Thursday, December 28, 2023

My Short Wave Archive: September 2012

 BETWIXT Christmas and New Year is where we find ourselves at the moment of this post being composed; A dark, stormy, late afternoon in December 2023.

Welcome to a continuing thread of memories of radio broadcasts, heard via Short Wave Radio.  The previous post of the thread, My Short Wave Archive: May 2012, can be found here.

This post brings memories of Short Wave radio broadcasts heard Sunday, September 16, 2012.

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.

September 2012 : Short Wave
  • [Sunday] 16 September [2012]: 1150 UTC: 15430 kHz: Radio Romania International  Good reception, English language to Europe and Africa. Female speech, greetings from the studio manager, music.
    'The Cooking Show' Local produce in jars, cellophane, string. Onions, carrots, peppers, tomatoes.
    Frequency announcements, satellite broadcasts, contact details, interval signature tune, off air at 1156 UTC.
  • 16 September: 1226 UTC: 15450 kHz: The Voice of Turkey  Piano interval signature tune, female speech: "This is The Voice of Turkey". Strong to good reception, English to Europe, 1230 - 1330 UTC. Time signal, intro, announcement of email address: englishdesk at trt - world dot com
    News: Turkish Prime Minister visiting Bosnia-Herzigovina. Turkish Foreign Minister speaks to Secretary of State Hilary Clinton on the phone. Turkish Prime Minister receives an award; Visits Sarajevo. Foreign Minister and Secretary of State Clinton speak of events in North Africa and Middle East. Attacks in Syria: Aleppo, Damascus. UN-Arab League met with Assad. Memories of martyrs; Remembrance ceremony. Democracy martyrs 1960, hanged September 16, 1961. Sudan rejects US marines to protect embassy in Sudan. ID: 'Voice of Turkey, Ankara'.
    'Review of the Turkish Press' Prime Minister visiting Bosnia-Herzigovina. Turkey would like no more than five children in each family. Turkish aircraft on show at Berlin airshow. Unrest over US video. Child left at home. Underground ceremony in Paris.
    Website address, email address.
    Logged to 1248 UTC.
  • 16 September: 1307 UTC: 15575 kHz: BBC World Service  Male speech.
    Moderate to barely audible reception, English to Middle East via Cyprus.
    Signal fade up: Speech of Assad, President of Syria.
    Logged to 1310 UTC.
Radio Exterior de Espana Programme Guide, 2012
  • 16 September: 1311 UTC: 15585 kHz: Radio Exterior de España  Hip-hop style music, followed by male and female speech in the Spanish language, music. This is the Spanish language service of Radio Exterior de España, with the programme 'Mundofonías 2' (World music programme).
    Strong to good reception, Spanish language to Europe.
    Male speech, female speech, music at 1322 UTC.
    Logged to 1328 UTC.
  • 16 September: 1335 UTC: 15615 kHz: WEWN Birmingham AL
    Male host speaking to a male guest regarding prayer and confession. Male guest has written a book about prayer, confession and Saints.
    This is WEWN Birmingham AL (USA), English language to Asia via EWTN - Catholic Programmes. The programme is 'EWTN Bookmark'.
    Strong to good reception, English to Asia.
    The guest's book also considers spirituality. 'Adventures of Daily Prayer' is the name of the book.
    Logged to 1350 UTC.
[Break at 1400 UTC]
  • 16 September: 1450 UTC: 15825 kHz: WWCR  Music, male speech from 'The Temple of Jesus Christ'; The speaking male is leading singing in prayer. Passionate speech from the male: "Jesus said 'No one reaches the Father without passing through me'", readings from Genesis and the Old Testament.
    This is WWCR-1 Nashville TN (USA), English to Europe, Middle East, America.
    Strong to good reception.
    This broadcast is 'A Temple of Jesus Christ' with Cleveland Waters.
    Logged to 1520 UTC.
  • 16 September: 1526 UTC: 17510 kHz: WHRI  Male speaking of God, his faith and the gift of the Evangelist.
    This broadcast is 'MFC Worldwide' readings from the scripture by the male; A reminder of the website address [m f c ministries dot net] and broadcast times: Sunday, 1030 Eastern Time, 1530 UTC; Wednesday 0030 UTC. Hosts are Father Joe and Pastor Reno. A reminder of the email address [media at m f c ministries dot net], Greetings to the Porosic family. 'MFC Worldwide' has come to a close. Music. IDs for the website whr dot org and the email address whr at lesea dot org
    This is WHRI - Cypress Creek SC (USA), English to Europe, Africa, America.
    A feature broadcast by the son of the founder of WHRI, Mr L Sumrall.
    Strong to good reception.
    Logged to 1545 UTC.
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Tuesday, December 19, 2023

My Short Wave Archive: May 2012

 AUTUMN has given way to Winter, which is an appropriate opening to this blog post, as the previous post was uploaded in Summer!

The previous post in the continuing thread of memories of radio broadcasts, heard via Short Wave Radio, My Short Wave Archive: February 2012, can be found here.

This post brings memories of Short Wave radio broadcasts heard Friday, May 4, 2012.

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.

May 2012 : Short Wave
  • [Friday] 4 May [2012]: 0942 UTC: 11520 kHz: WEWN Birmingham AL [EWTN Global Catholic Radio / EWTN Shortwave Radio (WEWN)]
    Group prayers, including the Lord's Prayer, 'Holy Rosary with Mother Angelica and the Nuns of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery'.
    Good reception, English to Africa - Asia - Middle East - Europe.
    Logged to 10:00 UTC.
  • 4 May: 1055 UTC: 13635 kHz: Unidentified broadcast  Two tracks of pop-style music up to 1100 UTC, time pips at the top of the hour, male speech, news - a story from Australia? Don't recognise the language. Male speech, music, female voice.
    Good reception.
    Logged to 1115 UTC.
  • 4 May: 1124 UTC: 13650 kHz: China Radio International  Male host, telephone interview regarding the investment of British breakfast cereals in China. Peter Smith hosts 'The Beijing Hour'.
    Break: Male speaks of the Needham Research Institute.
    Strong to good reception, English to Europe, Asia, America via Albania.
    China and South Sudan have dialogue. China's population rises.
    [Headlines] Al-qaeda operatives killed. US publishes documents collected after Bin Laden raid in May 2011. Beijing news, press review. Stories from Shanghai. Presentation team: Emily Hennessee and Peter Smith. Report on dating parties in China.
    Logged to 1140 UTC.
  • 4 May: 1258 UTC: 13665 kHz: Radio Rossii  Male speech with cheering children, ID, short speech by female, time pips for 1300 UTC, male with ID - Off air.
    Good reception.
    Logged to 1300 UTC.

    By VGRTK - https://vgtrk.ru/logos, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=141988097
    Radio Rossii logo.

  • 4 May: 1306 UTC: 13670 kHz: China Radio International  Female speech over soothing piano music, female and male speech with oriental music, so nice!
    Good reception, Chinese language.
    Logged to 1320 UTC.
  • 4 May: 1330 UTC: 13710 kHz: China Radio International  French language service, female speech with backing track.
    Good reception.
    Interviews dubbed into the French language.
    Logged to 1342 UTC.
  • 4 May: 1349 UTC: 13790 kHz: China Radio International  Good reception, English to Europe, Asia, Australia, America via Urumchi, China.
    Male speech about top 10 boring jobs! Trail for CRI broadcasts on the 'Beyond Beijing' show. Learn Chinese on 'Chinese Studios'.
    Logged to 1355 UTC.
  • 4 May: 1405 UTC: 13820 kHz: BBC World Service  Fair to poor reception. English to Middle East via Cyprus. Female host of 'World Briefing' with story of Chinese dissident allowed to stay in a Beijing hospital, as he campaigns to be allowed to travel to the USA. Male reporter.
    Logged to 1412 UTC.
  • 4 May: 1418 UTC: 13845 kHz: University Network via WWCR-3 Nashville TN.
    Larry from Arkansas in on the air, to Europe and America. Female and male speech.
    Fair to poor reception. Female host: "Let's go to John in Missouri".
    Logged to 1426 UTC.
  • 4 May: 1450 UTC: 15190 kHz: IRRS - Shortwave Milan, broadcasting The Overcomer Ministry to Europe, Middle East, Asia, Australia, via Romania.
    Fair to poor reception.
    Brother R G Stair talks of the trials of faith, which test humanity before the Lord comes.
    Logged to 1500 UTC.

    2011 Overcomer Ministry QSL card.
  • 4 May: 1505 UTC: 15190 kHz: Radio Africa  Female speech regarding the habib and the Koran.
    This is Radio Africa via Malabo.
    Strong to good reception. English to Africa.
    Female speaking in defence of the Koran and Islamic Law.
    Logged to sign off at 1515 UTC.
  • 4 May: 1520 UTC: 15200 kHz: KTWR - Trans World Radio  Male speaks in praise of God. Group of singers. Male speech: "May God bless you. Email the station. Tune in tomorrow".
    Trans World Radio via Agana, Guam.
    Good to fair reception, English to Asia via Guam.
    Logged to close of broadcast at 1522 UTC.
  • 4 May: 1535 UTC: 15245 UTC: Voice of Korea  Male speech: "We owe nothing to the Soviet Union, and invited us to the Soviet Union in 1939, when invasion by Japan seemed imminent. At this point, the Koreans and the Soviet forces were prepared for the Japanese invasion of North Eastern China" - These are the memories of a man being translated.
    This broadcast is Voice of Korea, Pyongyang.
    Homage to The Great Leader President. ID: "This is Voice of Korea". Male and female speech, music.
    Good reception, English to Europe, America.
    The memories were those of the Great Leader President.
    Male host concludes broadcast with times and frequencies; "Goodbye, this is Pyongyang".
    Logged to 1555 UTC.
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