My Short Wave Archive: March 2011

 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.

[Cup of tea at 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.

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]

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.

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My Short Wave Archive: April 2010

 SPRINGTIME 2010, a Thursday evening, listening to Short Wave radio.
Here is what I heard.

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

April 2010 : Short Wave

• [Thursday] 8 April [2010]: 1820 UTC: 7220 kHz: Unidentified broadcast: Music in the Spanish language.
• 8 April: 1834 UTC: 7290 kHz: Unidentified broadcast: Male speaking of God, who made everything perfect.  Bible chapters.  English language.  Good to fair reception.
• 8 April: 1849 UTC: 7520 kHz: Radio Tirana  Female announces this is Tirana, Albania.
  Fair to poor reception.  English to Europe and America.  Speech audible, though noise increasing.
  Logged to 1858 UTC.
• 8 April: 1904 UTC: 7550 kHz: All India Radio General Overseas Service  Female broadcaster with news: India and Australia have signed an agreement.
  Fair to poor reception.  English to Europe and Africa.  Poor with noise.
  Logged to 1910 UTC.

• 8 April: 1925 UTC: 7570 kHz: Radio Thailand  Male and female news team broadcast report from BBC News which declares flowers in central England have flowered earlier than in the last century or so.  Trailer for eating out in Bangkok, Thailand.  The El Nino phenomenon.  "This is Radio Thailand news".  Fight against global warming.
  Business news: Hutchinson Telecom CDMA network.  Banking in Asia.  Currency exchange.  State bank of Vietnam.  World Bank says China has helped the region recover from economic downturn.
  Excellent to good reception.  English to Europe via Udon Thani, Thailand.
  Logged to 1945 UTC.
• 8 April: 1958 UTC: 9490 kHz: Family Radio  End of broadcast announcements, including email address.
• 8 April: 2018 UTC: 9645 kHz: Vatican Radio  English language service, announcing frequencies for next broadcast on air.  Off air at 2020 UTC.
• 8 April: 2025 UTC: 9915 kHz: Unidentified broadcast: Music: Lionel Richie 'Hello'.  Speech from the Middle East.
• 8 April: 2033 UTC: 11610 kHz: Radio Netherlands  Female host announced Radio Netherlands website address as the 'EarthBeat' programme closes.
  English to West Africa.
  ID, male host presents 'Reloaded' programme: Website in Holland promotes sexual health awareness for Muslims.
  Good to fair reception.  English to West Africa via Kigali, Rwanda.
  Programming: Anti-Islam politics.  Drugs policy.
  Logged to 2050 UTC.

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My Short Wave Archive: November 2007

 PREVIOUSLY known as 'My DX Archive', I am pleased to welcome the return of memories of Short Wave radio broadcasts heard days gone by, in the thread that will now be known as 'My Short Wave Archive'.

I feel the inclusion of 'Short Wave' - The radio band on which the broadcasts are heard - is clearer than the radio term 'DX' - 'Distance Unknown' - The term used to describe broadcasts heard over any distance.

The previous posts featuring Short Wave broadcasts, My DX Archive: Short Wave Radio, September 2007, 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.

November 2007 : Short Wave

QSL verification card from WWV, November 2007

• [Wednesday] 14 November [2007]: 1513 UTC: 5000 kHz: WWV Boulder Colorado USA  Time Signal station.
  Excellent to fair reception.
  One second ticks with long tone at top of minute, double tick at 30 second mark, changing to rapid ticks at 1518 UTC "(although my clock may be incorrect)".
  Logged to 1523 UTC.
• 14 November: 1551 UTC: 6065 kHz: Radio Sweden  Svenska (Swedish) language broadcast from Radio Sweden, Excellent reception.
  Swedish to Europe / Africa / Middle East via Hörby, 500 kW.
  P1 programme, news includes [UK Prime Minister] reviewing UK security, France's President Sarkosi and the transport strike in France, Police helicopters in Sweden, Public broadcasters in Sweden, news from Stockholm, conversation between male and female on telephone.
  Logged to 1610 UTC.
• 14 November: 1717 UTC: 7370 kHz: Radio PMR  Pridnestrovye Moldova
  Male speech "What is a sovereign state?" Commentary.
  Excellent to good reception.
  English to Europe.
  Contact details for email and postal address for Tiraspol.
  Also on air on 5960 kHz.
  English broadcast to 1720 UTC, followed by German broadcast.
  Logged to 1730 UTC.
• 14 November: 1741 UTC: 7420 kHz: Radio Sweden  Excellent to good reception.
  Arabic to Middle East.
  Speech with interjections of children singing, male speech, ID for 'Stockholm'. Speech by female also features children singing.
  Logged to 1745 UTC.

QSL verification from Radio Tirana

• 14 November: 1948 UTC: 7465 kHz: Radio Tirana  Male broadcaster with soft voice in English language on Radio Tirana: Albania Daily Press Review: Resignation of Director General of Prisons in Albania. Albanian Government is committed to fight against corruption. Development of tourism in Albania. Albanian Prime Minister meets Kosovans. Montenegro President meets Albanian leaders for links between Albania and Montenegro. Dutch shipping.
  Female speech "That's the end..." Music.
  Good to fair reception.
  English to Europe.
  End of English at 1955 UTC, ID interval signal tune at 1957 UTC, French at 20 UTC.
  Logged to 2010 UTC.
• 14 November: 2033 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service  Gordon Brown has announced new measures to counter terrorism in the UK. This is being analysed and discussed on BBC World Service.
  Good reception.
  English to Europe & North Africa via Cyprus.
  Logged to 2042 UTC.
• 14 November: 2048 UTC: 9445 kHz: All India Radio  General Overseas Service  Editorial Comment. Male hosts Light Music.
  Excellent to good reception.
  English to Europe & Africa.
  21 UTC news: Imran Khan arrested in Pakistan. Musharaf expects to stand down as Army Chief end of month. Bhutto under house arrest. Swiss suspend delivery of arms to Pakistan. US fund new missile strike programme. Protesting in Tbilisi Georgia. US forces inflict on Taliban. Russia may deploy troops in Belarus. Tamil Tigers.
  Sport: Cricket: India take on Pakistan in 4th One Day International Test.
  Logged to 2115 UTC.

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My DX Archive: Autumn 2001

MEMORIES of Shortwave Radio broadcasts from Summer 2001 can be found here.
This post brings you memories of September, October and November 2001.
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

September 2001: Short Wave

• 12 September [2001]: 1848 UTC: 15685 kHz: WWCR-1 Nashville TN USA. Good to fair reception. English to Europe and America 'The Anointed Word' with Robert Henderson, speaking of the 'Mother Church' in Jerusalem, The Lord, Holy Spirit, Verse 29, immorality.
  19 UTC ID for 'Ever Increasing Faith' Fred Price, Address for Los Angeles.
• 12 September: 1918 UTC: 15745 kHz: WEWN Birmingham AL USA. Good to fair reception. English to Europe and America. Two male hosts speak of their faith with bible passages: John, Chapter 8. Memories of a school visit to a museum, hosted by Priests. Matt Doola is the host, phone call from a listener, Carlos.
• 12 September: 1959 UTC: 17605 kHz: Radio Netherlands Fair reception. English to Africa via Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. News at 20 UTC: Aftermath of terrorist attacks in USA. Black box of the Pittsburgh plane found. NATO meeting scheduled for next 24 hours. Arrests made in Boston. 'Newsline' focuses on September 11 attacks.

Radio Netherlands QSL.

• 12 September: 2025 UTC: 17650 kHz: World Harvest Radio Strong to good reception. English to Africa via WHRA-5 Greenbush ME USA. Male host, Mr Beckton, reads from the book of Malachi. Programme: 'His Word'. Postal address. World Harvest Radio ID at 2030 UTC. Music: Germaine Hawkins 'The Light Has Come'.
• 12 September: 2045 UTC: 17660 kHz: HCJB The Voice of the Andes. Strong to good reception. English to Europe. Male host, passages from Genesis. Music. Genesis 4. Psalm 65, verse 2. Need for prayer 'Message of Truth' Jeremiah 33 verse 3. James 5, verse 16. Way of Truth Ministries, Pennsylvania, USA.

October 2001: Short Wave

• 4 October: 1930 UTC: 21455 kHz: WYFR Family Radio Good reception. German to Europe and North Africa, Female and male hosts, speech regarding the Bible and Jesus. ID.
• 4 October: 2013 UTC: 21570 kHz: Radio Canada International Strong to good reception. English to Europe via Sackville, Canada. Female host with RCI ID at close of news, Jim Craig hosts 'Canada Today'. Opening report regarding the Canadian Prime Minister. Report regarding a Professor at Toronto University.
• 21 October: 0705 UTC: 2305 kHz: High Adventure Radio Network Male host, Samuel, speaks of the sins of abortion, worshipping of sports stars in modern day. References to sheep and oxen. Strong to good reception. The stoning of Steven. The 'Ram-Fat' theory. King Saul and the Alachites. Verse 12. Address: Pittsburgh, USA. [Spurious broadcast?]
• 21 October: 0743 UTC: 2340 kHz: Trans World Radio 'Back To God Hour'. [Spurious broadcast?]

Animated levels meter.

• 21 October: 0948 UTC: 6030 kHz: Sudwestrundfunk Germany. Music: Don Henley 'Boys of Summer', Eva Cassidy 'Fields of Gold'. Good reception. Male and female hosts, German.
• 21 October: 1014 UTC: 6220 kHz: Laser Hot Hits Music: Pet Shop Boys 'New York City Boys' and 'West End Girls'. Ads for 'Radio Review' magazine and 'Offshore Echoes'. Ad for Laser Hot Hits mug. Music: 'Don't Tell Me Lies' by Breathe. Hello to Mr G N Trailer in Lancashire, Alexander, Kenny Lowe, USA.
• 25 October: 1855 UTC: 7210 kHz: Radio Tirana International Female voice in English: 'Goodbye from Tirana'. Music. Female voice in French: 'Ici Tirana'. Music. Station ID, frequency, date, music. Good to fair reception.
• 25 October: 1921 UTC: 7260 kHz: Voice of America VOA Special English. Male and female host discussing 'Business dialogue' with the listener. 'Gary's tips with Gary Inglebrook'. Broadcast to Europe and Middle East via Biblis, Germany. Announcement for listeners on 1197 kHz MW, the frequency is to close.
• 25 October: 1946 UTC: 7275 kHz: Radio Exterior de España Spanish host in studio speaks to correspondent on the telephone. Strong to good reception. Spanish to Europe. 'Radiogaceta de los deportes'.
• 25 October: 2019 UTC: 7375 kHz: Voice of America Good reception. English to Africa via Botswana. Human rights groups appeal as women who take part in pre-marital sex in Nigeria are treated as criminals. Nigeria follows the Shari'ah Islamic Law. Commonwealth Ministers visit Zimbabwe.

Statement from the Voice of America,
VOA Guide, Winter 2001-2002.

• 25 October: 2045 UTC: 7410 kHz: All India Radio General Overseas Service. Music. Female host with ID and frequencies now on the air, music. Male host with Commentary regarding aftermath of September 11 attacks and anthrax alerts in USA. Strong to good reception. English to Europe, Mid East.
• 25 October: 2116 UTC: 9370 kHz: WTJC Newport North Carolina. Female and male hosts with details of a postal and email address for USA.
• 25 October: 2128 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. Eric Dixon continuity. News read by Brian Rumsfeld. English to Europe. News headlines: Osama Bun Laden. Anthrax. Fire in Swiss tunnel. Sport: Ian Botham speaks regarding England Cricket tour of India.

November 2001: Short Wave

• 2 November: 2240 UTC: 6170 kHz: Scandinavian Weekend Radio Fair to poor reception. Music: Kylie Minogue 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' Message in German. Spiller featuring Sophie Ellis Bextor 'Groovejet', Natalie Imbruglia 'That Day' to 2255 UTC.

That single log for November was the only log for that month, bringing Autumn 2001 to a close.

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My DX Archive: Spring 1999

Radio Sweden broadcast guide, March - October 1999.

"The history book on the shelf, is always repeating itself"...

... Well ABBA certainly knew what they were talking about when they won the Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton. "Waterloo" marked the beginning of their 8-year reign at the top of the charts all over the world, from the UK to Japan, from the US to Russia. They sold over 300 million records and with classic dancefloor fillers such as "Dancing Queen" and "Voulez Vous" their music still lives on today.
ABBA stopped making new music long ago, but since their demise in 1982 countless other Swedish acts have followed in their wake.
Europe and Roxette made it big during the 80's and Ace of Base hit the top in the early 90's.
But the biggest Swedish successes are to be found in today's charts, with Swedish music dominating the airwaves around the globe."

The above is the first paragraph of the Radio Sweden broadcast guide, March - October 1999 [pictured right], which focused on Swedish music, with the above text which was part of the article featured in the guide.

The guide was released for the March - October 1999 broadcast season, which leads to this edition of My DX Archive: Spring 1999, which covers March - April - May 1999.

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.

March 1999: Short Wave

• 15 March [1999]: 2030 UTC: 5845 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Network Europa' Dutch language. News: Police - Pepper spray. Strong to good reception. Rosemary Nelson politics, David Trimble, Northern Ireland murder. Fidel Castro. UNESCO. Bogata, Colombia. Weather. Edith Creisson, Social Democrat.
• 15 March: 2050 UTC: 5850 kHz: Radio Bulgaria National Academy of Theatre. Movies. Good reception. 'Keyword Bulgaria' English to 2100 UTC.
• 15 March: 2016 UTC: 5880 kHz: Vatican Radio Close of English broadcast, launch of Spanish broadcast. Guitar music, intro, flamenco, Spanish to Spain, Good to fair reception. Call sign live and live broadcast.
• 15 March: 2117 UTC: 5930 kHz: Radio Prague Football results, tennis, Peter Smith 'Spotlight' Litomysl 16E10 49N48.
• 15 March: 2130 UTC: 5935 kHz: Radio Latvia Strong to good reception. News: Latvian links with Finnish Minister, banks, liquidation rumours. Prostitution. Travel agreements: Belgium, Netherlands, visa requirements. Benelux. Latvia signs agreements with Euro countries, Greece. Close at 2035 UTC.
• 15 March: 2200 UTC: 5945 kHz: Radio Austria International German, Good reception. News: EU, Jacques Santer.

Radio Austria International QSL, March 1999.

• 15 March: 2204 UTC: 5995 kHz: Radio Canada International News: Rosemarie Nelson killed in Northern Ireland. 250 kW transmission, 60° to Europe, Africa 'World At Six' 'Medal winners to launch a breakaway group? Olympic IOC responds. Ontario health. Strong to good reception. Public service strikes. Tax processing. New laws. Global balloonists over the Pacific.
• 15 March: 2241 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria International Cyprus to join the EU? David Ward reports on Jewish property seized in World War 2. Rothschild family. Trial of Franz Fookes: Life sentence. Strong to good reception. Anne Dubesky. Pat Marday meets a professor. Joanna King reports. Austrian women win skiing world cup. Murray Hall's quiz question. [QSL for this broadcast featured above.]
• 15 March: 2303 UTC: 5960 kHz: Radio Canada International 5960 kHz to USA or 6040 kHz to Caribbean, Lain America, USA, Good reception. 'World At Six' Cuba - Canada links.
• 15 March: 2310 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Vietnam massacre in 1969 'Outlook' to Europe, Middle East and EurAsia. Strong to good reception.
• 15 March: 2327 UTC: 7215 kHz: Radio Romania International Strong to good reception. Discussion regarding Medical Health Insurance Fund. Female host. 'Romanians In The World' followed by 'Romanian Hits': 'Song of Spring'. 'Pages Of Romanian Literature': 'The Golden Bell'.
• 16 March: 0000UTC: 9665 kHz: Radio Japan Strong to good reception. Japanese Red Cross hospital performs transplant on a brain dead patient. Government Financial reconstruction. Japanese Foreign Minister meets Russian counterpart in Tokyo. North Korean and US delegates meet. English to Africa. NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) visit to Tokyo. East Timor. Indonesia.

NHK Radio Japan QSL, Spring 1999.

• 16 March: 0024 UTC: 9845 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong reception. Jonathan Groubert 'A Good Life'. Press Review: Robert Green. English to North America via Bonaire. News at 0031 UTC: Resignations in Brussels (EU Commission), Autonomy agreement signed regarding Kosovo. Rosemarie Nelson killed in Lurgan, Northern Ireland. Ecuador banks open. Swaziland security.

April 1999: Short Wave

• 20 April: 1803 UTC: 5850 kHz: Sunrise Radio Strong to good reception. News: Pakistan. House of Commons, House of Lords. Arson attacks. London. Prejudice: 'Action For Racial Equality'. Sunrise Radio ID. Ad break: Viagra, Millennium Dome.
• 20 April: 1815 UTC: 6140 kHz: Deutsche Welle Strong to poor reception. Interview with Linda - Ann Einglehart. Report of artist William Hogarth by Michael Braun. Music: 'From Russia With Love' (James Bond 007), Swedish Soprano. 'Women On The Move'.
• 20 April: 1845 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. A book by Mr Sinclair regarding stockyards, stockhouses of Chicago, 'Union' / 'Swift & Company'. Henry Ford implemented work methods in his Detroit car factory. Stockyard closed in 1971. Interview with a former employee on 'Omnibus'.
• 20 April: 1906 UTC: 6125 kHz: Radio Budapest Good to fair reception. 'Hungary Today' in English: Bomb on the Kosovo - Hungarian border by Ethnic Hungarians. NATO attacks in the region. German Chancellor Gerhart Schröder says Hungary supplied Yugoslavia with oil. Hungarian relations with Serbia. Hungarian dialogue with EU in Brussels. Business and finance news.
• 20 April: 1935 UTC: 7412 kHz: All India Radio Fair to good reception. English service: General Overseas Service. Male commentary: USA - NATO - Serbia. Female ID for All India Radio. Folk music.

Vatican Radio QSL, April 1999.

• 20 April: 2007 UTC: 7250 kHz: Vatican Radio Strong to good reception 'Postcards From Rome': Church and charities. San Salvatore Church charity box. Close at 2010 UTC.
• 20 April: 2029 UTC: 7160 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to fair reception. English to South East Asia. Interference from Radio France Internationale. 'Newshour' presented by former Channel 4 News broadcaster Zeinab Badawie.
• 20 April: 2042 UTC: 7160 kHz: Radio France Internationale Strong to good reception. French 'RFI 1 (Monde et) Afrique' Kosovo reports: Pristina, Macedonia. French to North / Central Africa.
• 20 April: 2103 UTC: 7415 kHz: Voice of America Strong to good reception. VOA News: The Voice of America news. Gunman enters Denver school. Fighting in Jakarta, Indonesia, East Timor. VOA News Now: Kosovo. Interview: UNHCR. Mike O'Sullivan interviews a Serb-American sports star. Anti-death penalty resolution. Kosovan refugees killed in Montenegro. Sport: UEFA Cup Final, Marseille.
• 20 April: 2146 UTC: 9650 kHz: Radio Tirana Albania. Strong to good reception. Albanian Prime Minister makes statement regarding Kosovo. Agnography, Albanian families, Academy of Sciences.
• 20 April: 2230 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception 'Sports Roundup' followed by 'Jazz Music': A celebration of Duke Ellington. Close of broadcast at 2300 UTC.

May 1999: Short Wave

• 19 May: 1909 UTC: 5850 kHz: Sunrise Radio Strong reception. Ad break: Carpet Warehouse.
• 19 May: 1916 UTC: 6025 - 6095 kHz: BBC World Service Good reception 'Record News' Andrew MacGregor. Beethoven.
• 19 May: 1930 UTC: 6035 kHz: Voice Of America Good reception. News: Ethiopian Prime Minister meets Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak regarding Eritrea. Victor Chernomyrdin met Slobodan Milosevic. 'African Perspectives' and 'World Of Music'.
• 19 May: 1952 UTC: 6065 kHz: Radio Sweden Strong reception. Chris Boswell hosts 'Sixty Degrees North': 'Money Matters' Female reporter interviews representatives of Trade Unions & employers.
• 19 May: 2007 UTC: 6180 kHz / 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception 'Newshour' Victor Chernomyrdin met Slobodan Milosevic. Kosovo conflict. Report from correspondent in Belgrade.
• 19 May: 2012 UTC: 6219 kHz / 6220 kHz / 6234.6 kHz Laser Hot Hits Good to poor reception. Music: Britney Spears '...Baby One More Time' [Produced by Max Martin]. Host: Martin Scott. Britney Spears web site. Music: Roger Sanchez. Frequency ID, Laser Hot Hits web site. Music: Paul Van Dyk. Armand Van Helden 'You Don't Know Me'. Listeners' letters: London, Scotland. Music: Mr Oizo 'Flat Beat'.

Laser Hot Hits QSL, May 1999.

• 19 May: 2102 UTC: 7235 kHz: Radio Canada International Strong to good reception via Skelton Transmitting Station, Skelton, Cumbria, England. 'CBC - The World At Six' Mr Axworthy speaks of the new Russian Prime Minister, Kosovan refugees. Report by Jennifer Westerlay. Indonesian elections, report by Patricia Noonan.
• 19 May: 2226 UTC: 9880 kHz: China Radio International Strong to good reception 'Current Affairs' NATO bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade. Immigrants travelling to Hong Kong. 'Press Clippings': 'People's Daily' runs with the bombing, 'China Daily' runs with humanitarian aid, as does 'Economic Daily'. 'Voices From Other Lands' (CRI talk show): Danish psychologist.

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My DX Archive: January - February 1997

FIRST, a moment of celebration!

WELCOME to the 500th post here on Reporting From The Fox Tower!

Thirteen years have passed since that first post in the autumn of 2005, so I would like to thank all of you who have interacted with this blog since then.

Post 500: My DX Archive: January - February 1997.

Welcome to the first posting of October 2018, on a dry, slightly sunny though blustery day at the foothills of the Fox Tower. This post continues my recent visits to my radio logbooks, bringing you memories of broadcasts of decades gone by. This posting takes us to international broadcasts heard January - February 1997.

Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

January 1997: Short Wave

• 15 January [1997]: 1800 UTC: 5835 kHz: Radio Prague News: BIS - Czech Intelligence Service linked with Parliamentary document, illegal activity. Czech Premier to meet a Cardinal regarding Church funding. Uzbek president in Prague. Reports by Pauline Newman and Peter Casper.
• 22 January: 1935 UTC: c.6200 kHz: Radio Tirana News headlines regarding links between Albania and Germany. Albanian parliament forms a congress for EU. Albanian president sends message to POWs in Yugoslavia and other areas of the world. Albania protects its Country and its rights. Support for protests in Belgrade. Charles, The Price of Wales, Lord Rothschild and Lord Sainsbury visit a city in Albania.

• 22 January: 1935 UTC // 2006 UTC: 7285 kHz: Deutsche Welle 'European Journal' Helmut Kohl's visit to Prague. Child sex tourism. Mark Caldwell in Cologne. Boris Yeltzin in the Kremlin. Tom Whitehouse in Moscow. Bulgaria's new President takes office. George Mclaren-Thompson reports on BSE in Bonn. Advertising on telecommunications in Sweden.
• 22 January: 2030 UTC: 7335 kHz: Radio Bulgaria Strong to moderate reception. 'Cultural Review' via Plovdiv. Cathedral visit.
• 22 January: 2101 UTC: 7415 kHz: Voice of America : 'Africa World Tonight' makes way for 'World Report': President Yeltzin returns to the Kremlin. Students demonstrate in Belgrade. Pamela Taylor reports. English to Africa via Botswana. Serbia admits vote rigging. New Bulgarian president takes office. David Swan reports. Strong to good reception.

February 1997: Short Wave

• 8 February: 1700 - 1733 UTC: 9615 // 9860 kHz: Radio Australia Strong to good reception. News: Meeting in Germany regarding world currency markets. Pakistan's new PM - Sharif - hopes for talks with India. New Caledonia wants independence in 1998. Radio Australia news. Six killed by 24 year old gunman in New Zealand. Five hundred thousand gather in Hong Kong to launch the year of the Ox. Rugby Union: Fiji 29 - New Zealand 19. Afghanistan restore television services.
• 20 February: 1908 UTC: 5930 kHz: Radio Prague Spanish language, 19-1927 UTC, 49m, 100 kW to Europe. Strong reception.
• 20 February: 1920 UTC: 5940 kHz: Voice of Russia 17-22 UTC, 49m, good to moderate reception. 'Commonwealth Update': Peace keeping in the Commonwealth of Independent States, Kazakstan. Russia & NATO - What now? Power stations - Economy of Kazakstan. Armenia. Baltic meeting - Latvia, Lithuania & Estonia.

• 20 February: 1940 UTC: 6055 kHz: Radio Slovakia International 1930 - 20 UTC, English to Western Europe, strong to good reception. Constitution referendum by SDL, petition of 350 000. News & Topical issue: Bolshoi Orchestra with Slovak Conductor visit USA, Bratislava Boys Choir: 15th Anniversary. Philharmonic Orchestra concert in Canada.
• 20 February: 1956 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria International Reading 'Midnight In Vienna' - a novel with Murray Hall on 'Report From Austria'. English to Europe & Africa. Strong to good reception. Music from Strauss at 1959 UTC. 'Nachrichten' German language programme on the air @ 2002 UTC.
• 20 February: 2022 UTC: 6035 kHz: Voice of America North Korean diplomat tries to smuggle ivory from Zimbabwe. News from Egypt on 'Africa World Tonight'. World Vision famine relief. 16-2230 UTC, 49m to Africa, good to moderate reception. Interference from Rai - Italy. News: Death of Deng Xiao Ping. News from the Kremlin. Changes to UN food and agriculture policies, report from Rome. Disarmament of Iraq, and Afghanistan. Frequency news. 'Sports Journal' with Sonny Young: New Pole Vault world record. Athletics.
• 20 February: 2046 UTC: 6035 kHz: Polish Radio Warsaw News from Poland's Jewish Community. Transmission period: 2030-2125 UTC, 49.71 metres, strong to moderate reception. News: Parliament investigates finances, damage to cemeteries, funds stolen during World War two. Review of Polish press. Headlines: Death of Deng Xiao Ping.
• 20 February: 2108 UTC: 6180 // 6195 kHz: BBC World Service 'World Business Report' Strong to good reception.
• 20 February: 2130 UTC: 7415 kHz: Voice of America 'World Report' transmission: 19-2230 UTC to Africa via Selebi-Phikwe, Botswana. Strong to good reception. Weather forecast: Cloudy, breezy. Stock market forecast. A lady talks of when she first came to America. Live broadcast featuring Muhammad Ali!

• 20 February: 2158 UTC: 9965 kHz: Radio Yerevan, Armenia Strong to good reception, 2130-22 UTC, Postal address: Radio Yerevan, Alek Manukyan Street 5, YEREVAN 75025 REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA.
• 24 February: 1900 UTC: 7415 kHz: Voice Of America 55th Anniversary! News: Madeline Allbright. Deng Xiao Ping's cremation. EU Foreign Ministers meet regarding China & Yasser Arafat. Nairobi College closed. Rwanda. Gunman opened fire in the USA. 'Europe Edition': President Yeltzin, fire breaks out on Mir Space Station. NATO forces attacked in Bosnia Herzigovina. Bosnian Child adopted by British family. Turkish Parliament. Greek-Cypriot communities. Americans buy Yorkshire Electricity. 'Editorial': Voice of America 55th Anniversary.

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