Clandestine Radio Watch 038
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CLANDESTINE RADIO WATCH
December 16, 1999
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Radio Martí's news director demoted and returns to TV Martí
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Radio Martí's news director demoted and returns to TV Martí
Dec 15, by Armando F. Mastrapa for CRW
Radio Martí's News Director William Valdes has been transferred to TV
Martí and returns to his former position of reporter. As a result of
his transfer, responsibilities have been divided for Radio Martí news
operations. Clara Dominguez will be responsible for all radio news
programming and Cristina Sanson will be responsible for all news and
newscasts.
Ares Spinoza of La Nueva Cuba http://www.lanuevacuba.com/incitatus2.htm
reports that according to
informed sources a heated exchange took place at the October 28
reunion between Herminio San Roman, Director of Office of Cuba
Broadcasting(OCB) and William Valdes (former RM News Director) that
nearly came to fisticuffs. The meeting took place to inform Valdes of
his demotion stemming from his numerous errors as director, the
allegation of employee intimidation and impeding the internal
investigation of OCB as well as the the mounting investigative
pressure on OCB Director San Roman.
Sources indicated that Valdes argued he was carrying out Roberto
Rodriguez' direct orders with San Roman's knowledge and was being
sacrificed while they avoided direct responsibility for Radio Martí's
debacle.
Also present at the meeting were Roberto Rodriguez Tejera (Director
of Radio Marti) and Humberto Medrano (Advisor to the Director of
OCB).
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BELORUSSIA
Radio Racja
Organization: -
Address: -
Languages : Belorussian
Identification: "you are on the wave of Radio Racja"
(transl. from Belorussian - Ludwig-GER)
0600-0700 6035
1100-1200 6180
1900-2000 6165
(B.Trutenau via Pleikys BC-DX via Bueschel Nov 25 via CDX 270)
1900- 6165 (E.Bergmann-GER Nov 28 via A-DX)
CHINA
Voice of Tibet
Organization: Foundation Voice of Tibet
Address: Wellhavensgat 1, 0166 Oslo, Norway
E-mail : voti@online.no
Website: www.vot.org
Language: Tibetan dialects
1215-13009910, 15645
2315-00009920, 15685
(Swopan Chakroborty Dec-08 via EDXP 148)
COLOMBIA
Voz de la Resistencia, Bloque Oriental
Organization: FARC - EP
Languages: Spanish
Address : previously published E-mails seem to be wrong
Identification : Voz de la Resistencia
2212-22306261.20(Wilkner-USA Nov 30 via CDX 271)
IRAQ
Republic of Iraq Radio, Voice of the Iraqi People
Organization: Iraqi National Congress?
Address: 9 Pall Mall Deposit, 124-128 Barlby Road, London W10 6BL ?
Website: www.inc.org.uk?
Language: Arabic
Identification: (Arabic) Idha'at al-Jumhuriyah al-Iraqiyah min
Baghdad, Sawt al-Sha'b al-Iraqi
2220- 9563 // 9568.46 (Brandi-USA Dec 1 via CDX 271)
INDIA
Voice of Jammu-Kashmir Freedom
Organization: -
Address: -
Language:Kashmiri
Identification: -
1350-1410 5101.2 kHz(Nishiguchi-JPN Oct 23 via JPM 9910)
1358-1408 5101.24(G.Schotmans-BEL Nov 27 via BCDX 441)
KURDISTAN
Voice of Iraqi Kurdistan
Organization: Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP)
Address : KDP Press Office, P.O. Box 7725, London SW1V 3ZD, UK
E-mail : kdpeurope@aol.com
Website : www.kdp.pp.se/
Languages: Kurdish
Identification: (Kurdish) Aira dangi Kurdistana Iraqiyah
Kurdish : Dendzi Kurdestana Iraqa (Fransson)
(Arabic)Huna Iraqi Kurdistan
Arabic: Sawt-o Kurdistani Iraq (Pankov)
2015- 4070 kHz(Mocanu Nov 26 via CDX 271)
Voice of Kurdistan Toilers
Organization: -
Address : -
Languages: Kurdish, Arabic
Identification: -
0400-04304250 (Kurdish)
0430-05004250 (Arabic)
1600-16304250 (Kurdish)
1630-17004250 (Arabic) (BBCM via WOR 1014 via GH SWDXR 99-65)
Voice of the People of Kurdistan
Organization: Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK)
Contact Address : UK: 44-181-642-4518 Fax: 44-181-64-4514
PUK Canada e-mail: pukcnda@mail.globalserve.net
Website : www.aha.ru/~said/dang.htm
Languages: Kurdish, Arabic, Farsi (?)
Identification: (Kurdish) Aira dangi Gelli Kurdistana
Kurdish : Dendzi Gelli Kurdistana (Pankow)
(Arabic) "Iza'at Sout Shab Kurdistan, Sawt
al-Itehad al-Watani al-Kurdistani" (Radio VO People of
Kurdistan, Vo The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan).(Fathi)
0348-4059.6 // 6980.2(Fleming-USA Nov 28 via CDX 271)
0345-07064060 (D.Crystal-ISR Nov 16-19 via GH SWDXR 99-65)
1545-15504058.3 (S.Micciche-ITA Nov 28 via ConDig 32)
1545-17454060 (D.Crystal-ISR Nov 16-19 via GH SWDXR 99-65)
MYANMAR
Democratic Voice of Burma
Organization: activitsts for NCGUB
Address: P.O.Box 6720, Skt. Olavs Plass, N-0130 Oslo, Norway
Website: www.communique.no/dvb/
E-mail: dvb@sn.no
Language: Burmese and portions of Shan/Karen/Kayan
Identification : (Burmese): Democratic Myanmar a-Than
1315-1345 5945 kHz
1425-1455 5945 kHz (H.Johnson-USA Nov 25 via CDX 270)
1430-145515605 kHz (W.Bueschel-GER Nov 28 in BCDX 441)
RUSSIA
Radio Free Chechnya
Organization: -
Address: -
Language: Chechnyan, Russian
Identification : (Russian) R/S Chechnya Svobodnaya
0555-06209470 kHz (Kohlbrenner-USA Nov 27 via NU 1554)
1140-120511635/15605 (Krueger-USA Nov 26 via NU 1554)
Radiostantsiya "Chechnya Svobodnaya"
594 0500-0600, 1500-161025 kWVladikavkaz
1089 0300-2100 1200 kW Tbilisskoe
5925 0300-0600 250 kW 170 degrMoscow
5935 0300-0600 400145St.P. 7305 1830-2100 400145St.P.
7335 0300-0500 400145St.P. 7340 1430-2100 400145St.P.
7355 1500-1800 400145St.P. 7445 1430-2100 250170Moscow
9470 0630-1400 250170Moscow 11635 0630-1430 400145St.P.
15605 0530-1400 400145St.P.
(Nikolai Rudnev-RUS, RUS-Dx Dec 2 via BCDX 441))
R Chechnya Svobodnaya+ new MW freqs
72020 kW Mozdok828 100 kW (mobile radio stn in Chechnya)
(A.Nekrasov-RUS, Progr "Moscow Calling", RUS-Dx Dec 2 via BCDX 441)
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CHINA
NEW STAR 8300 was jammedby a jammer (similar to jammer used for ME
usage) at 1515 and afterwards, YL speaking distinct words. I wonder,
if this jammer was oriented towards the persian stations (V of
Mojahed) on nearby freqs or anything other
(Z.Liangas-GRC Dec 6 via HCDX)
IRAQ
1584 UNID heard on Nov 16th at 1900 with march music and probably
Kurdish language. Heard at 19.50 an ID in Arabic: "Huna al-Mustaqbal"
(B.Fransson-SWE for CRW)
1575 Nov 22nd at 1800 I heard "Huna al-Mustaqbal" on this frequency
with ID in Arabic. Very strong, indeed. Later, at 20.57 the same
evening the ID'ed like "Saut'il Haqq". I heard Mustaqbal with a big
ID at 00.42 the same night (that's Nov 23rd). Seems to alternate
between the frequencies. I sent an e-mail to the London-address and
also a written report, and for the first time it was not returned
from the e-mail address!
(B.Fransson-SWE for CRW)
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ASIA
Radio Free Asia-Tinian 9860 F/d personal letter with site in 265 days
for SASE (used). V/S Dan Ferguson
(Sgrulletta-USA via CDX 271)
KURDISTAN
Voice of the People of Kurdistan Radio-6985. Letter in German, after
many tries and reports to different addresses. P U K, Postfach
210231, 10502 Berlin, Germmany. http://www.puk.orgis their web-site.
(B.Fransson-SWE Dec 5 for CRW)
YUGOSLAVIA
NATO's Allied Voice from a Lockhead plane over the Balkan area-1270.
Letter from v/s: Michael S Hackman, Lt, 193rd Special Operations
Wing, Constellation Court, Middletown, PA 17057-5086, USA. Sent
info-sheet.
(B.Fransson-SWE Dec 5 for CRW)
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AFGHANISTAN
Kabul radio announces Ramadan changes
Text of report by Afghan Taleban radio on 6th December
The morning programmes of Radio Voice of Shari'ah which start at
present at 0600 hours [local time, 0130 gmt] will start as from the
first of Ramadan at 0630 hours [0200 gmt]. The evening programmes of
Radio Voice of Shari'ah, which start at present at 1700 hours [1230
gmt] will start from the first of Ramadan at 1530 hours [1100 gmt].
Source: Radio Voice of Shari'ah, Kabul, in Dari 1530 gmt 06 Dec 99
((C) BBCM Dec 7 via GH SWDXR 99-69)
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ASIA
The B99 schedule for Radio Free Asia is now posted on the Asian
Broadcasting Institute WWW site.
http://www.246.ne.jp/%7Eabi/rfa.htm is the direct URL for the
schedule, which includes transmitter sites. According to the
schedule, KNLS in Alaska and Delano, California are no longer used to
broadcast RFA. 73,
{Jim Moats-USA Nov 30 via GH SWDXR 99-65)
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BELORUSSIA
POLAND.6035, R. Racja, sked 0600-0700 per item in NU 1555.I tuned
in at 0639 Dec 6 and found them in the clear, talk by M&W at the
outset, then mostly fast paced talk by woman, occasional mx bridges.
Several IDs noted before 0642, when the VOA came on from nowhere (VOA
is scheduled here for 0630-0700, Serbian via Biblis [per IBB B99
sked]; perhaps their absence until 0642 was just an xmtr fluke).
From 0642, VOA was dominant, though Racja was still pretty distinct
in the background.Both stns went off at 0700.I have sent a
recording of my reception at 0641 to Herk for posting on NU Sight &
Sound.Listen for the R. Racja IDs at :05 and :28, and the VOA
coming on in mid-prgm at 1:30.I believe VOA is on 6035 in EG via
Greenville until 0630, in which case there wouldn't be much chance
for clear R. Racja rcpn during the 0600-0630 period; also not
feasible in ECNA at other rptd b/c times:1100-1200 (6180) or
1900-2000 on 6165 (Switzerland dominates).Prgm is said to be
targeted to Belarus and the Belarussian minority in Poland.
(Berg-USA Dec 6 via NU 1555 A)
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CHINA
NORWAY. Voice of Tibet, latest sked: 1215-1300 15645 9910, 2315-0000
9920, 15685. (15645 used in lieu of former 15685 to avoid China).
Their E-mail address is voti@online.no , Web-site: www.vot.orgwhere
they put programs on Real Audio. This has also become quite popular
among Tibetan exiles in Europe and US. Even though there are just
some 5-6,000 altogether, they register monthly about 17,000 hits
playing their program through the Internet. ) (Sites: 9920 Almaty,
9910? 15685? BP)
(Swopan Chakroborty Dec-08 via EDXP 148)
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IRAN
DX Information from the British DX Club.
[RE: 1730-1800 and/or 1830-1900 R. International on 7520]
A Persian (Farsi) language programme of this name (with the English
word "International" being used in the ID) was being aired by WWCR at
the start of this year. Glenn Hauser reported the story at the time.
I don't know whether it is still being aired on WWCR. [NO, it has
been off for some months; would have been weekdays 1400-1430 on 15685
- Hauser]. Very likely, the producers of the programme have realised
that they've got a much better chance of getting a decent signal into
Iran from Tajikistan than Tennessee. Probably cheaper too.
Relations between Iran and Tajikistan are not too good. Tajikistan
has been plagued for some time by an Islamic insurgency and they must
be suspicious that the rebels are getting at least moral support from
Iran. So the Tajik authorities probably won't mind hosting this
operation. Incidentally, it appears that almost all this clandestine-
type broadcasting into Iran is a complete waste of time. Iran is in
political ferment at present, but the debate is taking place within
the country through the newspapers there and in the "open" foreign
broadcasters (e.g. BBC, VOA, Kol Israel - the latter is thought to be
particularly popular).
(C.Greenway-UK Dec 3 via GH SWDXR 99-66)
** IRAN [non]. An Iranian colleague of mine has listened to Radio
International, and my report on her findings is at the end of this
message. As you can see, I am now sure that this is the same "Radio
International" as previously aired via WWCR about a year ago. Mr
Javadi makes an appearance again, as does his newspaper 'Porsesh',
both of which were named in connection with the WWCR programme. They
now announce a UK phone number, rather than a Toronto one as before.
Location of transmitter: What is the source of the suggestion that it
broadcasts from Tajikistan? My own theory is this: The opening
announcement says the station does not broadcast on Mondays or
Wednesdays. The Persian word for Monday is "Dushanbe". My guess is
that non-Persian speaking DXers heard the word Dushanbe in the
opening announcement and jumped to a conclusion. Of course it could
still be coming from Tajikistan. Listening to it tonight (5th
December) I heard the former Soviet Union tune-up tones prior to
1730, but from the excellent strength I wonder if the site is closer
to us. Report follows:
Iran: "Radio International" heard broadcasting in Persian from
unknown site
A Persian-language radio station calling itself "Radio International"
was heard broadcasting at 1730 gmt on 2nd December on the shortwave
frequency of 7520 kHz. An opening announcement stated that the radio
broadcasts daily, except Mondays and Wednesdays, at 2100-2130 Tehran
time (1730-1800 gmt). There then followed a discussion programme
chaired by Azar Majedi and with the participation of her "colleague
in Canada" Mostafa Saber and Ali Javadi [see Note below], editor-in-
chief of the newspaper `Porsesh' (`Question'). Their discussions
covered the World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle and the
current controversy in Iran over the imprisonment of the liberal
former interior minister, Abdollah Nuri, and the surrounding disputes
by various political factions. The broadcast ended with an invitation
for listeners' comments. A UK mobile telephone number of 44-771-461-
1099 and an e-mail address of radio7520@yahoo.com were announced.
(Note: A broadcast by a programme of the same name - "Radio
International" - was heard in late 1998 and early 1999 being carried
by the US shortwave station WWCR in Nashville, Tennessee, which hires
airtime to a variety of political and religious groups. At the time,
WWCR stated that the airtime in question had been hired by "Eric
[sic] Javadi", thus indicating that the current broadcasts by "Radio
International" are linked to those previously aired on WWCR. No
announcement was heard from the current broadcast of "Radio
International" as to where its broadcasts are now emanating from.)
(C.Greenway-BBCM Dec 6 via via GH SWDXR 99-68)
** IRAN [non]. Further to my report on this new Iranian clandestine
(see G Hauser's Shortwave/DX Report 99-68 issued yesterday):
On Sunday I e-mailed the station at radio7520@yahoo.com but it
bounced back with the message "This user does not have a yahoo.com
account"
I'm not sure what to make of this. The address was read out very
clearly by the station and "makes sense" (7520 being their
frequency). Perhaps there's been mis-coordination between whoever set
up the e-mail address and whoever prepares their scripts.
As per announced schedule, the station was NOT on the air yesterday
(Monday). 7520 is an excellent frequency choice as it's a completely
clear channel, also clear either side, at 1730.
(C.Greenway-UK Dec 7 via via GH SWDXR 99-69)
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KOREA
JAMMING:Beijing usually directs its jamming towards these foreign
bcs: BBC, VOA, RFA and TWN in Mandarin, Cantonese, Tibetan and
Uighur, but it seems that how Korean from RFA is being targeted on
9445 at 1530-1630 with the usual FM dom sce programming overriding
RFA.
One can conclude that sections of the CHNese Communist Party / govt
have decided to offer Pyongyang assistance as power shortages or the
reliability of KRE equipment has made necessary the use of the more
powerful CHNese jammers that can be well heard here in EUR 1500-1700
during local winter afternoons. During the summer Korean was carried
on 15660 1530-1630 with KRE 'buzz saw' type jamming like that used by
BUL and other Soviet bloc countries during the Cold War.KRE still
uses wobble jamming against VoA in Kor and a more modern electronic
wobble signal over KBS in Kor 0900-1100 on 13670, which now
propagates here.
One could call this jamming assistance 'Fraternal Socialist Help' as
despite Beijing establishing diplomatic ties with Seoul, there are
sections of the party who remain ever friendly and brotherly towards
their comrades in Pyongyang. Also without forgetting, there is a
Korean community in NoEaCHN so the govt is ever sensitive about the
effects of poverty on the KRE population and what Koreans in CHN may
do if given a chance.
(Adrian Childs, Dorset, SW DXR by GH Nov 25 via BCDX 441)
This is indeed happening, and it's very interesting, but I am yet to
determine whether it is Beijing's fraternal help assistance to the
comrades of Pyongyang, or more simply, an error of some sort.
(Sonny Ashimori-JPN, Dec 1 via BCDX 441)
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KURDISTAN.
V. of Kurdistan Toilers is a new clandestine heard since Nov 28 on
4250, in Iraqi Kurdish at 1600-1630, Arabic 1630- 1700, and repeated
from 0400
(BBCM via WOR 1014 via GH SWDXR 99-65)
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SUDAN
6965 Voice of Freedom and Renewal 0400 with music and ID by YL
followed by a freq given by a man - he mentioned only 7000 kHz and a
programme schedule and the news read by a YL and a YM. I think Hans
Johnson has been asking if the NDA broadcast on 7000, seems they
don't but as this station announced they broadcast on 7000 (Zeidan
Nov 21) NDA official said they were broadcasting a "little below"
7000 a few Cumbres back.
(H.Johnson-USA via CDX 271)
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CR at the pages of the TDP
Did you have a chance to check our webpage with links to clandestine
radio stations recently? It can be found at
http://www.transmitter.be/stations5.html.
Maybe there is some info of interest to you.
(L.Maes-BEL for CRW)
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Thanks to the following contributors : Bjorn Fransson, Charles Drake,
Ludo Maes
Source Abbreviations:
ACH: Anti-Castro Historiography-USA
A-DX : A-DX-mailing list-Austria
BBCM : BBC Monitoring-UK
BCDX : Broadcast DX-Germany
CDX: Cumbre DX-USA
ConDig : Conexion Digital-Argentina
CRW: Clandestine Radio Watch
GAT: Gatflash-Italy
SWDXR: Hauser's SW DX Report-USA
HCDX : Hard-Core-DX-mailing list
JPM: Japan Premium-Japan
KWWH : Kurier mit wwh-Germany
NU : Numero Uno-USA
PDX: Play DX-Italy
TFW: The Four Winds Online-Italy
BBCM items are Copyright BBCM 1999.
DIRECT items are Copyright Hans Johnson 1999.
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