ALASKA—KNLS, 7370, Anchor Point in English at 1254 with “New
music from your New Life station,” their schedule, a religious song, electronic
notes and into Chinese, 7560 at 1303 in Mandarin with website and a Christmas
song. (Sellers, BC)
ALGERIA—Radio Algerienne, 5905 via France at 2149-2200* with Qur’an
and some music pieces, man speaking in Arabic closing program. (D’Angelo, PA)
ANGUILLA—Caribbean Beacon,
6090 back on at 2320 with canned loop of music and man giving phone number,
then back to University Network program.
Heard again next day at 2200, but went off just 3 minutes later. (Valko, PA)
ASCENSION—BBC-South Atlantic
Relay, 6005 at 0518 with man/woman speaking and English features. (D’Angelo,
PA) 9915 with headlines at 2132. (Brossell, WI) 11810 at 1919 with a talk on tourism at a Mozambique
park. (Zamora, TX)
12095 at 2107 on Trump moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel, //11810. (Taylor, WI)
AUSTRALIA—Reach Beyond, 9820, Kununurra, at 1237 in Korean with man/woman,
brief talk, hymn and more man/woman talking. (Taylor, WI)
Ozy Radio, 5045 with apparent news by woman
after 100, then “Waltzing Matilda”and man mentioning “radio” at 1107. (Valko, PA)
BOTSWANA—VOA Relay, Mopeng Hill, 4930 just a tickle at 1924, about
2 and a half hours before sunset. (Valko,
PA) 2201 with news in English, man
hosting music program. On past the usual 2100 close, seems 24 hours now.
(D’Angelo, FCDX) 2249 with pop songs and male announcer. (Sellers, BC)
BRAZIL—Radio Relogio, San Goncalo probable 4905 with female announcer
under Tibet
at 2244. (Valko, PA)
Radio Educacao Rural, (Tefe), 4925 at 1000
with horribly distorted audio, gradually clearing by 1003. male/female announcers
in a morning program. (Valko,
PA)
Radio Alvorada, Parintins, 4965 noted at 0903
with apparent news, music during very short peaks at 0904 and 0914, apparently
reactivated. (Valko, PA)
Radiodifusora Roraima, probably Boa Vista,
4875 with woman speaking before crowd at length. (Taylor, WI)
Radio Brazil Central, Goiania, 4985 at 2304, peeking through the RTTY
QRM with woman hosting music with several IDs and announcements. (D’Angelo,
FCDX)
Radio Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte, 6011 from 2252, with man/woman
talking, into music from 2304, music program with male DJ. (Valko, PA)
Super Radio Boa Vontade, Porto Alegre, 6160 at 0904; fades very
quickly after 0900 sign on. (Valko,
PA)
Radio Maumby, Curitiba, 9515 at 2309 with religious song, man
with mentions of “Cristo,” then choral things, canned IDs with phone number. (Valko, PA)
Voz Missionaria,Camboriu, 9664.4 at 0515 with
talks. (KB2DMD, PA) 2150 with male announcer and music. QRM from KCBS on 9665.
(Taylor, WI)
2327 with a sermon. (Brossell,
WI)
RB2, Curitiba,
9725 at 0524 with a slow ballad. (KB2DMD, PA)
Radio Nacional Amazonia, Brasilia, 11780 at 1308 with man hosting
morning program. Nice to have this one back! (D’Angelo, FCDX) 2045 seeming at
full power. Suddenly off at 2048, then back at 2051, full ID at 2058, Voz do Brasil program at 2100 and 6180
with A Voz do Brasil at 2112 tune in.
(Valko, PA)
2157 with pop vocals, brief announcements and IDs. (Delibert, MD)
Radio Aparecida, Aparecida, 11855 at 0415
with ID, announcements, then music program. Fair but with deep fades.
(D’Angelo, PA) Noted back after a few days’ absence at 0430, though not very
readable, //9630 which was better. (Delibert,
MD)
Radio Evangelizar, Curitiba, 11935 at 2204 with woman talking,
group vocal, //9725.5 was very good. (D’Angelo, FCDX)
CANADA—CFRX, Toronto,
6070 at 1557 with Christmas programing, full ID, back to Christmas music. (Valko, PA)
CFVP, Calgary
at 2203 with an Indian-accented comedian, then a comedienne. (Sellers, BC)
Bible Voice Broadcasting, 7425 with closing
ID, contact info at 2016. (No site reported –GLD)
(Valko, PA)
CHINA—China Radio
International, Beijing, 5955 at 1505 discussing post graduate education in
China. (Barton, AZ)
11955, Kunming
in Indonesian at 1408. (Brossell, WI) 15700 via Havana
at 1415 with Roundtable discussing a
Fresh Meal Kit business. (Zamora,
TX)
CNR-1, Hailar, 4750 with canned announcements
at 2259, usual time ticks, more announcements, possible news at 2301, //4800. (Valko, PA)
Voice of China, Golmud, 4800 at 1106, man/woman
speaking in Chinese with music, possibly news at 1106, fanfare at 1130 then
another man talking. (D’Angelo, FCDX)
Xizang PBS, Lhasa, Tibet,
4820 at 1056, with woman speaking in Chinese, ID at 1100, another long talk.
(D’Angelo, FCDX)
Hunan PBS, (possibly) Changa, 4990 at 1005
with Chinese talk. Too weak for ID. (D’Angelo, FCDX)
Voice of the Strait, Fuzhou, 6115 at 1133, woman speaking in Chinese,
then man. (D’Angelo, FCDX)
Beibo Bay Radio, 59050, time ticks at 2300,
ID in Chinese, then English time check for “7 a.m.” then unison ID by several
people. (Valko, PA)
COLOMBIA—Radio Alcaravan,
Puerto Lleras, 5910 with pleasant tropical music at 0318 with man giving long
religious talk, apparent closedown at 0400. (D’Angelo, FCDX) 1042, choral NA at
1103, man with TC, woman with canned ID at 1112. (Valko, PA)
La Voz de su Conciencia, Puerto Lleras, 6010
distorted in Spanish at 1007. Woman speaking in Spanish at 1100. Transmitter
jumped from 6010 to 6042 at 1007. Surely transmitter problems. (Valko, PA)
CZECHIA—Radio Prague, 5850
via WRMI at 2340 on their language and dictionary. (Zamora, TX)
ECUADOR—HCJB, Pichincha, 6050 with man speaking in Spanish doing
closedown announcements at 0230 followed by NA, after which another program
began briefly before carrier termination. (D’Angelo, FCDX)
Radio Akhbar Mufriha/HCJB 9530 via Ascension
at 2144, program start with organ and open ID announcements by man/woman in
Pulaar, NW Africa string music, soft spoken man, more music. (Valko, PA)
EGYPT—Radio Cairo, 9990 with Arabic version of “Jingle Bells”
at 2108, later woman speaking in French. (Valko,
PA)
ENGLAND—BBC via Philippines,
4790 via Tajikistan at 1257 with man speaking and giving email address at 2258,
canned ID, another in a different language, into apparent Uzbek at 1300. (Valko, PA)
7285 at 0318 via UAE and *0400 via Woofferton both in Arabic. (D’Agelo, PA)
9940 at 1816 in Korean with alternating male/female presenters. (Taylor, WI)
ETHIOPIA—Voice of the Tigre Revolution, Addis Ababa, 5950 at *0254 with familiar
opening announcements, eventually wiped out by QRM. (D’Angelo, FCDX). Into HOA
music by 1819, QRM from Turkey
at 1828, Romania
at 1930. (Valko, PA)
Amhara State Radio, Addis Ababa, 6090 at
2030, nearly as strong as CFRX, earlier co-channel QRM to 1930, female DJ with
HOA jazz to 1930, then usual closing, (Valko, PA) 2045-2125 with man speaking
in Amharic and HOA music, ID at 2100, closing announcements, and instrumental,
choral NA. (D’Angelo, FCDX)
Radio Fana, Addis Ababa,
6110 QRM’d by co-channel Iran
at 1730, but was on top by 1810, man with ID at 2049. (Valko, PA)
2043 with man speaking in Amharic, domestic music. Also noted at 0354, man giving
IDs at 0359, then news. (D’Angelo, FCDX)
Radio Deegaanka Soomaalia, Jijiga, (possibly)
5940 at 1929 with mentions of Eritrea
and occasional music bridges. (Valko,
PA) 1948-2000 long vocal number with
flutes. Overwhelmed by Algeria
at 2000. (D’Angelo, FCDX)
Radio Oromiya, Addis Ababa, 6030 good as early as 1816,
usual close at 1959. (Valko,
PA)
FRANCE—Radio France International via Issoudun, 17685 at 1740
with man/woman speaking in Portuguese. (Brossell,
WI)
GERMANY—Shortwave Radio, 3975 at 2115, announcements at 2116
between songs, with hams right on top. (Valko, PA) 15275 via France in French at 1706. (Brossell, WI)
2117 with pop/rock, man with mention of “shortwave,” hams staying away for the
most part. (Valko, PA)
Hit AM via Nauen, 6045 at 0921 with English
ID, dance music, German announcements, more pop. (Valko, PA)
Gruss Au Bord/NDR via Nauen, 5930 at
2157-2300 with its Christmas program for those at sea; several Christmas songs,
much German talk with live audience. Woman speaking in English at 2248 with
Christmas wishes, good until WWCR opened on 5935 at 2259, //6155 via Armenia.
(D’Angelo, PA)
GREECE—Voice of Greece,
9420 in Greek at 2134. (Brossell,
WI)
GUAM—Trans World Radio,
Agat, 9720 at 2127 with man/woman speaking in Mandarin. Only about 50%
readable. (Taylor, WI)
GUATEMALA—Radio Verdad,
Chiquimula, 4055 at 0020 with man speaking in Spanish, marimba music, full ID
sequence with postal address and phone number. (Taylor, WI)
1252 in Spanish with banjo, vibraphone at1300, full ID at 1300. (Brossell, WI)
GUINEA—Radio Guinea,
Conakry, 9650 at 1047 in French taking phone calls,1100 with male announcer, woman
speaking at 1101, jazz at 1102, woman giving ID. Not usually heard at this
hour. (Valko, PA)
2108 with Radio Conakry ID at 2129. (Brossell,
WI) 2204 with woman speaking in French
and Le Journal news features. (D’Angelo, PA)
INDIA—All India Radio, Delhi,
4870 with male announcer weak at 0221, 4920-Chennai at 1228 with a couple of announcements,
then into English to 1235, 5010-Thiruvananthapuram with soft spoken man in English
at 1230, 5040-Jeypore at 1230 with news, just barely able to tell it was
//4920, 9810-Panaji (Goa), with Indian pops at 1230 into (possible language)
Tamil at 1240, 11560-Delhi in apparent Urdu, ID in Hindi by man at 1130, audio
cut at 1139 and signal off soon after, 11828 at 1410, clear AIR ID at 1419,
unknown site. (Valko, PA)
9445-Bengaluru with sub-continental music, news in English at 2200,
11560-Panaji (Goa) in Pashto at 1427. (Brossell, WI)
7550-Bengaluru with G.O.S. at 1749 with sub-continental music, man and chorus.
(Valko, PA)
2155 with pops at 2155, 2200 ID and news. (Sellers, BC) 2216 with commentary
about Islam there, ID at 2228, ID and off at 2230. (Taylor, WI)
9690-Kampur (possibly) with G.O.S. in English at 1351 with Southeast Asian
music. (Taylor, LFP) 11560-Panaji (Goa) at 1528 with woman speaking in Mideast language and sub-continental music. (Valko, PA)
11780-Delhi at 1330 with horrible buzzing. (Valko, PA)
13695-Bengaluru at 1447 with Hindi vocal, announcements for G.O.S., news at
1455 before closedown. (D’Angelo, FCDX)
INDONESIA—Radio Republic Indonesia,
RRI-Palangkaraya, (Kalimantan), 3325 in Indonesian.
Just threshold level at 2315. First time I’ve heard an evening Indonesian station
on this band in years! (Valko,
PA)
IRAN—IRIB, 6060v at 2010-2025 varying between 6060-6062. (Valko, PA)
6180-Sirjan at 0024 ending NA and opening in Spanish with ID and headlines.
(D’Angelo, PA)
ITALY—Marconi Radio International, 11390 at 1324 with a nice
peak, then music. (Valko, PA)
JAPAN—NHK/Radio Japan, 11815 with Japanese talk at 1427. (Zamora, TX) 11825 via Singapore
opening in English at 1100, headlines at 1101. (Valko, PA)
13650 at 1315 with two woman speaking in listed Burmese. Time pips at top of
the hour and off. Normally I hear CRI via Cuba here at this hour, but not
this day. (Barton, AZ)
Radio Nikkei One, 3925 at 1342 in Japanese
with pop number and strong ARO QRM, 9925 at 1409 with pops in Japanese.
(Taylor, LFP) Network One with female DJ and pops 6055. (Barton, AZ)
MADAGASCAR—World Christian Broadcasting, Mahajanga, 11610 with New Life program in Mandarin at 2135. (Brossell, WI)
11790 at 2204 with male/female announcers, ID and contact info at 2256.
(D’Angelo, PA) 17640 at 1800 sign on with trumpet IS, ID as African Pathways
Radio. Several short program segments; African, Gospel and jazz music, ID at
1855, off at 1858. (Zamora,
TX)
MALI—Radio Mali, Bamaku, 5995
at 2234 with man speaking in French to another, followed by music hosted by man
and woman. A carrier opened at 2253. Mali seems to have poor modulation
when I hear it at home, but it seems fine at French Creek, (D’Angelo, PA)
MEXICO—Radio Educacion,
Mexico D.F.,
6185 at 0543 with continuous Mexican vocals. (D’Angelo, PA) 2344 with non-top
rancheras to 0001, choral NA, canned ID. (Valko,
PA)
NEW ZEALAND—Radio New Zealand International, 7390 with Pacific Island news at 1304. (Sellers, BC)
7430nf-Rangataiki very good, with news at 1301. (Sellers, BC)
NIGERIA—Voice of Nigeria, 7255 at 0557 with drum IS and
indigenous instrumentals, opening ID by man speaking in Hausa. (Valko, PA)
Radio Nigeria,
Kaduna, 6090 at
0536. Actually, two signals here, the other one may have been Amhara. (Valko, PA)
NORTH KOREA—Voice of Korea,
7570 at 2253 opera-like things, 11735 at 0305 with perhaps a test at this
unscheduled hour. Had a melancholy vocal, then tones from, //15180, Spanish IDs
at 0330. (Valko, PA)
Radio Pyongyang,
2850 at 2207 with usual opera-like stuff at 2207, Almost identical to 7580 but
not in //, 9445 with orchestral mix at 2307, //9875 much weaker, 6070 at 0929.
Early for them, under CFRX, 6400-Kanggye at 2208 with a big signal with opera program,
3+1 time ticks at 2229, alternating male and female announcers at 2230. Faded
quickly after 2235, 9650 at 2309 with usual opera stuff at 2309. (Valko, PA)
6170 at 1118-1127* woman speaking English and hosting program of operatic
vocals. ID at 1125 and schedule, 9650 at 1110 man and woman speaking in Japanese
and then singing, mostly talks. (D’Angelo, FCDX)
OMAN—Radio Sultanate of
Oman, Thumrait, 15140 at 1358 man with ID, news, fanfare, woman with ID, TC and
news headlines. (Valko, PA) 1420 with man and English pop music program
from a domestic FM station, Call to Prayer at 1440. (D’Angelo, FCDX) 1459 announcing
they’d be suspending transmissions until January 17, then will resume on
another frequency, into Arabic at 1500. (Taylor, LFP)
OPPOSITION—Voice of Khmer (via Tashkent to Cambodia), 12150 with O/C on at
1220, flute at 1130, opening ID by two woman, then continuous music, talk by man
in Khmer. woman ending program at 1159, contact info with website. Off at 1200.
(Valko, PA)
Voice of Tibet (via Tajikistan to China),
9903 came on here 3 seconds after 9898 went off, man and woman speaking in possible
Tibetan through 1345. (Valko,
PA)
Radio Erena (Via Bulgaria to Eritrea), 9720
at *1657, 1700 with instrumentals, several IDs in Tigrinya, opening announcements,
then news. (D’Angelo, FCDX) 1746-1800* with 2 men speaking in Arabic. Nice closedown
with ID and frequency announcement, instrumental to carrier termination.
(D’Angelo, PA)
Voice of Amara (via France to Ethiopia), 15360 at 1703 with news
in Amharic, another man at 1710 and white noise began blocking 95% of the
audio. (D’Angelo, FCDX)
Radio Biafra via France, 7240 at *0500 with woman
speaking and ID, music features and English talks to 11530. (D’Angelo, PA)
11530 (Okeechobee to Nigeria),
at 0504 with lively music and broadcast schedule. (KB2DMD, PA)
Radio Herwa International, (via Okeechobee to
Nigeria),
11530 at 1943-2000* with tribal singing and talks in possible Hausa, ID,
Possible contact info. Bob Zanoti with final announcements. Has this one
replaced Radio Biafra? (D’Angelo, PA)
Dandal Kura Radio (via Ascension to Nigeria), 12050
at 1943-2010 noted under powerhouse WEWN with talk in possible Kanuri.
(D’Angelo, PA)
Voice of the Wilderness (South Korea to North) via Tashkent, 7625, carrier on at 1326, wind sound
effects at 1330, open by man speaking in Korean, then a soft vocal. (Valko, PA)
Shiokaze (Seabreeze) (Japan to North Korea), 6085, 1300 in Japanese,
high-pitched jammer. (Barton,
AZ) In English at 1334 with woman
reading names of people held by the North with music bridges. (Sellers, BC)
Usual soft piano and man giving English voice over at 1330. “Sea-Breeze” is
said with one syllable pitched high, the other one low. (Valko, PA)
Nippon No Kaze (Taiwan
to North Korea),
possibly 7295, with man speaking in Korean at 1316. (Sellers, BC) 9465 with woman
speaking in Korean over soft music. Off just before top of the hour. (Barton, AZ)
Echo of Hope/Voice of Hope (South Korea to
North), 4885 (p) in Korean at 1300 woman giving monologue over instrumental
music. (Barton, AZ) 1354. (Taylor, LFP) 5995 at 2208 tune
with woman speaking in Korean. (Valko,
PA) 6350 in Korean at 1304 woman
with ID over music, excerpts from an English speech, fanfare at 1330. (Sellers,
BC)
Voice of the People, (South Korea to
North), 4450 apparently unjammed at 2211, 6600 at 2209, jammer went off at
2229, revealing man speaking in Korean, jammer returned at 2240. The white
noise jammers all went off at the same time, audible over jammer at 2115, 2120
opera and 2130 man and woman talking in Korean. (Valko, PA)
Voice of Freedom (South Korea to North), 6045 with
music at 2112, went over bottom of the hour with woman speaking in Korean.
Wiped out by WHRI-6040. (Valko,
PA)
Sound of Hope (Taiwan
to North Korea),
9155 at 2230 in Korean, 9850 in Korean at 2309. (Valko, PA)
Radio Tamazuj (via Vatican
to Sudan),
15550 in Arabic at 1509 with woman speaking in Arabic. (Taylor, LFP)
Denge Kurdistane (via Armenia to Turkey) 7320, at 2136-2200* with
Kurdish talks, music, man giving closedown announcements, partial anthem.
(D’Angelo, FCDX)
PERU—Radio Huanta 2000,
Huanta, 4765 at 1030 ending camposina song, dead air then a long ad block, 1035
TC, begun the next song, followed by transmitter fault, good signal through
1046. (Valko, PA) 2251, OA vocal with Spanish talk, ID, announcements,
more music. Also, 1043-1104 with excited man hosting morning music. (D’Angelo,
FCDX)
Radio Tarma, Tarma, 4775 at 2214 with long Spanish
talk, some LA vocals, nice siren, LA vocals, ID at 2238. (D’Angelo, FCDX)
Radio Cultural Amauta, Huanta, 4955 at 2331
with man and woman speaking in Spanish, OA vocals, mainly long talks.
(D’Angelo, FCDX)
PHILIPPINES—FEBC Radio, 9405 at
2307 with Christmas songs, man speaking in Chinese at 2310, then talk by woman,
0785 at 2309 man and woman giving language lesson in English. (Valko, PA)
11630-SMG in Urdu at 1457 giving website, theme, contemporary Christian music,
off at 1458. (Taylor, LFP) 15560-Bocaue at 0136-0130* with man speaking in Japanese,
ID schedule. Best signal on a very limited activity band at this hour.
(D’Angelo, FCDX)
Radio Veritas Asia via Vatican, 15620
at 1530 in Tagalog with lively female announcer, closing ID and announcements.
(D’Angelo, FCDX)
PIRATES—Recycle Radio, 6899.5
at 2105, with woman saying, “broadcasting from somewhere over the rainbow, this
is Recycle Radio” then faded a minute later. (Valko, PA)
Pee Wee Radio, 6940u at 0036 with Christmas program
including SSTV of scantily clad dancers. (Taylor,
WI) 0034 with heavy metal
versions of Christmas songs. Two SSTV/FAX pictures, one of them R-rated. (Hassig, IL)
2337 with rock, SSTV images at 2343. (Valko,
PA)
Partial India Radio, 6925 with a holiday program
at 1938, including sitar versions of Christmas songs. (Hassig, IL)
Clever Name Radio, 6940 at 2225 with punk
things, ID at times at 2234. Woman with several hard-to-understand statements
about “Mr. Mayhem.” (Taylor,
WI)
Wolverine Radio, 4020 at 0215 with seasonal
songs, then an SSTV/FAX of a nice Christmas scene; 6950u at 0215 with numbers
using the word “nice.” SSTV/FAX of a of a 1950s Buick. (Hassig, IL)
Coast FM (Euro), 6240 weak at 0935. Able to
// it to web RX at 1053. (Valko,
PA)
Laser Hot Hits, 6205 at 0905, male DJ at
0906, laser SFX introducing news, and ID at 0907. (Valko, PA)
KUNT, 6925 at 0047, testing several times
saying “University
of Texas Radio.” (Taylor, WI)
Yeah Man Radio, 6925 with man speaking and
prock from 2250 tune, (Delibert, MD)
Mr. Mayhem Radio, 6984u at 2308 with repeated
IDs, rock at 2309. (Valko, PA)
Yeti Radio, 6940u at 2043 with older prock.
ID through HFU. (Valko, PA)
WDDR, 6950u at 0129-0135 with various Jack
Daniels numbers from ’60s and ’70s and SSTV/FAX of scantily-clad women holding Jack
Daniels’ bottles. (Hassig, IL)
Free Radio Service Holland 7700 (Euro) at
1449, 1451 another song, still going at 1535 but gone at 1638. (Valko, PA)
ROMANIA—Radio Romania International, Galbeni, 6020 at 0446-0457*
with male/female announcers in English. Nice ID and closedown announcements at
0455 prior to IS and off. (D’Angelo, PA)
RUSSIA—RWM time station at 1459 with woman giving IDs under both
U.S.
outlets. (Taylor, LFP)
SAO
TOME—VOA-Pinheira
Relay, 11900 with U.S.
pops at 2022. (Brossell, WI)
SAUDI ARABIA—BSKSA, 13710 at 1435 with Arabic talks. (Brossell, WI)
15205 in Arabic at 1736 still with the awful buzz. (Valko, PA)
SINGAPORE—BBC-Far East Relay, Kranji, 3915 at 2225 with several
mentions of BBC followed by English talk features. (D’Angelo, FCDX)
SOUTH
AFRICA—Radio
Sonder Grense, Meyerton, 3320 in Afrikaans with female vocal, man giving ID at
0300. (D’Angelo, PA)
SOUTH KOREA—KBS World Radio, 9630 at 1530 with Korean pops and woman
giving a countdown. (Barton,
AZ) 9805-Kimje at 2317 with man/woman
speaking in Chinese. (D’Angelo, PA)
SRI LANKA—11750-Trincomalee at 1725 with vocals and partly shouted,
suddenly off at 1730. (Valko,
PA)
SWAZILAND—Trans World Radio, Makeni Ranch, 3240 at 0258 in Shona.
IS, ID woman opening. (Taylor,
WI) 0331-0346*, male vocal, long
religious talk in N'dau, ID and closedown. 15105 at *1555-1627* with music, ID,
music box to open in Kirundi. (D’Angelo, FCDX)
SWEDEN—IBRA Radio via Nauen, 5940 at 0240 in Dari with man
speaking. (Taylor, LFP)
TAIWAN—Radio Taiwan International, Paochung, 15320 at 0335-0400*
in English with discussion on China’s
one child policy, several IDs, Chinese lesson. (D’Angelo, FCDX)
THAILAND—Radio Thailand,
Udorn, 5875 at 1114 in English, prior to gongs/bells and ID, into Mandarin,
9390-Udorn at *1201 opening in English with news, (D’Angelo, PA)
TURKEY—Voice of Turkey,
Emirler, 9410 at 1416 in Russian with Turkish pops, 11815-Emirler at 1520 with
soccer commentary in Turkish. (Taylor, LFP) 5960-Emirler at 2256-2350* with English
features, Turkish instrumentals to close, 11815-Ermiler at 1610 with woman
reading Turkish news. (D’Angelo, PA) 9700-Emirler with Midnight Express program at 0517. (KB2DMD, PA) 13350 in Turkish at
1350. (Brossell, WI)
UNITED
STATES—Voice
of America-Philippine Relay, 11945 in Mandarin at 0020. (Brossell, WI)
Radio Ashna/VOA via Woofferton, 13655 in Dari
at 1526 with woman talking and ID sequence. (Taylor, LFP)
Radio Marti via Greenville,
7355 in Spanish at 1310, man and woman giving ID, //7435 and woman with address
in Lagos.
(Sellers, BC)
Adventist World Radio via South Africa, 11750 at 2053 in
Yoroba, apparent sermon. (Taylor, WI) 17720 via Madagascar in Swahili at 1716. (Brossell, WI)
WRMI, Okeechobee, 9955 with Wavescan DX program at 1400. (Zamora, TX)
WWCR, Nashville,
5935 at 0000 with Classic Radio Theater
and a Crime Classic story on Billy
the Kid. (Zamora, TX)
Suab Xaa Moo Zoo Radio (possibly) via Tanshui,
7530 at 2233 with Christmas carol, male announcers seemingly outdoors. (Valko, PA)
2246 in Hmong with man at some length. (Taylor,
WI)
WBCQ, Monticello,
7490 at 0015 operating on backup transmitter. Fair on peaks but subject to deep
fades, man hosting English religion program. (D’Angelo, PA)
VATICAN—Vatican Radio, SMG, 7365 at 2027 closing English, IS and
into French. (D’Angelo, FCDX) 9660 with Pope’s Christmas Day message at 2002,
Christmas songs and into French at bottom of the hour. (D’Angelo, PA) 9700 in Arabic
at 2153. (Brossell, WI)
VIETNAM—Voice of Vietnam
via WRMI, 7315 with sign on at 0001 with news. (Zamora, TX)
9635.8, San Toy, off-channel at 1032 with male/female announcers in Vietnamese.
(D’Angelo, FCDX) 9840 at 0959 with orchestral mix, usual English IDs by man and
woman, then headlines by man, 12019 in English at 1006. (Valko, PA)
ZAMBIA—Voice of Hope-Zambia,
13860 at 1333 and 1457, man with ID, more music, possible religious talk at
1504, ID at 1506, more music. (Valko,
PA)
ZANZIBAR— ZBC Radio, Dole, 6015
at 0303 with male vocals cutting through, man speaking in Swahili, 11735 in
Swahili at 2047-2100*. (D’Angelo, FCDX) 0322-0326 with man speaking in Swahili
mentioning African countries. Blasted by CRI via Albania on 6020, 11735 at 1516 with
Arabic sounding music. Weak at this unusual time. (Valko, PA)
2047-2100*. (D’Angelo, PA)
Thanks for Your Logs
Man hugs, back pats and high fives to all the
good guys who checked in this time: Dave Valko, Dunlow, PA; Harold Sellers,
Vernon, BC; Larry Zamora, Garland, TX; Rich Parker, KB2DMD, Pennsburg, PA;
William Hassig, Mt. Pleasant, IL; Rich D’Angelo, Wyomissing and French Creek
DXpedition, PA; Mark Taylor, Madison, WI and Lake Farm Park DXpedition near
Madison (including Bill Dvorak and Charlie Forsyth) both of Madison, who also
helped with IDs; Bob Brossell, Pewaukee, WI; and Art Delibert, North Bethesda,
MD.
Until next month…Keep on keepin’ on,
and...Celebrate Shortwave!
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