DX LISTENING DIGEST 11-04, January 26, 2011
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Wed 1630 WRMI 9955
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** ALBANIA. Radio Tirana noted on 7530 in English transmission. Had a
musical program from 21[2]0 to 2128 UT 19 Jan and the announcer
pointed out that this music, popular and religious, was only permitted
after the fall of communism in 1991. Transmitter closed at 2128.
Excellent signal (R5 S9+20 dB) (Phil Finkle, K6EID, Marietta GA, Rx –
Yaesu FTDX-5000D with 2 el yagi, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
[and non]. 9915 via ASCENSION, BBCWS news in English mentioning people
killed in violent Tirana demonstrations, Jan 21 at 2202. How did R.
Tirana report on this? Missed monitoring that day, but remaining
Saturday chances before the Sunday day-off are:
1945-2000 7465, 11635
2100-2130 7530, 9895
0130-0145 6130
0245-0300 6130
0330-0400 6100
0430-0500 6100
Here`s VOA`s report on what is happening:
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/International-Concern-Over-Deadly-Protests-in-Albania---114418539.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
13640, R Tirana in English on 22 meterband, 1530 UT heard interval
signal, followed by ID, S=5-6 signal towards North America and GB&IRL,
on Perseus screen showed spoken parts by 10 kHz wide 2x5 kHz, but
different music part only 7.5 kHz wide.
Protester in Friday police clashes in Tirana, crowd put pressure on
Albanian government, law violation, 3 protester fatal casualties died,
more than 50 humans heavily injured. Stay away of provocations!
(Wolfgang Büschel, Stuttgart, Germany, Jan 22, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan
23 via DXLD)
Trying to monitor R. Tirana about the Jan 21 violent lethal
demonstrations there, Jan 22 at 2100: 9895 poor signal, but better
than 7530; not enough to copy vs local noise level. So tried the
webcast at
http://radiotirana.funkhaus.info:8000/
Stream is running but silently.
Then tried next half-hour broadcast at 0330 UT Jan 23 on 6100 only:
again too much noise vs signal. Now the webcast is running ---
News seems even-handed. Albanian anti-government protesters, 3 dead,
47 wounded. ``Forsenics`` to determine kind of gun which fired
bullets. Quotes US ambassador, calling for calm and restraint. Foreign
press reports. Background on socialist party protests to the election
results. Nice folk music to end the transmission.
Now that I can hear her clearly, I`m afraid the announcer
mispronounces a number of English words. But I would have a hard time
pronouncing any Albanian words correctly.
And repeats at 0400 while SW takes a break, another repeat at 0430
when SW 6100 is back on. But silent after 0500. Previous monitoring
earlier in the evening have found more repeats of the 15-minute
English shows when they are not on SW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF
RADIO 1549, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ANGOLA. Is RNAngola to expand, finally? It seems milions of USD
worth of equipment were, and possibly are, standing idle in crates and
storehouses. This may explain why RNA is so "weak" at present at least
in terms of HF use. Or is such equipment already in use? I doubt.
Check this http://www.angonoticias.com/full_headlines.php?id=28590
(Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, Jan 19, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Fontes que acompanham o processo de extensão do sinal da RNA realçaram
que, após à visita que os novos responsáveis da emissora efectuaram ao
Centro do Mulenvos, encontraram em estado deplorável vários emissores
de onda média (AM) de 100, 50, 25 e 10 Kilowatts e outros de onda
curta (excerpt of above via gh, DXLD)
** ANTARCTICA. 15476, still no trace of a signal from LRA36, Monday
Jan 24 at 1358, almost 2.5 months since the last log. Summer vacation
or staff rotation time is almost over? We may hope for a revival in
February as sometimes happens (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ARGENTINA. Re new station on 1700: Y en cuanto a lo fantástico,
quiero decir la emisora se así se llama y que emite en 1700, ya se la
tragó Jim Solatie en Finlandia. Eso fue a finales de octubre del 2010.
Gracias a los datos aportados por Federico Fuleston a esta lista le
pude suministrar las coordenadas como para que les enviara su informe.
Respondieron en seguida, adjuntando un buen trozo radiopreparado y
grabado en vivo donde le saludan a Jim. De manera que por favor sigan
difundiendo en la lista las novedades por insignificante que parezcan.
De lo que se siembra no todo se lo lleva el viento (Henrik Klemetz,
Suecia, Jan 20, condiglist yg via DXLD)
** ARGENTINA. Re 11-03: Hi Glenn, Nobody has asked me directly what
time I heard Argentina on 13363 LSB; A few moments ago I read it on
your digest.
Well, it was heard between 1735 and 1759 UT of January 12, 2011
(Wednesday). I am absolutely sure it was Argentina. I heard many
advertises of "Coca-cola", "somos la radio del verano", "estás
escuchando la cierta", announcements from Buenos Aires and La Rioja,
music in Spanish, advertisement of a series of courses, like
"periodismo, periodismo deportivo", and even a kind of program I use
to listen in Radio Diez (when I listen to MW at night): a quick
program of questions and answers by phone. I'm not sure what station
they were relaying, but they were there, no doubt. 73 (Fabricio
Andrade Silva, Tubarão / Jaguaruna - SC, Brazil, WORLD OF RADIO 1549,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ARGENTINA. 15345v, Radio Nacional Buenos Aires strong 2147 9/1 with
Home Service relay scheduled Sat/Sun UT. Frequency measured at
15345.12 today. Followed throughout the local day – time pips 0100,
ident as “Radio Nacional de Santa Fe… en todo el pais, Nacional, la
radio pública” and news in Spanish. Strong signal held till abrupt
closure 0300 10/1 (Bryan Clark, Mangawhai (Northland) New Zealand,
using AOR7030+ and EWEs to North, East and Southeast, targeting the
Americas, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9-10 Jan were UT Sun-Mon
6060, Radio Nacional, General Pachecho, 2135-2150, 22-01, Spanish,
male comments. In parallel with 15345. 23322 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo,
Spain, Logs 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)
15345+, Jan 23 at 2300 Andean music, 2301 ``Nacional informa``,
flutter. Frequency is very slightly on hi side compared to WWVH
15000.000 on YB-400. This and all the Brazilians led me to check:
13363-LSB, Jan 23 at 2320, very poor at first, Spanish conversation as
on a broadcast station; 2325 mentions estadio, apparently about
sports, but not live game, then some commercials, mentions Mendoza,
Buenos Aires. 2328 suddenly changes to slowed-down and lower-pitch
speech as if a playback problem, but maybe just an effect, briefly.
This is one of the occasionally heard feeder frequencies to
Antarctica(?), presumably run by the military, and according to some
Argentine DX speculation, not officially authorized. Several of the
major Bs. As. stations have been heard on these, possibly without
their knowledge or permission, so I am hoping to hear a specific ID.
Fortunately, reception improves little by little. At 2330 I hear one
pip; then at 2331, ``Rivadavia --- rotativo del aire``, news
headlines, 2333-2334 more Rivadavia IDs in passing, 2335 back to
sports talk. R. Rivadavia is LS5 on 630, apparently named for a
commodore, like the city elsewhere in Argentina. See also CHINA
13363-LSB, Jan 24 at 2228 once again today there is a very weak
broadcast relay with music, IDed yesterday as R. Rivadavia, but it
could now be a different station input (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF
RADIO 1549, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ARGENTINA. LT83 TV Canal 3 de Rosario - Argentina 1700 km de
distancia --- Amigos, segue link dos arquivos que postei no Youtube
dos sinais internacionais que recebi pelo canal 3 VHF TV no sabado
22/01/2011 às 2230 GMT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1KPUQ3MGg8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msfRhXksLcw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoGxSKQpvAI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy6PBzWRy5U
73´s (Fran - Itapecerica da Serra SP, TV Semp Toshiba 21``, Antena
Prismatica 20 elem, radioescutas yg via DXLD)
** ARMENIA [and non]. Armenia and France: the Transmitter on MW 1377
kHz in Armenia, transferring programs "Voice of Russia" and TWR
sounded some months as motorcycle, and one of these days already with
a sound airplane 1400-1900 . Be heard please on radio of France in
Russian with 19.00 on 7425 kHz and there though and not so it is
loud, other "motor" is audible (Rumen Pankov, Blgaria, RusDX Jan 23
via DXLD) See also BULGARIA
** ASCENSION. 11665, ASCENSION ?? DW Radio, coming on at 2359:30 Jan
24 over top of NHK Radio Japan, which had been in Japanese prior to
top of the hour. DW in German with ID at 0000 Jan 25 and into news.
NHK seemed to disappear, so were both from Ascension and the operator
faded NHK down and DW up? Very good (Harold Sellers, Vernon, British
Columbia, Listening from my car with the Eton E1 and Sony AN1 antenna,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
??? - nothing new, here are registrations of Zurich HFCC in Aug 2010:
11665 2200 2400 49,50,54 YAM 300 235 Jpn J NHK NHK
11665 0000 0100 7S,8S,10,11, ASC 250 282 Deu G DWL DWL
11665 0000 0100 49,50,54 YAM 300 235 Jpn J NHK NHK
(Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.)
** AUSTRALIA. 2368.5, R. Symban, 1430 + 1511, Jan 18. Back on the air
again after being absent for some weeks. As they had been off, I had
hoped they were upgrading the transmitter, but did not notice any
improvement today; very faintly heard music which could have been
Greek. Better propagation on Jan 19; clearly Greek music at 1045 +
1336 (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg
via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
2368.5, R. Symban (presumed), 1421-1515, Jan 23. Sports commentary,
interviews and coverage of a sports game; seemed to be in Greek; 1506-
1515 series of ads and announcements; on a day with good propagation,
was one of their better receptions; best just before my local sunrise
(Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF
RADIO 1549, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Week in review: Hi Glenn, still nothing on 3210 kHz. Symban was
readable for 30 minutes (2368.5 kHz) on 1/23 for about 30 minutes
between 1200-1230 UT. Aussies on 120M were fair to good. I worked
VK3FMCX (10 watts) on 40M SSB. Two snow storms this week; Today it`s 0
F (Bill, W1OW, Smith, MA, Jan 24, WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
2325, ABC Tennant Creek, 1320, Jan 25. Having a problem with just an
open carrier and no audio; better than normal reception on 2310 (poor-
fair) // 2485 (fair) with conversation about customer service (Ron
Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** AUSTRALIA. 3210, ex HCJB Pifo 90m transmitter testing near Sydney,
very good with Bible readings 1735 9/1. Increased power or improved
antenna? Irregular schedule as missing at 0854 check 12/1 (Bryan
Clark, Mangawhai (Northland) New Zealand, using AOR7030+ and EWEs to
North, East and Southeast, targeting the Americas, dxldyg via WORLD OF
RADIO 1549, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This was a 10 kW transmitter, still in Aoki under 3220, so may we
expect it to reach that level in its new home? (gh, DXLD)
What about confirming reception from own radio by comparing the
programming to the one heard via a remote receiver, that is situated
nearby the transmitter? Certainly unorthodox, but I think better than
nothing, when ID is not heard. This I used with "Radio 3210", Sydney
(Schofields) on New Year's Day, listening to the same music here and
via a Queensland remote receiver. Later it was also confirmed by John
Wright. It was not possible to get a proper ID, because the station
doesn't have a name yet! (73, Mauno Ritola via NORDX via SW Bulletin
Jan 23 via DXLD) See also UNIDENTIFIED 3210-
** AUSTRALIA [and non]. 9710 and 9660, RA at 0700 Jan 20 claims it`s 8
pm in Suva, so Fiji is on DST of UT+13 like NZ? Yes, until 16 March,
says WRTH 2011, but whether there will be DST next `summer` is subject
to confirmation. May I point out that it`s absurd for a country inside
the tropix at latitude 17 to be going on DST, but just tell that to
México and Brasil! It`s the fashionable thing to do.
RA News says floods are now hitting 70 towns in N & W Victoria, while
Brisbane is bracing for a ``king tide``, i.e. 0030 UT Friday, where
they have enough sense to avoid DST:
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/floods/8199804/brisbane-nervous-ahead-of-king-tide
What are king tides?
http://www.msq.qld.gov.au/Tides/King-tides.aspx
RA also audible at 0705 with `Pacific Beat` on 13630 and 15160, but
not 13690, 15240. 13690 is scheduled to close at 0700, but not 15240,
until 0800 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** AUSTRALIA. In SWL/Media programs list: Friday 1245 no DXPL in last
two weeks on 15400 kHz, yes Friday program deleted (Rumen Pankov,
Bulgaria, Jan 18, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 23 via DXLD)
** BANGLADESH. 4750, Bangladesh Betar, 1156-1215, 20-January-2011, in
Bengali. Sub Continent type music, 1159 female announcer with station
ID, time pips at 1200 and clear ID "Bangladesh Betar" followed by
news, good signal (Ed Wlodarski, N2ED, New Jersey, Ten Tec RX340 & 100
Ft Long Wire, NASWA Flashsheet via DXLD) See INDONESIA: 4750 is back
4750, Bangladesh Betar, 1300-1305, Jan 25. ID and news in assume
Bengali; subcontinent singing; 1307-1309 Moslem call-to-prayer
(Isha/night); 1310 another clear ID; much stronger than RRI Makassar
which was slightly lower in frequency; also CNR1 was in the mix (Ron
Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** BELGIUM [non]. TDPradio has a new website online. Check it out at
http://www.tdpradio.com (Ludo Maes, Jan 22, TDP mailing list via DXLD)
This site is for the dance-music DRM-only SW service on 6015, 17755,
not the whole TDP operation (gh, DXLD)
** BOLIVIA. 4451.3, RADIO SANTA ANA, Santa Ana del Yacuma, 2315-2340
ene 22. Mensajes y comunicados. ".. por las potentes ondas de Radio
Santa Ana, la radio que se identifica con las aspiraciones de su
pueblo... hemos pasado la lectura de mensajes de este horario en El
Mensajero de la Mosquitania..." Luego el programa: Serenata, feliz
aniversario. Anuncia emisión en cadena con Radio Estrella.
4700, RADIO SAN MIGUEL, Riberalta, 2314-2330 ene 21. Programa de
mensajes y comunicados "A quien corresponda" anuncio del gobierno
municipal de Riberalta, campaña Hola vecino. "...Radio San Miguel,
Radio San Miguel 99.1 FM..."
4716.7, RADIO YURA, Ayllu Yura. 0221-0230* ene 22. Notada con completo
cierre: "... Hasta este momento. Radio Yura, la voz de los Ayllus ha
llevado adelante sus emisiones correspondientes a esta jornada,
esperamos que todos los programas que hemos difundido hayan estado al
completo agrado de todos ustedes; hemos transmitido en la frecuencia
de 4715 kilociclos onda corta, banda internacional de 60 metros desde
el Aytun Ayllu Yura, provincia Antonio Quijarro, departamento de
Potosí, República de Bolivia. Agradecemos su sintonía y los esperamos
en nuestra próxima emisión..."
4796.1, RADIO LÍPEZ, Uyuni, 2330-2355 ene 21. Anuncios comerciales de
Jugos del Valle, Carrera universitaria en Turismo. ID "...Desde el
gran salar de Uyuni para el resto del mundo, transmite Radio Lípez
[sic; I did not have to insert that accent --- gh], en 4795
kilociclos, banda de 60 metros onda corta; te acompaña con
entretenimiento, información, educación y diálogo..." Escuchas
realizadas en el municipio de Fomeque, con un Sony ICF 2010 y antena
dipolo de 10 metros. Buen DX (Rafael Rodríguez R., Bogotá D.C. -
COLOMBIA, Jan 24, playdx yg via DXLD)
** BONAIRE [and non]. BONAIRE/MOLDOVA, 9865, RNW Bonaire relay, Dutch
belonging European news, scheduled 0600-0627 UT, S=2-3 strength,
newsdesk, British police investigation in Bristol against Dutch
national suspect. Same program heard 7 minutes later much stronger on
9895 kHz via Grigoriopol Moldova relay transmission (Wolfgang Büschel,
Jan 21, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 23 via DXLD) did you mean 7 seconds??
No, 6 - 7 minutes later, not seconds. The European Dutch program
structure feed totally different, compared at Bonaire only 27 minutes
roundup to AM target (Wolfgang Büschel, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
May well have been seven minutes since there are different programmes,
the 27 minute ones that remain for overseas shortwave audiences for
now vs. the "full" program, as transmitted at times on shortwave to
Europe (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Jan 24, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BONAIRE. RNW says the Bonaire relay will be closed in 2012 because
it makes no sense to keep it on with so few broadcasting hours. Has RN
published anything about this in English? (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF
RADIO 1549, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Here is for reference the original RNW report about the closure of the
Bonaire transmitters:
http://www.rnw.nl/espanol/article/radio-nederland-cerrara-la-estacion-en-bonaire
The use of this site is pretty low already now: 12 frequency hours of
RNW, 5 hours of NHK, 4.5 hours of IBB, 4 hours of DW, 2 hours of Radio
Vatican. Makes a transmitter occupancy of 38 percent. And the DW hours
can already be written off.
It is remarkable that the modernization project carried out in
2006/2007, which included the replacement of the old Philips gear by
two new Thomson transmitters, took four million Euros which are now
wasted (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Jan 24, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1549,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
EN 2012 CERRARAN LA ESTACION REPETIDORA DE RNW EN BONAIRE, ANTILLAS
HOLANDESAS [sic]
Republico un comentario aparecido en Espacio DX - cartas@RN, en el
sitio web de la querida emisora internacional Radio Nederland., hecho
por Sergio Acosta, integrante del staff de la seccion en castellano de
Radio Nederland:
"Saludos a todos, un muy feliz 2011 lleno de salud y de muchas ondas
para todos Ustedes.
Lamentablemente la Onda Corta sigue bajando, aun asi valoro mucho su
vocacion y hobby.
Radio Nederland paulatinamente ira disminuyendo las emisiones de SW,
pero parece que no terminará con ella.
En una entrevista que le hice al Director de Distribución de RN,
publicada en nuestra web, en breve en esta Comunidad, y el domingo en
Cartas @ RN explica que en ese camino de reducción va el cierre en el
2012 de la estación de Bonaire, porque ya no tiene sentido con tan
pocas horas de emisión.
Una triste noticia, pero en un mundo en cambio la distribución en
múltiple, nuestros hijos ya manejan el IPod y la computadora como un
juguete (el mio de 4 años lo hace), y Radio Nederland dejó de ser solo
"radio" para ser lo que es Multimedia.
A pesar de todo la dirección de RN se mantiene firme en mantener SW,
pero vivimos momentos de mucha incertidumbre, así que a cruzar los
dedos. Un abrazo a todos desde Hilversum... "
Vean:
http://cartas.ning.com/group/espaciodx?commentId=4981221%3AComment%3A8991&xg_source=msg_com_group
para otros comentarios sobre esta noticia (Horacio Nigro, Uruguay, Ene
23, WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Here`s the full transcript of what was said:
HOLANDA: ¿EL FINAL DE LA ONDA CORTA? EL LIBRETO YA ESTÁ ESCRITO
domingo 23 de enero de 2011
En Octubre del 2012 la estación repetidora de Radio Nederland en la
isla caribeña de Bonaire será cerrada. A partir de entonces las
emisiones por onda corta pasarían a hacerse por otras estaciones.
¿Llegará el final de la onda corta? Todo parece indicar que se acerca.
El libreto ya está escrito.
En entrevista para Cartas @ RN, el programa de contacto con oyentes e
internautas en español de Radio Nederland, el jefe del Departamento de
Distribución, Jan Willem Drexhage, explica las razones del cierre de
Bonaire, el futuro previsible de las emisiones en onda corta de la
emisora internacional holandesa, y las nuevas formas de distribución
de la producción que Radio Nederland tiene en proyecto.
"Vivimos en un mundo en cambio, nos gustan las nuevas tecnologías,
pero las viejas aún dan 'placer' a muchas personas, escribe el
periodista Sergio Acosta en su página de Facebook, y acota: "Nuestra
radio, Radio Nederland, famosa en el mundo y en América Latina, no
escapa a esos cambios, a los recortes y las luchas políticas internas
de Holanda. En el 2012, en octubre, perderemos una de nuestras joyas,
la estación repetidora (relay station) de la Isla de Bonaire..."
El arte de hacer radio reproduce la entrevista:
S.A: Hace un mes representantes de su departamento celebraron en
nuestra estación en Bonaire una reunión. ¿Cuál fue el objetivo?
Jan Willem Drexhage: Es cierto, hemos celebrado una reunión de
coordinación de frecuencias. Siempre nos reunimos algunas veces por
año algunas grandes emisoras internacionales, para acordar el uso de
frecuencias de onda corta, para evitar que transmitamos a la misma
hora y en la misma frecuencia que otras, como la BBC, por ejemplo...
Sigue abajo
S.A.: ¿Qué emisoras o interesados asistieron a esa reunión?
JWD: Se trataba de las organizaciones más grandes, por ejemplo Radio
Canadá Internacional, la FCC que coordina en Estados Unidos las
frecuencias para una serie de emisoras pequeñas, la IBB que trabaja
para la Voz de América, Radio Europa Libre, Radio Libertad, y Radio
Asia Libre, y otras. También estuvo la Voz de Rusia a través de GFC
que coordina las frecuencias para esta. Además Babcock que es la
organización que ordena las frecuencias para el Servicio Mundial de la
BBC y muchas otras emisoras que alquilan tiempo de transmisión de
ellos, y la Deutsche Welle que también asistió.
S.A.: ¿ China no estuvo?
JWD: No, China no estaba presente. Dos veces al año tenemos una
reunión HFCC, High Frequency Coordination Conference, y allí sí están
presentes de todo el mundo. Esta reunión que hemos tenido en Bonaire
es una suerte de coordinación previa, con algunas grandes emisoras.
Nosotros participamos en estas reuniones creo desde desde 1964. Y
también participamos siempre en el HFCC. Y allí por supuesto también
esta China, todos los países grandes y pequeños.
S.A.: La tendencia de que la Onda Corta seguirá disminuyendo parece
que no se puede detener ¿cuales son los planes de Radio Nederland en
este terreno de cara al futuro?
JWD: Sí, nosotros observamos también que cada año la onda corta
disminuye un poco. La razón es que, por suerte, hay ahora muchos otros
medios de distribución para las emisoras internacionales. Cada año
miramos, dependiendo de la región hacia donde se emite el contenido,
los programas, los textos, de qué medios de distribución disponemos.
Por ejemplo, para un país en África, o una región como Darfur, allí
producimos emisiones para la organización holandesa Press Now a través
de Radio Dabanga. Esta es una región típica donde la onda corta es muy
importante y lo seguirá siendo durante bastante tiempo.
Pero hay también regiones en el mundo, como por ejemplo Estados
Unidos, donde hay muchas conexiones muy rápidas de Internet, satélite,
y en las que se pueden utilizar otros medios de distribución. También
existen todo tipo de nuevos medios de esto, como teléfono móvil,
teléfonos Smart, estas son otras formas que podemos utilizar. Este
año estudiaremos eso, por ejemplo con una aplicación para teléfono
móvil y para el Iphone. Para cada región determinamos la mejor
combinación de medios de distribución. No vamos a decidir de un golpe
terminar con la onda corta, pero la reduciremos paulatinamente, y los
otros medios los incluiremos paulatinamente también. De esta forma
continuaremos alcanzando bien al público.
S.A.: Entonces podemos decirle a nuestros oyentes que nos escuchan por
Onda Corta en América Latina que se van a mantener las transmisiones
por los próximos dos años en las mismas frecuencias conocidas.
JWD: Seguiremos emitiendo en la onda corta, pero es posible que
paulatinamente reduzcamos la cantidad de horas. Ahora emitimos en la
noche dos horas hacia América Latina y el siguiente paso podría ser
emitir una hora.
S.A.: Pero ¿desde cuándo?
JWD.: Lo decidiremos en los próximos tiempos. A lo mejor daremos ese
paso en el otoño boreal. Pero la decisión definitiva no se ha tomado
todavía. Miramos siempre cuántas emisoras afiliadas tenemos en la
región en cuestión, si utilizan nuestros programas a través del
satélite o de Internet. Dependiendo de los desarrollos en una
determinada región o país podemos concluir que el número de oyentes
por onda corta ha disminuido tanto, que es una decisión responsable
disminuir las emisiones en onda corta y aumentarlas en otros medios de
distribución.
S.A.: En una comunicación interna se ha dicho dice que Radio Nederland
decidió el cierre de nuestra estación retransmisora en Bonaire a
finales de octubre del año próximo, el 2012. Esta es una noticia muy
triste, se trata del cierre de nuestra joya en el Caribe. Si esto es
así, entonces ¿cuál es el futuro entonces de nuestras emisiones en
onda corta?
JWD: Nosotros también lo lamentamos mucho. Es una estación preciosa,
con buenos equipos, muy buena para alcanzar América del Norte, del
Centro y del Sur, pero vemos que desde hace años, el número de horas
que emitimos por esa estación está disminuyendo. Prevemos que a
finales del 2012, ese número de horas que utiliza Radio Nederland será
tan reducido, que sería muy costoso mantener la estación. Eso no
significa que paremos inmediatamente con la Onda Corta, ya que
arrendaremos tiempo en otras estaciones en la región, por ejemplo en
Montsinery en la Guayana Francesa o través de Sackville de Radio
Canadá. Es decir que cuando cerremos Bonaire no significará
automáticamente que terminaremos con la onda corta.
S.A.: Entonces el futuro de la onda corta es muy incierto, y la
proyección es totalmente hacia otros tipos de distribución multimedial
JWD: Estamos en eso. Internet, como ya dije, es muy importante. Radios
afiliadas también. Actualmente hablamos de medios asociados, porque no
solamente difundimos nuestro contenido a través de emisiones de radio.
También podemos tener un acuerdo con un periódico grande en una
determinada región ya que ellos nos dan información y nosotros a
ellos. A través de ese tipo de medios también alcanzamos nuestro
objetivo. Ya no somos solamente una radio, somos una combinación de
audio, video y texto. Cada vez hacemos más video. Y buscamos los
mejores medios de distribución.
Hay regiones donde la radio es muy importante y allí buscaremos
afiliadas en la FM, la Frecuencia Modulada. Estamos en el satélite.
Tenemos “audiostream” durante 24 horas en Internet. Este año es muy
importante para poder determinar qué puede significar para nosotros la
telefonía móvil. Desde este lunes tendremos una persona temporal en el
departamento que se dedicará durante un año a este tema y estudiará la
posibilidad de firmar contratos con proveedores de telecomunicaciones
para que podamos estar a través de sus portales presentes en los
teléfonos móviles.
ESCUCHAR
http://download.omroep.nl/rnw/smac/cms/entrevista_a_jw_drexhage_20110121_44_1kHz.mp3
FUENTE: ¿El final de la onda corta? El libreto ya está escrito
http://bit.ly/gcQgPj
(Via Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DXLD)
Con esta noticia se acentúa la tendencia de cerrar emisoras
internacionales por onda corta y es muy claro el discurso cuando se
insiste en justificar que existen los medios por audio, video y
escritura para llevar la información a través de los nuevos soportes
tecnológicos en los que la onda corta (que apenas es uno de los modos)
resulta incuestionablemente honerosa. Completa el cuadro la
argumentada estadísitica que indicaría una considerable merma de
radioescuchas. Ningún gobierno querrá en tal sentido destinar
presupuestos a cambio de un magro resultado, al menos los dirigentes
holandeses ya lo han evaluado.
LLama la atención que esta muerte varias veces anunciada languidece
con propuestas que - a mi entender - resultan paradójicas. Decía el
entrevistado, Jan Willem Drexhage, Jefe del Departamento de
Distribución y Frecuencias de Radio Nederland que no será un cierre
para lamentar ya que se utilizarían otras estaciones repetidoras
colegas como Montsinery en Guayana Francesa o vía Sackville en Canadá.
Esto suena algo así como "A ver quien cierra último que yo ya me voy",
una forma muy despiadada para quienes hemos visto crecer a estas
grandes estaciones durante décadas y que hoy compiten para abandonar
las bandas lo antes posible (Rubén Guillermo Margenet, Argentina,
condiglist via DXLD)
¿Alguien duda que estamos asistiendo al final de la onda corta tal y
como la conocíamos?
Lo de RNW no debería sorprendernos puesto que el achicamiento y
desmantelamiento ha venido siendo gradual pero permanente en los
últimos años, especialmente durante el último decenio.
Ha sido la primer emisora en español a reconocer el cambio de las
nuevas tecnologias y las tendencias cuando el mítico "Espacio
Diexista" fue reemplazado con el ahora mítico también "Radioenlace" .
(Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina, ibid.)
I speculated on the possible Bonaire closing on a post a couple of
months ago, so this is not a complete surprise. With no English
output, Spanish down to one frequency (except at 1200) and the reduced
Dutch transmissions, the station was getting less and less use.
Any remaining Spanish or Dutch for the Americas could easily be
handled by either Sines or Montsinery.
Seems odd that they would have done all the renovations in the past
few years just to shut it down. I suspect the Thomson transmitters
(installed in 2007) will be headed to Madagascar, where I assume the
original two Philips units from 1972 are still in use? (Steve Luce,
Houston, TX, Jan 25, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Media Network eventually availablized this in English:
http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/rnw-bonaire-relay-station-will-close-in-october-2012#comments
Concluding with:
Andy Sennitt on Jan 26th, 2011 at 19:26
Why should moving a transmission from Bonaire to Montsinery affect
listener numbers? But of course it’s sad, as Bonaire (which I visited
in the 1980s) is indeed one of the most beautiful shortwave sites in
the world. And it means an end to shortwave broadcasting from Dutch
territory, as we already closed Flevo a few years ago. But we can’t
afford to be sentimental - we have to make tough decisions (MN blog
comment via DXLD)
** BRAZIL. supra tall on Dec 10th, 2010 at 14:11
Dear friends, I`ve a licence to work a tropical short wave here in
Brasil and I need the information confirming the bands of 120, 90, 60
meters will continue in the dial of DRM receiver and if it will
continue receiving analogic system or I have to change my actual
transmitter to a digital transmitter. If anyone here has this
information please contact me I will be thankful. Obrigado in
Portuguese. Thanks, Paulo Roberto (Media Network blog comment via
DXLD)
** BRAZIL [and non]. BRASIL, 4915, Rádio Daqui very strong 0825 4/1
with music, Portuguese announcements and frequent idents. No sign of
usual Macapá.
5055v, Rádio Jornal a Crítica tentatively the Portuguese station first
noted 0602 running all night 6/1 on 5054.92m with non-stop vocals
until morning program opening at 0700 with sung ident jingle
mentioning Amazonas. Peaking at good level but barely audible at 0758.
Also heard running overnight 7/1 & 8/1 and again today 21/1 at 0600
recheck.
9665.1, Voz Missionária poor in Portuguese with ident & frequency
info, 0300 9/1. Fair by 0330 with religious program. At 0643 still
audible with // 5939.86.
15190.03, Rádio Inconfidência continues to be audible daily, with best
reception in our late afternoon/early evening, e.g. today 0607 21/1.
Late December/January has been busy with the priority summer holiday
guests and the peak of our regional FM DX season - Australia, Vanuatu,
New Caledonia and Fiji all heard but overall the season has not been
as exciting as last year. No overseas FM for a few days now so a
chance to catch up with the shortwave log. Sorry that some of these
items are rather dated. I'm particularly keen to get a positive ID on
my 5055 Brasilian (Bryan Clark, Mangawhai (Northland) New Zealand,
using AOR7030+ and EWEs to North, East and Southeast, targeting the
Americas, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 5035, Radio Aparecida, Aparecida, 2140-2145, 22-01,
Portuguese, male, comments. 14321.
6135, Radio Aparecida, Aparecida, 0813-0823, 23-01, female, male,
Portuguese, Id. "Radio Aparecida", Brazilian songs. 24322.
9695.8, Radio Rio Mar, Manaus, 0958-1015, 23-01, male, Portuguese,
comments, Brazilian songs, identification at 1000: "Radio Rio Mar,
Onda Media, 1290 kHz, ondas curtas, 31 y 49 metros, 9695, 6160 kHz,
Radio Rio Mar, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil", "Radio Rio Mar informa",
news, songs. 24322.
11750, Voz Missionaria, Camboiriú, 2115-2118, 22-01, male, Portuguese,
religious, comments: "O Espiritu de Deus". 24322. (Méndez)
11855, Radio Aparecida, Aparecida, 2118-2135, 22-01, Portuguese, DX
program "Encontro DX", DX news with Celio Romais, from Porto Alegre,
Medium Wave news, "DX-ismo Brasileiro". 23432.
11915, Radio Gaucha, Porto Alegre, 2124-2130, 22-01, Portuguese, male,
comments. 24322.
15190, Radio Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte, 1755-1815, 22-01,
Brazilian songs, male, comments, Portuguese, id. "Inconfidencia",
advertisements, "Inconfidencia, 4 y 3". 33433 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo,
Spain, Logs 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)
** BRAZIL. 5990, Rádio Senado, Brasília, 0815-0905, 23-01, Brazilian
songs, female, identification: "Rádio Senado, ondas curtas, freqüência
de 5990 kHz, faixa de 49 metros", Political news "Notícias do Senado
Brasileiro", songs. The first time I hear Rádio Senado in the morning;
before, I hear it always at 2100 UT. 34433. (Méndez)
6010, Radio Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte, 2208-2215, 23-01, Brazilian
songs, Portuguese, comments. In parallel with 15190. 13321. (Méndez)
9592.8, Súper Rádio Deus é Amor, 2220-2226, 22-01, Portuguese, male,
religious comments. In parallel with 11765, 9565. Distortion signal.
14321. (Méndez) [nom. 9585, ZYE969 São Paulo]
11805.1, Súper Rádio Deus é Amor, Rio de Janeiro, 2110-2150, 22-01,
Portuguese, religious, male talking with listeners, "A igreja Deus é
Amor". In parallel with 11765 and 9565. 33333 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo,
Spain, Logs 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)
** BRAZIL. 11765, Super Rádio Deus é Amor, Curitiba, 0626, Jan 20.
With man preaching passionately in Portuguese, followed by Gospel
song, fair.
11805, Super Rádio Deus é Amor, Rio de Janeiro, 0627, Jan 20. Same
programming as on 11765. Fair (Harold Sellers, Vernon, British
Columbia, Listening from my car with Eton E1 and AN1 active antenna,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 11815, Jan 23 at 2309, Radio Brasil Central ID and
timecheck after 9 o`clock, then ``Puppy Love``; good signal but
fluttery. Also at 2316, another ID, time as ``9, 15``, then ``Born to
be Alive`` hard rock. Meanwhile I went after more Brazilians on 25m.
Of course, RNA was inbooming on 11780, but beyond that:
HCJB`s Brazilian service via CHILE on 11920 manages to bother two
Brasilians: great planning: at 2311 there is a weaker signal on 11915
in Brazilian Portuguese, i.e. R. Gaúcha; and on 11925, rapid
Portuguese, perhaps game coverage, from R. Bandeirantes, both with ACI
from 11920. I sometimes hear 11925 in the nightmiddle, not 11915.
These two are likely slightly off-frequency as usual, but no hets
audible now.
12174v, no sign of the spur from SRDA 11765, but the fundamental not
heard either.
11855, Jan 23 at 2312, lo het mixing about equally between Spanish
from WYFR, and Portuguese, i.e. R. Aparecida. Fortunately, this is not
one of WYFR`s stronger signals, 222 degrees to Mexico. 31 m too:
9665v, lo het at 2343 Jan 23, super-hyped produxion seems like a
commercial station, but it`s Rádio Voz Missionária in singing ID, with
frequencies 9665, 11750 and 5940 (as listed tho I did not copy all the
numbers). Accompanied by the ZYs on 9645v, 9675v, 9696v (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 9564.96, Súper Rádio Deus e' Amor, Curitiba in Portuguese
(approx. on this frequency) 01/23 0227-0306, OM excited sermon till
0231 (mentioning Brasil), song, OM brief sermon, OM no much clear
announcement (at 0234 in low modulation with possible ID), continued
sermon, enhanced excited sermon by other man to crowd (mentioned
Espírito Santo, Deus e' Amor, igreja, glória, glória...), then
continued crazy sermon with very excited enhanced voice (with a YL
crying and talk, and OM chatting with other YL), OM brief announcement
at 0250, other men excited sing song sermons to crowd (also chatting
to other people, then translated into English by another man).
At 0300 OM enhance announcement but in low modulation (no much clear
with possible ID), continued sermon by other man, music break & OM
announcement at 0302 with two clear ID as "...Súper Rádio Deus e'
Amor! ...", frequency quote and internet web site, other OM enhanced
announcement (in low modulation over music), other man talk then
chatting with others, best heard in LSB with moderate deep QSB and QRM
splats (strong at times), almost fair/ poor at times (Giovanni Serra,
Roma, Italy, JRC NRD 525; Alpha Delta DX-SWL Sloper-S; RG 8 mini
coaxial cable; JPS NIR 12 Noise & Interference Reducer-Dual DSP
outboard audio filter; Intek PS-35 5 ampere feeder; JRC – NVA 319
external loudspeaker unit; Yaesu YH – 77 STA stereo headphones;
Oregon Scientific radio controlled clock, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Tnx for your reports. I am not sure what you mean by ``enhanced
announcement``? (Glenn to Gianni, via DXLD)
Concerning "enhance", may be it's better to say: echoing, or
resounding or thundering voice or other word? Ciao (Gianni, DX
LISTENING DIGEST) I see, echoing or reverberating = reverbing (gh)
** BULGARIA. Spaceline DRM test on 5825 kHz
http://www.drmrx.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2306
Regards, (Alokesh Gupta, VU3BSE, New Delhi, Jan 25, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
1800-2000 UT Jan 25 and 26 only. The original announcement came from
DRMBulgaria, so may we assume it is from Bulgaria? No one says so
explicitly and no one asks! One screenshot shows label as Radio CJSC
DRM; what`s CJSC?? and TX location: No record. One monitor says he
heard DX Partyline on it! (Glenn Hauser, ibid.)
Probably Radio CJSC, Armenia tests via Kostinbrod, Bulgaria
Check this: http://www.dxaktuell.de/CJSC-Test-DREAM.PNG
And this : http://www.radio-int.am/?p=contacts&l=eng
From DRM newsletter 04/09:
``More variety of content from Bulgarian National Radio
Bulgarian National Radio is adding English, German, Russian and French
to its regular transmissions on its short wave DRM platform operated
by Spaceline Ltd. Besides its regular DRM test transmissions of the
Horizontal programme in Bulgarian, BNR is expanding the variety of
content transmitted on a regular basis from the Kostinbrod DRM
transmitter in order to take advantage of DRM’s benefits and reach new
listeners.`` Regards, (Alokesh Gupta, VU3BSE, New Delhi, ibid.)
HISTORY --- Radio CJSC is the successor of Noratus Radio Station,
established in 1965. It is located in Noratus at lake Sevan, 40 miles
north-east of Yerevan. The Center's technical capacity has been
regularly upgraded, most recently in 1990, when a new unit with a
powerful relay station and a set of antennae was completed.
PRESENT --- Privately held, Radio CJSC it is Armenia's only
broadcaster in short and middle waves, and one of the largest and
technically best-equipped in the former USSR. Its main campus, with 3
units and antennae, occupies 1760 acres. An older satellite campus,
Station #1, established in 1949, and located in Kotayk, 15 miles
north-east of Yerevan, consists of 1 unit and 1 middle-wave
transmitter operating in 150 KW (about us page at the .am site above,
via gh, DXLD)
This item on German A-DX ng yesterday Jan 25 morning:
Subject: [A-DX] Log: DRM-Test Radio CJSC
Nabend, Auf 5825 kHz läuft gerade eine DRM-Testsendung aus Bulgarien.
Hier in Kiel 21 dB, keine Aussetzer, ohne Interferenzen. Gesendet
werden Oldies unter der Kennung "Radio CJSC DRM".
Empfangsberichte an georgiev @ spaceline.bg
Auch morgen nochmal on air: 1800-2000 UT. Grüße, (Douglas Kähler,
Germany, Jan 25, ADX via Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DXLD)
- - -
This dubious firm Spaceline appeared also in 2005/2006 on WRTH / IRRS
/ WRN transmissions via 20 kW Stolnik/Kostinbrod Bulgaria access by
two guys. WRTH 2006, p447, see tiny SPACELINE LTD Broker entry
History: ************************************
BULGARIA Spaceline Ltd. of Sofia, Bulgaria provides SW txion sces
for several broadcasters and has applied for membership of the
HFCC/ASBU in order to co-ordinate the HF requirements of those various
broadcasters. However, the SB has received a letter from the
Communications Regulation Commission of Bulgaria that raises certain
issues relevant to the membership application by Spaceline Ltd. Given
those issues, the SB recommended that consideration of the Spaceline
application be postponed until the SB had investigated those issues
with the Communications Regulation Commission of Bulgaria.
Consequently, Spaceline will maintain their Observer status until
further consideration of their application at the A06 plenary meeting
in Hainan.
These mins were prepared on behalf of the HFCC Steering Committee by
Dennis Thompson, Member of the Steering Committee (HFCC PLENARY
MEETING MINUTES - VALENCIA, SPAIN; 22nd-26th Aug 2005 via
Dec NASB Newsletter via dxld & wwdxc Dec 19)
Could Spaceline be the mysterious organization handling secret SW
relays in Bulgaria for IRRS, and certain clandestines? Glancing thru
Google hits, Spaceline appears to be a satellite teleport, and there
is one of the same name in the UK. According to FCC records, it owns a
very small share of INTELSAT (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Dec 19, 2005)
B05 entry Georgiev Ventsislav Spaceline Ltd. Bulgaria
Todorov Dimitar Spaceline Ltd. Bulgaria
(Wolfgang Büschel, Jan 26, 2011, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
And there followed a lot more about this in early 2006y DXLDs (gh)
** CANADA. 9625, once again Jan 20 at 0702, CBCNQ transmitter is still
on with open carrier an hour after sign-off. Say, I have an idea: why
not apply modulation, such as CBC Overnight? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA [non?]. 11665, Jan 25 at 2144, checking whether WYFR is
really in Arabic today --- yes, but RCI IS clearly audible underneath!
Both went off at 2145* after which nothing heard. Since there was a
slight SAH, I think these were two separate transmitters rather than
an audio mixture in one. But RCI is not scheduled on 11665 at any hour
from any site; the only other thing registered at this time is Lisbon,
obviously not really using it. Could be any VTC site testing or
mistaken with RCI input for some reason (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. DAB dead in Canada, at least for CBC --- Not really news, I
suppose, but the CBC has surrendered the licences for their Eureka 147
DAB transmitters. There were two licences in Windsor and four each in
Ottawa, Toronto, and Vancouver (Doug Smith W9WI, Pleasant View, TN
EM66, 21 Jan, WTFDA via DXLD)
There goes my dream of an empty FM band ;-). (So much for the 15-year
transition plan calling for abandonment of the AM & FM bands by 2015
(?), hi). I just did a bandscan of the Toronto DAB stations. Here is
the latest...
Of the 24 radio & 2 data stations, only 5 radio remain on the air.
Channel 3 / LC
CFTR-DR-2 = dead air
CHFI-DR-1 = dead air
CHUM-DR-2 = dead air
CHUM-DR-1 = dead air
_CFNY-DR-1_ = still on
Channel 4 / LD
_CFRB-DR-2_ = still on
_CKFM-DR-1_ = still on
CJCL-DR-2 = dead air
_CJEZ-DR-1_ = still on
_CJRT-DR-1_ = still on
Channel 6 / LF
Channel 8 / LH
Channel 9 / LI
apparently all off the air
these were ...
6 = CBLA-DR-1, CBL-DR-1, CJBC-DR-2, CJBC-DR-1, VX9CUZ data (CBLT),
VX9CUZ data (RDI)
8 = CHIN-DR-2, CHIN-DR-1, CJMJ-DR-2, CILQ-DR-1, CJAQ-DR-1
9 = CJYE-DR-2, CJMR-DR-2, CIRV-DR-1, CIAO-DR-2, CFMZ-DR-1
One last DAB note --- From earlier correspondence in June 2008, I see
that the only stations I found active then were the CBC group (Channel
6/LF), 4 radio stations. So in fact the current number operating (5)
is not the smallest thus far. I believe that Channel 3 & 4's
broadcasts have been intermittent over the last few years, thus my
earlier reports of their demise. /wrh/ (William R Hepburn (VEM3ONT22)
Grimsby ON CAN 43 10 59.4 -79 33 34.5
http://dxinfocentre.com/hepburn/ ibid.)
** CANADA. Whilst we are on 1540 kHz [see USA: KXEL] I notice that
CHIN is now 100% relay of CRI which means no local IDs between 7 pm
and 6:30 am local time. So Italian has moved to daytime only. 73
(Steve Whitt, UK, Jan 24, MWCircle yg via DXLD)
** CHINA. CNR opened a new separate Uighur-language network (CNR 13)
on 20 Aug 2010. The MW frequencies listed are:
720 Kashi [Kasghar], Yining [Gulja], Akesu [Aksu]
855 Atushi [Artux], Pishan, Yutian [Keriya]
945 Shache [Yarkant], Aheqi [Akqi]. Powers not known, but 720 has been
heard in Finland (Alan Davies, Mauno Ritola, ARC Information Desk Jan
17 via DXLD)
** CHINA. Firedrake, 1323, Jan 19. 8400 (fair) // 10300 (fair). Both
CNR1 echo jamming and Firedrake (also //) on 6030 (Ron Howard, San
Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA [and non]. 9380, Jan 22 at 1357, Firedrake with good signal;
seems // the weaker FD in the mix on 6030; 9380 went off a few sex
before 1400*.
The jammee on 9380 must be Deutsche Welle, in Chinese, 100 kW, 71
degrees via Tajikistan at 13-14, the only thing scheduled here.
There has been FD on 9380 before, in A-10, but I think against
something else. Is ChiCom jamming of DW anything new? Check the other
frequencies. Their entire Mandarin schedule per WRTH 2011 is:
1300-1330 12010-Singapore
1300-1400 6225-Kazakhstan, 9380-Tajikistan, 11945 & 13735-Sri Lanka
2300-2400 6090-Korea S, 9865-Singapore, 11830-Petropavlovsk, Russia
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA [and non]. 6065, Jan 25 at 1436, motorboating noise, mixing
with talk, seems Chinese, also music, very distorted, cuts off but
only for a few sex, at 1440:27 during which I could not hear anything
else; presumably a monitoring check by Jammer Central in Beijing.
Aoki shows nothing but CNR2 on 6065 at 1200-1605, 150 kW, 220 degrees
from Beijing 491 site, China Business Radio; and EiBi shows an English
semi-hour from same at 1430. Only HFCC displays what might be target
of jamming, BBC via S Korea at 1300-1530, 250 kW, 290 degrees, no
language but Mandarin likely.
7295, Jan 25 at 1443, CNR1 echoing, to jam VOA Chinese via
Novosibirsk, Russia, 200 kW, 111 degrees. // 7445 which is jamming R.
Taiwan International in Chinese.
7255, Jan 23 at 1339 soft rock music, 1340 Russian announcement
beginning ``dear friends``, next song in Chinese. Fair signal from
CRI, per Aoki, during this hour only, 500 kW, 37 degrees from
Shijiazhuang, so also USward (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
11710, Jan 23 at 2318, Chinese talk with het on the low side.
Argentina was still on 15345, so not thence, and it`s on the hi side,
anyway. Instead, per Aoki, RTI is jammed during Chinese broadcast at
22-24 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA [and non]. 6855-6905, OTH radar pulsing, presumed from here,
Jan 26 at 1424; at each edge, QRMing 2-way Spanish SSB on 6905,
6855.5. More OTH radar on 6455-6505 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** CHINA [non]. Re 11-03: ``702 kHz, 1745 20 Dec, CRI via Le Col de la
Madonne, Monaco [non = FRANCE], Italian, 1730 [sic] timesignal and
French, SIO 444 (Alan Pennington, Caversham, Berkshire, AOR 7030+,
longwire, beverage, Sony 7600 GR, Jan BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD)
I assume one of those times is a typo if in sequence, 1645 or 1830
(Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)``
1730 is my typo Glenn. Checking log, time signal was at 1800 UT after
CRI Italian and before start of CRI French programmes. 73 (Alan
Pennington, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** COLOMBIA. 5910-, slightly on low side, goodbye to the peppy music
Marfil Estéreo plays all night, relayed by HJDH. Jan 20 at 0710, no
music, but continuous Spanish preaching past 0715. QSL manager Rafael
Rodríguez has announced that 5910 has switched to relaying the AM 1530
outlet of Colombia para Cristo, Radio Alcaraván, ``que genera su señal
desde Puerto Lleras con mejor programación musical propia de los
llanos orientales``. Maybe sometime, but not now.
The other HJDH, 6010 remains with La Voz de tu Conciencia, but blocked
by RHC Spanish until about 0710, then hearing instead MEXICO, q.v.
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** COSTA RICA [and non]. 5954.25, ELCOR transmitter with Radio
República relay audible most nights on measured 5954.25; [tuned in]
LSB to escape 5955 and occasional Cuban jamming. Non-stop music 0659
and across the hour 13/1. Spanish talk 0703, at which time pulsing
jammer became more obvious (Bryan Clark, Mangawhai (Northland) New
Zealand, using AOR7030+ and EWEs to North, East and Southeast,
targeting the Americas, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
5936, considerable het on PMS from WWCR 5935 which was not up to full
strength, Jan 25 at 0633; is spur from R. República via ELCOR,
Guápiles, on 5954.2v, matched by another carrier but no audio
detectable circa 5972, both approx., while wall-of-noise jamming on
5955 itself prevented any RR from being heard on fundamental (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CROATIA [non]. Re 11-04: 17860, 0858, PHILIPPINES, Radio Croatia
via Tinang very strong with pops. At 0900 ident as ‘Hrvatzki Radio’,
time pips (45 seconds late) and news in Croatian. Beamed to Australia.
19/12 (Bryan Clark, Jan NZ DX Times via DXLD)
Re 17860 VTC-Babcock provider replaced Tinang-Philippines with
Singapore Kranji relay again.
17860 0700-1100 55,56,58-60 SNG 100kW 135degr Croatian SNG HRT VTC
Reason? Maybe IBB is scarce of TX equipment at the Philippines?
For example VOA Albanian is broadcast via Botswana site now these
days... 11740 VOA 1930-2000 Albanian 100 350 Selebi-Phikwe BOT
Ohh my God. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
see also SINGAPORE
** CUBA [and non]. 9153.0, no signal Jan 20 at 0702, unlike 24 hours
earlier, cut spy numbers = letters on MCW with super-signal. These
things tend to operate on a weekly rather than daily schedule, so
should show again at least on next Wednesday.
5955, Jan 20 at 1241 pulse jamming still going while ELCOR has
probably QSYed the R. República 5954.2v transmission to 9965.5, where
there is full-bore wall-of-noise jamming.
6030, Jan 20 at 1305, pulse jamming still here long after R. Martí
closed, and now mixing with Firedrake as usual vs Ming Hui Radio,
Taiwan, Commie jamming vs Commie jamming! See also COLOMBIA; VENEZUELA
[non]
6190, the RHC leapfrog of 6000 over 6095, weakly audible again Jan 21
at 1228, but from 1230 underneath Korean making it a SAH. That would
be NHK at 290 degrees from Yamata.
5745, DCJC noise about equal level with Harold Camping, Jan 22 at
0642. What WYFR gets for time-sharing a frequency with R. Martí (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Instead of CRI using 9570 at 12 UT [which normally ruins reception of
RA on 9580], today CRI is on top of RA on 9580. 9570 is in the clear -
so to speak and RA's 9590 is suffering the hash noise that usually
infects 9580 - to the point that it is useless here.
Hopefully this is just a Cuban punch up error (Andy Reid, Ont., 1304
UT Jan 23, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Back to normal by 1230 UT with the regular problems there in (Andy
Reid, 1339 UT, ibid.) Times one hour off? Must be: coincidental log:
CHINA (non) - 9580, CRI noted at 1300 on Jan 23rd with "China Drive"
just killing Radio Australia. 9570 - via Cuba - was not on so this was
probably the result of a mistake by RHC staff (Mark Coady,
Peterborough, ON K9J 6X3, ODXA yg via DXLD)
Shortly after 1400 UT Jan 23, the special ``Alo, Presidente`` Sunday-
only frequencies are all on the air, 17750, 15370, 13750 and 11690,
but with same RHC programming as on 11730, 11760, 13780, 15120, 15230,
15360.
Next check at 1710, the A,P frequencies are still on and also still
Hugazoless, just // RHC programming on all, except 15370 is open
carrier, 17750 is undermodulated. 15360 and 13780 are off, 13680 is on
but with the weak transmitter. 13750 and 11760 VG, 11730 weaker as
usual, 11690 with RTTY QRM on the low side.
11760, RHC Esperanto service reconfirmed this Sunday, Jan 23 at 1517
check.
RHC Sunday-afternoon SNAFUs Jan 23: 15370, at 2230 is starting
Esperanto with usual theme song, ``Saluton,`` and schedule on Sundays:
1500 on 11760, 0700 on 6010 [sic], and new to SAm, 2230 on 15370 ---
VG signal but lo-fi distorted. 2257 outro giving announcer names
including he who was speaking, Mario Ruiz. Audio quality no better at
2301 when 15370 had changed to Kriyòl.
15230, at 2238 good open carrier, over Radio Australia music which was
// 15560. At 2255, RHC is now modulating distortedly, atop RA, as
``Cuba Campesina`` starts; love that music! But only on a decently
modulated frequency, such as 11770 to Europe until 24. At 2304, 15230
has switched to Portuguese, still distorted.
12040, yet another distorted frequency, bad modulation especially for
music, now playing ``Guantanamera`` during ``Cuba Campesina``, which
must have been cut off after only 5 minutes on 15230.
11730, at 2309, also OC on frequency which had been used by RHC all
day. And still at 2317.
11770, ``En Contacto``, the DX program this week ran from 2241 to
2255, starting with a number of birthday greetings; rest of show
devoted to an interview with Orlando Castellanos on the thirteenth
anniversary of his death; was a founder of RHC, and started the
``Formalmente Informal`` show which still survives (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA [non]. 7210-LSB, Jan 20 at 1245, Nelson, N1NR, Bushkill PA is
on this early ranting in Spanish about Venezuela, petroleum, Cuba, el
ALBA, etc., and a contactee also audible.
7210-LSB, N1NR who sounds like a clandestine broadcaster, saying in
Spanish that as of March 1, 1.3 megaCubans will be ``on the streets``,
losing their formerly state-provided jobs, and crime will likely
increase (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA [non]. RADIO MARTÍ HOSTS ON AIR SWAP
Friday, 21 January, 2011
“El Revoltillo” (“The Scramble”), a groundbreaking new program on
Radio Martí, brings online classifieds to the airways [sic], bridging
the information gap in Cuba. This daily interactive broadcast connects
buyers and sellers looking to make an exchange via cash, goods or
services, a free market practice that is often curtailed by the Cuban
government.
“El Revoltillo marks another way that Radio and TV Martí provide
access to information otherwise unavailable to the Cuban people,” said
Carlos García-Perez, director of Radio and TV Martí. “We heard from
our research focus groups with recent Cuban immigrants about the
increasing popularity of a Craigslist-like Cuban website and responded
by creating this on air barter program.”
Given that access to the Internet in Cuba is highly restricted, show
co-hosts Karen Caballero and Alfredo Jacomino read online classifieds
and audience e-mails, and open the phone lines to Cuban listeners who
have something to buy, sell, rent or trade. "El Revoltillo" provides
Radio Martí’s audience with a unique opportunity to connect to a
growing network of small businesses and entrepreneurs.
“El Revoltillo” airs daily from 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. on Radio Martí’s
AM and shortwave frequencies, and is available online at
http://www.Martinoticias.com
The Office of Cuba Broadcasting, which is funded by the U.S.
government through the Broadcasting Board of Governors, was
established in 1990 to oversee the operations of Radio and TV Martí,
which broadcast news and information to the people of Cuba (BBG press
release Jan 21 via Clara Listensprechen, WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DXLD)
1530-1600 UT when the SW frequencies are: 11930, 13820, 15330. Does
this show on the RM program grid displaying current dates at
http://www.martinoticias.com/RDprogramacion.aspx
Of course not! Still marked as EDT and GMT pm, 1430 daily =
Periodismo.com, 1530 daily = Revista Informativa Derechos Humanos. And
still displays Major League Baseball on Friday evenings; sure (Glenn
Hauser, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
2 Comments on “Radio Martí hosts on air swap”
1. #1 SRG on Jan 21st, 2011 at 17:20
I guess many Cubans are so desperate to get rid of their junk that
they are willing to risk their freedom by calling a subversive US
radio station. So much for a repressive dictatorship in Havana! My
only question: wouldn’t the prohibitive cost of a phone call to
Florida affect those brave traders’ bottom line?!
2. #2 Connor Walsh on Jan 21st, 2011 at 22:12
Capitalism to the rescue! I have to say I tend to agree, asking people
to put their contact details out on a jammed radio station is not
being terribly responsible towards them. Perhaps they’ll have a number
to call and a number to quote for each item, but at some point they
still need to give listeners’ whereabouts and identity to another
unknown person. I’d love to hear if they have thought of some
(amazing) way around this (Media Network blog comments via DXLD)
Jan 21 press release from BBG, via Clara Listensprechen, about a
``groundbreaking new program`` on R. Martí, ``El Revoltillo``, i.e.
classified ads, tradio for DentroCubans, daily at 1530-1600 UT. WTFK?
Of course not mentioned, but we know them well, as do the DentroCuban
Jamming Command: 15330, 13820, 11930.
Does this show on the RM program grid displaying current dates at
http://www.martinoticias.com/RDprogramacion.aspx
As of Jan 21, of course not, instead Periodismo.com! But by Jan 25
Revoltillo does show during this semihour, M-F only, NOT daily. Still
marked as EDT and consequently wrong GMT conversion as pm, ``14:30``,
with Periodismo.com remaining on weekends. And still displays Major
League Baseball on Friday evenings! Sure. So they update part of the
schedule, but not all of it.
I check this out Jan 25 at 1541 when 15330 is well atop the jamming.
W&M anchors seem to be having a good time, joking around, but plenty
of participation, with phone numbers, and/or e-mail addresses, mostly
yahoo.es or gmail from anonymous people risking everything to engage
in private capitalism!
One was selling Rosetta Stone language courses; at 1548 someone
advertises that he will make home repairs of microwaves, with 6-month
guarantee. I assume this is about ovens rather than satellite
receivers. 1556, Ruben wants to rent a car in good condition for at
least a month. Congrats to RM which has come up with an excellent new
way to undermine The System. This also proves RM does have listeners
in Cuba, unless of course everything is made up, which would quickly
backfire. PR translates the name as ``Scramble`` but it could also
connote ``A little revolt`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
CONCURSO LITERARIO JOSÉ MARTÍ
Con el propósito de auspiciar la creación literaria dentro de Cuba,
así como de divulgar a nivel internacional el talento literario
cubano, y con el ánimo de rendir homenaje a nuestro Héroe Nacional en
el 110 aniversario de su caída en combate, la Comisión Cultural de
Concilio Cubano convoca a la primera edición del concurso de poesía y
cuento José Martí, ateniéndose a las siguientes bases: . . . Fuente:
http://www.martinoticias.com/FullStory.aspx?ID=EDA79760-47DE-4A7E-97BBBEAD157645DD
(via Dino Bloise, FL, dxldyg via DXLD)
** CZECHIA. R Prague Mailbox: end of SW
Original, with audio links, at:
http://www.radio.cz/en/section/mailbox/mailbox-2011-01-23
Mailbox 23-01-2011 01:01 | Pavla Horakova
Today in Mailbox: As Radio Prague's last day on shortwave approaches
we'll hear from the head of Radio Prague Miroslav Krupicka about the
station's immediate and long-term prospects.
Hello and welcome to Radio Prague's weekly Mailbox - the last but one
that you can hear on shortwave. As our regular audience knows, Radio
Prague's shortwave frequencies are falling silent on February 1st. And
as the date approaches we'll hear from the head of Radio Prague
Miroslav Krupicka about the station's immediate and long-term
prospects.
Hello Mirek and welcome to the studio - so tell us what exactly will
change as of February 1st?
"Well, first I'd like to say that we've had very nice feedback from
listeners which I appreciate very much. Of course, some listeners have
been supporting us, some have been criticising us. Some have been
complaining about the end of shortwave. Anyway, I'd like to thank all
listeners for their support. It's very nice to feel that we've got an
active audience.
"Well, it was a decision - I mean to close down shortwave - that we
were forced to make. The lack of funding is the main reason. I think
it's quite clear and we have somehow to cope with it. We have to face
the new situation and make the best of the new situation. But I'd like
to assure everybody that this is not the end of Radio Prague. We will
carry on.
"Now, what happens on the first of February? Really nothing much
except for the shortwave. Shortwave will be closed down, the shortwave
transmitter in Litomysl will remain silent as of the 1st of February
and all the other platforms that we have been on will go on. We'll
stay on the internet - that will be the main platform for broadcasting
both live and on-demand, we'll stay on satellite, on Astra 3A and all
the World Radio Network channels.
We'll be carried by re-broadcasters - unfortunately in English we
don't have any re-broadcasting partner stations but we've got them in
various other languages, such as Russian, for instance, or Spanish.
English stays on FM in Prague. For years, we have been on FM in
Prague, 92.6 on the regional broadcast of Czech Radio. This is Monday
to Friday and this goes on as usual. And we are looking into the
possibilities of being present on mobile platforms. I think that's
quite nice because the world goes mobile these days."
Will there be any changes to the length and structure of the
programmes?
"Not exactly. There will be some small changes. The structure - the
content of the thirty-minute broadcasts will remain basically as it
is: news, packages, small interviews and features. There will be a
little music at the end of each programme, at the end of each thirty-
minute broadcast and there will be music on Sunday. We wanted to make
the programme cheap and we'll play music - Czech music on Sundays.
Those are the main changes." [since there will be no SW frequency
schedules to announce as they have been doing for 2 or 3 minutes,
concerning the NEXT language, not the one just aired; as often heard
nonsensically on the WRMI relays --- gh]
Will Radio Prague continue to broadcast in six languages?
"Yes, we are staying on the six languages that people are used to."
A listener from the US enquired about the possibility of utilizing the
longwave transmitter at Topolna covering a large part of Europe for
Radio Prague's foreign language programs part of the day. Is anything
like that being considered?
"Yes, I've been discussing this option with my colleagues within Czech
Radio. It's quite tough because currently, the longwave is allocated
to domestic broadcasts, one of the domestic stations of Czech Radio
broadcasts on longwave. But we've been discussing this anyway. But
overall, longwave is being considered for closure as well, for
budgetary reasons, for financial reasons, because to maintain longwave
and well as shortwave is quite expensive and Czech Radio cannot afford
that. So probably the days of longwave broadcasting are numbered
within Czech Radio as well. So there is no long term prospect for
Radio Prague being on longwave."
What are the long term prospects for Radio Prague as such?
"Well, this is very hard to predict. Everybody knows that we are in a
shaky, unstable situation. Not only Radio Prague - it applies to many
other companies that depend on state money. But my personal feeling is
that we will survive this turmoil and we'll carry on and we'll be here
in one year's time."
Mirek, thank you very much for coming into the studio.
"You're welcome."
That was Radio Prague's director Miroslav Krupicka.
Just a reminder that the new broadcast schedule will be available both
on our website and in the form of leaflets. Also, Radio Prague will be
accepting your reception reports even after February 1st and sending
out QSL cards. On the final day of our shortwave transmission, we will
mark the QSL card with a special rubber stamp. That is all for today's
edition of Mailbox. But before I go let me just repeat our quiz
question.
Our January mystery man was born in 1875 in Prague and died in 1926 in
the Swiss city of Montreux. He is considered to be one of the most
important German-language poets.
Please send us his name by the end of January to English @ radio.cz or
Radio Prague, 12099 Prague, the Czech Republic. Until next week, take
care (via Mike Cooper, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DXLD)
After January 31, World Radio Network Russkij will continue to
rebroadcast Radio Prague's Russian programs on AM frequency 738 kHz
(Moscow, 5 kW) at 0100, 0500, 0700 and 1230 UC. This information was
given in one of their latest "mailbags". Btw, Russian programs of
Radio Slovakia International are still on the air via the same AM
outlet at 0130 and 1430 UTC. P.S. Complete WRN Russkij schedule (738
kHz) can be downloaded from here
http://wrn.org/listeners/assets/PDFs/WRN_Russkij_-_Winter_2010-11.pdf
(Aleksandr Diadischev, Ukraine, Jan 24, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Hi Jeff, Has R. Prague taken for granted WRMI again, overlooked it, or
is the deal definitely off and you will not be relaying them, or
letting them go on, if happen to be on WRN when you take it? (Glenn to
Jeff White, WRMI, via DXLD)
Glenn: All I can say is that we are still in touch with RP management,
but no decision has been made. It will likely be a last-minute deal
like with Slovakia, or maybe even after Jan. 31. If so, we'll maintain
the current schedule until something is decided (Jeff White, WRMI
Radio Miami International, 175 Fontainebleau Blvd., Suite 1N4, Miami,
Florida 33172 USA; Tel +1-305-559-WRMI (9764), Fax +1-305-559-8186
E-mail: radiomiami9@cs.com http://www.wrmi.net
WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
3 Comments on “Radio Prague will broadcast Czech music on Sundays”
1. #1 Keith Perron on Jan 24th, 2011 at 17:32
“We wanted to make the programme cheap” is something you don’t hear
often from international broadcasters. If RP had any PR people I think
they would have made sure the word “cheap” was not used.
2. #2 Ben Fallon on Jan 24th, 2011 at 18:22
Why waste time or money on program production? Once they are off
shortwave, they will lose much of their audience anyway, and they
probably know it.
3. #3 Keith Perron on Jan 25th, 2011 at 02:44
I think the question should be who was listening. In 10 years in South
East Asia and having traveled often to the Pacific I never once picked
them up, even on trips to Africa never could receive them (Media
Network blog comments via DXLD)
** DIEGO GARCIA. 4319-USB, BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY. AFRTS
(Diego Garcia, Chagos), 2258-2303, 1/17/2011, English. Talk by man.
NPR news at 2300. Weak but readable signal with little fading (Jim
Evans, Germantown, TN, G6 and whip antenna, Cumbredx mailing list via
DXLD)
** DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. 6025, Radio Amanecer (Santo Domingo), 2338-
2349, 1/23/2011, Spanish. Slow religious-sounding vocal music.
Occasional short announcements by a man and a woman. Good signal,
improving over time, on a busy, noisy band (Jim Evans, Germantown, TN,
IC-R75, RX-340, E1, ICF-SW7600G, G6, Random Wire, ALA100M Loops,
Cumbredx mailing list via DXLD)
** DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. HI0. Members of the Radio Club Dominicano Inc.
invite you to celebrate the "Month of the Patria" beginning 0000z on
January 26th, and ending at 2359z on February 27th, by working their
special event station HI0RCD. Activity is to commemorate the birthday
of their father of the Patria, Juan Pablo Duarte, and to celebrate
their 167th anniversary of independence.
A special QSL card will be sent to all the stations that have a
contact with their 9 different circuit affiliate stations. QSL via
Bureau. Activity will be on 160/80/40/20/17/15/10 meters using CW, SSB
and the Digital modes. Look also for HI0RCD to be active on the AO-51
Satellite. For more details, see QRZ.com or visit Luis's, HI8LAM, Blog
page at: http://www.hi8lam.blogspot.com (Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No.
995, January 24, 2011, Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW, Provided by
BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio), via Dave Raycroft, ODXA yg via DXLD)
** ECUADOR. 3279.93, La Voz del Napo, 1020, would think this is the
one, threshold, with Spanish man. Only partial copy in USB, to escape
heavy splatter from Radio Southern Highlands (PNG) on 3275. 20 Jan.
(David Sharp, NSW Australia)
3810 LSB, HD2IOA, Guayaquil, 1015, fair with continuous H:M:S time
checks by a man. 20 Jan (David Sharp, NSW: NRD-535D, FT-950, Sony
7600GR, Drake R8, Timewave 599zx and others, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
3810-LSB, HD2IOA (Guayaquil), 0444, 1/17/2011, Spanish. Time station
with beep and announcement by man at 10 second intervals. Good
signal, not plagued with usual heavy ARO interference (Jim Evans,
Germantown, TN, G6 and whip antenna, Cumbredx mailing list via DXLD)
3810-LSB, Jan 25 at 0648, HD2IOA with Spanish timesignals every ten
sex, and for once the QRhaM is ACI, not CCI (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** ECUADOR. 4815.0, RADIO EL BUEN PASTOR, Saraguro, 0110-0130 ene 21.
Mensajes del centro cristiano El abrazo del padre, Cruz Roja
ecuatoriana. "...lo más reciente en noticias, deportes,
entretenimeinto, música, entrevistas y más, mucho más; este 2011
seguimos contigo Radio El Buen Pastor 92.9 FM...." Luego programa
Revista Deportiva. Escuchas realizadas en el municipio de Fomeque, con
un Sony ICF 2010 y antena dipolo de 10 metros. Buen DX (Rafael
Rodríguez R., Bogotá D.C. - COLOMBIA, Jan 24, playdx yg via DXLD)
** ECUADOR. 6050, HCJB, Pichincha, *0825-0833, 16-01, música de
sintonía, flautas, himno, locutora, quechua, "HCJB, Quito, 690 AM,
onda corta 6050", comentarios. Interferencia de Radio Habana Cuba.
32322 (Manuel Méndez, Spain, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EGYPT. 6270, Jan 21 at 2212 open carrier, no doubt R. Cairo; 2214
timesignal audible, and then a trace of talk, i.e. the usual off-time
pips introducing news circa the quarter-hour. At least we can imagine
what they are broadcasting from long experience (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. Radio Bata, 5005 kHz at 2245 UT with lively
music to National Anthem at 2256. Very Good Jan 22/11 (Mick Delmage,
DXing near Lamont, Alberta, Canada as the Moman anenna farm, Perseus
and new laptop, mostly 4-30 MHz log with some issues. We can not get
it fixed to a certain area, sort of goes with wind, DX LISTENIG
DIGEST)
5005, Radio Nacional, Bata, 1952-2205, 22-01, African songs, at 2100
news, Spanish, male and female, "por una Guinea mejor, Partido
Democrático de Guinea Ecuatorial", "Buen fin de semana, Radio Nacioal
de Guinea Ecuatorial". 34433.
6250, Radio Nacional, Malabo, *0600-0710, 23-01, male, female,
Spanish, "Las autoridades sanitarias advierten, fumar perjudica la
salud, fumar provoca una muerte lente", "Información, cultura,
deporte, debate, desde Radio Malabo", "Radio Nacional de Guinea
Ecuatorial, buenos días, feliz domingo, son las 6 de la mañana y 4
minutos, noticias". In parallel with 5005. 24222. (Manuel Méndez,
Lugo, Spain, Logs 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)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA [and non]. 15190, I still have not heard R.
Africa lately in the 21-23 UT period, but Jan 20 at 1408 a weak
carrier is cutting off and on (or bumping power up and down, maybe not
completely off; or is that a co-channel carrier I still hear? Possibly
ZYE622 [sic: see below]). Some intermittent modulation too; at 1507 a
YL preacher, still cutting off (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Radio Africa was RS55 with deep QSB on 15190 from 1545 to 1630 with
religious programming (Billy Graham's Hour of Decision, etc.) At 1626
an OM announced as "You are listening to Radio Africa." Gave an Accra,
Ghana mailing address (Phil Finkle, K6EID, Marietta GA, Jan 20, KT-
34XA yagi, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15190, Jan 21 at 1551, very poor with M preacher in English, no doubt
R. Africa (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Glenn Hauser has noted recently this one either missing or conflicting
with Rádio Inconfidência but noted today in the clear at 1617.
15190, Radio Africa at 1617 on Jan 21 with a man preaching from the
Book of Job with a fair to good signal but telephone line-like audio
(Mark Coady, Peterborough, ON K9J 6X3, ODXA & NASWA ygs via DXLD)
15190, poor signal Jan 21 at 2156, ``Tony Alámo`` audio cutting in and
out as carrier also drops down and up. But some carrier always
remains, presumably R. Inconfidência, whose call ZYE522 is typoed in
the WRTH 2011 as ZYE622.
Alamo is serving 175 years in Terre Haute federal prison for child
sexual abuse, transporting girls across state lines for sex, but R.
Africa tries its best to keep this monster on the air. From *2157,
huge carrier from WHRI 15180 becomes a problem, apparently active
Fridays only (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15190, Radio Africa, 1653-1710, 22-01, English, religious comments.
Interference from Radio Inconfidência. 42443 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo,
Spain, Logs 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)
15190, convicted child molesting evangelist Tony Alamo is still there
on R. Africa with his familiar low-key rambling, Jan 23 at 2235, poor
fluttery signal and mixed with music underneath from presumed ZYE522.
See BRAZIL
15190, Jan 24 at 2225, S9+15 with ``Tony Alamo`` talking about being
damned; the child-``marrying`` and convicted evangelist should know
about that from his federal prison cell. With continuing crackles, and
transmitter strength drop-downs every few sex, but not totally
dropping off the air. No ZYE522 audible to mix this time. R. Africa
transmitter is really ailing.
15190, Jan 26 at 2039, wildly screaming preacher in Afro-English must
be ruining her voice, and a sure candidate for the insanity defense;
R. Africa, anyway without any powerdrops at the moment to strong,
steady signal. Made her neighbor Harold Camping in Ascension on 15195
seem positively attractive, a great shining oasis of placidity --- but
with a terrible message (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ERITREA. 4770, VOBME, Asmara, NF fair with talk & occasional music
1746 9/1, // 7175 vgd, 7185 good, 7165 fair, 7120 fair (Bryan Clark,
Mangawhai (Northland) New Zealand, using AOR7030+ and EWEs to North,
East and Southeast, targeting the Americas, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
News in Vernacular (Tigre?) at 1500 UT heard on 4770 \\ 5980 \\ 7120
\\ 7165 \\ 7175 \\ 7185 kHz on Jan 11. On Jan 12 at 1845 UT Eritrea
was not on the air on above frequencies! (Rumen Pankov, Bulgaria, Jan
18, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 23 via DXLD)
Hi! Observations made Jan. 14th-20th at around 0400 UT:
V of Broad Masses of Eritrea 1st programme on 5060 kHz // 7205 kHz
with ID which sounded like "Era trinderim Eritreasa" and announce of 3
frequencies in kHz and one frequency in MHz.
V of Broad Masses of Eritrea 2nd programme on 4770 kHz // 7175 kHz.
The 7 MHz frequencies signed on at 0400 UT; the tropical band
frequencies were on air with regular programme before 0400 (I tuned in
at around 0350). 73, (Patrick Robic, Austria, Jan 20, WORLD OF RADIO
1549, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Logs 20.1, Ramsau Steiermark holiday:
4770 kHz VoBME 2 um 0405 UTC in Vn mit Nx \\ 7175 kHz. 23332.
5060 kHz VoBME 1 um 0400 UTC in Vn mit ID und Nx \\ 7205 kHz. 24332.
(Patrick Robic, Austria, A-DX via BC-DX Jan 23 via WORLD OF RADIO
1549, DXLD)
** ETHIOPIA. 6030, Radio Oromiya (Addis Ababa), 0432-0445, 1/24/2011,
Oromo. Talk by man with occasional quick announcement by second man
and a few bars of HOA music. Poor to moderate signal with minor
fading (Jim Evans, Germantown, TN, IC-R75, RX-340, E1, ICF-SW7600G,
G6, Random Wire, ALA100M Loops, Cumbredx mailing list via DXLD)
** ETHIOPIA. Radio Ethiopia is again on 9705 kHz and was heard 1200-
1300 UT with a program in English (till 1230 UT covered by China) with
news in English from 1230 UT on Jan 13th (Rumen Pankov, Bulgaria, Jan
18, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 23 via DXLD)
9705, Jan 20 at 1512, fair with HOA music; also 9560 has usual het,
from R. Ethiopia transmitters, longpath (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** EUROPE. [Re AUSTRALIA] Yes, remote receivers are useful. If you
hear a suspected Dutch pirate on 48 metres, you may try a Dutch-based
remote receiver to see if identification is possible.
There was once a Madrid-based pirate working on 60 metres pretending
to be a Venezuelan. However, the station faded in earlier than the
real Venezuelans did. Also it was active during the weekend only.
Trying to solve the problem with Dario Monferini, we noticed that fade
in times were about the same in Milan as in Marbella where I was for a
couple of days. The following step was to phone a DX-er in Valladolid,
where the signal was reported as fair-to-good. I suggested the station
could be based in central Spain. The DX-er I spoke to became very
upset. How could I pretend that this "Venezuelan" was a fake
originating in Spain?
By checking "activity reports" in Play DX, I was finally ready to
pinpoint the origin of this pirate, who at the end of the day QSL'd
very nicely. That was in at the end of 1990 and early 1991. The name
of the station? "La Voz de las Cañas". Frequency? 5070 (Henrik Klemetz
via NORDX via SW Bulletin Jan 23 via DXLD)
** GAMBIA. Re 11-03: A few years ago I sailed past the hulk of The MV
Cheetah on the Banjul River, although some tour guides don't identify
the right one - hope the one I took loads of photos of is! (Mike
Terry, mwdx yg via DXLD)
Just search for Radio Syd, Banjul, in Google earth and you will find
it. Not much to see due to poor resolution. 73s (Bernt-Ivan Holmberg,
Sala, Sweden, ibid.)
Google Maps has a location marker at:
<http://maps.google.de/maps/place?cid=2706920878971225304&q=Radio+Syd+Banjul+Gambia&gl=de>
Probably looks like this location ...
13 27 48.63 N 16 35 29.92 W
vy73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.)
** GERMANY [non]. 11875, Jan 23 at 2314 poor signal in German with
music, clip of ``Una Furtiva Lagrima``, seems a bit distorted. It`s DW
via RWANDA, 250 kW, 85 degrees to Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia and
PNG at 22-24 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GERMANY. Tighter focus, cuts, ordered at Deutsche Welle
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet yesterday ordered Deutsche Welle to
tighten its focus and to cut back its programming for Germans living
abroad. Deutsche Welle, which is funded by the German taxpayer and
broadcasts in some 30 languages, is to pare back its shortwave and
mediumwave radio transmissions - once the backbone of the service -
and concentrate on FM broadcasts in selected countries.
Deutsche Welle, which receives 273 million euros ($368.4 million) in
annual funding, also has television broadcasts and webcasts. The new
instructions were based on a 400-page report by Deutsche Welle on how
it plans to change.
The internet, which allows Germans all over the world to catch up with
news from German websites, has reduced the need for Deutsche Welle to
address German expatriates. Regular German TV channels are also
accessible by satellite far from home. In future Deutsche Welle, which
has a workforce of 1,500, is to focus on its audience of non-Germans
and pay greater attention to German foreign policy interests,
according to the cabinet resolution. Up to 2013, it will also
gradually focus on key audiences in Asia, Africa, Arab nations and
Latin America. Shortwave radio transmissions will be mostly dropped,
and will only continue to a few regions, an announcement said.
(Source: DPA via monstersandcritics.com) (January 20th, 2011 - 10:33
UT by Andy Sennitt, WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DXLD)
6 Comments on “Tighter focus, cuts, ordered at Deutsche Welle”
1. #1 Mark on Jan 20th, 2011 at 20:43
Together with this earlier piece of information:
http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/deutsche-welle-facing-far-reaching-reform
What I am getting from both news is that Deutsche Welle had
anticipated cuts in their report, and now the government cuts their
budget based on that report.
In their paper, the cabinet argues that Germans living abroad can
access DW via satellite or Internet, which is why radio transmissions
should be cut back. They also argue that DW-TV should stop
broadcasting in German within Europe, where ARD and ZDF can be viewed.
But let’s face it: Germans living abroad have countless other options
to keep up to date with news from home … via the Internet. When they
don’t have access to the Internet, there is virtually nothing besides
DW radio. Considering this, I do not really get the reasoning why it
is a good idea to cut the radio broadcasts where DW has no
competition.
2. #2 Jonathan Marks on Jan 20th, 2011 at 21:21
Maybe it`s a question of cost per listener? How many Germans live and
work in areas without even some form of web/mobile access? Probably
not that many - and those that do can understand other languages, or
are served with a satellite TV signal from DW TV.
4. #4 Mark on Jan 21st, 2011 at 10:36
I just heard on Deutschlandradio Kultur that DW radio will reduce
their German language output to one hour of program per day, starting
next month.
6. #6 Kai Ludwig on Jan 21st, 2011 at 12:12
I have no access to the original DPA newswire right now, but I would
be surprised if it was really as bad as this English report. It
already starts with the detail that it is a statement with
suggestions, not a flat order. One could argue that DW executives
would threat the paper as such, but there is no chain of command in
this regard.
DW has already abandoned Germans living abroad as target audience. The
statement says that “cultivating and supporting the German language
should for DW still be a matter of course”, which rather is an
objection against DW’s plans to consider English as its primary
language instead. The statement further says that “linear radio and TV
broadcasting is no longer a suitable approach for this goal
everywhere, especially in Europe”.
And the statement adds this: “Not localized offerings in English
language on classical distribution platforms should be questioned,
too. The evaluation report shows that in many cases, as an example
North America, the audience figures appear to be very low.”
There are more interesting nuances, but it would be too time-consuming
to delve into these details. Just two more key points:
“It can be said already by now that in developed markets shortwave and
also mediumwave have become insignificant. However, radio as such
remains popular, thus it appears to be a promising concept to use
local FM rebroadcasters.”
“It can be gathered from DW’s paper that it expects a shortage of
money already if the budget would remain unchanged until 2013. But
this is not a scenario on which plannings can be founded, since it is
not possible to completely exclude DW from the necessary
consolidation. Thus there is an urgent need for modifying the
distribution strategy. It is impossible to do without a stronger
concentration on the core tasks.”
In plain text: The DW documents explain how much more money they need
for carrying out the plans outlined therein, and the statement from
the government now just says “forget it, expect a shrinking budget
instead”. [WORLD OF RADIO 1549]
Translations rough, not verbatim. Original release with the full
statement attached as PDF file:
http://www.bundesregierung.de/nn_1264/Content/DE/Pressemitteilungen/BPA/2011/01/2011-01-19-bkm-deutsche-welle.html
(Media Network blog comments via DXLD)
** GERMANY. ALEMANIA: LA TELEVISORA DEUTSCHE WELLE SERÁ MENOS ALEMANA
Berlín, DPA MEDIOS | 11:57 - MIÉRCOLES 19/01/2011
La emisora de radiotelevisión alemana para el exterior Deutsche Welle
adoptará un perfil internacional más marcado para atender mejor los
intereses de política exterior de Alemania, señala una resolución
aprobada hoy por el gobierno de Angela Merkel.
En contrapartida deberán ser reducidos los contenidos en lengua
alemana, en vista de que los alemanes residentes en el extranjero
tienen acceso a través de Internet y satélite a casi todos los medios
alemanes.
En un informe de 400 páginas, el gobierno propone asimismo que la
emisora dirija su mirada más hacia ciertas regiones del mundo. Hasta
2013, el acento será puesto en América Latina, Asia, África y los
Estados árabes.
Los cambios implicarán también recortes presupuestarios, que serán
subsanados a través de la cooperación con las cadenas públicas de
televisión ARD y ZDF y la emisora radial Deutschlandradio, explicó el
subsecretario alemán de Cultura, Bernd Neumann.
LaDeutsche Welle emite programas de televisión en alemán, inglés,
español y árabe y de radio en 28 idiomas, además contar con una
presencia en Internet en 30 lenguas. Tiene una plantilla de cerca de
1.500 empleados en los centros de transmisión de Bonn y Berlín y es
financiada con 273 millones de euros (368 millones de dólares) al año
provenientes de las arcas públicas. FUENTE: http://bit.ly/hixAHt
(via Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DXLD)
** GREECE. Radiofonikos Makedonia Programma Vastya noted on 7450 in
Greek from 2132 to 2252 UT sign off Jan 19. All musical program with
popular as well as Greek music. Many station announcements. Closing
announcements by woman at 2151, then National anthem, then a bit of
Greek popular music for a minute or so until transmitter leaves the
air (must have been part of another program). Great signals, R5, S9
+25-30 db). (Phil Finkle, K6EID, Marietta GA, Rx – Yaesu FTDX-5000D
with 2 el yagi, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUAM. 5765 - USB, AFN, Jan 22. Another day off the air (Ron Howard,
San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
5765 - USB, AFN, 1343, Jan 23. Back again after two days off the air;
C&W music format (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
5765-USB, Jan 23 at 1335, talk detectable under my local DTV cable
converter jammer; AFN had apparently been missing for a day or two.
5765-USB, Jan 25 at 1431, AFN very poor with music, 1432 W&M DJs
discussing bears and packers, about exotic meat processing? ``This is
country`` and back to music. Continues to be absent some days, and we
hope on occasion reverting to news/talk format.
5765-USB, Jan 26 at 1436 and 1458 poor with country music from AFN;
another day on the air rather than off, but who needs this format,
literally, in SSB on low-power SW? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** GUAM. 11620, Jan 20 at 1435 Asian language, certainly not AIR GOS
in English as on 9690, only this. Must be KTWR, Korean at 1345-1500
(Sun -1430, Sat -1445) per HFCC.
9345, Jan 20 at 1510 just as I tune in a VG carrier with tone cuts
off; 1511 now I can hear some weak rockish music, YL in Chinese.
Scheduled as KTWR at 15-16 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUATEMALA. 4052 [sic], Radio Verdad. Tuned in 0449 UT to one
instrumental hymn after another with no comments or station ID. Moved
right through TOH with no ID. At 0506 a male provided station ID in
English but his mike was so undermodulated that you could hardly
understand him. This was followed by hymns being sung in English.
"Jesus Loves Me", "Walls of Jericho", etc., one right after the other.
Booming signal S7-S9 until 0515 or so when it dropped to S5 to S7 over
noise. Best I ever heard this station here in NW, FL (Rob Kivell, UT
Jan 19, NASWA yg via DXLD)
4052.5-, R. Verdad still audible at 1220 UT Jan 20 with hymn, slightly
unstable S9+12 carrier, English talk about a saviour.
4052.5-, R. Verdad, Jan 21 at 0559 seems unSpanish; IDs, contact info
in several languages, including, I think, Italian and Japanese. 0603 a
bit of Hammond organ music, final announcement definitely in English,
``good night``, then national anthem until 0608, and carrier stays on
a while longer (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Meanwhile in
Mangawhai ---
4052.46, Radio Verdad likely the carrier here 21/1, followed till
transmitter off at 0609:30. Hope the transmitter remains healthy till
our autumn (March/April) when reception will be more favourable for a
positive ID (Bryan Clark, Mangawhai (Northland) New Zealand, using
AOR7030+ and EWEs to North, East and Southeast, targeting the
Americas, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
4052.46, Radio Verdad, Chiquimula. 1209 January 22, 2011. Good in
passing with Spanish male preacher (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater,
Florida USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, JRC NRD-535; ICOM IC-R75;
Hammarlund HQ-180A; Aqua Guide 705 Radio Direction Finder; Sony ICF-
7600GR; GE SuperRadio III; RadioShack DX-399; 1 X roof dipole; 1 X in-
room random wire, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
4052.46, 0550 R Verdad seems to be here always when checked but still
rather poor, maybe transmitting still with low power? (Tarmo Kontro.
Espoo, Finland, SW Bulletin Jan 23 via DXLD) Believe so (gh)
4052.5, Radio Verdad, Chiquimula, 0545-0605*, 23-01, religious songs
and comments in English, male, anthem and close down at 0605. Very
weak, only audible in LSB. 14321 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs 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)
** GUINEA. 4899.997, 19.1 2305, Familia Radio, French talk and native
music. 2-3 (Thomas Nilsson, Sweden, SW Bulletin Jan 23 via WORLD OF
RADIO 1549, DXLD)
No sign of Conakry on 7125 or anywhere for many months now (gh, WORLD
OF RADIO 1549, DXLD)
** GUYANA. 3290, Voice of Guyana, 0705, Jan 20. Man and woman with BBC
news, mid-news “BBC World Service” ID. Very poor (Harold Sellers,
Vernon, British Columbia, Listening from my car with Eton E1 and AN1
active antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
3290, GBC, 0958, presumed, mostly weak carrier with occasional
comments by a man, breaking through. Into presumed news, or similar,
after 1000. Thought I heard a reference to "Georgetown", but again,
very weak. All alone with Radio Central (PNG) off the air. 20 Jan
(David Sharp, NSW: NRD-535D, FT-950, Sony 7600GR, Drake R8, Timewave
599zx and others, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** HONDURAS. The two missionary stations are usually audible on 90m
before sunrise: 3250, Jan 20 at 1228 Spanish message to a señor with
musical background, from HRPC; 3340, Jan 20 at 1230, weak music from
R. Misiones Internacional, HRMI.
3340, Jan 23 at 0623, just barely modulated music, must be HRMI; a bit
of running-water ute QRM hits briefly (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
3340, Radio Misiones Intl (HRMI) (Comayagüela) (presumed), 0532-0540,
1/22/2011, Spanish. Slow contemporary religious music. No
announcements heard. Very weak signal with fading, barely above the
noise (Jim Evans, Germantown, TN, IC-R75, RX-340, E1, ICF-SW7600G, G6,
Random Wire, ALA100M Loops, Cumbredx mailing list via DXLD)
** HONDURAS. EMISORA DEJA DE TRANSMITIR POR AMENAZAS
Miércoles, 19 de Enero de 2011 08:15
http://www.cronicaviva.com.pe/index.php/prensa/27-prensa/11408-honduras-emisora-deja-de-transmitir-por-amenazas
El 14 de enero de 2011, en el departamento de Atlantis, Honduras, la
emisora Radio Faluma Bimetu --- Radio Coco Dulce en español, de
Propiedad de la comunidad hondureña de origen africano (garífuna) en
Triunfo de la Cruz, decidió abandonar temporalmente sus actividades
ante las amenazas de las autoridades locales y de las fuerzas del
orden, con incendiarla nuevamente.
El 12 de enero, una delegación del municipio de Tela acompañado por
policías, llegó a la comunidad para imponerle un nuevo patronato,
desconociendo que la comunidad de Triunfo de la Cruz ha convocado a
elecciones para el próximo 28 de enero para elegir a su patronato.
Ante la negativa de las comunidades de aceptar dicho procedimiento,
los visitantes amenazaron con quemar la radio.
Amenaza que recuerda el incendio provocado por manos criminales que
destruyó por completo la emisora el pasado 6 de enero de 2010 y que
gracias a la ayuda de la Asociación Mundial de Radios Comunitarias
(Amarc) e International Media Support (IMS), así como Reporteros sin
Fronteras, lograron reconstruirla.
La comunidad garífuna se opone a unos proyectos inmobiliarios en la
zona atlántica y lo manifiesta a través de sus pequeños medios de
comunicación. Por ello, la persecución contra Radio Faluma Bimetu
desde el golpe de Estado del 28 de junio de 2009. Alfredo López, uno
de sus principales locutores, fue secuestrado por el ejército y la
policía el 12 de agosto de 2009.
En La Esperanza, en Tegucigalpa, el 5 de enero de 2011, dos individuos
vestidos con el uniforme de técnicos del Servicio de Medición
Eléctrico de Honduras, irrumpieron en el Consejo Cívico de
Organizaciones Populares e Indígenas, luego de amenazar a los
presentes, cortaron la luz del local. Las radios comunitarias
Guarajambala y La Voz Lenca dejaron de transmitir. También, en Zacate
Grande, la radio comunitaria del mismo nombre y la comunidad que le
permite existir, es constantemente hostigada como consecuencia del
conflicto que mantiene la comunidad con el magnate de la
agroindustria, Miguel Facussé Barjum.
``La lucha contra la impunidad pasa no sólo por el esclarecimiento de
los diez asesinatos de periodistas cometidos en 2010, tal como declaró
hace poco el gobierno, mientras tardan en darse los resultados de las
investigaciones, también es para proteger a los medios de comunicación
minoritarios y a sus representantes y, en particular a las víctimas de
represalias relacionadas con el golpe de Estado. Por lo que las
frecuencias de las radios comunitarias atacadas deben restablecer sin
más demora``, declaró Reporteros sin Fronteras (Crónica Viva, Perú via
Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, via DXLD)
** INDIA. AIR Chennai, 4920 kHz at 1530 UT with News at Nine in
English. Very Good Jan 23/11.
AIR Lucknow, 4880 at 1548 UT in LL [unknown language]. Poor Jan 23/11
AIR Mumbai, 4840 at 1548 UT with local music. Poor Jan 23/11 (Mick
Delmage, DXing near Lamont, Alberta, Canada as the Moman antenna farm,
Perseus and new laptop, mostly 4-30 MHz log with some issues. We
cannot get it fixed to a certain area, sort of goes with wind, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
4880.00, AIR-Lucknow: Found here in language by M voice also extremely
strong at 0114. Male voice to 0130. TS, then F voice with news in
language to 0135. M anmts, possible music, but faded by 0136.
4860.00, AIR(?), strong carrier with extremely weak and distorted
audio here at 0126. Not found // others. Just male voice heard between
0126 and 0144 (Jim Young, Wrightwood, CA, UT Jan 22, IC-756ProIII +
40-meter yagi and antenna tuner, NASWA yg via DXLD) See also KASHMIR,
SIKKIM
5040, AIR Jeypore, 1443, Jan 18. Live cricket coverage in English and
Hindi; nice to hear Jeypore again, as they have been broadcasting very
erratically recently; // 4810, 4880, 4910 and 5010 (Ron Howard,
San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
AIR Guwahati is noted again on 7429 at 0130 in Nepali (instead of
normal 7420). 73 (Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur
Radio, Hyderabad 500082, India, Jan 19, dx_india yg via DXLD
** INDIA. 9870, instead of predominant Indian popular music on the AIR
Vividh Bharati Service, Sat Jan 22 at 1416, there is a talk in Hindi
frequently mentioning English terms ``mobile service provider``,
``mobile number portability``, ``prepaid``, all of which are
presumably impossible to express in pure Hindi. I just wonder how they
write English in the script, transliterated to Hindi letters or not?
At first assumed to be a commercial, but same topic still going at
1419. After 1430 a drama (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA. Special broadcasts by AIR for Republic Day 2011
All India Radio will broadcast following special programs in
connection with the Republic Day celebrations on 26th January, 2011
25 January 2011: 1330 UT onwards President Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh
Patil will address the nation. This will be broadcast by all stations
of AIR. Delhi frequencies are 5015 6030 6085 9575 & 9835.
Regional stations on SW are using 60 MB frequencies at that time.
Look out especially Kohima 4850 (1000 to 1630 UT).
26 January 2011: Running Commentary of Republic Day parade from 0350
UT onwards
Hindi: 6155 (Bengaluru 500 kW); 11620 (Aligarh 250 kW); 15135 (Delhi
50 kW), 9595 (Delhi).
English: 5990 (Delhi 250 kW); 9810 (Delhi 50 kW); 11830 (Delhi 50 kW);
15050 (Bengaluru 500 kW)
The following regional stations will change from their Morning
frequencies on 60 Meters (4 & 5 MHz frequencies) to their daytime
frequencies between 0335-0350 UT as follows:
4965 Jammu ? (Off air)
5985 Ranchi ? (Off air)
6000 Leh
6040 Jeypore
6065 Kohima
6085 Gangtok
6150 Itanagar
6190 Delhi
7230 Kurseong
7240 Mumbai
7280 Guwahati
7295 Aizawl
7315 Shillong
7325 Jaipur
7440 Lucknow
So some unusual reception of AIR stations can be observed.
The following stations are already scheduled to be on air daily at
this time and will also relay the running commentary.
6020 Shimla
6110 Srinagar
7210 Kolkata
7290 Thiruvanthapuram
7335 Imphal
7380 Chennai
7390 Port Blair
7420 Hyderabad
7430 Bhopal
Please send your reception reports to: spectrum-manager @ air.org.in
(Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, Jan 20, dx_india yg via DXLD)
5040, AIR Jeypore, 1330-1411, Jan 25. Special broadcast of the
President’s speech to the nation on the eve of Republic Day; started
and ended with National Anthem; audio feed from TV
http://republicday.nic.in/pspeech11.html
speech first in Hindi, then again in English; fair and best of the 60m
band stations; // 4775, 4810, 4835, 4840, 4880, 4910, 4920 (QRM),
4965, 4970 (hum), 5010, 5015 (strong hum), 5050 (under BBR), 9425 and
9470.
Another major event that found AIR Kohima off the air! (Ron Howard,
Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 3995.021, 16.1 1545, RRI Kendari really nice strength
and ditto music (Thomas Nilsson, Sweden, SW Bulletin Jan 23 via WORLD
OF RADIO 1549, DXLD)
RRI Kendari, 3995.4 kHz at 1550 UT with pleasant Indo music. S/off at
1559. Fair Jan 23/11 (Mick Delmage, DXing near Lamont, Alberta, Canada
as the Moman antenna farm, Perseus and new laptop, mostly 4-30 MHz log
with some issues. We cannot get it fixed to a certain area, sort of
goes with wind, WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA [and non]. Assumed Makassar, Sulawesi (Celebes) - I woke
up early this morning (unusual for me as I'm retired) and checked 4750
hoping to catch Bangladesh. Started listening at 0958 when signals
were pretty weak with QRM from the Peruvian on 4747. By 1100 was quite
readable. Never heard any IDs but lingo was Indonesian. Checked again
at 1220 and there was another station under them but RRI was dominant
(Finkle, K6EID, GA, Jan 24, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
4749.94, RRI-Makassar, 1449-1559*, Jan 24. Reactivated again; in
Bahasa Indonesia; EZL pop songs; 1500-1515: SCI and relay of the
Jakarta news; back to pop songs; Love Ambon and sign off announcement
from 1556-1559* (off just before the CNR1 pips); QRM from Bangladesh
Betar till their 1500*; light QRM from CNR1; fair to poor;
http://www.rrimakassar.com/rri-makassar
(Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF
RADIO 1549, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
I am hearing and seeing two signals on 4750+- kHz. One is at 4749.946
and the second is 4750.000. I believe the 4740.946 signal is
Indonesia's RRI Makassar and the signal on 4750.000 is tentatively
Bangladesh Betar, Bandgladesh. I am hearing audio from both regardless
where I tune either to one or the other frequency mentioned.
Unfortunately, the signals are too close together. Possibly someone
with a sharper receiver might be able to tag which station on which
frequency is broadcasting? I feel that 4740.946 is the correct
frequency for Makassar based on previous loggings. Thanks (Chuck
Bolland, Clewiston FL, 26N 081W, WR G31DDC, NRD545, WJ HF1000, Tried
all of them, 1223 UT Jan 25, [as corrected], WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
4750, Jan 25 at 1424, some signal with talk barely audible in high
local noise level, presumably RRI Makassar which was just reported Jan
24 to have reactivated after several months, discovered by Phil
Finkle, K6EID in GA and by Ron Howard in CA; unfortunately I was not
up any earlier to hear it for sure yet. Also seemed to be a second
carrier on slightly different frequency, China, China, or Bangladesh.
Ron measured RRI at 4749.94 until 1559* Jan 24 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
4749.949, RRI Makassar, 1040-1100 Jan 26, At tune in noted typical
music heard from Makassar usually. At 1045 a female comments in
Indonesian language and she continues until 1055 when music is heard
again. Signal was poor. There's a second signal mixing with Makassar.
Its frequency is 4750.00 KHz and believe it to be tentatively
Bangladesh Betar (Chuck Bolland, Clewiston FL, WR G31DDC, 26N 081W, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
[and non]. 4750, RRI Makassar presumed, stronger of two carriers on
slightly different frequencies, obvious from double-pitch with BFO,
Jan 26 at 1350; 1401 ``island music`` continuing past hourtop,
improving slightly by 1405 vs local noise level, a semihour after
local sunrise. Also something on 3325, presumably Palangkaraya (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 9525, VOI, Jan 23 at 1347, just barely modulated (JBM)
with music, so hard to tell if there are any IADs; 1348 English
announcement. Much better signal an hour later in Indonesian.
Frequency is just a tad below 9525 now.
9525, VOI, Jan 26 at 1420, VG signal in Indonesian, with IADs; not the
first time reception has improved greatly compared to the preceding
hour in English, making me wonder if they are now making an antenna
change. Doubt anyone can know for sure, but Aoki shows all 9525
broadcasts are 250 kW, 30 degrees from Jakarta-Cimanggis, certainly
favorable for NAm (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. Indonesian spelling --- Bukittinggi or Bukit Tinggi?
Pekanbaru or Pekan Baru? Banjarmasin or Banjar Masin?
The one-word versions are probably more popular these days. RRI
Palangka Raya prefer to have the two-word version in their name on
their website http://www.rripalangkaraya.co.id/ though they often
spell the city as one word on the same website. On Facebook, they call
themselves RRI Palangkaraya.
The website says their SW transmitter is a 50 kW unit and was
installed 1990/1991 at location called Banturung in Bukit Batu
district of Palangkaraya City. Should be around 02 00S, 113 46E.
Regards from Jakarta (Alan Davies via DXPlorer via SW Bulletin Jan 23
via DXLD)
FYI: http://www.rripalangkaraya.co.id/
(Ron Howard, NASWA yg via DXLD)
** INTERNATIONAL. Y ante tanto anuncio del cierre de las emisiones
internacionales, todavía presentes algunas emisiones domésticas.
Bandscan realizado entre las 0000-0100 UT del Sábado (Utc) Enero 22
del 2011, equipo Sony ICF 2010 antena dipolo de 10 metros, Fomeque,
Cundinamarca, Colombia.
3279.9 LV DEL NAPO
3310.0 RADIO MOSOJ CHASKI
3329.7 ONDAS DEL HUALLAGA
3810.0 HD210A [sic]
4052.5 RADIO VERDAD
4409.8 RADIO ECO
4451.3 RADIO SANTA ANA
4700.0 RADIO SAN MIGUEL
4716.7 RADIO YURA
4747.0 RADIO HUANTA 2000
4775.0 RADIO TARMA
4790.0 RADIO VISION (fuerte señal, modulación pobre)
4796.1 RADIO LIPEZ
4815.0 RADIO EL BUEN PASTOR
4824.4 LVS DIGITAL
4940.0 RADIO SAN ANTONIO
4950.1 RADIO MADRE DE DIOS
4955.0 RADIO CULTURAL AMAUTA
4974.7 PACIFICO RADIO
4986.4 RADIO MANANTIAL
5025.0 RADIO QUILLABAMBA (Mix con Radio Rebelde, mejor en LSB)
5120.6 ONDAS DEL SURORIENTE
5460.4 RADIO BOLIVAR
5910.0 RADIO ALCARAVAN
5921.3 BETHEL RADIO
5952.4 RADIO PIO XII (heterodino con ELCOR)
5954.3 ELCOR - RADIO REPUBLICA
6010.0 LA VOZ DE TU CONCIENCIA
6019.3 RADIO VICTORIA
6035.1 RCN LA VOZ DEL GUAVIARE
6050.0 HCJB
6060.1 RAE (Mix con Radio Habana)
6134.8 RADIO SANTA CRUZ
6174.0 RADIO TAWANTISUYO
Así que por ahora todavía hay algo que escuchar. Buen DX, Rafael
Rodríguez R., Bogotá (Via Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, Jan 24, DX
LISTENING DIGEST) You all know the countries concerned, don`t you?
** INTERNATIONAL INTERNET. Two Internet radio stations --- Hello from
a sunny, snow-drifty, and BITTERLY COLD New York city! I am wondering
if you, or anyone else, knows anything about two Internet radio
stations, both of which may or may not still have actual real radio
parallels: Radio Marma from Peru, and Folk Radio from the Georgian
Republic. I used to be able to pick these up as audio streams on the
Internet, but Radio Marma's server is unavailable for an unknown
reason, and Folk Radio shows a network error message in Windows Media
Player and Error Syncing to Stream in winamp. Has anyone from these
two stations reported to you about the nature of the problems
affecting them? Folk Radio has a parallel FM station in the Georgian
Republic, and if my memory serves me correctly, Radio Marma has a
parallel shortwave and/or FM radio station in Peru. The URLs
respectively are:
http://www.folkradio.ge and http://www.radiomarma.com
Thanks! (Martin Peck, Jan 23, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
No, nothing heard from or about them, and was not familiar with
either, certainly never on SW. Perhaps a dxldyg member will have some
info (Glenn Hauser, Jan 24, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM. NASA Needs Ham Helpers
Here is an item that I thought some of you might miss. It is an
excellent opportunity for we Hams to strut our stuff! Get out there
and show the boys at NASA just what Amateur Radio operators are
capable of! After all, if it is not one of us to first set feet on
Mars, it may well be one of our children or grandchildren (Duane
Fischer, W8DBF, swl at qth.net via DXLD) Viz.:
Space Bulletin 001 ARLS001
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT January 20, 2011
To all radio amateurs
SB SPACE ARL ARLS001
ARLS001 NASA Seeks Amateur Radio Operators' Aid to Listen for
Nanosatellite's Beacon Signal
On Wednesday, January 19 at 1630 UTC, engineers at Marshall Space
Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama confirmed that the NanoSail-D
nanosatellite ejected from Fast Affordable Scientific and Technology
Satellite (FASTSAT). According to NASA, the ejection event occurred
spontaneously and when engineers at Marshall identified and analyzed
onboard FASTSAT telemetry; the ejection of NanoSail-D also has been
confirmed by ground-based satellite tracking assets.
NASA is asking radio amateurs to listen on 437.270 MHz for the
signal and verify NanoSail-D is operating. Hams should send
information to the NanoSail-D dashboard via the web at,
http://nanosaild.engr.scu.edu/dashboard.htm
NASA said that the NanoSail-D science team is hopeful the
nanosatellite is healthy and can complete its solar sail mission.
"This is great news for our team," said Dean Alhorn, NanoSail-D
principal investigator and aerospace engineer at the Marshall
Center. "We're anxious to hear the beacon which tells us that
NanoSail-D is healthy and operating as planned. The science team is
hopeful to see that NanoSail-D is operational and will be able to
unfurl its solar sail." As of Thursday, January 20, the NanoSail-D
dashboard is reporting that beacon data has been received, but NASA
still wants amateurs to track and report the signals.
On December 6, 2010, NASA triggered the planned ejection of
NanoSail-D from FASTSAT. At that time, the team confirmed that the
door successfully opened and data indicated a successful ejection.
Upon further analysis, however, the team found no evidence of
NanoSail-D in low-Earth orbit (LEO), leading them to believe
NanoSail-D remained inside FASTSAT. The FASTSAT mission has
continued to operate as planned with the five other scientific
experiments operating nominally.
"We knew that the door opened and it was possible that NanoSail-D
could eject on its own," said FASTSAT Project Manager Mark
Boudreaux. What a pleasant surprise we had Wednesday morning when
our flight operations team confirmed that NanoSail-D is now a free
flyer."
If the deployment is successful, NASA said that NanoSail-D will stay
in LEO between 70 and 120 days, depending on atmospheric conditions.
NanoSail-D is designed to demonstrate deployment of a compact solar
sail boom system that could lead to further development of this
alternative solar sail propulsion technology and FASTSAT's ability
to eject a nanosatellite from a micro-satellite -- while avoiding
re-contact with the FASTSAT satellite bus (via Duane Fischer, W8DBF -
WPE8CXO, Hallicrafters web site: www.w9wze.net
HHRP web site: hhrp.w9wze.net SWL at QTH.NET swl at qth.net via DXLD)
Why can`t NASA do its own tracking? Perhaps a PR stunt, and/or this
project is too low-priority for them to bother with (cynical gh, DXLD)
** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM. DISTRIBUTION --- RRsat gets a baby
RRsat Global Communications Network has signed an agreement with
BabyTV, a FOX International Channel, to distribute the channel
throughout North America on the Galaxy-23 satellite at 121.0 W. BabyTV
targets the youngest members of the family, infants and toddlers, and
provides services that range from 24/7 TV channels to VOD and
broadband offerings. RRsat currently distributes BabyTV to Europe and
Asia. This expansion into the North American market will open up
BabyTV’s viewership to a new and wider audience.
“Our work with BabyTV illustrates how RRsat is capable of opening new
geographical markets up to any channel and bringing that channel to
several continents,” said Lior Rival, Vice President, Sales and
Marketing of RRsat. “We are excited about making this channel
available to North America, providing BabyTV access to thousands of
cable head-ends representing up to 90% of the American cable market.”
“BabyTV continues to rapidly grow its TV-watching audience,” said
Liran Talit, BabyTV Managing Director and Founder. “RRsat has played a
key role in the expansion of our reach in the past and continues to do
so. RRsat’s services allow us easy access to international markets in
multiple languages the world over.” (AIB industry briefing
25 January 2011 via DXLD)
Get `em hooked while toddlers and they`ll be yours forever (gh)
** IRAN. 9710, according to Guenter Lorenz in A-DX, 9710 kHz 2230-
approx. 2300 UT noted with Hausa programme from IRIB livestream; the
technician at Kamalabad did forget to switch-OFF the transmitter.
9710 2130-2230 28S KAM 500 298 BOSNIAN / Serbo-Croatian IRN IRB
9710 2330-0030 42-44 KAM 500 64 CHINESE IRN IRB
(Wolfgang Büschel, Jan 17, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 23 via DXLD)
** IRAN. 13790, VIRI, Jan 24 at 1355 Arabic with long/shortpath echo,
// stronger signal on 13800 with no echo. Furthermore, 13800 and 13790
are an echo apart from each other, obviously different sites. HFCC
shows 13790 is 500 kW, 178 degrees from Kamalabad, while 13800 is 500
kW, 289 degrees from Zahedan, both until 1430. K is near Teheran,
while Z is on the eastern border next to Afghanistan and Pakistan, the
tri-country area (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ISRAEL. Galei Tzahal noted on 6973 from 0010 to 0104 tune out with
male speaking (I assume in Hebrew) and playing popular music; all
songs had English lyrics. Signals were good (R4 S7/8) but voice
announcements were undermodulated. Found again in the evening at 2350
to 0101 UT with very good signals (R5 S9) with what I think was a live
musical program with pop songs in Hebrew and English (modulation was
good this time). At 0000, there was a music bit like that on network
radio news in the States then the announcer gave clear ID "Galei
Tzahal ---- " followed by what sounded like a short newscast. Also
noted two days on 15785 with fair signals from 1517 to 1536 tune out
and 1340 to 1357 UT when the BBC Interval Signal came on overriding
the Israeli station (Phil Finkle, K6EID, GA, Jan 22-24, dxldyg via
WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
6973, Israel Defense Forces Radio (Lod), 0006-0016, 1/24/2011, Hebrew.
Talk by man and woman. Slow paced instrumental pop music at 0009,
then more talk. Poor signal, improving, with some fading. (Jim Evans,
Germantown, TN, IC-R75, RX-340, E1, ICF-SW7600G, G6, Random Wire,
ALA100M Loops, Cumbredx mailing list via WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DXLD)
** JAPAN. Requirements for becoming NHK WORLD TV Program Monitor
[April-Sept 2011, 3000 yen per monitoring report]
http://www.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/monitor/tvmonitor.html
(via Abid Hussain Sajid, Jan 25, dxldyg via DXLD)
** JAPAN. 5910, Tue Jan 25 at 1428, Japanese, piano music, 1429
Shiokaze ID, and finally ``JSR desu``; fair signal until 1430* (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also KOREA NORTH [non]
5910, this Wednesday, Sea Breeze is in English, Jan 26 at 1412 with
bios of abductees born in the 30`s. Fair signal. 100 kW, 290 degrees
from Yamata.
5955, NHK with English news, Jan 26 at 1413, equivalent fair signal to
NZ 5950, JSR 5910. 5955 not usually listenable, but it is today, 300
kW, 235 degrees from Yamata (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KASHMIR. 4950.01, AIR-Srinagar, India: Found at 0128 with talking,
and after 0130, // 4880 and 4810. This was strongest AIR station in
0000-0200 today. Typical music pieces and singing to past 0148 (Jim
Young, Wrightwood, CA, UT Jan 22, IC-756ProIII + 40-meter yagi and
antenna tuner, NASWA yg via DXLD) See also INDIA
** KOREA NORTH. 6285, fair Jan 20 at 1244 triumphal choral music, then
into YL soloist. Aoki shows 200 kW, 28 degrees from Kujang with
VOK/KCBS Korean service, about to switch to 325 degrees at 1300 for
VOK/R. Pyongyang Korean service (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH. 9730, KOREA D.P.R., Voice of Korea, 0137 Jan 25.
English to Asia, man with political talk mentioning “the red flag”
several times, 0139 woman with ID. Poor. // 11735, 13760, 15180 which
are beamed towards the Americas were all good (Harold Sellers, Vernon,
British Columbia, Listening from my car with the Eton E1 and Sony AN1
antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH [non]. 5910, Shiokaze/Sea Breeze via Yamata, *1400, Jan
19 (Wednesday). Second consecutive Wed. with no English. Is Friday
their only day in English now? (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean
Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
5910, Jan 21 at 1403, Shiokaze via JSR JAPAN is in English as usual on
Fridays, YL with very brief headlines, almost all attributed to
``Daily NK``, interspersed with newsy sounders, but not quickly enough
to keep up the pace. Somewhat undermodulated, along with only fair
signal and her accent make them difficult to follow. 1407 better-
audible OM says ``That ends the flash-news``, ID, then back to YL for
longer more detailed items (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH [non]. Donga: Free North Korea Radio
Editorial from Dong A Ilbo (Donga.com); Seoul, South Korea:
ANTI-NK STATION AND NAT`L SECURITY LAW
JANUARY 24, 2011 01:04
Free North Korea Radio, a South Korea-based shortwave station
targeting North Koreans, saw its annual financial support of 400,000
to 500,000 U.S. dollars from the U.S. government more than halved last
year, a first since the station`s foundation in 2004, due to
accounting errors.
The radio broadcaster mainly led by North Korean defectors lets
North Koreans know what is happening in both South Korea and the world
by renting foreign shortwave frequencies with U.S. funds. The station
also breaks news about the isolated communist country to South
Koreans. If financial support decreases, such activities cannot
continue.
The ultimate solution to problems on the Korean Peninsula is the
democratization of North Korea. To free 24 million North Koreans
suffering from terror and hunger under the hereditary dictatorship
of Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un, South Koreans must help their brethren
in the North know about world affairs and the situation they are in
now. East Germans were allowed to watch West German TV programs before
reunification, but North Koreans are prohibited from using all means
of communications, such as TV, radio, the Internet and mobile phones,
that allow them information on the outside world. Equally important is
to inform the world of how North Koreans are suffering human right
abuses and hunger. In this sense, the South Korean government must be
ashamed that four South Korea-based broadcasters targeting the North,
including Free North Korea Radio, are operating on foreign funds and
frequencies.
Worse, certain left-leaning figures in South Korea turn a blind eye
to the suffering of North Koreans when they visit the Stalinist
country and serve as the North`s mouthpiece after returning home.
Senior judge Kim Yong-dae has found guilty the Rev. Han Sang-ryol,
adviser to the left-leaning Peoples Solidarity for Social Progress,
and Han Chung-mok, co-chairman of the leftist civic group. The former
was indicted for making an unauthorized trip to North Korea in June
last year and the latter for organizing protests to remove a Gen.
George MacArthur statue at Incheon Freedom Park. Criticizing only
South Korea while ignoring the suffering of North Koreans clearly
threatens the very existence and safety of South Korea, Kim said in
his ruling, adding, The two Koreas confront each other militarily and
the National Security Law in South Korea remains in effect. Given
this, freedom of thought and expression should be allowed within
certain limits.
Friday marked the 43rd anniversary of North Korea`s botched attempt
in 1968 to assassinate then South Korean President Park Chung-hee. Kim
Shin-jo, the lone North Korean commando arrested alive at the time,
joined a trip to explore the assassination attempt organized by the
South Korean Army and vividly told young South Korean troops of the
situation at the time. Kim said, North Korean leaders talk about
reconciliation and peace in public, but behind the scenes, they
continuously seek to communize South Korea, adding, We should not
believe North Koreas peace offensive. Pyongyang`s nuclear weapons
development, sinking of the South Korean naval vessel Cheonan, and
shelling of Yeonpyeong Island bear out Kim`s comment (via Mike Cooper,
Jan 23, DXLD; Also via Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, DXLD)
** KUWAIT. 15515, Qur`an service 0524 20 Jan with international news
in Arabic. ID at the end of the feed, S0 (Zacharias Liangas,
Thessaloniki, Greece, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Meaning no flickre of the
S-metre? (gh)
** LAOS, 6130, LNR, 1415-1428, Jan 18 (Tuesday). In English and
Laotian; with what seemed to be their scheduled English language
lesson, “Functioning in Business”.
As it will be Lao New Year’s from April 14 to 16, it might be
worthwhile to check on the LNR External Service on 7145, which has
been off the air for some time now. Last New Year’s I had the pleasure
of hearing their special programming for their English segment (1330-
1400*). They explained about the various activities associated with
Lao New Year’s and then played some indigenous songs, which were very
nice. I hope they will reactivate and broadcast a similar special
program this year too, but it is only a hope (Ron Howard, San
Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This says the dates are April 13-15:
http://www.wordtravels.com/Travelguide/Countries/Laos/Holidays
(Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** LAOS. 6130, Lao National Radio, 1313, very good with nice local
vocals and woman announcer. Perhaps this is on a more regular
schedule, than I had previously thought. Sam Neua and the External
Service remain untraced. 20 Jan (David Sharp, NSW: NRD-535D, FT-950,
Sony 7600GR, Drake R8, Timewave 599zx and others, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** LIBYA. UNID, 11800, vielleicht Libya in Französisch. Allerdings
passt kein Sendeplan, ID irgendwas wie "La Voix du Afrique??". Wer
firmiert so? Viel von Liberte die Rede. Seit 1730 UT hier gehört.
Schwankend zwischen S=3 und S=5, recht nette Musik. Nicht unser ARD
Einheitsbrei. A weng verzerrte Audio. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, Jan 20,
DX LISTENING DIGEST) Später:
11800, Voice of Africa / La Voix de Africa, from Sabrata-LBY,
seemingly on a similar schedule like in last July week 2010. French
16-18 UT, followed by Hausa program 18-20 UT ... 73 wolfy
Program in July 2010 was like
French
1600-1657 on 9880 SAB 500 kW / 230 deg to WNAf
1600-1657 on 11850 SAB 500 kW / 180 deg to NEAf
1700-1757 on 9880 SAB 500 kW / 230 deg to WNAf
1700-1757 on 11850 SAB 500 kW / 180 deg to NEAf
Hausa
1800-1857 on 9880 SAB 500 kW / 230 deg to WNAf
1800-1857 on 11850 SAB 500 kW / 180 deg to NEAf
1900-1957 on 9880 SAB 500 kW / 230 deg to WNAf
1900-1957 on 11850 SAB 500 kW / 180 deg to NEAf
Arabic
2000-2157 on 9880 SAB 500 kW / 230 deg to WNAf
2000-2157 on 11850 SAB 500 kW / 180 deg to NEAf
(Ivo-BULGARIA, via wb, ibid.)
11800, Undoubtedly LJBC Voice of Africa program in French language at
1735 UT Jan 20, S=2 to S=5 faded. Supposedly 16-18 UT instead of
11965? Followed by Hausa ID at 1800 UT til probably 20 UT, but fade
out around 1910 UT. Many French IDs "La Voix de Africa" between 1730
and 1800 UT, light western music and 'humanité' comments in between
(Wolfgang Büschel, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 23 via DXLD)
Surely VOAf does not pronounce ``Africa`` as an English word like
Africa Numéro Un in Gabon; or has the Libyan ownership there led to
some backscatter? (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Glenn, could also be instead IDs "La Voix de A f r i q u e",
I've forgotten the very detail sound ... but was undoubtedly Libya.
73 wolfy (Wolfgang Büschel, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Proper French would be either ``de l`Afrique`` or less likely
``d`Afrique``. Afrique could easily be mistaken for Africa if there is
a residual final syllable as in ``Afriquè`` (gh, DXLOD)
at present between 1900 and 1918 UT I hear again Libya in Hausa on
11800, announced Jumhiryia Africa. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, Jan 25, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
21695, VOAf, Jan 21 at 1547 poor with English talk about --- Africa!
SSOB, compared to JBA Spain on 21610, 21570. Also on 17725 at about
equal poor level. Wolfgang Büschel was hearing Libya on 11800 Jan 20
in French until 1800, then Hausa, perhaps another test of their
alternate sked like last July, so I was wondering whether English
would still be on as usual at 14-16 on 21695, 17725 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MALAYSIA [and non]. RTM Kajang runs some of its transmitters on
offset frequencies, making them easy to spot even if not enough signal
to hear any modulation, as usually the case here. A staple het is on
the lo side of HCJB 6050 around 12-13, and Jan 20 at 1215 I am hearing
a lower-pitched het on 5965, i.e. not offset quite so much to that
loside, i.e. of CRI Korean via Xi`an and/or VOR in Chinese via
Vladivostok. At 1300 the het is still there as CRI theme music reopens
another hour of Korean scheduled 11-15.
As in DXLD 11-03, recent measurements were 5964.80 at 2335 Jan 13, per
Anker Petersen, Denmark; and 6049.64 at 2342 Jan 7, by Graham Bell,
Cape Town (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
7295, TRAXX FM. Kuala Lumpur, Malasia, 0947-1110 ene 23. Gracias a
información de varios medios DX, pude sintonizar con una gran señal
esta emisora presentado un excelente programa de música Jazz, llamado:
Jazz Station. A las 10 y 11 UT con segmentos de noticias locales e
internacionles de Radio Malaysia. "every Sunday only here Traxx FM..."
entre cada tema musical "...Traxx FM..."
Escuchas realizadas en el municipio de Fomeque, con un Sony ICF 2010 y
antena dipolo de 10 metros. Buen DX (Rafael Rodríguez R., Bogotá D.C.
- COLOMBIA, Jan 24, playdx yg via DXLD)
9835, Radio TV Malaysia good with news in Malay 0905 on 15/1. New
Frequency. Frequent “RTM“ idents from reporters. “RTM Suara Malaysia”
at conclusion of sports news 0915. Good signal but heavy QRM from
powerful Chinese on 9845. Also heard 2250 20/1 when frequency measured
as 9835.02. Good signal in Malay. At 2300, time pips and
identification mentioning "Nasional, RTM" followed by news bulletin.
Deteriorating reception and unreadable by 2400. (Clark NZL)
15295, RTM, ‘Voice of Islam’ service in English very strong 0916 15/1
with ident & talk about hot springs tourist destination (Bryan Clark,
Mangawhai (Northland) New Zealand, using AOR7030+ and EWEs to North,
East and Southeast, targeting the Americas, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
I can receive RTM-Sarawak Wai FM on 11665 kHz at *0902 UT on Jan. 21.
// 7270 kHz first noted on Jan. 19 at 0823 UT by Hiro in Akita.
Sound clip:
http://ani.atz.jp/DX/bbs1/img/12481.mp3
by Hiro on Jan. 19.
Because 11665 kHz are delayed than 7270 kHz, I seem to be a new
transmitter of Kajang. Wai FM on 11665kHz is finished at 1600 UT, and
it is relayed Sarawak FM after a national anthem. fade out or s/off at
1608 (S. Hasegawa, NDXC, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
9835, RTM-Sarawak, 1500+ 20 Jan with news in Malay. At 1510 with the
Malay song 'ku gembira disampingmu' dari Kahdijah Ibrahim, then with
talks, with signal around S3 max. But about 1520 the signal was
covered by Turkmen service of Radio Liberty at S6 (Zacharias Liangas,
Thessaloniki, Greece, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
9835, Sarawak FM via RTM, via Kajang, near Kuala Lumpur; checking
randomly from 1133 to 1437, Jan 22. // 5030 (fair-poor), which is
broadcasting from Sarawak. Mostly fair or better; in vernacular with
pop songs and their regular Saturday program of indigenous
chanting/singing and phone calls. Just from 1300 to 1310 was clearly
// 11665 (Wai FM) with the “R-T-M Kuala Lumpur” news relay followed by
ID for Sarawak FM. The 1400 news was not // with 11665. The 9835
signal was many times stronger than Wai FM’s signal on 11665.
11665, Wai FM via RTM, via assume Kajang, near Kuala Lumpur;
checking randomly from 1133 to 1437, Jan 22. New frequency/
transmitter heard thanks to Sei-ichi Hasegawa’s tip in dxldyg; in
vernacular; playing music and with phone calls; mostly poor, but
improving up to almost fair by tune out; mixing with CNR1 (assume
echo jamming); only from 1300 to 1310 was // 9835 (Sarawak FM)
with the “R-T-M Kuala Lumpur” news relay; 1310 the usual “Wai FM”
singing jingle that they play so often; 1400 news was not // to 9835;
assume the local Wai FM and Limbang news; clearly // 7270 (poor
with moderate to strong QRM from PBS Nei Menggu), which is from
Sarawak. Nice to have another frequency to be able to confirm it is
parallel (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1,
dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
11665, nothing audible Jan 23 at 1350 from RTM`s latest new frequency,
reported by S. Hasegawa and Ron Howard as relaying Sarawak services
like on 9835, which is also unheard. This country continues to be a
most frustrating one here to pull any readable signals from on any of
its frequencies. At least they are putting on new transmitters, so
maybe something will eventually work for us. I suspect they lack
antennas aimed USward by coincidence, let alone design (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Hi Glenn, Jan 23 actually had outstanding propagation for much of
Asia. Does not bode well for you hearing these new frequencies, but
perhaps it may still happen. Reception of 9835 has been decent for me
since they fixed the audio. Very enjoyable listening. The difference
in signal strength between 9835 and 11665 was a surprise. Would have
thought they would be about the same level. 11665 need some
adjustments made to it? (Ron Howard, CA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Most of the time we(EUR) have RTI_TWN + CNR jamming on 11665 kHz.
Bad frequency selection, even when azimuth is 93 degrees straight
eastwards (Wolfgang Büschel, Stuttgart, WORLD OF RADIO 1549, ibid.)
9835, Sarawak FM via RTM, via Kajang, near Kuala Lumpur; 1600-1625,
Jan 23. Choral National Anthem (Negaraku – Lagu Kebangsaan Malaysia);
in vernacular; pop songs; mostly fair or better; much stronger than //
11665; before 1600 was // 5030, which went off at 1600.
On attached audio 9835 is the clearest, with 11665 being weaker
and noisy, plus with CNR1 QRM.
11665, Sarawak FM via RTM, via Kajang, near Kuala Lumpur; 1600-1625,
Jan 23. Carrying the Wai FM relay till 1600; choral National Anthem
(Negaraku – Lagu Kebangsaan Malaysia); in vernacular; pop songs;
weaker than // 9835 and had CNR1 echo jamming QRM; assume Wai FM on
7270 went off at 1600, but not confirmed (Ron Howard, Asilomar State
Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Received from Sei-ichi Hasegawa: "Dear Ron, Nice reception!
Acc. to HFCC B10 Operational Schedule Update ver. on Jan. 23:
9835 0000 1600 54NE KAJ 100 93 0 148 1234567 311010 270311
D 9835 LOCAL MLA RTM RTM 17335
11665 0000 1600 54NE KAJ 100 93 0 148 1234567 311010 270311
D 7255 LOCAL MLA RTM RTM 18493
However, I can receive Sarawak FM on 9835 and 11665kHz it is
past 1900 UT today [Jan 23]. S. Hasegawa" Thanks to Sei-ichi for his
confirmation (Ron Howard, Jan 23, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MAURITANIA. Unidentified: I hear an Arabic speaking station on 7245
between 2030 and 0102 close down. The music featured at 2330 to 2350
or so is more African than Middle Eastern. Could this be Nouakchott?
WRTH says SW is irregular. Have a good tape of what I think is an ID
but just not sure. That clip is at:
http://k6eid.com/UNID%207245%201-25-11%200057
Thanks (Phil Finkle, GA, Jan 25, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Yep, I hear "Idha'at Mauritania, Nouakchott" (David Kernick, UK,
ibid.)
Yes, at least past 4 weeks again on air 7245 kHz, also mornings heard
regularly around our Germany morning at 5-8 UT, earliest noted at 0513
here. 73 wb df5sx (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) Not on 4845 at all (gh)
** MEXICO. 660, Jan 21 at 1317 UT music, ``aquí en Delicias``, so
XEACB, Cd. Delicias, Chihuahua. Several of the other usual XE suspects
were in on 650, 710, 730, 770, 870, 1300 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 710, Jan 20 at 1320, TC for 6:20, ``Ranchera de
Cuauhtémoc`` SID, slow SAH and CCI from US stations, i.e. 7 kW XEDP
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also UNIDENTIFIED 660
** MEXICO. 1170/1240, R. Recuerdo and La Rancherita, respectively,
i.e. the opposite to what is shown in the WRTH. This is according to a
QSL to Jan Edh from Ing. Sergio González, Director Técnico de
Radiogrupo in Aguascalientes. "Sí, la programación fué cambiada de
1170 y 1240." This frequency switch has previously also been confirmed
by Henrik Klemetz. Jan Edh, ARC (ARC Central American [sic] News Desk,
Jan via DXLD) Have the call-signs swapped too or not? (gh, DXLD)
** MEXICO. Hi all, I've attached an mp3. I'm hearing XEHM after the
National Anthem and my problem is that I was on 1470 and every
reference I've seen says this is on 1480. Checked Fred Cantu's site,
WRTH etc. Haven't ordered the new IRCA list yet though. I know that I
was taping 1470 as XERCN, KKTY and KGND were all longed in the same
overnight session. Anybody hear it differently then I? Copied Jan 16
at 0659 ELT. [1159 UT]
http://lists.nrcdxas.org/pipermail/am/attachments/20110119/664a4fce/attachment.mp3
Thanks y 73 (Wayne Heinen, CO, NRC-AM via DXLD)
Call appears XEHM, but wasn't able to dig out slogan or location.
Google XEHM 1470 and you'll find several listings for XEHM Ciudad
Delicias here; may be one of those FCC notified frequency changes that
has just been made???? (John Callarman, KA9SPA, Family Genealogist,
Retired Newspaper Editor, DX-oyente, Krum TX (AKA Qal R. Mann,
Krumudgeon), ibid.)
John, Tried it and got a listing at Craig Healy's site
XEHM 1470 kHz Day ND1 CD.DELICIAS CH MX 1.0 kW
Would fit the sign on time. I could [not] dig out the slogan or
location either but sounds like this one may have moved... 73 (Wayne
Heinen, ibid.)
Wayne, Yes, I hear it differently. Listening to it several times, I
think they are saying XEHI, not XEHM. And in IRCA Mexican Log there is
an XEHI on 1470, in Ciudad Miguel Alemán, Tamaulipas. Also I think I
hear Alemán mentioned, and later on ``La H-I``.
The Cofetel list as of last June also shows XEHI on 1470, XEHM on
1480.
http://www.cofetel.gob.mx/work/models/Cofetel_2008/Resource/734/INFRA_AM_JUN10.pdf
Now the question is why some references show XEHM on 1470? 73, (Glenn
Hauser, OK, ibid.)
Hi all, Think this will remain in the UNID pile and I'll configured
the loops and see if I get better reception overnight tonight. 73
(Wayne Heinen, CO, ibid.)
** MEXICO. Re new station on 1670: Just listened to WOR 1548 stream.
From Fred Cantú's page http://mexicoradiotv.com/index.html
Felicidades a Radio Anáhuac, XEANAH 1670, de Huixquilucan, México en
su celebracion de gran apertura que viene el 20 de Enero.
and under the frequency table, power is listed as:
1670 XEANAH Radio Anáhuac Huixquilucan, Mex. 1,000 1,000
(Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
De acuerdo a la identificación que hace XEANAH 1670 kHz, transmite con
1000 vatios (1 kW) de potencia los 24 horas del día (Julián Santiago
D. de B., DF, Jan 20, WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Re 11-03: New -Mexican- on 1670
That is why paper published log books are becoming obsolete. This has
been out on the web since at least June and has the station mentioned:
http://www.cofetel.gob.mx/work/models/Cofetel_2008/Resource/734/INFRA_AM_JUN10.pdf
I found it on this website several months ago.
Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones: http://www.cofetel.gob.mx/
The latest on all the Mexican AM/FM/TV can be found here:
http://www.cofetel.gob.mx/es/Cofetel_2008/Cofe_radio_y_television
The "Estaciones de AM" link leads you to the pdf link I posted above.
Enjoy. (John ];') kugellager, Jan 18, mwdx yg via DXLD) Viz.:
HUIXQUILUCAN * PRODUCTORA Y DIFUSORA UNIVERSITARIA, A.C. XEANAH-AM
1670 1.000 1.000 1-Mar-10 1-Mar-22
So it got a 12-year license starting last March. The list is in state
and city order, so I searched on each X-band frequency. Did not find
any others except the 1610, 1630 and 1700 we already know about (gh,
DXLD)
I may be getting them right now. Heard definite banda music on the
channel under WTDY at 2314 ELT [0414 UT], and it was looping SW from
here. Thinking at first that it might be an image, I checked my local
Spanish outlets on 1420, 1020, and 97.7, but nothing matched, so it
was definitely a 1670 station. Would be interested in knowing what
kinds of music XEANAH will be programming, and at what time. 73, (Rick
Dau, South Omaha, NE, Sony ICF-2010 + Quantum Loop, Jan 19, WORLD OF
RADIO 1549, NRC AM via DXLD)
Se iniciaron oficialmente el día de hoy las transmisiones de XEANAH
"Radio Anáhuac" de la Universidad Anáhuac en los 1670 kHz de la onda
media. A las 10 horas del centro de México (16:00 UTC) se transmitio
la ceremonia de inauguración con la presencia del Rector de dicha
Universidad, Profesores, alumnos y funcionarios de la Secretaría de
Comunicaciones y Transportes.
La señal mejoró sustancialmente, en relación a los días previos en que
fue reportada su escucha.
La programación será básicamente producida por la comunidad de la
mencionada universidad abarcando una gran gama de temas: culturales,
científicos, entretenimiento, música, etc.
"Radio Anáhuac" se inició como "Audio Internet" él 24 de febrero de
2004, denominado desde entonces "Radio Anáhuac" hasta el día de hoy en
que si emite en radiofrecuencia.
Sus estudios y transmisor se ubican en el campus norte de la
"Universidad Anáhuac" en Huixquilucan el cual es un municipio
conurbado en el noroeste de la ciudad de México. Saludos, (Julián
Santiago Díez de Bonilla, Jan 20, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Radio UAM, Radio Anáhuac y Canal 44
Cambio de frecuencia
Fernando Mejía Barquera 2011-01-20•Tendencias
Hace un año, el 27 de enero de 2010, la Cofetel informó sobre el
otorgamiento de 19 permisos para operar estaciones de radio y canales
de televisión a diversas entidades, entre ellas el Congreso de la
Unión (Canal 45 de tv), el Gobierno del Distrito Federal (Canal 21),
la Universidad de Guadalajara (Canal 44), la Universidad Autónoma
Metropolitana (frecuencia 94.1 de FM) y la Universidad Anáhuac
(frecuencia 1670 de AM).
UdeG
A punto de cumplirse un año de ese anuncio se desconoce la fecha en
que los canales televisivos del gobierno del DF y del Congreso
comenzarán a transmitir en señal abierta. En cambio, las frecuencias
asignadas a instituciones universitarias han iniciado transmisiones de
prueba y anuncian ya su salida al aire
Antier [sic], según informó MILENIO, el Canal 44 de la Universidad de
Guadalajara comenzó sus transmisiones de prueba colocando barras
cromáticas en la pantalla acompañadas del logotipo de la emisora; en
la parte de audio se difunde música. En los próximos días aparecerá
una serie de spots anunciando la salida al aire de la emisora cuya
programación regular habrá de iniciar la última semana de enero.
Con la entrada en sintonía del Canal 44, serán diez las televisoras
con señal abierta que podrán sintonizarse en Guadalajara: 2, 4, 5, 9 y
21 de Televisa; 11 y 13 de TV Azteca; 7 del gobierno del estado, y 27,
del Instituto Politécnico Nacional
XHUAM
En marzo de 2010, la Cofetel notificó a la Universidad Autónoma
Metropolitana el otorgamiento de cinco permisos para operar, en el
Distrito Federal, el mismo número de estaciones radiodifusoras. Se
trata de cinco estaciones de baja potencia (apenas 20 watts) que
operarán en una sola frecuencia (94.1 de FM) y transmitirán la misma
programación. Mediante ellas, transmitiendo simultáneamente, la UAM
tratará de cubrir la mayor parte del Distrito Federal. Las estaciones
que serán operadas por la UAM (todas en la frecuencia de 94.1 FM) son:
XHUAMA FM, ubicada en la unidad Azcapotzalco de esa casa de estudios;
XHUAMI FM, en Iztapalapa; XHUAMX FM, en Xochimilco; XHUAMR FM, que
difundirá desde el edificio de la rectoría general; y XHUAMC FM, desde
la unidad Cuajimalpa. Cada una transmitirá con 20 watts, lo que
representa una cobertura radial de entre 6 y 8 kilómetros, y su
permiso tendrá una vigencia de 12 años. Del 11 de marzo de 2010 al 11
de marzo de 2022
En agosto del año pasado, la UAM anunció que las cinco emisoras de
baja potencia comenzarían transmisiones de prueba en enero de 2011 y
que la salida al aire estaba proyectada para febrero de este año. En
todo caso, las transmisiones deberán comenzar antes del 11 de marzo de
2011 para cumplir con el plazo de 365 días que la Cofetel le impuso
como límite.
Radio Anáhuac
Finalmente, el pasado 16 de enero, Julián Santiago Díez de Bonilla y
Héctor García Bojorge, “diexistas” que están siempre en búsqueda de
nuevas señales dentro del espectro radioeléctrico (señales que en
ocasiones pasan desapercibidas para el común de la gente) informaron
sobre el inicio de las transmisiones de prueba de XEANAH, Radio
Anáhuac, 1670 khz en AM. Los estudios de la emisora se localizan en la
Escuela de Comunicación de la Universidad Anáhuac, dentro del campus
Mexico Norte, en Huixquilucan, Estado de México. La emisora anunció el
inicio de sus transmisiones regulares para hoy, 20 de enero de 2011, a
las 8.30 hora del centro de la República.
El problema para Radio Anáhuac es que a corto plazo su número de
radioescuchas será necesariamente pequeño. En México, la inmensa
mayoría de los aparatos receptores de AM sólo tiene capacidad para
sintonizar el segmento que va de los 535 a los 1605 kilohertz, donde
históricamente se han hecho las transmisiones en esa banda. En 1988, a
través del Acuerdo Regional de Río de Janeiro, Brasil, la Unión
Internacional de Telecomunicaciones autorizó a los países de la
“Región 2”, a la cual permanece México, para que, si así lo deseaban,
utilizaran el segmento de 1605 a 1705 kilohertz para colocar en él
radiodifusoras de AM (el acuerdo entró en vigor el 1 de julio de
1990). Posteriormente, el 11 de agosto de 1992, México y Estados
Unidos firmaron un acuerdo para regular el uso de esa extensión de la
banda de AM (1605 a 1705 kilohertz) en la zona fronteriza de ambos
países.
Banda ampliada
Actualmente sólo operan en México dos [sic] estaciones de AM en el
segmento de 1605 a 1705 kilohertz: XEPE AM, 1700 kHz, en Jaramillo,
Baja California, concesionada a la empresa Media Sports, S.A. de C.V.,
y XEUT AM, 1630 kHz, en Tijuana, permisionada a la Universidad
Autónoma de Baja California. Radio Anáhuac, 1670 kilohertz, será la
tercera, pero no podrá ser captada por el público masivo hasta que,
con la digitalización, el “parque” de aparatos receptores se vaya
renovando y exista una mayor cantidad de ellos con capacidad de
sintonizar el segmento de 535 a 1705 kilohertz y no únicamente hasta
los 1605, como ocurre ahora.
Fuente: http://impreso.milenio.com/node/8898002
(via Roberto E. Gómez Morales, México, Jan 20, dxldyg via DXLD) 1610??
Sí, yo pude captar esa señal con bastante claridad desde la central de
la TAPO, muy buena esa estación. Creen que responda a informes de
escucha?? Atte (Luis Vallebueno E., Durango, Dgo Mexico, 2314 UT Jan
20, condiglist yg via DXLD)
Realmente dudo que ya tengan política QSL, sin embargo ocasionalmente
dan el correo electrónico y podrías escribirles. Saludos (Julián
Santiago, ibid.)
1670, XEANAH, Mexico heard while monitoring 1670, with various styles
of music, all in English from Oldies to Rap noted from 6:25 to 7:10 am
[1225-1310 UT] under another Spanish speaker unknown at present.
XEANAH started to fade and was weak by 7:10 am. There were a couple
"Radio Anáhuac" ID's noted in between every 2 to 3 songs. I did find
the internet "Listen Live" web site at
http://www.anahuac.mx/radio/ New!! (James Niven, Cedar Creek, Texas,
1404 UT 21 Jan, NRC-AM via WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DXLD) See unID: 1670
** MEXICO [and non]. 6010-, blocked by RHC, until about 0710 UT Jan
20, in Spanish as a bonus to English scheduled until 0700. But after
hearing R. Alcaraván on 5910 [see COLOMBIA], checked 6010 for the
other HJDH at 0712, and now Cuba is off, and there is a Spanish
station, but soon evident it is R. Mil instead, soft music, 0714 ``11
grados, la temperatura``, Radio Mil promo. Slightly on the lo side,
and some much weaker CCI making very low het, presumably HJDH (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 6185, XEEP, Radio Educación fair to good in the clear
playing English pop tracks 0642 7/1. Comprehensive Spanish ident 0702.
Also audible on // MW 1060 poor to fair (Bryan Clark, Mangawhai
(Northland) New Zealand, using AOR7030+ and EWEs to North, East and
Southeast, targeting the Americas, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
6185, Jan 24 at 0629, only open carrier from XEPPM when it is supposed
to be relaying RFI. This is happening too frequently; wake up in the
cabina! Where no doubt much greater attention is devoted to same
programming on XEEP 1060 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
6185, MÉXICO, Radio Educación, México, DF. 0023 January 25, 2011. In
the clear right now, with some radio play, even a brief "Guantanamera"
singing, and a couple of other traditional Cuban vocals aired
completely. Maybe something Cuban-produced that found its way to the
station, though production values were contrary. Excellent, parallel
very QRMed 1060. RHC Spanish on 6060 and 6140 the same time (Terry L
Krueger, Clearwater, Florida USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, JRC NRD-535;
ICOM IC-R75; Hammarlund HQ-180A; Aqua Guide 705 Radio
Direction Finder; Sony ICF-7600GR; GE SuperRadio III; RadioShack DX-
399; 1 X roof dipole; 1 X in-room random wire, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MONGOLIA [non]. Re 11-03: Hi Glenn, as for the German Transmissions
of Mongolia „Deutsches Radio Ulaanbaatar”, please note our schedule:
http://www.shortwaveservice.com/?page_id=27&lang=de
it’s always up-to date. Today we will do another update, because from
February on there will be another broadcaster be on Sunday 12-14 UT on
6005. Regards, (Christian Milling, Jan 20, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz:
** MONGOLIA [non]. GERMANY/MONGOLIA, 6005/6085, Deutsches Radio
Ulaanbaatar, via Kall-Eifel shortwave relay. Hallo zusammen, hier
jetzt die hochoffiziellen UTC Sendezeiten von DRUB auf
Kurzwelle 6005 kHz, 1300-1400 UT Deutsches Radio Ulaanbaatar
Mittwoch, 26.01.2011
Freitag, 28.01.2011
Montag, 31.01.2011
Mittwoch, 02.02.2011
Freitag, 04.02.2011
Montag, 07.02.2011
Mittwoch, 09.02.2011
Freitag, 11.02.2011
Montag, 14.02.2011
Mittwoch, 16.02.2011
Freitag, 18.02.2011
Kurzwelle 6085 kHz, 0900-1000 UT Deutsches Radio Ulaanbaatar
Dienstag, 25.01.2011
Donnerstags, 27.01.2011
Samstags, 29.01.2011
Dienstag, 01.02.2011
Donnerstag, 03.02.2011
Samstag, 05.02.2011
Dienstag, 08.02.2011
Donnerstag, 10.02.2011
Samstag, 12.02.1011
Dienstag, 15.02.2011
Donnerstag, 17.02.2011
Samstag, 19.02.2011
Postanschrift
Galtai Galsan DRUB
Centralpost p/b 711
Ulan-Bator, Mongolia
e-Mail adresse: <deutschesradioub @ galsan.info>
Christian Milling
Funkhaus Euskirchen e.V.
Kuchenheimer Strasse 155
53881 Euskirchen, Germany
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: http://www.radio700.eu
(Christian Milling, Germany, Jan 21, A-DX via BC-DX Jan 23 via DXLD)
** NETHERLANDS [non]. Closing in October 2012: see BONAIRE
** NIGER. 9705, La Voix du Sahel (Niamey) (presumed), 2156-2218,
1/24/2011, French. West African pop music. Announcement by woman in
French at 2201, then pop music with talk-over by woman. Back to only
music after a few minutes. Poor signal with fading, a few times down
into the noise, but also occasionally up to moderate strength (Jim
Evans, Germantown, TN, IC-R75, RX-340, E1, ICF-SW7600G, G6, Random
Wire, ALA100M Loops, Cumbredx mailing list via DXLD)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6925+AM, Jan 21 at 0612, novelty song; 0615 segué to
``Cotton-Eyed Joe`` with harmonica; 0618 outro as by Red Necks, ID as
Pan Global Wireless, panglobal @ wbcq.us or P O Box 1101, Faribault
MN, 5---- (should be 55021 or vicinity), offering QSL. SIO was 243,
occasional ute QRM. 0619 back to music. Frequency slightly on hi side.
0622 weakening due to desensitization of the FRG-7 fed by 110` mostly
E-W longwire, from extremely strong RTI Spanish via WYFR on 6875.
Didn`t hear it long, but sure enjoyed ``Cotton-Eyed Joe`` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 1230, WBBZ, Ponca City, a semi-local here during daytime
with oldies; unfortunately when I tuned across Jan 26 at 1944 UT, DJ
was mixing extended weather forecast with religious exhortations,
e.g., a nice day Sunday so you must go to church, etc., so it took him
a couple minutes to get thru the week (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. KMUS 1380 noted *on* Sat 1/22 1705-1725 CST [2305-2325
UT] with Broadway show tunes and quick "KMUS Sperry" semi-ID by woman
after every couple of songs. Noted again this evening on drive home
1907-1930 CST with same Broadway show tunes and semi-IDs by woman. No
IBOC sidebands like previous occupant R. Disney. Still on at 1/24
2115CST recheck.
After hearing KMUS on Saturday, I recorded on 1380 overnite last nite
with no sign of KMUS on any TOH recording from 2300 CST 1/23 thru 0700
CST 1/24.
Is KMUS transmitting a minimally required time to maintain an active
license or getting ready to come back full-time? Any one in the
broadcast industry on the lists have any information on this
situation? (Bruce Winkelman AA5CO, Tulsa, OK, Jan 24, ABDX via DXLD)
No, but how about this? (gh)
GAYTAN BROADCASTING WILL BUY TWO TULSA AMS AND FLIP THEM [to] SPANISH
http://www.radio-info.com/news/gaytan-broadcasting-will-buy-two-tulsa-ams-and-flip-them-spanish
Gaytan Broadcasting announces an agreement to purchase two stations
owned by Reunion Broadcasting in Tulsa, Oklahoma, pending FCC
approval. No price was made public. Reunion owns and operates oldies
KRVT-AM (1270), which also has the syndicated Don Imus in mornings,
along with talk KZLI-AM (1570). Both stations will lose those formats
and will be given new Spanish formats. Gaytan already owns regional
Mexican "Que Buena" KXTD-AM (1530) in Tulsa. Gaytan CEO/Owner Maria
DeLeon is also the new co-chair for the Greater Tulsa Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce (via Artie Bigley, OH, Jan 25, DXLD)
** OKLAHOMA [non]. In anticipation of my local 1380 KMUS going back to
full-time status, I recorded overnight the past couple of nights and
logged a new one: KLIZ-MN. Other stations heard/ID'd on the overnites:
KOTA-SD, KHEY-TX, KCNW-KS, WTJK-IL and suspected KSLG-MO. Still no
sign of much needed KXCA, Lawton, OK, one of my few unheard
Oklahomans. One intriguing tid-bit: while listening "live" to 1380 at
0759CST 1/25, I heard a weak vocal version of the Star Spangled Banner
underneath dominant KCNW (Bruce Winkelman AA5CO, Tulsa, OK, Jan 25, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
I poked around in the FCC Database, and noted that in the case of
KMUS, the STA allowed them to remain silent until 22 January, 2011.
That's all I could conclude from digging around in there -- that the
STA expired, so they want to save the license. The records showed that
KMUS went silent on 22 January, 2010 (Eric Berger, ABDX via DXLD)
Yikes! Curmudgeon mode on: Just what Tulsa and surrounding area
needs --- 2 more Spanish formats on the local AM band. I know the
Hispanic demographic is growing rapidly but can the Tulsa metro
*really* support 4 Spanish language/format stations?
(1270/1340/1530/1570 once this deal is consummated) I guess we'll wait
and see. Curmudgeon mode off:
Thanks for the information, Glenn. Eric, I, too, tracked down that
info on the FCC site re: silent authority ending 1/21/11. KMUS is
still on as I type this 2116 CST 1/25 with Broadway-show tunes. From
the signal strength and variation, they must be on their 250 W night
power/pattern (Bruce Winkelman AA5CO, Tulsa, OK, ibid.)
** OKLAHOMA. 1430, KALV, Alva has a null toward KBEZ Tulsa, and
consequently Enid, but signal is JBA in western Enid Jan 26 at 1940,
and just as I tune in hear ``stereo 1430, KALV, Alva`` ID. No AM
stereo on my caradio but KALV is among the AM$ stations listed as of
Sept 2008 at
http://mysite.verizon.net/tekel/amstereo/usa.htm
Then ad for HCG, which should have included a warning like this:
http://www.hcgdietdangers.net/warning.html
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 1610, have noticed that the Enid NWS relay via WQCL720,
Great Salt Plains State Park, has been overridden by loud roaring
noise lately, surely not an intentional new way of representing the
nearby town of Jet, but presumably another transmission or input
problem unnoticed at park HQ. Got worse as I drove north of Enid on US
81 to release another trapped squirrel banned from our pecans, Jan 24
at 2100 UT just across the Grant County line; and still that way in
western Enid on Jan 26 (Glenn Hauser, Enid, Jan 25, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. Until recently, Univisión had been visible on both ch 36
and 48 low-powers from OKC in analog, but lately only on 48. Now we
know why. When tropo bumped up the signal from 48 Jan 22 at 1530 UT, I
scanned the UHF channels in DTV, and found UNI barely decoding on 36,
displayed as 36-1 KCHM-CA, so that one has finally flash-cut from NTSC
to ATSC.
According to W9WI.com listings, the old KCHM-CA had 12.53 kW ERP,
while the new digital KCHM-CA (same call suffix) has 7.33 kW. But they
are from slightly different transmitter sites.
OLD: 35-24-52.40N 97-30-32.00W
NEW: 35-24-53.80N 97-30-35.90W
The hotlinx to maps from coordinates on W9WI.com are Not Found. But
the FCC Google map link shows both on the south side of OKC.
I wonder if they plan to keep 48 in analog as long as possible for the
non-DTV OTA crowd, if any? It`s on the north side in Nichols Hills.
While pointed toward this, also had a `bad` DTV signal on 38, and OETA
Ponca City was up strong when aimed toward it. Listed as analog 38 in
OKC is KOHC-CA, 50 kW with Azteca América, but I have never seen it;
is it really on the air?
I also looked for KUOK-35 Woodward, which is supposedly the home full-
power station being relayed by 36 and 48 in OKC, but no signal from
it, so still way underpowered, while its LP neighbor, KOMI-34 was
decoding as 24-1 KOMI-SD, infomercial at 1544.
Another remaining analog in OKC, KUOT-CA on 19 had sufficient tropo-
enhanced signal, around 1540 UT, continuous religious audio, but
mostly black screen with occasional flashes of video being
transmitted! Hello?
Daystar`s KOCM, OKC DTV on 46 was still on the edge of decoding or not
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PAKISTAN. Radio Pakistan with its news in English from 1600 UT was
heard on Jan 12 & 13 only on 7099 kHz and not on 7570 kHz, and in
range 11535-11575 kHz (Rumen Pankov, Bulgaria, Jan 18, wwdxc BC-DX
TopNews Jan 23 via DXLD) 7099/7100 earlier reported with Azad Kashmir
** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 1725 kHz, GA, PNG beacon, 1529 UT.
1737, KUT, PNG beacon, 1532 UT, miskeying as usual the past year
(Steve Ratzlaff, NE Oregon, Jan 24, IRCA via DXLD)
** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Week in review: Radio Milne Bay was fair on 3365
kHz; Radio East New Britain still buried under utility interference
(Bill, W1OW, Smith, MA, Jan 24, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 3315, R. Manus (presumed), 1429-1439*, Jan 25.
Seemed to be running late; non-stop pop songs; suddenly off with never
any announcements; above average reception (Ron Howard, Asilomar State
Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 5960, Radio Fly (presumed), 1248-1317 + 1504, Jan
18. Another day of mostly non-stop music (Righteous Brothers “You’ve
Lost That Loving Feeling”, etc.); very weak, but still nice to be able
to hear them; unable to hear 3915 nor 4775 (if they are indeed there!)
(Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** PERU. 4746.95, Radio Huanta 2000, 1025, noted with uptempo
conversation between a man and woman, mensajes, many local references.
Only Peruvian heard at this time. 20 Jan (David Sharp, NSW: NRD-535D,
FT-950, Sony 7600GR, Drake R8, Timewave 599zx and others, dxldyg via
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PERU. 4939.97, 19.1 2259, Radio San Antonio good strength and nice
music. Abrupt off 2300 (Thomas Nilsson, Sweden, SW Bulletin Jan 23 via
DXLD)
4940, RADIO SAN ANTONIO, Atalaya, Perú. 2253-2310 ene 21.
Programa: El pan nuestro de cada dia. Campaña Supermodales. A las 2257
usual ID: "...Radio San Antonio, una radio intercultural, misionera y
educativa en los 95.5 FM y en onda corta 49-40. Radio San Antonio, una
radio diferente..."
5921.3, RADIO BETHEL, Arequipa, Perú. 1040-1050 ene 22. Frases de
predicación y melodías instrumentales. Luego "... 24 horas al día, 7
días de la semana. 365 días al año, llevando bendición a su hogar...
Radio Bethel..." Programa: La hora de la transformación. Escuchas
realizadas en el municipio de Fomeque, con un Sony ICF 2010 y antena
dipolo de 10 metros. Buen DX (Rafael Rodríguez R., Bogotá D.C. -
COLOMBIA, Jan 24, playdx yg via DXLD)
** PERU. 18058-, Jan 26 at 2043, JBA carrier with traces of audio,
from 3 x 6019.3+, R. Victoria; checked here since Chile was inbooming
on 17680 which is not unusual (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PHILIPPINES. Re 11-03: Never mind what I say on WORLD OF RADIO 1548
about R. Blagovest being gone from R. Veritas Asia. Altho it was
absent Jan 17 and 18, it`s back with good signal Jan 19! 1503 tune-in,
Russian talk, about Yerushalim, Paul, etc., bothered by DentroCuban
Jamming Command on 9565, despite its use by R. Martí only between 20
and 24 UT (half Sackville, half Greenville)!
RB keeps talking, presumably sermonizing at further chex, 1520 had
switched to YL, 1534 finally some sacred classical music where they
usually put it to break up the gab; 1543.6 bells and ID ``Vy
slushayetye Radio Blagovest``, more talk by OM until 1553 music with
bells, 1554 ID, 1555 RVA 14-note IS and off by 1556* (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
After at least two days off, R. Blagovest now has accomplished two
days on: 9570, Jan 20 at 1459, instrumental music prélude, Radio
Veritas Asia sign-on in English with jazzy background, ``from Quezon
City, stay tuned for a broadcast in Russian at 1500 on 9.570``. 1500
bells and R. Blagovest opening, VG as are other Philippine sites on
9430, 9760.
9570, Jan 21 not checked until 1554, just in time to hear the bells,
R. Blagovest ID in Russian concluding the 1500 broadcast via RVA,
still on the air for third day in a row. In last report I omitted the
frequency.
9570, RVA, Jan 23 at 1515 choral music, bell and Russian from R.
Blagovest service.
9570, Jan 24 at 1500, bells, R. Blagovest sign-on in Russian, flutter,
via RVA. Also audible around 1515 Jan 25 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF
RADIO 1549, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PORTUGAL [and non]. 12040, altho RDPI was made aware of the clash
with Cuba several weeks ago, nothing has been done about it. Still Jan
26 at 2034, sports commentary in hyper-Portuguese is about equal level
with RHC music. Meanwhile numerous nearby frequencies are open, e.g.
12030 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PRIDNESTROVYE. 6240: see RUSSIA
** ROMANIA. Observed Dec 24-Jan 13, four programs in Romanian are of
their 1st Home Service called Radio Romania Actualitati [sic] (in a
Deneb DX Forum in Russian language one man wrote the exact
pronunciation is "Aktualitatez" [sic]) and not as the other programs
in Romanian presented as Radio Romania International. So RRA on SW is
on the air:
0500-0600 6145 7220
1400-1500 11940 15170
1600-1700 9655 11870
2000-2100 5990 7380
- all four also on several MWs and FMs (? and on LW?).
(Rumen Pankov, Bulgaria, Jan 18, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 23 via DXLD)
** RUSSIA [and non]. 6075, Jan 22 at 1355 bits of music mixing with
the motorboat from R. Rossii, Pet/Kam; late time-signal at 1400, and
stayed on until 1401:17* mixing with Taiwan/ChiCom just starting.
Still no sign of 8GAL on 6074 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
6075, R. Rossii, 1358-1400*, Jan 24. Finally they have fixed the
problem with their transmitter; no longer emitting the motorboating
sound (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD
OF RADIO 1549, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also UNIDENTIFIED 6074
6075, Jan 25 at 0629, DW German in the clear with no motorboating-
rumble from Pet/Kam! And Ron Howard found it had been fixed the
previous morning --- but for how long?
6075, Jan 26 at 1400, R. Rossii indeed motorboatless during closing
timesignal, overlapping with start of CW marker on 6074: see
UNIDENTIFIED (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** RUSSIA. 9695, Voice of Russia, Samara. 1237 January 22, 2011. Male
and female trading off world news items, ID's. Very good, though het
from something about 700 Hz higher made this best via LSB. Gone (off
at 1300, I guess) on recheck just after 1300. (Terry L Krueger,
Clearwater, Florida USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, JRC NRD-535; ICOM IC-
R75; Hammarlund HQ-180A; Aqua Guide 705 Radio Direction Finder; Sony
ICF-7600GR; GE SuperRadio III; RadioShack DX-399; 1 X roof dipole; 1 X
in-room random wire, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Off frequency would be Brasil; see BRAZIL (gh)
** RUSSIA [and non]. 9840 via Pet/Kam, surprised to find VOR English
to NAm propagating well tonight, Jan 20 at 0657 music just as it is
about over, much better than // 9855 Vladivostok. 9840 does have some
lite CCI, presumably from the Moscow R. Rossii transmitter, Russians
vs Russians! 0658 sign-off announcement for NAm, to resume at 23 on
41m; 0659 IS and off.
Meanwhile, RNZI was VG opening 9765 with bellbird, and RA was good on
9710, 9660, see AUSTRALIA, while WYFR was JBA instead of usual
inbooming on 9715, 9680, less than Brazil on 9675 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** RUSSIA. 9855, RUSSIA (ASIATIC). Voice of Russia, Vladivostok, 0631,
Jan 20. English, man and woman beginning “In Focus” program. Poor. //
9840 via Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Fair (Harold Sellers, Vernon,
British Columbia, Listening from my car with Eton E1 and AN1 active
antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** RUSSIA [non?]. 7290 seems to be a new frequency from assumed
MOLDOVA. Voice of Russia, 0050 Jan 25. English with “In Focus” news
and events program, 0058 ID. Poor to very poor. (Sellers-BC)
11830 unlisted, site? Voice of Russia, 2340 Jan 24. English, woman
with the “Jazz Show”. Poor with het, // 7250 very poor (Harold
Sellers, Vernon, British Columbia, Listening from my car with the Eton
E1 and Sony AN1 antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
RE 7290 - I agree with Harold that this is via MOLDOVA as 6240 has
been missing for a while. Voice of Russia on 11830 has me beat (Mark
Coady, Jan 25, ODXA yg via DXLD)
Since Harold Sellers had reported VOR on new 7290, from Moldova? I
checked the usual relay frequency after 0000, 6240, at 0053 Jan 26,
and nothing there; something on 7290 but could not tell what (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Radio PMR on 6240 at 2359 Jan 26 with presumed national anthem to
close at 2400. Excellent signal. 7290 is already on at 2359 Jan 26
with silence followed by about 30 seconds of VOR interval signal to
midnight then continuing past 0000 with usual ID and into news. Not
quite as good a signal as 6240. Regards (Harry Brooks, North East
England, UK, UT Jan 27, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SARAWAK. 5030, Sarawak FM, 1335 + 1505, Jan 18. In vernacular; the
earlier reception was poor, while later was up to fair; // 9835 was
the opposite: stronger earlier on and weaker later. 9835 continues
with good audio. Jan 19 at 1051 both fair with reciting from the
Qur’an (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg
via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9835, 11665: see MALAYSIA
** SARAWAK [non]. Re 11-03: 6205, Jan 20 at 1242, Malay-sounding
conversation, flutter from R. Free Sarawak via TAJIKISTAN. Reception
was much better 24 hours earlier, and there was not much signal here
0.5 hour earlier either (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SERBIA [non non]. 9505, 19.1 1330, International Radio Serbia here
with 10 kW and dipole antenna according to Svetomir Cuckovic via Bengt
Ericson. Heard from 1330 with news in Serbian, 1400 news and cultural
items in English, good signals (Ullmar Qvick, Sweden, SW Bulletin Jan
23 via DXLD)
** SIKKIM. 4835.00, AIR-Gangtok, Sikkim: Open carrier came on at 0053,
and immediately had the 1 kHz test tone to 0058. The AIR IS played
till 0100. Extremely strong; was able to block out [4840] WWCR 90%.
Singing national music till 0101, then F voice, announcements, ID in
language, anmts, and into stringed instrument till 0104. More anmts by
F voice, then music and singing to past 0106. Similar format heard to
0126, when badly faded (Jim Young, Wrightwood, CA, UT Jan 22, IC-
756ProIII + 40-meter yagi and antenna tuner, NASWA yg via WORLD OF
RADIO 1549, DXLD) See also INDIA
** SINGAPORE. A couple of months ago, Radio Australia announced that
they have been granted a shortwave license by the authorities in
Singapore, and their programming to some countries in Asia is now on
the air from a shortwave station at this new location. The silent
shortwave facility operated previously by Radio Singapore
International at Kranji has apparently been re-activated for this
purpose (Adrian Peterson, IN, AWR Wavescan script for Jan 16 via DXLD)
?? What do you mean, reactivated? Kranji has remained in heavy use
with lots of VTC relays of BBC, DW, RNW, R. Japan too. Perhaps you are
thinking that the separate R. Singapore International SW site has come
back (Glenn Hauser, DXLD)
** SOLOMON ISLANDS. 5019.87, 16.1 0835, SIBS in English, rather weak
in the noise, only a mere S 3-4 (Thomas Nilsson, Sweden, SW Bulletin
Jan 23 via DXLD)
** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. 9385, WWRB, Jan 22 at 1449, Brother Scare
with his insurmountable ego advises us to wait for him, The Overcomer,
to proclaim when Passover will really begin this year, April 18 or 19,
depending on sighting of the Moon. Attention, World Jewry!! (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also USA: WWRB
BC-DX 999: UNIDENTIFIED 17580 English sermon of US preacher at 1448 UT
Jan 22, S=2 weak signal, - used in A-10 by YFR via WER or ASC. Organ
music at 1456-1458 UT.
This is Brother Stair 1400-1600 on 17580 WER 100 kW / 170 deg to CeAf,
ex1500-1600 on 17485 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria, via Büschel, DXLD)
** SPAIN [and non]. 9765, Wed Jan 26 at 1347, routine check for the
Basque semihour from REE via COSTA RICA: instead, Antonio Buitrago in
Castilian with mailbag segment, reading reception reports on ``Amigos
de la Onda Corta``! That`s the DX program normally aired only at two
rather inconvenient times on weekends, one of which is 1330 Sundays.
Also on // 17595 direct running a few words ahead before satellite
delay. I suspect REE just grabbed a show to substitute for missing
Euskera segment today, not a permanent change (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** SUDAN. 7200, Radio Sudan, Khartoum, 0615-0625, 23-01, male and
female, vernacular, comments. 23322 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs
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)
** SUDAN [non]. Re 11-03: 17745, Jan 19 at 1600, Sudan Radio Service
ID names pronounced in English amid other language, colloquial Arabic?
Also contact info, srs@edc.org and phone numbers not pronounced in
English. Strumming instrument in background, F-G signal. This is daily
15-17, 250 kW, 114 degrees via Sines, PORTUGAL.
17700, weaker Jan 19 at 1602, very similar music in background of non-
// announcement from the separate SRS hour for Darfur, per Aoki in
Arabic, 16-17 daily except Fridays, 250 kW, 65 degrees from ASCENSION
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SURINAME. 914, R. Nickerie is observed (Renato in mw-br @
yahoogrupos.com.br via ARC South American News Desk, Jan via DXLD)
Apparently replying to WRTH 2011 which says it is ``not heard``, nor
the two other private MW stations. On such a rare split frequency,
some signs of it ought to show up for NAm MW DXers; 3 kW (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SURINAM. 4990, Radio Apintie peaking at fair level in Dutch 0846
15/1, best level I’ve ever had on this low power operation. At 0857
drum tuning signal, then anthem and identification in Dutch, including
website and studio address. Barely readable when rechecked at 0920
(Bryan Clark, Mangawhai (Northland) New Zealand, using AOR7030+ and
EWEs to North, East and Southeast, targeting the Americas, dxldyg via
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SWAZILAND. 3200, TWR Manzini the strongest 90 m African at 1738 9/1
with syndicated evangelist in English, fair. BBC Meyerton 3255 poor.
Christian Voice Zambia 4965 fair, weak signal on 4949.77 perhaps
Dunamis Uganda? (Bryan Clark, Mangawhai (Northland) New Zealand, using
AOR7030+ and EWEs to North, East and Southeast, targeting the
Americas, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TAIWAN [and non]. Next Edition of Media Network Plus January 29
Hi Everyone, Coming up on the next edition of Media Network Plus:
Results from a listeners poll we had running since December 28th,
which will focus on he listening audience and what they think are the
reasons for the changes that have taken place over the last 10 years
in international broadcasting. Our guest on the program will be Victor
Goonetilleke. First transmission times:
January 29 – 9955 kHz – 0200 UT (Caribbean/Latin America) webstream
http://www.wrmi.net
January 29 – MV/FM – 0300 UT (Micronesia) webstream
http://www.pcjmedia.com
January 29 – FM 90.5 fm – 0400 UT (Singapore) webstream
http://www.pcjmedia.com
January 29 – MV/FM – 0600 UT (Micronesia) webstream www.pcjmedia.com
January 30 – Internet – 0600 UT webstream www.pcjmedia.com
January 30 – Internet – 1600 UT webstream www.pcjmedia.com
Radio Miami International also relays the program at various times
after the first transmission. As does World FM in New Zealand,
including a number of PCJ Partner Stations. Regards, (Paulette &
Keith, Jan 21, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** THAILAND. 9720, Radio Thailand on Jan 18th missing at 1230 for
their sign-on but in with a very good signal at 1238 re-check with a
man and woman reading the news and a man with "You're listening to
Radio Thailand news" at 1244. This one is often late coming on at this
time so you should check a few minutes later (Mark Coady,
Peterborough, ON K9J 6X3, NASWA yg via DXLD)
[and non]. 9725, R. Thailand, with flutter, Jan 22 at 1407 YL with
accented but clearly-enunciated world news in English, items about
China, Lukashenko, 11-metre catamaran en route from Guam to Cebu
missing. 1410 ending news, into feature on cable and satellite
broadcasting in China, Bangkok. 1411 hit by open carrier atop, brief
tone test at 1411.5. Likely tune-up by the next occupant of 9725, VOA
Vietnamese via PHX, Tinang, Philippines, scheduled from 1500 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
9720, Radio Thailand. Udorn. 1240-1300 January 22, 2011. Excellent
with English dual accented youthful females reading patter on the Thai
Prime Minister, political party clashes, His Majesty the King message,
etc. and mention that they will be back after this break (for what?).
Well, then, oddly, a male canned voice-over Chevron quasi-advert: "The
energy Chevron provides... That's the power of human energy...
producing one-half the Kingdom's natural gas power that drives
energy... Chevron... That's the power of human energy." Back to news
items, including the resurgence of pig flu in those traveling from
Hong Kong and Macao (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida USA,
27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, JRC NRD-535; ICOM IC-R75; Hammarlund HQ-180A;
Aqua Guide 705 Radio Direction Finder; Sony ICF-7600GR; GE SuperRadio
III; RadioShack DX-399; 1 X roof dipole; 1 X in-room random wire, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** THAILAND. The new government regulatory agency in charge of
broadcasting will have its work cut out in bringing community stations
in line with laws governing frequency allocation and advertisement
* Published: 23/01/2011 * Newspaper section: Spectrum
In rural areas throughout Thailand, hands more accustomed to holding
hoes, knives and fishing nets are now occupied with communications
equipment for community radio stations. The stations are becoming a
part of the daily lives of farmers and fishermen who are exercising
their right to freedom of expression as never before. . .
columnist Writer: Supara Janchitfah Position: Spectrum Reporter
Source: Bangkok Post, http://bit.ly/fUXOww
(via Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, DXLD)
** TIBET. 4905, Xizang PBS, Lhasa in English, 01/21 2240-2252 heard //
4920 (not checked on other frequencies); M/W reading news (with final
"... and that's the news"); at 2242 Chinese pop song; M/W in English
mentioned Tibet; other M talk in English (no much clear) till 2250;
Chinese song; heard in SSB with fast QSB and strong statics; almost
fair/poor (Serra-Italy)
4920, Xizang PBS, Lhasa in local language, 01/21 2203-2223 heard in //
4905 (fair) (not checked on other frequencies); Chinese pop song; W
talk over John Lennon's "Imagine" music (mentioned Radio, Lhasa); at
2208 Chinese pop song; W brief announcement over music; Chinese song;
M brief announcement over Chinese music pause; W talk over John
Lennon's "Imagine"; local version of Imagination's "Just an illusion"
song; best heard in LSB to null utes; moderate statics; fair - re-
checked 2237-2240 with M/W reading news in English; poor/almost fair
with QRM utes (Giovanni Serra, Roma, Italy, JRC NRD 525; Alpha Delta
DX-SWL Sloper-S; RG 8 mini coaxial cable; JPS NIR 12 Noise &
Interference Reducer-Dual DSP outboard audio filter; Intek PS-35 5
ampere feeder; JRC – NVA 319 external loudspeaker unit; Yaesu YH – 77
STA stereo headphones; Oregon Scientific radio controlled clock,
WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TUNISIA. You can listen to RTCI in French (the same service
available on satellite in the U.S.) at: http://rtci.fm/
This station also has half-hour segments in German, Italian, Spanish
and English (2000 UT). (Mike Cooper, GA, Jan 20, WORLD OF RADIO 1549,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Well, that was a bit of a letdown. Started listening before 2000 UT
and there was good Spanish music and announcements, but 2000 French,
only 3 minutes of news and back to music. Wonder when English really
is, and if it was this way before the revolution/abdication. Glenn
Glenn: Sorry, I got the hours wrong. I believe it`s 1900 UT for
English and 1930 for Spanish. Apologies for the confusion. I've never
seen any sort of published schedule for RTCI. I only know the
programming from listening. They sign off at 0100 UT with the
Tunisian national anthem. (Not many broadcasters do this any more; my
9-year-old daughter can now identify this piece of music.) Before
signing on at 0500 UT (I think it is), they run an hour of tone.
Not sure I've ever actually heard the sign-on.
The Arabic Tunis on satellite seems to be 24 hours, I've never
listened to much as it's talk or non-contemporary music.
The half-hour in English is a bit of a shambles. A few news items,
mostly of the government pronouncement type, with lots of boring pop
music as filler (Mike Cooper, ibid.)
12005, Jan 21 at 1558, nice orchestral ME music past 1600, no
timesignal, 1601 talk in Arabic, poor, but no doubt RTT, as scheduled
1600-2000 here and typically turned on a few minutes earlier.
Still no English on SW, but Mike Cooper hears some on satellite, also
webcast, believed to be scheduled at 1900-1930 via http://rtci.fm/ but
it`s mostly music after a few minutes of news (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Tunis seems to be running subdued music right now. I don't know if
foreign language broadcasts or programming in general are in limbo
at the moment. There is supposed to be a three-day mourning period in
Tunisia for those killed in recent demonstrations, so this may affect
programming. In general, the programming has been a bit more subdued
in recent weeks. I didn't hear the usual heavy-metal rock show last
night, for example (Mike Cooper, GA, 1904 UT Jan 21, WORLD OF RADIO
1549, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Yes, just modern `classical` music before 1900, continuing without
break, later traditional classical. Or maybe Friday is a regular day
off? (gh, ibid.)
Glenn: No, I'm sure things are off kilter because of the mourning
period or the events in general. They haven't had the normal variety
of music programs in the past couple of weeks -- generally playing
much blander contemporary music. And I haven't heard some of the usual
announcer voices. Given that there's no ministry of communications or
information anymore, they're probably in a real state of flux. I
forget if the foreign-language programs air on the weekend or not. I
don't listen to the English half-hour often as it's pretty boring (and
conflicts with a good alternative-rock program on Polskie Radio 3 on
weekdays that I get on the same satellite). (Mike Cooper, later Jan
21, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
TUNISIA - Noted with tremendous signals (S9 + 20/30 dB)on 7345 from
2206 to 2306 close in Arabic. Had a special program with classic
guitar music (reminiscent of Flamenco music) with a male announcer
taking telephone calls from various people (assume it had to do with
the problems there). At 2301, man spoke followed by a woman reading
news (I think). (Finkle, K6EID, GA, Jan 22-24, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
[and non]. 7275, RTT, Jan 25 interrupted music at 0626:12, and cut off
the air 10 sex later at 0626:22*, leaving carrier with little if any
modulation, presumably R. Nigeria, Abuja (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** TUNISIA. TUNISIA ARRESTS TV CHANNEL OWNER FOR “TREASON”
Tunisia has arrested the owner of a private TV station and his son for
“grand treason” for inciting violence and working for ousted leader
Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali’s return, the state news agency said today.
“The owner of Hannibal TV (Larbi Nasra), who is a relative of the
former president’s wife, is using the channel to abort the youth’s
revolution, spread confusion, incite strife and broadcast false
information,” a statement citing an authorised source said. “The aim
is to create a constitutional vacuum, ruin stability and take the
country into a vortex of violence that will bring back the
dictatorship of the former president.”
The Tunisian news agency said Nasra and his son had been arrested “to
secure the nation’s safety and the revolution’s success”. “They will
be transferred to the justice system for prosecution over high treason
and conspiracy against the country,” the agency said.
Lutfi Salami, spokesman for the channel set up in 2005, declined to
comment on the charges but said the state broadcasting authorities had
stopped the station’s broadcasts. Like Tunisian state television,
Hannibal has carried discussion shows about the uprising, ongoing
demonstrations and future of the transitional government.
(Source: Reuters)(January 23rd, 2011 - 17:44 UTC by Andy Sennitt,
Media Network blog via DXLD)
HANNIBAL TV RESUMES BROADCASTING IN TUNISIA AFTER SHORT INTERRUPTION
After a decision of the provisional Government of National Unity,
Hannibal TV resumed its broadcasting on Sunday eveninga fter an
interruption of a few hours. This interruption took place after the
announcement, on Sunday, by an authorised source of the arrest of the
owner of the channel and his son for “high treason” and “conspiracy”
against state security.
Just after the resumption of the broadcast, Ahmed Nejib Chebbi,
Minister of Regional and Local Development appeared on the screen,
saying that his presence in the headquarters of the Hannibal TV
channel comes in response to instructions issued by Prime Minister
Mohamed Ghannouchi to implement this decision.
“In my own name and on behalf of the Government which has entrusted me
with this mission, we apologise for the interruption of the
broadcasting of Hannibal TV channel, said Mr Chebbi. “This error is
not politically assumed. That is why we have come to rectify the
situation,” he added. The Government has not taken the decision to
stop broadcasting of the channel, he pointed out, adding that despite
the imbalance in terms of appearances on the different Tunisian
channels, no action has been taken to address this situation.
Whatever the comments and assessment on performance of these channels,
“this can by no means justify any constraint on freedom of opinion.”
(Source: TAP via tunisiaonlinenews.com) (January 24th, 2011 - 10:19
UTC by Andy Sennitt, Media Network blog via DXLD) Cartago delenda est?
(gh)
** TURKEY [and non]. 12035, Jan 22 at 1420, instrumental music with a
clearly Christian tone, certainly not the kind of music VOT would ever
play, altho surely in Turkish fill music at this minute toward the end
of English broadcast. Yes, at 1422 W&M in Chinese, i.e. KSDA GUAM as
scheduled 1400-1500, 100 kW, 300 degrees from Agat. There was however,
a SAH of about 150/minute = 2.5 Hz, no doubt from poor VOT way
underneath. At least their first half-hour from 1330 should be in the
clear (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** UGANDA. 4976, Radio Uganda (Kampala), 0426-0440, 1/23/2011,
English. Pop music. Talk by man at 0427, sometimes joined by woman.
Very weak signal with fading. Language was definitely English, but
poor signal, noise, and somewhat muffled audio made content difficult
to understand. It may have been a Sunday religious program. Also
heard 1/25/2011, 0424-0434, with talk and pop music, and somewhat
improved signal (Jim Evans, Germantown, TN, IC-R75, RX-340, E1, ICF-
SW7600G, G6, Random Wire, ALA100M Loops, Cumbredx mailing list via
DXLD)
** UKRAINE. 3915, 10.1 1600, While checking if Fly is on (seems to be
off since last October or so) I heard music --- and afterwards talk -
and it seems this is UKRAINE! Calculating harmonics gives 5 x 783, and
there it is on 783! (Tarmo Kontro. Espoo, Finland, SW Bulletin Jan 23
via DXLD)
** UKRAINE. Nothing heard today on 6030 from 1800 to 2000 and on 6140
at 2100-2200. Last week, in response to a listener who complained
about the SW shut down to North America, RUI mentioned a « technical
problem ». Did someone recently hear the European frequencies? Best
regards from France (JM Aubier Jan 22, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1549,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
How about the only English broadcast that was left on the schedule at
2000 on 6030? (gh, ibid.)
Two days ago I heard Voice of Russia in German on its Ukrainian
frequency of 11655 (at about 1130 UT). But if I'm not mistaken, 6030
and 6140 are carried from a different transmitting center.
As discussed earlier, the term "technical problem" has a very broad
meaning in Ukrainian and Russian. If RUI's programs are indeed off the
SW, I'd suspect it's due to non-payments. 73! (Sergei S., Jan 23,
WORLD OF RADIO 1549, ibid.)
** U S S R. While googling for something else I run into this
"nostalgic" piece from People magazine (August 31, 1981, Vol. 16, No.
9). Just wanted to share it with you. Cheers, (Sergei S., dxldyg via
DXLD) Viz.:
EX-NEW YORKER VLADIMIR POZNER IS MOSCOW'S MOUTHPIECE
http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20080097,00.html
Like any good PR man, Vladimir Pozner is a master of the firm
handshake, the friendly smile and the practiced patter. To be sure, he
needs these attributes more than most promoters, since his product is
a tough sell—the Soviet Union.
As deputy editor in chief of Radio Moscow's English-language World
Service, whose broadcasts blanket the globe, Pozner's job is, in his
words, "to present the Soviet view in terms that are understandable to
a broad American and Western audience." And no one is better qualified
for this position, since he spent most of his boyhood in Manhattan.
Speaking in accent-free American English, Pozner, 47, has blossomed
into an ambassador of the airwaves. Since June 1980 he has appeared
five times on ABC's late-night news roundup, Nightline. "Quite to my
surprise," Pozner says, "I've become a celebrity." One of his
appearances was on an Emmy-winning program during the 1980
presidential election. "I got a letter from Roone Arledge," he
reports, "but no statuette."
The road from American high school student to Soviet propagandist was
predictably complex. Pozner was born in Paris in 1934 to a Russian
father and a French mother. His parents worked in the Resistance until
1940, when they fled the Nazis to the U.S. Vladimir's father, who had
been an employee of the French subsidiary of MGM, took a job in the
film company's New York distribution office. At age 13, Vladimir was
enrolled in rigorous Stuyvesant High School, and soon his espousal of
Marxism, the political philosophy of his father, made the young
student an object of derision. "I was called 'Red' and 'Commie,' " he
remembers. "I got a political education."
At the height of the McCarthy era, Pozner claims, MGM told his father
to become a U.S. citizen or he would be fired. Instead, the family
moved to Moscow in 1953. For the 19-year-old Vladimir, the transition
was surprisingly smooth. "Almost anyone emigrating to a new country
remains a foreigner until he dies," he says. "I was lucky. I adapted
to a different culture perfectly well. In short order, Vladimir became
a Soviet citizen, got a degree in biology and took a job translating
English poetry into Russian. He started work with the Novosti press
agency in 1961 and joined Radio Moscow in 1970.
Part of Pozner's attraction to Western audiences is his willingness to
criticize the Soviet system—mildly. "On most issues," he says, "I
share the view of the Soviet government. But I've also made it clear
that certain things I do not share." For example, he is opposed to
capital punishment. Death sentences are common in the U.S.S.R. for
murder, rape and embezzlement of public property. Pozner even concedes
that the Soviet Union has suffered politically because of the invasion
of Afghanistan.
Pozner's devotion to Soviet orthodoxy makes him a provocative
commodity on American television. "I enjoy matching wits with him,"
says Nightline host Ted Koppel. Meanwhile, the government of the
U.S.S.R. seems to relish having a popular presence on U.S. TV. Being a
celebrity, Pozner says, "seems to suit my people, and it seems to suit
your people."
His private life is quite comfortable by Soviet standards. He and wife
Catherine, a magazine art director, live in a five-room Moscow duplex
with their two children, aged 19 and 21. The government-subsidized
rent is only $21 a month. But in the comfort of his book-lined
apartment, Pozner still manages to sound a bit capitalistic. When he
talks about his ABC appearances, he jokes that after the network pays
the Soviet government, his cut is only $140 per show. "If you ask me,"
he says, "that is not enough. But I guess everybody feels that way."
Even in Socialist Paradise (via Sergei S., ibid.)
** U K. BBC WORLD SERVICE TO 'CUT UP TO 650 JOBS'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jan/25/bbc-world-service-jobs
Unprecedented round of staff cuts expected as corporation seeks to
make £50m of savings from international broadcasting operations
BBC Bush House in the Aldwych where staff will hold a 'vigil'.
Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian [caption}
Staff at the BBC World Service are braced for an unprecedented round
of cuts to be announced tomorrow, with job losses of about 650 – more
than 25% of its workforce.
The overhaul will include the closure of foreign language services and
sweeping cuts to broadcasts on shortwave radio.
Total job losses are expected to be up to 650 – out of an overall
World Service workforce of about 2,000 – as the corporation seeks to
make £50m of savings. The World Service is facing a 16% budget cut
between now and 2014 imposed as part of the government comprehensive
spending review.
It is anticipated that five foreign language services will be closed
and a number of others will be scaled back. The cuts are due to be
announced by BBC World Service director Peter Horrocks tomorrow
morning.
Tomorrow's World Service cuts will take the number of BBC job cuts
announced this week up to about 1,000, following Monday's news of 360
post closures in BBC Online.
More redundancies will follow as other areas of the BBC inform staff
of their plans to meet director general Mark Thompson's overall target
of 20% budget cuts, with total job losses expected to top 2,000.
The National Union of Journalists has called on MPs to conduct an
urgent review of the changes which it said would do "irreparable
damage" to the World Service.
In a letter to culture select committee chairman John Whittingdale, an
NUJ representative said it was "fighting for the very existence of a
style of journalism that has brought hope to countless millions of
people across the world".
"What will be announced tomorrow is nothing short of a tragedy," said
the union official in the letter. "I hope that you will give us your
full support to stop this act of vandalism."
World Service journalists and production staff will hold a "vigil" at
the Aldwych entrance of its Bush House headquarters tomorrow lunchtime
in the wake of the management announcement.
The BBC will take over the funding for the World Service when the
current financial agreement ends in 2014, one of the conditions of the
recent licence fee settlement that will see the corporation take a 16%
cut in funding over six years (via Kevin Redding, WORLD OF RADIO 1549,
DXLD)
** U K. BBC WORLD SERVICE TO CUT FIVE LANGUAGE SERVICES
25 January 2011 Last updated at 14:50 ET
The BBC World Service is to close five of its language services.
It is thought that about 650 jobs will be lost from a workforce of
some 2,400. It is believed staff will be informed on Wednesday of the
redundancies.
The Macedonian, Albanian and Serbian services will be axed, as will
English for the Caribbean and Portuguese for Africa, in a bid to save
£46m a year. . .
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12277413
(via Dean Bonnano, Carlos Coimbra, DXLD; Mike Terry, dxldyg, WORLD OF
RADIO 1549)
English to Caribbean = 1215-1300 UT M-F on WHRI 9410, GUF 11860, but
not clear exactly when that will be going off (gh, WORLD OF RADIO
1549, DXLD)
Further details from the FT at [free registration required]
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d6fb6314-28c4-11e0-aa18-00144feab49a.html#axzz1C5iQqtl9
which says the Russian service will continue, but will no longer be on
SW, and that the Chinese service will be mainly aimed at an audience
outside China (Chris Greenway, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Ha, in probably vain attempt to get the ChiCom to stop jamming (gh,
WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
"THE WORLD SERVICE CAN SURVIVE THESE CUTS" === By Mark Thompson,
Director-general of the BBC 11:00 PM GMT 25 January 2011
Today will be a painful day for the BBC and for the millions of people
around the globe who value the World Service. This morning, we are
announcing a series of cuts that have been made necessary by last
autumn's Comprehensive Spending Review. We will do our best to
minimise the consequences, but they will inevitably have a significant
impact on the audiences who use and rely upon the relevant services,
as well as on those of our colleagues who work on them. We understand
the broader economic and fiscal context that has led to the reduction
in the funding of the World Service, but these are still cuts that we
would prefer not to have to make.
The cuts have nothing to do with the licence fee settlement which was
reached between the BBC and the Government in the autumn. Under that
settlement, responsibility for funding the World Service will transfer
to the licence fee in 2014. But for the next three years, the BBC
World Service will be funded, as it has been for decades, by a "grant-
in-aid" from the Foreign Office. It is this grant which is being cut.
And so today we are announcing the closure of some foreign language
services in their entirety, the reduction of others to a web presence
alone, as well as significant cuts to the English language radio
service - both reductions in programmes and in distribution.
The World Service is rightly considered a jewel in the crown of the
United Kingdom. For generations, it has been a source of news,
unvarnished and unbiased, to listeners in democracies and in
dictatorships alike. For those who lived behind the Iron Curtain or
who live today under other repressive regimes it has been a beacon of
light - a source of truth and impartial analysis in a sea of
propaganda and censorship.
In 2011, the BBC has other important global news services which are
funded not through grant-in-aid, but commercially. BBC World News and
bbc.com each have audiences of many tens of millions, audiences which
are growing rapidly around the world. Though their funding model is
commercial, they share the same public service objectives and values
that inspired the founders of the World Service back in the 1930s.
But the World Service still has a unique and precious role within the
family of BBC international services. It still broadcasts the English
language World Service on the radio around the clock and around the
world, as well as offering numerous foreign language services on the
radio, the web and - since the launch of the BBC Arabic and BBC
Persian TV services - on television, too.
The World Service is one of the leanest parts of the whole BBC. It has
been cutting costs and meeting tough efficiency targets for years.
That is why the cuts and the impact on jobs at the World Service are
so deep.
What can the Licence Fee and the rest of the BBC do to help? Our
governing body, the BBC Trust, has agreed to use some Licence Fee
funds before 2014 to mitigate the impact of the CSR cuts - some £20
million to support the World Service's restructuring costs and
additional funds to offset pension deficit repayments. Co-siting of
the World Service alongside our domestic news operations in the new
Broadcasting House should help us identify fresh efficiencies and make
the grant-in-aid go further. And, once full Licence Fee funding for
the World Service begins in three years' time, we hope to increase
funding once again - although we will not be able to return it to
pre-CSR levels.
All of that still leaves us with some difficult choices. The pattern
of news consumption is changing around the world. Shortwave radio is
in steep decline almost everywhere - already, FM rebroadcast is
critical for reaching audiences in many countries. Use of TV, the web
and mobile phones are on the rise almost everywhere. In some
countries, where once the BBC World Service was a lifeline, free
indigenous media makes our role less critical. Elsewhere, jamming or
changing media use leaves some BBC services with marginal audiences.
We have borne all these factors in mind as we have decided on our
priorities. The changes we are announcing today are consistent with
our long-range international goals and strategy - although the scale
of the reduction in funding means that in many cases we are
withdrawing services and distribution much more rapidly than we or our
existing audiences would wish.
Supporters of the international role of the BBC should not despair.
Our global TV and online presence is growing, and in many parts of the
world the BBC is a more influential and widely heard voice today than
at any point in our history. Across the globe, the audiences which
will be lost to the BBC because of today's announcements may be made
up by new TV and web audiences. From 2014 onwards, the licence fee
should provide more secure and more politically independent funding
for the World Service, while closer integration with our home news
services should drive even better value.
But for all that, we should not underestimate the scale of the impact
of today's announcements, both for the hard-working and totally
committed teams who deliver the World Service day in and day out and
on the audiences they serve.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/8281797/The-World-Service-can-survive-these-cuts.html
(Also see reader comments) (via Mike Terry, dxldyg; also via Dan Say,
WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DXLD)
** U K. Broadcast, 24 January 2011: Up to 360 jobs are to be cut at
BBC Online, as a result of its plan to reduce operations by 25%. (Mike
Terry, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [non?]. UNIDENTIFIED. 5910 unlisted, country? BBC, 0109 Jan 25.
English with news about Moscow airport bombing. Good (Harold Sellers,
Vernon, British Columbia, Listening from my car with the Eton E1 and
Sony AN1 antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
RRI in Romanian is listed here (gh, DXLD)
** U K. 7410, Jan 24 at 0632 good signal in German, DW, 250 kW, 170
degrees from Woofferton.
7425, Jan 24 at 0632, good signal in Russian, BBC, 500 kW, 62 degrees
from Rampisham (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K. A MESSAGE FROM PETER MOORE, STATION MANAGER, RADIO CAROLINE:
18 January 2011
For many decades Radio Caroline has provided enjoyment for millions,
whilst never doing any harm whatsoever. And yet, successive
governments went to great effort to close the station and we used
equal efforts to thwart them.
As with many conflicts, a stage may need to be reached where we all
say 'what exactly are we fighting about?'.
Ronan O'Rahilly said to me a long time since. 'You know, through all
these years, they (the government) have never come and said, hey, you
guys aren't so bad, can't we talk about this?'.
So now we are saying it.
To reduce the matter to basics, we just want a piece of paper that
says we can switch on one AM frequency. You would have to think that
with over 250 AM transmitters sending signals around the UK
already, there has to be opportunity for one more, as indeed there is.
Yes, we are asking for something not presently catered for in UK radio
regulations, but we did not write the regulations and in any case they
do not make that which we wish for technically impossible nor
unjustified.
We ask to be treated as a special case since, WE ARE a special case.
More than that, we are unique.
I am sure that within the radio regulator Ofcom, there is no specific
animosity towards Radio Caroline, but equally I am sure they do not
want to give us what we want. One reason is that to make a concession
to us might open the door to other organisations also seeking special
treatment. The simple fact is that no other radio station has our
history and can elicit such a response the world over, we have given
so much to British culture and yet have taken nothing in return.
Further there may be protest from existing operators already
broadcasting to the area that we will cover. This is why we have
highlighted the diminishing commercial value of AM and have pointed
out that it is not our intention to compete. Apart from the first few
years of our life the station has never been about delivering a profit
to shareholders, it has remained a radio station designed to be
different.
Then there is the worry that if we use an AM channel in a lively and
popular way, it will further shake the foundations of that teetering
house of cards that is DAB Radio.
Lastly, accommodating us would require work, effort and aggravation.
How much better would it be if we just gave up and went away.
Presently Ofcom are, and have been, making suggestions to us that
represent no serious possibility for progress, whilst appearing to the
outside observer as being helpful. They are still circulating the
'lack of frequencies' argument, which we feel is spurious.
So, without making this personal, we just need to follow every path
suggested even if just so show that it is, and always was, a blind
alley. We need to politely dismantle every argument and every barrier
until, with increasing support, a tipping point is reached where it is
easier to give us what we want than to deny it.
One cannot get too 'Churchillian' about this. It is not life and
death, nor is fate of nations hanging on it. It is just a radio
station after all.
But, Churchill did not beat Hitler by ranting and raving at the man,
he just took him apart little by little. Also he said 'Keep Calm And
Carry On'.
So, let us do that. Peter Moore. (Facebook) (via Mike Terry, BDXC-UK
yg via DXLD)
** U S A. CREATORS OF VOA SHOW TO IRAN INVITED ON “THE DAILY SHOW WITH
JON STEWART" Washington, DC — January 19, 2011 —
The creators of a Voice of America TV program broadcast to Iran called
Parazit, which has drawn comparisons to The Daily Show with Jon
Stewart, are to appear on Stewart’s Comedy Central show Thursday to
discuss their program’s satirical look at Iranian politics and
politicians.
Audiences can’t seem to get enough of the Farsi language program,
which airs for 30 minutes every Friday and is produced at VOA’s
Persian News Network (PNN) headquarters in Washington and sent by
satellite directly to Iranian homes.
Last month, about 19 million people went to Parazit’s Facebook page to
catch the irreverent humor of host and writer Kambiz Hosseini and
Saman Arbabi the co-creator and executive producer, who in the past
three weeks have been profiled by the Washington Post, CNN
International, and National Public Radio.
VOA Director Danforth W. Austin says he is “not surprised” by the
attention Parazit (it means “static” in English) is getting. He says,
“The show resonates with people in Iran, because it talks about issues
and policies that are not discussed in the government-controlled
media, and it does so in an entertaining, humorous way.”
Despite Iranian government efforts to block the VOA website and
satellite signal, Iranians find ways to see the weekly program, most
notably via the internet with proxy servers and through social media
sites like Facebook and YouTube.
Since October, the number of Parazit’s Facebook friends has doubled to
nearly a quarter-million. The number of page views for the show’s
Facebook site in December also nearly doubled to nearly 19 million, up
from about ten million in October.
For the latest news from the Voice of America, visit our main website
at http://www.voanews.com where you will also find links to all 44
VOA language sites, including The Persian News Network, PNN (VOA press
release Jan 19 via DXLD)
When? Already on the Jan 20 edition starting 18 minutes in, repeating
several times thru early UT Jan 22, possibly Monday too on Comedy
Central (gh)
Also, Glenn, on ABC2 TV at 7:15 (0815 UT) Friday 21st. No commercials
too (Robin Harwood VK7RH, Norwood, Tasmania 7250, ibid.)
VOA's "Parazit" has a great night on "The Daily Show." And a little
"static" of my own. Posted: 22 Jan 2011
http://kimelli.nfshost.com/index.php?id=10524
The Daily Show, 20 Jan 2011, host Jon Stewart interviewing Kambiz
Hosseini, host, and Saman Arbabi, executive producer of VOA Persian
News Network's "Parazit" ("Static"): Arbabi: "There's two types of
people, Those who liove and those who really hate us. We cater to the
ones who really love us. And, obviously, the ones that hate us ... are
the reason we actually do the show. ..."
Hosseini: "We do specifically Iranian politics. Honestly, we do not
care so much about American politics. We live in Washington! ..."
Stewart: "You're like our show, but with real guts. And I'm proud to
be considered in the fraternity of humorists that you guys are in, and
I'm honored to have you on the show." See also Washington Post,
blogPost, 21 Jan 2011, James Buck.
Washington Post, 22 Jan 2011, Tara Bahrampour: "It wouldn't have been
an Iranian encounter without elaborate compliments on each side. 'I
can see the passion in what you do and it's very engaging,' Stewart
said. 'It's all you, Jon,' Hosseini said. Then, genuflecting, he
added, 'You are the prophet, you are the prophet, you are the
prophet.'"
NPR On the Media, 14 Jan 2011: "BOB GARFIELD: Iranian state television
did a completely irony-free report on the recommended hairstyles.
[IRANIAN TV CLIP/AUDIO UP AND UNDER] How did you handle it on your
show? KAMBIZ HOSSEINI : The state media runs so much garbage like
that, that people have become immune to it. So we basically take that
stuff, turn it around and we give it back to our audience, saying,
look guys, we know you’re used to hearing this stuff, but seriously,
let's listen to this carefully one more time. Is this acceptable? And
that’s where the humor kicks in. ...
"BOB GARFIELD: But it is a VOA show so, literally speaking, you guys
are agents of the government of the United States. How does that
affect your credibility with your audience? SAMAN ARBABI: We've earned
our audience’s trust because we've never taken sides with anyone.
We've criticized Obama in the past. We've also criticized the Green
Movement within Iran, the opposition leaders. So we've g - we've
gained our credibility by just being balanced." (kimandrewelliott.com
via DXLD)
If that balance is implemented often enough that the audience notices
it, VOA's credibility may remain intact. (Stewart noted that in the
Parazit "Good, Bad, and Ugly" segment that he viewed, the bad was the
leader of the Revolutionary Guard, and the ugly was Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad. No "balance" in this particular sample.)
There is no need for quotas -- the Iranian audience is more interested
in Iran than in the United States, and the Tehran regime is probably a
more fruitful target for satire than the opposition. Nevertheless,
occasional humor about US politics, at the expense of both Democrats
and Republicans, would send a powerful message about freedom of
expression in the United States, and about VOA's independence.
It gives me no pleasure to have some misgivings about Parazit, because
my PhD dissertation (An Alternative Programming Strategy for
International Radio Broadcasting, University of Minnesota, 1979)
hypothesized that lighter, more entertaining fare would bring larger
audiences and more impact for international broadcasting. Parazit
supports that premise. We must not forget, however, that credible news
is still the main reason audiences seek international broadcasts.
Every effort must be made to protect that credibility.
See previous post about the same subject (Kim Andrew Elliott, ibid.)
There may be a dark side to all the publicity is getting from Parazit.
If the program is a "satirical look at Iranian politics and
politicians," and only Iranian politics and politicians, then the
viewers of The Daily Show will perceive VOA as a station that does
propaganda against the governments of its target countries (Kim,
ibid.)
** U S A [and non]. VOA ELIMINATES INDONESIAN AND VIETNAMESE
SHORTWAVE, REDUCES MANDARIN AND FRENCH.
http://kimelli.nfshost.com/index.php?id=10550
On 15 January 2011, the Voice of America ended shortwave transmissions
in Indonesian and Vietnamese, and reduced shortwave in Mandarin and
French (to Africa).
Indonesian was at 0000-0030, 1130-1230, 1400-1500 and 2200-2400 UTC.
VOA Indonesian has its largest audience by way of its television
programs seen on Indonesian stations. These and VOA radio rebroadcasts
in Indonesia continue.
Vietnamese was 1300-1330, 1500-1600 and 2230-2330 UTC. VOA Vietnamese
has larger audiences via its medium wave frequencies, which were (and
presumably still are) 1575 kHz via Thailand at 1300-1330 and 1170 kHz
via the Philippines at 1500-1600. Audio via Asiasat and the internet
also continues. -- But does the transmission at 2230-2330 UT, now
devoid of any terrestrial frequencies, continue?
Mandarin shortwave is eliminated at 0100-0300 (09.00-11.00 China time)
and 0700-0900 (15.00-17.00 China time). These are not prime listening
times in China, and most VOA Mandarin programming during these hours
is repeats. Audio streams via internet and satellite continue during
these hours. VOA Mandarin continues on shortwave eight hours per day.
For French-to-Africa, leased shortwave transmissions at 0530-0630
(Mon-Fri) and at 2030-2100 (Sat-Sun) UT are eliminated.
Which frequencies continue for French and other VOA languages? No way
to know (unless you are fluent in 44 languages), as VOA no longer has
a schedule of transmissions in all languages available at voanews.com
(Kim Andrew Elliott, Jan 25, kimandrewelliott.com via WORLD OF RADIO
1549, DXLD; also via Dragan Lekic, dxldyg)
Wonder what effect this might have on Radio Netherlands future plans
for their Indonesian service? (Steve Luce, Houston, TX, ibid.)
** U S A [non]. VOA`s ``Jazz America`` is still missing from what used
to be its best frequency by far, 9760 via Tinang, PHILIPPINES, Sunday
January 23 at 1341, with announcement about some figure`s birthday,
but poorly audible on 7575 and 9640.
Latest HFCC still shows 9760 on the air Sat & Sun only at 13-14, but
250 kW, 283 degrees from Tinang unlike later, 15-16 at 21 degrees
USward, so is it really on at 13? I don`t think so; even aimed
westward we should still be able to hear some of it.
After all, 9640 was audible, and that is also Tinang, 250 kW at 270
degrees. And so is 7575, 250 kW at 332 degrees, both on the air this
hour only Sat & Sun for Jazz America.
FWIW, says the program page
http://www.voanews.com/english/programs/radio/64963177.html
``VOA Shortwave Saturdays & Sundays 1300-1400 GMT/UTC
Frequencies: 7.575, 9.64, 9.76 & 11.705 mhz``
Did not check 11705, but I certainly have not noticed it there either
as I tune around, nor is it in HFCC.
At least ``Jazz America`` is still on SW somewhere! VOA will not be
caught dead airing a sesquiminute of classical or Broadway music
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. RADIO FREE ASIA JOURNALIST, FIRED FOR TWEETS ABOUT CLINTON
INTERNET FREEDOM SPEECH, REINSTATED AFTER ARBITRATION.
Posted: 25 Jan 2011
http://kimelli.nfshost.com/index.php?id=10547
Law.com, 24 Jan 2011, Carla Rozycki and Emma Sullivan: "In Washington-
Baltimore Newspaper Guild, Local 32035 & Radio Free Asia, Arb.
(Fishgold, Nov. 9, 2010), ... a reporter who was terminated for
insubordination and for violating Radio Free Asia's code of
journalistic ethics based on his Twitter posts directed toward two
subjects of a story he had written filed a grievance alleging unjust
termination. After the employee posted several tweets responding to
postings made by the subjects of his story, his supervisor instructed
him to stop tweeting on the issue. Subsequently, the employee sent a
final tweet stating that his boss had instructed him to stop tweeting.
Finding that the supervisor's instructions lacked clarity and that the
supervisor had aggravated the situation by refusing to allow the
employee to change portions of his story, the arbitrator ordered
reinstatement with back pay, seniority and benefits." See also
Lexology, 21 Jan 2011.
Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild, 10 Nov 2010 (pdf): "In his
ruling, the arbitrator made it clear he gave little weight to RFA's
claims [the employee] had been told not to Tweet with the two
bloggers. [The employee] testified at the arbitration hearing that his
service chief ... told him just the opposite. He in fact kept her
posted of what he was doing and relayed his tweets to her. She never
objected to his Tweeting until after RFA higher-ups -- instigated in
part by the State Department -- called the Tweets into question. RFA
also claimed [the] Tweets had violated the company's conflict of
interest policy and code of journalistic ethics. Again, the arbitrator
disagreed, though he did say in the future Ho should not engage in a
public debate with news sources."
The Newspaper Guild, 1 Dec 2010: "The irony is that the seasoned
journalist whose job hung in the balance for nearly 10 months ... was
fired for his coverage of a speech about internet freedom. A highly
regarded 10-year veteran who had racked up several awards for his
reporting ... nevertheless was fired last February after video-
recording, tweeting and writing about an event at which Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton briefly interacted with two Chinese bloggers."
(kimandrewelliott.com via DXLD)
** U S A. 9955, Thu Jan 20 at 1606, WORLD OF RADIO 1548 audible from
WRMI, poor signal but not jammed. Next chance 2200 probably will be
jammed. Rely on: UT Fri 0430 on WWRB 3185, 2130 on WWCR 7465, et al.
WORLD OF RADIO 1548 monitoring: confirmed on 3185 WWRB and webcast
after 0430 UT Friday Jan 21. Also on 9955 WRMI at 1556 Jan 21, poor
but not jammed, with overload from 9980 more of a problem, just as gh
was citing the Media Network item about the Stinson family in Lebanon,
Virginia, Baptist, saying they are going to put on a new worldwide
multilingual SW station, God having provided funding.
Next WOR chances on WRMI: Sat 0900, 1500, 1830; Sun 0900, 1630, 1830.
On WWCR: Fri 2130 on 7465, Sat 1700 on 12160, Sun 0730 on 3215. Also
on the ACB Radio Mainstream webcast every two hours Friday thru 2430,
confirmed at 1800 via http://www.acbradio.org
WORLD OF RADIO 1548 monitoring: Friday Jan 21 at 2145, back on WWCR
7465, very strong, and this is the transmitter with squeal, plus spur
slightly below 7450, putting het on Greece.
I missed checking Sat Jan 22 at 1700 on 12160 to confirm whether that
had been resumed as promised; did anyone hear it? (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Eureka! Delighted to report that WOR was back on WWCR today at 1700 on
12160, since that's my best time to listen. Keep warm, Glenn and very
73 de (Anne Fanelli in wintry Elma NY, DX LISTENING DIGESET)
WORLD OF RADIO 1548 monitoring. Tnx to Anne Fanelli, NY who confirms
we were back on WWCR 12160 Saturday at 1700, her favorite time to
listen.
On WRMI 9955: audible with poor-fair signal Sunday Jan 23 at 1645
check, and with fast SAH which per Aoki is Family Radio in Russian,
15-17, 250 kW, 352 degrees from Tainan, Taiwan. But no jamming.
1710 recheck, 9955 now has heavy jamming equal to the level on 9965
against R. República. DentroCubans must be protected from English
broadcasts such as UN Radio Calling Asia, on the WRN relay schedule
Sundays at 1700, to include WOR at 1830 and much more (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 6940, Jan 21 at 0611, weak mix of two WWCR programs, 3 and
4, even when switched to full attenuation, from excessively strong
signals on 4840 leaping over 5890 another 1050 kHz higher. A frequency
pirates should therefore avoid between 02 and 12 UT.
5890, WWCR, Brother Scare missing Jan 23 at 0618 on huge carrier, but
some low audio from DGS // 5935. As far as I can tell, 5890 is axually
transmitting such audio, nor merely caused by receiver overload, as it
remains with attenuation, detuning (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 9385, Jan 24 at 1458, still no WWRB with Brother Scare, but
still audible on 3185. QSY time varies widely between 13 and 15 UT, it
seems, depending on when someone wakes up or gets to work (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9405, Jan 20 at 0702, no signal detectable, not even a JBA
carrier from WINB; is it still there? Meanwhile, FBN 9370v = WTJC
ranked a steady S9+20 but quite undermodulated.
WINB continues raiding programming already on other SW stations:
13570, Jan 20 at 1425 ad for a `patriot` internet anonymizer, 1426
``The Power Hour``, already on WWCR 7490 and 13845. But it`s not
parallel! Same subject, gardening discussed, and I eventually
calculate that WINB is running 2 minutes and 2 seconds behind WWCR!
Which explains why Joyce Riley gave a 2-minute-late timecheck. The
audio of this on WINB has some of that annoying processing, which is
exacerbated on WWCR. WINB carrier as always unstable, but VG signal
strength now.
¿Is this reflected on the WINB program schedule at
http://www.winb.com/schedule.htm
Of course not, even tho it`s updated to January 2, still claiming that
Good Friends Radio Network runs M-F straight thru from 13 to 20 UT,
Sat 15-22, and on 9405 at 0330-1130 seven nights a week. That didn`t
last very long.
¿What about http://www.thepowerhour.com/
Nothing found about WINB there; only mentions 7.490 for SW, and live
time is 7-10 am CST [13-16 UT, M-F only presumably]. Still going on
13570 at 1506.
9405, inaudible 24 hours earlier, but Jan 21 at 0632, WINB is S9+22,
discussion in echoey hall about conversion, one preacher saying 50-70%
of his myriad congregation in an Hispanic area are ex-Roman Catholix.
WINB programming is changing from one day to the next. Are they all
mixed up, or giving trial runs to potential clients?? Jan 20 we were
surprised to find The Power Hower on 13570 as well as on WWCR 7490 and
13845, but Jan 21 not so:
At 1346 on 13570, some preacher, unseems Radio 2:11 style, but WBCQ
9330-CUSB inaudible and presumably not yet on for comparison. 1358
outro as Call to Worship, http://www.calltoworship.org and Michigan
address. 1359 WINB ID, 1400 to another preacher. Not checked again
until 1508 and now WINB is in Spanish! Not previously at this hour,
Bible reading, also from YFR? At 1553, ``welcome to 66-40`` gospel
huxter in English, mentions Psalms, so name derives from such a verse?
No, this explains it, at http://www.khouse.org/6640_cat/ ---
``66/40 with Chuck Missler, Getting Serious about the Bible
The great discovery is that the Bible is a message system: it’s not
simply 66 books penned by 40 authors over thousands of years, the
Bible is an integrated whole which bears evidence of supernatural
engineering in every detail!`` Yeah, right.
Meanwhile I keep checking 9330 for WBCQ. Still nothing at 1513, but at
1555 it is on running 10 sex behind WINB 13570, so both must now be
Radio 2:11 from Good Friends Radio Network. I suppose some of the
foregoing could also have been under GFRN aegis (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WBCQ has been missing some airtime; problems there? Friday
Jan 21 at 2148 no signal on 7415, still nothing at 2204 when
``Behaviour Night`` should be on. Must have come on shortly, as next
check at 2300 BN`s antique music is still playing until 2305 WBCQ ID,
so running 5 minutes late. Then William Tell Overture, and we know
what that means: Allan Weiner Worldwide at an unscheduled fill time,
and then he starts talking about the wonderful medium of radio.
At first I wondered if WBCQ had more ``available time slot`` when they
just turn off the transmitter like Thursdays 2200-2415 UT but the
current sked at
http://schedule.wbcq.com/main.php?fn=sked&freq=7415
still shows on Friday:
Fr 7415 04:00PM 05:00PM ET 2100 2200 UTC Financial Survival
Fr 7415 05:00PM 06:00PM ET 2200 2300 UTC Behavior Night
Fr 7415 06:00PM 07:00PM ET 2300 0000 UTC Antenna4
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9370-, Jan 21 at 1244, WTJC playing military music medley
including Anchors Aweigh, Marine Hymn, Off We Go; undermodulated. Have
heard them do this before, apparently a regular patriotic feature
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 11715-, KJES not heard much lately, but audible Jan 21 at
1602 with a few Spanish kids singing with guitar accompaniment, steady
S9+18 but undermodulated, no QRM. 1604 to adult M in Spanish
apparently citing some 10 Commandments, including about ox, male and
female slave (``buey, esclavo y esclava``).
That would be from #10 about coveting, translated into KJV English as
``manservants, maidservants``, as by then the Christians could not be
seen as condoning slavery! See
http://www.positiveatheism.org/crt/whichcom.htm
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
{Later: what am I saying? Slavery was just fine in the era of King
James; revisionism applied more recently or did he really say that?}
** U S A. 15550-USB, Jan 23 at 1402, ``Rock of Ages`` instrumental
hymn, partially demodulated by co-channel weak signal from Iran`s
Arabic service which runs until 1630, 500 kW, 295 degrees from Sirjan.
WJHR presumably just signed on, boldly taking on the superpower
competitor; soon into talk about sin. Also a problem: splash from
Portugal 15560, on air only on weekends (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9540, Jan 20 at 1250 strong open carrier. Likely WHRI, which
is registered at 13-15 daily, but only uses it a fraxion of that time
on weekends (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. MAY 21 IS SAID TO BE THE END OF THE WORLD
By David O'Reilly, Inquirer Staff Writer
Philadelphia Inquirer Monday, January 17, 2011
Soon it will be spring again. The snow will melt, the dogwoods flower.
Trumpets will blast, graves will open, and Earth will begin a five-
month descent to its fiery end.
Radio evangelist Harold Camping can hardly wait. May 21 is Judgment
Day, when "this world will be a horror story beyond anything we can
imagine," he asserts.
A fixture on Christian airwaves here and around the world, Camping,
89, is exhorting all who are listening to "make ready" for Jesus'
triumphal return, whose precise date he says God has revealed to him
with "fantastic proof" in the Bible.
End-of-timers generally have been fixated on the doomsday date of Dec.
21, 2012 - when the "Long Count" calendar of the ancient Maya ends
and, presumably, the world with it.
There won't even be a 2012, according to Camping. His website displays
the number with a red slash through it.
Just as the Wright brothers figured out flying, Camping has predicted
Judgment Day where so many others have failed, said Chris McCann, 49,
of Darby, a married father of four who retired from his job in the
mailroom at a financial-services company.
McCann is so confident of Camping's prediction that he and 20 others,
most from the Philadelphia region, spent 10 days in Ireland and
Scotland this month distributing thousands of May 21 tracts.
"This will be the day," he said.
In a phone interview last week from his Oakland, Calif., office,
Camping warned that those who do not accept his complex calculations,
including even devout Christians, will face "sudden destruction" when
Jesus returns.
Although many have lacked Camping's down-to-the-minute surety,
predictions of time's end have been burbling up almost since time
began, notes University of Wisconsin history professor Paul Boyer, a
scholar of apocalypticism.
"Prophetic belief gives order and shape to human experience, and
meaning and drama to history," he said last week. "We need beginnings.
We need endings . . . Each generation somehow finds evidence that the
end times are upon us."
He cited St. Paul; the medieval abbess Hildegard of Bingen; the
English Pilgrims; the 19th-century founders of Jehovah's Witness and
Seventh-day Adventism. Philadelphia's own the Rev. Donald Barnhouse,
one of the first radio evangelists, warned for decades that the end
was near, without getting specific.
Essentially, Camping argues that May 21, 2011, is "exactly 7,000 years
after 4990 B.C., when the (great) flood began," and that these 7,000
years mirror the seven days God gave Noah to warn the world to get
ready for destruction.
At the end of the new warning period, "there will be a huge earthquake
the likes of which has never been had in history," he said in the
interview, "and the graves will be opened all over the world."
Five months later, on Oct. 21, "the entire universe will be
annihilated."
Quite a few others are making a prediction of their own: The sage of
Oakland will wake up embarrassed on May 22.
"We joke about it," said the Rev. J.A. Jones, longtime pastor of
Nazarene Baptist Church in Camden, N.J., whose large church sits just
blocks away from Camping's local radio station, WKDN-FM.
Many of his parishioners have heard Camping's warnings, Jones said,
and asked him anxiously if the May 21 date is true.
"I tell them, 'No, but if you're so concerned, why don't you deed us
your house and car?' and then they laugh. ... Everyone who ever made
those predictions got egg on their faces," Jones said.
The 38,000-watt WKDN is one of 66 stations in Camping's Family Radio
network, which includes many more small "translator" stations and
broadcasts globally in 60 languages via shortwave. He said he had "no
idea" how large the network's audience might be.
An employee at WKDN, who asked not be identified, said "not everyone
here is on board" with Camping's May 21 date for Armageddon.
Not so Allison Warden of Raleigh, N.C. A Camping disciple, she has not
only created a website, wecanknow.com, but through solicitations and
donations she and her four-person team have mounted billboards in 10
cities, including Nashville, Atlanta and Detroit, where Camping's
radio message is not heard. "Save the date!" the signs advise. "The
return of Christ: May 21, 2011."
"It's amazing to think you're alive when Christ is coming back,"
Warden said last week. "It's sort of surreal, but very exciting. This
is the fulfillment of everything people in the New Testament era have
looked forward to."
The Rev. Derek Morris, editor the Seventh-day Adventist Church's
clergy magazine, Ministry, said he understands the excitement of
believers like Warden and McCann.
"It's a natural human desire, if we believe the Lord Jesus is going to
return, to want to know when," he said.
But Adventism's 19th-century founder, New York farmer William Miller,
"learned the hard way," said Morris, when he predicted the end would
come between March 21, 1843, and March 21, 1844. After the latter date
passed without "the dear Lord" appearing, Miller made repeated
revisions, but on his final attempt, Oct. 22, he conceded he had
erred.
The day became known among his followers (and former followers) as
"The Great Disappointment." Camping does not intend to be
disappointed. He has no plans for May 21 other than to "watch and
wait," he said.
He scoffed when asked how he might feel if he wakes up on May 22.
"I would be disobeying God if I say there's a possibility of that," he
said. "I mean it with all my heart. There's no possibility -- none,
none, none -- that it will not happen." (via Mike Cooper, dxldyg via
DXLD)
What will Harold Camping say on May 22nd when the rapture doesn't
happen on the 21st???? ;-)
P.S. Family Radio apparently just bought a new FM transmitter for
their outlet in Tampa Bay. You'd think they'd not worry about such
things, if the "end is near." 73s (David Sharp, NSW Australia, dxldyg
via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
David, Do you think he might stop broadcasting on shortwave? His
transmitter is about 20 miles north of me and his signal is too strong
sometimes (Chuck Bolland, 26N 081W, Clewiston FL, across Lake
Okeechobee, ibid.)
Hi Chuck, Doubt seriously WYFR will cease broadcasting after 21 May.
I'm really curious to know what their excuse will be on 22 May! ;-)
(David Sharp, NSW, ibid.)
I think the way these things work is that on May 22nd they will find
the error in their calculations and announce the new end date. Repeat
the process until it stops making money J (Mike Mayer, ibid.)
Probably the same thing he said back in 1994. After his failed date in
1994, he proclaimed 3 or 4 other dates before giving up. Then in 2000,
he proclaimed the church age ended in 1988 (12 years after the fact).
Funny, right around that time is when many of the other shows like
Unshackled left Family Radio.
I do remember the day after the 1994 prediction, Camping had a brand
new bible study program running. Harold Camping claims we have been in
the great tribulation since 1988. Funny, it's been good for a lot of
people. He could always pull the "invisible" return of God like the
Jehovah Witnesses said (gpsblake, ibid.)
I like the way you think. Perhaps it'll happen like this: God'll
upload just Camping and the radio stations will be Left Behind for the
rest of us; then God'll have a headcrash (Clara Listensprechen, ibid.)
How many times do people have to be disappointed? One will learn the
day or the hour by watching and waiting. I hear Hal Lindsey say that
Jesus is coming very soon but how soon is very soon? I am amazed by
fact that God is getting together the alliances and the conditions
that will make the tribulation period like something you read in the
newspapers and on the TV news. Ask yourself if it is the truth that
Bro Camping is spreading or whether his exegesis is based on error? My
perusal of Brother Camping's documentation shows a lot of error and a
lot of assumptions that are wrong and has come to pass.
But assuming he is right or wrong my assumption is that no one man
knows the date or the hour that Jesus will come back and God knows
where it comes in his schedule. There is so much to be fulfilled and
so much that is waiting for fulfillment that only God and Jesus knows
when the church will be taken out. If Brother Camping is right we will
know instantly because at that moment we will know for sure. Instead
of insisting on the date or hour that Brother Camping is looking for,
it is better to watch and wait (Richard Lewis, ibid.)
That is, assuming there is anything at all to this Jesus-coming-back-
or-was-he-ever-here-as-claimed-in-the-first-place stuff? (gh, DXLD)
There was a story about this in The Times, January 8 which ended,
after a section on a lady who felt discussing her beliefs in this at
work was not really in the best interests of the company:
Other believers face greater dilemmas. Jim Goark, 64, an estate agent
from San Diego, recently visited a couple who want to move to a larger
house. The process could take all year to complete.
He felt that he needed to tell them that human history was going to
end in May. "I'm going to have to tell them," he said. "But all their
kids were running around, the in-laws were over, it wasn't
appropriate. This is going to come up more and more." (Mike
Barraclough, England, ibid.)
Well then -- things worked out for the best, all things considered.
(Clara Listensprechen, ibid.)
In this case, but think how much damage this nonsense can do to other
gullibles who give away their possessions? Forego needed medical
treatment? How much blame should be apportioned to themselves, or to
Harold Camping and Family Radio? Hmmm, possible lawsuits? (Glenn
Hauser, ibid.)
There's an old saying: Caveat emptor (buyer beware) -- snake oil
salesmen have constituted the 2nd Oldest Industry. There's another old
saying worth considering as well: a fool and his money are soon
parted. In recent years, that has morphed into "a fool and his money
are some party". Nobody can protect the foolish from their own
foolishness. Caveat emptor (Clara Listensprechen, ibid.)
** U S A. 15115, WYFR again with an unID African language, Sunday Jan
23 at 2227, VG signal. I think it is the same one heard previously at
21 on 11665, and definitely not Arabic. I listened for a while. It`s
tonal, reminds me of Myanmarianese with rising ---eh? at end of many
words. Also frequently heard a word sounding like ``general``.
Presumably ended at 2245, as off at 2255 check. Suspect Yoruba, and am
enquiring of Okeechobee. This half-sesquihour had been listed as
English (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.:
Hi Dan, I have been hearing an unknown language on WYFR lately, not on
the schedules. I suppose it is a new African one added, or maybe time
change. Today Sunday it was on 15115 at 2200-2245 UT, which used to be
in English (I think). Another day it was on 11665 at 2100.
Could you identify it (or them, if different) for me? Definitely not
Arabic as heard other days during that hour, 2100. Thanks, (Glenn to
Dan Elyea, WYFR Okeechobee, via DXLD)
Both of the transmissions you mention should be Arabic, Glenn. I'll
check to see if some switching error has crept into the audio matrix.
Best regards, (Dan, Jan 24, ibid.)
[Later:] Glenn, we've checked the audio switching, and all seems
correct. The cadences of the guy speaking Arabic now differ
significantly from some previous speakers we've carried. Could that be
what you're noticing? 73, Dan
[Later:] The plot thickens, Glenn! The early part of the Arabic
program sounds fine. Further in, however, it seems to switch to a
language we can't identify here. We're checking with Oakland, where
they assemble these programs. Thanks for your heads-up. Dan
[Later:] Oakland confirms a problem, Glenn. It'll take them a while to
suss it out. Right now, I'm listening the Arabic A program. This guy
has the old familiar cadences. Last hour I listened to the Arabic B
program, and that guy sounded quite different (before it slipped off
into something clearly not Arabic). 73, Dan
[Later:] The mystery language insert in some of the Arabic programs
(some kind of production error) turns out to be Burmese, Glenn. 73,
(Dan Elyea, WYFR, Jan 25, to gh, via DXLD)
Dan, Tnx, that is what I suspected from the sound of it but could not
imagine why it would be on in the middle of the Burmese night and on
frequencies to Europe/Africa, so was wondering if it was Yoruba!
73, (Glenn to Dan, ibid.)
15115, Jan 24 at 2226 WYFR in proper language, Arabic. My inquiry to
Okeechobee led to an investigation in Oakland, finally revealing that
the other language I had heard on occasion during part of this Arabic
half-sesquihour (also at 2100 on 11665) was: Burmese! Due to some kind
of mixup in the playout. That`s what I thought the language sounded
like, but could not imagine why they would have it on in the middle of
the Myanmarianese night, and on frequencies to Europe, Africa, so had
wondered if it was Yoruba, another tonal language (Glenn Hauser, OK,
Jan 25, WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WMLK Future on SW --- Recently I noted an absence of WMLK in
WRTH 2011 & wondered if the station's SW presence might have passed on
with its founder Elder Jocob Meyer (who passed away in early in 2010).
As readers may know the station has been off air for quite some time
due to antenna/feed-line damage & repairs had been hindered due to
inclement weather.
Not having seen anything confirmed in the DX press I sent off an email
to the station's CE Gavin and I received a prompt reply.
"Work continues. We have yet to rebuild the main antenna feedline.
Because of the current inclement conditions, construction will resume
in the [local] Spring. Meanwhile; you can listen to the WMLK Radio
stream 24/7 @ ........"
In a nutshell: the SW station is inactive and waiting for repairs
rather than being extinct as one might presume; at least that's the
situation as it exists today. Regards (Ian Baxter, NSW, Jan 21,
shortwavesites yg via DXLD)
There you have it: 9265 might as well be used fulltime by other
stations such as WINB the rest of B-10 and into A-11 (gh, DXLD)
** U S A. Week in review: WSBA [York PA] good every day on 2730 (910 x
3). (Bill, W1OW, Smith, MA, Jan 24, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 4050-, KWMO, Jan 20 at 0716 makes only S9+3, not enough to
overcome the noise level on 3 x 1350, unlike 24 hours earlier (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
It's my last morning here in Lamont, before heading back south, and
conditions were similar to Saturday. Last night on 4050 we heard the
third harmonic of KWMO from Washington, MO, one I've never heard on
their 1350 fundamental frequency. 73, (Nigel Pimblett, Dunmore,
Alberta, Jan 24, IRCA via DXLD) time, details?
** U S A. 4045-USB, Jan 20 at 1223 I hear some SSB scratching to the
low side of GUATEMALA, so tune down here. Weak signals, heard Fort
Myers mentioned, then discussing Saturday and Sunday plans. It`s the
net Bob Wilkner has reported several times, the Marine Weather Center,
from Lakeland FL, and vessels are charged a subscription fee to
participate, details at http://mwxc.com/services.php
Including different schedules for summer and winter, currently:
Nets conducted 6 days/week, Monday through Saturday.
``WINTER: Effective during US Standard Time (November into March):
8137 USB 7:00am AST / 6:00am EST, 1100 UTC
4045 USB 7:30am AST / 6:30am EST, 1130 UTC
8104 USB 8:30am AST / 7:30am EST, 1230 UTC
12350 USB 9:30am AST / 8:30am EST, 1330 UTC
6221 USB 10am AST / 9am EST, 1400 UTC
When Tropical weather has the potential to threaten any interests I'm
aware of (and occasionally during periods of Spring & Fall migration),
we'll conduct an evening Net, usually on 8104 USB at 7:00pm AST /
6:00pm EST, 2300 UTC, unless announced otherwise.``
I can`t find anything resembling a callsign, but the guy behind all
this is one Chris Parker (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 3308-SSB, Jan 20 at 1232, AF MARS net with NCS AFF7KS and
several others in informal comments, then strictly formatted message
traffic about local weather conditions somewhere. Het from 3310,
constant local mixing product of KGWA and KCRC, i.e. 2 x 960 + 1390.
Per http://www.afmars.org/officials.shtml
AFF7KS is State MARS Director Kansas, Sherm Yacher (Glenn Hauser, Enid
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 3997-LSB, Sunday Jan 23 at 1320 one ham handing off to next
one to continue reading chapter 23 at verse 34. Turns out to be
Matthew, 24: shortly later, from Mel, but the call I copied doesn`t
match the handle.
3987.5-LSB, Sunday Jan 23 at 1323, traffic net with message, ``For
every man there is a woman, and the guitarist has his pick.`` --
Confucius? Then reading it back to be sure every word has been copied
correctly. Countering the Bible class on 3997, which was mentioned
here. Het from 3985, presumably Echo of Hope, Korea South. This net
IDed at 1331 as Arkansas Razorback Emergency Traffic Net, and then
handing over to:
3987.5-LSB, Ozark Bible Class, NCS Gene, W5SXV In Prairie Grove,
opening with Pledge of Allegiance (``under God`` version). It could
have been quite a cacophony, with multiple stations joining in, but
they did not; however, reciter called for ``amens`` at the end of the
POA, and several came thru in quick succession. Geez, it`s not a
prayer!
1333 the leader delves into Ezekiel, after whom all those Zeke
hillbillies are named, as he said. ARRL lookup shows: GAINES, EPHRIAM
E, W5SXV, 12917 GREEN EARTH RD, PRAIRIE GROVE, AR 72753. There are
several other AR nets on this frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7190.0, two hams on AM, KD8OJX, Sean in Dayton OH has
stronger signal but lower fi than KX5JT, who worx nites as dispatcher
for 75 tow trux, but this is his nite off. Contact concludes at 0631*.
ARRL shows KD8OJX, Sean W. Darrah is really in Beavercreek OH, and
KX5JT is John D. Tate in Maurice LA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. GOP LOSES ITS RADIO VOICE AS KVI SWITCHES TO MUSIC
Jim Brunner, Seattle Times
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014028072_kvi25m.html
In its heyday, Seattle talk station KVI-AM [570] was a powerful engine
for local Republican politics. A pioneer of the conservative talk-
radio format in the early 1990s, KVI surrounded the nationally
syndicated Rush Limbaugh show with a cadre of local talkers. The "hot
talk" formula caught on — the station soared to the top of the
ratings.
Local hosts including John Carlson and Kirby Wilbur rallied like-
minded listeners into a potent political force. They crusaded for
conservative causes, helping pass initiatives including the state's
"three strikes you're out" law and a ban on affirmative action.
But all that came to an end just after the November election, when the
station switched to an "oldies" music format, swapping political
chatter for the BeeGees and The Beach Boys.
The demise of talk radio on KVI has left a void for local Republicans
— a hole that has not yet been filled by social media or conservative
blogs, say some local conservative leaders.
"Talk radio is to a large degree the base of the Republican Party in
the way labor is the base of the Democratic Party," said Chris Vance,
former chairman of the state Republican Party. "You could go on those
shows and you could communicate to the Republican family. It's how
Republicans got motivated and organized," he said. "Now it's gone, and
it's a very big deal."
As a virtual arm of the Republican Party, KVI for years gave GOP
politicians a platform free from what they viewed as liberal bias
elsewhere in the Seattle-area media landscape. In 2000, KVI even
produced the Republican nominee for governor in Carlson, who lost to
Democrat Gary Locke.
While another local station, KTTH-AM, fills the Seattle-area
conservative-talk niche, its schedule is dominated by national hosts
such as Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity.
"What's been lost is the local part," Vance said.
KTTH's sole local show host, David Boze, recently saw his program cut
to one hour, down from three. The other two hours were given to an
expanded Hannity show. "Right now, I feel very privileged to be the
last man standing," said Boze, who grew up listening to KVI.
For Democrats and liberals, the end of KVI's conservative talk can't
be a cause for tears. The station's hosts were sometimes accused by
critics of improperly crossing the line into political campaigns and
spreading lies about Democrats.
In 1996, KVI host Mike Siegel was fired after encouraging on-air
discussion of unsubstantiated rumors about then-Seattle Mayor Norm
Rice's private life. Rice held a news conference to denounce what he
termed "hate talk."
Fischer Broadcasting decided to pull the plug on KVI's conservative-
talk format because it wasn't successful any more, said general
manager Jim Clayton.
Major coup in 2003
Its fate may have been sealed back in 2003, when rival KTTH scored a
major coup by luring the Limbaugh show away. "In a town like Seattle,
there is probably room for one conservative talk station and that one
is gonna have Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh on it," Clayton said.
But Wilbur, a longtime KVI host and new state Republican Party
chairman, argued the station had been holding its own. New management,
he said, just wasn't as committed to the format. Wilbur's KVI show was
canceled in 2009.
The loss of local radio hosts isn't confined to conservative talk.
"Local programming of every type has taken a back seat to nationally
syndicated talk," said Michael Keith, a communications professor at
Boston College who has written books on the radio industry. It's
simply cheaper for stations to air national shows instead of paying
local talent, he said.
The conservative point of view still has plenty of representation on
Seattle airwaves — former KVI host Carlson has a show on KOMO radio.
KIRO's Dori Monson rants about government spending and other favorite
conservative topics.
But none of that matches the local political force that KVI was at its
prime, say some former hosts and other conservative leaders.
Carlson said his current radio show is more news analysis and doesn't
allow him to crusade politically the way he did at KVI. "Nothing has
matched the passion, power and influence of KVI since its heyday, in
the news media, in the new or old media," Carlson said.
Memorable moments
Carlson and Wilbur cited moments like 1994, when KVI memorably
organized a counter protest that dwarfed a Seattle rally where then-
first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton was promoting a health-care overhaul
plan.
In 2005, after the Legislature raised the gas tax by 9 cents to pay
for roads projects, KVI hosts promoted an initiative to repeal it. In
just over 30 days, more than 420,000 people signed it. (Voters later
rejected the initiative.)
"It's the local issues. If you want to know about the war in Iraq, you
can listen to Hannity. Where do you get state government explained to
you?" said Wilbur (via Kevin Redding, Jan 24, ABDX via DXLD)
Shortly after KVI flipped formats, KLFE 1590 changed from all-day
Russian-language programming to syndicated conservative talk, so we
still have two conservative talkers in town, KTTH 770 being the other.
Incidentally, since changing to oldies, KVI has been using live-and-
local on-air hosts, at least during the day and early evening hours.
including Tom Hutyler and Marina Rockinger, formerly of co-owned
(Fisher Broadcasting) KOMO 1000. 73, (Keith Beesley, Seattle WA,
ibid.)
I just happened across this while looking for photos or a map of the
KVI site. I knew it was on Vashon Island, Washington, in the Puget
Sound. Looks like a nice setting for a ground system, so it would be
interesting to see how well someone could log this at night. Good
luck, DXers. There is a cool website of ALL the Vashon Island radio
station facilities at
http://vashonradio.com/towertour/kvi.html
To me, it's nice to see a facility that is non directional with the
same power day and night. Have fun, (Ron Gitschier, Palm Coast, FL,
ABDX via DXLD)
** U S A. Re 11-03, WTOR 770 with open carrier: No Imus in the Morning
again for me, because of WTOR's $%^*@( open carrier. Please let WABC
know, assuming they actually care about their skywave coverage. 73
(Mike Brooker, Toronto, ON, Jan 20, NRC-AM via DXLD)
Mike, I emailed one or two NY area folks who are well connected and
one promised to let the CE at WABC know (Paul Walker, IL, ibid.)
Mike, Spoke with the CE down the hall yesterday. He's aware of it and
said he'll take care of it (Bob Galerstein WB2VGD, Monroe, NY, ibid.)
** U S A. 1210 kHz, Jan 20 at 1330, KGYN OK in open carrier, allowing
KHAT ID clearly with one-sesquihertz SAH, Mike & Mike in the Morning,
then Sports Center news. KHAT is Laramie WY, should still be on night
power 1 kW instead of 10 kW day (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Thx for the detailed report, Glenn. Re: KHAT 1210. I don't believe
that they've used proper night rig very often this season. Commonly
now heard here in IL through the others with WPHT phased out. 73 KAZ
(Neil Kazaross, IL, IRCA via DXLD)
** U S A. 1462 / 1468, FLORIDA, WMGG, Dunedin. 1146 January 22 and
1540 January 23, 2011. Huge spurs from fundamental 1470, with just a
big blob (no actual programming audio detected). Recheck both local
mid-afternoons, audio up and spurs gone, with Mexican Spanish "la
Jefa" or similar slogan programming. Recheck Monday local morning had
the Spanish format here, and the spurs not present. Gerry Bishop in
Niceville, FL (panhandle, way across the Gulf of Mexico from here) was
able to pull only the 1462 spur (measured at 1461.91) after my e-lert
(Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, JRC
NRD-535; ICOM IC-R75; Hammarlund HQ-180A; Aqua Guide 705 Radio
Direction Finder; Sony ICF-7600GR; GE SuperRadio III; RadioShack DX-
399; 1 X roof dipole; 1 X in-room random wire, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WTOP RADIO DEAL IS NATION'S LARGEST IN 5 YEARS
WTOP Washington January 20, 2011
The sale of WTOP and WFED and other Bonneville International-owned
stations in Chicago, St. Louis and Cincinnati for $505 million to
Hubbard Broadcasting is the biggest radio deal in the nation in five
years...
Full story at http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=2241590
(via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD)
WTOP NEWS RADIO TO BE SOLD TO MINNESOTA BROADCASTER
http://wapo.st/fRbdYA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTOP-FM
(via Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, DXLD)
** U S A. WWKB 1520 Buffalo was off the air for maintenance UT Jan 20
so eastern DXers pounced on the frequency for DX (gh)
What's WSVX's format? (Rick Shaftan, NJ, WTFDA via DXLD) Shelbyville
IN
Top 40, which is weird for an AM station in my opinion. Plenty of FM
stations in the area already supply that format (Bob Timmerman, Indy,
ibid.)
The format on WSVX is sort of reminiscent of the last format on WENS
97.1, before they went to the Hank format. The format was sort of
"girly pop." (Dave in Indy Hascall, WTFDA-AM via DXLD)
They *are* an FM station, at least to most of their listeners at this
point. Like so many very small AM stations, 1520 has become
essentially a studio-transmitter link for an AM-on-FM translator.
This actually has the promise of making DXing a little more
interesting, since it's bringing some music formats back to AM. In
Birmingham, WERC 960 just flipped from news-talk (now on a full-power
FM down there) to active rock as "The Vulcan 103.1," originating
programming for an FM translator.
It's something that's more than ESPN or Disney or C-to-C-AM, anyway...
s (Scott Fybush, NY, ibid.)
KRHW was in weak but solid until 2327 ELT and WSVX came in at SIO 555
with a long slogan ID "Radio Revolution WSVX" here into Lancaster
County, PA at 2333 ELT.
Now if the ionosphere would cooperate just a bit and bring in a couple
more (Mark Clark, N3IRJ, Reinholds, PA, Grundig Satellit 750 with
Top-Mount Ferrite Bar Antennam NRC-AM via DXLD)
** U S A. KXEL 1540 - is this new? Last night heard KXEL at 0300 with
following ID:
"Words of encouragement and music from the heart 15-40 KXEL Waterloo,
Iowa. www.kxel.com". Then choirs singing.
Then checking website indicated that overnight programming after 9 pm
or 10 pm local time is religious programming. Has it always been thus?
Or is this a change? I've never heard this top of hour ID from KXEL
before. 73 (Steve Whitt, UK, Jan 24, MWCircle yg via DXLD)
** U S A. Seldom is heard on radio any more the Star Spangled Banner,
but there it was on 1600 at the odd time of 1335 UT Jan 20, then segué
to another anthem, unfamiliar, a state song? Certainly not Oklahoma!
Ah, must have been South Vietnam`s, as song and announcements in
Vietnamese followed at 1338 from KRVA, The Metroplex, TX.
YL says ``Good morning`` before resuming Vietnamese. Just signing on?
Surely not, as NRC AM Log says NSP, but up to 25 kW day power from 930
watts night. FCC official sunrise is 1330 UT for January, sunset 2345;
February: 1315-2415.
Was atop signals from Denver, heard mentioned at tune-in, and the
constant off-frequency audible het from KMDO, Fort Scott KS (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1600, Jan 21 a bit before 1330 UT, Star Spangled Banner is
playing, presumably KRVA, The Metroplex, TX as heard yesterday but a
few minutes later. A semi-minute later now, low het cuts on the
frequency, and ``Rolling on the River`` plays, 1332 ``Real Oldies
1600`` ID, weather hi in the 50s; and then Vietnamese talk starts to
dominate from KRVA. No RVN anthem heard meanwhile today.
The off-frequency has been pinned previously on KMDO Fort Scott in SE
KS. NRC AM Log 2010-2011 does show it as OLDies format, but we know
for sure that KRKE Albuquerque uses that slogan, so that may not be
associated with the het.
Furthermore, today`s hi in ABQ is predicted in the 50s, vs 30s in Fort
Scott. 1330 UT is indeed the official January sunrise time for KMDO,
when it would be bumping up twenty-two-fold from 35 to 770 watts
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Re: The 1610 for Lander University in Greenwood, SC --- Oh,
they claim it is legal, but it certainly is not; I heard it on the
truck radio for over 5 miles from the campus, maybe more. You can
"radiate" on campus but not off the property, and certainly not 5
miles. I wonder if any one has heard one of these? (Powell E Way III,
SC, 22 Jan, IRCA via DXLD)
I must have missed the earlier post on this - if this is/was intended
to be a carrier current operation, I can remember a number of those
which got out that far over the years (Russ Edmunds, 15 mi NNW of
Philadelphia, Grid FN20id, ibid.)
There wasn't an earlier post, Russ. A friend and I discovered this
Saturday. The FCC rules however, STRICTLY limit how far a Carrrier
Current station can go and Lander's Press release acted like it was
just OK to fire up a low power AM. And even leaky legal ones CAN NOT
radiate beyond campus limits. Whoever does is VERY illegal (Powell E
Way, ibid.)
On the subject of campus radio stations, when I was in college at
Louisiana Tech in the early 1970's, we had a carrier-current AM
station on 770. Technically, you were only supposed to be able to pick
it up only if you had a radio that plugged into the 110 VAC mains in
the dorm rooms. But the underground cables were so lossy you could
pick it up most anywhere on campus with your transistor radio - "KLPI
770 AM, the Student-Owned, Student-Operated Voice of Louisiana Tech
University." Ah, what memories. 73 and Good DX, (Steve Ponder, N5WBI,
Clear Lake City, TX, ABDX via DXLD)
** U S A. 1670, Jan 21 I tune in an hour earlier than yesterday for
the unID Spanish religion station: at 1254 UT audible in null of WTDY
Madison WI making a fast SAH during Spanish talk. When the Spanish
strengthens, it does seem to be coming from WSW, not south as would be
the new XEANAH, which is not religious, anyway. So can only assume it
is KHPY (for Happy?), Moreno Valley CA serving LA, supposedly with
direxional beam nowhere near OKward; maybe out of whack? Only a few
1670s in US, and no others known to be Spanish.
1300 praise music in Spanish past hourtop, now stronger than WTDY, but
no ID heard. 1321 W&W conversation, now WTDY is gone. How well do
others find KHPY getting out to the east? Here`s the FCC nite pattern
plot showing a null at 75 degrees, toward us, tho not as deep as one
toward Redding:
http://www.fcc.gov/ftp/Bureaus/MB/Databases/AM_DA_patterns/622323-77871.pdf
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) see also UNIDENTIFIED
** U S A. 1700, Jan 25 at 1422, ID in passing as ``570 KLIF``,
adstring, SAH. It`s KKLF, Richardson TX in The Metroplex, which is
supposedly simulcasting another Dallas station, ``The Ticket``, KTCK-
1310, but previously ran KLIF as implied by the call letters.
Speculation is that no one is paying attention to which station goes
out on 1700, and it still might be either one. I have no interest in
listening to either, stupid ballgames or farrightwingnuts. Supposedly
they both have local coverage gaps needing 1700 to fill in (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. STATIC ON THE CITADEL RADIO DIAL
EXECUTIVES who run public companies, and the directors who oversee
them, are supposed to operate with the shareholders’ best interests at
heart. If a capitalist society like ours is to function, that has to
be a bedrock principle.
The reality, alas, can be far different, as shareholders in Citadel
Broadcasting, a radio broadcasting company that exited bankruptcy last
June, say they are discovering. A majority of the company’s owners
contend that they are being victimized by their board’s refusal to
entertain a buyout offer from a competitor, Cumulus Media. They say
they are worried that the Citadel directors’ inaction is intended to
let an ineffective chief executive hang on to his job.
Citadel is the nation’s third-largest radio broadcasting company; it
owns and operates 166 FM and 59 AM stations in more than 50 markets.
Its Citadel Media unit provides radio programming for approximately
4,000 station affiliates. Only Clear Channel and CBS are bigger. . .
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/23/business/23gret.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
(via Kevin Redding, ABDX via DXLD)
Very interesting article. One of the things you wonder about: When the
article says that “Citadel filed for bankruptcy protection and emerged
about six months later with a far lighter debt load,” does that
suggest that some of the creditors who lost out were former station
owners who sold their stations to Citadel, who may now be left holding
an empty bag? If so, what a shame, if these were independents who
perhaps put a lifetime into developing their stations (Dick W., ibid.)
** U S A. KDFC (SAN FRANCISCO) GOES KAPUT AS A COMMERCIAL STATION
Just received this from my son who lives in the Bay Area. Very
interesting, both for what it does say and what it doesn't say! (John
Sampson, Jan 19, ABDX via DXLD)
Listen Live kdfc.com Facebook Tuesday, January 18, 2011
This is an exciting time in KDFC's history. The station is changing
from ad-supported commercial radio to listener-supported public radio.
The University of Southern California, which operates Classical KUSC
in Los Angeles, has entered into an agreement with Entercom
Communications that will preserve KDFC as the classical music station
in the Bay Area.
KDFC will be moving down the FM dial to broadcast over two non-
commercial signals immediately: 90.3 in San Francisco, and 89.9 in the
North Bay. The station will be heard on 102.1 only until noon on
Monday 1/24/2011. The new signals will have minimal reception south of
Oakland and San Francisco for now, but will continue to be available
over the internet at KDFC.com. The new KDFC has already begun to look
for new signals to offer reception in the South Bay and the entire Bay
Area for our around-the-clock classical programming.
We are happy to let you know Dianne Nicolini, Hoyt Smith, Rik Malone,
and Ray White will continue as your on-air hosts, and KDFC's
partnerships with the Bay Area arts and culture community will
continue to grow and thrive.
KDFC is the last major commercial classical station in America to make
the transition to public radio. This move ensures that classical radio
is sustainable for our community into the future. Since 1947, Bay Area
classical fans have shown their passionate support for KDFC. Now more
than ever, we're grateful for that support as we begin the new era of
Classical KDFC. Comments can be made to comments@myclassical.org, or
by phoning 415-546-8710. If you’d like to send a check as a Founder
for the Future of KDFC, please send a check to:
The Classical Public Radio Network
201 Third Street, 12th floor
San Francisco, CA 94103
Sincerely,
Bill Lueth
Vice President
Classical KDFC
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO KDFC! CLASSICAL. AND THEN SOME!
(via John Sampson, ABDX via DXLD)
FM CRAZINESS IN SAN FRANCISCO
This is an enquiry e-mail via http://www.wtfda.org from: Larry Kenney
I just posted a message on the FMDX thread, but you might want to add
something to the club magazine about the FM craziness that just
occurred here in San Francisco. Three stations were sold and formats
are being moved all around. The commercial classical station, KDFC,
is going to be non-commercial on two frequencies, and the former
classical frequency is going rock.
Affected 89.9 Angwin, 90.3 and 102.1 San Francisco.
You can read all the details in this article on the SF Chronicle site:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/18/DDV71H9VL2.DTL
It's a long URL, so you might have to paste the second part onto the
first part after the ? if you can't click on it. Larry (via Mike
Bugaj, WTFDA via DXLD) Viz.:
Greetings once again from Sactown, Glenn. Saw this shocker on
yesterday's S.F. Chron front page (Ed Gardner, CA, Jan 20, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
KDFC MOVES UP THE DIAL AS A NONPROFIT, KUSF DIES
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 (SF Chronicle)
Peter Hartlaub, Chronicle Staff Writer
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2011/01/19/MNV71H9VL2.DTL
(01-18) 19:46 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- The Bay Area's only classical music
station announced on Tuesday that it will become a nonprofit, a move
that changes the Bay Area radio landscape.
The University of Southern California, which is purchasing KDFC from
Entercom Communications for an undisclosed price, took over the
operation Tuesday afternoon. On Monday, the station will move from
102.1 on the FM dial to 89.9 and 90.3. Entercom will start
broadcasting San Jose classic rock station KUFX in the classical
station's old spot.
The move bodes well for the future of classical music radio in the Bay
Area, but it comes at a price. In the near future, at least, KDFC's
signal strength will make it difficult or impossible for many
listeners to receive - especially in the South Bay. Meanwhile,
University of San Francisco radio station KUSF, which had been
broadcasting on 90.3 since 1977, lost that frequency on Tuesday
morning, in a move that blindsided many of its staff and volunteers.
Domino effect
The Federal Communications Commission must approve the proposed deal,
a process which often takes several months. The following moves would
become permanent with an FCC blessing:
-- KDFC becomes a nonprofit, with ties to the people who run KUSC in
Los Angeles, broadcasting on 89.9 and 90.3. The staff remains intact,
and relationships with the San Francisco Opera and San Francisco
Symphony will continue. The KDFC studio remains in the same building
on Third Street in San Francisco, with the new nonprofit paying
Entercom for space and engineering services. The station already has a
popular webcast.
-- KUFX, known as the Fox, will begin simulcasts Monday on 98.5 in San
José and 102.1 in San Francisco. The studio will move from San José to
San Francisco, with a lineup that includes holdovers Greg Kihn and Tim
Jeffreys - plus afternoons with "Big Rick" Stuart, who recently
departed from KFOG.
-- KUSF and KNDL, a Christian music station in the North Bay, will
lose their signals. A spokesman for the University of San Francisco
said KUSF will continue as an online-only station.
Among last of its kind
The deal has been in the works for months. But the strains on
commercial classical stations go back years. The way radio ratings are
measured has changed in recent years to the disadvantage of classical
stations. KDFC was still holding onto a Top 10 overall market ranking
in the Arbitron ratings from December, but was less successful in the
advertiser-friendly 25-to-54-year-old demographic group.
After recent moves to noncommercial broadcasting by classical radio
stations in New York and Miami, KDFC was one of the last big-city
classical stations still using the paid advertising model. The
station, which will be supported by donations, is planning a
membership drive in April.
"They really are the last station standing," said Classical KUSC
President Brenda Barnes, who will be the managing director of the
nonprofit that runs KDFC. "But even with that commitment and that
great work, the model just doesn't work that well any more."
KDFC program director Bill Lueth said the station, which has lost
staff in recent years, will now be budgeted for growth, with hosts
including Hoyt Smith and Dianne Nicolini staying on board. But the
station's signal, which currently transmits from a prime spot on Mount
Beacon in Marin County, will be considerably weaker. The more powerful
of the station's two new frequencies, at KUSF, is positioned on a USF
campus building.
And until the FCC approves the deal, KDFC can do little to solve the
signal problem, other than point people toward its popular webcast.
The South Bay will be the area that is most affected.
"Being able to hear the station is a critical part of the operation,"
said Lueth. "It's going to be priority one."
Terms not disclosed
Entercom and USC officials did not disclose the monetary terms of the
deal. A school official said KUSF was purchased for $3.75 million.
San Francisco Opera General Director David Gockley and San Francisco
Symphony Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas both released statements
supporting the move. KDFC broadcasts the Symphony on Tuesday nights
and the Opera on the first Sunday night of each month.
At KUSF, members of the mostly volunteer staff said they didn't know
about the changes until late Tuesday morning. The station abruptly
went off the air at 10 a.m. USF spokesman Gary McDonald said KUSF
retains its call letters and logo for the webcast and will renew its
focus as a learning lab for students.
Starting Tuesday afternoon, KDFC was set to "trimulcast" on 102.1,
90.3 and 89.9. On Monday, KDFC will lose its 102.3 signal to KUFX, and
simulcast on the other two frequencies (via Ed Gardner, DXLD)
KUSF: HUNDREDS PROTEST PLANS TO SHUT RADIO STATION
John Coté, Chronicle Staff Writer
San Francisco Chronicle January 19, 2011 09:35 PM
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Read more:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/19/MNSQ1HBP9D.DTL#ixzz1BdwzCRjV
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/19/MNSQ1HBP9D.DTL&feed=rss.news
(via gh, DXLD)
** U S A [and non]. "AMERICA" - THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING
I have just listened to this fascinating programme on Radio 4. The
first item covers the following:
With a federal deficit casting its shadow, some in the US Congress are
calling for an end to federal funding of public broadcasting.
Americana talks to Congressman Doug Lamborn and to Vivian Schiller,
the President and CEO of National Public Radio, to learn more about
how radio is financed (without the help of a national Licence Fee) and
what impact cuts in federal dollars could have on the future of public
broadcasting.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xp2lw
The programme will be available on Listen Again soon.
(Mike Terry, Jan 23, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. PASSAGE OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY RADIO ACT (FOR LPFM)
FCC Chairman Genachowski commends the passage of the Local Community
Radio Act which he indicates will move the deployment of LPFM stations
forward.
However, a close reading of Leslie Stimson's recent article on LPFMs
indicates that full power stations receiving LPFM interference may be
given powerful new legal tools to fight that interference. Check out
the second URL below and scroll down to the third-to-the-last
paragraph of her story. New LPFMs in congested markets may be facing
problems they never envisioned.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-303937A1.doc
http://radioworld.com/article/111220
(CGC Communicator Jan 19 via Kevin Redding, ABDX via DXLD)
** U S A. CORWIN FOUND THE MUSIC IN WORDS
Radio World By Vic Cox January 18,2010
On a Sunday evening in New York in October of 1938, Norman Corwin
labored over a program he was about to direct in a live broadcast for
his new employer, the Columbia Broadcasting System.
It had been six months since CBS hired the former journalist to direct
and produce a soap opera and three weekly series of dramatizing
science, living history and citizens at work.
The 28-year-old Corwin toiled quietly. However, the floor below his
Madison Avenue studio was the scene of a swirl of activity. Orson
Welles and his Mercury Theatre of the Air were broadcasting their pre-
Halloween version, as Welles phrased it, of "dressing up in a sheet .
and saying 'Boo!'"
Corwin's own program, which immediately followed the panic-inducing
"War of the Worlds," went off uneventfully. He then left the building,
unaware of what had occurred earlier - until he read the newspapers
the next day.
He recalled the evening wryly: "Orson Welles and crew had emptied all
the living rooms of America, so that my broadcast, I'm sure, was heard
by a very small audience."
Quick study:
Corwin, the rookie radio dramatist, was undaunted. He went on to
experiment with story-telling techniques like cold openings,
perfecting his writing talents in many media and earning the nickname
of radio's poet laureate.
His career work has won him honors including two Peabody Awards and a
place in the Radio Hall of Fame. Naming him a Giant of Broadcasting in
2010, the Library of American Broadcasting said Corwin is "considered
one of the greatest writers in the English language" and saluted him
as being "among the first producers to regularly use entertainment to
address serious social issues."
Corwin, 100 years old, lives in Los Angeles, where Radio World asked
him to share some of his memories. . . Much more at
http://www.rwonline.com/article/112452
(via Mike Terry, Jan 21, dxldyg via DXLD)
** URUGUAY. 6678 vuelve --- Infoideas este sábado. Se anuncia la
salida nuevamente de "Web Radio Infoideas", via su frecuencia de OC en
6678 para este sábado. No tengo datos más precisos (Horacio Nigro,
Uruguay, Jan 21, condiglist yg via DXLD)
Might still be on until 0000 UT as per info last week. If frequency is
clear, NAm might have a shot at it, but hurry (Glenn Hauser, ibid.)
Aceptable señal aquí en Rosario. WEB Radio Infoideas, José Pedro
Varela, Lavalleja, Uruguay, 0030 UT, 6678 kHz, SINFO=35343. Programa
"Noche junto a vos" (musical). En estos momentos Leo Mattioli y su
conjunto Trinidad. Anuncian TE[léfono] 0986610253. Rx: Sony ICF 2010,
Antena: T2FD (Rubén G. Margenet, Argentina, UT Jan 23, condiglist yg
via DXLD)
Pocos minutos antes de la 0100 UT de este nuevo día 23 de enero de
2011, WEB Radio Infoideas se fue rápidamente a 6675 kHz para volver
(como si estuvieran haciendo pruebas) a los 6678. Puedo asegurar que
se notó una substancial mejora en la calidad de recepción. ¿Estarán
probando nuevo transmisor?. 0102 UT ID: "Estás escuchando Web radio
Infoideas" (voz femenina) (Rubén G. Margenet, ibid.)
Yo recién llego a mi QTH luego del exitoso DX camp de Mercedes. No
puedo escuchar nada de nada siendo las 0115 UT. Me voy a abrir una
cerveza y a ver Boca vs River (Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina, ibid.)
Además de Web Radio Infoideas está llegando con muy buena señal Radio
Chaná de Tacuarembó en los 5883.6 kHz, en estos momentos (0218 UT) con
una excelente versión de "La Cumparsita". SINFO=45434 (Rubén Guillermo
Margenet, Argentina, UT Jan 23, ibid.)
Radio Chaná de Tacuarembó empezó en los 5883.6 a las 0218 UT y ahora
0345 UT está en 5885. Mantiene buena señal y no dejan de pasar tango
(RGM, ibid.)
Acá, a Baires llegaba con QRK 2 a esa hora. Bah, un poco antes. Y
durante la tarde de ayer mismo, cuando estábamos en Mercedes con los
muchachos, la captábamos con QRK 4 para 5 (Arnaldo Slaen, ibid.)
En Valizas su señal era mínima, así que afecta el fenómeno de skip,
aunque los 100 m de hilo que tengo como antena, sin terminación
resistiva a tierra podrían afectar la señal que viene por espalda.
Varió por algunos minutos la frecuencia de 6678 a 6675 pero terminó al
fin en la original. Había una VOLMET en inglés por unos minutos por
las inmediaciones (Horacio A. Nigro, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1720 UT Jan
23, condiglist yg via DXLD)
[6678] Again active today Sunday evening/night local time (UT -2).
It's in AM (Horacio A. Nigro, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1810 UT Jan 23,
dxldyg via DXLD)
Anoche en Buenos Aires no pude recepcionarla. En absoluto. Intenté
desde las 0115 UT hasta las 0130 (Arnaldo Slaen Jan 23 condiglist via
DXLD)
Infoideas en 3900 --- Horacio, me acaba de avisar (siendo las 0109 UT)
que Infoideas está haciendo pruebas en 3900 kHz. ¡A buscarla! (Moisés
Knochen, Montevideo, Uruguay, UT Jan 25, condiglist yg via DXLD)
Accediendo desde cel de mi hijo prox a cenar en un resto en Valizas.
Infoideas en 3900 con 10 W. 73 de HAN (Horacio Nigro, ibid.)
Acá en MVD [Montevideo] con 1 chicote de un par de metros junto a la
ventana y usando la DE1103, pude escuchar música en 3900 kHz, por
momentos destacándose del ruido digital imperante, hasta pude
reconocer alguno de los temas! 73, (Moisés Knochen, 0225 UT, ibid.)
** VANUATU. 7259.962, 16.1 0830, R Vanuatu pretty alone, only weak
disturbances from Mongolia on 7260. Someone wondering how their QSL
once looked like, check below! TN
(Från The SWL QSL Card Museum http://www.antique-corner.com/SWLQSL/ )
(Thomas Nilsson, Sweden, SW Bulletin Jan 23 via DXLD)
3945, R. Vanuatu, 1100, Jan 19. In Pok Pisin; interview; 1129 clear
mention of “Vanuatu”; 1212 EZL pop songs; 1218 sign off announcement
with SW-MW-FM frequencies; seemed to say they would be back on the air
tomorrow at “half past five”; unable to make out a clear R. Vanuatu
ID; Anthem; 1220*; poor with ham QRM (Ron Howard, San Francisco at
Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
3945, R. Vanuatu, 1205-1214*, Jan 22. In Tok Pisin; religious songs;
1213 abbreviated sign off announcement; Anthem; poorest reception this
week (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
[and non]. 7260, R. Vanuatu, Port Vila. January, 23 0828-0837 Pop
music, female in an uncertain language. // 3945, 22422
3945, Japan, R. Nikkei 2, Chiba-Nagara. January, 23 0837-0845 soft
music in Japanese selections. Vanuatu was underneath, 32333. 73’s
(Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec, Embu SP Brasil, SW40 - Dipoles and Longwire,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
7260, Radio Vanuatu, Port Vila, 0755-0810, 23-01, male, English,
comments, music. 14321 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs 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)
7260 at *0700, but strong hum ruins it (John Durham, RNZI Mailbox Jan
24 via DXLD) Included a clip of it and several other logs (gh)
Re 11-03, NEW ZEALAND [non], log of RNZI on 7260 which must have
really been Vanuatu but with RNZI programming? I meant to add that
wonder if RV are directly relaying off-air RNZI from its DRM feeder
setup (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VATICAN. 17895, 15.1 0740, Radio Vaticana under BSKSA but coming
up, English to 0745, Arabic 0745-0805, then c/d after interval signal.
Fair. New check 18.1 confirmed this frequency, heard with very weak
signals until c/d 0805 with Vatican interval signal. Vatican Radio in
Arabic still using 15595 kHz for this broadcast, noted 18.1 at 0745.-
After my reporting on this to Glenn Hauser, Mauno Ritola found the
explanation: This is the 3rd harmonic of 5965 kHz.
My friend Dag SM4AIQ found Vatican Radio 4005 kHz varying 200-300 Hz
at fast oscillation speed! Technicians on winter holiday? (Ullmar
Qvick, Sweden, SW Bulletin Jan 23 via DXLD)
** VENEZUELA [non]. 11705, Jan 20 at 1253, S9+20 open carrier instead
of RNV relay via Cuba until 1300 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST) See also CUBA: no-show Hugazo
** ZAMBIA. Radio Christian Voice, 4965 at 2258 UT with religious talk.
Full ID at 2300. Announcer said he be with you until 02 hours [= 24 UT
--- gh]. Very Good Jan 22/11 (Mick Delmage, DXing near Lamont,
Alberta, Canada as the Moman antenna farm, Perseus and new laptop,
mostly 4-30 MHz log with some issues. We cannot get it fixed to a
certain area, sort of goes with wind, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ZAMBIA. 6162,000 kväll ZNBC hördes sista gången på denna QRG när
jag sände tips till TN förra bullen 6 eller 7/1? De har troligen haft
drivsändaren inställd på fel QRG några veckor, tror SA
6162.000 evenings, ZNBC was heard for the last time on this QRG when I
sent my loggings to SWB issue 1710 on Jan 7. My guess is that they
have the drive transmitter adjusted to the wrong QRG for some weeks.
SA (Stig Adloffson, Sweden, SW Bulletin Jan 23 translated by editor
Thomas Nilsson for DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 660, Jan 20 at 1317, plug for La Hora Nacional, then
sounded like Caliente mentioned and calls XEFW, neither of which
figures on this frequency. Maybe Aguascalientes, the 50 kW XEEY (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. Am hearing weird tones on both 1520 USB and 1540 LSB.
Could this be generated by someone on 1530 khz? (Tom Jasinski, Joliet
IL, NRC-AM via DXLD)
The approximately 1 kHz tone is being turned on and off and at some
times there is something higher pitched. These would appear to be of
domestic instead of TA origin.
Here in MA, especially near the shore, we usually get steady 1 kHz
hets on numerous channels where a 9 kHz spaced TA channel is 1 kHz
different from an adjacent 10 kHz domestic or LA: 531, 549, 621, 639,
711, 729, 801, 819, 891, 909, 981, 999, 1071, 1089, 1161, 1179, 1251,
1269, 1341, 1359, 1431, 1449, 1521, 1539, and 1611 (Mark Connelly,
WA1ION, Billerica, MA + South Yarmouth, MA, NRC AM via DXLD)
Mark: Thanks for the reply. Listen to the attached audio clip from
0415 CST [1015 UT] this morning. This is on 1540 and KXEL is clearly
heard with the weather. The weird tone was symmertrical - simultaneous
on 1520 and 1540 (on two different radios at the same time). Notice
the KXEL fade for a few seconds at 45 seconds into the recording and
this signal appears to get stronger.? Same loop bearing as WCKY, NW/SE
from here. Suspect WCKY 1530 had some modulation or IBOC issues that
caused this. It is not there this evening (Tom Jasinski, Joliet, IL,
ibid.)
Had same thing last Sept as in DXLD 10-39,
http://www.w4uvh.net/dxld1039.txt ---
``UNIDENTIFIED. I sometimes check out the hi end of the MW band late
at night, using the same E-W longwire to the FRG-7 as for SW.
Something strange, Sept 23 at 0635 UT I was hearing a het of about 1
kHz on KOKC 1520, from 1521 --- that`s too late for Saudi Arabia,
which is commonly audible earlier. And a het of almost, but not quite
the same pitch, from 1539 against jumble of signals including an open
carrier on 1540.
These do happen to be Region 1 MW channels, but such a pair is
suspicious, as if a station on 1530 were running a 9 kHz tone test, or
spurs of the same frequency. The 1521 and 1539 signals were fading, so
not an artifact of some local appliance, altho 1539 was somewhat
unstable judging from the pitch fluxuation. 1539/1540 het pitch was
slightly higher than the 1521/1520 het, so if they were coming from a
1530 transmitter, it was slightly on the lo side. Could not make out
any audio from them. I also scanned down to 1200 and did not hear any
other `TA` hets. Ideas? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)``
And we went on to speculate whether the superpower Saudi on 1521 could
possibly have propagated that late, etc., etc. (gh)
UNIDENTIFIED. 1670, quite a mystery here, Jan 20 at 1340 UT, rosary in
Spanish, loops roughly NW/SE, then praise song in Spanish. WTDY
Madison no problem but can hear it in null of unID. Ranges from deep
fades to good peaks. 1345 YLs still discussing, or addressing ``Santa
María, Madre de Dios``, more low-key talk. Fast SAH of about 15 Hz,
1348 losing signal. The only US Spanish station on 1670 per NRC AM Log
is KHPY in Moreno Valley CA, address in Burbank.
El Sembrador Ministries is Catholic, so that fits, but the trouble is,
KHPY has an extremely direxional pattern toward the SW, altho nite
power is 9 kW vs day power 10 kW, instead of the usual 1 kW night on
X-band. No doubt they do rosaries, but a specific program schedule is
lacking at http://www.esneradio.com/cms/index.php?page=programacion
I have been paying more attention to 1670, since news arrived of a new
station near Mexico City, XEANAH, at Universidad de Anáhuac,
Huixquilucan, Estado de México; 1 kW day and night per Fred Cantú`s
website via Terry Krueger, and this is its website:
http://www.anahuac.mx/radio/
Streaming worx, heard at 1743 except it`s just a music loop. Program
grid http://www.anahuac.mx/radio/programacion.html shows an eclectic
format, and ``Tres Bambalinas`` when I am listening. Not in my Random
House dixionary, but Google says that means ``Three Scenes``.
The inauguration ceremony was just this morning at 1430 UT, and a live
video webcast was apparently available. Video still running, but audio
is annoyingly off-mike, about something else at 1800:
http://www.livestream.com/sintaxistv
But the History webpage for XEANAH says the radio station started in
February 2004. Do they mean on the web, or some other radio frequency?
I vaguely remember hearing about it before.
BTW, the Talking House in NW Enid on 1670 is still audible out to a
few miles away at low-noise spots in western Enid on caradio, but not
enough to block DX like this beyond its immediate neighborhood (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
I think it was back in Oct when I had a bit of Spanish religion here
in IL thru WTDY on my western Phased BOGs and during good high end
conditions to the west so maybe their pattern is a bit out of whack.
Do DXers further west of you, like in CO get them commonly now? 73 KAZ
(Neil Kazaross, IL/WI, NRC-AM via DXLD) see also USA: KHPY; MEXICO
UNIDENTIFIED [non]. 1681.0, Jan 23 at 0640 UT, KRJO 1680 Old School in
Monroe LA has constant het on hi side, never noted before. Still there
when I turn back on at 1308. Could one of the other five US stations
on 1680 have slipped a kHz? Cuba has done this on some other
frequencies, except there is no known Cuban on 1680. Possibly of local
origin, but I doubt it. Anyone else hearing it? I was in the area
trying for new XEANAH on 1670, but so far no luck with that, nor on
caradio in evenings (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
TT'er on 1680 --- At 00:45 CST am hearing at tone tester on 1680 kHz.
with a strong signal (Tom Jasinski, Joliet, IL, 0652 ut Jan 23, NRC-AM
via DXLD)
I'm getting it here off the Eastern beverage only (Patrick Martin,
Seaside OR, 0659 UT, ibid.)
Quite loud on fade ups too, but no ID as yet (Patrick Martin,
Seaside OR, 0703 UT, ibid.)
Loop bearing appears to be SE/NW - can this be from Florida?
(Tom, Joliet, 0718 UT, ibid.) Must be 90 degrees off (gh, DXLD)
This is not WOKB 1680 Winter Garden-Orlando, FL. I have their
webstream on now, in the middle of a spot then back into some Urban
gospel music (Paul B Walker, IL, 0723 UT, ibid.)
WPRR? Tim Tromp in MI reported: I'm hearing semi-local WPRR way off-
frequency on about 1680.97 khz right now at 0713 UTC. That'd produce
close to a 1 KHz tone, no? (Saul Chernos, Ont., NRC-AM via WORLD OF
RADIO 1549, DXLD)
That makes sense. Thanks. 73, (Patrick Martin, Seaside OR, ibid.)
At 7:30 am tone on 1680 is still there. There is audio mixed with the
tone. By tuning up to 1681 I can get fairly clear audio! (Tom
Jasinski. Joliet, IL, Jan 23, IRCA via DXLD)
Then perhaps someone off-frequency, and not a test tone at all? (Walt
Salmaniw, BC, ibid.)
Pretty easy to tell the difference - use SSB mode (assuming your
receiver has it, of course). If the tone is heard only on one
sideband, then it's likely a het from another carrier, not a test
signal (Barry McLarnon VE3JF Ottawa, ON, ibid.)
Much discussion about this overnight on the NRC listserver. Tim Tromp
of Muskegon, MI reported that he was getting WPRR ("Public Reality
Radio") in Ada on 1680.97, and the consensus is that they are the
cause of it. 73, (Rick Dau, South Omaha, NE, to gh, ABDX via DXLD)
WPRR back on frequency (1680 kHz) as of this morning, and right now at
1830 UT (Tim Tromp, Jan 23, ABDX via DXLD)
Glenn: Last night WPRR 1680 in Michigan was 1 kHz high causing strong
het here. Sounds like they fixed the problem. This must have been what
your heard out west (Tom Jasinski, Joliet, IL, 0006 UT Jan 24, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
1681, tnx to many monitors closer to the Great Lakes who IDed the
source of my het on 1680 as off-frequency WPRR, Ada MI, Public Reality
Radio. One report had them back on 1680, before I heard 1681 again,
Jan 24 at 0643 UT, so it was recurring. But not heard after that.
I have no idea what kind of transmitter they are using, but could
someone familiar with AM outsenders explain how this could happen? AM
units are normally fixed on one frequency and of course there is no
need to be able to switch them, unlike frequency-agile international
SW transmitters with a keypad making it quite possible to manually
punch in the wrong frequency. Or does the WPRR unit have a 1-kHz-step
tuning knob someone could bump? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO
1549, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Re my inquiry last time about how WPRR Ada MI could slip off-frequency
one kHz to 1681, received this answer from Robert LaFore, Radio Chief
Engineer in Atlanta GA:
``Most if not all AM BCB transmitters are crystal controlled. They
normally have a main and backup xtal. They can be tweaked with a
trimmer. My guesses are:
1. Equipment failure
2. Unusually hot or cold in the tx shack
3. A frequency check led them to believe it was off-frequency, and
they then mis-adjusted to make up for the faulty frequency reading
4. They switched from one crystal to the other, and whatever they
switched to is off frequency. (Somewhat related to 1 above)``
Rechecked for a recurrence Jan 26 at 0718, no het on 1680 but an open
carrier atop the channel from KRJO or something (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 3209.992, 10.1 1650, UNID which I presume could be the
new AUS-station, heard positively by MR already. Carrier has been seen
other days as well when checked, but not on Jan 13 when I visited the
DXQTH last time. TKF (Tarmo Kontro. Espoo, Finland, SW Bulletin Jan 23
via DXLD)
3209.999, 16.1 1530, UNID. A weak carrier was noted this day with
antenna direction of 30o (Asia). This could possibly be a sign of the
new Aussie which was heard in Finland by Mauno Ritola in the beginning
of January. As could be seen on the print screen copy below the signal
is somewhat unstable which also was noted by Mauno Ritola when he
heard them.
But the latest days a much more stable signal, probably a utility
station has been observed but now on 3209.997. This one also strongest
on the 30o (Asia) direction. This station can be heard all evening and
could not be the Australian. Anyhow this frequency needs more work! TN
(Thomas Nilsson, Sweden, ibid.) See also AUSTRALIA
UNIDENTIFIED. January, 15th 2011, 2058-2101 UT, 3237 kHz, howl of a
wind (whistle) at first was audible, shout of birds also howl dogs or
wolves and still any not clear sounds - probably such call signs. Then
a man's voice in Russian have begun Tt transfer an encryption "837 (3
times) 00000 (1 time)" many times successively. 45454 (Dmitry Puzanov,
Kazakhstan, Rx : Grundig Satellit 750 + Degen DE1103, An. : LW - 63
metres / “open_dx” via RusDX via DXLD)
UNIDENTIFIED. 4079.5, Jan 25 at 0640, very weak beacon on CW slowly
sending repeatedly nothing but TMP 44, presumably meaning the
temperature is 44 F at its secret transmitter site in the middle of
somewhere. Should be listed at
http://www.highfrequencybeaconsociety.com/
but not getting anything beyond the almost-blank homepage.
This was dealt with in DXLD 11-01, when it was TMP 45 on 4079.6, with
references to the Mojave Desert and
http://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php?topic=2029.0
Re my report of ``TMP 44`` on 4079.5, I found a good reference on this
and other HIFER beacons:
http://www.hfunderground.com/wiki/High_Frequency_Beacons
which shows:
``4079 TMPnnn SW Arizona The TEMPERATURE BEACON - Temperature in deg.
F. - sends 'TMP' then 2 - 3 digit temp. in CW every 10 seconds. 1
watt`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 4865.018, 2315-2331 Jan 22. While checking the frequency
range from 4864 to 4866 kHz, I noticed three radio station images
using the WR-G31DDC Receiver. From previous checks of these
frequencies, I knew that the frequency of 4865.054 was Brazil's
Radio Verdes Florestas. The second frequency noted was 4864.562 which
is probably another Brazilian that I haven't identified yet.
The third frequency noted of 4865.018 may be Bolivia's Radio Logos,
but that is yet to be determined. In the meantime, the station on
4865.018 went off the air at 2330. Aoki's database says that Logos
goes off at 2300 while EiBi says they go off at 0200 and there's no
schedule mentioned in last year's WRTH for Logos. Unfortunately the
audio on these three is very threshold if heard at all. In the
meantime, I intend to continue checking out this frequency range with
hopes of hearing something eventually (Chuck Bolland, Clewiston FL, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Bolivia, 4864.980, Radio Logos, Tentative, 2330-2341 Jan 24, As usual,
noted three carriers in the vicinity of 4865: 1. 4864.545 KHz, 2.
4864.980 KHz, 3. 4865.035 KHz. Believe the second on 4864.980 is Radio
Logos. It's too early to hear audio from any of these especially
4864.980, but at 2341 UT, 4864.980 goes off the air. This happened
yesterday also around the same time. So if I have idented the correct
frequency for Logos, the signoff time could be established at around
2341? I will try and get another reading tomorrow? (Chuck Bolland,
WR G31DDC, 26N 081W, Clewiston FL, ibid.)
UNIDENTIFIED. 5010.0, unIDed 0514 20 Jan with poor carrier and talks
by YL in presumed - due to high local QRN - Spanish or Portuguese. Is
R Cristal [DOMINICAN REPUBLIC] on this frequency now? (Zacharias
Liangas, Thessaloniki, Greece, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Rarely reported,
and if so, goes off around 0000 UT (gh, DXLD)
UNIDENTIFIED. Hi Glenn, Did you happen to catch 6075 today? R. Rossii
had a nice clear audio. No motorboating. Yes, it is finally fixed!
Attached is 6074 CW audio. Can you confirm it is the usual 8GAL?
Thanks (Ron Howard, Monterey, CA, Jan 24, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Ron, This is one day I didn`t bother to check. Very interesting. Again
the strength seems amazing from this standpoint. Same format as before
but the call given is NOT 8GAL!
V V V CQ CQ CQ DE 2MTL 2MTL K
I would guess that it`s from the same transmitter as 8GAL, since these
are after all tactical callsigns which could be changed at will.
And I recall that yet another callsign was heard at some point on
6074, but haven`t hunted it up yet (Glenn to Ron, via DXLD)
Interesting indeed! Thanks. That's always the way it is; just skip one
day and you miss something. See DXLD 8-116:
``UNIDENTIFIED. RE DXLD 8–115: CW on 6075 - Email from David E.
Crawford: The callsigns are typical of Russian Army (4 random alfa/num
characters), almost certainly unrelated to the SWBC transmission.
These things are all over 3-10 MHz, always keyboard sent (to hide the
"fist"), and they often run repeating callup loops. Some nets are
simplex, but crossband is probably more common. The standing nets do
keep regular schedules, which would explain why you always hear it at
the same time. Cyrillic characters are used in the text but not the
callsigns. There are also a few CHICOM CW stations with similar calls,
but mostly in broadcast mode if I recall correctly. We hear the
Russians more in the evening on this side when conditions are good
(Ron Howard, Asilomar Beach, CA, Oct 31, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)``
6074, at 1401 on Jan 24 heard a different CW marker than normally
heard; Glenn listened to my recording and commented: “Very
interesting. Again the strength seems amazing from this standpoint.
Same format as before but the call given is NOT 8GAL!
V V V CQ CQ CQ DE 2MTL 2MTL K
I would guess that it’s from the same transmitter as 8GAL, since these
are after all tactical callsigns which could be changed at will. 73,
Glenn”.
Thanks to Glenn for his kind assistance. Some years ago I once
observed a VZAI callsign, but as Glenn often reports, it is normally
8GAL (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD
OF RADIO 1549, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
6074, Jan 26 at 1400, closing timesignal from R. Rossii, 6075
overlapped slightly with start of CW marker, but as Ron Howard
monitored Jan 24, no longer with usual tactical ID as 8GAL; instead,
2MTL again today (he says it was not heard Jan 25). Reception here
barely audible in noise, incomparably worse than Ron`s recording of it
from a California beach:
http://www.mediafire.com/?rjccwqweh3l8m13
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 9259.8, Jan 21 at 1354 past 1400, open carrier with lite
fades; no, not WINB from 9265, as still going on 13570. This far down,
could be ute rather than broadcaster (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 9450, UNID Arabic program noted at 0810 til 1031 UT Jan
22, throughout Holy Quran prayer program, S=4-5. Underneath DWL
Bonaire German service til 1000 UT. Not \\ IRIB 15550 kHz. Could be R
Kuwait HQ program ???
Radio Kuwait later at 11-16 UT on 9750 kHz S=4, underneath RTM Kajang,
Malaysia (Wolfgang Büschel, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 23 via DXLD)
9450 previously reported as Egyptian spy station but carried some
broadcast programming (gh, DXLD)
Yes remember, Zacharias from Thessaloniki did send me an e-mail 1-2
years ago on this matter on 9450 kHz. But spy HQ sound was much better
than usual Abis/Abu Zabaal audio quality (Wolfgang Büschel, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Subject: 9450 UNID Arabish Holy Quran prayer over and over 0805-1015
UT --- No signal from UNID Arabic st'n on 9450 0800-1030 UTC on Jan
23. Only DWL in German via Bonaire 0800-1000 plus carrier on 9449.8v.
(Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.)
UNIDENTIFIED. 15209.3, approx., het again upon WYFR Portuguese
15210.0, Jan 23 at 1402, still at 1454 with some audio, and at 1515
when YFR is in English. Has anyone further east identified the source?
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. BBC location unknown - 15785 from 1457 with the BBC
Interval Signal until 1400 when there were time pips followed by Big
Ben and BBC announcement. The following programming sounded like
Arabic (Finkle, K6EID, GA, Jan 24, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Hi, set a filter to 2.8 kHz narrow-wide, or try various receivers in
parallel. BBC Arabic is usually 5 kHz up on 15790 kHz from Zyyi Cyprus
14-16 UT. 73 wolfy df5sx (Wolfgang Büschel, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. HARMONICO DA RADIO FRANCE --- A Radio France
Internacional deve está com algum problema nos seus transmissores pois
está saindo um harmónico [sic] muito forte em 27920 em AM com sinal
muito forte, já venho observando isso há muitos dias (PU8WWW, RENATO,
+55-91-8166- 2627, BRAZIL, http://www.trc002.webs.com 5:16 pm
[timestamp, zone?], 19 Jan, radioescutas yg via DXLD)
Language? Timespan heard? Correlation with known fundamental
frequencies, including French Guiana relay? 27920 does not work out to
be a simple integral harmonic of any RFI frequency: 13960, 9306+,
6980, 5584. And the unreliability of 10-11 m would surely rule out
using it as a feeder. If we knew the timespan, we might find two GUF
frequencies scheduled which add up to this, or some such (gh, DXLD)
Renato, essa tx é modulada em SSB ou AM ? Poderia ser um feeder para
algum relay da RFI. 73s (Sarmento Campos, ibid.)
É EM AM e MUITO FORTE SINAL DE 40 DB AQUI. SINAL VEM DA EUROPA,
[ES]TO[U] ESCUTANDO AQUI COM ANTENA A 37 GRAUS (Renato, ibid.)
Olá Xará, Sarmento e Lista, A RFI até pode estar com problemas, mais
se considerarmos a potência dos TX da RFI (500.000 watts) bem como
todo o parque de antenas (digna de nota) associado a excelente
condição atual de propagação que estamos tendo em 11 e 10 metros,
bastariam alguns poucos watts para o sinal chegar estourando por aqui.
Bastou a propagação de 11 e 10 metros voltar que vez por outra escuto
o harmónico de várias emissoras de broadcasting (CRI BBC VOA RFI RNW
etc... ) em geral as que utilizam potências acima de 200 KW, sempre no
período da tarde ou no final da tarde e claro, com a propagação dos 11
metros escancarada para várias regiões.
A potência desses TX são por demais fortes e os filtros sempre acabam
deixando passar alguns poucos watts nos primeiros harmônicos que em
condições de boa propagação acabam permitindo isso, as vezes bastam
alguns miliwatts. Um forte 73 e boas escutas (PU2LZB Renato Uliana,
Guarulhos - SP, ibid.)
Agora neste momento estou ouvindo o harmonico em 27865 novamente Radio
France Internacional, porém hoje `tá um pouquinho mais a baixo,
desliguei o pré amplificador, liguei o atenuador de 20 db e continuo
ouvindo. Não é imagem; tenho um Sony aqui, tb com anteninha
telescópica e tá chegando nêle também. Tirei o Icom 706 da antena
quadra cubica e coloquei em uma antena móvel e continua chegando,
portando a hipótese de imagem. Acho dificil é um harmonico mesmo; pra
mim [es]to[u] até achando bom to me baseando de quando tem propagação
p[a]ra Europa. Mandei pra Radio France Internacional um e-mail; eles
me acabaram de responder: isso deve ser algum rádio aficionado
transmitindo o sinal deles (REN, 20 Jan 3:54 pm [zone?], ibid.)
Renato, o fenomeno é muito curioso, mas ainda estamos confusos:
1) a frequencia onde surge o espúrio é 27920 ou 27865? Você citou QRGs
diferentes nos emails.
2) Qual o receptor da Sony que você usou para comparar? O Sony mostra
o espúriona mesma QRG do IC-706?
3) Que horário começa esta emissão? Que horário termina? Que língua(s)
são usadas na transmissão? --hg (Huelbe Garcia, ibid.)
UNIDENTIFIED. North NJ unids --- I've been up to my old haunts in
Northern NJ a couple of times recently and had a little time to DX on
the car radio. I have a couple of unids.
First, I'm pretty sure is a pirate, heard from Boonton, NJ yesterday
1410 EST on 104.7 with a foreign language sounding a lot like French,
low modulation and a pronounced AC hum. Anyone know anything about
this? (Russ Edmunds, Blue Bell, PA, Jan 23, WTFDA via DXLD)
The last time I was in the Newark NJ area I counted at least 7 pirates
including 104.7. 104.7 used to be one of the few open channels up
there with only scattering of WSPK Poughkeepsie. However, at home I
can tell you that I recently logged 104.7 W284AQ Hackettstown, a 210
watt translator for 1510 WRNJ. However based on your low modulation
and AC hum, it was likely the pirate and not brokered foreign language
programming from WRNJ. Honestly I would discount anything you hear in
northeastern NJ as the pirate count is out of control. I even logged
one on 106.5 which should be getting clobbered by WLTW's IBOC (K3PHL -
Steve W., Milford Square, PA (Allentown) (FN20HJ), Sony XDR-F1HD,
Denon TU-1500RD, Delco RDS, APS-9B @ 33', ibid.)
On 104.7 here the two dominant stations are the translator W284AQ in
Hackettstown or WSPK in Poughkeepsie which should be strong in N
Jersey (Mike Hunter, W2MHZ, Neshanic Station NJ, ibid.)
I had expected WSPK, which was the dominant station there when I lived
about 4 miles North of where I was yesterday, but this covered it.
Strong carrier but weak mumbling audio with the hum. I couldn't be
sure of the language. My first guess was Creole French.
In fact when I was in Dover on 12/31, I was surprised at some of the
area translators that I couldn't hear (Russ Edmunds, Blue Bell, PA,
(15 mi NW of Philadelphia), ibid.)
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UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS
++++++++++++++++++++++++
Tnx to N6NKS, S.P. McGreevy Productions for a contribution via PayPal
to woradio at yahoo.com
You're welcome, Glenn - I catch WOR via XM/WRN weekends, and read WOR
online too, and seems you could use another donation and thanks for
publishing my past stuff in WOR! You Do very FINE work, and I can 1/2
read the Spanish stuff too! Very best 73, (Steve McGreevy,
http://www.auroralchorus.com http://www.spaceweathersounds.com
WORLD OF RADIO 1549)
I live for your show. It is better than Neil Rogers, believe it or
not. I am upset that WWCR has taken it off Saturday noon and night.
When will WOR via phone 575-802-8142, press 2 be updated? It still has
#1541. Another phone service is Talk Shop, 616-980-7222, press 4, and
carries WOR. I have my own show Tuesday at 8 pm [0100 UT Weds] (Mike
Lantz, Miami Beach, FL, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Tnx for your loyalty. I have nothing to do with the phone services, so
can`t answer questions about them. I do not object to WOR being
provided in that way, however, if people really want or need to listen
on the phone, even by long distance. Joybubbles used to provide such a
service (gh, DXLD)
PUBLICATIONS
++++++++++++
ROGER TIDY`S BOOK
I'm reading a book by Roger Tidy and on the cover notes it says that
"during the 1980s he published a weekly newsletter for radio
enthusiasts charting the the latest developments in the ongoing
struggle between Western Eastern and non-aligned idealogies". Does
anyone know what this publication was? Pls reply off the list. Thanks
(Steve Whitt, MWC via DXLD)
HITLER`S RADIO WAR
Glenn, Thanks for your message. The book that Steve Whitt refers to is
'Hitler's Radio War', which is not meant to be released until 31
January! The book, which is published in London by Robert Hale Ltd.,
looks at the external service of the German radio during World War II,
especially its overt and covert broadcasts to Britain. However, it
also covers German wartime broadcasts to the USA, France, the Soviet
Union, Greece, Yugoslavia and other countries, including a chapter on
German radio propaganda to India.
In addition, it looks at the numerous 'personalities' who broadcast to
Allied troops during the final phase of the war, including the two
women known as Axis Sally and the equally notorious Mary of Arnhem.
The book is based on archival research at such places as the Imperial
War Museum, the UK National Archives and the BBC's Written Archives
Centre at Caversham.
The newsletter that I published was 'Media Monitor', which started as
a hobby publication reflecting my interest in international
broadcasting and, to some extent, the pirate scene in the UK. As time
went on, the articles I included became more political, reflecting my
interest in world affairs. I remember, for example, writing some
articles about jamming and the failure of Radio Moscow to come clean
about the Chernobyl accident.
I gave up publishing 'Media Monitor' after I suffered a serious
assault which left me with multiple injuries and permanent blindness
in one eye, and to be honest I also found the effort of producing a
weekly publication far too taxing as I was involved in lots of other
things at the time, including running a small monitoring business,
'Modern Media Monitoring'.
This business, which was nothing to do with international
broadcasting, was set up to monitor the output of UK national radio
and TV stations, plus London local stations, and to provide
transcripts or summaries of the contents to organisations that needed
to know what the broadcast media were saying about them. The clients
included numerous large companies, government departments, local
councils and a large number of foreign embassies.
The business, which started in the early 1980s was very successful.
Unfortunately, though, I fell out with my business partners and
dropped out, leaving them to sell it after I had left to the Broadcast
Monitoring Company, which was owned by the Robert Maxwell Group.
After that, I carried on monitoring in a small way for a small number
of clients but soon grew tired of the business and, eventually,
took a completely new path which took me to university as a mature
student, where I earned a BA in history and an MA in contemporary
history and politics.
I will send you a 'review' copy of my book, which I hope you will find
interesting. Best wishes (Roger Tidy, England, Jan 24, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
DSWCI TROPICAL BANDS MONITOR 2010
is available free to all DXers: http://www.dswci.org/tbm
Best 73 (Rolf Wernli, DSWCI webmaster, Jan 23, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
LANGUAGE LESSONS See also INDONESIA; UNIDENTIFIED 9450
++++++++++++++++
"Goooaaaaaaalllllll" ?! Are you sure you heard this, Glenn?
Re: DX LISTENING DIGEST 11-03, January 19, 2011
Portugal, RDPi observation by Glenn. Glenn and others who for some odd
reason use that word [goal] when reporting Portuguese speaking
staions: are you sure that is what you hear - "goal"?
I have seen this often in reports, not just in DXLD but elsewhere.
All right, our term derives from Eng. "goal", but what you'll hear in
*any* stn, be it here in Portugal or elsewhere is the Portuguese
variation of the word, "golo" - a term which, to quote the adjective
that fancies you, is silly, silly as many ball games, incl. that N.
Americans seem to be so fond of, American football.
In Castilian, they chose the variation "gole", the French seem to have
kept it in the original form, "goal", the Germans adapted it to "Tor"
(neutr. n.), meaning gate... so they cry "goal" accordingly.
But that's in the context of sport, that's where the borrowed term
ends.
In Port., there is this other word "golo" (or "gole"), and also the
less known "golo" (or "goro") (puzzling, isn't it?), which, again, are
not related to the above applied to sports.
Perhaps for you, Glenn, to find out? 73, (Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
In Spain, the SER stations during the game when there was a goal
used to celebrate it giving morse letters G-O-L. Maybe still used?
73, (Jari Savolainen, Finland, ibid.)
Jari, Yes, in Castilian "gol", not "gole", you are quite correct - and
I am sorry for having written "gole", I was perhaps thinking about the
plural form, "goles", so take the -e- away. My apologies for possibly
misleading some of you. As I said, it too derives from the Engl. term
"goal."
Whether they [just SER network?] send it in Morse code, g-o-l,
frankly, I don't know, but maybe some station had this idea to cheer
the [f/ball] scores. I shall try to remember to check this, and then
report back. 73, (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, ibid.)
"Gol" castillanized... of use in all S. Am. It's funny to listen to
that word in Morse via REE. Who said the code is dead? HI! (Horacio A.
Nigro, Montevideo, Uruguay, ibid.)
CONVENTIONS & CONFERENCES / DX-PEDITIONS
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
RESEÑA ENCUENTRO DX OCAÑA
Hola Colegas, He realizado una reseña sobre mi viaje y participacion
al I encuentro DX Colombo-Venezolano; el cual a pesar de las
situaciones presentadas por el crudo invierno que han vivido Colombia
y Venezuela, pudo llevarse a cabo. Para leer el reporte completo puden
hacerlo a traves de:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/47272373/Encuentro-DX-Ocana-2011
También pueden hacerlo visitando
http://espanol.groups.yahoo.com/group/latinoamericadx/files/OtrosDX/
Codial Saludo Buen DX (Rafael Rodríguez R., Bogotá D.C. - COLOMBIA,
playdx yg via DXLD)
HFCC A-11
Following the unrest in Tunis, original site for the February meeting,
this has been moved to Prague, Czechia, and still on the same dates as
originally planned, Feb 14-19. Participants are scrambling to get
their visas and others arrangements made in time (Glenn Hauser, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
WINTER SWL FEST COMING UP; TRY TO GET HOTEL RESERVATIONS MADE BY FEB 4
Greetings from South of the Border -- where it feels like it's North
of the Border right now.
You're all invited to help out the USA's balance of payments by
joining us at the 24th (!) Winter SWL Fest in Plymouth Meeting, PA --
just outside of Philadelphia -- in early March.
A full slate of forums, ranging from Radio St. Helena to producing
your own broadcast to QSL collecting via eBay to a surprise special
event, are all on tap.
There is plenty of room for all at the hotel and the Fest at this
point, but as of February 4th the hotel will be allowed to release the
block of rooms set aside for the Fest for other guests. This doesn't
mean you won't get a room if you reserve after February 4th, but
there's a chance the hotel could sell out by the time you get around
to making a reservation.
This happened to us a bunch of years ago at our previous hotel, the
Best Western Inn At Towamencin in Kulpsville.
So if you do plan to join us, try to get the reservations done ASAP if
possible -- it helps us better plan things as well.
Check here -- http://www.swlfest.com/2011-fest-news/ -- for live links
to reserve both a hotel room and your Fest registration!
If you're old school and want to handle the reservation by phone, the
hotel's phone number is 1-610-834-8300 -- remember to request the
"Winter SWL Fest" to get the discounted rate (with full breakfast!)
Hope you can join us! -- (Richard Cuff / John Figliozzi, co-
Festmeisters, Jan 23, ODXA yg via DXLD)
DX-PEDITIONS
++++++++++++
CMMC DXPEDITION --- MODERN MARCONIS MAKE WAVES AT WCC MUSEUM
On January 8, the Chatham Marconi Maritime Center (CMMC) museum hosted
a DXpedition at the historic WCC Marconi Wireless site in Chatham,
Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Radio enthusiasts were given a tour of the
museum, then setup antennas and receivers on the site for an evening
of transatlantic AM broadcast DXing. If watching from above, radio
pioneer Guglielmo Marconi must have been delighted. After all it was
he who sent the first ever transatlantic radio communication in the
United States from a nearby Cape Cod site, and then established radio
station WCC in Chatham. It became known as the world's greatest
maritime wireless communications facility, and is considered the
birthplace of all the wireless devices we use today.
In the Beginning
It was 110 years ago when Marconi completed the first transatlantic
wireless communication, taking place between England and Signal Hill,
Newfoundland, commemorated by the now infamous Newfie DXpeditions
which by the way will be celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.
In 1903 Marconi made the first wireless two-way communications between
England and Wellfleet on Cape Cod, a U.S. mainland site selected
specifically for its proximity to Europe.
Marconi later envisioned a network of wireless communication stations
for ships at sea, an idea which ultimately proved its worth in 1912
when over 700 people aboard the sinking Titanic were saved after an
S.O.S. transmitted from the ship's Marconi Room alerted rescuers. In
1914 WCC Chatham replaced Wellfleet as part of the network of Marconi
land-based wireless radio stations that would link North America,
Europe, Japan, and voyagers across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
However WCC "Wireless Cape Cod" was to take on a much more significant
place in history.
Initially WCC was primarily a monitoring station, but operators could
transmit via remote control from another site in Marion,
Massachusetts. The WCC rhombic antennas were said to have been
designed by H.H. Beverage, developer of the Beverage wave guide
antenna still popular among DXers today.
The WCC site was taken over by the U.S. Navy during both World Wars.
Most notably during World War II after the Enigma code was broken,
Navy operators at WCC were able to receive and decode the enciphered
signals from the German high command and otherwise nearly undetectable
submerged U-boats, which combined with direction-finding gave Allied
forces the ability to pinpoint their positions.
WCC was sold to RCA and maintained as a maritime communications
station under the name "Radiomarine Corporation of America." By the
1950s WCC was arguably the busiest wireless communications station in
the western hemisphere, operating transmitters from longwave to the
shortwave marine bands. WCC history also extends beyond the oceans,
holding a role in aeronautics including communications with Charles
Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, and the last known communication with the
Hindenburg before its fiery demise.
With the breakup of RCA in 1998, WCC became part of MCI. By 1993 WCC
was no longer a manned station, now under remote control by sister
station KPH in California. WCC operated at 436 kHz longwave, KPH at
426 kHz, and both monitored the international calling and distress
frequency of 500 kHz. In 1994 the site was added to the National
Register of Historic Places. WCC went off the air in 1997 as a victim
of downsizing and technological advancements. Although the town of
Chatham purchased the property in 1999, the site remained dormant
until the newly organized CMMC came to the rescue in 2002.
The CMMC Mission
The CMMC now leases the Marconi site from the town, and will be
opening a museum in the restored WCC operations building early this
summer. Additionally the WCC Amateur Radio Association operates WA1WCC
from a corner of the building. The museum was opened to the local
community briefly last August for a sneak preview. The CMMC has since
been working hard in preparation for the grand opening.
"We're making it more interactive, not just a display of antiques,"
said CMMC Vice President Frank Messina KB1UZZ. "We're working with
school systems to help educate the teachers bringing the kids here, to
develop an interest in what happened here. We try to explain the whole
concept of communication."
In addition to the many artifacts on display, there's a Morse code
kiosk with a practice key, and a mini-theater for viewing a short film
narrated by Walter Cronkite. The CMMC collaborates with schools to
develop curriculum within the guidelines of the Massachusetts "Science
Technology Engineering Math" (STEM) program. In addition the WA1WCC
club offers amateur radio operator license courses. Many of the poles
and towers that once supported the rhombic antennas are still
standing. The CMMC and WA1WCC hope to get a rhombic back up and
operating. "WCC, that was it," said CMMC Board Member Rob Leiden K1UI.
"It was the only signal that could be heard."
The DXpeditioners
Rob Leiden and Frank Messina were kind enough to open the operations
building to the CapeDX group for a museum tour followed by an evening
of transatlantic AM broadcast DXing in January. CapeDX members Chris
Black N1CP, Mark Connelly WA1ION, Marc DeLorenzo, Steve Wood, and I
setup our modern receive stations, a Drake R8, Japan Radio NRD 535, an
Excalibur and two Perseus SDR receivers to capture the action across
the AM broadcast band. Three terminated broadband loop antennas were
erected for the event, aimed northeast, east, and southeast. A number
of community CMMC members came to watch and learn more about the
hobby.
Initially we became worried that the event would be a bust, due to
interference from the CQX beacon on 279 kHz at nearby Chatham Airport.
The CW signal from CQX was causing the entire noise floor to pulse
with Morse code on our SDR spectrum analyzer displays. However as
sunset approached the interference was overtaken by rising signal
levels and we were soon rewarded for our efforts as a number of new
finds were discovered. For Marc DeLorenzo, it was a first to hear
Sudan on mediumwave. "Country number 104 heard from Cape Cod,"
reported Marc, "And a major thrill!" "It was a great experience being
able to DX from this site," said Steve Wood. "I have never heard
transatlantics that clear and loud from my home and I'm less than 5
miles from CMMC."
CMMC DXpedition Logbook
Full details of selected logbook entries are followed by a complete
frequency list sorted by country which includes many of the more
commonly received signals reported in the International DX Digest. It
was a team effort. Because all of us were essentially receiving the
same signals within the same 1900-2300 time frame, it only made sense
to spare you from multiple listings of "Radio Nacional España,
Informativos," and so on. (41 frequencies for Spain!) Of particular
interest are the logs of 765 Iran with Switzerland off the air, and
1314 UAE which for many of us was a first. All times are UTC, January
8, 2011.
531 Chaîne 1, El Ain Beida, Algeria, at 2258 excellent; ads,
contemporary instrumental, alternating woman and man with promo/ID
into time marker and news, parallel also excellent 549 kHz.
531 RNE Spain, at 2200 top of the hour pips and theme music,
"Radio Nacional de España, Informativos." Fair under Algeria.
590 CMHI R. Rebelde, Santa Clara, Cuba, at 2301 parallel 560,
600 with 9-note Rebelde sounder, Spanish talk; mixed with VOCM and
WEZE.
595 SNRT Oujda, Morocco, at 2302 man and woman in Arabic; poor.
639 Cesky Rozhlas, Liblice, Czech Republic, at 2100 Slavic
news/talk by woman; poor, over co-channel Spain.
657 Rai Radiouno, Italy, at 2259 national anthem at apparent
sign off per EMWG.
675 Libyan Jamahiriya, Benghazi, Libya, at 2202 Arabic music;
in 680 WRKO slop.
693 VOR Zehlendorf, Germany, at 2202 Russian talk; briefly atop
UK and Spain.
702 RMC Info, Le Col de la Madonne, France, at 2200 pips,
French talk, "Ici Radio Chine International." Fair signal.
730 HJCU Cadena Melodia, Bogotá, Colombia, at 2302 an old-
fashioned vocal, "Melodia" ID; over CKAC.
765 IRIB Sarasary, Chahbahar, Iran, at 2156 music parallel
Sarasary streaming audio, then Koran parallel 837 kHz. A new log
since co-channel Switzerland went dark.
783 MDR Info, Leipzig-Wiederau, Germany, at 2300 fair, over
unidentified stations; time marker and fanfare, "MDR Info..."
810 ZNS3 Freeport, Bahamas, at 2300 non-stop street-band music
- a blend of calypso and Dixieland jazz; good, dominant.
873 AFN Frankfurt, Germany, at 2302 parallel 1107 kHz with Led
Zeppelin rock vocal; to good peak over presumed co-channel Spain.
890.1 HIPJ R. Continental, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic,
at 2300 good carrier but no audio.
909 BBC Radio 5, United Kingdom, at 2200 to good peak with
"This is BBC Radio 5 Live" into news.
917 R. Gotel, Yola, Nigeria, at 2202 carrier with het from 918
kHz, heard a man in an unidentified African sounding language.
918 R. Slovenija, Ljubljana-Domzale, Slovenia, at 2200 over a
weak 917 Nigeria het; distinctive time marker into theme music with
two Radio Slovenija IDs.
950.042 YVKG R. Popular, Caracas, Venezuela, at 2300 carrier
only, no audio.
972 NDR Info, Hamburg, Germany, at 2200 bits of German news by
woman; under a huge Libya signal.
1035 R. Clube, Belmonte, Portugal, at 2300 a female version of
B.J. Thomas 1969 hit "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head," then "San
Francisco" by Scott McKenzie from 1967, Star FM mention by man,
Portuguese talk by woman, Star FM jingle, and "Harvest Moon" by Neil
Young; fair to good.
1053 COPE Spain, at 2201 fast Spanish talk; atop UK and the
growl of off-frequency signals at 1053.103 from Libya and an
unidentified 1053.047 kHz.
1062 Rai Radiouno, Italy, at 2158 poor with synchro echo; talk
in Italian, time marker into news on the hour.
1089 Radio Rossii, Tbilisskaya, Russia, at 2258 good to fade;
classical music, man and woman in Russian with Rossii mentions.
1089 TalkSport, United Kingdom, at 2202 now coming up over
Russia, reverberated TalkSport ID, promo, scores, "Middlesborough
suffered a defeat."
1134 Glas Hrvatske, Zadar, Croatia, at 2100 excellent with pop
music fading into signature long pips on the hour, fanfare with
Hrvatske Radio ID.
1179 SER Radio Valencia, Valencia, Spain, at 2153 fair with
local ID (AM & FM) and apparent ad or promo in Spanish. Thanks to
Henrik Klemetz for help via Real DX.
1215 Voice of Russia, Bolshakovo, Kaliningrad, at 2058 "This is
the Voice of Russia World Service," frequencies and web site, "Great
Gate of Kiev" bells interval signal, then national anthem at 2100 UTC.
Good signal, well over Absolute Radio, United Kingdom.
1296 SNBC Reiba, Sudan, at 2050 noted African music parallel
7200 kHz, trading places atop the frequency with co-channel Spain.
1314 R. Farda, Al Dhabbaya, United Arab Emirates, at 2157
fanfare, Radio Farda ID, into news with a sound bite from Obama in
English.
1323 Voice of Russia, Wachenbrunn, Germany, at 2100 French
news/talk by man and woman, emphasis music.
1394.8 TransWorld Radio, Fllakë, Albania, at 2100 one cycle of
TWR interval signal, then Polish program per EMWG.
1413 RNE5 Spain, at 2059 good with a nostalgic vocal, time
marker, fanfare, "Radio Nacional de España, Informativos."
1422 Deutschlandfunk, Heusweiler, Germany, at 2040 over
presumed Algeria; woman in German parallel 6190 kHz.
1431 Radio 3/R. Kultura, Kopani, Ukraine, at 2058 fair over co-
channel Djibouti; ethnic vocal, announcement, time marker, and sign-
off leaving Radio Sawa in clear.
1440 RTL Marnach, Luxembourg, at 2100 intro music based on
variations of 6-note interval signal, French ID, "Ici Radio Chine
International," over co-channel WRED and WVEI.
1476 Euskadi Irratia, San Sebastian, Spain, at 2100 possible
Basque talk by woman; poor over growl from an unidentified off-
frequency 1476.268 kHz signal.
1530 VOA São Tomé e Principe, at 2200 "This is the Voice of
America, Washington DC, signing off," and info on how to obtain more
information about times and frequencies. Very good signal.
1548 Voice of Russia, Grigoriopol, Moldova, at 2102 VOR program
in Serbian per EMWG.
1557 France Info, Fontbonne, France, at 2100 parallel 1206,
1242, and 1494 kHz with France Info fanfare music into news.
Country List
43 radio countries heard:
Albania: 1394.8
Algeria: 531, 549, 981, 1422
Angola: 1088
Bahamas: 810
Belgium: 1125
Brazil: 700, 740, 760, 1100, 1220
British Virgin Islands: 780
Canary Islands/Spain: 621, 720, 747, 837, 1179
Colombia: 650, 730, 760, 770
Croatia: 1134
Cuba: 530, 560, 570, 600, 610, 640, 670, 690, 710, 750, 770, 790,
840, 860, 870, 900, 950, 960, 1180
Czech Republic: 639
Djibouti: 1431
Dominican Republic: 890.1
Egypt: 774
France: 603, 702, 711, 792, 837, 864, 945, 1206, 1242, 1377, 1467,
1494, 1557
Germany: 693, 756, 783, 873, 972, 1107, 1269, 1323, 1422
Haiti: 840
Iran: 765, 837, 936, 1080
Italy: 657, 1062
Kaliningrad: 1215
Kuwait: 1548
Libya: 675, 972, 1053.1, 1251, 1449
Luxembourg: 1440
Mauritania: 783
Moldova: 1548
Morocco: 595, 612, 999
Netherlands: 747
Netherlands Antilles: 800
Nigeria: 917
Portugal: 594, 720, 1035
Puerto Rico: 580, 600, 630
Russia: 1089
São Tomé: 1530
Saudi Arabia: 1521
Slovenia: 918
Spain: 531, 558, 567, 576, 585, 639, 648, 657, 684, 729, 738, 774,
783, 792, 801, 855, 864, 882, 936, 963, 999, 1026, 1044, 1053, 1080,
1098, 1107, 1116, 1125, 1134, 1143, 1152, 1179, 1215, 1296, 1305,
1314, 1413, 1476, 1485, 1503
St. Kitts & Nevis: 555, 820
Sudan: 1296
Ukraine: 1431
United Arab Emirates: 1314
United Kingdom: 693, 882, 909, 1053, 1089, 1215, 1458
Venezuela: 720, 750, 950
It was an awesome experience to be receiving transatlantic signals
under the shadow of Marconi. Visit http://www.chathammarconi.org to
learn more about CMMC. Consider supporting the museum and ongoing
education programs by becoming a member. The CMMC DXpedition will also
be covered in the April 2011 edition of Popular Communications
magazine. 73 and Good DX! (Bruce Conti, NRC International DX Digest
78-17 [complete] via DXLD)
MUSEA also see just above
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BBC INSIDE OUT FEATURE ON ASPIDISTRA WARTIME TRANSMITTER SITE
Fascinating 10 minute feature on BBC Inside Out South East last night
on the Aspidistra transmitter site, 500 kW used for black propaganda
during WW2. Includes interview with Les Rawlings who was an engineer
at the station, starts 10 minutes 20 seconds in, link to programme and
photos of station at:
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/january2011/aspidistra_tx_site.htm
(Mike Barraclough, Jan 25, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
BBC WORLD SERVICE TO FEATURE RADIO CURATOR GERRY WELLS
RSGB News 11 June 2010
Gerald Wells, known as Gerry, is the curator of the British Vintage
Wireless and Television Museum in Dulwich, London, which was features
in the December 2008 RadCom. His museum is not open to the general
public, but guided tours are available by appointment. Dan Shepherd
has recently finished making a radio documentary about Gerry for the
BBC World Service.
The programme will be broadcast at 9am BST on 20 August, although it
is worth checking the BBC World Service website nearer the date as the
schedule can change.
http://www.rsgb.org/news/newsitem.php?id=3
A 10 minute documentary, Obsession, about Gerry Wells was broadcast on
Channel 4 in March 1994 in its Working Parts series of short films.
An off air recording of this has been uploaded by a vintage radio
enthusiast and can be seen at
http://s276.photobucket.com/albums/kk1/kevvywevvywoo/vintage/?action=view¤t=Movie.mp4
(Mike Barraclough, England, Jan 24, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM
+++++++++++++++++++++
SDR-RADIO: A HIGHLY EFFICIENT TOOL FOR DXING AN MONITORING! (Paper:
How-to)
Hallo - in the last weeks, Simon's software SDR-Radio brought up new
and highly efficient tools for DXers. I do like especially the
analysis of the IQ Data File, where you can see bands with either a
wide angle or a microscope. Both perspective will further enhance
DXing and monitoring. In a PDF of about 25 pages, I collected some
examples of how to use this tool. Mostly, they are just screenshots
with their captions. If you want to download it, visit:
http://bit.ly/hZJ4yp
Any comments, critics & suggestions are highly welcomed! -- 73, (Nils
DK8OK Schiffhauer, Jan 25, Excalibur, SDR-IP/GPS, Perseus, 2 x 20 m
active quad loop (90 ), 42 m windom, DX-One prof, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
MILTON BRADLEY RADIO GAME
Hello Glenn, Saw this old Milton Bradley game on eBay and wondered if
anyone had any information about it:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Milton-Bradley-Radio-Game-QSL-Cards-/160534047766?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2560932c16
Take care! (Eric Loy, Catlin, IL, Jan 23, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
VIDEO OF CLIMBING A 1700' TOWER
The person that forwarded this to me wrote the next sentence and I
thought, "Yeah, right." Be sure and take a deep breath. I don't know
what they pay this guy but it wouldn't be enough for me to do it.
My heart was pounding & I couldn't watch it all.
: Climbing a tower [7+ minutes]
This guy is NUTS!!!
http://www.liveleak.com/mp53/player.swf?config=http://www.liveleak.com/mp53/player_config.php?token=07b_1284580365%26embed=1
(Jan Schrader, Meth Meadows MO, Jan 18, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
THE CONICAL TV ANTENNA
I got an email from someone through the wtfda.org website who built a
conical TV antenna and asked me why the design was discarded in the
first place. He calls it a "fan" arial and has a website about it
http://cool386.tripod.com/fan/fan.html
He wrote "I was interested to see the description of the Fan aerial
design in your technical articles. Recently, I constructed a replica
of one and was most impressed with the results. What has me curious is
why the design fell out of fashion. It certainly performs better than
some more modern commercially made designs I've tried."
Anyone have an answer? -- (Mike Bugaj, Enfield, CT USA Jan 19, WTFDA
via DXLD)
Mike, That I don't know, but I do know they're sturdy. I've seen a lot
of fifty year old examples of this design on roof tops all over
Central Illinois, most fully intact (Curtis Sadowski, ibid.)
If I had to guess, I would say it may have been a combination of the
need for improved gain and directional qualities (which longer log and
LPY antennas do provide - but not to a very great degree), improved
UHF performance, and simply appearance (long beam antennas looked more
"rocket age, were identified as newer than conicals, and thus presumed
to be better to laypeople).
Of course, having some gain, some directivity, and simply being up in
the clear (as with any outdoor antenna) tends to bring good results,
with further improvements being incremental.
Decades ago, the man who rented us the cabin at Platte Lake had an
array of two conicals (up/down), with a rotator on a wooden pole,
about 60' up, with twinlead, at his own year-round house. He let me
give it a spin for a few minutes on the only occasion I had been in
the house, and I was quite impresses with how yell the array
performed.
I've had the conical on my mind ever since the DTV transition got
underway. I figure that if someone were to make a conical with almost
exactly 1/3 scale dimensions of the vintage conicals, one would have
an antenna that covers VHF-highband with its fundamental and much of
UHF with its third overtone - with an antenna that would be very cheap
to manufacture and take 1/27th the volume of a vintage conical.
One other note - some had a conical still in use near my in-law's
house in Carleton, I know this because it was replaced with a new all-
channel TV antenna in June, 2009 (Rob Grant, N8NU, ibid.)
The conical antennas did have good gain. They did nearly as well as
the newer antenna designs. There were two disadvantages with them. The
first was that they did make some noise when there were higher winds
probably due to the length of the elements. The second was that they
took up a fairly large amount of vertical space. My father had a stack
of four conical antennas (2 double stacks, one above the other) up on
the top of a tower. When a hurricane came through with the high winds,
the long pipe that extended up from the tower bent due to the high
wind load and the long lever arm of the vertical pipe. The broadband
characteristics of the conical antennas was very good, even though
they only used one length of active element (Bob Seaman, ibid.)
ADJACENT CHANNEL INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION USING CORRELATION FEEDBACK
I just completed an online monologue on the subject of interference
cancellation using correlation feedback and posted the paper on my web
page:
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~christrask/Paper024.html
There are undoubtedly errors in this, but I wanted to get it completed
so that I can move on to another project that has been lingering for a
few years (Chris Trask, N7ZWY / WDX3HLB, Senior Member IEEE
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~christrask/
by (Chris Trask / N7ZWY, Sonoran Radio Research, P.O. Box 25240,
Tempe, AZ 85285-5240, ODXA yg via DXLD)
DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DRM See BELGIUM; BRAZIL; BULGARIA; VANUATU
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DAB See CANADA
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- IBOC
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
DOCUMENT IBOCQRM IN COMPLAINTS TO CONGRESS
Here’s a Christmas wish: may the IBOC HD-digital die a quick death and
the broadcasters realize their folly. I’d suggest that DXers perhaps
tape frequencies destroyed by IBOC in their areas, then when a
subsequent same frequency clears up as an offending station turns the
IBOC off, send those tapes to their Congressmen or Senators explaining
what is going on. Question them as to why legalized jamming is being
allowed by the FCC and why they’ve allowed broadcasters to do this,
particularly in the post sundown hours. I would also suggest including
comments as to how this form of legalized jamming could be a national
homeland security issue or a safety issue in cases of local/national
emergencies, I.e. Katrina. We as DXers need to take a proactive stance
to save our AM dial from those who are destroying it.
I’ll cite my recent example: WCWA-1230 on a recent Sunday night had
its IBOC off and I was able to hear WCBY-1240 Cheboygan, MI, next day
it’s back on and 1240 is a buzz saw. I’m sure I’m not alone, though. I
find that many recently reported receptions are 50 kW being heard
about 500-700 miles away. I can remember when clubs used to frown on
those types of reports because they were considered “chalk”. Guess
that’s not the case any more. KSTP-1500 St. Paul, MN gets my vote as
best 50 kW coverage nowadays. I get them here and out west I had them
into NM & NV! KFI couldn’t match that! (Gary Siegel, Toledo OH, DX
Forum, IRCA DX Monitor Jan 22 via DXLD)
PROPAGATION
+++++++++++
A MODEL OF THE F-LAYER; EQUATORIAL SPREAD-F
For those with propagation interests:
http://www.nrl.navy.mil/media/news-releases/17-11r/
Spread F was hypothesized to affect certain trans-equatorial
receptions in one of the "fine tuning" annuals a number of years ago.
Best wishes, (Nick Hall-Patch, BC, Jan 19, IRCA via DXLD)
50 MHZ MULTIPLE E/F HOP TRANSPACIFIC DX; SOLAR CYCLES
Patrick Dyer, WA5IYX of San Antonio, Texas (EL09ql) wrote last week:
"Several 6-meter ZL/VK-US events occurred since around Christmas,
mostly involving just K6QXY or N5JEH (NM). (Check the
lookback/search features on
http://www.vhfdx.info/spots
http://www.dxsummit.fi
http://dxworld.com/tvfmlog.html or
http://dxworld.com/50prop.html
using the ZL/VK calls noted). IA and IL got into the Jan 10-11 event.
"The best guess, as this is near the Es peak in each hemisphere for
the Winter and Summer seasons, is Es-Es-F2F2-Es- Es (add another -Es
for the W0/W9 path). F2F2 is the chordal hop over the geomagnetic
equator where the high ionization levels and effective tilts permit
very low angles of incidence (thus giving much higher MUFs than one
would expect from a "flat" layer). As most of the Es hops involved
are over water there is generally no evidence/warning of any
intermediate signals from along that path.
"The Jan 10-11 event, with its concentrated US hotspot footprint in
AZ, shows this very well as W0/W9 had Es linking them to/thru AZ.
Even during the Cycle 21-23 peak years 6m VK/ZL paths that far to
the US N.E. were rare vs. the numerous events to W6, south W7, W5,
and south W4."
Peter Laws, N5UWY of Norman, Oklahoma had a response to W1YO's
comment in last week's bulletin that "I have been through five solar
cycles and this one is not normal."
Peter writes: "With all due respect to W1YO, a sample size of five
is hardly enough to make a judgment about what is normal. This
cycle may be different from the previous four or five, but we have
little evidence to determine if any of them is normal!"
"In all, we only have good data on the last 24 or so cycles and
less-accurate data for few more cycles before that."
"But our nearest star is about 4.5 BILLION years old. That's over
400 MILLION solar cycles!"
True enough, but "normal" expresses what you are accustomed to, as
well as what expectations are. I think many of us wish that Cycle 19
was normal, as in, not unusual and that Cycle 24 was normal as well.
Speaking of what is normal and what is not, occasionally you can
read something in the press quoting someone who seems to be getting
it terribly wrong regarding solar activity. There was a "long range
weather forecaster" quoted this week in the Australian press who
says he uses sunspot activity to make his predictions. He was
quoted as saying, "There is a huge amount of solar activity and
solar flares at the moment." Don't believe it? Read it at
http://snipurl.com/1w52z9
(QST de W1AW, Propagation Forecast Bulletin 3 ARLP003, From Tad Cook,
K7RA, Seattle, WA January 21, 2011, To all radio amateurs, via Dave
Raycroft, ODXA yg via DXLD)
Geomagnetic field activity ranged from predominantly quiet levels at
lower latitudes to a few periods at minor storm levels at high
latitudes. Mostly quiet periods predominated from 17 - 18 January.
On 19 January, a recurrent coronal hole high speed stream (CH HSS)
moved into a geoeffective position. Observations from the ACE
spacecraft indicated an increase in solar wind velocities from
around 400km/s - 530km/s with the Bz component of the interplanetary
magnetic field generally varying between +/- 6 nT. Two periods at
minor storm levels were observed at high latitudes on 19/0900-1500
UTC in response to the CH HSS. Predominantly quiet levels were
observed for the rest of the summary period as the effects of the CH
HSS waned.
FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 26 JAN - 21 FEB 2011
Solar activity is expected to be at very low to low levels during 26
- 30 January. Very low levels are expected for the remainder of the
period. 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 during 26 January - 04 February. Moderate to
high levels are expected from 04 - 09 February. A return to normal to
moderate levels is expected for the remainder of the period.
Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at predominantly quiet
levels from 26 January - 02 February. Field activity is expected to
increase to quiet to unsettled levels during 02 - 05 February due to
a recurrent CH HSS. Predominantly quiet levels is expected to
prevail for the remainder of the period.
:Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2011 Jan 25 1925 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 2011-01-25
#
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2011 Jan 26 82 5 2
2011 Jan 27 82 5 2
2011 Jan 28 80 5 2
2011 Jan 29 78 5 2
2011 Jan 30 78 5 2
2011 Jan 31 78 5 2
2011 Feb 01 78 5 2
2011 Feb 02 78 7 2
2011 Feb 03 78 10 3
2011 Feb 04 80 10 3
2011 Feb 05 80 7 2
2011 Feb 06 82 5 2
2011 Feb 07 82 5 2
2011 Feb 08 82 5 2
2011 Feb 09 82 7 2
2011 Feb 10 82 7 2
2011 Feb 11 82 5 2
2011 Feb 12 82 5 2
2011 Feb 13 82 5 2
2011 Feb 14 82 5 2
2011 Feb 15 82 5 2
2011 Feb 16 82 5 2
2011 Feb 17 82 5 2
2011 Feb 18 82 5 2
2011 Feb 19 82 5 2
2011 Feb 20 82 5 2
2011 Feb 21 82 5 2
(SWPC via WORLD OF RADIO 1549, DXLD) ###