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Blog Logs Issue # 7
Language services as indicated.
// denotes station heard on a parallel frequency
*Sign-on Sign-Off*/ frequencies kHz
Monitored 14 June- 14 July 2024
All times UTC
Mediumwave
Argentina
1310, Rádio Nacional Gualeguaychu. 0052. Spanish features to “Radio Gualegusychu…romantic… to romantic ballads. SINPO 35543 (Rudolf Grimm, São Bernardo SP, Brazil).
1390, Radio Universidad Nacional de La Plata, 0113. Spanish music to ID “Universidad de La Plata…” SINPO 34543 (Grimm).
Brazil (Portuguese)
640, Rádio Deus é Amor, Londrina PR., 2335. Couples counseling music Igreja Pentecostal Deus é Amor em Londrina, SINPO 34443 (Grimm)
970, Rádio Piratiniga, São João da Boa Vista SP, 2359. Station ID, ads, and info on WhatsApp da Rádio Piratiniga SINPO 35433 (Grimm)
1110, Rádio Sobradinho, Station ID “Rádio Sobradinho” 2327 with prayers. SINPO 33533 (Grimm).
1310, Rádio Coroados, São Fidélis, 0058 with Brazilian music and station ID, SINPO 24522 (Grimm)
1340, Rádio Jornal da Manhã, Ijuí RS, 0107. Mentions of “Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul…Rádio Jornal Manhã. SINPO 24432. (Grimm).
1470, Rádio Mensagem, Jacareí SP, 0129. “Rádio Mensagem…” Brazilian music, SINPO 33543 with interference from Uruguay’s Radio Cristal (Grimm)
Chile
1100 BBN Radio, via Viña del Mar, 0625 Spanish Christian broadcast, a message in a BBN style and choral hymn. SINPO 15431 (Grimm).
Uruguay
850 Radio Carve, Montevideo. Spanish 0225 with “Carve” ID and announcer comments and ads. SINPO 25542 (Grimm)
1280, Radio Tacuarembó. Spanish at 2220 with ads ‘en Tacuarembó. (Grimm).
1340, Radio La Voz de Melo, Spanish 0102 Ads and streaming checked at the website. SINPO 23522. Interference noted from Radio Jornal de Manhã, Ijui RS (Grimm).
1390, Radio Difusora Treinta y Trea. Spanish at 0116. ID “Treinta y Tres…” SINPO 23542 (Grimm).
Shortwave
Australia
5460, Reach Beyond Australia, Kununrra. Hindi service to South India. Christian hymns and text. SINPO 15431. (Grimm). Website http://www.reachbeyond.org.au
15460, 1314 Tamil service into English at 1315 (Mon, Wed, Fri). Christian vocals and Back to the Bible program. (Harold Sellers, Vernon, BC Canada).
Austria
17565, Adventist World Radio, Mossbrunn. Urdu service of Christian broadcast and commentary. Programming targeted to Asia; 17725 at 1540 in Punjabi service to Pakistan. (Grimm). 9510, 0240-0250 in Punjabi with religious programming SINPO 34333 (Sam Wright, MS) Website: http://awr.org
Bolivia
3310, Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cotapachi, 0903. Presumed to be the Bolivian national anthem to the announcer's mention of "Mosoj Chaski," and internet information. Lady announcer's religious text with good signal but low modulation (Paul Walker, AK/USA/TEF6686, Wellbrook loop, DX Engineering preamp and EmTech ZM2 antenna tuner). 0032-0056 and 0123-0134 with Bolivian music and Quechua comments. SINPO 15422. (Manuel Méndez, Spain/BDXC).
Brazil
5940, Voz Missionaria, Camboriú, 0215-0235. Portuguese religious praise vocals to 0230 station ID. (Van Horn/Kiwi Brasilia).
4985, Rádio Brasil Central, Goiania, 0448-0538. Brazilian music, audible through utility interference. SINPO 22422 // 11815 (Méndez).0215-0300 // 11815 with Braz pops and local time check 0225, Braz pop vocals (Van Horn/Kiwi Brasilia)
6010, Rádio Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte, 0443-0511. Portuguese program comments, Brazilian music, and program Memoria Nacional. SINPO 15422 (Méndez).2045-2130. Portuguese station promos to pop vocals. SINPO 32333 (Wright, MS)
11780. Rádio Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia 2045-2110. Portuguese Braz pops at tune-in // 6180. SINPO 34343 (Wright).
6150, Rádio Saturno, Belo Horizonte, 0451-0517 Similar programming in Portuguese with comments and Brazilian music tunes. (Méndez). 0230-0245 Portuguese easy-listening vocals to ID, frequency and info at 0230. (Van Horn/Kiwi Brasilia)
9665 // 5940, Rádio Voz Missionaria, 0536. Portuguese religious music to station jingle at 0553. May have been what’s called in Brazilian broadcasting "indicativo de frequencia." The station had a stellar signal and audio, as steady and clear-I opened my audio bandwidth filter to 8 kHz! This station is a frequent visitor here year-round and sounds pretty much nightly, and often very good... they're often better for me in late spring to late fall. (Walker). Station schedule 0900-0100 UTC // 9665. https://www.radiovozmissionaria.com.br/
9819 Rádio de Julho, São Paulo 0240-0250. Tune-in to easy-listening vocals. Station ID/info and remote speech. Slight audio splatter. (Van Horn/Kiwi Brasilia).
China
7290, CNR1-Voice of China, 1445. (100 kW Beijing) Announcer's Chinese reporting format, Asian pop vocals to 1459. Time tips 1500 to station ID format and fanfare intro to announcer's newscript. (Van Horn/Thailand Kiwi)
7325, CNR 2-China Business Radio (100 kW Baoji-Sifangshan) 1510-1515. Chinese conversation // 7335 (150 kW Beijing) SIO 433 (Van Horn/Thailand Kiwi).
7360, China Radio International (100 kW Kunming Anning) 1515-1525. Listed as Laotian service. Text over classical music to website info and features. SIO 434 (Van Horn/Kiwi Thailand).
Clandestine
13825, Mizzima Radio, Tashkent, Uzbekistan relay, 1215-1240. Burmese service presumed to be news items. Musical bridge to additional talk and Burmese music. Station ID at 1230. Active on shortwave from December 2021, and established in 1988 in New Delhi, India, by veterans of the 1988 pro-democracy uprising. Website: http://www.missima.com (Grimm) (Sellers).
17555, Radio Dabanga, Issoudun, France relay, 1603. Arabic (Darfuri) commentary for programming targeted to Sudan. SINPO 25542. The Station is routinely jammed. Website: http://www.dabangasudan.org (Grimm).
7625, Ilbon-Ui Baram, Tashkent, Uzbekistan relay, 1327. Korean service of announcer chat, station ID, and Asian music. SINPO 15441. Programming targeted to North Korea and is routinely jammed. Website: http://www.rachi.go.jp/jp/shissei/radio (Grimm).
15550, Radio Tamazuj 1510-1520. Sudanese Arabic programming with text and mentions on Sudan. Signal fair (Kevin Payne, Omaha, NE). Noted on 7315, 0345-0400 via Issoudun, France relay in Arabic Juba. (Wright). https://www.radiotamazuj.org/en
9330, Voice of Wilderness, Tashkent, Uzbekistan relay, 1520-1530. * Announcer's Korean religious text readings to piano instrumental. Station ID to sign off at 1530 as scheduled. (Van Horn/Kiwi Thailand)
Colombia
6017, Organización Radial El Prado 0353-0357*. After many months without hearing this station, it was active today with Colombian music and closing transmission with the Colombian national anthem. SINPO 15422 (Méndez).
Cuba
4765, Radio Progreso, 0203-0225. Spanish pop vocals at tune-in. Station promo to station ID to easy listening ballads. Cuban salsa vocals to additional Radio Progresso ID to pop Spanish vocals. SINPO 4444 (Van Horn/SW Central Kiwi LA) 0103-0107; Radio Rebelde, Bauta 5025, 0411-0553 (Mendéz). Website: http://www.radiorebelde.cu
Ecuador
6050, HCJB Ecuador, Pichincha, 0225-0235. Very weak but audible at SIO 223. Spanish religious text and music. (Van Horn/SW Central Kiwi LA). Spanish 0442-0500* Religious programming Especialísimo and Vida Real en Familia. (Méndez,) (Website: http://www.hcjb.org
Ethiopia
6030, Radio Oromiya, Addis Ababa, 2005-2017. East-African vocals to African vernacular comments. SINPO 25432. (Méndez).
Finland
5980LSB, Radio Piko. 2007-2103. Numerous station IDs, frequency quotes, and meter band information in English and Finnish. Music programs of 1940’s Bib Band instrumental and vocals tunes. Information about the station and shifting to SSTV telemetry. Recheck the station at 2047 with the announcer’s talk about Radio Piko. ID at 2054, “this is Radio Piko, an independent station.” The station website quote to usual music format. “SSTV Radio Piko” at 2100. No shift to 3990 kHz noted at 2100 as indicated on schedule. Lady announcer’s references to website, ID and meter band. The station has been listed as 10 watts on previous releases. (Van Horn/Kiwi Raiso, Finland). Website: http://www.radiopiko.fi
Liberia
6050, ELWA, Monrovia*0557-0608. Religious music for very weak signal for English programming. SINPO 15421; 2006-2027 (Méndez). 2008-2030; English religious sermon and scriptures to 2030 ELWA melody and station ID. Schedule to 0000. (Van Horn/Kiwi Canary Is) Website: https://www.elwamausa.org/
Madagascar
11610 World Christian broadcasting, The Light of Life via Mahajanga, 2132. Chinese Christian broadcasting and message to Europe. (Grimm)
17605, Adventist World Radio via Talata-Volonondry relay, 1315. Vietnamese religious broadcast to Vietnam. (Grimm).
15440, Trans World Radio relay at 1430 in Urdu. Station signed on as Guam left the frequency. (Sellers). http://www.twr.org
Mali
5995, ORTM/Radio Mali 0610. Monitoring station and noted back-to-back continuous African continental-type music, with no announcer or liner. The signal was stellar S9+30, with good audio. (Walker) Heard 1655-1800* (Mendéz) Station schedule 5995-0600-0800, 1800-0000; 9635-0800-1800. Audible 2025-2100 on 5995 with French ID, station promo and intro to upcoming music special. Great African highlife tunes. SINPO 44444. (Van Horn/Kiwi Canary Is.) Website: http://www.ortm.ml/
Mexico
6185, Radio Educacion, 0232-0245. Spanish folklorico music to easy-listening vocals. Mariachi music program of fair signal quality SIO 433 (Van Horn/SW Central Kiwi SDR). 0441-0628, ID “Cultura México, Señal Internacional, la onsa corta de Radio Educación.” (Mendéz). Website: http://www.radioeducacion.edu.mx
Myanmar
5985, Myanma Radio, Yangon 2257-2330, Burmese. Open carrier on frequency from 2257. (China’s CNR 1 Voice of China in Chinese heard underneath Myanmar) Bells tones as interval signal sign-on at 2300. Station ID and clear mention of Myanmar and Yangon and “kilohertz” twice. Lady announcer’s Burmese programming including Burmese style Asian vocals and instrumentals. Asian recitations that may have been Metta chants. (Van Horn/Kiwi Thailand).
North Korea
9435, Voice of Korea 1306. English service including usual military march music. Station ID and news // 11710. Frank Hillton, SC).Website: http://www.vok.rep.kp
Peru
4775, Radio Tarma 0124-0136. Peruvian vocals and Spanish comments. SINPO 25422. Extra log: 0031-0043 with ads and ID. SINPO 35433. Peruvian station, Radio Senda Cristiana, Cotahuasi 0125-0134 with Peruvian music. SINPO 15421 (Mendéz). Website: http://www.radiotarma.com
4810, Tentative as Radio Logos in Spanish with Christian broadcast. SINPO 15331. (Grimm).
4820, Radio Senda Cristiana, Cotahuasi, 0003-0009. Religious programming. SINPO 15421 (Móndez).
Philippines
9275, FEBC Radio Liangyou 1, Bocaue. Mandarin at 1150. Commentary from the announcer duo. SINPO 15431 (Grimm).
11700 Vatican Radio relay at 1445 in Hindi. Announcer’s conversations about Roman Catholicism in Ukraine. Interval signal at 1450 to Tamil service identification. Good signal for both broadcasts (Sellers). Website: http://www.vaticannews.va
15525, Voice of America relay at 0115-0130 in Rohingya; additional 17850 in Burmese 0205-0225 (Payne). Website: http://www.voanews.com
Pirate Radio
15105, Cupid Radio. 90’s alternative/rock type music with live announcer giving shout-outs to various listeners sending in reports. SINPO 45344 …amazing signal. I’ve heard them before well enough to decode their SSTV, but the signal today is even better. I wanted to send a Facebook message, but had to hop on my atv, to leave the park and head to the library to sit outside and use their Wi-Fi to send Cupid a message. At 1814, Cupid called me on the phone, at 1817 UTC, he turned his beam towards Alaska while on the phone with me and I saw a bit of a signal increase and a little less fading and then he went live on the air with me on the phone. Cupid has been listenable for over 40 minutes! Cupid is 500 or 1 KW into a 3-element Yagi. (Walker, AK).
Tajikistan
15515, Adventist World Radio 0215-0230 via Dushanbe relay. English service with religious sermon and piano instrumental. SINPO 34433 (Payne).
Thailand
9385 Radio Thailand 1200. English service including ID, Asian music and Live from the Public Relations Department.” Station ID to newscast. Noted this frequency 1316 English segment on Thai foods. (Sellers).
United States
9730, KNLS Alaska at 1145. Korean service with Christian sermon routine; 9580 at 1405 with English programming; 9795 at 1215 with True Stories from the Bible segment about Samuel // 7355 (McDowell). Website: http://www.knls.org
6030, USAGM/Radio Marti, 0220-0230. Evening Spanish news and commentary on Cuba. Station ID, fanfare intro to program segment (John McDowell, Waco, TX) Website: http://www.martinoticias.com
Vanautu
9960, Radio Vanuatu, Port Vila 0601-0622. Newscast to drum signal at 0604.Interval signal, comments and English pop tunes. SINPO 25422. Additional log: 0455-0634. (Méndez) Website: https://www.vbtc.vu
Vatican City State
9710, Radio Vaticana 0440-0455 via Santa Maria di Galeria. Ukrainian ID and religious programming to Vatican News segment to station ID //11815. Russian service 11815 at 0500-0515 (McDowell).
Venezuela
4940, Estación 4940, 0443-0605. Spanish religious music to “Somos Fuerza de Paz, Colombia para Cristo.” (We are Force of Peace, Colombia for Christ.”) “Nuestra señal en banda de 60 metros, Estación 4940, llegando a todo Venezuela, América y el Mundo.” (“Our signal on the 60 meter band, Station 4940, reaching all of Venezuela, America and the World.”) SINPO 15422. (Méndez).
Vietnam
12020, Voice of Vietnam, 1134. English service covering the news of fair quality signal // 9840 poor. Additional monitoring 9840 English at 1230 with poor signal newscast. English 12020 at 1334 // 9840 of fair quality. (Sellers). Website: https://vovworld.vn
Zambia
4965, Voice of Hope Africa via Lusaka. 2052 with English Christian programming. Commentary to 2100 sign-off. SINPO 25442 (Grimm). http://www.voiceofhope.com
