My Short Wave Archive: April 2009

 ONE week after Easter 2009, an evening of listening to Short Wave radio broadcasts on Friday, 17 April, 2009.

The previous post featuring Short Wave broadcasts, My Short Wave Archive: February 2009, can be found here.

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

Receiver used: Roberts R881.

April 2009 : Short Wave

• [Friday] 17 April [2009]: 1925 UTC: 6200 kHz: Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran  ID, male voice, music, singing. ID, female voice with frequencies.
  English service.
  Music, male voice with prayers.
  Good-Moderate-Good reception.
  English language service, prayers, news headlines: Iranian President speaks of Iranian expatriates, regarding places for them to meet.  Iranian armed forces.  Iranian links with China and Vietnam.
  [Interference from an English language broadcast - Male speaking of health issues]
  Iran's foreign minister is at a meeting in Pakistan, regarding terror in Afghanistan.  Japanese Prime Minister speaks before a meeting.
  English language service to Europe.
  Russian President criticizes NATO for holding exercises in Georgia.  President Obama updates US citizens.  North Korea expels US nuclear inspectors viewing North Korean nuclear programme.  Political comment.  President Obama speaks out over torture methods.  Protests over Palestinian prisoners.
  Broadcast closes with details of postal address, email and website.
  Logged to 1955 UTC.
• 17 April: 2025 UTC: 7205 kHz: Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran  Frequencies: 6205 kHz, 7205 kHz and 5945 kHz to Europe; 9800 kHz and 9825 kHz to South Africa.  Details of the IRIB website.
  Good to fair reception.
  English to Europe.
  Female with frequencies for the 1930 - 2030 UTC broadcast (listed above), contact details, close at 2028 UTC, followed by VOIRI signature tune, piano music.
  Logged to 2030 UTC.
• 17 April: 2057 UTC: 9385 kHz: WWRB  Manchester  TN  USA  Male with guitar, singing to a congregation: "Glory to God in the highest... Glory, glory, hallelujah".
  Male with ID for WWRB Manchester TN USA
  Male with Bible reading: "Chapter five... The sacrifice of Jesus Christ".
  Good reception.
  English to America.
  Male Bible readings: "Chapter 12", music with male singers.  Brother Stair features on this broadcast.  Singing Church congregation.
  Logged to 2110 UTC.
• 17 April: 2126 UTC: 9445 kHz: All India Radio  General Overseas Service
  Female tells the story of how an Emperor arrived at a shrine, all the people who have been there, year 1911, shrine in India.
  Excellent to good reception.
  English to Europe and Australasia.
  Female host.  Music recital.  ID in full.
  Logged to 2135 UTC.

Bakhtawar Singhs' Chhatri, Alwar: Rajasthan: India
(All India Radio QSL Card)

• 17 April: 2140 UTC: 9500 kHz: Radio Australia  Australian male, speaking on the phone to an American male, regarding the policies of the USA - This is 'Saturday Extra - 100 days of Barack Obama' on Radio Australia.  Policies of President Obama.
  Good to fair reception.
  English to Asia and Australasia.
  Female speech.  Fading out at 2145 UTC.
  Logged to 2150 UTC.

Additional information (Correct in April 2009):

International Radio Station WWRB

Airline Transport Communications Inc

Listeners Services

Box 7

Manchester

TN 37349

U S A

Telephone (00-1-931) 728-6063

                  (00-1-931) 728-6087

Web: wwrb.org

(9385 kHz Global III transmitter: Overcomer Ministry)

All India Radio - Director of External Services

Post Box No 500

New Delhi - 110001

INDIA

(9445 kHz General Overseas Service - V)

Radio Australia

GPO Box 428G

Melbourne

Australia 3001

Telephone: Business Hours (UTC +11): +61 39626 1500

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My DX Archive: Spring 2000

REPORTING From The Fox Tower takes you to the Springtime of the year 2000, for broadcasts heard on the Short Wave radio band. If March-April-May 2000 does bring back memories for you, then you might remember the music of the time - Click here for the Top 100 singles chart at the time these first broadcasts were heard.
For the following broadcast logs, housekeeping notes: Times in UTC (GMT), frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Transmission power in watts or kiloWatts (kW). Logs transcribed from the original notes.
The previous post, My DX Archive: Winter 1999-2000, can be read here.

March 2000: Short Wave

• 17 March [2000]: 2350 UTC: 3918 kHz (76m): Radio Borderhunter Good reception. Male operator, Russian song, dance music (Pirate).
• 18 March: 1851 UTC: 7380 kHz: Voice of Russia Good reception. French to Europe, female broadcaster, Classical music. Letters. Website contact details. ID, frequency announcement, ID, signature tune. Male broadcaster at 1900 UTC, news: Taipei elections.
• 18 March: 1916 UTC: 7475 kHz: Voice of Greece Strong to good reception. Conclusion of an English broadcast, female broadcaster, music: ABBA 'Money, Money, Money'.
• 18 March: 1925 UTC: 7535 kHz: Radio Bulgaria Strong to good reception. German to Europe. German geography.
• 18 March: 1955 UTC: 9022 kHz: Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran Good to fair reception. English to Europe. Female operator gives details of an Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, the Islamic revolution and comments from the Late Ayatollah. 'Press Review' (male and female operators): Taliban may leave two towns in Afghanistan. World headlines: France. 'Afghan Crisis' (female operator).

Example of a QSL verification card received from Tehran, Iran.

• 18 March: 2032 UTC: 9410 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to fair reception. English via Skelton, Cumbria, England to Europe, Middle East and Eurasia. 'Newshour' President Clinton to visit India, refugees in the UK. Asylum seekers.
• 18 March: 2045 UTC: 9500 kHz: Radio Australia Strong to fair reception. English to Pacific Asia. News: Taiwan election results, Ugandan Church fire, President Clinton to visit India. Bomb explosion. Commonwealth Special Envoy to Solomon Islands makes statement. Stand-off between USA, EU & developing nations. Paracetamol report. Queen visits Canberra.
• 18 March: 2122 UTC: 9535 kHz: China Radio International Strong to good reception. 'Report from Developing Countries' male host: Girl trafficking to end in Nepal. Exhibition of art by children in Sofia, Bulgaria (Report from UN Radio). 'Trans Art'. 'China Scrapbook' Yellow River (female operator). Website address. 'Music From China' (female operator) Music for Spring.
• 18 March: 2208 UTC: 9595 kHz: Voice of America Good to fair reception. 'Communications World' // 9770 kHz via Udorn Thani, Thailand. English to Asia & Australasia 'VOA News Now' Schedule A: News: Taiwan elections, Balkan war crimes.
• 18 March: 2238 UTC: 9990 kHz: Radio Cairo Good reception. English to Europe. Female presents 'Egyptology' (excavations). Male host previews tomorrow's programmes, sign off 2244 UTC.
• 18 March: 2320 UTC: 10000 kHz: WWV Boulder Colorado USA Time Signal Station, reception good.

Radio Japan broadcast guide, March-October 2000.

• 19 March: 0022 UTC: 11705 kHz: Radio Japan Strong to good reception. English to Europe, Africa, America via Sackville, Canada. 'Asia Weekly' featuring Manilla and the Philippines. Music break. Australian theatre play visiting Japan.
• 19 March: 0057 UTC: 11800 kHz: RAI International Italy. Good reception. Newscast in English to USA. Car taxes, peace keeping, military criminal code. Italian and Portuguese heads of State meet footballers, dancers. World Trade Organisation. Pilgrims. Pope John Paul II visits the Holyland.
• 19 March: 0118 UTC: 11900 kHz: WWBS Macon Georgia USA. Good to fair reception. English to Europe. Female reads scriptures to audience.
• 19 March: 0132 UTC: 12095 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. English to USA via Ascension Island. 'Music Review'.

April 2000: Short Wave

• 21 April: 2030 UTC: 7325 kHz: Wales Radio International Good to fair reception. 'Celtic Notes' Jenny O'Brien. Fish marketing. 'Bluestone' trip from Wales to Stonehenge, Bluestone website. Wales Tourist Board contest. 'Celtic Notes' is broadcast via Skelton, Cumbria, England. Male Voice Choir interview.
• 28 April: 2040 UTC: 7325 kHz: Wales Radio International Good reception. 'Celtic Notes' Jenny O'Brien. Wales Tourist Board competition. Llanelli Leisure Park: regeneration of a dock to a water sports / marine lake. Music. American writers visit Wales as part of a heritage visit (Welsh Ancestry in Bala). Music: 'Men of Harlech'.

May 2000: Short Wave

Radio Prague QSL verification card, 1 May 2000.

• 1 May: 1301 UTC: 13580 kHz: Radio Prague Strong to good reception. Peter Smith 'One On One' interview with a musician (Organist). News: Female host, May Day holiday in Czech Republic. Music. Female with ID. Music.
• 1 May: 1336 UTC: 13675 kHz: United Arab Emirates Radio Good reception. English: Vatican mass blessing by Pope, London protests, Middle East, Israel, Sri Lanka army land capture. Sport: Golf. Weather. Dubai ID. 'The role of Proverbs in the Arab World' Male and female narrations. English closed at 1343 UTC, handover to the Arabic service.
• 1 May: 1400 UTC: 13730 kHz: Radio Austria International Strong to good reception. German to Europe. ID signature tune. News: Jorg Haider. Democrat party. Sport: Spanish Open. Golf. Tennis. Station ID. Wildlife (bird) noises. Reports.
• 1 May: 1430 UTC: 14740 kHz: KOL Israel Radio International English from Jerusalem. Mother and 13 year old daughter talk of David Irving's view of the Holocaust. Male reporter: Trading report. Weather report from Jerusalem.
• 1 May: 1443 UTC: 15000 kHz: WWV Boulder Colorado USA. Fair reception. Time Signal Station.
• 1 May: 1447 UTC: 15575 kHz: BBC World Service Good to fair reception. 'Sports Roundup' Football, Cricket.

WWCR QSL verification card, 1 May 2000.

• 1 May: 1455 UTC: 15685 kHz: WWCR Nashville TN USA. Strong to good reception. 'Grace Hour' 11797 Baltimore 21206 Maryland USA. USA Radio News: Construction rises. Microsoft stock rises. Ads. Weather: Severe weather in Oklahoma. Park View Hospital. Elian Gonzalez. Ad. President of Syria suffers a stroke. Middle East meeting. 'Pro Life Perspective' www.nrlc.org
• 1 May: 1539 UTC: 15745 kHz: WEWN Birmingham AL USA. Strong to good reception. Male host interviews writer of a new book. Female students speak of their faith on 'Right Here, Right Now'. The Daily Mass (Live) on air next. Music. Father Stan Fortuna. Music 'As I Kneel Before You'. OM ID. 1600 UTC: The Daily Mass (Live). Male preacher.
• 1 May: 1654 UTC: 17605 kHz: Radio France International Good to fair reception. English. Music. 1700 UTC: Time Signal, ID, male host, news: Nigeria, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Burundi. May Day Rally in Zimbabwe. Sierra Leone hunger strike. Jacques Chirac on tour. Israeli Jews in court. Philippine hostages. Central Paris May Day celebrations, demonstrations. Sport.
• 1 May: 1742 UTC: 17735 kHz: Radio Romania International Strong to good reception. 'Pages of Romanian Literature': 'On Biblical Land'. Music. Female host. Literature programme. Books by the author.
• 1 May: 1810 UTC: 17830 kHz: BBC World Service Strong to good reception. English to West and Central Africa via Ascension Island. 'Focus On Africa' Sierra Leone, May Day celebrations and demonstrations in Germany, Moscow, Cuba.
• 1 May: 1824 UTC: 17895 kHz: Voice of America Good to fair reception. English to Africa 'Africa World Tonight' Demonstrations in Zimbabwe, trial of the bombers of Pan Am 103. Report on terrorism. Journalist on hunger strike. Trailer: 'Daybreak Africa'. 1830 UTC: Sport: Boxing, Lennox Lewis, on the phone to Angelo Dundee. Olympic Football (Sydney, Australia): USA 1 - Honduras 2.

WYFR Family Radio QSL verification card, 1 May 2000.

• 1 May: 1902 UTC: 18070 kHz: WYFR Family Radio Strong to fair reception. 'Songs In The Night' Male host, music.
• 1 May: 1922 UTC: 18910 kHz: Shortwave Broadcasts Strong to good reception. Shortwave Broadcasts, PO Box 1524, BOSTON MA 02117-1524 USA. English Sentinel / Bible Lesson to South Africa via WSHB 'Radio Sentinel' Ladies in conversation, hymn, Ross Gurbur. Margaret Rogers and Bill Moody 'Bible Lesson': 'Adam and Falling Man'. Section one: Genesis, Jehovah.
• 1 May: 1959 UTC: 18980 kHz: Family Radio Strong to good reception. 'Family Bible Reading Fellowship' Female host, ID, Minister talks of memories of travelling on a lake and jungle rivers. [See the WYFR Family Radio QSL, above, verifying reception of this broadcast.]
• 5 May: 2043 UTC: 7325 kHz: Wales Radio International Strong to fair reception. 'Celtic Notes' Jenny O'Brien interviews an American couple visiting Wales. Music from a CD on the Sain label. Aberystwyth Library. Music: 'Full Moon'. Websites.
• 5 May: 2101 UTC: 3955 kHz: Global Sound Kitchen Strong to good reception. Female and male host, music from Fatboy Slim. Report to Lee Roberts, c/o Virgin Radio, 1 Golden Square, LONDON W1R 0DJ. Music: Roland Klinkenberg Trance 'Shhh' Email: lee.roberts@ginger.com. Music: B-15 Project, The Essence 'Brad Beat'.

That concludes this look back to the springtime of the year 2000. Thank you for visiting Reporting From The Fox Tower.

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January + February 2017 on air

MID February and it is a Six Nations Sunday, a tournament which this blog has reflected upon (briefly) over past years. Spoiler alert: Ireland and England won on Saturday; Scotland v France is underway, five minutes played, no score.

I have had a couple of evenings listening to the Roberts R881 over the first six weeks of this year, here are the logs of what I heard on Short Wave and, to begin, Medium Wave. Notes: Time in UTC (GMT), frequency in kiloHertz (kHz), power in kiloWatt (kW) or MegaWatt (MW).

January 2017: Medium Wave.

• 25 January: 1812 UTC: 540 kHz: MR Kossuth Radio, Hungary. Good to strong reception, 2 MW via Solt, Hungary. 'Sports World' covering a Women's volleyball Cup match.
• 25 January: 1906 UTC: 549 kHz: Jil FM, Algeria. Good to strong reception, up to 600 kW via Sidi Hamadouche, Algeria. Music and speech, French and Arabic services.
• 25 January: 1935 UTC: 567 kHz: RNE Radio 5, Spain. Moderate to poor reception, up to 100 kW via Murcia, Spain. Male and female speech, Spanish.

• 25 January: 1958 UTC: 585 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland, UK. Good to strong reception, 2 kW via Dumfries, Scotland. Football! Heart of Midlothian v Raith Rovers in the Scottish Cup - GOAL Hearts 0 - Raith Rovers 1 (Deflected goal). Also playing: Celtic 0 - St Johnstone 0.
• 25 January: 2018 UTC: 585 kHz: RNE Radio Nacional, Spain. Good to strong reception, up to 100 kW via Madrid, Spain. MORE football! Celta Vigo v Real Madrid - Male commentators mention Bale, Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, referee blows his whistle. Isco. [Full Time: 2-2]
• 25 January: 2036 UTC: 603 kHz: BBC Radio 4, UK. Good to strong reception. 2 kW via Wrekenton, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England. 'Future Proofing': How sport plays its part in society. Link into the 'Four Thought' programme.

• 25 January: 2108 UTC: 621 kHz: RTBF International, Belgium. Strong to moderate reception, 300 kW via Wavre, Belgium. 'Viva Sports' Male speech, presumably at a football fixture. Mentions of 'goalkeeper', 'El Classico', 'Anderlecht'. Full Time? Male in quiet studio reading football scores. Music: Clean Bandit 'Rockabye'.
• 25 January: 2148 UTC: 639 kHz: RNE Radio Nacional, Spain. Good to strong reception, up to 600 kW via various transmission sites. Football: Celta Vigo v Real Madrid - Male commentary. Full Time? Highlights package.
• 25 January: 2209 UTC: 639 kHz: CRo2 Dvojka, Czech Republic. Good to moderate reception, 1500 kW via Prague. 'Night Micro forum' with Marie Retková. Female conversation, music: Frank Sinatra 'Strangers In The Night'. Conversation continues.

February 2017: Short Wave.

• 2 February: 1201 UTC: 9430 kHz: FEBC International, Philippines. Moderate reception, 100 kW to Asia, via Bocaue, Philippines. Music, top of the hour idents in various languages, music. Chinese - Mandarin language.
• 2 February: 1240 UTC: 9560 kHz: Vatican Radio, Vatican City, The Vatican. Poor reception, 250 kW to Asia + Oceania via Philippines. Chinese language programme, female and male speech. ID signal.
• 2 February: 1312 UTC: 9645 kHz: Reach Beyond Australia, Australia. Moderate to poor reception, English language to Asia, via Kununurra, Australia. 'Hope for the Heart' programme with male and female voices.

• 2 February: 1345 UTC: 9740 kHz: BBC World Service, UK. Moderate to poor reception, female speech at length, male on telephone. English to East + South East Asia via Kranji, Singapore.
• 2 February: 1452 UTC: 9880 kHz: China Radio International, China. Good to moderate reception, 100 kW via Nanning, China. Cambodian language - Music, female speech, ID sequence, off air at 1457 UTC.
• 2 February: 1509 UTC: 9900 kHz: Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iran. Moderate to poor reception, 500 kW via Sirjan, Iran. Hindi language - Very muffled speech, heavy propagation. Music, female speech. [Online as 'ParsToday']

• 2 February: 1532 UTC: 9920 kHz: BBC World Service, UK. Good to moderate reception, 250 kW via Nakhon Sawan, Thailand. Urdu language: Female speech, translating an American English male, translating an English speaking female.
• 2 February: 1555 UTC: 11635 kHz: BBC World Service, UK. Poor reception. 250 kW via Kranji, Singapore. Urdu language: Female in studio, with male on phone. Music, female speech. Off air at 1559 UTC.
• 2 February: 1606 UTC: 11725 kHz: China Radio International, China. Poor reception. 150 kW via Cerrik, Albania. Arabic language: Flamboyant music, male speech, extended music.

• 2 February: 1617 UTC: 11735 kHz: Either Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporation, Zanzibar [50 kW via Dole, Zanzibar, Swahili language] Or Rádio Trans Mundial, Brazil [50 kW via Santa Maria - Camobi, Brazil, Portuguese language]. Moderate reception, male speech, music.
• 2 February: 1632 UTC: 11815 kHz: Voice of Turkey, Turkey. Strong to moderate reception, 500 kW via Emirler, Turkey. Turkish language, male speech, music.
• 2 February: 1639 UTC: 11900 kHz: Voice of America, USA. Moderate to poor reception, English to Africa via Sentech, Meyerton, South Africa. Female and male presentation team of 'South Sudan In Focus'.

• 2 February: 1736 UTC: 11930 kHz: Radio Marti, USA. Moderate to poor reception, Spanish to Cuba via Greenville, North Carolina, USA. Strong speech from a male, with female speech too.
• 2 February: 1750 UTC: 11945 kHz: NHK World Radio, Japan. Good to strong reception, 250 kW via Issoudun, France. Music: Earth, Wind & Fire 'Boogie Wonderland', Japanese speech, music. Female speech, male speech, ID, time signal for 1800 UTC, ID. Male speech: News bulletin. Female speech.
• 2 February: 1828 UTC: 11975 kHz: BBC World Service, UK. Good reception, 250 kW to Africa, via Ascension Island. French language service, male speech, ID as 'BBC Afrique', ID set to music - Off air at 1829 UTC.

• 2 February: 1835 UTC: 12075 kHz: Voice of America, USA. Strong to moderate reception. French language service to Africa, via Botswana. Male and female speech, with idents.
• 2 February: 1854 UTC: 12160 kHz: WWCR 2, USA. Poor reception, 100 kW via Nashville, Tennessee, USA. English language: Male voice with web address, music, female speech.
• 2 February: 1925 UTC: 15400 kHz: BBC World Service, UK. Good to strong reception, English to West + Central Africa via Ascension Island - Football! Ghana v Cameroon in the African Cup of Nations - Live commentary from the Stade de Franceville, half an hour played. Ghana corner, dispossessed, Cameroon corner - 30 yard shot on goal, Ghana 'keeper punches the ball out. 0-0 on 30 minutes in the Semi-Final. Ghana have a shot on goal - Wide of the post.

That completes the logs for January and February - Much more comprehensive than I thought! I hope you have found this post informative and interesting. Until the next time - Enjoy.

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Short Wave logbook, January 2016.

TIMES in UTC (GMT); Frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz); Transmission powers in kiloWatts (kHz):

Friday 15 January 2016:

• 2125 UTC, 5865 kHz : Radio Farda : Male speech, time signal on the half hour, female speech. Persian language. To 2130 UTC.
• 2133 UTC, 5885 kHz : Voice of America : Male speech, French / Bambara languages to Africa via Santa Maria di Galeria (Vatican State), 250 kW.
• 2140 UTC, 5900 kHz : Overcomer Ministry via Spaceline Bulgaria to the Middle East and Europe. Brother R G Stair's speech is to remind the USA of terrorism, listing Presidents past and present - Reagan, Bush Snr, Clinton, Bush Jr, Obama - Presidential candidates: Mrs Clinton, Donald J Trump. Brother Stair states this speech was recorded at 10:30 on Monday 4 January 2016.
• 2154 UTC, 5950 kHz : IRIB World Service (also known as the Voice Of the Islamic Republic of Iran). Female speech with music, male speech. Music: 'Axel F' by Harold Faltermeyer. Signal strength good; Interference levels moderate; Overall signal fair. Male speech. Bosnian language service. To 2205 UTC.
• 2218 UTC, 6060 kHz : IRIB World Service : Male speech, instrumental, classical music. Arabic service via Zaheda, Iran.
• 2240 UTC, 6090 kHz : Caribbean Beacon (also known as the University Network), Anguilla. Recording of the Late Dr Gene Scott, speaking in praise of the Lord. Signal strength fair; Interference levels moderate to poor; Overall signal poor. English to the Americas. Music and speech. Interference from a morse code style transmission. To 2250 UTC.
• 2310 UTC, 6175 kHz : China Radio International : The Spanish language service, via Cerrik, Albania, 150 kW. Male speech, female speech 'Radio Internacional de China'. Signal strength strong; Interference levels slight; Overall reception good. Music. To 2325 UTC.

Those are all the Short Wave logs for January 2016. Please note, you may require the services of a translation programme for some of the web links featured in the station names.

Short Wave on a Sunday

NOT JUST ANY old Sunday, but the first Sunday of the year - Sunday 4 January, 2015. It has been a while since I listened to the Short Wave band, so it was nice to catch up with the international airwaves. As always, times in UTC (GMT) and frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz). Here we are:

• 1237 UTC, 10 000 kHz : NIST Radio Station WWV, Boulder, Colorado, USA. National Institute of Science and Technology radio station, broadcasting the Time Signal and other associated information. Moderate to good reception. To 1249 UTC.
• 1252 UTC, 11 520 kHz : EWTN Global Catholic Radio, Birmingham, Alabama, USA - Also known as WEWN Global Catholic Radio. Conclusion of Sunday Mass from the EWTN Chapel. This broadcast is English to South East Asia, also Middle East, Africa, India - And Europe. Moderate reception. Frequency closed at 1257 UTC.
• 1324 UTC, 11 640 kHz : Unidentified broadcast - Classical music programme, with speech between pieces. I believe the broadcast to be Radio Taiwan International, broadcasting Chinese via Kouhu, Taiwan. Moderate reception. To 1332 UTC.
• 1335 UTC, 11 730 kHz : Unidentified broadcast - Broadcast(s) covered by noise - Possibly blocked or jammed? Schedules for the time and frequency show Radio Belarus, broadcasting Belarusian via Minsk-Kalodzicy, Belarus, or Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran, broadcasting Urdu via Kamalabad, Iran. To 1339 UTC.
• 1352 UTC, 12 085 kHz : Radio Australia, English to Asia via Shepparton, Victoria, Australia. Programme was 'Sunday Nights with John Cleary' from ABC Local. News headlines at 1400 UTC. Moderate reception. To 1417 UTC.
• 1450 UTC, 12 115 kHz : Reach Beyond Australia, formerly Known as HCJB Australia. English to South & South East Asia via Kununurra, Australia. The programme was 'Words To Live By'. Moderate reception. To 1510 UTC.
• 1523 UTC, 13 845 kHz : WWCR-3, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, relaying The University Network for worldwide reception, primarily Europe and the Americas. Poor to moderate reception. To 1535 UTC.
• 1554 UTC, 15 420 kHz : BBC World Service with the conclusion of a broadcast, ID and speech from 1557 UTC, news headlines at 1600 UTC. 'Sportsworld' with guest Mark Lawrenson, who has "got 'Final Score' on"! FA Cup Third Round weekend : Live match commentary coming up from Huish Park - Yeovil Town v Manchester United. This broadcast is English to East & South Africa via Seychelles. Poor to moderate reception. To 1637 UTC.

May I also take this opportunity to wish you a belated Happy New Year.
Regards, Martin.

Listening and voting, June 2010

THIS blog is in two parts; the first part is the 'Listening', which is the list of broadcasts I heard on the Short Wave band, Saturday, 19 June 2010. The 'voting' is the second part, which I shall persuade you to take part in after I have posted my Short Wave logs, starting here!

• 0805 UTC, 11645 kHz : Radio Filia, Greece. Continuous music! Radio Filia website.

· 0832 UTC, 11670 kHz : BBC World Service, United Kingdom. English to Middle East via A'Seela, Oman. President Obama. BBC World Service website.

· 0847 UTC, 11785 kHz : China Radio International, China. Chinese speech, sports report. CRI in English online.

· 0922 UTC, 12020 kHz : RDP Internacional, Portugal. Portuguese speech, including telephone callers to the show and music. RDP English website.

· 1024 UTC, 13635 kHz : Voice of Turkey, Turkey. Arabic to Asia and Africa, 500 kW. Play/drama, followed by pop music. TRT World website.

· 1207 UTC, 13665 kHz : Radio Rossii, Russia. Sport bulletin! Website in Russian.

· 1225 UTC, 13700 kHz : Radio Nederland Wereldomroep, Holland (The Netherlands). Dutch to Europe. Live report from the FIFA World Cup, Durban, South Africa: Holland v Japan, half time.RNW Dutch website.

· 1247 UTC, 13720 kHz : Radio Exterior de Espana, Spain. Spanish to Europe. 'Diario de Europe' / 'Hispanorama'. REE website.

· 1307 UTC, 13760 kHz : Voice of Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). English to Europe and America. Sixtieth anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea. (No website)

· 1327 UTC, 13790 kHz : China Radio International, China. English to Europe, Asia, Australasia, America via Urumchi, China. 'China Drive' followed by 'Media Scan'. (Please follow the CRI link above)

· 1405 UTC, 13800 kHz : Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iran. Arabic speech, male host, telephone callers, music. Worldservice website.

· 1425 UTC, 13845 kHz : WWCR-3, Nashville TN USA. English to Europe and America. University Network programme. WWCR.com

· And finally, 1536 UTC, 15825 kHz : WWCR-1, Nashville TN USA. English to Europe, Middle East and America. 'Showers of Blessings', followed by Brother Eugene Brown with 'Words of Hope'. 'Words of Hope' website.

Don't stop voting!

Part two of this post is, of course, further encouragement for you to vote for ABBIE STEELE, pictured right, in her campaign to become Miss Cumbria 2010. A quick recap of how you can vote for Abbie:

By telephone : Call 09016561528 and then key in 05 when asked;

By text : Cumbria 05 Abbie S (with capitals in the correct places) to 84205.

Voting lines are open till 2nd July for Miss Cumbria. All votes cost 60p plus standard network charge on mobile phones.

The official Miss Cumbria website, featuring Abbie in the photo gallery, voting details and votes cast so far, can be visited by clicking here.

Once again, Good Luck Abbie! x