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: 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: Spring 1998

WELCOME to the first post of 2019, taking a trip back twenty-one years to Spring 1998, for my radio logs of the time. These broadcasts were heard on the Short Wave band, by a method known as 'DXing'. For an introduction to DXing, please click here [Credit goes to the British DX Club for the link].
Housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.

March 1998: Short Wave

• 11 March [1998]: 1905 UTC: 5940 // 5965 kHz: Voice of Russia Strong to fair reception. News: Kosovo. Chile. 'Commonwealth Update' Chechnya. Armenian election. Moldovan general election.
• 11 March: 1928 UTC: 5960 kHz: Voice of Turkey English to Europe via 'CAK' transmitter site. News: EU security organisation. Good to poor reception. Albanian Serbs in Kosovo. Red Cross statement. 'Review of the Turkish Press': Kosovo, Cyprus. 'Review of the Foreign Media': Kosovo, Turkey. 'Letterbox': Japan, England (Mike Swift in Surrey), USA.

Voice of Turkey QSL verification, 11 March 1998

• 11 March: 2002 UTC: 6035 kHz: Voice of America News: Uganda, Senegal, security, Free Trade. Fair to poor reception. Nigeria, Ghana. English to Africa via Botswana or 'G r' transmitter. 'Africa World Tonight' Freetown (Sierra Leone), Kenya. Nairobi. Japanese aid for Rwanda.
• 11 March: 2027 UTC: 6165 kHz: Swiss Radio International 'Newsnet' Strong to good reception. Sports report from Spain.
• 11 March: 2035 UTC: 6180 // 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Good to fair reception 'Newshour' interference, noise.
• 11 March: 2055 UTC: 6280 kHz: High Adventure Ministries - The Voice of Hope Postal address:PO Box 109 Hereford HR4 9XR Fair to poor reception. Preacher, announcements, close.
• 11 March: 2109 UTC: c.7 MHz: Vatican Radio Basilica of Rome, St Peter, St Paul. Opera music.
• 11 March: 2116 UTC: 7195 kHz: Radio Romania International Poor to fair reception. 'Cultural Survey' violence against women.

Radio Romania International QSL, 11 March 1998

• 11 March: 2137 UTC: 7200 kHz: Voice of Turkey to Australia, Asia.
• 11 March: 2144 UTC: 7235 kHz: Radio Canada International 'Spectrum' via Skelton, England, 41.47m, 300 kW, 180° to Europe, Africa, English. Good reception. Jim Craig. News, 'CBC World At Six'.
• 11 March: 2207 UTC: 7325 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception 'Newsdesk' report from Baghdad.
• 11 March: 2211 UTC: 7415 kHz: Voice of America (VOA) Botswana transmitter. Good to fair reception 'Now Music USA'.
• 11 March: 2224 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception 'Newsdesk' Chime of Big Ben at 2230 UTC. Also 12095 kHz, strong to good reception 'The World Today' Sao Paulo.

April 1998: Short Wave

• 9 April: 1830 UTC: c.6 MHz: Sunrise Radio London. Ad break: The Army, Neighbourhood watch. Dedications telephone number, Asian music.

Sunrise Radio verification letter, April 1998

• 9 April: 1834 UTC: 6055 kHz: Radio Slovakia International US armed forces minister in Slovakia. Latvian links with Slovakia. Visits by Slovakian personnel to South America and Ireland. 'Topical Issue': Compensation for those who suffered in World War II. Strong to good reception. 'Back Page News' Collectors of calendar cards, Tall people club, Mystical, scary creatures, USA-UFO's Festival. 'Slovak Kitchen'.
• 16 April: 1821 UTC: 5840 kHz: Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal, Belgium. Strong to good reception. Flemish language. Malcolm Mclaren 'Madame Butterfly' Sex Pistols. Rwanda.
• 16 April: 1845 UTC: c.6 MHz (c.5900 kHz): Sunrise Radio Ad break: Alcohol problems. Strong to good reception. Cinema, 'Communications 2000' telephone. Music: 'I Just Called To Say I Love You'. Female host. Asian music. 'Happy Birthday to Oliver'. Write to Sunrise Radio, Sunrise House, Cross Lances Road, Hounslow, Middlesex TW3 2AD Telephone 0181 569 6666 'Happy Birthday To You' "On air on 1413 and 1458 kHz" Ads: Banqueting suite, carpets. News: George Michæl, Pol Pot. Sport: Chelsea v Vincenza at Stamford Bridge, 0-0.
• 16 April: 1922 UTC: 6165 kHz: Swiss Radio International 'Ban on genetic engineering'? Peter Heller reports. Strong to good reception. Separation anxiety pill for dogs. Contact details.
• 16 April: 1951 UTC: 7285 kHz: Polish Radio Warsaw 'A Day In The Life' Discussion regarding medical conditions of pilots. 41.18m, good to poor reception 'Focus' The Culture Magazine: Beethoven Easter Festival.
• 16 April: 2004 UTC: 7325 kHz: BBC World Service News: Bill Clinton, P W Botha, David Trimble, death of Pol Pot. Strong reception via Skelton, England.

President of the United States, Bill Clinton, featuring on BBC World Service news, 16 April 1998

• 16 April: 2012 UTC: 7375 // 7415 kHz: Voice of America News: Tutsi rebels, Burundi. Trial of P W Botha. 'Africa World Tonight' Sport. Ugandan elections. Good to fair reception. Tony Blair in Cairo. Middle East peace process.
• 16 April: 2044 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. News headline: Death of Pol Pot. Sport: Chelsea 3 - Vincenza 1 (Aggregate score: 3-2).
• 16 April: 2055 UTC: 9850 kHz: Radio Australia Weather in Wellington, NZ. Good to fair reception. 'Pacific Beat' with Rob Hoskin. News headlines at 21 UTC: United Nations, Pol Pot, Korea, Bill Clinton. USA call for Pol Pot autopsy. North and South Korea meet for talks in Beijing, China. Strong to good reception.
• 16 April: 2141 UTC: c.15 MHz: HCJB 'Night Sounds' Strong to good reception.
• 16 April: 22 UTC: 15600 kHz: Radio Taipei (Voice of Free China) National Anthem. Strong to good reception. News: China summit meeting.

May 1998: Short Wave

• 15 May: 1945 UTC: 5850 kHz: Sunrise Radio Strong to good reception. Music, speech, ads. Address: Sunrise House, Cross Lances Road, HOUNSLOW, Middlesex TW3 2AD Transmission from Deutsche Telekom, Germany, to Europe.

Vatican Radio QSL Verification card, 15 May 1998

• 15 May: 1950 UTC: 5880 kHz: Vatican Radio Memories of John F Kennedy, 1964, US troops in Vietnam. Chinese revolution, June 1966. Middle Eat war, 1967. Martin Luther King. Neil Armstrong, 1969. Test Tube Baby, 25 July, 1978. Pope Paul VI. Strong to good reception. 'Popes of the 20th Century'. 'Ask The Abbott': The Crucifixion.
• 15 May: 2020 UTC: 5930 kHz: Radio Prague 'Between You And Us' letters programme: Swedish invasion of Prague, 1648 AD. Edmund Birt emails from Kingston-Upon-Thames, UK. Strong to good reception.
• 15 May: 2030 UTC: 5935 kHz: Radio Latvia Strong to good reception.
• 15 May: 2057 UTC: 6035 // 6040 kHz: Voice of America Music from the Late Mr Frank Sinatra, who passed away today, Friday 15 May 1998. 21 UTC News: Rioting in Jakarta, Indonesia. 'World Report'. 6035 kHz to Africa, 6040 kHz to Middle East, North Africa, Europe. Good to fair reception. Nuclear proliferation in South Asia. President Yeltzin on tour. Clinton meets Japanese delegation.
• 15 May: 2130 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria News: New nuclear power station. Freedom Party. Government Budget for 1999. Environment group action: 12-13 June 1998. Postal service strike. 'Report From Austria' Murray Hall and Joanna King. Strong to good reception. English to Europe. Newspapers' 150th year.
• 15 May: 2150 UTC: 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception 'People And Politics' Northern Ireland Peace Process.

BBC World Service logo, taken from a letterhead.

• 15 May: 2217 UTC: 7340 / 7375 / 7415 kHz: Voice of America English to Africa. Music from Garth Brooks. Strong to good reception. 'Country Music USA' Music: 'Anonymous' and 'This Ain't Tennessee'.
• 23 May: 1238 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Fair to poor reception. 'A Jolly Good Show' Dave Lee Travis. Music: Richard Marx 'Right Here Waiting', Neil Diamond 'Dancing In The Street', Natalie Imbruglia 'Torn'. To 1245 UTC.

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My DX Archive: Winter 1994-95

WELCOME to the first day of British Summer Time, a week prior to Easter 2018 and Reporting From The Fox Tower is delighted to take you back to winter - To the winter of 1994-95, with the latest visit to my radio listening archives, on this occasion, December 1994 through to February 1995.
Click here for the link to the preceding post, Autumn 1994.

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 1994: Short Wave

• 15 December [1994]: 1155 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands. Strong to good reception; Very slight interference from German language broadcasters both -10 kHz and +10 kHz of the frequency. 'Media Network': Broadcasting in Rwanda. Radio Moscow 65th anniversary, visit to Radio Moscow, history of the station, now known as The Voice of Russia. Some languages to be cut. Interview with head of the Broadcast Centre, Moscow.
• 17 December: 1930 UTC: 5915 kHz: Radio Slovakia International. 'Best of Radio Slovakia International': The new Slovakian coalition government. Violin music. Letter: A bad weekend in the Bratislavan Mountains. To 20 UTC.
• 17 December: 20 UTC: 5930 kHz: Radio Prague (Spanish).
• 17 December: c.20 UTC: 5960 kHz: Deutsche Welle News: Seventeen dead on German roads today. 'Sports Report' Germany v Albania tomorrow. Football scandals: Milan boss banned from club. Malaysian football scandal. Other sport: Ski, athletics. 'A Week in Germany' Government gives support to NATO in Bosnia. UNESCO presents report in Bonn.
• 17 December: 2025 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America 'Music USA' Jazz. 'Rubber legs' Williams. Duke Ellington.
• 17 December: 2043 UTC: 6180 / 6195 kHz: BBC World Service 'Meridian' Music festival in Ghana. Edward Butler. Sarajevo cinema reopens. New stage show in Berlin features music from the 1950's. Simon Fanshawe. 21 UTC: 'Newshour': Chechnya.

• 17 December: 2140 UTC: 7150 kHz: Radio Moscow - The Voice of Russia 'Kaleidoscope' Music by Mozart. Letters: Unfavourable comments regarding frequencies, change of name of the station, closure of broadcasts during daytime hours. Testing of the first Soviet atom bomb. 22 UTC: News headlines.
• 17 December: 2215 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Broadcast to North Africa (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia) 'Jazz For The Asking'.
• 17 December: 2323 UTC: 11955 kHz: BBC World Service News headlines: The Conservative Party (Government) revives gambling: Premium Bonds, football pools, The National Lottery. QE2 refurbishment. Cattle on ferries. Sunday Press Review. Sport. 'Newsdesk' at 2330 UTC. Broadcast to the Far East.

December 1994: Medium Wave

• 21 December: 1842 UTC: 1179 kHz MW: Radio Sweden Strong to good reception. 'Sixty Degrees North' Bill Schiller visits the Stockholm Christmas Market. 'Money Matters' Al Simon reviews the Swedish economy. Increase in Phonecards in Sweden. 150th anniversary of the Co-operative movement in the UK.
• 21 December: 1902 UTC: 1512 kHz MW: Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal Strong to moderate reception. News: Reduction in crime in Belgium. Students protest. Belgian paratroopers acquitted in court. Belgian sports people of the year: Male table tennis player, female swimmer. Weather: Fair. 'Press Review': Government in crisis? 'Belgium Today': Cattle receive hormones. 'The Arts': Liz Sanderson visits a doll museum in Antwerp. 'Green Society': Belgium is a leading grower and exporter of Christmas trees, including the 'Blue Spruce'. Broadcast to 1930 UTC.

December 1994: Short Wave

• 25 December: 1150 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong to good reception. Christmas Day edition of 'Happy Station' presented by Jonathan Groubert, including a musical Christmas card from Poland, a recording from 1958 - The commercialism of Christmas and news stories regarding Santa Claus and the Christmas post.

Radio Netherlands QSL, Christmas Day 1994

• 29 December: 12 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong to good reception. 'Media Network' with Jonathan Marks, Feature programme regarding jingles. Jingles played from BBC Radio One and BBC Radio Two. Interviews with Top Format in Holland and Jam in Dallas. 'Jingle collectors' in Europe and the US, piracy of jingles. Broadcast news: ORF Austria to close medium wave broadcasts. KOL Israel to close? Propagation report from Mike Bird in Australia.

January 1995: Short Wave

• 15 January: 1927 UTC: 5915 kHz: Radio Slovakia International 'Slovakia Today' highlights Slovakia's neighbouring countries, 'Listeners' Tribune' Letters from Mark Pitchman, Australia; Mr Snider, USA; Mr R C Taylor, Scotland; Ms Savage, USA; Laurence Ward, USA; Mr Tilley, USA; Donna Ellis, UK; India; Peggy Meddows, UK; Ukraine; Mr Rabu in the UK; Arthur Blossoms, UK. 1995 calendars and T-shirts are available to listeners.
• 15 January: 1958 UTC: 5960 kHz: Deutsche Welle News: Politician seeks appraisal of East Germany. The Bonn Government should not support Yeltzin. 1996 may see trading changed in Germany. Remembrance service in the former East Germany. Space capsule launched in Japan.
• 15 January: 2021 UTC: 6055 kHz: Adventist World Radio - AWR-Europe. 'Lifestyle' magazine on AWR. AWR in London: 'Wavescan' (DX programme) features the first AWR broadcasts seventy years ago.
• 15 January: 2034 UTC: 6180 / 6195 kHz: BBC World Service Broadcast to Europe 'Europe Today' New Austrian Government.
• 15 January: 21 UTC: 9615/9670/9690/9765 kHz: Deutsche Welle News including war in Europe, fighting in Somalia, UN soldiers held hostage in Mogadishu. Pope John Paul II visiting the Far East. Attacks in Israel.

Deutsche Welle QSL, 1995.

• 15 January: 2112 UTC: 9860/9895 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Euroquest' with Rina Miller.
• 15 January: 2118 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service 'Newshour' with Hugh Prysor-Jones.
• 15 January: 2159 UTC: 11750 kHz - 11955 kHz: BBC World Service 'Newshour' close of programme. 11750 kHz to South America, 11955 kHz to Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands and Papua New Guinea.
• 15 January: 2230 UTC: 7220 kHz: Radio Budapest 'DX Programme'.

January 1995: Medium Wave

• 19 January: 2130-2155 UTC: 1386 kHz MW: Radio Netherlands (Interference from Trans World Radio on 1395 kHz) 'Media Network' Jonathan Marks with information of jamming in Iraq, letter from North Carolina regarding numbers stations. AWR to expand into Latin America, Paraguay. News of developments on the World Radio Network. News from Kigali and India. Competition. European DX Council conference in Denmark. Sri Lanka to send new programmes to the Middle East in Filipino.

January 1995: Short Wave

• 22 January: 1535-1550 UTC: 7260 kHz: Radio Australia Moderate reception. 'Fine Music Australia' with Ivan Lloyd: The Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra.

ABC Radio Australia QSL, January 1995

• 31 January: 2130 UTC: 6040-6070 kHz: Voice of America 'World Report' featuring Jim Herriot's 'On This Day In History'. Lisa Macadams & Susan Clarke present 'World Report'. President Clinton. Chechnya. Sonia Pace reports from Paris.

February 1995: Short Wave

• 2 February: 1200-1213 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands Strong to good reception. 'Media Network' with Jonathan Marks and guest, Jim Cutler.
• 9 February: 1152 UTC: 6045 kHz: Radio Netherlands 'Media Network' Increase in programme reaction. During floods in the Netherlands, Radio Netherlands provided news details to twenty-two stations around the world including ABC New York and BBC World Service. Veronica Wilson reports on the radio scene in Africa: BBC, Voice of America, Radio France Internationale work on relays and community projects in the continent. News: Talk Radio UK launches Tuesday 14 February 1995.

February 1995: Medium Wave

• 12 February: 1830 UTC: 1179 kHz MW: Radio Sweden 'Sounds Nordic' with Keith Foster. Music news: 'ABBA Gold' is the highest selling CD in Russia. Music festival in Cannes, France.
• 12 February: 1909-1918 UTC [7:09pm-7:18pm UK time]: 1053 kHz MW: Test transmissions from Talk Radio UK.
• 13 February: 1822 UTC [6:22pm UK time]: 1053 kHz: Test transmission from Talk Radio UK.

Talk Radio UK QSL, 1995 

February 1995: Short Wave

• 13 February: 1830 UTC: 5930 kHz: Radio Prague Czech language to Europe.
• 13 February: 1837 UTC: 6040 kHz: Voice of America 'Special English' with Tony Riggs: News from Mexico and Brasilia. 'Development: This Is America' Stan Busby reports. World population increase.
• 13 February: 1854 UTC: 6065 kHz: Radio Sweden Sport with Keith Foster: NHL hockey in Canada, golf in the Canary Islands. Nick George closes the broadcast.
• 13 February: 19 UTC: 6105 kHz: Radio Romania International Romanian president meets his Lebanese counterpart. Belarus ratify treaty. Israel & PLO hold talks. Attacks in Algeria, International Security conference in Bucharest. Earthquake in Alaska.
• 13 February: 1925 UTC: 6110 kHz: Radio Moscow - The Voice of Russia. 'Commonwealth Update', News at 1930 UTC: Chechnya. Yugoslavia: 21 Serbs in court. Agreement between Russia and Slovakia is signed. 'News in Brief'.
• 13 February: 1945 UTC: 6155 kHz: Radio Austria International Business News with David Ward.

Radio Austria International QSL, February 1995

• 13 February: 20 UTC: 6180/6195 kHz: BBC World Service News headlines from London, followed by 'Health Matters'.
• 13 February: 2012 UTC: 7260 kHz: Radio Australia Allan Border approached with a bribe before a Cricket match. Low count of Iron in Australia.
• 13 February: 2037 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service English to Europe & The Commonwealth of Independent States. 'The Vintage Chart Show': Stevie Wonder - 'For Once In My Life', Fleetwood Mac - 'Albatross', The Move 'Blackberry Way', The Chart: 1974.

February 1995: Medium Wave

• 13 February: 22 UTC [10pm UK Time]: 1053-1089 kHz: Test transmissions from Talk Radio UK: Caesar The Geezer 'phone-in 0345 10 53 89 First call from Kevin of Ilkeston, Derbyshire. First ad: Coca-Cola, 2230 UTC.
• 20 February: 1515 UTC: 774 kHz MW: BBC Radio Leeds Good to moderate reception. 'Real Lives' with Mo James, featuring a husband & wife who run a theatre company. Music: 'She's Not There', 'Robin of Sherwood' by Clannad. 'Time saving travel': AA Roadwatch: M62, A6120.
• 20 February: c.22 UTC: 1053-1089 kHz: Talk Radio UK [first week of full transmission] Caesar The Geezer and Dixie. Postal address: Talk Radio UK, 76 Oxford Street, LONDON W1N 0TR.

February 1995: Short Wave

Radio Canada International 50th anniversary QSL, February 1995

• 25 February: 1430 UTC: 11915 kHz: Radio Canada International Good to moderate reception via Sines, Portugal. News: President Clinton visits Canada, Radio Canada International is 50 years old today. 'Innovation Canada': Worldwide tourism, Bob Johnston reports. 150th anniversary of the 'Ottawa Citizen', now on the internet.

Radio Canada International 50th anniversary QSL, February 1995

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