My DX Archive: Spring 2005

MY DX Archive is a post bringing back memories of radio broadcasts on the Short Wave radio band, in this instance the broadcasts heard were logged March and May 2005.
If you would like to learn more about Short Wave radio and how it varies from Medium Wave, FM and online broadcasts, then please click here for an article from Feba Radio.

The previous post, Autumn - Winter 2004: My DX Archive, can be read here.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

March 2005: Short Wave

• 5 March [2005]: 1700 UTC: 15285 kHz: Channel Africa Plans to bridge the Zambezi river in Mozambique. Europe & Japan to provide the funding for the bridge, proposed construction 2008. English to Africa. Excellent to good reception. UN conference in South Africa.
• 5 March: 1730 UTC: 15400 kHz: BBC World Service 'Focus on Africa' with Rick Wells, text the show: +44 7786 205075. Excellent to good reception. English to Africa via Ascension Island, to west and central Africa. News from Kenya and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
  1745 UTC: 'Sportsworld Extra' Russell Fuller & James Alexander Gordon.

• 5 March: 1755 UTC: 15420 kHz: BBC World Service Excellent to Good reception. English to East and South Africa via Meyerton, South Africa. 'Sportsworld Extra' Russell Fuller, live updates from the premiership football match: Norwich 0 - Chelsea 1 (latest score).
  'Lilliburlero' at 1800 UTC, 'The Ticket' Mark Goodier at Ouagadougou Festival.
• 5 March: 1818 UTC: 15695 kHz: WEWN Birmingham AL USA English to Europe, America. Excellent to good reception. Sermon from Kings Chapter ten. Music: 'Backstage' Call the show: 1-800-433-3262, details at Heart Beat Records.
  WEWN ID at 1830 UTC, 'Family Theatre Classic Radio' Family Theatre Index.
• 5 March: 1841 UTC: 15825 kHz: WWCR - 1 Nashville TN USA Excellent to good reception. English to Europe, Middle East, America 'Faithway Baptist Church' with James Boone. Speaking with God.
• 5 March: 2000 UTC: 15825 kHz: WWCR - 1 Nashville TN USA Excellent to good reception. Presidential Radio Address by President George W Bush. Contact george @ wwcr .com English to Europe, Middle East, Africa.
• 5 March: 2044 UTC: 17725 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Europe Unzipped' The Saturday show on Radio Netherlands. English to America via Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. Excellent to good reception. 'Insight' with Robert Green.

May 2005: Short Wave

• 9 May: 2005 UTC: 3345 kHz: Channel Africa English service, female host, speaking of buildings. Poor to moderate reception.

KBS World Radio QSL Verification card, verifying reception 9 May 2005, 2100-2130 UTC, 3955 kHz.

• 9 May: 2028 UTC: 3955 kHz: KBS World Radio Excellent to good reception. German language to Europe via BBC Skelton.
• 9 May: 2100 UTC: 3955 kHz: KBS World Radio Excellent reception. English to Europe via Skelton. News with Edward Kemp, headlines: The nuclear issue in Korea. ID: 'KBS World Radio, Seoul, Korea'. Business news.

Thank you for your interest in the above broadcasts from 2005.

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