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SHORTWAVE AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1544, December 22-28, 2010
Wed 1630 WRMI 9955 [confirmed, jammed]
Wed 2000 WBCQ 7415 [confirmed]
Thu 0430 WRMI 9955
Thu 1600 WRMI 9955
Thu 2000 WBCQ 7415
Thu 2200 WRMI 9955
Fri 0430 WWRB 3185
Fri 1530 WRMI 9955
Fri 2130 WWCR1 7465
Sat 0900 WRMI 9955
Sat 0900 IPAR/IRRS/NEXUS/IBA 9510
[second, fourth, fifth Saturdays, maybe]
Sat 1500 WRMI 9955
Sat 1700 WWCR2 12160
Sat 1830 WRMI 9955
Sat 1900 IPAR/IRRS/NEXUS/IBA 6090
Sun 0330 WWCR3 4840
Sun 0730 WWCR1 3215
Sun 0900 WRMI 9955
Sun 1630 WRMI 9955
Sun 1830 WRMI 9955
Mon 1230 WRMI 9955 [NEW]
Tue 1630 WRMI 9955
Tue 2000 WBCQ 7415
Wed 0130 WRMI 9955
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** AFGHANISTAN [non]. THAILAND, 9360, Radio Mashaal via Udon Thani,
1102-1132 Dec 14, woman announcer with news in Pashtu. News features
with jingle IDs after the news. Fair (Rich D`Angelo, French Creek
State Park DXpedition No. 38, Ten-Tec RX-340, Drake R-8B and an Eton
E1, 500-foot wire essentially north for the RX-340 and 250-foot wire
essentially northeast for the R-8B and a whip antenna for the E1,
NASWA yg via DXLD)
** AFGHANISTAN [non]. 11955, R Sadaye Zindagi, via Wertachtal,
verified an electronic report to Media Broadcast with an electronic
reply in 1 day from Walter Brodowsky, TDF Group SW Project Leader and
Key-Account & Product-Manager SW. Walter indicated they were using a
250 kW transmitter in combination with a High gain curtain antenna
system HR 4/4/0/5 from Wertachtal using an antenna azimuth of 90
degrees. This is a new broadcasting service from Bible Voice
Broadcasting that commenced on Nov 12, 2010. The origin target area is
Afghanistan and he mentioned it was amazing that I was able to pick up
the back-beam of the signal in North America in such good quality
(Richard D’Angelo/NASWA, Wyomissing, PA, U.S.A., DSWCI DX Window Dec
15 via DXLD)
For the record: It's a 500 kW transmitter, run at half power. This is
often done on Media Broadcast transmissions, since it saves a
considerable amount of power costs for which a mere three decibels
have to be sacrificed (Kai Ludwig, Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
GERMANY, Some MBR changes:
Bible Voice Broadcasting Network (Radio Sadaye Zindagi) from Dec. 13:
1600-1630 on 11830!WER 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs in Dari, ex 11955*,re-
11895 --- ! co-ch BBC in English --- * to avoid BBC in Uzbek
(DX Mix News, Bulgaria, 17 Dec via WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DXLD)
CANADA [non]. GERMANY, Frequency change of BVBN R. Sadaye Zindagi in
Dari from Dec. 21:
1600-1630 NF 9445 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs, ex 11830, re-ex
11955/11895 (DX Mix News Extra 21 Dec via WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DXLD)
** ALASKA. There are a few directional stations in Alaska.
KRSA-580 is DA1 with main lobes N-S
KOAN-1020 is DA-N with most power going NE&SW
KICY, as Patrick mentioned, uses a DA after midnight to broadcast to
Russia
The Anchorage station on 650 had a DA to protect WSM when it came on
the air in 1969. The call at the time was KYAK. The station is now
non-directional.
There's no shortage of vacant land in Alaska, the least densely
populated state, but tower construction is difficult and costly. Plus
there's not much need for DA's up there given the state's remote
location (Bruce Portzer, WA, Dec 12, IRCA via DXLD)
I see Dennis in SW Washington indicated before I could that there is
at least one directional AM in Alaska. The last I knew there were two,
and the other one might be KJNP 1170 North Pole (near Fairbanks). I
know they at least used to be, back in the '70s, beaming NW at night.
I toured their facilities back in 1975 on my way back to the lower 48,
after living in Nome and working for KNOM 780 for a little more than a
year.
Tom Busch, who passed away suddenly last month, was my boss for the
latter part of time I was there. He was directly responsible for
building KNOM from 1969 to 1971, left to work in Fairbanks 1973-75 at
KIAK 970, and then returned to KNOM as GM from 1975-2005. He was very
influential in Alaska radio and a wonderful guy to work for and work
with. He was president of the Alaska Association of Broadcasters for a
year and a member of the organization for decades.
Nome's power is provided by diesel generators, and KNOM, I believe,
still gets its power from the city, but has back-up generators at both
the studio and transmitter sites. I still get KNOM's newsletter and I
try to follow what's happening in Alaska radio. The last time I
visited Nome was in 1992 but I hope to return again one of these days.
Speaking of the power output of Alaska radio stations, KNOM looked
into boosting power to 50 kW from their present 25 kW (days) some
years back, but decided it was too expensive. KNOM is 25 kW/14kW. They
drop power at night to protect KCAM 790, Glenallen, Alaska. This time
of year KNOM is on day power maybe 4 hours a day, but in June they are
on day power about 21 hours a day! The difference between winter and
summer daylight that far north is pretty amazing! (Stan Weisbeck,
Spokane, WA, ibid.)
** ALBANIA. 1457.577, CRI in Czech via Fllaka at 2239 UT Dec 19, usual
odd frequency (Wolfgang Büschel, Stuttgart, Germany, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** ALBANIA. 5870, Radio Tirana (Shijak listed) (tentative) at 2155 on
12/13. W talk in (listed) Albanian, vocal. Poor to fair in noise
(Gerry Dexter, Lake Geneva WI, NRD 545, TenTec 340, Mark (MK-1) and
Parker balanced doublet antennas, NASWA Flashsheet via DXLD)
5870? Not on this frequency now or ever that I know of. Must be typo
for 5970, 2130-2300, 100 kW non-direxional to W Europe (gh, DXLD)
** ANGOLA. 4949.8, RNA-Canal “A”, Mulenvos, 1907-1916, 17 Dec’10,
Portuguese, news bulletin; 35342 (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, dxldyg
via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ANTARCTICA. 15476, Antarctica, RN San Gabriel. 12/14 at 1345, 12/15
at 1251 and 12/17 at 1422, no signal from Antarctica (Lúcio Otávio
Bobrowiec, Embu SP Brasil, SW40 Dipoles and Longwire, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
If LRA36 appear again on 15476, I will certainly report it, but for
the record, still absent at the end of a fifth week, Friday Dec 17 at
1444 no trace of a signal.
It might be a good idea to seek its unique frequency at other
dayparts, in case they have changed schedule again without telling us.
Before M-F 12-15, it was M-F 18-21 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST) See PUBLICATIONS: WRTH
15476, RN San Gabriel. 12/20 at 1450, no signal from Antarctica (Lúcio
Otávio Bobrowiec, Embu SP Brasil, SW40 Dipoles and Longwire, dxldyg
via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ANTARCTICA. NEW SOUTH POLE STATION ACTIVE - Over the last several
weeks I have learned that the old South Pole Station has been
completely dismantled and all ant operations are now taking place at
the New South Pole Station (Amundsens Scott Base) including operations
from KC4AAA.
The new location has been assigned the number WAP-36. An announcement
has been made on the WAP web site with all the details, effective
dates, etc.
http://www.waponline.it/NewsInformation/tabid/178/Default.aspx
http://www.usap.gov/videoclipsandmaps/spwebcam.cfm
The current operator at KC4AAA is Andy WA2DKJ. He has been active for
a few weeks. He is on regularly 14243 at 0100-0400 UT. As always I
will encourage him to operate during times suitable for Europe and
Asia. They are running about 800w and a Telrex 6 element 20m
monobander, but have other antennas available as well.
Happy Antarctic DX Chasing this season. 73 de Bob K4MZU
http://k4mzu.ne (via I.C.P.O. Bulletin (17-24 December 2010), via
editor Dave Raycroft, Dec 16, ODXA yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DXLD)
** ARGENTINA. 15344.87, R Nacional Argentina, General Pacheco, Buenos
Aires, 2035-2052, Dec 05, Spanish, Live football, ID "...todo la pais
- Radio Nacional", 25332 (Patrick Robic, Leibnitz, Austria, DSWCI DX
Window Dec 15 via DXLD)
RAE heard 18 December 2010 at 0250 UT on 11710.7 USB per tip from
Glenn’s DX Program List. Heard the opening of RAE’s “DX Supplement”
feature program. Difficult reception caused me to move to USB, where
the signal was more audible, though still difficult to copy. Program
ended at 0255. SINPO=33333/2 (Ed Insinger, Summit, NJ, Dec 20, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
11710.7, RAE, General Pacheco, 1311-1329, 20 Dec’10, Castilian,
interviews, folk music; 35444 (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, dxldyg via
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** AUSTRALIA. 2368.5, R Symban, Peats Ridge, 1709-1752, Nov 11, non-
stop Greek music and songs, 25332 (Alexander Beryozkin, St.
Petersburg, Russia, DSWCI DX Window Dec 15 via DXLD) See also
PUBLICATIONS: WRTH
** AUSTRALIA. Check 120m almost every morning, but nothing from the
VL8s has made it here vs the high noise level for several weeks. Dec
20 at 1337, I am hearing music with a YL singer on 2325. Only a weaker
carrier on 2485, and unseemed any signal on 2310 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** AUSTRALIA [non]. PALAU/AUSTRALIA, Radio Australia in Burmese again
via T8HN Angel 4:
0100-0130 NF 17585 HBN 100 kW / 270 deg to SEAs, ex 11780 SNG
(DX Mix News, Bulgaria, 17 Dec via DXLD) it`s T8WH (gh, DXLD)
** BELARUS. 6155, Radio Belarus, 2120-2152 Dec 12, nice ID followed by
news read by two male announcers. Belarussian love song by a man
followed at 2135 followed by feature about education in Belarus. Fair
with no sign of listed //7360 and 7390 (Rich D`Angelo, French Creek
State Park DXpedition No. 38, Ten-Tec RX-340, Drake R-8B and an Eton
E1, 500-foot wire essentially north for the RX-340 and 250-foot wire
essentially northeast for the R-8B and a whip antenna for the E1,
NASWA yg via DXLD) Presumably in English (gh)
6155.00, Minsk Kalodzicy in Russian. An extreme 10 kHz wide signal at
2327 UT Dec 19, powerhouse S=9+40dB here in southern Germany (Wolfgang
Büschel, Stuttgart, Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BHUTAN. I heard for two days R Bhutan (Nov 21 and 22) as I informed
you (listen to the audio clip of SW reception on 6035 here and then
live audio from the website of BBS). After this no more heard on SW
(Samuel Cássio, São Carlos, Brazil, Dec 2, DSWCI DX Window Dec 15 via
DXLD)
I listened to the audio clip and can recognize the Bhutanese song from
my visit there. It is definitely this station! So it means that they
probably have had the engineer from India in Bhutan to repair the
transmitter and we may expect regular transmissions soon! (Anker
Petersen, Skovlunde, Denmark, ibid.)
** BOLIVIA. 4796, R. Lípez, Uyuni. December 16, 2238-2248 Pop music
style with Andean flute, male in Spanish talks on Happy Birthday
music, Andean music. Unreadable, 23322 (Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec, Embu
SP Brasil, SW40 Dipoles and Longwire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BOLIVIA. Hi Glenn, HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!! I have a few changes and
updates we had to execute at some of the newer Shortwave Stations I
built. [See also: GUYANA, LIBERIA, VANUATU]
The immediate project I am building as we speak, is RADIO JUAN XXIII,
in BOLIVIA. The owner is Bishop Stetter. The Frequency will be 6055.
It is a 5,000 watt, broadband, solid state transmitter. The antenna I
am building I have changed slightly. It is a "LAZY H ARRAY". It will
be Four (4) 5/8th wave elements, co-linear fed, horizontally
polarized. I am going to orient it so there is a "Major Lobe", aimed
at North America. It should give an Effective Radiated Power of
approximately 30 to 40 K.W. in our direction. I "BELIEVE", we should
be testing down there near the middle of February. I can't commit to
that. Just a guess.
O.K. Glenn, thank you again, for all you and your listeners do for me.
I feel part of a great brotherhood, and knowing that I have the
fellows to listen, and let me know how my work is doing, makes these
trips away from Shelly and the Kids, much more bearable. Please tell
everyone I said Merry Christmas - Happy Hanukkah - Happy New Year.
THANK YOU - 73 - (Jamie Labadia, Dec 18, WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** BONAIRE [and non]. TWR, PJB 800 historical discussion:
Nice to hear Bonaire in Spanish with a listenable signal last night,
however they did fade away to nothing for long periods of time.
Recently read that Bonaire might be returning to their old 500 KW
power in the near future. They presently use 100 KW.
In their early days, PJB used several different patterns depending on
what area they were targeting, and I know they had at least 4 towers.
On a flight from Miami back in the 70's, I was seated by an employee
of TWR who told me that PJB's signal pattern was directed north after
10 PM EST, in english for the Caribbean and North America. Recently
read on the CKLW nostalgia site that PJB had 7 different patterns.
That would explain why Bonaire's signal was so strong throughout
eastern and middle America in the 60's through the 80's (icangelp,
radio-info.com via Artie Bigley, DXLD)
PJB used to blast into the Chicago area in the late 60s and 70s
(radioman148, ibid.)
And in the Dallas area in the early 70's it was really interesting,
with PJB battling X-ROCK 80. But even with 500KW they usually lost
(jd, ibid.)
Quote from: Icangelp on Yesterday at 11:33:48 PM
Recently read that Bonaire might be returning to their old 500 KW
power in the near future. They presently use 100 KW.
Not likely. They scaled back because 800 is so crowded now in Latin
America.
Quote
In their early days, PJB used several different patterns depending on
what area they were targeting, and I know they had at least 4 towers.
On shortwave, yes. They had masts that held up curtain antennae that
could be selected and combined for directionality.
Quote
On a flight from Miami back in the 70's, I was seated by an employee
of TWR who told me that PJB's signal pattern was directed north after
10 PM EST, in english for the Caribbean and North America. Recently
read on the CKLW nostalgia site that PJB had 7 different patterns.
They had two modes on 800... nondirectional, and a directional mode to
aim at Brasil in early morning hours, AST. I visited the site in the
60's, and there was no other way to operate (David Eduardo [Gleason],
ibid.)
The site was reconfigured several times. I visited in 1996, when the
500 kW transmitter was still there, and they had at least three
operating modes then - ND for the Caribbean, south to Brazil and north
to North America. It was a five-tower array then, with only the center
tower driven and the others used as parasitics.
http://www.fybush.com/sites/2006/site-060526.html
(Scott Fybush, ibid.)
Yeah, that's about the only way that a variety of patterns can be
used. One or two of the passive antennas are added, and the lobe is
steered. The directionality is nothning like an end fire array such as
that of Martí-1180, but ceretaingly can be made to do a 6 to 9 db in
back side reduction and consequent increase in the front side.
We had one of these on Radio 10, Buenos Aires, 100 kw on 710. The 100
kw at a site quite close to Buenos Aires was not adequate to overcome
urban noise, so a passive tower was added to push the signal over Bs.
As. a bit more than the non-directional system. Even though the
passive tower was only a quarter wave, and the main tower a 1/2 wave,
it worked as desired and overcame interference even in the center of
the city. The lobe was not sharp, nor was the null.
As I recall, the English speaking target was really Jamaica, the
Windward Islands, etc. The Spanish target was the coastal SW
Caribbean, but a tough proposition due to stations on 800 in
Guatemala, Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, etc.
At the time I visited, there were 4 shorter towers which had the SW
antennae hung from them, and a big (with nothing higher than a phone
pole, it is hard to get a reference) perhaps 500 foor insulated tower.
It was a beautifully built site, immaculately clean. Of course, the
"salitere" or salt air was very corrosive and did great damage to the
antenna systems.
I really have a hard time believing that the high power AM would be
brought back. Not only are there big signals all over on 800, but AM
usage in the target area is at a dismally low point, with stations
going off the air and not returning; over half of the remaining El
Salvador AMs are evangelical and several of the national news and
sports nets are gone, removed to FM only (David Eduardo, ibid.)
Here in Warminster PA, I've picked up PJB Bonaire on 800 many times at
night along with CKLW in Windsor ON/Detroit, after local WTMR signed
off (Ryan Howard, ibid.)
http://www.arrl.org/news/surfin-beyond-bonaire-it-was-like-magic
Surfin’: Beyond Bonaire -- It Was Like Magic
10/29/2010 By Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU Contributing Editor
…Lauren Libby, W0LD, International President/CEO of Trans World Radio
International wrote, “I read with great interest your comments
regarding hearing TWR (Trans World Radio) Bonaire as an SWL. We still
broadcast from Bonaire on 800 kHz. The shortwave facility is no longer
on Bonaire and is covered from Guam, Swaziland and several other
locations on the globe.”
He added, "We used to be at 500,000 W, downgraded to 100,000 W and are
in the process of going back to 500,000 W.”
I promised to listen for TWR’s 800 kHz signal this winter...
http://www.thebig8.net/intro.html
Introduction to The Classic CKLW Page
…Note: In March of 2003, I received an e-mail from Kelvin Schubert of
Nenana, Alaska, who wrote in regard to the mention of station PJB on
this page. He wrote, "Dear Jack, I was reading your web contribution
to CKLW. I noticed a comment about PJB, Bonaire one of the 800 kHz
stations to give CKLW trouble. I worked at PJB during the late 70's
and early 80's. One thing you need to know about the station is that
it was legally licensed and operated with 500,000 KW [sic] of power.
The station did not have a problem with keeping its pattern nor
qualified engineers. It in fact had seven different patterns.
The station operated very much like a shortwave station and changed
its pattern depending on the language program it was airing. Each
night at 10:00 EST the antenna pattern was changed to due north for
the English language service. PJB was heard very well up and down the
eastern sea board. Depending on the sun spots it was heard better in
the north country of Canada. It is my understanding that it has now
cut back to operating as a 50KW station airing to the Caribbean
region. Thanks for the radio history on your page." And thank you to
Mr. Schubert for finally explaining why I often had to reluctantly
retune my radio from CKLW to WABC or WCFL or WLS at 10:00 PM, all
those years ago!
In '09 & '10, employees and volunteers were refurbishing the antenna
system for 800 KHZ. I do know the towers needed considerable repair,
but I don't know if the makeover was related to a power upgrade made
necessary by the crowded condition on the frequency (both via
icangelp, ibid.)
Scott, thanks for the link to the Bonaire visit. I've never heard
PJB/TWR, for I'm far too close to CKLW, I suspect. But as a teenager,
I did listen to one of the facilities you feature on that page - Radio
Nederland's (now Radio Netherlands in English) Bonaire relay facility.
RN had a healthy English language service, including shows like "DX
Jukebox" and the weekend entertainment show "Happy Station" (done in
both English and Spanish versions by Tom Meijer) (OhioMediaWatch,
ibid.)
Quote from: Icangelp on Today at 09:06:18 AM ``One thing you need to
know about the station is that it was legally licensed and operated
with 500,000 KW of power. The station did not have a problem with
keeping its pattern nor qualified engineers.``
I was always amused by this kind of statement. In essence, we have a
nation made up of some rock in the sourthern caribbean which is not
even a signatory to an agreement with Colombia and Venzuela, one of
which is visible from Bonaire, which decides it can license an
international broadcast station with only minimal respect for existing
allocations.
Example: when "PJB" signed on, using 800 AM, it was using 500,000 kw
just a matter of about 170 miles from a 10 kw fulltime AM serving
Maracaible and the Lake Maracaibo area out to places like Cabimas,
etc. It became unusable even inside the city limits of Maracaible. And
also on 800 was another 10 kw station in Bucaramanga, Colombia. While
not affected daytime, the RCN station on 800 was decimated at night,
as were stations on 800 in Panama City, Panama and Guayaquil, Ecuador,
all duly licensed and pre-existing operations redering valuable
services to their communities. On what basis was PJB licensed to
destroy the operations of radio stations in at least four countries?
(David Eduardo [Gleason], http://www.americanradiohistory.com -
Radio's Online Library, ibid.) (all via Artie Bigley, DXLD)
** BRAZIL. 4915, R Daqui, Goiânia, GO, new schedule monitored: 0800-
2200. 11830: 0800-2000 (Samuel Cássio, São Carlos, Brazil, Dec 2,
DSWCI DX Window Dec 15 via DXLD)
Please note that this region of Brazil at present has Daylight Saving
[sic] time (Ed. Anker Petersen, Skovlunde, Denmark, ibid.) Heard late
at 2206-2215, Dec 09, Brazilian songs, ID: "A Rádio Daqui", 24322
(Manuel Méndez, Spain, ibid.)
** BRAZIL. 4965, Radio Alvorada - Parintins (presumed) at 0434 on
12/17. With a long stretch of piano music. Not parallel to 9430-Zambia
(Gerry Dexter, Lake Geneva WI, NRD 545, TenTec 340, Mark (MK-1) and
Parker balanced doublet antennas, NASWA Flashsheet via DXLD)
Unwarranted assumption, since CVC on 4965 is a separate service and
would not be // 9430 1Africa tho both from Zambia, q.v. (gh, DXLD)
** BRAZIL. 9587.9, Super R Deus é Amor, São Paulo, SP, 1913, Dec 05,
male pastor with emotional religious programme in Portuguese, fading
in (Graham Bell, Cape Town, South Africa, DSWCI DX Window Dec 15 via
DXLD)
** BRAZIL. 11780, RNA, Dec 21 at 0626, already on the air earlier than
usual, guitar music, habitual morning DJ with reverb. SSOB by far,
rivaled only by WYFR 11530, 11580.
5990, Dec 21 at 0828, very strong with romantic Latin music, similar
to RNA 11780 but not //. Presumably R. Senado, another 250 kW
transmitter at Brasília. WRTH still does not attempt to publish hours
for any Brazilian SW stations, but Aoki shows 0850-2100 for this
ZYE773. Eibi shows 0750-2100, so go with that: probably starts an hour
earlier currently due to DST. These bigsigs are missing from HFCC.
Fortunately the other 49m frequency, 6185 for RNA, remains inactive
and clear for XEPPM (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 15190, Radio Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte, 0824-0850, 18-
12, Portuguese, male, program: "Trem Caipira", "Agora 6 y 28".
Interference from Radio Africa. 33433 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain,
Logs in Friol, 27 km W of Lugo, Grundig Satatellit 500 and Sony ICF SW
7600 G, Cable antenna, 10 meters, faced WSW, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
15190, Dec 19 at 2234, poor signal with Brazilian music, so must be R.
Inconfidência; possibly second carrier, but R. Africa normally
dominates if on, so perhaps was off earlier on this Sunday (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
BRASIL, 6010, R. Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte MG, 2246-2305, 17
Dec’10, prgr Desporto pelo Ar, prgr announcements, news bulletin at
2300; 34432; // 15190 fair-good.
15190, R. Inconfidência, 2233-2253, 17 Dec’10, prgr Desporto pelo Ar,
announcement for classical music prgr Mestres da Música; 34443, QRM de
R. Africa, GNE (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST) + many other Brazilian logs in the dxldyg
** CAMEROON. 6005, 0715 17 Oct, CRTV, talk in English, regional
politics, 32322 (Dzever Ishenge, Benue State, Nigeria, Dec World DX
Club Contact via DXLD) Buea, reconfirmed tho hardly heard beyond
Nigeria (gh, DXLD)
** CANADA. 6030, CFVP Calgary, 1917 Dec 17, ads for Butterball Turkey
and Shell. “Classic Country AM 10-60” ID and into Calgary Stockyard
report with livestock market prices. Fair. (Sellers-BC)
6160, CKZU Vancouver, 1755 Dec 17, “The Current” hosted by Linden
McIntyre, interviewing native poet. Very good (Harold Sellers, Vernon,
British Columbia, sitting beside Kalamalka Lake, DXing from my car
with an Eton E1 and Sony AN1 active antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** CANADA. 6195, CRI strong in English at 0450 on 12/17, presumed via
Sackville. EiBi does not show this and Aoki only from *0500 (Gerry
Dexter, Lake Geneva WI, NRD 545, TenTec 340, Mark (MK-1) and Parker
balanced doublet antennas, NASWA Flashsheet via DXLD)
HFCC shows three hours in a row of CRI English via Sackville at 0300-
0600, but on 6190 (where I always hear it), not 6195 (gh, DXLD)
** CANADA. I Love CBC petition aims to save the CBC
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting has launched a petition to re-affirm
the importance of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The I Love
CBC petition was launched on 13 December in response to a statement by
Dean Del Mastro, parliamentary secretary to the minister of Canadian
Heritage, on 23 November. During a standing committee on Canadian
heritage hearing, Del Mastro stated publicly, “Maybe it’s time we get
out of the broadcasting business.”
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting is calling Prime Minister Stephen
Harper’s government a significant threat to the CBC and they are
collecting signatures for a petition to save the public broadcaster.
As of Monday (20 December), Friends of Canadian Broadcasting has
collected 48,000 signatures [49,994 at the time of this post], with a
goal to deliver 50,000 signatures to members of Parliament.
Visit the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting website for more
information and to sign the petition. http://www.friends.ca/
(Source: www.straight.com) (December 21st, 2010 - 15:36 UTC
by Andy Sennitt, Media Network blog via WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DXLD)
** CANADA. The Shepherd and EBU "Joy To the World Concert"
The annual reading of The Shepherd will be heard on Christmas Eve
during the program As It Happens (CBC Radio 1-fw) at 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
(+1/2 hour in Newfoundland).
The annual EBU "Joy to the World Concert" will air on CBC Radio 2 on
Sunday, December 19 at 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST (Live to Maritimes)
http://www.cbc.ca/contact/announcements/
(Fred Waterer, Ont., Dec 18, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. Age Of Persuasion will begin podcasting in January but
Terry O. didn't want to just say so, just like that. He wanted one and
all to hear his Big Announcement in his own voice:
http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/aop_20110103_42814.mp3
(Clara Listensprechen, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHAD. One of those adjacent frequencies [to 6162, presumed ZAMBIA]
has RD. Nationale Thadienne, Gredia, on 6165: 1815-..., 19 Dec,
Arabic, news (presumed), long names list (obituary?), talks until
approx. 1900 and then traditional songs; 44444, adjacent QRM (Carlos
Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, Dec 19, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
CHADE, 6165, RD. Natle. Tchadienne, Gredia, 1815-1927, 19 Dec’10,
Arabic, news (p), long names list (obituary?), talks, traditional
songs, French used later; 44444, adj. QRM (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
6165.00, Chad with typical African music and in French language, S=5
at 0545 UT Dec 20 (Wolfgang Büschel, Stuttgart, Germany, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHILE. RADIO FM 45 A 50 MHZ --- BOA NOITE! ALGUEM TEM AS
FREQUENCIAS DAS RADIOS FM EM 6 METROS? SEGUNDO FUI INFORMADO É DO
CHILE; ELAS ESTÃO NA FREQUENCIA DE 45 A 50 MHZ SE NÃO ME ENGANO.
OBRIGADO (RONALDO PU2TRZ LOUVETEL, 19 Dez, radioescutas yg via DXLD)
Olá Ronaldo, Verique as frequências, localização e demais dados das
emissoras no site abaixo: http://www.qsl.net/ce3sad/6m.html
73's (Ronnan PP2RON Werneck, ibid.) viz.:
Confirmed Stations on the air in 2010 from North to South
Freq Call Power Watts City Locator Reporter
48,2 XQA-241 1000 Antofagasta FG46 CE1GWR
47,75 XQA-??? 1000 La Serena FG40 CE2NXW
47,9 XQB-010 5000 Santiago FF46 CE3SX
48,3 XQB-155 1000 Santiago FF46 CE3SX
72,6 XQB-146 3000 Santiago FF46 CA3SOC
48,0 XQD-224 1000 Temuco FF31 CE6LWJ
48,3 XQD-205 ???? Valdivia FF30 CE6RC
49,2 XQD-?? ???? Osorno FE39 CE6TAB More soon...
El siguiente listado se origina en el organismo oficial que entrega
licencias para radiodifusión en Chile, la Subsecretaria de
Telecomunicaciones. Algunos amigos me han reportado recepción en otras
frecuencias a lo cual solo puedo decir que son emisiones sin concesión
o son estaciones que transmiten fuera de frecuencia.
Estas emisoras son RADIOS FM como cualquier otra, NO SON RADIO ENLACES
(links estudio planta tx), solo que se utilizan en modo privado para
ambientar espacios públicos o privados con música suave. En el caso de
XQB-146 transmite en forma exclusiva para buses (omibuses, colectivos
o como le llamen tu país) y se llama RadioBus. Creo que en USA le
denominan Muzak a este tipo de emisiones.
Todas polarizan sus transmisiones en forma circular.
Frecuencia Señal Potencia Watts Localizador Ciudad
47,2 XQA-238 FG41 Vallenar
47,2 XQA-237 FF49 Ovalle
47,2 XQC-235 FF45 Rancagua
47,2 XQC-233 FF44 Talca
47,2 XQD-299 FE34 Coyhaique
47,4 XQA-230 500 FG57 Calama
47,4 XQC-234 FF34 Constitución
47,4 XQC-230 FF44 Linares
47,4 XQC-239 FF32 Angol
47,4 XQD-225 FD46 Punta Arenas
47,6 XQA-240 FG49 Iquique
47,6 XQD-219 FF31 Temuco
47,6 XQD-231 FE39 Osorno
47,9 XQA-156 250 FG4Ø La Serena
47,9 XQB-072 1000 FF46 Viña del Mar
47,9 XQB-010 5000 FF46 Santiago
47,9 XQC-166 500 FF45 Rancagua
47,9 XQC-068 1000 FF33 Concepción
47,9 XQD-110 FF3Ø Valdivia
48,0 XQC-232 FF45 San Fernando
48,0 XQD-224 FF31 Temuco
48,2 XQA-241 FG46 Antofagasta
48,3 XQA-284 FG4Ø La Serena
48,3 XQB-178 FF46 Viña del Mar
48,3 XQB-155 1000 FF46 Santiago
48,3 XQD-205 FF3Ø Valdivia
48,4 XQD-218 FE39 Osorno
49,2 XQA-242 FH41 Arica
49,2 XQA-244 FG49 Iquique
49,2 XQA-243 FG4Ø La Serena
49,2 XQB-171 FF46 Viña del Mar
49,2 XQB-163 FF46 San Antonio
49,2 XQC-237 FF43 Chillán
49,2 XQC-239 FF33 Concepción
49,2 XQC-238 FF32 Los Angeles
49,3 XQA-234 FG57 Calama
49,3 XQB-153 1000 FF46 Santiago
49,4 XQC-231 FF44 Curicó
49,6 XQA-239 FG46 Antofagasta
72,4 XQD-006 250 FD46 Punta Arenas
72,6 XQA-229 1000 FG49 Iquique
72,6 XQA-158 100 FG57 Calama
72,6 XQA-157A 800 FG42 Copiapó
72,6 XQA-229 1000 FG49 Iquique
72,6 XQB-146 3000 FF46 Santiago
75,6 XQB-029 FF46 Valparaíso
(via DXLD)
** CHINA. The CNR launched a new channel to broadcast in the ethnic
group language Uigur Friday and its existing channel for ethnic
Tibetan group began to broadcast in three Tibetan dialects the same
day. Source: Xinhua news agency, Beijing, in English 0000 gmt 17 Dec
10 (via BBCM via DXLD) Involves SW; is this really new? (gh, DXLD)
** CHINA [and non]. CRI LAUNCHES FM SERVICE IN BUDAPEST
China Radio International (CRI) has launched an FM service in
Budapest, Hungary. With this addition, CRI now has a total of 51
overseas FM services. CRI now broadcasts in Hungarian for 11 hours on
92.1 FM in Budapest, which covers the 2.5 million people living in the
capital. All of the programmes will be produced in China. According to
CRI’s Hungarian website, the frequency is being rented from Klasszik
Radio. (Source: China Radio International) (December 19th, 2010 -
15:45 UTC by Andy Sennitt, Media Network blog via DXLD)
3 Comments on “CRI Launches FM Service in Budapest”
1. #1 Keith Perron on Dec 20th, 2010 at 03:16
And what is the West doing? Nothing. The West is just sitting in the
waste side doing nothing at all. Don’t tell me governments in Europe
can’t budget a few million Euros to do the same in other countries. I
don’t believe it. When you consider how much money is wasted everyday,
10million or 15 million is nothing. Scandinavia could be smart.
Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden could create one service for the
region. I know the EU have the Euronet partnership. My question is
what are they doing? I personally think this partnership must be
managed the same way as DRM. With typical European burocracy where
nothing gets done. I wonder when people will wake up. I know! When
it’s too late.
2. #2 jolyon curran on Dec 20th, 2010 at 07:42
Actually there are historical precedents for this. Over centuries the
Chinese have mistakenly thought they can buy friendship abroad. The
problem is that audiences outside China are better informed than
audiences in China. Audiences are selective in what they watch and
what they believe. News from Beijing is too obviously just a very
unsophisticated propaganda tool, wielded by a very unsophisticated
government.
Let the Chinese government waste money on their propaganda machines -
it won’t change international opinion of it. The hizzy fits the world
was treated to by CCTV over the latest Nobel Peace prize just shows
where their governments mind is!
3. #3 Kai Ludwig on Dec 21st, 2010 at 13:50
Quite ironic, since this is the frequency abandoned by BBC World
Service and RFI in last year:
http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/end-of-bbcwsrfi-on-fm-in-hungary
Asking what “the West” is doing appears to be another question. I’m
absolutely sure that BBC, DW etc. (I exclude the US operations on
purpose) would not miss an opportunity to get programmes on FM in
Beijing. The real point here is that such an opportunity is
unthinkable, while CRI now also manages to get on FM in Europe after
leasing airtime on one of the forgotten mediumwave dinosauruses after
another.
But Keith also reminds me of another aspect: Do you remember all the
broadcasting activities around the elections in Belarus in 2006?
Nothing like this in this year. Radio Racyja, which used to be funded
by the Polish government and used also the 750 kW mediumwave
transmitter in Silesia? Now just a small FM operation that just barely
reaches Grodno and Brest. European Radio for Belarus, one of the
products made by a Berlin-based PR company through a EU contract –
what became of this? The Belarus service from DW, arranged through
another, smaller EU contract – yes, it still lingers around, thanks to
the Russian service being able to put it together without much further
expenses. Quite remarkable how all this has been forgotten for the
next round that just took place (MN blog comments via DXLD)
** CHINA. 9450, Firedrake jammer at 0439 on 12/18 (presumed) vs. Sound
of Hope. (Dexter, WI)
9470, CNR-1 jammer under BBC Singapore at 2221 on 12/14 (Dexter, WI)
9545, CNR-1 jammer weak in Mandarin at 2227 on 12/14 (Gerry Dexter,
Lake Geneva WI, NRD 545, TenTec 340, Mark (MK-1) and Parker balanced
doublet antennas, NASWA Flashsheet via DXLD)
9545 is vs VOA Chinese via Tinang (gh, DXLD)
[and non]. CNR1 jamming, with echo, on several frequencies Dec 20: at
1438 on 9785 big clash with VOA Chinese via Tinang, PHILIPPINES. Same
thing on 9825 but not as strong.
At 1521 on 7540, BBC Mandarin via THAILAND is getting the same
treatment, ditto on 9605 via SINGAPORE. Also // CNR1 jamming on 9450
vs Sound of Hope (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CONGO REPUBLIC. 6115, R Congo, Brazzaville, 1753, Dec 04, animated
chat in vernacular, music clip then coverage of a live event in French
with drums and cheering, fair (Graham Bell, Cape Town, South Africa,
DSWCI DX Window Dec 15 via WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DXLD)
6115, R. Congo, Brazzaville, 1813-1821, French for Radio Journal; it
seems they closed shortly afterwards; 32441, adjacent QRM (Carlos
Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, Dec 19, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DX
LISTENING DIGEST) 6115, R. Congo, Brazzaville, 1813-1821, 19 Dec’10,
French for news bulletin Radio Journal; 32441, adj. QRM; it seemed to
be off shortly after the end of the bulletin (Carlos Gonçalves,
Portugal, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** COSTA RICA [and non]. 5954.2, R. República extended (all-night?)
broadcast continues, Dec 16 at 0634, but the DentroCuban Jamming
Command is now aware of it, with pulse jamming. So far, R.R. is still
readable (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
5954.22, ELCOR - Radio República, 0930-0950, Dec 17, on extended
schedule with Spanish talk. Fair level but poor overall reception due
to adjacent channel splatter, but at least there is no jammer (Brian
Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest)
So perhaps the jamming I heard was unintentional, left over from
earlier hours like on so many other frequencies (gh, DXLD)
R. República from Costa Rica outlet was audible again this morning on
previously reported 5954.24 from 0900 on. 73, (Martien Groot, Schoorl,
Netherlands, Dec 18, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CROATIA. 6164.981, Croatian Radio Deanovec in Croatian language,
slightly odd frequency at 0725 UT Dec 20. On Dec 19 at 2320 UT on
3985.122 kHz, S=6-8 varying level.
6165.000 even! Croatian Radio Deanovec in Croatian language, S=8
signal at 0730 UT Dec 21. The engineer in Zagreb calibrated the
frequency this morning (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
[non]. PHILIPPINES, HRT Voice of Croatia in Croatian/English now on
air: 0700-1100 on 17860 PHT 250 kW / 150 deg to AUS, ex SNG 100 kW /
135 deg (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, 17 Dec via WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DXLD)
UK, Test transmissions of HRT Voice of Croatia in
Croatian/English/Spanish via BABCOCK
0100-0300 on 6110 WOF 125 kW / 294 deg to NWAm Mon-Wed
0300-0400 on 5925 RMP 250 kW / 300 deg to NWAm Mon-Wed
0400-0500 on 5920 RMP 250 kW / 300 deg to NWAm Mon-Wed
(DX Mix News Extra 21 Dec via WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DXLD) Dates,
duration? (gh, DXLD)
6110, music from V. of Croatia, Dec 22 at 0128 about the same level as
// Germany 7375 but probably not synchronized; not audible on [non
non] 3985. 6110 is a test via Woofferton UK at 01-03, 294 degrees, to
be followed by Rampisham 5925 at 03-04, and 5920 at 04-05, both 300
degrees, to ``NWAm, Mon-Wed`` per DX Mix News, Bulgaria --- so was
this the last of three nights doing it? Perhaps to remind M&B they
have competition (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** CUBA. 640, Radio Progreso, Guanabacoa, Ciudad de la Habana. 0040
December 15, 2010 and 0033 December 16, 2010. Noted sporadic wobbling
on this one. Always nice (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida USA,
27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA [and non]. DentroCuban Jamming Command with pulsing at same
rate, Dec 16 at 0624 on 9955 vs WRMI, 9825 vs Martí [non], and 9490 vs
República [non]. Way to go! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
See also COSTA RICA; USA: WRMI
On 6 frequencies at 0730 UT. Habana heute morgen wieder auf 6
Frequenzen zu hoeren. Dez/Jan ist halt Saison hier bei uns fuer diese
lateinamerikanischen Signale aus CUB und MEX 6185 auch.
6050 S=7-8
6060 S=9+20dB
6150 S=9+20dB
6039.90, 100 Hz OFF frequency, mit einer Brummstoerung der Interferenz
mit Belarus 6040.00 kHz.
[I have sometimes heard a trace of RHC on 6040, but not convinced it
was a leapfrog 6060 over 6050, rather than receiver overload --- gh]
5040 S=9+20dB, Nachrichten um 0729 UT, 100 kW.
A Muckesaeckle schwaecher, Rebelde auf 5025 kHz mit S=9+10dB, only 50
kW (Wolfgang Büschel, Dec 15, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 18 via DXLD)
Cuba at this moment has not one, but two transmitters operating
regularly on the Tropical Bands -- 60 meters, 5025 R Rebelde and 5040
R Havana Cuba. Both are using Near Vertical Incidence Skywave antenna
systems designed and built by us for optimizing the coverage of the
Cuban archipelago. Power of the transmitters are 50 kW for R Rebelde
and 100 kW for R Havana Cuba. Both frequencies are properly registered
with the ITU, Geneva.
We may soon start a test transmission on the 90 meters band, that is
pending the availability of an antenna capable of operating on that
band. The frequency may very probably be 3365, as it was already
registered with the ITU for use by R Rebelde. But in the tests will be
done with the R Habana Cuba programs. I am now reviewing the time
segment for the tests, that will probably be between 0200 and 0600 UT
(Prof. Arnaldo Coro, Host of Dxers Unlimited R Havana Cuba, Havana,
Cuba, Dec 4, DSWCI DX Window Dec 15 via WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DXLD)
Cuba on 3365, 5025 or 5040 are not on the frequency list published by
the HFCC, dated Nov 02, 2010, so all must be for domestic purposes!
(Anker Petersen, Skovlunde, Denmark, DSWCI DX Window Dec 15 ed., via
DXLD)
That is not the criterion for HFCC entries, which do include numerous
domestic services, tho hit-and-miss. It`s because as an outlaw
station, RHC refuses to participate in HFCC.
The big signals on 5025 and 5040 here belie the NVIS claim – maybe so,
but it`s far from the efficiency claimed, bleeding out plenty kW to
the rest of the world. Furthermore, since 5040 carries English and
French broadcasts it`s obviously intended to reach beyond Cuba, at
least to Haiti and other French- and English-speaking areas, duh.
Obviously it should bring English best to S Florida where higher
frequencies overskip (Glenn Hauser, DXLD)
[Re Arnie Coro`s comments in DSWCI DX Window]: All other big
broadcasters register on the private organization HFCC meetings, but
Arnie Coro reports to ITU Genève list instead, which is less
significant (Wolfgang Büschel, BC-DX Dec 18 via DXLD)
Haven`t heard RHC`s Esperanto service for some weeks, so try again Dec
19: Prime airing is supposedly Sundays 1500-1530 on 11760 --- no,
stays in Spanish past 1514 with Filatelia show // all the other RHC
frequencies, 11690, 11730, 13680 with CCI, 13750, 15370, 17750.
As usual on Sunday mornings, 12040 is not on the air, never specified
as such on the schedules. That transmitter must be one needed for one
of the Sunday-only frequencies for ``Aló, Presidente`` (or not), such
as 15370 or 17750. No sign of A,P, yet, however, nor at 1548 when I
noticed that 17750 audio was rather suppressed, still RHC // others.
Since RHC Spanish programs have all moved one UT hour later this
winter, unlike previously, maybe Esperanto has also been moved one
hour later, to 1600? I check all the frequencies again at 1614:
Esperanto on none of them.
But now El Hugazo has taken over some of the channels, 17750, 15370
and 13750, but not the other two scheduled, which remain with RHC
mainstream, 13680 and 11690, // 11760 and 11730.
Let`s have another look at the schedules on the RHC website Dec 19, as
always presented in the confusing format you have to unravel. I have
at least removed the meter bands:
The main one presented in Spanish:
ESPERANTO (domingo)
San Francisco 6010 07-07:30 UTC
Norte Centro y Suramérica 11760/15370 15–15:30/22:30-23 UTC
The one on the Esperanto-language page itself is totally outdated:
ESPERANTO (DIMANCO)
América del Norte 6000 07-07:30 UTC
Norte Centro y Suramérica 11760/5965 15–15:30/ 19:30–20/ 23:30-00 UTC
América Central 6120 23:30 -00 UTC
Buenos Aires 9600 23:30 -00
Esperanto also failed to appear on 15370 at 2230 on some initial B-10
chex but have not tried it past few Sundays. See also NETHERLANDS
[non]
RHC, Sunday Dec 19 at 1946 found to be in French on both 11760 and
11770, Spanish on 11730, absent from 11690, 12040. Meanwhile, ``Aló,
Presidente`` was still consuming three transmitters; see VENEZUELA
[non]. 11760 is supposed to be in Spanish until 2000, then English,
and no French until 2100, per
http://www.radiohc.cu/espanol/c_frecuencia/frecuencias.htm
At 2125 check, 11760 was again in French, while 11770 and 11730 were
Spanish.
Esperanto was missing from Sunday 1500 on 11760, instead Spanish. One
schedule version claimed Esperanto would also be on 11760 Sundays at
2100, but not. Another says at 2230 on 15370, but that too was in
French Dec 19 at 2233, very strong signal but the lo-fi
feed/transmitter, very clipped audio. At this time, 11770 Spanish,
11760 off, during this hour on 11670 instead with RNV relay.
Apparently the Esperanto service is sporadic, despite the big deal of
the World Esperanto Congress in Havano, Kubo last summer. Or maybe the
programs are produced but get lost before airing in the confusion of
Sunday schedule variations.
This Sunday, Portugal was not on 12040 at earlier check 1946, but is
on at 2121 with very strong signal, hard to tell if Cuba is now
underneath (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
RHC unusually weak this morning here in Europe, Dec 20. English phone-
in mailbag show, by Mrs. Anne Sullivan on micro at 0633 UT. 6050
S=9+15dB, 6060 S=9, 60mb better 5040 S=9+15dB latter Spanish at 0700
UT. 6150 joined later the remaining, at 0750 UT on weak S=6-7. Rebelde
5025 kHz in Spanish language, and played lovely music, S=9+10dB at
0640 UT.
RHC unusually weak this morning here in Europe, Dec 21. Like yesterday
Dec 20 too. Strange, because Sackville and Bonaire are booming in as
usual at same time span (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST) Presumably refers to 49m channels which were
inbooming here around 0830 (gh, OK, DXLD)
Since I was up for the total lunar eclipse (yes, it was, and quite
dark), made a quick check of a few things Dec 21: at 0830 attempted to
hear any trace of HCJB which should have just signed on, under RHC
6050, but could not. RHC Spanish // 6060, 6120, 6150, overkill in the
nightmiddle. Arnie is sticking to his guns on 6050 where HCJB is stuck
with all those fixed-tuned Galcom radios, Commies vs Christians!
Anomalies: RHC 13780 absent Dec 21 at 1450, supposed to be on until
1500 like // 13680; CRI relay 13740 remained as usual. 11760 dead air
Dec 21 at 1507 tho 11690, 11730 and 12040 were nominal. Modulation cut
on 11760 at 1509 as El Hugazo was manifesting himself guestfully on
Voces de la Revolución (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CYPRUS [and non]. 9388-9413 approx., Dec 21 at 1444, over-the-
horizon radar pulsing presumed from here in more or less free space,
with WWRB 9385 not yet on, and far enough from V. of Greece 9420.
11695-11720, OTH radar pulsing, presumed from here, Dec 22 at 1505.
Main victim is 11720 DW, Russian via Rampisham (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** CZECHIA/SLOVAKIA. As you know the following two BC-stations will
close down their Shortwave transmission soon. They will stay only
Internet. Pse don't hesitate, to write receptions reports so many you
can, to prove, that shortwave is still worth to continue. Enclosed you
will find the complete schedule of both. Address reports to the
mentioned addresses.
Bitte schickt möglichst viele Berichte direkt an
Radio Slowakei International - RSI, Mytna 1, SK-817 55 Bratislava,
Slowakei:
ENGLISH:
0700-0730 13715 15460
1730-1800 5915 6055
1930-2000 5915 7345
0100-0130 6040 9440
Radio Praha - CR7, Vinohradska 12, CZ-12099 Praha 2, Tschechien:
ENGLISCH [# not explained; repeat of previous day?]
0800 – 0827 7345 41 100 NW-Europa #
1000 – 1029 21745 13 50 Westafrika #
1130 – 1157 9880 31 100 Nordeuropa #
1400 – 1429 11600 25 100 Südasien #
1700 – 1727 5930 49 100 NW-Europa
1800 – 1827 5930 49 100 NW-Europa
2100 – 2127 5930 49 100 NW-Europa (N-America)
2230 – 2257 7355 31 100 Mittel- und Westafrika
2330 – 2357 5930 49 100 Nordamerika
0100 – 0127 7410 41 100 Nordamerika
0200 – 0227 7410 41 100 Nordamerika
0400 – 0427 7345 41 100 Nordamerika
0430 – 0457 9855 31 100 Ostafrika/ Mittlere Osten
Vielen Dank! vy 73 (Harald Süss, ADXB - Austrian DX Board, Postfach
1000, A-1081 Wien, http://www.adxb-oe.org adxbsuess @ aon.at via
Yimber Gaviría, Colombia, WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DXLD)
** CZECHIA. Radio Prague will issue QSL cards for the internet!
According to Radio Prague’s Mailbox programme of 19 December: “Some of
our listeners might be wondering what will happen with reception
reports and QSL cards after Radio Prague goes off the air [on
shortwave]. After February 1st, Radio Prague will still verify your
reception over the internet. There is a new set of cards featuring
Bohemian and Moravian castles which will soon appear on our website.”
(Source: Radio Prague, December 20th, 2010 - 12:03 UTC by Andy
Sennitt, Media Network blog via WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DXLD)
** DIEGO GARCIA. 4319 usb, Armed Forces Radio, 2340-0007 Dec 12, ABC
News programming followed by ID at 0000 (``You are listening to Armed
Forces Radio``) by man announcer. AP Network News and Sporting News
Radio programs followed. Poor to fair but // 5446.5 (Saddlebunch, FL)
was very good (Rich D`Angelo, French Creek State Park DXpedition No.
38, Ten-Tec RX-340, Drake R-8B and an Eton E1, 500-foot wire
essentially north for the RX-340 and 250-foot wire essentially
northeast for the R-8B and a whip antenna for the E1, NASWA yg via
DXLD)
4319 kHz - AFN Los Angeles, Diego Garcia, Recebido cartão QSL, 12
dias. V/S: ilegível no cartão, mas havia sido prometido por e-mail
pela MCC Cynthia Harris, DMA/Riv-Command. IR enviado por e-mail.
QTH: AFN Los Angeles - Department of Defense, NMC DET AFRTS-DMC, 23755
Z St, Bldg. 2730 - Riverside CA 92518-2017 - USA
Muito obrigado aos amigos Thiago P. Machdo e Ivan Dias Jr. pelo
esforço e informações que abriram as portas para esta confirmação.
Após pesquisa no site da AFN/AFRTS, enviei o IR ao e-mail ContactUs @
MyAFN.net sendo gentilmente atendido pelo Sr. Lawrence A. Sichter
(Public AFfairs Office), que prontamente encaminhou meu e-mail à Sra.
Cynthia Harris (Cynthia.Harris @ dma.mil). Curiosamente, quando tentei
enviar e-mail diretamente à Sra. Cynthia, o e-mail retornou.
Cabe também informar que o e-mail qsl @ dodmedia.osd.mil não retornou
à minha caixa, mas também não produziu nenhum efeito.
Em breve a imagem desta confirmação estará disponível no
http://pqslfabricio.blogspot.com/
Forte 73 (Fabricio Andrade Silva, PP5002SWL, Tubarão - SC,
radioescutas yg via DXLD)
** DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. 6025.09, R Amanecer, Sto. Domingo, 0830-0852,
Dec 18, Spanish emotional sermon fading out. One of their erratic all-
night extensions. 73, (Martien Groot, Schoorl, Netherlands, Dec 18,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA, 6024.15, R. Amanecer, St.º Domingo, 2221-2232,
19 Dec’10, Castilian, rlgs. propaganda, rlgs. songs; 43432, adj. QRM
(Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
6025.1, HIIJ Radio Amanacer Int'l (presumed); Spanish, 2157-2203+, 21-
Dec; English & Spanish Gospel tunes. Brief announcements in Spanish
after ToH. SIO=353 till jammed Radio Martí in Spanish s/on on 6030 at
2200. Then SIO-322 in LSB (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B +
125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** EAST TURKISTAN. 7230, 0525-0540, CHINA, 13.12, Xinjiang PBS,
Urumqi, Mongolian talk, 0530 "The East is Red" IS, ann, opera, 35333
(Anker Petersen, Denmark, on my AOR AR7030PLUS with high 28 metres of
longwire well hidden by snow, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD)
4330, China, PBS Xinjiang, Urumqi. December 22 0002-0011 Kazakh
(listed) instrumental Chinese music, male on music segment. Poor,
25222.
4500, China, PBS Xinjiang, Urumqi. December 22, 0011-0019 Mongolian
(listed) female talks, Chinese music. Noise behind sounding like
jamming, 23322 (Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec, Embu SP Brasil, SW40 Dipoles
and Longwire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ECUADOR. 6050, HCJB, La Voz de los Andes, Pichincha, *0826-0836,
18-12, open with flute music, anthem, female, quechua, ID: "HCJB
Quito, 690 AM, onda corta, 6050 kHz", Equatorial music. Strong
interference from Radio Habana Cuba in the same frequency. 42432
(Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Friol, 27 km W of Lugo, Grundig
Satatellit 500 and Sony ICF SW 7600 G, Cable antenna, 10 meters, faced
WSW, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also CUBA: no HCJB audible
here at that time (gh, DXLD)
** EGYPT. Updated winter B-10 of Radio Cairo:
0400-0600 9745 ABZ 100 kW / 170 deg CEAf Swahili, new, alt. 11740
0700-1100 17510 ABZ 100 kW / 250 deg WeAf Arabic "General Service"
1015-1215 15060 ABZ 250 kW / 090 deg WeAs Arabic
1215-1330 17870 ABZ 250 kW / 090 deg SoAs English
1230-1400 15710 ABS 250 kW / 106 deg SEAs Indonesian
1300-1400 15065 ABZ 250 kW / 070 deg WeAs Dari
1300-1600 15080 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg WeAf Arabic
1330-1530 15040 ABZ 100 kW / 070 deg WeAs Farsi
1400-1600 15065 ABZ 250 kW / 070 deg WeAs Pashto
1500-1600 15780 ABZ 250 kW / 050 deg CeAs Uzbek
1500-1600 13580 ABZ 250 kW / 330 deg EaEu Albanian
1530-1730 17810 ABZ 250 kW / 170 deg CEAf Swahili
1600-1700 15285 ABZ 100 kW / 160 deg ECAf Afar
1600-1800 6270 ABZ 250 kW / 090 deg SoAs Urdu
1600-1800 12170 ABZ 150 kW / 195 deg CSAf English
1700-1900 9280 ABS 250 kW / 005 deg N/ME Turkish
1700-2300 9250 ABZ 250 kW / 180 deg EaAf Arabic "R.Waadi e Nile"[sic]
1700-1730 15285 ABZ 100 kW / 160 deg ECAf Somali
1730-1900 15285 ABZ 100 kW / 160 deg ECAf Amharic
1800-1900 6270 ABZ 250 kW / 315 deg WeEu Italian
1800-2100 9990 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg WeAf Hausa
1845-2000 9940 ABZ 250 kW / 245 deg WeAf Fulfulde, new, alt. 11555
1900-2000 6270 ABZ 250 kW / 315 deg WeEu German
1900-2000 9280 ABS 250 kW / 005 deg EaEu Russian
1900-2030 11510 ABZ 250 kW / 250 deg WeAf English
1900-2400 9305 ABS 250 kW / 315 deg WeEu Arabic "General Service"
1900-0030 9295 ABZ 100 kW / 160 deg ECAf Arabic "R.Voice of Arabs"
2000-2115 6270 ABZ 250 kW / 315 deg WeEu French
2000-2200 6860 ABZ 250 kW / 110 deg AUS Arabic
2030-2230 9280 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg WeAf French
2115-2245 6270 ABZ 250 kW / 315 deg WeEu English
2215-2330 9900 ABZ 250 kW / 245 deg SoAm Portuguese
2300-0030 11590 ABZ 250 kW / 330 deg NWAm English
2330-0045 9250 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg SoAm Arabic
2330-0045 9900 ABZ 250 kW / 245 deg SoAm Arabic
0000-0700 9305 ABS 250 kW / 315 deg NoAm Arabic "General Service"
0030-0430 11590 ABZ 250 kW / 330 deg NWAm Arabic
0045-0200 6270 ABZ 250 kW / 315 deg NEAm Spanish
0045-0200 9900 ABZ 250 kW / 245 deg SoAm Spanish
0045-0200 9915 ABS 250 kW / 282 deg CeAm Spanish
0200-0330 6270 ABZ 250 kW / 315 deg NoAm English
(DX Mix News, Bulgaria, 17 Dec via DXLD)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 5005, R. Nacional, Bata. December 14, 2233-2248
wide variety of musical styles with Spanish romantic, Spanish Pop,
flamenco Spanish by female singer, instrumental orchestrated, Hilife.
34233 (Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec, Embu SP Brasil, SW40 Dipoles and
Longwire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
6250, Radio Nacional, Malabo, 0616-0645, 19-12, female, comments in
Spanish, news about Equatorial Guinea: "La formación universitaria de
Guinea Ecuatorial, "Las tradicionales fiestas navideñas". At 0624
sport news. "Hemos llegado al final del diario hablado en Bata". 24322
(Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Friol, 27 km W of Lugo, Grundig
Satatellit 500 and Sony ICF SW 7600 G, Cable antenna, 10 meters, faced
WSW, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
6250, RNGE/"R. Malabo", Malabo, 1536-1604, 19 Dec, Castilian, Spanish
football results being read with a musical background, western music;
34443, increasing utility QRM. They were found also in Castilian
around 1900, poor to fair reception. 73, (Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL,
Dec 19, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
GUINÉ EQUATORIAL, 6250, RNGE/”R. Malabo”, Malabo, 1536-1604, 19
Dec’10, Castilian, Spanish f/ball results, music background, then some
western music; 34443, increasing uty. QRM (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
6250, Dec 21 at 0620, S9+12 with YL in Spanish. We only hear this
sporadically and suspect it is only on the air sporadically. Frequency
matched Vatican on 7250, but if I had gone by comparing to MW 1250,
would have concluded RNGE on the lo side (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 15190, R. Africa, 1618, Dec 16. Tony Alamo
program with woman reading bible passages and Alamo commenting;
checked at 1714 to hear ID for the S-O-S Ministries program with a New
York address; poor (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15190, Radio Africa, 1727 Dec 17, in English with preacher, IDed as
Owen McLeod at 1736 as he ended his message. Fair (Harold Sellers,
Vernon, British Columbia, sitting beside Kalamalka Lake, DXing from my
car with an Eton E1 and Sony AN1 active antenna, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
15190, Radio Africa, 0805-0830, 18-12, male, English, religious
comments. Interference from Radio Inconfidência. 32432 (Manuel Méndez,
Lugo, Spain, Logs in Friol, 27 km W of Lugo, Grundig Satatellit 500
and Sony ICF SW 7600 G, Cable antenna, 10 meters, faced WSW, dxldyg
via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
BTW - Today (Dec 20) Radio Africa (15190) was coming in much earlier
than usual with decent reception. Noted them at 1516 and then again
at 1622 with the Tony Alamo program (Ron Howard, CA, Dec 20, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
[and non]. 15190, Dec 21 at 2230, awful mix of R. Africa and R.
Inconfidência. Bata had Tony Alamo undermodulated and very distorted,
ZYE522 with music (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ERITREA [non]. via ETHIOPIA. 7235 NF, Voice of Peace and Democracy,
0357-0431*, Dec 17, new frequency. ex-7165. Tune-in to Horn of Africa
music IS and opening ID sequence. Talk in listed Tigrinya at 0400.
Some Horn of Africa music. Fair. Weaker on // 9560.04v - drifting up
to 9560.14. Thanks to Martien Groot tip (Brian Alexander, PA, DX
Listening Digest)
** ETHIOPIA. 6030, Radio Oromiya, 0401-0435 Dec 13, after the Radio
Martí jammer left the air, noted with man reading news in Oromo
language with ID and music fanfare at end of news at 0411. Horn of
Africa vocal selection followed by long talk by two men. Fair (Rich
D`Angelo, French Creek State Park DXpedition No. 38, Ten-Tec RX-340,
Drake R-8B and an Eton E1, 500-foot wire essentially north for the RX-
340 and 250-foot wire essentially northeast for the R-8B and a whip
antenna for the E1, NASWA yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DXLD)
6030.00, R Oromiya, Adama, Geja Jewe, 0445-0525, Dec 13, Oromo talk
with frequent short interludes of music, 0454 ID: “Radio Oromiya”,
0458 Horn of Africa music, 0500 news, reports, 0520 Horn of Africa
songs, 35333 (Anker Petersen, Skovlunde, Denmark, DSWCI DX Window Dec
15 via DXLD) Dec 13 was UT Monday, when The DCJC and Radio Martí are
supposed to be truceful (gh, WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DXLD)
** ETHIOPIA. 6110, Radio Fana, *0258-0335, Dec 17, sign on with IS.
Vernacular talk at 0300. Some instrumental music. Horn of Africa
music. Weak. Poor. Mixing with BBC at their scheduled time of *0300-
0330*. Radio Fana in the clear with a good signal after 0330. Very
weak on // 7210 (Brian Alexander, PA, WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DX
Listening Digest)
6110, 18/12 1645, R. Fana - Addis Ababa, Amarico, musica afro, buono
(Roberto Pavanello, Vercelli / Italia, via Roberto Scaglione,
shortwave yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DXLD)
** ETHIOPIA. 9705, Radio Ethiopia, 2050-2100*, Dec 17, Horn of Africa
music. Instrumental remakes of US pop music. Possible Amharic news at
2057. Sign off with National Anthem at 2059. Good (Brian Alexander,
PA, DX Listening Digest)
** EUROPE. 6210, 19/12 1000, Laser Hot Hits, English ID e musica,
buono (Roberto Pavanello, Vercelli / Italia, via Roberto Scaglione,
shortwave yg via DXLD)
** FRANCE. GERMANY(non), Radio Reveil Paroles de Vie in French, last
transmission on Dec. 30: 1830-1845 on 9760 ISS 100 kW / 142 deg to
CeAf Tue/Thu, cancelled from Jan. 4 (DX Mix News Extra 21 Dec via
DXLD)
** FRANCE [non]. Amigos de la Lista, Que cada vez haya menos radios
internacionales de Onda Corta no es novedad, pero que existan radios
que aún sigan activas en OC y no le den demasiada trascendencia a ello
como en el caso específico de Radio Francia Internacional, resulta
inaudito (!!!).-
Como saben, desde el pasado 31/10/2010 ha dado comienzo el nuevo
Período de Emisiones de OC identificado como “B-10”, vigente hasta el
27/03/2011, y hasta la fecha RFI ni siquiera ha publicado su nuevo
esquema de frecuencias en su Página Web, ni ha dado difusión del mismo
por otros medios.
Personalmente envié 3 e-mails a la emisora para que me manden su
horario de programas en español para este nuevo período de emisiones y
ni siquiera me contestaron.-
No es como para volverse loco con esta gente ??? A propósito alguien
tiene el esquema de esta radio en español ? Gracias !! (Marcelo A.
Cornachioni, Argentina, Dec 16, condiglist yg via DXLD)
Tenés todo la razón del mundo para opoinar como opinás! Hace muchos
años (o nunca) tuvimos un cierre de año tan triste en materia de
desaparición de servicios en español en onda corta (y de servicios en
onda corta en general) y saben que advierto?: Resignación en los
radioescuchas.
Naturalmente no se puede armar campañas de apoyo por cada emisora que
cierra cuando cierran tantas pero la noticia del s/off definitivo de
Radio Praga no tuvo gran repercusión. A proposito, en otro correo
mando lo que ya publica la propia pagina web de la emisora. 73
(Arnaldo Slaen, ibid.)
La conclusión para mí es muy sencilla. A la onda corta no le dan bola
ni los gobiernos ni los oyentes. Entonces termina siendo lógica su
desaparición. Lo que también sostengo es que este desisterés generado
por los adelantos tecnológicos (Satélite, Internet, etc) tiene un
efecto contrario al que supuestamente han querido originar y que -
paradójicamente - llaman GLOBALIZACIÓN.
La onda corta no se reemplaza. Sino, los invito a realizar un listado
de emisoras internacionales que la dejaron a cambio de continuar sus
emisiones por Internet. Así como se pierden emisoras de OC sin
reemplazo de medio, también se pierden oyentes de OC porque tampoco
utilizan otros medios. Una realidad que hay que aceptar. Saludos
RGM (Rubén Guillermo Margenet, Argentina, ibid.)
Re: Que la pasa a RFI ???
Marcelo: no sé qué pasara con RFI pero a mi me mandaron el plan de
horarios y frecuencias dos veces al año desde 1983 hasta 2001 con un
solo reporte en 1983; después no lo mandaron más, pero igual
sorprendió.
Arnaldo, resignación de los radioescuchas? Y qué otra cosa se puede
hacer? La aparición de un servicio internacional en OC de un país no
genera obligación alguna para con sus escuchas de continuarlo
indefinidamente siendo un servicio gratuito; además en cada cierre de
un servicio supongo que será el resultado de una evaluación donde sin
duda el contacto con la audiencia, los reportes y mensajes habrán
decaído a favor de otros medios de comunicación. Me parece que nos
está jugando una mala pasada la nostalgia que no nos deja ver, o no
nos deja aceptar que la radio en OC fue el medio ideal en otras
épocas, para satisfacer necesidades de comunicación de los actores de
los dos extremos del vínculo, el oyente y la emisora. Hoy hay otros
medios alternativos y mejores, la tecnología avanza y arrasa
con su predecesora.
Igualmente habrá zonas del mundo donde aun tenga utilidad y vigencia
como el medio; si no el mejor, el más accesible y siempre habrá
emisoras en OC, así como navegan aun los barcos a vela cuando existen
hace años barcos a motor y nucleares. Es probable que la OC se recible
[sic] y aparezcan más emisoras impulsadas por la nostalgia, el cariño
por la actividad como un hobbie [sic] bastante parecido a la
radioafición pero donde se pueda emitir música y opinar de muchos
temas sin restricciones, eso si, pero claro serán QRP. Seguramente hay
o habrá de ese lado, el emisor, muchos que antes solo fueron escuchas.
Por suerte la onda media sobrevive, crece bien y seguirá siendo una
banda interesante para el radioescucha que no le tema a los estáticos
y ruidos urbanos (voto x DX camp Parque Luro). 73s, (Alejandro D
Álvarez LU8YD, Dec 18, condiglist yg via DXLD)
Saludos colegas, Los esquemas en HFCC, todos via Guiana Francesa:
B-10 ahora:
1000-1030 7375, 9825
1200-1230 15515
2100-2130 17630
0100-0130 5995
A-10 antes:
1000-1030 5960, 7375, 9825 (o sólo 2?]
1200-1230 13640
2100-2130 17630
0100-0130 9750
Espero que puedan averiguar si existan ya estas emisiones. Hay que
considerar que de vez en cuando hay huelgas reemplazando los programas
con música. También en inglés RFI se demora en publicar sus esquemas.
Además, hace poco encontré el programa de RFI a través de Radio
Educación, México, en 6185 (y 1060) entre las 0603 y 0633 según su
esquema de L a V. Tal vez repita la emisión también en OC a la 01.
6185 queda libre de interferencia vaticana desde las 0620, y siempre
de interferencia amazónica. 73, (Glenn Hauser, ibid.)
Conosuristas were wondering what became of RFI, since a B-10 Spanish
schedule can`t be found on their website, {and three e-mail requests
for one went unanswered} so I extracted the schedule registered in
HFCC, all via GUIANA FRENCH:
1000-1030 7375, 9825
1200-1230 15515
2100-2130 17630
0100-0130 5995
If at all possible I will be snoozing at 1000. I couldn`t hear 15515
on Dec 19 before 1230, but the band was still dead. Missed checking at
2100, intend to later. But at 0125 Dec 20, discussion of sports was in
progress until 0129*, so I am confident RFI is still broadcasting in
Spanish on SW; subject as always, of course, to disruptions by
strikes, when music will fill (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
And also confirmed with excellent signal at 2105 Dec 22 on 17630 (gh)
** GERMANY. SUDWESTRUNDFUNK TO CLOSE MEDIUM WAVE TRANSMITTERS?
Based on my limited understanding of German and google translate it
seems that Sudwestrundfunk may be closing all its medium wave
transmitters by the end of next year.
This press item includes a video of the Muhlacker site:
http://www.pz-news.de/Home/Nachrichten/Muehlacker/arid,238008_puid,1_pageid,87.html
Item on dxaktuell.de listing the transmitters:
http://www.dxaktuell.de/
Could German speaking list members say whether I have understood this
correctly please as if so will be of interest to other lists and
messageboards I use (Mike Barraclough, UK, Dec 16, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Mike, the translation IS CORRECT. Muehlacker mediumwave transmitter
location since 1931year will remain only as a single FM transmitter
installation and fm+tv transmitter engineer central service
point for SWR transmitter in south western Germany.
At present the station needs 380.000 EURO main power costs anually.
Nine engineers still work as broadcasting and maintenance central
point at present.
In the 60ties the Muehlacker station had its peak power with SDR and
AFN Stuttgart location, served by 69 employees and engineers. This
figure given on a recent sightseeing tour in April 2010, when I
visited the transmitter stationn for the fourth time in past 40 years.
Google Earth shows still the old SW 6030 kHz shortwave dipole, in
north-south lobe azimuth direction.
SWR 6030 576 kHz Muehlacker
48 56'29.26"N 08 51'08.64"E
http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=48%C2%B056%2729.26%22N++08%C2%B051%2708.64%22E&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=19.808511,57.084961&ie=UTF8&ll=48.941678,8.851569&spn=0.005053,0.013937&t=h&z=17
73 wb df5sx (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.)
And you can DOWNLOAD that 3-minute video report here (19.2 MB):
http://www.pz-news.de/cms_media/module_ob/7/3738_1_Sender_Muehlacker_mit_Werbung_NEU2.flv
Best regards, (Dragan Lekic, Serbia, ibid.)
Sudwestrundfunk to close all medium wave transmitters
More German medium wave closures announced today. Sudwestrundfunk will
be closing all mediumwave transmitters by the end of next year.
Transmitters listed here, includes high power ones on 576 666 and
1017: http://www.dxaktuell.de/?p=1355
German press item here includes video report from the Muhlacker 576
site which has been in use since 1930:
http://www.pz-news.de/Home/Nachrichten/Muehlacker/arid,238008_puid,1_pageid,87.html
Annual mains electricity cost of station is 380 000 Euro (Mike
Barraclough, Dec 16, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD)
Actually this figure refers to all SWR mediumwave transmitters
together. The complete costs to operate them (i.e. including
maintenance etc.) sum up to about one million Euro per year.
The report also quotes a member of the SWR council, which made this
decision, with the explanation that SWR cont.ra, the program carried
on these frequencies, will be closed altogether. I find it remarkable
that even this circumstance wents by unnoticed by the mainstream
media, besides a local editorial office which researches this fact
after being tipped of the closure of their local transmitter.
And the deadline: "Until yearend 2011."
These should be all relevant details in the report (Kai Ludwig, dxldyg
via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GERMANY. 90 years of radio broadcast from Koenigs Wusterhausen,
Germany. Repeat of the historical Christmas concert of 22 Dec 1920 via
Radio 700 Euskirchen, tx Kall 6005 kHz at 1300 UT Dec 22, 2010.
Programmtipp: 90 Jahre Rundfunk aus Koenigs Wusterhausen, Vor 90
Jahren, am 22.12.1920 begann in Deutschland der Rundfunk mit dem
Weihnachtskonzert aus der Funkstelle Koenigs Wusterhausen.
Als Erinnerung daran veranstaltet die Stadt Koenigs Wusterhausen in
Zusammenarbeit mit dem Foerderverein "SenderKW" e.V.
am 18. Dezember 2010 15:00 Uhr MEZ/CET eine Neuauflage dieses
Weihnachtskonzerts.
Kuenstler:
Ingrid Raack
Hoerspielgruppe Bredow Schule
Siegfried Uhlenbrock
Theatergruppe Schiller Gymnasium
Lutz Jahoda
Kinder und Jugendchor Eichwalde
Moderation:
Ralf Schuricht, Lutz Hoff
Maschinensaal Senderhaus 1
Funkerberg Koenigs Wusterhausen
Die Veranstaltung wird mitgeschnitten und laeuft stilecht in
Amplitudenmodulation
ueber den Sender Kall-Krekel am Mittwoch, 22.12.2010 ab 14 Uhr,
also zur originalen Sendezeit des ersten Konzertes.
Es sind noch 2-3 Wiederholungstermine an den Weihnachtstagen
vorgesehen. Ueber Sendezeiten und Frequenzen werden wir noch
informieren. SONDER-QSL ist in Vorbereitung.
Siehe auch:
Mit freundlichen Gruessen
Christian Milling
Funkhaus Euskirchen e.V.
Kuchenheimer Strasse 155
53881 Euskirchen
RADIO 700 - Ihr Radio fuer die Region in Ostbelgien und der Eifel auf
UKW 90,1 und 101,7 MHz, europaweit auf Kurzwelle 6005 kHz, und
weltweit im Internet: (Dec 15)
(via BC-DX Dec 18 via DXLD)
** GERMANY [and non]. EMR this Sunday:
Date 19th of December 2010
Time 1000 to 1100 UT
Channel 6140 kHz
Programmes: 1000 Tom Taylor programme,
1020 Mike Taylor (Mail Box programme)
EMR Internet radio service on Sunday and Monday
Programme repeats are at the following times:
1000, 1300, 1600, 1900, 2200 UT.
Please visit http://www.emr.org.uk and click on the “EMR internet
radio” button which you will find throughout the website (see the menu
on the left). Please send all reception reports to: studio @
emr.org.uk Good Listening 73s Tom
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Relays via MV Baltic Radio & Nexus (ex. IRRS)
MV Baltic Radio relay service Schedule for Winter 2010 / 11
Channel 6140 kHz - Time 1000 to 1100 UT
1st Sunday – MV Baltic Radio
3rd Sunday – European Music Radio
4th Sunday – Radio Gloria International
Nexus (ex. IRRS) relay service Schedule for Winter 2010 / 11
Channel 9510 kHz - Time 0900 to 1000 UT
1st Saturday – Radio Joystick
3rd Saturday – Radio City [Dec 18, preëmpting WOR, DXPL]
(Tom Taylor, Dec 18, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
GERMANY, 6140, European Music Radio, *1000-1040, 19-12, English, ID:
"This is European Music Radio, commencing transmission on 6140 kHz".
Male voice, pop music, "In the 49 meter band, this is European Music
Radio". 45444 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, log in Friol, 27 Km. W of
Lugo, Grundig Satellit 500 and Sony ICF SW 7600 G, Cable antenna, 10
meters, faced WSW, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GERMANY [non]. RWANDA/GERMANY, Additional frequency of Deutsche
Welle in Dari from Dec. 8: 1330-1400 on 15275 KIG 250 kW / ??? deg to
WeAs, co-channel DW Hausa also KIG!!! (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, 17 Dec
via DXLD)
I would first consider the possibility that just two program audio
circuits are being fed into one transmitter by way of some
misconfiguration (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Dec 18, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST) Originally scheduled as Hausa at 13-14 (gh)
Frequency change of Deutsche Welle in Hausa from Dec. 24: 1300-1400 NF
15260 KIG 250 kW / 310 deg to WeAf, ex 15275 to avoid DWL Dari
Additional frequency of Deutsche Welle in Dari from Dec. 8:
1330-1400 on 15275 KIG 250 kW / 030 deg to WeAs // 12065 TRM and 17860
RMP (DX Mix News Extra 21 Dec via DXLD)
Deutsche Welle in Bengali probable to be closed --- In a rare report
on international broadcasting, the German regional newspaper
Nürnberger Nachrichten on 17 December 2010 carried a report on the
downsizing of Deutsche Welle. Beside general information on possible
cuts in services and job losses, one foreign language service is
specifically mentioned: Bengali.
Thomas Senne: Auslandsfunk ringt um seine Zukunft, in: Nuernberger
Nachrichten 17. December 2010, pg. 6. Unfortunately, the article is
not available on the internet pages of the paper (Dr. Hansjoerg
Biener, Germany Dec 19, dx_india yg via DXLD)
Sad but DW Bengali was losing the plot. Last I heard it (several
months ago), it was a pale shadow of its former self. Funnyly DW
Hindi, Urdu and Bengali would cover the same news event in an entirely
different perspective. So if in Hindi an event was good than in Urdu
it may be entirely opposite. More to do with language specific editor,
than consistency in policy, I think (Ashok Satpathy, India, ibid.)
** GERMANY. GERMAN SOLDIERS ARE ADVISED TO WATCH DW-TV
The Hotbird/Eutelsat relays of ADR for Afghanistan are "too expensive"
at about 1 mln. euro per year. So the German soldiers are advised to
watch (and listen to?) DW instead. Another option for those stuck in
Afghanistan is to use... online streaming.
Personally I think DW is fine but many German politicians are
protesting such an option. More details in German:
http://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article11757969/ARD-spart-sich-das-Programm-fuer-deutsche-Soldaten.html
(Sergei S., Dec 22, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Ahhhh, this nice story. A few days ago it came to the attention of the
tabloid "Bild" that ARD took back in last June its Das Erste program
off the Media Broadcast multiplex that carries, amongst other things,
DW.
This Hotbird signal can just barely be picked up in Afghanistan.
Actually it can even be received in New Delhi, much to the surprise of
Eutelsat, by way of a five metres dish of sheet metal (mesh is clearly
inferior for Ku-band), pointed at the western horizon. Now the ARD
office in New Delhi is, like a number of other ones, cut off from a
return feed.
The circumstance of the Hotbird signal being terminated half a year
ago became a few days ago more widely known due to a visit of the
Minister of Defence in Afghanistan, and "Bild" took the opportunity to
launch yet another full-blow campaign against ARD:
http://www.bildblog.de/26516/soldatensender-powerplay/
These, well, publications also triggered some outradged comments from
politicians, and ARD managers hurried to get their program again on a
satellite footprint that reaches Afghanistan.
It appears that ARD first approached SES, from which ARD members lease
a bunch of Astra 1 transmitters for lots of €€€. SES immediately
provided a slot on NSS-12, and the arrangement has been described as
"cost neutral".
So today Eutelsat struck another PR stunt: Das Erste is again on
Hotbird, transmitted for free!! They chose some multiplex operated by
a company in Italy. Here Das Erste is now on as a true poor man's
signal without teletext and EPG, with bitrates of just 2.7 Mbps for
video and 128 kbps for audio, with 16:9 video being letterboxed into a
4:3 signal.
Technical details for these SES and Eutelsat signals are here:
http://www.ard.de/intern/presseservice/-/id=8058/nid=8058/did=1743178/x1t84b/index.html
"Kapazität: 7.6 MHz" is of course nonsense, I think meant to specify a
symbol rate of 7,600. No 12,700 GHz signal is listed for NSS-12 so
far, I assume it is a SCPC signal (i.e. this DVB feed contains no
other programming), perhaps via a transponder that has been activated
for the purpose, since these numbers do not appear in frequency lists
either. This bird obviously has plenty of spare capacity.
It is my impression that ARD became at shortest notice subject of a PR
battle between SES and Eutelsat, and it is also my impression that
managers like SWR director and ARD head Peter Boudgoust do not even
remotely know that the public broadcasting system of Germany here
became just that, a plaything of the big boys. I think one can proceed
from the assumption that both feeds will disappear soon after New
Year's Day without much fanfare.
Beyond that many people are worried how ARD hastened to react on the
"Bild" campaign and the polemics from some politicians. This is no
good omen for the further development of public broadcasting in
Germany.
By the way, "Welt" is published by Axel Springer Verlag like "Bild",
thus usually participates in campaigns against the public broadcasters
(Kai Ludwig, Germany, ibid.)
** GREECE. Strike at Voice of Greece has led to their playing nothing
but continuous music, no announcements that I have ever heard, and
it`s not the usual Greek music, but mostly classical. Others have
reported jazz. This was first noted here around 0630 on 7475 and 1430
on 9420 Dec 15 with classical; thought it rather strange.
Also still the case Dec 17 at 0634 with a violin concerto, good on
7475 and 9420, 0636 segué to a Hungarian Dance on violin and piano. At
1433, 9420 had good signal strength but fluttery, now with Broadway
music, 1435 no announcement, on to Bernstein; only poor on // 15650 at
1443. John Babbis sends a story from Xinhua:
Violence again erupts during general strike in Athens (2)
09:01, December 16, 2010 [including:]
``Local television and radio channels, Internet news outlets, and the
national news agency also did not broadcast news as journalists joined
the strike along with taxi drivers and lawyers`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Glenn: I think that this is the Mother of all Greek strikes and is
slated to last all week. I am sure that everybody at ERA5 has walked
out, leaving the Managers to hire strike-breakers with their albums of
American music, etc. The radio employees are also hired by the state.
On November 30, journalists staged a nationwide strike to protest wage
cuts and layoffs. Last week public transport workers struck, leading
to the network grinding to a halt in Athens. This week refuse workers,
air traffic controllers, bank staff, state-television employees and
rail workers are scheduled to strike in separate disputes (John
Babbis, MD, Dec 17, WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
I'm really surprised the Greeks have kept shortwave going to the
current extent. You would think the SW broadcasts would be headed to
the budgetary chopping block, given that Greece is broke and being
propped up by German taxpayers (especially ironic since Deutsche Welle
is getting ready to axe much of their SW output.) Would be sad to see
Greece leave SW, but when the money runs out (Steve Luce, Houston, TX,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
7475, VOG, Dec 18 at 0600 classical music, pause, no hourtop ID or any
announcement, more classical. The strike continues preventing normal
programming from airing, but I must say I approve of their substitute.
7475, Dec 20 at 0629, VOG fair with talk in Greek instead of classical
music fill, so apparently the strike is over, for now.
9420, VOG, Dec 21 at 1443, Greek talk and music, good signal, back to
normal (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
[and non]. 7450, VOG Greek music, Dec 21 at 2228, but big het from
WWCR-1 7465 spur as constantly plus and minus 15+ kHz from
fundamental. The other one on 7480+ did not have a victim (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GREENLAND. 3815 USB, KNR, Tasiilaq, *2101-2214*, Dec 02, 03, 10 and
11, Greenlandic talk, flute music, 2130 news, 2148 orchestra music,
2200 KNR jingle, Danish news and reports, 2213 Greenlandic song,
24332, QRM utility talks, incl. *2157-2158* Calls from Russian
airports (Bernard Mille, Bailleul, France, mixed in with Anker
Petersen, Skovlunde, Denmark, DSWCI DX Window Dec 15 via DXLD)
Comments on R Greenland closing MW and SW transmitters:
This is really bad news for DX-ers! Last call for a MW or SW-QSL from
Greenland! In January this year the Traffic Chief at the KNR utility
SW transmitter in Tasiilaq, Mr. Bo Mogensen, verified my reception
report enclosed two US $. His address is: TELE Greenland A/S,
Teleservicecenter Aasiaat, Postboks 217, DK-3950 Aasiaat, Greenland.
Please see more comments in Miscellaneous (Anker Petersen, Skovlunde,
Denmark, DSWCI DX Window Dec 15 via DXLD)
I am really curious IF they also will close the 3815 kHz relay for the
Fisherboats!! (Erik Koie, Holte, Denmark, DSWCI DX Window Dec 15 via
DXLD)
3815 USB, 2125-2135 15.12, KNR, Tasiilaq Greenlandic talk and news,
CWQRM 13221 (Anker Petersen, Denmark, on my AOR AR7030PLUS with high
28 metres of longwire well hidden by snow, via Dario Monferini, playdx
yg via DXLD)
GROENLÂNDIA, 3815, Grønlands R, Tasiilaq, 2201-2214*, 18 Dec’10,
Danish, news bulletin, hymn, abruptly off; 24431, adj. amateur radio
QRM splattering from 3814 (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Re MW and SW deleted from Feb: Harold Frodge responds to this by
pointing out that Greenland isn't 'gone' from the radio dial even if
this happens: Long & medium-wave utes from Greenland logged by MAREs
within the past year:
265 JH Qaqortoq/Julienhab, Greenland
331 FH Frederickstad Greenland, Paamiut A/P
341 SM Sisimuit, Greenland
399 UP Upernavik, Greenland
518 OXI NAVTEX Station W, Nuuk/Kook Island, Greenland
THAT is the way to find the sliver lining! :)
(MARE Tipsheet via DXLD)
** GUAM. 5765-USB, AFN, Dec 20 at 1331, news/talk about Korea, so
apparently back to original format at the moment (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUAM. Frequency change of KTWR Agaña in Vietnamese from Dec.19:
1100-1130 NF 11750 TWR 100 kW / 285 deg to SEAs, ex 11840
(DX Mix News, Bulgaria, 17 Dec via DXLD)
** GUATEMALA. 4052.5-, R. Verdad, Dec 18 at 0556 very poor with talk,
intonation sounds English as nominal during final hour of
transmission. Dr Madrid continues to have problems with the
transmitter, so operation is intermittent and underpowered as he gets
advice from Engr. Rafael Borthwick in Canada (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Edgar, Sorry you are having so much trouble with the transmitter.
Reception here is usually just barely audible, but I have a high noise
level to cope with in that frequency range.
And thanks also for the packet received a while ago including your
very nice pennant. Unfortunately I must tell you about a problem with
that you may not be aware of. When the pennant is folded upon itself,
the lettering tends to pull off, that is stick to the opposite part of
the pennant it is folded against, when you try to unfold it.
Perhaps it would help to be sure a piece of blank, and non-sticky
paper is right next to the printed side of the pennant, to protect it.
Wishing you a good Christmas season, (Glenn Hauser to Dr Madrid, via
DXLD)
Thank you, Glenn, for your observation. I had become aware of the
sticking problem of the banners already, that it stuck on other papers
I sent. That is the reason why I decided to fold it against itself,
but it didn't work, as I see. The new ones I just ordered, will be
printed on cloth. I think it won't do the same problem. I have to
remember sending you one of the new ones. May God bless you (Dr. Édgar
Madrid, Radio Truth, Dec 19, ibid.)
** GUYANA. We are going to be changing GUYANA's night time frequency
of 3290, and adding a day-time frequency somewhere around 6 MHz. I
will be returning to Guyana some time in late January. They are
currently operating at 5 kW, but are getting horrible interference on
3290. I don't know what frequencies they will be assigned, but as soon
as I find out, I will let you and all of our brothers on the World of
Radio site, [know] what the changes are (Jamie Labadia, Dec 18, WORLD
OF RADIO 1544, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also BOLIVIA, LIBERIA, VANUATU
** HAWAII. 4 December from 1642 to 1705 UT: 1610: Wonder if anyone has
ever heard the TIS in Honolulu for the Hawaii Convention Center? IDs
as WTAZ957 with "Aloha", and mentioning the Traffic Advisory and
information network, as well as their URL as
http://www.hawaiiconvention.com
(Walt Salmaniw, visiting Waikiki, IRCA via DXLD)
** HUNGARY. See CHINA [non]
** INDIA. PRASAR BHARTI CEO B S LALLI SUSPENDED
NEW DELHI: President Pratibha Patil on Tuesday night ordered the
suspension of Prasar Bharti's controversial CEO B S Lalli, who is in
the eye of a storm facing allegations of irregularities in the
country's largest public broadcaster. More at :
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Prasar-Bharti-CEO-B-S-Lalli-suspended/articleshow/7141426.cms
(via Alokesh Gupta, Dec 21, dx_india yg via DXLD)
** INDIA [and non]. As I am busy packing for my Hawaii trip, I managed
to only do a quick scan of 60-meters this morning at 1530. 4775 was
not on, but soon thereafter during a third pass, was there. All AIR
stations I heard were carrying the home program in English. Even
caught a soccer score and English ID around 1538 on one of the
channels. I had good audio out of 4940, well over China. Port Blair on
4760 was covered by some ute, but later caught the TWR IS at 1557
covering them. I managed to catch some audio under China on 5050, so
all in all, the AIR stations were reasonable. Merry Christmas, as this
may be my last logging material before I leave (Jim Young, CA, Dec 20,
NASWA yg via DXLD)
** INDIA. 4880, AIR Lucknow, 1431-1513, Dec 17. Commentary about the
upcoming cricket match between India and South Africa; in English and
Hindi; sound of the crowd finally heard at 1448 and coverage of the
match started; also in English and Hindi; when I left the beach, RSA
was dominating the game; // 5010 and 5040 (Ron Howard, Asilomar State
Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA [and non]. AIR Chennai, 4920, 1530-1535, News in English.
Here is the first minute, mixing with Tibet. Usually Tibet is the
winner! http://www.box.net/shared/zffmdhivho
(Mark Davies, Anglesey UK, Dec 20, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA. 5040, AIR Jeypore. Dec 19 another day of cricket; India vs.
South Africa; tuned in at 1339 for commentary in English; later had
actual coverage of the game in English and Hindi, which was not
completed due to winds and darkness at the stadium in S. African; at
1345 they switched away for commentary for the news in Hindi;
commentary and coverage // 4880 and 5010. After the match was called
off, noted still in // at 1502 + 1526 with subcontinent music; the
three did not break away at 1512 for the Delhi audio feed (Ron Howard,
Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
[and non]. 5040, *0018-0050 20.12, AIR Jeypore, vernacular ann. R
Habana Cuba was already on this frequency at 0010 in English with
45333. At 0012-0026 DX-programme with Arnie Coro calling CQ-DX, then
interviews. The 50 kW transmitter of AIR Jeypore warmed up with a
carrier tone, followed 0023 by AIR opening with "Vande Mataram" hymn
and Indian songs 32332 while RHC was heard with 43333. Fortunately RHC
can only be heard during the morning broadcast and not the evening
broadcast (IST) (Anker Petersen, Denmark, on my AOR AR7030PLUS with
high 28 metres of longwire well hidden by snow, via Dario Monferini,
playdx yg via DXLD)
** INDIA. 9690, AIR GOS Dec 20 with enjoyable music before 1400 and
after 1415; also 1437 giving schedule of other English broadcasts
during Faithfully Yours mailbag with M&W. Better signal than usual
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
9690 / 11620 / 13710 INDIA AIR. *1330 December 19, 2010. Opening with
English General Overseas Service, ID and news. 9690 good but hummy;
11620 weak and hummy; 13710 very good and hum-free. Vividh Bharati
commercial service in mostly Hindi on 9870 very good same time.
15050, AIR. 1306 December 19, 2010. Presume the one at near local
level with nice Hindi vocals, hummy audio as with most AIR
transmitters. Presumed Sinhala service. No parallels found (Terry L
Krueger, Clearwater, Florida USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** INDIA. Self alongwith 7 other radio enthusiasts went for a DX-
pedition at the coastal place called Mandarmani in the state of West
Bengal, India. Please find attached some of my logging done during
15th to 17th December 2010. [posted on the dxldyg]
During the DX-pedition, we noted many local pirate radio station which
were broadcasting local musical request, audio from the Bengali movie
etc. One day we went for foxfinding. But could not locate them. All of
them were running low power transmitter. Those were audible because of
our good beverages. Earlier these pirate channels were noted in FM
band. Now noted all over in Medium Wave band. Thanks, (Swopan
Chakroborty, Kolkata, India, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 3325, surprisingly good signal in Indonesian, Dec 16 at
1403, mentioning Kalimantan, apparent news from RRI Palangkaraya.
Steady S9+12, rivalling only other station on band, WWRB 3185, which
was starting to fade. No North Koreans were audible this time, nor was
there anything else on 120, 105, 90, 75 or 60 m except Cuba 5025
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 4750, RRI Makassar, 1152-1203 Dec 13, Indo vocals with
flutes until woman announcer at 1158 with talk in Indonesian, Song of
the Coconut Islands and ID with Jakarta news at 1200. Very poor (Rich
D`Angelo, French Creek State Park DXpedition No. 38, Ten-Tec RX-340,
Drake R-8B and an Eton E1, 500-foot wire essentially north for the RX-
340 and 250-foot wire essentially northeast for the R-8B and a whip
antenna for the E1, NASWA yg via DXLD)
?! This has been off the air since September; no other reports of it;
a one-shot revival? (gh, DXLD)
Hi Rich, Was interested in the great logs from your French Creek State
Park DXpedition. Very nice variety of stations. Am jealous of 6030
reception of Radio Oromiya. I listened a while ago on a Monday and
only found Cuban jamming running late, covering their sign on :(
One log caught my attention and with all due respect I want to share a
few thoughts with you about it. RRI returning on 4750 would be
significant news. Are you sure it was them? You seem to give specific
details but indicate very poor reception.
I ask because I look to Atsunori Ishida http://rri.jpn.org/ as being
an expert on Indonesian stations and per his daily monitoring, RRI was
last noted on 4750 on September 23 and has not been heard since then,
all the way through to December 16. This conforms to my own
observations here in California. I listen almost daily and find that
either Bangladesh Betar or CNR1 dominates.
I confirmed this again today (Dec 17) and found the usual Bangladesh
Betar mixing with CNR1, but somewhat stronger (per attached audio).
Had several clear IDs (one on recording at 00:06) and many references
to Bangladesh. Positive it was them. In the past when RRI was on, they
usually dominated; mixing with either CNR1 or perhaps Bangladesh.
Today noted Bangladesh sign off at normal 1500*, after which I heard
two Chinese stations. Never any hint of RRI today. What do you think?
Thanks for any feedback (Ron Howard, via DXLD)
Ron, I will need to check my notes/log book from the trip.
Unfortunately, I do not have it at home leaving it in the office on
Friday for no particular reason. I may have a chance to stop by later
today and pick it up.
I can tell you that I usually use a template from prior DXpeditions
(logs, musing, etc.) to start off the next DXpedition electronic
reporting. At Friday's regular NASWA Reading Area DXers meeting
someone asked about conditions and I recall stating what a
disappointment that Indonesia and PNG were not heard on the tropical
bands since those two locations are always important for us east
coasters although 9526 was heard at nice levels both days. 73, (Rich,
ibid.)
** INDONESIA. 9525.9, Voice of Indonesia, 1246-1402 Dec 13, man
hosting Japanese service with Indo vocals. At 1300 woman announcer
changed to English program with ID, and man announcer with newscast.
Features about economy and culture program were heard as well as a
language lesson (``Let`s Speak Bahasa Indonesian`` [sic]) and Music
Corner. Poor to fair (fluttery). Again, 1050-1055 Dec 14 with talk by
man and woman in English at fair level (Rich D`Angelo, French Creek
State Park DXpedition No. 38, Ten-Tec RX-340, Drake R-8B and an Eton
E1, 500-foot wire essentially north for the RX-340 and 250-foot wire
essentially northeast for the R-8B and a whip antenna for the E1,
NASWA yg via DXLD)
9525.96, Voice of Indonesia,*0950-1015, Dec 17, abrupt sign on with
listed Korean programming. Religious music. English at 1000 with
opening ID announcements. English news at 1001. Weak but readable
(Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest)
? No mentions of IADs, which I still hear when I tune this frequency
in any language. Some listeners mentally fill in the blanx, overlisten
them? (gh)
** INTERNATIONAL [discussion prompted by Greenland et al., closing SW]
Even the relatively recent low-power missionary stations that brought
back for a fleeting moment rare DX that HCJB and others have
supported, never really made it --- witness The Cross R in Pohnpei
(gone), Wantok R Light (still on but with much reduced power these
days), R Peace (supposedly expanding, but not on the air these days),
Dunamis Shortwave in Uganda (rarely, if ever heard, with transmitter
problems), ELWA (gone again), R Veritas Liberia (gone), CRN in Papua
New Guinea (gone), and on and on the list goes. The only one still
reliably operating is R Kahuzi in DR Congo. The story is the same in
most cases - unreliable equipment and a lack of trained staff to
support the station technical operations (Bruce Churchill, Fallbrook
CA in Dxplorer via DSWCI DX Window Dec 15 via DXLD)
The smaller local missionary outlets did show promise as DX targets --
and indeed, that seems to remain true in Brazil, where they are still
common, though internally the names and organizations shift and
change. But the African and Pacific examples you mention do seem to be
too small and unsupported to stay on the air consistently. It always
seems to take an expensive trip out outbound by an HCJB technician or
somebody else every time they break down.
I think this is the result of an unrecognized basic problem --
equipment always needs somebody qualified on site. It is more than
simply pushing the same on button daily to keep the station working.
It is not a cheap an [sic] outreach technique as too many smaller
missionary organizations seem to think. Traditionally, religious
mission groups recognized the need to train on site medical
missionaries to have, essentially, as much medical know-how as, say, a
nurse practitioner or a paramedic so they can handle the majority of
medical needs of their parishioners.
But their organizations have not seemed to grasp the essential
requirement of having a technician trained to a similar level on site
to maintain broadcasting. Their on site missionaries need enough
electronic knowledge to keep their broadcasting equipment maintained
with a supply of basic spare parts so the on-site technician can
handle anything less than a major equipment breakdown.
Some missionary groups have opted instead for buying time on the major
rent-a-transmitter operations; but for a mere hour or two on the air.
For a longer schedule, that would be too expensive, compared with
running your own low powered transmitter. Also, renting time on a
major transmitter is a LOT of expensive overkill, if you only want to
focus on some African tribal group in the vicinity of your remote
mission. But then, maybe an FM station serves better than SW. A little
more grasp of reality regarding SW outreach would help these small
missionary broadcasting operations.
But, surely, looking at the big picture, it cannot be too far in the
future when even the VOA and, horror of horrors, the BBC finally
decide to pull the plug on SW. Then, indeed, the party will be over,
killed by an Internet that has, by then, become truly worldwide (Don
Jensen, Kenosha, WI, Dxplorer via DSWCI DX Window Dec 15 via DXLD)
** IRAN. 3965, VOIRI --- Zahedan, 0219-0229* Dec 14, man with
recitation from Koran. A man announcer with talk in Urdu language at
0224 followed by piano instrumental music until carrier terminated.
Fair with slight amateur radio operator QRM (Rich D`Angelo, French
Creek State Park DXpedition No. 38, Ten-Tec RX-340, Drake R-8B and an
Eton E1, 500-foot wire essentially north for the RX-340 and 250-foot
wire essentially northeast for the R-8B and a whip antenna for the E1,
NASWA yg via DXLD)
9830, V.O.I.R.I., 1741 Dec 17, in Swahili, man and woman with news or
political commentary; mentions of Pakistan, America, Barak Obama. Good
(Harold Sellers, Vernon, British Columbia, sitting beside Kalamalka
Lake, DXing from my car with an Eton E1 and Sony AN1 active antenna,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** IRELAND. 1752 kHz USB - Valentia Radio, Ireland - 0236-0237 UT
12/17 - Heavy Irish accented male voice opened transmission with "This
is Valentia Radio", transmission lasted only one minute, could not
make out entire transmission but seemed weather related. Very poor
signal just above the noise (Tim Tromp, Muskegon MI, MARE Tipsheet Dec
17 via WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DXLD)
** ISRAEL. 15785, 18/12 1050, R. Galei Tzahal - Lod, Ebraico, MX,
buono (Roberto Pavanello, Vercelli / Italia, via Roberto Scaglione,
shortwave yg via DXLD)
** ITALY [non]. 9510, Radio City via IRSS Nexus, *0859-0915, 18.12,
tuning music, male: IRRS short wave, Milano, signing on", male:
identification in various languages: "Radio City, the Station of the
cars", "Radio Ciudad, la voz de los coches", comments in English and
pop music. 45444 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Friol, 27 km W
of Lugo, Grundig Satatellit 500 and Sony ICF SW 7600 G, Cable antenna,
10 meters, faced WSW, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Pre-empted WORLD
OF RADIO on the third Saturday; presumably next week Dec 25 will be
the final WOR at this time, unless pre-empted too (gh, DXLD)
** JORDAN. 15290, Radio Jordan (presumed), 1221-1228* Dec 13, non-stop
Middle Eastern vocals until carrier terminated without announcements
at 1228. Poor with fair peaks. 1156-1230* Dec 14, Middle Eastern
vocals to 1200 ID followed by news in Arabic by man and woman. News
ended at 1217 with dramatic musical fanfare. Music programming until
carrier cut. Good signal today (Rich D`Angelo, French Creek State Park
DXpedition No. 38, Ten-Tec RX-340, Drake R-8B and an Eton E1, 500-foot
wire essentially north for the RX-340 and 250-foot wire essentially
northeast for the R-8B and a whip antenna for the E1, NASWA yg via
DXLD)
Amman noted still in progress on Dec 14 at 12 to 1230:10 UT close-down
at S=9+15dB level in Germany (Wolfgang Büschel, BC-DX Dec 18 via DXLD)
** KOREA NORTH. 6100.00, KCBS Kanggye, 1438-1458, Dec 21, Korean,
usual ecstatic sopranos &orchestral pieces sandwiched between CNR echo
jamming on 6095 and 6105. Weak but in the clear // 11679.82 only
slightly better. Still exactly on frequency, cf DXLD 10-41. 73,
(Martien Groot, Schoorl, Netherlands, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH. KOREA D.P.R., 6250.462, Pyongyang in Korean at 2309
UT, S=8 signal (Wolfgang Büschel, Stuttgart, Germany, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST) see also SWITZERLAND [and non]
** KOREA NORTH [non]. UZBEKISTAN/NORTH KOREA, Frequency change of
Radio Free Chosun in Korean: 1500-1600 NF 5760 TAC 100 kW / 065 deg
to NoKo, ex 6225, re-ex 7530 (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, 17 Dec via WORLD
OF RADIO 1544, DXLD)
** KOREA NORTH [non]. 5985, Wed Dec 22 at 1423, Shiokaze/Sea Breeze
via JSR JAPAN, usual earnest YL in English with description of a 1960
abductee, Koiko(?) Yamada, including her height in cm and feet. Good
signal, S9+15 and het from Myanmar just barely audible. 1425 begins
wrapping up with complete contact info, ``time for us to come together
and fight the dictator Kim Jung-Il, 1430*. There should be English
again on Friday (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** LAOS [non]. Hmong World Christian Radio: see PUBLICATIONS: WRTH
** LIBERIA. Star Radio --- they made us change the frequency from 4025
to 3960. The new expanded 75 meter SWBC band allows operation up to
4100, and 4025 was a nice quiet frequency, but we were forced to move
to 3960 kHz. Also, they are only running about 1,200 watts of power,
because they let the generator run out of gas while transmitter was on
the air. They had bypassed ALL of the protection interlocks, and the
collapsing fields and crazy voltage spikes that take place as the
generator R.P.M.s slow down, speed up, slow down, etc., were just too
much for the P.D.M. modulators to handle, so they blew one of the P.A.
amplifiers. I've built a great deal of redundancy in the system, so
they are still on the air, but at the reduced power of 1,200 watts
(Normal power is 2,500). (Jamie Labadia, Dec 18, WORLD OF RADIO 1544,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
See also BOLIVIA, GUYANA, VANUATU. Expanded 75m to 4100? I was not
aware of any official international action about this (gh, ibid.)
** LIBYA. Glenn: here is something to add to the info on Libya that`s
been in DXLD lately: On 15 Dec I had at 1400 UT unusually good
reception of Voice of Africa. At 1405 the announcer gave frequencies
which included one that I don`t recollect seeing in DXLD. He gave two
frequencies; 21695 to East Africa and 17860 to Central Africa. I
checked 17860 and heard what I think was DW. Also checked 17800, but
think that was DW, too. 21695 started to fade in about 1445, but as
usual was not good. BTW, has anyone noted what great African music
they play? Best wishes, (Bill Wilkins, Springfield MO, P-mail
postmarked 18 Dec, retyped by gh for DX LISTENING DIGEST)
As in DXLD 10-50, on Dec 8 they moved from 17800 back to their
original frequency 17725. Don`t think they were ever really on 17860,
perhaps a typo of theirs, and belated, for 17800. If you did not hear
this on 21695, were you really listening to 17725? (Glenn Hauser, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** MALAYSIA/SARAWAK. 5030, RTM, Dec 22 at 1418 S9+15, about equal to
Cuba 5025, which for a change was causing no problem to 5030. Lively
music, YL announcement, dialog with OM past 1423 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** MALAYSIA. 7295, Traxx FM, 1137-1203 Dec 14, man announcer in
English hosting pop music program. Time pips at 1200 followed by ID
and news with a woman announcer. Fair (Rich D`Angelo, French Creek
State Park DXpedition No. 38, Ten-Tec RX-340, Drake R-8B and an Eton
E1, 500-foot wire essentially north for the RX-340 and 250-foot wire
essentially northeast for the R-8B and a whip antenna for the E1,
NASWA yg via DXLD)
Hi Everyone, 7295, TraxxFM, Kuala Lumpur, 15.10 17/12/10
Whilst have received quite a few times before I was pleased to get
good reception from time I switched on 15.00 ! It was probably audible
for a while before. I have not received mid afternoon before. But then
again have not looked. I wonder what else may be around early pm. This
is what I heard: http://www.box.net/shared/ud1abq93oj
73 (Mark Davies, Anglesey, UK, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Hi Mark, Very nice with your Traxx FM reception. This must be good DX
for the Isle of Anglesey. It is a fun station that I often enjoy
listening to. You were fortunate to tune in at 1500. Every day from
1300 to 1500 they are totally blocked at my location with the strong
CNR1 echo jamming of VOA. So I have to wait till after 1500 to enjoy
them in the clear. Thanks for your fine recording (Ron Howard,
California, USA, IBID.)
** MAURITANIA. 7245, Mauritania is now a regular guest in Europe
around 07-09 UT and also late afternoon (Wolfgang Büschel, BC-DX Dec
18 via DXLD)
7245, ORTM chanting, poor Dec 18 at 0616, squeezed by English on both
sides, from DW and Vatican (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
7245.00, MRT just above threshold, male voice in vernacular. French
mixed sound, S=4 at 0708 UT Dec 20.
7245.00, MRT with poor fade S=4-6 moving the needle, male voice
announcer in vernacular/French/Arabic accent mixed sound, at 0751 UT
Dec 21. Lute instrument jingle played (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
7245, ORTM, Dec 21 at 0825, fair signal. Two hours earlier only a weak
carrier, suspected something else (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 1570, XERF, Dec 19 at 0605 anthem by male soloist with
orchestra, but not the Mexican NA, 0606 into Spanish conversation.
Maybe the Coahuila state anthem plays after the NA at 0600? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 6185, R. Educación, eclectic music format presents Bob
Dylan trax one after another, with brief Spanish announcements, tho I
never heard them mention his name! Dec 16 at 0638 past 0701 when
playing ``Like a Rolling Stone``, until 0707 ID and live DJ giving
slightly incorrect timecheck to the second, 0712 onto next set,
cumbias by Wilfrido Vargas. Thankfully, no co-channel QRM tonight
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MONGOLIA. 7260, Mongolian Radio 2 (presumed), 1108-1134 Dec 13,
rising over Chinese station with talks in Mongolian language by man
and woman. Music program began at 1115 hosted by woman announcer.
Possible ID at 1129 before group vocals with string instrumental
music. Poor and mixing with PBS Xinjiang (Rich D`Angelo, French Creek
State Park DXpedition No. 38, Ten-Tec RX-340, Drake R-8B and an Eton
E1, 500-foot wire essentially north for the RX-340 and 250-foot wire
essentially northeast for the R-8B and a whip antenna for the E1,
NASWA yg via DXLD)
** MOROCCO. MARROCOS, 1140.7, SNRT-“A”, site?, 1348-…, 18 Dec’10,
Arabic, interviews, traditional tunes & songs; 33442. // 207, 540,
612, 936, and possibly 594 too. This was also observed at another
site, on 10 Dec’10, at 2220, and the QRG was 1140.75, audio
synchronized with 540 & 594 (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Morocco 1140v: explanation. Unlike what it may seem in my today's
report on SNRT-"A", it is believed this frequency is the result of
faulty transmmitter, not a genuine outlet. 73, (Carlos Gonçalves, Dec
21, ibid.)
** MOROCCO. 15341.1, RTVM in Arabic with hum but no het, Dec 18 at
1605. The usual shift from 15341.1 to 15345 circa 1500 did not take
place today.
15345+, Dec 20 at 1515, undermodulated Arabic with hum, so RTM made
the change from 15341.1v today around 1500, and is all set to
heterodyne Argentina later in the day (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** NETHERLANDS [non]. 9810 via BONAIRE, RNW Spanish, Sunday Dec 19 at
1210 in ``Cartas @ RN`` program, devoting quite a bit of time to
replying to a Cuban listener who keeps writing them, using registered
mail, and via the Netherlands embassy in Habana, to complain that RN
is deliberately not covering the story of Cuban doctors aiding Haitian
earthquake victims.
RN says they have covered this story, plus Cuban doctors in Venezuela
and Bolivia, and treats Cuba even-handedly, positives and negatives.
They have tried to interview some of the doctors but the médicos have
to get permission from the Cuban government to speak to foreign media,
which has always been denied.
Another subject was about the future of RN: sidestepped the issue of
whether SW broadcasts would continue, in Spanish, under new funding
scheme, but teased with several major topix they plan to cover in
2011y (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NETHERLANDS. DUTCH PARLIAMENT BACKS MOTION ON RNW
The Lower House of the Dutch parliament has backed a motion from the
social-liberal party D66 calling on the government to conduct an
investigation into the viability of Radio Netherlands Worldwide (RNW).
The motion notes that the role of RNW has been partially overtaken by
technological developments. Parliament now wants the government to
investigate what tasks should be scrapped and what tasks can be
transferred to other existing organisations.
Foreign Affairs
In response, the minister responsible for the media, Marija van
Bijsterveldt, said that the government sees the motion as "support for
its policy.” Earlier it was announced that RNW will in future be
financed from the budget for Development Cooperation, under the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Currently, RNW is funded by the Ministry
of Education, Culture and Science. The transition should take place in
2013. "Before the summer of 2011, the Cabinet will inform the House
how RNW and its tasks will be shaped," said the minister.
The coalition agreement states that RNW should focus on its core
business, without defining precisely what that is. The current tasks,
included in the media law, are: informing Dutch nationals abroad, the
provision of independent information in countries with limited press
freedom, and presenting a realistic picture of the Netherlands for
people abroad.
Confident
The management of RNW is confident about the future. Editor-in-Chief
Rik Rensen said: "The vast majority of our journalistic activity is
focused on foreign countries. We operate in ten languages and thus
cover large parts of the world where people are desperate for our
information. And as it happens, the Dutch economy is almost entirely
dependent on foreign countries."
RNW's Director-General Jan Hoek welcomes the review, saying "It's good
to investigate how public money is being spent". Mr Hoek disagrees
with the claim that the internet has rendered Radio Netherlands
Worldwide superfluous: "In our country nearly all of us are connected
to the internet, but it's different on a global scale. Internationally
just 28 percent of the world's population has access to the internet."
(via Andy Sennitt, Media Network newsletter Dec 16 via DXLD)
I can see further cuts being made to RNW's shortwave output, but I
would be stunned if the Dutch government shut it down completely.
Predictions: Dutch on SW to North America and Australia/New Zealand
will be dropped, and the output for Southern Europe trimmed. Possible
trims of Dutch to other areas, but not completely eliminated. Spanish
SW output discontinued. Indonesian service left untouched. It is not
out of the question that the Bonaire transmitting station might be
shut down or sold. Madagascar site safe for the foreseeable future
(Steve Luce, Houston, TX, Dec 18, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Differing prediction from my side: Informing Dutch nationals abroad
will be deleted from RNW's mission, thus all related activities stop.
Perhaps NOS/NPS will instead be considered as responsible for this
task and receive some dedicated funding for it, but it seems less
likely that they would continue shortwave transmissions.
Indonesian on shortwave does not appear to be untouchable, considering
that VOA already planned to take its Indonesian service off SW and
withdrew this decision only in the last moment for B10 (Kai Ludwig,
Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
From what I found out this summer in Indonesia. I think the Indonesian
service will survive. In Jakarta, SW is not big anymore, but when you
get outside the city, finding people that listen to SW is much easier.
I stayed in Java for a few days; I remember in this small village I
stayed, meeting people who would on a regular basis tune to RNW and
VOA. But as this change politically around the world I think in the
short term the service will survive, but in the long term I don't
think it will (Keith Perron, Taiwan, ibid.)
** NEW ZEALAND. 5950, 18/12 1320, R. New Zealand Int. - Wellington
English news, sufficient (Roberto Pavanello, Vercelli / Italia, via
Roberto Scaglione, shortwave yg via DXLD) Early log there, also
audible here the other way `round (gh, OK, DXLD)
5950, checking whether RNZI Mailbox is on this week, Monday Dec 20 at
1332, but no, it`s some other show about a discovery program for
children. The alternate-week appearance was scheduled next for Dec 27,
but checking the website: ``Mailbox is on holiday and returns Monday
24 January 2011``.
Meanwhile, audio of the last two programs remains available, dated Nov
28 and Dec 12. ``DX report`` feature in both is from Kevin Hand,
ZL4QD, about receiving weather fax. Also mentioned
http://brogers.dsl.pipex.com for link to Mystery Signals of Shortwave,
then linx to new ENIGMA newsletter about numbers stations.
Adrian Sainsbury was away again on a holiday, this time to Sydney, so
no propagation report Nov 28, but he had returned for Dec 12 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NIGER. 9704.99, LV du Sahel, 2100-2258*, Dec 17, audible after
Radio Ethiopia signed off with French talk. Afro-pop, Euro-pop music.
Qur`an at approximately 2253. Sign off with flute IS followed by
National Anthem at 2256. Fair (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening
Digest)
9705.00, Niger in French on S=8-9 level here in Germany, het by
powerhouse TRT 9700 kHz even, 0735 UT Dec 20.
9705.00, in French on S=4-5 level here in Germany, phone-in discussion
at 0754 UT, Dec 21 (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** NIGERIA. 7275, R. Nigeria, Abuja. December 17, 0555-0606 Pop music,
male in English talks “Nigeria, Abuja; R. Nigeria, listening [to] the
people”, news program by male and female. 34433 (Lúcio Otávio
Bobrowiec, Embu SP Brasil, SW40 Dipoles and Longwire, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
NIGÉRIA, 7275, R. Nigeria (presumed), Abuja site?, 1130-1152, 19
Dec’10, talks; 15331 (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
7275, S=0-1 lousy prop condition, below threshold, only voice
fragments of Radio Abuja regional service noted this morning Dec 21 at
0751 UT. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** NIGERIA. 9690, V of Nigeria, 1712 14-12 with an ID followed by
drums, a hilife song and talks Hausa language. Signal mixed with
another station in French at same level but seems as coming from same
transmitter. Buzzed audio 4x443 (Zacharias Liangas, Greece, DX
LISTENING DIGEST) No, Romania is in French on 9690 at 17-18 (gh, DXLD)
15120.00, Voice of Nigeria, female reader in French - "UNE GRANDE
NATION", - at 0700 UT Dec 20. S=5-6 fluttery at this early morning
hour. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, Stuttgart, Germany, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
15120, Voice of Nigeria (list log); 1858-1900:30*, 20-Dec; Thumb harp
music; off abruptly without announcement. SIO=3+33 in USB, needed to
minimize strong WYFR on 15115 (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake
R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
9690, Dec 21 at 0823, strong but hummy signal in presumed Hausa from
VON as scheduled in WRTH 2011 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
[and non]. 7255, VON, VG with African music during scheduled Hausa,
Dec 21 at 2229, back where it`s supposed to be instead of 9690 where
we caught it once, and consequently WYFR Portuguese spoken by gringo
in the clear on 9690.
15120, Dec 22 at 1529, P-F S9+8, Voice of Nigeria IDs in English, news
headlines about Ivory Coast, etc. 1531 http://www.voiceofnigeria.org
mentioned. Carrier is unstable, obvious with BFO on. I ask again, is
this their brand-new transmitter, or not? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** NIGERIA [non]. GERMANY, 17485, Hamada Radio International ---
Wertachtal, *1359-1429* Dec 13, open carrier followed by man announcer
with ID and opening announcements in Hausa language. Frequent IDs and
features about Nigeria. Fair (Rich D`Angelo, French Creek State Park
DXpedition No. 38, Ten-Tec RX-340, Drake R-8B and an Eton E1, 500-foot
wire essentially north for the RX-340 and 250-foot wire essentially
northeast for the R-8B and a whip antenna for the E1, NASWA yg via
DXLD)
via Wertachtal, GERMANY, 17485, Hamada Radio International, *1400-
1405+, Dec 17, sign on with local music and opening ID announcements.
Talk in listed Hausa. Good signal. Mon, Wed, Fri only (Brian
Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest)
17485, Monday Dec 20 at 1400, VP signal with musical drumming, Hamada
Radio mentioned in opening of M/W/F 1400-1430 transmission via
Wertachtal, GERMANY (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
17485, Hamada Radio International, nothing audible Wed Dec 22 at 1415,
but presumed still active with propagation from Germany subnormal,
also on 15 MHz band (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirate]. 3275.9 am, MAC Shortwave, 0055-0110, Dec
19, Paul Starr Christmas Special with talk and Christmas music. IDs.
Email address. Fair (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest)
** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirate]. 3431, The Crystal Ship notified us of a
test on this frequency Dec 20 from about 0050. At 0055 could only hear
a trace of a carrier; a little better with music? 0231 but still
unreadable (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirate]. 6924.35 am, Captain Morgan Shortwave,
0255-0315, Dec 17, blues music. IDs. Fair but some distortion (Brian
Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest)
** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirate]. 6925 USB, Wolverine Radio, 0145-0230, Dec
19, IDs. Music by Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Foo Fighters, and others.
Very good (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) see UNIDENTIFIED
** OKLAHOMA. Altho not reported recently I should reaffirm that Enid`s
GCN pirate on 99.9 remains quite active, tho occasionally missing,
especially weekends.
And the Part 15 ``WECS`` 97.7 at Emmanuel Christian School continues
with kidloops ranging a few blox, changed each week tho they may miss
some updates over the holidays. Week before Xmas they broke format for
lengthy Bible readings only, still by halting kids who don`t
understand they are being brainwashed (Glenn Hauser, OK, Dec 17, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. ENID RESIDENT SYNCHRONIZES CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS TO
PERSONAL RADIO STATION --- By Violet Hassler, Staff Writer Enid News
and Eagle Fri Dec 17, 2010, 11:46 PM CST
See video here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRH9KHbggXk
ENID — Christmas light-seekers initially could be taken aback by the
radically blinking lights decorating Dick Yuhnke’s yard on Pheasant
Run Drive this year.
Yuhnke admits the lights on their own are not too impressive. The
“old-fashioned” lights strung into a 20-foot Christmas tree and across
his yard and home seem to blink on and off at random, dancing to a
tune all their own, one that’s frustratingly hard to understand.
Until one tunes his car radio to 99.7 FM, and the lights’ choreography
becomes clear. And it is impressive. . .
http://enidnews.com/localnews/x1666507247/Enid-resident-synchronizes-Christmas-decorations-to-personal-radio-station
(Enid Eagle Dec 18 via DXLD)
We observed this one evening: 99.7 barely reaches across the street
without QRM from KZLS 99.7 ex-Enid station now in ``Mustang``. Gets
rather repetitive, mostly jazzed up Xmas tunes requiring lots of
flashing (gh, Enid, DXLD)
[non] A copycat is in Natchez MS on 90.9:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MS_NATCHEZ_CHRISTMAS_LIGHTS_MSOL-?SITE=RIPRJ&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2010-12-20-00-01-23
(via Mike Cooper, DXLD)
** OKLAHOMA. KOKH-24 OKC has finally added a virtual channel as 25.2,
Country Music TV, the one with the guitar/COUNTRY bug in the lower
right. First noted evening of Dec 18, but may have been on a while, as
I don`t often tune channel-up from 25.1, and there it was.
This follows by a few weeks KOCB-33`s activation of TheCOOLTV on its
34.2, and news that KFOR-27 will be adding Antenna TV on January 1
(see U S A). Rabbitears.info already has 25.2 Country, but thinx that
KFOR will put Antenna TV on 4.3, and keep weather on 4.2.
It also shows that as I suspected, KHLO-LP 17 analog is now on 31 as
KHLO-LD, with four possible channels, but 31 is blocked in Enid by
KXOK-LD.
It also shows a signal I have yet to see, and am getting no indication
of it on the meter so far here 100+ km away:
KOHC-LD OKLAHOMA CITY OK On the air
Display Channel Physical Channel Video Audio Call Sign
Network/Programming Nickname Notes
45-1 45.1 480i DD2.0 KOHC-CA Azteca America
45-2 45.2 480i DD2.0 KOHC-CA Religious "TV Vision" (Spanish)
45-3 45.3 480i DD2.0 KOHC-CA Mexicanal
45-4 45.4 480i DD2.0 KOHC-CA Religious "TV Alabanza" (Spanish)
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PAKISTAN. Winter B-10 schedule of Radio Pakistan:
Bangla
0900-1000 on 9345 ISL 100 kW / 118 deg to SoAs
11570vISL 100 kW / 118 deg to SoAs
Chinese
1200-1300 on 9670 ISL 250 kW / 070 deg to EaAs
11510 ISL 250 kW / 070 deg to EaAs
English
1100-1110 on 15100 ISL 250 kW / 313 deg to WeEu
17700 ISL 250 kW / 313 deg to WeEu
[more like 4 or 5 minutes --- gh]
1600-1610 on 7510 ISL 250 kW / 282 deg to N/ME
11575 ISL 250 kW / 282 deg to N/ME
Gujarati
1145-1215 on 9345 ISL 100 kW / 147 deg to SoAs
11570vISL 100 kW / 147 deg to SoAs
Hindi
1045-1145 on 9345 ISL 100 kW / 147 deg to SoAs
11570vISL 100 kW / 147 deg to SoAs
Nepali
1000-1030 on 9345 ISL 100 kW / 118 deg to SoAs
11570vISL 100 kW / 118 deg to SoAs
Pashto/Dari
1345-1545 on 6235vISL 100 kW / 270 deg to WeAs
Persian
1700-1800 on 6235vISL 100 kW / 260 deg to WeAs
7470 ISL 100 kW / 260 deg to WeAs
Sinhala/Tamil
1230-1330 on 11880 ISL 100 kW / 147 deg to SoAs
15540vISL 100 kW / 147 deg to SoAs
Urdu
0045-0215 on 11580 ISL 250 kW / 118 deg to SoAs
15490 ISL 250 kW / 118 deg to SoAs
0500-0700 on 15100 ISL 250 kW / 282 deg to N/ME
17830 ISL 250 kW / 282 deg to N/ME
0830-1100 on 15100 ISL 250 kW / 313 deg to WeEu
17700 ISL 250 kW / 313 deg to WeEu
1330-1530 on 7530 ISL 250 kW / 282 deg to N/ME
11575 ISL 250 kW / 282 deg to N/ME
1700-1900 on 7530 ISL 250 kW / 313 deg to WeEu
9340 ISL 250 kW / 313 deg to WeEu
v=xxxxx.4 kHz (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, 17 Dec via DXLD)
** PERU. 4746.9, Radio Huanta 2000, 1031-1046 Dec 13, man announcer
with Spanish talk, ID and TCs hosting lively morning music program.
Poor to fair signal. Again at 1014-1022 Dec 14, lively music program
at fair level. (D`Angelo/FCDX-PA)
4775v, Radio Tarma, 1049-1056 Dec 13, man announcer with Spanish talk
with group singing in background. ID followed by OA vocals. Poor with
heavy splash from CODAR. (D`Angelo/FCDX-PA)
4955, Radio Amauta, 1036-1049 Dec 14, program of OA vocals hosted by
man announcer with ID, TC and announcements. Poor (Rich D`Angelo,
French Creek State Park DXpedition No. 38, Ten-Tec RX-340, Drake R-8B
and an Eton E1, 500-foot wire essentially north for the RX-340 and
250-foot wire essentially northeast for the R-8B and a whip antenna
for the E1, NASWA yg via DXLD)
** PERU. 4826, R. Sicuani, Sicuani. December 22, 0022-0031 Bolero
style music, Romantic, “Stand by me” music in Spanish. 23322 (Lúcio
Otávio Bobrowiec, Embu SP Brasil, SW40 Dipoles and Longwire, dxldyg
via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PHILIPPINES. 9430, Dec 21 at 1525, a cappella rendition in Chinese
of Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. We wonder how far the lyrix stray
from the English in order to make it work in Mandarin. Applause,
announcement and then chorus with ``We Wish You a Merry Xmas!`` in
English. This is FEBC`s extensive Chinese service which also puts
quite a good signal here into China [non]. Earlier there was a lot of
English talk being Chinesed (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
9435, FEBC, *2228-2304 Dec 13, IS alternating with man in Indonesian
with ID. At 2330 opened with male preacher sermon in English with
another man repeating in Indonesian. Poor to fair. In the clear until
CRI in Japanese opened at 2300 (Rich D`Angelo, French Creek State Park
DXpedition No. 38, Ten-Tec RX-340, Drake R-8B and an Eton E1, 500-foot
wire essentially north for the RX-340 and 250-foot wire essentially
northeast for the R-8B and a whip antenna for the E1, NASWA yg via
DXLD)
** PHILIPPINES. 11730, R. Pilipinas, *1730-1759, Dec 14 (Tuesday).
Many R. Pilipinas, the Voice of the Philippines IDs; in Tagalog; info
at http://twitter.com/alan_allanigue/status/9417993452781568
must be outdated, as there was no simulcast today of the Radio ng
Bayan's program “Talking Points, but they did carry the “P-B-S Radio
ng Bayan news” and a segment with “ASEAN news”; 1800 long series of R.
Pilipinas IDs; fair; // 11890 good (thanks to Alokesh Gupta [India]
for the reminder about this // frequency); mixing with R. Africa on //
15190.
11890, DZRM Radio Magasin simulcast via R. Pilipinas, *1732-1830, Dec
15 (Wednesday). In Tagalog with cultural programming (talking about
Carmen Guerrero Nakpil’s new book “Heroes and Villains” which comments
on Saudi Arabia and “O-F-W” [overseas Filipino workers], etc.); IDs:
“DZRM Radio Magasin 1278 kHz.” and “simulcast” via R. ng Bayan on 738
kHz. and “Radio Pilipinas overseas radio station”; 1830-1845, English
language lesson (British accent) ended with “Cherrio”; fair to poor;
did not hear // 15190 (only R. Africa there); // 11730 had transmitter
problems and was off the air for a while, as also noted yesterday.
11890, Radio ng Bayan simulcast via R. Pilipinas, *1730-1748, Dec 16
(Thursday). Starts with series of R. Pilipinas, the Voice of the
Philippines IDs; 1733 begins the “simulcast” of “Radio ng Bayan Nation
Wide, 738 kHz”; same format as last Thursday; listing all the many PBS
radio stations; mostly poor reception; // 11730 poor; // 15190 not
heard (only R. Africa there).
Would be interesting to know just what their simulcast schedule is.
Thursday certainly seems to regularly have Radio ng Bayan, but is DZRM
Radio Magasin on every Wednesday? Have not checked the weekends or
Monday and Friday, so this certainly needs more monitoring (Ron
Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** PHILIPPINES [non]. 15350, Dec 18 just as I tune in at 1504,
transmitter cuts off the air. Back on at *1505 talk with heavy echo
which I think is self-imposed rather than LP/SP, since bits of
children singing do not have the echo. This is R. Veritas Asia,
Filipino/Tagalog service relayed by VATICAN back to the ME (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PORTUGAL. I've been listening for over an hour to a station on 1035
kHz playing oldies, most of the time armchair copy, with my antenna
phased toward Europe and nulling the USA NE. The station IDs after
every song, and has frequent promos featuring snippets of songs and
flogging their station brand. Problem is, while the music is clear,
the IDs are not - spoken fast, with kind of a thick, muffled voice.
The last part sounds like 'FM' or 'AM'. I have been googling with no
avail. I get the sense that this is a new station, or perhaps more
correctly, a very recently re-branded station.
I must say, I like the music - a lot of oldies that just don't show up
in the rotation on my locals and near locals, all of course on FM as
the AM band is more of a DX band than SW around here, given the
relatively close proximity to Sackville NB and the million and one
stations relayed by RCI (Phil VY2PR Rafuse, Stratford PE Canada, 0207
UT Dec 17, ABDX via WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DXLD)
Got it! It is 'Star FM' in Portugal, apparently a re-branded Rádio
Clube. OK, now I have two favourite DX stations, 1215 Absolute Radio
in London England and Star FM. Phasing is Phun. With a flick of a
switch, the AM giants from the USA NE and their IBOC get wiped from
the aether, with the TAs popping in (Phil, 0221 UT, ibid.)
** ROMANIA. 5975, Dec 20 at 0221, poor signal in French with strange
accent. Figured in might be RRI, and that chex for 02-03 on 5975, 310
degrees from Galbeni to ENAm (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** RUSSIA. While checking for Mongolia on 7260 I found Golos Rossii
(Voice of Russia) at *2300 in presumed Russian. ID's in between news
items as "Golos Rossii" and "Golos Rossii, Mockba".
I tuned into 7260 at 2250 and heard the usual Russian transmitter test
tones and that kept me around as I do not know offhand if Mongolia has
any Russian made transmitters.
I don't see this 2300 transmission in Aoki or EiBi. 12/18/2010 (Steve
Lare, Holland, MI, USA, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Registered already from season start.
http://www.hfcc.org/data/b10/b10allx2.zip
7260 2300-0400 10-12,27,36 MSK=Taldom site 500kW 285deg RUS VOR GFC
Aoki and Eibi are not always complete, due of updates occur rather
nearly every day. 73 wb df5sx (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.)
** RWANDA. 6055, Radio Rwanda, 2025-2100*, Dec 18, French and
vernacular talk. A variety of Afro-pop, Afro-rap and Euro-pop music.
Abrupt sign off. Fair. Note: Rwanda usually stays on the air late on
Christmas Eve and New Years Eve (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening
Digest)
** SARAWAK [non]. Re: R Free Sarawak via T8WH Angel 4, QSY to
15420 kHz from Dec 11 at 1000 UT. (ex 15680 kHz)
http://radiofreesarawak.org/
(Sei-ichi Hasegawa-JPN, dxld Dec 11)
PALAU/MALAYSIA, Frequency change of Radio Free Sarawak in Bahasa
Malay: 1000-1100 NF 15420 HBN 100 kW / 270 deg to SEAs, ex 15680
(DX Mix News, Bulgaria, 17 Dec via DXLD)
Both channels 15420 and 15680 were empty here in Europe on Dec 12
(Wolfgang Büschel, BC-DX Dec 18 via DXLD) Any heard since?? (gh)
CLANDESTINE (Malaysia), 7590, Radio Free Sarawak via Dushanbe, *2229-
2255 Dec 13, open carrier until instrumental music opening followed by
a man in Bahasi [sic] Malaysia with long talk. Poor to fair (Rich
D`Angelo, French Creek State Park DXpedition No. 38, Ten-Tec RX-340,
Drake R-8B and an Eton E1, 500-foot wire essentially north for the RX-
340 and 250-foot wire essentially northeast for the R-8B and a whip
antenna for the E1, NASWA yg via DXLD)
7590, R Free Sarawak, via Yangiyul [TAJIKISTAN], An email report to
info @ radiofreesarawak.org brought this response: "many thanks for
the recording - great that we are heard from NY! Please keep us
informed . . . best wishes, RFS team".
Several follow-up messages requesting more information have gone
unanswered. The radiofreesarawak.org domain is registered to:
Christian Nolle, Christian Nolle Enterprises, 34 Asker House, London,
Islington N7 0PP, Great Britain. Phone: +44.7966378765, E-mail: me @
cnolle.com (John C. Herkimer, Caledonia, NY, U.S.A. Dxplorer via DSWCI
DX Window Dec 15 via DXLD)
** SAUDI ARABIA. 1521, quite a het to KOKC 1520, Dec 18 around 2345,
and still but weaker at next check Dec 19 around 0145 on caradio.
Presumed BSKSA 2-megawatter at Duba in the NW corner, the prime alert
for trans-Atlantic MW openings. Pulling any audio separate from 1520
is another matter (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SAUDI ARABIA. 11785, Dec 20 at 1508 ``Saudi buzz`` is back, no
modulation audible. Meanwhile 15435, which used to have the same big
buzz, remains clear of it but today only a JBA signal there. The
closest we can come to finding this listed is in Aoki:
11785 R. RIYADH 0955-1355 1234567 Arabic 500 100 Riyadh ARS 04623E
2430N BSKSA a10 Holy Qur`an (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
17785, BSKSA, R Riyadh, 0803-0818, Dec 04, French, Holy Qur´an with
translation, news, ID as "Radio Riyadh" and "Radiodiffusion de Royaume
d´Arabe Saudite", 35443 (Patrick Robic, Leibnitz, Austria, DSWCI DX
Window Dec 15 via DXLD)
Same often oncomes as early as 0750 when English is still being fed
into 17785, unofficially (gh, DXLD)
** SLOVAKIA. RSI closing SW at yearend! See CZECHIA (WORLD OF RADIO
1544, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOLOMON ISLANDS. 5020, Solomon Islands BC, Honiara. December 22,
0755-0805 slow music in English, male and female in English talks, top
of the hour announcements, Romantic in English. 22332 (Lúcio Otávio
Bobrowiec, Embu SP Brasil, SW40 Dipoles and Longwire, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOMALIA [non]. Presumed Radio Damal, The Voice of the Somali
People, via Woofferton, England on 11740. 1829:30, Dec 17, carrier on,
1830 upbeat, indigenous instrumental music, 1831 sign-on by man in an
Arabic-like language, 1832 rap song in presumed Somali and some
English, 1836:30 male speaker. Didn't catch any ID. SINPO-45444.
Listened again as they left the air at 1929; signal poor by this time.
Also 11970 via Abu Dhabi tentatively them at 1930 s/on with
instrumental music. Very poor and too weak to understand any spoken
word, but definitely not the same format at s/on as was heard on 11740
(Harold Sellers, Vernon, B.C., dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. See USA: WWRB; PUBLICATIONS: WRTH
** SPAIN. Spanish speaking broadcast station on 486 kHz? I was tuning
across the NDB band tonight when I came across what sounded to me like
a Spanish speaking Broadcast station on 486 kHz. I made a recording of
it for about ten minutes up to and including the time pips at 2200
GMT.
This is the first time that I have heard anything like this below the
normal Medium Wave broadcast band. I did get a friend of mine near
Hinckley in Leicestershire to verify that he could also hear it on
his NRD535. Has anybody got an idea what this is/was please? Many
thanks (Tracey Gardner, UK, Dec 18, MWC yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1544,
DXLD)
Where can I find your recording? 486 * 2 = 972, so it could be a sub-
harmonic of a 972 kHz transmitter. There are 3 medium-power Spanish
transmitters on 972 kHz. 73, (Günter Lorenz, WORLD OF RADIO 1544,
ibid.)
I have just checked the channel and it is there again at 1815 GMT. I
would be grateful for confirmation that other listeners can hear it?
Many thanks (Tracey, 1821 UT Dec 19, ibid.)
Hi Tracey, I'm hearing it hear in Guernsey with a weak signal on my
ALA 1530 loop in N/S direction. 73 (Lionel Roithmeir, 1840 UT Dec 19,
ibid.)
Here in The Netherlands: 1847 UT, I hear a very weak signal, a man and
woman talking, but also music. Best on my KAZ antenna 340 degrees.
73 (Max Van Arnhem, Dec 19, ibid.)
Hi again Tracey, I am on the MWCircle too, so I will respond to you
here. Yes, it is Spanish. It is a RNE station. I can hear the usual
news tune and ID of every hour. I have a weak carrier on .003 but no
sufficient level for audio. There are 3 transmitters. on 972. All
three are in the good directions of my antenna so I should have a
better signal. Try to record tomorrow morning at 0625 or 0645 UT. Each
station should broadcast different regional programs a these times. At
least at 0645. I am not sure if Melilla offers the Andalucía regional
at 0625 or they do its own bulletin. The others are Cabra (Córdoba
province, Andalucía reg.) and Monforte de Lemos (Lugo province,
Galicia reg.). 73s (Mauricio Molano, Salamanca, ESPAÑA - SPAIN, RX
site: Aldea del Cano, Cáceres, LAT: 39º17'09.70 N, LONG: 6º19'00 W,
RX: PERSEUS, ANT: WELLBROOK ALA1530S+, http://moladx.blogspot.com/
1849 UT Dec 19, WORLD OF RADIO 1544, ibid.)
Hello Mauricio, I will set a DDC recording up for a couple of hours
tomorrow morning, to ensure that I catch the information that you
require. If this is a sub-harmonic of a 972 kHz transmission, I
presume that it means that the transmitter has developed a fault
condition that the station may not know about? I'd welcome an
explanation as to how a transmitter develops sub-harmonics, if anyone
on the list can explain it? Regards (Tracey, ibid.)
Tracey, I can hear it in Mid Wales; K9AY Phased array, NRD525. Sig.
S2-3. 73 (Andrew Ikin, 2032 UT Dec 19, ibid.)
** SPAIN [and non]. 5965, REE via COSTA RICA, Dec 18 at 0606 opening
``Amigos de la Onda Corta``, soon into ``noticias DX`` most of which
have nothing to do with shortwave frequencies, logs or schedules, such
as some item about Pope Paul VI. Ironic, as once again has major QRM
from Vatican in English on 5965. The 25m //s from REE are not
propagating here, nor are they intended to. What a pity that REE and
VR insist on colliding as they have for years.
17595, REE, Dec 22 at 1532 news in Portuguese by extremely nasal YL,
1534 French, 1537-1540 English including: state lottery, upon which
Spaniards spend average 60 euro per capita; pension reform; anti-
terrorism alerts focus on the Sahel; French and German citizens urged
to evacuate Ivory Coast as civil war may be breaking out; thousands of
students protest university reform in Italy; 3-hour strike in Athens.
Allison Hughes IDed herself at closing, and turned over to Arabic. She
had really been hurrying to squeeze all she could into her three
minutes. Russian is still missing from the advertised mix at 1530-1545
M-F.
Did WRTH 2011 get this new service in? Not in the schedule of English
broadcasts on page 597 or under Spain, but explained further down on
page 474, listing five languages in alfabetical rather than broadcast
order. Has correct time for Basque as 1330 M-F, and for Catalan and
Galician M-F 2345-2355, plus mentions a repeat of those we were
unaware of: next day at 0505-0515; to be confirmed (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SRI LANKA. 11905, 18/12 1530, Sri Lanka BC - Colombo English/Hindy
ID e NX, suff (Roberto Pavanello, Vercelli / Italia, via Roberto
Scaglione, shortwave yg via DXLD)
** SUDAN. 7200, Radio Omdurman, 1512-1528*, Dec 16. Better than normal
reception; in Arabic; website given: “w-w-w sudan . . ”; ad; mostly
songs; 1526, call-to-prayer for the Maghrib prayer (just after sunset,
which was at 1521) and is the fourth prayer of the day for Muslims.
Strange sign off time? (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón
E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
SUDÃO, 7200, SRTC, Al-Aitahab, 1415-1436, 20 Dec’10, Arabic,
traditional songs; 35433 (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
SUDAN RADIO EUROPEAN SERVICE --- I've been monitoring Sudan Radio's
European Service (as I've heard them refer to it) via their website at
http://sudanradio.info (so URL not as given in latest WRTH). As in
days of yore, it's in French at 1500-1700 and English at 1700-1900,
though according to announcements it's no longer on shortwave but on
FM 98.0 MHz in Omdurman.
This frequency is referred to as "Programme F" in WRTH, and at other
times it carries two other services, both in Arabic - can Tarek or any
other Arabic speakers here identify them from these clips?:
http://www.intervalsignals.net/sounds/sdn-unid_98fm_191210.mp3
http://www.intervalsignals.net/sounds/sdn-unid_98fm_umma_191210.mp3
Incidentally, these are all carried on the audio stream labelled
'Umma' on the website, and I've noted the English and French services
are also carried on the Holy Koran programme stream (David Kernick,
UK, Dec 20, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SUDAN [non]. 17745, Dec 18 at 1609-1615+ hilife music, good from
Sudan Radio Service, currently scheduled 1500-1700 daily, 250 kW, 114
degrees via Sines, PORTUGAL (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Here in Copenhagen Sudan R Service is very strong in Arabic from 1600
UT on 11785 Meyerton with frequent IDs 'Sudan Radio Service'.
According to WRTH-2011 they go into Zagawa at 1630 two days a week.
http://www.sudanradio.info does not work here
http://www.sudanradio.org includes two on demand broadcasts
PS: The Arabic service on 11785 signed off at 1701. 73, (Erik Koie,
Denmark, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SUDAN SOUTHERN. Southern Sudan's Bentiu Shortwave Radio and the
"promotion of peace."
http://www.sudantribune.com/South-Sudan-Vice-President-urges,37302
Sudan Tribune, 16 Dec 2010: "A two-day conference [in Juba] on cross-
border security involving Southern Sudan’s three neighboring states of
Lakes, Unity and Warrap ... stressed on promotion of peace through
radio stations such as the available Bentiu Short Wave Radio in Unity
state that can cover all the three states in local languages."
(Posted: 18 Dec 2010, kimandrewelliott.com via WORLD OF RADIO 1544,
DXLD) I can find no other information about this station (Kim Andrew
Elliott, ibid.) Nor I; can anyone?? (gh, ibid.)
** SWITZERLAND. 765 kHz, RSR Option Musique, Sottens, Switzerland - UT
0344 12/13/2010 - Heard well for about 10 minutes with a looped
message apparently announcing their shutdown, complete with falling
sweep tone that also repeated. This sweep tone would be something to
listen for if trying for this station, unless they are off for good
now. "Option Musique" easily understood in the repeated announcement
(Tim Tromp, Muskegon MI, MARE Tipsheet Dec 17 via DXLD)
** SWITZERLAND [and non]. Re: I recall & TDP lists that some of the
Schwarzenburg SW transmitters were purchased by the North Koreans. I
think I have seen notes in the past as to where some of the other
transmitters went, but as for the Sottens SW Txer I don't know or
can't recall.``
The sellings to North Korea took place in the early to mid nineties.
It were two of the oldest transmitters from Schwarzenburg, shut down
in 1993 and 1994, respectively, while the newer equipment there stayed
in use until 1998. Also sold to North Korea have been two further
transmitters of the same model, used at Beromünster until 1995.
It is apparent that this equipment has been set up in North Korea as a
shortwave facility that is in shared use for Voice of Korea in
Japanese on 6070 kHz and Joson Jung-ang Pangsong on 6100 kHz (perhaps
they recently gave up this frequency shift, which looks as if its only
purpose was to provide a clear separation of both services; I have not
looked up this aspect yet). The site of these frequencies is given as
Kanggye, which at least would be plausible; it is obvious that the
transmission facility is not located in the vicinity of Pyongyang, and
it has not been set up at the existing shortwave plant near Kujang
either.
No more of these early-sixties 250 kW shortwave transmitters appears
to have been sold to North Korea. The one from Schwarzenburg has been
shut down and destroyed in 1995. The two ones that were in use at Lenk
until 1998 (one for own programming on 6165 kHz, the second one only
for CRI relays anymore on 3985 kHz) have been scrapped in 1999.
The transmitters that remained in use at Schwarzenburg until 1998 (2 x
250 kW and 1 x 100 kW I have in my files) have been purchased by
Adventist World Radio, for a new shortwave facility they intended to
build in Italy (I have a place name of Arganda in my mind, but can't
find such a town right now) at this time. But soon after 1998 AWR
abandoned this idea. Last trace was an offer of equipment like antenna
switching gear etc. that appeared online around or shortly after 2000
and looked like being some of the stuff that AWR had purchased in
Switzerland. No idea what became of it afterwards, although it appears
to be the most likely scenario that it has simply been disposed of as
scrap metal.
Now the Sottens transmitter: It stayed in use for another four years,
and it was considerably more modern than all the previously discussed
stuff. It was the first phase of a planned modernization project that
had been terminated after this single transmitter has been installed
in 1989.
Upon its closure the representant of Swisscom Broadcast (or whichever
organization was in charge at this time) announced on a HFCC meeting
that the transmitter is available for sale. I have not read anything
about its final destiny. However, about the best I could imagine would
be another operator, running identical transmitters, taking it away
for spare parts. Anything better (i.e. this 500 kW transmitter again
being installed elsewhere) would be a big surprise to me (Kai Ludwig,
Germany, Dec 21, shortwavesites yg via DXLD)
** SYRIA. New Year and Seasons' Greetings from Radio Damascus
Dear radio friends, I received an email from my good friend at Radio
Damascus, Rasheed Haidar, who is heading the English section at Radio
Damascus. He requested me to send you all, Radio Damascus listeners,
his warmest New Year and Seasons' Greetings on behalf of himself, Mr.
Adnan Mohammed (the director of Radio Damascus - the external service
of Radio Damascus) and everyone else from the Radio Damascus staff.
"I would like to take the opportunity of the seasons' greetings to
wish you on behalf of myself, Mr. Adnan Mohammed and all the staff at
Damascus Radio a very Merry Christmas; wishing you and all your love
ones many happy returns.
Would you be kind enough to convey this message to all the Damascus
Radio Club Listeners everywhere; I would appreciate it very much.
Adnan Mohammed & Rasheed Haidar"
Best wishes, (Kris Janssen, Belgium, Dec 20, DX LISTENIGN DIGEST)
** TAIWAN. 8400, Sound of Hope, 1403-1451, Dec 14. In the clear; in
Chinese with their normal format of monologues; an American briefly in
English; started poor and faded up to almost fair and then back down.
Strong Firedrake jamming covered SOH earlier at 1345 (which was not //
6030); FD had not returned by 1451 (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach,
CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** THAILAND. 7570, Radio Thailand, 1941-1959* Dec 13, woman announcer
with ID followed by promotional announcements. Into sports at 1944
followed by ID at 1955 (``You are listening to Radio Thailand news``).
Closing announcements by a man and woman at 1957 followed by IS. Poor
to fair. (D`Angelo/FCDX-PA)
9535, Radio Thailand, 2040-2051 Dec 12, woman announcer in English
with Global News with bells at 2045 followed by broadcast in Thai
language; ID by a man announcer followed by hosted by a woman. Fair
(Rich D`Angelo, French Creek State Park DXpedition No. 38, Ten-Tec RX-
340, Drake R-8B and an Eton E1, 500-foot wire essentially north for
the RX-340 and 250-foot wire essentially northeast for the R-8B and a
whip antenna for the E1, NASWA yg via DXLD)
** TINIAN. 9385, thanks to late switch by WWRB from 3185 to 9385 at
1508, I was able to hear another weak signal on 9385 at 1506 Dec 21.
First guess was Burmese, but listed as Korean from R. Free Asia,
starting at 1500, 250 kW, 329 degrees. HFCC also has R. Pakistan in
Urdu until 1530 on 9385, but WRTH 2011 shows that on 7530 and 11575
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TURKEY. Voice of Turkey “DX Corner” on 18 December 2010 at 2145 UT
on 9610 kHz. Radio Free Europe, Argentina and Radio Prague mentioned,
the latter in reference to SWBC’s terminating on 31 January 2010. Also
reading of listeners letters. Final ID at 2159 and sign-off. SINPO =
35333, weak signal but in the clear (Ed Insinger, Summit, NJ, Dec 20,
DX LISTENING DIGEST) But transmission lasts until 2222v (gh)
** UGANDA. 4750, Dunamis BC, Mukono, 1839-1900*, 19 Dec’10, African
pops; 35332 (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** UGANDA. UBC seems to be on 7195 this late at 1835 UT Dec 16 instead
of 4976 (Jari Savolainen, Kuusankoski, Finland, dxldyg via WORLD OF
RADIO 1544, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
7194.98, UBC, 0409-0515, Dec 17, tune-in to English news. Radio-drama.
English and vernacular talk. Afro-pop music. Christmas music. Some US
pop music including Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” song.
Occasional chirping birds. Poor. Somewhat muffled audio. Some HAM QRM.
Thanks to Jari Savolainen tip. This frequency replaces 4976 (Brian
Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot
longwires, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DX Listening Digest)
4976, R. Uganda, Kampala, 1838-1855, 19 Dec’10, Vernacular, Afr. Pops,
nes at 1900; 44433, adj. QRM de VoRUS on 4975 via TJK (Carlos
Gonçalves, Portugal, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
7194.98, UBC Radio, Kampala, 2003-2038, Dec 21, English, DJ playing US
pop ballads & taking phone calls. Unfortunately, however, modulation
was so poor it was almost impossible to make out what he was saying.
Smothered by superpower VOIRI opening on 7200 at 2026. Usual 4976 was
silent that evening. 73, (Martien Groot, Schoorl, Netherlands, ibid.)
** U K O G B A N I. The Queen's Christmas Message ---- All I've found
so far is that the Queen's Christmas Message will air at 1505 12/25 on
the BBC World Service. Anyone know of any possible repeats? (Steve
Lare, Holland, MI, Dec 19, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Do they publish via Youtube yet? I looked for it on BBC America but it
is not showing in their guide (Andy O`Brien, NY, ibid.)
I would expect the Queen's Christmas Message to be posted on The Royal
Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/theroyalchannel?blend=3&ob=4
(Larry Cunningham, ibid.)
** U S A. 60, COLORADO, WWVB, Ft. Collins. 1725-1730 December 19,
2010. Weak but clearly present with second pulses, shorter one top of
each minute (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida USA, 27.55.83 N,
82.46.08 W, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 600, Dec 16 at 1803 UT, one semihour before low noon, weak
signal on caradio inside Enid with Fox `News` Radio, 1805 ``WMT News
Crew [Group?] Update``. This station normally does not quite make it
by daytime groundwave, altho I can sometimes get a very weak SAH. Now
it`s readable, with some fading, also co-channel underneath, so it`s
winter daytime skywave, from Cedar Rapids IA.
Then scanned the entire MW band, but nothing much else, even on the hi
end at the moment. I need to do this more, at quiet rural locations
around low-noon Solstice (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 660, unidentified. 1725+ December 18, 2010. Very weak under
Progreso with female Obamacare bashing, 800 number (presumably
syndicated sat-fed program). Didn't think about WORL, Orlando until
after the fact, but their noon block for Saturday is listed as a local
cooking show hosted by a black dude, a no match. Format not fitting
SC, LA, TX, AL stations on 660. What's the status of WNFS, White
Springs, FL? I find no URL, just the FCC dB listing as 50 kW daytime.
Parts of the FCC's web has really been crapping out a lot of late, I
might add. The lookup query was dead most of the weekend. Pigs.
660, FLORIDA, While looking up 660 in the FCC dB, noted this in-band
TIS/MIS. Really? Anyone know if it's active? Calls sound like FDOT
material.
Callsign: WPQD502
Licensee: MARION, COUNTY OF
Radio Service: Public Safety Pool, Conventional (PW)
City: OCALA, FL
Status: Active
Grant Date: 03/18/2005
Expiration: 06/01/2015
Site: 1 State: FL County: MARION
Coordinates: 29 11' 42.9" N, 82 10' 47.3" W
Frequency: 0.66000000
(Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W,
Florida DX News and "Florida Low Power Radio Stations" are at:
http://sites.google.com/site/floridadxn/
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1200, on caradio Dec 21 at 2149 UT, Spanish from WRTO
Chicago dominating, vs English talk from WOAI, with a slow SAH of 20
per minute between them causing deep fades, i.e. 1/3 Hz apart. As the
Number One IBOC station, WOAI should be spot-on 1200.000 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WASR Wolfesboro NH 1420 test --- Veriesigner David DeVries
from WASR-1420 told the Finnish DX-er Markku Jussila in an email
today, that they will be testing with 5 kW on Christmas eve. No
further details given. 73 (H Sundman, Finland, Dec 20, NRC-AM via
WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DXLD) Still no further details as of late Dec
22. One might expect them at http://www.bcdx.org/dxtestsinfo/ but not
even the above appears there (gh, DXLD)
** U S A. 1670, GEORGIA, WFSM, Dry Branch. 1721 December 18, 2010. A
high noon local log as we near the winter solstice, fair with sports
talk (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08
W, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1710, Radio Celestial - Bronx, NY. 0209 UT 12/11/10 - I
suspected this has been Celestial and I finally got a positive ID on
this one playing Latin music, about equal with co-channel Radio Soleil
Int'l. Mentions of "celestial" between songs (Tim Tromp, Muskegon MI,
MARE Tipsheet Dec 17 via DXLD)
** U S A. 3160, harmonic, WPJK --- Orangeburg, SC, 2152-2216* Dec 12,
religious music with man announcer host in English with several nice
IDs, local ads and announcements. Nice formal ID and closedown at
2215. First time for me after seeing this reported frequently by
Hauser and Alexander on many occasions. Poor to fair (Rich D`Angelo,
French Creek State Park DXpedition No. 38, Ten-Tec RX-340, Drake R-8B
and an Eton E1, 500-foot wire essentially north for the RX-340 and
250-foot wire essentially northeast for the R-8B and a whip antenna
for the E1, NASWA yg via DXLD)
3160.04, WPJK, Orangeburg, SC, *1230:50-1245, Dec 18, 2nd harmonic of
1580. Sign on with opening ID announcements and into gospel music.
Station promos. Local ads including an ad for a local restaurant.
Surprisingly good signal but started to deteriorate after 1245 (Brian
Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot
longwires, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
3160, WPJK, Orangeburg SC, 2 x 1580, Dec 19 *1233:45 UT S9+18 carrier
on, 1234 sign-on and into Xmas music, no Q-toots this Sunday. BTW, I
have included my recording of a previous sign-on toward the end of
this week`s WORLD OF RADIO 1543 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
3160.04 Harmonic, SOUTH CAROLINA, WPJK, Orangeburg. 1718 UT December
19, 2010. Surprised to hear this one (well, winter solstice is near),
weak but clear with gospel vocals. 2 X 1580 (Terry L Krueger,
Clearwater, Florida USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. Additional transmissions of Radio Liberty in
Belorussian in connection with the elections in Belarus and the
complex situation in the country:
2200-2400 on 7285 BIB 100 kW / 063 deg
// 9510 UDO 250 kW / 316 deg + MW 612 from 2300
0000-0200 on 5830 KWT 250 kW / 350 deg
// 9560 BIB 100 kW / 063 deg + MW 612
0200-0400 on 5830 KWT 250 kW / 350 deg
// 9735 BIB 100 kW / 063 deg + MW 612
Frequency change of Radio Liberty in Belorussian:
2000-2200 NF 7485 UDO 250 kW / 316 deg, ex 7220 WER 250 kW / 060 deg
// 5840 KWT 250 kW / 350 deg + MW 612
Other txions of Radio Liberty in Belorussian:
1600-1800 on 7220 WER 250 kW / 055 deg, ex 1600-1700 WER and 1700-
1800 BIB
// 9520 WOF 300 kW / 078 deg + MW 612
1800-2000 on 6150 LAM 100 kW / 055 deg
// 9570 LAM 100 kW / 055 deg + MW 612
(Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria, Dec 22, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. I was wondering whatever became of VOA`s ``Border
Crossings``, world music show, and now I know. It is still on at least
one SW frequency at 1505 UT, 12055, Dec 22 after VOA news playing
``Happy Christmas``, 1509 program ID and inviting requests to phone
number, so apparently live. Increasingly bothered by splash from WEWN
Spanish 12050. Meanwhile 9760 via Philippines was as usual in English
Learning hour. 12055 is 100 kW, 108 degrees via Lampertheim, GERMANY
during this hour only.
I was wanting to look up all the English frequencies in use during
this hour, but the A-Z pages are gone! Or moved to inaccessibility.
Finally found this page, http://www.insidevoa.com/about/frequencies/
which purports to lead to frequencies. Exhaustive lists of programs
and times, including B.C. M-F 1505-1600. You have to click again on
each program to get to its frequencies,
http://www.voanews.com/english/programs/radio/64958237.html
which shows:
Africa: 4930, 6080, 12020, 15580, 17895 mhz [sic]
Middle East & Europe: 13570, 15530 mhz [sic]
Asia & Pacific: 7540, 7575, 12150 mhz [sic]
But not including the one I am hearing, 12055! I`m afraid this lineup
looks quite out of date, A-10? Compare to B-10 info we had previously
in DXLD as of Nov 14, but there may have been more changes by now:
English to Africa
1500-1600 UTC 4930 6080 15580 17715 17895
English to Europe, Middle East, and North Africa
1500-1600 UTC 11765 12055
English to Far East Asia, South Asia, and Oceania
1500-1600 UTC 7575 9930 12150
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Hi Glenn, Clicking on other programs, e.g. Daybreak Asia, does not
yield frequencies. I walked over the VOA Public Affairs, but found it
empty, probably because of the holidays. It may be 2011 before we
determine if VOA will reveal its frequencies. Holiday greetings....
(Kim Elliott, DC, Dec 22, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Glenn, I received an email on December 20 from VOA about something
different which mentioned, "We are presently reconstructing our
website that has the schedules." Presumably that is why we can't see
those A-Z pages at present. Regards (Harry Brooks, North East England,
UK, Dec 22, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. The VOA Media Watch blog at http://voanewsblog.blogspot.com/
is going into a "self-induced coma," according to chief writer Alex
Belida. He posted on Dec. 9:
I had fun writing about various journalism issues. But defending VOA
against the many misperceptions out there was, frankly, quite tedious
and repetitive - especially in an era where too many people aren't
interested in the facts, only their own beliefs.
The other problem is that it's really no fun talking to oneself. While
I had hoped for a dialogue, there wasn't any evidence of interest on
the part of the readership, even though it numbered in the tens of
thousands over the last couple years.
That has been very disappointing. I had expected otherwise. But I was
wrong -- perhaps because, like I just read in a novel, "rationality is
the enemy of consciousness." You figure it out. I can't (Mike Cooper,
GA, Dec 18, WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. LISTEN TO NPR'S FOREIGN EDITOR DESCRIBE VOA AS "A BIT
PROPAGANDISTIC."
In the questions following the first panel of International
Broadcasting and Public Media: Mission and Innovation in the Digital
Environment, an event at the New American Foundation on 8 December.
See previous post http://www.kimandrewelliott.com/?id=10167
Joe Bruns, now of public broadcaster WETA, formerly of VOA, asked if
there was potential for a newsgathering partnership between NPR
(National Public Radio) and the Voice of America.
Panelist Loren Jenkins, foreign editor of NPR, disagreed with the
proposition, because "VOA is there to give the American government's
message to the rest of the world and, if you'll excuse the labeling,
it's a bit propagandistic." Steve Redisch, executive editor of VOA,
disagreed about "propagandistic," but was also skeptical about the
potential for a partnership. Listen to audio excerpt.
http://www.kimandrewelliott.com/naf081210.mp3
Read this summary of the event by retired VOA deputy director Alan
Heil. http://www.kimandrewelliott.com/?id=10286
Posted: 16 Dec 2010 (kimandrewelliott.com via DXLD)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1543, first SW airing on WRMI, confirmed on
webcast at 0452 UT Thursday Dec 16 --- but on 9955, nothing but wall-
of-noise jamming. Tnx a lot, Arnie! Next airing on WRMI: 1600
Thursday.
Also try WBCQ, 7415, Thursday 2000; WRMI, 9955, Thu 2200 [usually
jammed too], Fri 1530; WWRB, 3185, UT Fri 0430; WWCR, 7465, Friday
2130. Complete schedule at http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
7415, WBCQ, Thursday Dec 16 after 2000 with WORLD OF RADIO, just
barely audible here and it`s last week`s 1542 instead of latest 1543,
which was available some 16 hours earlier, so WBCQ listeners won`t
hear it until next Tuesday at 2000, we hope.
Meanwhile, WBCQ has an ``Available Time Slot`` Thursdays at 2200-2415
UT. I checked to hear what they were filling it with, and found they
had turned off the transmitter, and the webcast was running silently
until 0014 Dec 17 IS & ID, 0015 Amos `n` Andy.
WOR 1543, confirmed via WWRB 3185, UT Friday Dec 17 from 0432 after a
minute or more of silence; also on WRMI 9955, Friday 1530+ without
jamming, making overload from WWCR 9980 more of a problem here.
WWCR airings are: Fri 2130 7465, Sat 1700 12160, UT Sun 0330 4840,
0730 3215.
WOR via ACB Radio Mainstream was confirmed last week on some even-UT
hours Friday thru 0030 UT Saturday, but this week all the streams are
down, Dec 17 thru 1600 at least; http://www.acbradio.org/mainstream
15825, Dec 18 at 1606, WWCR has a good S9+22 signal with some fading,
indicating that winter sporadic E is in play. Without it, at only one
megameter, 15 MHz is mostly in skip zone. Then I check
http://www.vhfdx.info/spots/map.php?Lan=E&Frec=50&Map=NA
and find several 50 MHz ham contacts are underway in the eastern half
of the USA. Might make it up into lowband TV or even FM.
WWCR`s DX Block is being dropped on Saturday evenings for lack of
sponsorship, so from first Sat of Jan 2011, the program which had been
following it expands to two hours, as has been wanting to do for some
time. The DX programs will be moved elsewhere, but not in one tidy
block. Solely an economic move, for no other reason, says Dr Jerry
Plummer (Ask WWCR Dec 10, notes by gh for WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
So that`s how we find out that one of our most listened-to WORLD OF
RADIO airings is going away, 0330 UT Sundays on 4840; as it already
did once earlier in Dec, perhaps as an experiment. 0315 has been the
only airing of DX Partyline on WWCR. No word yet on what times, if any
will replace WOR at 0330 or DXPL at 0315. Meanwhile, the Sat 1700
airing of WOR 1543 confirmed Dec 18 on 12160; and Friday 2030 on 7465
was also very good (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Hi all, listening to the DX block on WWCR tonight 0300 UT on 4840 kHz
on December 19th; it was missing the Ask WWCR program at 0245 so I went
to WWCR web site for the program.
They talked about the DX block is gonna be dropped from 0300 UT time
slot starting the first Saturday of 2011 (UT Sundays) and they say
that it's for financial reasons. Richard Keltner's program that is at
0400 UT will expand to take this spot (Gilles Letourneau, Montréal,
Canada, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
3255, WWCR verified an electronic report of their test transmission
with a full data “Special Test” card with image of final amplifier
tube used in WWCR transmitters 4CV 100,000 C in 63 days from v/s Phil
Patton, Chief Engineer (Richard D’Angelo/NASWA, Wyomissing, PA,
U.S.A., DSWCI DX Window Dec 15 via DXLD) 3255 no longer in use (gh)
[and non]. 9955, WRMI with WORLD OF RADIO 1543, Sunday Dec 19 at 1654
check, fair signal and free of jamming --- oh, oh, at 1655 pulsing
hits just as we are wishing Bob Zanotti a happy birthday #65. But it`s
minor compared to the wall of noise gushing on 9965 against presumed
and totally untraced R. República. No excuse for jamming 9955 at all,
as there is nothing in Spanish or of an exile nature on WRMI any day
of the week between 1630 and 2130. Today YFR in Russian via Taiwan on
9955v was not a problem.
Further repeats of WOR 1543 on WRMI: Sunday 1830, Tuesday 1630, 2330,
Wednesday 0130. Also on WBCQ 7415, Tuesday, Wednesday 2000, maybe
Thursday too.
WRMI, 9955, has a new schedule grid as of Dec 17, replacing the
suspended R. República blox and making several other changes. WORLD OF
RADIO has a new time, Monday 1230 replacing Tuesday 2330. See
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AivhtkIEGb3_dENObnZrMkt1YmtUWGxkbkd3TGNzOXc&hl=en
All the changes concerning DX programs in English have been made on
the latest update of
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html
and additional programming changes are in
http://www.worldofradio.com/calendar.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
WORLD OF RADIO 1543, confirmed on WBCQ 7415, Tuesday Dec 21 at 2024 as
I was talking about Saudi Arabia 15250. This was the first airing of
last week`s show on WBCQ. 1544 is ready in time for Wed and Thu 2000
UT this week, but unknown whether 1543 may get another play first.
[No, 1544 started Dec 22]
WORLD OF RADIO 1544, first SW broadcast confirmed on WRMI 9955, Wed
Dec 22 at 1635, but poor signal with pulse jamming making it
unlistenable; are we supposed to feel favored because it was nothing
like the wall of noise jamming on 9965? Tnx a lot, Arnie!
Next airings on WRMI 9955: Thu 0430, 1600, 2200, Fri 1530. On WWRB
3185: Fri 0430. On WWCR 7465: Fri 2130 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 3185, WWRB with Brother Scare on later than usual, Dec 21
still going at 1439, 1457, and not on 9385. Finally switched at 1508.
Meanwhile I got something else on 9385; see TINIAN (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST) see also PUBLICATIONS: WRTH
** U S A. 9330-CUSB, WBCQ with some GFRN program Dec 17 at 1454
talking about pixels, and a ``strategic preparedness conference`` in
Cœur d`Alène, Idaho, survivalist central. Noted because there was
rather bothersome RTTY QRM from circa 9328. If it`s a US source, could
force WBCQ off, but in other cases, RTTY does not seem to care about
broadcast QRM in bandedges.
[and non]. 15420-CUSB, Global Spirit Proclamation, the androgynous
anapaestic preacher from Fence Lake on WBCQ, Dec 21 at 1847. The
reduced carrier was wobbling, with BFO on, something not noted before
on a WBCQ transmitter. Way over 15420 BBC via SOUTH AFRICA, which runs
until 1900 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. RADIO HOST GETS 33 MONTHS PRISON FOR THREATENING JUDGES
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6BK6DE20101221
NEW YORK | Tue Dec 21, 2010 4:33pm EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A right-wing Internet radio host was sentenced on
Tuesday to 33 months in prison for threatening the lives of three
Chicago federal appeals court judges after they upheld a local gun
control law.
Harold Turner, 48, was convicted by a jury in August in Brooklyn
federal court following two mistrials. He was arrested in June 2009
and charged with one count of threatening to assault or murder the
three judges.
Turner used his radio broadcasts to target Judges Frank Easterbrook,
Richard Posner and William Bauer of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
7th Circuit in Chicago, who had upheld a local handgun law.
He said they had acted in "a manner so sleazy and cunning as to
deserve the ultimate punishment." He called for their murder and
published their photographs and work addresses online.
"Turner's harsh words about these targeted judges, launched by Turner
to an audience containing members of violent and extreme groups,
prompted the United States Marshal's Service to assign protective
details to many of the judges," court documents said.
Turner, of North Bergen , New Jersey, worked as an FBI source between
2003 and 2007, U.S. prosecutors said, due to his "popularity with and
access to white supremacist groups."
But the relationship became "stormy" as Turner began to taunt and make
demands of his handlers in exchange for sharing information, they
said.
The case was presided over by U.S. District Court Judge Donald Walter,
who sits in a Louisiana federal court district, after the Chicago
court recused itself. Walter chose the Brooklyn locale for the trial.
(Reporting by Basil Katz; Editing by Ellen Wulfhorst and Greg McCune)
(via Mike Cooper, WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DXLD)
Hal Turner was previously a shortwave broadcaster on a station you
would recognize (gh, ibid.)
Another version:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NY_BLOGGER_THREATS_NJOL-?SITE=RIPRJ&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2010-12-21-12-42-32
(via Mike Cooper, DXLD)
** U S A. 18530, Dec 16 at 1443, WINB x 2 with Brother Scare, unstable
carrier as always, but R5, S8 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 15385.3, KJES Vado NM; 1949-2007+, 14-Dec; M in English
repeating long recitation as if from the Bible (but not). ID at
1959:43 "This is KJES broadcasting from the Lord's Ranch in New
Mexico...let me know if you can hear me.", then repeated in Spanish.
At 2005 the roboadults started with a child leading this time in
Spanish. S20 peaks (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125
ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7506, WRNO still absent Dec 20 at 0223 check. Bill Patalon
III in Baltimore got a reply from them Dec 14 that they were trying to
locate the problem with the transmitter (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WJHR, KVOH, WTWW: see PUBLICATIONS: WRTH
** U S A [non]. GERMANY, Some MBR changes:
WYFR Family Radio from Dec. 6/9:
1900-2200 NF 9925 WER 500 kW / 180 deg to WCAf in English, ex 9480
1800-2000 NF 12140 WER 500 kW / 165 deg to SoAf in Solano/Zulu, ex
11820 (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, 17 Dec via DXLD)
7240, 1800 12 Nov, WYFR relay via UK, listed in Greek but English
heard (Zacharias Liangas, Greece, Dec World DX Club Contact via DXLD)
Wolfgang Büschel`s comprehensive YFR schedule from leaflet led to this
entry a few weeks ago:
NEW - Greek to Greece
UTC kHz
1800-1900 7240SKN - English in leaflet...
So which is it really now? (Glenn Hauser, Dec 20, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. Frequency changes of WYFR Family Radio in English via
BABCOCK:
1500-1600 9895 DHA 250 kW / 105 deg SoAs ex 9495 to avoid TWR Russian
1500-1600 11995 DHA 250 kW / 090 deg SoAs ex 12015 avoid RFI Swahili
(DX Mix News Extra 21 Dec via DXLD)
Maybe I missed a logging, but being advised from a friend in Edmonton
(!) I am now hearing WYFR, Family R) in Swedish at 19-20 on 7240 kHz.
Lost it at the change to B10. Thought that the program had been
dropped. Merry Christmas, (Erik Koie in Copenhagen, Denmark, Dec 22,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Could be late registration on the 19-20 UT gap?
7240 1800-1900 27N MSK 250 285 158 RUS NEW GFC
7240 2000-2200 27N MSK 250 285 158 RUS NEW GFC
(Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.)
** U S A. FLORIDA BOARD OF EDUCATION TO VOTE ON SALE OF WXEL RADIO TO
CLASSICAL SOUTH FLORIDA === By Erika Pesantes, Sun Sentinel
The Florida Board of Education could move the sale of the WXEL-FM 90.7
public broadcasting station a step forward Friday with a vote
approving the sublease of the station's Boynton Beach facilities to
Classical South Florida. Outspoken activists and political
heavyweights want the board to say no to the sale.
Barry University, which has owned WXEL since 1997, is seeking approval
from the Board of Education and the Federal Communications Commission
to sell the station to Classical South Florida, which is affiliated
with American Public Media, a Minnesota public broadcaster.
Price tag is $3.85 million. . .
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/boynton-beach/fl-wxel-boe-meeting-20101216,0,3387130.story
(via Dino Bloise, FL, Dec 16, DXLD)
** U S A. Within the last few years, there's been a near-universal
perception within the radio industry that the AM band has ceased to
exist for listeners under the age of 40 or so. No matter how good your
programming is, no matter how well you promote it, the current line of
thinking says that anyone born after 1970 or so simply isn't going to
go to the AM dial to find it.
While one can argue some very specific counterexamples, generally
sports-related (San Francisco's KNBR rode the Giants championship to
#1 ratings in the fall, and my 14-year-old cousin in the suburbs of
NYC falls asleep to WFAN every night because he's a huge Mets fan),
there's quite a bit of truth there - especially when you consider that
the devices many younger listeners use as "radios" don't even have AM
tuning capability. If your MP3 player or phone has a radio tuner in
it, it's hearing FM, not AM.
So what do you do if you're a broadcaster with a program franchise
(the talk on WOOD) that still has value in the marketplace? Current
conventional wisdom says that if you have any hope of growing your
audience, especially among listeners under 40, you have to put it
where the audience is, and that's FM, which is why they made the move
they made.
To be a successful station these days, the thinking goes, you have to
be on every platform your audience might be using. If you're a talk
station, that might still include a legacy AM frequency (1300, in this
case), but also an FM channel, an iPod app, a streaming presence on a
consolidated site like iheartradio, and of course a social-media
presence as well. It may look like needless duplication, but there's
an argument that says that it's simply how you respond to the amazing
fragmentation of today's media marketplace. s (Scott Fybush, WTFDA via
DXLD)
** U S A. AntennaTV is scheduled to debut 1/1/11, per several sources,
including local [Indianapolis] Tribune Broadcasting stations
WTTV/WTTK. An interesting interview with AntennaTV's Sean Compton,
President of Programming for Tribune Broadcasting, was posted at AVS
Forum this evening.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=19660960#post19660960??
Also available here:
http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2010/12/our-exclusive-interview-with-antenna.html
"Compton previously worked for Clear Channel radio for 16 years and
was their VP Programming for 10 years before leaving in April 2008 to
run Tribune programming as SVP, which includes the massive change for
WGN America and now the creation of Antenna TV. Compton was promoted
to President of Programming in May 2010.
Compton also oversees programming for Tribune's local television
stations and for WGN America. Compton is 36 years old and has worked
in radio since he was in high school, and he also says his childhood
hero was actually legendary NBC programmer Brandon Tartikoff. Compton
is originally from Connersville, Indiana, which is between
Indianapolis and Cincinnati, and he grew up watching those TV
markets."
Apparently, a few people, like this 36-year-old, believe it is okay to
air entertaining programming for viewers over the age of 50. Too bad
this is no longer the case for a number of radio markets. I've totally
stopped listening to Indy radio (Steve Rich, Indianapolis, IN, Dec 16,
WTFDA via WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DXLD)
From http://www.antennatv.tv/affiliates/ as of Dec 17 ----
The Antenna TV Family. More on the way
New York WPIX 11.3
Los Angeles KTLA 5.2
Chicago WGN 9.2
Philadelphia WPHL 17.2
Dallas-Ft. Worth KDAF 33.2
Washington, DC WDCW 50.2
Houston KIAH 39.2
Seattle-Tacoma KZJO 22.3
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale WSFL 39.3
Denver KDVR 31.2
Cleveland-Akron WJW 8.2
Sacramento KTXL 40.2
St. Louis KTVI 2.2
Portland, OR KRCW 33.2
Indianapolis WXIN 59.2
San Diego KSWB 69.2
Hartford & New Haven WTIC 61.2
Kansas City WDAF 4.2
Salt Lake City KSTU 13.2
Milwaukee WITI 6.2
Harrisburg WPMT 43.2
Grand Rapids WXMI 17.2
Norfolk WTKR 3.2
Oklahoma City KFOR 4.2
Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem WGHP 8.2
Memphis WREG 3.3
New Orleans WGNO 26.2
Wilkes Barre-Scranton WNEP 16.2
Fresno, CA KGMC 43.5
Richmond WTVR 6.3
Des Moines WHO 13.3
Springfield, MO K26GS 26.2
Huntsville-Decatur (Flor[ence]) WHNT 19.2
Chattanooga WKSY 21.2
Davenport/Rock Island [/Moline?] WQAD 8.2
Odessa-Midland KWWT 30.3
Marquette WZMQ 19.2
Enough already, ordering such lists by market size --- who cares,
among the viewing public? And is that strictly what they are doing
here? Certainly the way it starts out. Is WDC bigger than Houston? Is
Sacramento bigger than St Louis?? Is Indianapolis bigger than San
Diego? Harrisburg bigger than OKC??!! Etc., etc.
So much for almost-continuous weather on KFOR 4.2 and I am sure many
other stations. Interview linked above has more info on the
programming they plan --- looking for reruns that have not been
getting much if any play lately. Will NOT include infomercials, and
will NOT be marred by any network bugs (gh, Enid, WORLD OF RADIO 1544,
DXLD)
Here's the 2009-2010 listing of Nielson's top 210 DMAs (Designated
Market Areas). It's all about the number of potential eyeballs within
a given geographical area.
http://www.tvjobs.com/cgi-bin/markets/market2.cgi
(Steve Rich, Indianapolis, IN, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Just noticed this on WTIC-DT. Their 61-2 recently turned on and this
is what's showing...
http://www.wtfda.info/showthread.php?p=15901#post15901
I like it already (Mike Bugaj, Enfield, CT, Dec 20, WTFDA via DXLD)
WGHP recently put 8.2 on the air, and were showing this nice Indian
Head test card yesterday:
http://img.skitch.com/20101219-1ckca87d9r6wqhpaxut6fxit2k.jpg
(Jay Novello, Wake Forest NC, ibid.)
WSIU 8 (8-4) Carbondale, IL and WUSI 19/16 (16-4) Olney, IL are both
running old time "bulls eye" TPs. Also, WMYO 51/58 (58-2) Salem, IN
(Louisville) is still running a TP. 73, (Ed NN2E Phelps, Owner /
Operator - Murphy's Law Test Site & Thunderstorm Proving Grounds,
ibid.)
They have the Burns & Allen Show on the schedule!! Too bad it will be
cut to perhaps 20 or 21 minutes to make room for those money making
commercials. I wonder if they will be showing kinescopes of the live
shows or the later filmed shows? Either one is good however I'll keep
hunting up used TV prints of the show on Ebay to show on my Kodak
Pageant 16mm movie projector (Robert M. Bratcher, Jr., amfmtvdx at
qth.net via DXLD)
I wonder how many people actually receive WPIX-11 off the air in the
New York area. I'm about 21 miles from the transmitter and with an
indoor antenna on one set (others are connected to DirecTV), I have
never seen a trace of them or WNET-13 and rarely see WABC-7 decode. On
the other hand, the guys that went to UHF like WCBS and WNBC are
pretty much solid. The NYC newspapers carried story after story about
people in the 5 boroughs losing their TV reception. And, you guessed
it, it's a story you are never (and I mean never) going to see on the
local TV news.
As for the additional channels, it's pretty much a joke in these
parts. WNBC is running -2 and -3. WNYW and WWOR are running -2 but
they are only repeating -1. The standout is WMBC with 6 channels (yes,
6) of programming (Korean/Spanish/religion/infomercials) PLUS 2 audio
channels (Korean and Spanish). On a few occasions, Philly has shown up
here on tropo and the situation seems somewhat better there (Joe Fela,
NJ, ibid.)
SIGN OF THE TIMES? --- 6) CUTTING THE CABLE?
Submitted By: Dan Fost Media Outlet: San Francisco Magazine
Deadline: Fri, Dec 24, 2010 - 05:00 PM Pacific Standard Time
I am interested in the phenomenon of people who are 'cutting the
cable' - ditching their cable television service, and hooking their
TVs (and laptops and iPhones etc.) up to the Net, to Netflix, to
whatever, and getting all the content they want. How easy is it to do
this? Who is doing it? What do they miss out when they do it? And does
this spell doom for cable companies? I am looking for experts on both
sides of the issue, and I'm interested in historical context -
Hollywood vs. Silicon Valley, cable now getting penalized for abusing
its monopoly, etc. I'm also thinking of a chart that would show
various options and identify demographic groups typical of each - teen
watches Netflix on phone, Gen-Xer has a Rogu box, Grandpa has rabbit
ears. For the chart, I'd love to hear from anyone - ideally in the SF
Bay Area - about their own personal experiences. I may or may not
identify those people by name in the final article. Click here to
respond to this listing (via Bob Cooper, NZ, Dec 18, WTFDA via DXLD)
In my experience picking up the phone at the TV station [WSMV
Nashville], the one demographic group more likely to have recently
switched to antenna reception is the videophile! I would suggest
videophiles are more likely to be using antennas because 1. they're
more likely to be in contact with other videophiles; the word has
spread among them that an antenna delivers the highest available HD
signal quality. 2. they're more likely to be willing to make some
effort to get reliable reception. The "average" American often doesn't
even know antenna reception is *possible*, let alone that it delivers
higher quality; and the "average" American is not willing to do
anything more than plop a set of Wal-Mart rabbit ears on top of his
set (it would be very wrong to characterize antenna users as
"Grandpa").
There is also a *slight* tendency towards the financially-strapped,
though "frugal" might be a better choice of words (so as to include
those who are careful with their money even though they have no
shortage of money to be careful with). – (Doug Smith W9WI, Pleasant
View, TN EM66, ibid.)
I think there's another aspect that's missing, although somewhat
related to Doug's final point. That is those who can get reasonably-
reliable OTA and who are being pushed beyond some "value point" by the
increasing prices of cable/fiberoptic service (Russ Edmunds, WB2BJH,
15 mi NW of Philadelphia, grid FN20id, ibid.)
** U S A. HOUSE PASSES AMENDED LPFM BILL
http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=2059546&spid=24698
December 17, 2010: The House has passed a revised version of the Local
Community Radio Act, expanding low-power FM services, with the backing
of the NAB. The next step for the bill is approval in the Senate.
The House vote followed a letter sent this morning by NAB
EVP/Government Relations Laurie Knight to Reps. Mike Doyle and Lee
Terry, offering NAB support for the new version of HR 6533.
NAB President/CEO Gordon Smith said, "The revised legislation will
expand the number of LPFM stations in the U.S. while providing full-
power radio stations with the protection and clarity we have long
sought. NAB salutes today's House action and offers its support for
Senate passage as well."
The NAB also plans to invite LPFM supporters to an event after the new
year at NAB headquarters, to celebrate passage of the legislation.
Prometheus Radio Project, which earlier this week arranged for hula-
hooping protesters to gather in front of NAB HQ to ask the NAB to let
the bill move forward, may take them up on it: The group released a
statement saying, "The Prometheus Radio Project celebrates the re-
passage of the Local Community Radio Act (HR 6533). We also welcome
the news that legislators and the National Association of Broadcasters
have reached an accord on the Senate version of the bill, the Local
Community Radio Act, S592 -- a bill that would expand low power FM
noncommercial radio stations to communities nationwide." (radioink via
Artie Bigley, WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DXLD)
SENATE PASSES COMMUNITY RADIO BILL: LOW POWER FM TO BE EXPANDED
NATIONWIDE
December 19, 2010, Reclaim The Media, From the Deepmedia blog
http://www.reclaimthemedia.org/
With the clock ticking toward the end of this year's Congress, the
Senate on Saturday passed a new law which will enable community
groups, churches and schools across the country to establish new non-
commercial, low-power FM radio stations in their cities and towns.
The Local Community Radio Act, which will allow the FCC to issue
possibly thousands of new noncommercial LPFM radio licenses, earned
broad, bipartisan support after some ten years of organizing by
grassroots media democracy advocates from coast to coast. Backers of
the bill included a stupefying range of civil rights groups, religious
organizations, musicians, unions and garage-bound radio dreamers
around the country.
Washington State elected officials played a pivotal role in passing
the bill into law; Senator Maria Cantwell championed the bill in the
Senate, and House cosponsors included Washington Rep. Jay Inslee.
"This is a huge win for communities across the northwest and across
the country who have been pining for more and better local radio, more
support for local music and more diversity on the airwaves," said
Jonathan Lawson of Reclaim the Media, a Seattle-based media justice
organization which has worked alongside many other advocacy groups
since 2002 to expand community access to media, including LPFM.
"Senator Cantwell deserves our thanks for seeing this through to the
end (via Mike Terry, UK, Dec 19, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DXLD)
US SENATE APPROVES BILL TO EXTEND LPFM NATIONWIDE
The US Senate yesterday passed a new law which will allow for
community groups, churches and schools across the country to establish
new low-power FM radio stations in their cities and towns.
The Local Community Radio Act, which will allow the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) to issue possibly thousands of new
noncommercial LPFM radio licenses, earned broad, bipartisan support
after some ten years of advocacy by grassroots media democracy
organizations.
“This is a huge win for communities across the northwest and across
the country who have been pining for more and better local radio, more
support for local music and more diversity on the airwaves,” said
Jonathan Lawson of Reclaim the Media, the Seattle-based media justice
organization which has worked since 2002 to expand community access to
media, including LPFM.
In the past few years, the few groups who have been able to build and
launch LPFM stations have shown the tremendous power of low-power
radio. In Woodburn, Oregon, KPCN allows immigrant farmworkers to share
news, information and music in Spanish and several other Latin
American languages. Spokane’s Thin Air Radio and Idaho’s Radio Free
Moscow provide those communities with local public affairs and
homegrown music programmes—while providing new broadcasters with a
place to learn the tools of the trade.
(Source: Reclaim the Media, December 19th, 2010 - 14:42 UTC
by Andy Sennitt, Media Network blog via WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DXLD)
1 Comment on “US Senate approves bill to extend LPFM nationwide”
1. #1 jolyon curran on Dec 20th, 2010 at 03:59
This is a disaster; all it means is more low cost evangelicals filling
the FM band brandishing the fear of god and demanding money for their
oratory. Inevitably LPFM brings little local flavor to the airwaves as
they are primarily chains of religious stations offering syndicated
block programming. Worse, they get treated as trading cards. and often
trade for very large sums of money when a station gets a foothold in a
lucrative market. This could have been something good but it just
means another way to make a fast buck (MN blog comment via DXLD)
SENATE JOINS HOUSE IN PASSING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY RADIO ACT ---
Thousands of community groups rejoice at new opportunity for
locally owned media
WASHINGTON, DC – Today a bill to expand community radio nationwide –
the Local Community Radio Act – passed the U.S. Senate, thanks to the
bipartisan leadership of Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and John
McCain (R-AZ). This follows Friday afternoon's passage of the bill in
the House of Representatives, led by Representatives Mike Doyle (D-PA)
and Lee Terry (R-NE). The bill now awaits the President's signature.
These Congressional champions for community radio joined with the
thousands of grassroots advocates and dozens of public interest groups
who have fought for ten years to secure this victory for local media.
In response to overwhelming grassroots pressure, Congress has given
the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) a mandate to license
thousands, of new community stations nationwide. This bill marks the
first major legislative success for the growing movement for a more
democratic media system in the U.S.
"A town without a community radio station is like a town without a
library," said Pete Tridish of the Prometheus Radio Project, the group
which has led the fight to expand community radio for ten years. "Many
a small town dreamer – starting with a few friends and bake sale cash
– has successfully launched a low power station, and built these tiny
channels into vibrant town institutions that spotlight school board
elections, breathe life into the local music scene, allow people to
communicate in their native languages, and give youth an outlet to
speak."
The Local Community Radio Act will expand the low power FM (LPFM)
service created by the FCC in 2000 – a service the FCC created to
address the shrinking diversity of voices on the radio dial. Over 800
LPFM stations, all locally owned and non-commercial, are already on
the air. The stations are run by non-profit organizations, local
governments, churches, schools, and emergency responders.
The bill repeals earlier legislation which had been backed by big
broadcasters, including the National Association of Broadcasters. This
legislation, the Radio Broadcast Preservation Act of 2000, limited
LPFM radio to primarily rural areas. The broadcast lobby groups
claimed that the new 100 watt stations could somehow create
interference with their own stations, a claim disproven by a
Congressionally-mandated study in 2003.
Congressional leaders worked for years to pass this legislation. As
the clock wound down on the 111th Congress, they worked with the NAB
to amend the bill to enshrine even stronger protections against
interference and to ensure the prioritization of full power FM radio
stations over low power stations.
Though the amendments to the bill will require some further work at
the FCC, low power advocates celebrated the first chance in a decade
for groups in cities, towns, and other communities to take their
voices to the FM dial.
"After ten years of effort, a $2.2 million taxpayer-funded study, and
new provisions to address this hypothetical interference, we are
finally on our way to seeing new community radio stations across the
U.S. This marks a beginning, not an end, to our work, " said Brandy
Doyle, Policy Director for the Prometheus Radio Project. "For the
first time, LPFM community radio has a chance to grow, and we're ready
to seize that opportunity."
"All of us at UCC OC Inc. and at Prometheus express our incredible
gratitude to Congressmen Mike Doyle and Lee Terry and Senators Maria
Cantwell and John McCain for the leadership and counsel during this
process," said Cheryl Leanza, a board member of the Prometheus Radio
Project and a Policy Advisor to the United Church of Christ, Office of
Communication, Inc. "Without their work and the work of their
committed staff we would not have come this far. At long last the 160
million Americans who have been deprived of the opportunity to apply
for a local low power radio station will get a chance to be a part of
the American media."
"I am a leadership organizer from the ranks of the poor working with
other low-wage workers – fighting for human rights in Maryland," said
Veronica Dorsey of the United Workers, a human rights organization in
Baltimore. "Low power FM radio would allow the United Workers to
expand the message of our End Poverty Radio show, which is currently
only available on the internet. End Poverty Radio develops leaders and
gives workers a way to tell their stories and be heard – and a low
power FM station would reach a lot of people who do not have access to
the internet. LPFM is a way for those in the community who are
struggling to survive to hear stories that they can relate to, and to
know that they are not alone in this struggle for human dignity. We
can't wait to work to build low power FM in communities like ours, so
we can accomplish these goals."
"Civil rights groups and community organizations have wanted low power
FM radio for years, and now the chance is here," said Betty Yu,
coordinator of the Media Action Grassroots Network, a national media
justice network with members in many cities and communities that lost
their chance to get low power FM radio stations. "From Seattle,
Oakland, and Albuquerque to Minneapolis, San Antonio, Kentucky and
Philadelphia, thousands of communities know that having access to our
own slice of the dial means a tool to build our movements for justice.
We have won something huge in Congress, but the fight is not over. Now
we need to work at the FCC to make sure as many licenses as possible
can be available in rural communities, towns and suburbs, and
America's cities."
LPFMs have saved lives in powerful storms when big broadcasts lose
power or can't serve local communities in the eye of the storm. WQRZ-
LP in Bay St. Louis, MS received awards from President Bush and other
organizations post Katrina in 2005, when one of the station operators
swam across flood waters with fuel strapped to his back to keep his
station on the air. The station proved so important that the Emergency
Operations Center of Hancock County set up shop with the LPFM to serve
the community after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Bipartisan Senators
and House members have expressed support for the Local Community Radio
Act as a vital way to expand emergency service media across our
nation.
"I'm Frank Bluestein from Germantown, Tennessee, one of the several
large suburban cities located just outside of Memphis. We have been
fighting for the past 10 years to persuade Congress to give
communities like ours the opportunity to establish a low power FM
radio station. Our city wants to provide community and civic groups,
students of all ages, local artists and others the power to
communicate over their own LPFM channel," said Frank Bluestein, a
media teacher and Executive Producer of Germantown Community
Television.
"Equally important for Germantown, we need a dedicated communication
outlet that will serve the needs of our citizens in the event another
tornado rips through town or if any kind of natural disaster hits,"
continued Bluestein. "In this day and age, emergency management is a
must for a city of our size and LPFM perfectly fits our needs. A low
power FM radio station can stay on the air even if the power goes out.
Low power FM saved lives during Katrina but strangely, the federal
government is banning it from this part of Tennessee. That is not fair
or wise. We have the right to be as safe as any other community in the
US. After 10 years, now is the time! Congress has passed the Local
Community Radio Act, and chances are so much greater that groups in
towns like mine can apply for LPFM licenses. Germantown is ready to
work here and at the FCC to make licenses for communities like ours
possible."
Grassroots leaders were key in helping Senators understand that
expanding low power FM was important and urgent. "Our station provides
some of the only local service to Gillette when big storms come
through, and it puts great content on the air. That's why so many in
our town think it is such a vital resource," said Pastor Joel Wright
of the First Presbyterian Church of Gillette, WY, licensee of KCOV-LP
95.7 FM . "Senators Barrasso and Enzi had concerns about expanding low
power FM, but they heard from many Wyoming folks who want these
stations, and dropped those concerns. Communities of faith and so many
others can celebrate that we've jumped this big hurdle to more license
being available in cities, smaller towns, and rural communities
nationwide. I look forward to working with many other pastors and
groups to launch their own wonderful new community voices."
"The Media Mobilizing Project works with a huge diversity of leaders
across Philadelphia -- from taxi drivers and immigrant communities to
students and low wage workers," said Desi Burnette of Philadelphia's
Media Mobilizing Project. "Our leaders have been lucky enough to
produce multiple programs with WPEB-FM, 88.1 – bringing all of these
communities together. But WPEB is a 1-watt station, only covering a
few city blocks. Now with the passage of the Local Community Radio
Act, Philadelphia has a much greater chance of getting at least one
100-watt station of its own. With low power FM in our community, poor
and working people across this region would have an incredible tool
to learn together, to understand their shared struggles and
conditions, and to work to change them."
"Our low power FM radio station has allowed Guatemalan, Haitian, and
many other hard-working immigrant farmworkers to communicate in their
native languages, and to build the power for dignity and respect in
the fields of Southwest Florida," said the Coalition of Immokalee
Workers' Gerardo Reyes Chávez. "Our radio station, WCIW – Radio
Consciencia – has developed womens' leadership, has allowed us to
mobilize rapidly in crises, and has helped us transform not just our
community but the hundreds of communities inspired by our struggle. We
look forward to helping many other farmworkers learn how to build
their own stations and how to expand justice on the FM dial."
"In the rural areas we serve and all across the country, low power FMs
are poised to celebrate and preserve unique local culture," said Nick
Szuberla of Appalshop, a group that uses media to preserve Appalachian
culture and tradition while working to improve quality of life. "More
low power FMs mean that the vibrant, beautiful, and vital voices of
America's rural areas and small towns will shine – and it will mean
sustainable local resources in times of crisis. Low power FM stations
can stay on the air in storms and save thousands of lives. Congress
and community radio advocates should be proud of the resources they've
won for American communities."
"Our group of 150 volunteers here at the Chicago Independent Radio
Project (CHIRP) is extremely pleased that the Local Community Radio
Act has been passed by Congress, and will be signed into law by our
fellow Chicagoan, President Obama," said Shawn Campbell, a founder of
CHIRP. "For three years, CHIRP volunteers and supporters have worked
diligently toward the goal of being able to apply for a low power FM
broadcast license, and we look forward to working with our national
allies and the FCC to make sure new stations are licensed in large
markets around the country, including Chicago."
"For decades, the Esperanza Center has worked in San Antonio and
beyond to bring people together across cultures, and to ensure the
civil rights and economic justice of everyone," said Graciela Sanchez
of the Esperanza Center for Peace and Justice in San Antonio. "Whether
we are fighting for the right to publically protest or to save the
water systems of our region, we need to communicate and coordinate to
effectively organize. Low power FM in San Antonio can unite people
across cultures and issues to work together to make this city better
for everyone. We celebrate this victory for everyone and pledge to
work with allies to win as many stations as possible for communities
nationwide."
Over 10 years, hundreds of groups of all walks of life struggled to
bring community radio stations to every community possible, and they
cannot all be listed here. We would like to thank the coalition who
worked weekly to move this mountain including: Free Press, United
Church of Christ Office of Communication, Inc, U.S. Conference of
Catholic Bishops, Media Access Project, the Future of Music Coalition,
the Media and Democracy Coalition, the Leadership Conference on Civil
and Human Rights, the National Hispanic Media Coalition, the Benton
Foundation, the Prometheus National Advisory Committee and Board of
Directors.
We thank those who were instrumental in this final push including:
Reclaim the Media, The Media Action Grassroots Network, New America
Foundation, Chicago Independent Radio Project, MoveOn.org, Color of
Change, the Christian Coalition, and the National Association of
Evangelicals, and Spitfire Consulting. Our partners in supporting
community media including the National Federation of Community
Broadcasters and the Grassroots Radio Coalition, and Media Alliance,
Pacifica, REC Networks, the Alliance for Community Media.
We thank those who have helped at key moments throughout these ten
years including: United States Public Interest Research Group,
Consumers Union, the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, the United
Methodist Church Office of Communication, the Indigo Girls, OK Go,
Nicole Atkins, the Microradio List, Amherst Alliance, Microradio
Implementation Project, Pacifica Radio, Common Frequency, Christian
Community Broadcasters, KYES-TV, National Lawyers Guild Committee on
Democratic Communications, Virginia Center for the Public Press, every
FCC Commissioner since 1999 (except for Harold Furchgott Roth).
We thank our radio barnraising partners who have time and again shown
up to represent the best of what LPFM can be: WGXC-FM in Hudson, New
York with Free103point9; WMXP-LP in Greenville, South Carolina with
the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement; KPCN-LP in Woodburn, Oregon with
Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste; WRFU-LP in Champaign-Urbana,
Illinois with Radio Free Urbana; WXOJ-LP in Northampton, Massachusetts
with Valley Free Radio; WRFN-LP in Pasquo, Tennessee with Radio Free
Nashville; WSCA-LP in Portsmouth, New Hampshire with Portsmouth
Community Radio; WCIW-LP in Immokalee, Florida with the Coalition of
Immokalee Workers; KYRS-LP in Spokane, Washington with Thin Air
Community Radio; KOCZ-LP in Opelousas, Louisiana with the Southern
Development Foundation; KRBS-LP in Oroville, California with the Bird
Street Media Project; and our very first radio barnraising with WRYR-
LP in Deale, Maryland with South Arundel Citizens for Responsible
Development.
"We've built community radio stations from coast to coast and around
the country," said Hannah Sassaman, a longtime organizer with the
Prometheus Radio Project. 'The faith and perseverance of low power
FM's legislative champions and the thousands who pushed the Local
Community Radio Act has paid off in incredible ways. After ten years
of struggle, it's stunning to know that in the next years, the FCC
will work to and begin licensing LPFMs in city neighborhoods, in
suburbs and towns, and in rural areas. It's humbling to understand
that new young people will gain a love of telling stories at the
working end of a microphone or at home listening to their neighbors.
And it's powerful to know that these stations will launch leaders in
every walk of life to change their communities, and this country. We
look forward to launching the next generation of community stations
with you."
To learn more about low power FM community radio, visit
http://www.prometheusradio.org
(via Benn Kobb, Dec 18, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DXLD)
LOCAL COMMUNITY RADIO ACT PASSES IN CONGRESS
7 minutes from Democracy Now! With Amy Goodman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMwl5ywnRss
(via Artie Bigley, DXLD)
BILL IN US CONGRESS TO LOOSEN LPFM REGULATIONS
On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 6533
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr6533ih/pdf/BILLS-111hr6533ih.pdf
which would relax the restrictions on the use of 3rd-adjacent channels
by LPFM stations. This legislation has been sent to the Senate in the
hope it can be passed before Congress adjourns. The bill *requires*
the FCC to relax the restrictions -- it doesn't merely *allow* them to
do so.
The bill prohibits the FCC from relaxing the restrictions with regard
to stations that use analog SCA to transmit radio reading services
(these are almost always non-commercial stations, and there are very
few LPFMs below 92 MHz).
It maintains LPFM and translators as co-equal services -- i.e., a new
LPFM cannot bump an existing translator, or vice-versa.
3rd-adjacent LPFMs will be required to meet the same interference
protection requirements as 3rd-adjacent translators. In their first
year of operation, a new 3rd-adjacent LPFM will be required to
periodically announce the possibility of interference and ask
listeners noticing such interference to contact the station. Such
complaints must be relayed to the FCC within 48 hours.
3rd-adjacent LPFMs "shall be required" to address interference
complaints within the protected contour of the affected station and
"shall be encouraged" to address all other complaints.
Under limited circumstances*, LPFM stations shall address any
complaints of interference to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-adjacent full-service
stations, even outside the protected contour of the full-service
station, as long as the interference happens within the area where co-
channel operation of the LPFM would be prohibited.
This last part only applies to protection of full-service stations
licensed to a community in New Jersey. No kidding. The way they wrote
it was "...significantly populated States with more than 3,000,000
population and a population density greater than 1,000 people per one
square mile land area,..." NJ is the only such state.
A superficial reading might suggest the change in control of Congress
in the new year would make it difficult to pass this legislation in
2011 if it doesn't pass now. However, there has been support for LPFM
in political corners where you might not expect it. I don't think it's
at all out of the question that this could pass in the new Congress
after the New Year -- just that it might take quite a bit of time to
do so. -- (Doug Smith W9WI, Pleasant View, TN EM66, Dec 18, WTFDA via
WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DXLD)
If I'm reading the Library of Congress website properly, this bill
passed the Senate yesterday by unanimous consent and without
amendments. I think it's highly unlikely President Obama will veto it,
so it is almost certain to become law. One might expect the FCC to
take a bit of time to implement it (Doug Smith W9WI, Pleasant View, TN
EM66, Dec 19, ibid.)
** VANUATU. 7260, R. Vanuatu, Port Vila. December 16, 0803-0815 female
hosting listeners by phone in local language but with some words in
English, alternating music. At peak 34433 (Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec,
Embu SP Brasil, SW40 Dipoles and Longwire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
7260, R. Vanuatu, Port Vila. December 20, 0803-0813 female in local
language hosting listeners by phone, alternating pop music; 23332.
December 22, 0805-0813 female talks in uncertain language alternating
music. // 3945, poor 23332 (Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec, Embu SP Brasil,
SW40 Dipoles and Longwire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Is indeed on both frequencies now, due to the excellent work of an
engineer from Radio New Zealand who is under a Confidentiality
Agreement, so I can't say his name, but I am greatly in his debt. He
is a remarkable man, as well as the "Ni Vanuatu engineering staff at
Radio Vanuatu." Both transmitters are currently running 5 kW, just to
save on the power bill (Jamie Labadia, Dec 18, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
See also BOLIVIA, GUYANA, LIBERIA
VANUATU PUBLIC BROADCASTER WARNED BY NEW GOVERNMENT
A senior Vanuatu official has accused the Vanuatu Broadcasting and
Television Corporation (VBTC) of unfair and impartial reporting of the
country’s political situation, and threatened it with privatisation.
The warning comes in a statement from Richard Kaltonga, who is the
public relations officer of the Prime Minister.
Mr Kaltong says the VBTC misquoted the prime minister, Sato Kilman,
after his election two weeks ago, from which the public was excluded
for the first time. When Mr Kilman was about to be elected, VBTC
journalists were evicted from parliament by the paramilitary force
while other reporters were barred from entering the premises.
The action of the security forces came despite standing orders
stipulating that all parliamentary sessions are public.
(Source: Radio New Zealand International) (December 20th, 2010 - 10:11
UT by Andy Sennitt, Media Network blog via DXLD)
** VATICAN. Vatican City State – Radio Vaticana on 20 December at 0300
tune in on 7305 kHz, with a good signal tonight from Sackville relay,
peaking at S9 + 20 dB on the R8A + 100 foot longwire (Ed Insinger,
Summit, NJ, Dec 20, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also PUBLICATIONS: WRTH
** VENEZUELA [non]. As in previous report under CUBA, ``Aló,
Presidente`` was underway Sunday Dec 19 at 1613 on 17750, 13750 and
15370, but only RHC itself on the other two listed frequencies, 13680
and 11690. Recheck at 1946 found El Hugazo still pontificating on the
three, but now 15370 is very poor, compared to adjacent RCI on 15365.
Furthermore, the regular Radio Nacional de Venezuela service via CUBA
at 19-20 is also running separately on 15290, VG signal (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VENEZUELA. YVTO: See PUBLICATIONS: WRTH
** VIETNAM. 6020, VOV-4, Buon Me Thuot, 1347, Dec 20, presumed the one
here in ethnic languages mixing with co-channel R Australia which
closed 1359. Then wiped out completely by Issoudun DRM on 6015 which
appeared that same minute. Unfortunately already gone at 1500 re-check
when DRM off again. 73, (Martien Groot, Schoorl, Netherlands, dxldyg
via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** WESTERN SAHARA [non]. ARGELIA, 6297.3, Radio Nacional de la
República Arabe Saharaui, *0700-0712, 18-12, signing on with anthem,
Arabic, ID, mentioned: "Arabia Saharauia", Koran and comments. 45444
(Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Friol, 27 km W of Lugo, Grundig
Satatellit 500 and Sony ICF SW 7600 G, Cable antenna, 10 meters, faced
WSW, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
CLANDESTINAS, 6297.2, Polisario Front, Rabouni, ALG, 1219-…, 19
Dec’10, talks, music; 45444; this is still closing at 1300, // 700
(Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
ALGERIA, 6297.204, RASD Tindouf, west Saharan morning HQ prayer
program at 0709 UT Dec 20, S=3-4 only. On Dec 19 at 2308 UT S=8 signal
on 6297.161 kHz.
ALGERIA, 6297.200 even! RASD Tindouf west Saharan morning program,
monotonous sound male singer, with children choir in background at
0725 UT Dec 21, S=5-7 fade (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
6297.1, SASASAM [? As we explained before, Arabic ID is ``Huna el-
estudiohaay al-markaziya al-wataniya, Sowt al-sha`ab a-Sahraui al-
mukafa``, as reconfirmed in WRTH 2011], Dec 21 at 0832, S9+18 Arabish
talk with utebeeps aside, still in plenty late on Solstice, no help
from the lunar eclipse which had me up at this time (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ZAMBIA. Re 10-50: I notice in their latest sked that CVC has
dropped the overnight service on 4965. Pity, as it was always a good
indicator of conditions for 60m in Metro Vancouver during the spring
and fall especially (Theo Donnelly, Burnaby, BC, Dec 18, ODXA yg via
DXLD)
Is it really off? Where is that schedule, exactly? (gh)
ZÂMBIA, 4965, CVC, Lusaka, 1911-1922, 17 Dec’10, English, songs;
45444. No uty. QRM! (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
4965, 18/12 2340, 1 Africa R. - Lusaka EE gospel, suff (Roberto
Pavanello, Vercelli / Italia, via Roberto Scaglione, shortwave yg via
DXLD, ODXA yg)
I'm not hearing them on 4965 either and their website
http://www.1africa.tv/home2.php is still showing a schedule of 0600 -
0800 9430; 0800 - 2200 13590; and 2200 - 2400 9505 (Mark Coady, ODXA
yg via DXLD)
OK on not hearing them on 4965, but there are two different services.
1Africa mostly (all?) in English aimed at Nigeria (and us),
9430/13590/9505 on the schedule below (which is in UT +2, not UT!),
And CVC The Voice, 4965 night, 6065 day, intended for Zambia and
closer regions, in various African languages, and some English, I
think. So don`t expect to find a schedule for it on the 1Africa page.
And apparently there is no link between them on the web. 73, (Glenn
Hauser, ibid.)
And http://www.christianvision.com makes reference to shortwave
covering all of Zambia but does not list their schedule or frequencies
(Mark Coady, ibid.)
Recently there has been some dispute whether 4965 CVC is on the air
all-night. I was hearing a weak signal there at 0035 and a stronger
one with gospel-sounding music at 0247 December 21. This is a separate
service from 1Africa, 9430/13590/9505, also transmitted from Zambia,
but not //. In WRTH 2011 you find the latter under South Africa, where
the studio is (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See PUBLICATIONS
9505, One Africa, Lusaka. 2114-2200* December 17, 2010. Local level
with really professional production. Slick promo strings, URL, UK-
accented announcers with fast-paced chatter with Christian themes
("fear is lack of faith"), Christian rock. Closing ID and
frequency/time schedule 2158 (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida
USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ZAMBIA. ZNBC-R. 2 (presumed only), on 6162, possibly to avoid TCD
6165, 1816-... (still on as I write this), 19 Dec, English, some
chatter & plenty of African & western pops; 43432, QRM de adjacent
frequencies. If not ZMB, then I don't know which African station. I
shall try to find whether this is actually Lusaka (Carlos Gonçalves,
PORTUGAL, Dec 19, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
6162, ZNBC-Radio 2, Lusaka, 1816-1927, 19 Dec’10, English, chatter,
Afr. & western pops, talks; 43432, adj. QRM (Carlos Gonçalves,
Portugal, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Hi Carlos, Thanks for your observations! Today (Dec 19) I heard an
unidentified station on 6161.93 at 1556. Very poor and adjacent QRM
(best in USB); slowly improving; 1559, brief music; 1600, woman with
the news in English; 1605 seemed to be the end of the news; 1607 gave
website: “w-w-w … ”, but unable to make it out. Not possible for me to
ID, but per your report certainly interesting if it's ZNBC/Radio
Zambia 2.
BTW – Vancouver (Canada) was fairly well noted on their normal,
slightly lower than 6160 frequency at that same time (Ron Howard
Asilomar State Beach, CA, USA, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
It is received from an early morning at Japan on Dec. 16 by some
Japanese DXer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDWBMQEvvJ8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6TXQXzIibI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/user/2010DFS#p/u/1/C7CIy3wYHbs
by My DX friend in Shimane-pref. I estimate it to be ZAMBIA
reactivated (S. Hasegawa, Dec 20, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
6162, ZNBC/R. Zambia 2 (presumed), 1556, Dec 20. Christmas songs; 1559
drums; 1600-1610, news in English; back to non-stop Christmas songs
(Bobby Helms with “Jingle Bell Rock”, etc.), African Hi-Li, etc. First
heard carrier about 1525, but was not till about 1556 that audio
showed up; faded up slightly and then down again till very poor by
1645; their local sunset was at 1636; too poor to make out any news
items; adjacent QRM. I will defer to the Japanese DXers with their
accurate Perseus software, as my E1 tends to show a lower frequency
that true. Nice to have Zambia reactivated again (Ron Howard, Asilomar
State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
5915, ZNBC/R. Zambia 1, *0240-0250, Dec 21. 0235 noted test tone
mixing with CRI; 0240, tone ended and went to African Fish Eagle IS;
0250 sounded like “Lumbanyeni Zambia”, their choral National Anthem.
Much stronger reception than yesterday!
6162, ZNBC/R. Zambia 2 (presumed), 0346, Dec 21. Talk show in English,
with African accents; almost able to understand what was said. If I
had thought to check here earlier, I probably would have found the
African Fish Eagle IS was //, but of course after 0250 the actual
programming would not have been the same (Ron Howard, Asilomar State
Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** ZIMBABWE [non]. MADAGASCAR, Voice of People in English / Shona /
Ndebele from Dec. 10:
0400-0500 on 11610 MDC 050 kW / 265 deg to ZWE
1530-1630 on 11695 MDC 050 kW / 265 deg to ZWE, cancelled
1800-1900 on 9345 MDC 050 kW / 265 deg to ZWE, new, co-ch R.Bilal
till 1830 (DX Mix News Extra, 21 Dec via WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DXLD)
UNIDENTIFIED. 720, 2214*, 11-Dec; U.S. National Anthem s/off. Well
under WGN. Heard again on 13-Dec; local announcements; peaking almost
= WGN at times. U.S.N.A. started at H:14 but cut off after 15 seconds
(Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft.
RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
One could check the official FCC December sunset times for the only
two daytimers close to sunset then: WVCC in Georgia, WWII in
Pennsylvania. In fact, I just did: WWII is 2145, and WVCC is 2230, so
where does that leave us? (gh, DXLD)
UNIDENTIFIED. 1320, Dec 16 at 1809 UT, Rush from KCLI Clinton OK, the
dominant station here, but rumble het also audible near low noon, so
must not be too far away; prime suspects Fort Smith AR, Lawrence KS,
maybe a couple of Texans.
1320, checking out the low het I am getting against KCLI Clinton OK
indicating the other station is off-frequency: Dec 17 at 1827 UT, 5
minutes before low noon, I try the DX-398 in the yard. With KCLI
nulled, and BFO I do hear a different-pitched carrier and much weaker.
This makes KWHN Fort Smith AR most likely as the source, since KLWN in
Lawrence KS is close to opposite from KCLI and would not be audible in
KCLI null; further, KLWN is only 500 watts, and KWHN is 5000. Both are
non-direxional in daytime (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 1510, Dec 16 at 1811 UT, two weak stations; one sounds
like the still unID Mexican music, format change in Kansas? And the
other in sportstalk about the Clippers; as always, heavy splash from
KOKC-1520 (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 1710, 0310-0331+, 11-Dec; M in French taking phones
calls. Mainly on top with Latino music & Xmas music challenging at
times (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85
ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 6074, 8GAL unheard again Dec 16, between 1359 and 1402
while R. Rossii 6075 was turning over that motorboaty frequency to
Taiwan and jamming (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 6925-USB, pirate Dec 22 at 1432 with stilted M&W
discussion about ham radio, as if they were trying to make it obvious
they were reading a script, 1437 soul music, 1442 SSTV to 1443* but no
voice ID heard. Had OTH radar QRM, right in the middle of its range at
the moment (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED [non]. Re 10-50: ``6950.6 AM, Sat Dec 11 at 1342, fair
signal from pirate playing ``Dust in the Wind`` by Kansas. Segué to
another song and fading out. Latest FRW does not have any logs around
this frequency. Please QSL, whoever this was, tnx (Glenn Hauser, P O
Box 1684, Enid OK 73702)`` This log matches:
Radio Ronin Shortwave: radioroninshortwave @ gmail.com
Radio Ronin shortwave, 6950 AM 1315-1415 12/11/10, SINPO 24232,
signing on with the stones in heavy static. Niel Young, Zepplin,
Eagles. Signal improved throughout Show to 45344 (Ragnar Danskjold,
Free Radio Weekly Dec 18 via DXLD)
UNIDENTIFIED. 7235, Dec 22 at 1453, a het with something slightly to
one side, bits of audio; stronger carrier went off at 1458 but still a
het. Probably has something to do with ETHIOPIA, V. of Peace and
Democracy clandestine to Eritrea, longpath, reported here at other
times (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 7850, the frequency CHU replaced 7335 with, has worked
out pretty well, certainly no broadcast interference, and until now no
ute QRM either, but Dec 17 at 1427 there is Spanish 2-way on 7852.5
SSB approximately (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. Hi Glenn, I have an UNID logging to share with you, in
the hope that you might be able to shed some light on it:
14 December 2010 at 2043 UT on 15000 kHz, there was a station behind
WWV, presumably Spanish, with a male announcer repeating what
phonetically sounded like “Lo Tano” four or five times at
approximately ten seconds past the minute. During the time pip only
portions of WWV, this was audible every minute from 2043 UTC to 2050
UTC. There were some other words mentioned as well, but I could not
copy them. Weak but clear signal between WWV. 73’s, (Ed Insinger,
Summit, NJ, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Ed, This one has me stumped. Have you heard anything further?
Sometimes 2-way comms shows up on standard frequencies. Do you think
this was involved in timesignaling itself? (Glenn to Ed, via DXLD)
Hi Glenn, I have not done any further listening on 15000 kHz in this
time slot and unfortunately I don’t have any further details to help
ID the station. Your suggestion of a 2-way comm is plausible. This
week, I will revisit 15000 kHz in the 2000 UTC time slot to see if I
can shed some further light, Glenn (Ed Insinger, Summit, NJ, Dec 20,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 15434, that tantalizing carrier hetting 15435 RVA Urdu
via VATICAN, is back Dec 19 at 1454. Aoki still does not show
suspected V. of Tibet resumed in this area (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 17461, strong open carrier Dec 20 at 1446, amid the ear-
piercing multi-carrier whines peaking around 17450, and audible from
17420 to 17480, also a trace of same pitch on 17695. What, o what is
this? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS
++++++++++++++++++++++++
Many thanks to Gerald T. Pollard, Raleigh NC, for a quarterly check in
the mail for Solstice to P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (gh)
Glenn, Happy winter solstice! (Martin Gallas, IL, with a contribution
via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com) Both acknowledged on WORLD OF
RADIO 1544 (gh)
A very special "THANKS!" to Glenn for his contributions to the hobby
of Short-Wave radio listening. Your tireless efforts are appreciated
Glenn! Please continue the fine work OM. Happy Halli-days! (Duane
Fischer, W8DBF, swl at qth.net via DXLD)
Thank you for all your radio activities over the past year! It has
certainly been enjoyable to receive all the great information provided
via WOR, dxldyg and DXLD. I appreciate all your hard work for our
hobby. Best regards, (Ron Howard, CA, Dec 20, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
PUBLICATIONS
++++++++++++
Some preliminary comments from our first perusal of World Radio TV
Handbook 2011, which has just arrived. This is always a significant
event each year, the prime reference in our field. Striking us as new
are a number of entries for major stations giving the date they first
went on the air, a nice touch.
ANTARCTICA. In the ``National Radio`` sexion, LRA36 15476 schedule is
shown as M-F 19-21. As we have been noting, it`s been unheard since
Nov 12 on the schedule it had been following from early this year, M-F
12-15, so has it really changed to 19-21, or is that leftover info as
in the 2010 edition, before the change to 12-15? Now we have to seek
to confirm it during the later span. It was originally 18-21, but
colliding with Gabon until 19, no longer active, nor is anything else
on 15475 (except 02-05 VOR via DVR), so it might as well run the full
three hours, or more.
AUSTRALIA. Looking for what WRTH has on R. Symban. It is in the
frequency list under 2368. Finally found it in the National Radio,
Australia sexion under High Power [sic] Open Narrowcast Stations ---
how`s that for contradixion after contradixion? An Aussie thing, no
doubt. It`s on page 85 and also is station 85), 2368.5, the only `SW`
after a long list of MW and X-band outlets, mostly 400 watts with a
few up to 5 kW. So Symban is far apart from entries for other SW
stations, all by itself.
LAOS [non]. Hmong World Christian Radio gets a separate entry under
USA, page 493, shown as Saturday 1300-1330 on WHRI 9540. On Nov 7 we
reported that this was not on the WHRI schedule. Their current online
schedule shows Lester Sumrall Teachings during that weekly semihour,
which probably means they turn off the transmitter during such unsold
time. Only way to be sure is to monitor. Maybe it will come back.
SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. The Overcomer Ministry has an entry under USA,
but it concerns only transmissions from Europe, mostly Wertachtal (and
morphing every week or two, so impossible to be current). Far more
important in airtime and coverage are the broadcasts via US SW
stations, which you would never know are part of this: currently WWCR
9980/5890 and WWRB 9385/3145/3185 (both 24/7), plus considerable blox
on WINB, WBCQ.
U S A. WRTH keeps publishing official info about some stations, rather
than accurate info obvious to a monitor.
WWRB is not shown on 3145 under its own entry or in the frequency
list. Yet it has been using this frequency for a few years, currently
at 02-05, instead of 5745 or 6890, always with Overcomer. This is
while other ministries (or big band music) are on WWRB 3185. After
0500, BS moves to 3185 and 3145 goes off.
3145 does not appear in FCC, HFCC, EiBi or Aoki. Nor WRTH. Yet it does
appear on the AIR. And on any radio which tunes it in any evening!
Yes, just reconfirmed at 0247 UT December 21. I (and others) have been
reporting this all along, but the references don`t want to hear it
(literally).
Well, we don`t want to hear Brother Scare either, but find it
exceeding strange that everyone chooses to overlook reality when we
try so hard to make it available. Since not even FCC has ever listed
it, maybe Dave just took 3145 unilaterally and no one has objected so
far? But it`s no secret either, if you look at the Global Three
program schedule:
http://www.wwrb.org/schedule/global_3/combined.pdf
While at the WWRB website, we find a bit of inadequate news:
``The Bible on Shortwave (December 5, 2010)
International Radio Station WWRB is pleased to announce the
inauguration of The Bible on Shortwave, a new listener-supported
program. The Bible on Shortwave brings the Authorized 1611 King James
Bible to the world, currently targeting South America and the
Caribbean with our 150 Dual Feed Wide Spaced Yagi Antenna seven hours
per day. It has long been our dream to be able to bring the Word to
the World, fulfilling the Great Commission: "Go ye into all the world,
and preach the Gospel to every creature." (Mark 16:15). All Christians
are called to be witnesses to the world, spreading the Gospel to all
peoples... Please check back for more on The Bible on Shortwave;
further information will soon be posted.``
Like maybe, the times and frequencies? If daytime is involved, that
might mean revival of 12180 (or was it really 12172?)
WJHR is listed as 50 kW (as supposedly authorized and required by
FCC), but a year after it started, it is still barely audible, and
obviously, much, much less than that. And schedule is shown as
Wednesdays only, 14-22. Surely we`ve heard it randomly on various days
of week, but had not paid attention to that.
KVOH is still listed for 9975 at 01-08 and 13-15, while in fact it is
never active on that frequency, only on 17775 from 15 to 01,
sometimes, plus spurs. We have also pointed out repeatedly that 9975
for KVOH is imaginary.
WTWW transmitter 2 is shown from Feb 1 on 9990 daytime and 5080
nighttime. We mourn poor WWV 10000 and those who would use it, already
blown away most of the day here by overload from WWCR 9980. While 9990
may be outside the narrow standard-frequency band, it is far too close
for comfort, as is 9980.
VATICAN [non]. VR Spanish via CANADA 9865 at 1130-1200 is missing, as
well as the imaginary English at 1200-1215 which is really more
Spanish. We confirmed this well after B-10 began on Nov 11. Or is it
gone again? We haven`t looked for it lately. Still awaiting the
`official` VR B-10 schedule folder, or did we mislay it? Anyway, there
they both are on the schedule ``created on 20 November 2010`` at
http://www.radiovaticana.org/spa/sched_ame.asp
VENEZUELA. YVTO timesignal station, page 669 is shown as 24 hours,
while it has not been reported for two or three years. No indication
that it is inactive.
ZAMBIA. In the international section, p. 500, you find only the CVC
service on 4965/6065. It refers to UK for corporate info, but in
neither is there any hint where to find the 1Africa service, also
transmitted from Zambia, currently on 9430/13590/9505. We finally
found that under SOUTH AFRICA, page 472.
WRTH does show a website under ZAMBIA, leading to
http://www.voiceafrica.net/newtextsite/programmes/programmes.htm
where we see 24-hour schedules for each day of the week, but no
frequencies mentioned, presumably 4965/6065. Beware: copyright date is
2005 so may be outdated, abandoned.
Recently there has been some dispute whether 4965 CVC is on the air
all-night. I was hearing a weak signal there at 0035 and a stronger
one with gospel-sounding music at 0247 December 21.
No doubt there will be further tidbits to uncover in the new WRTH. I
have not even got to the receiver reviews and feature articles.
And WRTH is soon to take over the `blue pages` funxion of defunct
PWBR. Per an ad on page 47, a ``Bargraph Frequency Guide`` will be
available on CD from January. This one will have the languages color
coded, but that can only go so far; in the sample page, 12 of them +
other. Perhaps in future this could be expanded by combining the PWBR
monochrome method with colors. No further details yet on cost or how
to order, but check http://www.wrth.com
(Glenn Hauser, OK, Dec 20, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
TV Sign Offs Webpage
http://www.tv-signoffs.com/index.html
I recognize some of Jeff Kadet's material on here.
(Curtis Sadowski, IL, WTFDA via DXLD)
NEWSPAPER WEEKLY TV SCHEDULES.
[this thread prompted my already published item about TV listings in
the Enid Eagle --- gh]
Portland, Oregon. About six weeks ago the Oregonian deleted the TV
Click from the weekend edition; to be replaced by a pay only
replacement version.
Toronto, Ontario. Last year The Toronto Star replaced the Star Weekly
from the Sunday edition; and replaced this with a pay only version.
These two newspapers promised more content and presumably more
listings of stations. Has this happened and have more newspapers
announced or made this change?
Presumably these might be as a result of TV Guide ceasing publication
about five years ago in Canada. During fall, 2007, I noticed that the
American version of TV Guide was full magazine size, and had only four
editions, one for each time zone.
Phoenix, Arizona. When I was last there during fall, 2007, the Arizona
Republic still had a small magazine size weekly TV schedule.
Las Vegas, Nevada. During fall, 2007, I noticed that the Las Vegas
Review-Journal had a broadsheet weekly TV schedule. This newspaper
previously had a small magazine size weekly TV schedule.
I invite comments from members. 73. Good DXing (Dave Sinclair,
Vancouver, B.C., Dec 9, WTFDA via DXLD)
The Champaign-Urbana (Illinois) News-Gazette has a free weekly
supplement with TV listings. It only lists main broadcast channels,
none of the secondary ones, and the channel line up is the same as in
the analog era (Curtis Sadowski, ibid.)
> Has this happened and have more newspapers announced or made this
change?
In droves, yes. The one-two-three punch of rising newsprint costs, the
widespread availability of on-screen electronic program guides and the
DTV conversion has all but doomed the traditional newspaper TV
supplement. It's impossible to list all of the hundreds of stations on
a typical cable system these days, and even listing the dozens of OTA
subchannels now available in a big market can be challenging.
My local Rochester Democrat & Chronicle is down to a very skimpy 8-
page tabloid on Sundays, and many papers aren't even doing that much.
The Boston Globe ditched its Sunday TV book in 2008, if memory serves;
it has now contracted with an outside vendor to insert a TV-listings
guide in subscriber copies at an extra cost. They still print daily TV
listings --- for now. s (Scott Fybush, Rochester NY, ibid.)
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Sunday edition "TV Cue" cost extra and
can only be sold with the Sunday paper. Yep, many newspapers are able
to get away with charging extra now. It wouldn't be the case if the
local TV Guide was still in publication. I liked the TV Guide when it
used to sell in the grocery stores. I mainly was interested in local
and regional OTA TV channels, not cable or satellite. I used to
collect them on family trips.
You can find lots of old TV Guides on eBay; just make sure they have
the magazine complete. I had bought the LA Edition only to received it
with the inside ripped out, the channel listings. So be careful and
make sure you want the whole thing. I still see 1950s TVGs from time
to time on eBay. It`s kinda freaky seeing Milwaukee having
4 - WTMJ-TV (NBC)
6 - WITI-TV (Ind.)
10 - WMVS-TV (Educ)
12 - WISN-TV (ABC, Dumont)
19 - WXIX-TV, (CBS)
LOL! (-John L., Muskego, WI, ibid.)
I thought perhaps someone would mention the TV Weekly magazine that
has appeared in a few select markets:
http://www.iwantmytvmagazine.com/
My understanding of the business model is that you must subscribe to
the newspaper and then pay extra on your weekly subscription to have
it inserted into whatever day's paper they choose to place it. There
is also discussion of eventually having the magazine available in
stores, but I'm not sure if that has happened yet.
You can find a list of communities where it's published on the web
site, and there should still be a sample PDF of the weekly magazine
for Atlanta, GA (there was a couple months ago-an odd selection since
they're based in Michigan). I was able to pick up a couple copies
recently; after hearing about the magazine I got on the phone, made
some calls, and found that some newspapers sell individual copies at
their offices; Lexington, Kentucky was one of those markets. They
charged me $2.99 but that was fine. The Toledo, OH paper assured me,
in contrast, that there was no way I could get a copy, which made no
sense since somehow the books have to get to the carriers for
insertion into the papers-they can't just magically appear!
One problem I encountered in calling newspapers was that getting a
human at the paper was a challenge; outsourcing appears to be quite
common now in that line of work. For example, I tried to call the
Madison, WI paper only to find their customer relations were out of La
Crosse. It turned out I knew more about the magazine than the paper
did; they had no clue about how it was going to work (it had not been
rolled out at the time-started in Madison in September).
Also of note-apparently you can order a sample copy. We'll see if
they'll send a copy of the Myrtle Beach "edition" to me... if anyone
out there has any copies of this from their market, please get in
touch! The TV Guide edition collector in me is very curious (Matt
Sittel, NE, ibid.)
I alluded to it (though not by name, having forgotten the name!) in my
mention of the Boston Globe having outsourced its TV magazine.
At least in the Boston version, the magazine is available to non-Globe
subscribers, though at a significant additional cost for mailing.
I have a couple of copies here from the weeks when it was inserted in
all Globe copies as a teaser to get people to subscribe. It's nothing
very special - one feature article at the front followed by some
pretty basic grid listings. s (Scott Fybush, ibid.)
All three of the local papers we read regularly have weekly TV
sections. The Kansas City Star started charging 25 cents a week over a
year ago and recently added some more pages and moved the price up to
50 cents. The added material consists of celebrity information, games,
and movie listings. Most of the movies, of course, are on cable and
since we don't have Pay TV is of very little value to us. The other
added material is equally of no interest to us and my wife ripped out
the middle section with that. Our subscription was renewed last week
and we opted to drop the weekly magazine.
The Lawrence Journal-World distributes their TV magazine on Saturdays
and The Topeka Capital-Journal on Sunday -- both are included without
an additional charge. None of the supplements lists any multicast
channels, but the Lawrence paper is the most useful since it carries
all of the Kansas City, Lawrence, and Topeka full-power stations minus
the multicast channels. Lawrence is in the Kansas City Designated
Market Area, but all Topeka stations can be received there and all the
full-power stations are on the cable system.
The Manhattan Mercury does include one multicast station -- WIBW-TV
(CBS 13.1) and (MyTV 13.2) are both listed. KTKA's CW programming on
channel 49.2) is not included. The three we read have not made any
changes to reflect the digital age. The Topeka paper still includes
KQTV-2 from St. Joseph although it can no longer be received here
since moving to digital channel 7. I have seen multicast channels
listed in South Bend, Chicago, Milwaukee and LaCrosse (WI) and would
like to know of other papers which list the subchannels (Dave Pomeroy,
Topeka, Kansas, ibid.)
The Mpls Star-Tribune lists three of the four sub channels for KTCA-TV
(PBS outlet). The fourth unlisted is a 24 hour weather channel. No sub
channels for other stations are listed. They also are promoting a
separate TV 'guide' for a price (John Ebeling, MN, ibid.)
The Denver Post has a weekly TV guide in the Sunday Paper, it is 35
pages. It has the local channels and cable channels for a few
cable/satellite companies. You have to tell the paper you want to
receive this in your Sunday paper otherwise you won`t get it (Craig,
Denver, CO, ibid.)
Our paper in Rochester lists WHAM's 13.2 CW channel, though that
listing goes back to the days when it was a cable-only WB outlet. More
recently, it began listing WXXI's 21.2 (World) and 21.3 (Create) subs.
s (Scott Fybush, ibid.)
RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM
+++++++++++++++++++++
THE MEANDERING LINE ANTENNA (MLA)
To our friends and associates: This attached document is a write up on
an antenna design that may prove advantageous to your group or
yourself. In one way or another each of you have helped us (the
authors of this paper) somewhere down the road and this is being
freely given as a gift to say thank you and Merry Christmas.
Respectfully, (Art Hernandez and Harold Faretto, Dec 18, DX LISTENING
DIGEST) Posted as an attachment the DXLD yg that date (gh)
Here is another article on Harry`s Homebrew site in regard to a
Meander antenna: http://www.sm0vpo.com/antennas/balcant2.htm
Regards (Tony Magon VK2IC, Sydney NSW, ibid.)
MIXING PRODUCTS ON MEDIUMWAVE
The signal on 1710 was much stronger last night around midnight but I
was a little dismayed at what I heard. It turned out to be a mix of my
local 900 and KGO 810 SF so I tried to figure out how an IF image of
those two signals could show up on 1710. 455 Khz x 2 is 910 so 1710 -
910 = 800. That doesn't quite fit in but it's not that far off. Does
anybody out there know how this can happen with a digitally tuned
receiver? And does the signal strength of the fluctuating image depend
on KGO's signal as the other part of the mix is a local which is
normally steady all the time? There is no trace of any 900 image
daytime so I can safely assume that it is the addition of 810 to the
900 that produces the image. Any possible explanation would be
welcome. Thanks (Bill in BC Kral, Dec 16, IRCA via DXLD)
It`s not that complicated; 1710 = 900 + 810 (gh, DXLD)
You're right; that "image" can actually be produced by two station's
signals mixing, although that usually happens when they're both strong
signals. Interestingly, the mix can be happening external to your
receiver. (One station's signal can be introduced into the other
station's transmitter and the combination heads out the tower.)
Grand Junction CO is a good (bad) example of that happening, where
(among others) a 620 signal gets into 1230 and 1340 transmitters,
producing images at 610 and 720.
You've probably tried another radio by now; if the image is there as
well, something like the above may be happening.
All sorts of weird things can pop up. I know of a station that
generated images only when a tape machine was in the "record" mode.
Turns out the bias oscillator in the recorder was mixing with the
station's signal.
The fact your receiver is digitally tuned may be irrelevant; most of
them can deliver the same images as an analog-tuned radio, if the mix
is happening outside your radio.
What are your other local station frequencies? I can run a prediction
program for you. Regards, (Mark Durenberger, CO, IRCA via DXLD)
Fw: [Lowfer] Growling audio on MWBC signals
Something I hadn't known about Clear Channel stations, apparently they
all have this Steve Ratzlaff, IRCA via DXLD) Viz.:
Some weeks ago I happened to tune in our local 69 horsepower
(formerly) "clear channel" AM radio station (1160 kHz - KSL) and upon
listening to it in SSB mode using exalted carrier methods, I heard a
rather obnoxious growling on the audio that disappeared when "normal"
AM or synchronous AM techniques were employed.
Upon inspecting the carrier, I noted that there was a pair of 16 Hz
sidebands responsible for the "growling." Curious, I asked the
engineer, Randy, K7SL - who I happen to know - and here is an excerpt
of his response:
"16 Hz is a low speed data stream used to send messages to warranty
receivers. These guys are battery operated 10 year lifetime receivers
that attach themselves to things like Baby Cribs, Saws, etc. These
receivers set off alarms if a factory recall happens. They then give
details for the recalls. The data also contains clock correction
signals for home user clocks. The clocks currently using WWVB don't
get a good enough signal inside noisy environments and the 50kW signal
from KSL and other Clear Channel stations cover the the US better.
"Currently the signal ... is just a test signal that repeats itself.
If [one] looks at night on other strong AM stations [you] will see
similar signals. There are other uses for the signal, but I don't
remember them right now. All I know for sure is that it eats up a lot
of transmitter power. Of course any 1/2 db added to the modulation
looks like it is stealing all the power when you look only at
modulation levels around 95 to 100% (chuckle).
"A word of warning. If you walk too closely to one of these receivers,
it might un-attach itself from where it is and jump to the back of
your neck and re-attach itself to you. It will then give Aliens
control of your mind and you know what happens from there. [I saw this
on TV so I know it is true]"
So there. I wonder how long it takes before conspiracy-minded people
consider this to be a means of mind control? (Never mind... too late!)
73, (Clint KA7OEI/CT, via Ratzlaff, ibid.)
I don't think they all do yet, or even many of them. I've yet to see
any gear installed for this at any of the stations I've visited. s
(Scott Fybush, NY, ibid.)
I wonder if the source of the "growling" has been mis-identified. 16
Hz, after all, is pretty much below the lower limit of the human audio
perception range. Since the station in question (KSL) also runs IBOC,
consider the possibility that this is actually the source of the
noise. The AM IBOC signal includes a pair of low frequency reference
subcarriers (at +/- 182 Hz from the carrier) that are transmitted with
a quadrature phase relationship so that they don't produce any audible
output (in theory, at least) from an AM detector. If you tune to the
signal in SSB mode, however, this relationship becomes unbalanced, and
you can hear a low-frequency rumbling sound along with the program
audio. Maybe this is the source of the "growling"? (Barry McLarnon,
VE3JF, Ottawa, ON, ibid.)
I'm probably 400+ miles from Salt Lake City, Utah but 1160 KSL is a
good signal here presently (an hour or more after sunset), and on
Perseus SDR in CW mode, 8 Hz bandwidth, zoom, I'm easily seeing +/- 16
Hz sidebands relative to 1160.000. The strongest carrier signal
(1160.000) is assumed to be KSL, which fits with its IBOC-accurate
carrier. In AM mode KSL is what I'm hearing for the dominant station.
(I'm also seeing a +35 Hz fairly strong signal which I assume is some
non-IBOC station, quite aways off frequency; as well as a -11 Hz weak
signal.) 73, (Steve Ratzlaff, NE Oregon, ibid.)
DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- IBOC See also just above
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Radio Disney's sad devotion to this failed technology is pathetic.
What is even more disheartening is that in the early 00's, when IBOC
was first being tested, I actually met the head of the whole network
which was located in Dallas at the time. I told her all the
shortcomings of the system, why it doesn't work very well, and would
be a very poor choice for a network whose audience is primarily
children on low end radios. Somebody somewhere got to her. Probably a
high pressure salesperson from Ibiquity, and they did IBOC anyway.
This in spite of the fact that their C-Quam was top rate. And C-Quam
radios branded Disney could be made really cheaply (Bruce Carter, TX,
16 Dec, ABDX via DXLD)
This may be at least part of the reason why you are noticing missing
HD signals these days ---
For the past several weeks all Clear Channel stations have been
involved in a major (and complicated) software upgrade to all of the
components that make up the HD station (Importer, Exporter, Exciter,
etc.). As far as I know, this may also be going on in other broadcast
groups as well.
While our Lexington software upgrades went very well, others were not
so lucky and ended up with their HD off the air pending various
resolutions from the manufacturers. I think it's a good bet that these
guys will all be back on the air as soon as they sort out their
particular issues (Girard M. Westerberg, W4GMW, http://www.DXFM.com
Lexington, KY, Dec 9, WTFDA via DXLD)
DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DTV See USA: AntennaTV
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DRM See CHINA; VIETNAM [both as QRM only]
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
PROPAGATION
+++++++++++
Geomagnetic field activity was at predominantly quiet levels
throughout the period. At approximately 12/1500Z the field became
unsettled to active. The increase in geomagnetic activity was due to
the arrival of a Coronal Hole High-Speed Stream (CH HSS).
FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 15 DECEMBER-10 JANUARY 2011
Solar activity is expected to be at very low levels with a slight
chance for C-class activity throughout the forecast period. Old Region
1130 (N13, L = 331) and old Region 1132 (N10, L = 251) are expected to
rotate back on the visible disk on 19 December and 24 December
respectfully. No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is
expected to be at normal levels on 13 -14 December. Activity is
expected to increase to moderate to high levels from 15-20 December.
Normal levels are expected for the remainder of the period.
Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be quiet to unsettled on 15-
16 December due to a recurrent CH HSS. Quiet conditions are expected
from 17-18 December and then the return of quiet to unsettled
conditions is expected from 15-20 December due to a second CH HSS.
Activity is expected to again decrease to mostly quiet levels from 21
-23 December. The geomagnetic field is expected to be quiet to
unsettled from 24-25 December due to a third recurrent CH HSS. Mostly
quiet levels are expected for the remainder of the period.
:Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2010 Dec 21 1825 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction
Center
# Product description and SWPC contact on the Web
# http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wwire.html
#
# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2010-12-21
#
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2010 Dec 22 78 5 2
2010 Dec 23 78 5 2
2010 Dec 24 76 7 3
2010 Dec 25 78 7 3
2010 Dec 26 80 5 2
2010 Dec 27 80 5 2
2010 Dec 28 88 5 2
2010 Dec 29 90 5 2
2010 Dec 30 90 5 2
2010 Dec 31 90 5 2
2011 Jan 01 90 5 2
2011 Jan 02 88 5 2
2011 Jan 03 88 5 2
2011 Jan 04 88 5 2
2011 Jan 05 85 5 2
2011 Jan 06 85 5 2
2011 Jan 07 85 5 2
2011 Jan 08 88 5 2
2011 Jan 09 88 5 2
2011 Jan 10 88 5 2
2011 Jan 11 85 5 2
2011 Jan 12 85 5 2
2011 Jan 13 80 5 2
2011 Jan 14 80 5 2
2011 Jan 15 80 5 2
2011 Jan 16 78 5 2
2011 Jan 17 78 5 2
(SWPC via WORLD OF RADIO 1544, DXLD) ###