SABC considers Caribbean BC partnership

A delegation representing the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) yesterday paid a courtesy call on Minister of State in the Barbados Prime Minister’s Office, Reverend Joseph Atherley, and expressed an interest in partnering with the state owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). SABC Chairman, Sonwabo Funde, told the minister his company was seriously considering the feasibility of a partnership with CBC. According to him the SABC has the necessary resources to do so.

“We have a staff of 4000, an annual budget of US$650 million; we are managing three television stations and are very eager to create the fourth in the Caribbean,” he said.

Minister Atherley said that at the moment, government was in the process of strategically positioning CBC to be commercially viable, and such a partnership with the SABC seemed like “a good idea” in principle. “Government is looking forward to an improved situation at CBC in the near future and I sincerely hope that concrete arrangements can be made with both corporations”, the minister said.

Source: Barbados Advocate/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Internet radio now available

From C. Crane, comes news on the first internet radio now being available. Called the Wi-Fi Internet Radio, it is the first one of it's type available in the United States.

The radio costs $299, available at www.ccrane.com. You don't have to pay any subscription fees after that.

To learn more about this interesting project go to: www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/hoffman/4116640.html

International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend August 19-20

The International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend came into being from the Scottish Northern Lighthouses award weekend. Over the past seven years it has grown to over 380 lighthouses in some 51 countries around the world participating in the event.

The event is always held on the 3rd full weekend in August starting at 0001 UTC on Saturday and finishing at 2359 UTC on Sunday. It also now coincides on the Sunday with the International Lighthouse Day which is an event organised by the International Association of Lighthouse keepers wherby as many world lighthouses will be open to the public for the day.

The basic objective of the event is to promote public awareness of lighthouses and lightships and their need for preservation and restoration,to promote amateur radio and to foster International goodwill.

The event is NOT a contest, each station's operators decide how they will operate their station regards modes and bands. Participants are not committed to being on the air during the entire period - only as much as they can. There are no restrictions on aerials or power. We wish operators to enjoy themselves and have fun whilst making contact with as many amateur radio stations as possible.

As available space in many lighthouses is filled to capacity, our activity does not have to take place inside the tower itself. Field day type set-up at the light or other building next to the light is OK. Permission MUST be obtained from any interested parties.

Operation from faux or false lighthouses is discouraged as they are not within the spirit of the event.

Our guidelines require that the station must be AT or ADJACENT to the light. Adjacent means next to or as close as possible in the field next door. Rules about 'line of sight' or 'within 1000m' do NOT apply to this event.

If you wish to use ARLHS numbers for identification of the light you are at or adjacent to then that is OK.The onus is on operators to act within the spirit of the event, the object of which is to have a visible presence at or near the lighthouse because the event is used to obtain maximum exposure for our hobby.

The following are suggested frequencies only as they may not be legal in some countries. If you have the room for an antenna, it may even be worth trying 160 meters.

Morse Code 80m 3.510 - 3.540 kHz Centre 3.521 +/-
40m 7.005 - 7.035 khz " 7.021 +/-
20m 14.010 - 14.040 khz " 14.021 +/-
15m 21.010 - 21.040 khz " 21.021 +/-
10m 28.010 - 28.040 khz " 28.021 +/-

Voice 80m 3.650 - 3.750 kHz Center 3.721 +/-
40m 7.040 - 7.100 khz " 7.051 +/-
20m 14.125 - 14.275 khz " 14.221 +/-
15m 21.150 - 21.250 khz " 21.221 +/-
10m 28.300 - 28.400 khz " 28.351 +/-

Because it is NOT a contest you can operate on any authorised frequency as per your licence.

To assist other stations we request that participating CW stations add LT for lighthouse or LS for lightship, other stations add 'LIGHT', 'LGT' , 'LIGHTHOUSE' or 'LIGHTSHIP' after their call.Some stations obtain a callsign with the letter L in the suffix to assist other stations identifying them as a participating station in the event.

So come and join us in the fun of the weekend, establish a station at a lighthouse, lightship or maritime beacon.

If you decide to join in the fun fill in the online entry form with your details.This will enable other stations to be aware of who is participating in the event. You may also send you entry, or any questions regarding the rules, via email to Kevin vk2ce

Entry and entrants form can be found at: http://illw.net/

Australian DX Report No. 8 available for download

The Australian DX Report Audio File, Edition No. 8, is now available, at
http://livehouse.com.au/bob
Covering shortwave schedules, news, logs, and propagation, it includes three songs - hope you like them! Duration is 14 mins 30 secs.
This program will also be heard on WWCR on Sunday August 20 at 0200 UTC on 5070, and again on Tuesday August 22 at 0945 on 9985.
I will not be sending out any further alerts when new editions of the program are published. These will continue to be released weekly.
If you have note already done so, you should consider subscribing to the Program, via FeedBlitz (free!), which will send you notifications directly to your Email inbox when new editions are published. The sign-up box is at the Website. Very simple, Spam-free, and you also get a range of features from which to choose.
There have been 246 down-loads spread over the first seven programs. Comments are still invited, and welcomed, at the site. Don't be shy!

Regards from Melbourne

(Source:Bob Padula/DX Report)

MediaLine Radio program schedule

MediaLine Radio is a bi-weekly radio programme that airs on shortwave and the Internet, more information can be found at http://medialineradio.com.
The current edition of MediaLine Radio is now available at http://medialineradio.com . This edition of the program features half an hour of news and reports from the world of electronic media, science and technology. Plus, an episode of the classic mystery series, The Whistler. It airs at the following times:

Saturday, 1300 UTC, http://mp3.nexus.org
Saturday, 1900 UTC, http://mp3.nexus.org and 5775kHz
Sunday, 0030 UTC, http://mp3.nexus.org
Sunday, 0830 UTC, http://mp3.nexus.org and 9310kHz (or 13840?)

Also via WorldFM (see http://www.worldfm.co.nz).
(Source: via Henry Brice/ HCDX)

Corporation for Public Broadcasting announces 2007 radio grants

The US Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has announced that eleven organizations, each representing a single public radio station, have qualified for funding in Fiscal Year 2007 through CPB’s newly expanded Radio Community Service Grant program, bringing the number of organizations that will be receiving Radio CSGs to 406.

In September 2005, CPB’s Board of Directors approved several changes to the Radio CSG program, including an expansion of station eligibility for the program. Earlier this year, CPB announced its willingness to consider new applications to the Radio CSG program. The eleven organizations and their respective stations (listed below) are located in nine States. Contingent on Congressional approval of CPB’s budget, it is expected that the organizations will collectively be receiving over $1,000,000 in FY 2007.

Congress appropriates approximately $400 million annually to CPB. CPB, in turn, distributes these funds in accordance with a statutory formula, under which approximately 72 percent of funds go directly to 1,150 local public television and public radio stations. The CSG program is the largest grant program, accounting for $262.8 million in FY 2006. Stations use Community Service Grants for operational expenses; the production or acquisition of local and national programming; and to strengthen local services such as outreach initiatives and educational workshops.

Qualifying Stations:

KCLU-FM, Thousand Oaks, CA
KDUR-FM, Durango, CO
KRFC-FM, Fort Collins, CO
KGLT-FM, Bozeman, MT
KMFA-FM, Austin, TX
KMOJ-FM, Minneapolis, MN
WTIP-FM, Grand Marais, MN
KOHN-FM, Sells, AZ
WGDR-FM, Plainfield, VT
WGVV-LP, Rock Island, IL
WTMD-FM, Towson, MD
(Source: R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

VT Communications awarded Deutsche Welle broadcasting deal

Text of press release by VT Communications on 14 August

VT Communications, part of the support services and shipbuilding company VT Group, has been awarded a contract to broadcast a significant number of analogue and digital shortwave programmes for the German public broadcaster, Deutsche Welle.

VT Communications will broadcast an initial 90 hours per day of Deutsche Welle programmes, in 14 languages, from its network of UK and global transmission sites, targeting more than 108 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia and South America. The new arrangements will start from 1 January next year.

The five-year contract, which provides Deutsche Welle with a highly flexible and cost effective service, includes a significant potential increase in programme hours from May 2007.

Doug Umbers, managing director, VT Communications said: “We are delighted to be given the opportunity to play such a critical role in broadcasting a significant proportion of Deutsche Welle’s worldwide programmes. We are proud to be associated with such an internationally respected broadcaster and look forward to developing the partnership over the coming years”.

“We were able to respond to Deutsche Welle’s requirements in a technical and commercially creative way based on our extensive experience and understanding of the industry, and through our unique technical knowledge and capability.”

VT Communications, which already owns and operates shortwave and mediumwave transmitter sites worldwide, will make a multi-million pound investment in its sites in the UK and its partner site in Austria to facilitate Deutsche Welle’s analogue and digital broadcasts.

This will involve creating a newly re-engineered infrastructure to support the services required, including new transmitters, antennas and support infrastructure, demonstrating VT Communications’ commitment to providing state-of-the-art solutions for broadcasters in analogue and digital.

(Source: VT Communications website in English 14 Aug 06 via BBC Monitoring/R. Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Italy's IRRS revised A06 schedule

The following revisions for station IRRS, should extend until the October schedule adjustment. Thanks to Alfredo E. Cotroneo, CEO, and Hard Core DX. This schedule has been edited from the original posting, to reflect a more complete by-hour listing.
GVH

IRRS Revised A06 schedule (effective Aug. 7, 2006)

UTC/ days: as (Sat/Sun) mtwhf (Mon-Fri)
Target areas: eu (Europe) af (Africa) as (Asia) me (Middle East)

0700-0800 as 9310eu
0800-0900 as 9310eu
0900-1000 as 9310eu
1000-1100 as 9310eu
1100-1200 as 9310eu
1200-1300 f 15750af
1300-1350 s 15750as
1400-1500 s 9310eu
1600-1700 f 9310eu/me
1600-1700 s 9310eu
1700-1800 f 9310eu/me
1700-1800 s 9310eu
1800-1900 mtwhfas 9310eu/me
1900-2000 mtwhfas 5775eu
2000-2030 mtwh 5775eu
2000-2100 fas 5775eu
2100-2200 fas 5775eu

IRRS-Shortwave is operated by NEXUS-International Broadcasting Association based in Milan, Italy (http://www.nexus.org). Our broadcasts can be usually be heard in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East as a primary target area, and now to the Far East and West Africa via additional transmissions on 100 and 250 kW recently introduced in A06.
(Source: Alfredo E. Cotroneo, CEO,NEXUS-Int'l Broadcasting Association/HCDX)
Email: alfredo@nexus.org Web: www.nexus.org

Radio Taiwan Int'l testing new frequency

RTI has received reports of poor reception on 9610Khz in Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines and the Eastern part of Indonesia. As a result, we will begin test broadcasts on 11715 KHz for a period of five days starting Aug.19 (Taipei Time) to Aug. 25, from 08:00-09:00 UTC.

We invite listeners in these areas to tune in and offer us feedback so that we may better serve you!


(Source: http://english.rti.org.tw/)

Two new FM stations for Guinea

The operators of two recently-licenced private radio stations in Guinea, FM LibertΘ and Nostalgie-Guinee, have been told by the National Communications Council that their frequencies will be FM 101.7 and FM 98.2 MHz respectively. Abdoulaye Kouyat of Liberty FM and Djibril Sakho (president of the group Canal Saguiö which owns Nostalgie-Guinee) today received their licences from the government. Sakho says Radio Nostalgie-Guinee will start broadcasting tomorrow.

(Source: Guineenews/R Netherlands Media Network weblog)

VOA's Studio 7 signal jammed to Zimbabwe

In its weekly media update, the Media Monitoring Project of Zimbabwe (MMPZ) says it has been unable to receive a consistently clear signal from the Voice of America (VOA)’s Zimbabwe flagship programme, Studio 7 broadcasting service. “The steady droning interference appears to corroborate earlier reports that the Central Intelligence Organisation and engineers from the Ministry of Information were “now working flat out” to find ways of “completely” jamming the radio station’s broadcasts into Zimbabwe,” said the MMPZ. ”The jamming indicates a single-minded determination to ensure that the station’s broadcasts into Zimbabwe cannot be heard.”

When the jamming started in June, VOA spokesperson, Joe O’Connell was quoted by the Committee to Protect Journalists as saying only the mediumwave broadcasts were affected. But in the week under review the station’s shortwave signal also appears to have been interfered with. “For example, of the week’s Studio 7 shortwave bulletins that MMPZ tried to monitor, only three (1/8, 2/8 & 4/8) were mostly audible, but even then under constant interference. The other two (31/7 & 3/8) were completely muffled by a continuous grinding sound that specifically coincided with the start and end of the bulletin.”

(Source: MMPZ via zimbabwejournalists.com/R Netherlands Media Network weblog)

Iran enforces 'decadent' dish crackdown

Iran has launched a crackdown against “decadent” satellite television in the Islamic republic, raiding rooftops in Tehran and other major cities to seize hundreds of illegal dishes. The action followed a warning issued last month by Tehran’s metropolitan police chief to the country’s estimated three to four million satellite television watchers who defy the law. “The use of satellite dishes is prohibited by law and we ask people not to use this equipment anymore,” Morteze Talaie was quoted as saying in the press.

Police armed with warrants raided rooftops of large apartment blocks and high-rises in the chic northern and western areas of Tehran on Sunday and have conducted similar operations in other cities, witnesses and press reports said. ”Police seized scores of satellite dishes in Velenjak (northern Tehran) and after loading their vans, they took off,” a resident identifying himself as Hamid told AFP. Programmes broadcast on satellite channels are considered “decadent” by the authorities in the Islamic republic which frequently try to jam the airwaves.

(Source: AFP/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

VOIRI Iran Multilingual schedule update

The following A06 scedule update should carry listener's to the seasonal frequency adjustments in October 2006. We begin this update with Iran's English service.
GVH

IRAN Updated A-06 for Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran (VOIROI/IRIB):
UTC/ kHz
English 0103-0200 7235 9495 "Voice of Justice"
0200-0227 7235 9495 "Voice of Justice"
1030-1100 15600 17660
1100-1127 15600 17600
1530-1600 7370 9635
1600-1627 7370 9635
1930-2000 6205 7205 7540 9800 9925
2000-2027 6205 7205 7540 9800 9925

Albanian 0630-0727 13810 15235
1830-1927 9545 9570
2030-2127 9535 11830
Arabic 0230-0427 9685 9935 13790
0330-0427 9610 11875 "Voice of Islamic Palestinian Revolution"
0430-0527 9935 13790 13800
0530-1427 13790 13800 15150
1430-1627 15150
1630-0227 9935
Armenian 0300-0327 12025
0930-0957 9695 15260
1630-1727 7230 9780
Azeri 0330-0527 13710
1430-1657 6200
Bengali 0030-0127 5955 7135
0830-0927 11705
1430-1527 9520 9810 12090
Bosnian 0530-0627 13750 15235
1730-1827 7295 9860
2130-2227 7305 9810
Chinese 1200-1257 13735 15190 17535 17635
2330-0027 11785 11975 13715
Dari 0300-0627 11910 13740
0830-1427 9940 13720
1430-1457 9940
German 0730-0827 15085 15430
1730-1827 7540 11855 15085
French 0630-0727 13710 15430
1830-1927 7540 9905 13755 15085
Hausa 0600-0657 17810 17870
1830-1927 9925 11930
Hebrew 0430-0457 9610 11875
1200-1227 13685 15260
1900-1927 3985 5970
Hindi 0230-0257 15165 17635
1430-1527 11695 13805
Italian 0630-0727 11555 13770 15085
1930-1957 5910 7380
Japanese 1300-1327 13755 15555
2100-2127 9670 11990
Kazakh 0130-0227 7270 9795
1300-1357 11665 13615
Kurdish 0330-0427 7255 11920 Sorrani dialect
1330-1427 5990 Sorrani dialect
1430-1627 5990 Kirmanji dialect
Malay 1230-1327 15200 17555
2230-2327 5945 7310
Pashto 0230-0327 7130 9605
0730-0827 11990 15440
1230-1327 6175 9790 11730
1430-1527 7270
1630-1727 6000 7195
Russian 0300-0327 9650 11925
0500-0527 9855 11870 17595 17655
1430-1527 7165 9315 9580 9900
1700-1757 3985 7175
1800-1857 6205 7260
1930-2027 3985 7175
Spanish 0030-0227 9655 9905
0230-0327 9905
0530-0627 15530 17785
2030-2127 7300 7540 9650
Swahili 0330-0427 15265 15340
0830-0927 15240 17660
1730-1827 7165 9655
Tajik 0100-0227 6185 7285
1600-1727 5945 5955
Turkish 0430-0557 11685 13640
1600-1727 7165 9870
Urdu 0130-0227 7205 9480 9845
1330-1427 6000 9665 11695
1530-1727 7270
1730-1757 6175 7220
Uzbek 0230-0257 9740 11945
1500-1557 5945 5955
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Aug 7/WWDX BC Top News)

Radio Prague's search for old QSL map cards

Do you still have old QSL map cards from Radio Prague in your archives? Their latest contest is searching for these vintage cards from the 1960's, 1970's and 1980's era, and could be amidst your collection. Write a brief two-three line history of each card included with a scanned copy of the QSL. Winners will be chosen from drawn lots, and prizes are sure to appeal to DXers.
The contest closes August 25, so don't delay. Entry's should be mailed to: Radio Prague International, Vinohradska 12, 12099 Praha, Czech Republic or email to: deutsch@radio.cz.
(Source: www.radio.cz/de/aktuell/forum)

Indonesian loggings

Here's a quick look from WWDXC of recent logging observations from Indonesia. With the DX season nearing, propagation conditions will improve, and we'll likely see extended listings.
GVH

INDONESIA 3987.04 RRI Manokwari 1249-1303 Aug 7. Talks and mx to 1259 SCI, then Jakarta relay. Fair with ARO QRM.

3976.06 RRI Pontianak noted the past two days (8 and 9 August) with fair signal after being silent for 5 days. (John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer Aug 9)

7289.86 RRI Nabire Aug 09 0751-0818* 25442-25342 INSn, Music, 0800 Jakarta nx realy, ID at 0817, 0818 sign off. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Aug 11)

7289.86 RRI Nabire July 19 0754-0807 25442-35342 INSn, ID at 0800, RPK, 0801 Jakarta nx relay.

7289.86 RRI-Nabire July 26 0757-0803* 24442 INSn, ID at 0758, Talk and mx, 0803 sign off.

7289.86 RRI Nabire July 29 0753-0824* 34443 INSn, Talk and mx, ID at 0759 and 0823, 0800 Jakarta nx realy. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Aug 4)

15149.8, 1738-1755, Overseas Service of RRI, Aug 5, 1740 UT En ID and webaddress, pops.
(Finn Krone-DEN <www.krone-web.dk> wwdxc BC-DX Aug 6)

(Source: WWDXC-Top News)

A closer look at Nigeria

Since the recent news of Voice of Nigeria's plans for a new shortwave broadcasting center, (see August 5) WWDXC includes the following schedule.
GVH

NIGERIA
UTC/ kHz

Monitored schedule for Voice of Nigeria on August 4,5,6:
0500-0700 English on 15120, co-ch CRI in Chinese, ex 0630-0700
0700-0800 French on 15120
0800-0900 Hausa on 15120, ex 7255
0900-1000 Fulfulfe on 15120, ex 7255
1000-1200 English on 15120
1200-1300 English on 15120, co-ch RL in Kazakh
1300-1400 English on 15120, co-ch VOA in Russian
1400-1500 English on 15120, co-ch RL in Turkmen
1500-1530 Swahili on 15120, co-ch RL in Turkmen, ex 1600-1630 on 7255
1530-1630 Fulfulfe on 15120, co-ch RL in Turkmen till 1600, new txion
1630-1700 Arabic on 15120
1700-2100 English on 15120
2100-2200 French on 15120, ex 7255
2200-2300 Hausa on 15120, ex 7255
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Aug 7/WWDX-Top News)

Special DRM testing slated for BBC Thailand

The BBC relay site in Thailand is making some special DRM broadcasts this week for the ABU digital radio convention in Kuala Lumpur. These transmissions are on every day until Thursday 17th August at 0100-0400 UTC and 0800-0900 UTC on 9795 kHz.

(Source: James Briggs, VT Communications, via DRM Software Radio Forums/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

BBC plans clip-on digital radio

The BBC is drawing up plans for a plug-in gadget that turns MP3 players into digital radios.
Currently plans are at an early stage and there are no firm details for the capabilities of the gadget or how much it will cost.

There is also no timetable for when the add-on radio might appear.
"It's important for to us to make sure that people can listen to digital radio on their own terms," said a BBC spokesman.
Player power
Portable media players have grown in popularity recently and a study released at the end of June showed that ownership of them has doubled since 2003. The study by market research firm Ipsos reported that 20% of Americans over the age of 12 own one of the portable players.

Speaking about the plan for the gadget, the BBC spokesman said the broadcaster was carrying out feasibility studies to see how easy it would be to make and market the clip-on gadget. The study was also looking at the design of the product and what it would do.

"We have a duty to make sure digital radio is relevant and clearly portable MP3 players are a massive area of growth," he said.

The plug-in gadget would not be limited to playing the BBC digital radio stations. Versions might also be available for mobile phones and cars.

He would not name potential partners in the project but dismissed as "pure speculation" that Apple was involved.

Apple's iPod dominates the market for portable music players. Many people use a clip-on gadget for it called the iTrip to listen to their collection of tracks via FM radio. There are also many other gadgets and add-on extras for the iPod and other MP3 players.

The spokesman would not put a timetable on when the project would be finished but said: "We would like to get something out sooner rather than later."

(Source: BBC NEWS)

R Netherlands Program Preview Aug 12-18

Welcome to our weekly guide to Radio Netherlands' English Service - a list of the new programmes coming up on Radio Netherlands this week, beginning on Saturday.

SATURDAY 12 AUGUST
*** Weekend Connection ***
Every Saturday, the Newsline team brings you Weekend Connection, with thought-provoking reports on the issues making headlines in the Netherlands, Europe and beyond.
It's a lively mix of local color and "the big picture". One week you might hear how Dutch farmers are doing their part to combat bird flu, the next week it's about the worldwide attempt to punish crimes against humanity. Big or small, Weekend Connection covers it all!
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.00 (Australia/Asia/Far East), 12.00 (Eastern N America), 14.00 & 15.30(South Asia), 18.00, 19.30 & 20.30 (Africa), 00.00 (Eastern N America), 01.00 (Central N America), 05.00 (Western N America & New Zealand)

*** Vox Humana ***
"God Knows Why"
Vox Humana this week features a programme made by ABC producer Julie Kimberly. God Knows Why is the story of her aunt Janny who decided at the age of 20 to renounce the world and enter the cloistered order of the Carmelite Nuns where she became Sister Johanna of the Cross.
More than 40 years later, Julie Kimberly talks to her aunt and other family members about how this decision affected them all.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.27 (Australia/Asia/Far East), 11.27 (Eastern N America), 14.30 (South Asia), 18.27 & 20.00 (Africa), 00.27 (Eastern N America), 01.27 (Central N America), 04.27 (Western N America), 06.27 (New Zealand), 07.27 (Australia)
Repeated: Sun 1430 (South Asia), Sun 1900 (N America, Africa)

SUNDAY 13 AUGUST
*** World Wide Jazz Sessions ***
Amsterdam Forum and Dutch Extra are taking a summer break and will be back on Sunday 10 September.
While host Sarah Johnson prepares for a new season, join resident jazz expert Hans Mantel on Sundays for a celebration of some of the best in world wide jazz.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.45 (Australia/Asia/Far East), 11.45 (Eastern N America), 15.45(South Asia), 18.45 & 20.45 (Africa), 00.40 (Eastern N America), 01.40 (Central N America), 04.40 (Western N America), 06.40 (New Zealand), 0740 (Australia)

MONDAY 14 AUGUST
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.00 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.00 (Eastern N America), 14.00 & 15.30(South Asia), 18.00, 19.30 & 20.30 (Africa), 00.00 (Eastern N America), 01.00 (Central N America), 04.00 (Western N America), 06.00 (New Zealand), 07.00 (Australia)

*** The Research File ***
This week's Research File is all about smell.
We meet the electronic nose that is being taught to sniff out TB. We take a look at tiny worms, whose sense of smell is being harnessed to find out how drugs work in our bodies. And smelling a profit - how mining volcanoes on the ocean floor may be a multi-million dollar source of metals.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.27 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.27 (Eastern N America), 14.30 (South Asia), 18.27 & 20.00 (Africa), 00.27 (Eastern N America), 01.27 (Central N America), 04.27 (Western N America), 06.27 (New Zealand), 07.27 (Australia)
Repeated: Thurs 1500 (South Asia), Thurs 1900 (Africa)


TUESDAY 15 AUGUST
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.00 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.00 (Eastern N America), 14.00 & 15.30(South Asia), 18.00, 19.30 & 20.30 (Africa), 00.00 (Eastern N America), 01.00 (Central N America), 04.00 (Western N America), 06.00 (New Zealand), 07.00 (Australia)

*** EuroQuest ***
"The (Near End) of Summer Holidays"
The Dutch are caravan crazy. Wherever you drive in Europe, there they are, the family cars straining to pull massive caravans up the Alps, through Provence, and down to the Spanish Coasts. All Europeans do it, but none more so than the Dutch.
Camping and nudity seem to go together in Germany. Euroquest wonders why and visits a few German campgrounds. Aren't you glad this is radio? Bulgaria's an up and coming holiday destination and tourism has meant a building boom on the sub-tropical Black Sea Coast. But local environmentalists say vast areas of natural beauty are being ruined. If you're in France don't try to get anything done in August. The French have all checked out while the tourists checked in. But they're back - well, kind of....
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.27 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.27 (Eastern N America), 14.30 (South Asia), 18.27 & 20.00 (Africa), 00.27 (Eastern N America), 01.27 (Central N America), 04.27 (Western N America), 06.27 (New Zealand), 07.27 (Australia)
Repeated: Thurs 1500 (South Asia), Thurs 1900 (Africa)
Repeated: Mon 1500 (South Asia), Mon 1900 (Africa)

WEDNESDAY 16 AUGUST
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.00 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.00 (Eastern N America), 14.00 & 15.30(South Asia), 18.00, 19.30 & 20.30 (Africa), 00.00 (Eastern N America), 01.00 (Central N America), 04.00 (Western N America), 06.00 (New Zealand), 07.00 (Australia)

*** The Weekly Documentary ***
"Botswana: The Last Bushmen?"
20,000 years ago, San Bushmen made rock paintings deep in the heart of Southern Africa's Kalahari Desert. The paintings left by these ancient hunter-gatherers depict rhinoceros, elephant and antelope and they offer a tantalising glimpse of the Bushmen's lives and their culture - the daily struggle between man and his environment. In 21st century Botswana, the Bushmen are still facing that struggle. They've been evicted from their lands and are fighting for their culture and the right to determine their own future. Join Anna Yeadell for this week's documentary - "Botswana: The Last Bushmen?"
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.27 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.27 (Eastern N America), 14.30 (South Asia), 18.27 & 20.00 (Africa), 00.27 (Eastern N America), 01.27 (Central N America), 04.27 (Western N America), 06.27 (New Zealand), 07.27 (Australia)
Repeated: Thurs 1500 (South Asia), Thurs 1900 (Africa)
Repeated: Mon 1500 (South Asia), Mon 1900 (Africa)

THURSDAY 17 AUGUST
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.00 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.00 (Eastern N America), 14.00 & 15.30(South Asia), 18.00, 19.30 & 20.30 (Africa), 00.00 (Eastern N America), 01.00 (Central N America), 04.00 (Western N America), 06.00 (New Zealand), 07.00 (Australia)

*** Dutch Horizons ***
Rembrandt's most famous painting is without a doubt The Nightwatch. But the masterpiece, which draws thousands of visitors to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam every day, is incomplete - missing the edges cut off in the 18th century. On Dutch Horizons you'll hear how artist Alfred Eikelenboom is on a mission to have The Nightwatch restored to its original glory. This summer's theme on Radio Netherlands is family and on this week's edition of Dutch Horizons you'll meet a Russian family in Amsterdam. Irina Grivnina is a former Soviet dissident who made the headlines in 1985 when she asked for political asylum in the Netherlands. You'll hear how she and her family are doing today in Amsterdam, their hometown of 20 years.
And we look at a photo-project by Dutch photographer Roelof Bakker. He recently staged an exhibition in London called 365 days - composed of 365 photographs, one for each day of the year 2005.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.27 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.27 (Eastern N America), 14.30 (South Asia), 18.27 & 20.00 (Africa), 00.27 (Eastern N America), 01.27 (Central N America), 04.27 (Western N America), 06.27 (New Zealand), 07.27 (Australia)
Repeated: Thurs 1500 (South Asia), Thurs 1900 (Africa)
Repeated: Mon 1500 (South Asia), Mon 1900 (Africa)

FRIDAY 18 AUGUST
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.00 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.00 (Eastern N America), 14.00 & 15.30(South Asia), 18.00, 19.30 & 20.30 (Africa), 00.00 (Eastern N America), 01.00 (Central N America), 04.00 (Western N America), 06.00 (New Zealand), 07.00 (Australia)

*** A Good Life ***
Philosopher Henry David Thoreau wrote about the restorative value of trees to the human soul in his book "Walden; or, Life in the Woods". More than 100 years later, researchers are discovering that a pleasurable walk among trees and green space can calm an active child, refresh a tired mind, and make all of us feel better. The view of a tree outside a window can make an office worker more productive, a hospital stay shorter, or a prison sentence more bearable. Even in the most deprived inner city areas, trees and green space around buildings reduce crime and violence as well as promote a sense of community and well-being. Soundprint producer Jean Snedegar explores the power of trees to restore us, body and mind. This programme is part of our international broadcasting collaboration - Crossing Boundaries.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 10.27 (SE Asia/Far East), 11.27 (Eastern N America), 14.30 (South Asia), 18.27 & 20.00 (Africa), 00.27 (Eastern N America), 01.27 (Central N America), 04.27 (Western N America), 06.27 (New Zealand), 07.27 (Australia)
Repeated: Thurs 1500 (South Asia), Thurs 1900 (Africa)
Repeated: Mon 1500 (South Asia), Mon 1900 (Africa)
Repeated: Tues 1500 (S Asia), Tues 1900 (Africa)
(Source: Radio Netherlands)

Blog Logs

The following by-frequency listings, are from contributor logging's that were cut from my upcoming SWBC Logging column due to space. Thank you to all the contributors who share their monitoring with the magazine. Stay tuned for more Blog Logs!

All times UTC, English unless otherwise indicated, // parallel frequency. * sign-on, sign-off*
2325 VL8T Tennant Creek 1311. Call in car show, no sign of 2310 or 2485. (WS, CAN)
3215 USA, WWCR 0349-0356. Tips on home improvement project. (JW, TN)
4052.5 Guatemala, R Verdad 0358-0403 Spanish/English. Multi lang music to ID. (JW, TN)
4739.71 Vietnam, R. Son La 1, 1347. Distorted signal, unk lang, (not Vietnamese) (WS, CAN)
4790 Peru, R. Vision (tent) 0128-0142 Spanish. Religious svc to tune-out. (SB, NH)
4810 Mexico, R Transcontinental 0516-0529 Spanish religious prgm. (MM, SPN)
4830 Mongolia, R. Commentaries and music. (MM, SPN)
4974 Peru, R del Pacifico 0534-0606 Spanish. Religious cmmtry. (MM, SPN)
5015 Turkmenistan, Turkmen R 2110-2123. Turkmen. Mx & cmmtry. (MM, SPN)
5019 Solomon Is. SIBC. 1404+, BBC news relay w/ adjacent signal splatter. (WS, CAN)
5446 USA, AFR Key West 0418. Progrm on raising children. Good sinal. (JW, TN)
5910 Colombia, Marfil Estereo 0630-0710 Spanish. Ranchera mx to IDs. (M, SPN)
6010 Colombia, LV de tu Conciencia 0623-0655. Spanish relig program. (MM, SPN)
6019 Peru, R Victoria 0610-0625 Spanish. Ids & religious program. (MM, SPN)
6035 Colombia, LV del Guaviare 2235-2256 Spanish. Ads, Ids, local mx. (MM, SPN)
6120 Japan, R France Intl 1422-1455. African news roundup to IDs. (SW, CAN)
6185 Mexico, R Educacion 0705-0723 Spanish operas. (MM, SPN)
6925U USA, Pirate-James Bond R. Seven movie themes & IDs. (JW, TN)
6925U USA, Pirate-WBNY. IDs, musical parodies. Fair signal (JW, TN)
6955 USA, Pirate-WMPR. Techno mx w/ IDs. Fair-good signal. (JW, TN)
7250 Vatican City, Vatican R. 0605-0617. Traditions of pilgrimages. (JW, TN)
7440 Ukraine, R Ukraine Intl. Folk music to announcer's tlk. Fair signal. (JW, TN)
9265 USA, WMLK 1936-1943+. Text from Bro. Jacob. Fair signal. (HF, MI)
9410 Cyprus, BBC WS relay 2010. Interviews abt Middle East conflict. (BF, ME)
9485 Clandestine-Taiwan, Shiokaze (Sea Breeze) 1321-1330* IDs (WS, CAN)
9505 Cuba, R Rebelde 1115 Spanish. Program Haciendo Radio, news & temps. (MM, SPN)
9615 New Zealand, R NZ Intl. Interview abt NZ labor unions. (JW, TN)
9710 R Vilnius 0841-0900. Commentary & ID for English svc. (MM, SPN)
9745U Bahrain, R. Bahrain (tent) 2350-0001. Arabic mx to 0001 Bonaire s/on. (SB, NH)
9925 Germany, VO Croatia 2227-2229. IDs, skeds, local language 2229:25. (HF, MI)
11625 Italy, Vatican R. 2005-2016+. Catholic news from Uganda & Congo. (HF, MI)
11660 Czech Rep. R. Prague 2143+ talk on hot hot summer //9410 poor. (WS, CAN)
11760 Cuba, R Havana 0501. Talk on USN base at Guantanamo Bay. (JW, TN)
11770 UK, BBC 0419+ Ukranian svc via 500 kW Rampisham. // 9895, 9560. (WS, CAN)
11815 Brazil, R Brasil Central 2324-2335+ Portuguese. Pop mx to several IDs. (HF, MI)
11930 Belarus, Belarussian R. 0359-0412. ID as "Belaruskaya Radio" w/ news. (WS, CAN)
11940 Romania, R Romania Intl 2148+. Fair signal // 15465 barely audible. (WS, CAN)
12180 USA, WWRB 1835-1903+. Investigating Journal program. (HF, MI)
13630 Australia, Radio 2157-2206*. ID, sked. After 2200 // 13620, 15240, 15230. (HF, MI)
15240 Sweden, R. Eurosong Contest information. (BF, ME)
15260 Russia, Voice of Eritrea 1622. Presumed Tigrinya, fair-good reception. (WS, CAN)
15295 Malaysia, Voice of 1624+. Fair reception w/ 200 kW according to ILG. (WS, CAN)
15385 Spain, SFR/REE. 0012. Report on China/Spain economic plan. (BF, ME)
15515 Australia, Radio 0615. Sports news on swimming & auto racing. (JW, TN)
15575 Oman, BBC WS. 0349 Sports news on British Open to weather update. (WS, CAN)

Contributors
Scott Barbour, NH
Bob Fraser, ME
Harold Frodge, MI
Manuel Mendez, Spain/Cumbre DX
Walter Salmaniw, Canada