My DX Archive: April 2001

THE Late August Bank Holiday [in the UK] is upon us and the weather has been kind; Typing this at 1730 UTC on Sunday and it is HOT. So grab yourself a cool drink with these memories of radio broadcasts from the month of April 2001.
Broadcasts heard March 2001 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.

April 2001: Short Wave

• 3 April [2001]: 1944 UTC: 6065 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong to good reception. English to Europe, Africa, Middle East 'Sixty Degrees North' Sunspots / Coronal activity. 'Media Scan': Public broadcasting bill, digital broadcasting. Web, music.
• 13 April: 1137 UTC: 17650 kHz: Deutsche Welle in German 'Radio E' discuss Voice of the Mediterranean in Malta, Radio Alpha in Portugal, Paris and BBC World Service. Strong to good reception. Sunrise Radio, London.
• 13 April: 1200 UTC: 18950 kHz: Radio Norway International Strong to fair reception. Station ID.
• 13 April: 1252 UTC: 18960 kHz: Radio Sweden Music. Strong to fair reception. English to North America via Hörby, 500 kW 'Sixty Degrees North' Female host interviews female tourist in Stockholm. Gaby Katz.

Cover of HCJB March 2001
Schedule, marking 70 years of
HCJB. Photo by Duane Birkey.

• 13 April: 1330 UTC: 21455 kHz: HCJB Good reception. English to America 'Family Life Today' Male host on air on Good Friday. [Note: These broadcasts were heard on Good Friday, 13 April, 2001. The beginning of the Easter weekend of that year] E: english @ hcjb.org.ec
• 13 April: 2026 UTC: 3985 kHz: Radio Wonderful via Radio 510 International Good to fair reception. Male host speaking English and German. Postal address: Radio 510 International, PO Box 510, 4010 Basel, Switzerland www. radio510 .org Music: Outkast 'Miss Jackson'.
• 13 April: 2058 UTC: 5000 kHz: NIST Radio Station WWV Strong to good reception. nist.radio @ boulder . nist . gov
• 14 April: 1209 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. English to Europe and North Africa 'Wright Round The World' Steve Wright. Music: Five 'Keep On Movin'', Ace of Base 'Always Have, Always Will'. Dedications. Music: Shaggy 'It Wasn't Me'.
• 22 April: 1102 UTC: 13850 kHz: Radio Ezra Good to poor reception. English to Europe, Middle East (North Africa and North America?) via Wavre, Belgium. Male speech regarding the Sabbath (Sundays) // 15440 kHz. ID: 'Ezra: Water into Wine'. water - into - wine .com
• 29 April: 1056 UTC: 13850 kHz: Radio Ezra with John D. Hill. Tone signal from transmitter. 1059 UTC: Music with station ID, website address, music with station ID. Speech - break in transmission at 1101 UTC. Good reception. Back on air: speech regarding baptism. ID at 1105 UTC, at 1107 UTC, water - into - wine .com

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My DX Archive: Summer 1998

AS we await the arrival of Spring here in the Northern Hemisphere, allow me to bring you Summer - The Summer of 1998, as recorded in my radio listening logbook. The following broadcasts were heard on the Short Wave band of a Hitachi TRK 5854E.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

June 1998: Short Wave

• 13 June [1998]: 1232 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. 'A Jolly Good Show' Dave Lee Travis. Music: Tracy Chapman 'Fast Car'. Pop Pal: Brazil.
• 13 June: 1245 UTC: 9805 kHz: Radio France Internationale via Allouis? Strong to good reception. News headlines in English at 1245: Elections in Queensland, Australia. News from Africa: Ethiopia and Cape Town, South Africa. The EU & NATO warn Kosovo. Casper Leighton in Nantes for a France 98 World Cup match: Spain v Nigeria. French lesson. Goal: Spain 1 - Nigeria 0.
• 13 June: 1824 UTC: 5840 kHz: Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal Flemish to Europe via Waverton or Juilich. Strong to good reception. 'Het Dak van de Wereld, 7 op 7' Music, speech.
• 13 June: 1849 UTC: 5850 kHz: Sunrise Radio London via Deutsche Telekom (DTK), Germany. Strong to good reception. Ethnic / Asian music for a European audience.

Hitachi TRK 5854E.

• 13 June: 1852 UTC: 5915 // 6055 kHz: Radio Slovakia English to Western Europe. Strong to good reception. Music.
• 13 June: 19 UTC: 5945 // 6155 kHz: Radio Austria German to Europe. Strong to good reception. 'Osterreich Journale': Kosovo, Jacques Chirac, United States of America. President Milosevic, Macedonia, Yugoslavia. News from Austria. World Cup news. News from Kosovo.
• 13 June: 1925 UTC: 5975 kHz: Radio Colombo International Strong to good reception. English service: Sri Lankan fortress feature. 'Facets of...' with Derek Chocman. European Service of Sri Lankan Broadcasting Corporation. News headlines: Invite from Sri Lankan President to Bangladesh for Summit. Sri Lanka to attend Summer Forum in Paris.
• 13 June: 2004 UTC: 6120 kHz: Radio Finland English news (to North Europe): Nokia advertisement. Marriage of racing driver Mika Hakkinen. Strong to good reception. Weather: Finland and Nordic. Minister in charge of Finland's EU Presidency preparations is on the air.
• 13 June: 2027 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service to West Europe. Fair to poor reception. 'Newshour' with Julian Marshall. Football discussion regarding Japan v Argentina with regard to Japan & South Korea hosting the 2002 World Cup, why some broadcasters will jam the Japanese games and/or Korean games (presumed to be China).
• 13 June: 2136 UTC: 9670 // 9765 kHz: Deutsche Welle Strong to good reception. 'Mailbag Asia' DJ Bobo 1996 remix of 'Radio Gaga' by Queen. Silver Convention 'Fly Robin Fly'. Letter from a teacher in Pakistan. Thomas and Jackie are the hosts. Music: Sting 'Englishman In New York'.

Deutsche Welle QSL Verification card, June 1998.

• 13 June: 2222 UTC: 17845 kHz: WYFR Family Radio Good reception. 'Mailbag' Doug Brown, Ontario. Henry. Phil Elliot, Dorset, England. Letter from Louisiana, USA. Samuel, Accra, Ghana. Letter dated May 9th.
• 13 June: 2246 UTC: 17750 kHz: Radio Taipei International Strong to good reception. 'Advanced Spoken Chinese' Lesson 15 (fifteen). 'Dealing with a power cut'. Via WYFR, Okeechobee, FL, USA.

July 1998: Short Wave

• 12 July: 1212 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Tour de France via Radio Nederland Wereldomroep. Dutch language. Tour Prologue / Stage 1: Time Trial in Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
• 12 July: 1247 UTC: 9525 kHz: Polish Radio Warsaw Fair to good reception. 9525 kHz / 31.50m. Letter from Ireland, letter from Jean Kelly, North Yorkshire, England, who works for Radio Newcastle. Another letter from the north east of England. Reception reports. Language services on air today: German, Russian, Polish. Music to close.
• 12 July: 1257 UTC: 9 MHz: Deutsche Welle German language: Sports news: Tour de France cycling, Tennis. Music. News at 1300 UTC: Drumcree, Tony Blair.
• 12 July: 1301 UTC: 9590 kHz: Radio Norway International Strong reception. English broadcast: News: The Krona has weakened, interest rate rises? Student grants. Tony Blair meets the Norwegian Prime Minister, to discuss North Sea pollution. Japan, Norway's main export market, worries about fish pollution. Weather: North Norway: Sunny. South: Wet.

Schedule for 'Norway Now', 1998.

• 12 July: 1330 UTC: 9590 kHz: Radio Denmark via Radio Norway. Strong reception. News regarding a Minister, report in Danish language. Croatia beat Netherlands in World Cup play-off. World news: Kosovo, Montenegro, Portadown, Hashimoto. New movies from Hollywood: 'Armageddon' and 'Deep Impact'.
• 12 July: 1352 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service 'Newshour' Report by Judy Swallow, ballet in South Africa. Weather: rain in London "(Rain in Brough)". 1400 UTC: news summary: 3 children die in Northern Ireland. Japan elections. Nelson Mandela. Strong reception.
• 12 July: 1404 UTC: 9535 // 9695 kHz: Radio Japan English news: Japanese elections in Hashimoto: Liberal Democratic Party. Strong to good reception. "Next English update regarding the Japanese elections after 15 UTC" English to 1408 UTC, Japanese broadcast.
• 12 July: 1502 UTC: 11775 kHz: Voice of Russia News in English: Russian Prime Minister to visit Japan. Japanese Prime Minister to resign? Drumcree / Portadown. Kosovo. Palestine, Israel. Libyan sanctions. Korean elections. Weather in Ukraine causes loss of electricity supply. Paul Ilinsky to visit Russia. World Youth Olympics in Moscow. English to Middle East. Strong to good reception.
• 12 July: 1523 UTC: 11690 kHz: Radio Jordan Strong to good reception. English programme: Music: Will Smith 'Gettin' Jiggy With It'. Telephone callers for competition on the air. English to North America & West Europe. Music: Gala 'When Boys Cry'. Ricky Martin 'Un Dos Tres Maria'. Freddie Mercury 'Living On My Own'. 'Listeners' Choice'.
• 12 July: 1637 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service ' Sunday Sportsworld' Alan Green reviews the World Cup Semi Final, Brazil beat Holland, Ronaldo's goal at the beginning of the second half. Comment from Pele. Strong to good reception. The World Cup Final will be broadcast on BBC World Service tonight from 1855 UTC.

High Adventure Ministries QSL, July 1998.

• 12 July: 1648 UTC: 12125 kHz: High Adventure Ministries Strong to good reception. English transmission from the 'Lighthouse Prophetic All-Nations Radio Ministry', PO Box 2381, Englewood, Colorado, USA. High Adventure Ministries, Hereford.
• 12 July: 1729 UTC: 15410 // 15445 kHz: Voice of America 'Editorial' Peter Arnott of CNN. Time Magazine. 'Music Time In Africa' Rita Rochelle and the Music Man. Pedal Steel music from Nigeria. Frequency & contact details. Interview.
• 12 July: 1818 UTC: 17640 // 17705 kHz: BBC World Service 17640 kHz to Scandinavia, Central & Eastern Europe (including Turkey), Countries of the Former Soviet Union, North Africa (including Canary Islands). 17705 kHz to Middle East and Gulf States, Afghanistan, Iran and Central Asia. 'Newsdesk'.
• 12 July: 1826 UTC: 17895 kHz: Voice of America 'VOA News Now' Music from Brandy & Monica 'The Boy Is Mine', US No1 for 7 weeks. Headlines at 1830 UTC: Japanese elections, Portadown, Russia, The IMF (International Monetary Fund). Serb Police killed in Kosovo. Taliban forces control more of Afghanistan. Death of Korean Commando.
• 12 July: 1856 UTC: 17605 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Siren Song' James Elroy, fiction writer responsible for 'LA Confidential'. English to Africa. Strong to good reception. Dheera Sujan. Ted Simons 'The Gypsy In Me'.
• 12 July: 1916 UTC: 17735 kHz: HCJB English programme from Ecuador, hosted by Ralph, discussing corn bread, ice tea, on 'Question of the Week'. 'Saludos Amigos' has a letter from Geoff Hayes, Belmont, North Carolina, USA.

QSL Verification, HCJB, Quito, Ecuador, 1998.

August 1998: Short Wave

• 31 August: 0911 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Good to strong reception. Rodney Smith 'World Business Report', English to Europe, North & Central Africa via Skelton. 'Record News' with Andrew Macgregor. Classical music.
• 31 August: 0935 UTC: 11760 kHz: BBC World Service 'West Way Access' Good reception. English to Middle East and Gulf, Afghanistan, Iran and Central Asia.
• 31 August: 0953 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service Good to strong reception. 'Sports Roundup' Football: Ruud Gullit, Ally McCoist, FC Barcelona. English to all areas.
• 31 August: 1003 UTC: 13685 kHz: Swiss Radio International Music: Annie Lennox 'No More 'I Love You's'. Announcement in German language. Strong to good reception. ID. French to Australasia via relay Montsinery GUF. Sport: Belgian Grand Prix.
• 31 August: 1016 UTC: 15485 kHz: BBC World Service English to North Africa including Canary Islands, Scandinavia, Central and East Europe including Turkey, Former Soviet Union, Middle East and Gulf, Afghanistan, Iran and Central Asia. Good reception. 15485 kHz // 15565 kHz, 15575 kHz 'Newsdesk'.
• 31 August: 1023 UTC: 15595 kHz: Vatican Radio Europe 1st Programme: News: Russian politics, North Korean missile in Japan sea. IRA statement. Omagh. Cyprus, Greece, Turkey. Summit in South Africa. Strong to good reception. Also broadcast to Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. 'World News Report'.

Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal QSL Verification card, August 1998.

• 31 August: 1036 UTC: 15595 kHz: Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal 'Brussels Calling' 'Press Review' Fair reception. English to South-East Europe, Middle East.
• 31 August: 1054 UTC: 11640 kHz: Radio Prague Strong reception. English to North West Europe. 'Media Check' Address, telephone. Slovak drinking song regarding rain.

That concludes this visit to my DX archive for the Summer of 1998. To find out more about DXing, click here [Credit goes to the British DX Club for the link].

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My DX Archive: Winter 1995-96

PAST the mid-point of August 2018, the football season is back and (spoiler alert) today's Premier League matches are underway; Manchester City have recorded a 6-1 victory over Huddersfield Town.
Away from football, the Settle - Carlisle Railway has today hosted Engine number 60103 - The Flying Scotsman - What a pleasure it was to see the engine on the line. I must, when I have a picture available, share here on the blog!

To today's blog post: Taking you back to the Winter of 1995-96, to bring you my logbook of radio broadcasts received during that season. These broadcasts were received on Short Wave radio. To find out more about Short Wave radio, click here. [Editorial note: The link does take you to a broadcaster of gospel / religious programming, though the technical aspects are true to how Short Wave radio works. All the views expressed on the site are those of the broadcaster, the views may not be those shared by this blog.]
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

December 1995: Short Wave

• 7 December [1995]: 1150 - 1225 UTC: c.5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong to good reception. 'Newsline', 'Media Network' Jonathan Marks and Diana Janssen. Cutbacks at BBC World Service due to a reduction in the 1995 Budget. BBC testing in Slovakia. Jonathan Marks talks to Rich McVicar of HCJB, Quito. HCJB to launch on internet. Mike Bird's propagation report. Next week: Digital short wave.
• 7 December: 1953 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria International A-1136 VIENNA is closing an international English broadcast with the postal address and internet details. Coming up soon: a German language broadcast.
• 7 December: 2003 UTC: 6165 kHz: Swiss Radio International News: Military meeting between Russia and China. Election results. United Nations to decide future of peace keepers in the African country of Rwanda. London hosts conference for UNHCR to implement the Dayton peace agreement in the former Yugoslavia. English to Europe. Protests in East Timor. Swiss news.
• 7 December: 2025 UTC: 6180 // 6195 kHz: BBC World Service 49mBand to Europe, Middle East and North Africa. 'Newshour' Oliver Scott, Nigeria.
• 31 December: 1620 UTC: 15240 kHz: Channel Africa Strong to moderate reception. Auckland Park, South Africa. 'Short Story': 'The Last Christmas of the War' by Angela Goffey. Music: 'I Believe'. 'Africa Alive' at 1633 UTC, looking forward to the new year 1996. English to West Africa.

January 1996: Short Wave

• 5 January [1996]: 1902 UTC: 5915 kHz: Radio Slovakia International German language broadcast, music and speech.
  
• 5 January: 1912 UTC: 5940 // 5995 kHz: Voice of Russia 'Commonwealth Update' Ukraine weapons. Azerbaijan & Russia make an agreement. Mr Shevardnadze in Abkhazia & Georgia. Malcolm Rifkind features in commentary.
• 5 January: 1930 UTC: 5915 kHz: Radio Slovakia International 'Slovakia Today' News: Border agreement with Czech Republic signed. President's son on fraud charge. New Government priorities for 1996. Slovaks & Danes meet in Copenhagen. 'Back Page News': Public Service interview - Satisfied with Life? Accident: Girl stuck in a washing machine. Search for Mr Slovakia 96: Age 17 to 25. Meteorite on show in Slovakia. 'Slovak Kitchen': Slovakian recipe.
• 5 January: 20 UTC: 5960 kHz: Deutsche Welle English Service News with Geoff Norton: Germany regrets the resignation of a Russian politician. Turkish properties burned in Germany. Telephone charges to rise. Elections in Stuttgart. 'European Journal': Peace in Bosnia. Arms delegation meets in Vienna.
• 5 January: 2155 UTC: 7510 kHz: Monitor Radio via WSHB News with David Brown at PRI (Public Radio International): Government workers get full pay. Financial news. Italian soldiers retaliate in (Somalia) Africa. Israel - Palestine terror. Israel and Syria close peace talks. US involvement in Haiti.
• 7 January: 1308 UTC: 9590 kHz: Radio Norway International 'Norway Now' looking at cold winter weather, new smoking laws. Seizures of illegal narcotics have increased in Norway. Names of asylum seekers to be put on a register. Norwegian man calls off attempt to cross Antarctica.
• 7 January: 1345 UTC: 9590 kHz: Radio Denmark [Danmarks Radio / Radio Danmark]: A walk around Copenhagen including music from sisters from Bulgaria. An interview with Trevor Davies. Postal address: PO 666 1506 COPENHAGEN. Denmark in the EU.

QSL from Denmark, January 1996.

• 28 January: 19 UTC: 12160 kHz: WWCR Nashville TN USA 'World Of Radio': World Radio Network (WRN) satellite service, cut backs at Radio Canada International, Canadian media says RCI has five million listeners, less than other shortwave stations. Details of RCI broadcasts for February [1996]. Television broadcasts on America One via satellite. Broadcasts in Oklahoma, USA. US FM stations closing. I R C A (International Radio Club of America) DX News. Three Alaskan stations are to test in February 1996.

February 1996: Short Wave

• 1 February: 1157 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong to good reception via Juilich, Germany. 'Media Network': French authorities decide to play only French language music in France. A government reshuffle in Canada hopes to divert the closure of Radio Canada International, scheduled for 31 March 1996. Deutsche Welle has closed its relay in Malta. Media fair in Cannes, France, hosted by Radio France Internationale. Music: 'Radio Ga Ga' by Queen. Profile of Radio Monte Carlo and Trans World Radio via Monaco. Mike Bird propagation forecast.
• 3 February: 2015 UTC: 12160 kHz: RTÉ via WWCR Nashville USA - Sports news including English football results: Newcastle United 2 - Sheffield Wednesday 0, Wimbledon 2 - Manchester United 4. Moderate to poor reception.
• 4 February: 1151 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong to good reception. 'Sincerely Yours', letters programme with Mr Jonathan Groubert and Lee Martin. Letter from Norway in praise of the Radio Netherlands medium wave service on 1386 kHz. Pete Myers is on holiday in the Caribbean! 'Sounds Interesting' now on air. Slight reception from BRT / RVI Brussels.
• 4 February: 1902 UTC: 5960 kHz: Radio Norway International Strong to good reception. 'Norway Now' news with Colin Glass, weather report. Norwegian relations with Israel. Reading from a book by a lady.
• 7 February: 1600 UTC: 9615 kHz: Radio Australia Strong to good reception. World news features a plane crash in the Dominican Republic. NATO studying peace in Bosnia. Financial relations between Hong Kong and India. Iran to mediate in Afghanistan. No coup in Thailand says General. Indonesia to buy missiles from France. Taiwan stabilises relations with China. 'Australiana' now on air.

• 24 February: 1437 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands Dutch language sport broadcast to Europe via Flevo, music from Wet Wet Wet.
• 24 February: 1446 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria International Letter concerning holidays in Austria, letter from Jack. Mike Code writes from London, letter from Georgia Middle School in Atlanta, USA. 'Report From Austria'. Pat Mardy. Guitar music. Eric Clapton: 'Tears In Heaven'.
• 24 February: 1536 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Tennis, golf, Alberta Tomba wins skiing. Football: Blackburn 1 - Liverpool 2, Manchester City 1 - Newcastle United 0. Rugby. 'Sportsworld' Who will win the FA Cup in May? Cycling in South Africa, Bloemfontein, Phil Liggett reports. Football: Carlisle United 0 - Oxford United 0, half time.
• 24 February: 1623 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service Football: Report from Celtic. Live football: Manchester City v Newcastle United, City lead 2-1. Liverpool lead 3-0 away from home. Goal: Faustino Asprilla scores for Newcastle, 2-2 live from Maine Road, Manchester. Final scores: Blackburn 2 - Liverpool 3. Wimbledon 3 - Aston Villa 3. Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Sheffield Wednesday 0. Carlisle United 1 - Oxford United 2.
• 24 February: 1659 UTC: 15205 kHz: Voice of America News at 17 UTC: Murders in Iraq, NATO in Sarajevo for Yugoslav peace process. Russian troops in Chechnya. Protests in Pakistan.
• 24 February: 1836 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America Special English news: King Hussein visits Israel. 'American stories' via Morocco, 250 kW.

• 24 February: 1852 UTC: 6065 kHz: Radio Sweden AIDS prevention drug in Sweden. 'Swedish youth revolution': Study of those aged 16 to 25.
• 24 February: 1904 UTC: 6180 / 6195 kHz: BBC World Service 'From Our Own Correspondent' to Europe.
• 24 February: 1910 UTC: 6055 / 6130 kHz: Voice of Russia News: Ukrainian ships to fly their flag. Balloon flight to North Pole. Sport: Badminton. Headlines: Chechnya. Turkey. Politics. 'Newmarket'. President Yeltzin to stand for election for a second term.
• 24 February: 1936 UTC: 7235 kHz: RAI International Italy. News: Italy to join the European single currency. European employment pact discussed in Rome, headed by Jacques Santer. Pope John Paul II sets limit for Cardinal selectors. Italians enjoy magic, visiting palm readers. 'Weekend' with Judith Harris. Visit to a museum.

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My DX Archive: Summer 1994

THE irony, after a week of some of the heaviest snowfall in the parishes surrounding the Fox Tower, that this blog should bring you a post referring to Summer. Welcome, one and all, to memories of the Summer of 1994, as heard via radio broadcasts from the World over.
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.

June 1994 : Medium Wave

• 1 June [1994]: 2145 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden. Strong reception. '60° North': Sweden's image abroad. 'Money Matters': Industries. Address: S-105 10, Stockholm, Sweden. Receiver: Zeon Tech AC-100.

June 1994: Short Wave

• 5 June: 1812 UTC: c.5 MHz: Radio Norway International. Strong to moderate reception. Bosnian refugees in Norway. Norwegian football. 50th Anniversary of D-Day.
• 26 June: 1916 UTC: 6120 kHz: Radio Finland. Finnish Conservative Party is looking for a new leader.
• 26 June: 20 UTC: 9760 - 9770 kHz: Voice of America. News: French paratroopers in Rwanda. Presidential election in the Ukraine. News from Sarajevo & Hungary. Belgian Prime Minister is denied Presidency of the EU by the UK. David Chadwick read the news. 'Concert Hall': 'West Side Story'.
• 26 June: 2035 UTC: 15070 kHz: BBC World Service. English Service directed to Turkey. 'Brain of Britain' with host Robert Robinson and contestants Mr Thompson, Mr Evans and Mr Havercroft.
• 26 June: 21 UTC: 11990 kHz: Radio Kuwait. English to Europe on shortwave, 1341 kHz to the Gulf. News roundup: The Emir, Grand Prince & Prime Minister mourn Hebron Mosque massacre. Financial update. Radio Kuwait signing off - Midnight in Kuwait, 10pm in the UK, 21 UTC.

Radio Kuwait QSL

• 26 June: 2103 UTC: 9690 kHz: Radio Romania International. English news: Ukraine elections. Belgian PM denied Presidency of the EU. Fighting in Somalia, Rwanda. Afghan troops take land. Bosnian troops will not take part in a meeting. Football World Cup: Romania will face USA. Colombia v Switzerland. 'Frankly Speaking' feature: FIFA football World Cup. 'Radio Pictures': Male talks of trees.
• 26 June: 2126 UTC: 41m: Radio Moscow. Joe Adamov concludes 'Adamov's Mailbag'. 'Music From Moscow'. News: Ukraine elections. Russian PM plans external investment. 'Culture & The Arts'.
• 26 June: 2149 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria International. David Ward interviews a Jazz musician. Music by Strauss.
• 26 June: 2258 UTC: 6065 kHz: Radio Sweden. Alan Pryke closes the 'In Touch With Stockholm' programme with classical music.  Vatican Radio also audible on a nearby frequency.
• Thursday 30 June: 1133 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands. News: Fighting in Kabul, Afghanistan. Fighting between police & demonstrators in Bangladesh. Britain & China agree on transfer of military sites. China will scrap democratic changes in Hong Kong in 1997. Government changes in Japan. Six UN observers abducted in Liberia. Sport: Football world cup: Holland progress to second round: Holland 2 - Morocco 1, Saudi Arabia 1 - Belgium 0. 'Newsline' with Ginger Da Silva: European court case over trade embargo with Greece. British Monarchy. 'Media Network': Radio Free Asia to China, Radio Free Europe, VOA. Germany sends transmitters to Mozambique. UNESCO launches Rwandan station. Caller from UK on answerline. Offshore radio feature: Veronica, Atlantis, Nordzee, Monique, Antwerp. UK stations: Capital, Radio London, Caroline, Mi Amigo. Radio Paradise. Propagation Report from Mike Bird in Australia.

July 1994 : Short Wave

• Monday 25 July: 1948 UTC: 9700 - 9760 kHz: Voice of America. The Magazine Show. Listeners Letters. Walk for Justice. Oppressed races in the USA.

Voice of America QSL, July 1994

• 25 July: 20 UTC: 9795 kHz: Radio Moscow: English News. Bill Clinton to meet Estonian President in Moscow. Georgian leader V S Aphazia comments on UN sanction. Russia sends aid to Zaire. Leaders of Israel & Jordan meet in Washington. 'Moscow Mailbag' with Joe Adamov.

August 1994 : Medium Wave

• Sunday 14 August: 2030 UTC: 1179 kHz: Radio Sweden. 'Sounds Nordic' presented by Keith Foster: Letter from London, 'Acid Jazz' music. Report from the Stockholm Water Festival. Music by The Cardigans, interview with Nina. Competition: "Which Beatles album first featured 'Don't Let Me Down'?"

August 1994 : Short Wave

• Tuesday 16 August: 19 UTC: 6040 kHz: V O A News: Plutonium found in Germany. 'Carlos The Jackal' appears in court in Paris. Two Rwandan refugees killed by Zaire troops. Israeli troops asked to leave Lebanon. State of Emergency announced in Sri Lanka.
• 16 August: 1958 UTC: 9770 kHz: Swiss Radio International. 'Carlos the Jackal' in Court. US National bank reports 4% change in interest rates. Colombia's Prime Minister cleared of criminal charges.
• 16 August: 2020 UTC: 9920 kHz: China Radio International. Industrial & financial news. Central, German, Swiss & Hong Kong banks to invest in China.
• Tue 16 August: 2038 UTC: 11630 - 11870 kHz: Radio Moscow. 'Yours for the asking' music request show: Ian Blair of England. Elvis Presley 'Jailhouse Rock', 'Love Me Tender'. Seventeenth anniversary of Elvis' death. Music from Acker Bilk.

Radio Moscow QSL, August 1994

• 16 August: 21 UTC: 11940 kHz: BBC World Service. English to Mid & South Africa: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia & Zimbabwe. 'Newshour' on the air.
• Sunday 28 August: 1140 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands. Strong reception. 'Happy Station' broadcast. Music from Sister Sledge 'We Are Family'. Jonathan Groubert introduces Howard Shannon who reads letters. Phone call from Jonathan's Mum. Music: 'Sunrise, Sunset'.
• 29 August: 08-0815 UTC: c.17900 kHz (18 MHz / 16m): Radio Pakistan. Strong to good reception. News headlines: China - US agreement, war in Bosnia. River levels. Readings from the Koran in Arabic, followed by English translation.
• 29 August: 0830-0840 UTC: 5955 kHz: Radio Netherlands. Strong to good reception. 'Network Europa' Howard Shannon: Bosnians reject peace plan. Germany: Kohl attacks SDLP. Ireland: Sinn Fein statement. Africa: Hutu people murdered in Rwanda. Asiawatch organisation claims China transplants prisoner's organs.

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