DX LISTENING DIGEST 17-12, March 22, 2017
Incorporating REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING
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non, Japan and non, Latin America, New Zealand, Nigeria non, North
America, Philippines, Rwanda non, Spain, Tonga, UK, USA, Zanzibar
SHORTWAVE AIRINGS of WORLD OF RADIO 1870, March 23-29, 2017
Thu 1130 WRMI 9955 [confirmed, but no longer on 6855]
Thu 2130 WRMI 11580 [confirmed]
Thu 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB [confirmed]
Fri 2230 WRMI 5950 11580 [confirmed, but not on 6855]
Fri 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB [confirmed]
Sat 0730 HLR 6190-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio [confirmed Bulgaria]
Sat 1531 HLR 7265-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio [barely confirmed]
Sat 1930v WA0RCR 1860-AM
Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB [confirmed]
Sun 0310v WA0RCR 1860-AM [confirmed from 0329]
Sun 1130 HLR 9485-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio
Sun 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB [confirmed]
Mon 0300v WBCQ 5130v-AM Area 51
Mon 0330 WRMI 9955
Mon 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB
Tue 0030 WRMI 7730
Tue 1100 WRMI 9955
Tue 2130 WRMI 15770 6855
Tue 2200 WRMI 9955
Tue 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB
Wed 1030 WRMI 5850 6855
Wed 1315 WRMI 9955 6855
Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490v
Wed 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB
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DAY-BY-DAY ARCHIVE OF GLENN HAUSER`S LOG REPORTS:
Unedited, uncondensed, unchanged from original version, many of
them too complex, minutely researched, multi-frequency, opinionated,
inconsequential, off-topic, or lengthy for some log editors to
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** AFGHANISTAN [and non]. Reception of Radio Afghanistan, External
Service on March 22: 1530-1730 on 6100 YAK 100 kW / 125 deg to SoAs
English/Urdu/Arabic/Russian
In B-16 QRM from CRI 1500-1600 on 6095 En & 6105 Ru, co-ch CRI from
1700 En
Summer A-17 of Radio Afghanistan, External Service effective from
March 26:
1530-1730 on 6100 YAK 100 kW / 125 deg to SoAs
English/Urdu/Arabic/Russian
In A-17 without QRM from China Radio International 6095, 6100 & 6105
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/reception-of-radio-afghanistan-external.html
73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ALASKA. KNLS A17 Starting March 26 - October 29, 2017
KNLS - Transmitter 1
UTC TIME FREQUENCY LANGUAGE
0800-0900 11870 ENGLISH
0900-1000 11870 RUSSIAN
1000-1100 9690 ENGLISH
1100-1200 11870 RUSSIAN
1200-1300 11870 ENGLISH
1300-1400 9655 CHINESE
1400-1500 11765 ENGLISH
1500-1600 9655 RUSSIAN
1600-1700 9655 RUSSIAN
1700-1800 9655 RUSSIAN
KNLS - Transmitter 2
UTC TIME FREQUENCY LANGUAGE
0800-0900 11885 CHINESE
0900-1000 11885 CHINESE
1000-1100 9655 CHINESE
1100-1200 9655 CHINESE
1200-1300 7355 ENGLISH
1300-1400 9920 CHINESE
1400-1500 7355 CHINESE
1500-1600 9920 CHINESE
1600-1700 9920 CHINESE
1700-1800 9920 CHINESE
(via Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, March 22, WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DXLD)
** ALBANIA. Astrit Ibro confirmed: Radio Tirana will leave SW and MW
end of March (Christian Milling - WRTH Facebook group via Jean-Michel
Aubier, France, March 22, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DXLD)
Meaning March 31, or really March 25 final day of B-16? Maybe it
matter for MW, but only a formality for SW, which has been OFF THE AIR
for about two months already, as frequently reported here, after
almost a year of severely degraded transmission (Glenn Hauser, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Not sure I have heard them since moving to the west coast last year. I
remember copying them on teletype using a Kantonics interface on my
Apple ] [+ while living in Saudi Arabia in the early 80s. Guess I
ought to figure out the broadcast with the best odds for getting them
logged. Regards, (George, NJ3H, Redmond, Oregon USA, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
If you want to try to hear them at least on MW via a remote receiver,
the B-16 MW sked has been per WRTH:
1395, 09-10 Albanian daily
1458, 1500-1630 Albanian daily, rest Monday-Saturday: 1645-1700 Greek,
1930-2000 Turkish, 2115-2130 Serbian (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO
1870, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Yes the wheels of registration have already ground on just in case:
Summer A-17 schedule of Radio Tirana, Albania.
26 March 2017 - 28 October 2017 via Shijak and Fllake relay sites.
Note new additional German language MW 1395 kHz entry at 1931-2000 UT.
ALBANIAN Daily
0700-0900 7390 SHI 100 kW TX1 S-10 antenna 310 deg to EUR
0801-0900 1395 FLA 500 kW TX2 F-01 antenna 033 deg to Ce-East-EUR
1400-1530 1458 FLA 500 kW TX2 F-05 antenna non-dir to EUR
2300-2400 9855 SHI 100 kW TX1 S-15 antenna 310 deg to WeEUR, UK & NoAM
ENGLISH Mon-Sat
2000-2030 7465 SHI 100 kW TX1 S-10 antenna 310 deg to WeEUR, UK & NoAM
ENGLISH Tue-Sun
0130-0200 9850 SHI 100 kW TX1 S-15 antenna 310 deg to WeEUR, UK & NoAM
FRENCH Mon-Sat
1730-1800 7465 SHI 100 kW TX1 S-10 antenna 310 deg to WeEUR-France
GERMAN Mon-Sat
1931-2000 7465 SHI 100 kW TX1 S-10 antenna 310 deg to We-CeEUR-Germany
additional:
1931-2000 1395 FLA 500 kW TX1 F-02 antenna 330 deg to We-Central-EUR
GREEK Mon-Sat
1545-1600 1458 FLA 500 kW TX2 F-05 antenna non-dir to Greece, Balkan.
ITALIAN Mon-Sat
1700-1730 7465 SHI 100 kW TX2 S-10 antenna 310 deg to We-CeEUR-Italy
SERBIAN Mon-Sat
2015-2030 1458 FLA 500 kW TX2 F-04 antenna 004 deg to CeEUR-Serbia
TURKISH Mon-Sat
1830-1900 1458 FLA 500 kW TX2 F-05 ant non-dir to Turkey-Cyprus-Greece
Fllake, Albania location; Made in P.R. China of 1967 year.
G.C. 41 21 52.04 N 19 30 35.46 E
Shijak, Albania SW location and former MW 1089 kHz site, Made in USSR
G.C. 41 19 47.99 N 19 33 04.01 E
(Radio Tirana via Mrs. Drita Cico-ALB, March 20; Radiostacionit te
Fllake & Shijakut ? Pergjegjes Inxh. Eng. Bledi Mema. Drejtori i
Njesise Teknike: Inxh. Henri MUCA. Studiot e Radio Tiranes - K/Inxh.
Gjergji Gjipali. via wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews, Germany, BC-DX 20 March
via DXLD)
Or here the SW-only condensed HFCC registrations dated 260317 281017:
A17 ALR 06-feb-2017 ALR
upload time: 06-feb-2017 00:00:19
HFCC Secretariat upload time: 13-jan-2017 19:22:20
Monday=1, Tuesday=2,...,Sunday=7
FREQ STRT STOP CIRAF ZONES LOC POWR AZIMUTH SLW ANT DAYS FDATE
TDATE MOD AFRQ LANGUAGE ADM BRC FMO REQ# OLD ALT1 ALT2 ALT3 NOTES
7465 1730 1800 27,28 SHI 100 310 0 146 234567 D Fra ALB ALR ALR 3953 7465 1931 2000 27,28 SHI 100 310 0 146 234567 D Deu ALB ALR ALR 3954 7465 2000 2030 27,28 SHI 100 310 0 146 234567 D Eng ALB ALR ALR 3955 7390 0700 0900 27,28 SHI 100 310 0 146 1234567 D Sqi ALB ALR ALR 3956 7465 1700 1730 27,28 SHI 100 310 0 146 234567 D Ita ALB ALR ALR 3957 9850 0130 0200 7-9 SHI 100 310 0 146 134567 D Eng ALB ALR ALR 3958 9855 2300 2400 7-9 SHI 100 310 0 146 1234567 D Sqi ALB ALR ALR 3959 (via Drita Çiço, March 17, DXLD)
It is interesting to see that 1395 is going to be utilised for the
German service. I haven't worked out if one of the Fllake transmitters
is free to carry other language services, but the French and Italian
services should use it if SW is not activated (Noel Green, March 22,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ALBANIA. A-17, CRI CER, China Radio International relay site
Cerrik-ALB, 26 March 2017 - 28 October 2017
created by ITU HFBC on 2016-03-04
-----+----+----+----------+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---
FREQ STRT STOP CIRAF LOC POWR AZI ANT LANG ADM BRC ORG
-----+----+----+----------+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---
5960 2000 2100 27 CER 150 310 146 Eng ALB CRI RTC
5960 2100 2200 27 CER 150 310 146 Eng ALB CRI RTC
5970 1600 1800 28NW CER 150 330 146 Deu ALB CRI RTC
5970 1800 2000 27SE CER 150 310 146 Fra ALB CRI RTC
5985 0500 0700 37S,37NE CER 150 240 206 Ara ALB CRI RTC
6020 0000 0100 8,9 CER 300 305 217 Eng ALB CRI RTC
6020 0100 0200 8,9 CER 300 305 217 Eng ALB CRI RTC
6020 0200 0300 8,9 CER 300 305 217 Chn ALB CRI RTC
6020 0300 0400 8,9 CER 300 305 217 Chn ALB CRI RTC
6055 1800 2000 37S,37NE CER 150 240 206 Fra ALB CRI RTC
6175 2200 2300 37NW CER 150 280 206 Por ALB CRI RTC
6175 2300 2400 37NW CER 150 280 206 Spa ALB CRI RTC
6185 2000 2200 38 CER 150 193 206 Ara ALB CRI RTC
7210 2200 2400 37NW CER 150 280 206 Spa ALB CRI RTC
7215 2000 2200 38E CER 150 140 146 Ara ALB CRI RTC
7220 1100 1200 28SE CER 150 0 925 Bul ALB CRI RTC
7285 0900 1000 28E CER 150 0 925 Ron ALB CRI RTC
7285 2000 2100 27 CER 150 310 146 Eng ALB CRI RTC
7285 2100 2200 27 CER 150 310 146 Eng ALB CRI RTC
7345 1200 1300 28SE CER 150 0 925 Srp ALB CRI RTC
7345 1500 1600 39NW CER 150 0 925 Tur ALB CRI RTC
7380 1600 1800 28NW CER 150 330 146 Deu ALB CRI RTC
9460 0900 1000 28E CER 150 0 925 Ron ALB CRI RTC
9480 1800 2000 27SE CER 150 310 146 Fra ALB CRI RTC
9555 1600 1800 38E CER 150 140 146 Ara ALB CRI RTC
9565 1500 1600 39NW CER 150 0 925 Tur ALB CRI RTC
9570 0000 0100 8,9 CER 300 305 217 Eng ALB CRI RTC
9570 0100 0200 8,9 CER 300 305 217 Eng ALB CRI RTC
9570 0200 0300 8,9 CER 300 305 217 Chn ALB CRI RTC
9570 0300 0400 8,9 CER 300 305 217 Chn ALB CRI RTC
9590 0500 0700 38E CER 150 140 146 Ara ALB CRI RTC
11695 1800 2000 37S,37NE CER 150 240 206 Fra ALB CRI RTC
11710 0500 0600 38E CER 150 140 146 Eng ALB CRI RTC
11710 0600 0700 38E CER 150 140 146 Eng ALB CRI RTC
11725 1600 1800 37S,37NE CER 150 240 206 Ara ALB CRI RTC
11775 0500 0700 37S,37NE CER 150 240 206 Ara ALB CRI RTC
11855 0700 0900 27 CER 150 310 146 Chn ALB CRI RTC
11920 1400 1600 37S,37NE CER 150 240 206 Fra ALB CRI RTC
13665 1100 1300 27 CER 150 310 146 Eng ALB CRI RTC
13670 1400 1600 37S,37NE CER 150 240 206 Fra ALB CRI RTC
13710 0700 0900 27 CER 150 310 146 Eng ALB CRI RTC
300 kW = 2 x 150 kW combined SW txs.
Made in P.R. China of 1967 year.
Re-built and modernisized by China in July 2004 year.
Two Cerrik, Albania SHORTWAVE locations:
Cerrik SW site-A, now ruin, in use of Oct 1967 - July 2004 year.
10 x 50 kW, 6 x 25 kW. 16 x curtains, 5 x rhombic antennas.
G.C. 41 00 49.85 N 19 59 34.53 E
{probably Radio Tirana only transmission part til 2004 ? wb.}
Cerrik SW site-B, in use of 1972? - July 2004 year.
restored 2004, 22 x curtain ants, 2 x non-directional quadrant ants,
6 x 150 kW TXs. - 300 kW power = 2 x 150 kW combined SW txs.
G.C. 40 59 44.87 N 19 59 51.06 E
{probably Radio Tirana and Radio Peking relay transmission bc center
part towards Europe and North America, til 2004 ? wb.}
(CRI HFCC via ALR Mrs. Dita Cico, March 14, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews
BC-DX 20 March via DXLD)
** ALBANIA [non]. La Rosa de Tokio para este fin de semana:
La Rosa de Tokio es un programa dedicado a difundir el apasionante
mundo de la radio y del diexismo que se transmite semanalmente desde
los estudios de LS11 Radio Provincia de Buenos Aires.
Segundo programa sobre las emisiones de Albania en idioma español
durante un largo periodo de tiempo hasta su desaparición.
Entrevistamos a uno de los integrantes del departamento en idioma
español.
No se pierdan los archivos de audio históricos con los cuales se
"ilustra" cada programa.
La Rosa de Tokio también sale por onda corta gracias a las facilidades
brindadas por WRMI Radio Miami Internacional http://www.wrmi.net
También puede ser escuchada en cualquier momento entrando en la página
ProgramasDX y haciendo "click" en
http://programasdx.com/larosadetokio.htm
Desde este vínculo también podrán acceder al archivo que recaba
ediciones anteriores del programa.
La Rosa de Tokio es producida y conducida por Omar José Somma y
Arnaldo Leonel Slaen y cuenta con la colaboración habitual de Rubén
Guillermo Margenet, desde Rosario y Alejandro Daniel Alvarez, desde
Neuquen (Arnaldo Slaen, March 18, condiglista yg via DXLD)
** ANGUILLA. 6090, March 22 at 0235, no signal from TUN/CB/DGS/PMS,
what a relief; but not for long, back on by 0352 recheck, usual severe
modulation distortion (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ANTARCTICA. 15476, LRA 36, Radio Nacional, Base Esperanza, 2018-
2026 16-03, female comments, extremely weak, barely audible, best on
USB. 14321 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** ASIA [non]. RFA A17 Broadcast Frequency Schedule - 26 March through
28 October 2017
Burmese
0030-0130 12115 15700 17785
1230-1330 7530 11805 13820
1330-1400 7530 11805 12140
1400-1430 7530 11805
Cantonese
1400-1500 FNP
Khmer
1230-1330 12140
2230-2330 13740
Korean
1500-1700 1188 5830 7455 11850
1700-1800 1188 9975 11985
1800-1900 1188 9975 11830
2100-2200 7460 9700 11945
Lao
0000-0100 15690
1100-1200 15195
Mandarin
0300-0400 13790 15665 17520 17665
0400-0500 13790 15615 17520 21505
0500-0600 13790 15615 17520 21690
0600-0700 13790 15615 17520 17810
1500-1600 9455 13675 15430
1600-1700 9910 11610 13570 13675
1700-1800 9355 9965
1800-1900 9355 9965 11560
1900-2000 1098 9355 9745
2000-2100 1098 6080 9355 9745
2100-2200 1098 7435 9685
2300-2400 9535 11785 15570
Tibetan
0100-0200 9370 9680 11705 17730 + 1 FNP
0200-0300 9370 11705 11745 17730 + 1 FNP
0600-0700 15720 21540 21690 + 1 FNP
1000-1100 13800 15330 + 1 FNP
1100-1200 7470 13830 15265 + 1 FNP
1200-1300 7470 11540 13830 15265 + 1 FNP
1300-1400 7470 11540 13830 15275 + 1 FNP
1500-1600 9355 11870 + 1 FNP
2200-2300 7505 9370 + 1 FNP
2300-2400 6075 9555 9875
Uyghur
0100-0200 9350 9780 11640 11945 15580
1600-1700 9355 9555 15720 17890
Vietnamese
1400-1430 1503 9950 11850
1430-1500 9950 11850
Notes: All times and dates are Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), same
as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Frequencies arein kiloHertz (kHz). 1 MegaHertz (MHz) is equal to 1000
kHz. Conversion to meterbands: Meters=300000/ frequency in kHz. e.g.:
17705 kHz --> 16.9 meters
FNP = Frequency Not Promoted
(via Rich D`Angelo, March 23, NASWA yg via DXLD) FNP will sure stymie
the jammers, right? And how about the audience? (gh, DXLD)
** AUSTRALIA. 1548 4QD Australia into Michigan right now --- Strong
carrier with some muffled but steady audio right now and gaining
strength. Aussie accented man and woman conversing and easily holding
the AM sync lock on the Perseus. 1150 UT, local sunrise here is 1149.
On the North D-KAZ at 9,081 miles.
Japan/Korea seems like an impossible feat here after years of trying
for those "big guns". It must be my location relative to signal path
(over the pole). I had a sketchy reception of Japan once on 747
several years ago but nothing ever since that time. 73, (Tim Tromp,
West Michigan, March 19, ABDX via WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DXLD)
I hadn't thought about it, but I guess you would have a lot of land
and not much water on your path to Japan and Korea. 73 (Tim Sent from
my BlackBerry 10 smartphone Hall, CA, ibid.)
4QD into Illinois at sunrise today: Noting that Tim Tromp in MI has
had them twice in a week and has caught them in March in the past
couple of years, I had to try this morning. Previous attempts at
getting them have resulted in carriers in too much slop for audio.
I got to the receiver this morning a minute prior to my 1154 UT SR.
Bingo, there's a big carrier on 1548.01 in much slop and sure enough I
can hear an Aussie accented guy speaking. The signal fades up and down
lots and I check around and note quite a few other highband carriers.
1548 was fading down somewhat by ToH but the ABC news sounder music
was clear enough. A quick check of low band Aussie freqs showed about
no trace. I'll see if any Asians came thru when I get home. Japan and
Korea seem to not get east of cental OK unless cx are extraordinary.
73 KAZ (Neil Kazaross, Barrington IL, Perseus and DKAZ at 330 deg,
March 20, NRC-AM via WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DXLD)
** AUSTRALIA. THE LAST EVENING OF NT SHORTWAVE - YouTube Video
http://medxr.blogspot.com.au/2017/03/the-last-evening-of-nt-shortwave.html
There have been some developments in the saga that is the ABC's
closure of both Radio Australia and the Northern Territory Shortwave
Services. An initial Federal Government Senate Inquiry took place last
week --- and the ABC's managing director DIDN'T come up smelling like
roses!!! Indeed, while under pressure, one could say that her
performance at the meeting was rather poor.
However, I won't bore you with all the messy details. Suffice to say,
there is a body of relevant stakeholders who are banging the drum
loudly for the return of shortwave broadcasts. The wheels of
government turn very slowly, so it could take some time. Watch this
space!
I have been holding off posting three recordings I made on January 30,
documenting a few minutes of the final evening of the ABC Darwin
broadcasts from the transmitters at Alice Springs, Tennant Creek and
Katherine. I'm glad I took the time to prepare this video that is now
available on my YouTube channel. There are lots of station
identification announcements, and even information on how to listen to
ABC after shortwave was switched off. Unfortunately, much of the
advice is of no use to farmers and cattlemen camping out in remote
parts of the NT bush, long-haul truck drivers, indigenous communities,
tourists visiting the region, and fishermen off the territory's
northern coast.
Still, I hope you enjoy this brief video of the ABC's last night of
domestic broadcasting on shortwave. Click the video below.
https://youtu.be/_jbhpe286RA
73 and good DX to you all (Rob Wagner VK3BVW, March 10, Mount Evelyn
DX Report --- DXing, Shortwave Radio Listening (SWL) and Amateur (Ham)
Radio via Artie Bigley, March 16, DXLD) See also USA: WRMI
** AUSTRIA. Radio DARC Video --- German Amateur Radio Club radio,
every Sunday on 11.00 hrs local time, CET/CEST, i.e. winter 1000-1059
UT, summer 0900-0959 UT, ORS Moosbrunn OE 6070 kHz, 100 kW target some
500 to 2000 kilometers around Vienna Austria.
Aus dem Deutschlandrundspruch
http://www.alximedia.de/radio/Radio-DARC-Video.mp4
Gut gemacht! 73 (wolfie df5sx, March 21, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BANGLADESH. 4750.00, Bangladesh Betar, Mar 16 1342-1406, 43443,
Bengali, Bangladesh music and news, ID at 1404 and 1405.
4750.00, Bangladesh Betar, Mar 19 1408-1415, 33443, Bengali, Talk and
Bangladesh music, ID at 1408 and 1410 (Kouji Hashimoto, JAPAN, RX, IC-
R75, NRD-525+RD-9830, ANT, 130m Sloper Wire, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BANGLADESH. 15505, March 17 at 1358, finally! A JBA carrier from
Bangladesh Betar, a few days before equinox managing to propagate
transpolarly. I have frequently sought this all winter. Then I strain
to hear any modulation: yes, recognizable BB interval signal once at
1359:27.5, and JBA mis-timesignal I think ending at 1359:48.5 --- so
they are *still* off-time, out of whack. And into Urdu.
I also frequently check for Sri Lanka`s mis-timesignal opening 11905
circa 0115, but still not making it at all (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
BB, 15505: Only tiny S3 signal at Doha Qatar, but n i l in Hungary
and Italy, whole Europe on March 19. 19 mb selection is too high in
March season. wb (Wolfgang Büschel, BC-DX 20 March via DXLD)
** BOLIVIA. 6025, RED PATRIA NUEVA. Marzo 19. 0305-0321 UT. Música
romántica e ID de la emisora. A las 0315 avisos de políticas sociales
del gobierno. Desde las 0318, música folclórica. SINPO: 35343
(Claudio Galaz, RX: TECSUN PL 660; ANT: Hilo de 40 metros de largo,
QTH: Ovalle, Chile, condiglista yg via DXLD)
** BRAZIL. BRASIL, 4863.8, R.Alvorada (presumed), Londrina PR, 2245-
2254, 12/3, texto, música; 15331. A razão de presumir tratar-se desta
e não da R. Verdes Florestas é dada pelo azimute das antenas.
[and signature off-frequency ---- gh]
4865, R. Verdes Florestas, Cruz.º do Sul AC, 2255-2307, 10/3, canções;
25331.
4885, R. Club do Pará, Belém PA, 2005-..., 09/3, texto; 25331, sinal
em ascensão. Como é habitual, trata-se da única estação brasileira
perceptível, a tal hora.
4885 idem, 1020-desvan. total 1050, 13/3, texto; 15341.
4894.9, R. Novo Tempo, Cp.º Grande MS, 2247-2257, 10/3, canções;
45332. Bons DX e 73 (Carlos Gonçalves, SW coast of PORTUGAL, March 17,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 5969.96, New Brazilian station? heard via webSDR Radio Sao
Paulo --- A station is on air in the frequency that previously
occupied Radio Itatiaia, Belo Horizonte, 5969.96 kHz, this station is
transmitting music continuously, specially classic music, with some
identification such as something like: "Cala FM", "94.9 Sao Paulo".
Perhaps is the same site and transmitter of Radio Itatiai, but the
programming is completely different to the Radio Itatiaia. Heard March
and 21 many hours in the air. Signal 35433 to 25422 (Manuel Méndez,
Lugo, Spain, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Hola Manuel, esta emisora la he captado esta tarde; al parecer la
emisora que emite musca non-stop es Scalla FM; por lo menos me ha
parecido entender eso en la identificación. De todas maneras he
comprobado, con Scalla FM, comprobando su emisión on line y no estaban
en paralelo, pero el tipo de música nonstop era muy parecida y la
identificación idéntica. Un saludo desde Pamplona-España, captando la
emisora a través de SDR-Pardinho São Paulo (Brasil) (José Hernández
Madrid, 2016 UT March 21, WORLD OF RADIO 1870, ibid.)
** BRAZIL. 6180, Rádio Nacional da Amazônia, 0545-0640, 18-03, program
"Madrugada Nacional" and "Aló Brasil", ID: "Rádio Nacional da
Amazônia, 300 kW de potencia [on MW 980].." 24322 (Manuel Méndez,
Lugo, Spain, Logs in Lugo, Tecsun PL-880, Sony ICF SW-7600G, cable
antenna, 8 meters, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
6162, March 18 at 0621, a spur blob around here is showing up again,
presumably from 6180 RNA/RNB which on fundamental is getting more
distorted.
6162, never mind my March 18 at 0621 log of a blob here seemingly from
6180; March 19 at 0000 similar blobs circa 6151 and 6163 are traced to
VCRs near one of my SW radios, but at 0022 are not heard on two other
radios further away. Yet, as 6180 RNA/RNB modulation is deteriorating,
be alert for reëmergence of real transmitted spurblobs, which can be
matched to modulation or at least pauses during talk on // 11780, as I
did previously, and were heard by others (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
11780, Mar 20 at 1535, Rádio Nacional da Amazônia, Brasília-DF, in
Portuguese. Program "Jornal da Amazônia": Woman announcer presents
weather of States of Amazônia; 1540 Program "Em Conta": News and
comments about variety themes. RNA today with a very good signal and
fair modulation, 45433. Parallel on 6180: off (DXer: José Ronaldo
Xavier (JRX), Cabedelo-PB, Brazil, Logs with my old and good Sony ICF-
SW100S, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD)
11780, March 21 at 0308, no signal from RNA/RNB, but hardly anything
at all on 25m, near-blackout? K index is only 2 and ``no storms`` per
WWV. Upon closer inspexion, weakling ZYs are detectable on 11764.60
S1, 11856.13, 11934.86, amounting to the OSOBs! So 11780 has to be
off, and soon at 0327 find 6180 off too. 31m bandscan still finds at
0315 a sufficient S4 signal in Portuguese on 9664.95.
6180, March 22 at 0235, RNA/RNB is totally missing for the second
night, also not on 11780 at 0240 check. And third night absent from
both, no 6180 March 23 at 0310, not 11780 at 0322 check. So what`s
wrong this time at Parque Rodeador? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO
1870, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. [Re 17-11:] Também ouvi o ON [Observatório Nacional, PPE,
Rio timesignals] em 10010 kHz (Rudolf Grimm, 16 March, radioescutas yg
via DXLD)
Rudolf: Acá por Chile desde las 0030 a 0210 no se escucha en nada en
10010 el Reloj ON. En 10000 ahora sí se escucha fuerte Fort Collins y
también WWVH Hawaii, Atenciosamente, (Héctor Frías Jofré, CE3001SWL,
March 16, WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
10000.4, Time Signal Station Observatório Nacional, Rio de Janeiro,
2055-2120, 16-03, after a few days on 10010, today returning to its
original frequency of 10000 kHz. Time signals, female voice
announcements. 14321 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, dxldyg via WORLD OF
RADIO 1870, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
10000, Mar 16 at 2130, Observatório Nacional, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, in
Portuguese. Brazilian Time Signal: Female announcer says hours each 10
seconds, in Portuguese language. Fair signal and modulation, 35543. On
Twente WebSDR, on 10000.00, too (DXer: José Ronaldo Xavier (JRX),
Cabedelo-PB, Brazil, Sony ICF-SW100S, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via
DXLD)
10000.0, Time Signal Station Observatório Nacional, Rio de Janeiro,
2034-2050, 17-03, at its usual frequency now, time signals, female
voice announcements: "Observatório Nacional, 17 horas 46 minutos, 40
segundos". Interference from Italcable. 12321 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo,
Spain, Logs in Lugo, Tecsun PL-880, Sony ICF SW-7600G, cable antenna,
8 meters, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 11815.03, March 22 at 0402, no 11780, but here must be
Rádio Brasil Central, S5 with Brazuguese talk. I think this one must
have been inactive for a while, not hit in numerous bandscans. Also
JBA carrier at 0322 March 23 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 15190. Mar 16 at 1712, Radio Inconfidência, Contagem-MG, in
Portuguese. Woman announcer makes an interview with a doctor, about
the brain and its functioning, with 86 billion neurons, approximately;
ID. Station has a fair signal and modulation, this afternoon, 35433
(DXer: José Ronaldo Xavier (JRX), Cabedelo-PB, Brazil, Sony ICF-
SW100S, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD)
** BULGARIA. 7290, Radio City, Kostinbrod, 1903-1915, 17-03, pop
music, English, ID, "Radio City, the station of the cars", comments.
12321 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Lugo, Tecsun PL-880, Sony
ICF SW-7600G, cable antenna, 8 meters, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BULGARIA. SECRETLAND, More and more frequencies of Brother Stair
/TOM/ via SPL, according to BS TOM schedule:
http://overcomerministry.org/radio-schedule/
50 hours per day via SIX SCB transmitters simultaneously, impossible:
0800-1300 13600 SCB ??? kW / 126 deg N/ME English, no signal March 17
0800-1400 7400 SCB ??? kW / 306 deg WeEu English, no signal March 17
1400-2000 15325 SCB ??? kW / 195 deg WeAf English, no signal March 17
1400-2400 5900 SCB ??? kW / 306 deg WeEu English, on air 1700-0200 UT
1500-1900 11600vSCB ??? kW / 126 deg N/ME English, on air 1700-2000 UT
1500-2000 7445 SCB ??? kW / 306 deg WeEu English, no signal March 17
1700-0200 9400 SCB ??? kW / 306 deg WeEu English, on air 1803-2000 UT
1800-2000 6000 SCB ??? kW / 306 deg WeEu English, no signal March 17
1900-2200 11700 SCB ??? kW / 126 deg N/ME English, no signal March 17
v=11600.4
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/more-and-more-frequencies-of-brother.html
73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BURUNDI [non]. FRANCE, Radio Publique Africaine via TDF Issoudun,
March 18:
1800-1858 on 11550 ISS 250 kW / 145 deg to SoAf Kirundi/French
Summer A-17 of Radio Publique Africaine via TDF Issoudun from March 26
1800-1858 on 15480 ISS 250 kW / 145 deg to SoAf Kirundi/French
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/radio-publique-africaine-via-tdf_18.html
73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BURUNDI [non]. FRANCE, Radio Publique Africaine via TDF Issoudun,
March 18:
1800-1858 on 11550 ISS 250 kW / 145 deg to SoAf Kirundi/French
Summer A-17 of Radio Publique Africaine via TDF Issoudun from March 26
1800-1858 on 15480 ISS 250 kW / 145 deg to SoAf Kirundi/French
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/radio-publique-africaine-via-tdf_18.html
(Ivo Ivanov, WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. 1690, CHTO, Toronto, Ontario. 0334 March 18, 2017. Greek
male babble, into Greek vocals. Parallel station stream. Good, but
mostly under WMLB (Terry L. Krueger, Clearwater FL, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** CANADA. 6030, CFVP domestic broadcast from Calgary, AB, March 11,
2017, 1606–1610 in English. Modest signal, comedy routines with ID
interspersed among skits. Skit on Donald Trump’s wealth compared to
Bill Gates. Very humorous (Vince Henley, Anacortes, WA, Equipment
currently in use: Tecsun PL-380, JRC NRD-525, Drake R8B, Sony ICF-
2010, Ten-Tec RX-340. Antennas are half-meter whip on PL-380, 1.2
meter whip on ICF-2010, and Alpha-Delta DX-Ultra installed broadside
east-west, NASWA Flashsheet March 19 via DXLD)
** CANADA. 6070, March 17 at 0544, not even a carrier from CFRX, while
it is normally always there; must be off. K index only 2 and no storms
as of 0600. Whew, March 17 at 1327, very poor signal but recognizably
CFRX in English. BTW, in A-17 6070 will be hit by CCI from MWV
Madagascar in Spanish at 0200-0300; CFRX gets no protexion from
Canadian authorities at HFCC. Vatican, Austria, Germany will also
continue on 6070 at other times, as well as not registered North
Korea; but not the imaginary Jayapura, Indonesia which continues in
HFCC. 6070 also an option for JIC, i.e. Sea Breeze at 13-15 UT but I
think they have not used it yet (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
At 1725 UT on March 17 CFRX on air, heard S=8 signal in remote
Detroit-MI, checked against WWV Colorado, was exact 6069.987 kHz. Talk
on Health Care program. Commercials, phone no. given at 1737 UT. wb
(Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Glenn, CFRX is coming in loud and clear into Victoria, BC at 0346 UT
18 March on measured 6069.988. Just about as strong as I've ever heard
them to the west coast. 73, (Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC, ibid.)
** CANADA. 7850, March 17 at 0549, no signal from CHU, but maybe just
not propagating, as 7490 WBCQBS is uncharacteristically JBA.
7850-CUSB & 14670-CUSB, March 17 at 1404, both are in well.
3330-CUSB, CHU was still off early March 17. Attention Comoro Islands,
please reactivate your 3331 transmitter for a special DX test while
this is possible. FM scheduled from *0300 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
3330 not on air; 7850-cusb is on air 1720 UT S=9+20 signal in Detroit-
MI, and 14670-cusb on S=6 level in Alberta Canada. wb (Wolfgang
Büschel, March 17, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
3330-CUSB, March 21 at 0334, CHU is still AWOL, but audible on 7850-
CUSB. Then at 1226, Richard Langley, NB reports to the DXLD yg, ``I've
received an update from the NRC technician: "We have found that the
antenna cable has failed. As it is under the frozen ground we can’t
fix it yet. We are still deciding what to do next." -- Richard
Langley`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. 15034-USB, March 20 at 2156, CHR, Trenton Military`s own
clock is *still* 61 minutes slow, despite the shift to DST March 12.
Announces current time as ``2055`` and then goes on to aviation
weather conditions from Cold Lake timestamped ``2100 zulu`` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHILE. 5825, R. TRIUNFAL EVANGELICA. Marzo 20. 2257-2324 UT. Música
pentecostal y luego predicación acerca de la salvación. A las 2320
vuelta a música evangélica ochentera. SINPO: 55555 con leves momentos
con ruido ambiental.
5825, R. TRIUNFAL EVANGELICA. Marzo 21. 2250-2300 UTC. Música
fundamentalista. SINPO: 55555 (Claudio Galaz, RX: TECSUN PL 660; ANT:
Hilo de 40 metros de largo, QTH: Ovalle, Chile, condiglista yg via
DXLD)
** CHINA. 9505 switching to 4940, Voice of Strait, 1300, March 18.
Confirming the new time for changing frequencies (ex: 1200); 9505
going off just after the time pips; 4940 had carrier on and off a few
times till 1302 start of their audio (Ron Howard, Ocean Beach/San
Francisco, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. 9590, Firedragon music jammer 2035-2100* 10 March. Weak but
effective v. RFA's 20-21 Chinese broadcast -- which was unheard (Dan
Sheedy, Moonlight Beach CA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
7415, Firedrake jamming music, probable target is RFA from Tinian.
March 13, 2017, 1601–1604. Very strong (Vince Henley, Anacortes, WA,
Equipment currently in use: Tecsun PL-380, JRC NRD-525, Drake R8B,
Sony ICF-2010, Ten-Tec RX-340. Antennas are half-meter whip on PL-380,
1.2 meter whip on ICF-2010, and Alpha-Delta DX-Ultra installed
broadside east-west, NASWA Flashsheet March 19 via DXLD)
** CHINA [and non]. 13530.223, TWN SOH Chinese sce, S=8 signal in
eastern Thailand, 0026 UT
13580, CHN CRI Beijing, Chinese sce, 12 kHz wide broadband, powerful
S=9+40dB signal strength.
13610, CHN CNR1 from Nanning bcast center, powerhouse S=9+45dBm 14 kHz
wide broadband signal.
13655, CHN CRI Xian, Chinese, S=9+10dB
13680.178, TWN, SOH Chinese sce, S=9+5dB signal in eastern Thailand,
at 0032 UT on March 16.
13770, CRI Vietnamese sce from Xian site, POWERHOUSE at S=9+50dB, 20
kHz wide broadband signal.
13920, CHN China mainland jamming of CNR1 program \\ 13610 kHz,
S=9+15dB, against SOH Taiwan Chinese.
15125, CHN CRI Chinese sce from Beijing site, 16 kHz wide, S=9+10dB
15270, CHN, Broadband scratching noise from probably mainland China
24h / 7d against Taiwan services and SOH TWN on different time on day.
15339.905, TWN, SOH Chinese sce at 0044 UT on March 16, S=9+10dB.
15380, CHN, CNR1 Beijing #572 bcast center, Chinese at S=9+15dB level.
15390, CHN, CNR13 program from Lingshi site, in Uighur at S=9 level.
15425, CHN, CNR1 jamming, audio echo program repeated. S=9+45dB
powerhouse against VoA Tinang-PHL in Mandarin, 17 kHz wide audio
(Wolfgang Büschel, Log around 0000 - 0100 UT March 16 on remote SDR
unit in Eastern Thailand, [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW
15.3 Hertz], BC-DX 20 March via DXLD)
** CHINA [and non]. EAST JAMMERSTAN: 9455, Crash & Bang Music Jammer;
2153, 18-Mar; under unfamiliar-sounding language; Aoki/EiBi list Radio
Free Asia via Lithuania in Chinese; it definitely wasn’t Chinese
(Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 185' & 60' RW + 125' bow-
tie, ----- All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! -----,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
CNR1 double-jammer heard well (like an icepick in the ear) on 6180
until 1600* on 3/19. A brief homage to Chuck Berry with "Roll Over
Beethoven" played up until the time pips at hourtop (Chuck Albertson,
Seattle, Wash., DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA [and non]. Summer A-17 new frequencies of China Radio
International:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/summer-17-new-frequencies-of-china.html
73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** COLOMBIA. 5910.197, March 16 at 0703, Alcaraván Radio with tropical
music.
5910+, March 17 at 0546, Alcaraván Radio is off now when it has been
reliable lately.
5910+, March 19 at 0027, no signal from Alcaraván Radio. They ought to
take advantage of a clear frequency before and after the 01-03
collision with ROMANIA.
5910.04, March 21 at 0330, Alcaraván Radio with tropical music at S8,
in the clear after collision earlier with Romania, when I could tell
HJDH had re-adjusted frequency closer to nominal after varying way
upward. Recheck at 0618, 5910.051 still clear with more music at S9-S7
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CONGO-Brazzaville. 6115, R. Congo, Brazzaville, 1905-1920, 11/3,
francês, música pop' africana, texto; 32441, QRM adjacente. Bons DX e
73 (Carlos Gonçalves, SW coast of PORTUGAL, March 17, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
6115, Radio Congo, Brazaville, 1817-1830, 19-03, French, comments.
Very weak. 14321 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Lugo, Tecsun PL-
880, Sony ICF SW-7600G, cable antenna, 8 meters, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 1070, CMKS, Guantánamo & Radio Guamá, Guane, Pinar del Río.
1048 March 17, 2017. Duking it out, the former with traditional Cuban
vocals, the latter with jazzy female vocal, ID's by both (Terry L.
Krueger, Clearwater FL, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. Yes, 5025 Radio Rebelde OFF air at 0100 UT on March 16, comes
on air, when a Bauta transmitter is available - free, they are short
of txs there - or on repair work now the units? 5025, R Rebelde at
1108 UT on March 15, S=9+10dB in Detroit Michigan US (Wolfgang
Büschel, BC-DX 20 March via DXLD)
** CUBA. 11860, March 16 at 1308, RHC Spanish talk is audible since
Yemen [non] is so weak, i.e. second-order spur from 11840, along with
matching -20 kHz spur on 11820, and much stronger first-order spurs on
11850 & 11830.
5040, March 17 at 0548, RHC is still on, but 5025 Rebelde is off;
contrarily, 5025 had been on earlier tonight circa 0200. You never
know what`s next with these.
17580, March 17 at 1417, RHC is S9+20 of dead air except for some hum;
while 17730 is off and 17750 is a JBA carrier. Suggestion: since 17580
is on, modulate at least it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
5040 [sic] kHz Radio Rebelde on air, talk on Venezolana person. At
1740 UT on March 17. S=8 -77dBm in central Florida-USA remote SDR
unit. Now sports news on Mexican and Chilenaen teams.
11760 RHC Spanish at 1745 UT poor non-directional antenna outlet, S=7
in MA and FL-USA on March 17, Talk on Puerto Rico matter. wb (Wolfgang
Büschel, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
6000, March 18 at 0623 check of RHC English frequencies: this one is
suptorted; 6060 is better; 6100 is very good modulation and strength;
6165 is undermodulated but not distorted; 5040 is off (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Radio Habana Cuba with music & open carrier/dead air Mar 19:
0700-0730 on 6100 BAU 100 kW / 310 deg WNAm instead of Esperanto Sun
Same time/QRG 6100 BAU 100 kW / 310 deg WNAm Esperanto Sun Summer A17
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/radio-habana-cuba-with-music-open.html
73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15370, March 19 at 2155, RHC in Spanish music // 13740, 11840, etc.,
and 17730 is not heard. I am trying to locate the third airing of the
weekly Sunday Esperanto semihour. Which until the DST change had been
at 2130 on 15370, a few weeks before having moved from 2230 on 17730,
bumping what would otherwise be a daily French service. But unfound
before 2200; how about after 2230? I start monitoring again at 2226
when the ``18-minute`` (before it`s time for En Contacto to start by
2244) Filatelia show is starting on 15370, 13740, 11760, 9710, 9535-vs
MWV Chinese. No Esperanto then either. So when & where is it??
11880, however, is S9 of open carrier/dead air at 2206, and still so
past 2230; finally in English after 2300. That would have been a
convenient place to stick in Esperanto at 2230. Different next day;
read on.
While I`m at it, circa 2230 UT March 19, with two receivers, I compare
which frequencies are making an echo against 15370: 15230 (but which
goes into Portuguese by 2233), 9710 and 9535, indicating they are from
a different site. The others mentioned above are synchronized with
15370, i.e. from same site it is (Bejucal or Bauta or Quivicán, but
which is which? Listings are not necessarily etched in stone, nor non-
contradictory. Only Arnie knows for sure and he isn`t saying.)
6000, UT Monday March 20 at 0640, RHC with Arnie on `DXers Unlimited`
talking about how we have zero sunspots lately, plugging his favorite
T2FD antenna for SW, much like he was doing in Spanish on `En
Contacto`.
You never know how the 4 or 5 English frequencies will compare from
one night to the next. Tonight, both 6000 & 6100 are very
undermodulated, compensated by 6060 being over-modulated! And 6165 is
VG, loud and clear, much like 6100 has usually been; did they swap
transmitters? 5040 is off.
11880, Monday March 21 at 2200 tune-in, RHC is *ending* the English
broadcast. Have they really moved it to start at 2100 so this has been
running for an hour; or a miscue? Instead of or in addition to English
at 23-24? 2201 opening French at a temperature of 24 degrees, but no
kHz, instead of dead air this hour yesterday; and at 2250 check in
Portuguese, presumably from 2230.
It seems that RHC does not dare to announce frequencies within each
language broadcast, since they risk being outdated or totally wrong
due to mixups! Except Esperanto, where indeed they are all wrong. Not
even in Spanish have I heard one, but maybe just missed, as they used
to do so, not completely correctly, at major frequency changeover
times. We never hear them give frequencies in English.
6060, March 22 at 0236, no signal from this RHC, but a very poor
carrier on the lo side, presumably Brazil. 6165 is on in English but
poor; 6000 is good.
5010 & 5055, March 22 at 0349, leapfrog mixing products between 5040
RHC and 5025 Rebelde are quite audible, so must be from same site; I
still see some reporting with listed sites on the fundamentals as
different.
9790, March 22 at 0358, CRI English with end-of-hour-disposable-filler
Chinese lesson, back up to S9+50 level, vs JBA the night before; March
23 after 0300 I notice that the still bigsig is very undermodulated,
and with noisy spurblobs about plus and minus 10 kHz.
11880, March 22 at 2156, RHC is in Spanish, not English; unchecked
between 22 and 23, but at 2350 it`s in English (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA [and non]. 9790, March 21 at 0314, CRI relay which normally
blasts in, is JBA at S3; 9570 ALBANIA relay, however, manages S6, as
Eurosigs overcome Amerisigs on 31m, no WRMIs either (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA [non]. Am redoing my Radio República nightly monitoring /
recording effort using the U. Twente receiver to confirm new schedule.
Last night, audio began at about 0100:10 UT and the transmitter left
the air at 0300:00. Reception was similar to before. Will report later
with confirmed weekday and weekend schedules (-- Richard Langley, NB,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. [Re 17-11:] Cuba tries to reboot its creaky state news
apparatus --- CANAL CARIBE --- That is rather confusing; WTFK? On some
DTV channel or network as an extra program, but they refer to it as
HD-1 as if they were talking about FM radio subchannels! (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Yeah, noticed that this week. It's on their TDT mux but I have no idea
how their channels are set up. They also now stream their major
newscasts on YouTube, officially (and the quality of the live streams
is decent now). The presentation and set have improved (though the
same creaky news music remains), and it looks like they produce in HD
(Raymie Humbert, AZ, March 16, WTFDA Forum via DXLD)
** CYPRUS [non]. 9955, Sat March 18 at 2306, WRMI is VG over jamming
with `Hey, Jude``, `FG Radio` ID and announcement. Certainly a nice
tune, but why is this Cypriot ``station`` wasting its paltry 15
minutes a week on WRMI by playing off-topic old rock music? And it`s
sponsored by a ``news`` paper, the Famagusta Gazette (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ECUADOR [non]. GERMANY, HCJB V. of The Andes via MBR Nauen Mar 18
1530-1602 11900 NAU 100 kW / 100 deg to CeAs Russian Sat
1602-1630 11900 NAU 100 kW / 100 deg to CeAs Chechen Sat
Summer A-17 of HCJB Voice of The Andes via MBR Moosbrunn from April 1:
1530-1602 13800 MOS 100 kW / 090 deg to CeAs Russian Sat, ex NAU A-16
1602-1630 13800 MOS 100 kW / 090 deg to CeAs Chechen Sat, ex NAU A-16
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/hcjb-voice-of-andes-via-mbr-nauen-on.html
73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EGYPT. Summer A-17 new frequencies of Radio Cairo from March 26:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/summer-17-new-frequencies-of-radio_16.html
(Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) viz
1300-1400 NF 15630 ABS 250 kW / 061 deg WeAs Dari, ex 15400 A-16
1330-1530 NF 13580 ABZ 100 kW / 070 deg WeAs Farsi, ex 15790 A-16
1500-1600 NF 9830 ABS 250 kW / 315 deg EaEu Albanian, ex 13580 A-16
1500-1600 NF 13770 ABS 250 kW / 061 deg CeAs Uzbek, ex 15160 A-16
1600-1800 NF 12085 ABS 250 kW / 185 deg CSAf English, ex 15345 A-16
1900-2000 NF 9570 ABS 200 kW / 325 deg WeEu German, ex 9590 A-16
2100-2300 NF 15400 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg WeAf French, ex 13580 A-16
(English via WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DXLD)
Was anyone from Egypt at the HFCC meeting at the Dead Sea, I wonder?
And, if so, did anyone (Jeff White?) ask them about the terrible state
of their transmitters? (Richard Langley, NB, dxldyg via DXLD)
** EL SALVADOR [non]. 1630, TEXAS, KKGM, Ft. Worth. 1105 March 17,
2017. English C&W-Bluegrass-ish gospel vocals, co -channel WRDW. No
trace of the El Salvador station on various local morning checks.
(Terry L. Krueger, Clearwater FL, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 5005, Radio Nacional, Bata, 0525-0540, 17-03,
African songs. Very weak. 14321 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in
Lugo, Tecsun PL-880, Sony ICF SW-7600G, cable antenna, 8 meters,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
5005, RNGE, R. Bata (presumed), 0428, March 19. Only a decent level
open carrier and no audio heard during subsequent checking; a very
early broadcast for them (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón
E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA [non]. Radio Africa Network Frequency Change A17
Dear Antonio Napolitano: As we celebrate our 4th successful year of
broadcasting on the Radio Africa Network from Okeechobee, Florida, we
are thankful for the continued reports that we receive from our
worldwide listeners like you! Your support and commitment to
listening, and the reports you send provide encouragement to the
station and to our broadcasting partners.
We are excited to announce that as of March 26, 2017 the Radio Africa
Network broadcasts will be heard on 21525 kHz, 13 meter band. It is
always a pleasure to hear from our many listeners around the world and
we are excited to share the reports with our broadcasters. Enclosed
are our current program schedules for Radio Africa, Radio East Africa
and Radio Africa #2. Please take the time to listen to our
programming, and, if you are so inclined, please send a note to the
ministries letting them know that you have listened to their program.
It is with the help of our listeners, such as yourself, that the
ministries are encouraged to continue their Worldwide Outreach via
radio! Thank you for your continued support. Have a blessed day!
Posted by: (Antonello Napolitano, March 17, dxldyg via DXLD)
Why are they ``excited`` about a change of -150 kHz on the 13m band?
For no apparent reason except subject to very slightly lower MUF (gh)
** ERITREA. Back on 7175! Hi out there, just now, March 17, 1831*, and
just by chance: Eritrean Broadcasting Corporation on 7175 caught
playing the national anthem and closing down. Signal wasn't very
strong. Not heard so far since early 2017 (or was it late 2016?).
73 (Thorsten Hallmann, Münster, Germany,
http://www.muenster.org/uwz/ms-alt/africalist
dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
7176.009v, March 18 at 0246, 0255, seems constant so not a sporadic
ham, carrier here past 0330, and still at 0359 on the other radio.
Probably VOBME reactivated intruding on the 40m hamband. Checking now
since Thorsten Hallmann, Germany was hearing it on 7175 previous
Euroevening. How about the other VOBME?
7144.25, March 18 at 0329, JBA carrier, and on the other radio,
7144.26 JBA carrier at 0357. Without the VOBME connexion and hearing
it on two radios, might have dismissed it as a birdie. 7120 Somaliland
had a much stronger carrier after 0330 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
[and non]. ETHIOPIA (against Asmara ERITREA broadcast), V Of Broad
Masses Eritrea, broadcast signal string measured on 7174.988 kHz, but
totally covered by Ethiopian 20 kHz wide jamming of WHITE NOISE kind
at 1540 UT March 18. S=9+35dB signal strength signal in Doha Qatar.
Nothing heard so far of the Eritrean transmission content (Wolfgang
Büschel, Germany, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
7175, VOBME 2 (presumed), on March 21. Thanks to Thorsten Hallmann's
alert; 1438-1456 alternating announcers (OM & YL); language seemed
correct to be them; HOA music/singing; clear of any jamming till *1505
start of strong white noise (or DRM?) jamming, completely blocking any
usable reception; formerly the jamming always started here about
*1500-1501. Last heard VOBME 2, on 7180 kHz., in late Dec. 2016.
No signal found today around 7146.55 (VOBME 1); to be sure I checked
after 1505 and heard no jamming, so safe to say only one frequency in
use today (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna:
100' long wire, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ERITREA [non]. Radio Voice of Adal via MBR Issoudun, March 18:
1500-1530 on 11670 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Arabic Wed/Sat
1530-1558 on 11670 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Wed/Sat
Summer A-17 of Radio Voice of Adal via MBR Issoudun from March 29
1500-1530 on 15205 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Arabic Wed/Sat
1530-1558 on 15205 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Wed/Sat
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/radio-voice-of-adal-via-mbr-issoudun.html
73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ERITREA [non]. A-17 BaBcoCk Dimtse Radio Erena via SPL from Mar 26:
1700-1730 on 11885 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Mon-Fri
1730-1800 on 11885 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Arabic Mon-Fri
1700-1800 on 11885 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Sat/Sun
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/good-signal-of-babcock-dimtse-radio_22.html
73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ETHIOPIA [non]. Reception of Radio Xoriyo Ogaden via MBR Issoudun,
March 18:
1600-1630 on 11970 ISS 500 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Somali Tue/Sat
Summer A-17 of Radio Xoriyo Ogaden via MBR Issoudun from March 28
1600-1630 on 17630 ISS 500 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Somali Tue/Sat
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/radio-xoriyo-ogaden-via-mbr-issoudun.html
73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ETHIOPIA [non]. Summer A-17 of Voice of Oromo Liberation via MBR
Nauen from March 29
1700-1730 on 15420 NAU 100 kW / 139 deg to EaAf Afar Oromo Wed/Fri/Sun
1730-1800 on 15420 NAU 100 kW / 139 deg to EaAf Amharic Wed
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/voice-of-oromo-liberation-via-mbr-nauen.html
73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EUROPE. PIRATE-EURO. Radio Batavia, 5890 AM, 2307-2327+, 3-11-17,
SIO: 222. Weak but at times readable in local noise, tunes “Georgy
Girl” by The Seekers, 2307 ID by OM announcer. Started to fade by
2327. [Lobdell-MA]
PIRATE-EURO. Borderhunter Radio, 6210 AM, 2330-2355, 3-11-17, SIO: 444
with fades. Frans the Borderhunter playing music by Stray Cats, Lips,
Electric Light Orchestra, etc. Frequent IDs and shoutouts to those
posting on the HF Underground. “The Secret Sounds … from Borderhunter
Radio” Email as borderhunterradio@gfmail.com (Chris Lobdell,
Tewksbury, MA USA, Receiver: Eton E1, Aerial: G5RV Dipole, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** EUROPE. The new trasmission of Key Channel Radio & Radio Dr. Tim
Key Channel Radio sarà di nuovo in onda questo weekend con la nostra
seconda trasmissione del 2017 sulla frequenza di KHz 6915 o in
alternativa Khz 6920 con il seguente programma:
Venerdi 17: UT 20'00 – 23'00 Relay German Pirate Radio
UT 23'00 – to all night Test Trasmission
Sabato 18: UT 14'00 – 01'00 KCR Official Trasmission
UT 19'00 – 20'00 Radio Dr.Tim Special Trasmission
[= Mar 19?] UT 01'00 – 02'00 Radio Dr.Tim Special Trasmission [
Domenica 19: UT 08'00 – 11'00 KCR Italian Service.
Tanta bella musica di tutti i generi da ogni parte del mondo. Domenica
11 [sic] potremmo trasmettere trasmissioni test. I vostri rapporti di
ascolto sono sempre benvenuti. Buon ascolto!! The KCR Team
Dear friends, Key Channel Radio will again broadcast on the frequency
of 6915 or Khz 6920 with the following shedule:
Friday 17: UT 20'00 - 2300 Relay German Pirate Radio
UT 23'00 - to all night Test Trasmissions
Saturday 18: UT 14'00 – 01'00 KCR Official Trasmission.
UT 19'00 – 20'00 Radio Dr. Tim Special Trasmission.
UT 01'00 – 02'00 Radio Dr. Tim Special Trasmission.
Sunday 19: UT 08'00 – 11'00 KCR Italian Service
Such beautiful music of all genres from around the world. Your
listening reports are always welcome. Good listening !! The KCR Team
(via Roberto Scaglione, Sicilia, March 16, bclnews.it yg via DXLD)
** FRANCE. Summer A-17 new frequencies of R France Int from March 26:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/summer-17-new-frequencies-of-radio_10.html
73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
0530-0600 NF 13740 ISS 500 kW / 145 deg to ECAf Swahili, ex 15560
0600-0630 NF 11995 ISS 500 kW / 170 deg to WCAf Hausa, ex 15340
0600-0700 NF 11905 ISS 500 kW / 170 deg to WCAf English, ex 13725
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/summer-17-new-frequencies-of-radio_10.html
(DX RE MIX NEWS #999 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, March 20, 2017
via DXLD) Sole English hour: (via WORLD OF RADIO 1870)
** GERMANY. 9485, European Music Radio, Goehren, *0900-1000* , 19-03,
English, ID. "This is European Music Radio, commenting [sic]
transmission...", "The best music around with Tom Taylor...", pop
music, comments, "European Music Radio from Europe to Europe". 34433
(Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Lugo, Tecsun PL-880, Sony ICF SW-
7600G, cable antenna, 8 meters, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
One hour earlier from March 26: (gh)
Summer A-17 of European Music Radio via Hamburger Lokalradio will be
0800-0900 on 9485 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu English 3rd Sun CUSB
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/european-music-radio-via-hamburger.html
73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GERMANY. Radio Mi Amigo International on Facebook March 21:
----->good news for all SW-listeners<------
As the 'european summertime' starts again from March 26 forward, Radio
Mi Amigo International will extend the SW broadcasts on 6085 kHz!
On this frequency we will be on air 7 days a week from 09:00 to 19:00
hrs CEST (0700-1700 GMT). That means also more 'live-shows' at the
weekend. From April forward there will also be 'live-shows' every
Friday the whole day. Stay tuned for more infos the next days! Posted
by: (Mike Barraclough, March 21, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DXLD)
** GERMANY [and non]. Summer A-17 new frequencies of Media Broadcast
relays from March 26
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/summer-17-new-frequencies-of-media.html
73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GERMANY [and mostly non]. Deutsche Welle A17
Valid from 26th March to 28th Oct'2017
Language Time/UTC Frequency Txer Site Target Area
------------------------------ -------------------
AMHARIC 1600-1700 13850 kHz DHABAYYA Ethiopia
AMHARIC 1600-1700 15275 kHz TRINCOMALEE Ethiopia
DARI 1330-1400 13725 kHz DHABAYYA Afghanistan
DARI 1330-1400 15430 kHz TRINCOMALEE Afghanistan
ENGLISH 1600-1700 09670 kHz MEYERTON Africa (east)
ENGLISH 1600-1700 15290 kHz ISSOUDUN Africa (east)
ENGLISH 1600-1700 15315 kHz ISSOUDUN Africa (west)
ENGLISH 1600-1700 17800 kHz DHABAYYA Africa (east)
ENGLISH 1600-1700 21780 kHz ASCENSION Africa daily
FRENCH 1700-1800 11610 kHz MEYERTON Africa daily
FRENCH 1700-1800 13750 kHz ISSOUDUN Africa daily
FRENCH 1700-1800 15275 kHz ISSOUDUN Africa daily
HAUSA 0630-0700 09830 kHz SAO TOME Africa (west)
HAUSA 0630-0700 13810 kHz NAUEN Africa (west)
HAUSA 0630-0700 15200 kHz MEYERTON Africa (west)
HAUSA 1300-1400 09830 kHz SAO TOME Africa (west)
HAUSA 1300-1400 17800 kHz ASCENSION Africa (west)
HAUSA 1300-1400 21780 kHz DHABAYYA Africa (west)
HAUSA 1800-1900 09830 kHz SAO TOME Africa (west)
HAUSA 1800-1900 13810 kHz ISSOUDUN Africa (west)
HAUSA 1800-1900 15200 kHz ISSOUDUN Africa (west)
PASHTO 1400-1430 13725 kHz DHABAYYA Afghanistan
PASHTO 1400-1430 15430 kHz TRINCOMALEE Afghanistan
SWAHILI 0300-0400 06045 kHz MEYERTON Africa (east)
SWAHILI 0300-0400 09800 kHz NAUEN Africa (east)
SWAHILI 1000-1100 15275 kHz MADAGASCAR Africa (east)
SWAHILI 1000-1100 17710 kHz MEYERTON Africa (east)
SWAHILI 1500-1559 15275 kHz TRINCOMALEE Africa (east)
SWAHILI 1500-1600 17710 kHz DHABAYYA Africa (east)
Football Special in HAUSA:
1325-1530 15195 kHz ISSOUDUN Africa (west) Saturday 01.04.17-20.05.17
1325-1530 15355 kHz ISSOUDUN Africa (west) Saturday 01.04.17-20.05.17
--- (via Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DXLD)
** GREECE. 9935, March 21 at 0313, ERT with Greek music at S9-S6; when
I get to 9420 at 0319, it`s S7-S8, while 9935 has weakened way down to
S3 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
A-17 of Voice of Greece from March 26 probably will be
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/random-reception-of-voice-of-greece-on.html
73! (Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria, March 21, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUAM. Summer A-17 new frequencies of KTWR Trans World Radio Asia
eff. from March 26:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/fair-to-weak-signal-of-ktwr-trans-world.html
73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUATEMALA. Informamos que Radio Verdad ya está en el aire por el
mixlr en Internet, y agradeceremos mucho sus reportes. We inform that
Radio Truth is on mixlr by Internet already. We'll appreciate your
reports. Éste es el link: http://mixlr.com/radioverdad-chiquimula/
(Dr. Édgar Amílcar Madrid, Radio Verdad y Radio Verdad TV, March 22,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
NOTE: HACE UN MOMENTO SUSPENDIMOS NUESTRA TRANSMISIÓN DE RADIO VERDAD
INTERNET EN EL MIXLR PORQUE ESTABA CONFIGURADO PARA FUNCIONAR SÓLO UNA
HORA A LA VEZ. ESTAMOS ENVIANDO A GUATEMALA EL CPU, PARA QUE QUEDE
CONFIGURADO PARA LAS 24 HORAS. VOLVEREMOS AL AIRE QUIZÁ MAÑANA POR LA
NOCHE (Dr. Édgar Amílcar Madrid, Director y Gerente de Radio Verdad,
0402 UT March 23, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA. 4970, AIR Shillong, 1238, March 19. Strong signal; virtually
no modulation. Sad! (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón
E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA. 11560, March 17 at 1415, music and ``Salaam Aleikum`` at S3-
S5. It`s AIR going from Dari to Pashto, listed as 500 kW, 280 degrees
from GOA, but maybe moved elsewhere like Bengaluru (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15140, March 18 at 1648, my BST-1 caradio memory scan stops here for
something in Russian, good signal but deep fades. 15140 is in the bank
for RHC later in the day, but now it`s got to be All India Radio,
Delhi-Khampur site as scheduled in Russian at 1600-1715, 250 kW, 312
degrees per HFCC, but not really starting until 1615 per Aoki (and
totally missing from EiBi!). 1701 into news mentioning Bangladesh, but
exotic S Asian song already at 1703. No jamming or DRM. And NO sign of
Oman which is supposedly on 15140 all day in Arabic, (after 14-15
English) but has been quite sporadic lately (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD
OF RADIO 1870, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15140. Mar 20 at 1618, All India Radio, Bangalore, in Russian. Indian
songs; 1624 Woman talks and a song; 1626 Man & woman talks and other
song; 1630 Woman announcer talks News, presumably. AIR has a good
signal and fair modulation, in this frequency, 45433 (DXer: José
Ronaldo Xavier (JRX), Cabedelo-PB, Brazil, Logs with my old and good
Sony ICF-SW100S, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD)
9445, March 20 at 2208, Very poor signal vs noise level with YL
sounding English, must be AIR GOS scheduled here until 2230, 500 kW,
325 degrees from Bengaluru. Since AIR has always dissed the Western
Hemisphere, it`s tough to get a listenable signal from them here,
including this (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA [non]. TWR INDIA A17
LOC FREQ START/STOP CIRAF PWR AZI SLEW ANT DAYS LANGUAGE
------------------------------ ------------------------------ -----
GRI 9900 0045 0115 41 300 98 0 2 / 4 / 0.5 23456 HINDI
GRI 9900 0115 0130 41 300 98 0 2 / 4 / 0.5 3 HINDI
GRI 9900 0115 0130 41 300 98 0 2 / 4 / 0.5 4 DZONKHA
GRI 9900 0115 0130 41 300 98 0 2 / 4 / 0.5 2 NEPALI
GRI 9900 0115 0130 41 300 98 0 2 / 4 / 0.5 56 TIBETAN
TAC 12160 1345 1400 41 100 131 10 2 / 4 / 0.5 1 34567 HINDI
TAC 12160 1345 1400 41 100 131 10 2 / 4 / 0.5 2 AWADI
TAC 12160 1400 1430 41 100 131 10 2 / 4 / 0.5 23456 BHOJPURI
TAC 12160 1400 1430 41 100 131 10 2 / 4 / 0.5 1 PUNJABI
TAC 12160 1400 1430 41 100 131 10 2 / 4 / 0.5 7 HINDI
GRI 12160 1430 1445 41 300 98 0 2 / 4 / 0.5 23456 HINDI
GRI 12160 1445 1545 41 300 98 0 2 / 4 / 0.5 23456 PUNJABI
ERV 12055 1245 1300 41 300 100 0 8 / 8 / 1 1 SANTHALI
ERV 12055 1245 1300 41 300 100 0 8 / 8 / 1 7 KUI
ERV 12055 1245 1315 41 300 100 0 8 / 8 / 1 23456 MAITHILI
ERV 12055 1300 1315 41 300 100 0 8 / 8 / 1 1 MAITHILI
ERV 12055 1300 1315 41 300 100 0 8 / 8 / 1 7 HO
ERV 12055 1315 1330 41 300 100 0 8 / 8 / 1 123 MARWARI
ERV 12055 1315 1330 41 300 100 0 8 / 8 / 1 4 MEWARI
ERV 12055 1315 1330 41 300 100 0 8 / 8 / 1 56 MAGHAI
ERV 12055 1315 1330 41 300 100 0 8 / 8 / 1 7 BENGALI
ERV 12055 1330 1345 41 300 100 0 8 / 8 / 1 1 BRAJ BHASHA
ERV 12055 1330 1345 41 300 100 0 8 / 8 / 1 2 KHARIA
ERV 12055 1330 1345 41 300 100 0 8 / 8 / 1 3 KASHMIRI
ERV 12055 1330 1345 41 300 100 0 8 / 8 / 1 4 SADRI
ERV 12055 1330 1345 41 300 100 0 8 / 8 / 1 5 BONDO
ERV 12055 1330 1345 41 300 100 0 8 / 8 / 1 6 HARYANVI
ERV 12055 1330 1345 41 300 100 0 8 / 8 / 1 7 BUNDELI
ERV 12055 1345 1400 41 300 100 0 8 / 8 / 1 1 567 KURUKH
ERV 12055 1345 1400 41 300 100 0 8 / 8 / 1 23 MUNDARI
ERV 12055 1345 1400 41 300 100 0 8 / 8 / 1 4 VASAVI
ERV 12055 1400 1415 41 300 100 0 8 / 8 / 1 1 CHODRI
ERV 12055 1400 1415 41 300 100 0 8 / 8 / 1 23 BHILI
ERV 12055 1400 1415 41 300 100 0 8 / 8 / 1 45 VASAVI
ERV 12055 1400 1415 41 300 100 0 8 / 8 / 1 67 MOUCHI
ERV 12055 1415 1430 41 300 100 0 8 / 8 / 1 1 GAMIT
ERV 12055 1415 1445 41 300 100 0 8 / 8 / 1 7 GAMIT
ERV 12055 1430 1445 41 300 100 0 8 / 8 / 1 1 DHODIA
ERV 12055 1415 1445 41 300 100 0 8 / 8 / 1 23456 SINDHI
Reception reports to : info@twr.asia
OR at : http://www.twr.asia/online-qsl-form
--- (via Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, DXLD)
GRI = PRIDNESTROVYE; ERV = ARMENIA; TAC = UZBEKISTAN (gh)
** INDIA [non]. SITES NOT PROVIDED!
Athmeeya Yathra Radio A17 Valid from 26th March'17 to 29th Oct'17
UTC UTC FREQ LANG DAYS
0000 0015 9510 Bodo Monday and Tuesday
0000 0015 1548 Kannada Friday to Sunday
0000 0015 9510 Khurukh Wednesday and Thursday
0000 0015 1548 Konkani Tuesday
0000 0015 9510 Mising Friday to Sunday
0000 0015 1548 Netakani Wednesday
0000 0015 1548 Tulu Monday
0000 0015 1548 Yerukala Thursday
0015 0030 9510 Assamese Saturday and Sunday
0015 0030 1548 Banjara Monday
0015 0030 9510 Chakma Monday and Tuesday
0015 0030 1548 Gondi Wednesday
0015 0030 9510 Ho Friday
0015 0030 1548 Koya Tuesday
0015 0030 1548 Kupiya Thursday
0015 0030 9510 Santhali Wednesday and Thursday
0015 0030 1548 Telugu Friday to Sunday
0030 0045 9450 Bagri Monday and Tuesday
0030 0045 9450 Bundelkhandi Friday and Saturday
0030 0045 9450 Garwali Sunday
0030 0045 9450 Khariya Wednesday
0030 0045 1548 Malayalam Daily
0030 0045 9450 Vasavi Thursday
0045 0100 9450 Dogri Thursday and Friday
0045 0100 9450 Kangri Saturday and Sunday
0045 0100 9450 Magahi Wednesday
0045 0100 9450 Rajasthani Monday and Tuesday
0100 0115 9450 Kinnauri Saturday and Sunday
0100 0115 9450 Marwari Monday and Tuesday
0100 0115 9450 Punjabi Thursday and Friday
0100 0115 9450 Sindhi Wednesday
0115 0130 9450 Bhili Monday
0115 0130 9450 Hindi–BKD Saturday and Sunday
0115 0130 9450 Khota Friday
0115 0130 9450 Kotwali Wednesday
0115 0130 9450 Kukna Tuesday
0115 0130 9450 Vadari Thursday
1130 1145 9720 kHz Malayalam-SLBC Daily
1200 1215 Malayalam-AIR Wednesday
1230 1245 15350 Gojri Monday
1230 1245 15350 Kashmiri Wednesday and Thursday
1230 1245 15350 Ladakhi Tuesday
1230 1245 15350 Oriya Friday to Sunday
1245 1300 15350 Gujarati Thursday and Friday
1245 1300 15350 Koya Saturday and Sunday
1245 1300 15350 Punjabi Monday to Wednesday
1300 1315 15350 Nepali Daily
1315 1330 15350 Hindi–BKD Saturday and Sunday
1315 1330 15350 Khandesi Wednesday
1315 1330 15350 Marathi Thursday and Friday
1315 1330 15350 Santhali Monday
1315 1330 15350 Vadari Tuesday
1330 1345 15350 Malto Thursday and Friday
1330 1345 1548 Marathi Monday to Tuesday
1330 1345 15350 Mauchi Wednesday
1330 1345 15350 Meitei Monday and Tuesday
1330 1345 15390 Nockte Monday and Tuesday
1330 1345 15390 Rongmei Sunday
1330 1345 1548 Tamil Wednesday to Sunday
1330 1345 15390 Tangkhul Friday and Saturday
1330 1345 15350 Tibetan-Amdo Saturday
1330 1345 15350 Tibetan-Lhasa Sunday
1330 1345 15390 Adi Wednesday and Thursday
1345 1400 15350 Bhatri Tuesday
1345 1400 1548 Chattisgarhi Monday and Tuesday
1345 1400 1548 Chowdhari Sunday
1345 1400 15390 Deori Thursday and Friday
1345 1400 15350 Deshiya Wednesday and Thursday
1345 1400 1548 Gujarati Wednesday and Thursday
1345 1400 15390 Kaubru Wednesday
1345 1400 15350 Khota Monday
1345 1400 15390 Kokborok Monday and Tuesday
1345 1400 15350 Netakani Sunday
1345 1400 1548 Oriya Friday and Saturday
1345 1400 15390 Thadou- kuki Saturday and Sunday
1345 1400 15350 Urdu Friday and Saturday
1400 1415 15350 Bhili Thursday
1400 1415 15350 Bondo Wednesday
1400 1415 1548 Gamit Thursday
1400 1415 15350 Gondi Friday
1400 1415 15390 Halam Monday and Tuesday
1400 1415 15390 Karbi Thursday
1400 1415 1548 Kui Saturday and Sunday
1400 1415 15350 Kupiya Sunday
1400 1415 15390 Rengma Wednesday
1400 1415 1548 Sambalpuri Friday
1400 1415 1548 Santhali Monday and Tuesday
1400 1415 15350 Soura Monday and Tuesday
1400 1415 15390 Sumi Saturday and Sunday
1400 1415 1548 Varli Wednesday
1400 1415 15350 Yerukala Saturday
1400 1415 15390 Ao Friday
1414 1430 15350 Banjara Saturday and Sunday
1415 1430 1548 Bhojpuri Friday and Saturday
1415 1430 1548 Chakma Sunday
1415 1430 15390 Dhimasa Tuesday
1415 1430 15350 Gamit Wednesday and Thursday
1415 1430 15390 Garo Saturday and Sunday
1415 1430 1548 Khariya Wednesday
1415 1430 1548 Khota Monday
1415 1430 1548 Kotwali Thursday
1415 1430 15350 Kui Monday and Tuesday
1415 1430 15350 Kukna Friday
1415 1430 1548 Malto Tuesday
1415 1430 15390 Mising Wednesday to Friday
1415 1430 15390 Santhali Monday
1430 1445 15350 Chowdhari Thursday
1430 1445 15390 Dzonkha Monday and Tuesday
1430 1445 1548 Halam Sunday
1430 1445 15350 Harayanvi Saturday and Sunday
1430 1445 15390 Khasi Saturday and Sunday
1430 1445 1548 Khurukh Monday and Tuesday
1430 1445 15390 Konyak Thursday and Friday
1430 1445 15350 Kotwali Friday
1430 1445 1548 Kukna Thursday
1430 1445 1548 Magahi Friday and Saturday
1430 1445 1548 Mundari Wednesday
1430 1445 15390 Nyishi Wednesday
1430 1445 15350 Sambalpuri Monday and Tuesday
1430 1445 15350 Varli Wednesday
1445 1500 15350 Bhojpuri Saturday and Sunday
1445 1500 15350 Hindi Monday to Friday
1445 1500 1548 Hindi–Youth Saturday and Sunday
1445 1500 1548 Ho Wednesday
1445 1500 15390 Kham-Magar Saturday and Sunday
1445 1500 15390 Newari Thursday and Friday
1445 1500 1548 Sadri Monday and Tuesday
1445 1500 15390 Sangtan Wednesday
1445 1500 15390 Sarchopa Monday and Tuesday
1445 1500 1548 Soura Friday
1445 1500 1548 Vasavi Thursday
1500 1515 1548 Hindi Sunday to Saturday
1500 1515 1548 Hindi – BKD Friday
1500 1515 15390 Lepcha Tuesday and Wednesday
1500 1515 15390 Magahi Thursday and Friday
1500 1515 15390 Sherpa Monday
1500 1515 15390 Urdu Saturday and Sunday
1515 1530 1548 Bengali Monday to Thursday
1515 1530 15390 Mundari Wednesday and Thursday
1515 1530 15390 Muslimi Bengali Friday
1515 1530 1548 Muslimi Bengali Friday
1515 1530 15390 Tamang-West Monday and Tuesday
1515 1530 15390 Tharu Saturday and Sunday
1515 1530 1548 Urdu Saturday and Sunday
1530 1545 15395 Chattisgarhi Monday and Tuesday
1530 1545 15395 Kulluvi Saturday
1530 1545 15395 Maithili Wednesday to Friday
1530 1545 15395 Sindhi Sunday
1545 1600 15395 Bundelkhandi Monday and Tuesday
1545 1600 15395 Dari Saturday and Sunday
1545 1600 15395 Bagheli Wednesday to Friday
1600 1615 15395 Kumaoni Friday and Saturday
1600 1615 15395 Pashto Sunday
1600 1615 15395 Sadri Wednesday and Thursday
1600 1615 15395 Awadhi Monday and Tuesday
1615 1630 15395 Divehi Thursday and Friday
1615 1630 15395 Hindi Saturday to Wednesday
2330 2345 9510 Bantawa Monday
2330 2345 9510 Gurung Wednesday and Thursday
2330 2345 9510 Limbu Saturday and Sunday
2330 2345 9510 Lungeli-Magar Tuesday
2330 2345 9510 Sherpa Friday
2345 0000 9510 Burmese Wednesday to Friday
2345 0000 1548 Burmese Sunday
2345 0000 1548 Chakma Wednesday
2345 0000 1548 Chin Saturday
2345 0000 9510 Chin Monday and Tuesday
2345 0000 9510 Karbi Saturday and Sunday
2345 0000 1548 Kokborok Thursday and Friday
2345 0000 1548 Sinhalese Monday and Tuesday
Reception reports to : info@Athmeeyayatra.org
---- (Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 3324.998, RRI Palangkaraya: Listen to recording taken on
Uwe's eastern Thailand SDR remote receiver, at 1328 UT today at
S=9+15dB level. 73 wolfie (Wolfgang Büschel, March 16, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
3324.998, RRI Palangkaraya, S=9+10dB signal in eastern Thailand. At
1310 UT on March 16.
3344.866, heard Gamelan instruments music, very poor signal into
eastern Thailand remote SDR unit. At 1304 UT on March 16, female BI
language voice.
4869.916, RRI Wamena at 1314 UT on March 16, music program, poor at
S=6 or -85dBm heard in eastern Thailand. Unstable fq signal hop up and
down 3-4 Hertz.
9524.940, V. of Indonesia Cimanggis, on March 16 at 1320 UT, S=9+35dB
signal strength, in eastern Thailand. News cast in English language on
industrial ministry at 1321 UT (Wolfgang Büschel, df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX
TopNews March 16 via DXLD)
** INDONESIA. 3344.86, RRI-Ternate (Presumed), Mar 19 1420-1429,
35333-34333, Indonesian, Telephone-talk-back (Kouji Hashimoto, JAPAN,
RX, IC-R75, NRD-525+RD-9830, ANT, 130m Sloper Wire, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
3345, RRI Ternate, 1325-1435 14 March. Presumed with Indonesian chat,
ballads & blowing through 1400 with flute-heavy tune.
4870, RRI Wamena, 1328-1345+ 16 March. Tentative at JBA levels with
chat and music and clear before *1330 of AIR's "Voice of Kashmir"
(Delhi) causes the familiar 300 (or so) Hz het [below]. Aoki shows AIR
here in Nepali 1330-1430, too, but I'm unsure they're active. Some fun
logs this week; surprised to get audio from (Tentative) Wamena -- with
DST in effect, it's certainly easier to be at the beach before 1330;
next? to get down there by 1245, *yawns* (Dan Sheedy, Moonlight Beach
CA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INTERNATIONAL. ADVENTIST WORLD RADIO A17
2017-03-26 to 2017-10-28 Version 02 / 2017-03-16/pub
days = 1234567 u.o.s.
Site Start Stop Language Service Area kHz kW Days
------------------------------ ---------------------------------------
TRM 0000 0030 Thai Cambod, Viet, Thai, Laos 11730 125
TRM 0000 0100 Mandarin C/N-China 11925 125
TRM 0000 0030 Burmese Myanmar 11655 125
TRM 0030 0100 Karen Myanmar, Thailand, China 11655 125
TRM 0100 0130 Mandarin S-China 17650 125 6
TRM 0100 0200 Mandarin S-China 17650 125 7
TAI 0100 0200 Vietnamese Vietnam 15445 100 7
TRM 0100 0130 Min Nan Chinese S-China 17650 125 12345
TRM 0100 0130 Min Nan Chinese NE-China 15630 125 12345
TRM 0100 0130 Mandarin NE-China 15630 125 67
TRM 0130 0200 Mandarin NE-China 15630 125 7
TRM 0130 0200 Cantonese NE-China 15630 125 123456
TRM 0130 0200 Cantonese S-China 17650 125 123456
MOS 0200 0230 Urdu Pakistan 9510 300
MOS 0230 0300 Panjabi Pakistan 9510 300
TRM 0300 0330 Oromo S-Ethiopia 15500 125
NAU 0300 0330 Tigrinya Eritrea 9655 250
MDC 0300 0400 Malagasy Madagascar 6065 100
MOS 0330 0400 Farsi Iran 9550 300
TRM 0330 0400 Amharic Ethiopia 15500 125
NAU 0400 0430 Bulgarian Bulgaria 5975 100
MOS 0400 0430 Turkish Turkey 9550 300
NAU 0430 0500 French Morocco, Algeria 6155 100
TRM 0500 0600 Arabic Egypt, Iraq, Arab Peninsula 17780 250
MOS 0505 0535 Hausa Nigeria 11955 300
NAU 0600 0630 French Cameroon, Ghana, (Senegal) 15640 250
MOS 0600 0700 Arabic Libya 11880 300
ISS 0600 0630 French Cameroon, Ghana, (Senegal) 12035 250
ISS 0700 0730 French Cameroon, Ghana, (Senegal) 11880 250
NAU 0700 0800 Arabic Morocco, Algeria 15225 100
NAU 0800 0830 Kabyle Morocco, Algeria 15225 250
MOS 0800 0830 French Morocco, Algeria 15145 300
NAU 0830 0900 Tachelhit Morocco, Algeria 15225 100
NAU 0900 1000 Italian Italy 9790 100 1
SDA 1000 1100 Mandarin S-China 17665 100
SDA 1000 1100 Mandarin C/N-China 15450 100
SDA 1030 1100 Tagalog Philippines 17870 100 23457
SDA 1030 1100 Ilocano Philippines 17870 100 16
SDA 1030 1100 Mongolian N-China, Mongolia 15500 100
SDA 1100 1200 Mandarin S-China 15210 100
SDA 1100 1200 Mandarin C/N-China 15430 100
SDA 1100 1200 Mandarin NE-China 11750 100
SDA 1100 1130 Indonesian W-Indonesia 15500 100
SDA 1100 1130 Russian E-Russia 12090 100
TRM 1130 1200 Shan Myanmar 15610 125
SDA 1130 1200 Javanese Indonesia, Malaysia 15500 100 246
SDA 1130 1200 Sundanese Indonesia, Malaysia 15500 100 1357
SDA 1200 1230 Min Nan Chinese C/N-China 12105 100 12345
SDA 1200 1230 Mandarin NE-China 9475 100 67
SDA 1200 1230 Mandarin S-China 15170 100 67
SDA 1200 1230 Min Nan Chinese S-China 15170 100 12345
SDA 1200 1230 Mandarin C/N-China 12105 100 67
TRM 1200 1230 Mon Myanmar 15400 125
SDA 1200 1300 Korean Korea 9610 100
SDA 1200 1230 Min Nan Chinese NE-China 9475 100 12345
TRM 1230 1300 Bangla NE-India, Bangladesh 15430 125 2357
TRM 1230 1300 Meitei NE-India, Bangladesh 15430 125 146
SDA 1230 1300 Cantonese S-China 15170 100 123457
SDA 1230 1300 Cantonese NE-China 9475 100 123457
SDA 1230 1300 Mandarin NE-China 9475 100 6
SDA 1230 1300 Cantonese C/N-China 12105 100 123457
SDA 1230 1300 Mandarin S-China 15170 100 6
SDA 1230 1300 Mandarin C/N-China 12105 100 6
TRM 1300 1330 Khmer Cambod, Viet, Thai, Laos 15150 125 234
MDC 1300 1400 Vietnamese Vietnam 17605 250
DB 1300 1330 Dzongkha NE-India 15430 100
TAC 1300 1330 Kachin Myanmar 15170 125
TRM 1300 1330 Isan Cambod, Viet, Thai, Laos 17770 125 12346
TRM 1300 1330 Bangla Bangladesh 15255 125
TRM 1300 1330 Khmer Cambod, Viet, Thai, Laos 15150 125 1567
SDA 1300 1400 Mandarin C/N-China 9475 100
NAU 1300 1330 Mandarin W-China 17810 250 23456
TRM 1300 1330 Lao Cambod, Viet, Thai, Laos 17770 125 57
NAU 1300 1330 Uighur W-China 17810 250 17
SDA 1330 1400 Assamese NE-India 15185 100 14
SDA 1330 1400 Hmong Thailand 15185 100 56
SDA 1330 1400 Indonesian Malaysia 15185 100 237
TRM 1330 1400 Kokborok Bangladesh 15255 125
NAU 1330 1500 Mandarin W-China 15285 250
TRM 1330 1400 Thai Cambod, Viet, Thai, Laos 15445 125
TRM 1400 1430 Asho Chin Myanmar 15150 125
TAC 1400 1500 Mandarin S-China 15715 125
SDA 1400 1500 Mandarin C/N-China 9900 100
MOS 1400 1430 Urdu Pakistan 15440 300
MDC 1400 1500 Malagasy Madagascar 6055 100
SDA 1400 1430 Sinhalese Sri Lanka 15165 100
TRM 1430 1500 PWO W Karen Myanmar, Thailand, China 15150 125
TRM 1430 1500 Burmese Myanmar 15215 125
MOS 1430 1500 Afar Djibouti, NE-Ethiopia, Somalia 17605 300
TRM 1430 1500 Karen Myanmar, Thailand, China 17720 125
TRM 1500 1530 Nepali Nepal 15525 125
MOS 1500 1530 Turkish Turkey 11935 300
SDA 1500 1530 Telugu S-India 15590 100
NAU 1500 1530 Panjabi N-India 15605 250
SDA 1500 1530 Nepali Nepal 11900 100
TRM 1500 1530 Mizo NE-India 15215 125
SDA 1500 1530 Tamil S-India 15725 100
MDC 1530 1600 Malayalam S-India 17605 125
NAU 1530 1600 English Nepal, Tibet 15670 250 12347
TRM 1530 1600 Marathi C-India 11975 125
NAU 1530 1600 Tibetan Nepal, Tibet 15670 250 56
TRM 1530 1600 Oriya India-Odisha 11855 125
TAC 1530 1600 Kannada S-India 9625 125
TAC 1530 1600 Hindi C-India 11985 125
MOS 1530 1600 Panjabi Pakistan 15160 300
NAU 1530 1600 Hindi N-India 17760 250
TAC 1530 1600 Gujarati India-Gujarat 12025 125
TAC 1600 1630 English S-India 11985 125
NAU 1600 1630 Bulgarian Bulgaria 9830 100
TRM 1600 1630 English C-India 11975 125
MOS 1600 1630 Urdu Pakistan 15160 300
TRM 1600 1630 Urdu N-India 11695 125
NAU 1630 1700 Tigrinya Eritrea 15490 250
TRM 1630 1700 Sindhi S-Pakistan 15360 125 1357
MOS 1630 1700 Farsi Iran 15150 300
NAU 1630 1700 Somali Somalia 17570 250
TRM 1630 1700 English N-India 15360 125 246
MDC 1700 1728 Kiswahili Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda 11790 250
NAU 1700 1730 Amharic Ethiopia 17570 250
MEY 1700 1730 Kiswahili Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda 9600 250
NAU 1730 1800 Kabyle Morocco, Algeria 15170 100
MEY 1730 1800 Masai Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda 9600 250
NAU 1730 1800 Oromo S-Ethiopia 17725 250
MOS 1800 1900 Arabic Libya 11955 300
TRM 1830 1900 English E-Africa 15155 250
NAU 1900 2000 Arabic Morocco, Algeria 11800 100
NAU 1900 1930 Wolof Senegal, Gambia 11790 250
MDC 1900 2000 Arabic Egypt, Iraq, Arab Peninsula 11680 250
MOS 1900 1930 Hausa Nigeria 11955 300
MOS 1930 2000 French C-Africa 15155 300
NAU 1930 2000 Tachelhit Morocco, Algeria 11955 100
ISS 1930 2000 Ibo E-Nigeria 11885 250
MEY 1930 2000 Fulfulde Cameroon, Ghana, (Senegal) 11790 250
NAU 2000 2030 French Morocco, Algeria 9610 100
SDA 2000 2030 Russian E-Russia 9760 100
NAU 2000 2030 French Cameroon, Niger 9565 250
ISS 2000 2030 Moore Burkina Faso 9770 250
MOS 2000 2030 Dyula Burk. Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali 11880 300
ISS 2030 2100 Yoruba Nigeria 11790 250
MOS 2030 2100 French W-Africa 15155 300
MOS 2100 2130 English W-Africa 11880 300
SDA 2100 2200 Mandarin W-Japan, S-China 12040 100
SDA 2100 2200 Mandarin C/N-China 11750 100
SDA 2100 2200 Korean Korea 11790 100
SDA 2200 2230 Indonesian W-Indonesia 15320 100
SDA 2200 2300 Mandarin C/N-China 15215 100
SDA 2200 2300 Mandarin NE-China 15685 100
SDA 2200 2300 Vietnamese Vietnam 15630 100
TRM 2200 2230 English W-Indonesia 7445 125 135
TRM 2200 2230 Sundanese W-Indonesia 7445 125 2467
TRM 2230 2300 Indonesian W-Indonesia 7445 125
SDA 2230 2300 Javanese W-Indonesia 15320 100
SDA 2300 2400 Mandarin NE-China 15625 100
SDA 2300 2330 Vietnamese Vietnam 15320 100
SDA 2300 2330 Khmer Cambod, Viet, Thai, Laos 15365 100 234
SDA 2300 2400 Mandarin C/N-China 17520 100
SDA 2300 2330 Khmer Cambod, Viet, Thai, Laos 15365 100 1567
SDA 2330 2400 Asho Chin Myanmar 17650 100
SDA 2330 2400 Lao Cambod, Viet, Thai, Laos 15365 100 57
SDA 2330 2400 Thai Cambod, Viet, Thai, Laos 15365 100 12346
Site:
ISS = Issoudun
SDA = Agat
MDC = Madagascar
TAI = Taipei
MEY = Meyerton
TRM = Trincomalee
MOS = Moosbrunn
NAU = Nauen
TAC = Tashkent
DB = Dushanbe
Days:
1 = Sunday
2 = Monday
3 = Tuesday
4 = Wednesday
5 = Thursday
6 = Friday
7 = Saturday
---- (via Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, March 22, DXLD)
???? WHY is this schedule lacking AWR via WRMI, even WWCR, VOH? Ten
sites, but no longer via Okeechobee from A-17, or oversight? (Glenn
Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INTERNATIONAL WATERS [and non]. 1650, GULF OF MEXICO, 0045 March
17, 2017. Pointing NNW, so presumably the Beacon Formerly Known As
SAC, now in the mode of sending a 10-second ~400 Hz tone and pause,
huge level atop the western side of the two I-275 Tampa non-compu male
cycled "You are listening to the Florida Department of Transportation
Highway Advisory Radio Station...This is WQQJ297,.. in the event of a
major incident .. tune your radio to this station... dial 511 from
your cell phone or go to www.FL511-dot-com..." Thanks Craig Cook,
Oviedo, FL for the tip (Terry L. Krueger, Clearwater FL,
Florida Low Power Radio Stations:
https://sites.google.com/site/floridadxn/florida-low-power-radio-stations
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** IRAN [non]. Radio Sedoye Bahar & Radio Ranginkaman via BaBcoCk
Grigoriopol, March 17, KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs in Farsi:
Radio Ranginkaman 1700-1730 on 7580 Mon/Fri Radio Rainbow, weak
Radio Sedoye Bahar 1900-1930 on 7510 Thu/Fri Voice of Spring, weak
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/radio-sedoye-bahar-radio-ranginkaman.html
73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Summer A-17 changes of clandestine broadcasts via BaBcoCk: Sedoye
Bahar Voice of Spring will be at new time & frequency
1700-1730 NF 7530 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi Thu/Fri in A-17
ex 1730-18 on 7495 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi Thu/Fri in A-16
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/summer-17-changes-of-clandestine.html
(DX RE MIX NEWS #999 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, March 20, 2017
via DXLD)
** ISRAEL. I have been advised by the proper persons that "the VOH
Israel facility is now testing with modest power, and that an
announcement of commencement of regular operation is forthcoming in
the very near future" (Glenn Hauser, March 21, WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Voice of Hope, Israel testing 1287 kHz --- Voice of Hope tested Sunday
March 20th [sic - Sun was 19th --- AP] on 1287 kHz with a power of
approx. 10 kW. Bengt Ericson, Arctic Radio Club (ARC) is the first
reporter worldwide. They will be testing from the AM site at She´ar
Yashuv in Israel and expect to be on the air with regular programs in
2-3 weeks. The answer from Ray Robinson, Vice President, Global
Operations, Strategic Communication Group - Voice of Hope:
"Hi Bengt. Yes, indeed we were (testing)! The transmitter near the
Israel/Lebanon border were completed this afternoon (Sunday March
19th) and at times they ran it with a test tone mostly running at 10
kW, but they did run it up to 50 kW. Yours is the first report we have
received! We expect to be testing this week with audio and ID "Saout
al Amal" in Arabic or in English "From the shores of the Sea of
Galilee, this is the Voice of Hope". (Information from Ray Robinson
via Mauno Ritola, ARC 19.10.2016) (Ronny B Goode on WRTH - World Radio
Tv Handbook Facebook Group, 20 March)
Congrats, Bengt! Heard now also at my location with non-stop Arabic
language songs (Mauno Ritola (Finland), ibid, 1700 UTC, 20 March)
Station website is
http://www.voiceofhope.com/station_middleeast.html
All Posted by: ("Alan Pennington", March 20, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD)
From Dawson Hatfield, Stephen Lockwood is in Israel. He is linked to
the imminent launch of Voice of Hope programmes from She'ar Yeshuv in
the North of Israel on 1287 kHz (Dan Goldfarb, mwmasts yg via DXLD)
Voice of Hope - Middle East is currently testing with reduced power
(10 kW) on 1287 kHz from Northern Israel. We learned today (Wednesday)
that a few environmental modifications are needed at the transmitter
site before we can run up to full power, and these will take until
around the end of the month to be completed. It has been decided in
the meantime to continue testing with reduced power, using non-stop
Arabic Christian music. Regular operation is expected to commence late
this month or in early April.
And, for those who are interested, there will be an item about this
station (including an interview with the network president, Rev. John
Tayloe) in this week's Wavescan, which begins airing on Sunday 26th,
at various times and frequencies on WRMI, KSDA and other AWR outlets,
Voice of Hope - Africa, and WWCR. Also available as a podcast via
TuneIn.com and iTunes (Ray Robinson, Voice of Hope, Los Angeles -
Lusaka - Galilee, Mar 22, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
HISTORY of Voice of Hope broadcasts from Israel - Lebanon border area:
In February this year, in an unprecedented move, the government of
Israel awarded us a license to re-launch Voice of Hope there,
broadcasting mainly in Aramaic to provide encouragement and support to
displaced Christians in camps in Lebanon and Jordan, and in Arabic to
reach Muslims with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. There will also be a
few hours of English in the evenings. The license we received awards
us the clear channel of 1287 kHz with an output power of 100 kW!
We have been assigned to an existing transmitter site in the Upper
Galilee region. The station is now under construction, and we plan to
be on the air by the end of the year. Isn't it interesting how things
can turn full circle! (Ray Robinson, VP Operations, Voice of Hope via
John Durham, July NZ DX Times direct and via WOR dxld July 10, 2016)
1287 kHz used to be 100 kW at Ramle for Galei Tzahal, the IDF station
which was also on SW; really exactly same transmitter revived?? (Glenn
Hauser-OK-USA, WOR dxld July 10, 2016)
Israel 1287 kHz (Re: DX Listening Digest #16-27)
Northern MW location in Upper Galilee region
is She'ar-Yeshuv (Northern) 882 and 1458 kHz.
33 12 57.39 N 35 38 39.75 E
<https:\\binged.it/29BubKj>
3.5 km south of Lebanon-Israel border. I guess, is not a problem to
change 1287 kHz ITU registration request from Ramlah (Central) to She
ar-Yeshuv (Northern) location.
Some MW and also two revolving horizontal SW log-per masts are still
seen on the northern site at Akko, via StreetView feature.
32 54 42.10 N 35 06 59.38 E
<https:\\binged.it/29BuDII>
Akko 738 ex927 1206 1575 kHz 55 km west of Upper Galilee region.
Old 1287 kHz MW Ramlah (Central) MW location
31 53 02.37 N 34 50 52.98 E
<https://binged.it/29A05De>
was 159 kilometers southwards of Upper Galilee region, in central
Israel, not far from other Galei Tzahal Yavne transmitter site.
The old Voice of Hope station location in Lebanon at LBN_former
VoHope/King of Hope Marjaayoun MW 945 kHz 12 kW, 6215 50/13 kW
somewhere close this small village Marjaayoun
33 21 42.45 N 35 35 19.66 E or Narbatieh greater area
is only 16 kilometers distance away of the new ISR MW location
at She ar-Yeshuv (Northern).
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 10, 2016)
Re. > We have been assigned to an existing transmitter site in
the Upper Galilee region. [...] comment by Kai Ludwig:
Former MW 1287 kHz installation, used to be 100 kW at Ramle for Galei
Tzahal, the IDF station which was also on SW; really exactly same
transmitter revived?
According to these descriptions: No. The former 1287 kHz transmitter
was apparently a few kilometres southeast of Tel Aviv, at least not in
northern Israel. Perhaps it no longer exists at all, it had probably a
specific reason that they abandoned 1287 kHz years before they
abandoned mediumwave altogether.
[later]
It's interesting that two apparent shortwave LP's are there as well:
<https:\\goo.gl/maps/NbNd8dmDGjH2>
<http://www.panoramio.com/photo/95159984>
Also to be seen there this, tsk:
<http://www.panoramio.com/photo/131072517>
They must have brought the repairing train in - by ship. To my
knowledge it is not even theoretically, in the sense of usable tracks,
possible for a train to reach Israel anymore.
Northern MW location in Upper Galilee region
is She ar-Yeshuv (Northern) 882 and 1458 kHz.
33 12 57.39 N 35 38 39.75 E
<https:\\binged.it/29BubKj>
<https:\\goo.gl/maps/Fz637PCBgh92>
More nice views, with even the base insulator of the antenna visible,
further on the street. Looks pretty new, with the shiny building
proudly carrying the Bezeq logo. Indeed the frequency lists in WRTH
2003 suggest that this transmitter did not exist yet at this point.
Some MW masts are still seen on the northern site Akko
32 54 42.10 N 35 06 59.38 E
<https:\\binged.it/29BuDII>
ISR Akko 738 ex927 1206 1575 kHz 55 km west of Upper Galilee region.
And already outside it, so to be considered only if the reference to
Upper Galilee was loose.
By the way, the 10 kW on 738 kHz is a measly replacement for a 1200 kW
facility they had to give up due to concerns of electromagnetic
radiation if I recall correct, thus losing most of the mediumwave
coverage of Arabic-language radio.
{ISR_Bezeq [KOL] Tel Aviv "Hillel" Kadima Porat stn 576 / 738 kHz 1200
kW; SW stn 300/500 kW. Former location 32 16 55.46 N 34 55 56.49 E }
<https://binged.it/29zZUIo>
<https://goo.gl/maps/6cU4gdjMYCv>
And even this 10 kW aux appears to have been established only after
738 kHz was completely off for years.
Old 1287 kHz MW Ramlah(Central) MW location
31 53 02.37 N 34 50 52.98 E
<https://binged.it/29A05De>
was 159 kilometers southwards of Upper Galilee region, in central
Israel, not far from other Galei Tzahal Yavne transmitter site.
And Bezeq reserve location too
31 38 19.65 N 34 49 35.98 E
Yavne is of course a Bezeq facility, too, the one with also the
shortwave transmitters that may or may not be still in operational
condition now, three years after the last official transmissions.
The story seems to be such that first the 1287 kHz transmitter has
been closed, at some point between 2003 and 2010. Then only after a
break a Yavne service started instead, not on 1287 but on 945 kHz
instead (why??), and apparently continued until Galei Zahal abandoned
mediumwave altogether. (Kai Ludwig-D, dxld July 10, 2016)
MORE HISTORY: Older V. of Hope Marjaayoun (Narbatieh area) Lebanon
History of 1996 year
9990 kHz, V. of Hope. Recently moved to this new freq from 9960 kHz,
to escape QRM from R. Ukraine Internet. After they made the move, they
noticed that Ukraine is no longer using 9960 kHz, -- but VOH will
remain on 9990 kHz, 24 hours a day. Prior to Sept 1st, 1996, they were
on with a power of 13 kW, but now they're only using 5 kW due to
budget constraints.
This tx has a maximum output of 25 kW. This info per Gary Hull, VOH
station manager. {Johnson via Cumbre_Dx, Sept 6, 1996}
Voice of Hope. We recently learned that since all our txs have been
revived and are now capable of running at maximum power, our electric
bill has soared to $10,000 a month.
Unfortunately, the gifts and offerings sent to High Adventure
Ministries are not able to sustain this level of expense at the
present time. So we are having to throttle back our transmitters and
consider cutting back from 24 hours to 18 hours per day broadcasting.
We will also be creating a web page shortly. {Gary Hull, Voice of Hope
Station Manager, via Cumbre_Dx, Oct 10, 1996}
High Adventure Ministries: transmitter update.
A circular letter from George Otis of High Adventure Ministries [a
California-based evangelical organization which broadcasts on SW via
transmitterss in Lebanon, Georgia, Palau, Russia and the USA] gives
item of interesting radio information:
- The King of Hope [shortwave] transmitter in Lebanon was destroyed
by an internal fire.
Voice of Hope, High Adventure Ministries: Planned sked for W97 season
has been varied, for Tbilisi, Georgia in Nov 1997.
In a letter received here today, Voice of Hope, Lebanon says that they
bc on 9960, from Marjayoun, Lebanon, 12 kW, and on MW 945 kHz, 13 kW.
The tx 6215/6280 kHz, was destroyed June 29th, 1997 by a fire.
<http://www.highadventure.org/voh_era.html> {Holst via DXW, Dec 7,
1997} {via AWR Indianapolis, via BBC_M via AGDX, Aug 17, 1997}
9960 kHz, Voice of Hope, b/cs from Marj Uyun in the Israeli-controlled
"security zone" in Southern Lebanon, and was set up in 1979 by the
late Maj. Sa'ad Haddad, leader of the Israeli-backed South Lebanon
Army. Each tx uses a different name: "Voice of Hope" (on 684 and 945
kHz MW; "King of Hope" / "Voice of Hope" (on SW); and "Prince of
Peace" (on 104.5 & 105.1 FM).
SW 9960 kHz sked: 0400-0200 (English 0400-0800 [Dr. Gene Scott], 0800-
1100, 1300-1500, 1530-1630, 1900-2100, 2100-0200 [Dr. Gene Scott]).
SW 6280 kHz is still inactive. {BBC_M via AGDX & NU, Jan 11, 1997}
High Adventure Ministries: I just signed a contract for the delivery
of a new 10 kW dual-freq SW tx for their station in Lebanon. The tx
will be installed in LEB in January 1999 to replace the unit that
burned out in June 1997 {Ludo Maes-BEL, via Cumbre_Dx, Sept 23, 1998}
11530, High Adventure R, The Voice of Hope, Marjayoun, 6 kW, QSL-l
full data, 39 days for 2 IRC, sent RR to Cyprus address and the stn
reply via ISR according to the radio stn this is the addr: P.O.Box 77,
Metulla, Israel, via e-mail <radio98 -at- hotmail.com> {Nicolas
Eramo-ARG, June 8, 1999}
VoHope stn manager Gary Hull had this to say about their new tx. We
conducted our first audio test with program material Thur [Jun 10 ...
15, 1999] on 6280 kHz at 10 kW from Marjayoun Lebanon. Test only
lasted 10 minutes. We need to finish the cooling system and do final
checks on all systems. Hopefully if all goes well we will begin bcing
a normal schedule of programs this week, perhaps as early as Tues.
We are looking for RRs. They would be of great help as we set up for
the future. We particularly need to know if there is any co-channel
interference.
After we are sure 6280 is working flawlessly, we will try to change to
11515 at 0800-1600 GMT. This might come several weeks down the line.
[...] v11515 VoH Per Gary Hull, stn manager- "We found the [new] tx
to be working fine except for the automatic switch for freq change and
the lack of VSWR protection. For this reason we are waiting for new
parts to arrive before we begin daily switching between 6280 and 11515
kHz. For the past week we have been running continuously on 11515 kHz
at 10 kW." {via Johnson-FL-USA, Cumbre_DX, June 13, / July 3, 1999}
6279.94, King of Hope, at 0221-0228 GMT on July 10, Ar mx & at 0225
began a jamming, at 0234 GMT continue the mx. SINPO: 25442.
{Gabriel I. Barrera-ARG, TFW, July 29, 1999}
{LEBANON/ISRAEL/GERMANY} New schedule High Adventure Ministries to ME.
High Adventure Ministries has dismantled all of it's txs and antennas,
following the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Southern Lebanon. {May
20}
Broadcasts that took place on 6280, 11515, and 11530 kHz have been
discontinued and are being replaced by bcs from Juelich according to
the following schedule:
0800-1200 21590 115 degr ME
Freq would be absolutely clear in this time frame.
1200-1559 21460 115 degr ME
Freq would be absolutely clear in this time frame
1700-2100 11985 075 degr High gain antenna system
{via TDP c/o Ludo Maes, B-2310 Rijkevorsel, Belgium, May 24, 2000
year}
High Adventure South Lebanon. With the withdrawal of the Israeli
troops and the end of the South Lebanese Army it should be interesting
to watch for the developments at the radio station of High Adventure
Ministries which is located in the former security zone now taken over
by Hisbollah fighters.
When I checked 6280, 11515, and 11530 kHz yesterday and today I was
not able to hear them. Maybe they are already gone, maybe we might
expect the sign-on of a different radio voice in the near future.
{Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, wwdxc agdx May 24, 2000}
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 10, 2016)
ISRAEL, Google Earth imagery. Some high resolution places in 2008year.
Akko 927/1206/1575: 32 54 50 N 35 07 03 E
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&hl=de&geocode=&q=32%C2%B054%2742.10%22N++++35%C2%B006%2759.38%22E&ie=UTF8&ll=32.912099,35.116564&spn=0.006548,0.010171&t=h&z=17>
Ramla 1287: 31 53 03 N 34 50 55 E? (probably, poor resolution)
Rosh Pina 1368: ?32 58 46 N 35 31 54 E
She ar-Yeshuv 882: 33 12 58 N 35 38 40 E
(Alan Davies-INS, SW TXsite Aug 24, 2008)
(ALL via Wolfgang Büschel, BC-DX 20 March 2017 via DXLD)
** ISRAEL [non]. Voice of Peace 4845 kHz --- Currently hearing (1930
UT) Voice of Peace on 4845.0 kHz - station relaying internet station
http://www.thevoiceofpeace.co.il
with Mark St John and rock music show with Rainbow, Led Zeppelin etc.
Fair reception with moderate fading but occasional bursts of (ute?)
QRM. 73, (Alan Pennington, AOR 7030plus, longwire, Caversham, UK,
March 21, BDXC-UK yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DXLD)
The VoP relay seemed to close at 2018 UT. But since have heard some
pirate activity on 4850 and 4840. Is this a new pirate band? 73 (Alan,
2108 UT March 21, ibid., WORLD OF RADIO 1870)
Did you check via any remote receivers; what do you think about the
location? Thanks, (Mauno Ritola, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD)
Did not check remote receiver reception, just my home base
AOR7030plus. Marginally better on north-south longwire from here. Also
heard with "good reception" in Riga, Latvia at same time by Andrew
Kuznetsov (on WRTH Facebook Group). I think it is just a relay by a
euro pirate. I asked Voice of Peace on Facebook if it was them, and
they replied "Not official! Probably a fan".
After VoP disappeared (at 2017 UT), also heard euro pirates on 4850
and 4840. The station on 4840, on listening back to minidisc, was
Shortwave Zero Zero (announced gmail address), location unknown but
with similar fair signal also. 73, (Alan Pennington, UK, WORLD OF
RADIO 1870, ibid.)
** ITALY. 7700 USB, Marconi Radio International, 1750-1945, 19-03,
Italian, radio news, identification in English and other languages,
songs. 14321 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Lugo, Tecsun PL-880,
Sony ICF SW-7600G, cable antenna, 8 meters, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** ITALY. RAI show to close after 'crazy' Eastern women report -
English - ANSA.it
http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2017/03/20/rai-show-to-close-after-crazy-eastern-women-report_21cb50f8-2756-4029-b954-65bbdf994533.html
(via Mike Cooper, DXLD)
** JAPAN. 13720, March 18 at 1810, Chinese singing at S6; the SSOBOONA
(strongest signal on band outside of North America = 13820 & 13845).
Figure it will look up to CNR1 and/or RFA to be jammed, but not so in
HFCC, Eibi, Aoki. Only listee is NHK in Japanese to South America, 85
degrees, 300 kW direct at 1655-1900 (Saudi is also supposed to be on
here after 1800).
This reminds me of an unID by Mark Taylor, WI in the NASWA Flashsheet
at a much earlier hour on 13720, March 12 at 1325, ``traditional
Chinese vocal song``, which didn`t match listings either. Maybe there
really is something new and Chinese here (Glenn hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** JAPAN. Radio NIKKEI will be temporally off the air. For maintenance
of the transmitting sites, Radio NIKKEI will temporally stop shortwave
broadcasting during the periods as shown below. Days and Times are in
JST, which is UT +9 hours. Domestic streaming services on RADIKO
<http://radiko.jp/#!/live/RN1> and
<http://radiko.jp/#!/live/RN2> are not affected.
Program 1
3925kHz April 12 - May 2
(Nemuro relay station on March 1 - March 21)
6055kHz May 10 - May 30
9595kHz March 22 - April 11
Program 2
3945kHz 08:00-19:00 JST on March 7 - April 4 except March 11/12/18/19
6115kHz April 5 - May 2 except April 8/9/15/16
9760kHz February 8 - March 7 except February 11/12/18/19 (done)
(Takahito Akabayashi, Tokyo-JPN, March 14, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews BC-
DX 20 March via WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DXLD)
** JAPAN [and non]. A-17 changes of Radio Japan NHK World from Mar 26
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/summer-17-changes-of-radio-japan-nhk.html
Viz.:
0300-0500 NF 6105 ISS 500 kW / 290 deg CeAm Japanese, ex 5910 A-16
0300-0500 NF 9490 NAU 250 kW / 140 deg WeAs Japanese, ex 11680 A-16
0430-0500 on 6165 NAU 125 kW / 085 deg EaEu Russian, ex SIT in A-16
0500-0530 on 5975 MOS 300 kW / non-dir WeEu English, ex WOF in A-16
0700-0800 NF 11825 YAM 300 kW / 330 deg FERu Japanese, ex 11790 A-16
0800-0900 NF 15280 YAM 300 kW / 235 deg SEAs Japanese, ex 13650 A-16
0900-0930 on 6090 YAM 300 kW / 290 deg EaAs Chinese, cancelled A-17
0915-0945 on 5950 YAM 300 kW / 290 deg EaAs Korean, cancelled A-17
1100-1130 on 6090 YAM 300 kW / 290 deg EaAs Korean, new time A-17
1100-1130 NF 7355 YAM 300 kW / 330 deg FERu Russian, ex 6090 A-16
1130-1200 on 6090 YAM 300 kW / 290 deg EaAs Chinese, ex Korean A-16
1200-1230 on 6090 YAM 300 kW / 290 deg EaAs Korean, ex Chinese A-16
1230-1300 on 6190 YAM 300 kW / 290 deg EaAs Chinese, ex Korean A-16
1300-1330 on 6190 YAM 300 kW / 290 deg EaAs Korean, ex Chinese A-16
1330-1400 on 6190 YAM 300 kW / 290 deg EaAs Chinese, ex Korean A-16
1400-1430 on 6190 YAM 300 kW / 290 deg EaAs Korean, ex Chinese A-16
1430-1500 on 6190 YAM 300 kW / 290 deg EaAs Chinese, ex Korean A-16
1530-1600 on 9540 YAM 300 kW / 290 deg EaAs Chinese, cancelled A-17
1930-2000 NF 9480 YAM 300 kW / 175 deg Pac English, ex 9645 A-16
2000-2100 NF 9480 YAM 300 kW / 175 deg Pac Japanese, ex 9645 A-16
(Observer ? 8:07 PM; English via WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DXLD)
** KASHMIR. INDIA. 4950, AIR-Srinagar, Mar 16 1429-1436, 33333,
Kashmiri, Theme music and ID at 1430 as "Radio Kashmir Srinagar, Talk
(Kouji Hashimoto, JAPAN, RX, IC-R75, NRD-525+RD-9830, ANT, 130m Sloper
Wire, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KASHMIR [non]. CLANDESTINE, 4870.30, V. of Kashmir, Mar 19 *1430-
1436, 25332, Kashmiri, 1430 s/on with opening music, Opening announce,
Talk (Kouji Hashimoto, JAPAN, RX, IC-R75, NRD-525+RD-9830, ANT, 130m
Sloper Wire, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH. A STUDY OF NORTH KOREAN MEDIA (including radio) -
Interactive Book
“This unprecedented project is a multimedia e-book containing audio,
video, photographs and even interactive annotated panorama views that
has lifted the curtain on North Korea's propaganda machine,
surreptitiously documenting the country's strange everyday life, which
is shaped by the regime's indoctrination efforts.” Mashable
Something I have been working on for a few years is now available as a
free-of-charge download in iTunes…
The goal of this project is to give people outside of North Korea a
chance to peek inside the strangest nation on earth. I wanted to
document the country's propaganda-based mass media not only from
outside the country, but also inside. That required me to become a
smuggler.
North Korea prevents its citizens from accessing any form of
independent media. Any citizen who attempts to access foreign
broadcasts to seek information from the outside world risks being
interned in one of the state’s notorious prison camps. Behind the
Curtain smuggled devices into and out of the country to monitor,
record and analyse the propaganda and broadcast media used by the
North Korean regime as a prime instrument of control over the
population.
Click on this link for a no-charge copy from the iTunes store:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1215367066
Cheers, (Mark Fahey, Sydney, Australia, March 21, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH. N. Korea: Shortwave -> Timed Recording -> MP3 Podcast
Since the Voice of Korea from North Korea produces an English
broadcast but does not have a radio stream nor podcast, considering
the raised political tensions, how about an automated set-up to make
it easier to monitor their broadcasts?
Shortwave Radio -> PC Controlled/connected -> Software to record at a
specific time -> Software to feed into a Podcasting program -> Publish
to Podcast host
http://www.northkoreatech.org/2016/11/01/voice-of-korea-schedule-through-spring-2017/
http://www.short-wave.info/?station=Voice%20of%20Korea
Or someone in Asia could record from satellite, like the club in
Germany:
https://www.lyngsat.com/radiochannels/kp/Voice-of-Korea.html
German club:
http://www.radio360.eu/
(they can only receive satellite radio from Europe)
I guess WRN used to do this:
http://www.northkoreatech.org/2013/05/28/voice-of-koreas-shortwave-broadcasts-now-on-demand/
What can I bring to this idea? As this is beyond my tech skills /
equipment, my contribution would be to bring listeners via my 1 Radio
New Pro app and I could help promote awareness.
While I certainly hope we avoid all out war, it seems crucial to
broaden the audience to listen to the statements from North Korea at
this time. Ready to lead this idea? Give a shout out.
(Steve Clift, http://1radionews.com
March 21, Swprograms mailing list via DXLD)
VOICE OF KOREA 70TH FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY
Hello! Voice of Korea, the official external broadcaster of the DPR
Korea (North), celebrated its 70th founding anniversary on 16 March
2017 (it was founded as Radio Pyongyang in 1947). I have uploaded
Voice of Korea videos in English, Korean, German, French, Spanish and
Arabic for all to download as you please:
https://tinyurl.com/mpq35bj
ENJOY! Vy 73, (Arnulf Piontek, Berlin, Germany, March 22, DX LISTENING
DIGEST
** KOREA NORTH. 5905, SOUTH KOREA [sic], Echo of Unification
(presumed) 3/17 1315. W in Korean, Korean music. VG. Logs from the
picnic table (unless otherwise stated), from the backyard, using SW-
2000629/ATS-505/ DX-402 with 20' wire. Times/dates in UT. Language
English (unless otherwise stated). 73 and Good Listening! (Rick
Barton, Arizona, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This station is the ONLY SW clandestine from North to South Korea, per
WRTH. Scads of others are for North Korea, some originating in the
South. Here, they are usually filed as KOREA NORTH [non], or as KOREA
SOUTH if site is definite, e.g. EOH below (Glelnn Hauser, DXLD)
5905, Echo of Unification (Pyongyang) 1425-1432* 10 March. Good signal
with relaxed Korean chat & distinctive orchestral closing theme.
Listed //s 3970, 6250 unheard [6250 covered by NK jamming v. Echo of
Hope]. Recheck 12 March 1410-1431* with more relaxed Korean chat
(mention of "Juche, Panmunjom" occasionally), mix of quiet Korean "M-
o-R" & one thumpy anthemic group song, (presumed) closing
announcements at 1425 with orchestral closing theme at 1429-1431; not
so clear today with CCI from CRI's Russian program via Kashi-Saibagh
(Dan Sheedy, Moonlight Beach CA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH [non]. 5935, March 16 at 1306, Sea Breeze from JSR
Tokyo is still here another Thursday with English, typical sounders;
weak but no jamming audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA SOUTH. 4885, “Echo of Hope” clandestine March 11, 2017 1515–
1602 in Korean. Pop music, M & F alternating exhortations. Decent
signal strength, heavy QRN, but listenable. QRN increasing after 1535.
No jamming detected here even though target is N. Korea and station is
listed as frequently jammed. Occasional inspirational music with
vocals. ID at top of hour, followed by F announcer and what sounded
like news items (Vince Henley, Anacortes, WA, Equipment currently in
use: Tecsun PL-380, JRC NRD-525, Drake R8B, Sony ICF-2010, Ten-Tec RX-
340. Antennas are half-meter whip on PL-380, 1.2 meter whip on ICF-
2010, and Alpha-Delta DX-Ultra installed broadside east-west, NASWA
Flashsheet March 19 via DXLD)
** KOREA SOUTH. KOREA REP OF, KBS World Radio Seoul - Test
Transmissions 16th/17th March --- KBS World Radio English Service will
carry out test transmission towards Europe from March 16 to 17 ahead
of the A17 shortwave frequency adjustment. Please tune into the
following frequency and send us your reception reports. Your feedback
will help us greatly in choosing the best frequency option for the new
season. Thank you!
Date: 16th and 17th March 2017.
Time 2200 to 2400 UT. Frequency (kHz): 11810 kHz. Target area: Europe
E-Mail: <english -at- kbs.co.kr>
Address:
KBS WORLD Radio
13 Yoigongwon-ro
Yeongdeungpo-gu
Seoul, 07235, Rep. of KOREA
Fax: +822-781-3694~6
(KBS via Nick Sharpe-UK, BrDXC-UK yg March 15) via wb
Test 11810 kHz: Had no chance to monitor KBS before, but heard KBS
English service today on March 19, at 2225 til 2245 UT. NIL signal
heard in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Doha Qatar, Scandinavia, London
U.K. and Poland. Poor tiny S=4 or -103dbm in Netherlands and Bavaria
Germany. Better in southern Europe, S=8 in Hungary, S=9 in various
remote SDR in Italy. 73 wolfie (Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DXLD)
** KUWAIT. In Saturday’s mail (March 18) came a 2017 calendar from
Radio Kuwait. Okay, so the year is a quarter done already, that isn’t
the point. The fact that they sent one of their shortwave listeners a
2017 calendar hopefully means they expect to be back on shortwave in
the very near future. After December 2017 comes several pages
containing scheduling information. First, is the Kuwait Space Channels
and International Satellite TV and Radio Broadcast information - 2
pages. Next was the Radio Kuwait Frequency Schedule (FM) – another 2
pages. The next section is the Radio Kuwait Frequency Schedule (SW) –
2 more pages. The final page is the Radio Kuwait Frequency Schedule
(MW). In the shortwave section, the English program to Europe was
listed as 1800-2100 UT on 15540 kHz. We shall see what the future
brings (Rich D`Angelo, PA, NASWA Flashsheet March 19 via DXLD) Viz.:
Radio Kuwait sent me a "2017 Calendar" with the following list of
stations. Will they resume SW transmission in A17 season?
SW External Service
0200-0900 5960 Arabic to Middle East
1600-2100 6050 Arabic to Middle East
0800-1000 7250 Persian to Middle East
1100-1600 9750 Arabic to North Africa
0930-1600 11630 Holy Quran to Central Africa
0500-0900 15515 Arabic to Far East
1000-1200 21580 Pilipino to South East Asia
1600-1800 15540 Urdu to South Asia
0945-1730 21540 Arabic to Europe
1800-2100 15540 English to Europe
2000-0000 17550 Arabic to North America
1700-2000 13650 Arabic to North America
Domestic Services on MW
Main Arabic Program 540 kHz 24hrs
963 kHz 0200-0500 1200-1600 2100-0200
Holy Quran 630 kHz 24hrs
English/Persian/Pilipino/Urdu/Bengali Programs 963 kHz
Sport/Matches 1134 kHz 24hrs
Arabic Main Program/National Assembly Sessions 1269 kHz 24hrs
Holy Quran 1341 kHz 2200-0400
Arabic 2nd Program 1341 kHz 0400-2200
Domestic Services on FM
Arabic Music Program - Classical 87.9 101 24 hrs
Main Arabic Program 89.5 95.3 24 hrs
OFM 88.4 93.9 24 hrs
Easy FM 92.5 96.3 24 hrs
English/Persian/Pilipino/Urdu/Bengali Programs 93.3
Folklore 94.9 24 hrs
Holy Quran 97.5 98.9 105.1 24 hrs
Arabic 2nd Program 97.5 94.5 0400-2200
FM Super Station 99.7 24 hrs
TV Sound 100.5 24 hrs
Arabic Music Program - Modern 103.7 103.2 24 hrs
Other FM Stations (all 24 hrs)
Kuwait Pulse 88.8
BBC Arabic 90.1
Marina FM 90.4
Arabian Gulf Radio 91.5
SAWA 95.7
VOA 96.9
BBC English 100.1
Soul AL Rayyan 102
Voice of the Gulf 102.4
RFI 106.3
Monte Carlo 107.4
(Radio Kuwait, via Takahito Akabayashi-Tokyo-JPN, March 18, via wwdxc
BC-DX TopNews March 20 via DXLD)
** LAOS. 6129.98, Lao Nat. R. - Vientiane, Mar 22 1153-1205, 23432,
Laotian, Talk and ethnic music and news, Theme music and Seven gongs
at 1200 (Kouji Hashimoto, JAPAN, RX, IC-R75, NRD-525+RD-9830, ANT,
130m Sloper Wire, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** LATIN AMERICA. Radio Piraña Internacional está transmitiendo por
estos días desde algún lugar de América Latina por la frecuencia de
6930 kHz desde aproximadamente las 21:00 UTC hasta 14:00 UTC. Esto
ocurrirá por unos cuantos días más y por ello muchos de los programas
se repetirán mientras que algunos también se harán en directo. También
RPI se convertirá por estos días en relé de otras emisoras piratas.
Recomendamos intentar su escucha y enviar sus comentarios, sugerencias
y reportes de recepciuón a la siguiente dirección electrónica:
rpi@radiopirana.com
(Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina, March 19, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1870,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Radio Piraña International on air, heard via remote webSDR in São
Paulo, Brazil, SOUTH AMERICA, 6930.00, Radio Piraña Internacional,
0705-0724, 20-03, songs, Abba song and others, Spanish, comments, ID
“Radio Piraña…”, identation [sic] song, mail address:
“rpi@radiopirana.com”. Weak to very weak. 15311 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo,
Spain, Heard via webSDR in São Paulo, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1870,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MADAGASCAR. MADAGÁSCAR. 5009.9, R. TV Madagasikara, Ambohidrano,
1744-1805, 14/3, malgaxe, texto, música; 25331, QRM de sinal de ponto
a ponto, pelas 1800. Bons DX e 73 (Carlos Gonçalves, SW coast of
PORTUGAL, March 17, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MADAGASCAR. 7390, March 18 at 0322, S9+20 signal with rock music
looping as if vamping, so did MWV lose programming and default to
this? Apparently not, as 0325 La Voz Alegre ID with contact info,
slight gringo accent and pronouncing English words too well, except
for the ``P O Boquis`` in Florida. Much stronger than something on
7385, presumably attenuated WHRI as the ``skip is long`` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
MADAGASCAR WORLD VOICE A17 Effective from 26th March to 29th Oct'2017
UT FREQUENCY TARGET AREA LANGUAGE
------------------------------ -----
0200 0300 9600 INDIA ENGLISH
0200 0300 6070 S AMERICA SPANISH
0300 0400 6170 NS AMERICA SPANISH
0300 0400 15515 INDIA ENGLISH
0400 0500 11825 AFRICA A. ENGLISH
0400 0500 17530 S CHINA CHINESE
1800 1900 9570 W RUSSIA RUSSIAN
1800 1900 17640 AFRICA A. ENGLISH
1900 2000 9820 W RUSSIA RUSSIAN
1900 2000 11945 IRAN ARABIC
2000 2100 13710 IRAN ARABIC
2000 2100 17640 AFRICA A. ENGLISH
2100 2200 11610 EUROPE CHINESE
2200 2300 9490 S CHINA CHINESE
2200 2300 11790 N AFRICA/EGYPT ARABIC
Reports to : mwvradio@gmail.com, info@worldchristian.org
---- (via Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MALAYSIA, 9835, Sarawak FM, at 1305-1326 UT on March 14. Non-stop
speech about Sarawak, sounded like Prime Minister Razak; mostly in
vernacular, but with "No problem in Sarawak," "I believe in the
economy"; fair. Not \\ 11665 kHz (Wai FM) and 6050 kHz was silent
(Asyik FM); fair (Ron Howard-CA-USA, March 15, DXplorer via wwdxc BC-
DX TopNews March 20 via DXLD)
** MEXICO. New log: XESW-970 --- Reviewing last Sunday night's 0457-
0507 [must be UT], I found XEJ and XESW both running La Hora de
Chihuahua, about 4 1/2 minutes out of synch with each other. XESW is
new (didn't realize I hadn't logged them from home).
Speaking of 970, I suspect that all 3 stations in Caborca SONORA,
(570, 970, 1170) moved to FM and turned off their AM some time
ago. 73 (Tim Hall, Chula Vista CA, Sent from my BlackBerry 10
smartphone, March 21, ABDX via DXLD)
** MEXICO. 1610, XEUACH, R. Universidad Autónoma, Chapingo, Chapingo,
Edo. Mex. MAR 16 0210 - Poor in CHHA null with eclectic mix of mostly
English-language music and young female announcer. 0258 "buenas
noches," then Chapingo vocal anthem and XE instrumental anthem. The
only Mexican station on 1610, XEUACH will be signing off at 0200 once
Mexico starts DST on APR 2. They apparently have no interest in
staying on past 9 p.m. local (Steve Francis, Alcoa TN; Realistic TRF
12-675, Select-a-tenna. NRC IDXD via DXLD)
** MEXICO. 6185, Radio Educación, Ciudad de México, 0550-0601*, 19-03,
classic music, program "Mujeres Compositoras", id. "Radio Educación".
14321 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Lugo, Tecsun PL-880, Sony
ICF SW-7600G, cable antenna, 8 meters, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
[and non]. 6185, March 21 at 0327, S9+10 R. Educación stands out in
absence of 6180 Brasil, and is even modulating adequately, discussion
about the Suprema Corte. And well atop the Vatican CCI which is almost
over (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. RAYMIE`S MEXICO BEAT this week --- [including DTV]
Some stories on the community radio landscape for your Thursday...
In Tizayuca, Hidalgo,
http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2017/03/13/estados/029n3est
local pirate Énfasis 98.3 has been airing an interview with the head
of a company who wants to build an incinerator in the town and is
facing pushback. 3,000 residents of the town want construction of the
incinerator stopped, but you won't hear that on Énfasis, whose
detractors say the company, Valorsum, S.A. de C.V., probably paid for
the interview.
Meanwhile, in Sonora,
http://proyectopuente.com.mx/2017/03/12/denuncian-ataque-a-radio-comunitaria-en-bahia-kino/
the owner of a new radio station got the old community radio
treatment: he was attacked and his motorcycle scorched by unknown
assailants. Roberto Marroquín heads the civil association that will
own XHVOC-FM Bahía de Kino. Marroquín says the threat likely came from
a group that controls a significant portion of regional economic
activity, who buy products in Hermosillo and sell them to locals at a
high markup.
A community radio station has apparently been awarded to Enlace
Taranda, A.C.,
https://www.facebook.com/radioscomunitariasdemexico/photos/a.987859667919176.1073741825.105864786118673/1358272630877876/?type=3&theater
at Tarandacuao, Guanajuato. I can't find the Pleno approval for this
one! (Raymie Humbert, Phœnix AZ, March 16, WTFDA Forum via DXLD)
If you're an AM DXer with a mind for Mexico City, you'll want this
update, because it's time to pay your final respects to La 69.
Beginning on Saturday, XEN-AM becomes a simulcast of XEJP-AM El
Fonógrafo,
https://twitter.com/ElFonografo/status/842116650266697729
proving once again that GRC cannot find any useful programming to put
on 690 AM. La 69 served primarily as a simulcast outlet for GRC and
Radio Red news programs in its 16-year existence (Raymie, Fri March
17, ibid.)
XEJP = 1150 in DF; also on 720 in Juarez, still I assume (gh)
Mexico City AM coverage is nowhere near what it used to be. Nobody can
convince me that XEW is 250,000 watts.
I was able to hear 620 last week. 1530 was once the easiest Cd de
Mexico catch, but it seems that KGBT adjusted their pattern. 730, 830,
970, 1000, 1030, 1500, 1560, 1590, and 1650 have made it here, but
none of them are easy.
940 & 1060, although seemingly heard everywhere else, have yet to be
heard here. A Cuban messes up any chance at 1220. BTW I love El
Fonógrafo. A SS standards station! cd (Chris Dunne, Pembroke Piones
FL, March 17, ibid.)
They did dip their power. However, the growth of the metro has
certainly made what used to be acceptable AM facilities less useful,
not to mention all the band noise (Raymie, March 17, ibid.)
XEW-AM reduced its power; it currently emits with 100 kW. For the
months of June-July 2016, its transmission tower was dismantled after
changing the location of the transmission plant to Los Reyes
Acaquilpan, Méx. Along with XEW, XEX-AM with 60 kW and XEQ-AM with 30
kW were also moved to the recent transmission plant (RadarDX, DF,
ibid.) 730 & 940 resp. (gh)
Thank you for the info. I still cannot hear XEW. I do hear XEQ from
Ocala when I am up there in the null of WMAC [Macon GA] cd (Chris
Dunne, FL, March 27, ibid.)
Following item: See original post for hotlinx despite being truncated:
http://forums.wtfda.org/showthread.php?9113-OPMA-is-changing&p=42850#post42850
The Terminator visited the Chiapas state network, so say your final
goodbyes to six of its stations:
XHCMC-TV: http://rpc.ift.org.mx/rpc/pdfs/49981...5001344_28.pdf
[e.g. non truncated:]
http://rpc.ift.org.mx/rpc/pdfs/49981_170215001344_28.pdf
XHCPI-TV: http://rpc.ift.org.mx/rpc/pdfs/44792...00437_1434.pdf
XHCBA-TV: http://rpc.ift.org.mx/rpc/pdfs/44794...000609_918.pdf
XHOLQ-TV: http://rpc.ift.org.mx/rpc/pdfs/44786...01641_8729.pdf
XHPCH-TV: http://rpc.ift.org.mx/rpc/pdfs/44784...00747_3191.pdf
XHLCA-TV: http://rpc.ift.org.mx/rpc/pdfs/44788...00932_9700.pdf
You can also now see the surrenders of some other stations that the
Oaxaca state network dropped:
XHLBA-TV: http://rpc.ift.org.mx/rpc/pdfs/44756...34043_5783.pdf
XHNNT-TV: http://rpc.ift.org.mx/rpc/pdfs/44744...34212_4768.pdf
XHJBH-TV: http://rpc.ift.org.mx/rpc/pdfs/44766...33108_7372.pdf
XHSST-TV: http://rpc.ift.org.mx/rpc/pdfs/44484...33430_7551.pdf
XHJCE-TV: http://rpc.ift.org.mx/rpc/pdfs/44761...34455_1281.pdf
XHSJP-TV: http://rpc.ift.org.mx/rpc/pdfs/44694...33303_3277.pdf
(Raymie, ibid.)
I'm putting this here because, well, I need help. Can someone find me
Privada del Fraccionamiento Villa de Loma Real S/N, Tuxtla Gutiérrez,
Chiapas? I have turned up that XHUD-FM moved from its migration auth
(and dropped ERP to 9.64 kW) but can't find any other info, especially
with the address given. Radio Núcleo's XHTGZ-FM is also here (Raymie,
March 19, ibid.)
A guess (and without further evidence this is just a guess) is Central
Norte 2270, 16-46-24N/93-07-44O. There's a large tower (large enough
to support multiple FM stations) at that address. I don't see anything
broadcast but the Street View photo dates to November 2015.
There is a nearby street Loma Real which Google Maps identifies as the
center of a neighborhood of the same name. The Central Norte tower is
clearly visible from this street. I see no other towers large enough
for broadcast in this neighborhood (Doug Smith W9WI, Pleasant View, TN
EM66, http://www.w9wi.com March 19, ibid.)
I just don't see FM bays, and the documents I have indicate it has to
be there by 2015 (Raymie, ibid.)
It's March 20th and XEN is still "La 69". Maybe the change will be in
21st because today is a non laborable day? (Gargadon, Ciudad del
Carmen, Campeche, ibid.)
Well, it was announced for Saturday, not Monday. Benito Juárez's
birthday might factor into things, but that's kind of a long shot. I'm
not seeing that post on Facebook, though it's still up on Twitter.
Curious indeed... (Raymie, ibid.)
What's this?
http://trion.fm/
Looks like some sort of new thing from Radio Fórmula involving (so
far) XHACE Mazatlán, XHEOM Coatzacoalcos, XHACN León and XHETF
Veracruz.
It seems geared toward a younger audience but maintaining the "major"
RF news programs. Here's the blurb from the site, which mentions also
HD carriage in Mexico City:
"TRIÓN es fundamentalmente música, noticias, redes sociales,
entretenimiento, lifestyle, videos, contenidos de humor y conciencia.
Es también un nuevo canal que pueden escuchar aquí, en vivo vía
streaming, pero también en las FMs de Grupo Fórmula del país, en HD en
la ciudad de México y en las estaciones afiliadas.
Especialmente podrán seguirnos en Facebook, pues es ahí donde
encontrarán nuestros videos promocionales, canciones, contenidos
únicos y especiales, además de seguir nuestras promociones.
Hemos creado una fuente de entretenimiento indie alternativa,
diferente a todo lo trillado que escuchan por doquier. TRIÓN explora
nueva música cada semana y rescata lo mejor de los 90s y 2000s."
They also had quite the launch party in León for it. I never thought
Fórmula would be up to this...
https://www.facebook.com/pg/TrionFM/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1839103336344599
Plus, we get this photo from Plaza Vela, which I call the radio heart
of the port of Veracruz. It should be immediately apparent why...
(Not shown: XHWB-FM, also in that building!) (Raymie, March 21, ibid.)
Hmmm, ¿qué es la radio Trión? (mistyped previously as Sción)
Raymie sends me an email telling me these four stations have flipped
to something called Trión.... (mistyped previously as Sción)
91.3 XHACE Mazatlán
98.5 XHEON Coatzacoalcos
107.1 XHACN León
106.1 XHETF Veracruz
He tells me he doesn't really know what to call their format. SO - I
run to their website to see if they have a live stream. Actually they
do - four in fact.....
Mazatlán
Coatzacoalcos
Bajío (León)
Veracruz
I tried each one out. The Mazatlán stream was horrible, continually
cutting out (something in their audio, not the stream). Coatzacoalcos
and León were okay, but low volume. The Veracruz stream was steady,
but almost over-modulated. Maybe the internet techs for Radio Fórmula
are still working out the bugs.
So I left it on the Veracruz stream for more than a half hour, to see
if I could get a peg on their format.
Hmmm.... Songs like "Wild Horses" by Bishop Briggs
"Bizarre Love Triangle" by Frente!
"On Hold" by The XX
Is this just plain old acoustic alternative??? And EE songs to boot?
Maybe someone else knows. Audio clip attached of a live stream
recording.
Attached Files File Type: mp3 106.1 XHETF Veracruz - Scion.mp3 (2.05
MB, 0 views) Last edited by Jim Thomas; 03-22-2017 at 09:19 AM.
Reason: Edit - corrections, as in, removing the egg from my face :-)
(Jim Thomas, Springfield, MO, originally March 20, ibid.)
Trión, not Scion... I actually posted about it above... (You also have
it as Sción in the DB) I am absolutely HORRIBLE at cataloguing station
formats unless they are obvious or a network format (though Capital FM
I see described as "pop" when some of its stations' playlists are more
AC or classic hits).
What is clear is that it's aimed at a younger audience. Something
Radio Fórmula certainly can't get with its news/talk shows. Also,
still can't find Radio Fórmula Veracruz's transmitters. They're almost
as frustrating as any of the ZER social wolves (Raymie, ibid.)
Is there an emoji for *egg on my face*??? I knew it was Trión all
along and didn't even REALIZE I was typing a typo!!! Maybe I didn't
get enuf sleep last night. Hmmm. DB has been corrected. I would make a
correction to my previous post but that wouldn't be wiping the egg off
my face (Jim Thomas, Springfield, MO, March 21, ibid.)
You were probably thinking about the car brand. I'm still baffled as
to why this is coming out of Radio Fórmula, though. My personal hunch
is that RF is rolling this out particularly in areas with more young
people and also in the areas where it has two FMs.
The second case would cover additional markets, namely Acapulco and
Mérida (and also Mexico City, but...) The first case might explain
Mazatlán or Coatza, which are cases where RF has one station.
I also think Trión might be rolled out on the FMs Radio Fórmula gets
in new-round migrants (GDL and MTY especially). Last edited by Raymie;
03-21-2017 at 07:22 PM (Raymie, ibid.)
Keep in mind that English language music played in Latin America does
not always follow the charts and lists from the US or other English
speaking countries, and the format definitions are obviously
different. Going way back, there's a fact that demonstrates this
clearly: Credence Clearwater Revival sold more records and got much
more airplay across Latin America than the Beatles. So it should come
as no surprise that there are formats of English language music that
just don't fit US descriptors (David Eduardo [Gleason], La Quinta CA,
March 21, ibid.)
Quote Originally Posted by Raymie ``They also had quite the launch
party in León for it. I never thought Fórmula would be up to this...``
Not as big a surprise as you might think! Rogerio Azcárraga, the owner
of Radio Fórmula, personally managed A&R for his record label, Orfeón,
which in the 60's was one of the pioneer promoters of local pop/rock
in its early years in Mexico. Rogerio also owned XEDF, "La DF" on 970
AM which was one of the big three Top 40 stations in Mexico City along
with Radio Éxitos 790 and Radio Mil on 1000 (XERC and XEOY). (David
Eduardo [Gleason], CA, ibid.)
That is true. But in more recent years, Radio Fórmula had no music-
heavy stations. This was especially true of their stations outside of
Mexico City which they bought to extend RF's program reach. I
mean...the last time they had this much music on a station was maybe
XEDF-FM "Radio Uno" (grupera) in the 90s? (Raymie, ibid.)
That was the last of the music operations up until now. I am wondering
if Rogelio is sensing saturation in talk programming and looking for
lower cost, less politically sensitive programming. If AMLO should win
next year... as the polls indicate... we may see a radical swing
towards more regulation.
When he was doing music formats, he was very passionate about them...
at one point I was discussing managing his FMs in Mexico City and he
saw them as the future of radio; that was in the mid-70's when FM
still had very low shares (David Eduardo, CA, March 22, ibid.)
The multiprogramming train stopped by the IFT on March 8...
http://www.ift.org.mx/conocenos/pleno/sesiones/x-ordinaria-del-pleno-8-de-marzo-de-2017
TELEVISA and locals
XHSLV
XHLPB
XHQRO
AZTECA
4 stations (presumably a+)
a+ in Mexico City (XHIMT)
DENIED!
XHAS
There were also new station awards:
Comunidad Indígena Mixteca de San Pedro Tututepec, social
indigenous FM (Oaxaca)
RCBC Comunicación, A.C., social community FM (Taxco, Iguala and
Buenavista de Cuéllar, Gro.) This station will probably be located in
the latter as RCBC stands for Radio Comunitaria de Buenavista de
Cuéllar. Has previously operated as a pirate on 97.7 MHz.
Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, public TV (Querétaro)
(Raymie, March 22, ibid.)
One more item, from the INE...
We now know the locations of some additional Imagen TV transmitters...
http://www.ine.mx/archivos2/portal/historico/contenido/recursos/IFE-v2/DEPPP/DEPPP-ComiteRadioTelevision/DEPPP-ComiteRadioTV-Sesiones/2017/ORD_25enero/crt-1so-2017-01-25-p6-a1.pdf
Aguascalientes: Cerro de los Gallos (probably shared with the SPR)
León: Cerro Gordo (SPR, not MVS which is elsewhere)
SHADOW Melchor Ocampo Edomex: Guadalupe and Oxtoc, Tultepec,
Edomex (19 41'43.27", -99 08'13.24"). There is a massive telecom tower
but no broadcast equipment at the site indicated. This is a newly
discovered shadow (and an important one given all the coverage
complaints from Edomex viewers when Imagen TV started up!).
Tijuana: This tower
https://www.google.com/maps/place/32%C2%B030'28.4%22N+117%C2%B002'19.2%22W/@32.5080994,-117.0393156,3a,30.6y,105.92h,140.09t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sagb42rRILZs-2Qu29e-i5A!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3Dagb42rRILZs-2Qu29e-i5A%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D173.28406%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d32.5078889!4d-117.0386806
Tuxtla Gutiérrez: Cerro Mactumactza (probably shared with the SPR)
Uruapan: Cerro de la Cruz (shared with the SPR; speaking of
XHOPUM, there have been some changes in its technical parameters
http://rpc.ift.org.mx/rpc/pdfs/45013_170310012157_9654.pdf
consisting of moving the SPR antenna up 10 meters and changing the
beam tilt to -8 degrees!)
Veracruz Puerto: XHQRV-FM tower, Calle Jiménez (former Ultravisión
offices)
I suspected Aguascalientes, Tuxtla and Uruapan were on SPR sites,
especially Uruapan. The first two had similar coverage maps to the SPR
transmitters. Tijuana was specified anyway but it's nice to see it
here. I also suspected Imagen would use its own tower in Veracruz.
Melchor Ocampo is a nice surprise.
Not seen yet anywhere: La Paz, Chilpancingo. I don't think either is
on air. Tepic is mentioned in the context that in January when the
document came out, they were working hard to get it to air because
Nayarit has gubernatorial elections this year.
Este programa es público, ajeno a cualquier partido político. Queda
prohibido el uso para fines distintos a los establecidos en el
programa [tagline] (Raymie Humbert, AZ, March 23, WTFDA Forum via
DXLD)
** MONGOLIA. MONGÓLIA, 12035, Voz da Mongólia, Khonkhor, 0951-1057*
(fecho abrupto, no fim do programa em japonês), 15/3, mongol, canções,
texto; às 1000, sinal de ID e ID em mongol e mandarim; às 1030, sinal
de ID e ID em mongol e japonês; 35433, em perda rápida. Bons DX e 73
(Carlos Gonçalves, SW coast of PORTUGAL, March 17, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** MYANMAR. 5985, Myanmar R., Mar 16 1328-1340, 33433, Burmese, SJ and
Gongs at 1329, News.
5985, Myanmar R., Mar 19 1325-1335, 33443, Burmese, Music and news, SJ
at 1328, Gongs at 1329 (Kouji Hashimoto, JAPAN, RX, IC-R75, NRD-
525+RD-9830, ANT, 130m Sloper Wire, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEWFOUNDLAND. CANADA BCN Great Eastern
One of the participants in "The Great Eastern," which aired on CBC and
RCI during the 1990s, has passed away:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/art-and-architecture/gerry-porter-was-a-versatile-essential-part-of-the-st-johns-arts-community/article33420029/
Porter's web site hosts archives of The Great Eastern at:
http://www.gporter.net/great/index.php
(Mike Cooper, GA, Mar 17, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEW ZEALAND. 5995, Thu March 16 at 1302, RNZI on new frequency, ex-
7355, good S9+10 shortly after sunrise here, but will deteriorate
quicker than 7355 did --- which is still on their schedule for
Saturdays only, why? Pacific news now about PNG, Vanuatu, where
telephony went out and they had to call in an Australian expert to fix
it.
5995, March 17 at 1323, RNZI still audible fairly on a Friday, in
Dateline Pacific item about TONGA – possible closure or privatization
of state broadcaster TBC. Then I find the whole story:
http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/programmes/datelinepacific/audio/201836918/tonga-pm-threatens-state-broadcaster-with-closure
24 hours later, on Saturdays only, RNZI is scheduled to be back on
7355.
5995, Saturday March 18 at *1259, RNZI sign on with Bell Bird, good
signal at first; having just announced on poor 9700 that we should
retune to 5995. So contrary to their own website schedule I quoted
earlier and on WORLD OF RADIO 1869, they are NOT using 7355 still
after 1300 on Saturdays only. So now I have another look at
http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/listen
UT Sat March 18 at 1938 and it now has been corrected/changed to show:
12:59 - 17:58 5995 AM Pacific Sat
12:59 - 16:50 5995 AM Pacific Sun-Fri
RNZ news item at 1306 is another story about threats to the Tonga
Broadcasting Commission (A3Z 1017 kHz + and FM network, including RNZI
relays). Here are two more on the website since the last one I linked:
http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/326712/pacific-watchdog-says-pohiva-should-remember-roots
http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/326754/tongan-noble-says-pm-plans-are-unconstitutional
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Full summer [sic] A-17 schedule of Radio New Zealand Int from March 26
is:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/weakfair-signal-of-radio-new-zealand.html
73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Radio New Zealand International A17 === 26 Mar 2017 - 28 Oct 2017
UTC kHZ TARGET DAYS
0459 - 0658 11725 AM Pacific Daily
0659 - 1058 7425 AM Pacific Daily
1059 - 1258 7425 AM NW Pacific, PNG Daily
1259 - 1758 5995 AM Pacific Sat
1259 - 1650 5995 AM Pacific Sun - Fri
1651 - 1745 5975 DRM Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga Sun - Fri
1746 - 1835 7285 DRM Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga Sun - Fri
1836 - 1950 9760 DRM Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga Sun - Fri
1859 - 1958 9700 AM Pacific Sat
1951 - 2050 11690 DRM Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga Sun - Fri
1959 - 2058 11725 AM Pacific Sat
2051 - 2258 13840 AM Pacific Daily
2259 - 0458 15720 AM Pacific Daily
Submit reception reports at :
http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/qsl/new
(via Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, March 22, WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DXLD)
Note: NZ goes off DST one week later, which will change domestic relay
program times one hour earlier, if not frequency times (Glenn Hauser,
WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NIGERIA. 7254.95, V. of Nigeria, Mar 15 0644-0702, 35333, Hausa and
French, Nigeria pop and talk, Drums IS from 0657, 0659 Opening
announce, News (Kouji Hashimoto, JAPAN, RX, IC-R75, NRD-525+RD-9830,
ANT, 130m Sloper Wire, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NIGERIA [non]. U.K.(non), Summer A-17 changes of clandestine
broadcasts via BaBcoCk --- Radio Dandal Kura International
0500-0600 NF 5960 ASC 250 kW / 070 deg to WeAf Kanuri, ex 7415 A16
0600-0700 on 7415 ASC 250 kW / 070 deg to WeAf Kanuri, ex 0500-0700
0700-0800 NF 13810 WOF 250 kW / 165 deg to WeAf Kanuri, ex 15480 A16
1800-2100 on 12050 ASC 250 kW / 065 deg to WeAf Kanuri, same QRG A16
(Ivo Ivanov, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DXLD)
** NORTH AMERICA. CRYSTAL SHIP: 3425/AM, TCS Shortwave right at the
noise level. It came on around 0015 or so & starting to 'peak up' a
bit at 0024. The best I can do for details is to say that at 0029 they
played a 'familiar' pop tune Power of Love/Hewey [sic] Lewis? maybe?
It is that lost in the mud/distortion. Peaking a bit at 0043 with Walk
Like an Egyptian/Bangles. 2+3531+ weak, in the noise floor of my local
QRM & distorted to boot. In & out of the noise the whole time, 0015-
0045. 13/Mar, HQ-150 + randomwire (Kenneth Vito Zichi, Williamston MI,
MARE Tipsheet 17 March via WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DXLD)
3425, PIRATE, Crystal Ship, 0047, 3/13/17. Listening to barely audible
music since 0029, then in defiance of all the rules of radio, the
signal came up with the end of a song, 0048 series of ID’s, then sank
back into being barely audible (Mark Taylor, Madison, Wisconsin,
Perseus, SDRPlay, RTL2832 V3 dongle for SDR’s; E1, Satellit 800, PL
660, and various other portables for physical radios; 40 meters
dipole, 100’ long wire, Mini whip, NASWA Flashsheet March 19 via WORLD
OF RADIO 1870, DXLD)
The Crystal Ship: 3/13/17, 0019-0207* UT, 3425 AM. S6-8 and very noisy
conditions, program of 80s music from Michael Jackson, Dan Hartman,
Huey Lewis, The Bangles, Kim Wilde, Duran Duran, Sammy Hagar, Ratt and
Def Leppard, Juliana Montana with station IDs and email address, clips
from the movie Back To The Future and TCS promos for new items
available for sale such as coffee mugs and t-shirts (Joe Filipkowski,
JR, Warwick, Rhode Island, Grundig 750/ICOM IC7200/Kenwood
TS450/RTLSDR/SDRPlay1&2, w/SDRuno/Studio One/Yaesu FTDX3000/Tecsun
PL880, Dipole antenna up 35 feet into MFJ 1020C active antenna/MFJ
Versa Tuner 2, Slinky antenna up 20 feet, 40m dipole/160-6m Carolina
Windom antenna up 40 feet, 135 foot All Band dipole antenna up 45
feet, Free Radio Weekly via WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DXLD)
** NORTH AMERICA. 4065, PIRATE, Sloppy Joe Radio, 0028, 3/19/17. The
“Mashed Potato,” off. ID from HF Underground. Good signal (Mark
Taylor, Madison, Wisconsin, Perseus, SDRPlay, RTL2832 V3 dongle for
SDR’s; E1, Satellit 800, PL 660, and various other portables for
physical radios; 40 meters dipole, 100’ long wire, Mini whip, NASWA
Flashsheet March 19 via DXLD)
SLOPPY JOE RADIO: 4065/USB, 0021-0029:28*, 19-Mar; Adam Sandler
novelty tune Sloppy Joe. 0026:41 “Sloppy Joe Radio testing” AND gave
e-mail sloppyjoepirate@gmail.com, into Mashed Potatoes & off.
SIO=4+54. May have been in DSB, but USB MUCH better.
Report sent ELT 3/18. (Frodge-MI)
WHYP: 4065/USB; 2349-2356+, 19-Mar; Hard rock tunes; 2355 ID by James
Brownyard, “WHYP AM & WHYP FM”. SIO=454 (Harold Frodge, Midland MI,
USA, Drake R8B + 185' & 60' RW + 125' bow-tie, ----- All logged by my
ears, on my receiver, in real time! -----, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. PIRATE-NA. Pee Wee, 6945 USB, 0143-0154, 3-12-17,
SIO: 343. Tunes by Golden Earring, The Ventures, SSTV ID image and CW
ID at close, no spoken ID noted (Chris Lobdell, Tewksbury, MA USA,
Receiver: Eton E1, Aerial: G5RV Dipole, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6950.0-USB, UT Sat March 18 at 0214, strong pirate
here, with dense hard rock music, S9+10, which is much stronger than
all three WBCQs, but they are all BSing now anyway. Some segués but
0214 ID as WHYP, and anti-drug bit, ``stay away from drugs`` and other
phrases over and over, ``Super-bad``, mixing with music, another ID as
WHYP-FM. 0241 another WHYP ID inserted. 0244 sounds like George Zeller
proclaiming that it`s the ``worst station on shortwave --- so bad it
was axually entertaining``. Clip from a speech, edited so he repeats
himself a few times, and off*. Many more logs of it here:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,33467.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6945-USB, March 18 at 2350, ``Shake, Rattle &
Roll``, S9+10, and 2354 Wolverine Radio ID as anticipated. Still
rocking S9+20 at 0022 March 19. Which word is the theme this time?
``Shake``, per a bi-dozen other logs here:
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,33512.0.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. 7615, YHWH, 0248, March 19. Yet another day on his
favorite frequency; very poor, but unmistakably him; an abbreviated
broadcast today, as found off the air by 0353; never readable; his
location now certainly must be out of Calif. (Ron Howard, Asilomar
State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via WORLD OF
RADIO 1870, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
7615, March 21 at 0239, very poor signal here, barely recognizable as
Station YHWH. Only frequency he has been reported on lately. Gone by
0320 check (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
YHWH: 7615, 0334, 23-Mar; Very weak, but recognize the voice (Harold
Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 185' & 60' RW + 125' bow-tie, ---
-- All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! -----, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 88.1, March 17 circa 1345 UT, KGOU via KWOU Woodward with
a report about International Crystal in OKC going out of business;
location is valuable historic property on Film Row:
http://kgou.org/post/after-66-years-crystal-manufacturer-close-its-doors-film-row
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PAKISTAN. PAK has made a frequency change from their previous
registrations - 9835 replaces 9700. All they need now is a transmitter
- or at least two would be better !!!!! 73 from (Noel Green, March 22,
DX LISTENING DIGEST) If it were not imaginary, would clash with
Malaysia (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 3260, NBC Madang, 1207-1210*, March 19. Seeing as
it's Sunday, was checking for the usual "Island Praise" show presented
by Stacy Rose, with her syndicated (USA) show, with pop Caribbean
gospel music (reggae, soca, calypso, hip hop gospel, etc.) and yes, it
started at 1207 (somewhat later than usual), with her very distinctive
voice; only three minutes of her show. Up till 1207, NBC with their
usual local programming (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón
E1, antenna: 100' long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PERU. 5980, R. CHASKI. Marzo 20. 2325- UT. Avisos de lugares de
acopio de ayuda por los aluviones, además de direcciones de Iglesias
Bautistas y de la dirección de Red Radio Integridad. A las 2328 música
instrumental y luego música coral de himnos protestantes i.e: “Paz,
cual dulce paz”. A las 2331 identificación de la emisora como: “Red
Radio Integridad, 700 AM” y comienzo del programa: Momento decisivo
con la temática de la suficiencia de Cristo. SINPO: 54554 con leve QRM
de una emisora china en 5979 (Claudio Galaz, RX: TECSUN PL 660; ANT:
Hilo de 40 metros de largo, QTH: Ovalle, Chile, condiglista yg via
DXLD)
** PHILIPPINES. 15640 // 17700 // 17820, R. Pilipinas, 0318-0329*.
March 19. Talk about President Duterte wanting country to change from
unitary to federalism form of government, especially for Mindanao;
spot for ASEAN; closing ID for "DZRP" (the only time I have heard this
callsign used in an ID); choral National Anthem; tones and off. Most
days now am having decent reception on all frequencies, so a nice
change in propagation.
15640 // 17700 // 17820, R. Pilipinas, 0200, March 21. Started with
choral National Anthem; time & ID.
A new message I have never heard before: Radyo ng Bayan, along with
PTV, are to be integrated into the new People’s Broadcasting
Corporation (PBC), which should not be confused with the existing PBS
(Philippine Broadcasting Service). Online I found "Among the goals of
Radyo ng Bayan is to launch 30 new provincial stations in two years,
reinforce its news and current affairs, and expand coverage of news
reporting."
0204 - “From the presidential palace in Manila, Dateline Malacañang”;
President Duterte visiting Myanmar and Thailand; 17820 was off the
air for some minutes about 0217, but came back on later; all mostly
fair (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100'
long wire, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ROMANIA. 9480, March 21 at 0319, S9+30 in stilted Spanish, what`s
this? Soon ID as RRI in strange propagation favoring SE Europe over
even Cuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ROMANIA. Summer A-17 new frequencies of Radio Romania International
from March 26
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/summer-17-new-frequencies-of-radio.html
(DX RE MIX NEWS #999 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, March 20, 2017
via DXLD)
** RUSSIA [and non]. Mar 18, 7:58 AM EDT
RUSSIAN PARLIAMENT TO INVESTIGATE US MEDIA OPERATING THERE
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_RUSSIA_US_MEDIA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-03-18-07-58-40
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia`s lower house of parliament is launching an
investigation into U.S. news media that operate in Russia, a move that
comes amid growing suspicion in America of Russian interference.
A statement on the website of the chamber, the Duma, does not specify
how the investigation would be conducted or what might be done with
its results.
Deputy Konstantin Zatulin, who initiated the move, calls it "a
response to the actions of American politicians who have
systematically accused Russian news media of interference in U.S.
internal affairs," according to the Friday statement.
The statement singles out a bill introduced this week that would give
the Justice Department authority to investigate Russia`s English-
language news outlet RT America for potential violations of the
Foreign Agents Registration Act (via Mike Cooper, DXLD)
** RWANDA [non]. 15420, Saturday March 18 at 1800 tune-in, Radio
Itahuka ID right away and talk in presumed Kirundi [sic, should be
KinyaRwanda], only S5-S9 (but good modulation this week instead of
little or no mod the last two weeks; BTW, my last week`s report said
``Saturday March 12`` but it was really March 11!) Via MADAGASCAR also
aimed USward, again one of the best signals on 19m band. Recheck again
just before closing, still talking at 1859 and again chopped off
without any closing at 1859:55*. This takes the place of the defunct
Radio Munansi for Uganda on 15240 via WWRB during same timespan (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
There is, looking up the new A17, a note "X.Burun" in the HFCC data...
Shows once more that one should not rely uncritically on this either.
Both languages are obviously so similar that neither VOA nor BBC make
a diference between them at all. VOA simply has a "Kinyarwanda /
Kirundi" service, at a glance at http://www.radiyoyacuvoa.com covering
events in both countries. At bbc.com "Kinyarwanda" and "Kirundi" are
separate positions, but both links lead to http://www.bbc.com/gahuza
Concerning Radio Itahuka see http://www.radioitahuka.org (with a
stolen Getty Images photo --- not a good idea at all when operating
from Washington), in particular the "Info" page of the Facebook
profile linked there (Kai Ludwig, Germany, March 20, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** SAIPAN. 1080, KCNM MP Saipan – Granted STA extension, U1 500/500,
using 72.5 feet of aluminum tubing as an antenna at 15-09-28 N/145-43-
05 W (AM Switch, NRC DX News March 27, published March 20, via DXLD)
** SAIPAN. 13685.027, MRA, RFA Laotian service, via IBB Agignan Point
Marianas, S=9+20dB strong near the Laos border in remote Thai SDR
(Wolfgang Büschel, Log around 0000 - 0100 UT March 16 on remote SDR
unit in Eastern Thailand, [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW
15.3 Hertz], BC-DX 20 March via DXLD) Typical offness thence (gh)
** SEYCHELLES [non]. Summer A-17 of FEBA Radio via BaBcoCk Trincomalee
probably will be:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/uknon-reception-of-feba-radio-via.html
73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SIKKIM. 4835, AIR Gangtok, 1227-1235, March 19. One of their best
days; recently had unusable signals, but today nicely above threshold
level audio; subcontinent singing/chanting; 1230 news in English and
clearly // 5040 (AIR Jeypore); items about congress and prime
minister; cricket scores for India/Australia match; 1235 no longer //
(Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long
wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SLOVAKIA [non]. 5850 // weaker but sufficient 11580, March 19 at
0041, R. Slovakia International via WRMI with report on veterinary
care in Kosiche (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
11580, USA [WRMI], Radio Slovakia International at
2100 with “Slovakia Today” and Martina Šimkovicová hosting “Weekly
Newsreel” retrospective the “Listeners’ Tribune”; at 2105 mailbag and
music program with Gavin Shoebridge and Martina Šimkovicová – Very
Good Mar 19 - Martina Šimkovicová has been associated with RSI for a
very long time. Long time DXers and SWLs would remember her from ten
to fifteen years ago with Radio Slovakia International, especially as
an Insight Central Europe reporter, under her maiden name of Martina
Grenova (Mark Coady, Selwyn, Ontario, Kenwood TS440S 40 and 80 meter
off centre-fed dipoles, ODXA yg via DXLD)
** SOLOMON ISLANDS. 5020.0, March 16 at 0706, carrier at S7 in splash
of 5025 Cuba; presumed SIBC already, no modulation detectable, and
could be dead air as recently reported for hours on 9545 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
5020, S.I.B.C. at 1146, Island music, woman in Tok Pisin, 1153
Christian devotional message and prayer, 1200 woman with “You have
been listening to the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation, Radio
Hapi Isles.”, frequencies and meter bands. Closing with national
anthem. - Poor, Mar. 18 (Harold Sellers, Vernon, British Columbia,
CommRadio CR-1a and 50 ft wire attached to Sony AN-1 active antenna,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
9545, SIBC (presumed), 0501*, March 19. Very poor; just an open
carrier; has been a while now since I last heard this above threshold
level audio at this closing time.
5020, SIBC, 1145-1201*, March 19. Christian hymn; ad for mobile
phone service in English; DJ in Pijin; evening devotional in English,
which was cut short at 1201*; recently no extended broadcasts (Ron
Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long wire,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
9544.998, Nearly exact at 2200 UT March 19 start of SIBC Honiara in 31
meterband regular daytime program, nice S=9 signal downunder, even 2
hours after sunrise. proper S=9 Signal. Measurement checked against
standard time signal of WWVH Kinei Hawaii 10 MHz. 73 (Wolfgang
Büschel, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOMALILAND. SOMALIA. 7119.998, R Hargeysa, at 1530 UT on March 18,
S=9+25dB signal in remote SDR unit at Doha Qatar Middle East (Wolfgang
Büschel, Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH AFRICA. Reception of South African Radio League on March 19
0800-0900 on 17760 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg to EaAf English, very weak
Summer A17 of South African Radio League SARL from April 2 will be
0800-0900 on 7205 MEY 100 kW / non-dir to SoAf English/Afrikaans Sun
0800-0900 on 17660 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg to EaAf English/Afrikaans Sun
1630-1730 on 3230 MEY 100 kW / non-dir to SoAf English/Afrikaans Mon
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/reception-of-south-african-radio-league_19.html
73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH AMERICA. See LATIN AMERICA: R. Piraña
** SOUTH CAROLINA [non non]. 9840, WHRI, Cypress Creek SC (presumed);
2302-2315+, 20-Mar; Pre-Bro. HyStairical religihuxterage with moaning,
groaning, mumbling, sobbing & non-B.S. religihuxterage all with EZL
piano music; also in background was someone clapping at a tempo not
vaguely close to the music; apparently someone told the clapper to
quit. No B.S. S30; // 9505 via WHRI(presumed) S10 & // 9330 via
WBCQ(presumed) S9 (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 185' &
60' RW + 125' bow-tie, ----- All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in
real time! -----, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also BULGARIA! and USAs
** SPAIN. 9690 // 15500 // 15390, March 20 at 2155, REE is frequently
announcing its new schedule effective March 26, including now:
M-F 18-22 to
West Africa/South Atlantic on 15390
South America on 17715
North America on 17855
Indian Ocean/Middle East/?? somewhere else on 15520
Sat & Sun 14-18 to
West Africa/South Atlantic on 21620
Sat & Sun 18-22 to
West Africa/South Atlantic on 15390
Sat & Sun 18-22 to
South America on 17715
North America on 17855
Indian Ocean/Middle East/?? somewhere else on 15520
Note 15520 replaces 15500, altho both have been registered for A-17.
That`s a cumbersome way to organize it, but they always do so.
Announcement not found on a fourth frequency, 11685, reminding us that
at any given time, one or even two of the four frequencies may be
AWOL. 17855 was generally very good for us all day last summer, so
let`s hope despite minimal solar activity that will yet continue
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Desde el domingo 26 de marzo 2017, Con motivo del cambio horario de
verano, Radio Exterior de España cambia sus frecuencias de emisión en
Onda Corta.
http://www.rtve.es/radio/20170316/cambio-hora-cambio-frecuencias/1444421.shtml
De lunes a viernes, entre las 18 y 22 horas, tiempo universal
coordinado, Radio Exterior de España ofrecerá sus emisiones
en 15390 kilohercios para África Occidental y el Atlántico Sur.
En 17715 kilohercios para América del Sur y el Océano Pacífico.
En 17855 kilohercios para América del Norte y Groenlandia. Y
En 15520 kilohercios para el Océano Índico, Oriente Medio y Gran Sol.
Los fines de semana, para África Occidental y el Atlántico Sur,
entre las 14 y las 18 horas, tiempo universal coordinado, en 21620
kilohercios; y entre las 18 y las 22 horas en 15390 kilohercios.
Los sábados y domingos, entre las 14 y las 22 horas,
en 17715 kilohercios para América del Sur y el Océanos Pacífico;
en 17855 kilohercios para América del Norte y Groenlandia; y
en 15520 kilohercios para el Océano Índico, Oriente Medio y Gran Sol.
Son los cambios de frecuencia de las emisiones de Onda Corta de Radio
Exterior de España que entrarán en vigor a partir del próximo 26 de
marzo con motivo del cambio horario al de verano.
Radio Exterior de España se puede seguir a través de la radio
satelital en todos los puntos del planeta las 24 horas del día
ininterrumpidamente:
SES Astra 1M: frecuencia 11.626,5 MHz Polarización vertical.
Hispasat 30W-5: frecuencia 12.015 Mhz Polarización vertical.
Asiasat 5: frecuencia 3.960 Mhz Polarización horizontal.
Eutelsat 5WestA: frecuencia 3.727 Mhz Polarización circular derecha
Intelsat Galaxy 23: frecuencia 4.191,35 Mhz Polarización vertical.
Radio Exterior de España se oye en Internet
http://www.rtve.es/radio/radio-exterior/
en streaming o en los podcast
http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/rne/radio-exterior/
de toda su programación.
Existen además aplicaciones móviles (poner enlace para app de Apple o
Android) para aplicaciones móviles, como teléfonos y tabletas. Y desde
cualquier municipio y provincia de España se puede disfrutar, a través
de la televisión, de Radio Exterior de España por TDT.
Posted by: (José Bueno, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
``Gran Sol``?? What`s that, as a target area? (Glenn Hauser, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
{? backlobe ? Gran Sol es un caladero situado en el Atlántico Norte,
entre los paralelos 48 y 60, al oeste de las Islas Britanicas, o
Irlanda. ? } (BC-DX 20 March via DXLD)
Caladero is defined as: ``Zona del mar frecuentada por los barcos
pesqueros por su habitual riqueza en pesca`` == hot spot for fishing
(Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SRI LANKA. 11750. Mar 20 at 1700, Sri Lanka Broadcasting
Corporation, Trincomalee-CLN, in Sinhala language. Man announcer
talks, ID. Song and more songs - It´s a musical program and man
announcer talks between each song and or songs. 1715 Abrupt sign-off;
1719 Returns on-air: Man talks and a song; 1730 Abrupt sign-off and no
returns until 1736. SLBC with a good signal and fair modulation,
45433. Note: What´s the correct name to this station: SLBC only or
SLBC City FM? (DXer: José Ronaldo Xavier (JRX), Cabedelo-PB, Brazil,
Logs with my old and good Sony ICF-SW100S, Hard-Core-DX mailing list
via DXLD)
** SRI LANKA. SLBC Sri Lanka 11905 noted back after many months today.
Sked 0115-0230 Hindi. Excellent signal with old Hindi film songs --
Thanking you, Yours sincerely, Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute
of Amateur Radio, Hyderabad, India, March 22, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Not hearing it at *0115 for months, I assumed winter transpolar MUF
was uncooperative. Now must try again (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** SUDAN SOUTH [non]. 7315, March 22 at 0356, huge collision between
WHRI and equally strong R. Tamazuj via VATICAN. WHRI usage varies, but
registered available in B16 from 2300 to 1300 except for 0400-0430.
Soon should be resolved, for in A17, same service via SMG moves to
9600 per HFCC, while WHRI may stay on 7315 at least until 0400 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SUDAN SOUTH [non]. FRANCE, Extended broadcast of Eye Radio via TDF
Issoudun, March 17:
1600-1900 on 15250 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Arabic/English*, ex
16-17
*including other languages: Dinka/Nuer/Shilluk/Bari/Zande/Lutoho
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/extended-broadcast-of-eye-radio-via-tdf.html
73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Summer [sic] A-17 of BRB Eye Radio via TDF Issoudun probably will be:
0400-0500 on 11730 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Arabic/English*
1600-1900 on 17730 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Arabic/English*
*including other languages Dinka/Nuer/Shilluk/Bari/Zande/Lutoho
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/powerful-signal-of-brb-eye-radio-via.html
73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SWAZILAND. 9585, TWR (Manzini) *1453-1500+ 12 March. IS/ID loop to
TOH, organ theme into pretty forceful "inspirational" talk in French.
TWR thumps in almost daily, now with RA no longer on 9580 (Dan Sheedy,
Moonlight Beach CA, DX LISTENING DIGEST) long path
** TAIWAN. U.K./TAIWAN, Nouvelles fréquences de RTI --- Chère
auditrice, cher auditeur, Le service français de RTI est heureux de
vous confirmer les nouvelles fréquences de diffusion de notre
programme sur ondes courtes. A compter du dimanche 26 mars 2017, notre
programme sera diffusé comme suit:
Vers l'Europe, notre diffusion est assurée tous les jours sur la
fréquence 3955 kHz de 19h00 a 20h00 temps universel (UT). {via Babcock
Woofferton UK site}
Vers l'Afrique de l'Ouest, notre diffusion est assurée sur la
fréquence 15275 kHz de 19h00 a 20h00 temps universel (UTC),
tous les dimanches. {only on Sundays}
N'hésitez pas a nous faire part de la qualité de reception ou a ráagir
sur notre programme par retour courrier ou par e-mail <fren -at-
rti.org.tw>
Nous vous remercions de votre fidelité et vous rédisons toute notre
amitié. Service Français Radio Taiwan International (via Paul Gager-
AUTRICHE, March 16, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 20 via DXLD)
** TAJIKISTAN. 9900 kHz Dushanbe Yangi Yul transmission
``Re 9900 kHz exact fq from Dushanbe TJK, 1150-1259 UT on March
Saturday 11th. Instead of "Golden 80's Rewind", heard "Radio, Menschen
und Geschichten" in German language, recording of Sunday February 26
in 49 mband on 6045 kHz. 1200-1202 dead air & then repeat of Radio
Menschen & Geschichten program from Feb 26!``
According to Christian Milling,, the technician at Dushanbe put THE
WRONG PROGRAM DVD/CD ON AIR ! wolfie (Wolfgang Büschel, March 20, DX
LISTENNG DIGEST)
** THAILAND. 13744.970, Radio Thailand English service via Band Dung
Udorn Thani IBB relay site, to North America, 250 kW 006 degrees
zimuth, at straight north China, Alaska, Western Canada into USA. S=9
signal on short skip zone in southern Thailand 0020 UT (Wolfgang
Büschel, Log around 0000 - 0100 UT March 16 on remote SDR unit in
Eastern Thailand, [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3
Hertz], BC-DX 20 March via DXLD)
13744.96, R. Thailand, Mar 17 0007-0015, 45444, English, News, ID 0014
17639.96, R. Thailand, Mar 18 0536-0550, 35333, English, News, ID at
0546 (Kouji Hashimoto, JAPAN, RX, IC-R75, NRD-525+RD-9830, ANT, 130m
Sloper Wire, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TONGA. TONGA PM THREATENS STATE BROADCASTER WITH CLOSURE
From Dateline Pacific, 6:05 am on 17 March 2017
http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/programmes/datelinepacific/audio/201836918/tonga-pm-threatens-state-broadcaster-with-closure
Tonga's Prime Minister has courted controversy with criticism of the
state broadcaster. There are now fears that 'Akilisi Pohiva could move
to close the Tonga Broadcasting Commission.
Koro Vaka'uta reports. Listen duration 4'?:16? Add to playlist
Noble MP Lord Fusitu'a and PM 'Akilisi Pohiva Photo: RNZI [caption]
Transcript
'Akilisi Pohiva says he is not happy with how the TBC operates and a
review will be carried out over the next month. Mr Pohiva, who has
long been at loggerheads with the TBC management, says the broadcaster
is an obstacle and a real constraint on the work of government.
"They have become an enemy of government. They claim the freedom
of media should be allowed, should be the same with any other media in
Tonga but they should understand there is a basic difference between a
private media and also government media. Their main role, to me, is to
facilitate the work of the government."
The chair of the local Media Council says the Prime Minister must
explain his comments. Pesi Fonua, who also runs the Matangi Tonga news
site, says Mr Pohiva seems confused.
"It's almost like referring that whatever government has said Tonga
Broadcasting Commission is supposed to be supporting it and saying all
the campaigning types of approach. He seems to have a misunderstanding
of what public broadcasters are supposed to be doing."
The regional watchdog Pacific Freedom Forum says the Prime Minister's
stance doesn't fit his history of democratic activism. Mr Pohiva is a
long time leader of the democratic movement in Tonga and has run a
local newspaper. PFF Chair Monica Miller says it is not the job of any
news media to support the government of the day, but to represent the
public and their interests. Ms Miller says the current government
should remember its roots.
"'Akilisi Pohiva was this crusading newspaper editor speaking out
for freedom of information and speaking out for the people's right to
know, freedom of expression. So for him to say these things, doesn't
sound like the 'Akilisi we know."
But Pesi Fonua says the statements are actually typical of Mr Pohiva's
approach. Last month Mr Pohiva faced a vote of no-confidence in
parliament which accused him, among other things, of trying to
illegally dismiss civil servants who disagreed with him. Lord Fusitu'a
is a Noble Representative who voted against the Prime Minister.
"One of the ground of the vote of no confidence was that
particular staff within the Tonga Broadcasting Commission, were not
just put in fear of their jobs by implication, they were actually
called in and held to account for their coverage of this
administration. So there have been tangible concrete overtures and
threats on their employment."
The motion was defeated which appears to have emboldened the Prime
Minister further. He says the result of the vote shows no one believed
the claims. Lord Fusitu'a says even if Mr Pohiva's comments are just
talk, it is concerning that the head of government would contemplate
and verbalise shutting down a media organisation because he doesn't
agree with what it is doing. He says shutting down the TBC would be in
breach of the constitution. He also says there is a Tonga Broadcasting
Act which would need to be revoked which would have far-reaching
ramifications.
"The very basis of any Westminster democracy is the rule of law
and once you chip away at freedom of speech, freedom of expression,
freedom of the press, you are chipping away at the rule of law which
ends up, in most cases, disregard to the rule of law. Which is
extremely destructive to any democracy of any sort."
But 'Akilisi Pohiva says the TBC has also been running at a loss for
years and suggests privatisation is the way forward.
"We can advertise whoever wants to do the work, to provide great
services to the public, let them apply for it and we will find out who
is most suitable, who is most appropriate to do the work."
However the PFF's Monica Miller says privatisation has traditionally
negatively impacted the media due to a resulting lack of resources.
TBC's management was not available for comment other than to say they
had heard nothing official of the Prime Minister's plans (via DXLD)
REGIONAL MEDIA GROUPS CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF TONGA’S NATIONAL
BROADCASTER
The Pacific Freedom Forum is calling on the Government in the Kingdom
of Tonga to seek independent review before privatising or shutting
down the national broadcaster.
“Threatening to shut down the Tonga Broadcasting Commission sends the
wrong message”, says PFF Chair and veteran journalist Monica Miller.
“As a former pro-democracy reform movement, the current government
should remember its roots.”
PFF says it is calling for Prime Minister Akilisi Pohiva to seek an
independent review from regional and international media, into
allegations that commission staff are biased against his
administration.
“Mr Pohiva could very well be right to allege there are old royalists
in the TBC who act unethically in their reporting,” says Miller.
“But shutting down or privatising the commission is no way to prove
those allegations.”
An independent review could establish what codes of ethic and conduct
are in place to prevent unethical reporting – and what mechanisms are
in place to protect the tax-funded broadcasting commission, says
Miller.
“It is not the job of any news media to support the government of the
day, but to represent the public - and they must be ethical when
reporting criticism.”
Fair or not, criticism is essential to a free flow of debate in any
democracy, and is guaranteed under the constitution of Tonga, as well
as the country’s membership of the United Nations.
“At a time when Australia has abandoned its responsibilities to the
region by cutting shortwave, it sends the wrong message for Pacific
leaders to be threatening their own information services.”
Miller says the Prime Minister Akilisi Pohiva was famous in opposition
for asserting his right to freedom of expression despite legal
threats, imprisonment and censorship.
Pohiva needs to rediscover that spirit of free speech, and a free
press, guaranteed under the constitution, she says, and not let
criticism affect proper governance.
It was reported earlier this week that PM Pohiva is considering
legislation that would close down or sell off TBC.
Pohiva claims the national broadcaster is not being supportive of the
government. LoopTonga
Read more:
http://news.pngfacts.com/2017/03/regional-media-groups-calls-for.html
(via Artie Bigley, March 15, WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DXLD)
** TUNISIA. New very recent SV imagery (2016/7) of the Sfax TX site
showing the SW curtain arrays, MW masts & TX building.
https://goo.gl/maps/5XgYRg5vt3T2
:-) (Ian, March 20, shortwavesites yg via DXLD) No SW active now (gh)
** TURKEY [and non]. 15350, March 19 at 1353, TRT in Turkish, sure
sounds commercial with an ad for Türk-Com (?) and another one, S9 with
flutter, better than 12035 English at S9-S6 with splatter from WEWN,
grrr. Similar signal on 15380 from Saudi Arabia, but Turkey off by
1358 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** UKRAINE. UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE SET FOR MEDIA BOOST IN NEW LAW
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39302909
(via Gerald T Pollard, NC, March 18, DXLD)
** UKRAINE [non]. 11580, Wed March 22 at 1336, RUI via WRMI with war
stats for March 15, so a week-old show, i.e. 106 Russian attacks on
eastern Ukraine, resulting in injuries to 7 Ukrainian soldiers (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S S R. 30 years ago, the Voice of America stopped jamming in the
USSR [or rather, stopped being jammed!]. This year, "jamming" will be
used in schools. A brief history of "noise wheels"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5knJIrkilqI
(Dmitry Elagin, Saratov, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" via Rus-DX 19 March
via DXLD)
** U K. Test broadcast of BaBcoCk Woofferton, March 16
1122-1152 on 9635 WOF 250 kW / unknown to Af, very strong
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/test-broadcast-of-babcock-woofferton.html
73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Rather, test of the technician on Woofferton transmitter and feed to
antenna check test, later the day IBRA via Babcock FMO 1730-1900 UT on
this 9635 kHz in Bera and Fur Arabic, 250kW 140 degrees. 73 wb
(Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.)
** U K [and non]. SUMMER A-17 NEW FREQUENCIES OF BABCOCK RELAYS
effective from March 26
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/summer-17-new-frequencies-of-babcock.html
73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [and non]. SUMMER A-17 NEW FREQUENCIES OF BBC FROM MARCH 26
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/summer-17-new-frequencies-of-bbc-from.html
73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K. SPRING SCHEDULE CHANGES AT BBC WORLD SERVICE
Radio Today 20 March 2017
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/bbc-world-service-spring-schedule
BBC World Service is rolling out a new schedule, moving Outside Source
to afternoons and merging it with World [no comma] Have Your Say.
The new show, BBC OS, will be a two-hour programme from 3 till 5 pm
GMT [15-17 UT], and continue to be hosted by Nuala McGovern from the
middle of the BBC newsroom in London.
New culture series In the Studio will give access to the world’s
leading creative people in the process of making their art and work a
reality, and The Newsroom will increase its coverage of key stories
with up to six broadcasts a day.
Launching in April is Life Stories – a new season exploring stories
about who we are and how we live. BBC World Service is also rolling
out a new product launch with BBC Minute On… – additional 60-second
programmes which will explore a single subject in greater detail and
be available to partner stations around the world.
Mary Hockaday, Controller of BBC World Service English, said: “This
Spring we‘ll be rolling out an enriched schedule with strengthened
news programmes, a brand new culture series shedding light on how the
world’s leading creative people work, think and develop, and a new
season of programmes delving into a diverse range of intriguing human
stories. Making the most of the funding boost we received last year,
the new schedule will bring our global audience a richer mix of
programmes and digital content to keep them up to speed with the key
stories of the day and satisfy their interest in a broad array of
topics.” Posted by: (Mike Terry, March 20, dxldyg via DXLD) Viz.:
Mary Hockaday, Controller, BBC World Service English
Date: 20.03.2017 Last updated: 20.03.2017 at 14.34
BBC World Service’s new Spring schedule rolls out from the end of
March, continuing to reflect the funding boost received last year with
strengthened original journalism, a fresh approach to arts programming
and the launch of a new season of programmes exploring a varied
collection of human stories.
* In the Studio will take listeners into the working lives of
leading and emerging artists from across the globe. Each week the
series will follow painters, designers, musicians, dancers, directors
and creatives of all types as they make their work. The series
launches with Chinese artist, activist and architect Ai Weiwei, who
will take Tim Marlow (Artistic Director of the Royal Academy) on a
tour of his Berlin studio, revealing Ai Weiwei‘s creative process and
the details that continue to inspire and drive his work. Subsequent
episodes will go on set with rock-star cinematographer Christopher
Doyle as he directs a movie in Hong Kong; and meet Brazilian visual
artist Vik Muniz, who creates images photographed from helicopters and
microscopes. The series will continue throughout the year, spending
time with actors, game designers, artistic directors and many more.
* BBC OS will bring together the best of Outside Source and World
Have Your Say, building on both programmes‘ strengths and including
new elements that give a vibrant account of the day’s events with
explanation and reaction from those involved. Showcasing the best of
the BBC’s global resources, the two hour programme will be broadcast
every weekday at the new time of 1500-1700 GMT, opening it up to peak
audiences in Europe, Africa and America. Nuala McGovern, who has
presented Outside Source since 2015, will anchor the programme across
the two hours from the middle of the BBC newsroom in London.
* The Newsroom - From 1 May, The Newsroom - where the BBC's
worldwide network of correspondents report on the stories of the day -
will enhance its coverage with up to six editions across the day,
seven days a week. The Newsroom will be able to adapt rapidly to
breaking stories and events whenever they happen.
* Life Stories - April will see the launch of Life Stories – a new
season of content across BBC World Service, BBC World News and digital
platforms exploring a diverse range of stories - from celebrating the
birthday of one of the oldest women in Africa to uncovering differing
attitudes to death, companionship and rites of passage around the
world. Celebrating Life at 117 (TV and radio) follows a trainee
journalist as she travels to Kenya to celebrate the 117th birthday of
her great grandmother who is thought to be the oldest woman in Africa.
#GrannyWisdom will see some of the world’s top social media stars find
out what their grandmothers think about their online lives and the
issues they deal with in the digital world; this content will be
shared online and on BBC World Service radio.
Living With The Dead (TV and radio) will look at an Indonesian
community who live with the bodies of their loved ones, while
Dying To Talk (radio) will visit the Death Cafes popping up worldwide
encouraging people to talk about grief and fear of death.
A Stranger’s Ear (radio) will head to Japan where a man has set up a
network of temporary friends – people who lend a sympathetic ear to a
stranger in need.
Four Days (TV and radio) will look at the impact of the practice in
Nepal of confining women away from the family during their period.
Last year a 15 year-old girl died, suffocated by a fire she lit in the
hut where she was staying during menstruation.
The season will also see BBC World Service and Wellcome Collection
join forces to host a series of events and broadcasts exploring
humankind’s relationship with animals in The Evidence: Humans And
Animals (radio). Over five programmes, presenters Claudia Hammond and
Tim Cockerill will be joined by a panel of experts in front of a live
audience to discuss topics including human and animal interaction,
intelligence and consciousness.
* BBC Minute On... - BBC World Service is also launching new BBC
Minute products with BBC Minute On… - new 60 second features that will
focus on a single subject. From 3 April, in addition to the existing
BBC Minute which provides a dynamic roundup of the latest news updated
every half hour, there will now also be two additional BBC Minute
products each day which elaborate on the key talking point of the day
or explore a topic - from tech and money to fitness and science - in
more detail. BBC Minute is aimed at younger audiences around the
world, and is available to partner stations who broadcast them on
their own stations, bringing the BBC’s impartial journalism to new
listeners across the globe. SS2
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/bbc-world-service-spring-schedule
(via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener 21 March 2017, WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DXLD)
** U K [non]. BBC WORLD SERVICE LAUNCHES 24HR DAB+ SERVICE IN THE
NETHERLANDS Date: 13.03.2017 Last updated: 13.03.2017 at 11.43
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/world-service-launches-24hr-dab-netherlands
BBC World Service English has announced the launch of a 24/7 DAB+
radio service in the Netherlands in an agreement with Broadcast
Digital Networks (BDN) and Mobiele TV Nederland (MTVNL).
In a three year contract BBC World Service English will be streamed 24
hours a day, 7 days a week on digital radio in the Randstad area,
which covers the four largest cities in the Netherlands: Amsterdam,
the Hague, Utrecht and Rotterdam. BBC World Service English is also
available in the country via the internet and Hotbird satellites.
Mary Hockaday, Controller of BBC World Service English says: “We’re
delighted to provide so many potential new listeners with access to
BBC World Service via DAB. The agreement will mean we are the only
dedicated English radio station available on DAB+ in the Netherlands.
At a time of huge global change I’m delighted to invite listeners to
tune in to our mix of international news, global debate, human
stories, plus arts, science, history and music programming.”
Ronald Haanstra, CEO MTVNL, says: “MTVNL is proud to welcome BBC World
Service Radio in The Netherlands. I’m sure that Dutch radio listeners
will welcome and enjoy BBC World Service via DAB+, considering English
is the second language in the Netherlands and we like to be well
informed” (via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener 16 March 2017 DXLD)
** U S A. 13565, March 17 at 1418, K6FRC CW beacon ID is JBA vs CODAR.
What about all the other beacons listed on the 13550-13570 band; are
they really ever active??
http://www.lwca.org/sitepage/part15/index.htm
Apparently yes, as all seem to have logs for 2016 or 2017. The only
ones I ever hear are GNK, MTI and K6FRC.
The only 13 MHz one on this long list (sort by frequency):
http://www.on5ex.be/clipboard_view_unreg_freq.php
is ``KV4QT 2011-02-14 15:30:00 13557.540 HiFER Beacon; 5wpm CW ID=MTI
@ 4.30mw into indoor folded dipole. (OldRef ID#397,KI4MTI-AB3MM)``
KV4QT is not in the USVI! But per ARRL lookup:
HOGAN, WILLIAM T, KV4QT
2161 Colonial Oak Way
Stone Mountain, GA 30087
I do hear MTI from time to time, but not right now (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Revised W1AW schedule now that daylight time has begun.
QST de W1AW ARRL Bulletin 11 ARLB011 From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT March 13, 2017 ARLB011 W1AW 2017
Spring/Summer Operating Schedule
The complete W1AW Operating Schedule may be found on page 105 in the
April 2017 issue of QST or on the web at,
http://www.arrl.org/w1aw-operating-schedule
(via Paul Dobosz, MARE Tipsheet 17 March via DXLD)
** U S A. WHY OUR 24/7 RUSSIAN-LANGUAGE NETWORK WORKS - MARCH 16, 2017
https://www.bbg.gov/2017/03/15/why-our-new-247-russian-language-tv-network-works/
Man standing in front of a large screen with Current Time logo _in
Russian_Roman Mamonov, host of the Current Time America TV program
Last month the Broadcasting Board of Governors celebrated the official
launch of its new 24/7 Russian-language digital network Current Time.
Its mission is simple and utterly vital: to provide accurate,
professional, independent and unbiased news to Russian-speakers in and
around Russia, and around the world.
On the air since October 2016, and formally launched in February 2017,
the Current Time digital network provides fact-based news and
information produced by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) with
significant contributions from Voice of America (VOA). Its feature
programming covers topics such as business, entrepreneurship, civil
society, culture and corruption. The network also airs both short- and
long-form documentaries, including ones banned in Russia because of
their political content. The most notable example is "My Friend Boris
Nemtsov," an intimate portrait of the Russian opposition leader filmed
months before his murder in February 2015.
In addition to its television content, Current Time deploys a
sophisticated digital component, using news content to develop social
media videos that have proved popular on their web and mobile
platforms, reaching the growing number of people that primarily use
internet for their primary source of news.
Current Time is professional, independent journalism for those looking
to broaden their choices in a media space where Kremlin-controlled
disinformation is endemic and growing.
But while we celebrate the accomplishment of launching a 24/7 Russian-
language digital network, Current Time is one example of what we do
every day, around the world, in places where media freedom and access
to truth remains a challenge.
The need for free, trustworthy information is not unique to Russia. In
places like Iran, Cuba, China and ISIS-controlled areas, the battle to
ensure access to credible news and information is ongoing. In these
battlefields, where fake news and false narratives are often the
weapons of choice, the BBG arms audiences with accurate, balanced,
unbiased and uncensored, fact-based journalism.
Current Time serves as a model for how BBG networks can operate, with
enhanced cooperation, to maximize the agility, efficiency and impact
of the BBG networks and to effectively address the rapidly evolving
global media environment. It is also a reflection of our core beliefs
that accurate, independent, fact-based reporting is the best defense
against propaganda.
Current Time is the model of what is to come in the future of U.S.
international media. Stay tuned.
This is the monthly blog from the CEO and Director of the
Broadcasting Board of Governors, John Lansing.
More posts can be read online here.
https://www.bbg.gov/author/jlansing/
(via Hansjoerg Biener, dxldyg via DXLD)
** U S A. [Originally from the Defunding Public Media thread, in this
issue under Tips For Rational Living abottom]
I'm curious to see what the budget cuts have in store for VOA and the
other IBB outlets. Not quite sure if they still fall under State
Department budgeting, which is being slashed, or are completely
separate (Stephen Luce, Houston, Texas, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
[later:] VOA/IBB and Trump Budget Cuts
First article I've found today dealing with VOA directly:
http://www.insidesources.com/voice-of-america-broadcasts-necessary/
(Stephen Luce, Houston, Texas, March 17, ibid.) Viz.:
AS TRUMP CUTS STATE DEPT FUNDING, ARE VOICE OF AMERICA BROADCASTS
NECESSARY?
Voice of America headquarters in Washington, D.C. [caption]
News --- Posted to Politics March 16, 2017 by Erin Mundahl
When Voice of America first broadcast into western Europe, it was a
light against the growing threat of Nazi expansion and declining
freedom of the press around the world. That was 75 years ago. In the
following decades, its radio and later television broadcasts presented
western news to the Soviet bloc. Even after the fall of the Soviet
Union, Voice of America broadcasts continue, bringing news about both
the United States and regional countries to more than 236.6 million
people in 2016. Supporters call Voice of America a success story in
public diplomacy, meanwhile others question if the United States needs
to support its own broadcasting station given the proliferation of the
Internet.
The discussion gained additional relevance in light of President
Trump’s “America First” budget blueprint, which significantly cut
funding for the State Department, which oversees VOA. Would VOA see
funding cuts?
“After the cold war there were people who said: Why do we need this
anymore? The cold war is over, new technology exists,” said Geoffrey
Cowan, a former director of VOA during a advisory commission meeting
on Thursday. “Who needs Voice of America when we have fax machines and
CNN?”
“Fax machines and CNN are great for people who live in hotels and
speak English. But most people don’t,” he said, answering his own
question.
Voice of America is unique in that it broadcasts in 47 different local
languages, providing an American perspective to regions of the world
which would not otherwise be exposed to American culture, government,
politics, or news. Amanda Bennett, a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist
now serving as director of Voice of America, explained that many
foreign audiences have deep curiosity about the United States and
trust Voice of America to provide accurate information.
“There is still a very deep reservoir of interest and affection for
the United States that we are tapping into,” she said. Voice of
America programming gives a glimpse into the American system of
government and how it functions. That itself helps to promote the
spread of democracy and liberty. These moments can come from programs
that Americans would find commonplace. Even broadcasting the
inauguration, she explained, sparked conversations in Thailand about
police protecting the safety of protesters, rather than beating them.
But is soft power alone enough to justify the $224.4 million that the
Broadcast Board of Governors has requested in VOA’s 2017 budget? As
the internet has increased access to American news around the world,
some are questioning Voice of America’s continued relevance. Bennett
defends her organization by calling it a means of “exporting the first
amendment” and taking American values to other parts of the world.
Others are less persuaded. James Glassman, former undersecretary of
State for Public Diplomacy, called the idea that Voice of America was
anything but a part of the foreign policy apparatus “ridiculous.”
“You don’t stop North Korea from getting a nuclear weapon through
messaging,” he said. He considers supporting State Department
positions one of the primary purposes of Voice of America broadcasts.
The answer cuts to a tension at the heart of Voice of America’s
mission. Voice of America’s position as a part of the State Department
is difficult to balance with its journalistic aims. Bennett and Cowan,
the present and past directors, took starkly different interpretations
of the goal behind Voice of America broadcasts. Was it enough to say,
as Bennett does, that “great journalism is great diplomacy,” or should
Voice of America be promoting American government policy in its
articles?
It’s a question that has become more serious as Voice of America
increasingly sees itself being compared and serving as a counter to
media services funded by foreign governments, such as the Russian site
RT.
“The explosion of information flows during the 21st century has given
rise to sophisticated exploitation of media by authoritarian regimes
and non-state entities,” wrote the Broadcast Board of Governors, which
oversees Voice of America, in its 2017 budget request to Congress.
“While free media are crucial to democratic transitions, civil society
and governance, they are also susceptible to abuse by powerful, non-
democratic actors including Russia, ISIL and China.”
Still, since the fall of the Soviet Union, it has been difficult for
Voice of America to point to a success story where its programming
significantly influenced a foreign pro-democracy movement. Instead
there have been only a few hints of its broader reach. A media survey
by the BBC in 2015 found that 61 percent of Afghan men (women were not
surveyed) had listened to Voice of America broadcasts in the last
year. That percentage was still far lower than the name recognition
for the BBC, however.
Few statistics exist about the success rate of Voice of America
broadcasts. In the future, this could put its budget on the chopping
block. Yet, for the time being, it will remain what it has been for
nearly a century, a glimpse into the United States for people around
the world, from North Korea to Nicaragua.
Follow Erin on Twitter.
About the Author --- Erin Mundahl is a reporter with InsideSources
(via Stephen Luce, dxldyg via DXLD)
"Few statistics exist about the success rate of Voice of America
broadcasts." Really? Kim Andrew Elliott might have something to say
about that. Kim? (-- Richard Langley, NB; P.S. Kim: E-mail me
sometime, ibid.)
Hi, According to this release on BBG's Web site -
https://www.bbg.gov/strategy-and-performance/budget-submissions/ -
the President’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2017, sent to Congress
on February 9, 2016, includes $777.8 million for the BBG. Included in
this request are measures such as an expanded shortwave facility in
Kuwait.
Please, OTH remember reformation is on the way for the organization
itself following approval of the “National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2017,” which includes a provision to reduce the
Broadcasting Board of Governors’ governing board to an advisory status
while making the BBG CEO position subject to a future nomination by
the president and vetting and confirmation by the U.S. Senate
http://bbgwatch.com/bbgwatch/obama-signs-off-on-reducing-status-of-broadcasting-board-of-governors/
73 (Andy Lawendel, Italy, March 17, dxldyg via DXLD)
This is of course old stuff from the Obama days. What is overdue now
are the plannings for FY 2018, starting this autumn. And so far I have
not seen a single beep from BBG about this.
It are two inexperienced boys, just finished with their studies, that
White House has sent to BBG as "transition officials". Now an
explanation for this appears to take shape: The Trump administration
considers BBG insignificant. Just like the other "soft power" stuff
for which the planned budget slashings have this week been published.
Put on hold by Obama himself because unexpectedly his successor is not
called Hillary. And may be of little practical relevance now.
Btw, it would be nice if developments around US international
broadcasting would not only be covered by this Breitbart clone that
obviously has no access to real hard facts, beyond what the
disgruntled rank and file can see (Kai Ludwig, Germany, ibid.)
** U S A. IN 'VOICE OF AMERICA' THE WORLD TRUSTS --- The Hill
By K. Riva Levinson, opinion contributor - 03/17/17 01:00 PM EDT
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/media/324482-in-voice-of-america-the-world-trusts
I am of that age where I need to replace all of my metal fillings to
prevent further decay. So every Monday for the past month, I have
spent two hours at the office of Dr. Tuan Tran, my dentist.
It is an unsuspecting place to get content for a piece I had been
wanting to write on the 75th anniversary of Voice of America (VOA) and
its future prospects in the Trump era. Just proves that storytellers
are everywhere, and you have to be ready to listen.
On my last visit, after the Novocain shot but before the hygienist
inserted the cotton swabs and bite guard into my mouth, Dr. Tran asked
me, “What have you been up to, Riva?”
I mentioned to him that I had just been on “Voice of America’s
Straight Talk Africa” TV, part of the “VOA’s English to Africa”
service. The segment was in celebration of International Women’s Day.
Then I was rendered mute by the hygienist and Dr. Tran started to
reminisce, which was out of character for him.
VOA began radio broadcasting in 1942, to combat Nazi propaganda. Per
its charter, it is mandated to “serve as a consistently reliable and
authoritative source of news.” Since WWII, it has been the front-edge
of America’s informational interface with citizens around the world,
particularly those battling dictatorships and tyranny.
From the war in the Koreas, the workers movements in Eastern Europe,
the fall of the Berlin Wall, the collapse of Soviet Union, the
democratic movements in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, VOA has been
the top news source for people yearning for democracy and freedom, and
it is often the first signal to be jammed by authoritarian leaders
seeking to suppress access to information.
Speaking in between the rounds of drilling, Dr. Tran explained to me
that he was born in 1968 and lived in Saigon, Vietnam, and that his
father, Hoa, studied engineering in France. “That was before 1975,
when the communists took over,” he pointed out.
Dr. Tran continued, “I was only 7, but I remember my family coming to
a standstill in the early evenings when it was time to tune in to the
Voice of America broadcast. We were often in the company of neighbors.
No one talked. We just listened, fixed on the radio.”
“My family immigrated to the United States in 1982 to flee the
communist repression, but until the day we departed, we continued to
listen to the VOA, shades drawn, in an interior room, as VOA was
considered incendiary propaganda by the communists. We didn’t want to
be turned in.”
As he debated whether to fill my molar with composite or porcelain,
Dr. Tran paused and said, “You know, I hadn’t thought about VOA for 30
years, but I remember things like they were just yesterday.”
Dr. Tran’s childhood recollections validated for me what I had
witnessed myself, traveling in the developing world for the past 30
years, much of the time in Africa. The VOA brand was unrivaled, and
that it was unrivaled because it represented the values of the United
States.
I recall being deep in the bush of Southern Angola in the summer of
1988, it was at the height of the Angolan civil war between American-
backed rebels, and the Soviet-supported government. I was positioned
at a forward rebel camp, accompanied by journalists. The troops were
boisterous, trading cigarettes, lining up for food, and sharing
stories, then without warning, the place fell dead silent.
It startled me, almost as much as the sound of gunfire did the day
before. And then I came to realize that everyone was grouping around
their short-wave radios. It was time for the Portuguese-Africa VOA
radio broadcast!
Earlier this month, almost three decades later, I was in West Africa,
in Monrovia, Liberia, in a rented car driving to the Mamba Point
Hotel. My driver turned to me, “Madam Riva, it is time for the Voice
of America broadcast. Please. Do you mind if I switch it on,” he asked
apologetically.
VOA is the largest public diplomacy program of the United States
government and broadcasts in more than 40 languages. Serving an
estimated weekly global audience of 236.6 million, they provide news,
information, and cultural programming through the Internet, mobile and
social media, radio, and television. Its programming is some of the
most popular in their markets, like Shaka Ssali’s “Straight Talk
Africa.”
With today’s information overload, where fake news goes viral, and
real news is labeled fake, where hacks and leaks dominate our news
cycle, Voice of America is an indispensable tool in our engagement
with global citizens.
As President Trump considers his priorities, as he looks to beef up
the U.S. military, and potentially make major cuts in diplomacy, and
as the Congress reviews his 2018 budget submitted this week to
Congress, they should be reminded that the fate of nations over this
past decade has changed on a dime. And it was not weapons systems that
fell these governments, but the power of information to mobilize a
people. For good or for bad.
When you consider recent history, the sophistication of Russia’s
disinformation campaign, and the online recruitment tools ISIS uses,
VOA’s importance is clear. President Trump should be “doubling down”
on its broadcasts, and not considering cuts for a network that
dispatches truth, hope and inspiration to some of the most volatile
parts of the world. Further, he should take care to safeguard VOA’s
integrity, its gold-standard global media brand.
Last year, the part-time Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), which
oversaw the VOA programming, and that of its other broadcasting
partners, including Radio Free Europe and Radio Free Asia, was
abolished through an amendment to the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2017, and replaced with a full-time CEO appointed
by the president. The move by the Republicans was seen as a way to
streamline management but a lot of power is now concentrated in a
single presidential appointment.
President Trump must ensure that this first-time CEO will have the
credentials to guide the broadcasters into a new era, and permit the
independence of its journalists. Further, the Republican Congress,
which sponsored the amendment, including the Chairman of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee, Ed Royce (R-Calif.), must ensure that the
provision of the bill, which directs an inspector general from the
State Department to ensure, “respect for journalistic integrity of all
the broadcasters covered by this Act,” is monitored and enforced.
“I can’t believe that Donald Trump would consider cutting the budget
of VOA,” said Dr. Tran as he elevated my chair so I could rinse and
then reapply my lipstick to my temporarily paralyzed face.
“Ask any political refugee from my generation who came to this country
seeking freedom about their views of VOA. Ask those coming to the
United States now,” he urged me. “They will tell you that the VOA
broadcasts mattered to them. That they counted on them, like they have
always counted on America.”
As I exited the office I was chased down the hall by Mila, Dr. Tran’s
receptionist. “Here is your next appointment card. You still have
three fillings left to replace.”
K. Riva Levinson is President and CEO of KRL International LLC a D.C.-
based consultancy that works in the world’s emerging markets, and
author of "Choosing the Hero: My Improbable Journey and the Rise of
Africa's First Woman President" (Kiwai Media, June 2016), Finalist,
Forward Reviews INDIES ‘Book of the Year’ Awards in biography and
memoir. The views of contributors are their own and not the views of
The Hill (via Artie Bigley, DXLD)
** U S A. VOA Radiogram, 18-19 March 2017
VOA Radiogram this weekend is mostly MFSK32 (120 wpm), with one item
in MFSK16 (58 wpm) in case reception conditions are difficult:
http://voaradiogram.net/post/158516798812/voa-radiogram-18-19-march-2017-digital-modes-to
Here is the lineup for VOA Radiogram, program 207, 18-19 March 2017,
all in MFSK32 except where noted:
1:46 Program preview
2:56 Fog-clearing apparatus used at Oregon airport*
9:52 ‘Boaty McBoatface’ submarine to embark on first mission*
16:44 MFSK16: RFE/RL photo archive from 1950s USSR
21:50 MFSK32: Images* and closing announcements
* with image(s) (Kim Elliott, March 17, dxldyg via DXLD)
Stress test: MFSK16 versus OL-8-1K in a Wave Editor
1.) as a mix, in one file, simultaneously, both modes @1500 Hz AF
overlapping: 2 x 100% decoding.
2.) Finally, with additional strong (overdriven) white noise, the
winner becomes clear:
MFSK16 continues to be 100% decoding, the pattern is still visible in
the waterfall. OL-8-1K now with some errors in the text, at last.
MFSK-16 + Olivia-8-1000 @ 1500 Hz
Modes must be set manually, overlapping RSIDs not working:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dmtspk178vfagrx/2017-03-11_VOA206-MFSK16-OL8-1K-White_Noise.wav?dl=1
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kcns9cazmt86mid/2017-03-11_VOA206-MFSK16-OL8-1K-White_Noise.png?dl=1
(The MFSK-16 + OLIVIA-8-1000 audio comes from the System-D stream of
WRMI)
But, at another competition in the wave-editor:
MFSK-16 against MFSK-16, same data, but a delay of 100ms: 50% decoding
OL-8-1000 vs OL-8-1000, same data, again a delay 100ms: 100% decoding!
OLIVIA is thus the winner in the case of strong multipath.
MFSK16 is better at weak one-way paths.
(roger thayer, Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. 6020, March 21 at 0629* VOA French is chopped off in
progress, as scheduled 0530-0630 M-F only via SAO TOME. SW listeners
don`t get no respect as program presumably continues on FM or online;
not the only such case with VOA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. 5850, USA/(FL) WRMI, 3/15 [Wed], 1030. World of
Radio followed by Bro Stair demonstrating why he will never make it as
a lounge singer. Armchair. Logs from the picnic table (unless
otherwise stated), from the backyard, using SW-2000629/ATS-505/ DX-402
with 20' wire. Times/dates in UT. Language English (unless otherwise
stated). 73 and Good Listening! (Rick Barton, Arizona, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
7490.09, WBCQ Monticello ME (presumed); 2120-2133+, [Wed] 15-Mar;
Glenn Hauser’s World of Radio #1868; Vatican looking to abandon Santa
Maria di Galeria site; item from Ken Zichi; BoH Goddess Irena promo
into music from Hair; no ID. S10 peaks (Harold Frodge, Midland MI,
USA, Drake R8B + 185' & 60' RW + 125' bow-tie, ----- All logged by my
ears, on my receiver, in real time! -----, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
WORLD OF RADIO 1869 monitoring: confirmed Thursday March 16 at 2130 on
WRMI 11580, fair and improving. Missed checking 2330 Mar 16 on WBCQ
9330v-CUSB. Next:
Fri 2230 WRMI 11580 to NE, 6855? to WNW, 5950 to S
Fri 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Sat 0730 HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW
Sat 1530 HLR 7265-CUSB to WSW
Sat 1930v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Sun 0310v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sun 1130 HLR 9485-CUSB to SW
Sun 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Mon 0300v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW
Mon 0330 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Mon 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW
Tue 1100 WRMI 9955 to SSE, 6855 to WNW
Tue 2130 WRMI 15770 to NE, 6855 to WNW
Tue 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Wed 1030 WRMI 5850 to NW, 6855 to WNW
Wed 1315.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE, 6855 to WNW
Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490v to WSW
Wed 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
WORLD OF RADIO 1869 monitoring: missed checking Friday March 17 at
2230! Supposed to be on 11580, 6855 and 5950, but last few weeks not
on 6855. If anyone noticed which were with us and which not, please
report. Confirmed Fri Mar 17 at 2330 on WBCQ 9329.9-CUSB, good. Next:
Sat 0730 HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW
Sat 1530 HLR 7265-CUSB to WSW
Sat 1930v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Sun 0310v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sun 1130 HLR 9485-CUSB to SW
Sun 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Mon 0300v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW
Mon 0330 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Mon 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW
Tue 1100 WRMI 9955 to SSE, 6855 to WNW
Tue 2130 WRMI 15770 to NE, 6855 to WNW
Tue 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Wed 1030 WRMI 5850 to NW, 6855 to WNW
Wed 1315.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE, 6855 to WNW
Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490v to WSW
Wed 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
WORLD OF RADIO times on Hamburger Lokalradio shift one UT hour earlier
from March 26: Sat 0630 on 6190, 1430 on 7265, Sun 1030 on 9485, all 1
kW CUSB at 230 degrees (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
GERMANY, Poor signal of HLR relays on 6190 CUSB, March 18:
World of Radio #1869
0730-0800 on 6190 GOH 001 kW / 230 deg to CeEu Sat English
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/poor-signal-of-hlr-relays-on-6190-cusb.html
73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
6190, Hamburger LokalRadio, Gohren, 0728-0759, 18-03, English, Glenn
Hauser's DX program "World of Radio". 14321 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo,
Spain, Logs in Lugo, Tecsun PL-880, Sony ICF SW-7600G, cable antenna,
8 meters, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Hallo Glenn, 2017-03-22 --- Just a quick note that WOR reception was
pretty good up to S9 in compatible USB from Göhren this past Saturday
2017-03-18 after 0730 on 6190 kHz. However, we'll have to see how
things change when "the Sun suddenly skips a notch" next weekend and
DST will be upon us again, which may affect the propagation path.
On a related note, I noticed that IRRS seems to have better equipment
on air on 846 kHz, the old RAI Rome QRG, since it gives better
audibility now here in Central Europe (// to 1368 which has quit a bit
of co-channel QRM). Unfortunately, 846 is compromized by strong
splatter QRM from Spain on 855 which uses extremely wide audio
bandwidth. I'll need to check whether WOR will be on this channel (or
actually both) in our late evenings. If so, I'll let you know. Thanks
and best regards (Tobias (T²), Germany, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
WORLD OF RADIO 1869 monitoring: confirmed Sat March 18 at 2230 on
WBCQ, 9330v-CUSB, good. Also confirmed UT Sunday March 19 starting at
0323 on WA0RCR, 1860-AM, S9+20, as Vern introduces me, editing out
most of the theme music talkover, especially the country roster. I am
quite pleased by the strength of this ham radio outlet. He also
inserts IDs at least every 10 minutes. Next:
Sun 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Mon 0300v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW
Mon 0330 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Mon 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW
Tue 1100 WRMI 9955 to SSE, 6855 to WNW
Tue 2130 WRMI 15770 to NE, 6855 to WNW
Tue 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Wed 1030 WRMI 5850 to NW, 6855 to WNW
Wed 1315.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE, 6855 to WNW
Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490v to WSW
Wed 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
WORLD OF RADIO 1869 monitoring: confirmed Sunday March 19 at 2330 on
WBCQ, 9330v-CUSB. Also confirmed UT Monday March 20 from 0301 on Area
51 webcast, and on WBCQ 5129.8-AM, poor at 0329 before finished. Also
confirmed on WRMI 9955 webcast, UT Monday March 20 at 0345, after only
a JBA carrier was audible at 0330 on 9955. Also confirmed Monday March
20 at 2330 on WBCQ 9330v-CUSB, fair. Also confirmed UT Tuesday March
21 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, very good. Next:
Tue 1100 WRMI 9955 to SSE, 6855 to WNW
Tue 2130 WRMI 15770 to NE, 6855 to WNW
Tue 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Wed 1030 WRMI 5850 to NW, 6855 to WNW
Wed 1315.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE, 6855 to WNW
Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490v to WSW
Wed 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
WORLD OF RADIO 1869 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday March 21 at 2130 on
WRMI 15770, fair; JBA carrier on 6855, presumably //. Also confirmed
Tue Mar 21 at 2330 on WBCQ 9330v-CUSB, JBA. Also confirmed Wednesday
March 22 at 1328 the 1315.5 WRMI broadcast on 9955, poor at S5-S7, and
JBA // 6855, vs S9 noise level. Also confirmed Wed Mar 22 at 2100 on
WBCQ 7490, fair. Also confirmed Wed Mar 22 at 2350 the 2330 broadcast
on WBCQ 9330v-CUSB, good (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
7490.04, WBCQ Monticello ME; 2113-2130+, 22-Mar; Glenn Hauser’s World
of Radio #1869; 252 Ireland gets reprieve till 2019, Bro. HyStairical
on new 9400 via Bulgaria 18-20, New Radio New Zealand freq is 5995
1259-1650 Sun-Fri, WRMI may use 9580 & may relay Radio Australia; WoR
to 2129 to WBCQ ID spots & program notes. S9 (Harold Frodge, Midland
MI, USA, Drake R8B + 185' & 60' RW + 125' bow-tie, ----- All logged by
my ears, on my receiver, in real time! -----, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
[and non] WORLD OF RADIO 1870 ready for first broadcasts March 23:
CONTENT: Alaska, Albania, Australia, Brazil, Burundi non, Canada,
Egypt, Eritrea/Ethiopia, Europe, France, Germany and non, India,
Israel and non, Japan and non, Latin America, New Zealand, Nigeria
non, North America, Philippines, Rwanda non, Spain, Tonga, UK, USA,
Zanzibar
Thu 1130 WRMI 9955 to SSE, 6855 to WNW
Thu 2130 WRMI 11580 to NE
Thu 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Fri 2230 WRMI 11580 to NE, 6855? to WNW, 5950 to S
Fri 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Sat 0730 HLR 6190-CUSB to WSW
Sat 1530 HLR 7265-CUSB to WSW
Sat 1930v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Sun 0310v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sun 1030 HLR 9485-CUSB to SW [ex- 1130 expected due to MESZ]
Sun 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Mon 0300v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW
Mon 0330 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Mon 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW
Tue 1100 WRMI 9955 to SSE, 6855 to WNW
Tue 2130 WRMI 15770 to NE, 6855 to WNW
Tue 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Wed 1030 WRMI 5850 to NW, 6855 to WNW
Wed 1315.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE, 6855 to WNW
Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490v to WSW
Wed 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. (7490), Sat March 18 at 2136, checking what WBCQ may have
inserted into an available-for-specials hour this week, I bring up the
webcast and hear hard rock music, ``Hit me with your best shot``. But
at 2143 tuning real 7490 kHz, it`s NOT on air yet.
9330v-CUSB, March 18 at 2229, this WBCQ is on with some talk,
presumably Overcomer, just before switching to ID, promo, and 2230 to
WORLD OF RADIO as earlied by one hour from today, Saturdays only.
7490.067-AM, March 18 at 2230, WBCQ with J. P. Ferraro on `Shortwave
Saturday Night` which has moved an hour earlier to 22-24 UT, i.e.
afternoon-evening. By 2253 I find it drifted to 7490.018. He continues
with a second hour, while following WOR, at 2300, 9330v-CUSB starts a
filler playback of `Allan Weiner Worldwide`, from 23 hours earlier? So
there, viva libertad de expresión, we have a choice of pro-Trump AHW
or anti-Trump JPF.
While on the third `BCQ, 5129.8-AM (NOT CUSB, Ivo!), which is now on
after inaudible and presumably off at 2230, our other choice is off-
the-wall belcher Timtron, too weak, but 2304 audibly `Radio Timtron
Worldwide`. Instead of European Music Radio, which Tom Taylor had just
publicized; mixup about time conversion??
``European Music Radio Transmissions via; WBCQ to Central & North
America on 5130 KHz on 18th March between 23.00 to 00.00 UTC`` NO!
At 2314 on 7490, Allan is finishing a call from Ramsey, while on 9330,
Ramsey is also on the phone, this time presumably live. He calls in a
lot to live WBCQ programs where this is possible. (His own program
`Furthermore 59-54`, filled again Thursday March 16 at 2330 on 7490
instead of `Broad Spectrum Radio`) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. From the Isle of Music & Uncle Bill's Melting Pot,
Week of March 20-25
From the Isle of Music, Week of March 20 -25, 2017 --- This week, our
special guest Oriente López, the Musical Director of Afrocuba during
much of the 1980s and now with his own excellent projects, will
discuss both Afrocuba, one of Cuba’s most interesting Fusion/Cuban
Jazz ensembles, especially during the 1980s, and his own current
projects, which are also fascinating. We will, of course, listen to
some wonderful music from these ensembles.
Three opportunities to listen via shortwave:
1. For the Americas and parts of Western Europe:
WBCQ, 7490, Tuesdays 0000-0100 UT (Mondays 8-9 pm EDT in Americas)
2. For Europe and beyond, Channel 292, 6070 KHz, Fridays 1100-1200 UT
(1200-1300 CET) and Saturdays 1200-1300 UT (1300-1400 CET)
Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot, March 23, 2017
Episode 4 of Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot, a musical variety program that
features genres from A-Z, will air on WBCQ the Planet, 7490, Thursday,
March 16 from 2300-2330 UT (7:00-7:30 pm EDT in the Americas). Brought
to you by Tilford Productions, which also brings you From the Isle of
Music. Uncle Bill doesn’t like us to say too much, because part of
the idea is to surprise you with things, but Episode 4 is especially
recommended for fans of music from the Balkans and for members of the
Michigan Area Radio Enthusiasts (MARE). We aren’t showing on the WBCQ
website yet (apparently it likes surprises even more than Uncle Bill),
but we’ll be on the air. Check us out, and let us know what you
think! Thanks for all you do for radio! promo graphics attached (Bill
Tilford, March 19, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. VORW Radio International --- Hi Glenn, I received a reply to
my reception report sent to vorwinfo@gmail.com An e-QSL was attached
consisting of a black & white photo of a man in a jacket and tie and
the time, date and frequency details. Program schedule also included
in the response below from "John." 73's, (Ed Insinger, NJ, March 20,
DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.:
Hello Mr. Insinger, I am pleased to hear that you were able to receive
this transmission of VORW Radio International on 11580 kHz. I also
have a transmission on 7490 kHz via WBCQ, though that broadcast has
been skipping over the Northeast and parts of the Mid Atlantic for
months now (though it does provide good signals from Central Virginia
to Texas), so I'll be keeping this WRMI broadcast to serve not only
our European listeners, but also those who may be listening in the
Northeast!
I also thank you very much for your music request; it will likely be
played either in this week's show or the next.
I live in Florida at the moment so I don't get to hear WRMI very
often, though next week I'll be visiting some family in the Hudson
Valley, NY so I'll be able to listen to WRMI again and even see how
VORW is received first-hand!
Listed below is some information regarding this broadcast, including
the broadcast schedule and means to support this program. Your QSL is
attached to this email. Future reception reports are appreciated.
VORW Radio International is the official External Service of
TheReportOfTheWeek, whose mission is to provide an enjoyable light
entertainment program over the airwaves. Programs consist of a short
lecture at the beginning, followed by a session of music, exclusively
comprised of listener requested tunes.
Programs have been continuously on the air since December 22nd, 2016
though they have been on shortwave sporadically since January of 2015.
Here is the current transmission schedule:
Thursday 1000 UT - 5850, 6855 To Western North America / Eastern Asia
Thursday 2000 UT - 11580, 6855 To Europe
Friday 0000 UT - 7490 To North America
This transmission schedule is currently tentative, as transmissions to
Asia are currently being re-scheduled. This program is a listener-
funded initiative, financial support may be sent via Paypal to
"rwobserver@gmail.com" I hope you have a nice day, John (VORW Radio)
[Jurasek] (via Ed Insinger, NJ, March 20, DXLD)
** U S A [and non]. Re Radio Australia via WRMI, 9580 registered??
This is an interesting development. Jeff would need to reach agreement
with ABC to legally relay their National programs, and probably have
to pay for them. If that doesn't work out, how about doing a deal with
the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to relay their domestic
services? CBC now offers only two programs to U.S. public radio
stations (As It Happens and Q) via PRI. However, it shouldn't be that
hard to access the main CBC satellite feed to get the rest. I'm sure
CBC would want to be paid something. On the other hand, lacking their
own high-power SW facility, this would allow them to revive the much-
missed "Northern Quebec" service as a benefit to their domestic
audience. 73, (Andy Robins, Kalamazoo, Michigan USA, March 16, dxldyg
via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
CBC already provides The Link (Online) and Tam-Tam Canada to
ShortwaveService for broadcast on their low-power transmitters, I
think for free. See, e.g.:
https://shortwavearchive.com/archive/radio-canada-internationals-the-link-via-shortwave-service-1-may-2016?rq=The%20Link%20Online
(-- Richard Langley, March 16, ibid.)
The CBC should pay Jeff to air their programs, not the reverse. The
CBC is probably not interested, but I'm sure Jeff can give them a fair
price should they want to make their programs available to a broad
audience south of the border (Jlenamon, Waco, ibid.)
The payment thing in radio is interesting. Programs like those
produced by the CBC and other organizations are their intellectual
property and have value. On the other hand, commercial stations like
WRMI need to turn a profit. In domestic commercial radio, programmers
usually must buy time to get on the air. Curiously, in noncommercial
radio it is the station that pays, not the other way around. The CBC,
a noncommercial entity, charges public radio stations in the U.S. that
carry its programs via the PRI distribution system (my station carries
As It Happens in the evening Monday through Friday).
When I was in commercial radio, admittedly a very long time ago,
stations either paid NBC, CBS, ABC, and Mutual for their newscasts and
other programs or surrendered local airtime for national advertising
in exchange (usually the latter, which is payment through foregone
revenue). But the same networks paid stations to carry their TV
programs, at least at that time.
It may be that the direction money flows in radio depends on who is
asking. If the program producer is asking, they pay; if the station
wants a show, it does.
The chances of the CBC reviving its high-power domestic SW service
using WRMI or some other station are slim. The strongest argument for
buying time on WRMI is that it would help people in remote areas of
Canada. Service to U.S. listeners would just be a welcome byproduct,
as was the case with the old Northern Quebec Service on 9625 kHz via
Sackville. Thus, paying the U.S. station could be more palatable to
the money people. Maybe. I doubt that a similar argument could be
successfully made for relaying the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- wonderful as that would be - since ABC has made it crystal clear
that it has no interest in serving people outside the Pacific region,
and has decided that shortwave is no longer a viable medium for
anything. At least the CBC still has one, albeit low-power, SW
station. 73, (Andy Robins, Kalamazoo, Michigan USA, March 17, ibid.)
** U S A. 6855 // stronger 7730 // strongest 5850, Thursday March 16
at 0700, WRMI opening `Jazz for the Asking` hosted by Keith Perron.
The website http://www.pcjmedia.com dated March 8 now says:
``Stay tuned - We are rebuilding - PCJ Radio International twice
weekly North American broadcasts --- We are rebuilding PCJ Media with
an entirely new look for 2017 - In the meantime, Catch PCJ Radio
International twice weekly to North America.
Wednesday - 0100 UT on 11580
Friday - 2200 UT on 9955``
So still overlooking the additional WRMI broadcasts I have already
pointed out, notably this one, which on the WRMI grid still mistakenly
Friday instead of Thursday, is labeled `Media Network Plus`, but all
of them ought to be labeled PCJ, as one never knows exactly which PCJ
program will be contained. The JFTA page http://www.pcjmedia.com/jfta
does not mention carriage on WRMI or any SW station.
11580, March 16 at 1312, WRMI playing `Viva Miami` episode in Spanish
with Thaïs & Jeff discussing HFCC visit to Jordania. This is a secret
airing, Thu at 1300, since the skedgrid shows nothing but World Music.
I`ll add it to DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS.
15770, March 17 at 1403, no signal from WRMI. #3 transmitter is now
supposed to run 12-22 UT, nothing but BS except other programming for
final hour.
15770, March 17 at 2056, this WRMI is still AWOL, as it was circa
1400. With 14 transmitters, at least one is likely to be down at any
given time, either necessarily or for rotating preventive maintenance.
OTOH, current sked has lots of blank time rather than 24/7 on most of
them.
9395, UT Sat Mar 18 at 0154, gospel huxter other than Bob Biermann or
Brother HyStairical, as seems to be regular during this hour, but
nothing on the website to ID it, so I force myself to listen a while,
and to compare it to 9955 which is free of jamming now. Sounds like
the same guy, but NOT //, not even when I switch back and forth twice
a minute in case they are // but out of synch playbacks.
At first, 9955 sounds anti-Catholic, while 9395 is anti-government. I
listen more to 9395: into soul music, ``Keep Your Eyes on the Prize``
as he talks along with it, phone 856-775-1176 definitely copied, and
mentions ``Key of David``; also Yahweh, maybe Messianic black cult?
While this music is on, no music on 9955. At 0159.5 both cut to
``WNYW`` style WRMI canned ID, and continue their separate ways from
0200, 9395 with Bob Biermann IDs and Oldies music, 9955 into Spanish
Radio Praga. Let`s look up what`s on 9955 until 0200 UT Sat: from 0130
`Evangelical Holiness`. Not explained on the WRMI Programming page.
Searching on that plus WRMI leads Google ONLY to 3 versions of my own
previous logs of it this year!
Top hit on the phone number is tech support at ClassicRedneckRadio.com
which is promising, since it`s about radio, but don`t see anything
about SWBC. Maybe it`s merely a sponsor on whatever program this is
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Nothing on 15770 kHz at 18 UT (March 17, Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15770, March 18 at 1834, WRMIBS is back on the air after absence
yesterday, usual poor signal off the side here; oops! dumps off the
air at 1837*, so still having problems.
Before then I noticed that there was some crackling as heard on AM,
and quick carrier cuts or shifts as I listened with BFO, comparing it
to much stronger 15710 WHRIBS, where the same thing was happening but
much more severely. You risk ruining your transmitters by plugging in
that horrible quality feed from Walterboro, and here I am just
speaking technically. My receiver? Not happening on other nearby
signals like 15500 & 15390 Spain.
9395, March 18 at 1847, Oldies on WRMI is just too weak at S3 to enjoy
the music, Blue Velvet at the moment, interspersed with Bob Biermann
announcements. Should put this on 13 MHz daytime for better coverage
further if not closer. Maybe 9395 is stronger at prime single hop skip
distance from Okee halfway to here, like the Tennesseeans on 9 MHz.
11580, 2306 March 18, has Thaïs in Spanish, no doubt `Viva Miami`, and
6855 is not // either with some otherlanguage music.
6855, UT Sunday March 19 at 0021, WRMI with ``Rudolf the Red-Nosed
Reindeer``, and soon ``Xmas Radio`` jingle, then ``Winter
Wonderland``. So here`s Xmas Radio at another unscheduled time on this
frequency only, still listed at 00-01 UT Mondays only. We still wonder
if they are ever playing anything sacred, but am not about to keep
listening to find out.
5850 // 7730, UT Sunday March 19 at 0636, WRMIs are in Russian, during
`Radio Panorama` DX program, playing clip of Ekho Moskviy, which is
having to get rid of American investors, also talking about Radio
Svoboda. I wonder just what the political stance of this program is?
6855 is not //, with music. I wonder how well the two frequencies get
into Moskva, neither aimed that way.
9395, Sunday March 19 at 1307, yet another time for `Wavescan`, as any
schedule info for this frequency is still lacking. Ray Robinson
finishing a script about YSS+S. Most of rest of show has Jeff talking
with a guy from WWCR about HFCC A-17 on the Dead Sea in Jordan. Next
one for B-17 will be late August hosted by SENTECH in South Africa;
and A-18 late January in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Also plugged next
NASB meeting, May 17-20, which is open to SWL guests, unlike HFCC,
hosted by KVOH Simi Valley, first one on the west coast. More info at
http://www.shortwave.org
which opens with a KNLS/MWV slideshow but linx to
http://www.shortwave.org/index.php/annual-meeting-info/
1329 back to Oldies music.
9395, Sunday March 20 at 2325, this WRMI is playing end of `Wavescan`,
same episode from 2300 as on 9395 earlier today after 1300. Two more
to be added to the DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS schedule (but will they
stick, week after week, without any published schedule?)
6855, Sunday March 19 at 2328, `In Christ We Live` seems to be program
title, at closing? No full schedule for this frequency, nor is it
shown on any other frequency at this or any time, but it is one of the
shows listed on WRMI`s Programming page, as from Niagara Falls NY/St
David`s Ont., without any time details (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
5850 & 7730, Monday March 20 around 0630, jazz music with drumming,
audience. Not `Jazz from the Left`, but now on sked for UT Monday 06-
07 is something called `Teachers Corner`. (6855 is not // but Qur`an
instead). It is found on the 9955 schedule for Monday 21-22, already
replacing `Noches con Mirka`, but she remains on Wed & Fri during that
hour. `Teachers Corner` is now also listed for Mon 21-22 on 15770, Mon
22-23 on 5950 (which is usually also on 11580, 6855?)
But what is it really about? Not jazz music, it seems, so maybe what I
heard was not really it? There is this long writeup about it at the
bottom of the Programming page, probably meaning it`s the latest
addition:
``“Teachers Corner” actually started for me in 1975. No kidding! I was
a thirteen year old interested in radio and communication. I listened
to a lot of shortwave broadcasts from an old radio my father bought
for me. Voice of America, Radio Moscow, Radio France International,
etc, etc, etc, filled my log book. I guess it filled a fascination
with traveling and far away places, at the time. Not to mention a mail
box full of QSL cards! Well, the fascination turned into a hobby
(Amateur Radio – WB9WNW) and by the time I was sixteen years old
turned into an enlistment into the military (United States Navy –
Cryptography).
My dreams of far away places turned into reality and by the old age of
twenty five I had visited and or lived in 16 countries. A big constant
in all the travel and meeting different people from different cultures
was International Broadcasting. I enjoyed listening to the differing
opinions and presentations of the radio personalities and the
landscape they painted over the radio.
Sometime later in my life, I met a very interesting man from the city
where I am home based (Raleigh, North Carolina). He explained that he
was an International TEFL Teacher. He told me that he was teaching
English in Austria and had a very rewarding career.
I was immediately interested and wondered if such a career would work
for me. Teaching, travel and new experiences were the key to my
interest in this TEFL stuff. It is a great fit. After being TEFL
Certified in 2010 I have taught extensively in the Czech Republic
(Pardubice) and China (Zhujian Province). Teaching young learners
through adult age students brought me great satisfaction and
enjoyment.
I really wanted to tie this occupation of TEFL Teaching and Shortwave
Broadcasting together. While I was in China, I thought of a SW Program
dedicated to International Teachers and Educators for entertainment
and informational reasons. I really did not recognize any stations
doing this type of format or programming. International Teachers and
Educators can be somewhat isolated in their locations and an open
medium that reaches out to them, wherever they may be, seems helpful
and appropriate.
“Teachers Corner” can be a place for active listeners to be a part of
a larger community than they currently know exists. Worldwide
listeners active in Education and Teaching can share and exchange
information from their personal experiences and knowledge as well as
appreciate the entertainment value. Hopefully the concept and
production of “Teachers Corner” will garnish [sic] enough interest to
keep the program “On The Air” and be of benefit to all listeners,
wherever they may be. Timothy Cordray / Teachers Corner
You can hear Teachers Corner on WRMI at the following times and
frequencies:
* 0600-0700 UT Monday on 7730 kHz to Mexico, the Pacific and the
Southwestern US
* 5:00-6:00 pm ET Monday on 9955 kHz to South America (this is 2100-
2200 UT Monday until Nov. 2017)
* 2100-2200 UT Monday on 11580 kHz to Europe, Middle East, North
Africa and the Eastern US [cf shown on grid as 15770 instead --- gh]
* 2200-2300 UT Monday on 5950 kHz to the Caribbean and South America``
I still ask, teaching what? English? Cryptography? Jazz? He doesn`t
spell it out, but I guess TEFL means Teaching English as Foreign
Language (only). Can you do that without learning the local language?
(Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
11580, March 20 at 2250 check, WRMI music sounds ``new age``, so
strongly suspect Fred Moe`s `Christian New Age Radio` is still getting
bonus repeats of its second broadcast from November, every Monday
during this unscheduled semihour which also may be // 5950, even 6855,
but too weaks to tell. Oops, `Teachers Corner` is supposed to be on
5950 now, as just above.
9955 & 9395, March 21 at 0313 & 0319, no signals from WRMI. These are
normally the last North American signals to go, but MUF must have
plunged even lower. K index is only 2 and no storms. The 7 MHz trio,
7780, 7730 & 7570 are still G to VG at 0320.
5850 // weaker 7730 but still plenty, March 21 at 0621, WRMI with
melodic overly nasal Qur`an recitation, shortly segué to Arabic pop
song. Jeff probably picked up some new CDs around the Dead Sea. At
0627 next song smax of Hebrew language, but not sure.
6855, March 21 at 0622, this WRMI is not //, but balancing the other
Abrahamists with gospel song in English about Bethlehem (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Press Release --- I wanted to give you a quick update about
me and KJES. I thank everyone for their concern. I have had several
setbacks in my health and the construction of KJES. I am doing better
but it is a long road back. The construction, or should I say the
destruction of KJES has been delayed due to the contractor performing
other work on the Former KJES building. Hopefully this will change
soon. I hope to be back on the air from the new site by this time next
year. But that my be a bit short as the FCC and other powers move at
their own pace. I thank everyone for there concern and good wishes and
hope to make some progress In the next few weeks (Jon Gorski, IA,
March 20, WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9930, Saturday March 18 at 1801, no signal from WTWW-2 for
`Theater Organ/Ozarx`, and still none at 1820, but 9475 WTWW-1 is on
with a ham show; nor on was WTWW-3, 12105. Staying on local time, all
programs should have shifted an hour earlier, TOO to 1800 instead of
1900, but not rechecked then.
12160, Sat March 18 until 1730, WWCR`s `Talking Machine Show` which
ought to be called `Singing Machine Show` has indeed shifted one real
UT hour earlier now to 1700, and manages to penetrate into a
restaurant on the G8 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
9350, WWCR Nashville TN; 2142-2201+, 15-Mar; “Classic Radio Theater”
with “CBS Radio Workshop” episode “Air Raid” from 10-Aug-57; 2153
religispots, “Today’s Father” & “Today’s Creation Moment”. About a
minute DA to ID at 2200:55 into English religihuxter program. S30
peaks with weak co-channel QRM, probably studio bleed
+++ [same], 2040-2055+, 16-Mar; Repeat “Air Raid” episode to 2054 then
same religispots. ToH WWCR ID, into Evangelical Outreach on how other
Christians can help Catholix about their “Maryology”. S20 peaks
(Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 185' & 60' RW + 125' bow-
tie, ----- All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! -----,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
4840, March 16 at 0708, WWCR is dead air except for hum and lite whine
of varying pitch and beating; S9+30 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
WWCR-1 World Wide Christian Radio again in FM mode on 15795, March 19:
till 1200 15795 WCR 100 kW / 046 deg WeEu English, distorted/FM mode*
from 1200 15825 WCR 100 kW / 046 deg WeEu English, with good AM audio
* wrong FM modulation like Voice of Justice & Ictimai Radio on 9676.9!
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/wwcr-1-world-wide-christian-radio-again.html
73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7505vv, UT Sat March 18 I am checking for the Chinese hour
on WRNO, which Ron Howard reported was really airing at 0200. Not
tonight: S9 on the meter, but poor signal and very undermodulated, yet
I eventually conclude it has stayed in English at 0206, 0220 and 0250.
By 0303 has switched to YL voice and I think she is the Chinese one,
still very hard to hear. 0359 very poor at ending, WRNO ID in English.
Meanwhile, I have been measuring the constantly varying frequency: at
0220, 7505.5; 0250, 7504.96; 0306, 7504.91; 0330, 7505.07; 0359,
7505.09.
There has also been a weaker carrier on the lo side and not varying
much, circa 7504.20. Possibly local origin altho I am getting it on
two radios. Makes a het with WRNO unless USB tuning (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
7505v, WRNO. The Chinese language program is broadcast very randomly;
erratic daily scheduling; have not found a definite pattern. At 0333,
March 19, heard Chinese, which was not heard shortly after 0300, so
rather late starting; went off the air at 0403* with the Chinese show
still going; off without any closing ID or the usual announcements
(Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, antenna: 100' long
wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 15555-USB, March 18 at 1805, WJHR gospel huxter barely
audible at S3 vs noise level of S2, just to confirm it still exists
and is active today (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 12040-12075, March 18 at 1812, 12050 WEWN is splattering
across this range, while fundamental is distorted during Spanish
translation of prayer in English. Mother doesn`t care. Little comfort
that this dirty transmitter impacts the upper side more than the
lower.
11520, March 19 at 0038, WEWN English is unusually strong, S9+25,
audiblizing the hash which also surrounds day frequency 15610 when it
inbooms: spur peaks are about 11511, 11502, at -9 kHz intervals, but
not so much on the hi side.
12020-12100, March 19 at 1402, range of WEWN 12050 Spanish splatter,
including QRMing Turkey, q.v. on 12035.
5810, March 21 at 0623, R. Católica Mundial with mariachi style song,
``Viva Cristo Rey`` plus her father and La Virgen de Guadalupe as
well; DJ follows with program ID `Fe Hecha Canción`, as WEWN is
lightening up its boring programming, no more ``por su dolorosa
pasión`` recited every few seconds??
The latter is the content of `Paz a la Luz de la Luna` which is still
on schedule at 04-06 UT Mon-Fri; while FHC is repeated Tue-Sat at 06-
07, originally 15-16 M-F, first repeat 02-03 Tue-Sat. Per:
http://www.ewtn.com/radio/sp_radio_sched.asp
Transmission schedule
http://www.ewtn.com/radio/freq.htm
now is dated March 3 to October 30, 2017, admittedly with only two
frequencies at a time, not including spur fields. Why *March 3? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Have you checked if only the Radio Munansi transmission on
15240 kHz (online radio continues also in this case) is defunct now or
rather the whole WWRB? I have not seen any further reports about its
other transmissions that remained recently (a few hours on weekend
evenings on 90 metres as far as I know). (Kai Ludwig, March 19, dxldyg
via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
3215, March 19 at 0046, S9+25 WWRB with suptorted talk, presumably
politico-religious huxters. Shift to 3195 should now occur at 0100
when WWCR overtakes 3215, but not checked yet. ``African`` service on
15240 remains unheard (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9265, March 20 at 2206, WINB with gospel huxter in Spanish,
a rare language for them. Sked effective March 12 shows for Mondays
only:
06:00P / Mon-2200...La Voz Alegre
06:30P / Mon-2230...Day of Decision (Spanish)
Strangely enough, La Voz Alegre must be in Spanish, even tho not
specified. Is this the same LVA which produces all the Spanish hours
on Madagascar World Voice? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. Summer A-17 new frequencies of Adventist World Radio
AWR and KSDA from March 26, including new relay site - Tashkent
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/summer-17-new-frequencies-of-adventist.html
73! (Ivo Ivanov, QTH: Sofia, Bulgaria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 700, March 17 at 1257 UT with WLW still in but nulled, Texas
ads including one in Sugarland, mentions an FM ID in passing, and
``Voice of Texas``. Therefore it is not my closer one, KHSE in The
Metroplex, which is Spanish religion, but the farther one from Houston
market, KSEV Tomball, 15/1 kW U4, with such a slogan in NRC AM Log.
Day pattern has less of a null toward us than KHSE. Can`t find any FM
for it listed, not even mentioned on own website, but clearly a far-
right extremist outlet (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 740, March 17 at 1258 UT, KTRH Houston with TX ads, I-45
mentions, is making 72/min SAH with KRMG Tulsa = 1.2 Hz; even tho 50
kW, day and night patterns are supposed to have deep nulls toward OK,
so I again suspect they are out of whack (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 790, KURM, AR, Rogers - 3/17 2359 ELT [0359 UT March 18] -
Atop with clear sign-off announcement, including mention that they
begin their broadcast day on the weekdays at 5:00 and on Saturdays and
Sundays at 6:00 [CDT here?]. No SSB heard. Not a new logging, but
always nice to hear a sign-off on a regional channel in this day and
age (Rick Dau, South Omaha NE, Sony ICF-2010 + Grundig AN-200
antenna, NRC-AM via DXLD) So they sign off at 11 pm local (gh)
** U S A. 910, March 17 at 1301 UT, NPR News from Culver City,
California, so has to be WSUI Iowa City IA --- a public radio station
the Trumpsters would love to do away with (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 960, FLORIDA, WGRO, Lake City. 0405 March 18, 2017. Surely
the one with the usual train wreck of Oldies vs. Classic Rock. Van
Halen "Is It Love" segued to Gino Vanelli "I Just Want To Stop" then
into AC/DC "Girls Got Rhythm." Co-channel WFIR and WERC. Gerry Bishop
confirms WGRO is on, but weak when passing daytime closest to on US-19
in the Florida big bend panhandle area (Terry L. Krueger, Clearwater
FL, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1020, March 17 at 1303 UT, Mexmx, ``La Estación de la Raza``
by SHVA, i.e. KMMQ Plattsmouth NE (Omaha market), not to be construed
as racist? What if Anglos were to slogan that way? With nearby KOKP OK
nulled as much as possible, and no sign of KCKN Roswell now (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WAMT 1190. On March 19th I enjoyed a strong opening to
Florida. At 0557Z I noted some speech in French with strong accent.
After some research I concluded It was WAMT (Pine Castle-Sky Lake,
4700D-230N Watts) with La Voix Evangelique d'Orlando religious
programing in Haitian French. So, I suspect there is someone at the
station "playing" with the TX powerswitch!. It was on 1190.014. The
TOH ID is done in a bizarre way. I am attaching it recorded from their
web stream.
[later:] QSL received!, about the power used that night, Bill Sullivan
(Genesis Communications Contract Engineer) has told me: "Mauricio:
Because maintenance was being performed during the FCC-designated
"Expermiental Period" WAMT was operating at 4.7 kW in to the non-
directional daytime antenna. I'm sure that helped your reception."
73! (Mauricio Molano, Salamanca, ESPAÑA - SPAIN, RX site: Aldea del
Cano, Cáceres. LAT: 39º17'09.70 N, LONG: 6º19'00 W, RX: PERSEUS. ANT:
WELLBROOK ALA1530S+ http://moladx.blogspot.com/ mwcircle yg via DXLD)
** U S A. 1260, March 17 at 1307 UT, ``Radio de la comunidad latina de
Iowa``, many ads mentioning Des Moines, 515 area codes, ``La Reina, y
nada más``, música. 5 kW KDLF Boone IA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 1510, FLORIDA (TIS), City of Lakeland, WPZW713 at Lakeland
Linder Regional Airport. Gerry Bishop and I noted this while on I-4
nearing Lakeland, and along all of the FL-570 Polk Expressway on March
18. Huge signal, strongest noted since the very early days of this
one. FCC dB show the calls as WPEP788, which were the original, but
last it was WPZW713, so unsure which is accurate. Format is currently
a long loop consisting almost entirely of advertisements for stores
within the airport, all clearly call to action scripts. Not so sure
this is permitted for TIS licensed operations, a definite no-no for
LPFM. I believe the only in-band licensed to 1510 kHz.
(Terry L. Krueger, Clearwater FL,
Florida Low Power Radio Stations:
https://sites.google.com/site/floridadxn/florida-low-power-radio-stations
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Re: KMRI-1550, they announce // KXOL-1660 (which has been
off the air since last summer, and unlicensed for some time before
that) and KEGH 107.1 Woodruff. (They are no longer //KOGN-1490). 73
(Tim Hall, CA, March 21, ABDX via DXLD) Utah
** U S A. 1600, GEORGIA, WAOS, Austell. 0339 March 18, 2017. Mexi-
tunes, local level, so obviously once again on 20 kW day power instead
of 67 watts night authorization (Terry L. Krueger, Clearwater FL, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1610, FLORIDA, (MIS), Manatee Information Radio, Crystal
River. Gerry Bishop confirms this one is silent when passing though
Crystal River on US-19 March 19. And indeed, it's deleted from the FCC
dB, at least on 1610 kHz. Bye-bye?
1610, FLORIDA, (TIS), WQGS506, Payne's Prairie Preserve State Park,
Micanopy. Gerry Bishop confirms this one was silent on March 17,
passing along I-75, despite new 1610 signage. A check of the FCC dB
indicates this one is set to expire on April 4, 2017. Bye-bye?
1650, see INTERNATIONAL WATERS [and non]. (Terry L. Krueger,
Clearwater FL, Florida Low Power Radio Stations:
https://sites.google.com/site/floridadxn/florida-low-power-radio-stations
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Local TIS update --- I had to wait for some meds refills at
the pharmacy so I listened to the car radio in Aliso Viejo.
1620, WPMW407, San Juan Capistrano CA, CALTRANS Advisory Radio, Ortega
Highway information, route 74, short loop by woman with calls in each
loop.
1640, WPKA209, Irvine CA, City of Irvine, AM 16-40, The City of
Irvine's Traffic and Emergency Advisory Radio System, long loop by
man, call ID at :02 after the ToH. Can listen the this on-line.
1680, WQUX625, Irvine CA, Toll Roads Radio AM 16-80, toll payment
information for the 73 Toll Road by man, call ID in each loop.
1690, WQTB222, Irvine CA, UCI (University of California Irvine) AM 16-
90, UCI Information, Traffic and Emergency Advisory Radio, long loop
with various campus information recorded by several men and women,
call ID in each loop.
1690 has another Toll Roads Radio station in Orange. I can usually
hear them underneath the UCI station on the Hammarlund. That's what's
on the air locally (Martin Foltz, Mission Viejo CA, March 18, ABDX via
DXLD)
** UZBEKISTAN. 15755, March 17 at 1402, S Asian music, presumed TWR
Tashkent at 131 degrees as in HFCC --- as I previously logged Feb 19,
but STILL no listing in EiBi or Aoki; wonder if they read my reports?
As I researched previously, seems to be replacement for 7505 scheduled
in Hindi at this time. How about own website of TWR India? Would you
believe that they are still linking to 3.4 years out-of-date pdf sked?
http://radio882.com/schedule/TWR-I-Broadcast-Schedule-Oct2013.pdf
I was about to complain that it shows no frequencies, just meter
bands! Another sked version says I am not authorized to see it on
google drive with my only gmail ID!
http://twr.in/home/mass-media/radio/broadcast-schedule
``You need permission to access this published document``
Was this in the WRTH Feb pdf updater? NO! 7505 not audible now, but
inconclusive; or is it? Weak S6-S7 talk on 7600, listed as BBC
Tashkent in Hindi (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VANUATU. At 2150 UT: 7259.938, Radio Vanuatu, Port Vila on March 19
in UT, but March 20 downunder, noted S=6-7 signal in remote SDR on
Perseus Net in Brisbane Queensland, Australia (Wolfgang Büschel, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
7259.95, R. Vanuatu, Mar 22 0757-0811, 35343, Bislama, Talk, ID at
0759 (Kouji Hashimoto, JAPAN, RX, IC-R75, NRD-525+RD-9830, ANT, 130m
Sloper Wire, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VATICAN. A-17 new frequencies of Vatican Radio eff. from March 26:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2017/03/summer-17-new-frequencies-of-vatican.html
(DX RE MIX NEWS #999 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov, March 20, 2017
via DXLD)
** ZAMBIA. 5915, March 21 at 0242, ZNBC1 S7-S9 with fish eagle IS,
always a treat. I guess Zambians set their alarm clox to hear it at
4:42 am every morning. 0249 switch to choral NA. LSB tuning is better
since there is more ACI from 5920 WHRI than from 5910 RRI/HJDH (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ZANZIBAR. TANZANIA, 11735, Zanzibar B.C., Mar 19 1501-1512, 35333,
Swahili, Telephone-talk-back and music, Theme music at 1501 (Kouji
Hashimoto, JAPAN, RX, IC-R75, NRD-525+RD-9830, ANT, 130m Sloper Wire,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
11735, TANZANIA-ZANZIBAR, ZBC Radio at 2010 in Swahili, a woman with
talk and East African pop music – Strong signal but pulsing audio
indicating a tube in the transmitter may be on its last legs, Mar 19.
Too bad considering the African musical fest “Sauti za Basara” is
going on (Mark Coady, Selwyn, Ontario, Kenwood TS440S 40 and 80 meter
off centre-fed dipoles, ODXA yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DXLD)
Hi all, Something has gone terribly wrong with the usually very clean
signal from ZBC on 11735 kHz. Just noted today at 1930 UT, but come to
think of it, I might have noticed the same thing is passing yesterday.
Really too bad. Almost sounds like they are being jammed but I would
doubt that. 73 (Mick Delmage, AB, March 17, Perseus SDR with Wellbrook
loop, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DXLD)
Yes you are right. Two program strings on TZA even 11735.0, and
another string visible nearby on 11734.966 kHz. Heard a male
announcer, but also a steady music played DITTERING every half second.
How is the political relations between Tanzania state and its
neighbours like Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, Burundi, in Central East
Africa where Swahili is a common spoken language?
S=7-8 dittering heard in Hungary and southern Italy remote units, as
well as powerhouse at 2045 UT in Doha Qatar S=9+5dB level, 16 kHz
wideband signal, which is mostly used by CHN jamming, or from Ethiopia
against Eritrea in 7.1 MHz range. Or is that a China mainland jammer -
OUT OF TECHNICAL ORDER? Comments please. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, HCDX
via DXLD)
ZANZIBAR - listen to recording
MP3 11735kHz_Tanzania_Zanzibar_dittering_170317_2040 UT.mp3
249KB Save
Mixture of dittering music, and white noise 16 kHz wide signal, both
stopped at same time TX OFF at 2100:42 UT -- so, I guess it`s another
MALE FUNCTION [sic] of the transmitter unit by the Chinese made BBEF
Beijing transmitter audio modulation.
I remember - some years ago* - after repair the TZA Zanzibar
transmitter by Chinese technicians, TZA technician sent out pure WHITE
NOISE signal like the Ethiopians against Eritrea done
WORLD OF RADIO 1870,
* out of order in Febr 17 - April 23 in 2012 year. [HISTORY]
Another failure TZA broadcasts occured after:
Dec. 10, 2009, will no doubt go down in Zanzibar's history as 'Black
Thursday'. On that day the electricity supply, carried from the
mainland by submarine cable, broke down. Since then the retailers of
generators and fuel have become quite rich, but the blackout has left
most Zanzibarians angry. R Zanzibar has generators for the 585 kHz MW
transmitter and 97.4 MHz FM. The SW transmitter at Dole, 10 km North-
East of Zanzibar City (commonly known as 'Stone Town'), is off at the
moment, but will return to the air once the blackout is over.
[Zanzibar] Dar es Salaam [sic] noted at 1720 UT on Nov 20, terrible
modulation feeder quality, line between Dar es Salaam and Island TX
station seemed to be damaged ... only scratching heard (wb, wwdxc BC-
DX TopNews Nov 20, 2012 year)
Also reported widely in DX press: digital DRM like signal from TZA
Zanzibar in February 2013 year. Was back on May 3, 2013 with AM mode
transmissions. listen to the enclosed recording audio signal of
tonight, taken in Doha Qatar remote SDR unit. 73 wolfie (Wolfgang
Büschel, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DXLD)
Back to the present, does 6015 suffer the same malady circa 0300?
Presumably the same transmitter. Haven`t heard it well enough lately
to evaluate (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Pacific JBA MW carrier search March 17: finally I
awaken two minutes before sunrise here so check it out at 1237-1239:
774, 693 and 594 from NW, presumably Japan; and 702 from WSW,
presumably Australia (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 4070.43, March 19 at 0047, CW beacon GT, very poor. I
have been checking for this almost every night during bandscans, and
first time heard since Feb 24, the date for which was omitted, so here
is that report again:
4070.3, Feb 24 at 0228, CW beacon GT is JBA, and I do mean JBA! Had to
listen over a minute to be sure I was copying GT rather than the other
one recently heard, ZN. Still no idea whence, so time to guess: how
about Grand Teton? Or could refer to golfing while tangoing, or vice
versa.
4070.4 approx., March 22 at 0345, beacon GT, vs S9 elevated local
noise level which is really bothering the tropical bands here, whence?
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 4739.0, March 17 at 0213, open carrier showing up here
again, S9 vs CODAR swishes peaking S9+10. Maybe idling RTTY
transmitter (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 5010, March 19 at 0055, very poor carrier here as I am
tuning up the band, so the Cuban leapfrog? NO, since 5025 Rebelde is
off, just the JBAC from presumed Perú. Therefore 5010 is most likely
India along the grayline; a few other 60m signal traces from Asian
frequencies (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 5100, March 19 at 0057, the S9+35 open carrier is here
again, except it is cutting off and on: 3 seconds on, 1 second off.
What behavior is this? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 5125.0, March 17 at 0212, big AM open carrier again
here, S9+20; and still at 0547 recheck. Slight propagational fading so
not something local (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 6105.39, March 19 at 1337, big het from some carrier
here against one on 6105.0, the lower sounding like serious music hour
on Sundays from CNR1; still late in the hour altho weakening, both
gone by 1403 recheck. At this hour certainly not Radio Panamericana,
Bolivia, which is sometimes active and last measured on 6105.34, nor
Brasil; nor Mexico, which Aoki also insists on preserving 24h as if
XEQM still exists.
Rather, per Aoki, very likely is R. Taiwan International shifted off-
frequency as they are capable of doing, scheduled 10-14 UT, 100 kW at
267 degrees from Kouhu site, in Mandarin Chinese during this hour, and
of course *jammed, which is the real reason CNR1 is on 6105.0 while
RTI is too, almost (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGESST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 7200-LSB, March 20 at 2211, chicken cackling and rooster
crowing, mixed with strumming music, a jhammer no doubt against some
net, and then they all go silent for a bit. Perhaps such nonsense was
also being referred to in this commentary Mike Terry forwarded, WTFK?
"SHOCKED AT WHAT I HEAR ON HF"
Bryan Beam (W4HLD) on February 16, 2017
http://www.eham.net/articles/38315
HF? Is he implying everything`s much nicer on VHF? Why? Also, I wonder
if CW ops bother to swear as much?
7210-LSB also checked at 2213 March 20, but some QSO in English rather
than N1NR in Spanish with Cuban jhamming (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 9270-USB, March 22 at 0400, Spanish 2-way (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 11435-USB, March 16 at 1326, presumed Indonesian pirates
singing and talking over each other; think I hear some English words,
``got you``, ``meet you``.
11435-USB & 11415-USB, March 20 at 1337 pileups on both by presumed
Indonesian QSO pirates. On 11435, one of them is shouting ``radio`` --
-- something over and over, maybe an ``ID``, but can`t understand the
following word (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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Hello my old DX friend --- Hi Glenn, My name is Rob Leingang. I just
wanted to thank you for being an important part of my life. I started
listening to you back in the 70's when I became interested as a 15
year old boy trying to fix a Zenith Transceanic I located at a garage
sale for 5 dollars. I hope you can drop me an email. I'm trying to get
back into shortwave radio, I have some decent gear but am struggling
to get a dedicated spot to set it up. And am a bit out of the loop.
I'm typing to you as I listen to your podcast of what seems to be
March 16th. It seems that many broadcasters are abandoning SW; that is
very sad. Maybe I can send you some scans of my QSL's from my hey day
and through you can once again get up and running again. Kindest
Regards, (Rob Leingang http://WWW.allprojectorbulbs.com
Seattle, Washington, March 16, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
PUBLICATIONS
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Interesting publications in Russian
CALCULATOR: CALCULATION OF MIRROR CHANNELS OF RADIOS
http://radiodx.ru/text-015
For calculation, you need to specify the IF receiver (455, 465 or 500
kHz). In addition to the main mirror [image] channel, the program
calculates the mirror channels on the 2nd and 3rd harmonics of the
local oscillator.
- Synthetic radio
http://radiodx.ru/text-155
- Text Broadcasting
http://radiodx.ru/text-151
(Alexander Kravets, Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Territory, Russia /
"deneb-radio-dx" via Rus-DX 19 March via DXLD)
THE EMPIRE OF NOISE
Documentary about radio emulation in the USSR and not only ---
Rimantas Pleikis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXV4nTfGHuI
(Dmitry Elagin, Saratov, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" via Rus-DX 19 March
via DXLD) See also USSR above
WORLD OF HOROLOGY
+++++++++++++++++
NEXT GLOBAL HF WEEKEND: MARCH 30-APRIL 2, 2017
Andrew Yoder reports:
Be sure to mark the next Global HF Pirate Weekend on your calendar.
The last one, which occurred during the first weekend in November was
a sort of trial run. Cupid Radio and Mike Radio from The Netherlands
were both widely reported in North America, and the former even made
it to Japan. Sluwe Vos Radio wasn't reported as much in North America,
but this Dutch station was reported in Brazil during the last GHF
weekend.
March 30-April 2, 2017 --- General frequency ranges:
15010-15100 kHz
21455-21550 kHz
Basic schedule:
European morning, 0800-1200 UTC from Europe to Asia/Japan/Oceania.
European afternoon, 1200-1600 UTC from Europe to North America and
vice versa.
European night, 2200-2400 UTC from North America to Asia/Oceania.
Of course, these are general frequency ranges where pirates have
broadcast during prior Global HF Pirate weekends. Some stations will
surely operate on frequencies and times outside of these ranges. These
will be updated on HF Underground https://www.hfunderground.com/ and
on the Hobby Broadcasting http://hobbybroadcasting.blogspot.com/
blog as it happens."
(Hobby Broadcasting blog via ukdxer on
https://shortwavedx.blogspot.co.uk March 12)
Posted by: (Mike Barraclough, March 22, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO
1870, DXLD)
MUSEA
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BLETCHLEY PARK - WEBSITE UPGRADED
https://www.bletchleypark.org.uk
Visit us
Bletchley Park is a place of exceptional historical importance. It
remains highly relevant to our lives today and for the future. It is
the home of British codebreaking and a birthplace of modern
information technology. It played a major role in World War Two,
producing secret intelligence which had a direct and profound
influence on the outcome of the conflict.
Over the past twenty years Bletchley Park has become an
internationally renowned site, visited by people from around the
world, which acknowledges the successes from the War and the people
responsible for them. It celebrates their values: broad-minded
patriotism; commitment; discipline; technological excellence. By
presenting and explaining these achievements and these values, in the
very place where they occurred, Bletchley Park brings together the
dramatic history of the twentieth century with the challenges we face
in the twenty first in our rapidly changing and technologically
complex society.
Public interest in Bletchley Park has grown enormously over the past
few years and the number of visitors to Bletchley Park in 2016 was
over 250,000. Posted by: (Mike Terry, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD)
DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DAB See UK
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DRM See ERITREA; INDIA; NEW ZEALAND; ZANZIBAR
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DTV See also CUBA; MEXICO
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
NAB SLAMS FCC REPACK PLAN, SEEKS CHANGES. SAYS AUCTION STRUCTURE WAS
FAULTY AND FLAWED
Wow, guess there may be another channel Repack?
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/washington/nab-slams-fcc-repack-plan-seeks-changes/164204
http://www.nab.org/documents/newsroom/recon_petition_filing.pdf
(Baton Rouge, SE LA DXer, March 20, WTFDA Forum via DXLD)
I don't see another repack in there. The NAB does believe the schedule
of the current repack is unrealistic. That's not really news (IMHO the
NAB is right). The previous FCC wouldn't have listened -- they'd have
gone ahead with the current schedule. The new chair hasn't made much
noise about it but I haven't heard anything that would cause me to
suspect a change in policy (Doug Smith W9WI, Pleasant View, TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com ibid.)
Even Chairman Pai cannot change the timeline Congress gave the FCC to
work with. And do you really think he's going to disadvantage the
wireless guys who just paid ~$20 billion for the spectrum by
lengthening the schedule up-front? Would that not be changing the
value of the spectrum underneath them? (- Trip Ericson, Alexandria VA,
March 22, ibid.)
Slightly off topic, but after the current repack gets finished will
OTA TV be between channels 2 and 36 or will it be in a smaller or
larger range(I know the current range is 2-51 with the exception of 37
which is used for radio astronomy)? Also, do you think the FCC will
have(or already has) any competing applications to deal with?
(Rrrrzzzz419 is offline Member, Currently DXing In NW AL And NE MS,
ibid.)
2 through 36 it will be.
There will be more VHF-high stations than before, but not that many,
since these channels have been well occupied already, even in rural
areas, where some broadcasters even favored them, to go through trees,
over small hills, to the outdoor antennas rural viewers have actually
been using. It also saves money on transmitter power, important, since
the market is smaller.
There will be more VHF-low stations than before, though, again, not
that many. Switching to low-V may be appealing to an independent or
religious station, the kind that viewers will not install an antenna
to watch, and selling down to low-V keeps the station on cable and
satellite, while the owners of the station may pocket some cash.
What will be more difficult is UHF DTV DX by tropo - most DXers won't
have any "holes" to point their antennas at for long DX.
[taglines] Comparing Sporadic-E skip to skip on the AM and shortwave
bands is like comparing apples and oranges. Comparing tropo to skip is
like comparing apples and bacon cheeseburgers (Robert Grant, March 23,
ibid.)
Hi Rrrrzzzz419, after the repack all DTV channels will only be able to
broadcast on channels 2 thru 36. channels 38 thru 51 will be for
wireless companies to use for new wireless technologies. Don't think
channel 37 will be used because of it being used for Radio Astronomy.
Robert Grant, you said most DXers won't have any "holes" to point
their antennas at for long DX, did you mean there won`t be any open
channels to DX on?
With the transmitter power coming up on ATSC 3.0 and its more
resistance to multipath problems we may be able to watch long distance
TV stations with more reliability now. something we have not been able
to do since the Analog TV days (SE LA DXer, ibid.)
ATSC 3.0 may be better for DXing, but what good is it if there's fewer
(if any) DXable channels left after the repacking? I live in the Great
Lakes region, and I'm surrounded by several other markets that are
around 100 miles away. So between my locals and regional tropo,
there's not going to be much left for long-haul tropo. It's all going
to be plugged up. It's already crowded, and it's only going to get
worse. From what has been revealed so far, it doesn't appear that many
stations are going off the air. So the stations are all going to be
crammed in like sardines (Andrew Crazy Monkey, My TV and FM DX Photos
from Akron, Ohio...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/133179000@N04/albums
ibid.)
I agree with you, Crazy Monkey. I guess the ones that will benefit the
most for a while until their country does the switch to ATSC 3.0 are
our DXing friends across the border in Mexico. They will be far enough
away from these ATSC 3.0 stations to be able to DX them except for
around Reynosa MX that location will be to close. I think Monterrey
Mexico & Mexico out across the southern Gulf where Gargadon is located
all the way including the Yucatan will be prime DX locations when ATSC
3.0 switches on. ATSC 3.0 USB & HDMI Dongles should be available for
DXers in Mexico to buy at Amazon or Ebay I would think (SE LA DXer,
ibid.)
PROPAGATION
+++++++++++
GROUND CONDUCTIVITY HERE IN THE "GREAT CENTER"
Re the IRCA thread about ground conductivity: fascinating to actually
look at the map, which I do not recall seeing before, and finding that
it’s so high in OK. I remember many years ago discussing the seemingly
low ground conductivity here in southern Missouri, and you wondered if
that was true since it seemed to be much higher where you are in
central Oklahoma. Looking at the map proves the point — we’re at 8,
you look to be in one of those pockets of 30. We definitely have a
predominance of “red clay” dirt here, presumably iron-rich. Of course,
we also have a rich limestone/karst topography in Missouri (helluva
lot of sinkholes!) — I have no idea how that affects ground
conductivity. 73, (Randy Stewart, Arts Producer, KSMU, 901 S.
National, Springfield MO 65897, March 16, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
SUNSPOT COUNTS DROP TO 7-YEAR LOW
Spaceweather.com 20 March 2017
The sun has now been blank (no sunspots) for 14 consecutive days. To
find a similar stretch of blank suns in the historical record, you
have to go back to April of 2010 -- a time when the sun was emerging
from a deep Solar Minimum. The current stretch of spotlessness heralds
a new Solar Minimum expected to arrive in 2019-2020. Between now and
then we can expect even longer interregnums broken from time to time
by mostly small sunspots incapable of strong flares. Is space weather
coming to an end? On the contrary, now is when things get interesting:
Solar Minimum brings extra cosmic rays, pink auroras, and more (via
Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD)
A study on sunspot number re-calibration:
http://bit.ly/2ngm1yi
Also, here is a piece on solar cycles suggesting that the next cycle
may be larger than the current solar cycle:
http://www.leif.org/research/Prediction-of-Solar-Cycles.pdf
(QST de W1AW, Propagation Forecast Bulletin 11 ARLP011, From Tad
Cook, K7RA, Seattle, WA, Mar 17, 2017, To all radio amateurs via DXLD)
:Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2017 Mar 20 0323 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/weekly.html
#
# Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
#
Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 13 - 19 March 2017
Solar activity was at very low levels with no observable spots on
the solar disk. No Earth-directed CMEs were observed during the
period.
No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at
normal to moderate levels with high levels observed on 13-15 March.
The largest flux value of the period was 8,800 pfu observed at
14/1655 UTC.
Geomagnetic field activity ranged from quiet to unsettled levels.
Solar wind speed was at nominal levels between 300 km/s and 400 km/s
through most of the period with total field near 5 nT. On 15-16
March, a slight increase in solar wind speed and total field was
observed just after a solar sector boundary crossing at 15/0008 UTC.
This was likely due to a weak connection to a positive polarity
coronal hole high speed stream (CH HSS). Total field increased to 9
nT while solar wind speed increased to near 433 km/s. The
geomagnetic field responded with isolated unsettled periods on 15
and 16 March.
FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 20 MARCH - 15 APRIL 2017
Solar activity is expected to be at very low levels for the forecast
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 to moderate levels with high levels likely
on 24 March and again from 29 March - 11 April due to recurrent CH
HSS activity.
Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at unsettled to active
levels on 21-24 March and again from 28 March - 06 April. G1 (Minor)
geomagnetic storm levels are likely on 23, 28-31 March and 02 April
while G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storm levels are likely on 28-29
March due to recurrent CH HSS effects.
:Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2017 Mar 20 0324 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 2017-03-20
#
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2017 Mar 20 70 5 2
2017 Mar 21 70 8 3
2017 Mar 22 71 12 4
2017 Mar 23 72 20 5
2017 Mar 24 72 8 3
2017 Mar 25 72 5 2
2017 Mar 26 72 8 3
2017 Mar 27 72 8 3
2017 Mar 28 72 35 6
2017 Mar 29 72 30 6
2017 Mar 30 72 20 5
2017 Mar 31 72 18 5
2017 Apr 01 72 15 4
2017 Apr 02 72 20 5
2017 Apr 03 72 15 4
2017 Apr 04 72 12 4
2017 Apr 05 71 12 4
2017 Apr 06 70 10 3
2017 Apr 07 70 5 2
2017 Apr 08 70 5 2
2017 Apr 09 70 5 2
2017 Apr 10 70 5 2
2017 Apr 11 70 5 2
2017 Apr 12 70 5 2
2017 Apr 13 70 5 2
2017 Apr 14 70 5 2
2017 Apr 15 70 5 2
(SWPC via WORLD OF RADIO 1870, DXLD)
SOLAR WIND ARRIVES EARLY
Southgate March 21, 2017
Arriving a day earlier than expected, a stream of fast-moving solar
wind is buffeting Earth's magnetic field today. The broad stream is
expected to influence our planet for the next three days with a 60%
chance of polar geomagnetic storms between now and March 23rd. Arctic
sky watchers should be alert for auroras in the waxing Spring
twilight. Visit Spaceweather.com for more information and updates.
Posted by: (Mike Terry, March 22, dxldyg via DXLD)
GLENN`S PROPAGATION OUTLOOK FOR MEDIA NETWORK PLUS AS OF MAR 23, 2017
From IPS in Australia, the global HF propagation forecast thru March
25: normal at low latitudes, normal to fair at middle and hi
latitudes.
From Spaceweather South Africa thru March 25: magnetic conditions
quiet to unsettled; shortwave fadeouts unlikely; MUF unstable.
from MET office UK thru march 26: Solar activity very low. Geomagnetic
activity generally Unsettled to Active through March 25, with a 50%
chance of minor geomagnetic storms on March 24.
From F K Janda in Prague, Geomagnetic field will be:
quiet to active on March 25, 28, 31, April (8, 12)
quiet on March 26, April 6 - 7, 9 - 10
quiet to unsettled March 27, April 1 - 2, 4
active to disturbed on March 29 - 30, (April 3)
mostly quiet on April 5, 11
From SWPC Pin BOulder; G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels likely on
March 28-31 and April 2, while G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storm levels
are likely on March 28-29. A and K indices peaking at 30 and 6. Lowest
A`s and K`s of 5 and 2 on March 25, and not again until April 7 to 15.
Solar flux 72 thru April 4 then down to 70 by April 6
William Hepburn`s VHF UHF DX maps show extreme tropospheric ducting:
Along the cost of Namibia March 24 to 28
Along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf coast March 26
Around Cabo Verde March 27 and 28
Off the west coast of Mexico on March 28
And all week between Oman and India, and India to Myanmar
(via DXLD)
TIPS FOR RATIONAL LIVING
++++++++++++++++++++++++
Re 17-11: BREAKING: PUBLIC MEDIA DEFUNDED
Hope it comes to pass. Regards, (George, NJ3H Stein, Redmond, Oregon
USA, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Just for the record: funding for the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting (a "whopping" $445 million) accounts for less than
1/7,300th of the overall federal budget, according to a calculation
today by the Washington Post. Also, very little CPB money goes to PBS
or NPR directly. It goes to local stations that use most or all of it
to pay for the network programs they air. Loss of CPB funding would be
felt by public radio and TV stations in the big cities but they would
probably survive, though in diminished form. The real impact would be
on stations serving large rural, often poor, areas of the country.
Most would be forced off the air in the very communities where most
commercial broadcasters do an especially lousy job of keeping their
listeners informed.
Because of the 2010 budget "sequestration" law it is very doubtful
that the budget presented by the administration will become law in
anything like its current form. Among other things, sequestration
prevents Congress or the administration from shifting money from
domestic programs to defense, or vice versa --- see
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/03/donald-trump-meet-sequestration/519798/
Also, many of the programs targeted by the administration for
"defunding" - including CPB - have enjoyed wide and bipartisan support
on Capitol Hill.
As someone who has enjoyed a 30+ year career in public radio
journalism, I am glad that the federal government and Congress had the
foresight in the late 1960's to approve the law that created CPB, and
not only because that's where my own bread is buttered. Public radio,
especially, has a robust local presence across the United States,
serving people with local news and cultural programs in addition to
the national programs they carry - programs that commercial
broadcasters have no interest in providing. Some say they have
philosophical objections to the federal government being in the
broadcasting "business," although I don't hear many of them
criticizing the VOA or RFE/RL/RFA, et al. I think they're wrong: CPB
and the locally-owned public broadcasting stations it supports are
examples of the government stepping in to make sure a vital service is
there despite the abject failure of the "market" to provide it. 73,
(Andy Robins, Kalamazoo, Michigan USA, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1870,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
The newspaper that shows how such a calculation can also introduce a
vigorous support for the plans:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/abolish-the-national-endowment-for-the-arts/2017/03/15/0b6ca778-08db-11e7-a15f-a58d4a988474_story.html
In this case a British polemic blasted the statement made by the chair
of the NEA as "defeatist":
http://slippedisc.com/2017/03/a-defeatist-statement-from-the-nea/
Be that as it may: The observation how small a fraction of the state
budgets the fundings for arts etc. are has already been quoted on
numerous occasions here in Europe. The point being made was that even
completely eliminating these fundings could not save anything else. It
is not a matter of priorities. It is plain symbolism, used by an elite
to tell the broad masses that an alleged elite will no longer be
favoured (Kai Ludwig, Germany, ibid.)
PUBLIC BROADCASTERS FEAR `COLLAPSE' IF U.S. DROPS SUPPORT
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/03/16/business/media/corporation-for-public-broadcasting-cuts.html
Ira Glass of "This American Life" says the proposed federal cuts could
make ambitious new national programming much harder to create.
Michael Nagle for The New York Times [caption]
By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and BEN SISARIO March 16, 2017
Public radio and television broadcasters are girding for battle after
the Trump administration proposed a drastic cutback that they have
long dreaded: the defunding of the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting.
The potential elimination of about $445 million in annual funding,
which helps local TV and radio stations subscribe to NPR and Public
Broadcasting Service programming, could be devastating for affiliates
in smaller markets that already operate on a shoestring budget.
Patricia Harrison, the corporation's president, warned in a statement
on Thursday that the Trump budget proposal, if enacted, could cause
"the collapse of the public media system itself."
But the power players in public broadcasting -- big-city staples like
WNYC in New York City -- would be well-equipped to weather any cuts.
Major stations typically receive only a sliver of their annual budget
from the federal government, thanks to listener contributions and
corporate underwriters. Podcasts and other digital offshoots have also
become significant sources of revenue.
Rural affiliates, however, rely more heavily on congressional largess,
which can make up as much as 35 percent of their budgets. Mark
Vogelzang, president of Maine Public, called the Trump proposal "the
most serious threat to our federal funding" since he started in public
broadcasting 37 years ago.
"We're always living on the edge in this ecosystem of public
broadcasting," Mr. Vogelzang said in an interview.
Patricia Harrison, chief executive of the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting, said Thursday that the Trump budget proposal, if
enacted, could cause "the collapse of the public media system itself."
Daniel Rosenbaum for The New York Times [caption]
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting supports about 1,500 stations
that carry a range of educational, journalistic and arts-related
programming. The corporation dates to the administration of President
Lyndon Johnson. Its funding, while a minuscule part of the federal
budget, has been under regular peril since the 1970s from conservative
lawmakers, who often decry what they view as the liberal bent of
public media.
Jay H. Pearce, the chief executive of WVIK-FM in Rock Island, Ill.,
which receives about 15 percent of its budget from the federal
government, said he was also concerned about problems with raising
money. He pointed to broader cuts under consideration for federal arts
and humanities financing, noting that many groups would have to
compete against one another for private contributions to make up the
difference.
"This year, everybody might rally, we might find the money," Mr.
Pearce said. "But what will happen next year, and the year after?"
Executives in public broadcasting were on alert since early this year,
when rumors of major cuts began circulating, and on Thursday they did
not hesitate to fire back. Their top talking point: "$1.35 per
citizen," an approximation of the annual cost to each American for
providing a spectrum of public-interest shows.
"It's not like cutting this would have any appreciable effect on any
taxpayer across the country, but losing PBS would," Neal Shapiro,
president of WNET in New York, said in an interview. "In a lot of
markets, the only place for real in-depth local coverage is the PBS
station, the only place for arts and culture, the only place for safe
harbor for kids."
Ira Glass, host of "This American Life," which does not receive any
federal money, said, "Big stations in big cities will certainly be
fine, especially in blue cities, where listeners will surely step up
to replace any money that goes away."
But the proposed cuts, Mr. Glass added in an email, could make it far
more difficult for producers to begin ambitious new national
programming. "If you're starting a new news program, or anything with
a public service mission," he wrote, "C.P.B. is pretty much still the
only game in town."
Mr. Shapiro, of WNET, said city affiliates would eventually be hurt as
much as rural stations. "If the beach washes out, the little houses go
first," he said, "but then the big houses go after that." (via Mike
Cooper, DXLD)
[at this point a side thread erupted about funding for VOA et al., now
moved under USA above]
Maybe we are in the minority --- but, I am hoping the defunding
happens as well (B-T-M, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
One can only wonder why. It’s a tiny fraction of the federal budget
and it brings something to those in rural areas who value it and who
would not otherwise have it without the subsidy because there isn’t an
overall population large enough to support it on its own. Your
attitude, frankly, seems unneighborly; but there’s a lot of that going
around these days (John Figliozzi, Sarasota, FL, ibid.)
It's all painfully simple. For decades, public broadcasting has been
viewed (correctly or not) as a haven for liberal viewpoints and
personalities. The far-right-wing extremists are now in control of
practically everything, and they categorically cannot tolerate the
existence or propagation of opposing views. Therefore, those views
must be eliminated from the panorama, thus avoiding contamination of
the "accepted" line of thinking -- similar to what we see elsewhere in
North Korea, Cuba, and locations of that ilk.
Young children, without Sesame Street and other similar PBS
programming, are certainly better off doing without, rather than risk
being indoctrinated by any attitudes which may contradict extreme
conservatism. (Literacy and other such mundane matters are secondary,
when precious ideology is the main factor!) Of course one needn't
worry -- there are plenty "reality shows", infomercials, and
installments of "Dancing With The Stars" to keep the populace occupied
and mollified. And the Reich shall thrive, without the bothersome
mental pollution of anything but extreme right-of-center "thought", if
you can call it that (Greg Hardison, CA, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Far right extremists are not in control of almost everything. This is
a stupid statement. I guess left wing extremists are OK when they are
in charge? As a taxpayer, I want straight news without the slanting
either way if my tax dollars are being used.
As far as Sesame Street and other such programs plus science/nature
shows are fine as long as they don't promote the gay, muslim, etc.
agenda at the expense of straight people, Christians, etc. Kids do not
need to hear this politically correct crap by making it the norm.
So if it PBS/NPR wants to continue to be funded by tax dollars then
they had better clean up their act. By the way I am still
flabbergasted by the snowflake comment about the extremists in a
previous email. Regards, (George, NJ3H, Stein, Redmond, Oregon, ibid.)
See what I mean? The fascists become unglued when anything but the
"right-thinking", Christian (naturally) agenda is supported with
"stupid" statements. How can anyone not see the bubbling intelligence
in an agenda that promotes Putin, tax cuts for the top 1% and oodles
of additional dollars to military contractors -- at the expense of
poor, disabled and elderly Americans who will lose everything from
affordable medical care to literally food (read: "Meals On Wheels").
After all, what would Jesus do?? (Greg HARDISON, CA, ibid.)
Check out Putin, Hillary, and Podesta and uranium sales and where the
money went. Now that is a Russia connection that demands to be
investigated. Now back to listening to the static being received here
in central Oregon. Regards, (George, NJ3H, Stein, ibid.)
For the record, I must say I am no fan of Hillary or her incompetent
Demo. Party that allowed us to come this far off the mark for the past
thirty-plus years. Now back to the SDRs! (Greg HARDISON, ibid.)
Politix as related to broadcasting are certainly not off-topic to this
group, and of course it was I who started this thread. Let us not
allow it to degenerate into just flaming. I`m sure you know where I
stand about this. Glenn
Greg, QSL on back to the SDRs. Good weekend to you. Regards, (George,
NJ3H, ibid.)
And back at ya', George! -- G H (Greg Hardison, ibid.)
Interesting factoid about the CPB budget: $490 million is about .9% of
$54 billion. (Now where did I get that number from?) If indeed the
objection is mostly budgetary it seems like you'd want to cut the
military bands (which account for MORE than the CPBs share of the
budget!) as well ---
*But to bring this back around to radio,* I would be willing to wager
that the few remaining MW Public stations will be significantly hurt
by this, and the (mostly) rural folk who rely on that band to provide
them NPR will see a hit. Have any of the stations themselves commented
or suggested their fate? Perhaps it is premature because after all
this is only a PROPOSED budget, but are there list members in Iowa or
other NPR MW areas who can enlighten the rest of us?
I can comment about WKAR-AM in East Lansing. It has been VERY silent
about this, but they HAVE begun using an FM Translator **W255BC-FM*
*using 190 watts from East Lansing and which I can verify from
monitoring IS on the air 24 hours (and // to AM 870 when that is on
the air daytimes). Interestingly, according to Radio Locator.com the
Construction Permit was Granted on March 15 2017, and on my way home
from work today (the 17th) they announced the translator call at the
ToH ID at 2200 UT. That didn't take long!
There is reportedly another translator on 98.9 ALSO using the W255BC-
FM call but from Plainwell, that has been authorized since 2007. I
have never heard them announce that, but that one is rated at 10 watts
and Plainwell is too far away from my normal 'stomping area' for me to
check. Next time I'm out that way....
MSU Public Broadcasting has had a 'bad attitude' about AM for some
time now. At a member get-together (where I got Big Bird's autograph
:)! ) I asked about why they so infrequently mentioned AM programming
in on-air promotions, and they actually said to me "nobody listens to
AM"(!) The program director did a quick himmm and hawww when I said
"*I* listen to AM; do I look like nobody to you? Maybe I should stop
my annual contribution?" He tried to play nice after that, but you
know they still think this! //Ken
-- One can never be too rich, too thin or have too many radios.
D <-- and I'm still not with stupid! --> R [tagline]
(Kenneth Vito Zichi, Williamston, ibid.)
Unfortunately, the Idiot Trump Chorus likes to sing its off key tunes
here too. (Sigh...) Please spare us. Not everything needs to be turned
into a celebration of boorishness and ignorant self-righteousness. As
the saying goes: "Opinions are like a--holes. Everyone's got one and
everyone thinks theirs doesn't stink." As you were, gentlemen (John
Figliozzi, FL, ibid.) ###