Listeners Notebook, July 2006
Last Updated on December 8, 2006 by Ralph Brandi
Algeria [non]
Some changes of VT Communications Relays from June 12/19–RTA Radio Algeria again on short waves, all in Arabic:
| 0400-0600 | 7260-RMP 9540-WOF |
| 1900-2000 | 9765-RMP 11810-WOF |
| 2000-2100 | 9765-RMP 12025-WOF |
| 2100-2300 | 7150-RMP 9710-WOF |
(DX Mix News, Bulgaria, June 21/DX Listening Digest/Hauser-OK)
Angola
Radio Nacional de Angola, postal address: CP 1329, Luanda, Angola -Web:<http://www.rna.ao>, daily from transmitter site Luanda-Mulenvos (15/100 kW):
| Canal A | 0000-2400 | Portuguese 4950 |
| Radio N’Gola Yetu | 0000-2400 | Vernaculars 7216.8 |
(Africa On Shortwave Summer 2006 Edition published by BDXC-UK, via Kubiak-DE/WWDXC DX Magazine)
Ascension Island
Shortwave non BBC relays:
NHK World Radio Japan, daily:
| 0330-0400 | Swahili | 6135 |
| 0700-0730 | Arabic | 15220 |
| 0800-1000 | Japanese | 17650 |
| 1230-1300 | French | 15400 17870 |
| 1300-1330 | Swahili | 17870 |
| 1500-1700 | Japanese | 21630 |
| 2100-2200 | English | 11855 |
| 2200-2300 | Japanese | 15220 |
Radio France Internationale, daily:
| 0400-0500 | French | 7150 |
| 0600-0630 | English | 9570 |
| 0630-0700 | French | 9570 |
| 1200-1230 | English | 17815 |
RAI International, daily:
| 0130-0230 | Italian | 6110 11765 |
| 1700-1800 | Italian | 15320 |
Radio Prague, daily:
| 0000-0030 | Spanish | 11665 |
United Nations Radio, Mo-Fr:
| 1730-1745 | English | 17810 |
Family Radio (WYFR), daily:
| 1700-1800 | English | 21680 |
| 2000-2200 | English | 15195 |
| 2030-2130 | French | 11985 |
| 2115-2315 | English | 11875 |
FEBA
| 1830-1900 | French | 15130 Daily |
| 2145-2215 | Wolof | 11985 Th/Fr |
Star Radio, daily:
| 0700-0900 | English | 9525 |
| 2100-2200 | English | 11965 |
(Africa On Shortwave Summer 2006 Edition published by BDXC-UK, via Kubiak-DE/WWDXC DX Magazine)
Australia
HCJB has resumed transmission in Japanese since June 2, on every Friday and Saturday [UT] at 2230-2300 on 15525. The programs are produced in Sydney, Chicago, and Tokyo. Japanese transmission from Ecuador was once on the air from May 1, 1964 until December 31, 2000. This may be the first case that international broadcaster resumes Japanese transmission.
Reception reports should be addressed to HCJB Section, Yodobashi Church, Hyakunincho 1-17-8, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-0073 Japan, requiring 160 yen stamp for reply (Takahito Akabayashi, Japan, June 3/DX Listening Digest/Hauser-OK)
The ABC advises that it is in the process of upgrading its Alice Springs, Katherine and Tennant Creek shortwave Local Radio services. This work is being undertaken to provide greater reliability of these services. Each service will be required to be switched off for an extended period while replacement transmitters are installed.
The work on the Tennant Creek transmitter has now been completed and the service has recommenced broadcasting. The Alice Springs (Roe Creek) service is now being upgraded and is currently off and the Katherine service will also be turned off for an extended period from Tuesday 30 May.
From this date those listeners who usually tune to the Alice Springs and Katherine shortwave services will need to retune to the Tennant Creek service to continue to receive ABC Local Radio. The ABC has also provided an additional service, which will broadcast into the Northern Territory from Shepparton, Victoria on 11880 during the day and 6080 in the evening. Those listeners who have problems tuning to the Tennant Creek service, particularly if you live in the Katherine region, should attempt to tune to these additional frequencies. (ABC via Padula, Jun 05/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DK)
Belarus
7110, 1500, Radio Hrodna started May 22 with a local transmission with mainly cultural elements. Also heard on 6040 but weaker there. The other small local stations seem to be off. (Brunstrom, Sweden, SW Bulletin May 28, translated by editor Thomas Nilsson/DX Listening Digest/Hauser-OK)
Burkina Faso
Radio Burkina, postal address: Radio Burkina, BP 7029, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso At the Web: <http://www.rtb.bf/site_radio>. Transmitter site is Ouagadougou with 100 kW. Daily transmissions:
| 0530-0800 | French/Vern | 5030 |
| 0800-1700 | French/Vern | 7230 |
| 1700-0000 | French/Vern | 5030 |
(Africa On Shortwave Summer 2006 Edition published by BDXC-UK, via Kubiak-DE/WWDXC DX Magazine)
Chad
Radiodiffusion Nationale Tchadienne, postal address: RNT, BP 892, Ndjamena, Chad. Transmitter site is N’djamena-Gredia with 100 kW.
| 0430-0730 | Fr/Ar/Vern | 6165 Daily |
| 0730-1000 | Fr/Ar/Vern | 6165 Sat, Sun |
| 1000-2230 | Fr/Ar/Vern | 6165 Daily |
(Africa On Shortwave Summer 2006 Edition published by BDXC-UK, via Kubiak-DE/WWDXC DX Magazine)
Chile
I’ve noticed Voz Cristão on new 6110 kHz. as early as 0400 and as late as past 1000 in Portuguese. I’m not sure if this replacement for 11890, but this would sure be a better frequency, one would think, for overnight transmission from South America to South America. I’ve noticed that besides giving the Miami address, they also mention Angola and Mozambique, and gave a C.P. Box address in Maputo, so not sure if this is intended for Africa and is additional to 11890 or replacement for it. I’m assuming this is via the Chile site. Anyone know for sure (Alex Vranes, Jr., Harpers Ferry,WV)
Congo–republic
Radio Congo, postal address: R. Congo, Direction Generale de Radio TV du Congo, B. P. 2912, Brazzaville, Rep. of Congo. Transmitter site is Brazzaville with 100 kW. Daily transmissions:
| 0430-0600 | Fr/Vern | 5985 |
| 0600-0700 | Fr/Vern | 5985 6115 |
| 0700-0830 | Fr/Vern | 6115 9610 |
| 0830-1700 | Fr/Vern | 9610 |
| 1700-2030 | Fr/Vern | 5985 6115 |
| 2030-2300 | Fr/Vern | 5985 |
(Africa On Shortwave Summer 2006 Edition published by BDXC-UK, via Kubiak-DE/WWDXC DX Magazine)
Cyprus–northern
6150.03 Radio Bayrak, 0328, Jun 11, National Anthem which I recognized from 3 years ago when I last heard them, English female ID and frequencies, usual pop music. Audio weak and distorted but audible while Gene Scott (consistently on 6149.97) is off. (Groot-HOL/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DK)
Djibouti
Radiodiffusion Television De Djibouti, postal address: RTD, Avenue Saint Laurent du Var, BP 97, Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti. At the Web: <http://www.rtd.dj>. Transmitter site is Djibouti-Doraleh with 50 kW and daily transmission:
| 0300-2000 | Afar/Fr/Vern | 4780 |
(Africa On Shortwave Summer 2006 Edition published by BDXC-UK, via Kubiak-DE/WWDXC DX Magazine)
Equatorial Guinea
Radio Africa and Radio East Africa, postal address: Radio Africa, PO Box 851, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, or Pan American Broadcasting, 2021 The Alameda (Suite 240), San Jose, CA 95126-1145, USA. At the Web: <http://www.radiopanam.com>. Transmitter site is Bata with 50 kW transmitter, operated by US evangelical programming Pan American Broadcasting.
| 0700-1600 | English | 15190 Radio East Africa Sa/Su |
| 0800-1300 | English | 15190 Radio Africa #2 Mo-Fr |
| 1700-2300 | English | 15190 Radio Africa Daily |
(Africa On Shortwave Summer 2006 Edition published by BDXC-UK, via Kubiak-DE/WWDXC DX Magazine)
Finland
At its meeting on Jun 06, YLE Administrative Council decided to adjust the company’s channel structure and profiles and new services. This move relates to the ongoing YLE strategy reform, founded on a customer- and content-based operating model. YLE’s strategic objectives were approved by the companys Administrative Council already earlier in the spring. YLE will focus in future on serving Finns abroad through satellite, mobile and internet distribution. The company will therefore be discontinuing MW and SW broadcasts from Pori in 2007. However, medium-wave broadcasts will still continue on the Santahamina (Helsinki) transmitters in the Baltic Sea area. Director General Mikael Jungner in a Press Release from the European Broadcasting Union Jun 09 at http://www.ebu.ch/en/union/news/2006/tcm_6-45036.php. (Padula-AUS/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DK)
France
Deleted language services of Radio France International:
Albanian
| 0600-0627 | 9805 |
Polish
| 0445-0457 | 6045 |
| 1600-1657 | 9805 |
| 2100-2157 | 7135 |
Romanian
| 1500-1557 | 9805 11670 |
| 2000-2057 | 7135 9805 |
Serbian
| 0500-0527 | 7315 9805 |
| 1400-1457 | 9805 11670 |
| 1900-1957 | 7135 9805 |
(Radio Bulgaria DX Mix News, Ivo Ivanov May 30)
Gabon
Radiodiffusion Television Gabonaise – Radio Gabon, postal address: Radiodiffusion Television Gabonaise, BP 10150, Libreville, Gabon. Transmitter site is Libreville-Melen with 100 kW transmitter, operated daily.
| 0500-0800 | French | 4777 |
| 0800-1600 | French | 7270 |
| 1600-1700(1900) | French | 4777 |
(Africa On Shortwave Summer 2006 Edition published by BDXC-UK, via Kubiak-DE/WWDXC DX Magazine)
Africa No. 1, postal address: Africa No.1, BP 1, Libreville, Gabon. At the Web: <http://www.africa1.com>. Transmitter site is Moyabi-Moanda with 500 kW (HFCC registrations listed with 250 kW power). Daily transmissions:
| 0500-0700 | French | 9580 |
| 0700-1030 | French | 9580 17630 |
| 1030-1100 | French | 9580 |
| 1100-1600 | French | 9580 17630 |
| 1600-1900 | French | 9580 15475 |
| 1900-2300 | French | 9580 |
Transmissions via the Moyabi Relay:
Radio Japan, daily:
| 0430-0500 | Russian | 11970 |
| 0500-0530 | Spanish | 11970 |
| 0530-0545 | Italian | 11970 |
| 0545-0600 | Swedish | 11970 |
| 0600-0630 | German | 11970 |
| 0630-0700 | French | 11970 |
| 1030-1045 | Italian | 21820 |
| 1045-1100 | Swedish | 21820 |
| 1700-1800 | English | 15355 |
| 1800-1900 | Japanese | 15355 |
Franco-African Music, daily: The purpose of this non-stop Franco-African music service appears to be as a source of interference against the Libyan opposition station Sawt al-Amal in the range 17660-17695, from approximately 1300 until it sign’s off at 1400. The music then remains on air until 1530. Transmitter Site believed to be Moyabi, Gabon. 1300-1530 Franco-African music North Africa (presumed) in range 17670-17695. (Africa On Shortwave Summer 2006 Edition published by BDXC-UK, via Kubiak-DE/WWDXC DX Magazine)
Germany [and non]
The Deutsche Welle schedule has again a lot of changes due to the reorganization of the German program to the two-hour segments last autumn.
Here is a list of the new frequencies, some frequencies end a few minutes early:
| 0000-0100 | English | 9430-Kigali 9885-Trincomalee |
| 0000-0100 | Russian | 11660-Vladivostok 13810-Trincomalee 15135-Petropavlovsk |
| 0000-0159 | German | 9430-Sines 12095-Trincomalee |
| 0100-0158 | Russian | 11790-Trincomalee |
| 0100-0200 | Bengali | 9895-Trincomalee 11820-Singapur |
| 0200-0359 | German | 9825-Sines 9830-Bonaire 15640-Trincomalee |
| 0200-0400 | Russian | 15595-Trincomalee |
| 0300-0400 | Swahili | 9495-Sines |
| 0400-0500 | English | 12045-Wertachtal |
| 0400-0530 | Russian | 5910-Wertachtal 11650-Wertachtal |
| 0400-0600 | German | 9620-Kigali 17575-Trincomalee |
| 0430-0500 | Ukranian | 5980-Wertachtal |
| 0500-0530 | Bulgarian | 7170-Nauen |
| 0530-0600 | Turkish | 15640-Wertachtal |
| 0530-0630 | Alb/Bos/Serb | 5910-Wertachtal |
| 0600-0800 | German | 9480-Nauen 15325-Wertachtal 15545-Nauen |
| 0800-0900 | Pashtu/Dari | 15525-Armavir |
| 0800-1000 | German | 9480-Nauen 9855-Bonaire 15325-Wertachtal 15680-Trincomalee |
| 1000-1200 | German | 5905-Bonaire 15595-Sackville 17770-Wertachtal |
| 1030-1055 | Chinese | 9460-Vladivostok 15360-Trincomalee |
| 1200-1257 | French | 21780-Kigali |
| 1200-1257 | Indonesian | 11770 15105 17800 |
| 1200-1400 | German | 9565-Trincomalee 11900-Sackville 15620-Wertachtal |
| 1300-1350 | Chinese | 15425-Singapur |
| 1400-1459 | Russian | 15620-Wertachtal |
| 1400-1500 | German | 15445-Bonaire |
| 1430-1500 | Turkish | 13590-Nauen 15595-Wertachtal |
| 1500-1557 | Russian | 15620-Kigali |
| 1500-1557 | Swahili | 11670-Kigali |
| 1500-1600 | German | 15445-Sackville |
| 1600-1657 | French | 11670-Kigali |
| 1600-1658 | English | 9485-Trincomalee |
| 1600-1800 | German | 6150-Kigali 15680-Trincomalee |
| 1700-1730 | Urdu | 9645-Trincomalee 15190-Nauen |
| 1700-1758 | Russian | 15620-Sines |
| 1730-1800 | Bulgarian | 5905-Wertachtal |
| 1800-1900 | Hausa | 15620-Wertachtal |
| 1800-1955 | German | 6150-Kigali 15275-Kigali |
| 1900-1957 | English | 15620-Wertachtal |
| 2000-2155 | German | 7330-Trincomalee 9875-Kigali |
| 2000-2200 | Arabic | 13650-Kigali |
| 2200-2300 | Indonesian | 6000-Trincomalee 7430-Almaty 9855-Trincomalee |
| 2200-2400 | German | 7420-Almaty 9775-Kigali 11935-Kigali 11965-Irkutsk 15640-Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka |
| 2300-2400 | Chinese | 9865-Dhabbaya 11660-Novosibirsk 11830-Komsomolsk |
| 2300-2400 | English | 17860-Irkutsk |
New DRM transmissions:
| 0400-0600 | 9690-Moscow |
| 0600-0800 | 6130-Wertachtal |
| 0800-0859 | 13810-Sines |
| 0800-1025 | 21820-Trincomalee |
| 1200-1559 | 6130-Wertachtal |
| 1600-1800 | 3995-Wertachtal |
| 1900-2100 | 7515-Moscow |
| 2200-2230 | 9800-Sackville to USA new program |
(Udo Krueger-DE, May 21, WWDXC BC-DX May 31/DX Listening Digest/Hauser-OK)
New transmissions of CVC International in English via DTK T-Systems
| 1200-1400 | 17860 JUL till August 31 |
| 1400-1700 | 15795 JUL till August 31 |
(DX Mix News, Bulgaria)
Greece
Updated summer A-06 of ERA-5 Voice of Greece in Greek from May 11 [when Kavala/IBB cooperation ceased]:
| 0500-1000 | 12120 |
| 0600-1000 | 15630 |
| 1100-1000 | 9420 |
| 1100-1855 | 15630 |
| 1900-0555 | 7475 |
ERA-3 Radiofonikos Stathmos Makedonias in Greek:
| 1100-1655 | 9935 |
| 1700-2255 | 7450 |
(DX Mix News, Bulgaria)
Guam
Frequency changes for KTWR Guam from June 4:
| 0730-0900 | NF 17665 TWR, ex 17570 in English |
| 1400-1430 | NF 9405 TWR, ex 12130 in Bengali/Manipuri |
(Radio Bulgaria DX Mix News, Ivo Ivanov, via WWDXC BC-DX May 30)
Indonesia
2960, 1050-1110, RPDT2 Manggarai Jun 10 Presumed. Female announcer reading a list of some sort, with many mentions of Indonesian city names and individual names. Perhaps the Indo version of `communicados.’ No pause or ID at top of hour, but some mentions of Manggarai at 1108. (Atkins-WA/Cumbre DX/Johnson-WY)
3269, RRI Gorontalo, song of the coconut islands 1158 ID in Indonesian at 1200, News relay from Jakarta, sign-off 1206. (Cataract DX-pedition, NSW via John Wright, June 17/DX Listening Digest/Hauser-OK)
4870.95, RRI Sorong, 0945-1055 June 8. Noted a steady string of musical selections until 0959 when a woman talks for about five minutes in Indonesian. No theme music noted on the hour. At about 1013 the Kor`an is recited. This is followed with music again until about 1040 when the same woman speaks until 1054. At that time music presented again. (Bolland-FL/DX Listening Digest/Hauser-OK)
7289.87, RRI Nabire, Jun 09, 0750-0812*, 24442-34343, Indonesian, Music, ID at 0759, 0800 Jakarta news relay, 0812 sign off (Kouji Hashimoto, Japan, Japan Premium/DX Listening Digest/Hauser-OK)
Israel
Summer A-06 schedule for Kol Israel:
| 0245-2115 | Arabic | 5915 |
| 0330-0345 | English | 11590 13720 17600 (9345 7530 17600 from Sep. 1) |
| 0345-0400 | French | 11590 13720 (9345 7530 from Sep. 1) |
| 0400-0455 | Hebrew | 11590 (9345 from Sep. 1) |
| 0500-0930 | Hebrew | 15760 |
| 0930-0945 | English | 13680 15760 |
| 0945-1000 | Ladino | 13680 15760 |
| 1000-1015 | French | 13680 15760 |
| 1015-1355 | Hebrew | 15760 |
| 1400-1500 | Farsi | 11605 13850 15760 Fr/Sa (alt. 7420 9985 15640) |
| 1400-1525 | Farsi | 11605 13850 15760 Su-Th (alt. 7420 9985 15640) |
| 1500-1525 | Ladino | 11605 15640 15760 Sa |
| 1500-1525 | Russian | 11605 15640 15760 Fr |
| 1530-1545 | Music | 11605 15640 15760 |
| 1545-1555 | Ladino | 11605 15640 15760 |
| 1600-1625 | Yiddish | 9345 11590 15760 |
| 1630-1645 | Romanian | 9345 11590 15760 |
| 1645-1655 | Hungarian | 9345 11590 15760 |
| 1700-1715 | French | 9345 11590 13675 |
| 1715-1730 | Spanish | 9345 11590 13675 |
| 1730-1745 | English | 9345 11590 13675 |
| 1745-1800 | Romanian | 9345 11590 13675 |
| 1800-1830 | Amharic | 9345 11590 |
| 1800-1900 | Hebrew | 13675 |
| 1835-1845 | Tigrina | 9345 11590 |
| 1845-1855 | Hungarian | 9345 11590 |
| 1900-1925 | English | 9400 11590 15640 |
| 1930-1945 | French | 9345 9400 11590 |
| 1945-2000 | Spanish | 9345 9400 11590 |
| 2000-2100 | Russian | 9345 |
| 2000-2115 | Hebrew | 15615 |
| 2000-2255 | Hebrew | 11585 (9400 from Sep. 1) |
| 2300-0330 | Hebrew | 11590 (9345 from Sep. 1) |
Galei Tzahal / Israeli Forces Radio:
| v0300-1630v | Hebrew | 15785v |
| v1630-0300v | Hebrew | 6973v |
(DX Mix News, Bulgaria, June 21/DX Listening Digest/Hauser-OK)
Italy
Updated A-06 of RAI International:
| 0055-0115 | English | 11800 |
| 0055-0115 | Spanish | 9840 |
| 0115-0130 | French | 11800 |
| 0115-0130 | Portuguese | 9840 |
| 0130-0230 | Italian | 6110 9840 11765 11800 |
| 0230-0315 | Italian | 9840 11800 |
| 0315-0335 | Spanish | 9840 11800 |
| 0345-0405 | Russian | 5970 9670 11830 |
| 0405-0425 | Ukrainian | 5970 9670 11830 |
| 0435-0445 | Italian | 6110 6145 7235 |
| 0435-0455 | Amharic | 11900 |
| 0445-0500 | English | 6110 6145 7235 |
| 0455-0530 | Italian | 11900 |
| 0505-0525 | Lithuanian | 9670 11795 |
| 0530-0550 | Romanian | 9670 11795 |
| 0530-0550 | Somali | 11900 |
| 0600-0620 | Arabic | 11900 |
| 0600-0620 | Russian | 9670 11795 |
| 0625-1300 | Italian | 6195 |
| 1000-1100 | Italian | 11920 |
| 1330-1355 | Arabic | 9670 11795 11915 |
| 1335-1355 | Albanian | 9610 |
| 1400-1415 | Slovene | 9570 |
| 1400-1425 | Italian | 15280 17780 |
| 1415-1435 | German | 9570 |
| 1435-1455 | Croatian | 9570 |
| 1500-1520 | Turkish | 9870 11775 |
| 1500-1525 | Italian | 9670 11655 11720 |
| 1520-1540 | Greek | 9870 11775 |
| 1530-1555 | French | 9670 11855 |
| 1540-1600 | Bulgarian | 9870 11775 |
| 1555-1625 | Italian | 9670 11855 |
| 1605-1625 | Russian | 9780 11700, some days on 9870 11775 instead |
| 1630-1655 | Arabic | 11810 |
| 1630-1655 | French | 7275 9845 11855 |
| 1700-1800 | Italian | 5985 7175 9845 11970 15320 15385 |
| 1805-1825 | German | 6040 9845 |
| 1810-1825 | Czech | 6130 |
| 1825-1840 | Slovak | 6130 |
| 1830-1905 | Italian | 15380 17780 |
| 1840-1900 | Polish | 6130 |
| 1910-1930 | Serbian | 6130 |
| 1910-1930 | Somali | 11890 |
| 1935-1955 | English | 5960 9845 |
| 1935-1955 | Hungarian | 6130 |
| 2000-2020 | Danish | 6110 9780 Tu/Th/Su |
| 2000-2020 | Esperanto | 6110 9780 Sa |
| 2000-2020 | Russian | 6185 9565 11775 |
| 2000-2020 | Swedish | 6110 9780 Mo/We/Fr |
| 2025-2045 | Arabic | 6110 7130 |
| 2025-2045 | English | 11875 |
| 2050-2110 | Portuguese | 6110 7130 11875 15240 |
| 2110-2130 | Spanish | 6110 7130 |
| 2115-2135 | Romanian | 5970 |
| 2135-2155 | Arabic | 6000 7260 |
| 2135-2155 | Czech | 5970 |
| 2155-2210 | Slovak | 5970 |
| 2205-2230 | English | 11895 |
| 2210-2225 | Polish | 5970 |
| 2240-0055 | Italian | 9840 11800 |
"Notturno dall’Italia"
| 2200-0400 | Italian | 6060 |
"Domenica sport"
| 1250-1630 | Italian | 9670 11885 17570 17780 21515 Su |
(DX Mix News, Bulgaria)
Korea (North)
Open Radio for North Korea–ORNK transmitting to North Korea and East China on 5880 from 1500–1800 UTC, mentioned at their website <http://www.nkradio.com>. ORNK broadcasts radio programs to the listeners in North Korea, mostly transmit programs prepared by the producers to North Korea. Anyone can participate in the program. Anyone who wants to deliver his/her voice to the North Koreans is welcome. ORNK is based on pluralism. Messages belong to the participants. ORNK is not limited to any political, economic, social, cultural or religious sphere. Any message can be broadcasted unless it does not violate intellectual property rights and ethical regulations on international broadcasting. ORNK supports true reconciliation between the North and South Korea. Sincere conversation is necessary for true reconciliation between the people of North and South Korea. (ORNK website, 16 Jun, via Kubiak-DE/WWDXC DX Magazine)
Noted 1500-1600 on 7470 (Dushanbe), ex-5880 kHz (Irkutsk). (HCJB)
The Freedom North Korea Broadcast <http://www.freenk.net> transmitting from Taiwan (VT-Merlin):
| 1000-1100 | 11750 |
| 1700-1800 | 9760 |
(NDXC, Hasegawa via Shigenori Aoki, and WB from BC-DX in MA-DX ntt #0605-2; May 2006) The English Language link on their website <http://www.freenk.net> doesn’t work. The website listed frequency 5880 kHz, but was last modified at 6 Feb. 2006. (Kubiak-DE, 16 June 2006)
Madagascar
Radio Madagasikara – Radio Nationale Malgache, postal address: Radio Madagasikara, BP 4422, Antananarivo 101, Madagsacar. At the web <http://takelaka.dts.mg/radmad>. Transmitter site is Fenoarive with 10/20/30/100 kW.
| 0300-0500 | Malagasy/Fr | 3288 5010 |
| 0500-1500 | Malagasy/Fr | 6135 7105 9690 |
| 1500-1900 | Malagasy/Fr | 3288 5010 |
| 1900-2100 | Malagasy/Fr | 3288 5010 Sa/Su |
(Africa On Shortwave Summer 2006 Edition published by BDXC-UK, via Kubiak-DE/WWDXC DX Magazine)
Relay transmissions not by RN via Radio Netherlands Relay Station, transmitter site is Talata-Volondry with 50/250 kW.
Deutsche Welle, daily:
| 0500-0600 | English | 15410 |
Radio Sweden, daily:
| 0200-0230 | Swedish | 9435 |
| 0230-0300 | English | 9435 |
| 2100-2130 | Swedish | 7420 |
| 2130-2200 | English | 7420 |
Adventist World Radio, daily:
| 0230-0300 | French | 3215 |
| 0300-0330 | Malagasy | 3215 |
| 1300-1400 | Vietnamese | 17670 |
| 1530-1600 | French | 3215 |
| 1600-1630 | Malagasy | 3215 |
Family Radio (WYFR), daily:
| 0500-0600 | English | 9525 |
| 1800-1900 | English | 7395 |
| 1800-1900 | Swahili | 5905 |
| 1900-2100 | English | 6020 |
Feon’ny Filazantsara <http://www.lutheranmedia.net/madagascar>, daily:
| 1630-1700 | Malagasy | 3215 |
Radio Voice Of The People (Zimbabwean opposition), daily:
| 1700-1800 | English | 7120v |
Democratic Voice Of Burma, daily:
| 1430-1530 | Burmese | 17625 |
Voice Of Tibet, daily:
| 1400-1430 | Tibetan | 17505 |
| 1530-1600 | Tibetan | 17505 |
Radio Nile, Sa-Tu
| 0430-0500 | English | 9905 12060 |
(Africa On Shortwave Summer 2006 Edition published by BDXC-UK, via Kubiak-DE/WWDXC DX Magazine)
Malaysia
5965 Nasional FM via RTM, June 13, 1304-1311; news in vernacular,// 7270 (Wai FM via RTM), many IDs for "Radio RT" and "Radio RT Kuala Lumpur" during and after the news, 1310 // with music but Wai FM broke away briefly for their local ID and then continued // till 1311, when Wai FM started their own programming and 5965 continued with several more Radio RT and Radio RTM IDs and pop songs, 1318 finally noted Nasional FM ID. Had suspected that some of the news programs were parallel, but this is first time I was able to hear them for sure. Is also the first time I heard all these Radio RT and Radio RTM IDs. Both fair. (Howard-CA/NASWA Electronic Flashsheet/D’Angelo-PA)
6050 RTM Sibu, June 18, 1017-1032 music program, poor/splatter from Japan on 6055; 1141-1218, W. announcer talking in vernacular over piano music (theme from Love Story?), light pop songs, 1200 singing jingle "? ? FM," musical fanfare, newws in vern. (not // to 7270 nor 5965), 1205 singing jingle for "RTM? Kuala Lumppur," news continued, 1211 musical fanfare, singing jingle for RTM FM? (not positive), M with program of on-air phone calls. Fair, about the same level as 5965, 7270 and 7295. Needs more work to get a positive FM ID. This has been off the air for some time now. A big "Thank You" to John Wilkins for the alert on this one. He measured this at 6049.65 Good job John! (Howard-CA/NASWA Electronic Flashsheet/D’Angelo-PA)
Mali
Radiodiffusion Television Du Mali, postal address: Radiodiffusion-Television du Mali, BP 171, Bamako, Mali. At the web <http://www.ortm.net>. Transmitter site is Bamako with 100 kW. Transmissions daily, news in English Saturday at 1900-1920:
| 0555-0800 | Fr/Vern | 4784.4 4835v 5995 |
| 0800-1800 | Fr/Vern | 7285 9635v 11960 |
| 1800-0000 | Fr/Vern | 4784.4 4835v 5995 |
China Radio International via relay station Bamako with 50 kW power daily
| 1300-1400 | French | 13685 17880 |
| 1400-1500 | English | 13685 17630 |
| 1500-1600 | English | 13685 17630 |
| 1600-1700 | Arabic | 15125 17735 |
| 1700-1800 | Swahili | 13645 15125 |
| 1800-1830 | Hausa | 11640 13670 |
| 1830-1930 | Arabic | 11640 13685 |
| 1900-2000 | Portuguese | 11640 13630 |
| 2000-2130 | English | 11640 13630 |
| 2130-2230 | French | 11975 13630 |
| 2230-2300 | Chinese | 11975 15505 |
| 2300-0000 | Chinese | 7170 11975 |
(Africa On Shortwave Summer 2006 Edition published by BDXC-UK, via Kubiak-DE/WWDXC DX Magazine)
Morocco
Radiodiffusion-Television Marocaine, postal address: RTM, 1 Rue Brihi, PO Box 1042, Rabat, Morocco. At the web <http://www.rtm.ma>. Transmitter site is Nador with 250 kW (15340/15345) and IBB Briech with 500 kW (7135/11920/15335). Transmissions daily.
| 0000-0500 | Arabic | 5980 |
| 0900-1100 | Arabic | 15340 |
| 1100-1500 | Arabic | 15335 15340 |
| 1500-2200 | Arabic | 15345 |
| 2200-0000 | Arabic | 7135 |
(Africa On Shortwave Summer 2006 Edition published by BDXC-UK, via Kubiak-DE/WWDXC DX Magazine)
Netherlands
The Radio Netherlands relay station on Bonaire in the Netherlands Antilles is almost 40 years old. The existing shortwave transmitters have been in service since the station opened, and are overdue for replacement. The Board of Governors of Radio Netherlands recently approved an investment of some four million euros in the station, which delivers shortwave broadcasts to the Americas, Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
At the end of April, the Minister of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands Antilles, Burney El Hage, laid the first stone for the rebuilding project, which is scheduled to be completed in around 18 months. The refurbishment includes the replacement of the old Philips transmitters with two new AM/DRM senders. These new transmitters will not only be ready for the age of digital shortwave, but will also be much more energy-efficient when used in analogue mode. The identity of the company that will supply the new transmitters is not yet known. A detailed technical specification has been prepared, and tenders are being invited from three or four manufacturers. The winner will be announced in due course, and a period of 14 months is being allowed from the date of the order to the completion of testing on site.
Obviously, the transmitters have to be imported from elsewhere, but as much of the work as possible is being contracted to local companies on Bonaire, so that the local economy benefits from the reinvestment. A new office is being constructed at the transmitter site, and replaces the office that has been located in Kralendijk, 10 km from the transmitter site, since the station opened in 1969. The office was originally located away from the transmitters as in the early years it was used as a receiving station to pick up news bulletins that were broadcast from the Netherlands on a Single Side Band link. Nowadays, everything is fed by satellite, so there’s no reason to have the office in a separate location.
The modernization of the Bonaire facility means that less manpower will be needed to operate it in the future. Currently, there are well over 30 employees. When the refurbishment is completed, this will be reduced to 27. But there will be no compulsory redundancies. Some of the employees have been with the station since it opened, and are due to retire shortly anyway, so this will take care of the reduction in numbers. The dedication of the staff in Bonaire was tested to its limits six years ago. On Sunday, 23 April 2000, a major fire broke out in the generator room. The fire totally destroyed the generators, silencing the station. Initially, it was expected that the station would be off the air for several months, but an incredible effort by the staff saw the station get back on the air with a reduced service on 2 May. Some members of staff worked so hard that they had to be ordered home to rest. Local people who had no direct connection with Radio Netherlands helped by bringing food and drink to the workers.
I visited the station in the 1980s, and came away full of admiration for the staff, who would later become colleagues. They were eager to show off "their" station to visitors, and were proud that their little island was playing such an important role in delivering Radio Netherlands programs to listeners thousands of miles away.
In recent years, budget cuts have reduced the amount of shortwave airtime needed by Radio Netherlands itself, but this has made it possible for other international broadcasters to avail themselves of the opportunity to get strong signals into the Americas. Currently, Bonaire relays some programmes of China Radio International, Deutsche Welle, Adventist World Radio and NHK Japan. As some broadcasters reduce their commitment to shortwave, Radio Netherlands is keeping its options open, and Bonaire will once again become a state-of-the-art international shortwave broadcasting facility. As someone who grew up in the era when international broadcasting and shortwave were synonymous, that gives me a warm feeling. See also <http://www.radionetherlands.nl/features/media/bon060518> (Andy Sennitt via Alokesh Gupta via WWDXC-HQ; May 18, 2006)
New Zealand
Radio New Zealand International introduced the following schedule 11-25 JUN due to some aerial switching problem:
| 0650-1200 | 6095# 7145 |
| 1200-1650 | 6095# 7145 |
| 1650-1850 | 6095# 7145 |
| 1850-2235 | 13730# 15720 |
| 2235-0650 | 13730# 15720 |
# means DRM
(Goncalves, Portugal/Conexion Digital)
Nigeria
Several national and external services. At the web: <http://www.radionigeria.net>.
Radio Nigeria-Abuja (Kaduna–50 kW, daily):
| 0430-2305 | English/Vern | 7275 |
Radio Nigeria-Kaduna (Kaduna–50 kW, daily):
| 0400-2305 | Ch 1-Hausa | 6090v |
| 0430-2305 | Ch 2-En/Vern | 4770v |
Radio Nigeria-Ibadan (Ibadan–50 kW, daily)
| 0430-2305 | En/Vern | 6050 (irregular, inactive?) |
Voice Of Nigeria (External Service, Ikorodu–350 kW, daily) Voice of Nigeria, PMB 40003, Falomo Post Office, Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria. Web: <http://www.voiceofnigeria.org>
| 0500-0700 | English | 15120 |
| 0700-0800 | French | 15120 |
| 0800-0900 | Hausa | 7255 |
| 0900-1000 | Fulfulde | 7255 |
| 1000-1600 | English | 7255 |
| 1600-1630 | Swahili | 7255 |
| 1630-1700 | Arabic | 15120 |
| 1700-2100 | English | 15120 |
| 2100-2200 | French | 7255 |
| 2200-2300 | Hausa | 7255 |
(Africa On Shortwave Summer 2006 Edition published by BDXC-UK, via Kubiak-DE/WWDXC DX Magazine)
Pakistan
Summer A-06 of Radio Pakistan:
| 0045-0115 | Assami | 7445.0 9340.4 |
| 0045-0215 | Urdu | 11580.0 15480.0 |
| 0115-0200 | Bangla | 7445.0 9340.4 |
| 0215-0300 | Hindi | 7445.0 9340.4 |
| 0315-0345 | Tamil | 11565.0 15620.4 |
| 0400-0430 | Gujarati | 9345.4 11565.0 |
| 0500-0700 | Urdu | 11570.0 15100.0 15625.0 |
| 0730-0830 | English | 15100.0 17835.0 |
| 0830-1105 | Urdu | 15100.0 17835.0 |
| 0945-1015 | Tamil | 15625.4 17480.0 |
| 1015-1045 | Sinhala | 15625.4 17480.0 |
| 1100-1145 | Hindi | 9340.4 11550.0 |
| 1200-1230 | Chinese | 9385.0 11570.0 |
| 1200-1245 | Bangla | 11550.0 15625.4 |
| 1245-1315 | Nepali | 11550.0 15625.4 |
| 1330-1400 | Turki | 5840.4 |
| 1330-1530 | Urdu | 9375.0 11570.0 |
| 1415-1445 | Russian | 7550.4 9300.0 |
| 1500-1545 | Pashto | 5095.0 |
| 1515-1545 | Dari | 4835.4 |
| 1600-1615 | English | 9375.0 11570.0 12105.4 15725.0 |
| 1630-1700 | Turkish | 6215.4 9340.0 |
| 1700-1900 | Urdu | 7530.0 9365.0 |
| 1715-1800 | Persian | 5835.0 6235.4 |
| 1800-1900 | Urdu | 5835.0 Islamabad px |
| 1815-1900 | Arabic | 6235.4 9340.0 |
| 1915-0045 | Urdu | 7530.4 Islamabad px |
(DX Mix News, Bulgaria, June 21/DX Listening Digest/Hauser-OK)
Papua New Guinea
Radio Central is back, heard at *2000 UT May 29 on 3290, sign-on in Pidgin. Had been checking for it every couple mornings and not heard until now (Chris Hambly-AUSTRALIA/DX Listening Digest/Hauser-OK)
4960, 0845-1005, Catholic Radio Network Jun 10 Mellow acoustic guitar music and Christian vocals at tune-in. Into Catholic mass at top of hour without break or ID. I reviewed the recording of this station later, and noted that the Vatican Radio interval signal was heard at 1002 UTC, followed by a weak `Catholic Radio Network’ ID by man in English. Poor to fair signal at best. (Atkins-WA/Cumbre DX/Johnson-WY)
Peru
4790 is the "moved" frequency of Radio Vision (Ex Imperial) from Chiclayo. Heard 29 May around 0300 relaying religious recordings from Iglesia Pentecostal la Cosecha, the new owners of the radio station. I talked with Mr Jorge Tesen and he said the all the DXers can write to http://www.iplacosecha.org/sugerenciasadd.php In the message you must indicate: Atencion Sr. Jorge Tesen. (Alfredo Caiote-PERU, May 29/DX Listening Digest/Hauser-OK)
Philippines
15325, FEBC, May 25, 0954-1011, IS and English ID’s: "This is FEBC radio, broadcasting from Manila, Philippines," religious program in English and religious songs. Good (Ron Howard, Shanghai, China, Etn E5/DX Listening Digest/Hauser-OK)
What`s going on here? FEBC supposedly deleted all its English broadcasts from Philippines years ago.
But EiBi says: 15325 1000-1030 PHL FEBC Manila E SEA
WRTH 2006 did not show any English for FEBC Manila. Must have snuck an English segment back onto the schedule for A-06–yes, the A-06 WRTH supplement lists two English broadcasts, via Bocaue site:
| 1000-1030 | 15325 | SE Asia |
| 1430-1500 | 12130 | S Asia |
Nothing shown on 15325 in any language before 1000, however. I guess they were already warming up at 0954. I suppose this is something syndicated, with no Filipino culture or news whatsoever, unlike its long-lamented own English language produxions, but one might check both semihours to be sure (Glenn Hauser-OK/DX Listening Digest)
15325, FEBC, May 29, *0950-1029*, on with IS and English only ID loop: "This is FEBC radio, broadcasting from Manila, Philippines," 1000 program "Haven Today" with Charles Morris, religious program and songs, program seems to be produced in Southern Calif. (Ron Howard-CHINA/DX Listening Digest/Hauser-OK)
Serbia
Following the formal recognition by the Serb government of the independence of Montenegro, the Belgrade-based international broadcaster has changed its name to International Radio Serbia. Both the radio broadcasts and website are now using this name, though some pages of the website havent yet been updated (June 16th, 2006, 09:44 UTC by Andy, Media Network blog/DX Listening Digest/Hauser-OK)
Slovakia
At a Radio Council meeting May 24th a document was approved stating that Radio Slovakia International should cease its shortwave broadcasts June 30th. The transformation of the shortwave broadcast to a part of the Internet service of the public radio will follow shortly after. Apart from the Internet, the program of Radio Slovakia International will continue to be broadcast via satellite. According to RSI editor in chief Ladislav Kubis the proposal will not secure quality standard broadcast of the foreign service of public radio as defined by law. However this proposal was passed by a majority in the final vote (Station website via Edwin Southwell, June WDXC Contact/DX Listening Digest/Hauser-OK)
Tunisia
Additional transmission for RTTunisia in Arabic:
| 1500-1600 | 12005 |
(Radio Bulgaria DX Mix News, Ivo Ivanov, via WWDXC BC-DX May 30)
Turkey
Navigating the Voice of Turkey’s website is one of life’s more unpleasant tasks. That the entire site is in Turkish, with no foreign language option to click on makes it an experience in illiteracy or just flying blind. For those who would like the A06 schedule, here it is from http://www.trt.net.tr/voiceofturkey/high.htm
| 0000-0100 | Turkish | 7300 |
| 0300-0400 | English | 5975 7270 |
| 0400-0700 | Turkish | 9460 11750 15225 |
| 0700-0800 | Georgian | 9760 |
| 0700-0800 | Turkish | 9460 11750 11955 |
| 0700-0830 | Azerbaijani | 11730 15140 |
| 0800-0900 | Macedonian | 11690 |
| 0800-0900 | Turkish | 9460 11750 11955 21715 |
| 0830-0930 | Persian | 11795 15220 |
| 0900-1100 | Arabic | 11690 15520 |
| 0900-1100 | Turkish | 9460 11955 21715 |
| 0930-1030 | Rumanian | 9560 |
| 1000-1100 | Hungarian | 13770 |
| 1000-1500 | Turkish | 17705 Fr |
| 1030-1130 | Greek | 7295 |
| 1030-1130 | Greek | 9840 |
| 1100-1200 | Chinese | 17715 |
| 1100-1400 | Turkish | 9460 11955 |
| 1130-1230 | Albanian | 11875 |
| 1130-1230 | German | 13760 |
| 1200-1300 | Urdu | 13710 |
| 1230-1330 | English | 15450 15535 |
| 1230-1330 | Uzbek | 11795 |
| 1230-1400 | Persian | 11940 |
| 1300-1400 | Russian | 13720 |
| 1330-1430 | Bulgarian | 7210 |
| 1400-1500 | Azerbaijani | 9645 |
| 1400-1600 | Arabic | 11735 17790 |
| 1400-1600 | Turkish | 9460 11955 |
| 1430-1530 | Greek | 7180 |
| 1430-1530 | Tatar | 9855 |
| 1500-1600 | Kazakh | 11860 |
| 1530-1630 | Turkmen | 11905 |
| 1600-1630 | Cro-Ser | 9605 |
| 1600-1700 | Kyrgyz | 9575 |
| 1600-1700 | Turkish | 5960 9460 |
| 1630-1700 | Italian | 9610 |
| 1630-1730 | Spanish | 13720 |
| 1700-1800 | Russian | 9675 |
| 1700-2200 | Turkish | 5960 7215 9460 |
| 1730-1830 | German | 13640 |
| 1800-1900 | Bosnian | 5980 |
| 1830-1930 | English | 9785 |
| 1930-2030 | French | 9535 11850 |
| 2030-2130 | English | 7170 |
| 2200-2300 | English | 9830 |
| 2200-2400 | Turkish | 7300 |
(via Dan Malloy, Everett MA, June 12/DX Listening Digest/Hauser-OK)
Uganda
Radio Uganda, postal address: Radio Uganda, PO Box 7145, Kampala, Uganda. Transmitter site is Kampala with 10 kW.
Red Channel
| 0300-0600 | En/Vern | 4976 Mo-Fr |
| 0345-0600 | En/Vern | 4976 Sa/Su |
| 0600-1230 | En/Vern | 7195 Mo-Fr |
| 0600-1430 | En/Vern | 7195 Sa/Su |
| 1300-2100 | En/Vern | 4976 Mo-Fr |
| 1430-2100 | En/Vern | 4976 Sa/Su |
Blue Channel
| 0300-0600 | En/Vern | 5026 Mo-Fr |
| 0345-0600 | En/Vern | 5026 Sa/Su |
| 0600-1230 | En/Vern | 7110 Mo-Fr |
| 0600-1430 | En/Vern | 7110 Sa/Su |
| 1300-2100 | En/Vern | 5026 Mo-Fr |
| 1430-2100 | En/Vern | 5026 Sa/Su |
(Africa On Shortwave Summer 2006 Edition published by BDXC-UK, via Kubiak-DE/WWDXC DX Magazine)
United States
Updated summer A-06 for World Harvest Radio:
WHRI Angel # 1
| 0100-0300 | 9515 Mo-Fr |
| 0100-0600 | 7315 Sa/Su |
| 0300-0600 | 5860 Mo-Fr |
| 0600-1000 | 7315 |
| 1000-1200 | 7555 |
| 1200-1300 | 9495 |
| 1300-1400 | 11785 Mo-Fr |
| 1300-1400 | NF 11940 Sa/Su >>> Hmong Lao Radio in Lao |
| 1400-1600 | 11785 |
| 1600-2300 | 15285 |
| 2300-0100 | 7555 |
WHRI Angel # 2
| 0000-0100 | 9515 Mo-Fr |
| 0100-0300 | 7490 |
| 0300-0500 | 7520 |
| 0500-0900 | 7465 |
| 0900-1200 | 7520 |
| 1200-1700 | 9840 |
| 1700-2200 | 15665 |
| 2200-0100 | 7490 Sa/Su |
KWHR Angel # 3
| 0100-0500 | 17655 |
| 0500-0800 | 13650 |
| 0800-1200 | 9930 |
| 1200-1400 | 12130 |
| 1400-1800 | 9930 |
KWHR Angel # 4
| 0500-1300 | 11565 |
WHRA Angel # 5
| 0100-0500 | 5850 |
| 0500-0600 | 6145 |
| 0600-0700 | 7490 |
| 1200-1400 | 15665 |
| 1400-1600 | 17650 |
| 1600-1900 | 17640 |
| 1900-2100 | 13710 |
| 2100-2300 | 11765 |
| 2300-0100 | 7520 |
(DX Mix News, Bulgaria)
Frequency change for WYFR Family Radio in Spanish:
| 1900-2000 | NF 7340 MSK, ex 7440 |
(DX Mix News, Bulgaria)
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty–RL A06 schedule update:
Additional frequency for Russian Service:
| 1100-1300 | 11700 |
Several changes for Uzbek Service, so complete Uzbek Service:
| 0200-0400 | 12110 15145 15460 |
| 1400-1500 | 13755 15145 15170 |
| 1600-1700 | 7555 9595 11875 12150 |
(RFE/RL website via Kubiak-DE/WWDXC DX Magazine, 17 Jun 2006)
Some IBB changes:
Voice of America
| 0500-0530 | NF 9600 SAO, ex 6095 SAO in Hausa |
| 0500-0530 | NF 11680 SAO, ex 6035 SAO in Hausa |
| 1800-1830 | NF 11720 SAO, ex 11955 SAO in Hausa Sa/Su |
| 2200-2400 | NF 11725 PHT, ex 17740 PHT in English |
Radio Liberty
| 0200-0400 | NF 15470 UDO, ex 15250 UDO in Russian |
| 0300-0400 | NF 9855 LAM, ex 11990 KAV in Tatar |
| 0300-0400 | NF 17770 UDO, ex 15120 UDO in Turkmen |
| 1600-1700 | 11875 KWT, ex BIB in Uzbek |
(Radio Bulgaria DX Mix News, Ivo Ivanov, via WWDXC BC-DX May 30)