TAKING time to reflect on memories of Short Wave radio broadcasts, heard Spring 2011.
The previous post featuring Short Wave broadcasts, My Short Wave Archive: January 2011, can be found here.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.
Receiver used: Roberts R881.
March 2011 : Short Wave
- [Monday] 7 March [2011]: 1352 UTC: 11735 kHz: Voice of Turkey Music with male vocals.
Good reception. English to Asia.
Male speech with music. Profile of Alexander Linokov. Music, speech. Reference to World War 1, 'Turkish war of independence'. Close of programme.
Voice of Turkey ID.
'Did You Know That?' Question of the month.
Food recipe. Female speech. Music. Female speech.
Logged to 1411 UTC.
Sticker from Voice of Turkey, March 2011. - 7 March: 1420 UTC: 11750 kHz: Radio Farda Music in a Middle-Eastern style and language, this is Radio Farda via Germany, in the Farsi language.
Music with vocals, whistling and scratching!
Male speech with email address and ID.
Excellent to good reception.
Music with male vocals. Female host with ID. Music with male vocals, a ballad.
Logged to 1430 UTC. - 7 March: 1444 UTC: 12150 kHz: Voice of America Female host with speech regarding Indonesia, male host 'Asia is most disaster-prone area' quote.
Europe: France: Jacques Chirac to stand trial for fraud.
USA: Washington: Federal agency spending. Senator John Kerry appeared on CBS 'Face The Nation'.
Good to fair reception. English to Asia via Iranawila, Sri Lanka (IBB transmitter).
Male reporter: Californian 'Humming Bird' drone planes; The 'Nano Humming Bird'.
Female host with programme credits.
'Editorial' regarding the USA finding common interest with the World. The President is due to visit Latin America.
Postal address and website contact details.
ID "From Washington, this is VOA News".
1500 UTC: Libyan airstrikes on a coastal city. Handover of security to Afghan agencies. South Korean internet activity disrupted - by North Korea. Western Somali militants flee. Ivory Coast protests and violence. Buildings burned in Sudan. Jacques Chirac to stand trial, regarding allegations of corruption, when Mayor of Paris. NASA Discovery to return from space. Indian corruption. World markets. 'VOA News Centre'.
Now on air: 'Border Crossings' on 'VOA Music Mix': Music: Justin Bieber. Male host: Larry London. Justin Bieber spoke to 'People' magazine about his relationship with Selena Gomez. Request for a Justin Bieber song. Request from Kuwait for Hootie and The Blowfish. Promotion for the 'Border Crossings' Facebook page. Request for Celine Dion.
Logged to 1520 UTC.
- 7 March: 1552 UTC: 13640 kHz: Radio Tirana 'Sports Roundup' Football results include a Quarter Final of a competition. Tirana football team. Penalty kicks. Preview of the 'Semi Final round of the Cup of Albania'. Goals and scorers in other fixtures.
Female host. Music.
Good to fair reception. English to America.
"You have been with our English programme for today; Goodbye from Albania" (Female speech). Signature tune.
Off air at 1559 UTC. - 7 March: 1623 UTC: 13845 kHz: WWCR-3 Nashville TN Male host speaks of the unrest in North Africa and the Middle East, with male telephone caller. Male host speaks of the threat of terrorism in the United States; Male host hopes God will protect Israel. Male telephone caller speaks his views on Israel, comments on Egypt and Palestine.
Ad break: 'John' speaks of his health; Military surplus supplies; Sports water filtration systems; Food ordered direct; e-books.
ID 'GCN Radio Network'. Male host introduces male telephone caller.
Good to fair reception. English to Europe and America.
'Genesis Communications Network' (GCN) Radio Network + University Network.
Male telephone caller speaks his views on Middle Eastern matters, Condoleeza Rice, Israel and Palestine.
Ad break: Health support; gold brokers; Offshore asset management; Protect yourself from violence and terrorism in the USA; 'Heart and Body Extract' Blood pressure.
Logged to 1650 UTC. - 7 March: 1704 UTC: 14670 kHz: C H U Canadian Time Signal station CHU emitting one second ticks, with a male voice 'C H U...' changes in tone, possible co-channel interference. Some of the clicks include a double click.
Good to fair reception.
Possible spurious co-channel interference from Voice of America.
Logged to 1714 UTC. - 7 March: 1721 UTC: 15000 kHz: W W V American Time Signal station WWV Fort Collins Colorado USA. One second ticks, followed by rapid-fire ticks. Co-channel interference from amateur radio users?
Fair reception.
Logged to 1733 UTC.
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| WWV QSL card, March 2011. |
- 7 March: 1744 UTC: 15235 kHz: Channel Africa Male host, recording of a male in a room with a good echo, combined with speech hard to follow due to signal levels. English speaking males.
ID for Channel Africa, Johannesburg.
Female host 'You're listening to Africa Digest' Male with news headlines. Programme email address. Music.
Fair to poor reception. English to Africa via Meyerton, South Africa (Sentech transmitter).
Logged to 1751 UTC. - 7 March: 1803 UTC: 15365 kHz: Radio Canada International Discussion regarding obese Canadian children. Report regarding Canadian soldiers who served in Afghanistan 2003-2006.
ID for Radio Canada International; News desk in Montreal.
Female host with 'The Link' Homelessness; Longest winter road. Promotion for a feature with Marc Montgomery. Government study to help Canadian homeless, including submission from the Mental Health Commissioner of Canada to be included in the study.
Good reception. English to Africa via Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada.
Music from Arcade Fire.
Logged to 1815 UTC.
[Supper break: 1820 UTC]
- 7 March: 1950 UTC: 15365 kHz: Radio Canada International Good to fair reception. French language service to Africa.
Report from an outside broadcast: Females speaking. Speech from male in studio.
Off air at 1959 UTC. - 7 March: 2007 UTC: 15400 kHz: BBC World Service BBC Arabic Service correspondent tells male host of the military situation in Libya.
Excellent to fair reception. English to West Africa via Ascension Island (BBC transmitter).
Residents of Benghazi speak to BBC correspondent. Studio guests discuss the 'pros and cons' of a Libyan no-fly zone. 'Newshour' Sarah Palin, USA. News headlines at 2020 UTC: Libya; Police Chief of Mexico dismissed.
Logged to 2020 UTC. - 7 March: 2032 UTC: 15520 kHz: WYFR Family Radio Male host reads passages from Genesis (The first book of Moses, Old Testament).
ID. Jonah's message to man, the land was flooded.
WYFR via Ascension Island; Good to fair reception; To Africa.
Reading from the Book of Jonah 'May God have mercy on you'.
Postal address for Family Radio; Email address; Also international postal addresses and PO Box numbers for Family Radio, accessible for listeners in South Africa and India. Music.
Programme: 'Teaching Book Reading Programme': 'I Hope God Will Save Me' by Harold Camping.
Logged to 2045 UTC. - 7 March: 2053 UTC: 15580 kHz: Voice of America Up-tempo music for Africa from Voice of America via Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles (RNW transmitter).
Excellent to good reception. English to Africa.
'African Beat' Voice of America ID. Link to the close of the programme from the male host.
Off air at 2059 UTC.
[Cup of tea break: 2105 UTC]
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| Letter cover from WEWN (EWTN) March 2011 |
- 7 March: 2116 UTC: 15610 kHz: WEWN Birmingham AL (EWTN - Catholic programmes) to Africa. Fair to poor reception.
Speech from both a male and a female; Female reads out a telephone number by which you can contact the show. Music. Male speech regarding Church. Male speech with website details.
Logged to 2125 UTC.
