June 2018 Shortwave Listening Logs

ASCENSION ISLAND—BBC-South Atlantic Relay,15400 with world news at 1903. (Brossell, WI)

AUSTRIA—Adventist World Radio, 9770 via Moosbrunn at 2014 with man talking at some length in Dyula, then contemporary music. (Taylor, WI) 11955-Moosbrunn in Hausa at 1925. (Brossell, WI)

BOLIVIA—Radio Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, 6134, heard twice this week, signing off in Spanish at 0215 and 0207. (Perry, IL)

BOTSWANA—VOA Relay, 15580 with news at 1830. (Brossell, WI)

BRAZIL—(All in Portuguese –GLD)

Radio Cultura do Amazonas, Manaus, 4845 at 0056 just music audible at peaks, then wiped out by WWCR’s sign on at 0058. (Taylor, WI)

Radio DIfusora Roraima, Boa Vista, 4875 at 0323 with Brazil pops, male announcer, then a man giving a long religious talk at 0325. (D’Angelo, PA) 5940 man giving ID at 2339, talking about upcoming programs including several IDs. (Taylor, LFP)

Radio Cultura do Para, Belem, 4885 with 2 men speaking, ID at 0308, and into pops. Lively talk at 0253. (D’Angelo, PA)

Radiodifusora Roramia, Boa Vista, 4875 at 0058 with a ballad, man giving ID, second announcer, then back and forth. (Taylor, WI) 0323 with Brazilian pops and man reading a series of ads and announcements followed by long religious talk at 0325. (D’Angelo, PA)

Radio Cultura do Para, Belem, 4885 at 0253 with lively discussion, ID at 0308, into pops. (Taylor, WI; D’Angelo, PA)

Radio Brazil Central, Goiania, 4985 good with RTTY QRM at 0605. (Perry, IL)

Voz Missionaria, Florinapolis, 5940 at 0143 with an apparent sermon. (Taylor, WI)

Radio Nacional Amazonia, Brasilia, 11780 at 0002 with man and woman talking back and forth. (Brossell, WI)

Radio Aparceida, Aparecida, 11855 at 2239 with talks and sound bites, brief songs and short announcements, (Brossell, WI) 2311 with contemporary Christian music. (Taylor, LFP)

Radio Evangelizer, Curitiba, 11935 at 2334 with lively Brazilian country, man giving several IDs. (Taylor, LFP)

CHINA—China Radio International, Shijiazhuang, 9675 in Russian at 1325, 13570-Xi’an in Korean at 1350, and 15330 in Spanish with a multi-lingual ID at 2300. (Brossell, WI)

China National Radio/PBS–Voice of the Strait, Fuzhou, 4900 at 1304 with 2 men in dramatic talk in Amoy, 4940 in Mandarin (no time given, but should be similar to the 4900 log). (Taylor, WI)

CNR/PBS, Qinghai, 6145 at 0119 in Mandarin and woman with indistinct music. (Taylor, WI)

PBS-Xinjiang in Kazakh at 1300 with woman talking. (Taylor, WI)

PBS-Xizang, Baiding, 5935 in Mandarin at 1309 with man talking, //6200. (Taylor, WI)

COLOMBIA—Alcaravan Radio, Puerto Lleras, 5910 with cumbia’s and female announcer speaking in Spanish at 0350. (Perry, IL)

ENGLAND—BBC, 6195 via Kostinbrod at 0132 in Dari. Man with street sounds. (Taylor, WI) 15330 via Woofferton with man and woman speaking in Tamil. (Brossell, WI) 7300 via Oman at 2238 with talk about South Africa. (KB2DMD, PA)

End Times Coming, 9400 via Bulgaria in English with apocalyptic preaching at 1918. (Taylor, WI)

FRANCE—Radio France International, 7205 in Hausa at 2023 with man mentioning Nigeria, fanfare, ID, indigenous vocals. (Taylor, WI) 13685 at 1715 with news-related features in French, IDs. (D’Angelo, PA)

GERMANY—Deutsche Welle, 15430 via Sri Lanka in Dari at 1346. (Brossell, WI)

GREECE—9420, Avlis with talks in Greek at 2337. (Brossell, WI)

INDIA—All India Radio, Bopal, 4810 in Hindi at 0124 with South Asian music. 5040; Jeypore at 1234 in apparent English news, then Orissa, //4810; and 4920-Chenni, 5010-Thiruvananathpuram, 7550-Bengaluru at 2218, woman speaking in English on developments there from WWII to the mid-50s, rundown of tomorrow’s program, fill music to 2229 ID, schedule and contact info, off at 2230.(Taylor, WI) 0445-Bengaluru in English at 1945 with “Bollywood” music and schedule in Hindi. (KB2DMD, PA)

Athmik Yatra Radio, 15350 via Nauen at 1454 in Hindi. (Brossell, WI)

JAPAN—NHK/Radio Japan, 5960 via France at 0452-0500* man speaking in Japanese; another at 0458, announcements and ID, two time pips at 0500 close. (D’Angelo, PA) 11945 via France at 1854 with songs and announcements in Japanese. (Brossell, WI)

Radio Nikkei One, 6055 in Japanese at 1314 with traditional Japanese music, //3925. (Taylor, WI)

MADGASCAR—African Pathways Radio, 17640 at 1808 on the value of marriage. (Brossell, WI)

MEXICO—Radio Educacion, Mexico D.F., 6185 at 0302 and several men with Spanish news program. (D’Angelo, PA)

OMAN—Radio Sultanate of Oman, 15140 with clear English ID followed by interview on the various foods eaten there. (Brossell, WI)

OPPOSITION—Voice of Independent Oromiya, (via France to Ethiopia), 17850 signing on at 1600 with an English ID, then man talking alternating with a woman. Gone in the S-7 noise level by 1608. (Perry, IL)

Omoro Voice Radio, (via France to Ethiopia), 17850, at 1608 with group vocals, Oromo language talk to program close. (D’Angelo, PA)

Dandal Kura Radio, (via France to Nigeria), 5960 at 0503 in Kanuri and occasional instrumental music pieces, 5960 via Ascension at 0500 after NHK goes off. (D’Angelo, PA)

Fursato No Kaze, (via Taiwan to North Korea), 7295 in Japanese at 1330 with woman speaking slowly. (Taylor, WI) 9950 in Japanese at 1345. (Brossell, WI)

National Unity Radio, (South Korea to North), 7530 at 1240 in noise and deep fades to past 1310 in apparent Korean, with occasional RTTY bursts on top. (Perry, IL)

PHILIPPINES—Radio Veritas Asia, Paluig, 15335 in Tagalog at 1300. (Taylor, LFP)

PIRATES—Captain Morgan Shortwave, 6935 at 0008 with rock, Twilight Zone theme, ID, mostly ’60s rock, more IDs another at 0059 and off. (Taylor, WI) Poor at 0054 bobbing in and out with pop music. (Hassig, IL)

Insane Radio, 6950 weak at 0018, but just bits of audio. (Hassig, IL)

Wolverine Radio, 6935u at 2354 with wide variety using the word “now.” (Hassig, IL)

MAT Shortwave, 6935, at 0030 with oldies complaining of being tired, mention of relay of MAT Radio. (Taylor, WI)

Skippy Radio, 6930u with Irish rock at 0125. Signal dropped off at 0140, but people on HFU were still hearing. (Taylor, WI) 6950u at 0109 with Irish blues and SSTV. (Hassig, IL)

Radio Olah, 6930 at 2117 man playing MOR music, ID, mentioning HF Underground, another song, ID and more talk. (Taylor, WI)

Voice of Pancho Villa, 6935 at 2236 repeating same program several times, some rock and comedy. “This is Pancho Villa, coming to you from where I am.” 2242 and 0039. (Hassig, IL) (This is a once-a-year broadcast from the SWL Fest held in Pennsylvania in early March. –GLD)

Voice of the Springfield Mission, via KIRK, 6930 at 2230 ID thanks to info from Bill Monteny (MI) with announcer saying he was head of Aryan Nation where they burn logs they don’t like, asked for money, gave an address which I missed. (D’Angelo, PA; Hassig, IL)

WFDR, 6950 at 2300 weak, man giving speech, apparently it was FDR. (Hassig, IL)

Dr. Detroit, 6960, ending contemporary dance number at 0000, NA, and off. ID via HFU. (Taylor, WI)

WNBC, 6920u, song loop at 2351, DJ talk, ads, weather with ID, more DJ patter stuff, mention of being on shortwave. Clear ID at 0035. (Taylor, LFP)

Channel Z, 4065 at 0012, rock, gmail address, DJ, and occasional IDs. (Taylor, LFP)

Radio Free Whatever, 6500 at 2133 with girl band, Soviet national anthem, Dick Weed and Stafen complaining about storms damaging their antenna, more rock and talk. (Taylor, LFP)

Radio Illuminati, 6955 at 2120 with rock, more rock, and music and talk by “Azimuth Coordinator,” eventual ID. (Taylor, LFP)

RUSSIA—Radio Sakha, Yakutsk, 7295 at 1048, music to top of the hour, time pips, then man speaking in Russian. (Delibert, MD)

SINGAPORE—BBC-Far Eastern Relay, 11995 at 1430 in Burmese. (Brossell, WI)

SOUTH AFRICA—Channel Africa, Meyerton, 6155 from *0300 in English beginning with news update and remotes. (Perry, IL)

Radio Sonder Grense, 3320 via Meyerton, at 0433 with man and woman speaking in Afrikaans, pops, ID, and announcements. (D’Angelo, PA)

SOUTH KOREA—KBS World Radio, 15575 at 1425 in Korean. (Brossell, WI)

SRI LANKA—Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp., Trincomalee, 11905 at 0138 with Hindi programming, mainly high-pitched female vocals and a woman speaking in Hindi. Scheduled to 0230. (Perry, IL)

SWEDEN—IBRA Radio, 15530 via Woofferton in Arabic at 1846. (Brossell, WI)

UNITED STATES—Voice of America, 11850 via Vatican at 1607 with man and woman reading the news in Kinyrarwanda, then onto news features. (D’Angelo, PA) 15110 via Thailand at 1337 with talks in Mandarin, jammed by China. (Brossell, WI)

Radio Free Asia-Kuwait Relay, 9535 in Mandarin at 2322, 15275 via Tajikistan at 1342 in Tibetan. (Brossell, WI)

Afia Dufar, 15620 via Vatican in Arabic at 1802. (Brossell, WI)

Adventist World Radio, 9535 via Nauen at 1942 in Arabic with a Middle Eastern vocals. (Taylor, WI) 11985 via Nauen at 1709 with religious talks in Amharic, into Kablye language program after English ID, 15155 via Madagascar at 1851 with religious program in English. (D’Angelo, PA).

WTWW, Lebanon, 5085 at 0101 with an ad talking about religious doctrine. Small hets on 5098 and 5072. (Taylor, WI)

VATICAN—Vatican Radio, 11850, SMG, at 1607 with man and woman reading the news in Kinyarwanda, then features. (D’Angelo, PA)

ZAMBIA—Zambia National Broadcasting, 5915 at 0440 with morning news program. Very nice signal. (Perry, IL)

ZANZIBAR—Zanzibar Broadcasting Corp., Dole, 11735 at 2031 in Swahili with very nice domestic music and woman speaking between selections. (Taylor, WI) 2052 with local vocals, woman speaking in Swahili at 2100. Off at 2110. (D’Angelo, PA)

Thanks for Your Logs

Back slips, high fives and man hugs to the guys whom made it work this time: Ralph Perry, Wheaton, IL; Mark Taylor, Madison, WI; William Hassig, Mt. Pleasant, IL; Rich D’Angelo, Wyomissing, PA; Bob Brossell, Pewaukee, WI; Rich Parker, KB2DMD, Pennsburg, PA; and Art Delibert, North Bethesda, MD.

Until next month … Keep on keepin’ on … and Celebrate Shortwave!