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Thanks, Glenn AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1232: Fri 0000 on RFPI, http://www.rfpi.org repeated 4-hourly thru Fri 1600 Fri 1600 on WBCQ after-hours http://wbcq.com Fri 2300 on Studio X, Momigno, Italy 1584 Sat 0800 on WRN1 to Europe, Africa, Asia, Pacific Sat 0855 on WNQM Nashville 1300 Sat 1030 on WWCR 5070 Sat 1830 on WPKN Bridgeport, 89.5, webcast http://www.wpkn.org Sat 2030 on WWCR 12160 Sat 2000 on WBCQ 9330-CLSB Sat 2030 on WBCQ 17495-CUSB Sat 2130 on RFPI, http://www.rfpi.org repeated 8-hourly thru Mon 1330 Sat 2300 on RFPI, http://www.rfpi.org repeated 8-hourly thru Mon 1500 Sun 0230 on WWCR 5070 Sun 0630 on WWCR 3210 Sun 1000 on WRN1 to North America, webcast; also KSFC 91.9 Spokane WA, and WDWN 89.1 Auburn NY; maybe KTRU 91.7 Houston TX, each with webcasts Sun 1900 on Studio X, Momigno, Italy 1584 Sun 2000 on RNI webcast, http://www.11L-rni.com Mon 0100 on WBCQ 9330-CLSB Mon 0330 on WSUI 910, webcast http://wsui.uiowa.edu [previous Extra48] Mon 0430 on WBCQ 7415, webcast http://wbcq.us Mon 1600 on WBCQ after-hours http://wbcq.com repeated weekdaily Wed 0930 on WWCR 9475 WRN ONDEMAND [from Fri]: http://new.wrn.org/listeners/stations/station.php?StationID=24 OUR ONDEMAND AUDIO [also for CONTINENT OF MEDIA, MUNDO RADIAL]: Check http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html WORLD OF RADIO 1232 (high version): (stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1232h.ram (download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1232h.rm (summary) http://www.worldofradio.com/wor1232.html [soon] WORLD OF RADIO 1232 (low version): (stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1232.ram (download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1232.rm WORLD OF RADIO 1232 in MP3, the true shortwave sound of 7415: (stream) http://www.piratearchive.com/media/worldofradio_06-02-04.m3u (d`load) http://www.piratearchive.com/media/worldofradio_06-02-04.mp3 New CONTINENT OF MEDIA 04-04 (low): (stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/com0404.ram (download) http://www.w4uvh.net/com0404.rm (summary) http://www.worldofradio.com/com0404.html [soon] DXLD YAHOOGROUP: Why wait for DXLD? A lot more info, not all of it appearing in DXLD later, is posted at our new yg. Here`s where to sign up. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dxld/ (Glenn Hauser, May 13, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ARMENIA. Voice of Armenia retimed Armenian on 11640 ERV 500 kW / 310 degree: 1500-1615, instead of 1500-1645 \\ 4810 (Observer, Bulgaria, June 1 via DXLD) ** AUSTRALIA. How to Listen to Radio Australia---- ***NOTE NEW FREQUENCY SUGGESTIONS*** Via shortwave: Best noted in eastern North America - 2200 - 0000 UT: 21740 (usually reliable) 0000 - 0200 UT: 17715 (usually reliable) 0200 - 0700 UT: 15515 (usually reliable) [15240 also noted at times] 0700 - 0800 UT: 13630 (usually reliable) [15240 also noted at times] 0800 - 1400 UT: 9580 (reliable) [6020 and 9590 also noted (reliable)] 1400 - 1600 UT: 9590 (reliable until fade out) (European listeners are invited to report reception experience to this editor.) Complete worldwide schedule from http://www.abc.net.au/ra/schedule/default.htm Via Internet audio streaming: from http://www.abc.net.au/ra/audio/englishlive.htm Via World Radio Network: http://www.wrn.org/listeners/stations/station.php?StationID=50 Via CBC Overnight: http://cbc.ca/overnight/ Via satellite: Consult http://www.abc.net.au/ra/hear/america.htm Via the Mobile Broadcast Network, which offers WRN http://www.myMBN.com (John Figliozzi, May 27, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AUSTRALIA. On DX Partyline May 29 Dennis Adams explained why HCJB has made all the schedule changes as in last issue: due to sunspot activity and limited antennas preventing us from going below the MUF to South Asia in the evening, to resume 29 August. But the engineers have built a new antenna for East Asia during southern winter. So they need to go below 11 MHz band. I wonder if they could actually operate on 9 MHz at a loss in efficiency with the 11 MHz antenna (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AUSTRALIA. HCJB - Revised Schd (30th May through to 28th August) --------------------------------------------------------- FREQ STRT STOP CIRAF ZONES LOC POWR AZI SLW ANT LANG 11750 0700 1000 51,56,60,62,63 KNX 50 120 0 120 ENG 15425 1000 1200 49,54 KNX 100 307 0 148 ENG 15560 0100 0230 40,41,49,54 KNX 100 307 0 148 ENG 15435 1200 1430 44,50,54E KNX 100 340 0 148 ENG 15525 2230 0100 44,50,54E KNX 100 340 0 148 ENG ** Evening broadcasts to South Asia planned to resume after 28th Aug. (via Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India, June 1, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BELGIUM [non]. A word about our own transmissions to the Americas from Bonaire. On Friday we got a call from a listener in the United States. Robert Krolikowski told me he hadn't been able to listen to our transmission on 11635 kHz at 2200 UTC. There was nothing to listen to. We already had received e-mails earlier in the week telling us about the problem. I was surprised to hear that it hadn't been solved. I hope that by the time you listen to this program the technicians in Bonaire have done something about this. There's little else we can do in Brussels than ask them to please look into the problem and do something (FRANS VOSSEN, RVi Radio World May 30 via DXLD) ** BENIN. Silent on 7210?? Friends in west Africa report that Cotonou has been unheard on usually reliable 7210 for the past week. Parakou is still being heard on 5025 (Chris Greenway, Kenya, May 27, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1232, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BOLIVIA. Nueva emisora boliviana en onda corta!!!!! Rogildo F. Aragão, desde Quillacollo, Bolivia nos envía esta información concerniente a una nueva emisora boliviana en la onda corta!!!!!! 5500, R. Virgen de Remedios, ? , Depto. ?, NUEVA EMISORA!!!!!!!, 2218 UT, Mayo 29, en español, programa religioso católico, noticias católicas, ID a 2220 UT, s-off 2228. ID: "Radio Virgen de Remedios, frecuencia modulada... onda corta, la voz católica en su casa..." (via Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina, Conexión Digital via WORLD OF RADIO 1232, DXLD) El Santuario de la Virgen de Remedios se encuentra en Villa Montes. A juzgar por una busqueda rápida por internet, en la iglesia tienen tanto servicio radial como televisivo (Henrik Klemetz, ibid.) ** CHINA. 10000, BPM, Shaanxi, 23433, Chinese-Mandarin. Time pips approximately 1/2 second behind WWV time pips due to distance. At 1559 BPM was repeatedly sent in CW mode. At 1600 YL in Chinese, presumably giving station information. Heard on BC-342 with 3 feet of test lead wire for antenna! 1557 UT 5/31/2004. 73 de (Phil KO6BB Atchley, A genuine Antique SWLing from Central California with Antique Radios, swl at qth.net via DXLD) ** CHINA. More and more additional freqs of China Radio International: 1900-2257 English on 9430 (45544) 1700-2157 English on 12080# strong co-ch VOA in Portuguese/ French/ Hausa/French 1500-1657 English on 13640, strong co-ch VOT in Spanish from 1630, ex 1500-1757 1600-1727 English on 13730, strong co-ch ORF in German 1700-1857 English on 13830, strong co-ch Croatian Radio and TV HS-1 in Croatian # xx00-xx15 and xx30-xx45 in DRM mode, other times in AM mode (Observer, Bulgaria, June 1, via WORLD OF RADIO 1232, and updated June 2 via DXLD) sites? ** CHINA. China Radio International in English is heard on May 27 in Moscow, Russia 0800 to 1800 UT on 17490 kHz. Basically the same one- hour program is repeated again and again. Good journalistic job in interviewing foreign kids in Beijing in the Voices from Other Lands feature! An extremely powerful and clean sound similar to a local AM station throughout all 10 hours of transmission. Doesn't sound like a Krasnodar transmitter, more likely testing of a new outlet in China proper. Bad news for R. Ezra if CRI is to continue on this frequency. Today, May 28 CRI appeared with English programming on 17490 at 0500 UT. It should continue until 18 UT or later. I wonder how the signal is in Western Europe and beyond. Very loud here, in Moscow (Sergei Sosedkin, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) I noted CRI myself May 27th on 17490 1500 to past 1700 May 27th, very strong signal in Letchworth Garden City, UK (Mike Barraclough, ibid.) 17490, 1632, 55544 (DXA375-Silvain Domen, Antwerpen-Belgium, Sony ICF- SW7600GR + 10 M longwire, May 28, ibid.) There is no transmission from CRI on 17490 so far today, Saturday May 28 at 1045. So, it seems to have been a test? Sign off was at 1757 on the 27th, and the signal was still very strongly received at that time at my location in NW England. I noted CRI on 11675 & 11765 at 1425 on May 27 when listed for South Asia. Other listed English services towards NAm and Africa same time were not audible. This service was not in parallel with 17490, but according to announcements of what listeners could hear later, the same material was being used. 73s from (Noel Green, UK, May 29, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Has the start of the new series of Radio Ezra (Sundays 0900-0930) on 17490 been confirmed? The TDP website does not list the transmissions so far. 73s, (Bernd Trutenau, ibid.) See UK [non] Noted China R. Int. in English near closing on 12015 12080 at 2055. 11520 till 1557 was on today as well after a two days absence (DXA375- Silvain Domen, May 29, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Noel reported a Chinese signal testing on 17490. I have not heard anything there, so must have been a shortlived test, perhaps by yet another Thales electricity dissipator. Xinjiang PBS went back to their normal summer schedule in early May. 9835 (Chinese) seemed to be inactive for a long time before that. As I am writing this at 0830, Xinjiang is audible on 9470, 9510, 9560, 9835 at about S-3. The improved daytime propagation of Xinjiang on 25 and 31 meters is a clear indication of the declining sunspot activity. 73s (Olle Alm, Sweden, June 2, DX LISTENING DIGEST) see also TIBET This morning (31 MAY 2004 at 0430 UT) during my monitoring of the 16 mb I found CNR 1 relayed 10 times in this band, partly for jamming purposes. These frequencies were heard here in the middle of Europe: CNR 1: 17495 (jmm), 17525 (jmm), 17550, 17565, 17580, 17605, 17615 (strongest one - S9+10dB), 17705, 17880 (jmm), 17890 kHz China Business Radio (former CNR 2?): 17625 (weak, bad modulation) (Karel Honzik, the Czech Republic, May 31, hard-core-dx via DXLD) ** COLOMBIA. Colombian radio war --- Clandestine radio buffs might want to take a look at an article published by the Colombian magazine Cromos. An army official confirms that both the army and the guerrilla are resorting to jamming techniques. The article mentions that the paramilitary forces have been operating a smallish network of 6 stations in Córdoba and northern Antioquia. The picture showing Voz de la Resistencia was taken in the Caguán guerrilla haven a few years ago. Now it is history. See http://www.cromos.com.co/actualidad2.htm (Henrik Klemetz, Sweden, May 29, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** COLOMBIA. Recordings and comments at: http://www.malm-ecuador.com Amigos DXistas! This Tuesday evening one hour ago I made a recording of FARC and their radio station on 6239.83 kHz celebrating the 40th anniversary of FARC. I have not heard them for a very long time. 6239.83 FARC, unknown QTH (Colombia) 127 kb. 0030 UT 1/6 2004. 1/Jun/2004 20:33 Saludos Cordiales desde "La Mitad del Mundo"! Bjorn Malm, Quito, Ecuador. WORLD OF RADIO 1232, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** COLOMBIA. Harmonic: 4770, ECOS DE LA MIEL, Samaná. 2210-2300 Mayo 23, (1590 x 3). Anuncios de Refrigeración Sánchez Sánchez, Hogar del campesino "En su casa, en su negocio, en su sitio de trabajo; estás escuchando lo mejor, Ecos de la Miel" (Rafael Rodríguez, Bogotá, Colombia, May 24, Conexión Digital via WORLD OF RADIO 1232, DXLD) {does Miel mean honey here? Hard to think of anything less echoey than that gooey substance; or maybe sugar cane} ** CONGO DR. When operating my amateur radio station I often try to widen the content of the contact beyond the "rubber stamp" items. Such was the case recently when following a "CQ DX" on 20 metres I was delighted to get a reply from 5X4CM in Kampala, Uganda. Signal reports were good and a good natter ensued. Members may be interested in those points from the contact which give an insight into the lives of the dedicated personnel who get those religious third world broadcasting stations up and running. 5X4CM was being operated by David Firth, KH9AE who hails from Texas. He is a telecommunications and broadcast engineer with lots of experience in the States, but for the past 17 years has spent his time in Africa installing stations for religious broadcasters. He has been responsible for more installations in more African countries than I can name. I imagined there would be health problems. He said he had been lucky and was keeping fit, but for example he needs to be on a constant course of antibiotics to ward off the nasties! At the time of the contact he was completing an FM station and was busy with work on its 220 foot tower. This he said was chicken feed as he used to climb 1400 foot TV masts in the USA when he was younger! Sadly for us SWL's, almost all installations are FM. Receivers are cheap and easy to come by. Some governments prefer the fact that they give only local reception with nothing from abroad. These days less than 3% of African stations are on the tropical bands. He was about to enjoy a 6 week break back home. He would be visiting his friend K6CYX who builds transmitters for gospel stations --- see http://www.bfoministry.org On his return David will be working on a station (he forgot the name) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo located 30 kilometres west of Arua in Uganda. He is to up the power from 50 watts to 500 watts so there should now be a better chance of catching it. It's on 4585. We discussed the technical problems of keeping equipment going in those countries. The effect of heat and humidity not to mention the varying voltage - if a mains supply was available. He told me has a further massive total of 130 more stations to do. The ministries concerned are indeed fortunate to have such a dedicated and capable engineer to help them spread the Word! (David Plumridge, G3KMG, County Durham, June World DX Club Contact via Mike Barraclough, WORLD OF RADIO 1232, DXLD) ** COSTA RICA. Neither Faro del Caribe on 5054.6 nor 9644.6 were audible here during the weekend (Élmer Escoto, Honduras, May 24, DSWCI DX Window June 2 via DXLD) ** CUBA. Following could explain more disruptions than usual in RHC transmissions --- a fire in the Radio Progreso building, whence RHC also originates (gh, DXLD) {brief English version in 4-090} INCENDIO AFECTA EDIFICIO DE RADIO HABANA CUBA Incendio obliga a desalojar emisoras de radio en La Habana 4:21:00 PM La Habana, 27 may (EFE).- Un incendio de "medianas proporciones" se registró hoy en un edificio de La Habana donde operan cuatro emisoras de radio oficiales, sin que se produjeran víctimas pero sí la interrupción de emisiones, informaron las autoridades. Según declaró a la prensa el coronel Mario Álvarez Martínez, segundo jefe del cuerpo de bomberos de La Habana, el incendio, que se originó en el sótano del edificio, "no es grande" y "lo tenemos totalmente controlado". Aunque dijo que "hay que investigar bien para poder dar una información certera", explicó que se estima que el siniestro tuvo como posible causa "algún descuido o negligencia" de unos trabajadores que estaban realizando una reparación con "llama abierta". La agencia oficial de noticias Prensa Latina informó, por su parte, de que las transmisiones fueron interrumpidas a causa del siniestro. (via Dino Bloise, South Florida, USA, Conexión Digital via DXLD) INCENDIO AFECTA EDIFICIO DE LA SEDE DE IMPORTANTES EMISORAS DE RADIO EN CUBA (Crónica/AFP, Mayo 27) (2004-05-27) Un incendio, al parecer de consideración, afectó este jueves a un céntrico edificio de cinco pisos en La Habana donde radican las emisoras Radio Progreso y Radio Habana-Cuba, constató la AFP. Según testigos, el siniestro comenzó alrededor de las 09H00 locales (13H GMT) [confirmando hora de verano --- gh] y provocó la evacuación de las numerosas personas que trabajan en el popular inmueble, ubicado en una zona céntrica y de gran tránsito de la capital cubana. Varias personas fueron evacuadas desde los pisos superiores del edificio por las escalerillas mecánicas de los bomberos, mientras que una decena de ambulancias aguardaban a pocos metros del lugar por si fuera necesario su intervención. Un miembro del cuerpo de bomberos dijo a la AFP que "no hay heridos", pero que una persona habría sufrido un paro respiratorio por causas nerviosas y tuvo que ser sacada del edificio mediante una camilla atada con cuerdas. Se desconoce aún las causas que originaron el siniestro, pero la presencia de varios autos de servicios de la empresa eléctrica, hace suponer a los testigos que el origen del fuego haya sido un cortocircuito. La policía cerró el acceso al tránsito a unos 300m a la redonda del lugar, donde varios camiones cisternas aguardaban para eventualmente auxiliar a los bomberos. Mediante autoparlantes, la policía pidió a centenares de curiosos aglomerados en las cercanías que despejaran la zona para permitir el trabajo de bomberos, paramédicos y especialistas policiales. Radio Progreso es una de las más antiguas, mayores y populares cadenas de radio cubana, mientras que Radio Habana-Cuba es la emisora internacional de onda corta del país. Ambas funcionan en el edificio siniestrado, construido en la década de 1950. http://www.cronica.com.mx/nota.php?idc=126940 (Alvin Mirabal, Boletín Electronico: ONDA CORTA via Dino Bloise, ibid.) To the dentrocubanos the fire was of medium proportions; to the fueracubanos, it was major: (gh) INCENDIO DE GRANDES PROPORCIONES EN EDIFICIO DE RADIO PROGRESO Noticia extraida de CubaNet LA HABANA, 27 de mayo (Ana Leonor Díaz, Grupo Decoro / http://www.cubanet.org) - Un incendio de grandes proporciones, atribuido a un fallo eléctrico, afectó el edificio de Radio Progreso y otras dos emisoras en una zona céntrica de esta capital. Al momento de declararse el incendio unas sesenta personas, empleadas de Radio Progreso, Radio Habana Cuba, y la emisora provincial COCO, se encontraban atrapadas en el edificio y debieron ser evacuadas por la azotea debido al humo tóxico que salía de la instalación. Los estudios de grabación musical de Radio Progreso llevaban varios meses en reparación para cambiar el sistema de aire acondicionado, cuya construcción data de los años 50 del pasado siglo, aunque ya estaban dotadas de tecnología moderna para grabar en matrices digitales. Todo el personal del Comando Provincial de Bomberos de La Habana y tropas de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias fueron movilizados desde horas de la madrugada, bajo la supervisión del ministro del Interior, Abelardo Colomè Ibarra, que declinó calcular los daños ocasionados por el siniestro (via Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina, May 28, Conexión Digital via DXLD) He entrado en la página de Radio Progreso y encontré esta información, bastante amplia y con fotos. http://www.radioprogreso.cu/despliegue.php?de=reportero&idti=3276 (José Elías, Venezuela, ibid.) Viz., illustrated; says R. Progreso is orginating from the R. Rebelde studios now; mentions RHC but nothing specific about their situation: EXTINGUIDO INCENDIO DE MEDIANAS PROPORCIONES EN RADIO PROGRESO Comandos de Bomberos de la Capital. Fotos AIN --- Por Reynold Rassí de Granma Las transmisiones de Radio Progreso se originan desde la cabina Panamericana de la fraterna Radio Rebelde. Un incendio de medianas proporciones se produjo en la mañana de ayer en el sótano del edificio de la emisora Radio Progreso, sita en Infanta y 25, en esta capital, el cual pudo ser controlado y no causó víctimas fatales ni lesionados. El coronel Mario Álvarez Martínez, segundo jefe del Cuerpo de Bomberos en la capital, informó que el siniestro comenzó entre las 9:00 y 10:00 de la mañana, cuando una dotación especializada trabajaba en el sótano del edificio en la instalación de un equipo electrógeno, usaba un equipo de oxicorte con la llama viva y al realizar un corte se produjo el incendio, al parecer por existir aceite derramado en el área de trabajo. No obstante la acción inmediata de quienes en ese momento se encontraban en Radio Progreso, y también de las otras emisoras radicadas en el mismo edificio, como Radio Habana Cuba, Radio Musical Nacional (CMBF), y la COCO (que transmite desde allí provisionalmente), el fuego se propagó. Varios comandos del Cuerpo de Bomberos de la Ciudad de La Habana intervinieron rápidamente con la técnica especializada. También contribuyeron en la evacuación del personal, la Policía Nacional Revolucionaria, la población y los distintos órganos de la provincia y del municipio, previstos para tales casos. Al lugar del siniestro acudieron el general de cuerpo de ejército Abelardo Colomé Ibarra, ministro del Interior; Esteban Lazo y Pedro Sáez Montejo, primer secretario del Partido en la capital, todos miembros del Buró Político; así como otros dirigentes del Partido y del Gobierno en el territorio. Las autoridades realizan las investigaciones correspondientes para precisar las causas de este hecho y se evalúan los daños ocasionados. PESE AL FUEGO, ESTÁN AL AIRE Por Dora Pérez y Margarita Barrio del diario Juventud Rebelde —Chica, se acaba de ir la luz y siento olor a quemado. Voy a ver qué pasa, después te llamo. La conversación entre Isidro Fardales, jefe de Información de Radio Habana Cuba y su esposa Yailé, se cortó repentinamente. Él no pudo repetir la llamada. Como al resto de los trabajadores de esa emisora y de Radio Progreso, le llegó la alarma. Había fuego en el edificio y debían dirigirse todos a la azotea. La noticia corrió rápido por la ciudad. El humo que salía por las ventanas anunciaba que algo no habitual ocurría en el inmueble. Los transeúntes dirigían su mirada hacia el lugar, mientras llegaban velozmente bomberos, policías y otros especialistas en este tipo de siniestros. Eran las 10:30 de la mañana del jueves. Comenzó entonces la evacuación. Son seis pisos de altura y algunos, temerosos de la auto-escalera que ofrecían los bomberos, decidieron utilizar la tradicional del edificio. ``Estaba en el sexto piso, en el departamento de reporteros. De pronto nos dijeron que debíamos ser evacuados, porque había un cortocircuito en los bajos, y nos llevaron hacia la azotea. Allí esperamos las orientaciones``, contó la periodista Xiomara Pupo. ``Muchos bajaron por la escalera de los bomberos. Yo no, realmente me daba miedo esa altura y lo hice por la escalera habitual, acompañada de dos especialistas. A partir del cuarto piso era intransitable: el humo negro, denso, asfixiante, y el piso muy resbaladizo, lleno de aceite``, narra. Mabel Peláez, técnica en Informática, no lo dudó un momento. Fue la primera en descender por la escalera de los bomberos. ``No me dio miedo bajar por ahí. Pensé en mi hijo de cinco años y opté por la fórmula más rápida. Lo que sí me hubiera atemorizado era quedarme allá arriba. Cuando llegué a la calle me atendieron muy bien, me dieron un aerosol y me tomaron la presión``. Las pesquisas periodísticas no se detuvieron. Un bombero que, más allá de luchar contra las llamas, lo hacía con los curiosos que no le permitían trabajar, comentó que, por suerte, las llamas se habían controlado rápidamente. EL INCENDIO ESTÁ CONTROLADO A las doce del día, el coronel Mario Álvarez Martínez, segundo jefe del Cuerpo de Bomberos, informó que el fuego comenzó entre las nueve y las diez de la mañana, cuando una dotación especializada trabajaba en el sótano del edificio en la instalación de un equipo electrógeno, usaban un equipo de oxicorte con llama viva, y al realizar un corte se produjo el incendio, catalogado de medianas proporciones, al parecer por existir aceite derramado en el área de trabajo, aunque se practican las investigaciones del siniestro y se evalúan las pérdidas materiales ocurridas. Isidro Fardales contó a JR que cuando el humo se acrecentó, los propios bomberos decidieron detener la bajada por la escalera externa. Quedábamos muchas personas allá arriba, además de los bomberos. Había también un médico y un enfermero, y recibimos agua y alimentos ligeros. ``Cerca de las dos de la tarde dispusieron reiniciar la evacuación. Lo hicimos de cinco en cinco, por la escalera habitual del edificio, siempre acompañados de bomberos con linternas. Sin embargo, muy pronto se restablecieron las transmisiones. Radio Progreso aproximadamente a las 12:30, y cinco horas más tarde, Radio Habana Cuba, ambas desde los estudios de Radio Rebelde. Por su parte, CMBF comenzó a escucharse a partir de la 1:35 de la tarde desde el Edificio N, y la COCO lo hará hoy en horas de la mañana, desde el Focsa. El regreso al edificio de Infanta 105 dependerá ahora de las decisiones de los especialistas. Inmediatamente se personaron en el lugar los miembros del Buró Político General de Cuerpo de Ejército Abelardo Colomé Ibarra, Esteban Lazo Hernández y Pedro Sáez, así como otras autoridades del Partido y el [. . .] CONTROLADO INCENDIO EN RADIO PROGRESO En un incendio de medianas proporciones ocurrido ayer en el edificio de Radio Progreso no se reportaron víctimas humanas ni lesionados. En la propia edificación radican también las emisoras Radio Habana Cuba, CMBF y COCO. El coronel Mario Alvarez Martínez, segundo jefe del Cuerpo de Bomberos en la capital, informó que el siniestro comenzó entre las 9:00 y las 10:00 de la mañana, cuando una dotación especializada trabajaba en el sótano del edificio en la instalación de un equipo electrógeno, usaba un equipo de oxicorte con llama viva y, al realizar un corte, se produjo el incendio, al parecer por existir aceite derramado en el área de trabajo. El oficial destacó que de inmediato se movilizaron las fuerzas necesarias del cuerpo de bomberos y otras que garantizaron la pronta evacuación de todo el personal que se encontraba en la edificación y la extinción del fuego. También subrayó la pronta actuación de la Polícía Nacional Revolucionariaa, la colaboración de la población y la labor de los distintos órganos de la provincia y el municipio, previstos para estos casos. Al lugar del accidente acudieron los miembros del Buró Político General de Cuerpo de Ejército Abelardo Colomé Ibarra, Esteban Lazo Hernández y Pedro Saéz Montejo, así como otras autoridades del Partido y el Gobierno. Se practican las investigaciones correspondientes para determinar las causas del incendio y evaluar las pérdidas materiales ocurridas (AIN) (R. Progreso website via gh, DXLD) INCENDIO AFECTA A TRANSMISIONES DE TRES EMISORAS RADIALES CUBANAS TOMADO DE LA EDICION DIGITAL "TRABAJADORES", CUBA MAYO 28, 2004 Trabajadores Digital --- Charly Morales La Habana, 27 de mayo (PL).- Un fallo eléctrico ocasionó este jueves un incendio en el edificio sede de las emisoras radiales Progreso, Radio Habana Cuba y COCO, en esta capital, sin reportarse víctimas fatales, aunque provocó la interrupción de las transmisiones. Según un parte entregado a la prensa por oficiales del Ministerio del Interior, cuyo titular, Abelardo Colomé, se personó en el lugar, el fuego se originó en el sótano, cuando varios técnicos que instalaban un equipo de refrigeración central provocaron un corto circuito que inflamó aceite derramado. Al parecer, las llamas se propagaron a través de otros materiales y la humareda abarcó el resto del edificio a través de los conductos de ventilación. Tras una exhaustiva búsqueda habitación por habitación, el coronel Mario Álvarez, del cuerpo de bomberos en la capital, confirmó a reporteros en el lugar de los hechos que nadie murió en el siniestro, aunque fue necesario evacuar a decenas de personas que se encontraban en el edificio. Algunos evacuados manifestaron evidente nerviosismo y síntomas de sofocación debido a la espesa humareda, que controlaron rápidamente las brigadas médicas y de primeros auxilios, mientras los bomberos procedieron a sofocar el fuego. Desde horas de la mañana, las luces del edificio pestañearon repetidamente, pero pensamos que era una falla eléctrica sin mucha importancia, narró a Prensa Latina uno de los evacuados. Mientras fue posible, los trabajadores del edificio, sito en la céntrica avenida de Infanta, salieron por la puerta principal, pero a medida que la atmósfera se tornó irrespirable, el personal subió a la azotea para esperar a ser rescatados. Una extensa fila de carros cisternas que acudieron directamente desde las tomas de agua diseminadas por La Habana, apoyó el trabajo del cuerpo de bomberos. Cordiales 73's (via Oscar de Céspedes, Conexión Digital via DXLD) Até a manhã desta segunda-feira, 31 de maio, a Rádio Havana Cuba estava no ar apenas em espanhol e inglês. Os programas em português, francês, creole, guarani, quechua, árabe e esperanto estavam fora do ar. Foram interrompidos desde quinta-feira, 27 de maio, devido a um incêndio que ocorreu no edifício onde funciona a Rádio Havana Cuba, Rádio Progresso, CMBF e COCO. As informações são do jornalista Igor, que trabalha nos programas em português da RHC. De acordo com ele, o fogo ocorreu no porão do prédio e todos os funcionários tiveram que subir ao teto à espera de resgate dos bombeiros. Conforme Igor, a Rádio Rebelde não foi afetada por estar noutro edifício. Ele acrescenta: "um abraço para todos os dexistas e ouvintes que se interessaram pelo que aconteceu e pela saúde da nossa equipe de português... muito obrigado a todos!" 73s! <><><><><><><><><><><><> (Célio Romais, Porto Alegre, Brasil, http://www.ondascurtas.com <><><><><><><><><><><><> (Conexión Digital via DXLD) By May 31, Alex`s pirate archive already had the May 29 DXers Unlimited, recorded at 2100 on 11760, so what would Arnie have to say about the fire two days earlier? Nothing, since he said it was recorded on Wednesday to cover his visit to Santa Clara. But it`s a 23 minute file ---- did they add on something? No, from the outset there was crosstalk from music and Spanish, and by the 13th minute Arnie faded out and we had Spanish programming on the frequency, tho by the 22nd minute ``Langston Wright`` came back on to close the ``English to Europe broadcast on 22 meters`` where it has not been for years. Maybe Arnie will get to this hot topic on the June 1 edition? Yes, tuned in at 2330 on 9550 and he was already into Item One about this. He said a maintenance crew accidentally started the fire in the basement (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Glenn: My radio log for JUNE 2, 2004 needs very little explanation: 9550, R Habana Cuba. EE, Isabel Garcia, Cuba news, GREAT SOUND! //9820, a bit clipped, 0633 UT 9655, R Habana Cuba. "Dead" carrier, with bad hum, Isabel Garcia about -40 dB, sigh, 0633 UT 11760 R Habana Cuba. EE, as 9950; however barely receivable, covered by R Japan, 0635 UT Yes, that's right: I wrote "Great Sound!" with an exclamation point. It was a shock -- the audio on the new 9550 transmitter was as good as I've ever heard RHC, standard "international quality" comparable to other stations, and intelligible without being overly processed or distorted by severe clipping. What happened, though, to 9655 -- or to the signal at 11760? The latter is beamed north, "past" me here on the Pacific coast; yet I usually hear it MUCH better than this. Well, propagation might be strange tonight. 9820 is a bit messy sounding with sibilance break-up; but it does not sound like Edison's original tin-foil phonograph tonight. Hmmmmm...someone in the engineering department back from a "rededication camp"? Finally: if I wanted to be *really picky*: amigos, that "National Anthem" cart is SHOT. It's a rather stirring anthem, as a matter of fact, as anthems go...but -- whoops! -- the pitch shot UP and DOWN over and over when you signed off the English transmission; made me sea-sick. (What would "el líder más grande" think?) Little "touches" like that set RHC apart and bring loads of laughs to "el muchacho de radio en San José". (Steve Waldee, CA, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** DENMARK [and non]. 5815, World Music R, Ilskov near Karup, 2130 May 18, there is something, but it`s still early on 49 mb. At 2300, while hardly strong, is pretty easily audible, albeit through merciless QRN. I went back through my records and find that I logged early incarnations of WMR as follows: 1980, via R Andorra, 6215 1982, via R Milano International, 6221 1983, via R Dublin, 6910 1997, via SENTECH, 6290 (Jerry Berg, MA, May 18, DSWCI DX Window June 2 via DXLD) The antenna used on 5815 is a dipole at about 24 metres altitude directed East-West (Stig Hartvig Nielsen, WMR, May 19, DSWCI DX Window June 2 via DXLD) ** DIEGO GARCIA. 4319 and 12579, AFRTS, is inactive on these frequencies at present (Roland Schulze, Philippines, May 25, DSWCI DX Window June 2 via DXLD) ** DJIBOUTI. It seems the new transmitter of Radio Sawa is off channel 1431 kHz as is almost always heard with rumbling from Italy and Voice of Russia (Rumen Pankov, Bulgaria, MW Report, June BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD) Rather than ``jamming`` as reported? ** ECUADOR. ARMONICOS. 3450, LV DE RIOBAMBA. Riobamba. 0330-0400 Mayo 22, (1150 x 3) "la mayor alegria de la radio es participar en cada momento de su vida" música popular ecuatoriana. El tiempo y la música son características de La Voz de Riobamba, Antena 1. ``Son las 10 de la noche y 45 minutos, sólo falta un cuarto para las 23 horas, 11 de la noche" (Rafael Rodríguez, Bogotá, Colombia, May 24, Conexión Digital via WORLD OF RADIO 1232, DXLD) ** ECUADOR. 4870, VOZ DEL UPANO. Macas, Ecuador. 1235-1250 Mayo 23. Transmisión en vivo desde el Santuario La Purísima de Macas de la misa. Luego "Atención público en general, aumente sus ingresos, la publicidad su mejor argumento; Voz del Upano pone a su disposición sus frecuencias en onda corta, onda media y FM para anunciar y vender sus productos; hoy llegamos más lejos. Voz del Upano, el poder de la comunicación" (Rafael Rodríguez, Bogotá, Colombia, May 24, Conexión Digital via DXLD) ** ECUADOR [non]. ECUADOR/UK. Starting from 30 May, Russian broadcast of the Voice of the Andes is again reduced by 15 minutes. Now it will go on the air at 1600-1630. (Frequency must be 11760 kHz, afaik - Ed.). New station's address in Russia is: P. O. Box 585, Voronezh 394036 (open_dx - Andrey Seregin, Ryazan oblast, Russia, via Signal via DXLD) ** EGYPT. On 20 May heard Russian broadcast from the Voice of Cairo (not completely sure about the exact ID) at 1800 on 7220 kHz. Modulation was bad, and broadcast was subject to a heavy co-channel by VoA, also in Russian (open_dx - Sergey Voitelev, Moscow, Russia) ERU Technical department is worried about the quality of reception of this Russian broadcast (1800-1900, 7220 kHz). Listeners and monitors were asked to explore alternative clear channels in the 31 and 41 mbands (open_dx - Vladimir Titarev, Kremenchuk, Ukraine, via SIGNAL May 31 via DXLD) ** FRANCE. Frequency changes for Radio France International in French to ME: 0300-0357*NF 9825 ISS 500 kW / 090 deg, ex 9425; * 0400-0457 from Sep. 5 (Observer, Bulgaria, June 1 via DXLD) ** GREECE [non]. Famished for English from V. of Greece`s super-power relay via Delano on 17705? Sunday May 30 at 2008 there was an interview with someone in English about peerage, constantly interrupted by voice-overs in Greek. I also finally checked 9690 around 1235 June 2, and heard nothing in English; in fact the Greek talk with continuous musical bed did not sound like a mailbag at all (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GUATEMALA. Ayer (29/May/2004 UT) entre 0320-0420 capté la guatemalteca Radio Verdad, reactivada en 4052 kHz, en español, con muchos himnos y algunas palabras y lecturas bíblicas, identificaciones completas (incluso una identificación en japonés) e invitación a enviar reportes de recepción al Apdo. Postal 5, Chiquimula, Guatemala. Prometieron calendario, banderín y QSL. El anunciador mencionó que habían tenido problemas pero ya han sido resueltos y están en el aire. Aparentemente aún tienen ciertos problemas con el audio, pues por momentos el nivel de audio bajaba. Pero en general la calidad es buena. Mi receptor no permite mayor exactitud en la frecuencia, pero la frecuencia exacta *debería* ser 4052.5 kHz. Saludos! (Élmer Escoto, San Pedro Sula, HONDURAS, May 29, Conexión Digital via DXLD) Radio Verdad has been reactivated. I caught them last night (29/May/2004 UTC) at 0320-0420 on 4052 kHz (my receiver does not allow more precise frequency measurements). The announcer said that they had transmitter problems that were now fixed (thanks to God and the help of many Christians), so they were requesting reception reports to Apdo. Postal 5, Chiquimula, Guatemala, and promised a calendar, pennant and QSL card for correct reports. They mostly were transmitting hymns sung by a woman (almost sounded like an opera :-), but sometimes there were announcers both male and female, with full IDs as "Transmite la estación educativa evangélica Radio Verdad, desde el Monte de Horeb y el Monte de Gloria, en Chiquimula, Guatemala, por 4.05 MHz banda SW1". They also had a full ID in Japanese, complete with address. Nothing was heard in English during this listening period. Signal quality was generally good, although sometimes the audio level was low, intermittently. Average SINPO=45344 (Elmer Escoto, San Pedro Sula, HONDURAS, hard-core-dx via WORLD OF RADIO 1232, DXLD) Is every conceivable listener using a receiver with this band marked as ``SW-1?? That really has no significance (gh, DXLD) ** GUATEMALA. 3300, TGNA, R. Cultural, Guatemala City, 2358, May 22, their full ID at 0000 is ``Desde Guatemala ésta es Radio Cultural TGN y su cadena de emisoras repetidoras, proclamando el mensaje de salvación a un mundo necesitado``. Heard with very good quality at tune in (45444) although there were some audio problems later on, for instance at 0008, when audio level went down until there was no audio at all. Further checks of the frequency: 0035, audio a bit low, but much better than a few minutes ago. With instrumental adoration music, 35443. 0128 still on with a brief history of the station. No audio problems now, but lots of noise and fades. 0200 ``saludos``. Still there at 0548, 0610, 1245, 1311 and 2210 re-checks on May 23. At 0200 on May 24 I re-checked the frequency; it was already off the air. I could not hear any mention of schedules. Will try to get in touch with them (Élmer Escoto, Honduras, DSWCI DX Window June 2 via DXLD) Also heard 0200-0500, May 23, música de alabanza and phone-ins (Rafael Rodríguez, Colombia, ibid.) ** HUNGARY. Radio Budapest DX Programm Englisch --- Re Wolfgang's query, according to an email from R Budapest there is an additional English "DX programme" aired every 4 weeks as part of "Gatepost": Hello, Thanks for your letter. You can listen to the DX programme on Fridays at the end of the broadcast, and every 4 weeks in the second part of the Gatepost programme. We wish you good listening. Radio Budapest ---------------- (Website refers to the 4 weekly programme as "DX Mix" so maybe a different programme than the weekly "DX Corner" (which airs Fri 1920 & 2120; Sat 0120 & 0250 UT). R Budapest A04 schedule per their website: 0100-0130 Mo-Su 9590 kHz English to North America 0230-0300 Mo-Su 9790 kHz English to North America 1500-1530 Su 6025 & 9715 kHz English to Europe 1900-1930 Mo-Su 3975, 6025 & 11720 kHz English to Europe 2100-2130 Mo-Su 6025 & 11830 kHz English to Europe/Africa (Alan Pennington, May 25, BDXC-UK via DXLD) ** HUNGARY. Magyar Katholic Radio --- Since yesterday, Friday, I can listen to the new Magyar Catolic Radio on 1341 kHz. SINPO 44444 in Austria. Program is non stop churchmusic plus a few IDs from female/ male in the Hungarian language. On also planned 810 kHz I have only signals from Macedonia (Paul Gager, Austria (Grundig SAT. 500/ T.), May 29, BDXC-UK via DXLD) Magyar Katolikus Radio is on air, at last! Heard it with a test broadcast 26 May at 2208-2230* on 1341 kHz. Classical and gospel music, male/female announcements (I could recognize station's name, "Szolnok" and "kiloHertz"). Station announced the only frequency, and I presume it does not operate on 810 kHz yet - indeed, only Macedonia comes on the latter. Good signal, only a bit weaker than Radio Romania Actualitatsi which booms here with all 5 SINPO's. (open_dx - Alexander Mak, Lutsk, Ukraine, via Signal via DXLD) Just got an e-mail verification from Magyar Katolikus Radio 1341 in Hungary (Szolnok, 135 kW they confirm). This was for my May 28 report. Verification was in perfect Finnish language; a staff member seems to be fluent in my language (Jari Savolainen, Kuusankoski, Finland, DX LISTENING DIGEST) {Finnish and Hungarian are related} Magyar Katolikus Radio on 1341 kHz seems to be an easy catch. Heard them last evening 2135 UT with strong signal. 73´s (Jouko Huuskonen Turku, FINLAND, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDIA. 7194, AIR Mumbai, around 0400, May 23, I noticed a drift from 7195. After I made a telephone call to the station, it was immediately switched off and came back on 7195 after a couple of minutes. Later the officials called me back to confirm it. It was the second time that such experience was happening with AIR Mumbai. It has happened several times with AIR Bangalore SW also in the past (Jose Jacob, India, DSWCI DX Window June 2 via DXLD) ** INDONESIA. On May 14 the following local RRI stations were audible nighttime around 1030: 3265, 3325, 3344.8, 3905, 3960v, 3975, 4000.1, 4606.4, 4750, 4790, 4875v (irregular) and 4920 (transmitter problems). On May 14 the following local RRI stations were audible daytime: 9552.3 and 9743.7: Both are regularly active (Roland Schulze, Philippines, DSWCI DX Window June 2 via DXLD) ** INTERNATIONAL WATERS [non?]. Re FriendShip Radio --- Glenn, How confident are you of your source on this one? There are no reports anywhere of anyone hearing this, no reports of anyone seeing a ship. What there have been, over the past few months, are persistent rumours of new offshore radio stations. Without exception these have been lies (the whole idea is nonsensical). The motivation, at least in part, seems to have been to fuel a feud between former members of the Radio Caroline organisation. I think you may have been hoaxed. As always, thanks for your work (Nicholas Mead (Cornwall), June 2, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I have not been hoaxed, and I am not at all confident of this source. I have merely published unsolicited items from the `manager` of this alleged operation, and questioned whether anyone has heard it. It did seem to me that it could well be a genuine pirate, but really land- based. If reputable DXers checked for it and never heard it --- at least no one has yet reported it directly to me --- that would tend to confirm your doubts. I fail to see the point of putting out such info if it is totally false (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ISRAEL. CONTROLLERS THREATEN STRIKE OVER RADIO NOISE [sic] By Russ Niles Newswriter, Editor May 31, 2004 It sounds like a familiar story but news that Israeli air traffic controllers are threatening to strike has a twist. The controllers aren't looking for more money, longer breaks or better benefits. They say they'll walk off the job if the government of Israel doesn't crack down on all the pirate radio stations operating in the country that are disrupting air traffic communications. "In light of the extent to which broadcast stations are appearing in our 'electronic skies,' an air crash is only a matter of time," the chairmen of the air traffic controllers union and the Israeli Pilots Union wrote in a joint statement to the government. . . http://www.avweb.com/newswire/10_23a/briefs/187394-1.html (via Kim Elliott, DXLD) ** ITALY. Deleted frequencies of Rai International: 0620-1300 Italian del 7180, now on 9670 only 1335-1335 Albanian del 7190, now on 9610 only 1400-1425 Italian del 17780, now on 21520 only 1400-1415 Slovene del 7190, now on 9690 only 1415-1435 German del 7190, now on 9690 only 1435-1455 Croatian del 7190, now on 9690 only 1500-1520 Turkish del 9690, now on 11775 only 1520-1540 Greek del 9690, now on 11775 only 1540-1600 Bulgarian del 9690, now on 11775 only 1810-1825 Czech del 7115, now on 6130 only 1825-1840 Slovak del 7115, now on 6130 only 1840-1900 Polish del 7115, now on 6130 only 1910-1930 Serbian del 7240, now on 6130 only 1910-1930 Somali del 9605, now on 11890 only 1935-1955 Hungarian del 7240, now on 6130 only 2115-2135 Romanian del 7255, now on 5970 only 2135-2155 Czech del 7255, now on 5970 only 2155-2210 Slovak del 7255, now on 5970 only 2210-2225 Polish del 7255, now on 5970 only RAI International sport program "Calcio" now on air at new day and new time: new 1820-2020 Sat on 9605, 11890, 17735, 17780, 21550 delete: 1250-1620 Sun on 9670, 11775, 17780, 21535, 21710 (Observer, Bulgaria, June 1 via DXLD) ** ITALY [non]. IRRS: The schedule at http://www.nexus.org/NEXUS-IBA/Schedules/IRRS-SW_A04.html shows A3, i.e. "ordinary" AM with full carrier, as mode for all IRRS transmissions. No more USB with reduced carrier as it was always the case with the Siemens communications transmitter they operated from some farm in Italy. I assume that this installation is history now and all transmissions originate from elsewhere, and why not from Romania; if so Saftica would be a site with equipment matching the given output levels of 20 and 100 kW. (Probably I noted standard AM already in last autumn, but I simply have no time now to go through what I have written then.) (Kai Ludwig, May 24, DX LISTENING DIGEST) IRRS: Monday evening at 1945 I was tuning 5775 and heard only a loud hiss on the carrier. This reminded me of what we have been hearing on RRI (Romania) frequencies from time to time, so maybe Romania is indeed the actual origin of the current IRRS transmissions as suggested. What speaks against is the fact that the signal is always fluttery (slow flutter) at my location. Normally signals from the Balkans are rather stable. The IRRS signal usually stays between S-7 and S-9. The modulation is somewhat low and that suggests the Saftica site if we look at Romania. [Later:] My comment above regarding the IRRS modulation level is good only for the 100 kW transmitter. The lower power transmitter is heavily modulated and when the carrier fades down a little the audio immediately becomes distorted. Currently the signal has both sidebands equally strong. 73 (Olle Alm, Sweden, June 2, WORLD OF RADIO 1232, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Detailed power & beam schedule: http://www.nexus.org/NEXUS-IBA/Schedules/IRRS-SW_A04.html For 5775, IRRS claims the lower power 20 kW throughout the week except for Fridays (100 kW). 73s, (Bernd Trutenau, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** JORDAN. 11810, R Jordan, Qasr el Kharana, 1300-1500*, May 23, program in Arabic of the Armed Forces R. Their full ID is: ``Idha`at Al-quwa`at Al-mosalaha al-ourdoneya - al-gayish al arabi `` (The Jordanian Armed Forces radio - The Arabian Army). This is not R FANN (which means ART in English)! R FANN is ONLY on the FM band, not on SW as far as I know (Tarek Zeidan, Egypt, May 24, DSWCI DX Window June 2 via DXLD) This was the UNID program heard by Green and Ritola (DSWCI Ed) ** KOREA NORTH. VOK's outlet of 15245.3 produced two symmetrical spurious signals on 15173.1 and 15317.5 on May 26th, around 1500-1600 UT in English, "Kim Il Sung, the only Father in the World ...". All SW outlets of VOK, except 9325 kHz, were offset on May 26th: like 11710.2, 11735.2, 11845.2, 11735.2, 13760.2, 15245.3 (Wolfgang Büschel, Italy 43.5 north, May 26, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KYRGYZSTAN. Re 4010, Wonder if they still have English news segment during the 2300 hour (gh) Since last year the news in English is carried Mon-Fri 0115-0120 and 0315-0320 winter and Mon-Fri 0015-0020 and 0215-0220 summer (because of DST in Kyrgyzstan). The website of Kyrgyz Radio at http://www.ktr.kg has complete daily schedules (Bernd Trutenau, Lithuania, May 24, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** LATVIA. 9290 at 1015 May 9, Kaufradio, pop, oldies, CD ads, website http://www.kaufradio.de – in German, SIO 454 (Robertas Petraitias, Lithuania, HF Logbook, June BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD) Must have missed that one before. That was a Sunday, may have been a one-off, infomercial? (gh, DXLD) {Yes: 4-089} ** LIBYA. 11180 is an old Sudanese frequency. I recall hearing it there in the late 1980s or perhaps early 1990s. But I doubt it's been active for at least a decade. Nothing audible on the frequency here in Nairobi at the time of writing (1100 GMT on 25 May). (Chris Greenway, Kenya, May 25, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1232, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11180 is an unannounced frequency for the Libyan transmissions to Iraq That'll be // 7425 11660 11890 1800-2200. ID'ed by Tarek Zeidan, Egypt (DXA375-Silvain Domen, Belgium, ibid.) Thanks to Silvain Domen, Tarek Zeidan and Mauno Ritola for confirming 11180 as Libya. I may have been wrong in saying that the frequency was once used by Sudan. Although I have a memory of that, I can't seem to back it up with reliable documentary evidence from my archive. But I did come across a logging I made in April 1984 of long-gone clandestine station "Voice of the Free Sons of South Yemen" on 11180. I forget the background to that station - but it might easily have come from either Libya or Sudan (Chris Greenway, ibid.) Hello Chris, Did a google search on "11180" and found this article you wrote in 1987 is on http://www.users.waitrose.com/~bdxc/eafrica8709.htm (Silvain Domen, Belgium, ibid.) Hi Glenn, hope everything is OK. Well about 11180, I confirm it is Libya to Iraq radio station. First time I heard that one was 22/5/03 almost a year ago. I reckon I made a special report about that some time ago. But that 11180 is a new frequency and they never announce it in the list by the end of the transmission. About the ID: still NO ID at all. They just say a message to the land of the valley of the 2 rivers --- the land with great civilization. But nothing like radioXXX or Idhaat XXX :( in Arabic it is (resalah ella ard al-rafedayien) and here's the contact details; address: The General center for Overseas stations P. O. Box 4677, Tripoli, The Great Jamahirya (that's Libya in common words) Fax: ++ 218 21 44 46 875 they have 2 phone # : ++ 218 21 44 49 106 ++ 218 21 44 49 872 All the best, DXers, 72 and 73s (Tarek Zeidan, Cairo, Egypt, June 2, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MALI. RTV Mali, 5995, 0605 May 29. Neat music common to this area, simple guitar and percussion. It was my impression this was an in- studio performance as the YL singer spoke between selections. Good signal this evening and some of the best copy I have heard lately. One of my favorite stations when available due to great music (Jeffrey S. Heller, Naperville, IL, Drake R8B, TimeWave ANC-4, ParZ End-fed sloper (41'), Eavesdropper dipole ((42'), coil loaded sloper (67'), Cumbredx mailing list via DXLD) ** MEXICO. Better late than never, but June 1 at 0338 UT tune in I had Radio Mexico International with tradition Mexican music. IDs noted by om and yl throughout. At 0349 with ID's, frequencies and mention of "Voice de Mexico"??? At 0359 into a live sessions of blues music with the odd "RMI" thrown in between tracks. My tape ended at 0431 when they were airing soft instrumental tunes. SIO 333. Nothing noted tonight (June 3 at 0330) sitting outside by a nice bon fire. I had RMI on 9705 kHz (-). Just tuned off 9705 to avoid het, turned on the tape and went back to watching the hockey post game. Didn't zero-beat for exact frequency. Next time. At 0530 UT June 3 a very weak het on 9704.3u. No audio. Enjoy your summer. 73 (Mick Delmage, Sherwood Park, AB, 7-30 MHz KLM Log Periodic, Collins HF-2050, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MOLDOVA. 5960, DMR, State R of Pridnestrovye schedule is like in very last WRTH 2004 UPDATE Mo-Fr only, EXCEPT all transmissions cut to 10 minutes in duration. English at 1600-1610, French Tu+Th 1610-1620, German Mo+We 1610-1620. Co-channel TRT Turkish QRM (Wolfgang Bueschel, Italy, May 29, DSWCI DX Window June 2 via DXLD) ** MONACO. 702 MW, RMC, still tests Mo-Th only at 1200-1400 with relay of local transmitter // 98.5 and 98.8 MHz. 1467 MW, MC One has not been on the air the past 15 days, I have not heard them. I tried to contact the station, but it was impossible (Christian Ghibaudo, Nice, France, DSWCI DX Window June 2 via DXLD) ** NETHERLANDS. FURTHER RADIO NETHERLANDS BUDGET CUTS ANNOUNCED Dutch State Secretary for the Media Medy van der Laan today announced her decision on further cuts to Radio Netherlands' budget. In total, the savings amount to 5.5 million euro spread over the three years to 2007. This is in line with what Radio Netherlands expected. Because Radio Netherlands is already saving 2.3 million euro this year, that leaves a further 3.2 million euro to be found. Of that 2.1 million euro will be saved in 2005/2006 by a rationalisation of programme distribution, involving a closer working relationship with several other international broadcasters. That leaves 1.1 million euro to be saved in 2007, and the State Secretary will hold further discussions with Radio Netherlands as to how these savings can be achieved. Radio Netherlands management says that the organisation will do its utmost to ensure that further cuts in core journalistic activities are avoided. # posted by Andy @ 15:07 UT May 27 (Media Network blog via WORLD OF RADIO 1232, DXLD) RADIO NETHERLANDS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF TO LEAVE IN SEPTEMBER Radio Netherlands Editor-in-chief Freek Eland has announced his decision to leave the post. Explaining his decision, which was made before the latest announcement of budget cuts, Mr Eland says "An important consideration is that editorial content, upon which I place such a high importance, has faded more and more into the background because management and administration take up the majority of my time. After nearly four years, the time has come for me to steer a new course." Mr Eland will in the future work freelance on journalistic productions, training and coaching. Acting Director General Jan Hoek says he respect's Mr Eland's decision: "We understand his reasoning, while at the same time regretting his decision." Freek Eland has been involved with Radio Netherlands since 1991, first as a general reporter, then as political editor, senior editor and since 2001 as Editor-in-Chief. # posted by Andy @ 11:47 UT May 28 (Media Network blog via WORLD OF RADIO 1232, DXLD) ** NICARAGUA. 5770, R Miskut was off the air when checked this weekend (Élmer Escoto, Hondruas, May 24, DSWCI DX Window June 2 via DXLD) ** OKLAHOMA. Follow-up to item in DXLD 4-081 about KSBI: Brady Brus, whose sudden departure a few years ago from KWTV-9 was never explained (or, at least, I never heard one, just a note around that time on markshannon.com that Brus came in to work one morning and left a few minutes later unemployed), is not just KSBI`s ``own meteorologist`` but the president of the Family Broadcasting Group, which, as of March 12, now owns KSBI. Their web site is under construction at http://www.ksbitv.com/ Meanwhile, KKNG-FM 93.3 reports on their web site http://www.kkng.com/new_pages/ksbi.htm that Brus will be doing weather reports for them, as well (not surprising, as most of OKC`s meteorologists or pseudo-meteorologists do the weather for various radio stations): KSBI`s Brady Brus joins King Country, 93.3! King Country welcomes Brady Brus to the family starting soon! Brady brings his vast weather experience to the King Country airwaves everyday to give you accurate dependable forecasts! Listen for his updates throughout the day, and of course, when severe weather happens. Depend on KSBI and King Country to keep you up to date! KSBI sets new precedent in severe weather alerts In addition to being the only station in Oklahoma to offer live weather information at the top of the hour, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, on the evening of Feb. 19, KSBI set a new severe weather alert precedent in the state of Oklahoma by issuing ``crawl`` alerts in both English and Spanish. When a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Alfalfa and Grant counties in northwestern Oklahoma on Thursday evening, KSBI took the opportunity to unveil its new bilingual Weather Warn system. ``As we continue to make changes here at KSBI, we recognize the importance of serving the entire community. According to U.S. Census data, the Hispanic population in Oklahoma has increased 108 percent since 1990,`` said Brady Brus, President of Family Broadcasting Group. ``Family Broadcasting Group has invested in the most interactive and cutting-edge technology this market has to offer,`` Brus said. KSBI will focus on the most important warnings and watches to cover with bilingual weather crawls across the bottoms of television screens. According to Brus, tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado and severe thunderstorm watches will be the highest priority to cover with bilingual severe weather crawls, though KSBI has the ability to cover all official warnings and watches with English and Spanish weather crawls. ``With the competitive nature of this business, I expect others to follow our lead. This doesn`t bother me, but rather encourages me, because the Spanish speaking community will receive the proper weather coverage they rightfully deserve,`` Brus said. KSBI will continue to unveil more changes over the next few months which will further demonstrate their commitment to Oklahoma families. [End KKNG item] See also: Family Broadcasting purchases KSBI Christian station, The Daily Ardmoreite: http://www.ardmoreite.com/stories/072103/mon_ksbi.shtml Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters Spring 2004 newsletter: http://www.oabok.org/archives/spring-04-news.pdf (John Norfolk, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. Wednesday May 26 2300 UT a severe thunderstorm with a circulation was approaching the Oklahoma City metro area; the following FM/AM stations were relaying OKC TV stations (KFOR 4/KOCO 5/KWTV 9) audio at 2330 check (*- RDS identifiers): FM 92.5 KOMA relaying Channel 4 (back to normal program at 2355 recheck) 94.7 The Buzz* relaying Channel 5 96.1 KXXY relaying Channel 5 96.5 Bob-FM* relaying Channel 9 (very slight delay) 97.9 KKWD relaying Channel 9 98.9 KISS* [KYSS] relaying Channel 9 100.5 KATT* relaying Channel 9 101.9 Twister* relaying Channel 5 (with breakaways by station) 102.7 KJYO relaying Channel 5 104.9 WWLS The Sports Animal* relaying Channel 9 (about two second delay at 2330, in synch at 2355 recheck) 107.7 KRXO Classic Rock* relaying Channel 4 [first noted at 2358] Another FM station with Channel 4 weather is 104.1, KMGL Magic 104, but I didn`t hear weather on that station that date. AM 640 WWLS relaying Channel 9 930 WKY relaying Channel 9 1000 KTOK relaying Channel 5 1520 KOMA relaying Channel 4 At 0000 UT May 27, Channel 9 stopped continuous coverage in order to carry the Country Music Awards program (there are two types of programs OKC stations are very reluctant to pre-empt, no matter how bad the weather: stupid ball games and country music awards programs); channels 4 and 5 continued but all simulcasts had ceased ay 0020 recheck. KSBI Channel 52 had continuous coverage, although limited compared to the others (they have storm spotters, but no helicopter or news department). [no relay of KSBI on KKNG 93.3 this date] [Later:] A brief follow-up to the severe weather coverage of May 26 into UT May 27: KFOR finally went back to network programming around 0045 UT May 27 although they continued to break in occasionally; KOCO, however, stayed with it until about 0125 UT (I suspect they began to get nasty complaints about ``The Bachelor`` being pre-empted so they finally stopped). I got the impression that the real reason they continued so long was so that meteorologist Rick Mitchell could promote his new ``Advantage HD`` Doppler radar (ten times faster than those other radars, or so he claims). Now, a few years ago, when I was working the night shift at Coolidge Elementary School, Mitchell paid a visit to the students there. He didn`t bring a camera crew, but he did mention his visit on the evening news, with a computer graphic he made sending greetings to all the ``Coolidge Crockodiles.`` Now, I ask, can someone who can`t spell the word ``Crocodile`` be trusted to operate a high tech radar system like Advantage HD? By the way, over at KWTV super meteorologist Gary England has a new high tech radar system of his own, which he nicknamed MOAR, which means --- wait for it --- ``Mother Of All Radars.`` Wow (John Norfolk, dxldyahoogroups, DXLD) See also USA below for our TX-NM-AZ trip report plus some OK FM items ** PAKISTAN. Radio Pakistan is now using new 15100 for the World Service transmission towards WEu at 0800-1104 replacing 21465. English news at around 0800 has been extended to about 8 minutes, made possible by the retiming of the Sindhi news [which used to follow English] to 0755-0800. And with regard to English heard via R. Pakistan. Only the listed news transmissions can be relied on to appear, but there are also unscheduled transmissions, such as news conferences etc. which appear from time to time in the various World Service transmissions. 73s from (Noel Green, UK, May 29, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1232, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Frequency change for Radio Pakistan in Urdu/English: 0800-1105 NF 15100 (34443), ex 21465 \\ 17835 (34543) (Observer, Bulgaria, June 1 via WORLD OF RADIO 1232, DXLD) 15100 varies like the others? ** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. CRN VANIMO TO TEST THIS WEEK! Initial tests are anticipated by Saturday June 5 from the new SW facility being installed at Vanimo, for the Catholic Radio Network, using 4960. On-site work is now proceeding by technical personnel, following the arrival of antenna components. Technical E-mailed monitoring reports are welcome from the primary target area of Papua New Guinea, but reports from further afield would also be appreciated, to assess whether there is unwanted coverage outside the local region. Reports may be sent to the company contracted by CRN to design and install the facility, TE(PNG), attention Wayne Wilson, Construction Manager, at wwilson @ tepng.com Programming will be taken from CRN's local FM services. Assessment is also being made of the 3200-3400 90 mb for possible operations should the 60 mb prove unsuitable. I am providing professional engineering support to TE in analysis of coverage outside PNG, including frequency selection for 90 mb operations. When checking 4960, please do not be confused with the strong Ecuadorian transmitter on that channel, which is currently audible across Eastern Australia, the Pacific, and SEA in the 0800-1200 period! We are keeping a close watch on that operation, and at this stage, it is conjectural as to whether it will cause real problems to CRN. Note also that Radio Vanuatu may use 4960 at any time, currently operating on 7260, with 4960 authorised by the ABU-HFC. I would appreciate copies of any technical reports you may send to Wayne, about CRN reception, to bobpadula @ engradio.org Regards! (Bob Padula, Melbourne, Australia, June 2, WORLD OF RADIO 1232, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PERU. 3329.4, RADIO ONDAS DEL HUALLAGA, May 23. Programm: La Escuela del Aire. Mencionando sus 3 frecuencias 1350 OM, 3330 OC, 88.9 FM. (la volví a escuchar luego de más de 18 meses) (Rafael Rodríguez, Bogotá, Colombia, May 24, Conexión Digital via DXLD) Time? ** PERU. 4170.4, ILUCAN RADIO. 1050-1056 Mayo 23. Emisora reportada por el colega Malm. Señal con mucho ruido, pero logré una ID como "Ilucán Radio". A esta hora no estaba en el aire Radio Ilucán 5678 kHz (Rafael Rodríguez, Bogotá, Colombia, May 24, Conexión Digital via DXLD) 4170 is an harmonic, 5678 not (gh) ** PERU. 6536, RD HUANCABAMBA. Huancabamba. 0030-0040 Mayo 22. Ex- Radio La Poderosa. Volviendo a su antiguo nombre luego del traslado a Sondor como Radio San Miguel y el retorno a Huancabamba como Radio La Poderosa. Aun mencionan "La poderosa" pero como adjetivo a la fuerza de su señal. "Los amigos del volante se acompañan noche y dia con la onda amiga de Radiodifusora Huancabamba"; "RD Huancabamba, tu fiel compañera en el campo y en la ciudad" (Rafael Rodríguez, Bogotá, Colombia, May 24, Conexión Digital via DXLD) ** RUSSIA. Additional frequency for Voice of Russia: 1600-1700 English WS and 1700-1800 Russian WS on 15540 (55555) Effective from June 6, 2004 Radio Ezra in English will be on air: 0900-0930 Sun on 17490 ARM 250 kW / 290 deg to WeEu/NoAf/ME (Observer, Bulgaria, June 1 via DXLD) MORE at UK [non] ** SEYCHELLES [non]. FEBA Radio A'04 changes wef May 28 -------------------------------------- UTC days Languages kHz band site 2145-2215 ....tf. HASSINYA/PULAAR (West Af) 11985 25 ASC (ex WOLOF) 0945-1000 smtwtfs ENGLISH Slow 9815 31 FLE (Cancelled) (DRM Digital Transmission to Western Europe) (via Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India, June 1, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. The Overcomer Ministry has axed the 2200-2300 broadcasts. Sked on http://www.overcomerministry.com/Outreach/sw.shtml The 2200-2300 transmission has been replaced by a new one at 0300-0400 on 9490 9850 11645 13635 13770 13810 15695 15715 via T-Systems (Silvain Domen, Antwerpen, Belgium, DXA375, June 1, dxldyg via DXLD) ** SUDAN [non]. UNITED KINGDOM/SUDAN. 17660, Sudan R Service verified with no data QSL. They say the Sudan R Service was developed by Education Development Center (EDC), a US non-governmental organization with support from the United States agency for International Development (USAID). EDC manages 325 projects in 40 countries. EDC works to strengthen nearly every facet of society, including early child development, education, health promotion, workforce preparation, community development, learning technologies, basic and adult education, institutional reform and social justice. Our production studios are located in Nairobi, Kenya where Sudanese journalists and producers write, record, edit and present radio programs. The studios will be moved to Sudan once conditions allow. We commenced our broadcasts on July 30, 2003. We broadcast in the following languages: English, Arabic, Juba Arabic, Dinka, Zande, Moru, Nuer, Bari and Shilluk. Our programming forces on news, civic education, health, and agriculture. We also feature music and entertainment programs... Our vision is to be an independent provider of balanced news and information to the people of Sudan living both in Sudan and abroad. Our mission is to equip our listeners with the knowledge and tools to participate more fully in peace making, reconciliation and national development process of Sudan. As such, we develop and broadcast programs with no bias towards race, nationality, religious or political affiliation, opinion or gender. We place reliance on the accuracy of information and are solely responsible for our program content. Schedule: 0300-0500 on 11665, 0500-0600 on 15325, 1500-1800 on 17660 from Monday to Friday. Address: c/o EDC, Inc., P.O.Box 4392, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya. E-mail: srs @ edc.org (Masato Ishii, Japan, DSWCI DX Window June 2 via DXLD) ** SWEDEN. Frequency change for Radio Sweden International in Swedish from May 26: 2100-2130 NF 9930 (55444) via HB 500 kW / 070 degrees, ex 9925 \\ 1179 and 6065 (Observer, Bulgaria, June 1 via DXLD) ** TIBET. Noel also reported not hearing Tibet on 11950. Tibet on 11860 and 11950 are not mentioned in the A04 HFCC and at least 11950 is empty here. This has been one of the traditional Tibetan channels and possibly will be back for the winter season (Olle Alm, Sweden, June 2, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** UGANDA [non]. 17555 (QSL-letter incorrectly lists 17880), R Rhino International-Africa via Juelich verified with an orange paper form letter in 220 days from v/s Godfrey Ayoo, Director RRIA ``on behalf of a sinking boat of Humanity whose boat has been torn apart by one Africa`s most dangerous Political Sharks in Uganda bred and sustained by certain Western imperialists and establishments to continually keep Uganda and Africa in perpetual state of civil wars, sickness, poverty, illiteracy, etc.`` Ah, I miss great radio station phrases like that which were quite common during the cold war days (Rich D`Angelo, May 30, DSWCI DX Window June 2 via DXLD) {now closed} ** UKRAINE. 15415: Two symmetrical spurs occurred today May 24 around 0700-1300 UT on 15392 and 15438 kHz, RUI Kharkov transmitter of course (Wolfgang Büschel, Italy, May 24, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U A E. UNID distortion signal - Two tone signals centered on 15397.8 and 15398.9 kHz. UAE [tentative] --- A terrible UNID two carrier signal noted in approx. 1400-1800 UT range on May 27th. Seemingly one faulty unit of the UAE txs, which heard with similar distortion in the past on v21598 kHz. Two BUZZ tone signals centered on 15397.8 and 15398.9 kHz (Wolfgang Büschel, Italy 43.5 north, May 27, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K. A new series of I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue on BBCR4 and perhaps soon on BBCWS. It's the self-proclaimed "antidote for panel games". From Monday, 31 May at 1730 GMT/1830 BST, repeated Sunday at 11/12. There will be Realaudio on demand after the first airing. Panelists include Stephen Fry, Sandy Toksvig, Paul Merton and Jeremy Hardy, chairman is jazz trumpeter and presenter Humphrey Lyttleton http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/clue.shtml Previous editions may be heard on the satellite/streaming network BBC7, Monday at 11/12, repeated 18/19 and Tuesday 0430/0530 and on demand. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/comedy/classic.shtml (Joel Rubin, May 30, Swprograms mailing list via WORLD OF RADIO 1232, DXLD) ** U K [non]. Dear Short Wave Listeners and Radio Enthusiasts: Radio Ezra is pleased to announce a new series of weekly English language broadcasts commencing on Sunday 6th June 2004. The broadcasts will be targeted towards Europe, North Africa and the Middle East on 17490 kHz between 0900 and 0930 UT via the Krasnodor transmitter in Russia. Radio Ezra is the Radio Outreach Project for the World Karaite Movement and the only counter-missionary radio station in the world. Reception reports are very welcome and a QSL certificate will be issued to any correct reports received. Contact information will be given out on air. In the meantime, please refer to the station website for any further information. John D. Hill (Station Owner) Radio Ezra http://www.radioezra.com World Karaite movement http://www.karaites.info (WWDXC TopNews May 5/Bueschel-DE via NASWA LN via WORLD OF RADIO 1232, DXLD) We had this several weeks ago, but now it is imminent (gh, DXLD) {see 4-089} ** U S A. And in the the spirit of Point/Counterpoint, Larry Russell offers another viewpoint of the late Alistair Cooke: I've heard one too many glowing tributes to Alistair Cooke. Back in the 1980's, I liked Alistair Cooke as host of Masterpiece Theater. When I got a Shortwave radio, his show was one of the first programs I listened to regularly. But I quit after a few months. Why? Because his version of America had very little to do with the America I live in. His America was all about hob-knobbing with the rich and famous of New York, Washington DC, and Hollywood. I mentioned thoughts along these lines to a TV producer I worked with who listened to 'Letter From America'. After a few weeks, he came back and said "I see what you mean." With Alistair's obituary, we found out he was a fraud. He changed his name from the common sounding Alfred, to the upper-class snobby sounding Alistair. Isn't that what he became? (Larry Russell, MI, MARE via DXLD) ** U S A [non]. American Forces Radio gets static from hit man Brock Remember David Brock? Sure you do. He`s the former self-described ``right-wing hit man`` who famously transformed himself into a left- wing hit man, although he would probably rather call himself an advocate for ``progressive`` causes. His latest cause is a campaign to drive Rush Limbaugh from the lineup of the American Forces Radio and Television Service, formerly known as Armed Service Radio {sic}. Last week, Brock wrote a letter to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld citing comments from Limbaugh suggesting that the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison was not as big a deal as some commentators have made it out to be. . . http://www.thehill.com/york/060304.aspx (via Kim Elliott, DXLD) Writer is apologist with National Review (gh) ** U S A. I could not believe my ears, literally, when the VOA frequency announcement at 2029 UT May 30 on 15445 (Greenville) said ``17445`` instead, along with numerous other African service channels. Must check again at same time to hear if corrected, or immortalized on tape, script (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [non]. Frequency changes for AWR: 1930-2000 Igbo NF 15335 via MOS, ex 9620 via MEY 2000-2030 French NF 9610 via MEY, ex 9620 via MEY (Observer, Bulgaria, June 1 via DXLD) ** U S A. Notes from my trip thru OK and TX to NM and as far as Flagstaff AZ in the last week in May: 105.7 in Amarillo has not yet been converted into a High Plains Public Radio outlet. Audible on KTOT 89.5, the Amarillo translator on 94.9 and the Guymon 88.9 translator, I hear they are heavily promoting a Chautauqua appearance in Amarillo June 9-11 by Clay Jenkinson as Meriwether Lewis and John Wesley Powell. It`s to support HPPR`s produxion of The Thomas Jefferson Hour, with Jenkinson; at http://www.hppr.org/schedule/index.html#Chautauqua%20on%20the%20High%20Plains I see the prices are pretty steep (compared to Enid`s Chautauqua now underway, which is Free.) Tucumcari: KENW 89.5 translator is still on 104.5, not 103.9 as predicted by FM Atlas a year ago. Around Newkirk on I-40, I made my usual check of 105.5 for the Conchas Lake translator of classical KHFM 95.5 Santa Fe/Albuquerque. On a previous try a month ago I had confirmed it was still/again carrying KHFM following its downgrade from 96.3 on Sandia Crest to 95.5 from a lower mountain --- but this time, 105.5 was relaying ``99.5 Magic FM``, classic rock KMGA from Albuquerque. The other Conchas translator on 102.3 had something else, presumably still KRST 92.3, certainly not KHFM. At Santa Rosa NM on May 24, I found the NM DOT TIS still running on 1610, and still with only a generic totally useless message, even tho there is real highway/bridge reconstruxion west of SR on I-40 --- but this time I found another transmitter on 1680 carrying the same thing, weaker, and slightly behind 1610. No sign of either in the FCC TIS searchable database at http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/tis.html Spent the night in Santa Rosa, so checked out the local scene. Active UHF translator channels, which have been migrating downwards: 30 KNME-5 PBS 36 KOB-4 NBC 38 KRQE-13 CBS 64 KOAT-7 ABC At least when I checked, some ABQ FM stations on Sandia Crest were putting in good signals: 99.5, 96.3, 94.1, 93.3, 92.3, 91.5, 89.9, 89.1, 88.3, while the others were not. You would think they would all be more or less equal from the antenna farm two miles high. Also noted ``RDS`` if any: 107.1, KLSK ``KLSK`` -- this is a new translator in Santa Rosa, K296EP 106.1, 103.1 – no sign of the pending LPFMs in Santa Rosa 98.1, KLSK ``KLSK`` 95.9, KYVA Santa Rosa --- very strange thing is that informal IDs were only for its AM counterpart KSSR, which during my entire stay was missing from 1340! I phoned the station and they said had been off for a few days, awaiting an engineer to come in and fix it. At least this time they already knew the AM was off the air, unlike on a previous visit of mine when I had to tell them! Legal ID at hourtop did mention both KSSR and KYVA; previously the FM calls were ignored, and apparently it`s 100% simulcast (when both are on). After sundown, I also noticed that the combined tower on the east side of town had a red flashing tower light --- in the middle, but none visible at the top! Beware flying low over Santa Rosa. 91.9, this time the KANW 89.1 translator in Santa Rosa was on the air. I have yet to hear any local origination or KNLK IDs as listed in FM Atlas 2003. An LPFM on 106.9 is listed for Vaughn NM; I neglected to check for it while in the town, but no sign of it a few miles southwest. Nor was the LPFM on 101.1 in Mountainair NM. Nor 102.9 nor 107.9 in Socorro. The latter seems unlikely, with the Albuquerque station on the same frequency. Make that should be unlikely, as in Enid we have an LPFM on 104.7 despite a real station in nearby Ponca City on the same. Meteor Crater, AZ (a privately owned landmark), has a new TIS signaled by signs along the road saying it is also in Winslow, but the two are some distance apart and not heard in Winslow itself even tho the `legal` ID says ``WPZT927, Winslow, AM 1610``. Spotted the short mast with a box on it at the I-40 mile 233 exit near the gas station at the turnoff to MC. I was told it had been on for a few months, when queried at the entrance turnstile if that was how we heard about the Crater (no). Uses clever phrases such as ``Experience the impact of Meteor Crater``; ``Discover Winslow --- a city in motion``; 1-800-432- 1000. This one is in the FCC database, surprisingly: City of Winslow WPZT927 Active AZ Winslow COCONINO PW At the Flagstaff Arboretum around midday, a 530 TIS was audible, WPYQ718, with AZ wildlife info, a long loop mentioning the Heritage Fund, coming from lottery money. The FCC TIS list http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/genmen/uls/freq_st_res.hts?db_id=19&rows=999&state=AZ&radio_serv=&freq=0.53 has one in Flagstaff on 530 but it does not match: State of Arizona - Dept of Game & Fish WPZH433 Active AZ Flagstaff COCONINO PW Base Kudos to Arizona Public Radio, a.k.a. KNAU 88.7 in Flagstaff, which has been adding more and more relays in northern Arizona, as well as a second outlet in Flagstaff itself, with NPR news/talk on 91.7, listed as KPUB --- strangely enough, the only station I ever heard mentioned on 91.7 was KNAU. After noting some beat bars on the cable TV in the Flagstaff motel on channel 4, I unplugged the cable, and attached the trusty rabbit ears which travel everywhere with me to check out the local TV situation: 2, KNAZ NBC; does local news, but also relays KPNX-12 news 4, KTFL, local station with FJ(?) network; nice local ID slide I was not prepared to photograph or tape 6, Univisión 7, weak religion, presumably Prescott 13, Spanish novela, the network with a triangle in a triangle bug UHF: could not check due to the TV set programming for cable, no access to change it. Back through New Mexico, noticed 770 Albuquerque is certainly still ``Newstalk 770``, not CHR as someone had queried! No sign of listed LPFMs on 99.5 and 107.9 in Springer, nor 94.7 in Clayton, but the 91.3 satellator in Clayton has indeed switched from AFR to some Catholic network, as CRU reported, judging from a very brief check when they were talking about catechisms. In the OK Panhandle, no sign of 91.7 KPSU Goodwell this time, presumably off for the summer or at least in academic break period. Around Woodward I was getting a gospel huxter on 91.7 as I was hoping to start pulling in KOSU Stillwater, but nothing is listed. Seems to me there used to be a satellator or translator in Laverne, but it`s not in the current or previous FM Atlas. I digress for some remarks on internet access at libraries in towns we visit. I have never had a laptop, and do not care to pay premium prices at motels offering access, even high-speed. Tucumcari public library welcomes visitors, tho there may be a wait. Santa Rosa`s little public library has finally upgraded internet access to half a dozen machines, instead of just one on a very slow dial-up. Visitors welcome, but now the problem is cyber-cop, which adults have to work around merely to access yahoo, etc. All the New Mexico visitors centers are supposed to have free internet access for travelers – only one terminal and keep it quick. Due to their remote locations, satellite links are usually employed, but more often than not the system is down. We found this to be the case at the east and west boundaries on I-40, and south of Santa Fe on I-25. The one in Ratón did work last time we were there, not the previous time. Holbrook AZ public library has half a dozen terminals, and had no problems with visitors using them once we allowed our IDs to be held hostage. Flagstaff AZ public library now wants money from visitors for the privilege of internetting, but we found this unacceptable; the visitors center in the same town supposedly has it free, but did not have a chance to check, since we proceeded directly to Cline Library at Northern Arizona University, where there are loads of terminals and no supervision; the only problem is parking, which is on the wrong side of the building from the entrance, and controlled before 4:30. UNM at Albuquerque has plenty of terminals at the Engineering, Fine Arts, Business and main (Zimmerman) libraries, no supervision but subject to bumping for urgent student access (which has never happened to us). Unfortunately our last visit was on a weekend during the break when all of them were closed. Parking would have been no problem like it is on weekdays when a long hike may be required to get to one of them. Thus we checked out ABQ public library, the brand-new building at the Fergusson (sic) branch on San Mateo. Everyone has to have a credit- like card inserted next to the keyboard which gives you one hour of access at a time; visitors are required to purchase one, but it`s only $3 and renewable forever without further charge (unless you lose it), and don`t forget your password either. Taos public library never had enough terminals, but now they charge visitors for the privilege. Santa Fe PL, just NE of the Plaza, is badly overdue for a new building with new equipment; not enough terminals, and you may have to sign up at least an hour ahead of time, for half an hour, but visitors welcome, and no charge. Las Vegas PL is still in an old Carnegie building, with maybe half a dozen terminals, and rather slow; visitors welcome and no charge. Clayton NM PL, just north of the main intersection has only two terminals with half an hour limit, but usually not too busy and visitors welcome (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. EX-RADIO EXEC TO DO TIME FOR CHILD PORN A former official at American Family Radio, which regularly warns listeners about the dangers of pornography, must serve 15 years in prison for producing child pornography. In federal court in Aberdeen Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Glen H. Davidson sentenced Kerry Dwayne Stevens, 47, of Tupelo, who pleaded guilty to two counts of producing child pornography. A law passed by Congress last year requires a mandatory 15-year sentence for creating child pornography. . . http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040603/NEWS01/406030381/1002 (via Andy Sennitt, dxldyg via DXLD) ** U S A. TINY LEBANON RADIO STATION PART OF FCC EXPERIMENT Associated Press Posted on Mon, May. 31, 2004 LEBANON, Pa. - Radio Omega, a 100-watt mix of Latino music and public affairs programming, is so small that its signal fades at the edge of downtown Lebanon. But for the Latinos who live in this small city east of Harrisburg, the tiny station is a welcome reminder of home. Radio Omega is part of an experiment established by the Federal Communications Commission five years ago to return some of the nation's airwaves - now mostly controlled by large corporations - to the public, by granting licenses exclusively to nonprofit or public interest organizations. "The Latino community, we really identify ourselves by our music," said Jessica Tavara, one of a staff of 12 volunteers at the nonprofit station formally known as WOMA-LP. "This brings us closer to our culture." . . . http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/politics/8803360.htm (via Artie Bigley, DXLD) ** U S A. KARMAZIN RESIGNS AS VIACOM PRESIDENT Jun 1, 4:04 PM (ET) By SETH SUTEL NEW YORK (AP) - Mel Karmazin, one of the most highly regarded executives in the media industry, resigned suddenly as the No. 2 executive at Viacom Inc. (VIA), the media conglomerate that owns CBS and MTV. He was replaced by two senior Viacom executives, CBS head Leslie Moonves and MTV chief Tom Freston, the company announced Tuesday. The moves clear the way for either Freston or Moonves to succeed Sumner Redstone, who is 81 years old, as CEO. . . http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040601/D82UE2Q80.html (via Don Thornton, DXLD) ** URUGUAY. Probably my best DX LAm catch yet: CXA6, Montevideo Glenn: I have made repeated attempts to receive a signal from a station that would represent a benchmark for faint DX from Latin American, in preparation for BPL: I want to document what was POSSIBLE from San José, California with a good receiver (Icom R-75) and antenna (108 meter dipole) in a typical busy American city BEFORE the installation of BPL. I think I've done it! According to ILG's latest A04 database, classical music station CXA6 SODRE, Montevideo, Uruguay, has a power of only 150 watts. I thought I had received them on other occasions, but too vaguely to be definite. So, tonight on 25 May at 0623 UT when I tuned past 9620, and heard a faint wisp of signal, I perked up my ears. Using usb to avoid RNZI at 9615, a powerhouse signal here, I was able to discern that the faint station was playing Mozart: a piano concerto finale, no less. The movement was familiar but I have to confess that even I, former classical DJ that I am, had to run to my CD library and pull out a likely candidate to confirm the exact one (out of 27.) It was a very broadly paced performance of the last movement of the C Major concerto, K. 467, now known as No. 21, colloquially called the "Elvira Madigan" concerto after the old sixties' film [NOT: see below]. I ran a tape on the segment and played it several times; at the end of the work the announcer speaks, in Spanish, but for the life of me I cannot identify any names of the performers. The subsequent music dropped into the mud and virtually nothing now is audible -- but I am satisfied. So I am claiming CXA6 as being so far my best LAm DX catch, not bad for a 150w transmission from about 10500 km distant. This is of course incredibly easy for narrow bandwidth ssb HAM transmission when the bands are hot; but hard for conventional double sideband AM -- only one 5 kHz channel away from a 30 dB over S9 signal from Rangitaiki, New Zealand, that is coming in almost as well as my favorite local broadcaster, KGO, with transmitter site about 30 miles from me. For the skeptical who will point out that I haven't nabbed an ID: the exact frequency of CXA6 was measured by me, as closely as I could, at 9620.78, pitch adjusted in ECSS reception mode so that the key of the Mozart agreed with my digital CD! And the Mohrman LAm station list indicates that CXA6's signal is reported as being typically in the range of 9619.60-9620.9, the last logged report of Dec. '03 being at 9620.7 (my earlier logging on 17 May 04 was at approx. 9620.92.) And, of course, the station plays classical music; one of the very few in LAm that do so regularly (beside Voz del Napo in Tena, Ecuador and a handful of others.) Ergo, QED: CXA6. (And, if I wish to be certain, I could always ask somebody at the NSA to analyze my aircheck.) [Later:] SLIGHT mistake! Yes, it was CXA6; and, yes: Mozart. But *not* K. 467. Unfortunately I did not clear this up until replaying the aircheck tape several times, as the signal was fading up and down. I mistook the repeat of the main subject, in the key of C minor, for a C minor motif in the finale of K. 467. It turns out that, unmistakably, the music was the finale of Mozart's Concerto in E-Flat for TWO Pianos, K. 365, when I heard more of it. Some time later this evening I shall put the relevant passages from my aircheck tape into my "SW Anomalies" article so that other readers may try to see if an ID is perceptible; and I'll put an example of the actual Mozart piece. (Steve Waldee, ears burning (from embarrassment) http://home.earthlink.net/~srw-swling/anomalies.htm dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hola Björn, Estoy en un cybercafe, ya que se me rompió el monitor. No tengo el esquema horario exacto del SODRE a mano, pero te puedo decir que están activas 9620.-- retrasmitiendo CX 6 con música clásica 24 horas, y 6125 CX 26, retrasmite CX38/CX26, no la he escuchado en horas de la noche tarde, como 0200 UT, por ejemplo. Las CX26/CX38 (1050, 1290 KHz) trasmiten hasta las 0300 UT en OM, pero hace tiempo no la escucho con su s/off en la OC, así que aparentemente no se queda en frecuencia tan tarde, o por propagación (skip) yo no la escucho acá. 9620 se escucha de día local, y luego del cierre de REE, Madrid, creo 0500 ó 0600 UT, no recuerdo bien ahora, pues de noche España domina. Desde ya adelanto que tienen poca potencia, no llegan a l kW. 73 (Horacio Nigro, Uruguay, May 27, Conexión Digital via DXLD) More discussion of this at: http://www.malm-ecuador.com Amigos DXistas! This time: *** Mail from Stephen Waldee (SODRE) *** Comments from Horacio Nigro (SODRE) *** Comments from Arnaldo Slaen (SODRE) (Björn Malm, Ecuador, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ZANZIBAR. 6015, R Tanzania, Zanzibar (presumed). Frequency is heavily QRMed before scheduled *0300 by Sweden-6010, but they close at 0259 and thereafter a weak carrier is heard here, and definite Arabic chanting thereafter (Jerry Berg, MA, DSWCI DX Window June 2 via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. 9004 USB, UNID with the AFRTS programme // 13855 heard several evenings. So, we wonder if this is also AFRTS on Iceland (Maarten Van Delft, Holland, May 18, via Max van Arnhem, DSWCI DX Window June 2 via DXLD) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM +++++++++++++++++++++ PRINT YOUR OWN GREAT CIRCLE MAP Mark Hattam suggets this website to print your own GC map centred on your home location. The AZ PROJ service at http://www.wm7d.net/azproj.shtml (Chris Brand, Communication Webwatch, June BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD) AUSTRALIA; OLD TIME RADIOS Oldtime radio buffs might like to check out http://www.abc.net.au/perth/stories/s1120969.htm which has a story on an exhibition of radios used to pick up broadcasts from station 6WF in Perth which turns 80 this year. It says 6WF used to be on LW, before moving to MW. It was taken over by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in 1929 and today operates on 720 MW (Matt Francis, Washington DC, DX LISTENING DIGEST) WTLWFK? NHK DEMONSTRATES ULTRAHIGH DEFINITION TV Japanese public broadcaster NHK demonstrated the world's first ultrahigh-definition video system in Tokyo yesterday. With 4,320 scanning lines, the system supports 16 times more information than existing high-definition broadcasting systems, which use 1,250 lines. The demonstration used a screen 5.6 meters wide and 9.8 meters tall. According to NHK, it conveys "a much stronger sensation of reality to viewers, a sensation of being at the site of, or actually in, the broadcast." # posted by Andy @ 11:45 UT May 25 (Media Network blog via DXLD) PROPAGATION +++++++++++ THE WEATHER MAP: The experienced DXer David Ricquish in Wellington New Zealand has been checking mediumwave signal patterns against the Sky News weather map. He has discovered that if a high weather pattern is sitting over a particular part of Australia, then mediumwave signals from that area are dominant. (Adrian Michael Peterson, AWR Wavescan May 29 via DXLD) An oversimplification?? (gh, DXLD) USING DOPPLER DSP TO STUDY H.F. PROPAGATION Members interested in carrier monitoring and the effects of MW propagation may wish to obtain a copy of "Using Doppler DSP to study H.F. propagation" by Peter Martinez. Radcom May '98. (p 16-20) The scene is set using the familiar aircraft flutter as the Doppler radio description. Traces of aircraft and meteors are analysed in detail, yielding a surprising amount of information about their velocity, distance and structure. In turn the F layer motion is described and includes the travelling concave occurence which yields are rather characteristic Dopplergram all of its own. A description is also given for the ordinary ray and extra ordinary ray and how the earth`s magnetic field splits and plays with linearly polarised signals. There is lots more. It`s an impressive piece of work (Derek Malyon, May 24, MWC via DXLD) The geomagnetic field was at quiet to active levels. The period began under the influence of a weak high speed coronal hole stream. Occasional active periods were observed on 24 May but were confined to the high latitudes. Predominantly quiet to unsettled conditions persisted 25 through 28 May before the onset of another high speed coronal hole stream. Occasional active periods were observed on 29 and 30 May in response to the elevated solar wind speed. FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 02 - 28 JUNE 2004 Solar activity is expected to be at low levels with isolated moderate activity possible during the first half of the period from Region 621. No greater than 10 MeV proton events are expected during the period. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels 02 - 05 June, 09 – 10 June, 17 – 19 June, and 27 - 28 June due to recurrent coronal hole high speed streams. The geomagnetic field is expected to range from quiet to minor storm levels. Unsettled to active conditions are possible from 02– 04 June, 08 – 09 June, 16 - 18 June, and 26 - 28 June, as generally weak, recurrent coronal hole high speed streams rotate into a geoeffective position. Occasional minor storm periods are also possible on 02 - 04 June and again on 26 – 28 June as the larger of these coronal holes becomes geoeffective. :Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt :Issued: 2004 Jun 01 2211 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center # Product description and SEC contact on the Web # http://www.sec.noaa.gov/wwire.html # # 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table # Issued 2004 Jun 01 # # UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest # Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index 2004 Jun 02 90 15 3 2004 Jun 03 95 18 4 2004 Jun 04 95 15 3 2004 Jun 05 95 10 3 2004 Jun 06 95 8 3 2004 Jun 07 95 10 3 2004 Jun 08 100 10 3 2004 Jun 09 105 10 3 2004 Jun 10 105 8 3 2004 Jun 11 110 10 3 2004 Jun 12 110 10 3 2004 Jun 13 110 8 3 2004 Jun 14 105 10 3 2004 Jun 15 110 10 3 2004 Jun 16 110 12 3 2004 Jun 17 105 10 3 2004 Jun 18 100 10 3 2004 Jun 19 100 10 3 2004 Jun 20 100 10 3 2004 Jun 21 100 10 3 2004 Jun 22 100 10 3 2004 Jun 23 100 10 3 2004 Jun 24 100 10 3 2004 Jun 25 100 12 3 2004 Jun 26 100 15 3 2004 Jun 27 95 15 3 2004 Jun 28 95 15 3 (http://www.sec.noaa.gov/radio via WORLD OF RADIO 1232, DXLD) ###