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This file is put together on a voluntary basis and is also included in our WWDXC WWW homepage-German AGDX Club address: or or via Link of Homepage: Both actual and previous week issue are available, previous week under: e-mail #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* ARMENIA 11540 kHz CLANDESTINE - rather target radio to Kurdistan target. 'Radyoya Denge Gel' (People's Voice Radio), in listed Kurdish, Sept 15 at 0558-0615 UT. (11539.996 -.995 kHz per UTwente, very good; scheduled 0400- 16.00 UT {then later via Tashkent Uzbekistan instead, wb.). Playing two local chants, at 0600 UT brief tune, woman very long speech (ment Iraqe, Iran, rejima Irane); good in ssb sync w/ nonstop rapid qsb and lite qrn rustle / almost good in am; in // in streaming w/ some seconds of delay. (Gianni Serra-Roma-ITA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1169 Sept 15) AUSTRALIA 15460 kHz eQSL HCJB - Reach Beyond. E-mail: 1 September 2024, at 11.00-11.30 UT, Program in Japanese, 15460 kHz. Picture (Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1307 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 15) AUSTRALIA 11825 kHz Reach Beyond Australia religious program in Burmese to Myanmar, Sept 10, at 1516 - 1523 UT. SIO 444. YL announcer with MX and YL soloist. Via Kununurra site in {northern} Australia. More MX with va- rious singers, then YL announcer continues with monologue. (Vince Henley-WA-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1169 Sept 15) AUSTRALIA 12010 kHz Reach Beyond Australia, Kununurra heard at 1212 UT on Sept 10. Group singing and followed at 1215 UT by a man speaking in listed Dzongkha. Poor-fair. (Bob Brossell, Pewaukee-WI-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1169 Sept 15) AUSTRIA Austria's ORS demolishes SW antenna used for 6155 kHz {overseas}. Franz Bleeker reports ORS has demolished one antenna at the Moosbrunn site "A shortwave antenna operated by Austrian public radio company ORS was re- portedly blown up on Thursday (September 19, 2024). It is described as a "double-wall antenna" (Doppelwandantenne), and an article by NOe Press says that it was used for the Austrian public radio transmissions in German, on 6155 kHz {sic, partly true, ORS requested still 49mband trans- missions in B-24 season usage on 6155kHz too, ed.} . That would apparently mean that there haven't been such transmissions on Friday and Saturday, and that there won't be any on Monday (& ever after) - unless another an- tenna can and will be used for those transmissions (traditionally from 05:00 to 05:33 UT during summer and 06:00 to 06:33 during winter). That said, a Wikipedia article describes the double-wall antenna (it seems that there was only one of its kind in the place) as operating on the 13, 16, 19 and 25 meter bands. 6155 kHz equals a wavelength of 48.74 me- ters. Either way, this does not refer to the rotational antenna. That one appears to remain in place. The double-wall antenna's demolition hadn't been made public in advance, allegedly to avoid crowds of onlookers. At least locally, however, word seems to have spread, and it probably helped the assembly of pyro spotters that there was a delay in the action, as the installation of the explosi- ves took longer than scheduled. Monday morning, 05:00 UTC, will probably answer any open questions that there may be about the 6155 kHz transmissions. While the end of the regular morning news program on shortwave would spell a loss for listeners like me, especially to the highly informative "Morgenjournal", not everyone will be sad. There are residents in Moos- brunn, the neighboring parish, who had been waiting for a day like last Thursday for a decade. "Moosbrunner Nachrichten", a local paper published by Austria's main governing "Austrian People's Party", had reported in December 2014 that the shortwave transmission site as a whole would cease operating by 2020. That turned out as incorrect, and while one antenna is now gone, there are still some that may stay - at least for now. Unfortunately, the next demo- lition may not be announced either - be it out of fear of curious on- lookers, be it for saving the operator's public debate. But then, the stated reason for this week's demolition was the poor condition the anten- na wires had been in - an ORS representative is quoted as saying that repairs would have been too expensive. Thursday's demolition operation is shown here. Several hours reportedly passed between the demolition of the right-side and the left-side tower, between shortly past noon and in the afternoon. The applause (although scattered) seems to suggest that some Moosbrunners liked what they saw." (Alex Miatlikov-Dnipro-UKR, wor and via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 21) I am saddened perhaps less by the demolition per se (although certainly sad enough) and more by what it says about the state of the current global conversation. Back in the day, ORF's global broadcasts in multiple langua- ges were a valuable, relatively neutral voice for news about Central and Eastern Europe. I listened in both English and German for many years. The German-only transmissions in recent years, while high quality, were not of the same global heft as it was no longer the intention of the for- mat to play that role but rather to be more of a broadcast for ex-pats. I fully realize that I am micturating into the ocean as I type this, but most countries, when they leave shortwave, abandon also the intention to make a serious effort to reach out directly to the citizenry of other countries on the same level as before. This trend helps lead us toward greater barbarism on a human level even as our technology advances - not a good combination at all. (Bill Tilford-Chicago-USA, wor and via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 21) AUSTRIA Oesterreichischer Rundfunk Vienna, ORS Moosbrunn shortwave curtain antenna blown up recently. The reason why the 300 kW double-wall antenna, which is a proud 60 meters high, was demolished due to the poor condition of the entire installation. Re: Austria's ORS demolishes SW antenna used for 6155 kHz. Sorry, but the report of NOeN is full of mistakes. "Only" the old curtain antenna for the 300 kW transmitter has been demo- lished. The direction of transmission with that antenna could be either 85 degr or 265 degr (South East Asia, Australia and the northern part of the South American continent). The frequency range covered the 25, 19, 16 and 13 m bands. The LogPer and the quadrant antenna are still in Moosbrunn near Vienna in place. The 6155 kHz OE1 and R. DARC programs can therefore continue to be transmitted. And is has been still transmitted in this morning. (Thomas Kamp-D DF5JL, via wor groups.io Sept 21) Some ORS Moosbrunn requests in B-24 season start from 27 Oct: 6155 0600 0700 18,27-29,37-39 100 nondir 926 234567 Deu ORF ORS 6140 0900 1000 27E,28NW 100 310 0 805 1234567 Mul MBR MBR B.307 6070 1000 1100 18,27-29,37-39 100 nondir 926 1 Deu C29 ORS 7330 1100 1200 27,28 100 270 0 805 1 Deu ORF ORS 5960 1300 1400 27E,28NW 100 310 0 805 1234567 Mul MBR MBR A.307 ITU antenna type #805 LPH 18/36.5/32.2/16.7/1.4/13.2/200 There is still a curtain array of ITU antenna type #217 or #218 in use: 17765 1400 1430 40E,41NW 100 85 0 217 1234567 Urd AWR AWR x214 11955 1500 1530 29S,39N,40W 100 115 0 217 1234567 Tur AWR AWR x310 15265 1530 1600 40E,41NW 100 85 0 217 1234567 Pan AWR AWR x214 15605 1630 1700 40 100 100 0 217 1234567 Fas AWR AWR x303 17765 1730 1800 48SW,53NW 100 156 0 217 1234567 Mas AWR AWR x117 11955 1800 1900 38N 100 180 0 217 1234567 Ara AWR AWR x306 15665 1900 1930 46SE,47W 100 188 0 217 1234567 Hau AWR AWR x112 17765 1930 2000 47,48W,52,53W 100 170 0 217 1234567 Fra AWR AWR x103 11710 2000 2030 46 100 210 0 217 1234567 Dyu AWR AWR x102 15400 2030 2100 46 100 210 0 217 1234567 Fra AWR AWR x118 and NDR Hamburg Germany Christmas Single Day special transmission, brokered and requested still by MBR Cologne Germany organization 9610 1800 2100 41,49,54,79,58 100 115 30 218 3 NDR MBR MBR X.xmas 9810 1800 2100 41,49,54,79,58 100 115 30 218 3 NDR MBR MBR C.xmas 9675 2100 2300 41,49,54,79,58 100 115 30 218 3 NDR MBR MBR B.xmas (Noen via Paul Gager-AUT and wor, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews & hcdx Sept 21) BOTSWANA/GERMANY/UAE {Suedsudan target radio service} in A-24 season. VoA South Sudan hat, wie schon berichtet, den Kahlschlag bei den USAGM-Programmen ueber- lebt. In der 2. Septemberwoche 2024 konnten weiter folgende Frequenzen beobachtet werden. 1630-1700 Uhr: 11910 kHz (BOT 100 kW, 10 degr) 13590 kHz (DHA 250 kW, 255 degr) 15660 kHz (LAM 100 kW, 132 degr) Mo-Fr Englisch Eingesetzt werden wie bisher USAGM Sender in Botswana (Moepeng Hill), Deutschland (Lampertheim) und in den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten (al-Dhabbaya-UAE). Wie bisher ist je nach Tag eine andere Frequenz auch in Europa akzeptabel zu hoeren. Im gegenseitigen Vergleich gibt es deut- liche Zeitversaetze. via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, Bieners DX Digest column Sept 12) BOTSWANA/THAILAND/VATICAN STATE USAGM 'VOA Studio 7' {A-24 season Madagascar relay on 11735 kHz; via ENC Encompass Digital Media Services FMO organized via MGLOB Talata Volonondry Madagascar relay facility } VOA Studio 7 (for Zimbabwe) is being heard on new 11735 kHz, seemingly a replacement for 15460 kHz, between 1700-1900 UTC (1700-1730 in Shona, 1730-1800 in Ndebele, and 1800-1900 with Live Talk). 11735 kHz is presumably via Ascension Island {sic} and is just over one minute behind the // frequencies from Botswana on 4930 and 6045 kHz. 11735 kHz was the evening frequency once used by the Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporation and a quick listen might have given hope that they had returned to shortwave, but sadly that's not the case ! Thanks to Atsuhiko Takezawa for alerting me to an African-sounding station on this frequency. Using KiwiSDR in Johannesburg-RSA, but 11735 kHz also audible much weaker here in Birmingham-UK. {requested in B-24 season: ZIMBABWE target radio USAGM 'VOA Studio 7' 17 - 19 UT Mon - Fri only 17-19 UT BOT 4930 kHz UDO 15460 kHz 17-18 UT UDO 13860 kHz 18-18.30 UT BOT 13860 kHz 18.30-19 UT SMG 13860 kHz Vatican State } (via Tony Rogers-UK, wor Sept 20) BRAZIL 5940 & 9665 kHz R. Voz Missionaria, 0430 UT, Wed Sept 11. Heard with Portuguese religious music. WWCR 5935kHz Usually Charlie Brown "Whomp whomps" this 5940 kHz fiercely but they're off the air tonight. 9665 kHz is 55444 and 5935 kHz is 45334 SINPO. 5939.8 kHz Voz Missionaria - Cambrou, 0659 UT, Sept 12 in Portuguese. OM talk into hymn, unintelligable OM over ToH into instrumental (?) music. Poor Notable to be hearing in an R3 radio blackout, Kp=4.67. (Mark Taylor, Lake Farm Park-WI-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1169 Sept 15) 6009.96 kHz Radio Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte, Sept 11; fair signal 0325 UT with mellow PP ballad by OM. IDed by // with their webstream. (Ralph Perry, Wheaton-IL-USA, NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1169 Sept 15) 6179.93 kHz Radio Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia DF, in Portuguese, Sept 9 at 2107-2122 UT. (6179.935- .936 kHz per UTwente, very poor). Woman and man talk in turns w/ Braz accent (ment Sao Paulo); better in usb/lsb sync, nonstop very rapid qsb w/ strong qrn, poor/almost fair. (Gianni Serra-Roma-ITA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1169 Sept 15) BRAZIL 7550 kHz - Radio Ameixinha - Brazilian Pirate station. Operator informs me via email that he will be on from 2200 UT on 12 Sep- tember to celebrate one year of broadcasting: "About mine today Sept/12/2024 I will be live from 22:00 UT to celebrate 1 year of broadcasts. I know it is difficult to tune in but if you want you can follow through the SDRs in Brazil or through the website Good SDRs to listen to are the ones in PortoLucena, Brasilia and Pardinho. The one in Sao Bernardo do Campo blocked my frequency." (Dan Robinson-ML-USA, wor Sept 12) Radio Ameixinha was indeed on the air on 12 September with music and IDs. Heard it via the Paradinho-Brazil SDR {remotedly}, but also audible though very weak at Maryland SDRs. In an email, the operator discussed his trans- mission which was to celebrate one year being on the air, and also men- tioned another Brazilian pirate apparently on the air: 12003.67 kHz Onda Sul, Brazil. {translated} Thanks for tuning in. The program didn't go exactly as I wanted, but it was a good experience. I intend to prepare better another day and do another live program. If you want to try, a new free program appeared here in Brazil at 12003.67 kHz. I don't know what time the trans- mitter turns on or off, but it's arriving here well. The operator of Ameixinha added that: "Yes 12003.67 kHz from what I've been told, it's still in the testing phase. The name seems to be 'Onda Sul', but I'm not sure." (Dan Robinson-ML-USA, wor Sept 14) BRAZIL Radio Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo on 840 kHz closes. End of Radio Bandeirantes' medium wave broadcasts, after 87 years of full operation. It went to FM 86.3 MHz. On 5 August 2024 at 0259, the signal was abruptly cut off without any goodbyes. It is regrettable that it happened this way. (Rudolf Grimm-SP-Brazil, 7 Aug "Communication" monthly magazine September 2024, p#27, BrDXC.UK iogroups Sept 10) BULGARIA 5900 kHz E-QSL card from US station - Radio KSKO broadcasting from McGrath (Alaska). The program was transmitted on 06. Sept. 2024 in English on 5900 kHz via Space Line Kostinbrod Sofia Bulgaria. You can see the picture here (Piotr Skorek-POL; via RUSdx #1307 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 15) CHILE 7535 kHz RCW Radio Compania Worldwide, via San Francisco, Spanish, Sept 18 at 0140 UT. Broadcast of a football (soccer) match, men- tion of the Colo Colo club 'Chile', local advertisements during the match. The live audio was checked and verified on their website (internet). Some Internet sites declare the station as a p i r a t e station. 25532. (Rudolf Grimm, Sao Bernardo SP-BRA, hcdx Sept 18) CHINA Greetings, Zach, to Greece, from California! Sichuan Ethnic Radio (Sichuan PBS-2) often has nice multi-language IDs at the ToH and/or BoH ("Sichuan minzu guangbo, Sichuan Ethnic Radio"), as I have observed in the past. Here is my 2021 audio of the ID in English at 0:25 m/s on my audio file - Please note this station has aired several different English IDs over the years. Here is my 2013 audio of an English ID at 0:43m/s on my audio clip: ("Nationality Channel. This is the People's Radio Station, SW 6060, 7225, FM 88.1"). Also please note the following: "Sichuan Broadcast TV Ethnic Broadcast / Sichuan RT - Ethnic Service" grandson at On a business trip to Sichuan2 024/08/17 (Sat) 10:58 LT No.4927 "... in recent years, there has been a problem with outdated information on various websites. I also took the opportunity of a business trip over the past few days to monitor the program on my radio, so I would like to announce the current transmission specifications and a tentative schedule. Chinese - Peking Mandarin dialect 2200Z-2300Z 6060, 7225 Tibetan - Khams dialect 2330Z-0130Z 6060, 7225 1100Z-1130Z 6060, 7225 1200Z-1515Z 6060, 7225 Tibetan - Amdo dialect 2300Z-23 30Z 6060, 7225 1130Z-1200Z 6060, 7225 Yui - Liangshan dialect 1000Z-1100Z 6060, 7225 7225 kHz - SRT Station 520, Xindu Dist, Chengdu - ND 50 kW 6060 kHz - SRT Station 505, Xichang - Azi 358 50 kW". (Ron Howard-CA-USA, wor Sept 21) EL SALVADOR BBC Outlook hatte im Aug 2024 zwei Folgen ueber den Unter- grundsender Radio Venceremos zu Zeiten des Buergerkriegs in El Salvador: (13. Aug 2024, 40 Min, En) (14. Aug 2024, 40 Min, En) Die Sendungen bleiben etwa ein Jahr nachhoerbar. RadioVenceremos sendete aus den Bergen von Morazan im Norden El Salvadors, als Alternative zu den staatlichen Medien und Instrument zur Verbreitung von Informationen ueber die Guerilla und ihre Ziele. Die erste Sendung war am 10. Januar 1981 auf Kurzwelle. Waehrend des Buer- gerkriegs war Radio Venceremos weniger als 30 Tage nicht auf Sendung. Nach der Unterzeichnung der Friedensabkommen von Chapultepec 1992 sendete Radio Venceremos weiter, war aber nicht mehr ausschliesslich mit der FMLN ver- bunden. 2010 hat die Human Rights Documentation Initiative der UT Libraries (Uni- versity of Texas in Austin) begonnen, das Archiv von Radio Venceremos in digitaler Form online zugaenglich zu machen. Mehr: (Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D via Bieners DX Digest column Sept 12) FRANCE {MONACO extraterritorialities RMC bcast center area} Prince Albert II pays historic visit to Roumoules / France to celebrate 50 years of Radio Monte Carlo's transmitter centre. 11 September 2024 will remain etched in the history of Roumoules, not only as a day of remembrance, but also as a day when historical relations between the town and the Principality of Monaco were renewed. On Wednesday 11 September, the Monegasque Sovereign visited Roumoules, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence region, to commemorate the 50th anniver- sary of Radio Monte Carlo's transmitter centre, a symbol of the historic links between Monaco and the town. Prince Albert II attended the ceremony to mark the half-century anniver- sary of the Radio Monte Carlo (RMC) transmitter centre, inaugurated in 1974. Welcomed by the local authorities, including the Prefect of Alpes- de-Haute-Provence, Marc Chappuis, and the Mayor of Roumoules, Gilles Megis, the Sovereign unveiled a commemorative plaque at the site. At the transmitter centre itself, the Prince was also greeted by Claude Cottalorda and Jean-Charles Allavena, Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Monaco Media Diffusion respectively, the company responsible for manag- ing the airwaves beamed out from the strategic location. Built in 1974 at the behest of Lucien Allavena, Radio Monte Carlo's technical director at the time, the Roumoules transmitter centre played a pivotal role in expanding RMC's audience to France and Italy. Thanks to the facility, Monegasque radio was able to reach a much wider audience, strengthening its influence on European radio waves. In addition to the radio-related event, the Prince's visit rekindled the historical links between Roumoules and the Monegasque dynasty. The barony of Roumoules belonged to the Grimaldi-Regusse family in the 17th century. To celebrate their shared heritage, the Prince unveiled a sign at the en- trance to the village, indicating that Roumoules belongs to the network of "Grimaldi of Monaco Historic Sites". Another official ceremony took place near the town hall, where a plaque was installed to commemorate the unique event. The day ended with a public ceremony in the Place de la Republique, with Prince Albert II receiving honorary citizenship of Roumoules, reinforcing the historical and symbolic ties between the Provencal municipality and the Principality. Jean-Pierre Foucault, former presenter and director at RMC, was also present (via Mike Terry-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr Sept 13) FRANCE RMC Roumoules 1974-2024 transmitter center. 50 years of the Roumoules transmitter in Haute Provence, France. Former RMC's LW 216 kHz. But still TWR on MW 1467 kHz in service. Report from TWR: (via Christian Ghibaudo-Nice-F, BrDXC-UK iogr news Sept 13) FRANCE re Roumoules long- and mediumwave 1974-2024. Hello, 50 years of the Roumoules transmitter in Haute Provence, France. Former RMC's LW 216 kHz. But still TWR on MW 1467 kHz. Report from TWR: (Christian Ghibaudo-Nice-F, BrDXC-UK iogr Sept 13) FRANCE 5980-5985-5990 kHz Sept 9 at 0218 UT, DRM noise peaking S=9+10dB. HFCC shows irregular TDF tests in French with four different antenna types and four different azimuths, to four different target areas, not including CIRAF 7 here; all available daily for entire A24 season ! 5985 0200 0300 17,18N,18SE ISS 100 356 0 216 1234567 310324 251024 N 5985 0200 0300 27W ISS 100 280 0 146 1234567 310324 251024 N 5985 0200 0300 17,18SW,27N ISS 100 341 0 206 1234567 310324 251024 N 5985 0200 0300 36,37W,46W ISS 100 232 0 211 1234567 310324 251024 N N stands for numerique digital (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1169 Sept 15) 9705-9710-9715 DRMode Sept 9 at 0550 UT, DRM noise not on skeds, but into an HFU SDR in Maryland displays text ID including "AAC(1000)TDF..." but silent, no sound until cutoff at 0556* UT. The 'TDF' in program info text confirms it's ISSoudun as suspected. SNR was 8.8, BW 10 kHz. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1169 Sept 15) re: TDF in DRMode with Good Signal into NB-Canada. This afternoon (14 Sept), noted TDF Issoudun-France on 9510 kHz with DRM in French from about 20:10 UT. Mostly good decoding with SNR up to 21 dB. See attached. Abruptly off at 20:27 UT. Not noted on any of the other TDF DRM frequencies at 20:30 UT. (Richard Langley-NB-CAN, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 14) GERMANY BAVARIA/Bayern - BR Munich ceased FM outlet via Hohenpeissenberg mountain txion center from Tuesday, Sept 17, 2024. translated: Bayerischer Rundfunk Munich has been broadcasting from Hohenpeissenberg for Upper Bavaria target since 1950 year. The coverage area includes parts of the districts of Bad Toelz-Wolfrats- hausen, Fuerstenfeldbruck, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Landsberg am Lech, Starnberg and Weilheim-Schongau. Since Tuesday 17 September 2024, BR radio programmes have only been broadcast via DAB+ mode on channels (10A, 11D). The programmes previously broadcast from Hohenpeissenberg can still be re- ceived on FM mode from Wendelstein or Gruenten mountains. Seit 1950 sendet der Bayerische Rundfunk vom Hohenpeissenberg fuer Ober- bayern. Der Versorgungsbereich umfasst Teile der Landkreise Bad Toelz- Wolfratshausen, Fuerstenfeldbruck, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Landsberg am Lech, Starnberg und Weilheim-Schongau. Seit dem Dienstag 17. September 2024 kommen BR-Radioprogramme nur noch via DAB+ Modus (10A, 11D channels). Die bisher vom Hohenpeissenberg ausgestrahlten Programme koennen auf UKW Modus weiter vom Wendelstein oder Gruenten empfangen werden. Programm Wendelstein Gruenten Bayern 1 93,7 MHz 90,7 MHz Bayern 2 89,5 MHz 88,7 MHz Bayern 3 98,5 MHz 95,8 MHz BR-Klassik 102,3 MHz 101,0 MHz An einigen Orten koennen auch die Sender Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Ober- ammergau, Herzogstand oder Pfronten (ausser BR-Klassik) fuer UKW-Ersatz sorgen. ( via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, Bieners DX Digest column Sept 12) BAVARIA / Bayern - Die Ausstrahlung von nationales Radio Deutschlandfunk Cologne ueber die UKW-Frequenz Pfronten 96,5 MHz wird am Tuesday 17. Sep- tember 2024 beendet. Wie Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Deutschlandfunk Nova und der Sonderkanal 'Dokumente und Debatten' ist auch Deutschlandfunk digital im DAB+ Kanal 5C zu hoeren. Das Digitalradio Buero und Deutschlandradio begleiten die Umstellung u.a. mit Informationsveranstaltungen. ( via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, Bieners DX Digest column Sept 12) LOWER SAXONY - Niedersachsen - Der Norddeutsche Rundfunk Hamburg stopft sukzessive Empfangsloecher ueber im DAB+ Modus. Ein vom UKW Modus bekann- ter wichtiger Grundnetzsender soll noch im Sommer 2024 auch fuer das Digi- talradio aufgeruestet werden. Allerdings kommt ihm hierbei nur regionale Bedeutung zu: Wie aus den EMF- Daten der Bundesnetzagentur hervor geht, soll der Standort Torfhaus im Ober-Harz (Sender Harz-West) mit einer Sendeleistung von 4,4 kW betrieben werden. Verbreitet werden soll das Bouquet NDR NDS BS (Regionalisierung Braun- schweig) im Kanal 6C. Dieses Bouquet ist schon in Grossteilen des Harz ueber die Sender Drachenberg, Goslar, Bad Sachsa-Ravensberg, Braunlage- Hohegeiss und zwei Standorte in Goettingen zu hoeren. (Markus Weidner-D, via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, Bieners DX Digest column Sept 12) Der NDR Hamburg Sender Torfhaus Harz West war für meine Familie im Weimeraner Land / Thuringia communist GDR eine hauptsaechliche westliche Nachrichtenquelle in 35 Jahren, wb.ed. Schleswig-Holstein-Germany - Ab dem kommenden Jahr will Schleswig-Holstein als erstes deutsches Bundesland komplett aus dem analogen UKW-Radio aus- steigen. Rechtzeitig soll fuer die privaten Netze das Sendernetz ausgebaut werden. Hierfuer stehen nun technische Details fest, wie aus Angaben der Bundes- netzagentur hervorgeht. So erhaelt das Ensemble Kiel K5A eine weitere Sendeanlage in Neumuenster mit einer Leistung von 2 kW. Fuer das Bouquet Flensburg K11D ist eine weitere Anlage in Suederluegum (bei Niebuell) ge- plant, die ebenfalls mit 2 kW betrieben werden soll. Mit diesen zwei Anlagen werden Versorgungsluecken geschlossen. Dennoch sind weitere An- lagen noetig, um das UKW Versorgungsgebiet komplett auf DAB+ Modus abzu- bilden. (Markus Weidner-D, via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, Bieners DX Digest column Sept 12) GERMANY/AUSTRIA SM Radio Dessau hat fuer Oktober 2024 folgende Sendungen angekuendigt: Sun, 13. Oktober 2024, 1100-1200 CEST 6070 kHz (ORS Moosbrunn-AUT 100 kW) 20 Min. Superradio 2000 0 (3/3)/ DT 64. Sun, 20. Oktober 2024, 1000-1100 CEST 6095 kHz (MBR Nauen-D__ 100 kW) wie 13. Oktober. Aussagekraeftige Empfangsberichte sind willkommen bei Max Berger Saalestrasse 44 06846 Dessau, Germany, Europe. (Thomas Becker-D, via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, Bieners DX Digest column Sept 12) GERMANY Am 24. Oktober 1924 trauten die Radiohoerer ihren Ohren nicht. Ein Kritiker schrieb von "Chaos, Stimmengewirr, Trommelfellangst". Hans Flesch, der 27jaehrige kuenstlerische Leiter des Senders Frankfurt, spielt mit den Moeglichkeiten des neuen Mediums: Waehrend eine Maerchentante eine Geschichte erzaehlt, ertoenen auf einmal Zahlen, Tanzmusik setzt ein und verzweifelte Rundfunkleute versuchen den seltsamen Spuk zu beenden. Das Original wurde 1924 - wie damals fast alles - live gesendet und ist nicht erhalten. 1962 produzierte der Hessische Rundfunk eine Neuaufnahme: via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, Bieners DX Digest column Sept 12) GERMANY Von 0 auf 124 Meter in nur 25 Sekunden: Ab dem 12. April 1968 durften Besucher auf Hamburgs Fernsehturm. Besonderes Erlebnis war neben der spektakulaeren Aussicht die rasante Fahrstuhlfahrt. Bericht und TV-- Beitrag: (3. Sept. 2024, 5 Min). (Dr. Joern Krieger-D, via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, Bieners DX Digest column Sept 12) GERMANY 11960 kHz Adventist World Radio, Sept 7 at 0305z, listed in Ti- grinya language from MBR Nauen site. 125kW to the Horn of Africa/ETH, spe- cifically Eritrea and Ethiopia. (Jerry Lenamon-TX-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1169 Sept 15) GERMANY Michael Schreiner war 21 Jahre alt, als er zwei denkmal- geschuetzte Tuerme mitten im Wald kaufte: einen ehemaligen Bundeswehr- Horchposten aus dem Kalten Krieg. Den geheimnisumwobenen Fernmeldesektor F hat er nun Besuchern zugaenglich gemacht. TV-Bericht des BR Fernsehens: (14 Min.). (Dr. Joern Krieger-D, via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, Bieners DX Digest column Sept 12) GERMANY 11800 kHz Sat, Aug 31, at 1941-1950 UT, Adventist World Radio, MBR Nauen-D, in Arabic. Man makes a preaching; 1946 UT A brief music and returns man communication. Good reception: 45554. Parallel log on 11880 kHz via Talata Volonondry-MDG bcast site, 35422. (Jose Ronaldo Xavier-Cabedelo-PB-BRA, hcdx Aug 31) GERMANY 11960 kHz Adventist World Radio ("AWR") via MBR Nauen site at 0325 UT, in progress with music at tune-in during Tigrinya broadcast (to Ethiopia), ID on the half hour and going to Oromo (also Ethiopia), "This is Adventist World Radio, the Voice of Hope". Talk by man, to female vocal music at 0340 UT. Good Sept 9. (Rick Barton, Sun City-AZ-USA, Arizona Update via wor Aug 27-Sept 10) GERMANY/ANDORRA Christian Milling setzt seine Reihe von Gedenksendungen an Radio Andorra am 1. September 2024 mit einer Folge ueber Radio 428 kHz fort. Das englischsprachige Programm wurde in 1969 um 0000-0200 Uhr ausgestrahlt und brachte eine Mischung aus Alternative Rock, Pop, Jazz, Folk und World Music. Die Nostalgiesendung kommt ab 16.00 Uhr UT auf der Kurzwelle 6005 kHz des Short Wave Service Kall Eifel NRW Germany. Sie ist auch bei zu finden. (Christian Ghibaudo-Nice-France, ADXR, Sept 15) GERMANY/SRI LANKA both 12040 kHz Adventist World Radio via MBR Nauen GER site 21-22 UT, 2144 UT, Sept 13 in Twi to Nigeria ITU zone 46E WeAF, 250kW at 180 / 200 degr azimuth, OM, 2144 hymn, 2150 mu. Br. to YL w/ schedule, OM, 2157 UT off via MBR Nauen; and SLBC Trincomalee from Sri Lanka island at 22-23 UT, in Sundanese language. To ITU zone 54 in Indonesia target. 125 kW at 105 degr azimuth. 2200 UT Signs on in Sundanese via SLBC Trincomalee with AWR IS and theme to a man speaking. At 2357 UT heard YL, 2359 UT AWR theme & English ID, 0000 UT off from AWR's long use of this frequency. MBR Nauen - Poor - fair. Trincomalee - Fair - good. (Mark Taylor, Madison-WI-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1169 Sept 15) GUAM 9910 kHz DRMode KTWR Merizo Guam, 1222 UT on 9 Sept. Chinese. Woman delivering religious message. Only short clips decoded between 1222 UT and 1230 UT. (Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1169 Sept 15) INDIA/BHARAT 15280 kHz Akashvani - ex AIR foreign sce, at 0002 UT on 9 Sept. Chinese. After music, woman speaking. Signal significantly degrad- ed over next 15 minutes. Poor. 15280 kHz Akashvani, 2335 UT on 11 Sept. En/Hindi/Chinese. Carrier up at 2335 UT with several seconds in English, a 3-minute break and then Hindi. IS at 2345 UT for 2 minutes before ID in Chinese. Good but gone by 0005 UT (Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1169 Sept 15) INDONESIA Nabire reception today Sept 18. 7289.906 kHz Nabire once again found as near marginal, -90dbm trace of signal in the Huner Valley which today operates quite better than before. 0750 UT with music. There is no QRM today from the VK2 net work. Also no QRM from the ham circuit in 7255L. Signed off very early at 08z. (Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wor Sept 18) IRAQ --- some MW logs via the NEW Baghdad kiwiSDR today ! Online KiwiSDR in Baghdad Iraq. An online KiwiSDR in Baghdad, Iraq, is now available: Nice to hear Iraqi Radio on MW 792 kHz. It's been many years since we last heard Iraq on SW. (Tony Rogers-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr and also wor iogr Sept 19) Using the new kiwiSDR and listening to MW on 10z time in Baghdad. All seem easy DX. The bands is full of local QRN plus some carriers. With the help of mwlist on several stations: 864 kHz Radio Kermanshah at 1006 UT; with man talking in Farsi/Perrsian plus some short timed songs 1014 UT with man in a impressive talking over the music -60dbm strong signal. 792 kHz Heard the ID on the ToH 10z R Baghdad, back on 1014 UT with talks between two XL voices signal at -55dbm themes on Shinjar / Mosul cities in Kurdistan and that women can take loans for things, 611 kHz IRIB in Arabic Qasr el Shim, a prayer on 1014 UT, then a short interval with someone talking; back tuning on 1025 UT with again sermons -53dbm strength. In the map around 150 km distance. 711 kHz and // 558 kHz Iran - also in quite lower signal mixed with strong system QRN. Although there is not any / entry in mwlist these two signals re in // and tested several times in A / B operation before making this post. Mwlist notes: 711 kHz Ahwaz (near the sea in south) and 558 kHz IRIB Radio Iran with many X-ting outlets. Very possible that this is the time Ahwaz relays the national program. I found a few steady carriers on 739 972 1231 1476 kHz, and on Xband buts don seem as real signals... Re: Online KiwiSDR in Baghdad. The signal of Iraqi radio is just -55dbm; that can mean a low power trans- mitter providing that the installation has been done properly. Second at signal level is Radio Urmia on 936 kHz from Fesanduz Iran around 400 km in the map and Tabriz on 1026 kHz from Iran. (Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wor Sept 19 - 20) IRELAND {and non} Parish Radio Frequency List March 2024. Church frequency list updated based on the receptions of the last weeks. Downloadable via the UDXF website: click under 'Various stations' (last updated on March 28, 2024; via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews) ITALY Fw: Change of address of MW Italian radio stations. Von unserem QSL-CORNER Editor Dario Gabrielli-Italy an TopNews: Reading in a Mailing List where the contact details of Italian radio sta- tions broadcasting on medium waves appear, I remember that the radio sta- tion 7.7 'Amica Radio Veneta'which broadcasts on 1017 kHz from Vigonza near Padua has changed its e-mail address. Its new address is and it transmits with 2 kW power. Licensed and unofficial independent broadcasting stations on mediumwave (L means Licensed) Freq. Station Notes Transmitter Site and Power 01) 603 Nuova Radio AM* L. U. Spoltore, PE. (Abruzzo) 02) 711 Media Radio Castellana* L. Castel San Pietro Terme BO. (Emilia-Romagna) 15) 819 Radio Calcio FVG* L. Trieste (Friuli Venezia Giulia). 04) 846 Radio Luce L. I. Grottaferrata RM. (Lazio). 05) 918 AM Italia L. Villa Estense PD. (Veneto) 06) 927 Power 9-2-7 L. Abbiategrasso MI. (Lombardia) 07) 1017 Amica Radio Veneta* L. Vigonza, PD. (Veneto) 11) 1071 Media Veneta Radio/Voglia di L. Piove di Sacco PD. (Veneto) Radio. 02) 1098 Media Radio Castellana* L. Castel San Pietro Terme BO. (Emilia-Romagna) 08) 1188 Radio Studio X* L. Momigno, PT. (Toscana). 5000 W 10) 1233 Milano XR* Magenta, MI. (Lombardia). 21) 1233 This is Radio!* L. U. Piove di Sacco PD. (Veneto) 05) 1323 AM Italia L. Villa Estense PD. (Veneto). 12) 1350 Radio Z 100 Milano AM* L. Linate, MI. (Lombardia). 500 W. 13) 1359 Regional Radio* L. Viterbo (Lazio). Power 250 W. 13) 1395 Regional Radio* L. Settebagni, RM (Lazio). 250 W 14) 1404 Radio Banana L. Casalgrande RE. (Emilia-Romagna). 300 W 13) 1440 Regional Radio* L. Narni TN. (Umbria). 2000 W. 24) 1449 Radio Briscola L. I. Lenta, VC. 500 W. Temporary inactive. 04) 1485 Radio Luce L. I. Ascoli Piceno. (Marche). 04) 1485 Radio Luce L. Perugia.(Umbria). 1000 W. 08) 1485 Radio Studio X* L. Livorno. (Toscana) 1000 W. Stereo C-Quam. 13) 1485 Regional Radio* L. Terni. (Umbria). 250 W. 13) 1494 Regional Radio* L. Perugia.(Umbria). 250 W. Now testing with 20 W 09) 1503 Radio Metropolis* L. Trieste. (Friuli Venezia Giulia). 16) 1512 Radio Lago Trasimeno* L. U. Perugia. (Umbria). 15) 1539 Radio Calcio FVG* L. Murris Ragogna, UD. (Friuli Venezia Giulia). 250 W. 17) 1566 Radio Kolbe* L. Colli Berici, VI (Veneto). 22) 1575 Radio Centrale Milano* L. Valenza, AL. (Piemonte). 400 W PEP. 18) 1584 Radio Piterpan* L. Vicenza. (Veneto). 08) 1584 Radio Studio X* L. Arezzo. (Toscana). 1000 W. Stereo C-Quam. 13) 1584 Regional Radio* L. Rieti. (Lazio). 100 W. 23) 1584 Radio Luce ? Rimini, RN. (Emilia Romagna). 03) 1602 Dot Radio* L. U. Spello, PG. (Perugia). 19) 1602 Radio a Colori L. U. Bologna (Emilia Romagna). 20) 1602 RTV Radio Treviso L. I. Treviso (Veneto). (L) Licensed. (I) Inactive at time of editing. (U) Not confirmed recently. (*) Also Webstreams. (#) Active, according to info posted recently on Facebook. However, this could not be independently verified. (IR) Irregular. E-mail, QSL policy, Web, Facebook, Postal Addresses and other information 1 1. E-mail: FB: Web: 2 2. E-mail: V.by eQSL Web: Address: Via della Resistenza 34, 40024 Castel San Pietro Terme, BO, Italy. Whatsapp: + 39 338 701 4127. Project Coordinator: Andrea Lannutti. 3 3. E-mail: V.by eQSL. Web: FB: Twitter: Instagram Tel.: +39 0742 436 030. Address: Via G. Di Vittorio 11, 06038 Spello PG, Italy. 4 4. E-mail: NA. Web NA Address: Radio Luce, Via Ugo Bassi 36, 63074 San Benedetto del Tronto-ITA. Tel +39 0735 584594. 5 5. E-mail: V..by eQSL Web: Whatsapp: +39 351 9986129. AM Italia is a leisure time operation. They also broadcast on 207 kHz (Long wave) to commemorate Guglielmo Marconi. Project Coordinator: Maurizio Anselmo. On 918 kHz flexible schedule depending on airtime sales. On 1323 kHz carries programmes in English from IRRS SW, daily from 18.00 to 22.10 UTC (One hour later during Winter Season). 6 6. E-mail: V.by E-mail message. FB: 7 7. E-mail: V. by e-QSL and QSL. Return postage (EUR 5.00 from Europe , PPC EUR 3.50 from Italy) necessary for QSL only. QSL Manager: Dario Gabrielli-ITA. Web: FB: Tel.: +39 049 738 79 87 Whatsapp: +39 351 99 15 860. Address: Via Paradisi, 35010 Vigonza PD, Italy, Europe. Manager: Roberto Saccardo. On air approx. from 0600 to 1600 UT in Summer (1 hour later in Winter). 8 8. E-mail: V.by eQSL. QSL Manager: Stefano Mannelli. FB: Web: Address: Via Mammianese 687, 51010 Marliana PT, Italy, Europe. Also on FM on 87.30, 96.55 and 105.50 MHz and on DAB on Channel 10B. 9 9. E-mail: Facebook Page: Project Coordinator: Maurizio Castelli. 10 10. E-mail: V.by eQSL. FB: Twitter: Web: and Power: 500 Watts. On air from 15:00 to 19:00 UT (one hour later during winter season). Transmitter; Class "D" and connected to a Vertical antenna. 11 11. E-mail: NA. Web: FB: The name of station announced on air is "Voglia di Radio". On air approximately from 0530 to 1730 UT (one hour later in winter). 12 12. E-Mail: V. by eQSL. Address: Piazza della Vittoria, 27100 Pavia, PV, Italy Europe. Web (currently in maintenance mode!): Antenna: 38 metre folded dipole. 13 13. E-mail: V. by eQSL Web: Tel. +39 06 811 53 603, 02.379 04 000. WhatsApp: +39 351 59 800 83. Facebook: Future Plans(coming soon): 1494 kHz Perugia power to be increased to 250W, 1377 kHz: Roma Sud 1000 W. On air on MW from 0500 to 2300 UT (One hour earlier during Summer season). 14 14. E-mail: V. by e-mail and soon by e-QSL, too. Website address: W.A: +39 337.55.37.79. Address via Laura Bassi Veratti n degr 6, 40137 Bologna, Italy, Europe. FM station which broadcasts on: 96.00 (Modena) and 105.850 (Bologna) MHz. Web: Project Coordinator: Alessandro Cavicchioli. On air on MW, approximately, from 0430 to 1630 UT (one hour later in Winter season). 15 15. E-mail: Web: FB: Address: Vivaradio, Via Pier Paolo Pasolini 2/a, 33040 Pradamano UD, Italy Phone: +39 0432 511012. 1 16. E-mail: V. by eQSL. Web: WhatsApp: +39 351 522 52 33. FB: (Not public!). 2 17. E-mail: V. Rarely by E-mail. Web: Also active on FM: 94.100 MHz (Schio and North of Vicenza province), 92.350 MHz (Lonigo and South of Vicenza province), 93.500 MHz (Asiago and Altopiano dei 7 Comuni), 92.400 MHz (Agno Valley). On air 24 hrs a day. Phone Number +39 0445 505035. Future plans: a new antenna. Project coordinator: Alberto De Pretto (IU3KOE). 3 18. E-mail: Web: Address: Via delle Mimose, 12, 31033 Castelfranco Veneto TV, Italy, Europe Tel. +39 0423 73 66 24 Whatsapp: +39 393 736 6240. 4 19. E-mail: FB: Web: Operated by NGO "I colori del Navile". Address: Via Aristotele Fioravanti 68, 40129 Bologna, Italy, Europe. Phone: +39 338 860.27.23 5 20. E-mail: Tel. +39 333.706.66.99. 6 21. E-mail: Web: FB: 7 22. E-mail: V. by e-QSL. FB: Web: Project Manager: Enzo Bassman. Antenna: 50 metre folded dipole. Future Plans; increase of power to 1 kW (currently 0.750 kW). 8 23. E-mail, FB and Web: NA. Operates from Rimini, probably member of a syndication with the same name. 9 24. E-mail: V.by eQSL. Project Coordinator: Gianfranco Giudice. New antenna under construction. Regular broadcasts will start as soon as possible. (via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews, July 17, 2024) JAPAN Japan Coast Guard will close TOKYO MARTIS and OSAKA MARTIS. Japan Coast Guard announced the closing of the vessel traffic information broadcast in Tokyo Bay (TOKYO MARTIS) and Osaka Bay (OSAKA MARTIS) on July 1, 2026. Before the closing some information (4 items) will not be announced after October 1, 2025. Original information (in Japanese) is at MARTIS: Maritime Information Service. TOKYO MARTIS Transmitter location: Kannonzaki, Yokosuka City, at the entrance of Tokyo Bay. Schedule: 1665 kHz 10W H3E 00-15min and 30-45min every hour in Japanese Address: Tokyo Bay Vessel Traffice Service Center Yokohama No. 2 Joint Government Office Building Kitanaka-dori 5-57, Naka-ku Yokohama City, Kanagawa pref., 231-8818 Japan, Far East Asia OSAKA MARTIS Transmitter location: Kobe port. Schedule: 1615 kHz 10Watt H3E 15-30min and 45-00min every hour in Japanese 2019 kHz 10Watt H3E 00-15min and 30-45min every hour in English Address: Osaka Bay Vessel Traffice Service Center Minatojima-Minami-cho 7-2-22, Chuo-ku Kobe City, Hyogo pref., 650-0047 Japan, Far East Asia (via Takahito Akabayashi, Tokyo-JAP, wor Sept 20) JAPAN Closing of Vessel Traffic Information broadcasting of Japan Coast Guard ? (corrected and revised Sept 21) Japan Coast Guard announced the closing of the Vessel Traffic Information broadcasting of all 7 stations in Japan on July 1, 2025. Before the clos- ing some information (4 items out of 8) will not be announced after October 1, 2024. Original information (in Japanese) is at All the transmissions are using JRC TWM-5A transmitters, power 10Watt, mode type H3E (LSB with full carrier). Transmissions on 1665/1651 kHz are in Japanese, on 2019 kHz are in English, operating 24hrs. MARTIS: Maritime Information Service, HR: Harbour Radar. Tokyo MARTIS Yokohama *1 1665kHz 00/30min 2019kHz 15/45min Nagoya HR Nagoya *2 1665kHz 00/30min 2019kHz 15/45min Ise Bay MARTIS Tahara City, Aichi pref. *3 1665kHz 15/45min 2019kHz 00/30min Osaka MARTIS Kobe *4 1651kHz 15/45min 2019kHz 00/30min Kurushima MARTIS Imabari City, Ehime pref. *5 1651kHz 15/45min 2019kHz 00/30min Bisan MARTIS Utatsu Town, Kagawa pref. *6 1651kHz 00/30min ?2019kHz 15/45min Kanmon MARTIS Kitakyushu *7 1651kHz 00/30min ?2019kHz 15/45min Exact addresses *1 Kita-Nakadoori 5-57, Yokohama, Kanagawa pref. 231-8818 *2 Kinjo Futou 3-1, Minatoku, Nagoya, Aichi pref. 455-0848 *3 Koyama 2814-38, Irago-cho, Tahara City, Aichi pref. 441-3624 *4 Minatojima-minami-cho 7-2-22, Kobe, Hyogo pref. 650-0047 *5 Minato-cho 2-5-100, Imabari City, Ehime pref. 794-0003 *6 Aonoyama 3810-2, Utatsu Town, Kagawa pref. 769-0200 *7 Matsubara 2-10-11,Moji-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka pref. 800-0064 (via Takahito Akabayashi, Tokyo-JAP, wor Sept 21) KUWAIT Die USAGM-Station in Kuwait nimmt vielfaeltige Aufgaben fuer die US-Auslandsdienste wahr. AGM United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) exBBG USAGM VoA Kuwait al-Dschahra suburb. So traegt sie eine Hauptlast fuer die Afghanistan-, Iran- und Pakistan- Dienste. Aber auch alle anderen Dienste ausser dem Kuba-Dienst Radio Marti sind auf der Station vertreten. Radio Free Asia 0000-0100 Uhr: 15210 kHz (250 kW, 94 degr) Laotisch, ab 12. August 2024 exTinian-MRA Pacific. 0100-0200 Uhr: 9780 kHz (250 kW, 46 degr) Uighurisch 0100-0200 Uhr: 11640 kHz (250 kW, 54 degr) Uighurisch 0100-0200 Uhr: 11995 kHz (250 kW, 46 degr) So Uighurisch 0100-0200 Uhr: 12000 kHz (250 kW, 46 degr) Do Uighurisch 0100-0200 Uhr: 12005 kHz (250 kW, 46 degr) Mo Uighurisch 0100-0200 Uhr: 12015 kHz (250 kW, 46 degr) Di Fr Uighurisch 0100-0200 Uhr: 12025 kHz (250 kW, 46 degr) Mi Sa Uighurisch 1100-1200 Uhr: 15195 kHz (250 kW, 94 degr) Laotisch, ab 12. August 2024 exTinian-MRA Pacific. 1200-1300 Uhr: 12055 kHz (250 kW, 70 degr) Tibetisch 1230-1330 Uhr: 12150 kHz (250 kW, 94 degr) Khmer ab 12. August 2024 exTinian-MRA Pacific. 1300-1400 Uhr: 11995 kHz (250 kW, 70 degr) Tibetisch 1500-1600 Uhr: 9940 kHz (250 kW, 70 degr) Mandarin 1500-1600 Uhr: 11675 kHz (250 kW, 70 degr) Mandarin, ab 12. August 2024 exSaipan Agingan Point-MRA Pacific. 1600-1700 Uhr: 9325 kHz (250 kW, 46 degr) Di Fr Uighurisch 1600-1700 Uhr: 9335 kHz (250 kW, 46 degr) Mi Sa Uighurisch 1600-1700 Uhr: 9340 kHz (250 kW, 46 degr) Mo Do Uighurisch 1600-1700 Uhr: 9480 kHz (250 kW, 46 degr) So Uighurisch 2100-2200 Uhr: 7435 9685 kHz (250 kW, 70 degr) Mandarin 2200-2300 Uhr: 7355 kHz (250 kW, 78 degr) Mo Fr Tibetisch 2200-2300 Uhr: 7365 kHz (250 kW, 78 degr) Di Tibetisch 2200-2300 Uhr: 7485 kHz (250 kW, 78 degr) Tibetisch 2200-2300 Uhr: 7520 kHz (250 kW, 78 degr) So Mi Tibetisch 2200-2300 Uhr: 9380 kHz (250 kW, 70 degr) Tibetisch 2200-2300 Uhr: 9920 kHz (250 kW, 78 degr) Do Sa Tibetisch 2300-2400 Uhr: 5950 kHz (250 kW, 70 degr) Tibetisch Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 1500-1600 Uhr: 9525 kHz (250 kW, 78 degr) Turkmenisch Radio Sawa 1600-1700 Uhr: 15445 kHz (250 kW, 230 degr) Arabisch Voice of America 0330-0400 Uhr: 13680 kHz (250 kW, 205 degr) Somali 1400-1500 Uhr: 9445 kHz (250 kW, 70 degr) Tibetisch 1700-1800 Uhr: 15730 kHz (250 kW, 185 degr) Somali 1800-1930 Uhr: 12070 kHz (250 kW, 185 degr) Amharisch. 1930 Uhr Tigrigna 1930-2000 Uhr: 9490 kHz (250 kW, 235 degr) Franzoesisch 2030-2100 Uhr: 12070 kHz (250 kW, 235 degr) Haussa Bei Chinesisch, Tibetisch und Uighurisch muss man zuerst davon ausgehen, dass das Gehoerte ein Stoerprogramm aus China ist. Aus diesem Grund wurde auch auf die sinnlose Ambition verzichtet, die tageweise wechselnden Frequenzen einzeln zu ueberpruefen. Es gibt oft bewusste Interferenz von CNR1. Man kann das online trotz eines deutlichen Zeitversatzes mittels der Website leicht ueberpruefen. Die Sprachen anderer US-Auslandsdienste konnten An- fang September 2024 hoerbestaetigt werden. via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, Bieners DX Digest column Sept 12) MADAGASCAR 6180 kHz 'La Voz de Alegro', Sept 7, 0315 via MWV Mahajanga. 100 kW at 250degr azi to South America. A flat map doesn't exactly show it but this is a fairly long path to the east coast (Buenos Aires or Monte- video) over 6000 miles, over 7000 miles to the Pacific side of South AM. (Jerry Lenamon-TX-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1169 Sept 15) NETHERLANDS Impact AM hat am 14. Juli 2024 die Mittelwelle 819 durch 747 kHz ersetzt. Auf der Homepage findet sich ein Streamlink, der bei der Recherche immer inaktiv war. Interessant ist der Hinweis auf den WebSDR wo ein online-Stream bei funktioniert. Einige willkuerliche Frequenzeingaben ergaben bei dem WebSDR eine sehr befriedigende Empfangsqualitaet. (Dave Kenny-UK BrDXC-UK iogr/BDCX, via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, Bieners DX Digest column Sept 12) NEW ZEALAND 7440 kHz RNZ Pacific to Oceania in En, Sept 15, at 1402-1408 UT. SIO 444. News with OM announcer. Local news followed by mixed OM / YL commentary. WX report from around the islands. "The All Night Program." POP MX. (Vince Henley-WA-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1169 Sept 15) OMAN/U.K. BBC DRM - 17815 kHz. Further to the item in DX News in September's Communication (page #32): BBC DRM: There is a current registration with the HFCC for a DRM broadcast from the BBC effective from 1 September 2024. It is listed for 0559-0700 UTC in English on 17815 kHz (100 kW) from A'Seela, Oman, to CIRAF zones 48SW,53NW and includes a note stating "DRM_KEN". (Tony Rogers-UK, wor Sept 19) Not observed when checked on 1 September. (ed) Atsuhiko Takezawa in Japan has contacted me to confirm the following: (September 19th) BBC DRM test transmission for Kenya confirmed ! There were repeated trans- mission restarts, trying higher bitrate AAC and lower bitrate xHE-AAC. Finished at 07:04 UTC today. HFCC says transmission is from A'Seela, but DRM labelled it as ENC Woofferton-UK. Video posted below: Best regards (Atsuhiko Takezawa-JAP, wor Sept 19) Requested in B-24 winter season: 21630 0400 1200 41 SLA 100 63 0 151 N Eng OMA BBC ENC DRM_ASI 3955 0559 0700 27SE,28NW WOF 100 114 0 100 N Eng G BBC ENC DRM_EUR 17815 0559 0700 48SW,53NW SLA 100 225 0 206 N Eng OMA BBC ENC DRM_KEN 21540 1358 1500 41 WOF 100 82 12 218 N Eng G BBC ENC DRM_ASI 17825 1400 1600 41 SLA 100 63 0 151 N Eng OMA BBC ENC DRM_ASI PERU 4810 kHz Radio Logos (presumed), 0716-0730 UT, Sept 10. Religious songs; weak, but better than their usual reception; best in LSB. "Five hundred miles into the Peruvian jungle is a town called Chazuta. It is surrounded by waterfalls, rivers, and cacao plantations. But na- tural beauty, delicious chocolate, and ornate pottery aren't the only things that distinguish Chazuta. The town is also home to a 1,000 watt regional shortwave transmitter, FM station, recording studio, and hostel for visiting producers. Welcome to Radio Logos, a small operation that's impacting the lives of thousands of indigenous people across Peru. Radio Logos was built in 2012 as a collaboration between Ethnic Radio, HCJB global, and a local evangelical church. 'We provide the tools and training,' says Ethnic Radio technician Ray Rising, 'they do the rest.' 'They,' in this case, refers to the 120 local Christians who spent 2 years planning and praying for the project, the elderly woman who donated her land for the site, the men who helped build it, the women who cooked for the workers, and the countless volunteers who produce the programs and keep the station running." Website - Radio Logos programming schedule (Ron Howard-Monterey-Asilomar State Beach-CA-USA, wor Sept 10) PHILIPPINES The early history of the FEBC Part I. In 1945 two young men from Southern California established a missionary radio station that would later become Far East Broadcasting Company(FEBC). They had only one goal in mind: broadcasting Christ to the World. At first they focused on sharing Christ with the people of China. At that time China had developed mass production of the AM radios for listening to the communist propaganda. So, their very first broadcast was from Shanghai on the MW. But by 1948 all mission work in Red China was shut down due to Communism. An alternative had to be found. About a few hectares of property were pur- chased for the transmitting site in the Philippines near Manila, in Venezuela City: 14 41 16 N 120 58 50 E {it's VALENZUELA in Philippines gh-ok-usa} Their first station DZAS was the AM one on 680 kHz with effective radiated power of 15 kW. A 300 foot vertical tower was completed in the fall of 1950 year. In 1953 the DZAS station broadcast for 19 hours a day in 34 languages and dialects to 25 countries. Programs were of public interest in welfare: music, education, first aid, hygiene, agriculture, news and Bible studies. After the AM station started to work the FEBC began to build their short- wave stations on the compound, which they called CRCM - Christian Radio City Manila. In the 1950's the SW stations required the separate antenna arrays for each meter band. By 1952 a number of the SW stations appeared on the CRCM: DZB2, DZH6, DZH7, DZH8, DZH9. Later the DZI8, DZI9, DZF2 and DZF3 were added. In 1963 each station had its own frequency : DZB2 - 3345 kHz; DZI6 - 17810 / 17805 kHz ; DZH6 - 6130 kHz ; DZI8 - 21515 kHz ; DZH7 - 9715 kHz ; DZI9 - 7230 / 7240 kHz ; DZH8 - 11850 / 11855 kHz ; DZF2 - 11920 kHz ; DZH9 - 15300 kHz ; DZF3 - 15385 kHz. All shortwave transmitters had an output power of 2,5 kW, but with a power gain of the antenna systems their effective radiated power was usually over 10 kW up to 15 kW. (lev.lyt shortwavesites, Sept 5, 2024, via gh ok-usa via wor Sept 10) The early history of the FEBC Part II. When the FEBC,being well equipped with specially beamed antennas, it could carry their programs into the farthest corners of the World - to China and Russia,to Japan and Indonesia and to all countries in between, even to the United States and Europe. But its main aim, however, was to spread Christianity to Asia ! To reach hundreds of thousands of people in the areas where there were no radios or electricity, the FEBC sent them the "portable missionaries" - battery operated, pretuned receiving sets. China used about 25 SW transmitters to jam the FEBC broadcast ! Quite soon the FEBC realized that their transmitting site in Valenzuela was technically outdated and they started to build two new SW stations in Bocaue (Bulacan) and in Iba (Zambales) with advanced antenna systems and modern powerful transmitters. As the FEBC wrote: "The CRCM facility could no longer accommodate the pro- liferation of the transmitters and antennas for the growing overseas schedules, the Bocaue property was purchased and its development began in 1957 year". Gradually more and more of the SW stations in the CRCM site ceased their transmissions and more programs went to the new SW sites. In 1983 only one station DZH6 was working from CRCM on 6030 kHz. Later in 1986 Jerome S. Berg-MA-USA wrote:" "FEBC transmitted on SW from three stations: Iba, 100 kW; Bocaue 2/10/50kW and Baco for local coverage". Not any information was found about SW station in Baco. The CRCM compound in Valenzuela existed until the end of the 1990's and then was sold in exchange for making a Valenzuela City Park. Now in the park people can visit a MiniMuseum of the long history of FEBC. There is the podium on the roof on which sits the topmost section of the former 702 DZAS antenna. The podium is situated where the guardhouse was at the gate of the former CRCM site. (lev.lyt shortwavesites, Sept 7, 2024, via gh ok-usa via wor Sept 11) ROMANIA 11620 kHz RRI Bucharest via RadioCom Tiganesti site, 0009 UT, Sept 11. RRI's Newsreel program with a female host talking about improve- ments in the Romanian educational system.Also reported on a national thea- trical convention to include Moldovia. ID at 0015 UT. Very good. (Ed Cichorek-NJ-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1169 Sept 15) RUSSIA South-East Asia short log in 04-05 UT time slot on Wed Sept 18, remotedly in Cha-Am Hua Hin sea resort in THA, and KIWI SDRs in North- Eastern Thailand, and GRMX Kiwi at Nagargata Siliguri NoEaIndia/Bharat: Surprise, surprise Five Digit number stn of espionage organization ? read by male voice in RUSSIAN : 9321 kHz even at 04.30 UT to 04.32:53 UTC TX transmission switch-off. S=7-8 signal into northern Japan Perseus SDR unit rx. 4 kHz wideband audio on UPPER sideband only. see under RUSSIA. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews & hcdx Sept 18) Das ist S06 Richtung Fernost, Standort wahrscheinlich . Khabarovsk: That's station S06 in Far East Russia, probably Khabarovsk location site; id 480. 0400 UT 11616 kHz 0420 UT 9322 kHz (Hans-Friedrich Dumrese-D, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 18) SAUDI ARABIA {and NON} New SDR Kiwi unit in Riyadh Saudi Arabia. Just logged my show via a new SDR at URL This SDR may be useful for monitoring Republic of Yemen Excile Radio {via shortwave bcast center locally signal, wb.} Plus here's the clip of my show monitored there from Channel 292 at Rohrbach Waal Ingolstadt Bavaria Germany on 9670 kHz at 2242 UT (Tony Pavick-Hope-BC-CAN, wor Sept 8) SAUDI ARABIA / IRAN Radio war on muslim world culture fight on 11935 kHz shortwave channel, between Yemen excile radio via Riyadh bc shortwave center, and IRAN's BUBBLE jammer irregularly on same channel via Sirjan bc center site. 11935.773 kHz peak signal of Yemen excile radio on upper flank, at 09.30 UT on Saturday Sept 7th, S=9+10dBm fair signal into Doha Qatar remoted SDR access, ladies group Arabic singer performed at present, and Bubble signal underneath in Middle East target, slight downwards Riyadh signal traced on 11935.762 kHz now at 10.55 UT on Sat Sept 7th. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews & hcdx Sept 8) SAUDI ARABIA 11935.416 kHz measured in worldwide Perseus net - remotedly at 20.23 UT on August 28 S=9+25dB or -61dBm signal, clean and excellent audio programm noted, No chirping - nor scratch bubble audio disturbtion. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 28) SAUDI ARABIA Re: 11935.83 kHz today for R Sanaa via Riyadh-ARS. Just 0944UT seen the centre of the 'carrier' drifted to ca100 Hz downwards at 11937.74 kHz but is quite variable up and down with around 100 Hz of range ... and the 'bubble jamming' if real stil continues. From what I see within the waterfall this can be the carrier shifting fast upwards at a 4-5 kHz (0940 UTC) (Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wor Sept 10) SOLOMON ISLANDS 5020 kHz SIBC Honiara, Sept 3, our new daily visitor with nice signal at 1120UT, Bislama talks by YL and OM. Maritime greetings 1124 UT by OM in halting EE and Bislama, apparently reading names of listeners "onboard" vessels passing through area. "Thanks for listening, passing your regards ..." Late night dedications and musical requests. 1127 UT into reggae-beat local pop in Bislama with electronic voice FX. Still there at 1200 UT check with modern island mx, electric guitar and computerized drumming, dreamy YL vocalists in lang. (Ralph Perry, Wheaton-IL-USA, NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1168 Sept 8) SOLOMON ISLANDS 5020 kHz SIBC 'The Voice of the Nation', 0745-0822 UT and 0841-0851 UT on Sept. 10. Mostly in Pijin; many more commercial an- nouncements than I ever remember them airing in the past; several clear "Voice of the Nation" IDs. From 0745 to 0851 UT, Cuba on 5025 kHz, only had an open carrier (no audio at all), hence no QRM for SIBC, but from 0851+ UT, heard significant Cuba QRM, as 5025 kHz suddenly had strong audio. Some highlights of the semi- readable reception: 0801: Intro calliope music, then news/sports/weather in Pijin; 0817: Advertisement for the Parangiju Mountain Lodge ("Your home away from home"), located near the Tenaru waterfalls, in Central Guadal- canal have heard this English advert. in the past. 0841: Public service messages in Pijin. Language info from Wikipedia: "Pijin (or Solomons Pidgin) is a language spoken in Solomon Islands. It is closely related to Tok Pisin of Papua New Guinea and Bislama of Vanuatu; the three varieties are sometimes considered to be dialects of a single Melanesian Pidgin language ... " (Ron Howard-Monterey-Asilomar State Beach-CA-USA, wor Sept 10) SPAIN 17855 kHz R Exterior de Espana En service w/news read by Marilyn Quintana (alone today), with the lead item about the failed attempts to arrest the Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont and the police ad- mitting they messed up in failing to detain him.Other items were about the murdered boy in Toledo,the fighting in Gaza, the DNC nominating Harris for US President, the recovery operations of the yacht that sunk off the coast of Sicily, and other stories. At :07 into a feature about the Canary Islands' newest national park, the first Marine national park in Spain, called 'Mar de las Calmas'. Marilyn spoke with Luis Suarez, the conservation manager of the WWF about the preservation of the biodiversity that this park formation will encourage. At :17 into a discussion about "Les Amis" a social platform connecting wo- men throughout Europe who share 'interests'. Co-founders Ana Bilych and Oleg Pashinin talked about how loneliness is epidemic, and how this plat- form aims to help stave that off based on their experience in Barcelona where it was hard to find FRIENDS as an adult especially in the world of remote work, and emphasizing interests, hobbies and the like to help get people with common interests together. Tinder without the swiping (and sex), sort of? 454+44 2200-2230 UT 23 Aug. (Ken Zichi-Wiliamston-MI-USA, Michigan ARE Tipsheet Aug 29 via wor Aug 30) SPAIN 17855 kHz Friday August 30 at 2201 UT, token English from SNR not off the air, S=9+20/30dB direct, previewing interview about anthropology exhibition. 2202UT news leads with pause in Gazawar for polio vaccinations of children. Finally the combatants realize they have a common enemy but they can hardly triage which kids are going to be killed in the war any- way, wasting the vaccine. 17715 & 15520 kHz are also on but still not 15390 kHz. 2212 UT feature is about a street fight by rockers in post- Franco 1974 year which got worldwide publicity, and also the Brighton Brawl in UK 60 years ago. Now there has just been a new B.B. in Melbourne: (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and wor Aug 30) SPAIN 17855 kHz Monday September 2 at 2200 UT, token English from SNR, VG S=9+20/50dB direct, also on 17715 & 15520 kHz but 15390 kHz is still AWOL. Preview topic, a novel based on facts, "Colonia Dignidad" in southern Chile supposed to be wonderful but really a cult like a Nazi con- centration camp headed by one Paul Schafer. That's all I care to hear about that. News leads with Far Right advances in German elexions, today. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and wor Sept 2) SPAIN 17855 kHz Fri, Sept 6, at 1820-1840 UT, Radio Exterior de Espana, Noblejas-ESP, Spanish Sce. Man announcer interviews a man, government authority; 1828 UT Woman participates, too; They say about the high tax burden in Spain, into program "24 Horas", RNE; 1830 UT Pips and news con- tinues; 1833 UT ID: RNE/REE. Good signal, slight interference by RFI on 17850iss and moderate fading: 44533. Parallel logs on 15390nob, out; 15520nob, out; 17715nob, excellent, 55555! (Jose Ronaldo Xavier-Cabedelo-PB-BRA, hcdx Sept 6) SPAIN Radio Exterior de Espana from Noblejas site on Sunday Sept 8, live coverage of football soccer transmission at 19.30 UT: 17715.014 kHz S=9+20dB signal in western Germany, and 17855even kHz S=8-9 sidelobe signal into southern Germany, hetting and covers neighbour RFI Paris French outlet signal on 17850 kHz via TDF Issoudun site, latter S=7 signal performing vocal version of US National Hymn sung theme at 19.44 UT - strange on French culture sender. REE Noblejas other outlets 15390 and 15520 kHz NOT ON AIR on Sept 8. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews & hcdx Sept 8) SRI LANKA 11750 kHz SLBC Trincomalee relay of City FM to the Middle East, 1804 UT on Sept 14. A few songs interspersed with advertisements then a newscast in Sinhala. Part of the newscast was a financial report with details on various currencies around the world, perhaps the currency conversion rates. (Some words didn't have a Sinhala translation so were in English). Signal coming off the back of the main lobe but still pretty decent, SINPO 45344. (Paul Walker-McGrath-AK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1169 Sep 15) TAIWAN 9670 kHz OPPOSITION {target radio to Vietnam} 'Radio Dap Loi Song Nui' (minus diacritics) via Paochung, Taiwan (pres), at 1233 UT on Sept 14 in Vietnamese. YL w/ mention of "Vietnam" several times, OM. VTN siren audio noise jamming audible way under. Fair. (Mark Taylor, Lake Farm Park-WI-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1169 Sept 15) UKRAINE 100 years of Ukrainian Radio. {later} I was perusing the line up of speakers at this year's Lviv Book Forum and noted one of the talks on the 100th anniversary of Ukrainian Radio. Might be of interest to some of you: (Walter R. Salmaniw-CAN, wor Sept 20) Another "Tabachenko": Ukrainian Radio is speaking! — 100 years of history in the story of Anatoly Tabachenko (part 1) ...Broadcasting continued from Kharkiv until the Germans entered the city. Ukrainian Radio's broadcasts were used for a dual purpose. The music that was broadcast was like a bearing (the angle between the direction from the observer to any object and the meridian — ed. note ) for the Soviet long- ange aviation pilots who flew at night to bomb the enemy's rear. Focusing on the music on the air, the navigator laid the plane's route, and there- fore, even during the bombings, the transmission could not stop. ... Call signs of Ukrainian Radio ... Radio station named after Taras Shevchenko, which left Kyiv, spoke from Saratov on medium waves. In 1943, the radio station "Dnipro" was created, mounted in the carriages of a railway train. The team consisted of Ukrai- nian journalists and writers. The radio station "Dnipro", which went on the air on May 2, 1943, is interesting for us because it was the first time that the callsigns of the Ukrainian Radio - "The Dnieper is wide roaring and moaning" sounded on its air. Semyon Kushnirenko was the initiator of these call signs. After the war, he was the head of the Poltava Regional Radio. This melody later became the callsigns of all Ukrainian radio stations. After hearing them from the radio receiver, the listeners know for sure - on the air of Ukrainian Radio. The two words "Ukrainian Radio" are the official callsigns, but Danylo Kryzhanivskyi's music to Taras Shevchenko's words "Roars and moans the Dnieper is wide" has remained unchanged musical callsigns for more than 80 years. The author of the music lived only 37 years. Danylo Kryzhanivskyi was a music teacher in Bolgrad, Odesa region, and a choral composer. He dedi- cated his piece to Mark Kropyvnytskyi when he came with the theater on tour to Odesa. The conductor liked the song so much that it was performed after the performance - the audience listened standing. Currently, this melody sounds on the air of Ukrainian Radio before the beginning of each new hour - 24 times a day. Over time, its arrangement changed, but the me- lody remained the same. For visitors to the Museum of Ukrainian Radio, I will listen to different versions of the callsigns. (via Roger Thauer-D, wor Sept 20) U.K. Re: Keep Longwave Update Dear all, Thank you for your support of the Campaign to Keep Longwave and for signing up on the website to stay in touch with the campaign. This email is intended as an update of where we are at present. We are still primarily continuing with our 'Plan A', with 3801 signatures so far on the petition for the BBC to keep Radio 4 Longwave. Meanwhile, Plan B- to keep longwave broadcasts even without the BBC - con- tinues to develop as a backup option in the event that the BBC decides to pull the plug. There are some in the local council that would like to see the Droitwich masts listed, which would save them from demolition. This month, we expect the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) to discuss pro- posals for them to support longwave broadcasts with their expertise and help. We are also trying to contact Arqiva to get them on-board for a plan that could see amateur broadcasts made using Droitwich, but responses from them are not yet forthcoming. I'll try to keep you updated on this. Please let me know if you have any advice or contacts that might help with this. This Friday 6th September is the 90th Anniversary of the Droitwich trans- mitter, so look out for a new article celebrating the anniversary on the website in the coming days. It's also a good opportunity to spread the word about the campaign. And do of course tune into Droitwich if you can! The BBC has made this very small acknowledgement of the occasion on its website: Many thanks again for you support - and happy listening! Dr Tobias Thornes - Campaign to Keep Longwave (via Mike Terry-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr Sept 4) U.K. Happy 90th Anniversary Droitwi{t}ch transmitting station. BBC announcements rarely mention remaining AM transmitters, notably Radio5 on 693 kHz and 909 kHz and Radio4 on 198 kHz. We are instead relentlessly urged to tune in to their digital outlets. (Michael 2E0IHW, UK; wor Sept 7) Re: Happy 90th Anniversary Droitwitch transmitting station. No, I haven't heard anything. The exact date of the anniversary was 6th September so I may have missed some on air mentions yesterday. (Mike Terry-UK, wor Sept 7) "Droit-witch" ? ;-) Droitwich <<< It is questionable whether anyone at the BBC was aware of this anni- versary. In writing on the website only pure facts ... site Ctrl+F "Droitwich" (Roger Thauer-D, wor Sept 7) Re: Happy 90th Anniversary Droitwich transmitting station. Here's some more information: On Thursday afternoon, September 6th 1934, a great occasion in broadcast- ing history took place as a giant radio transmitter went on the air at the British Broadcasting Corporation's new transmitting station at Wychbold, Droitwich Spa. Radiating the National Programme on long-waves, the transmitter was the largest of its time, certainly in the B.B.C. The story that now unfolds tells of the events that led to the building of the transmitting station and explores some of its history. Full article: (via Mike Terry-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr Sept 7) U.K. BBC Longwave 198 kHz in United Kingdom. July 2024 was the centenary of the BBC broadcasting on longwave, so I'm bringing this series on the 100-year history up to the present day. Part 6 (in July 2024 'Communication') took the story to 1997, with side excursions on related topics. In 1997, the BBC sold all its domestic transmitting stations in the UK, including those responsible for longwave, to a US company, Castle Tower. The BBC said it did this to raise funds for the start of digital broad- casting. The BBC contracted Castle Tower to transmit BBC services. (The BBC's external transmitting stations in the UK were sold to Merlin Communications.) Shortly after the sale, Castle Tower merged with another US firm, Crown Communications, with the new company known as Crown Castle International. In 2004, Crown Castle UK was sold to National Grid plc, the name changing the following year to National Grid Wireless. In 2007, National Grid Wireless was bought by Arqiva, a subsidiary of the Australian conglomerate Macquarie. In summary, the BBC's longwave transmitters have been owned by: 1924-1925: Marconi 1925-1926: British Broadcasting Company 1927-1997: British Broadcasting Corporation 1997-2004: Castle Tower / Crown Castle 2004-2007: National Grid / National Grid Wireless Since 2007: Arqiva Despite the changes of ownership, the longwave signals on 198 kHz (1515 metres) continued to come from 3 sites: 1. Droitwich (south of Birmingham): Two Marconi B6042 transmitters, each of 250kW, installed in 1987. Their outputs can be combined to give a total power of 500kW. 2. Burghead (east of Inverness): Two Marconi 6046 transmitters, each of 28 kW (modified versions of the Marconi 6034), installed in 1988. Their outputs can be combined to give a total power of 50 kW. 3. Westerglen (just outside Falkirk): The same arrangements as at Burghead. Westerglen when it went into service in June 1932. There is also a fourth, rather special, transmitter carrying the BBC on LW. This is at the Dartford Crossing, where several micro-power rigs have carried popular AM/FM stations in both northbound tunnels since late 1980s. They can also be used to carry emergency information. [has anyone heard the LW 198kHz relay in the Dartford tunnel? Does anybody have a LW car radio who can drive through the tunnel and check? The relay is not listed by Ofcom or on the mb21 transmitter site Also in 1997, it was reported that the UK radio regulator (then known as the Radio Authority) might advertise a commercial licence for longwave broadcasting in the UK (on 225 kHz). This would be a fourth national station (INR4). The idea came to nothing: At the very end of the 1990s, there was a plan to broadcast a commercial station, MusicMann, from a longwave transmitter on 279 kHz in the Isle of Man [and then on a structure in Ramsey Bay]. This also came to nothing. Meanwhile, the BBC's use of longwave has remained very stable since the transmitter privatisation of 1997. As has been the case since the late 1980s, the transmitters are on air 24/7 hrs/d, carrying BBC World Service during the overnight gap in Radio 4's schedule. Since 1991, the main Radio 4 service has been carried on FM, with longwave being used for opt-outs of minority-interest programming. All opt-outs on longwave ended on 31 March 2024 and 198 kHz now carries exactly the same output as R4's FM network. Andy Walmsley tweeted on 31st March 2024 at "Another bit of radio history just happened. At 12 noon on @BBCRadio4 the last ever long wave only #ShippingForecast. It's been broadcast on LW since Sunday 22 April 1956 in the days of the Light Programme. Announcer was Ron Brown". Hear it at: Left: Radio Times, Friday 21 October 1983 - three of the four Shipping Forecasts were on Long Wave only (then still on 200 kHz until 1988 year). Since 1st April 2024, shipping forecasts are broadcast twice daily on Radio 4 at 00:48 and 05:20 LT, plus on Saturdays and Sundays at 17:54 LT. The radio teleswitching service (RTS) - (see July 2024 'Communication') - has continued as a service for the electricity industry. Indeed, for some years now the industry has ensured the continuation of the LW service by subsidising it. Repeated suggestions have been made over the years that the RTS service - and therefore the longwave radio broadcasts - would close, only for a reprieve to be announced. But in May 2024, it was confirmed that the service would close in June 2025. Here we pause this series on the BBC on Long Wave for now - many thanks to Chris Greenway for compiling it. It was first posted by Chris on Twitter (now 'X'). (Chris Greenway-UK, "Communication" monthly magazine September 2024, p#13-15, BrDXC.UK iogroups Sept 10) USA Voice of America radio broadcast first to announce Japan's 1945 surrender, historians find. Historians have found that a broadcast from U.S.-based Voice of America (VOA) was the first to inform the Korean public of Japan's surrender to the Allies at the end of World WarII, according to People Power Party Rep. Bae Hyun-jin on Wednesday. Koreans had previously assumed that Hirohito's radio speech at noon on Aug. 15, 1945, was the first broadcast informing the public of Japan's surrender, but the VOA announcement was found to have aired four hours before Hirohito publicly delivered his official surrender statement, according to public broadcaster KBS. This makes it the first broadcast to deliver the news of the Korean pub- lic's imminent liberation. The original VOA broadcast was sent over shortwave radio and delivered in Korean, English and Chinese. (Andrew Ross, BrDXC-UK iogr news Sept 20) Re: Voice of America radio broadcast first to announce Japan's 1945 surrender, historians find. Is there any place (or site) where this recording can be heard? I don't know the answer to that question, but these folks might ... Resources _ National VOA Museum of Broadcasting. (Bill Tilford, BrDXC-UK iogr news Sept 20; and Jorge Garzon EA1FOV Cudon-Cantabria-ESP) USA QST Magazine - August, 2021 (via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1307 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 15) USA Radio Free Asia bestaetigt Empfangsberichte im Zeitraum September- Dezember 2024 mit einer Karte, die 28 Jahre RFA feiert. Empfangsberichte werden erbeten an: Reception Reports Radio Free Asia 2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300 Washington DC 20036 USA (Aungthu Schlenker RFA via Siegbert Gerhard-D, via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, Bieners DX Digest column Sept 12) USA VOA Launches Fulani Language Programming. "Today Voice ofAmerica begins broadcasting to the Fulani-speaking audience in Africa. With an estimated population of more than 40 million across West and Central Africa, the Fula people are considered to be the world's largest nomadic group. "The inaugural Fulani language program, "Fula Voices" ("Daande Fulbe"), is a 30-minute radio show with a significant digital presence specifically designed for Fulani youth. The program links traditional Fulani culture with the modern world and focuses on empowering and inspiring the younger generation. The show will cover a diverse range of topics through segments carefully curated to captivate a young audience while preserving their cultural heritage. "'With unbiased news and information in the Fulani language, we hope to play a part in the daily life of the Fulani people,' said VOA Africa Division Director Salwa Jaafari. "Part of the VOA French to Africa language service, VOA Fulani joins the organization's network of 48 other broadcasting languages, including 16 in the VOA Africa division." The release implies over the air broadcasting kind of. Of course no times or frequencies are offered. I've been digging around the VoA website but so far nothing. (Fred Waterer, BrDXC-UK iogr Aug 26) Re: New VoA Language Service. I finally found the following on VOA Fulfulde facebook page at First post on 25 August: Welcome-Welcome ! VOA Fulfulde, the new organization brought about by VOA Voice of America, has arrived ! We are looking forward to the second pro- gramme, called Daande Fulde, on Friday 30th, 8th at 16:30 GMT. You can listen to us on FM, radio (17630 kHz), our community media and VOA Daande America's partner radio stations in Africa. So - looks like the programme is on Fridays only at 1630 UT on 17630 kHz (but may be worth checking other days). 17630 kHz is not shown in current HFCC.org list. (Alan Roe, Teddington-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr Aug 27) UZBEKISTAN 9510 kHz BBC London via RRTM Telecom Tashkent Uzbekistan Shortwave Transmitting bcast center (pres), 0130 UT, Sept 10 in English. OM giving a talk w/ mention of "fascism", mu. Br., into a section with alternating street sounds and Asian / SoEaAsian musical bridges between sections. YL announcer w/ OM & YL correspondents, some with interviews. Not enough signal to tell the program topic but clearly EE words and ca- dence. (Mark Taylor, Madison-WI-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1169 Sept 15) UZBEKISTAN 11510 kHz 'Radio Free North Korea' (listed) via RRTM Telecom Tashkent Uzbekistan Shortwave Transmitting bcast center, at 1323 UT on Sept 14 in Korean. OM, music, 1326 UT music then back to same OM. Quite sure this was in Korean. Tuned away and came back at 1347 UT to very un - South Korean, Kurdish style music (very much like Denge Gel plays) which continued uninterrupted past 1400 UT on periodic checks. RFNK listed until 1400 UT via Tashkent. Not sure what was going on here. Fair signal throug- hout. (Mark Taylor, Madison-WI-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1169 Sept 15) VANUATU 7260 kHz Radio Vanuatu, 0640 UT till cut off at 0658:23 UT (same time as yesterday, so must on a timer), Sept 3. 0645 UT: Item about Guam's nuclear survivors of the US testing between 1946 and 1958 UT, asking for compensation (News story - 0651 UT: Tenelle singing "Someone Loves You Honey"; singer is an American Samoan singer-songwriter from Calif. (YouTube - At 0659 UT, tuned into 3945 UT, after measuring the cut off time for 7260 with WWV; signal slowly improving, but always poor reception; 0701-0714 UT news. (Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 3) VANUATU Radio Vanuatu observations. Here are some observations of Radio Vanuatu using the Brisbane KiwiSDR in Australia on 5 September (times are UT): 3945 kHz heard from sign-on 1845 to 1958 UT and then moved to 7260 kHz 7260 kHz heard from 1959 UT and presume they remained here for just one hour to 2058 UT, then moved to 9960 kHz. 9960 kHz heard at 2120 UT, so presumably they had moved here at 2059 UT. (Tony Rogers-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr Sept 5) VATICAN STATE {and non} 45. Apostolische Reise von Papst Franziskus I. 32.814 Flugkilometer und vier Laender in elf Tagen. Im September macht Papst Franziskus I. seine bisher laengste Auslandsreise. Vom 2.-13. September besucht das Kirchenoberhaupt auf seiner 45. Apostoli- schen Reise Indonesien, Papua-Neuguinea, Osttimor und Singapur. Radio Vatikan begleitet die Reise vom 4. bis 13. September online, auch live und mit deutschem Kommentar, sowie auf Kurzwelle, hier allerdings in anderen Sprachen. Alle Kurzwellensendungen sind fuer Afrika bestimmt, ausser der auf 15500 kHz fuer Asien. 4. September 2024 -03.20-05.00 Uhr: 15500 kHz Englisch -09.20-10.30 Uhr: 17540 kHz Englisch, 17555 kHz Franzoesisch, 21710 kHz Portugiesisch -10.35-11.35 Uhr: 17540 kHz Englisch, 17555 kHz Franzoesisch, 21710 kHz Portugiesisch. 5. September 2024 -01.50-03.00 Uhr: Jakarta (Indonesien), Interreligioese Begegnung in der Istiqlal-Moschee mit Kommentar auf Deutsch. online Deutsch, 15500 kHz Englisch -03.15-03.45 Uhr: Jakarta, Begegnung von Papst Franziskus mit ehrenamt- lichen Helfern karitativer Einrichtungen am Sitz der indonesischen Bischofskonferenz -09.50-11.30 Uhr: Jakarta,Ankunft im Gelora Bung Karno-Stadion und Heilige Messe unter dem Vorsitz von Papst Franziskus online Deutsch, 17540 kHz Englisch, 17555 kHz Franzoesisch, 21710 kHz Portugiesisch. 6. September 2024 -02.15-02.45 Uhr: Jakarta, Abschiedszeremonie auf dem internationalen Flug- hafen Soekarno-Hatta -08.50-09.20 Uhr: Port Moresby (Papua-Neuguinea), Willkommenszeremonie auf dem internationalen Flughafen Jacksons. -10.00-10.36 Uhr: From the Holy House in Loreto, Angelus und Rosenkranz 7. September 2024 -00.20-00.55 Uhr: Port Moresby,Treffen von Papst Franziskus mit Vertretern der Regierung, der Zivilgesellschaft und dem diplomati- schen Korps im APEC Haus online Deutsch -06.50-07.30 Uhr: Port Moresby,Besuch von Papst Franziskus bei den Kindern des Street Ministry und der Callan Services in der Caritas Technical Secondary School. online Deutsch -07.35-08.40 Uhr: Port Moresby, Treffen von Papst Franziskus mit den Bi- schoefen von Papua-Neuguinea und den Salomon-Inseln, Priestern, Diakonen, Ordensleuten, Seminaristen und Katechisten im Heiligtum "Maria, Hilfe der Christen" online Deutsch, 17540 kHz Englisch, 17555 kHz Franzoesisch, 21710 kHz in Portugiesisch. -22.40-00.15 Uhr: Port Moresby, Ankunft im Sir John Guise-Stadion und Heilige Messe unter dem Vorsitz von Papst Franziskus. Anschliessend Gebet des Angelus online Deutsch, 15500 kHz Englisch 8. September 2024 -05.19-06.30 Uhr: Vanimo (Papua-Neuguinea), Begegnung von Papst Franziskus mit den Glaeubigen der Dioezese Vanimo auf der Esplanade vor der Heilig-Kreuz-Kathedrale online Deutsch -06.50-07.10 Uhr: Vanimo,Treffen von Papst Franziskus mit einer Gruppe von Missionaren an der Holy Trinity Humanities School. -23.40-00.55 Uhr: Port Moresby, Ankunft von Papst Franziskus im Sir John Guise-Stadion und und Treffen mit der Jugend. online Deutsch, 15500 kHz Englisch 9. September 2024 -01.10-01.40 Uhr: Port Moresby, Papua-Neuguinea, Abschiedszeremonie auf dem internationalen Flughafen Jacksons -05.10-05.40 Uhr: Dili (Osttimor), offizieller Empfang auf dem internatio- naler Flughafen Presidente Nicolau Lobato. -09.00-09.30 Uhr: Dili,Willkommenszeremonie vor dem Praesidentenpalast. -09.50-10.30 Uhr: Dili,Treffen von Papst Franziskus mit den Vertretern der Regierung, der Zivilgesellschaft und dem Diplomatischen Korps im Saal des Praesidentenpalasts. online Deutsch, 17540 kHz Englisch, 17555 kHz Franzoesisch, 21710 kHz Portugiesisch -23.40-00.15 Uhr: Dili, Besuch von Papst Franziskus bei den behinderten Kindern der Irmas Alma-Schule. 10. September 2024 -00.20-01.30 Uhr: Dili, Treffen von Papst Franziskus mit Bischoefen, Priestern, Diakonen, Ordensleuten, Seminaristen und Katechisten in der Kathedrale "Mariae Unbefleckte Empfaengnis". online Deutsch, 15500 kHz in Englisch -07.20-09.00 Uhr: Dili, Willkommenstanz und Heilige Messe unter dem Vor- sitz von Papst Franziskus auf der Esplanade von TaciTolu online Deutsch. Kurzwelle 17540 kHz Englisch, 17555 kHz Franzoesisch, 21710 kHz Portugiesisch 11. September 2024 -00.20-01.30 Uhr: Dili, Treffen von Papst Franziskus mit Jugendlichen im Centro de Convencoes online Deutsch, 15500 kHz Englisch -01.45-02.15 Uhr: Dili, Osttimor, Abschiedszeremonie auf dem internatio- naler Flughafen Presidente Nicolau Lobato. -06.15-06.45 Uhr: Singapur, offizieller Empfang auf dem internationalen Flughafen Changi. 12. September 2024 -01.00-01.20 Uhr: Singapur,Willkommenszeremonie im Parliament House. -02.20-03.00 Uhr: Singapur,Treffen von Papst Franziskus mit den Vertretern der Regierung, der Zivilgesellschaft und mit dem Diplomatischen Korps im Theater des Kulturzentrums der National University of Singapore online Deutsch, 15500 kHz Englisch -09.10-10.45 Uhr: Singapur, Ankunft und Messe unter dem Vorsitz von Papst Franziskus im Nationalstadion im Singapore Sports Hub. online Deutsch, 17540 kHz Englisch, 17555 kHz Franzoesisch, 21710 kHz Portugiesisch 14. September 2024 -01.50-03.00 Uhr: Singapur, Interreligioese Begegnung mit Jungen Menschen im Catholic Junior College. online Deutsch - 0320-03.50 Uhr: Singapur, Abschiedszeremonie auf dem internationalen Flughafen Changi (Christian Ghibaudo 4. September 2024, wor via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D Aug 15) VENEZUELA or COLOMBIA 4939.98 kHz 'Estacion/Onda Corta 4940' - (tent), Sept 04. 0213-0227. (4939.980 -.986 kHz per UTwente, very poor/barely au- dible w/ strong qrn). unclear talk by one or more men in turns; strong qrn, barely audible in ssb sync only (better w/ inter filter) sometimes w/ audio up and down. (Gianni Serra-Roma-ITA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1169 Sept 15) *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* South-East Asia short log in 04-05 UT time slot on Wed Sept 18, remotedly in Cha-Am Hua Hin sea resort in THA, and KIWI SDRs in North-Eastern Thai- land, and GRMX Kiwi at Nagargata Siliguri NoEaIndia/Bharat: Surprise, surprise Five Digit number stn of espionage organization ? read by male voice in RUSSIAN : 9321 kHz even at 04.30 UT to 04.32:53 UTC TX transmission switch-off. S=7-8 signal into northern Japan Perseus SDR unit rx. 4 kHz wideband audio on UPPER sideband only. see under RUSSIA. 5914.98 approx. measured on amateur KIWI SDRs, S=5 -95dBm poor to fair signal at 04.04 UT in Hua Hin THA Kiwi radio. Myanmar Radio from capital city Nay Pyi Daw tx site. 6165 kHz S=7 or -81dBm UNID - probably Thazin Radio from Phin Oo Lwin northern Myanmar radio station of MRMS 50 kW 356degr listed. 04.10 UT 9730v kHz Myanmar Radio from Yegu Yangoon site, S=9+15dB -56dBm strong signal at 04.16 UT, and hit co-channel lower sideband by 9729.922 kHz much odd signal from KRE VoKorea Kujang in English, scheduled 04.00-04.57 UT, fair S=7 - 8 cross-checked at Hiroshima Akitaka and northern Tokyo JPN Perseus units. Much distorted audio feed, terrible to listen. Raspy rough voice feed. 6155 kHz THA USSAGM VoA Kirundi Kinyarwanda sce towards EaAF ITU zones 52&53, 500 kW at 280 degr azimuth via US relay at Udornthani Ban Dung site scheduled 03.30-04.30 UT. S=9+15dB or -64dBm signal. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews & hcdx Sept 18) *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX END