September broadcast from Radio Love Warbler RSL

 

Wooferton, UK transmitters via Wikipedia

6 September at 1900 UTC 9500 kHz - to Eastern Africa

23 September at 1900 UTC 9500 kHz - to Southeastern Africa

More information at https://www.creativefolkestone.org.uk/artists/hanna-tuulikki/

Address is Creative Folkestone, Quarterhouse, Mill Bay, Folkestone CT20 1BN

Enquiries to: jocowdrey@creativefolkestone.org.uk

Colombian Mediumwave List

 

COLOMBIA

Rafael Rodiguez, Yimber Gaviria, Ruben Medina, Jorge Nungo and Mauno Ritola have compiled a current frequency list of the Colombian mediumwave stations.

 550 HJHF Radionica Medellin Radio Nacional

 580 HJHP Radionica Cali Radio Nacional

 610 HJKL Alerta Bogota La Carinosa

 620 HJEL LV de Dios Cali Colmundo Radio

 640 HJBJ La FM Santa Marta RCN

 760 HJAJ Alerta Barranquilla RCN

 770 HJJX La FM Bogota RCN

 780 HJZG LV de Dios Cali LV del Valle

 800 HJBW La FM Bucaramanga RCN

 

900 HJDD El Sol Cucuta Fiesta

 910 HJMY La FM San Andres RCN

 940 HJTL La FM Cucuta RCN

 970 HJCI R Uno Bogota R Red - Relay 88.9

 980 HJES La FM Cali RCN

 990 HJCH La FM Medellin RCN

1000 HJAQ La FM Cartagena RCN

1020 HJFT El Sol Ibague R Red

1020 HJKS Alerta Villavicencio La Carinosa

1020 HJFQ La FM Pereira RCN

1030 HJDJ Alerta Boyaca Duitama La Carinosa

1040 HJUB R 1040 Pastro Colmundo

1050 HJTN La FM Monteria RCN

1060 HJFJ La FM Manizales RCN

1100 HJYZ Alerta Neiva R Red

1110 HJJP La FM Villavicencio RCN

1140 HJDL Alerta Medellin R Paisa

1150 HJTE La FM Quibdo RCN

1150 HJFP La FM Neiva RCN

1170 HJLP Alerta Tulua La Carinosa

1180 HJGK Alerta Santander Bucaramanga La Carinosa

1180 HJIT La FM Ibague RCN

1200 HJNF R Red/Antena 2 Cali R Red - Relay 97.5

1210 HJE65 Alerta/Antena 2 Cucuta La Carinosa

1210 HJBQ Alerta Pereira La Carinosa

1220 HJMT La FM San Gil RCN

1230 HJLK Alerta Calidad Cali R Calidad

1240 HJFG La FM Armenia RCN

1260 HJOH La FM Valledupar RCN

1270 HJAR Alerta/Antena 2 Cartagena La Carinosa

1290 HJKY La FM Girardot RCN

1320 HJMS R Uno 98.7 FM Barrancabermeja La Carinosa

1340 HJHA La FM Pasto RCN

1370 HJEQ La FM Popayan RCN

1380 HJEE La FM Tunja RCN

1380 HJEJ Esperanza Radio Palmira Armonias del Palmar

1400 HJAS Alerta Caribe Barranquilla La Carinosa

1400 HJHM Alerta/Antena 2 Calarca La Carinosa

1420 HJLE Alerta/Antena 2 Ibague La Carinosa

1450 HJNL Alerta/Antena 2 Manizales La Carinosa

1460 HJZU Alerta Pasto La Carinosa

1470 HJII Esperanza Radio Medellin AWR Colombia

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, via ARC via September 2025 Benelux-DX Club magazine)

(WWDXC/Top News 1627/04 Sept 2025)

Texas Radio Shortwave schedule in September

 Featuring the Music of Lee Ann Womack

(UTC/kHz/relay station/target area) 

September 2025 QSL

Sept 5 1900, 6160 ShortwaveRadio, Germany, to Europe

        7 1200 9670 Channel 292, Germany, to Europe

        7  2300  9670 Channel 292, Germany, to North America

      10  2000  2000 ShortwaveRadio, Germany, to Europe

(TRSW)

QSL Report 2.0, September 2025

 

                                        Bringing the latest in QSLing from across the globe

Welcome to the September edition of QSL Report 2.0!  Thank you for your comments and contributions.

QSL Report 2.0 is a revival of my former QSL Report column in Monitoring Times magazine. Each issue brings you updates on QSLing trends—what worked (and what didn’t), along with special event QSLs and stations verified across amateur radio, mediumwave, pirate, shortwave, and utility bands. If you’ve received a QSL from any of these stations, share your results with the world!

Send your contributions to w4gvhla@gmail.com

Euro Free Radio

Philadelphia Radio, 1098. Full data QSL. Received in ten days for a postal report to: Philadelphia Radio, Broekweg 23A, 7891 RP Klazienaveen, Netherlands.  (Jouke van de

Galien/NLD/BDXC)

Radio Billy Beun, 1098. Full data QSL received in 13 days for postal report to Pascal Smeman, P/a Broekweg 23A, 7891 RP Klazienaveen, Netherlands (van der Galien).

Radio Eldorado, 14520 USB. Full data e-QSL in 157 days, for e-report to radioeldorado@outlook.com (Roberto Pavanello, Italy/DX Fanzine).

Mediumwave

Argentina

LT17 Radio Golfo Nuevo 540. Partial data e-letter in 25 days, for e-report to martinberrade@gmail.com . Observed during a DX Camp in Rio do Sul, Brazil. (Ariel Osvaldo Torres, Argentina/DX Fanzine FB)

LT29 Radio Venado Tuerto, 1460. Full data e-QSL. Received in 12 hours. Reception location Cabo Blanco Patagonia, Argentina. E-report to comercial@radiovenadotuerto.com (Néstor Damián Fischetto, Argentina/DX Fanzine FB).

Austria

Radio DARC via Bad Ischl, 1476. Full data e-QSL. Received in 128 days, for e-report to radio@darc.de (Jürgen Waga, Berlin, Germany/DX Fanzine)

Bulgaria

classic QSL from Bulgaria

Radio Bulgaria, 576. Full data classic style Radio Sofia QSL card. Received in 40 days from Desislava Semkovska. Received in 40 days for e-report to report@bnr.bg (Juan Carlos Pérez Montero/Spain/QSL FB)

Chile

CD128 Radio La Palabra, 1280. Full data e-verification letter from Rocio Constanza Carrasco Hernandez, Propietaria. Received in seven days for e-report to administracion@rlpfm.cl (Fischetto) 

Greece

ERT Kosmos, 1512. No-data email response from Leonidas Antonopoulos, Journalist-Head of Kosmos Radio. Received in three days, for e-report to kosmos@ert.gr (Roberto Pavanello, Italy/BDXC)

Lithuania

Polskie Radio via Viesintos, 1386. Full data e-QSL for Russian service in 85 days, for e-report to ru@polskieradio.pl (Montero) 

Luxembourg

Radio Augusta International via Junglinster, 140. E-QSL received in one day, for French report to radioaugustainternational@gmail.com (Christian Ghibaudo, France/BDXC)

Netherlands

Beilen AM, 1332. QSL card received in 53 days, for postal report to Jurrie Velhuis, Esweg 17, 9411 AA Beilen, Netherlands (van der Galien)

Spain

classic QSL from Spain

RNE Catalunya, 576. Full data e-QSL in 127 days from Mr. Catalan, for MP3 file to antonio.catalan@rtve.es (Eckhard Röscher, Germany/DX Fanzine). 

United Kingdom

Radio Panj, 1521. No-data email response from Shinda Sureela. Received in 74 days for postal report to 6 Longford Rd, Coventry CV6 6DX, United Kingdom. Email: sales@radiopanj.org (Pavanello).

Uruguay

Radio Internacional AM, Rivera 1480. QSL received via remote receiver. Full data e-QSL from Marina Josefina Paradishi, Administrator. Verification received in 25 days for e-report to adinter.rivera@gmail.com (Pradip Chandra Kundu, India/IDXC)

Shortwave

Brazil

Rádio Inconfidencia 15190. Full data e-QSL in 15 days, for Portuguese e-report to gleisonferreira@inconfidencia.com.br (Benjamin Summerville, SC)

Eswatini

TWR, 15105. Full data e-QSL in two days, for e-report to lstavrop@twr.org (Rod Pearson, FL).

Germany

QSL from HCJB Deutscheland

Radio HCJB Deutschland 5920. Full data scenery e-QSL, plus station info sheet. Received  in 65 days for e-report to info@hcjb.de (Rod Pearson, FL).

Requi Radio AM, 6070 via Channel 292. Full data e-QSL in one day for e-report with MP3 audio to http://ruquiradioam.com/formerrecepcion/(Alan Pennington, UK/BDXC)

Texas Radio Shortwave via Rohrbach Waal, 6070. Full data e-QSL in six days for e-report to texasradioshortwave@protonmail.com (Ghibaudo)

Guam

TWR Asia via Merizo, 15410. Full data  QSL, letter, and program schedule in 69 days, for e-report to asiafeedback@twr.org (Harald Suess, Austria/QSL Chasers FB).

India

Akashvani Radio 15280. Full data scenery QSL card, received by postal mail in 45 days. E-report to spectrum-manager@prasarbharat.gov.in (Sam Wright, MS).

Indonesia

classic VOI QSL 

Voice of Indonesia 4755. Full data e-QSL in two days, for e-report to voilisteners@gmail.com (Summerville).

Iran

VOIRI, 11710. Full data e-QSL for Bangla service. Received in 40 days for e-report to radiotehran982@gmail.com (Juan Carlos Perez, Spain).QSL FB)

Luxembourg

Radio Onda, Junglinster 6140. Full data e-QSL in 14 days, for e-report to ondasbl@hotmail.com (Jürgen Waga, Germany/DX Fanzine).

Radio Gloria via Radio Onda, Junglinster, 6140. Full data e-QSL from Peter Gilleker HB9JCD, Station Manager of Radio Gloria. Received in one day for German report to QSL@radiogloria.eu (Eckhard Röscher, Germany/DX Fanzine).

Madagascar

TWR, 17700 relay. Full data e-QSL. Received in six weeks for e-report to asiafeedback@twr.org (Frank Hilton, SC).

Mexico

Radio Educacion, 6185. Full data e-QSL in 28 days, for e-report to contactore@cultura.gob.mx and pcruz@cultura.gob.mx (Mario Alberto Vazquez, Mexico/NASWA)

Mongolia

VOM QSL

Voice of Mongolia, 12085. Full data e-QSL in three days, for e-report to mnb_vom@yahoo.com (Pearson).

Netherlands

Radio Classic Sunday, 5990. Partial data e-QSL in one day, for e-report to info@radioclassicsunday.com (Montero).

New Zealand

RNZ Pacific, 9700. Full data e-QSL in 20 days, for posting online at http://www.rnz.co.nz/international/qsl (Pearson).

Romania

Radio Romania International 7720. Full data e-QSL. Received in 140 days for posting program details at the website www.rri.ro/en/reception-form (Wright)

Turkey

Voice of Turkey 17580. Full data e-QSL. Received in one month for e-report to tsr@trt.net.tr (Pearson).

United Kingdom

Radio Joystick via Woofferton, 11805. Full data e-QSL. Received in one day for e-report to radiojoystick@gmail.com (Waga).

United States

RAE Argentina relay via WRMI, 15770. Full data e-QSL for Italian programming. Received in 50 days for e-report to raeitaliano@gmail.cm (Ghibaudo).

Vietnam

Voice of Vietnam, 9730. Full data QSL card and postcard by postal mail in 40 days for e-report of  French service to vovhanoi.france@gmail.com (TS Clement, OR).

The uncertain future of Radio Dabanga

SUDAN

Radio Dabanga loses funding and risks closure. Radio Dabanga has been broadcasting for 17 years to Sudan on shortwave. Its aim is to inform the population of the Horn of Africa, and more especially the Darfur region, about the war and genocide ravaging the country.

For years, Radio Dabanga has been largely funded by the American development agency USAID. In early 2025, the U.S. government, as part 

of President Trump's "America First" policy, terminated operations and dramatically reduced nearly all foreign aid.

As a result, Dabanga has been deprived of its essential income since this year, fearing it may cease its activities at the end of the year.

Funding was provided by international donors from the diaspora and local NGOs, but USAID assistance was most important. She hopes to get financial aid from the Netherlands and the city hall of Amsterdam, her homeland.

It is in his offices in Amsterdam that journalists verify the information, by clippings, with official sources and by contacting other people who stayed in the country.

The programs are broadcast by MGLOB, the former relay of Radio Netherlands Worldwide in Talata-Volondry, on the island of Madagascar. Some programs are subcontracted by MGLOB at the Santa Maria di Gallera transmitter center in the Vatican. Due to the financial situation, she had to reduce her airtime from 2.5 hours a day to 1.5 hours.

Apart from shortwave, the station also has its own website, although access is difficult in Sudan. It also has, since 2014, its television channel on the satellite Eutelsat 8W B, allowing it to reach people living in urban areas of Sudan and decision-makers.

In Sudan at war and in great poverty, shortwave remain the most effective way. According to the editor-in-chief: "People often listen in groups, because they have only one radio." "They estimate that about 5 million Sudanese listen to it every week.

Page Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/dabangasudan/  Radio Dabanga-211 

Website and live TV: https://www.dabangasudan.org/

Call for donations: https://gogetfunding.com/radio-dabanga/

Times and frequencies:

http://www.short-wave.info/index.php?station=Radio%20Dabanga (subject to change)

Address: Weesperstraat 3 NL-1018 DN Amsterdam Netherlands

(Radio Magazine)

Blog Logs - September 2025

 Welcome to the September issue of Blog Logs. Thank you for your emails, logging contributions and following my latest daily tweets on X at: Shortwave Central (Gayle Van Horn W4GVH) @QSLRptMT

Have you subscribed to the Shortwave Central YouTube channel? You will find a vast selection 

of videos and audio airchecks, and the Playlist is growing! Join your fellow radio enthusiasts at: https://www.youtube.com/c/ShortwaveCentral 

The Shortwave Central blog brings you the latest from the ever-changing realm of radio. Additional radio information is covered in my Bits & Bytes monthly column in The Spectrum Monitor e-zine at: https://www.thespectrummonitor.com/

Languages as indicated

// denotes station heard on a parallel frequency

*Sign-on Sign-Off*/ frequencies in kHz

Monitoring  July 1-30, 2025   

UTC, frequencies kHz 

Mediumwave

Argentina

710, Radio Diez, Buenos Aires. Spanish at 2329. Regional items to time check as “Radio Diez…veinte horas y treinta minutos…Noticias Radio Diez.” SINPO 25432. (Rudolf Grimm,  SP Brazil). 

750, Radio Salta. Spanish ads “Tienda San Juan to station promo as, “Radio Salta, la mayor potencia de radio del norte Argentino.” SINPO 25442 (Grimm).

900, Radio Provincia de Corrientes. Typical Argentine songs and Spanish items by male announcer. SINPO 24542 (Grimm). 

990, Radio 990 AM, Formosa. Spanish soccer commentary at 0100. (Grimm).

Brazil

670, Rádio Gazeta, Carazinho at 2312. Station relay of  Rádio Gre-Nal, Porto Alegre, with sports news updates and interviews. SINPO 25432 (Grimm).

690, Rádio Difusora, Londrina at 0156. Christian music format and ID as “Difusora…to ads. SINPO 34433 (Grimm).

750, Rádio Jovem Pan News, Brasilia at 0022. Political comments to interview and ID as, “Jovem Pan News” SINPO 25432 (Grimm).

890, Rádio Ubá, Ivaiporá at 2340. Commercial ads and regional time check. SINPO 24542 (Grimm).

920, Rádio Cultura, Visconde do Rio Branco at 2138. Brazilian music vocals to station ID and location (Grimm).

920 Rádio Novo Tempo, Salvador at 2150. Christian music program to station ID (Grimm).

930, Rádio Cultura, Curitiba at 2208. Station ID “ZYJ92…programa Mente Aberta.” SINPO 35543 (Grimm).

Iraq

792, Iraqi Media Network-Republic of Iraqi Radio  1610-1625. Arabic service from 1610 tune-in. Recitations to male/female comment exchanges, SIO 322 (G Van Horn, LA/Kiwi Kuwait). 

Paraguay

650, Radio Uno, Asuncion. Spanish at 2306 with sports news and soccer commentary, SINPO 35543 (Grimm).

Uruguay

1280, Radio Tacuarembo. Spanish text to Uruguayan music and announcer’s chat and reference to “Tacuarembo.” SINPO 25432 (Grimm).

1340, Radio La Voz de Melo, Spanish text to romantic 

ballads. Announcer’s “siga con nosotros…La Voz de Melo.” SINPO 25342 (Grimm).

Shortwave

Ascension Island

21660, Follow the Bible Ministries relay at 1700-1710. Swahili programming in addition to biblical themes. SINPO 45544 (Jose Ronaldo Xavier/HCDX)

Bolivia

3310, Radio Mosoj Chaqui, Cotapachi, 0040-0055. Quechua ads and comments to Andean music vocals. (Rod Pearson, FL)

Belarus

3940, Music Wave Radio 2003-2024. Russian vocals to comments. SINPO 25422. Also heard 1946-2015 in Russian (Manuel Méndez, Spain/BDXC).

Brazil (Portuguese)

5035, Rádio Educacao Rural de Coari at 1020-1026. Announcer reading messages to listeners, “bozo precisa far urgente com voce…estara te esperando para falar com…atencao rapaziada do no Urucu…bom dia bom dia.” Station sign-off at 1006. (Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec, Brazil/HCDX).

15190, Rádio Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte, 2005-2025. Station ID/ifo to regional ads and announcer’s evening comments. (Pearson).

Cuba

4765, Radio Progreso, Bejucal 0310-0401.* Cuban salsa to Spanish service, including announcer’s comments and ID as “Radio Progreso Cadena Nacional, la onda de la Alegria, transmitiendo desde Cuba, territorio libre en  América. Cuban national anthem to 0401 closedown. (Pearson).

Egypt

9890, Radio Cairo 1915. Tentative as this station in Russian with a very poor signal.  SINPO 14222 (Sam Wright, MS)

Eswatini

9500, TWR Africa 1645-1700. Fair signal quality for Christian text and programming to an instrumental tune. (Wright).

Ethiopia

6110, Radio Fana 1720-1745. Presumed Amharic programming and mentions of Addis Ababa. Selection of Afro pop vocals with China’s Xizang station underneath. (Van Horn/Qatar Kiwi)

6030, Radio Oromiya, Addis Ababa, 1818-1836. Vernacular program comments. SINPO 15422 (Méndez).

6090, Amhara Radio 1740-1755. Lady announcer’s news script in presumed Amharic to conversation with male announcer. (Van Horn/Qatar Kiwi)

Finland

6195, RealMix Radio, Raasepori, 1951-2026. English pop songs to Spanish at 2026 “la major musica de onda corta en RadioMix Radio.” Additional pop songs. SINPO 24322. Also heard station 0443-0554 with English pop vocals (Méndez).

Germany

9670, Channel 292 via Rohrbach. German programming at 2110. Romantic ballads to announcer’s comments. Target area to Europe. SINPO 15321. (Grimm)

Japan

6055, Radio Nikkei 1 at 1200. Japanese service promoting the station’s YouTube channel. Top of the hour ID, partially in English. Cyndi Lauper's classic tune amid good signal (Tony Pavick, Canada/NASWA).

Mali

5995, Radio Mali via Bamako, 1940-2000. French service of Afro pops to announcer’s presumed soccer scores and accompanying interview (Frank Hillton, SC).

México

6185, Radio Educación de México, 0510-0700. Spanish programming of regional items and classic Mexican-themed music. (Wright).

New Zealand

7425, RNZ Pacific, Rangitaki. English at 1138, including male/female chat about New Zealand. Target to West Oceania. SINPO 15421 (Grimm).

Peru

4820, Radio Senda Cristiana, Cotahuasi (tentative)  0135-0200. Spanish comments via a very weak and fading signal. (Wright).

Philippines

9400, FEBC Radio Liangyou 1, Iba. Mandarin service at 1143. Items of interest from a female announcer. Target Area to the Far East. SINPO 25422. FEBC Manila on 9920 via Iba at 1220. Christian messages, SINPO 15321 to Southeast Asia (Grimm).

Taiwan

9490, Radio Taiwan International, Tamsui. Russian service with announcer’s comments. Target area to the Russian Siberian region. SINPO 25432 (Grimm),

United States

7730, Supreme Masters TV via WRMI. Sign on at 2059 with ID and Ian McFarland station promo. QSL info, station website info, and address. Additional programming on living the Vegan lifestyle, followed by salsa music and travelogue info on San Juan, Puerto Rico (Van Horn/SW Central Kiwi/ LA)

7730, Radio for Peace International via WRMI, 2043-2059. Lady’s interview on presumed Dari or Pashto to English ID “You are listening to Radio for Peace International.” Multilingual IDs to text about Ukraine. (Van Horn/SW Central Kiwi/LA).

9265, WINB Red Lion, PA at 0115. Christian programming to “this is WINB Red Lion, Pennsylvania, United States of America.” Followed by Spanish programming. SINPO 34433 (Wright).

Brazil on Shortwave

 

Special thank you to Ray Robinson and Jeff White for sharing this week's edition of Wavescan.  Shortwave broadcasts continue to dwindle from South America; however, Brazil remains a favorite to monitor.

Jeff:  Our featured country this week is Brazil – the largest country in South America.  Back in 2021, we brought you a three-part series on the early history of wireless and medium wave radio in Brazil, but we’ve never covered the shortwave scene there before.  So here to rectify that is Ray Robinson, in Los Angeles.

Ray:  Thanks, Jeff.  And yes, Brazil is indeed a country of superlatives, larger than the continental United States.

The Amazon River is thought by many to be the world’s longest river, originating more than 4,000 miles inland from the Atlantic coast.  Large ocean-going vessels can ply the Amazon River for a thousand miles inland, and the river is navigable for smaller ships for another thousand miles further.  This huge river system disgorges fresh water at the rate of 18 million tons every minute, sending it out for a distance of 250 miles into the Atlantic Ocean.

Iguazu waterfalls (photo via Wikipedia)

The dramatic Iguazu waterfalls lie at the border between Brazil and Argentina.  The water at Iguazu plunges from a height of more than 200 feet, higher than the Niagara Falls.  These South American falls stretch across the landscape for more than a mile.  In season, the water tumbling over the edge of the cascading cliffs at Iguazu is greater in volume than that of all the other major water falls throughout the world combined, and the thunderous, tumultuous roar from Iguazu can be heard for miles.

Most of the major cities in Brazil lie along the Atlantic coast, with the largest being Sao Paulo (population 22 million) and the second largest Rio de Janeiro (population 12 million).  Only Brasilia, founded as the national capital in 1960 and now with a population of 3½ million, is located inland, some 1,000 miles from the ocean.

As we’ve told you previously, the medium wave scene in Brazil dates back to an experimental demonstration station that was set up in Rio de Janeiro in 1922.  In the early days when only a very few wealthy Brazilians owned receivers, radio clubs were formed in many areas which supported nonprofit radio stations through contributions from the members.  These were often called Radio Clube do and the name of the town or city, or sometimes Radio Sociedade do … wherever.  By the 1930’s, however, more Brazilians owned radio receivers, and commercial radio stations came on the air.  Gradually the radio clube and radio sociedade stations switched to private commercial ownership, although a few do still survive.

As the use of medium wave began to proliferate, so did the use of tropical band shortwave and even the higher shortwave bands, for domestic purposes.  Some stations solely used shortwave, while others simulcast their medium wave programming on one or more shortwave frequencies.  Some Radio Nacional stations were run by the government and carried less advertising, similar to the CBC in Canada or PBS in the USA.  Educational stations were also run by the Catholic Church.  But most stations were commercial, and with huge territory to cover, shortwave was the most efficient way of doing it.

By the early 1970’s, over 200 shortwave stations were listed in Brazil in the WRTH, all targeting domestic audiences, mostly in Portuguese, but also a few in indigenous Indian languages.  Transmitter powers were typically around 1-5 kW on the 90- and 60-meter tropical bands, but as much as 50 kW on the higher international shortwave bands, where some 2-3 dozen stations operated, all the way from 49 meters right up to the 16-meter band.  The only other countries to make such extensive use of shortwave for domestic purposes were Peru and Indonesia, although the transmitter powers in Brazil were generally higher.

The government of Brazil from 1964-1985 was a military dictatorship, and in the early 70’s, they became concerned at the amount of cold war propaganda that was being transmitted to Brazil in Portuguese by foreign countries, especially socialist or communist ones such as Cuba.  Foreign broadcasts in Portuguese were easily heard by Brazilians who were very used to using shortwave – it was part of their culture – and the government feared that such foreign broadcasts might start winning over hearts and minds.

The dictatorship already had a couple of very grandiose infrastructure projects under its belt – the 2,600-mile-long Trans-Amazonian Highway and the Rio-Niterói Bridge, which at over 8 miles long was, at the time of its construction, the second longest bridge in the world, second only to the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in Louisiana.  So, in the early 70’s, they decided to undertake one more major infrastructure project – the “High Power Broadcasting System” – for Radio Nacional de Brasilia – a station which had been inaugurated in 1958, but which at that time only had transmitters in the major cities.

A 1,200-acre site was selected at the Parque do Rodeador, or Rodeo Park, about 30 km (18 miles) northeast of downtown Brasilia in the Brazilian Federal District.  It is well away from any other telecommunications services, and sits on the highest point in the district, 4,400 feet above sea level, surrounded by small farms.  Much of the property had to be cleared of tropical rain forest.

Initial construction was completed in 1974, at a cost, adjusted for inflation, of half a billion Brazilian Reals, equivalent to about US$90 million.  The High-Power Broadcasting System at the Parque do Rodeador was inaugurated on March 11, 1974 by then president Emilio Médici – who arrived by helicopter and in short order opened the station himself by turning on a medium wave transmitter, and the Minister of Communications who was with him turned on a shortwave one.

Radio Nacional 

A 1,200-acre site was selected at the Parque do Rodeador, or Rodeo Park, about 30 km (18 miles) northeast of downtown Brasilia in the Brazilian Federal District.  It is well away from any other telecommunications services, and sits on the highest point in the district, 4,400 feet above sea level, surrounded by small farms.  Much of the property had to be cleared of tropical rain forest.

Initial construction was completed in 1974, at a cost, adjusted for inflation, of half a billion Brazilian Reals, equivalent to about US$90 million.  The High-Power Broadcasting System at the Parque do Rodeador was inaugurated on March 11, 1974 by then president Emilio Médici – who arrived by helicopter and in short order opened the station himself by turning on a medium wave transmitter, and the Minister of Communications who was with him turned on a shortwave one.

By 1979 the site housed 6 x 250kW Brown Boveri shortwave transmitters from Switzerland, and also 2 x 300kW medium wave transmitters which could provide a combined output power of 600kW, sufficient to cover the entire country at night on 980 kHz.  The shortwave transmitters were used for both domestic and international coverage, the primary frequencies being 6180 and 11780 kHz.  They also had a high-power FM transmitter on 96.1 MHz for the city of Brasilia.  

For the international broadcasts they used five languages - English, German, French, Spanish & Portuguese.  Programs were produced first in Portuguese, and then translated into each of the other languages.  They mostly consisted of news, but also included politics, the economy, science and technology, culture and the arts, Brazilian music and listeners' letters.  Broadcasts ran seven days/week, with two hours in each language, scheduled to reach listeners during the evenings in their target areas.  In the days before web SDR's, Brazilian embassies around the world were used to monitor reception quality, and recordings were sometimes played back by telephone, so the technical staff in Brasilia could hear what the broadcasts sounded like.

Eventually, though, budget cutbacks and failing equipment meant the end of the international service.  Transmitter tubes failed, and replacements were no longer available.  So, they had to reduce the number of transmitters in service, and the Amazon became the priority for coverage instead of international audiences.  The name of the station was then changed to Radio Nacional do Amazonia, broadcasting exclusively in Portuguese.

In 2018, Parque do Rodeador was classified as a critical national infrastructure resource, because in the event of a major catastrophe (such as floods, blackouts, or natural disasters), it's the only place from where the government can broadcast to the entire country, without dependence on satellites or Internet infrastructure.

This station has always been a good verifier, with QSL cards featuring iconic Brazilian tourist scenes including the seven falls at Iguazu, Rio de Janeiro with the statue of Christ the Redeemer, the Amazon rain forest, and Brazilian beaches.

Today, Radio Nacional do Amazonia still operates on the same two frequencies as back in the 1970’s – 6180 and 11780 kHz, but now with 100 kW on each.

And on April 1st this year, they reintroduced some brief programming in English and Spanish in DRM mode at 0150 UTC daily – 5 minutes in each language.

There are still six other regular private broadcasters left who transmit on shortwave, plus a handful of occasional come-and-go reactivations.  The ones you may still be able to hear are:

• Radio Brasil Central from Goiânia with 10 kW on 4985 and 11815 kHz,

• Radio Clube do Para from Belém with 2 kW on 4885 kHz,

• Radio Clube Riberão Preto from the town of Riberão Preto on 15415 kHz,

• Radio Inconfidencia from Belo Horizonte with 5 kW on 6010 & 15190 kHz,

• Radio Nove de Julho from São Paulo with 10 kW on the off-channel frequency of 9819 kHz, and

• Voz Missionaría from Camboriú with 10 kW on 5940, 9665 and 11750 kHz.

Back to you, Jeff.

(NWS 862/Ray Robinson)

Jen's Labor Day End of Summer Special audio available

 

Jen's Labor Day End of Summer Special - which includes GB's All That Jazz Show for August 31- is now up and ready for downloading or listening.

Link for Sunday, August 31, 2025

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/e9sr1uunxxelovyf2rnpc/Jen-s-Labor-Day-End-of-Summer-Special-For-Sunday-August-31st-18-23plus-Including-GB-s-all-that-Jazz-Show-heard-on-Unique-R-Australia.mp3?rlkey=m8gxyn82szcjv4j6ywwxxy5qa&dl=0

Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/4tprs8ur

Next week's regular program, Jen's Eclectic Views & Real Deal  will be on September 7 at 1800-2100 UTC, but for different time zones, we may begin the program earlier...stay tuned for additional information.

http://uk4-vn.mixstream.net:8104/index.html 

For your contact pleasure

JenUR@proton.me

Jen In The Rad.

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

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:Issued: 2025 Sep 01 0133 UTC

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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity - 25 - 31 August 2025

Solar activity was at low levels on 27 and 31 Aug. Activity reached moderate levels on 25, 26, and 28-30 Aug. Region 4197 (S17, L=131, class/area-Eki/720 on 27 Aug) produced six M-class flares, the largest being an M4.5/1n at 26/0525 UTC. Region 4199 (N04, L=115, class/area-Cao/200 on 26 Aug) produced five M-class flares, with its largest being an M4.5 flare as well, reaching a peak at 25/0524 UTC. This region was also responsible for a long-duration M2.7 flare at 30/1911 UTC. The associated full halo CME is forecast to arrive at Earth sometime late on 01 Sep into early on 02 Sep. 

The greater than 10 MeV proton flux at geosynchronous orbit reached S1 (Minor) storm levels at 25/1355 UTC, observed a peak of 13 pfu at 27/0740 UTC, and decreased below threshold at 27/1510 UTC. Levels remained enhanced, but below the 10 pfu threshold, for the remainder of the period. 

The greater then 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at high levels on 25 Aug, but returned to normal to moderate levels from 26-31 Aug. 

Geomagnetic field activity reached unsettled levels on 25-28 Aug and again on 31 Aug. Field activity was at low levels on 29-30 Aug. 

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity - 01 September - 27 September 2025

Solar activity is expected to be at low levels, with varying chances for M-class flares (R1-R2/Minor-Moderate events) through 27 Sep. 

The greater than 10 MeV proton flux levels are expected to be slightly enhanced, but below the 10 pfu level for 01-03 Sep. There is a chance levels could exceed the 10 pfu threshold on 01-02 Sep as the halo CME from 30 Aug passes Earth. Conditions are then likely to return to near background levels after 04 Sep, barring any additional strong flare events. 

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at moderate levels on 01-02 Sep, 15-19 Sep, and 22-27 Sep. Flux levels are expected to reach high levels on 03-14 Sep and 20-21 Sep in association with coronal hole (CH) high speed stream (HSS) influence. 

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to reach G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storm levels on 01 Sep, G3 (Strong) levels on 02 Sep, and active conditions on 03 Sep following the arrival of the halo CME from 30 Aug. Active conditions are likely on 06-10 Sep, and 15-19 Sep with CH HSS influence. Quiet to unsettled levels are

expected on 04-05 Sep, 11-14 Sep, and 20-27 Sep. 

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#   UTC      Radio Flux   Planetary   Largest

#  Date       10.7 cm      A Index    Kp Index

2025 Sep 01     215          20          6

2025 Sep 02     210          55          7

2025 Sep 03     200          10          4

2025 Sep 04     195           5          2

2025 Sep 05     185           5          2

2025 Sep 06     175           8          3

2025 Sep 07     160          12          4

2025 Sep 08     140          12          4

2025 Sep 09     130          12          4

2025 Sep 10     125          10          4

2025 Sep 11     125           5          2

2025 Sep 12     120           5          2

2025 Sep 13     120           5          2

2025 Sep 14     120           5          2

2025 Sep 15     120          20          5

2025 Sep 16     125          15          4

2025 Sep 17     125           8          3

2025 Sep 18     130          10          4

2025 Sep 19     140           8          3

2025 Sep 20     150           8          3

2025 Sep 21     175           8          3

2025 Sep 22     180           8          3

2025 Sep 23     180           8          3

2025 Sep 24     180           5          2

2025 Sep 25     180           5          2

2025 Sep 26     180           5          2

2025 Sep 27     170           5          2

(NOAA)

UK Propagation Update

 

August 29, 2025

This week saw a change in HF propagation with a perceptible move towards more autumnal conditions.

The 10 and 12m bands have started opening up to the USA, at least on FT8. As we move into 

September this will improve further. Also, as we head towards the autumnal equinox, we can expect better conditions on north-south paths, such as the UK to South Africa.

The week saw the solar flux index climb to 226 on Thursday, the 28th, thanks to a host of sunspots, mainly in the Sun’s southern hemisphere.

Over the last seven days the Sun also provided us with 12 M-class solar flares. Any associated coronal mass ejections (CMEs) were not Earth-directed, so these had little effect and the Kp index stayed firmly at 3 or below. The latest updates suggest that there is only a 10 percent chance for a strong X-class solar flare.

FT8 continues to be the preferred HF mode, or so it seems, with stations in China, Japan, Indonesia and Cameroon making their way into UK logs on the 12m band.

The 10m band has also been humming, with South America rolling in during late afternoon and early evening. This can only get better as we move into September and October.

NOAA predicts that the coming week will start with a solar flux index of 155 on Monday, 1 September. This may be a little pessimistic, but we’ll see. It also predicts that the solar flux index will drop off as the week progresses, ending the week at 125.

Geomagnetic conditions are forecast to be good for the first half of the week, but then decline from 4 September. Batten down the hatches as a Kp index of 6 is forecast for 5 September, with unsettled conditions lasting until 10 September. Check for auroral HF signals on 5 September, or even the possibility of visible aurora from the UK.

We recommend you get your HF DXing in early next week!

VHF and up propagation news from G3YLA and G4BAO:

Last week saw some lovely late season sporadic E on the 6 and 4m bands, including Spain, Italy, and east into Ukraine. There was an opening to Brazil on the 24th that reached as far as East Anglia but, as usual, stations on the south coast and west of the country had the best of the transatlantic QSOs.

This is the last bulletin in the nominal 2025 sporadic E season, which lasts from May to August. However, last week was a good reminder not to give up too soon as there were several CW and SSB paths showing up, particularly on the 10 and 6m bands. There were also a few reports on the 4m band.

The daily sporadic E blogs on propquest.co.uk come to an end Sunday, 31 August, but the site will continue to provide the maps as usual. To help you, notes on how to interpret the maps are available on the website. Thanks to all the sporadic E operators who have submitted logs to the various clusters this year.

The change over to unsettled weather is now complete and we will see rain and thunderstorms in most areas from time to time. It’s a good period to check out rain scatter propagation if you are set up for the gigahertz bands.

The heavier rain is well-captured by the many online rain radar displays to help you track the most active scattering volumes, which move with the stronger winds quite high up in the atmosphere. Speeds of 30 to 60 miles per hour are common.

There is one note of contrast with the model evolution after midweek. One branch sticks with low pressure to the following weekend, while another outcome tries to bring in a ridge of high pressure and a chance of tropo propagation. If the latter turns out to be the actual evolution, it may prove useful for the 144MHz Trophy and Backpackers Contest next weekend. However, it may not have arrived in time for the 144MHz UK Activity Contest on Tuesday.

The solar conditions are still providing some interest for auroral propagation, but with a Kp index less than 3, nothing of use radio-wise. Look for a Kp index increase beyond 7 for that. Meteor activity is currently between major showers so expect random activity, which suggests early mornings for checking out meteor scatter prospects.

Moon declination is negative, reaching a minimum on Monday, 1 September. So, it’s a week to check out your equipment rather than to operate. With the Sun still high in the sky, it’s easy to check system performance with Sun noise. Path losses started to fall after apogee on Friday, 29 August. 144MHz sky noise is close to 3,000 Kelvin on Monday, dropping back to moderate on Wednesday.

 

https://rsgb.org/main/blog/news/gb2rs/propagation-news/2025/08/29/propagation-news-31-august-2025

(Mike Terry/BDXC)

Radio Blacksmith Knoll set for weekend broadcasts

 

Finland

Radio Blacksmith Knoll, a low-powered station airing from Finland, will broadcast on the following schedule

6120 kHz 

Please note that although our license allows 24-hour broadcasting, we may not always be on air continuously on the listed days.

August 30, 2025 

2100 UTC  (24 hour scheduled)  with chill vibes and dreamy night tunes to snooze like a pro!

Freeform, unscripted programming

August 31  Freeform, unscripted programming

Music Programs on Shortwave update available

An updated version (Version 4) of my Music Programmes on Shortwave PDF file for the current A-25 broadcast season is now available to download from the permanent link at:

https://app.box.com/s/kbdxb4c5lwpju0kpoi27aiwc35br2g2a (or for short: 

TinyURL htttp://tinyurl.com/shortwaveprograms 

Note that you will also find here my at-a-glance programme grids for BBC WS*, VO Turkey*, CGTN R, R Romania Int and R Taiwan Int* (* have been recently updated).

I hope that you find these of interest.

As always, I appreciate any updates or corrections. 

(Alan Roe, UK/BDXC) 

Active Brazilian Stations on Mediumwave

 

Active Brazilian Stations on Mediumwave

The following list represents Brazilian stations on mediumwave that are actively being heard. As the shift from AM to FM for various Brazilian stations, this list may be adjusted frequently. Your additional information and observations are welcome at: w4gvhla@gmail.com 

Broadcast in Portuguese

Brazil

570         Rádio Eldorado, Criciuma, SC

580         Rádio América, Uberlândia, MG

580         Rádio Relógio Federal, São Goncalo, SP

590         Rádio 79, Ribeirão Preto, SP

610         Rádio Itatiaia, Belo Horizonte, MG

620         Rádio Assunção Cearense, Fortaleza, CE

620         Rádio Jandaia, jandaia do Sul, PR

640         Rádio Deus é Amour, Londrina, PR

650         Rádio Difusora, Piracicaba, SP

670         Rádio Gazeta, Carazinho, RS

690         Rádio Difusora, Londrina PR

720         Rádio Difusora, Casa Branca, SP

730         Rádio Cidade, Jundiai, SP

750         Rádio América, Belo Horizonte, MG

750         Rádio CBN Vale, São José do Campos, SP

750         Rádio Jovem Pan News, Brasilia, DF

760         Rádio Manchete, Rio de Janeiro, RJ

810         Rádio Cancão Nova, São José de Rio Preto, SP

820         Rádio Jauense, Jauú, SP

830         Rádio Tropical, Nova Iguacu, RJ

840         Rádio Bandeirantes, Sáo Paulo, SP

850         Rádio Difusora, Campos de Goytacazes, RJ

870         Rádio Central, Campinas, SP

870         Rádio São Francisco do Sul, SC

880         Rádio Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte, MG

890         Rádio Difusora, Bento Goncalves, RS

890         Rádio Ubá, Ivaiporã, PR

910         Rádio Venãcio Aires, Venãncio Aires, RS

920         Rádio Cultura, Visconde do Rio Branco, MG

920         Rádio Novo Tempo, Salvador, BA

930         Rádio Cidade, Caxias do Sul, RS

930         Rádio Cultura Curitibe, PR

950         Rádio Aleluia, Belo Horizonte, MG

960         Rádio Deus é Amor, Aparecida de Goiania, GO

970         Rádio Difusora, Marechal Candido Rondon, PR

970         Rádio Piratininga, São da Boa Vista, SP

990         Rádio Contemporánea, Rio Janeiro, RJ

990         Rádio Cultura Regional, Dois Córregos, SP

1010 Rádio Difusora, Lencois Paulista, SP

1020 Rádio Educacao, Limeira, SP

1030 Rádio Difusora, Franca, SP

1030 Rádio Emissora da Barra, Barra Bonita, SP

1050 Rádio Deus é Amour, Vitoria, ES

1060 Rádio Educadora, Piracicaba, SP

1080 Rádio Deus é Amor, Juiz de Fora, MG   

1080 Rádio Monumental, Aparecida, SP

1090 Rádio Metropolitana, Rio de Janeiro, JP

1120 Rádio Clube, São José dos Campos, SP

1130 Rádio Princesa do Oeste, Xanxerê, SC

1140 Rádio Bandeirantes, Rio Claro, SP

1160 Rádio Cacique, Taubaté, SP

1160 Rádio Luz e Alegria, Frederico Westphalen, RS

1170 Rádio Vanguarda, Ipatinga, MG

1180 Rádio Cultura, Alfenas, MG

1190 Rádio Regional, Taquarituba, SP

1210 Super Rádio, Brasilia, DF

1250 Nossa Rádio, Veapasiano, MG

1270 Rádio Brasil Central, Goiania, GO

1290 Rádio Novo Tempo, São José do Rio Preto, SP

1310 Rádio Coronados, São Fidélis, RJ

1320 Rádio Tropical Gospel, Curitiba, PR

1320 Rádio Vitória, Videira, SC

1340 Rádio Jornal da Manhã, Ijui, RS

1350 Super Rádio Boa Vontade, via Rádio Cristal, Salvador, BA

1360 Rádio Bandeirantes, Rio de Janeiro, RJ

1370 Rádio Cancão Nova, Curitiba, PR

1380 Rádio Cidade, Brasópolis, MG

1410 Rádio Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa, RS

1420 Rádio Guarujá, Florianópolis, SC

1430 Rádio Estacão Portão, Portão , RS

1430 Rádio Serra Negra, Serra Negra, SP

1430 Rádio Campinas, Campinas do Sul, RS

1460 Rádio Campinas, Campinas do Sul, RS

1470 Rádio Absoluta, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ

1470 Rádio Mensagem, Jacarei, SP

1480 Rádio Boituva, Boituva, SP

1500 Rádio Aparecida do Sul, Ilicínea, MG

1510 Rádio Teresópolis, Teresópolis,, RJ

1520 Rádio da Cidade, Mogi das Cruzes, SP

1530 Rádio Sulina, Dom Pedro, RS

1540 Rádio Cultura, Leme, SP

1540 Rádio Deus é Amor, Sertãozinho, SP

1550 Rádio Cacique, Capnivari, SP

1550 Rádio Imperial, Petrópolis, RJ

1560 Rádio Jornal, Leopoldina, MG

1590 Rádio Cultura, Andirá, PR

Brazilian States

AC: Acre

AL: Alagoas

AM: Amazonas

AP: Amapá

BA: Bahia

CE: Ceará

DF: Distrito Federal

ES: Espírito Santo

GO: Goiás

MA: Maranhão

MG: Minas Gerais

MS: Mato Grosso do Sul

MT: Mato Grosso

PA: Pará

PB: Paraíba

PE: Pernambuco

PI: Piauí

PR: Paraná

RJ: Rio de Janeiro

RN: Rio Grande do Norte

RO: Rondônia

RR: Roraima

RS: Rio Grande do Sul

SC: Santa Catarina

SE: Sergipe

SP: São Paulo

TO: Tocantins   

(Rudolf Grimm/Gayle Van Horn via Teak Publishing)

(copyright 2025-2026/Teak Publishing)

Audio for Jen's Eclectic Views & Real Deal for August 24, now available

 

 Jen's Eclectic Views & Real Deal for August 24 is now up and ready for you! 

 Jen's Cast Link

 https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/hpc6kqnyneta2gp1v47if/Jen-s-Eclectic-Views-Real-Deal-For-Sunday-August-24th-18-21-heard-on-Unique-R-Australia.mp3?rlkey=v5mi8wf2rcmkbboqwjr9dde6i&dl=0

 Live Stream for next week will be on Sunday, August 31, from 1800 to past 2200 UTC. There will be additional information as we move closer to programming..

 GB's All That World Jazz Show, and then I go on with my Labor Day End of Summer Special.

 http://uk4-vn.mixstream.net:8104/index.html 

 For your contact's pleasure

Jenur@proton.me

 Jen In The Rad