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BC-DX 1657                                                  22 June 2026
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AUSTRALIA    15460 kHz  e_QSL 'Reach Beyond Australia' form HCA/HCJB
Kununurra bcast center site. E_mail
<hcjbjapan.office2 [at] gmail.com>
Web:  <http://empty-imari-6471.chillout.jp>
June 6, 2026, 11:00-11:30 UT, Japanese service. Image:

<https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2026/06/reach-beyond-australia.html>

(Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1399 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 21)

AUSTRALIA   11900 kHz {11899.955 kHz approx.}  June 7 at 13.50 UT, slow/
special English about fire safety. Fair signal, slightly off-frequency. At
13.57 UT refers to  <www.radioenglish.net>  for this Spotlight program.
13.59 UT piano hymn IS, s/off till 12.30 UT tomorrow, bit of kookaburra
cackle and off. It's'Reach Beyond Australia', the HCJB of today. EiBi list
database shows it continues another semihour until 14.30 UT in Myanmaria-
nese. And at 12.30 UT not English, but 12.45-13.00UT on days 1.345.. Mon /
Wed / Thu / Fri.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1259 June 7)

BOLIVIA   3310 kHz  R. Mosoj Chaski - Cochabamba, 10.54 UT. Very weak
signal, commentary (presumed preaching), couldn't tell if it was Spanish
or Quechua. Faded around 11.05 UT on June 5. A somewhat better signal was
monitored on the next night at 10.25 UT with music, Quechua anncmts and
occasional anncmts. This used to be a regular visitor, but it has been
heard here with decent strength only a few times over the past two years.
June 6.
(Rob Wagner VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn-Vic-AUS; via
NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1259 June 7)

BOTSWANA   The decommissioned USAGM VoA relay station at Mopeng Hill test-
ed the operational status of its shortwave transmitters on May 22, 2026.
Frequencies 12060, 15610, and 17690 kHz were heard during the morning
hours, roughly between 07:00 and 09:00.

A music loop without announcements was broadcast. According to information
from a reliable source relayed by Glenn Hauser (OK, USA), this was merely
a test; there are no indications that the US government plans to reacti-
vate the transmission facility.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA / Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor; via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D
in Bieners DX Digest May #71 column via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 22)

BRAZIL   5034.99 kHz Educacao Rural de Coari, Coari; 1 June, 1017-1022 UT,
Port_OM "...bom dia, bom dia ... ontem recebi aqui a situacao do movimento
das aguas ..." (information about the state of the current, direction, of
the waters of the Amazon rivers; this is an important information for the
navigation quality for population that uses the rivers as a means of
transportation), local music, Port OM "... agradecendo o pessoal que esta
mandando menssagens ... aqui estamos todos bem ... a Fabiola ... ". Heard
through remote SDR Lima PRU, S10.
(Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec-Embu-SP-BRA, hcdx June 7)

BULGARIA   Bulgarian National Radio. Postal address:
blvd. "Dragan Tsankov" 4, Sofia, 1040, Bulgaria, Europe.  E-mail:
<russian [at] bnr.bg>  <reception.report [at] bnr.bg>
(wiretapping reports). Internet broadcasting in Russian:

Internet:  <https://bnrnews.bg/ru>

Podcasts:  <https://bnnews.bg/ru/list/slushayte>

(banner "Listen!" with a button click the Archive button, select a date;
clicking the button plays the most recent podcast)

Identification: "Bulgarian National Radio".
Directory "Radio Broadcasting in Russian. A26".
(St. Petersburg DX Club, E-mail: <dxspb [at] nrec.spb.ru> )
Listen. 90 years of Radio Bulgaria. <https://bnrnews.bg/ru>
(via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1399 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 21)

QSL news. Many thanks to SWLing_Post contributor, David Iurescia, who
shares the following news:

In 2026, Radio Bulgaria is issuing a new series of 12 QSL cards to confirm
listeners' reception reports. Each card highlights a key historical moment
from the history of Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) and the Radio Bulgaria
programme.

<https://swling.com/blog/2026/06/radio-bulgaria-qsl-card-features-
radio-sofias-1939-broadcast-van/>

<https://vk.com/dxing> via
Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1399 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 21)

BULGARIA   'Iran International TV' audio from this London-based Iranian
opposition TV channel is relayed on SW at Sofia Kostinbrod txion center
as follows (frequencies may vary to avoid Iranian jamming).

0400-1900 15765-sof
0600-1500 17900-sof
1900-0400  5890-sof
2000-0400  9525-sof (schedule via WRTH_app)
(via 'SW report' with Dave Kenny-UK, via 'Communication' June 2026,
#619 monthly magazine, p#25 BrDXC.UK iogroups June 5)

CHINA   China resumed high power MW transmissions. According to "Xiaolin
Broadcasting Station"

<https://kbysradio.wordpress.com/2026/06/14/>

monitored by remote SDRs in Taiwan, China resumed all the high powertrans-
missions which have been stopped for some weeks in the second week of
June.

1593 kHz  CNR1  Voice of China     - Changzhou NRTA#623 site  400 kW
 837 kHz  CNR5  Cross Strait Radio - Quanzhou  NRTA#641 site 1000 kW
 909 kHz  CNR6  Easy Radio         - Quanzhou  NRTA#641 site  600 kW
1116 kHz  CNR5  Cross Strait Radio - Nanping   NRTA#751 site  600 kW

It seemed to be the stop was due to the maintenance works of each site.
(Takahito Akabayashi-Tokyo-JP, wor JUne 14)

CHINA   Das zentrale tibetische Programm CNR11 hatte ab Mitte Mai 2026
weitere Frequenzen belegt. Daraus ergab sich folgender Sendeplan aus
Baooji und teilweise neu von Dongfang island in Hainan province:
21.55-16.05 Uhr CNR11 in Tibetisch und 2200-2300 bzw.
0700-0800 Uhr Chinesisch:

21.55-16.05 Uhr: 15280 kHz       (DOF) neu ab 11. Mai 2026
21.55-09.00 [?] Uhr: 17820 kHz   (DOF) neu ab 11. Mai 2026
21.55-24.00 Uhr: 6010 7350 kHz   (BJI) 9480 kHz (DOF)
00.00-13.00 Uhr: 11685 15570 kHz (BJI)
00.00-11.00 Uhr: 15630 kHz       (DOF)
11.00-16.05 Uhr: 9480 kHz        (DOF)
13.00-16.05 Uhr: 6010 7350 kHz   (BJI)
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, wor; via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D
in Bieners DX Digest May #71 column via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 22)

CHINA  Das zentrale uighurische domestic Programm CNR13 hatte ab Mitte Mai
2026 eine weitere Frequenz. Daraus ergab sich folgender Sendeplan aus
Lingshi und neu Dongfang island in Hainan province:

2355-1805 Uhr  CNR13 in Uighurisch bzw. 0900-1000 und
1500-1600 Uhr Chinesisch
2355-1400 Uhr  13700 kHz (LIN)
2355-1057 Uhr  15390 kHz (LIN)
1058-1805 Uhr   9420 kHz (LIN)
1400-1805 Uhr   9890 kHz (LIN)
0800 [?]-1805  17820 kHz (DOF) neu ab 11. Mai 2026.

Bisher war CNR13 in Europa vor allem gegen Abend auf 9 MHz zuverlaessig
zu empfangen, nun klappte auf 17 MHz der Empfang auch tagsueber.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, wor; via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D
in Bieners DX Digest May #71 column via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 22)

COLOMBIA   6010 kHz  'La Voz de tu Conciencia', Puerto Lleras. Very early
and gradual f/in from 05.25 UT with light music programming. Rechecked at
07.20 UT - a talk on missionaries working in China in the 1800s. Fair-to-
poor signal throughout the two hours of monitoring. June 3.
(Rob Wagner VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn-Vic-AUS; via
NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1259 June 7)

COLOMBIA   5910 kHz  from Alcaravan, Puerto Ller, CLM;  4 June, 0931-0937
UT, YL (unreadable). Poor.
(Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec-Embu-SP-BRA, hcdx June 7)

CUBA   Radio Havana Cuba has been observed with the following schedule.
Note that frequency usage is variable so I have included possible alter-
native frequencies. Currently only two transmitters seem to be active at
any one time. Radio Habana Cuba schedule monitored during May 2026:

1100-1800 Spanish      11760 15140 (alt 11880) Americas
          (Includes Esperanto Sundays at 1500-1530)
1800-1830 French       11880 15140 (alt 11760) Americas
1830-1900 Creole       11880 15140 (alt 11760) Americas
1900-2000 English      11880 15140 (alt 11760) Americas
2000-2030 French       11880 15140 (alt 11760) Americas
2030-2100 Portuguese   11880 15140 (alt 11760) Americas
2100-2200 English      11880 15140 (alt 11760) Americas
2200-2400 open carrier 11880 15140 (alt 11760) Americas
0000-0100 English       9710 11760 (alt 11880 15140) Americas
0100-0130 French        9710 11760 (alt 11880 15140) Americas
0130-0200 Creole        9710 11760 (alt 11880 15140) Americas
0200-0230 Portuguese    9710 11760 (alt 11880 15140) Americas
0230-0330 English       9710 11760 (alt 11880 15140) Americas
0330-0400 French        9710 11760 (alt 11880 15140) Americas
0400-0430 Creole        9710 11760 (alt 11880 15140) Americas
0430-0500 Portuguese    9710 11760 (alt 11880 15140) Americas
0500-0600 English       9710 11760 (alt 11880 15140) Americas
(Observations by Dave Kenny-UK during May 2026 using KiwiSDRs in USA.
via 'SW report' with Dave Kenny-UK, via 'Communication' June 2026,
#619 monthly magazine, p#24 -25 BrDXC.UK iogroups June 5)

CYPRUS  {Northern island part, Turkish separate occupied Cyprus}

Russian-language news on Bayrak International Radio began airing around
the spring of 2001, and in recent years, the broadcast time has remained
constant (taking into account summer/winter time in Cyprus). The news
airs at 11:30 UTC in a single half-hour block consisting of four segments
in Greek, Russian, Arabic, and French.

The length of the segments varies in each language, and in all but Greek,
they are broadcast infrequently. This is especially true for the Russian-
language news, which has gaps, most often between March and June, when it
can be absent for one to three months. This year, it was absent from
around March 20th and resumed on June 16th. For over 10 years, the Rus-
sian-language news has been read by Tatyana Pavlyuk, who until 2023 intro-
duced herself on air as Tatyana Gyurlyay.

Russian-language segment identification:
"Bayrak International. English in Russian." - "Good afternoon, dear radio
listeners. This is Bayrak International, the Voice of the Turkish Republic
of Northern Cyprus. You are listening to the news in Russian."

The broadcast times for each of the four language segments in the block
are marked June 17, 2026:
11:30 UTC  - Greek, 
11:45 UTC  - Russian,
11:52 UTC  - Arabic, 
11:58 UTC  - French.

Northern Cyprus has also had Russian-language television broadcasts over
the years. Ada TV broadcast news and local commercials Monday through Fri-
day evenings (this was the case from approximately 2006 to 2009). It also
featured the "Objective" program, one of which, a 35-minute recording from
June 2015 that aired for Russia Day, is available on YouTube:

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJERsWTRkio>

This article is an addition and clarification to the one previously publi-
shed in Rus-DX Plus No. 1016, dated June 18, 2023.
(Vladimir, Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast-RUS; via
RUSdx #1399 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 21)

FRANCE   new 15215 kHz  'Radio Zaman Bidari'  Their schedule is Thursdays
1830-1930 UT via TDF Issoudun France bc center. Their new frequency, pro-
gramming is in Farsi broadcasting with Anti-Regime programming to Iran.

They are requesting reception reports for this new frequency and a brief
recording with the report. If their broadcast is jammed they would still
like a reception report recording. QSLs will be sent for correct reports.
E-Mail for reports:  <RadioZamanBidari -at- proton.me>
(billmcdavitt via BrDXC-UK iogr June 10)

FRANCE   11870 kHz DRM digital audio transmission from TDF tonite June 10.
Here's a short clip of my reception caught here in Hope BC-CAN last night
June 10 from TDF Issoudun France at 0400 UT on 11870 kHz. Had the SNR been
better than 9 db strength, I'm sure I would have had a better decode, but
happy to have logged them nonetheless. In reality this was as good as it
got during the one hour transmission.

<20260610_0400_UT_11870_khz_DRM_France_Issoudun_TDF.mp4>
(Tony Pavick-BC-CAN wor June 10)

FRANCE   Radio France is going to switch off 300 FM transmitters.

'Le Mouv' has been a dreadful station since it first went on the air. It
has never attracted a large audience.

The station started in 1997 with an emphasis on indie pop-rock and metal.
It was described in Telerama's final (2009) "La Guide De la Radio" as
"always rock&roll, with a good dose of humor." But this niche was already
well-served by private national station 'Radio Nova'.

'France Inter' has a very good Monday-Thursday hour-long show called "Very
Good Trip," which explores many musical styles with a knowledgeable host.
Years ago, Inter had a weekend late night two-hour alt-rock program called
"Alternatives." Also, 'France Inter' (and France Culture) occasionally
broadcast concerts or festivals. [...]

I mention above Telerama's "Le Guide De La Radio." This was a pocket guide
(paperback book) listing all the local FM frequencies for public and pri-
vate stations throughout France. 

Telerama, which published the guide, is a weekly French cultural magazine
with comprehensive TV and radio listings, including detailed schedules for
the French public radio channels Inter, Culture and Musique.
(Mike Cooper-GA-USA, wor June 12)

FRANCE/MONACO/NETHERLANDS   'Radio de Vliegende Hollander' a small LPAM
from Holland will be on the air from MMD Roumoules txion center (in France
soil) on 14 August, from 1800 UT, with - reduced power signal of - 500 kW.

Also via their low power transmitter on 1467 kHz with only .05 kilowatts
locally in Meppel (North East of the Netherlands). (info from Koert 
Seinen).
(Christian Ghibaudo, Tende & Nice_France; via 'MW & LW report' with Dave
Kenny-UK, via 'Communication' June 2026, #619 monthly magazine, p#23
BrDXC.UK iogroups June 5)

GERMANY   Additional USAGM Transmitter Lampertheim Germany on test?

Reactivated ? As I was perusing the HFCC.org listings, I noticed an up-
date to the USAGM transmissions - following the recent reactivation & test
pattern (as seen with the transmitting sites in Botswana and Thailand) it
looks like Lampertheim - Germany is next.

Scheduled Tuesdays and Thursdays in English (likely the same music loop)
the listings are as follows:

  kHz    UTC    zones          location    deg  kW         date
 5860 0700 1300 19,20 USAGM En Lampertheim  55 100   23 Jun - 24 Oct 26
 7370 0700 1300 19,20 USAGM En Lampertheim  55 100   23 Jun - 24 Oct 26
 9950 0700 1300 19,20 USAGM En Lampertheim  55 100   23 Jun - 24 Oct 26
12035 0700 1300 29    USAGM En Lampertheim  80 100   23 Jun - 24 Oct 26
13710 0700 1300 39    USAGM En Lampertheim 120 100   23 Jun - 24 Oct 26
15690 0700 1100 29    USAGM En Lampertheim  77 100   23 Jun - 24 Oct 26
15730 0700 1100 19    USAGM En Lampertheim  53 100   23 Jun - 24 Oct 26
17880 0700 1300 29    USAGM En Lampertheim  77 100   23 Jun - 24 Oct 26
13760 0800 1100 29    USAGM En Lampertheim  80 100   23 Jun - 24 Oct 26

Even if they're all just tests, it's good to see that this infrastructure
isn't being dismantled. Worth monitoring !
(John Jurasek-Orlando-FL-USA, wor June 20)

GERMANY/USA/U.K.  Im Maerz 2019 begann Brice Avery
<contact -at- tumbril.co.uk>
ein Programm, das fuer die Kurzwelle ungewoehnlich ist:

Encore: Classical Music on Shortwave <https://www.tumbril.co.uk>
widmet sich mit Liebe westlicher klassischer Musik. Jahrelang gab es
woechentlich eine neue Ausgabe.

Seit August 2023 wird das Programm nur noch 14-taegig neu produziert.

Fr, 02.00-03.00 Uhr  5850 kHz (WRMI Okeechobee) fuer Nordamerika
Fr, 20.00-21.00 Uhr 15770 kHz (WRMI) fuer Europa
Sa, 11.00-12.00 Uhr  9670 kHz (Channel 292) fuer Europa
So, 01.00-02.00 Uhr  5850 kHz (WRMI) fuer Europa und Nordamerika
So, 19.00-20.00 Uhr  3955 kHz (Channel 292) fuer Europa
Mo, 02.00-03.00 Uhr  5950 kHz (WRMI) fuer Nordamerika
Di, 13.00-14.00 Uhr 15770 kHz (WRMI) fuer Europa und Nordamerika

ab 1. Mai 2026: Begins with some early French Renaissance music - three
love songs set without words - from Guillaume DuFay, part of a string
quartet by Luigi Cherubini, and a motet by high renaissance composer
Josquin Desprez. After that a duet for violin and cello by Paganini, and
all three movements of Poulenc's Sonata for flute and piano. The programme
ends with the first movement of Mozart's String Quartet No.3.

ab 15. Mai 2026: Buxtehude 'Ach Herr, mich armen Suender for Organ', BuxWV
178, Thomas Ades Maerchentaenze (Orchestral Version), Joseph Haydn
Symphony No88 in G Major I. Sally Beamish Whitescape. John Dunstable Salve
scema sanctitatis.

ab 29. Mai 2026: Begins with part of Dvorak's Serenade for wind instru-
ments, then all of Smetena's String Quartet No. 1. After that some poems
of John Donne set to music by Britten, and to finish the Sonatina for
Flute and guitar by Tedesco.
(Brice Avery-U.K., via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D in Bieners DX Digest May
#71 column via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 22

GERMANY   'Texas Radio Shortwave'. A26 July Schedule.

Date   Time (UTC)  Freq (kHz)  Station               Target  Program
July
4      1400        6160        Shortwave Radio Gold  EUR     Michael Strah
       Texas Radio Shortwave.  The Music of Michelle.        Shocked

4      1800        3975+6160   Shortwave Radio Gold  EUR     Michael Strah
       Texas Radio Shortwave.  The Music of Michelle.        Shocked

5      1200        9670        Channel 292           EUR     Michael Strah
       Texas Radio Shortwave.  The Music of Michelle.        Shocked

5      2300        9670        Channel 292           NoAM    Michael Strah
       Texas Radio Shortwave.  The Music of Michelle.        Shocked

16     1900        3975+6160   Shortwave Radio Gold. EUR
       The Music of Gene Autry

19     1000        6070        Channel 292           EUR
       The Music of Miranda Lambert
(Terry N5RTC. Texas Radio Shortwave. Bcasting from Germany to the World;
via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1399 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 21)

GUAM   Now at 13.36 UT on June Sun 14th:
15549.996 kHz  GUM  AWR KSDA Agat Facpi Point like according hfcc.org
database list entry at 13.30-14.00 UT, Suns/Weds only. S=8 signal in
Edmonton AB-CAN Perseus SDR remotedly.
Ass Ipulo Assumbo language - likely ?

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipulo_language>

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 14)

INDIA/BHARAT    11900 kHz  QSL card Akashvani {former AIR called} of
June 2. 19:30 UT in French. Image:
<https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2026/06/akashvani.html>
(Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1399 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 21)

IRAN   The partial lifting of the internet blockade in Iran made it pos-
sible to establish an e_mail connection with Monika Sheikholeslami from
IRIB on May 29, 2026. Although she has not worked at the broadcaster for
some time — partly due to health reasons — she was pleased to be contact-
ed. She cherishes the memory of her long-standing bond with loyal
listeners.
(Bernd Seiser-D, via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D
in Bieners DX Digest May #71 column via {translated version} via
wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 22)

KOREA REP OF  {South}  15574.994 kHz KOR  KBS Seoul via Kimjae site.
Scheduled  13 - 15 UT, Sunday 13.41 UT. S=9+30dB in CAN.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 14)

LUXEMBOURG   Going completely against the grain in a world considering
abolishing even FM in favour of digitalonly radio, RTL Today, Luxem-
bourg's English-language radio station, "the heartbeat of Luxembourg",
began broadcasting on May 5th on 93.3 MHz. Until now, it had only broad-
cast on DAB on channel 7D. Its morning programme, the Sam Steen Show, is
quite enjoyable, featuring today's and yesterday's pop music and news,
weather, and traffic every half hour.

<https://play.rtl.lu/shows/en/the-sam-steen-show/episodes>

('Southern European Report' with Stefano Valianti-ITA, via 'Communication'
June 2026, #619 monthly magazine, p#7, BrDXC.UK iogroups June 5)

LUXEMBOURG   Mike Terry recommends a very interesting series of five pod-
casts about Radio Luxembourg. It's a series put together by Masters stu-
dents at the University of Luxembourg.

Episode 1  DJ Culture: voices behind your parents' or your grandparents'
teenage rebellion, the DJs of Radio Luxembourg.

Episode 2: A Radio Born Powerful, the story of one of the most inconve-
nient radio stations in media history. Radio Luxembourg was a station that
kept broadcasting against all the odds, multiplying its audiences as well
as its rivals, challenging the leading European public service radio sta-
tions and even disturbing the ionosphere.

Episode 3: Audience, the people who made up Radio Luxembourg's audience
and what kept them tuning in. Find out more about the station's winning
formula and how it managed to keep so close to its audience over the de-
cades.

Episode 4  Jingle Sells: How the station shaped musical tastes and how
its iconic ads had a lasting impact on listeners. Elvira and Snejana,
students from the Master in Digital and Public History of the University
of Luxembourg, delve into how the station shaped musical tastes and how
its iconic ads had a lasting impact on listeners.

Episode 5: Hertz of War, the lesser known history of Radio Luxembourg dur-
ing times of conflict. How the station was controlled and used for propa-
ganda and information.

<https://play.rtl.lu/shows/en/the-sam-steen-show/episodes>

<https://play.rtl.lu/shows/en/selling-happiness-shaping-minds-a-radio-
luxembourg-story/episodes>

('Webwatch' with Chrissy Brand-U.K., via 'Communication' June 2026, #619
monthly magazine, p#10, BrDXC.UK iogroups June 5)

MALAYSIA  11885 kHz RTM from Kajang bcast center site, 09.15 UT. 'Sabah V'
programming in the Bajau language. Pop music, anncts and telephone call-in
chats. The Bajau language, or Sinama, is spoken by the traditionally sea-
faring Sama-Bajau people across the geographically dispersed coastal re-
gions of the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Good signal on June 6.
(Rob Wagner VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn-Vic-AUS; via
NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1259 June 7)

15295 kHz  RTM 'Nasional FM', from Kajang bcast center site, 09.25 UT in
Malay; pops and anncmts. 09.36UT - Birthday and wedding anniversary wishes
to listeners. Fair signal only on June 6.
(Rob Wagner VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn-Vic-AUS; via
NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1259 June 7)

MALAYSIA  {non-Sabah}   Both 11885 kHz (RTM 'Sabah V FM') and 15295 kHz
(RTM 'Nasional FM') are off the air on June 5, monitoring from 03.05 to
03.50 UT, via Indonesian KSDR remotes; checking online, I find no reports
of a power outage in the Kajang / K-L area; as for weather, I found Google
weather with "Severe heat is expected in this area [Kajang]"; "92 degr F,
Will feel like 106 degr F." Since their activation had been on the air
fairly consistently. Alerted RTM via email that stations were off the air.

Later at 04.40 UT, heard RTM 'Nasional FM' on 15295 kHz back on the air,
heard via Bogor KSDR remote.

At about 04.47UT (June 5, Friday), noted the sudden start up of RTM 'Sabah
V FM' on 11885 kHz; 05.00 UT, news in English; lead story: King of Malay-
sia, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, graced the traditional Trooping of the
Colours ceremony at Dataran Pahlawan Negara, with a military event featur-
ed a royal salute, a 21-gun salute, etc.; stock market info; sports news;
05.10 UT, "Malaysia" song; singing jingle for "Sabah"; DJ Donny Mapat with
his "Friday Chill" midday request program; IDs for 92.7 FM, which broad-
casts from Kota Kinabalu (have heard other 92.7 FM relays here and they
often refer to "K-K" ["It will be a wet afternoon in K-K"]).

My remote audio  <https://app.box.com/s/hcpmcrmvdrdhsigt9g1bw1diq80q58ta>
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, wor June 5)

MALI   5995 kHz RTV du Mali, Bamako_Kati txion center #1, 06.10 UT. French
anncmts and vibrant Malian music. Later, heavily accented French, not
Bambara, but could easily be mistaken for Bambara. But then Bambara seems
to pop up at any time. As do sound effect roosters crowing for this morn-
ing service !  Weak at first but rose to a fair level by 06.30 UT. Long
path propagation over southern Canada and across the vast Pacific Ocean.
June 3.
(Rob Wagner VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn-Vic-AUS; via
NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1259 June 7)

MEXICO   6185 kHz  XEPPM R. Educacion, Mexico City / D.F., 07.00 UT.
Strange ! Nothing was heard apart from what appeared to be an unmodulated
carrier. Double-checking on the Grupo Diexista Mexico SDR also showed just
a strong carrier at S=9+dB. A few minutes later, wisps of choral music
would occasionally fade up and down on the carrier. 07.09 UT, Music anncmt
and into Mexican marimba music at a good level. Ahhh ! Someone found the
volume control ! A weak signal into Mt Evelyn, June 3.
(Rob Wagner VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn-Vic-AUS; via
NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1259 June 7)

MYANMAR    Myanmar Radio: "Friday Night Live Show" on May 29.
5985 kHz  Myanmar Radio from Yengu - Yangoon, 1431+ UT, well heard via
Cha-Am, Thailand, KSDR remote; start of the usual "Friday Night Live
Show"; which is a live relay of the audio feed from MRTV-HD; today with
no online TV video streaming available; today with a format of popular
songs all referring to rain, raining, raindrops, etc.; singer known to his
fans as the "Prince of Myanmar" (Daung, who is a prominent Burmese actor,
former professional footballer, and musician), Han Htoo Zen (Burmese tele-
vision actor and singer), Si Thu Lwin (a prominent Burmese pop singer,
songwriter, and actor), Zin Thu Thu Aung (Burmese singer), JINI (formerly
known as Jinni, is a South Korean singer, rapper, and former member of the
girl group NMIXX), etc.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, wor May 30)

NETHERLANDS   6129.98 kHz  Radio Europe, Alphen a/d Rijn, in English, May
5. 0255-0319 UT. ( 6129.981 - .980 - .981 kHz per UTwente, poor/very poor/
barely audible w/ 4.62 kHz filter in AMsync). Music program w/ a slow pop
song, at 02.58 UT man dj brief announcement w/ final ID (... This is Radio
Europe), lively rock sung by man, at 03.00UT two time pips and man dj very
brief announcement w/ ID, continuing w/ music program (a disco dance, a
pop <Jennifer Paige: Crush>, a rock'n roll, a pop folk), interspersed by
man dj brief announcement w/ ID at times after a track;  heard better in
usb/lsb sync, non-stop rapid and deep qsb, moderate to loud rustle qrn,
fair or almost fair in ssb sync / almost fair in am.
(Gianni Serra-Roma-ITA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1258 May 31)

NETHERLANDS   3985 kHz  'Radio Delta International' Elburg, at 19.55-20.21
UT, May 30, pop songs and comments in English ID. "Radio Delta". 25422.
(Manuel Mendez-Lugo-ESP, hcdx May 31)

NETHERLANDS   Next Sunday May 31st FRS-Holland will be airing its first
2026 broadcast. It took a while, perhaps too long ... But, we are happy
and motivated to serve you an evening full of Free Radio entertainment.
Ingredients: great music, radio related items and ... much more !

Make sure you are art of that evening. Details:
<https://frsholland.nl/frs-holland-may-31st-2026/>

See you next Sunday !  73s, Peter Verbruggen on behalf of the entire
FRS team. (hcdx May 25)

3985 kHz 0000-2400 18,27,28,37 ELB 5kW  0 0 ant#750type
1234567 290326 241026  Nld HOL RDI RDI request #4252

7400 kHz 0000-2400 18,27,28,37 ZWO 9kW  0 0 ant#750type
1234567 290326 251026  Nld HOL PIE PIE request #3763

On Sunday, May 31st 2026, FRS-Holland will take to the air:

Together with you! We warmly invite you to be part of our first 2026
broadcast. We will be on the air from 16:52 - 20:50 UT on no less than
5 frequencies:

7700 // 9300, 5875 (or close to that one), 7400 & 3985 kHz.

For the latest info about frequencies check this very website
[frsholland.nl-> Latest News].

What can you expect ?  An evening with a number of entertaining and
varied programmes with primarily music from the period 1970-2026.
Several interesting topics will run as a common thread through the
shows.

Sunday, May 31st 2026: FRS-Holland — more than 45 years of free radio
on shortwave. Do't miss it & be part of it.

QSL & Special Poster. For listeners sending a reception report / letter
to FRS, P.O.Box 2702, 6049 ZG Herten, The Netherlands, EU.

We have no less than 9 different QSL cards available. Most QSLs are print-
ed in full colour on heavy quality paper (A5 format).

Listeners can still order a truly beautiful collage poster and CD.
The poster - featuring various photos and images with a clear link to
FRS's rich history - is printed on heavy glossy quality paper and is in
full colour. A real must-have for any FRS fan !!

Following the celebration of our 45th anniversary back in November last
year, the first batch of posters is completely sold out and in the mean
time a second batch has been ordered (and arrived). This full colour col-
lage poster (60×40 cm) contains pictures representing the 1980- 2025 FRSH
era. It's printed on premium quality paper and is a true collector's item.

To cover our costs we kindly require 7.50 EURo for poster only.
Alternatively for 10 EURo you will get our 45th anniversary CD as well
with compilations of our anniversary broadcast, FRS jingles from the past
45 years and much more.

FRS Summer Splash. Make a note in your diary already: the annual FRS
Summer Splash will take place late July / early August:
the 2026 Summer Splash edition. Most likely on July 26th, August 2nd &
9th. Three weeks in a row between 19 - 21 UTC or 21 - 23 CEST.

ONLINE   <https://www.coldwarradiomuseum.com/?s=Crusade>

<https://www.coldwarradiomuseum.com/history-timeline/>  29 pages

Mike Barraclough has a few contributions for members, starting with two
recent posts from the Cold War Radio Museum. "Broadcasters for Radio Free
Europe": Transcription Disc from the Crusade for Freedom Era (c.1958-1962)

The campaign presented RFE as a privately supported broadcasting effort,
with Americans encouraged to send small donations—often called "truth
dollars"—through the Crusade for Freedom. In fact, most funding was from
the CIA. Detailed article includes eight audio recordings from the LP.

<https://www.coldwarradiomuseum.com/broadcasters-for-radio-free-europe-
transcription-disc-from-the-crusade-for-freedom-era-c-1958-1962/>

('Webwatch' with Chrissy Brand-U.K., via 'Communication' June 2026, #619
monthly magazine, p#11 - 12, BrDXC.UK iogroups June 5)

PERU   4752.39 kHz  (measured in SDR Lima PRU remotedly), Huanta 2000,
Huanta, PRU; 4 June 2026, 2213-2237 UT, local music selections, Spanish
OM advts, music, Sp YL OM messages with political content (Peru is having
presidential elections) "... la forsa para los que trabajan, la forsa para
los agricultores ...", ID " transmite desde Huanta ...", advts . Fady,
poor, some moments fair, partially readable.
(Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec-Embu-SP-BRA, hcdx June 7)

PERU   4775 kHz  R. Tarma, Tarma, 09.55 UT. A selection of musical items
on Andean pipes in a contemporary setting. S/on 10.01 UT with full station
ID and freqs. Many "Buenos dias" and roosters crowing. Then into music
programming with echo anncts. A fair level, and I haven't heard it this
strong for ages; usually barely audible. June 6.
(Rob Wagner VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn-Vic-AUS; via
NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1259 June 7)

4810 kHz  R. Logos, Chazuta, San Martin. F/in 08.05 UT with Spanish gospel
songs and occasional IDs. This is the earliest I have heard Logos this
season. Still noted weakly when rechecked at 11.00 UT. June 5.
(Rob Wagner VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn-Vic-AUS; via
NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1259 June 7)

4820 kHz  R. Senda Cristiana, Valle de Vitor, Arequipa, 09.30 UT. Andean
pipes music, ID (Spanish, not Quechua), then religious talk. Later, a mix
of pre-recorded religious programming in Quechua with background music
(dramatic storytelling?) Still audible, but weakly at 1130. Slightly
stronger signal than its 4810 kHz neighbour, R. Logos. Also monitored via
the OA4DFF KiwiSDR. June 5.
(Rob Wagner VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn-Vic-AUS; via
NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1259 June 7)

PHILIPPINES   15515 kHz  FEBC Manila, Bocaue tx site, heard at 11.23 UT on
May 27. A woman speaking in Mandarin as soft music was played. Mostly fair
and clear early in the morning.
{June 3 measured 15515.003 kHz and 15329.963 kHz Mongolian, ed.}
(Bob Brossell, Pewaukee-WI-USA, via
NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1258 May 31)

KUWAIT/PHILIPPINES/THAILAND 
USAGM transmissions from dates in June on HFCC.org

Noticed these USAGM transmissions registered on HFCC.org from dates in
mid-June. Maybe just testing transmitters in Udorn Thani (Thailand) and
Tinang (Philippines) as they have done recently for Botswana ?

USAGM from 11 June 2026. Daily                 110626 241026 
 9370 1800 2000 40E,41NW KWT 250  70 0 216     Prs KWT

USAGM from 16 June 2026 (Tues and Fri)         160626 241026
 6090 0630 0700 49E      UDO 250  54 0 216 35  Eng THA
 7390 0630 0700 49E      UDO 250  54 0 216 35  Eng THA
11575 0600 0630 50       UDO 250 106 0 216 35  Eng THA
15205 0100 0200 40E,41NW UDO 250 300 0 216 35  Eng THA
15280 0200 0300 40E,41NW UDO 250 300 0 216 35  Eng THA
17780 0300 0400 41       UDO 250 272 0 216 35  Eng THA
17880 0400 0500 44NE     UDO 250  30 0 216 35  Eng THA
21550 0500 0600 44NE     UDO 250  30 0 216 35  Eng THA

USAGM on 15 June 2026 (just one date? Monday)  150626 150626 
 9310 1130 1500 44NE     PHT 250  21 0 216  2  Kor PHL 
 9350 1130 1500 43,44    PHT 250 332 0 215  2  Cmn PHL 
11575 1130 1400 40       KWT 250  70 0 216  2  Fas KWT 
11590 1130 1500 43,44    PHT 250 332 0 215  2  Cmn PHL 
15370 1130 1500 40E,41NW KWT 250  70 0 216  2  Prs KWT 

from <https://new.hfcc.org/data/a26/>
(Alan Pennington, Caversham-UK, BrDXC-Uk iogr & wor June 13)

PHILIPPINES   9940 kHz  VOA Korean service to Increase to 8 hours daily ?

If my translation software worked correctly, I think that VoA Korean will
increase to 8 hours weekdays in June beginning Wednesday 3 June on 9940
kHz from Tinang with a possible time change as well,

My translation software seems to dig out:
Korean broadcasts will air eight hours a day starting Wednesdays on week-
days in June. Radio broadcasts are from 8:30 AM to  xx  (Korean Peninsula
time), and you can listen all 8 hours a day on the 9940kHz. The four hours
are broadcast live until xx, and the remaining four hours are sent to  xx

<20260529_1829_UT_9940_khz_Philippines_Tinang_VOA_Korean.mp4>

Somehow the way the times translated doesn't make sense unless the
schedule is changing. 
{yes, VoA Korean requested via USAGM Tinang site at 15.30 to 23.30UT slot,
acc USAGM monitoring log entry, ed. }
(Tony Pavick-BC-USA, wor May 30)

QSL    Dan's digital archive of QSL Cards.
In addition to digitizing many of my old SW and BCB audio files, I have
begun setting up some of my QSL galleries on the internet archive in order
to help preserve radio history. I am sending along a few links that per-
haps old timers and newcomers alike might find of interest.

<https://swling.com/blog/2024/05/dans-digital-archive-of-qsl-cards/>
(Dan Greenall via SWLing_Post; via
Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1399 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 21)

RUSSIA   40th Anniversary of the Founding of the St. Petersburg DX Club.

In the second half of the 1980s, a political thaw began in the country,
leading to the beginning of Gorbachev's perestroika in 1987. It was during
this time that the St. Petersburg DX Club emerged. It was founded in June
1986 (the official date is June 22nd) under the name "Leningrad DX Circle"
in keeping with the city's then-name. The club was created with the goal
of bringing together and connecting DXers in the USSR, as well as estab-
lishing contacts with DXers and DX clubs abroad. Three Leningrad DXers,
members of the RBSWC, were at the club's origins: Willy Vaarapaev,
Mikhail Timofeev, and Alexey Osipov.

On January 1, 1992, the St. Petersburg DX Club received its current name.

The club emblem, shown on the front cover of this guide, depicts a raven,
a symbol of wisdom. It listens to the radio on headphones, perched on the
railing of the Griboyedov Canal embankment, one of our city's landmarks.
The somewhat frivolous forelock suggests that, after all, what we do,
DXing, is just a hobby and shouldn't be taken too seriously.

From July 1986 to October 1994, the "Leningrad DX Circle" (later the St.
Petersburg DX Club) published the "Exotic DX News" bulletin, the most
authoritative DX publication in the USSR at the time. The bulletin's main
sections included: radio reception on LW, MW, SW, and VHF; reception of
radio stations from Latin America, Oceania, and Africa; a QSL section;
service broadcasting; underground and pirate broadcasting; the history of
radio; and much more.

A total of 55 issues of the bulletin were published between 1986 and 1994.
Other publications were also released.

The club actively contributed to the publication of the "Radio Broadcast-
ing in Russian" reference book from issue 4 (spring-fall 2002) to issue
13 (fall 2013-spring 2014). Beginning with issue 14 (spring-fall 2014),
the reference book became the club's official publication. From September
1992 to 1993, the St. Petersburg DX Club's DX program "On the Waves of St.
Petersburg Ether" was broadcast on the St. Petersburg independent environ-
mental radio station "Radio Open City" (established in 1991; founder and
director - Alexander Olegovich Mikhailov) at 828 kHz, and in 1994 at 1053
kHz.

This program was hosted by Alexey Osipov and Leonid Lakhmin. On August 26,
2001, the program was resumed, and it was broadcast weekly on Sundays at
684 kHz, also through Radio Open City (authors and hosts - Alexey Osipov
and Alexander Berezkin).

These broadcasts were widely popular among long-distance radio listeners
not only in St. Petersburg but throughout the entire Northwestern region
of Russia.

Reception reports for "Open City Radio" came from St. Petersburg and the
Leningrad region, from neighboring Russian regions such as Pskov and Nov-
gorod, and even from abroad: from Finland, Latvia, and Lithuania. The
final, 210th, episode of the program aired on November 6, 2005.

Afterward, for a number of reasons, "Open City Radio" ceased broadcast-
ing, and the St. Petersburg DX Club suspended its DX programming. Two more
episodes, 211 and 212, were broadcast on the local St. Petersburg short-
wave station "Novoe Radio" in November and December 2006. After that, the
station's staff went on New Year's (2006/2007) vacation, from which they
never returned.

During the 2006 European DX Council conference in St. Petersburg, thanks
to Mikhail Timofeev, a special hour-long DX program was organized on
shortwave, featuring the conference delegates.

The program was pre-recorded at the Radio Gardarika studio and aired on
October 22, 2006, on the HF frequencies 12010 and 15640 kHz.

In 1992, the St. Petersburg DX Club, thanks to the assistance of Dario
Monferini, head of the Play DX Club, became an observer member of the
European DX Council (EDXC), the first DX club not only from the USSR but
also from Eastern Europe.

The European DX Council unites DX clubs from European countries. EDXC
members include 15 DX clubs from 10 European countries and one club from
the USA. Since September 6, 2008, the St. Petersburg DX Club has been a
full member of the EDXC.

Club representatives have participated in annual EDXC conferences held
in various European cities:

2002 - Pori Finland (1 participant club member) 
2005 - Prague Czech Republic (2)
2006 - St. Petersburg Russia (17)
2008 - Vaasa Finland (2)
2009 - Dublin Ireland (1)
2010 - Ankara Turkey (2)
2011 - Melnik and Sofia (Bulgaria)
2012 - Ochsenkopf Germany (3)
2013 - Figueira da Foz Portugal (2)
2015 - St. Petersburg Russia (9)
2017 - Tampere Finland (2)
2018 - Bratislava, Slovakia and Vienna, Austria (2).

The club organized two conferences held in St. Petersburg: the 39th (2006)
and the 48th (2015). After 2018, participation in EDXC conferences became
virtually impossible due to all sorts of dubious restrictions on Russian
citizens visiting European Union countries.

The St. Petersburg DX Club continues to publish the "Russian-Language
Broadcasting" directory twice a year and thanks its monitors and subscri-
bers for their generous participation. Currently, the directory is the
only printed publication for DXers in Russia.
(Author: Alexander Berezkin. "Russian-Language Broadcasting" Directory.
A26. St. Petersburg DX Club / E_mail: <dxspb [at] nrec.spb.ru> )

+ Sadly, Willie Vaarapaev, Mikhail Timofeev, Alexey Osipov, Alexander
Olegovich Mikhailov, and Dario Monferini have passed away, but their
memory remains in our hearts.
( ?via? Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1399 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 21)

SPAIN   Another MW closure. I've been told that COPE Cordoba on the medium
wave 1215 kHz has ceased broadcasting. Without any warning or farewell,
they've stopped broadcasting and taken down the antenna in record time.
(Jorge Trinado Luque, Cordoba-ESP, to iberiaDX iog 26 April via
<mediumwave.info> )

COPE Cordoba was the last Spanish station on the frequency so 1215 kHz is
now clear of any regular European stations.
(via 'MW & LW report' with Dave Kenny-UK, via 'Communication' June 2026,
#619 monthly magazine, p#24 BrDXC.UK iogroups June 5)

SPAIN   15500 kHz  May 27 at 22.02 UT, weekly Wed token English from REE
is S=9+20/30dB here, slightly weaker S=9+10/20dB but slightly louder on
15520 kHz aimed away; and 17715 kHz for South America also S=9+10/20dB but
fadier.

News underway including: Socialist Party HQ searched by police on the
Zapatero ['Shoemaker'] scandal; and the president's brother also to be
tried for influence peddling. Protests and general strike in Madrid about
decent housing. 22.10 UT "international scene" news. Leader in Rome visit-
ing Pope who will be visiting Spain next week. Some flotillans detained by
Israel are back in Spain. 22.14 UT report from Beirut correspondent about
Iran. 22.17 UT Rubio at NATO summit in Sweden criticizes Spain for dis-
availablizing bases for US war efforts. Concern about Ebola in DRC, death
toll 220. 22.20 UT sports, a great cue to tune out ! 
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1258 May 31)

17715 kHz, Wed June 17 at 22.25 UT, S=9/+10dB of deadair in token English,
direct from REE's weekly, and still dead at 23.38 UT after English, and
still at 00.41 UT, S=9+20/30dB into Georgia SDR. Something's nullified at
Noblejas. Fortunately, 15500 kHz at S=9+20/30dB and 15520 kHz at S=9+10/20
already managed to modulate from start of English, tuned in at 22.01 UT,
while 15390 kHz remains AWOL.

It seems Daniel is doing all the announcing this week with his extremely
heavy accent. Topix included: refugees in Canarias, Zapatero to prove
innocence, Sanchez branded a co-ward. Mrs. Sanchez to be tried by jury.
Pope Leo XIV has left after seven hectic days visiting Spain, speaking
Catalan at Barcelona, finally to Canarias. US/Iran peace agreement;
22.13-22.16 UT Beirut correspondent on Israel still striking Lebanon;
G7 summit as I tune out for some hamscanning.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor June 17)

World Cup streaming oddities.
On the RFI (France) 'Pure Radio' app, the live African stream has not been
available for several says. I assume that this is because the RFI African
sce is carrying some World Cup matches, including this afternoon's France
vv Senegal game. Will be interesting to see if the coverage is available
on SW.

RNE (Spain)'s "RNE Audio" app and "Radio 3" (RNE3) apps have not allowed
me to listen to RNE3 or any other RNE domestic services during the past
week. It would seem unnecessary to block all-music channels like RNE3 and
RNE C (Radio Classica). I can still listen to RNE3 with a browser (at

<https://www.rtve.es/play/audios/programa/rne-rne3-live/1712469/>

Other domestic streams also seem to be available with a browser, but not
through the apps.

Geolocation does not seem to a factor in these cases. I'd be curious if
others have noticed any similar blanket restrictions because of "stupid
ball games."
(Mike Cooper-GA-USA, wor June 16)

SWITZERLAND   Switzerland invites FM licence applications.

As previously announced Switzerland has reversed its planned nationwide FM
shutdown. Following public broadcaster reach losses and parliamentary mo-
tions, FM broadcasting will now be extended past the end of 2026, with
the switch-off postponed until at least 2031.

On 28 May 2026, the Swiss Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) pub-
lished the FM broadcasting frequency packages. Interested radio stations
may submit an application for a broadcasting licence by 31 July 2026. If
several radio stations apply for the same frequency, an auction will be
held.

By setting out the framework conditions for future FM broadcasting, OFCOM
is implementing Motion 25.3950, 'New tender for FM broadcasting licences
from 1 January 2027', which was adopted by the Swiss Parliament in Decem-
ber 2025.
(Mike Terry-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr bcnews May 28)

Re:  Switzerland invites FM licence applications.

The Swiss OFCOM press release of April describes the overall process. Old
public sector SBC frequencies automatically roll over for SBC re-use. Com-
mercial frequencies are in the packages described in Mike's note

<https://www.bakom.admin.ch/en/newnsb/vkFW-rjcSCoAJU6yhxuWQ>

You will find the English version of the announcement below here

<https://www.bakom.admin.ch/en/newnsb/ZlyzlSF9HjmTIWhYhEhLL>

You'll have to use the French/German/Italian versions if you want more de-
tail and to read licence conditions etc - most browsers do a reasonable
job of translation if you want to look.
(Simon Hicks-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr bcnews May 28)

TAIWAN   9685 kHz {OPPOSITION target radio to NoKorea} 'Nippon no Kaze'
'Wind from Japan' at 15.00 UT, and opening after close of 'Wind from Home-
town' bc. Opening music, woman in Korean, then monologue by man in Korean.
Closing music and off at 15.30 UT. 31 meter band beginning to fade at this
hour in Arizona, and 49 meters is already gone, so we didnt wast time try-
ing to hear the reported 6115 kHz //  Good June 3.
(Rick Barton, Sun City-AZ-USA, Arizona Update via
NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1259 June 7)

{via Paochung-TWN site:
9685  1430-1458  TWN  Furusato no Kaze          Jpn  Paochung
9685  1500-1530  TWN  Nippon no Kaze; il bon ue Kor  Paochung
Aoki / Nagoya DXC_JP; ed.}

9705 kHz  {OPPOSITION target radio to NoKorea} 'Furusato no Kaze', 'Wind
from Hometown' (against & to North Korea) at 14.30 UT // 9685 kHz. w/ both
//_s strong,woman in Japanese. A number of musical selections, some sound-
ing like Korean music. Went to outro music early on (14.45UT) and to close
on the hour. Very Good; June 3.
(Rick Barton, Sun City-AZ-USA, Arizona Update via
NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1259 June 7)

{via Paochung-TWN site:
9705  1330-1357  TWN  Furusato no Kaze          Jpn  Paochung
9705  1430-1458  TWN  Furusato no Kaze          Jpn  Paochung
Aoki / Nagoya DXC_JP; ed.}

9705 kHz  'Furusato no Kaze' {OPPOSITION target radio to NoKorea - ten-
tative, in Jp likely via Paochung, Taiwan site. Target North Korea, June
5th, 2026, at 14.44 - 14.49 UT. SIO 333. OM with long monologue. Moderate
QRN / QSB.
(Vince Henley-WA-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1259 June 7)

TAIWAN   Frequency Change for VORW Radio International broadcast to EaAsia

This is to resolve a recent collision between my broadcast on 9705 kHz
and Radio New Zealand on neighbour channel 9700 kHz.

Dear Listeners, Due to significant interference which has emerged from a
neighboring station - causing reception issues for the existing broadcast
on 9705 kHz, I have made the decision to immediately change frequencies in
order to resolve this issue. This one-time newsletter is being sent in
order to inform listeners of this change.

Effective immediately, the transmission to East Asia will now be heard on
9740 kHz instead of 9705 kHz. The Transmitter power, broadcast time and
target area remain exactly the same - this change is being made solely to
manage the issue of interference, to ensure clear reception to listeners
in the target area and beyond!

Here is the updated broadcast schedule:

Thursdays 0900 UT - 9740 kHz - Paochung site 300 kW - East Asia, Southeast
Asia, Pacific, the Americas.

It's clear in the original email, Arun: Here is the updated broadcast
schedule:

Each program is one hour in length and the aim of this radio show is to
provide good music and commentary to listeners worldwide. Oftentimes,
listener music requests are taken and played - and all are invited to
participate.

Reception reports (which will be verified with an E_QSL) and additional
feedback are most welcome at  <vorwinfo -at- gmail.com>
Thank you for your patience, understanding and reception feedback - which
informed me of this reception issue and allowed me to resolve it promptly!
(John Jurasek. VORW Radio International, wor June 16)

TAIWAN   Diffusion test directe depuis Tamsui le 21 juin Chere auditrice,
cher auditeur, Le service francais vous informe que durant le mois d'aout
2026 (du 7 au 30 aout), Rti procedera a une diffusion directe depuis le
centre de transmission de Tamsui, dans le nord de Taiwan, vers l'Europe et
l'Afrique du nord.

Afin de chosir les frequences les plus appropriees, nous prevoyons un
essai de diffusion le Dimanche 21 Juin. Voici les frequences et horaires
de cette diffusion:

Frequence 15145 kHz, 17h00-17h10, temps universel
Frequence 11995 kHz, 17h15-17h25, temps universel
Frequence 11995 kHz, 17h30-17h40, temps universel
Frequence  9545 kHz, 17h45-17h55, temps universel

Les deux frequences les plus appropriees seront retenues pour cette dif-
fusion estivale. Une carte QSL speciale vous sera envoyee pour confirmer
vos rapports d'ecoute que vous pouvez nous adresser par courriel au ser-
vice francais ou via le formulaire en ligne de la radio.
Merci de votre ecoute et de votre fidelite.
(Service Francais, Radio Taiwan International; via
Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1399 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 21)

Liebe Horerinnen und Horer,
Radio Taiwan International plant auch in diesem Jahr wieder Ausstrahlungen
des deutschsprachigen Programms von der Sendeanlage in Tamsui.

RTI strahlt dafur am Samstag, 20. Juni, jeweils 10-minutige Testsendungen
zu folgenden Zeiten auf folgenden Frequenzen aus:

Testsendungen: 20. Juni 2026 (Samstag); Zeitangaben in UTC (CEST=UTC+2hrs)
15145 kHz (17:00-17:10 UTC)
11995 kHz (17:15-17:25 UTC)
11995 kHz (17:30-17:40 UTC)
 9545 kHz (17:45-17:55 UTC)

Wir bitten Sie, die Testsendungen zu beobachten und RTI Ihre Empfangs-
beobachtungen mitzuteilen: E-Mail:  <deutsch [at] rti.org.tw>

Aus den oben genannten Frequenzen werden zwei Frequenzen fur die Direkt-
ausstrahlungen ausgewahlt. Offizielle Sendetermine:

(Eine halbe Stunde auf einer Frequenz von 17:00-17:30 Uhr UTC, eine halbe
Stunde auf der zweiten Frequenz von 17:30-18:00 Uhr UTC):
03.07. (Freitag), 04.07. (Samstag), 05.07. (Sonntag)
10.07. (Freitag), 11.07. (Samstag), 12.07. (Sonntag)
17.07. (Freitag), 18.07. (Samstag), 19.07. (Sonntag)
24.07. (Freitag), 25.07. (Samstag), 26.07. (Sonntag)

Mit freundlichen Gruessen
Ihre RTI-Redaktion
<Deutsch [at] rti.org.tw>  <https://www.rti.org.tw/de>
(RTI-Redaktion Taipei, German Service; via
Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1399 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 21)

TURKEY   17620 kHz  QSL card Voice of Turkiye. 05 April 2026, 12:30 UT
English sce via Emirler site. Image:
<https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2026/06/voice-of-turkiye.html>
(Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1399 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 21)

UAE    CM Obrecht {from Switzerland studio} on 30 May on 21700 kHz AM.

Musician C. M. Obrecht has a special broadcast of mixed-music "Bringing
Music across Asia" Saturday 30 May 2026 at 13.00-14.00 UT on 21700 kHz AM
for listeners in South East Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia target) and parts of
China and Japan; transmitting from ENC A'Dhabayya (250 kW) relay site.

c.m.obrecht on Instagram 25 May 
<https://www.instagram.com/c.m.obrecht/?hl=en>

This are in addition to his approx monthly broadcasts via 'Channel 292'
Waal Rohrbach Ingolstadt, southern Germany (e.g. 30 May at 09.00 UT on
9670 kHz and 21.00 UT on 3955 kHz).

<https://cmobrecht.jimdofree.com/shortwave-radio/>

(Alan Pennington-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr bcnews May 28)

UKRAINE   ARD and DW offices in Kyiv heavily damaged by Russian attack.

On the night of May 23–24, 2026, Ukraine was subjected to a severe Russian
drone and missile attack. In total, the Russian army deployed 90 cruise
missiles and ballistic missiles, as well as 600 drones. The capital, Kyiv,
experienced one of the heaviest air raids during this assault; the offices
of both ARD and the German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW)
Cologne sustained heavy damage and were partially destroyed.

Both facilities are centrally located in Kyiv but are situated a few
hundred meters apart. No staff members were present at either location. In
very similar press statements, both ARD and Deutsche Welle expressed re-
lief that there were no casualties and gratitude for the bravery of their
staff.

Mykola Berdnyk, head of the DW bureau in Kyiv, said: "Fortunately, no one
was in the studio during the attack. Despite the difficult night, our col-
leagues in Kyiv began their regular news shifts the following morning.
Even though Kyiv is increasingly exposed to Russian aerial terror, the mo-
tivation of the DW journalists on the ground remains undiminished. They
know that their work is more important than ever in times like these."
DW Director General Barbara Massing: "I am very grateful that no DW staff
members were injured in the attack.

The news this morning came as a shock and highlights once again the condi-
tions under which journalists work to report on events in Ukraine. They
expose themselves to unimaginable dangers every day—and will continue to
do so—to ensure that people in Ukraine, Russia, and around the world can
access independent information about the war in Ukraine. I have the utmost
respect and deep gratitude for our team and colleagues in Ukraine for
their courage and professionalism."

Vassili Golod, Head of the ARD Studio in Kyiv: "Torn-out window frames,
shards of glass everywhere, destroyed equipment—seeing one's own work-
place completely devastated is a shock. For years, Russian air strikes
have been massive, ruthless, and part of the brutal reality of life in
Ukraine. The consequences include thousands of civilian deaths and the
destruction of hospitals, schools, and—as in this case—newsrooms. I have
immense respect for our team; they refuse to be intimidated by this ag-
gression and remain fully focused on our mission: reporting the facts as
they are."

Dr. Katrin Vernau, Director General of WDR (the broadcaster responsible
for the ARD studio): "I am very relieved that our staff were not injured
in this attack. However, this once again demonstrates the dangerous condi-
tions under which our team in Kyiv has been working for years. Our col-
leagues are experienced in reporting under extraordinary circumstances and
will do their utmost—even now—to report on Russia's war of aggression and
the background details amidst this difficult situation, ensuring that
people in Germany receive key information from Ukraine firsthand.

I have great respect for the courage and achievements of our team." The
structural integrity of the building must now be assessed. Despite severe
damage, reporting from Ukraine is continuing: production and live coverage
are to be maintained through mobile technical solutions and alternative
arrangements.
(Press releases from DW and WDR, Cologne - Germany's public broadcaster,
May 24, 2026; via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D in Bieners DX Digest May #71
column via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 22)

U.K./ASCENSION ISLAND/U.A.E.   ANTARCTIC BBC target operation.
BBC WS Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast. The BBC WS is already advertising
this {2026} year's broadcast:

<https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct9bnv>

This is for the 27{rather 29.59 m/sec i.e. ed.}-minute version that will
go out on the regular streams and frequencies on 21 June. The frequencies
to be used for the special 30-minute version at 21.30 UT targeting Ant-
arctica don't appear to have been announced yet.
Last 2025 year, 5960, 9575, and 12065 kHz were used.

I don't see reservations for those frequencies in the latest HFCC list.
More information to come.
(Richard Langley-BS-CAN, wor June 6)

Last 2025 year A_25 operation:
5960 kHz BBC - via Abu Dhabi Media - ENC operated Dhabayya-UAE, BBC Mid-
Winter Broadcast to Antarctica scientists staff, *2130-2200*UT. The usual
family greetings, the King's message, references to the 70th anniversary,
and occasional spasms of music. Excellent signal. Other outlets:

9575 kHz - Ascension Island, ENC English bay relay. Barely audible, severe
QRM from adjacent channel CNR_2 on 9570 kHz, faded five minutes into the
transmission.

12065 kHz - ENC Woofferton-UK, excellent signal. June 21, 2025.
(Rob Wagner VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn-Vic-AUS; via
NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1209 June 22, 2025)

U.K./ASCENSION ISLAND   Re: BBC Antarctic Midwinter broadcast 21 June.
Thanks to Dave Porter_WOF_G4OYX who has confirmed these three shortwave
frequencies for the annual BBC Antarctic midwinter broadcast (21.30-22.00
UTC Sunday 21st June):

 9460 kHz from ENC Woofferton_UK.
 9510 kHz from ENC Ascension Island English Bay
12070 kHz from ENC Woofferton_UK.

Also on DAB in UK at 21.30 UT (22.30 BST).

<https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct9bnv>

(Alan Pennington-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr June 14)

U.K./ASCENSION ISLAND   BBC Antarctic Midwinter broadcast 21 June.
21.30:00-21.59:59 UT on Sunday 21 June, CIRAF targets (ITU zones 67, 73)
{5975 kHz DHA  203deg  250 kW, not on air - nil txion at 21.43 UT today}

  kHz loc  deg   kW
 9460 WOF  182  300
 9510 ASC  207  250
12070 WOF  182  300
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 21)

U.K.  9460even frq - crash-start at even 21.30:00 UTC via ENC Woofferton
site best frq here in EUR, S=9+35dB nearly; broadband 10.5 kHz wide audio
signal block.

12070 kHz at 21.34 UTC via ENC Woofferton site too. Here in EUR, S=9+25dB
- a little bit less strong against 9460kHz here today. A lot of 'Hello...'
short recorded snippets noted heard and children greetings their relative
downunder.

9510 kHz also even frq aligned, heard at 21.40 UTC, via ENC Ascension Isl
English Bay bcast relay site in southern Atlantic. Not really strong to
enjoy that midwinter broadcast.

Thanks to the BBC gang for this very special broadcast towards far
southern scientific team working in Antarctic area.
tx 9460 kHz  WOF off sudden sharp audio cut tx at 21.59:59 / 22.00.00 UT.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 21)

Only 12070 kHz receivable for me in Ottawa-CAN. Somewhat noisy but voices
and music clearly audible.

It would be convenient if these transmissions could start a few minutes
early with an interval signal. Then listeners could determine the best
frequency before the program begins.

I was scanning for the freqs three mins before they started, finding 9460
kHz active a few secs before the programme starts.
  kHz
 5975     off
 9460 - 60dbm
 9510 -100dbm
12070 - 65dbm
Program ended 22z with abrupt sign off. Reception via Edessa kiwiSDR.
(JColes-OT-CAN, June 21)

12070 kHz on June 21 at *21.30 UT. BBC Woofferton crash start for opening
of annual mid-winter special to Antarctic bases. By 21.28 UT I was not
hearing anything here, nor on 9510 kHz Ascension, 9460 kHz Woofferton.

So I hastened to bring up a remote: Brasilia, getting 12070kHz quite well,
S7/S9+8dB, so did not even try the others via. Of course, all that really
matters is that DU people get it well on at least one frequency. But the
rest of us are eavesdroppers, encouraged by the wide publicity for this
annual event. Cerys Mathews again hostesses the show, she said for the
20th year. First called, South Georgia, interview about the weather
there. Brief music bits at transitions, as supposedly requested.

Most of the greetings quite personal from family, and rather banal to the
eavesdropper, so I don't try to copy much of that. 21.32 UT music "Walking
on a Dream"; 21.33 UT greetings to King Edward Point. 21.35 UT music, and
calling an island with 4 humans, thousands of penguins, Bird Island, iso-
lated. 21.39 UT "Sea Shepherd". 21.42 UT msg from director of British
Antarctic Survey; calling Rothera which I think is the main base, on
Adelaide Island, music. 21.53 UT remaining messages for Rothera; 21.56 UT
I quickly check reception direct: 12070 kHz best but too weak, 9510 kHz
JBA, 9460 kHz no signal. 21.58 UT Happy Midwinter, and a bit of Simon &
Garfunkel. 12070 kHz chopped off the air at 2200* UT sharp.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor Jue 21)

Re:  BBC Antarctic Midwinter broadcast 21 June; looking back.
An interesting story about the history of Midwinter's Day in BAS stations
was published earlier today:

"A long look back on Midwinter's Day"  [...]
"For Midwinter entertainment, there's never a shortage of things going on.
Plays have been organised complete with custom-made fancy dress costumes,
screenings of John Carpenter's?The Thing has become a yearly occurrence,
and there's always the BBC World Service's Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast
to look forward to. First aired in 1955, this is a special service for our
Antarctic winterers, packed with messages from loved ones and tailored
music requests that bring a much-needed connection to friends and family
on the other side of the world."
[...]
<https://www.bas.ac.uk/news/a-long-look-back-on-midwinters-day/>
(Harald Kuhl-D  DL1AX, BrDXC-UK iogr June 19)

Re:  BBC Antarctic Midwinter broadcast 21 June.

As we approach June 21, those in the Northern hemisphere ready themselves
for the Summer Solstice - the longest period of daylight of the year. But
on the other side of the world, things could not feel more different. In
Antarctica, June 21 marks midwinter. When polar night falls over much of
the continent. When cold winds and perpetual gloom make summer feel like a
distant memory.

But for the people living and working on the frozen continent, Jun 21 also
marks the hopeful halfway point of winter - when the days begin their slow
turn towards light. For Robert Falcon Scott and his expedition team, that
called for a midwinter celebration - firstly during the Discovery Expedi-
tion in 1902, and then again in 1911, during Scott's last and fateful
Terra Nova expedition. In his diary, he writes about the festivities:[...]

<https://www.bas.ac.uk/news/a-long-look-back-on-midwinters-day/>

(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, BrDXC-UK iogr June 19)

U.K.   Daily Express: Anger over Closure of BBC's Long Wave Radio.

THE BBC has been blasted after announcing plans to axe Radio 4's long
wave service.

It said the service is closing on June 27 as the company that owns and
operates the broadcast equipment said the system is reaching the end of
its life.

The broadcaster added that most listeners now opt to use FM and DAB digi-
tal platforms, and it has guides on its site, along with a helpline.

But the SilverVoices campaign group warned of the impact on older people
with poor internet coverage who rely on long wave.

Director Dennis Reed said: "Yet again the BBC is ignoring its obligation
to provide a universal service.

"Thousands of older people in remote areas who rely on long wave will no
longer be able to listen to BBC News.

"The national security implications of relying solely on digital trans-
missions are being ignored.The BBC is increasingly acting like the tinpot
dictator of broadcast, outside government authority. MPs must step up."

It comes as new polling from Makerfield, where Andy Burnham is standing in
the by-election in a bid to return to Westminster, suggests nearly eight
in 10 people want terrestrial TV protected.

The survey of 261 voters, by the Broadcast 2040+ campaign, found 78% said
it is important terrestrial television is maintained beyond 2034 - the
date to which service is guaranteed.

Mr Reed said: "The right thing to do is to guarantee free-to-air TV well
into the 2040s."
(Daily_Express, By_Katie_Harris; May 28, 2026, page #9; via
Mike Cooper-GA-USA, wor May 30)

U.K.   BBC announces Longwave 198 kHz to close on 27 June.

The BBC announced on 11 May that Radio_4's Long Wave 198 kHz service will
close on 27 June 2026 at 0100 BST (0000 UTC). Daily on-air reminders will
be broadcast to help everyone switch to other ways of listening. The full
announcement from BBC Reception Advice:

<https://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/work-warning/news/radio4lw>

(MWB Mike Barraclough, Letchworth Garden City-U.K.)

The retuning announcement is being broadcast several times a day on LW
only, just before the hour: "You are listening to BBC Radio_4 on 198 kHz
longwave. This service is closing. BBC transmissions on this frequency
will end on the 27th June this year. However, you can continue to listen
in many other ways. You can find BBC Radio_4 online via BBC Sounds.

Radio_4 is available on DAB digital radio and through your digital televi-
sion including freely. Radio_4 is also available via FM radio on 92 to 95
MHz and 103 to 105 MHz. Plus you can listen via your smart speaker, just
say 'play Radio_4'. Information on how to listen can be found on the BBC
web site at <bbc.co.uk/reception> ".

Ovo Energy are now stating that the RadioTeleSwitch service will be
switched off June 30th, end of the financial quarter.

<ttps://www.ovoenergy.com/radio-teleswitching-service>

(MWB Mike Barraclough Letchworth Garden City-U.K.)

This implies that all three longwave transmitters at Droitwich, Burghead
and Westerglen will be switched off on 30 June and not on 26 September as
had been reported previously.
(Dave Kenny-UK; via 'UK & IRL News' with Dave Kenny-UK,via 'Communication'
June 2026, #619 monthly magazine, p#18 BrDXC.UK iogroups June 5)

RadioToday: BBC to close The World Tonight on 'Radio_4'

<https://radiotoday.co.uk/2026/06/bbc-to-close-the-world-tonight-
on-radio-4/>

BBC to close The World Tonight on Radio 4.
The World Tonight will close on BBC Radio 4 from spring 2027.

The long running late evening news programme will be replaced by Newshour,
which will be moved an hour later under radio changes announced to staff
as part of wider BBC savings plans.

The BBC says Newshour will cover the global agenda for both World Service
and Radio 4 audiences, while continuing to include major UK news stories.

Radio 4 Midnight News will also close from the end of this calendar year.
It will be replaced by a short news summary, followed by editions of some
of the BBC's more prominent podcasts.

Changes are also planned for Today after Amol Rajan leaves the programme
in September. The BBC does not plan to replace his role directly, with
the programme instead moving to a rota of four permanent presenters.

The Saturday two hour edition of Today will become single headed from
September.

BBC Radio 5 Live will also be affected. Weekend Breakfast is to become a
two hour programme, while efficiencies are proposed in the station's
overall planning and impact team.

The radio measures form part of the BBC's wider savings update, which in-
cludes -L-160 million of savings from News, Nations and Content by the end
of this financial year, and a net reduction of around 550 roles.

On television, the Sunday edition of Breakfast will cease from September
this year and be replaced by News Channel output.

Dir General Matt Brittin told staff that reductions of this scale will
mean "some compulsory redundancies", although the BBC will work to avoid
them where possible.
(Mike Cooper-GA-USA, wor June 17)

U.K.   3955 kHz  KBS World Radio, Seoul, via ENC Woofferton, in German to
Europe, May 19 at 20.20-20.27 UT. Talk and comments by an OM and by a YL.
S2.

6090 kHz  KBS World Radio, Seoul, via ENC Woofferton relay site, in Arabic
to North Africa, May 19 at 20.42-20.47 UT. Comments by a YL. S6.

17575 kHz  BBC World Service, via ENC Woofferton bcast center, in English
to South Asia, May 18 at 15.08-15.16 UT. Talk by an OM and a YL on health
and an epidemy. S5.
(Rudolf Grimm, Sao Bernardo-SP-BRA #484, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 29)

USA   7490 kHz Jun 20 at 00.00UT, WBCQ stream with 'William Tell Overture'
opening 'Angela And Allan Weiner World Wide', opening exclamations during
theme include "we're still standing"... "independent constitutional repub-
lic" ... schisms". Yes, it's another rerun, from May 30 and also June 6.
Never mind. Quick check of NH remote finds 7490 kHz only on the air, not
all five as he claimed two sesquiweeks ago.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor June 20)

Re:  WJHR.
Today with WJHR not heard I measured the birdie on 15557.1 kHz - by birdie
I assumed it was something local rather than propagating.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor June 14)

15555 kHz WJHR  USB_mode transmission I haven't heard WJHR in a couple of
years, August 2024 and November 2023
<20231123_2200_UT_15555_khz_USB_USA_WJHR.mp4>

Second was during just the regular stuff with my RSP1a
<20240829_2145_UT_15555_khz_USB_USA_WJHR.mp4>

This is their transmitter/ control room cum studio
<https://www.radiohobbyist.org/blog/?p=2262>

Why they do what they do and how they get away with it is interesting.
(Tony Pavick-BC-CAN, wor June 13)

USA   15555 kHz USB_mode from 14 UT June 14th, S=9+5dB in Edmonton AB
remotedly heard - on air. Stn ID at 14.00 UT. Song followed, then talk
on '... white House ...'
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 14)

I just checked and I have WJHR Milton Florida on 15555 kHz USB putting a
reasonable (for them) signal as I type this (21.25 UT). But as he reported
there is a birdie at 15556.3 kHz, so you have to really go narrow on your
bandwidth. Still, though a shouty preacher is audible.
(Tony Pavick-BC-USA, wor June 14)

15555 kHz USB_mode, Saturday June 13 at 18.14 UT, assertive gospel huxter,
VP but more signal than 15770 kHz WRMI during poor propagation conditions.
WJHR in FL of course. First time traced in many weeks of random daytime
bandscans, suspected off the air, but underpowered, far less than 50kW mi-
nimum supposedly required for US SW stations. Maybe benefiting from a bit
of a sporadic-E boost now. Nominal sked is 13.58-22.00 UT daily per EiBi
database list. Per FCC A26 season: 14.00-22.00 UT daily "50" kW at
5 degrees. Reception here also difficultized by a persistent birdie near
the frequency.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor June 13)

USA   {unid location yet}  Radio Free Asia' Lao service has restarted on
shortwave with a 15 minute transmission at 0000-0015 UT on 15210 kHz.
(Mauno Ritola-FIN, WRTH_newsletter 21 May)

Radio Free Asia Khmer service has restarted on shortwave with a 15 mi-
nute daily transmission at 1230-1245 on 11885 kHz.
(Mauno Ritola WRTH_newsletter 22 May)
(via 'SW report' with Dave Kenny-UK, via 'Communication' June 2026,
#619 monthly magazine, p#26 BrDXC.UK iogroups June 5)

USA    USAGM transmissions from dates in June on HFCC.org database list;
from Mauno Ritola on WRTH World Radio TV Handbook Facebook Group:

Update: has been rescheduled for Wednesday. Voice of America will have a
special programme for G7 meeting today between 11.30-15.00 UT as follows:

Chinese TIN_9350  TIN_11590   Dari KWT_15370   Farsi KWT_11575 
Korean  TIN_9310 kHz.
(unsure what Farsi programming I heard on 11575 was below - VOA Farsi same
as 15 48 UT ??) 

G7 meeting at Evian les Bains, 15-17 June.
(Alan Pennington-UK, BrDXC.iogr June 15)

USA   An eight-page pdf from a 1967 article about VOA Greenville was re-
cently uploaded by World Radio History. "At the center of the VOA's Green-
ville 4,800,000 watt broadcasting complex is "Site C," the receiving sta-
tion whose courtyard is seen above. Incoming programs from Washington,
D.C., pass through the Site C control console to transmitting Sites A and
B. Incoming overseas teletype and voice feeds are sent to Washington.

Remotely operated rf switchgear, one of two identical units, channels
nearly 3 megawatts of power to an antenna field which covers two miles and
more in length ... and contains huge curtain antennas rising nearly 300
feet, and rhombics over a quarter of a mile long. Both rhombics and cur-
tains, used interchangeably, are beamed at such distant cities as: Moscow,
Prague, Cairo, Lagos, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago and Tegucigalpa."

<www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Modern-Era-Miscellaneous/VOA-
Greenville-1967.pdf>

('Webwatch' with Chrissy Brand-U.K., via 'Communication' June 2026, #619
monthly magazine, p#12, BrDXC.UK iogroups June 5)

See my MagentaCLOUD picture files free download of USAGM Greenville NC SW
txion center:
<https://magentacloud.de/s/z5bR7j6EtsN3rEc>

VANUATU   5040 kHz  Radio Vanuatu, Port Vila in English to the Vanuatu,
May 19 at 06.22-06.32 UT. Talk by an OM, a song in an unidentified
language, drums sound at 06.30 UT. S3. This Radio Vanuatu transmission
was checked on a Kiwi SDR located in Waimea, Hawaii, remotedly.
(Rudolf Grimm, Sao Bernardo-SP-BRA #484, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 29)

VATICAN STATE   7305 kHz  Thur, June 11 at 01.00-01.12 UT, Radio Vaticana,
Santa Maria di Galeria-CVA, in Portuguese to SoAM/Brazil. Man talking, ID
and says about the highlights programming, wed edition, June 10; News w/
mainly theme: Pope Leo XIV inaugurated the Tower of Jesus Christ of the
Basilica of the Sagrada Familia, in Barcelona, Spain, making it the
tallest church in the world, 172 meters. The ceremony coincided with the
centenary of the death of Antoni Gaudi, author of this wonderful work of
art. Good reception: 45554.
(Jose Ronaldo Xavier-Cabedelo-PB.BRA, June 11; via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews)

VATICAN STATE   The Vatican has taken another step toward becoming a cli-
mate-neutral state. An agreement between the Holy See and Italy regarding
the construction of an agrivoltaic plant in Santa Maria di Galeria entered
into force on May 27, 2026. 

Agrivoltaic systems combine photovoltaics with agricultural use: vege-
tables and grain grow beneath the solar panels mounted on support struc-
tures. In the long term, the facility in Santa Maria di Galeria is intend-
ed to supply electricity not only to the Vatican Radio transmission site —
established there in 1957 — but to the Vatican State as a whole. Pope
Francis decreed this in 2024 when he launched the project via his "motu
proprio" - "Fratello Sole". The Vatican's extraterritorial territory in
Santa Maria di Galeria is roughly ten times the size of the Vatican State
itself, providing ample space for the installation.

<https://www.vaticannews.va>
(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D in Bieners DX Digest May #71 column {translated
version} via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 22)

VENEZUELA {prob} 4939.98 {or rather COLOMBIA }  'Estacion 4940' (prob), in
Spanish, May 11. 00.32-00.43 UT.  ( 4939.981 - .980 kHz per Uni Enschede
Twente remotedly, barely audible w/ 4.20 kHz audio filter in AMsync).
A long unclear speech by woman, from 00.41UT unclear speech by man; better
in usb/lsb sync w/ wide audio filter, rapid and shaky qsb, loud rustle and
moderate crackles qrn, very poor or no audio in am/ poor or very poor in
ssb sync; (some SW lists report El Amparo site in Colombia, but this town
is in Venezuela:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Amparo,_Apure>

<https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Amparo>

(Gianni Serra-Roma-ITA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1258 May 31)

VIETNAM   re: Voice of Vietnam on 11913.43 kHz.

I'm currently listening to the Voice of Vietnam on 11913.43 kHz. (1900 UT
on June 10). The program is in English. The signal is rather weak in
France, but perfectly understandable.
(73s Franck Baste-F  F4LKC; BrDXC-UK iogr & wor June 10)

Dear Roger, -  Hats off  —  great AI work on your part. So now I know the
origin, manufacturer, and installation years of the transmitters at Son
Tay, as well as the relocation from the capital, Hanoi Me Tri, to Son Tay
location.

Thanks to the information provided by your AI:
7 SW units in total —
2 from the Leningrad firm (USSR), 1974 year
2 from RIZ Zagreb, 2004 year
3 made in Beijing BBEF Science & Technology Co., Ltd., 2009 year.

Just going by my gut feeling, the error frequency IM strings might be ori-
ginating from one of the RIZ Zagreb, Croatia units. This is because the
RIZ units in ENC Woofferton U.K. and Greenville, NC_USA also show similar
anomalies — from time to time.
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 10 - 11)

Re: Voice of Vietnam on 11913.43 kHz.

GROK: Yes, that sounds very much like frequency mixing or a spurious emis-
sion from the VoVTN transmitter in Hanoi-Sontay. A brief explanation: The
main frequencies are 9835 kHz and 11885 kHz (English service to Europe at
21:30 UT) — which aligns perfectly with current schedules.
(shortwave.live)

11913 kHz is offset by +28kHz from 11885kHz. This is typical of a spurious
emission (or "spur") caused by non-linear effects within the transmitter
(e.g., in the final power amplifier or mixer).

Possible causes_Intermodulation or mixing products within the transmitter;
insufficient filtering after the final amplifier stage; or sometimes fac-
tors related to the modulation method or the power amplifier itself, par-
ticularly in older or heavily loaded systems.

Such spurs are not uncommon with some large shortwave transmitters (espe-
cially older tube-based or hybrid systems), provided they are not exces-
sively strong. There are even existing reports of this specific VoVTN
spur appearing at ~11913 kHz alongside the 11885 kHz signal.

<https://www.facebook.com/groups/hfunderground/posts/1412408853474846/>

HF Underground, Davey Slab, contributor March 12. Voice of Vietnam trans-
mitter spur on 11913.43 kHz; parallel to nominal 11885 kHz, tx is in Son
Tay, Hanoi, Vietnam. Also audible 28.4 kHz below the fundamental frequency
on 11856.6 kHz.

Symmetrical sidebands / spurs spaced approximately 28.44 kHz apart. This
is a classic spurious emission caused by intermodulation or mixing pro-
ducts within the transmitter. Probable cause: In many older or heavily
loaded high-power shortwave transmitters (especially those using tube or
hybrid output stages, such as those still partially in use at Son Tay),
such mixing products arise from amplifier non-linearities.

The offset of ~28.43 kHz points to an internal oscillator, an inter-
mediate frequency mixer, or a specific circuit artifact associated with
this facility. Such spurs are nothing new for VoVTN / Son Tay — there are
frequent reports of similar spurious products on other frequencies (e.g.,
at 9730 kHz, etc.). The symmetry is interesting — both spurs evidently
carry the same content as the main carrier (typical of direct modulation
prior to the final output stage).

<https://kythuatvov.vn/dai-phat-song-doi-ngoai/> {*}

<https://web.archive.org/web/20250323081434/>

<https://english.vov.vn/en/politics/vn1-radio-transmitter-station-
marks-its-30th-anniversary-115544.vov>

<https://tuoitre.vn/dai-tieng-noi-vn-phu-song-bien-dong-334244.htm>

<https://tienphong.vn/dai-tieng-noi-viet-nam-phu-song-bien-dong-
post170291.tpo>

This project provides concrete proof that in 2009 — almost 30 years
after the initial Soviet installation — a completely new, modern trans-
mitter complex was established at the Son Tay site. Given that such large
- scale projects in Southeast Asia at the time were predominantly carried
out by Chinese manufacturers (such as BBEF Beijing CHN), this underscores
the station's technological transition toward modern, digitally controlled
hybrid systems.
(via Roger Thauer-D, wor June 11 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 22)

{*}  July 1973: Site surveys were conducted, and the location selected was
in Le Khe Village, Xuan Son Commune, Son Tay Town, Hanoi. During this
period, Soviet experts and Vietnamese engineers began the design work for
the facility.

October 1973: The construction management board was established.
January 1975: Materials and equipment were received.
June 1, 1976: Construction officially commenced.
May 19, 1979: Test transmission of the 100-1 shortwave transmitter.
Sept 2, 1979: Test transmission of the 100-2 shortwave transmitter and the
              500-1 medium-wave transmitter.
Sept 7, 1979: Test transmission of the 500-2 medium-wave transmitter.
After four years of construction, "Project 273" was inaugurated on May
14, 1980, and named the VN1 Radio Broadcasting Station.

Headquarters of the External Broadcasting Station.

According to the design, a total of four transmitters were installed at
the VN1 Station: two SW transmitters (100 kW each) and two MW transmitters
(500 kW each). The two MW transmitters could operate in a combined mode to
deliver an output of 1,000 kW.

All of these transmitters were manufactured in the Soviet Union. From the
inception of the VN1 Station, the transmitters were assigned specific
roles: one 500 kW medium-wave transmitter handled domestic broadcasting
on 680 kHz (later changed to 675 kHz), while the other 500 kW medium-wave
transmitter handled external broadcasting on 1010 kHz, with its transmis-
sion direction alternating between North and South depending on the time
of day.

Transmission on 1010 kHz ceased on July 1, 1998, and
transmission on  675 kHz ceased on November 14, 1997.
Two shortwave transmitters were tasked with external broadcasting to
various regions worldwide, including Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and
the Far East.

Overview of Transmitter Station A, featuring two 500 kW medium-wave trans-
mitters and two 100 kW shortwave transmitters. Subsequently, additional
transmitters were installed at the VN1 Station.

In February 2004, two 100 kW RIZ transmitters manufactured in Croatia were
installed and officially put into operation. In August 2008, construction
began on a new facility at the VN1 Station as part of the South China Sea
coverage project; upon completion, three 100 kW shortwave transmitters,
along with feeder and antenna systems manufactured in China, were install-
ed.

On August 29, 2009, at the VN1 Broadcasting Station, Prime Minister
Nguyen Tan Dung officially inaugurated the "South China Sea" (Bien Dong)
broadcasting complex by pressing the activation button.

In February 2018, the VN1 Broadcasting Station was renamed the "External
Broadcasting Station," with the following functions, duties, and organiza-
tional structure:
The External Broadcasting Station is a unit under the Radio and Television
Technical Center, responsible for managing and operating the transmission
and broadcasting systems of the Voice of Vietnam VOV. The External Broad-
casting Station is a third-level budgetary unit with its own seal and bank
account.

VIETNAM   Voice of Vietnam Son Tay site intermodulation on odd 11913.43 kHz

I've seen this for a few days on many KIWI SDR's. Seems in // with VoVTN
on 11885 kHz. With strongest signal on Uni Enschede Twente SDR remotedly
but it is audible all over Europe but barely audible in all-Asia / Pacific
region. Presumed to be a spur from Son Tay, Hanoi transmitter.
As I write this I see it also on odd frq 11856.52 kHz.
(Dave Hughes, wor March 12, 2026)

Re: Voice of Vietnam Son Tay intermodulation on 11913.43 kHz. That's not
new spurious matter of  o n e  of the 6 x SW transmitters in Son Tay
bcasting center. - Happened few times in past decade also.

VIETNAM   11885 kHz  Some bad accompanied audio strings happened again on
the VoVTN outlet from Son Tay, French service at 19.00-19.56 UT. Happened
some ? 5 years ago in 31 mb of Son Tay TX outlet. Today April 2025 heard
VTN Son Tay on exact 9730 kHz underneath CRI Portuguese on CO-CHANNEL bad
fqy coordination.

11885 kHz Son Tay suffered by bad sideband strings heard and seen 7, and
9 and 17.5 kHz apart away distance on both sidebands too. 11903 kHz
approx. too. on even 11895 kHz CRI Kashi in Cantonese language also cover-
ed.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 1, 2025 ! )

and in May 2021 too:
VIETNAM   To: Phong Tieng Duc Ban Doi Ngoai  <deutsch_vov -at- yahoo.com>
Side broadcasts from 9730 kHz Hanoi Son Tay.

Dear editors of the German broadcasts,
I wanted to let you know that your station on the frequency 9730 kHz also
has side emissions on 9704 and 9754 kHz that can be heard in Europe.
The main frequency is currently (1850 UT) 35433.
Best regards, Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, May 12, 2021.

Re: Side emissions from 9730 kHz Hanoi Son Tay bcast center.
Hj. These are the old tube reserve transmitters, around 30 years old, in
the Son Tay transmission center west of Hanoi.

One of the six transmitters has a control fault and produces audio track
strings, always 8 kHz apart, like a garden fence - visible on the software
screen, e.g. in the Perseus RX screen.

This has been happening on and off for at least a decade, recently more
often in the 41 mb around 7280 kHz, but mostly in the 31 meter band, when
the 5th / 6th - faulty - transmitter is in use.

Tonight, 9730 kHz is actually covered by a 500kW system, by CRI Portuguese
music program from the center of Kashi-Kashgar, powerhouse S=9+50dB or
-21dbm, a really crazy strong signal from Kashgar Tibet, on the Kyrgyz
Republic border.

The German-now English-program from Hanoi Son Tay is best heard today on
9706 and 9754 kHz, from 16:00 to 22:00 UT; otherwise the garden fence on
both sides, shows exact transmitter strings at the
9738, 9746, 9754, and 9762 kHz frequencies upperside, and
9690, 9698, 9706, 9714, and 9722 kHz frequencies lowerside.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 12, 2021 !)

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Because I unfortunately fell asleep while watching the highly engaging and
exciting World Cup soccer match between England and Croatia from the US,
I woke up again at 02:00 UT.

And — between 02:00 and 03:00 UT — once again created a log of Perseus SDR
shortwave usage in Edmonton, Alberta on Thursday June 18:

17700 DRM_mode digital SW px heard at 02.00 UT, domestic radio CNR1 from
          Kunming site in southern China Mainland, 150kW, requested 00 -
          09 UT, S=7-8 in AB_state_Canada.
17675even NZL  NZ Pacific sports news of Football World CUP USA tournament
          at 02.02 UTC, S=9+20dB signal, scheduled 20.59 - 04.58 UT.

17398.300 CHN  XSQ  Guangzhou Radio in Mandarin,     S=6-7 at 02.04 UT.
16850.300 CHN  XSQ  Guangzhou Radio digital strings  S=6   at 02.16 UT.
CHN  XSQ  Guangzhou Radio
2620   R      SSB            8421   R      DIG          13149   R      SSB
3016   Air    SSB            8431   R      C/D          13182   R      SSB
3458   Volmet SSB            8514   R      CW           13194   R      SSB
3470   Air    SSB            8716   R      SSB          13285   Volmet SSB
3485   Air    SSB            8782   R      SSB          13309   Air    SSB
4199,8 R      FAX            8849   Volmet SSB          13318   Air    SSB
4209,5 R      DIG            8897   Air    SSB          16826,3 R      FAX
4210,5 R      C/D            8942   Air    SSB          16850,3 R      DIG
4212   R      C/D           10042   Air    SSB          16854   R      C/D
4384   R      SSB           10066   Air    SSB          16880   R      C/D
5649   Air    SSB           11396   Air    SSB          17281   R      SSB
5655   Air    SSB           12584,5 R      DIG          17287   R      SSB
5670   Air    SSB           12600,5 R      DIG          17398   R      SSB
5673   Volmet SSB           12613   R      C/D          17907   Air    SSB
6316   R      C/D           12624   R      C/D          17958   Air    SSB
6510   R      SSB           12629,3 R      FAX          19779   R      SSB
6556   Air    SSB           12648,5 R      C/D          19794   R      SSB
6571   Air    SSB           12700   R      CW           22735   R      SSB
8412,5 R      FAX           13107   R      SSB          22753   R      SSB
(Klingenfuss database info)

16899.490 & x.560 kHz two strings UNID stn, 70 Hertz apart, S=7 at 02.15UT
16160.164 TWN  SOH Falun Gong sect Mandarin, underneath at         02.19UT
16160even CHN  CNR1 jamming against TWN SOHsect Mandarin, S=9+10dB 02.12UT
Co-ch CODAR broadband S=8 signal heavily at 16120 - 16179 kHz frq range.
16099.982 TWN  SOH Falun Gong sect Mandarin, S=9+10dB at           02.20UT

15840.271 TWN  SOH lady presenter talk on 'Falun Gong' sect in
          Mandarin, S=8 at                                         02.21UT
15819.817 TWN  SOH Falun Gong sect Mandarin, poor S=6 at           02.22UT
15775even CHN  CNR1 jamming against TWN SOHsect Mandarin, S=9+10dB 02.24UT
15760even CHN  CNR1 jamming against TWN SOHsect Mandarin, S=9+10dB 02.25UT
15574.993 KOR  KBS World Seoul via Kimjae site, Spanish to LA, S=8 02.26UT
15294.987 MLA  RTM 'Nasional FM', S=6 in AB-CAN                    02.27UT
15189.807 BRA  R Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte, S=6-7              02.30UT
15180 DRM_mode digital SW px heard at 02.31 UT, domestic radio CNR1 from
          Kunming site in southern China Mainland, 150 kW, requested 01 -
          04 UT, S=8 in AB_state_Canada.

 9264.988 USA  WINB Red Lion PA, En sermon, S=9 at                 02.32UT
 9275even USA  WMLK Bethel PA, En sermon, S=9+20dB excellent txion 02.34UT
 9490even F   Jeff White brokered 'R Republica' in Sp towards Cuba
          Latin America, via TDF Issoudun bcast center S=9+20dB    02.39UT
 9580even CUB  CRI  Beijing foreign sce Mandarin sce via RadioCuba
          site Quivican San Felipe TITAN 250kW bc SW center S=9+5  02.41UT
          the only Cuban stn in 31 mb that June 18 morning.
 9894.991 UAE  IBRA Asia 'R Sedaye Zindagi' in Dari to AFG/IRN/PAK
          target, schedule requested 02.30-03.00 UT, S=7           02.45UT

 7489.926 USA  WBCQ  Monticello, 'The Planet' En S=9+20dB          02.47UT
 7504.994 USA  WRNO New Orleans, En talk on Jesus, S=9+40 powerful 02.49UT

 5909.984 CLM  Alcaravan Radio, nice Latin AM mx px, S 6-7         02.50UT
 5919.989 USA  WTWW Lebanon TN, S=9+5dB                            02.52UT
 5939.359 BRA  R Voz Missionaria, BrasPort religious, S=7-8 poor   02.54UT
 6010.073 BRA  R Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte, Port, S=6 poor     02.56UT
          CLM co-channel station not on air at this hour.
 6149.960 BRA  R Saturno Bahia?, nice mx, fair S=7                 02.58UT
 6184.963 MEX  XEPPM  Radio Educacion Mexico D.F., excellent audio 03.00UT

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 18)

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Produktion des RTL-SDR V4 wird eingestellt.

Der RTL-SDR V4 wird laut den Entwicklern nicht weiter produziert. Grund
dafuer sei das Ende der verfuegbaren Bestaende des verwendeten Tuner-
Chips Rafael R828D, der schon seit laengerer Zeit nicht mehr hergestellt
wird. Der RTL-SDR V4 ist bei vielen Makern und Funk-Enthusiasten eine be-
liebte SDR-Loesung. Der SDR-Stick digitalisiert die Empfangssignale der
Antenne und uebergibt sie an den Rechner. Mit passender Software lassen
sich dann unterschiedlichste Funksignale empfangen - Amateurfunk, aber
auch See- und Flugfunk, Wettersonden, ADS-B-Flugzeugdaten etc.

<https://www.heise.de/news/RTL-SDR-V4-eingestellt-Beliebter-SDR-
Stick-erreicht-das-Aus-11300874.html>

automatic translator:
Production of the RTL-SDR V4 Is Being Discontinued.

According to the developers, production of the RTL-SDR V4 will cease. The
reason for this is the depletion of available stock of the Rafael R828D
tuner chip used in the device — a component that has not been manufactured
for quite some time. The RTL-SDR V4 is a popular SDR solution among many
makers and radio enthusiasts. The SDRstick digitizes signals received from
an antenna and transmits them to a computer.With the appropriate software,
a wide variety of radio signals can then be received—including amateur
radio, as well as maritime and aviation radio, weather balloon transmis-
sions, ADS-B aircraft data, and more.
(DARC Deutschland-Rundspruch 21/2026, May 28)

Music Programmes on Shortwave PDF for A-26 - updated version now avai-
lable. An updated version of my "Music Programmes on Shortwave" PDF file
for the current A-26 broadcast season is now available to download from
the permanent link at

<https://app.box.com/s/kbdxb4c5lwpju0kpoi27aiwc35br2g2a>

or for short:
<http://tinyurl.com/shortwaveprograms>

You will also find here my "at-a-glance" single-page PDF A-26 programme
grids for the English language programmes on shortwave of CGTN Radio, and
Radio Romania International, along with recently updated grids for BBC
World Service, Voice of Turkiye, and Radio Taiwan International.

I hope that you find these of interest. As always_I appreciate any updates
or corrections.
(Alan Roe, Teddington-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr, wor June 11)