My Short Wave Archive: June 2010

 THE Midsummer weekend 2010 is from where these logs of international radio broadcasts are drawn.

The previous post featuring Short Wave broadcasts, My Short Wave Archive: April 2010, 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.

June 2010 : Short Wave

• [Saturday] 19 June [2010]: 0805 UTC: 11645 kHz: Radio Filia Greece  Music (pop ballad), vocals, soft instruments.  Male vocalist.  Three tracks from this artist.
  Good reception.
  Logged to 0820 UTC.

• 19 June: 0832 UTC: 11760 kHz: BBC World Service  Barely audible, male host speaking of President Obama.
  Fair to poor reception.
  English to Middle East via A'Seela, Oman.
  Logged to 0840 UTC.
• 19 June: 0847 UTC: 11785 kHz: China Radio International  Male speech, Chinese language, regarding the football World Cup. Translated audio reports with the key words 'England', 'Maradona', 'Italians'.  Female and male speech, including contact details.  Off air at 0858 UTC.
  Excellent reception.
• 19 June: 0922 UTC: 12020 kHz: RDP Internacional  [Rádio Portugal]  Music by male vocalist and guitar, male studio host with male on telephone.  More music by male with guitar, short piece of music.
  Excellent to good reception.
  Host speaks to male on telephone.  Music from male vocalist and big band.  Male on telephone.
  Portuguese language.  Music.
  Logged to 0945 UTC.

Coffee break!

19 June: 1004 UTC: Spurious broadcast on 12810 kHz, Spanish language, regarding World Cup football. Female speech, music.  Broadcast believed to be Radio Exterior de Espana.

• 19 June: 1024 UTC: 13635 kHz: Voice of Turkey  Male and female participating in a play.  Music.  Female host, pop music.
  Good reception.  Arabic to Asia and Africa, 500 kW.
  Logged to 1040 UTC.
• 19 June: 1050 UTC: 13665 kHz: Radio Rossii  Male host, speech, music, male vocalist and band.  ID at 1055 UTC.  Music.
  [Also logged from 1207 UTC: 13665 kHz: Good to fair reception.  Russian language, male host.  ID for 'Radio Rossii - Sport'.  Logged to 1212 UTC]

Card from Radio Netherlands verifying reception, 19 June 2010.
This would be my last verification card from Holland  :(

• 19 June: 1225 UTC: 13700 kHz: Radio Nederland Wereldomroep  Speech in Dutch language.
  Excellent to fair reception.  Dutch to Europe.
  Speech by male on Holland (Netherlands) in the Football World Cup.  Music: 'Big In Japan'.  Live report from Durban, South Africa.  Score: Holland 0 - Japan 0 at half time.  Audio from the stadium includes the Vuvuzelas.
  Logged to 1235 UTC.
• 19 June: 1247 UTC: 13720 kHz: Radio Exterior de Espana  Speech in Spanish language.
  Excellent reception.  Spanish to Europe.
  Broadcast includes the music 'Ode To Joy' by Beethoven.  Programming: 'Diario de Europa' followed by 'Hispanorama'.  ID for Radio Exterior de Espana in various languages.  Music: 'Lola' (The Kinks) performed in Spanish!
  To 1300 UTC.
• 19 June: 1307 UTC: 13760 kHz: Voice of Korea  English service from Pyongyang.  Speech regarding Kim Sung-Il.
  Good reception.  English to Europe & America.
  The Respected Leader Kim Jung-Il, The Workers Party of Korea, Sixtieth anniversary.
  Logged to 1325 UTC.
• 19 June: 1327 UTC: 13790 kHz: China Radio International  Excellent to good reception.  English to Europe, Asia, Australia and America via Urumchi, China.
  'China Drive' with male and female hosts at a Chinese holiday festival.
  'Media Scan' with a report on millionaires and billionaires.
  Logged to 1340 UTC.

Coffee break!

• 19 June: 1405 UTC: 13800 kHz: Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran  Male host speaking to male on telephone.  Music.  Male speech.
  Excellent to good reception.
  Male speech, music.  Female speech, music.
  Logged to 1420 UTC.
• 19 June: 1425 UTC: 13845 kHz: WWCR-3  Nashville TN USA  Religious content: Female preacher speaks to an assembled audience.  Music: Gospel Choir!  ID for the University Network with contact details by male on this broadcast.
  English to Europe and America.  Good to fair reception.
  Male speaker refers to verses of the Bible.
  Logged to 1445 UTC.

Card from WWCR verifying reception, 19 June 2010.

• 19 June: 1536 UTC: 15825 kHz: WWCR-1  Nashville TN USA  Religious content: Male broadcasting a sermon: 'Hope is an anchor'.
  Good reception.  English to Europe, Middle East, America.
  Bible readings from John, Chapter 10, Verse 28-29.  'Showers of Blessings'.
  Next on air is Brother Eugene Brown 'Words of Hope'.
  Logged to 1555 UTC.

Contact information for broadcasts (as at June 2010):

Words of Hope, PO Box 78333, Nashville TN 37207 USA

Radio Filia (Greece): Telephone calls welcome: (+30) 210 606 6310

RDP Internacional, Avenida Marechal Gomes da Costa No 37, 1849-030 Lisboa (Lisbon) Portugal

Voice of Korea, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

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My Short Wave Archive: February 2010

 THIS post takes us back to the first evening spent listening to the Short Wave radio band, in the year 2010.

The previous post featuring Short Wave broadcasts, My Short Wave Archive: December 2009, 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.

February 2010 : Short Wave

Notes: Unconfirmed broadcasts heard from WWV (Boulder, CO USA) and Vatican Radio around 5000 kHz; HIMI 5010 Radio Cristal International (Dominican Republic) on 5010 kHz.

    Spurious broadcasts: Radio Prague on 5015 kHz; China Radio International on 5045 kHz.

• [Tuesday] 2 February [2010]: 2140 UTC: 5830 kHz: Radio Ukraine International  Music followed by female speech, German language.  Female and male speech, music.
  Good to fair reception; German language.
  Logged to 2150 UTC.
• 2 February: 2204 UTC: 6075 kHz: Deutsche Welle  Male speech, ID for Deutsche Welle.  Male and female speech regarding Stuttgart.
  Excellent to fair reception; German to Europe via Rampisham [UK] 500 kW.
  Logged to 2215 UTC.
• 2 February: 2218 UTC: 6100 kHz: International Radio Serbia  Excellent to fair reception; English to Europe.
  Pop music programme, female host, ID, speaking of a female musician, popular throughout the last decade.  Music by Alexander. Host: 'She recorded her debut album in 2003, second album in 2006'.
  Co-channel interference from Russia in Russian?  'Pop Flash and Crash' music.
  Announcement of broadcast frequencies: 6100 kHz and 9675 kHz.
  Postal address ( 11000 Belgrade) and web contact details.
  Off air at 2228 UTC.
• 2 February: 2246 UTC: 6200 kHz: Radio Bulgaria  Good reception; English to Europe.
  Music; Female host with music by female artist. Feature: Traditional folk band formed close to Plovdiv. Music.
  Logged to 2252 UTC.

Verification card from Radio Bulgaria, February 2010.

• 2 February: 2259 UTC: 6240 kHz: Radio PMR - Pridnestrovye  "This is Tiraspol"  Male with ID and introduction to broadcast.  Male speaks of negotiations between Tiraspol and Moscow.  March 28 is election day in Pridnestrovye.
  Excellent to good reception.
  Other items of speech: Arbitration court of Pridnestrovye.  Pridnestrovyan students in Ukraine college.
  English to Europe and America via Moldova.
  Items of speech: A 'Lyceum' is a classroom.  Languages and translations.  'Goodbye' at 2312 UTC; Followed by German language.
• 2 February: 2344 UTC: 7220 kHz: Radio Romania International  Good reception; English to Europe, Asia and America.
  Male speech: 'This is Bucharest'  ID, Feature: 'Athlete of the Week':  Female athlete, representing Romania at Winter Olympics 2010.
  Logged to 2352 UTC.

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My DX Archive: Summer 2001

FOLLOWING on from the memories of radio broadcasts heard May 2001, this post brings you my logs of Short Wave radio broadcasts heard Summer 2001: June, July and August of that year.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

June 2001: Short Wave

• 3 June [2001]: 1708 UTC: 3910 kHz: Reflections Europe Unlicensed transmitter. Fair to inaudible reception. Male Speech.
• 3 June: 1747 UTC: 5910 kHz: Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal Good reception. English to Europe via Wavre, Belgium 'Brussels Calling': 'Brussels 1043' Letters and reception reports with Liz Sanderson. Mail from Japan. Kyoto Festival with Diane Lehmann.

QSL Verification card from Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal (Brussels, Belgium), June 2001.

• 3 June: 1825 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. English to Europe, North Africa 'British News' Michael Poles, Peter Cole, Trevor Kavanagh, George Jones.
• 3 June: 1837 UTC: 6220 kHz: Laser Hot Hits Strong to good reception. 'Garage' music, male host, station ID, S Club 7 remix of 'Don't Stop Movin'' featuring Tina Barrett.
• 3 June: 1856 UTC: 6295 kHz: Reflections Europe .com
  1857 UTC: Music. Good to fair reception.
  1900 UTC: ID, frequency ID, Male host, Martha Schwartz religious programme, California.
• 3 June: 1933 UTC: 7260 kHz: Voice of America Special English. Fair to poor reception. English to Europe, Middle East, Asia via Biblis, Germany. News: Nepalese Royals assassinated.

July 2001: Short Wave

• 23 July: 1916 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception 'Health Matters' Medicine in Argentina. English to Europe and North Africa.
• 23 July: 1932 UTC: 9440 kHz: China Radio International Fair reception. English to Africa. Male host, news: Report from Beijing 'News and Reports' Female host.

China Radio International QSL card, July 2001.

• 23 July: 1953 UTC: 9480 kHz: Voice of Russia Strong to good reception. English to Europe. Portrait of Wartime veteran on 'Moscow Yesterday and Today'. News at 20 UTC.
• 23 July: 2014 UTC: 9660 kHz: Vatican Radio Good to fair reception. English to Africa. Female hosts meets Father Cougor.
• 23 July: 2030 UTC: 9675 kHz: World Beacon Lagos, Nigeria. Strong reception. English to Africa via Dhariyya.
• 23 July: 2046 UTC: 9680 kHz: Radio Thailand Fair to poor reception. English to Europe via Udorn Thani, Thailand. Co-channel interference from World Beacon.
• 23 July: 2058 UTC: 9760 kHz: Voice of America Good reception. English to Europe, North Africa, Middle East via Briech, Morocco. 'VOA News Now' headlines: Indonesia has a new Prime Minister. President Bush visits Europe. Pakistan rain storms. Funeral of Katherine Graham. Global meeting in Berlin.
• 23 July: 2117 UTC: 9765 kHz: Deutsche Welle Fair reception. English to Asia and the Pacific via Wertachtal, Germany. 'Newslink' Report on whaling, G8 Summit and riots.

With compliments of Deutsche Welle, Germany.

August 2001: Short Wave

• 10 August: 2159 UTC: 13745 kHz: Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran Fair reception. English to South East Asia, Australasia. Male host reports on a visit to South Korea. Station ID followed by 'Listeners' Special', two male hosts, brief talk about weather, mild nights, humid days in Tehran. Letters from Ghana, Nigeria.
• 21 August: 1927 UTC: 10000 kHz: WWV Time Signal Station. Strong to good reception. One second ticks, quick fire ticks, voice, tones.
• 21 August: 1959 UTC: 11670 kHz: Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran Fair reception. English to Europe. Female host speaks to a lady.
• 21 August: 2015 UTC: 11675 kHz: Voice of Russia World Service Fair reception. English to Europe 'Moscow Mailbag' Joe Adamov.
• 21 August: 2028 UTC: 11790 kHz: China Radio International Strong to fair reception. English to Europe, Africa 'Sportsworld' Male and female hosts with new studio assistant at the launch of the University Games in Beijing. Report from the athlete's village.
• 28 August: 1830 UTC: 15385 kHz: Radio Romania International Strong to good reception. Spanish to Spain, host mentions Valencia and the singer Cyndi Lauper. Spanish music. Heard to 1845 UTC.

Telefunken T-10, Germany, 1924.

• 28 August: 1848 UTC: 15400 kHz: BBC World Service Good to fair reception. English to South, West and Central Africa, via Ascension Island. Male host reports on relations between Russia & Chechnya.
• 28 August: 1902 UTC: 15410 kHz: Voice of America Strong to good reception. English to Africa via Briech, Morocco. 'VOA News Now' reports on an anti-racism meeting in Africa, including interview with a female representative of a Church. Report regarding globalisation. ID: 'VOA English to Africa'.
• 28 August: 1933 UTC: 15445 kHz: Voice Of America Strong to good reception. English to Africa via Botswana 'VOA English to Africa, World of Music': Rita Rochelle meets Billy Childs. Trailer for 'Africa World Tonight'.
• 28 August: 1957 UTC: 15495 kHz: Radio Kuwait Strong to good reception. Main Arabic Programme to Central, North and West Africa. Male and female hosts with Arabic speech, music, male with devotional programming including music at 20 UTC.
• 28 August: 2007 UTC: 15505 kHz: Radio Kuwait Strong to good reception. Main Arabic Programme to Europe and North America, male and female speech in Arabic.
• 28 August: 2022 UTC: 15580 kHz: Voice of America Strong to good reception. English to Africa via Greenville, NC, USA.

Radio Taipei International QSL, August 2001.

• 28 August: 2040 UTC: 15600 kHz: Radio Taipei International Strong to good reception. French language broadcast. Contact details, female host.
• 28 August: 2100 UTC: 15665 kHz: Shortwave Broadcasts, PO Box 1524 Boston MA 02117-1524 USA Strong to good reception. German to West Europe via WSHB 'Bibellektion' female host.
• 28 August: 2123 UTC: 15685 kHz: WWCR-1 Strong to good reception. Spanish to Europe and America via Nashville, TN, USA. 'Maravillosas Palabras' (Salvation Army).

I hope you have enjoyed these memories of the Summer of 2001.

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A Short Wave Summer: June 1999

A NEW temporary title for My DX Archive, the previous post of which can be found here. This post takes us back to a summer twenty years ago, we are going back to June 1999 for my log of radio broadcasts heard via Short Wave radio.
Housekeeping notes: This post features logs of radio broadcasts heard on the Short Wave radio band. Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

June 1999: Short Wave

• 3 June [1999]: 1744 UTC: 5850 kHz: Sunrise Radio Strong to good reception. Punjabi music.
• 3 June: 1747 UTC: 5910 kHz: Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal Strong to good reception via Waver (49m / 32°) 'Economics' Belgian life. Government.
• 3 June: 1833 UTC: 6218/6219/6220/6235/6310 kHz: Laser Hot Hits Fair to poor reception. Music: Jimmy Nail. Blondie 'Call Me'. Pretenders 'Human'. Stuart Dobson listened in February, Mr Andrews listened 28-29 March in Bristol, Peter listened 6th April in the Netherlands. Music: The Corrs 'Runaway'. Nick Kershaw 'Wouldn't It Be Good'. Amy Grant 'It's Too Late'.
• 3 June: 1917 UTC: 7375/7415 kHz: Voice of America Strong to good reception. VOA English to Africa 'African Perspectives' Speech from Tabio Mbeki, leader of the ANC, winners of the South African elections. Interview with Lord David Steel, election monitor.

Radio Exterior de Espana QSL, June 1999.

• 3 June: 2012 UTC: 9595 kHz: Radio Exterior de Espana Fair to poor reception 'The News from Spain' Headlines: Yugoslav peace deal. EU leaders meet in Cologne (Köln). South African elections: ANC win. Palestine uprising. Turkish Trade Fair. EU elections. ETA (Spanish movement). Nigeria. Angola. Cuban rafters. Interference from RAI. News: Nicaragua. Sport: Tennis. Weather. Headlines.
• 3 June: 2046 UTC: 9760/9770 kHz: Voice Of America Fair (Moderate) reception. Science, medicine, environment. Headline: Yugoslav peace. Business news: Dow Jones, factory orders fell, change in interest rates. Retail sales up, Dow Jones up, Texaco break off merger talks 'VOA News Now' to Europe, North Africa, Middle East.
• 3 June: 2112 UTC: 9400 kHz: Radio Bulgaria Strong to good reception 'Events and Developments' NATO. Bulgaria joins peace keeping force. Bulgaria secures US donation. Petroleum pipeline from the Caspian Sea. Summer holiday in Bulgaria. Music; 'History Club' Dr Constantine Cossett.
• 3 June: 2141 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception 'Meridian Books'.
• 3 June: 2147 UTC: 9430 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong to good reception. 31m. Interference from an Asian broadcaster. 'Sixty Degrees North' featuring 'Nordic Report': Link ups with Finland and Norway with regards to the Kosovo conflict. Reports: Swedish female, Finnish male, Norwegian female. Sara Röxstrom closes the show with music.
• 3 June: 2219 UTC: 9880 kHz: China Radio International Strong to good reception. 32m. 'News about China' Russian Foreign Minister visits China. Discussion regarding Kosovo. 'Current Affairs' China hopes to clear a matter regarding fishing waters with Philippines. Top ten cities for environmental control. Surgery diagnosis by internet.

Radio Cairo QSL, June 1999.

• 3 June: 2234 UTC: 9990 kHz: Radio Cairo Strong to good reception. 31m. Music: George Michæl 'When Love's In Need Of Love Today'. Johnny Hates Jazz 'Turn Back The Clock'. Tomorrow's show: News, Arabic, 'You Ask, We Answer', 'Women's Corner'. News in Brief, 'The Holy Qu'ran and it's meaning'. 'Euro Service of Radio Cairo'. Egypt.
• 3 June: 2308 UTC: 9385 kHz? WEWN Strong to good reception 'Our Lady In Scripture and Tradition'. Male speaker. Global Catholic Radio.
• 3 June: 2316 UTC: 11700 kHz: Radio Bulgaria English to North America. Strong to good reception. 'Events & Developments'.
• 3 June: 2324 UTC: 11830 kHz: Radio Romania International Strong to good reception. Female speaks of 'Carpathians'. Total eclipse preparations for August 11 in Romania.
• 3 June: 2330 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. 'Outlook' Secretaries.

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My DX Archive: Winter 1993 - 94.

BRINGING you some more memories of radio broadcasts, logged over the course of the Winter of 1993 - 94. The following logs are broadcasts received on Short Wave and Medium Wave.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz), MegaHertz (MHz) and/or metrebands (m). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

December 1993

• 13 December [1993]: 1912 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America News: Mark Hopkins profiles Boris Yeltzin. Evan Hayes reports from Bonn. Elections, Germany, Austria, Latvia, Macedonia, Middle East. US troops leave Somalia.
• [Saturday] 25 December (Christmas Day): 0827 UTC: 11690 - 12010 kHz: Radio Moscow World Service Good reception. Programming: 'Pacific Update', News headlines in brief at 0830 UTC, Audio Book Club.
• 27 December: 1914 UTC: 1197 kHz (Medium Wave): Voice of America Good to moderate reception. Interference from Virgin 1215 which also uses 1197 kHz. Programming: Men who kidnapped school students to fly to Iran have been arrested, Korea, explosion: UN base, Somalia, Germany sees increase in attacks on visitors.
• 30 December: 2130 UTC: 1179 kHz (Medium Wave): Radio Sweden Strong to good reception. News headlines: Österland link at risk. Report from "The Guardian", EEA [European Economic Area?] in force from 1st January 1994. "Sixty Degrees North" programme.

Adventist World Radio QSL, January 1994

January 1994

• [Saturday] 1 January [1994]: 1526-1600 UTC: 5940-5945 kHz: Adventist World Radio Strong to good reception. Test transmissions: AWR address, frequencies, times, transmitter information, music. Address: PO Box 100 252 Darmstadt Germany - Frequency list: 5940 5945 7115 7180 7270 7315 9455 9465 11610 13715 13790 kHz. Lady sings 'Amazing Grace' at 1526 UTC. Announcement "This is AWR The Voice of Hope", 250 kW from Slovakia to Africa, Middle East, Asia and Europe.
• 6 January: 1155 UTC [5955 kHz?] Radio Netherlands 'Media Network': Estonia closes broadcasts. Radio Free Europe to close on Medium Wave. Report from BBC in Caversham, UK. Cutbacks at Radio Prague, details of World Radio Network, London. Adventist World Radio via Radio Prague. World Radio TV Handbook. BBC Radio 2 & 3 satellite broadcasts, Capital Radio satellite broadcasts. 'Receiver Shopping List' (Edition 14) available. Radio New Zealand International. Arthur Cushen reports from the Pacific. Propagation Report with Mike Bird, New South Wales, Australia.
• 11 January: 19 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America News: President Clinton in Brussels. Report from Cairo. US Dollar strong against the pound in London. China & US to discuss textile imports. North Korea and the US to negotiate? Shooting in Kashmir. Banning of cigarettes ads in USA? 'Newsline' with Kent Cline. NATO to use force in Bosnia?
• 11 January: 1936 UTC: 6060-6080 kHz: Radio Australia Sports bulletin programme: Cricket: Australia v New Zealand. Tennis: Pete Sampras. Australian Rules Football in Canberra. Australian who campaigned to bring the Olympics to Sydney has been given an honour by the IOC.
• 11 January: 1936 UTC: 6 MHz: Radio Yugoslavia English broadcast. Female newscaster. Civil war clashes continue in Bosnia. 'Croatia & Muslims are fighting Muslims attacking Serbia'. UN decides to suspend flights to Sarajevo. '82mm fell on Sarajevo Airport'. Japanese troops will not be going to the former Yugoslavia. Bill Clinton to visit Moscow, Russia, tomorrow. Brussels summit concerning NATO. Yugoslav film wins Moscow movie awards.
• 11 January: 2023 UTC: 7170 kHz: China Radio International Female broadcaster: Weather in China. Are Chinese chocaholics? Chinese sports: figure skating.

• 11 January: 2039 UTC: 7 MHz: Radio Obershindingo Japan. Postal address: Radio Obershindingo, 3 Hidoanna Shivuoka 418-01 Japan.
• 11 January: 21 UTC? 9690 kHz (31m) Radio Romania News: NATO meeting. Romania makes links with Turkey. New Director General of Romanian television appointed. Links between Thailand & Romania are being renewed. Red Cross helps Serbia. Boris Yeltzin opens Russian parliament. Israeli troops to withdraw from Jericho. Fires calm down in Sydney. Good to moderate reception.
• 11 January: 2130 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service IRA ban lifted in Ireland.
• 29 January: 2240 UTC: 963 kHz (Medium Wave): Radio Finland Strong to moderate reception. Programme: "Focus" Spain slowing down Sweden & Finland's membership of the EU. Upturn in European import/export markets, South Asia & Russia contribute to Finland's export income.
• 29 January: 2315 UTC: 1368 kHz Medium Wave: Manx Radio Good to poor reception. 'The Late Show' Music from Nat King Cole, presenter: Chris Price, who mentions a lady in Colwyn Bay, who enjoys the music of Nat King Cole.
• 30 January (Sunday): 1725 UTC: 1179 kHz Medium Wave: Radio Sweden Strong to good reception. Programme 'Sounds Nordic' the Swedish singles chart: Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting 'All For Love' at No 1. An interview with staff of 'Interface', a Swedish computer magazine. Visit to a music museum.

February 1994

• 10 February: 1715 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong to good reception. Thursday's edition of '60° Degrees North': Is it wise for the UN to bomb Sarajevo? News with Jim Downing. Serbs could be bombed. Interview with Swedish Prime Minister. Committee reviews possible entry to the European Union. Serbs should give up arms, but bombs may injure serving Swede troops. NATO may bomb Sarajevo. Thursday's deliveries from Swedish Rescue Service have been delayed until Sunday, 13 February. A visit to a Reindeer market. Austria, Finland, Norway & Sweden may be allowed to enter the EU. [Receiver: Panasonic FM-LW-MW 3 Band Receiver; "GX30 High Sensitivity" Model No: RF-1630L; Made in Singapore.]
• [Tuesday] 15 February: 10:05 UTC: 1458 kHz Medium Wave: BBC Newcastle BBC Radio Newcastle Weather at 10:05, music by D:Ream. BBC 'phone-in number: 091 232 6565. 'Sue', re: pancake race: 091 276 4809. 'Vlad The Lad'. Metro Controller David Harrod coming up soon. Strong to moderate reception. Music by Rita Macneil 'Working Man'. Travel update: Snow in West Northumberland, snow on the A66 Bowes - Stainmore 2 lanes in operation. Travel via AA Roadwatch. Missing cars: Beige fiesta & red fiesta. Man from BBC pronunciation unit on soon. 'Snow watch' call 091 232 6565. Music from Julian Lennon 'Too Late For Goodbyes'.
• 16 February: 1948 UTC: 5945-6155 kHz: Radio Austria News: Atomic Energy Commission. Music: Vienna Art Orchestra. Report by Joanna King: Women in Romania die during childbirth. David Ward ends broadcast with the waltz 'With Us, At Home' by Strauss.
• 16 February: 1958 UTC: 5960 kHz: Deutsche Welle Broadcasting on 5960, 7285 kHz, Astra 1A. Mark Caldwell hosts 'Germany Today'. Peggy Graham, news: Chancellor Kohl. Strikes in north Germany. Steel companies are fined by the EU. Dalai Llama turns down an invitation to visit the Frankfurt celebration. German troops return from Somalia. Ash Wednesday.
• 16 February: 2042 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America 'Music USA' (Jazz) Interview with Dave Frishburg. VOA station ID. 3000 Radio stations in the USA. Winston Marsellers, Phil-wood Quartet selected for awards.
• 16 February: 2055 UTC: 6180-6195 kHz: BBC World Service Feature on the Northern Ireland Job Club, interview with Paul, unemployed, of Belfast. Sports news: GB wins two gold medals at the winter Olympics, Lillehammer. Malta win a medal.

Radio Prague QSL, February 1994.

• 16 February: 2110 UTC: 7265 - 7345 kHz: Radio Prague Czech Press Review: Slovakian elections. Czech farm trade is small. War crimes. 'Calling All Listeners': Letter from Illinois, USA. Susan J Sheppard in Connecticut asks for a QSL. Radio Prague archives. Letter from Glasgow. Clandestine stations in Cuba have been heard around the world. 'Calling All Listeners' end at 2127 UTC.
• 16 February: 2156 UTC: 11815 - 11925 kHz: Radio Japan 'Tokyo Pop-In' Music programme: Japanese pop music.
• 24 February: 2217 - 2230 UTC: 1512 kHz Medium Wave: BRT Brussels 'North South' with Frans Vossen, 'Economics': European car industry is slow. EC publishes figures of car sales in Europe. Strong to good reception.

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Shortwave Sunday: March 2016

LOOKING back through this blog, it is an online record of the various radio broadcasts I have heard over the decade and more that this blog has been in existence. Sunday 6 March was another of those lovely days spent beside the radio, listening to the Shortwave bands. Here is a record of what I heard that day.

[Housekeeping: Times in UTC (GMT); Frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz); Transmission powers (where applied) are kiloWatts (kW).]

1110 UTC : 6210 kHz : Radio Merlin International (UK Pirate). High energy dance music - Relay of Energy FM Tenerife 'This is Energy', ad break. Dance mix of Ellie Goulding's 'Love Me Like You Do'. Moderate to poor reception. To 1132 UTC.
*Radio Merlin website*

1145 UTC : 6295 kHz : Radio De Zwarte Panter [Radio The Black Panther] (Dutch Pirate). Dance music. Fade out - Loss of signal.
*Radio De Zwarte Panter website*

1316 UTC : 9560 kHz : Radio Slovakia International (Slovakia). Good to moderate reception. English to Europe via Radio 700 (Kall-Krekel, Germany). 'Slovakia Today' with Katarina Richterova and colleagues. To 1330 UTC.
*Radio Slovakia website*

1412 UTC : 9580 kHz : Medi 1 Radio (Tangier, Morocco). 'Intermission': Music: Annie Lennox 'Whiter Shade of Pale', Grace 'You Don't Own Me'. Fair reception.
*Medi 1 website*

1433 UTC : 9655 kHz : Radio Romania International (Romania). Strong to good reception. Romanian to Central & West Europe. Speech and music. To 1506 UTC.
*Radio Romania website*

1520 UTC : 9690 kHz : Radio Exterior de España (Spain). Strong to moderate reception. Spanish to North America. 'Tablero Deportivo' ['Sports Board'] covering the Barcelona football match; Repeated mentions of Suarez and Messi. To 1535 UTC.
*Tablero Deportivo website*

1545 UTC : 9785 kHz : China Radio International (China). Good to moderate reception. English worldwide via Jinhua, China. Sports report: American football, dog sled racing. Report about the popularity of new movies. Music: Solo artists on tour in China. Weather forecast prior to close of the broadcast. To 1553 UTC.
*China Radio website*

1612 UTC : 9875 kHz : China Radio International (China). Good reception. English worldwide via Kashi, China. Social media in China. Music: Uncle Kraker 'Writing It Down'. LinkedIn releases list of top ten jobs in China. To 1624 UTC.
*China frequencies website*

1644 UTC : 11600 kHz : Overcomer Ministry (USA). Brother R G Stair singing in praise of the Lord, then loudly highlighting words from the Scriptures, the Gospel, the Tabernacle. Quotations. Broadcasting from The Tabernacle: Requesting if European listeners could contribute "One thousand to one hundred thousand dollars to buy airtime"! Moderate reception. English to Europe & Middle East via Spaceline, Bulgaria. Off air abruptly at 1659 UTC.
*Overcomer Ministry website*

1700 UTC : 11600 kHz : Bible Voice India. "You are listening to Bible Voice India". Moderate reception. Change of language. Speech with occasional musical interlude. To 1710 UTC.

1825 UTC : 11600 kHz : End Time Coming (UK). Moderate reception. English to Europe. Male speaking to a congregation, quoting directly from a copy of the Bible - Audio of pages being turned. Abrupt end of sermon for contact details of ETC Ministry. Close of broadcast at 1830 UTC.
*ETC Radio website*

1847 UTC : 11670 kHz : All India Radio (India). General Overseas Service IV. Strong to good reception. English to Europe and Africa. 'Welcome to Studio One' went on location to meet a climber who traveled to Kabul, Afghanistan, to go climbing. "It is time for the news - Please stand by". 1900 UTC news broadcast: Female leaders should have more belief in themselves. Fears militants and would-be terrorists have traveled to India. To 1902 UTC.
*All India Radio website*

1914 UTC : 11790 kHz : Follow The Bible Ministries (USA). 250 kW transmission via Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean. Strong to moderate reception. "Life should be one continual prayer to God", break-up of broadcast from time to time. Quote from John, Chapter one. Break in transmission. Mark, chapter one, verse 35. Break in transmission. "Reading the Bible daily is important". To 1920 UTC.
*Follow The Bible Ministries website*

1923 UTC : 11810 kHz : BBC World Service (UK). 'Focus on Africa'. Social media; Football; Private doctors. Industry in Tanzania is growing. Promo for Matt Reinhardt with 'Americana' in half an hour. 1930 UTC news headlines: Former US First Lady, Nancy Reagan, has died. News from Syria and NATO. Police in Northern Ireland investigate a bomb. Moderate reception. English to West & Central Africa via Ascension Island. To 1941 UTC.
*Focus on Africa website*

1953 UTC : 11900 kHz : Voice of America (USA). Moderate reception. French to North west Africa - 100 kW via Sao Tome and Principe (Pinheira). 'Soul USA' playing James Brown 'Papa's Got A Brand New Bag', followed by speech...

1958 UTC : 12075 kHz : Voice of America (USA). Moderate reception. French to North west Africa via Selebi-Phikwe, Botswana - 100 kW transmission. 'Soul USA' playing Joe Cocker 'With A Little Help From My Friends'. To 2000 UTC.
*Soul USA website*

That concludes the log for March. Please note that not all broadcasts I heard that day have been included; I omitted the 'talk back' channels, usually semi-scrambled, between port and craft; I also omitted a log, simply because, it was two broadcasts listed at the same time, same frequency, and I haven't yet been able to tell them apart.

Please do click on the weblinks that follow the majority of logs. Please note that not all of the websites linked to are in the English language.

Until the next time, kind regards and enjoy.