Atom feed - full details are at the site.

The episodes are also available on-air, over WWCR Nashville, 0200-0215 on Sundays, on 5070, and on Mondays 1145-1200 on 15825, and via WWCR's streaming audio (live) at http://wwcr.com/
Good listening to the Australian DX Report Episode No. 166, and enjoy the musical interludes!
(Bob Padula, Melbourne, Australia)

Pay freeze tipped as Radio NZ slashes costs

4:00AM Monday Aug 31, 2009
By John Drinnan

Radio New Zealand staff are expected to agree this week to a freeze on salaries as the public broadcaster identifies $1.5 million of savings to make ends meet.

Radio NZ is facing another round of cost cuts after the Government ignored warnings of chronic underfunding and staff shortages.

Cutbacks are common in the media sector, which has been ravaged by an advertising slump. Commercial radio stations have also been laying off staff, and Television New Zealand has cut staff and programming.

Radio NZ does not rely on advertising and all government departments face cuts.

But it has been severely underfunded in good times, and is in a poor position to make cuts now.

Because public radio is wholly reliant on taxpayers and funding was frozen in the last Budget, it would battle to sustain services, an industry source said.

The Government froze funding despite an independent "baseline funding review" from accountancy firm KPMG, which showed Radio NZ was underfunded and understaffed, and underpaid its employees.

more at:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10594228
(Fred Waterer/ODXA)

Danmarks Radio to reintroduce English news on website

It has been announced that international visitors to Copengagen and residents are to get more accessible news services from public service broadcaster DR and the City Council. DR previously provided foreign language news on its website, as well as the daily News in English broadcast. Low audience ratings forced the radio broadcast off the air in 2001, while budget cuts led to the end of the on-line service in 2006.
Prompted by parliament, the broadcaster will now present the news in the six most common foreign languages in Denmark. Initially, it will offer a selection of DR stories translated daily into English, Bosnian, Turkish, Arabic, Urdu and Somali for international readers on the DR website www.dr.dk/ and text television service.
DR Online editor Nicolai Porsbo said the new service also allowed the broadcaster to fulfill its public service obligation. “DR is for the whole population and we will reach a lot of people who are interested in following the news here, but who often experience a language barrier,” Porsbo told Politiken newspaper.
(Source: Copenhagen Post/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Chávez expands radio reach into Colombia

The Venezuelan municipality of Ureña will install a repeater in order to transmit President Hugo Chávez’ Aló Presidente and other Bolivarian programs to neighbouring Colombia. Ureña mayor Nelson Becerra busied himself carrying out President Chávez’ instructions to spread the Venezuelan government’s Bolivarian message inside Colombia.
The repeater will send a free television signal to Cucuta and other Colombian towns bordering Venezuela. Ureña is a few minutes ride from the Colombian city of Cucuta. Through the new antenna, the Venezolana de Televisión signal will reach more than one million Colombians living in the department of Norte de Santander. The repeater will be in full operation within two months.
Chávez, amid a diplomatic crisis with Colombia over the planned expansion of US military in Colombia, announced earlier this week that he seeks new ways to distribute his “revolutionary” message to the Colombian people. Colombian denounced this as ‘meddling’ before the Organization of American States.
(Source: Colombia Reports/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Voice of Vietnam launches new broadcasting project

Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) officially launched its East Sea broadcasting project August 29, at the VN1 transmitter station in Hanoi’s Son Tay town. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung pressed the button to start the transmitter.
Now that the project has been put into operation, fishermen and soldiers operating offshore or living on islands will have a channel providing accurate, timely, trustworthy and round-the-clock information on domestic and foreign affairs, economics, cultural, and social events, and especially forecasts about extreme weather, search and rescue work at sea to minimise loss of life and property caused by natural disasters.
Speaking at the launching ceremony, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung praised the VOV’s effort in putting the first phase of the project into operation while the country is celebrating the 64th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day and the 40th anniversary of implementing President Ho Chi Minh’s testament.
To better implement the project, PM Dung urged the VOV to make full use of infrastructure, machinery and staff to improve the quality of broadcasts on the East Sea. He emphasised the importance of the project to maritime economic activities, natural disaster prevention and rescue efforts.
PM Dung asked the VOV to work closely with relevant ministries and departments, such as the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of National Defence to receive and transmit information about fishing grounds, weather, and rescue work. He urged the VOV to make a greater effort to become “a trusted and loyal friend” of fishermen and soldiers operating offshore or living on islands to protect the country.
PM Dung agreed that the Government will continue to finance the second phase of the project to provide high-quality news updates for Quang Ninh, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Kien Giang and central coastal provinces throughout the day, especially at night. He authorised the VOV to research and implement sub-projects to improve the quality of East Sea broadcasts.
On behalf of the VOV deputy general director Dao Duy Hua briefed attendees on the project’s implementation process. The first phase of the project has been completed in 8 months with coverage reaching out 3,500km from the coast, including all Vietnamese territorial waters and most offshore fishing areas.
(Source: Voice of Vietnam)

Andy Sennitt adds: No frequency information is given in the report, but with coverage up to 3,500 km from the coast this surely has to be a shortwave service. Does anyone have the schedule?
(R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

VT Communications shortwave relays schedule updates

VT Communications relays - Part 1 of 3
A09 updates

All times UTC

Radio Japan NHK World
0000-0020 on 5960 SKN 300 kW / 140 deg to WeEu English
0200-0300 on 11780 SNG 250 kW / 340 deg to SEAs Japanese
0230-0300 on 5960 ERV 100 kW / 125 deg to WeAs Persian
0500-0530 on 5975 RMP 500 kW / 140 deg to WeEu English
0400-0430 on 5980 ERV 100 kW / 222 deg to N/ME Arabic
0800-0900 on 11740 SNG 250 kW / 001 deg to SEAs Japanese
0900-1000 on 11740 SNG 250 kW / 013 deg to SEAs Japanese
0945-1030 on 6140 SNG 250 kW / 140 deg to SEAs Indonesian
1030-1100 on 11740 SNG 250 kW / 001 deg to SEAs Burmese
1100-1130 on 9760 WOF 060 kW / 102 deg to WeEu English Fri DRM
1130-1200 on 9760 WOF 060 kW / 102 deg to WeEu Russian Fri DRM
1130-1200 on 11740 SNG 250 kW / 001 deg to SEAs Thai
1230-1300 on 11740 SNG 250 kW / 001 deg to SEAs Vietnamese
1300-1330 on 11740 SNG 250 kW / 001 deg to SEAs Chinese
1300-1345 on 15215 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SoAs Bengali
1345-1430 on 9585 TAC 100 kW / 163 deg to SoAs Hindi
1430-1515 on 9680 TAC 100 kW / 170 deg to SoAs Urdu
1400-1430 on 13630 RMP 500 kW / 062 deg to EaEu English
1500-1700 on 12045 SNG 250 kW / 315 deg to WeAs Japanese
1700-1900 on 13740 DHA 250 kW / 285 deg to NoAf Japanese
2200-2300 on 9650 DHA 250 kW / 285 deg to NoAf Japanese

Radio Prague
0000-0027 on 7275 ASC 250 kW / 245 deg to SoAm Spanish
1300-1327 on 9850 WOF 060 kW / 102 deg to WeEu German DRM Fri/Sat
1330-1357 on 9850 WOF 060 kW / 102 deg to WeEu English DRM Fri/Sat
1630-1657 on 11700 SIN 090 kW / 040 deg to WeEu German DRM
2330-2357 on 11730 SAC 250 kW / 212 deg to CeAm Spanish

Gospel for Asia
0000-0130 on 6145 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs
1600-1630 on 9810 DHA 250 kW / 100 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs
1615-1630 on 9810 DHA 250 kW / 070 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs Sun-Wed
1615-1630 on 9810 DHA 250 kW / 120 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs Thu-Sat
2330-2400 on 6040 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs

Voice of Vietnam
0100-0125 on 6175 SAC 250 kW / 212 deg to NoAm English
0130-0225 on 6175 SAC 250 kW / 212 deg to NoAm Vietnamese
0230-0325 on 6175 SAC 250 kW / 212 deg to NoAm English/Spanish
0330-0425 on 6175 SAC 250 kW / 212 deg to NoAm English/Spanish
0430-0525 on 6175 SAC 250 kW / 240 deg to NoAm Vietnamese
1700-1725 on 9725 MOS 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu English
1730-1825 on 9725 MOS 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu Vietnamese
1830-1855 on 9725 MOS 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu French
1900-1925 on 9725 SKN 300 kW / 070 deg to EaEu Russian
1930-2025 on 9430 SKN 300 kW / 090 deg to WeEu German
2030-2125 on 11840 SKN 300 kW / 110 deg to SEEu Vietnamese

Adventist World Radio
0100-0200 on 15445 TAI 100 kW / 250 deg to Asia Vietnamese Sat

Sudan Radio Service (Clandestine)
0400-0500 on 11805 DHA 250 kW / 245 deg to EaAf Arabic
0500-0600 on 13720 DHA 250 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Arabic/English
0500-0600 on 15325 DHA 250 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Arabic/English
1500-1530 on 17745 SIN 250 kW / 144 deg to EaAf English
1530-1700 on 17745 SIN 250 kW / 144 deg to EaAf Arabic
1700-1730 on 9590 DHA 250 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Dinka Mon
1700-1730 on 9590 DHA 250 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Zande Tue
1700-1730 on 9590 DHA 250 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Moro Wed
1700-1730 on 9590 DHA 250 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Bari Thu
1700-1730 on 9590 DHA 250 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Shiluk Fri
1700-1730 on 9590 DHA 250 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Arabic Sat/Sun
1730-1800 on 9590 DHA 250 kW / 240 deg to EaAf English

Radio Okapi (Clandestine)
0400-0600 on 11690 MEY 100 kW / 345 deg to Congo French/Lingala
1600-1700 on 11890 MEY 100 kW / 330 deg to Congo French/Lingala

BBC/Deutsche Welle:
0500-0700 on 3995 SKN 100 kW / 121 deg to WeEu English/German DRM
0700-0800 on 5790 WOF 100 kW / 114 deg to WeEu English/German DRM
1400-1700 on 5790 WOF 100 kW / 114 deg to WeEu English/German DRM
1700-1900 on 5790 SKN 100 kW / 105 deg to WeEu English/German DRM
1900-2100 on 5875 KVI 040 kW / 190 deg to WeEu English/German DRM
2100-2200 on 5790 SKN 100 kW / 105 deg to WeEu English/German DRM

BBC Darfur Salaam:
0500-0530 on 12015 CYP 300 kW / 177 deg to Sudan Arabic
0500-0530 on 13650 CYP 250 kW / 187 deg to Sudan Arabic
1700-1730 on 15790 CYP 250 kW / 177 deg to Sudan Arabic
1700-1730 on 17585 CYP 250 kW / 180 deg to Sudan Arabic

Cotton Tree News (Clandestine)
0730-0800 on 15220 RMP 250 kW / 189 deg to CeAf English/Others

KBS World Radio
0700-0800 on 9870 SKN 300 kW / 110 deg to WeEu Korean
1430-1500 on 9660 WOF 060 kW / 102 deg to WeEu English Fri DRM
1800-1900 on 15360 RMP 500 kW / 062 deg to EaEu Russian
1900-2000 on 6145 SKN 250 kW / 150 deg to WeEu French
1900-2000 on 15365 RMP 500 kW / 168 deg to NoAf Arabic
2000-2100 on 3955 SKN 250 kW / 106 deg to WeEu German
2100-2130 on 3955 SKN 250 kW / 106 deg to WeEu English

Voice of Croatia
0800-1200 on 11675 SNG 100 kW / 140 deg to AUS Croatian+English news
(Ivo Ivanov/DX Mix News #587 Aug 28, 2009 via Alokesh Gupta, India & wb, Germany)

Radio Netherlands Program Guide, August 29-September 4

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 August
*** The State We're In ***

A Russian citizen who was arrested and beaten by the police has taken his attackers to court, but still feels far from safe.

A journalist who spent ten years as a detective in the Petersburg "heavy crime" unit explains the corruption and lawlessness of the Russian police that made him quit the force, and how people describe the police as their number one fear.

In this week's theme 'The Right to Silence' Jonathan speaks to UK's leading anti-noise protester, Dr Lars Jarup tells us about his study of airplane noise and writer Piya Kochhar reflects on the soundscape of her home city, Delhi, where the noise just doesn't stop.

Brandon Robshaw is a professor of philosophy at a British college. On the day he was giving a lesson on the meaning of tolerance, a student was in shrouded from head to toe in a Burqa. Should he kick her out or let her stay?

We speak with 21-year-old Nathan Royle from Adelaide, Australia who is one of a growing number of people from around the world who now describe themselves as 'asexual'. He tells us what led to the realisation that he has no desire to have sex with anyone ever again.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1505 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
1905 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1535 Europe
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
2300 Europe

*** 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 satisfy your needs with this digest of the programme's top stories.

Broadcast time on SW (UTC):
1505 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825

Note that we run Network Europe Week every hour on Monday until 1600

*** Network Europe Extra ***

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

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1505 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0300 North America
1200 North America
1500 Europe

SUNDAY 30 August
*** Radio Books (primary program) ***

'A Brief History of Deceit' - by Herman Koch

Amsterdam author Herman Koch has enjoyed a spot on the Dutch best-seller list all summer with his latest novel 'Het Diner' (The Dinner). His popular appeal finds an excellent illustration in his contribution for Radio Books. The author/narrator explores early life lessons regarding truth and lies in both serious and whimsical fashion. But a surprising revelation at the end leaves us wondering what is true and what lies in the imagination of the writer.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0930 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1430 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1530 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
1930 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
2030 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0430 North America
1030 Africa and Asia
1230 North America
1700 Europe
2230 Asia, North America, Safm

MONDAY 31 August
*** Curious Orange (primary program) ***

We are going to float your boat. Big time! As you know, the Dutch have been connected to the water for decades. The pay off this week? We'll hear why for some people the coolest place to live on is the water. We'll take you to a boat race for tall ships. In fact, we got to talk to 'the God of Dutch sailing'. And finally we'll hear how a 13-year-old girl is dying to set sail for the seven seas ... all alone.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1415 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1540 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1815 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
1940 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
2015 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1540 Europe
1740 Europe
2240 Asia, North America, Safm

*** 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 satisfy your needs with this digest of the programme's top stories.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1440 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1900 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2040 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1500 Europe
2200 Asia, North America

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1700 Europe
2200 Asia, North America, Safm

*** Network Europe ***

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.

Broadcast time on SW (UTC):
1500 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530
1900 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

*** Euro Hit 40 ***

Europe's No.1 chart Show.

*** Classic Dox ***

This round of Classic Dox features a global quintet of programmes about Music & Healing - from a hospital in Denmark and a conference in England; the tribal traditions of Native Americans and Baka Africans; as well as a historic meeting between a famous psychiatrist and a troubled composer.

'The Music House' (originally broadcast April 2004)

Music is the life-blood of the Baka Pygmies. The Euro-Afro band 'Baka Beyond' make music inspired by visits to the Baka. Producer Eka Morgan travels to the rainforest of Cameroon to meet the Baka and members of the band while they build a music house together.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America, Africa, Asia
1200 North America

*** European Jazz Stage/ World Music ***

This week's Jazz Stage ranges from the intimate to the exuberant. Bert van den Brink and Jesse van Ruller present some jazz delicacies on piano and guitar, and the Bob Brookmeyer New Art Orchestra, featuring Joe Levano, plays Brookmeyer's arrangements of his own songs.

All of that, on the European Jazz Stage with Daniel Frankl.

*** Live! at the Concertgebouw ***

Phenomenal performances by Dutch top orchestras.

Live! at the Concertgebouw 2007
There's a modern ring to this week's concert, with compositions as recent as Turnage's Evening Songs from 1968 and Stravinsky's Le baiser de la fée, which he revised in 1950. The final section features Tchaikovsky's Overture Romeo and Juliet. As usual, your hosts are Hans Haffmans and Cynthia Wilson.

Live! at the Concertgebouw 2008
Franz Schubert and Anton Webern dominate the scene in this edition of the Live concerts, but after the intermission the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra turns to Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 5. "You know every note, but every time you still hear something new," as co-host Bart Visman remarks to presenter Hans Haffmans.

TUESDAY 1 September
*** Network Europe ***

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.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1440 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1900 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2040 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1500 Europe
2200 Asia, North America

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

A Russian citizen who was arrested and beaten by the police has taken his attackers to court, but still feels far from safe.

A journalist who spent ten years as a detective in the Petersburg "heavy crime" unit explains the corruption and lawlessness of the Russian police that made him quit the force, and how people describe the police as their number one fear.

In this week's theme 'The Right to Silence' Jonathan speaks to
UK's leading anti-noise protester, Dr Lars Jarup tells us about his study of airplane noise and writer Piya Kochhar reflects on the soundscape of her home city, Delhi, where the noise just doesn't stop.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):

1030 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1430 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1530 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1815 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
1940 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
2015 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
1030 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1530 Europe
1730 Europe
2230 Asia, North America

*** Classic Dox ***

This round of Classic Dox features a global quintet of programmes about Music & Healing - from a hospital in Denmark and a conference in England; the tribal traditions of Native Americans and Baka Africans; as well as a historic meeting between a famous psychiatrist and a troubled composer.

'Powwow at Porcupine' (originally broadcast February 2005)

At the Pine Ridge reservation in Porcupine, South Dakota, the Oglala Lakota Sioux gather for a joyous celebration. At a traditional powwow, the drums they play are the heartbeat of a people proud of their heritage. Producer Martha Hawley joined the festivities.

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
2300 Europe

WEDNESDAY 2 September
*** Network Europe ***

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.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1440 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1900 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2040 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1500 Europe
2200 Asia, North America

*** Reloaded (primary programme) ***

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

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1415 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1515 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1815 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
1945 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
2015 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

*** Classic Dox ***

This round of Classic Dox features a global quintet of programmes about Music & Healing - from a hospital in Denmark and a conference in England; the tribal traditions of Native Americans and Baka Africans; as well as a historic meeting between a famous psychiatrist and a troubled composer.

'Musica Humana' (originally broadcast July 2005)

Doctors and musicians in Denmark have created a specially composed 'sound environment' to use in hospitals to help patients relax and recover better. Produced by Anne Blair Gould, the programme won a Silver Medal at the New York Festivals.

*** Newsline ***

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
2300 Europe

THURSDAY 3 September
*** Network Europe ***

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.

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.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1440 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1900 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2040 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1500 Europe
2200 Asia, North America

*** Earthbeat (primary programme) ***

Fixing things, we'll be meeting a group of artists who think we should repair more. They've been teaching the citizens of Amsterdam the lost art of mending their belongings, rather than chucking them out.

And, as electronics giant Philips stops making 100 watt light bulbs and homes are set to become fitted with energy saving ones we hear if they are so efficient after-all.

Earthbeat will be shedding light on these topics and more on this week's programme.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1415 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1545 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1815 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
1940 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1540 Europe
2300 Europe

*** Classic Dox ***

This round of Classic Dox features a global quintet of programmes about Music & Healing - from a hospital in Denmark and a conference in England; the tribal traditions of Native Americans and Baka Africans; as well as a historic meeting between a famous psychiatrist and a troubled composer.

'Ode to Health and Ignorance' (originally broadcast September 2006)

Producer Chris Chambers looks at his and other people's experiences with Chronic Lyme Disease to give an impression of what it's like to not only fight a serious illness, but also the doubts and scepticism of doctors. The programme won a Bronze Medal at the New York Festivals.

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC)
04.30 North America

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
2300 Europe

FRIDAY 4 September
*** Network Europe ***

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.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1440 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1900 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2040 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1500 Europe
2200 Asia, North America

*** Bridges with Africa (primary programme) ***

This week on Bridges with Africa it's education through the eyes of African parents! How do they think it should be done? We hear how times have changed for rural communities in Kenya and Ethiopia. We find out why health workers are on strike in Zimbabwe. And it's the last in our series of summer musical specials - we're going out with a bang! It's Malian icon: Selif Keita.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1415 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1815 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2015 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0430 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1730 Europe
2230 Asia, North America

*** Classic Dox ***

This round of Classic Dox features a global quintet of programmes about Music & Healing - from a hospital in Denmark and a conference in England; the tribal traditions of Native Americans and Baka Africans; as well as a historic meeting between a famous psychiatrist and a troubled composer.

'Song of a Troubled Heart' (originally broadcast August 2006)

After a series of tragedies, Gustav Mahler created his most personal work. In August of 1910, the seriously depressed composer travelled to Holland to meet with Dr Sigmund Freud. A Finalist at festivals in New York and Croatia, this feature was produced by David Swatling.

*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
2300 Europe
(R Netherlands)

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2009 Aug 25 2221 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC web contact: www.swpc.noaa.gov/weekly.html
#
# Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
#
Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
17 - 23 August 2009

Solar activity was very low. 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 during 17 - 21 August. Fluxes increased to normal to moderate levels during 22 - 23 August.

Geomagnetic field activity was at quiet levels during 17 - 18 August. Activity increased to quiet to active levels on 19 August, with a single minor storm period observed at high latitudes. Activity decreased to quiet to active levels during 20 - 21 August, with isolated active periods at high latitudes. ACE solar wind data indicated the elevated conditions were due to a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream (CH HSS). Predominantly quiet levels returned during 22 - 23 August. Velocities at ACE increased from a low of 269 km/s at 17/0758 UTC to a high of 594 km/s at 20/2245 UTC before gradually decreasing to 421 km/s at the end of the period.
Interplanetary magnetic field activity associated with the CH HSS included increased Bt (maximum of 12 nT at 19/1551 UTC) and southward Bz (maximum of -10 nT at 19/1135 UTC).

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
26 August - 21 September 2009

Solar activity is expected to be very low.

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at normal to moderate flux levels during the period.

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at mostly quiet levels during the period. Isolated unsettled levels are expected on 02 September, 09 September, and 16 - 17 September due to recurrent effects.

Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2009 Aug 25 2221 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC web contact: www.swpc.noaa.gov/wwire.html
#
# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2009 Aug 25
#
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2009 Aug 26 68 5 2
2009 Aug 27 68 5 2
2009 Aug 28 68 5 2
2009 Aug 29 68 5 2
2009 Aug 30 68 7 2
2009 Aug 31 68 5 2
2009 Sep 01 68 5 2
2009 Sep 02 68 8 3
2009 Sep 03 68 5 2
2009 Sep 04 68 5 2
2009 Sep 05 68 8 3
2009 Sep 06 68 5 2
2009 Sep 07 68 5 2
2009 Sep 08 68 5 2
2009 Sep 09 68 5 2
2009 Sep 10 68 5 2
2009 Sep 11 68 5 2
2009 Sep 12 68 5 2
2009 Sep 13 68 5 2
2009 Sep 14 68 5 2
2009 Sep 15 68 7 3
2009 Sep 16 68 7 3
2009 Sep 17 68 5 2
2009 Sep 18 68 5 2
2009 Sep 19 68 5 2
2009 Sep 20 68 5 2
2009 Sep 21 68 5 2
(NOAA)

Propagation Forecast available online
The NZ4O Daily LF/MF/HF/6M Frequency Radiowave Propagation Forecast #2009-30
has been published on Friday 08/28/2009 at 1300 UTC, valid 0000 UTC Saturday
08/29/2009 through 2359 UTC Friday 09/04/2009 at
http://www.wcflunatall.com/nz4o3.htm .
Thomas F. Giella, NZ4O
Lakeland, FL, USA
nz4o@arrl.net

NZ4O Daily Solar Space Weather & Geomagnetic Data Archive:
http://www.wcflunatall.com/nz4o1.htm

NZ4O Daily LF/MF/HF/6M Frequency Radiowave Propagation Forecast & Archive:
http://www.wcflunatall.com/nz4o3.htm

NZ4O 160 Meter Radio Propagation Theory Notes:
http://www.wcflunatall.com/nz4o5.htm

NZ4O Solar Space Weather & Geomagnetic Data In Graphic & Image Format:
http://www.wcflunatall.com/nz4o2.htm

NZ4O Solar Cycle 24 Forecast Discussion & Archive:
http://www.wcflunatall.com/nz4o4.htm

NZ4O LF/MF/HF/VHF Frequency Radiowave Propagation Email Reflector:
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/spaceweather

NZ4O Harmful Man Induced Climate Change (Global Warming) Refuted:
http://www.wcflunatall.com/globalwarminglie.htm

Myanmar schedule observations

Myanma Radio

Some schedule changes observed. I am perfecting the schedule, but a few observations anyway.

All times UTC

5915 observed 2300-0300, 1000-1535.

5985 2300-0130, 0930-1535.

7200 0030-0230.

9730.8 0300-1130, sometimes 9730.8 runs \\ to 5915 around 1000-1130.

5985 and 7200 appear top be from the old location in the evenings as well
as the 9730.8 kHz.

5915 all the time and 5985 2300-0130 apopear to be from the new capital.

5770 Military station is 1230-1530 UT.
(Victor Goonetilleke-CLN DXplorer Aug 16/BC DX #926 Top News)

Shortwave Blog "Bytes"

News "bits and bytes" from the world of shortwave radio

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

Are sunspots disappearing ?
Go to http://www.spaceweather.com/ and check out the article "Are Sunspot Disappearing?". Click on the link recent "EOS article" or go directly to the article in .pdf form at http://www.leif.org/EOS/2009EO300001.pdf .

I've been concerned for quite a while about the possibility that we are entering another "Dalton" type sunspot number minimum, a shorter version of the Maunder Minimum. Check out this web page link www.wcflunatall.com/Dalton%20Minimum.jpg .

Few sunspot groups and poor band conditions on 15-6 meters would be the least of our worries. The big concern would be global cooling for a period of 20-30 years. Another Dalton type Minimum would put quite a strain on natural resources such as food and petroleum and mass starvation could result in third and second world countries.(Thomas F. Giella, NZ4O, Lakeland, FL)

Atlantic 252 Day
Trim, Ireland: Atlantic 252 day in Trim, Ireland, on 12 Sept 2009.

A reunion to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the launch of Atlantic 252 is to be held in Trim, Ireland, on 12 September, and anyone who had any involvement in the longwave giant is invited. Organiser Enda Caldwell is hoping to get as many people from the station's 12 year history to come along as possible, and would like to hear from you if you were involved.

It was originally to be a private event. Now it is open to the general public to attend in a conference setting to see and hear and meet the people who made Atlantic 252 one of the most successful Irish based radio stations in Europe. This is what's planned:

3pm Public reunion event begins with 100+ attending etc. as publicised on Media UK, boards.ie etc. - 20 admission to pay for event fund (room booking etc)

Charlie Wolf will open the day's proceedings by making an opening address to public and media who will arrive for 3pm.

3pm - 3.45 Atlantic 252 The Launch Lineup including Charlie Wolf confirmed, talk about the launch day memories. there will be a panel with the opportunity for questions from the press and public near the end.

3.45 - 4pm A break for refreshments

4pm - 4.45pm The 91-94 days with people from that era talking about the station's peak days, the Roadshows, music etc.

4.45- 5.15pm the 95-98 days with The Pizzaman etc to speak.

5.15 - 5.45pm 98-01 days and Enda Caldwell at the very end talking about the closedown.

5.45 pm - 8pm The Atlantic 252 Saturday Night Party with The Pizzaman plus special Guest Atlantic 252 jocks playing those Long Waves Of Nonstop Hits from 1989-2001.

For more please email: atlantic252reunion@gmail.com
or call +353 (0)87 6307530.
Enda Caldwell via Boards.ie.
Atlantic 252 official tribute site: www.atlantic252.com/
(R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Australian DX Report 165 available for download
Episode # 165 of the Australian DX Report audio news magazine includes propagation research analysis of current spectrum occupancy in the 6 MHz band during the 2030 to 2100 time window, as monitored here in Melbourne.

There are also other features, news and information about shortwave broadcasting, propagation, solar activity, monitoring notes, new schedules,extracts from schedules, and schedule updates.
It's 15 mins duration, and may be accessed from http://airm.edxp.org/

You may download/listen to/save the episodes as an MP3 file on your laptop/desktop, set up a Podcast, or receive/save it on your Mobile Phone or other portable internet-enabled digital device.

You may also subscribe via the site's RSS/Atom feed - full details are at the site.
The episodes are also available on-air, over WWCR Nashville, 0200-0215 on Sundays, on 5070, and on Mondays 1145-1200 on 15825, and via WWCR's streaming audio (live) at http://wwcr.com/
Good listening to the Australian DX Report Episode # 11165, and enjoy the musical interludes!(Bob Padula, Melbourne, Australia/Cumbre4 DX)

Bangladesh Betar observations
After logging local quality signals with Bangla news on 19th August'09 Radio
Bangladesh 4750 kHz is lost again.(Supratik Sanatani,Kolkata,India via Alokesh Gupta/Cumbre DX)

24th Aug 09
Bangladesh Betar 4750 & Bhutan Broadcasting Service 6035 both missing when I checked at 0100 UTC. At 0250 UTC SLBC Hindi noted on 7190 & 11905, SLBC Eng on 9770 & 15745.
(Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India/Cumbre DX)

Both Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) & Bangladesh Betar were back on their respective channels 6035 & 4750 kHz during my checking around 0624 UTC on August 24th. But the in the early morning hour, indeed both BBS & Bangladesh Betar were absent on their respective frequencies. (Gautam Kumar Sharma, Abhayapuri Assam, India via Alokesh Gupta, India)

4750, Bangladesh Betar, 1334, August 24. Assume n scheduled Bengali. Man with the news; ID at 1340 ("Bangladesh Betar"), followed by woman with the news. Subcontinent music and singing at 1350. Interference from CNR-1 (Chinese) and RRI (non-stop
reciting from the Qur’an). Without the interference would have been fair reception (Ron Howard, CA/Cumbre DX)

Bolivia monitoring
6155.22, Radio Fides, 1045-1100. Noted a female and male in Spanish language comments. Signal is barely audible resulting in a threshold signal. (Chuck Bolland, FL)

Colombia/Cuba
6010 Prayer Alert from Russ Stendal. Colombia Para
Cristo.
6010 Voz de tu Conciencia 0000-2400 Sp 5kW non-dir Puerto Lleras CLM HJDH

We are having a major interference problem on our main short wave radio frequency on 6010 kHz; which transmits "The Voice Of Your Conscience". For several weeks now Radio Havana Cuba has been jamming our radio transmissions with communist broadcasts in English from about 12:00 PM to 6:00 AM EST (a key time slot when many people tune in and the signal goes a long ways). There are 80,000 Galcom solar radios fix tuned to our two short wave frequencies that have been distributed to men and women on all sides of this conflict.

Last year we had the opposite problem when an anti Castro group started up powerful anti communist broadcasts on our other short wave frequency, 5910 kHz. After a lot of prayer we were able to obtain international help which solved the problem. We have already filed a complaint about this new problem but the help and decision of the international agency is nonbinding and each country is autonomous.

Another thing that we can do is to up the power on our transmitters so that our signal will dominate in Colombia. We have a new transmitter which just arrived in the container from Canada which is twice as powerful as the one we presently use. However it will require antennas, some additional parts, labor and modifications in order to tune it to our frequency and an adequate transmitter shack for the installation. All told it will take about US 32,000 to get this new system up and running properly.

Last week we also received the sad news that HCJB will be terminating their short wave broadcasts from Quito, Ecuador for a variety of reasons. This means that we may soon be the only remaining Christian short wave radio on the air in Latin America at this most critical time.

I was informed yesterday that one of our high mountain FM radio sites was destroyed in the midst of intense fighting. Guerrillas overran the ridge we were on and heavily mined the area. The army counterattacked and our house was destroyed along with some of our equipment. This site is very strategic for us because it enables us to penetrate the vast Colombia Ecuador border region which is mostly under communist control. We have another, safer and even higher site where we can continue to transmit from but it will cost over US 50,000 to replace this loss. We praise the Lord that all of our people were spared and that only material things were
destroyed.

We estimate that there is a potential listening audience of well over 100 million people in Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Peru, Panama and Venezuela who live within optimum range of our broadcasts. Our actual listening audience is estimated to average well over 300,000 people who are tuned in at any given time, many of them live in vast areas where church buildings and meetings are strictly prohibited.

The world wide recession which has really started to take hold here in Colombia has affected us and we are in the midst of a very tight financial situation in addition to all of the above. Pray that the Lord will continue to provide whatever is necessary to keep this vital radio network on the air in the midst of all the strife and turmoil of this volatile region which is open now as never before to the Gospel.

Tax Deductible donations may be sent via:
Pan-America Mission, Inc. P.O.Box 429, Newberg, OR, USA 97132.
Colombia Para Cristo Society 12629 - 248th St. Maple Ridge, BC,
CANADA V4R 1K4
(via Jerry Berg-USA, DXplorer Aug 20/BC-DX #926)

Israel's Galei Zahal in Hebrew
15785.00 Galei Zahal Army Forces Radio Service in Hebrew, seems back on on 19 meter band again. Noted today (Aug 21) around 1130 for the first time since approx. July 27th. S=5-6 only, deep fades.(wb, Germany/HCDX)

Kuwait on 7250 ?
Radio Kuwait 0935 in Farsi with talks by lady announcer. Keeping radio on and listening on 0958 I heard ID as of Radio Kuwait, then national anthem. Station ID at 1000 in Arabic then ID with hymn with talks mixed with English and Tagalog (presumed)language . On 1102 with quranic psalms. Re-tuning on 1005 frequency was vacant!!! (Zacharias Liangas, Greece/HCDX)

7250 was regularly in use in the B-08 schedule.
7250 0800-1000 40 KBD 500 0 Persian KWT RKW MOI
Zach, you should also check the 11685 channel at 1000.
11685 1000-1200 50 KBD 500 84 Filipino KWT RKW MOI
(wb, Germany/HCDX)

Laos back on 7145
External Services back on 7145 as mentioned already some weeks back. Good clear signals on 7145 kHz. Even though I am a radio amateur and know 7145 is not a morally correct operation for Laos, I love to have this rare DX continue. Here is South and South East Asia the new band extension is hardly used.

Best 1200-1400 with French 1300-1330, English 1330-1400.(Victor Goonetilleke-CLN DXplorer Aug 16/BC DX #926)

Newfoundland on 6160.9
6160.9 (!) CKZN, St. John's Newfoundland, 2250-2300 (when blocked). English interview in unidentified prgram. SINPO 35422. Blocked by a station on an adjacent channel, RNW 6165, but that was more than enough to choke the otherwise quiet signal that was only plagued by fast QSB. This was found \\ to Gander 1400 kHz, rated SINPO 33442. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 20/BC-DX #926)

Niger monitoring
9704.99 LV du Sahel, Niamey, 2120-2159.* (Tentative) Weak signal with lite US pop music. French/vernacular talk. Sign off at 2159 but unable to hear many program details after 2150 due to a high noise level.(Brian Alexander-PA-USA, DXplorer Aug 16)Niger noted back again also in Germany since Aug 13, wb.

Radio New Zealand Mailbox program link
RNZI Mailbox/DX Prog for 24th Aug is now available for download from this link :
www.rnzi.com/audio/mailbox.mp3 (Alokesh Gupta, India/Cumbre DX)

Radio Rossii monitoring
5920, Radio Rossii, 0929-0940. Noted a series of features and comments in Russian. Plenty of canned and live ID's as "Radio Rossii." Signal was good.(Chuck Bolland,
FL)

5940, Radio Rossii, 0934-0945. With a parallel signal of 5920 KHz, noted persons in Russian language comments. Signal wasn't as good as 5920 KHz, resulting in just a poor signal.(Chuck Bolland, FL)

Seventy Years of BBC broadcasting
This weeks edition of Over to You on the BBC World Service, first broadcast 22/08/09 carried a 12 minute report on 70 Years of BBC Monitoring.

It is available online, as well as all previous programmes in the series.

The feature on BBC Monitoring starts at 7 minutes 45 following the feature on the media in Afghanistan: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p002vsn8 (Mike Barralough, UK/worldxclub)

Taiwan report
Taiwan station moved from the ham band. The RTI-CBS Chinese for mainlands on 7185 moved to 7385 kHz from Aug. 15 at 1000-1700 UT.

And RTI-CBS 2nd confirmed that it moved in Aug. 16 at 1400 UT to 6075 kHz from 7130 kHz. \\ 6145 kHz.

Clearing it can receive 6075 kHz non-jamming. 7130 kHz can receive only CNR-1 of the jamming.

To be a plan is to Aug. 18, the RTI Japanese service on 7130 kHz returns to the Tainan TX site from Aug. 19. (Sei-ichi Hasegawa-JPN, Nagoya DX Circle NDXC, Aug 16/BC DX #926)

Vanuatu on 3945
Radio Vanuatu, 1003-1101. Religious program with host talking mixing with soft instrumental music. Religious music on rare occasions to "goodnight" mention at 1030. Studio male announcer at 1101 with what sounded like program outro. Wind instrument signature, then same male announcer with ten-minute newscast ending with nice identification. Music briefly, then announcer again and local interference again. Fortunately the noise waited until after the ID!! Best signal yet. (Dave Valko, PA/Cumbre DX)

Radio Taiwan International hit by Typhoon Morakot

Radio Taiwan International was also hit by the effects of Typhoon Morakot – but has also had an opportunity to play a part in relief efforts as well. Several of RTI’s branch stations [sic] in the south of Taiwan suffered damage in the storm, in particular transmitters in Tainan and Fangliao.
RTI President Wang Tan-ping paid tribute to the station’s engineers who were able to ensure that RTI broadcasts carried on as usual while repairs were underway, especially as RTI was reporting the unfolding news of the typhoon around the world.
A collection taken up from among RTI staff members has been donated to victims of the typhoon to help rebuild their homes. In addition, RTI’s branch station in Changchi in the southernmost Pingtung county was used to temporarily house some 300 people left homeless by the storm, as well as soldiers helping with rescue and relief efforts.
(Source: Radio Taiwan International, 21 August 2009/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Radio Free Asia Radio Pioneer QSL card to August 31

a reminder to our Blog Readers from an earlier post ...

Radio Free Asia announces the release of the third QSL card in its Radio Pioneer series. The card honors Serbian-born American physicist, Nikola Tesla. Tesla was a pioneer in many fields. The Tesla coil, which he invented in 1891, is widely used today in electronic equipment. Nikola Tesla patented the basic system of radio in 1896. Tesla’s schematic diagrams describing the basic elements of a radio transmitter were later used by Marconi. In 1896 Tesla constructed an instrument to receive radio waves. He experimented with this device and transmitted radio waves from his New York laboratory. The radio device clearly establishes Nikola Tesla as a radio pioneer. In Colorado Springs, where he stayed from May 1899 until 1900, Tesla made what he regarded as his most important discovery-- terrestrial stationary waves. By this discovery Tesla proved the Earth could be used as a conductor and would be as responsive as a tuning fork to electrical vibrations of a certain frequency. He also lighted 200 lamps without wires from a distance of 25 miles (40 kilometers) and created man-made lightning. The QSL card below will be issued for all valid RFA reception reports from July 1 – August 31, 2009.

RFA’s QSL card honoring Serbian-born American physicist, Nikola Tesla

Radio Free Asia (RFA) is a private, nonprofit corporation that broadcasts news and information to listeners in Asian countries where full, accurate, and timely news reports are unavailable. Created by Congress in 1994 and incorporated in 1996, RFA currently broadcasts in Burmese, Cantonese, Khmer, Korean to North Korea, Lao, Mandarin, the Wu dialect, Vietnamese, Tibetan (Uke, Amdo, and Kham), and Uyghur. RFA strives for accuracy, balance, and fairness in its editorial content. As a ‘surrogate’ broadcaster, RFA provides news and commentary specific to each of its target countries, acting as the free press these countries lack. RFA broadcasts only in local languages and dialects, and most of its broadcasts comprise news of specific local interest. More information about Radio Free Asia, including our current broadcast frequency schedule, is available at http://www.rfa.org/ .
RFA encourages listeners to submit reception reports. Reception reports are valuable to RFA as they help us evaluate the signal strength and quality of our transmissions. RFA confirms all accurate reception reports by mailing a QSL card to the listener.
RFA welcomes all reception report submissions at http://www.techweb.rfa.org/ (follow the QSL REPORTS link) not only from DX’ers, but also from its general listening audience.

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Blog Logs

// parallel frequency *sign-on sign-off*

All times UTC

Angola
(Presumed) 7216.75, Radio Nacional, Mulenvos. Looking for any signs of Angola, I found a very weak carrier on 7216.75 on 8/22 from 2320 tune-in until off at 0149. Weak carrier on same frequency back on at 0552 UT 8/23, although well after 0513 UT transmitter sunrise. No audio noted, but it appears Angola is not on 24h. (Brandon Jordan, TN)

Antarctica
15476, LRA 36, Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel, Base Esperanza, 1820-1910. canciones argentinas, tangos, otras canciones latinoamericanas, comentario, locutora, identificación, locutor: "Desde Base Esperanza, transmite LRA 36 Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel, en español, de lunes a viernes por la frecuencia de 15476 kHz. A las 1900 comentario por locutora sobre tratamiento de fertilidad en mujeres. SINPO 25322. (Manuel Méndez/Cumbre DX)

Brazil
5990, Radio Senado, *0921-1000. Sign on with lite Brazilian instrumental music. Portuguese talk at 0925. Very good. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Canada
6160.88, CKZN, St. Johns. 0120 Signal poor to fair with CBC Radio One's Saturday Night Blues program. (Brandon Jordan, TN)

6160.881, CKZN, St. John's, 0440. Poor to fair signal with CBC program, talks by men and woman, brief music clips. Noisy crowd in this part of the band and the fun ended at 0559 when Radio Nederland appeared on 6165 kHz. Carrier-only 6160.021 kHz should be CKZU Vancouver? (Brandon Jordan, TN/Cumbre DX)

Colombia
5910.06, Marfil Estereo, 0723-0735. Local pop music. Spanish announcements. ID. Very good signal. (Brian Alexander, PA)

5910, Marfil Estereo, Puerto Lleras, 0701-0720, 22-08, canciones latinoamericanas, identificación: "Marfil Estereo", "Ondas de Paz". 24322. (Manuel Méndez/Cumbre DX)

5910.05, Marfil Estereo, Lomalinda. 0130. Variety music program, romantica and US pop music. Time check to canned ID. Fair with occasional strong utility on upper side. (Brandon Jordan, TN)

Costa Rica
3350, Radio Exterior de España, Caiari, 0545-0600*. Programa "Paisajes y Sabores", locutor, comentarios,a las 0555 anuncio de programas "Hispanorama", canción, a las 0600 despedida y cierre: "Radio Exterior de España, nos despedimos de nuestros oyentes en Centro América y sur de Norte América hasta las 12 Tiempo Universal, 6 de la mañana en Centro América, que volveremos por las frecuencias de 5970 y 15170 kHz. Radio Exterior de España". 25322. (Manuel Méndez/Cumbre DX)

Djibouti
4780, Radio Djibouti, *0300-0325. Sign on with national anthem. Qu’ran at 0301. Arabic talk at 0311. Horn of Africa music at 0322. Signal weak, poor with some utility interference. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Ethiopia
6170, Voice of Tigray Revolution. *0257-0310. Sign on with interval signal. Vernacular talk at 0300. Horn of Africa music at 0303. Poor with strong adjacent channel splatter, // 5950 - weak under Okeechobee. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Ethiopia
7165, Voice of Peace & Democracy, via Radio Ethiopia transmitters. *0356-0432.* Sign on with Horn of Africa music and several IDs. Opening announcements at 0400 and talk in listed Tigrinya. Some Horn of Africa music. Fair to good until 0403 when covered by noise jammer. Constantly drifting on // 9559.85-9560.30, but with a fair to good signal. Mon, Wed, Fri only. (Brian Alexander, PA)

6090, (tentative) Amhara Regional State Radio. 0315 - under Anguilla and rapidly improving with nice Horn of Africa vocals, talk by woman. Often heard under Anguilla during Ethiopian dawn. (Brandon Jordan, TN)

6110, Radio Fana, Addis Ababa. *0256 - Interval signalk heard well under Mighty KBC and then in the clear when KBC left the air at 0258. Interval signal continued to 0301, the usual Radio Fana ID and then into news. Various bird calls at 0304, Horn of Africa vocals into talk by man and woman. (Brandon Jordan, TN/Cumbre DX)

6170, Voice of Tigray Revolution. *0258. Signal rapidly drifted from initial 6169.69 up to 6170.0 by 0305 UT. Very weak with strong splatter, Interval signal, talk and stringed instruments. //5950 not heard under Okeechobee. (Brandon Jordon, TN/Cumbre DX)

7110, Radio Ethiopia. *0259, On without interval signal, noted male speaker and top of hour church bells, ID and talk by man. Horn of Africa vocals from 0306, then talk by man with brief musical bridges between topics. A few clear mentions of Selassie heard during one segment. Much weaker // 5989.5v also heard, with only heard during 0320-0340 peak. This transmitter was turned on much earlier at 0238 UT on 5989.39, and had drifted up to 5989.67 at 0500 when I lost the carrier in the WYFR 5985 sign-on splatter. (Brandon Jordan, TN/Cumbre DX)

7110, Radio Ethiopia (Gedja). 0349-0415. Amharic. Male announcer with what sounded like prayers. Commentary and news followed by jazz though0400 UTC. Station identification with frequency announcement and Horn of Africa music. Signal fair-good. (Jow Wood, TN)

Equatorial Guinea
6250, Radio Nacional, Malabo. No sign of Radio Nacional this morning. (Brandon Jordan, TN)

Guinea
(Presumed) 7125v, Radio Conakry, Conakry. 0624-0725 - transmitter on at 0624, slowly drifting from 7124.99 to a few hertz above 7125 by 0725 off. Initially weak carrier but rising to good levels by 0645 transmitter sunrise, but the signal never produced any audio. (Brandon Jordan, TN/Cumbre DX)

Honduras
3340.00, HRMI, Radio MI, 0820-0850. Contemporary Christian music. Several English ID announcements with mention of frequencies and California address. English IDs as
“Radio MI” and “Radio Missions International”. English religious sermon with Spanish translations at 0842. Poor in thunderstorm static.(Brian Alexander, PA)

3340, La Voz de Misiones Internacionales, Comayaguela, 0542-0556. Locutor, comentario religioso, canciones. Muy débil. SINPO 15321. (manuel Méndez/Cumbre DX)

Israel
15785.0, Galei Zahal, 2115-2155. Local pop music. Hebrew talk. Weak but readable. Better on // 6973.0. (Brian Alexander, PA)

6973, Galei Zahal, 0312-0340. 22 Aug 09. HB. First log of this station since March. Middle-of-the-road pop music with mostly female singers. Fair signal.(Joe Wood,TN)

Laos
6130 Lao National Radio 1140-1215. Lao vocals hosted by male announcer past 1200, then dead air, seemingly from 1203-1210. Tuned back in time to hear the usual 1200 UTC gongs at 1211, followed by possible ID and news. Fair signal in the band noise. (John Wilkins, CO)

Madagascar
(Presumed) 7105, Radio Madagasikara, Ambohhidrano. 0455, transmitter on at 0455, but only barely threshold audio only heard just after 0500 UT, woman talking, instrumental music bridge, fading. Very presumed. Although this is almost two hours after transmitter sunrise, no idea who else this could be. (Brandon Jordan, TN/Cumbre DX)

Malaysia
6049.64 Asyik FM(presumed) 1236-1300+. Vocal music to lady announcer past 1300. Signal fair at best on lower side band. (John Wilkins, CO)

7295 Traxx FM 1245-1312 Aug 17. Pop mx, YL ancr between selections; "Traxx FM" jingle at ToH, followed by 1+1 pips and presumed news, back to music at 1311. All in English. Fair signal but rough copy due to 7300 splatter. (John Wilkins, CO)

Mali
9635, RTVM, *0801-0835. Sign on with about 30 seconds of flute interval signal and into vernacular talk. Rustic tribal music at 0826. Poor in noisy conditions. (Brian Alexander, PA)

5995, Radio Mali, Bamako. 0556-0800.* Noted transmitter on but couldn't make out much audio until signal peaked from 0620 UT, woman monologue in French until the bottom of the hour. Male talking in lang, then a capella vocals. Clear and slowly fading, still hearing weak audio when RA's Waltzing Matilda started up at 0758. (Brandon Jordan, TN/Cumbre DX)

(tentative) 7285.75, Radio Mali, Bamako, Aug 23, *0658 - just threshold audio amidst DRM noise at 0700, talk by man in possible French. Moderate QRM from New Zealand DRM on 7285, approximately 40 minutes after Bamako sunrise. (Jordan-TN)

Mexico
6010.00, Radio Mil, Mexico City, 0740-0800. Spanish pop music. Some Spanish versions of US pop music. “Radio Mil” IDs at 0745, 0751, 0759. Poor to fair. Very weak co-channel QRM.(Brian Alexander, PA)

New Zealand
11725, Radio New Zealand International (Rangitaki). 0511-0520. Talk of US involvement in Afghanistan. Pre-recordings of New Zealand parliamentarians and their support or opposition of NZ troops being sent in harm’s way. Fair. (Joe Wood, TN).

Peru
6019.30, Radio Victoria, 0910-0920. Noted the Crying Preacher style with religious comments during the period. Plenty of splatter from 6020 stations. Victoria was poor. (Chuck Bolland, FL)

4790.1, Radio Visión, Chiclayo, 0540-0620. Locutor, comentario religioso, canciones, programa "La Voz de la Salvación". SINPO 5321. (Manuel Méndez/Cumbre DX)

6019.6, Radio Victoria Lima, 0654-0708. Locutor, religioso, español-portugués, "La Voz de la Liberación". SINPO 24222. (Manuel Méndez/Cumbre DX)

4735.42, Radio Maranon, 1103-1115. Noted music until 1107, then a male and female comment in Spanish language live. Signal was fair at this time. (Chuck Bolland, FL)

Pirate (Euro)
7550.03, Radio Amica, 0445-0515. Lite pop music. A few Italian announcements. Presumed. Heard by European listeners. Weak. Poor in noisy conditions. (Brian Alexander, PA)

6870, Radio Playback International, 2350-0015. Presumed. Pop/rock music. Announcements. Poor in thunderstorm static.(Brian Alexander, PA)

Russia
7320, Radio Rossii, 0955-1005, Noted a male in Russian language comments. At 0958 and until 1000, heard a number of ID's as "Radio Rossii", by both a male and female. On the hour CNR in Japanese comes on the air using the frequency of 7325 KHz, blocking Rossii about 50 percent with splatter, which also reduces the strength of Rossii from a fair to poor. (Chuck Bolland, FL)

5920, Radio Rossii, 0923-0935. Noted Russian language comments, followed immediately with Russian choir type singing. No sign of WBOH yet. Maybe they are skipping over me? Rossii is armchair at this time however. At 0928 the announcer returns with more comments. On second thought, when the male is in Russian comments, I can hear a slight signal from WBOH under Rossii. At 0929, more music which is possibly from the earlier years before the 1917 revolution or maybe after? What was their recording technology like in those years, don't know? Checked 5940 for parallel and heard a weak signal there with same program. Rossii was good on 5920 KHz when I dropped it at 0935.(Chuck Bolland,FL)

South Korea
6155, KBS, 0947-1000.* Noted two females in Japanese language conversation at tune in. Something like music is heard at 0953. This is followed with more Japanese comments from a female. At 0957 more music presented. At 0959 closing comments from two females in Japanese who say goodbye. This is followed by an ID in English from a male. Signal off at that time. (Chuck Bolland, FL)

Sudan
7200, SRTC, Omdurman. *0236. On with Qu'ran recitations and initially very strong amateur radio interference from AD8P on 7202.2 LSB. Later in the clear with Sudanese vocals, Arabic talks. Very strong peak noted at 0338 UT. 5+1 time pips with echo efx at 0500, ID mentioning as-Sudan into news bulletin. (Brandon Jordan, TN/Cumbre DX)

Tunisia
7275, RTV Tunisienne (Sfax). 0429-0500. Very faint signal, but clear with Middle Eastern music and commentary by lady announcer. Fair. (Joe Wood, TN).

Uganda
(Presumed) 7194.98, Radio Uganda, Kampala. *0601. Novelty log. Noted weak carrier at 0601 UT on, only 15 dB above noise floor. Surely Uganda, a little over two hours after Kampala sunrise. (Brandon Jordan, TN/Cumbre DX)

Radio Netherlands Program Guide - August 22-28

Welcome to our weekly guide to Radio Netherlands Worldwide's English Service - a list of the new programs coming up on Radio Netherlands Worldwide this week, beginning on Saturday.
SATURDAY 22 August
*** The State We're In ***

This week on the show we look at the rights of patients and doctors under American health insurance.

Dr. Neva Bartholomew was doing the job she loved, working as a primary care physician, serving families she knew personally - until the red tape of US health insurance companies forced her out of the field.

A second-year medical school student at Vanderbilt University in the US plans on becoming a primary care physician, and he reflects on what US health insurance reform will mean for his career and his hopes to get out of debt.

Every day 70 children are made orphans in Zimbabwe, their parents taken by AIDS or violence. Musa and the children in her care are amongst the 400,000 children in the country who live in a household without an adult carer. Jonathan Groubert talks to Musa about her life and responsibilities.

Paul Peterson was a Mouseketeer and Donna Reed's TV son. Today he campaigns against the exploitation of children in the entertainment industry.

Azim Khamisa was a successful investment banker until the day he learnt that his only son had been killed by a 14-year-old gang initiate. Azim decided to dedicate the rest of his life to teaching forgiveness and trying to rescue children like his son's killer from gang violence.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1505 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
1905 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1535 Europe
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
2300 Europe

*** 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 satisfy your needs with this digest of the programme's top stories.

Broadcast time on SW (UTC):
1505 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825

Note that we run Network Europe Week every hour on Monday until 1600

*** Network Europe Extra ***

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

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1505 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0300 North America
1200 North America
1500 Europe

SUNDAY 23 August
*** Radio Books (primary programme) ***

'The Back' - by Bernard Dewulf

Flemish poet and journalist Bernard Dewulf has written two collections of essays about art. In his Radio Books story, a painter finds himself somewhat lost when he sets out to create a painting of his former lover's back. He turns to words and a series of letters in an attempt to free his 'artist's block'.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0930 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1430 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1530 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
1930 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
2030 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0430 North America
1030 Africa and Asia
1230 North America
1700 Europe
2230 Asia, North America, Safm

MONDAY 24 August
*** Curious Orange (primary program) ***

This week on Curious Orange it's the end of an era. Our era, that is. We already told you that Curious Orange is changing. This week we'll tell you what those changes are and we'll spend the rest of the show in the Curious Orange audio vaults listening to our favourite radio moments.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1415 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1540 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1815 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
1940 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
2015 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1540 Europe
1740 Europe
2240 Asia, North America, Safm

*** 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 satisfy your needs with this digest of the programme's top stories.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1440 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1900 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2040 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1500 Europe
2200 Asia, North America

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1700 Europe
2200 Asia, North America, Safm

*** Network Europe ***

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.

Broadcast time on SW (UTC):
1500 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530
1900 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

*** Euro Hit 40 ***

Europe's No. 1 chart Show.

*** Classic Dox ***

This round of Classic Dox features a global quintet of programmes about Music & Healing - from a hospital in Denmark and a conference in England; the tribal traditions of Native Americans and Baka Africans; as well as a historic meeting between a famous psychiatrist and a troubled composer.

'Song of a Troubled Heart' (originally broadcast August 2006)

After a series of tragedies, Gustav Mahler created his most personal work. In August of 1910, the seriously depressed composer travelled to Holland to meet with Dr Sigmund Freud. A Finalist at festivals in New York and Croatia, this feature was produced by David Swatling.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America, Africa, Asia
1200 North America

*** European Jazz Stage/ World Music ***

This year's European Jazz Festival in Rotterdam is about a month behind us. Time to look back over the past 30 years of the festival, which saw jazz giants like Phil Woods, Betty Carter, Toots Thielemans and Rob Madna appear in the festival hall.

All of that, on the European Jazz Stage with Daniel Frankl.

*** Live! at the Concertgebouw ***

Phenomenal performances by Dutch top orchestras.

Live! at the Concertgebouw 2007
Hans Haffmans is taking you through the seasons, with Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Mahler and Poulenc. It's evident why the seasons have inspired and challenged so many composers: they provide a natural variety in rhythm, tone and atmosphere that is begging to be put into music, as co-host Sylvia Wilson points out.

Live! at the Concertgebouw 2008
The programme's regular co-host Bart Visman's composition Sables, Oxygènes is premiered in this show, preceded by Debussy's Printemps. Both are performed by the Limburg Symphony Orchestra. After the break it's Ravel's masterpiece, Daphnis et Chloe.

TUESDAY 25 August
*** Network Europe ***

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.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1440 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1900 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2040 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1500 Europe
2200 Asia, North America

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

This week on the show we look at the rights of patients and doctors under American health insurance.

Dr. Neva Bartholomew was doing the job she loved, working as a primary care physician, serving families she knew personally - until the red tape of US health insurance companies forced her out of the field.

A second-year medical school student at Vanderbilt University in the US plans on becoming a primary care physician, and he reflects on what US health insurance reform will mean for his career and his hopes to get out of debt.

Every day 70 children are made orphans in Zimbabwe, their parents taken by AIDS or violence. Musa and the children in her care are amongst the 400,000 children in the country who live in a household without an adult carer. Jonathan Groubert talks to Musa about her life and responsibilities.

Paul Peterson was a Mouseketeer and Donna Reed's TV son. Today he campaigns against the exploitation of children in the entertainment industry.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):

1030 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1430 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1530 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1815 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
1940 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
2015 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
1030 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1530 Europe
1730 Europe
2230 Asia, North America

*** Classic Dox ***

This round of Classic Dox features a global quintet of programmes about Music & Healing - from a hospital in Denmark and a conference in England; the tribal traditions of Native Americans and Baka Africans; as well as a historic meeting between a famous psychiatrist and a troubled composer.

'The Music House' (originally broadcast April 2004)

Music is the life-blood of the Baka Pygmies. The Euro-Afro band 'Baka Beyond' make music inspired by visits to the Baka. Producer Eka Morgan travels to the rainforest of Cameroon to meet the Baka and members of the band while they build a music house together.

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
2300 Europe

WEDNESDAY 26 August
*** Network Europe ***

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.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1440 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1900 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2040 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1500 Europe
2200 Asia, North America

*** Reloaded (primary programme) ***

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

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1415 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1515 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1815 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
1945 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480
2015 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

*** Classic Dox ***

This round of Classic Dox features a global quintet of programmes about Music & Healing - from a hospital in Denmark and a conference in England; the tribal traditions of Native Americans and Baka Africans; as well as a historic meeting between a famous psychiatrist and a troubled composer.

'Powwow at Porcupine' (originally broadcast February 2005)

At the Pine Ridge reservation in Porcupine, South Dakota, the Oglala Lakota Sioux gather for a joyous celebration. At a traditional powwow, the drums they play are the heartbeat of a people proud of their heritage. Producer Martha Hawley joined the festivities.

*** Newsline ***

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
2300 Europe

THURSDAY 27 August
*** Network Europe ***

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.

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.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1440 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1900 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2040 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1500 Europe
2200 Asia, North America

*** Earthbeat (primary programme) ***

On this week's Earthbeat we take a walk on the wild side and find out why bison are enjoying their new home in the sandunes of the Netherlands. We go in search of a pack of wolves in Germany who, despite being elusive, are causing controversy between hunters and environmentalists and we hear from the dodo - well uncover a skeleton at least which points to more clues to why it died out.

So whether endangered species or extinct ones, an interesting mix on this week's programme.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1415 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1545 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1815 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
1940 West Africa 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1540 Europe
2300 Europe

*** Classic Dox ***

This round of Classic Dox features a global quintet of programmes about Music & Healing - from a hospital in Denmark and a conference in England; the tribal traditions of Native Americans and Baka Africans; as well as a historic meeting between a famous psychiatrist and a troubled composer.

'Musica Humana' (originally broadcast July 2005)

Doctors and musicians in Denmark have created a specially composed 'sound environment' to use in hospitals to help patients relax and recover better. Produced by Anne Blair Gould, the programme won a Silver Medal at the New York Festivals.

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC)
04.30 North America

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
2300 Europe

FRIDAY 28 August
*** Network Europe ***

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.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1440 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1900 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2040 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
1500 Europe
2200 Asia, North America

*** Bridges with Africa (primary programme) ***

We're giving the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and are linking up with stations in Africa. The show goes beyond the clichés of starving children and war-ridden countries and seeks to bring you genuine voices from a vibrant continent.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia and Southeast Asia 11895, Eastern China 12065, Southeast Asia 15110
1415 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1815 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2015 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0430 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1730 Europe
2230 Asia, North America

*** Classic Dox ***

This round of Classic Dox features a global quintet of programmes about Music & Healing - from a hospital in Denmark and a conference in England; the tribal traditions of Native Americans and Baka Africans; as well as a historic meeting between a famous psychiatrist and a troubled composer.

'Ode to Health and Ignorance' (originally broadcast September 2006)

Producer Chris Chambers looks at his and other people's experiences with Chronic Lyme Disease to give an impression of what it's like to not only fight a serious illness, but also the doubts and scepticism of doctors. The programme won a Bronze Medal at the New York Festivals.

*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1405 South and Southeast Asia 9345, South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
1805 Southern Africa 6020, East Africa 15535
2005 West Africa 11610, 11660 and 15335, East Africa 9480

Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
2200 Asia, North America, Safm
2300 Europe
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